Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-24
HAS BIG PLANS
FOR UNIVERSITY
DIR. BovARD AT WORK ON NEW
IMPROVEMENTS
WILL INVOLVE EXPENDITURE OF
A MILLION DOLLARS
COLLEGES Affiliated with Southern Cal
lfornla institution Form Imposing
Group and New Buildings
Are Being Added


godliness the University of southern
California is just now given over 70
nainting vanishing and general
housecleaning. In less than month
all will have been put in readiness, ana
the large halls and corridors VIII pc
astir for the opening Of the twenty
ninth year of the university
Following the precedent of every year
changes and enlargements have been
made during the vacation, this year
nearly $4,000 having been expended 70
make the institution thoroughly up TO
date. President George F. Bovard, who
is lust entering on the sixth year OF ms
office, has during that time expended
about 100000. but this is only the pe-
ginning of his plans for the uhlVer-
sity These include memorial cnapel'
to form an assembly hall with seat,
ing capacity of 1900 wherein all schooi
gatherings may be held.
The ultimate plans include group or
buildings that will cost million COL
lars and will occupy the whole campus
of ten acres, a solid quadrangle OF
halls bordering an inner court around
which will run arched cloisterlike cor
ridors. The present college of liberal
arts faces on Wesley avenue and is a
magnificent structure. With this as a
nucleus will be erected the chapel, a
separate library building, hall of his
tory, hall Of oratory, hall of science,
gymnasium, machine shops, hall OF art
and a permanent art gallery. racing
on Hoover street a memorial arch viii
be erected to the late Rev. A. M.
Hough, noted benefactor OF the uni
versity.
These improvements, which will make
the university one of the finest ana
best equipped in this country, are
steadily being planned by DR.. Bovard,
who, in his five years presidency, mas
already seen many of his plans COM
pleted.
Aside from the college of liberal arts,
hall of music and academy and gym
nasium, which are already on the
campus, there are affiliated with the
university the college of medicine, with
a large building, clinic and library at
1877 Buena Vista street; the college OF
dentistry, with a new building and
clinic at the corner of Fifth and wall
streets; the college Of law, with class
rooms in the Rindge building, and the
college of fine arts, with picturesque
building on Avenue Sixty-six, facing
the Arroyo Seco.
These all go to make the greater
university" which is now the slogan.
In addition to all these buildings there
is yet another, although few know It
belongs to the university-Simpson aud
itorium.
Enrolment Increasing
Last year the university in all its de-
partments had 1887 students, with a
graduating class of lat for degrees and
forty-seven from the academy or pre-
paratory high school. This year the
enrolment is expected to reach 1900 In
all the departments.
Preparatory to the opening of the fall
semester of 1908 many improvements
have been made in the gymnasium. Ine
girls department has been doubled,
while that for the boys has been en-
larged threefold. There also has been
erected a large building for the train
ing of athletes on the track field.
other changes include larger and bet
ter quarters for the civil engineering
department, on the first floor of the
north wing, with connecting offices, and
the drawing department has been
changed to the upper floor of the new
frame building. Prof. William X.
Bowker is in charge Of this depart
prof. Rockwell d. Hunt. Phi. D., will
have charge of the department OF
economics and political science, and
Miss Nellie Vale, graduate Of the In
stitution, will be assistant professor In
English.
one branch that has proved to be
very popular with the students Is the
cafeteria, conducted in the basement
under the supervision of the university
auxiliary. Mrs. G. B. Spencer will be
in charge.
The Woman's auxiliary is also fitting
up the large reception room, where VIII
be started the nucleus of portrait
gallery of the founders of the univer-
sity. The portraits to be hung soon
will include that of DR.. M. M. Bovard.
the first president and brother Of the
Incumbent; Rev. and Mrs. A. M.
Hbugh, Rev. A. G. Hazard, DR.. George
Cochran, E. F. Spence, and the foundef
of Methodism, John Wesley.
DR.. Boyard, who has been one OF the
leading inspirations in the greater uni
versity, is very enthusiastic over Its
outlook and will not be satisfied until
all the proposed buildings are a solo
reality. He comes from a long line of
educators. his brother having been the
first president, while another brother,
Rev. William Bovard, was elected re-
Gently president of More's Hill col
lege in Indiana.
prof W. T. Judson, dean of the col
lege of fine arts, is now touring Europe.
visiting the large art schools OF the
old world as we'll as the new, and also
fine hest art galleries, to gain the best
results for his branch of the univer-
sity He went to London as delegate
to the International Teachers confer
ence held there August 1. He is now
In italy and will return to Los Angeles
by the beginning of the term.
THE university will be formally open
ed for registration September IA, but
already many prospective students have
enrolled their names. The lesson
periods will begin two days later.
MISSING WOMAN ADVERTISED