MacMurray College - Tartan / Illiwoco Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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The library began i East Main. The books were moved to the west wing in Main Hall. In 1935, President McClelland asked Mrs. Henry Pfeiffer for a gift for a library building. Mrs. Pfeiffer prom- ised $25,000 and, in 1937, increased her pledge to $100,000 if the College would raise an equal amount. By commencement 1940 the fund ha grown to $280,000. including th Pfeiffer gift. Mrs. Pfeiffer later ad- ded $40,000 to her gift. On May 17, 1941, the faculty and students moved the books from Main to the new building. Traffic officers even blocked off the streets for the event Before Annie Merner Chapel was built. Chapel services were held in various places. Music Hall houst the chapel until enrollment i creased. Then, the college attendt Centenary and Grace. In the vei early years, students were require to attend chapel hour every day, de- votions every evening, and morning and evening services on Sundays. Students were escorted by teachers to the local churches. The 1919 Stu- dent Government secured the right to be on their honor to attend ser- vices. It was noted in 1925 that the majority of students were still at- tending on a regular basis. In 1944, Mrs. Annie Merner Pfeiffer agreed to give $125,000 to the construction of a chapel if the College could ac- quire $75,000 from other sources. Annie Merner Chapel was complet- ed in 1948. View from inside of Chapel, top left. Henry Pfeiffer Library, top right. Annie Merner Chapel, bottom. 118 Annie Memer Henry Pfeiffer M ilt to face each d some suspi- edsome undo- The fact that mldings is be- s for one an-

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MICHALSON MONSTER The Michalson Monster for- merly know as the Marker Monster lived on the roof of Marker hall. When Marker hall was torn down, the Monster followed the women, leaving his footprints along the way, down campus to Michalson hall (which had just been complet- ed). The Michalson Monster presently resides on the roof of Michalson. The picture shown here is of the former Marker hall. It has become a tradition for the freshmen to repaint the footprints of the Michalson Monster each year. ' ' AXE MURDER? One of Jeanne Dixon ' s predic- tions has been passed down through the years because all of the details apply to MacMur- ray. She predicted that in a small midwestern town with two small colleges and a state hospital, a murder will take place. This alleged murder will occur on a college campus where two dormitories, (one with pillars), face each other. The dormitory facing east will be the target of an escaped mental patient who, on a rainy Thursday in April, will take an axe and murder half of a floor before being discovered. Fortu- nately this prediction has never been realized. ' ' BLUE LADY A freshman resident of Old Main hall was jilted by her date for Momecoming. She returned to her dorm room to find her date there with her roommate. Sh e killed both of them and then committed suicide by jumping from her window. The Blue Lady is believed to walk the campus wearing the blue gown that she had planned to wear to Momecoming. It is also believed that if she hands a man a black rose ... he will soon die. Ghost Stories 17

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Classes 1983