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

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FACULTY

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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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TO HARVEY DANIEL HOOVER, president of Carthage College, our sincere friend, adviser anci inspiring leader, we pledge our loyal support.