Washington and Jefferson College - Pandora Yearbook (Washington, PA)

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fa 9. . I 1 :Jw-2'-1 1'sa ' l 1 I sts Kg J. ' Fc F o l 5' Q25 f l I ners, we hope, of other modern build- The Gymnasium, a large stately build- 'X : . ings that will complete the quadrangle. illg Of gfay SYOUC, SU111ClS 011 the 1101111- 1 H , U U east corner of the C'1lN7L1S. Its main .l I X lhe Athletic Field is always the cen- H u , Y .1 1 ' l ' -, 1 f v I I I I 1 . ooi space is suthcient for all customary , tel 0 mteleht In elfule mlub Cu1m5f indoor games and also for Clfllllllg of I I pleasantiweathei. It is sufhciently large large Classes. Some amount of physi- ' to permit tennis courts, running track, my xxyorli is required of all Students' ,0 baseball and football grounds, in addr- The Spirit of the tl-ue Sportsman In-e- -,L l tion to commodious grandstand and vails in Washington and Jefferson and 4' K ln blC?lCllCl'S. The field is fitted up for all new men quickly find the kind of exercise .lm kinds of out-door sports, and is within they prefer, and that yields the best re- gl M four squares of the campus. turns in physical strength and courage. I .V 'l- ll .N gale: l o I lk, l W l 'w fl ll ' A .X U n, ' 1 . , xl ' U ,LF .ff 4 l , ' l .Oli l , I loilll f':a . 5 M , i .f.'r , , or i 4 - .T l ss.. as ol ' . 0 - ll. tsl 1.25 B U I H1 53:1 W' ' o ...26...-

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s an -fq . ' u fi -t.. - fa -ia ,, , K 3 :J 1 '1 . 4, 'Q j za--mnaszizaitizatal 'i ktfgf.-1 1 ,JM-H it H ,W - , The Campus and Buildings OTVVITHSTANDING the Qktil fact that emphasis has ever been placed upon scholarship and character, a material equipment that compares fa- vorably with that of similar institutions throughout America has been built up at Washington and jefferson. Started in a log cabin, the College has gone to larger and larger quarters until the build- ings and grounds shown on the preced- ing pages have been gathered. The present beautiful campus lies in the heart of the city of WVashington, Pennsylvania. The old Administration Building was built in 1793 and used first by the Wasliiiigtoii Academy, which afterward became Vlfashington College. Early in the last century it was moved to its present commanding position on the campus. Soon, additions were made which brought it to its present propor- tions and appearance. Administrative offices still occupy the middle section, while professors' families occupy com- fortable quarters on 'either side. The Main Building which still domin- ates the campus, the two substantial towers of which form a land mark for miles around, was started in 1836. Be- tween 1847 and 1850, wings and dome were added, and about 1875, a com- plete remodeling and enlarging brought the building to its present proportion and appearance. The building continues to serve the College in many important ways. Seven laboratories and fourteen class rooms, together with the Museum and Quarters for the Young Men's Christian Association, take up the greater portion of its space, but here also is the Chapel, whose walls are now covered with portraits of distinguished benefac- tors, presidents and graduates, among the latter being the Honorable james G. Blaine. To these will now be added the portrait of the late Reverend james D, Moffat, D.D., LL.D., the distinguished Christian statesman, who for 33 years, led the destinies of the College. Hays Hall, the Freshman Dormitory, attracts first attention as a visitor comes from the heart of Washington down Beau Street. It is a well built, fire- proof, tive story building, providing Com- fo1'table qua1'ters for new men. A com- modious study room, with sleeping rooms on each side, provides ample quarters for two students. The chaste and beautiful Librarv Building, the gift of the late M1-. wiiiimii R. Thompson, of Pittsburgh, a modern, thoroughly equipped library, was lagt year thoroughly overhauled and redeco- rated, with funds provided by Mrs, Thompson, a further evidence of the de- votion to the institution of these deeply appreciated friends. just west of the Library stands the Physics Building built for the College by a loyal alumnus, Dr. J. L. Thistle, It is a fire-proof building, go feet long, 60 feet wide and three stories high. In general style this building corresponds to the Library, the two commanding the south side of the campus, the forerun- 25 Nh

