1875 – “American Artisan,” a New York publication, praises the large, complex clock within the newly-constructed Central Hall of the Hillsdale College campus. Likewise, a reporter of Chicago’s Inter-Ocean praises the view from atop: “What a happy thought it was, locating a college on that hill, the Parnassus of southern Michigan.”
1918 – Hillsdale graduate Arthur H. Jones (’13) is killed in France as a private in the 77th Division, more famously known as the “Lost Battalion” for its helpless one-week struggle of isolation by German forces in the Argonne Forest.
1971 – The Michael Alex Mossey Library is dedicated, open to the community at large.
1988 – The George Roche Sports Complex is dedicated, also open to the community at large.
