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Histoiy of t^ie Faculty cf Applied Science Addresses iri tl^e Enaine'-ring Building Addresses in tt^e Pl^ysics Building Description of Engineering Buildings and Laboratories Descripticr c[ Prysic? Building and Laboratories I } IVH""""' ■t^.:: «cOO' ,»n-°- i '"KOM;,, >*'0»K, '^AH C«Q, Lfbip'3 Slk Um. l)\\\s,,N,r.M.(;.,|,|,|,„ l.-,K.S.,|Vin,ip.,l McGILL UNIVERSITY. MONTRFAI.. Faculty of Applied Science. ■ !■ I\ -i.l ., 1 lean (il'tllr I''.H1|U\ I'' .1 II VkUIM.TnN, |;,.\.. ril.l)., |-.k, S.C., t;>r.>ii/i:Ms /'/•,'/,,>, 7 ,./ ( 7/,7///;,//-| ,,„,/ .I//,,,,-,,/,,,.,. Ill M;^ T i!(.\i;v. M.A., D.CI... " ' S,;>// l'r,[h-^~.;- ,./ ( V,-// i:n''ii:,;,iii:i,iiiJ . //•/■//,,/ .\/,,/i,iiii,^ * II \I( I.i:u'r ,■/ /■iriuli l.,iii:^ii,v^, an,! /j'/,i;i/iir, . Nim;n T. 1"i\ I \. M a., IM I., I.I.I) . \| |,,,| , PROFI-SSORS. ''■• II. (II. Win. Ik, .\i,.\., /V,y,',,..',7- ,///'/•,;,//,,(/ .\/„l/i,ii,,i/i,-s. C. .X.CM.r- \\ii,„,\, \|..\,. .\M, l„si., C.K., M, I,,., 1,- |.- J '. Ni< "i.-(.\. l!,.Sr., M.Am.S.k .M.A.. J'lu rin,'ihihi)iiii\. ASSOCIATR PROFHSSORS. (11 \i;i.i,s I.;, .\ll,^ ^1 , n \^ I' r I'l sii Ai.i.MW, l!,Si ,, Ivk. :',,(■., /V,'/,,i„7- ,■/ /In/.IJIV. "il\ C.x. .M.A., .lA/'.'W,/ /•/■,./,■.„„,„//.;,;,,,.„,„ „;„//,/„,„;.,, \V A Cm;!., I.I , \l \ J.;., I v.: Ill; f III .\,'nii,i^ ,,,i.l \l,l- n: (,,i>/,'^y Ni \ II. Nm. i(,\, \\\ \^. \| .\.Si-., /■•liiiiir ill L/uniiilrv- I-. Iv tiklLnk, 1!.A., , , , ,,. , /.i;/iiirr in (;,>m,iii. '' ll"\VAkh I. liAkM s, ,!..\„„ . .\.si.,.,nlii, l'n„ti,:,ICI„i t i/ii\/r\. Brief Sketch of the History of the Faculty of Applied Science. lnani,nM^ura!,„l.lr,.s,,leliuT..,lin i S55. Sir \V,llia,n I )a.,.„„ ,,„i„u.,l ,„„ ,!„. ,!:' !'!'K''',',':""^-;*:"■ ■'; •'■ '-'■^T' '••'••■• -»a|.l".in..,l l"n,A.ss,.,.„r Ilv,„-a„i„. nii|>'-i-tan,cloihrrn,x,-rHtyura,K.,,,,,i,M,M,t,,r,M;ut,ValSdL.,uv. ;'ntm,| .„«„, ,h,. ,lulics „f hi. „nia.. At the >.,„.: linu- k„l„.,, rr.^uj\ \ ' -^nu vnn^. h„, wa. calK.I a. ay tVo,„ Moiit-.a!, u illu.ut havi,,. iH- h,l,l until th,. y..ai- iS^; , l„„ |„ ,,,, ,„,,,,,|„| ,,,. ^,„.,^ , |, „;„„„„ ■,.,;• ,^ '!',;■ '■"''■""'■ "' <"a'l -".1 \< liUvay l':,„;i„.vri„^. u hich |.,Mli,.„ -'—■-" ''.>' ■■-H.„ !■ >^ ■::.:.'..:::; ::^tz:::;:^Z:2:z.::^:: -::::; -;^z In I.S7I th,- IVpartinrnt u a. ir.rstahli.h.;,l in roniurtion with thr l.-acltv ,,1" \ris ih,. „ ' I r , >var. an,l Icacltn,.; t. the ,!c-,v. of jiachrln,- ,f Applici Sdcncc. '' """"'' "'^'""'>' '■'■'I""''''!- ^■■Ntrn,li„:4 ou-r three- The- l'rnfc-,sorsan(l I.crt;in-r. appcintrd iwiv C, I-- Xrm.tron.r C I-' ,„,>,. P-f -i- ■ "■"■'"'■-:'""■ I"- '"■irur,'h : Dr. ''-'' ■• ■^— n. -i...H an,l .a, .,cc.,;i,.,l t,.,,: -a, Iv , ' T U^n. Z I T ' ," 'r 'r'"'' '■'■''■ "^'^^ '^'' '" ""■ ^•■"'' '" '^^" -V-ptonl,,.,-, ,s;;. "^ '^'' l-n:-;n,r.Mn:, an,| .\|,pl„.,| M,..ha,uVs an,| ,,>.nnH.-,l th,- ,iutu-. ..f hi, , ,m,v in tit «l» c t ::*(^ \4t^^ ■John »J{^g?'S^3 -glW g incriMscd to si'Voiit)'-fivc in iSijo. In that j'l'.ir ;i urw cin-cr v. as dp. ■nod up lo tin: I'acaill)' liy tlu-siTics df iiiiitiificrnt cii'liia riiriits df W. ( '. McDi.iialil and tho late Thomas Workman, Mi|ipK'mrnti.il 1)\' the lilnral ;^ifts of otluT liti/rns, ami tlio niiinlur of •'tiulcnt-i Muldi-iily iosl- to 125 in iSyi and to 175 in iSc^j. Meatus hilo the cfficii'ncy of tliu rnivtrsitN' tcachinj; staff was coii.siilciMi)ly incroasi'd !>)■ tlie appoint nunt nf J. Co.v, !\I. A., 1 McDonald i'rofessor of r.xpL'rinvntal rh)>ics ; C. A. Cams Wilson, M. A. ' Mel )oii aid I'rofessor nf I'.lectrieal I'.n^'inei'rin.; ' ; J. T. Niiolson, ]{.Se., (^Workman I'rofessor of Mrchanical l^iv^'inecr'n;^' 1 ; W. A. t'arl\lc, Ma. ]'.., Lecturer in Minlni; and MetaHur^'yi ; K. S. I.ea, Ma.lC., vLeetiirer in Matheniaties and iJrauin;.;); and N. N. 1-1 vans, M. A. Sc., ' Lecturer in Chemi-'tr>' . The work of tlie I'aculty was thus placed on a much broader hasis. With well furnished Workshops and Lah-iratories eiiuijiped with tln' l)i".t and most modern apparatus for scientific investif,'ations in all kinds of en'^inoerin^j, as projected, it was felt tint it would he possibli; to train men wlio should .icquire, by the carrj-in;,' out of careful experiments, that confii lence in their own powers, which is a necessity of success. The en;^'incer of the past had been lar;.,'ely trainetl by the " trial and error system," as it may be called, and a very cos' y sjstein it has proved. In fact he h.id been obli:,'ed to make trials for himself under all the ilisadv,uita;^'es of isolation, and tln' lack of scientific ^uid.mce. Our knoAU'd;^'e of di'Terent forms of cnerLjy h.id ;.;re.itly incre,a.sed ; new m.atcri.ils of const ructioti were bein;.^ introduccil, and the demand for new effects wa-; in..l.i:i..^ the old rales insufficient or useless. Theory and practice had become .so interdependent that an .ibsohite connection betiveen them was necessary for their adv.uicement. In these new Lal)oratories it would be pos.sible to sui)ply a remeily for this state of aflf.iirs. In the Workshops .also, the student would le.u'n wh.it i;ood work was, how it should be done, anil how lon^ it .should take to do it. 1 le woulil therefore be fitted to direct and supervise with inlelliijence the work of the mechanic. Here too the .student would become familiarized uith machinery of the most modern and best t)'pes. On October -5th, i.'s90,the corner-stone of our I'.n^n'neerinjj liuildin^s was laidb)' IIisl",.\cenency, Lord Stanley of I'rcston, Governor-Gener.il of Canada. l''rom that time the work was rapidly pushed forward. The Faculty took possession of each p u't as com|>lete(i .and the Lni^ineeriuL; and l'h\-sics I'.uiKliuLjs were form.ally openeil by Lord StanU)' on I'ebru.ary -.(th, iS^j. On lint occ.ision a l.u';.^'e number of ilistin,L;i.ished ^'uests were present from all parts of the continent, amon;.;st whom ma)- be mentioned : '"■] lis L.xcellency, Lord Stanley of Preston, Governor-Gener.il of Canada; Sir Don. aid .\. Smith, K.C.M.G., Chancellor of the University ; W. ('. McDon.ald, I'^sq.; Sir C.asimir Gzo.vski, K.C..M.G., L\ I'resident of the C.in. Soc. C. ]•".; 1 Ion. Mr. Fielding,', I'reinier of Nova Scotia; Sir Alexander L.acoste, Chief Justice of Canada; I Ion. Mr. Desjardins, M.iyor of Montreal ; Hon. Mr. Oiiimet, Supt. of Education; Dr. I lennikcr, Chancellor of the University of Bishop's Colle|.;e, Lennoxville ; Rev. G. Gr.int, I'rincip.ai of Queen'.s University, KinL,fston ; Loril Kilcoursie, A.D.C.; Hon. Mr. Walsh, .X.D.C; Rev. T. .\dams, I'rincipal of the University of Hishop's Colleije, Lennoxville ; Dr. Howe, President of the Anier. Inst, of Minin;^ P.nt^incers; J. Piirkinbinc, I'.sq., E.x-Presielent of the .Xmer. Inst, of Minin.; I'-ULjineers ; Ch.irles M icdonald, l'"s(|., \'ice-President of the .\mer. Soc. of Civil l-2nL;ineers ; T. C. Keefcr, Esq., C.NLG., ]",x President of the Cm. Soc. C E. and of the .\iner. Soc. of Civil I'^v^'ineers ; K. 1 Hannaford, Esq., President of the Can. Soc. C. K.; R. W. Ka)-mond, E^i, Ex President and .Secretary of the .\mer. Inst, of .Mininij ''"uLjineers ; j. Rei aedy.E.sq., Ex-President of the Can. Soc. C. E., Hon. Jud;^e Da\ ' on ; Hon. Ju l'.;e Dohcrty ; .S. I'inley, l".s(|.; .Sir Joseph Ilickson ; IhiLjh McLennan, Ivsq.; Geortjc Hague, ]'"sq.; ]■",. li. Greenshiekls, Esq.; R. P. .Ai .;us, I'.sij.; Prof. liarker, of the L'nivcr>if>' of Penns)-lv,ini,a ; I'njf. I-"gleston of Columbia L'niversity, Neu- ^'ork ; Hon. T. Guilford .Smith, Kei^ent of the University of NcA'ork ; Hon. G. .\. Drummond ; Hon. .Mr. Arcliambai.lt ; I )r. .Selwyn, C.^LG., Director of the Geolo;.;ical Survey of Can.id.a ; Rev. Dr. McVicar ; Rev. 1 )r. P.irclay ; Rev. Prof. Murray ; I )r. M.ison ; W. H. Wiley, ]".sq., Treas. of the .\mer. Inst, of Mech-.nic.al ]'.ni;ineers ; Dr. Colem.nn of the School of Practical Science, Toronto ; etc., etc. The guests a.s.scmbled in the Drauini^ Ruoms, which had been pre[),ircd for the occ i.sion,and l!ie follo.^in;..; addresses were delivere 1 : — I 0t m^ SIR DONALD A. SMITH, LL.D.. K.C.n.O, Chnncvlliir nf the llnlvvrxlt) . Ilaviii],' riMil till' .idilrc^s uliiili I imu li.iM' llu: liMHniir 'I |in-.(iilin^ tn joii, tlicn" rcin.iiiis littlu fiirthi.'r fur inc to ilu. | ncud h.irdly rc|ic.'tt th.it \U' iVcl lii;;lily liciiimiricl in h.uiii;; \i.ii hen' uilli us ii|)iim this iictii-.i(iii, i\iit iilniu.' ,1-. ri-|)rL--.L'ntiti;; mir ^,'raLiiiiis (Jui'imi, liiit iiNu ,is tlic Visitor iif this I'liiM^Tsity ; .md still .i^aiu .ts nm.' who hiiviii,; ,iiliMiiii-.tiTi'(| thu ^o\i'riinii.'iit of the (.-(.iMilry iitidor \cry tryiu;,' i irriiiiistifux's for fiVL' yrars, h.is gained tiic regard and cstiviii of all ( 'aiiadiaiis. It is with di.'.:|) ft'olin^'s if ri.';,'ri;t, lot iin; assurL- N'oiir Ivx^cllcinj-, that \vi' thiiiU of thu tiiiu', iiMU ra|iidly apiiroaihin^;, ulu'ii uc imi^t ^ru )oii |iM\r us ,it the I'lui of )oiir tiTin ipf "ffui'. \\\: aUo iiuiLh n';.;rL't that I Irr h'.xc cllriiiy I.ady St.iiili')' i^ iniahlc to lie uidi us to- us, .lud a ).;re.it satisf.utiotl, to know that after a severe illness, broUj^hl on, ibmbtless, in lar;;i; measii.e, by an.xietj- and hy his devotion to tlic interests cjf this I'liiversity, he is now convalescent. We trust th.it he will soon be restored to us in full he'.ilth ,ind vij^cair to resume thoM import, mt duties which he has administered so lon^ and so well. It is a source of no little pleasure to see anion;^-.! lis s.i m,in\- men (listin:.,'ui>hed in scieiici; .md in literature iVoni the Tnitrd .St.ites .md from all p.irls of the Dominion, and we welcome e.icli and .ill ^.f thi'iu nio^t heartil.v. We are re.illy deli^hteil to have them here and t.p know lh.it thev will li.ive an opportimitv for themselves of seeing wh.it is beiii'^' done in Mctiill for hii^her educ.ition. While wi; welcome tho-" u ho h.ivc actu. ill)' come amoii^'st us, we have a uiird of sincere rei^ret th.it manv who intended to be present hiive at the last moment fi liid it impossible to come. It was the intention of the Prime Minister of Canada, .mil of several members of the Dominion Ministry to h.ive taKen part in lix'se proceeect Presidents (lilman of John- 1 lopkiiis, l.ow of ( 'oliimbi.i, and .Schurin.in of Cornell. We ,ire indebted, and verv' j^re.itlv' indebted indec'd, to a l.irj^'e number of friends in tin.' I'liiteil .St.ites, in Canad.i .md in I'air.ppe, for the help they h.ive ^jiven in addiii]^ ti> Mr. .Mi Don.ild's mai^nilicent donations. The)' have- contributed valuable appliances to the eii^dneeriu^ and other dep.irtments. We appreciati' tho-e ^ifts for their intrinsic Viilue, but even more for the L,'ood-will tow.irds us, ,md we he.irtily thank those ^entleinen lor vvh.it till)- h.ive done. W; also owe thanks t'l the Dominion (iovernment .md the Minister ol ( u-t.iins lor the permission to have thc'se t;ifts ;ind the appar.itiis required for the iiildin^'s, entered free of dut_> . .\nd this leads me to refer to one point which I think vvill commend itself not on' to ^'our I''.\celleiic\', but to evi.'iv student, in the L'nited .States, (ire.it Hritain, {'Vance and other eivili/ed countries, there is no tax imposed on books or on .III) tiling rei|iiireil for hi|_;her educa'' Kepre-.entalions on this subject li.ive been made from time to time to (Jiir own (iovernment- The Ministers no doubt, have sren (lifllculties ■ way, but we are ver)' hopeful indeed that in a short time we shall hear of that privile;^e beiiv^ (^r.inted us which is so freelv' ^'iven elsewhere. it is no li^dit matter for I'liiversities to pa)' this duty. While hooks are diiti.ible, a painting,' by a ^'rc.it m.ister, althouj^di it cost $i(xiii or $KK),ixX), is allowed to enti.T free, i would not h.ive \'oiir I'".xcellenc)' uuderstaml that i would siij^i^est puttiii'^ .1 ta.x on such paintin^js, .seeing that thev are ^'le.it f.ictors in raisin;; the standard of civili/.ition in aiu' cfiuntr)', but it seems a hardship th.it while the person who is aljle to pay $I(.xi,ikhi fur a picture, pa)s no customs duty, the student who may have severe strui;;_;les to provide for himself throu'..;liout his coHej^e course has to pa)' taxes on his books, i lowevcr, wc arc most Impeful that the government will remed)' this state of thitiLjs in the near future. Vour K.xcellency, i vvill now cone luile I))' .I'^'ain exiiressinj; the ^d.idiiess we ,ill feel in welci.iniiiL; )'ou .imon;^' us to-day. >) I jl ^'' v^'vF^!js^'''^'''=^^"'^JB^f ?^^ '-, —lis*' ^?^^r- kuU. ^u .SJnil plc«c if m i|iai>ii;:i!Ufiiii»'\«iii«o!Ti»- , ^ - ~ Unilli! 10 fig-f w. on bf h«lf of onvwlw* *n^ of rov (UimnwH!. tif «vi'fli lojmitMii tsti ^mriii •»* Mutn ' t — Sj mrni to iW «(mcirt of uiwcn uiis.laomimon t«m< mi -.inoii vtn r ". "it 'Tl" ";' -riTcT^v^'-v/v"^ 5— fj" HmWntxl p(«cc"uic u>o\u4 »in(«rcl\j Itwnti ti'.iui '^vttUfmt foi vom itini*s.mSraiblm\i M;op(nini[lriSoil«6«i'i<. ,i )>»«lniislopiMnol( '' ^-=:" .«tC liiiif ttwT iShu mm tjfmi' m.m mrui.mfrjuf jixioiH-i.i5'V.vtiii(r(\;,;iniii!i'itiiusihiioiiour,!: '-■-. ; «f imjinjlif i* ornnXimf nf mi* «ui ^ing.whuli it nro rtmiHi'iti> unO run? i uivvfi' urntiiv intti ivcraii *'■ - .: «i'pliiinf»3pn_Fro«inilii!iuif iraictfi^oiioni in nil Jfpditmfiii* o''.;*%■.. '■.■•".■»-_i:'.iC,N wil^jglgjjmi iitli'fool Hw l^tii^fJ Wuilto'ailiofn'tni' 11^ ■«iJ,ulitiu..ol-iijli!il 'uin;fi)uipv*4j,t- Will •MKm. iiaaTAiHi} lo Wf tDij(i«5nit ftonov. l>c on « pj,/^i,;-. .;," ,■.;.".,' ,• .','".■■■, >'*j>L' ■ -, ■ • -•_. - ^ >'^.-x-;r¥ f; tl U uuiirrriMn for ui u ti«nr itfiilitft rV'^'»ur(i wiH). Willi jthmUiiii) oni |nliU(ii;'X!3, i llu lln' ««n< trim «n6 nU^titlu oMcit All ttii i«ir -iraoaM \>;(iiia« inMi 1 liri)inl '^ -.;^ v;^^i^*^-'gj i ~ . Wt liuM lb« Itxr Tf (omil^aLs'^l!!** I'fllt'' '" H'f 'UlWCf aitiilm?' !''■ dlimtSii.oni Itw ; (iclmmHrtluiu 10 riomoti' il, tMUtif « tmirci- 1"' --iiiit'imton w Y»«v'J[v(ftlfiici.ini»NniiA " 0* vou b«iu- .lmln\;^ »hog>n id jrtiTan inlm-fi m ilic yiouitfi nf^thi* iiniiilrc, hitO more f^ ■ K'Ciiliru in Ibt at'rlic«ti»tt» or actfntc in it* iVtulormciit Jir«:-> >.im<;-.--.».v, -^ •■ ^ 111 U noui ouv rftatlna tiitgMBioltr ^^ o«i i|(\r(iit«tf luatclnii' '-i^ iincrrin« miiiipni^ci HBUilB ut S n>t (Tifccitmiicoi 'Wrinliop*. la b( oorn Ja )(« ooino Hi iiiitii »( bf "«n*w*jij|«. iMi u'( ojiut'ivf muaduci Mtixmrt!; ni( un'tciiil Dii'ilor pfimr'fiWffi mttt .onoorfoOii to lUt in «(tui( I'liii ~f> Hi prtavi-** in «t>frt Mwrt' the key- .■! the I'.iv^iiieeriiiL; :iiul l-'.\pi'rimeiit,i! I'hysies liiiildin;,;-- in order that ynur l'.s:eellene_\- ni.i_\- ileel.ue hulh l''.lil(liiiL;s lormall)' npiiied lor the edm .ilimi.il purpo-.es lor uhieh the)' h.ne been ereeteil. 1 hope \iI as to retain the keys in renieinl)ranee mI the e\ent. Mr. W. ('. MelJonalil then lormall)- |)resenlecl to l.nril Stanle)- tlie ke)s of the l'aiL;ineerinL;- ami I'hx^ies huildiir^s, in a h'lx made it ti-ak from the l)e.i\er, the first steamship to round Ca|ie 1 jori!, the ki)' n'" 'die h'.n;^ineerin;j; hiiildini; heiiiL; m.ide In mi the lir-.t metal le^-ted in the lain •<: [\'^\ ies. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR=QENERAL OF CANADA Visitor of the Dniversity. The her.. . .1' the iMur, with eh.u'.uterislie nicnle-l)-. nlii-es to m.ike an)- ,id hi-.s, and has just Unw contented iiimself uilh pre^entinL; to me, as his oiil)- p.irt in the i I'lemoni.-s i.rt.'-d.i). the ke)s uf this ,md the .idjuiniii- linildiiv.;, wliich ue li.i\e a.-senil)led to ..pen, .md \v hie h we i.\ie to his liher.i!il\'. .\.- 1 leel -lire he uciild n..l ui-li me t.> ;,;.. nui ..fihe e.iin-.e in eiide.u. irin;_; imperlVetl)- t>> s,i\- th.it wliieli he has pnrp..-.el)- k-U un-.iid, 1 will u nil \ .iiir Ie,i\e, pr. n eed l.i ,in--\ver. lo the l"--t ..f my ahilit)' the kill I add re-.- . .f welcome \\ hii h N'oii, Mi . ( h.nu chor ha\ e lieen L;.uid cno'.i.L;h to pre-ent tc me nii the part ..ftlii- I 'ni\ irsil)-. W'idi regard to the (.|nninL; pnrtii .n, in \\ hii h \ uii speak nf the ple,i-me \i itli « hieli ) on reeeix i- the represent, it ivi- i.f tlie 1 'iK-en, it is h.ippil)- iii) iie\\ tliiiii; tiir me to lie.ir throiiL;li.'iil the 1 li.inlni.in, .mil espeei.ill) i- il ,i plir,i-e uhieh I ,ini well aieiistomed to, in what 1 ni.i\- call m)- n.ili\e riii\er-it)- ul Met ,11. He a— iired ill, it thi- ,inii)ni;-t m.iii)- oilier likens <. I' lo). ill)' lo),ilt\- not oiil)- lo tlu' throne, hut per-. .n,il de\ .timit.) the .'^ii\erei._;ii uiH he pre-ented Iw me in due < mir-e to Her M,ije-t\ . wlm ne\er I'.iils t>i Like, .i- -he h ,s at ail tinu-s t.iken, the deepe-l intere-t in .ill tliat eiiiieerns the we! tare of tho-e w itli whom -he is eonnei ted, .iiid e-peei,ill\ her -iibieet- in the 1 lominioii of t',in,ida. The next p.ir.i^r.iph I e.imiot hut Ion. h upon \\illi leelini;- in w hii li I .miierl.iin 1 li.ixe \-. mr dei-pe-t -\rip.ith)-. it li.id eert.iinl)- been L,id\- Slanle\-'s intention to Ik- pre-ent with me to-d.i\ , |o h.ne come amon;.;-! m.iii\- iViend- wli.Mii -lie is ,ilw.i)s -i.id to meet, and to m.ike hei aiipe.ir.iiue onee more ,i! the rni\er-it\ which li.is .ilw.i\- ieiei\eil her wit'i -iieh -i-iiifh .int kindne-s .md with such L;'e.it honour; but unlortun.iteU-, .is )-(iu know,otlier i .lu-e- li,i\e intertered, ,ind tiioii-h Sir 1 )on,ild .Smilli h.i- relerred to the ;,;te.it p.irt which kidies ,ire t.ikin- in the imi\ersit\- course here, .iiul to their close connexion with it. 1 think I cm olfer a uIVk ienl ,ip. .l...^\ lor I., id) .St.mle) 's .ib-ence b)- -.i)in;_; tli.it in ;.;oinL; to mir-e a son wlio i- dani;eroii-lc ill -he is performiiii; her wuniaiil)- dutie- in a m.umer no true wom.m caikl di-.ipprove ol. Well, i;entleiiien, 1 in.i) now p,i-s mi, litli \ er)- little m.ire prel'.iei- to the par.i-r.iph in wlii. ii )-ou were -oml en..u.;|. to remind me til, it I saw this buildiii'_; in it- e.irlier -tai;es. K.itlier moi,- tli.in tvM. ) e.i, ^ .il;o we stood oiit-ide upon a not \ er) -iilti)- ,irteino..n ,ind l.cid the lound.ition- stone, which I tru-t h.id not like in,in\- other |ound,ition--tiiiie-, to be -urreptitioii-1)- t,ikeii up ,ind rel.iiil b)- the m.i-ons in the de.id ol'ni-lit. \\ hen wc laid it no one coiiUl h,ive anticip.iled that in -lu li .i -hoii -p,iee of time we would li,i\e -tood in thi- buildiili;' and in the .idj.icent one and h,i\oseeii th.e compK-tioii of the wi-hes of the kind ,ind mimiruent ilon,.r. to whom it mu-l be ,i h,ipp)- d,i) t.i see his lirii^litest hopes -o compli-tel)- re.ilised and his Work -o Uill)- ,ippreciated h) - i ni,m\' olthe i oinminiil) , )ounL; ,ind old, who li,i\e joined to d,i)- in doiii;.; him honour. X.m, I .im ,ihMid,,is \er)- often h,i|ipen- to men in public lili-, I find m) -ell . ,i!led upon to -pe.ik of til, it of which 1 know i on!p,iiMti\el)- little. It i- true th.it upon ni)- ,irri\,il in the cit\ l.i-t iii-ht, 1 li.id an e,ni\ opportimil) ti\ meet in- the 1 )i-,iu of thi- l-'.iciilt\ of .\pplied .Seieiice, who, | ■. .-nlure e\e;i in hi- pre-eiice to -,i)-, remind - me, ,1- wrW .1- .11 ithiiiL; cm remind one, of wli,it one li,is ne\er seen, and never will -ee perpetiril nn 'i m per-ouilied in the lle-h. I le w.is kind eiiou h to ,1-k me to '^;o and lo. >k .it -oiiie ol the eiiuipineiit of this build ini;, .md tliou..;h the time \\,i- -h. .it, I hope we were ,ible to m,ike the be-t u-e of wli,it lem, lined ,it our di-p .-,il, ,md ,i nio-l inlere-tiu:.; lime il ci'rl,iinl)- w,i- f >r ,m).iue who cm f ne-ee the noble purpo-es which tliisL;re.it building; iii.i\- -er\e. I luiieve th.il the mimifiCi-ut donor, tliou-h In h,i- cnehill) cnue.iled. ,ind prob.ilil) will coiilinue t.i coiucil ,ill such 111. liters from me, Would not be in .i po-ition to deux" tli.il prob.ibl)- it will be ne.uer seven tli.ni six liL;iue- which ii.ive been re.iched befire iii- 'n-iuf ictions ,ire com- pletid. I must s.i\- it h.is been ni)- .,;ooil fortiine to -ei- man)- in-l,ill.ilioiis of nioilern -cii-nce. Whii-t oiil)- p.irli.ill)- conipu iiendi.r,; them, I think 1 ,im in ,1 po-itioii to affirm that 1 h.i\>- never -c-n aii)lhinL; ei|ii,il to the completene— and lihcr.ilit) with which ,ill the nece— ,ii) pkint h.i- been put int.i thi- biiildin". I believe it i- .i -eciel wliiili I ,im .it liberl)- to bre.ik, tli,it when ,i (|iiestion e.ime up as to this or tll.it ,ippli,ince f .r nuikini; some paiticukir te-t, it w.i- not -uflicienl li' s,iv- : "Here i- this or tint ill w-c. which i- ;^'ood cnou^it for the purpose." .'^uch a sui;;^estion, if ever it w.is mmmmwagm "•"^•WiHiili «Muk-.«.-iMn.vl with thcinjiiMcti.,,! " ]■),,„ 't .vt ,,„K- „.|, „ , •., , , , «-..:»kT intuthc o,n...„;:,I u..u ,.,■ ...,, .. "^ " " . "'"" ^^"' ''•'•■ '"'t •!»-■ Lo^t th.U Wa:»kT into the o. n-cMMl h,.l,| ,,r„i.,, '"■ ••""""""'•■•■ "I't tlict,o.ttIi..li. f. he -nt" V,,u- I , . . '- -f which. . ,c:;i„;'„;::;;;i;: ; :;: r:;; z;^:::r 't' ■'^^"'' -^ - ^^-^ ..r .h:,i.uii;,",:; : ;:; ir:;:;- ;;,; :-•> '^-r '--■ '- ' • ■• ' - '' "-'■ '" ''^' "^'' ^•'"""•'i !'-■'i'•^■■ Then wamic-i,,.. i„,o I ivniaiiiin- t(, he liovol '" >-vl-.i'ii the ln-.h,uilic .|H'., 1 _• > 'II ■"1.1 o,.„|iK-,,.,l, in uhfch '■"i'-t>-: !iul all the Ia\- .III! uvw 1-. .ad- •■'""' " "'^-^'"s .here h a ^rcat cu.un «*Kh .-i:i tax hi. i,iphe: sZce";;::; ,';:;. T"""^^'' '"" ^'■'"^^"''■" ' '-■t the hour, but uith a n'cw [,, ,„aki„ ■■il< "I a |in>lilein ««,,: i„ „.,ri„i„,„ ,i,i„y „, r..„v V, M, ,,„. . i„ ;,,',:"■'"""".'■'"'•'">■•■'"■"" <-"'" "»-i.i.K-. M„. ,,i, ,L:. . , , ''"■"'* '■■ '■•'""' ^.^ :nin..... that i- that in c^;,:::; ™;;:;::^ .rj ^f j^' '-'^ "^^ .--t. Th.e a.;;;:;;: L: ::::::;:;-'';•;;;-■-' -'--.e .i... «-....eh.h.t..a,,a,ii!.;:;::-'-;---^-^^ ■hner.^ of the >.hject: 1 Ho.^t k„„, if 'i;;; ::rZr!':'/'T''"' ''' ^^ ■■'''''' '''^'^ '''^'''>- 1--- :lwracterthc|„,rtr,ay,al,,f,.„e,;f|i,'e «nir^'.-You can see Lnelv here ' ' . "" '"' ""■"' ''"''-■ •-■'•''''■--■■ 'vi'^^ ''' '" " ^— -' '"" "'-— ^^^^^ y-af.-rha.vin- HO patiently n^tone-it. MM- I u.nil.l -.d,! T ;■ -"'l'^^'" t" think I cm .ec " the hceN ,,f,|„. i,,,, ,■" ' ,'^";>- " '^ ^u- >v,«r |K...^3 pri„,ip,. Si, ^villian, Daw..' | j! ! " ??"'; '" J"'" '" "- ^—i- regret vm have e^ es e ' """"'^ '"-^ ''"-^ "" Ur.F-.!.:fi.-,i pleasure. M... , ,., , „•„■„,, , ,„, \ '"'^"' ^'l' ''>" ''^' - ••'■''^'-•■i >•' r-nain ,■ ' '''"-^^"' cc^-n^njof the l.uildin,s?'l am ..iad . ,„ :"^''.- ",'"' "■'""'' '"-■ ■^'^■""''-"' "" "- o.l-ectivelv ------■■--■^^■■'^^^-^':^::::Sp^ I'T let urn, th- humble assuraiuc n\ u pciM'n (liplinn.itir.illy in It i(:.-.li.'i|, that the I)(iniini"ti of ('.mafia \\a> in no wax- criiccrinjil in that Ijlnckadc, that it is cnlirel)- ot an uncnn- nicrcial cliaractcr, tliat, still more, tlic>ut;h ('aiiaomelimes in the be>t spuit I can. We ,ire al\\a_\-s '^lad to welcome men of science from iIk; othi:r side o( the border, to show theni what a i;dod and thrivin;^ neiL;hbour llie\- ha\e i\i the iJominion of ( anada, and to a^^me them that w ho;.\er -.peak-- as the representative ol the soverei^jn will feel th.it he is \i)icin;_; the heart of trie l)ominion in ■_;'"'"';4 them on ,ill occasion- a nio-t e(jrdia! welcome. We tru--t, moreover, with coiiscicMs pride that before the day is over the\- will own, if not in public, at least in their own hearts, that ])erhaps even the Massachusetts Institute of TechnoloL;_\- or Cornell could not smpa.ss some of th.e work which the)- will see here. This is. indeed. hi:4h praise, lor nowhen; h,i\e more noble benefactions been made than in the L'nitc'd ,-siates, and nowhere have ihev been niiide better u-e of I have oniv- one topic more ol which I look a note iust now, and th.it is with rcL^ard to the bv no me.uis unimportant subject of free book-. I h.ive been so much hauled over the co.ils, or other pcrsorrs for me, for having;' reciived ;_;entlemen in jirivatc convers.ition, who spoke to me about bu-ine-- in which the)- w. re interesti^d, th.it I le.ir, as there is no Minister of the (.'piv\n nre-.ent, thouL;l' 1 dare say man)- future ones, that I can onlv' take notice of the subject ami rei.jr it to mv- consti- tutional a -liown me, of und) in;.; intere-l in it- hiture -ucce— ,ind honour, ,md of ;4ratitiide which will onl)- end with m\- life. RLPRESENTATIVES OF- THE L'NDERQRADL'ATES Mr. J. .\. Macl'h.iil, fairth cMr, Mr. J. I!. 1 r.ahi r-ton. fourth v-<-;ir. .md .\lr, (iili, fir-t )-e.-ir, iiovv c.ime lorw.ird, and. Mr Macl'liailread the followin;..; addre--. on behalf of the under.;r,iduate- . Ill lb- i;\r,ll.:ic A the Ki.;lil iloiiiHirab'.e r..iiiiii .--taiiicy ..f rrc-lmi. 11. C b.. 1.1.. I r. I '.ov,rn(ir-i -.eiier.il nt I '.mada : Mvv II I'M v-K \ol K l.xci.l I I.M V. It seems litliii.i; that the unilergradiiatc-, lor vvliuse iliiect beiiel'it these magnilicent and .-pli ndidly ei|ui[)ped buildings have been constructed, shoukl present an address to Vour I-Aiclleiuy (in ihis >ive represent.itives of the C'ueeii ill thi- dominion will evince toward the Uiiivirsitv feelings siniilar to those vvliirli have prompted N'.uir I';xcellenLV to he jiresent hereto-day. In coiii-hi-iou, the students of Applied Science beg to express the hope that coniimied huiltli, honour and prosjierity -.vill f.ill to the lot of Your lAcelleiicy and of L.ady Stanley of Preston, vvliose absence from the d.iy's CtTeiniinies is deeply r.'gn tied. Ch.iirman of C'oiu.', i. It. hi vim k-iox, President .if 4ih v.ir. I. \. .M v. I'livii. Pr.