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

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NINETEE 1' FIFTEEN FOREWORD Thr aim of thr Clith 0f '15 in publishing this volume of the CRIMSON RAMBLEH has lllTll to product: :1 book which shall be the- cmhudimcnt of the spirit of thv class of 1915 and of old C. C. We hm't: dum- unr best to realize our aimi-who can do more? ll'f' most heartily thank our friends and fellow students for their assistance and hope that they will not be disappointed with nur efforts. but will always find the perusal of this volume a suurct- of pleasure now and in years to come. CAIIT'IIAGE F I! l. 1. EG E 5 W

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I CAItTIIAGl-J C D l. 1. Eli E CRIMSON RAMBLEH Hill has.- put his whole soul into his Wurli and has pragrms nf Curthngu Cullegt'. In everything Doctor Hill is CXCECIllIIglIV thorough and p: never for :l mommit losing sight of the milllltt'h'l' cll'tuils. ncgit- Scicimt- lmll will stand :13 :1 monument tn hi5 Carthage College shall stand. All tln- drtnils 0f thr building and vquip- malt arc tllt' result of his u'ii'orts t0 malt? it one of thv science halls in Illinois and we believi- th vain. Doctor Hill's kindly and sympntlu'tic disposition. together- with his perseverance and steadfastncss of purpose. make him hmmrvd and re.- spcctcd by every one with whom llt' comm in contact. :llwuyh' stl'ivon fur the linstnking. Thr- nt'w t'nr- genius as lung us lll'h't L'quimlt'd at his efforts Imu- not burn in He is a man of ripe scholarship and learning and this, with his sympathctic nutun'. make him one eminently thru the mazes of learning. He thoroughly understands students and has tllf: f: out their weaknesses and strengthening them. tience under the most trying circumstances and hin- kindly impartial treatment of the students makes him universally loved and respected. As a class room disciplinuriml he excels. In his classes- the best of order is maintained. not by tyrannical 0r overbearing methods. but by :1 feeling of oneness of purpose between teacher and student, :1 word or lool: being sufficient to quiet any disorder or inattentiml that may arise. In all matters pertaining to tllt' school Dr. Hill's judgment is respected. His long experience and natural ability difficulties and ovcrcome them. He is entirely putting the welfare and progress of C'- sonal gain. In Dr. Hill Carthage College has proud. His reputation as a scholar thugs and has spread afar. fitted to lend young people wultj: of picking He ptissesscs great pu- always enable him to meet unselfish in all his dealings, nrtlmgc College before pure per- :1 man of whom Sllt' may justly he and teacher has gone out from Car- Muny positions have been offered to him, but he prefers to remain among us and usr- every effort for the development of our own institution. Surely should be proud. We have chosen, therefore, to dcdim cry will live in us and whose influence wi such is :1 man of whom WL' can he. and tc our book to one whose. mcmt ll be felt long after wc have left our college. days ln-hind us and hare gone into the battle of life; one. who was ever mindful of us and who ever did his best to make our path smoother. C'. A. C. 15

