Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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The recently completed Mu- sic and Drarnatic Arts Build- mg. JAMES F. BROUSSARD Dean of Adminislralion FRED C. FREY College of Arls and Sciences C. E. COATES College of Pure and Applied Sciences WE OI We can only marvel at the expansion of the University in the space of one year. The growth has come about physically,-that is to say in actual equipment and enrollment-and academically. With the beginning of the school year, there were four recently constructed buildings on the campus. These included the dormitory for women known as Smith Hall in recogni- tion of the president of the University, the Music and Dramatic Arts Build- ing, the Huey P. Long Field House and swimming pool, and the new dormi- tories for men constructed on to the stadium. Smith Hall is one of the most beautiful dormitories in the South. It is built to harmonize with the Italian Renaissance architecture of the rest of the campus and the external appearance of the building is particularly attractive. Inside, there are beautifully appointed rooms including a large reception hall, a spacious lobby, adjoining reception rooms in which the women entertain their guests, a library finished entirely in mahog- any, a modern and well-equipped infirmary, kitch- enettes, wash-rooms, and comfortable rooms accom- modating approximately four hundred and fifty students and ranging in description from the two- room suites to the so-called three-girl rooms. The Music and Dramatic Arts building is one of the most expensive and complete buildings of its kind in this country. It houses the department of Music and Speech. There is a large auditorium equipped with a cooling and heating system, indi- rect lighting, and sound-proof apparatus. There is also a smaller workshop theatre used incessantly by both the Music and Speech departments. The MRS. W. H. GATES Reglslrar PAGE TWENTY-El GHT

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DR. JAMES MONROE SMITH, seventh President of llnnisianzi State University, who has, in the short time of his llCllI1llliSfl'ilfi0ll thus fur, clone much to further the develop- ment of the institution. The prog- X ress mncle hy the University in all fields since he assumed office attests to his abilities as nn exeentive. HE students of Louisiana State University express their deep appreciation to Governor Allen and the State administrators and to the citizens of the state of Louisiana for their in- terest and earnest cooperation in developing this University. Much of the noteworthy expansion of the University is due primarily to the energetic administration of Presi- dent James Monroe Smith. President Smith was ofiicially inaugurated last year and has consistently maintained a P0liCy of growth with reference to the University. Under his administration, the plant has increased manifold. Three handsome new buildings have sprung up. The enrollment has grown twenty-five per cent and the gen- eral efiiciency of the University has become remarkable. This is indeed a tribute to the president's labors and his capabilities. Upon request of the Editor, the President issued the following open statement to the students and the GUMBO: To the Editor of the GUMBO: My pleasant association throughout the entire year with the splendid group of young men and young women making up the student body of Louisiana State University marlcs one of the eventful epochs of my career. A SPlrit of fair play and good sportsmanship has been dominant in all of their relationships and has been a source of great satisfaction to me. I I note with pride a material increase in the standard of scholarship and a healthy growth in that undefinable SPlfit which characterizes an institution of university ranlc. There is evidence, also, of a continued broadening horizon, as well as of the spirit, determination and fortitude to stay on the jobi' during this period of world eco- U0mic and social upheaval. May I not express the hope that the students of Louisiana State University will continue to exemplify in their daily lives all those virtues and ideals which they have so nobly exhibited throughout the session. Sincerely yours, J. M. SMITH, - I President. It is obvious that the President places the utmost confidence in the students. He has demonstrated this im- Pl1Cit faith again and again during his administration, and it has been conducive to a reciprocal spirit of appre- mation 3m0I1g the students toward the Administration. PAGE TWENTY-S EVEN

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WITH RIDE lighting system used in the large auditorium surpasses any owned by the pro- fessional theatres in this state and ranlcs as one of the finest in the country. The Field House serves in a multiple of capacities. It is the recreation cen- ter for the students in which all the dances are held. It houses the lounge, the post oflice boxes, the student store, the soda fountain, and dormitory rooms on the second Hoor. Directly behind the main lobby or L room, as it is called, is the indoor swimming pool, conceded to be the largest in the United States, and Sllrrounding it are the gymnasium, the dressing rooms, and the handball Courts. In other words, this building answers any number of the campus needs. ENROLLMENT INCREASE. In spite of this obvious physical expansion, there is still a need for additional buildings and plans for the construction of such are now in process. This insatiable need for more equipment is more easlli' understood in the face of the tremendous increase in enrollment. In SDC year's time, the University student body has Increased twenty-five per cent, and the statistics for the Current session show an enrollment of 3,945 Students entered on the Baton Rouge campus and alifending the Medical School in New Orleans. Of t IS number, 3,710 students are on the main cam- pus' This phenomenal growth has precipitated llnme tions C3336 problems such as housing accommoda- dormitori C Essroom space. .The COnStrLlCt1On of temporal. CS Tcl? of the stadium was offered as a Present if so ution to the former problem and at . P ans for a new Arts and Science building e1ng considered with a view to solving the are b Classrg J. A. MCMILLEN om sh0l't3.gC. Librarian ' PAGE TWENTY-N1NE The Huey P. Long Field House which includes the swimming pool. MRS. MARY C. HERGET Dean of Women C. A. IVES Teacher's Collage L J. LASSALLE Collaqe'of Engineering