Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1925, Page 44

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1925 ECOGNITION PAGE SIX The Casper Daily Cribune S Xe UNIVERSITY CROSSES NEW GOAL IN been accorded official recognition y the Association of American Uni. sities and the Association of rican Law Schools, to say noth- GREAT STRIDES “4 classification of the young but exceedingly virile Law school | among class A colleges by the Amer- 5 {can Bar association. In) a short f | | space of years the policy of unifi- tion } s resulted in the addition © University group of a number handsome buildings that would cost far more and returned {n- ly less on the investment had the funds Involved been dissipated on a multiplicity of lesser buildings. ‘The policy of scattering individual colleges at widely separated points, ywed in several other states, policy directly opposed to the unified, university system, would st Wyoming at least $100,000 a year more for administration and $1000,000 additional for new build- ings. Nor would t ehbuildings as in- ated in the preceding paragragh compare with the buildings of the University. Under the scattering policy, which necessarily means Formal Approval of As- sociation Won Last | Year. COSBY By OC M ce the don those t é tion and cu | poorer equipment and costlier in- struction, Wyoming still would be waiting for the three-fold recogni- | tion that has placed her in the mat- er education, on an equal h the best in this coun. try and In Burope; a signal triumph and mater for honest pride when relative youth of the state ts considered and the present pau-city of population In the matter of increased enroll- E sple, carried | the of F t > the Pre Land and lifted them to! n higher planed through rich transtu This photo was snapped before-the completion of the magnificent ‘4 mind: the glories | ment the University has a record as Greece were bullded| sratifying and quite as surprising. | sity group. Men and women have earlier clvilization that | Five years ago in all instructional] separate departments; another, the the conque Hell ac 177 students were en-| armory, is set aside for the R. O. T. SHARE OF " by conquest made th truly | rolled, as compared with an enroll-|C,, while the fourth, or recitative de- ment to date during the present ses great; Inter mighty Rome drew upon | partment contains. enough recita- Athens for culture and learning, as| Sion of 2,715, an increase of more! tion rooms to form, standing alone, ROYALTIES and I in their turn] than 100 per cent. Counting sum fair-sized building on the campus. 4 up from depths of bar-| mer school students, the largest unit | The main hall of the building, clear {th old Roman civilization | comprised in the University {s the] of pillars or ether obstruction, {gs RECEIVED n | College of Education. Next in point | 100 feet by 180 and provides, in addi of size 1s the College of Liberal} tion to a maximum size basket ball greatness of the na-|hrts,sand after that, in the order floor, seating space for 4,000 spec the prosperity of the state| named, the College of Engineering, | tators. The immediate need for this iced by the greatness of its|the College of Agriculture and the} great hall was amply demonstrated The sovernment LOD TeyaleT teachers. Law co! last year when a total of 29,000 per-| | turned over to the University of In time, however, the {ndividual New Buildings Added. sons crowded into the smaller and| | Wyoming during the years 1921 to 1924, was as follows: r was succeeded by the group,/ ‘The physical growth of the unl-| incomplete armory part of the bulld- the monastic group by a scattering | versity, however, even more than| ng to view the games during tour- tan abate all schools and colleges, until] the growth of the student body, Mament week. nese saorae the comparatively modern | strikingly emphasizes the advan-| The armory, intended primart! 2 yi flair for organization, which makes a UE tae 1924 360,000 tages of unification. In this growth are {ncluded a shops building, a parasitology building, the new If for indoor drill by the R. O. T. C. and provided with dirt and tan bark floor, 1s 100 feet by 140 and admir- The permanent school fund of Wyoming, !ncome from which is Aistributed to public schools, on n of efficlency at a has resulted in the for a maxim minimum of unified institution of learning, or brary building and the gymnasium,| ably sulted to many uses. It pro- Ne 1, 1924, ted t ity. State institutions every: | the last named, now nearing com.| vides, among other things a full-||‘oorr gg, ‘rhe avernee rate of where now are offering to the youth | pletion and unexcelled in size or| sized’ indoor baseball diamond and| | $10.950.873. the average rae oF of the land opportunities for learn-| appointments by anything of the|a cinder track, ample space for interest on the aforementiones ing that only a few years ago were| tind west of teh Mississippi river.| practice by athletic teams after | | “™OUNt #5 por cent per annum. resorved for the sons and daughters of the rich, and the young people of the nation have been quick to re- spond and are responding the more eagerly as they come to realize the ss benefits involved, Wyoming Growth Marvelous To this important fact of unifi- cation, the Untversity of Wyoming which {ncludes under that head every institution of higher learning in the state, owes much of its as- The gymnasium building especially points the superlative value of uni- fication. Really. several buildings under one roof, this magnificent edl- fice conforms to the best modernr practice of building a large . unit rather than a number of smaller ones, Common sense tmmediately suggests the fact invariably con- firmed by experience, that the larg- er buildiing cost less to construct, less to operate and 1s more conven- nightfall and in bad weather. Fur- thermore, at an altitude whete sea- sons are so short, it will extend ma- terlally