New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16
First-ave. and Twenty-eighth-st.

funds prevented. About two years ago Colans,
Oliver H. Payne. who had previously erected sud
endowed the Loomis Laboratory for the university
again came forward and supplied the funds for
medical college. plot Of land was purchased IN
First-sve.. extending from Twenty-seventh-st to
Twenty-eighth-st., at cost OF 100000. and the
Medical College started In the same year
ls9s-the college was organized. and accommoda-
lions were found in building in the Bellevue
Hospital grounds across the street from the site
Of the building. In October OF the present
year the college moved into its permanent quar-
tiers.
The building is five stories high, OF Indiana lime
stone and red brick, designed in style OF Renais-
sance architecture. The frontage is in F1rst-ave
The Medical School occupies the Twenty-eighth-
ST. end Of the building. with separate entrance in
Frst-ave. In this end Of the building also are the
offices OF the school and OF the dean and faculty
On the first floor. besides the Offices is the large
lecture room. with seating capacity Of about 400
The seats rise tier above tier, in amphi-
theatre. from a semi-circular platform with an
operating table in the centre. The entrances for
the seats in the upper rows are from the hall on
the second floor. The ceiling OF the lecture room
rises the height Of the second story In 'addt-.
tion 10 the large lecture room on the third floor
smaller ones. with capacity of about 175
each. The small lecture rooms have the same
arrangement the large one has.
The second floor. excepting such part is given
up TO the dspensary, and the third and fourth
floors contain the recitation rooms, laboratories.
libraries and for special Investigations. The
instructors in the various departments pro-
vided with separate rooms. fully fitted up with in
Research work These rooms as rule open on the
the laooTatorles used by the Students, Inc STU
dents laboratories are deliberately and carefully
struments for Investigations in ali branches of
medical science. Provision is made in each labo-
ratory 10 accom- mOdate from one hundred TO TWO
hundred students at the same time. or course,
Libraries nOtlceabiy deficient
ent, but they are rapidly Milling up. The patho-
head OF the list. and DIR. Ewing expects TO have
more than one thousand volumes before the end
on the NTH floor is the dissecting ROOM said to
try II has 1900 square feet OF floor space. One
hundred and forty-four students work in 1t all
placed in The low attic moor above the NTH story
keeps the air of the dissecting room constantly
changing and probably as pure as is possible in a
the osq as S co %h 70 this end size
men are ade or enc a&an Ie snd trsafins bs
tents afflicted with all manner OF diseases. There
doors connecting with rooms in Witch the dif-
ferent diseases are treated: The classification is
For treating diseases Of the eye. and
on each side wanscoted With dead black tiIes, and
divided from each other by dead black partitions.
stalls. and strong concentrated light is focused on
the part 10 be e%amlhed Inc eeaG odaoK sur
animation than could be achieved in light In the
animation and treatment Of patients with con-
tagious diseases
The remainder of the basement is occupied by the
heating ana yentilating plants and the cold stor.
age plant. ODening OF 2 court at the back or
the building are a refrigeratng room for the pres
ervation Of specimens and crematory for dispos-
ing Of refuse.
The building is finished in quartered oak through
out Colonel PAYNE besides presenting 10 the uni
Versity the building. which cost $4,000. has en-
dowed with income OF 10000 year. The
college is self-supportng TO the extent of $4,000
more but the expenses Of the college and dispen-
sary together amount TO about $4,000 year, and
the discrepancy has TO be made up by gifts.