Elizabethtown College - Conestogan / Etonian Yearbook (Elizabethtown, PA)

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■ ■ ■ ' f • ■..iMi FROZEN LAKE PLACIDA Where We Live and Learn FIRST IMPRESSIONS of a college are formed by the appearance of its campus — the buildings, their location, the landscaping. Elizabethtown College, with its lovely trees, rolling dell, and picturesque Lake Placida, provides a setting of serene beauty for its intellectual, spiritual, and social activities. Its buildings, most of which feature the quiet dignity of modern colonial architecture, are conveni- ently located on a campus of changing splendor through the seasons. Alpha Hall, opened to classes in 1901, was the origi- nal building of Elizabethtown College. Situated with a commanding view of the campus, it now serves as the administrative center and a dormitory for women. On the northern boundary of the campus is Fairview Hall, built in 1921. Today it is one of the smaller women ' s dormitories, having facilities for housing fifty- six students. Gibble Science Hall, originally erected in 1927, was recently enlarged by the addition of a new wing. It contains classrooms, laboratories, and the Brinser Lec- ture Hall. Completed in 1957, Myer Hall, named in memory of Elizabeth Myer, is the largest dormitory for women on the campus. It accommodates one hundred thirty women and contains the college dining room and a beautiful lounge in which reception teas and other social events are held. Ober Hall, the largest building on campus, was com- pleted in 1960. Named in memory of Henry K. Ober, it provides living facilities for two hundred and thirty men students. Rider Hall is located near the center of the campus. Primarily a classroom building, it also contains a lounge for day students, a chapel, and living facilities for women. Zug Memorial Library, completed in 1950, contains approximately 30,000 volumes of reference materials. In addition to classrooms, library offices, and three levels of stacks, it houses the Brethren Historical Room. Presently, the Student-Alumni Gymnasium is being absorbed by the walls of the new Student Union Center. Scheduled for use by the fall of 1962, the Student Union Center will include a swimming pool, bowling alley, snack bar, and newly improved stage. Under construction on west campus is a women ' s dor- mitory. In the fall of 1962, it will accommodate one hundred and thirty students. Previously living quarters for men. North Hall and South Hall have been converted into classrooms and fac- ulty offices, respectively, this year. Our new College Store, located within the same building, includes the Jay ' s Nest and post office. The Business Education Building, a small white struc- ture located to the rear of Alpha Hall, contains class- room facilities. Cedar Hall, West Hall, and Maple Hall, small resi- dences situated on or adjacent to the campus, were es- tablished in 1960 as honor houses for women students. Witmer Hall, situated approximately two blocks from the main campus on College Avenue, houses eight freshmen women and two senior proctors. The tall brick building has been leased to the college by Edith Wit- mer, for whom the dormitory is named.

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Reaching into the sky, this tower is situated on central campus atop Zug Memorial Library.

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■ ALPHA HALL RIDER MEMORIAL HALL