Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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5 ROBERT CHIEF I ALICE GALE LOUISE FITCH RUSSEL T. BARR. RAY.M ,ARNOLD

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Former Presidents INCE the founding of Knox College in 1837 there have been seven presidents of the institution, and by the inauguration of Dr. McClelland on February 15th last, another illustrious name has been added to the list. A careful perusal of the appended article will give the reader some idea of the valuable services that these men have given to Knox College, and when the difficulties and obstacles that were placed in their path are taken into consideration, their noble work gives added inspiration to the youth of the present time. The G.-XLE Board of the Class of 1902 has decided to call its pub- lication, The Presidential Issue. To the president of the institution, more than to any one else, rests its success and future advancement, and our short acquaintance with the present incumbent, Dr. McClelland, has convinced us that he will occupy the chair as President of Knox College with all the dignity and grace of his predecessors and with in- creased energy and ambition forthe future prosperity of the institution. In this connection we have gathered together the pictures and short sketches of each of the former presidents, which follow: I-IIRAM H. KELLOGG was one of the first trustees of the institu- tion when it was known as Prairie College. In 1838 he was appointed president and in 1841 assumed its duties. During the first few years of his presidency at Knox he was also pastor of the First Congregational Church in Galesburg and shortly after he resigned, he again assumed the pastorate on February 3, 1846, remaining in that po- sition until June 23, 1847. In 1844 he visit- ed England and obtained contributions ol' books and money to the amount of l'l2,000. In 1845 he resigned. An oil painting of Mr. Kellogg is hung in our College Library. JONATHAN BLANCHARD, lJ.lJ., was called to the presidency of Knox, from which he graduated the first and the thir- teen following classes. He found the Col- I 7 lege in debt several thousand dollars and grimy H, K1.31,l,mg4g,