Ripon College - Crimson Yearbook (Ripon, WI)

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En an can ex:C'G'f1e CHIMSONID TJ L Administration -I L 'I 'l' the il.11l1Ui1.l full meeting' ol? The .Bozximl oilf 'llrustees of The College, held Novenihei' 21 and 22, 1922, al' Ripon, resolutions were passed for the cele- lnfaition of the seventy-fif'fli a.iinivei7sai'y of The college in 1926. IT was vofed tliat a general eoinniittee should he aippoiniled hy Presiclenf Evans to plan 21 celebration which will zirouse keen inferest and entliusiasin among students, Zllullllll, and friends, and which will eaill attention To Ripon'S ziehieveinents, seliolastieally and otherwise. A special effort was made hy faculty and students To eiitertziin the visiting trustees. At a special ehzipel service, Di: Artlnn' E. Leoiiaircl, Lu. Graiige, Ill. , Paul J. Thompson, Minneapolis, Minn., and Fifaiik J. Harwoocl, Appleton, spoke to The Studeiiis. The R.O.'I'.C'. S1 aged ai. lllllll'kIl'Y review in honor of The hoard, and President and Mrs. lil. Evans en'fe1'tninecl theni at dinner. AT this meeting, NV. E. lllziseltine, ol? Ripon. was eleeiecl to the hoarcl. The ineinhersliip oil? The hoard 2111 present is: D. D. Sutherlznicl, Fond du Luc, Dix Arfhui' E. Leonard, l'..-ii G'-range, lll.g Frank Haifwoocl, Applefong Mrs. C. liigmiii. Eau Claireg Dir. G. M. Sieele, Oshkoshg D1-. E. J. Barrett. Slieboygang Paul J. Thonipson, Minneapolis, Minn., Miss Shirley F'z11'i', hY21Slll11gTOl1, D. C.g John XV. NVi'igl1l, Ripong Freflei-iek Spmtf. Ripon, Junies L. Stone, Ripong NV. B. ' Foster, Ripong John G. Seelig. Ripong Samuel M. Peclriek. Ripon, and J. B. B zirlow, Ripon. James L. Slow, Srr,'z'z'Ia1'y John IV. llfriglzl, T1'z'a.mrz'r Elm mn imma un XI '2 fI1T :rn :zzz nn RQKYVEY Page 26

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f iaq2i5ia 15.221 Eziiaigrbgvjgagegzaa-gfgrser Dr. Silas Evans R. Silas Evans held the presidency of Ripon College from 1910 to 1917, and after four years of absence, during which he was president of Occidental College, Los Angeles, Calif., returned to Ripon in the spring of 1921. At that time he had numerous opportunities to accept commercial or religious positions or other college presidencies, but the appeal of the trustees, faculty, students, and alumni, together with his keen love for his Alma Mater led him Hback home. 5' I1ere,for nine years his unthing xvork,lns rare abihty as a speaker, and his noble and magnanimous character have made him beloved by all Who have come Within the scope of his influence. During both periods of his enthusiastic leadership Ripon College has prospered and grown. His reputation is state and nation-Wide. In 1921 Dr. Evans delivered ten commencement addresses in other schools 5 in 1922 the number increased to nineteen. This year, no doubt, he will receive still more calls, for his fame as a speaker is known in the thirty-one states in which he has spoken while on the chautauqua platform, or attending Bible conferences. Perhaps of most immediate consequence to college students are HPrexy's'l chapel talks. Character, manners, international problems, politics, religion, business, and social questions-all find a place in his daily addresses. Wlhether they are humorous, or serious, or admonitory, they never fail to Win at once attention, respect, and admiration. Vile do not Wonder that in lVl1O'S Ville of 1922-23 is listed prominently the name of Silas Evans. - -1 - --'W' ' Y ff ff' ,rg-l'f..gttgl'1 - -- eu! -- ----'-'- ---'-- 'v be 1. . pan mer - if 'I...D,2,K'E..,..iL2ra.1:.. f'a f'..,.,.iI2.fE4E.3.Ll,g,fE7f1.sJ Page 25

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p mu, W qi.. A -..limit izbiii ehimidlijgmhnewmtiigsgaif Q Dean IV. II. Barber Dfmz Gvrlrudzf S. Kingsland The Deans SSENTIAL and always helpful to the students of The college have been the deans. Both Dean Barber and Dean Kingsland have been especially instru- mental in maintaining an unusually high standard in classes and student activities. William Harley Barber is a native of Wisconsin and has spent most of his life in this state. After graduating from The University of lVisconsin in 1901, he came To Ripon High School as instructor of mathematics and physics. In 1904 he became principal of The high school. a position which he resigned the following year to accept a laboratory assistantship in The Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C. In 1906 he again returned To Ripon to become the professor of physics in Ripon College, which position he still holds. He received his master 's degree from the University of Chicago in 1914, and The following year was appointed dean of the college. During the years 1917-18 Dean Barber served most capably as Acting President. Not only has The dean won the profound respect of the entire student body, but hc has also gained The admira- tion of his students as a master of his subjects and a teacher of unusual abilit.y. Mrs. Gertrude Southwick Kingsland, dean of Women since 1919, has been exceptionally successful in creating the right kind of ideals among The women. Mrs. Kingsland herself is a Woman of culture and splendid intellect. She is at graduate of Hamline University, St. Paul, Minn.. from which she also received her master 's degree. In 1913 she received her l?h.D. from Columbia University. From 1909 to 1912 Mrs. Kingsland served as dean of women in Hamlineg and from 1912 to 1916 she was Acting President of Albert Lea College for XVomen. During the following year she was dean of Women in Kendall College. Besides her position as dean of Women in Ripon College, Mrs. Kingsland is also professor of English Literature. ,QTEK 0 948' F fr mast Page 27