Class of 1887 and Class of 1894 Markers
In front of Old Main stood two boulders, gifts of the classes of 1887 and 1894:
Image courtesy of the EMU Archives. Original photograph by H.W. Wilson photographed by Dale Carlson.
These monuments stand today on the Old Main quadrangle.
The “Class of ‘94” marker includes the words “Fit via vi,” a line from Virgil’s Aeneid translated by Classics Professor Benjamin D’Ooge as “Energy wins the way.”
Another marker on the Quad commemorates the organization of the Michigan Educational Association, which took place in Old Main on October 12, 1852.
A state historical marker marks the site of Old Main:
