1890-92 - University Archives and Records Center - University of ...

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in addition to those used for the dynamos, and a carefully constructed
system of tunnels and protected piping by which steam
and electricity are conveyed to the separate buildings. The
steam from each building is condensed and the return water
measured, indicating the amount of heat radiated in that building,
upon which the charges to each Department are based.
I now beg your attention to the work of the several
Departments of the University as exhibited in the appended
reports of the Deans, and to a consideration of some of the important
changes and developments which have been accomplished
in the last few years.
The College Department has shown a steady and gratifying
increase in the number of its students, and an equally marked
improvement in its organization, equipment and system of instruction.
The serious alterations to the building, made necessary for
the introduction of the heat and light system, necessitated many
changes in the interior of College Hall, and advantage was
taken of the repairs to greatly improve the appearance of many
of the rooms. The removal of the Mechanical Engineering
Department to the new building, and the dedication of its rooms
to other departments greatly needing them,- required that they
should be refitted for their new purposes, and the result is that
under the supervision of our architectural professors the building
has not only, been placed in far better sanitary condition, but
made much more attractive in appearance. The early removal of
the chemical laboratories to their appropriate building is all that
is needed to relieve College Hall of the congestion which has
caused portions of the corridors to be cut off for rooms, and to
give the whole building an appearance suited to its proper purposes.
The administration of the Department has demanded
more thorough system concurrent with its growth, and suitable
offices have been fitted up for its officers and those of your
Board, provided with every convenience for the transaction of
busmess. Important changes have been made in the organization
of the Department. Among these, perhaps the most important
is the final adoption of four years' technical courses in Architecture,
in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, and in Chemistry