Lycoming College - Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present

Students stand chatting in front of the Clarke Chapel (not visible in this photo). The domed building at the left in the background is Flock Brewery. In front of it is Memorial Hall. Beside Memorial Hall is Bradley Hall, and a corner of Old Main is visible to the right. The caption reads: ""Does anybody know what's in chapel?""

View of Forrest Hall looking northwest. This photo was taken in the spring of 1998. The three-story residence hall was built to accommodate ninety-two women students. The rooms are arranged as suites, with an adjoining bathroom between two rooms. Groundbreaking for the building was in September 1968, and it was completed in 1969. It was designed and constructed by Unitec Corporation of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Forrest Hall is a memorial from James M. and Katherine Forrest Mathers to Mrs. Mathers' parents, Dr. and Mrs. Fletcher Bliss Forrest, and sister, Anna Forrest Burfeindt. Katherine Forrest Mathers graduated from Williamsport Dickinson Seminary in 1928. She earned an A.B. degree in 1932, and Master of Arts degree in 1933, both from Bucknell University. She continues to come back for Homecoming and other campus events.

Front view of John W. Long Library (now Long Administration Building). The library was built in 1950-51, and named in honor of John W. Long, president of Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and its successors, Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and Junior College and Lycoming College, from 1921-1955. The clock face was installed in the tower in 1959 as a gift from the graduating class. . The building was home to the library until 1968, when the Academic Center was constructed. It now houses administrative offices.

Front view of Williams Hall. It contains 146 rooms, including 73 double and single rooms for students, a suite, several lounges, a recreation room, and other laundry, storage, and study areas. It was first occupied in 1965 and named North Hall. The name was later changed to Williams Hall in 1980, in honor of Mary Ellen Whitehead Williams. Her son, Joseph A. Williams, the owner of St. Mary's Sewer Pipe Company and benefactor of the College, donated funds to renovate the residence hall. He requested that the hall be re-dedicated in honor of his mother, who had raised him and his three brothers and one sister on her own after his father's early death at age forty. She continued to operate the family's 100-acre farm in Penfield, Clearfield County. The building was re-dedicated October 24, 1980.

Students are gathered on the lawn in front of Old Main. Sunlight filters through the trees. The view is looking toward Eveland Hall (Angel Factory). The very front of Old Main with its balcony and porch is seen. On back: 'Elizabeth Scollon Leonard, Old Main Facing West and Eveland Hall.' Elizabeth Scollon is a 1920 graduate of Williamsport Dickinson Seminary.

A view of the old Science Building just prior to demolition. The building was originally used as part of the Flock's Brewery. Lycoming College acquired it in 1951. It was converted into a science facility in 1956-57. According to a 1958 newspaper article, the interior was painted and plastered, acoustical tiles were installed in the ceilings, and asphalt floors were laid. Improvements were also made to the electrical and plumbing systems. According to the 1987-88 academic bulletin, the building housed biology and chemistry laboratories, classroooms, a lecture hall, and a greenhouse, and was used until 1988. It then served as a storage center for the Buildings and Grounds department until its demolition.

View of the campus from the west corner of Old Main looking over at Hilltop Gymnasium and the barn to its right. Note on back: 'Published Sep 10 1933.'