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poses, while the two wings attached to it contain a college hall, 

 and an armory, music-room, wardrobe, and sixteen rooms 

 for the infirmary. Two five-story stone buildings furnish 

 accommodations in the way of dormitories, recitation rooms, 

 etc., for the older students, while St. John's Hall furnishes 

 similar accommodations for the younger. In addition, there 

 are St. John's Chapel, Science Hall, and the Faculty building, 

 besides libraries for both instructors and students and a chapel 

 for the latter. All the students are obliged to take courses 

 in military instruction, both theoretical and practical, under 

 the guidance of an officer of the United States Army detailed 

 for the purpose. 



South of the grounds of the university was formerly situated 

 the farm of the Reverend William Powell, Rector of St. 

 Peter's, Westchester, from 1830 to 1849. He obtained the 

 property by marriage with the widow of one of the Bayard 

 family, in whose possession the farm had been formerly. Dr. 

 Powell conducted here a noted boarding-school for boys, as 

 well as attending to his duties as rector. South of the Powell 

 farm, upon land formerly belonging to Jacob Lorillard, is 

 situated what was known before annexation as the village of 

 Belmont; it took its name from that of the estate. 



Lying between Third Avenue, which is here a part of the 

 ancient Kingsbridge Road, and the Quarry Road, and from 

 East 1 8 1st to East 184th Street, is the property of the Home 

 for Incurables. This institution was incorporated in 1866, 

 and is under the control of the Protestant Episcopal Church; 

 but in admitting patients, the matter of religious belief is 

 ignored. The object of the institution is to furnish a home 

 for those suffering from incurable diseases and make as happy 

 and comfortable as possible the last days of those who can 

 never again be well. The home originally occupied the old 



