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

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William Kuhns Hill ROSE to the. living is better than a wreath to the dcadf' It is with a feeling of great love .rmd veneratiun that tllt! chlss of 1915 dedicates this book to our beloved Duan and friend. tvilliam Kuhns Hill. whose unselfish endeavors haw: accomplished much for the advancement of Carthage College. W'illiam Kuhns Hill was born near Lccchburg. Pcnnv sylvzmia, in 1857. Ht'. 'l'thtfii'td his early education in the common schools and entered Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg in 18?+. As a student he applied himself to his work and in his Senior year was the first honor man. While at Gettysburg he. was :1 member of thePhrt-nekosmian Lit- trrary Society and tht: Phi Delta Theta fraternity. After graduating from Pennsylvania College in 1878. he accepted the position of instructor of Mathematics in Dayton Academy at Dayton, Pennsylvania. After :1 year of service here- he was called to Blairsville, Pennsylvania, to become the principal of the Academy at that place. At the end of a ycar at Blairsville he returned to Pvnnsylvania C01- Iege and graduated from the Theological Seminary in 188+. It was during Dr. Hillk Senior year at the Seminary that he first came in touch with Carthage College. In that year Dr. Bartholomew. who had been called to the presidency of Carthage College. wrote to Dr. Breidenbaugh, professor of Science at Pennsylvania Colleget rer questing him to recommend :1 young man to till the chair of Science in Car- thage College. This position had been formerly held by Dr. Bticnden- hnugh and Dr. Bartholomew. Dr. Briedcnbaugh recommcudtd Hill as a young man who could well fill the. position and thus was Dr. Hill's work for Carthage College begun. After teaching in the College for eight years he. retired for a year. at the n:nd of which he. accepted the position of Superintendent of Public Schools in Carthage. During the entire eight years of his administration he showed his marked fitness for his position, making these eight years: among the most prosperous and progressive years in the history of public schools in Carthage. At thc nrgcnt request of the college authorities he returned to the college in 1901 and for thr past thirteen years has been professor of Chemistry and Biology. In 1905 he was made Dean of the faculty. In 1910 his alma mater honon-d him hy conferring upon him thv. dcgrcc of Doctor of Science. From the wry hcginning of his work in Carthage College Doctor L'A'RTHAGE '3 fl 1. I. E G E W