Volume 8 , Issue 3

Northwestern's Oklahoma Hall (Alva, OK)...

From last week's feature & photo of NWOSU's Oklahoma Hall (which is on the corner of 8th & Oklahoma Blvd., in Alva, Oklahoma), we have jogged a few memories out there. (Read those Comments - Click Here.)

That it may have been built around 1964 or '65. We think '65 was the year it showed itself on the Northwestern campus. We believe the company that built the women's dorm was out of Enid, Oklahoma and consisted of two guys who could have been from Alva. BUT... The memories are foggy on that part. If someone out there has any other memories, we would love for you to leave your memories of NWOSU's Oklahoma Hall in the "Comment" section under this feature.

We also found out that there are NO specific plans for the spot that once was occupied by the tennis courts before it was occupied by Northwestern's Womens dormitory (Oklahoma Hall). Perhaps it will be another green space.

You guys that went to Northwestern in the mid-1960's might remember kissing your girl good-night after dropping her off at her dorm (Oklahoma Hall).

There are rumors that the cause of tearing down Oklahoma Hall was problems of Asbestos. Whatever the reasons, there are lots of memories being jogged this week.

Remember your Horace Mann Elementary school memories of end of school year in the Spring when you would have a class picnic and games on the tennis courts? That was a time that Horace Mann Elementary was in operation on Northwestern's campus -- there was the time that the only two dorms on campus were Shockley & Vinson Hall.

AND... there was the time that Horace Mann also housed the Alva Junior High on the second floor until the NEW High School was built.
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