People view the portrait of John W. Atherton in Atherton Union

Description:	People view a portrait of John Whistler Atherton (Class of 1900) in the student lounge in Atherton Union. Painted by Jessie Marie Goth, the oil painting hangs over a fireplace. Designed by the architectural firm of McGuire and Shook, the building was originally named the John Whistler Atherton Center, in honor of Atherton, who served for 26 years as the secretary-treasurer for Butler University. When the building opened on January 3, 1950, it housed a cafeteria, the Campus Club (or C-Club), a bookstore, a room with billiard and ping pong tables, a lounge, a barber shop, offices for student activities and clubs such as The Butler Collegian and The Drift, as well as the Alumni Office, a faculty lounge, and other amenities. However, four decades later, the administration of Butler University felt the building was not being used to its true potential. After a renovation project was completed, the building was renamed Atherton Union in 1993.
Origin:	1950
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BldgsGrnds/id/1948
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, 39.837488, -86.172112 39.837488 -86.172112
Subjects:	Fireplaces Painting Student unions Butler University--Buildings College buildings Butler University--History Indianapolis (Ind.)--History People Atherton, John Whistler, 1877-1947 John Whistler Atherton Center Atherton Union Fairview campus

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