Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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faldwin gfall--Cnucleuo of eampuo ogctivity The diversity of Baldwin Hall serves the student body in many ways. Modern, glass and brick, situated among the flowers on the northeast corner of the campus---this is Baldwin Hall. It hasnlt always been so. The image has changed with the passing of time from its first erection in 1873 to our modern conception with the addition of new Baldwin Auditorium in 1959. In the beginning, Baldwin Hall occupied a center position on the campus---serving as a center of student activities until 1924 when it burned to' the ground. The rubble was cleared away and the site remained empty with the cellar excavation evidence of its original ex- istence. , The need for a replacement was answered in 1938 and new Baldwin Hall was built on Marion street. The bumed cavity of the earlier building was converted into a scenic sunken garden. Baldwin Hall as it now stands is a three-story brick building which houses administrative offices, the Language and Literature, the Fine Arts, and the Busi- ness Education departments. . During the day the offices buzz in the process of' keeping tabs on the enrollment. Students stream through the hall going from class to class--from the language laboratory to the crafts room. At night organizations move in for meetings. The new 1400-seat auditorium is the scene of lyceum programs, assemblies, dramatic presentations, and musical concerts. Jose Greco, visit- ing Spanish dancer remarked, The facilities for crea- tive productions here are excellent. Baldwin Hall does a heroic job accommodating the influx of activity. The main bulletin boards are located here, attesting the fact that almost all students enter its doors. The building will continue to absorb the increase in enrollment--adjusting to an 11-hour- a-day class schedule, brass quartets adjacent to French readings, and limited wall space for art exhibits--until its complement rises on the horizon. Although peaceful and serene externally Bald ' ' ' ' . . 1 H ' ' precision administrative organization. Wm a , Inside its doors' ls a dehcate'

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