University of Central Arkansas - Scroll Yearbook (Conway, AR)

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1- r ef 1 1,3 v -3 x if ff 4' this ta. K 'v' ' iff' -X l , Linn! Main, in the middle of the campus, is where most of the classes are held. The departments of geography, foreign languages, history, mathematics, political science, speech, business, sociology, and economics. Built when ASTC was still Arkansas State Normal School, Main is the second oldest building on campus. It was built to hold the administrative offices and some classes. Main became the biggest class room building on campus in 1963, when the new Adminis- MAIN gt? pagan E. zzz: tration Building was completed. The year 1937 saw the Ida M. Waldran Memorial Auditorium added to the main structure. The auditor- ium, named in honor of Ida M. Waldran, dean of women for many years, seats 1500 people in air conditioned comfort. In addition to the classrooms and offices of the various departments, the radio station, KCON and the ASTC Little Theater are in Main.

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7. The President's Home, built in 1927 is lo- cated east of McAlister Hall on Donaghey Avenue. General McAlister was president of the college during the construction, and the original planning of the house is accred- ited to Mrs. McAlister. The beautifully furnished two-story red brick home of colonial architecture has six downstairs rooms. The ground floor houses the living room, dining room, library, family room, kitchen, powder room, and entrance hall. Also downstairs is a double garage and screened porch. The upstairs contains four bedrooms, two complete baths and a large hall. Air conditioning and central heat has been installed throughout the home. The beautifully landscaped grounds have had the same basic landscape pattern since the beginning. However, most of the original shrubs have been replaced. One part of the garden holds a brick fish pond surrounded by white lawn benches and a vine-covered archway leading into an even larger garden. This part of the garden is occupied by sev- eral picnic tables, another pond and a small stream crossed by a natural stone bridge. Every year the President and Mrs. Snow entertain members of the faculty and the newly-arrived freshmen with a garden party called the Freshman Mixer. ,ff

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.1 , ill' Doyne and Meadors Halls are residence halls for it is the oldest dormitory. Constructed in 1911 at the men which are connected by a hallway. Located on cost of Slll,200, it first served as a women's residence the north side of the campus, Doyne Hall pictured hall. above, is one of the oldest buildings on the campus: DOYNE AND MEADORS HALLS tts' 2 M245 Meadors Hall, the second men's dormitory, was con- structed in 1937 when the college enrollment increased. Meadors is pictured to the left. Together the halls house approximately l90 men. Television lounge, re- freshment center, and laundry room are shared by the fraternity rooms where meetings and social affairs are held. Doyne Hall was named for I. I. Doyne, the first presi- dent of ASTC7 Meadors Hall was named for the late Dean A. l. Meadors.