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

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only repeat his statement, All my experiences at Lake Forest seemed to tend towards preparation for the work to which I have given my life. Tut: lxrrvsxcri or lake FoREs'r l'OI.I.Ii4'LE Fvox lla. UH.-XPMAN,S I.1i-'E Woak. Some of the deepest impressions ever made upon my life were made during my College days- My preparatory work was done in Oberlin and I entered Lake For- est in the early days of its history. In both of these institutions the impressions which have tarried with me the longest and which have been the most effective in shaping my character were made in connection with the religious life of Oberlin and l,ake Forest. I was greatly moved by the service held in the Second Congrega- tional Church at Hberlin, Ohio and was led to take a stand from which I hope I have not in all these years receded. but it was at I.ake Forest that an impression was made which is as fresh in my memory today as ifthe occurrence had been yesterday. The Rev, John M. Worrall. ll. ll., then Pastor of the Eighth Presbyterian Church of Chicago came to l.ake Forest during the week of Prayer for the students and preached each day. His sermons greatly moved me. If I am not mistaken it was at that time that the hope was born in my soul that I might some day be an livangelist and have a mission to the student bodies of our country. In the early days of the I.ake Forest history the students were so few in number that it was quite possible to come into close personal contact with the Professors, and much of my inspiration to be helpful to others I gained in those days when every member of the Faculty seemed to take a personal interest in me and strove to help me not only in my college work but in the building up of my character. All my experiences at I.ake Forest seemed to tend towards preparation for the work to which I have now given my life. l went in one day to Chicago with B. Fay Mills to hear ID. I.. Moody and I heard him six times in one day. It was from him I learned the first lessons of evangelistic work and also from him that I learned what it meant to have assurance as to the fact that I was a Christian. He tave me -lohn 5-24 as his verse. I afterwards saw it marked in his Bible. and later l saw Mr. Spurgeon's liible in his home and the same verse was marked on the margin by that distinguished preacher by the words, My Text. However strong the scholastic life of a college may be, I have no hesitation in saying that the institution which does not exalt religious instruction is failing to accomplish that for which educational institutions are supposed to be established. nl. Wii.i:t'ic Cimmisx. Class of '97, l-lx yxolal xsi IV Mi-i rrxi, oi- Yorxo Miix, Coxorrrvo ny lik. Cimru.xx .-yi Ilol'1-,KA, KAxsAs.

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to put on the brakes as we came into Lake Forest. On very rare occasions the train got to Lake Forest so early as to allow me to be on time for the first recitation. Sometimes the freight train did not come along and the passenger train would be late and I would miss the first class entirely. As the college discipline was at a yery low ebb lit was in 1881-2l none of the faculty seemed to care particularly about my short- comings. The last two years I boarded at College Hall and managed to pay a little more atten- tion to college life. but that does not mean very much as I might go a long way from my favorite pastime of rushing along the top of a moving freight train putting on the brakes and still not come very close to what is called HCollege Life. There were one or two things, howeyer. that I did yery well in College, if I do say it myself but shouldn't, and in spite of my irreg- ular attendance. I took particular interest in Logic which I studied under Dr. Gregory. I got a foundation in this one study which I think was more than most men get out of four years of college life with all its joys. has I 333322213 ,Emmet anggngggggg I gflwrnmung ' aaliinmmmmg 9-Uililiilmmn I aa an an 11 33 3 Wiillliiua 3 2229 55223 , 3 JUJBHWIIJJ ill 3 UNITED STATES EXPRESS BUILDING. VIIIIEKJINIJRIC S'i'.-xRRE'i 1', 'S.t. nr - M A-1, Wei... nun A-.s W,-.f. I- .1 .J-. , ls, l. -. 1 fail xl.-,aa J. IYILHCR CHAPMAN, .TQ Dr. Chapman's fame as an Iiyangelist leaves little to be said that is not already known. While in college Ilr. Chapman was one of the charter members of Zeta Epsilon Literary Soci- ety and graduated with that famous class of 1879, which was the lirst class to Iinish the col- lege course. After leaving college Ilr. Chapman's lirst pastoral work was done as pastor of the Re- formed Church. Albany. X. Y. He afterwards took charge of Bethany Presbyterian Church at Philadelphia, and later of the Fourth Presby- terian Church of New York City, which charge he held until ,lanuary 1, 1903. when he engaged in his present work as lixecutive Secretary of the General Assembly's Committee on livan- Dr. Chapman has also been the author of '77 gelistic Work for the Presbyterian Church. numerous books, some of which are: The Lost Crown, Hliadesh Barneaf' The Surrendered Life, Present Day Parablesf' To show his devotion to Lake Forest as well as show how a famous man regards his college work at Lake Forest as inlluencing him toward a great work: we need

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RUISICRT HI'Il'l5L'RN CRUZIICR, '93. Robert Hepburn Crozier of the class of .QS is undoubtedly one of the most suc- cessful railroad men that l.ake lforest has ever graduated. Klr. Crozier engaged in railroad work immediately after graduating. securing a position in the Heneral Pas- senger llepot ofthe Burlington Railroad in chicago. lfrom this position he was steadily promoted until his value and worth placed him in the posi- tion of llivision Passenger ,Xgent of that road at St. joseph. Nlo. Recently Mr. Vroyier because of his faith in, and devotion to Q S l.ake lforest hasaccepted thenew- ly created position of .Xssistant to 5 the President and Secretary of the l'niversity: and to secure a man of his business calibre for this important and unique onice among colleges has placed l.ake lforest far ahead of her sister institutions. While in college Xlr, Vrofier was Manager lfootlillll Team 'ogg llirector r-Xthletiv .tssociationz Member of 'QL' lforester lloardz Business Manager Stentor 'ozg President of his class in its senior year. and a member of .X thenaean. Ronicicl' ll. Cn-mu-.ls '-rg. .Xssisrant to the l' i'i- sid --ii A Since lgaliing Ilukg l'iUrC5t he has been one of the chief Harous- ers of alumni spirit around Chicago which resulted in the formation of a Vhicago Alumni Club of which he was 'l'reasurer in 'o5. l+Iiu'roR Cnozimfs Rscoi,i,Rt rioxs or 'ri-in Finsr hlflllil-IS'l'l-Ili . Doubtless the men of every college generation hold fast the belief that theirs was the day glorious. Aught else would bespeak lack of loyalty. In all Lake Forest's history the administration of President Roberts must ever be considered a pre-eminently constructive era of linancial and scholastic development: the time when high position in the college world was assured. This growth was made possible by the labors of the masters gone before and in turn presented the possibilities of greater development to those who followed. In claiming honor for their day, the Lake Forest men of the last century detract nothing from the better life which has come to them of the Twentieth Ventury but join rather in the joy of all in the realization of some ancient ainbitionsfclaiming only unity of Lake Forest blood, faith and loyalty. This period's progress and promise had reached their highest development in the early '9o's. A splendid esprit de corps dominated student action with resultant suc- cess in all enterprises. The contributing factor in this general result was enthusiastic work-of football, baseball and tennis teams. literary societies. musical Clubs. classes and Stentor men, each element striving in wholesome rivalry but all adding to the better college life and spirit. Then as always the leaders and select stalwarts bore the burdens but the student body loyally supported them. 27