University of Idaho - Gem of the Mountains Yearbook (Moscow, ID)

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The “Ad” The main building or the “Ad” as the students affectionately call it, is, of course, the center of college activity. It is not to be expected that the scenes enacted there will vary much from one year to another, but a few changes have been made this year which may be worth noting. The preparatory students have mounted from one plane of wisdom to an- other until now prep hall is on the third floor. At that rate of ascension there is every likelihood that with the next spring they will be on the roof. The room formerly occupied by the preps has been converted into a reading room. Here the freshmen can chew gum and write notes without being disturbed by the prosey seniors who prefer to have at least the appear- ance of loving learning, by loitering near the bookshelves in the library. The Regents have forseen a great peril which hung over us and have at- tempted to remove it. There was a possibility that simultaneously two first year boys (a small estimate) might be burning with love for their adored ones; two debating societies having a heated discussion, three pianos playing “The Storm”; and two radiators giving off heat, (who ever dreamed that two ra- diators could be warm at once?) but supposing such strange coincidences as these should happen, a conflagration on the third floor would be imminent. Therefore the Regents ordered fire escapes to be added to the building at once. Such improvements as these making, as they do, very slight changes, are permissable provided that the building itself is left unaltered. Should any of us return to our Alma Mater in after years, (and may such frequently be the case) we shall expect to see many strange buildings on the campus; but we shall also hope to find one staunch old unchanged friend— the “Ad.” 13

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ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

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SCHOOL OF MINES