The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-04
Annual Report Of
 Cony, College GiUen

Plans for the future of Connec- ticut College as outlined by Presi- dent Katharine Blunt in her arl- nual report just issued, include the erection of several new buildings on the campus as well as expan- sion of several of the departments of instruction and. a considerable increase in funds for salaries and for scholarships. In listing the desired improvements which she says seem the items to permit Con- necticut to approach its ideal of a really great college for. women, President Blunt states that the col- lege has reason to believe fin J. NJ. Keynes remark, If we consist ently act on the optimistic hypo- thesis will tend to be realized" The buildings which the presi- dent considers most important in the future development of the col- lege are a building for social sci- ences, or some other academic building to relieve crowding in Tanning hall, another science building, a gymnasium with a swimming pool, chapel or audi tOrium and two more dormitories | and a smaller cooperative dormi- tory to bring all students onto the | campus.
 As to the expansion of instruc- tion, President Blunt looks for | ward to further development of education for public affairs, with one or two new instructors and funds for conferences on the cam pus with leading men and women. It is her desire also, to institute a number of special projects, 0 greenhouse which will permit the development of teaching and re- search in botany; further equip ment for the course in experi- mental psychology and for other science departments; a nursery school; development of the arbore- tum; more work with individual students; expansion of the depart ment of fine arts in association with the neighboring museum; and further Identification of the cam pus.
 The president reports that the financial condition of the college is sound. The college went through last year with no borrowing ex- cept for a few days to save loss from the sale of temporary invest ments. Mortgages have been paid reducing the college indebtedness by $169,000 in three and one half years, and leaving only $49,000 in mortgages still to be paid. Gifts to the college besides the chief gift of $15O,000 for Mary Hark- ness house amounted to $21,905.36
 for 1933-34 and $4,123.41 since July 1. The largest single pur- pose of the gifts is for scholar ships.
 The president states that the col lege has begun its goth year with | 630 students, seventeen more than last September and the largest In the history of the college. The students this year come from more widely scattered sources than for merly, few relatively from New England and more from Ohio, In- diana, Illinois and Michigan.
 She reports an unusually large number of changes in the person mel of the faculty this fall. Sev- enteen in all having been ap- pointed. The new members are the whole, considerably more ad-
 vanced professionally than their predecessors. These changes have involved increase in the salary
 budget and 1t is a point of pride that the college has made no re- duction in salaries but has con-
 siderably increased its total ex- penditure for salaries.
 Dr Blunt says that the library
 has continued to develop, the Appropriation for books having been constantly maintained and for
 1334-35 slightly increased. A great advance in student housing has