Illinois Wesleyan University - Wesleyana Yearbook (Bloomington, IL)

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Uhr Mralvgana, 15113 Ellynniuua E. Svrntt. . Thomas B. Scott, the athletic coach, came to us from Grand Prairie Seminary, where he had charge of the Normal Department, and had been general manager and coach in ath- letics. From his home in Canada, Mr. Scott went to Grand Prairie Seminary and entered the institution as a student. After graduation from the Seminary he entered Northwestern in IQ02 and received his B.S. degree in 1906. Vifhile at the University he was prominent in athletics, having been a member of the fool- ball and track teams during his tour years, course. He was the only member in his class to receive the miniature gold football fob for fonr years' work on the gridiron. Mr. Scott is also prominent in social life. I-le is a rnem- ber of the Delta Upsilon, and was one of the nine men in the University to be elected to the senior honorary fraternity, Deru, an honor conferred for all-round school work. In 1906 he was elected to the Department of Peda- gogy, and manager of athletics in the Grand Prairie Seminary of his native town. Mr. Scott's idea of athletics can best be expressed in his own words, I ani in athletics for the ' sport, and from the good that comes from them in the' way of physical and moral training. Jillian Abigail li. Kern 16 Abigail B. Rees, instructor in Art, was iJO1'11 in Bloomington, Ill. Her first ,training was received in the grammar school at Nor- mal University. Besides graduating in art from St, Clair College, Wiscorisiii, 'she has taken three special courses with noted Chi- cago artists, viz.: Miss Magda Heurcmann, the miniature specialist, and Messrs. Aulich and Campana. She is prepared to teach free- hand dirawing, water-color and china painting. Miss Rees is a member of the National Art Society.

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Ultra lmnnlvganat, 19113 Artlpn' A. igeinlein, MA. Arthur A. Heinlein, principal of the Acad- emy, is a Wesleyan graduate. He received his preliminary training in the public schools of Macon county, and from Blue Mound High School, graduating in 1900. After engaging in business for two years he entered the Acad- emy of Illinois Wesleyan, graduating from that department in 1904, and from the college in 1907. During his collegiate course he held regular pastorates in the Illinois Conference, and in September, 1906, entered the Confer- ence, at the same time receiving deacon's orders. In 1907 he was elected Principal of the Academy and Instructor in Latin. As a student Professor Heinlein was very popular. l-Ie is a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and was a .member of the debate teams against Ohio Wesleyzlii and Millikin Universities. Olliraivr ttfaralium, A. Chester Graham, AB., was born at New VVilmington, Pa., but came 'to Bloomington at an early age where he received his prepara- tory training in the Academy of the Illinois lfVesleyan. Following two years spent in Europe he entered Wesleyan as a Freshman, spending a year in making up requirements for entrance in Princeton. After one year there he entered Amherst, where he was grad- uated with the degree A.B. in June, 1907. For the past year he has occupied the chair of French and History at Illinois Wesleyziii University. E. 15

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Ellyn lllllealrgamx IHHB Qlnllvgv nf Blum VVIIIV,ifIrI'IVllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiilillllllllfzuU,,V Jluhgr twiuvn EV. illrvirra, IRYLA., 16153. ilirau nf Blain Srlgnul ' judge Owen T. Reeves was horn in Ross county, Ohio, in 1829. After a preliminary education in the common schools, he graduated in the classical course from Ohio VVes1eyan University, Delaware, Ohio. He was one year tutor in Ohio IfVesleyan, one year principal of Bereta Seminary at Berea, Ohio, and one year principal of the High School at Chillicothe, Ohio. The next two years he studied law in an office at Chillicothe, and was admitted to the Ohio har. Coming to Bloomington in 1854, he commenced the practice of law in the spring of 1855. The same year heivbecame a member of the Board of Trustees of Illinois Wesleyan University. In 1857 Mr. Reeves secured a charter for the Bloomington public schools, and served four years on the Board of Education. I-le was secretary of the VVesleya11 Board of Trustees from 1857 to 1876, and at the present time is President of the board, and a member of the Executive Committee of the VV'esleyan. In 1874, the Law School was organized by Judge Reeves and Judge Reuben M. Ben- jamin. Judge Reeves succeeded Judge Benjamin in 1891 as Dean and has had charge of the Law School since. 17