Campus Trivia - Answers
Below are the answers to the
Campus Trivia
questions.
What three campus
buildings are connected via a pedestrian tunnel?
Roger Adams
Laboratory, Noyes Laboratory, and Chemistry Annex.
What is the
oldest campus building still
standing?
Mumford House, built around 1870
Which campus
building was used in military training for the precursor to the
modern special forces?
English
Building - On July 28,
1943, the Board of Trustees voted to allow the program of
Physical Education for Men to use the building's pool and gym
to facilitate the newly-established "Army and Navy
specialized training programs, which will include instruction in
swimming". The University War Committee,
in conjunction with the "Director of the School, the Head of the
Department of Physical Education for Women, and other staff
members concerned" agreed to a plan whereby the pool would be
released to the Army and Navy trainees "from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00
[p]m. six days a week and the women students will have the use of
the pool during the afternoons and evenings". (Board of Trustees
Proceedings - July 28, 1943)
How many
buildings have been named "Bevier Hall" and what are their current
names?
English Building - Named Bevier Hall on April 17, 1947 and
renamed English Building on May 22,
1956
Bevier Hall
- Name approved on May 22, 1956 and dedicated
April 4, 1957
The inauguration
of which campus building caused the University to formally adopt
orange and blue as its campus
colors?
Engineering Hall (1894). See University Colors.
What was the
University's original name?
Illinois Industrial
University. See University Name
Change.
What pivotal
campus figure is buried on campus and
where?
John Milton Gregory, the first Regent/President of the University,
buried between Altgeld Hall and Henry Administration
Building. See Gregory's Grave.
What was the name
of the University's first building and what was its intended
purpose when it was first
constructed?
Champaign and Urbana Institute Building, later known as Old Main University Building,
built around 1860 as a seminary. See the founding of the
university.
Which Main Quad
building used to have a swimming
pool?
English
Building.
What was the first
major campus building to be commissioned by the University
itself?
Mechanic and Military Drill
Hall
Which First Lady
helped to celebrate the 1-year anniversary of a campus building
and which building was it?
First Lady Eleanor
Roosevelt cut the cake at the Illini Union's first birthday.
What campus
building was the first to be funded by private
donations?
Tina Weedon Smith Memorial Building / Smith
Hall
When were women first admitted to the
University?
Fall of 1870, with 15
signing up that term. See Women at the
University.
What was "Project
500"?
The Higher Education Act of 1965
mandated that minorities be more actively recruited by campus to
provide greater racial balance across the campus student
population. Students lobbied the University to admit 1,000
minority students, while the administration wanted to admit only
200. The two groups finally agreed on the number 500 as a
compromise, and so "Project 500" and the Special Educational
Opportunities Program was born. See Racial Equality.
What was the University's "Charter of
Freedom"?
Illinois Supreme Court
rulling of January 21, 1943 that affirmed the University's
right to hire its own legal counsel. This was termed
the University's "Charter of Freedom" by Trustee Judge Johnson
because it clarified that the University was an independent entity
with all of the rights of a public corporation. See
Charter of Freedom.
What was the University's original
motto?
"Onward and Upward".
See University Seal.
When did the University first begin to
confer degrees?
In 1877, prior to that, only certificates were
awarded. See Certificates to
Degrees.
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