James C. Furman Classroom Building
Erected 1955
In Memory of
James Clement Furman, D.D.
1809-1891
President 1859-1879
Professor 1844-1881
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At a crisis in 1868
Furman was admonished to abandon the institution.
His reply was:
"I will nail my colors to the
mast of the old ship, and if she
goes down I will go with her."
Courtesy hmdb.org
