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Regents Plan Huge Growth LANS for enormous expan- sion of the U. W. campus south of University Avenue by taking over all the land be- tween University Avenue south to Regent Street and west of Park Street to Breese Terrace, a total of 110 acres, have been ap- proved by the University Board of Regents. Camp Randall and the University heating plant in the area already be- longing to the University. The rest of the 19-blockscontain-homes, apartment buildings, many stores and commercial establishments, and-gsome coal yards. The area will be used for intramural athletic fields, an ROTC armory, a new men's gymnasium, a campus religious center, and other developments, Re- gent John D. Jones, Jr., Racine, of the University constructional development" committee, says. The Regents have also served formal notice on property owners that th'e University intends to proceed with the lower campus development plan, out- lined by the U. W. Foundation last winter, which contemplates creation of a cultural and educational center' in the region from Johnson Street north to Lake Mendota, between Park and Lake streets. "Declaring that "conservative" fig- ures predict a University enrollment between 18,000 and 20,000 by 1950, Jones says "it is imperative to plan rather boldly for future growth." In other recent action, the Regents: ONE. Approved plans for the con- struction of a building containing 120 apartments for married veterans near the Forest Products Laboratory. TWO. Authorized the purchase of 40 pre-fabricated houses for faculty members, to be placed on a tract of 20 acres on the University's East H i 11 Farm. THREE. Ordered three quonset huts to be placed near the Historical Library and used for emergency study rooms. FOUR. Appointed Prof. William B. Sarles to the University athletic board, succeeding Prof. Emil Truog, and re- appointed Profs. William Lorenz, R. V. Campbell, and Matthew W. Willing. FIVE. Voted to retain the Pro Arte quartet for another year, recommended three concert tours, and approved the engaging. of a part-time manager. SIX. Continued tfhe University School for Workers for another year. SEVEN. Authorized the director of business and finance to negotiate the sale of 15 acres of land in the Arbore- tum to the State Highway Commission for a beltline highway. EIGHT. Approved an increase in the rates for room and board at the Uni- versity residence halls of from $10 to $25 annually to cover increased ex- penses. NINE. Accepted the resignation of M. E. McCaffrey as secretary of the Board of R e g e n t s. Mr. McCaffrey, board secretary for 40 years, has reached the retirement age. He will be retained as trust officer, handling the negotiations for the purchase of prop- erty under the University's contem- plated huge expansion program. A. W. Peterson, director of business and fi- nance, will become the new secretary of the board, continuing in his old du- ties as well. I NJeelec d-an . Sensen- -brenner, Neenah-, president oflheiboard- and A. T. Holmes, La Crosse, vice president. ELEVEN. Appointed LeRoy Luberg, PhM '36, full time assistant to Pres- ident Fred to replace Prof. William B. Sarles who has been serving as half- time assistant to the president. The change will be effective Sept. 1. A na- tive of River Falls, Mr. Luberg is a graduate of the State Teachers Col- lege there. He is a former principal of Madison West Junior High and dur- ing the summer terms of 1938 through 1941 served as principal of the sum- mer laboratory schools at the Univer- sity. As a major he served for three years with the OSS in the CBI theater. Prof. Sarles will devote his full time to teaching in the department of agricul- tural bacteriology. TWELVE. Named Alden W. White secretary of the faculty. Mr. White has been assistant secretary for 13 years. THIRTEEN. Authorized t h e pur- chase of the 217-acre Charmany Dairy Farms on the Speedway Road to ex- pand the College of Agriculture's re- search facilities. FUOURTEEN7 Employed Prof. B. D. Leith of the agronomy department as a full-time manager of the University Hill Farms. FIFTEEN. Allocated the p r e s e n t horse pasture along Elm Drive as a temporary intramural athletic field. SIXTEEN. Raised the rates at the Wisconsin General Hospital from $5.90 to $7 a day and: at the Children's Or- thopedic Hospital from $5.20 to $5.50 a day. SEVENTEEN. Joined with the State Department of Public Welfare in ask- ing the federal government that the Badger Ordnance Works property in Sauk County be turned over to t h e state for public health and educational purposes. "Which shall rule-wealth or men; which shall lead-money or intellect; who shall fill the public stations-ed- ucated and patriotic men or the feudal s e r f s of corporate wealth ? "-Chief Justice Ryan of the Wisconsin Supreme Court in an address to the 1879 grad- uating class at the University of Wis- consin. Reappointed MICHAEL J. CLEARY, Milwaukee. presi- dent of the Northwestern Mutual Life In- surance Co., has been reappointed to the University Board of Regents by Gov. Walt&r S. Goodland. Mr. Cleary, who is chairman of the Board's finance com- mittee, has been a member of the egents since 1339.e "Mr. Cleary has rendered excellent service to the Board during the past seven years," the Governor said in mak- ing the reappoinLnent, which expires May 1, 1955. Reynolds Named Head of Law School Association Benoni "Bud" R e y n o 1 d s, '42, Lake Geneva, second-year law stu- dent, has been elected president of the U. W. Law School Associa- tion, succeeding Al Gruenisen, '44, Chippewa Falls. 0 t h e r new officers are John Bruemmer, '41, Kewaunee, secre- tary; and Bill Goodrich, '40, Mil- waukee, treasurer. USAFI to Continue The U. S. Armed Forces Institute on the U. W. campus, which main- tained a staff of nearly 500 civilians andj military personnel during the wyar, * 1l"e manned by a peace-time staff -ff'h4bout 300 after July 1. ThiiM!" t6e handles correspondence 'cou -1s or soldiers_,anAd sailors. /i i s "n"wom -N-1 I ON N ON I %ft FIN 1, ON W, M ,Wli "M W N-0-1 DT 10 . ...... N NIN pRN M2 ........... R, MM. NOR A-11-f", M EM O Y I .. .. ..... . ... ..... ffi- & 11; t -3 'M-1 Z- Mai" 6p, Pp.