Evening star., 1953-06-27
Top Priority Given
S2.3 Million Library
AT Maryland U.

| n new $40 Iul1llOO library on
the College Park campus of the
University of Maryland will be
given top priority in the uni
versity's proposed $12 million
building program for next year,
according to President H. C..
Byrd.
I'VE will hit that the hardest
when we go before the Legisla-
ture next year." DR.. Byrd told
the university Board of Regents
meeting at College Park yester-
day.
The regents. meanwhile, de-
creed a $200-a-year salary in
crease for all full-time university
employees. effective Wednesday
and approved a $21.1 million
operating budget for next fiscal
year.
In addition to the new library,
DR.. Byrd put an urgent" stamp
on these other proposed College
Park structures:
Dairy-animal science building,
81 million.
Journalism and administration
annex building, 100000.
Nursery school and playground,
$3.50, 1000.
Baltimore Buildings.
For the Baltimore campus,
where the medical and profess
sional colleges are located. the
university president said priority
will go to a proposed $3.50, 900
central library ,a-,d a 100000
pharmacy buildiIre!
DR.. Byrd outlined the priorities
in commenting on a list of Al
building projects proposed for
next year in report from the
regents Building Committee.
The proposed list will go to the
Governor and the 1854 Maryland
General Assembly for approval.
Other College Park projects
on the list include: Girls dor
mitory, 100000; hospital and
inf1rmary, $40O, 900, and univer-
sity airport, 100000.
All of the items on the pro-
posed building program were in
the list presented to Gov. Nc
Keldin last year but deleted
either by him or by the 1853
Legislature.
One change has been made,
however. The proposed journal
ism building and Administration
Building annex have been merged
into one structure which would
go on the south side of the
present Administration Build
ing. Present plans call for the
library to be erected on the
north side.
Ahead of Schedule.
The Building Committee also
reported that work is about 10
months ahead of schedule on
the new Student Union Building
and it maybe ready by December
/. Good progress also was re-
ported on 10 new fraternity and
sorority houses, which are ex-
pected to be. ready "early this
fall. a full year ahead of
schedule"
The report warned, however,
that the housing situation at
College Park is still extremely
difficult" and the university this
fall can expect to run into the
same criticism it encountered last
year.
THE demands for rooms, par
ticularly from girls. simply can
not be met" the report stated.
Some hope for the future was
offered in the disclosure that
the Federal Government may
soon come through with $2.3
million for three large DOR
mitorieS. The university has
applied to the home and hous-
ing program for that amount.
the report noted, and it has been
approved by the Office of Educa-
ton. It said a definite reply
might be forthcoming on Mon
day or Tuesday.
Almost Completed.
The report also noted that the
new mathematics building and
industrial arts building at Col
lege Park are almost complete.
The 5000 salary increase for
all full-time university employees
will come from q $4,000 item
in the $2.1 million budget, ap-
proved by the recent legislature.
Graduate assistants viii receive
q $75 annual increase, If they
work on q 10-mopth basis. and
$50 II they are on Q l2-month
job.