| Show Thomas Breaks Ground For New Engineers Home Horne HomeBuilding HomeBuilding Building Buil ing to Be ae Ready f for 01 Fall Ceremony Clim Climaxes Climax X cs es Engineers' Engineers Pr Program gram Engineers' Engineers we week came me to a rousing rousing rousing rous rous- ing climax on Friday March 21 with the ground-breaking ground ceremonies ceremonies ceremonies ies for the proposed new building for the School of Engine Engineering ring which is to be erected this summer summer in time for school opening next fall faIl President George Thomas wielded wielded wield wield- ed the shovel which began the work of excavation for the new home of the Engineers on the site just north of the Physics building An army truck was used for a grandstand from which President Thomas in introduced introduced introduced in- in the speakers on the program pro pio- gram given before a large cr crowd of spectators which included school authorities students and citizens The day was warm and sunny and made the outdoor or program com com- After a brief summary summary of activities activities ties President lent Thomas introduced the first speaker Dr Joseph R. R Merrill l who reviewed t the e history Df of f the Engineering school scho l when he Continued on page 3 i I I I I I E Engineers Engineers' Day Continued from page 1 I was dean Following Dr Merrill l was Dr Richard R. R Lyman layman a former former former for for- mer dean who spoke of the the- great growth of the number of students sin since e the first two graduates in 1898 to at the present time He expressed regret that there were no girls registered now Dean R. R V. V Ketchum the the then n next on oh the he program answered for the school in thanking the state and administration for the new home which he said would make possible greater growth and progress in the toe future years of Engineering history history history his his- tory at the University of f Utah R R. A. A Hart president of the Alumni association told th the au audience audience audi audi- i- i ence that he was the ninth engineer engineer engineer engi engi- neer to hold that office annually in inthe inthe inthe the last nine years Mr Hart said that the alumni were behind the students in their effort to make a bigger and better university Student Student Student Stu Stu- Stu- Stu dent body president Elton Pace spoke in capacity of Engineers Engineer's president in thanking the administration administration adminis adminis- for their confidence in the Engineers in allowing them to include in include in- in clude the ground-breaking ground ceremonies ceremonies ceremonies ies in their program of Engineers' Engineers week Pace Pace told the authorities that he hoped that the new building building building build build- ing and equipment would inspire the future engineering students to taking better care of it than has been done in the past Dr H. H T. T Plumb in speaking for the citizens of the State of Utah pledged their support of student projects He H expressed the desire for greater in intimacy intimacy intimacy in- in and cooperation between the people and the university in pushing push push- pushing ush- ush ing such projects as the Engineers building Queen Florence Bauer pronounced ed her final benediction upon the engineers and the ground-breaking ground event which followed immediately Music was furnished by the University University University Uni Uni- band and the first of dirt was heralded by a salu salute e of four cannon shots by the R. R 0 T. T C. C gunners Friday afternoon the various Engineering laboratories gave exhibitions exhibitions ex ex- and demonstrations of their their work york to a large number of visitors The banquet held Thursday evening evening evening eve eve- ning at the school cafeteria was attended by about students and alumni The silver l loving ving I cup which was given for the best number number num nurn- ber on the program was won by bythe bythe bythe the Mining Engineers with their song After the banquet Mr Plumb gave an illustrated lecture on light which according to all present was most interesting and instructive Engineers' Engineers week culminated with witha a dance at the Granada ball room Frid Friday y evening |
