University of Wisconsin Milwaukee - Ivy Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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The first and only institution of its kind in the State, with its great collection of over ISO fine paintings and a large number of pieces of art, it offers special advantages to students to be obtained in no other city in Wisconsin. Geographical lEICllI'5iOl1 Hmong the GifQ'5 llnbustties. Among the unique experiences of the Senior Class which will be remembered for many years, were the excursions made by the Review Class in Geography under Prof Fulcomer among the industries of the city. An acquaintance at first hand with some geographical topics was thus secu1'ed, for which no other city in the State offers equal facilities. Saturday trips were arranged by correspondence with a number of the leading business firms, and routespwere laid out so as to visit the greatest variety of typical industries with the least amount of time. Guides were always provided, and every facility furnished for thorough study. In some cases the manager or one of the proprietors of the business would explain at length to the class some of its leading features, the volume of business per day, per year, etc., or even vary the regular work ofthe day to accommodate the visitors. l One Saturday forenoon, for instance, after being conducted through the Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works by its manager, the class reached the Plankinton Packing Company's plant outside of killing hours. The manager not only had type-written slips prepared at the office for each member of the class, giving 22

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the IHQIIOII Hit GHIICIQ Among the many institutions which adorn and do honor to Milwaukee, there is none more unique and pleasing than the Layton Art Gallery. The munificent gift of an honored citizen, whose name it bears, it is a noble monument to his generosity, as well as a growing power for good. It would be difficult to determine the good it has ac- complished in the eight years of its existence, but it is safe to say that it has become an important factor in the art culture of the State, and that it is one of the leading educa- tional features of the city of Milwaukee. With an edifice solidly and artistically built, well furnished, amply endowed, con- trolled by men of high standing in business it is destined to a long and useful evistence

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particulars as to the volume of business per day, and the like, but called together a gang of men and put two hogs through the process of killing, scalding, scraping and dressing, to give the students an idea of that part of the work. Next the ship-yards of the Milwaukee Dry Dock Company were visited, where two vessels were under- going repairs. Here also the construction of vessels of various kinds was explained in the office with the use of models and drawings. From the dock it was but a short distance to the largest tannery i establishment. The class was put in charge of a chemist of University training, who explained to them in the laboratory and in the different portions of the establishment, the most interesting processes in the manufacture n the world, the Pfister Sz Vogel of Russia leather and other varieties. V The Chamber of Commerce was visited before the close of its session at noon, and Hansen's large fur factory near by. Here the class met another party of students which had taken a different route during the day under the direction of Mrs. Fulcomer, visiting, among other things, Milwaukee's leading industry as represented in the Pabst Brewing Company's plant. An opportunity is afforded students to visit the works of the Edw. P. Allis Company, which have a street frontage on Clinton street of over 1,400 feet. The total area of the grounds is 24 acres with 18 acres of actual e number of men employed is 1,6oo. The Edw. P. Allis Company build Hoor space in buildings. The averag Q 23