University of Akron - Tel Buch Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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KNIGHT HALL, home of the Chemistry De- partment, houses the ojices of the depart- ment, plus modern classrooms and up-to- date laboratories. Included in the labora- tories are those of rubber chemistry, with all the modern equipment set up for ea- perimentation in this field. Knight Hall was completed in 1950 and is a four story yellow brick building. Although within its walls is all serious thought, surrounding the modern equipment and its use, the outside to the east of the build- ing is the main campus where the stu- dents in good weather may sit and study or just pass the time away between classes. nga-g Q ul 4 W' Nfl! .,pl To engineers and mathematic students, AYER HALL is like home, to them it is their student center. Ayer Hall is the building housing the College of Engineering and .if'5 . , -4 the Department of M athematics: In Ayer the engineers utilize laboratory and class- room facilities and enjoy a private lounge. Someone with a slide rule or surveying equipment can always be seen leaving or entering Ayer. The building functions the year around, with the engineers on the co-op plan, summer school is just another school session.

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Campus life on the Hilltop consists of many ajairs, events, happenings, places, and things. The place one is most apt to find the hub of all the activity is the STUDENT MHLDUNIE. Here, the Hilltoppers gather around the tables in the cafeteria for snacks and chats all day long. The lounge is also open for those students with leisure time between classes. Here, the social activities of the campus are held, such as cojee clutches, afternoon teas, tea dances, plus a multitude of various other activities provided to the students. An added feature to campus lije which gath- ers around the Student Building is that of the open air patio adjoining the build- ing. It is the custom of man.y University students to gather here or on the nearby lawn at noon for their lunch. Also a com- mon sight in the spring time is the meet- ing of classes on the lawn.

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T' f 9' lfhEMGliUl'xH, EelAliU,E,,. dedicated to the memory of the service men and women who died in World W' ar I I , is the home of the Physical Education De- partment. llfemorial Hall is the hub of the campus athletic activities, both intercollegiate and intramural. Although the facilities were intended primarily for student use, the facilities of lllemorial Hall are often open to the community as well. The gymnasium has been the scene of dra- matic productions, benefit dances, lectures, and sports activity. The build- ing consists of a huge gymnasium with at small gymnasium attached by large doors at the south end, a swimming pool, classrooms, locker rooms, athletic rooms such as apparatus rooms and conditioning rooms, plus the offices of the athletic department and alumni relations. The entrance at the north end is the beautiful gateway through the colonnade of Kolbe Hall. In the sun the white brick of the building seem to shine neret to the glaze of green from the grass and trees surrounding it. It A. ,- 111111