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What shall I say to those who sit in sorrow, be- cause of the loss of those who have gone? What can I say? It has been said, "There are times when if speech be silver, silence is gold. It is certainly true that words are poor instruments for the assuaging of grief. But, if words may not soothe the aching heart, the thought of what your loved ones now behold, and enjoy, may be a solace. They are no longer in the shadows, but in the light of the city that has no need of the sun.
The poet sang, "We know not, O we know not, what social joys are there, what radiancy of glory, what light beyond compare," but those whom you mourn know. They have joined in "the song of them that triumph, the shout of them that feast; and they who with their leader have conquered in the fight for- ever and forever are clothed in robes of white."
God grant that we all may finally join them among the glad throng.
At the close of the address the Conference was organized by electing C. M. Snyder secretary, G. L. Rarick statistician, and U. S. Brown treasurer.
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Transfers were announced as follows: W. A. Allen and J. A. Webb, from St. Louis; O. E. Schaal, Wis- consin ; D. H. Colvin, North Dakota; W. D. Schermer- horn, South India. Bethel Cook, L. M. Canfield, Rob- ert Parker, M. E. Smith, A. W. G. Warren and C. C. Cox were admitted on trial. V. V. Whitsitt and R. F. Pruit were discontinued. C. J. Semans, C. H. King, C. R. Flowers. R. E. Morgan, C. E. Spalding and J. C. Dussair were ordained Deacons, and A. L. Carlton, L. C. Cutler and O. M. Freman were ordained Elders. J. L. Mulfinger spoke in the interest of Conference claimants, and W. F. Sheridan of the Epworth League. Drafts were ordered on the Chartered fund for $30, and on the Book Concern for $2,010. J. W. Waldron brought fraternal greetings from the Kansas Confer- ence. O. N. Maxson and A. D. Beckhart of the Des Moines Conference were introduced. J. A. Motter, superintendent of Bethany Hospital, reported that in- stitution, as did also the committee on Bethany. J. W. Haucher of the Board of Education and D. W. Howell of the Deaconess Board addressed the Confer- ence. T. J. Ream, S. L. Buckner and C. O. Kimball of the Kansas Conference were introduced. The report on education was made the order of the day for Satur- day at ten o'clock. Prof. L. H. Hough of Garrett spoke of the institute. E. R. Fulkerson spoke in the interest of foreign missions, and H. McKane for the Church Temperance Society. J. M. Porter, represent- ing the State Temperance Union, was introduced and addressed the Conference. The Bishop was authorized to appoint three Conference evangelists. George Win- ters was transferred to Illinois; F. L. Proven, C. A. Sullivan, A. H. Christenson and Oscar Gessel, to Kan- sas; L. L. Brannon and M. E. Davis, to Oklahoma; M. D. Ross, to South India; W. B. Read, to Colorado, and D. W. Nichols, to West Virginia. I. McDowell, G. A.
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Gibson, J. T. Shackelford and B. F. Rhodes have died. Thomas Muxlow, L. A. Dugger, J. H. Laird and H. R. Golden were granted the retired relation.
The aggregate of the benevolences was $25,325. The claims on the Conference fund was $7,078, which sum was disbursed to the several claimants, and $500 was apportioned to the charges for next year.
The Conference of 1915 met in Beloit March 24th. Bishop Wilbur Thirkield was in charge. He announced as the opening hymn, "Breathe on Me, O Breath of God." He then commented briefly but forcibly on Paragraphs 137-8 of the Discipline, concerning the profitable use of time and deportment at Conference. This was the first of a series of talks at the opening of the daily sessions, which were very impressive and helpful. He then, with the aid of the cabinet, admin- istered the Sacrament, which was followed by singing, "Lord in the Strength of Grace." At 10 a. m. a memo- rial service was conducted by E. L. Hutchins. Memoirs were read of F. D. Baker, James Flowers, I. S. Hall, B. W. Hollen, Mrs. B. F. Rhodes, Mrs. F. D. Funk, Mrs. N. A. Walker, Mrs E. M. Bisbee, Mrs. W. E. Graves, Mrs. W. C. Little and Liston Mckean. C. M. Snyder, the secretary of the last Conference, called the roll. Ninety-four members and thirteen probationers were present. The secretary was re-elected, and U. S. Brown treasurer.
