Repository: UIHistories Project: Booklet - Welcome to the University (1945) [PAGE 3]

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The Illinois Campus and Surrounding Area

CHAMPAIGN CITY f LINE URBANA

URBANA BUILDINGS

151 Big Four Station. 155 Champaign County Court House 157 City Building 162 First Unitarian Church 153 Illinois Terminal S t a t i o n . . . . . 158 Library, Urbana Free 152 Plaza Hotel 154 Princess Theatre 160 Twin City Bible Church 156 U . S . Post Office 159 Urbana-Lincoln Hotel. f6l Wesley Foundation D-15 E -15 F -15 H- 9 D-15 F -14 E-15 E-15 E' 9 F-15 F-15 F -10

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Abbott Power Plant: . . HAdministration ; . GAgricultural Engineering...... J ' 9 Agriculture, New I ' 9 Agriculture, Old G' 9 Agronomy Greenhouse H- 9 AltgeldHall F' 8 Animal Pathology Lab Architecture. I Armory H' 7 Auditorium H- 9 Band H- 8 Botany Greenhouses E' 9 53 BuseyHall.. H-10 16 Ceramics E- 9 39 Chemistry Annex G- 9 61 Commerce 72 Dairy Manufactures . . . . . . . . . J ' 9 35 Davenport House.. .. . . . . G' 8 20 Electrical Engineering L a b . . . . . F ' 9 21 Electrical Engineering A n n e x . . F ' 9 25 Engineering Hall F' 9 52 Evans Hall. H-10 7 Filtration Plant. E' 9 63 Floriculture Greenhouses I '10 18 Garage and Shops . * . . . . E '10 67 Genetics I ' 9 56 Geological Survey L a b . . . . . . . . H' 4 48 Gregory H a l l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H3 Gymnasium A n n e x , . . . . . . . . . E ' 9 5 Gymnasium, High School E '10 58 Gymnasium, George Huff I >7 2 Gymnasium, Men's Old , E' 8 54 Gymnasium, Woman's H40 34 Harker H a l l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G ' 9 24 Health S e r v i c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - F* 8 75 Horticulture Field Lab.. L -13 45 Ice Skating R i n k . . . . . . . . . . . . H ' 7 29 Itlini Hall ....... ..'. F ' 8 31 Mini Union , F' 9 50 Library. H' 8 41 Lincoln H a l l . . . . . . ... H- 8 14 Locomotive Testing L a b . . . . . . . E '10 11 Machine Tool Lab E' 9 33 Mathematics. G 65 McKinley Hospital . . . . . . I -11 22 Mechanical Engineering L a b . . . F ' 9 57 Men's Residence Halls. . . . . . . I ' 7 69 Military S t a b l e s . . . . . . . . . J ' 7 15 Mining and M e t a l l u r g y . . . . . . . E - 9 32 Natural History F'9 70 Natural Resources. J 19 North Greenhouse. •;.... F ' 8 37 Noyes Lab. of C h e m i s t r y . . . . . G ' 9 23 Nuclear Radiations L a b . . . . . . . F - 9 51 O b s e r v a t o r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H- 9 12 Physical Plant S e r v i c e . . . . . . . . E ' 9 26 Physics Lab .. F- 9 17 Physiological Psychology Lab... E-10 74 President's H o u s e . . . . . . . . . . . K'12 1 Radio Studio (WILL) E* 8 49 Smith Memorial Music H a l l . . . H- 9 73 Stadium K' 6 44 State Natural History Survey Lab... H- 9 71 Stock Pavilion J *9 59 Surveying. I *8 10 Talbot L a b o r a t o r y . . . . . . . . . . . E ' 8 27 Theatre Guild S t u d i o . . . . . . . . . F ' 9 13 Transportation... E'9 28 Union Arcade. F' 8 4 University High School E- 9 64 Vegetable Greenhouses I '10 9 Vivarium. •...-.... E- 8 38 Woman's Building G' 8 6 Woodshop and Foundry E- 9

