Colorado College - Nugget Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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THE ADMINISTRATION of William Frederick Slocum as President of Colorado College began in 1888 and would eventually span twenty-nine years, the longest to date. He was an able administrator, educator, and above all, builder. The endowment was enlarged by continued contributions from the East as well as from friends of the College who had come into wealth during the Cripple Creek Gold Strike of 1891. Many of the buildings of the modern era were constructed during Slocum ' s long ad- ministration — Hagerman Hall, a men ' s residence, Montgomery and Ticknor Halls, women ' s residences, Corburn Library, Perkins Fine Arts Hall, McGregor and Bemis Halls, and Cossitt Hall. Last, but hardly least, was the omnipresent Palmer Hall, which still stands today as the campus ' chief source of awe and legend. Yes, General Palmer ' s ageless contribution did block the proposed streetcar line of millionaire miner Winfield S. Stratton when its construction was begun in 1903. When this builder of the Colorado College presidency retired in 1917, Slocum left a valuable legacy. Colorado College had entered the Twentieth Century.

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M ' DURING THE YEARS between World War I and the seventy-fifth anniversary of the College in 1949, the campus saw four different Presidents— C. A. Duniway, C. C. Mierow, Thurston Davies, and William H. Gill. The college waxed and waned with enrollment depending upon several fac- tors—World War I, the ' Roaring Twenties ' , The Great Depression, World War II, and the Post-War Era. Notable among the new edifices constructed was the chapel donated by Eugene P. Shove during the Mierow ad- ministration and dedicated in 1931. This was the only major construction since the Slocum Era. During these years the College grew in prestige and stature, with continuing improvement in the campus endowment fund. Future President Lloyd Worner graduated from Colorado College in 1942. Construction of Slocum and Loomis dor- mitories concluded the Gill administration.