Western Illinois University - Sequel Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

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SEPARATING BENNETT HALL and Hursh Hall is the present Student Center built in 1958. This is the home of the Leatherneck Nook. Recreation rooms, a stage, dining room and cafeteria, and a covered patio are among the attractive facilities provided. Western Now . . . AN AIR OF serenity prevails in this side view of Sherman Hall.

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FIRST OF THE Women ' s Residence Halls to be built was Grote Hall which was completed in 1913. LOOKING EAST FROM Western Avenue is the entrance to the theatre of the Fine Arts Building. During the past four years this has been the scene for theatrical and musical productions. SHERMAN HALL, WITH its majestic tower and resounding bell, represents a quiet dignity characteristic of a sound, academic institution. The Administration Building was the first of the buildings on the campus and once held the library, biology labs, chorys rooms, and teacher training classrooms. COMPLETED IN THE summer of 1959 is the beau- tiful, modernistic building of Art, Music, and Speech. The main building includes band and choir rooms, art galleries and laboratories. 4 .«4; 1 i SS ' i« »9 He it) jn r m . ,-;H [

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in the Future During the next two years the Western campus will be under construction as the multi-million dollar expansion pro- gram is continued. Among the proposed buildings are an atom-proof classroom building, new student union, applied science building, multi-purpose building and men ' s residence hall. The windowless million dollar classroom building will be equipped for protection against radiation. It will feature built-in teaching devices for space-age teaching. Located just east of the new library, the building will contain ' classrooms and offices. Located directly across from the new classroom building will be the new University Union. Special features of the new union will include bowling alleys, grand ballroom, lounge, conference rooms, and music listening rooms. hHome economics, agriculture, and industrial arts classes will be moved to the new Applied Science building upon completion. The ten million dollar structure will be located on Murray Street. Also under construction is a new multi-purpose building west of Hanson Field. The two million dollar construction will feature an indoor eighth-mile track. The largest structure in the history of Western will be the twin-tower men ' s residence hall. Being built behind the pres- ent Student Center, each tower will be fourteen stories high, and will provide housing for one thousand men.