Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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F UTURE E XPANSION 24

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FUTURE EXPANSION PROGRAM This year AA.U.S. began another big step for- ward when the Board of Trustees announced its plans for another fund raising campaign, the fourth such project to be undertaken since the school was founded in 1955. Since that time AA.U.S. has grown by leaps and bounds until the value of its present plant is over $1 ,500,000. The goal for the latest fund raising campaign was set at $250,000, and Mr. Thomas H. Hutton, par- ent of two AA.U.S. students and member of the Board of Trustees was named General Chairman of the development fund campaign. The $250,000 will be a substantial part of the amount necessary to begin an extensive expan- sion plan which will be injected into virtually every area of school life. The plan has taken into consideration most of the present and future needs of the school. The money can also be used to pay a portion of our existing debt. Commenting on the expansion plans AAr. Alec W. Wellford, President of the Board of Trustees said, The plans for the long range development of the school are the result of months of prepara- tion and study and campus planning. They are designed to best utilize the ninety-four acres of property available and to leave plenty of room for any future expansion. The athletic department has several immediate needs that will be met by the funds from the campaign. A new cinder track will be a welcome addition to Hull-Dobbs Athletic Field which just acquired permanent seating facilities on the east side. It is hoped that permanent stands will also rise on the west side in the near future. In ad- dition to these badly needed improvements, an- other dressing room will be constructed on the west side of the gymnasium to make a total of three dressing rooms. Other supplements to ath- letic facilities will be a completely new baseball diamond, two more athletic practice fields, and nine tennis courts to replace the four that will have to be destroyed eventually to make room for another building. The 1963-1964 Development Program offers opportunities for names of patrons, friends and relatives to be perpetuated through DESIGNATED GIFTS as well as through MEMORIAL GIFTS. Remember- - pledges may be paid over a period of 3 or more years. ■ • ! V III mWPl-frtin tbiiniiti f iinfti. tr ' - • =i- .---■ HW iff»« M. i,, iSf, ■ i i 1W y r r id