Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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THE GALE '13 Reminiscences of Knox and Knox People DEKXN THOMAS R. XVILLAR11 XX N llX L 1. l L l. My father, VV. C. XXIillarCl, was never connected with Knox Col- lege either as 21 student or in any otheial capacity. l1ut all his life he took 1 lixely interest in tl1e i11 5t1tut1on 11111 xx as xx ell a1qua1nted xx 1tl1 its trustees tea1hers and stu clents Some of its f1culty and a 11un1l1er of its students found a l111111e 111 h1s f11111lx 11111 tl1e result ot this f:11t xx 1N that knox Col lege xx as 1 111nsta11t theme of con XCI'x'1tl0Il 11111 111111111110 H1 Cl T 11exer lx1lCXX 1111 otl1er st'1te of 11111111 Ill'lI'l th1t of 1 deep interest 111 ltS 1tt'11rs Xlx t1therN '1LClLlZ11llt ll1CE xx1th PreN11le11t I11n1th111 BI1n1h'1rcl he 111 111 tl1e Qt1te of Vermont 11 l1en IIC xx IN '1 I1111 perl1111b mat enter llll' IN t1111N '1111I jonat 1111 I l1111h1r1I xx LN 1 Ntuclent 111 l11 1I1I111r1 C1IIe1e TI1e 1hur1h 1t Ix1111eNter Xt xxhcre mv f1t1er 11 N 111110 xx1tl1 T1I1I111 t11111Ix xx 1N xxlthout '1 D15 11r 1111I TIC 1l1x httle XX '1rr ll XX 1lI1r1I xx 1N tIlNIYXl1Lll6fI '11r11Q5 16 11u11t1111N t11 XI11l1lI1l111r1 1 ge 111 111 the 11111Itx to SLIJ 1 1e 111 111 I6 11 11xx1114 911111111 3 1 N N Q tXXl111t111 thi TNI 1r 1 11 Ill 11tI11r 1111111111t111111t hut thex r111Ile1I 1 1 N 1 KN 1 1 1 IC 1111 I1r11u11 1 11NN 111 of 11N N N 11 lllx 111111 1111111l Preblc Il N11 1 1 1r11 Lll lL 1th11111 ot the en NI11 1 N N 1 xx1tl1 1tN 1I1111eI serx 1 N11 tI111N NU' N I111 tw tl1e ll 1 ll 1 111 6511111 t11 th lt 11f1 1 I he 1 IP 1 N tl l11x1 his I1u5111eSs kl N NLTX 1 1 Q11 lI1e r111o1t 1 N N1 1111r 1111 1IQ 11111 I re1111111 1 I1111e11t for XI1s11I11111 xx 1 ll IXLK 11 1e11 1 111v 0 lX6 kno N r1N1 11 1 llt 1rlx to tI11 111eNCl1t 11H11e of le X11 X 1NQ Ll1111111t111'1 T11 111111111 lt XXI 1 N 1 11111 lJ111111l IN 1111111 ltes 1I11rIx enotg N LI 1 1 111 11' 1 we 111 1rx11I 1 1 1 N 1 LII' 1 t1 tl1e most xlll 11111 TIIIT 11111 1 l111 1 ' '15 Y 1' ' ' ' 3. . 1 1 5, 1 1 111: B 1 1 ' 9 l1': 1' 5, . I. T. ' 1 '11 1 5 ' B 'le I 1 j 1 g . 