PUBIvICATlONS. XVll 



In 1913, still in accordance with the plan adopted in 1899 t^.e 

 reentrant angle left when the addition was built on in 1903 and 

 a two-story front porch were built. 



The appearance of the building when first erected and as 

 changed by the subsequent additions is shown in the plates. 

 The arrangement of rooms as they now are is shown in the 

 diagrams on pages xviii-xx. The building is 46x82 feet, two 

 stories high, with a high basement and a large attic. 



On the first floor are five chemical laboratories, two entomo- 

 logical laboratories, and two plant pathology laboratories. 



On the second floor are four offices, occupied by the director 

 and the administrative assistants; laboratories and offices of the 

 biologists, a seed laboratory, a photographer's laboratory and 

 dark room. 



The basement contains two chemical laboratories, three plant 

 patholog}' laboratories, rooms for the gas generator for the 

 grinding and preparation of samples and for storage. 



The large attic is used for the storage of samples, supplies, 

 and extra copies of publications by the Station. 



The building is heated by steam, lighted by electricity and 

 supplied with gas. 



The total cost of the building was about $23,000. 



In connection with the basement on the south end of the 

 building is a greenhouse used by the plant pathologists and 

 entomologist. 



The increase in the work and force employed in the Station 

 necessitated the removal of the Station library to the Univer- 

 sity Library in the summer of 1913. 



The additions in 1903 gave a dignified building designed and 

 erected for agricultural investigations, and it seemed to the 

 Trustees of the University eminently fitting that it bear the 

 name of one of the most eminent pioneers in agricultural 

 science, — Dr. Ezekiel Holmes. This honor is more deserved 

 since Doctor Holmes nearly 70 years ago urged the entablish- 

 ment in Aroostook County of a "state experiment farm" and 

 it was largely through his efi^orts that the Maine Legislature of 

 1885 established the Maine State College as a separate and 

 independent institution. 



Holmes Hall was formally dedicated on May 25, 1904. 



