William Jewell College - Tatler Yearbook (Liberty, MO)

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tion and effort of the CARNEGIE LIBRARY, which ever bears witness through its name to the donor who made possible its erection on the William jewell campus. The original library of the College was kept in Jewell Hall until the completion of the repository in December, 1908, when the student body turned out en masse to move some twenty thousand volumes from -Iewell Hall to the new library building. Rep- resentatives of the college were successful in obtaining the seven thousand volume per- sonal library of Charles Spurgeon, eminent Baptist evangelist. Andrew Carnegie gave thirty thousand dollars toward the erection of this building, matching the sum which friends and alumni of the College promised to raise. The subscriptions exceeded the calculated amount by five thousand dollars, and in March, 1907, work was begun on the new building. Current publications as well as bound volumes are available for student use, as are numerous reference volumes. Unforgettable is the red sumac which forms a back-drop for this low, sprawling building of brownish-red brick. The mock orange and spirea make of it a thing of spring beauty, and of winter dignity. The fascination of its concrete steps on spring days is irresistible and appealing, and the complete campus view which it affords is popular as well. Seemingly guarding the entrance to the library rises the silver flag- pole where Hies the Stars and Stripes, ever the symbol of freedom and of union. Facin CHAPEL- dents as si office of th In the lobi matic trop 1- W ff F Will, by ce which is i Abov dents-thi three time of this bu where soh supplies. dent help the Colleg Nort

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on the s found- summer rblivion, all she s remem- ie music ary. On to remi- fun-it's rut. Jew- oremem- :est hours Jrn stair- dreds of rld War, e for de- r students who now stand beneath it may have to make in the not so distant future. Jewell Hall stands, monumental to all those who have come within the shadow of its walls. At the southern extremity ofthe Hillstands MARSTON SCIENCE HALL, which now is valued at a quarter of a million dollars. Replacing the original science hall which was destroyed by fire in 1913, Marston Hall is fireproof, and one of the best equipped buildings on the Hill. The chemistry department occupies the first two Hoors, while the physics and mathematics departments have taken over the third Hoot. On the fourth is housed the William Jewell museum, and the classrooms and laboratories here are devoted to the biological sciences. The four million dollar alumni campaign includes plans for the enlargement of the science facilities and the laboratory equip- ment, as well as the plans for the erection of an astronomical observatory. Because college graduation requirements include two years of science, every graduate is ac- quainted with this hne science structure. It was in the roomy lecture room in Marston Hall that Jewell held chapel services before the Hill boasted of a separate chapel and administration building. The iris which border the walks leading to the building make this spot in early spring one of the beauty spots of Liberty, for with the background of trees in full leaf, the Science Hall vies with Jewell Hall for majesty and grandeur. The various science departments maintain extensive reference libraries in the building, through the coopera-

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ough its campus. n of the to move g. Rep- ume per- building, ise. The n March, nas bound sprawling thing of on spring affords is Ti , I T if r 2 12.3 . f Q gd ilver flag- on. Facing the library is Old Ely Hall, and just up the walk to the north is GANO CHAPEL--known officially as john Gano Memorial Chapel, but known to the stu- dents as simply the Chapel. Here the administrative offices of College officials, the office ofthe president, the treasurer, the registrar, the business manager, and the Dean. In the lobby is a large trophy case, in which are displayed athletic, forensic, and dra- matic trophies won by the College in competition in recent years. The assembly hall Marx Hull Hull Hall ai will, by calling into use the balcony, seat eleven hundred persons, and has a stage which is in constant use. Above the stage are the five words which come to be second nature with the stu- dents-the college motto-Trzm' in Goa! mm' Work-for chapel attendance is required three times a week, and it is impossible to ignore this admonition. In the basement of this building is located the College bookstore, known to the students as the Co-op, where soft-drinks, ice-cream, and candies are sold, as well as college text-books and supplies. just down the hall from the Co-op is the Williarn Jewell Press, where stu- dent help under expert supervision turns out all the College's printing jobs, printing the College catalog, the student newspaper, and the student annual. C North and west from the Chapel building, almost hidden in the summer time by ffl: ,235 Y