Lipscomb University - Backlog Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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THE CAMPUS had this appearance following the construction of new Avalon Hall. The view includes Harding Hali, the administration building, as it originally looked, and the main entrance from Granny White Pike. HOME ECONOMICS was given departmental status in 1923. Although the facilities were obviously limited, the report is “the ten girls in the class shown... are all doing work of college rank. : ee tee a - ee MEN’S DORMITORY rooms have changed little since the opening of Lindsay Hall in 1903—nor, some might add, has the furniture. THIS GIRLS’ dining hall was located in the old Avalon Home. Not until new Avalon was opened in 1920 did the boys and girls begin to eat together. 2)

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Boys Will Be Boys No review of the past would be complete without a recollection of some of the pranks which have enlivened the years. The ingenuity involved in their execution is often amazing, though alas, so was that displayed in the detection of the culprits. Perhaps the most notable of all achievements in this area occurred the day oil of winter green was put in the chairs soon to be occupied by the men of the faculty during chapel. When at last the devotional had ended, President Boles dismissed the girls and in typical fashion announced: “Young THE NEW chemistry lab provided after the move to the men! There will be a packing of trunks!” Granny White location, although a far cry from today’s facili- ties, presented the same challenge to students. Equally remarkable, though in a different view, were the antics of two acrobatic brothers who kept a rope tied to the foot of their bed in old Lindsay Hall. When one of them would become involved in the inevitable dormitory scuffle, he would run to his room, grab the rope, sail out the window, do a barrel roll to the ground, and escape his pursuer. Each new wave of students produced its own brand of pranks. The bawling of a cow on the third floor of Sewell Hall as it tried to escape from the highly waxed floors where it had been set down by a group of stealthy invaders is worthy of special note. Various means were devised to ring the bell in the tower until someone finally discovered that the clapper could be removed. Never destructive of anything save dignity, the pranksters hold an undeniable place in the record of the past. AVALON HOME served as the dormitory for girls from 1903-1920. An apartment was also provided for the presi- dent’s family, since his wife customarily served as matron. THE AUDITORIUM, scene of daily chapel and Saturday night dating, was located on second floor of Harding Hall. It looked like this from 1903-1929.

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THIS PHYSICAL laboratory was the marvel of students shortly after the turn of the century. All physical science classes were conducted here. THE YOUNG ladies from each of the Nashville schools were identified by the color of their uniforms until the time of the first World War. The Bible School girls appear in their traditional blue in the picture above. LINDSAY HALL, erected in 1903 to house young men, was named in honor of Edwin L. Lindsay, a Texan who was the most generous contributor to- ward its building. It contained sixty rooms in addition to a dining hall and kitchen. This building was destroyed by fire on December 24, 1929.