Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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Thirty Years June i, 1903 is a red letter day in the history of Monmouth College. That day marks a turning point in the history of the institution. At that time there came to Monmouth a man in the very prime of life under whose influence Monmouth College has taken her high place in the hearts of thousands of students, in the hearts of other thousands of friends of Chris- tion education, as well as in the educational world. At that time Monmouth had about 150 students in the college department and the faculty of all de- partments numbered 18. The college boasted four buildings. Old Main, built in 1:863, the Auditorium, built in 1897, a new gymnasium, built in 1902, (now the Little Theatre) and the Terrace, the president ' s home. This silver haired young man knew the problems and difficulties of a college from three viewpoints, but he had dreams for Monmouth and for service that could not be dimmed by mere problems, burned out by fire, bankrupted by hard times, nor tempted by flattering offers. He knew the viewpoint of the student and an alumnus. He had lived for many vears in daily contact with the problems that the president must face, for his father had been president for nineteen years. He knew what the church expected of its colleges, for he had been a successful minister. Through the vears he has never lost any of these perspectives. This year, on the thirtieth anniversary of the assumption of the presi- dency by Thomas Hanna McMichael, all Monmouth folk and all Monmouth friends join in expressing their love for him and their gratitude for what his dreams, his leadership, and his determination have accomplished. Pasre Fourteen