the perfod for spring sports by giving earller opportunities for practice But above all, with {ts in- door rifle range, class rooms, of. fices and rooms for storage, it puts the university in the running for classification by the war department as a distinguished college. Lack of equipment has handicapped it here- nasium building, Modeled on lines in keeping with the big building, of which {t {s an important part—the pool is 30 feet wide by 100 feet long —it makes for a maximum of effi- cient instruction and also js large enough for exhibitions. With the latter {n mind, an amphitheater ca; pable of seating 500 persons was in- pr tounding growth in the last few| tent. tofore in its competition for this| cluded in the plans. A system of years and a number of notable Four major departments, ordinar- | honor. pumps and filters, supplemented by achievements, In five years enroll-| ‘ly contained In as many bulldings,| Nor should the swimming pool, an| the very latest apparatus for ster- ment at teh Untversity has more] are provided for in this latest and| outstanding feature of the whole, be| {lization, insures a medically clean notable addition to the unl.’ overlooked in than doubled. Within a year {t has obtained most describing the gym pool, Sterilization {a University Campus from Above he finest structure of its kind between the Mississipp! and the west coast. kind in the country. A complete building plan has been prepared by McCrary, Culley and Carhart of Denver, a number of walks and drives already have been laid out, and 5,000 young trees, now growing in a nursery, are soon to be trans: planted. An addition to the power house, with installation before the end of the year of a complete electric gen- erating plant, {s another important achievement, one that promises higher efficiency along a number of lines and a substantial saving in some. The principal saving will be in light bills, for the plant {s to sup- ply, {llumination for all university buildings. It also will provide a splendid laboratory for the study of electrical engineering, and therein les one of the elements promising higher efficiency. In anticipation of future need, the tunnel system used tn service piping of buildings has been extended, and plans are in prepjaration for a big college of engineering building, to be erected {n front of the shops butld- ing, an ample structure calculated to provide this rapidly growing unit with adequate space for class rooms and offices,. Enrollment in all units has been so rapid that in many in- stances physical equipment is far be- hind. A larger auditorium is one of the pressing needs of the university, the present qne is so completely out- grown that it is necessary to divide the student body and hold two as- ; semblles, ‘The college of education 7 has outgrown its housing facilities; through the violet ray, which not| both economy and efficlency tndi- only exerts a direct germ-killing ef-|cate the need for a larger music fect, but actually renders the water| hall; there 1s crying need for more itself, self-sterilizing for a time. room in the biology. department, The new gymnasium building is| Where Dr. Nelson's fine collection of intended to popularize athletics and| Rocky Mountain flora, the largest in should prove one of the university's | this region, ts In constant danger of best educational features if healthy | fire because of tmproper housing; tn new gymnasium building, known as minds are dependent on healthy| the home economics department a bodies, as most authorities now| Woman's building for Insructional agree, From the economic stand-| Purposes {s sorely needed. Men's Dormitory Needed. But the greatest need is for a men’s dormitory and this will be the next building erected, the first of it to go up on the northeast corner of the campus. Wether this and other needs are to be met in the near fu- ture, as rapid growth of the student body demands, is entirely dependent on continuance of the university's share in federal of] royalties. Needs will be taken care of if the present share of ofl royalties is continued, The most urgent and immediate need of the university, however, is not for building—it {s possible to worry along after a fashion without adequate hous!ng—but practically impossible to take care of increased enrollment without increased oper- ating funds. In order to round out the univer- sity and Increase its usefulness to student and state, there should be additions of petroleum engineering and forestry departments and ex+ pansion should be had in apiculture and agronomy. There has been only one addition in the last year, that in agriculture, and in the absence of increased funds there can be no ex- point, too, it should prove a wise In- vestment, ylelding a reyenue in ad- missions sufficient to maintain col- lege athletics and produce a net margin of profit in addition. 60,000 Volumes in New Library. Of almost equal importance to the gymnasium ts the new Mbrary bulld- ing handsomest or the campus. In the basement {fs a modern ventilator that pumps air through the building while at the same time filtering out dust and other impurities. On the second floor is the spacious reading room and fire-provf vaults contain- ing 60,000 volumes. The third floor provides admirable quarters for the law school, with its law library and moot court room, both of which played an important part in winning for the school recognition from the association of American law schools and the American Bar association While adding essential buildings to the university group the univer. sity also has provided against fu ture need for extending the campus. Some 82 acres adjoining the campus on the east and southeast were add. ed last year, a purchase that should mean a big saving to the state In ‘pansions or additions, Growth has been stressed in the foregoing, the growth of the univer- the long run. For attractiveness and convenience, the university