Lincoln College - Lynxite Yearbook (Lincoln, IL)

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Football, Fun, And Frustration Mark The 2O'sg BOB PRINCE 17 Letter Winner A wild, roaring 20's costume dance held in the Lynx Lair. i .4 .1

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it ' it L :Qu , . ,. A.. gg ::', 4 a .Q 4, ff if I ff Q ff' ,. g Q , ,, 1 I 1 93 , Football team of 1899. No substitutes were used. DR. ALBERT R, TAYLQR But Lincoln Merges With Milliken In I 903 ,ff N- Class of 1900 Faculty at turn of century ffrom leftlz President A. E. James Milliken, wealthy Decatur philanthro- pist, offered the board of trustees an irresist- able grant of money to build a much needed second building in return for the University's charter, and in 1903 Lincoln University became Lincoln College, a branch of Milliken Univer- sity, but, in the minds of many, a stepson, not a full partner. Dr. Albert Reynolds Taylor, former student and teacher at Lincoln and recently president of Kansas State Normal, became head of Milliken, while J. L. Goodknight was appointed dean of the local campus. Times were close, the total college budget in 1903 was about six thousand dollars, but a dedicated, albeit grossly underpaid faculty and administration continued to offer their students a first-rate Christian education. Until World War I stripped the campus of its students, Lincoln College continued to turn out each year a fresh group of eager young graduates. Turner, Prof. Crowell, Prof. and Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Cadawallader, Miss Brown, Prof. Merry, Prof. Russell, Prof. Oglevee.

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V' v 3 A Then Suddenly Lincoln Becomes A Junior College sl ti s YMCA Student Meeting at Lake Geneva ln, t For the first time, 1919 marked a year in which Lincoln failed to have a single graduate, but, with the end of the Great War, students streamed back to the campus. Footballwas king in the era of Red Grange, and our own Bob Prince, a 17-letter winner in five sports, was the finest football player in the Little 19 Conference. In a sporting era, Lincoln fielded outstanding teams in basket- ball, while the girls were represented by the Women's Athletic Association. President Archelaus E. Turner led the college again, bringing financial stability out of chaos, and the literary societies experienced a rebirth in interest. Dramatics flourished, glee clubs and musi- cal groups traveled throughout the region giv- ing concerts, and for a short Indian summer the college sailed on a smooth sea. Recreation was not wanting for gay blades and their dates, as picnics, mandolins, and trips to the Chautauqua grounds were the order of the day. Salt Creek was a special favorite for fishing, hiking, or just plain loafing. Sad days followed, however, and by 1928 it was no longer possible for the college to retain accreditation. After much soul-searching, the Lincoln College board of trustees decided to revise the program and become a junior college. Mr- N- H- Anderson and the 1926-27 Girls' WAA basket- varsity basketball reached its peak in 1926 when the team ball team placed second in the Little 19.