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

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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.

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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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N INETEHN FIFTICEN My father i'llm-lninm all cm-dit :mrl hmmr in regard tn the fnumling and location nf Carthilgu Fullewn me Ht'lllCHK'PH in his skott'Iu-s hr x'tIIIWH hi5 Hm: I-t-Iiof that ltrnvitit-m-o hail ilirl'f'tl'll tlw founding.r :Intl lm-ntinn of Carthage Vol: ll-gl': WFhiS hl'liet' gm'l' nw m-n'rrs of iron when mutiny I-rukv nut in thruun. 188i, until it w: rrA-t-stnhlishml. Will Gml allow the dl-struttilm uf what II:- has lnmnght ahlmt? Will HI: rlisuppnint tho. pl'uyH-s that mmghf nut man's will but IIiH will for the gum! 0f Ilia rhul'rh? Returning tn tho :Iayh: ut' the 0Ht:.lhlislmlt'nt qu-n tln- Bnard uf CnmmiHHinIu-rs met. n t'umnlittt-v of citizens nwt with them pledging: the town :31ch cullnty fm- ally Iw-asnnahlv mnmlnt tn Hl-rurt- thc vullegv. Mujnr Md'luughroy and Lawyers Drnlu-r :uul Srui'u-ld spoke in hchulf of Carthage. At this iirst mvtting 01 tht- t-mmuiseimwrx thv Synod of Smitht-ru Illinois ware rt'prt-Srntml hy va. Shnfm-r; letrnl Illinois lay Drs. Springvr :lnd Kuhl: Northurn IlillEJiR Ily lirv. 'l'l'imprr :md Mr. Flock; Iuwu by How. Uvigl-r nml .th-linc. The visitors wert- Prof. ttnrhvl illltl Dr. Dmlgv from Ml-mlnta, Mr. .1. Snydm' :Inll Dr. .Hh-n frum tt'nsh- ingtun, :mtl :I I'qsrt-m-ntutiml frum Cnrtlmgv. After the meeting: tht- citizmls hold :1 mm-ting to ratify m'I-rturm m:ndr- hy its rnmlnittec. .Kftt-l' this InL-eting the hmu-tl Ind again in tlw northeast jury mum to nttrml to detail wnrk and 91001: am agent to mm'mm f'm- rmlnwnwnt t'umls, although lutv Ell. night thl'y all went to Mr. Frank Martin's restaurant for oysters. During the snmmrr of 1870. whilr le' Colh-gu- Wm; living huilt. frh-nds urged rrmmncnoing :1 prI-pnratnry SHIIJHI. Prnf. I.. F. M, Emall-rdzly Was callicd to take charge, uml it wan; upward tht- lh'st wu-k in Solltmnhfr. My father gave Prnf. l'lustH-daly what :IsHthznm-e hr muld in this m-hnul. tmu-Iwing Ul'rmaln. Natural Phi- lusnphy. :md Urrt-k, t'utltilnling tlw German until Prof. 1'1. F. Uicse mum.- in 137:3. XVith the :Icm-Hsinn nf Pn-Hith-nt TITSRII'I' tht- sn'hmsl took its rightful plum; and the love and ttmiitlunov nf Hlt' mlmnunity and t'hurt-h were. ht'rs. In 188-1.. whrn the fimlm-ial :Iifficultien were at their height and prossurv was hruught to hear ulmn tho institutinn that scmnml :Ill'llllht to crush it. Dr. .Tmiah 'l'rvsslcr and Dr. Kuhl wvnt uvcr all the auscts alnd lizlllilitil'H of the college and laid hvfnw the oxm-utivv committee tlwir plan: 'WYI: t'nn reorganize and conduct :I fair curl'imllmn Hf college work on an L-c-nnmnit-nl lmsis. taut who will undertake tht' work 1- lhnong 11mm: Wlwmr inHucm-c wins prunnum-vxl fur tht- Inuintninilnce 0f 1h? school tht- names of Joseph Nam; rvprkunting the Synml of Central Illinois. '1'. J. St'nfwh! and Dr. Spith-r. stuckhohh-rs. and C. .T. Sunfiold. with legal aclviw. m-o nwntium-tl, At this- critical time in the history nf 1hr college the life of thr institution was dependent upon the rhuivv of the right man for president. Dr. Bzu-thnlmmnr was Hll' mam chnst-n. Again 1 rnpy from my futhrr she'tches: Thanks to Almighty God fur the Divine prntvotinn afforded to this institution in thr hour of her wrest trial and for the pruspm't of future pence and useful- nuns. In speaking of the election in the pl'csith-m-y of Dr. Bnl'thnlummv, he says: tth: nther man Wale: m t'lllnpetrnt to fill i'ht' presidency as he. N0 Illlt' would hun- tatkcn it against all mlds :15 hr dill. He luhm't'd with tlw sick 1m- tivutly until uolwnlest-ent. liis anxieties. trials. and worries must hzn't- hem great. chvn hl: received the call from Augustamu :Ind askt'tl me if he should resign hero. 1 said: tResign; it is: the host for you. Stt-el will hrv:1k,' It is iitting that in recognizing whut Dr. Bnl'thnImm-w has chum fm' Curthugt- L'nllogv. we mention. with Im'l' and grutitudr. the part Mrs. Barthulmm-w played in thnsu rvmnstrm-tinn days. The facully :md xhult-nts were always wrlcunwd hy her in the humv. Some nf the delightful social t'vmlings. little dinners. and always thr formal Svniur dinner grin-n hy Dr. and 111's. Bartholomew, hnre tht- imprvss of 111-1 artistic tempvrunwnt. With the ciose of Dr. Bnrtholmnowk presidency, thus rvft-rem-cs tn thv Cnh logv 1n the skett'ht's left hlx' my father are wry few. Fur Dr. Dysingvr and his work for Carthage Cnllegv 1w entertained tlw highl-st regard. In rinsing this; I wuuhl again quolc: ttB-Iuy God in mercy protect L'al'thugv Cnllcgr against those who are governvd hy vnm'eita l'nthcl' than the ft'nl' and hn't' nf Cod. Carthage College was pluntrd in faith and prayer. and so lung as Shl' i5 tl'm' tn the highest. she wilt have the hh-ssing of tho Gad uf those who founded hvr nnd nt' those wlm now un- giving their lives.- and service for her welfare. 31131311: Krill. R1211: l CABTHAGI: COLLEGE tH