-i,lLiit ol ;,r,\ year. .\. R. Iloi.i.r\, Pre-iilcnt of 2iid vear, W. h. AN.a-s, I'lesiileiit of i-i v. .ii, i i A !,, , .Vi retary of Coin.. I ,. .\. I li.kur. MR. J. H. FEATHERSTON '1 he -tudeiit-. "I .\pplied .Science tleepl)- regret the ab--eiice of L.idv- .St.inle)-, and be;^' th.it )ou will .lo them the honour of accept iiii; on behalf of I ler I-'..xci'lleiic)- a -mall cabinet in.ide in the work-hops bv- ,in iinde|-;_;r.iilu.ite' of the fir-t )-ear, .Mr. Cdll. whii h I iiovv h.ive the b inoiir of presenting; to Your Ivvcellenc)-. ^ , mmmmmmm HIS hXCKLLKNCY THE QOVERNOR=QENERAL 1 ,.uv y„u an ,,,,,1„,> , ^nuU.nu.,,, ,; „■ ;.1,I,v.m„^ y„u . „v,,n,l ti.nc. alur h.u in^ ,„-,.l„„,c,l ,ny |.,vvi„u. ,v,„arlvo ,.:v,.nlc,! „n tlu- par. „l tlu; u,ukT.;raJuat.. N',,,, have 1h-,-„ ahvay. ^n,„i .„„„^h a. I have al.va.lv s.n.i, tu n.ak,- m,c,„u. ufynuv.rUc an,i t„ aM.w n,c ;;■."'"';■'>■ '">•;•" ^'~ '---J -nUI, with that whKh o.n.mu-,! y„u. whrthor insi,lc ,he clas^n.nn, ,„■ .n.tM.lo, and l'tl,ank v-u „ncc ,„,„v f,,- h,. okK,kx. ,,, y,,ur ^..,,,1 „vhn^. 1 can only .v^rct that I.a.ly Stanley i. pot present to receive the eahinet uhieh vo„ have .. kin.llv .-iuM, to ,ne tor her. lor i an, Mne .he woul, have heen ,nost deeply tonche.l, both at the thon.du an,l the .nanner in nhieh th'e presentation «,; n,a,l,. I an, not u-,tl.,ut hope that n, pa.Mn^ thron.h a.ain. perhap. onlv inlorn.ally. the ^entlenu-n wh , have n.a.le the pre.en.ation to-.lav, ifthev are >till here n,ay call upon n,e . hea La.iy Manley return, an.l plaee , he eal.inct in her own han.ls then,>elves. I'erlvp. , hi. is rather a'siu.ple-n.in.led n.nark alte , ear y tlnrty y,.rs of n,alrnno„y, hut 1 tlnnk ,l,at i- the highest honour I ean eonA.r upon then,, ilo.ever, leavin, arran^entents as thev u,us '\,'^'"- "■ •"^' '"""■- V'^^";'^ >■■'" ';•'- '■':-• '-■ >•'-• l^i'"'"'- towanU her uhieh >n. „ill ^erv .leeplv a.-preeiate. l' share ;■" >"";' >'""■ ''^-^r :'V''^- ^'''^^"^■^- "' ""■ ^^•"-" "— > '-'>■ •'- ">-ti-^ to-,la>, as it wouK! have .iven h!,l, es.renu. pleasu e ;'. '" r; '"'7; T '"'"■'■ TT'""^ :■ ;" '" ''""^^•'''^'^•"-'' '-"-irn,orc thoroughly wi.h the rniVer.t^- an,l with the hi ofthe nn.k„na,luate. I ha.e spoken .o nuK , o, n.a.ter. wh,eh are eo,na,e to th„ a>l,!re,s that I won't ,., over the san,c ..round a second tin.c I have a. aquatK-, and 1 trtr^ . hat dynannc or the laws o, „„,,,.„ nuy not bo alto^^elhe, |or^..ttcn in the (ootbali field. .As to tlie transn.ission'of force wh.ch ,s a ponu upon winch, perhaps there is a little n,ore difficult)- in touchin;,. I h..po that, as on all occasions McC.ill does its bcs, an,! successfidlv" '■'"- "~ '■^•^: ".""!" "" "'^' "■'"'• " ;••">; '"^ >"^"-^- ^"■-' '■''■'" '" >—• u"-l-^.-.>.lua,e course, and alK.rw,„.ds in the direct race of hie. ,o p... f ,,„,.,a •:: ■■;' "7"' ;" ''' ;'""'^ ■"; ": ""' ^■'■"^-'' "'" ■ •" ''■""■'"'"'■• ^^■''^" >•"' -- - ''""''^ ■■'■ - 'l''^'-'lt>-. ho. n,,uu- honest and trt,e hea -ts have be,., c,o..,y ,,n ed to >.,,u here, uul u hatever >.,ur lortune u, Hie n,a>- be, be it , 1 „r n,editnn, at all tintes to ren.ember to conduct v-ourscives as true cti/en. ol the iKununon and a- worthy u.uler^r.uluates and s,.,. I c,„, tuu\ no hi:4h,-r terms o.fyour .\l,na Mater .McCill. THE HON. VV. 5. FIELDING, Premier of .\<)% i Scotia. IV ass.ned I appivciate to,, highly the honour which ha. been extended to nu-. in the n,en.io„ ,,f „n- nantc as one of vour quests to so hr 'f7; V;r''\ h Th''; ';; """ ■ "" ;■ '""" " " '"" r""7: ' """- "■'"-' "■ ""• -'^-"•^"-- "l-n this new evld^tce ,^the pro,,er'^ o .Mc .„,. .\1 hou.h I hau. no specMl connns.on to do .,, , know th.a if to d.u- 1 could be in touch with the ,..vernu„. bodies of the v, rio.,; cducat.oual u,st,tt,t,ons „, N v.> >co„a. 1 .1,,. d be authorised to .ay „,., ,He>- ,ou, luMrtily in thee cou,ra,ul,ar,u.. and wi.h ^-oa even X ter ' ''^''^■" -^^ ■" ""• """■'■- ' ';'"■"'-, -;' '" ";■ ^'■"""-' '■'•';'-- ■"- ''-l'-' <■■ -npl.un at .inu. because vou take awav some oV our nu. O oun CO e,e. au. dou,, ,o , , .ork, but «e have ,o adnnt that there ..e .o„,e ad.anta.es not wnhin their reach which can), obtained bv a .tude a. Mout.eal. .\pa,t hou, du- ,enen,I ,u ere.t whuh every ,ood citi.en ofthe Donnnion should ll^el iu this ^reat Tniver.itv- of MClHl there ,. a s,,ec,al re..„n why a Nova >c„.,an .hould be proud ,„ ,t l„r we know that at its head We have a distinguished Nova Scoti.u,. Su- W.llia.n 1 Mw... hose absence, .day we all re,re M, - ^y nu- on the plat.oru, sits another.ii.tin.ui.he.l coun.ryn.u, of '■,. who ha. b.-en drawn awav fron, our ,nvn l,oVu,ce to hll the po.,„on ol rre.„len, o, a ,rea, LnnersUy in Ontario. We rejoice in hi. ,o„d wor,,, vt I ntust confess that I .should have ,,eau., p,c.sure ,n „n, n, 1^- ' "■ ' --yt the hea, ,e of our own institutions. .\n,, when I fin,, how nuuh has been done and is bein, 7 ' ' ,77;; '""""■'' 7 '".■:'■ '";:'"•'>• ^'■"^••'-•>- '-^ ^-- >■"» "-- t-il^linus .nay I not be pernnttcl „, ,leriu. a little a,l,ht,on,d p.easuu- hon, t e ,a, t that he, „ ,„. ,. a MarUnne iroyuKe man. It i. .ratifying, to trs to know that if you take n.anv of our uu-u awav fron, u. v,, ';7' '"■:- "-':' "f ; 7"'" " '■"'■ ''""7\ ■" —-tion with educational work which a ,„eetin^ hke this is c.d,ul,U,-,l to in,pre.. upon' us \W s,,u,e,une- hear U sa,.l that there ,s t nuch e.luca.ion in the country. That is an ..vlul thin, to repeat within the halls „f Mc(: I lU, s ch a h,n, ,s .aul, ,u„l not aKva> s by n.-n who nv „n„ran,. It i. sai.l that th,- va.t .un. „f „„„„., ..,„,„ 7,,,,, ,,,,„ „„ ^,,„^^,,„„ ^, ^^^ ; an d, !„.ve. ,n n, un- ca.:. not I.en well s, ,, U ha, ,s re.dU- nu-ant by .uch crit.ci.n,, I take ,,. is not that there has been t,,,, nu.ch e,!..:; , ■:,:::i;;:orbe::;,^7.:::7:^s;7;:,:7;;777;7 ;: ^"■■;.-.-.-...- .■■■-.. >tudy the , la ,, s are all the l.tter f ,r it^ Hut wh ve look at the c try h.h we l-"::;'- 7,na m^:;; :7l 177 ;"Z;"77::777 hat the .uent ,c a,cl prac „ :,d .,,1. ^„ e,lu. ,.„.. nuM be n.ore pronnnent in the fiaun-. The sp|en,li,l lin.ineerin, and i'hvs cs buildin.7 2XZ '; 777 "■"'■■■ 7 7"7;7: ■•' 7V-"-^.';'-;> 'V- '-<■ ■ J- n,os, ,H.ar,ily in the congratulations to the Co^ernors of Me( ill 7, thi auspicious ,„,,,s|,,n, t,, .Mr. .M, l),,n,d,l uh,.se hberahu- has ,,,n,; s,, „uKh ,,nd t,, the , iti/,-„ , ,,■ -v.,,,,,. ,.,, „ ,, . , ,, ^ ^, , -ni n tni. n>any who ,uv rea,ly to contribute their .veal.h f ,r t.iJ ,i,,v,n,cement of kno., 'i7n:7he ?:,7inio!7:f I !,:;7 "" ''"' '"^' '"^'^ "'"""^ ''^ "' '4 Ill' lor 'I the true )rnt\' v.itor -nt >ut i,ii;k.\kn-. SIR ALEXANDER LACOSTE, Chief Justice of Canada. .. .. ^^>n- 1 ";:::;r ;i;::x:;:;;:;;;;:::;;::^: -,: i— ;,;-;:; f--"; '- > -- --^ «- . ...... . ., ,. . ,..,„ ,.,.. -th..ut any warning, \\-hen it is the u ill .,f (.^l ti,c Z, ^ ,,•,;' Tr '" ^'""' '" " '""^"'^^ ^^"'^" '^ "'■' "»• """• »-' the „-ati,ucie „f tl,c citi.cn. o,' A[„nt,val and the ..atitu ^.f t o ^ c , ^ J""^.'">; -'- " '' ""- "i- l-.uc sp.kcn bc^.o mc, in expressing -,vc,..ty in Montreal i.u, been as success^,, as Mciiil. Is , ;,,;",';;;;" 'j '^ "; "'^.i-.r .f these buildings. , . ish the' F,.e„ch the .act that IVovidencc has been less b,„nuiA,l ...uanU u. ..f i,. w", I , ' V i T'' '^ '' '''" "' '' "^"" "^ «-— 'r? Is it due to add to its ^n-ctness must be true to ,J1. ' ''^ ' ^ '' '"^' ""^ ■■^^^^•- However, ti>e nation is One, and those who THE HON. Al, Wh SENATOR DESJARDI of Montreal. N& n-m.'vvr my name is coupled uith tht Init never to the extent I feel it the ]■ IV']\ n, th ■-t few months e excuse that ni Its name, that wi :ind we fully appi Montreal, b admire, Init I cannot imitate Your ]• ,'rateful for your i)rescncc at tins li lerman, xcellencw :h'sh, I'VencI ut a: C. •eciate )-our jiresc ^\■, ■f M ontreal ar .et mesa\- in the nan il)p\- ceremoh_ We knew under wl 1 iir an_\- ether lan-u.iijo, had a iitely visitin- different parts ,,f the countr\ 11 answer ulu a benefit to the wcjrid. \\ We feci that the be re proud of this ''real instil itthecit)- of Montreal, since I am aullu hat tr\ini; circumstances you wer ays reac ly in tl !ia* ized to speak if, fi om the be o ,ire i)leasetl to ha nents which it is conferring; upon the vnuti utiun of McOill. \\ e are nro md of it c expected to be he Ae ■Jii this side of the line, inin;,; of the Republic, their ])at \e amoiiList us so main- of the dist should find with perhaps a more hui riotic, their most | iiiLfuished I'.riiri '1 is not onl_\- a benefit conferred not (Mil as citizens of neers of A nit V, h.i >rominent men, have always been anx iollS t( so self-reliant in our limits all that \\'as iiecess,-ir\" t< as the knouled-e of the fact tli.it in h e h,i\e not been behind meets a wai't. \\ ilev eloped ami the need of religion, lawyers and doctors, other fields of great jHiblic work an\- [Jth( ahva\-s had the same- object in \ie\v. W, rin- it abreast of the youth of any f,ther countr\'- country he can find cver\-thini; he uants fo W, •e tl upon Canadi.ins, but it • pleased to show them that he cause of education them, ha\e been anxi promotetl, Hi.s that )-outli will make a ■ ess in life. 'I' person re.iuircments has been felt We h T country in the promotion of classics, but in the ,.ast fift he opening o fthc 'se countries to help us, but that were to be constructei ^re.it imiiort ive found that, whil we should Jiortance wvre ojiening before th.; voui le our classi,-,[| ed ecu \ear thi s countr\- h: not h men o f tl ucation w.is sufficient to fo these build whim the L'nited .^ ings that h..' ha-, pu I in Canad.i, men able t :ive to b,,rrow, ,is we have been obliged to do f ^llilkli .States to the words b\ put at our disposal just und'.M-take tl le work. '.ise of knowle vhich J ■bted, J; hat we wanted to supplement that defit It i- theref. le countr\-, ;mtl we were anx ir mail)- >c,irs, capable ciii. ire, caiHc for L;rcat gratitmle to tin SmitI iisoii, an ge, if he h imes Smithson donated lish-born citizen, the founder of 1 1 et me ijuote to you the words .said of orn.-imental jmrposes of life, he h as iliffuscd that kni princely gift to the L'nited St.i le Smithsonian Institute. I'rof. 1 m ministers of ious th.it when ineers from other inor of fi m,ui to fee :>f th IS audience timards o happ\- remeinbraiK 3f their L'cjod tleeiN e of the benefactors who h . and we \\i>h them haijpinc IS laid, not his fannly, not iur i)ublic benefactor. .\ot iwledge for the benefit of man, and, above all, if I f a m,in h Kichards, ;is con tribii :itr_\-, but the « applied it to the usel ed his mite to the McGill but .M. orld of m.inkiiul under a lastiii'r obli. Ill, or e\en to the i-.c p.asscd aw.iy. lint uc ■i as the mtreal ,ls ,-i whole, and th ation. Sucl ce that tl le whole Dominion, will 1 Wl lose beneficti ve been conferring happi.ics uiioii their felknv irs who are s •citizen.s. ;till 1 be the alwavs retain a ving can .see the "ooil resu Its DR. ALEXANDER JOHNSON, F.R.S.C. Vite.F^rini-ipal, Mcdill University. This is :i .lay ..f ivjoinn- fur the Uiiivc-rsity and I cm -^ay in Hiu nan.c ..f the l-ni\vr>il)- that \vc arc -ratrfiil tu thnse whu have vnmc to -huv in ..ur \nv 'ihi. is thr\n.unin- .lay of the hViilty ..f A|n.lie.l Su.MU■.^ which atW a 1.m,l; aiul .,nw stm-^lc Ims at IcM^-th b.vn pU. o^ ,,„ , Ihin basis ' its cn.luucl profess .rships pr.-vi.lc f..,- that first aii.l vital lu.rcssity, the means nf tea.luii;.;. The M.-l)..naUl h.n-uieenn- liuil.hn- whi.hvoiis,... with hs anii)Io supplv ,.f apparatu- and with ma. hinery on s,. lar-e a scale that it cann..t fail t . .:x.-ite the a.lmiration ol ,:ven the nnpn.fesMonal visit, r pla. >■ it hi-h. I think, anion,; th.' ..ientifu- instiliiti..iis .)f the worl.l. N'., one can kn.nv fnlly the i.U'asure which this allor.U i.. Init those who hav.: some i.Ica of th ■ >.■^.•l•,tv of its strni-i.t for existence, it be-an with a sin:.;le pn,fcss,,rship in the Faculty ol .\rts an.l owes its ..lidn to Sir William l),ius,.n, uh.. built it np u ith p.iin and difli.ulty. ills absence owin- to ill-health, luniishes th.it incisure ol sadness which s.,..ften mingles with luimanplcasur.'s. \Vc .-.mnot but .kvply re-ret his in.ibility to be pres.mt. .\t this ni,.menl he is prob.ibly tmnkm;.- ol the procce,liii..s in this L'niversitv. ,,f which lie may be called the lUiikler, as llte Hon J.unes McGill was the |-ounder. All.iw me to read .i letter 1 1 reiei\cd from hiin a lew .l.i)-s ai;.) \h.ir I ir. jiilinsiin, Sr. Aroi-i i\i , I'l.A., I'l.li. 151I1, i>'.;,5. Il is 1 mitt.r .if .Irei) rei;r.-t t.i nie that 1 should he an exile in tlu- .S.uUh on the ..(vasi.m of ih.: lornial openni- ol the new ouild.nj^s presriucd t,i the I -nlv, rsiu- l,v Ml W ( • Mrl fonal'd. Tfiis 1 feel the liiuiv that e\er si.,,-,- my .■onnertioi, with M.:( nil b.'L'an it lias Imvu a proniiiienl .ibje.t with me to secure lie 1, K 1 ns of clu.alinn'm ii.itural and physi.-al s,iei,.-e in the i.ar.iMy of Arts, f ■ the luiielit of sMuleias enfrini^ iiUo any ..I the pr.il.ss.ons an. to devel.M.e the ■.,\ilf . \ M . .S,-iei,.e ml., a .-oiiiplete an.l eff„i,-i,t te.iim.Ml s.ho.,1. Ihe benefa.tions of .Mr. .M, I.onal.l, ad,!.-,l l., those .,f .Mr V.cr ke.l -ath an.l .Mr. Ih 11 s V.irln 1 now s, ..,,1 to pli.v all ihis wi.liin our n.ich, an.l I trust that the ,-.kl,ra.ion on th,- -Mlh will wor.liilv inaugurate tlu-seiuw .kpnrurcs, so ere lie to c'lnada an.l lo .M.C.il and so likely U, l,c N.vally promotive .if our adv.ii. e in s. ie,i.:e and Us applications. U illi all t;oud wishes and kind le.ar.U. Vours siucer.Iv, W . 1 ).\W.SCN. His Kscelleucy has kindly sii-este.l tlu; a tele-ram iiii-lit h.' s.nt from this m.•.■tin^'. i w.iuM, ihcr.'fon', |irop..s.- that the lollowiu:.;, of whi. h Iks Exollen.-v 1,.^ ^;l':^;:;;:l;.'";,;;^:;£'ni; iCxcellenc- Uu- .;.,veriior.t;en,Tal, an.l its friends, asscmbie.l at the opcnin, ol the Kn.ine.nn, an.l l«liysi,:s lUiil.Im.s, send ..reetin.. to the I'rincu.akwith regret at his absence and th.- heartiest wish, s lor his siiee.ly restoralion tu h,'alth and return lo Us halls. = " I > - (Si^;ne.l), DoNAM, A. Smuii, Chan, ell, ir. A t,l,--rani w.is l■.v.■i^e.l sub^e.iii.Mitly from Sir Win. Dawson. ...nvcyin- coiu;ratnIations an.l -o,.,l wish.-s to the rniv.;rsity, His Kxcellency '"'" ' '' Sir Wi'lli.'iui has written ..f s.Mi.e ,.f the .4en.-r,,Us belief utors ■ f this L-niveisity, .uul ,.f re.vnt .loniti.ms. I h.ive r.forr.-.l, as y..-t,t,. one only ,,f th.- ■Mcit .'ifts that w,- f .rm,.lK- r.'ceive t., .Uv. d'he other, the .McHonal.l I'hysics liuil.lin- which will be opene.l this alterno,.n, comes to us at a „„,st .ppr.,pri,ite time b.v.iusc .,f th.: , l,.se and in'im.i.e .■.mn.-cti.m whi.d, must ne.-essarily In- m.iintaiiu'.l bctw.-en the l;.ciilties .,! .\rts .iii.l Appli-M Scien.e .-ach .,f whi. h cm h.-lp th,- ,,tli.-r. whiU- maintainiii.,' th.it pn.per ,livisi,,„ ,,f l.d.or which is tlu- sec.vt ,,l s,, much of the siiecess .,f m..,kr„ "in.histrv There ar.- not many wlu. cm appreci.ite this more fully th.in m.vself. lor I was :i memb.-r of b..th h'.u ulties |,,r m.iny )-e,irs, .in.l have ,.nly recentlv'witn.lrawnfnm, the .iepartment of Ivxperiment.d I'hysics. I'he ;,^r, ,wth of m.v work h.is coinpeilcl this, but 1 have .pute e-n.uP^h ol the khvsics remaining in uu- charge to uive me a lively hlterest an.l a fair share in the new Iniil.lin^. The external rel.itn.n that exists between the tw,. ficulties or iK-tween the tw,. buil.lin-s, is th,-it b.-tween sci.-nce an.l appli.-,l .science. Science bel.m-s especi.illy to the l-aculty of Art.s, while its u.nlic iti'ons f ,rm tlu- fi.-l.l ,.f the ..ther k.icults-. Hut the .iivi,lin,,^ line is somc.im-.-s .lifricnlt to ,lr:,w. ,m,l the .ipplicit.,.ns ol science re-,ict benehciaUy on the paivnt science itself leadin:; to new a.lvances in both. ihe connection is obvious e,„ ,ii^h in most of the sci.-n,,-s. It is -trikm^ly so m the case ofFI.-ctricitv where the name-s of the men wlto lak! the f ,i,n.l.iti,.ii of the sci.-nce fn.rn which w.- have such w,,n,lertiil practicil .applications ire stamped 'ineflacc.blv , .,1 tlu- units .-mployed f..r practicil measurements. V,,lta, Ohm. Ampere. W.-b.-r, kara.lay an,l others are there, wed coinm.-m,.rat.-.l tho.i-h perluqis ,,ur e!,-. trie li-hts .iii.l electric cirs may nu.re iVcpi.-ntly brin- |-ara.l,i>- 1,, our immk W.- .I'eem h part ,,f our -....d fortune niv I.inl, that v~- .lirectly iVom th.- (Ju.vii, an.l its .le^rees a.-e r.-c, :-n,se.l theref.re n,.t !,nly in this l'r,,viiice, to whi, h ,1 pn.vincial ch,.rt.-r w.nild Inuil th.-m, but ov.-r ihe wh,.le Hntish Kmpin-. Ihe .;,,nn.-c;ion ,s very .l.^-.e -.ily i - - . with th.- (;,,vcni,.r-C,en,-ral. Vour Kxc.-llency, as Visiu.r, has v.-ry m .rke.l auth,,Pty n, this kiiicTsii)-, a f lit th.it n,>t m,my are ac.pi.iinte 1 with, •sm imuMMuowjaiMiiffl i "! anil cniKXTiiiiit; wlii.h I li.i.l \>< write to a lii;4li (iftici.i! in .m >\\vr p.irl I'f thr D'unitiinii within the la--t ten (l,i\--.. Without _\-(>iir coii^iiU mi iirofe^'iDr can In- a|)i)i>iiiti'.l. W'itliMiit V'^ur consent a iirnfc-^. ir L.nin.it In' irini i\ nl. Tu N'onr l-'.\ia;lli';u y tlic rni\rf-iiy annn.ili)- ^nliniit-- a report nf all its iji'ini^s. 'riu'^c and I'llur tliin;^N iv^ult fn>ni the enaclnients iifllic ni\Mi charter granted In" Her Maie-.t>', who re-.crves tn her -el I' power of revisinn in .ill matters. The menihers nl'this rni\er>it>- have tlu'ii more than the tisii.il rea--iins fur that att.u hnii'iit tu 1 lei Majesty uliicli is cumiridii to .ill true (',iriaili.in> .iinl \'uur I'.si rlK ney nia)- lie a^^ured th.ii with iheni, as with the rest ot' C'.mad.i, loyalty is a feelir.;^ deeply soatcil in the he.irt. It ni.i\- not ni.ike niiic li show on e\er)- small o, , asion, 1ml it is re.il and e,irne>t. It is not ,'. loyalt)- that flepends on the price of c;^;^'s. Hut while we .ire Io_\m1 to oiir tjneeii and respect ■ ■ui'^i'Ke^. we ,ire nio..t l'rieiidl\' to oiir nei-hliours ; as iVii-ndlv as to one .mother. IIow .^h.iU we th.mk tho^e .seieiitillc friends from the L'nileil .St.ite^ who li.ive loine .It such coii'-ider.ihle iiu oii\ cnience, often fiom ion;.; dist.mces. to show their fellow feeling; on this occisioii. 'jhc expression of their ^ympath)' i-- of the hii,'hest v.ilue to us on this .iccoimt if no other, th.it they can in in.in\" c.ises el Her \er_\- fully into . ur let linL;s ; for though the .id\,uu-es of science w ith them h.i\'' Keen rem.irk.iMi w ithin the l.i^t twenty-five ye.iis, yet there .ire prob.ihly m.my .iinon;^ ihem w h. ■ ha\e Ljone tliroip^h ,m e.v|ierience siniil.ir !<> our own. lhoii;_;h not s, i recent. luer\-oiie knows how iiiuch the asseml)laL;e of men with the same t.istes tends to excellriK i.' in their i onnnon ]i'.n'suit. anil so theii presence to-d.iy mast prove hi;^'hly inspiring; to us who stand Liter in the r.ice. yet -eek to .iii.iin as hi;^h .1 st.uidard in turn. .Science is ..f n. i i-.iunlr)-, :i\h\ every truly scientific m.iii rejoice^ in its, ,id\,ince. wheresoexcr it ni.iv lie m.idc. N'el 1 think scientific men are subject to s, mu- of the fr.iiltics of .iihrr mortals, ,ind would if the chns are brou:,^ht stroiv_;l\- out, loses miuh oi that disinterestediic'ss wlii.li the)- i l.iim, .and ri-htl)- i.laim, ii the \er)- essence of education. l-"or the spirit of this objection I entert.iin proloiind respect. I onl) differ from these honor.ible L;i'ntlenun in l)elie\iir_; that the coiitempl.ited uses of .science, whether in adv.mcin;.^' the % 'f all its '1 I'f\isi(iil 'H 1.1 ,,11 lUMrt. It tut vilulc vo th.ink ■ir fcilow IM\- iMSL'S tro arc tlv iiuh tho 11;^' to in nice ucrc it thciii- Ihii) .il)!i; ii-t.ii\- .Itt.lillL'll "list .ukl, 'C causes istcs and we li.i\-e. ■^ity, and siipcrljly ilicatiims itihc and and thc '"l>nicnt titiitif.ns h.it Was jIc than 'II : and lll'idrst act and incil it. icntillc in-'K- the i.icniiNc si.vriox. cuiulitiiMi iif in.inkiiicl cr in |inimiitiii- tlu' iilurim' iimUiIiu--. ^iuh'^s and |iriuin,iry \iYiiCa cpfilio >Uiilriil ipf.i li'i hmr.il iircilo^^ic'ii, iln iKit iin cs-^.n-ily imi>,iir lli.it .ii-iiiUTr-tLMlm's^ which, 1 lull)- c nur \r. is L'sscii'.i.il ti th.' hi.^hf,t .iii.l Ifiic-t c hu'.iti >ii of ihi' iii.iii. Hu>.' j^i'iiticiiu'ii .ippi.Mr to iiil' tn h.iw an altiinL'thiT iiiinoii»ary fi'ar al)l\' with scuiu-lhiiij,' of cxa^;^'t'rati' m a^ hi-- ciHtoin wa^ , attriliinrd to the old iihiloso|)hcf--. I am wilHu!,' to a' of science, .iiid have I), irno an undue wei;4ht npoil nieri> knacks and l.ihor .s,'\in^' devices and technic.il ntetho Is. I helii'vc that in doin^; this ihey ha\e made a mistake, L'\en from their own ])oint o( \ iew. ,in 1 witll reference '.o the very ohjects lliey profess. M .reover, I .im free to aiknowled;;<', til.U, in my liumlile judi^'ini'iit, those wiio direct m.my tedmical schools h.ive m.ide a mist, ike in alto-ether, or nearly so, throwin;,' out philos.iphicil ,is distin^'uished from .scientific, lihei.il as distin;_;ulshi'd from ex.ict. studies from their curriculum. 'I'hose technic.il schools will h-t .iccomplisli tlvir purposes of usefuhicss, alike to their students and to the sl.ite, which m,ike more of ilie scieni es ih,in of the .irts, more of principU's lh,in of their .ipplicitions, and which oiler to their jnipils, in addition to those studies which in. ike thein ex.ict and stroii;^', smiie of ihose stu lies .mil e\ercises which will help to render them at the s.ime time bro.id and line. With only such .a snhordin.ition of technic.il and scieiuific studies .is is for the ,u;reatest ultim.ite .■idvant,i;.;e of the technical professions themselves, ;md with siuh complcmeiitin;^- of scientilic by philosophic, il studies ;is has been indicated, I belie\e th.il the work of the student in schools of I'echnol .u;y is as full)- en'illed t.. be termed disinterested ,is tli.it of ,i student in .i classic. il collei^e. In neither cl.iss of institutions can or ou;.;lit the student to be unmindful tli.it his personal success in life, and his profession. il and soci.il position .ire l,ir;.,'ely to depend upon the manner in whii h his Work shall bo done in colleL;e. All lh.it can be ;isked in re|;ard to ,iny school is tli.it there shall be zeal in stud\-, deliL;ht in discover)-, fidelity to truth as it is discerned, hi;,'h aims, .ind intellectu.il .iinbitions which h.ive not sole or primary respect to m.iteri.il rewards. The stroiiL; di-sire to become ;i useful man. well ei]iii]i|ied for life, capable of doiiw ^'ooil svork, respected and entitled to respect, constitutes no breach of disinterestedness in an\' sense of that wo.'d in which an educator would be justified in usiiv,; it with commendation. 'riie|ir.ictical Uselessiuss |uran\- immediate purpose of a ;..;iven subject of stud_\-. may be no re.isoii why it should not be pursued ; but, on the other h.ind, the hit;h immedi.ite Usefulness of a subject of study furnishes no ;^'rouiul from which an educator of loftiest aims ,ukI purest ideals should rcLJ.ird it with contempt or distrust. In eitluT case, the question of re.il import is in what spirit the subject is pursued. One of the most distiiv^'uislied I'rench ' vriters of to-d,t\' on matters of educitioii, Mr. I'oiiillee, wriliii'_j too, stron;.^l\' in .advocacy not cf physical but of social science. Ii.is fi-.inkl>- paid hi' tribute to tin- .li-inlerestedness of spirit .ind the loftiness of inoti\e which prompt and direct .scientific research, even in its most [ racticil ,ippli' .itions. " Let us" he says "pass in review the j^reat founders of modern science .uul the creators of industry, the Keplers and the I'ultoiis. and we sh,ill be struck by the idealistic ar. I even Utopian tendency peculiar to them. 'I'hey are in their own wa_v dre.imers, artists, poe'.s. controlU'd bj- e.Nperience." .\nd if leavin;,; .ibstnict reasoiiiiiL;, we turn to contenipl.il'.' the m. inner in which the several pmfjssioiis ,ire pr.icliseil i.i the comiiiunit\', I .seem t.> tliu! corroboration of the \iew tli.it the stml)- of sc iciu e .md its iqipl ic.it ion s t-i the arts of life do not tend to prcpiluce sordid character, or to co:it"ine the ni.iii merely to iiriteri.d .liiiis. l''.\ery professi.in has its bkick siieep .ind its doubtful pnictitioners ; but, while fr.inkly athnittinj; that there are mercenary physiiists and chemists f.r n-xeiuu' oiil)'. I bol.!'._\- ch.illen^e comparison between the scientific men of .\merica, as a bociv', and its literarv' men or e\en its artists, in the rispects of ilevotioii to truth, of simple confidence in the ri;.;ht, of deli|^ht in ;4ood work for ^ood work's sake, of indisposition to c hnic.il education, without any niis;4iviii;,'s as t.t its effects upon the ch.ir.ictcr ,iiid subseiiuent life of the >'oUii;4 men of Americ.i ; without anv fear ih.it they will be rendered .sorih'd in spirit or low in their .aims by leasMii if the pr.ictical Usefulness of the studies to which they arc called to .iiiply themseUes. There is a wonderful virtue in the exact .sciences to make their students lnyal, jii-t-minded, clear-he.ided, and stron;.,' a;..;,iiiist 'eiiiptatioii. Here, no insidious tendencies to mere pl.iusibility, sophistry and selt-ilelusioii beset the \ouii.; iiiid the ambitious. The oiilv success lure is i i be ri;.;lit ; the onl\' failure possible is to lie wroiiL;. I'o be brilli.int in error here, is only to make the fact of error more conspicuous and more ludicrous. N pthiiiL; but the truth, nothiiii; less than the whole truth, this is the tloniinatiiv.