Highland Park College - Piper Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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' . 4 up T g Fi YF Dean Arthur E. Bennett 1' t BTHUR E. BENNETT, A. M., PD. D., has been dean of Highland Park 1409 N . . . K, Q, College for the past live years and has acted as president slnce the resig- Q nation of Dr. Magill until the merging of Highland Park and Des MOIHGS Colleges He will sever his connection with this college at the close of the present school year to accept the Chair of Education in Boston University. Dr. Bennett, of the Kansas Normal College and New York University, was granted both a Master's and Doctor's Degree from the latter institution. Later he did post-graduate work in Expression and Oratory. He served for thirteen years as Dean of Education at the Upper Iowa Univer- sity and his work in the schools and colleges of Iowa has been tl1e inspiration of thousands of teachers throughout the state. For several years Dr. Bennett has had charge of the Des Moines Sunday School Institute, u night school for religious instruction under the auspices of the federated churches of the city. His services have been constantly in demand to address clubs, teachers' in- stitutes and various other societies, and no one has ever listened to him without feeling the uplift and enthusiasm of his message. ' Students and faculty rejoice with Dr. Bennett the opportunity that has come to him, but it is with a feeling of deep regret that we realize that his work in the college ends with this year. The feeling of love and admiration for him is unanimous and wherever he goes, the best wishes of Highland Park students, faculty and alumni follow him. He has been an inspiration to his students and only eternity can measure his influence upon their lives.

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, gg fF,Af - S t '-fx, nl 9f a n H ffl?-8 'XT' -V' ,- 1 AVI S X. ' .. 4 5. CQ. CBL Eg' I J r The New President . W1 '5 OHN A. EARL, A. B., president of Des Moines-Highland ,Park College, If p was horn in Scotland and came to America in July, 1883. He came to l r' A A Boone, Iowa, where he worked for a time. I ' In the fall of 1887 he entered Des Moines College and was grad- uated therefrom in 1892 with a degree of A. B. During his college life he fi ' preached in many of the surrounding towns and then spent three years in post- V graduate work in the East. After returning to Iowa, he was pastor of the First N, l I Baptist Church in Wzxterloo, where he remained for eleven years. J In 1906 he accepted the pastorate of the Belden Avenue Baptist Church., of ' Chicago, and five years later he was called to take the presidency of his Alma tj, Mater, Des Moines College. Under his leadership the college grew in numbers and wealth as may be shown by the fact that in 1911 there were 168 students and 'in 1916 there were 708. Chautauqua Park was purchased and many thousand dollars worth of im- provements put upon the property. It has been due to the efforts of Dr. Earl that the unification of Baptist edu- cational work in Iowa was accomplished and Central College and Des Moines College were united in one new college on a million-dollar foundation. In the meantime, negotiations were begun with the Highland Park College corporation, which resulted in the purchase of their fine college plant and the two schools were merged March 15, 1918. Improvements are being made and there is an opportunity to build up a line school here that will become a mecca for students throughout the Middle West. To President Earl is the responsibility and privilege to direct this great work and we wish him abundant success. -