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Publicity  Committee 

Rev.  W.  C.  Walton  Ph.  D. 

historian 

Dean  E.  P.  Baker 

Judge  C.  E.  Chamberlin 

Business  Manager 

Paul  R.  Hortin 

Editor 

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BISHOP  McKENDREE  was  a  pioneer  circuit 
rider  in  the  middle  west.  Thousands 
of  the  pioneer  generation  came  under  his 
personal  influence.  The  college  which  hears 
his  name,  the  landmark  of  a  century,  the 
Pharos  of  the  Mississippi  valley,  has  stood 
on  the  same  spot  for  a  century  and  shed 
forth  her  kindly  beams  on  other  thousands 
who  have  come  within  her  influence. 
<!  This  book  IS  but  a  partial  record  of  a 
century's  achievement.  It  tells  the  deeds 
'  it  men  and  women  who  have  served  their 
tellowmen  in  college  halls;  in  St.  Clair,  the 
first  organized  county  in  Illinois;  in  the 
n.ition;  and  in  the  world.  McKendree's 
ciinpus  IS  sacred  ground  to  thousands  who 
here  received  an  inspiration  to  nobler  liv- 
ing. To  these  it  will  be  a  reminder  of  col- 
lege days.  To  others  it  will  be  a  suggestion 
"t  the  possibilities  that  life  holds  for  aspir- 
ing American  youth. 


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Mississippi  Valley  School  Supply  Company 

H.  A.  S.  Coffee  Company 

Meyer  Brothers  Drug  Company 

KrenninG'Westermann  China  Company 

Martin  J.  Collins 

Ely  a  Walker  Dry  Goods  Company 

Skinner  &>  Kennedy  Stationery  Company 

Roth'Homeyer  Coffee  Company 

First  National  Bank  of  East  St.  Louis 

The  Southern  Illinois  National  Bank  of  East  St.  Louis 

East  St.  Louis  Daily  Journal  Company 

Union  Trust  Company  of  East  St.  Louis 

Gerold  Storage,  Packing  &>  Moving  Company 

Interstate  Stone  &■  Marble  Works,  Inc. 

Hill-Thomas  Lime  &?  Cement  Company 

B.  Goedde  6?  Company 


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St.  Louis  Post'Dispatch 

Central  Engraving  Company 

Pittsburgh  Plate  Glass  Company 

Amos  James  Grocer  Company 

Blackwell  Wielandy  Company 

The  City  Dairies  Company 

Langenberg  Hat  Company 

Vestal  Chemical  Company 

N.  O.  Nelson  Manufacturing  Company 

William  Ford  Company 

Vane'Calvert  Paint  Company 

Edward  A.  Langan  Furniture  Company 

Goodwill  Industries  of  St.  Louis 

Munger  Linen  Supply,  Inc. 

A.  W.  Katz  Poultry  6?  Egg  Company 


REV.  C.  C.  HALL,  D.  D. 
President  of  Board  of  Trustees 


CAMERON  HARMON,  A.  B.,  D.  D.,  LL.  D. 
President  of  McKendree  College 


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Our  McKendree 

A  College  'mid  plains  is  standing,  standing  there  from  olden  days. 

The  Pioneer  of  prairies,  first  in  untrodden  ways. 

For  service  and  Christian  culture,  for  efficiency  she  stands. 

Her  sons  and  daughters  praise  her,  with  voices,  hearts  and  hands. 

Hail  to  thee  our  dear  old  McKendree, 

May  we  always  loyal  he, 

Ifs  a  song  of  praise  we'll  raise  to  thee. 

Alma  Mater,  dear  old  M.-C, 

May  we  ever  own  thee  true  and  wise  and  right. 

Honor  Purple  and  the  White, 

And  for  victory  we'll  alivays  fight, 

'Till  we  win  for  old  M-C-K. 
Enduring  and  strong  she  stands  there,  stands  upon  our  College  Hill, 
Though  others  may  outnumber,  she  holds  the  first  place  still. 
For  beauty  and  truth  and  }{nowledge,  and  for  service  ivithout  hound. 
Then  let  us  raise  our  voices,  until  the  plains  resound. 


BOOK  I 

THE 

McKendrean 

The  year  book  of 
McKendree  College 

Stephen  A.  Kolesa 
Editor 


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Rev.  C.  C.  Hall,  D.  D. 
Leonard  Carjon  . 
C.  B.  Peach     . 


Rev.  W.  C.  Walton,  Ph.  D 
Rev.  Cameron  Harmon     . 


Bishop  F.  D.  Leete 
Dr.  C.  B.  Spencer 
Dr.  E.  C.  Waremg 


Rev.  F.  M.  Van  Treese,  D.  D. 


BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES-1927-1928 


President 

Secretary 

■  Tnasurer 

Fiscal  Agent 

President  of  the  College  and  Ex-officio  Member  of  the  Board 


HONORARY  TRUSTEES 


EMERITUS  TRUSTEE 


Indianapolis,  Ind. 
Kansas  City,  Mo. 
Cincinnati,  Ohio 


East  St.  Louis,  IlL 


TERM  EXPIRES  1928 


Mr.  W.  R.  Dorns O'Fallon,  lU. 

Rev.  O.  L.  Markman East  St.  Louis,  lU. 

Mr.  John  M.  Mitchell Mt.  Carmel,  111. 

Rev.  Frank  Otto EdwardsviUe,  111. 

Rev.  J.  G.  Tucker,  D.  D EdwardsviUe,  111. 

Mr.  H.  F.  Hecker St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Mr.  H.  H.  Bailey Altamont,  111. 

Rev.  F.  O.  Wilson,  D.  D. Olney,  111. 

Rev.  Chas.  D.  Shumard,  D.  D Albion,  111. 

Mr.  Ira  Blackstock Springfield,  111. 

Mr.  C.  M.  Roos Cairo,  111. 

Judge  Chas.  H.  Miller Benton,  111. 


TERM  EXPIRES  1929 


Dr.  W.  P.  McVey 

Mr.  W.  C.  Pfeffer      . 

Mr.  Harold  Barnes 

Dr.  J.  L.  McCormick,  M.  D. 

Rev.  Ressho  Robertson,  D.  D 

Mr.  Leonard  Carson  . 

Mr.  J.  G.  Wilkin  . 

Mr.  C.  B.  Peach 

Mr.  W.  A.  Kelsoe 

Prof.  H.  G.  Schmidt  . 

Rev.  J.  W.  Cummins 

Rev.  W.  H.  Whitlock,  D.  D. 


.     Carbondale,  111. 

Lebanon,  111. 

Harrisburg,  111. 

Bone  Gap,  111. 

LawrenceviUe,  111. 

Granite  City,  111. 

Robinson,  111. 

Lebanon,  111. 

St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Belleville,  111. 

.  Marion,  111. 

East  St.  Louis,  111. 


TERM  EXPIRES  1930 

Rev.  G.  R.  Goodman,  D.  D Mt.  Vernon,  111. 

Rev.  C.  B.  Whiteside Centralia,  111. 

Rev.  C.  L.  Peterson,  D.  D Mt.  Vernon,  111. 

Mr.  E.  B.  Brooks Newton,  111. 

Rev.  Robert  Morris Murphysboro,  111. 

Rev.  C.  C.  Hall,  D.  D.        .  .  Mt.  Vernon,  111. 

Hon.  Chas.  Deneen,  A.  M.,  LL.  D Chicago,  111. 

Rev.  M.  H.  Loar Carbondale,  111. 

Mr.  C.  P.  HamiU Belleville,  111. 

Judge  Louis  Bernreuter Nashville,  111. 


Eight. 


MC  KENDREE 


John  Clay  Dolley,  Registrar 
Latin  and  Cree}{ 
A.  B.,  Randolph-Macon  College,  1888;  M.  A.,  Uni- 
versity of  Wisconsin,  1918. 
Graduate  study: 

University  of  Wisconsin,  1917-18;  University  of 
Michigan,  summer  192a;  Washington  University, 
1922-23;  American  Academy  in  Rome,  1924; 
Travel  in  Greece,  summer  1924. 

Edwin  Percy  Baker,  Dean 
German 
A.  B.,  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  1893. 
A.  M.,  McKendree  College,  1896. 
Graduate  study: 

Sauveur  School  of  Languages,  summer  1896. 
University  of  Berlin,  1896-97. 

Edwin  Rollin  Spencer 
Biology 

A.  B.,  University  of  Illinois,  1911;  A.  M.,  University 

of  Illinois,  1914;  Ph.  D.,  University  of  Illinois, 
1920. 

LuELLA  Mueller 

B.  S.,  McKendree  College,  1922;  M.  S.,  University  of 

Illinois,  1925. 
Graduate  Study: 

Chicago  University,  fall  1925. 

Ada  Carroll 
Voice 
B.  M.,   American  Conservatory;  Student  of  David 
Bispham,  New  York;  Student  of  Oscar  Sanger, 
New  York. 

Standleigh  Myron  McClure 

Chemistry 

B.  S.,  Drury  College,  1914;  M.  S.,  Drury  College,  1915. 

Graduate  study: 

Northwestern  University,  1915-16;  University  of 
Illinois,  summer  1920;  Harvard  University,  sum- 
mer 1922;  University  of  Chicago,  summer  1923. 

William  Clarence  Walton 

Philosophy  and  Education 

A.  B.,  McKendree  College.  1892;  A.  M.,  McKendree 

College,  1894;  Ph.  D.,  McKendree  College,  1897. 
Graduate  study: 

University  of  Chicago,  summer  1909;  University 
of  Illinois,  summers  1917-18;  European  Travel, 
summer  1925. 

Charles  Jacob  Stowell 

Mathematics 

B.  S.,  Illinois  Wesleyan  University,  1911;  A.  M.,  Uni- 

versity of  Illinois,  1912-  Ph.  D.,  University  of 
Illinois,  1917. 
Graduate  study. 

University  of  Illinois,  1923-24. 


A^mini5trcltil1lt 


A^mini5tvation 


C.  John  Bittner 

Social  Science 
A.  B.,  University  of  Valparaiso,  1916;  A.  M.,  Iowa 

State  University,  1924. 
Graduate  Work: 

Iowa  State  University,  1924-25;  summer  1925; 

University  of  Chicago,  summers  1926-27. 

Grant  McDonald 

Piano,  Organ,  Theory  of  Music 
Graduate  in  Piano,  Organ,  and  Theory,  Drury  College, 
1920;  Mus.  B.,  American  Conservatory,  summer 
192';;   Student   of  Heniot   Levy   and   of  Josef 
Lhevinne. 

John  William  Andrew  Kinison 
Bible  and  Religious  Education 
A.  B.,  McKendree  College,  1915;  B.D.,Garrett  Bibical 
Institute,  1918;  A.  M.,  Washington  University, 
1922. 
Graduate  study: 

Washington  University,  1921-22. 

Lennie  Bertha  LaRue 

Fre?ic)i  and  Spanish 
A.  B.,  Missouri  Valley  College,  1923. 
Graduate  study : 

Missouri  Valley,  summer  1923;  University  of 
Missouri,  summer  1925;  University  of  Missouri, 
i92';-26. 


Evelyn  McNeely 

English 
B.  S.,  University  of  lUinois,  1927. 

Glenn  F.  Filley 
B.  S.,  Missouri  Wesleyan,  1923. 
Graduate  study : 

University  of  Illinois,  summer  1924;  University 
of  Illinois,  summer  1Q26. 

Joseph  M.  H.^rrell 
English 
A.  B.,  McKendree  College,  1921;  S.  T.  B.,  Boston 
University  School  of  Theology,   1924;  A.  M., 
Boston  University,  1925. 
Graduate  study: 

Harvard  University,  1924-25;  Northwestern  Uni- 
versity, summer,  1920. 

Alleen  Wilson 

Librarian 
A.  B.,  Missouri  Wesleyan  College,  1919. 
Graduate  study: 

Colorado  University,  summer  1920;  Summer  Li- 
brary Conference,  Madison,  Wisconsin,  1923; 
University  of  Illinois  Library  School,  summers 
1924-25. 


MC  KENDREE 


Alimiiustratiiin 


Claude  E.  Vick 

Education 
B.  S.,  University  of  Illinois,  igi';. 
Graduate  study: 

University  of  Illinois,  summers  1925-26. 

Wesley  Charles  Kettlekamp 

History 

A.  B.,  Central  Wesleyan  College,  1921;  A.  M.,  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago,  1922. 

Graduate  study: 

University  of  Chicago,  1922. 

Olive  E.  Patmore 

Expression  arid  English 
Graduate   School   of  Expression,    Trevecca    College, 

1920;  A.  B.,  Trevecca  College,  1922. 
Graduate  study: 

Boston  School  of  Expression,  summer  1923;  Gym- 
nasium Course,  Morse  School  of  Expression. 

J.  Wendell  Dunn 
Physics 
B.  S.,  McKendree  College,  1925. 
Graduate  study: 

University  of  Illinois,  summers  1925-26. 

Oliver  C.  Wahl 

Vio/in 
Graduate  in  Violin  and  Theory,  Beethoven  Conserva- 
tory, 1926;  Student  of  Ernest  La  Prade,  summer 
1926;  A.  B.,  McKendree  College,  1928. 

Pauline  Harper 

Voice 
Graduate  in  Piano  and  Theory,  Missouri  Wesleyan, 
1909;  Graduate  in  Public  School  Music  Methods, 
Northwestern  U.;  Graduate  in  Voice,  Missouri 
Wesleyan,  1920;  Student  Denver  University, 
summer  1921;  Student  of  John  C.  Wilcox;  Voice 
pupil  of  John  W.  Bohn,  1926;  Northwestern  U. 
School  of  Music,  summer,  1926. 


Mrs.  Minnie  Phillips 
House  Mother 


Irvin  R.  Nelson 

Historv 
,  McKendree  College,  1928. 


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^'cniors 


Clarence  R.  Brennan,  A.  B. 

East  St.  Lotus,  lUtnois 

To  he  able  to  head  a  senior  class,  it  is  necessary  to  possess  the 
best  methods  of  diplomacy,  a  keen  insight  into  human  nature  and 
an  irresistible  personality.  Such  is  "Chick,""  our  class  president. 

His  radiant  smile,  cheerful  disposition  and  friendUness  are  typ- 
ical evidence  of  his  true  '"Shamrock""  ancestry.  "Chick"'  is  one  of 
the  most  popular  men  on  the  campus  and  ever  dependable  in  his 

tasks.  A  pretty  little  co-ed  seems  to  be  his  only  weakness 

or  is  it  his  ""comfort  and  strength?" 

PRESIDENT  CENTENNIAL  CLASS;  PRESIDENT  PHILOSOPHIANS;  PRESI- 
DENT Y.  M.  C.  A.;  PRESIDENT  STUDENT  ASSOCIATION;  VICE-PRESI- 
DENT O.XFORD  CLUB;  DEBATE  TEAM,  '26.  '37;  PI  KAPPA 
DELTA;    BACHELORS. 


Daniel  Earl  Hussong,  A.  B. 

Raxatia,  lUinms 

A  pleasing  personality  enhanced  by  a  rich  basso  voice,  a  friendly- 
smile  and  a  congenial  attitude  have  made  "Huss"  one  of  the  pop' 
ular  men  on  the  campus. 

Though  much  of  his  time  seemed  to  be  occupied  in  the  company 
of  his  lady  fair,  he  found  plenty  of  opportunities  to  take  a  remark- 
able part  in  student  activities.  He  would  be  an  asset  to  any  or- 
ganization in  which  he  might  be  interested,  and  with  his  native 
ability  in  song  and  public  speech,  "Huss""  will  surely  make  his  mark. 

QUARTET.  "24.  "25,  "=6.  '17;  SONG  LEADER;  GLEE  CLUB.  '24.  'iv  '^6. 
"17.  -28;  DEBATE.  1918;  "GYPSY  ROVER; "  "MARTHA: "  "BOHEMIAN 
GIRL."  "MESSIAH;"  "AS  YOU  LIKE  IT; "  "TAMING  OF  THE  SHREW;- 
PLATO;  NATURE  CLUB;  ALPHA  PSI  OMEGA;  PI  KAPPA  DELTA; 
"LASS  O'  LIMERICK  TOWN.' 


Ruth  Henry,  A.  B. 

Oblong,  Illinois 

Great  things  often  come  disguised  in  small  packages,  and  so  it 
is  with  Ruth.  Her  quiet,  brown  eyes  and  her  merry  smile  are  indeed 
an  index  to  her  serious  and  humorous  nature.  Just  ask  Chick. 

Anything  attempted  is  that  thing  accomplished,  when  Ruth  is 
the  one  to  do  it.  A  true  McKendrean  and  a  real  friend  is  this 
demure  member  of  the  Centennial  class. 
VICE-PRESIDENT  STUDENT  ASSOCIATION,  CLIO  PRESIDENT. 


Margaret  Teague,  B.  M. 

West  Frankfort,  Illinois 

Some  people  are  fortunate  in  being  endowed  with  both  beauty 
and  talent.  Margaret  is  a  good  example  of  such  a  combination. 
With  these  assets  and  a  magnetic  personality,  she  swept  into  the 
arena  of  her  life.  Earl  Hussong. 

By  her  musical  ability  and  achievements,  she  has  attained  the 
goal  which  has  for  its  reward  the  degree.  Bachelor  of  Music. 
CLIO  PRESIDENT;  GLEE  CLUB;  "MESSIAH;"  "THE  LASS  O'  LIMERICK 
TOWN;"  ""THE  BOHEMIAN  GIRL;"  ALPHA  PSI  OMEGA;  STUDENT 
ASSOCIATION  PIANIST. 


Ti(fiit)'-Tu'o 


Seniors 


Clifton  Gould,  B.  S. 

Lebanon,  Illinois 


The  captain  of  our  fast  basketball  squad  has  shown  his  i 
fulness  on  the  athletic  field  as  well  as  in  the  parlor.  Active  as  a 
deer  on  the  gridiron  and  basketball  court,  Hurley  is  as  smooth 
as  a  dear  when  Peggy  he  courts. 

Versatile  as  an  athlete,  he  is  no  less  so  as  a  speaker.  His  smooth, 
flowing  tongue  works  equally  well,  whether  for  an  impromptu,  to 
a  prospective  Fuller  Brush  customer,  or  in  making  love. 

PLATO;  MATH  CLUB;  FOOTBALL,  -14.  'ij.  'i6,  'ij;  BASKETBALL.  ^6. 
"27,  CAPTAIN.  '28;  TRACK,  'i^.  '26,  '27.  CAPT.'MN,  '28;  ALPHA  MU- 
OMEGA;   McKENDREAN  STAFF,   '27;    'M"   CLUB;  PURPLE    "M,'-   -26, 


Joseph  Guandolo,  A.  B. 

Conway,  Pennsylvania 

That  rare  combination  of  athletic  ability  and  keen  intellect  is 
one  of  the  fine  attributes  of  this  lovable  chap — Joe — in  whose 
veins  flows  the  blood  of  ancestors  from  Sunnyland. 

An  indefatigable  worker,  with  an  unceasing  interest  in  all  stu- 
dent activities  and  a  smiling  way,  make  Joe  a  natural  leader  in 
whatever  he  undertakes.  His  talent  in  argumentation  and  writing 
assure  him  a  bright  future. 

FOOTBALL.  24,  '25,  ■26.  -27,  CAPTAIN,  '26;  BASEBALL,  '26.  '27.  '28;  AN- 
NUAL STAFF,  '26.  '27.  EDITOR-IN-CHIEF.  "27;  EDITOR,  McKENDREE 
CENTENNIAL  HISTORY;  DEBATE.  -26,  -27,  '28,  CAPTAIN.  '27.  '28;  VICE- 
PRESIDENT  STUDENT  ASSOCIATION;  PRESIDENT  OF  CARNEGIE 
HALL;  PI  KAPPA  DELTA;  PRESIDENT  PLATONIAN  LITERARY  SO- 
CIETY. 


Margaret  Robinson,  A.  B. 

Lebanon,  Illinois 

What  girl's  heart  does  not  thrill  when  she  sees  a  handsome 
athlete  go  forward  to  bring  honors  to  his  Alma  Mater  and  to 
himself.  Peg  is  no  exception,  for  she  was  always  "there"  when  a 
certain  dark-haired  Senior  was  in  the  fray. 

Peg  will  always  be  remembered  when  we  chance  to  think  of 
Shakespeare,  for  she  interpreted  Rosalind's  part  in  "As  You  Like 
It"  in  a  very  realistic  manner. 


Vivian  Young,  A.  B. 

Mdrissa,  Illinois 

For  versatility,  "Viv"  is  without  peer.  Her  convincing  person- 
ality won  for  her  a  position  on  the  Debate  Team  of  "26,  and  also 
the  attentions  of  a  dark-haired  McKendrean  known  as  Joe. 

She  is  an  able  impersonator  and  her  readings  are  always  appre- 
ciated. Her  magnetic  personality  and  her  ready  smile  have  won 
for  her  many  friends. 


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LoRiN  Mitchell,  B.  S. 

Olney,  Illinois 

For  excellence  in  scholastic  ability,  consistency  in  applying  him- 
self to  his  studies,  as  well  as  his  prominence  in  student  activities 
in  which  he  participated,  "Mitch"  takes  his  hat  off  to  none.  More- 
over, in  school  spirit,  he's  unequalled. 

"Mitch,"  with  his  easy  smile,  wavy  hair  as  black  as  night,  and 
that  quality  termed  the  "human  touch."  is  one  well-liked  by  both 
boys  and  girls.  Success  to  this  boy  will  not  come  as  luck  but  as 
a  deserved  reward. 

"LIGHTIN;"  McKENDREAN  STAFF,  -iS;  MATH 


Dale  Benner,  B.  S. 

East  St.  Louts,  Illinois 

When  looking  for  Dale  around  the  campus,  one  is  likely  to  be 
baffled  in  his  efforts  to  find  him,  for  he's  here  one  moment  and 
gone  the  next,  making  himself  the  most  exclusive  upper-classman 
on  the  hill.  The  blame,  however,  lies  not  on  his  hut  Fate's  shoulders. 

Dale  has  to  be  exclusive  in  order  to  hold  a  position  with  the 
Aluminum  Ore  Plant  in  East  St.  Louis  and  at  the  same  time  attend 
his  classes.  He's  Edison  II  when  it  comes  to  sleep — may  he  not 
be  also  in  achievement^ 
SHURTLEFF  COLLEGE,  'ii.  '23,  '2,. 


GoLDA  Taylor,  A.  B. 

Lebanon,  Illinois 

In  everyone's  make-up  there  is  both  strength  and  weakness. 
Golda's  most  pronounced  specimen  of  the  latter  is  man,  which  she 
seriously  tries  to  analyze.  The  object  of  her  study  is  none  other 
than  Lorin  Mitchell. 

By  her  Alpha  Psi  Omega  pin,  we  know  that  Golda  may  well 
apply  the  following  poem  to  herself: 

"Breathes  there  a  woman  with  soul  so  dead. 
Who  never  to  herself  hath  said, 
'I  know  that  I  can  act'." 


ALPHA    PSI 
ASS0C:iAT10 


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SECRETARY-TREASURER    STUDENT 


Ray  Bass,  A.  B. 

Eldorado,  Illinois 

When  Ray  came  to  McKendree  from  Carbondale  University, 
he  cast  his  lot  with  the  adventures  of  the  matrimonial  voyage.  As 
a  consequence,  a  McKendree  co-ed  has  not  only  been  his  "assistant 
pastor"  ever  since,  but  also  the  fountain  whence  his  wisdom  pours 
forth. 

Aspiring  to  a  bishopry,  the  presidency  of  a  large  educational 
institution,  or  at  least  to  the  pastorate  of  a  large  edifice  of  worship, 
Ray  is  guided  by  the  highest  ambition  and  loftiest  ideals  in  thought 
and  deeds. 
OXFORD  CLUB. 


Twenty-Foi 


•enters 


James  Stuart,  B.  S. 

Granite  Citv,  llhnois 

Here  he  comes,  there  he  goes,  and  Jimmie  is  everywhere.  Speedy 
and  active  always,  this  veritable  bundle  of  nerves  and  activity  is 
constantly  in  the  limelight  on  the  college  campus. 

No  introduction  is  required  to  know  this  jolly,  good  fellow, 
for  with  his  peppy  actions  and  cheery,  radiant  smile,  the  stranger 
is  made  to  feel  he  has  already  met  Jimmie.  Could  any  other  politi- 
cian or  diplomat  possess  a  more  mysterious  ability  than  this^ 
ASSOCIATE  IN  ATHLETICS;  REVIEW  STAFF;  BACHELORS. 


Paul  Hortin,  A. 

Albion,  Illinois 


To  he  diligent  in  his  duties,  consistent  in  his  class  work,  con- 
genial with  whom  he  comes  in  contact,  true  to  his  friends,  and  ar- 
dent in  lo\'e,  seem  to  be  the  motto  of  the  busiest  man  on  the  campus. 

Persistent  in  his  method  and  suave  in  his  speech,  Paul  makes 
success  out  of  all  his  undertakings.  He  is  a  leader  of  no  mean  caliber 
and  a  man  of  his  type  can  always  make  the  best  of  his  opportunities. 

MANAGER  CENTENNIAL  HISTORY;  PRESIDENT  PLATO;  PRESI- 
DENT ALPHA  PSI  OMEGA;  PRESIDENT  GLEE  CLUB;  McKENDREAN 
STAFF,  -17;  VICE-PRESIDENT  Y.  M.  C.  A.;  SONG  LEADER;  MANAG- 
ING EDITOR.  REVIEW;  EGYPTIAN  QUARTETTE;  McKENDREE 
QUARTETTE;  ORCHESTRA.  '14.  15;  ■•MARTHA;"  "BOHEMIAN 
GIRL;"  "EXPRESSING  WILLIE;"  MESSIAH  CLUB. 


Earl  Miller,  B.  S. 

Granite  City,  Illinois 

Earl  is  one  of  the  very  few  among  the  Centennial  graduates  who 
is  a  natural  scientist,  devoted  to  the  laws  of  science  and  ever  search- 
ing for  its  marvelous  secrets.  To  him  steel  is  not  a  cold,  lifeless 
matter,  but  a  living  potentiality  with  a  pyramid  of  possibilities 
further  to  benefit  mankind. 

Not  a  believer  in  getting  his  education  from  one  institution.  Earl 
has  tasted  of  the  scholastic  food  at  Washington  and  Chicago  Uni- 
versities. He  leaves  McKendree  an  out-and-out  McKendrean. 
PHILO;  WASHINGTON  UNIVERSITY;  CHICAGO  UNIVERSITY. 


Edna  Kinsey,  A.  B. 

Allamont,  Illmois 

A  scribe,  an  artist,  a  musician,  and  a  tennis  player  is  this  versa- 
tile Senior.  Whether  the  occasion  demands  light  or  serious  con- 
versation, "Red"  admirably  adapts  herself  to  the  condition. 

Her  ability  as  an  artist  won  for  her  the  post  of  art  editor  of 
the  McKendrean  for  two  years.  You  were  always  congenial, 
"Red" — we'll  miss  you. 

ORCHESTRA,  'is.  '^6:  CLIO;  Y.  W.  C.  A.  TREASURER,  -27.  -28;  PI  KAPPA 
DELTA;  VICE-PRESIDENT  STUDENT  ASSOCIATION;  McKENDREAN 
ART  EDITOR.  'iS.  '27;  EDITOR-IN-CHIEF  McKENDREE  REVIEW,  'iS; 
DEBATE  CAPTAIN,  '2^. 


Tu'ent;y-I'ue 


Seniors 


Dale  Wilson, 

y^ewton,  UUnc 


A.  B. 


Those  who  really  know  Dale  find  in  him  a  truly  attractive 
personality.  Clean  cut  in  his  appearance,  he  is  no  less  so  in  his 
character.  He  has  revealed  his  versatility  by  his  contribution  to 
scholastic,  forensic,  dramatic  and  musical  activities  of  his  Alma 
Mater. 

In  a  petite,  golden-haired  damsel,  after  many  years  of  experi- 
mentation. Dale  has  announced  to  the  world  at  large  that  he  has 
finally  found  "Her"  and  all  that  he  expected. 

PI  KAPPA  DELTA;  DEBATE  TEAM,  '27.  '28;  PRESIDENT  PLATO;  VICE- 
PRESIDENT  SYMPHONIC  CLUB;  PRESS  CLUB;  ORCHESTRA;  BAND; 
Y.  M.  C.  A.;  "AS  YOU  LIKE  IT." 


Clifton  Oxendine,  A.  B. 

Pates,  Tiprth  Carolina 

A  true  son  of  America,  Oxie  wisely  has  taken  full  advantage 
of  its  heritage,  especially  that  in  the  educational  realm.  Not  only 
did  he  obtain  his  college  degree  by  hard  work,  wise  selection, 
careful  study  and  persistence,  in  addition  Oxie  intends  to  exalt 
himself  in  the  noble  profession  of  teaching. 

In  the  lighter  side  of  his  life,  he  has  shown  himself  to  be  "right 
there. "Oxie  prefers  jokes  of  the  "apple-pie"  type,  however,  he  never 
fails  to  see  the  point  in  the  flattest  of  jokes. 

CLASS    PRESIDENT,    '16;    McKEN- 


Charles  Jack,  A.  B. 

Opdyke.  lUmois 

A  scramble,  a  quick  grab,  a  twist,  and  a  long  arm  reaches  up 
and  this  dependable  basketeer  scores  another  of  his  thrilling  shots. 
Charley,  the  backbone  of  our  basketball  team,  is  one  of  the  most 
popular  athletes  in  McKendree. 

"Fair  play"  is  the  motto  of  Charley,  who  can  also  boast  of 
having  an  engaging  personality,  a  bushel  of  wit  and  a  friendly 
disposition.  To  know  him  is  to  know  a  friend  good  and  true. 

FOOTBALL,  'ifi.  'j?;  BASKETBALL.  '16.  'ly.  'is,  CAPTAIN.  '27;  BASEBALL, 
•ij.  -16.  17.  CAPTAIN.  28;  ALPHA  MU  OMEGA;  PLATO  PRESIDENT; 
•■M"  CLUB;  PURPLE  "M."   27.  '28. 


Vernal  R.  W.  Hardy,  B.  S. 

ElUs  Grove.  Illmois 

Swift  and  dextrous  on  the  tennis  court,  this  tall  and  handsome 
young  man  applied  his  quick,  efficient  methods  of  the  tennis  court 
to  every  task  and  duty  which  fell  to  his  lot. 

In  striking  contrast,  a  gentle  and  kind  disposition  makes  his 
personality  an  unusually  likable  one  and  has  won  him  many 
friends.  To  one  young  fair  co-ed,  at  least,  "Willy"  is  "just  the 
darlingest  thing."  Being  a  man  of  vitality,  his  future  is  very 
promising. 

REVIEW,  MANAGING  EDITOR.  "26.  '27.  EDITOR.  '27:  McKENDREE 
BULLETIN.  EDITOR.  -26,  '27;  PRESIDENT  PLATO;  TENNIS,  -24.  '27; 
MATHEMATICS  CLUB;  ASSISTANT  IN  CHEMISTRY;  SIGMA  2ETA. 


cniors 


Elza  Cralley. 

Mount  Olive,  llh 


B.  S. 


Ordinarily  very  quiet,  Elza  can  talk  interestingly  for  a  lengthy 
period  when  the  subject  happens  to  he  biology.  What  he  sees 
through  the  microscope  would  cover  a  mountain. 

Being  a  scientist  by  natural  inclination,  Elza  has  that  pecu- 
liarly sympathetic  understanding  of  the  minute  life.  His  pictur- 
esque descriptions  of  the  many  dilly-dallying  little  creatures 
beneath  the  magnifying  glass  makes  biology  seem  a  romancette. 
His  interest  in  "little  things,"  it  is  said,  extends  to  include  a 
"little"  Belleville  girl. 


Delbert  Lacquement,  a.  B. 

Colhnsrille,  Illinois 

A  quick  glance,  a  flashy  smile,  a  friendly  greeting — that  is 
"Lacky,"  the  "Fighting  Parson"  of  our  football  team,  and  a  real 
friend. 

