Eastern Kentucky University - Milestone Yearbook (Richmond, KY)

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Central University of Kentucky m ....Colleges.... COLLEGE OF PHILOSOPHY, LETTERS AND SCIENCE Richmond, Ky. J. V. LOGAN, D. D., LL, I)., President. HOSPITAL COLLEGE OF MEDICINE Louisville, Ky, L. S. McMURTRV, M. D., Presicieiu. LOUISVILLE COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY Louisville, Ky. HEXRY BRY. NT TILKSTOX, D. D. S., Picsideiit. COLLEGE OF LAW Richmond, Ky. WM. CHEN. rLT, Pie=.ideiit. University High Schools RICHMOND PREPARATORY Richmond, Ky. S. J. S. XDKRSUX, P.esideiU. S. P. LEES COLLEGIATE INvSTlTUTE Jackson, Ky. W.AI- UINWIDDIE, M. A., Presideiil. HARDIN COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE Elizabethtown, Ky. J. E. AUSTIX, Jr, B. a.. President. MIDDLESRORO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Middle.sboro, Ky. J. R. STERRlvTT, M. S., President. 8

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•f) 1 jm Board of Edjtorsj 1JA ID SAXDERvSOX, Editor-in-Chief. EDWIN V. TAULOCK. Managing Editor. THOMAS L. MOSELEY, Business Manager. Associate Editors riss KIT CHEXAULT. VM. J. STEIXERT. M. vSTEWART. J. S. WHITMIRE. G. M. MYER. J J Class Editors.- S. R. CROCKETT. G. V. PICKELS. J. R. SMITH.

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mimm Historical Sketch m iM ' (S mfsy- ' ui ' ' Of Central Uni ver sit y= = - Soon after Centre College had been lost to the Sonthern Presb vterian Church, the Synod of Kentucky decided to establish an institution of its own, and work was begun at once to raise the necessary funds. Although the recent close of the war had rendered the time an unfavorable one, subscriptions to the amount of $220,000 were soon procured. This was deemed sufficient to justify the erection of a college : and the question of location was the next to present itself for solution. Several towns in the central part of the State were competitors for the institution. The decision, however, was finally rendered in favor of Richmond. The new institution first opened its doors to students in September of 1S74. The opening was auspicious. More students matriculated than even the most hopeful had expected. When first established, the University comprised the College of Philosoph -, Letters and Science, at Richmond, Ky., and the Hospital College of Medicine, at Louisville, Ky. Rev. R. S. Breck, D. D. , was chosen Chancellor, and Rev. J. W. Pratt, D. D., President, ot the first named college. The severe financial depression which the new institution was soon called upon to go through with rendered reorganization necessary ; and Drs. Blanton and Logan were elected to the offices vacated by the resignation of Drs. Breck and Pratt. Under the new manage ment the University immediately entered upon a career of prosperity and success ; large sums were added to the endowment, new departments were established, and larger num- bers of students were enrolled. The first great department to be added to the University was the College of Dentistry, at Louisville. This soon became one of the largest and most prosperous colleges of the institution. In 1S97 the College of Law, with Judge William Chenault as President, was estab- lished. Although still in its infancy, this school is inferior to none in the State, and promises in time to become one of the most prosperous of the University ' s departments. Four branch schools have also been founded, as follows : A Preparatory Department, at Richmond, Ky.; S. P. Lees Collegiate Institute, at Jackson, Ky.; Hardin Collegiate Institute, at Elizabethtown, Ky., and Middlesboro University School, at Middlesboro. Ky. 9