Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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department has been housed in various buildings since its formation and is now located in Washburn Laboratories. The school has been trying to raise 2.6 million dollars to help offset the cost of the renovating of the building as well as equipping the facilities with modern equipment. Many local businesses and patrons have helped WPI toward its goal. In addition to major grants from the classes of ’29, ’30, ’54 and 55, Analog Devices Inc. donated $75,000 to the renovation fund. Future targets for renovation includ e the Washburn Shops and the outdoor athletic facilities. 15

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Atwater Kent Renovated The ongoing process of renovating WPI’s many older buildings and facilities saw the accomplishment of Kaven Hall’s repairs and additions and the commencement of the reconstruction of Atwater Kent in 1980. These renovations, which began in July, included modernizing labs, lecture halls, classrooms and conference rooms as well as increasing the amount of floor space in the building by a about 30 per cent. The newly restored building will house both the EE and CS departments when completed in September 1981. The two departments, whose enrollments have been continuing on a dramatically incrementing trend, now hold over 35 per cent of the undergraduate population. The EE department, which has been located in Atwater Kent for over 75 years, has been temporarily moved to Alden Hall while the construction progresses. The CS 14

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16 Harrington Leaks When asked about the outcome of the basketball team’s final home game of the season against crosstown rival Clark University, the WPI athletic department was rather embarrassed to explain that the game had been postponed due to the rain. The cancellation of an indoor event due to rain is not a common occurrence, but the roof of Harrington Auditorium has been leaking for 9 of its 15 years and therefore such problems are not rare. The incoming water has damaged the floor, ceiling, bleachers, and handball courts in addition to inconveniencing both athletes and spectators by causing the cancellation of numerous events and necessitating the placement of many green barrels throughout the auditorium. Plant Services hopes to eliminate their leaky problems before the spring rains and director Gardner Pierct has asserted that with both a technician and a member of his department supervising the project, the task will be properly accomplished.