Villanova University - Belle Air Yearbook (Villanova, PA)

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“ .... .'u • f Winter snow halts construc- tion on Barry Hall. The fu- ture home of the Navy students was completed the following spring. The campus during the expansion pro- gram. The west end of the campus is complete. Note the Library, Chemical Engineering and Navy buildings. Still standing arc the World War II barracks at the undeveloped east end. Father Falvcy, director of the University Development Foundation, addresses a foundation banquet held in Dough- erty Hall. Work continues on the new science building. Scheduled for completion next fall, it will help fill a need created by our nation’s scientific progress.

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The University develops ♦ ♦ ♦ The rapid progress made by Villanova in the post-war period was to reach a point of fulfillment in the fall of 195 3. The ulti- mate goal of the founding Fathers was real- ized when John S. Fine, Governor of Penn- sylvania, signed the legal papers granting Villanova a University status. Participating in this momentous occasion were Father Dougherty (now deceased), Father McKee, Senator Watkins and Father McGuire. Signing the charter was the signal for the building program to proceed at an increased pace. The physical expansion of the cam- pus during the next eight years equalled the previous construction of many decades. Laying the cornerstone for the library. Father Hickey presides at the ceremonies in August, 1948. A long-awaited addition to the campus, the library building is constantly in use by faculty members and students. 14

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