Manchester College - Aurora Yearbook (North Manchester, IN)

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affairs about the College. One is impressed with the high order of the produc- tions in the paper. The period from 1895 to 1902 was a time of struggle for the school. It was the time of beginnings and experiments. The constituency of the school was not generally sympathetic, not to say interested in the school. The problem of finance was a hard one. The trustees of the College were often hard put to it to find a way out of difficulties. During the presidency of E. S. Young, the Young brothers and their helpers fought hard and bravely with these problems and the school grew slowly. During this era the church took no financial re- sponsibility for the school. The responsibility rested with the trustees and many of them sacrificed heroically for the cause of Christian education. The trustee board changed somewhat during the period. The table following gives the names of trustees for the period from 1895 to 1902 and the time dur- ing which they thus served the school. Trustees of Manchester College from 1895 to 1902 were : Elder L. T. Holsinger 1895-1897 Elder S. S. Young 1895-1899 Elder G. B. Heeter 1895-1902 Elder E. S. Young 1895-1899 Elder David Hollinger 1895-1902 Elder L. H. Eby 1895-1897 G. L. Shoemaker 1895-1897 Elder M. N. Rensberger. . .1897-1902 Elder J. Edson Ulrey 1898-1899 Elder R. C. Hollinger 1898-1902 Elder G. B. Knepper 1898-1902 Simon Burkett 1899-1902 E. C. Witter 1899-1902 H. P. Albaugh 1899-1902 J. B. Speicher 1899-1902 E. B. Hoff 1900-1902 E. M. Crouch 1900-1901 Mention should be made of David Hollin- ger who served as trus- tee throughout the en- tire period mentioned above. He gave much earnest effort and means for the school and great credit is due h i m and his wife, whose likenesses are herewith presented. The only other trustee whose name appears throughout this entire period is that of G. B. Heeter who, too, sacri- ficed much for the school. .All of these men deserve the respect of the young men and women who are finding Manchester College a blessing in their lives today. While the school property was held in the names of the above trustees and while they were responsible for financing the school, the church maintained an advisory relation to it thru a committee of Brethren called a Board of Pag-e 13J DAVID HOLLINGER AND WIFE

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Margaret Bixler, Vocal and Instrumental Music. Millard R. Myers, Elocu- tion. H. J. Beachley, Shorthand and Penmanship. During the summer and fall of 1895 the Brethren were busy on the grounds remodeling the old College building and pre- paring for the opening of the fail term. Plans were laid and the work was begun on the new building now called the Chapel building or Bible School Building. Emanuel Grossnickle was out soliciting funds for the school in Whitley, Kosciusko and Huntington counties during the summer. He reported inter- est in the College wherever he went. At last on September 11, the school opened with very flat ■ Boys are Boys tering prospects for future success. The attendance of people at the opening was very large and shortly after nine o ' clock President Young called the assembly to order in the Chapel, and read a Scripture lesson. Miss Bixler led the singing, ' All Hail the Power of Jesus ' Name, ' followed by prayer by Rev. Burton. The president made a short address, followed by Rev. Burton, Kuhn and others. After some announcements the audience was dis- missed — The chapel was filled to overflowing by an appreciative audience composed mostly of citizens here. The great number of aged people that were there is an evidence that many parents had come to look after the welfare of their children starting in school. Everybody seemed pleased with what they saw and heard. The Journal further says that, Owing to the short time in which the College people had to make their announcements they will feel well satisfied with one hundred students. The number will not probably fall much short of that figure. The total number of students enrolled during this first year were tAvo hundred and seven in the College and one hundred and twenty-four in the Bible School — thirty-one of these counted in both. The North Manchester Journal reports that during the first term eighteen new families moved to town because of the College being located here. During the first years of the school a great deal of extension Bible Institute work was done in the churches of the Districts surrounding the school. The instructors in these schools for the first few years were E. S. Young, David Hollinger, J. W. Rarick, Chas. Gibson, L. H. Eby, J. K. Miller, E. M. Cobb, and T. S. Moherman. During the first year of the school 1050 students en- rolled in these schools in Districts and local churches. Bible Schools were held at Girard, Illinois ; Monticello, Indiana ; South English, Iowa ; Lima, Ohio ; Ivester, Ohio ; Flora, Indiana ; Smithville, Ohio ; Union City, Indiana ; Baker, Ohio : DeGraff, Ohio ; Pittsburg, Ohio, and Mexico, Indiana. There can be no question but that these schools did great good in encouraging Bible Study, as well as arousing interest in Manchester College. During this first year of the School both the Bible Society and the Excelsior Literary Society were founded. A description of these societies and their work is given elsewhere. The College authorities also published a College paper called The Bible Student. The paper was published monthly for a while then bi-monthly. It was devoted almost exclusively to Bible study. It contained essays, mission news, prayer meeting outlines, comments on the Sun- day School lessons and sermon outlines as well as some personals and news of [Page 12

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Council, appointed by the trustees. This Board had for its members such Breth- ren as Elders W. R. Deeter, Jacob Snell, D. P. Shively, D. F. Hoover, L. II. Dickey, Samuel Sprankle, and W. K. Simmons. During the third year of the school, J. C. Murray, W. S. Toney, A. II. Puterbaugh and Hiram Kriegh- baum were added to this Board. A few other changes were made. The Board was discontinued after 1900. During the fourth year of the school Annual Conference appointed an Ad- visory Committee, later called the Visiting Committee. Elders J. H. Wright, Jacob Snell, and Dorsey Hodgden were the first members of this committee. The next year the committee consisted of Elders J. H. Wright, A. II. Puler- baugh, and G. L. Studebaker. These members were continued on this com- mittee until 1904 when Elder W. R. Deeter took the place of Elder Puter- baugh, who had gone to his long home. These brethren served on this com- mittee until the committee was discontinued in 1908. It is interesting to note that J. H. Wright served on this committee during the entire period of its existence and Elder CI. L. Studebaker during the whole time, save one year. The College Standard makes note of occasional visits of this Board to the College. Their coming seems to have been much appreciated. Elder A. H. Puterbaugh was often unable to attend because of ill health. The faculty mentioned above remained practically unchanged during the second year of school. Prof. E. S. Young was a hard working teacher and he expected hard work from his students. The note books of some of his students indicated rather insistent demands along this line. Many of his students re- ceived much practical knowledge from his classes. Professer E. M. Crouch Avho gave about fifteen of his best years to Man- chester College Avas a successful teacher in his chosen field. Ever and anon the College Standard published papers that had been written in Professor Crouch ' s classes in Latin and Greek. They show a high standard of work and are a compli ment to the teacher. Professor Crouch first came to Manchester College as a teacher of English and Mathematics, but he was soon transferred to the department of Ancient Languages where he did most of his work. He was at one time President of the Classical Association of the State of Indiana. One of the very popular teachers of these early years was Professor A. B. Ulrey, of the Science department. Professor Ulrey joined the faculty in 1895, coming from the former U. B. fac- ulty. He remained for five years. He was Secretary of the faculty for some time. He had the ability to inspire his students with the scientific spirit. The College pa- per of this time reports that he gave a talk in the Bible Society on The Value of Scientific Study to Religion. The picture accompaning this sketch shows one of his early Science classes. Miss Margaret Bixler was the [Pag-e 14 One of A. B. TTlrey ' s Science Classes