William Penn University - Quaker Yearbook (Oskaloosa, IA)

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Q WM. B. MORGAN, President 1876-79. i VVm. B. Morgan was born i.n Indiana and attended for a short time the Friends Bo-arding Sch-ool at Richmond. He then entered Haverford College, and, after graduating, taught for several years at Westtorwn, Pennsylvania. Subsequently he returned to the Boarding School as a t-eacher, and became a leader of the co-educational movement. Through his efforts the boarding school was converted into a college. Mr. Morgan has since held positions in Spiceland, In-diana, Purdue University, Michigan University, Iowa Coll-ege, and Earlham College. He now holds a p-rofesso-rsihip in Lowell Academy, Kansas. 6

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DR. BENJ. F. TRUEBLooo, President 1879-90. llr. Tru-ehlood was born in Southern Indiana in 1848. In 1869, he was graduated from Earlharn College, Inidirlllil. after which he spent several years in teaching. In the year 137.3-4 he occupied the chair of Latin, Greek and mixed lllZllllL'lllZtllCSi, at Penn College. The following four y-ears, hc was prcsirlent of Wilmington College, Ohio, but return-ed in Igjfj to hold the same posi-tion at Penn. In 1890, the State University of Iowa conferred upon him the degree of l,l,. IJ. In this year also he severed his connec-tion with the college and hecanie a representative of the Friends Peace .rXssoci:uion. Later he entered into the service of the Ameri- can I't-ace .Xssocialion at lloston, heconiing the editor of the .fXdvocate of Peace. llc has since traveled, lectured and at- lenflml l'c:n-e t'oin'ei'enees in this country and abroad. He recently puhlishetl a work entitled The Iiedcration of the XX'orl4l. and perhaps no nian undcrstznuls the peace question as well as does llr. 'l'i'nehloocl, whose opinions are unbiased and lilieral.