Carthage College - Driftwood / Crimson Rambler Yearbook (Kenosha, WI)

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CRIMSON HAHBIJiR Tribute to Dr. D. L. Tressler By J. M. C'nonnn, D. D. H13 wmi one of God's mt-ni handsome. in hotly. 11rillim1t- in mind. grmlt-hmu'tt'd and full of tlw milk of human kindness. Hr hvld tn the highcst ideals for himself. and cxpuctvd thv same 01' others. HE was 11 grvnt man. Nut :1 dozen suvll ll'ltill hun- grzu-Cd the list of Lutheran Clcrgymen and teachers: in this country from the beginning. He was artistic- amd ncsthctic. without hcing unmeudy. He was :1 natural born orator and prmcher. u kind1 cfHL-icnt and sympathetic teacher. He was the close personal friend of m'ery student. He wan: mngnnnimnlls tn :1 fault. thtrn ho was elected Pltcsl'dullt of Carthage College ovcr Professor 1.. F. AI. Easterduy. who had founded the svhtml. and who had won the hearts of :111 the pupils of the schtml, :15 wcll :11; of the citizrns of Carthage. and whom all thought would be the Prt-sidt-nt 0f the College. hr. refused to tnkv. his chair, choosing to serve for at lrnst :1 your under Professor Easterduy. During this year of ser- vicu he won the hearts of n11, and of no one more than of Profcssor Eas- terday himself who became thc Jonathan to thc nuw HDm'id who had Come among us. No two men were. ever better fitted to instruct the young than tlmse two. All the students luvvd thcm both, and Prof. Enstcrdny. nut to be: outdone in magnanimmls adaptation, :15 loynlly took second place: and served under Dr. Trcssler, :15 Dr. Trcsslcr had done under him. In this w:- wc the deep meaning of that Christ-likt- principlchttPrtwing his right and ability to rule by first showing his willingnvsa to serve 1 Four

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NINETEEN THIRTEEN IN APPRECIATION OF THE GREAT WORK DONE: THE XVIIJJING SACRIFICRS MADE, THE LOYAI. LIFE GIVES BY ONE WHO EVER HAD THE KVELFARI-L OF C'ARTHAGE AT HEART. THIS BOOK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE FIRST PRESIDENT. DAVID LOY TIiESSLER.

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NINETEEN THIRTEEN- David Loy Tressler H is; :1 hvalltiful :md :llal'rrnllrintc thing to kecp alive the 1111-1111er 0f thum- mlhlt: piunL-cm whu laid tht: foundations: of Christian higher educa- tiun in llll' Middle H'vst. A generation 11:15 passed sint'c Dr. Trcrsshtr and his assncintca fnuudcd Carthagu Colh-gl: 11nd inaugurated :1 work that has Inount m mm-h to that omnmunity :md to the church at large. It is: fitting that from time to timn: those: who have entered into the heritage. of the lnlmrs :Lnd suvriticcs 0f thv fmuldvrei should be reminded how much they uwr t0 Hlt' men whu gun: tht'ir liyus tn the st'rvict' of Christian education. David Lay Trosslvr. thr first President of Carthage College. was hum :1l' Loym'ilhj. Penn, Feb. 1.3. 18391 11:: was the son of Col. John Tresslcr. :1 man of strong charactt-r and of wide influence in his com- munity. Thu young bug: was brought up in :1 pious home where. the Bible was tht; ulltIIUl'iZL'd law of private and public life. In his home 11!: re- wind :1 thumugh rt-ligimm training. The writer of tlliH sketch was well ncquaintrd with his mnthl-r. :md 1'1'11111-1111101'3 111-1: :13 :1 woman of H111: char- :wtr-l'. of ste-rhng pivty. 111' an unusually large fund of common $011.50, :md of :1 Im't-ahh- :Iislmsitiou. At .111 val'ly ngv young David mndv :1 public confrsninn of his Savior, and 5mm gave t'vinhulrr that llt' was :1 t'clmscn vusscl unto his Mastcr, and was dwtincd to by :1 stauldnrd-bcnl'm' in Church and htutF. Ho rt-ccix't-d IliH 1-:1rl1' vtlllcntinn in the public schools of hi1; native town. Later on he: mntinuvd hi5 preparation for college in the. Lnym'ille Amdcmf whit'li had hem: founded by hi: fnthr'l'. In cunrsc of timc hc L-utcrcd Pennsylvania L'olh-gc :lt thtg'shurg, from which he graduated with first honor in 1860. After this he rcturnvd to his 110nm and :11; prin- cipal 0f tlu: Luysvillc Academy lu- t'ngngvd in teaching: fur sacvm'al years. Meanwhile tllt' XVar of thy- Rchellinn broke out. H'htm the call for roluntct-rs cam:- for tllt' dcfcncc of Hit dinhmmrrd Hug. young Tresslcfs patriotic heart was stirred within him. and he quickly responded. Herc am 1. 50nd mu? Accordingly in 1862 ht: miard :1 company of young men. chiefly from among his former students. and :15 Captain led them to tht- front. H1: did service in numerous engagements. such :13 South lIoun- tain. Antivtem. and Fredrlcksburg. In the Inst named battle he was twice wounded. After :1 short period in the huspital he returned to his command and fought 111 the bloody battle of C.'11:11109ll11rsville. His miL itnry carver was marked by courage and fidelity to duty. After the. war he took up tht- study of law and was admitted to the bar in 186-11. Ht' continued thc practicc of law for about Hvr j'tteer. But thc t'vuling gradually grew 1113011 him that tllt' law was not his proper call- Fire