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Under Dr. Bailey's administration, endowment and scholar- ship pledges continued to increase ; but it seemed well nigh impossible to make collections of the pledges made. For this reason, the Board, at its annual meeting in June, 1858. adopted somewhat stringent instructions to its agents to resort to legal process to collect endowment notes. Forget- ting the old adage not to look a gift-horse in the mouth, the Board even went further, and when the horse was not forth- coming, proceeded to replevin him from the donor. In the main, these lawsuits were hurtful to the best interests of the college, and to this day endowment work is hindered in some localities of the state by the remembrance of the former action of the Board.
At the annual meeting of the Board in June, 1859, the Hon. Martin L. Pierce and Prof. Hougham pledged $10,000 toward the endowment of a chair of agricultural chemistry, to be called the Pierce Professorship; provided $50,000 be raised for the further endowment of the College. The Board entered heartily into this undertaking, but with small success. One
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great hindrance to the further prosecution of endowment work was the agitation of the question of the removal of the college. When the Education Society met in connection with the State Convention, in October, 1859, at Terre Haute, the College Board was recommended to adopt vigorous meas- ures to raise a larger endowment from Johnson County, as a means of quieting the question of removal. Accordingly, D. J. Huston and R. F. Grubbs were appointed to canvass John- son County for endowment, and so well did they do their work that in June, 1860, they were able to report $11,045 sub- scribed.
In December, 1860. the Board began a more vigorous canvass of the entire state. The Rev. U. B. Miller, of Indianapolis, was appointed agent, but died before entering upon his work, and the Rev. A. S. Ames was appointed in June, 1861, and worked until the following spring. But the excitement caused by the war of the rebellion, the consequent unsettled state of finance and business, the volunteering into the Union army of nearly all the young men who were then students in the college, all tended to discourage any progressive endowment work. We therefore find a Committee of the Board on the State of the Institution, in June, 1862, recommending that the old endow- ment, when collected, shall be used to liquidate the indebted- ness of the college, leaving only the campus and buildings as a basis of credit. The matter of reducing the number of the faculty was also suggested, but the suggestion was aban- doned for the reason that any considerable reduction of the number of the faculty, or retrenchment of expenses could not be made without changing the character of the institution.
In December, 1862, Dr. Bailey resigned the Presidency of the college. Those who knew Dr. Bailey best believe that his resignation was not due to the financial state of the insti- tution, but wholly for reasons connected with his own health. He had repeatedly said that he intended to stand by Franklin College until God called him elsewhere, and when God So touched his brain as to impair his health and life by further mental work, he recognized the call. Dr. Bailey's resignation was indeed a serious loss. He had done far more for the Col- lege than it had ever done for him. He had held on for ten
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years through evil report and through good report, when offers were constantly coming to him of positions far more lucrative and far more desirable. During his administration a new building had been erected, a considerable endowment had been subscribed, though it was as yet largely uncollected, and hundreds of young men had learned to love him for his sterling Christian manhood and his abilities as an instructor. A feeling of insecurity for the college began to grow after Dr. Bailey's resignation. Prof. Hougham and James L. Bradley were appointed to secure from George King and Harvey Me- Caslin a release of their supposed reversionary titles to the land occupied by the College Campus and buildings. The faculty consented to teach till the end of the year, if adequate assistance could be furnished. The college did continue in operation one year longer than expected-until June, 1864- when, for lack of students, more than for any other reason (nearly every student having enlisted in the war), the Board voted that the exercises of the college be suspended to such time as, in the judgment of the Board, it may be proper to resume operations.
The teachers during the last year were F. M. Furgason, Jeremiah Brumback and Barnett Wallace, with occasional lectures during part of the year by Prof. Hougham. Prof. Furgason resigned in March, 1864, but Profs. Brumback and Wallace taught until the end.
No immediate efforts were made by the Board to resume instruction in the college, and the Executive Committee was authorized to lease the buildings and grounds until such time as the Board should wish to resume control of the institution. Under these instructions a lease was made to Prof. F. M. Fur- gason in November, 1865, which terminated in March, 1867. Prof. Furgason taught a private school in the college build- ings during the school year 1865-66.
