Denison University - Adytum Yearbook (Granville, OH)

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66 em6on i6 tc eneracior. In the twentieth century tremendous steps have been made toward an integrated University on the hill. In the 1920 ' s under President Clark Cham berlain, Swasey Chapel, Deeds Field, the new Doane Library, and the uphill womens ' dorms were built for a Greater Denison. With the admission of national sororities to the campus in the late 20 ' s and encouragement from the school, sorority circle was developed. The school also encouraged fraternities to build uphill, forming fraternity row. The Denison campus in the early twenties as seen from Mount Parnassus. The years immediately preceeding World War II saw the construction of Curtis West and Life Science, while the postwar era has produced the Field House, Curtis East, Deeds, and Smith Halls, and the theatre building, now under construction. During the Commencement week- end program this June, Dr. Knapp an- nounced a new $10,000,000 building program for the completion of the theatre building, a swimming pool, an addition to the library, two uphill women ' s dormitories, a new union, and a humanities building. From its humble beginning in the Ohio Wilderness, Denison has kept pace with the growing needs of its student body through the gifts of those who have loved the school. The University of today, with its oppor- tunities for the development of awak- ening minds, stands as an outstanding example of an educational institu- tion devoted to the liberal arts. 8