Washington and Jefferson College - Pandora Yearbook (Washington, PA)

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fg f- , 19 Q' ---- Y -' a l--- 9 'QL f l l Canonsburg and part in VVashington. The act of legislature which authorized 'tl Q ' this union is dated March 4, 1865. In 1869, by another legislative act, the board 1 if of trustees was authorized to select for the college any site in Pennsylvania and l to have the work of all the departments of the college proceed in the place , which would be selected. On April 20, 1869 it was decided to have XVashington as the place for the institution. L' At various times the college buildings have been remodelled. During Doctor ll Hays' long presidency the college buildings were greatly improved and by the tl close of Doctor Moffat's incumbency many other improvements had been added. K On june 16, 1915 the Rev. Frederick XV. Hinitt, Ph.D., D.D., LL.D. was in- , augurated president and continued in oflice until commencement, 1918 when he li relinquished the office to become pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, 1 Indiana. Doctor William F. Slemmons, pastor of the First Presbyterian X I Church of VVashington, Pa., succeeded Dr. Hinitt as Acting President and on A April 18, 1919 the Board of Trustees of the college elected to the Presidency the Rev. Samuel Charles Black, D.D. During the last year of the war Dr. Black who had been commissioned a major, U. S. A., served as Morale Officer of Camp Gordon, Georgia. At the time of his election he gave up his work as Metropolitan Secretary of the New Era Movement of the Presbyterian Church l with headquarters in the metropolis of the nation and entered upon his duties at I' I Wasliington and Jefferson College, june 1, 1919. He was inaugurated with ap- ,V 1 propriate exercises on October 22 of that year. tl ll Government Inspectors who visited XN'ashington and Jefferson College dur- 1 l ing the S. A. T. C. said that the college was second to no institution in the land ' J in the matter of excellence of work attained. . ' Under the present administrative forces of the college even greater thin s I may be expected from old VVashington and jefferson. Her past has indeed begi , long and honorable and the future promises even greater glory and service to the li nation. ll Her loyal sons are scattered tolthe .far co-rners of the earth and are fill- L l ing places of prominence and honor in various lines ot endeavor, and by pro- .l' gressiveness and broad visions of greater and better things, are making the name ,NU M of VVashington and jefferson honored and revered among all people. 4' ' ol , OWS: all ' Irrli. 1 Alina 0 -gg--

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'frs fl. -,ag A V. f nf.. -.ii -I ' i E .-5... .. I c VVashington and Jefferson College By Don P. Hawkins, 1921 E history of Vlfashington and Jefferson College is honorable and interesting. The story of the establishment of the institu- Hi - ' x 1 gl , qu- '5 H , aft --gmgdiiiriy 1' 'I ,ful .vw wp -tsxf Nl! ,nfl fs.. Ur, . I 1 4f:'g':QiY's-Qihgfil-ij3i1 -I . . . . gg. 1' 3 ug, .ra -iizfjtf' - 'ssh' tion, dating back into the eighteenth cen- .,.,1 'i -5 ' -. rr. ,' T3 -, a..aQ,l-:pg fihzs- L , in A -tu E' 1' ' , ' - 31.f:.j' 11 Tx. 4 -f.'jf'l.J ,V+ .f.:? , H 'limi' gif I M , - L . . . 'f.R- sl if . -3 , ik n 'v 4 Y ba . T ' ir 1 v .J Zu? A ' 4+ 4 , 1 W4 tury, is one which thrills the student of history and educational activities in our . n , 1 '. 1' .' ,A -Q ,- nation. 'SW A in C' i it i The early settlers who crossed the Alleghenies brought with them their faith in education and soon set about the open- ing of schools, realizing that the schools are the bulwark of the nation and that progress would be measured by the W . , .,.. ,E 1, I. . 1258. . lp, I t. - Y . 'MV' 1 ' I . .1 4 ' - ,iii N 515.352 ' ,ef . ,4 ii iilii llil ' 4 A 'fin ,.'-lla? 'iiiaf' 1, ,qu .V ,,. 3-A nu w I 4 v ' '1 ' .'1' ' V inlh - I - ha ui' I.. ... ' - .1 1 . colleges and institutions of learning. Thus was started a movement which re- sulted in the college of NVashington and jefferson. Within a decade after the arrival of the early colonists of western Pennsyl- vania, as early as 1781, the same year in which the County of Washington was organized, the Rev. John McMillan and the Rev. Thaddeus Dod had founded a classical school. In 1785 a third was founded by the Rev. Joseph Smith. These schools were within a short distance of Washington and were established to meet the immediate demands of education of the town and the settlements which sur- rounded it. They were not rivals but were conducted in turn, the students o attend one academy for a time and then to go to another, a plan it would appear, to provide greater variety of instruction for the student and also to relieve the ministers in charge of the continuous work of instructing. being required t In 1787 these Presbyterian ministers, a Baptist minister and an associate minister united in the founding of an academy at VVashington. Their charter bears the date September 24, 1787, and in 1789 record shows that the' first term Of the academy was opened under the leadership of the Rev. Mr. Dod. Benjamin Franklin made a gift of fifty pounds and to this gift the library of this institu- tion owes its start. The supreme court of Pennsylvania gave a charter to the academy at Canonsburg in 1794 and this institution by another charter became jefferson College in 1802. By a similar process of law, Washington Academy became NVashin ton College in 1806. In the year 1865, in order to secure a gift of fifty g thousand pounds offered by the Rev. C. C. Beatty of Steubenville, O., the two colleges were united under the present title of Washington and jefferson College. According to a measure it was decided to have part of the college work done at 1 l lv a l l i 'lr l, 1 I - .. fn ll l l l 4 1 .il Ur A I l . ' v I o at xi M15 ill l l, ll. lu ,Viv 1, .lu l lr: l . ll, 5 . A-' ,Iq- l . f'.- nl. l. I ll c 'B l I. ll A 1 'ni lu Wi J 21.1. ' a . no

