Tarkio College - Tarkiana Yearbook (Tarkio, MO)

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-. TARKIO COLLEGE. Tarkio College began its career twenty-three years ago. Constant progress has wrought many changes. Since its beginning the institution has changed in management, in name, and in site. MANAGEMENT.-Non-denominational and under private management in the be- ginning, it remained so but a single year when the control was transferred to the College Springs Presbytery of the United Presbyterian Church. Although the college was non- dencniinational in the first months, its founders were principally United Presbyterians. NAME.-The first charter was issued on June the 4th, 1833, designating the in- stitution as Tarkio Valley College and Normal Institute. A new charter was secured january 3lst, 1885, under the simple name, Tarkio College, and such it has remained. SQTE.-The hrst college building was located near the business part of the town. The change was the result of the fire. On January l7th, l892, fire consumed the college building and the loss was completeg but time has shown the hand of God in these providences. 1 The new site is a twenty-acre plot just west of the city. Upon this site now stand three commodious buildingsg the main college buildingg lVlarshall Hall, the home for ladlesg and the men's dormitory. The location is high and sanitary, and from the Col- lege may be had a fine view of the town, the valley, and the opposite hills. But another change more vital than all these has gradually been taking place. The institution was opened on August 30th, I883, and on the evening of that day the College had commenced its career with an enrollment of eleven students. The first year closed with an enrc-llrnent of 64 students, and a faculty eight in num- ber. The College closed the winter term of its twenty-third year with a faculty of twenty-four, and three hundred twelve students enrolled. Over two thousand students have been in attendance during these twenty-three years, and one hundred thirty-nine teachers have been employed. Tarkio's Alumni compose two hundred twenty-seven grad- uates. Of these seven have taken Princeton's A.B. with one year of study, and two have taken her A.lVl.' with an additfonal year. Four have taken Yale,s A.B. with one year, and two have taken the A.lVl. from the same institution with two year,s work. Two lady graduates have taken Wellesley's A.lVl. degree. Tarkio has furnished honor graduates to both Yale and Princeton. The first commencement occurreci in 1887 with one lone U aduate. The largest class Graduated in .399 with an enrollment of 24. Tarkio s graduates are found in almost every State in the Union and in Mexico, Merritt ' v,E:j'b,gf '41 fr .f . . f i ' .-at 1 -tl at 'ffilig i 2 D ,ffii 5157 551121 , ,acer in-1, , fl-E Q.. 1 R 4 E gf- I .1 O lv, if ,. 'Ke O 1. J .3 if V X551 wg?-,M i fksovi Am- x get f

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wifi A095573 ff-tg U I-nilpi SN' i XUV A CA nished an average of one missionary to the foreign field for every yeaiiof its eristence Tarkio College was admitted to the Missouri College Union in December 1902 at M, ,fQa.,-i.,. m' .a.,i,,....4. Kin. ,. is . , ,M 'ist H wlinfvrtn- .-- . ,N Alaska, Egypt, India, and Turkey. -lt is a signihcant fact that the college has fur-f-:Qi 1 A5 5 . . . . . . 2.54 Flhis Union is composed of the ten colleges and universities of highest standing in the Stale. One qualification of admission is an endowment of at least S100,000.00. In Oratory we have been well represented. Four titres has Tarkio stood for her State in the inter State contest, winning fourth place out of eleven contestants in 1905. PURPOSE.-Cue respect in which the college has not changed in all its twenty-three years is in the degree of scholarship which it has maintained. And in pursuance of this purpose it has been the constant aim to retain a faculty of the highest standard. As few changes as possible are made in the corps of instructors. The present President has been serving in that capacity since '87, the Professor of Chemistry since '89g the Professor cf Creek since ,905 and the Professor of Mathematics since '92, All of ,which is dryly statistical, but clearly indicative of earnest effort on the part of teachers, the constantly increasing interest of all who in any way come in touch with the college, and, as a consequence, the steady growth of the institution. A LOOK l7ORWARD.-Tarkiois enrollment for 1905-6 has been larger than ever and collegiate departments have greatly increasedg in the last before. The preparatory two years the conservatory has more than doubled, the vocal department has tripled. A new conservatory and an additional instructor in that department is part of the plan for next year's work. With a new dormitory for men, and our additional endowment of f1S100,000.00 from its liberal patron, David Rankin, and the other warm friends of the College, we look out upon the future with brightest hopes. X D.D. upon the following Tarkio College has conferred the honorary degree of DSTSOHS I 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898. 1899 1900. 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 Rev Rev Rev. Rev Rev No Rev Rev Rev Rev Rev Rev Rev . S. W. Cxilkey, of lVlercer, Penn. Robert M. Russell, of Pittsburg, Penn. Linus N. Lafferty, of Creston, lowa. .Charles l-l. Strong, of Sterling, Kansas. David M. McClellan, of Kansas City, Kansas. degree was conferred. J. W. Martin, of Millersburg, Qhio. flgeceasedl. W. T. McConnell, of Turtle Creek, Penn. Josiah Huston, of Wilmington, Del. . Robert lVlcCready, of Pawnee City, Neb. James P. Davis, of Ainsworth, la. J. Kelley Cniffen, of Khartoum, The Soudan. John A. Henderson, of Allegheny, Penn. 1