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THE MIC1IGAN DAILY
SUNDAY, JULY I3, 1951
Angell Hall Addition Latest Expansion of Main Campus Si
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LAB CLASS WORKING IN EARLY MASON HALL
Story by Virginia Voss
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Courtesy Michigan Historical Collection
OLD UNIVERSITY HALL WITH NEW WEATHERPROOF DOME
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The sprawling outline of Angell
Hall and its new $4,700,000 addi-
tion represents the latest but prob-
ably not the last development of
the State Street site which has
housed the main campus building
for more than 100 years.
Characteristically, the addition
of the three shining new units to
the 30 year old Angell Hall is in
line with the piecemeal expansion
that throughout University his-
tory has resulted in an architec-
turally spotty but serviceable cam-
pus.
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SINCE 1841, four buildings of
varying sizes and designs have
served the function of a main
classroom building.
The first was a square, gaunt
building known as Mason Hall.
Completed in 1841, it was con-
structed in place of an already-
designed, elaborate Gothic struc-
ture, which was rejected because
a state oxicial stubbornly main-
tained that a university consists
not of fine buildings but "in the
number and ability of its pro-
fessors and other appointments."
Mason Hall was an intensely
practical affair, housing in its
four stories student bedrooms,
studies, a chapel, library and a
museum.
In 1849, an adjoining building
called South Wing was construct-
ed to house students and provide
classroom space.
BUT ASIDE from the difficul-
ties of housing students and class-
rooms in the same building, the
influx of women students in the
1870's pushed enrollment to what
was the nsky-high, and created
the need for expanded facilities.
According to University ar-
chitectural tradition, nothing
could have been more logical
than to sandwich the needed
auditorium-office-classroom sec-
tion between the existing Ma-
son Hall and South Hall.
That was what happened, and
an imposing, domed structure
called University Hall was the re-
sult.
Loaded with sentimental at-
tachments, University Hall also
came to have its share of hazards.
An impractical towering dome
which leaked on auditorium audi-
ences was replaced in 1896 with
a smaller round one. The over-
sized auditorium was condemned
in 1930 as a fire hazard.
University Hall stood until 1951
when it was torn down to make
room for the Angell Hall addi-
tion. It had been crumbling for
years, though, and had long since
been replaced as the central class-
room building by the pillared
structure built right in front of it
-Angell Hall today.
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GOTHIC-STYLE MAIN CAMPUS BUILDING THAT NEVER GOT BUILT
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DRAWING FOR BL-TOWERED ANGELL HALL, REJECTED IN FAVOR OF PRESENT BUILDING
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Prohibitionists Wage Lengthy
Battle Against 'Demon Rum'
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HER FAVORITE weapon for
stamping out sin was a good sized
hatchet which she wielded against
saloons in all parts of the coun-
try. Bar equipment, glasswear,
liquor bottles and beer kegs all
fell before her murderous stroke.
Invariably she would be arrest-
ed after these raids, but jail never
dampened her enthusiasm for she
felt a divine calling and always
read the Bible and prayed during
her sojurns in jaiL
Though she was laughed at
more than respected, her efforts
brought publicity to the move-
ment and kept it in the public's
attention.
More rational action came dur-
ng the early 1900's and by 1914
the prohibitionists had enough
strength in Congress to nearly
bring about national prohibition.
Wells To Talk
On Semantics
Prof. Rulon S. Wells, of the
philosophy department, Yale Uni-
versity, will present a series of
four lectures on semantics during
the coming week, in connection
with the Linguistics Forum which
will be held here then.
Wells will speak on "Chaos in
Semantics" at 2 p.m. tomorrow
in the Rackham Assembly Hall.
At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, his topic
will be "The Process of Interpre-
tation." "Kinds of Meaning" will
ae the topic of the lecture to be
The election of 1916 was cru-
cial to the drys and they suc-
ceeded in mustering a Congres-
sional roster with the necessary
two-thirds majority to secure pas-
sage of the Constitutional amend-
ment.
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THE CONGRESSMEN were not
Prohibitionists, for the Party had
little to do with their election.
Main impetus came from local and
national religious and temperance
groups.
Due to the Impossibility of en-
forcement, the amendment was
not successful in stamping out
liquor consumption. From the
time prohibition took effect in
late 1919 until its demise in
1933, thirsty Americans turned
to bootleggers and home brew
for liquor.
The era was characterized by
gangsterism and disrespect for the
law, and few people mourned the
end of enforced national temper-
ance.
Today the movement is not too
powerful, although some commun-
ities afid a few states have pro-
hibition laws. Then too there are
many other situations, as in Ann
Arbor, where temperance is the
watchword.
Recital Planned
By Prof. Kollen
Prof. John Kollen of the music
school, pianist, will present a re-
cital of Schubert sonatas at 8:30
p.m. Tuesday in Rackham Lecture
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