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

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f I Jan i'llllalllll 200 111 1895 Rev. J. M. Rnthrnutf hvmmv prr'sidr-nt. During his prl-nidrm-y and largely through his vffurts an endowment fund of $501100 was rziisl-d and funds wcn' Ht't'ul't'd for the erection of a girlsl dormitory. Prvsidvut Rutln-nuli' was mom-udud in 1900 by Ru-r. Fredrick I4. Sigmund. Ill 1901 the girls' dormitory was cumlllctr'd. This was the HN-und 0f tht- prt'srnt buildings.- on tllv campus- :1. rvd hrit'k strut-turv accommodating about thirty girls. Mr. anry DDnlmrt. of Washington. Illinois. vtmtrihutt-cl gxcncrnusly tnwnrd tlIiH dormitory fund and tlk' building was given the name lh'nlmrt Hnll in his honor. In 1905 the gymnasium was built :It :1 Cost of uhaut $12309. Th:- nt-xl yrm' :1 financial t'umpuign was begun. Mr. Dcnhurt promised to add $l90.000 tn tlw trlulnwnu-nt if tlw collvgv would ndd an equal amount. In 1909 Rev. H. D. Honvvr Suct'm'drd Presidvnt Sigmund. :11ch llmlvr his guidance Carthage College has made wonderful advances. Through :1 gift of $203000 by 311'. An- drt'w Carnegie a Science Hall was l'l't'Ctt'd. being; vnmplt-tt'd in 1912. In Nnvt-mhcr. 1911-. 3Iis's Lotta Simmons, 0f the class of 1909. became Dean of anmt-ll. Her first work was to improve. and enlarge Denhart Hall. Funds for this 'n'crc set'urt-d largely through a Dru- lmrt Hull Tag: Day. which has since come to he an annual event. The dormitory was en- lnrgcd by making rooms in the attic sufficient to accommodate fifteen girls. In March. 1916, Carthagf Collt'gt ht'came a fully accredited college in the North Ctn- trul Association of Schools and Colleges. being: at that time mm of five t-nllegt-s in the state of Illinois to be classed as an A-f- unllr-ge. The enrollment of the college steadily increased and many changes were necessary. The girls' dormitnry no longer accummodatcd all 0f the lady studentS and plans were startt'd for n 119w girls, dormitory. This building was completed in 1918. It is :3 beautiful brick structure which cunt about. $100.000. Of this amount Mr. Denlmrt gave $5.000. The now dormitory was called Denlmrt Hall. and the 01d dormitory became North Hall and was used as a boys, dormitory. In the fall of IQIG it was ncccasary hr-causc 0f the increased enrollmmlt to organize :2 third literary society. Treshlcr Literary Society was the name given it in honor of the first President of Carthage College. lVllml the nation's call to arms came in thr'. spring of 1917. there were many of th': studentsl faculty. and alumni to Itspond. The following year :1 Student Army Training Corps was organized with an enrollment of one hundred and twenty-five men. Barracks were erected and the campus took on the sterner aspects of war. 3Ii1itnry instruction was continued until Dccembcr 11, 1918, when all of the. men were discllnrgcd. At the present time .1 financial campaign primarily tn increase the endowment. is just being completed. Since. 1906 the college: has had an endowment of $250,000 and HIP aim of this campaign is to raise the endowment to $300.000. Such, lJricHy, is the account of the first fifty yenrf history of Carthage College. She stands now ready to render ever-increasing service: in the educational world and to the church. 3133' God continue to protect and prosper hurl E. A. P. '20 Dan 00.00 -000 S'irh-en

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UUU aUHUU nUU DURING FIFTY YEARS Carthage CUIh-gc grew out of n nocessity in the Lutheran Church for an institution of hight'r lemming in thr Mississippi Valley. The matter of founding such an institution was first prupnwd :m June .9, 13119. at :1 mt-vting 0f Synod at Hillsboro. Illinois. Acting upon the direction of tili' Synod of Ventral Illinois. ite-s President, Rev. C. Kuhl. corms- lmndod with the Hyundai of Illinois and Iowa and :1 convention mut ml August 31, :It Dixon. Illinois. Ii'uiinwing this ronvcntinn thrtrt- commiwiomrrs from mmh 0f the four Sytmds representcd mvt :1t Cnl'thngc on December- 29. This meeting of thr: LRm'nmissimi- rm was nlmnst :1 surpriso tn the citizens of Carthageh they having: heard of it only five days before. The proposition of founding a college at C'nrthngv Int't with enthusiastic np- prm'al by the. citizens -the.- community oH'eriug to furnish the- gruuud and building if the Luthc-rrm Churt-h would furnish the necessary endowment and operate the collage. RC- Hllitillg from this :lgrm'mcnt till? t-tlrnentnne 0f i'Old Malin', was laid on May 10. 1871. in the presence of :1 lnrgv crowd. Ere this time. on September 5. 1870. Prof. L. M. F. Eastorday had opened a preparatory school in the second story of Burback Black on the snuth side of the squarm and sixteen students wore enrolled. By tht- end of the year this Ililmhrr had increased to fifty-t'ight. The next year eighty-four students enrolled. In the spring of 1872 the school was moved to the hasrr'nt-nt rooms of the college building. Such was the birth of an institution which. founded in faith and prayer, was to pass through dark seasons which only the light of faith could pvnetrate. On February 262 1373. Rev. D. 1.. Tressicr. who had come from LCIItL Illinois, to assist Prof. Eastcrday. was elected President of the College. Prof. Ezlsterday was re- tained :15 Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy. and two new profrssors were elected. College opened the third year with an enrollment of one hundred and sixty students. Gal- ileo Literary Society was organized in 18713 and Cicero Literary Society about one year later. The first Cummcncement occurred in 1875 when :1 class of four was graduated. The following year there were fourteen graduates. The publication of the Carthnginian. :1 rm'mthhIr magazine, was ngIm in SCpthber, 18?7. Later this was replaced by The Cnr- thage Collegian, which still exists but was changed to a semi-monthly publication Novem- ber. 29, 1917. There were few changes in the membership of the faculty before the death of Presi- dent Tressler which occurred February 20. 1380. Aftvr his death. Prof. Easterday acted as President until Rein J. A. Kunkleman became President in 1881. Financial troubles arose. which l'csultcd in 1883 in the resignation of th? entire faculty. This was the begirh ning of the dark period in the history of Carthugw College. A new faculty was elected with Rev. J. S. Dctwcilur at its head. But tht troubles continued and the following year President Dctwcilcr and other nwmlwrs of the- fat'ulty resigned. Rev. E. F. Bartholomew was elected President in 183+, and :1 new faculty was chosen. It was at this time that Dean W. K. Hill first became associated with Carthage College. Rev. Holmes Dysingcr 3110099de President Bartholomew in ISSS, and under his guidance the attendance was greatly increased and improvements were made in tht- college building. DUE UU.UU 00 Fifi n: H

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FACULTY