Earlham College - Sargasso Yearbook (Richmond, IN)

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COLLEGE.. . funds given to the College by Andrew Carnegie, was completed in 1903 and was held to be the model college library for many years. r The physical plant was not the only aspect of Earlham that saw improvement dur- ing the first years of. the twentieth century Earlham 'was included in the first list of educational institutions accepted by the Association of American Colleges in 1913, and was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1915. Earlham hasibeen listed continuously since then by both agencies. 'The system of student self-government that is in existence today at Earlham was first put into operation in 1909. i The prosperity attendant to the end of the First World War and the increased en- rollment made it possible for the College to meet a growing need by building the E. P. Trueblood Fieldhouse, one of the' best then' existing in the state. The College also added acreage to the College Farm anderected a new Laundry and Shop in 1924. The optimism born of this increased prosperity for the College was dampened con- siderably by the burning of Lindley Hall in fall of 1924. Although most of the building itself was destroyed, a number of articles from the museum collection were salvaged and most of the College records were saved. Plans were started immediately for the build- ing of a new administrative and classroom building, which was finished in 1927 and named Carpenter Hall in honor of the original Boarding School's first Superintendent and Matron. Q e A Diamond Jubilee was held at Earlham in 1922 to commemorate the 75th anniver- sary of the founding of the original Friends Boarding School. An address was given by Herbert Hoover, the Secretary of Commerce of the United States, and the twelfth Old English May Day -performance was given. a , Needs were felt, during the latter, part of the 19307s, for a comprehensive building program and in the early 1940's a decade of rebuildingi' was planned in an,effort to modernize Earlham's facilitiesr The Second World War, however, with its attendant dis- ruption of college life, precluded :furtherance of any plan for a rebuilding program un- tilhafter the end of the War. In 1947 a Centennial Celebration of the founding of the Boarding School and the College was held., after which the Building Program got under way in earnest. Olvey-Andis Residence for Women was the first to be completed, in 1949: David Worth Dennis Science Hall and the Joseph Moore Museum, the Presidentls Home and 'Stout Memorial Meetinghouse' were completedlduring 1951. A new heating plant was finished in 1949 and shop and laundry facilities were completed in 1954. The program is continuing with plans for a complete renovation of Earlham Hall and the construction ofa Barrett Hall, a duplicate of Oivey-Andis. - 3 3 No .histo!:y'of Earlbiam wouldgbe complete without mention of those who helped to mold her past and are helping to chart her fiiture course . . . the many who have given and are freely giving ofzthemselves7thatgEarlham might continue to respect the best. To them, the architects of the past and present, we, the students of today, owe a special debt gratitjzdei A j 'a 4 A . f

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E HISTORY OF EARLHAM The Quaker settlers ,who migrated from North Carolina to this section of Indiana in the early part of the nineteenth century were sensitive to the need for real educational opportunities for their children, and were concerned with providing such education in a religiously oriented atmosphere. Those that came to the Richmond area established a Monthly Meeting School,7' which soon began to attract students from other areas, and which necessitated living accommodations for studentsvmore convenient than those to be found in the town. In 1832 Whitewater Monthly Meeting sent to the Quarterly and Yearly Meetings a suggestion that a boarding school be established. A large tract of land was purchased on the west side of Richmond, and by 1847 the new Friends Board- ing School had officially opened in the building now known as Earlham Hall. By 1855 this building was completed and student enrollment was averaging approximately sixty per school year. The school was growing to such an extent that the Yearly Meeting de- cided to reorganize the Boarding School into a college. Thus, in 1859, Earlham College was adopted as the official name of the school, in honor of Joseph John Gurney, a prom- inent English Friend whose family home was known as Earlham Hall. A Earlham's present literary societies, Phoenix and Ionian, were organized during the Boarding School period of Earlham's history. Both societies inaugurated the practice of donating books or funds for books to the school library, a practice which had been con- tinued 'to the present time. ' The College had been rapidly expanding the first years of its formal existence, and was beginning to feel the need for an enlarged physical plant. The College Observa- tory, built in 1861, was the first to be built in the state and has been in continuous use since that date. Earlham Hall had been performing yoeman service as a dormitory for both men and women students, dining hall, classroom building and adininistrative office building. To relieve some of the resultant congestion, Parry Hall was built in 1887 to house the Chemistry and Physics Departments, and Lindley Hall was finished in 1888 and used as a classroom and administration building. Lindley Hall also contained the embryonic Earlham Library, a valuable museum collection made chiefly by Joseph Moore, fine arts facilities and an auditorium. Student gymnastic activities had been confined to a shed-like structure at the east wing of Earlham Hall. Interested students inaugurated a fund-raising campaign for a new gym building and succeeded in obtaining enough funds to finance a wooden gym, which was finished and ready for use in, 1390. During this early period of growth, Earlham scored two significant firsts. One was the publication by the Alumni Association of the first issue of The Earlhamite in 1873, believed to be the first alumni magazine published in the'United States. The other 'first was the staging in 1875 of the first Old English May Day Celebration at Earlham, the first such celebration ever staged in this country. 7 The overcrowding in Earlham Hall during the first part of the twentieth century made necessary the construction of a new men's dormitory, so Bundy Hall was built in 1907. Also badly needed was a new library building to house the increasing number of volumes in the Lindley Hall Library Room. The new Library, constructed in part with

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Eight .ilk f S 1 In Dedizcation In dedication to Millard Markle. a truly outstanding teacher and scientist. The many recognized Earlham men of science are evidence of his tremendous influence and teachings. His many positions of honor in the field of science are also evidence of his conscientious devotion to his work. For his aspiring proteges he always has an encouraging word and a cheerful smile. His versatility and talents are as abundant as his energy. After forty- four years of untiring service in the Department of ology, Millard Markle leaves his active teaching with our fondest respect and admiration.