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2 ‘ -   A 10 THE KENTUCKY ALUMNUs. v
  A N:  Q might be built, this part of the diiiiculty with which the University is ‘
A   A 3 confronted could be fairly met. ,
I ‘   §   Another need of the University is new buildings for instruction pur-  
  T poses. The Chemistry Department is housed in two buildings; one of  
»   j them very old, and the other inadequate. Chemistry has a new import- _
. AI;  ¥ ance in America since the War. Formerly, we depended upon Germany i
AQ   ,  for many chemical products. That way is no longer open. The University  
`   J must be prepared to train men in this great Held. The equipment is  
_ Z   i, insufficient to do it adequately, while the housing of the department in two g
A ,     buildings handicaps the efforts of the departmental staff to get results. __
.    i Our State has a vast coal area that is now undergoing rapid development. 2
    S The University has been in close touch with the industry for many years, 2
A     but it should render more assistance to the growth. Hence larger faclli- ;—
A Q_ 5  ties should be provided for instruction in mining engineering, so that  A
[ Y Q. Kentucky's young men may be trained at the University to take part in  
` A  ’ the coal and oil industries. ,  .
  A KA The volumes in the Library are not sufficient for the needs of the  .
»     University, nor are the provisions for student readers adequate for the  A
A ' _.   ..  number of students required of it. Not more than seventy—five students  A
      can be accommodated at one time in the reading rooms.  ~
_?    I There is also need for a farm mechanics building; for a home eco-  
, E;   nomics building; for dormitories, commons building, engineering shops,  _
‘ ; ,; ‘ ?‘ a woman’s gymnasium and a central heating plant. These are important  
  ° E? needs, and it would appear, therefore, that some adequate program of  Q
A .   ] construction should be worked out in the University if we are to meet the  
A   `demands made upon it now.  _
f' l‘ These building needs may be grouped under the following heads:  
· &· ,1. Welfare Buildings-  
_ Q I ~` (a) Dormitories for men;  
’ A Q  (b) A dormitory for women; .· 
5   A   (c) A commons building in which board may be provided; _
  » r (d) A woman’s gymnasium; ?
.   A (e) Hospital and dispensary for students;  =
A   _   (f) A central heating plant.  A
_A_   Q 2. Instruction and Laboratory Buildings—  
A   L (a) Addition to Chemistry Building;  *
· · A l·  (b) Domestic Science Building;. if
e   (c) Agricultural Building;  
    (d) Engineering Shops;  
· I   i (e) A Farm Mechanics Building; ‘ 
A ig, (f) An addition to Library Building. _‘ 
5 The time has come to look ahead with the purpose of planning for  
‘ · Y the future. To erect `an occasional building without having in mind  
  the present needs and future requirements, is not getting at the problem.  1
_ A Provisions for construction over a period of years will lessen the burden » 
' AE} and make wise provisions a possibility. Under the next heading, a plan  ,
'  A· is suggested for the consideration of the Legislature. 3;