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  • The 100 year history of the Altgeld Chimes

    Oct 22, 2020 9:30 am by Dave EvensenCampus Life
    archive image of University President Edmund Janes James (1855–1925) posing next to the soon-to-be-installed chime bells

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    The path from an idea to the installation of the Altgeld Chimes was long and full of detours, but the generosity of Fighting Illini classes of 1914 to 1921 created one of the campus's most beloved traditions.

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