Lincoln College - Lynxite Yearbook (Lincoln, IL)

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, Vw 1 s nge? 1 ,AZ ,, f 4 it And Begins To Grow And Prosper Fund raising was the first order of the new school, the building fund was in the black, but operating expenses required ready cash, and the , first scholarships were sold for that purpose. The scholarships were donations which allowed a purchaser and all his future offspring, one at a time, to attend Lincoln University free of charge. Tuition in 1867 was 58.00 a semester, room and board 34.00 a week. REV. AZEL FREEMAN Two programs were set in operation, one for men and another for women. In addition, a pre- paratory department, similar to high school today, also was available. The men studied Virgil, Xenophon, Homer, Cicero, Geometry, the History of Rome, Chemis- try, and Physics in their freshman year, then followed a similar program through to senior, concluding with such popular works as Moral Philosophy, Greek Testament, and Natural The- ology. The young women were offered a similar program, but with less emphasis on mathe- matics, history, and science. The music depart- ment, featuring piano and guitar, flourished. By 1868 the first graduating class, four strong, marched bravely into the post-Civil War world to carry the message of Christianity to a war-weary nation. Serena Clay, Cornelius Hatfield, and James Hudson share the honor of being the first grad- uatesg later the name of A. J. Wallace was added to the first class. Lincoln University about 1880 W. . JY' .gt 'f is 3 t' '?r- ,ffl if .E V 'f'S,.e,-A .I - Q ' Ty, 1452 . if . Q 4: L ,gf fi I 4:9415 : - i 4 , , ,- 5, 4 .gre ig , 'Q , 5 D95 ,. 4. f V wr- ' ., f' .C , 4gi5f'3K'rW'V .3 , 'Hz qW '22ff:,f ' . has SERENA CLAY CORNELIUS HATFIELD JAMES HUDSON 7

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---4,1 'W lar Q4 Quinn! A' G -4-L . , .W ., . 54 , , 8 ' ' ., nm Y XEvv'?'Y',9t f MMM' DelSarte Method of Oral Expression First Uniformed Baseball Team, 1888 Student Clubs Flourish At Turn Cf Century Girls' Light Gymnastic Class, 1890. Cast for play Veteran's Son , 1894. During the waning years of the nine- teenth c e n t u r y , Lincoln University flourished, and its students found knowl- edge and enjoyment in a variety of enter- prises. Oratorical societies were the first college groups to engage in intercol- legiate competition, but soon athletic teams began to take the field. Girls were not forgotten, however, and the DelSarte method of expression was taught, as well as classes in light gymnastics and m a r c h i n g , complete with flaming torches. Plays were presented in the chapel, with Civil War overtones, while the literary societies were the life blood of intellectual interest in the college. We cannot forget the Amasagacians, Athenians, Neatropheans, or A m i c i - tians. F a r ew ell, Philomatheans, we shall miss you. Amasagacian Literary Society Room