University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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inadequacy to the future is simply an evidence of the wonderful growth of this institution. The associations, that the student puts with these buildings are too numerous to mention. Theynhave been the scenes of many of the activities of college life. They were built at a time when higher education was practically unknown in this State Since then, the steady How .of the Nevada youth into these halls of learning has warranted the growth of the college to its present state of triumph. Qur college is yet, however, far too new to be regarding these first buildings in a venerable light, and yet the time is not far distant when larger buildings will have to be built to satisfy ,the functions which they-are now performing. The arrangement of the buildings 'seems to be in remarkable harmony as regards con- venience and appearance, which in some schools is not the case. All the best sites have been taken up or have been picked out for the new buildings. Morrill Hall, Stewart Hall and the Experiment Station, being the oldest buildings, occupy the choice locations, and from the city of Reno they afford the most imposing sight. Morrill Hall is the main building, it containing the President's Uffice, the Library, the History and Commercial classrooms. Stewart Hall 'con- tains the English, Languages and Mathematical classrooms. The Experiment Station. located on the western brow of the hill, is occupied by the Zoological and Botany Laboratories. En'- tering into the quadrangle we now see on the eastern side of the campus the old Mining Build- ing, the Mechanical Shop and the Mackay Mining building now under construction. The Gvin- nasium, the scene of many an athletic contest and many a social happening, is located at 'thc northeast corner of the campus. Lincoln Hall, the menis dormitorv, occupies the other north end corner-,,.'and between the Hall and the Gymnasium is the University Hospital. All these buildings!afefcomparatively new. Manzanita Hall, the dormitory of the coeds. marks thc south- west corner, the University Dining Hall being situated between the two dormitories. The Chemistry ,Building occupies a position about the center of the campus. Q One acquainted with the buildings and their uses will thus see that they are arranged in both 'i sightly and convenient manner. The dormitories are both in close touch with thii Cl'1QQl'0UllliQ and dining hall. The natural advantages of the grounds for practical use and also for Qiwllli. liness make the location of the University a very desirable one, indeed. The H:-iturzil lihpi- theatre in the rear of the Gymnasium serves in excellent capacity as fi foothqll GCN 11-.IN -mi i v i K ' v x X x K 22

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THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS Wfhagtever a college may be made up of, whoever constitute the faculty and students, what- ever merits or demerits it may possess, the 'varsity campus in a large measure evidences. If a college is progressive, the campus bears with it a certain air of progress. If the students take a pride in the University, it is clearly shown in the way the campus is kept up. lf a school is rapidly growing, the campus unmistakably asserts the fact. It is, the campus that always first appeals to the visitor, and generally after a close observation, he is able to make a good esti- mate as to the excellence of the institution. ln addition, a campus generally carries a history with it, telling of the progress of the past and of the part taken by the students in the building up of the college. ln fact, a campus may be said to be an annal of the past and a manifestation of the present. Qui' campus is no exception to the rule, and we can take a just pride in the fact that it is an annal of progress in the past, and shows the present stage of the 'varsityis life to be one of unusual activity. Those who have visited our hill have admired the place for its location, for the general plan of arrangement of the buildings with regard to sightliness and convenience, and for the air of marked progress that it bears. Also, have the spots of beauty on the campus received due admiration. Judgment, favorable to the school, has been passed, and we feel that our campus helps greatly to assert our character. The campus is fitly located on a plateau ove 'looking the town of Reno to the south, in such prominence that the buildings can be plainly dis- cerned miles away. The hill is peculiarly adapted for a university cam- pus, as we shall see later. There has been in the past, however, some difference of opinion as to the location, but at the present time the opinion seems to be gen- eral that the University occu- piesthe best site was thought at one time that the University was situated too near to the attractive town of Reno, and that the stu- dents were too apt to be lured away fromtheir studies. But it now seems to be the opinion that this condition is more desirable than those that would v arise from locating the University in a secluded' spot where the stu: dents would sel- in the State. lt - ' s dom have the opportunity to come in touch with the outside world. Also, the University, situ-- ated 'as it is in a town which is the natural center of the State, attracts more students.. There was also at one time an impression that the 'varsity would be better situated on the heights on the south side of the Truckee, but in that case certain natural .advantages of ground, such our athletic ampitheatre, would be lacking. Taking the question mall its phases, there 1S but little doubt that our location is the best one possible either in Reno or in Nevada. , . The campus is approached by a broad public drive at the head of which stand the varsity gates, donations of the earlier classes. Passing up the driveway, the beautiful lawn first comes img p1-Ominenge, The space that it occupies was, ata time not far back, conspicuous only for the number of stones and the sage brush, with which it was covered. just back of the lawn on the very crest of the hill are situated the three principal buildings of the University. They are tastefully and substantially constructed, though they are hardly adequate to warrant accommoda- tion for the number of students that the growing prosperity of the State will eventually SCl'1Cl in. However this fact has been foreseen, and the number of buildings is to be materially in- creased within a short time. But the buildings, as they are, serve the students well. Their 21 , hh-,w,,,M ,,,,,H,,,:,,:.:.-an-ag: isa ' .1 zm, .. ,.-ifw', ,..,--Ji' ' -j-+7 7-' TELL .IQTL I - 7 ' 16195

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