Villanova University - Belle Air Yearbook (Villanova, PA)

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For over One Hundred Years Today Villanova would probably be unrecogniz- able to Father John O’Dwyer, or any other of the founding fathers, for. in appearance, the campus is radically changed from the Belle Air Estate of 1841. Yet the guiding spirit behind Villanova has always been the same, and it shall continue to be. Through the prayers and work of the Augustinian Fathers, with the aid of God, Villanova shall con- tinue on her path of progress, preparing men who will show the world, by their example, the benefits of a true Catholic education. THE LONG-AWAITED and greatly needed central heating plant, above, was completed and placed in operation this year. The new structure, with its 214- foot stack, heats every building on the entire campus, including Mendel Hall which previously heated most of the buildings. Villanova’s own hospital, Middleton Hall, is shown below in its quiet surroundings in the Doms” corner of the campus. The building is complete with a large quarantine ward and latest medical equipment.

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THE BARRACKS arc tempo- rary structures that were built immediately after the war to house part of the influx of vet- erans and still in use because living quarters on campus can- not accommodate the College’s still high resident enrollment. The five buildings include one classroom unit, Belle Air Hall, and four dormitories that were used for the first time this year as exclusively freshmen living quarters. As the war reached its peak in 1944, Father Francis X. McGuire. O.S.A., was named to replace Father Stanford as President of the College. Faced with the problem of post war expansion, several temporary buildings were constructed to house the hundreds of new students. In the tradition of his predecessors who succeeded in spite of difficulties, Father McGuire has guided the development of Yil- lanova within the past eight years. Under his guiding hand were completed: the Naval Science Building, the Library, the Chemical Engineering Building, and a central heating plant. Thus, in her 110th year, Yillancva College boasts a 166-acre campus which contains 28 buildings, a student body of well over 2,000, and a capable faculty of over 130. FIELD HOUSE, most versatile of campus buildings, serves principally as quarters of the Athletic Association and facilities for athletics. In addition, the building also has a large stage and floor space that is adapted for various campus functions such as plays, dances, religious exercises, ban- quets, and basketball games.

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To keep the body and mind operating as a co- hesive unit is the very tedious task of the College Infirmary. In its location at Middleton Hall, a separate building secluded among trees in the most quiet corner of the campus, it has more of the home than hospital-like appearance. The infirmary contains up-to-date medical equip- ment. operates throughout the first floor, and up- stairs there are three wards that contain 21 beds for ailing students. Father Francis Boyle supervises services of the infirmary and attends confined students during the night. Nurse Francis Hanna is in attendance during the day; Dr. Loefflad. school physician, calls daily. NURSE HANNA has just completed the sterilization of several hypodermic syringes after a busy day. This steri- lizer is just one of the many new pieces of equipment in Villanova’s infirmary. AN ESSENTIAL PART of the progress chart of a patient is his blood pressure. Here the nurse employs the sphyg- momanometer to check the pulse beat of a seemingly able student. FATHER FRANCIS BOYLE, Infirma- rian, checks with Nurse Francis Hanna at the beginning and end of each day to observe the progress of the patients. Father Boyle attends to the sick at night.