Windows to the Past

Close up view of the brick relief on the theatre showing W.H. Hoyt, long time faculty member and namesake of Hoyt Science Hall searching the skies with a telescope.

Close up view of the brick relief on the theatre wall showing Normal Hall, most often referred to as Old Main, the original building in the space occupied by Hoyt Hall and the College Theatre.

Sculpted by Jay Tschetter, they reflect photographs gathered for the sesquicentennial book project, Nebraska’s First College. The left image is of W.H. Hoyt, long time faculty member and namesake of Hoyt Science Hall. The right image shows Normal Hall, most often referred to as Old Main, the original building in the space now occupied by Hoyt Hall and the Performing Arts Center. The photos and sculpture share a background of the hills of Peru, as you would see them, from the vantage point of the current buildings.