Illinois College - Rig Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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Twenty seven 'S M YC lE N 'll' lE N N ll A lL A, R ll G V lE D Architectls drawing of Tanner Memorial Library ILLINOIS OF THE FUTURE On the eve of a new century we turn retrospectively to the past history of Old Illinois and pause here to view her achievements and peer into the future. With sage wisdom and immeasurable unseliish devotion to Illinois, her leaders from Beecher to Rammelkarnp have guided her destinies. From historic Beecher Hall to the magnificent Edward Allan Tanner Memorial Library we see the realization of their dreams. Her legions of loyal friends have assured Old Illinois that she shall not go into the future inadequately equipped. Their assurance takes form in the new library, the first of the centennial buildings to be completed, and it stands a beautiful testimonial to the venturing unseliish work and sacri- ice of our president, alumni, and friends. A new Men's Commons, a gift of Dr. and Mrs. George E. Baxter, which is to be ready for dedication next fall, is to be located east of the old club house on Park Street. An important part of the Centennial program is the proposed gymna- sium costing some S200,000. This fund is now being raised and it is certain that actively interested friends of the college will devote themselves to the completion of this Worthy project. It is to be located on the corner of Mound Avenue and Lincoln Street on the athletic field. A swimming pool is to be built as a part of the equipment of the new gymnasium. ,wr .dig A .Vi l fl 0 - ff .. in W. LI A,

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1 f ,gfgskffi '. i. ..-lr CC E N T JE N N ll A lL -, .... R ll CG V JE D A THE CENTENNIAL HYMN By W. D. MacCLINTOCK Tune-Autumn Lo! a mighty host is gathered, All their earthly cares behind, Watching us from starry ramparts- Wise forefathers of the mind. Here they digged a well of water, Here unvvound gray Wisdom's scroll, Here they lit the torch of learning, Passed it on from soul to soul. Heart of mine, that shares the treasure, Left by learners gone before, I What avails their toil and service- I unworthy, dull and poor? Here I rise and sing my pean- God and love and truth on earth! Seize, my soul, all learning's wonder, Bring thy powers all to birth! Far I see in years by hundreds, Men and maidens gathered hereg Truth their toil and joy their guerdon, High hearts brave for each new year. Illinois, thy years may whiten Under God's expanding blue, But thy task will grow forever- Teach the kingdom of the true. lr 4:-L, 'fri f'fJtQ:4 'Bid QQ? '-' net. 1' if 'rf . I r ,gjf Twenty-slx -Ln. 'i Q12- ' ' , - L37 . wif' V r ltr an

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'I ,. CClE f ' 1 0 9 I rd ae-aqui NTENNHAL RHKG VFD r -ew' Pitner Place The Andrew Russel Athletic Field, named for its donor, will be made available for early use. It is necessary to close a street which now runs through it before the newly acquired field can be developed. It is to be graded in two levels. It will include a quarter-mile track, a two hundred twenty yard straight-away, two football fields, three baseball diamonds, tennis courts, and a hockey held. Pitner Place, a gift of Mrs. Eloise Griffith Pitner, will probably be used for a girls' dormitory. A new science hall, a part of the building program, will be erected as soon as adequate funds are provided. The endowment is now well over a million dollars, but with the enlargement of facilities the endowment could well be increased. Last year the enrollment of freshmen was far in excess of any class that had ever entered the college. Approximately Fifty applications for entrance were r'efused because of inadequate facilities. Although the in- crease in enrollment is an indication of the growth of the college, there is no intention of Illinois ever becoming a university, but to continue one of the foremost colleges of liberal arts with, perhaps, an enrollment of six hundred students. How amazingly admirable is the spirit of the contributors to the expansion of Old Illinois to meet the ever increasing requirements of a demanding educational world! Let those who have passed from her portals take increased pleasure in her noble past, and rest well assured that the next century of prog- ress will be even more remarkable. iff uc, l E C f Twenty ezglzt .L anti Y, TYJI1 , V gf I7 W? - -.. rr' y , A gt: , pl. , wp- an