The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-19

stances. A good deal of the work is
being done on wheat to determine
which wheats have the constituents
necessary to the making of the best
bread. AT the experimental mill the
wheat is ground and the -four made
into bread to determine its value for
this purpose. The aim of the work in
this laboratory is to make 1t possible
to determine directly from the wheat
what its baking qualities will be. A
great many other problems are worked
at too, but this illustrates the short
cut that science is trying to find for
getting practical results.
Next to this laboratory is the or
ganic chemistry laboratory. This
kind of chemistry has to do with the
making and handling Of soaps, oils,
dyes, drugs, anaethetics. extracts, per-
fumes, etc.
Adjoining this is scale room and
store room, and large laboratory
for advanced students in quanti-
tative chemistry, that is. learning to
| find out how much there are of diff
ferent things in compounds.
AT the end of this hall Is a rest and
study room for girls.
The north half of the third floor is
devoted to pharmack; first, q. private
laboratory for examining drugs as re-
quired under the pure drug law, a
large laboratory for the students TAX
Ing pharmacy, also a large students
lecture room and prescription room
where the students get practice in
filling and compromising prescriptions.
Across the hall Is a large students
laboratory for qualitative analyses,
capacity 220 students. The paint lab
oratory adjoins this. Here the an
alyses OF paints are made. The in
vestigations that have made North
Dakota a mecca for paint men are
conferred in this laboratory, office and
stock room.
Next to this Is the laboratory for
pharmacognosy which takes up the
study OF the active principles in plants
and minerals that are used In medi-
cine. The examination of beverages
as provided for under the beverage
law IL also made In this laboratory.
In the large tower that extends
above the doorway is room which
will be used by the students Phar-
macy and Chemistry clubs. On the
top Of the tower will be located com
plete set of meteorological Instruments
for recording wind, direction and velo-
city, sunshine, barometer, humidity,
temperature and rainfall.
There Is full basement under the
whole building where provision has
been made for many lines of work to
be carried on. A complete paint fac
tory has already been put in place, con-
sisting of two water cooled fiat stone
color mills. one patent change can
| mixer, one iron paint and color mill,
one kneading paint mill--so that all the
operations In the making Of paint from
the grinding OF the raw material to
the turning out Of the finished product
can be carried on. This machinery has
been mostly donated by manufacturers.
| One paint Arm returned Its check of
| $3.50 for pain that it had furnished for
the building to apply on the paint
manufacturing plant
Complete Canning Plant.
Provision has been made for INSTALL
ing a complete canning plant to carry
on Investigations In canning corn, peas.
beans, etc. This win also afrord an
opportunity for young men to learn
the business. This should be q pro-
fitable line OF work as the finest quality
OF vegetables are produced In the state.
Provision has been made for putting
In dye plant for the use OF students,
as we'll as q cement testing laboratory
with the machinery and apparatus for
testing the properties of cement for
making tile fence posts, cement walks,
reinforced concrete. etc
Machinery for carrying on lnvestiga-
tons on flax for fabrics and for paper
will be installed. investigations viii
also be carried on looking TO the maxi
ing of paper and straw board out oil
fax straw and other kinds OF straw
which will soon be needed ais a substi-
| tute for wood.
Spaces are also reserved for stort
rooms.
The work done in this building means
much to North Dakotans. The food
we eat the beverages we drink, tht
/ medicines we take the paints we use
| the stock food we buy and even to ths
i products sold by the blind pigs have
all been analysed and passed on In the
laboratories Of this building. The
/ water In your well, the soil iii youl
field have likely been analysed Ia thess
laboratories too. Nc builaing In ths