Earlham College - Sargasso Yearbook (Richmond, IN)

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I ' liNsics and Chemistry have been separated into two, with a professor at the head of each ; the departments of English and r.iologv liave each been given regularly appointed assistants; a physical director has been appointed for the college year. ' I ' liongh lUindy Mall has been occu]jied only one year previous tip this, the applications for rooms have exceeded the supply of tluni and there has been a waiting list all year. The college dining ball, also, has reached its present capacity. The Indiana Public Lil)rar Oimniission ilecifled, one year ago, to establish its library school here because of the various ad- vantages offered by Earlbam. L ' nder the new educational law of Indiana, the college has been accredited by the State Teachers ' Training Board and this has led to extensive expansion in the department of I ' hilosophy and Educatifin. The Summer School has had a steadily increasing atten lance and reached the highest enrollment on record in l ' l()8. Tlie total attendance of the college for the present year is estimated at aliout six himdred students. nuring the Jiast three years, the endowment funds of the college have been increased by eighty-five thousand dollars, which brings the total endowment up to three hundred and forty thou- sand dollars. . n additional gift is estimated at ten thousand and the working plant at three hundred and fifty thousand. Earlbam is a ty])ieal college as contrasted with a university. Its requirements for the Uachelor ' s Degree are equivalent to those in the leading universities in America but its work is concentrated upon undergraduate courses. It is able, therefore, to oflfer college training of an exceptionally high grade, under conditions more favorable than are found in overcrowded in.stitutions of complex organization. I ' jjon the coni])letion of the college course. Earl- ham consistently encourages its graduates to prosecute their work for advanced or professional degrees in such universities as oflfer the best advantages in their chosen lines. liy this method an ex- ceptionally high degree of efficiency is secured in both undergrad- uate and graduate study. The wisdom of this policy is abundant- ly justified by the large number of Earlham graduates who, from ear to ear, pursue advanced work in the leading universities of tliis countrx with distinction to themselves and their . Ima Mater. H. RLow Lixiii.Ev, ' 97.

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the most approved modern plan and with a view to both health and beauty. The parlors and association rooms are convenient and attractive and the men ' s rooms, most of which are in suites of three rooms to ever ' two men, obviously offer many a dvan- tages for both social and individual needs. . Library building was also made possible b ' Andrew Car- negie ' s generous gift of thirty thousand dollars to which eight thousand dollars was added by the college. This building, which was officially opened in December, 1907, stands just across the main drive-way from Lindley Hall. One enters the building from the west through a wide hall, on the left of which the stair- way ascends. The large reading and reference room is on the first floor, with eight departmental alcoves around its outer curve and with stacks for books which have an ultimate capacity of sixty thousand volumes. There are also rooms for offices, con- versation and cataloging. On the second floor are four seminar ' :■ B» - Ik 9 Ll y ij il- ' llijR6«iH« i 1 i vg; ■ ' iii iBi .. rooms. Here, too, is a room designated as an . rt Room and intended for the reception of rare treasures of books as well as pictures. On the north is a large room, used by the Library Summer School of the Public Library Commission and a smaller room has been set aside for the Reference I ibrary of Indiana Yearly Meeting. The new buildings necessitated ini])rovement in the heating svstem of the college and in 1908 the central heating plant was added to the list of new equipments. From it a vacuum system of heating was extended to all the college buildings. This system represents an expenditure of seventeen thousand dollars. The whole group of buildings, situated on a campus of forty acres, delightfully shaded by native forest trees and tastefully laid out in walks and drives, is an asset of which all friends of tlie college may rightfully be proud. During the last three years the development of the college along all lines has been unprecedented. The departments of

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3ltt iE mnrtain HODGIN I kiifw him well. Ami ever at his task Carving ideas out of life and story. And walking close to them himself, lie wore the teacher ' s crown of glory — Xot noisy fame that blows about the world The bubble of some great perfection — r.ut the crown that daily service won ( )f students ' trust and students ' deep affection. I knew him well. And ever at its need He laid his life on Friendship ' s glowing altar; . thousand knew his read - help And no one ever knew him falter. A kindly, gentle life was his. That beamed on all the life around him. As true and steadfast as a star To every soul that found him. I knew him well. A carver at the block That held his one imprisoned beauty. For forty years and more — the last stroke. Like the first, armed with zeal and duty ; But the angels, looking, said — It is enough. And sent the fairest one of all the blest To hold his hand back from the stroke. And now he is at rest. Wii. N ' . TRUEr.Loor). t I $ T,itcn from the Earlhamll.