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ring the Ho1·ticulture—A greenhouse plant was erected in the summer of
dairies, 1914 for the Horticultural Department of the Experiment Station. It is V A
S in the of Semi-iron construction of most approved design 28 x 85 feet in size,   A
ient for and was furnished by the Lord & Burnham Co., of Chicago and New
and low· York. The greenhouse is equipped with the Skinner sprinkling device "
t in the and is utilized for purposes of propagation, forcing of vegetables and
of food flowers, and other experiment purposes. Adjoining the greenhouse on -
a small the north is an attractive service building 26 x 33 feet constructed of ‘
s. The Greendale Rug brick with tile roof. This building contains an office
>ratory, and work room on one side, and a photographic laboratory on the other,
contain with quarters on the second iioor for an attendant, while in the base-
cal and ment is installed a very efficient hot water heating plant.
isement Journalism——The equipment of the Department of Journalism con-
pose of sists of typewriters, desks, individual writing tables, typewriter tables,
zationnl exchange tables, city editor’s table and chairs. For assignment and
corrected work a system of reporters’ books is used and announcements
fioor of of general interest are placed on blackboards. The usual newspaper
ins the supplies, a large number of newspapers and up-to-date periodicals, and
sils and a library of latest and best works on journalistic subjects are at the
lishingi disposal of the students.
J. The Mechanical and Electrical Englnee*ring—The laboratories of the
auteur College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering are equipped for exper-
fkéning imental work in steam, electrical, gas and automobile engineering and
The C0l· in testing of materials. For complete information see statements under
Bd With College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. This college has a
completely equipped wood shop, forge shop, machine shop and foundry.
)€p¤Ft· Mines and Metallwrgy—For lecture room illustrations and demon-
ookery strations the equipment includes two excellent electric light stereopti-
devices cons and a reflectoscope, with a large number of special slides; many
Jointed charts, photographs and blue-prints, illustrating mining methods, min-
setting ing machinery, and metallurgical operations; large Keuifel & Essar
Hg W Working models of verniers and slide rules; a working model of a shaft _
hoist with safety catches; examples of mining tools; three handsome
idantly cases showing various sorts of "DuPont" explosives; wire rope and elec-
i€Wl¤E tric wire boards; Koerting and Buffalo Forge Company mine-spraying i .
devices; safety lamps of various types; apparatus for instruction in
ovided methods of detecting mine gases and testing safety lamps; apparatus
s best for studying coal dust explosions; types of acetylene mine lamps; a
ourscs very complete working model of a Cameron mine pump; types of mine
telephones; a pneumatic mine signal; diamond core-drill bits; a small l
Sirocco mine fan; and instruments for measuringventilation. A number