Ottawa University - Ottawan Yearbook (Ottawa, KS)

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1 CAMPUS VIEWS 5 i Y i E 5 1 S

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CAMPUS VIEVVS

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The Forecast Every improvement made upon our Campus is in harmony with a well defined plan that has been adopted by the Trustees. Each year will see something definite done to realize this ideal or vision. T THE HEATING PLANT.-All of the buildings will ultimately be heated from one central plant. It is a part of a larger building which will provide room for shops and store-rooms on the ground Hoor, a commons on the first floor, and rooms for the Home Economics department on the second fioor. The space used for the Central Heating Plant is 40 by 60 feet in the south end of a building that is 60 by 100 feet in size. Two boilers of 125 horse power capacity each have been installed and there is space for four more in the same room. The smoke-stack is large enough to take care of the entire plant if it should ever be necessary to enlarge it to capacity. At present heat is provided for University Hall, Ward Science Hall and the Gymnasium by one of these boilers. It is easy to see that we have provided for many years to come, in planning, so that the capacity of the plant can be trebled without making any change in the building. THE ATHLETIC FIELD.-Former students would not recognize the athletic grounds. The plans as shown in the birds-eye-view of The O. U. that is to be will be carried out in detail. The Qld Gym has been moved to the southeast corner of the Campus, all of the trees that were around that building have been cut or dug out, more than 5,600 cubic yards of dirt have been moved in grading. The center-of the Athletic Field is in line with the center of the Campus, east and west. There is a quarter-mile cinder track provided by the class of 1921, also a 220-yard straight-away. Mr. A. L. Cook of Ottawa has taken a great deal of interest in the development of the field and contributed largely to it. Tennis courts will yet be built at either end of the gridiron. There is a baseball diamond at the south end of the field. Bleachers will be built on the west side and later on the east side. There is a great advantage in having the Athletic Field close by the Gymnasium. CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS.-The Campus is one of the show-spots of the city, therefore the Trustees are anxious to improve it just as rapidly as funds will permit. This year over Hve thousand dollars has been spent in paving. A like amount ought to be spent this coming summer. A man has been employed to give his entire time during at least six months of the year to the work of keeping the Campus in good order. There are trees to trim, Hower beds to plant and cultivate, the lawn to mow, etc. Some classes have planted shrubbery and it needs care. More ought to be planted. This is just the beginning of real Campus improvement. It will take time and co-operation, but it is worth while. A 16