Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Bugle Yearbook (Blacksburg, VA)

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i' ' Uk ir 'ke 'k t its ir' ' ADMINISTRATION BUILDING--WAR MEMORIAL HALL THE Adm1n1strat1on Bu1ld1ng Sanctum of authonty was burlt to replace the Rock House whrch burned rn 1900 The older sectron ot the structure at least 15 among the earlrest stone archrtecture on the campus and helped 1ntro duce the natrve materral whrch rs berng used wrth such d1st1nct1ve effect today The athletrc center for Vrrglma Tech IS the massrve War Memonal Hall burlt by alumnr m 1926 and dedrcated to therr fellows who served durmg the tryrng tunes of 17 19 Its ent1re tone IS one of sturdy and rnvrncrble coniidence The gymnasmm however sees not only the frerce en counter of sports but also the garty of dances when the hghts are drmly playmg on multr colored decorat1ons and smllmg eyes grve the l1e to smooth Vnzgrnla lmes Memorral Hall also houses ofhces club rooms quarters for v1s1t1ng teams a swrmmmg pool and the Tech broadcastrng studro Behrncl Memorral Hall 1n a natural amphrtheatre overlookrng the blue range of Brush Mountam and beyond IS Mlles Stadrum 1 c' 1 of a c 1' was 9 rr

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, 4- 4 nn 4. 4 .4 1, .yr i s ' ' ' ' '1 - --- 7 wi- -. 7.11am AGRICULTURAL HALL-LIBRARY x THE Agricultural Hall is plain and un- pretentious, yet it serves admirably to contain most of the departments of the School of Agricul- ture, as well as other miscellaneous divisions. In the future Aggie Hall will be the central unit of a large Agricultural Quadrangle, of which the Agricultural Extension Division annex and the Dairy Husbandry Building are the only other structures as yet built. In the immense, timber-beamed hall of the Main Library the student delves into the accumu- lated knowledge of the world with hushed respect, or retreats into a quiet nook to read and broaden his technically-satiated mind. Outside as Well as inside, the Library maintains its schol- arly chastity and dignity. At the front a picturesque tower looks out lover the wooded campus. The huge pointed Windows of theend facades at night are spearheads of white in the darkness. Originally the edifice was erected as the college chapel. 4, '31 ' -4 4 4 4 H- -1- 4