Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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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,

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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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THE GALE ing at which some decisive action was to be take11. He loved learning for learning's sake. and his scholarship was broad and accurate. 1 had tl1e privilege not merely of study- ing under these two men, but also of asso- ciation with them for many years on the faculty of Knox. Now' I come to one who was not only the honored colleague, but also tl1e revered teacher of all tl1ree. to one who was for nftv-live vears an active professor at lxnox a11d doubtless d1d 111ost to deter1111ne tl1e character of 1ts instruction a11d to put his unpiess upo11 tl1e intellectual habits of the Qtidents Prof Albert Hurd No blest RO11l21I'1 of them all l1as always been 11ur 111xoluntarv tribute a11d the college l1as reason to congratulate itself upon tl1e pos session ot so satistxmq a portrait 111 oil presented lw l11s triends a11d admirers The itts tl1e culture the disciplined pow ers tl1e ardor and tl1e dexotion wl11cl1 he Qaxe ot his l1eart to the college can spread upo11 no cam ass can t111d no por tru al 111 words Llem cut as a cameo w ere l11s features, but the expression 111 l11s thought had tl1e ClLll1l1tCll6Ss of outline a11d tl1e CllStlIlLtUCSS ot pro1ect1o11 of 1 mathematical hgure lhs expression was cle1r and 11111l because his ow ll conceptlon w lb so And lllb co111 111 11111 11t speech lllb l11 ely 11111Q111'1t1o11 and us c'l1lNt6 t1ste tounc alwavs the hting wor1l Truth w1tl1 l11111 was 9OIllCtllll'l2 sacred .1111 l11s l6I'lll7LI'1lll'lE'l1I was xolcauic so no student cared to trifle w1tl1 truth or w1tl1 lL professor llut intense as were 11s teeincgc strenuous lb were his labors 111s cnernies seemcd uexer to tire nexer exen 1 4 2 urmg 1 ITELC 11r 1 l11s hfe l1e W. 1 -111, TC Hl rc ot two or three men '1 w lcl 11 w 1s 11s 111111 e ace he 111. the Tcllldflx t11 111e th lt l1e h 11l nex er lcnowu 111 1 T It 1 1e tire To one who was 111111 t1rc1 such 1 rc111 1rlc w lb 1 rex ela o11 This retention ot mtellcctu 1l uuor exen 111 Ill cr 1 1r111c1es 11 s 1 w I5 111 1 NU 1111 111 1t 1 XXt flfllIl, whcrc wc w erc botl1 pres ll llSllLll s 1 tl llllll the hrst ie 1111 N 1 c th It l1e tl ok up the stud 1cr111111 K1 1 nc 1111 XXIII obsolctc kUllSll llLll0Ilb from lllar 11rs 1 c 1 1s ot X 11ses tl1e man of 11 , ce ll 1 11 1 1 1 el t thc 11 lleg The co111111u111 1r11l thc lcncl ts f 11 a truly 1s Prof Lhurcl ll Betore I became a stuc e11t 1 nox 1111 1111 lQlll 1111111 111 bccn lll,llLlxLllC'l and 111y 1ppet1te for lcnowlecge arpcncd I1 r 11 lIur1l s popul 1r lectures 1111 ceol 05 Prof Lhurclull s portrait l6 fr llltl'sIllLLL 11 11 tl t th lubhc qklltlll w1tl1 tl1e tltle Founc e 1 1 11111 s o f11lcs11 at Xnv lustorv of our lubhc L1br1ry 111ay well ne r1 llur1l s p1rt1'11t ls 1 frontispiecc with the title lUUIlCl6l' of Our Pu1 ic I1l1r TN 111 thc L1 1111111111115 1111y well 1111te tl1at it lb 1111lcbte1l to tl1e prese11t lDI'C'SlllLIlt of Ixnox c1lc-'1 t1r Xlr car11eg1es gift ct 350000 wlnch made t1e prcsent 11le11111te llltl be 1ut11ul lllllllllllj, for thc library poss1ble l'R1-xi QI1 llxlllg l1 1111 s with 1le1 'lllllljc guests XX hy how do you do 'HR llE1Rn how do you do' - - 1 - , , 1 L' ' , ' ' 1 ' , ' bfi , , y 1 , , 1 . . l'Q 'l': 1: ' l ' it' ' . I '- 11 1 1.3 . .. 'sv tl 2 ' :Q . ' Q ' ' ' l' ' ll 5 ' 3 il ' ' '. i' t 1 flap. ll ' ' 1 l1 j li t 1 f 'Q ' '15 1 l1' fl tl '1l' 'I ' , elld l yet, 'l 11 l A '1, 11st 'lll 'j , '1de l'1 lf, .X1.11i11 ll1'1111 wh: it was t1 l ' 11. ' ' ' l ' ' 1 l. 5 ' 1 ' 1 ' '1 ' 1 ' ti h . 11l1l age is i111li1'11tc'1l by his li1 ely ' ll est ill zll l 1 'l ' f it 11ly. lle '1 ', ' his last years. our pr 1fes.' r of l-:ti , l t 1 1 ' i S , ' ' ' ' 1't' -6 I. he r 5 ' :1cros.' the roo111 to me 'lllll llilfl me repeat aloud 1 ' i 5 ' rse uf J1lllIl'S gospel ill the oripi11al 511 that he might get the sound of tl1e Greek word, o111'--111, lt was after he was eifflny years of zu- 1 1 - y of 1 1 . Zlllfl he usel to cn - to 1 'il 5 11 ' I 1 till I.utl - ll'bIe. lt 1111-I.t bc- said of li111. as it wzg ' il 3 5, ' C 1d IIis eye was 11111 llllllll1C'll, llL'illlL'I' was his lllllllflll for' 1l2!lCCl.H 1 l'ut l'r1 '. lllli'4l'S services were 1111 '1111i11 1 11 1 -1 e. ' 'ty sh: ' I 1- -1:11 1e111's ' . A 'li . ' 1 l 1tK .' :.'1' lzl 1- U l,' 1 ' 'j' lj sh' 1 - vu' l' 1 '. 1 ' ' 1' ll, 1. . f ' ' i is tl 1 i ur 'Allis PTB' 11- e l V ,Q 1s, ' , ler of tl1 Illlllil' Sl lg f '1 -gl lf, .1 , 'Q 1 , l ' 1 ' ' I11' l 1f. 1 1' 1.'1 ' V ll Q a A l 1 -1 A 1 1 ' ' ' ' '1 ' ' ' Q' I ' 1 1l1,,'- '1 , . 'g K' 1' 1, l 1 1 1 1 1' ' ' - . 3. ,.:'11 I: 11 3: , ' ,., ,, .