Villanova University - Belle Air Yearbook (Villanova, PA)

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The home of the teaching triors it located between Mendel Holl and the Chapel. Thit location it ideal for the foculty tince their pretence it conttantly necettory in both of the above mentioned buildingt. The contervotive gothic ttyle familiar to us as Tudor is rep- resentative of the serene but dignified surroundings of the College. VILLANOVA MONASTERY One of the largest single structures on the campus, the Monastery is on imposing building. Its situation in the center of the campus, between the Chapel and Mendel Hall emphasizes its importance here at Villa- nova. The motherhouse of the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villonova. it is the residence of the Prior Provincial and his associates and the headquarters of the Augustinian Order in the East. The building itself serves os the home of most of the clerical faculty mem- bers. Here are found the community refectory and com- mon room as well as individual rooms. During the past year, extensive work has been done to renovate the fourth floor of the building to provide additional living quarters for the priests of the order. Several times in the history of Villonova, the Monas- tery has been destroyed by fire. The present stone build- ing was erected after the last conflagration in 1932. and is completely fire-proof. Many conveniences were incorporated into its construction to make it one of the most modern buildings on the campus. To most students, the Monastery will remain the symbol of the continuing existence of the communal life. The life of the Hermits of Saint Augustine is still governed by the rule that their illustrious founder laid down thirteen centuries ago.

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Throughout hit four yeors os o Villonovo student. tho undergraduote sees hit colleagues assembled more frequently in the chapel than in the other places visited by the student. Here is the physical and spiritual heart of the campus thot reminds him of the essence of a Catholic edu cation. It is the hub about which all the spokes of leorning center.

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The nerve center of the orgonizotion of Villonovo is Mendel Hall. Here, in this gray-stone building ore lo- cated the many offices and centers needed to keep the collegiote mochinery running smoothly. Even during the present period of de-centralization. Mendel Holl has been the focal point for oil administrative matters of the college. However, the top three floors, os well as the basement ore devoted to classrooms, laboratories, and shops. On the second floor, one may hear a lecture on the works of Cicero. The third floor would find an eager group hard ot work examining micro-organisms. Above them all. on the fourth floor, the chemists and physicists may be seen delving into the laws of noture ond their applications to the physical world about us. While, down in the basement, still other students ore unfathom- ing the mysteries of electronics or learning engineering fundamentals among the whines and whirrings of various power tools ond motors. To many students of Arts. Sciences, and Engineering. Mendel Hall is Villanova. MENDEL HALL Information concerning the College ond the immediate whereabouts of the faculty, administrators and students is obtained ot the information center which is locoted inside the main entrance of Mendel Hall. Mendel Holl. named ofter the famed Augustinion scientist, plays a most important role in o Villonovon's life, becouse it is the center of all administrative activity on the cam- pus ond houses the most important room of oil, the cafeteria, os well os the mony labor- atories and other classrooms.