1 1 1 I 'I : . .. ' 1 H . I . nn r11h:111. xx':1g I' , the t . 1 11 ' 'H e luli j 'lilll1Nl.Xf R. XX'1 1111 1 12 5 I - I - 5- tl Il 1111 l1'11I'1's lx'1111.1' H115 'X'l'll7, 11fI'1' tl lifr 1l'1'- 'II 5 - i J' .' 11 I :'11l'1i l11 !11'1' '1'1'lf11 . 'I I ' I -Y IPI! fl ' 1 If tl f II ff - I., T1 I1111-R 1IiN11111111i11t1111'11t Is111'!1, 1111 Pre. CI1111'IeS liI2lllCl12l!'lI, 11' 1' 1: 1, gt he 111111 1111131 :1II II11- 1 11I'-as 'S I: I ' 1 ' 1 S, 111 th'1t 111 11f the .lll4IL'lll5, ,I1111:11l1.111 T:l:llTK'l1:ll-ll, 51 IIILWIIII 11'ez1 'he I, so tI I -' ,ht 11I1 :11'r ,, the 111111111t:1i11s the 51111l1111t 111'e:11'I1er xx'h11 xx'z1s t11 I1CCl1l11C I6 tl1e 1 1Iist111g111.l11-1I 111'1'.i1I1-1115 of lin x CHIIQ141-, I11 u' ' ' , 1' let I'l1111I1:1r1l if 1'l1i1'IIx' 11N 1'iz1t1-1I xxilh the most 'Ia 2 'I St ' Q: g ' tire 1111111l11-rg 'IT IIT th- 1-11Il1':1-, :t111I1-1113 z1111I f:1 'llItX', I 111e:111 'Q ' 1 'i'e. IIIIN 115. 1'1z1ti1111 iN KlllL'. 11111 111 1111 111111 llIClll1'l'X' of IC 31 x'ice:, t tes- 111x' uf l'1'1 f1'sN111'N k'I1111'1'z1iII, II11r1I :1111I C 111.1 'Ii, z1111I fl 'zIIy z ny I 1h1-r. T11 l11-111' llr. lZI:1111-l1:1r1I :nt 1'l1411111I serx'i1'1' 11:15 t11 l11-:1r l1i111 ut 1is st: this IN 1I11-11' 1111:111i1111111N 111.11111 IIX. Xly I':1tl1 -1' 11.11-1I ll'C1lllC1llIX' 1 -z '1 ' . to 1l thi, . 1 i1'1', :111l IIIZIIIX' 11h1-r I111si111-ss 1111-11 1li1I the .: 11e. T 1 ' 1f xxI11t Ilr. lII:1111'I1:11'1I s:111I :1t 1'I1:1l11'l xx':1s 11ft1-11 llIllIIL' ut '1 1 1 I16I' XIXIIIIX' the 111111111 111' the 1111-si1I1-111's C'1Illl'IlSI1 of Ilz1x'i1l': 1 .1 5. 'ith tI11 1'I1I1-1' IIl'lll1If, j111Ig1111-111 11111111 his 5 111. Th- rlilIII1'lI l-lllllllj' with xx'I111111 my f:1tI1er I1: I I' I 'I . I V. 5. ' ' x College its Iirft I:11Iy 11r1111'i11:1I. C111' -51111 Ii lg T2 U' 1 ' 5 3 1111 ' 1111-11. in 1h1-111-rs1111 11f ,I'.1 ' - - A . .lI6ll. l'r 1.1' ' I1I:1111'I1:11'1I's1I1-I:t- tl .'t11I 1 AX. 51: A 1 5 ' 1. -1 1 'I1 -lz1r:11-11-r z1111l :1I1'li1y. I'r11'. .XII t IlllSIll1L'II lI11rt, of II111'x'z 1I C1 II15 . .i1I a xx1Il 1I1-a- 'f t1'iI111t1- 11 ,XI1r:1l1:1111 Ii11c 1I11 f111' ISSlllllfi'i n 1:lz1lI1- ge 1 for- '1 -2 ' 'A' 11 gnizc XX'131.s11's 1 gh.

