Westeryears: The Town Club
Town Club members:1935 When Westminster entered the 1930s, approximately 55 percent of the student body belonged to a fraternity. While some of the Independents were able to live in the dormitory Reunion Hall, many...
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Westeryears: The Razzberries Went to Extremes to Generate Blue Jay Spirit
The Razzberries in 1932 One of the great tales of Westminster College yore is the origination of a campus group called “The Razzberries.” Flashback with Westeryears to 1921. On one cold, gloomy day, the Westminster...
Westeryears: The Scandal That Led To Swope Chapel
Swope Chapel is a cherished source of past memories for Westminster College. Margaret “Maggie” Christman Swope had been convinced by Rev. John J. Rice, Jr. ’06, the grandson of Nathan L. Rice, first president of Westminster who...
Westeryears: The Mustard Seed—”Anything That Isn’t Given Away, They Can Sell.”
The First Mustard Seed Group, from the Blue Jay Yearbook 1921 In the early years of Westminster, campus activities had no person in charge, organized plan, or source of financing. Various students who were interested in...
Westeryears: Truman’s Commencement Address
As the 107 graduates gathered on June 8, 1964, for the outdoor commencement exercises—the largest Westminster graduating class in the school’s history at that time—they had no idea that, rather than the customary sage...
Westeryears: Looking for a Lady Part Two
A tiny statue of St. Mary holding baby Jesus lives in an alcove over the door of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury. The story of the statue has mostly been a...
Westeryears: Student Conduct in the Early Days of Westminster
When the Westminster Board of Trustees met for their June 1860 meeting, they approved a college catalog that among other matters set out rules for expected student conduct. College students today who sometimes feel campus...
Westeryears: The Trustee Tragedy
Charless House in St. Louis The untimely end of Joseph Charless, Jr. (1804-1859), a prominent St. Louis financier and banker and one of the founding members of the Board of Trustees of Westminster College, is one of the most sensational and...
Westeryears: The World Classroom of the Blue Blazers Investment Committee
Blue Blazers Investment Committee 2001 As with any great idea, the concept of the Blue Blazers Investment Committee (BBIC) evolved from a series of circumstances that were connected by one visionary, BBIC founder and advisor Brock...
Westeryears: Westminster College’s First President
Finding a first President for Westminster College was no easy task. In fact, for the first few years (1851-1855), the faculty took turns being in charge in a weekly rotation. The first choice of the Board of Trustees was...
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