Goshen College - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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W- MZL7 ELKI-IAIIT INSTITUTE BUILDING l4II,IiHAIlT, INDIANA History of Elkhart Institute . . , we are thrilled with pleasure as we paint in our mental vision the beautiful picture of a multitude of young men and women going out from this institution . . . trained to make the best of all their faculties, pos- sessed with a will to do right . . . farmed with a trustl that relies solely on the favor of God for success. This quotation from the 1896 dedicatory speech of J. S. Coffman, president of the board of t1'ustees, represents the vision and aspirations of the founders of the Elkhart Institute, which had its beginning August 2, 1894, in Elkhart, Indiana. As a result ol' a grow- ing interest in education in Mennonite circles, the school, consisting of tive students and one instructor, was opened as a private enterprise conducted by H. A. Mumaw, a practicing physician. During the year another in- structor was added, with 158 students enrolled, many for short periods only. In May, 1895, the Elkhart Institute Corporation was formed with a capital stock of SB10,000, later increased to 325,000 The control of the school was vested in a board of nine trustees elected by the stockholders. During the first two years the commercial department received the chief emphasis: but in 1896, when the Institute moved from its rented hall to the newly completed building on Prairie Street, academic and Bible depart- ments were added to the curriculum. Because of the difliculty in securing a faculty which was in harmony with the ideals of the founders, it was not until 1898 that the real history ot' Elkhart Institute began. Under the direction of N. E. Byers as prin- cipal, a new course of study was organized, with major emphasis on a full High School course fcalled Academy at that timel. Gradually the school made p1'ogress until a new location became necessary. In September, 1903, the school was moved to Goshen, Indiana, where as Goshen College it has become the leading institution of higher education in the church. 7

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AIPIVIINISTIIATION IIUILIIING ANI! EAST HALL IN 1903 History of Goshen College On September 29, 1903, Goshen College opened as a reorganized junior college with N. E. Byers as president. East Hall, built that summer, used temporarily as a dormitory and an administration building, became the girls' dormitory on completion of the Administration Building in 190-1. In 1906 the Elkhart Institute Association was dissolved and the con- trol of Goshen College was taken over by the newly organized Mennonite Board ol' Education, which represented the various conferences. Kulp Hall was built in the same year, leaving East Hall for the men's dormitory. In 1909 a four-year college curriculum was established with courses offered in nine departments. In 1910 the first B.A. class graduated. Begin- ning in 1918 Goshen College passed through a period ol' unrest, due to a debt of tl5160,000 and an increasing lack ol' confidence in the constituency. After a complete reorganization in 19221-24, the school reopened under President S. C. Yoder, who served until 1940, when E. E. Miller, the pres- ent incumbent, became president. During both these administrations the college made great progress. In 1929 Coll'man Hall, the men's dormitory, was erected: in 19130 Kulp Hall was rebuilt: in 19-13 the college debt was liquidated: in 19-I0 the Memorial Library was dedicated: and as a climax in 19-11 Goshen College was fully accredited by the North Central Asso- ciation. Through all the years, the dominant spirit of Goshen College was preparation ol' men and women for service in the Christian spirit, so well expressed in the motto adopted in 1903, Culture for Service. ICIZICCTION OF SCIENCE HALL, 1915 9