University of Akron - Tel Buch Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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DR. AUGUSTUS BYINGTON CHURCH, President of Buchtel College

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I Zturltivl Glulliegr UCHTEL College was founded by the Uni- versalists of Ohio, as a centenary offering v,4, ' - ,,..A,. x--' f to the denomination, in 1870. 'A QAA ft ' At.that time, more than thirty ' ' institutions of college grade in Ohio were controlled and nominations an on one, Antioch College, wasyunder the direction of a liberal church. Religious revivals were introduced among students in many colleges and, if sons and daughters were not actual con- verts to a new faith, they often returned home with views at variance with the religious teaching of their parents. It is no wonder then, that there was a demand from some of these parents for a training of their children, either free from the teaching of denominational doctrines, or, at least, not to disparage their own. Buchtel College has never questioned the religious opinion of its students, but respects all views and has had teachers and students , from almost every common religious sect. Ill Buchtel College has always ' ' r -' been coeducational in the N 'P' Mah- 1 f H , W 'L ' If 'I 13: 1 '-Q ti it tj a H il: lf pg broadest and best sense. Its A '+ , egg student body has always been .jay VffTfI 7 'f 'T jj made up,almost equally,of men and women. All classes are -1? ...zfif iiue 11' open to both sexes and students are asked to govern themselves with as few rules as possible. 15251 : ' calf ' f J 1-4- ,.:,9i,g-gnu? -Z,:f.5, 'Iris ff .. ill The attempt has been made to treat the student body as a larger family. This can be done in a small college, where the , ga individual and personal element , can be considered. A wise father, on the Board of Trustees, was 'iff,i1?ifi'?lf6 If once asked for advice about action , 5 P in a case of discipline, and replied: .,..i g I cannot make general rules for I li' ' i t ' ' f the government of my children -no two have the same disposi- tion, and I get better results by considering each case by itself. An appeal to the best that is in a boy or girl rarely fails to bring a spirit of responsibility to meet the confidence imposed. Young people are proud to be considered worthy of trust in their good judgment A healthful, moral tone among its students is one of the products of Buchtel's holding the students respon- sible for the good name of their own. There is no social caste among Buchtel students. Regardless of wealth or social influence, if not entirely free , E t I. ,V .:,,..,-In gfnig' H, tit ls from fraternity bias, the votes for some honor or office are given to the best, in a truly democratic way. ill The present management has no ambition that Buchtel shall grow to a big college. It be- lieves that there is an important place for the college in giving thorough training to small groups of students and that Buchtel has found her work.

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Augxuatxva El. Ollrurrlr, A. illll., El. El., ill. B. President of Buehtel College, 1902- Messenger-Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy St. Lawrence University, HGH, A. B., D. D. Buchtel College, A. M. Tufts College, LL. D.