Tennessee Technological University - Eagle Yearbook (Cookeville, TN)

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Faye Wyatt exhibits her skill at pool in the new pool room in the University Center. New Center offers variety for students With the opening of the new University Center came new facilities for students. Furniture placed throughout the new com- plex is very helpful to those who prefer to relax between classes. For those who are more energetic there is a recreation room with billiard tables. The modern snack bar provides quick food service. The new Center provides several areas for friends to meet and talk.

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Po SSR EPR: A comfortable and attractive student lounge is Students find self-service is a new convenience of an added feature in the new facility. the university bookstore. S eo The snack bar provides a place where students can eat and relax between classes. Page 16

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New facilities add to students’ enjoyment A uni-turf was installed on the track encircling the football field. The football team gets ready to work out on the newly installed poly-turf. Page 18 Sg ole sy EF Son ae a. Re ee Tech’s campus has been expanding every year through construction. This year the new facilities include an artificial surface for outdoor sports, and a business administration building with new equip- ment and modern classrooms. Tech’s Overall Field has the largest ar- tificially turfed field in the entire world. Poly-turf was installed on the football field, and uni-turf was laid for the track around the field. The total cost for both artificial surfaces was $345,000. Putnam County paid $245,000 of that amount for 25 years’ use of the field by the county’s Senior and Junior High Schools. The new Business Administration Building was opened at the beginning of summer session, June, 1970. The build- ing contains 69,000 square feet of floor space which houses classrooms, student lounge, library, data processing equip- ment, closed circuit television and offices for the faculty members. It also houses the Upper Cumberland Development Dis- trict offices in 10 rooms in its northeast corner. The total construction cost of the building was approximately $1,250,000.