The Old Tillman Hall Bell

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