 This is St. Cloud State in a minute. Stewart Hall opened in October 1948, built to fill the need of more classroom space after the end of World War II. Stewart Hall was built partially surrounding Old Main, a building which at the time was a fire trap. Students were actually urged to not smoke in Old Main for fear of a possible fire. On December 3rd, 1948, classes were called off so students could help move furniture and equipment to the new building. Named after 1910 alum and resident director at the time, Warren Stewart, the back portion of the building nearest the Mississippi was originally built without the second and third floors. Those were added in 1989. During the original construction, a time capsule was placed during a cornerstone ceremony. During renovations in the 1980s, that time capsule could not be located. After moving the rubble offsite, workers noticed a small metal object. It was the time capsule. The Stewart Hall time capsule is safe today in the Miller Center's University Archives. That was St. Cloud State in a minute.