The Board, in March, 1865, ordered the return of all old endowment notes, and the next year took steps to secure the release and cancellation of all old scholarships.
In the year 1867, Profs. Wm. Hill and J. H. Smith came to Franklin from Ladoga, with the intention of reviving the col- lege. They met with hearty co-operation from all the citizens
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of Franklin, and for the next two years taught a very success- ful school in the college buildings.
Little was done in securing an endowment until December, 1867, when the Board revived the Johnson County Professor- ship plan, and appointed Prof. Wm. Brand agent to raise $15 .- 000. The principal of this endowment was to be held in trust for the college by the First National Bank of Franklin, the in- terest being paid over to the Board. The whole $15,000 was re- ported subscribed August 31, 1868, and Dr. Wallace and Cas. Byfield were appointed to turn over the notes to the bank and take its receipts for the same. The Board also voted to allow the interest of the Johnson County endowment to be applied on the salary of Prof. Brown, who was then assisting Prof. Hill, provided all paid-up scholarships should be honored. Having completed the Johnson County Professorship, the Board immediately took steps to raise $18,000, to endow what was to be called the Indiana Professorship. In September, 1869, the Board voted to assume full control of the college, although the " Indiana Professorship " lacked a great deal of comple- tion. Dr. W. T. Stott, Prof. Wm. Hill, Prof. F. W. Brown and Mrs. M. A. Fisher were chosen as the faculty, and Perrin H. Sumner was appointed agent. Prof. Hill. however, did not accept his appointment as Professor of Mathematics, and Prof. J. E. Walter was chosen instead. During the summer of 1869 extensive repairs were made on the college buildings at a cost of nearly $7,000, and to meet this expense the Board had to mortgage the college property. This was the beginning of the end, financially. A report from Dr. Wallace, Treasurer, en- tered upon the minutes of February 2, 1870, shows an excess of liabilities over assets of $5,995.06. In fact, the period from 1869 to 1872 may properly be called a period of inflated expend- iture, when the Board seemed to catch the spirit that pre- vailed throughout the country. The salaries of the faculty were raised, when the Board had not the means wherewith to pay them. The agent was paid $2,000 per year-twice as much as any former agent had ever received. The interest on the en- dowment notes was anticipated by borrowing money to meet current expenses.
In July, 1870, Dr. H. L. Wayland was elected President of the college, and entered upon his duties in September follow-
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ing. All friends of the college lived in the hope that the Baptists of Indiana would rally to his support, but the hope soon proved a delusion. The Board kept getting deeper in debt to meet current expenses, nor was there any very sub- stantial increase of endowment pledges, although, in Novem- ber, 1870, Martin L. Pierce, of Lafayette, offered to give land valued at $10,000, provided enough additional subscriptions were made to complete an endowment of $100,000. With the finances of the institution in such a state, it caused no sur- prise that the Board, at its meeting November 15, 1871,-
Resolved. That unless the endowment can be raised to $75,- 000, in reliable funds, by June 15, 1872, it is the opinion of this Board that the college, at that time, will have to be closed.
2. That the Board borrow $14,000 to liquidate the present in- debtedness and meet current expenses for the present year, and that the proper officers of the Board are hereby ordered to execute a mortgage on the college property to secure said loan, provided thirty-five persons will sign a guarantee for the payment of such loan.
The endowment did not reach $75,000, nor did the college reach June 15, 1872, before the end came. Dr. Wayland re- signed the Presidency January 31, 1872, and the same day the Board-
Resolved, That the college, so far as teaching is concerned, be suspended, and that the Executive Committee be instructed to proceed at once to pay off the debts of the college, by dis- posing of a sufficient amount of the property of said college as may be needed for such purpose.
And that the President and Secretary of the Board are hereby ordered and authorized to convey the title to all, or any part of the real estate belonging to Franklin College, when- 'ever a sale can be effected by the Executive Committee, and whenever said committee shall direct.
This was the last act of the old Board of Directors, and it was the end of Franklin College as it was controlled by the Education Society. Many friends of the college believed that it had died for the last time, and sorrowed as those without hope. Other friends lived in the hope of a speedy resurrec- tion, and that hope was based upon the organization of the Franklin College Association.
The Franklin College Association had its inception with the citizens of Franklin, who recognized the benefit the college
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had been to Johnson County, and who knew that its death would be an irreparable loss to the community where it was located.
Previous to the resignation of Dr. Wayland, some citizens of Johnson County had formed an association, and, at one time, proposed to lease the college. After the suspension sub- scriptions were vigorously pushed for the organization of a joint stock association, to take the place of the old Education Society. The manner in which the citizens of Johnson County responded to the call to subscribe to the stock of Franklin College. shows how well they had come to know the worth of the institution. The result ought forever to set at rest all talk about the college not being appreciated by the people among whom it is located. For the third time Johnson County came to the rescue. The subscribers to the capital stock of the col- lege met, June 21, 1872, at the Baptist Church in Franklin, and completed the organization necessary to make them a corporation, by filing the Articles of Association with the Re- corder of Johnson County. At this date, June 21, 1872, the total subscriptions to the capital stock of the college amounted to $51.175. Of this amount, nearly $36,000 was subscribed by citizens of Johnson County, and of this $36,000 about $18,000 was subscribed by citizens of Johnson County who were iden- tified with the Baptist denomination. If Baptists throughout the state would give with the same liberality that the Baptists of Johnson County have done, Franklin College would have an equipment worthy of the cause it represents. As provided by the Articles of Association of the College, the stockholders elected a Board of Directors, consisting of a President, Vice- President, Treasurer, Secretary, and twelve Trustees, on this same day of organization, June 21, 1872.
The Franklin College Association assumed the debts of the old organization-about $13,000-and by the foreclosure of a mortgage against the old Board and the purchase of the col- lege grounds at sheriff's sale, secured a title to the campus and buildings.
College was begun in September, 1872, with Dr. W. T. Stott, Prof. J. E. Walter and Miss R. J. Thompson members of the Faculty, and it has been in continuous operation ever since.
But the Franklin College Association was not without difli-
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culties of a very serious nature. Misunderstandings arose among the subscribers to the capital stock at the very be- ginning of the organization. The college was compelled to go into court to determine whether it was legally organized as a corporation, and to enforce the collection of as-essments on its capital stock. These vexed questions the Supreme Court of Indiana decided in favor of the college at the May term, 1876. Since that time a much better feeling has come to exist among the stockholders, and many who at first refused to pay their assessments are now warm friends of the college. Much opposition had to be encountered and overcome because of the former failures of the college. Baptists throughout the state who were in real sympathy with higher education, and who wished the college well, would seriously ask one another the question, " Will it live?" It must be admitted that in the light of past events, the question was a proper one. Each year, however, that the college has lived under its present organization has tended to strengthen the belief of its fiends that the death of Franklin College is an impossibility. Each year has seen a gradual growth in the number of students and in the productive endowment of the institution. Of all the stock and endowment which has been collected since 1872, with the exception of $13,000 invested in the College Campus and buildings, not one dollar has been used to defray the cur- rent expenses of the institution, nor have any losses of the principal of the capital stock and endowment occurred, except such as were inevitable from a long period of financial depres- sion. The productive endowment of the college, which, at the organization in 1872 was about $35,000, is now more than $80,- 000, and the prospective endowment added to this amount, makes the pre-ent assets of the institution more than $100,000. If Franklin College never receives another cent than what is now subscribed to its endowment, it will always be able to support as large a faculty as at present. But in ten years more, when there is every reasonable prospect that its resources will be doubled, Franklin College will become in reality, what Chandler and Bailey longed to see it, and what it is hoped Wayland and Stott will live to see it-a blessing to the state of Indiana and an honor to the cause of God.
