Illinois College - Rig Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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Vol. 12 Xlg Veba 'mage 7 Jones Memorial Sturtevant, Whose life was inwrought in the institution 'for forty-eight years,-from 1830 to 1878-teacher, preacher, Presi- dente-leader in every movement for 1'lg'ht6Ol1S116SS! An inter- regnum, between the resignation as President, of Dr. Sturte- vant, was ably filled by Acting-President R. O. Crampton, of the chair of Mathematics- Then followed the successful presi- dency of Rev. E. S. Tanner, and after him came John M. Bradley, Clifford W. Barnes, and Charles H. Rammelkamp, present presiding officer. But lying in between 1830 and 1910 are years of service, sacrifice, hope, success, despondency, doubt, succeeded by vision and outlook most masterly. The splendid campus dotted with serviceable buildings, the long list of instructors of character and ability, the larger list of students-a thou- sand graduates filling important places in state and church and commercial life-tell a story 1'eplete in heroism and highly creditable in historic value. i '20ld Illinois, All Hail! REV. C. R. MOIIIIISON, '78 .4 all ,-,Ae-F' if S3 firms X7 1 -S ML'-'ll 'M we i '1W7?'3 5 if J-iff ' ' ' 6, Aiiif- .

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nlg Veba 9' 6 Vol. I2 result was that Messrs. Ellis and Lippincott visited Jacksonville and began tl1e Work of college construction, iirst by the selection of College Hill as the site and the appointment of a soliciting committee. They secured 33,000- Then came forward. the Yale Band, offering to furnish the proposed insti- tution the sum of 8l0,000, provided the previous subscribers would consent to certain modifications of their plans, deemed by the Yale men necessary to the permanent prosperity of tl1e institution. The subscribers were seen personally and the written consent of every one of them was obtained to tl1e proposed modification of the plan to which they subscribed on certain conditions. A Board of Trustees was organized in January, 1829, as follows: Hon. Samuel D- Lockwood, who served until 1868 William C. Posey. who served until 1849 John P. Wilkinson, who served until 1841 Rev. Theron Baldwin, who served until 1870 Rev. John F. Brooks, Rev. Mason Grosvenor, who served until 1833 Rev. Elisha J enney, who served until 1870 Rev. Williain Kirby. who served until 1851 Rev: Julian M. Sturtevant, who served until 1831 S,,,,.,,,,.,,,,, HM, H ll Rev. Asa Turner, who served until 1844. It will be seen that with the exception of tl1e first three, all were of the original Yale Band, and were ministers. , In January, 1830, in the completed building, now known as Beecher Hall, with nine students and Rev. Julian M. Sturtevant, sole instructor, college life of Illinois College began. The next year Rev. Edward Beecher, son of Lyman Beecher, and brother of Henry Wa.rd Beecher, became President. He occu- pied that position for fourteen years and was succeeded in 1844 by Dr. J. M.

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'rw S 'Brushes 5'i5fg,,T',g Charles Henry Ragnlnelkamp - Edward P. Kirby - - Julius E. Strawn - - - Tl1o1nasJ. Pitner - Harry M. Capps - - Howard Van D. Shaw - John A. Ayers - - Logan Hay Thomas VVorthington - Andrew Russel - - Carl,E. Black Charles F. Wemple - - Jacksonville Jacksonville Jacksonville Jacksonville Jacksonville Chicago .Jacksonville Springfield Jacksonville Jacksonville Jacksonville Waverly Thomas W. Smith - - New York City John Balcom Shaw - Charles A. Barnes - Robert M. Hockenhull - Howard Henderson - - ALUMNI TRUSTEES John F. Downing - - - Chicago Jacksonville Jacksonville . Clliczago Kansas City Hugh M. Wilson - - - New York Horace H- Bancroft - - - Jacksonville orrroims or ru 14: isofxuu Edward P. Kirby, Chairman Julius E. Strawn, Vice-Chairman Carl E. Black, Secretary John A. Ayers, Treasurer