Lycoming College - Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present

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  • Date = 1939

About This Collection

The Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present collection is an exhibit of photographs depicting the buildings and grounds of the campus from its earliest days as the Williamsport Academy to the present Lycoming College campus. An effort has been made to show the transformation of the campus through the years, respecting the legacies of the past and acknowledging the changes that the future requires. This collection also honors the individuals from whom several of the buildings were named, by displaying their photographs, if possible, and short summaries of their significance in the lives of their families, their communities, and the college.
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Metzler Memorial Gate
Columns, Gates, Quadrangles (Courtyards), Metzler Memorial Gate (Graduation Gates)
Postcard with caption:'Williamsport-Dickinson Junior College - Metzler Memorial Gate.' Known now as the 'Graduation Gates,' they are opened only once a year on commencement, for graduating seniors to process through. From the Bulletin of Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and Junior College, Vol. XXII, No. 5, November 1939: 'The Oliver Sterling Metzler Memorial Gateway (Pictured on front cover) Dr.Oliver Sterling Metzler of the Class of 1880 has generously provided for the erection of the stone and wrought iron gateway located in the center of the Washington Boulevard frontage … Dr. Metzler is well-known in the Central Pennsylvania Annual Conference of the Methodist Church where he was an active pastor for many years. Elected to the Board of Directors during Dr. Eveland's presidency, Dr. Metzler has served faithfully and continuously on the general board …'
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