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

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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