Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-12-30 | Page 12 | Bright Future is Depicted for Utah U. by Dr. Thomas

Bright Future Is Depicted For Utah U. U by Dr Thomas f President Believes New Year Will Bring Increase in Enrollment An optimistic outlook for tor the Ule new year car ocar at the University of ot Utah was wn depicted by President George Thomas Thom Thom- as after reviewing activities for the past ast 12 months The student morale In the face of the he present adverse conditions is Unprecedented un un- President Thomas said Students are arc industriously applying their time not only to the educational side de of our program but are arc anxious to o do an any work that will help pay their way The federal relief relic fund used on campus improvement work has hn IBS kept many students In school who otherwise would be 00 unable to attend Student Body Grows Grow That t the new year will vUI see a n very substantial gain in the number of stu stu- enrolled is the opinion of ot Dr Thomas He pointed out that the umber number In actual attendance had been materially lessened during the pa past t year year- ear due to the depression The beginnIng beginnIng be- be ginnIng of or the first downward busl- busl nc ess trends saw a slight increase in enrollment since prospective students were ere unable to find work and turned to o school to find a profitable use for their heir time However during the last two wo years conditions were such that they icy were unable to obtain the tui tui- tion on fees and the enrollment fell to the ic lowest level in a n number of years The new upturn should see an Increasing increasing in- in creasing enrollment since detrimental conditions will be remedied Fine Developments Promised Our laboratories promise some fine ine developments in the coming months Dr Thomas continued He lIe sketched briefly the work In the geology geology geol geol- ogy gy labs where a dinosaur and several several sev- sev eral ral specie of extinct animals excavated during the summer months month are re being mounted under the direction tion on of Golden Colden York curator In the mines experiment station experiments ments meats are being conducted conduct under the supervision of ot Dr Dorsey A. A Lyon which if it successful will aid materially material material- ly y In the refining of ores In medi cine no Dr L. L 1 L. L Dames Dalnes has resumed his lis work on leprosy and other experiments ex- ex are arc under way by members members mem- mem bers of ot the staff The new voice recording recording recording re re- re- re cording machine in Kingsbury hall hail halls hallis is s proving of Immense value in teaching teaching teach- teach ing ng foreign languages and aiding the department to overcome speech detects de- de feels of at students New developments are re constantly being forwarded inthe In Inic inthe the ic engineering and business schools Advance bulletins will be published from rom time me to time which will give In det detail U the findings of the various departments of ot the schools President Thomas feels elated at atthe atthe atthe the addition of the new library It will undoubtedly be a n wonderful part of f the campus since after all the II 11 Is b the center of the intellectual I life lUe fe of ot any university During the thel past ast few years year there thero has ha been an I I V President L Thomas addition of books to the library and this increase e and also the growth of the student body have made a new library building essential ial The completion completion com corn of ot the building marks one of the greatest forward strides stride of the university The social education of the students students stu stu- dents has been considerably aided by bythe bythe bythe the new Union building which is beIng being being be be- ing constantly improved in regards to equipment and furnishings It has been even more successful than it was wasat wasat wasat at first conceived it would be and Is rapidly furnishing a cultural background background back back- ground for the spare time activities of students Dr Thomas said Union Building Helps Help In regards to the student outlook on national affairs Dr Thomas feels that a much wider interest is being taken than was evidenced a few years ago The students are vitally interested In the national affairs and the reconstruction work in fri business and government which Is going on allover allover all allover over the world While the u university 1 is operating under a decreased budget the proper measures have been taken and with an earnest effort the year will be completed completed com corn within the limits imposed The student administration for the year has been very competent and has hns succeeded In forwarding campus activities by the plays dances and general activities sponsored The new year should see an even better Internal internal inter Inter- nal organization of the student body since the officers will have profited by a quarter of very ery valuable experience experience Dr Thomas concluded