Olivet Nazarene University - Aurora Yearbook (Bourbonnais, IL)

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f§M Gbe Hurora ' 26 •GEORGETOWN, one of the oldest towns in the state of Illinois, J may justly be called, The Mother of Olivet College. Here The Apostolic Union was organized with twelve members. Pro- perty was purchased, and a frame building was erected in which the church services were conducted, while a four-room cottage was used for the convenience of the leaders. Soon the people felt the need of a holiness school in which their children could be educated, and young people could be prepared for Christian service- Page Twelve

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§P Ebe Hurora ' 26 jj ANOTHER scene of historical interest is the old Lincoln House in Olivet. Abraham Lincoln, who once practiced law in the city of Danville, is said to have spent the night in this house, then an inn. Page Eleven

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GbeHurora ' 26 HE FIRST building, a small frame structure of three rooms, was planned in May, 1908, and was completed October the first of the same year. The school was then moved from Georgetown to Olivet, and enlarged to an academy, with Professor Fred Mesch, principal, and with an enrollment of fifty students. The frame structure was moved from Georgetown to Olivet, and used for classes. A tent served as a dining hall, and the students roomed in the neigh- boring farmhouses. The school year closed with a camp meeting, at which time an institution was organized and placed under the management of a board of trustees. Mi .■■■■■■ . ■ - i!vi jv „,,,,,, ,.„,,.„,, : ■ Page Thirteen