Texas Christian University - Horned Frog Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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FINE HHTS BUILIJIH Providing a Three-in-One arrangement, this newest building on the campus features the Ed Landreth Auditorium, three stories of offices, studios and class rooms of the School of Fine Arts, and the Little 1-Theater, with separate entrance frbown at leftj, along the west side, Opened in September, 1949, it cost 31,800,000 and is the largest building of its kind in Texas, if not in the South, and is the only structure in the nation pro- viding under one roof complete facilities for all the arts. The acoustically-perfect auditorium bears the name of the chairman of T. C. U.'s 310,000,000 building program, of which this building is a part -Ed Landreth, a trustee since 1941. Seating ca- pacity is 1625. ' i . 'Fil 1 S 1 Q. 1 1 rl 1

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BRITE CCLLECE First Claiwoom Addition to the campus was, ap- propriately, Brite College of the Bible, which was built in 1914, just three years after T. C. U. had moved to this campus. It is named for L. C. Brite, who provided funds for launching the college and erecting the building and who for 29 years was a trustee. His widow continues to serve as a trustee. l UHIVEHSITU CHCISTIHH CHURCH 3 is-71, - . V ining Wg.,--.,..f.'.-L 71. - - ---- I ,T I' N I K V -'nie'-url, - 1. ' ui. ' 1 't i 1, 1 , 4 I f B- A f A C' fi, . M' if 5, is l Sixleerz Aamir the Street from the north end of the campus is University Christian Church, which-while not an actual part of the University- provides an integral part of Univer- sity life. It is the church home of many of the faculty and students, and it sponsors one of the most ac- tive srudent organizations, the Me- liorists. Built in 1935, this building is currently being enlarged to twice its present size.