West College (Old West)

Several members of Beta Theta Pi play chess in Clyde Furst's room in West College in 1892.

From Left to Right: Clyde Furst ('93), Charles Baker ('93), Virgil Prettyman ('92), Paul Appenzellar ('95), Fred Stilt ('95), Robert McAlarney ('93)

The cupola of West College, with a man standing inside next to the bell, around 1895.  The mermaid is visible on the top of the cupola.

Twenty-five men standing on the academic quad, next to the corner of West College, and with Bosler Hall in the background around 1895.

A small child stands next to a tree on the path to Old West around 1895.

Jay Wesley Awl (Class of 1893) and Robert Emmet McAlarney (Class of 1893) stand in dorm room #40 in West College around 1895.

View of Old West in 1900.

View of Old West around 1905.

View of Old West around 1905. The Tome Scientific Building is visible in the background on the right.

View of Old West around 1905.

View of Old West around 1905.

A crowd watches as the college bell is removed from the cupola of West College in 1905.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: "Removing the bell from "Old West" to Denny Hall." 

A crowd watches as the college bell is removed from the cupola of West College in 1905.

A crowd watches as the college bell, which is on a wagon, moves through the academic quad. The bell will be installed in Denny Hall.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: "The Seniors in cap & gown constituting the guard of honor." 

The Heating Plant and part of the Old Gymnasium are visible in the background.

View of Old West around 1910.

View of Old West around 1910.

View of three students, most likely freshmen, placing class rivalry posters on the top window and the cupola of Old West during the 1910-1911 academic year.

One of the posters, with '13 printed in the center, is visible next to the student standing by the window. To view this poster, please see this image record. 

View of a group of students in the Old West cupola and a bicycle that was attached to the mermaid. The bike was put there as a prank by freshman members of Alpha Chi Rho during the 1914-15 school year. According to a letter by Frank Masland, class of 1918 and one of the participants, the stolen bike belonged to Chaplain Springer. The operation took place in the middle of the night, and the four students made a human ladder by climbing on each others shoulders in order to reach the top of the cupola and hoist the bike up. The college had to hire steeple jacks to take the bike down, after which the boys promptly stole it again.

View of a group of students in the Old West cupola and a bicycle that was attached to the mermaid.

The bike was put there as a prank by freshman members of Alpha Chi Rho during the 1914-15 school year. According to a letter by Frank Masland, class of 1918 and one of the participants, the stolen bike belonged to Chaplain Springer. The operation took place in the middle of the night, and the four students made a human ladder by climbing on each others shoulders in order to reach the top of the cupola and hoist the bike up. The college had to hire steeple jacks to take the bike down, after which the boys promptly stolen again.

Photograph of a bicycle that was attached to the mermaid on top of Old West.

The bike was put there as a prank by freshman members of Alpha Chi Rho during the 1914-15 school year. According to a letter by Frank Masland, class of 1918 and one of the participants, the stolen bike belonged to Chaplain Springer. The operation took place in the middle of the night, and the four students made a human ladder by climbing on each others shoulders in order to reach the top of the cupola and hoist the bike up. The college had to hire steeple jacks to take the bike down, after which the boys promptly stole it again.