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Officers and Members of the Several Boards of Directors.
NOTE :- Previous to 1867, the officers of the Board of Directors were chosen from among its members. Since 1867 the officers of the Board and the members of the Board have been elected separately.
PRESIDENTS.
Samuel Harding, 1835-36
Judson R. Osgood, 1859-62
John L. Richmond, 1836
A. S. Ames, 1862-63
Lewis Morgan, - 1836-39
Isom W. Sanders, 1863-68
Jesse L. Holman, 1839-42
I. N. Clark, 1868-71
Lewis Hendricks, 18442-43
J. S. Boyden. 1871-72
Rev. E. D. Owen, 1843-44
R. W. Pearson, 1872-74
George C. Chandler, 1844-51
Grafton Johnson,
1874-76
John S. Hougham, 1851-53
James Forsythe. 1876-77
Silas Bailey,
1853-59
James L. Bradley,
1877-84
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
Jesse L. Holman, / Samuel Merrill,
1835-39
Henry Bradley, 'S
1856-59
J. L. Richmond,
1839-40 Fabius M. Finch, 1859-63
Henry Bradley, 1
1840-42
John S. Hougham, G. M. Overstreet, 1867-68 1863-66
A. F. Tilton, 1 Jno. M. Robinson,{ Nathaniel Wilson,) Geo. C. Chandler.) Wm. J. Robinson, Win. Brand,
1842-43
Silas Tucker,
Wm. M. Pratt,
1869-70
A. S. Ames,
F. D. Bland,
1870-71
A. S. Ames,
Harry Smith,
1871-72
1845-47
J. R. Stone,
L. D. Robinson, 1872-73
1847-48
Grafton Johnson, 1873-74
R. M. Parks, 1874-76
1848-50
Wm W. Lowe,
1876-79
1850-51
G. E. Leonard, Wm. Y. Monroe, 1882-83
Benjamin Reese, ¿ Fabius M. Finch,S Fabius M. Finch,) Sidney Dyer,
1851-54
J. K. Howard,
1883-844
1854-56
Fabius M. Finch, )
Wm. Y. Monroe,
1868-69
1843-44
1844-45
Wm. J. Robinson, Lewis Hendricks, } Wm. J. Robinson,) Lewis Hendricks,/ A. C. Compton, 1 Fabius M. Finch, } Sam. Lambertson,S Reuben Coffey, Wm.C.Hendricks,)
1879-82
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SECRETARIES.
Samuel Herriott,
1835-36
J. W B. Tisdale, 1855-56
Byrum Lawrence,
1836
Mark Bailey, 1856-59
Pierson Murphey,
1837
D. J. Houston, 1859-60
A. F. Tilton.
1837
John S. Hougham,
1860-62
A. R. Hinckley,
1838-41
Caleb Blood
1862-63
Wm. M. Pratt,
1841
D. J Houston,
1863-65
A F. Tilton,
1841
M. D. Gage,
1865-67
Lewis Hendricks,
1841-42
John R. Fesler,
1867
S. G. Miner,
1842-43
Cas. Byfield,
1867-73
Wm. F. John,
1843-44
Sam'l Lambertson,
1873-74
Wm. Brand,
1844-53
Richard T. Taylor,
1874-76
John C. Post,
1853-54
Joseph C Smith,
1876-77
Wm. Brand,
1854-55
E. C. Miller.
1877-82
Wm. C. Thompson, 1882-84
TREASURERS.
Nicholas Shaffer,
1835-39
A. C. Compton, 1846
John Foster,
1839
John B. Tisdale, 1847
Nicholas Shaffer,
1840-41
I. B. Whipple,
1848-50
Henry Banta,
1841-43
John W. Dame, 1850-56
Jacob Sibert,
1843-44
Jeremiah Brumback, 1856-59
Nathaniel Wilson.
1844
F. M. Furgason, 1859-65
Wm. F. John,
1844-45
John S. Hougham, 1865-67
Nathaniel Wilson,
1845-46
B. Wallace, 1867-84
MEMBERS FROM 1834 TO 1884.
