Show Students Throng in Record Enrollment President Thomas Extends Exten-ds Welcome Many Changes and Improvements Improvements' Improvements Improvements' Improve Improve- t ments ments' Make Mak Pos Possible ible Handling Handling Hand ling of th the New Influx Registration at the University Monday noon re reached ched a new to total l of 2415 students according to to advices advices advices ad ad- vices received fr from the presidents president's office off ce This Thi represents an increase ase I of over over in the registration highmark high hith highmark mark of 1925 for or the same period and bears out the belief of of President President I L- L dent George Thomas that the tO total n number of students entering for the i f i fall quarter will easily total r Under the present enrollment I t and the changes and progress made madet and r facil- facil t in providing providing- space prop proper I for Jr handling andling stu students President President dent Thomas anticipates a banner year President Th Thomas mas dispelled the 1 idea of of regulation of the use of automobiles a step which has been taken in several eastern He reiterated his statements made at the freshman assembly Thursday when he said that moderation moderation moderation mod mod- in the use of cars is the only request that will be made of the students There will lt be lie an attempt made the President r said to appeal to the students and organizations to devote de de devote vote as much time as possible to study and to follow a certain ertain moderation moderation mod mod- in socials y Y Extensive preparations have been made during the summer for the fall In the tha me medical building a renovation has resulted in ina a more advantageous arrangement arrangement arrange arrange- ment nt of the departments depart ni The Thc b ba i laboratories and equip equip- ment ment are e all on the the gro ground d floor chile the anatomy laboratories are ted on the upp upper f floors This ill gill ill make it possible the President President President dent pointed out for students In in one department to pursue their work without loss of time in fn shifting shift shift- j i ing from one floor flor to the other i and will also relieve the n necessity of transferring equipment nt or or of a duplication of equipment which was wast t m made de necessary under the previous i arrangement II 1 After three years of gradual changes the gymnasium also has b been en completed making additional r room room om and providing and providing complete ac ac- comm A portion of the 1 gun gun sheds have also been bee remodeled remodeled I into additional nal class rooms i for R. R 0 O. T. T C. C work i Another change which it is bet bej be be- j t will prove satisfactory aci act ac- ac i t cording to the President nt is the pro pro- provision f i vision made f for r the use of reserved books in the library The four seminar seminar sem sem- inar roar rooms to the right ight of the library li library library li- li have been removed and a large room about 27 feet by 70 I feet with desks desk provided An attendant attendant at at- i will be provided and the 1 students will be able to use reserved reserved reserved re re- re- re served books here and the congestion congestion congestion tion of the main library is also expected ex ex- to be relieved Three class rooms also have been added in in the space above the laboratories laboratories laboratories labor labor- in inthe in the m mechanical arts building Two of these vill will be used Continued on Page 3 h REGISTRATION B I Continued from page 1 for freshmen drawing rooms with the other room for similar work The chemistry department has been enlarged by the construction of a temporary laboratory 24 feet by 88 feet behind the regular build build- ing Two large and two small laboratories laboratories labor labor- bor- bor will be available The building build build- b. b build building ild ing is practically compelled but swill be ready read for class wc work rk within two weeks The total cost of the change will be approximately 6 including desks and equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment according cording to Charles E. E Forsberg Forsberg Forsberg Fors- Fors berg superintendent superintend mt of buildings buildings' and grounds With these changes President Thomas believes that the school i is isI well prepared to meet the tho record I enrollment predicted for the year The President places the number numbe o of students expected for the fall faU guarter quarter guar guar- ter at between and this thi number being considered a conservative conservative conser- conser estimate The previous high hig highmark highmark mark was the 2910 total for last las year I |