^ spirit of the laboratory, which never withdr.iws its control o\er the student to keep him from tlie wroriy p.itli, which ne\er intermits i'.s inspir,itiipn .is it ur;.;es him onw.ard to the li;-;lit. 'ITesiUem Walker was prevented frum benig presfiu It.v a suuw l)l..cka't'-' u:i ilie r.iilway. 20 .^ L'i(-.>arily to im; to ■ iNsiy (111 SURXI'.VlN'Cr l\SIRl.'MF.XI: mmmmam THE R[:V. (i. (iRANT, LL.I).. I-.R.5.C. I'rlncipal «if Quctn's University. " In the \V(ir!i| tlnic i\ iii.tliiii;,' ^jrcat but in. in, ,inil ni man iIuti' i,-- iiiithin^,' i^roit tuit mill. I. TliU is an cvcrla^lin:.; truth, uliiili the rhiliirrn of liLjht aiuaj-^ afllrin, and winV'ii the chililivn nl" (l.iikiK"-s aKva\-> inana;^'i- to lii'iiy or I'v.idc. (V'rt.iinlj-, the cliildron (irilarlviic-is ilc. imt .il\va\^ t.iJNf Kuc fiirni ; tlu'v nia\' appcir a-, mmli'm thi'ii|ii^'i,in-. and iTili'^iaslit-;, nr ,i^ .irtists ,ind mm lallin^,' theniselvi'S nuMi nf ciillurc ; thr)' nia\- aiipfar .w |)hilus.■ shocked ifth.it w.is interpreted ,is me.inin^ that tlu' Su|ireme Hein^' is a " Iwidy sis feet l,ii;h, \veij;hiii),' I'mm 1 jO ll)s. to 2io Ihs. .■i\'oirduiioi>, .mil sli,i|ii'd like a forki'il r.idi--h f,mt.i>tic.ill)- carveii." '{'hes- ,ill km av th.it it is not its meanin,', hut that Gixl is the Supreme Re.ison of the universe, an I tliereloru m.m is like hun only so fir as he is ration. il. .\nd y.'t, notwiihst.mdin^' this hi|;h authority and the \oice of ("lod in their own souls, th ■ \v 'Icouie sometimes ^'iven, y.-.i alw.iys j,'iven, to ever)- new clevelopment of mental activity is an .ittitude more or less of suspicion .iml con-.tr.iint. The most ;;eneral attitude is like that t.iken hy a ver\- distin;^iiished offuediearer, the treasurer, of the most 'distinguished little comp.inv th.it ever trod this e.irth, who, in reference to an act of 'ove, nohleness .md self-s.icrilue, said, couil)l.iinin!^l\-, wh\' this w.iste.' Would it not h.ive been better spent by putting' something into in\- picket.' .\ii I tlu're ,ire liiends of mine, whom i know well, — I h.ixe some ver\- ijueer friends -whose best attitude low.irds ,i buildinj; like thi; would be, wh)- this w.iste ^ Would il not be bettiT to sell it and spend the money solviiiL; such deeply interestin;_j ami valu.ible problems ;is how m.my aiiL^els can d.mce on the point of .i needle? Others take the attitude, how much better to plant j^'rovcs or build cloisters where, in "dim reli;^ious li:4ht," the dimmer, the better, we mi^ht be .able to form men who Would be recluses, schol.irs indeed, not men soilin:^ their h.inds with tin: dirty work of machinerv, but men like lirounin^^'s ^r.imm.irian in all tilings, except his entliUsi.isni, who L;.ise us the doctrine of the enclitic de. All this si.et.iri.inisiii',; of re.ison, .ill this killing' of the li^jht of re.ison, because it •■* thought best to cut it up and worship a bit inste i I of ilu whole I A ; linsl .ill this I h.iil th • erection of tluso buildings as ;i proof that McGil! is ^;ettin.L; beyond the medi.eval and eii^hteenth ccMitury conception of a university. A imixersitv is the storehouso and the or_;.in of pure reason, and if it is not th it, it is nilhiiii^. It must bj th it or wor-e tiiaii nothing to thj mind th.it lives. Its ,iim is to inter|)ret m.m and n.iture, and it cannot iiiter|iret either by t.ikiiv.,' .i dualistic \iew of the- universe. In interpretiii;.; m.m it is the dut\- of the university not to sepir.ite the student from the everv d.iy life of t!ie world ; its aim is to in ike the -tiident ,i citi/.en, ,ind to ni.ike the citizens students, to ^ive them that love of science which must be in I'le heart of the m.m who is in all our hearts this d.iy. .\ml while it thus seeks to interpret m.m, to medi.ite between the m.ui of thoui^ht and the man of action, it also seeks to interpret the world, because it knows th.it in e\ery interpret.ition of the world it is doin;^ as Kepler saiil when he discovered his l.iws, it is thinkiii;.,' the th iut;hts of (lod. It see the worlil, filled witli all subtle and mii^hty forces re.idy to diii'„' to spell them out in order th.it mm in.iy thereby h.ive a ph\-sic il b.isis for a loft)- spiritual life. The world is full of these forces, and we bo.ist of ourseKes when wc spell out one of them, instead of humbling ourselves because wc have been so slow to spell it out. What are the ^re.it forces these buildin,i;s testily t" ? Thev tell of ste.iin and of e^ectricitj'. These are not new facts, the_\' ,ire as old as creation itself, and yet it w.is only List century we bcLjan to interpret the force of ste.im ; and yet we br.ii; about the jjreat discoveries we m.ike. I saw in the mu.-eum of the L'iii\ersity of (il.is^'ow the first rude model of .a steam eir^ine James Watt maile, ,is it were, only yestcrd.i)-. .\s to electricity, the tireeks knew it well, and yet it was only the other il.iy we bcLj.in to learn somethin;..; of its laws and marvellous potency. l'".ver_\' d.iy we are le.iriiin;..; soniethiii}^ new, ,ind every d.iy we believe we shall continue to be so if we only combine the earnestness ,md modesty which should char.icterize a student. Is n.iture exhaiisted because we h.ive learned a little about electricity .and steam ? No, .sir. We h,i\e only scratched the top of the .soil of nature. One of \iiur professors was telling; \"u l.ist nij^ht th.it compressed air was quite as ^'ood as clectricit\'. 1 think we all have experienced what air is from the moment we first drew breath, and any m.m who has been in the .North- West in a bliz/.ird, or at sea in acvclone, knows wh,it compressed air is. Hut men never bethoUL;ht them to use it in the bowels of the earth for minin;.,',.ind t,'ross, vulLj.ir purposes of that kind. We are learn in;4 step by step,,ind bo.ist iiij;' wh.it (loildike beinjjs wc .ire, instead of humbling; ourselves in the dust because of our unwillinj^ness to receise or interpret the ^ood j;ifts of (iod. These are a few of the things which strike me as 1 see these builc imIIciI I stciiiihn.it u.is hiiill ill ( jiirlirc- .iiiil 1 .line ii|i |.. \I"!itri'.il t'l Im' lit il •,< itli i'ii;;iiii- 1 in iSi); m\,\ lli.it vv.n iml i mU- 'lie I'li^t ntiMiiilif.it til it i.'\cr ( iip^^cil tli<; All.iiitic liy >li'.iin iilmn', Imt it \v;ii tin- lii -i m.iiii.f-vv.ir hIimiiht tmi, U'lll, it' in i1im,i' lUy-, .MiiiitiiMJ cmilil liiitlil .stiMiniM-. .iiiil iiiiiiil)' >ti,'.iin (•n:.;iMi'^ tli U im^-iil tlu- Atl.iiuic, i-i it nut i h r til. a it liniiiur, M. inticil In h.i\i; .in in>t!liiliiin wlicri-' iiii'ii can iictiMiin'il fur \\\r liii;hi-.| I Ml-,, il lie M|<|>>i< .It Ml IS III" -.ten II. i I lev ih.it uc Miiiy do justice tu uiii- (.iniiiry .mi I inir \ "lui;; inrn, \\\: li(lir\i; oiir \ uiin;.; im n >h'iiilil be alilr In II I KliT--t.ini I llir .i- thin,;-., .ilthuii:,h -tinu- |iivp|ilr ,i'i.|n tu f.nicy that it is licxcunl tin ir p. .»ri--.. i .itii snri)' to tliinU it is uiily \(liiii wo l"-i' tiu'in «i' vallii; tlicin. I'lir I'imx iiu iai Sn iii.iry \vas tail, in;.; almnt my liciii).; I lie liCiul 'if a iini. rr-.ily in .\ii\,i Suilia, I jo nu\cr dlTiTrd iiic ,iny sin h |) .inytliin;.; ml tlie ci iiitiiieiit lur civil, ini-i li.Mii'.d .ind rlr( tri( .il en:;iiR'ei ill;.; ; and I rel'ii e, .md eviry miivrr-ity in t'.in.ni.i iiji.u i-, in this lai t, Ih'i ,iu-.e wli.il injnrc-, uih; iiniversit)' ininri's .ill, and « li.it Ixiu I'lt-, ipiir lienefil., ,ill. There i^ n.p lie, .vi.rtliy t'erlin;.; in (eli--lial iniiuls, tlii'ii;;li tlieie ma)' lie in iiiinds tcrri'^tii.il. 'I'hei-el' ire I \(Mnld 11 'III Inde II)' s.iyin;.;, lint milv do we riin;;r.itiil.ite .Mil i ill , .ind Imiie that it Hl.i)' j^'u on tu j^reati.'r llii,l^;s, hut we < iiii;4r.itnl.ite il fur I he s.iUe of the ciiiinlrj' .is wxli .is the eit) . I )iir cmintiy i- neu, 1 1 is in it su did as the i (iiintr)- to the smith, wliii h dfteii s|ie.iks uf itM'll .is iieu, tl|iiiiL;li I l.irv.ird li.is lelelinili'd its .'Villi aniiiver- iry -Mi I iill imi iiviro thin ils lll'ticih, W'l; .iru a new cuiinlrv emnii iri: 1 ti> that tu the .-milh, and ueneed all uur iiiiiMT'^ities. I luni.initi. nrr. Is llimi .ill. When ue think liuw \!' mr, .siil'l'erin^ and blind iuiin.init;. is ; « hm we think tli.il in eMT\' j^reat city we li.i\(' iiiil only tlii'.-i' inile^ i.r |i.il.K r^, ill.. -!■ U n,;tlii'iiin;4 .streets ,iiiil n.. lilt? sijiLiiTs, tlinsL' iii.i'.iniliei'nl Iwispjtal- ■.\e all deli. .lit in, tliu,,e almdi'-i uf e.i^e .md luMiiy ,ind \M'.iilh, \\r ,ne .ill su |iri iiid 1 1|". lint also tile luiinlile limnes \\ lure, il ni.'iN' he, men's li\e-. .are . iil '■In .it liec.iii^i' they h.i\ e' nut 'i.nl :i lair eh. nice tu Ine, whcie men .ire luiit dmil'le liec.iiise the)' li.ive li.id tu iju inure tli.iii their sli.ire uf li.ird uurk in life, uhen; uumeii it ni.i)' he, areiunfined in the sne.iter'.. den, uhen- childri'ii .ire st.irv in;.^ hecaiise, allliun.;li in .i cuinili')' uliere .Manituli.i "\.i, i I aid" sells fur lift)' cents .i Im-hil, there is nut em ur.Ji lire.id I'm' tin in li ■ I'.il, »i' < irt.iinl)' mii-l i . inli>s lli.it j.i i. .i Innn.inil)' needs all tin' li .n e-. tli.it u ill eic;\'.iteili;;nil) .md sweel 'ii its lif.;. tmf: rhv. princip.m. .adams. m..\.. [).c.l. of «he I'niversity of liLshop's CnlleKe, l.eniiiiwille. . . „ . -!io s ^radiMte I i'ecei\cd i circnl.ir .i-kin; fir .aid in erect iii;4 .in l''.ii;.^ineeriii;.; L.'iliur.iti n')' the m.iximinn cu.,t ,itieni|iteil In- the ancient ,md fimuiis univer .il)' w.is nu mure ili.iii i :\.k'K fur linildiiiL; and eiiui|)menl, a much .sni.illei' -inn tli.m tli.il es|ieinleil un the hav^ineerin;.; Ivnnll)' uf Mcliill b)* the princel)' ;.,'enei'u-il)' .if mie man. l''ur!her I ilu imi think I can relV.ini fi'uin ■uiujr.itul.itiuns tu the he.id uf the l''.n;.;iiieorinL; i'"aciilt)' uii this .Ljreat cruwnin;.^ e\enl uf his f.iilhfnl .md ardiiuiis c.ireer, his cxpressiii',; persuiial cuiujr.itul.itiuns tu the lie.nl u| the l'.n;.;nieorniL; I'aciilt)' uii this .Ljreat cruwnin;.^ e\enl u| his l.ulhhil .md ardiiuiis c.ireer, his crcitivj career I ini;.,lit .ilniust s,i\', fur iin.irr his he.idshi|) this dep.irtnieiil li.i, ;.;i..wn hum .i -in, ill >ceil tu a \ery cun.sider.'iblc tree. .\san.'ld ct> U".;e iriend .md as .i ( .inibridL;e in m .if the s mir \e.ir, (twenty yc.irs a'^'u we L;r idii.ited t-i;.;elher , il ha- been .'i '^re.it sati-.failiun tu me lu see the Wuik uf I'l'uf lime)' e.xp.mil su -..lidl)' and .u in.i;.,nil'icenlly. To iitili/e the we.ihli mi ui-ul)' be-luued we rei|uire wise .'idmiiiistrators, wise teachers and e.xpoiijnts of the l.iws to be illii-tr.ited. ."several uf uur friends uf the M,illieinalii-,il Tripus uf i.S-^ arc widely sc.iltered and are duin;.^ ouud wurk. N.'in- in is I'rufessur uf Mathem.ities in ,Melbuiiriie, (nirney in .S)'dne)', li.nnctt i: Principal uf the N'ewcastlo Cullei^e uf Science, ilicks uf the i'irlh Coiio'',: Sheflleld, I du in it think rrulV— or Hu\e\- wuiild exch.mi^e his -phere uf Wurk fur that "f ;iii\' uf mir cunipeers. Xur is .iii)' une of lis ofthat standin;4 i i a pusitiun win n: we can t\ii belter ediic.iliun.il wurk than he i.aii du hen'. j.e.ixinL;' per-un.il cuiisideratiuns which, Iniwe\er iiileresliii'.;, ,ire ,ifler all part i.il, .md c msideriiiL; the ;.,ener.il beariii;,; ufsinh in im re.i-e uf edm .itjuii.ii ap]ili,mces ,is we celebi.ite tu-d.i)', we nutethat lllrre need imt be and ullijlit nut to be .iii)- rivalry ur iVictiun between Ia'ter.ir\- an 1 .Scieiilitlc ednc.iliur.. .\nciciit and inudern are nut enemies ; the true nioilern is a tine child of the true ancient. .\s the stream uf tiniJ uenl un, the hinnan r.ice was n, t idle. Now and then ;i y;reat mind .L;r.isped a - ^ ™:»f;:^;;?;;;;:-':;;:;:;i:r';rrS'::;r-;!:,,::T mile in ininii)rt,i! •■"• i'- A Cirok t pirturc ,.riit"c -I tho t^.ra. ,.,■ „a,u,v iih ', f | '"' ■'■■^^"-.'-'"k , y„„. that y,,,,,- .ni,,!.,.,. , .f -vli.. „, s.n'o ■ , ' '■'"'' "''>' '"" ''^' ""' '■'-'that ^^— ->.'t n,»l,u,l,l,„,.an,itn,lu-.\|,,,h«lSdo,uv"|.-a,.,,:,,. -'" DR. HOWE, .. , , •'■■"^'''^''" •"■ "•^- ^"'-'-" 'nsti.ute of .Mini„,.-F _ >>"t;;"'r.'^rn-;c!entof,h, AnunVan l:,Mitnt.., loarnin;,', th,' M ' ii.ililc u..rk. ( fli.n\ on |,rinirl '^^^^'^^^^-^^^^^ ■-■• ---'n-ua:;'^::j:;;;::r:.:;;::,f;;;;, •'Rorn55()R miRSTox. A. :k.ll. ,)., ooc. H„^., , " ".'- "Ill, peculiar pK.aMiro that I iv.> ,\r,i a,„l „,,.,,„• 1 ,1 ■ ■ • a ni...t ml,.,, -tin.' and ir.|„,ii ,nt .•• , I ' ' ""' '"^ "■'l'"" 'Ati.n,!,.^ n,,- ,i -i --"-'-^■.n,,;.,J;;,::;;;;;;,;:;,i::-;,,:-.^^ ;;■;'•;>- -- al„„it ,„„ th„u.,n,U.a,-. a,.,. ' ' ' "^ ""^" "' " "•"'- ""'• '--.n..rk an.l earliest p„n,t ^"r^: renlrnu^viej;,;;;;.;';^ l'',nn l'"'""' nKiiiceis. - ■■ ■ ■■— "^'■' ine .Mneri-;an l;,Mitnt,...r\|i„i„.. l.-„.,,-,, .,, , , . ;;:?;;:^,:,:;'^:::':,::::t"'- *::"• ': '- — -■--■:;:: "^S-;:;;:,:;;:::;/''^'r::.;:i'':-' -■ .■.....■.. ii,.,';;:;,"";: llie.„,.n.|,.rruU,li,,,,l ll„. fr 1 r I" ' ■ ^'^ ^''nMi lan I. ,|,n,latl „ ^"'^pr:-::-^^^^^^^^^ ,,,„ "' " "■■' ■-. - --•-."r-»:.:ii:;:r::v;:;;;::'';:-,: >'iie-s|,|,.,l ,,n,l inail,., literature and .,('- 'Ill i,t I f th,; li wicKsiKi:i) ri;sriN(! maciiini:, I pupil fi-riin r'ral iii-truitimi, clL'xx-li.pol li_\- the (.per.itii 'ii nftlio lii;4ic;il uiid speculative I'.iciiltie-i, with.iiit aiil m- slinuilu-; finin nature ■ t art. I.earniiv^ «-a* restriacd t<-> tln'se depart meiil-. i'!' sclmlarship uhii.li tlu reclu-^e coiiUI readily enter upim and ea~il\- acipiire ; the stiidie-i nf litiTature, nf history, and of iheoli .L^y and its related siilijeots. (Week and Rumaii literatures were preser\ed and made much nf; ancient and. fur the tii.ie, nnideiM history a-a- "iven untiring; labor in its preservation, completion and arraiiLjement ; rhetoric, lo^ic. and speculative philosophy were m.ule the cor lerstones of th'.- wijfices of learning', hut CireeU art and ("ireek sciences, in the dom.iin of nature, were f.r^'otten, and Roman construction, and the applied »c!«3ccs embodied in their work, fell out of siL;ht. I think this, prohabK, the re.ison. in lip^e de^^ree. of the proloiiijed period of sta^jnation. the " d.nk aL,'es," of the centm-ies intermediate bet«-ccn the days of the older and those of the moilern civilization. I'roL,'ress in the sciences and the arts w. is the necessar\- basis of all onward nvjivcment. whether in the useful or in the fine arts, whether in morals, manners, or literature. The teachiuL; of \iiuth, in those da\s, the learning; of 'Ibt j*eTiod. the civilization of all those centuries, had b(_'ci>nie f issilizeil, .and the world w.is checked in its I'lrw.u'd svcep 1)>' the iinpedin;_j Iriction of a iKSiilin;^ Conservation. With the re\iv.d of a le.trninL; of the pro,;4re-.si\e sort, the .awakcninjj of science, aiiil the introduction of scientific method, the whole world aro^ lo a new life ; and, about the nn'ddle of the titteenth century, be;.jan not only the moelern period of active, e.irnest, powerful movement, in every rcasin of ihouujht, but, that fruitful activity of research which h.is made the conscious, .systematic, pursuit of new and concrete f.ict ,ind knowleilLje, the lin;fui-hin^ characteristic of our own tinio and of onr own civilization. With this revival of the .activitv of the br.iin of the r.ice, cime new ,ind bel?.'..T ideas of the jjrojjcr method of cultivation of the ficulties and of ia--piration of the soul, of buildin;^ the br.un and of reconstructiii'^ the schools ; awi the Marquis of Worcester, Milton, \',uican:-.on. and their inan_\- successors, bcijan to study the best torui of ,i "complete and perfect education." \Vc are all familiar with the m.irvellous ;,rr,,wth of this recent phase .if the philosophy of education, and with its sin;4ular and imposing; results, as dcidojxrd first in France, then in Germany, and in Great Britain. The pro'^rcss of the world on this side the .\tlantic h.is been less wc.i-known. I' may be of interest to say a word of tiie movement -we look b.ick but a ;4eneration or two .it mi'st -in the I'nited .States. The historv- of this work is substantiallv as follows : Some thirty ye.irs aL,'o, and especkilly, after the L;i'e,it international e.\hibitions of l-"r,nice .and l-'.n;;I.Mul h.id disclosed the proj^ress m.ide in oiucalional m.itter-< by cipiitinental luirope.in nations a i^ener.il sentiment arose anion;..; the more thou..;htful citizens of the I'nited St.ites that their ccjudItt.- was far behind foreii^n nations in the development of niodern sjstoms of. es])eci.illy, techm'c.il education ; while it was felt that this comitrv, if any on the y:lobc, needed, and could profit bv, such ^vstenis. This view came to be sh.ared by the more statesmanlike of oin' lei^islators, and the result T-vas the attempt on the part of a number of members of the Conijress of the L'm'ted .St.iies to initiate a i^ener.il movement in this direction, heanJedand directed by the General (iovermnent. and set in oper.itifin and carried on by the .-everal .States, e.ich in its own w.iy. .\t this time. tliouLjh a \-.Zvm of mechanics and ai^ricultur.ilists, the Rensselaer I'ohtechnic Institute, a sch.Kil of Civil l-'.n^ineerin;.;. was thconi)" well-known technical school . the country. A;.;ricullure and the Mech.mic Arts, ]".n;,;ineerinL; in all its dep.irtnieuts, were either entirely imrepresented in oiu' svstems of technical iiS'lrucliun or were most in.'.deiiuately supplied with facilities for the accjuisition >•{ the scientific toimd.ition of such ,iris. i".ni,dneerini;, reci>;.;nizcd a-- a j/rofession. from a very early period, abroad, w.is in this countrv" so little understoiHl and .ipiireci.ited ,is to be conl'ounded, often, with the trade of the Mjnejor ; and its niore recently ori^'.im'zed branchi'^. mechanical engineering and others, were totally unreco;4nized. The people were not onlv sjs'^tantialK- destitute of all facilities for the eu» afi->anta,;e- t.i those .'oui'.tries ; and even (ire.it lirit.iin w.i^ beL;iimin^ t<» suffer from the succe--l"ul competit: m indmeil bv this scientific dcvelop- mca: of the technical departments of education ,ind their applic.itioii of the most adv.mccd sciences, and of the most perfect .art, to everv dep.irnncnt 'J* jn-Ju'try. It was this state of aff.iirs vvhich led that ^'reat en,L;ii:cer atul famous naval architect, John .Scott Russell, when presenting his treatise on * Systematic Technical I-iducation " to the (Jueen of hiiiLll.ind. t.i plead in his tledic.iti on, for the '• uneducated iviiLjlish folk," then suffering; from business depression, throuj,di h.'iviin; been ne^dected and .allowed to fall Ix-hind other nations, b-'tter cirecj for, by the men whose dutv it was to lead A§ i5-e11 as {govern the ])eople. " kusscll opens this rem.arkabK' bo.ik with the f iilovvin;.,' impressive statements, n.i less wTthv of .itientiou in these liter years .and in these Stale <.f the Western Continent : •itv vcirs tills 1, vvntte:! lu IS'") prole lutv took me ' f.r tl I .t f r'et niv lu'st nni)res- , the si^ht • 'f whole n.itions 'rouiu' up in the full enjoyment . .f systematic -• •r.^.mize 1 I K'.i'^lit ,iimo.,t say prrlect ''ducition. I ha I become acquainted with seme tiieoncs and fi.rms of cduration. 1 had read I'lato's description of tlic perfect trainin- f t .i. nation. I was fimiliar wi hcdiicati..n in I'.n-land, in Scotlan.l an.l in j-ran-e; 1 \va-~ finiiliar witii el.);nenlary school teacliin- and had enjoyed the privile-c ,,l unner-;il>- education, and the still hi-her education of the worksl-.op. I was familiar with the system of J5ell and Lanktcr, havin- had personal aaiuamtance wi'h its authors, ,Mul I h.i'd mvself taken an active part in schools of art and of mcclianics instituti<.ns ; but I confess myself to have becMi pr<.f.>undly a-tonidied, I mav sav humiliated, at tlv. -i-ht of nation. w!,om- rulers h.ul cho.en to undertake the systematic education of their people, and ..f people who had chosen t.. bear the burdens and to miike the sacrifices nece-.ar)- to obtain it. I d.> not know to what class ..f men in Germany the forethou-ht, or-ani/.ation, and patriotism are to be attributed whicli made them lay aside personal ambition, poliiicil animo-it.v, relii^ious sectarianism an.l State p.irsimon.v, in order to unite all classes of people in the unanimous effort t.. raise every rauk of society to a hi-her condition of pers,,n.d excellence and usefulness, and, l)y dilTuMii'^' e.iuality of education, to extini^uish one of the mo>t iirie'.ou- ..f class distinction^. ' t'omin- to the c.nicln.ion that the yW/i'n.,!/ Cnnrr.i/y is the end of education for the .vouth. and that it commences the work of the man, ".as inevitably the end of educitioii for iii-dern life, is the le,u-nef the .s\ stems in. \ o-ue and their defects, .as observed in his own country, mi-ht have been s.iid. in fact ma\- be s.ii.l still, .and >vith c\en .'re.itcr force, in the rnited States. \\V were then .almost abs.ilutely witlvmt even the bc-imiini; of such an education as h.is built up werm.my an 1 in..de l-rance'f,unous ; we h.ive little more ih.ii, the be-innin-s t .-d.iy. France is still the exemplar in the formation of the scientillc systcnn ot education ■ Germanv still le.uls both in the com,.letene.s of her system as one of ,i ition.d c.Ktent, aiul in the thoroughness with which it.^ det.ails h.e.e been worked out and a|.plied to the adv.mt.i-e of not simply the n.itio,,. but of cities, of towns, ,,f vill.i-es, .and ot every voc.itioii anion- the skilled industiies as wellasofthepn'l'essions. f.real llrii.iin can bo.tst her South Kcnsin-ton .Museum, .and its .-,cience and An iJepaitment .and its ramillc.ations .md the rnited St.itcs can boast of here ,anou ch.K.se, ain..n4 duelled n,iti.-iis t,, remain an ...lucit.'.l nati.in ? (.)r will you cusent that the e.lucati.m ..f the rism- generation sh.iU be a^ -..,..1 as th.it of .mv otirer e.lucite.l pcple^ Will )■■ ai at once .u-.inize the w.iys and mcms of ,l.,ini; it ? •|-|,ey by that time s,iw clcirlv th.it. besides that pha.se of c.luciti.ni which, aL.nc h.ul been fully rec-ni/e.l, th.it " general e.lucation " which 111 itines the man and gives him simple culture and intellectual p.. wer. there must be ..tiered an,,ther s,,rt -.he e,luciti..n .l.an.m.ic'.l by the citizen umble f. ..ive tiiiu- ..r'in..neN- t.. cultur.' .iii.i pnrelv iutellectu.al training, and which has f..r its purpo.sc the fitting ..I the man lor "that n.arn.w r.umd of .lutiesu^hich the sub-,livisi..n..fl,d...r in civilize.l communities imposes ,m the individu.d as his sp.^cial c.,ntributi..n t,, the c.iinm..n-wealth. and which m.iv be calle.1 sp..ci,il or techni.-.d," It w.is t.. pr.Ai.le this hith.-rf. uurecgtii/.e.! system th.it the .M..rriH Act .md later lcgisl.iti,.n ol suml.ir ch.iracter. in the N.iti..n,iU ongre.ss of the Tnite.! States an.l in the several state legisj.itures. h.ive been give,, f,,rm. This sv stein ..f modern e.UKati..n ..f the p.-ple lor the p,.,,pl,..'s w..rk. ..f the citizen f.r a citizeirs highest civil .luties, pn.perly ..rg.mi/.e.l an.l a.iininister.;i pn.vides a series .,f sch....ls in .iscen.ling gi i.lcs, s,, ,,l,i„ne.l .md ad.iptcd, ,.ne t.. a.i..ther and to the hn.al ,,urp.,.se ..f all. th.it the chil.l mav be sent t.> the inim.na- .lnisi..n ,.f tlu' series ,it the cirlii^st .lesirable .ige. an.l Can be stcuiily p.i-se.l ..nwar.l and upward. Inun sch..,l to sch,.,l from class t.. class untifhe h,is p,.s,e,l fr,.m the prep.ir.it..ry. int.. .m.l thn .ugh the tra.le-sch....:. .m.l, if time and means permit, an.l il his tastes 'uul tilent fit him to .1.. s.., even thn.u.^h the higher sch....ls ..f ,ipplied .science and ..f engineering. In such a system. •■ rich and poor may ft>—mmaMSm m rcr the <,imc elements (if tlics:itiic educnti. Ml, alike; the difference consists in the leni^nh of the peri, xl durini; whitli tlie stude.it or his pare , s ccm alVoid that he should live without cirpiiis; his liviiiv; : and in special cases that is no oh-itacle, for tlu' man who shows lu-d aliilitv or special aptitude is reckoned an li.>niiu- and a ;,,ain to the c. >nunu!iit\- ; to let him -top >lii.rt i~ n^k. .ned a ]ni\>hc cakunity, and, without coniin;^ tmder the Inn-den > ^l" ob!iL;ation or bendin;; to tlu- l;i:niiliation .'f charit_\-, the di-tiiiL.'ui'^hed -m "I'a po..r man continues liis education at public cost " Such a scheme shuiiui be so arranged lh.it the i>upi! le.ivini; at 1 J • ir I'l ina\- h.i\e .it le.isl his t'ust strps in ediic.il: ■!! made cmplete up to that point, .ind of ir.aximum v.ilue fir the pr.icticil purposes of his d.iily Hie. Ihe hii^hest ^r.ides sin ,uUl ubvii.usly be so adjusted ;is to L;i\e the professional tr.iiuinL,' between i; and 21 ; so that the \oimLC m.in ma\- enter upon the pr.icticc of hi- professi. n, .md iudependentl\-, on attainin;^' his majorit\-, relieving, his p.irents of the ci ot ..f liis suppMrt. .