Expansion at State College
With booming enrollment in chemistry and engineering, the college prepares its new laboratory in Morrill Hall.
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Professor Elton Fulmer, of the department of chemistry at Washington Agricultural College, is taking his quarters in Morrill Hall, the new chemistry building, which when completed will be the finest chemical laboratory in the west. This department will occupy the two floors and basement of the building, with the exception of two rooms. There are 250 students in this department, of which 45 are new. In practical and electrical engineering, there is a record enrollment, and double shifts are being worked in the machine shops. Professor Carpenter, of the mechanical department, is kept busy overseeing his large number of students and superintending the installation of the heat, light and power plant.
“When completed will be the finest chemical laboratory in the west.”
Washington State University (formerly Washington Agricultural College) grew from a specialized agricultural school into a massive research university. This report reflects the early 20th-century transition toward industrial and scientific education.
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