The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-22

laboratory. The last laboratory, the
front of which is to consist almost
entirely of glass. is located in a Sec
tion of the building looking north into
a spacious court. This room, 81 feet
by 100 feet. will seat one hundred stu
dents. and will be devoted entirely to
microscopical work, for which, on ac-
count of the excellent lighting. It will
be admirably adapted. In order to
combine in one harmonious whole
the study of the mcroscopical feat
ures of diseased organs and the gross
alterations in them the pathological
astrological laboratory, the laboratory
of morbid or gross pathological anat-
omy, and the museum of pathology are
made closely communicating and freely
accessible one from the other. An
other section of the building, of equal
size with the first, and also looking
north into the court, is subdivided into
three smaller laboratories for the in
struction in comparative pathology OF
animal diseaseS) neurological (pathol-
ogy. of nervous diseases), and surgical
pathology. The same method of light
ing. with enormous glass windows, is
to he carried out in this group of la
boratories. Finally. the west wing OF
the building will he provided for pho
tographic and microphotoGraphic out
fits. The laboratory is designed on
such liberal scale that ample space
is afforded for expansion. The ca
pacity of the laboratories. the num-
Der of research rooms, and the pro-
vision for securing abundant light at
all seasons. mark 1t as modern be-
yond competition.
Besides the numerous laboratories,
research rooms. etc, there are four
lecture rooms in the building. The two
marked Demonstration Rooms" on
the plan. each seat 1S5 students. These
lecture rooms communicate with two
preparation rooms each. At the rear
of the building there are two large
lecture rooms, each seating 400 stu
dents TO avoid confusion between lee
lures, the corridors and stairways are
so arranged that one class enters the
large lecture room from one side as
the other class leaves it from the on
posite side. Students enter these
rooms from landing at the main
stairway midway between the first
and second floors. The floor of the
lecture room is on n level with the
. basement. and the lecturer will enter
directly from the basement level, and
all specimens needed to illustrate the
lectures will be brought through this
entrance, thus saving the crossing of
the halls through which classes move.
The most modern apparatus will he
employed in lighting, heating and Ven
tilating the building.
While the new laboratory building
about to be erected will be unexcelled.
ii nevertheless is only one of the Group
of buildings for the teaching of medical
science, the construction of which is
contemplated by the trustees of the
university. These, with the present
large medical hall, laboratories and
hospitals. will form one of the most
complete and largest group of build
ngs in existence, devoted exclusively
10 the teaching of medicine. The
architectural construction of the en-
tire group of buildings will correspond
with that of the dOrmitories of the
university, the same architects having
been engaged 10 design the new medi-
cal laboratories.