Dr. Charles Dirksen to Lecture at Dedication of Matheson Hall
Editor’s note: To commemorate what would have been Matheson Hall’s 50th birthday, we are reprinting this story about the building’s dedication event, which originally appeared in The Triangle on October 16, 1965.
The dedication of Matheson Hall will take place this Saturday, October 16, at 10 a.m. in the main lobby, followed by the Business Administration Convocation at 11 a.m. in the Matheson Hall Auditorium. The new building is located at 32nd and Market streets.*
The building will be dedicated in memory of Kenneth G. Matheson, President of Drexel from 1922 to 1931.Dr. Matheson came to Drexel from Georgia Tech and was instrumental in the development of Drexel’s collegiate status. Presiding over the ceremonies will be Charles Biddle, chairman of the Drexel Board of Trustees. Also present will be Dr. Hagerty, Dean Parrish, and the Matheson family. At 10:30 a.m., John Dewey, Matheson’s 7-year-old great-grandson, will unveil the dedicatory plaque located on the west wall of the lobby.
The Business Administration Convocation ceremonies, to be presided over by Dr. Hagerty, will begin at 11 a.m. and will last approximately 45 minutes. Principle speaker will be Dr. Charles J. Dirksen, President of the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, and Dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Santa Clara. Dr. Dirksen will speak on the “Future in Business Education.” Dr. Dirksen was the co-author of “Sales and Marketing Management,” 1957; the three editions of “Cases in Marketing,” and “Readings in Marketing.” He is the author of numerous articles which have appeared in various journals and trade publications.
Matheson Hall was completed last spring at a cost of $2 million. It contains 25 classrooms with a capacity of 32 students each and four small seminar rooms. In addition, there are two lecture halls with capacities of 100 students each and an auditorium with a capacity of 300 students. Matheson Hall is a milestone in Drexel’s growth history in that it is the first building to become a separate facility of the Business Administration College. The dedication ceremonies are set to correspond with Homecoming so that many students will be able to attend.
Photo and article courtesy of Drexel University Archives
