Central Methodist University - Ragout Yearbook (Fayette, MO)

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RANNOCK HALL has not always been Brannock Hall, but it- has always been Cen- NZM Ii it tral College. When John P. Brannoclc enrolled in 1859, it was the only building on the campus. During the following Civil War years the sturdy brick walls enclosed barracks and stables instead of halls of learning, but the frame of the building withstood war carelessness and vandalism well enough to become Central College Academy in the restoration period. Until Centenary Chapel was built in 1884, school and church were combined under the one roof. Gradually, however, Two bloelef of the fquare of the city of Fayette Jtood Central Academy-an inipofing three-:tory Jtrueture whieh houfezl fehooling facilitief ranging jrom kindergarten to, and through, college. Leznclfcabing and interior decorating progreffed rapidly, even fhowing up in the eon.ferwtive upkeep of Brannoele Hall But the high left tower remained high, in tribute to thofe who knew why it wa: built that way. Now, nobody lenowf. lv...-f-. Page Z1 --L 'Q ,',.'.',.',yl'.1Q.-4.1 '-

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in h H EN t e-re J X 'pi J - Af were two schools - Central College, founded in 1857, and Howard Female College, a feminine Version of old Howard High School, founded in 1859. Bmnnock Hall, with a high lfft tower. dn architefff drawing of the propoxfd Howard-Payne Hallfor girlf. 141: '-. 154. 1-,. :G fr 21, r:-'zqfzef- -ifwzf -ff aff ' M Page 20

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g g,4g,g,iia5l the College grew and moved into newer buildings. By the lirst decade of the twentieth century the old academy seemed doomed to decay from disuse and lack of care. lt was in IQII that T. Y. Brannock, brother of the man who had entered the building in its fifth year, gave ten thousand dollars toward its reconstruction as a dormitory for men. As Brannock Hall it served in this capacity until IQ27, when the growth of the college demanded the construction of McMurry Hall. Since that change, Brannock has returned to its original position of prominence on the Central campus. Remodeled and completely equipped for classrooms and administrative offices, it stands, in position and in function, at the center of Central College life. Gxkfl Until IQ22 thif fence furroumied the tiny prineipalizy of Howard-Payne, but in that year near-by Central .vtartecl on ez policy of imperialirm which opened it to the world. Page 22 If W3f1L 5 35'- 554TZ .1 .. fi '?',13! lff'E-5-fi - ':dZ'E E32 H , if Y - 11-zfmvif - :f ,.,,. ---f. . -N ... Y -,, ,-,... ,Yu -. ' J '-' f Q - 55' - - P-in . if - ..... 51 i-- ...4-.-1ff33'v '31-mba Wg' ,ama15:ssi'555'.Ef'5'.?'.imi,si?.i:L'A7f-fi?'-'32ef wnToJ.?e'whig -,