Caption: Dedication - New Armory Justification
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tSITY OF ILUINOI8 WHY A NEW ARMORY TG NRBDBD. of the present armory as to The total inadequacy size. The schedule requires a battalion to drill in it, or say 500 men at one time, which forbids any marching at all. This condition holds throughout the entire winter months• In case a new armory is "built, the present cne would be used by the Department of Physical Training and would prevent the necessity of enlarging the building of that department for some years• The long distance of the armory fron the south campus where many of the drills are held is a waste o^ much time in narching there and back. the south campus. A new armory would be used for many purposes other than military, for there is no building in the University The new armory should he built n?ar where-harif of the studentp body can be assembled for any purpose. The Auditorium, but recently completed, cHTOYotT accommodate ^fea-lf-ef the students. A new armory should contain the military offices and recitation rooms for that department. At present the milltar; office is in a recitation room in the Engineering Building** and the six recitation rooms needed during the second se~soste are scattered through the Engineering buildings and shops. The appropriations already received by this University as a result of legislation establishing such schools aaffihi^ Bwflth a military department, would build many nrmlfeeiB such as
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