Lenoir Rhyne College - Hacawa Yearbook (Hickory, NC)

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I ' ' 3 9H-I DEDICATION To The FounJers Of Tcnoir Rhyiic College This Vohinie Of The Hduiini Is DeJieufeJ By The CLiss Of Nineteen HiinJred A iJ Forty-One Rev. Robert Anderson Yoder. M.A.. D.D., who was the first President of Lenoir College. He served in this capacity from 1891 until 1901. Rev. Jason Chrysostom Moser, D.D., who was Professor of Latin and also Chairman of the Board of Trustees from 1891 until 1901. Rev. William Pinckney Cline, Ph.B.. D.D., who was Professor of History and Financial Agent of Lenoir College from 1891 until 1900. Rev. Andrew Leonhardt Crouse. M.A., D.D., who was Professor of German and Theology and the first Pastor of the College Church.

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LENOIR RHYNE COLLEGE On September 1. 1891. with a formal address by Rev, R. A. Yoder, Lenoir Rhync College experienced its opening. At that time the infant insti- tution was called Highland College. But on January 2, 1892. at the tem- porary organization of the Board of Trustees, the name was changed to Lenoir College. In 1923 the name Lenoir College received another ' once-over, ' and was called Lenoir Rhyne College, the Rhyne being added in honor of Mr. Daniel Efird Rhyne. whose generosity saved the life of the College after the burning of the Old Admmistration Building in 1927. After many meetings and much discussion the founders of Lenoir Rhyne College arranged with Col. J. G. Hall, execu- tor of the estate of Captain Walter Lenoir, to take charge of Highland School, on condition that they open the College in September 1891, and raise $10,000 by January 1, 1892 for improvement of the grounds and buildings. When Highland College opened on the morning of September 1. 1891. sixty-three students enrolled. And dur- ing the first year one hundred and fortv-nine students were in attendance. Dr. R. L. Fruz Many have considered the founders of Lenoir Rhyne College to be four in number — Rev. R. A. Yoder. Rev. J. C. Moser, Rev. W. P. Cline and Rev. A. L. Crouse, but actually there were five. The fifth was our own Dr. R. L. Fritz. Dr. Fritz has been recognized by the Board of Trustees of the College and the Alumni Associ- ation as one of the foun- ders. A train wreck ended the life of the man who would have been the sixth founder of the in- stitution. He was the Rev. M. L. Little, who was fatally injured in a C. t5 N. W. train wreck on February 16, 1891, about a month and a half before Col. Hall ' s propo- sition was accepted. The following presidents have served the College: Dr. R. A. Yoder. 1891-1901; Dr. R. L. Fritz. 1901- 1920: Dr. J. C. Peery, 1920-1925: Dr. P. E. Monroe. 1925-1926: Dr. H. B. Shaeffer, 1926-1934: and Dr. P. E. Monroe, whose present admin- istration was begun in 1934. Lenoir Rhyne College has greatly increased in faculty members, stu- dent body, buildings, activities and in numerous ways until it has become recognized as one of the leading colleges in the South.