Calvin College - Prism Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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MARSIIIMALLOYNS IN THE BARN Without a nail being driven or an excavation dug, Knollcrest soon laecame distinctively Calvin. The white barn in which young boxers once trained now housed college outings and centen- nial pageant rehearsals. l-lay Fields leveled into a cross country course for varsity harriers. ln a setting ol French provincial furniture, ornate mirrors, and oil paintings, chamber music concerts were held in the manor house. And the island became a stage for Achievement Day.

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F' WHITE DOME AND YNEEPING INILLOINS No construction was permitted by the synodi- cal decision, but ii Knollcrest Farm was ever to become a campus, building opportunities there appeared unlimited. Formerly the estate oi in- dustrialist J. C. Miller, the gently rolling 'I66 acres were developed by him from an orchard, a golf course, and several farms into one of Michi- gan's most desirable residential properties. An acre and a half artificial lake mirrored a stately English-type manor house, and it was surrounded by nearly four thousand trees. Calvin and Mr. Miller soon became fast Friends. As a parting gift, the ailing gentleman presented the school withfurnishingsand eauipmentvalued atS30,000. The night before he left Knollcrest, the A Ca- pella Choir, holding its fall outing there, gathered at the vine-covered front door, and for the First time, the Calvin Alma Mater sounded across the gardens and woods. Nostalgically the retired industralist listened. This will be a wonderful place for a college. Students thought so, too. The Weeping willows were soon as Familiar as the white dome. 21

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