Regis College - Ranger Yearbook (Denver, CO)

Page 12 text:

O ' Connell Hall, a new residence for underclassmen, boldly faces west to the mountains and nearby Carroll Hall. It is in this hall that underclassmen get then- first taste of college life tackling books and making new friends. Page 8

Page 11 text:

The then ultimate in transportation was the car- riage such as the elegant one which is pictured hefore the newly finished Administration Building during the 1890 ' s. Sacred Heart College w a s considerably re- moved from little Denver and a lengthy drive was necessary before the iron gates and maple-lined drive came into view. In the picture below a student is seen sitting atop the gymnasium which was covered by a thirty-foot drift of snow which began behind the Administration Build- ing and completely covered the smaller structure. The scene shown occurred in a snowstorm in 1913 during which time the mean snowfall was four feet. The city was paralyzed by this unprecedented storm and for two weeks a streetcar was stranded at the corner of the college campus. When the college was still young and much of the land was farmed, the lake was a large body of water. The filled-in remains of today give no indication of the size that the lake once was. Swimming, boating, and ice skating were popular activities centered around Sundance Lake. In the deeper parts the water was over ten feet deep. The island was in the middle as it is now and was a grassy and tree-shaded refuge. The lake was formed by mountain water emptying into it from the irrigation system of the school ' s farm. Administration Building in Gay-Nineties. ' Student on Gym roof. The lake when it was really a lake. Page 7

Page 13 text:

Most prominent of the many signs of progress on the campus is the new Student Center completed in the fall of 1957. This modern structure is the scene of much of the college ' s social life from coffee hours to school functions in the evening. The Administration Building, the oldest building on campus, peers down the drive to the gates. The old structure houses the administrative offices and the residence of the Jesuit faculty which makes it for many students the least frequented place on campus. ?! S Si f 9 E B 8