Nature . hairman had pointed out, the plans of himself andthe board of governors had not been fullv attained ; he December 28, 1905] NA TURE 209 it was the hope of all present that support be forthcoming to enable the plans to be another kind of support equally essential forthe progress of the institution—the appreciation of itsbenefits by those who enjoyed them. They had a guaranteefor that in the manner in which the management controlledand guided the affairs of the college; for the governorswere assisted by committees having a practical knowledgeof the different trad
Nature . hairman had pointed out, the plans of himself andthe board of governors had not been fullv attained ; he December 28, 1905] NA TURE 209 it was the hope of all present that support be forthcoming to enable the plans to be another kind of support equally essential forthe progress of the institution—the appreciation of itsbenefits by those who enjoyed them. They had a guaranteefor that in the manner in which the management controlledand guided the affairs of the college; for the governorswere assisted by committees having a practical knowledgeof the different trades affected, committees consisting ofemployers and employed, of masters and men. He wassure all those who had the privilege of knowing anything,however little, of this institution would have confidencethat in the future as in the past it would meet with thatpublic recognition which it so truly deserved. In closing,he declared the new buildings open. The memorial stone of the new buildings of the Glasgow. Compk the Newouildingsofthe and West of Scotland Technical College was laid on May14, 1903, by His Majesty King Edward, and in Nature,vol. lxviii., pp. 63, 64, a notice was given of the ceremonyand also a sketch of the history of the college and anoutline of the proposed scheme of new buildings. Thesewill ultimately consist of five large wings, two parallel toGeorge Street and three at right angles to them andparallel to Montrose Street ; of these all except the prin-cipal portion of the front wing to George Street have beencompleted. The frontage to George Street will be 346 feetlong, more than 100 feet in height, and will contain fivefloors and a semi-basement ; the frontage to MontroseStreet, 300 feet ong, is shown in the annexed photo-graph. The plan of confining each department to onefloor has been followed in nearly every case, and theinterna] arrangements generally are believed to be well NO. T887, VOL- 7i] adapted to efficient working. The figures given invol. lxviii.
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