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Government Standards

Many of the newer buildings, such as the
New Chemistry Building, were built to
standards set by the Federal Government, since
much of the money for these buildings came
from that source. In these buildings, he said,
Federal space guides, which are more generous
than the state allotment, were followed. "I
hope we will not be penalized in the future for
obtaining federal grants for buildings."

Mr. Shea said that the state guides for space
use were computed according to needs of
undergraduate students, while over 40 per cent
of the students at the University are in graduate
programs. These graduate students need more
space, as Dean W. Dexter Whitehead of the
Graduate College of Arts and Sciences
attempted to show in a series of sides of
equipment used in physics, chemistry, and
biology.