A circumstance happened shortly after this meeting which it would be impolite to relate, but in conjunction with the death of Mr. Stringfellow caused the scheme to fail. Had there been no sunken road or had Grouchy come to the relief of his emperor as he was commanded, Waterloo bridge would be spanning the river Seine. Still eventually all may have been for the best. We were discouraged but did what we thought the next best plan. In the spring of 1883 we commenced the erection of the frame building on the southwest corner of the college campus.
Some people can never appreciate a thing of beauty when they see it.
The new building helped us, but it was too small. There were constant calls for more classes in all the departments and especially in Engineering and Music. All the classes in the later department had now to recite down town also the classes in Telegraphy. Many of the students who entered that year are now well known not only to O.N.U. students but to the general public as well. Shall give the names of a few of the more prominent students who entered the school year 1882-3.