Bucknell University - L Agenda Yearbook (Lewisburg, PA)

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IN MEMORIAM. HON. CHARLES SPYKER WOLFE, TRUvSTEE AND ALUMNUS — OF— BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY. Died ApriIv 14, 1892.

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CHARLES SPYKER WOLFE.

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,ucl i]cll i]iv i §itg fTpom 1888 to 1892. It is the province of the college annual to record college life during the year of publication. L ' Agenda first saw the light of da} ' in May, 1888 ; in 1892 it appears again, hence, in order that there may be no break in student history, this sketch will cover that period. It is in these few years that the University, thus far, has seen its days of greatest prosperity. From 1846, when the institution was but a germ, it gradually grew, step by step, through a long series of sacrifices, until now it is a stately being worthy the confi- dence of the people. Viewed from the student side, the advance of the institution from 1888 to 1892 was full of surprises and changes, each of which was applauded by the student body. The Com- mencement of 1888 came, and with it the resignation of our dis- tinguished President, David Jayne Hill, hh. D., who resigned to become the executive head of the University of Rochester. This resignation was accepted with regret, and on its heels followed the selection of George G. Groff, M. D., LL. D., as Acting President. A marked increase of attendance at the opening of the schools in September became apparent in the Academy and Institute. The number of students in College remained the same. During this year came the announcement that Mr. William Bucknell, now deceased, would build the Chemical Laboratory. Then the students were told that the Alumni had again actively taken hold of theTustin Memo-