Milton College - Fides Yearbook (Milton, WI)

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17 Y -1 i - W -ge -La: ' -,az Y i:2:Yi1f.7:j:n:-.nazi 2 jf History of Milton College J- Y- , i 53: :Ii Y Eng? V Sli , Eli ' 2'3 'X A It was out of the dream of a sturdy pioneer that Milton College arose. liarly in the spring of 1839, joseph Goodrich, a descendant of the New England Puritans, with his family and others emigrated from New York to Prairie du Lac. where Milton now is. Here he laid out a large public square and distri- buted lots to those who would build upon them. But, as the little settlement grew, the rare vision of joseph Goodrich saw clearly the necessity of an educa- tion for the young people of the vicinity further than that of the district school. lt was he who gave the ground for the Hrst building: it was he who paid the cost of the structure tabout three hundred dollarsj. and for a number of years he was the sole supporter of the school. The history of Milton College falls into four periods. that of the private school, 1844-18483 that of the Academy, 1848-18543 from 1854-1867, that of the academy which pre- pared students for - teaching: and from 1867 to the present time, that of the col- lege. The building' in which the school be- gan its existence in 1844 was situated on the west side of the public park. It was a one-story gravel structure on the front of which was painted in huge letters Mil- ton Academyf' Al- though the school was of modest preten- sions, during' the first year it had an attend- ance of sixty students. It was in 1848 that the charter for the founding of Milton Academy was ob- tained from the legis- lature of lVisconsin. In the next few years Milton Academy 1844 the school progressed BEER! SE WER!! Page 'l'wenly-five

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X 5,26 1 5 P ? 5 9 P .U ,.,..f, . 'S by , YT? 1 rin Q-:Eye -EZ sq if- s .52 4.31 1- li: .. A Assistant Instructors Mr. hlanies I. Stillman, Assistant in lilhysies. Mr. Floyd F. Ferrill, Assistant in Mathematics. Mr. james K. Shiha. Assistant in Mathematics. Miss Mahel F. Arhuthnot, Assistant in Latin, Mr. Vincent Raukuee, Assistant in Chemistry and Biology. Mr. Nohle C. Lippincott, Assistant in Biology. EN,-aj.. - -up If . ..- -.. J- 1. . ,k L. 1 ' . MARTINA MASON LANPHERE , 5 Engineer - Mr. Lanphere attended Milton College from ' , 1883 to 1887. He joined the Philomathean , Literary Society and took an aetive part in all of its work. He was chosen president of the society in 1886. He has rendered faithful ' service to the college for the last thirteen years. To his constructive ability and pains- taking care is due in large measure the smooth running of the physical plant. Everything from steam and electricity to the care of the huildings and grounds receives his attention. EPBHEHISQHEEHBH Page 'Vxventy-four

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D 93.7. gait-1 A Q is :fi'f1'41a3f?i A Q .Q by leaps and bounds. In 1849 a new three-story building was erected on a hill in the southwestern part of the village at a cost of over five thousand dollars. This building forms the north half of the present main building known as College Hall. Two years later a women's dormitory, Goodrich I-Iall, was built. The course of study was enlarged and additions were made to the faculty. Among these teachers was Professor Albert Whitford, now professor emeritus of mathematics in Milton College. This period likewise saw the formation of two of the present literary societies, and the beginning of a Christian Associa- tion. is s Main Hall Goodrich Hall In 1858 the Rev. William C. Whitford, then pastor of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church, was requested by the trustees to take charge of the acad- emy. After one year he resigned his pastorate to bcome permanently connected with the school, a connection which was maintained until his death in 1902. He received his education at De Ruyter Institute, De Ruyter, N. Y., Union College, Schenectady, N. Y., and Union Theological Seminary, New York City. I-Iis life-long devotion to Milton College was an inspiration to all who came in con- tact with him. During the Civil War the attendance diminished with every call for volun- teers. At one such call to the colors forty-live young men stepped forward to place their names on the roll of Co. C. of the 49th Wfisconsin Infantry. Drills were held in the chapel and on the campus. Altogether the academy sent out a total of 325 students of whom 41 sacrificed their lives. A tablet in the col-- lege library perpetrates the names of those who died in battle. After the close of the war the enrollment steadily increased to over four hundred. The need for accommodations became so urgent that in 1863 an old mill was purchased for four hundred dollars, removed to the north side of Col- lege Street and remodeled as a men's dormitory. Three years later, as a result of the need for class rooms, an addition was built on the main building, making it as it is at the present time. In response to the demand for college courses of study, Milton Academy was converted into a college by a charter from the state, March 13. 1367. It EHHEBISZIEHEHE Page Twenty-six