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Caruthers Hall. In i .877 this elegant structure was built by Judge Caruthers for the Law School. Here, also, is the General Library, the Uni- versity Auditorium and two Society Halls. Memorial Hall. Since 1896 the Theologi- cal and Literary Departments have looked down on all Lebanon from this handsome building. It is the nucleus around which the Greater Cumberland, told of on the following page, will build.
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Epochal Events. The Old Church. TUT ERE in 1842 Cumberland University began to be, and the old brick church stands on North Cumberland street to tell of the University ' s humble birth. The Old College Building. This structure was begun in the autumn of the same year, 1842, and opened for the occupation of the Liter- ary Department early in 1S43. The building was enlarged and finished handsomely a decade after, and was the home of the three departments, Literary, Law and Theological. The building and apparatus were worth $50,000. Ashes and Rubbish. The story of the war and its destruction to life and fortune has been told. Cumberland ' s elegant building at the end of 1863 is a heap of ashes and rubbish. Will she rise again ? Resurgam. While her heartiest friends no longer hoped, the Trustees and Faculty persevered. The various depart- ments re-organized after the war in humble quarters. Meanwhile, an Alumnus of the University came this way, and on a fallen pillar wrote Resurgam . ' Phcenix-like, the resurrection came, and our motto continues, £ cineribus resiirgo. Corona Hall. This building was purchased by the Trustees and became the home of the Literary Department. It re- mained such till erection of Memorial Hall. Corona was sold and has since been run as a boarding hall. Divinity Hall. On West Main Street, far away from the evil associations down town, stands Divinity Hall, which became the home of the Theological School in the early ' 70 ' s — an id eal place for Theologs. It now is a boarding hall.
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