Emory University - Campus Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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When the College moved from Oxford, the frater- nities Which had been established at Oxford moved also. Moreover, the increased enrollment of the school caused many new chapters to be established on the new campus. At first, the fraternities rented houses on Danzler Drive, across the railroad tracks from the cam- pus, but soon they began to rent houses throughout the community. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Chi Phi. l Sigma Chi. KaPPa AlPha- However, in 1927, the trustees made available a sec- tion of the campus for a new Fraternity Row. They also arranged for lots to be leased to the fraternities for a nominal sum of 551, and made generous loan provi- sions to help the chapters to build there. By 1930, four fraternities-Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Chi Phi, and Kappa Alpha-had built their chapter houses there. The other fraternities soon followed suit.

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The Assembly Hall. md-ani 'ui v 'Jen .' 'v , 43 A . 1:..1i,,, The Alumni Memorial Building. In the spring of 1929, the Florence E. Candler's Nursing Home was built. Later it be- came Harris Hall. The Lobby of Harris Hall In 1927, the Assembly Hall was completed. For -many years it housed the cafeteria and the old Dooley's Den. In 1931, the main floor of the structure was ravaged by fire. The damage was in excess of 350,000 The ground floor of the building, which housed the cafeteria, was damaged by water. Valuable musical instruments belonging to the glee club and orchestra of the school, as well as expensive lighting equipment, were lost in the flames. Several years later, the building became part of the Alumni Memorial Building, which was donated by the Alumni of Emory University. lm n e w - 1151 in ' ,il-T 'i2fY',lff U' Q53 vi ,z af L,-.' 'e

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X 1 The Emory water tower. A complete water system was installed at Emory Uni- versity in 1953. This new addition greatly improved campus facilities. During the War, temporary barracks were erected for housing purposes. In 1946, the Uni- versity was able to begin on much-needed construction Work on the Emory University Hospital. Construction work at the Emory University Hospital, August, 1946. Construction of temporary barracks. The completed barracks.