LD 1663 .K5 Copy 1 3 v»^t»" HISTORY OF DICKINSON COLLEGE BY GEN. HORATIO C. KING, LL.D., OF THE CLASS OF '58. Kkpkinted vmni the AMElilCAN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE, EEnRUARV March, 1H1)7; A PHI I- May, 181)7. / / OOMrtTMENTS OP HoRATTo c. King, «7fiFu»tD08L,BfNk(yi,,H.v. HISTORY OF DICKINSON COLLEGE BY GEN. HORATIO C. KING, LL.D., OF THE CLASS OF '58. THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE PUBLISHING CO., 7 South Street, New York City. lit) 1(3 fe p. Author'. (Person). 26My'03 r^ Bichinson CollCQC. First Period. J"OHN DICKINSON,oneoftheprin- Cy cipal founders of the College, for whom it is named, was born in Maryland, of Quaker parents, in 1732. He studied law in Philadelphia, continued his studies for three years in the Temple in London, and returned to practice in the former city. He was a mem- ber of the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1764 and, in 1765, of the Colonial Congress which convened in New York to oppose the Stamp Act. His vig- orous opposition by pen and word of mouth made him conspicuous, and, in 1774, he was chosen a member of the Con- tinental Congress where a series of im- portant State papers won for him a glow- ing tribute from Lord Chatham. Re- garding the Declaration of Independ- ence as premature, he opposed it and ab- sented himself when that immortal docu- ment was signed. But, patriotic to the core, he enlisted as a private in the Con- tinental army and served his full term. He re-enlisted, in 1777, in Delaware, and was soon after commissioned Brigadier General. In 1779 he was elected to Con- gress from Delaware. In 1780 he was returned to the Assembly of that State and, in 1781, was elected President of the State. From 1782 to 1785 he held the same office in Pennsylvania, at the same time serving as a member that framed the Federal Constitution. Nine letters written at this time under the nom de plume of "Fabius," urging the adoption of the Constitution, created a profound impression. They were followed in 1797 by fourteen letters tending to promote a friendly feeling toward our Revolutionary ally, France. In 1796, he received from the College of New Jersey (Princeton) the honorary degree of LL.D. The re- mainder of his life was devoted to the col- lection and publication of his numerous writings, and he died at Wilmington, Delaware, in 1808. He is described as tall and spare, his hair white as snow, his garb uniting with the severe simplicity of his sect a neatness and elegance pecu- liarly in keeping with it. He was loved and respected of all. "In social life as a conversationalist, his wide range of mis- cellaneous information, his habitual ele- gance and eloquence of language, com- bined with his sincerity of heart made him exceedingly agreeable. He united with the finest accomplishments of the man and the patriot, a sacred regard to the doctrines and precepts of Christi- anity." Such is the brief biography of the dis- tinguished man who was mainly instru- mental in founding Dickinson College, at his residence in Philadelphia on the 15th of September, 1783, one week after the charter was secured, when he was chosen first President of its Board of Trustees. The scheme of establishing an institution of learning remote from the seaboard in a then comparative wilder- ness was not new, though held by many to be chimerical. The custom of sending young men to Europe to be educated was distasteful to the patriotic lovers of a new- found liberty, and through the energy and activity mainly of Dickinson, the doubt- ful enterprise was undertaken. He proved his faith by his liberality and con- tributed freely of his means in carrying out the project. In granting the charter, the Pennsylvania Assembly recognized this in the following terms: "In memory of the great and important services rendered to his country by his Excellency John Dickinson, Esquire, President of the Supreme Executive Council, and in commemoration of his very liberal donation to the institution, the said College shall be forever hereaf- ter called and known by the name of Dickinson College." The borough of Carlisle, about one hundred and twenty miles from Philadel- phia, was selected as the site. At this early period there was but one DICKINSON COLLEGE. college in each of the New England States, one in New York (Columbia or King's College), two in New Jersey, Riit- ger's (Queen's), and the College of New Jersey (Princeton) ; two in Virginia and one in Pennsylvania (The University), established in 1755. All were feeble in the number of faculty and students, but the desire for higher education was on the increase and the prophecy of fu- ture needs spurred the projectors to carry out their plans. Although with scarcely a stage-coach In 1753 it had but five houses, and in 1783 the population did not exceed fifteen hundred. The first Board of Trustees comprised forty members, men of prominence, of whom one-third, as required by the char- ter, were clergymen. Of these Dickin- son and Dr. Benjamin Rush, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independ- ence, were most conspicuous in their ef- forts to nurture and build up the difficult enrerprise. Although Dickinson's lib- erality had secured to him the honor of Hun. John Dickinson. connection with the outer world, Carlisle had attained considerable prominence in the war, both through the contingent furnished to the Continental army and from its designation as a rendezvous for recruits and confinement of prisoners of war. The barracks erected by the cap- tured Hessians became the nucleus of a military post occupied by troops up to within a few years, until converted into an Indian School, whose pupils have recently given a good account of their athletic prowess in their encounters with seveial of our most prominent colleges. the name, to Rush belongs at least equal honor for his untiring devotion for more than a fourth of a century during which, at times, his courage and hopefulness in- spired the drooping and established the institution upon a firm and permanent foundation. The early contributions in America to seats of learning, when compared with the munificent gifts of the present day, seem almost trivial. It will be recalled thai Yale secured immortality for his name by a contribution of five hundred jjound."