1930
Bibb Graves Hall is built at the cost of $300,000, fulfilling Dr. Daugette's dream of relocating the campus' main administration and classroom building to the site of the Gen. Joseph W. Burke estate. Set "on a hill surrounded by the horseshoe of water oaks planted by Gen. Burke, (Sawyer, 1983, p. 76)" Bibb Graves Hall was named for the former governor. It remains the University's central administration building today. The 30s will be remembered as a decade of trial and triumph, as growth continues despite the Depression. The 50th anniversary is celebrated and, by the end of the decade, many buildings are added to the campus, including the Ramona Wood Library, right, which now serves as the education building. Other structures built during the 30s include Daugette Hall, Hammond Hall, J.W. Stephenson Gymnasium and Abercrombie Hall. |
