Elgin Academy - Hilltop Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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THE HILLTCJP PRINCIPALS OF LONG TENURE Amos G Sears A M ftop leftl principal 1870 1881 During his administration came the issuing of the lrst diplomas and a sharp increase in enrollment 1875 being a peak year with 247 students for the winter term Alfred Gardner Welch A M ftop rtghtl principal 1891 1897 An exceptionally strong execu tive who rescued the Academy from imminent dissolution Hts administration was marked by a strong interest in manual tralning domestic science printing commercial subtects George Newton Sleight A B B Pd flower left? dean 18981911 He procured the much desired affiliation with the University of Chicago and later with Northwestern UHIVSISITY During his term the students cooperated with him in securing lmperative financial gifts to the Academy Dr Sleight is now a professor at Lake Forest College Karl I Stouffer B S A M flower rightl dean 10201936 He inaugurated the boarding department and greatly enlarged the physical equipment of the Academy At his sugges tion Iudge Sears supplied for the school the unparalleled athletic field and much additional real estate The Laura Davidson Sears art building was added also during his admimstra tion Mr Stouffer IS now head of 'he Roosevelt Military School at Aledo Illinois 8 x A ' Q ai athletics, glee club, literary societies, and other extra-curricular activities, . , , ., . ., ' V ' . I 4

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THE HILLTOP ACADEMY CHRONOLOGY Charter granted February 22 1839 amended February 14 1855 F1131 trustees Solomon Hamtlton Colton Knox George McClure V1ncentS Lovell Luther Herrt k Reuben 1en'te Burgess Truesdell Or1g1na1 butldmg fnow kno Nn as Sears Hal11 constructed 1n 1855 Flrst prtnctpal Robert Blenkrron A M KA B Chrlsts College Cambr1dge1 Ftrst faculty Wealthy M Capron Iames Sflla A B Samuel An derson lohn B Newcorrb Clara Edgecombe Flrst day of school December 1 1856 Orlglnal bell hung 1857 ftrst rung by Frank B Perktns de troyel by 11ghtn1ng 1911 Flrst catalog tssued by Pr1'tc1pa1 Clark Braden 1n 1862 FITS1 motto H8511 Not how much but how well F1151 graduate H8721 Laura R Davtdson fMrs N C Sears1 F1151 male graduate H8731 Lew1s A Sktnner Fence built ln front of butldlng tn 1873 Lovell Manual Tra1n1ng burldtng erected tn 1888 gxft of Mrs Lucy Smlth Lovell Flrst lady trustee Mrs Susan A Sears fMrs Amos G Sears1 Mus1c and manual tram ng requtred cour es tn 1891 Appearance of the school colors orange and black of the song On the Banks of the Old R1ver For of a flourtshxng glee club under the dlrectton of Georae B Bergen of the school btweekly paper Academy S1ft1ngs of the school yell f the Academy prtnttng press of two ltterary o ROBERT BLENKIRON A M c1et1es Stgma Pht and Delta Epsllon 11891931 F1rst football team tn 1892 Conrad Htbbeler teacher ot manual tratmng and German unofhclal coach Busmess Department establrshed by E A Potter tn 892 Ntght school begun ln 1894 Laura Dav1d on Sears Mathematlcs PTIZS started ln 1895 MUSIC and manual tratmng dtscontlnued tn 1897 Ftrst floor of Lovell Hall iran formed 1nto gymnaslum 899 Athlettc Assoclatlon orgamzed 1899 Fzrst offtctal dtrector of athletlcs H8991 Allen B Eaton teacher of sctence Ftrst