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The Little Brass Bell is an aptly named small brass bell trophy thatsymbolizes that symbolizes the rivalry between Wheaton College and North CentralCollegeCentral College. The tradition dates back to when the county seat was movedfrom moved from Naperville to Wheaton 1867. The move of the county seat wasbitterly was bitterly opposed to by the people of Naperville, and when the newcourthouse new courthouse was built in Wheaton they refused to let go of the countyrecordscounty records. Not to be deterred, a band of Wheaton and Glen Ellyn residentsraided residents raided the Naperville courthouse one night and stole the countyrecordscounty records. Supposedly during this raid the Little Brass Bell was takenalong taken along with the records, and after many years the bell wound up as theinheritance the inheritance of two brothers, one who went to Wheaton College, the otherwho other who attended Naperville College (now North Central). The bell became asymbol a symbol of rivalry between the schools, and after many years of stealingback stealing back and forth the bell was hidden away. It resurfaced in the 1940's atwhich at which point it is was adopted as the trophy to be held by the winner ofthe of the yearly Wheaton and North Central football game. Since its inceptionas inception as trophy in 1946 Wheaton has won the Little Brass Bell in 46 of the 61games61 games. |