North Central College - Spectrum Yearbook (Naperville, IL)

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NORTHWESTERN SPECTRUM Institute, was elected Acting President. ln l890 a four-story addition was built to the main hall. On December 8, 1891, President Smith died at the age of about 85 years. His memory will always live, because of his sterling Christian character and his earnest Work in the establishment of Northwestern College. In l89l, Professor Kielchoefer was elected President, thus marking the beginning of the third presidential administration of the college. The members of the faculty numbered twelve. The college compact was increased by four additional conferences of the church. The field was greatly enlarged and the number of students remarkably increased. During the succeeding years large internal improvements were madeg the curriculum was revised and extended, thoroughness and intensity characterized all the work. In l90l a Well equipped Gymnasium was erected. In 1903 efforts were ini- tiated to raise the endowment to i p250,000. So successful was the undertaking that up to the present 3200000 have been collected. In l908 a large Science Hall and a new Library were built. With the close of the first semester, January 28, l9l0, President Kiekhoefer resigned his position as professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy and as president of the institution, which positions he had very ably filled for over twenty years. As a very strong and competent educator he raised the standard and efficiency of the college work. At the special meeting of the Board of Trustees in the middle of January, l9l0, Bishop Thomas Bowman, president of the Board of Trustees, was elected nominal President and Professor L. M. Umbach, Professor of Biology, was ,elected Acting President. The present new and fourth administration promises great progress in effi- ciency of work, and encouragement of enlarged student enterprises. The present fac- ulty C1909-IOD numbers twenty-three members, and the enrollment of students is 450. Northwestern College is recognized as an educational institution of first rank. She has a range not merely sectarian but cosmopolitan. She fully merits the exalted appellation, A Christian lnstitutionf' HER FOUNDATION IS TRUTH. Her purpose is to guarantee the best opportunities for development of full-orbed manhood and womanhood. She truly has fulfilled her calling in the past, and there are many rea- sons for anticipating that she, in the large future before her, will contribute more ade- quately her share to the altruistic service of education. ctw-t W., N , .?-'Z ' --g X fl' !PZ'f ?H 'ities-5 ti:

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l F -E , 471- Y. THE GYMNASIUM. High on the honor-roll of Northwestern College is the name of the late Pro- fessor L. Nichols, the donor of our gymnasium. Professor Nichols was an alumnus of this school and for many years the efficient principal of the School of Commerce. Ever mindful of the best interests of those about him, he made possible the erection of our gymnasium in l90l. The building itself is one which solicits the admiration of every student. Its dimensions are l00x60 feet, two stories high. It is well equipped and contains one of the best basket-ball Hoors to be found anywhere in the Middle West. It is easily the most popular building on the campus. It assures to every stu- dent an opportunity for developing his physical nature. As a memorial to Professor Nichols, it is indicative of his noble generosity and unselfish interest in Northwestern students. 11