campus in time should al anything of its THE COMMON SENSE ROAD All Black BASE AND TOP OF ASPHALT Common Sense Ideas in Road Construction Will Save the Taxpayer Millions of Dollars FOR The All Black Pavement Will Outlast the Bonds THE ASPHALT ASSOCIATION 25 West 48rd Street . NEW YORK CITY sity from the dual standpoints of housing and attendance. Growth, However, may conceivably be a han- dicap rather than an advantage; where attendance increases, for in- stance, and scholarship falls off. Fortunately, there has been no fafl- ing off in scholarship at the uni- ersity, a fact strikingly emphasiz- ed by the thiee-fold recognition pre- fously mentioned. However, such recognition {s not entirely dependent on scholarship. Equipment counts heavily in such matters, and in the case of the law school, especially, the university was doubly fortunate in having !t so admirably housed and equipped in the new brary building. More important than mere growth was tho, signal recognition in 1924 of the university as a whole by the Association of Amefican Univer- sities, after thorough inspection of an official representative of that do- minant organization convinced the inspector that the standards of schol- arship here, the standard of instruc. tions and the high quality of equ!p- ment entitled the University of Wy- oming to a place on the accredited list of the ciation, The inspec- tor, incidentally, was materially ald- ed in an especially arduous phase of his task by the amplitude and acces- sibility of the records kept in the of- fice of the registrar, Ralph Mc- Whinnie, and remarked specifically upon the excellence of this depart- ment as compared with many siml- lar departments elsewhere. ENROLLMENT AT RECORD POINT Steady Growth Main- tained as Result of Progress. ed officer fro man eastern colle; was the Association of Ameri Law Schools; the secofd recognition was by no less than the American Bar association. By virtue of tho earlier recognition the university law school become a full member the Association of American Law Schools, a distinction enjoyed by only 55 other schools in the country Its recognition by the American Bar association places it in a select and dstinguished group of 43 law schools classified by the associa in group A. These 42 law school. is interesting to note, represent on 2 per cent of the law schools tr America. That surely is matter for congratulatory reflection; that the law school of the University of W’ oming, a stripling in years, should have attained a level of excellence Recognition Holds Pride. That the university should receive full recognition from this associa- tion, dominated as it Is by the five big eastern foundation schools, is a matter for state pride. Even where all standards warrant it, recognition of institutions so remote from tho centers of eastern learning as is the University of Wyoming becomes doubtful, at best, and difficult of attainment. The immediate advan- tages that follow automatically upon recognition made the cam- paign that finally overcame these difficulties well worth while, how- ever. As an accredited institution the University of Wyoming can offer its students the same assurance of con- sideration in matters of scholarship that Yale offers, or that {s offered by any other university in the land. Students transfering from Wyoming to some other institution, no matter how high the standing or hoary the traditions of that other, will now be received on grades given in Wyom- ing, and thus saved the annoyance of entrance examinations, No longer will it be necessary for Rhod scholars going to Oxford to take the irksome entrance tests. They will be admitted on the same terms ag the students of Princeton, Harvard, Columbia and Yale—grades received at the University of Wyoraing their Passport, as it were. Recognition of the law school last year was two-fold and all the more remarkable for the fact that it is the youngest of university colleges. Nor was this two-fold recognition from second-rate sources, The first to recognize the law school, after thorough igepection by an experienc- that ranks it in the estimation of the American Bar association above 72 per cent of American law schools Recognition by the association of law schools carries with it the fur ther advantage. an advantage sim!- lar to that won by the university a whole, of having {ts grades accept. ed by any law school in the country, Under the head of recognition, too, might be listed the establish. ment here by the United States ¢ ernment of one of the few petro- leum research laboratories in the United States. The tmportance of such establishment, not only to the university, but, in view of the facts, to the entire Rocky Mountain region as a whole, can scarcely be over-emphasized. Faculty Is Efficient ‘The faculty of the university, tn a sense, has spoken for itself in the recognitions already enumerated. Without an able and industrious faculty there of course could have been no recognition, and no progres,’ worth mentioning. Judging “from the degrees they hold, the Univer. sity of Wyoming has a larger per- centage of highly trained members than any institution of a similar kind in this region. In the athletic department the University increased its coaching staff last year by “Lonestar” Dietz. an outstanding figure in the foot ball world. §. M. Clark, as bask ball coach, came to the Univer: from the Laramie high school wi a phenomenal record behind hi and one that needs no comment this state; or in several of the neighboring states, for that matter. (Continued on Page Seven. ALWAYS PEACOCK Mined and Shipped Exclusively for Genuine and Original ROCK SPRINGS SPECIFY THE COAL. IT IS CLEAN—No soot—no clinkers—no smoke— very little ash. HOT—It will produce and hold an intense heat without variatior~ ECONOMICAL—Every ton is 2,000 pounds of heat value, € 30 YEARS BY CENTRAL COKE * COAL CO. 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