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Johnson, Dwight A. (ed.) / Wisconsin alumnus
Volume 51, Number 5 (Feb. 1950)
Meyer, Wallace
Regents give green light to plans for the Wisconsin Center building, pp. 8-9
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the alumni and people of W have sufficient appreciatio: loyalty to chip in enough foi ter building. They've done preliminary w okandthey about half enough money. help them finish the job? Th net. Anyone who wants more lars, please write University consin Foundation, 905 Un Ave., Madison. 0 FIRST FLOOR will contain an auditorium with a 600- seat capacity, smaller as- sembly rooms accommodat- ing up to 250 people, lounges, various discussion and committee rooms, and an extnenive layouit nf eA.- m ninistrative offices. I U11 I Building many in substantial amounts. There have been encouraging gifts from p u b I i c spirited corporations and other business firms, as well as from foundations and family trusts. Two gentlemen who have been especially generous of their time and energy, both in helping raise money and planning the building, are F. J. Sensenbrenner and A. J. Horlick. When the building is finally up and in use, these men will deserve our sincere appreciation. Altogether more than $1,700,000 has been raised. But the Center will cost a total of no less than $2,850,- 000. That's where the showdown comes in. As alumni we take pride in our University's victories and ac- complishments. We feel good when the legislature puts up the money to build some long overdue academic buildings (even though we kick about our tax bills). It comes down to this: Some of our friends have said in public that L A MG 00 0 M S T LE E T FEBRUARY, 1950 9 THE WIS Langdon Union ai these ne' ice and floor sle4 and conf SECOND OF THE THREE FLOORS will contain enough air-conditioned conference rooms to hold meetings simultaneously without coniusion or crowding. (There will be at least 17 such rooms on the first two floors.)
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