| - Campus Housing Torn Down Ridiculed by many students, but almost never vacant, those buildings which housed married students on the Weber State College campus are gone. Operated and owned by the college for 17 years aS apartments for married students, the buildings were removed during Sep- tember and October to make way for parking space. The 13 one- and two-bedroom apartments were situated immediately southwest of the Sunlight shines through what is left of roof of part of the married student housing complex with remaining apartments seen through the opening. Fine Arts Center. Never meant to be luxurious, the apartments were functional, but not beautiful. “It seems like nearly every fall, students in some group made an issue of the con- dition of the housing for married students,” Says Dr. Robert A. Clarke, WSC. ad- ministrative vice president. But, usually, the groups doing the criticizing were not living in the buildings. President Emeritus William P. Miller The razing process begins. was chief administrator acquisition of the structures. “I don’t think the students situation — we didn’t have rebuild the old buildings,” Dr. “There was nothing during the realized the the funds to Miller Says. extravagant about them, but they were close to campus and very inexpensive,” he explains. ‘They helped many young married couples to finance their schooling at the college.”’ The buildings were made into apartments by C. Arnold Ferrin, who owned most of the property where the south portion of the WSC Campus is now located. Before Mr. Ferrin acquired the buildings and remodeled them into apartments, many were part of the dairy barns used by Edgehill Dairy which was also located in the area. In 1957, while the college was still getting situated on the present campus site after moving from its downtown location in 1953, the land belonging to Mr. Ferrin, between Tyler and Harrison to 4ist Street was purchased. Mr. Ferrin had rebuilt the old barns into apartments and was renting them at the time the college acquired them. ‘‘The outsiders gradually moved out, until we had all Weber College students living there,’’ recalls Dr. Clarke. During the nearly two decades that the buildings. were occupied by married students, they were almost never vacant. They rented for from $35 to $60 per month and in- cluded a *‘community center”’ with laundry facilities. ‘‘Many of the married students expressed gratitude for the facilities,’ Dr. Miller ‘They have said they didn’t know how could have graduated without the pensive living quarters.”’ And, now that they are gone, what Says. they inexwill replace them? Despite the need for parking areas, a terrace of parked cars won't house young married couples ance an education. struggling to fin- ‘Right now we simply don’t have the fun- ding for married student housing,’ says Dr. Clarke. The administrator explains that sites have been earmarked on the college master plan for such facilities. Some of the land thus designated is already college-owned but money remains a problem. ‘‘We would have to finance the buildings with funds other than state appropriations. similar to the financing plans for the Union Building or special events center.’ Dr. Clarke says. Money from private sources would be an answer, if such funds could be secured. Until money is obtained from some source, married students will have to compete with working couples for living quarters. Li