University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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JOHN FRASER Frascr Hall, named after General John Fraser, the first active Chancellor of the University, was erected in 1872. Fraser Hall was the second building to be erected on the Uni- versity campus, and for many years the executive offices of the University were located there. General Fraser was instrumental in bring- ing about the erection of Fraser Hall, by endorsing the sale of bonds to the townspeople of Lawrence.

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LUCIEN I. BLAKE Blake Hall, named for Dr. Lucicn Ira Blake, formerly professor of physics and electrical engineering at the University, was built in 1895. It was erected for the purpose of housing the department of physics and electrical engineering and is still used in that capacity. The erection of the building was due chiefly to the efforts of Dr. Blake and it was during his tenure of office that it was built.