The Early Campus, or the Pearl Street Quadrangle   An aerial view of the early quadrangle (ca. 1949). Thompson Hall (at the center of the photograph) was the first of several new buildings built by the turn of the century. Miller and Palmer Halls (facing each other at left) served as dormitories, while the Edgerly building (to the right at top) functioned as a junior high school in the 1910s. The “Practical Arts” building, which is now Percival Hall (bottom right), provided the first teacher training facilities for men after 1911. The exterior of Thompson Hall ca. 1900. At the time, Thompson would have dominated the campus, providing classroom space, dining halls, and even housing the Library. (This photograph was shot before the construction of Miller Hall.)   Thompson Hall dining room on the second floor, festooned with buntings. Evidence of the multi-purpose use of Thompson. In addition to dining facilities on the lower floors, Thompson housed the early Library and provided space for students to study. A chemistry laboratory in Thompson Hall. Palmer House (ca. 1920) at the north end of the quad, which served as the men's dormitory. The Hammond Student Center now stands on this locale.   Exterior view of Miller Hall (with Thompson on the left). Miller Hall functioned as a mirror-image of Palmer, providing housing for women. Depicted here is the lounge area, on the first floor. Of course, one unique feature of Miller Hall has always been the “oval room,” which for a time served as the dining hall for the women's dormitory. A 1902 photograph depicting the campus before the construction of Palmer House. From its inception, the campus was always growing eastward. Of course, with the addition of a new Rec. Center on North Street, the campus is now moving in the opposite direction, toward downtown. An aerial view of the campus shot in 1949. Note the tennis courts just behind Thompson Hall, between Edgerly and Percival. To the north of campus, across North Street (opposing Palmer House), lay the campus gardens.