Laughter, Falling Water and Time
Ivy Clad Standing tall and beautiful in the twilight hush is Central, dear Old school. with whom parting, we feel, is impossible. Though we may leave our high school through graduation, never can we forget it in Our innermost hearts, nor can its inviting nooks and shady corners ever be— come dimmed in our memory. … Read more
“HI” OVER EAST AREA MINNEAPOLIS CAMPUS University Of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota View of the campus with Mississippi River in the foreground. The river is the scene Of many Summer- time campus activities one unique spectacle is the Centennial Showboat which performs to sellout crowds throughout its summer season.
To the Editor of The Journal, It certainly would be a graceful act on the part of the regents of the state university to name the new main building Folwell Hall. It would be a deserved recognition of the services of one who has given his whole life to the service of his country, his … Read more
Designed by Saint Paul architectural firm Omeyer and Thori, Augsburg’s Old Main was completed in 1901 at a cost of $35,000. After the building’s dedication in 1902, the “New Main” became the center of campus life, housing a chapel, gymnasium, classrooms, library and museum. The “New Main” aged gracefully and become oldest building on the … Read more
Between 1901 to 1918, the Carnegie Corporation of New York donated $969,375 for the construction of 65 public libraries in the state of Minnesota. 48 are still standing and 25 are still being used as public libraries. 38 of these are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On March 12, 1906 Hamline University … Read more
The facade of the Cyrus Northrup Memorial Auditorium,a $1,000,000 building, heads the “Cass Gilbert” mall of the “Greater University” campus. Construction began in 1928, the new auditorium was originally planned to seat 5,000 and contain a special memorial to Cyrus Northrop, president of the University of Minnesota between the years of 1885 and 1911. The … Read more
Barely 100 feet from the entrance to the Museum of Natural History on the University of Minnesota campus is a 7,600-pound chunk of basalt rock that was rudely dislodged from its subterranean resting place when the site of the present museum was being excavated in the fall of 1938. This pebble with ambition—actually a “glacial … Read more
Pioneer Hall has been haunting the campus between Fulton and Harvard Streets on the East Bank of the University of Minnesota for over 90 years. The Colonial Revival-style dormitory was built in two halves. Both sections contain small shady courtyards enclosed by brick walls on three sides. Short brick and stone parapet walls are accessed … Read more
For the Young Graduate to know beyond question that a young man or young woman will be prepared to earn a competent livelihood after leaving a business school is the all important thing to be considered in selecting a school. The Nichols Expert School of St. Paul, Minnesota, is an institution of high standard, conducted … Read more