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KNOX COLLEGE TO TIiE ALUMNI CCEPT TIIE WVARMEST YVELCONIE TILXT .Tl-'17 .1-.I I.-.l TIIE X'OUNG BIEN AND XYOUNG XVOBIEN WVIIO ARE IIERE AT KNOX IN YOUR OLD PLACES CAN TENDER YOU. DIAY TIIE OLD TREES ,AND OLD IXUILDINCQS WVIIICII YOU LOVED IN 'YOUR X'OUTII BRING BACK TIIE IDLEIXSIXNTEST TIIOUGIITS OF OTIIER DAYS. BIAY YOU FEEL TIIIXT TIIE C7OLLEG-E ILXS IQROIXDENED IN ITS LTSEFULNESS Asn l?OYVl'IR, X'ET MAY YOU FIND IT TIIE SAME OLD KNOX IN TIIE DEEPI4IR, 1NIORl41 ESSENTIAL '1'IIINCiS. lNfIAY YOU FIND TIIE SPOTS YOU IJOVED, AND PEIRIIIXPS SODIE OF TIIE INIEN AND TIIE YViJlNIEN YOU IJOVED. AND MAY YOU SAY, IT IS ALL JUST TIIE SIXINIE, EX- CEPT TILXT WVE WVERE XYOUNGJ'

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KNOX COLLEGE nndable debater in the countrv hut the president of Ixnox College set Xhraham Lin coln the example The question under dehate howewei was soon to be settled in the held of battle and in that struggle the young men of lxnox to whom the boy had looked up adnnringly did their duty with the same alnhty and courage that had shone in their president I make no attempt to reproduce the atmosphere of sohcitude and suspense that prey ailed at Ixnox PROF GEO CHURCHILI during tl e days of the war Ior those who experienced 1t such an attempt must he altogether mad equate for those who did not ex DGTICHQC t the reproduction would he altogether impossible The few boys who were left drilled for possible tall to the held under a sold1er from Ger many Mayor qtandiu who also acted as instructor 1n the ber man language The writer has an especially xixid ietollectlon of an attempt at regimenttl drill in which company front was repre sented hy a rope stretched and earned hy two students Oh xiously snth a drill tould not go far but it rehexed the tension of our sp1r1ts l v gixing us something to do 1nd gaxe us excellent exer cise in the open air l entered lxnox Academy as El lmov of hfteen and was for tvwo yeais under the re nne of hat lung of Prepdom Prof geo man Added t his alnhty getting at fund unent xl truth he lad great power of re ison and 1ll'lQlIllt1Ull Jnick enervetlt untirinfr thor ough his instruction was in the highest degree formatixe and ti nul ltlllo lle iad traveled much and his ohserx int receptive retentlxe mind assnnl lated everything so that it was ready for use at any time trans formed and transfused hy his own absolutely unique personality Whatex er he taught music math ematics language natural science the Bible it was in this xixifying style that demanded and com manded the attention of the stu dents To the highest n elfare of all his pupils he gaxe himself with all his heart and was ewer a vnse appreclatiwe friend Professor Milton L Lomstotk taught our class mathematics physics and astronomy In some respects he was the counterpart of his brother in law and class mate Prof Churchill While the latter was six acious and energetic in manner Prof Comstock was mild and serene His temper xx as calm and Judicial and in one of the hot scraps that character 1zed the career of the tlass of 1882 le was the students choice for chairman of a critical meet PROP iXlILTON L Comsaocit Oh but those prayers of W XTlxIINb ' . . V' 7 , F - ' . f . v 4. cs - f ' - . 1 I - l . . -V ' c 1 D ' i , . ' I Y . Pc , 2 . s 2 . , C s -figs 2 l ' f P w . ' ' ,V 5 c cg . ' L ' I 1 1A C v v - NY S V 1 c c i 2 X, , r -' f ' - ' 7 v ' Z R ' ' 1' - ' , 2 ' ' . ' .' - X V' V A P L vi Y 1 H Q t Churchill. Uur king was a gifted . o ' . ot Y A 2 2 1. ' . N' 1 Q 0 - 1 1 rg' 2 . , ' . 1' Q a A ' . ' 1 s ' 1 5. l. , 'Z . g , - .,,, , ,, . c , c 1 . C . r ' Y ' c - I 1 f V O P P V Y 7 - Y 4 c ' , ' c ' 'ii' . . Y . W as . . lg . t rc y - - 1 C s - 7 - C S s v o T' CT . 'T V1 gf YV' 1 p - 5 C 1 ' ' ' . Y , P ' 'f ' V,