Drexel University - Spartan Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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NNEXES During the past few years, Drexel- has been faced with the problem of finding adequate class- room space to accommodate the ever-increasing number of students enrolling at D. I. T. Ob- viously, the only answer to this problem was ex- pansion of the present facilities. First, the Board of Trustees purchased an old Friends' school at 35th Street and Lancaster Ave- nue. This building, now known as the Lancaster Annex contains drawing rooms, locker rooms, seven classrooms and an auditorium which pro- vides additional space for organizational meetings. It is here that freshmen engineers ,Spend the greater Part of theirfirst three terms in school. Recently, a snack bar has been added to -augment the rather meager campus facilities there. Another addition was that of the Psychology Building, on 32nd Street. This former dwelling now houses the Psychology and Music Depart- ments as well as' the'Military Departnientiand the R.0-T.C.UDiI.A ' - y ' . , The most recentladdition approved by, -the Board, of Trustees was-the Quonsetihuts on the field adjacent to Curtis, Hall.. The huts, already familiar to the 'vets,'? soon hecamea definite part of the school. One has been made into a metal- lurgyl -laboratory, 'While the rest serve as extra classrooms used by almost every -department in school. ' A

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Lv... ,,,, ,,.,. .1-,,,--.-may-.. . STUDIETB ILDI G V Would you like to have a nickel forievery time you were a party to a conversation that ran some- thing like this: Say, Judy, let's runiover tothe Student Union Building. Well, I should hiber- nate and study today, but-t-t you talked me into it, WS go- iii ' V vi i n i i Cnce in the Student Building one can indulge in'-a variety of different' brain relaxersf' The :reading room and the new ttfusic provide' casual relaxationiiplus ping-pong rabies and ai pool table forthe indoor athletes. Whilepthey support abridge or pinochle game, tl1e'g:ard tables are held in high esteem by a less enefgetic' group of indoor athletes-the card sharks. Sleeping? Study- ing? Yes, even these 'Anythingican happen, and' usually does--inthe Student Building. ' Keeping up with the times--and the joneses- the 'Student Building acquired a television set during the past' year. Ever since the first spot appeared on the extra large screen, the set has been a major attraction. As the campus center of activities, the Student Building also furnishes oiiice space for school pub- lications and provides student organizations with meeting rooms. Week-ends usually End the build- ing playing host to a dance or party sponsored by one of the student groups.