University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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...The noisy sounds of construction filled the air again this year as University officials strove to keep pace with the ever-increasing enrollment. The old stone walls, marking the boundaries of the campus, have become mere symbols of yesteryear. The newer buildings have taken on a streamlined appearance al- though the traditional red brick construction has been retained. The Mines Building, below, and the ultra-modern Mojave-Manzanita dormitory are but two examples of the burgeoning University... 12

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An education at any university certainly cannot be calculated by the number of units which one takes or by the number of courses which a student registers for each semester. An education is measured by the intangible-by the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake-by the understanding which one has of his fellowman-by the way one becomes capable of individual thought and expression. Here at the University of Arizona there is great opportunity for students who have special interests to develop them by participating in the individual problems program and by Working on research activities . . . THE ACADEMIC fervor justifiably is centered around the University library. Students have access to 280,000 volumes, an extensive periodical file and many government documents. Built in 1925, it is one of the older buildings on the campus. 'i ,.....d .pf-' 11 11' 4-,.,.t-E-r

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