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Caption: Course Catalog - 1898-1899
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30 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS tains well lighted rooms, which are at present used for various purposes. The book-stack is a rear wing to the building, separated from the rest of it by a fireproof wall. The stack will eventually contain five stories, and will accommodate 150,000 volumes. At present but three stories are fitted with shelving. There are, in addition to these buildings, a veterinary hall, four dwellings, three large barns, and a greenhouse. THE GYMNASIUMS The Men's Gymnasium is equipped with the latest appliances. There is an unobstructed floor space of 61 by 121 feet, properly lighted, heated, and ventilated. The building contains shower baths, needle bath, tub bath, lavatories, team rooms, lecture room, examination room, director's offices, and locker rooms. The gymnasium is open from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., and from 7 to 9 p. m. The adjoining Illinois Field, 450 by 700 feet, containing a one-third-mile running and bicycle track, class and University foot-ball fields, and baseball diamond, serves well for all games, and upon it take place all the intercollegiate contests. The Women's Gymnasium occupies very attractive quarters in Natural History Hall, and is fully equipped. The pastime grounds near by, in use through the year when the weather permits, have a sixteen-lap running track, eight tennis courts, two basket ball fields, and space for handball, hurdling, and other desirable amusements. Under suitable restrictions, at certain hours, the rooms are open for exercise to those who are not enrolled in the classes. LABORATORIES SCIENCE LABORATORIES* The botanical, geological, physiological, and zoological laboratories are in Natural History Hall. The chemical laboratory occupies the building of the same name, already described. *For a more detailed account of these laboratories see under the appropriate College.
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