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'''Schermerhorn Hall''' (pronounced sker-mer-horn) was built in [[1896]] to house the "natural sciences." An inscription above the doorway reads "For the advancement of natural science. Speak to the earth and it shall teach thee." Today Schermerhorn is home to the African-American Studies; Anthropology; Art History and Archaeology; Geology; Psychology; Women's Studies; and [[E3B]] departments. It also houses the [[Wallach Art Gallery|Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery]] and the [[Center for Environmental Research and Conservation]] (CERC).
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'''Schermerhorn Hall''' (pronounced sker-mer-horn) is a building on the [[Morningside Heights campus]] housing a mix of departments.
  
[[Thomas Hunt Morgan]] conducted his Drosophila experiment in his Schermerhorn "Fly Room".
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== History ==
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Schermerhorn was built in [[1897]] to a design by [[McKim, Mead, and White]] to house the "natural sciences." An inscription above the doorway reads "For the advancement of natural science. Speak to the earth and it shall teach thee."
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The building was a gift of William C. Schermerhorn, [[Columbia College]] Class of [[1840]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=ZvAKAAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA143&ots=XuNFdVGi8O&dq=columbia%20schermerhorn%20alumnus&pg=PA162#v=onepage&q=schermerhorn&f=false A history of Columbia University, 1754-1904, p. 162]</ref> The chairman of the [[trustees]] at the time and an enthusiast for Columbia's move to [[Morningside Heights]], he offered $300,000 for a building of whatever purpose the university saw fit.<ref>[http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/schermerhorn/chronicles/3b.html Schermerhorn Geneaology and Family Chronicles - see William Colford Schermerhorn]</ref>
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[[Thomas Hunt Morgan]] conducted his Drosophila experiment in his Schermerhorn "Fly Room" in 1900, leading to his [[Nobel Prize]] in Medicine, the first for genetics. During the Second World War, some initial [[Manhattan Project]] research occurred here, though most of Columbia's efforts on the project were concentrated in [[Pupin Hall]].
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== Occupants ==
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Today Schermerhorn is home to the following departments and organisations:
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*[[African-American studies]]
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*[[Anthropology Department]]
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*[[Art History and Archaeology Department]]
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*[[Psychology Department]]
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*[[Women's Studies Department]]
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*[[Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology Department]]
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*[[Wallach Art Gallery]]
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*[[Center for Environmental Research and Conservation]] (CERC)
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*[[Geology Library]]
  
 
== Schermerhorn Extension ==
 
== Schermerhorn Extension ==
  
 
Directly behind and connected to Schermerhorn and is Schermerhorn Extension. The easiest way to get to a room in the extension is to enter Schermerhorn, make a right, walk until the end of the hallway, make a left, go all the way forward and down a few stairs and make a right, then another left. You're now in the Extension. On your right are a bank of elevators that will get you to the rest of the floors. Alternatively, enter the service gate on 118th St and [[Amsterdam Ave]] during the daytime and use the door immediately on the left if it's still open.
 
Directly behind and connected to Schermerhorn and is Schermerhorn Extension. The easiest way to get to a room in the extension is to enter Schermerhorn, make a right, walk until the end of the hallway, make a left, go all the way forward and down a few stairs and make a right, then another left. You're now in the Extension. On your right are a bank of elevators that will get you to the rest of the floors. Alternatively, enter the service gate on 118th St and [[Amsterdam Ave]] during the daytime and use the door immediately on the left if it's still open.
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Also, your chances of finding a bathroom here are as high as the chances of [[Barack Obama]] speaking at campus.
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If the above instructions were too complicated to read, let alone follow, you're best off not majoring in one of the subjects listed above.
  
 
== Photos ==
 
== Photos ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Image:SchermerhornFront.jpg Front of building
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Image:SchermerhornFront.jpg|Front of building
Image:Flickr-jasonhe-schermerhorn.jpg South-west corner
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Image:Flickr-jasonhe-schermerhorn.jpg|South-west corner
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
[[Category:Buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]]
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[[Category:Morningside Heights campus]]

Latest revision as of 21:04, 12 December 2013

Schermerhorn Hall

Schermerhorn Hall (pronounced sker-mer-horn) is a building on the Morningside Heights campus housing a mix of departments.

History

Schermerhorn was built in 1897 to a design by McKim, Mead, and White to house the "natural sciences." An inscription above the doorway reads "For the advancement of natural science. Speak to the earth and it shall teach thee."

The building was a gift of William C. Schermerhorn, Columbia College Class of 1840.[1] The chairman of the trustees at the time and an enthusiast for Columbia's move to Morningside Heights, he offered $300,000 for a building of whatever purpose the university saw fit.[2]

Thomas Hunt Morgan conducted his Drosophila experiment in his Schermerhorn "Fly Room" in 1900, leading to his Nobel Prize in Medicine, the first for genetics. During the Second World War, some initial Manhattan Project research occurred here, though most of Columbia's efforts on the project were concentrated in Pupin Hall.

Occupants

Today Schermerhorn is home to the following departments and organisations:

Schermerhorn Extension

Directly behind and connected to Schermerhorn and is Schermerhorn Extension. The easiest way to get to a room in the extension is to enter Schermerhorn, make a right, walk until the end of the hallway, make a left, go all the way forward and down a few stairs and make a right, then another left. You're now in the Extension. On your right are a bank of elevators that will get you to the rest of the floors. Alternatively, enter the service gate on 118th St and Amsterdam Ave during the daytime and use the door immediately on the left if it's still open.

Also, your chances of finding a bathroom here are as high as the chances of Barack Obama speaking at campus.

If the above instructions were too complicated to read, let alone follow, you're best off not majoring in one of the subjects listed above.

Photos

References