An afternoon session was held, at which R. P. Smith presided. The mayor welcomed the Confer- ence, to which the Bishop replied. Drafts were drawn on the Chartered fund for $30, Book Concern for $2,440, and on the Board of Conference Claimants for $300. It was ordered that the report of the Commit- tee on Education and of the president of the university be made the order of the day Saturday at 10 a. m.
The consideration of the Preacher's Aid Society
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was set for Friday, following the reading of the jour- nal. A resolution was voted endorsing the action of the Preachers' Aid Society looking toward the raising of an endowment fund of $200,000.
Resolutions of appreciation of Dr. R. P. Smith, retiring president of the Kansas Wesleyan University, were voted by the Conference. W. D. Schermerhorn, of Garrett Biblical Institute ; E. C. Clemens, represent- ing the Board of Conference Claimants; Miss Viola Troutinan, associate secretary of the Topeka branch of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, and J. A. Motter of Bethany Hospital were introduced. Former Governor Hoch was introduced and addressed the Con- ference. H. W. Hancher reported the plan adopted by the commission to secure the endowment for the Kan- sas Wesleyan. A. S. Hale was appointed on the Board of Examiners in place of W. H. Sweet, retired.
A collection of $70 was taken for Charles Kolsky. O. B. Allen of Missouri Conference; J. H. Bainford, Genessee; J. B. Gilmore, Kansas; G. W. Hall, Oregon; G. E. Spear and J. P. White, Southwest Kansas; R. K. Sutton, Nebraska, and W. R. Woodward, St. Louis, were received by transfer. Grant Mann was received on credentials from the Wesleyan Methodist Church. E. O. Harbour, Lawrence I. Mickey and R. E. Law- head were admitted on trial. F. B. Cunningham, L. C. Cobb, F. L. Farley, D. O. Gunckel, G. W. Hall, L. Monro, R. K. Sutton, R. E. Lawhead and J. P. White were ordained Deacons. None were ordained Elders. IV. N. Clark was transferred to the Rock River Con- ference, C. M. Reed to Erie, and J. A. Webb to Arkan- sas. F. D. Baker, James Flowers, B. W. Hollen and I. S. Hall have died. W. W. Hendrickson and Charles Kolsky were discontinued. G. C. Casselman was lo- cated at his own request. W. L. Fry was made effect- ive. B. T. Stauber, L. O. Housel and W. H. Sweet were granted the retired relation.
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The Committee on Temperance presented a resolu- tion petitioning the President to use his influence to secure the adoption of an amendment to the Federal Constitution prohibiting the manufacture and sale of liquor. The Conference Board of Home Missions and Church Extension reported that $5,714 had been raised by the Conference for that cause.
Foreign Mission Board had received $8,821. The total benevolences were $28,036. Apportioned to charges for Conference claimants, $5,000. Paid, $7,785.
The session of 1916 met in Concordia March 22d. Bishop Thirkield, the presiding officer of the last ses- sion, was again in charge, and again spoke of Para- graphs 137 and 138 of the Discipline. At first this editor thought a lapse of memory must account for this repetition, but possibly the good Bishop thought those paragraphs are so important and so liable to be forgotten and unheeded that it was worth while to call attention to them the second time. He certainly enforced the teaching on the minds of those who heard him.
The sacrament was administered and the organiza- tion effected. A memorial service was conducted by E. L. Hutchins. Memoirs were read of E. F. Sitterly, J. W. Blundon, H. R. Golden, J. H. Lockwood, S. A. Green, Mrs. H. G. Miller, Mrs. A. L. Carlton, Charles E. Hoffman, Thomas G. Brooks, John VanGundy and Clair O. Cook. Dan Brummit, editor of the Herald, was introduced.
An afternoon session was ordered, to which Senator A. B. Carney delivered an address of welcome, to which the Bishop made response, after which he called J. F. Harmon to the chair.
J. W. Snapp having served the Salina District as superintendent for six years, J. L. King, on behalf of the district, presented him with a sectional bookcase.
