For example, in the physical science department there was a mass of apparatus for which the university was unable to afford suitable premises, and in the chemical department there were vast premises for which the university was unable to buy apparatus, and so on.

Indeed it was part of Dr.Boomer's method to get himself endowed first with premises too big for the apparatus, and then by appealing to public spirit to call for enough apparatus to more than fill the premises, by means of which system industrial science at Plutoria University advanced with increasing and gigantic strides.
But most of all, the electric department interested the Wizard of Finance.

And this time his voice lost its hesitating tone and he looked straight at Dr.Boomer as he began, "I have a boy--" "Ah!" said Dr.Boomer, with a huge ejaculation of surprise and relief; "you have a boy!" There were volumes in his tone.

What it meant was, "Now, indeed, we have got you where we want you," and he exchanged a meaning look with the professor of Greek.
Within five minutes the president and Tomlinson and Dr.Boyster were gravely discussing on what terms and in what way Fred might be admitted to study in the faculty of industrial science.

The president, on learning that Fred had put in four years in Cahoga County Section No.