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77//f M/.'W alr» conditioned horns of the College of Law Is conlcm* fmrtny In th'upi and contains every facility n ternary for ths operation of a modern law school, Although a single building, it is divided both structurally and functionally into two distinct sections, the classroom portion, which is L»shaped to enclo$e a courtyard, consists of otfc story and a basement, Jti long walls to the louth, eatt, and north are of brick and enclose five attractive classrooms, an auditorium and a courtroom, all of which are windowlesi, and a student lounge and tarns smoking corridor whose exterior walls are glass, In the basement ate the locket rooms, mechanical equipment, and storage area*. The Ubrary'Teiesreh portion of the building has two floors and a basement, It houses the library reading room and stacks, the administrative offices of the College, the faculty offices, seminar rooms, student conference rooms, and offices for the Law Forum. The main reading room of the library extends two stories in height and Is a cheerful, wett'Ughted room. Since the library is operated on the open-stack basis, study islands are /«• cated within the stack area and may be used by alt taw students, Fifty-two carrels are available for assignment to the student editors of the Law Forum and to the student* who have special research projects, The faculty offices are located adjacent to the ttacks, and they are readily acteuibte to students or vlsilots. The basement containing book stacks is a part of the library and affords substantial capacity for library growth.