Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-11-13 | Page 7 | Library Grond to be Broken

LIBRARY GROUND TO BE BROKEN Formal Ceremonies Set at University of Utah Tuesday Formal ceremonies celebrating the breaking of ground for the new 00 George Thomas library at the University of Utah will be held at noon Tuesday at the building site just north of f the training school on the campus All classes at the school will be dismissed dismissed dis dis- missed for the hour period and all students faculty members the board of f regents and md the state ate building committee committee com corn will attend Selections by the thc university band will open the ceremonies which are scheduled to be br brief f. f President Thomas in whose honor the library will be named will address the crowd is as will Professor George Emory Fol- Fol lows A luncheon in the Union build build- ins ing ng honoring the board of regents will ollow follow the ceremonies mIes The George Georgc Thomas Thom s library according according ac according ac- ac cording to the plans of ot Raymond J. J Ashton arch be of classic deign design de de- de sIgn ign in keeping with other buildings buildings build build- ings on the campus A Approximately proximately 2000 students can be accommodated in n the building which will house between between be- be tween and books The Toe engineering library receiving room oom and mechanical equipment will willbe be bc c located in the west vest h half U of the basement base base- ment The ground floor will include medical library two r reserved book reading rooms library instruction rooms and staff quarters The marn reading room I dating students the periodical room oom for students catalog and service ervice room will occupy the main floor while the third floor will house 12 2 cubicles s for individual study five seminars for group study and two graduate reading rooms Construction on the building will continue throughout the winter and andis It is estimated that man days of f labor will be provided Lo Local l building build build- ing ng material will vill be used where it is practical radical and consistent with costs