new facility is immediately east of the Social Science Building in the center of the campus. The Administra- Architect’s rendition of the new Edmund Orson Wattis School of Business and Economics to be completed next summer. Construction began immediately after ground-breaking ceremonies on February 24. Site of the “The private sector’s contribu- tion of $1-% million is not much money in these days of billions and trillions, unless you have to earn it, pay it back, or ask for it.” Dean Sterling W. Sessions of the WSC School.of Business and Economics was speaking about the great show of support through funding received from the private sector at the ground-breaking ceremony of the $4.4 million building which will house his school. The building will be named after Hoover Dam builder Edmund Orson Wattis, former president of the Utah construction company, whose surviving family members donated $500,000 toward its construction. The Dean said that another $1.5 million was obtained in a fund raising drive from alumni and businesses from all over Utah and out-of-state as well. “There are multitudinous requests for funds,’’ Sessions said, “and because they have elected to share with us is an indication of support and faith in our school.” “People know what the school has done and what it can do,” Sessions continued. “It is an in- vestment in our present and future, in contrast to being attributed to solely a charitable contribution. Sessions described the new structure as having 15 case-type classrooms, which will accommodate 1,400 students per hour. Forty-six faculty offices, four de- partmental offices, a research center, dean’s offices, reference library, and word processing and computer Page 6 tion Building is pictured on the right. centers will comprise the balance of the buildings total 52,269 Campus square feet. He described the exterior as WSC buff brick sheathed in reflecting glass of a soft blue-green color. ‘“‘This latter feature will allow people in-adjacent buildings to freshen a face or adjust ease,’’ he smiled. Sessions thinks the a tie with addition of the new building will make a difference in the way businesses see our school. “Just being in a new Clips The WSC Marching Band won five awards during their trip to London J tho International Festival. They took trophies for best flag routine, best rifle routine, best woodwinds and best marching and maneuvering. The | |) jy des: band also shared the ‘‘Esprit de Corps” trophy with two other schools. |) Pai Donnell B. Stewart, Dr. Terrell H. Bell and John A. Lindquist were selected by the WSC Institutional Council to receive Honorary Doctorate Degrees during commencement will not only revert to faculty, students and those who financially Education Dr. Terrell H. Bell to serve as a member of the National among students, and among faculty and students alike, he explained. The Dean also expressed his feeling about the esprit de corps he expects the students and faculty will be able to achieve, and the additional research for industry the faculty will be able to perform in the new structure. Architect of the new building is Sterling Lyon of Ogden. Spindler Construction Co. of Logan began work on the site im- mediately after the ground-breaking ceremony. It is expected to be completed by the summer of 1983. cs in January where they competed at the Marching Bands of America building adds a certain seriousness, dignity and sophistication,’’ he said, adding that this sense of pride support the school, but to those coming on campus to recruit graduates as well. “Naturally the new facility will allow much more effective teaching,”’ he continued, pointing out the case-type, circular classrooms. The circular arrangement of the swivel chairs, only two rows deep, will allow a high degree of involvement | (F ~ “Ss oT wee exercises this spring. yea President Rodney H. Brady has been invited by U.S. Secretary of ;pe ~ Advisory Committee on Accreditation and Institutional Eligibility. nan | «“ At the District IX Regional 'Tournament of the American Forensic y His Assn. held at WSC in February, WSC students David Allen and Stuart |) ‘ sev. Thatcher won a chance to compete in the national event. The WSC i can campus will be the site of the 1983 national tournament. ASWSC | : hov President Lori Memmott introduced a resolution in the March} . SS 10 meeting of the Institutional Council to name the Student Union Building for its director J. Farrell Shepherd. ‘“‘Shep’’ has been director ‘ p of the UB since it was built in 1961, and directed the TUB prior to that time. He has been on campus, working with the students, since 1946. Dedication ceremonies will be held sometime this spring. The first annual Dello G. Dayton Memorial Lecture-Dinner was held |) March 25 to establish a memorial scholarship fund in honor of the late |F vice president, dean, and professor who served the institution for 35 |) years. Dr. Leonard J. Arrington, Director of the Joseph Fielding Smith — Institute of Church History at BYU was the speaker. Two WSC singing groups have been selected over hundreds of applicants to perform at the Worlds Fair at Knoxville, Tennesseein June. ‘‘Choralition’’ and the WSC Concert Choir are directed by Dr. Ronald Wooden. pet fann tak His Fou ia |) y — ‘ A