Memorial Grove (Beal Street, west of Williams Hall). Brass plaque mounted on sloping fieldstone base honoring World War I soldiers. Oak trees were planted nearby in tribute to the solders. The base sits on a circular concrete pad with a brick walkway with two benches. The brick walkway contains bricks engraved with messages by donors.
The text of the memorial is:
“In Memory of the Men of the Michigan Agricultural College Who Gave Their Lives in the Great War This Grove is Planted
R. S. Welsh, ’94 L. J. Bauer, ‘18
I. D. MacLachlan, ’10 G. W. Cooper, ‘18
F. E. Leonard, ’11 F. H. Esselstyn, ‘18
W. R. Johnson, ’12 L. K. Hice, ‘18
L. Crone, ’13 C. M. Leveaux, ‘18
A. F. Edwardsen, ’13 G. S. Monroe, ‘18
W. T. McNeil, ’13 W. H. Rust, ‘18
H. J. Sheldon, ’14 J. S. Palmer, ‘18
T. W. Churchill, ’15 O. N. Hinkle, ‘18
E. E. Ewing, ’15 O. C. Luther, ‘19
N. F. Hood, ’15 L. T. Perrottet, ‘19
D. McMillan, ’15 B. F. Smith, ‘19
E. E. Peterson, ’15 C. J. Williams, ‘19
F. I. Lankey, ’16 H. B. Wylie, ‘19
D. A. Miller, ’16 E. Halbert, ‘20
L. P. Harris, ’17 S. R. McNair, ‘20
S. D. Harvey, ’17 W. B. Lutz, ‘20
H. R. Siggins, ’17 O. W. Wissmann, ‘20
June 11, 1919”
The memorial grove was dedicated on June 12, 1919 after a rain delay from June 11, 1919. The memorial grove was rededicated on May 23, 2024 after updates to the memorial area.
Sources:
-The MAC Record, June 6, 1919, p. 5, 7 https://projects.kora.matrix.msu.edu/files/162-565-5905/19190606sm.pdf
-The MAC Record, June 20, 1919, p. 9 https://projects.kora.matrix.msu.edu/files/162-565-5906/19190620sm.pdf
-MSU hosts Memorial Grove of the Great War Rededication Ceremony, MSU press release, May 24, 2024 https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2024/msu-hosts-memorial-grove-of-the-great-war-rededication-ceremony
