Lycoming College - Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present

Construction equipment demolishes the old stadium at David Person Field.

Locker room of the old stadium at David Person Field prior to its demolition.

A postcard from 1900 that is a panoramic view of Williampsort Dickinson Seminary.

Students are shown conversing in Pennington Lounge in the newly-constructed Academic Center.A sign on a chair points the way to a classroom location. On back of photo: ' Windows reach from floor to ceiling in huge lobby, a convenient place for friendly chat.'

View of the President's House from Elizabeth Street. Drum House was built c.1857 by Charles and Mary Drum and purchased by Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and Junior College in 1931. It served as the president's residence from 1940-1965. In 1965 the building was renovated as the Fine Arts Department. After a new Fine Arts facility was completed in 1983, the building remained vacant until its extensive renovation in 1987, when it became Admissions House.

Print of a John De Pol wood engraving of John Wesley. This print is from a limited edition collection of six prints commissioned by Lycoming College. Wesley Hall, a residence hall on the Lycoming College campus, is named in his honor. John Wesley was originally a priest of the Church of England and a member of the group know as the Oxford Methodists. The group was organized for study and communion, and later became a philanthropic and evangelical group. He traveled to North America to do missionary work, settling in Georgia for a time, and then returning to England. He was affirmed as head of all Methodist congregations in 1744, and was a circuit preacher mostly in northern England and Ireland, and a prolific writer of histories, and biblical commentaries, as well as compiling an English dictionary and, with his brother, publishing twenty-three collections of hymns. As a preacher, he attracted large congregations of people, even when in his late seventies. He presided over the annual conferences at which the preachers were selected, and began 'ordaining' preachers to work in America. He is considered the father of American Methodism. 'John Wesley.' Historic World Leaders. Gale Research, 1994. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2006. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC.

President Blumer addresses the crowd at the re-dedication of the Fine Arts Center, formerly Hilltop Gymnasium. The stage area is viewed looking over the heads of members of the Lycoming College Band, who are seated and have music stands in front of them. The building was constructed in 1924, and was the first building project of President John W. Long. It was renovated and re-opened as the Fine Arts Center in 1980, and was re-dedicated sixty years from the day of the laying of the cornerstone of the old gymnasium. The Fine Arts Building has separate drawing, painting, and modeling studios; a sculpture, ceramic, and metal foundry; printmaking and woodworking shops; an art history lecture room; offices, and storage facilities. Information for this description is from the Lycoming College Report, November 1983.

View of the back of Rich Hall from The Quad. The east side of Snowden Memorial Library is behind the building on the left side of the photo. The north end of the front of Crever Hall is behind the building at the right side of the photo. Rich Hall was built as a women's dormitory in 1948 in response to the campus population increase following World War II. It was named in honor of the Rich family, who were benefactors of the college. The building was dedicated Homecoming Weekend, October 30, 1948. On back of photo: '8; Kurt Weirich.' Kurt Weirich was a senior psychology major at Lycoming in 1990.

Front view of the completed Rich Hall three days before its dedication on October 15, 1948. Rich Hall was built in 1948 as a dormitory for women. It included laundry facilities, an infirmary, nurse's quarters, the women's day room and lockers, and rooms for storing luggage. On back of the photo is written the date: October 12, 1948.""

Two students, one male and one female, are seen on the front steps of Rich Hall, a female dormitory. The president's house can be seen at the end of the street.