University of Illinois - Illio Yearbook (Urbana Champaign, IL)

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GROWTH OF THE UNIVERSITY EDMUND J. JAMES Hll present year has seen sunie rery remarlcahle evidences of growth in the l'nix'ersity uf lllinwis. Tww great huilflings were opened for use in the autumn uf IQOQ. the lalwratory uf physics and the building which is lqnuwn in coimnun parlance as the atlilition to the natural histwry builmling: The lahnratimry uf physics. which was dedicated on lfriilay. Xiweinher JU. 11109. is une uf the finest linuilmlings for its purpose which has thus far been erecteil upnn any .Xmericau university campus, and we are as- sured that it neerl not shun C1 vmparisf in with the hest ul' European lalJ1'v1'ato1'ies. The lvuiltling' is Lv-Sllllliwl. 178 feet long in the frwnt. 125 feet deep in the wings, with two lecture I'UH1NS on the gsiwiiinl tlonr in the space hetween the wings. There is also a une-stury annex 70 hy :S feet. cnntaining the shop and fan rmms. The recitation rriwins and large l:1l'nw1'atw1'ies are eunfineml to the west wing of the builtliiig, thus leaving' the east wing free fur ailvanceil work and for research and investigation. This new lzilmratwlw' heneiits nut wnly the department of physics but other ilepartments that by the removal of the department nf physics from Engineering llall have been able to expanml. I L x R g , X s 5:2 Tins l,.xnoii.xrn1n' or Vnrsivs 30