Lycoming College - Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present

View of a furnished dormitory room in Rich Hall, showing window treatments, double beds, and table and chairs. 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. The photo is dated October 10, 1948.

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. A print of this photo is inside th back cover of the 1958 yearbook.

'Persons Cross At Own Risk' is on a sign marking construction in the gate area of the south side of Old Main. Construction is in progress just inside the iron railings in front of the stone stairway leading to Old Main. On back: 'Published Sep 19 1948.'

View of the south side of Skeath Hall, taken shortly followiing construction. The residence hall was originally built as a men's dormitory, but as of 1991 houses both men and women freshmen. The building is named in honor of J. Milton Skeath, professor, dean, and head of the psychology department, who taught at the college for forty-six years.

Automobiles and a covered trailer line the street outside of Crever Hall as students move into the residence hall. Two females carrying books walk along the street, another leans against a railing, another sits on the stairs, and another is coming outside through the door.

View of the steps and columned entrance of Williams Hall in a winter scene. Williams Hall is a three story brick residence hall built in the Federalist style, with tall, white columns gracing the main entrance. It contains 146 rooms, including 73 double and single rooms for student housing, 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.