His  unselfish  nature  was  revealed  in  his  athletic  career  when  he 
sacrificed  personal  glory  for  the  good  of  the  team.  Playing  the  game 
well  and  fair,  "Lacky"  did  much  to  keep  up  a  fine  morale  among  his 
team-mates  with  his  peppy  and  cheerful  spirit.  Adversity  will  not 
deter  this  congenial  chap  from  achieving  his  goal. 

PRESIDENT  OXFORD 


Glenn  ''Jack"  Haskin,  B.  S. 

Oblong,  Illinois 

A  resounding  slap  on  the  back  and  a  hearty,  booming  laugh, 
and  you  know  that  Jack  is  indulging  in  another  of  his  quiet,  re- 
served jokes.  He  has  McKendree  pretty  well  in  hand,  from  the 
faculty  to  co-eds. 

His  conscience  severely  chides  him,  however,  for  the  multitudes 
of  pleasant  dreams  he  has  shattered  in  the  boys"  dormitory  during 
his  windy  career  with  the  bugle.  Jack  is  the  proud  possessor  of 
those  rare  qualities  which  can  arouse  enthusiasm  even  at  a  funeral. 

FOOTBALL,  'ly;  TRACK.  •^6.  'ly.  "^8;  PRESIDENT  PHILO;  PRESIDENT 
BACHELORS;  CHEER  LEADER,  '24-'a8;  SECRETARY-TREASURER  "M" 
CLUB;  BAND.  -14,  '15;  CIRCULATION  MANAGER  REVIEW;  INSTRUC- 
TOR IN  ACADEMY. 


William  Kratzer,  A.  B. 

Jamestown,  Missouri 

"Bill,"  one  of  our  most  popular  and  prominent  students,  is 
called  the  "Jim  Reed  of  McKendree."  He  is  for  Missouri  first, 
last,  and  always,  because,  as  he  aptly  says;  "A  state  is  to  be 
exalted  that  can  produce  such  men  as  Jim  and  I." 

A  man  of  aggressiveness,  persistency  and  business  ability,  quite 
evident  in  everything  he  does,  assure  Bill  a  future  bright  and 
rosv.  The  services  which  he  rendered  for  the  glory  of  "Old  Mc- 
Kendree" and  fellow-students  cannot  be  too  much  appreciated. 

PRESIDENT  PHILO;  BACHELORS;  BUSINESS  MANAGER  McKEN- 
DREAN  igay;  GLEE  CLUB.  '25.  'zO.  'ly.  '^S;  BUSINESS  MANAGER  MC- 
KENDREE REVIEW;  SECRETARY'-TREASURER  GLEE  CLUB,  'ly,  -28. 


TwentySe 


MC  KENDREE'^^^^^^s:?^;^-^.^^.^^ 


§'cntors 


Irwin  R.  Nelson,  A.  B. 

Williamsnlle,  Missouri 

With  a  heart  as  big  as  he  is  tall  and  robust,  Irwin  is  the  type  of 
man  who  inspires  confidence  and  affection  in  everyone  he  meets. 
One  would  have  to  be  as  strong  and  efficient  as  Irwin  to  handle 
several  classes  besides  participating  in  extra-curricular  and  schol- 
astic activities. 

With  sterling  character,  consistent  working  methods  and  with 
a  radiantly,  pleasant  disposition,  this  big,  old  boy  can  accomplish 
much  in  the  teaching  profession,  which  he  chose  as  his  life's  work. 


Leonard  Metcalf,  A.  B. 

Case>^ill«,  Illinois 

Leonard  is  one  of  the  few  fortunate  men  who  go  to  college  to 
obtain  an  education,  but  in  the  process  form  an  entangling  alliance 
with  the  opposite  sex  and  get  a  wife,  too.  He  settled  down  early 
in  his  college  career. 

As  a  result,  Leonard  is  one  of  the  most  earnest,  conscientious 
and  hard-working  students  in  everything  he  does.  With  his  native 
ability  coupled  with  that  of  his  life-mate,  success  to  him  seems  to 
be  just  around  the  corner. 
PHILO:  OXFORD  CLUB. 


Marion  Kirkbride,  A.  B. 

Cdiro,  Illinois 

Troubles  befall  all,  and  this  blue-eyed  Egyptian  from  Cairo  has 
not  been  exempted.  All  through  her  senior  year  Marion  has  been 
under  a  terrific  mental  strain. 

The  two  vital  questions  of  her  life,  to  which  the  answers  have 
not  as  vet  been  found,  are  "To  let  her  hair  grow  or  not  to  let  it 
grow,"  and  "To  diet  or  not  to  diet."  As  for  the  former,  we  will 
say  forget  it,  for  gentlemen  prefer  blondes,  regardless  of  whether 
or  not  they  have  bobbed  hair,  but  for  the  latter,  nobody  loves 

a  fat . 

■LASS  O-   Lt.MERlCK   TOWN;' 


Helen  Metcalf,  A.  B. 

Collmst'illf,  Illinois 

We  remember  Helen  as  a  prominent  member  of  the  McKendree 
Concert  Company.  This  noted  company  entertained  Southern 
Illinois  in  the  summer  of  '17. 

Now  Helen  has  a  husband  to  entertain  and  she  is  proving  her- 
self to  be  a  capable  minister's  wife.  Her  sweet  disposition,  accom- 
panied by  perseverance  and  pluck,  cause  McKendree  to  be  proud 
to  claim  her  as  a  daughter. 

1ARTHA;"    MCKENDREE    CONCERT    COM' 


Tu^-ntv-E.ght 


IMC  KENDREE"^^^^^::^^:^^,,.;.^.:..^ 


•cniors 


Kenneth  Rippel,  A.  B. 

Moherly,  Missour, 

Who  could  keep  from  laughing,  when  this  witty  and  peppy 
Missourian  was  around?  He  could  sing,  too,  for  he  was  a  member 
of  the  McKendree  Quartette.  Possessing  a  happy-go-luckv  dispo- 
sition, his  clever  conversation  made  him  a  genuine  humorist.  This 
ability  classified  him  as  an  able  and  interesting  entertainer. 

On  the  stage  he  could  take  anv  role  and  perform  successfully, 
as  can  be  noted  by  the  many  appearances  he  made.  All  McKen- 
dreans  will  remember  how  gallantly  he  played  in  "As  You  Like  It." 

PRESIDENT  GLEE  CLUB;  PRESIDENT  PLATO;  SONG  LEADER;  McKEN- 
DREE  QUARTETTE;  -GYPSY  ROVER;"  "MARTHA;"  "LASS  O'  LIM- 
ERICK TOWN,"  "TAMING  OF  THE  SHRE"';"  "AN  ECONOMICAL 
BOOMERANG;"  "AS  YOU  LIKE  IT;"  SECRETARYTREASURER  STU- 
DENT ASSOCIATION. 


Eugene  Smith,  A.  B. 

East  St.  Lou.s,  llhncns 

If  he  were  the  direct  descendant  of  the  highest  nobility.  Gene 
could  not  conduct  himself  in  a  more  gentlemanly  way,  nor  walk 
with  a  more  portly  and  graceful  stride. 

Tall  and  straight  as  a  reed,  he  is  as  stately  as  any  prince.  But 
hidden  within  him  there  is  a  cordial  and  warm  personality  with 
plenty  of  response  for  affection.  As  a  scholar,  he  ranks  well;  as 
a  debater,  he  is  hard  to  refute. 


Verdie  Correll,  B.  S. 

Lebanon,  Illinois 

Verdie"s  large,  dark,  and  mysterious  eyes  attract  one's  attention 
immediately.  She  must  be  a  juggler  and  a  magician,  because  of  the 
apparent  ease  with  which  she  accomplishes  strange  tricks  with 
figures. 

As  an  impersonator,  she  soars  beyond  the  ordinary,  for  did  she 
not  interpret  the  part  of  Adam  in  "As  You  Like  It,"  with  unusual 
success?  We  sometimes  wonder,  Verdie,  just  what  you  are  think- 
ing, when  your  eyes  get  that  far  away  look,  because  we  know 
you  aren't  thinking  of  mathematical  figures  then. 


Viola  Ragland,  A.  B. 

Greenville.  Illinois 

Viola  was  with  us  for  one,  brief  semester,  yet  she  made  many 
friends  during  this  time.  She  came  to  us  from  Greenville  College, 
where  she  was  in  school  for  three  and  one-half  years. 

Viola  is  musically  inclined,  as  is  evidenced  by  her  ability  to 
play  the  piano.  Indeed  she  was  an  excellent  student  for,  her  name 
never  failed  to  appear  on  the  honor  roll.  She  is  a  real  friend  to 
those  with  whom  she  is  associated. 
GREENVILLE  COLLEGE,  "as-  '16.  '27- 


(it>-.Nine 


Seniors 


Emmery  H.  Martin,  B.  S. 

Sumner,  [llmois 


tellar  McKendrean  athlete,  invincible 
ports.  IS  characterized  by  a  generous 
still  waters  run  deep,"  and  when  it 
which  he  believes,  then  his 


True  to  his  type,  this 
on  the  field  of  collegiate 
amount  of  reserve.   But, 
comes  to  a  matter  of  principles 
strong  character  is  truly  revealed. 

However,  his  reserve  did  not  keep  his  thoughts  from  lightly 
turning  to  love.  It  would  not  at  all  be  surprising  if  he  soon  lent 
his  ears  to  the  Heavenly  strains  from  Lohengrin. 

PHILO;  BACHELORS;  TRACK.  '16.  '2-.  '28,  FOOTBALL,  '28;  BASEB.^LL. 
•17;  CLASS  PRESIDENT,  '27;  MATHEMATICS  CLUB;  "M"  CLUB;  BUS- 
INESS MANAGER  REVIEW;  PURPLE  "M,' '27,  iS;  B.'HSKETBALL.^t,  28. 


Philip  Glotfelty,  A.  B. 

Granite  City,  Illniois 

When  a  man  goes  out  for  football  practice  every  day  for  four 
consecutive  seasons  without  earning  a  letter,  he  certainly  must  be 
a  man  overflowing  with  the  spirit  of  self-sacrifice,  abounding  with 
persistence,  and  especially  fond  of  hard  knocks.  That  introduces 
Rocky. 

Diminutive  in  size,  Rocky  played  an  inconspicuous,  but  heroic, 
role  in  athletics.  But  the  honors  he  lost  in  football  he  gained  as 
the  custodian  of  our  most  beloved  pet  bear.  Rocky  wisely  chose 
a  field  of  service — the  ministry. 
PLATO;  Y.  M.  C.  A.;  CHEER  LEADER,  ■2;.  ■26.  -27. 


Helen  Douglas,  A.  B. 

Oblong,  /llmois 

"Doug"  is  McKendree's  most  famous  man-hater.  All  but  John 
Hall  have  given  up  hopes  of  ever  obtaining  her  coveted  smile.  He 
still  pursues  her  steadily,  furiously,  yea — even  vigorously,  but 
Helen  will  have  none  of  him. 

Leap  Year  dates  cause  her  to  lose  no  sleep,  for  she  knows  John's 
persistence  will  urge  him  to  ask  for  just  one  date.  Alas,  alack! 
Doug,  we  wish  you  joy! 

McKENDREE   REVIEW   STAFF.   -26.   '27;    W 
SECRETARY-TREASURER  JUNIOR  CLASS. 


cKENDREAN   STAFF. 


Lela  Sites,  A.  B. 

Salem,  Illinois 

Lela  is  small  and  peppy,  and  one  of  her  chief  delights  is  a  mid- 
night feast.  Last  year  she  distinguished  herself  as  a  member  of 
the  "Eternal  Triangle,"  and  has  proved  to  be  the  "survival  of 
the  fittest." 

She  IS  not  thinking  in  terms  proportionate  to  her  advancement 
in  the  field  of  mathematics,  as  this  year  she  is  thinking  in  fewer 
numbers.  Having  linguistic  possibilities,  she  is  especially  interested 
in  the  romance  languages. 
CLIO  PRESIDENT;  MATH  CLUB  SECRETARY. 


•Seniors 


LossiE  Morris,  A.  B. 

OTdlloii,  Jllmois 

With  a  mischievous  twinkle  in  his  eyes,  a  pleasant  disposition 
and  a  friendly  manner,  Lossie  seems  to  have  found  the  secret  to 
creep  into  the  hearts  of  his  classmates. 

Unassuming  usually,  blatant  never,  this  young  minister  has  a 
future  before  him  in  the  field  to  which  his  Master  has  called  him. 
Though  Lossie  has  been  with  us  only  one  year,  he  leaves  McKen- 
dree  a  true  son  of  his  Alma  Mater. 

PARK  COLLEGE,  'ii.  '^y 


Robert  Peach,  A.  B. 

Lebanon.  Illmo.s 


With  a  pleasing  baritone  voice,  a  luxuriant  crop  of  light  hair, 
keen  intellect  and  excellent  acting  abilities,  Robert  is  an  asset  unto 
himself.  This  explains  in  part  his  success  in  musical  operettas. 

From  early  childhood,  Robert  long  aspired  to  attend  McKen- 
dree  College,  on  the  campus  of  which  he  has  romped  many  a  day. 
His  dream  has  more  than  come  true,  for  he  is  one  of  the  Cen- 
tennial class.  He  believes  in  education  for  business. 
GLEE  CLUB,  •lyii:  PRESIDENT  PHILO,  "EXPRESSING  WILLIE;'  "AS 
YOU  LIKE  IT;"  "BOHEMIAN  GIRL: '  "MARTHA;"  "LASS  O'  LIMERICK 
TOWN;"  "MESSIAH." 


Fay  Ragland,  A.  B. 

Greennllc,  llUnois 

It  is  rather  diiEcult  to  tell  about  Fay  without  telling  about  May 
at  the  same  time.  The  twins  spent  two  and  one-half  years  in  Green- 
ville College  and  one-half  year  in  DePauw  University. 

Wanting  to  graduate  from  the  right  place,  they  came  to  Mc- 
Kendree  to  conclude  their  college  careers.  At  first  they  seemed  to 
be  quiet  and  reserved,  but  on  better  acquaintance  they  are  known 
to  be  right  jolly.  Continued — in  May's  write-up. 
GREENVILLE  COLLEGE,  '25.  '26;  DePAUW  UNIVERSITY,  '27. 


May  Ragland,  A.  B 

Greenville,  Illinois 

If  any  distinction  can  be  made,  this  half  of  the  twins  is  the 
more  mischievous.  Both  are  excellent  scholars  and  are  interested 
in  other  activities  too. 

By  exhibiting  skill  in  basketball  they  won  their  college  G's  in 
this  sport.  May  was  also  yell  leader  for  her  class.  These  girls  are 
good  examples  of  true  sisterly  love. 
GREENVILLE  COLLEGE,  'is.  '26;  DePAUW  UNIVERSITY,  '27. 


antiiu's 


Sam  Kotelly,  A.  B. 

Chautauqua,  \ew  Tor\ 

A  congenial  personality,  a  ready  wit,  and  the  ability  to  speak 
well  in  several  languages,  peculiarly  fit  this  ambitious  young  man 
for  his  chosen  profession — law.  His  inclination  to  work  hard  and 
his  ability  to  keep  at  it  promise  Sam  the  success  which  he  deserves. 

Clean  in  thought  and  conduct,  this  Albanian  boy  unconsciously 
plays  to  advantage  the  best  attribute  for  making  friends.  Naturally 
a  future  judge  would  blush  when  a  girl  tries  to  kiss  him. 
PLATO;  GLEE  CLUB. 


Alfred  Crossley,  B.  S. 

OTaUon,  lUmo^s 

Beneath  a  rather  quiet  and  pleasing  personality,  the  explorer 
in  human  nature  will  find  a  heart  of  gold  and  sterling  qualities  of 
a  faithful  friend  in  this  young  lad.  His  character,  clean  intellect  and 
sincere  attitude  towards  others  make  him  a  good  pal  for  any  one. 

Though  not  spectacular,  Al  will  achieve  a  high  place  in  the 
chemical  or  business  world,  with  his  perseverance  and  stick-to-it- 
iveness.  A  pretty  little  girl  at  Belleville  holds  his  heart  in  her 
little  hand,  and  this  explains  why  Al  has  rather  neglected  our  fair 
McKendree  maidens. 
WASHINGTON  UNIVERSITY.  ■24- 


Oliver  Wahl,  A.  B. 

EdwardsviUe,  llhnon 

Quiet  and  reserved,  Oliver  has  the  ability  to  make  his  violin, 
which  he  loves,  do  the  talking  for  him.  At  his  hands,  this  instru- 
ment, otherwise  inanimate  and  lifeless,  laughs  with  glee,  cries  with 
sadness,  sighs  with  longing. 

To  his  active  interest  is  due  the  credit  for  the  organization  of 
the  McKendree  band  and  orchestra.  It  is  hoped  by  those  who 
know  of  his  activities,  that  he  will  remain  at  his  post  to  tontinue 
his  good  work. 


Anthony  Sigillito,  A.  B. 

St.  Loms,  Misscurt 

Coming  to  McKendree  in  his  senior  year,  "Sig"  at  once  took 
an  active  interest  in  several  student  organizations  and  became  a 
true  McKendrean.  His  congenial  and  sociable  nature  has  made  for 
him  numerous  friends  from  Italy,  his  birthplace,  to  McKendree. 

His  record  in  college,  his  genuine  earnestness  in  performing  his 
work,  and  his  confidence  in  himself  assure  success  in  his  chosen 
profession.  Girls?  Well — he  prefers  blondes  and  brunettes. 


ThrtyTwo 


§'cniors 


Paul  Gould,  A.  B. 

FreebuTg.  Ubnois 

His  serene  pair  of  eyes  can  speak  more  eloquently  for  him  than 
the  golden  tongue  for  the  orator.  This  explains  why  Paul,  a  man 
of  few  words,  has  such  a  beguiling  way  with  the  opposite  sex. 

Being  a  firm  beHever  in  the  dictum,  "Early  to  bed,  early  to  rise," 
the  wonder  is  how  he  can  work  this  paradoxical  role  of  the  gallant 
lover  and  still  arise  with  the  dawn.  The  "how"  must  be  the  secret 
of  his  success. 
PLATO;  BAND;  ORCHESTRA;  Y.  M.  C.  A. 


Ronald  Mowe,  B.  S. 

Lcbdnon,  llbmns 

Talented  in  music  and  very  capable  in  athletics,  "Pete"  has 
made  himself  one  of  the  most  popular  boys  among  his  classmates. 
Perhaps  his  drawback  in  pushing  himself  before  the  spotlight  is 
a  certain  degree  of  modesty  which  works  to  his  advantage  in 
making  admiring  friends. 

While  to  his  sweetheart  he  is  just  a  "baby,"  Pete  is  a  real  man 
when  it  comes  to  swinging  a  tennis  racket  or  throwing  the  javelin. 
Popularity,  he  says,  comes  to  him  who  does  not  seek  it. 
TENNIS,  'i6,  "17,  '18;  TRACK,  "ly;  BAND,  '25;  "M"  CLUB;  ALPHA  MU 
OMEGA;  ASSISTANT  IN  CHEMISTRY. 


Frank  C.  Brown,  A.  B. 

Lebanon,  Illinois 

Entering  McKendree  way  back  in  1910,  when  the  women  wore 
long  dresses  and  long  hair,  Frank  attended  school  here  whenever 
his  profession  left  him  free  to  do  so,  to  become  a  proud  member 
of  the  Centennial  class. 

This  elderly  senior,  with  a  more  serious  aspect  upon  life  than 
most  of  his  classmates,  is  keen  in  perceiving  the  humorous  side 
of  life.  His  laughter  comes  out  in  delightful  ripples.  A  hard  worker 
always,  Frank  is  inspired  by  the  Muses  when  it  comes  to  writing 
original  poems  and  songs. 

A.;  MANDOLIN  QUAR- 


Walter  p.  Whitlock,  A.  B. 

East  St.  Loms,  Illinois 

Walter  is  a  living  example  of  what  a  preacher's  son  ought 
be.  Quiet  in  manners,  courteous  to  all  and  always  willing  to  i 
his  share  for  any  good  cause,  he  is  much  sought  after. 


This  lovable  charac 


any 


group,  IS 


ade 


more  desirable  by  a  soft,  rich  baritone  voice.  But  really  to  know 

him,  one  must  he  enlightened  by  Laura.  With  his  own  abilities 

and  those  of  his  "running  mate,"  Walter  will  shine  brightly  in 

the  community  in  which  he  locates. 

PRESIDENT  PLATO;  Y.  M.  C.  A.;  GLEE  CLUB;  BAND,  'is.  'i6.  'n.  'iS; 

ORCHESTRA.    -24.    '26;    MATHEMATICS    CLUB;    INSTRUCTOR    IN 

ACADEMY. 


.s:^^^^^^S^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ss> 


])uninrs 


Stephen  Kolesa 

Far-famed  and  great  as  a  football  star, 
A  speedy  runner  in  baseball  and  track. 
Of  this  year's  McKendrean,  he's  Editor-in-Chief, 
So  you  see  in  nothing  is  he  ever  slack. 
PRESIDENT   FRESHMAN   CLASS;   VICE-PRESIDENT   "M" 
CLUB;  PLATO;  FOOTBALL,  '^s.  '^6.  '^7;  BASEBALL.  -26.  'ir. 
■i8;  TRACK.  'i6.  '27,  '28;  PURPLE  "M."  '26.  '27.  '28;  BACH- 
ELORS;    EDITOR     INTERSCHOLASTIC     PROGRAM.    '28; 
ASSISTANT  EDITOR  McKENDREAN.  '27;  EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 
McKENDREAN,  '28. 

Lucille  Hadfield 

With  laugh  and  song,  with  mirth  and  play. 
She  joyfully  passes  each  happy  day. 
Never  selfish  or  dull  at  heart 
On  McKendree's  campus  she  plays  her  part. 

GLEE  CLUB;  "MESSIAH;"  CLIO;  QUARTETTE;  REVIEV^' 
STAFF,  '28;  "BOHEMIAN  GIRL;"  MATH  CLLIB;  McKEN- 
DRE.^N  STAFF.  '28. 


Julia  Wilson 

To  accomplish  all — she  will  never  fail, 

For  hers  are  the  qualities  that  always  win. 

She  does  not  stop  when  things  go  WTOng, 

But  picks  up  the  threads  and  starts  all  over  again. 

PRESIDENT  V.   \V.  C.   A.;  CLIO;  McKENDREAN  STAFF. 


Thomas  Perkins 

President  of  the  Junior  Class  is  he, 
A  leader  necessarily  he  has  to  be. 
Known  all  around  this  beautiful  land. 
For  he's  McKendree's  publicity' man. 

PRESIDENT  JUNIOR  CLASS;  REVIEW  STAFF;  PLATO. 
BACHELORS;  TRACK,  '27,  '28;  "M"  CLUB;  ORCHESTRA- 
BAND;  BUSINESS  MANAGER  McKENDREAN,  '28. 


Edward  Apple 

Here  and  there  and  everywhere 
You  see  this  jolly  boy. 
First  he's  here  and  then  he's  there. 
Ready  and  willing  all  things  to  enjoy. 


Margaret  Shaffer 

From  the  tips  of  her  toes  to  her  beautiful  eyes. 

She  is  maidenly,  dainty  and  precise. 

Her  gentle  spirit  and  modest  air. 

Prove  her  as  diUgent  as  she  is  fair. 

GLEE  CLUB;  "BOHEMIAN  GIRL;"  "MESSIAH,"  CLIO. 


Constance  G 


LENN 


Belle  and  Connie  are  very  close  friends. 
If  you  see  them  together,  you'll  think  they're  twins, 
Connie's  eyes  are  blue,  and  brown  is  her  hair. 
You'll  always  find  that  she'll  treat  you  square. 

PIA  KAPPA  DELTA;  GLEE  CLUB;  "MESSIAH;"  DEBATE. 
•28;  EXTEMPORANEOUS  SPEAKING.  '2-;  "BOHEMIAN 
GIRL;"  "LASS  O'  LIMERICK  TOWN;"  CLIO;  McKENDREAN 
STAFF.  '28. 

Harold  Culver 

He  was  the  Junior's  basketball  star. 

Who  played  with  a  vim  to  win. 

When  the  game  was  close,  or  the  score  was  a  tie 

The  ball  was  usually  passed  to  him. 


PRESIDENT  "M"  CLUB.  BACHELORS. 


T/n>t>-Four 


MC  KENDREE 


Junior 


John  Dolley 


Always  smiling,  his  lessons  ready, 

He  is  ever  present,  ever  steady, 

For  versatility  he  is  also  noted, 

Altho  to  his  work,  he  is  seriously  devoted. 

PHILO;  BACHELORS. 


Mary  H 


UGHES 


If  this  fair  maiden  you  should  chance  to  meet. 
You  would  observe  her  as  being  demure  and  sedate. 
She  is  diligent,  quiet,  retiring  and  dependable. 
Her  work  is  always  very  commendable. 

PRESIDENT  GLEE  CLUB;  "BOHEMIAN  GIRL;"  "LASS  O' 
LIMERICK  TOWN."  Y.  \V.  C,  A.  CABINET;  BAZAAR 
PRESIDENT. 


Mae  Goddard 

What's  the  use  of  grumbling  and  being  down-hearted. 
What's  the  use  of  sighing  and  being  blue. 
What's  the  use  of  weeping  if  you  weep  alone? 
Just  laugh  so  the  world  may  laugh  with  you. 
CLIO;  "AS  YOU  LIKE  IT;"  NATURE  CLUB. 

Charles  Nichols 

His  whole  lite  through  he's  looking  for  fun. 
One  joke  isn't  finished,  till  another's  begun. 
He  hkes  to  sing  and  tease  and  play  and  jest. 
But  oft-time  seriousness  reigns  above  the  rest. 


PRESIDENT  PHILO;  BASEBALL,  '17.  'iS;  ORATORY,  'iS;  PI 
KAPPA  DELTA;  DEBATE  '28;  GLEE  CLUB;  QUARTETTE; 
"LASS    O'LIMERICK   TOWN;" 


Lee  Baker 

When  we  look  at  Lee  we  find. 
One  with  a  keen  and  fertile  mind. 
Content  to  follow  his  own  life's  call 
When  duty  summons  he  will  never  fall.    ' 
PHILO;  MATH  CLUB;  McKENDREAN  STAFF,  -27 

Alma  Buess 

Quiet,  reserved  and  dignified  is  she. 

Her  image  is  so  fair  to  behold. 

Her  cheerful  smile  and  her  stately  grace 

Will  stay  with  her,  tho  she  be  a  hundred  old. 


Edith  Plato 

When  into  your  life  the  rain  does  fall. 
Don't  be  discouraged,  just  forget  it  all. 
For  life's  worth  while  and  it's  not  a  bore. 
If  we  sing  a  little  and  jest  a  little  more. 
CLIO;  GLEE  CLUB;  "BOHEMIAN  GIRL." 

Harold  Slaten 

Harold  is  the  preacher  among  our  number 
And  never  does  his  mental  faculty  slumber, 
Ever  alert  and  busy  through  the  day. 
Is  he  content  to  pursue  his  own  life's  way. 
OXFORD  CLUB;  Y.  M.  C.  A.;  PHILO. 


MC  KENDREE^^^^^^^s^^.,,.^^^^ 


John  Oster 

He's  a  Bachelor  but  he  has  no  pin 

For  httle  Geneva,  his  heart  did  win. 

In  hasehall.  on  second  base  may  he  be  found. 

To  tag  the  opponent,  when  he  comes  around. 


Geneva  Grieve 

Thre:  years  of  contact  prove  her  as  pure 
As  she  is  quiet,  wise  and  demure. 
She  wastes  no  time  on  foohsh  things 
Because  for  her  the  bell  of  business  rings. 
CLIO;  NATURE  CLUB;  REVIEW  STAFF.  -28. 


Robert  Young 

Books!  Oh  books,  how  I  admire  you. 

What  to  me  could  be  more  fun 

Than  to  peruse  your  pages  when  I  am  blue 

And  absorb  your  thoughts  one  by  one. 

PLATO. 

Ray  Goode 

Across  the  miles  to  East  from  West, 

Rode  Goode,  our  Javelin  King, 

He  had  in  mind,  to  do  his  best. 

That  laurels  to  McKendree,  he  might  bring. 


Thomas  Claire 

This  minister's  name  is  Thomas  Claire 
Who  came  to  McKendree  in  twenty-eight, 
His  favorite  expression  everyone  knows,  is, 
"Let's  see,  now,  if  I  have  this  straight." 


Dorothy  Ikemire 

Ready  and  wilhng  to  do  her  share 
She  lives  her  life  each  gladsome  day. 
Her  eye  is  clear,  her  face  is  fair. 
She  is  a  friend  who  will  always  stay. 


Belle  Pfennighausen 

Petit  and  dark  is  this  fair  Belle. 
She  does  her  work  and  she  does  it  well. 
With  a  cheery  hello,  she  greets  each  one. 
She  studies  but  she  also  has  her  fun. 

DEBATE.  '17.  '18;  GLEE  CLUB;  Y.  W.  C.  A  CABINET; 
"BOHEMIAN  GIRL;"  "MESSIAH;"  CLIO;  FIA  KAPPA 
DELTA;  "LASS  O'  LIMERICK  TOWN;"  M^KENDREAN 
STAFF.  -iS. 

LoY  Wattles 

In  declamation  for  Plato  very  witty 

Is  this  tall  youth  from  fair  Clay  City, 

He  has  poise  and  voice  and  tact 

And  he  can  wield  the  discus,  when  it's  time  for  track. 

BACHELORS;  PLATO;  "M  '  CLUB;  TRACK.  '26.  '27.  '18. 


MC  KENDREE" 


inmns 


Erle  Todd 

Captain  of  the  Bear  Cats  of  twenty-eight, 
Was  this  tall  youth  from  fair  Penn  State. 
He  led  the  boys  through  thick  and  thin. 
Always  fighting  and  determined  to  win. 

PLATO;  PRESIDENT  CLASS,  '25;  PRESIDENT  ALPHA  MU 
OMEGA:  FOOTBALL.  -14.  '25.  '^6.  CAPTAIN,  '17;  BASKET- 
BALL. '27;  EXTEMPORANEOUS  SPEAKING,  '27;  PI 
KAPPA  DELTA. 


Vera  Smith 

Good  natured.  obliging,  kind  and  true. 
She  does  all  that  is  assigned  to  do. 
She  likes  to  play  and  she  likes  to  work. 
Let  duty  call  for  she  will  never  shirk. 
CLIO;  MATH  CLUB, 


Edward  Woo 

From  across  the  Pacific,  he  comes  to  us. 
To  study  and  to  learn  our  ways. 
He  is  silent,  but  his  mind  is  keen 
We  hope  he'll  remember  us  always. 

Marvin  Grupe 

On  Plato's  floor  he  took  his  stand. 

To  make  a  speech  I'll  vow. 

Some  day  a  favorite  artist,  he  will  be. 

For  he  can  even  paint  a  picture  now. 

PLATO, 


Val  Baggott 

Val  hails  trom  the  Sunny  South 

Where  the  sun  is  always  shining. 

A  little  flagrant,  boastful  and  imperious. 

But  under  all  there  is  a  strain  that  is  serious. 

football,  -2-;  tr.ack,  '26,  2-. 

Audrey  Bower 

Joyful,  kind  and  obliging  too, 

Audrey  is  a  sincere  friend  to  you, 

If  she  knows  you  once,  she  knows  you  forever, 

Because  friendships  to  her,  are  not  to  sever. 

GLEE  CLUB;  CLIO;  "BOHEMIAN  GIRL;"  DEBATE, 


Joe  Williams 


Although  his  name  was  "Polky  Joe," 
In  a  football  game,  he  was  never  slow. 
He  tackled  his  man,  and  he  tackled  him  hard. 
Never  letting  him  run,  not  even  a  yard. 

alpha  mu  omega;  football,  -2,,  'i-. 
Helene  Ferrell 

Everyone  watches  for  Helene 's  smile 
Because  it  always  greets  you, 
She  would  go  out  of  her  way  a  mile, 
If  a  favor  she  might  do  for  you. 
CLIO;  Y.  W.  C.  A.  CABINET. 


