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James Vlfallare hull come to thi- new college after having been elm-tml to the chair of Creek and modern languages. leaving his home and lznnily in Wlooster. Ohio. He felt the urgency ol lllacalesteris situation. and during the first week in fXp1'il. l88T. arriwrl at the three-story red brick structure. in thi- midst ol' dry and wind-whipped cornstalks which he supposed to he lllacalestcr College. For Dr. Vllallace. this was the start ol a new life filled with hardships. discomforts. and sorrow. and at the same time. a life of challenge. joy. and love. Ile iinmediately entered into the sc-hool spirit. taking part in the literary. religious. and athletic life. He ln-lpf-rl in any way he could counseling students. planting trees. giving up part of his salary that other professors might come to the college. Macalester was poor, and from year to year it was a question as to whether or not the school would open for another session. To help save funds, the college voted to put the burden of administration on the faculty and save the salary of a president until the financial crisis should be over. Thus the otliee of Dean of the College was started and Dr. Wallace was elected to fill it. A year and a half later he wrote to his father-in-law, It has cost me unremitting toil, great cares and at times tears, but I am heartily glad I remained here. lf l had left last summer I think the college would have closed and perhaps, indeed probably, forever. l was determined that the college should never perish through any derelietion in duty on my partf' fllacalestefs first gym, in the basement of Old Main Class of 1889 in the chemistry laboratoiy. The room is now used as the Off Campu W Omen s Loun
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I . ...M 9. .1 L1 l 9k -Rides '-if WE 2' A rt! 'fs 1., ,,,,, . A , .. , r l , A - iff - r 1., r f ,: . , A Akai I f,, M. , A ,,,: 'SQL :ff ,1J, Qfirili' :f'f ., 5 .' I -f-, '--,, - -, -'f- The East Wing, 1886. ln the foreground are the children of Macalester Pro- fessor, Charles Forbes. of the first Presbyterian college in Minnesota. Dr. Thom- as A. McCurdy, the newly selected president, led the procession of trustees and faculty members. At the rear came an erect, white haired man who delivered the open- ing address at the dedication of the college he had dreamed of for more than thirty years. Speaking with simplicity, Dr. Neill said, 'LThirty-two years ago the speaker delivered the address at the open- ing of the Baldwin School . . . designed to be the germ of a college. By the American college is meant the New England college, its object to instruct youths in the arts and sciences, who, through the blessing of God may be fitted for public employment both in the church and state .... The object of a college is not to promote an aesthetic or a medieval culture, its aim is to develop harmoniously the body, the intellect, and the affections. . . . There is a good time coming, l believe, for Macales- ter College. As yet it is the day of small things, but the trustees have no reason to be discouraged. lf they walk by faith, they will hear the still, small voice saying: 'ln quietness and confidence is thy strength'. The new college prospered just as its founder had predicted. The enrollment increased, and soon the halls were filled with serious young men who in lighter mo- ments indulged in raids on the pantry and for whom 'fan occasional night-shirt parade accompanied by unearthly noises. . . furnished a pastime of extraordinary de- lightfw In 1893, the year of the death of its founder, Macalester became a co-educational college because of financial reasons, against the strong opposition of Dr. Neill. ,F Henry Funk-History of Macalester College 10 lj 5' From 1895 to 1900, Macalester had a struggling exist- ence. Donations and bequests, which had been expected to supplement an endowment were not forthcoming, and so annually increasing deficits resulted. Heroic efforts were made to wipe out the debt in 1892, and enough pledges had been secured to liquidate all obligations when the depression of 1893 occurred. Subscriptions became uncollectable and Macalester seemed hopelessly lost. uThree presidents in succession failed to save the college. Then a group of loyal professors consecrated their lives to the task of saving Macalester, and demonstrated anew to the world the conquering power of an unfaltering Christian faith. They were lead by Macalester's new president, Dr. James Wallace, who accepted the office in 1894. M Edwin Kagen-James Wallace of Macalester A classroom on first floor of Old Main, 1892.
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