H. Edwin McGrew served two terms as president of his alma mater, Penn College. His first term was 1917-1928 and he was called back during the depression to serve from 1936 to 1942. McGrew Fine Arts Center is named for President McGrew and the Ware…
Architect A. T. Simmons, stylistically building influenced by Prairie School of Architecture, constructed 1916-1917. Interior of Lewis Hall Informal Lounge, located on the first floor of the Elizabeth Fry cottage. Used as the campus dining room…
East wing basement of Old Main, one of many locations for the School of Commerce, A complete renovation (1909) has put it in fine condition for the School of Commerce. The old rest room has been transformed into a place for the typewriting, the room…
Henry Clark Bedford served as president from 1931 to 1934 during the most difficult time for the college. Penn College lost accreditation in 1931. In 1933, the college reorganized and changed the name from Penn College to William Penn College in…
Old Main, interior image, Laboratory in East Wing constructed in 1890 with funds provided by the citizens in Oskaloosa, one of the best laboratories in the state.
