Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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during the summer of 1956. With destruction of Purdue’s world-famous the hall had burned, to be rebuilt out the old hall is gone, the of a new Heavilon Hall where will provide classroom and office facilities for the english and speech departments. One blow was expected to topple the tower, but it took two hours to knock out even a few bricks. Heavilon Hall as it stood for over sixty years—to many, the unforgettable symbol of Purdue. A few nostalgic students had painted “Save—Tradition” on the tower the night before it was to come down. Their sentiment was disregarded as workmen ripped the old hall to a skeleton. 9

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Heavilon Hall tower fell forever regret, many students and alumni watched the landmark. Some could remember 1894, when of its own ashes “one brick higher.” Although philosophy behind it remains, evidenced by the construction the former building stood. The new structure

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Constantly extending, its boundaries Purdue is a midwestern university located along the Wabash River at the northern part of Indiana’s hilly region. Sprawled over 1,000 acres of land, the University serves the state through four extensions at Michigan City, Fort Wayne, Hammond and Indianapolis. Purdue virtually encircles the 3% of the