il 56 o THE CADET.
 1 t NEW BUILDING. I I
  " ITS CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT. ~
  The new Natural Science Building was Hrst pro-
i prosed about two years ago. ·
l Early in the year 1897 the Board of Trustees decided
  to buildi it. I Later on the plans were drawn by Prof. F. .
  Paul Anderson, submitted and accepted, and work begun  
on July IO. · ‘
  The building was erected at a cost of $22,000, with
§ $5,000 added for equipment. It is built of pressed brick
  and stone, and is admirably fitted up for the purpose for
  which it is to be used. ·
  The new Natural Science Building was erected by
5 Lexington contractors. The electric wiring of the build-
ing was done exclusively by the students ofthe college.
It is lighted by over 250 16-candle power incandes-
I cent and six arc lights'.
The corner stone was laid the latter part of August
last year, with appropriate ceremonies. and the new
building was completed December 10.
I The fact that all the brick work was contracted for
and done exclusively by colored men is quite remarkable.
I As to the interior, Science Hall consists of three
floors, given up to college work as follows:
On the right of the main hall, first floor, three large
rooms are given to the department of Botany, iu charge
of Prof. C. W. l\’Iatthews; on the left of the hall Prof.
A.   ih'Iiller handles the work iu Zoology. President [
` Patterson has a room at the end of the `main hall, first
y floor, whichiis used as aprivate study. ` ' I ‘ 7 i``.‘ ‘
Tliieiisecond floor on the right is a suite of rooms de-
voted to Anatomy and Physiology, directed by Dr.   W.
Pryor. On the left Prof. A. W. Miller has charge of I