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Show A Summary of tke Yearnp HE vision of a Greater University enter--*â- tained by the Founders and by all whohave ever been connected with the institution is at the point of realization. Their dreams are taking tangible form. The past year has been a period of growth and expansion, for Utah, not in enrollment, for this year's registration of 3053 is only larger by fifty-two students than that of last year, but in buildings and educational facilities.A new $160,000 athletic stadium was completed last fall in time for the football season.The Union Building campaign was finally put through and construction will begin during the coming summer. The Union will contain a ball room, rest rooms, recreation rooms, a cafeteria, barber shop, offices for all student activitiesâ€"in short, everything which a combination club house and office building should include.An appropriation of $100,000 for an assembly hall and stage was made at the last meeting of the Utah Legislature with an additional promise of a like appropriation when construction is begun. This, with the Union Building, will meet all needs for social and business gathering places on the campus.The Department of Mining and Metallurgy also has new quarters with a $40,000 building which has just been completed. A new central heating plant has been built and the old plant remodelled into a beutifully designed, artistic Music Conservatory. This is apart from the rest of the campus, in a secluded spot where there can be no noise orJOSEPH F. MERRILLWho resigned as Dean of the School of Mines and Engineering to become superintendent of the L. D. S. Church Schools.VIEW OF THE NEW MINES BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTIONdisturbances to interfere with the work.There have also been several appointments and promotions in the faculty. Most important of these is the appointment of Professor R. B. Ketchum as Dean of the School of Engineering to succeed Dr. Joseph E. Merrill, now head of the L. D. S. church schools.Dr. Raymond D. Harriman was appointed to the rank of full professor and Dean of Men during the year. Dr. E. R. Quinn and H. G. Schneider were also appointed full professors. A. L. Taylor was made head of the Mechanical Department. H. G. Richards and Rosina Skidmore were raised to the rank of associate professors.A number of new professors and instructors were given contracts during the year, including Assistant Professor Angleman, and Instructors Crabtree and Rohrbaugh of the English Department. In fact the English Department has been quite complete, not to say self sufficient.Page 31 |