The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-14

I OF the instructors, while this year after
the fues are installer they may be put
through all the tests OF a large boiler.
There have been some very nice ad-
ditions made TO the working facilities
OF the department. of biology during
the last few months. Since the chem
lists were able to move into their new
building, the department OF biology
/ has been able to equip two other
rooms for laboratory work and To patn
further Office for Office work. which
has been very much needed. Previous
10 this time the department OF bac-
teriology and plant pathology has had
70 carry on the investigation work I'm
laboratories occupied by students. The
new arrangement allows one room to
De set aside strictly for experiment
station work and this is going TO great
ly facilitate that work. Therefore n
has been almost impossible 10 keep
an experiment running continuously
because the work was apt 70 be in
terrupted by the entrance OF large
classes or students. Under the new
arrangement Joint laboratory for
the use of the students in bacterioiogy
and animal histology has been equip
ped on the first floor Of science hall.
The Office originally occupied by Pro
lessor Waldron OF the horticultural
department. is now occupied by Pro-
fessors Bell and Dory1and. This ONCE
has also been nicely equipped for the
individual work or these two men
furnished with table, water and waa
for investigation work.
The students In the department of
biology are more numerous than usual.
Though there have been added 10 the
department fourteen new compound
microscopes and many other appliances
FOR student work. all OF the available
equipment Is In use essentially every
laboratory hour OF the day. A new ar
rangement Of the apparatus is also
possible under present conditions. q
portion OF the microscopes and APP
paratus sufficient for each division of
the work being placed in three different
laboratories, being essentially a sep
arate equipment for the department OF
botany, for the division OF bacteriology
and animal histology. and for the pre-
paratory work OF biology. This will
be q great convenience not only TO the
students but to the professors in
charge. as heretofore ii has been
necessary 10 move the apparatus from
room TO room TO meet the require
ments OF the classes.
The department Of biology Is anxi-
ously awaiting the completion OF Sci
ence hall as the growth Of the school
IL materially hampered because Of the
lack Of room to take care OF the stu-
dents and the experiment station work.
In the seed laboratory Messrs. Stew
ems and Campbell are busy summarize
ing the work Of the past year prepar-
atory to the annual report, and even
at the present time there III d. large
number OF seed and plant samples
company 20 the laboratory for analysts.
Perhaps no division or the department
OF biology has created 90 much public
interest As the work Of the pure seed
laboratory under the provisions of the
pure seed law. Ii Id line or work
which has given the finest opportunity
or aiding the farmer I'm an educational
way and at the same time. furnish
him valuable information with regard
TO the seeds which he is to SOW Or
sell FOR seed. During the past year.
the seed laboratory kept list OF ali
those persons who had good flax seed
for sale and furnished this list I'd peo-
pie who wished to buy such seed Tor
their use Or for sale to others. This
year Il IL the intention 70 keep i