Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

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GATEWAY HALL Gateway Hall, a residence for upperclass women, IS conveniently located on Pendleton Street, over- looking the Bethany House. Large shade trees and a spacious lawn area create a pleasant environment for studying or socializing. Gateway Hall provides a very home-like atmosphere for the girls who occupy its three floors of living quarters. A large television lounge on the first floor offers pleasant diversion from studying. When the warm weather rolls around, many Bethany bathing beauties may be caught leisurely soaking up the sun on Gateway ' s lawn. IVABELL HARLAN HALL Behind Phillips Hall is the newest addition to the campus living quarters. Ivabell Harlan Hall. This dormitory, just completed in September of 1960, was dedicated with Mr. C. Allen Harlan and his wife, Ivabell, present at a formal convocation. Its role as a residence for upperclass women is two- fold: one half being occupied by the Phi Mus. just moved this year from down the hill. ' Immediately opposite the front doors of Harlan Hall are the tennis courts which provide pleasant distraction from studying. PHILLIPS LIBRARY The T. W. Phillips Memorial Library was dedi- cated on June 4, 1960. It is designed to accommo- date 150,000 volumes. One of its attractive features is the Campbell Room which contains original ma- terials pertinent to the founding of the Churches of Christ. The library is a teaching institution with ample provision for such modern devices as audio- visual equipment and microfibn facilities. Classes using films meet frequently in the 200- seat audio-visual center on the first floor of the library. This small auditorium is used for special lectures and chamber concerts. Adjoining is the faculty lounge opening onto terrazzo terraces. Com- plete kitchen facilities are available for receptions and teas.

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OGLEBAY GATES Tradition surrounds Oglebay Gates, lending an atmosphere of reverence to the red-brick pillars and iron grilhvork. Complementing the architecture of Old Main, the gates frame the tower clock in the distance, pointing to the main feature of Bethany ' s campus. The main entrance to the college has al- ways centered around Oglebay Gates and the pillars add a dignity to the hillside. Freshmen become acquainted with this entrance early in the year, since, during Hazing, they are forbidden to walk down the steps or through the archways. Seniors hold their annually step sing ' there, also. Adding to tradition, the gates are opened when final exami- nations are being given on the hill. This is supposedly to let the ponies through. They are closed at all other times. PHILLIPS HALL A residence for women students, Phillips Hall is adjacent to Old Main and is also of Gothic archi- tecture, featuring pointed spires and arches. The original building was a gift of Mr. Thomas W. Phillips in 1890. while the present dormitory was completed in 1930, replacing and including the older one. 112 women occupy rooms on three floors of the hall and share the spacious lounge on the first floor. The dormitory also contains the women ' s dining hall, drawing rooms, guest rooms, and housing for administrative personnel. Both the lounge and the dining hall are used for various social functions, such as jazz concerts and dances. OLD MAIN Old Main is the center of Bethany College com- bining historical significance with Gothic beauty. It stands in the center of the upper campus, flanked on either side by Commencement Hall and Oglebay Hall. Work was begun on this building in 1858, but was not completed until the 1870 ' s, due to the intervention of the Civil War and other delays. Old Main, as it now stands, was constructed to replace the original college building which had been destroyed by fire. Running the entire length of the building along the west side is the corridor, an open hall about 300 feet long. Old Main contains 40 rooms used for classrooms and offices, and features a Bulletin Board on which all important college notices are posted. 12

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IRVIN GYM From the corridor between Old Main and Ogle- bay Hall, one is able to see Irvin Gym, the center, of women ' s physical education since 1948. It is, also the scene of folk and social dancing classes. Below the gym is the swimming pool, used for col- lege meets. Above and around the insides of the gym is the running track, which is used during the winter by the men getting in shape for spring sports. OFFICE BUILDING This barrack-like structure of semi-permanent construction, was given to the college in 1947. Inferior as it may be to the rest of the buildings, its function is to house a rather superior group of beings: the faculty. Soon they will be moved to new, more spacious offices in the renovated old library. PENDLETON HEIGHTS Gabled and Gothic, Pendleton Heights has re- sided over the campus since 1841. This is the year William K. Pendleton built the house on the Hill to serve as a home for future presidents. Its im- pressiveness is complemented by the great sloping hill on which it is situated: strewn with crinkling leaves in autumn, blanketed with unmarked snow in winter, and covered with spikes of awakening grass in spring. 14