The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-04

arena, but not wanted in the stable,
and another has small rooms on the
sides for a laboratory and also for
small animals, as rabbits and mice
and other animals that may be used in
demonstration work. The third one
has a wash room and lockers and
leads to the dissecting room. Still
another portion is used for killing
room for animals that are to be used
in some OF the demonstrations so that
use is made of every available space
The main part is two stories in
height On the first floor to the right,
as one enters, is the clinical amphi-
theater, which has a seating capacity
of $50, and is provided with fine OPP
Grating table on which horses and
cattle as we'll as smaller animals can
be handled. 1t is used largely for the
students in the agricultural depart
ment who are given several terms
work in veterinary science. The am
phitheater is reached by the students
from the landing half way up the
stairs, while in connection with the
central hall is an entrance for the
operating staff, and with another pas
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and also with the outside; through
which animals used for the demon
stration of unsoundness are brought
before the classes. The operating arena
Is constructed of cement. has good
drainage, and every precaution is
taken for cleanliness and sanitation.
The arrangement for the seats leaves
considerable space below.
On the left side of the hall entranc
there is a wash and cloak room, while
on the right the space isused for the
storage of surgical instruments used
in the operating room. 1t is also used
as sterilizing room and for holding
different supplies that are needed dur
ing operations. 1t has a hood, to take
up all odors which connects with the
general ventilating system.
To the left of the central hall there
is a class room with a seating ca
paCity of seventy-two. 1t has a high
ceiling, is we'll ventilated, has glass
cases for holding the bones, specf-
mems, and models used in Institutional
work. 1t Is provided with a demon
stration table, with gas and water and
plenty of blackboard space. The walls
are covered with charts and diagrams
used in teaching. 1t is in communica-
ton with a model room in which are
stored models and specimens which
form part of the teaching appliances.
This room also communicates with the
central hall;
The second floor also has a central
hall, one end of which is portioned off
and forms an office for the assistant
professors. The back part is used
for wash room for the teaching and
laboratory staff. At the head of the
stairs to the right is the entrance to
the laboratory for comparative phys
iology, which is equipped with glass
cases for apparatus and supplies. The
laboratory communicates with a lee
ture room known as the small class
room; seating capacity sixty. 1t is
provided with demonstration table,
gas and water, and drawers for the
storage of supplies and stationery.
The door at the head of the stairs at
the left leads into the office occupied
by the head of the department. 1t is
reached through waiting room
which is used by the stenographer and
is also used for filing cases and
shelves are provided for current lit
erature, bulletins and other printed
matter, which is used by the depart
ment
The department library lis in the
main Office. Adjoining the office is a
large laboratory, which Isl used ex-
clusively for research work and for
the preparation of vaccine products
and such analytic work as the depart
ment does for the Live Stock Sanitary
board. 1t is well lighted, and provided
with microscope benches under the
windows, a large bench with a wood
en- top for work with glassware, a
bench with concrete top for such APP
paratus as requires continuous heat.
another cement bench for stehilizers
This is under a large covered labora-
tory hood which carries steam and
other vapors to the ventilating system.
Here are also placed the apparatus for
distilling water, and sterilizing APP
paratus to provide the building with a
sanitary supply of drinking water lis
being provided
On the north wall of the main lab
oratory are six small rooms. an incu-
bator room in which constant tenn
perature like that of an animal can
be maintained for the culture of dis
ease producing bacteria; one small
room is used; for the storage of glass
ware and supplies, another one for
chemicals, and another is used for a
dark room for Photographic work, and
above two of these rooms are small
rooms for the storage of supplies.
There Is also a freight elevator
leading to this laboratory connected
with the vestibule, which is used for
handling bulky supplies and for GER
tain specimens which it might not be
advisable to bring through the rooms.
The attic is given up largely to the
ventilating shaft and apparatus. 1t
also contains some space for storage.
The stable has been especially de.
signed for research work on infectious
diseases and not as a hospital for
animals. 1t is finished in REINFORCED
concrete, a little higher than the ami
mails can reach. and above that the
walls and ceiling are covered with
metal thus insuring good sanitary
condition, There are four box stalls,
FIVE single. stalls and space for small
laboratory animals. Each stall is
provided with chutes for hay, feed
and hay rack, cast iron manger, and
drinking trough for the feeding and
watering of animals when it is mad
visable for the attendant to enter the
stall on account of the disease which
the animals may be infected with.
Each stall communicates with the
sewer system, which removes all IL
quid drains.
The second floor of the stable is