Baker University - Wildcat Yearbook (Baldwin City, KS)

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University Values 109 Year Histor The idea for a Methodist University in or near Baldwin originated over a century ago in a crude log house now known as Kibbee Cabin. In March 1857, a meeting was held in the structure then owned by Henry Barricklow. At this meeting, invita- tions from towns wishing to have the new Methodist college were received. The towns desiring the distinction were Topeka, Lawrence, High Prairie, Centropolis, and Palmyra. On April 17, 1857, it was decided by a convention of ministers that Palmyra be designated as the town. The Palmyra association offered 800 acres of land. It was unanimously de- cided that the school be named after Bishop Osmon C. Baker who presided at the first Kansas- Nebraska Methodist Conference in Lawrence in 1856. Land, money and labor were sacrificed to erect the first college building in Kansas. On February 12, 1858, the dream was realized as Baker University was founded as the first four year college in Kansas with a charter from the Kansas territorial legis- lature in the little town of Baldwin. The three story sandstone structure, now known as Old Castle, opened on November 22, 1858. There were 20 pupils on that first day, and by the end of the term, the num- ber increased to 50. Old Castle was used as a school building until March 1871 when faculty and students said farewell duringimorning devotions and moved to the Old Science Hall now known as Parmenter. A gunshot hole in this drum, housed in Old Castle, is a reminder of the Battle of Black Jack, the first Kansas battle between free and slave factions. Elsie Allen Organ, long a part of Parmenter Hall, found new quarters this year in the musical arts building. VN All that is left of Centenary Hall are the corner stones which flank the long walk bulletin board. Aged props in Parmenter offer an interesting art problem for today's drawing student.

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