Westminster College - Blue Jay Yearbook (Fulton, MO)

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5 . The Science Hall built in 1901 is the oldest building on the campus lt is now occupied by a well equipped chemistry department containing lecture rooms gen eral chemistry laboratories analytical laboratories an organic laboratory and private offices for the staff ay Weftmznster man walks twice Once upon entering West minster as a freshman and the last time at his graduation. The Columns are all that is left of the old Westminster Hall which burned in 1909. The sloping hill is carpeted in green and dotted with numerous trees, creating a scene Reeves Library was erected with funds donated by the family of Dr Jeremiah Bascomb Reeves who was pro fessor of English at Westminster for over thirty years It was completed in 1951 and is built to house up to 100 OOO books of majesty. Once more, the halls of gray West- minster call forth her sons. The Biology Building, the facilities of which are con- sidered to be among the best in the country, was com- pleted in 1948, lt contains two large lecture rooms, four regular laboratories, one private laboratory, a preparation room, a dark room and a lounge. Reunion Hall was erected in 1903 as a memorial ofthe reunion of the Northern and Southern Presbyterian Synods of Missouri in the control and support of West- minster College. The infirmary is located here and ade- quate housing for sixty students. -9-

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fe. ,atv ,yy , E M- W' X, lf lt ig lm -., lit ,rf 3' 1 The Westminster Gymnasium, completed in l928, has spacious playing floors, all tile swimming pool, an in- door rifle range, and rooms for boxing, wrestling, and ample dressing facilities for all. Westminster Hall was erected after the burning of the old hall and has been in use since l9l l. lt contains the offices for the administration and faculty, and the class rooms. ite l1eHallJ of C Q Swope Chapel was completed in l9l9 and was the gift of Mrs Margaret Chrisman Swope In memory of her son who was a member of the class of l9lO ln the base ment of Swope Chapel IS the Student Union Seeing Westminster's campus for the first time is one of the important, first experiences of the Westminster freshmen. For the upper classmen, it is a welcome sight after a sum- mer's absence. Situated on a hill, the buildings of West- minster College are set around a circular drive. The famous Columns are in the center of the oval, to the left. Through the Columns, each Washington West House IS the president s residence lt was built during the year l906 O7 with funds from the estate of the late Dr Washington West of St Louis lt has been vlsited bv such notables as Wrnston Ch :rch ill and Harry S Truman . I -8-I

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Bob Marshall, lnterfraternity Council Presi- dent.- The first date of Rush Week. How do I act around ,M these guys? - 1 T ''T1 'vf'1F:-i-ffgiii-7153:-F3k1Ei:.'1fi E,-Qi.-Jly,-,Lgefi-Sei-3E5.'1vr:ALm-T-:I-5-:Eff-.1514-wc'-i.FwQ,,ff-n,-L5mia:-'EM-..-5,:.-,f,Q..y.,.g..:--fi.,q .. -.r.:'- .-..v.s,-..,.,..., ,. sa.-'-. 5, . ,,-,...,.,, . l.-.f, . .,,,, , ., ., ., ,. ., . , , R USH EEK On September l2, l956, a not unusual and traditional thing happened at our beloved Westminster-Rush Week started. This one week set aside at the beginning of every college year is devoted to the replenishing of pledges in our fraternities. There are many laughs and many heart aches crammed into this week of hectic hand- shaking, smoking, and coke drinking, but it more often than not is a good one and one to remember. The week is well named rush week as it is a trying one to both the fraternity members and the members-to-be.There is so much to do and so many people to meet and so little time to do it in. The freshman feels that he is both an honored guest and a mutation on a pedestal to be looked at by the upper classman. The person on whom the week is the hard- est is the rush chairman of the individual houses,and it is to these worn out and hard working souls that we take great pride in dedi- cating the first yearbook section on rush week. Now what about this guy from Tulsa? 10-