Allegheny College - Kaldron Yearbook (Meadville, PA)

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if il THSE 1910 i1iiArfi5foYMSi'SH'ii William Henry Crawford, D.D., LL.D. A President of Allegheny College Wfilliam Henry Crawford was born at NVilton Center, lllinois, October 6, 1855. He prepared for college at Joliet lligh School and Evanston Academy. .ln 1884 he received the degree of llachelor of Arts at Northwestern University, and i11 1887 the degree of Master of Arts from the same institution. Garrett lliblical Qlnstitute con- ferred on him the degree of liaclielor of Divinity in 1884. In the year 1893 he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity- from Northwest- ern University and a little later the degree of Doctor of Laws from Dickinson College. Dr. Crawford has served in several important pastorates, includ- ing the Ravenwood and the Fulton Street lllethodist Episcopal churches of Chicago. In 1889 he became Professor of Church His- tory at Gammon Theological Seminary, at Atlanta, Ga., which posi- tion he held until 1893, when he was called to Meadville to succeed David l-l. Wfheeler as President of Allegheny College. Since the be- ginning of Dr. Crawford's presidency, Allegheny College has experi- enced a progress such as few institutions of this country can boast of. flts courses of study have been enlarged and enriched, its campus has been improved and beautified, and its equipment and endowment have been increased ten-fold. During his presidency the attendance has been tripled and the system of instruction has been thoroughly re- vised and modernized. llresident Crawford is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. the American Historical Association, the Federation for Social Ser- vice, and the University Senate. He is also a trustee of the Carnegie Foundation, and an elector for the Hall of Fame. Dr. Crawford is author of Savonorola, the Prophet, The Church and the Slum, and Thoburn and lndiaf' ' During his lifetime he has made several trips abroad, where he has done research work in various fields of higher learning. He has made a careful study of socialistic problems and has lent a willing hand to social service and philanthropic projects. The past year l'resident Crawford spent with his family in the British lfsles, in Germany and in Italy, on Sabbatic leave of absence. He returned to America June 151 Page lilvrwn

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WILLIAM HE President of Alleihen NRY CRAWFORD y Colledc

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