The William Rainey Harper Memorial Library, dedicated June the tenth and eleventh, nineteen hundred twelve . Ryersoii Physical Laboratory Among tlu many contributions to the Tniversity of Mr. Martin A. Kyerson, Presidentof tlie Hoard of Trustees, is the Physical Laboratory. This buildiuir was erected by thedonor as a memorial of his fatlier. MartinRyerson, one of the leading business menof Chicago of his day. The cost of theLaboratory was .$-20(), To this con-tribution .Mr. llyerson added the completee(iuii)ment and furniture of the and occupied at the begiiming of1894

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The William Rainey Harper Memorial Library, dedicated June the tenth and eleventh, nineteen hundred twelve . Ryersoii Physical Laboratory Among tlu many contributions to the Tniversity of Mr. Martin A. Kyerson, Presidentof tlie Hoard of Trustees, is the Physical Laboratory. This buildiuir was erected by thedonor as a memorial of his fatlier. MartinRyerson, one of the leading business menof Chicago of his day. The cost of theLaboratory was .$-20(), To this con-tribution .Mr. llyerson added the completee(iuii)ment and furniture of the and occupied at the begiiming of1894, the Laboratory was dedicated July 2,18i)4. On .luly 20. 1<»10. Mr. Ryersoninformed the Trustees that on account ofthe progress of the science of Physics, andbecause it was evident that the demandsui)on the Laboratory space will soon exceedits cai)acity. lie |)ro|)()sed to make improve-ments in the i)resent building and its ecpiip-ment, and to erect and c(|uii) an amiex. Alltliis has been done at ai\ ex|)ensc to of about .^JOO,()()(), giving the Ini-versity an ideal provision for the Dep

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