Lake Forest College - Forester Yearbook (Lake Forest, IL)

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Kell Rev. Richard Davenport Harlan 6,1 1 HE Rev. Richard Davenport Harlan was horn ' November 14. 1859. at Evansville, Indiana. He 94 was prepared for college at the Boys' High 6 Q, School of Louisville, Kentucky. and in Iggl kwa-vb graduated from Princeton University, as valedic- torian of his class. In 1884 he received the Y fQQ degree of M. A. from the same institution. He was a member of the Princeton chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. -.Xfter taking the full course at the Princeton Theological Seminary. which course he completed in 1885. he remained there a year, studying and teaching. He was ordained by the Preshytery of New York in 1336 and in the same year became pastor of the Old First Presbyterian church of New York City, where he remained until 1890. The two years following were spent in theological study at the L'niversity of Berlin and in travel. ln 1394, having returned to .-Xinerica, Mr. Harlan was called to the Third Presbyterian church of Rochester. New York. in which pas- torate he remained for seven years. He received from his .Xlina Mater the degree of D. D. in June. IQO2. and in i9o1 had Iieen unanimously chosen by the Board of Trustees to lie president of Lake Forest College. Since his arrival in Lake Forest. l'resident Harlan has won the esteem of the people of the community and the respect of lwth faculty and students. His efforts to place Lake Forest in the front rank of western colleges have heen untiring and have contributed greatly to the steady advancement, which all friends of the college are watching with the greatest interest and pride. l i

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PRESIIPENT RICHARD DAVENPORT HARLAN,11.D I2

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f V - 4 l SFX , ff in 'N' . , . f , ' A X Q Q 2 Q O A 1 4 1 Z 4 x A R 1 , , , . . .A -1 C. I f l w? X 5 , X I A I 1 ff . W --L X A 1 M The Faculty Arranged in order of appointment. JOHN HALSEY, BDU lYas graduated from Chicago Cniversitv in 1870. Instructor ' in Chicago University 1870-71. Received the degree of M. fl A. from Chicago in 73: and LL.D. from Centre College in 'Q7. Professor of Political Science and English at Lake f Forest College 1878-89. D. K. Pearson Professor of Polit- 2 1 EL ical and Social Science since 1889. Acting President, 1896- 5 .5 97. Dean of Faculty, 1899-1901. On leave of absence as .'XClIlllg' Head of Department of Economics, Leland Stanford, ' University. IQOI-OZ. Editorial writer for the Inter 4 lcean. 1880-82. Historical Reviewer for the Dial, 1887-02. ARTHUR COLEMAN DAWSON Was graduated from Swarthmore College in 1880. Spent two years abroad at Paris and Hanover in study of Modern Languages. Foreign correspondent for Christian Union, New York Tribune, Chicago Tribune and other papers, 1880-82. Assistant Professor of French and German Swarth- more College, 1882-84. Resigned professorship ancl engaged in advanced study and literary work, 1884-85. Acting Pro- fessor, and later. Harwood Professor of Modern Languages at Beloit College. 1885-87. Professor of French and Ger- man at Lake Forest College. 1887-93. Professor of French since 1893. Registrar of Lake Forest College 1899-03- I4