Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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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

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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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 j 98 70 Purdue's ox tension at the Hammond center uives educational facilities for many people in the area. globe since Boilermakers carry its ideas and attitudes back to their homes in other lands. At the Executive Building, Dick Peterson, George Schnei-. ter, Joyce McKee and George Shwab look at an aerial view showing part of the 70,000 acres owned by Purdue. One of the scenes showing the natural beauty of Purdue’s geographic setting is found near the campus at the Hills—home of famous Boilermaker alum, David Ross. A sharp contrast to present expansion: in 1876 three buildings huddled together on what is now State Street. 11 tipton co. library TIPTON, INDIANA