Repository: UIHistories Project: Dedication - Home Economics Newspaper [PAGE 21]

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i\J§ f U f l C U from 1900 to 1921 for whom, the ville, is an instructor in Related *#WCf I building is named, is the center of Arts, University of Tennessee, The multi-purpose auditorium in {girt interest in the student lounge on Knoxvillc, Tennessee Bevier Hall can well be the scene l or ; of a style -show, demonstratior and ture, Or convocation within the T | tori course of a week. This 240-seat room* provide up- I tern to-date facilities for the department of home economics and other groups at the University of Illinois. From time to time both faculty and students use it. Foam cushioned seats are stair-stepped up toward the back of the auditorium so the view is about the same from all points. Modern curtains on the stage give an > attractive backdrop for style shows in which home economics students often model clothes they have made in classes. A second set of curtains toward the back of the stage can be pulled and blackboard behind them can be used. The auditorium stage carries electrical outlets so that equipment can be installed for demonstrations. Equipment laboratories are located in the first floor close to the auditorium. Since all equipment in the laboratories is portA w k l e s t a i r w a y at the front entrance o f Bevier H a l l leads able, it can be taken to the audif H e w p y to the second floor student lounge. Striped panels of torium and used for special proz e b r a w o o d extend from the first to the second floors in this grams as the occasion demands. e n t r a n c e w a y a n d . encase, the stairwa* These demonstrations m a y br