Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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COLLEGE HISTORY. iL) ELIEVING that the development of Christianity and the dissem- j | ination of right principles could be best brought about by means (o of Christian education, the founders of Monmouth College suited the action to the thought, and in 1857 the College was a realit}-. Born of thought and prayer, it has gradually grown in power until to-day it stands second to none among western institutions. The careful management of trustees and senate have done much toward building up the College. The professors and instructors have nobly performed their duty. The faithful work of Dr. Wallace stands to-day a monument, grander by far than any of marble or granite. He is sleeping in the City of the Dead. The work which he began was taken up bj r Dr. J. B. McMichael. Youthful fancy had led J. B. into carriage making and various trades, until with grip in hand he found himself at college. After being graduated at Westminster College in 1859, he taught for a short time at the Greenville Academy, Pa. Entering Xenia Theological Seminarj- he graduated in 1S62. Sixteen years of pastoral work and five years of work in the Xenia Theological Seminary developed his intellectual as well as his ph3 ? sical nature. While age has whitened his locks, success has followed his footsteps. Prof. Wilson, the oldest of the instructors in the college, was professor of Latin from ' 61 to ' 64, of mathematics from ' 64 to ' 74, and since then of Greek. He is characterized b3 ' pushing things vigorously. Side by side with him in length of service stands Prof. Rodgers. He was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, O., in ' 56. In ' 64 he took charge of the preparatory department, and in ' 74 was elected to the chair of mathe- matics. He delights in hunting during the summer and in accurate calcu- lations during winter. . Miss Winbigler, who has served as mathematical instructor for twelve years, was graduated from Monmouth High School in ' 72, and in ' 73 she entered Monmouth College. In ' 77 she was graduated from the scientific department with first honors and left college an alumna of A. B. L.