Lawrence University - Ariel Yearbook (Appleton, WI)

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J A' 4 Russell Sage Hall has been a dormitory for girls since its opening in October, 1917. The cost of the building and site with original furnishings was about 3S125,000. Of this sum .Mrs. Sage, widow of a famous railroad finan- cier and member of the New York Stock Ex- change, gave SE100,000. What We know as Sage Cottage was for many years the residence of Henry D. Smith, Appleton capitalist and president of the First National Bank. The house stood on part of the site of Russell Sage Hall, and was moved eastward to its present location. Ormsby Hall, gift of David G. Ornisby of Milwaukee, was opened for use in September, 1889. Until 1906 it was only about two-thirds of its present size and provided accommodations for sixty young ladies. EA i Up to February, 1941, the fra- ternities were housed in old resi- dences, mostly frame structures. Above is the house occupied C1911- 1916D by the Delta Iota frater- nity which later became a chapter of Delta Tau Delta. EWS Page 9

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E HU DRED YEAR is tn F is is rss s aussi H The first graduating class Cl857D con- sisted of four men and three women. Here are the men. The one on the left is Henry Coleman, long a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The other three, whom we are not able to identify, Were: Allen Jeffrey Atwell, a lavvyergjustin Martin Cope- land, teacher and farmer, and William Dolphin Storey, lawyer. Mt. Cole- man spent most of his life in Wiscon- sin, the other three all migrated to California. The Underwood Observatory, built in 1892, was named in honor of L. W. Underwood, formerly professor of Mathematics and Astronomy. age 8 CAMPUS ABOUT 1865 Main Hall, long called University H housed most of the college activities residence stood on the site of Brokaw H The block where the College Library today was then given over to residei and small shops. Wooden fences vs necessary to keep out Wandering and other animals. There were no pavements and few sidewalks. of m.':m.i- mmm, mu. . Who was the Hrst Lawrence student? good case may be made for Miss Amar T. Lawe, daughter of George W. Lawe Kaukauna. To her was issued on ber 12, 1849, the first receipt for tuiri Before 1853 students did what would high school or even grade school work day. In November, 1849, Miss Lawe thirteen years and nine months old. MAIN HALL ABOUT 1860 The first college building, erected in 1849, stood in the center of the block where the Conservatory is today. It was destroyed by fire in 1856. By that time Main Hall, built in 1853-1854, was in use. It contained class- rooms, library, chapel, and sleeping quarters. The porches with Greek columns were an ad- dition of 1898. The four chimneys were re- moved about ten years ago.

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Page 10 Before the present tennis courts were built, there were two courts in front of Ormsby Hall Cone of which is shown hereD and another near the President's house. Lewis M. Alexander of Port Edwards, Wisconsin, gave a gymnasium to Lawrence in 1901, now known as the Women's Gym- nasium, and he was the principal donor of the New Alexander Gymnasium built in 1928 and 1929. The Lawrence Memorial Chapel was built in 1917 and 1918, at a cost of about fB110,000. It was so named in memory of the first wife of Samuel Planrz QPresident 1894-19249 and the first wife of Wilson S. Naylor CProfessor 1904-1934 and long Dean of the Collegeb. The organ is a memorial to President Plantz.