Trine University - Modulus Yearbook (Angola, IN)

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The Modulus HISTORY OF TRI-STATE COLLEGE 7N the summer of 1883 a number of the leading citizens of Angola, Indiana, formed an association for the purpose of establishing a Normal College. The first regular meeting of this association was held July 25, 1883. The following officers were elected: President, H. D. Wood, M. D.; Vice President, L. A. Hendry; Secretary, W. W. Ferrier; Treasurer, Lawrence Gates; Trustees, Orville Goodale, Orville Carver, L. A. Hendry, J. S. Draper and Professor L. R. Williams. On June 17, 1884, the school was opened with thirty-six students, and before the end of the year the enrollment had I’eaehed nearly two hundred. The first faculty con¬ sisted of C. E. Kircher, Principal; W. S. Harshman, L. W. Creel, F. T. Burnham, Flora Work, Eddie Shepherd and Allie Cline. The next year 1885, several changes were made in the faculty, and Professor L. M. Sniff became President of the school. During this year the Commercial Building was erected by the citizens of Angola, and the enroll¬ ment increased to about three hundred and fifty students. In 1887, the management of the College was transferred by the College Association to the faculty consisting of Pres. L. M. Sniff, Professor L. W. Fairfield, Professor Charles Scaer and Professor W. J. Kinney. Professor Scaer sold his interest in the school and resigned his position as teacher in 1894. Professor W. J. Kinney quit teaching in 1900, and sold his stock to Professor C. C. Sherrard in 1903. Professor Fairfield ceased to teach in the institution when he entered Congress in 1916, and in 1923 sold his interest in the school to the Company. This year, 1887, saw the erection of the Administration Building by the Company. In 1893, Professor I. A. Melendy, who had been a teacher in the school for a number of years, became a stockholder. The same year, Professor W. O. Bailey became a stockholder. Professor Melendy sold his interest in the school and resigned his position in 1909. In 1900, the Law department was added, with Doak R. Best as Dean; and in 1901, the department of Pharmacy, with Professor C. C. Sherrard as Dean. In 1903, Professor Sherrard became an owner by purchasing stock from Professor W. J. Kinney. In 1906, the institution was incorporated under the laws of the State of Indiana as Tri-State College of Angola, Indiana. At the same time two technical schools were incorporated, known respectively as Tri-State College of Engineering and Tri-State College of Pharmacy. The school of Pharmacy has not been in operation since 1918. In 1908, Tri-State College (as a teacher training institution) was accredited by the State of Indiana, and the Engineering Building was erected by the citizens of An¬ gola. With this building the College entered upon a new and enlarged program. The year following, 1909, Willis A. Fox, Lorin Stuckey, F. M. Starr and E. O. Maple as¬ sociated themselves with the institution as stockholders and teachers. At the same time, Professor G. G. Niehous, who for some time previous had been a teacher in the College, became a stockholder. Mr. Maple taught in the school for a short time, and disposed of his stock in 1914. Mr. Stuckey resigned his position as a teacher in 1911, and sold his stock to the Company in 1920. In the summer of 1909, President L. M. Sniff resigned his position and Professor J. F. Bryant was chosen to succeed him. After one year, Professor Sniff returned and took up the duties of President, and continued in active service until the time of his death. In 1914, Professor Burton Handy, who had taught in the school for one year, became a stockholder. Professor Handy is still a teacher in the institution. Page Fifteen