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Administrating Itatnnj (1895-1902) HE institution now called Manchester College has a history that reaches beyond its control by the church of the Brethren and its location at North Manchester. It had had a brief existence at Roanoke, Indiana, under the control of the United Brethren Church. Because of the smallness of the town and its poor loca- tion it was decided in 1889 to move the institution to North Man- chester. It was now called Manchester College and grew slowly but healthfully un- der the Presidency of Professor D. N. Howe for about five years. Professor Howe was energetic and able, a man who sacri- ficed and labored diligently to build up the school. But funds to support the school were not forthcoming as rapidly as they should have been. During the year 1894-5 the College was headed by a man named Professor Kriebel, who made large promises of endowment to the school, which he could not fulfil. At the end of the year he left and the following item appears among the Col- lege notes in the North Manchester Journal for April 18, 1895. Many hearts about the College were made sad on learning that the institution Avas likely to be sold. More so, when property worth $25,000 must be sold very low and $7,000 in notes must be sacrificed to pay a debt of $5,000. A hard pull and a pull all together will put us on solid ground again, without selling our cherished D. N. HOWE, First President of Manchester College College home. During the winter of 1894-5 Professor E. S. Young held a very successful Bible term in the North Manchester Church. He evidently must have been thinking of founding a college then. No doubt he saw that this was a strong center for the church and would prove an advantageous location for the Col- lege. On March 28, 1895, the North Manchester Journal stated that, For some time it has been generally known to the public that a Brethren College, sim- ilar to the one at Mt. Morris, Illinois, would in all probability be located in Northern Indiana during the present year. The editor then stated that two or three other towns had already taken steps to get the institution. He said North Manchester had done nothing but wish that the institution might be lo- cated here. On Friday, March 22, 1895, Rev. E. S. Young and S. S. Young, of Mt. Morris, Illinois, and David Hollinger, of Pittsburg, Ohio, as a committee, were here to look over the ground hurriedly, promising to return at some future time. The Journal is in earnest in saying that this school, conducted as Page 9J
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it will be, free from all hifaluting pretenses, is the best thing in sight for the town and at the proper time such steps as will insure its location here should be taken. Soon thereafter the trustees of the U. B. College appointed a committee of their own number to meet E. S. Young and the representatives of the Church of the Brethren. This committee was granted full power to dispose of the College property to the best advantage. On April 22, 1895, the above named Journal wrote : ' ' The College locating committee consisting of Elder E. S. Young, and S. S. Young, of Mt. Morris, Illinois ; L. T. Holsinger, of Ladoga, Indiana ; L. H. Eby, of Summerville, Kan- sas, and D. Hollinger, of Pittsburg, Ohio, have been in the city for several days past and a public meeting was held at the Grand Army Hall Monday evening, at which these gentlemen outlined the extent and purpose of the proposed College. In short they ask a donation of $15,000 from this place to locate a college here. A like sum has been guaranteed them by Nappanee but on account of other circumstances the committee is more favorably disposed towards locating at this point. At this meeting a committee consisting of A. C. Mills, L. J. Naftzger, W. H. Shaffer, George Burdge, B. Oppenheim, D. W. Krisher and Dr. Ginther was appointed to deal with the Brethren committee and if possible secure the College. A request for permission to found a College went to Annual Conference in 1895 but due to the fact that the request did not come thru a local church and a District meeting, the regular order, the request was not granted but assur- ance was given that if the request were made the next year in the regular way, the Conference would give its permission. Professor Young now proceeded with his contract with the town committee. The people of North Manchester were to give the Dunkard people the U. B. school property and $5,000 in cash. The Dunkard people were to raise $5,000 and invest it in the College. Of this $10,000 they were to use about $8,500 to build a new building and the re- mainder to put a new heating plant into the building. If there should be any failure to operate the school at any time the property was to revert to the town. In addition to this the church people will put a large endowment on the school as at first contemplated. In order to raise the money that the town had pledged, the committee ap- pointed by the town bought a farm on the edge of town and laid it out in lots. They then asked the people in town to buy these lots in order to raise funds to pay the amount pledged to the college. Within a few weeks enough lots had been sold to assure the project, though a few still remained to be sold. When the College property was purchased from the United Brethren there was only one large building on a campus of ten acres. The building was called Bumgardner Hall or, now, College Hall. On about June 19, 1895, E. S. Young and S. S. Young arrived in North Manchester to remain permanently and be- gin planning for their work. This institution thus provided for was incorporated as Manchester College and the Bible School. The purpose of the College is to promote the interests [Page 10
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