-siibst.iiitiallc the s.une 141 uer.ii iustructii.n \\. iiild lie :;iven in .such a -i hen'.e to .ill vl.issi-s up to the ,v^c of perli.ips 10; .-md this uould inckidc the LienKnl.uy niatlicmatic^, physic. il science, .irt. lan'^uaL^es, and history, to such, cvtrnt ,is ni.iy be tound practii .il)U'. I'roin tiiis ,iu;e nn. tlie various schools may offer differing,' schedules of instruction, and dilVerin;.^' lines of pre]),iration f ^r as diffeient br.nu iies of ultimate a|iplication. It is here that tlic tra.ic schools must usually come in ; .and this period must be th.it of speci.il prep.ir.itioii of those who ])ropose L,'oin;.; up hiLjher. fir the tci hnicil -cho, lis. on tin.' one .side, and f ii- the s, li. k-Is ,.f cuituie .11 the nther. " M.imi.d Tr.iininL; .Sch.« iN," im l< 'pendent ly, m' in ii>nnecti.m w ith the st.mdard hii;h sch^'oU ; tr.idc-sclv'ois, ,1- . .f «ea\in_;, of c.irpentr\'. of m.icliine const met ion. "( m.isc .m\' ; the hi,; her ^r.n't's ><'. s, h.n ils ..f s,, ience, ami those of -encr.il educ.iti.in ; irep.ir.it' 'IA' 'o ciilk"^i' ui.rk. incluiliiiL; the i Lissicil sriinuls, t.d^e their pi. ice hi re, .\bo\e tlu'sc. on the lii^'her ])l.ine. -t.md the ckissic.d and ^ener.i! educ.ilional collei^es, lor the une >.livi-ubtedl_\- be. ■ iine more ^^eneiMi .is time ;^i k's en .md the number of y, iiin;^" pe. iple desiiiuL; it. aiid ll:id!ii:4 it pi.s,il)le, in -cise- with; the ■.;i"Wth of the coimtrv in intelliL;ence .iiii! we.ddi. Hut tlu- ccumtr)- must, in tiiiu', in .ippioxim.itiir^ the hit^hest and best .system of education of the peo[ile. possess both tc-chnic.il and liber.il collcj^cs, .md technii.il ami lilii'r.il universities as well. ihese hiijhest institutions of k-.-irnillL; constitute the .ipex of a pyramid of which the body and f >imd,itions .n-i- i-omposeil 1 if the prt-parator_\- and hii^h-srhools of the .St.itcs an! of 'he win k- !. mer prim.irv seho. .1 system, and ■ 'f the h. .me-trainini; w hii h lies bene, it h and supp, .rts ,ill. It is siu h .1 system .is this -which i.lerm,ir,_\- and especi.i;'.) I'russi.e h.i- btnk up diiriuL; this n.isl ci-ntury. with siuh m.irvelloiis results, in the iiromotiou of the m.iteri.il as \w\\ as of the intelieitual de',e'iipnK.it of the .Nation, .mii. .is st.itetl b\- llenr_\- li.irn.inl. in " cre.itin^J iiul diffusiu',^' a p.itriotic spirit anioiiL;- tiie ])eo|ile." Ill the I nited St.ites. tli.mks to tlu- uis.lom and patriotism of Si-n.itor .\birrill .md his ioIle.i;.;ues and co.idjutors.a bei^inninij h.is bc-en ni.ule in which -.■. e t.ike some pride and fir the future of which we h.ue ;,'re.it hopes. It is but .1 be;^innin;.,; ; but it is one which h.is ain-.idy re.iched .1 point alwhi.h we m.iy rei^'.ird it witii c inlulence of ste.i.h- ;md tniliniited de\elopmeut. .1 future sU( h .is .Seott Kiissell would h.i\e been deliL;hteo to con- template. l->.ci\ .'st.ite of the I'liion w-'.-st of the .\He;_;hanies. with hardb' an exception, li. is a .St.ite imi\i-rsit\-, i onstitutiuL; the apex ofits educational pyramid, .ind aii iin.L,' .md directing,' and proniotin;^ the symnietricil ami proiluct'\e de\-elopnu;nt ol the wImIc system of the .St.ite iVom primar\- school to uniicrsitN- : and ,ill States of the L'nioii have their colle^^'c- -either a- ij.irt.-* of the .State I'uiNersit)-. or as independent devoted, tuuler the terms of the Law of i -.n.^i-e-.c to the- jiroinotiiin of"the lilienil .uui jir.ictic.il education of the Industri.il t'l.isses," in ,il| the pursuits .iiid professions of life'into which 'd-ie\ n.itur.illy p.iss fi-om the schools. Thi- woik i- f i-.nuied mainl\- upon the pro\isi,.n of the " j.,md (ir.mt Hill " L;ivin;,^', in i.Si'ij, ^^cxocw acres of the public uiU'ls ot th.e Nation t-. e.ich district seiuliiii^^ .-i s,_(iator or .-i represent. itive to then.ition.il ("on-^ress. Hut this is by no means all th.it has been ilone 1 1! llie convo'elini; .uui pi 1 lectin;,; of the educ.ition ofthe ])eoi)le. The sever.ii .St.ite- ha\e. in most e.ases, ..^iveii liber.ill)- to the s.une ciuse and ha\e .uidod to the don, it ions of the i;encr.il L;overmnent their owi: contributions, in s, ,nie it '.im cs, tin \- h.ne shown extraordinary liberalit\- and h.ive dccoted a special State tax .if tVoin one twentieth to one mill .in e.uh hundred tloll,n-s. to the perin.incnt support of these ;4rand enterprises. Natur.iiU-, the State rni-cersit\- h.e become .it once tlu- pride .uul the uobk-st blessin- of the St.ite. t'orneli, the New \'..rk St.ite I'liixersily, althoUL;h less Will .supportedi ih.ir, the- univer-ilies if m.ui)- otlu r St.ites, h.is been so well sust, lined by pri\.it'- liberalit)-. on the pait of k./r.i Cornell. I lenry W. S.i^e. John .dcliriw. Hiram Sibu-y, aiul its ,\\i] first I'resident. .\ndrew 1). White .md otlu-rs, th.it it to d.iy expends .m income of a half million dollars in the ediication of 1700 stiuleius. and can tuid profit, ibie Use fir an income of double th, it anunmt in the extension of its |,;reat mission. The other States expcuil, .is ,1 ruli-. sm.-iller Incon-ies on sni.iller student bodies ; but .ill ,ire Ljrowim^- in extent and iisi-fulness and [iroinisc to become the jjre.itcst inlluence f ^r ;4 1 in the Uiture ;4ro\\th in intelli.Ljence ,ind we.ilth ofthe N.itioii. Ikit the p'i.ms of .'liucatois in the I'nit.-d St.ites extend further even th.m this. One hundred ,ind ei:_;hteen years .1;^..., Oct. i;;;, Samuel Hlodujct, the ei iiiomist, .iddresse'd to r,(-ncr.il W.-ishiiiLjlon. then encamped , it C.imbridi^e, the seat of Ilarv.ird rni\ ersit\-. the rein.irk : i hope th, it, alter our -.vir, \o- d-.,ill ercet .1 nobl,. •• .V.ition.i! rni\ersit_\- it whiih the \ouih of ,ill tlu- world ma_\- be proiu! to i-en-i\i- instriu lion. " The .uiswer i iKsri.Nc i..\i!()K.\i(ik\'. ^s*- \v.i-. " Sir : y.ni ;uo ,i proplict, iii-^piivil to ■^pc.ik what I ;un r .iithicnt will ..iic d.iy Ik- i-.Mlizcd." This ^jraiui pmicct (if a cpmniii.^r cchTicc in the system nf instnicliiMi c.fa n.iti.m has iicvi-r hocii l.i.t si-ht of; althoii-li it still rvmaiii^ tu he .-.v.tol. \Vashinnt..n rn,K-a\ uuiv.i t., Jve the plan turin :uu\ niovcnieiit hy coiitribiitinL,' of his own nioan^. aiulevery I'rcsidciit of thu L'liitnl St.ites, fnuii that r.i-perity of the i,'re,it nation which is heretakin- form. What (,'ran(l future may not behope.l for by such a nation ! I shouki, perha|)s, apolo-i/e for takiu- s,, much of your time in telling' what has been done, and what is bcini,' done, ,.n the other side of that invisible and intan-ibic line which marks off our home fr,.m yours ; which .lividestwo p.opks h.ivint, s,, nmch in counnon, so little of difference ■ which, in fact, divides one -reat race into two hardly separ.ile part.-, liut I have ihou-ht tn.it perh.ips this mi-ht be the verv purp.ise of our comin- to tell what is bein- ,lone elsewhere, .is well as to see, ,nid to congratulate y,m upon, the noble w,.rk here in.ui-urated, and to share your pU-.-isure'^in seeiiii,' the work s.. tar completed. K.ich country has cause for coni;ratulation and both nuist move onwanl in this p.ith, and rapidly, if they would early attain th.it future nt prosperity .and peac, which every patriot ,uul -ood citizen .lesires f..r his own country and for the coimtry of his neighbors .and iriends. j ^ ■ Your ^reat and i^rowin.; Dominion is makin- here a splemlid be-innin- of a most f,'lori(.us work, and we «-ho come from afar are surprised ■at Its m.as,niitude and deh^hted with the tboroui;h KritiM, pluck, .ii.d the .absolute s.,undn<'ss of pl.m ,in.l view, which the I.Uest .nul Cmest of modern contributions to the -reat cause illustrates We take it to be certain th.at this is to become one of the elenunls of that l.n-er .md .m- mder svstem , f promotion of the best interests ol the peoi.le ..four whole continent of which the p,nt which is b.in- constnut.-.l on our side of the inl m-ible line i' also but an..ther division. Let us strike h.m.ls in this ^-nnid project of th,- erc.tion of ,. coiuinent.il s^■stenl of promotion of liter.ituivs sciences and the arts, ,.| ,,11 the learninL; that any ol our ,,eop!e m,,.v or ouL;ht to .ispire t.> attain, and in.ike it the joint work ,,f the Saxon race uid ,,ur allie throii.;hoi,t the Americm c.ntinent. With men ..{ wealth contributing of their means, the St.ate Kivin- firm and ste.uh- support nun of le .'riiin'- jivm- their lives t<. the work ; l,ir-e br.nn and .nnpie c.ipital combinin- to m.ike the work thon,u-h ,uul never-h.iltiiiL; wh.it .i future is assured ," our common r.ice ! ' Onthecontinentofiuirope. for every dollar expended in the eduction of tin- p.^ople, tuvntv aiv thrown into the deep sea of st ui.liu.r armies ; m .^p.iin. the proportions are said t,, be about one to sixty : even hYnice, the most liber.il of the continent..! p.-oples p.^s out s^v,.,,' fr incs tor the .iriiu lor every one spent on her schools, and. on this s.Me the ocean, the rnite.l St.ifs Covernmeiit an,l pe/.p!,- pav directlv nid indire'ctlv more than one .loll.ir per cpit,, lor war pre,, ar.it ions. ,md Imt two ,1, ,ll.,rs for e,l,ic,ai..n. Let us hope ,h,it the laiiopean pro -tion will so ,n be inverted, ami th.it .armies will be turned int.. the ranks ,,f teachers, .uul th.it e.liic,iti..n will Net be ,n..re liber.dlv |.rovide.l for th ni war 'with est.ibhshcl syst.Miis .,1 ,nternat,..n,.l arbitr.iti. ai. af,.l with internati..n.il l.iws a.lininisi..re,l Uv intern,iti,,n,il ...iirts, it sh.,iild !..■ perfeetK- possible an I lir.icttcable. It is a .hscredit to civ ihV.ati. ,n th.it this is n..t the f.act to-d.iy, th.it it was not. Ion- a-o, the method .,f sett;ein,.nt .,f diff.-rence am' n". n,it,.,ns (oven the .ab.,hti..n . .( .stan.lin- arnnVs. at ..lue the dis:4r.ice aiul the most terrible bnr.len ..fthe w.rl,!, we sh.Hil.l „., l,,„.rer tln.l due iti T ol thepaiKjplies of uar .and the orL,Mni/ation ..f inte ... nc ,Mi„>piies o, war an., the o,;;ani/at,on .,1 intern.i.ional curts. ( ),, ,1,.. c, .ntin.Mitof Lur.,p,., this ,n..„ns firs, .-on.p.erin^ internation.ii prejudi-es an jea .,us,«, but st^itesinen. wis.- .m.l stron,, and e.irn,.st, .ill yet cnu- f .rw.ir.l ,., a.cmplid, this ,r,.at..s, of the tasks of the m -rn w.„l.l, -J":! Ill .-t be seen ,., tr.msler her cxpen.htures ,r.,m the account of war t., that of education. This may not o.. iir in our time ; bm it will surelv .„i le On the N.,rth .\mencan (. ontin.-nt we are alrea.ly br.,thers in blood .an.l frien.ls by choice: w.- h.iv.. n., pmsoiis for .mtipathies ,„vii lice ; jealousies we .are one m all but p..litic,il form. Here, of all pkuvs .,n ,h.. ,lobe, is th.- pl.ice lor this kit.-s, ph ,s.. .,f ..nli,hte„n ent t., 1 e develone.l I have tned t.. sh.,w y.,u dtat we .ire ,level.,p,n^ rapi.lly in this .lirection, over tl„. b.,r,l,.r, an.l w.- h.iv.. all ...uf li.-iv to-.kiv, to s.v vur luo'^r'r „ tile s.ime .lirecti.iii. Our cuntnes uuHt strike h.mds , , brin^ ab.ut this ^l..ri.,iis result. In this we m,i>- unit, without re^i.ir.l t,. p.,liticai Jai-ely i° .■i"* ^ iinai;in;iry, lines, which liurdly divide u-^ in fact, which d. .not at all divi'.lc ii; in spirit. We can sec, to-ilay, that we arc heic iinitod. May our coinmcin achancement lie as rapid, as hi'althful. a^ rich in fniitinn, durin;^ the eiMning years, as this splendid indvemeiit, which we here and t<)-d,iy celebrate, Ljives us such i,'(i()d reasons td In ipe for' M.iythisbe a step in the nnward flow of !;ood work and fjood will throujihout a Cfjntincnt ; and may the beneficent flood continue to rise and to spread, until both continents, our present home and tlie h.onics of our common ancestors, shall enter upon that future <.f millennial peace wliich will surely come when education shall have vani,uishcd armiis ! Here and now we see the source of a risiii;; stream which contributes its current to the ;4reater and lesser streams on both sides that line which cannot divide these two - this noble work I COLEMAN SELLARS, E.D., Professor of E-nKineerinj- Practice, Stevens Institute, Hoboken. Findin-j at the la-t moment that il i- unpo-.ibk U-v nu: to be in Montreal at the tinu. of the openiii;.,' of the new buiklin;;.' for the Science department of McCiill UiiIm mI\-, 1 hasten to expicss my regret and disappointment at bcini,^ unable to fulfii mv'ijromise to attend the ceremonies. il.iviiiL,' followed a course of lifewoik that n.,ide the acquisition of scientific knoulciP^e of p'rimary importance, I can fully appreciate the advanta-es that arc now offered through such schools as the one inautjuraled in the city of Montreal Fortunately for thi:' Institution, those interested do not liave to ijo very f.ir to find similiar schools in .active operation, and to quickly appreciate the im[Kjrtanec of the instrurtior. tk.ey are ;^'ivin,_' as shown by the readiiies-- with, which the i;raduates (.f .such schools in the United Slates of .Vmerica obtain profitable employment. On the eonlr:ir\-. in reference to a eomse of instruition sin h .as heretofore has been fjivcn by the great colleges in the department of Arts only, 1 am reminde.l of.'i leinaak made tome by m\- hiend, Mr. 1 ieor-e W. Childs of Philadelphia, who in spcakini; of the difficuity he found in obtainin- educated, skilled help, said that" whenever he h.ul occision to cdl f .r an .issist.uit ir. the litcr.iry p^art of tlie work on tlic ' ledger,' or in the office, from the clerks who reei:i\e advertisements at the desks up through, all the departments of the paper, there were thousand.' of applicants, many of them being tho.sc who had e.u-ntd liigh honor at some of the leading colleges of this and other countries, and such men out of employment, where reaily to receive less th.an is e.irncd by m.my laboring nv.-n in tl.e L nited States, while, on tk.e other hand, when it was nccc.ssary to fill a tespcisible position in an\- department requiring ininual skill or technk.il knowledge, the .ipplicant-- were few, if an\- answered the call' 1 laving just relnnic! from .i tup through s<.me of tb.e great industrial establishments of New I'lngl.uid. ! may mention that in one building alone, where probably l6o draughtsmen were employed ..n the one kind ofwoik, 1 noticed tliiit the distinctl.v native type was in the minority, as compared with the foreign clenient, while those men who are rising rapidly to distinction as cvperts in the same establi.shmer.t weic young men, man.v ,>f them comparatively ficsh from Stevens, from '.■ornell, from l^oston, fr.im the University of I'ennsylv.mi.i and elsewhere, all callable of hlling their places soleh' b\- re.isor, of their h.i\ing been trained by the teiichers. in technical scl-.ools. On the firs't .\pril. iS4,^, ! left school to begin n-,,rk Half a century has since then gone b\- and during tliat time my thoughts h.ive been earnestl)- directed towards the subject of tlic education best suitca! to the present time. ' While the new buildings ,,f the Univjrsitv of Pennsylvania were ,,pened in West Philadelphia, 1 wa- un^'xpeetedly called upon to s,ay a tew words and at th.at time, 1 bore tcstin-onv to the ii'np..r;.ir,ce ■>( a technical education directed towards the wants of those who .arc to follow a life in which' the ph.vsical sciences bear an impi.rt.uit u.irt. N le felt morekeenl) than I did, or don..w feel, the l.iek of the education that m.ay be obtained throu-h the ,',rd.inary course of a cliege e.luc.ition as belonging to the dc^partment of the .\ils ,ml\-. I could .niy speak ftcm my own standpoint as a shop bred engineer and felt tlie weakness th.it lesuits from .i kick of e.irly cducUloiial .uKantages, and never more so than when ,.ne has occasion to e.\|)ress ideas b\- writing or bv word of mouth. \ technical education requires an aeeompanving knowledge of what is cnsidered necessar>- in th.e bro.adest sense ol the term '•libera, cdu- but unfortunatelv the time .at the .lisp.os.d of most men who have to fight the battle of life unaided, is too .short to acquire their seientihc p.isscd through the re-ular course im >iuh tliiiiL,' as a seieiitil'ic eiilK>;.;e, iicir did any exist until ni)' nun suns «eie ready to take advantage thereul. liy eai'eUil dbservation I ha\e .s.itisfied myself that the habit of thoui;lit of ;i student i an bo as veil taiii^ht by sj'stcm.itie trainiii;^ in the natin'al sciences and malhrniaties i>rc.|ierly handleil ,is in man_\' )XMrs devested Id the (irilinai)' ecille;-;e Cdin'se. 'I'ho mind, ti«>, is prepircd ti>obscr\c the iniinito differences ih.itenablc theeii ineer to discriminate |ir(i|)erly in his imilerstandiiiL; i^f the wnrk uhich he has belnre him. That tlio onlinary Cci|leL;e CiiiM'sC se[)arato and ihstii'ct fri'in what is known as the scientillc course dues n^t |Mi>]ier'.y tr.iiti tlu; nn'nd, ma)- be seen Ir^m the f ict that \vhene\er an_\" s< •-called startling; disci ■\tr)- in science is presented to the piililic, nn matter hnw illi>L;ical it in.iy be, if it lie presented uith any de.;ree of iilansibility, with the patter of the charlatan, it will be at nncc accepted b,\- those who have Iiad the liii^'hest ediicitioii, fittin;^ them to lie !au\-ers or pln-icians or do, tors of divinit)-. 'l"he humanities as taii.;ht in the colle,L;es do not lit men to observcwh.it is Ljoin;^ on about them in lines oiit-idc of the books, the\" ha\e reail. It was not many years after I had finished m>- schoolin;^, th.at when called ii|)on to spe.ik at a |)iiblic nieetint; I selected as the subject y a mind tr.iined to sjparale truth from fil,-it_\-. t.'onser\ation of ener,L;y and correuitioii of lorces were terms to be fouiul in the dictionary and -were prob,ibl\- used in the University of the daw but to most ]>eiiple the\" were, and still are worils of little or no meaniiiL;, yet they express what should be Vair^ht in the primary scIukiIs of the coimtr\- and not left to be imp.U'ted throUj^h the scientific course only. |-".\iiy child should be made to know th.it in the universe ihere .ire bouuil.s anil limits to cncr;,;y. The forces that are to serve man are never to exceed their natur.il bounds, we can only prevent w.iste. \\"e,dth)- men h.i\e ;^iven their nioi'ev' to found Institutions of le.irniiiLj. Those who can .ifford to do so, are pas'iiiL; fir the liberal education iif their .sons. This educilion is soir^ht for tai account of the i;ood it is expected to ilo to the re<:ipient of the cdiicition. To the yo n;^' man who h.is selected for his course of life, law or mcflicine or thcolo|^y, there h.ivc been, for lumdred; of ye.irs, colle;^es ofteriiv lii'ii what he reciuires, in a incisure, fir his peculiar lifeuork, but it is only throii;.;h the scientific schools and the techm'c.il schiM)ls, ;is they .are [^radii.illy becoming; improved, that the kind of nunt.il f lod is oflered th.it uill m.ike men re.idy to take up their work as scientists when they are to earn their lixiiii^s as mech.mit-. of a hi^luM- i^rade th.m the mere uorkni.in. The function of an)- school is to te.ich men how to think, .uul those pursuing;- th.it liiu^ of thoULjht th.it runs in the rut worn b\- the vehicles of I01V.J a;_;o, lia\e tlifficiih)- in Ljettin;,; tU(li:iU to ii>-iniil.ile a-:.! J.i^-e-t. •Ihr niicMiin- ..f even- new scieiitilk sch.-.i is :i stc]. in advance and brin-s 1.. nu- a Uvlin- ,,r ^ati-lactiun. 'I'lie inslitutiun that tail- L. L;ne t.. tnr i.ul.li. uhat i.^vanted uill cientilic training; thai cu.nr. nearest to niakin- its alumni ready to do -..od work will take till' Irad in iio|iularit\-, - , i 11 Its mana.^irs nui.t. however, fiml out what i- wanted and tr\- to fill that want. They must not |HMniit their -ra.luates to Im.l that tlie>- have to .'ive up habits U thou-ht and meth.-ls leanicj in >ch.K,l to take up what the.v are rv;|uet,-d to ,lo uh.'U seeking' employment, it will he too late to rind out uhat is waiitJd from the :ilun.ni of any new sdiool. It i- better to kcvp in tou. h with the uorkin- w, rl.l all the time and to draw to the rank of teach, r-- those who have h.'d a witic oxpcricncr in practiie. Conld 1 have been present ami able to s,x:ak. I dvaild have i^iven n.. ad\i.-, but would have praised the elTorts ot tlv-e who h.ive -u.c.le the McCiill school a possibilitv, an.l wouM have S|x .ken words of encoura^'ement to it- Iru-lers and l-'acult>-. Deeply do I re-ret my inability to do ^, now. and my best wish.s aiv f .r the success . ,f the .S. ieiitilU I )cpartmenl . .f the L mversily. MR. E. P. HANNAR)RD, President of the Canadian Society of Civil nnsrineers. \s president of the fanadi.m ->• cietv ..f Civil Knonuvrs, and ... a I'resident but lately appointed to oftice. and therefore not fully matured, •dlowmeU. savin re-ard to some of the remark, which fell from Dr. Raymond, and in his ivfrence particularly to Irel.md. I don t c.u'e ,aboUt Ireland t^ccause I think it .viU take care of ii^-lf; but I do care >onuthin^, ,ind ,1 u-eal deal about our piolcsMon and about the cn-ineeis ol this contineiit in particular. The kite Mr. Thom.e- Workm.m an.l our ;.^ood friend Mr Mcl)oii,ald have been kind enuu:.'h. by their .».unty. to o,,,- y.ai a Iniildin-liere which will turn out anv.iu.,ntitv of cn-ineer., and I do confess that the responsibility 011 the people ot Mc.ntre.d an.l ot ( .ui.ula „..neram- as .0 what will become of'vou vuun:; men. is very ^reat, .\lthouuh >ou are ,,t pres.-nt in a crner of the room, you wm very soon have t.. conv out of that corner, and will h.iv'e to make yourselve> felt in thi> or some oth.r counfy. Therefore, I s.iy to the people of C.nad.i that the .niplovment of engineers should Ix. more ^e:,er.ii than is the ca-e at ,,rescnt. Tiie engineer cin do ,lut>-, .u,d ^ood serviceable duty to mankind „cncr,;ilv and to ,«ople in particul.ir. bv .avin^ nvney and lives. Men of stan.lin^ in our prolesson are listened to, but as to what wnl becme ot he Tm- idu ites is a veiv serious mie-tion. and vet there are hundreds and hundreds of ,.osiiio,is which these youii- men can fill, and hU with credit, but "{ un sorrv- to sav'a "re.it manv ..f them ."uo n-t ..o cm,.love,k We mu-l learn t viconu' thi- ,lifncull>-. We can do it. and can do :^^,o cariivi- for the uradu.ites turned out from this and other .shnilar institution-. "^ .MR, JOHN BIRKINBINE, President of the .Vmerican Institute if ."lininR Engineers. I confess to (belin.: much at h-me here t....,iy. ^.r -ever.d iv In the ,i,-l place, i„>- >-oun, fne.ids in the c-rner remind me ...the days inent in the decor.iti.. lis two ll.i-s cntuine.l, . 'lie which I have been tau-lit to l.i\c, Then I meet here mv frien,! ..f iv.enl acqu.iintaiice, the h..n..red M.iyor n( Montreal who -reeted the .fthe.Xmerican In-titute of Mining Kn^ineers s„ crdially .,n our arriv.il, and 1 .eel still more at hotne wl>en I see close l«.side me er l.-ieldin.. becau-e the ...her nL^ht he and I trie.! f. -ee who coul.l ,.■. , lo-es, ,0 the clin, -,f the St. (,e,>r,-e s . lul,. 1 think 1 an ahead of him b . son siCand a half inche. mc.-ure,! by a >now.-hoers welcme. Uut. Mr, 1 hancellor, with the au. hence be., .re you an.l the oentlenu-n h - U-rta I nce.ld..n.,m..rethanort;reon,ratu)a,i..ns. 1 woul.l theretoie .■on.ratulate his Kx.:ellency on havm, .uch a .jermanent an.l t.e. Ui i , t, the .levclopnrent ..f the Dominion ; 1 woul.i cn.ratulate the M,iy,.r of Montreal iip-.n h.ivni, another beauty a.l.le.l to this ma.m.uen ::uld cniatJlate the Faculty- u,..n havin, the me.ms .,f ,ivin, at McCoU rniversit>-, a higher e ueati.m t.. a K-^ -'^^i; '; y^^;;^^^ wh, will cine t,. the Universitv, an.l 1 w.-uW certainly not forget to c.,n,ra.ulate the i^entlem.ui wh , is able to see the cotnp letio, ..f .1 m.e ni u.n :: : ct^::; .Lt\hr,.u,h hi- pubHc spirit t.. a ma,niticent reality, . h.ive -aM .,.it my h-ie,i.ls in the e.^ier ma.e ^ ^^' J ^ ;-- ,|- ; ^> ',, -houl.1 s,iv a w.,r.l t.. them. We know of MeOil! Universitv-, an.l w,. kn,.w ... i.s haculty ; u-e hav.- s.en tins buiMm,, ,u.l «..u.d >,i> t. . > ..u v ..un„ men wh..'aie stu.lents in this .lep..rtmet;t th.-t if Mctiil! .l..es not turn ..utthe b.^sl en^,n.:ers ,n ih.. worl.l, it is y.Hir ..wn .,u..t. when 1 t.... w.is a c..lle:,,;e stu.lent : m the next pl.ce 1 find pn.m tlu' oth.r OIK' which I h,i\-.' l.:irneil t.i resjK-ct. nu'inber: I'remi' .jj0 MK. CHARI.R5 riACDONAI.D. \'ict:-l'rcsiilc'iit of thu American Society of Civil liiiKinccrs. It i-i Willi -piii.il ^ratifirath Ml thai 1 am iKTinitti'il t" l><-' priNuiit in this (in_a>inii, !•. dliii, i ii hilialf (lllir Aimriiaii Sc i iity of C i\ il l'"ii;^i,R't'i'-i, it-i iKMitv' (.•iiii|j;ratiilatiiiMs ii|kiii tlu- iiiaii.i;iiralinii ufa iii \v lidiiu- nf mIi'iki; in icniu'i lion u lili M. i lill I'MiMT-itj , an I \>> icmlcf its Irilmtc (if li'Mi^r .uiil n-iifit til tlio lar^i'-niiniiiil i^cnurolis citizen uhn iia-., -h wi-^clj- ami .-.u well, ili^poNod uf the means with whiih I'imn iilence has hlesseil him, t 1 the l.i tini; hi.iK-nt I'Thi^ iVll.iw men. It is eiiiinentl)- proper, ,inil \i.'rsial spirit, upi 'U the rel.itive merits nl" Cl.is^ic.d and Sc ii'mifu: cilncation; Imt [\\c luttrr jnd:_;nient of tliinkiiii; men i- r.ipidl)- le.idin;,; them ti ■ the coiicln^ii'n tli.it classic. il tr.iinmi;, cmnbined u itii .-i lent lie nu-lliuds i:( in\<->ti;.;ati(in, w ill best i'i|nip the Ktlldeiu I'lir the ;4reat H.ittle •>( Life. .