▁until ▁the ▁school ▁re located ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁location ▁by ▁Little ▁Ce as ar ' s ▁Arena ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Helen ▁L . ▁De Ro y ▁Aud itor ium ▁The ▁Helen ▁L . ▁De Ro y ▁Aud itor ium ▁was ▁constructed ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁Pr ent is ▁Building . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁firm ▁of ▁Dar in ▁& ▁Arm strong ▁for ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁approximately ▁$ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁design ▁and ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁partly ▁fin anced ▁by ▁a ▁$ 3 2 3 , 0 0 0 ▁gift ▁from ▁the ▁Helen ▁L . ▁De Ro y ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁Gr ound bre aking ▁for ▁the ▁Helen ▁L . ▁De Ro y ▁Aud itor ium ▁occurred ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁concurrent ly ▁with ▁the ▁Pr ent is ▁building , ▁and ▁the ▁aud itor ium ▁opened ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁Business ▁School , ▁but ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁used ▁more ▁broad ly ▁as ▁a ▁lecture ▁hall ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁ ▁Meyer ▁Leon ▁Pr ent is ▁Meyer ▁Pr ent is ▁was ▁born ▁as ▁Meyer ▁Leon ▁Pr ens ky ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁in ▁Lith u ania . ▁At ▁age ▁two , ▁he ▁imm igr ated ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁to ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁grade ▁school , ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁finally ▁Jones