(Senior class gifts have a rich 130 year tradition at WheatonCollege. Gifts have ranged from a grove of trees in the shape of a "76" (1876class gift) to the Quad Fountain (1960) to the large limestone sign at thecorner of College Avenue and Washington Street (Class of 1965). |
Year |
Gift |
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1876 |
Arborvitae for front lawn in shape of "76" (several bushes still extant in 1935) |
1877 |
Trees(s) |
1895 |
Trees(s), particularly an Elm tree near the Senior Bench |
1906 |
Sundial |
1912 |
Stone Bench (senior bench) |
1913 |
Sidewalk section in front of Gymnasium (Adams Hall) (along with classes of 1914-1916) |
1915 |
Lawn mower/Campus Improvement Assoc. |
1917 |
Library helps and reference books |
1921 |
Portrait of Charles A. Blanchard |
1922 |
Books for the Library & Library Endowment fund; also wood end panels for shelving and book lift (dumbwaiter) ($3,000) |
1923 |
Charles Blanchard Memorial Scholarship & Senior caps and gowns |
1925 |
Furnished Blanchard E103 |
1927 |
Furniture for Dr. Dow's office & classroom, $200 later to the library for literature books, and a Red Maple in front of Blanchard Hall |
1928 |
Floodlights for the front of Blanchard (orange) |
1929 |
Book cart(s?) for Library |
1935 |
Three White Birch trees on Southwest Campus |
1936 |
Funds for the purchase of Westgate (along with classes of 1937-1939), & additional Chapel pews (Pierce) |
1938 |
Funds for the purchase of Westgate (along with classes of 1936-1937, 1939), stone gate west of Blanchard Hall, & three Douglas Firs (West Gate cornerstone given in 1935 as Freshmen) |
1939 |
Funds for the purchase of Westgate (along with classes of 1936-1938), Portrait of Darien Straw for Fischer Library, & a Tulip tree |
1941 |
Wrestling equipment & East Gate |
1948 |
Craft Shop and Tennis Court lighting |
1957 |
Stone Gates near Edman Chapel (corner of Washington and Franklin) |
1958 |
New WETN Studios |
1959 |
New York Times (microfilm ed.) for the Library ($5,000) |
1960 |
Fountain for the quad |
1961 |
Arc projectors for Edman ($3,500) |
1962 |
Edman Tower clock ($12,000) |
1963 |
Writing Project ($13,500) |
1964 |
Library Book Purchases ($4,625) |
1965 |
Campus Sign (near corner of Washington and Seminary/College) |
1966 |
C.S. Lewis Collection ($2,688) |
1977 |
Portrait of Dr. Hudson T. Armerding |
1980 |
Marriage Prep. and Family Seminars (End. fund) |
1981 |
Tile Wall mural for Chrouser Fitness Center |
1982 |
Landscaped Mall behind Adams Hall/Bookstore |
1983 |
Landscaped Mall, front MSC |
1984 |
Landscaping, front Blanchard |
1985 |
Kiosk, north of Blanchard |
1986 |
Renovation of fountain in Quad |
1987 |
Franklin St. mall walkway landscaping and kiosk at Franklin and Irving |
1988 |
Burr Minority Endowed Scholarship |
1989 |
Computers and Software for Buswell Library |
1990 |
Burr Minority Endowed Scholarship |
1991 |
Urban Studies Endowed Scholarship |
1992 |
Burr Minority Endowed Scholarship |
1993 |
Library Resources Enhancement Fund in honor of J. Richard Chase ($30,000) |
1994 |
Library Resources Enhancement Fund ($29,500) |
1997 |
Jeff Keul Patio, outside the south end of the Beamer Center |
1999 |
"99 trees" in front of the Sports & Recreation Complex (SRC) |