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CAIlTI-IAGE C 0 'I. L E G E 6 W CRIMSON RAMBIJ'ZR History of Carthage College RUM lhv data: at lumcl. in pt-N nling this litlh- sin-tvh nf Carthage t'nlh-gr. it will he impu dc to giro :my mulinumm history uf lhv inxtituliun. The facts gh't-n m1: glonnml h'mn sunn- persmml Nkott'lu's h-t't luy my feltln-I'. t'om'ml Kuhl. III. IL. to whom thr Cullvglr wr 9r thzm his mm lifv. In rwuiinu' 51mm Ilf their facts ll't't hy him l mu cum'invl'zl lhnt lhc- wa. -- fal'r nt' Czlrthngr Collvge w ' Illlll't' lo him than :my pvrsmml ru'ugnitiull that might ho awarded him lwt'ulm- ut' his onlr Iu-L'tinn with the tunneling uf this child at thv Chlll't'll. Ill writing 0F thr rlwt'ting' nt' thl- Ht'llml 11f t'rnlml Illinois at Hillshuro in August of 1569. Iu-- says- This m UN is histnrit' hwzlusr steps WH'P IlCr? tukvll tu I't'viw lI'lIl' vrlm-ul'iunnl interests in Illinois and Inwu. Illinois Stnl'v University Wm: practically aihuntlum-ll. Mt'miotzl was not ITC- ugniznl by our Synod. and m'l'rrul t-tt'nrtx tn fnumt institutions of Ivar 1g unrlt-r auspices of the- I.uthcran Church in 1mm hull nlsu hu-n sad failtIrL-w. t t t t It was now readily seen that mlr vtforts to found t'nlh-gzes lu-rr. tlu :Iml else- where hall lwen premature. Nuvertheh-sa it was hulien-KI that if our sud leilllrvs haul talught us any wisdmn: that if the small synmls 0t Nnrtiwn Illinois. Central Illinnis. Smltln-r Illinois and Iowa would heartily vu-nperntu. WI: muhl. with the latex ingr uf Goth sllcm't'tl in founding :1 college. lieu H. XI. Brewer wrote the synod frnm Southern Illinois zulmveltingz a College. The b.t'llntt discussed the prnj ct. The note following was in its furor. 'tBeing pr iill'llt nt' wnml. Dr. Kuhl was made chairman of a committee tu Cnr- respnml With nthL-r 'nnuls and cull u t-mn'entinn :It. all early dntef' The Synod of Nm-thern Ilinuis was to Illt'i't within a few wrcks at Dixon. Thv prvsident of thr- Northern llilmis Synod :Iml pastnr 0f the. church nt Dixml were cordial in ut'quivsm-m-e that a wm'untinn relative to the fnuntling nf :1 ml- Inge cunvvm' there the Tuesday Elftt'l' synod. Northern tllinnis and Central Ill Imis were largely represented. 1mm sent a 1-0presentntion. and Southern IIIino was represented lay El communitiltiml from Rev. Ht M. Brewer. Dr. F. tt'. Conrad was also prrsent by special invitation. After free disoussinn the following plan was adopted: ttA Board of Commissioners to ho t-lrcted. consisting of three members from each cuwoprrating synod, with pmrer to act Finally in the prmmises. said quota of vummisraimwrs tu in: clrcted l-y each synml separately? The :l Olnnmittee of three was elelctl-d, who, on receiving information that the commissicmers wore duly :Iplmintrd. shmlld c1111 them tugvthvr immediately. Th:- ummnittev consisted of Rev. C. .L Gclwicks, Rev. E Vt'. thst, and Rev. C. KIIIIL H'lu-n the secrvtary published the I'ccm'd, the namex wt're invertctl. In calling for an explmmtinm the secretary answered: You are the only man who has faith in the pmjevt. mid therefore you alone cam CUIKlllCt it. In talking with Rev. Ephrim- Miller ahnut where to call the cummissinners together, hr: said: ttWhy not call them to Carthage. It is ventral and you hm't: hecn npcndiug ymlr time and money; let them come to youf' After cnrrespnndencc, it was ascertained that some coulrl only come during the- holiclays. hrnCE December 29. 13551. was fixed upon as the data for the first meeting nf the cnnnnissionors. Menrlnta, hemmsv- of being a competitor. was invited to send a. drlegatiun. Washingtun was then u m-w and harmful field for our church, and having an engagement to i: tall Rev. G, 11. Svhnur and assist in the rewdedimtinu of a church, and in thL' evening: to speak on Luther Before the Diet at Vr'orms, I took occasion at the clase 0f the evening service to present the college project, but the pmpIr mantle no effort tn .wt'urc the lamprJSt-d t'ullvgr. t t ' The fhristlmls exercises :1an tree in Zion Church, Carthage, draw :1 crowded hmlse. At the- close of the Christnms exercises the :Innmnwcment wus maule of the mining: meeting of the unnmi Sinners. Thy following Suhhath I was ailment t'mm Carthage. 0n returning Monday I was ttlmttnn-hnletl :m every side nhnut the pro- poxed college. J. M. Davidson, editur at the Cartlmgs0 Rep-uMim-n, appeared fm' m1 interview mid writc-up. I agreed to cancel an engagement for Tuesday evening in favor of :1 puhlic meeting at tho cmlrt house. Tuesday nmrning posters wore out announcing thea coming wPuhlic B'Iveting 'l'u-night.