Westminster College - Blue Jay Yearbook (Fulton, MO)

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U:-. af ,-if 1 ' - wrt-'. Q .1 42 .- -A -,gf academy has been brought up on a level with the best secondary schools in the country. The requirements for degrees have also been slightly increased. Dr. Kerr recently said this: It is the aim and hope of this administration to make more friends and increase the interest of former friendsg to advance and broaden the standards of studyg to make the student spirit more enthusi- astic and Christiang to bring every student into closer relationship with pro- fessorsg to increase the loyalty and helpfulness of the trustees, the alumni, the WASHINGTON WEST MANSION-PRESIDENT'S RESIDENCE CUnfinishedl public schools, and the chnrchesg and to double the endowment, property, and equipment of' the college. At every point this hope has begun its realizationfl Westminster was a pioneer in education in the West. The excellence of the Work she has done is proved by the character of the men she has educated. Still greater things are in store. The larger endowment will remove hind- rances Which hitherto have embarrassed. Westminster starts into the twen- tieth century with prospects as bright as any college could enjoy.-I. B. W.

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STER ff' W AE 0 CMArT!gi'lBD ' as . 'buosxeo logical. Athletics were placed on a systematic basis under the control of a special board, composed of student and faculty members. Dr. Kerr was formally inaugurated into oliice on October 31, 1905. Dur- ing this year a physical director was added to the faculty. Dr. Kerr had realized the need of 3300.000 additional endowment when he first came to XX,6Stll1ll1StGl'.' He now took steps toward securing it. The campaign for raising S100,000 in St. Louis began in April, 1906, and at this time of writing has practically been secured. Considerable progress has been made toward LIBRARY securing the additional 3200000 in Missouri. The new presidentis house, The Wasliiiigtoii VVest Mansion, is the first tangible evidence of the St. Louis effort. The faculty was increased in September, 1906, by the addition of another professor of science, Professor David MacLeod Davidson, his chair being chem- istry and biology. The curriculum has been remodelled C1907j. An advance has been made in scholastic requirements, and the college course based upon a four-year course in the academy, instead of three years as formerly. The 23

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Hrrnihmta, lirnfraanra, anim Zlnatrurtnra 0 umrruu 0 es: l-To 5 so L' Ko . r-' . . , - 'cf Ny HE'fo1lowing list of. presidents, professors, and instructors, with terms of service, was compiled from the college records by Prof. E. H. Marquess, to whose kindness we owe their publication. Hrrsihmta Rev. S. S. Laws, D.D., LL.D. 1855-1861 Rev. john Montgomery 1864 Rev. Nathan L. Rice, D.D., LL.D. 1868.1874 Rev. Chas. C. Hersman, D.D., LL.D. 1881-1887 Rev. Wm. Hoge Marquess, D.D., LL.D. 1888-1893 Rev. Edward C. Gordon, D.D. 1894-1897 john Henry MacCracken, Ph.D. 1899-1903 Rev. David R. Kerr, D.D. 1904-... Arting Hrraihmts Rev. M. M. Fisher, D.D. 1867-18685 1874-1877 Rev. C. C. Hersman, D.D. . 1878-1880 john 1. Rice, LL.D. 1897-18985 1903-1904 Hrnfnmura Abbott, C. H. English 1868 Anderson, J. J. Greek h 13334339 Baird, Thos. D. Latin 1353 Campbell, L. L. Natural Science 13964903 Cowan, jno. F. Modern Languages and Hebrew 1887.T Davidson, David MacL. Chemistry and Biology 1906.- Evans, H. C. Greek 1887 Farber, Ben F. Athletics, Academy Science 1905-1906 Fisher, M. M. Latin 1856-18605 1863-1870, 1875-1877 Finley, j.P. Greek 1863 Flood, joseph English 18664867 Gage, D. S. Greek Qllhilosopliy, 1906-j 1890-..- George, B. Y. Latin 1871-1872 Gordon, E. C. Bible 1891-1897 Hersman, Chas. C. Greek 18654337 I-Iersrnan, Wm. M. English ' 1889 Jones, john C.' Latin 1881 Kemper, F. T. Greek 18574860 Kerr, D. R. Bible 1904--- Kerr, W. H. English fPhilosophy, 1904-6j 1904-.. 25 lil