- in goods and books to a college EAST COLLEGE. DICKINSON COLLEGE. Kev. Charles Nisbet, D. D,, First President of Dickinson College. already established. Just how much Dickinson gave is not definitely known, but the records show a plantation (im- proved lands) on Marsh Creek in York, now Adams County, a like plantation of five hundred acres in Cumberland County. a valuable collection of books from his library, five hundred dollars in cash and probably other minor donations of which no minute was made. The State also was not unmindful of its young charge and aided it from time to time as pressing needs required. And "pressing needs ' have Ijeen and are now and ever will be the normal condition of all great institu- tions of learning which desire to keep pace with the progress of the world and the demands for the highest intellectual culture. The Board of Trustees first met in Car- lisle on the 6th of April, 1784. The long- ride through the wilderness cannot be ap"^ preciated by those who are whirled in the palatial cars of the Pennsylvania Railroad from Philadelphia in less than four hours. Dickinson and Rush were both there, the former presiding. They adopted a characteristic seal, the de- vice consisting of a Bible, a Telescope and a Liberty Cap, the one above the other, and beneath, the motto "Pietate et Doc- trina tuta libertas." With an assured annual income of only one hundred an.I thirty pounds, they proceeded to elect Rev. Charles Nisbet, D. D., of Montrose. Scotland, Principal, and James Ross, A.M. (author of a Latin Grammar), Profes- sor of Greek and Latin. Nisbet was a pro- nounced friend of America and had suffer- ed for it. When the call came through Dr. Rush, he not unwillingly resolved to cast his fortunes with the new land of freedom. In June, 1785, he arrived from Europe '\ and in July following reached Carlisle. He |found the Grammar School in operation Sunder Professor Ross, assisted by Robert f Johnson (afterwards Professor of Mathe- 1 inatics) as tutor. Soon after, the faculty ■ was increased by the election of Rev. Robert Davidson, D. D. (pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Carlisle) as Pro- fessor of History, Belles Lettres, etc., and a Mr. Jait was also appointed "to teach the students to read and write the English language with elegance and pro- priety" — a branch somewhat neglected in some of our modern institutions. Dr. Nisbet was an intellectual giant. Besides his ordinary duties as Principal, he de- livered four co-ordinate courses of lec- tures on Moral Philosophy, Logic, Phil- osophy of the Mind, Belles Lettres, and on Sj'stematic Theology, which latter continued over two years, embracing "four hundred and eighteen lectures, probably the first course of lectures on systematic theology delivered in this country." For twenty years, instruction was given in a two-story brick building near the corner of Bedford Street and Liberty Alley, the site now occupied by the public school. Subsequently some portion of the old barracks was occupied for recitation rooms and dormitories. But the proposition to purchase them happily fell through, and the present more eligible site in the town was se- lected. But it is not proposed to trace the College through its early financial struggles. Its friends were numerous, a lottery helped somewhat, the State still m.ore, and it managed to live. At its first public commencement in 1787 nine young men received the degree of A. B. Then followed eleven in '88 and '89, twelve in '90, none in '91, and in '92 the largest class of A. B.'s ever graduated save that of 1858, which still remains the Banner Class, at least in point of num- bers. A larger number have since gone out at the close of their course, which, in many cases, however, was partial only In 1798, the trustees purchased from the Penns a whole square on the western limits of the town, for one hundred and fifty dollars. A large building was then Key. Alexander H. Uibbuns, II. D., 'i3. Hju. Jiiiui^ I>. Watters, *5 5. Prof. "Warrin Holdeu, 'i3. John Veitch Shoem'iker, M.D., '72. LADIES' HALL. f" Jolill H. V'j\i., i'J. Eaiiauul B. Seymour, '63. 12 DICKINSON COLLEGE. erected, but while still incomplete, though partially occupied by students, it was to- tally destroyed by fire in February, 1783. Its destruction was regarded as a national calamity and raised up a multitvide of friends. Subscriptions poured in from unexpected quarters. In August of that year, a stone building, from plans sub- mitted to Latrobe, the government archi- tect, was commenced and West College stands to-day, a monument to those bene- factors of a century ago. In 1805 it was occupied though still unfinished. To within a recent period it contained a chapel, society, library, recitation and sleeping rooms, one end also being set apart for a professor's residence. Dr. Nisbet died in 1804, in his sixty- eighth year. Says Prof. Himes: "At home in all branches of human learning, he had his acquisitions so fully in hand that they were readily turned to account. He was a fluent speaker and in the pulpit never used aids of any kind. His imag- ination was lively, his wit keen, his sar- casm scathing, while he was fearless and unreserved, at times, perhaps, needlessly so, in his expressions of opinion or of censure. He had the use of at least nine languages and was at home in the whole range of classic literature. Some of his intellectual feats are incredible. While in Europe he was supposed to be one of the best Greek scholars it contained. His memory was as wonderful as his wit was unequalled. He could repeat whole books of Homer, the whole of the Aeneid. and is said to have often heard his recita- tions in the classics without a text book." His loss to the College seemed irrepara- ble. Among the graduates of this period were Roger B. Taney, afterwards Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; Ninican Edwards, U. S. Senator; Callender Irvine, Commissary General U. S. A.; David McConaught, President of Washington College; John Nevin, the author of the first anti-slavery publications in this country; Henry Moore Ridgeley, U. S. Senator; and Judges, Legislators, College Professors and Clergymen in large numbers. Dr. Davidson succeeded Nesbit as Principal pro tern and held the position for five years, declining the Principalship. He resigned in 1809 and Dr. Samuel Miller was elected President, but declined, when Rev. Jeremiah Atwater, D. D., President of Middlebury College, Vermont, was- elected. During his regime, war with England was declared and in 18 14 the de- grees were conferred that year in absen- tia, all the Senior Class having been en- rolled for the defence of Philadelphia. In 181 5 President Atwater resigned and Rev. John McKnight was appointed principal pro tcm. The next year, in con- sequence of defections arising out of the management, operations were suspended and not resumed until 1821 with Rev. John M. Mason of New York as principal. Hon. liiiiaUo King. LL.T)., the oldest houor man, on whom was conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws in 1896, and Gen. Horatio C. King, his son, class of '58, who was elected trustee the same year. His inauguration was attended with much ceremony, Chief Justice Gibson of Penn- sylvania administering the oath of office. In 1824 Dr. Mason resigned and was suc- ceeded by Rev. William Niell, D.D. Charges of political and sectarian influ- ence caused an investigation by the Leg- islature, and the mixed authority of the faculty and trustees over the students added to the confusion. In 1829 the en- tire faculty resigned, and in 1830 Rev. Samuel How, D. D., and a new corps ot instructors were inducted into office. Vigorous efforts were made to revive the fallen fortunes of the institution, the m w H H DICKINSON COLLEGE. alumni coming to the aid of the trustees and the facult}^ Among the former was James Buchanan, afterwards President of the United wStateSjWho graduated in 1809.