Furman University - Bonhomie Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

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StuilenK ko friend , vitilOM mul faculty -.ill have taken the familiar walk up to the main entrance at tl.r Zoo in tlir (xinctime. lire Janie C. I'urmnn Hall of Science lildcr tcicnce ttudcnlc bmily working in afternoon lain. at the Zoo”,on the “Hill”, I all «end» brightly eolorecl leave fluttceiot! to the ground urrounding the library, nlwayt a popular meeting pot for tmlent».

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Fine Arl Auditorium At night i» the rile ©I many actlvilU — opnclla. concert . piny , and mu ic pmclice. Furman—the name means soinetliint! different lo many people. I or some I lie name may refer lo a small denominational college in Soulli C arolina. or il may lie user! when one says lhal lie possesses a Bachelor of rls degree from Furman. a highly accredited institution recognized for its outstanding faculty and prominent graduates. I hen to a freshman, il means the beginning of a new experience: for the senior, the name I'urman calls to mind the memory of a happy, hard hut eventful lour years. Besides all this, however— i'urman is the physical Furman: the actual campus—buildings and walks, classrooms and dormitories. Il is the- Zoo and the hill and the new I'tirman campus. Furman s history dales back to lf 26. hut in ISM the college on its present site began operations. I he oldest building, with the exception of a small frame structure known as the “old College.’ is llu Infirmary on the Men Campus, formerly the Administration Building. The Old Main Bell Tower, one of the most familiar symbols of I'urman I ’diversity, consists of tlu- lower atop Old Main building, officially Richard Furman llall. Ollier buildings inc hide the James C. I'urman I fall of Science, the Andrew Carnegie Library Building, the Webb Memorial Administration I hill, and Fletcher Hall, now housing the Art Department. ludson Alumni Hall, better known to students as the chapel, houses a small auditorium, the band room, the radio studio, and offices. Other facilities on the Men’s Campus are the dining hall and the dormitories. ( »eer. North. Me ( »ee. and Montague where gills are now housed. The gymnasium provides facilities used by the athletic department. This is the Furman Campus. A 1. r—a f— x— - « - - •» J”“““ Ul « “ new compel .

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The Woman's Campus, located approximately one mile across town from the Men's Campus, includes dormitories, a dining room, classrooms, and the Fine Arts Auditorium. Main. Townes. Fast (Gurdner). West, North, and Rosemary are the residence halls for women. The Mary C. Judson Library is located on the Woman’s Campus as are also the I hcatre Scene Shop. Faculty Apartment House, and the Shack. The new Furman campus, which includes over 1.200 acres of laud off 1 lighway No. 25. five miles north of Greenville, was begun in October. 1954. When completed it will consist of more than twenty major buildings. At the present, four buildings arc completed or are nearing completion. A dormitory for men and classroom building were occupied by the freshmen men during 1955-56. I he administration building, completed in the spring ol 195;. and the library are two of the latest buildings being constructed. Flans call for the beginning of construction of the remainder of the men’s dormitories and the refectory late in the spring or summer of 195. . tennis courts, a baseball field, a track, and a nine-hole golf course are already in use on the new campus. In tin lilrak of winter our World War I doutfli -boy rarely iI.hhIi williout o new oat of [Mint and on the new Campus W v .ImiMxty U . sklent ni«uml Uie men s dormitory on llic iicas c.imptK wliidi Win Occupied I - fredmun last year.