Jacksonville State University - Mimosa Yearbook (Jacksonville, AL)

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With a turn onto Jacksonville State University's Trustee Circle, one is instantly confronted with tradition. Lining the street, massive oaks shade a stately building and graceful lawn. The President's home, now decades old and full of the rich history of both the University it represents and the personalities who have lived within its walls, stands watchful over the campus surrounding it. Built in 1949, the home was preceded by a succession of other homes unable to produce quite the same effect. President Clarence W. Daugette’s majestic home, The Magnolias, lent its southern style to the beauty of the campus and President Houston Cole’s residence in Abercrombie Hall was a testimony to his dedication, but only with the erection of the two-story brick home on campus was true tradition begun. President Cole was the first to occupy the home, surrounded by tall pine trees and little else. President Ernest Stone filled the office and the home in 1971 while remodeling continued. Then, located by virtue of progress at the center of campus, the home was passed on to the new president, Dr. Theron Montgomery in 1981. Renovations have now changed and beautified the residence, but the air of dignity expressed in the basic structure has been retained. JSU 9

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