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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1940)
Wednesday, February 14, 1940 The DAILY NERRASKAN S Colonial architecture used for dorms The Nebrasak campus as it will look on some tomorrow Let us walk leisurely down shortly cropped hedges outling the Twelfth st. along a lane of pin walks inclosing formal flower oaks and see what we can find. beds. At least, perhaps, the dreams of A remedy for the pillars, landscaped gardens have come The pillars at yie north end of true. On the south maul is a the campus hold nothing up and lagoon with a small island in the nothing down. But a remedy has center from which rises a stately, been made. TheiT steps lead down slim carrillon tower of rough, red to another garden enclosed by stone. Chinese will echo forth poplar trees. Stone benches will from the tower at regular inter- be found here also. Since this gar- vals. Graceful, bowed bridges den is more secluded, shy, pastel lead from each side of the lagoon flowers lend appropriately to its to the island on which are bend- quietness. ing willow trees. Inside the tower The space between the Adminis- is a small and quiet room of rosy tration building and the new li- granite with brilliant mosiacs in brary has been improved also, the high vaulted ceiling. At each There is a version of the fountain end of the lagoon are duplicate working perfectly and the lawn rock gardens and small bushy Here is the vision of tomorrow shrubs. well-kept. Bright, saucy flowers .. . . . . . are placed in along, narrow beds. Tall and stately oaks. -a University where students Across the street the playground may come to live amid inspiring of Teachers College has undergone surroundings, a miraculous change Tall and stately oaks provide a restful shade for the lawn ot newly cut green grass. At the back of the playground is an old fashioned garden of zenias, daisies, black eyed susans and the like.- Farther down Twelfth st. will be found a gracious, formal gar den rising from a background of sturdy evergreens. Walks lead from the four corners of the maul about the garden and to the center where there is a bubbling fountain filled with lillies. In front of the evergreens are placed spirea, lilac, and red-berried bushes to lend color to the background. Shortly cropped hedges border the walks and fountain. Circular flower beds. Two large , circular flower beds are located on each end of the garden perfectly arranged in ar- Library is first plan of University Building improvement along with improvement in educational facilities are the prime ambitions of those directly and indirectly con nected with the University. Fac ulty members have dreamed of more accomodating structures, dreamed or technical improve- a 5 m 3 ; i. ' ... , Eighteenth century Georgian colonial architecture was used in the building of both Julia L. Love and Northeast dormitories, new est additions to the University dormitory family, Mwhich were opened last fall. Sunday Journal and Btar. Don. L. Love, former mayor of gift which the University founda- Lincoln who made a gift of $55,- 000 supplemented by a PWA grant that made the building of the new housing units possible. Increasing the dormitory capac- tion hopes to secure thru the bene ficence of alumni. Listed prominently among the projects the administration would like to see secured by the fund is Ity of the campus to 370, a men's dormitory, probably simi- It was thru the generosity of the new units represent the type of lar to the one above. rooms a library having ample space for offices a library that would be a Dlace of beautv and ments in connection with academic culture a library that would be facilities, and hoped for general an architectural monument and not beautmcation of the campus. w Students too have their dreams, a wP n the camPus- Th" fantastical they may seem now, building, still in blue prints, would Reviewing stand causes controversy "7" anj,J.iitif Tilt ) v " ill! k .' f S . " . J MW HWJ. . . . A ' J. i Construction of the reviewing Pillars which don't hold any- stand entrance to the new ath- thing up and don't hold anything letic field caused a lot of contro- down are of no use and assume an versy among artistic circles on the ugly appearance" was the opinion campus. Designed for no practical expressed in the columns of the purpose except beautification, the DAILY. But in spite of the protes- reviewing stand, pictured above, tations, the 24 monolithic granite drew comment from art professors columns, donated by the Burling- and students. ton railroad, were set up on the Sunday Journal and Star, foundation built to hold them, and nothing more was said about the matter. Viewed from the north, the stand appears as two sets of wide stairs descending to the playing fields. The stand itself is 28 by 50 feet. Pictured above