Eastern Kentucky University - Milestone Yearbook (Richmond, KY)

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' very convenient to study between recitations in the student ' s own room. To the athletic student it also strongly recommends itself as the best possi- ble place, since all the athletic tracks, tennis courts, base ball and foot ball fields are at his very door, and he only needs to step out of his room to be on the grounds. One other feature that also makes it doubly attractive to him is the convenient and excellent shower baths, either hot or cold, that are to be found at all times, in the Hall basement. To the reader, it is the ideal place, and to the thinker, his Paradise. In- deed, taking it all in all, it is the home for bo s, and every year sees better order and an increased number of students within Its hospitable walls. IB ! i A

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Memorial Hall. If S ) those students desiring to economize and, at the same time, secure all the advantauesol a complete college education, theladiesof the Sovith- ern Presbyterian Church have erected a beautiful, large and commo- dious brick Ijuilding on the west side of our campus and in near proximity to the college. This handsome building is of red brick with white stone or- naments, large and roomv and well ventilated, excellently lighted and fur- nished ; situated on the most beautiful cjunpus in the South; shady, com- fortable and clean. Under the efficient management of an excellent matron, the students are surrounded by fdl the refining and eulturing influences of a Christian home. Students are made to feel that this is their home, and all are jilaced u])on their honor as gentlemen to behave properly and orderly at all times, and to ])reserYe this fitting memorial to the noble deeds and gen- eious lives of its founders. The cam])us, consisting of fortv acres of beautiful rolling land, on vhic h is a charming grove of ma])le trees, intersjjerscd with walks and winding drivewavs, furnishes a cool and pleasant retreat from the hot, dustv citv, and doe.s much to eliminate the loafing on oin- streets and in our jiublic places. Indeed, it is doubtful whether a better place for students could be found in this country. The Hall, as it is familiarly called, is the model place for students ' convenience, and all should avail themselves of the glo- rious opportunity offered them. The dining hall is large and nice find furnishes am])le room for accommo- dating seventy-five students, and on its tables is found good, wholesome food, served in the best possible manner, besides all the delicacies of the sea- son. For the stiidinas student this is the best possible place to board, since it affords a ipiiet ])lacc to studv, and its nearness to the college makes it 1 . M

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The College of Philosophy, LETTERS AND SCIENCE OF CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, RICHMOND, KY . ( ' II mils department oi Central rniversity is situated in Riclnnond, Kv., a citv ot six.thonsand inhabitants, in the midst of the most beautiful rolling and fertile ])oi ' tion of the blue grass region of Kentucky, near the foot hills of the Cumberland Mountains, at an elevation of five hundred feet al)ove the Ohio River. A more l)eautiiid |)laee to establish the Institu- tion could not have been selected. The buildings, consisting of college build- ing proper, Dormitory, Preparatory Gymnasium and I ' acultv row, are situated in a beautiful grove of niajjle trees on the outskirts of the citv. The illustrations can give bat a slight ideii of the beautv of the campus. It is ])ronounced bv all visiting college teams (and in course of a vear we have manv) to be the hnest in the South. The class of ' ' .)( , as all classes have in the past, in the future will long for just one day in which to stroll over the old campus jind let each tree, corner and stile Ijring back ha])])v mem- ories of bvgone davs. The college is devoted to the liberal education of the vouth of the land ; we have students from tlie frozen lakes to the warm climate of Florida. In our I ' liiversity last year tliirtv-two States and Ter- ritories wei ' e represented. ' I ' he college of philosophv, letter,- and science confers fovu degrees on her gTadiu ' ites, i.e., B.L., A.li., H.S. and A.M., besides having elective studies leading to all ])rofessions. Her chairs are filled bv men from the first insti- tutions in the world. Our worthy Chancellor, believing that a sound and strong body is conducive to a healthy mind and hard study, has succeeded in securing a military station, and for over four years the cadets of C. U., imder the instruction of Cajitain Henry Vvgant,l ' . S. A, have been the best drilled cadets in Kentuckv. The benefits of the drill are a])])arent in the improved carriage and de])ortment of the student body. Thev have reci- tations in Militarv Tactics and lectures on military subjects. The re- straint of militarv life is only re(|uired during dull hours, and thereby they have the advantages of the militarv school withotit the customarv re- straint. Xor are we lacking in ways to imjirove the ]: hysical man. In the fall a field to those who wish to gain honor on the gridiron is oftercd, while to