College liFe has not changed significantly since the early 1900's as this cartoon, taken From the 1920 yearbook, would indicate. distant locations. The town was "decked in gala attire of gold and blue, the college colors, and bright with many flags, streaming from business house and residence."26 The all-day affair began at 10 a.m. with a session in the town's Opera House. Following the invocation, "Psalm 72 was sung by the congregation, led by the students, who were seated by classes in the parquet of the Opera House."27 There followed a series of brief addresses presented by representatives of the county, the village, the county Board of Education, the alumni, the faculty, the trustees, and the General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church. Following each of the addresses, "the students of the college gave a rousing cheer for the speaker." At the conclusion of the greetings, the college orchestra rendered the Margaret Waltz by Huff. SO/Chapter VI The main speaker of the morning was President J. Knox Montgomery of Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio. His address was entitled "The Function of the Christian College," which he argued was to set before its students the ideal example of the Lord Jesus Christ in order that the students might "accomplish it in their own lives." Following his presentation, Psalm 60 was sung by the congregation and the benediction pronounced. Z8 Following this first session, the dignitaries made their way to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Long tables elaborately decorated with bouquets of yellow and white chrysanthemums and blue and gold candles provided the setting for the inaugural luncheon. The afternoon featured the academic procession and the inauguration itself. The