Milton College - Fides Yearbook (Milton, WI)

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V V W ,gg gf-KRW: W W V 455 31.211 QW: -5. A A A f'AfWf 't A A A was about this time that the library was founded by the Rev. Daniel Babcock, who at his death, left to the college his private library and one thousand dollars with which to buy books. At the death of l.'resident XVhitford on May 20, 1902. Dr. XN'illiam C. Daland, who was then pastor of the Seventh Day Paptist Church of Leonardsville, N. Y., was called to take up the work of the lamented former president. Few men were better equipped by ability and character to assume this of- lice than Dr. Ualand. and his self-sacrificing devotion to the interests of the col- lege has been rewarded by the affectionate regard of hundrds of students whose lives bear the imprint of his influence. At the commencement of 1902, it was suggested that the most fitting me- morial to the late president Whitford would be the Science hall which he had so earnestly advocated. The cost of the building which was about thirty thou- sand dollars, was met by subscriptions. A gift of live thousand dollars was received from the widow of the late George 1-1. Habcock, and six thousand live hundred dollars from Andrew Carnegie through the influence of Dr. james Mills, a graduate of the college. The building was finished in October 1906. and was dedicated at Commencement of the next year. For some time the need for a gymnasium had been pressing and in 1909. with the gift of one thousand dollars from the class of that year, pledges were made amounting to over eight thousand dollars. The building, which cost over twenty-two thousand dollars was iinished.in 'Iune 1911. lt is used both for a gymnasium and an auditorium. The old Christian Association was reorganized in 1907 and formed into two societies, the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. NV. C. A. In 1910 a new woman's literary society was formed, known as the Miltonian lyceum. Among other student ac- tivities are the Athletic Association which includes all college students, and the EEHHM WHERE Page '1'wenty-seven

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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

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v v W 212 M at-1 gh W W 4 ga Sita it A A A 4 112 .fttfmf-A A M A 'mm Oratorical Association, under whose auspices the oratorical contests are held yearly and debates at intervals. The past year has seen a revival of interest in intercollegiate debating which bids fair to attain the place of importance which it once held in college activities. XVith the declaration of war in 1917 many students enlisted as in Civil lVar days. Once again the campus 1'esounded with the tread of marching men. Once again as in those olden days the bugle sang out its challenge and Milton's sons rose to answer the call. Some never returned, and the names of Lloyd Perry, Carroll XVest, Kenneth Randolph, Paul Randolph, l'aul Kelly, Clinton Lewis and Floyd Van Horn, gleam brightly on the roll of the honored dead. In autumn of 1918 the Students' Army Training Corps was opened as a unit established in connection with Whitewater Normal School, under the command of Lieut. Stephen W. Dawes. Goodrich Hall was used as a barracks to house the fifty-live who enrolled. The organization disbanded before Christmas, and of those students who came expressly to enter the S. A. T. C., scarcely any re- mained-. lt would be impossible to write an account of the history of this institution without speaking of certain teachers whose lives have been so interwoven with the college as to be a part of it. Probably no one has exerted a deeper and more lasting influence upon the history and policy of the college than llrof. Albert XVhitford, next to his brother. As an instructor he was a potent factor in the development of the academy of early days, and later he gave his services to Milton College until 1911, when he was made professor emeritus, with his for- mer title. Another faithful teacher was l'rof. .lairus M. Stillman, who for nearly forty years devoted his life and talents to the music department of the college. I-lc was an able chorus leader, and it is to him that Milton owes its renown in choral singing. Dr. Stillman held musical conventions in several states and was widely known as the composer of the State song of NVisconsin, the Badger Song. At his retirement in 1909 his work as director of the school of music was ably con'- tinued by Miss Alberta Crandall, who with her sister, Mrs. Iillen C. Place, had had charge of the teaching of instrumental music since 1903. It is only within ZTXXZHISZ XXXII Page Twenty-eight