Muskingum University - Muscoljuan Yearbook (New Concord, OH)

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THE VISION SPLENDID NVhere there is no vision the people perish. This is equally true of institutions. NVhen President Montgomery came to Muskingum College in the fall of 1904, the institution was at the parting of the ways. Since that time three Colleges in this section of South-Eastern Qhio have ceased to exist, viz, VVest Lafayette, Scio and Franklin. lt was evident to the new President that Muskingum must either catch up and catch step with the educational pro- cession or fall out altogether. lt could no longer exist bringing up the rear. The first vision had to do with a standard college in the matter of en- trance requirements, curriculum, equipment for teaching science, etc. As a result short courses were eliminated. the Ohio College Association entrance standards were adopted, new laboratories were equipped, new departments de- veloped and the teaching force incrcasd. The realization of this vision gave the college membership in the standardizing agencies, recognition from the great educational foundations, accrediting by the State Departments of Edu- cation in nearly every commonwealth in the land for teacher certification and by the Graduate Schools. The second vision had to do with an adequate physical foundation and equipment. For sixty-seven years the campus comprised but one acre of land. It was manifestly impossible to develop a college on such a physical basis or interest men of means in making an investment in a school that was content in these days with so small a campus. During the Hrst year of the regime of President Montgomery ten acres were added. Since then purchases have been made from time to time until now we hav a beautiful campus of about eighty- five acres, beautifully located and with a lake covering four acres in its center. The next vision had to do with a building program adequate for a grow- ing and rapidly developing institution. ln 1911 the President had a birdseye view prepared showing nine proposed buildings. Most people looked upon this as an interesting but impossible vision. But the growth of the college in favor, in efficiency and in attendance demonstrated that instead of this vision being impossible of realization, it was not big and broad enough. As a result the vision on the opposite page is presented as the building program for the next ten years, showing twenty-one splendidly appointed buildings. Besides these the Girls' Gymnasium, The Barracks Gymnasium and the Conservatory of Music buildings do not show on this plan. Of these twenty-four buildings Paul Hall was erected in 1874, Johnson Hall in 1898 and the Girls' Gymnasium in 1899. Under the present adminis- tration there have been erected the Presidents Manse, Brown Chapel, the Power and Light Plant, The Barracks, Montgomery Hall, Four Faculty resi- dences, and the central dormitory of the XVomen,5 group. The next thi-QQ buildings to be erected are the Library, the Chemistry building and the Stu- dent Building, all of which were included in the program of the New VVorld Movement. J VVhen this vision is realized, as it will be, no college in Ohio will have a more attractive and beautiful campus than ourown loved Muskingum.

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F rom the Muscoljuan Staff The Staff wishes to express thanks to every student, alumus, and faculty member, especially to Kenneth E. Miller, Darwin Haynes, Harry Xllilson, and the Faculty Publication Committee, who so will- ingly assisted in getting out the 1923 Muscoljuan. Your interest and enthusiasm were a great incentive to us to put forth great efforts to turn out the best annual possible.