Lycoming College - Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present

View of the back of the newly-constructed John G. Snowden Memorial Library.

Exterior view of the renovation of Drum House in progress

Autumnal Aerial View of Lycoming College Campus looking south from the baseball field and tennis courts. The large grassy area toward the left center of the photo is The Quad.

Aerial view of Shangraw Athletic Complex and David Person Field, looking north. The setting is an autumn afternoon with a football game in progress.

Dedication ceremony of the Evert Gate and the Quadrangle on the Lycoming College campus. The gate is located at the corner of the Heim Science and Chemistry Building. Dr. Evert grew up in Kuplmont, Pa. He graduated from Dickinson Seminary, and studied for one year at the University of Pennsylvania, then left to work in the family lumber business. In 1941, he founded S. H. Evert Co., Inc., a construction company, which he ran until his retirement in 1976. His company constructed buildings at Penn State and Susquehanna University, and many hospitals, factories, and schools in Central Pennsylvania.

A female student walks east in back of Old Main. On back: 'Published Sept. 19 1948.'

The Fine Arts Building, formerly Hilltop Gymnasium. 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. 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, an dstorage facilities. This photo is from Spring 1980.

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.

Two cyclists pass by the new Lamade Gymnasium. The gymnasium, part of the Physical Education and Recreation Center, is named in honor of George R. Lamade. Mr. Lamade was the publisher of the 'Grit ' newspaper and administrative committee chairman of the Williamsport Foundation. The Williamsport Foundation contributed $500,000 toward the cost of the facility. The organization recommended that the gymnasium be named after Mr. Lamade to recognize his years of service to the Williamsport area. The facility opened in 1980. The gymnasium facilities include regulation-size courts for basketball, indoor tennis, volleyball and badminton. Also included are areas for wrestling , gymnasitics, modern dance and intramurla sports, in addition to a regulation-siize, six-lane swimming pool with gallery seating for 200 spectators.

View from above of Long Administration Building, possibly photographed from a window in Rich Hall, or the Fine Arts Center.

View, looking upward, of the entryway and clock tower of John W. Long Hall, now the Long Administration Building. Long Hall was built in 1950-51, and named in honor of John W. Long, president of Williamsport Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and Junior College, and then Lycoming College, from 1921-1955. The clock face was installed in the tower in 1959. The building was home to the library until 1968, when the Academic Center was constructed. It was converted to administrative offices. This photo is on the title page of the Arrow, vol. 40, 1988.

View of Long Administration Building looking east from The Quad. The clock in the clock tower was a gift from the Class of 1958.