Goshen College - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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The Maple Leaf A Resume— Nineteen Eighteen THE historian of future years, as lie casts a refleotivi look n]Hin the si-hoiils of our land during our first year in the fireat War, will no doubt view many changes from previous years. The drafts upon the resources of the nation have affected every phase of life in every nook ard loriier of our vast domain, and, in an especial way, have placed an added burden uium tlje educational system As President Wilson wisely declared, there is more necil than over, if our land is to be stronger yet in the arts of peace after the days of war are ]iast, that thoro and amjde training be afforded our young JOHIM ELLSWORTH HARTZLER President 1913-1918 men and women. Goshen College has tried to M ' .ei-t this need to the best of her ability during the i)ast year, in sjiite of the increased burdens brought by the war. As was expected, and in common with all other colle,t;es, the enrollment of students wag reduced from that of last year. The number (Fall term — ISl!; Winter term — :;i4: Spring term — 167) shows an average decrease of twenty jier cent. It was the first year that the registrar ' s book has fai ' cd to s ' .unv an im rease. The decrea.se was especially noticeable in the spring term since n any of the uioii enroUeil were compelled to leave by the sjiriiig drafts for the national army.

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Goshen Till ' year o|u ' iii ' il with soiiio fainilinr fiioi ' s iiiiioiii! tin ' tuciilty iiiissiii;; ami now ones in tbi ' ir phu-i ' s. I ' rof. I. ( ' . Kollcr raiiio to us from ( ' oliimbia a.s lioail of I hi ' K ' linli.sli ilopartiiii ' iit ; Miss Martin was aiMi-il to tlif Di ' iiartmcMt of I ' Miu-ation; I ' rof. Ulosser heeamo Dean of tlio School of AfiriiiiUiur in ' :ui- of I ' rof. Stutzinan; Prof. Kroider came to assist in the Bible School; rrul. Iloltkiiiiip tool; tin- place of Sylvia Bnntraffcr in piano anil Mrs. Khersolo was added to the Music Scluxd. The addition of extra members to the faculty madi- possibb- broaibr ami more ex- tensive work in several departments, notably the Bible School, the Music School, and the Scluxd of . };riculture. In the latter tl ' .c past year niarUs a new era as the school was able to otVei for the lirst time a complete course leadin-; to fhi ' H. S. decree. Another imporlunt chan ;e in the faculty was brou;;ht abnul by the resi;;iial ion of 4! GEORGE J. LAPP. Pres President .lolin E. Ilartzlcr. . ftcr almost five years of earnest and loyal effort to build up the standanls of (ioshen College in every way, years in which he won the respect and love of succeeding! student bodies, the administration of F ' res. Ilartzler came to a close. Upon a change in administrative policy and executive nianaficment by the Board of Education, his resignation was accepted and Pres. Ilartzler severed his official connection with the school. We are assured, however, that in the new field of work which he now enters, he will continue to be an active and loyal supporter of the college, that, as the