THE STUDENTS JOURNAL.
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Chemistry Building.
It becomes more and more evident as the year progresses that one of the greatest needs of the University is a new Chemistry Building. There are more students in organic chemistry than usual and also in organic preparations. Those who work in the laboratory are obliged to work in the professor's office, or at tables where there are no conveniences for doing the work. It is true that they get along in some way, but they cannot do satisfactory work, because of lack of room.
The class in Sanitary and Applied chemistry, on optional study for Juniors and Seniors is twice as large as last year. As for the Freshmen chemistry several new students have entered this class, so that there are now 150 crowded into a room seated for seventy-five. It is with difficulty that they can be accommodated in the laboratory, even by having three divisions of the class.
The demand of our time is for skilled chemists, as well as for engineers, lawyers, and teachers. A number of the best Universities of the country have established courses in chemical engineering, which are parallel with the courses in civil and electrical engineering and such courses are received with favor by the leading educators in engineering schools. We need more room and then without doubt such a course could be established here
Our department of Pharmacy also is sending out men every year who take the lead in the drug stores of the state, as men of more thorough education. The state board of Pharmacy and the State Pharmaceutical Association, both unite in asking the state to furnish better accommodations to its students. It is hoped that we shall soon see a new building on the hill for the use of these departments.
Snow Hall Items
Dr. Williston was in Topeka Friday in the interest of his department.
Miss Manley, who has been teaching in the high-school at Beloit, is seriously ill and Miss Morgan has gone to take her place until her recovery.
The Entomological department recently investigated the work of a colony of white ants which had taken possession of a house
in Lawrence to the great alarm of the occupants.
The entomological department has received from the Colorado Agricultural college a valuable collection diptera to be named This collection consists of between five hundred and six hundred species, many of which are entirely new. These will be described in the University Quarterly from time to time.
The irrigation survey bill which passed the senate on Saturday provides for the appropriation of $10,000 to carry on the survey under the direction of a committee. Consisting of the Governor, the Chancellor president of the agricultural college, secretary of agriculture, and a fifth member who shall be a man well versed in practical irrigation All the geological and surveying work is to be done by the university under the supervision of the Chancellor. All the analysis of water is to be done by the agricultural college. This appropriation provides only for the first years work subject to the approval of the legislature and further action will depend upon its success.
The Pharmaceutical society held its regular semi-monthly meeting last Friday afternoon. Owing to the absence of the President, Miss Fisher, Vice-president presided. The following officers for the ensuing term were elected: President, Miss Dora Fisher; Vice-president, E. F. Schofflin: Secretary, Clarence Carter; Treasurer, Herbert Fuller: Executive Committee, F. M. Sprague and Mr. Horton. Prof. Sayre then spoke upon some subjects which were of interest to chemists and apothicaries, one thing especially was mentioned regarding free alcohol for manufacturing purposes. A bill relative to which had passed congress.
He spoke of the difficulties attending the execution of the provisions of the law The secretary of the treasurer had expressed his inability to meet the difficulties of putting the law into effect, namely to give the benefit to the manufacturer, for which the law provides, and at the same time to prevent the frauds and forgeries which are sure to arise in great numbers as soon as the doors are open to the possible chance of obtaining "free alcohol."