Goshen College - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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-I A , I x- . , I ,- 7- ,. , 'Sz . ssr?1f:fxiie.u'Elriltucrmflf - - H 1 y gg- an-A. - Y--fi . . -- .. -.---1?- GOSI-IEN COLLEGE ,. ff - -'-1 S a spiritual entity, Goshen College had its inception in the minds of a number of thoughtful Mennonite people about a generation ago. To tell of the development of that idea and its realization in various forms is the pur- pose of this sketch. The need of a church school was keenly felt by a few of the Mennonite church leaders, and several meetings were called in Elkhart, Indiana, to discuss the matter. Finally a decision was reached to start in Elkhart the Elkhart Institute as a private institution, under the direc- tion of Dr. H. A. Mumaw. The school opened in the autumn of 1894 with four students and one teacher, Professor Hosmer. Attendance was irreg- ular. Students enrolled at any time and apparently did not follow a reg- ular course of study. The teaching force was increased in keeping with the growing enrollment and the enlarged curriculum. The curriculum of this first year offered general academic subjects, and special courses in Bible, business, and elocution. The Elkhart Institute Corporation was formed in May, 1895. Soon a capital stock of twenty-five thousand dollars was secured and on Prairie Street a school building was erected for the Institute. In January, 1896 the school was moved from its quarters in the G. A. R. Hall into the new building. The first annual catalogue of the Elkhart Institute was issued in 1896. A four-year Academic Course was oifered. The last two years of this course were called the Scientific Course. A few years later this course was revised to meet college entrance requirements. This re vision, resulting in the Latin-Scientific Course, was continued until 1903 As Elkhart Institute continued to grow a change of location became desirable. After several locations had been considered an invitation from the city of Goshen to move to that city was accepted The school opened in Goshen September 29 1903 The curriculum was reorganized and the institution became a Junior College. In 1909 the college was organized into nine distinct departments, with a professor at the head of each. Meanwhile there developed the School of Music School of Business, Bible School, and Normal School. In 1910 Goshen College granted to five candidates the first Bachelor of Arts degrees. Standards of scholarship continued to rise and the enrollment to increase. In 1922 was graduated the largest class in the history of the school, when twenty six degrees were conferred. This year's graduating class will bring the total number of degrees conferred above the two hundred mark. In 1916 the Department of Home Economics was added. On February 13 1919 ! I Y . . , n . 7 7 I W- .- A Y- -- .- J' K -Y - 'U'-'-'

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Eiaaspilc Effiusiw 1,. .,f, .- . , , , -l----- ---1 Y r..-i-.1 FOREWORD To the history of every college, each school year makes its own distinct contribution. We shall endeavor to portray some of the lights and shadows of our college life, to record the peculiar contribution which this year has made to the history of the institution. We know that our picture will be an inadequate repre- sentation of Goshen College, for we are able to give only a few of the outstanding events and achievements. As you peruse these pages, dear reader, do not judge us too severely by some of the articles which fol- low. They are not masterpieces of literature, neither are they the work of the memoirist. They are attempts of students to characterize one another, attempts which we hope may call from present classmates a reminiscent smile in the coming years. Do not harshly criticize us for what we have said, or for what we have left un- said. We have tried to give recognition to all those who have been associated with us. But remember that to fully express our appreciation of the spirit of co-opera- tion which has made progress this year, is a task to which we are not equal. We hope that this volume, in the years to come, may bring and keep you in closer touch with your Alma Mater. May you enjoy it and forever keep it as a remembrance of your college days. ' f ,:.l' V 1 B ifff- -ff I Q- -1- t ' ., 1 Q 3, e CX, ,yi

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1- -fkf -A-,7i1f- ' ' ., -1 . ,.. .,-, Y Y ...,- - -.- - t if' ' 7,1'ilQ'.rrz5r'-1,-'4 ' f' . A 1 ' . nfffiapeff-fff ,. . H . - . W . . L ..., if i rl l the State Board of Indiana recognized Goshen College as a full standard college. i' 1s Facilities necessitated by the rising standards in education have for ws the most part been provided as needed. The first and only buil-ding com- 5 pleted before the opening of school on September 29, 1903, was the T71 women's dormitory. At first it was necessary to use the first floor for it Q classes and chapel exercises, and the basement for a dining hall if and reading room. On January 6, 1904, classes were moved . to the Administration Building. Dedicatory services were held two even- 'A ,l ings later. During the summer and autumn of 1906 Kulp Hall was built. fi The Women now used it for their dormitory and the men used East Hall. , y In the spring of 1916 East Hall was moved to its present location and AVL remodeled. Increased attendance and an enlarged curriculum made the A it erection of a new building necessary. The Science Hall, a modern, three- ' story brick and stone structure, was built in 1915. The gymnasium, which i is a fifty-by-eighty-foot frame structure, was erected by the 1921-1922 ,144 student body. ,I The College Library on the first floor of the Administration Building li contains more than seven thousand carefully selected volumes. A valu- ll, able part of the library is the Mennonite Historical Library, which has '4 ll been donated to the college by the Alumni Association and private indi- 1 f. viduals. In the general reading room there are daily and weekly period- ri icals and a large number of the leading magazines. y int' Thus the church school, which John S. Coffman and others of his day W0 dreamed of, planned for, an-d finally founded, has developed into an institu- Tl tion doing a high standard of work. During this continued expansion and growth there has been a constant effort to maintain the high ideals of the I i noble men who were her founders and the lofty aspirations of those who have guided her course since that time. These aims have been continued Q by high and increasingly higher standards of scholarship. High social - 4.1 and moral ideals have been fostered. There has been an endeavor to make T tl the pervading spirit deeply religious. , E Many young people have come into these college halls, where they have Q 1,1 been broadened, deepened, and enriched before going forth into service. K ll' They are scattered far and wide in both home and foreign countries. It l is a constant satisfaction to hear that they are disseminating the ideals for T which the institution exists. They are the real Goshen College. Buildings p and equipment are necessary, but they are not Goshen College. A college is more than material substances. Goshen College is a spiritual entity l, embodied in the lives of men and who enter her doors, drink from her 1 fountains, and go forth strengthened for service. 1 it ' - - - '-'