* A petition was presented to the Legisla- ture to amend the charter so as to make the President of the College ex-ofUcio President of the Board of Trustees, and to commit the discipline wholly to the faculty, with the exception of an appeal to the trustees in case of expulsion. But the proposed reform came too late, and in March, 1832, the trustees concluded to suspend the operations of the College, which led to the transfer of the institution to the charge of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Its continuance and progress under that denomination, which still con- trols its destinies, will be described in the next issue of this Magazine. A few of the prominent graduates of this period were Robert Cooper Grier, Associate Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court; Richard Henry Lee, LL.D.; Judge Alexander Laws Hayes, LL.D; Judge Mordecai McKinney ; Judge John Webb Tyler; Judge Ross Wilkins; Rev. How- ard Malcolm, LL.D., preacher and author; Frederick Watts, LL.D., U. S. Commissioner of Agriculture; John Holmes Agnew, D. D., teacher and au- thor; Rev. George Washington Be- thune, D. D., famous pulpit orator and writer; Judge William L. Helfenstein. LL.D.; Prof. Erskine Mason, D. D.; John Godlove Morris, D. D.,LL.D., theologian and literateur; Samuel A. McCoskry, D.D., Bishop of Michigan; Samuel Ruth- erford Houston, D. D., clergyman and author; Henry Louis Baugher, D. D., President of Pennsylvania College: James H. Graham, LL.D., Jurist and Professor of Law in Dickinson College; William Marvel Nevin, LL.D., professor and author; Edward Young Buchanan, D. D., and Alfred Creigh, LL.D., physi- cian and author, and many others who were distinguished in various professions. Second Period. 'TY LTHOUGH Dickinson College dur- xl ing the period already described was nominally under the care of the Presbytei-ian Church, the institution was by no means sectarian, its professors at various times having been selected from the Episcopalian, German Reformed, and other denominations, and its Board of Trustees was drawn from nearly all the Protestant sects. Although Methodism had taken a strong hold in the United States, its converts were mainly from the masses, and its chief supporters were mostly people of moderate means. At the close of the Revolutionary period it had less than fifty preachers and not quite fourteen thousand members; and these still regarded themselves as members of the Episcopal Church. Its declaration of independence, however, followed close upon the heels of peace, and the first bishop, Rev. Thomas Coke, D.C.L., of Oxford University, ordained by Wesley, presented his credentials to the Baltimore Conference in December, 1784. Erancis A. Asbury was appointed his coadjutor. Fresh life and vigor were infused into the infant church, and its members and influence rapidly increased. The need of higher education began to be sorely felt early in the present centur3^ But two Methodist colleges were in existence, Au- gusta in Kentucky and Wesleyan in Con- necticut, when proceedings were institu- ted to secure control of Dickinson. Cokesbury College, near Baltimore, should be mentioned, but this, after a pre- carious career of ten years, was aban- doned. In March, 1833, the trustees opened negotiations with the Baltimore Conference through Rev. Edward Dor- sey, chairman of the committee, and on *Buchauaa. Many yuars ago, ;u searching the archives of the Union Philosophical Society, I found these entries in the Secretary's minutes ; '• Constitution signed by James Buchanan March 29. 1801.' " March '^5, 1803, Mr. Buchanan read an essay on ' The Dangers of the Fair Sex.' " "November 24, 1803. On application of James Buchanan, he was honorably dismissed and a diploma granted him." "November '24, 1803. Mr. huchanan read an essay on • The Influence of the Fair Sex.' " Mr. Buchanan's fiancee died a short time before the day fixed for their marriage, and he remained faithful to her memory throughout life. 2 (■ g_ DICKINSON COLLEGE. 15 Rev. George Edward Eeed, D.D., LL.D., Presideut of DickinsDU College. the i8th of April the committee and trus- tees met. The Philadelphia Confer- ence united with the Baltimore Con- ference in the project. The plan of absorption finally adopted was by the gradual resignation of the then trustees and the election of Methodists desig- nated by the Conferences. Eighteen re- signations were thus accepted, and the new Board was organized by the elec- tion of Bishop Emery as President, and by the end of the year a complete change was effected without friction. A balance of three thousand dollars of the State ap- propriation and some bank stock, also on hand, were suf^cient to pay ofi the exist- ing liabilities and make necessary repairs and improvements on the buildings and grounds. The magnificent campus with its unsurpassed grove of stately trees is a monument to this early foresight. A sub- scription for an endowment of forty-five thousand dollars was started, Rev. John Price Durbin, D.D., editor of the Christian Advocate, was elected President and Professor of Moral Science, and the time of opening announced for May, 1834. i6 DICKINSON COLLEGE. The brilliancy of Dr. Durbin's admin- istration was always a glowing theme with the survivors of that period, and is still a dazzling tradition. He was a man of great literary and executive ability. He was born in Kentucky in 1800, and died in New York city in 1876. At four- teen he was apprenticed to a cabinet- maker; in 1819 he entered the Methodist itinerancy, studying at Miami University while preaching at Hamilton, Ohio; graduated at Cincinnati College in 1825. and was soon after appointed Professor of Languages in Augusta College. In 1 83 1 he was chosen Chaplain of the United States Senate. Relinquishing that ofifice, he accepted the chair of Natural Sciences in Wesleyan University; in 1833 he became editor of the Christian Advo- cate and Journal. In 1834 he was elected, as already stated. President of Dick- inson College, and during his incum- bency made an extensive tour in Europe and the East. In 1844, as a member of the General Conference, he took a promi- nent part in the contest which divided the Church on the slavery question. After his withdrawal from college work, he was Pastor, Presiding Elder, and Secretary of the Missionary Society. In the last field he built up foreign missions to an unprecedented extent and increased the annual contributions from $100,000 to $600,000. He published several impor- tant works and was everywhere famed for his eloquence and great administra- tive ability. Pending the reopening of the College, a grammar school of fifty pupils under Alexander F. Dobb was secured, six professors were agreed upon, a depart- ment of law under Judge John Reed estab- lished, and most important action was se- cured in the Legislature by making the President or Principal ex officio Presi- dent of the Board of Trustees, placing the entire discipline in the hands of the Faculty, with the right of appeal to the Board of Trustees only in case of expul- sion — a most salutary and vital measure. In May, 1834, forty-eight thousand dollars in subscriptions were reported, but the formal opening was deferred un- til September. At the designated time. Dr. Durbin was inaugurated, with Mer- ritt Caldwell as Professor of Exact Science, and Rev. Robert Emory, Pro- fessor of Ancient Languages. In 1835, Jolin Price Durbin, D.D., President of DicMnson College from 1834 to 1845. John M. Keagy, M.D., was chosen Pro- fessor of Natural Sciences, but died be- fore entering upon his duties, and was succeeded in 1836 by William Henry Al- len as Lecturer and subsequently Profes- sor, who remained with the College as Professor of Natural Sciences and Phi- losophy and English Literature until 1848, when he was elected Presi- dent of Girard College in Philadelphia. To this latter work he consecrated the greater part of his remaining life, and died in 1882. Rev. John McClintock, of grand memory, was Professor of Math- ematics from 1836 to 1840, and for eight years thereafter Professor of Latin and Greek. He was accounted the most pro- found classic scholar of his day, and his subsequent career as editor of the Metho- dist Quarterly, as an eloquent pastor in the New York Conference and in Paris, as an author and President of Drew Theological Seminary, where he died in 1870, secured for him high honor and lasting fame. South College, a brick structure, was purchased in 1835 for grammar school purposes. It was destroyed by fire, and the new building was used for like pur- pose as well as by the Professor of Sciences until the erection of the Tome Scientific building in 1884, when the latter department was transferred. It was surmounted by an observatory in which was an excellent telescope. One of the important uses to which the tele- «F^ 1^ John F. Bird, .M.D., '40, Trustee of the Colkge. Hou. D. J. M. l.o<.p. H. Pev. Tliomas Bowman, D.D., IJ-.I). liuv. Isiiar JJiUun, JJ.D., Jil ,.