Southwest Baptist University - Mozarkian Yearbook (Bolivar, MO)

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Administration Building The oldest building on the campus is the Ad- ministration Building, which was completed in 1913. In it are located most of the classrooms and the offices of the president, the dean, and registrar, the E bursar, the business manager, the director of student religious activities, and the director of public re- l lations. 10 .SQ v --, fm . AU' f' k ntgjytv an ' if f 5 3, . i Q On the left, a group of students is reading the daily announcements posted on the bulletin board.

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Pike Auditorium serves as a combination audi- torium, gymnasium, and music conservatory. The scene on the right shows the main floor of the auditorium, which has seats for 500 people. The balcony will accommodate about 300 people. When the curtains are partially drawn, a large stage is formed, when they are completely drawn, the stage becomes a basketball court 80' by 421 The front part of the building houses the de- partment of music. Each instructor has a studio, and practice rooms are provided for music students. In the basement of the building are showers for men and women, lockers, and a swimming pool. The pool, as shown on the right, is used through- out the year, the water being steam heated during the winter months. Ingman Hall is the dining hall. It was com- pleted, opened for use, and dedicated in 1954. The dining hall was named after Abner Smith Ing- man, co-founder and second president of the college. The hall connects Muirheid and Maupin Halls. The interior, as shown on the right, is made of haydite blocks painted in soft green and cocoa. Indirect lighting adds to the attractiveness of the room which will seat 950 people for dinner meetings.

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The Library and Science Building was completed in 1953. The library occupies the second floor of the building and is de- signed to hold 40,000 books and seat over 200 people. In the pic ture at the right, students are making use of the library facili- ties. The laboratories are located on the first floor of the Library and Science Building. They in- clude laboratories for botany and zoology, comparative anatomy, bacteriology, physics, organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and general chemistry. There is also a balance room and the vivarium where the college pro- duces many of its Zoological and botanical specimens. Mr. Hall and some Students are shown working in the organic chemistry laboratory in the picture at the right. library and Science Building