Bucknell University - L Agenda Yearbook (Lewisburg, PA)

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: nLES OSCAR NOLL, 87. Rev. Miles O. Noll at the age of eigliteen entered Bucknell Academy, where he prepared for Bucknell Uni- versity, from wliich institution he graduated in 1887. The same year he entered the Theological Seminary at Lan- caster, graduating in 1890. The following May after grad- uation from the Seminary he was ordained to the ministry and installed as pastor of the Bellefonte Church, which he served until January, 1895. At the latter date he became pastor of the Reformed Church at Carlisle, Pa., where he remained until his death, November 27, 1905. Rev. Noll was a member of the Board of Home Mis- sionf of the Reformed Church, Board of Trustees of Mercersburg Academy, and president of the Carlisle Classis. In 1903 he was elected president of Catawba College, a successful Reformed institution at Newton, N. C. This position he declined as he also did several calls to prominent churches. He was a member of the Order of Masons, Odd Fellows and Modern Woodmen. Rev. Noll ' s career was a most successful one and his work gave promise of still greater accomplishments had not death taken him away in the prime of his life. G. LIVINGSTON BAYARD. ' 8q. Chaplain Bayard graduated from Bucknell in i88g. and later took post-graduate work at Harvar d, receiving there the degree in Arts. After completing a course of study at Crozer Theological Seminary, he was selected as chap- lain in the Navy, having been chosen from among a host of applicants. He was assigned to the European Squad- ron, with which he is now associated, and has traveled over the world. Chaplain Bayard is a lineal descendent of the Bayard family, and wears the seal coat-of-arms carried by his ancestors in every war in the history of our country from the earliest colonial times to the Spanish war. when it was worn by himself. While in college he served as i rchon of the first district of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. During the war with Spain, the Chaplain was a member of the Light Battery A, P. V. A., and served with it during the cam- paign in Porto Rico. Chaplain Bayard has done considerable work of a high character in the Navy, and is held in high esteem by the officers and men (if the service. 22

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EDMUND H. REPPERT, ' jj. Edmund H. Reppert was graduated in the class of 1877. Member and president of Theta Alpha Society. Served as vice-principal of tlie Uniontown public schools for one year and as principal for two years. Was ad- mitted to the bar in the year 1881. Elected a Judge of the Fourteenth Judicial district, composed of Fayette County, in 1897, taking his seat January i, 1898. Became Presi- dent Judge of the district in 1899, which position he still holds. MILTON WILLIAM SHREVE, ' 84. Milton W. Shreve, Esq., graduated from Bucknell with the class of ' 84. While in college he was active in student afifairs. Fraternally, he is a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. Since leaving Bucknell, Mr. Shreve has been actively engaged in the practice of his profession — law. He is an attorney and counselor at law, and is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court and other Federal Courts. He has served a term as District Attorney of Erie County, where he resides. He is also a director of the Peoples Bank of Erie, one of the strongest financial institutions in Northwestern Penn- sylvania. REV. HERBERT FENTON STILWELL, ' 81. Rev. Herbert F. Stihvell. who was born near Asbury Park, N. J., in 1856, spent his boyhood in Philadelphia. He secured his preparation for college in the Classical and English Seminary at Doylestown, Pa. Entering Bucknell, he graduated in 1881, and was awarded the Latin Oration Prize at graduation. In 1884 he was graduated from Crozer Theological Seminary. Dr. Stilwell ' s career in the ministry has been marked with exceptional success. After graduation from the Theological Seminary he accepted a pastorate at Free- hold, N. J., at which place he was ordained in 1S84. On March 15, 1898, he became pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in Minneapolis. He assumed the pastorate of the First Baptist Church in St. Paul in 1898. During his successful career in St. Paul, the title of Doctor of Di- vinity was conferred upon him by the Macalaster College of St. Paul and shortly after by Bucknell. In 1903 he ac- cepted a renewed call to become pastor of the First Bap- tist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, which charge he has since held.

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ELK AN AH HL ' LLEY, ' 92. Professor E)kanah Hulley graduated from Keystone Academy with honors in i88g. The following year he entered Bncknell. from which he graduated in 1892, being one of the Commencement speakers. The same fall he entered the graduate school of the University of Chicago — Semetic Department — where he studied for one year under President Harper, obtaining his A. M. degree. Upon the invitation of Dr. Harris and Principal Looniis he accepted the professorship of Greek in Keystone. Having served in this capacity for three years, he was elected to the prin- oipalship of that institution. Professor Hulley was or- dained as a minister of the Gospel shortly after leaving Buckncll, and he has preached from that time on, al- though holding no regular charge. His success as prin- cipal of Keystone has been very marked, a very neat sum having been added to the endowment fund and the insti- tution having been put on a more solid basis. Rev. a. R. E. WYANT, ' 92. Rev. A. R. E. Wyant graduated from Bucknell Acad- emy in 1888 and from the University, 1892. While in college he was a very active athlete as well as a diligent student. He obtained his A. M. degree from his Alma Mater in 1895. After graduation from Bucknell he at- tended the Divinity School of the University of Chicago for several years. Here he distinguished himself both in studies and in athletics. At Chicago he secured his B. D. degree in ' 97. He received his Ph. D. in 1900 from Shurt- lefT, the pioneer college of Illinois. September i, 1895, he accepted a call to the important church at IMorgan Park, III, where he has since remained. During his pastorate the membership has been increased over 550; a fine new cinirch edifice has been dedicated, and over $16,000 has been given for benevolence. Rev. Wyant is a popular lecturer as well as a successful preacher and pastor. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. REV. ANDREW FREEMAN ANDERSON, ' 94. Rev. A. Freeman Anderson studied at Prospect . cademy and Edinboro State Normal School, after which he taught in the public schools for four years. During this period he felt a call for the ministry and immediately entered upon his preparation. He graduated from Hall Institute, Sharon, Pa., in 1890, and from Bucknell Uni- versity in 1894, receiving the degree of A. B. He became at once pastor of the Grace Baptist Church, Washington. D. C, continuing in this pastorate for five years. Having resigned this pastorate, he took a one year course at the Rochester Theological Seminary. After this study period he became for the next two and a half years pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, D. C. From here he proceeded to the Divinity School of the Univer- sity of Chicago, graduating in the B. D. course in 1903. Since May, 1904, he has been pastor of the First Baptist Church of Harrisburg, where he has been doing very successful work. 23 ■♦•♦-♦• -. ♦• ■♦■ •