Beatty wished to make the edifice commemorate the reunion 
of the Old and New School branches of the Presbyterian 
Church. The present dormitory was dedicated in 1912 and 
was erected on the site of Memorial Hall and retains the 
historic name of the old hall. It is a reinforced concrete, 
fireproof building, with suites to accommodate seventy-five 
students. It also contains a beautifully furnished social hall 
and a thoroughly equipped gymnasium, as well as a dining 
room. 
But bricks and mortar are not standards by which the 
achievements of educational institutions can be judged. The 
service rendered by the graduates of the Seminary furnish 
a real touchstone for judging its contribution to humanity. 
According to such an acid test, the Western Theological 
Seminary may well be proud of its record. In every depart- 
ment of ministerial activity its graduates have rendered dis- 
tinguished service. This seminary has sent forth eminent 
missionaries to every part of the globe. Of these mission- 
aries, three laid down their lives as martyrs in China and 
India. Some of its graduates have achieved distinction 
as educators and have served as presidents of colleges and 
state universities. Others have acquired a world wide repu- 
tation as Biblical scholars. On the roll of its graduates 
appear the names of moderators of the General Assembly and 
secretaries of the boards of the church. Above all, the institu- 
tion can boast a long line of faithful and eloquent preachers 
who have proclaimed the Gospel of Jesus Christ in almost 
every state in the Union as well as in the missionary lands 
across the seas. 
In the course of a hundred years the seminary has been 
able to secure for its faculty some of the leading theologians, 
Biblical scholars, and preachers of the Presbyterian Church. 
Indeed there have been professors of this institution who 
have won a reputation that transcended denominational and 
national limits. We mention only those who have passed 
to their reward: of theologians, there have been Archibald 
Alexander Hodge, Samuel H. Kellogg, Benjamin B. Warfield; 
of Biblical scholars, Melancthon W. Jacobus and Matthew 
B. Riddle; of preachers, William M. Paxton, Samuel Jen-