McKendree University - McKendrean Yearbook (Lebanon, IL)

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. . . . 9l Sta HxiUvCf, . ♦ A QOlllQl S STANDING . .A COLLEGE IS STANDING Into the establishing of that college went the dreams, faith, and prayers of many people. Mc- Kendree is not the largest college ; she is not the wealthiest. Her buildings aie not gleaming struc- tures of steel and glass. But Mc- Kendree offers something else. At McKendree the seeker may find faith in God, and what may be more important, faith in him- self. Mellow brick buildings, ivy- covered walls, a twisting walk, the soft chimes of the chapel bell — these are McKendree Col- lege today. And McKendree of .yesterday ? Out of the swirling mists emerges a circuit rider. With tall hat, high boots, and well-worn saddle bags, he jogs along — Peter Cartwright — educa- tor, farmer, autht)r, and lecturer — one of the founders of McKen- dree. A Sketch of the Original Building iZ . v r . T f iW- ..Wl5(j = —3—

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( A CoUeKfe, Peter Cartwright A College ' mid plains is standing, standing there from olden days, The Pioneer of prairies, first in untrodden ways. For service and Christian culture, for efficiency she stands, Her sons and daughters praise her, with voices, hearts and hands. V m . .A COLLEGE 15 STANDING High upon the Old Hill at Lebanon, Illinois, stands a true Pioneer of prairies. Though the school loyalty song has been since changed to read Pioneer of learn- ing, the original version caught the spirit of the oldest Methodist college in the United States.

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