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 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 combus- tion 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 labora- tory of Physics, and also the collections of Paleontology and Lithology. Mrs. Charlotte T. Gassette, of Albion, has erected a beau- tiful and commodious building in memory of her deceased daughter, Miss Lottie L. Gassette. The building is designated Lottie L. Gassette Memorial Library and is both an orna- mental 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 Building, the gift of Mrs. Charlotte T. Ga- zette, of Albion, Michigan, is a substantial new brick struc- ture, well equipped, well heated, well lighted, containing 18,- 500 volumes, besides unbound volumes and pamphlets. The Reading Room, ample and attractive, is abundantly supplied with encyclopedia, dictionaries, lexicons, and gen- eral works of reference, together with such books as are temporarily assigned by members of the Faculty for refer- ence work and collateral reading. A generous supply of papers and leading magazines of the day is provided. The contents of periodicals is made available by the use of Poole ' s Index and its supplements and the Reader ' s Guide to Period- ical Literature. The Dewey system of classification is used and a new card catalogue makes the books easily accessible. Free ac- cess to the shelves is allowed, and in addition to their use in the Library building, books, with some restrictions, may be drawn for home use. The Library is open on school days from 8 :00 a. m. to 12 :00 m. ; from 2 :00 p. m. to 5 :30 p. m., and three evenings in the week from 6:30 to 8:30; Saturday from 8:00 a. m. to 12:00 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.