Groundbreaking ceremony for an Atherton Union addition
| Description: |
A speaker stands at a lectern during the groundbreaking ceremony for an Atherton Union addition on Friday, October 9, 1992. An audience watches from their chairs and several people in the front row have hard hats and shovels. From left to right the people with hard hats are Student Government Association President Robert P. Benson (Class of 1993), Butler University Board of Trustees Chair Paul Schmidt, M.D., Alumni Association President Jamene Phillippe (Class of 1973), and Faculty Assembly Chair Dr. W. Kent Van Tyle (Class of 1967). Behind the speaker, a person is filming the event and several people are watching from the opposite side of the fence. Originally named the John Whistler Atherton Center, in honor of John W. Atherton (Class of 1900), who served for 26 years as the secretary-treasurer for the University, the building opened on January 3, 1950. However, four decades later, the administration of the University felt the building was not being used to its true potential. The building was updated and a 24,000 square-foot addition was constructed at the southern end of the building, which was renamed Atherton Union. Beyond the construction fence, cars are parked along Hampton Drive and portions of the Tau Kappa Epsilon House is visible. |
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| Origin: | 1992-10-09 |
| Source: |
http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BldgsGrnds/id/1796 |
| Collection: |
Butler University Buildings and Grounds Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted |
| Geography: |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 39.836885, -86.172129 39.836885 -86.172129 |
| Subjects: |
Student unions Fences College students College teachers Butler University--Faculty Butler University--Employees Butler University--Alumni and alumnae Spectators Shovels Microphone Chairs Hats Construction projects Sidewalks Streets Trees Greek letter societies--Dwellings Butler University--Buildings College buildings Butler University--History Indianapolis (Ind.)--History Groundbreaking ceremonies John Whistler Atherton Center Atherton Union Lecterns Benson, Robert P. Phillippe, Jamene Schmidt, Paul Tyle, W. Kent van People Hard hats Tau Kappa Epsilon--Gamma Psi Chapter (Butler University)--Dwellings Hampton Drive Fairview campus |
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