Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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S TlQ TtAVELINGS 24 1920. Only a few years will revise this matter of college equipmenet in regard to buildings. So rapid is the progress which is being made on the new athletic field that work will soon be begun on the magnificent new gymnasium, the boys ' dormitory to follow, fraternity, and sorority houses, and only time can tell the story. We are thankful that Monmouth College has been an enterprising and growing institution since 1853 with the greater part of her history in the making; history, which only future generations can relate. Dr. David A. Wallace 1856-1878 Dr. J. B. McMichael 1878-1897 Rev. Samuel R. Lyons . . . 1898-1901 Dr. T. H. McMichael 1903-

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: M 1 ■ r PI iki fll affi ' j 5j|fi Baseball and Football Teams from the First Ravelings the steady advance of Monmouth College. Dr. McMichael returned to Sugar Creek, Ohio where his earliest days of ministry were spent. Here, in quiet, ear- nest labor and most pleasant social surroundings several happy years of service were given. It was during the latter part of Dr. J. B. McMichael ' s days as president of our college that the Monmouth College Auditorium was erected, in 1896 by contractor D. E. Wade of the class of ' 87. Rev. Samuel Ross Lyons was the third president of Monmouth College, from 1898 to 1901. It was during his administration that the endowment of the college was increased by $100,000.00 through a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Law of New York. Mr. Lyons was a man filled with the spirit of Christ and one who held the confidence of everyone. There is much to say yet little needs be said regarding the administration of the present president, Dr. T. H. McMichael who became president of Mon- mouth College in 1903. One has only to consider our college as it is today with its beautiful buildings and above all the high and noble standards and ideals of our beloved institution, to obtain even a limited conception of all that Dr. McMichael means to Monmouth College. It is impossible to estimate the wholesome influence inspired by his boundless spirit, in the hearts of the present student generation as well as in the hearts of the thousands of alumni whom Monmouth College has sent to all portions of the globe. We now come to the golden age in the history of Monmouth College when our present college buildings were erected in close succession. There was the Library building, made possible by the generous gift of Andrew Carnegie, built in 1907. Wallace Hall followed in 1908, and McMichael Hall or the Science building in 1909. Mr. Wade was again summoned to Monmouth College in the building of McMichael Home for the girls, in 1915. The latest but by no means the last acquisition to our group of college buildings is Sunyside , which appeared in

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Auditorium The Chapel, art and charm unique, How many a tale t ' would tell if it could speak; Of happy students basking in the sun, Loitering, and lingering, till the organ ' s done, Of swelling music stealing through the vines Or, mirth and laughter gay, at other times, Hum drum announcements given every day, Old Auditorium, we love you, anyway.