Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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uncwmmsm PUBLEC LSERARY ' Satjssgw TZIU Emmh NE . I 3; a ., . g?tgtl'mugi 12.: Cu aw: g inawmma. am am ult was a dark day in January 1924. Suddenly a cry of fire shrilled through the corridors of old Baldwin Hall. The long ex- pected but much dreaded moment had come. Old Baldwin Hall was bgrning! The grand old building that for fifty years had stood as the symbol of education in Missouri was a heap of ruins. Would the school continue? The heart of the school was gone. Old Bal- dwin Hall and the library were swept away? Echo, 1925. The physical heart of the school may have disappeared on that cold day in 1924, but the hearts and spirit of its students and educators refused to let the school die. The spark of a renaissance to come was ignited six decades ago and kindled into a flame on June 20, 1985, when the University was des- ignated Missourils public liberal arts and sci- ences institution. The path to excellence is paved with sacrifice, and ours was the demolition of Laughlin Hall. However, the essence of the old building will be contained in our new li- brary. Laughlin,s bricks will be used in the library,s clock tower which revives the spirit of old Baldwin Hall and stands as a trade- mark of our commitment to excellence.

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GEN. 378 E044 1988 llHlHIMIMIHHHIIHIMlIIWIHIWIHWIIIHHIH Echo 3000011301682 2 1988 ECHO MWWPXWJVEW P1118114: UEQEWV The beautiful springtime weather, which prompted 111101.11 EWdegwMW Em nah outdoor performances by 111511151221 24 81 82:11ng , Renalssance mu51013115, 111195 MW' Mg W one of the Un1ve1'51ty151azz bands to the mall. 1960A61018 now NORTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY Volume 87 copyright C0 1988 Echo All rights reserved W L Northeast Missouri State University East Normal Street . 4 Student Union Building Media Center TtTle Page 8 Kirksville, Missouri 63501 ,