North Dakota State College of Science - Agawasie Yearbook (Wahpeton, ND)

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An Eye To The Future In 19-19 a 25-year improvement plan for Science School was drawn up by the Morrell Sr. Nichols Inc. of Minneapolis. With the completion of the field house and the heating plant, two big steps have been taken in this plan. The field house, pride of the campus, was completed in 1951 and houses two playing courts, several dressing rooms, offices and training rooms. The $250,000 heating plant, built by the T. F. Powers Construction Company of Fargo, was put into use early in January of 1953. A garage and maintenance shop arc combined with the heating plant. The next step in campus improvement and fulfillment of the 25-year plan will be the building of the $200,000 girls’ dormitory in the spring of the year. The dorm will be located south of Burch Hall, men’s dormitory. The committee's reasons for this choice of location were: to give the best over-all balance with respect to other buildings and layout of the campus. Second, the established site will be well placed to take advantage of all present steam, water and other utilities. Third, the structure is so placed to make maximum use of existing landscaping and lawn areas. Completed last summer was the painting of the second and third floor of Old Main, remodeling the home economics rooms on the third floor and the office practice room on the second floor. Work is now under way to remodel the old gym which was the athletic headquarters from 1911 to 1951. The building will be used for assemblies, dances and plays with rooms provided for chorus and band, the school nurse and doctor, and the practical nursing classes. Several rooms are being prepared for use as club rooms and dressing rooms when plays arc presented. Other campus changes which are included in the master plan are: G Moving the main entrance of the campus to the junction of Sixth Street and Eighth Avenue. © Construction of two boulevards leading into the campus. One, leading from the proposed new campus entrance would replace the present oval, while a second boulevard entering the campus off Fourth Street will give the school a second “entrance.” ® Concentration of all athletic facilities at the north end of the campus. e Provision for off-campus parking through use of several convenient parking lots. © Eventual construction of a new student union building facing the field house. 22

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Administrative Heads C. V. Patterson Secret a ry-Trea s u r or Alrin Eckre Trades Office Assistant II. C. Ilalzlaff Muriel Connolly Hub and Boarding School Nurse Department Manager Office Personnel Diana Itohn Public Relations Secretary Hetty Cities 1 ’resident's Secretary .Vor PICTURED: Mrs. Virginia Tisdel Trades Office Secretary Lorraine I uehl Registrar's Secretary 21

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