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1 The campus has many worth-while places to visit. Without attempting to name them all, the following are mentioned — some for general information, others because visitors have expressed an interest. In general, buildings are open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. except Sunday. A D M I N I S T R A T I O N BUILDING — Headquarters of the University: offices of the President, Registrar, Dean of Students, Graduate School, Business Offices, General Information Office, etc. "ALMA MATER" — World-famous statuary group depicting the University welcoming youth, by Lorado Taft,Glass of '79. ALTGELD H A L L —College of Law; a fine example of Romanesque architecture; inside, murals and frescoes are unique. A R C H I T E C T U R E BUILDING — College of Fine and Applied Arts; Art Gallery, open 9 to 5 weekdays, 2 to 5 Sundays; Hall of Casts contains famous reproductions and originals, including the never-reproduced "The Blind" by Lorado Taft; in basement are Taft's fascinating "miniatures," of the studios of famous sculptors. ARMORY — When built in 1913 the drill floor, 400' x 200' and 99' high, was the world's largest unobstructed floor area; the peacetime home of the largest R.O.T.C. of any non-military school. BARNS — Sheep, dairy cattle, beef cattle, horse, and hog barns are on the South Farms. T H E BROAD WALK (Burrill Avenue) — Under its arching elms probably more students pass from class to class than along any similar pathway. CERAMIC BUILDING — Ceramic products on display; equipment includes kilns, pottery and brick-making machines. E N G I N E E R I N G HALL — Headquarters College of Engineering; corridor exhibits of engineering models and pictures. F L O R I C U L T U R E G R E E N H O U S E S — Seasonal displays of nature's handiwork; interesting tropical room. Just north are the rock garden, formal gardens, and lily pool. GREGORY H A L L — Air-conditioned building housing College of Education, School of Journalism, and radio studios of W I L L . H U F F GYMNASIUM —Scene of men's physical education activities, basketball games, state high school basketball tournament, Commencement, Baccalaureate, etc.; seats 7,000 at games.

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ICE R I N K —Skating area 126 by 193 feet; gift from the Athletic Association. (Will open again next fall.) I L L I N I U N I O N BUILDING —"Community center" of the campus; widely known for its beautiful architecture and decoration, carried out in the colonial style of Williamsburg, Va. I L L I N O I S F I E L D —Site of all athletic contests before Memorial Stadium; used now for baseball. LIBRARY — Has more volumes than that of any other state university; interesting corrIdbTe"xHbTts, murals; windows in large second-floor reading room reproduce the marks of early printers. L I N C O L N H A L L — Lincoln's bust is in the marble entrance to the Little Theater, and his Gettysburg address on a floor tablet; headquarters College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; museums of European and Oriental culture open 3 to 5 Monday through Friday, 10 to 2 Saturday, 2 to 5 Sunday. MECHANICAL E N G I N E E R I N G LABORATORY —Equipment for instruction and research in engines, air conditioning and home heating; also new "Furnace of the Future." STADIUM — Gift of alumni and friends in memory of 184 Gold Star Illini of World War I whose names are on pillars of the Colonnades; seats 69,000. NATURAL H I S T O R Y BUILDING — Museums and corridor exhibits of wildlife and American Indian and Eskimo culture. NATURAL RESOURCES BUILDING — Houses the State Natural History and Geological Surveys. OBSTACLE COURSE —Quarter mile series of rugged obstacles for physical conditioning. S M I T H MUSIC BUILDING — Beautiful interiors; a memorial gift to the University by a former Trustee. SOUTH FARM —1,296 acres of experimental farms just south of campus; center of the state's agricultural leadership. STOCK JUDGING P A V I L I O N — Used for livestock educational demonstrations; tan bark arena. s T A L B O T LABORATORY —Laboratories With unusual equipment for research in metals and materials, including testing machine capable of exerting 3,000,000-pounds force either pulling or squeezing. WOMAN'S BUILDING —Center of women's interests: Dean of Women, home economics, physical education for women.