Union College - Garnet Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

 - Class of 1910

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TI-IE GARNET, 1910 11 well deserves the honor of the title accorded him, H The Prince of American Metaphysiciansf ' Dr. l'lickok's presidency was the period immediately following the Civil War. The war was a sad blow to Union. The Southern students, who had flocked here in great numbers because of Union's unrivalled popularity in the South, left, naturally enough. The Northern students, on the other hand, gave ready response to .their country's call to arms. On the campus the brilliant young Professor Peissner drilled a company of student soldiers, who were popu- larly known as H The College Zouavesf' So many leftwthis Union to defend the Union of the Federal States, that only a few students comparatively, were left behind. . Union's next president was Dr. Charles A. Aiken, an eminent scholar and clergyman, who was succeeded in, 1871 by Eliphalet Nott Potter, the grand- son and namesake of Dr. Nott. During his presidency Nott Memorial Hall and the Powers-Washburn Hall were built. The foundation of Nott Memorial I-lall had already been laid for someu years, this building being a part of Monsieur Rameeis plans, but the work had been given up on account of lack of funds. Work was begun on it anew during the Hrst year of Dr. Potter's administration, and the building was speedily completed. Not until about twenty-five years after its completion was it used as the college library. The expense of its final adaptation for this purpose was defrayed by a gift of Andrew Carnegie. The corner-stone of the Powers-Washburn Memorial I-lall, commonly known as H The Red Building M was laid in 1881. The central part of the I-lall was intended for the library and was used as such until it was transferred to H The Round Building. The crowning event of Dr. Potter's presidency was the development of Union College into Union University in 1873. Albany Medical College, Albany Law School, and Dudley Observatory had already been in existence several years as separate institutions. The Medical College was founded in 1839, its location at Albany offering excellent advantages in the way of hospi- tals and clispensaries, which are available to the students for clinical and surgical purposes. Albany Law School was founded in 1851, and her graduates are now found in the highest positions of trust. President McKinley is the alumnus of whom our law department is most proud. The Gbservatory was opened in 1856 for the purpose of astronomical investi- gation and student post-graduate work. The College of Pharmacy was added

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IO TI-IE GARNET. 1910 During the first nine years of her life Union had three presidents, all noted divines and able scholars, John Blair Smith, Jonathan Edwards and Jonathan Maxcy. In 1804 there came to the presidency a young Presbyterian clergy- man, Eliphalet Nott, who had already become nationally famous through his wonderful sermon on the death of Hamilton at the hands of Burr. Dr. Nott was a man of almost unparalleled executive ability. When he came to the college, it was still in a very weak condition, but his work as pres- ident soon made it the foremost college in the land. As early as 1825 Union had outstripped even Yale and Harvard in number of students and in educational advantages yielded the palm to none. Dr. Nott had a wonderful insight in dealing with men, for his was a wonderful personality. He was the first college president to put students on their honor regarding personal conduct. He believed in trusting men. He even went so far as to admit to Union students expelled from other colleges. An anecdote is told of him that well illustrates his ideas along this line. When asked one day by a friend, H But what do you do with the scalawags? Dr. Nott replied, Make men of them, sir. And the history of the college shows that he did make men of them. During his long presidency of sixty-two years, Dr. Nott had a Wonder- ful influence in moulding the lives of the young men who came into contact with him. It is right that we should revere the name of him who has justly been called H The Nestor of College Presidents. Moreover, it was Dr. Nott that picked out our beautiful campus. He was the first to see in that delightful stretch of land an ideal home for the college. He realized that the brook, the bit of woodland, the rows of stately elms, and the view of the gently gliding Mohawk in the distance would add charms of delight to any college campus. It was in 1812 that this site was chosen, for the college, and a year later a plan for grounds and buildings was adopted. The design was the work of a Frenchman, Jacques Ramee, the most noted landscape architect then in this co t . H 1 ' ' U un ry e rad previously been employed by the United States government in planning fortifications and in developing the city of Washington It was in accordance with his plan that the two old gray buildings North .Coll d . , , ege an South College, were built. During Dr. Nott's declining years the active work of the college was in the hands of Dr. Laurens P. Hickok, who became president at Dr. N ottis death. Dr. H1ckok's ability w th f ' as. at o a deep scholar. By his work as teacher and author he has profoundly influenced some of our co untry's greatest thinkers, and



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I2 THE GAARNET, 1910 r to the University in 1881 as a means of giving competent instruction along this line. Our eighth president was Dr. Harrison E. Webster, an untiring investigator, to whom Union is indebted for the collection of marine specimens that is still one of the best in the country. In January, 1894, Dr. Andrew V. V. Raymond was called to the presidency from an Albany pastorate. During his administration of thirteen years he did a great work for the college. The course in Electrical Engineering was added to the curriculum, the services of Charles Porteus Steinmetz, one of the greatest electricians in the world, were securedg and an excellently equipped 'electrical laboratory was built. Silliman Hall was also added to the college buildings, being the generous gift of Horace B. Silliman of the class of 1846 to the Young lVlen's Christian Association. Now, with an able and energetic young man just called to be the head of the college, with the assurance of a new engineering building and a new gym- nasium, Union's prospects are brighter than ever. A history of Union would be incomplete, indeed, if mention were not made of the men who have constituted her faculty, for there are many, whose memory is still cherished with affection by alumnus and student alike, such men as Tayler Lewis, the greatest student of his day, a man of feeble frame but mighty mindg William Gillespie, a leader in the world of engineering, Dr. Jackson, who bequeathed us the gardensg Dr. Whitehorne, H Uncle Billy H Wells ,and many others of such sterling talents and wonderful personality 'that their influence still lives in the lives of the men whom they raised to nobler standards of Christian character. It may be interesting to speak briefly of the history of Union's athletics. In 1874 Union had her first regular schedule of baseball games. In 1876 she had a crew that came in a close fourth in a regatta on Saratoga Lake, beaten only by Harvard, Cornell, and Columbia. In 1877 our first uniformed football team appeared on the college campus, and defeated Cornell by a score of 24 to 10. In track athletics Union has had some famous men, most conspicuous of whom is Charles l-l. Kilpatrick, ,98, who is the world's champion half-mile runner. In 1873 our present gymnasium was erected. It is difficult to realize that Our now antiquated gymnasium was at that time one of the best in the country. Wim a new, modern gymnasium and athletic field an assured reality in the Ee? future, Union will be on a stronger basis in the athletic world than ever e ore.

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