Macalester College - Quid Nunc Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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ACALESTER grew both in size and reputation, and it became quite a task to huddle all the college activities into the East Wing. The top two Hoors served as men,s dormitory, while the matron lived on the iirst floor. The basement housed dining hall and kitchen, the quarters for the janitor-engineer, and the science laboratory. The chapel occupied room 104, and what little was left had to do for classroom space and office. To make matters worse, the panic of '93 had struck the Twin Cities full force, and no less than thirteen banks closed. Macalester's accumulated obligations of one hundred thousand dollars with which to start the year made the outlook seem so dismal that the Board decided to put a padlock on the doors and give up the school. GYMNASIUM HE GREAT Columbian Exposition was being held in Chicago, and the late Dr. James Wallace was in that city when he heard what the Trustees were planning to do. He hurried back to St. Paul to prevent such action, and after much argument the Board agreed to open the school only so long as funds be provided for its current support. The funds were not actually provided, but the college stayed open, and things improved considerably although the debt was not paid for a number of years. More room was needed so desperately that the benefactors of the college dug deep, and in 1895 Old Main was opened. Macalester had always shown a lively interest in athletics, a baseball team having been organized the first week the college was open which remained undefeated for seven years. So naturally the gymnasium in the basement of Old Main proved to be one of the most popular features of the new building. Handball remained the principal sport for a number of years, and was played both in intramural and intercollegiate competition. Then basketball was introduced, and it was soon apparent the Macalester gym would offer no end of unusual plays with a row of posts right down the center of the Hoor. Page Eleven

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LASSES began at once, even though the furni- ture had not arrived. Gradu- ally the campus was cleared of cornstallcs, and a few trees KW, , few ' ' I A-xxsmmkrrwbgrewm , .L-,, ,. M . My W , , f, ff ?Q2aas11?:'fE777ff'rMm-.-- mfefffm gqfm.t,,.,,fw ,Q 4, -,lwwfw ,--H , .-,W.,....,. -N-M, ' f -.E 1 i l ,J ,, f, . ' 'Mn-N-N--Avia' ,L V-if-:Q i131?'2 . -, We A ' We - were Planted to keel? the ' d ' h lc A d' f 522?l5?i5 S f1 Wm S 111 C ee - CCOF mg fe' fm rrra nw A9 ifg fri., :If f N K . I. 0 I .fn I-,z . -f.v.L1MA3L::hjg?f2N fgiigzfgfl ,gif 22, fy. LJ. , 1 ' 7 e ,W -wi We- 'M F ' . N1 ' Q: ,:,,,..:. --2+-12 W g,e'e' Mr. Ne1ll s plan, the college ,,, y iv ,Q A ' ffl wi l 5 Q we W ...M wi . -ml:-I -'bg V I l was str1ctly for men only, and wglfgf --.Q. ff A I -- --.3 iff it Wffoiflt Un- AF' ' :21 1? .'i'w' F ' ' L - - f ln the f1rst 111116 years Macal- ti 3,3 at 3, 4555 it , 'ww -f?'W111?yf'Wq5f Y - V ' S - QQ 5 g5fg,,f'gg45Y avi f .,j if 4 7 : i ester S IIEIITIC 21 CHIC O11 t C rgajiqf' r ef-wif- ,pg ff .-iw ,r,, X ,f e '+A s: f-+- Mffpw if X ---M ---,-. W. 3, S, M .. lf, A .Mn lv- A S SCPS l1'1S O 0116 UH F6 may R455 , 'V gs. fifgf . x A -, I V :I male students. But durlng gw lf 13 ggj ' 't,gW e '1x - iv! ' la it Q IQ ' z ff ' A L + that mme the women of the mfg? ff W ee ' f 4 1 r sf 5 g . ffmi.??l'eg2 nat1on had begun to emerge . L, , from the sec:lus1on of the A , 'V ' W '5 :JE -- 1 Ji 4 -..kf :V -K4-:::r5v: +-,...-q.,..a qwgqwa-.mm.:.w .: .w ,m- ,,. V- ' N ,., I ' 5 f yjq'-ff,f?V :if if M '- . . . ., ,,.,, I home and the Board of Trus- la eff, K f L F if 7 ififgffglz 'Wv7?ef , 5 H ,L .gf CAQ 'E'Nlf' Ek-li-W Hg' Vx-f 22 A - 3 5 :ww l 25 52125625155 tees became convmced the fi at il :gre L 231 , L 1:: '?Ti'3 45 evwgw L2 ' , 5- QL-. ,f s xg . iff : N - .. we aggx h S ' iefeffik M B ri? Le f,ffi:H A WCFC CFB to stay. O 111 , QL? Q: :gg k ' ' i f H 1 f 'eg grey V it fl 1 for a flve year trlal run, 1 r'e'- Macalester became co-educa- in f ' ye 1 ' , L ' A are - A 'L W.. . .. tm VQXQX Yi? 5 .wi L ow ,S 1 fn. ..,. avr., i.,.,,,. :Q-.., ,- --,, ,, t, if M . f -V- -.w,,4..z ., rf A., lj ,ew lona . A NSQWQ Y, L Xyk w9,,,w:.,Qggg A K ,f ,txk,..,W LMJW 'Q-if TJ-gi , l ifiggififiw-af :L frvff lf A -f X arg? A SUENCE HALL L .ttt -W-ea L 4 T' A . uf,Tv1r'7fx.feQ55 QL rg .,,,t.ntJ.,., ..t,, , Q :MNWM4 , A amffgv I ' X Page Ten WALLACE HALL

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AME the twentieth century and a successful drive for funds paid off the long-standing debt and left a small endowment. The college immediately looked for the best way to spend it, and landed on the idea of a womenis dormitory. So far the women had lived in a frame house on Summit and Snelling called The Elms. Then in 1908 Wallace I-Iall was opened, and by referring to the biennial for that year we find the following information: The kitchen, laundry, rooms for help, gymnasium, locker rooms, showerbaths, etc., occupy the basement. The fourth story consists of a large, commodious attic. Here are brought those aHllicted with dire disease and those wishing to participate in slumber parties. In the same yearbook we find that young women are admitted to all the privileges of the institu- tion on the same terms as young men. And then are listed the following Rules for the Ladies Hall: Answer the phone cheerfully and accomodatingly-it may be for you. Always run through the halls, never walk. Visitors at midnight spreads not expert at disappearing will be furnished with pillows under the beds. Hymns f also himsj sung but not received on Sundays. The same year saw the opening of the Science Hall which was financed largely with funds from the Carnegie gifts. The science department, which had started out in the basement of East Wing, later moved out to a one story tile building resembling a Northern Power sub-station located just north of where Kirk Hall now stands. But the Morgue, as the students called it, was outgrown, and the department returned to the East Wing on first floor until the new hall was built, as well equipped a building as then existed in the state. KIRK HALL l Page Twelve