Wofford College - Bohemian Yearbook (Spartanburg, SC)

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, s -ir ' i -irx m m m I The Seveety f if th Amniversary A Record of Progress G g C D H E pictures on these pages represent scenes in the celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of Wofford, October i8 and 19. Here is the academic procession coming down the steps of the main building, the students in line, on the march, and entering the Andrews Field House, groups of alumni representing fifty-five classes, beginning with the Class of ' 69, and crowds of visitors who have gath?red to do honor to the occasion. Among these pictures is that of Mr. W. D. Sullivan of Tumbling Shoals, who was among those freshmen that, on August i, 1854, entered when Wofford first opened its doors to students. In his ninety-second year he is a living tie between the Freshman Class of 1854 and that of 1929. These pictures are thus historic symbols that suggest a record of educational life and service. In 1850 the Reverend Benjamin Wofford left his fortune, $100,000, to found a college of the liberal arts and sciences — $50,000 to be applied to buildings and $50,000 to endowment. The buildings erected were the main building, four pro- fessors ' houses, and a president ' s home. With these, a president and four professors, and thirty-four students, the college began its history on the first of August, 1854. m