University of Pennsylvania - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Lynx In 1911 Dr. Edgar Fahs Smith succeeded Dr. Harrison as Provost and while he was conservative as to physical expansion, he did do much to further advance scholarship and administration of the Uni- versity. The building that he did see was the new Dental School building, a Surgical Building, a Maternity Building, the Duhring Memorial Stack addition to the Library, which gave' the Library a capacity of over a million volumes, additions to the Museum, and five new dormitories, one being for women students. An important change that Provost Smith brought about was the divi- sion in 1912 of the College into three separate schools-The College, The Wharton School, and the Towne Scientific School-with a dean at the head of each. Then during 1913 and 1914 Dr. Smith brought about the founding of extension schools of the Wharton School of Finance in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Harrisburg, and Reading. Also in 1914 the School of Education was separated from the College and made the fourth undergraduate school with its own dean and faculty. Since that time four other departments have been organized with their own deans-The Moore School of Electrical Engineering, The School of Fine Arts, the Department of Physical Education, Qea. 7 rf? as f 6'-MY Irvine Auditorium. New Furness Wing of the University Library. and the College for Women. There have been several new buildings. The old Heating and Lighting Plant has been moved from its position back of the library, and has been moved down near the river. ln its place the lrvine Auditorium has been built. The men's dormitories have been increased until now there are thirty six in all. Franklin Field has been rebuilt with a large double-decker stadium seating about eighty thousand when the temporary stands are up. Next to Franklin Field has been built the Palestra which is one of the best indoor stadiums in the country, having a seating capacity of lU,UOO. Connecting with the Palestra is the new Hutchinson gymnasium and the new swimming tank. The Old Gymnasium, Weightman Hall, has become the women's gymnasium. Also the Moore School Building, Bennett Hall, the College for Women, and the Christian Association Building have been built. The last and most recent addition to the campus has been the two new wings that were added to Houston Hall in 1939. ln one wing there has been opened a commons for the freshmen. This year, two hundred years after its founding, there is a great deal of difference between the one building on Fourth Street below Arch and the present institution. Today the campus consists of 106 acres along the west banks of the Schuylkill,

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UNIVERSITY With its Bicentennial Celebration already here, the University of Pennsylvania has moved more and more into the public spotlight with a series of outstanding events during the academic year l939-40. The first of these milestones was the completion and dedication of two new additions to the Student Union, Houston Hall. The enlarged Houston Hall was made pos- sible by a generous gift of S350,000 contributed to the bicentennial fund by Samuel F. Houston and his sister, Mrs. George Woodward, and the late Mrs. Charles W. l Henry. The formal dedication of the new additions took place on Thursday, October l2, 1939. Among the speak- ers on the occasion of the dedication were former Sen- ator George Wharton Pepper: Foster M. Coffin, Director of Willard Strait Hall, the student union at Cornell University, and President of the Association of College Unions: and Paul B. Hartenstein, Director of Houston Hall. Again, on Monday, December 4, l939, the University of Pennsylvania was a source of news. On this day, students of the Wharton School heard another in the series of Howard Crawley Memorial Lectures. The speaker on this occasion was Postmaster-General Iames A. Farley, who spoke on the subject Politics as a Profession for Business Men. The occasion which really focused all eyes on the University, however, was Founders' Day, Wednesday, Ianuary l7, l940. This date marked the beginning of the two hundredth year of life for Pennsylvania, and ceremonies apropos of the occasion were held. His Excellency M. Rene Doymel de Saint-Quentin, French Ambassador to the United States took an active part in the proceedings, placing a wreath on the statue of the founder, Benjamin Franklin. The afternoon program of events was opened with an address by Provost George W. McClelland. At the conclusion of the address, Dr. Arnold K. Henry, Dean of Student Affairs, presented student awards on behalf of the General Alumni Society. Recipients of these awards were: Robert Edmiston, Chairman of the Undergradu- ate Council, Robert McDonald, President of Sphinx Senior Society, and President of the Wharton Association: Arthur l. Murphy, Ir. President of Friars Senior Society, Paul S. Scalera, Football Manager and Managing Edi- tor cf the Daily Pennsylvanianp and Warren B. Smith, Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Pennsylvan- ian. Also representing the General Alumni So- ciety was the Honorable Robert E. Lamberton, jlIIlII?I!f IlllIlIl Mayor of Philadelphia, who presented Alumni tm.-lgm-J Y Awards of Merit. 1nnllilnulllllllnlllmmm Irvine Auditorium was -iii the scene of the evening :- -L program which featured if Egg. addresses by outstanding ? ?- Alumni. Among the speak- ers were former Senator Pepper, President Gates, and the Honorable Owen l. Roberts, Iustice of the U. S. Supreme Court.