Western Illinois University - Sequel Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

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l I l l l l Q sms 1 WN. nings is seen standing the third man from the left end. President Morgan is the third man from the left end. Below: A women's physical education class in progress. The photograph shows the interior of the old gymnasium at Western, located in the room now used by the library. Above: President Morgan is seen taking a healthy swing in a fac- ulty ball game, played in the summer cf 1912. The catcher's pose and the absence of the ball indicates that the President had a good day at bat. Below: The football team of 1907 is shown seated for a picture in the grand stand. Below at the right is the girls' basketball team. The just completed Monroe Hall is seen in the background. The year is 1913. Assembly to pass a bill appropriating S1 0,- 000 for that purpose. The bill was, ever, vetoed by the Governor. A contrilbu- tion of one thousand dollars by Albert Eads of Macomb, enabled the completion and fur- nishing of two rooms on the second floor, while a temporarily improvised floor in vsihat is now the reserve library, provided space for indoor sport, and the auditorium lwas not finished until 1906. ' 1 With the inauguration of Charles S. De- l l neen as governor in 1905, President Hen- ninger tendered his resignation to take effect at once, and Mr. Samuel B. Hursh, then head of the department of English, was chosen as acting-president by the Board un- til a president should be elected. In the first term of 1905-'06 the Board tendered the presidency to Alfred Bayliss, who ac- cepted on condition that he assume the duties of the office at the end of the school year. Above: The faculty baseball team in 1912. Mr. Gin-

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At the top: stone, the The corner Governor's carriage and thc Canton Band in the parade. At the left: The foun- dation of the main building, the masons laying the COYII IFSIOIIC Above: The main building goes up, Governor Tanner's dedica- tion address, the masons with their aprons in the parade. Right, the completed main build- ing. BUILDING AND DEDICATION

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HE reorganization of the school under President Bayliss effected several radi- cal changes: three divisions of the school were provided for, the Normal school, Prac- tice school, and Academy, several new de- partments were added while y others were broadened, meth- A ods courses, physical culture and agricultural courses were added, several changes oc- curred in the faculty, curric- ulums were altered. In 1906 correspondence courses were offered by several depart- ments and were carried on for several years, entailing much work on the part of the faculty. In 1911 exten- sion classes were organized. The same year was secured the appropriation for the Monroe Hall. School publications made their appearance almost at the opening of school. In a joint conference of students and faculty a school paper was established. It was published monthly during the first four years and was known as the Clionian. In 1906 the Courier appeared and has been printed regularly ever since. The class of 1904 published the WISNS Class Souvenir, a nine by twelve inch, 26 page booklet, which was distributed before graduation week, carrying pictures of School Trustees, Faculty, the two grad- uates, a historical sketch of the school, and many other things. The first annual was printed by the Macomb Journal, and the photos were taken by the Wheat Studio. WALTER P. MORGAN The Sequel was published the next year and has appeared each year since. f The excellent administration of President Bayliss terminated tragically in the summer of 1911. While in western Iowa, looking after his farm, he was thrown by a frightened horse and fatally injured. The best sur- gical skill was summoned, but, the injury being beyond all medical aid, he died after eleven days of unconscious- ness. His loss was mourned by the entire school-facul- ty, students, and alumni. Es- teemed and loved by all, fair and open minded, weighing all factors before acting, in- telligent, delightfully social yet never trivial-these are the virtues declared to be a part of Alfred Bayliss. The class of 1911 set on the campus a boulder upon which was engraved his name, and the pipe organ secured through his efforts was fnamed The Bayliss Organ. Mr. John E. McGilvrey became acting president, after having been granted a year's leave by the Normal School of Kent, Ohio, of which school he had been chosen head. The position of Director of Training and head of the Department of Education, for- merly held by Mr. McGilvrey, was tendered to Walter P. Morgan of Terre Haute, Indi- ana, who began official connection with the school February 26, 1912. Upon Mr. Mc- Gilvrey's assuming his duties at the Normal School at Kent, Ohio, in June, 1912, Mr. Morgan was elected, and took up the duties of president on June 17, 1912. s s Recent Buildings On The Campus S The Arts Building J was erected in 1918, and the Morgan Gym- nasium was completed in 1929.