Franklin College - Almanack Yearbook (Franklin, IN)

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Rev. 6. S. Gardiner, H. . PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH. Q pjixvf N Norwich, Conn., lived Edwin B. and Emily - X .43 Gardiner, father and mother of Eugene S. Gar- diner. They were of sturdy New England stock, EWU fp standing high in the community where they were best known. His father was a man of strong convic- tions, a student of the Bible, and well posted on current topics. He was, for forty-three years, deacon in the same church. ' Prof. Gardiner was the oldest of a family of three sons and two daughters. He had the benefit of the usual educa- tional advantages to be found in a New England city. After leaving the public schools of Norwich he spent one winter in the .academy at Suffield, Conn., and then went to Mystic Val- ley Institute, at Mystic Bridge, Conn., where he spent one year. During the year passed at the institute he devoted much of the time to teaching. His next schooling was at Colgate University, where he took a four years? course and was graduated as salutatorian of the class of 1876. From Colgate he proceeded to Crozer Theological Seminary. Here he remained one year. The next year he was called back to the university to the chair of Natural Science. After a two years' stay here he entered, in 1879, upon a work to which he has devoted a large portion of his life, the ministry. This he did by accepting a call to the pastorate of the Baptist church at Morrisville, N. Y. After his work here he Spent another year at Crozer0Seminary. The first pastorate after the completion of his theological course was at Plantsville, Conn., although he had been in- vited to his first pastorate of four years. At Plantsville was 'Stay oft littlemore than two years, and then a change was

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jearmette Zeppenfelcl, M. S. PROFESSOR OF MODERN LANIJUAGES. . ,V . EANNETTE ZEPPENFELD was born December 154 Q,1865, in Franklin, Ind. She attended the E43 Franklin schools and graduated from the high 49.698 school in May, 1883. In the years '83, '84 and '85 she taught the first primary grade in the schools of Cen- rralia, Ill., and the following year taught the seventh grade in the schools of Franklin. She was a student in Franklin College, '86-387, and taught School No. 8 in Needham town- ship, Johnson county, Ind., the two years 787-'88 and 788-789, :utending the college in the spring term of each year. She spun the next year in college, graduating in the spring of ISUU. After her graduation Miss Zeppenfeld was chosen as in- structor in modern languages in Franklin College, and during the sunnner of 1890 took special training under a native French teacher at Indianapolis. She began her work as teacher in the college in September, 1890, and has ever since continued the work with credit to herself and the institution. In the summer of 1892 she continued her studies in German, lfrvncli and Italian at the Sauveur School of Languages, in Exeter, New Hampshire. Not yet satisfied with her attain- mvnts she spent the summer of 1895 abroad, taking instruc- tion in French under private teachers in Paris. As instructor in the modern languages Prof. Zeppenfeld could hardly be surpassed by any in this country. Her ac- quaintance with the languages from her youth, a.nd heritire- lc-ss energy as a student, not only enables her to speak them fluently, but also to teach them correctly. The college is certainly to be congratulated on having at the head of the department one so competent and so peculiarly fitted for the work.

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5 l made on account of poor health, in 1886, to Medville, 910-hfeeii iniles from Boston. Here he remained until 1889, In this, as in his former ohurohes, he had been very gnc- c-essful. In January, 1889, Rev. Gardiner came to Franklin ag pastor of the First Baptist Church. Here he Worked for about eight years, seeing the ohuroh advance both iinanoially and spiritually. In addition to his pastorate he was teacher, for two years, of modern languages in the college. On the appointment of Prof. Henry as State Librarian, Professor Gardiner Was elected to the chair of English in the college. He is also pastor of the Baptist Church at Amity. He is well qualified for the position which he holds, filllllllilll' with several languages, having done graduate Work in several institutions and having spent three months in l'lll1'O1DG2l-11 travel, dividing the time about equally between lingland, Scotland and the continent. Q QI JW View X5 8 7