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History of Campus Plan

the first unit of the New Library, opposite the New Agriculture Building, and that it be a building of practically the same general character as the latter. This was the third major building to be placed in this central area on the South Campus, and it further defined the quadrangle immediately south of the Auditorium. On March 13, 1923, the Board instructed Professor White, the Supervising Architect, and Mr. Piatt to proceed with the preparation of plans for a number of authorized buildings, one of which was the New Commerce Building. In September of the previous year the Board had authorized them to prepare preliminary designs for this building, and consequently the plans were completed in a very short time after receiving the appropriation. Actual work of construction was begun at the same time as that on the first unit of the New Library. In 1899 a Hospital Association had been organized at the University for the purpose of providing hospital care for students in case of illness. On September 17, 1906, a room had been set aside in the Burnham Hospital, Champaign, as a Student Ward. This met the University needs for a time, but with a steadily increasing enrollment it soon became evident that greater hospital facilities must be secured. No State aid was available, however, for the necessary building and equipment. Through the inspiration and guidance of Dean Thomas Arkle Clark, Trustee of the Hospital Association, the work of the organization was carried on in spite of the lack of proper facilities. Finally, relief came in January, 1917, through a gift of 1120,000, from the Honorable William B. McKinley, for the purpose of building a University Hospital. This amount was later increased to $205,000. The Supervising Architect was instructed to proceed at once in preparation of the necessary plans. In the meantime, various sites were considered as possible locations. It was recommended that the Hospital be erected in what was then College Place Addition, along Armory Avenue, and west of the Armory, and on September 11, 1917, the President of the University was authorized by