The Old Tillman Hall Bell
[West Panel]:
This bell was originally hung in the Tillman Hall Clock Tower in 1905, where it faithfully tolled the hours until replaced by the carillon in 1985. During those so eventful years, it joyfully rang out for the graduation of 57,610 students, including the 293 graduates in the Class of '39 from the 517 men who had entered as freshmen four years earlier. After the old Guardroom Bell was removed in 1952, this bell was also rung to announce the beginning and end of classes, and to celebrate significant events in the life of the University.
The structure which enshrines the bell includes materials and design elements patterned after distinctive architectural details found in Tillman Hall.
Architect - William A. Carlisle, FAIA, Class of '39
Brick by Southern Brick Co., Ninety Six, SC
General Contractor - Zorn Construction, Co., Seneca, SC
Granite by Elberton Granite Finishing, Corp., Elberton, GA
[North Base]:
This structure is dedicated to those distinguished members of the faculty of Clemson University
whose outstanding contributions to the student body, the school, and the community
have been recognized by their peers as meriting this, their highest honor:
"The Class of '39 Award for Excellence"
Roll of Honor
Left Column:
1989 - Dixie Gooch Goswami
1990 - Joel Vincent Brawley, Jr.
1991 - John J. Idol, Jr.
1992 - Ashby B. Bodine II
1994 - Cecil Oates Huey, Jr.
1995 - Francis Anthony McGuire
1996 - R. Lawrence LaForge
1997 - Chalmers McNair Butler
1998 - Larry Lee Bager
1999 - Judith Mary Melton
2000 - Clifton Scott Miller Egan
2001 - Jerry Alan Waldvogel
2002 - Alfred F. (Hap) Wheeler
2003 - Douglas Kinly Sturkie III
2004 - Art Young
2005 - Benjamin Lee Sill
Center Column:
2006 - Donald M. McKale
2007 - Alma Bennett
2008 - William T. Pennington, Jr.
[East Panel]:
Erected by the Class of 1939 in grateful memory of their classmates who gave their lives in the cause of freedom. May their sacrifice be never forgotten.
James Harold Bracey: June 10, 1944
John Wallace Cathcart: May 3, 1945
Almo DeWitte Chapman, Jr.: July 23, 1945
Martin Crook, Jr.: September 7, 1944
Joseph Ralph Cunningham: December 7, 1945
William Henry Fraxier, Jr.: November 13, 1950
John Louis Gaskins: December 9, 1944
Clifford James Gormley: June 16, 1943
Robert Adams Guy: February 17, 1944
John Calhoun Hubbard, Jr.: May 20, 1945
John Thomas Lyles, Jr.: May 20, 1945
Joel McMillan: March 25, 1946
Clemons Carter Miley: June 16, 1943
Lester Laneau Miller: September 22, 1944
Daniel Cary Morgan: May 23, 1944
Walter Scott Nelson, Jr.: July 11, 1943
Burrel Franklin Newman: June 11, 1943
Max Montague Nichols, Jr.: December 1, 1943
Joseph Bean Palmer: January 10, 1944
Daniel Townsend Pope: June 16, 1943
Henry Ayer Raysor II: January 12, 1944
John Edward Rowland: September 9, 1945
Francis Herbert Scarborough: January 27, 1945
Frank Howard Shirley, Jr.: November 15, 1942
Raymond Anderson Sloan: February 11, 1942
Denny Lewis Starr: June 25, 1944
James Tinsley Whitney: August 3, 1944
Marker is on Calhoun Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