Erwin  Hake 


A  proverbial  school  teacher. 


Alvenia  Hecklinger 

Never  a  word  said  she. 


Laura  Wilhite 

Without  Walter  she  is  lost 

Edmund  Maxwell 

He  has  to  be  sighted Missouri. 


Edward  Shadowen 


Marjorie  Glotfelty 

a  friend  to  all. 

CLIO;  CLASS  VICE  PRESIDENT,  '27;  Y.  \V.  C.  A.  CABINET. 


Jeanette  Sprinkel 

This  brown-eyed  lassie  is  our  nightingale. 

glee  club. 

Gilbert  Ragsdale 

Whitey — yes  he  was. 


Elmo  McCl 


Did  I  see  him  blush? 
PHILO;  NATURE  CLUB. 


Circe  Magill 


Quiet  and  ever  retiring. 
■MESSIAH." 


MC  KENDREE 


S»'o]pltomin*C5 


Harry  Pate 


"Now,  I  ask  you.  Ladies  and  Gentlemen."" 

PLATO;  PI  KAPP.'V  DELTA,  DEBATE.  '2-,  'zs,  ORATOR, 


Grace  Renner 


Lavina  Zook 


Prexy"s  right  hand  man. 


Bovyard  Clayton 


Tall  and  stalwart  is  he. 


ElTEL    ScHROEDER 


Oh,  go  shave. 


Irene  Smith 

Our  Schumann-Heink. 

CLIO.  GLEE  CLUB,  "BOHEMIAN  GIRL;"  QUARTETTE, 


Elizabeth  M^ 


a  smile  for  everyone. 


Albert  Hagler 

A  most  pious  man,  indeed. 
PHILO,  OXFORD  GLUB;  Y.  M.  C.  A. 


Harold  Yerkes 


A  princely  looking  fellow 
PHILO. 


Pauline  Brooks 


Same  way  with  me. 
CLIO;  NATURE  CLUB. 


^iip  ho  mures 


John  Montgomery 

Always  interested  in  East  St.  Louis. 


WiLMA  Schmidt 

She  breezes  from  Breese. 


LORENE    FULLERTON 

Slow,  but  ever  dependable. 
CLIO;  DEBATE.  'iS. 

Charles  Hall 

A  gay  old  soul. 

PHILO;  GLEE  CLUB;  MATH  CLUB. 


John  Brian 

He  comes  from  Sumner. 
PHILO;  ALPHA  MU  OMEGA. 


Harriet  Mulford 


Another  quiet  lass. 
"MESSIAH." 


Lela  Aulvin 


A  conscientious  worker  and  ever  of  good  cheer. 
CLIO;  MATH  CLUB. 

Herbert  Engelhardt 

Patrick,  you  old  Irisher. 

ALPHA  MU  OMEGA;  PLATO;  FOOTBALL.  -27;  "M' 


Earl  Davis 


Husky's  all  right. 

PLATO;  GLEE  CLUB,  "AS  YOU  LIKE  IT.' 


Bernice  Parrish 


McKENDREAN  STAFF,  '28;  CLIO;  SECRETARY-TREAS- 
URER NATURE  CLUB;  MECHANICAL  DRAWING  AS- 
SISTANT; BIOLOGY  ASSISTANT. 


#  up  111!  mores 


Idris  Cornwell 

And  everywhere  that  Mary  went 


Mildred  Peak 

A  true  pal. 

CLIO;  GLEE  CLUB,  "BOHEMIAN  GIRL;"  PIANIST. 


LORIN    DOUTHIT 


Oh,  that  hne. 
PHILO;  DEBATE, 


Dorothy  Jackson 


Gone,  but  not  torgotten. 
CLIO. 


Thelma  Brandon 


Little  women  can  do  much, 
GLEE  CLUB;  CLIO,  DEBATE,  ' 


Lucius  Tunnell 


Such  a  ""pressing"  mar 
PLATO;  MATH  CLUB. 


George  Awalt 


Run,  Await,  Run! 

TRACK,  -27.  'iS;  "M"  CLUB;  NATURE  CLUB. 


Verna  Jarvis 


We  all  like  Vern. 
CLIO;  ORCHESTRA, 


Arthur  Hoppe 


Elizabeth  Melson 

What  could  we  have  done  without  her? 
CLIO;  MATH  CLUB;  Y.  W.  C.  A.  CABINET. 


•§*iiphamorc5 


Kendall  Bop 


A  man  of  chemistry,  indeed. 


Zella  M 


ALANDRONE 


It  was  always  Hardy  with  her. 


Allene  Beardsley 


Gentlemen  prefer  blondes 
CLIO. 


Saegesser 


Granite  City,  art  calling  me? 
GLEE  CLUB;  PLATO:  ^L^TH  CLUB. 


Merle  Lang 

They  call  me  Red-Head,  Red-Head. 

MATH  CLUB;  "BOHEMIAN 

LUELLA    ReINCKE 

Always  willing  to  do  a  good  turn. 
NATURE  CLUB. 


Fred  Merr'v 


Girls,  he's  took. 

OXFORD  CLUB;  Y.  M.  C.  A,;  PHILO. 


Nina  Mae  Harmon 


A  chip  off  the  old  block. 
CLIO;  "AS  YOU  LIKE  IT." 


Louise  Hal 


All  hail.  Hale. 
CLIO;  DEBATE, 


;APPA  DELTA. 


William  Gillespie 

A  true  Egyptian — Cairo. 
PLATO;  McKENDREE  REVIEW,  'jg. 


Forty-Two 


Joyce  Davidson 


Preach — but  he  couldn't. 

PLATO,  GLEE  CLUB;  "BOHEML^N  GIRL.' 


Evelyn  Dunn 


He  was  so  irresistible 
CLIO. 


Dan  Hertensteii 


Mathematician  plus. 
MATH  CLUB;  PLATO 


Pauline  Thurmond 

Caesar,  Cicero,  Virgil,  Livy. 


Leone  Chappel 


"Well— I  kinda  think  so.' 
CLIO. 


Marion  Browj 


Buster  Brown. 
CLIO. 


Bertram  Smith 

He'll  tell  you  the  score. 

Irma  Oglesby 


The  most  studious  ot  us  all. 
CLIO. 


Martha  Rogers 

Can  she  cook? 
CLIO;  GLEE  CLUB. 


Ray  Hamilton 


Short  and  sure  he  wa 
BASEBALL,  '^S. 


MC  KENDREE  Klfe^^^^^^^..^-^..^ 


1828^ 


1928 


Forty-Three 


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JFrcslimcn 


Allen,  Clark  Lee — I,  II,  West  Frankfort,  III. 
AsBURY,  Velma  Valera  -I,  II,  OTallon,  III. 
Baggott,  George  Irvin — I,  II,  Zeigler,  111. 
Barnes,  Charles  Marvin — I,  II,  Granite  City,  111. 
Bartelsmeyer,  Ralph  Raymond — I,  II,  Hoyleton,  III. 
Beard,  James  Garfield — I,  Altamont,  111. 
Beardsley,  Whit.more  Everett — I,  II,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Beckwith,  Paul— II,  East  St.  Louis,  111. 
Bennett,  Herbert  Russell  -I,  II,  Olney,  111. 
Bergdolt,  Margaret — I,  II,  Trenton,  111. 
Beutelman,  Elvira  Anna  — I,  II,  Lebanon,  III. 
Bingaman,  Floyd  Frederick — I,  II,  Brownstown,  111. 
Brissenden,  Robert  Edgar  ~I,  II,  Clay  City,  111. 
Broeg,  George  Frederick    -I,  Flora,  111. 
Brown,  Ralph  Bert  -I,  O'Fallon,  111. 
Bryan,  Ouida  Brewies — I,  II,  Johnson  City,  111. 
Camp,  Charles  Franklin  -I,  II,  Brighton,  111. 
Cariss,  Marie  Florence  -  I,  II,  Granite  City,  111. 
Carmichael,  Nell  Cathern    -I,  II,  East  St.  Louis,  III. 
Church,  Harmon  Beare  — I,  II,  Renault,  111. 
Clayton,  Josephine  Christine — I,  II,  Vienna,  111. 
Cothern,  Genevieve  Mae — I,  II,  Ramsey,  III. 
Craig,  Scott — II,  East  St.  Louis,  111. 
Cralley,  Jesse  Albert — I,  II,  Mt.  Olive,  111. 
Creed,  Mildred  Mary — I,  II,  OF'allon,  111. 
Crisman,  Ernest  Calvin — I,  II,  Columbia,  N.  J. 
Culver,  Paul  Milberne-    I,  II,  Palestine,  111. 


111. 


Curry,  Edward  McCoy  -I,  II,  Palestine,  III. 
Dartt,  Flora  Agnes — I,  II,  Enfield,  III. 
Davidson,  Lois  Mary — I,  II,  Salem,  111. 
Dey,  Elisabeth  Kathryn — I,  II,  Bunker  Hill,  111. 
Dorris,  Wilson  Carl — I,  II,  Breeze,  111. 
Dressler,  Myrtle  Anna — I,  II,  Lebanon,  111. 
Duggan,  Ruth  Miller — I,  II,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Eaton,  Mary  Elizabeth  —I,  II,  Edwardsville,  111 
Fiegenbaum,  Bruce  Otto — I,  II,  Edwardsville, 
Fink,  Jordan  Edwin — I,  II,  Carlyle,  111. 
Gard,  John  Lavern — I,  Chester,  111. 
Gewe,  Gladys  Cornelia — I,  II,  Nashville,  111. 
Gilbert,  Lester  Henry — I,  II,  Nashville,  111. 
Globig,  Sybella  Marie— I,  II,  Beckemeyer,  111. 
Golden,  Owen  Newland — I,  Flora,  111. 
Grant,  Henry  Clay — I.  II,  Mt.  Vernon,  111. 
Green,  Vera  Elizabeth  —I,  II,  Nashville,  111. 
Hamilton,  Ruth  Evelyn    -I,  II,  Brownstown,  111. 
Harpstrite,  Elvera  Kathryn  -I,  II,  New  Baden,  111. 
Harris,  Frances  Elizabeth  —I,  II,  Ashley,  111. 
Harris,  Joseph  Camovitch  —I,  II,  Ashley,  111. 
Head,  Lewis  Nathaniel — I,  II,  Eldorado,  111. 
Hedges,  Thelma  Pearl— I,  II,  Flat  Rock,  111. 
HiNES,  Gail  William-  I,  II,  Alma,  111. 
Hines,  George  Bernard     I,  II,  Newton,  111. 
Hortin,  James  F.— I,  II,  Albion,  111. 
Hosler,  Melville  -I,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Howell,  Nina  Linden — I,  II,  McLeanshoro,  111. 
HuBBELL,  Chlorus  Francis — I,  II,  Flora,  111. 
IsLEY,  Leonard  Carlyle — I,  II,  Newton,  111. 
Jackson,  William  Lee — I,  Allendale,  111. 
Jones,  Clarence  Robert — I,  East  St.  Louis,  111. 
"Karr,  Dwight  Melvin— I,  II,  Geff.  111. 
Klein,  Walter  Peter — II,  Granite  City,  111. 
Koch,  George— I,  II,  Belleville,  111. 
Kolb,  Mildred  Alice — I,  II,  East  St.  Louis,  111. 
Kratzer,  Lela  Kathryn — I,  II,  Jamestown,  Mo. 
Kruger,  Earl  Eugene — I,  II,  Summerfield,  111. 
Kruger,  Lorena  Margerite — I,  II,  Belleville,  111. 
LowRY,  Delton  H. — I,  II,  Reyham,  N.  C. 
Martin,  Alice  Lillian — I,  II,  Freeburg,  111. 
Maynard,  Paul  Sylvan — I,  II,  Herrin,  111. 
Maynor,  Lois  Vera — I,  II,  Golconda,  111. 
McCollum,  Marjorie — I,  II,  Louisville,  111. 
Meinen,  Edna  Margaret — I,  II,  Lebanon,  111. 
Middleton,  Louis  William — I,  II,  Salem,  111. 
MoRELOCK,  Marion  Leontine — I,  II,  Mascoutah, 
MowE,  Orena  Zillah — I,  II,  Lebanon,  111. 
MuNDY,  Van  Allen — I,  II,  Elbert,  Colo. 
Naumer,  Bernetta  Elizabeth — I,  II,  Lebanon,  111 
Nichols,  Jesse  Robert — I,  II,  Lebanon,  111. 
Philbrook,  Leman  Kenneth — I,  II,  St.  Elmo,  111. 
Phillips,  Irene  Thema — I,  II,  Trenton,  111. 
Rawlinson,  Howard  Edmonds — I,  II,  Crossville, 
Reese,  Myron — I,  II,  Jonesboro,  111. 
Phillips,  William  Maurice — I,  II,  Mt.  Vernon,  1 


Reichert,  Russell — I,  II,  Grand  Cham, 
Riley,  Opal  Edith— I,  II,  Centralia,  111. 
Ritchey,  Ralph  C— I,  II,  Eldorado,  111. 
Ruth,  Ella — II,  Summerfield,  111. 
Sanders,  Orland  Miller — II,  Ashley,  11'. 
Sanders,  Vernon  Joyce — I,  II,  Crossville,  111. 
Schubert,  Ben — I,  Mascoutah,  111. 
SiGGiNS,  Oscar  P. — II,  Chebmanse,  111. 
Smith,  Milton  Phillips — I,  II,  Altamont,  111. 
Spangler,  Frank — I,  II,  Woodlawn,  111. 
Spencer,  Herbert  Milberne — I,  II,  Christopher,  111. 
Stanford,  Virginia  Marjorie — I,  II,  Louisville,  111. 
Steinkamp,  Wilmer — II,  Mascoutah,  111. 
Steinkoenig,  Louise  Jane — I,  II,  Highland,  111. 
Stout,  Harold  A. — I,  II,  Mascoutah,  111. 
Tatalovich,  Eli — I,  II,  Buckner,  111. 
Taylor,  Howard  Samuel — I,  II,  O'Fallon,  111. 
Tedor,  Stephen  Lewis — I,  II,  Zeigler,  111. 
Tedrick,  Lowell  Dale — I,  II,  Vandalia,  111. 
Thilman,  Erna  Margaret — I,  II,  Casey viUe,  111. 
Thomas,  Bessie  Lee — I,  II,  Lebanon,  111. 
Walker,  Williard  Carroll — I,  Cobden,  III. 
Weaver,  James  Carroll — I,  East  St.  Louis,  111. 
Well,  Clarence  Emerson — I,  II,  Brighton,  111. 
Whitlock,  Vera  Elizabeth — I,  II,  East  St.  Louis,  II 
Williams,  Zoa  Rowena — I,  II,  Olney,  111. 
Yargar,  Laura  Cathern — I,  II,  Stoy,  111. 
Zachais,  Dorothy  Marion— I,  II,  Nashville,  111. 


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Fine  Arts 


Lucille  Hadfield,  Margaret  Shafer,  Edith  Plato,  Mildred  Peak,  and  Constance  Glenn,  having  completed  the  two-year  course 
in  Public  School  Music  have  received  certificates  from  the  School  of  Music. 

The  School  of  Music  offers  a  four-year  course  of  study  leading  to  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music.  Certificates  are  also  granted 
in  piano,  organ,  voice,  violin,  and  public  school  music. 

Margaret  Robinson,  Grace  Renner,  and  Lorena  Kruger,  having  completed  the  course  in  Expression,  have  received  certificates 
from  the  School  of  Expression. 

The  School  of  Expression  offers  varied  courses  in  public  speaking,  interpretation  of  literature,  and  staging  of  plays. 

FACULTY 

Grant  McDonald  .................         Piano 

Pauline  Harper  ...............  Public  School  Music 

Ada  Carroll  .......  ........  Voice 

Olive  Patmore    .................      Expression 

Oliver  Wahl  .................         Violm 


Student  Association 

Organized  1921 


OFFICERS 

First  Semester  Second  Semester 

Eugene  Smith President Clarence  Brennan 

Edna  Kinsey Vice-President Joseph  Guandolo 

Kenneth  Rippel  ......    Secretary-Treasurer    ......         Verdie  Correll 

James  Stuart Associate  in  Athletics James  Stuart 

Lewis  Head Cheer  Leader Lewis  Head 

Charles  Nichols Song  Leader Paul  Hortin 

Lucille  Hadfield Pianist Mildred  Peak 

EiTEL  ScHROEDER Custodian  of  Bear Eitel  Schroeder 

The  Student  Association  is  composed  of  the  regularly  enrolled  students.  This  representative  student-body's  purpose  is  to 
centralize  student  activities  as  well  as  to  stimulate  "McKendree  pep".  The  year's  program  consists  of: 
Student  Chapel  each  Friday.  Home-Coming  Program. 

Disposition  of  Student  Business.  Annual  Interscholastic  Program. 


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The  Press  Club 

Orgamzed  i(j2i 
Publishers  of  the  McKendree  Review 


Editor-in-Chief 
Managing  Editor 
Business  Manager 
Advertising  Manager 
Circulation  Manager 
Assistant  CircuLnvm 
Sports  Editor 
Societv  Editor    . 
Feature  Writer 
Exchange  Editor 
Reporter 
Reporter  . 


Edna  Kinsey 

John  Oster 

Emery  Martin 

William  Gillespie 

James  Stuart 

.    James  Hortin 

Stephen  Tedor 

Geneva  Grieve 

.  Lucille  Hadfield 

Clifton  Oxendine 

Nina  Mae  Harmon 

.   Frank  Brown 


Staff  of  the  McKendrean 


Editor-mChief 
Business  Manager 
Assistant  Editor    . 
Athletic  Editor 


Stephen  A.  Kolesa 

Thomas  Perkins 

Erwin  Hake 

John  Oster 


ASSOCIATE  EDITORS 

Kendall  Born 

Dorothy  Ikemire 

Stephen  Tedor 

Julia  Wilson 

LoRiN  Mitchell 

Constance  Glenn 

Bernice  Parrish 

OuiDA  Bryan 

Belle  Pfennighausen 

Lucille  Hadfield 
Anthony  Sigillito 

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Clionian  Literary  Society 

Founded  1869 
Charter  Granted  by  State  of  Illinois,  1881 


Lela  Aulvin 
Allene  Beardsley 
Audrey  Bower 
Thelma  Brandon 
Marion  Brown 
Pauline  Brooks 
OuiDA  Bryan 
Alma  Buess 
Leone  Chappel 
Christine  Clayton 
Kathryn  Dey 
Evelyn  Dunn 
Mary  Eaton 
Lorene  Fullerton 


MEMBERS 
Marjorie  Glotfelty 
Mae  Goddard 
Constance  Glenn 
Geneva  Grieve 
Vera  Green 
Gladys  Gewe 
Ruth  Henry 
Nina  Howell 
Mary  Hughes 
Louise  Hale 
Nina  Mae  Harmon 
Lucille  Hadfield 
Thelma  Hedges 
Dorothy  Ikemire 

Vivian  Young 


Verna  Jarvis 
Dorothy  Jackson 
Marion  Kirkbride 
Edna  Kinsey 
Merle  Lang 
Elizabeth  Mayes 
Zella  Malandrone 
Lois  Maynor 
Elizabeth  Melson 
Orene  Mowe 
Irma  Ogelsby 
Bernice  Parrish 
Mildred  Peak 
Edith  Plato 


Belle  Pfennighausen 
Opal  Riley 
Grace  Renner 
Margaret  Robinson 
Martha  Rogers 
Margaret  Shafer 
Lela  Sites 
Vera  Smith 
Irene  Smith 
Virginia  Stanford 
Margaret  Teague 
Julia  Wilson 
Lavina  Zook 
Laura  Yarger 


The  Platonian  Literary  Society 


Founded 

1849 

"Vid 

Sdpientiae' 

Clark  Lee  Allen 

Jordan  Fink 

Leonard  Isley 

Ralph  Ritchey 

Whitmore  Beardsley 

William  Gillespie 

Charles  Jack 

Sam  Saegesser 

Kendall  Born 

Philip  Glotfelty 

Stephen  Kolesa 

Eitel  Schroeder 

Robert  Brissenden 

Clifton  Gould 

Sam  Kotelly 

Edward  Shadowen 

Frank  C.  Brown 

Paul  Gould 

Paul  Maynard 

Eugene  Smith 

Harmon  Church 

Joseph  Guandolo 

Louis  Middleton 

Lucius  Tunnel 

Bovard  Clayton 

Marvin  Grupe 

LoRiN  Mitchell 

Erle  Todd 

Harold  Culver 

Vernal  Hardy 

Clifton  Oxendine 

Oliver  Wahl 

Paul  Culver 

Lewis  Head 

Harry  Pate 

LoY  Wattles 

McCoy  Curry 

Erwin  Hake 

Thomas  Perkins 

Walter  Whitlock 

Joyce  Davidson 

Dan  Hertenstein 

Myron  Reese 

Dale  Wilson 

Earl  Davis 

Paul  Hortin 

Kenneth  Rippel 

Robert  Young 

Herbert  Englehardt 

Earl  Hussong 

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Pi  Kappa  Delta 

National  Honorary  Foren?i; 

I//inoi5  Theta  Chapter 

Established  1924 

Membership — Intercollegiate  Orators  and  Debaters 

OFFICERS 

President ,  ■       •       •       Eugene  Smith 

Vice-President ...  ...      Harry   Pate 

Secretary-Treasurer •  .Joseph  Guandolo 

Corresponding-Secretary Edna  Kinsey 

MEMBERS 
Dr.  Cameron  Harmon  HONORARY  Dean  E.  P.  Baker 

Olive  E.  Patmore  J-  W.  A.  Kinison 

INSTRUCTION 
W.  C.  Kettlekamp 
Clarence  Brennan  ACTIVE  Louise  Hale 

Edna  Kinsey  Charles  Nichols 

Constance  Glenn  Joseph  Guandolo 

Belle  Pfennighausen  Mary  Richards 

Harry  Pate  Eugene  Smith 

Fifty-Two 


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Philosoph 

Lan  Literary  Society 

Founded,  1837 

George  Baggott 

Glenn  Haskin 

John  Montgomery 

Lee  Baker 

Gail  Hines 

Irvin  Nelson 

Herbert  Bennett 

Arthur  Hoppe 

Charles  Nichols 

Clarence  Brenna 

N 

James  Hortin 

John  Oster 

John  Brian 

William  Kratzer 

Robert  Peach 

El:a  Cralley 

Delbert  Lacquement 

Howard  Rawlinson 

Jesse  Cralley 

Delton  Lowry 

Anthony  Sigillito 

Ernest  Crisman 

Emery  Martin 

Harold  Slaten 

John  Dolley 

Elmo  McClay 

Frank  Spangler 

LoREN  Douthit 

Leonard  Metcalf 

Stephen  Tedor 

Albert  Hagler 

Fred  Mery 

Harold  Yerkes 

Charles  Hall 

Earl  Miller 

Vernon  Sanders 

FiftyTh 


Alpha  Mu  Omega 

Organized  1924 

President    .         .  ..............        Clifton  Gould 

Vice-President  .  .  Ronald  Mowe 

Secretary-Treasurer       .                              ■           Charles  Jack 

MEMBERS 

George  Baggott                                                                Chlrous  Hubbell  Edward  Shadowen 

John  Brian                                                                     Leonard  Isley  Elliot  Solero 

Idris  Cornwell                                                                  Charles  Jack  Eli  Tatalovich 

Herbert  Englehardt                                                     Louis  Middleton  Stephen  Tedor 

Ray  Goode                                                                      Ronald  Mowe  Erle  Todd 

Clifton  Gould                                                               Charles  Nichols  Joseph  Williams 
George  Hines 


F,fty-FouT 


Bachelors 


President    . 
Secretary-Treasurer 


.    Glenn  A.  Haskin 
Clarence  R.  Brennan 


FACULTY  ADVISOR 
Prof.  S.  M.  McClure 


Clarence  R.  Brennan,  '28 
El2a  M.  Cr alley,  '28 
Glenn  A.  Haskin,  '28 
William  B.  Kratzer,  "28 
Emery  H.  Martin,  '28 
LoRiN  Mitchell,  "28 
Irvin  R.  Nelson,  '28 


MEMBERS 
James  Stuart,  '28 
Stephen  A.  Kolesa,  '29 
John  W.  Oster,  '29 
Harold  Culver,  '29 
Thomas  J.  Perkins,  '29 
LoY  E.  Wattles,  '29 
Kendall  E.  Born,  '-^o 


BovARD  W.  Clayton,  '30 
John  Dolley,  "jo 
Erwin  Hake,  '30 
Henry  C.  Grant,  'ji 
James  F.  Hortin,  "31 
Robert  E.  Brissenden,  "31 
J.  W.  Dunn,  '25 


Sigma  Zeta 

OFFICERS 

Master  Scientist Elza  Cralley 

Vice-Master  Scientist Vernal  Hardy 

Recorder  Treasurer S.  M.  McClure 

MEMBERS 
Elza  Cralley  J.  W.  Dunn 

Vernal  Hardy  S.  M.  McClure 

Mary  Richards  C.  J.  Stowell 

The  Society  of  Sigma  Zeta  was  founded  at  Shurtleff  College  in  192';  and  the  Beta  Chapter  was  established  at  McKendree  in 
the  following  year.  This  organization  has  for  its  object  the  promotion  of  scholarship  among  students  of  the  sciences  and  mathe- 
matics and  restricts  its  membership  to  those  having  completed  two  years  of  these  subjects  with  superior  ratings. 

Since  its  organization,  the  society  has  enjoyed  a  steady  expansion  annually  and  now  has  chapters  located  in  a  number  of  the 
stronger  small  colleges  of  the  Middle  West. 


Alpha  Psi  Omega 


OFFICERS 


President 

.  Paul  Hortin 

Business  Manager    ... 

.  Kenneth  Rippel 

Secretary     ...... 

Grace  Renner 

Miss  Patmore 

MEMBERS 

FACULTY 

Dr  Cameron  Harmon 

Olive  E.  Patmore 

Pauline  Harper 

Evelyn  McNeely 
STUDENTS 

Ada  Carroll 

Margaret  Robinson 

GoLDA  Taylor 

Margaret  Teague 

Vivian  Young 

Alma  Buess 

Grace  Renner 

Dorothy  Harmon 

Kenneth  Rippel 

Paul  Hortin 

Earl  Hussong 

Fred  Jessop 

The  Alpha  Theta  Cast  of  Alpha  Psi  Omega  was  granted  to  McKendree  College  in  1927  by  the  Grand  Cast.  Alpha  Psi 
Omega  is  a  national  honorary  dramatics'  fraternity.  The  Alpha  Theta  Cast  was  installed  with  sixteen  charter  members,  which 
for  a  college  of  this  size,  was  an  unusually  large  number  of  persons  to  be  qualified  to  meet  the  requirements  of  the  national 
organization.  However,  the  large  number  of  charter  members  is  explained  by  the  fact  that  McKendree  has  for  some  time  had 
a  strong  department  of  dramatics  and  expression. 


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Treble  Clef  Club 


Orgai 

.zed 

IQ24 

OFFICERS 

Vice-President 

Marion  Kirkbride 

Pianist 

Lucille  Hadfield 

VOICES 

First  Sopranos 

Second  Sopranos 

First  Altos 

Second  Altos 

Marie  Cariss 

Margaret  Shafer 

Mary  Eaton 

Lavina  Zook 

Thelma  Brandon 

Mary  Hughes 

Edith  Plato 

Irene  Smith 

Vera  Whitlock 

Edna  Meinen 

Constance  Glenn 

Elizabeth  Mayes 

Opal  Riley 

Belle  Pfennighausen 

Orena  Mowe 

Elvira  Beutelman 

Margaret  Teague 

Lucille  Hadfield 

Erna  Thilman 

Martha  Rogers 

Dorothy  Ikemire 

Audrey  Bower 

Ruth  Hamilton 

Mildred  Peak 

Jeanette  Sprinkle 

Margaret  Shafer 
Orena  Mowe 


QUARTETTE  Lavina  Zook 

Lucille  Hadfield 


Men's  Glee  Club 


Organized  1924 
OFFICERS 


Secretary-Treasurer 

Director 

Miss  Ada  Carroll 

VOICES 

First  Tenors 

Second  Tenors 

First  Bass 

Second  Bass 

Ben  Underwood 

Paul  Hortin 

Herbert  Bennett 

Harold  Culver 

Anthony  Sigillito 

Van  Mundy 

Earl  Hussong 

Sam  Saegesser 

Harold  Yerkes 

Clarence  Brennan 

Earl  Kroeger 

Sam  Kotelley 

Charles  Nichols 

William  Kratzer 

Robert  Peach 

Jess  Nichols 

EiTEL  Schroeder 

Earl  Davis 

Herbert  Spencer 

QUARTETTE 

Ben  Underwood 

Jess  Nichols 

Paul  Hortin 

Harold  Culver 

McKendree  College  Orchestra 


Director — Oliver  Wahl 


INSTRUMENTS 

Violins 

Saxophones 

Piano 

Clarinets 

DWIGHT  KarR 

Clark  Lee  Allen 

Ruth  Hamilton 

Paul  Gould 

Ralph  Ritchey 

Paul  Culver 

Zella  Malandrone 

Mary  Eaton 

Milton  Smith 

Laura  Yarger 

Sam  Saegesser 

Drums 

Bass 

Elvira  Beutelman 

Mrs.  McDonald 

Dale  Wilson 

Cello- 

George  Koch 
-Harold  Yerkes 

Grace  Renner 

With  the  major  part  of  its  personnel  retained  from  last  year  and  with  the  addition  of  several  experienced  musicians  from  the 
present  student  body,  the  McKendree  Orchestra  has  this  year  enjoyed  greater  popularity  than  ever. 

Many  new  numbers  have  been  added  to  the  repertoire  this  season.  These  together  with  the  favorites  of  previous  years 
proved  by  their  enthusiastic  reception  to  be  a  vital  part  of  chapel  programs,  recitals,  concerts,  and  social  affairs. 


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McKendree  College  Band 


Dnector — Oliver  C.  Wahl 


Saxophones 
Clark  Lee  Allen 
Milton  Smith 
DwiGHT  Karr 
Wilson  Dorris 
Paul  Culver 
Willard  Walker 


INSTRUMENTS 

Clarinets 
Paul  Gould 
Mary  Eaton 
Laura  Yarger 
Elvira  Beutelman 
Grace  Renner 


Trombone 
Ralph  Ritchey 


Walter  Whitlock 


Cornets 
Leman  Philbrook 
George  Baggott 
McCoy  Curry 

Drums 
Dale  Wilson 
Harold  Yerkes 

Our  remarkable  success  in  all  athletic  events  of  the  year  may  be  partly  attributed  to  the  McKendree  Band.  Enthusiasm  ran 
high  when  the  band  played  at  football  and  basketball  game^,  pep  meetings,  parades  and  similar  affairs  throughout  the  year. 

The  band  this  year  consisted  of  nineteen  members.  This  is  the  largest  number  that  has  ever  represented  McKendree  College. 

Attired  in  their  new  uniforms  on  Homecoming  Day,  they  thrilled  the  returning  McKendreans  by  the  old  school  airs  which 
were  played  during  the  parade  and  at  the  football  game. 


Y.  W.  C.  A. 


FACULTY  ADVISORS 
Miss  Alleen  Wilson  Miss  Olive  Patmore 

CABINET  MEMBERS 

Julia  Wilson 

Elizabeth  Melson 

.  Edna  Kinsey 

Lavina  Zook 

Marjorie  Glotfelty 

.    Mary  Hughes 

Eliiabeth  Mayes 

Lucille  Hadfield 

This  Christian  organization,  old  in  years  and  possessed  with  traditions  noble  and  uplifting,  holds  a  dignified  position  among 
the  clubs  on  the  College  Hill. 

