Stille. What the Fourth Street location had
become by 1802, the Ninth Street site had become
by 1872. It was surrounded and hemmed in by
the world of business. In West Philadelphia the
University had elbow-room, and it began promptly
to take advantage of its opportunity for expan-
sion. In the years immediately succeeding was
erected the original group of four buildings, con-
sisting of College Hall, Medical Hall, the Medical
Laboratory, and the University Hospital. All these
buildings were of green serpentine stone and were
designed by Professor Richards.
Between 1880 and 1890, during Dr. Pepper's
provostship, several more buildings were erected,
among these the Library, the present Botanical
Building, and the old Veterinary buildings, which
have since given way to the new Medical labora-

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tones, erected in 1904. Between 1890 and 1900

the additions to the University group of buildings

included the Observatory, the beginning of the

Dormitory system, the Harrison Laboratory of

Chemistry, the Randall Morgan Laboratory of

Physics, the Museum, Wistar Institute, Houston

Hall, Dental Hall, and the Law School. During

this period the direction of the University passed

from Dr. Pepper to Charles Custis Harrison,

LL.D., whose term of office as Provost dated from

1894 to 1910, Vice-Provost Edgar F. Smith, Sc.D.,

LL.D., succeeding him in office.
