then NOW} The Upper Quad was once home to Old Main, the former academic center of campus. With no clocks inside classrooms, students were paid to ring the bell atop Old Main, signaling mealtimes, class periods, and even wake-up time every day at 6:30 a.m. When the bell cracked in 1941, President Long decided to display the broken bell resting between Clarke Chapel and the Fine Arts Building among benches and a flower garden. Today, the Upper Quad is a scenic hub connecting the Krapf Gateway Center to the west side of campus. At the center is Founders Plaza, an outdoor seating and teaching area for the campus community that honors the history of transformational philanthropy at Lycoming College.
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