Iowa State University - Bomb Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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Lti: iii(in Imiml il ii sluw n,« 05 , r ) SC ' .t overload, d pouci planl ,11 ojuraliuu u-lulc iiuikn:g liw lu.f iiddiluiii. Part of the new greenhouse layout going up. 11. A un i „ l.,,,i,i,,u I-. goci on in ipile of snow.

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Bu ' ddirLg program, adds several new structures to expand departments During I ' .) 18 a ast building progi ' am was suutcd at lo va Stale College. The program was designed to meet the increas- ing student enrollment antl expand and moderni e the present facilities. L Ue in ' MS the college began llie con- struction ol a new electrical engineering building to be completed by fall of 1949. A frecjuenc modidalion station, to go on the air in l ' .M9, was begun. Many other projects were started including a plant introduction gi ' een house, power plant ad- dition and se eral additions to the research iarms. This shoi ' el ch.cn ' i ' d mil n ii Inhilcct ' s scale inudel of the ehctucal in 12

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(ll. ' lMI ' K. (.Ill II M I II | One ol Iowa ' s outstanding athletes of 1!) IS was C.len Rrancl. niicUUe-weight wrest- ling champion ol the world and an Iowa Stale siudent in c i il engineering. The slow ol Cden ' s climb to a berth on the Olympie team started in I ' JK ). In that year Brand wrestled his way to a third place in the NC.AA wrestling tournameni. The h)llo ving ear he captured second in the same competition and in 1 1 IS he worked his way to the championship ol the NCAA. The same year tryouts were held at Iowa State Cc:)llege for the United States Olympic team. Iowa State fans had the o]jportuniiy to watch their arsity mat- man wrestle his way to the honor ol repre- senting the United States in ihe middle- weight class. After winning a first j lace on the United States team, the next step was London where the Olympic games were to i)e held. C.len ' s first match vas witli a wrestler from India who gave him the stitfest com- petition of all contenders. Brand won by decision and received his only discjiialifying mark, (den scored a fall against each ol his next two op|)onenls, one Irom Australia and one from I inke . In the finals Brand again pinned his man. Glfn Brand Ohmpir irn ' sllni-i ,h„,nj,i 14