University of Toledo - Blockhouse Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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HISTORY IS A RUNNING COMMENTARY . . . worded labels pasted on memories of things, places, people, and ideas that were and perhaps still are. History also paints itself in three dimensional forms of brick and stone. Here in the picture of time we find memory made visual in the archi- tectural history of the University of Toledo. The first building used by the University was the old Central High School, which was located where the Toledo Public Library now stands. The college, called the Toledo University of Arts and Trades, was endowed by Jesup W. Scott in 1872, and his 160 acre farm, located between Nebraska and Hill Avenues, was given on the conditions that the land be used as an institution for the promotion of knowledge of the arts and sci- ences. In 1875, the University was incorporated, and in 1884, the property was transferred to the city. An ordinance adopted at that time established the school as a municipal university. In 1904, the Toledo Medical College affiliated with the University. A College of Arts and Sciences was added in 1909 and classes were held in the Medical College building at Page and Cherry Streets. Later classes were held in the Meredith Building at JeFferson and Mich- igan Streets. The school was then moved to a building on Illinois Street. In 1921, when the institution became known as The University of the City of Toledo, science classes were moved to the building in Scott Park on Nebraska Avenue. Day classes were convened in this building in Septem- ber 1922, while late afternoon and evening classes were held in the Illinois Street building. The University of Toledo, located on West Bancroft Street, was occu- pied in February 1931. The tower of University Hall represents a distinctive landmoik of the city of Toledo and has become the focus in the develop- ment of our campus. . . 6

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,J .J, rl Y X .s NX 1 lk., i+. .. U V Y 'wth' H4 'K THE CAMPUS . . .reflection ofthe many facets of college lite . . . unnoticed at first, but then beheld as an important part of what we call college . . . add- ing a spirit of loyalty and respect . . . echoing the toils of past students, assimilating the accomplishments of the present. . . a place of beauty while rudely symbolic of that mighty fort- ress ot learning . . . a place of serene quietude, extending to all a welcome, and never, a goodbye.