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C. W. Ivie. J. F. Dennis, S. Barber and A. W. Dick were appointed a committee on the Asbury memorial celebration. A draft was authorized on the Book Con- cern for $2,444.
Mrs. Woodcock, secretary of the children's work of the Woman's Home Missionary Society ; Miss South- ard, representing the W. C. T. U., and Louis Griffin of the Gideorns were introduced. J. T. Bates conducted the love feast at 9 a. m. Sunday, at which time a col- lection of $108 was taken for the Conference Claim- ants' fund.
The Bishop preached at 10:30, and the ordination services were held at 3 p. m. Those to be ordained were addressed by Dr. J. A. Beebe, who had conducted the morning devotions of the Conference. The fol- lowing persons were ordained Deacons: L. M. Cam- field, Bethel Cook, W. C. Green, O. E. Schaal, M. E. Smith.
The following were ordained Elders: Charles M. Brown, L. H. Griffin, C. H. King, E. Morgan, Thomas Miller, C. J. Semans, C. E. Spalding, J. P. White.
The Conference treasurer reported the aggregate benevolence $35,063; Foreign Missions, $8,547; Home Missions and Church Extension, $6,063. Received by transfer, S. Barber and F. E. Madden, from Kansas; J. F. Harmon, Southern Illinois; Louis Hassel, St. Louis; Thomas Miller, Northern Montana; W. H. Mathiel, W. German, James Taylor, Montana; George Winters, Southwestern Kansas. Received on trial : M. H. Bisbee, H. C. Marston, E. S. Pangburn and L. R. Templin.
The following were transferred out of the Confer- ence: H. Bamford and R. P. Smith, to Montana; W. E. Caldwell, Wyoming; O. M. Freeman, South Dakota ; C. A. Fisher, Rock River; F. Guanison, Nebraska ; J. A. Plants, Rock River ; G. C. Spear, Southwestern Kan-
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sas; W. W. Strite, Columbia River; M. B. VanLeer, Central Illinois.
J. W. Blundon, H. R. Goldin, S. A. Green, J. H. Lockwood and E. F. Sitterly had died. C. C. Cox and W. E. Uncapher were located. G. W. Hall and J. M. Newton were made effective. John F. Harmon, C. W. Stevens and H. M. Templin were chosen delegates to the General Conference. Attree Smith and M. F. Loomis were reserves. D. H. Stafford, J. C. Rupen- thal and C. S. Buckannan were the Lay delegates, and H. H. Wooley, C. A. Kemp and C. C. Andrews were the reserves.
The thirty-fifth session of the Conference met at Ellsworth March 28, 1917, the resident Bishop, W. O. Shepard, presiding. After the Sacrament a memorial service was conducted by L. A. Mckeever, at which memoirs were presented of the following persons: G. M. Glick, C. H. King, Thomas Muxlow, Mrs. D. E. French, Mrs. V. C. Brown, Lester T. Courter, infant son of Mrs. F. L. Courter; Mrs. John Stevens, William G. Woodward, infant son of Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Wood- ward. The Bishop also spoke of the decease of Dr. H. J. Coker.
Samuel Bartlett, county attorney, made an address of welcome, to which the Bishop responded. J. E. Wilson was elected secretary, J. A. Westerman statis- tical secretary, and U. S. Brown treasurer.
All assistant secretaries and treasurers were ex- cused from committee. David G. Downey, book editor, was introduced. A statistical session was held in the afternoon, at which M. L. Wickman presided.
Dr. George Elliott of the Detroit Conference con- ducted devotions Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning.
Transfers into the Conference were announced as follows: J. B. Cummins and Noah Douthit, from
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Southern Illinois; W. A. Fortney and T. H. Parrett, St. Louis; B. C. Wolfe and O. G. Brown, Oklahoma; R. C. Myers, Illinois; C. A. Fisher, Rock River; A. E. Faupell, Detroit. W. W. Strite was readmitted from the Columbia River Conference. E. M. Bisbee, N. Bussine, Vern Daniels, A. J. Glauy, E. K. Hilbrand, C. M. Nutter, E. R. Shaw, M. E. Smith, H. C. Atkins, R. Snyder and L. R. Houderick were admitted on trial. L. I. Mickey was discontinued. E. O. Harbour, Robert Parker, W. H. Zook, C. E. Carpenter and H. C. Atkins were ordained Deacons. F. L. Courter, F. B. Cun- ningham, J. C. Dussair, F. L. Farley, C. R. Flowers, C. E. Hall, R. E. Lawhead, R. K. Sutton and C. H. Simpson were ordained Elders. Dr. B. Robbins, finan- cial secretary of Bethany Hospital, was introduced.
