Ripon College - Crimson Yearbook (Ripon, WI)

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as 1 governor of Michigan Territory, later, in 1836, secretary of the newlyforgamized Wisf consin Territory, and had lately been judge of the probate court in Marquette county. Warren Chase had been the leader in the Wisconsin Phalanx in Ceresco, a member Of both the first and second constitutional conf ventions, had served the state Senate as the Hrst senator from Fond du Lac county, and was later a candidate for governor on the Free Soil ticket. Asa Kinney had been a member of the second constitutional convention. In fact, all of the names were those of strong men of those pioneer days. At this first meeting, which organized the Lyceum, the record reports the following as subscriptions toward the new educational enterprise: John S. Horner, 325, Alan E. Bovay, 325, David P. Mapes, 35 0g Jehdiah Bowen, 350, E. L. Northrup, 3503 A. P. Mapes, 350, John T. Woodside, 320, Marf cellus Pedrick, 310, Lyman Turner, 310, Griffith Beynon, 310, Levi Parker, 310, George F. Lynch, 325, Edwin Lockwood, 310. Thus with 3345 pledged, the direcf tors were encouraged to proceed. Cf actual money there was but little, and subscripf tions were payable in goods, lumber, lime, grain, and such other commodities as were then current. Indeed, it is related that the leader in the enterprise turned in his gold watch later when the needs were most pressf mg. Contract with Andrew Gill of Dartford was authorized for the new building at a board meeting December 18, 1850, at a cost of 3800. January 1, 1851, the directors met in conference concerning a charter for the col' lege, which was to succeed the Lyceum, The legislature was soon to meet and a draft Of Charter Was completed for presentaf tion and passage at the coming session. What name should be used for the college? Cn motion of Mr. Northrup, the honor of giving a name to the institution was put up at auction. The record says that the bidf ding was spirited, resulting in the name be' ing struck off to William S. Brockway for a donation of 325 from him. So the name of Brockway College went into the char' ter. The legislature enacted the charter into law, entrusting the trustees therein named and their successors to found, estabf lish and maintain at Ripon . . . an institution of learning of the highest orderfl A lot sixteen rods by eight was conveyed to the trustees by D. P. Mapes and arrangef ments were made for the purchase of two additional acres of land from the Phalanx, and the new building was staked out on the Mapes tract, in a snow storm, by three men, who, together, were probably not worth 315 ,000, and no part of that in ready money. Still the contracts were made and the walls of the building pushed up. May 10, 1851, the corner stone was laid with simple ceremonies. The building went to the full three stories during the summer, and the builders took a rest, for lack of funds. This rest period lasted well through the following year, negotiations being opf ened with the Winnebago District Convenf tion of Presbyterian and Congregational churches, offering to the convention a transf fer of the college property if the convention would assume onefhalf of the debt, then amounting to 3800, and would complete the building and open a school in it in the spring of 185 3. The churches were all poor and there had been a failure of the wheat crop for that year, so the convention was unable to assume any additional burdens, however small. The convention, however, appealed .. ,W ,T ?D5',.1- iii' V 'Tlx 'W A A A cw. sf, ' '1'ff, ,f,r,.' nj.-1' --- --fa.. Mx.-. ,Vw at a . -4 wfiif+fy5JC..,,.J1c., ii-. 5 A Q h'4+ K 1 '.'. . fzwl--Q..,I1 5 'fe' f' TTT g T 'Z -', !., A?'1-1 f.. 'W 'Ili 11 iXN2?1ef:2LYA.a.i-ilgqijr:-+-eff-5Q4-AM -.-,,B,, .. ,... ,g,,L.2,aJ fl. 531-58. . 12 3-,p,.,t,,,,kA,,,,-,,,,,,g. g,,S5Jg. ,gg 5 W.. -7 . ,fs-,ig ,-... ,Jw 5.1. 4555511-PM-'A-'-P-f-W' ' 15,1 fx-sg 555 ie, X ,. W X L. ' ff'?'1fai1S. Ex Md' fR'r'tQg1 Wfif X if c 51?llWseffiifl'7 NQXN - . 'mix I 043 YW: Mg. t fu 'ii V-Q, ei Bi ' 1 Si 3 ,x it .,Y.,X,.v Lx. ilu M

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