\ii h'.n-ineer certainly c.imiut hnpe tu impress his clients with the merits nl' aiie project, imli'ss he cm cintlie ill cijiial iMrte, ma\- il imt be uiMiUcii, anil, \vi his reports in l.in;.;iiai,'e which h.is an altr.u'tive liter.iry (|iialit\-, independent <'f the technic.d intrrcsis s.iid th.it the adviicite nr cler:,')-in.in sin mid beilulx' impressed with the impnrl.mcr (ifinatheni.ilicd .•iccinMcy,beriire j;i\ inj.; free vent tu his im.i^inaliun, or allii\vin;4 his or^ ituricil powers 111 c.irry him be) oml the rei^ion ol'deiiioiisir.dile f.ict. Aftir all, the ednc.ition ol'the schools slnuild be .su ordc th.it tin- m.m. when brouijil in cont.ut \utli the red iuts of l.il'e, ma_\- bo .able to observe willi clcirness of \ision ,niil direct his course, .iloip^f the " lines of le.ist resist. mci'." to the accomp'.isliinent of le;;iliin.ite purpose. \\'li.iti-\er ni.iy be s.iid of other c.illinL;s in Life, it is undoubtedly the fict lh.it the J'.ii-ineer is .i true cosniopolit.in. a loreiLjner froni wh.ilsdexer count rj- he ma)- come. \\ liere\er his.ibiliiy in.iy enable liiin losujjj^est niethiuls vvliercb}' I e Is ne\er ri'Cei\ eil .is the I'orces of N.iture cm be tili'.i/ei forti le i^eiieral ill, lb ere is lie welcomeil wi ih hearu- (iood Will. He 1 lelonc's, m fact, to ,1 L'l I'lfotherliood, of wliii 11 I an. id. I h. is furnished to the .'^o( ieiy w hii li I li.ue' the honor to repres.'iU, not only ni.m\- distin;.,'llislied members, but ,-ni honored .mil honor, ible President, of wlioni not only his n, it ion but the profession ,it l.ir;.^e ni.i\' well be proyd. We Impe fir m.iii)' further .ici|insit ions from the s.imc .s.mrce, and tliiit tlie school now so h.ipin'l)' inaui^nr.ited in.iy furnish new men to swell the -.mks, where they will be received with iiiien amis ami w.irm he.irts If ni.i)' be p.irdoiieil .'i pe.'son.il remmisc ence in i losiu''. I 1 like to s.iy tli.it not m, 111)- ye.irs m^o (as it seems to me now. look b.ickw.ird I h,,d iust completed an esperieiue as i li.iinni.m .ind rodni.in on the ori^in.al surveys of the (Ir.ind 'I'runk R.iilu.iy between KinL;slon ,ani.l ]!rock\iiie, then under the direction of the late .S mmil Keefer, .and w.is .anxiously lookiii;.^' forw.ird to .iti ;ippointment upon construction, .is the ne.\t ,ilar step to be l.iken in ,ici|uirin;,; a pr.utii.il knowled-c of the professi, ,n ■ if ni\' i hoice, w hen to m_\' utter cha;.;riii, the thief iinormed my rest lecteil father that, if" lh.it bo\- of his e \er expei leil to hecome .an r.neine er, he had better be .sent to school." Unfortunately, ( '.m. id, i did not ,it tli.it ti •ssess ;m\- in-titutiou fir scicnliiic tr.iinin;. in f.ict, the onlv one wortlu' the ii.inie on this continent was tlie Reiissel.ier I'l lytechmc Institute at Tro\-, New \'ork. To this my sii;|„ were directed, ,.t Mr. Kecfer's su-i^estion ; .ind from it, 1 return in t\uc course, as ,i tiMuspKinted C.in.idi.m si to spe.ik to em]ih.isi/e the iii ces-i'y v hii 11 ll.is ;;i\en hi Till to a siniil.ir school on this side of the .St. L.iwivnce ; to I'xti'iul to our N'orlhern .Sister tin riL'lit hand of fe'.iowship ; .md to wish her .an imliniited nicisure of success. SIRCASIMIR QZOVVSKI, K. C. M. 0., A. I), c. to th c Oil ceil. It is h.irdiy f.iir. to ask an oid in.in like myself to maki; a speech, nnpri'p.ired and iminf irnud tli.it I w.is to be cilled upon, after the most iiluable rem. uks lb, it h.i\e been 111. ide upon this interestiiiL;' occision. Jiut as you h.i\e c.illed upon me 1 li.ive oiil\- .i few words l. irks w ill be to the students in the Lormr o\er there, j h.i\ e been m\self in ih.it c irner. \\ .is i-diii .ited in Rtlssi.i .mil obt. lined m\- ,im not '.;om'' to enter mto m\- as an laTicer of the Royal l-",n,i;ineers of Russi.i, when I was .iliout the a,;e of tlie m.ijority of y. ,n. but L;ood fortune brou;.;lit ine to C'.m.id.i, and li.is ni.ule me a fiithful ;ind loyal subject of the ( >ue an\' such buildin;^' .IS this, without any of the appliances about whiili you li,i\c Icirned so much. .\t that time there existed .i book k ■' li.irlow on the .Siren ;;h of Material •." I \enture to s.i\- some of \ou have looked over tli.it book, but from your tell.ir t -.!)■, .iinl my commission I histi personal History commenced pr.iclisiiiL,' my profession without now 11 .IS to vour 'u.irret \ou li.ue B.irlow everywhere, ^'ou have m\- heartiest con:4r.itiil,ilions, and fa' the future yiMr, of mv life I sh.iil .ihv.iys feel the deepest i^'iMtitiide to .Mr. McDonald and Mr. Workman and to those who li.ive L;i\en you an opporlunil\- to aciiuire knowleil,L;e wIiIlIi in the ol will not detain >■• Jlr. W< lien il.ixs W.IS iinpossil)!, u Willi ,in\" 1' M •.;er remarks, but wishing sueocss to Mctiill University, ami fjelint; the ijrcatest f I.' ■ lal;o.;rs. HR. R. \V. RAVnOM), Ph D.. R.v-I'rc.ur])riva Institute of MiniiiLr l".nL;ineers we don't dr.iw ,uiv distinctions between eiiLiiueers, Miniii tes to be ofticers of the other societw d elect ncal eii'nneers to us ami we !>el iiut ill the to th if ill allow me, I would like to direct \our attention fir ,i moment or two to the p.irt which the eii;^im'er hiis pla_\-ed ,ind is pl.ixin^', ir the modern world. 'I'here are two kinds of f ilks the I'hilistines and the .Saints. Ilu; I'hilistines are thofi . tli.it I thiu'.^ the S. lints ;ire the f i!ks th.it sit on the fence and criticise. The engineer is the Philistine of science. I \r is the one tli.it L;oes out and ^r.ipples witit the jiroblenis, overturns the ol) ;t,iek )|U] tiers the difficult les, (Iocs the thine The .Saints occupv theniscKes beforehand bv sax-inir how it cannot be done, ami aftt lis bv e.Npl. lining' how it was done. You will find th.it distinction rumiiiiL; .iw.iy b.ick into Scripture history. The children of Isr.iel were Saints in their own estim.ition. but on one occasion the\- f)Uml they could not overcome the I'hilistines, b.'cuise the Philistines hid bl.icksmiths .md the children of Israel li.id not. On aiinlher occisinn the\- returned defeated, because the\' encountered ch.iriots (if ir L-h tl ie\- couki not make themselves, am! ill the a:4e I if direct di, iiie i^uid.iin c. l'ro\ ideiice i ouM ni it do better than teach thiMil to learn from the Philistine We h.ue not h.id our eh.iiu (■ until recentlv ; the Saints ha\e liad the ■.v'lilil, ami a pretty mess tlv;)- in.i Wh.it li.i\e we Philistines of it. M.iker ilescrines \er\- \i\idlv, in the account of his Abyssinian tr,i\els, how the L;real Hood of the Nile origin. ites in the r.iins of .\l )\'ssini.i, which 'Mve rise to tl lousamls o iVeshcts, and these rushiii;.,' down the mountain sides and coniiiiL; toi^e'lier, swell the m.iin river into a solid w.ill of water and firm the stre.un which is the pulsatint,' life of Iv^v'lit. .SosnethiiiL; in tli.it style the effect of the accumul.ited inventions of tin- nineteenth century c, line on about Iwentv years a-o. In the first jil.ice, it h.is been a time of busim-ss drprosion fir tweiit\- \-ears. The old lioi|si-s j'md out they cannot do business ill the ■'iltv plT C ait. ot the hxi ■11 capil.il we h.id li.is been destro\-e(l in the 1. 1st tweiitv \a |.irt\- lias been dislocate'! m the per ceil t. I if the e countries, and scarcels' iiial 'Jf : AMiat we di' and Ilolkmd. )i i( ir de I. felt ch.iii St tweiit)- yi set tl . ccup.itions. There has been economic dislurb.ini iiiployi labi lor we h ive, e, most intense in ci\ ili/.ed in s.iva;^'e countries. It was the Philistines i;ettiii|^' in their Wh.it will hevl the Suez fo not stopped bciii^' a Philistine and tried to be ;i financier, his sun would not li.iM,- ^om; down in dishonor.) ■er the currents of commerce, w hich had ill succession enriihe if the Meklerr; The Sue/ t'.m.il cut short the \d\-aL,'e to the Iv; < but it left to de ! .000,000 tons ,f .si (1 the further il evelopi lent of its u,c li.is destroved three suc(issi\e fleets of ste.imers, e.ich in turn bdmj out, 1 )y some new impnncmeiU. That h.is been done ; uppin;. super^ that iiie.m, Sp.iin was 111! Ion 'er reiitnrei :ded, I, bef re it w.is worn the nemesis has come upon London, which had become the entrepot of the by the l.i\-in.^ of the ocean telcLjraph cable. If I w.intto l)ii_\- wool 1 dmi'turiteto London. I cible to .\iistrali.i, where it is .stiMi;..;lit to my port. .\ chemist made a i|uiet invention. His n.ime w.is I lenry li.'.>e:ner, now' .Sir Henry He went to work with that invention, f ireiiiost ,inioii;^' them a countrym.m of m_\- oun, ,iiid they lia\e developed it to such .in extent ll as well as we in the United States, know what a potent distributiie^' ficlor it h.is become in the world. What ails Ir and comes Kit von in Can.ula, \ oil. Wheat ciimiii^' nil lli-.-1'iiU'r r.iils, .md iii,ilsiii^ It im|iM— ililr t.. p.iy rnit in Inl.md, is wli.it ails Ir-1,iii.I. N'mi ^vuii't In: .ihlr 1)\- aii\' inKid' tn |).i'-li,iiniMil ..r Ic-i-^latiirs to Hire iIk- tmiilili' nf Iri'l.iinl. \'nn i.iiinnt in.iki' Irish r.iniis p.iy if it is |MPssil)li- t<> l)riii|,' into i.i>iii|>rllti(in with thiMii thf ,ircM nf the \irA Ki\LT, iir the rri's|i(jiiilin,.; .irci nf On-nii .iiwl Mont. in, i. Itnt lit ns |,«i|< at lliv' nuntcr sidiv One stii|i- rcnin.iiU rciiri'sciitcd in a few cathoi';ir more th.iii half a century's .uetimuliition of the i),ist times ; ,ind we ,ire .iMe to ,lo it without fidin;,' it. It is tin: most uveruhelmin:.; proof tli,it we do save money e\ery year. Yes, the world h,is heeii ,il)le in the last tweiit)' )'c;irs to \cipe out h.ilfof its invested capital and \ ct do so mucli belter th. in ever tieforo that it saves inoiiej- .md is ui-'"'"H rich f not .iporeci.ite the higher thinj,'s nf science, that it can ili tlieiii ,~onic ::■;, ul. I thank you for your kiiiil attention, .iiid be;^' Ir.ive to teniler iii\- per-onal coni;iatulatioiis to the anthnrities, to the ( lo\eriior-tiener.i! and t,/ .Mr. McDonald. PR0FE5S0R BOVEY, H, Inst. C. R., H. C. L., F. R. S. C, Dean of the Faculty of Applied 5cient:e. To-di\" we h.ivc listened to many brilliant speeches from llis l".\celleiicy and from oilur distiiij^uished visitors, anrl on the part of our l".iculty, I be^ to thank them for their presence with us and for the words with which the>' b.i\e ci;i:oura!.;ed us. Will \-ou also allow mc to express our very ileep regret that the state of Sir William Oaws.m's licilth li.is iii,ide it impossible fir bin-, to be here on tl-.js (ncas''on. His j;re,it efforts in the development of the scientific side of the L'iiiversit\' are too well known to all of you to need any cnmment fmni inc. The ceremonies of to-d.iy seem and indeed are incomplete without him whose own interest has alw.i>s been made to j;ive pi, ice to the interest nf the University. With )our |)ermi^sion I will now re. id a note just received Irom Sir William St. .\i-i;fsn\i:, l''i..\., I'lbni.iry 15. i.Sijv I)E\K I'RiiKKssoK linvi'.v: I'riim mv ilist.im pl.ieo nf soimirnini.', permit me tn conLiratulate you on the cileliration to take pKire on the 24th, and which marks the culiiiin.iliim nf a liMii; series of I'lVorts to est.ililisli a thoroiiglily illirieiit School of Applied Scieive in connection with MrCill, Vou must rejoice in this ciinsiiiiiiiiation, ihouuli even now il is not the tune to l.iy our armour down. (ire.U tlioiigh the uifls are that yon h.ue received, there is still room for further growth : but a firm found.uioii has been l.iid in the iiolile lieiiefa'clioiis of Mr. W. C. McHon.ild and Mr. 'I'liom.is Workman, on wliicli 1 hope the University will be alile to build ill a manner adei|ii.ite to the growiiii; needs of the nonunion in the m.itter of Applied Si uiirc . Willi kind regards, yours sincerely, 1 'AWS( )N \u.r I-.x,vlk.iKy ami -cnlU-.m'ti, ulu-i, uo cn;> r tlu- l.ui!.iin-s ,,rthi. R,.y.,l In-^titiltioii an,l think . ftlu- nnhU- „„mi u h, . havr ivn.K.v.l tluir ^■ivctu.i , .,.--,!>„•, u,>,-a„n..t Init tW] pr.m.l that a r havo a:n..n-.t u. citi/cMW uh.. hav.; n-o.^Mis^-.l ilio n..l,U-,t ti-.-- ..f uralth llaMir- ^ilisfu,! t K■>nM■,^... i!,at th.- Uuc ^vvMm-<, ,,| a nali,.,> >iq.o,uls ,„,t s,. inu, h .,,„.„ il< nutrrlal i-nwiv-s as ..„ tlu- cv.\vj,Uu;nm-ui an,i .luraa.T ul ij-; pc,,,,!,. tlu-y havo cn.k-ay.UK.! t,. ;;,vcall lul,. and cMK-,.n,a:'onK.U t.. th,..o uh,. .ic-M>vt,. r..llovv the ,,alh .., ,,„,^,v>s. This ,u,lia,Iar l.uiKli„.^- in whi.h wo" au- n.^NN .^athnv.l „, as y. ai n>ay havo ,.l.M-nv,l, o.ni'loic-Iy o.iuii.p.-.i f, .,• soontitK' invcsti-ati. .„s i„ ah .k-|.art,m-.its ,.1 cn^'incvrin- an,! uv u i.h it f. tK- Inlly un,kT~t,..Kl that tho pnutical a|>ph\atiuns hr,c tau,:;hl arc t.. ho , ..r„i.kT0.1 in the- h.^ht ..f snVnti,!.- cx,H-riMunts, tiiat i-. that th,n- ohiof „.,- .s to toa.hsoonflu- truths h, the cioaivst ,>,,..:i,k- nunnor. irth.y;Jvo tlu- stn.knt at the same tin>c a lair km .v k,!...-,.ltlu. u.e ,.rhis mture t,...ls Mirc.y ^.. nnuh tlu- iv.u ,. hukv.l V,,ur Kx.olkn,y. it «.,u!d >ec,n as if nniurallek-,! pr,.^re,s .lu.ul.l n,.,v he I.ef ,re .,s. Hnt even in this a..e ..t inae hue, n,.n,- ha. yet been uuente,! int., uhi. h we .an ,n,t the raw n>aterial an.! tun, out a .stu.lent. The l„-si oiuinj-e,! nniversitv is l,„t the su,, uliich 1 lay lie ruM>- in tlu- >.al.har,l, ,.r, in the han.js ,,t.str.. 1.; men, may he tiniie,! with I'lill etVeet a-ainsl the ranks iif i-iu,ranee. Anil ju-t lure ^omes in the u,.rk l.,.,h ,.f ,,r,.k-.>,.r an,! Mmlent. A keen >ense of e.MUn^t. ol-uhnirati.-n, ..f ahnost ,,er.„„al ^ra.,ln,le. will -urelv snllue t,: nnpel ,o to ,,i;.,r,.us a.t-..n. Have we rea..,.nal,le h, .pe that ,.ur mu, ess,,rs will >,„t lay cknvn their weapons^ The .!ee,ls „rs,.n,e men ,,f t'he pa.t an,! ol' the pre-ent .-luai,,! (-a, h us h .p,- |,,r the nu-n ,iflh.- ti:;nre. " Mi--i tl-.e u.,rk<-rs, e\er -eapiii- .si.inelhin;,,' new 1 nat whi, h th,-\- ha\,- ,l.,iu- Init earne-t of tlie thiii-s tliat tlie\- -iiall li.i." Or. if I m.,y .,, u^,' the w.T.U ,.t"an,.t!ier ,.f ,.ur :.,r.-atest think.-r-. " i-'.\ery ;^ift of U'llile ,iri_;in K hnathei! up, m hy l!,,pe'< perpetual hn-ath." An a.! a.liournnu-nt was „,a,le f ,r hnuhe,:,. afu r uhiu, the v.mp-.ny re-a^.en.l.k-,! n, the ieUaa- th.-.ter. i-, the i'h,->i. , limKln,-. #4 i i j» :u. iii)N,\i,ii i'ii\-^i(>^ rniniNc ^ I I \\ I nl;. !■ I. I I \ , \ THE McDONAI.n F>HNSICS Bl'ILOINQ. The r.jK'niiv^' rcic'tiiiin_\- c ciiimc tc^! uiili llir l'h>-.ic^ riuil.liii..; h<"k i>i.i. c at .) I ; |>. i;i., in llir l.c.linr TliiMtri', which was filli-ii with pr«ii!J3:nn.l cili.'ni^. The tliatinilur, Sir Uuiiald A Siiiilh, me twii ycar-i a:^'(i, at llic inrrtiin; "( the Kii\Mi S' ii;ift\-. when this hiiilihiv^ I'xi-tiil o:il\- "ii |i'.|ii-r ami in tlic minds n( those •sIvji %'-r(.- ;>:aiiiiin;^ it. ^^lllr j-'.xirlUin \- wa-- [iKMNrd \n v\\>r>.->> l\v hn^ic that \ u iiii;^lit still Ik' uitll tl> \vh,ii tlu' I'pi'nin;.; tni.k ]ilan ; and tu-day wc are !iaj.^'\'. in cactv iv-j .d t" sw tlu: full n-ali/atii'n nftliat kind!)' ui>h. Inasmuch as there uill lie less time fur \isitMi> u> examine this building tisai! she 1 'Tie ii])ciied thi ^ :n mint;. I ha\e jjeen asked In say a lew wurd-- exjil. lining; its ch.iracter and |Hii|)(isc. I think ! shall ho riijhl iti sayini; that tftc :nciqjilic>n l' th--- Technical lUiildini; which was upened this mornini;, and those »!:>• Jiavc MX-n the scale upon uliii h that hnildnii; was carried "Ut will imt Ik.' -iiriiri-ed at the iiiai.;nitude tn whii h a mere incident has ;4r(iwii. Hut ;;''.«! j-iea- are vcrj- apt to ^mw iindei- Mur haiid^. .\nd, now. when we lin.k at mir cntnplcteil ]ilans we o1i-,itvi' in them a three-fold ]im-pose. In tfic fir-l place, wc feel ti'.is l)uildin:4 ou-ht to ^ll]lp'>• to the rni\er-it>-. ami es]H-cia!!y to the l-".iculty of .\it^, the means of teachin;,; properly one ot :Iwr ro'"! imjMirtant hranches of modern education. .\ knowled.;e of physics is ni>w-a-| research, tending; ti ,'n the iKiiinds nf our kni>\vlcit to Ix.- counted .is re-e.irch. I re-ec ho every word th.it fell from I'p^. K Aej' this niorniiv^. llu' work in the .\pplie. 1 ."Science i i.ur.-e js to be Counted as strict K' a jiart of ,i liber.d i-dm .ition, as any work we sh.ill do in tWs UuildJiiLT. Hut there .ire ri'se.irche^ .md rese.irche-. There .ire some which can only Ik." carried on to a s.itisl'actor)' i-sue if you h.ive at _\'our «li->-j* -sa] the ijreat and powerl'ul m.ichine^ which are to be t'ouiul in the Kn^inecrin;,^ IJuiMiiv^. On the other hand, there are re-e,irches which re<|iiire ■ruch »«lhi- buildin;^ ha- been .id.ipted. and one thiiiL; in wliich -.ve h.ive l)een fortun.ite is th.it by h.iviuL,' tuo -.uch buililiuL^s to pl.m at the s.inie tiiTMr, «e ha^e been able to -cp.ir.ite the nioviiiL; m.ichiner\- from the more delicate a|iparatu« to which I ha\e relerred. \\ ilh thi-- three-fold purpose »c tsa-.e fi4jiid our--el\(-s to be furtun.ile in the nie.in- I'lr c.irryin;^ it out. In the tlrst placi-, we found in our benefictor a m.in who wt. S>inetinies I found a ililVictilty in choosing' between l'ir.--t-cl.iss m.ikers ar>i fir-<-cia!is instruineii;-. which almost ni.ule irie feel it .i i^rievance that he h.u! not put u\kiu me ,i |ince limit, -o th.it I should be comiielleil to say, ~I rotsiy i>"t ha\e this."' .\_;.iin, I think we were sinL,'ularl>- fortunate in h.iein:^ Ix-hind us the experience of twentv -five years of bti''l(iini;s of this chirauctti. When I'rof ( lerk Maxwell, twent>-hve years .il;o. K ^an to build the Ca\endish l.,iboralor\- in l''.nL;l,iml he h.id to work out from the first iunwjst e\erythin^ U])on \\hich it de|iiiiilrd. .Since th.it lime physical l.iboraturies have l)eeii built in l,iri,'e numbers in h'.ir^lanil. An ti.ili.i. .md O{j'on ester ; iH. liarktT. of I'hil.idelphi.i, whom we .i.e deli.jhteil to have with us to-day, and I'rof Nicholis, at (orncll. I found lliese ^;entlemen .it the bei^innin;.^ of the -es,kj(fli. anil jircoccupied to the list dci;ree with the turmoil of starting' up their work, vet, in the fewd.iys I w.is ,ible to spend with them, the>- :hr>!.-a ii^}- had been buildiny laboratories for themselves. There is one point for which I am particularly grateful, they showed me not only what had 40 succeeded, but pointed oul wn.it tlic)- ronsidercil f,iilure^, >.. tli.'it ,'c inii^lit prnfit by tlicir experience, sliewin;,; that in science there is neither t.uilT nnr trade rividry, hut all iire cotucnu d in ;4eUin;^ the Ix'^t iikmii-; fi.r stud)-. 'I'liere is aimther thin;.,' in connectiim with these bui!dinL;s which 1 slmuld be very inii;raterul not to nientinn. In n of the dil'ferent n onis, and their rei|uire.ncnts of st.ibilit_v, li,-:lit, etc. had bei-n laboriously worked, out, th:.t .ui_\- alti'iUion \\.is ;.;i\en to the outside, ;4enerall\' .-■'i dear to an architect, and when he came to it 1 think his choice of the Romanesque st_\le the t\pe of st,ibilit>- and permanence, has fieen fully justified Ijy the «a_\- in which it h;is worked out. How f.ir he has succeeded in investiuL; oiu' strictl)- jiracticil needs, with outw.ird diLjnit)- .and beaut\', it needs no v.'ortls from me to explain ; I leave everyone to judi^e lor himself With re;.;ard to teachinij in the Iniildin;,;, we h,i\e L;ained a;4airi three department^. We h.i\c provided in the mom in which we are now ,is-,eml)!ed and in tuo iithi rs im the ll.it.r ,il)M\c. the f.icilities for teachin:,; b>' lectures, which are rcco;.;nizcd. ,is a iK ce---,ir_\- p.nl ot the work. .Ne.ir hire .ue the app.M-atus ronms. At the i iiher end of the buildin;,; we ha\e foiu" l.ir^e laboratories. The elementiu')- l,d)orator)-, in which tlvj usu.il be\eraL;e will be served later on, is put hii;hest, because it needs less stabilit\anil perh.ips more li^'ht and ~pace. There is one laborator)- for he.it, and another fir advanced student.-^ in electricit\', and l,istl\- there arc rooms in the basement de\citet-class research and fourth \-ear work, uhi. h it w. .uld be dilVicult to m.itch in any part of the world. The i.hoice of this apparatus w.is ilitTirult, becau'^c it was limited to choosing; onl)- L;ood thin;4s. lliere are few first-class m.ikers unrepresented in it. .and none but first-cl,i-.s arc represented in our collection. With this, then, in our fa\dr, we oULjht t" find it in our power to do fir-t-cl.i--- wurk. We ha\<' ,i splendid collection of resi-t.uice boxe-, .and these arc, perhaps the one article in which I h.ive been almost e\trava;4,nit. 1 think it would be difficult t.. m.Uch the collection in any other l.ib. .r.itor\-. In ret,'ard t'l electric. il st.indards, we h.i\e no less than thirteen coils tested at l '.inibridLie, l-".nL;land, ,iiid h.uc the l.itesl me.ms of comp.irin;^ ..tilers with these -tandard,-, ini ludin;^' .i s|ieri,il duplicate of the ('are_\--I-"oster bridi;e, u>ed by the British .\sM.ci,ition Conunittee fir testinij at (_'.unbrid.:;e, which w.as iiresented to us In- the l.'ite Duke of Devonshire ;is a mark of his intere-t in scientific educ.uion on this side the water. It would be out of pi. ice to t.ikc \-ou throu.L;h the instruments in He.it, .\coustics and Optics, it is cihiul;!! to say th.it i'\ ery department .is fir as we h.i\e h.id the forethou;.;ht t'l provide f .r it, has been provided for, althoir^h \-ou will onlv sce.ibout t\\o-third< of the collection here to-d.i_v, beciuse il li.i- onlv .-irrived l.-itcly. .md h.i- n..t vet been s.n U]i. if ;in_\- of ymi .should see imperfections in wh, It ..u-ht t. . he a perfect buildin;^- and e(|iii[)muiit, I re.illy do not know where to turn to la_\- the bl.ime, except it be uiJon m\-sell", for I have no excuse to niake either on '.he ,L;rouud of benefactor, architect, or friends who have helped me. .Such, \"our l-'.xcellency, is the buildint; >-ou will be called upon to open. We .ippe.d to you with some confidence that you will, upon in>pection, find it worth)- of the hi,L,di purjiose to which it h.is been dedicated, u.nth) of .,iir threat .md -rowini,' .-uid most beautilul city ; worthv of the proud site it occupies bcne.ith the sh.idow of our rin-.il mount, lin and o\ erlooki'ii^- 'lur r.i\-,il river, uorth\- of this noble -eat of learnin-, already ancieut .-iccordini^ to the \-ears of a man, but b.irely eiilerini,' as )-et on the fir-t llii-h .if viL;orou- )-outh, and worth)- of this v.i>t DuminiiMi. to ever)- part and proviiK.e of which ma)- it be desti'ied to render si'4ii;il ami lasting; service. HIS EXCELLENCY, THE GOVERNOR GENER.AL. .\fter the admir.ible ,iih1 lIc.u- expo-iti..n .if the ]nirpo-es an.l 'le.-i:4?i .if this biiildiiiL; v\ hich we h.ive h.ul fr.mi I'mf. I'nx, I should feel I have no ri..;ht whatever to t.esp,i>s up.m )-our time, even if I h.id not .ilre.uly .l.me s.i in the ci-o of a;o ..1 many .if y..u. diirin;.,' the kin.lre.l procee.lini; of this mo'rnini;, in the adjoiuiui,' buildiiii;. 1 tru-.l, h. >n,v.'r. v-ou will allow me to say .i vcrv- few wml- in connection with the ple.is.mt dut)- imp.ised ui>on me, and once more to coni,'r.-itul.ite the university up.m the tw.i n.ible ad.liti.m-- u hich have been made to this city by your munificent townsman, Mr. .McDon.ild, who I am L;l.id has .seen so suece-sful a reali/.,-ui..n .if his f.mdest hopes. It h.is ;dways been tome a .-subject of .-idmh-atioii to see h.ivv. when '^rcU fortunes were .iccumul.ite.l iii lh>- I'nited St.ites, the minds of those who acquired them, in many in.stances turned at once to placing; am.inL;.st th.ise pers.ms .un.mi;- wh.mi thev- h.i.l luvn br..u-ht U|), s.une enduriu:.; and useful m.mument, il mi-ht Ix.' to the don.ir, but m.ire often confernal in the sole interests of .-cieiice ,uid the pro-ress of the country. It i-, therefore, a matter of con;.,ratulation for u^ to fed that in this w.i)- your noble city le.ids in the jiath of .science, .inil that there h.ive been f. ir many years past tli. .-e connected « ith this univer-ity wh. i have spared no money. no p.iins. no trouble t.i ende.iv.uir t.i Jilace a m.mument before the citizens in a form which, if it commemorated themselves, did s.i only in association with the ni-omotion u( science I shoul.l verilv believe in the ca>e of Mr. .McD.m.ild he u.iuld h.ive been -lad if. in his effort- f..r the advancement of 4' Mf- science and the welfare m|" li,s iVii'iul^^, e\en the sli,^'lite-.t notice .it'hU oun name liad been .-truck mit. Hut happil>- in tlii-; cmntry. tlu,- will u( the majcrit)- ]>re\ails, ami I think that witlmut takin- an\- f..rinal \Mte, we shall . me and all a-ree that tlie ('\it_\- and scientific training; and I du, sir, on hehall" d" tln'-e present, de-ire most hearliU- tu e\])ress our deli;.,'ht that you have lieen spared in suclt liealtli and streii.L;th to >ee _\onr proposition enlirel)- realized. It is a dan.Ljenius prospect in- deed that I'rol". Cox has laid before you, that \dur \ery kiiidno- is possible to be looked at in the form of .i i,'rie\ance. ! think nian\- placed similarlj- to himsell would be extremely pleased to li.ive a ,i,'rie\ance k( such a character. I cannot conceive an\-thniL; which would be more likeh- to endaULjer the success of >cientific educ. ition th.in bein;.,' restrained In- conditions of dollars ,ind cents from L;eltin;4 lh.it which is the \er\- best for the purposes of teaching,' and invcstit,^ition. \'our amjile munificence has sp.ired us an\- such conditions here. Tho-e Noun- men, I trust, u ho will m.ike u.se ot the m.iteri.il assistance with which >ou have ])rovided them, will feel it is their own fault alone if first-cla-s men ,ne not turneil out from thi^. buildniL; I am not L^oin;^- to in, ike a speech. I can on Iv once more repeat I am indeed i,'l.id as the official \isitor to be associ.ited with \-ou on this occa-ion. I coni^ratulate the univer.