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

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HISTORY Dr. McClelland’s death, in March 1901, came as a staggering blow to the college; but his widow, Mrs. Susan Mary McClelland, who had so ably served at her husband’s side, bravely took up the work where Dr. McClelland left off. Assisted by two other members of the faculty, Mr. George T. Barnes and Mr. E. Homer Jones, she managed the affairs of the college until 1902. In these early days the liberality of Mr. S. R. Coggin, J. A. Austin, and Mr. Brooke Smith, and other loyal friends, saved the institution from closing its doors more than once. The Rev. E. D. Brown became president of the college in 1902 and served until 1904, when he was succeeded by Dr. S. E. Chandler, who served until 1908, and then a second term as president from 1921 to 1933. r oos FIRST GRADUATION CLASS, 1095 Back Row: H. F. Mayes, W. R. Hickman, John Mead, Thomas Hart, S. M. Sewell. Front Row: Willie Jenkins, Art Room, 1895 May Jenkins, Irene Adams.

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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.

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HISTORY Rev. A. H. P. McCurdy, while pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, served as president of the college in 1908 and 1909. In 1909 Dr. Tinsley Penick Junkin became president, also serving two terms, the first from 1909 to 1914, and the second from 1916 to 1918. Professor A. E. Porter served as acting president from 1914 to 1915, followed by William W. Bondurant as president, from 1915 to 1916. After Dr. Junkin’s second term, Mr. Thomas H. Hart served as act- ing president in 1918 and 1919. From 1919 to 1921, French W. Thomp- son served as president until Dr. S. E. Chandler’s second term, which began in 1921. Dr. Chandler, desiring to be relieved of the heavy responsibility of the presidency, retired from that office in 1933 and accepted the Chair of Bible in which he is still serving. f bOOcS Coggin Hall, 1895 Picnic Group, April 22,1908