Under the supervision of the new Dean of the Scientific School, Prof. Chaplin, the facilities for a practical application of the scientific principles, taught in the various branches, have been greatly increased. The lower rooms of the building have been fitted up with elaborate apparatus for testing the strength of building material, and the students take a very hearty interest in their work. Every effort to raise the standard of the Scientific School nearer to the level of such institutions as the Institute of Technology, the School of Mines, or the Stevens Institute, is to be praised and encouraged. Our university attracts students from all over the country to its Law and Medical Schools, and we may expect that its Scientific School will some day possess an equally great attraction.
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