*^ Hon. James W. MarKhiill, LL.l)., '4S Kev. T. Snowilen Thoiiiivs, •4,s. Charles B. YouiiL'. 'IK. Hon. E B. Prettymau. 'IS. The late Heury B. Ridgaway. D.D.. LL.D . '49. Hirbard ('. Patterson. '8' Eev. Jonathan K. Peck, '52. Ho 1. Xoah BowUis, '')i. DICKINSON COLLEGE. scope lent itself on one occasion was tht discovery of several satellites, including the writer, who were playing cards in Room ^y, West College. East College was erected in 1836, of rough hewn lime- stone, the material used also in West Col- lege, as well as generally in dwellings throughout that section. Stephen Asbury Roszell, A.M., was Principal of the Grammar School from 1835 to 1840, and also for two years during this period Professor of Latin and Greek. Thomas Emory Sudler, a graduate of West Point in 1820, and an A.M. of Dickinson in 1840, was Professor of Mathematics from 1840 to 185 1, was afterwards President of Wilmington (Delaware) Female College, and died there in i860. The resignation of Prof. Emory, on account of ill health, was a very serious loss. He resumed a pastorate, but acted as temporary President in 1842 during Dr. Durbin's absence in Europe. In 1845 Dr. Dur- bin severed his connection with the Col- lege to look after his private interests. Rev. Robert Emory was elected Presi- dent, and Spencer F. Baird of the Class of '40, who afterwards earned a world- wide reputation as the leading scientist of the Smithsonian Institute at Washing- ton, D.C., was chosen Professor of Nat- ural History and Curator of the Museum. Prof. Baird possessed ripe scholarship and an ardent love for his specialty which reflected great honor upon his alma mater. There was a marked in- crease in the number of students, as well as in the reputation of the institution. In 1846, Dr. George R. Crooks, a class- mate of Baird's, was made Adjunct Pro- fessor of Modern Languages. In con- junction with McQintock, he issued a number of valuable and popular Latin and Greek text-books. He resigned in 1848, and many years after was elected President of Drew Theological Semi- nary, as successor of Bishop John F. Hurst of the Class of '54, and "died in harness" at a ripe old age, about a year ago. In 1848, after several years of fail- ing health, both Caldwell and Emory died, and McClintock and Crooks ten- dered their resignations. Their brilliant services to the College are remembered with profound gratitude, and the older graduates still refer to the term of their employment as the eqiial in culture and learning of any in the history of the Col- lege. An unfortunate incident during Prof. McClintock's term gave to the institu- tion an unpleasant notoriety. In the ef- fort to recapture a runaway slave, one of the pursuing party was killed by a fall. The distinguished educator was in- dicted as one of the abettors of the al- leged crime, but was promptly acquit- ted. Dr. Allen was acting President for a short time, until, in 1848, Rev. Jesse T. Peck was elected to the presidency; James W. Marshall of the Class of '48 was chosen Adjunct Professor of Ancient Languages, and Rev. Otis H. Tififany, of the Class of '44, of Mathematics. Rev. Erastus Wentworth, D.D., was Professor of Natural Science from 1850 to 1854, when he resigned to go as mis- sionary to China, a loss severely felt and greatly regretted. Dr. Peck was a clergyman of note, had been Principal of Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary, New York, and Troy Confer- ence Academy, Vermont, and brought with him a commanding presence and a pleasant address; but he had had little experience with student life, not being a graduate of any college. He was sub- jected to much annoyance and many em- barrassments at the hands of the prank- loving students. One of these is still a treasured memory among the traditions of Dickinson. I heard it many years ago, and it may suffer somewhat in accuracy of detail by my recital. I believe I be- tray no secret in stating that the inven- tion of this practical joke is attributed to the now distinguished essayist and preacher, Moncure D. Conway. The story runs that Dr. Peck was about to attend the meeting of the Virginia Methodist Conference at Staunton, Va. Conway anticipated the visit by writ- ing to the Superintendent of the In- sane Asylum at that place that a harm- less lunatic, who believed himself to be the President of Dickinson College, had escaped from his custodians, as on pre- vious occasions, and that his peculiar idiosyncrasy was in attending confer- ences. He described the Doctor's some- what striking and portly appearance with minute detail, and represented that his friends were apprehensive that he would wander awav to Staunton, as he had in Rev. Jiimes A. McCauler, D.D. LL.D.. -IT President fiom 1872 to 1888. The late Kev. Heuiy M. Harmau, D.D., LL.D., '48, Pi'(ife.ss(>r Emeritus. J.\MES W. BOSLER MEMORIAL HALL. DICKINSON COLLEGE. 21 Ovaudo B Super, Ph. D , "73, Professor of Moileni Lauguage.s. some way secured considerable funds be- fore his departure. Conway begged the asyhim authorities to be on the look out for him on his arrival, and when arrested, to notify the writer promptly, that some one might be sent to bring him home to his distressed family. In due course, the Reverend Doctor arrived at Staunton, was immediately recognized and hel informeil me that the practical .ioke on Dr. Peck was attributed not to Conway butpo John Quarlcs. a conspicuously mischievc us waK. in the class of '.W. ^«^ n ' % *^?y ^H^H __^^w 1^ - '^'"^M^^^^ IpTr :i:(r^|^^^^^^^B^ .Tames H. :\Iorj.au. Pli. D.. 'Ts. Profus.-nr of Oroi-lc and I'dlitical Ecimcinn. lloatfidui.ry 1'. Sclloi's, A.M.. rpircssof of (li'Viuaii aMcl EiiKlisli. SOUTH (JOLLEGE. William M. Parsons, '5fi. James F. Purvis, '5fi , Fraiilt S. Fiiidlay. '57, Thomas N. Conrad. '57, President Virginia Afji-iciiltwral College. Hon. William E. F. Ueal.T)'.!. Pi-nf Alexander H. Ege, Tifl. 24 DICKINSON COLLEGE. 