The first Board of Directors was elected June 24, 1835.
Ager, Rev. Charles, 1865-68
Arnold, Rev. B. B., 1845-49
Alexander, A., 1867-70
Ash, Rev. J., 1865-68
Allen, Jonathan L, 1875-76
Atkins, E. C., 1860-63
Armstrong, I. J., 1867-68
Ames, Rev. A. S., 1862-65
Bailey, Prof. Mark, 1855-64
Boothe, Rev J. W. T., 1876-77
Bailey, Rev. S., D. D., 1852-64
Bradley, Henry. 1835-59
Ball, Cyrus, 1857-60
Ball, Hervey, 1849-52
Banta, Henry. 1840-43
Bradley. James L., 1861-64, 1867-72, 1873-84 Brady, Hon. Henry, 1840-57
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Barnett, Rev. J. P., 1850-56
Bass, Jonathan, 1862-65
Beall, John. 1874-75
Berry, J., 1847
Billingsley, A. D .. 1867-68
Bland, Abraham, 1842-51
Bland, Rev. F. D., 1862-70
Blood, Rev. Caleb,
1857-60. 1861-64
Boaz. Simeon 1868-72. 75-76
Bond, Rev. E. P .. 1856-65
Burnett. Travis, 1836-46
Bonney. Rev. Orrin, 1861-64 1870-72, 1873-76
Carman, Rev. I. N., 1877-79
Carpenter, L. D., 1884
Carter, Rev. Wni .. 1867-6S
Cell, Rev. Jeremiah, 1851-57
Cook, R. H., 1865-68 Chaffee, Rev. Wm .. 1851-54
Cooper. James, 1844-48
Cooper, Joseph. 1848-54
Chamberlain Joseph, 1835-38 Chandler, Rev. G. C., 1839-51
Chord, Rev. J. W., 1867-68
Clark, C .. 1852-55
Clark, E. W., 1863-66
Clark, Rev. I. N., 1860-63
Clarke, John, 1867-68
Clark, Rev. M. G .. 1858-64
Dame, Prof. John W., 1850-56 Danforth, Andrew J., 1854-60
Dangerfield, James, 1873-75
Daniels, Almond, 1871-74
Davis, E. H., 1866-72
Elgin, Rev. Wmn., 1870-71
Erwin, Rev. J. L , 1860-63
Essex, Rev. Amos J., 1868-72
Fesler, John R., 1868-71
Finch, Judge Fabius M.,
1840-46. 1847-65
Fisher, Rev. Ezra, 1835-38
Brand, Prof. Wm., 1843-56 Breckenridge, Rev. T. L .. 1855-61
Bright, Hon Jesse D., 1846-49 Brown, Henry V.,
1868-71, 1875-77
Brumback, Prof. J., 1858-67 Bryan, Daniel B., 1876-81
Bullock, J. T., 1856-59
Bullock Isaac T., 1856-59
Clay, Rev. B. S., 1812 45
Coffey, Rev. Reuben, 1847-50 Compton, A. C., 1847-56
Corbin, Rev. Wm., 1841-44 Cox, Richard, M. J., 1852-61 Crabbs, Rev. J. D., 1848-51 Crawford, C. H., 1848-49
Cressey, Rev. T. R ,
1843-52, 1865-68
Currier, Rev. Joshua, 1841-47
Day, Rev. Henry, 1862-65
Dewey, Judge Chas., 1839
Dunbar, A. S., 1863-66 Dunlap James, 1836-46
Dyer Rev. Sydney, 1853-57
Evans, Rev. P. H.,
1849-55, 1856-62
Ewing, Wm. B., 1835-38
Forsythe, John T., 1852-55 Foster, John, 1835-39 French. E., 1846-49, 1850-65 French, Rev. James, 1847-50
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Fletcher, Lafayette W ..
