University of Chicago - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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2 , FOSTER HALL equipment fund 575000, thus increasing that subscription to S225,000 and providing for the erection and equipment of the Ryerson Physical Laboratory. This laboratory was formerly dedicated on July 2, 1894. The building is a memorial of Mr. Martin Ryerson, who was a long and honored citizen of Chicago, and the father of Mr. Ryerson, the President of the Board of Trustees. In the design and construction of this building no element of utility has been omitted and every effort was made to include all the ' desirable features of a iirst class physical laboratory. All the walls and floors are strong and heavy: the laboratories on the lirst floor are provided with piers of masonry in addition to the heavy slate wall-shelves which are found throughout the building. Every laboratory is provided with gas for light or fuel, electricity for light and power, water. compressed air. and vacuum pipes. The laboratories are also equipped with a systt-in of lit-ating apparatus Nmsmsrm

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excellent space to ezrhibit the University's very rare collection of geological specimens and anthropological display. At present the museum is only partly filled, but before the end of another year the building will be quite complete in its collection. In .T une, 1892, Martin A. Ryerson succeeded E. Nelson Blake as President of the Board of Trustees, Henry A. Rust becoming Vice-President. In December, 1892, Mr. Rockefeller made a fourth subscription of one thousand thousand-dollar five per cent bondsf, as an additional endowment. Up to this time very little provision had been made for the general equip- XVALKER MUSEUIXI ' ment of the University. The need of a large fund for this purpose becoming imperative, Martin A. Ryerson, in February, 1893, announced to the board that he would give S100,000 toward such a fund, on condition iE400,000 more were raised before May 1. The time was afterward extended by Mr. Ryerson to July 1, 1894, and the subscription was completed at that date. Mr. Rocke- feller having made a new subscription of 9b500,000, conditioned on the first 5F:500,000 being secured, the success achieved greatly strengthened the position and improved the prospects of the University. Mr. Ryerson also added to his former subscription for the building and

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which may be used as a direct or an indirect system, and is controlled automatically by the most improved form of temperature regulators. Ducts and channels have been pro- vided between the walls and in the iioor, so that pipes or wires may be laid from one part of the building to another without difficulty. The space in the building has been utilized as follows: Rooms for special purposes, small laboratories for work of investigation, large laboratories for general instruction, lecture rooms, class rooms, library and offices. The iirst tloor is devoted to laboratories for research work, two gf, , ' 3 ij, 2 fi , 1' 3 ,Q .. ,ga . f f M' Q! P 'V if ..fL I ' - ?'5i','fi 'i' ,.alxmX'4f5 v,--A ffrfg, - i'-1 ,a i Q - '2l':..2:'f?' I . -. -'ff awww ft ' . ' .. ,, ' wif i .6 m,e1. 'Nga . 4 , W 1 L a m V VAQAIV7- -. 55- ,xi MRS. SNELL large constant temperature rooms and the mechanician's room-which is ntted up with all the tools and appliances necessary in the construction and repair of physical apparatus. The rooms of the west wing are free from iron ind are it - ' A rr f- aa' , a i M ' 2' ' 1 ' ' is, , ,Vg-.Q'gf.v,-lf 5 ' f-i. .. ? T5li?Sr3fff5? ltl' gf a . 'fi ' 4 -'l' . 1 - if T M 1 A ' ' M' i f -. --f- jgfifg, 5 1:1 . a 3' f- a V' v flap s f a . Lal ai r Elf ,, i I LE EE .E E a i a f. . 'g, . .Uff , r ' 1 -. r i . X a r Qndawaaw f,af,1? -- - -- ,inf '- ia'-.W f y za SNFLI, HALL