Arizona republican., 1915-08-27
THIRTY YEARS
 OF ENOEAV0R
Tempe Normal School Now About to Enter Upon the Thirtieth = It's Steady Growth in Size and Use fitness

MondaX, September thirteen, will witness the opening of the thirtieth year of work in the Tempe Normal school of Arizona. Imbued with new life and energy after their long Vaca-
 tion the young men and young women will gather from every county in the state some to resume the important | business Of preparation for their lie work, others to have their first eXper1- ence of dormitory life. The great de- mand for trained teachers in the pro gressive state of Arizona has in rec ent years brought about a remarkable growth in attendance at the Normal, as l is evidenced by the graduation last June of no less than seventy seven full fledged teachers, practically all or whom have secured good positions in 1 the schools of the state. The entire contribution of Tempe Normal to the teaching force of the state has reached the not inconsiderable total of CTS. During the summer vacation the 1 campus at Tempe has presented as scene of unusual activity A large | force of men has been at work on the 1 improvement of buildings and campus. Cement walks are being extended and l irrigating ditches are being enclosed in l concrete fumes. All buildings have | been permanently connected with the city sewer system, securing perfect sanitary conditions.
 The new Industrial Arts building has been fully equipped and is ready for use This building houses the manual 1 arts including bench work and cabinet work in wood, wood and metal turn | ing, machine shop practice, forge and foundry work. The speed lathes, ma chine lathes, planers, saws, sanders, milling machines, and blowers are alL electrically driven by individual mo- tors, avoiding the use of line shafting. The household arts department has an equipment second to none in the south west, and the same may be said of the fine arts department with it's facilities for expression in all media including clay modelling and caremic art, for which latter a kiln of the latest type ! has been installed
 The removal of these departments from the main building has permitted an entire encouragement of class rooms, and the library now furnishes reading room facilities for 150 studfnts at one time, and permits easy access to the 5000 volumes on the shelvs. A new plenum system of heating and vertilating is to be installed in the training school The biology depart ment has a new lecture room, and the science laboratories have received much new apparatus including several pro- jection lanterns of the latest design The dormitories have not only been thoroughly renovated but many inn provementS are in evidence. The old sleeping porch has been removed from East Hall and replaced by a new struc- ture open on three sides to the fresh 1 air and capable of accommodating 110 students It is proposed to increase the capacity of the boys dormitory by con- structing a number of temporary one room bungalows each of which will furnish comfortable quarters for two young men. These will be equipped with water, electric light and steam heat.
 A new amphitheater is being built on
 the athletic field, the space beneath the seats to contain training quarters equipped with hot and cold showers concrete floor, and lockers for the use of the devotees of athletic sports. The removal of the old training quarters will permit the enlargement of the running track to a full quarter mile. The dormitory accommodations are all that could be desired. There are
 now three dormitories for women and
 one for men. the furnishings in all be- ing of substa ntialy the same charactir
 and including everything necessary for
 comfort and convenience. All rooms
 are supplied with water electric light
 and steam heat. and adequate bath rooms are located on every floor. All
 students sleep in the open air in the
 ample screened porches with which all
 dormitories are provided. These are
 protected in stormy weather by canvas
 curtains This wholesome feature of
 dormitory life has much to commend
 it. especially in the salubrious climate
 of Salt River Valley.
 The campus of thirty acres furnishes
 ample space for recreation with shad-
 ed lawns, tennis and basketball courts,
 croquet grounds, and fine athletic