Mary Elizabeth Swann shovels dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony for Atherton Union

Description:	Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Swann (Class of 1948), Student Council President, shovels dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony for Atherton Union. Seated behind her, from left to right, are Bryan Brooks Walters Jr. (Class of 1948), editor of The Butler Collegian; Dr. E. Robert Andry (Class of 1930, M.A. and B.D. 1934), Head of the Department of Religion; Dr. George F. Leonard, faculty representative and Director of Butler Universitys Evening Division; Wilbur B. Shook of McGuire and Shook, architects for the building; J. Russell Townsend Jr. (Class of 1931), President of the Butler Alumni Association; James Irving Holcomb, Chair of the University Building Committee; Hilton U. Brown (Class of 1880, M.A. 1882), President of the Board of Directors; and Emsley W. Johnson Sr. (Class of 1900), Vice President of the Board of Directors.
Origin:	1948-05-03
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BldgsGrnds/id/1726
Collection:	Butler University Buildings and Grounds Collection
Rights:	https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/
Copyright:	In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Geography:	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 39.837553, -86.172129 39.837553 -86.172129
Subjects:	Student unions Brown, Hilton U. (Hilton Ultimus), 1859-1958 Holcomb, J. I. (James Irving), 1876-1962 Shovels College administrators College trustees College students College teachers Butler University--Faculty Butler University--Employees Architects Spectators Chairs Microphone Butler University--Buildings College buildings Butler University--History Indianapolis (Ind.)--History People Swann, Mary Elizabeth Walters, Bryan Brooks, Jr. Andry, E. Robert Leonard, George F. Shook, Wilbur B. Townsend, J. Russell, Jr. Johnson, Emsley W., Sr., 1878-1950 Groundbreaking ceremonies Platforms John Whistler Atherton Center Atherton Union Fairview campus

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