St Johns College - Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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the White Walls, makes a harmonious and at the same time durable decoration. The room is filled with the most improved individual desks ,and lockers. Each desk is fully supplied with gas jets and water faucets in addition to the requisite chemicals and apparatus. The walls are lined with glass-door cupboards, in which are stored the laboratory supplies and the more delicate apparatus. The St. john's laboratory is the repository of the standard Weights and measures of Maryland. These are a most interesting and almost priceless possession. ' Passing through a small ante-room one enters the lecture and recitation room. In this room is stored a most valuable collection of scientific apparatus of all kinds. The vvriter Will not go into a description of them, for, vvell, he has neither space to fill nor knowledge With which to fill it. The main body of the room is occupied by seats for the students. At one end is a long counter fitted with gas and Water, upon which illustrative experiments are conducted before the various classes. Behind this are the necessary blackboards. h We have novv taken you briefly through the baby of our venerable buildings. Any building to a stranger seems cold and lifeless 3 but for one who has toiled and conquered thereit acquires a personality. Therefore, We cannot even hope to introduce you to terms of intimacy with this hall, and our only expectation was to give you a brief outline of it. ' QE N A ,op UW N 1 i ' 28

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