1837, Bishop of the M. E. Church; Wil- h'am Brown Parker, 1837, United States Army; Andrew Gregg- Curtin, the famous War Governor of Pennsylvania, from the Law School in 1837; George Purnell Fisher, 1838, M.C. and Judge of the Supreme Court in the District of Colum- bia; Thomas Vernon Moore, D.D., 1835, author and preacher; William Ry- land Woodward, of Washington, D.C., the eldest trustee in years and length of service, having held the office since 1859; R. L. T. Beale, Law School, 1838, noted cavalry general in the Confederate Army; Daniel E. M. Bates, LL.D., 1839, Chancellor of Delaware; Charles F. Deems, D.D., LL.D., 1885, professor, author and editor, and for many years pastor of the Church of the Strangers in New York city; James B. ScouUer, D.D., 1839, author and editor; Dr. John Fran- cis Bird, 1840, distiguished physician; Richard V. B. Lincoln, 1841, Jurist; Wil- liam Brown Carr, 1841, College Profes- sor and President; Robert Henry Patter- son, D.D., 1843, father of ex-Governor Patterson of Pennsylvania; Eli Sauls- bury, LL.D., Law School, 1843, United States Senator from Delaware; George Hawkins McCabe, LL.D., 1844, distin- guished professor; Alfred B. McCal- mont, 1844, lawyer and colonel U. S. V.; Wm. McF. Penrose, 1844, lieutenant col- onel U. S. v.; Otis H. Tififany, D.D., 1844, noted preacher and orator; Hon. Diego J. M. Loop, 1844, lawyer; James M. Follause, 1844, preacher and Presi- dent of Charlestown Female College, West Virginia; John Carson, 1845, law- yer and trustee; Robert M. Henderson, 1845, lawver and brigadier general U. S. V. ; Robert S. Maclay, D.D.,'^Super- intendent of Missions in Japan; Joseph B. McEnally, 1845, J^^dge of Supreme Court, Pennsylvania; Isaac Newton Ur- ner, LL.D., 1845, President of Missis- sippi College; Robert L. Dashiell, D.D., 1846, President of Dickinson College; Richard A. F. Penrose, M.D., LL.D., 1846; Beverly R. Waugh, President Pennsylvania Female College; Charles W. Carrigan, 1847, lawyer and Judge of Probate, Philadelphia; fames A. McCau- ley, D.D., LL.D., 1847, President of Dickinson College; John M. Robinson, 1847, Ji-idge of the Court of Appeals, Maryland; Edwin H. Webster, 1847, col- onel U. S. v.; Samuel Wingard, 1847, Judge of the Supreme Court, Washing- ton Territory; William L. Boswell, 1848, Professor in Dickinson College and trus- tee; John A. J. Cresweh, LL.D., 1848, Postmaster General; Charles B. Young, 1848, preacher; Henry M. Harman, D.D., LL.D., 1848, Professor in Dick- inson College; James W. Marshall, 1848, Professor in Dickinson College and Postmaster General; Bernard H. Nadal, D.D., 1848, Professor in Drew Theo- logical Seminary; Elijah B. Prettyman, 1848, lawyer and M.C; Moncure D. Conway, 1849, author and preacher; Samuel A. Graham, colonel U. S. V. ; John J. Jacob, 1849, Governor of West Virginia and Judge; Nathaniel T. Lup- ton, M.D., LL.D., 1849, President Uni- versity of Alabama ; Henry B. Ridgway, D.D., 1849, President of Garrett Biblical Institute; Samuel B. Hillman, Ph.D., 1850, Professor in Dickinson College; Charles Comfort Tififany, D.D., 1850, Archdeacon Episcopal Church, New York; William C. Wilson, Ph.D., 1850, Professor in Dickinson College, and William V. B. Tudor, D.D., 1850, of the St. Louis Conference. I am indebted to the last named for an incident probably unparalleled in the history of any insti- tution. Tififany, Wilson, Hillman, and Tudor, all had equal standing for the highest honor, the Valedictory. The Faculty declined to discriminate, and these four honor men distributed the commencement speeches as they saw fit. To resume: Amos F. Musselman, 1851, lawyer and M.C; Rev. Theo. M. Car- son, 1852, Chaplain Confederate Army, Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Lynchburgh; Ulvsses Hobbs, 1852, col- onel U. S. v., and Ralph Pierce, D.D., 1852, President of Holstein Seminary. These are but a few of the graduates who have distinguished themselves in many walks of life — the law, medicine, church and the army. Lack of space compels me to omit many others worthy of men- tion. I have no doubt failed to refer to many whose names will be missed, as I did in my previous article that of Rev. Matthew Brown, 1794, "who," writes Col- onel J. J. McCook, "as President of both Washington and Jefiferson Colleges, probably exerted a wider influence in an educational way than any alumnus of Dickinson." The time is now at hand when, as a TlK,' laic Alfred W. Sims, C. E., ■4(1. Hou. Vincent Bierbowcr, 'CG. Samuel J. Jouos, AM).. 1,1,. I)., ' Ucv. Ourwen B. Fisher, A.M.. 'MS. 26 DICKINSON COLLEGE. youth, my attention was first attracted to my alma mater. In 185 1 an effort was made to create an endowment fund by the sale of scholarships at a remarkably low rate of twenty-five dollars for four years' tuition, fifty dollars for ten years', and one himdred dollars for twenty-five years'. The subscription amounted to $100,000, but the net payments reached Methodist parents, he graduated at Wes- leyan Luiiversity in 1837, was ordained and entered at once upon his life work as- teacher, as Principal of the High School at Augusta in his native State. Shortly after, he was a tutor in Wesleyan, and was thence chosen to the Presidency of Emory and Henry College, Virginia, where he remained until called to Dick- Rev. Henry C. 'S^Tiitin?, Ph. D., Professor of Latin. only$6o,ooo. Although the expectations of the promoters of the scheme were not realized, the active canvass brought the College into greater publicity and a corresponding increase in the number of students. Upon the retirement of Dr. Peck, Rev. Charles Collins, D.D., was chosen President. He was my mother's brother. Born near Portland, Me., of inson, in 1852. In this position he re- mained until i860. As his salary and family did not increase in the same rapid ratio, he resigned and became President and proprietor of the State Female Col- lege at Memphis, Teim., where he died in July, 1875. Dr. Collins entered upon his duties when the discipline of the institu- tion was at low water mark. His first en- THE NEW DENNY MEMORIAL HALL. JHon. Jacol) Toinc, Trustee oC tlio CollcKc Hon. Kobcrt E. Pattison, LL.D., '84, Trustee of the College. Prof. Willii;!!! H. Zimmeiujuij, la, Of Maryland State College. llov. K. Hart I Coiildin,"; 7J. Eon. .Tanu's B. Bclford, '.'59. .Marion D. Learned, Ph. D..'RO. Professor of the Germanic LauKiiaRe and Literature at the Univer-ity of Pcnn>iylvania. William H. Griffitli, '58. Hon. Albert H. Slape, '5< Trustee. i8T0-'82. S. Cusliiiian Calilwi'll. '.58, Of the \ew York Tribune Editorial Staff. Uuv. John A. Munroe, '55. 1 4lS^- ISSj .*N.^ Ti" JFUt'Sii*- • *■>■ ■■^l^^t 1^ W^^-''- 'I^B^^ A 1^ _i^M 1 "^ n m HfcE-s'Vt.'JMM 1 Hon. William H. Getzendaner, '58. The late Thomas's. Reese, '58. DICKINSON COLLEGE. 31 ■counter with the students indicated to some extent the character of the man. It was at evening prayers, which preceded the supper hour. Dr. Colhns conducted the services and then undertook to make some suggestions as to his future policy. The students responded with the tactics ■common under the previous regime by scraping the uncarpeted floor with their feet, rendering the voice inaudible. Every vocal effort was thus suppressed. The Doctor maintained the utmost com- posure, viewing the turbulent crowd with .apparent unconcern. For an hour the con- test proceeded, butwithout loss of temper •on the part of the new chief. The sup- per hour passed, and the vision of cold victuals, or no victuals at all, began to ■chase through the brains of the unruly ■crowd. A student's stomach is his first concern. Gradually the scraping dimin- ished and at last wholly ceased. The Doctor delivered his philippic as if no- thing had happened to mar the serenity •of the occasion, and the victory was won. The boys had "sized" him up, and he never had any more trouble. They learn- ■ed to respect his fairness, moderation, superlative judgment and executive force, and he was universally respected and beloved. The