Each  Wednesday  evening  the  women  meet  for  a  devotional  hour,  in  which  they  discuss  different  campus  problems,  and  try  to 
find  practical  solutions  to  them.  Capable  leaders  speak  on  various,  interesting  topics,  explaining  how  one  may  improve  her 
spiritual  and  intellectual  life.  These  meetings  are  much  enjoyed  by  all  of  the  members  because  of  the  social  aspect  and  also 
because  of  the  inspiration  derived  from  the  thoughts  presented.  Our  Y.  W.  C.  A.  strives  constantly  to  sow  seeds  that  will 
make  a  rich  and  beautiful  harvest. 


President    . 
Vice-President 
Secretary-Treasurer 
Social  Chairman 
Program  Chairman 
Finance  Chairman. 
Chaplain    . 
Pianist  . 


Y.  M.  C.  A. 

FACULTY  ADVISORS 

DR.  Walton,  Professors  Kinison  and  Vick 

President    ...  ..........  .  .      Irvin  R.  Nelson 

Vice-President  ...............      John  Montgomery 

Secretary     ................   Dan  Hertenstein 

Treasurer  ..............        Harold  K.  Yerkes 

With  but  a  few  in  number,  this  organization  has  weathered  the  storms  of  opposition  and  has  a  staunch  and  firm  foundation. 
The  meetings  are  held  each  Wednesday  evening  at  seven  o'clock.  The  latch-string  is  always  on  the  outside  and  all  men  are 
extended  a  sincere  welcome. 

During  this  hour  the  serious  features  of  campus  activities  are  studied,  and  methods  of  improving  one's  spiritual  experience 
are  discussed.  Once  a  month  the  Y.  W.and  Y.  M.  combine  to  have  a  joint  session.  These  evenings  prove  interesting  because  of 
the  devotional  and  musical  programs.  Things  come  and  go  but  the  Y.  M.  will  remain  to  uphold  Christian  ideals  and  Christian 
living. 


The  Oxford  Club 

Founded  by  Dr.  W.  N.  Sterns  1920 
Reorganized  by  Professor  J.  W.  A.  Kinison  1926 


Second  Semester 
.  Fred  C.  Mery 
John  Montgomery 
Harold  Slaten 


ACTIVITIES 
Meet  wee}{ly  for  class  m  Homeletics  Special  mspiratwiial  addresses  b\  professionals  in  Christian  wor}{ 

Create  close  fellowship  between  ministerial  students  Social  recreation 

OFFICERS 
First  Semester 
Delbert  Lacquement   .....  President  . 

F.  C.  Brown  ......  Vice-President   . 

F.  C,  Mery  ......  .Secretary-Treasurer    . 

MEMBERS 
Dr.  Cameron  Harmon 
Dr.  W.  C.  Walton 
Leonard  Metcalf 
Frank  C.  Brown 
Clarence  Brennan 
Delbert  Lacquement 
Phillip  Glotfelty 
LossiE  E.  Morris 
Harold  Slaten 
Lewis  Head 


Prof.  J.  W.  A.  Kinison 
Prof.  J   L.  Harrell 
Dale  Hagler 
Gail  Hines 
Arthur  Hoppe 
Bert  Smith 
Herbert  Bennett 
Fred.  C.  Mery 
John  Montgomery 
Ernest  Crismann 


Cl/ 


Lee  Allen 


The  Nature  Club 

Organized  1926 
Founder — Dr.  E.  R.  Spencer 


Sponsoring  of  Hature  Study 
Bird  Study 


ACTIVITIES 


Stellar  Observation 
Beautification  of  College  Campus 


President     . 
Secretary-Treasurer 


Elza  Cralley 
Bernice  Parrish 


George  Awalt 
Velma  Asbury 
Pauline  Brooks 
Herbert  Bennett 
Alma  Buess 
Elvira  Beutelmann 
Verdie  Correll 
Jesse  Cralley 
Elza  Cralley 
Ernest  Crismann 
Leone  Chappel 
Evelyn  Dunn 
John  Dolley 
Flora  Dart 
Myrtle  Dressler 
Bruce  Fiegenbaum 


MEMBERS 

Marjorie  Glotfelty 
Philip  Glotfelty 
Owen  Golden 
Sybil  Globig 
Lavern  Gard 
Mae  Goddard 
Paul  Gould 
Elizabeth  Harris 
Gail  Hines 
Chlorus  Hubbel 
Lewis  Head 
Arthur  Hoppe 
Earl  Hussong 
Louise  Hale 
Louis  Middleton 
Nell  Marberry 


John  Montgomery 
Orena  Mowe 
Marjorie  McCullum 
Elmo  McClay 
Bernice  Parrish 
Mae  Ragland 
Fay  Ragland 
Ralph  Ritchey 
Luella  Reincke 
Grace  Renner 
Virginia  Stanford 
Harold  Slaten 
Vernon  Sanders 
Bert  Smith 
Margaret  Teague 
Luella  Mueller 


^ftMC  KENDREE"^^^^^:;^^,..^....^ 


Mathematics  Club 

Orgamzed  1926 
Founded  by  Dr.  C.  J.  Stowell 


Verdie  Corell     . 

President  ..... 

.  Charles  Jack 

Charles  Jack  . 

Vice-President   .... 

Elizabeth  Melson 

Lela  Sites   . 

Secretary-Treasurer    .... 

Vera  Smith 

REGULAR  MEMBERS 

LoRiN  Mitchell 

Clifton  Gould 

Elizabeth  Melson 

Walter  Whitlock 

James  Stuart 

Charles  Jack 

Lela  Aulvin 

Charles  Hall 

Vernal  Hardy 

Emery  Martin 

Lucius  Tunnel 

Dan  Hertenstein 

Verdie  Correll 

Samuel  Saegesser 

Vera  Smith 

Herbert  Englehardt 

Eugene  Smith 

William  Gillespie 

John  Dolley 

Lela  Sites 

Lee  Baker 

Glenn  Stout 

Zella  Malandrone 

J,  W.  Dunn 

ASSOCIATE  MEMBERS 

Harold  Stout 

Jesse  Nichols 

John  Hall 

Howard  Rawlinson 

George  Koch 

Elvera  Harpstrite 

Maurice  Phillips 

Van  Mundy 

Thelma  Hedges 

Russel  Reichert 

George  Baggott 

Leontine  Morlock 

James  Hortin 

Floyd  Bingamon 

Bernice  Parrish 

Lucille  Hadfield 

Dorothy  Zacheis 

Margaret  Bergdolt 

Lois  Davidson 

Mary  Eaton 

Marion  Brown 

Forensics 

FORENSIC  LEADERS 

Dean  E.  P.  Baker    .  .  ..............     Manager 

Professor  W.  C.  Kettlekamp        ............  Men's  Debate  Coach 

Dr.  E.  R.  Spencer    ..............         Women's  Debate  Coach 


ORATORS 

Representative  to  the  Illinois  St.ite  Oratorical  Association 
Harry  L.  Pate 

Representative  to  the  Pi  Kappa  Delta  Convention 
Charles  Nichols 

Representatives  to  Southern  Illinois  and  Southeast  Missouri  Oratorical  Association 

Charles  Nichols 
OuiDA  Bryan 


EXTEMPORANEOUS  SPEAKING 

Representatives  to  the  Southern  Illinois  and  Southeast  Missouri  Oratorical  Association 

Dale  Wilson 

OuiDA  Bryan 


AFFIRMATIVE 
Eugene  Smith,  Captain 
Harry  L.  Pate 
Dale  E.  Wilson 
Arthur  Hoppe,  Alternate 


Men  s  Debate 

W.  C.  Kettlekamp,  Coach 

AFFIRMATIVE  DEBATES  NEGATIVE  DEBATES 

St.  Louis  Law  School  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.          .       noyvdeaswn          Shurtleff  College  at  Alton,  111 lost 

Greenville  College  at  Lebanon,  111.  lost  William  Jewell  College  at  Liberty,  Mo.  non-decision 

Eureka  College  at  Eureka,  111.      .  .  nondecision  Pittsburg  Teachers  College,  Pittsburg,  Kan.         non-decision 

Lombard  College  at  Galesburg,  111    .          .          .  non-decision           Drury  College  at  Springfield,  Mo.    ....  won 

Iowa  Wesleyan  University  at  Mt.  Pleasant  la.       .          won          Illinois  College  at  Lebanon,  111.         ....  won 

Parson's  College  at  Parsons,  la.        ...          .      lost          Southeast  Missouri  Teachers,  Cape  Girardeau,  Mo.  won 

Missouri  Wesleyan  at  Lebanon,  111.      .          .          .           lost          Hastings  College  at  Lebanon,  111 won 

Lincoln  College  at  Lebanon,  111.        .  .  won 

PI  KAPPA  DELTA  CONVENTION  AT  TIFFIN,  OHIO 

Two  Man  Team — Joseph  Guandolo  and  Eugene  Smith 

Hastings  College  (afF.)  vs.  McKendree  (neg.)  .............  won 

University  of  Dubuque,  la.  (aff.)  vs  McKendree  (neg.)           ...........  lost 

South  Dakota  Wesleyan  (neg.)  vs  McKendree  (afF.) won 

Gustavus  Adolphus,  Minn,  (aff.)  vs  McKendree  (neg.) Jos* 

Jamestown,  N.  Dak.  College  (neg.)  vs  McKendree  (aff.l   ...........  won 


NEGATIVE 
Joseph  Guandolo,  Captain 
Earl  Hussong 
Charles  Nichols 
Loren  Douthit,  Alternate 


Sixtv-Eight 


riMC  KENDREE  ^^fe^fes^,.,,.^^.,-^ 

ill 


AFFIRMATIVE 
Louise  Hale,  CapUin 
lorene  fullerton 
Audrey  Bower 


Women's  Debate 


Dr.  E.  R.  Spencer,  Coach 


AFFIRMATIVE  DEBATES 


Southeast  Missouri  Teachers  at  Cape  Girardeau,  Missouri 
Drury  College  at  Lebanon,  Illinois  .  .  .  . 


.    lost 
non-decision 


A  ^ua}{er  friend  informed  me  I  was  not  content  with  being  in  the  right  when  discussing  any  point,  but  had  to  be  overbearing  and 
insolent  about  it — of  which  he  convinced  me  b>i  mentioning  several  instances.  Endeavoring  to  cure  myself  of  this  fault,  which  I  now 
realize  had  lost  me  ynany  an  argument,  I  made  the  following  rule:  to  forbear  all  direct  contradictions  of  the  sentiments  of  others  and 
all  over-positive  assertions  of  yny  own.  Thereafter,  when  another  asserted  something  I  thought  an  error,  I  denied  myself  the  pleasure 
of  contradicting  him  abruptly,  and  shotting  nnmediate/y  some  absurdity  in  his  proposition.  Instead,  I  began  b>i  observing  that  in 
certain  cases  or  circumstances  his  opinion  would  be  right,  but  m  the  present  case  there  appeared  or  seemed  to  me  some  differences,  etc. 

I  soon  found  the  advantage  of  this  change  in  my  manner.  The  conversations  I  engaged  m  went  on  more  pleasantly.  The  modeit 
way  in  which  I  proposed  my  opinions  procured  them  a  readier  reception  and  less  contradiction.  1  had  less  mortification  when  I  found 
to  be  in  the  wrong,  and  I  more  easily  prevailed  upon  others  to  give  up  their  mista\es  and  join  with  me  when  I  happened  to  be  right. 
To  my  new  tactics  I  thin\it  principally  owing  that  I  had  early  such  weight  with  my  fellow  citizens  when  I  proposed  new  institutions, 
or  alterations  m  the  old.  and  so  much  influence  in  public  councils  when  I  became  a  member.  For  I  was  a  bad  speaker,  never  eloquent, 
subject  to  much  hesitation  and  my  choice  of  words  hardly  correct  in  /anguage-and  yet  I  carried  yny  points — From  How  To  Win 
An  Argument,  by  Benjamin  Franklin. 


NEGATIVE 
Belle  Pfennighausen,  Captain 
Constance  Glenn 

ThELMA  BR.^NDON 


The  "M"  Club 

MEMBERS 

FOOTBALL 

Dr.  Cameron  Harmon,  Erie  Todd,  Stephen  Kolesa,  Delbert  Lacquement,  Edward  Shadowen,  Val  Baggott,  Chlorus  Hubble, 
Herbert  Englehardt,  Ray  Goode,  Irvin  Nelson,  Joe  Guandolo,  Charles  Jack,  Idris  Cornwell,  Bruce  Fiegenbaum,  Glenn  Haslcin, 
Leonard  Isley,  J|ohn  Hall,  Clifton  Gould,  Emery  Martin,  Bovard  Clayton,  George  Koch,  Eli  Tatalovich,  George  Hines,  Glenn 
Martin,  Joe  Williams,  George  Broeg. 

BASKETBALL 

Clifton  Gould,  Harold  Culver,  Charles  Jack,  Emery  Martin,  Edward  Shadowen,  Chlorus  Hubble. 

TRACK 

Clifton  Gould,  Ray  Goode,  Stephen  Kolesa,  Thomas  Perkins,  George  Await,  Glenn  Haskin,  Ronald  Mowe,  Loy  Wattles, 
Val  Baggott.  Emerv  M.irtin,  Idris  Cornwell,  Harold  Culver. 


BASEBALL 

Charles  Jack,  John  Hall,  Stephen  Kolesa,  Emery  Martin,  Joe  Guandolo,  John  Oster,  Idris  Cornwell,  Ray  Goode,  Bovard 
Clayton,  Charles  Nichols. 

TENNIS 

Ron  lid  Mowe,  Vernal  Hardy. 


Glenn  F.  Filley — Director  of  Athletics 

Coach  Filley  has  in  the  three  years  he  has  been  at  McKendree 
estabhshed  a  reputation  as  Athletic  Director  equal  to  the  great 
reputation  he  made  while  an  athlete  at  Missouri  Wesyelan. 

Successful  as  Coach  has  been  in  turning  out  good  teams  he  has 
even  stronger  claims  to  the  respect  of  McKendreans  than  that 
gained  as  a  result  of  his  accomplishments^  He  is  a  man  four-square, 
honored  and  respected  by  all  who  know  him. 


Seventy 


Mc  Ken  dree 
McKendree 
McKendree 
McKendree 
McKendree 
McKendree 

McKendree 
McKendree 
McKendree 
McKendree 


Football  Scores 

CONFERENCE  GAMES 

.      4  Millikm     . 

iQ  Lincoln . 

.    1 8  Macomb    . 

o  Shurtleff 

7  Carthage    . 

o  Carbon  dale 


NON-CONFERENCE  GAMES 

7  Scott  Field 

I T,  Cape  Girardea 

o  Scott  Field 

I--,  EvansviUe 


Total   ........    8i  Total 

FOOTBALL  SCHEDULE  1028 


Sept.  21    Springfield  Teachers  . 

at  Springfield,  Mo. 

Oct.  27 

Lincoln  College 

.     at  Lincoln,  111. 

29   St.  Louis  University 

.at  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Nov.    1, 

Shurtleff  College 

at  Lebanon,  11!. 

Oct.     5    Evansville  College      . 

at  Evansville,  111. 

17 

Carbondale  Teachers 

.      at  Lebanon,  111. 

I T,    Rolla  School  of  Mines    . 

.at  Rolla,  Mo. 

^4 

Bradlev  Tech. 

at  Peroia,  111. 

19    Kirksville  Osteopaths 

.      at  Kirksville,  Mo. 

John  Hall — Assistant  Coach 

""Skipper"  Hall  proved  to  be  an  invaluable  aid  to  Coach  in  turn- 
ing out  the  strong  Centenarian  teams.  Though  of  much  assistance 
in  football.  '"Skipper"  proved  most  valuable  in  basketball  and  base- 
ball. 

The  basketball  reserves  under  his  tutelage  defeated  some  of  the 
best  independent  teams  in  Southern  Illinois,  while  the  baseball 
team  «-as  one  of  the  best  that  ever  represented  the  College. 


Erle  Todd 
Captain 

Rochester.  Pennsylvania 

Todd  completed  four  years  of  varsity  com- 
petition this  year.  Ability  to  rifle  long  passes, 
his  shrewd  signal  calling,  and  his  high-class 
punt  returning  gave  him  the  position  of  quar- 
terback on  Brick  Young's  second  All-State 
Team. 


Edward  Sh.adowen 
Captain  Elect 

Chustopher,  Ill.no.s 

The  smallest  man  on  the  squad,  weighing 
but  one-fifty,  Eddie  was  one  of  our  best 
ground  gainers.  He  can  pass  and  snare  passes, 
carry  the  ball  and  back  up  the  line  superbly. 
Above  all  else,  this  Sophomore  scintillant 
was  a  great  team  player. 


Joseph  Guandolo 
End 

Conway,  Pcnnsyhama 

A  veteran  of  four  campaigns,  Joe  leaves 
an  enviable  record.  Almost  perfection  in  the 
execution  of  plays,  he  is  the  peer  of  any  end 
in  the  Conference  and  any  McKendree  has 
ever  had. 


Football  Summary 


An  almost  air-tight  line  and  a  flashing  backfield  combined  to  make  the  Centenarians  one  of  the  most  successful  teams  in 
McKendree "s  century  of  existence.  Out  of  ten  games  played,  only  two  were  on  the  losing  side.of  the  ledger,  and  there  only 
because  of  a  very  small  difference  in  the  scores. 


LI  Tatalovich 

Emery  Martin 

Idris  Cornwell 

Fullback 

Center 

Halfback 

Chnstopher,  IJImo.s 

Sumner.  Illmou 

Hewton,  llhnois 

Elfs  ability  as  a  line  plunger  is  unques- 
tioned. A  fair  punter  at  the  opening  of  the 
season,  he  was  a  good  one  at  the  end.  On  the 
defense  he  worked  havoc  with  the  plays  of 
the  opposition.  He  is  a  Freshman. 


Waiting  until  his  last  year  in  school  to 
go  out  for  the  team,  Mick  showed  such  stuff 
that  he  became  regular  center  in  midseason. 
He  passed  accurately  and  opened  big  holes 
for  his  backiield. 


When  it  comes  to  smashing  the  line,  run- 
ning or  punting,  "Dudes"  is  one  who  knows 
how  it  is  done.  The  punting  of  this  stellar 
Newton  lad  gained  ground  and  saved  games. 
Cornwell  has  two  more  years  in  which  to 
glitter. 


Opening  the  season  on  September  24th  on  Scott  Field's  gridiron,  the  Centenarians  copped  a  7 — o  verdict.  Captain  Todd 
and^Cornwell  starred  for  McKendree.  The  Purple  line  showed  great  promise,  even  though  it  did  lack  real  co-ordination.  This 
lack'of  team  play  can  be  attributed  to  the  number  of  Freshmen  on  the  squad  and  lack  of  practice. 

Playing  at  MiUikin  on  October  xst,  the  Bear  Cats  received  their  first  set-back  of  the  year.  A  muddy  field  slowed  the 
fast'backfield  but  aided  the  heavy  line.  The  Fillymen  made  four  points  on  safeties  while  Millikin  tallied  a  touchdown  after 
blocking  a  punt.  Score  7 — 4. 


George  Mines 
Guard.  Tackle 

Xewtun.  lUmou 

Linemen  much  better  than  Hines  are 
scarce.  His  broad  shoulders  and  his  knowl- 
edge of  how  to  use  them  caused  much  com- 
motion. Hines  is  another  Freshman  who  has 
done  a  great  deal  for  his  team. 


Clifton  Gould 
End 

Mt.  Carmel,  Hhnoxs 
Stopping  end  runs  has  been  "Hurley's" 
chief  outdoor  sport  for  the  past  four  years. 
If  Mt.  Carmel  has  any  more  like  him,  we 
would  like  to  see  them.  Goodbye.  Hurley, 
we"ll  miss  you. 


BovARD  Clayton 

End 

V,enna.  Illinois 

When  "Slim"  extends  his  six-fcot-four, 
the  boys  must  pass  them  high  to  get  them 
over  him.  As  a  defensive  end  he  is  a  capable 
understudy  to  men  like  Guandolo  and  Gould 


The  Scott  Field  Aviators  came  to  McKendree  on  October  7th,  determined  on  victory.  A  water-covered  grid  checked  the 
attacks  of  both  elevens.  The  Aviators  threatened  to  score  in  the  final  quarter.  Booth,  Flyer  star,  made  a  sixty  yard  gain  on  a 
pass,  but  was  stopped  by  Kolesa's  flying  tackle  three  yards  from  the  last  line.  Score  o — o. 

Changing  from  straight  football  to  an  aerial  attack  in  the  final  quarter  resulted  in  a  13,-9  victory  over  Cape  Girardeau 
Teachers  on  October  14.  Cape  led  q — o  as  the  last  quarter  opened.  Todd  heaved  several  successful  passes  to  Guandolo  m  the 
final  canto,  two  being  for  forty  yards.  With  .i  half  minute  to  go,  Todd  tossed  over  the  goal  line  to  Guandolo  to  gain  the  verdict. 


Bruce  Fiegenbaum 
Tackle 

Edwardsvi'.ie.  llimois 

They  called  him  the  "EdwardsviUe  Flash" 
and  he  lived  up  to  it.  ""Fiegie"  was  supreme 
in  breaking  through  the  line,  stopping  run- 
ners m  their  tracks,  breaking  up  plays,  and 
making  himself  a  general  nuisance  to  the 
other  team. 


Glenn  Martin 
Halfback 

F^urfield,  illmo.5 

A  snap  ot"  the  ball,  a  run  around  the  end, 
and  a  long  gain — that's  what  happened  when 
"Abe"  got  the  ball.  This  versatile  back  was 
severely  injured  early  in  the  season,  but  his 
lighting  spirit  was  with  the  Bear  Cats  all 
along.  Watch  "Abe"  Martin  next  year' 


Herbert  Englehardt 
Tackle 

BciUwm.   UUmns 

In  every  game  "Pat"  proved  himself  to  be 
an  important  cog  in  the  Bear  Cat  machine 
as  a  mighty  tackier.  When  Englehardt 
brought  them  down  they  stayed  down.  Two 
down  and  two  to  go-  -that  is.  years  ot  ser- 
vice, "Pat." 


The  Homecoming  game  was  won  from  Lincoln  before  a  large  crowd  on  October  22.  Williams  and  Lacquement  starred 
on  the  line.  Ckirnwell  hurdled  the  Lincoln  line  and  ran  sixty-five  yards  for  a  touchdown.  Shadowen  scored  after  a  forty-five 
yard  run  and  Hines  scored  after  recovering  a  blocked  punt.  Prince  of  Lincoln  made  two  touchdowns  in  the  last  quarter. 
Score  19 — 14. 


Leonard  Islev 
End 

^iewton,  Illinois 

Runs  around  Isley's  end  were  rather 
scarce,  for  the  Newton  star  held  his  own 
as  a  splendid  end,  both  offensively  and  de- 
fensively. His  brilliant  blocking  and  tackling 
contributed  largely  to  many  a  Bear  Cat 
victory. 


Jack  Haskin 
Quarterback 


Robii 


Ilhi 


Whenever  Jack  was  called  to  take  Todd'; 
place,  he  showed  his  stuff.  He  was  a  smarl 
signal  barker  and  could  pick  out  the  holes  ir 
the  line  when  toting  the  ball. 


Val  Baggot 
Guard 

Ze.gler.  Illinois 

On  the  very  first  day  of  practice  this 
"Burn  Zeigler  Coal"  lad  was  injured.  A 
month  later  he  came  back  strong,  displayed 
his  wares,  finally  winning  his  "M."  Such 
perseverance  has  made  Val  a  fine  guard. 


Although  three  stars  were  on  the  bench.  Western  Normal  of  Macomb  was  easily  defeated  by  the  Bear  Cats  on  October 
29.  Emery  Martin's  seventy  yard  run  for  a  touchdown  after  recovering  a  fumble  was  the  feature.  Todd,  Shadowen,  and 
Tatalovich  also  starred.  Macomb's  aerial  attack  was  smothered.  The  final  score  was  18 — o. 


On  November  6th  the  Shurtieff  Pioneers,  our  traditional  rivals,  held  us  to 
attack.  Williams  and  Englehardt,  tackles,  played  a  great  game  for  McKendree. 


scoreless  tie.  Tatalovich  led  the  Purple 


MC  KENDReI^^^^^s:^.^,^^^^^ 


Charles  Jack 
End 

Opdyke,  Illinois 

As  a  pass-snatcher,  Charley  was  right 
there  with  the  goods.  Those  big  paws  of  his 
just  seemed  to  drag  the  ball  down,  no  matter 
where  it  was  thrown.  This  is  his  last  year. 


Stephen  Kolesa 
Halfback 

EdwdrdmUe.  Illinois 

"Steve",  a  Junior,  has  been  running  around 
ends  for  the  past  three  years.  The  fastest 
man  on  the  team,  and  he  makes  good  use  of 
his  speed.  His  ability  to  snare  passes  won 
several  games  for  McKendree.  A  demon  on 
a  dry  field. 


Delbert  Lacquement 
Guard 

Collinsvilk.  Illinois 

The  "Fighting  Parson"  has  been  tearing 
up  opponents  for  four  years.  A  deadly  tack- 
ier and  a  fast  charger,  he  was  always  break- 
ing through  the  opposition.  He  is  one  of  the 
best  guards  McKendree  has  ever  had. 


After  being  held  to  a  scoreless  tie  for  half  the  game,  the  Bear  Cats  broke  away  from  Carthage  in  the  second  half  to  score 
a  touchdown.  Playing  in  a  terriiic  rainstorm  that  made  the  ball  slippery  and  the  eyesight  almost  useless,  the  Bear  Cats,  under 
the  capable  handling  of  Captain  Todd,  and  aided  by  the  brilliant  running  and  pass  snaring  of  Kolesa,  made  a  march  down  the 
field  and  scored  the  only  touchdown  of  the  game  on  a  short  pass — Todd  to  Kolesa. 

S.  I.  N.  U.  of  Carbondale  gave  the  Centenarians  their  second  set-back  of  the  season  on  November  i8.  The  Bear  Cats 
played  far  below  their  usual  game.  Baggott  and  Fiegenbaum  starred  on  the  line. 


George  Kock 

Chlorus  Hubble 

George  Broeg 

Guard 

Center 

Guard 

BcUnMe.  /Ilmo.s 

Flora.  nUnois 

Floral,  lllmo^s 

After  every  game  Kock  was  covered  with 
bruises.  It  all  goes  to  show  how  hard  this 
Belleville  guard  fought,  giving  everything 
that  he  had — holding  that  line,  and  stopping 
those  plays.   And  George  is  only  a  Fresh- 


"Fuziy's"  oni-hundred  and  ninety  pounds 
of  beef  stretched  over  a  six-foot  frame  made 
him  immovable  at  the  pivot  position.  In  the 
next  three  years  of  his  collegiate  career  he 
should  become  an  A-i  center. 


Broeg  happened  to  be  another  guard  who 
did  his  duty  well.  Only  a  Freshman,  he  won 
the  coveted  "M."  His  ability  made  him  use- 
ful to  the  Centenarians,  and  troublesome 
to  the  enemy. 


The  Bear  Cats  brought  one  of  McKendree's  most  successful  seasons  to  a  close  on  Thanksgiving  Day  with  a  i  j — o  vic- 
tory over  Evansville  College,  of  Evansville,  Indiana.  The  backfield  functioned  at  top  speed_^while  the  line  was  at  its  best. 
Shadowen,  Cornwell,  Kolesa,  Lacquement,  and  Hubbel  were  in  the  linielight. 


Seventy-Eight 


The  Bas\etball  Season 


After  m.ikmg  a  bad  start,  m  which  six  out  of  the  first  seven  games  were  lost,  the  hristUng  Bear  Cats  snapped  out  of 
their  inferiority  complex  with  a  swish  that  paved  the  way  to  a  long  string  ot  brilliant  victories  over  some  ot  the  most  for 
midable  and  highly-touted  quintets  of  the  middle  west. 

The  first  tilt  was  more  of  the  practice  variety,  m  which  the  Centenarians  easily  smothered  the  Belleville  Allan  Cigar 
five  by  the  lop'sided  score  of  60  to  21.  This  fracas  helped  Coach  FiUey  to  pick  some  of  his  future  stars. 

The  most  discouraging  part  of  the  season  then  visited  the  raw  FiUey  material  with  four  straight  defeats.  The  first  tumble 
was  dished  out  by  St.  Louis  University  by  the  score  of  j*;  to  i*; — a  tilt  in  which  the  FiUeymen  were  outclassed  in  the  clos- 
ing minutes  of  play. 

Two  more  games  were  then  dropped  to  the  fist  Southwest  Missouri  Teachers"  College  by  scores  of  44  to  18  and  52  to 
44.  A  few  days  later  the  Bear  Cats  were  badly  bruised  by  Evansville  College  a  team  that  boasts  one  of  the  finest  quintets 
of  the  country — by  the  score  of  46  to  25. 


Clifton  Gould 
Captain 

Mt.  Carmel,  Illmou 

Possessing  speed,  knowledge  of 
the  game,  calm  judgment  and 
skill,  "Hurley"  played  a  whale 
of  a  game  as  guard.  "Hurley" 
made  a  good  record  while  play- 
ing on  the  Mt.  Carmel  High 
teams,  but  in  the  three  years  that 
he  has  been  playing  for  McKen- 
dree.  he  did  even  better.  This  is 
his  last  season. 


Harold  Culver 
Captain-elect 

Palestine,  Illinois 

Harold  made  good  use  of  his 
six-foot-two  on  both  offense  and 
defense.  A  consistent  player,  he 
was  second  only  to  Jack  in  points 
scored,  and  second  to  none  on 
defense.  Opponents  were  much 
worried  by  this  forward's  ability 
to  take  the  ball  from  them.  Cul- 
ver should  be  one  ot  the  best 
cage  players  in  the  state  in  1928- 
1929. 


Chlorus  Hubbell 

Flora,  Illmois 

Only  a  Freshman,  this  tall  Flora  athlete,  with  his 
long  arms  that  broke  up  passes  and  made  baskets  so 
easily,  showed  what  a  guard  can  do  when  groomed 
for  a  forward.  "Fuzzy"  did  exactly  what  was  expected 
of  him,  and,  in  future  years,  his  ability  will  help  the 
Bear  Cats  march  to  greater  glories.  He's  a  sharp  fang, 
is  "Fuzzy." 


A  long  string  ot  seven  dazzling  victories  over  great  teams  then  was  started  by  the  Filleymen,  who  were  finally  brought 
to  perfection  by  Coach  FiUey.  The  first  victim  was  none  other  than  Carthage  College — a  tilt  m  which  revenge  was  taken  to 
the  point  of  48  to  28.  On  the  following  day  the  Filleymen  presented  a  set-back  to  the  Macomb  Teachers,  3,5  to  44.  In  the 
two  tilts  the  glittering  Jack  heaped  up  thirty  points,  while  another  star,  Culver,  took  twenty-six. 

The  next  act  on  the  program  was  a  comedy  m  which  Shurtleff  took  the  feeble  end  of  a  j-j  to  43  defeat,  chiefly  because 
of  the  pranks  that  Jack  played  with  his  twenty-two  points  and  a  batch  of  extra  fine  guarding.  Another  gem  was  added  to  the 
string  a  few  days  later  at  the  expense  of  Carthage  College,  who  was  humiliated  by  a  39  to  22  upset. 

The  sweetest,  finest,  and  greatest  victory  of  the  season  was  enjoyed  by  the  Filleymen  over  Southern  Illinois  Normal  by 
the  score  of  24  to  2";,  a  tilt  in  which  the  mighty  Culver,  speedy  Martin,  and  crafty  Jack  did  their  stuff. 

Evansville  College  was  the  theme  for  another  splendid  victory  in  a  hot,  peppery  fight.  The  splendid  guarding  of  Gould 
and  Shadowen  kept  off  the  enemy,  while  the  scintillating  Jack  kept  on  them  with  twelve  points.  This  was  Evansville's  third 
defeat  out  of  nineteen  starts. 

On  another  road  trip  the  Centenarians  slipped  a  hot  one  to  Lincoln  College  by  nosing  them  out  of  a  26  to  27  victory  in 
the  last  few  minutes  of  play.  The  following  evening  marked  the  close  of  the  season  with  a  very  inappropriate  defeat  by  Illi- 
nois College,  55  to  19. 

