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1915

Shoemaker Hall, Riverview, Old Model School, and Old Main building, 1915?

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Shoemaker Hall, 1915

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Shoemaker Hall opened in the fall of 1915. It was named in honor of alum, faculty member, and president Waite Shoemaker. Ill during its construction, Shoemaker died in March 1916 before the building was dedicated.

The campus appeared like this from 1915 to 1930.