basketball team tn 1901 Lovell Hall rededlcated H9031 as Lovell Sclence Hall after add1'1ona1 donatton from the Lovell estate Inter Acaderrtc Oratoncal League orgamzed 1905 Endowment sta ted H9031 wlth bequests amountmg to S40 000 by Mr and Mrs Georg P Lord The Susan A Sears Prlze tn Engltsh begun tn 1906 Present heatmg plant bu11t tn 1905 Aelchlorxart Llterary Soctetf for gtrl founaed by lv'1s Laura r Ullrtck lubtlee celeb atmg the half centu y SINCE the open 1ng of the Academy H9061 The Adelphol Ltterary Soctety for boys succeeded by the Zetaletheart SOC191Y 1't 1909 The soldlers rronurrent des gned by F artk B Derkms wa dedrcated on May 29 1909 lncewr e a ftagp le was set close to the monurrent gtft of ladles who had been tudents aurmg C1V1l War day Second endourrent IH 1911 amount S40 000 Bell struck by 11ghtn1ng August 10 1911 oof ae stroyed by flre The ORANGE AND BLACK blweekly school paper started tn 1911 Iumor College orgamzed m 1914 by Dean Horace M Buckley Tlfurd endowment Uudge Sears ma1n contr1butor1 ln 1914 Kappa Alpha Delta honor soctety for gtrls gantzed by MISS Maurtne B Lane tn 1916 Orlando Davidson Gyrnnasxum butlt bv Iudge Sears rn 1917 Boardmg department mstttuted tn 1920 THE HILLTOP school yearbook started tn 1921 Two forerunners had appeared as the Iune 1ssue of tne ORANGE AND BLACK m 1917 and 1920 Cum Laude chapter orgamzed ln 1921 The present Athletlc Fteld and a restaence for the dean fStoufier House1 purchased by Iudge Sears tn 1922 The Laura Davtdson Sears Academy of Fme Arts butlt by ludge and Mrs Nathantel C Sears tn 1923 The Todd hou e CSen1or House1 removed to present locatton or Ktmball Street and htted tor dormltory use by Iudge Sears The Bungalow bu11t for clormttory use tn 1924 Purchase of the north campus all butldtngs razed except the North House a d treetclosed tn 1925 luntor College dlsconttnued tn 1927 Roy E Hammond Fleld Hootse erected 11 1931 at Athlettc Fteld Iunlor College revtstated 1 1933 Corporate seal revtsed losephme D McCor'tack s .talent atd fund bequest of 510000 H9351 Headmaster s resldertce o Coll ge Street purchased and remodeled rn 1936 Matn Butdhng reno ed Sear Hall the Penney house purchased and f1 ted a ltb ary and n flrmary H9381 . , c, 1, ' 2 . , . . . ., ' 1, 5 . tg - . 1 s . . . 1 . , .. , 1 ,O ,, S- is , - . , 1 1 . . . 1 ,OT- S 4 1. . . . 11 1 . - 1 1. . , . . ' 1 - 1 . 1 ' 1 -1 ' ' Q 1 y Y , , 1 . , 1 ' 1 s -A 1.s , . - 1 ,n s , . I ' I - ' 4 . . 1 . . 1 1 , . , . 1 n . .1 11, 11 r. , - '- - ' ,-1,,'- 1 ' - . b - , 1 s . A . v A . . 1 U , -1 1 1 , ' . - - 1 - 1 :1 a 1 , , - , 1 n e Ab' 1 ' ' , . :Y '- 1 to sjr i-

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'HIE ILLTDP TRUSTEES OF LONG SERVICE Top row left to r1ght Wll1lCm C Kxmball 32 years 18431875 Benlamm W Raymond 29 years 18541883 MOTFIS C Town 38 years 1854 1892 Mxddle row Dr Ioseph Teil! 45 years 1843 1888 hrst mayor of Elgm presrdent of He boa d 1854 1888 Henry Sherman 38 years 1855 1893 General lohn Shuler Wilcox 39 years 1872 1911 presldent 1890 1894 Bottom row Orlando Dav1dson 45 years 1854 1899 secretary and 're-asurer Wlllxam Grote 22 years 18981920 presldent 1907 1920 Iudge Sylvanus Wllcox 25 years 1865 1890 George P Lord 22 years 1885 1907 pres1den 1894 1907 9 4 I. , 9 3 7' , 7 H Af Iudge Edvslard Coultas Lovell, 26 years,A 1876-1902.