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The challenges posed by Federation, compounded
by dropping enrollment nationwide, and cut-backs in federal
funds created fiscally-tight conditions on campus throughout
the 1970s. After the completion of Gund Hall for the Law School
in 1971 and the dedication of the Health Sciences Center in
1972, the only building construction on campus until 1986 was
the renovation of Thwing Hall and Hitchcock
Hall into Thwing Center in 1980. This renovation included
the addition of a bookstore and atrium. The dedication of Thwing
Center was held in conjunction with the inauguration of David
V. Ragone as third president of CWRU in November 1980. The newly-remodeled
Thwing Center was featured in the January 1981 issue of Architectural
Record.
The last 10 years saw the disappearance of a campus
landmark. In 1972 the venerable Case Main
Building was razed. Many alumni fought to save the building,
but the wrecking ball hit in March. All was not forgotten, however.
The Michelson-Morley fountain was located on the site of Case
Main. The stones and decorative elements from Case Main were
saved and used in the landscaping around the fountain and in
front of Yost and Pardee Halls. The Case Quad was renamed the
Kent Smith Quadrangle, and the sign for the Case campus, located
on the southeast corner of Euclid Avenue and Martin Luther King,
Jr. Drive, incorporated stone from Case Main. Alumni also received
stones as souvenirs.
Number of buildings in use by CWRU in 1980:
98.
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