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Curtis, James Russell Lowell, and Louis Agassiz, who 

 are, or have been, connected with the University, either 

 as professors or lecturers ; and of Gerrit Smith, Pru- 

 dence Crandall and Peter Cooper. Brackets along the 

 alcoves support a number of busts, representing among 

 others, Abraham Lincoln and President White. Ban- 

 ners, pennants, and other trophies of Cornell's victories 

 on the water and in other athletic contests, are sus- 

 pended on all sides, while the cases support the various 

 cups and other silver emblems won in a similar manner. 

 In the north end of the Library a door opens into a 

 hallway leading to the Senior Reading Room, passing 

 the rooms of the Librarian on the right, and the cata- 

 loguing room on the left. In the west end of the Senior 

 Reading Room is a plaster cast of the heroic statue of 

 Augustus Caesar that was unearthed in Rome some 

 years ago, creating a great sensation at the time. The 

 cast was left as a memorial by the class of 1885. A 

 portrait of Professor W. D. Wilson, a memorial from 

 the class of 1883, and one of Professor C. C. Shackford, 

 a memorial of the class of 1884, adorn the walls. Above 

 the reading room is the Anatomical Lecture Room, below 

 is the Anatomical Laboratory. The visitor may leave 

 the building by the entrance to the north wing, but 

 before passing on should not fail to note the handsome 

 drinking fountain directly in front of the middle en- 

 trance. The fountain is made of Scotch granite and 

 Italian marble, and cost four hundred dollars. It was 

 placed as a memorial by the class of 1873. 



