This Month @ ONU

April 1, 1976 – Groundbreaking for Wilson Art Bldg.

April 1, 1973 – Groundbreaking for King-Horn Center

April 1, 1995 – Freeman Annex to Dukes Memorial dedicated

 

 

(L to R) C.H. Freeman's daughter, Pres. Freed, Susan Insley (Trustee) A&S Dean Hawbecker

 

 

April 2, 2004 – Arbogast Building in downtown Ada burns, ONU students & staff lose housing

 

April 3, 1928 – Funeral of Sen. Willis ('93 and ONU faculty member)

 

 

April 5, 1997 – Ground broken for addition to Taggart Law Library

April 7, 1941 – Clappers are stolen from bell tower in Hill Bldg.

April 9, 1866 – Henry S. Lehr began leaching in the Ada Public School – conducted his “select

                           school,” the predecessor of ONU, after classes

 

 

April 10, 1949 – Pres. McClure resigns for health reasons. Died June 1, 1952 at his home in

                             Florida

April 11, 1941 – Northern opens a $12,000 dormitory in the former S.M. Johnson residence

                             behind Hill

April 12, 1973 – Cornerstone laid for King-Horn

April 17, 1971 – Wesley Center dedicated

 

 

April 17, 1991 – beginning of dedication ceremonies for Freed Center

April 20, 1903 – first classes held in Dukes Building

 

 

April 22, 1941 – Two 50 lb. bell clappers from Hill Bldg. turn up in the lobby of the Cleveland

                             Plain Dealer

April 21, 1968 – Five University Place (former Alpha Sigma Phi house) opened

 

 

April 22, 1907 – Former Pres. Leroy A. Belt dies in his home in Kenton

 

 

April 23, 1994 - The Zeta Sigma chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta was established at Northern

April 27, 2009 – First LGBT course added to ONU’s curriculum