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'frs fl. -,ag A V. f nf.. -.ii -I ' i E .-5... .. I c VVashington and Jefferson College By Don P. Hawkins, 1921 E history of Vlfashington and Jefferson College is honorable and interesting. The story of the establishment of the institu- Hi - ' x 1 gl , qu- '5 H , aft --gmgdiiiriy 1' 'I ,ful .vw wp -tsxf Nl! ,nfl fs.. Ur, . I 1 4f:'g':QiY's-Qihgfil-ij3i1 -I . . . . gg. 1' 3 ug, .ra -iizfjtf' - 'ssh' tion, dating back into the eighteenth cen- .,.,1 'i -5 ' -. rr. ,' T3 -, a..aQ,l-:pg fihzs- L , in A -tu E' 1' ' , ' - 31.f:.j' 11 Tx. 4 -f.'jf'l.J ,V+ .f.:? , H 'limi' gif I M , - L . . . 'f.R- sl if . -3 , ik n 'v 4 Y ba . T ' ir 1 v .J Zu? A ' 4+ 4 , 1 W4 tury, is one which thrills the student of history and educational activities in our . n , 1 '. 1' .' ,A -Q ,- nation. 'SW A in C' i it i The early settlers who crossed the Alleghenies brought with them their faith in education and soon set about the open- ing of schools, realizing that the schools are the bulwark of the nation and that progress would be measured by the W . , .,.. ,E 1, I. . 1258. . lp, I t. - Y . 'MV' 1 ' I . .1 4 ' - ,iii N 515.352 ' ,ef . ,4 ii iilii llil ' 4 A 'fin ,.'-lla? 'iiiaf' 1, ,qu .V ,,. 3-A nu w I 4 v ' '1 ' .'1' ' V inlh - I - ha ui' I.. ... ' - .1 1 . colleges and institutions of learning. Thus was started a movement which re- sulted in the college of NVashington and jefferson. Within a decade after the arrival of the early colonists of western Pennsyl- vania, as early as 1781, the same year in which the County of Washington was organized, the Rev. John McMillan and the Rev. Thaddeus Dod had founded a classical school. In 1785 a third was founded by the Rev. Joseph Smith. These schools were within a short distance of Washington and were established to meet the immediate demands of education of the town and the settlements which sur- rounded it. They were not rivals but were conducted in turn, the students o attend one academy for a time and then to go to another, a plan it would appear, to provide greater variety of instruction for the student and also to relieve the ministers in charge of the continuous work of instructing. being required t In 1787 these Presbyterian ministers, a Baptist minister and an associate minister united in the founding of an academy at VVashington. Their charter bears the date September 24, 1787, and in 1789 record shows that the' first term Of the academy was opened under the leadership of the Rev. Mr. Dod. Benjamin Franklin made a gift of fifty pounds and to this gift the library of this institu- tion owes its start. The supreme court of Pennsylvania gave a charter to the academy at Canonsburg in 1794 and this institution by another charter became jefferson College in 1802. By a similar process of law, Washington Academy became NVashin ton College in 1806. In the year 1865, in order to secure a gift of fifty g thousand pounds offered by the Rev. C. C. Beatty of Steubenville, O., the two colleges were united under the present title of Washington and jefferson College. According to a measure it was decided to have part of the college work done at 1 l lv a l l i 'lr l, 1 I - .. fn ll l l l 4 1 .il Ur A I l . ' v I o at xi M15 ill l l, ll. lu ,Viv 1, .lu l lr: l . ll, 5 . A-' ,Iq- l . f'.- nl. l. I ll c 'B l I. ll A 1 'ni lu Wi J 21.1. ' a . no