Illinois Wesleyan University - Wesleyana Yearbook (Bloomington, IL)

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arm, because the institution which had been steadily slipping backward or almost standing still began to move gradually forward and over the hill. These three Munsell brothers fwhose name is perpetuated in a dormitory annexj spent and lost a lot of their own money in trying to keep the edu- cational ark afloat. Their enthusiasm and loyalty should be definitely and gratefully remembered whenever we trace the rugged history of Illinois Wesleyaii. In 1863 President Munsell was appointed by Presi- dent Abraham Lincoln as a member of the board of visitors for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and later was made president of the board, which included Ralph Waldo Emerson, fa- mous essayist and poet. The first year of the Civil War made no signifi- cant impact on the campus, but when an emergency call for volunteers by the governor of Illinois went out in 1862 more than three-fourths of the student body responded. They were assigned to the 68th Illinois Infantry, for duty in guarding Confederate prisoners at Camp Butler, near Springfield. They later saw some service around Wasliiiigton, DC., and in Virginia, but most of them were back on the campus for the 1862-65 session. Soon, however, various Wesleyaii men were drafted under the law recently passed. The first woman teacher at Illinois Wesley'an was appointed in 1863,-seven years before coeduca- tion came to the University, but she merely headed The Lichtenthaler Museum-ferns, algae, and shells- was housed in the room formerly occupied by the Adelphic society in Old Main. XVesleyan's museums were considered large for a small school, unfortunately, according to a for- mer faculty member, they were little used. A valuable asset to the Biology Department was the aquarium in the basement of Hedding Hall. . rs fmxsgmfksiff 'hwy

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Ground-breaking ceremonies, October 51, 1928, for Presser Hall, built with a gift of 375,000 from the Presser Foundation and 392,86-1 secured via campaign in March, 1928. In the center are Dr. William J. Davidson Qrightj, President, and Arthur E. Westbrook, Dean Qand father Q of the School of Music. The spade they are using was employed again by Ned E. Dolan, June 5, 1946, to break ground for Memorial Student Center. The woman is Dean Francis Napier, next to her is Professor Arnold Lovejoy. At far left is Professor Wilbert Ferguson, Wesleyanls grand old man,', who served the university for half a century Qfrom 189-fl until his death, May 9, 19-1-ij. A leading store of Bloomington paid tribute to him in a long, three- column ad in The Prznffzgmpb: His quest of knowledge led over a long road, and in his searching he found that rarest of all learningfan understanding heart ..., His life at Wesleyan . . . and his inspirations instilled into thousands of Wesleyan's students and carried to all parts of the world-remain as a timeless monument to the true greatness of a life of unselrish en- deavorf' the Model School, an elementary department con- ducted in a wooden house on the east side of the campus. Her name was Sarah J. Kern. Major John Wesley Powell appeared on the scene in 1865-66, coming home from the war with his right arm missing, a casualty on the battlefield at Shiloh. As professor of natural science, especially geology, he was a vital force in college teaching. He reorganized the science courses, started a mu- seum, designed the official seal fwith the motto still in use, Scientia et Sapientianj, and helped plan the large new building which in the next century was named Hedding Hall. Taking some of his students with him during one summer vacation and another group during a regular college year, Professor Powell carried on various scientific expeditions in the West. His most significant undertaking was the dangerous, but geographically and geologically important, ex- ploration of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River. Powell was the first white man to attempt this tremendous journey, related in his own journals and chronicled in various books up to the present time. Walt Disney's latest motion picture, Ten Wflvo Dazred, now in production for 1961 release, honors this faculty man from Illinois Wesleyan University. Finally a large new five-story building, 70x 140 feet in size, was planned and completed. This was to become our Old Main, later Hedding, later Dura- tion Hall, which now temporarily houses some offices of the l.A.A. The cornerstone was laid in September, 1870, and the dedication was held in june, 1871. The front cover of the 1871 catalogue first carried 17