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planned to go to Harvard or Yale. This would hardly be the case today! A change of town roads in the 1890's altered the appearance of the grounds. Until 1897, Mum- masburg Road extended from Carlisle Street, through the pres- ent campus tbetween Weidensall and Breidenbaugh, through the southern corner of Rice HaID into the residential block be- tween West Lincoln and West Broadway. A local planner, Mar- tin Winter, urged the town to vacate most of Mummasburg Road, and extend North Wash- ington Street to the newly built West Lincoln and West Broad- way Streets. Harvey W. Mc- Knight, President of the College, supported this plan, and the College took advantage of the change and used the old Mum-
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A v i L i 5 i L.-...:;?a..,.s-e-w....q.- . a . 4, Glatfelter Hall is original, as the interior was completely remodeled in the early part of this century. The building of Glatfelter Hall was a major challenge to the domi- nance of Pennsylvania Hall. Brua Chapel was also built at this time, con- struction having been made possible by a $15,000 donation from Lieutenant Colonel William P. Brua. It was erected in honor of his parents. Another major addition to the College was the construction of Mc- Knight Hall in 1899. This building was originally a dormitory and apparently at- tracted students who otherwise would have . , V i . '8 ' . Prnw3n wuwA Coutaz, Gtrrruupa. R4.
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In 1921, Pennsylvania College of Gettysburg had its name officially changed to Gettysburg College. This decade saw the tearing down of the old professor's cottage and the construction of the Library in its place. The old McCreary Lab standing to the east of Pennsyl- vania Hall was also demolished, and the YMCA Building ttoday called Weidensall HalD, Eddie Plank Gym- nasium and Breidenbaugh Hall were erected. ,4. . ,. ..,--..4,,v af... ., z! i .URE SURRENDERS; CHURCHILL URGES UNITY masburg Road area to build the Nixon Athletic Field. Stine Lake and the Freshman Quad are located in this area today and the faint out- lines of a track oval and baseball diamond can still be detected. By 1900, College development had leveled off, with no major expansion until the 1920's. At the turn of the century, the campus was bounded by Constitution Avenue, West Lincoln Avenue, Carlisle, Stevens and North Washington Streets. tmt-:.u.-.. 1,: t a . ywn Ih rilinh n, . a +.. I-cJJW '. N
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