Central Methodist University - Ragout Yearbook (Fayette, MO)

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he onruison servalorq A part of Central College, yet not on the campus proper, is Morrison Observatory, a circular building surrounded by seven acres of land. This building is the home of a 12-inch equatorial telescope made under the expert direction of Oliver B. Clark, the foremost American lens grinder, who also made the lens for the 40-inch telescope at Yerkes Observatory in Chicago. The Observatory was erected in Glasgow in 1875 and became the property of Central College after the closing of Pritchett College in 1922. Since that time, the Observatory has given Central students opportunities for astronomi- cal observations and study that have greatly enriched the knowledge they get from the printed page. In addition to the large 12-inch telescope, -there are two smaller 4-inch eyes , and a variety of other instruments. Charts and numerous technical devices also explain celestial phenomenontto students and visitors.

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lclassic all h Classic Hall probably contains a greater variety ot courses than does any other building on-the campus. It 'seems to be the melting pot on the campus -the one building in which each student, regardless of his major, has at least one class. Even Science and Math majors must be exposed to some cultural courses and P. E. majors often need a few snap courses to catch up on honor points. I Classic has another distinction. It contains nothing but classrooms-no museums, no organization rooms, no college business offices-nothing but regular lecture rooms can be found. However, for some reason, the famous Central College collection of dogs seems to be particularly fond of Classic Hall, and the rooms in this building are always generously supplied with more than their share of the tourifooted students. Classic Hall, with its varied courses, presents a cross-section of the entire Student Body and serves as a great center of learning on our campus. Spanish Class 'Prot. Cullen.

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Upp QS Gll Cupples Hall, generally called the library, contains approximately 54,000 volumes, plus numerous other publications and many unbound volumes. Aside from standard rooms lined with alphabetized shelves, the library has a brousing room on the first floor, a home-away from home for many students. Tables line the main room on the second floor and surround the checking-out desk where busy library assistants help bewildered students trace necessary volurnes. The third floor, which is the most secluded of the study facilities. is reserved for upperclassmen. The rules of the library were strange to the many freshmen slaving over term papers. Many such students spent long hours wandering through a maze of ceiling-high shelves called the stacks , searching frantically, not only for reference material, but also for an exit to the outside. Finally, a faithful library assistant would come, like a St. Bernard, and rescue the lost student. Through the years, term papers come and go, students search and lose their way, but thanks to the efficiency of the Central College library, they haven't lost a student yet.