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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING.

of art; models of ceilings, roof trusses, stairs, joints in woodwork, with a large number of specimens of stone, terra cotta, moulded bricks, etc., are arranged in the architectural museum; also an interesting collection of Norwegian, Indian, and Japanese art works. A series of drawings of buildings designed by noted architects is placed in the architectural cabinet for convenient reference and use. A fine collection of engravings, photographs, and photoprints is mounted on about 15,000 cards 11x14 inches, and is placed in the drawing rooms, classified according to the decimal system, for use in construction, history of architecture, and designing, always open for free use, and forming a most valuable working library. An electric-arc lantern of latest and best type is permanently placed in a special lecture room with stepped floor, and 1,200 lantern slides illustrate the history of architecture, and especially Richardson's best work and American houses. A good number of the latest and best American, English, French, and German architectural works is to be found in the library. Apparatus for surveying, for tests in heating and ventilation, for photography and making lantern slides, is provided, with an equipment for seminary and graduate work. The architectural shops are well supplied with the necessary machines, benches, and sets of fine tools for shop practice. Each student in a drawing room is furnished with an adjustable drawing table of most convenient form, a locker and two boards, with a drawer for drawings and^paper, available for his use during the entire day.

COURSE IN ARCHITECTURE.

Required for Degree of B. S. in Architecture.

FIRST YEAR.

1. Advanced Algebra (Math. 2); Elements of Drafting and Sketching (Drawing, Gen. Eng'g 1, 4.); Shop Practice (Arch. 1); French 5 or German 5 or English 1, 2; Military 1, 2. 2. Trigonometry (Math. 4): Descriptive Geometry (Draw'g, Gen. Eng'g 2); Shop Practice (Arch. 1); French 5, German 5, or English 1, 2; Military 1, 2.