The Chromascope, Volume 45, 1945 Page: 7 of 122
122 p. : illus. (incl. ports.) plates. ; 28 cm.View a full description of this yearbook.
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A short time after the college moved to Sherman from Huntsville, an Administration
building xwas erected in the center of the campus to house the administrative
offices, lecture rooms, library, chapel, laboratories, and gymnasium. The
students lived in a series of four-room frame, houses strung along the north side of
the campus---there were no women students in those days. "Approved boarding
houses" in the neighborhood furnished the meals.
In 1907 a luxurious men's dormitory was built. At that time it was considered
the last word as a college edifice. It was named for Dr. S. M1. Duckett and his wife.
Twice being president of this school, he weell desired the honor.
\\ while Luckett Hall Xwas under construction, the students were sponsoring the
raising of the Y. -I. C. A. Besides raising all of the money, they also did much of the
common labor that went into the building. The first Y. -I. C. A. building in the state
w-.s ours.
In 1912 extensive remodeling of the old administration building was started,
but before the work was completed in January 1913, the building vwas destroyed by
fire. Before the fire had burned itself out, the students had called a mass meeting
and had signed, unanimously, an agreement to remain at Austin College reguardless
of the inconveniences and hardships w hich they knew confronted them. As a result
of the fire, generous friends in Sherman gave the money for Sherman Hall, built in
1914.
The preceding year the science building was erected and named for Capt. J. MI.
Thompson, long time trustee of the College and for members of the Thompson
family .
Salvage from the fire-wxrecked building Xwas used to build the Powxer House.
Though smoke has never issued from the lofty smokestack, it has been for thirty
years a place for students to paint their class numbers.
Cawthon Gym was named for the famous "Pete", who lined up a bunch of
college men and sweatedd out" one summer in the construction of it.
We all know the "Skeleton". and that Sherman has given us the monev for its
completion. but xwe shall not steal some future editor's thunder by describing what
will be the largest and most handsome of our buildings.
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