McGraw Tower restoration preserves the past, ensures the future
March 07, 2024
March 07, 2024
ITHACA, New York, March 7 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
In 1891, the University Library, with its 173-foot clock tower, was the newest building on the Arts Quad.
Cows grazed on Libe Slope as 1,538 enrolled students glanced up to the clocks to check the time.
The building glowed with light produced by the newfangled electric lightbulb, and daily concerts rang out from its nine bells.
More than 130 years later, enrollment has e . . .
In 1891, the University Library, with its 173-foot clock tower, was the newest building on the Arts Quad.
Cows grazed on Libe Slope as 1,538 enrolled students glanced up to the clocks to check the time.
The building glowed with light produced by the newfangled electric lightbulb, and daily concerts rang out from its nine bells.
More than 130 years later, enrollment has e . . .