scholarship system went into op- eration in 1854, and a greater number thronged to the institution than had ever before congregated within its walls. In fact the walls were not capacious enough, and the newcomers overflowed into the private boarding houses of the town. The writer was among the number, and they were a heterogeneous mass, gathered in mainly from Pennsylvania and the border States, though some came from as far south as Georgia, allured by the prospect -of securing an education for a seemingly nominal sum. It is a fact that many came under the impression that the scholar- ship included room-rent, lights, fuel and board, and it was gravely asserted that some of the greenest expected their clothing and washing would also be thrown in. A very large number were wholly unprepared to enter upon the College course, and returned home, leaving the total at the end of the year two hundred and forty-five. The Faculty was a strong one. Dr. Col- lins, in addition to his duties as Presi- dent, instructed in Moral Science. Rev. Herman Johnson, D.D., was Professor of Philosophy and English Literature. He was a profound and zealous stu- dent and of a gentle and lovable disposition. He was also a graduate of Wesleyan, had been a teacher always, was President of the College from i860 to 1868, and died in office in the latter year. Prof. James W. Marshall, already mentioned, filled the chait of ancient lan- guages with marked ability and was warmly esteemed for his genial qualities and earnest desire to make the classics, as he did to me, a delightful study. In i860 he added Latin and French to his duties. In 1862 he was appointed Consul r Gen. Horatio C. Kiug. LL.D., '.'58, Trustee of the College. to Leeds; in 1869 he received the appoint- ment of First Assistant Postmaster General at the hands of his old classmate, Cresswell, then Postmaster General, whom he succeeded for a short time as Postmaster General. He is now living in a hearty and happy old age in Fau- quier County, Va., spending his win- ters in Washington city. Rev. Otis H. Tiffany, then prominent and after- wards famous as a pulpit orator in the Methodist Church, was Professor of Mathematics. William C. Wilson was Professor of Natural Science, and Alex- ander J. Schem was Professor of He- A. Foster Mulliu. 'S8, Trustee of tlie College. Adam F. Townseud, '50. THE WILLIA:\I (LAIiK ALLI^SON MKMOKIAL CHAPIX. DICKINSON COLLEGE. 33 brew and the Modern Languages. Schem was born in Germany, was at the Universities of Bonn and Tubingen from 1843 to 1846, came to this country in 185 1, and was called to Dickinson in 1854, His scholarship was of the high- est order, but he was somewhat hindered by his deficient control of English. His published works attest his deep learning. In i860 he broke down from over-work and died a few years later in New York. Benjamin Arbogast was tutor, and Sam- uel D. Hillman and Rev. Wm. A. Snive- ly had charge of the Preparatory Depart- ment as Principal and Assistant. The class which entered in i854was the largest that had up to that time ever entered the College. After the sifting process had been completed, it numbered fifty-six. As this was my class, I may be pardoned a little digression at this point. During the four years' course, it lost two by death (one in the Fresh- man and one in the Senior year) and graduated thirty-five in the degree of A.B. This number of A.B. graduates still stands the highest on the record. Of these, thirteen became ministers, eight lawyers, four physicians, two editors, six teachers, including one College Presi- dent (J. A. Lippincott), two bankers, and the rest in other avocations. Of the fore- going, four were in the Union Army and eight in the Confederate service. One Union soldier died in camp and one Con- federate was killed at the second battle of Bull Run. Nineteen have "crossed the river." It was a lively set of boys, always ready for harmless fun, but above malicious mischief. Some of its members spent most of a night propelling two calves up a fight of stairs into Professor Wilson's recitation room, to be rewarded at the recitation by the caustic remark, "I think your class is large enough already." The only changes in the instructors from 1854 to 1858 were the appointment of William L. Boswell, already spoken of, as Professor of Mathematics in place of Prof. TiiTany, resigned; Charles S. Blu- menthal, Professor of Modern Lan- guages, and James P. Marshall and Ben- jamin F. Pursel as assistants in the Gram- mar School. The political agitation which preceded the election of Mr. Lincoln as President and the success of the Republican party had a marked and unfavorable efifect upon the attendance of the students, especially from the border states. Then came the war, which played sad havoc with all the border colleges, depleting their numbers to increase the ranks of both the Union and Confederate armies. With Dickin- son it was a struggle for existence, and in 1863 the buildings themselves narrow- ly escaped destruction at the hands of the Confederate incursionists, in whose ranks were found many of the former students of the institution. The venerable walls still bear the scar of an unfriendly shell from the retiring column which was ner- vously retreating from a somewhat dan- gerous position. Other than this war epi- sode, there was little to disturb the cur- rent of events. On the retirement of Prof. Marshall, John K. Stayman, of the class of '41, was added to the Faculty and held his position until 1874; also James Hutchinson Graham, who retired in 1882. The finances were at a low ebb, but with the close of the war hope revived and the college took a new lease of life. Prof. Wilson died in March, 1865, and in the June following, Charles F. Himes, of the class of '55, was chosen to fill the vacan- cy. He came from the Troy Universitv, where for several years he was Professor of Mathematics. His long connection with his alma mater, from which he with- drew only a year ago, calls for more than a passing mention. I knew him in his senior year, and he was then noted as a thorough and conscientious student. He had a natural instinct for teaching, and began at once his life work, first at Wy- oming Seminary, next at Baltimore Fe- male College, and then as Professor of Mathematics in Troy University. Two years he spent at the University of Gies- sen in Germany, and then was called to the chair of Natural Science in his alma mater, which, with the chair of Physics, he held until his resignation in 1896. Hfs publications on scientific subjects have won for him an extended reputation, and he ranks with the foremost of scientific men in this country. Prof. Himes is still a comparatively young man, born in 1838, and his retirement from the dailv routine of instruction was to enable him to pursue more actively his thirst for re- search and experiment. And just here T desire to acknowledge my indebtedness to his more elaborate historv of Dickin- Prof. Henry W. Abbctt, 'GO. Hon. -James F. Rusling. LL.D., '54, Trustee 1869-'77. Eev. Jesse Bowman Young, D.D., '63. r % t^ELm^ JT, y'^. m. > ^ — , Eev. William D. Clayton, '63. William D. Luckenbach, LL.D., '64. DICKINSON COLLEGE. 