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Show sor Ketchum to be an improvement over the usual style of towers with circular stairs inside, as it offers a complete and unobstructed view over the stadium when the top is reached.The track contains a 220-yard straightway with a quarter mile loop. This is the first standard track at Utah and permits conference records in the 220-yard dash and the hurdles made on it to stand.The planting of the grass on the field was under the direction of Charles E. Forsberg, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds of the University.Ten thousand seats can be added to the present capacity of 20,000 at any time at a cost of only |17,000. This would bring the total cost of the stadium to f 160,000.Before a crowd of nearly 15,000 students, alumni and other spectators and between the halves of a homecoming game worthy to dedicate any playing field, the University of Utah stadium, the new home of the Utes, was dedicated. The dedication ceremonies were dignified and entirely fitting for such an occasion. The opening was indeed auspicious for the Utes, who won a thrilling 20 to 13 victory from the University of Colorado, the second since leaving historic Cummings field.At the half the Utah pep unit of the R. O. T. C. band marched onto the field and formed into a large U. They were followed by girls of the order of the Spurs, national pep society, clad in white and wearing red and white caps, with strings of red ballons in their hands. The latter marched on around the band and up the center aisle to* the President's box. Presi-dent George Thomas, Frank Jonas, president of the A. S. U. U., Theron Parmelee, secretary to the president, E. M. Ashton, president of the Chamber of Commerce, Jesse Thompson, in charge of the ticket selling committee of the Chamber of Commerce, Walter A. Kerr, chairman of the Athletic Council, Richard A. Hart, president of the Utah Alumni Association, Mayor C. Clarence Nes-len, Dr. Clarence Snow, chairman of the Board of Regents, and the Stadium Trust Commission, composed of President Thomas, Charles R. Mabey, Ronald McGregor, John F. Fitz-patrick, Warren L. Wattis, W. W. Ray and Royal C. Barnes then walked down the crimson lined aisle to the playing field.Dr. Snow picked up the microphone and, through the radio broadcasting equipment arranged throughout the bowl, welcomed the crowd on behalf of the University and extended his appreciation to those who had assisted in connection with the stadium. He then introduced Mr. Hart of the Alumni Association, who welcomed the crowd and began with the dedication exercises. The Utah stadium represents the realization of dreams of the pioneers, who fondly predicted and foresaw the future rise and growth of the institution which they founded, pointed out Mr. Hart. As the climax of the program the stadium was, "dedicated to the fostering of high ideals, to the development of fine young manhood and to the perpetuation and glorification of clean sportsmanship."With the closing words, all the balloons were set loose by the Spur girls, floating, in a gesture of triumph and defiance, over the Colorado stands.MONSTER STEAM SHOVELS SHAPING BOWLPa?e 173 |