The  game  with  Illinois  College  pulled  down  the  curtain  over  the  career  of  the  greatest  cage  star  that  ever  graced  a  Mc- 
Kendree  team — "Charlie"  Jack.  Jack  set  records  that  will  stand  for  years — the  high  spot  being  the  high  point  man  m  the  Little 
Nineteen  one  year,  and  a  runner-up  another  year.  Capt.  Gould  and  "Mickey"  Martin  also  wore  their  cage  armors  for  the  last 
time.  Their  sparkling  work  will  be  hard  to  duplicate  in  future  years. 


Emery  Martin 

Sumner,  Illinois 

Aggressive  to  the  nth  degree,  "Mickey"  was  an  im- 
portant cog  in  the  Filley  machine.  Especially  adept  at 
long  shots,  Martin  was  equally  good  when  shooting  in 
the  shadow  of  the  goal.  "Mickey"  will  b:  lost  through 
graduation.  This  was  his  third  year  at  McKendree,  and 
the  second  time  he  has  won  the  "M." 


Charles  Jack 

Opdyke,  lUinois 

A  peep  into  the  score-hook  will  tell  you  something 
of  Jack's  achievements  in  making  points,  but  it  cannot 
tell  you  anything  about  his  sparkling  defensive  playing; 
nor  anything  about  his  fighting  spirit,  courage,  and  ver- 
satility. "CharUe's"  name  goes  into  the  Hall  of  Fame 
as  one  of  the  most  brilliant  and  craftiest  hasketeers  that 
ever  dribbled  over  a  McKendree  court. 


Bas\ethall  Scores 


CONFERENCE  GAMES 


McKendree 
McKendree 
McKendree 
McKendree 
McKendree 
McKendree 
McKendree 
McKendree 
McKendree 
McKendree 


McKendree 
McKendree 
McKendree 
McKendree 
McKendree 
McKendree 


.    26 

Carbondale  . 

38 

Wheaton 

30 

ShurtlefF        . 

48 

Carthage  . 

44 

Macomb 

43 

ShurtlefF  . 

•       39 

Carthage 

25 

Carbondale 

27 

Lincoln 

19 

Illinois 

NON-CONFERENCE  GAMES 

.         60 

Belleville       . 

2,5 

St.  Louis  U.       . 

.         18 

Southwest  Mo.  Teachers 

34 

Southwest  Mo.  Teachers 

25 

Evansville     . 

32 

Evansville 

Edward  Shadowen 

Chustopher,  Illinois 

There  was  never  a  man  on  the  floor  who  fought 
any  harder  than  "Eddie,"  who  always  said  it  with 
action,  rather  than  words.  With  two  more  big  years 
to  go,  this  efficient  Bear  Cat  guard  has  already  proved 
himself  to  be  one  of  the  finest,  cleanest,  and  squarest 
players  that  ever  donned  a  purple  sweater. 


Eighty-One 


MC  KENDREE 


Ray  Goode 

Jaielm,  Discus,  Shot 


Val  Baggott 

Middle  Distances,  Relay 


Glenn  Haskin 

Distances 


Trac\ 


LoY  Wattles 

Discus 


Track  prospects  are  better  at  McKendree  than  they  have  been  since  1925.  The  return 
of  Ray  Goode  gives  needed  strength  m  the  field  events.  At  this  early  date  Goode  is  tossing 
the  javelin  around  the  200  foot  mark.  Coach  Filley  is  grooming  him  for  the  IQ28  Olympics. 

Other  veterans  of  last  year  are  Kolesa  and  Await,  sprinters;  Culver,  hurdles;  Perkins, 
Baggott,  and  Martin,  middle  distances;  Haskins  and  Hall,  distances;  Captain  Gould, 
Wattles  and  Cornwell  in  the  field  events. 

This  Ime-up  of  old  campaigners  will  be  bolstered  by  a  number  of  promising  Frosh.  The 
following  look  best  at  this  time:  Middleton,  Klein,  Isley,  Bartlesmeyer,  Phillips,  Spencer, 
Tatalovich,  Rawlinson  and  Hubbel. 

The  Relay  Team  composed  of  Await,  Haskin,  Martin  and  Kolesa  has  already  seen 
action  this  year.  In  the  Western  A.  A.  U.  Indoor  Meet  held  at  the  Colesium  in  St.  Louis 
on  March  31,  this  team  broke  their  former  record  by  seven  and  one  half  seconds. 

Dual  meets  will  be  held  with  Washington  University  and  Ciirbondale  Teachers.  Triangu- 
lar meets  with  Shurtleff  and  S.  I.  N.  U.,  and  with  Shurtleff  and  Springtield,  Mo.  Teichers. 


Clifton  Gould — Captain 

Pole  Vault,  Broad  Jump 


Ronald  Mowe 

Javelin 


Emery  Martin 

Middle  Distances,  Relay 


Thomas  Perkins 

Middle  Distances,  Relay 


All  Time  Trac\  Records 


50-yard  Dash 
100-yard  Dash. 

22oyard  Dash 

220-yard  Low  hurdles 
120-yard  High  hurdles 
440-yard  Dash. 
880-yard  Run 
One  mile  run  . 
Two  mile  run 
Shot  Put 
Discus 
Javelin   . 

Running  high  jump 
Running  broad  jump 
Pole  vault  . 
Half  mile  Relay 

1200-yard  Relay  . 

One  mile  relay 


S.5  seconds 
.    10  seconds. 

23  seconds 

.  26.2  seconds 
16  seconds 
.  5J.I  seconds 
2  minutes  i  .8  seconds 
4  minutes  J5  seconds 
10  minutes  13  seconds 
42  feet    7}/^  inches 
126  feet    9      inches 
197  feet    7      inches 
10 1 4  inches 
9      inches 
3       inches 


5  feet 
21  feet 
12  feet 
minute  35.6  seconds 


2  minutes  20.5  seconds 
3  minutes  32  seconds 


George  Awalt 

Daslies,  Relav 


.  Kolesa  1927 

Beedle  191 3 

Isom  1025 

Whitenberg  191 4 

Peterson  1927 

Whitenberg  1914 

Whitenberg  1914 

Darrow  1925 

.Perkins  1927 

.  Rawlings  191 5 

Rawlings  191 5 

Cullen  1925 

Goode  1925 

Goode  192^ 

Isom  1925 

Beedle  1913 

.  Gould  1926 

Peterson,  Kolesa,    i92'i- 

Darrow,  L.om 

Await,  Haskin, 

Martin.  Kolesa 

Await,  Martin, 

Baggott,  Peterson 


1928 
1927 


Harold  Culver 

High  Jump.  Hurdles 


Stephen  Kolesa 

Dashes,  Hurdles,  Relay 


Idris  Cornwell 

Hurdles,  D<scus 


Emerv  Martin 

Out  Field 


BovARD  Clayton 

Right  Field 


Basehall 

1927 

The  baseball  season  of  1917  was  unique  in  that  not  one  of  the  eleven  games  was  played  on  the  home  field. 
Rain  made  a  swimming  pool  of  Hypes  Field.  The  Bear  Cats  did  not  have  one  day  of  fielding  practice  during  the 
entire  season.  Despite  this  handicap  the  team  won  four  of  the  eleven  games,  and  forced  such  teams  as  Washington 
University,  Concordia,  and  Monmouth  to  the  limit  to  win. 

Victories  were  gained  over  Western  Military  Academy,  Shurtleff,  and  Eden  Seminary.  Among  the  defeats 
were  several  close  games.  Washington  U.  was  held  to  a  2-1  score,  Concordia  }-o,  the  hard-hitting  Monmouth 
aggregation  to  a  3-1  score,  while  Shurtleff  took  a  <i-4  game  in  eleven  innings.  But  two  decisive  defeats  were 
suffered,  one  at  the  hands  of  Concordia,  the  other  at  the  hands  of  the  St.  Louis  U.  Frosh. 

Three  good  right-hand  hurlers,  Cornwell,  Hortin  and  Kaeser,  did  the  flinging.  Nichols  and  Guandolo  cared 
for  the  receiving.  A  fast-fielding,  accurate-throwing  quartet.  Hall,  Oster,  Captain  Brown,  and  Zook  made  up 
the  infield.  The  gardens  were  patrolled  by  a  quintet  of  classy  fielders.  Jack,  Kolesa,  Martin,  G.  Magill  and 
Clayton. 

The  1928  team  should  make  a  better  record  according  to  pre-season  dope.  Cornwell,  ace  of  the  hurling  staff, 
is  back,  as  are  both  catchers,  Guandolo  and  Nichols.  Oster,  second  baseman  for  the  past  two  seasons,  is  the 
lone  survivor  on  the  infield,  while  Captain  Jack,  Kolesa,  Clayton,  Martin  and  Goode  are  back  in  (be  outfield 


Charles  Jack     Captain 

Third  Bdse 


John  Oster 

Second  Bii.'^e 


Charles  Nichols    ! 

•J  .  S I    Catcher 


MC  KENDREE 


f 


John  Hall 


Baseball  Schedule 

1928 

April  18     Western  Military  Academy   .....  at  Alton 

19     Washington  University  .  .  .  .  .  at  St.  Louis 

21     Eden  Seminary      .......  at  Lebanon 

26     Concordia  Seminary  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  at  St.  Louis 

May     I      St.  Louis  University       .......  at  St.  Louis 

5     Blackburn  College     ........  at  Lebanon 

16     Shurtleff  College at  Lebanon 

19     Blackburn  College at  Carlinville 

23     Shurtleif  College  ........  at  Alton 

30     Concordia  Seminary  ........  at  Lebanon 

June      2     Eden  Seminary      .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  at  St.  Louis 

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'4Z. 

eMMM^  ^   Joe  Guandolo 


Idris  Cornwell 


Stephen  Kolesa 

Center  F.eld 


t 


n 


Vernal  Hardy 

A  veteran  of  three  previous  campaigns  Hardy  was  one  of  the  big 
guns  of  this  year's  net  squad.  Built  on  the  lines  of  Bill  Tilden,  he 
moves  over  the  court  with  the  same  ease.  His  driving  service  and 
his  net -smashing  make  him  a  formidable  opponent. 


Tennis 


The  racquet-wielders  of  1927  were  handicapped  because  of  the  continuous  spring  rains.  Only  two  matches 
were  held,  both  being  with  the  ancient  and  formidable  McKendree  rival,  Shurtleff. 

On  April  28,  the  Pioneers  were  defeated  by  a  score  of  3-2,  by  virtue  of  the  excellent  playing  of  Hardy  and 
Mowe,  who  won  their  respective  singles  events  and  combined  to  cop  a  doubles  match.  A  week  later  the 
Pioneers  were  defeated  at  McKendree  by  the  same  score.  Mowe  and  Hardy  dropped  their  singles  events. 
They  however  won  the  doubles  event  as  did  Culver  and  Perkins.  Edward  Woo,  Chinese  player,  came  through 
in  grand  style  to  cop  the  deciding  singles  contest  for  McKendree. 

Playing  in  the  Sectional  Tournament  at  McKendree  was  made  difficult  because  of  the  strong  wind.  Mowe 
and  Hardy,  singles  entries,  were  eliminated  in  the  second  round.  As  a  doubles  combination  they  fared  better, 
going  into  the  finals.  The  finals  were  not  played  and  both  teams  were  eligible  for  the  State  Meet.  Because  of 
heavy  rains  the  State  Meet  was  not  held. 

This  year  a  card  of  ten  contests  has  been  arranged.  Shurtleff,  Eden,  S.  I.  N.  U.,  Illinois,  and  Blackburn 
will  each  be  met  twice. 

Prospects  for  a  successful  season  look  especially  bright.  Mowe,  Hardy,  Perkins,  Culver,  Woo,  and  Gillespie 
of  last  year's  squad  are  back.  Among  the  freshmen  Klein,  Baggott  and  Nichols  look  good. 

An  attempt  is  being  made  to  get  the  women  of  the  College  interested  in  women's  intercollegiate  tennis. 
More  than  a  score  of  women  have  expressed  their  intentions  of  going  out  for  the  team.  A  tournament  will 
probably  be  held  to  determine  who  will  represent  McKendree  in  the  contests. 


i 


1  >^ 


Ronald  Mowe 

"Pete"  has  been  a  hard-playing  member  of  the  Bear  Cat  tennis 
squad  for  three  years.  He  plays  a  clean,  rollicking  game.  His  back- 
hand slices,  cut  service,  and  low,  fast  forehand  drive  have  always 
been  his  strong  offensive  strokes. 


Tennis  Schedule 

April  19       S.  I.  N.  U.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  at  Lebanon 

May     3       Shurtleff         ............  at  Lebanon 

3        Illinois  College at  Lebanon 

7       S.  L  N.  U at  Carbondale 

11-12  Sectional  Tournament. 

17        Blackburn , at  Lebanon 

19        Eden at  St.  Louis 

22        Illinois  College        ...........  at  Jacksonville 

2'v-26  State  Tournament 

29       Shurtleff at  Alton 

31        Blackburn.  ...........  at  CarlinviUe 


McKENDREE  CENTENNIAL 


McKendree  lives — one  hundred  years. 
Wrinkled  age  has  worn  a  groove. 
Plowed  b\  trtals,  fakh  and  tears. 
Wisdom's  wa\s  are  never  smooth. 


God  thought  It  good  that  faith  and  doubt, 
Li\e  wind  and  calm  support  the  tree, 
Ay\d  let  the  Century  full  round  out. 
The  seasoned  strength  of  McKendree. 


Those  who  cradled  her  at  birth, 
Visioned  with  a  Veteran's  eye. 
Time  turned  many  toward  the  Earth, 
E'er  the  infant  ceased  to  cry. 


I  miss  the  ills  attending  age. 

The  Century's  symptoms,  where  are  they? 

The  feeble  step,  the  sour'd  sage. 

The  wrin\led  face,  the  hairs  grown  gray'' 


Others  stayed  'till  manhood's  rim 
Circled  in  her  cultur'd  scope. 
Those  whose  faith  though  feeble,  dir; 
Died  still  drea»ni?ig  half  in  hope. 


But  pardon  me  this  Westu^ard  glance. 
The  morning  light  now  Eastward  lies. 
And  "Old  McKendree's"  permanence, 
Li^e  a  fixed  star  is  in  the  s}{ies. 


As  we  retrace  the  Century's  tracl{.  And  b\  the  lustre  of  that  light, 

Where  are  the  years  that  faith  made  clear?  To  blend  with  those  Diviner  rays. 
What  decade  lool{s  not  askance  back.  Across  the  world  and  up  the  height 

Or  forward  mixed  with  faith  and  fear''         Lei  us  pursue  nor  lose  our  ways. 

—Van  B.  Sullins,  '08 


Eightji-Eight 


BOOK  II 

Centennial 
History 

of 

McKendree 
College 

By 

W.  C.  Walton,  Ph.  D. 


Preface 


A 


n  enterprise  that  involves  the  records  of  a  century  of  achieve- 
ment cannot  he  carried  out  in  a  few  days.  The  events  that  occur 
within  a  year  often  put  a  new  face  on  many  matters.  The  sudden 
death  of  Mr.  Jacob  Kolf,  who  was  the  original  business  manager  of 
the  Centennial  history,  has  necessitated  soyne  changes  in  the  plan. 
The  college  Executive  Committee  felt  that  a  Centennial  History 
should  he  published  to  satisfy,  in  some  measure  the  expectation  that 
had  been  aroused  by  Mr.  Kolf's  activities,  but  not  having  the  means 
available  to  carry  out  his  plans  in  full,  they  dei'ised  a  new  plan 
quite  dijferent  from  that  which  was  first  intended.  Therefore, 
soyne  features  had  to  he  omitted.  0?ie  was  a  roster  of  the  students 
from  the  earliest  records  to  the  present.  The  fact  that  preparation 
of  this  history  was  spread  over  a  period  of  two  years,  while  the 
writer  was  at  the  same  time  carrying  on  his  regular  wor}{,  may 
accouyit  for  some  inaccuracies,  duplications  and  omissions;  and  the 
fact  that  we  were  depe?ident  upon  the  mails  for  the  securing  of  some 
needed  facts,  made  it  ofteyi  difficult,  ayid  sometimes  impossible,  to 
get  them,  hi  these  days  some  people  are  too  husy  to  aiiswer  letters 
at  all.  However,  we  are  very  grateful  to  the  mayiy  who  have  helped 
us.  They  are  too  many  to  merition  b)i  nayne  here.  We  have  tried  to 
he  accurate  m  the  statement  of  facts  and  dates,  hut  it  is  too  ynuch  to 
expect  that  we  have  succeeded  entirel>i.  Where  we  could  get  the  data, 
a  brief  shetch  of  every  aluynnus  appears  up  to  the  last  twenty  years. 
After  that  a  roster  of  the  yiames  and  addresses.  Where  graduates 
have  paid  for  space,  their  sketches  have  been  adjusted  accordingly. 
Paid  sketches  of  graduates  iyi  the  last  twenty  years  will  appear  in 
the  biographical  division  of  this  wor\. 

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College  History 


CHAPTER  I. 


Early  Education 


eDUCATION  is  an  eternal  process.  Among  primitive 
peoples  it  was  accomplished  chiefly  in  the  home  and  by 
the  efforts  of  the  parents.  Among  civilized  people  while 
the  home  training  has  never  been  completely  abandoned,  tho 
perilously  near  it  in  some  cases,  the  more  important  forms  of 
education  have  been  largely  intrusted  to  institutions.  From 
very  early  times  history  tells  of  schools  of  various  kinds.  There 
were  the  schools  of  the  prophets  in  the  days  of  King  Saul,  and 
not  much  later  the  schools  of  the  ancient  Greeks  in  which  the 
Homeric  poems  were  the  text  books  and  a  Greek  slave  served 
as  pedagogue  to  the  Greek  children.  Then  there  were  the  rab- 
binical schools  in  which  Paul  sat  at  the  feet  of  Gamaliel,  and 
the  Catechetical  schools  of  the  middle  ages  in  which  the  fu- 
ture servants  of  the  church  were  trained  for  their  special 
religious  duties.  As  the  middle  ages  shaded  into  modern  times 
and  the  renaissance  developed  in  the  fields  of  both  religion 
and  learning,  the  church  began  to  foster  the  establishment  of 
universities  in  important  centers  in  Europe,  such  as  Bologna 
which  claims  to  be  the  oldest  now  in  existence;  Paris  where 
the  famous  Abelard  drew  thousands  to  hear  his  learned  lec- 
tures; Oxford,  an  offshoot  of  Paris,  where  rehgious  conviction 
was  so  strong  as  to  lead  to  the  martyrdom  of  Latimer  and  Ridley 
on  the  very  college  campus;  Cambridge,  an  offshoot  of  Ox- 
ford, which  trained  such  master  minds  as  Sir  Isaac  Newton, 
Charles  Dickens,  and  Tennyson,  who  was  England's  greatest 
poet-laureate.  Here  Erasmus  lectured  and  Tyndale  began  his 
work  as  a  reformer.  Dozens  of  other  great  institutions  of  the 
old  world,  similar  to  these  in  scope  and  purpose,  might  be 
mentioned. 

Less  than  a  score  of  years  after  the  landing  of  the  Pilgrims 
at  Plymouth  the  foundations  were  laid  for  an  institution  of 
learning  which  has  since  become  one  of  the  greatest  American 


universities.  Harvard  was  to  some  extent  modeled  after  Cam- 
bridge. It  IS  located  in  Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  and  named 
for  Rev.  John  Harvard  who  was  a  graduate  of  Cambridge 
University.  He  contributed  to  the  proposed  college  in  the 
new  world  his  library  of  about  three  hundred  volumes  and  a 
considerable  sum  of  money.  A  few  decades  later  came  William 
and  Mary  College,  named  in  honor  of  the  joint  sovereigns 
who  occupied  the  throne  of  England  at  that  time.  Then  came 
Yale,  King's  (now  Columbia),  Princeton,  Dartmouth,  Brown, 
and  Pennsylvania.  These  eight  had  their  origin  prior  to  the 
Revolutionary  War.  The  colleges  of  this  period  all  had  more 
or  less  of  a  European  background,  tho  the  conditions  in  the 
new  country  doubtless  had  a  modifying  influence  in  the  or- 
ganization and  plans  of  most  of  them.  The  college  existed  in 
New  England  before  the  elementary  school.  Then  the  latter 
became  necessary  to  prepare  students  for  college  entrance. 
Higher  education  in  those  days  was  intended  only  for  the 
professional  class,  more  especially  the  ministry,  but  the  pio- 
neers early  came  to  a  realization  of  the  necessity  of  having 
elementary  education  for  the  masses.  If  public  policies  were 
to  be  determined  by  vote  of  the  people  the  voters  must  have 
some  education  in  order  that  democracy  might  be  a  safe  form 
of  government.  Accordingly  we  find  compulsory  elementary 
education  provided  for  by  law  in  the  Massachusetts  colony 
as  early  as  1642.  The  whole  college  movement  had  a  religious 
basis  in  an  early  day  and  much  of  it  still  has.  The  spirit  and 
purpose  of  the  first  college  in  America  is  set  forth  in  a  little 
New  England  pamphlet  printed  in  164 j,  as  follows:  "After 
God  had  carried  us  safe  to  New  England  and  we  had  builded 
our  houses,  provided  necessaries  for  our  livelihood,  reared 
convenient  places  for  God's  worship,  and  settled  the  civil 
government,  one  of  the  next  things  we  longed  for  and  looked 


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after  was  to  advance  learning  and  perpetuate  it  to  posterity, 
dreading  to  leave  an  illiterate  ministry  to  the  churches  when 
our  present  ministers  shall  lie  in  the  dust."  Thus  the  primary 
purpose  of  Harvard  was  the  education  of  the  ministry.  Yale 
was  founded  by  a  group  of  Congregational  ministers.  In  fact 
the  church  has  been  responsible  for  the  founding  of  the  most 
of  our  early  colleges  even  in  the  West.  Many  of  the  state 
institutions  originated  with  the  church.  We  have  good  author- 
ity for  the  statement  that  the  University  of  Kansas  was  or- 
ganized by  the  Episcopalians  and  Presbyterians,  while  the 
State  Agricultural  College  of  Kansas  began  as  a  Methodist 
school.  The  University  of  Minnesota  was  first  organized  by 
church  missionaries  and  later  taken  over  by  the  state.  Peter 
Cartwright,  who  was  once  a  legislator  as  well  as  a  pioneer 
preacher,  introduced  the  bill  in  the  Illinois  Legislature  which 
led  to  the  founding  of  the  University  of  Illinois.  The  Episco- 
palian Church  organized  the  State  educational  system  in  Flor- 
ida. Nineteen  of  the  first  twenty-two  Superintendents  of 
Public  Instruction  of  Kentucky  were  ministers  of  the  gospel. 
In  fact  Christian  influence  has  always  been  evident  m  the 
educational  achievements  of  our  country.  Where  education 
has  been  taken  over  by  the  state  it  has  been  to  avoid  sectar- 
ianism, not  Christianity.  The  school  founded  by  Stephen 
Girard  m  Philadelphia  is  unique  in  that  its  by-laws  provide 
that  no  Christian  minister  shall  ever  be  permitted  to  enter  its 
grounds.  But  even  this  strange  rule  was  not  aimed  against 
Christianity,  but  the  school  was  intended  primarily  for  or- 
phans, and  It  was  the  idea  of  Mr.  Girard  that  their  beliefs 
should  not  be  biased  by  denominational  teaching.  It  is  also 
noteworthy  that  the  Pilgrim  Fathers  believed  that  Christian- 
ity of  the  severe  type  which  they  enjoyed,  not  only  justified 
three  hour  sermons  in  churches  without  fire  in  winter  and 
equipped  with  seats  without  backs,  but  it  also  approved  of 
compulsory  education  for  much  the  same  reasons  that  we  do 
now.  The  leaders  of  that  day  said  "The  child  is  to  be  edu- 
cated not  to  advance  his  own  personal  interest  but  because 
the  state  will  suffer  if  he  is  not  educated." 

After  the  Revolutionary  War  was  over  there  was  a  great 
tideof  immigration  into  the  MississippiValley.NewEnglanders 
moved  into  Ohio  and  Ohioans  into  Missouri.  The  population 
and  development  of  this  vast  fertile  region  was  soon  well 
under  way  and  educational  standards  began  to  be  established. 
A  few  colleges  were  founded  in  this  early  period.  Transyl- 
vania in  Kentucky,  Vincennes  in  Indiana,  McKendree  in 
Illinois,  St.  Charles  in  Missouri.  The  ordinance  of  1787  pro- 
vided that  in  the  Northwest  Territory  a  section  of  land  in 
each  township  should  be  set  aside  for  education.  In  some 


states  there  was  also  a  provision  for  an  additional  section  for 
the  establishment  of  a  university.  Illinois  had  an  excellent  free 
school  law  passed  as  early  as  1825,  but  it  never  really  went 
into  effect  for  it  was  practically  nullified  by  the  succeeding 
1  egislature  which  passed  a  law  providing  that  no  citizen  should 
be  taxed  for  education  without  his  own  written  consent.  Illi- 
nois did  not  really  have  free  schools  till  1850.  Prior  to  that 
time  there  were  subscription  schools  in  many  communities 
where  the  teacher  received  a  small  fee  from  each  pupil  and 
"boarded  'round"  among  the  various  patronizing  families  dur- 
ing the  school  term.  Abraham  Lincoln  managed  to  get  enough 
education  to  enter  the  legal  profession  before  the  days  of  free 
schools,  though  the  requirements  for  admission  to  the  bar 
were  not  very  severe  at  that  time.  As  in  New  England,  though 
perhaps  in  less  degree,  the  church  had  its  influence  upon  edu- 
cational effort.  About  this  time  the  academy  came  into  prom- 
inence both  in  the  east  and  west.  The  first,  of  which  the  record 
IS  clear,  is  the  one  established  by  Frankhn  in  Philadelphia  which 
afterward  developed  into  the  University  of  Pennsylvania.  The 
Academy  differed  from  the  earlier  Latin  Grammar  school  in 
having  a  broader  purpose.  The  earlier  school  was  primarily  to 
fit  students  for  college,  while  the  later  was  also  expected  to  fit 
them  for  useful  lives.  The  religious  element  was  strong  and 
many  of  them  were  under  direct  control  of  the  church.  Others 
were  semi-public  institutions  of  learning  owned  and  controlled 
by  stockholders.  The  religious  aim  is  plainly  shown  in  the 
charter  of  the  Phillips  Academy  of  Andover,  Massachusetts, 
which  is  one  of  the  oldest.  Its  purpose  was  "To  lay  the  foun- 
dation of  a  public  free  school  or  academy  for  the  purpose  of 
instructing  youth,  not  only  in  English  and  Latin,  writing, 
arithmetic,  and  those  sciences  which  they  are  commonly 
taught;  but  more  especially  to  learn  them  the  GREAT  END 
AND  REAL  BUSINESS  OF  LIVING  *  *  *  It  is  again  de- 
clared that  the  first  and  principal  object  of  this  institution  is 
the  promotion  of  true  piety  and  vinue.'^  During  the  first  half 
of  the  nineteenth  century  these  institutions  developed  in  large 
numbers.  By  1850,  according  to  Inglis,  there  were  over  six 
thousand  in  the  United  States,  with  an  enrollment  of  26j,ooo 
students.  After  the  middle  of  the  century  these  began  to  be 
displaced  by  the  tax-supported  high  school,  until  now  they 
have  almost  entirely  disappeared.  However  a  few  still  remain 
in  the  east  as  Wilbraham  in  Massachusetts,  Cazenovia  in  New 
York  and  Williamsport  in  Pennsylvania.  A  considerable  num- 
ber existed  in  Illinois  for  a  certain  period  but  now  have  prac- 
tically all  been  replaced  by  modern  high  schools.  They  were 
once  found  m  Belleville,  Edwardsville,  Carlyle,  Anna,  Albion, 
and  other  important  towns  in  southern  Illinois. 


