Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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Conservatory Facnlty Mrs. Smith Mr. Stout Miss Birch Mr, XVeddeIl Mr. Carlton Miss Bouit Mr. Bentley Mr. Thompson Miss Elwood

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l,lLlAN .lLl,VWlfllJ T384 N. Aczulclny Sl. Professor of .S'z'11ff1'11yf Graduated from Knox Couservatofy Of Music, 190255 li-lslrlicllm' in Yuicf-, Knox fQf,,e,c,-1-yn. tory 1903-045 pupil of Delle Seclie and jean :le Reskc :tml his assistsnits, l'JLl'lS., limi-H135 Coaclicfl in German Lieder with Hummell, Berlin, Germany, 1906-H75 teacher of Voicv, .X:ln.1qt14-mug, N. M., 1907-095 teacher in Knox Conservatory, 3909-- BLANCI-113 M. l'i1JUI.'l' ' 620 N. Cedar St. Professor of Pianoforle Graduated from Knox Conservatory of Music, 18923, pupil of llusoni, Boston, 159:35 pupil of Krause, Leipzig, Germany, 1896-985 teacher in Knox Conservatory of Music, 1593-. NELLIE JOHNSON SMITH Graduated from Knox Conservatory, 1898g private tutor in Galesburg and Sheridan, W'y0.5 student in Carruther's School, Chicago, summer 19105 instructor summer term, Knox Conser- vatory, 19105 head of Children's Department, Knox Conservatory, 1910-. GEORGE ABEEI. STOUT Graduated Knox Conservatory of Mlusic, 18995 director Geneseo Collegiate Institute Con- servatory of Music, 1899-19005 teacher piano and violin, Fargo College Conservatory of Music, 1900'190?i D1-11311 Xavier Scharwenka Cpianoj and Max Griinberg tviolin and conduetingj, Ber- lrn, 1900-065 director Wesley College Conservatory of Music and Director of Music, Univer- sity of North Dakota, 1906-105 Degree of Mus. B., Knox College, 19095 teacher of Piano, Violin, HZIFIUOUY, Illld COY1dl1Ct1r1g, Knox Conservatory of Music, 1910-. 4 CONSERVATORY 0RcHEsTRA 24

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Chronological Events in the History 1825- 1835- 1837 1838 1838 of Knox College -Germ of the College originated in village of Westerii, Oneida County, N. Y. --Purchase of half a township of land on the prairies of Illinois and in the following spring the building of Calesburg com- menoed. ' -February 15th. Charter for founding of Knox Manual Labor Collegef' with its Preparatory Department granted by state legislatufe at Vandalia, Illinois. lffollege at home in its first building, The Old Academyf, cor- lfFallj Preparatory department opened with forty students. 1839-4 1841- 1844- -1845- 1845-5 1846- 1846- 1847- 1849- 1850- ner Main and Cherry Streets. 5-Presidency of Rev. Hiram Huntington Kellogg. --QFallj Collegiate department opened. - Fast College built. Later known as Fast Bricks. Torn down in 1900. 1 West Collegen built. Later known as West Bricks. Torn down in 1890. -Presidency of R-ev. Jonathan Blanchard. -Graduation exercises of first Senior class held in Qld First Church. The first public gathering held there. lAdelphi Literary Society organized. ifkcademy building erected on public square. Torn down in 1867 for Union Hotel. -Gnothautii Literary Society organized, iS-ociety of Alumni formed. 1 1851-iProfessor Albert Hurd's first year. Member of faculty until his death in 1906. 1855-99-Professor George Churchill, principal of the Academy, 1898- 99, Professor o-f Mathematics. ' 1856-?Erection of the Brick Church -later Beecher Chapel. 1857-?Name changed from Knox Manual Labo-r College to f'Knox College. 1857--F.rection of Old Main. 1857-? Knox Female Seminary built, 1858-63-Presidency of Rev. Harvey Curtis, D. D. ' 18Q8--L111COl11-DOUg'.lHS debate held on east steps of f'Old Mainf' 1858-+Professor Milton L. ClO111LS'COCk, profess-or of Mathematicsg 1898-1906, professor emeritus. 1861-+L. M. I. -organized. 1863-68 1864--- 1868- 1873- 72 Eresidency of Rev. 1Nilliam. Stanton Curtis, D, D, t t ' - - ' - 6 6.1911 Prep- lltefflfy S0C1CtY, organized. Disband-ed in 1902. Presidency of Rev. john Putnam Gulliver. First Inter-collegiate oratorical contest. ' 26