Monticello College - Echo Yearbook (Godfrey, IL)

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Gate and up the steps of the Benjamin Godfrey Memorial Chapel. The Board of Trustees, representatives invited from over 200 educational institutions and associations, and the Monticello faculty donned full academic regalia for the first formal inaugural in the school's history. It was an event which evaluated the past, ackowledged the present, and made no little plans for the future. This is Monticello today — it was once Godfrey's Folly but characteristic stick-to-it-iveness built the women's college on a prairie frontier that today continues to progress with the times. This is the newness of Monticello's approach to the education of an Individual . . . founded upon tradition . . . fused with freshness .... today's Fulbright teacher. Foreign Service officer, or nationally recognized sculptor devote their time to educating young women. In recognition of this service, new plans have been initiated for arranging leoves for further study, increasing salaries, and increasing benefits. The culmination of these efforts is visible in the complete picture of academic leadership at Monticello — a picture now 125 years old. Commemorating this century and a quarter of leadership in education was the March 18 Inauguration of Monticello's ninth president. Dr. Gordon Duncan Wimpress, Jr. Color, pomp and circumstance, characterized the academic procession as it moved down the brick walk through Haskell Memorial From Left: Moin spcokcrs Dr. Henry Chounccy, president of the Educotionol Testing Service; Mrs. Spencer T. Olin, chairmon of the Monticello Board of Trustees; Mrs. Millicent McIntosh, president of Barnord College; ond ncwly-inaugu-roted President Duncon Wimpress. The heralds, Lynda Costcol ond Kathleen Bush, ond the choir led the academic procession to the Chopel for the formal inauguration services. Guests and hostess ot the president's too closed the March 19 inaugurol progrom. Poge 14

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The focode of the Sponish Center at Mexico City College feotures a colorful stone mural depicting the conquest of Mexico. Pogc 13 Honors Course participants are Miss Betsy Berry, Miss Isobel Phisterer, Judy Frederick, Mr. John Mocdonald, and Koy Crowthor. Below left, students in Mexico watch a demonstration of bullfighting techniques by a young torero. Below right, the famous pyramids of Son Juon Teotihuacan, near Mexico City, ore a favorite haunt for historicol-minded students. Weekend mountain climbing trips, pictured to the right, arc o fovorite diversion of students in Poris.

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Mrs. Olin, President ond Mrs. Wimpress, ond Mr. Olin mode up the reception line at the president's ten which was sponsored by tne Boord of Trustees. Mrs. Spencer T. Olin presented the scroll of authority to President Wimpress in the highlight of the inauguration ceremonies. The academic recession was led from the chapel by Mrs. Olin and Dr. Wimpress. The procession is seen moving through the Honor Guard of nineteen top academic students. Page 15