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Caption: Course Catalog - 1890-1891
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MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS. 17 set of drawings, of a competitive design for a monument to be erected in Rome, commemorative of Victor Emanuel, first king of Italy. The monument was to be of white marble, an elaborate gothic structure, beautifully ornamented, and 300 feet high. Its estimated cost was to have been seven and a quarter millions of francs. The design was placed by the art committee second on a list of 289 competitors; but both the first and second were set aside for political reasons. Mr. Gay's generous gift occupies the place of honor in the museum of industrial arts. The library, selected with reference to the literary and scientific studies required in the several courses, includes above 20,000 volumes, and additions are made every year. The large library hall fitted up as a reading room, is open throughout the day for study, reading, and consulting authorities. It is intended that the use of the library shall largely supplement the class-room instruction in all departments. Constant reference is made in classes to works contained in the library, and their study is encouraged or required. The reading room is well provided with American, English, French, and German papers and periodicals, embracing some of the most important publications in science and art. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF THE UNIVERSITY. The Observatory has the following position: Latitude, 40° 6' 29".66. Longitude, west of Washington, 11" 10' 37".5. or 44m. 42.5s. Elevation above sea level, 720 feet.
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