4o4         4  Well-Equipped  College  of  Pharmacy.     { AgPtember hia9T7 
the  very  life  of  the  college  was  in  the  balance  continually  because 
of  the  hostile  attitude  of  the  medical  college  and  the  indifference 
of  the  regents,  to  a  firm,  substantial,  recognized  and  unmenaced 
position  now ;  from  the  position  of  an  unrecognized,  unwelcomed 
outsider  in  1892  to  a  fully  recognized,  to  be-reckoned-with  and  rep- 
resentative member  of  the  university  family  in  1913,  is  a  record 
with  which  any  man  can  be  well  satisfied.  Since  the  college  emerged 
from  the  pioneer  period,  it  has  steadily  gained  in  momentum,  so 
that  it  sees  itself  now  on  the  way  to  much  more  substantial  and 
accelerating  development  and  achievement  within  the  next  decade. 
The  new  building  with  its  equipment  cost  approximately  $110,- 
000.  The  building  is  60x115  ^eet  in  dimensions  and  full  four 
stories  high,  entirely  fireproof  and  equipped  with  eight  connections 
on  each  floor  for  hot  and  cold  water,  steam  under  pressure,  gas, 
electricity  for  light  and  power ;  air  pressure ;  vacuum  cleaning  sys- 
tem ;  elevator ;  steam  heating  with  thermostatic  control  in  every 
room;  direct  illumination  in  the  laboratories  and  halls  and  indirect 
illumination  in  the  lecture  and  recitation  rooms,  library  and  offices ; 
sanitary  drinking  fountains ;  electric  fan  ventilation  in  every  large 
room ;  intercommunicating  telephone  system ;  electric  clocks  in  every 
room  regulated  from  a  central  system ;  four  toilet  rooms  and  a 
women's  retiring  room ;  metal  weather  strips  and  metal  screens  on 
all  windows ;  washable  window  shades  with  additional  black  opaque 
shades  for  the  lecture  room  and  recitation  room  for  lantern  work; 
eight  sockets  on  each  floor  for  electric  motor  attachments  for  mo- 
tors varying  in  power  from  TV  h.  p.  to  10  h.  p. ;  attachment  for  pro- 
jection apparatus  in  the  lecture  room  and  two  laboratories;  alberene 
stone  sinks ;  fire  protection  on  every  floor,  etc.  The  building  was 
constructed  by  erecting  within  the  old  stone  walls  a  strong  steel 
skeleton  for  the  walls,  floors  and  roof.  The  floors  are  constructed 
of  tile  set  in  between  steel  crossbeams.  A  substantial  grouting 
covers  the  tiles  and  something  over  one  inch  of  solid  finish  cement 
over  the  grouting.  The  cement  floor  is  covered  with  a  special  ce- 
ment paint,  giving  a  very  smooth  and  sanitary  floor.  The  thick 
paint  consisting  of  several  coats  takes  away  much  of  the  hardness 
of  the  cement  floor. 
A  central  hall  divides  the  building  on  all  floors  into  two  equal 
halves.  The  west  half  of  the  full-height  and  fully  lighted  basement 
is  connected  with  the  adjoining  medicinal  plant  laboratory  by  a  tun- 
nel.   This  half  of  the  building  is  devoted  to  a  commercial  pharma- 