-it\- upon your noble -ift. and you, sir. upon the ;^'rateful manner in wiiich it has been, and will lunij be received. I now have tlie honour to declare this I'hysics liuildiiiij open f.r the purposes of science. PROF. BARKER. of the Lniversity of Pennsylvania. I ha\-e conic here this ;d'ternooii, not to m ike a formal addre-s, but -impiv to brin;^ to the authorities of .McGill University t!ie i,'rectini;s of the L mversit)- ot I'ennsvlv.ini.i and of the friends of scientific and technical education acro>s the border, and to tender our conL,'ratulations in common with the man)- which will be offeretl. to Mr. MclJonald to-d.iy, upon this new departure. Perhaps there is no demand of the times that is more imj)erative than that which requires bre.ulth in educition. And iirob.iblx- al-o there is no educational problem which is more difficult of sati-f.ictory solution. We hear much of liber.il edu. iti..n, it is true ; but wc'observe not infre(!uently that those who thus spe.ik of it, apparentl)- .ictin- upon the /«.-»c ,, „..„ Uu-mdo principle, are scarcely liberal in extendiiii,' its b..und,iries. It i-^ iiertinent then to .i.-k in what does an educati.m in the liberal arts consist ? In 1S5 - there was or.L^anized in me L'niversity of I'ennsylvani.i a l)e].artment of .Mines, .Arts and Manuf.ictures ; and this Department existed side by side with the Classical I )rparlment. l-:videiUly in this ca>e at least, the claim .so often made that onl\- the classical course constitutes the department of arts in a I'niveiMt.v, cm .^carcei\- be a'dmitte.l. In this discu.vsion iiiorcover. the question what pl.ice the .sciences shall have in a cour-c of liberal education, is .1 most imporl.int one. It is a question which we in l'hiladel|)hia in common with nian>- others of our lar-er institutions, are iu- liberal culture as is cla.ssical culture? Trade is re-ulated wc are told, by the laws of supph- and demand. Why .should not our Universities heed the demand of the times and provide such a broad and liberal education as is made po.ssible by the marvellous pn.-ress in ideas which the present centur\- h.is witncs.scd. Indeed is it not to a.ssist in iiKur^uiatin- such a cour-e of .scientific and technical education in .McGill University, that we are met here to-day? 1 his i]ue,stion, however, is bv no means a modern one. .Allusion w.as made this nornini; to the fact that .McGill University exists in virtue of ri-hts .secured by royal charter. Ihe University of Pennsylvania, when it vcas ori-inally established in 1749, al.so derived all its' ri-hts from the Crown. The plan under which it xvas or-anized, first as the .Acadcm>- of Philadelphia, was ,lr,i«n up b\- Heniamin Franklin. This plan, uhile assi-nin- to Kn-lish studies the iire-eminent positi,,n. yet provided liberally f .r the classics. " .Ml intended'for divinitv" it declared " shall be'tauijht the Latin and Greek ; for phxsics, the Latin, (^,reek and l-Vench : for law the Latin and I->ench ; merchants, the I-Ven'ch, (lerman and -Spanish ; ;md thou-h all shouKl not be compelled t-. learn Latin, Greek or the modern forei-n lan-ua-es, yet none that have an ardent desire to learn them should be refused, their l' n-lish, arithmetic and other studies absolutely necessary being at the same time not ne-lected, Th.it curriculum pn.vided a liberal education ; but the classicists ere long acquired control of the university, and in i;,>anklin entered a m..st f.ircible antoin ( tliaii :i.- .flwv .■I (//ii/i scliDdls for tcichliv' "r-iicnillv niir cli ildirn in thr • the Latin run! the Greek lan;4iin;^'cs, I i.lL-r. tl lu'rcriiri', in hd otliur li ■'ht ])h_\', Saul ies of our time tel the >ainc thin;,;. Clerk Maxwell s.i 'W. all the -•at advances in knowledi'e to those who ciide.ivor to find out how much there is of rthini I. \elvin sa\- ' One's knowlnlije of science bci^ins when he can mr.i-ure what he is speakin;.,' .ibout, and express it in nunibrr- The statement "f Lord Hacon th.it "while in .ill oilur pleasures there is s.itiet)-, in knowledge there is no s.itiet)-, but s.itisfaction and ;ip])etile are continuousi)' interchanL;eable," is eminentU' true of the knowleip^e of phy-.ical truth. In openiiiL; the Caxendish l.ibor.itorv Clerk .Maxwell saiil : ' I'.xperiments of this kind those in which measurement of some ki ml is iin'olvci then w hich underlies the St I if phy: sical science is the mvcsti;^ation o •f the ph 1 are the proper w irk of a |)1 pli) l.iboratfii Tl L'r.ind idea lenomeiia ■ the inateri.il M' irld this ])h\'sical laboratory will be the training of invest ii;ators. I'here is no feelini; I sU])po>e, ;^r,iiidcr, ( ir more ma' 'in 1 therefore the hi,L;hest object of ficent, than that of standing face 1 that rid th.ui the mission of iinestii^atiiv^r such truth. Scri|)turc Thou h.is put toLjelher .(// M/«i,'i in measure, ami in nuinberand in weight. ,iml when the student in the phytic, d l.iboratoi)- iin.esti^'ates the irc .and wei;4ht put to'^'cther, he iii\estiL;ates the i;raiid things ressed b\- L'lerk NLi.xwell's remark when he took the professorship at < 'am ibrii II e s.ud rh( re are two part' about the orofe--' ir-.hi ]i. ( )ne wants popul iirk. I think there should be .i ijr.idation puiuilar lectures and mu;.;!! experiments for the masses, real experiments fir re.il stmlents, .am lectures, ,nid the other cares in(;re for experimental lab'irii'Us jxperim icnts for first-r.ite I7i< Wiio now .are the meii who h.ne r.iised physics iiit" it- jiresmt po-itiou. 1 iiia\- nientinn .i- typical ex.unples the names of h'.irada)' am of ^Llxwell abroad, and if l-'ranklin and of llenr\- in this countrw To whom w.is it that C\'i ■'ield went \vlieii he wantetl to know if the .Atlantic Cab nav le w.is po .ibl( To l- ;aid doubt uhcther it is imssibk ' SoKe \'our doubt-." replied I-'ield. " and the Coin]ian\- will tl le expense. l'".irail.i\- s.u'd : " I will s.'Ke the doubt but shall t,d;e no .■■numeration." L'lion I'ieid's second \ i-it I',u ■\'"U .1 message, but it wil not 1 le instantaneous How loif' will It t.d- tried .ami no sp.irk was obtained. Wheatstone tried, and still no sp.uk. Henry was a>ked t > tr>- ; he used the principle of selt'-imluctioii whicli he hail himself discover in iS?:!, and instead i ifh .he wire strai :ht. h imd it round .i core of in)n and ;4ot the sp.irk. .ir.iday c.iperei the 'in like a ■d bov shoutni'. for tin. .\ grant Hemj- the Coplej- ineda merican experimenter I for th It is a LjratilyinL; sei|ueiicc that esc mvcsti'fations. T ! tuo men, I-"araila\' and |-'.ir,iil.i\' .ind Wheatstone petitiniied the Riyal .S.icietv to leiir\-, were much like each other in that they declined all lieir in vest illation.-. Tin ir statements are so iie.irl)- .alike, tli.it I trust I in.i\- be iicrmitled to cill )our attention to the ■,i\- in whiih the>- jint it. I-'arad,i\' s.iid : " 1 h.i\e rather, however, been dc-iroils of ilisco\erin;4 new f icts ,ind new rel.it ions ilependent upon m.i-neto- ercial connections w i th tl electric induction than of ex.iltiu Henry saj-s to the work the force of those ,ilread\- olit, lined ; beiiiL; assured th.it the hitter u.'iild find tluir I'uU de\clopnu-nt here.ifter.' I h.ivi 'ht h ioue\er, m ' patent for imentions, and have .solicited no remuiier.ition fir m iv l.ib freel)- ,- their results 1, ex, lectinij- onlv m return to en|o\- the cmisciousnes if 1)\- ni\' line isti'.itions t'l the .-um of hum. in knowled'e and to • tl lie credit to whiUi .\s th thev mi;.;ht jiisll\- entitle nu Such are the men who h.i\e brou-ht ph\sics into its |,ie-ent cunditinn. lilt of iiuesti''.itiiiiis made Iw men such as the- , ue .ire callei to-il.i\- to witness a broadeniii''' of the hori/oii of thought lire r.iiiid than the world h.is ever Tost -Office. e put up a wire befo arl .\< ne.irh' a mi Ic 1. an example, we 1 th in.i\- take a recent experiment in.ide b\- Mr. Treci c , the elei tr 11 the coast near l.i\erniii little iiudi of C.irdilT, id -horter wire o:i prou ■lethe flit id three miles o , tl "in the Hristol Ch.imiel. .\nil he found that 1 )\' me.ins o 'f alti currents ner.ited in the former, Mi iected across this interveiuii'„' space ami mess.iL;es could be received upon the shorter insul.i i.in of the British l.itholm, a sm.ill Id be L'euerated in the SILJIlalS CI HI b\- the to ,111 d fro current bcini; tr.insmitte'l with the speed of li-ht and conceiitr.ited U] urc witness the cstjiblishmen tof commuuic.ition without met.illic coiiductors n r wire ; the clectroinaL;netie wa 111 the recei\in;4 wire. If thi- is possible in.i\' lU't the it onl\- between dist.int station- mi the earth but also between the ;arth ,ind Mars or even Sirius Indeed may not telepathy itself be simiily a phenomenon depending; upon aether waves 43 C.u\ wo woiulcr til, it -^111110 .ftl rhr.t the (iiitciiinc b.i-; been ? Vmi l-.,ive, peril, ips, he,irU the stun- nl I- ran u'elf of the to;ul, I took them e.ireUill)- out, laid ll lein on a ,lieet ol " I wish," eoiitiniies I'r.mk mii^ht he leealled to life at any heiiee. I >hiiulil prefer to ,i life b\- the -;o!,ir w.irmth of iii_\- dear e, iuntr\'. two of them llew , 1 h. ,1 not imp,iir the ve'Mi it\- of my I'istinL'iiislied eomitr\-m,in. ible from this Inst. mee t I invent a niethoil of embiiliniiiL; drownul |iersoiis in .^uch a m, inner tli,it they • It were p' jieriod, however distant; fo uivnv' a ver\' anle lit desire ti tlie state lumdrod \-ears n\- ordin,irv death the bein^ immerse,! in a ea-k of M,ideir,i wine, with a few friends, till tli,il tin to be tl len ree,illei to due,Ui' students -o th.it thev >hall become famih',:r with the iniL^lU)' energies .if n.iture. and to tniin them lip til, It the\- shall be able not only to investiLj.ite these eiiep. ;4ies but al-o to extend and de\elope their useful ,ipplie,itioiis, i, the hnielion of the dep. .tinent wliiili imw t.iki on of this biiildiii'j in whieli we are as-ei nble W". deh'.'hted with the admirable manner in wliieh it has been arr.in;,4ed to suit ibiects and methods of physicil instruction. We have all Iicen snrpii-ed at the e-xeellem e of its ei|iiipnient. It is tlttiiv^ therefore that the vari -us I should coii-r.itiil.ite mo-t heartil\- all tho k ho ha Ijeen concerned in its en ,ition as wel till ise who arc niterested m its success. I oUld :illv liter m\- coiiL^nitiila lions to the G rnor-riener,i!, if he will .illow me, that he has been -i fortunate as to eonneet , in event of this import, u with the brillianlK- successful ,idmini-trati,in \\hich he h.is given to the Dominion of ('anaili. in'r.itukile m\' I'llent friends the Ch.inc ir and the 1': the Ho.ird of Governors on these line buiidin,i;s ,ind their line cquiiiinent. but 1 w,int to con;,;ratulate them more on the aciiui-ilioii I if two such men as I'rofs. Hovey and Cox, to de~i;j;ii these luiildiir^'s and to select their equipment. I u,iiit to con;^'r,itul,ite I'rof J! tli.it he h.is been iiermitted te the reali.Mtion of his fondest hi that lia^ . uceeeded in prodiuin;,; h re an institution of eiiLjineerini; which i Uiisurpas-eil Ihi itinent. I am u;reatl)- interested in the experiment he h,is here in hand. !ar-e .■\per:inent,il m,icliines whiili cin more perfectly and more s,itisfietoril)- be used in the eni^ineeriiiL; l.iln irator\-. .\nd l,i-t but not le,i: the ta'duL; out of the I'livsic^ JiuildiiiL; of t'lo: •t I de-ii )ni:ratui,ite 'rof Cox on the possession . of the fme>t ijlu'sicil l,ibor,itor\- in .\mer proviile m titutions ofloarninLr with the ficilities lor a broader ,ind more jirofiiind education is one of the noblest uses of nionew -uch beneficence rears a monument to the memory of the d., >nor far more hononilile .uid endurin:_; than bu-t or cenotaph. Mr. l.iek ori;,^in.ill_v intended to irtalize himself b\- erectin'./ statues of hiin.--eif ,ind family in ."^an I'r.mc A fr riend pointed out ti'i him th.it the -;uns .1 stile lleet mi'Iit destroy them in an What sh,ill I r the po-itions they are cilled upon to hilfill. I'hey ii,ive come to us from the Motjier l,uul, devoted to scientific research, to fill a place in this new country lielpinsj us onward in the acqiii-iiion of knowleif^e. .\s was well s.iid this morning; " .Science ; . ; - H '■■•■■ i - - ■ ■ - has r.o ciuuUrs' " " it is (_'(Km(ipiilit.iii." In (i,i\'s '^'.iiio 1)\- v.c fiml th it I'.iM-^nui-^ acri-'ptL-il an iinpnrlant |i.]sii.ioii in an I''.nL;li-^li l'niM-T>ily. .uid Ma>;-Mullcr is a rciiMit oxaniplo (it' the same kinii. Wo in '.'.iiiada freely accept nu.-n (mm tiie L'niled Slates, and tlie)' in lilse manner have no cciinpnnetiiin in appointing Canadians to high positions in their seats of learning. Science therefore has no country; it is one uf those grand bases on which all can inert. We onght not in contemplating these buildings, to lose sight of the architect, Mr. Ta)-lor. I ni\- own early trainiiig was for the .Architectural |)rofession under Sir C'hiirles l!arr_\-, the architect of the Ni-w I'.ilacc at \\'<--tniinster. I ha\e therefore .some knowledge of the difficultic'-, which siniMund such as undcrl.iking as tlii-, and I can add my testini' in\- to th,it of I'p'f to\ th.at " Mr. Taylor brought .i clear mind t'. th<- woi'^ oftliL^e buildings, and has soKcd tin- pn.hlem." I should like al-o to s.iy one wurd about the great object of nni\crsit\- training It should, if possibU-, embrace all learning; learning fir its own sake anil n.'t nicrcl)- ;is .a mcms to prepare men for the practical duties of life ,as in the pr Ic^.^ions. The higher educ.ition, the culti\,ai^.n of the mnil.il ficulties is greatly needed in a new country like Canada with high .ispiratioir-, antl cl'lorts should be made tow.ards this cm] throu-hout the Dominion. We want also Technical Schocjls, the old apprenliceshil) s_\ e.in countries. The workm.an of t^-day nuist under4,ind both the theor)- and pr.ictice of his calling .and the Technical School alone will furnish him with what he needs as a fouiul.ilion f ir these. 1 oc( up\ the |iosition of ihc t'h.iirm.in of the Protestant ('ommittee of the ('.iimcil of Public Instruct inn .md 1 kn.iw the import, nice ..f wh it I advocite. Some of my Colleagues, present here to-day, will, I am sure be read)- to loiilh-m wh.it 1 say, th.it the ..ountrx- needs a s)steni of Technicil I'.diication. Mr. Ch, 11 iccllor, I do not intend to make a long speech, in f.ict 1 am h.indicapped to .some extent by the f.ict that I have almost k .,t my voice through .i severe cold, but bef ue concluding I wish to s.u- i lew words to the students now present. .Assembled as we arc' here to-d.i)-, of ln.th sr\es. _\..im_', midd.le-.iged .and .'Id, we must recognize the f.ict that the future of C.maila does not dcpe"(l on the old, nor ..11 the middle-aged, but on the young Ifthej.aing -r. .w up w ith a spirit of kyalty to the Mother CoimtiA-, of l..y,ilt\- to Cai .la, if they will thn.w themselves he.irtilv int.i the w. a-k ..f life, we shall h.ive ,i r.ice of men of sterling w..rtli, r -.uly to go f irwai.l in the path ..f lib -It)-, with an intellectual c.ip.ieity, whiih will make us proud of our eountr\-. Bat we must ombine the cuu.viition of the body with that of the niMiik This is done by the use of the .ithletic .g.imcs, which I am alw.iys gl.ul to .see followed by our young men .as being the means . ,f cultiv.iting a m inl>- spirit. I wish them t.> remember that m.nilincss .m.l \irtue mcin jirei iscl\- the same thing, and that he wh.. \\ishes i.. bec.me ,i tru.' man, must't.ike in the wh..le n.ilure of m.m. 1 feel it t.. be .i grand thing th.it the y.iung men of this city engaged in the b.inks .and in c.nimerce .ire l'..remosi in all the gre.it g. lines of football, hocke>- and simikir pursuits. I'he cultivati.m of a m.anly spirit is induced thereby. I would add that in my opinion this university h.is done a noble work in stanul.iting tin: ment.il growth of the women of Can.ul.i. The noble gift ..f Sir Don.ild Smith t.iw.irds the higlier cduc.uion of women is of incstim.ible benefit. It is n..new thing this higher educ,iti..n ..f w..men, f.)r if we l....k back ,:;iX).\VMrs we sh.ill fiml n.ible examples ..f the high intellecHi.il att.iinmciits ..f women. We finil L.uly J.me Crey able t.i h..ld her own in theologicil argument with men ..f the hi-licst intellect ii.il rank ..f another religi..n. We find Oiieen I'.li/abeth, herself a gre.it guide tf.e destini.'s ..f F.n^kmil through the t..rtu..iis m.i/es of an ad\erseand tlangcrous f .reign jiolicy. 1 belicM- it t.. be ..ur diitv. in ev.r\- p..ssil,Ie way, t. . < u'.tivale the intellect f v,..nian as well as man. P.y s,, ,! .jng w.>man b ■.-.iines m..re and more the hetpniect . f man. With these few r.r.i.irks I re-iune :.i\- --.;l, wi iiing pr..s|..,iity l.. McCill Cniversi:)- ,iii 1 t.i the schools of Physics ,ind l-'.n-inecring. 45 of the .Sthoi DR. EQLESTON, il of Alines, Colunihia InUcrsity, Now Nork. .li.ir. il 1)\ the I'lT-iiltilt hI liilllin'li.l I' im cr-it\ \i ' v\]tw^~ 111- H-'l;i'i I .11 IHit I)- lilc iM he i.ic-ciit. .iiiil t" .■.Mi-r.itul.itc yi.u on _\i'Ur li.n i 11; i.lit.iiiird tliU -iiU-iulitl r(|iiipiiuMil I .1111 III I'lV^ilK-lT, .Ulll 1 ,1111 pliiU 1 ul Ill\ IT. 'lr-.>li.II. OWIII- I" > cur ;_;ri.',i L'n^iiuvriii;4 |iriili---.i..n. il li.i^ 1)1-1 .u,L,'lit iiu- int" ciMil.ict \M th iiml ni.itir iiir lilVl.'iiL; iVii'iuU in M.iiitii'.il. It h.i- .iN" I'l"' flati.iii.- with -1I1U- ..rtlu' l-"aciiliy ol" .\|>i)lii.'il Sficiicc ..ftlii- lii-titiili-ii' an, 1 I h.i\ctliii- I'liii .iIiIl- iti -fv it- (li'\cli'|inKMi \\CW -I'lIU- \ rar- a'^ii .in 1 uciit ar. .1111.1 tlir - ..l' M..ntrcMl vvil'i Tr..!'. l!..\c'_\- uiulravurin- t.. pi.int mit \n >in\w t lii.-pitality tinli I pI the citi/ciis the imp. 'rt,iiKC i.| tu-tiiiL; ni.u'lline- ami ill. ir.iti rie- .1- l.nt.'l- 111 tlu- pr. .;4H'- .f m^iiurrini; -lioiuc in the llnniininn ul Caiiai a, eiulea\i>nii'4 t" rai-e in. 'lie \ fur the pi,Kha-e..r..ne..rthe..-tin, nKuhi,K-n..u lu-.v. Inthi- 1 tailol Inil I went luck t. ■ \e« V,.,k .eil.iin th.it the iv.ili.,iti. .n u,.uUl -..-lie -lay cum.. The .l.v ha- oune an.l the ivali/.ati. .n h.i- Invn lar in,.ie iiia:,nifieeiU tlun ,n,il.l h.n, been .mtieip.ite,!. There i- ..ne tiling, whieh I think ha- \k'CU 1,,-t -i-ht ..fin the e..n^iMtiil..ti..n- whieh h.ivc- been piv-ente,l t.. Mr. Me|).,n.il.l. He li.i- ^.■n,r..n-ly -iven ..i hi- in..ney. Imt he h,i- re..lly .^.ven a ..iv.it .leal in..ie f. .r lu'h.i- ,i^e„ hi- tinu- .in.l hi- pei--..n„l inten-l even t.. the miiuite.t .let.iil. There i- not a maehine m th,- c-t,.l.h-h.nent. nor ,. belt 111 ^..u|• -h..p- n..r .m in-lninuiit in the i.il„.r.it.,iv. n..r a -l..ne in >..ui- luiil.lin;.., which ha- not ha.l hi ■ intere-t. apprecLition ami clo>c-t attention. We .ie'-,.P,etiine- t..M ue ,nu-t ,iit the .L.the- .Kv. .i-liiL^ t.. the .l..th. but there h.i- been n. . -uch tliiii;, here, f.r 1 know th.it wh.U he w.mtc.l w,.- the be-t i,..t ..nlv then bein- e. .n-lruete,l. but th.it emiKl be pro.Uue.l. I h.i^e >,ii.l - I am .m engineer an.l am ,.i..u.l ot it. 1-or thirty yc.ir. or nLiie I h.l^e been e-ilncatin.^ eiL^iiuvr- ni the S,h....l ..f Mine, of New V..rk. \..u will . .b-erve th.it 1 pi. .n. .niue.l tlie w,,i,l - e-,!i,c.,tl..n. which ,- the ,, 1,1 pn,iuinciati..n am! the'proper.m,-, which expl.iin- the rea-.,n why engineer- are a.lmitte. It., be re.illy a .hlterem cl.i- ,.t men irom tho-e who h.l^e ivcMvol ,,i, ..nlin.irv ment.i! tr.niin.... Thev h.ive been c-,hi, .ite,l. th.it i- t., -,i> . the p,.uer- uliiih Co,! has :4iven them li,ue iKvn drawn ....t. The .,tt,n.pt h.i- n..t be.n m.ule t..put -..metlmm into them which, perh.ip-. they ...nl.l ii,.t uiuler-t.uul, but t.. brin- out by the tr.umn- ot the e.ir. the evv .m.l the h.iml, the a!)ilitie- which (e. ! h.i- ^iveii thc-m. ami which they ,.re t.. .ipply. I b.w much ,l,Tcn,l- up,.n tile :,ccur,.cy o| the tramin^' ,.f the eve ' \n en'Mneer ■.;oim; int.. .i m.i„- -.-v- .i little cr.ick. it may, t,. an ..nlin.uy ob-eixer .ippe.ir 1.. be ii..thin-. > et tlie mere- ,.h-erN..tion ot it m.u -,i\e a hnn.lre.i lise-. ..r he m.ix -.;,• a -:.-ht chaiv^e in the >urfice of tile nut.il, which imlicite- t.. him the likelih. .■.,! ol rupture, which xv,.uld e-cape .in iin-,'-.lucate e -uch an cliicitP.n a> en-ineerm- traiimi- mav be m,ule t. .'-ive. Ihen ihe.v i- the p. .u.-r ,.f the h.iii.l. .\i, eii-in.wlriv .-r ,i-cert,iin- by tile -iit.ple fiemblm- o| a piece ol ni.ichmery ,.r liy the ro'ckiii- ,.f hi- .'i.-ine th.it -..in,'thin- i- un.n-, aii.l th.it if lie ,l..e- ii.it -,i/e the tlii..ttle-vaK e ,,t . .i,;e-..me live- will be L-t. Hut we nevei" tli.ni'k him. it i- an .'verv ,l.i\ exp.Ti.n, ,■. but u,- ,!,. thank the en-iuer wh.. -u- int,. ,i mine ,iii.i by iu-t such a -iiiiple piece ..t ,.b-er\ ,it.on -ave- i limnlred live-, !)ec.iu-e vve arc le-- fimili.ir with -luli ..ccureiice-. I'erh.ip.- not m.m.v in this .iiiiliciice li.ive ever tl!..u;. lit it ditTicult to -eo wh.it \ou 1. lok .It. lull in the m.ii..rilv ..f . .i- iK-- v. II h.iv,' been e.liic.iteii an.l iinle— th,' eve i- traineil, _v,.ii m.i> 1... .k ,it ,1 thiii:4 _v e.ir at ter \car without re.illy -eei 1 ,1111 V ITV If' it ill -luh .1 w.iv th.tt \ . .11 I'ou 111 either lir.iw it . .r ,l,'-irib,' il ,u c iir,ileiy. Iieciii-,' the im,i,L;in.ili. .n :4ive- the iile.i the re,ilit\- ' not there 'l,„l t,. -ee the reali/,iti..ii her,' in thi- Dominion ..f ih,' iii..-t perfect ,'n:.;ineerin,; ,in,l phv'-i< .il l.ib..r.it..ri, - up..ii tin- continent. have to look vei'v -li.up after .mr l.iiire!- in th l.ilire!- in the I'liite,! .si, it,'-, but vve -li.ill en,U',iv..r .i-.iin t.> i;.. ali.'.i.l ..I v.'ii. .i- >..u h.i We -h.ill •lie ,ihe,ni ol n- iiow . tilt v. .111V4 men there i- -omi .■ihiilL L'l-e bi'-iile th, 111, -re a,,i|mreniei It ..f knowU'ibe |.. li,' ,'. rii-i,iere,l in y.nii ,'-,hu-.ili,.n. \\l len \'ou ,irc e-.iu '.;et a -re.it ile.il of le.iriiiii;^. but l,-.niiin;^ i- n. iii-pire,l t.. write it, b.c.iu-c a riiliy ab. .ve .MU' ca .t ne.e—.irilv v\i-,l,.ni |..b-av--: " ih, pric- ,.f vv i-,|. .m i- .ib. .v ,' rubie-." .ini iti-w..rth III. .r,' thin .1 .li.ini. .11,1 ..f ih.il -i/,'. \\ li.it i- vvi-.l.un. 1 he nui~t lia\e iK-en It 1- II. .t Ic.irnin:; the I'e.ir of the I.,.r,l, lli.it i- ui-.l..m. .in 1 t.. .li'iMrl IV.. Ill ev i!, til It i- iimler-lan.liii'.^." If with v . .iir e-.lu, .itioii \ . .u -el vvi-.l..ii be the n.ible men \ . .n ..ii-hl l.. l)efr..in h.iviii- h.ul .ill the a.lv.int.i'.;,'- whi'.li. ..win;. t.. Mr M. I>..ii,il.r' 'I'lier. i-itv. V .III cm now .,'e ).ib -,i\ - ill W -lire t. t in thi- iii-titiili..n. Thi- termiiiat.'il the , ,'rein' b-e ,nv, ,111.1 lli- I'.xcelleiii.v the ( i. .verii' .r-( lener.i; .iml p.irtv then in-pec teil the- \.iri..u- r...'m- in I'ne lunliiiHL; aftern.i. .11 te.i beiiiL; -iib-e.|ue'U!>' >erv. li ill llu.' eK-ment.irv l.ib. .r.itorv. The ceremonie.- of the il.iv w.'i-e cl..-e,l In' .i c.iiv i-r-a/.ioiie in the h'-n-ineeriii:,; lUiiUlin- .it wliich more th.in five lh..ii-.m.! -ue-t- wen prc-eiil, |)urin;4 the evenin- I...r,l .--t.inlev hi'1,1 ,i re. ,'pti. .ii. The uh..le,.fth,' m.uhiiury ill the l.ab..rat..rie- ,iiul w..rk-h..p- vv.is in opei-.ili.m. 46 The ricDonald En^inetrinj: Building. Tins liiiiMin, h,i~ t.f.ti ,:r.>tc.l anJ ^.;ui|t|it-,l thrniii;!i ilit- numiriiLiicc 111' W. C. M. hnn.il.i IS.;.. ..m- of iht <;.)Virii..rs ,,f th,- L'nivi-isity. rill- liiiildiii:; i.-. .iliinit 175 It. ;ii Uncjh. from 5; to »■ , It. in width, and lias a liasiim-iit. Iivi storii-^ .in«l a \.\r^v anmuin iil attir riKiiii in thr rcmr. In an liitictiiral . Iki t it ri|.rfS tiu>si»cly con»!nj.M(i tirii k. Thf wliiile of till- luiildin^ i> '•^ntilatt.'d l>y nv-JriN n) a Wing Ian ill till- Ciipnla (>(■ the Imiljina drn>.n l.\ a Cr.H kt-r U ln.-(.-lir Mill. jr. wliicli ixliaiHts th. air tnuii ia>h ami evviy n»im lliroiii;li .1 M-rics (if wrtiral ducts in th.- walls. »hi< h U-ad imo-.iu- main 1 hamlur ill the roof, from which it is c\iH'II>-ii i mo the <>]«.ii air. Tin- licaliii^ Is ctTccted by sieatn. In the liascnient. IkIow the ti-sjinj: bU.rat..tie-. are to 1.,- f.niiid \V,.rthini;i,,n and lllake |)u|iKs Suaiii l'uin|.s |..ir workin- the aciimulatur • 'iincctcd with |Ih| t. still:; inachines. The (Irmiiul MiMir is i)ci-upici.l fiy the ttMiiij: and hydraulic lali.iiatnrics, die lit;lltin^ sialioii. eii^'iiic numi containiii;: an Ss H. 1". Maclntiisli and Seyiiiiiiir engine fur drivitii; the exjiermiental dynamos thegendelicaiid theniiodvnaiuic laliuratories. ( Ine lialfuf the thermudyiuinic lalxjralKrv oc( upies twn stories. ( )n the first Hour are the cenicnl tc»tiiv nwni. electm .il aii.l in.iiheiiialii al .mil thernuidvnaniic l.ilior.iuiries, the electrical workshoi-s. tlieiiiechaiiual eiii;ineei:ni: lecture inoni, |iri\.ite iittices. clo.ik ri">ins ami jvaiories. ( In the see.. nd floor are the magiKttt- U!