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

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T H E 1 9 1 0 F o R E s T E R 6-Eh' .1 ' Trustees of Lake Forest University. Alfred L. Baker. Sidney A. Benedict Rev. Wm. W. H. Boyle John V. Farwell David B. Jones Dr. B. N. Linnell John H. S. Lee Frederick W. Crosby Albert B. Dick John V. Farwell - Rev. Andrew C. Zenos, Sydney A. Benedict Albert B. Dick - Chas. E. Latimer Robert H. Crozier - Clayton Mark Howard Morris Rev. Cs. K. McClure Cyrus H. McCormick John S. Nollen, Ph. D., Charles D. Norton Louis F. Swift James Viles Rev. Andrew C. Zenos, D. D. ex officio OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - President D. D. - Vice-President - - - - - Secretary - - - - - - Treasurer - - - Assistant Treasurer - - - - - - - - - - Secretary of the University --V- -i COHIHIEHCEIHEHI LllIlChB0n I0

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lifmr-:f!.i''t'e:WCi'Ni:i . J 4- T H E I 9 I 0 F O R E 5 T E R to John Scholte Nollen Our President was born at Pella, Iowa, January l5, l869. His grandfather, Henry P. Scholte, founded Pella in I847 and was from the beginning much interested in education, being one of the principal founders of Central College, Pella. A distinguished trait of this pioneer was that he opposed persistently all efforts made in this Dutch settle- ment to teach Dutch in the schools, saying that this was an English country. The Presi- dent's father was also an educator of some note, having been a teacher of Mathematics in a Dutch Gymnasium before coming to the United States, and giving his children the major part of a college education right at home. Being a good linguist, it is but natural that the subject of this sketch early developed a taste for the ancient and modern languages, and the teaching of the latter constituted his life work until his advent to Lake Forest. President Nollen graduated from Central College in ISS5, becoming an instructor there upon graduation. ln l887 he went to the State University of lowa, graduating from that institution the following year. He then went to Europe, studying in Zurich, Leipzig, and Paris, taking his doctorate from Leipzig in IBSS. l-le returned to Germany fBerlinQ in l900-Ol. l-le was Professor of Modern Languages in Iowa College, Grinnell, l893-l903 and Professor of German in Indiana University, 1903-07. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the Goethe Gesellschaft, the Schwabischer Schiller Verein. the Deutsche Bibliographische Gesellschaft, and the Modern Language Association of America. He is the author of Goethe's Gotz von Berlichingen auf der Buhnef' l893, fprivately publishedjg Chronology and Practical Bibliography of Modern German Literaturef' Outline l-listory of Modern German Literature, l903, and the editor of Kleist's Prinz Friedrich von l-lomburgf' l899g Schiller's Poems, I905g and Schiller's Maria Stuart. During these first two years of Dr. Nollen's administration there has come a gradual change in the educational methods of the College. The group system of studies has been adopted, and the entrance requirements have been changed to agree with those of the other best institutions of the country. As a result, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advance- ment of Teaching now recognizes us to be in accord with its requirements, and the Harvard Law School grants our alumni unconditional entrance. The Trustees have taken action looking towards a large increase in endowment, and have adopted a plan for a distinctive educational policy in the direction of education for citizenship. Strong emphasis will be placed on Social Studies. ln all his efforts toward the growth of the efficiency and im- portance of tfe College tlfe President has the conhdence and the loyal support of the Faculty and Trustees. Dr. Nollen is by training and experience, as well as by nature, eminently fitted to deal with the problems that confront our beloved Alma Mater. He has the right tempera- ment for dealing with men, with human nature. Never ruffled, always busy, patient and svmpatl-etic, fe inspires energy in the present, cheery hopefulness in the future. His sturdy, conservative character precludes ill-advised action, his progressiveness, stagnation. His racial perseverance insures continuity of progress. 9

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Q. if THE 1910 FORESTER The Faculty 1oHN J. HALSEY, MA., Len.. K. Pearsons Professor of Political and Social Science. MALCOLM lVlcNEILL, lVl.A., Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy. REV. M. BROSS THOMAS, lVl.A., D.D., William Bross Professor of Biblical Literature. LEWIS STUART, M. A., Ph. D.. Professor of the Latin Language ancl Literature. WALT ER RAY BRIDC-MAN, lVl.A.. Professor of the Greek Language ancl Literature. FREDERICK W. STEVENS, B. S.. Jacob Beicller Professor of Physics. GEORGE W. SCHMIDT, lVl.A.. Professor of the German Language and Literature. WILLIAM L. BURNAP, B.A.. Professor of History. RALPH HARPER McKEE, lVl.A., Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry. JOHN IVIANTEL CLAPP, lVl.A.. Professor of the English Language and Literature. CORNELIUS BETTEN, lVI.A., Ph.D.. Professor of Biology. FREDERICK C. L. VAN STEENDEREN, lVI.A., Ph.D Professor of Romance Languages. HENRY WILKES WRIGHT, Ph. D., Professor of Philosophy. EDITH DENISE, B.L.. Assistant Professor of German. ARTHUR BROOKE CLAWSON, B.A.. Instructor in Biology. DOUGLAS CRAWFORD, lVI.A., Instructor in English and Oratory. BURT KENNEDY, lVl.A.. Instructor in Mathematics. D. ll