Daniel Baker College - The Trail Yearbook (Brownwood, TX)

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McClelland Hall for Girls, 1889 Library In Early Day HISTORY At this time Mr. M. J. Coggin, and his brother, S. R. Coggin, be- came interested in the problem of a suitable location and offered to donate land in the south part of town for a college site. Their offer was accepted, and the foundation started on the original site was torn up and moved to the present location. The new location had on it a brick building which had been used for a number of years for a school by Dr. Paul C. Ragsdale and his brother, Mark Ragsdale. In fact, it was the first school building erected in Brown county. It is still in use by Daniel Baker as a chemical laboratory. Plans are being made to convert it into a museum.

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF DANIEF BAKER Daniel Baker College was founded in 1889 by Dr. B. T. McClelland. The first building site was chosen for the college in 1887, when Dr. Mc- Clelland bought 30 acres of land located between Fisk Street and Center Avenue. The foundation for the new college building was laid and the walls had risen to two or three feet above the ground when it was learned that the Baptists had bought the adjoining piece of land between the chos- en site and Austin Avenue, for the purpose of erecting a Baptist College. Dr. McClelland knew that two colleges only about two hundred feet apart could not be successful, so he sold his land to the Baptists and looked elsewhere for a location. rt=ȣ oocs First Graduation Class In Music Daniel Baker Invincibles, Football Team, 1903

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Science Laboratory In Coggin Hall, 1895 Back Row: John Snyder, Alice McClelland, Miss Storey. Front Row: Mrs. Gehrke, Mr. Gehrke, C. W. McClelland. C =»£aOO 3c'5 HISTORY In addition to the land, the Coggin brothers gave $4,000 in cash for the erection of the administration building, known as “Coggin Hall.” Dr. McClelland designed and planned this beautiful and artistic building, which is still in use today, and dear to the heart of every student and ex- student of Daniel Baker. As the college grew in students and supporting friends, other build- ings were added from time to time. The girls’ dormitory was constructed in 1910. The beautiful Coggin Memorial Chapel was erected in 1921 at a cost of $35,000 from the Coggin legacy and the contributions of other friends. In 1928 the gymnasium was added to the college’s physical equipment.