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chemical library has been formed, which may be freely consulted by any or  
all students in the College, and the leading chemical journals of this and ii!
other countries will there be kept on Ble. The broadening influences of such °
a course of study can scarcely be overestimated, and the students who com-  
plete it satisfactorily will find themselves, in some measure at least, abreast .» ,
of the highest and best chemical thought of our time.
The laboratory work during the first term of the third year is devoted to
the study of the metals and their more important compounds, and to quali-
i l tative analysis. This work is intended to supplement the work of the Hrst
year upon the non-metals, and also to familiarize the student more fully
with the commoner methods of chemical manipulation and practice. The
laboratory work of the first term will be followed up during the second and q
third with laboratory work in quantitative analysis, by means of which the  
student learns the value of precise and accurate work and the constancy and l
definite character of chemical reactions. The chemical work of the last l
year will consist of such special work as the student may elect to pursue, I
together with the preparation of a thesis embodying the results of this spe-
cial work. The object of such special arrangement is to perfect him in that
particular branch of the science for which he shows a liking or a particular
talent. In this connection it may be well to state that facilities are offered
for special work along the following lines : Theoretical and Physical Chem-
· istry, Organic Chemistry, Agricultural Chemistry, Physiological Chemistry,
general analytical work, and special analytical work on fertilizers, iron and `
steel and fuels.
CHEMISTRY REQUIRED IN OTHER COURSES.
Instruction in Chemistry in other courses of study, such as the Scien-
tific, Classical, etc., is designed to meet the special needs of the student in
these several directions.
In the Classical Course the study of this science extends over nve
months, five times weekly, and is intended simply to introduce the student
to the subject by the way of general education.
· In the Scientific Course the work extends over ten months. A portion i
of this time is devoted to the study of the metals and qualitative analysis by `
means of laboratory work. In the course of Mechanical Engineering the `
instruction is adapted as completely as possible to the needs of students in
this department. Instruction in chemistry in this course extends over a
period of two terms, five months of which are devoted to the study of the ,
non-metals and their compounds ; five to the chemistry of the metals with ;
special reference to the properties which render them useful to the mechan- I
ical engineer, and also with reference to their mode of occurrence in nature i
and the methods of obtaining them from the ores. l F
For Students in Civil Engineering a course in chemistry has been pro- "
vided as follows : General chemistry, one term ; laboratory work on the V
l metals, one term ; quantitative analysis, one term. I
For the benefit of students of Agriculture a special course in Agricul-