at the commencement of the school year as well as the baccalaureate service in the spring for graduating students. The chapel contained a large organ (over 3000 pipes) and was often the site of musical performances. Religious services are held in the nearby Allee Chapel.
Old Sem, for a short while, was the second building of the original college and now houses administrative offices of the college.
Cornell contains 9 academic buildings. College Hall (also sometimes called "Old Main"), the oldest building on campus, houses classrooms and offices of several social science and humanities departments. South Hall, originally a male dormitory, houses the Politics and Creative Writing Departments. Prall House contains offices and classrooms of the Philosophy and Religion Departments. The Merle West Science Center houses the Physics, Biology, and Chemistry Departments. West Science contains one of the school's two stadium seating lecture-style classrooms, with a capacity around 100. These have since been relocated to …
