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CHAPTER

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GROWTH O F T H E NORTH CAMPUS from its beginning, has been one of the most rapidly growing colleges in the University. From year to year, as developments took place and department after department was added and these in turn expanded through various divisions, numerous structures were erected to house the many activities of the College. These were placed in one rather compact group in a single block between Burrill and Mathews Avenues, north of Green Street. In time, this limited area became crowded, and further expansion was difficult, which led, naturally, to a consideration of schemes for expansion. The Campus Plan proposed by Mr. Blackall, between 1905 and 1908, made no special provision for the expansion of the Engineering College group, the general assumption being that this could be accomplished through the acquisition of adjacent areas. In June, 1907, Professor W. F. M. Goss was made Dean of the College of Engineering. He came with ideas of an enlarged Engineering College and with the expectation of expanding it along certain lines. The inspiration which came from this energetic and ambitious Dean resulted in the appointing of a Special Committee, to make a detailed study of the College and its future needs. This Committee made a careful survey, and reported to the Board of Trustees in September, 1908, setting forth the needs of the College, and advised that land be acquired to provide expansion to the east and west. This policy was, in general, followed during the next decade, during which time the Transportation Building, Ceramics Building, and several laboratories were erected in the block to the east of the old Engineering group. While this expansion provided for the development of several departments, the College as a whole was still in cramped quarters.

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