Goshen College - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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T H E MAPLE LEA - f -L. ,« « wJ ' ssw i rwi[ ' 1 ili - i ' i- ' ■- SCIEINJCE HALI

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THE MAPLE LEA i;T;ulc. Tlir majority wciv in in a year. Tlu-ir cdvu ' atioiia Lrss than one Inimli ' ed weie I ' l As tlu- (It ' partniunts were or rai (IfVi ' lopcnicnt caiiic a nunilic tlh ' Vduni;- I ' foplfs Cliristiai: Student ' s Library Association a,ir thr M ttcndanr. ' ( standards i-oUed dui-ii i .. ' d and Hu iM.dy dcv. (.r student Ass.H-iatioi etc. At til lllis ■nterpiises sueli a. Literary Societies, Mid of the first dee- ' nt had iiicreasetl to -• )4. Since the college de- partment lias heen organized the entire spirit of the college has changed. A laige body of strong students has developed an atmosphere of lofty ideals of seholai ' sliip as well as a serious de- votion to a sense of Christian duties and privileges. The great majority of students remain throughout the year and all the student activities are conducted in a very el ' liciiMit manner. ' I ' lie total attendance for the past year is VI ' k i ' ' inancialiy the college has prospered even beyond exi)ecta- tions, and tile necessary buildings have always been fortheonuig wiien nccd. ' d. The Elkhart Institute was a three story briclc building including the ground floor. Vhen these (|uartei-s ANcre (lutgrown thb ' institution came to Gosiien. Here two buildings were erected in the sununtr of 1903. The one a ladies dornutory and the other the juvsent administration building of the col- lege. At the beginning of the second d( cade Knlp Hall was built for a women ' s dormit(U ' y. The building wliieh had ddili led ; I ' W s cieiK ' C dep; rt for loce ' he t a new scic ss of const 1 • luiimient UC vil men evel 1 ar s will tlicn (pment of ■ nothing th es was verv little fa Its young men and w OUK unanimous in the c idol strong institution c( llbl sitimi perio.l must 1., att ,iet(r of this bll-ge Ml,l )! ' tolerance and Idr puri ■ration and achieve lien ibis entire superstri ctui utiou cherish these nob •onducted il safely liro loilay the sentiment is practically emeiil of higher education. That a e built up during such a brief traii- biiti ' d to I be splendid Christian char- iif men and women whose faitli and IS,- dominated their lives. The spirit lee. of saeiiliee and service, of co-op- aie the foundation stones on which has been built. Well may the insti- idcas whicli have given it birth and )Ugh times of great need. Max (icshc:; ving moininient to the great an-l doiiiin- inders who dedicated their lives to the •ation. .1. ,M. K.

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THE MAPLE LEA THE SCIENCE HAUI THE need arid the demand has t ' oreed ns to it. With the same rate of increase in the stndent body this fall as the college has experienced during the last two years we would he absolutely unable to properly aceoiiniiodatc our stu- dents. It is unfair to advertise for students, invite them to (io- shen College and then not be able to afford them ad(M|uatc room and equipment for their work. It would be unfair ami unjust to the Church as well as to the community in wliiidi we exist to offer anything less than standard courses and equip- ment. It would be unjust to the young men and women of the present age who are endeavoring to gain a clean and trust- worthy education in an institution such as Goshen College. The new science hall is a result of a demand which we could hold off no longer. The building is 118 feet long by )() feet wide with a projection of 20 feet by 40 feet to the south and is four floors high. Very ' true it is no small undertaking to attempt a building which involves the expenditure of nearly . ' i!40,000 at the same time that we are launching a $15,000 dairy farm. But what needs to be done can be done. It is on this principle that we proceed. The new building is a departure from the other ty|)e of building which has been erected at Goshen College. The archi- tecture is different; the materials used are different; the build- ing is more substantial. It is large enough to more than double our laboi-atory and hu-tniv room capacity. With the comi)lc- tiouortliis liiiilding wc can acconmio.latc n-ularly 500 students. A hnildiny- only one-half the size and eiiuipment with one-half llii ' (Xpcihliture nnght easily have been erected before this tin e but this would not have been adetpiate to meet the demand, neithci- would it have been ncai ' ly so economical even within the next ten ycai ' s. Poorly (■I ' ectcd buildings are the most ex- pensive buildings. The Inuldin,-- is lined fi-om foundation to roof with hollow tile. Nearly Sd.dOd p„nn.ls of steel beams aiv used to span long spaces and make it ] ossihh ' to use twelve and fourteen foot joists. r r;i .il. inqiei-vious brick are run oxer the face ot the entire building. Nearly $2,000 is invested in cut stone whicdi gives the building a most sub.stantial appearance. The best of Corban hardware will be used in locks, hinges, window locks, eti ' . A metal, sanitary cove base will be used in every room and corridor. The floors are sound proof and laid with the best maple lloin-ing. in fact, tlici-e is imthing goinir into the buiding