Hamline University - Liner Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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Samuel Fletcher Kerfoot, A.M., D.D., LL.D. A'-'Mtg REACHER, educator, executive, theologian, ltd H T' 1 philosopher, but above all a man-this IS Sam- uel Fletcher Kerfoot, Hamline University's new lrA:li' president. He is a red-blooded man. I-le is a man with a vision as broad as the heavens themselves. He is a man with the faith to carry his vision to ful- filment. With a dream of a Greater Hamline fostered through a quarter century as a loyal son, President Kerfoot was given the reins of destiny of the institu- tion last June. The foundations of his dream had already been laid. What was needed was one to rear the superstructure to magnificence. With the courage of an Alexander seeking new worlds to con- quer, he set about his task, and the results that have followed pay him rich tribute. By his sterling personality, he has inspired the confidence of the board of trustees, of the faculty, of the student body, of the alumni, and of the great body of Methodism of the Northwest, both lay and clergy. The power of these mighty instruments has never been measured, or even tried out. In the hands of the master wielder, President Kerfoot, with compel? ling, irresistible force, they will drive Hamline upward to an eminence than which none other shall be greater.

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George Henry Bridgman Da Lo, Lo LI DI for twenty nine years put his untlrlng efforts into RESIDENT Emeritus of Hamline University, who lbringing Hamline to her present standing among the . ,1-. L president in l884. . colleges of the Northwest, came to Hamline as At that time there were but two buildings on the campus: the administration building and the Ladies dormitory, which was only half the size of the present Ladies Hall. In l887 Goheen Hall was extended and a Hall of Science was built. In l907 the sum of 330,000 was added to the endowment, one third of which was the gift of the board of education. In l907, 334,000 was raised for the erection of a Library building which was endowed with 330,000 by Andrew Carnegie, the interest on this sum now being used in the extension of the Library. The building of the gymnasium was made possible by Doctor Bridg- man in l908 and in l9l0 an additional endowment of S200,000, gifts from various sources, one-third being a gift from the Rocke- feller fund. N Doctor Bridgman, however, was not spending all his time in raising money. During that twenty-nine years of service he gathered about him a faculty of which any institution might be proud and with their help he gave Hamline a scholastic standard which has made her famous throughout the country. More over, all those'who knew Doctor Bridgman grew to love him and his sage council and good judgment have been of assistance to many. And though his connection with the institution is not now as close as it was for so long. he still is taking a vital interest in the institution to which he gave the best years of his life.