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- f-Ex as as as ffl fi ox ' '- . V , Q 1 . . . ' lisii. Q ,cgff '- A ' I X T Y Y -1---.sv li' --rt-1 U. Governor's Day OVERNGR'S DAY, at which VVilliam Cameron Sproul, chief executive of the state of REQ Pennsylvania was the guest TA C T of honor, will long be remem- bered as one of the great occasions in the history of VVashington and Jefferson College. A notable feature of the pub- lic assembly, held in the college gym- nasium, was a stirring address by Dr. NVilliam I. VVishart, a leading clergyman of Pittsburgh, on The Making of a Good American. The exercises began shortly after two o'clock, following the luncheon given at Hays Hall. Many noted guests were in attendance, among whom were numerous alumni of distinction. The event of the state executive's entrance into the gym- nasium with the other speakers and guests was the occasion for a hearty wel- come,-to which zest was added by a VVichi Ko-ax for the governor, In the audience was practically the en- tire student body of lfVashington and jefferson College, alumni and friends of the college, the senior class of NVashing-- ton High School and the graduating class of the VVashington Seminary, which later was aptly pointed out by Dr. Black as the angel choir. The gymnasium was crowded to the capacity and many were unable -to obtain entrance. President Black presided and opened the exercises with a brief but appropriate address. The invocation was offered by Dr. VVilliam li. Slemons, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church and former acting president of the college. The Glee Club then rendered several pleasing numbers to an appreciative audience. But two. addresses were made at the meeting, Dr. VVishart speaking first and being followed by Governor Sproul. Both speakers were fittingly introduced by President Black. Seated on the plat- form with the speakers were members of the board of trustees, alumni and guests at the luncheon, among whom were Mayor E. V. Babcock, of Pitts- burgh, and the governor's secretary, Har- ry S. McDivitt. In introducing Governor Sproul, Pres- ident Black referred to him as an able statesman and friend of education, as is shown by his profound concern in pub- lic schools, academies, colleges and uni- versities. The state executive was given a tremendous ovation upon arising to speak. He talked rather informally in a business manner, but gave an impres- sion of sincerity and earnestness, In his opening remarks he expressed his pleasure at visiting such a great edu- cational center as Washington, stating that f'NVashington is a shrine which should receive the admiration of all friends of education. Heimentioned the fact that the very first thing done by the pioneers of this section was to pro- vide schools for their sons and daughters. In speaking of VVashington and Jeffer- son College, he showed remarkable familiarity with its early history and said that he considered it one of the outstand- ing colleges of the state. You have a wonderful foundation here at Wasill- ington and Jefferson, he stated. You 4 n apt, , ig ll. l fi . 4 . 7' . -lb ql .. 41' 4-i .xl l it 1 I l, Ili! .ii I ix i i P. MQ l .l ff- i A ll a'l V -2 .'! 1 Q I l i ,P tl p . ln I ii ' l . .bidi -29 X gp. L- . 7 ,. x illffgilf- ' K 033'