««l.)r\. the inalheiiiatii.il, suneyiiif; and a|i|ilied iiiei li.inics lecture room-, the lilirarv isee pa-e 151. nisiriiii . 111 room-, |iiiv,n.' .ifliiis. clnakro. mis aixi L'>*'at"ncs. I hi lilirarv is a very hamlsonie nuMii .-^jnuiniiii; iK-lweeii four .iiiil fiv.- th.iiis.md li.ioks s|iecially rel.iiing to ilu w.irk carried on in the en.;ineeriin; liuildiiiu. The whole ol the tliinl tlo-ir i- t;iken up liy sjik-ndidly li:;lited drawing r.ioMi>. while the eiigiiieernig niiiseuiii occii[iies the whole of the fourth lliior. (Se.- |i.ii;e ;;). 1 'I, AW IN. , 1,1). '\|-. HYDRAULIC LABORATORY. I)\' ; liy ; Miii.iiv t.iiik, pciKitlv llii>h mi tin- iiiMdc .iiul ,|,cci,illy (Icsiuiiwl foriinc-^ti'^.itioiisas Ui tlu' iiclicii 'htcsi (Ifi'rcL- with the Ntrc;mi Hir- flii\v,,iiul llv he ■riii> l.ahiir.itur)- iciU.uiw ii bv means of «hich variatinns in ,.res.nre in .h.lcMvnl h,.,-,,..,,.al >-•'-"•-.>- ";':' ''^^' . ^ ^ ' J e ■ t ,.; t«entv-0,m- rooh.ti.n. in a specified t'mk has alsu fixed tu it a reo.r.lni- hvilrauhc -au^-e, which ha- been dcM-iied to make one, two, lour, u^ru '"''- .he tank d,.ha,.,e. int„ a wate.-.Hn-e a, t ,o ft. .„n. and ^,^,;: ^f ,„.™-;:- l^ 1!:;;;^.^ VZ ^i^I'^Hh^cre, i:;:^;::; „,cnts. each com,.a,tn,ent hein, carelnlly cahl.,-ated >„ that the ;''';;X::\ Jl " U ' waU' rt .w hU. a ,o neasnrin, tanks which have been careful' c dniS'-^rSc^ :r::.;^^:ur::::;::^^^^^^^^ ^^ -- "- -- -•• •-- ' ^'" '-- ^•"•"' "■"^• '■"-'•^^" ;:^.;ji':rn.!:i ::^'n:Sj:';aM::"^^:;'" ^- |;':;:;.:i^'.nch i. rendered ,„.s,h,e „>. a ,., .,, ,th .he hi.,, ..., reser..- „f ''- ''''■ Hv „.eans „f a stand-,,i,,e w,th ,,eua, fittn,,, l^r ,.,pc. -''f^'-;]:^-:^-^-':!^^^^^^ hi '■'---:(-;h:-;::^,=l:rth;rS:^:^;;?i^-an:^ ctheiencv ,.f uater jet. in e„nd.H,at>un with buckets.,, d,.le,-ent l,.r,ns an. M/es 1 I n> ■M'l'. '■'•> '''';.,, '1"; I bea.n -i, nik.rlv a,Tan-cd l„ that ^v -cVe to i„stn,ct, but uill al>o ,,,,en up a new field in the < epartnjent ''^^^y'^'^'f'^^'^lf*^'^^^^^^^^ „„,. U an arm canyin. „f a balance and su|.po,ted upon knife edue- in suitably shaped \ . •'■"'";";•.;' \ ': ' u^ ,s 1 To he -li le i- . t.ached a se;.n,e„t piece, at its extremitv a >lidin;4 l-iece, which allow, the ar,n to be len:4tl,e„ed or ; ^''^l^^'^^: '';'"■ '^J,^^^^^^^^^^^^ , .,t ,,row. The cxtenMon and which can lur,; round, pan.llel to the axis ot the bea.n. 1 ■■ th,s se^nient '''^ ,'\';^',,\; ■;;,/;' /^^^^ „„„,ar .novcments. ■n,e V, in r.Kiial ,notions a,-e indexed. .\ nick ^^-^\.rri ::';'::Tvu:kZMt^^^ t-'-- "- ''-^^' -"' ^'^ J^' ■"^'>. which the beams rest are sui.,m .rle,l ..n .. c.n,ulever hxe.l to t ,c tank 1'"'^ l-- '■ ,'>.''"''';;'' '1. ,.,„,, ,,f ,,,„,,, ..r,. suspended two buckets ; one of and at all -peed> up tu the hi;4hest found pract,cable. with valves of the be.t 1^ ''' "''^ , l''^^/^^;, 'j'*^^ iuterchan-eable -ets of valve chests, one action plunl'cr pun'ps. each of;' diameter by ,S stroke and .Inven by one -halt 1 '"^ ,;\^.^ ' ' ''' .^.^^ ' J\'^^^^ , '"^ ^ jU,t both the valves and H\ DKAll.IC l.AliORAT'iKN The llu'riiKKlvnamiL' Laboratory. I h.l, II I 1 ~lli Mli'N "I l\ll UIMI M M I Ni IM , >l I I'M.I ;; I. 1 Ins l,iliiir.ii in ioiiii(( lum vvitli tlir siilijut i>f lli.il tiij;mrs, li.i> a MTV iidmMi- i(|iii|iiiuiil. I'lif ^jn.il fr.iHiri- iif iiilirot 1^ III! lour rvliiiik'r ''li'.ini i'ii);iiK' amiigrd ddiilili' t.inik'iu la^liinM .iiiil mil mini Inr hm- in .i l.ir;;i' riiMiilii.T nf tcilally clillVrinl riii> ni.iiiiuliiHiit in,i( iiiiii' lU'si^iKil liy Mi.>sr-.SihiPiilu ydcr ami jiriiitt Hal|iiii, 111 l.iiiicliiii. iiiuUr llu- mmral ilirn tiiMi nl I'rnlrssor ( 'ar\i-. \\il>iiii III Midill ('iillr^;i', Ha- maiiiirarluiiil liv Mr>.Mrs. S'aio^ ami I limii, lilai kliiirn : ami is rMiiimly rndilaMi' in tlir results it lias i;iMii 1(1 all i om criuil. I'lic fiii;liu' may lii' (IimtIIkiI as a iIhuIm- lainliiii inviitiil ilirii 1 ai tiii>; (|iia(lni|ili iA|iaiisiiin I'lijjiiU'. liiwuik al joo lbs. prrsNiiri' oil llir fiaii^iiMli'Vclopiiij; tuliu liorsi- |iiiHrr at aluiiil 150 n\oliiiioiis. TIk- lylimli-rs of i-aili Wodll uiiniiif arr '•'.' ami i). i( and iS diaiiKkrs ri>|irriivil\ : and tlir slinki' ol' all 15 imius. I'lu- two i-nniiii's may luiini iiii|ili-d iVoni rarli nllu-i ami run at (lilTinnl lati's of s|irtd on till' I'lan |irii|iosiil liy Mr. John I I'liorini rolt and alrrady cirrii-d out on tlu' Iriplc lAiiansion in;;inrs at tliu ( twcns ( 'ollcgr, Mam lii'sliT ; and in this «a\, tlu' ,iiKantaj,is nf v.iriation of rrlativi- rylindrr Miliimr .ni to somi- cvtriil oliiaimd. riir 111'.' isiiriimnt of ll\i- |iowtT dillviird to tin- lirakis is niadi- liy imaii'- ol hydiaiilii' luakrs of the ty|H' drsij;ni(l liy the latu \i. I",. liiiuilf. ami imjirovi'd liv I'rol. (tslmrm- kiyimlds. ( Inr of ilu'v liiaki's is, in \ifW' of iliu disi lUiiiri tion s|iiikrii of aliini. fitti d to larh 1 rank shaft; Hhilc an alli-rnatiM' imtliod is ^U|i|iliiil li\ an I \i illint rope lirakc kept roiil liy a siri'aiii of watir on ilu nimr >id<- ol tin- whcil rim mi tin plan lir^t siiuyi'^tid liv Mr, llaliun, riiisiiaiii pipi-. alioiit ilif dirs wliuli arc of copptr arc so .irraiiKi'd that llu- mgiius m, iilnr quadruple, tri|ilc, tloulilc, or siniilc expansion. .Vmi .i^ tiic pipes are led Imlli |i romlenser and atniospluTe. all these types may lie tried either eomleii 111 enndeiisin;;. The method »if eshau^tiiij; into the eondeiisi r on all oe lie iiiadi. 1 he ivlimlers .ire all j.uketed on the sides, top ,ind hottom. ami W'illaiis' 1 oils are .iKo fitted to ilie low pressun lAJiinkr-. \'.iri.ition nf tlie ele.iraiiee viihinie is m.idi- mi the 1,. I', rylinder li\ pots h.ivinj; move.ilile pistons therein. rile •\-tem of liie.i^iireimnl adiipti'd is as follows: Ihuini; lueii weinhed liefore eiileriiii; the lioiler. the sleaiii ii'-i d I'V the eii^ine is tested iii>l hefore eiil' rim; the 11. I', eylimler for its dryness liy liotli a I'e.iliniU .iml a li.irrus ( '.dorinieter. Imlieat'ir ranis may lie t.ikeii nol mil\ frmn the 1 ylinders hut Iroiii the sle.iin c hesl> .iml intermediate reeeivtrs ami almul two do/en ol llii' lie^t imiie.iiors li.ive hi en -upphed for this piirpo-e. The steam is dise'iar^ed In mi the 1.. 1'. eUindir into .1 ■^un'.iee 1 lUidenser, fniiii whieh, when i iiiidensed. it is pmiipid In .111 ,iir pump, umki d either indepeiul eiitly or fmiii the main sleani pipe into the me.i^urinn t.inks when it is e.irelully wei,:;lied and its temperature t.ik'ii. It tin n returns in the feed suction t.nik lor Use in the boiler av:ain. ( )n its way thither it will pa-s tluou.L;h four feed healers, wliicii .iri' siicce..>ively supplied with evii.uist steam Innii the au\ili.ir\ en:;incs, steam I'roiii the seioml ami first reeeiviT. .Tiid live sle.iin t'nuii the liniler. In this w,i\ the feed is he.iled almo^l up to Imili r leiiiper.itiire, and a sa\iiiL; (which was pndii ted on therniodynamic umunds liy I'mf j.nms H. Cotterill, in \pril. iXijo.l is -..-c iind. Tlii- s\.,tcin li.is liceii tried pr.n tic.illy ,iImi hv Weir, in lCii.v:l,iml, and I'l I k W'lieclcr in America, althmiuh in a \ery imperfect way. The water Irmii the ste.nii j.ickets i^ wei^nhed, and not as is Usual estimated hy the imperleet nie.nis usually employed, in .1 closed t.iiik so that there i> no lo-s by escaping ste.ini. lour vessels standing; a pressure of 20c His. received the w. iter as it is condensed liy r.uliation from the •.team i.n ket^. W hen oli-crved to he full liy the i;aUL.'e glas> attached, they are ( onnected hy a loose coiiplini; with tile cIo.-miI t.nik on .1 weigh scale, and after tin- pnssure has fillcli to ,1 limit 10 Ih'-. the water they contain nin~ completely out, :\ni\ is carclully weiijhed in the closed tank after it has lieeii disconnected. I lie circulating water is weiglud ni two large tanks lioldin_' aliout rooo Pis. of w.iler, and in this w.u tlu accuraiy of the Si lionlicMler water meter llimugh whii h it aUo p.isses c an lie directly tested. The teniper.itiire of the imomiiig .iml outgoing water is read liy delic.ite tlieriiimiieter>-. In tills way, a complete lial.ince sheet of the In. at supplied, u-ed. and rejecled liy the engines is ni.nlc Mu\ the iii.ilcri.ils for the study of cylinder coiulcns.ition lj\ 1 lirn's .iii.ilysis are ready to h.ind. Steam is supplied to this engine 'iv a w.iter luhe hoilcr of llie ^■arrow l\pe .is in.ide for torpedo hoats, of i 20 lior-.e power. This hor.e power 1 .111 only be olit.iiiud iindi r foned draught and win n Inirning Inun .\o to 50 lbs. of coal per si|u.ire loot of grate per hour. |-'or this purpose this boiler is pi. iced in a closed stokeholil into whii h air is blown In a; II. I' Siurlev.int llloHer. I III.KMi ijis .\.\M|i' l.\l;i ik.Mi il:'i I'lir |iri--iiri^ U I Jo II i^,, Imirfio II, I'. Il.il k W illi nsli.iil, rs ,in .i\.iil.iM. I «(■ n) ilu s ,nv Mi|i|.li. il «illi li >i. rd di.ili .mil . nin|i|i ii \\ i'iiimI Imi li^liin; , i; kiilili .\tni>triiii- .iiiiniiiatii i iil nH i iiijini , .iml iIh' n li\ 14 • (iiii|«piiiul l.iinlnii. I'l •.Irnkr.liv l..iiim Itm-.. .irial«ip .i\.iil.ilp|i I'nr i\|irniiii 11 lal |>iir|>i>^i > I III \ arc nuiipli Itly I'lllt il Inr Ir^iiiii; ami tin lu.it lialam r Inr thnii 1 an In a-> fiilK iiiailr mit a'- I'nr lln- i|uailni|ili' t'li^iiu' >lni c ilwy arr intiiui li d In llli I nllllillM I A loll. r. W ..." limn \|. rrill -liiliii:; r\| . nf Iml ,111 ■ imm, ; ,1 (. 1 1. I', .\ikin-nii ( M I. .iml .1 \ \\. I' nil.. i;a>. 1 i\i:iiif 1 niii|ili tr thr r. |iii|i|iic nl .is l.ir a> |.niiir liiiiM r- ari rnii' iTin il . I.iil ,1 (:. II. I'. 1I..11I.I. .nr i (iiii|.ri>-nr Im 1 \|ii riiiu lU.il |.ur|.i.^>> i^ 111 cmimm nl . iiiisiriirlinii 111 tin- Hnrk~lin|i-.. anil will, il i- llii|lrll, >linl1 III' l'nlll|ili'trll. riir lliinl Viar lalmialnrv . niil.iin-. a|i|iaiatii'. Inr tlir clrtiinii-li.illnii nl llii- |irii|nrtli > nl ili.' |h riiiaiu nl i:.i-i - .mil nl ^l^alll, .mil .1 1 iimi|.Ii I. m I i.| iIil- iiinsi mmlfrii t\|«-» 111 |iyrniiii II rs ami lluriiinim nr^. );aiinr>. imrriiry ■ iiIiiiiim>. |ilaiiiiiii iir-. (■.ilnriiin uis. ri-mirr |iii->iIiIi' iiivr«li^,iliiiii nl' many iimMini^ «liiili atiil.iu' llir I'lifjincirinj; wnrlil at llir |irr-i nl lum Ilu lalmralnrv . mirv i» nl Iwn >i>.xiiin» in tin- tlnnl .mil Ininlli \l•ar^. In till' I Inn I yi ar. ^Iiiili-rils nl' lliiininilMiainn ^ an- laii^lu tin- |irm. i|i|i s nl ilu .,. h m . In ihr.i I r\|u riim nl ; ami nri;jm,il n-^. .irih is iiii nin.ij;ril dnruiu tin ■.nnmur innlir Ilu- dim limi nl ilu rrnliss.ir, In tlu' Iniirtli \rar. ii^inr linilir and liul trslin^; i» lar^i Iv uorkid ,it ; and Ilir ln^;hir parli nl ilu- siilijn I .111 > \|ilanud liy nrrrt-ni r in ilu- ri--.nlls nlitainnl Imiii till- mdiratnr lard an nil a^iin d and i-\anniu-il Ini- iii.ii-'inrr and lu.il i-M lianci Tin f^a-^ and lint air ingino arc lr>tt'd .i^.iiri and ajjain, .ind tin- (.iTrit nl' llu- dil'li n-iit lai Inr- »liii h ni.'dilv n ~iill« |ii.mli d mil 1.. 1 .in I'lil nl.-i r\.iti..ii Oeoilctic Laboratory \\ lull- till- L.ilii.l.ili.ry I- |ii iill.nily ill -i;.Mii-il I'm lllr iii\r-li4,itinn ..I ,i|ili.u,au- il-id l!l I'u-inlitu .iilil Slir\i->lii- 1 .|ii-r.llliill-, it .lUn .iHnrd- lllr Mir. ill- iif iii-inliK-iiiL; >t, mil. nil- nl' lii|..4lli .mil nl i;railn.ilin;4 I'irili.--. ■|lu' I.alinr.itnry i- dmilili-il ualli-il. .mil ilu- iiiiKT m all. wliuli 1- nl' Inn k i-oiitaiii- .m air -|i.in- In ilu Im-i-mu-iiI tlu-ri- i- an .lir ih.imlii.r. rrmii which Iml nr lulil air m.iy In- -ii|i|iln-d tu tlu- vvnrk rnum liy ,1 -y-li'iii nl' \n\K-- Thi- air liiriil.iliiiii i- m.iinl.niu-il liy a I'.m viliiili i- ilriwr) liy .111 t-li-itro inolor, .it .iiiy ri-o a 50 It. cninp.ir.itur ami unit of liiii^th, I'nr thi- rnmpari-oii nl" sti-cl haml-, ilriiii-, i-ti'. .!. ,\ I'irinl.ir iii\iiliiii4 I'li^iiii.', ili-'-iniiril i--pi-i i.illy u ilh a \ii.-u 1(1 the- ill\i--ti;^.itiiiii III" i-.\i- ork. 51 Ani-iiiii the iiiorc iiii|>ori.iMI .irlicli^ ;ii llu- l.iUnr.it.nv m.iy lu' HKHtiniu;! : l-'itfU iii,,i. i.r' vancni> kiiuU. «ri\v iiiKMiiitUTs, vcrniiT 1 alipir^. catlutinin.lir, reading lnil■nl^- iiipcs. /•;•/•///>■ 'lUiiMiriiHiii/ .'/ w/iij. Si\ I luiiiical lialamrs with whi( h ma:,st> up to lo |i.>uiul'- laii U- ilrterniimil with the j;ri.-atisl [iii^^ilili- ainiraiy. aK.> >\. l-,K«l iiia.hiiK->. a Md.-iii iiiai liinr. iniliiuil plane, /-or t\f;ri>ii,iili ,•» ,ir nl varimiN kiml^ lur inve>li.i;alin,i; harniunic ni.iticiii. tiir^iiiii lulaiiie wilh readini; tele^inpe. j;yriiM upe, Mavwell's (Ivnaniical tup, inip-ie: apparatii>. nie( hanical power>, eti-.. lianmutir-^, ihi rin.iiiieter-, air pm.ip-. ^jieiilu- ;;ra\ity lialaiKe^. hMh'inntei-. planinu '.ers, rali'al.itin,;; machine, ^eiinietrii al lUinUK. lla^k^, j;railiiateil ves>el», etc. * \l M 111 M \rii \1. I Al;i iK \h i|;N Mathematical Laboratory. The coiir-e in M.iihi iiiatii > (wliiih nnUnle^ Knu■nlatil■^ and Ityn.'inicM is riiiuhictid Irnni the outset with speiial relenni e in the needs of students ni Apphed Sen nee. Muili time is i;i\en tu practice in the use of .\I,iihemati< al Tallies, partii ular attention lieiiii; paid to thi' soUition of trianj^les, die tracing of curves. j;raphi<'al representation of turn tiins, the reduction of observations, methods of ,iiipro\!niatiiin. ^oun e- and rel.itive importance of errors, ele The lalior.itory adioinm;.; the leilure room is hlierallv Mipphrd with apparatus with which die student le.iriis to make iiieaMirciiicnts of tune, mass, distance, arceleralion. ,iii, the simpler forms of these instruments lieinj; put into the hands of th< student at an early period in his course. Ihi- evpi'riuieiits are in almost all cases ipiai tit.itive, and the leariur is em our.i.;id lo .iitain the greatest possil ill prei'Ision which the nature of ilie i \perinient and the instruments avail.ihle admit of. M \l III \| \l II \\ I \|ii|;.yiii|;V lestinj!; Laboratories. < l-'nk ll I 1 -I I; VI I. 'N- Ml I'l - I IM, \i \( IIIM - Si I 1' \i.l - J ; ,\ . 1 rillM- 1 cill^l^l C.I l«(i I, mills l-.llh dolt. Ip) .^Olt.. Willi .1 li;l-lllKlll 111' the NiUiie >i/i-. I Ik- in.iiii a|i|iaratiis in iIkm- l.ilniraliiriis< ciiisi>is ol ; A 75 tun IvMi kN l'i~iiNi. Mai mini wiili a aiiai il\ lor inisinn s|if(imrns up to 'i(iiii>. in liHi;tli, lur ((iiniin s^iim s|.i-(iinriis iip to S5 ins. ill l<.'Hi;lli. ami lor traiis\tT'-f tt^ls up to do ins. Ipttcii 11 liL-ariiifis. A 100 loll W 11 k-i I Ml Ji-iiM. Mm HIM uuli .1 I .ip.ii itv I ir tiiiiion •.ptciiiRiis up tip 7. 'Ills. . ioiiiiiii|iri-siiiiispiriiiuii- up to 4,Siiis. ill liiij;lli liy 10 ins. M|iiari'. I!y imaiis ol an aii.iiiL;iimiit (Ici-iiiil >piriallv lor tlii> liiarlillii' and liaMiii; ai.ip.irilv ol ipiK' liuiulnil lhoii>aiiil pounds >trriu:tl'. of In iiiisup to .'511. in kiigtli liv 10 ins. in width, liy jjiiis. in diptli. may lpi dttLriiiiiuii. I 111- l-jmry .mil Wirkstri-il .\l.irhinrs .ni lioili uorktil lioin .111 hydr.iulir a< I'uniul.itoi. wliiili Mippli<-s ritlu-r .p| liothollin iii.n him s with a Horkiiij; prcssun- u)i tii .i'lco llis. pc-r •"umil- inch. I In- anu niiil.itor is • h.irm'd liy iiuans of a sit of llLikc I'uiups m .1 sit nl Worthinuton riiiiips. Tin- Jiipini, is alsi. sn arr,in;:nl that llii- I-.nu-ry .Mai hiiu may In- worki-d diirrtlv Irom tlu- I'.l.iki or Worth iiiLiton pumps, liiit whiii i-\tri-mr .u 1 iir.irv is 1, i|iiiii'il, tin.- tistiii;^ I i.ichiiu-s arc iinaiiahU worked I'roiii the .\i'i uiiiukUipr. as c\crv jiul.salioii of till- pump is rcjjistcrcd on the indicator. These two machines standing: side hy side in the same lalmralory well illustralc the liest types of |-aii;lish and .Xliierip'.in practice. Tlie Wickstecil machine is also heinu provided with a self recisteriiin apparatus similar to that used hy Professor Marti-iis in the Ko\al l.alior.itorv. Cieriiiany. ^ince these machines have liecii installed main iiiipiovc- meiits have heen made and the iiecessii\ for hand work h.is lieeii alloj;ether done a«.i\ with. The raisiiij; and loweniiL,' of ilu- hculs is effected 'ly uie.iiis of electrii iiioiors ; the scales are illumiii.ited liv eldtrip relleitors. etc.. etc. l-or iiie.isurin^ the dellecfoiis if lie.iiiis miller iransversc loads, as well as the torsion and compression of m.iterials under stresses the l.iliorator\ is provided with .1 speci.illv designed ( '.itlielonieti r, with |-.\teiisoiiieti-rs of v.iriiiils kinds ( M.irtens, Marsh, il. L'liwin), etc, etc. All I'vwiN I'l-siiN., MvciKM for torsion,il, tian.sverse and tensile lestiiii;. riiK.\\i.ii I ■ vim lovii n k. I'liis msirunu-nt was specially ilesigned and elalmrateil for the tesiina lalioratory by .Messrs. Xalder Hros., from ideas Mi,;;};csted liv I'lol. !!• pv.v, to en,ilp|e .11 1 iir.ite nH.isurements to lie iii.ade in connection with the use of Imri/'ont.il tvpesof torsion testing; nuuhines, and also to measure anv ilellectioiis of a pointer niiivini; aliout a hori/oiital axis, through an aiiule not e\ceeding iSo- riie ,iiip,ir,itlis consists of an ^ sectioned arc of lull met, il with an inlaid divided silver scale, ovi-r which moves a radius arm provided with a vernier. The an is secured to a plineil .ast iniii t.ilili- mounted on levelling screws, upon which two sensitive levels ,ire pLiced. To eiialile me.isiireineiit at a dist.ince to lie aecomphshed, a telescope Willi cross wires, which cm he adjusted axially. is provided. This arrangement permits of focussing the telescope upon a point more or less remote, and then rot.itini; it in its screw li-.irings. and still keeping the intersection of the i-r.iss wires mi the same point to which it was originally dirri ted. in whalevi-r position the r.idius ,irm iii.iv li.ivi lit-en moved. .\t the further extieinity of the ,iriii is ,iiiiiiher telescope also with iross wires, which is held in acollar lietweeii ceinies whose lin. is 111 .1 pl.iiie p.ir.illi I with the I'.icc of the .iriii : this pcriiiils th. ii lescnpe lo lie diiecied on the i-\tr'-mity of a pointer which is uiiiler olis<-rv,ition Till ( ' V I HI Ipivii 1 1 k rills instrument .is s|ieciallv designed for the li siuig l.ilinMlipry 1 onsists of .1 vertical steel cyliiulir sii|iporlcd on steel c eiitres c.irried on a m.issivc cha iii'-l sectioned cast iron I'miiii rpon the evlindric.il column there is a saddle carrying a kirge reailiiig telescope supported on \'s. .iiul on the coll.irs ill the tc-lt-s( ope which lest on those \s, there stands a large .iiid very sensitive striding level. I his telescope is levelled hv means of the level aiiove nierred to. tliiniigh tin- agency of two set screws of hue pitch which elevate or depress the telisiopc system as reniiired .iiid at the s.iine time act as lock screws upon each other. The si ,ile liy means of which the valin-s of the oliserv,itioiis ,ire } "mmgmmmm 111 liif l.ilHir.u rojuircd fur |irc|>anni; llu- s|u-c inu-iis ...r 1. mii._ i^ ai li.iiiil In ailililion In tlu- aliDVi-. tlif l,al"ii.il(>rii > an- >ii|i|)lii(l wiili •luiiu-rous '>thi-r ^inali pin ts of a|i)iaratiis aiimiii;^t wliii h may In- iiiciititiiKil ; \\ hil»(inh'< NK-.,-iinn- Machiiirlm in.-.i-unuL; a 'arialiun of • >!U- huiulrcil lliOiis.iiu;ili III ail nil h . >hh 1 > MiaMiiin^ Marhnic ; and a virv lonipku- an. I ilalidiali- 1 iillniinii of Micnuiutiis, VtriiiiT Calipi-r^, (aliprr Si|iiaK^. Depth l'iaii;;<'>. RiiUs ,ti . ClMIM I'l^llNi. 1..M:i>u \iiiK\. riii^ l..ilii>iatiii\ iiichlili> !«.> i-tnn di-ail Wfiilit IV^lii-.. .1 1 imi Sniiiiu li ^ll■l llaijal. a ll\t Nirfrvth, >t.aniiiiL; aiiparatii-, >pirial wri^liiii^ llnpptr, l!.ilaiic»>. ijuii-iiii'tal Miiiilil>. iti., iti'. In iirdcr tn iliniinalf pir^oiia! iliui li a> piisMliif tlu' iir.viMii of the ^l■llK■llt^ i» ilTciUil li\ iiK-ans of a Miiliaiiiial Mixir whii h lan Ik: ttorkL alvi prnvidnl with twii ly lari.'i.- i-op|K-r liiK-d (■i'>tvrii> in uliiih iln- lirhnirtirs iiui\ 1« Milmnigcd for an) ruiuirti! liiiiith of tiim-. ^! U IIIM Vfli\l. I.fi n kl KoiiM >!«»»» ift jT'rtiiicd Im rolaliii;: diL I iihiinii liv a ^lnw iiiutioii Al»»» "•» !<'«»*<"n):-u: ;«o «ct<-«'>. n loar^f motion i> pioMcli-d, ami tin r.aM tt'in fruiir^ork triii|id l.y Mi-s^r~, NaMiT H^ll^.. iiwi jTr £ »«! t-vauiplc- of thi- lAiTlknt work doiu tiy tlil linn. ISur «ri>'«it -uK. jufs<3 atv <«in:KTtfd with a nun iiry rohiniii riaiiiii); up tn jccc .f»k_ il"* wnh varioU" >lai.Jard K'"iM'"'' •""' "i'l' -H' l-!ii>'r\ WiBfiuni zsia^-tr rT-a.J!iij: from o to 2400 llps, pi-r v|iiari; imh li\ *in^,«r iiah IIkt-t !•• ai«o on tht.- rinuit a >pLi lally di^i^iud n ( ord trut ,■'■■* f- *« rii»-jn> M »liiili ihi- variation of ilu- pri'^'itirc w ^howii as thr- ncWrtU! > ln-iiii: itraiiH-d. Are ssE^Jii-t 'iia> hmr I- Ix'in^ lon-triu tul littnl »iti, rr\olunj rtntm. '.vni, v«(l c1< .. for n-i online; di-lUctions nndir raiiidiv Itpr-j'-nl • «• ■» -. U:th thi- aid of thi- apparatn> valiialili- ri-iill- rna* ■« "-'*;«r«i't«J Jn.mi i.-m> < arm i| out upon nialirial- Milijic trd !•• • I \|> SI II -ll\., i.\l'.Ml;AliiK\. $4 "■•naMHim 1 i.l 1 I 1J( .\1. l..\l. Electrical l.aboratorv. I I "H II I 1-1 I; M MS .I] 1 li,ll I 1\' ill 'N. -!.l l\i.l I |l Tlif l.;cl;or,itnriL-i comii'i'ti-ii with tin I.lciliK .li Kii;;iiH-Liiii;; i.iurM- rnn,i-i .i| : i I !u> l'.li.i triral l-lli"r,itiry. Ii)i> !i liuMtrd iiiinuiliatflv n\rr tlu Itvn.iiiici kii.im .mil tfsi-, (iriKiLuiui,^ iii.n !»■ ■(iiiiliu iiil in it. Ilfii- .iiv kcpl tlir -t.mil.inl in-.lrLiiiicMt^ eni|iiiiu'l t^ir ( aliliratinji tin- iii-lrinmiils iii nrdiiiary iim-. ^lli^ laliiiralurv !•. liliiil mtli sl.itr slal'- liriiiU — 1 inln the u.ill-. iMi \\lii( 1; tlu- inmi- ilrlh ali- in~inmiint- an- |ilaii'il. ( 'iirn-iit i> ^iippihil u< all part^ of iIk rrHiiii for lApiriiiiciit.ii piirpoM-., Iicitli liiiiM iIk- lii;iitiii.u (hn.inio- dii. . t .iiul aU. > Ir'qii tlu- .i. runr.il.it. )r-. -n tlial < mrtui up to a thai: ami .iiiipiT.'> iii.iy he ul.t.iiiud if iir. . ->ary. riu' lalxiratiirv i> littnl vviili a >tiiall lirmli Im- ii^ht VMuk. 'I'lii- iii-.iriimiiit^ in tlii- moni ..mipriM'. .iinMiiL;-! utiur-- .\ IhiiiiiMpn u.ilvanunu It-r ; \\\t> TliornsKti 1 1, i-irir li.ilaiux-. ; li)ur ir.\rs.inval ;;alvan()in<-iors ; t»"ii SienicM>ihnaiiMiiu Iit- : lu.' I hnin-im ili-rtrusiapi inltnuici- ; i iulit \\ i-.|mii ainiiittir> .iiul iiiiu- U'l'-tmi Kiitmi-t-rs, ul \ari.'ii'> r.in:;!-- ; .m I!mi -lii-d iiliinini'li.T ; two -,(.-ts iif r^^ist.mi■l I -. Iai.;li-li pnst oljii (• paltc 1.1 : .m .\\ itmi -i . . ihiniiitti r ; -<\t_T,il NaliUr ainni. !it> am! vultiiiLtcrs (if ililt'iTrnt r.in_(-: two -i.inilanl oliin-.: ;.taiiilaril 1 1 lis. rli . -■ Ih. Ma^ni til [..iliuMiorv is •.iiciatnl at ,i ili--t.iiii-.' iiom ilir liyii.iiiio Koniii ami roiilaiii-. niai;n>.tii apparatus uSt-il in the laboratory i-oiirsi- on niaiim-tisiii ami 111 lr-,t> of iKiiainos ; tin- j;aU,iiioiii( t t-r, Kwin;;'s, in ulinh tin- maum'ti' i'iir\is an- ixlubitud on a larj;c srah- lor ilhisliation to tin- stiidriil^ ,ind for iiivi-ti.;alion. Tlirn arc also M\iral pii-ivs of .ippara'.ils niadt- in the work-hop--, siu h .i- llopkiii-on's Yoke, trartion app.n.itiis, cti-.. for illiistralltii; ilic iiMi^iutic l.ov- ill i-\.rv po— ibir niaiiiur. ( urn in i- al-i laid on to thi- l.iboralorv. from tin- .nc uimil.iior-. -o that .i sti-.idy iiirniit ni.u In .u.iilablt' lor di'liciir l. -i-, ;. Tin- I'liotoiiuiiT Kooiii. II. r.- i. -i- .in- iu.kK of ilu' iihiiniiiatini; power .ind ilticun. \ of lamp-, bi m. .ni- of .i -landard .ip|..ir.iliis. u-iiiu tlie r.iin-in disc. Current is laiil .ind the . In trie ob-in.iiion- .irc ri .id bv nu.ni- of a uattiiictir. .). lilt I'.lcctrii .il Work-hop. This i- littid up for iiiakin:^ cli ctrical instriiiiiciitsoi all kind- ; thcr<- is a vtry line lathe by the .Siiurican Watch Tool Company tlri\eiibva '.. horsi- power (nil ker Wheeler niolor. 1 his lathe was selerttd with a view lo tiirniiiu out line work tf lun is-ary, and li.is already done good service in thi- direc'i.m. S5 i -will II I'lVUli III iKlMliln II U^ l.llii'r.l'.nlV . \l.l iiii-m.il (Imi.hiii-. tlu -.• IluIhl: Im ii > Iium ii !■. n jir^M hi iIh- Ui>i U|ii 111 Kfi I. ral llii iinpriM lilt I'.lllMIM tnial ' iiiitlinil III ilvnaiiiip li'-lin;;; tlii-u ilyii,iiii'i~ ar-' alvi iMiiii: ilruiM (iff till- i;-til liir iliariiiiiLi tin ai i uiiHila'.nr-.. tin- lii:!itiii^ riri nil !i;;I)ter vult.iui- 1):; till iilhi 1 a- n ih ilaiini at i Is. \\ . Mnnli \ alu-rnal'ii. ihaiji llilN lat)i)ratiir\ m tlu llni .1 I.. I \|iri'—u liir till- aniiatiiri i« \\\<.i\. aii'l till- ciiiU iiiai III riitatiil .ilinut am aimli-. tln-riliv iiialiliiu 'wi ..r tl Hi. II hint lia» a >ii<.i lal i ui iriv I iirr. iii« ul ain [ijia-i- (liHriiiu i- tu III liitaiiii "I : till- iiinalaliir n lulrriii;. it Mliiv.iti Mil ari liiMili-, a ■ K. W \i' tnria iKiiaiiin. i niiiimitaliir i tiali'iirj ili. twills tn III (iMiaiin liru~h a <. K U. n.i ■ liulii li il ii|i ill varum- Ha\- . K, W . irt W. iin-iin Ijiiiist'iii an li_ln ihnaiiin :a : K W iltsdiit iJMiaiii' iMiaiim am All tl la i: K. U. II llna-tnn ill' all iiri- ilrii li\ a Ml llit'i-li anil Si \ i tn^im- III So Imrv |iiiwir. i ai li ilMiaiiin luiii;; ilnvi ii !i\ a ina^ititii liit'h iitillr^ Ml airaii;;oil that In liiakii ill akiiu a -«ili h tin- ihiiaiim I- -tar. ■il anil -!