While the Davis Administration building was the center of campus, by 1900 there were two residence halls: North Hall and South Hall. North Hall was a men’s residence hall containing a parlor and 40 rooms for students. South Hall, a women’s residence located one block south of Davis Administration Building,..Read More
The university invested $2,000 in Alumni Auditorium, adding ten custom-designed stained glass windows and a large rose window at the west end.
The men’s dormitory, North Hall received cosmetic updates and electric lights. A cement walkway was laid connecting North Hall to the Davis Administration Building.
The YMCA-YWCA were influential since 1898 in helping Friends University maintain Christian ideals. In 1922, Y members at Friends furnished the large room above as a lounge as one of their projects.
The Garfield College Building, known as University Hall was renamed the Davis Administration Building after Friends University founder, James M. Davis.
A striking stone entrance was gifted to the university by the senior class of 1928. Senior class gifts started becoming an annual tradition in 1925.
The famed clock was added to the tower of the Davis Administration Building! In order to raise money for the tower, the seniors sponsored a play, “Adam and Eva” as a benefit. The 7 foot clock itself was made from E. Howard and Company of Boston, Massachusetts. The clock was..Read More
A new boys’ dorm was added to the northeast corner of University and Hiram. 28 students lived there in that first year.
Friday, August 13 at 10:30 a.m., The Explosion! A buildup of heat under the old hot water boiler in the Davis Building, generated growing pressure that spewed the top of the boiler off. The result was a large hole in the library stack room, shaking the sub floor under the..Read More
With the addition of Sumpter Hall, the campus now included six buildings: Davis Administration, East Hall Women’s Dormitory, Music Hall, Stanley Gymnasium, and Industrials Arts Building. Sumpter Hall housed the home economics department, cafeteria, bookstore, art department.