1872-74, 1875-76
Forsythe, James, 1875-76
Gage, Rev. M. D), 1865-67
George, Rev. T. D., 1861-64
Gilcrease, Robert, 1835-42
Gillespie Rev. J. S., 1865-68
Hall, H. J .. 1835-40
Hamilton, Robert. 1867-68
Hanna, Tyre L., .
1866-68
Harding, Rev. Sam'l, 1835-37
Hastings, Alexander, 1842-51
Hawkins, John, 1835-39
Henderson, Albert, 1880-84
Hendricks, Dr. W. C., 1849-52
Hendricks, Lewis, 1836-45
Herriott, Samuel, 1835-39
Hews, Prof. C. W., 1863-66
John, Wm. F., 1844-47
Johnson, Andrew J., 1881-84
Johnson, G., 1866-73, 1876-83
Johnson, M.,
1839-42
Kenower, John,
1865-68, 1871-75, 1876-80
Lambertson, Samuel,
1847-50, 1856-62, 1864-72
Lawrence Rev. B , 1835-36
Lloyd. Allen, 1862-65
McCarty, Elijah, 1851-54
McCarty, Nicholas, 1851-54
McCoy, John, 1835-47
McCoy, Rev. Wn .. 1868-71
McCoy, Wm. H.,
1871-73, 1877-84 Mc Kee, Rev. Jas. A., 1856-62
Furgason, Prof. F. M., 1860-66 Furgason, James C., 1860-63
Grubbs, Hon. G. W., 1871-72 Grubbs, Richard F., 1844-50, 1851-60, 1862-65
Hicks, Hon. G., 1850-56
Hinckley, Rev. A. R., 1838-41 Holman, Judge J. L., 1835-42 Holman, Hon. W. S., 1851-57 Hougham, Prof. J. S., 1850-65 Houston, Rev. D. J., 1855-64 Howard, Rev J. K., 1867-72 Hume, Rev. Madison, 1854-60
Hunt, George,
1835-36
Hunter, A. B ,
1867-68
Johnson. W., 1853-56
Jones, Jefferson D.,
1835-47
Jones, Rev. John,
1848-31
Jones, Silas,
1835-45
Kerr, John G., 18449-52
King, George,
1835-40
Love, John, 1866-72
Lowe, Wm W.,
1871-75
Luyster, Henry H ..
1874-75
Matthews, George, 1835-39
Merrill, Hon. Samuel, 1835-42 Miller. Rev. U. B., 1860 Miner, Rev. S. G., 1840-49 Monfort, Rev. David, 1845-51 Monroe, Rev. Wm. Y .. 1865-68, 1870-72
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MeNutt, Hon. C. F., 1868-71
Manning, Rev. E. T., 1845-46
Martin, Rev. F. J.,
1854-60, 1861-64 Martin, Dr. Henry C., 1883-84 Needham, Wm.,
Osgood, Judson R., 1848-66
Overstreet, Hon.G.M.,1866-83
Palmer, Hon. N. B., 1835-47
Palmer, Rev. T. R., 1869-72
Parks, Rev. R. M .. 1873-74
Patterson, Wm. H., 1849-52
Payne, Dr. P. W., 1868-75
Peggs, Dr. John F., 1847-52
Phares, Rev. M. B., 1854-60
Phelps, Wm. 1835-36
Phillips, J. R., 1867-70
Quick, Morgan .J., 1876-84
Rand, John W., 1864-67
Ransdell, Dan M., 1871-72
Read, Rev. James S., 1864-67
Read, Judge S., 1849-52
Reese, B njamin, 1841-56
Reese, B. Hinckley, 1882-84
Reese, Rev. John, 1857-60
Reese, Rev. W'm., 1835-49
Sanders. Isom W., 1863-73
Sanders, J. M., 1860-63
Schaff, Rev. J B, 1869-72
Schenck, U. P.,
1851-60, 1866-77
Shaffer, John, 1836-42
Shaffer, Nicholas, 1835-42
Shirk, Elbert H., 1867-70
Shirk, Milton, 1883-84
Sibert, Jacob, 1840-56
Morgan, A. W., 1867-68
Morgan, Rev. Lewis, 1835-47
Morse, B. C., 1839-46
Moss, L. U., 1857-58
Murphy. Dr. Pierson, 1835-42
