Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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THE ANNALS of 1901 record no more important event in the history of Monmouth College than the withdrawal from the faculty of one of the best loved teachers who have ever served in the cause of Christian education in Monmouth College, or in the U. P. church. Mrs. Jennie Logue Campbell retires from the chair of English Literature, after a faith- ful service in the institution of nearly a score of years. During this period she has ever been a devoted, loyal supporter of the best interests of the college, and a warm personal friend, as well as faithful instructor of every student who came under her tuition. Her life has nobly e.xempli- fied the vigor of intellect, the oroad Christian charity and the tenderness of heart which should unite in the ideal woman; and her efforts and her influence among the students have ever been directed toward the best and truest development of heart as well as mind. Her gentle sympathy, her kindly encouragement, and selE-saorificing service have endeared her to the hearts of hundreds of men and women scattered over our country, who, in their various lines of labor, will learn with regret of the severance of her connection with the college. Through the pages of The Ravellings do we gladly bring our tribute of affection and express our gratitude for the strength of her noble life, and for her true inspiring womanhood. And we wish her many years of happiness in the home life to which she will now devote herself. We are pleased to know that her retirement from service in the class-room does not mean the absence of her interest or her presence in college circles, and we hope to greet her in the future as a frequent visitor and loyal pa- tron of our college.

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PROF. WILSON. With the expiration of the present year, Prof .T. H. Wilson completes forty years of connection with the college: first, in the chair of Mathe- matics, and later in that of Greek. At the mid-winter meeting of the Senate he presented his resignation to take effect at Commencement. Prof. Wilson is the last remaining member who connects the present with the early Faculty — the heroic men and wjmen who made the sacrifices and bore the hardships incident to the founding of the college on these western prairies. The attainments of the present are very largely due to the unselfish devotion of these Dioneers of Christian education, ' and no one of them is deserving of more honor .than Prof. Wilson. During all these years he has been a faithful, earnest teacher, patient and skillful in imparting knowledge, a strict, but kind and just disciplinarian, a wise and discerning counseller. Not only his ability as an instructor, but the worth of his character has made him a power in the institution. Modest and unassuming, but firm in the performance of every duty, true as steel to what he considered right, he will stand in the mind ' s of the students, as a type of noble Christian manhood. As soon as, college closes Prof. Wilson goes to Colorado to reside. The Annual wishes for him many years of peace and happiness, and assures him that he will carry with liim the love and esteem of the many hundreds of students who have been under his instruction.

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ANOTHER of oiu- best teachers who leave us this year is Prof. Torild Arnoldson. For three years he has held the chair of Modern Languages and has proven himself an instructor of the highest order. There is no teacher in the colleg ' e who has a deeper place in the hearts of the students or is more respected by them than is Mr. Arnoldson. The college certaioly is sutfering a great loss in losing such a teacher as he is, for we feel sure that he has a very bright future before him and that the school to which he goes will never have cause to regret their choice. As a man, he is above reproach and will always be remembered as a kind, good hearted teacher, who is full of fun and who deserves the re- spect and love of all. The ' 02 Annual wishes him as much success in his new place — the Uni- versity of Utah — as he lias had in Monmouth College.