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Show m i!llHlfl sJWh w$t' fmf&m m j II: 111 K1 r iP? ?.m '. ;- The new Westminster College women's dorm itory, pictured above is architect's drawing for which a federal loan of $500,000 has been approved. - (Deseret News Photograph)) Westminster's Building Program Assisted By Loan News of approval of a $500,000 loan by the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency for construction of a new womens dormitory at Westminster College was received last week by Dr. Frank E. Duddy, Jr., president. Bids will shortly be sought by Donald Don-ald H. Panushka, architect, and it is' hoped that construction con-struction can get under way in April with a target data of October for completion. The dormitory, the first of eight new buildings scheduled for construction under the college's col-lege's ten-year, $5 million development de-velopment program, will provide pro-vide housing for 125 women, with a semi-detached modern dining room and lounge facilities facili-ties to accomodate 200 students. The need for this building is urgent, according to Dr. Duddy, who points out that the present dormitory, filled this year to capacity and with dining facilities cramped is not adequate to take care of an ever expanding1 student body. The new dormitory will be of three stories and will be erected at the southeast corner of the campus, just south of Ferry Hall, the present women's residence. The dining hall -and spacious lounge will be located at the northwest coorner of the new building. Dr. Duddy also announced that the first three-year phase of the development program, calljng for the raising of (Continued on page 5) WESTMINSTER ' (Cnttad from pat 1) 5800,000, is now about 85 complete. This fund has been teaching, $150,000 for refurnishing re-furnishing andj renovating- present pre-sent facilities, $100,000 for allocated $500,000 for great operation, and $50,000 for furnishing the new women' dormitory. |
