Rocky Mountain College - Yellowstone / Poly Yearbook (Billings, MT)

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1v..,,g f ff Q-is .W A X Machine Shop partment where radio and electricity are taught both by classroom lectures and by practical experi- ments in the electrical laboratory. In addition to serving as the home for the academic work mention- ed above. this building serves as headquarters for three of the major self-help departments ot' the ln- stitute. Here the student who is earning money for his school expenses learns also to master the funda- mental practical technique of painting, plumbing. and various types of engineering. He is enabled to discover his latent abilities and is also taught to adiust himself to the stern realities of a life vocation. Although the foundation of the buildiua was built in 1909 with the founding of the school. the last addition was not finished until 1932. X m.:, v ..t .fs -fm, -,nys .W V ,, ,,.,,.w W' Work Bench Electrical Laboratory Page Twenty-Five

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i H? r Steam Pumps Page Twer.ty-Four Wood Shop Engineering Building THE ENGINEERING BFILDING is the home of six de- partments of the Institute. In the basement are classrooms and laboratories for the Auto Shop and Machine Shop Where all repair Work on machinery is carried on at very little actual expense to the school. The heating plant which heats Science Hall. Kenney Hall, the Gymnasium and the Engineering Building itself, is located in the basement also. On the ground floor are located the Wood-Working and Cabinet Making departments. It is in these departments that all the furniture and Woodwork to equip all the buildings on the campus are made. The Wood Shop is equipped with several very ef- ficient machines, with which to do this sort of work. On the top floor is located the Engineering De-

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Billiard Room Page Twenty-Six Matron's Room Kenney Hall THE FIRST PERMANENT dormitory for boys was Kenney Hall. It was begun in 1917 but was not ready for use until 1921. Mr. Asa W. Kenney of Lakewood, New Jersey, contributed the largest sum for this building. In accord- ance with his wish, a part of the building was set aside as at Y.M.C.A. unit. In the basement is a reception room where many good times are enjoyed by the young people. The room contains a large stone fireplace, a bowling alley and two pool tables-recreation suggestions for leisure hours. The reading room on the first floor affords oppor- tunity for students to spend a few hours each evening reading the daily papers and late magazines. This year there was added to the dormitory library, a complete set of encyclopedias. The Polytechnic hospital is also located on the first floor of this dormitory. l d