IN  1757,  John  Wesley  visited  the  University  ot  Glasgow. 
At  that  time  James  Watt  was  employed  there  as  a  maker 
of  mathematical  instruments.  Thus  two  men  met  on 
common  ground,  both  of  whose  achievements  h.ive  had  a 
mighty  influence  in  the  new  world.  It  was  chiefly  thru  the 
efforts  of  Watt  that  we  have  the  steam  engine,  while  Wesley 
gave  us  Methodism.  Both  have  been  powerful  forces  m  the 
civilization  of  the  nineteenth  and  twentieth  centuries.  Meth- 
odism was  not  a  new  religion  like  Mohammedanism  or  Mor' 
monism,  but  merely  a  revival  of  vital  interest  in  the  Christian 
religion  in  England  m  Wesley's  day.  It  has  been  well  defined 
as  "Christianity  in  earnest."  Its  earliest  promoters  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Church  of  England.  The  Wesleys, 
Whitefield,  and  others  preached  a  living  Chris- 
tianity first  to  the  churches  and  then,when  they 
were  excluded  from  the  church  buildings,  they 
preached  to  the  multitudes  in  the  open  field,  on 
the  streets,  at  the  fair,  at  the  coal  mine,  or  any 
place  where  a  crowd  of  people  could  be  assem 
bled.  In  1739  the  first  Methodist  chapel  m  the 
world  was  built  in  Bristol,  England.  Later  m 
the  same  year  the  "Old  Foundry"  in  London 
was  opened  for  worship  by  Mr.  Wesley.  In 
course  of  time  as  many  societies  were  organ- 
ized their  membership  must  have  its  terms 

and  conditions  defined,  hence  the  "General  BISHOP  ASBURY 

Rules."  There  were  more  societies  than  preachers  and  there 


fore  the  few  preachers  travelled  from  place  to  place  preach- 
ing the  gospel  all  the  time,  hence  the  "itinerancy"  as  a 
peculiar  practice  of  Methodism  came  into  use.  When  no 
preacher  was  available  these  societies  would  come  together 
and  tell  their  experiences  and  exhort  one  another  to  right 
living.  From  this  came  the  Methodist  class  meeting.  Meth- 
odism came  to  America  in  a  very  early  day.  Wesley  and 
Whitefield  both  visited  the  new  world.  Wesley  spent  many 
months  in  the  colony  of  Georgia,  while  Whitefield  travelled 
and  preached  in  all  the  colonies  from  Georgia  to  Maine.  His 
wonderful  voice  was  heard  by  thousands.  So  great  was  its 
carrying  power  that  it  was  claimed  that  some  had  heard  his 
sermons  distinctly  across  the  Delaware  river.  He  was  like  a 
flame  of  fire .  The  great  awakening  under  Jonathan  Edwards  had 
largely  subsided.  Whitefield  revived  it.  He  preached  to  the  Con- 
gregational churches  of  New  England,  and  to  the  Presbyterians 
and  Baptists  of  the  middle  colonies  and  the  south.  His  evan- 


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Early  Methodisrn 

gelistic  seal  led  him  to  cross  the  ocean  thirteen  times  and  at 
last  he  finished  his  career  on  this  side  at  Newburyport,  Mass- 
achusetts, and  his  remains  now  rest  under  the  little  Presby- 
terian  church  in  that  city  instead  of  in  Westminster  Abbey. 
But  the  real  pioneers  of  Methodism  were  Philip  Embury, 
Barbara  Heck,  and  Captain  Webb  in  the  north,  and  Robert 
Strawbridge  and  Richard  Owen,  and  others  like  them  in  the 
south.  In  Baltimore,  John  King  first  preached  from  a  black- 
smith's block  at  the  corner  of  Front  .ind  French  streets.  He 
made  such  a  favorable  impression  on  certain  influential  citi- 
zens who  heard  him  that  he  was  invited  to  preach  in  the 
Episcopal  church  of  St.  Paul's.  He  improved  this  opportunity 
with  such  fervor  that  he  received  no  repeti- 
tion of  the  courtesy.  But  Methodism  had  now 
entered  the  city  to  stay  and  five  years  from 
the  time  King  preached  from  the  blacksmith's 
block,  it  was  strong  enough  in  Baltimore  to 
entertain  the  annual  conference.  In  1784  in 
this  same  city  at  the  Christmas  Conference, 
the  church  was  formerly  organized  by  Dr. 
Coke  who  carried  instructions  and  authority 
from  Mr.  Wesley.  At  this   same  conference 
occurred  the  ordination  of  Francis  Asbury  as 
the  first  real  Bishop  of  the  Methodist  church 
in  America.  Asbury,  designated  by  a  recent 
biographer  "The  Prophet  of  the  Long  Road," 
postle  of  American  Methodism.  He  was  the 
1745  in  Stafford- 


was  the  real 

only  son  of  pious  parents,  born  August 
shire,  England,  he  was  converted  at  fourteen,  definitely  en- 
tered the  Wesleyan  ministry  at  twenty-one,  and  came  to 
America  m  177 1  when  he  was  twenty-six.  He  threw  all  his 
energy  into  the  work,  travelling  and  preaching  constantly 
and  advising  his  fellow-workers.  His  qualities  of  leader- 
ship and  good  judgmsnt  were  early  recognized  by  his  asso- 
ciates. Tho  there  was  necessarily  somewhat  of  a  cessation  of 
the  work  of  Methodism  during  the  Revolutionary  War,  it 
was  promptly  resumed  when  peace  was  established  and  the 
new  government  organized.  The  formal  organization  of  the 
church  was  effected  m  1784,  the  next  year  after  the  treaty  was 
signed  and  three  years  before  the  Constitution  of  the  United 
States  was  signed.  After  Asbury  became  bishop,  his  duties  led 
him  into  the  West  where  he  travelled,  preached,  and  presided 
m  the  conferences,  continuously.  He  was  an  excellent  judge 
of  men  and  therefore  skillful  in  his  administration  of  the  con- 


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ferences.  He  was  as  much  of  a  student  as  the  circumstances 
permitted.  He  spent  much  of  his  time  in  the  saddle  and  his 
library  was  in  his  saddle  bags.  But  yet  his  biographers  insist 
that  he  had  some  knowledge  of  the  original  languages  of  the 
Bible  and  the  journal  which  he  faithfully  kept  during  the  most 
of  his  itinerant  life,  indicates  that  he  was  a  scholar  of  no  mean 
attainments.  His  equestrian  statue  in  the  city  of  Washington, 
represents  him  in  the  role  of  the  Methodist  circuit  rider.  It 
stands  on  Sixteenth  street  in  an  aristocratic  quarter  of  the  city 
among  the  residences  of  the  foreign  ambassadors.  It  is  said  to 
be  the  only  statue  of  the  many  on  the  streets  of  our  great 
capital  that  does  not  represent  a  war  hero.  Asbury  was  a  fa- 
miliar  figure  in  the  middle  west  for  a  generation.  He  was  a 
true  Itinerant  but  at  the  same  time  he  was  the  friend  of  educa- 
tion. He  assisted  in  the  founding  of  several  Methodist  schools, 
notably  Cokesbury,  and  in  later  years  several  were  named 
for  him.  More  than  any  other  one  man  he  may  be  regarded  as 
the  founder  of  the  Methodist  movement  in  America.  He  died 
March  31,  1816.  His  body  lies  in  Mt.  Olivet  cemetery  in 
Baltimore.  He  had  many  worthy  co'laborers  who  were  leaders 
in  the  work  and  without  whom  it  could  not  have  succeeded. 
A  little  later  we  will  give  sketches  of  the  lives  of  some  of 
these,  especially  those  who  labored  in  Illinois,  in  order  that 
the  reader  may  be  better  acquainted  with  the  conditions  pre- 
vailing in  the  period  of  the  founding  of  McKendree  College 
and  have  some  slight  acquaintance  with  some  of  the  worthies 
whose  labors  made  possible  the  results  that  have  been  realized 
in  the  later  days.  Methodism  in  Illinois  had  its  organized  be- 
ginning about  the  close  of  the  eighteenth  century.  In  some  of 
the  western  states  the  first  settlement  of  the  country  and  the 
introduction  of  Methodism  were  contemporaneous.  Scarcely 
had  the  settler  erected  his  cabin  when  the  itinerant  appeared 
with  his  saddle  bags  containing  a  Bible,  hymn  book  and  Meth- 


odist Discipline.  But  this  was  not  the  case  in  Illinois.  The  first 
settlers  were  French  Canadians  who  were  strict  Roman  Cath- 
olics, who  brought  with  them  their  priests  and  all  necessary 
appliances  for  their  own  forms  of  worship.  There  were  per- 
manent settlements  in  Cahokia,  Kaskaskia,  and  perhaps  other 
points  for  about  a  century  before  the  first  Methodist  sermon 
was  preached  in  the  territory  of  the  state.  The  exact  year  in 
which  Methodism  was  brought  into  Illinois  is  not  positively 
known.  Dr.  Leaton  thinks  that  the  first  Methodist  in  the  state 
was  Captain  Joseph  Ogle  who  came  to  Illinois  in  1785  and 
settled  in  the  American  Bottom  in  what  is  now  Monroe 
County,  and  afterward  moved  to  St.  Clair  County  about 
eight  miles  north  of  Belleville,  where  he  died  in  1821  at  the 
age  of  eighty.  The  first  Methodist  preacher  to  come  to  the 
state  was  Rev.  Joseph  Lillard,  then  a  local  preacher  of  Ken- 
tucky. During  his  visit  he  gathered  the  few  scattered  Meth- 
odists into  a  class  and  appointed  Captain  Ogle  their  leader. 
This  was  in  1793.  Another  preacher  to  visit  the  settlements 
in  Illinois  was  John  Clarke.  He  had  been  a  travelling  preacher 
in  South  Carolina.  After  visiting  the  Illinois  settlements  and 
preaching  to  them  he  went  on  to  Missouri.  It  is  claimed  that 
he  was  the  first  Protestant  minister  to  preach  the  gospel  west 
of  the  Mississippi  river.  But  the  first  Methodist  preacher  who 
really  lived  in  Illinois  was  Hosea  Rigg  who  came  from  Ken- 
tucky in  1796  and  settled  in  the  American  Bottom  in  St.  Clair 
County.  He  reorganized  Captain  Ogles  class  and  later  organ- 
ized another  class  in  Madison  County,  in  the  Goshen  settle- 
ment near  EdwardsviUe. 

Another  of  the  early  settlers  who  aided  much  in  the  estab- 
lishment of  Methodism  was  William  Scott  who  came  from 
Kentucky  in  1797  and  settled  at  Turkey  Hill  where  he  died 
in  1828.  In  1803  the  Illinois  Mission  was  formed  and  recog- 
nized as  a  charge  in  the  Western  Conference,  which  then 


Lovely  Lane  Meeting  House  in  Baltimore,  where  the 
Methodist  Church  was  organized 


H.it  worn  hy  Peter  Cjrtwnght 
(Now  in  the  McKendree  Museum) 


Fir  t  M   E  Chir  1   1    St  ill     is  7 
Organi^^d  through  th^  ttforts  ot  M^ktndrLL  and  Walke 


Present  Church  at  Shiloh 
Oldest  M.  E,  Church  in  Illinois 


embraced  all  the  territory  west  of  the  Allegheny  mountains. 
The  first  missionary  or  pastor  appointed  officially  by  the  con- 
ference to  the  Illinois  circuit  was  Benjamin  Young.  At  the 
close  of  the  year  he  reported  a  membership  of  sixty  seven. 
The  charge  embraced  all  the  settlements  from  the  mouth  of 
the  Kaskaskia  to  Wood  River  in  Madison  County.  One  of  the 
preaching  places  was  the  house  of  Squire  Reynolds,  father  of 
Governor  John  Reynolds,  a  short  distance  east  of  Kaskaskia. 
Another  was  the  New  Design  settlement,  a  few  miles  south 
of  where  Waterloo  now  stands.  Also  Shiloh  and  Goshen  were 
included  in  the  circuit.  In  1804  Rev.  Joseph  Oglesby  was 
appointed  to  the  Illinois  circuit.  Dr.  Leaton  says  of  him  that 
no  history  of  Methodism  in  the  Mississippi  Valley  can  be 
complete  which  does  not  speak  largely  of  the  labors  of  Joseph 
Oglesby.  In  iSo";  Charles  R.  Matheny  was  the  preacher  on 
the  Illinois  circuit.  It  was  in  the  Cumberland  District  of  which 
William  McKendree  was  Presiding  Elder.  It  was  during  this 
year  that  the  first  Methodist  meeting  house  was  built  in  Illi- 
nois. It  was  known  as  the  Bethel  Church  in  the  Goshen  settle- 
ment two  and  a  half  miles  south  of  Edwardsville.  In  1817  the 
second  session  of  the  Missouri  conference  was  held  m  it.  In 
1806  the  western  conference  met  in  Ebeneser  church,  Nol- 
lichuckie,  Tennessee,  and  Jesse  Walker  was  appointed  to  the 
Illinois  circuit.  During  this  conference  year  in  April,  1807  the 
first  camp  meeting  in  Illinois  was  held  at  Goshen.  A  little  later 
in  the  same  summer  another  was  held  at  Three  Springs,  now 
known  as  Shiloh.  This  resulted  in  the  organization  of  the  Shiloh 
church,  through  the  efforts  of  McKendree  and  Walker,  which 
has  been  maintained  continuously  ever  since,  having  celebrated 
its  centennial  in  1907  with  appropriate  observances,  and  is 
therefore  the  oldest  existing  Methodist  church  in  the  state  of 
Illinois.  In  1816  Bishop  McKendree  who  had  then  occupied 
the  episcopal  olfice  for  eight  years,  organized  the  Missouri 
Conference  at  Shiloh.  It  included  the  territory  covered  by 


Missouri,  Illinois,  and  Indiana.  An  armed  guard  of  horsemen 
escorted  the  Bishop  from  Vincennes  over  the  old  trail  which 
passed  through  the  place  where  Lebanon  now  stands,  tho  at 
that  time  there  were  only  two  or  three  houses  on  the  hill. 
This  was  a  dozen  years  before  the  founding  of  McKendree 
but  m  those  twelve  years  much  progress  was  made  in  the  great 
task  of  settling  up  the  country.  At  the  General  Conference  of 
1824  an  enabling  act  was  passed  providing  for  the  division  of 
the  Missouri  Conference.  This  was  done  in  the  fall  ot  the 
same  year.  The  joint  session  was  held  at  the  residence  of  Will- 
iam Padfield  near  Summerfield,  beginning  October  23,  which 
was  on  Saturday,  and  closed  the  following  Thursday.  The 
journal  of  the  session  is  signed  by  Bishop  Roberts  but  the 
records  show  that  Bishops  McKendree  and  Soule  were  both 
present  also.  At  th.it  time  the  territory  of  the  Illinois  Con- 
ference was  the  whole  state  of  Illinois  and  also  the  state  of 
Indiana.  In  1832  Indiana  was  organized  into  a  separate  con- 
ference leaving  the  boundaries  of  the  Illinois  Conference  and 
the  state  the  same.  In  1840  the  Rock  River  Conference  was 
cut  off  the  north  end  of  the  state.  In  1851  the  south  end 
was  likewise  cut  off  and  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  or- 
ganized. In  1856  it  was  again  divided  and  the  Central  Illinois 
Conference  was  organized.  Yet  after  suffering  all  these  divi- 
sions the  Illinois  Conference  is  still  one  of  the  greatest  in 
Methodism.  In  fact  the  state  of  Illinois  is  divided  into  four 
great  conferences.  But  the  Southern,  tho  not  equal  to  her  Nor- 
thern neighbors  in  numbers  and  material  wealth,  is  the  orig- 
inal field  of  Methodism  and  is  rich  in  history  and  tradition 
and  in  this  respect  will  always  have  the  advantage  of  the  other 
conferences  of  the  state.  Perhaps  its  greatest  legacy  as  well  as 
its  most  valuable  asset  is  McKendree  College  which  has  been 
the  inspiration  for  much  of  the  success  of  Methodism  not  only 
in  IlHnois  but  in  other  and  far  distant  states,  as  we  shall  at- 
tempt to  show  in  later  chapters  of  this  narrative. 


HinetyFiie 


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CHAPTER  III. 

Early  Methodist  Leaders 


IT  SEEMS  appropriate  at  this  point  to 
give  brief  sketches  of  some  of  the  more 
prominent  leaders  in  the  movement  call- 
ed Methodism  in  the  particular  field  occupied 
by  McKendree  College.  Without  these  neith- 
er the  church  nor  the  college  would  have  h.i  J 
any  existence,  and  the  reader  will  have  a 
better  idea  of  how  the  results  recorded  in  this 
narrative  were  brought  about  if  he  has  some 
little  acquaintance  with  a  few  of  these  men 
who  left  such  a  deep  impress  upon  the  age 
in  which  they  lived.  These  "knights  of  the 
saddle  bags"  had  a  large  part  in  the  develop- 
ment of  the  wonderful  civilization  which  it 
is  our  privilege  to  enjoy  in  these  later  days. 


BISHOP  McKENDREE 

The  man  from  whom  our  beloved  college  took  its  name 
was  the  fourth  Bishop  of  the  church  in  the  order  of  election 
and  the  first  who  was  a  native  born  American,  and  whom  one 
historian  has  characterized  as  the  "chief  founder  of  the  de- 
nomination  in  the  west." 

William  McKendree  was  born  in  Virginia,  July  6,  1757. 
His  parents  trained  him  carefully  in  the  faith  of  the  church  of 
England.  The  morals  of  the  youth  were  nearly  perfect.  He 
could  remember  to  have  sworn  but  one  profane  oath  in  his 
whole  lifetime,  though  that  vice  was  common  all  around  him . 
He  was  but  a  youth  at  the  beginning  of  the  Revolutionary 
War,  but  he  took  up  arms  with  the  patriot  army  in  their  strug- 
gle for  independence.  He  served  several  years,  and  attained 
the  rank  of  Adjutant  in  General  Washington's  army.  He  was 
present  at  the  surrender  of  Cornwallis  at  Yorktown  in  1781 . 

His  home  was  on  the  Brunswick  circuit  in  Virginia.  In  the 
year  1787  under  the  ministry  of  Rev.  John  Easter,  famous  for 
his  eloquence,  young  McKendree's  conscience  was  effectually 
awakened.  In  telling  of  it  in  later  years  he  said,  "The  great 
deep  of  my  heart  was  broken  up.  Its  deceit  and  desperately 
wicked  nature  very  clearly  appeared.  My  repentance  was  sin- 
cere. I  became  willing  and  desirous  to  be  saved  on  any  terms. 
After  three  days  spent  in  fasting  and  prayer  and  in  listening 
to  Mr.  Easter  while  he  was  showing  a  large  congregation  the 
way  of  salvation  by  faith,  with  a  clearness  which  at  once 
astonished  and  encouraged  me,  I  ventured  my  all  upon  Christ, 
and  my  soul  was  relieved  of  a  burden  too  heavy  to  be  borne. 


and  joy  instantly  succeeded  sorrow.  For  a  time 
I  was  fixed  in  silent  adoration,  giving  glory 
to  God  for  his  goodness  to  such  an  unworthy 
creature." 

His  superior  character  and  abilities  soon  led 
his  brethren  to  believe  that  he  should  devote 
his  life  to  the  ministry.  But  in  his  self-distrust 
he  shrank  from  the  suggestion.  Mr.  Easter  in' 
duced  him  to  go  with  him  a  few  trips  on  his 
circuit  and  try  out  his  preaching  abiHty.  But 
after  several  attempts  to  preach  he  returned 
home  fearful  that  he  had  answered  before  he 
was  called.  However  Mr.  Easter  had  more  con- 
cKENDREE  fidence  in  McKendree's  abilities  than  he  him- 

self had.  So  on  Easter's  recommendation  at  the  next  session  of 
the  conference,  McKendree  was  received  on  trial  in  the  con- 
ference and  placed  under  the  care  of  Philip  Cox  on  the  Meck- 
lenburg circuit. 

Of  this  appointment  McKendree  himself  says,  "I  went 
immediately  to  the  circuit  relying  more  on  the  judgment  of 
experienced  ministers,  in  whom  I  confided,  than  on  any  clear 
conviction  of  my  call  to  the  work.  When  I  yielded  to  their 
judgment  I  firmly  resolved  not  to  deceive  them  and  to  retire 
as  soon  as  I  should  be  convinced  that  I  was  not  called  of  God, 
and  to  conduct  myself  in  such  a  manner  that  if  I  failed  my 
friends  might  'oe  satisfied  that  it  was  not  for  want  of  effort  on 
my  part,  but  their  judgment  was  not  well  founded.  Sustained 
by  a  determination  to  make  a  full  trial,  I  resorted  to  fasting 
and  prayer,  and  waited  for  those  kind  friends  who  had  charge 
and  government  over  me  to  dismiss  me  from  the  work.  But  I 
waited  in  vain.  In  this  period  of  suspense  I  was  frequently 
comforted  and  supported  by  the  kind  and  encouraging  manner 
in  which  I  was  received  by  the  aged  and  experienced  brethren, 
and  by  the  manifest  presence  of  God  in  our  meetings  which 
were  frequently  quite  lively  and  profitable.  Sometimes  souls 
were  convicted  and  converted,  which  afforded  me  consider- 
able encouragement,  as  well  as  the  union  and  communion  with 
my  Saviour  in  private  devotion  which  he  graciously  afforded 
me  in  the  intervals  of  my  very  imperfect  attempts  to  preach 
His  gospel.  In  this  way  I  became  satisfied  of  my  call  to  the 
ministry  and  that  I  was  moving  in  the  line  of  duty." 

As  an  example  of  some  of  the  depressing  experiences  he  had 
before  he  reached  this  conclusion,  his  biographer  tells  the 
following:  At  one  of  his  appointments  on  this  circuit,  after 


MC  KENDREE 


singing  and  prayer  he  took  his  text  and  tried  to  look  his  audi- 
ence in  the  face;  but  so  great  was  his  embarrassment  that  he 
could  not  lift  his  eyes  from  the  Bible  till  after  his  attempted 
sermon  was  finished.  After  the  service  his  host  at  that  ap- 
pointment left  the  church  supposing  the  preacher  would  follow 
him,  but  when  he  did  not  come  after  a  reasonable  time,  the 
host  returned  to  the  church  and  found  McKendree  sitting  on 
the  lowest  step  of  the  pulpit  stairs,  his  face  covered  with  his 
hands,  looking  forlorn  and  dejected  as  though  he  had  not  a 
friend  in  the  world.  He  very  kindly  invited  the  despondent 
preacher  to  go  home  with  him.  McKendree  replied  in  a  mourn- 
ful tone,  "I  am  not  fit  to  go  home  with  anybody." 

Sometime  later  McKendree  was  sitting  sad  and  alone  in  the 
parlor  of  the  home  where  he  was  being  entertained,  when  an 
aged  minister  whose  name  is  not  given  in  the  record,  came  in 
and  laying  a  kindly  hand  on  his  shoulder,  said  to  him, "Brother, 
my  mind  is  strongly  impressed  that  God  has  a  great  work  for 
you  to  do,  and  I  believe  the  impression  is  from  the  Lord.  Don't 
run  away  from  the  cross.  Take  it  up.  Go  to  the  work  and  be 
faithful."  While  uttering  these  prophetic  words,  the  tears  ran 
down  the  old  man's  cheeks  and  he  left  young  McKendree  with 
his  mind  greatly  moved.  The  history  of  the  church  through 
the  years  has  recorded  the  result.  He  made  full  proof  of  his 
ministry. 

He  was  for  a  time  under  the  influence  of  the  reactionary 
O'Kelly  who  tried  to  induce  him  to  send  his  resignation  to 
Bishop  Asbury.  He  was  for  a  while  uncertain  whether  or  not 
to  believe  O'Kelly 's  representations  of  the  Bishop.  He  finally 
decided  to  satisfy  himself  as  to  the  real  character  of  Asbury 
by  a  visit  and  personal  interview  with  him.  Accordingly  he 
made  a  trip  on  purpose  to  see  the  Bishop  and  came  back  fully 
convinced  that  O'Kelly  had  misrepresented  him.  He  went 
back  to  his  work  with  a  devotion  that  never  again  wavered. 

In  1794  Bishop  Asbury  took  McKendree  with  him  to  South 
Carolina  and  appointed  him  to  Union  Circuit.  The  next  year 
he  was  back  again  in  Virginia,  but  before  the  year  closed  he 
was  sent  to  Greenbrier  Circuit  among  the  Allegheny  Moun- 
tains; and  thence  to  the  Little  Levels  on  the  Kanawha  River, 
the  remotest  part  of  the  Virginia  Conference.  "Surely,"  says 
his  biographer.  Dr.  Fry,  "This  was  a  style  of  itinerancy  that 
would  frighten  many  of  his  successors  in  these  days,  but  such 
was  the  zeal  of  the  preachers  of  that  day  that  they  delighted 
in  the  most  self-denying  labors." 

During  the  remainder  of  the  century  he  traveled  large  dis- 
tricts as  presiding  elder.  One  of  them  extended  along  the 
Potomac  in  Maryland  and  Virginia,  reaching  from  the  Ches- 
apeake to  the  Alleghenies.  He  had  now  become  one  of  the 
leading  men  of  the  church. 


His  personal  appe.irance  was  impressive.  He  w.is  nearly  six 
feet  tall,  with  robust  frame,  and  weighed  about  one  hundred 
and  sixty  pounds.  He  had  abundance  of  d.irk  hair  and  keen 
yet  kindly  blue  eyes. 

His  voice  was  deep  and  flexible;  his  tones  were  clear  and 
his  enunciation  good.  His  mind  was  quick  and  keen.  His  man- 
ner was  calm  and  dignified,  but  he  was  so  singularly  observant 
that  nothing  in  sight  escaped  his  notice.  One  who  knew  him 
during  most  of  his  public  life  said  of  him,  "His  intellect  was 
bright  and  his  thoughts  were  diamond-pointed.  He  never  said 
foolish  things;  never  weak  or  common  things.  There  was 
thought  in  all  his  words  and  wisdom  in  all  his  thoughts.  He 
was  the  man  for  the  times  and  the  age  in  which  he  lived.  I 
shall  never  see  his  like  again.  He  was  communicative,  compan- 
ionable and  sympathizing.  There  was  no  coldness,  coarseness, 
or  selfishness  about  him.  Without  eff^ort  he  found  his  way  to 
the  confidence  and  esteem  of  every  one,  old  and  young,  white 
and  black,  rich  and  poor.  As  a  pulpit  orator  his  excellence 
consisted  mainly  in  his  power  of  analysis.  In  this  respect  I 
think  I  never  heard  his  superior.  He  was  not  wanting  in  de- 
scription and  pathos,  but  in  argument  he  was  overwhelming. 
His  sermons  were  generally  short,  especially  in  the  last  years 
of  his  ministry.  His  public  prayers  were  simple,  comprehen- 
sive and  brief;  while  they  were  at  the  same  time  the  essence 
of  humility  and  the  breath  of  devotion." 

Asbury  judged  him  fit  to  be  the  leader  of  the  western  itin- 
erancy. He  passed  into  the  valley  of  the  Mississippi  where  a 
grand  career  awaited  him.  For  thirty-five  years  he  was  the 
most  influential  figure  in  the  Methodism  of  this  valley.  One 
writer  says  of  him,  "He  was  the  most  truly  eloquent  Bishop 
that  his  church  has  ever  possessed,  and  one  of  the  best  preach- 
ers of  any  church  or  age." 

He  never  married  because  he  chose  to  give  his  whole  time 
and  energy  to  the  cause  he  loved  and  the  church  he  served. 
And  this  left  no  opportunity  for  a  settled  home  and  domestic 
life.  He  died  at  the  home  of  his  brother  near  Nashville,  Ten- 
nessee, March  5, 1835.  His  last  words  were,  "All  is  well."  His 
remains  lie  buried  on  the  campus  of  Vanderbilt  University  at 
Nashville.  A  very  modest  stone  with  a  very  meager  inscrip- 
tion marks  the  grave.  Some  years  ago  when  Dr.  Isaiah  ViUars 
was  president  of  McKendree,  he  started  a  movement  to  have 
the  grave  of  Bishop  McKendree  moved  to  the  campus  of 
McKendree  College  But  the  authorities  of  Vanderbilt  refused 
to  consider  the  possibility  of  any  such  transfer.  There  are  two 
pictures  of  Bishop  McKendree  at  the  college.  One  of  them 
has  the  Bishop's  own  autograph  pasted  under  the  portrait. 
This  was  clipped  from  a  letter  that  he  wrote  to  that  Lebanon 
pioneer.  Uncle  Ben  Hypes. 


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PETER  CARTWRIGHT 

A  very  prominent  character  in  early  Methodism  was  the 
pioneer  preacher,  Peter  Cartwright.  A  number  of  biographies 
of  him  have  been  written,  but  we  wish  to  give  here  only  a 
brief  sketch  which  will  enable  the  reader  to  better  appreciate 
his  part  in  the  religious  and  educational  history  of  his  time. 

His  own  autobiography  has  been  said  by  one  Hterary  critic 
to  show  the  most  "distinctly  American  spirit  of  any  book  yet 
written."  Probably  this  is  because  it  always  records  his  tri- 
umphs but  never  his  failures. 

He  was  born  in  Virginia,  September  i,  178-;,  "a  son  of 
poverty."  His  parents  moved  to  Kentucky  while  he  was  yet 
a  child.  His  mother  was  a  Methodist  and  tried  to  give  her  son 
religious  training.  His  father  was  "not  so  much  a  bad,  as  a 
good-for-nothing  kind  of  man."  Therefore  he  was  subject  to 
no  restraints  except  his  mother's  talks  and  prayers,  which  he 
says  drew  tears  from  his  eyes  and  resolutions  to  reform  and 
seek  religion.  But  when  he  got  away  among  his  rough  and 
thoughtless  companions,  he  would  forget  his  mother  and  go 
to  the  horse  races.  He  was  naturally  wild  and  sometimes 
wicked,  and  in  his  youthful  days  delighted  in  horse-racing, 
card-playing,  and  dancing.  In  1801  he  was  converted  and  joined 
the  Methodist  church.  The  following  year  he  was  licensed  to 
exhort  by  Jesse  Walker.  In  1804  he  was  received  into  the 
Western  Conference  and  appointed  junior  preacher  on  the 
Salt  River  circuit,  with  William  McKendree  as  his  presiding 
elder.  Here  McKendree  directed  him  in  a  proper  course  of 
.  reading  and  examined  into  his  progress  at  each  quarterly  meet- 
ing. Later  in  hfe  he  acknowledged  himself  more  indebted  to 
McKendree  than  to  any  other  person  for  his  attainments, 
meager  tho  they  were,  in  literature  and  divinity.  In  the  sum- 
mer of  1806  he  was  married  to  Frances  Gaines,  a  woman 
worthy  to  rank  with  the  noble  women  of  Methodism,  and 
who  exerted  a  more  favorable  influence  on  her  husband  than 
any  or  all  other  persons  combined.  Her  character  is  well  drawn 
by  Solomon  or  whoever  is  the  author  of  the  last  chapter  of 
Proverbs.  A  woman  who  lived  in  the  Cartwright  home  for 
some  years  says  of  her,  "Sister  Cartwright  was  one  of  the 
most  industrious  and  amiable  women  I  ever  knew.  Whatever 
she  did  seemed  to  be  done  better  and  quicker  than  anybody 
else  could  do  it."  His  ministry  was  carried  on  in  Kentucky, 
with  the  exception  of  one  year  in  the  Wabash  district  in  Illi- 
nois, until  1824  when  the  Illinois  Conference  was  organized. 
He  then  transferred  to  that  conference  and  spent  the  remain- 
der of  his  life  in  Illinois.  Prior  to  1824  he  had  been  twice 
elected  to  the  general  conference  and  had  distinguished  him- 
self as  a  bitter  opponent  of  slavery,  and  had  published  his 


PETER  CARTWRIGHT 


celebrated  "Letter  to  the 
Devil."  He  had  planned  to 
be  present  at  the  organiza' 
tion  session  of  the  Illinois 
Conference  at  Summerfield, 
but  was  hindered  by  the 
death  of  his  daughter,  a 
little  girl  who  was  killed  by 
a  falling  tree  where  they 
camped  one  night  on  the 
way .  A  little  later  he  settled 
on  a  farm  which  he  bought 
in  Sangamon  County  near 
Pleasant  Plains,  which  was 
his  home  for  the  remainder 
of  his  life.  This  farm  is  now 
owned  by  Mr.  Walter 
Nottingham  who  has  lived 
on  it  many  years,  and  who 
was  once  a  student  in  Mc 
Kendree.  Mrs.  Johnson 
whom  we  quoted  above 
gives  this  brief  description 
of  Cartwright's  personal  appearance:  "He  was  short,  thick, 
heavy-set,  with  a  large  neck,  coarse  and  rough  in  his  manners, 
and  anything  else  but  grave.  After  preaching  with  power  and 
praying  as  few  men  could,  he  would  have  a  dozen  or  twenty 
persons,  frequently  some  of  the  roughest  in  his  congregation, 
all  indulging  in  uproarious  laughter  at  his  jests  before  he  was 
ten  feet  away  from  the  pulpit.  He  was  at  times  as  kind  and 
affectionate  as  any  man,  but  often  as  abrupt  as  if  entirely  des- 
titute of  feeling.  He  was  however  generally  affectionate  in 
his  family.  When  his  wife  would  chide  him  for  leaving  home 
so  much  when  not  all  the  family  were  well,  I  have  seen  him 
sit  down  and  weep  like  a  child.  And  when  he  came  home  from 
his  round  of  quarterly  meetings  it  was  not  an  hour  before  he 
got  up  a  general  romp  with  the  children." 

Rev.  J.  M.  Gunn  speaks  of  him  as  follows  in  "Methodism 
in  Tennessee":  "I  never  knew  him  to  get  hoarse  or  appear 
tired  in  his  preaching.  He  was  death  upon  whisky-drinking, 
tobacco,  and  coffee.  Take  him  altogether  he  was  one  of  the 
most  powerful  men  I  ever  heard." 

Dr.  Redford  says  of  him:  "Few  men  in  the  west  have  la- 
bored with  more  untiring  energy  in  the  ministry  than  Peter 
Cartwright.  While  traveling  the  Cumberland  District  he  of- 
ten returned  home  from  his  quarterly  meetings  worn  and 
weary,  but  in  order  to  support  his  family  he  would  work  his 
fields  by  the  light  of  the  pale  moon.  Prompt  in  meeting  his 


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appointments,  it  was  very  seldom  that  he  disappointed  a  con' 
gregation."  Before  he  left  Kentucky  he  became  a  terror  to  evil' 
doers  in  that  state,  administering  reproof  with  unsparing  hand. 
He  came  to  Illinois  in  1824  and  for  nearly  fifty  years  showed 
the  same  characteristics  in  his  ministry  here.  In  view  of  the 
extent  of  his  labors,  the  severe  privations  he  endured,  the 
meager  support  he  received  from  the  church,  the  fiithfulness 
with  which  he  performed  his  duties,  and  his  deep  devotion  to 
the  cause  for  which  he  labored,  we  conclude  that  it  would  be 
difficult  to  find  his  equal.  True  there  were  some  things  about 
him  that  we  would  have  had  different  if  possible.  His  manner 
of  dealing  with  his  opponents  would  not  be  tolerated  in  the 
church  of  today  but  it  was  very  effective  in  dealing  with  a 
class  of  people  who  were  common  in  his  day.  He  died  at 
Pleasant  Plains  Sept.  25,  1872. 

