Evening star., 1946-11-29

II Million More
Needed al N. u,
Byrd Declares
Expansion Will Offer
Facilities for 10000
Students in 2 Years
BY the Assoeiated Press

President H. G. Byrd of the Uni
versity of Maryland estimated to-
day that completion of the institu-
tion's building program will cost an
additional $11, AL 900.
He said such an expenditure would
provide facilities for an enrolment
of between 10000 and $4,000. DR..
Byrd estimated that the student
body would attain such a figure
within two years.
This $11 AL 900, he said, is over
and above the more than $4,000, 900
already called for by the university's
building program. He attributed the
necessity for the increase to inflated
construction costs, and, in some
cases, increases in the size and
quantity of facilities made neces-
sary by an increased enrolment.
Many Buildings Authorized.
Most of the Sc separate building
projects already have been author
lied by the Legislature, and some
funds have been allocated for each.
A breakdown of the additional
State funds needed follows:
College Park.
To complete nine buildings
now under construction 81, ,06S,O0U
For % proposed buildings and
ss,2os,oo
Princess Anne.
Twenty-eieht new buildings.
additions and extensions a. a., ooo
proposed Neutrality-suspicious. @I'o~o'oou
Baltimore.
Blk new buildings and addi-
tions to the hospital, dental
a n d pharmacy buildings - = -
and a public library Sl,soo'ooo
rotai S1l,441, 900
state funds totaling $3,605 900
already allocated include:
S2,460,OO0 for IL separate projects
at College Park.
$4,000 for a sea foods TECHNOLOGY
cal laboratory at Crisfeld.
$475,0Oo for 12-point building
program at Princess Anne Academy.
S595, 900 for improvements to pro-
fessional schools in Baltimore.
Five Million Available.
From other sources, including
gifts such as those by Glenn L.
Martin, allocations by various Fed
eral agencies, etc., total of $780,
600 is available for the improvement
of the university's physical plant,
DR.. Byrd reported, including theI
following:
College Park.
$25O0,000 for engineering, physics,
chemistry and mathematics build
ings under construction and esti-
mated to cost 100000.
$2,O00,000 for an airport.
100000 for five girls dormitorieS.
100000 for q new auditorium to
cost 100000.
$4,000 for student activities to
cost 100000.
1.-THE university, in its physical
plant, has not kept pace with the
growth of it's services and of its stu
dent body" declared DR.. Byrd.
Lack Office Space.
The larger staff made necessary
To provide additional services asked
by agricultural interests of the
State has made it impossible, he
added, to provide adequate office
space.
Citing the increasing calls made
upon the university for research on
behalf of Government and industry,
DIR. Byrd revealed that it has not
been possible to accept various
monies allocated to carry out such
activities because there are not
sufficient laboratories available in
which to do the work"
New items not yet authorized in
clude:
College Park.
Airport, two girls dormitories,
three mems dormitories, interde-
nominational chapel, library, mems
activities building.
Pointing out that the. present Ma
tional Airport in Washington is
overtaxed, DR.. Byrd said ''it is rea-
sonably certain that the proposed
airport will be self-sustaining as to
maintenance and operation, if not
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