DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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DR. H. A. GOBIN esldent of De Pa uw Unlverslty

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ference in Baltiniore in 1884 5 professor of moral and mental philosophy in De Pauw University from 1899 until his death on December 16, 1893. Dr. John Prince Durbin John, seventh president of De Pauw Uni- versity, was born in Brookville, Franklin county, Ind., November 25, 1843. Although his health was precarious, he availed himself of such educa- tional advantages as could be had by an occasional term of study at Brookville College. Without the aid of teachers he went forward to the complete mastery of a college course, as then defined. .From 1860-1863 he taught in the public schools 3 was professor of mathematics in Brook- ville College from 1863-1869 3 president of Brookville College, 1869-1872 5 vice-president and professor of niathematics in Moor-e's Hill College, 1872-18763 president Moore's Hill College, 1876-1882, with the excep- tion of one year, 1879, which he spent in study and travel in lturopeg professor of mathematics in Indiana Asbury fDe Pauwj U nivcrsity, 1882- 1889g president of De Pauw University, 1889-1895. After his resigna- tion, in 1895, he immediately began courses of lectures on subjects ,most deeply important to the modern religious world, and to this work l1e has continued to devote his time. In personal character, Dr. John is the earnest, consecrated Christian, yet also the profound and careful scholar, who measures his own conclusions with the care and accuracy of the trained inathematieian.

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Dr. . . Gobin ILLARY ASHBU RY GOBIN, 11igh11h p1'11si111111t of De P11uw U11'iv111'sity 118516-1, wus born i11 T01'1'e lilillltil. llltl., lXlil11'Cl1 25, 11842. ,He XVII-S 0111111111011 111-11101- 1JlLll.Y in the public Schools, m111111wl1il11 working 101' his 93502923 fil-JDll01', 211 1112115011 2111161 pl11ste1'111'. lle was l2l1tU1' 11i1111110y1111 ' in 211 p1'i11t111g-1111i1:e, 2111141 then EIS 111'11i11-boy 011 p11sse11g111' fl'Zll1lS l1I'1iYV0011 Te1'1'0 .llillltifi 111111 St. Louis. llt' e11lis11e11 in 11111 1911111-1'111l 111'111yi11 1862, 2111141 being lTll1StGl'0Cl out i11 18135, he 113811111011 his stiulies, 111111 was g1'11111111t11d 111 Illfllil-1111, Asbury 'Uni- Yl'1'!-1l17.Y in 1870. II1' w11s 9llgil1g6ll in. 1'0g'll.l2Ll' 1111st01'11l. Work i11 the N01't11w11st .l.1111i11.1111 flU11l'01'01lCC 1.111111 .1870-18S0g he was 111'01'11ss01' of the G11-ek 11111g1'111g11 111111 1it111'1111111'11 i11 D11 l'1111W University from 1880-1886. .11'1'0111 1886-18911 1111 was p1'esi1'11111t of B21-lCC1' U11iv111'sity, B11lclW1i11, 1K1111.g 1890-1894, 11011111 01' 1111- t1111010gi1:111 school, De P111111' U11ive1'si1vy. He wus elected viee-1 11'11si- 111-1111 in 185,145 acting 111-11si11,e111n, upon the 1'0SlQ112ltlO1l of ,P1'esi111111t Jtbllll P. 111. John, i11 1895, 111111 was i1111,11g111'1111111i1 to succeed llllll ILS eighth presi- 111-11t1 in June, 1896. Dr. 01017111 ll2l1S publisbe11 11U1Ylt1l'0llS 2l1'f1lCl.CH 111111 reviews i11 the 1'eligi0us 111111 secu1111'p1'0Ss. Ile was 11 111Ol111lG1' 01' the g'0l1l'l'll1l. 1:01111-1-1-111:es of 1392, 1896 Zl-llfl. 1900. He is 110W EL I111GllllJG1' of the U11iv1-rsity Senate of the Methodist Episcopal. Ullll1'Cll. 1'1'e9si11e11t Gobin is 11 1111111 of g1'e11t st1'e11gtl1 of e11111'111:te1', e111'11es1a11ess of e011.v1icti011, 2111161 Z1 st111111f11st11ess 0f pu1'p0s11, which emi11e11t1.y 1111 111111 f0l.' the 1'esp011sibl11 duties of hisl1ig11p0siti011. llll the pulpit he is noted f01.'11 chaste elo- quence, 2111141 il, forcible H151-l1llC1' of p1'ese11ti11g the vit11l truths of 1'el.igi011, XVl1lCl1ll2l1VC won l1llH2l1 Well-deservecl 1'eputz1ti011 2118 one of the foiremost, Plf0llCl16l'S of the state. .