College of Idaho - Trail Yearbook (Caldwell, ID)

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The TRAIL DR. CHARLES LATTA CHALFANT Charles Latta Chalfant, vice-president of the College of Idaho, has been engaged the past five years on the finances of the College, coming to this ivorh after a pastorate of seven years in the First Presbyterian Church at Boise. He has been a trustee of the college also daring this period. Other charges were West- minster Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, Ohio, 1892-1896, First Chfareh, Ashtabula, Ohio, 1896-19025 Grace Chnrch, St. Louis, 1902-1908. Dr. Chalfant 'zcas graduated at Lafayette College, '89, at Easton, Pa., and at Western Theological Seminary, Pittsburg, 1892. In 1914 the 25th anniversary of his graduation, Lafayette College called him east to confer the degree of Doctor of Divinity. He has always been active in the H orne Missionary ioorlc of the state, being the first moderator of the Synod of Idaho, and is at present one of the vice-presidents of the International Lo-rd's Day Congress. The endowment fand of the College of Idaho has been raised to its present proportion and the general finances of the college provided for by Dr. Chalfant.

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T It e 'T R A I L 17 dent body activities. In 1908 a history ofthe early years of the college was published, bearing the name of the Renaissance. In 1910 under the man- agement of Dan Banks the Coyote was published in the form of a monthly magazine. In 1916 it was changed to its present newspaper form and was issued bi-weekly. In 1916 the student body decided to issue an annual. It was called The Trail. The publication was taken over by the Junior class with Hugh Caldwell as editor. In June, 1916, the boys first started to leave in answer to the call of their country. In 1917 many men enlisted and in the fall of 1918 the College of Idaho started out as a girls seminary. Prof. Carl Salomon and Coach Cornell represented the faculty in the service. Our service flag shows the record of 101 young men who answered her country's call in the time of deepest need. The one gold star is in memory of Andrew Thompson, who was killed in action at Vimy Ridge, Easter Sunday, 1917. The spring of '21 was saddened by the death of Prof. Boulton, who had been one of the most potent factors in the development of the high stan- dards of our school. In the fall of 1917 the schedule of classes was rearranged and the hour class period was used. In 1919 the College of Idaho was recognized by the state board of educa- tion as one of the two standard colleges of Idaho. The university is the other. t 'Lhe General Board of Education has put us on its map as one of the five approved colleges in the western half of the United States. And it is admitted with the state university to competition for the Oxford Rhodes Scholarship. So we have now a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences that does a few things so well and is so eliicient and up to date that earnest young people will eagerly seek its tuition. And at the head of this college is Dr. W. J. Boone, big, brainy, silent, sympathetic, with the simplicity of a true gentleman, a man who has found true content and happiness through dedicating his life to the work of helping the young men and 'women of southern Idaho to fit themselves for service. -T, H. J.

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The TRAIL RECEPTION ROOM, BLATCHLEY HALL FINNEY HALL PARLOR