Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-22

throned afir," was sung. followed 10y
benedicti0n by President Brainerd
la the evening the building was
thrown open to the inspection of tie
towns people, general invit At on To
whom had been extended by the college
Many avaied themselves of the oppur
tunty thus given.
The donor of the handsome building
is member Of the firm of Sprague, War
ner ~ Co., wholesale grOcers, of Chicago.
His father. Joseph Warner, was long
resident of Middebury, and for many
years was cashier of what Is now the
National Bank of Middleburv. and was
a trustee of the college. from 1850 to 1860
the year of his death. Ia his II )nor tn
son, Ezra Warner, now erects this hall
and, while having shown interest In
education for many years, and in many
ways, now evidences his appreciation
by this browning gift.
1t was on the occasion of the recent CEN
tennal celebration that plans were
perfected for Warner Science Hall
The first estimate of its cost WAS so. O0O,
TO which sum NJ. Warner subsequently
added S32 600, to carry out more fully
his original conception OF what the build
ing should be. This sum covers only the
building and furnishings; large ad
dilional sum will necessarily be expended
for apparatus for the various laboratories
The building, which faces the campus
to the south, is ll2 feet in length 50 feet
"a ,,,l,f IL
icyclical hall on the north side, and &c feet
at the ends. lt is four stories In height.
The material used for the first story is
Rutland blue marble, while the wall of the
three stories above are of Rutland white
marble. \ most elaborate system of
ventilation has been provided. termin-
ating in handsome chimneys, surmount-
heated by steam, and both gas and cleo
tricity are used for illuminants. Fittings
and furniture are in solid antique oak.
a unique feature Is the decoration of the
vestibule in colored marbles, to illustrate
Vermont products.
The second floor will be given up to
physics. Here there is a recitation room,
laboratory for students, private labor
atory for the professor in charge, and a
darkroom for photometrie and photo
graphic work. Projecting through this
floor are three stone piers, resting on a
solid rock foundation below the level of
the building and not In contact with any
portions of the floors or walls. On these
will rest the delicate Instruments that
would be affected by the jar inseparable
from buildings, no matter of what solid
| ity. Slate shelves are attached to the
walls, to deaden as much as possible the
jar on like instruments. Solid brackets
overhead will serve for attaching pendu-
lums in experiments requiring them.
Adjoining the laboratory is Il workshop
having air blast and gas connections for
glass blowing, soldering and similar
work.
On the third floor are the natural his.
tory and museum exhibits. The latter
include mounted specimens of the Yer.
mont birds, marine invertebrates, a valu,
able series of fossils from the Champlain
measures, and general collection OF
geological and meteorological specimens
transferred from the old musium of the
college. A second large room will have
an elaborate herbarium. On this floor
the biological and botanical laboratories
are large and particularly well lighted
even on the darkest day.
The department of chemistry is to oc-
cupy the whole of the fourth floor. The
lecture room in this department, as well
as In the other two above noted, will &C
commodate seats for 100 students. The
seats in the departments of physics and