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Dr. Martin Luther College
Vol. LVII No.1 Orientation
An airview of the campus
Our Sign Of Welcome The marker on the Center Street entrance still welcomes students and visitors to our campus. Although the student w1ll find a plot plan ot the campus in the college catalog, the latter has not been able to keep completelyup to date with the changesthat havebeengoing on. Already since last year, when this picture was taken, several Importantchangeshave been made onthe groundsthemselves. The upper lett of the picture tails to showthe beginningsof a tootball bowl that is gradually taking shape. The extreme lett center snows only a small part ot the new soccer and sottball fields. The white building, men's dormitory, shownto the right ot the baseball diamond, has been moved to the lett ot the diamondanddirectlywestotthe tennis courts. The new gymnasium - auditorium, student union, retectory building, now under construction,will occupy part of its site. This building runs parallel to HillviewHall, our newestdormitory for wom-
en.
In the center of the picturelies the classroom building, and at the left center is the men's dormitory. Just below it is the MusicCenter anddirectly
across from that is the Old Music Hall. OldMainIs easily recognizableby Its statelytow; er. Presently Its first floor serves as the refectory and its second floor has four crass;
rooms and several offices. The two buildings shownat the
lower
right
are
women's
dormitories: Centennial Hall, the L_shapedbuilding,andHlllcrest Hall. Waldhelm,another women's
dormitory
On
campus.
was out of range of the camera. It lies south ot the street known as WaldhelmDrive. Center street, at the right, leads from the city up to the college. The street at the top of the picture is SouthHighland Avenue, a street often traveled by students walkingto Flandrau State Park, part of which is vtstbls at the top of the picture, At the iower left is summit Avenue,
which
also
leads
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to
Flandrau and to the New Vim Country Club, an IS_hole golf course. Directly across Center street are Hermann park and west SIdePark, picnic grounds and sports areas. From the college hill onehas a beautiful panoramic view of the city. Weknowthat fromnaving been among those whoenjoyed their stay in the "City Built on a HllL."
Dr, Martin Luther Collegethe marker the college
at the entrance to more than just a
is
stone edifice; it is a milestone for you, whether you are be'ginning your college career or returning for another year. The name at the entrance proclaims to all who pass, and more important, to all who enter, that
within the walls of our college Is taught the Word of God.
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