SAMUEL  H.  THOMPSON 
Samuel  H. Thompson  was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  March  16, 
1786.  His  parents  were  Presbyterians  and  he  was  carefully 
instructed  in  their  faith.  He  received  a  good  English  education. 
He  was  converted  at  twenty  and  began  to  preach  at  twenty' 
three.  He  assisted  in  holding  the  first  Methodist  camp  meet- 
ing in  Indiana,  which  was  a  time  of  "great  power  and  glory." 
He  was  presiding  elder  of  the  Illinois  district  when  it  covered 
more  than  two-thirds  of  the  state.  He  was  once  nominated  for 
Lieutenant-Governor  of  Illinois  but  he  could  not  be  induced 
to  follow  the  electioneering  customs  practiced  by  candidates 
of  that  day,  as  well  as  this,  so  he  was  not  elected.  He  served 
as  agent  for  McKendree  College  and  was  president  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees.  He  was  at  different  times  pastor  of  the 
Lebanon  circuit,  Alton,  Belleville,  and  other  charges  m  Illi- 
nois. He  was  a  man  of  fine  personal  appearance  and  in  manners 
was  a  polished  Christian  gentleman.  He  had  fine  social  qual- 
ities and  was  an  admirable  conversationalist.  As  a  preacher 
his  style  was  hortatory  rather  than  didactic.  His  discourses 
abounded  in  anecdote  and  illustration.  He  could  tell  a  story 
with  a  grace  and  force  that  strongly  impressed  those  who 
heard  him.  He  was  very  sympathetic  and  like  Jeremiah  his 
head  was  a  fountain  of  tears.  His  sweet  spirit  endeared  him 
to  all  who  knew  him.  He  was  five  times  elected  to  the  general 
conference;  and  on  one  occasion,  the  bishop  being  absent,  he 
was  chosen  to  preside  during  the  entire  session  of  his  own 
conference.  In  his  family  worship  it  is  said  that  he  covered  the 
field  so  thoroly  that  he  sometimes  prayed  for  his  horse  as  well 
as  for  the  various  members  of  the  family.  He  excelled  in  rais- 
ing  funds  for  benevolent  causes  and  was  so  frequently  engaged 
in  that  work  that  he  was  called  by  some  "the  beggar  general." 


On  one  occasion  he  closed  his  appeal  by  telling  the  people  to 
come  forward  and  lay  their  offerings  on  the  table.  Among 
those  who  responded  was  a  man  who  put  his  hand  deep  into 
his  pocket  and  took  out  a  handful  of  silver  in  order  to  pick  out 
a  piece  for  his  gift.  Thompson  saw  him  and  as  if  supposing  he 
intended  to  lay  it  all  upon  the  table,  exclaimed  at  the  top  of 
his  voice,  "Thank  God  for  one  liberal  soul."  By  this  time  all 
eyes  were  fixed  on  the  "liberal"  gentleman  who  then  felt  that 
he  must  indeed  lay  down  the  entire  handful.  Peter  Cartwright 
says  of  him,  "Mr.  Thompson  had  a  passion  for  lost  souls,  and 
spent  the  best  years  of  his  life  seeking  them  out  and  trying  to 
show  them  the  way  to  Heaven.  No  doubt  many  are  now 
praising  God  in  eternity  because  this  self-sacrificing  Metho- 
dist preacher  taught  them  the  way  of  life,  m  their  mud  hovels 
and  murky  cabins.  During  his  last  illness  he  requested  that 
the  neighbors  be  called  in  that  he  might  preach  to  them  once 
more,  while  propped  up  in  bed  before  he  left  for  Heaven.  It 
was  done.  The  room  was  crowded  and  such  a  sermon  hardly 
ever  fell  from  the  lips  of  mortal  man.  The  power  of  God  fell 
on  the  congregation.  They  wept  aloud  and  fell  in  every  direc- 
tion. Many  dated  their  start  for  Heaven  from  that  sermon. 
And  now  having  delivered  his  last  message  he  said,  'My  work 
is  done  and  I  am  ready  to  go  at  my  Master's  bidding'." 

JOHN  DEW 
Rev.  John  Dew  was  born  July  19,  1789  in  the  state  of  Vir- 
ginia. In  early  youth  he  became  religious  and  joined  the  Meth' 
odist  church.  At  the  age  of  twenty-four  he  felt  the  call  to  the 
ministry  and  joined  the  Ohio  Conference  in  181 3.  After  serv- 
ing three  years  he  located  and  married  a  wife.  After  a  few 
years  he  came  west  and  joined  the  Missouri  Conference  in 
1824  just  before  the  Illinois  Conference  was  cut  off  from  it. 
From  that  time  on  he  was  m  the  Illinois  Conference.  In  1830 
and  again  m  183,2  he  was  appointed  pastor  of  the  Lebanon 
Circuit.  In  1835  he  located  again.  This  was  probably  for 
reasons  connected  with  the  support  of  his  family.  In  1836  he 
was  readmitted  and  appointed  president  of  McKendree  Col- 
lege. He  held  this  position  only  two  years  and  then  was 
appointed  Presiding  Elder  of  the  Lebanon  District.  He  held 
this  position  to  the  end  of  his  life.  His  death  occurred  Sep- 
tember 5th,  1840,  after  an  illness  of  two  weeks.  He  was  then 
only  fifty -one  years  of  age  and  presumably  in  the  prime  of  his 
ability.  The  family  left  to  mourn  his  loss  consisted  of  his 
wife  and  seven  children.  His  biographer  says  that  as  a  minister 
he  was  able  and  useful.  As  a  Presiding  Elder  his  services  will 
be  long  remembered. 


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As  a  man  he  was  honest;  as  a  citizen  he  was  public  spirited; 
in  the  domestic  circle  he  was  kind  and  affectionate;  as  a 
Christian  his  walk  and  conversation  recommended  the  reli- 
gion he  had  spent  the  greater  part  of  hi?  life  in  preaching  to 
his  fellowmen. 

Peter  Cartwright,  his  intimate  friend  says  of  him,  "He  had 
a  fine  order  of  talent  as  a  preacher,  was  a  strong  theological 
debater,  had  a  clear  and  sound  mind,  and  was  well  qualified 
to  defend  the  doctrines  of  the  Bible  against  infidelity,  and  the 
doctrines  of  Methodism  against  all  sectarian  assailants.  He 
was  popular  and  useful  as  a  preacher,  labored  hard,  suffered 
much  in  spreading  the  Gospel,  lived  beloved,  and  died  la- 
mented by  thousands."  He  was  said  to  be  of  fine  personal 
appearance  with  black  hair  and  piercing  eyes.  His  voice  was 
very  musical  and  in  reading  the  Scriptures  or  lining  the  hymns 
he  often  produced  a  powerful  effect  on  his  hearers. 

JESSE  WALKER 

Dr.  Lea  ton  says  that  to  Jesse  Walker,  Methodism  in  Illinois 
and  Missouri  is  more  indebted  than  to  any  other  single  indi- 
vidual. He  was  born  in  Virginia  June  9,  1766  and  hence  was 
nineteen  years  older  than  Cartwright.  He  had  very  slight 
educational  opportunities  in  his  youth.  Twenty  days  would 
cover  the  whole  period  of  his  school  life.  When  only  nine 
years  of  age  he  was  religiously  awakened  under  the  preaching 
of  a  Baptist  preacher  in  Virginia,  but  for  the  want  of  religious 
instruction  and  environment  he  later  backslid  and  became 
very  wicked.  At  twenty  he  was  reclaimed  and  joined  the 
Methodist  church.  He  was  at  once  appointed  class  leader  and 
became  very  useful  in  that  field.  His  friends  urged  him  to  enter 
the  ministry  but  he  refrained  until  he  was  thirty-six,  when  he 
finally  yielded  to  the  call  and  joined  the  Western  Conference. 
At  this  time  he  was  living  in  Kentucky  and  had  a  wife  and 
two  daughters.  He  had  only  moderate  preaching  ability,  but 
he  possessed  a  soul  burning  with  desire  for  the  salv.ition  of 
others.  He  was  unable  to  discuss  the  learned  theological  doc- 
trines, but  he  could  tell  the  story  of  the  cross  with  such 
pathos  and  power  as  to  melt  the  hardest  heart. 

Governor  Reynolds,  in  his  Pioneer  History  of  Illinois,  refers 
to  him  in  the  following  words,  "Mr.  Walker  was  a  man  of 
great  energy  and  courage;  very  excitable  and  producing  great 
excitement  in  his  congregations.  He  was  a  short  well-set  man, 
walked  erect,  and  was  possessed  of  great  firmness,  energy  and 
perseverance.  His  complexion  was  sallow.  His  eyes  were  blue, 
small,  and  piercing.  He  was  not  a  profound  scholar,  but  a 
student  of  the  Scripture  and  of  human  nature." 

Another  writer  says  he  usually  wore  a  wide-rimmed  hat 
which  m.ide  him  resemble  a  Quaker  in  appearance.  In  the 


Spring  of  1806  he  paid  his  first  visit  to  Illinois.  He  was  greatly 
delighted  with  the  country  and  felt  that  here  God  had  a  great 
work  for  him  to  do.  He  went  back  to  Kentucky  and  finished 
the  year  on  his  circuit,  and  at  the  next  conference  he  was 
appointed  to  the  Illinois  circuit.  He  arrived  home  from  con- 
ference at  noon.  By  ten  o'clock  the  next  day  he  was  ready  to 
start,  with  his  family  for  his  new  field  of  labor  in  Illinois.  They 
braved  the  handicap  of  high  waters,  storms,  hunger,  and  cold 
as  they  traveled  the  two  hundred  weary  miles  from  Hartford, 
Kentucky  to  Turkey  Hill  in  St.  Clair  County,  Illinois.  Near 
there  he  located  his  family,  and  they  lived  there  for  several 
years  while  he  was  constantly  travelling  through  the  pioneer 
communities  of  Illinois  and  Missouri.  His  parsonage  was  an 
old  log  cabin  belonging  to  William  Scott.  It  had  a  plank  floor, 
which  was  better  than  many  had  at  that  time,  a  stick  chimney, 
and  a  big  fire  place  with  a  hearth  so  low  that  the  edge  of  the 
floor  served  as  seats  for  all  the  family,  around  the  fire.  He 
immediately  entered  upon  his  labors  as  a  circuit  rider  and  at 
the  next  New  Year's  eve  held  a  "Watch  night  meeting"which 
was  said  to  be  the  first  ever  held  in  Illinois.  In  connection 
with  that  meeting  he  also  held  the  first  "love  feast"  in  Illinois. 
In  April  1807  he  held  the  first  camp  meeting  in  Illinois,  at  a 
place  about  three  miles  south  of  the  present  city  of  Edwards- 
ville.  Late  in  July  of  the  same  year  he  and  William  McKendree, 
then  presiding  elder  of  the  Cumberland  District,  held  another 
camp  meeting  at  Three  Springs,  later  known  as  Shiloh,  which 
resulted  in  the  organization  of  the  Shiloh  church,  which  is 
now  the  oldest  Methodist  church  in  Illinois. 

In  one  of  his  itineraries  west  of  the  Mississippi  river  he 
held  a  camp  meeting  on  the  spot  where  later  was  built  the 
McKendree  Chapel,  which  was  the  first  Methodist  church 
west  of  the  Mississippi  river.  In  1819  he  planted  Methodism 
in  St.  Louis.  When  he  and  two  other  preachers  arrived  in 
town  they  found  the  Territorial  Legislature  in  session.  Every 
public  house  was  crowded  with  guests  and  there  was  literally 
"no  room  for  them  in  the  inn."  When  their  mission  became 
known  they  were  ridiculed  and  insulted  by  those  who  should 
have  respected  them.  Walker's  two  companions  soon  deserted 
him.  A  little  later  he  too  became  so  discouraged  by  his  treat- 
ment there  that  he  decided  to  leave  the  wicked  place  to  its 
fate  and  seek  a  more  appreciative  field  of  labor.  He  mounted 
his  horse  and  turned  his  back  on  the  future  great  city.  But 
after  going  a  few  miles  he  reconsidered  and  in  his  own  mind 
resolved  that  "by  the  Grace  of  God  he  would  take  St.  Louis 
for  Jesus  Christ."  So  he  turned  back  and  renewed  his  efforts. 
When  after  a  few  days  the  only  place  where  he  was  permitted 
to  preach  w,is  closed  against  him,  he  boldly  rented  a  room  for 


ten  dollars  a  month  and  held  meetings  there  five  days  m  the 
week  and  twice  on  Sunday.  At  the  end  of  the  conference  year 
he  had  built  a  house  of  worship  and  reported  seventy-five 
members  in  his  church.  Besides  this  he  had  estabHshed  an  out- 
point on  his  charge  at  Alton,  thirty  miles  away,  where  he  had 
a  regular  appointment  to  preach  once  a  month  at  the  house  of 
Nathaniel  Pinckard.  In  the  Spring  of  1825  he  preached  the  first 
sermon  inChicago,ortheplacethatafterwardsbecameChicago. 

Mr.  Walker  could  not  confine  himself  to  any  particular 
field.  He  adopted  Wesley's  motto,  "The  World  is  my  parish." 
To  hundreds  of  early  settlers  he  was  the  first  to  carry  the 
glad  tidings  of  the  Gospel.  When  John  Sinclair  was  appointed 
to  the  Chicago  District  he  found  that  wherever  he  went 
Walker  had  been  there  before  him.  Being  ambitious  to  preach 
the  gospel  first  to  some  of  the  newcomers,  and  hearing  of  a 
family  that  had  just  settled  at  Root  River  in  Wisconsin,  he 
made  all  haste  to  carry  them  the  word  of  eternal  life.  On  his 
way  there  he  met  Mr.  Walker.  On  inquiry  about  his  health 
Walker  told  him  that  he  was  quite  well  but  weary,  as  he  was 
just  returning  from  a  long  trip  looking  after  a  family  who  had 
recently  settled  at  Root  River.  In  despair  Sinclair  gave  up 
hope  of  ever  being  the  first  to  take  the  gospel  to  anybody  as 
long  as  Walker  was  anywhere  in  the  country. 

One  historian  says  Walker  was  to  the  church  what  Daniel 
Boone  was  to  the  early  settlers — preceding  all  others  long 
enough  to  be  a  pilot  to  the  newcomers.  His  natural  vigor  was 
almost  superhuman.  No  day's  journey  was  too  long  for  him 
to  travel.  No  fare  was  too  poor  for  him  to  live  upon.  To  him, 
in  travelling,  roads  and  paths  were  useless  things.  He  blazed 
his  own  course.  If  his  horse  could  not  carry  him,  he  led  the 
horse.  Where  the  horse  could  not  follow,  he  left  him  and 
pursued  his  course  on  foot.  If  night  and  a  cabin  did  not  come 
together,  he  would  pass  the  night  alone  in  the  wilderness, 
which  was  no  uncommon  occurrence  with  him.  He  was  never 
lost.  As  the  church  moved  north  and  west  it  seemed  to  bear 
Walker  before  it.  Every  time  you  would  hear  from  him  he 
was  a  little  farther  on.  When  at  last  feebleness  of  body  com' 
pelled  him  to  take  a  place  with  the  superannuates  he  did  not 
long  survive  the  process  of  retirement. 

PETER  AKERS 
Peter  Akers  was  born  near  Lynchburg,  Campbell  County, 
Virginia,  September  i,  1790.  His  parents,  John  and  Agnes 
Akers,  were  Presbyterians  and  gave  their  children  careful 
religious  training.  After  being  educated  in  the  common  schools 
of  his  state,  he  began  to  teach  when  only  sixteen  years  of  age. 
Later  he  attended  two  higher  institutions  of  learning,  one  in 


Virginia  and  the  other  in 
North  Carolina.  He  pur- 
sued the  classical  course 
and  acquired  habits  of 
close  and  diligent  study, 
but  did  not  attain  a  degree. 
Then,  altho  his  mother, 
wished  him  to  enter  the 
ministry,  he  decided  to 
study  law.  He  went  to 
Sterling,  Kentucky,  where 
he  first  taught  school  for 
a  time  and  then  studied 
law  in  the  office  of  Major 
Fleming  of  Flemingsburg, 


PETER  AKERS 
President  of  McKendree  College  when 
It  obtained  its  first  charter  in    iS^';. 


Kentucky.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  181 7  and  became 
Major  Fleming's  partner.  About  two  years  later  he  began 
the  publication  of  a  paper  called  "The  Star"  but  he  did  not 
continue  long  in  editorial  work.  He  was  married  March  12,, 
1818  to  Miss  Eliza  Farris.  She  died  of  tuberculosis  June  24, 
1821,  leaving  one  son,  Joshua  Soule  Akers,  their  first  child 
having  died  in  infancy.  This  son  was  the  only  one  of  his  chil- 
dren who  grew  to  maturity  and  lived  to  succeed  his  father  in 
the  gospel  ministry.  Shortly  before  the  death  of  his  wife  in 
1821  he  was  converted  in  a  Methodist  revival  meeting  and  a 
few  months  later  began  his  career  as  a  Methodist  preacher. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  Kentucky  Conference  in  1821  and 
his  first  charge  was  Limestone  Circuit.  The  next  year  he  was 
appointed  to  Kentawa  on  which  charge  he  organized  seven- 
teen Sunday  Schools  during  the  year  and  received  as  his  entire 
cash  salary  the  magnificent  sum  of  $3,7.56.Thenext  year  he  was 
appointed  to  the  Fleming  Circuit  and  m  the  course  of  this 
year  he  had  a  remarkable  religious  experience  which  probably 
affected  his  entire  subsequent  career.  In  1826  he  was  sent  to 
Lexington  which  was  one  of  the  prominent  charges.  It  was 
here  that  he  married  his  second  wife,  Elizabeth  Reed.  In  1832 
he  came  to  Illinois  where  he  remained  a  member  of  the  Illinois 
Conference  for  the  rest  of  his  life.  The  next  year  after  he  came 
to  Ilhnois  his  scholarship  and  ability  was  recognized  in  his 
election  to  the  presidency  of  McKendree  College.  He  was 
president  when  the  first  charter  was  obtained  in  1835.  He 
continued  in  this  position  three  years  and  twice  thereafter  he 
was  president  of  McKendree  for  short  periods,  but  he  seemed 
to  feel  that  his  principle  work  was  in  the  pulpit.  He  served  in 
numerous  important  charges  and  was  presiding  elder  of  the 
Springfield  District  two  terms,  Quincy  District  two  terms, 
Jacksonville  District  one  term,  and  the  North  Jacksonville 


One  Hundred  and  One 


District  two  years.  He  was  a  member  of  eight  General  Con- 
ferences, but  on  account  of  his  extreme  modesty,  refused  to 
make  a  speech  after  the  reporters  were  admitted  in  1840.  The 
first  degree  that  McKendree  College  ever  conferred  was  the 
Doctor  of  Divinity  bestowed  upon  Mr.  Akers  in  1839.  He 
published  a  book  while  he  was  President  of  McKendree,  en- 
titled "Biblical  Chronology"  upon  which  he  spent  many  years 
of  study  and  research.  He  was  a  mighty  pulpit  orator  and  had 
no  superior  in  Methodism  in  that  field  during  the  years  of  his 
active  service.  It  is  said  that  an  audience  would  often  listen 
to  his  preaching  from  two  to  four  hours  at  a  time  with  un- 
abating  interest  and  without  realizing  that  the  sermon  was 
long.  Lincoln  heard  him  one  day  in  one  of  his  great  efforts  and 
went  away  feeling  that  he  himself  was  to  be  in  some  way 
concerned  with  the  overthrow  of  slavery.  He  was  a  prophet 
with  the  spirit  of  Elijah  or  Malachi.  The  evil  of  slavery  was 
one  of  his  favorite  themes.  In  1856  he  was  preaching  one 
Sunday  morning  in  the  college  chapel.  After  discussing  the 
subject  of  slavery  at  some  length  he  approached  the  pulpit 
stand  with  a  gravity  which  hushed  the  audience  to  a  breath- 
less stillness,  placed  his  long  fore  finger  upon  the  page  of  the 
open  Bible,  and  with  all  the  solemnity  of  a  Jeremiah,  said,  "I 
cannot  give  you  the  exact  date  but  in  the  latter  part  of  i860 
or  the  early  part  of  186 1  there  will  arise  in  this  nation  the 
greatest  internecine  war  known  to  the  history  of  the  world. 
It  will  be  brother  against  brother,  family  against  family,  and 
thousands  of  hearth  stones  will  be  made  desolate.  But  thru 
this  bloody  baptism  we  must  pass  for  the  deliverance  of  the 
slave  from  bondage."  His  active  ministry  covered  a  period  of 


forty-six  years.  In  1867  failing  health  made  it  seem  wise  to 
take  the  superannuate  relation.  But  even  after  that  he  spent 
almost  a  score  of  useful  years  living  in  retirement  in  the  city 
of  Jacksonville,  with  his  third  wife  who  was  Miss  Anne 
Goheen.  He  lived  in  a  house  which  the  citizens  of  Jacksonville 
gave  him  in  order  to  have  him  Hve  in  their  city.  His  home  was 
a  mile  from  the  Methodist  church,  yet  as  long  as  his  health 
permitted,  he  could  be  seen  regularly  every  Sunday  morning 
walking  the  mile  each  way  to  and  from  church.  A  friend  of 
his  used  to  say  that  this  was  a  splendid  object  lesson  on  the 
duty  of  church  going,  and  that  he  was  in  reality  preaching  a 
sermon  "two  miles  long"  every  Sunday.  When  his  son  the 
Rev.  Joshua  Akers  left  Illinois  to  take  up  work  out  west  a 
few  years  before  his  father's  death,  in  bidding  him  goodby 
the  aged  patriarch  said,  "My  son,  I  am  old.  My  time  has  been 
well  lengthened  out.  My  work  is  done.  I  cannot  live  much 
longer,  but  I  am  unable  to  give  you  the  date  of  my  death  any 
nearer  than  to  say  it  will  occur  on  Sunday  morning  at  the 
hour  of  the  church  service."  When  the  time  of  his  departure 
from  earth  did  come,  the  son  received  a  dispatch  on  Tuesday 
saying  his  father  could  not  live  much  longer.  He  remembered 
his  father's  parting  prophecy  and  after  consulting  a  railway 
guide  he  reasoned  thus,  "I  can  leave  here  on  Thursday,  be 
with  him  on  Saturday  and  thus  see  him  alive,  for  he  will  not 
pass  away  till  Sunday."  Following  this  plan  he  arrived  home 
and  received  his  father's  parting  messages  on  Saturday,  and 
on  Sunday  morning  while  the  church  bells  of  Jacksonville 
were  ringing  for  the  morning  services  his  spirit  took  its  de- 
parture. This  was  on  Feb.  21,  1886. 


Saddle-bag  used  by  Cartwright,  now  in  the  McKendree  Mu 


Ctie  Hundred  ,ind  Tu 


CHAPTER  IV. 

Early  Methodist  Schools 


QETHODISM  was  born  in  a  college  when  the  Wesleys 
organized  the  "Holy  Club"  at  Oxford;  and  while  it 
has  worked  successfully  among  the  poor  and  unedu- 
cated classes,  it  has  also  emphasized  educational  work.  Its 
founders  were  educated  men  who  taught  an  intelligent  form 
of  religion.  Before  the  days  of  American  Methodism,  John 
Wesley  established  the  Kingswood  School  in  1748.  He  care- 
fully worked  out  the  course  of  study  himself  and  declared 
that  the  youth  who  faithfully  pursued  and  mastered  its  cur- 
riculum would  in  most  cases  be  better  educated  than  the 
graduates  of  Oxford  or  Cambridge. 

In  America  Asbury  had  established  a  school  in  Brunswick 
County,  Virginia,  which  there  is  good  reason  to  believe  pre- 
ceded the  more  famous  Cokesbury.  He  was  fond  of  scriptural 
names  and  therefore  it  is  not  strange  that  it  was  called  Eben- 
ezer.  There  is  scarcely  any  record  to  be  found  concerning  it 
now,  but  Mr.  W.  Embury  Merritt  once  a  prominent  lawyer 
in  Virginia,  whose  father  Rev.  Henry  Merritt  was  a  trustee 
of  Ebenezer,  said  it  was  opened  in  1784,  at  least  a  year  before 
the  opening  of  Cokesbury,  and  in  all  probability  earlier  in  the 
same  year  that  the  Christmas  Conference  was  held  where  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church  was  formally  organized.  Bishop 
Asbury  was  not  always  pleased  with  the  administration  of 
the  school.  In  his  journal  under  date  of  December  8,  1794  he 
wrote :  "I  had  a  meeting  with  the  trustees  of  Ebenezer  Acad- 
emy. Matters  are  very  discouraging.  People  in  general  care 
too  little  for  the  education  of  their  children." 

Jesse  Lee's  history  of  Methodism  in  1809  mentions  the 
school  as  in  operation  at  that  date.  There  seems  to  be  no 
authentic  record  as  to  when  it  was  closed.  One  writer  says 
it  was  finally  sold  by  authority  of  the  state  legislature,  but 
does  not  tell  what  was  done  with  the  money.  A  few  years 
ago  the  Methodist  Year  Book  contained  a  picture  of  the  old 
stone  building,  erected  for  Ebenezer  Academy,  but  now  fallen 
into  decay,  and  labelled  it  the  oldest  educational  building  in 
American  Methodism.  There  is  a  tradition  that  the  first  prin- 
cipal of  Ebenezer  was  a  Scotchman  who  was  brought  to 
America  on  purpose  to  take  charge  of  the  school,  and  that  he 
was  a  great  linguist  but  rather  ignorant  in  some  of  the  prac- 
tical things  of  life.  In  order  to  make  his  living  more  economical 
he  planted  a  garden.  When  his  beans  came  up  he  noticed  that 
the  beans  he  had  planted  were  on  the  tips  of  the  growing 
plants.  He  concluded  that  by  some  strange  mistake  of  nature 
they  had  started  to  grow  with  the  wrong  end  up.  So  he 


immediately  proceeded  to  dig  them  up  and  invert  them.  He 
was  probably  a  better  linguist  than  a  gardener. 

COKESBURY 
Cokesbury  College  was  the  first  Methodist  educational  in- 
stitution that  claimed  college  rank.  Before  the  Christmas  con- 
ference of  1784  had  adjourned,  plans  were  laid  for  the  founding 
of  a  Methodist  college  in  the  new  world.  The  corner  stone 
was  laid  with  solemn  ceremonies  by  Bishop  Asbury  on  Sun- 
day, June  5, 1785.  Dr. Coke  had  ardently  advocated  the  enter- 
prise, and  helped  raise  $5,000  for  it  in  the  short  period  of  his 
official  visit  to  America  and  the  institution  shared  the  names 
of  these  two  great  leaders.  But  Coke  under  orders  from  Wes- 
ley, hastened  back  to  England  while  Asbury  in  the  midst  of 
his  other  arduous  duties,  took  care  of  the  infant  educational 
enterprise.  It  was  located  at  Abingdon,  Maryland,  twenty- 
five  miles  from  Baltimore.  Magnificent  views  extend  in  either 
direction.  On  the  one  hand  the  picturesque  valley  of  the 
Susquehanna,  and  on  the  other  the  magnificent  Chesapeake 
bay  stretching  away  in  the  distance  till  it  is  lost  in  the  ocean. 
The  building  is  described  by  John  Dickens,  the  Methodist 
Book  Concern  man  of  that  day,  in  the  following  words:  "The 
college  is  one  hundred  and  eight  feet  in  length  and  forty  feet 
in  breadth,  and  stands  on  the  summit  and  center  of  six  acres 
of  land  with  an  equal  descent  and  portion  of  ground  on  each 
side.  The  whole  building  is  painted  on  the  outside  and  the 
windows  glazed."  Wesley  sent  out  a  middle  aged  clergyman 
from  England  to  be  the  principal.  In  September,  1787  an 
examination  of  the  Preparatory  School  took  place,  Bishop 
Asbury  presiding.  In  December,  Mr.  Heath,  the  English  Cler- 
gyman, was  publicly  inaugurated  as  president  and  Mr.  Marsh 
and  Patrick  McCloskey  as  professors.  There  were  then  twen- 
ty-five students.  Abingdon  soon  became  a  favorite  place  of 
residence  for  families  desiring  a  beautiful  locality  and  the 
advantages  of  a  good  school.  It  entertained  the  conference  in 
1786  and  later  it  became  a  common  practice  for  the  Baltimore 
Conference  to  begin  its  sessions  in  that  city  and  then  adjourn 
to  Cokesbury  College  for  the  conclusion  of  its  deliberations. 
The  Cokesbury  curriculum  included,  besides  the  English 
branches,  the  Latin,  Greek,  Hebrew,  German,  and  French 
languages.  In  the  Methodist  Discipline  for  1789  is  given  a 
detailed  statement  of  the  purposes  and  rules  of  the  institu- 
tion. From  this  we  quote  a  few  extracts. 


