Elgin Academy - Hilltop Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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llllll llIl.lLlfDlP l . 'i BOARD OF TRUSTEES lRead1ng left to nght around the tablet Mr Wllllam C West Evanston Mrs Howard C McNe1l Elgm Mrs Alfred D Edwards Elgm lohn W McQueen Attorney Elgln treasurer Wrlllam D Krmball Elgm secretary Morgan G Carpenter Elgrn Iohn R DeLancey Elgm pres1dent of board Arthur E Glertz Elgrn Maurtce E Shurtleft lstanchngl Elgm Glenn R Beverly Attorney Elgtn Mrs Ora L Pelton Ir Elgrn Mr Leslre M Hansen Barrrngton Mr George P Edwards Elgm Not rn prcture Mr lohn M Btggms Elgrn and Mr Arthurl Durand Elgrn Mr Kunball bears the dlstrnctton ot havtng been contrnuously a member of the board srnce 1903 and Mr McQueen lncewrse srnce l9lo ll Mr. . , , ' , Mr. ' ' . ' , ' , Dr. 4 , ' Mr. . , ' , ' Mr. . ' , A Mr. Arthur H. Hill, Dundee Mr. ' , ' , ' Mr. . , l , ' K . .1 , , ,

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THE HILLTOP TEACHERS OF LONG SERVICE Top row left to rrght Laura R Davxdson mathematrcs ntne years 18771884 18851887 Mrss Davrdson later became Mrs Nathan1elC Sears Mrs 1. K Becker Englrsh and hrstory seventeen years 18771894 Mtddle row Pearl E Foltz A B German and Latm hfteen years 1910 1925 Mrss Foltz 1S now an attor ney at law rn Chrcago Sarah A Pratt A B Englrsh ftlteen years 18941909 Harrtett Kendall Burr A B A M Enghsh hfteen years 19091917 19201927 Mrss Burr IS now teachmg rn Callforma Bottom row Florence S Raymond B S mathemattcs th1rty seven years 18941931 She xs now Mrs Charles 1. Morgan of Drxon lllmots Walter A Heath A B A M mathematrcs eleven years 19261937 Mr Heath IS now teachtng ln the Elgm Hrgh School Mary Searles Penrose lMrs O I Penrosel publrc speakrng and dramatrcs erghteen years 19101913 19161931 Recently deceased 10 A, . fl 1. 4 ' . ' Q h si xr.-' V mn., C .xy km ,., gt A ' 15 E.. .' V4 . Mrs. Amos G. Sears, preceptress, eleven years, 1870'1881. Mother of luclge N. C. Sears.

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THE HILLTOP IUDGE NATI-lANlEL C SEARS OUTSTANDING DONORS TO ELGIN ACADEMY ludge Nathamel C Sears 1914 contnbuted S25 000 to the permanent en dowrnent whlch the truste s were seelang to ra1se to the l1m1t ot S150 000 prom1sed also to bu1ld a dorrmtory later and to bequeath an add1t1ona1 S100 000 to the permanent en down ent 917 bu lt the Orlando Davld on Gymnastum 1n honor ot th tatner ot Mr Sears 1920 remodeled Lovell 1-lall for use as dorm1tory and 1n talled the sc1ence laboratones on the thlrd floor o' the mam bu11d1ng 1921 pw rchased the s1te tor th art bu1ld1ng mo Jed from the s1te and relocated and re modeled what 1s now the Semor 1-louse 1922 purchased res1dence for the dean now known as the Stouffer l-louse purchased the Athle-t1c 1f'1e1d 1923 oullt the Laura Dav1dson Sears Academy ot Ftne Arts 9 purchased for S61 000 the block now known as the no th carrpus 1926 donatea real e tate 1n Flor1da Ch1cago ard elsewhere 1934 decea ed 1n May all h1s res1duary estate gtxen to Elg1n Academy Laura Da Jldson Sear 1-ler vvtll estabhshed a trust fund the 1ncome of wh1ch 1S used for the rramtenance ot the art bu1ld1ng and ot lS collect1on of pa1nt1nqs he area 1 sore ot luaae Sears s benelacuons Mr and Mrs George P Lord Many benetacuons Mrs Lord outhtted Lowell Manual Tralnmo Hall 1n 1889 pa1d the schools debt ot S7 800 1903 bequeathed S40 000 as nucleus of perman ent endowment Allen M Retan 1918 bequest of S25 000 Mrs losephme D 1VlcCornack 1935 beque t ol 510000 1l'lCOUl9 to ke used or student a1d Mrs Lucy Sm1th Lovell 1887 gave S5 000 for the constr1.c1on ol Lovell Manual Trr' ntng Hall Hov E 1-larrrrona 931 bu1lt the Fleld 1-louse at the Ath1et1c V1e Elgm Woma s Club ,olart ou ltttea a lc1t hen 1n Lovell Manual Tra1n1ng 1-lall to be u d 'o the 1nstruct1cn ot dorre 'IC sc1ence errployed tne 1nst uctor 9SllC cte ce Th1s 11st ar from complete Many worthy persons haxe been loyal to Elgln Acaderry tho they were not able to be so l1beral w1th 11 anc1al donah ns as ho e rrentlonea above Ce ta arres a e con 1c11 as 1 t ot G1 B 36 lfay Daxrdson W1111am Grote Iohn A Waterrran H nry W 1-lubba a 11' s lv'ay La lan Ho b el' Dr Ora L Pelton Dav1d C Cook E Dunbar Waldr n Nr Ella Clevelarf' 1 ' 1 1 f - 18497, ' 1 .1 , . 1 1 1 1 ' A 1 . 11, , 1 , ' A ' 1 e 11 is 1. ' 1: 1 ' ' 1 1 . A . . . A y , 1 1' .' e ' ' 5 re- . y . 1 I 1V25! B, I .41 A 1 1 1 r 11 . ' A . ' . . 1 , ' 1 1 '. 1' ld 1 7 ,A 1 '1 n' ' 1 ' I S y 1888, gave 32,200 for the installation of a heating ' - H 1 1 v'w 1 9 1 I I' I ' , . . 4f - 4 V A -2 ' ' se 1 r ' 1 ' E 1 it H H ' .1 1' ' 1 1 1 l ' r 1 S. sh ri 1. 1 'a 1' ' . in dom 1 ' s '-n I I is 1 - ' 1 1 , ' ' 'n 1 ' 1 'o1 1 t s 1 ' ' r in n 1 r 1sp' 'o' 'n the lis 1 donors: Mrs a'l or n, 1 ' C V 1 , ' ' , 1 1, e1 . 1 1 r', 17. 1 Y 1 rn e 1, 1 . , ' , . 1 o1, 1 s ' .Q