June 29th Clemson Historic Picture And Trivia Question Of The Day

Today’s photo is from the 1980’s and shows a creative prank played on the lettering outside of Earle Hall by some students looking to have a little fun.
Earle Hall was named after Samuel B. Earle, a professor of engineering and President of Clemson’s Agricultural College.
Trivia Question
Earle Hall earns a unique distinction at Clemson for how, or more importantly, when it was named for Samuel Earle. What is that unique distinction?
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[@eugenejohnson3rd]

Samuel Broadus Earle was the first in the school's history that a living person was honored by having a campus building bear his name.

[@TheTigerPregameShow]

Correct! Trivia Answer: Earle Hall was the first building on campus to be named for a living person at the time of dedication.