Fraser Hall
Fraser Hall was dedicated on April 3rd 1929. Appropriation for construction had been capped at only $250,000, allowing for a student body of 300. After two years of discussion, Dean Everett Fraser and the faculty agreed to the proposed new building. The Dean and the consulting architect, F.M. Mann, foresaw that the building would be inadequate for future growth, so the building was designed with extensions in mind that would double its space when additional funds became available.
The year 1950 saw the beginning of an eight-year effort to expand Fraser Hall. Even after raising admission standards to check the growth of the student population, the student body was in danger of reaching 600 a decade ahead of projections, while the Law Library had swelled to double the building’s designed capacity. The expansion project received an appropriation of $600,000, which provided an additional 24,000 square feet and room for 150 additional students. The addition, however, like the original construction, would prove insufficient in the face of future growth.
