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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.
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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