Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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national concern in his statement: If there is a single point on which the' public regard us unfavorably, it is the matter of education. They acknowledge our piety, they know our numbers, they admit our energy and enter- prise, but they have not given us credit for being deeply interested in education. The meeting of the nine in Chicago on May 31, 1850, passed a single resolution, to appoint a committee of live to draft a charter to be submitted to the legislature and to notify the Rock River and neighboring con- ferences of the Methodist Church of the proposed plan, asking their support. Another committee of three was appointed to lind the money for the new institution. The University, in the liberal tradition of Methodism, was to be broadly inclusive as 'to religious policy. Perhaps its most important characteristic, however, was that it was designed to serve the whole Northwest Territory. Of the twenty- eight colleges in the Middle 1Vest chartered prior to 1850, twenty-three denominational and live under state control, none claimed to serve anything more than local needs. lt was the hope of the founders that Northwestern University would, in the Middle Yvest, achieve the same position as a great center of higher learning as that held in the Old Wlorld by Oxford, the birthplace of Methodism. Dr. John Evans, the most remarkable of this very remarkable group of young men, was made chairman of the finance committee. He was a dreamer of great dreams, with ability and force of character to make them come true. In his varied occupations then and later, ofpioneer physician, founder ofhospitals, real estate promoter, builder of railroads and Lincoln's war governor of Colorado territory, he combined a high degree of determination, courage and business acumen with a strong and practical Christian faith. Historical evi- dence supports the fact that Dr. Evans was the originator, inspired by Matthew Simpson, of the idea of Northwestern University and for more than forty years he was the chief support of the University, devoting time, money and energy in large quantities to secure the successful foundation and survival of this, his most important achievement. The remaining eight founders of the Uni- R1DG1iYI1.LE'S BUCKHYF T.-XYFRN served town patrons and welcomed travelers on Green Bay Trail ff sx '. fl 1840-LOG HOUSE, built by Carl Eiseman on Niles Road, was a picturesque landmark of early days. 13

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ing degrees. Dr. Evans was elected president of the board of trustees and an executive com- mittee began the work ofgiving the University a faculty and a curriculum. Dr. Clark Titus Hinman, principal of Wesleyan Seminary Know Albion College, Michiganl, and one of the representatives of the Michigan Methodist Conference on North- western's board of trustees, was elected president of the University in 1853. He was a young man ofgreat force of character and was able to persuade the trustees to adopta plan for the University which was far more elaborate than anything they had envisaged. Hinman desired a university for the whole Northwest, endowed with at least X500,000, made up of several schools and colleges and equal in its standards to the best universities in the East. The plan was adopted in part, with the setting U p of an easily expansible College of Litera- ture, Science and the Arts, consisting of fourteen departments. .-. This ideal of a real university remained, , '1 ... f - - i Y - ---- --- a . . .3-zvqlvrt -N'E!1v'- -MS?'a'E.s'w- v gk 'Z . 