Caption: Dedication - New Chemistry Building
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with cork. There is also a dark room for spectroscopic work. THE DIVISION OF QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OCCUpieS the entire north end of the second floor. There are laboratories for beginning quantitative courses, advanced courses and food analysis accommodating in all 400 students. A large working space is assured to every student and double-length drawers are provided for condensers, burettes and other lengthy apparatus. The student desks are equipped with gas, water, LABORATORY FOR STUDY OF P A I N T S , O I L S AND T A R S waste and suction, while in the hoods compressed air, hydrogen sulfide, high pressure steam and electrical connections are supplied. In the hoods are also placed specially constructed steam baths, the tops of which are terraced with three levels in order to make the rear openings more accessible and to decrease as far as possible danger of accident t o dishes on the front row of openings. There are three conveniently located balance rooms, containing 53 balances for student use. A Kjeldahl room is provided with equipment such t h a t 150 digestions may be carried on at one time and the distillation apparatus has room for 50 flasks. A separate ventilation system is provided for this room. A dark room contains a polariscope. a refractometer, a thermostat and other equipment needed for work of this type. An electrolytic laboratory is fully equipped for various types of electro-analysis. There (45)
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