Albion College - Albionian Yearbook (Albion, MI)

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CHARACTER OF THE SCHOOL The institution is a college of Liberal Arts. It is not a theological school. There are a few Biblical studies, but no chair of theology. There are no theological tests and no religious exactions beyond regular attendance at chapel ex- ercises during school days and attendance at church on the Sabbath, giving the students their choice of place of worship.

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12 ALBION COLLEGE The McMillan Chemical Laboratory was erected in 1893, the gift of Hon. James McMillan, of Detroit. It is a sub- stantial and modern building, three stories in height above the basement. The basement contains the Portland cement laboratory, the assaying room, the mineralogical collections and the fur- nace room. In the first story, which is 13 feet high, there is the or- ganic laboratory, 27x30 feet, containing tables for 24 students, with 29 feet of hoods, also wall tables, cases for chemicals, etc. Adjacent to this are the quantitative laboratory, 22x30 feet, tables for 20 students, hoods, wall tables, etc., a com- bustion room, 10x17 feet, and dispensing room, 10x21. On the other side of the hall is the instructor ' s study. Off this is a private laboratory, with large table, hoods, wall tables, cases, etc. The balance room, 9x21, and a research room, 15x30 feet, complete the equipment of this floor. The second story is also 13 feet high and contains the qualitative laboratory, 40x49 feet, with tables for 80 students, with seven hoods, wall tables, cases, etc. The lecture room, also on this floor, 30x37 feet, will accommodate 82 students, the seating being arranged in rising tiers of chairs. The third story is 10 feet high and contains the labor- atory of Physics, and also the collections of Paleontology and Lithology. Mrs. Charlotte T. Gassette, of Albion, has erected a beautiful and commodious building in memory of her de- ceased daughter, Miss Lottie L. Gassette. The building is designated Lottie L. Gassette Memorial Library and is both an ornamental and useful addition to our facilities. Four Fraternity Halls have been erected on the east por- tion of the college grounds, the institution having granted leases of sites for a period of years. The Winter-Lau Athletic Field, less than two blocks from the College, presents one of the best equipped athletic fields in the West.

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LIBRARIES, LABORATORIES AND OBSERVATORY LIBRARY. The Library, the gift of Mrs. Charlotte T. Gassette, of Albion, Michigan, is a substantial new brick structure, well equipped, well heated, well lighted, containing 16,000 volumes, besides a large number of unbound volumes and pamphlets. The Reading Room, ample and attractive, is abundantly supplied with encyclopedia, dictionaries, lexicons and general works of reference. There is also a full supply of papers and all the leading magazines of the day. Three indexes are supplied, Pooled, Readers ' Guide to Periodical Literature and the Annual, guiding readers to needed information contained in bound volumes of period- icals. The Dewey, or Decimal, system of classification is used and a new card catalogue makes the books easily accessible to all. Free access to book shelves is given to all and in addition to their use in Library building, books, with some necessary restrictions, may be drawn for home use. The Library is open from 7:30 a. m. to 12 m., and from 1 :i5 p. m. to 4:30 p. m., except on Saturdays, when it is open from 8 :oo a. m. to 12 :oo m. PROVISIONS FOR THE STUDY OF ASTRONOMY. In Astronomy, the facilities offered by the College are excellent. The equipment is fully adequate for purposes of instruc- tion or research. The Equatorial Telescope is of eight inches clear aperture, made and mounted by Alvan Clark Sons.