University of Connecticut - Nutmeg Yearbook (Storrs, CT)

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ABOVE: The Slorrs Congregafional Church, 'rypically New England in archi'rec+ure, has long been +he religious cenI'er of I'he communily and sludenl' body. PAGE IZ, LOWER PICTURE: The B'nai B'riIh Hillel House and SI. Thomas Aquinas Chapel have recenfly C, I , ,w been compleI'ed Io adminisler 'rhe Jewish and Calholic Ll' lll'4e'II05 fire Burl! ,UU s'ruden'rs' spirifual needs. I3

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Among Jrhe newesl of Jrhe buildings in opera- +ion is Jrhe impressive Physical Educalion build- ing wilh ils lorly-Two by seyemly-five lool swimming pool, and balcony which has a perma- nenl sealing capacily ol six hundred wilh room lor four hundred bleacher seals. A new campus across The road -ihe Agricullure Quadrangle -consisls ol Jrhe College ol Agricullure, Jrhe Ralclihfe l-liclcs School ol Agricullure. and Jrwo dormiiories. This new guad allows lor a con- cenlralion of agricullrural pursuils. R if 67492 N' iw gil? E35 vbffs Q 5 kg 6 ig 3 1 VM 5 Af ,g . ' ' fn :ZZ 4,, s SL I, 13.3 , ,A risky.. wa M Q It gm, F H .. Ss Y? 2 YV 1 ip gf, 4 Ss, Y

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S C H O 0 I. S mime Many! Manning we a Xie l-lere aT The UniversiTy oT ConnecTicuT The TourTeen schools and colleges oTTer The sTudenTs disTincTive Training which will gualiTy Them To assume responsibiliTy in The proTessions and The business and indusTrial world. During The year l95O-!95l, some nine Thou- sand sTudenTs were enrolled in The various schools which granT degrees ThaT are Tully accrediTed by The naTional accrediTing agencies. Eleven oT The schools are locaTed on The STorrs campus. There are also seven divisions oT The UniversiTy and Two insTiTuTes. Three proTessional schools are locaTed in l-larTTord, and There are undergradu- aTe branches oT The UniversiTy aT boTh WaTer- bury and l'larTTord. Through The World War II decade, The new UniversiTy began iTs maTuriTy-expansion oT sTudy programs and The enlargemenT oT scope and services. WiTh each succeeding legislaTure, more plans Tor The growTh oT democraTic educa- Tion in The sTaTe were submiTTed To commiTTees and leaders Tor Their consideraTion. Many eminenT persons weave Their conTribu- Tions inTo The Teaching oT The sTudenTs aT The UniversiTy. WiTh The guidance oT over Tive hun- dred TaculTy members, young men and women oT ConnecTicuT are preparing Themselves Tor Their many Tields oT endeavor. PlacemenT acTiv- iTies show a deTiniTe increase in employer inTer- esT aT The UniversiTy oT ConnecTicuT. I4