Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-10-01
THE NEW MEDICAL COLLEGE
pITIV.DlNE.

III tne NUMBER OF ltS students, IN INC scopc
and thoroughness of its instructions in the
of its Faculty and in the number
of its friends, each year has witnessed a de-
cided and gratifying advance. The lack of
sufficient accommodations in the old Medical
College building has however been a great
and growing want, and this is now supplied. |
The necessary funds were provided last
year by the friends of the institution, and
the work of rebuilding and enlargement is
now nearly complete
The old building, substantial two story
structure of brick, was dismantled to the
bare walls Another story has been added
to it, and spacious addition also of three
stories, built on to the rear, more than doub-
ling the capacity Of the building. \ square
tower has also been added in front, which
contains the main stair cases, and which is
surmountcd by cupola the top of which is
II feet from the ground, Arched and groined
windows in front add to the appearance of
the exterior, and without making any great
architectural prctcnsions, the building will
be an ornament to the south end of College
Green.
The interior of the building, however, is
the main thing. The plans for the arrange
ment and fittings of the various apartments
have not been decided on without careful
study, and comparison with other buildings
used for similar purposes, and the result Isl
structure combining many late improvements,
and admirably adapted to its use. We will
briefly describe its principal features, COM
mcncing at the bottom with the large cellar.
This has been provided with floor Of cement,
and will contain furnaces for the use of the
Professor of Chemistry, and also a large tank,
to be supplied with water from the roof from
which, by force-pump, water will be car
ricd in pipes to all parts of the building.
Above, on the first floor, is the Lecture room
of the Professors of Chemistry and Physiolo-
gy 1t is large, well-lighted apartment,
occupying the whole floor of the main build
ing. Cushioned seats for the students
large table, having suitable conveniences for
chemical experiments, black boards for illus
trations, and q small glass apartment, prop
erly ventilated, in which the manufacture of
noxous gases &C., may be conducted. with
out annoyance to the audence-form the fur
niture of this room.
Out of the Lccture-room on the west side,
opens the Laboratory, furnished with the ne
cessary array Of furnaces, stills, sand-baths,
and other apparatus, in keeping with the
modern advance Of the Science. Among the
peculiar cohvenienccs of the Laboratory are
sets of drawers and shelves, which occupy
two sides of the room, and are divided into
compartments one of which will be appro-
priated to the use Of each student, for the
safe keeping of his reagents &C., for his own
experiments. On the east side, the retiring
room for the lecturers and store-rooms fill
the remaining space of this floor.
The Anatomical Museum occupies the
whole of the second floor of the main build
ing. 1t is light and spacious apartment,
which will afford abundant space for the
rapidly increasing collection of specimens of
healthy and morbid anatomy. The Library
and Faculty Room, which are very pleasant
and suitable apartments, and the private
Laboratory of the Professor of Chemistry, are
also on this floor.
The third story is occupied by the anato-
mical and the dissecting rooms. The first is
a large and lofty room, about seventeen feet
high, lighted by large sky-light. A sliding
cupboard communicates with the museum
below, for the conveying of specimens be-
tween the rooms. On one side of the thea
tire is the common dissecting room of the
students, extending across the building and
we'll lighted with side windows. The pri-
vate rooms of the professor of Surgery and
of the professor of Anatomy, the latter
lighted by a sky-light as well as by side win
dows,) open out of the theatre, as does also
the apartment appropriated to the use of
the professors of Surgery and Physiology and
Pathology, the eastern windows of which
give fine light for miscroscopical exam-
nations which will be conducted here and for
which, we may remark by the way, the in
stitution, possessing as it does six superior
compound microscopes, affords uncom-
mon advantages, All the private rooms are
conveniently accessible from the rear by pr-
vate stair cases and entries.
1t is not necessary that we should describe
the various means and appliances for receiv-
ing and disposing of subjects for dissection,
for the removal Of refuse matter and for
securing cleanliness and ventilation. All
these particulars have been thoroughly cared
for. The new building, as whole, is, we
suppose, better adapted to its purpose than
any similar str acture in the State, or any
where else in this portion Of the country, and
issurpassed only in size and not in convenience
by the more expensive medical college BALD
ings in the large cities. The work in all the
rooms is in an advanced stage of pro-
gress, under the charge of Messrs Rory,
who seem to be doing the wood work
in very thorough manner. The mason
work has been done by Messrs MoRsE. The
whole will be completed in a month or
two, and of course in ample season for
occupancy at the opening of the
winter term of lectures, which commence on
the last Thursday in February.
With the facilities afforded by such i'm
provements as these, with the reputation and
ability ofits faculty, with the opportunities
for clinical instruction afforded here, and the
rare advantage Of access to the library of the
University, we sec no reason why the Medi-
cal College should not go on to prosper, and
to receive yearly large accessions to the