Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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E. G. MASON. A. LINCOLN. EUGENE F IELD. A. HURD. - HONORARY DEGREE MEN. lThe portrait of Mr. Field ns presented by permission of V an Laun and Mirosky, Chicag'o.j

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lbonorarxg egreee. HE INFLUENCE of a college is measured not alone by the number of those who have actually graduated from her halls. In multitudes of ways the college life may come in touch with and leave its impression upon the outside world. With Knox this has been true to an unusual degree. No better illustration can be found than in the list of those who have honored the College and been themselves hon- ored in receiving honorary degrees. Portraits of four of Knox's distinguished foster-sons we present on the opposite page. Abraham Lincoln has been in several ways identified with the College. It was on the campus just east of the main College building that he and Douglas held their memorable debate in October, 1858, and in 1860, shortly before his nomi- nation for. the Presidency, there was bestowed upon Mr. Lincoln the honorary degree of LL.D. Eugene Field, in whose death both Faculty and students felt a personal loss, had already been identified with the Col- lege as a student in 1870 and 1871. The bond of union was made stronger by conferring upon him the honorary degree of A. M. in 1893. Mr. Edward G. Mason received in 1893 the degree of LL.D. Mr. Mason is a prominent lawyer of Chicago, and is Presi- dent of the Chicago Historical Society. To Professor Albert Hurd more, perhaps, than to any living man, Knox College owes her existence to-day. In the most critical period of her history he it was who assumed charge of her affairs and brought about the beginning of better times. In 1854, shortly after his coming to Knox, he received the honorary degree of A. M.

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YLISIGCB. JOHN H. FINLEY, A. M., PH.D., Q J. EDWARDS'FAY, ESQ., CHICAGO. Pfesidentof IMBWC1- REV. JAMES A. ADAMS, CHICAGO. HON. NEWTON BATEMAN, A. M., LL.D., REV. JULIAN M. STURTEVANT, D. D., AUIIORA Vice Pfesident of the Board' S. S. MCCLURE, ESQ., NEW YORK CITY. GEO. A. LAWRENCE, SECRETARV, GALESIIURG. ROBERT MATHER, ESQ., CHICAGO. REV. WM. E. I-IOLYOKE, CHICAGO. SAMUEL J. NICCOLLS, D. D., ST. LOUIS, MO ON W SELDEN GALE' GALESBURG JEgecutive Gommittee. HON O. T. JOHNSON, RIVERSIDE, CAL. JOHN H. FINLEY, CHAIRMAN. HON. ARTHUR A. SMITH, GALESBURG. GEO. A. LAWRENCE, ESQ., SECRETARY. ITON. CLARK E. CARR, GALESBUIIG. HON. NEWTON BATEMAN. E. A BANCROFT, ESQ., CHICAGO. HON A. R. CHITTENDEN, MENDON. MR. JOSIAH BABCOCK, GALESBURG. REV. I'ION. REV. HON. REV. JOSEPH E. ROY, D. D., CHICAGO. JOHN J. GLENN, MONIIIOUTH. JOHN HOOD, D. D., GALESBURG. O. F. PRICE, GALESIIURG. JAMES LEWIS, D. D., JOLIET. MR. CYRUS M. AVERY, PEORIA. The Faculty:- HON. W. SELDEN GALE. HON. CLARK E. CARR. MR. JOSIAH BABCOCK. REV. JOHN HOOD, D. D. HON. O. F. PRICE. D Treasurer of the Board, ALBERT J. PERRY, ESQ., c3lXLE:SBlIHG, Assistant Trezmsurer, MISS MARY SCOTT, GALESIIURG. 9 Oh, there has bcen much throwing about Of bI'LIIns!