. Morton memorial; a history of the Stevens institute of technology, with biographies of the trustees, faculty, and alumni, and a record of the achievements of the Stevens family of engineers. ^ of Dr. Leeds on the top floor of the west wing, but wassoon extinguished by the municipal Eire Department with the assistance of theundergraduates. The loss by fire and water amounted to about $700. Front and Rear Views of New Auditorium, MainOF the Institute GROWTH OF THE INSTITUTE 37 In 1889 an extension (26 x 39 feet) was added to the rear of the centralwing to accommodate the foundry and blacksmith
. Morton memorial; a history of the Stevens institute of technology, with biographies of the trustees, faculty, and alumni, and a record of the achievements of the Stevens family of engineers. ^ of Dr. Leeds on the top floor of the west wing, but wassoon extinguished by the municipal Eire Department with the assistance of theundergraduates. The loss by fire and water amounted to about $700. Front and Rear Views of New Auditorium, MainOF the Institute GROWTH OF THE INSTITUTE 37 In 1889 an extension (26 x 39 feet) was added to the rear of the centralwing to accommodate the foundry and blacksmith work, which was then re-moved from the basement to make place for the installation of new engines,machinery, etc., and provide room for carrying on the students mechanical labora-tory work and the work of the Department of Tests. The second floor of theextension was occupied by Mr. Hawkridge, instrument-maker, who then movedfrom the second floor of the The Main Building With Terrace Removed, Showing Enlarged Basement WindowsFOR New Machine-Shop A two-story building, costing $6,500, was erected in 1893 between the cen-tral and east wings, to accommodate the heavier apparatus of the Electrical Lab-oratory on the ground floor, and the Department of Languages on the secondfloor. The change in the latter Department, which had occupied one of the largerooms on the top floor of the main building, was made to give necessary spaceto the Department of Drawing, which has since utilized the entire third the summer of 1902 several partitions were removed on this floor, thusgiving larger and better-lighted rooms. At the same time this entire floor was 38 THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY completely equipped with adjustable fixtures and lamps for illumination by elec-tric light. With this brief record of alterations to the original building, met princi-pally through the generosity of President Morton, to accommodate the growingdeman
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