On Saturday, August 12, 1950, from 10 to 12 A.M., a conference of
the above named individuals numbered 1 through 7 was held in Chancellor
Harrelson's office for the purpose of reconsidering the location of the State
College Nuclear Reactor. Only three sites were considered:

• 1. The space immediately west of Polk Hall and north of the Bureau
  of Mines.
• 2. The space south of the present Zoology Building, north of the
  railroad tracks.
• 3. The space north of Zoology Building in the southern portion of
  the Court of Ceres.

It was the unanimous opinion that the space now occupied by Zoology
constituted the ideal location, but the practical problem involved in removing
Zoology in less than three years, and probably five, was conceded to be impossible
of solution.

Mr. Smith advocated most strongly that the reactor be located behind
Zoology, and so arranged that the facility could be expanded into the Zoology
Building space when that building could be removed.

Dr. Beck maintained that there is serious doubt that the reactor can
be crowded into the space behind Zoology for interim operation, and felt further
that a structure of interim design would not be suitable after removal of Zoology,
without extensive and expensive alteration. It was also pointed out that funds
for the reactor might not be donated from sources not in prospect if the building
were crowded into an insignificant initial location.

It was the firm opinion of Mr. Smith and the Agricultural School
representatives that the Court of Ceres location if definitely preferable
to the site west of Polk Hall. The idea hear was, that the Reactor Building
should face south on University Drive, and the reactor facility should be
designed as a part of a three or four story east-west laboratory structure
extending across the Court of Ceres in line with the north ends of Polk and
Daniels. The laboratory structure adjacent to and a part of the reactor
facility would be used for additional reactor laboratories if required for
Physics Department space when Daniels Hall became too crowded. Mr. Smith,
particularly, and the entire group to a large extent, felt that this loca-
tion would destroy the architectural plan of this part of the campus and
should be avoided if possible.

It was decided finally that:

• 1. The reactor should be located, if possible, in the space south
  of old Zoology.
• 2. A concerted effort would be made to convince the legislature
  that old Zoology should be removed and space be provided else-
  where for Bacteriology.

It was further decided that (1) if the Commission would not approve the
reactor location for an interim period of operation in the crowded space behind
Zoology, or (2) if a suitable interim design could not be drawn up for a long-
range acceptable reactor structure, then the reactor should be located in the
souther portion of the Court of Ceres. Should this in turn not be acceptable
to the Commission, another meeting would be called by Chancellor Harrelson
for consideration of other sites.