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A Time to Build .. May 27, 1916 witnessed the complete destruction of the college building by fire and the loss of two lives. Discovered by students who had rooms on the third floor, the flames reached a 40-gallon tank of alcohol, exploding and scattering liquid fire in all directions. Efforts of firemen were unavailing due to insufficient water pressure. The two deaths resulted from the crash of the 4-ton college bell through the main building, burying the business manager and freshman who had been desperately trying to rescue college records. 580,000 to f5l00,000 damage was assessed to the fire, with the central section completely wrecked, the east wing ruined and the west wing extensively burned. Only 322,000 was covered by insur- ance. Efforts were executed to rebuild the college and funds were solicited immediately. By August 5, 1916, over S400,000 had been raised. Land for a future campus had been donated by Charles and Albert Johnson in 1898. Because it allowed room for greater expansion, the 40-acre tract just north of the old location became the new campus site. Construction of a new modern, thoroughly equipped plant was begun, and Penn College became one of the finest facilities for small colleges in Iowa. With the financial disaster of 1929 and pursuing Depression years, Penn, bordering on bankruptcy, suffered the loss of its endowment, North Central Association accreditation and all prestige. The ensuing result was necessarily a constantly changing curriculum, decrease in the number of course of- ferings and a shrinking staff. Enrollment remained fairly stable, probably due to the col- lege's acceptance of produce on tuition, work in lieu of tui- tion and time payments for the balance. The trend of educa- tion was toward a more general instruction. By 1933 reorgan- ization of the institution was required to stem off financial disaster, and the college officially became William Penn Col- lege. 1. ,fri X f ix .ip 2, ' fx QX, sf 4 'lf' xx BBN A f -ff . be -rg., ...X ' ts ,fx
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