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George Holt.......lfspfmn00050-1.tif
George Holt (1852-1924), son of town and university founder Devillo Holt and secretary of the Board of Trustees (1892-94) at the time of the initial discussions with the University of Chicago about a possible merger, which Holt supports. Soon after…
Fred A. Hayner, Lake Forest University Class of 1895,.....lfspfmn00069.tif
Fred A. Hayner, Class of 1895, an all-around college leader, is credited with inventing the flying tackle in football as a student at Lake Forest. It "never failed to stop a man in his tracks," said the Chicago Record-Hearld in 1913. Hayner went on…
Halsey, John J., first career Lake Forest University/College faculty member, 1878-1919......lfspfmn00075.tif
John J. Halsey, on the faculty from 1878 to 1919, was Lake Forest's first career faculty member and the institution's primary historian, serving also as acting president in 1896-97 and 1906-7.
Anna F. Davies, Lake Forest University Class of 1889,.....lfspfmn00076.tif
Anna F. Davies, Class of 1889 (d. 1942). Anna Freeman Davies, Pioneer Social Worker In 1898, when the founder of Hull House, Jane Addams, suggested to Anna Davies, Class of 1889, M.A. 1894, that she join the staff of the fledgling College Settlement…
Everett D. Graff, Lake Forest College Class of 1906.......lfspfmn00078.tif
Everett D. Graff: The Early-Century Ideal of a Lake Forest Liberal Arts GraduateEverett D. Graff '06 (1885-1964) exemplified the early-century ideal of a Lake Forest College liberal arts graduate: rising to both corporate and cultural leadership in…
Lily Reid Holt.......lfspfmn00082-1.tif
Lily Reid Holt (1865-95), Class of 1884.
Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel......lfspfmn00083.tif
The Lily Reid Holt Chapel, completed in 1900, was named in her memory. The Chapel was donated by Lily's mother, Mrs. Simon Somerville Reid (Martha McWilliams).