'f 3 ' ' ' ygffldgliqzqfd f Cf, 'ni ., ' if fl' .c Q' ,lg x 'f,i l EL 'X if 3. X 'li' Q' t galwfgfk .Lg:gv1ff'.. '5f ff . ey -rg! ,'. f .. '-.M k ,,. Q. f . . g 'K .- 4 . ' x . . 4 , V- -: g lllhrrrus of Qawref tgfffag-five. 'QQ : l3...r., ..fzf14.:.:ZZ4.'...., SU.- L. 11.-1 1.1 - l 1- a .....i.i i.. ...x'...l. .ali G. 31.44- SQL., 1. L. Nmb-Nrsurn L ire. I, Hnlurrsiip, Luau C',..bfn..u, Aim., HAL .Lp .1 :Li ...1.1.-Q Lx 1 ' f 355 pipe, 'T .ii wana, an i.. ...J a.i..t.,.... mutt .1.aF..t. n.1,..1... gf I liz W ' N.: T' l . ugngyg am, ta x..u. :fm...:.. '33.iL..,1.i i...i.ti.i....i m u.....i, .:. .us pliitnl. fp . , ,.-S-,',g,f'i.l V! .. , N, ' ,M Q 1 W EN' A .L pi .. .8 Lt.. i1..,ul..x1.tt..x Q....m, Aff..-.1 LM .ah L..1.,i ... , if i T. 2 115111, therefore, Lb .QL 1'-aiLJ1Q..o.... y....a..t, .tu ...aiillsx f .g'if 'W W , yyug,-1-1,21 .p.1L:- qn....l.1k.L .1.,.i.zL..4.-z.i 1.11.14 ma.. 'Vg 1 33,3 ,Sgt . , f 1... .'r.,.L.,u 1. x...,.i 1. s..i..,'. M-, Eg, i ' 7- . s ' -1 . Hg .ik A .J 1, he 5.2.1, .-usa., pas... 2 1...:l.-K-1 .. l..lL.y, .., I 'v'.' 1 ' '-1 . . ' . '. Q' 5 f-.ff 4rl3': li'.:':l'-E'.7i.:'i'f.i :?'.'E'5E:f'.f: u ' 'M H Q L, ?'? mg unyuempn-quusmwmn-a..wmua,m:Lhhpn..xwu,- fri' 'f- I - T miflgfumasuusammwa u.-m-:qu--,.a-,-tu-v. 2 .ing .45 , .rwnrhnnesmaurszepf-qulwuuumsugu-,ummuumi . Q V . Jijrfi' 1 -:'u1ua..rqE:- n-q-.,n-m1avdrnu4ua--uuunuqnnau--tm-..4... aria--L iiiiiflf .f'15:?j 2 .:a:1'.'E-::.-'-.r:-.-::'....e'e':.1.:.'.1::--:'.v.:- :.::'+m ff? 1 LN' i. g j 4115-ailfq, numb-:una-E-.Jian-wanna. -nu,-4.-':':a1-.anr-22.-.-n.'54... 591. V haf.. ,L - .g 5,, ,, w. nnesuqupn.-wafifnganq-suuvmnumunn.-m-pu, 9, . ,Ag up f asiirv :Las-ii-:llrgf-,unions-u ai-nn-q,-qnu.ao--nguupqmfz... L if yr 5 1 l - Flin, - ' .' , - I ' 32'-gjp rjz ..::::::s..-W...:.s-.:'.:-.'.:: .r.':sg-...N-.:.1'nr.:':.: wg ,,,,:'iR,l i. pb.: I xr-:nr-sgummuglm bv u:z.:'ew.u:-i:--u:n-rl.. .H .. mm -E..'z-'-...- 'e?EP.?: .....-'mf'-'-'- '-u.'W :'f-f 'f-'ff- -1'f'-fK -ff - 25 rviumnhw-ungaiph ' 'ffainzyq n-n:':: a:-dslzllsfdh l 1 Q W 5 , . , 1 ,gZQg i.7 , z . - .. '..:xT.x..1' SvR.'1t. .4 5 9..1jS: .. f A ma:-A--L-fff,msafgax,.aw.i ,L ,,--' fg,w.ga,,.a.ag2...,-...--af:2 'Q ' 4 gf' aff 3 - E g! t - 4, snag: null-nan. wan u-un. 1., 1 1 f 513115 . P .I h.A..... ' .'f.Z' 4-a'-Q- 5- 4 1-:.:'L E.5::.z':.:q f S 7: l P62-.vLQ Q'-, ap - '. n-as-naunanu, . . uxvsuq-.uxaf--1-:mv-m--.n....u.-u'Hf.+ , ' 5 , F Hug , X E1 . ' 'Ei' nns- ga-nan-'smears' lu:'ilI 5-'i .,.,.,... ,.,.,., .,...:.. 'nl'1 .-'2. JaT.T'.'C'-5-'n i5': ll nfl i' 1 fl- Sap, gc g .5 ,gn-mnuuy-uuuniqasmq.-a-nc-Qn.v.-.-..-. -5 1 Y Ati - Grid:-i '- ' A -aqui: M-eases, 9992515 ' 5 , -'S ff j ,L 1' ,g' .-,.'2'y'-'ij ip' -'-,jrf 1 V ,. 125. 5 '71 1' 1-' 1 N V: . . ' ' . l ,drfw '-F . 1 'lS'Qi.-Qgfii..fg I., . 1. -Ld.. 1,-. FINANCIAL PROBLEMS of University were -great in early days. To reduce them, perpetual scholarships were sold at 5100, giving free tuition to donor's descendents. OLD COLLEGE, University's first building, as it lool-:ed in 1855 when it welcomed hrst students. It stood then at northwest corner of Davis street and Hmman avenue. with some lapses, the goal of succeeding administrations. Hinman, however, lived only to see the preliminaries under way, for he became the first martyr in his own cause. During the eighteen months of his presidency, Dr. Hinman attempted to achieve the financial goal of ,X'250,000 endowment, through the sale ofscholarships. He did, in fact, receive pledges totaling 860,000 but his tremendous efforts in this cause affected his health and after a short illness he died in October, 18541. It was a great blow to the University, since his influence had attracted the promise of much financial support, some of which was not forthcoming after his death. 15