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Show mm school' PHYSICAL SCIENCE Thy physical sclent department In charge of Mr. Perkins, occupies the entire west end of the second floor of the building. The physics and the chemistry are each supplied with a laboratory and between the two laboratory labora-tory is a well planned lecture and rocltation room that 1 used by the chemistry Classen In the forenoon and by the phyolca classeB In the afternoon. after-noon. The department 18 supplied with a fairly complete equipment of demonstration demon-stration and laboratory' apparatus that 1b readily accessible and acems to be well uyed. In soruo respects the laboratories labo-ratories are even superior to those found in many colleges. The ventilation ventila-tion of the hoods In the chemistry laboratory lab-oratory and In the lecture room ,1s secured by direct action blowers operated op-erated by electric motors. The laboratory labo-ratory tables In the phylcs roomnav electrical connection from which either direct or altercating current may be- obtained, ranging In strength of current from 1 to 6 amperes. The direct current Is obtained from the commercial alternatla? current by means of an electrolytic rectifier. The instruction In both chemistry and physics Includes demonstration experiments given each Monday in th lecture room to which the public Is Invited. Then there are two laboratory labora-tory periods per week to give the students practice in the observation and explanation of phenomena and some familiarity w!th the laboratory method of gaining knowledge at first hand. Each student 9hovs by his laboratory note-book that h Is learn lnp to Keep a full and intelligent record rec-ord of practical work done by him in the laboratory. Two periods per week are devoted to a discussion of text books. In these discussions, the tendency Is to touch life- clostly by using illustrations that enter larscly Into life's usual experiences. The final aim of these courses Is a reasonable reason-able equipment of practical knowledge, knowl-edge, with a mind awakened to the interest and mystery of things" |