is the architects drawing of the completed stand. tistic designs which will be but from the dreams of the past cost an estimated $800,000. changed with the various seasons have arisen the reality of the fu- When men dream they dream of the year. White stone benches ture. The Student Union, the new big dreams and in the dream of are placed about the garden where Love Hall are both majestic wit- a Utopian University of Nebraska a student may sit and enjoy the nesses of this fact. is included dormitories for male sun and the fragrance of the For many years the primary ob- students similar to those recently roses. jective of student and administra- constructed for women Carrie Across the street, the lawn in tion officials has been a new li- Bell Raymond and Love halls. Up front of the stadium, has been brary a library that would house to the present the unaffiliated men landscaped to harmonize with the all the books and reference ma- students have long been neglected formal garden. Well-clipped bushes tcrials of the Institution a li- with regards to ample and livable are placed along the wall. Again brary with luxurious reading housing conditions. Gifts, bequests may make founders7 dreams come true From the inception of the uni- and an interpretation of need by versity, to the present money has the planning committee which at ncnf tv, w t v w,oi;,o the same time had to decide the tion of the dreams of a beautiful campus. When new buildings were not built it was money that needs of a great number of other state institutions. Create foundation. A few months aero, however, a blocked the way, when repairs pamphlet bearing the title "Sug were to be made beyond the amount gestions for Gifts and Bequests to alloted in the University budget money was the first consideration. Prior to 1935, the university was constantly dependent upon the leg islature for its biennial appropria tion. On this appropriation de pended the welfare and activity of the university for the following two years. Biennial fight. Almost every time an appro priation bill came up it meant a hard battle on the part of the au thorities of the institution before they were able to secure addi tional sums with which to build new buildings or improve the cam pus. In 1935, Governor R. L. Coch rane, set up the state planning committee with A. C. Tillcy, state engineer, at its head. The commit tee was made up of ten men and two officers and given the power to make a survey of all state own ed land and institutions, including the university. The committee re ported to the governor making a report on the needs of the institu tions and submitted a ten year building program. Adopt new policy. Until a month ago the univer sity followed a policy of depend ence upon state funds. Until that time it was felt by administration officials that a state institution should not accept gifts lest it be put into a position of having to return favors to its benefectors. Instead of V ' I I All Sunday Joumil and Str, CHANCELLOR EMERITUS BURNETT. He started Foundation. the University of Nebraska Foun dation" was sent to Alumni. The old policy of waiting for the legis lature to offer all of the funds was now to be supplemented by gifts and bequests ranging from $25 gifts for a microphone for the en gineering college to an $800,000 bequest for a new library building. By adopting the policies fol- soliciting contribu- lowed by other institutions and by tions for the university, as other the acceptance of endowments the private institutions have done, the dreams of a campus such as de university depended solely upon scribed above may soon become the beneficence of the legislature reality. New Field House will make practice season's longer 'ijy 7; 1 ,' " Y a t ry $& f k M M a ri- m MJM-M4 ml B-i-JtM-MJJM-mf From dreams In the minds of the students, to pictures on the boards of the draftsmen, to brick and cement realities on the cam pus these are the chapters In the story of all of the University's new buildings. Here is the newest of the dreams which, crystallized on the drawing boards, have be gun to assume reality on the cam pus. It is the new field house being built as a part of a recent PWA grant. Excavation work for the foundation was begun in Decem ber. From three to four years will pass before the building is com pleted. Situated north of the stadium, It will give the Husker athletic department the long needed in door practice facilities for football and baseball teams which now lose valuable practice time in inclem ent weather. Cost of the structure Is set at $275,000. It will be built of the same material as the Coliseum. euiixay xuu.'u.u and Star. Planned in the style of Husker architecture, the three story tall building, will have windows rep resenting the stadium design. The picture above Is an architects drawing of the completed structure.