Northwestern State Normal (NSN)

Castle On The Hill (burned to a shell of itself March, 1935). This is an old photo of Northwestern State Normal School, in Alva, Oklahoma, a friend, Lovina Clark (dec'd), gave it to me awhile back (20+ years ago). It is a long panorama photo that I scanned as two photos because at the time my scanner was a small screen machine.

If you look closely you shall notice the Lincoln statue, water tower, chimney in the open area between the two buildings.  This is the area where Herod Hall was eventually built. As you might notice this was taken before Herold Hall (administration building) was built between these two NSN buildings (Castle & Old Science Hall). Sometime later date the Science hall lwas moved to the eastside of the campus into Carter Hall. The old science hall has become many offices throughout its history, such as the music department when I went to NSC in the 1970s. Today it is goes by "Ryerson hall."< as it looks down 7th Street.

  A Silent message thru the ages 

  Is delivered to the races passing by,

  And the wisdom of the sages

  Flashes futily from the sturdy eye,

  Watching Life's laughter, song and tears 

  Thru the eager march of onward years; 

  With quiet, unperturbed, mobile face

  Inspires us to live with equal grace.

  [taken from The Ranger 1926 yearbook]