Lycoming College - Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present

'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 north 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.

View of a dorm room in Skeath residence hall, showing a corner desk area with a computer. A television sits on the attached dresser. A shelving unit with photos and a lamp is above the desk. Posters and a calendar hang on the walls. The photo was taken during summer orientation.

View of a dorm room in Skeath residence hall, showing dressers with a television, and a corner desk area. Posters hang on the wall. Beds are bunked. The photo was taken during summer orientation.

Students study at a wooden table, are helped at the circulation desk, and use a round, wooden writing table by the card catalogue in the new Snowden Library. The large textile wall hanging over the circulation area wa designed and crafted by a Welsh artist, Lilian Edwards. The hanging depicts strata, a tree of knowledge, and night and day. Fabrics are different types of linens from around the world.

Construction of the first floor and balcony of Snowden Library's interior.The first floor is bare except for boxes, ladders, and other construction materials. Two workers on the first floor seem to be pushing a long,wooden beam against the balcony railing.

Students unpack and place books on the shelves of the new Snowden Library.

View of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall. Memorial Hall was a war surplus building originally used by the government as an office building. The Junior College acquired the frame building from the Susquehanna Ordinance Depot. The 12,000 square foot floor space doubled the classroom space at Dickinson. The additional space was needed as the Junior College was changing to four-year institution, Lycoming College. Renovations were made, including bricking the exterior. The extra space was used for recitiation rooms and laboratories for the Physics and Biology departments, and offices for instructors. The building was dedicated to twenty-five war dead and more than four hundred World War II service men and women. The building was razed in 1968 due to its deteriorating condition.

View of the stained glass window as it stood in the Clarke Chapel entanceway. The window was originally installed behind the chapel altar of Old Main c. 1926-27 as donation from Mrs. C. Luther Culler as a memoriam to her husband. The plaque at the cabinet's base reads: 'In Memoriam; C Luther Culler, A Pupil Of Dickinson Seminary 1874-1876; A Citizen of Williamsport, 1876-1924. When Old Main was demolished in 1968, the window was removed and restored by two Lycoming College maintenance employees, John Hill and John Harrison. They also built the cabinet and installed lights behind it. The window has now been moved to the Mary Lindsay Welch Honors Hall, where it provides a reflection point in Lindsay Chapel.

Students are shown leaving Clarke Chapel. This photo appears on the cover of the October 1949 issue of the Lycoming Bulletin.