File #3601: "1895-1896 Catalog, Vincennes, Map, V.U. Growth, V.U. Building, Directory."

1895-1896 Catalog, Vincennes, Map, V.U. Growth, V.U. Building, Directory.

Indiana--History; Vincennes (Ind.)--History; College Publications

Pg. 16-17. Left page: MATERIAL EQUIPMENT: LOCATION: Description of Vincennes' advantages: beauty, intelligent population, general healthfulness, utilities, electric street railway, growth, healthfulness. MAP: Circles representing radii of 25, 50 and 75 miles, with Vincennes at the center. Right page: LOCATION, cont.: Describes Vincennes' advantages, including its numerous churches, societies, railways; explanation of map; describes V.U. as the beginning of the school system of Indiana and Illinois; describes the University's geographic position, distance from other schools, uniqueness, plans to extend its work. THE UNIVERSITY BUILDING: Describes the University Building's location at the corner of Fifth and Busseron Streets; gives the history of the building, description of the rooms: Chapel, Armory, Music Department, Recitation Rooms, Laboratories, Art Department, Business College, Library, Library Annex, Museum, President's Office. Describes building with beautiful architecture, well-heated, ventilated, and lighted. DIRECTORY: Lists rooms and room numbers for the first floor.

Vincennes University, Byron R. Lewis Historical Library

1895-1896

Vincennes University, Byron R. Lewis Historical Library

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