A collection was taken to furnish the president's office in the Kansas Wesleyan University, and $375 was received. C. M. Brown was transferred to Wyom- ing, C. W. Ivie to Southern Illinois; E. H. Tipton, Nebraska; A. D. Rice, Oklahoma; G. W. Hall, Des Moines; T. E. Hoon, Western Iowa, and J. W. Bates, to St. Louis. G. M. Glick, Thomas Muxlow and C. H. King had died.
The total benevolent collections were $35,076; for Foreign Missions, $10,232; Home Missions, $6,964. Received on Conference funds: Book Concern, $2,382; Conference investments, $600; from the charges, $5,162; Board of Conference Claimants, $200. Total, $8,344. Apportioned to charges for next year, $7,000.
As the Conference enters upon a new quadrenium, it is gratifying that the Committee on the State of the Church finds occasion for rejoicing from several con- siderations.
Leaders recognize the difficulties and are striving to wisely provide plans and means for their solution. The work being done by the Sunday schools and Ep-
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worth Leagues, brotherhoods and gospel teams is highly encouraging. The active aggressive work of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Societies gives promise of an increased efficiency of these faith- ful, devoted co-workers.
The recognition by the Laity of the magnitude and importance of the work to be done, and of their own responsibility for the doing of it, as seen in the organ- ization of their association, is reason for devout grati- tude.
The Conference met in its thirty-sixth annual ses- sion in the church in Downs, Kansas, April 3, 1918. The resident Bishop, W. O. Shepard, was in charge.
At 8:30 o'clock the Bishop, assisted by the district superintendents and the resident pastor, administered the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper.
At 9:30 a memorial service was conducted by E. Bridwell, the chairman of the committee. Memoirs were read of M. F. Loomis, R. E. Rockwell, J. M. Miller, A. N. Wickman, son of Rev. and Mrs. M. L. Wickman; Mrs. C. W. Stevens, Mrs. W. W. Hurlbut, Mrs. Bertha Dubbs, daughter of F. D. Funk; Kenneth Earl and Katheryn Revena, infant son and daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. O. Borton, were presented, and the Bishop made a brief and appropriate address. The service closed with prayer by J. B. Gilmore.
The Conference was welcomed by an address by Dr. J. E. Hodgson, to which the Bishop made response. In the absence of J. E. Wilson, the secretary of last year, the roll was called by F. L. Farly, the first assist- ant. Ninety-one members and eleven probationers an- swered to their names. L. C. Hicks was elected secre- tary, who named as his assistants J. C. Dussair, L. R. Honderick, F. L. Larley and M. R. Starbuck.
U. S. Brown was elected treasurer, and nominated as his assistants Fred Blanding, J. A. Plantz, W. H.
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Mathiel, Gordon Waggoner, C. E. Hall, V. V. Whitsitt, T. H. Parrott, Bethel Cook and W. A. Pierce. J. A. Westerman was chosen statistical secretary, and L. M. Canfield, E. O. Harbour, C. M. Nutter, L. V. Hassell, W. H. Zook, Roy Plott, O. G. Brown and A. D. Faupell were named as his assistants.
S. A. Chappell transferred to the Southwestern Kansas Conference, R. K. Sutton and C. E. Wood to the Kansas, Attree Smith to the Central Illinois, J. B. Cummins to the Southern Illinois, G. M. Ryder to the Oklahoma, and H. W. Wolfe to the Northwestern Iowa. Edward Hislop of the Oklahoma Conference, G. W. Martin of the Central Illinois, C. E. Eardman and C. P. Eklund of the West Swedish Conference were trans- ferred into the Conference. The printed program was made official. The bar of the Conference was fixed. O. A. Darnell was appointed postmaster. A statistical session was called for 1:30 o'clock.
