June, 1904.] Opening of the Lake Laboratory Building. 
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The Board of Trustees referred the report to a committee con- 
sisting of Trustee John T. Mack, President W. H. Scott, Profes- 
sor D. S. Kellicott and the secretar}^ to make an investigation 
and report on the feasibility of the plan proposed at the next 
June meeting of the board. For some reason the committee did 
not submit its report to the Board of Trustees until September 
2, 1895. 
The report was drawn b}’ Professor Kellicott and appears in 
the printed proceedings of the board. It was adopted and the 
sum of $350 was appropriated to carr}^ out the recommendations 
of the report. 
On September 17, 1895, secretary wrote to Hon. H. B. 
\'incent, president of the Commissioners of Fish and Game, sub- 
mitting a formal proposition to erect a second story to the Hatch- 
er}’ Building at Sandusky, with details for its joint occupanc}", 
which, if accepted, would constitute a binding contract. 
Mr. \^incent wrote saying he would call a meeting of the 
commission as soon as practicable and would recommend its 
acceptance. 
The meeting was afterwards called and held at the Chittenden 
Hotel, in Columbus, December 19, 1895. The committee on the 
part of the university was present and the proposition was for- 
mally adopted. 
Early in the summer of 1896, the addition, a second stor}’ to 
the Hatchery Building, was begun. The contract was let by 
Mr. Mack, who looked after the construction of the improvement 
and saw that it was properh^ done. 
We learn from the Sandusky Register of Juh’ 10, 1896, that 
the building was about completed and would be accepted b}- Pro- 
fessor Kellicott that week. We also read in the same paper that 
“a second storj- has been added to the entire Hatchery Building 
and fitted up and provided with a large room for laboratory' work, 
and several dormitories to be occupied by students during the 
summer.” 
The movement having in view the fine and commodious build- 
ing which is formal^' opened to day, began over four j-ears ago. 
In September, 1899, the matter of further provision for the Lake 
Laboratory at Sandusky came before the Board of Trustees and 
was deferred until the next meeting. The matter came up again 
at a meeting held in November of the same y'ear and was referred 
to a committee consisting of Trustee Mack, President Thompson 
and Professors Osborn and Kellerman. 
The record does not show that this commitee submitted any 
formal report. It is presumed, however, that temporary arrange- 
ments were made for the further accommodation of the increasing 
number of students. 
