1927
This photo of North Gate appeared in the 1927 annual yearbook Instano. Weyandt Hall would later occupy the area to the right of this "gate" entrance into campus from the perspective of the person taking this photograph. The road (Washington Street) seen immediately on the other side of the gate no longer exists and basically is in the same location as the present entrance walkway into Weyandt Hall. (See more information.) Oakland Avenue can be seen through the gate in the distance. These brick pillars were later moved alongside Oakland Avenue. (See more information.) I remember seeing these same brick pillars there for a while with the balls on top in 1976 and then replaced later by a much larger brick entrance (c. 1980?). Especially notice the white plaque in the 1927 photo that says the gate is a gift from the class of 1900 in the year 1920. There is a plaque on each of the two sides of the gate and these same two plaques are now embedded in the newer brick entrance (without the original balls on top).