All assistant secretaries and treasurers were ex- cused from committees. A. P. Jones, representing the Anti-Saloon League; A. F. Raggartz, D. D., of the Bible Society; J. R. Beard, pastor of the Downs Con- gregational Church, and G. S. Manes, pastor of the Baptist Church, were introduced. The session was dismissed with the benediction by A. S. Hale.
The afternoon session was presided over by M. M. Stolz. The secretary called the roll of charges for re- ports, after which the session adjourned. The session of the second day was opened by the Bishop, who gave the first of a series of devotional talks, taking for his theme "The Great Distraction of the World Today, and Its Only Solution, Faith in Jesus Christ."
The journal of the first day's session was read and approved. The secretary read the roll of the absentees of the first day. Five members and two probationers responded. The treasurer and statistical secretary
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called the roll for delinquent reports. A draft for $2,446 on the Book Concern was announced, and one for $1,400 from the Preacher's Aid Society. These were turned to the Conference Board of Stewards.
I. L. Mckean was appointed to solicit subscriptions for the Methodist Review, and C. A. Fisher for the World Outlook. The fourteenth question was taken up. The names of the district superintendents, M. G. Terry, C. W. Stevens, H. M. Templin and G. R. Hall, were called, their characters passed, and they read their reports.
John F. Harmon presented his third annual report of the Kansas Wesleyan University. J. R. Thomas made his report as treasurer of the Preachers' Aid Society. A. L. Carlton, on behalf of the preachers of the Colby District, presented F. M. Witham and his bride a token of their best wishes. D. B. Magee offered a resolution discouraging the free distribution of ciga- rettes to the soldiers. J. F. Harmon and U. S. Brown were appointed a committee to communicate with the Board of Education in reference to the twenty per cent claim on the educational collection. The Confer- ence gave an expression of appreciation of the labors and success of Dr. John F. Harmon in his management of the Kansas Wesleyan University.
At the request of the Conference, Mrs. Bishop Shepard was introduced. Dr. Bascom Robbins, finan- cial secretary of Bethany Hospital; Dr. J. M. Moulder, superintendent of Bethany Hospital; Oscar Huddle- ston, returned missionary; A. E. Ayers of the South- western Kansas Conference, M. N. Powers of the Okla- homa Conference, and A. J. Benjamin, circulation manager of the Central Christian Advocate, and his wife were introduced.
Announcements were made and the benediction was pronounced by C. P. Ecklund. Bishop Shepard
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led the devotions the third morning of the session. His theme was "Forsaking All, I Follow Him."
The journal of the second day was read and ap- proved. The fourteenth question was resumed, the names of the pastors were called, and their characters passed.
F. M. Loomis, J. M. Miller and L. E. Rockwell had died.
The names of twenty-four retired ministers were called. Sixteen thousand dollars was apportioned to the charges for the support of these. H. M. Templin, M. M. Stolz, Edward Hislop, A. S. Hale, G. W. Martin, J. C. Rufenthal, T. W. Roach, J. L. Bristow, Ed Mathews and J. S. Reed were elected trustees of the Kansas Wesleyan University.
Dr. A. G. Bennett, camp pastor at Camp Funston ; Miss Eva Rigg, at the Kansas Training School for Deaconesses, and Mrs. J. F. Boyes of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society were introduced and ad- dressed the Conference.
A draft for $102 was presented from the Board of Conference Claimants. The session was dismissed with the benediction by Dr. Bascom Robbins. Satur- day morning the Bishop gave the last of the series of talks, choosing for the theme "Forsaking All. I Take Tim."
The journal of the third day was read and ap- proved. The supernumerary preachers were called. L. M. Alexander, W. A. Allen, L. C. Cobb, J. H. Kuhn, W. W. Horlbutt, W. G. Smith, E. C. Rath and J. P. White were granted the supernumerary relation. J. N. See was referred to a committee of five, who recom- mended that he be requested to locate W. A. Van- Gundy. C. R. Wade and A. M. Misel were placed in the retired list. S. J. T. Fortner was received on cre- dential from the Canadian Methodist Church and
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recognized as an Elder. L. E. Cook and A. L. Carlton were appointed to fill vacancies on the Board of Ex- aminers. The committee appointed to ascertain whether the Conference is incorporated reported that it is. The Harvard plan for Conference entertain- ment was adopted.