35 son College for many of the facts present- ed in this necessarily condensed article. Prof. Boswell resigned in 1855. The next year Rev. S. L. Bowman, of the class of '55, was made Professor of Greek and Hebrew, and at the same time an elective scientific course was estab- lished. But the college languished for lack of funds, and, in 1866, the centennial year of Methodism, a special effort was made which resulted in an additional en- dowment of $100,000. In 1868 President Johnson died. The long struggle through adversity was just verging on peace and comparative pros- perity when, at fifty-three, his never vig- orous system succumbed after a brief and seemingly slight illness. Prof. Hillman acted as president until the election of Rev. Robert L. Dashiell, D.D., of the class of '46, in September, 1868. Dr. Dashiell held the position for four years, and having been elected Missionary Sec- retary to succeed Dr. Durbin, gave way to Rev. Tames A. McCauley, D. D., LL.D., of'the class of '47. Dr. McCau- ley had an exalted reputation as a preacher and was much beloved, but he was hampered somewhat by a weak phy- sique and resigned his position in 1889. He was succeeded bv the present incum- bent. Rev. George E.'Reed, D. D., LL.D. The members of the faculty since Dr. McCauley's election include Prof. Will- iam Trickett, now an LL. D., and the dis- tinguished head of the law school; Henry Martvn Hermann, LL.D., one of the most noted Oriental scholars, whose re- tirement last year was greatly deplored; Rev. Joshua A. Lippincott, of the class of '58, already mentioned ; William R. Fish- er, from 1874 to 1876: Charles J. Little, 1874 to 1885: Henry Clay Whiting, 1879; Aaron Rittenhouse, 1883 to 1890; Fletch- er Durrell, Ovando B. Super, Jas. Henry Morgan, William B. Lindsay, Bradford O. Mclntire, Robert W. Rogers, Rev. Lyman J. Muchmore (Director of Physi- cal Training), Rev. Robert W. Rogers, Ph. D. ; Willow G. Lake, A. M. (Instruct- or Phvsical Culture, etc.); William K. Dare, A. M.; Harry F. Whiting, A. M.; Montgomery P. Sellers, Ph. B.; William W. Landers. A. M.; Morris W. Prince, S. T. D., and John F. Mohler, A. M. I realize that this is but the barebones of history, but I cannot help it. The restric- tions as to space are inexorable. Some of these are still members of the faculty, and shall receive more extended mention. The election of Dr. Reed as president was the beginning of a new era in the col- lege life and activity. In the prime of his manhood, zealous, earnest, hopeful and courageous, he entered upon his duties with a determined purpose that infused new life into the institution. He was born in 1846, graduated at Wesleyan Lfniversity in 1869; received A. M. in 1872, D. D. in 1888, and LL. D. from Lafayette in 1889. His successful pastor- ates at Willimantic, Fall River, New Ha- ven and Brooklyn; his numerous pub- lished articles; his success on the lecture platform, and his many-sided but well- rounded character as a man led the Board Charles F. Himes, Ph. D., LL.D.. Late Professor of Physics. of Trustees to select him for this arduous and most responsible position. His marked success has more than exceeded their expectations, and the College has attained its highest degree of prosperity under his management. The secret of his success is his tact, his insight, his thor- ough sincerity and his indomitable perse- verance. He understands young men. He knows how to draw them to him. He is sympathetic, considerate and just; dig- nified but not austere, cordial but not ef- fusive, gracious without flatter}- — in a word, an ideal President whom the stu- Cbarlos G. Bi"KS. ".('. Prof. George E. Wilbur, 'T-i, of I he Pennsvlvania State Normal School. I'lof. William P. Headilen, Ph. D., Ol ti, s ., ..Hiu'ii.t I > , I'ort Co'.Uns, Cul. .loliTi F. Dlllnii, iNT.l).,'76. Surgeon S. P. Co. K.K., San Francisco. Prof. ^V. bauiliert GoodinK. A. "1.. I . i'. VI. I'ruicipal of i oiiferencc Academy. Dover, Del. J. W. S. Cochrane, "74. Joseph B. Parker, M.Li., '60, Surgeon U. S. Navy. Josepli G. Hamblen, '66. #* f ^i^^ %^ ^' 'i^H^^K^^ BH^HH^ George Baylor, '60, Counsel for the B. & 0. Railroad. Charles W. Super, Ph. D., '6fi, President of the Ohio University. Henry P. Cannon, '70, Trustee of the College. Eev. Charles T. Dunning, '72. DICKINSON COLLEGE. 39 dents all respect and admire, and who has aroused in the alumni a greater interest in their alma mater than any of his prede- cessors in forty years. The present faculty includes Henry M. Harman, D. D., LL.D.; Emeritus Pro- fessor of Greek and Hebrew; Henry C. Whiting, Professor of Latin; Ovando B. Super, Ph.D., Professor of Modern Lan- guages; James H. Morgan, Ph.D., Pro- fessor of Greek; William B. Lindsay. Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry; Bradford O. Mclntire, Ph.D.; Thomas Beaver, Professor of Rhetoric and English Lit- erature; William K. Dare, A.M., Profes- sor of Philosophy and Pedagogy; Will- iam W. Landis, A.M., Professor of Math- ematics; John F. Mohler, Professor of Physics; Morris W. Prince, S.T.D., Pro- fessor of History and Political Sciences; Henry M. Stephens, A.M., Adjunct Pro- fessor of Physical Culture; Harry F. Whiting, A. M., Adjunct Professor oi Latin and Mathematics ; Montgomery P. Sellers, A.M., Adjunct Professor of Ger- man and English, and Martha E. Bar- bour, Physical Culture of Young Ladies. In the law school are William Trickett, LL.D., Dean and Professor of the law of real estate; Hon. Wilbur F. Sadler, A.M., Professor of Criminal Law; Hon. J. M. Weaklev, Professor of Law and "Pleading; H. Silas Stuart, A.M., Profes- sor of the Law of Partnership; George Edward Mills, A.B., LL.B., Professor of Law of Torts; M. W. Jacobs, A.M., Pro- fessor of Equity; Albert H. Bolles, Ph.D., Professor of the Law of Contracts; Will- iam K. Dare, A.M., and Fred E. Downes are Principal and Vice-Principal of the Preparatory School, with Mervin G. Fil- ler, A.M., 'Paul P. Appenzellar, Ph.B., and Amv I'^ishcr in the staff. Of these Professor Harman was called to the chair of Ancient Languages in 1870. An account of his journeys in the East and his "Introduction to the Study of the Holy Scriptures," of whicli four editions have been sold, are but a small part of the great work of this profound scholar. Dr. Whiting, who was ap- pointed Professor of Latin and Gernian in 1884, is also a prolific contributor to scientific and other works and published Hurst and Whiting's "Seneca," which has reached its fourth edition. Professor Super, of the class of 'y^, returned in 1884 as Profes.sor of Modern Languages. His travels in France and Germany and his mastery of the lan- guages of those countries have brought forth "A French Reader," "Stories from Souvestre," "Readings from French Flis- tory," "Anderson's Maerchen," "Erck- mann-Chatrian's Waterloo," "Lessing's Emilia Galotti," "Halevy's L'Abbe Con- stantine," "GermanReader," "Erckmann and Chatrian's Consent de 1813." Dr. Morgan is an alumnus of 1878 and was elected Professor of Greek and Political Economy in 1890. L'r. Lindsay was cho- sen Professor of Chemistry in 1885 and has published a revision of Eliot and Sto- rer's "Qualitative Analysis" and Storer and Lindsay's "Manual of Chemistry." Professor Mclntire came in 1890, while Professors Dare, Landis, Stephens, Flar- ry I-\ Whiting and Sellers, all graduates of Dickinson, have been counted worthy to take their places in the ranks of her instructors. Dr. William I'nckett, class oi "68, Dean of the Law School, had been connected with the College for malB' • years in the scholastic departicent. L'n= dtr l:is able management the school has attaiiied great success, its graduating class in 1896 numbering