• transliiriiiiT-. iimtiii-, a ri lal I 'I" Till ri an- .li-n -i-M-ral I>|"- nt lip-.. Ill K. W. iiiiitur «i-iuTiitiir. (i. 111.- I.i^litiii, .--laliiin rill- I- in I MIX ir-|ii 1 1 lypn .il .if tin- in-l laiuli-li .mil .\iiii rii-.iii |ii.ii ill !■. Tlu-ri an- twn ilui.iiin'-. a .?c k. W . .Sum, 11- .uiil .1 ;o l\. W . l.diMUl llo|ikin-(i|i. i.nli IK-Huilrm 11 ihn-i t In .i W ill.iii-riiunu iiiniiiii:; at 450 n-\iiliiliiiii- |ii r iiiinuir . till -<• iiii;iiu- .III- r.ii 11 ilmilili- t.iiiili-iii r(iiii|iiuiiiil -iimli- .li-tlll.;. I'lli-sl itll nillllinn is l,lll;i-l> iIlK In .111 rla>tir rllslliiin i.r I iiin|in —III .iir lli.il arts .is a luillV-r at llu ■ ml nl i .irh -Iniki- ; .1- ilii i-in;iii<-- .in- -iiiuli .11 liim '.In ri i- im kiimkinL; »h,itrvrr, Ihuvi-m r Iiiii-i- tilt- lir.isst-- iii.u III . l-^ai h t ll;;illr .llnl iK 11.111111 III -l\ llllllilliil ii.hl- i.l|i.li in. I.l!,! - ti|i a -|iai I- lit .iliiiiil .s li\ 4 It . rill- >«lti lllinaiti »,l- 111 lilt 111 till iiiili^i uiilk-lliip-. I' .Hill II iliiiili'i- piili- -will In- .in- iistil, al-ii |-ji-lish iliiiililt- thniH- sttiii lu- .iiiil Uf-|.in iiistriiiiHiii-. rill li^litiiiL; sys|,-ni is tin- tlin-t- win-. Imt tilt iiras- li.iis 1,111 '.!• I niiplril lip sii ili.ii iiiit- ih n.iiiiii 1 ,111 run hill lilt- li;;lit- nil till- l«.i »Mi -\-li 111 , ill! 11. wliiii llif liiiil 1- 111! ri ..-1 il. llii SI I mill ilui.iiiin i- -will III il nil 111 -tins .nnl ilu li^lii- run tlin t win . ( lilt- Vnltllutl-r stTM-- In UlM lIli' MiU.l^f nil .ill tllr im uits. .1111 1 iiiK- .niiiiuti-r .ilsn 1- niiK ri'iiiinil Inr uiiu- ilillt-niit cinuits. tilt- rurn-iu 1- UH .i-iiri il 1a lln- I'.ill nl' pnii-nl.al uitllinil .mil tin ilnTi-n-iit It-ai!- .m all • niun-rtril tn lln- -.iiin- in-irunit ut In un .ill- nl a sliiliiii; sttiti h. .\ Nt-villt- -.ifttv 1 lit iiul is iistil ill I li.iri;iiij; tin .n riuiiul.ilnr-. -n ili.ci wlu-n tilt- \nl!.i:;f tails tnii Inw tilt- 1 in iiit isliniktii. Iiut is n uiaili- .mtntiiatirally wln-ii tin- viilla:;i- rists a.u.iin. ;. lln .iiiuiiuil.ilnr niniii rniit.iiiis ( 'rniiiptiin l|n«il| nils n| .1 iiii.il 1 .ip.n ilj nl' fuht liiimlnil .iiiipt-n- lintirs. li\ \ \M' I I 1 h< iii.i'jnilKi-nl ci lilkxlioil ill tlli-. IIUI-I'IMII i^ tllc iinl)i«lniR-nt ol Kuiilciiux iic,\ stii'iu'c ; it i> imt a iiuiv l.ii'i^c I iillii;li(pn of ncll knii,\ii iiiuLliiuiital inmriiKMiN. It i-- tlic-i-\ciii ncr .111(1 lii',;luT lui'chrini^iii-. iVom iriiatiiiii iirthccAiiltitioii (>('| lull rkiiuMt> ; III tlu .:iiiU' ua\' as cluinical tniuiiuuiuK aiv -li" M 111 l)L- built ii|i lioiii tiu-ir iiiii--titiilriU siiiiplr iiliilcciilc>. 1 Ik- cnllLctiiiii tiiihraa-- cirtain iiimlils uliiili Imm- iicvtr Ixlmi- liLuii made, Inr cNaiiililc, the ( ilnhnid-., iiid^t iiv^i'iiinu^ ill loiistniclidii and cil'i^ivat tlK-(irctital \ aliiu and the CxiloidN, .\L;aiii. tlu- i-dlli-ftidii include- iiKidels Imh iMT tnt.ilh- lie. I'lir ~iii(iiil and nthi-r iiiiitinii-. the incideN -h(i,viii;,i sti-p l)_\- ste| all tlu- prniiei-tii-- iif eiir\ ilinear inii\einents ; iiiddi-ls ilhislra;iii;4 par.'llel iniitinn- and reetilinear mntidns. AUn iimdel-. illu>- tratiii-4 1 vi lie 11 i|ii- iraii-iiii-— inn. peiulnhiin iiioNeineiil--. ete.. etc I e~idi-s this Kineinitie ( iilleetidii. there al-'d tiiisse- ill dilli riiit l\ -pi ih il'iistratin^ the in.iniier in which diHeieiit Ir'iii the se\er.il nu-inher- cil a tni> I'his ini-thud 111" illiistr.ilinii \' ;i- lir-t aild]iteil in thi- l'ni\i-r-ity in the \e:ir i."-!;'! e-^M--^ .ire estiin iled l)\- nil ni~ "t -]M-iii;4 ••c.ile-. intrddiici-il in the diric-niit iiR-inln-i'-^ nl" 1 he ei iinp'.ratr. e ni.i-^nitiides nf the -.tr the trii- -I .■^i-etidiial nindel 111 eiiL;iiii- Ideiiiniitue- L-li- •iiiiL; ii.irt-^ .ire aUd to l)e fdiind here, td;4ether e spLCiinen-. Iidin leadiii;,; m 'inil.'.ctiirei ili.-iiii,' in ecdlldiiiic enlleclidn w .' Id. 111^ tlu- \' ith a tdllectidii dfcihl in l-".nrd]ie and I'dnned .iiiil .ilrcid) eiiiljr.'ce- iii.iiiv- in ileriiU nC cdiistrnetidii .iiul in -teri.i.l- enipldVed in tlu- .irl>, nl L;ieat \.il-.ie :i|id iiUi-re-t I'hr in',.~i-iiin al-d cdnt..in~ .: ~iiliniiiil .nlK-elidn •>( . nrkiii;,; milling iilddeN. illii-tratiii;,; tlu- dirreient iiietluiiU nf ininiiui li-ith in thi- d in in ipi 11 u r.n-'inei rin-. " luM-iiin 111 1 'ipii till lldi ir and einliiHe- .in .ire i ><( ahuut i lilei.rilu- ld|i M|il.ire leet. I'he III 1-1 lidlalile t'e iliire in ihi- imiin i- .i -plendid .iiiil iiniinie I'dlUclidii 111 iiiiidel-, Uiiii. n .i- the Ki-iile iii\ Kiiiein itic t . il ll-itidll. lieie .llllld-t <-\ei-y i i UK il\ .illle Imin nl lllech inie il niiivenunt i- n pre-eiiti-d, .ind llu- eseelleiu \ iil' ,i i irkin '.il-hip aid ln-.liit\ I'l ue-i-^n ,iri i-ll ki .ill -lieei ill>- td the Kiel tll.il i'l-df tlv d. him-elfkindlv i-r\i-ed the Idnintiiin nt the dirrerenl -et- I'tdl'. Keiileaii\ dtlhe llerliii I'dUti-chiiit i- licith 111 r.iiidpe .1 .\i lh.it 1 - ih.iii , 1 p 1— 111-,: reli-reiu e td him nil-. I !ldl ln-re In- m ide lie h l- de\i.teil hi- Ille Id Ihi il.'lidr.itidil dt .1 ile.i seieiiee, \i/-. M th it 111 Aiiplu-.l I- r Meell, 1111-111 111- -eielice vi ,i- i:eriiiei! I>\ the ■,;M-.it ph\ -lei •t A ,nid put ill it- cdrrect pl II e ,1-. line dl the i-\.iet -cieiiee- 111 hi iiipi-n h: ■I - l.i I'hil. I. -pent ( dl (■.111 ■ -111 Ml iliiiii I 11 II'. 1, l.ili--, * mil ,llld i'lin-elel iliriil d e,iv i-iderahle ihiiii-ht mi the -iiliii-ii; \ihil(- Willi- nl devdteil .1 1 ir;,;(- Ire Ui-e li.-.iriii;^ die 111 irk urearetiil iK-t iine-li-'.ilidii, Id the il.i— ilie itidii df iiii-eh ini-iii- l\. ;ik-.iii\ li\- hi- 1" Kiiii-inilii- iliilidiii/ed the -eielice .illd iiilrddiieed .i -plendid mdi rliiie— ujuri' heldie iv ithi It Cdiilii-inn had rer^iiei l)\ relen III .1- the fir-l td pidilili-e iie,( liiechaill-ill- lidiii Id the iiiellidd dl'lli- -cieiililu' iniliiire .il' he .ildiie v .1- en llilt lib! I)\ llie.in- 1 if hi lllellu 1 11 fiinii-li the iiie.in- dl' piddm iii^ ,iii\- iv(|iiiri-i| kinil df iiidlimi : Ihii- riddiii,; the -uhi. 1 1 nf llu- i li.ir.M nf einiiirici-ni ,iiid 'll.llllill'i It Id ile-er\e thi- n line nl .l -i lellec- /^ WOOD I LRNINii .\Mi r.\l ri.iNM.\KIN"(; SIIOI -M«kr III. M. mil |i> 111. 'Uu\, 111 llu ■.;nMiiiil llcHM. Ihi^ (li|i.iriinriil li.i^ an cxlii'iiiilx- l;. h nl (■'|iii|iiii(nl iiirliidin;^ t vvcKi' imt.il l.illu--- rcitlii- --licii.ir ii>i- nf ■-tlliU-lll-- I.1I-. icMlrc l.ithi' 'li.i|iiii:^, iiiii\ii-..il iiiilliiii^.ilrilliir,; and l,i|)|iiii;4 iii.u liiiii'^, .iiid all iRccs- ii> niiU ill'.; and •'rindin ^ iil.iiliiiii'^. IiIIuil;, icmlani^ srM'iUcun \i- 111- >liiiii uliiili i\ aUn n^ iti.riodls. All the mail) lor ■nipliti- a— -Mil niiTV' II ii i-i^l^ 111 t\ |ir- ^L■U.•^l( In 111! the I11-.I 111 iMiilailiirn- in |-!n'^laiiil ami Aiiu'riia. S'liidciil-. uml. in llii-. simp in the Third and iMnnth \'rars, the ai-iiiiiiiiindalii.n sill' al iinr 1)1111,; suriliiriit roialiiiiit lliirlx Inr ^tnikiiU nd dir saiiii' liinc. )thi rhall ol Ihi' .Sr 111,1 \ . ar Is sjunl in Ihi' !■" Iiii h (iiiilain-. ii|iiila, ri'ir iiiidi \'. II. I> liii'iaiTs, liiMss iiiiiiildiiiL; .iiid iron MUMildiiiL; Ixiulu-.. mif liiMihrs, liaMlliriL; iraiir. iiid all ladlr- and nlhrr a|i|iaiMliis iiiK ssar\ liir Ihr 1 niii|il(tf iii>lrnilii>n of the stndcnl-- in llu niiiiildiii'' ami 1 as|iii'_ -iiii{ili' iii.ilImiii' parts. I luir I, iiislniiliipii ilcsi;4iirdl\ piTii-dt--ni~ \' I ill, inpalti'lil iiiaUiii'.;as llii- Iktii riiMlld til L;i\i- ihr lll'-t results. Iluir iiiiiilaliiiii in tin- l''iiiiiiilrv fur toi'iitv nun Is snljiiieiil llu- n nijindrr or llu- liasriniiil is 1 .1 1 npu d li\ llu ImHii I imI III 1 is( s,> laiis, hlmuii^ I -1 1 -i III-, pin lips, si I ni- n.i luis Im p ilUriis, ill I \KI INri.k- slidl' IIk Mull, il Wi.ikslv \\ 01 Lilian Kndo.v nuiit, I oiisi .Is ,,| 1, d .1 II il.d 111 ■ois, a ^lou lid II' .isriiieilt. Ii.ix iiii; a tnl.il air.i.il iu-arl\' Js llu- pi.iilu.il nistnuiioii III tl to ^i\i' llu- .Stndi-iit soiiiL- kill orksh- >s Is si I l.-ll. l.-h- .r tl u- ii.itnri- ol tin- iiialiTMls ol idiisinutioii. Ill raiiiili,in/i- him uilh tlv import, ml li.iiid .iiul iii.uhiiu- tooK, .hu! to L;i\i- him ,ill III tin- lis -111- this piii-])osi-, the Miidi-iit, diirin;4 .1 spr, nii-.l nimilirr oi honis per \vi.-ek, «iilk III ill ill ■Imps i.niilei lludlieil stiperiiitellilelKe of the rrolessor III Mil h.uiieal I'Ji-meeriiiL;, aidi-d 1)>- skilled meeli.m II uiimeiue \i ith -'lad eil e\ereises ami m.K liialK leail ill) '" 'l'"^' m-ikm.U ol loinls, memheis of striietiires. iVaiiu-s. ete , liiLill) eoiu iiidiiiL; 111 llu- iroimMirkili'^ ilep.irtmeiit with till 111.111111,11 Inn- ol tools, p.iris of m,i, hiiu-s, .md il possihl,-. v> nil llu- I mill In I--; of inmpli-ie m.uliiin-s. llu- f.irpenler's .Shop neeilpies the u hole ol the top s|oi,-\, the ,u 1 nmniodatioii hemn siiiVieieiit fur ahoiil se\eiity sliuleiits. I lire the Ireslimeii eollllluiue their praitie.ll «i Mk. I he_\- iie-st ieiei\e mslriulioii in the « ooil tnrmn-.^ and p.ittern shop, uhiili iinii|)iis the whole ol ihe lii st ilnor. .umm imul.ilmn lieiii:; pnuided Im .iluuit U\\y sindents 5V M.\i MINI slim. t f SMITHY. f?# < > KUNhRV .-iior i:.N(.iM-. I l.wll.l k> 02 I Iroin tlu- l.ill (.1 til.- i;niiiii(l. ,m . . ,, i,, ihr IJiiililin^ i, |,j il^. I'lirih ill ilii ivnin- ol lliu .aMiTii siilu iiii,|iv,iv Ikhmiii' ihf sLKMid ,111(1 third tlci.irs. Tin.' t-ntraii(f i> l.iiil witli iii.irlilu nio>,ii> and li.i- .1 liiu- r.irwd -.aiidstum- lir.pl.uL' Hitli tlir motto " I'roM- all riiin-s". TIk; ■.taircax/ is r.'ailicd tliruiii;li an an li- way (111 the I, II, and at tliis luvil .1 im//aiiiiu- ll.ior ali'unU an oltin- lor llir J,mitor, a rlo.ik room, ,uid ,1 sitliiii: room tor .Studints. The st.iirs lead doHinv.ird to tlu- two lower •.loriuK duvott-il toaiU.inii-il work ,iiid rc-vauli; .mil u|mardH In liall a IliKlit lo tin- main mr third) llooi. wh.-r.-, iiiim,-di,ii.-K on tin- 1,-lt. IS the door olihi- |innii|ial l,i-i|iir.- Ihi-atii-. I In- (-orridor tni fi.-ct wiik as on all tlu- lloois o|i,-iis at tin; o|i|iosit.-. or iioiili, rii (.•lid iiiln the l.al)oratiiry lor ht-.it ,ind r.ilonnu-trw wliii h is d.j fi-tt liy u li't. Ilitw-i-L-M tlu-se ar.- tin- m.iin .i|i|i.iralus r 1. thu ollii-i- ill tlu- I'roli.-ssiir ol I'hysi.-s, and a room lor priwiti- n-si-anh. riu- l.ic-iiiri- Ih.-alr.-, oci-u|iirs Ino storiis and is ;o li-ct high, li has a floor s|i.iri.- oi 4/. I,y -,(, i.-ei ,|,„| „..,|,.,1 ("..r ,40. with n galli.-ry whii h gilis an-oiimiodatuin lor '10 moh-. lis acoustic |iro|n-rtivs have prmcd excellent. I he table is of Uoeklalld slate. JO leit, l,\ 5 leet '< inches. I.v .' iiu hi-s, sll|l|iorted on l.rii-k jiiers, wliu li an- earned down to ,iii'iiide|iendeni rminda lion ihroiinh the i«o li,«,r ,i,,n,,^ i, ,, , ncsed Hitlumt I M I. \N' I II.M.l.. t A The McDonald Physics Buildiiij{. This lluildillj h,ls ,llso l,een erect, cl ..lid e.|(ll|,|,ed tlll..ll-ll the mimillceni-e o| W. ( '. .M.,edoi,.,|,l. Ks., , |ol the Teai hillj; ail.l Niidyol I'lusicsdneludmi; .Me. haiiic s, with s|,e( lal r.-ar.lto(i) Us intrinsic importan. < as an int.-j;ral part ol a liberal ulii. ati.iii Ml the laculty ,,| .\rts, (21 iis essential necessit\ .is a studv pr..-limiiiar\ 1.1 the courst, ol Kn;;iiieeriii>;. .Mining' aii.l I'm. ti. .I'l Chfmistry in the laculty ,.( .Vl'plied x u-iu v. aiul i ;i th. pi.. seciiticm of original rt-se.irch. rill- lluildin:: is i.'5 leet lon^ and f.4 feel wide, and li.is lue stories hesides a range of alti.s, used for st.,rai;c. in the m.iiisird roof. It Is in tin- koiiiaiies.|ue st\le, niassuelv coiistnieied of cut .Montreal limestone lined with pr.sseil l.ru k, all brick -ilyes bein^ rounded. .No plaster is used in tlu- interior e\.i v^ .niit.ict li\ .1 I'lriii -Inn liiti iii i|ii.irlrii il n.ik, hIiIiIi I .irric> ga^ .iiul «,ilir iii|ii>. .iiul li.i- Milks ,il 1,11 11 1 ml. I'll!' Iiil> nf llu- -iiks an- ii)iii\tir>iiMk, .iinl tlir st.iiiil |ii|Ms ,irr jnliilnl, ami IhiuI liiiHii iiilii tliL' -inks. Ml that wlicn llu-y an- imt in iwr ilif wlmlf Mirlaiv of tin- t.ililr i> availalilr. (ias lira'kils an- -it iMiy I'W lilt liriKatll till liriijirtili:; nl^iu iif till' talili- ttilll dolllilr jnilUrd .irni>, «n thai ihiA < mi Ik.' liM'iitilil ii|' nvir tlu' tup wIumi rii|iiirril. Iiiuliiij; pii't^ an.- si't all rnmul yn iiijj rniinri timi m ltl\ tlif rlii iiir main-, ur V'd'i tlw filim ■ li>Mt-. luliiiiil llu- lalilf a- iliMireil. ( iirri'iils ran lliii-- lif ilrawii at ij? nr njo viilt» iliriit Irmn !lir tlirii-wia- >\stini ; it at luwrr Millaj;rs tlin ii^li •' -trir- nl laiii|i- in-t-rtiil lifiiiatli llii' taMi- : ur fmin priiiiar) liattrrio in tlif linm iliiM't-. 'rill.- ;ilili' is alMi Miiiiiliiil with iiwyiii anil li>iliipj;i 11. v.irli under |Tt-.Mirc ii|i til lo aliiiii~|ilu n^. .lir lil.ist and r\haii--t .\t thr Miiitlurn ind .in twn lulin-t.it wiiidnw-; ur a lir.nn ul Minlii;lit may In- liriui);lit in un thi- llimr hiinH. .mil rrllntid \rrtii .illy npttMrd to the laMr. 'I'lu- li.n k wall ha« .i lult) pallir) lur sii.|uii~iiiii. whii h may also In- ilTrrtid linni ,i rnnl triis- u.ii lull thruiij;|i a tr.iiidiMir mm r tlu- talilr. Tlu' hlaik Im.ird (whiili i-. 14 lilt liy s iLit, nf linmnil |ll,ltl.•■^las^ lurknl with I 1.11 k ur whilr rliilh at will, ,ind which, tlu rluth liriim riiiiuviil. IN avail.ilili- .i> a i;ruiind j;l.i>- Mrriii I'ur |iru|uitiuiis Irum tlu: |irf|ia- r.iiiuii I'uuni liiliiiull i> snN|iiiiiliil (alli-r rrul'i-Mir I'rrrj- pLini by Iwu livir- un hi-aring>. It wri;;hs. with its luinitirpiiisr. lu-.irh 2. 000 Ihs., lint is Iniind lu liii'.isily maiiat;r.il>K, It swings in iruni uf tlirii-ttinuMliisfis. siii.|ilj. il with slati-talili''-, ;i.is. and rKi Irii ity.lln II ntri- lalili- luini; ii,u\. .ilik-. su that it in.iy hi rullid ihruii^h Irum llu I'liparatiuii li- « .'iinl •.In- l.iiUiri' l.iMi- I- ^u|i|iliril null tliitrli- . urn ir.. a;i<. w.itci. air W.y.x .mil i\h.iii'-l. ami ■.|K(i,il sinks Inr f\|ifriiiH-nis ill h\ilriisi.itiis. Tlu'ir i> a lulinst.ii ttiiidim al llic casicru ind "I till- talili' ; till' s|iiTial a|M'aratiis nimii. li-.nlin^ in llir i'rnksMirs prnatr ri.iiiii. u|iins In liiml it. riif liiLihisi ilimr i'>intain>. at llu sniitli iiul, a raiii:> "I riMnns iliAotiil til ( l|ili(s. TliiTc i> a larj;i- rimm s|nrially |ilaiiiiiil fur a K'lrtlaiul si\ inch loniavi' jjratinj;. with stparalf dark rmiin : a s(i (il thni' -^niall rofiiiis Inr spirtrnsroin' anil .iptiial luMirh wiirk ; a cinular rnoiii in ilu turiit lur spiTtriMiulirs ; .iiid a loiin ii.irriiw riiiiiii lur phnln^r.iphir rnl.iruiniriils. Ml iIum' riiiiiii> havi- arranpiiunls Inr darkiiiin;;, lulinstal slahs aricssilili- liy an lAti-rnal ;;.illrr\. i hi trii rnnni-rliims Inr an or niiaiiiUsciiit !ii;hl. uas and w.itu. 'llu nsl nf llu' Ilimr is uirupii'd hy a laijir KUniiiilary I.aliiir.\tiir\. '14 iLTt l>y 5.1 iVct, with a pnv.ilc ruiMii f(ir a llfiiiiinstratiir, and a stparati' niuni whirl) can lie darkened fur cxpcriimiits in Optics iir with iiiirmr ^aKaniniKtcrs. llu- l;U nil ntary l..ilioMtiiry Ins a line npeii niiil'. iiia(;niri( eiit liuhlini;. and i.is\ .11 cess III iIk- imier air In iwn dnnrs leadiiii; tu (galleries (111 e.ii h sidi 111 the liiiildiii}:. Irnin these, or Iruin the miil' aliii\e. nia^iiilii eiit views m.iy In- dlitained nl Mniint kiiyal. the Cilv (if Mdiilreal. the St. Lawrence, .ind tlu 1 niimrv In the .'^niitli strelchini; .iway In the (Ireeii Miuintains and the .Xdirnndacks. The lia-eineiit iil.u lie\t lie reached either liy the siain'ase (the well (if whiih alTnnls a vertical suspeiisinn nf .So feet acce!*s- ilile al all levels), (ir liy the hydraulic lift, wliiili has lieeii placed Cdiivenieiitly luar the stiin-ninnis in the mnf, the app.iratus nmnis. wnrkshdp. and iinnds entrain e nil the Inwi st llnnr. Its inwel carries the elei trie iii.iiiis. 'file snlllli i ml nf the li.isi niinl 1 nn l.iiiis .1 rnnui Inr (iplii.il wiirk rii|iiiriiin gn-.n sialiil|i\ ; iheniil lelj.ii-., supplied li\ a sjidiii fniin the m.id : and the fiirn.ic( > fur lii.iliiV riiese .ire fiiiir in iminlier, and can lie used singly (ir in 1 iinilnii.iiinu. I 111' |u.ltln^ is liy Imt water 1 iri iil.iliii^: llinni^h r.iili.itnrs, .\i till inirlli i ml .in the .\laj;iielii and Ki se.m h l.,iliiir.itiirie». The lldiir Is l.iid in I'lirtl.ind ( eiiieiit him nd with .isph.ill. The dr.iiiis, w.iier .111(1 t;as in.iiiis.ireeiicliised III Ireiiclies ( ii\en'd willi dpi 11 yr.ilinns wliicli (.111 lie raised .it any imiiiieiit. .Illd all pipes ;in npi n Id tiew thnill^lldllt the llllildill:;. In .iddiliiin tn the Usual slate l.ililis, nil the nails iiuiiieniiis liiiik pills h,i\c lieeii elected (ill inUependi nl liiuild.ilions, separated I'riiin the asphalt llnnr liy ,1 spa( e i feel l\ iiii lies wide packed with s.iiid. The piers are jdim-d in the liaseiiiciil liy Iniij; slate sl.il.s alTdnlinu ample t.ilile sp.ice free fnuii disiurliaiice. The tups 111 the piers pnijel t thnninh the ilddr tll the .\ihaiice(l Llectrii.il l.ilidr.itnry aliii\i. where tliey suppnrt si|u,ire sl.ilis nf sl.iii . .\ pnrlinii iifihe Kesean'h l.alidr.itnry is cdiiiinued up w.inls tlidUjih the Ilddr alidve, so as In jiive a Vertical height nf .}o feet; The upper space is se[iarated friiin the ICIectrical l,.ili(ir.itiir) liy ^l.iss partiliiuis which ^.'ive e.isy aiccss In it. The ( '.isiiueiit also cdiiiaiiis i«(i nidiiis Inr L'nifdrin rciiiper.iHire. one lieiieath tile laitMiice Hall, practically undertiniiind, the nthff lighted friiiii the iKirlli. Imt em lused in dmilile w.ills, lldor .mil leiliiiii. liml surniiinded liy a pass.i^ie twd feet wide whii li c.iii lie iii.iint.iineil .It any teiiiperatiire within imideiale limits. The secnnd lliKir has. al the snutli end, I II Sludi ills' l..iva- inries ; (J) .1 raiine nf 100 separate lockers ^iviiij; li.iiinnii; ai cdiimiddaliiin fur winter cd.its. etc., which, lieinn iininediaiely iiver the Itirn.K es are praetic.iUy drying; cnplniards : (.jia work- shnp. 40 feet liy iS feel, ciintaining a universal liiilliiij; lil.ich!iie, 65 11 KlTklC.M, l..\l:iiR,\T(i|<\ I'tijiiiif l.itln-. «i«>il l.ithi-. m>lriiimiit iiuki r'- l.ithi-. rarpriitir's .iml IUici'n l>i-iiili. ill-. In llii> riM.iii is mI iip .m mp mkhis ,\rr.ini:i im-nt (if wliiih i-.iii 1m lillnl. m unlini; to ilu- I'lui Miu^>-.ii.l l.\ Mr. li. I'n.H-i'. .u Mnmr<-,il, up \" .i prosiirc 111 HI alnmstilu res, uitluiiil any inniiiunu iiii;inf, liy nuan- iiltliL- liii;h «aur pri ssiin- I ifio lli>i in tlu' xrviri- mains, riu- i;asis irt Inl Imin llir i>linil.lak- lalilf |iartK mil iMtn ilu- walN. ami partlv >ii|i|icirtril nn ilir pii r^ risinj; Iroiii till- Rrvirc h l.al"iral.ir\ liiiuaili. I itip sluts in ilu- wall, ninnii t tlu- piim-ipal l-ilmr iinrii s (11, at, l-'.lc.ln'al. Krsi-arih anil Ma^iutir. I ami riaiit |Hiinl was |o allim m. iron w'li. h i.mlil In- siilij. . t to .hannis of triii|Hraturv. as in tlu- h.-ati'ij; i.iils .iml raili.ilors. Hhs," ari- ar. onliniilv ufnipprr, Iml it w 's iluniiiht w.irtli wliil.- t.narrv tlu- .irraiiui incnt t'l '"Hipli li"" "l>i»n lo tlu- nails ol tlu- llooriiii;, ami tin- Im k, vMmlow anil <-U< iru light finings. Kt.'l !CMIM riif iiisttimu-tils lum- U-< n . l.os. 11 ..11 .1 s,-,il, . nn. spoii.lin;; with tlu- liinlilini; t.i s,rM- tl n-i piirposis 111 llliistr.itioii .i| j.i tuns. i.M I^Uiiu ii'arx I'rai '.ual work li\ tin- stmUr.ls. 1 51 .\il \ann.l Work li> I oiirlh Ni-.ir StmUnls ami t Irailiial.s .iii;: l'-i\.itf k.s,arrli. Tlu- gfiu-r.1l prim ipl. h.is Uiii not t.i si I. rl spi. ial arraiiiii-imnls l.ir p.irluiilar 1 \|» rum iils i-\. . pt in tin- .1st- .it th.isf 1 lassK al I v|»-nim Ills win. Ii li.i\i- a liistori. .il ml. r. si ol lliiir own . Iml l.i sc. nrr .1 vir> nmiplrti- supply ol luiiil.iimnt.il nistrii 111. Ills wh'. h .ir.- aUva.s in rmui-si. .nul Ir .111 «lii. Il .iiu parli. iilar i.isi .an U- tiiiill up. Ii must suftii.- t.. ii.iiiu a fi-w lypital iiislaii. IS uiuKr tai h hiail. • ; m.iilr li\ I ir. Kmiiii;, "Im li.ii nii|i|iIIiiI .ill iIk' '.Milk 111 lliti ill |>.iiiiiii III. riii' ilii Irii .il itislriiiiii UN im IihIi' .1 li'.iiililiil Uvrlvi |il.iti- \\ iiii-liiir-t 111.11 liiiu- iii.iilr iiiiili r \lr. W iiii>liiir»l ^ Mipi iiiitriiili m i- I'nr tin- I 'liili.iii I iiiMrmiii'iil, .1 four ;il.iti- ll.'U. iiiilin imii iml^ In KiilmikiiilV.mil ■\\>\i^. l.iiliirL- < i.lU.llliillH Iilv. l-.lil tli.llli li I-. ill (.•I I.I I \ll.\ I \K\ TK \( I |i .\l WiiKK. riir I'lrNl Vr.irN nurk is iliMiIi il In iiii-.i^iiniiU'iits iif Irii^jlli ( iiiiirnMlrtLT u.uii;i->, 1 .illipirs. •.|ilurniiirlrr-.. i .illiiliinii'lrr-.. v.iriiiii- tv|>i->"ir rciiliiii; iiiii ruv ii|us) null (|ii'iii|iiliiiiiN anil ^;iaMl.itiiiii. rlironin;ra|)li>i iii.is> iiIiiTi an- -ix lial.iin i-< liy I li-rlliii:;, six In lin kir. nm liy rrn-'iiiiHT), ■.jiiiiiii i;r.ivit\ iJnK'. .iml Mulitr's li.il. nil I'll iiininriils 111 iiurlri.i .mil i n ■ Itii ii ill- ul il.i-tii ity iM.ivwills N'nillc); lliiiiiiiiiiirlry .mil -iiniili' r.ilnriiniirv . -.niiiili' iiliutuimlry, |irii|iirlii - if li n-. ■. : s|iii triiM ii|u s iml -.111 1 iriiiiHicr'. liy tin' I iiinv.i Nirulv. ."srhiiiiill anil ll.unsi li. .mil ilii ( ■.iiiiliriili;i ">■ II iimii iMstriiiiiinl Cii. lur i liiiunt.iry tin Irii ilv ihin- i> a l.iriii- niiinln r ul iiiii|ili' n-iiit.iin r liii\i> liv llilili-r llriii. .11 riir.ilf tu 'huI iiiir |u r > int. ■.lAir.il niitrr liriili;r-, pnli niuiiiu'li r l.inL;i-iil .mil /im i;.iKani)iiii'ti.Ts, ul dUTintit p.illiiii-. M.illii r Li.iK.inuiiii ii r-. .\irliiii Mill. nm in-, iii.iilranl ilii Iniiiutrri. ncmii ir.\r-.uiu.il i;.iU.muiiiiiir-. ami l»'i piisi ntin i Iium- Iiv I'.lliiitt .mil llaUlrr. , \) i.\>i irniri|i.il r.m In ii.iMii!. .>t,inil.iril luii, liiii.ir .mil I in iil.ir iliMilin^ i iiuiiir> .mil i uiiili.ii.itnr havi- Ihtii Mi|i|iliiil liy tin- (iiiuv.i SiiiiiU, ami till' l.iliiir.itiir\ li.i- lIu ail\.ml.i;;i ul nliTimc ti> tlir lii'.iniiliil l\ui;irs iM-lriiiiii I.N in ilu (iiuilitir l..iliiir.iliii\ ul ilw Maiilun.ilil laif;im rriiiK ItinliliiiL: I lull' N ,1 iniii i in ml Iniiii tin- uliv r\.itiiry Inr ri'^iilaliii;; tlu' I lurk'- .mil |irmliilniiis. I'm ■■.nil- a Ri',;n.inll Inning lurk il>nim>};ra|>li liv Kui'iii,, lluri N .imnlii'i liv lalrliiuiiii. uiu In l.uilli wlm li li.i- .ilnaily Ih in sati-iLnliirily i'iii|iluM il III till' II I lilt ilin'il ill irriinii.iliun nl luiiuniuli' Ih'Ihiiii .Muntn.il .mil I ill 1 niMi l\. .mil mill II ni unliiii; .i|i|i.ir.iliN Iruni 'Ip ( ■.niilinil;;r liiilriiiiiiiit Cuinii.my r«ii i.ir^i .iiiiuin.nii S|.n'nt;i I im n iiry |iiiiii|is In M.i\ Suilil. ul llirlin ; C.iilli ti'is .ili|i.ir.itii- lur I iiiii|in'ssini; u.i-i'- ; Uvu IIun- r.iiliuiim iiinii'lir-. t 'alhi'tuiiiclir, .mil K.ix!ii:;li ri'iilnii; iiiii niM ii|irs liv lIu' ( 'ainliriil:;!' ( 'iiin|i.in\, tli m i\i' nirnliun. Ill 1 111 iriiilv till- |iiini i|i.il li'.ituri'-. an; tin mI ul'tlnrlun rirtiliiil -l.m- il.iiil luiK In ll.ilili r itrii imils. uiU' liii uliii!, mir luinihiil ami uiu- lliiiiN.inili. a lull 111 in,m(;a\ ill .mil tlir -|ili mliil mI ul n'Msl.mn Iium- fv ll.iMir ami I'Jiiull. im hilling iiiiii|ilrli' mN ii|i (u iIh nir:;ulin Imlli i"s. In llaliliT . a laim- Wiiilii'i.iiiii KuliU.iiisi li si.mil.inl l.mi;ini. .mil .Misuliiti- (i.iK.muiiutir iln ll.irini.mn .imi llraimi ; lar;;i' I-'.ili liiiann iln \h. l-alilinann. wh'i alio sii|i|ilii's .111 r.irlli imliii 'ir. in.i^iii liinii'lits. .mil •|ii.iilr.mt ili i liuiiiilir. .mil his kimllv (insinlnl .m I'lijii nliurn s ji.ilv.iminiitit / . anil iiiaiix iitlirrs ul iln first i'la!<» . KiiliU.iiisrh !• ..Ii riis ul iii.I'.;mi nniii nrs .mil \ .niuim i. is i ll.irini.mii ainl lir.mni: Ki'W M.iuiu imni li r .iiul I >i|i ( 'in li ; riiuiiisun .Misuluii' ami <,lii iilr.inl Elo tniiiiilirs, r l.lliull I : l.iviii};- Mijiiulii ( iirM- Imvir. I|u|ikinsun I'liil iirlit, .\vtiuii M.illiir Siiiii|imr Ijii.nlr.mt I'.lii Iruiin ti i, Itiitisli .\ssiii i.itlun Sl.mil.inl Air tumliiisit .mil .si.iml.inl ICIri truiUn.miiiimliM ll.ililiri I. In iiuilMi.miuniitir iSi.iiii iisi ; Cumli ini i .. i ' inn m l.irails ami iliMilnl lat.nls \.\ ll.ililir .mil IJIiutti rill i.|itiral nistrinni Ills im Imli' a < liUun ii.illirn t lumnni !i r imiIi si\ n .nlm-.; iimrusi upi's i I'.lliuti i . s|ii'i'iniiiU'lrrs In tli' I ii iirva >ui u i\ iwitli ■|ii.iri/ tr.imi ilMil Sriiiiililt ar.l ll.iitisili i\ l.,uv |>.illrriii. I Ills lirni .lUu sii|i|iliis .i liiiinmr llruiHum |iurt,ilili' |iliutiiiiii tir : tin saiiu .irraimnl fur .i Unrli: tlu' iii-w sjii'i tin |iliiiliiiiii 111 Willi l.iiiiiiiu t llniilliiin |irisin ; .iml .i m iv lurlnl l.imliilt I'ul.irisi ujn hiiIi h.i ri.nlmi; inn iiisri.|n's. .mil sjh i i.il .irraii);rnn iits fur nitatiuii iiflil.iiii li\ iiuwirliil I urn Ills. llii- iwu l.illi r iiisiiiiiin m- Ii.im Imii niiiillx ilisi^iuil lur ilu' lirriiii I'lusik.ilisrliis Insiiiui. 1 lu' .iliinc list, tliuili;li unly iiaiimiK tin' |iriiii i|i.il Ispis ul iiisiriinniu, will sirM' in inilir.iir tin- i Mint ami vanity uf tin- wliuir r.illi i timi. \- I ' iMI I.I ss|\,, 1 WK- Iniii .mil si\ ili.ils, .1 111 ! Iiuiii|isuii \ 1 mill I 1 nils. .\ll lln |iimi i|i.il Iium. f^7