Lincoln University - Lion Yearbook (Lincoln University, PA)

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IDeMcaiion © © © To one who for many years has labored as an educator and a trainer of youthful minds, for whose zealous teachings and earnest efforts to impress upon us foundation truths and principles, we shall ever feel indebted : to IRev. Ssaac W Kendall, D. S ., we dedicate this, our humble effort, having nothing higher to give, and hoping that he will accept it as a token of the esteem in which he is held by the class of iyoo. Editors.

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preface © © © HE present work owes its conception and accomplishment to an earnest desire to pay some small tribute to the literary life of our Alma Mater, and to bequeath to each member 5f our Class, and to other friends and supporters of our enterprise, something which may serve in future to revive pleasant memories of by-gone days, and which, perhaps may be the means of recalling at an opportune moment some of the valuable knowledge acquired in youth and early manhood. Should it, at any time, thus prove a medium of pleasure or profit to any of those into whose possession it may come, we shall feel amply repaid for our expended labors. We desire to express our warmest thanks to all who through suggestions, advice, or contributions of material, have done so much to insure the success of our efforts. It seemed appropriate to dedicate our achievement to him whose life has been an inspiration and example to us ; and whose sympathy and patronage have always been bestowed upon worthy literary endeavors. We feel in duty bound to render an apology to our readers for such discrepancies as occur in the book, in consequence of inexperi- ence on our part, combined with the difficulty of collecting the means and material requisite for its publication. Editors.

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Xincoln University • • BOUT fifty years ago the Rev. John Miller Dickey, D. D., of Oxford, Pa., felt called of God to be the agent of establishing an institution of higher education for young colored men in the United States. This was at a time when, to speak of negro education of any kind meant to invite opposition and ostracism, even in the State in which the Declaration of Independence was signed. But criticism had no effect upon Dr. Dickey, as he was conscious of doing his Master’s bidding. And thus in 1854 Ashman Institute was begun with one building, one professor, and one Hezekiah Brown, the only student. In i860 the charter of Lincoln University was granted and the institution at once took its place at the head of the higher institutions of learning for the negro race—not by reason of great endowments, for these have always been meagre ; not because it was near the center of population and had great cities to draw upon, for it is remote and isolated, being forty-four miles from Phila- delphia, sixty-six from Baltimore and farther still from the great South-land from which it receives the most of its students. In fact it has had no outside advantages to rely upon, but has had to depend for success upon the high tone of its scholarship, upon its able and devoted teachers, and upon the spirit of loyalty to Christ which it inculcates in all of its students. Class after class Lincoln has sent out into the world. Many lives have been brightened, homes elevated and hearts made to rejoice by the teaching of the men who have gone from this honored and useful University. Among her graduates are men distinguished in every walk of life—law- yers, doctors, Congressmen, journalists, a multitude of teachers of all grades, 3