tb.irty-tvvo. Although the College is still waiting for a Rockefeller, a Stanford or an Astor to bestow an endowment adequate to all its progressive demands, it has not been Vvithout friends in the century of its ex- isLcnce. Not the least of these have been its devoted trustees, who, wivliout com- pensation, have administererl its affairs and hel]:)ed it on occasions without num- ber in sums not startling in the individ- ual contribution, but significant in the gross amount and the work accom- plished. Rut the College has been for- tunate in liberal aid from time to time. A bequest of Thomas Kelso of $10,000 and one of v$i,ooo from Dr. John F. Fish- er, both of Baltimore, helped materially. In 1884 Hon. Jacob Tome, of Port De- posit, Md., a trustee, contributed the funds to erect a scientific building, one of the most convenient and best equipped in the country. It is 184 feet long and 56 feet wide, built of the native limestone trimmed with Ohio sandstone, highly architectural without the sacrifice of space, and contains recitation and pro- fessors' rooms, laboratory, chemical de- partment and museum. Mr. Tome, like Peter Cooper, has enjoyed the privilege of being his own executor, and each year meets with the trustees in this building ■\^E■^'S OF DICKINSON COLLEGE. Walter A. Powell, '78. Guy Le Roy Stevick, '85. Rkhatil Van li. Lincoln, '41, Eev. Franklin F. Bond, '81^. Wilbur M. Stine, '86, Director of Electrical E;i4neering in Armonr Institute of Te_-hnologv. James Elliott, '78 Pi'of, 'William B. Langsdorf, Of Miami UuiTersity. y-^'^"- M ^^ 1 - mS^ { £J W'^I^K'^S^mtim \ ».v W- i '4 Mary Evans Kosa, '8i). Piof. C. W. M. Black, '89, Of We5leyan Academy. DICKINSON COLLEGE. 43 to further the interests of the College to whose success he has so generously con- tributed. The memory of James W. Hos- ier, a resident of Carlisle, who, in his life- time, had been liberal to the College, was perpetuated by his widow by the erection of the "James W. Bosler Memorial Li- brary Hall," which, with its furnishings, cost $74,000. It supplies accommoda- tions for the College and society libraries (the Belles Lettres and Union Philos- sophical), a reading room and a hall cap- able of accommodating about eight hun- dred, and much needed for commence- ment and frequent public exercises. A fine gymnasium, the gift of one who de- sires his name withheld, was thoroughly equipped by the late William C. Allison, of Philadelphia, who aided the College by numerous benefactions. The Denny Memorial Building, of Humelstown brownstone, and of the Elizabethan order of architecture, was erected on ground long in the Denny family donated by Miss Matilda Denny and Mrs. Mary O'Hara Spring, of Pittsburgh. It con- tains two splendid society halls for the two Hterary societies already named, and also recitation rooms and administration offices. The society halls conmiemorate the benefactions of A. Herr Smith and Eliza E. Smith. A magnificent church, styled the William C. Allison Memorial Church, which forms a part of the College group of buildings, indicates the source from which that contribution was re- ceived. A ladies' hall conveys the information that coeducation is encouraged, and the list of lady graduates, though not formi- dable, has been most honorable. The law school building and the athletic field complete the facilities of the institution. Liberal prizes, sixteen in number, incite the zealous student to active effort. I wish it were practicable for me to re- cite the names and deeds of the graduates of this later period, many of whose fa- miliar faces appear in this and the pre- ceding section. The records are preserved and will appear in the next general cata- logue of the alumni. The unflagging in- terest in their alma mater of those who have responded is gratefully appreci- ated. The present Board of Trustees com- prises Rev. George Edward Reed, D.D., LL.D., c.v officio. Rev. Bishop Cvrus D. Foss, D.D., LL.D., Philadelphia; Rep- resentatives-at-Large, Gov. Daniel H. Hastings, LL.D., Harrisburg; Ex-Gov. Robert E. Pattison, LL.D., Philadelphia; William C. Allison, Esq., Philadelphia; Gen. Horatio C. King, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Representatives from Baltimore Confer- ence, William R.Woodward, Esq., Wash- ington, D. C; Henry M. Wilson, M.D., Baltimore, Md.; Hon. Louis E. McCo- mas, Washington, D. C. ; Rev. David H. Carroll, D.D., Baltimore, Md.; Rev. Lu- ther T. Widerman, D.D., Annapolis, Md. ; Rev. John H. Dashiell, D.D., Annapolis, Md.; Hon. Milton G. Urner, Frederick, Md.; Thomas C. Smith, Esq., Washing- ton, D. C; Hon. William Daniell, Balti- more, Md.; Representatives from Phila- ■WilUam Ti'ickett. LL.D., Dean of the Dickinson College Law School. delphia Conference, John F. Bird. M.D., Philadelphia; Rev. William J. Paxson, D.D., Reading; Hon. John B. Storm, Stroudsburg; Rev. William L. Boswell, JamesLong, Esq.,A.H.McFadden, Esq., Thos. Bradley, Esq., all of Philadelphia; Representatives from Central Pennsylva- nia Conference, J. Herman Bosler, Esq., Carlisle; Charles H. Mullin, Esq.. Mount Holly Springs; Gen. John Patton, Cur- wensvillc; Rev. William W. Evans, D.D., Harrisburg; S. W. Murray. Esq., Mil- ton; Rev. W. A. Stephens, D.D., Clear- field; John S. Bursk, Esq., Carlisle; Rep- resentatives from New Jersey Conference, William H. Bodinc, Esq., Williamstovvn, L.«'C DICKINSON COLLEGE. 45 N. J.; Rev. J. B. Graw, D.D., Trenton, N. J.; William D. Mullin, Esq., Trenton, N. J.; C. W. Shoemaker, Esq., Bridgeton, N. J. ; Col. W. H. Skirm, Trenton, N. J. ; Rev. B. C. Lippincott, D.D., Vineland, N. J.; Hon. C. E. Hendrickson, Mount Holly, N. J.; Representatives from Wil- mington Conference, Hon. Jacob Tome, Port Deposit, Md.; William H. Jackson, Esq., Salisbury, Md.; Rev. T. E. Martin- dale, D.D., Milford, Del. ; Hon. Charles B. Lore, Wilmington, Del. ; Lewis E. Barrett, D.D., Wilmington, Del.; Joseph E. Holland, Esq., Milford, Del.; Repre- sentatives from the Alumni, A. Foster Mullin, Esq., Mount Holly Springs; Hen- ry P. Cannon, Esq., Bridgeville, Del.; Professor Robert C. Cole, A. M., E. O. Shakespeare, M.D., and Rev. J. A. Lip- pincott, Philadelphia, and Frank C. Bosler, Esq., Carlisle, Pa. No one realizes more than myself the difficulty of paying an adequate tribute to this honored institution in the restrict- ed space alloted to a magazine sketch. There are manifest to me many sins of omission. I hope none of commission will be discovered by others. I need a bulky volume to tell of all the grand old College has done for mankind and for the country. It has not striven to rival the great universities in the number of its students. On the contrary, it is its prime attraction that the assemblage is never so great as to deprive each student of that close touch with every member of the fac- ulty, from the President down, and that Ij^^Hb' ^^^K ^' ' i^ uiorge Jsdward Mills, A.M., 'HI, Professor of Torts and Domestic Eelations in the School of Law. wholesome influence and restraint which are practically unknown to university life. It is gratifying to record that the College was never so prosperous as at the present day; never better ecjuipped in Faculty and endowment ; and never more hopeful of fulfilling the mission of its founder. Alma stater, tried and true, Noble Dickinsonium. Oft our hearts shall turn to you. Noble Dickinsonium. How each ancient classic hall. 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