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Caption: Book - Overview and State of the University (1913)
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expectations of all who know the difficult** ****** • * »>»"?- Lgs on the ground and of binding all of our activities'together Imo a symmetrical and comprehensive who.,-, if we ,..st continue to lo in the larger field as we have been d<-ing id the Dalier It is hazardous to attempt to name tl, s,, :ific Step are likely to be taken in the future unfolding of an institution i writer is no better able to do that than any one else who I .substantially his opportunities for knowledge of Unn Ity a: He does not determine what shall be done next, and he It D betO ter at foreseeing than others may be. ; The din ti< I 1 a university shall unfold are determined by the comiw >0 itim and the composite action of a vast number of p< »ple, or the tl which is unfolded will not be much of a university. But the i r has some unusual opportunities for discerning the < DO itratioi of sentiment, and is not afraid of any dire c |uences of m judging so uncertain a factor in the almost wholly unknown. So premising that as to any matters not yet fully decided !. lall no be expected to sustain any intimations here given unl< -. u discussions are closed, it shall seem best to do so, he venture to foretell some coming events. Four important movements bearing upon the futui ! of th e University plant are determined upon and will be executed \ ry soon. First, provision has been made for a liberal extension of the equipment of the College of Engineering : the results of thi_s will not be very manifest before next year, for ample time will In taken to guard against mistakes so far as possible ; but bt lo J the results will be very noticeable. Second, p ion made for a fine extension of the equipment ..f the Collej riculture : and in the next two or three years a series of raci buildings extending east and west along the south of , e south campus will be erected, and they promise to be an i por tant addition to the University group. Third, a \Y, ,, 1 ing mil be erected next year, facing the south campus i W street, winch is bound to add a beautiful structure to the U settlement, and some new features to University life. 1 ve •>'- ', , on h eo bS e r v al ,, ry ,, sbc ;,,;i-;, .;;;•;;miu , '; i i.iwa, \rw •rotdw •;-
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