Show 1 Mb SAL AL J Utah University Shows Growth in fu Students Buildings and Prestige 77 5 Attend Classes During Year New Structures Structures tures ture Greatly Relieve Congestion Growing In size number of buildings buildings build build- ings and prestige the University o or of Utah continues to serve th the state stat as the highest institution of learning learn learn- Ing hiS The enrollment of the University sity of ot Utah Is larger than the total tota enrollment of or all of the theother other colleges colleges col col- col leges of ot the state The university had a total enrollment enrollment enroll enroll- ment of students for the year 1927 Registration for fol the fa fall quarter tet 1928 29 is Ig 2834 students which is an Increase of 65 over th the Same period last year At this rat rate I the total enrollment of the present presen year will probably exceed that o ot of last year ear by This is the total tota of the regular resident collegiate students The total for extension last year yea was Tho 1928 summer school Was changed from a full fun quarter quarte to a single term of ot six weeks week Th The registration Wa was Thus Thus- th the total enrollment for the year 1927 28 28 Including the 1923 1925 summer r school was wa's NEW BUILDINGS In order to accommodate the in increased increased increased in- in creased number of students It has be been n necessary to erect additional buildings on the university campus However the increase in the number number number num num- ber of students continues greater than the ability of the university to I Increase the building The music hall ball was as constructed during the past year from the old boiler house and now presents a modern up-to-date up artistic buildIng buildIng building build- build Ing at the northwest corner of the campus ampus exclusively for the use of the department of music It contains contains con eon one large Jarge room and several small pra practice rooms and serves those Interested in ir music music- In a much better way than they have ever b been en n accommodated before The new Julnes building was constructed constructed constructed con con- during the he past year at a acost acost acost cost of approximately This building greatly relieves the crowded crowd crowd- ed conditions in the old mines build build- ing It is now possible to adequately adequately ade ade- house the cooperative work of ot the United States bureau of or mines and the University of department of mining and metallurgical metallurgical metallurgical metal metal- research The new buildIng build build- Ing is a modern fireproof f three- three story structure located d at the northeast cor corner er of ot the campus It will house the offices of the In Investigation Investigation investigation In- In staff as well as many of the laboratories and In addition add addi tion the mine rescue department of the United States States' government I TWO BEING BUILT Two other buildings are under construction the construction the n the Union building and rind KIngsbury hall haH which is the new auditorium building Ex ava- ava tion for the Union building w was ivas s started in June of ot this year and fit t the present time the structural work is well vell under way The building will cost a total of and it I will ivill represent the largest donation made by by any individual or group t towards wards a state institution Thousands Thou Thousands rho sands of subscribers sUbscribers- students ex ex- ex students and friends are are making this structure possible The Union Building corporation which of course is working in hi contact with the university administration has decided to construct the b building building build build- ild ing only as fast as funds become available It is s very likely meely that by next June the entire framework of or orthe the building will vIII be completed in including in eluding the brickwork and terra cotta exterior The thousands of subscribers are making payments on on their notes and 1 if the money becomes becomes' s available at its present rate the building may be ready f for i- i use use as a student socI social 1 center at atthe atthe the beginning of the fall faU term 1930 This mis date is considerably In advance ad ad- vance of th that t set by the most op optimistic optimistic optimistic op- op backers of the project when the movement was was started less than ten years ago Kh KIngsbury hall which h Is named after aftel President Emeritus J. J T. T 1 Kingsbury is 15 being built by an appropriation appropriation ap ap- rol from the state legisla legisla- ture The regents felt feU that naming naming nam nam- ing irig this was fitting and appropriate recognition of the valuable valuable valuable val val- services rendered over a 50 year period by this well known Utah edl educator cator The main part of this structure will be a large as assembly assembly assembly as- as room with additional classrooms classrooms class class- rooms and and laboratories in the basem base base m ment mente nt The Tue legislature of 1927 1921 appropriated appropriated ap ap- ap- ap for this building building build build- ing lug and it Is hoped by the university administration that t the coming oming leg- leg Islat re will appropriate an additional additional additional addi addi- In order to pr properly perly complete this building The additional additional addi addi- ml classrooms in this building will greatly assist the university in its present ho housing problem m ELEVEN ON LEAVE Pursuing its policy of having faculty faculty fac fac- members keep leep in touch with the latest ideas in their various fields el eleven ven professors are on leave of absence attending educational institutions in various parts of of the country or doing research work wOrl This policy has been in force foice for a number of years and has aided materially In keeping the faculty up to A survey was conducted this fall I and it was cas found that tho University University sity of ot Utah was waH a very cosmopolitan cosmopoli cosmopoli- tan one having baying received Its education education tion In over one hundred of ot the leading institutions institutions' of the world not only in inthis this country but out in the large ed educational centers of ot Europe as well wel The usual archaeological expedition expedition tion was wan conducted this tIlls fall in southeastern Utah under the direction direction tion r of Dr Andrew A. A Kerr A number of unusual specimens of pott pottery r were obtained which willbe will willbe willbe be added to the already remarkable remark remark- able collection In In the university museum Additional work has been done on the dinosaur collection I 1 Many ny of these bones ar are now taken out from the rock and in the course of a year or so they will be correctly correctly correctly cor cor- articulated and placed in as near as it is possible to reconstruct these historic animals The TIle student student body organization has cooperated In excellent fashion with tho the university administration and has done its its' share toward the progress of the Institution The st students students' dents especially have cooperated cooperated cooperated cooper cooper- in the matter of higher standards standards standards stand stand- ards and the quality of work conI continues continues con con- on th the upgrade I President George Ceorge Thomas is continuing continuing continuing con con- his his' study 1 of others Institutions institutions of higher education and Is constantly on the alert for new ideas to keep the standards of Utah's state university as high as possible and in line with the current current current cur cur- rent educational policies of the country |