Georgia State University - Rampway Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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UP FROM A GREASE PIT The University of Georgia lat Atheml ha: a delightful plant. It: Atlanta branch, in the home town of archriwzl Georgia Tech, i: more 01' less underground. The building wax formerly a seven-Itory gmege and .rtill show: unmixtehahle xigm of it: pmt: car ramps, greaJe-Jtaml m'chex, and repalr-Jhop :pece. But the college he: converted the :pace into hallweyx, loungex, 0;?lce: end 88 cltmmom: for 4,700 Jttttlentx. There are some 30 Itutient organization: on the campmll-which i; whet Itttdettt! call nearby elty-ownetl Hurt Path -and the ROTC um't drill: on the garage roof. The Atlanta Divixion acquired the garage in 1945, when it: 3'19th director, Dr. George M. Spatial, Jew a chance to make .rome money for the univenity xyxtem. He bought the $900,000 building from :ome hemmed garage men for $301,000-cmd re- turned the money to two Jtete education fund: in ten monthy. Today, the Jehool he: a mrplm of $400,000. Spark; he: made the three revetment: in the xchool prayitehle, and he rent: ofj'ice xpece to the Board of Regents, the :tete Merit System, and the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegmxph Co. He elm lease: to outside operator: two parking lot: and two hlling xtatt'om. Garage Annex: N 0w, from itx own fumlx, the Atlanta Dwixion i: allocating $600,000 for comtrztction of a new building with 75 clcmroom: on an acre behind the converted garage l the Jtate is providing the rext 0f the $2,200,000 coxtl. The new edihce will he completed within a year, in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the invitation. The college Ojjterx 500 mhjectxi end glue: the degree: of bachelor of hzm'nem and BS. in mmmg. Studentx, who are of all age;, may take three year: toward an AB. from Jame other univerxz'ty branch. The dwixion guaranteer a job to every Itudent leach xtudie: only part timey and help; them final placex to live. For Georgia residentx, the tuition is only $150 a year. Often three generation: of the Jame fam- ily tehe cozme: at the Jame time, anal fre- quently the children of the city: wealthiest 4: well as poorext citizen: attend. One woman come: to cltme: with a chondeztr carrying 1991' hooks. REPRINTED FROM NEWSWEEK The Issue of December 7. I953 GEORGE MclNTOSH SPARKS '

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ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS THOMAS W. MAHLER GEORGE E. MANNERS J. C. HORTON BURCH Adminishafive Dean Dean. Business AdminishaHon Dean, School of General S+udies va ' r241 W 7 JAMES C. CAMP v. v. LAVROFF JOHN D. B A R Dean Of S+uden+s Compfroller Direc+or of Admissions 12