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Ashland from 1878 to 1930 (Continued from page 8) Faculty members at the opening of school were: Solomon Z. Sharp, President and Professor of Mental and Moral Scieice; Leonard Huber, Professor of Latin, German and French; J. E. Stubbs, Professor of Greek and Bible; David Bailey, Professor of Mathematics; Jacob Keim, Professor of Natural Science; F. P. Foster, Head of the Business Department; John C. Ewing, Professor of Music, and H. F. Hixon, teacher in the common branches. The first year’s enrollment was 178 and two years later the first graduation exercises were held with four graduates, Hiram F. Hixon, Montana City, Kansas; F. Marian Plank, Ashland; Elliott D. Wigton, Perrysville and Samuel H. Yeater, Millersburg, all of whom had attended other colleges before coming here. Hixon, it may be seen, acted as a teacher while an undergraduate in the institution. Before ten years had passed in the existence of Ashland College, there was a disagreement in the Brethren Church as to the conducting of the school, finally resulting in the rechartering of the school as Ashland Uni- versity in July, 1888. This rescue movement by one group of the disagree- ing church members preserved the school until reconciliation could be obtained. The members of the second group of incorporators were: Ver- non EF. Wampler, and Samuel Brumbaugh, both of Dayton; Isaac Kilhefner and S. E. Shook, both of Ashland; J. Allen Miller and C. E. Deffenbaugh, then both of New Lexington. The branch which took out this second incor- poration was a liberal branch of the Brethren Church known as The Brethren Church of America. The name Ashland University, which was a misfit as the institution was not a university, was later abandoned and the first name resumed, continuing to the present day. A number of outstanding events have contributed to the growth of the college. During the administration of Rev. J. L. Gillin as president of the college from 1906 to 1911, the finances of the institution were bettered and the courses of study were revised completely. Government and policies of the college have worked as a benefit to its (Continued on page 10)
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Ashland from 1878 to 1930 (Continued from page 9) progress. The government is in the control of a board of twelve trustees. The college affords training in preparatory, normal, commercial and reg- -ular college as well as musical work. The Normal Department is fully recognized by The State Department of Public Instruction for the training of elementary teachers and, combined with the College of arts and sciences, for the training of high school teachers. Training is Christian but not sectarian so that students represent every church. Buildings and equipment have been gradually added to the college until it possesses structures of which it may well be proud. In 1923 the need of a library and administration building was keenly felt. A subscrip- tion campaign was started in the city and soon $55,000 was secured and the building was erected at the east side of the campus. It is an imposing structure and adequately houses the administration offices, class rooms and library. In September, 1926 tragedy stalked through the campus and took toll by fire the old gymnasium, which had been erected in 1902. The blaze broke out at night and the next morning only a few lockers were left standing to greet the college athletes. Soon another campaign was launched, to which Ashland residents again generously contributed. When $90,000 was secured, the erection of a new gymnasium was begun and the building was ready for use by the opening of the fall term in 1927. These buildings, added to Founders’ Hall, the dormitory, heating plant, and the equipment of laboratories, hospital rooms, library, athletic field and others necessities, gives the college facilities for capably handling its students who reach greater numbers each year. Much of the development of the college has taken place since the administration of the present president, Dr. E. E. Jacobs, who began his administration in 1919. He set out to increase the financial resources and the enrollment of the college and has succeeded in these enterprises as well as in many others. The new buildings have been erected since his ad- ministration. The permanent endowment of the College has been ma- (Continued on page 25)
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