"Seerley's four-story neo-classic design set the architectural character for the whole campus." The red brick, towering columns, and tiled roof made this building an imposing structure. "The mansard roof and red brick exterior were repeated in three adjacent buildings." The inside had beautiful wooden benches and tile floors. The ground floor served mainly as space for the Graduate College and Public Policy programs. Classrooms occupied most of the first and second floor. The desired one hundred-twenty seat classroom is on first floor. There are small seminar rooms on both first and second floors, with additional intermediate classrooms in various locations. The third floor is filled with faculty offices. These offices are furnished with desks, computers, files, and books. Also on the third floor is the Department of History office suite. In this suite are the graduate assistants' offices, the head's office, the secretarial area, the lounge, and the Donald F. Howard Memorial Seminar Room.   This seminar room is used for graduate seminars and various conferences.  The lounge is a wonderful place for faculty to relax and converse casually. Lastly, the main focus of the restoration is located on the first floor. What has become known as the Great Reading Room is just that. The woodwork and fabulous murals have been returned to their original grandeur.

By Jedd Taylor

Fall 1998

Edited By Julie Erickson