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

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! Oh. t-Ll ILI; .rllrmmw urgi-g ; ----.-- q HA1! 0-7 ----.-- 1-.Iu-I--- tary of State under Presidents Mc- Kinley and Theodgre gpos'ehlg :9 4. HThe college Ia'It ISIp'fiT: xkc'ge .3 home; theII mcIept the W-I cIoIIege bullgimgg$ Iggy i -- to almost. frothing' 3'1 ;me ' Wand faculty made many effom to .hq-gwns Ii 4-7 I ' Isv-n- mv- In 1ts turn .31; t the commmer IIfocfingi tw-ng

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unqLT-he logical. institute ol the Evan- 4W? Cili ' Ch West. i Possibly the most import taken by the Trustees in October I ' was the choice of the first President. v$hey chose the Reverend Francis pringer. 21 man of preliound vision hov-reud'i'ly can be considered the leading Fou nder 0f the college. Later. after relinquishing the Presidency, he would querve 115 a Professor. and Juhn Hay. many ti thut cupat. Springer w Hillsboro ' . . ceasing in ' death in I892. e President :11 teld. but later I inthe relo- cation :11 Cttrthage. During the Hrst year ul operation at Hillsbom the President. Faeult ' Ind Trustees set :1 gil of which ?'thl-lege'tg enmity and a'quahter later. Wham: included. reeklliImem 0f Sitt- riIilar to those o'fIEJWW dents. building an endowmem fund. soliciting gifts for operational expen- ses. obtaining scientific equipment. and enlarging the library. -.. hut did students study at tWhat was calleda 'elassi- the liberal arts: M . Ieeially ILati'Ii rofmathemutics, studies. What has begn taught and leurnei at the- gollege Iiis not changed substug'fively i$a cen :11 and a quart- er Togay lhaMe is larger: but Carthage has remaI 1: true to the original ideal 6? I25 3:... 5 ago- - to be .1 college ofthe liberal arts. F1991 the first the: members of the college President. professors. and students wjoined together in the reg- ular- worship of God. This aspect of the college tl-S Christian community has remained always at the core of its meaning. Enrollment at Hillsboro never ex- ceeded 112. and the faculty numbered about half a dozen Despite the good relations with the people of Hillsboro. prospects for the growth ofthe college there appeared limited. So. after five years there. the Trustees agreed to accept :1 renewed offer from civic lead- . .- ers of Springfield to relocate the col- ge in that capital city that gave titer promise for the future of the institution. Due to its location in- the capital. the college during its Springfield years. I852 to I869. was known as the Illi- nois State University. The name re- flected. too. '115 importance in the community. Prominent leaders of the state. including Abraham Lincoln. served as trustees and benefactors. The alumni from this period included Lincoln's eldest son. Robert Todd Lincoln. and John Hay. future secre-

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