Butler University - Carillon / Drift Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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t 21 , !: | J% ' ' ' Holcomb Observatory The newest addition to the Butler campus was formally completed with the dedication on November 5, 1954 of the James Irving Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium. This officially opened the University ' s year-long centennial celebration. The building was designed and constructed in eighteen months under the direction of Arthur Lindberg, superintendent of building and grounds for Butler. Dr. Harry Crull (right) is Director of the observatory. The 38-inch reflecting telescope is the largest in the state and 10th largest in the nation. An interesting feature of the telescope is that the guide telescope, a six-inch refractor, is the reconditioned former oc- cupant of the University observatory on the old Irvington campus. It was rebuilt by the J. W. Fecker Company, who constructed the telescope. The building, which will be one of the outstanding attractions of the midwest, was donated by Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Holcomb of Indian- apolis who contributed the entire $350,000 cost. Mr. Holcomb is Vice- President of of the Board of Directors of Butler University and chair- man of the Committee on Buildin ; and Grounds. [7]

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PI II! Men ' s Residence Hall An important step toward the expansion of Butler University was taken with the addition of the Men ' s Residence Hall located at 629 West Hampton Drive. Costing approximately $1,000,000, it was the first such building on the Fairview campus and preceded a women ' s dormitory which the University started this spring. The building and the men residents are under the direct super- vision of Dr. L. Gray Burdin, Dean of Men. His aids are Mrs. Avanelle Atchinson (left), office manager; Herb Dixon (left), resident advisor; and Jack Bowers, second-floor counsellor. The dorm has rooms for 278 men students and three counsellors. At the present time, 166 men are living there, representing 18 states, the Philippine Islands and the Canal Zone. Each room has facihties for two men with rsvo lounge-type beds, double desks, lounge chair, night table, three lamps and double clothes closets. The hall also has a fully-equipped game room and a lounge, which is the largest single area in the dorm.

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Outdoor Theatre Butler students returning to classes last September found the Butler Bowl under- going a change. A $250,000 outdoor theatre was under constrOction in the south end of the bowl. The theater is being built by the City of Indianapolis as a part of a city-wide park improvement program on ground leased from Butler for $1.00 a year. It will be used jointly by the city and the University for many purposes, including outdoor presentations and commence- ment exercises. Construction on the Women ' s Resi- dence Hall, which is to cost approxi- mately S 1,000,000, began this spring. 1 he building, located across from so- roritv row, will be similar in appearance to the recently constructed Men ' s Resi- dence Hall and will accommodate 230 girls. A feature that ill particularly appeal to the girls is a tunnel leading to Ather- ton Center. In addition to providing easy access to the Union building, the tunnel will allow the Atherton kitchen to supply food to the girls ' dining room. Women s Residence Hall [8]