Hiram College - Spider Web Yearbook (Hiram, OH)

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1 l Stephens Memorial Observatory The Stephens Memorial Observatory was erected and dedicated in 1939. lt is the gift ot Miss Ella Stephens ol Cleveland, in memory ol her parents and brothers. Prior to 1939, the Observatory had been housed atop the north side ot the library, but was moved to its own building alter the library fire. It houses the nine-inch relracting telescope made bv Warner and Swasey and presented to the College by Lathrop Cooleyf as well as the meridian instrument presented by P. H. Dudley.

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Bowler H all Bowler Hall was originally constructed in 1880. The original building consisted of only the rear part of the present structure. The cost ol this o' ' lh l ' ' rigina al was approximately 259,000 It seems that material and labor were much cheaper in those days. A few years later the front part of the building was construct d. lt f s e was at this time that the name of Bowler Hall was applied. In the begin- ning the building was known only as Ladies Hall, but Mr. William Bo l h f ' ' w er, w o or many years was a college trustee, aided in the construc- tion of the addition. Hence, the name of Bowler Hall.