The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-19
UNIVERSITT GIRLS
HERDED LIKE SHEEP
Nv DRESSING ROOM
-Four Hundred Students Eat Lunch Standing in Crowded En-
closure Hung With Hats and WrapS-Grounds Are
Without Seats of Any Kind

classes. Only small table is provided
for writing. but it is intended to secure
a large writing table long enough to
accommodate several, so that work may
be completed and made presentabIe at
leisure.
Library OVercroWded.
The library is so crowded that its use
is limited to college students alone, the
large body of props and the normal
students-now, fortunately, dwindling
year by year-being entirely shut out
from the use of it as a study room
There is indeed no study room I'm the
entire library building except as the
library may be used for reference by
the advanced students.
In the science building, where the
large assembly room occupies the top
floor. the props have an ideal study
room, but no library advantages are
accorded these students.
For the first time since the buildings
on the hill were constructed there is to
be some effort to Offset these crowded
conditions within doors by making at
least resting places on the extensive
grounds. There is today not one seat
to be found on any of the walks. No
place except the steps of the buildings
is provided for a moments rest in
passing from one building TO another.
course taken by some students rs
many as five times q day. Since the
addition of Miss Van Colt 10 the facul-
ty steps have been taken to secure
seats, and these will shortly be placed
on the grounds. This will at least af-
ford an outdoor eating place for fair
weather, and viii do mach to relieve
the cOngested condition at the noon
hour. maid has been secured to look
after the condition of the girls dressing
rooms, and a marked Improvement in
conditions pertaining to health has
been noted.
Much more is waiting TO be done.
however, and the usual serious lack of
funds prevents the carrying out of
needed improvements. The gymnasium
presents a fine appearance. and is the
best equipped building on the grounds.
But it's use is limited to classes in
physical instruction. and the accommO-
dations afforded to the girls are mea-
ger.
Added to all the other discomforts,
many of the students who board and
consequently do not carry luncheOns
are unable to obtain any lunch at the
noon hour. because Of the limited ia
cilities offered by the one little shop
outside the grounds. If only one spot
could be secured for the serving of a
MONDAY luncheon under the supervi-
sion of the school much of the physical
discomfort would be relieved.
Dr.. klngsbury's Statement.
There is no denying that we need
another building" was the statement
of President J. T. Kingsbury. when his
attention was called to the conditions
quoted above. There are not enough
classrooms. nor are those now in use
large enough. Besides this, we have
been obliged TO allow students to eat
in the classrooms because there is no
place provided for them. This, how
ever. is the best we have been able to
do. We asked last year for an addi-
tional appropriation for another build
ing, but failed to get it. Some effort
has been made 10 have an addition