UTEP: A Pictorial History of the University of Texas at El Paso

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Worrell Hall was built in 1937 to answer the need for more dormitory facilities. The same style was used to build a second dormitory, Benedict Hall, a block away. Named for the first dean of the institution, Worrell Hall looked like this in the early 1950s after completion of Hudspeth Hall at the left and Miners Hall at the right.

Benedict Hall, built as a dormitory in 1937, has been used for offices in recent years and currently houses the Department of Political Science. It was named for H. Y Benedict, president of The University of Texasfrom 1927 to 1937. During the years that the Collegeof Mines was a subdivision of his university, Dr. Benedict often urged that it begiven its own autonomy.

Bell Hall, built in 1947, had a wing with dining facilities for dormitory residents. In recent years it has served as the Computer Center. The rest of the building wasfor several years headquarters for the Collegeof Business Administration; when that college's new building was completed in 1983, College of Science offices moved to Bell Hall.

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