Widener University - Pioneer Yearbook (Chester, PA)

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THEODORE HYATT MEMORIAL OBSERVATORY X, . I - , 1 .495 :44ff51FiisriL.f I 1' fljj, mg.. . ,A, l.L,M A 'vw 1Q ,, she, - V' ?'?4mvLq Wg-X y GENERAI1 LAVATO RY

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It is designed for the accommodation of ten patients, and the interior arrangement is as follows: a main ward, two private wards, a nurse's room, a bathroom, a dispensary, and living apartments for those immediately in charge of the premises. The appointments and furnishings are superior through- out, the most careful attention having been given to all de- tails relating to sanitation and the proper handling of the sick. THE DRILL HALL a building one hundred and thirty feet long, forty wide, and twenty high, gives opportunity for indoor military and ath- letic exercises. Opening into this is the Cannon House, for the storage of the field pieces and machine guns. THE GYMNASIUM sixty feet long, thirty wide, and twenty-five high, adjoins the Drill Hall. It is supplied with apparatus for a general course in physical culture. THE RIDING HALL erected for the conduct of the cavalry drill, is one hundred and eighty feet long, fifty wide, and eighteen high, with elevated sittings at the east end for upwards of two hundred spectators. The Hall is equipped with the appliances used in equestrian and saber exercises. CADET LIMITS comprise a Parade, nine acres in extent, and a large area laid out in walks and planted with deciduous and evergreen trees. The Parade, a plain crowning the ridge upon which the build- ings stand, is admirably adapted to the needs of the Military Department, while it offers rare advantages for iield athletics. - HARRIS MEMORIAL SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY The valuable collection of scientific works, known as the Harris Memorial Scientific Library, is located in the Assem- bly Hall. The Library was established by MR. and MRS. JONATHAN M. HARRIS, in memory of their son, the late CADET FRIED Hfuuus, Class of 1905, who died April 17, 1903. I4

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Collegiate Department li N THE Collegiate Department, there are conducted three courses of study: the Crvrr. ENGINEERING, the CHEMICAL, and the ACADEMIC. Each course , ' L ' I extends through four years, and in it a cadet may graduate and take a degree. Masters' degrees are secured under the conditions set forth in the section relating thereto. Special courses of study are not allowed, but every assistance is given the student that has the ability and the purpose to make more rapid progress or do more work than is required by the curriculum. If in special examination the cadet evidence sufficient knowledge of any branch about to be pursued by his class, he may select a substitute for it from among the studies appointed for the class next in advance, provided such study is scheduled for instruction at the time, or if desirous solely to carry an extra, such as an additional language, 'he may make such selection, conditioned upon its not interfering with his regular class-work. The institution reserves theright to determine during the session the text book that is to be used in the teaching of any appointed branch of study. Previous to each vacation, there is an examination in the studies pursued during the current part of the session. KQV ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE The aim of this department of scholastic work is to secure to the student a command of good English. Its appointments extend throughout all courses of study, with an assignment for every term. During the Fall and Winter Terms of the Fourth Class year, five hours weekly are given to instruction in Rhetoric, the purpose of which is not only to train the student in the elements of composition, but also to make him master of a clear and vigorous style of expression. In the Spring Term, by a course in General History, tive recitations weekly, atten- tion is given to the literary, social and political principles I5