Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-29
STATE UNIVERSITY OPENS.
Fifty-sixth Year Begun With Large In
crease in Many Departments.

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The University of Wisconsin began
its fifty-sixth year with largely in
creased facilities for the instruction
Of the thousands of students attending
and for the accommodated of the
growing number of those who are do
ing advanced and special research
work. There are five new buildings on
| the campus, either completed or in
process Of construction. Six profess
sors have been added to the faculty.
as well IS twenty three new instruct
ors and Twenty-Five more assistants in
various departments Many new
courses have oeen added TO the cur
riculum. and various departments
| have been materially strengthened.
Of the five new buildings three will
| be occupied at once. and the other two
will be completed before the end OF
the first semester. The adninistra-
tive Offices in The law building and uni
| versity nall were SO crowded as to
make necessary the erection of a new
building in the near future. Temporal
ry provision has been made by re-
modelling two story stone residence,
30x50 feet in size. This new admins
Jration building is in an excellent To-
cation, at the foot of the upper cam
pus, south of the university library,
and is already occupied by the offices
Of the president, treasurer and re-
gents. The new hydraulic laboratory
is completed and ready for the use OF
students of NEUROLOGY and those eD.
gagged in special investigation of prob
lens OF water power and water sup
ply. The building stands on the shore
of Lake Mendoza, near the college Of
| engineering. It is constructed Of re-
inforced concrete ard is three stories
high, 48x98 feet TIE new north
wing Of university hall is nearing core
pletion and will soon be ready for Oc-
cupancy by the classes of the college
! hitherto been much crowded. the
new wing will practically double the
capacity Of the building. The two new
buildings of the college OF agriculture
are also in process OF construction.
The agricultural engineering building
three stories high and 50x150 feet. is
constructed of reinforced concrete.
faced with dark brown paving brick
and trimmed with white Bedforu
stone. The agronomy building, Of the
same material is to be two stories
| high and 48x96 feet Both will add
much to the facility Of instruction IN
| the agricultural college.
AS the new buildings are physician
sign of the growth of the university.
so the addition of six new professors
shows the continuation of the policy
CT the president and regents to
strengthen the different departments
| by Increasing the Institutional force
with capable men. DR.. Joseph Erian-
ger has been called from an associate
professorship at johns Hopkins medi-
cal school to the chair of physiology,
where he will aid in building up the
premedical course, which is rapidly
| becoming one Of the strongest in the
country Prof. Edward A. Ross. the
new head of the department OF soci-
ology, has written several books which
have won him an international reputa-
! ton as an authority on sociological
questions. DR.. E. B. Van Week comes
to the chair of mathematics from Yves
leyar university, where he was pro
fessor of mathematics for the past
eight years Some years ago. on his re-
turn from his studies at the Unlver-
tity of Gettingen, Germany, DR.. Van
Week held a position as instructor OF
mathematics at the University of Wis
consin. He has done much work in
mathematical research and is recog
hiZed as one of the best mathemati-
tians in the country. DR.. c. P. Hutch
ms, who is the new director of athlet
/ tcs. came from similar position at
| Syracuse university, where he built
| up a demoralized department into one
With a good standing among American
Prof. W. d. Pence, the
new head of the department of civil
engineering, held the chair of civil en-
gineering at Purdue university for sew
en- years past. He is the author OF
number of important works on ensi-
aeering subjects. Prof. Walter w.
Cook. from the law department of the
| University of Missouri, has been given
Il professorship in the college of law
ct Wisconsin university.
Several new departments have been
established this year, and new courses
Of study have been inaugurated in
other departments.
Boy Loses Fingers.
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