1852-55, 1860-66, 1870-84
Owen, Rev. E. D., 1836-52
Owens, John, 1866-69
Pierce, Martin L.,
1856-62, 1867-70, 1875-6
Pinkney, T. A., 1860-63 Polk, Wm., 1835-39
Post, Rev. John C, 1851-60 Potter, Rev. J. W., 1878-84 Pratt, Rev. Wm. M, 1839-47 Price, W., 1854-57
Quick, Judge Sam'l, 1852-64
Richmond, Dr. J. L., 1835-47 Riley, Rev. E. S.,
1863-66, 1870-72 Robinson, Rev. D, 1845-53 Robinson, John M., 1840-43 Robinson, Rev. L. D., 1868-72 Robinson, Hon. W.J .. 1843-58
Simmons, Rev. J. B., 1858-61 Smith, Rev. Harry. 1868-71 Smith, Rev. J. H., 1865-68 Smith, J. M., 1866-69 Snyder Rev. Fred'k, 1852-55 Stansel, Rev. Wm .. 1835-38 Stapp, Hon. Milton, 1835-54 Stephens. J., 1863-66 Stinson, Rev. S. M., 1866-72 Stott, Rov. Wm. T .. 1868-71
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Tannehill, Hon. Z., 1846-49
Taylor, Rev. David, 1856-59
Taylor, Samuel, 1862-67
Terrill, Hampton, 1857-60
Thiebaud, J. L., 1862-65
Thomas, D., 1835-36
Thomson, J. P., 1857-60
Thomson, Robert, 1835-43
Thompson, Dr. R. L , 1859-65
Tilson, John, 1867-68
Vawter, Hon. D. G., 1880-83 Vawter, John, 1841-44
Wagoner, Burgess, 1836-39
Walker, John, 1835-36
Wallace, A. G., 1863-66
Wallace, Dr. Barnett, 1863-66
Wallace, J., 1852-55
Webb, E. H., 1867 70'
Webb, Dr. Daniel. 1843-49
Webb, Willis S., 1866 -- 70
Wheat, Wm. C., 1874-75
Whipple, Cyrus A., 1847-53
Whipple, Ithamer B., 1845-51
Whitehead, Rev. J. M, '56-65 Wick, Judge Win. W., 1846-49
Young, Joseph. 1840-43
Tilton, Rev. A. F., 1838-44 Tisdale, Rev. J. W. B.,
1846-49, 1855-58 Tisdale, Rev. Robert, 1841-47 Todd, Rev. Elmore J., 1855-61 Tucker, A., 1850-56
Tucker, S., 1844-47, 1862-6S Turner, Alexander, 1877-80
Turner, James, 1858-64
Turner, Dr. Jos. A., 1875-82
Vawter, John T., 1872-73
Vickers, Corson, 1836-45
Williams, Rev. E , 1835-36
Williams, Rev. G., 1853-65
Williams, Jesse, 1847-48
Willis, Rev. Orrin, 1842-44
Wilson, Nathaniel, 1840-46 Woodruff, Hon. Seth, 1835-48 Woods, Rev J. V. A , 1835-36 Woodsmall, Rev H., 1871-74 Woodworth, W.,
1849-52. 1860-63 Woollen, IFon. T. W , 1874-84 Wyeth. Rev. W. N., 1878-84 Wynn, James, 1870-72
Teachers in Franklin College.
Retrospective and Biographical Paper, by Prof. J. S. Hougham, LL. D.
W "E can best judge men by their surroundings, by their manifest purposes and by the work they try to do. If, by persistent and prolonged exertions, they accomplish their intentions, the world will only understand the better what their designs were. But even the partial accomplishment of purposes in one generation may justly take firmer hold upon the memory and gratitude of our race than more complete success achieved a generation later.
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