University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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Progress is our Most Important Product

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World War PRISM Dedication: “To The Veterans” a teat HERE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED THE NEW LIBRARY MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GIFTS OF ALUMNI. FACULTY. STUDENTS. AND FRIENDS. In 1897 the library occupied two rooms on the first floor of Coburn Hall. By 1904 the continued increase in the use of the library necessitated additional space. A gift of $50. 000 by Andrew Carnegie in 1905 made the construction of Carnegie Hall possible. The present library was built in 1940 with the aid of a fund-raising campaign by alumni, faculty, students, and friends. The completion of the main reading room in 1950 put the final touches on the library. In 1962 the Library was named in honor of Dr. Raymond Fogler, a former president of the Board of Trustees. Coburn Hall

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Progress has always been a keyword at Maine: it is evident in our motto. Dirigo,” I lead: and it is evident in the face of our cam- pus. The South Apartments (top), torn down now. gave way to the modern design and materials used in the University Park, which houses many faculty members and married students. In 1959 the wings of Aubert Hall were com- pleted to house the chemistry and chemical engineering departments of the pulp and paper division. Gannett Hall, a dormitory, and Hitehner Hall were among the new buildings added to the growing campus. Spacious class- rooms. modern laboratory facilities, and glass gave the Physics Building (bottom) the as- pect of a promise of improvement everywhere, as the University followed the changing times through the fifties. 23