Union College - Stespean Yearbook (Barbourville, KY)

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Speed Hall Speed Hall was erected in 1903. It was named for Mrs. Fanny Speed, w ho ga ' e her money to Union College in the in- terest of higher education of the mountain boys and girls. Speed Hall was planned for a spacious southern home for girls. It was first occupied in 1905. The room which is now ' used for laundry was then the kitchen, the domestic art room was the dining room which held four long tables, and the [ resent Dean ' s living room was the office of the Institution. Speed Hall corner on second floor was used for the Fanny Speed Literarj ' Society. Sometimes there were joint programs with the Philonikians. The corridor on third floor was used for the girls ' gymnastics. There was no plumbing system in the building. All the water that the girls used was drawn with a bucket and rope from the well at the northwest corner of the hall. There were ten girls, and ten teachers, three of them men, besides the President and his family, in Speed Hall the first year. Stevenson Hall Stevenson Hall was a new thing on the campus of Union College in 1907. Stevenson Cottage, Fanny Speed Hall, the power house and the old Administration Building were its predecessors. Before 1907 only a few boys made their school home on Union College campus for Dr. Stevenson ' s cottage was too small to accommodate many. In the fall of 1907 when the doors of the boys ' dormitory were thrown open, about seventy boys were ready to make their school home within its walls. Each room in the building had two boys and the large corner rooms more. There were two professors in the Hall, Professor Coats and Professor Jones, who were in charge of the building. In 1918 the boys ' domitory as it was generally called, was officially named Stevenson Hall, in honor of Dr. Daniel Stevenson, under whose wise direction the college received many of the strong principles, which have helped to make it the institution which it has grown to be. Union College can never forget what he did here.

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PRESIDENT FRANKLIN Our President-scholar-teacher- student — a man with large vision for Union College, he spares no effort to make his vision materi- alize. He has a charming way of asking the students to choose a hymn, and then finding one him- self that he prefers. He acts like a wild man at a basket ball game, but joking aside we all Ijnow that his heart and life are unStintingly given to the upbuilding of Union College. Long live our President. MRS. FRANKLIN Mrs. Franklin is always busy. No wonder, she has to advise the Academy Sophomores and keep the President straight. On the side she teaches English and History, sings and runs a home. She is most often seen looking prim in Chapel, or smil- ing in the class room. DEAN RYDER Our Dean is the most pon- derous man on the Faculty. He is nothing if not erudite. If the United States were the world, we would call him a cpsmopolite. ' He has a close friendship with all the great men of Methodism, Presbyterianism and every other ism including Chrysostom and Henry Ford. A fortunate com- bination of ability to lead, the lore of the ages, and a sweet powerful tenor voice makes him especially interesting on the Chapel platform. MRS. RYDER Who is the most popular mem- ber of the administrative body? Mrs. Ryder, matron of Speed Hall. She feels her responsi- bility deeply, and keeps an eagle eye on the girls, lest they wander from the straight and narrow path. She is busy from early morn until late at night seeing that rules are enforced, and car- ing for the sick. She is ex- tremely careful that the girls do not appear in public with ' low necks and short sleeves.