Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-11-24
FIFTY YEARS OF USEFULNESS.
Albion College Celebrates and Dedicates
the New Mcmillan Laboratory.

Albion College Celebrates and DedIcates
the New Mcmillan Laboratory.
Albion college has passed through
fifty years of constantly increasing
usefulness and made a promising start
toward the completion of the century.
The exercises commemorating the
semi centennial were of deep interest,
especially TO the friends of the institu-
ton and its work. Many of the old
time graduates were present and the
scenes seemed to recall the days when
they were college boys" and college
girls Many were the stories told by
elderly and middle-aged men and wo-
men, now staid professional or bust
ness and dignifed matrons, of the
pranks they played in their college
days. And not a few were the tears
which came to their eyes as the name
of some college chum of long ago was
recalled and it was told that he was
now in the other world.
To open the exercises the band rem
dered music at the chapel and the floor
and galleries were soon filled. After
ture lesson, Rev. G.. b. Kulp
offered prayer, splendid vocal
trio was followed by Vice President
Barr who introduced President Fiske
and he in turn delivered the historical
address. lie told of the first organiza-
ton; of the different gentlemen who
had presided over the college,: of the
growth of the faculty and the attend
ance, the latter having increased
from 1919 students in 1882 to 627 in 1893.
President Fiske also spoke of the bene-
factors of Albion college and closed
with an outline of the work the college
is doing. Mrs. Clinton b. Fiske; Mrs.
Alice Brown Hazlett, of Lansing; T..
Il. Pond. of Ann Arbor, and Prof. l..
w. Underwood, Lawrence University,
Appleton, Wis, each made brief
speeches and after chorus of 20 voices
rendered the FESTIVAL Anthem" and
America Rev. w. |. Cogshall, of
Grand Rapids, pronounced the benedic-
ton. This ended the formal anniver-
sary exercises.
In the afternoon the chapel was
again filled To overlooking for the ded-
! ication of the new Mcmillan chemical
laboratory. Prof. Fall gave 8 short
! historical address OF. the college, labor
atory work. Rev. DIR. Washington
Gardner paid tribute to Senator Me-
MILAN who alone paid for the labora-
tory costing So, 900. Senator Nc
MILAN, in few words presented the
keys of his gift TO President Fiske.
The boys Immediately gave three
cheers, tigers innumerable, and the
college yells many times. DIR. Fiske
replied very eloquently to the sena-
/ tors speech; Mrs. Clinton b. F.slle, on
behalf of the "Old Girls" thanked
Senator Mcmillan for his munihcent
gift.
In the evening a reception was ten
dered Senator Mcmillan in the new
! building. which was followed by a
banquet in the chapel with 200 covers
laid, Hon. Samuel Dickie, toast master.
The new Mcmillan chemi al labora-
! tory is 52XS0 feet in dimensions, four
stories in height, of brick and sand
! stone. In the basement are store
rooms, toilet-rooms, the heating boil
ers, and gas machine and engine. and
vault for storing chemicals. On the
second floor are the private rooms Of
Prof. Fail, an organic laboratory, =
| quantitative laboratory, and combus
| ton room, the balance room. and re-
search room. On the third floor is the
! qualitative laboratory and lecture
room, seating about 100. In addition
to this there are many other rooms
fitted up for original research. The
fourth floor is occupied with a mineral
and chemical museum, a chemical
society room, and quarters for a jan
| itOr.