Marquette University - Hilltop Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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Right: Construction began on a new library in September 1951. Opposite Page Above: O'Donnell Hall's lounge, early 1950s. Opposite Page Bottom: The women were thrilled with their modern dormitory, O'Donnell Hall, which replaced the aging Alumnae House. . . . But What Were They Saying? Every year famous and important people speak on campus at Marquette. But perhaps no year brought such notorious speakers as 1956. In that year, Adlai Stevenson, who twice ran for president and lost in final elections, spoke. So did Richard Nixon, who twice won presidential elections, and probably wishes he had not. And if those characters were not enough, Sen. Joseph McCarthy, a Marquette Law School graduate, made a campus appearance as well. There was one guest who is worthy of mention because of the positive things he did. Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, received an honorary degree from Marquette in 1956. n

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Opposite Page: These murals were painted in the Union Grill in 1956. Above: Looking west down Wisconsin Avenue in 19V) The dark building behind the Biltmore Apartments. Bcllamare Hall, was demolished in order to make room for Brooks Memorial Library, which was completed in 195). Left: The library on the second floor of Johnston Hall. 1949.

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space is added to the Medical Building for dental and medical students. 1955 — The College of Journalism gets a new home. Alumnae House. The historic building is razed in the 1970s, after Johnston Hall is renovated to house the Colleges of Journalism and Speech. 1956 — Enrollment exceeds 10,000 for the first time, at the start of the fall term. — The Marquette Plan begins with a thorough three-year study on the future of the university. — The dress code is modified, allowing women to wear slacks to some school events, and to class on some days. 1957 — Actor Yul Brenner speaks on campus and tells the students to live by the 10 Commandments. 1958 — Schroeder Hall, an eight story n