Marion University - Marionette Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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The '50 Decade of C nsolida ion Self-Study for Regional Accreditation By 1950, Marion College faculty were engaged in a self-study program preparing the college for membership in the North l . . T Central Association. 4 The results of the study proved to be of considerable value. There was a broadening of the student counseling program, at- tention was given to general education with resulting changes in requirements for graduation and the curriculum was organ- 19324960 ized to provide a greater degree of unity and efficiency. 4 William F. McConn, President Williams Hall Constructed BY 1959 Qaih and Pledges for the proposed Williams Hall for men ex- W gg, ceeded 551,000 The ground breaking wif-.fgfylflt ,M ceremony was conducted on Home- ilx, gy 'Lil I-Q, ' R not I fs' I ff, 1:3-.gl 1,34 5 gL,'1,'.fwgfj coming Day, October 14, 1955. The new gfw-5 2 gp-,ff ,lying Writ, residence hall was officially dedicated 1- 'I 'F T ,r L 'r ff- ' Elf' - 'l'f1'l 'J '1' ' 'ii . gi 4?fvfHl2 'fi' H2 Jllltffr March 11 1957. The total-electric fi b -,d- ' - I 1 ly li gig ..l,...yiW,S,l3.55i.igy,g.f,f,ly:31,-willlily115313153T5,Z,y,3MWqMElnHWI5? UI ing, measuring 144 by 40 , con- HQN tains 50 student rooms, 3 lounges, and ,., 5 l.,.:1Jfc.i'l1:i1.,lfQ5'c73355lii..A1il:'.-1iff'?ll'cf l'1i,,il?xiiillki5i5i75' Ili ' ' I ll ll limi,l5li:rll'T+1lli'l'Klimiillilfrlntlii.,tllilrtl,l1Eii,lllwi1lllllili'El head feydem S apaftmem- ' ' W' gwgiggl... 'Y V -H Home Economics Center l Little Red School Houses never die, they just change their emphasis. During the year 1954, T Marion College purchased the little red school house at the cor- ner of Harmon and 45th, and con- verted it into a Home Economics building.

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Overcrowded Administration Building Administration offices, classrooms, and laboratories are but a few of the uses imple- mented in the administration building. In 1944 the foresight of the G.l. Bulge and increase in enrollment was indicated by the launching of a building fund drive. In 1947 the college purchased some buildings from the government. They were moved to our campus, remodeled and brick veneered: The library tour present Student Centeri pro- vided a library and seven classrooms, the P.E. building housed P.E. classes and recreation room on the second floor with the bookstore and snack shop in the basement. The.College Faculty which taught courses in liberal arts, fine arts, teacher training and theology. ll floor ofthe A class in Zoology, meeting in an upper Administration if Building. Vx IS' -SQ fl t LL I.. 444, , . pl F. , ff - A 4. M 'lx'flsH.' if 557' 4611 .. A vi - M lui: mi 5 Mp' Gill? ,314 2 qi .. ,Q ,yt -t s ?,,ig-et. ,. 4 A Students were expected to ' -1 ': 'll fnrff - ' attend the spiritually re- f Xl 'H 'Q I .K ,tl freshingdaiIyChapel. -V, , '-f ,XX 7- '-1 . Wi f -i t 2 isa it 412 . 4-1 The President's Former Library Now Student Center ---1 wu t J l 4 y T ' 1 'L . uns... Kea Students doing carefully supervised work in one of the chemistry laboratories. Office was a center of activit y on the

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Campus Expands In 1956, the college purchased 17 1X2 acres of land adjacent to the campus on the southeast corner tpresent athletic fieldl Congress Hall Renamed Century Hall Congress Hall , dating back to Civil War days was extensively remodeled in 1958 and renamed Century Hall . College Church Relocated By October, 1958, it be- came obvious that the College Church was inade- quate to accommodate the growing constituency. Of the three possibilities open for consideration, the one to build on an adjacent plot of ground Cold athletic fieldl received greater sup- port. The total amount in the Building Fund was nearly 572,000.00 McConn Retiresp Goodman Named New President At the Board of Trustee's meeting on October 22 1959 Dr Woodrow I Goodman was named president of Marion College succeeding Dr William McConn Dr Goodman as sumed the duties of the office on july 1 1960 Union Building Constructed A project creating a great deal of interest on the campus in 1959 was the construction of a Student Union Building on Harmon Street The Union Building measuring 30 x 60 contained a snack shop, restrooms recreational floor and committee rooms