West Virginia Wesleyan College - Murmurmontis Yearbook (Buckhannon, WV)

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The unveiling of the plaque honoring H. Ward Christopher takes place in front of the science hall (left). The corner stone of the building was laid in 1967. An aerial view of the campus taken in May, 1967 shows the campus with the foundation of Christopher being dug. At that time the chapel was under construction as well. Annie Merner Pfeiffer Library had been established and the old gymnasium was the center for sports directly behind the library. Behind Loar the old campus center is visible. The now familiar mud of Wes- leyan's campus is in ample supply. 90th Anniversary 29

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i -'s '-»' ''» f ' HHHW ' The original SCOW was a one story frame structure built between Loar Hall and the old gymnasium in 1947. Sixteen years later a new SCOW was built and opened on February 2, 1963. At that time it was the only building at that corner of campus. The old campus center was remodeled to accomodate the classrooms and labs of the Departments of Psychology and Education and the Testing and Evaluation Service. By 1957. McCuskey Hall was under construction (right) to be used as a men's dorm. Fleming was built in 1952 and in 1962, Donev Hall was completed creating 'The Quad. 28 90lh Anniversarv

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Before the chapel was built, religious ser- vices were held in Atkinson Auditorium. Chapel service was mandatory for all stu- dents. Construction of a larger and more modern chapel was discussed in the 1940's. Bishop James Straugh cautioned against the originally planned site between Agnes How- ard and the Administration Building. Feel- ing that the Chapel should be located in a dominant position on campus to symbolize that the college is a Christian institution, Straugh stated that it should be the very heart and center of the campus. Here (above right) is Wesley Chapel in 1966 minus its familiar steeple. 30 90lh Anniversary