Ohio Northern University - Northern Yearbook (Ada, OH)

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-1 Y ' , 5 A r ' ' X34 , f'-hgh e.Q,.:...-Jig n Architects sketch including the proposed New Administration Building. To atford better classrooms, Dukes Memorial was also recondi- tioned at this time. ln l923, grounds to the north ot the campus were purchased and a building, dedicated to Warren G. Harding, Was erected tor the College of Law. Before the close ot Dr. Smiths term additional land was purchased for the construction ot Pres- ser Hall which was to house the College oi Music, and the Iohn l-l. Taft gymnasium was being built on the athletic tield.

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l e tl I .1 The old administration buildinq burned in l9l4 and the third lloor was destroyed. lt was then remodeled on a two-story plan and dedicated to Iohn Wesley Hill, Sr. The steeple, a campus landmark, disappeared during the blaze. A number of years later, in l92l, a new clock was finally installed.

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The Franklin Society, established in 1871, and the Philomathean Society, 1879, comprised the two oldest literary groups on the campus. In 1880, for the purpose of creating a medium between the two, the Adelphian Literary Society was formed by Dr. Lehr. Besides acting as sponsors of the 1-lankinson and Deeds Orator- ical contests and the Haskins Debate, the societies also took active part in the intercollegiate debating teams. As an antecdote to this serious acquisition of knowledge, the groups entered in intramural sports and enlivened the campus with their antics.