Groundbreaking ceremonies for the classroom and faculty office building and for the library took place on May 2, 1963. President Morris turned the symbolic first shovelful of dirt with a silver-plated shovel presented to him by the general contractor, the Fruin-Colnon Company of St. Louis.

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Last Update: April 5, 1999