Stephen F Austin State University - Stone Fort Yearbook (Nacogdoches, TX)

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Thomas J. Rusk Building An imposing and beautiful edifice .... the demon- stration school . . . . a laboratory for training future teachers . . . . student artists gaining inspiration and technique .... offices of professors .... shouts from the gym- nasium . . . . sh! QUIET .... third floor— LIBRARY .... industrious student assistants .... the center desk .... row upon row of books in the stacks .... reference room walls lined with books .... historic old treasures in the rare book room .... lines waiting after 4 o ' clock for reserve books .... the extensive reading rooms offering a resting place for some and a workshop for others .... quietness and calm reign supreme .... fairyland and adventure for smaller children in the children ' s room .... from the window .... the playground .... beyond that the tennis courts and practice field.

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I Stephen F. Austin Building Nestling among the towering pines the center of scholastic endeavor .... the realization of an ambition for establishing a school of higher learning for East Texas .... the beautiful view down the vista . . . couples strolling down the long and shady walks .... the entrance .... decisions and decrees issuing from the admin- istrative offices .... crowds around the bulletin board in the hall .... commerce majors diligently struggling with typing budgets and accounting problems .... both idlers and the studious gathered in the Social Room .... tempting aromas drifting down from the cooking labs . . . . on the third floor .... the auditorium .... scene of student assemblies .... dramatic productions, choral club rehearsals and programs, forensic encounters, lyceums, addresses of famous personages visiting the campus .... odors of HgS and formaldehyde evidencing labors of chem- istry and physiology students on lab days .... just out- side, the elm tree rich in memories of tall tales, campus politics, and vociferous arguments .... across the walk the y stand .... cold drink mecca for perspiring and withering summer students.

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Science Building Continuing ever toward the right, the new Science building .... aspiration of modern architecture .... magnificent interior with up-to-date equipment .... too youthful as yet to hold as many pleasant recollections as the others.