University of Denver - Kynewisbok Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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T-TCTLD ON TO YOUR HATS, D. U. IS EXPANDING. Quigg NewTon, Jr., backs up Chancellor Caleb Safes while he breaks ground Tor The new buildings You Can'noT Have A GREAT CITY WiThouT a GreaT UNIVERSITY. In i864 a Colorado Seminary was founded by Gov- ernor John Evans. IT consisTed oT Three TaculTy members and The enrollmenT oT 30 sTudenTs. AT The same Time The populaTion of Denver had noT passed The 3,500 mark and The sTaTe of Colorado had noT been admiTTed inTo The Union. i880 marks The sTarT of a permanenT ciTy and while wealThy mine owners were building magniTicenT man- sions, an educaTional sysTem or proiecT in Torm of a UniversiTy oT Denver was incorporaTed Trom' The old Colorado Seminary aT FourTeenTh and Arapahoe, and inauguraTed inTo The enlarged and improved Arapahoe sTreeT building. EnrollmenT sTood aT 90 sTudenTs. UniversiTy of Denver's enrollmenT in l928 reached The ToTal of 3,524 sTudenTs. This same year The Margery Reed Hall was complefed, and The popuIaTion oT Denver hiT The high of 280,000 persons. The year l93I broughT The lasT permanenT building To The campus of The UniversiTy. And Denver was be- coming a ciTy of prominence. -Today Denver is a meTropoIiTan ciTy of 375,000 persons. IT is The TwenTy-TourTh largesT ciTy in The UniTed STaTes. The UniversiTy of Denver's enrollmenT has hiT a new high of 9,000 sTudenTs and 650 faculTy members. BuT while The UniversiTy shows an enlargemenT of sTudenTs and TacuITy The TacT remains ThaT The permanenT housing TaciliTies have noT been enlarged To meeT The demand. The UniversiTy is carrying on iTs Tremendous responsibili- Ties and serving an enormously increased enrollmenT oT sTudenTs in Temporary Trame buildings, old hoTels and salvaged garages. The chief hope Tor Denver To grow in- dusTriaIly in Time of peaceis To have in iTs midsT a greaT universiTy. A universiTy sTaTTed wiTh Trained Technicians and scienTisTs, and equipped wiTh modern laboraTories Tor research.

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4 i 19 - 'x 'i ., , ly . 1 , fl!! rv , f My Tsfwe.. , .n.., Ginger had a iolly fime wiih all 'the goggled eye Paralreeis and Phi Eps. The pepsiers furned ou+ wilh placards io greei her af ihe wee hour of 7:00 A. M. SIC The Universi'I'y of Denver's IS, million dollar expansion program, under ihe direciion of Frank H. Riclceison, Jr., indicafes 'thai' many changes will 'rake place on bolh 'ihe Universily Parlc and Civic Cenler campuses. Included in ihe vas'I' developmenf proieci will be nine- 'leen new and permanenf buildings 'lo be erecfed on bofh campuses. The plan forsees a seven-fold increase in ihe Universify's physical planl and equipment When com- plefed, Denver Universiiy will be able +o comforfaloly accommoclaie an enrollmenl of l2,5O0 siudenis. Preliminary plans call for 'rhe expendiiure of' seven million dollars on fhe Civic Cenfer campus and eighi million on 'lhe Universify Park campus. The area of 'lhe Universify Park will be enlarged fo include I85 acres, bounded by Buchiel Blvd., Howard Ave., Souih High S+., and Universi'I'y Blvd. Included in 'lhe plans for +l1e Universiiy Parlc campus are a liberal arfs building, science building, college of engineering, a field house and gymnasium, an adminis- 'lrafion building, a men's and a women's dormifory, a new siudeni union and cafeieria, a religious acfivifies building, and an infirmary and clinic. X0 Kfiiff A ' , 'A 2 q M, ssQLs.i4lf74f 'EE'i?'-if-HEP' '5 .1 A xxx 5 The crowd liked 'rhese balloons, imporfed for fhe occasion from Macy's, Fiffh Avenue, New Yorli