A resolution was adopted appealing to Congress and the President for more drastic prosecution of all slackers and impatriotic and traitorous characters.
R. D. Plott, F. G. Smith, J. H. Strayer, L. F. Arend, R. W. Johnson, D. E. Railing and P. H. Smith were admitted on trial. V. V. Whitsitt, Fred Blanding, T. HI. Parrott, J. T. Frazer and J. G. Roberts were elected to Deacons' orders. L. M. Canfield, Bethel Cook, Noah Douthit, W. C. Green, M. E. Smith, O. E. Schaal, D. Otis Gunckel and L. R. Honderick were elected to Elders' orders.
The benevolent collections asked by the General Conference amounted to $37,362. Those asked by the annual Conference, to $17,884. The claims on the Con- ference funds are $18,620; paid on these, $9,890. Two hundred and forty-two dollars were paid by the Con- ence treasurer to the treasurer of the Board of Con- ference Claimants for Connectional Relief. Eight thousand dollars were apportioned to the charges for the support of our Conference Claimants next year.
The next Conference will be held at Lindsburg.
CHAPTER V.
KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY.
The long stretch of territory of more than four hundred miles reaching from the Missouri River on the east to the Colorado line on the west, together with inadequate railroad facilities, made it advisable to divide the Kansas Conference in the early 80's. When the Northwest Kansas Conference, after a division had been made, convened at Beloit in March, 1883, the ques- tion of establishing an educational institution was con- sidered of vital importance to the conference and to the Methodists of the northwest part of the state. The Methodist Episcopal Church has a history among the various Protestant denominations of taking the lead in providing educational facilities for her people. Hence, at the first session of her annual conference steps were taken to found a conference school.
Several cities within the bounds. of the conference made flattering offers for the location of the institu- tion. Salina proposed to donate a tract of fifteen acres for a college campus and to erect a building at a cost of $26,000, on condition that the conference maintain a school of full collegiate grade. This most generous offer was accepted by the conference and steps were immediately taken to found an educational institution making Salina the educational center of the Northwest Kansas Conference.
Salina was then a city of only a few thousand population, but becoming an important railroad center. Being located near the center of the state in a rich agricultural district and having railroads radiating from it in almost every direction, the city soon be-
GROUP OF BUILDINGS, KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY.
(1) __ Gymnasium.
(2) Administration Building.
(3) Science Hall.
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came easy of access to all the northwest portion of the state and a commercial center, facts which reflected wisdom and foresight upon those who so wisely se- lected it as a place to establish an educational institu- tion.
A Board of Trustees composed of nine men, elected by the conference, organized and in December, 1885, secured a very liberal charter and became incorporated under the laws of the state, with the name of Kansas Wesleyan University.
The corner stone of the first building was laid early in 1886, by the Rev. J. H. Lockwood, assisted by the Hon. A. P. Collins and Rev. Dr. M. M. Stolz. In the following March the building was dedicated by Bishop Andrews, assisted by Dr. Bennett of Garrett Biblical Institute and Dr. Gray of the Freedman's Aid Society.
The school was opened on the fifteenth of Septem- ber, 1886, and the first year showed an enrollment of one hundred and twenty-three. During the thirty-five years that the school has been in existence there have been more than three thousand enrolled in the college and in the academy. Over two hundred and fifty have been graduated from the college with a bachelor's degree.
The first faculty of the college consisted of five men: Rev. William F. Swahlen, Ph. D., acting pres- ident, who was professor of Latin and the modern languages; Thomas W. Cowgill, A. B., professor of Greek; Rev. Aaron Schuyler, A. M., Ph. D., professor of mathematics and astronomy ; Rev. W. H. Sweet, A. M., D. D., professor of ethics and metaphysics; Rev. A. C. Hillman, A. M., dean of the normal department ; Amos T. Griffith, head of the commercial department ; Clede H. Green, head of the school of music, and Daniel McGurk, teacher of elocution.
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