One  Hundred  and  Three 


MC  KENDREE 


Where  Cokesbury  College  built 


"It  shall  be  the  purpose  of  the  institution  to  educate  the 
sons  of  Methodist  preachers,  orphans,  and  other  children.  It  is 
expected  that  our  friends  who  send  their  children  to  the  college 
will,  if  they  be  able,  pay  a  moderate  sum  for  their  education 
and  board.  The  rest  will  be  taught  and  boarded,  and  if  our 
finances  will  allow  it,  clothed  gratis.  Our  first  object  shall  be 
to  answer  the  design  of  Christian  education  by  instilling  into 
their  minds  the  principles  of  true  religion  and  training  them 
in  the  ancient  way  that  they  may  be  rational  scriptural 
Christians,  and  this  is  one  of  the  reasons  why  we  do  not 
admit  students  indiscriminately.  We  shall  inflexibly  insist  on 
their  rising  early  in  the  morning;  and  we  are  convinced  that 
this  is  of  vast  importance  to  both  body  and  mind.  The  em- 
ployments which  we  have  chosen  for  the  recreation  of  stu- 
dents are  such  as  are  of  great  public  utihty,  as  agriculture  and 
architecture.  In  teaching  the  languages  care  shall  be  taken  to 
read  those  authors  only  who  join  together  the  purity,  ele- 
gance and  strength  of  their  several  tongues.  And  the  utmost 
caution  shall  be  used  that  nothing  immodest  be  found  in  any 
of  our  books.  The  price  of  education  shall  be  four  guineas. 
However  the  sons  of  travelling  preachers  shall  be  boarded, 
educated,  and  clothed  gratis,  except  those  whose  parents, 
according  to  the  judgment  of  the  conference,  are  of  ability  to 
defray  the  expense."  The  regimen  of  the  institution  was  re- 
markable for  its  vigor,  if  not  for  its  wisdom.  The  students 
were  required  to  rise  at  five  o'clock  in  the  morning  in  summer 
and  winter,  and  to  be  in  bed  by  nine  o'clock  in  the  evening 
"without  fail."  Also  to  study  seven  hours  every  day  with 
intervals  of  exercise  or  recreation.  No  studies  were  allowed 
after  seven  in  the  evening.  The  recreations  prescribed  were, 
"gardening,  walking,  riding,  bathing,  out  of  doors;  and  the 
carpenters',  joiners',  cabinet  makers'  and  turners'  business  in 
doors."  It  was  also  specified  that  the  pupils  shall  not  be  al- 
lowed to  sleep  on  feather  beds,  nor  shall  they  engage  in  any- 


thing that  the  world  calls  play.  During  its  ten  years  of 
history  Cokesbury  educated  a  number  of  youths  who  were 
afterward  leaders  in  the  church.  It  was  also  useful  in  furnish- 
ing an  opportunity  for  an  education  to  preachers'  sons  who 
probably  would  not  have  been  able  to  secure  it  otherwise. 
And,  especially,  training  and  strict  discipline  for  the  sons  of 
itinerant  preachers  whose  fathers  were  not  at  home  enough 
to  give  them  the  needed  discipline.  At  midnight  December 
7,  1795  the  college  was  destroyed  by  fire.  This  ended  its 
career.  The  fire  was  said  to  be  of  unknown  origin  but  it  would 
not  be  strange  if  it  were  started  by  some  of  the  boys  who 
doubtless  chafed  under  the  severe  discipline  of  the  school. 
When  he  heard  of  it  Asbury  wrote  in  his  journal;  "We  have 
now  a  confirmed  account  that  Cokesbury  College  is  consumed 
to  ashes.  A  sacrifice  of  about  ten  thousand  pounds  in  ten 
years.  I  do  not  think  the  Lord  called  Methodists  to  build 
colleges.  I  wished  only  for  schools.  Dr.  Coke  wanted  a  college. 
I  feel  distressed  at  the  loss  of  the  library."  The  former  site 
of  Cokesbury  is  now  a  spot  full  of  historic  interest,  shown 
in  one  issue  of  the  Methodist  Year  Book.  The  old  bell  which 
survived  the  fire  was  in  after  years  taken  to  Goucher  College 
in  Baltimore  where  it  is  still  in  service. 
AUGUSTA 
Augusta  College  in  Kentucky  had  its  origin  thru  a  com- 
mission of  the  Ohio  and  Kentucky  conferences.  It  was  opened 
as  a  preparatory  classical  school  some  time  in  1822,  with  Rev. 
John  P.  Finley  as  principal.  In  December  of  the  same  year  it 
received  a  charter  from  the  state  of  Kentucky,  with  full 
authority  to  confer  degrees.  It  was  the  only  Methodist  col- 
lege then  in  existence  which  had  that  authority.  The  most 
influential  man  in  securing  the  establishment  of  the  college 
was  Captain  James  Armstrong,  a  lay  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist church  in  Augusta.  He  furnished  the  land  and  bore  the 
entire  expense  of  erecting  the  first  Methodist  church 
building  in  his  home  town.  That  was  in  1819.  He  likewise 
furnished  the  ground  and  led  in  the  construction  of  the  col- 
lege building,  which  after  its  completion  was  duly  transferred 
to  the  trustees  of  Augusta  College.  The  building  was  eighty 
by  forty-two  feet.  On  the  first  floor  was  a  chapel  besides  two 
recitation  rooms.  On  the  second  floor  were  six  rooms  and  the 
third  floor  was  divided  into  seven  rooms.  Among  the  distin- 
guished men  who  have  served  on  the  faculty  are  Rev.  James 
S.  Tomlinson,  Rev.  John  P.  Durbin,  Rev.  Henry  B.  Bascom, 
and  Rev.  Martin  Ruter.  The  last  named  received  the  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Divinity  from  Transylvania  University.  It  is 
claimed  that  he  was  the  first  minister  in  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church  upon  whom  this  degree  was  conferred 


One  Himdrd  and  Four 


MC  KENDREE 


In  the  list  of  Trustees  of  August.i  is  found  the  name  of 
Bishop  Joshua  Soule.  The  college  was  noted  for  its  religious 
atmosphere.  The  revival  spirit  prevailed.  In  January  1828,  Dr. 
Durbin  wrote  to  the  Christian  Advocate  as  follows:  '"We 
have  a  most  glorious  revival.  It  commenced  among  our  one 
hundred  students.  It  would  do  you  good  to  witness  the 
soundness  of  their  conversion  and  the  ardor  of  their  triumph. 
I  had  long  believed  that  a  college  could  be  made  not  only  the 
nursery  of  learning  but  of  morals  and  religion  as  well.  I  am 
convinced  of  it  more  and  more  every  day.  I  rejoice  that  we 
have  in  the  West  one  regular  college  where  our  youth  may 
be  educated  and  neither  their  morals  nor  their  principles  cor- 
rupted. I  am  clearly  convinced  that  our  youth  should  not  be 
taught  by  any  man  who  is  not  decidedly  pious."  For  a  few 
years  Augusta  was  the  only  Methodist  school  in  America 
having  legal  authority  to  confer  the  baccalaureate  and  other 
degrees.  Therefore  students  from  distant  states  sought  its 
advantages.  The  numbers  were  at  no  time  great  but  included 
representative  young  men  from  the  best  families  m  Metho- 
dism. In  1829  the  first  class  was  admitted  to  the  Bachelor  of 
Arts  degree.  From  that  time  till  the  repeal  of  the  Charter  a 
class  was  graduated  each  year.  The  total  alumni  list  contains 
one  hundred  and  fifty-three  names.  Among  these  are  some 


II  i  m  K  111  II!  m  iji 


Augusta  College,  founded  in  1822;  the  first  Methodist  College 
in  the  west 

who  came  to  prominence  in  the  legal  and  medical  professions 
and  in  the  ministry.  A  larger  list  were  students  for  ft  time 
but  did  not  come  to  graduation.  Among  these  were  Bishop 


BISHOP  SIMPSON 
A  graduate  of  Madison 


Randolphs.  Foster  and  Pro- 
fessor John  Miley,  who  was 
for  many  years  a  member  of 
the  faculty  of  Drew  Theo- 
logical Seminary.  It  is  said 
that  Foster  and  Miley  were 
fellow  students  and  inti- 
mate friends.  In  after  years 
Sallie  Miley,  John's  sister 
became  Mrs.  Foster.  Also 
Dr.  John  W.  Locke,  once 
president  of  McKendree, 
graduated  from  Augusta 
in  1841. 

Thedivisionof  the  church 
ini844brought  about  condi- 
tions which  hindered  the  progress  of  Augusta  and  in  1849 
Its  charter  was  repealed  and  its  doors  were  closed. 
MADISON 

Madison  College,  located  for  a  few  years  at  Uniontown, 
Pennsylvania,  represents  another  attempt  at  higher  educa- 
tion in  Methodism.  Its  history  as  a  college  dates  from  1826. 
It  developed  from  an  academy  known  as  Union  Seminary 
which  had  been  started  m  1792  under  the  direction  and 
leadership  of  Bishop  Asbury,  m  this  strong  Methodist  center 
which  had  already  entertained  several  annual  conferences. 
The  college  was  organized  under  the  patronage  of  the  Pitts- 
burg Conference  with  Dr.  Henry  B.  Bascom  as  president  and 
professor  of  Moral  Science,  Dr.  Charles  Elliott  as  professor 
of  Languages,  and  Dr.  James  H.  Fielding  as  professor  of  Math- 
ematics. It  was  chartered  by  the  Legislature  of  Pennsylvania 
in  1827  and  rendered  a  few  years  of  excellent  service  as  a 
struggling  Methodist  college  without  sufficient  endowment. 
In  182,3  Allegheny  College,  a  Presbyterian  institution  found- 
ed in  181  f  at  MeadviUe,  was  ceded  to  the  Methodist  Church. 
This  institution,  with  much  the  same  patronizing  territory 
and,  having  so  much  the  start  of  Madison,  so  completely 
overshadowed  the  latter  institution  that  its  doors  were  closed 
and  Its  former  supporters  transferred  their  allegiance  to  Alle- 
gheny. The  building  occupied  by  Madison  was  afterward 
used  for  a  college  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church,  then 
as  a  Female  College,  later  as  a  school  for  the  orphans  of  sol- 
diers, and  still  later  as  a  private  residence.  Among  the  few 
graduates  which  Madison  sent  out  during  its  short  career  was 
Bishop  Matthew  Simpson.  Had  the  college  done  no  other 
service  than  the  training  of  this  wonderful  servant  of  God  it 
would  have  justified  its  existence.  Allegheny  College,  found- 


ed  in  1815  and  Dickinson,  founded  in  1785  are  both  to  be 
counted  among  the  early  enterprises  in  religious  education, 
but  their  early  struggles  are  not  a  part  of  this  story  for  they 
were  both  founded  by  the  Presbyterians  and  became  Meth- 
odist institutions  by  transfer,  both  in  the  same  year,  183J. 
THE  WESLEY  AN 
The  Wesleyan  Academy  now  known  as  Wilbraham  acad- 
emy and  referred  to  in  theCentennial  number  of  theChristian 
Advocate  as  "the  oldest  school  in  Method- 
ism" was  founded  in  1817  at  New  Market, 
New  Hampshire.  This  location  proved  unsuit- 
able in  several  ways.  Altho  for  a  time  it 
was  under  the  guidance  of  that  genius  of 
early  Methodism,  Dr.  Martin  Ruter,  it 
went  behind  financially  to  such  an  extent 
that  in  1823  it  closed  its  doors.  After  a  thoro 
reorganization,  the  school  was  opened  the  fol- 
lowing year  at  Wilbraham,  Massachusetts. 
Its  first  principal  in  the  new  location  was  Rev. 
Wilbur  Fisk,  afterwards  president  of  the  Wes- 
leyan University,  who  distinguished  himself 
in  after  years  by  refusing  to  accept  the  office 
of  Bishop  when  he  was  elected  by  the  General 
Conference  on  the  first  ballot.  Dr.  Fisk  was  a 
strict  discipHnarian.  An  interesting  story  of  his  diHgence  in 
this  line  is  told  in  the  early  annals  of  Wilbraham.  He  always 
appealed  to  the  best  that  was  in  his  pupils  to  secure  correct 
deportment,  but  incorrigibles,  instead  of  being  sent  home, 
were  treated  with  stripes,  few  or  many  according  to  their 
crimes.  In  extreme  cases  punishment  was  administered  in  the 
presence  of  the  school  as  a  warning  to  others.  On  one  occasion 
a  lad  who  had  been  a  frequent  offender  was  told  to  come  next 
morning  prepared  for  a  switching.  After  the  usual  morning 
devotions  he  was  called  to  the  front  and  treated  to  a  lengthy 


BISHOP  BOWMAN 

Member  of  McKendree  Board  of 

Trustees 


homily  on  good  behavior.  Then  down  came  the  birch  over 
his  shoulders.  But  while  the  rest  of  the  school  were  in  a  state 
of  nervous  fear  it  only  produced  a  smile  from  the  boy  himself. 
His  coat  was  ordered  off  and  the  switch  was  again  vigorously 
applied.  The  rest  of  the  pupils  winced  but  the  lad  remained 
calm  and  comfortable.  Next  his  vest  was  ordered  off,  only  to 
find  another  and  then  another  and  then  fell  down  a  large  atlas 
which  had  furnished  effectual  protection  against  the  cutting 
blows  of  the  switch.  The  whole  school  broke 
into  roars  of  laughter  in  which  the  principal 
was  compelled  to  join.  After  he  had  recovered 
his  equihbrium  he  asked  "Why  did  you  fixyour- 
selfupin  that  way?"  "You  told  me  to  prepare  for 
a  flogging  and,  I  did  so,"  was  the  meek  reply, 
which  again  brought  the  house  down.  Without 
further  attempt  at  correction  he  was  allowed  to 
resume  his  seat.  He  had  earned  his  liberty.  Sev- 
eral prominent  leaders  in  Methodism  have  been 
connected  with  this  school.  Among  them  Rev. 
Robert  Allyn  who  was  Principal  (from  1845  to 
1848)  and  later.  President  of  McKendree  Col- 
lege. During  his  administration  the  school 
prospered  and  increased  in  numbers.  At  the 
close  of  the  year  1848  an  alumni  reunion  was 
held  in  the  grove  north  of  the  school.  Many  former  students 
were  present  and  memories  ofold  days  were  revived.  On  that 
occasion  Mr.  Annis  Merrill  ofSan  Francisco  delivered  an  able 
historical  address.  Ten  years  prior  to  that  time  he  had  been 
a  professor  in  McKendree  and  his  picture  still  hangs  in 
McKendree's  chapel.  For  more  than  a  century  this 
famous  old  school  has  been  active  in  the  field  of  sec- 
ondary education.  It  has  prepared  thousands  for  college 
or  for  the  active  duties  of  life  and  is  still  busy  molding  the  char- 
acter of  some  hundreds  of  young  Methodists  every  year. 


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ON  THURSDAY,  September  20,  1827,  when  the  leaves 
in  the  Wabash  valley  had  just  begun  to  take  on  their 
gorgeous  autumn  colors,  a  group  of  serious  minded,  tho 
ever  cheerful  Methodist  preachers  arrived  at  Mount  Carmel, 
on  the  Wabash  for  the  fourth  session  of  the  Illinois  Confer- 
ence. They  did  not  travel  on  limited  trains  or  in  limousines, 
but  each  on  his  own  faithful  steed,  with  the  records  of  his 
year's  work,  his  library,  and  his  wardrobe,  all  in  his  saddle 
bags.  The  territory  of  the  conference  at  that  time  included 
the  two  states  of  Illinois  and  Indiana,  so  the  trip  to  conference 
meant  several  days'  journey  for  some  of  the  circuit  riders. 
The  conference  host  was  the  Rev.  John  McReynoIds.  Altho 
It  was  necessary  to  furnish  lodging  for  as  many  horses  as  men, 
the  entertainment  of  the  conference  was  not  as  heavy  a  task 
as  at  the  present  day.  At  the  opening  session  only  twenty- 
seven  members  answered  roll-call,  tho  the  records  show  that 
there  were  at  least  fifty-five  members.  Probably  the  others 
arrived  later,  in  time  to  hear  the  bishop  preach  on  Sunday. 
There  were  also  fourteen  young  men  there  as  applicants  for 
membership  in  the  conference.  Of  these,  eleven  were  admitted 
on  probation.  The  other  three  were  rejected  for  reasons  not 
stated  in  the  minutes.  And  of  those  who  were  received  on 
trial  two  did  not  make  good.  The  minutes  of  the  next  con- 
ference show  that  one  was  dropped  and  one  discontinued  at 
his  own  request.  Bishop  Roberts  was  the  presiding  officer.  He 
was  the  sixth  in  order  of  the  bishops  of  the  Methodist  church, 
but  the  first  who  was  a  married  man.  These  men  were  indeed 
serious  minded  and  felt  the  importance  of  their  business  in 
the  conference.  They  held  two  business  sessions  daily  for  a 
full  week  and  opened  the  final  session  at  six  o'clock  in  the 
morning  in  order  to  be  able  to  adjourn  at  noon  that  day  and 
have  the  afternoon  for  a  start  on  the  long  journey  to  their  new 
appointments.  At  that  stage  of  Methodism  a  preacher  was 
rarely  appointed  to  the  same  charge  for  a  second  year.  They 
adopted  resolutions  of  thanks  to  the  citizens  of  Mount  Car- 
mel for  their  hospitality  and  it  is  probable  that  a  resolution 
of  that  kind  was  more  than  a  mere  formality  in  those  days. 
By  a  formal  vote  each  member  was  requested  to  furnish  a 
brief  biography  of  himself  to  be  presented  at  the  next  session 
for  the  conference  records.  A  course  of  reading  and  study  for 
the  preachers  was  presented  by  Bishop  Roberts  and  adopted 
by  the  conference.  But  while  this  conference  course  was  a 
means  of  culture  for  those  in  actual  service  and  might  in  some 
measure  atone  for  their  educational  deficiencies,  yet  all  the 


CHAPTER  V. 

The  Conference  and  the  Seminary 

more  experienced  of  these  men  realized  that  it  did  not  afford 
adequate  training  for  men  who  are  called  to  important  posi- 
tions of  leadership  as  most  Methodist  preachers  are.  So  far  as 
can  be  determined  at  this  time  not  a  single  member  of  that 
group  of  Methodist  preachers,  not  even  the  bishop,  had  a 
college  education.  But  many  of  them  realized  the  handicap  of 
this  deficiency  and  were  anxious  to  provide  educational  op- 
portunities for  their  successors.  In  the  afternoon  session  of 
Friday,  September  2 1 ,  Peter  Cartwright,  who  had  then  served 
more  than  a  score  of  years  in  the  ministry,  had  been  a  delegate 
to  the  General  Conference,  was  one  of  the  original  members 
of  the  Illinois  Conference,  and  at  that  time  presiding  elder  of 
the  Illinois  District,  arose  in  his  place  and  presented  a  petition 
from  "certain  citizens  of  Greene  County,  Illinois"  on  the 
subject  of  establishing  a  conference  seminary  for  the  Illinois 
Conference.  On  motion  this  petition  was  referred  to  a  com- 
mittee of  three  with  instructions  to  report  before  the  close  of 
the  present  conference.  The  committee  was  composed  of  John 
Dew,  Allen  Wiley,  and  John  Fox.  On  Tuesday,  September 
25,  this  committee  made  a  report  recommending  that  a  com- 
mittee of  five  be  appointed  "to  obtain  all  the  information  they 
can  on  the  subject  of  a  conference  seminary  and  report  to  the 
next  conference."  The  committee  appointed  by  the  bishop 
was  as  follows,  John  Strange,  James  Armstrong,  Charles  Hoi- 
Iiday,  Peter  Cartwright,  and  William  Shanks.  The  petition 
from  Greene  County  was  not  copied  into  the  minutes,  and 
since  the  document  itself  is  lost  we  have  no  means  of  knowing 
who  signed  it,  or  exactly  what  they  asked  the  conference  to 
do.  At  any  rate  this  shows  the  existence  at  that  early  day  of 
a  sentiment  among  the  people  that  there  ought  to  be  a  Meth- 
odist institution  of  learning  in  Illinois. 

The  minutes  of  the  conference  for  1828  contain  several 
references  to  the  "Seminary  Committee."  Following  is  a  verb- 
al extract  from  the  minutes  under  date  of  October  14,  1828: 

"The  president  called  for  a  report  of  the  committee  ap- 
pointed at  the  last  annual  conference  to  take  into  consider- 
ation the  subject  of  a  conference  seminary.  Whereupon  the 
committee  asked  and  obtained  further  time;  and  on  motion 
resolved  that  the  vacancy  in  that  committee  occasioned  by 
the  absence  of  Peter  Cartwright,  be  filled.  The  president 
appointed  S.  H.  Thompson  to  fill  the  vacancy." 

In  the  minutes  of  the  next  day  we  find  the  following: 

"It  was  moved  and  seconded  that  the  committee  appointed 
at  the  last  session  to  take  into  consideration  the  subject  of  a 


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conference  seminary,  be  discharged  from  any  further  consid' 
eration  of  the  subject.  This  motion  did  not  prevail.  It  was 
then  moved  that  said  committee  have  leave  of  absence  for  one 
hour  to  make  out  their  report.  Which  motion  was  lost.  On 
motion  resolved  that  a  certain  memorial  with  accompanying 
documents,  now  in  the  hands  of  S.  H.  Thompson,  be  read  to 
this  conference.  The  said  memorial  and  accompanying  docu- 
ments, concerning  a  seminary  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  were  read, 
and  on  motion  referred  to  a  committee  of  three  who  shall 
report  as  soon  as  convenient.  The  President  appointed  S.  H. 
Thompson,  John  Strange,  and  John  Dew  as  that  committee. 
The  committee  appointed  to  take  into  consideration  the  ad- 
dress of  the  committee  of  Illinois  Circuit  on  the  subject  of 
the  Lebanon  Seminary,  submitted  their  report  which  was 
read  and  on  motion  accepted.  On  motion  the  conference  re- 
considered the  vote  by  which  the  report  of  the  committee 
on  the  above  named  address  was  accepted.  On  motion  resolved 
that  the  report  of  the  above  named  committee  be  amended  by 
striking  out  so  much  of  the  said  report  as  recommends  that 
this  conference,  at  its  present  session,  proceed  to  appoint 
trustees  to  said  seminary;  and  on  motion  the  report  as  amend- 
ed was  accepted.  On  motion  resolved  that  this  conference 
unite  in  requesting  the  stockholders  of  the  Seminary  at  Leb- 
anon to  meet  as  soon  as  convenient  and  so  to  alter  and  amend 
their  constitution  as  to  designate  the  number  of  trustees  for 
said  institution,  and  the  manner  of  their  appointment,  more 
definitely.  On  motion  resolved  that  the  secretary  of  this  con- 
ference be  instructed  to  furnish  the  committee  of  the  Illinois 
Circuit  with  a  copy  of  the  resolutions  of  this  conference  on 
the  subject  of  the  Lebanon  Seminary." 

In  the  meantime  let  us  see  what  had  been  taking  place  at 
Lebanon  between  the  sessions  of  conference  of  1827  and  1828. 
At  that  time  Lebanon  was  a  village  of  about  two  hundred 
people  on  the  stage  route  between  St.  Louis  and  Vincennes. 
At  that  date  it  did  not  have  a  place  in  the  list  of  conference 
appointments,  but  presumably  it  was  a  part  of  the  Shoal 
Creek  Circuit.  For  that  year  the  preacher  in  charge  was 
Thomas  Randle.  Lebanon  Methodists,  knowing  of  the  action 
of  the  conference  and  believing  that  the  seminary  would  cer- 
tainly be  established  at  no  distant  date,  determined  to  secure 
its  location  in  their  own  town.  The  matter  was  talked  up 
during  the  winter  and  on  February  20,  1828  a  meeting  was 
held  to  take  definite  action  regarding  the  founding  of  a  sem- 
inary. This  action  indicates  the  splendid  enterprise  and  zeal 
for  education  of  these  pioneer  Methodists  who  were  deter- 
mined that  their  children  should  have  opportunities  for 
mental  .md  religious  culture. 


The  available  records  do  not  give  the  names  of  those  pres- 
ent at  this  meeting,  but  it  is  fair  to  suppose  that  they  were 
the  leading  citizens  of  Lebanon  and  they  are  doubtless  all 
included  in  the  list  of  subscribers  to  the  fund  raised  for  found- 
ing the  institution. 

They  discussed  the  purposes  of  the  school,  the  raising  of 
funds,  the  purchase  of  a  site,  the  kind  of  building  to  be  erect- 
ed, and  fixed  the  date  of  their  next  meeting  for  March  1,  at 
which  time  if  the  work  of  securing  subscriptions  had  pro- 
gressed favorably  they  would  elect  a  building  committee. 
They  discussed  three  possible  sites  for  the  building,  the  first 
of  which  was  eventually  secured.  It  consisted  of  eight  acres 
of  land  belonging  to  Richard  Bradsby,  which  was  purchased 
for  three  dollars  an  acre — a  total  of  twenty-four  dollars.  This 
was  the  same  as  the  original  purchase  price  of  Manhattan 
Island.  While  in  real  estate  values  Manhattan  has  outstripped 
McKendree,  the  moral  values  attaching  to  the  latter  are  such 
that  in  the  eyes  of  many  they  would  outweigh  the  entire 
wealth  of  the  borough  of  Manhattan  in  New  York  City. 

Before  they  adjourned  articles  of  organization  were  formu- 
lated and  written  on  paper  which  is  now  yellow  with  age  but 
still  preserved  in  the  archives  of  the  college.  We  give  here  a 
complete  copy  of  this  document  together  with  the  names  of 
all  the  signers. 

ARTICLES  OF  ORGANIZATION 

I.  We,  the  undersigned,  estimating  mental  improvement 
of  the  first  importance  to  a  commonwealth,  as  well  as  in  a  polit- 
ical, moral,  and  religious  view,  promise  to  pay  the  several 
sums  annexed  to  our  names  for  the  purpose  of  creating  an 
edifice  in,  or  near,  the  town  of  Lebanon,  St.  Clair  County, 
Illinois,  for  a  seminary  of  learning,  to  be  conducted  as  nearly 
as  may  be,  on  the  plan  of  Augusta  College,  Kentucky,  the 
hall  of  which  shall  be  designed  and  used  as  a  house  of  public 
worship,  when  this  will  not  interfere  with  the  design  and 
object  of  the  institution,  and  on  the  Sabbath  day, 

II.  The  property  shall  be  deeded  to  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church  for  the  purpose  of  safe  keeping,  and  the  benefits 
of  incorporation,  with  this  limitation,  that  it  shall  never  be 
sold  or  appropriated  to  any  other  uses  than  as  aforesaid, 
without  the  consent  of  all  the  shareholders. 

III.  Ten  dollars  shall  be  the  amount  of  a  share,  and  a 
certificate  from  the  board,  countersigned  by  the  secretary, 
shall  entitle  the  holder  to  the  benefits  of  a  stockholder,  which 
certificate  may  be  transferred  and  entitle  the  holder  to  all  the 
benefits  of  the  original  owner  as  stockholder. 

IV.  Each  shareholder,  for  each  share,  shall  be  entitled  to 
one  vote,  in  all  elections  for  the  appointment  of  such  corn- 


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Note  the  motion  which  changed  the  name  to  McKendree  College,  and  Peter  Cartwright's  signature 


mittes  and  other  officers  elective  by  a  stockholder,  to  send 
one  scholar  for  each  share,  free  from  house  rent  and  charge 
for  the  use  of  the  public  library,  etc.,  and  also  shall  be  free 
from  charge  for  fuel. 

V.  The  lUinois  annual  conference  is  respectfully  solicited 
to  take  the  institution  under  its  fostering  care,  and  take  such 
methods  for  increasing  its  funds,  and  endowing  it  with  pro- 
fessors, and  procuring  other  means  for  its  advancement  as  may 
to  them  seem  best;  and  it  is  very  desirable  that  the  Missouri 
annual  conference  should  unite  with  the  Illinois  conference 
and  make  it  a  conference  seminary  for  both  conferences. 

VI.  Should  the  annual  conference  refuse  to  accept  the 
institution,  the  quarterly  conference  of  the  Illinois  Circuit  is 
requested  to  act  in  conjunction  with  the  quarterly  confer- 
ences in  this  district  in  its  support.  Each  circuit  shall  have  a 
right  to  elect  one  manager,  and  the  stockholders  shall  elect 
seven  from  among  themselves  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  solicit 
donations  and  subscriptions.  They,  or  a  majority  of  them, 
shall  constitute  the  board  of  managers  for  the  governing  of 
the  institution,  selecting  professors  and  teachers,  library,  as- 
tronomical, chemical,  and  philosophical  apparatus,  elementary 
books,  etc.  They  shall  regulate  the  internal  economy,  fix  the 


price  of  tuition,  specify  the  terms  of  the  sessions,  recess,  and 
vacation,  and  by  their  by-laws  direct  and  ordain  such  rules  as 
may  tend  to  its  advancement,  good  order  and  respectabiUty. 

VII.  The  stockholders  shall  meet  at  the  school  house  in 
Lebanon,  on  the  ist  day  of  March,  ensuing,  for  the  purpose 
of  electing  a  building  committee,  secretary,  and  treasurer,  de- 
fining their  duty,  and  specifying  compensation  for  their  ser- 
vices, and  to  transact  such  other  business  as  the  interests  of 
the  institution  may  require. 

VIII.  The  principal  building  shall  not  be  less  than  j6  by 
48  feet,  with  two  wings  of  suitable  dimensions  for  conven- 
ience, to  be  commenced  as  soon  as  $600  is  subscribed.  The 
subscription  shall  be  paid  to  the  treasurer  in  three  install- 
ments, as  follows:  one  fourth  on  the  ist  of  June,  one  fourth 
on  the  1st  of  September,  and  one  half  on  the  ist  of  December 
ensuing. 

IX.  In  case  the  conferences  do  not  signify,  by  special 
communication  to  the  secretary  of  the  institution,  their  in- 
tention to  aid  the  institution  by  the  ist  of  October,  the 
stockholders  shall,  on  notice,  convene  and  elect  a  suitable 
number  of  managers  and  other  officers,  whose  power  and 
duties  shall  be  delegated  to  them  by  the  stockholders. 


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AMOUNT 

Nicholas  Horner 

$100.00 

Asa  Hutchinson 

1000 

Charlotte  Sherman 

5.00 

Nathan  Horner 

50.00 

Prettyman  Boyce 

10.00 

Abigail  Scarntt 

5.00 

A,  W.  Casad 

50.00 

Thomas  Nichols 

10.00 

Charles  Slade 

10.00 

David  Chamberlm 

50.00 

Pleasant  Nichols 

10.00 

J.  C.  Bruner 

10.00 

Robert  Rankin 

20.00 

Joshua  Barnes 

10.00 

Huey  Alexander 

10.00 

George  Lowe 

20.00 

Robert  Abernathy 

10.00 

Joseph  Foulks 

10.00 

Edward  Young 

20.00 

Robert  Moore 

10.00 

Gen.  James  Moore 

10.00 

Charles  McDonald 

20.00 

Theophilus  M.  Nichols 

10.00 

Enoch  Moore 

10.00 

Philonidas  Balch 

20.00 

Evan  Barnes 

10.00 

Milton  Moore 

10.00 

Daniel  S.  Witter 

20.00 

Elijah  Moore 

1000 

Philip  Teter 

10.00 

John  Crocker 

20.00 

James  Porter 

10  00 

Dempsie  Guthrie 

10.00 

Samuel  H.  Thompson 

20.00 

Meredith  Journey 

10.00 

Abner  Oliver  Kelly 

10.00 

Wesley  Dugger 

20.00 

Samuel  Stites 

10.00 

Martin  L.  Allen 

10.00 

John  C.  Dugger 

20.00 

Austin  Lyon 

5.00 

Philip  Searcy 

10.00 

Jarrett  Dugger 

20.00 

Robert  Middleton 

10.00 

Isaac  McMahan 

10.00 

Isaac  Ferguson 

20.00 

Peter  Wright 

10.00 

John  Thomas,  Jr. 

10.00 

W.  C.  Ballard 

20.00 

John  McDonald 

10.00 

Vision  West 

10.00 

E.  B.  Clemson 

30.00 

Jacob  Widmer 

10.00 

David  L.  West 

10.00 

John  O'Fallon 

10.00 

John  Thomas,  Sr. 

10.00 

Daniel  White 

10.00 

Charles  ColHns 

10.00 

William  Moore 

10.00 

William  Lewis 

10.00 

Josiah  Patterson 

10.00 

John  Springer 

10.00 

Samuel  Mitchell,  Sr. 

10.00 

James  S.  Simpson 

10.00 

Thomas  Stanton 

10.00 

William  C.  Brown 

10.00 

George  McDonald 

10.00 

Caldwell  Morrison 

10.00 

John  Martmdale 

10.00 

John  Lowe 

10.00 

William  Clark 

10.00 

George  Temple 

10.00 

Silas  McCann 

10.00 

L  Baum 

10.00 

David  Lincoln 

10.00 

William  Faires 

10.00 

Thomas  B.  Stevens 

10.00 

George  W.  Kerr 

10.00 

Richard  Vanorsdol 

10.00 

James  Moore 

10.00 

Betsey  M.  Riggin 

10.00 

Thomas  Ray 

10.00 

William  Middleton 

10.00 

John  Dew 

10.00 

James  Riggin 

10.00 

Adam  Vineyard 

to. 00 

Daniel  Whittenburgh 

10.00 

Abram  Sublett 

10.00 

Daussy  Boring 

10.00 

Thornton  Peeples 

10.00 

F.  T.  Crabb 

10.00 

William  Welsh 

10.00 

William  W.  Roman 

10.00 

Moses  Twiss 

10.00 

John  Brake 

10.00 

Thomas  Mather 

10.00 

C.  W.  Ennis 

10.00 

John  S.  McCann 

[0.00 

T.  W.  Gray 

10.00 

Joseph  Hypes 

10.00 

10.00 

James  McCann,  Sr. 
William  Parkinson 

10.00 

10.00 

William  Lunceford 

10.00 

George  W.  Vineyard 

$1385.00 

The  names  of  the  105  subscribers  to  the  Lehancn  Seminary  fund.     These  are  the  men  who  made  possible  the  Lebanon  Sen 
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The  original  draft  of  these  articles,  whose  age  is  now  past 
a  full  century,  the  paper  yellow  and  crumbling,  but  the 
faded  ink  still  legible,  is  sacredly  preserved  in  McKendree's 
archives.  The  list  of  105  subscribers  is  a  veritable  roll  of 
honor.  They  deserve  recognition  as  the  friends  and  supporters 
of  education  at  a  time  when  their  humble  gifts  were  worth 
more  to  the  cause  than  some  of  the  princely  gifts  of  more 
recent  givers. 

This  document,  formulated  chiefly  by  Rev.  A.  W.  Casad, 
contains  several  points  worthy  of  notice.  In  the  first  place, 
the  seminary  was  to  be  conducted  "as  nearly  as  possible  on 
the  plan  of  Augusta  College."  From  this  it  appears  that  these 
founders  intended  that  the  institution  should  eventually  grow 
into  a  real  college.  Then  the  property  was  to  be  "deeded  to 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  for  safe  keeping."  This  indi- 
cates that  they  intended  it  to  be  a  Methodist  college.  And 
the  fact  that  the  building  was  to  be  designed  and  used  as  a 
"house  of  public  worship  when  this  will  not  interfere  with 
the  design  and  object  of  the  institution"  shows  that  they 
expected  it  to  be  a  religious  institution.  Both  the  Illinois  and 
Missouri  Conferences  were  invited  to  become  its  patrons, 
and  to  a  certain  extent  its  managers,  because  they  felt  that 
a  church  seminary  could  be  more  successfully  operated  with 
the  widest  possible  cooperation  of  the  church.  But  in  case  the 
conferences  did  not  see  fit  to  take  it  "under  their  fostering 
care"  it  was  to  be  placed  in  part  at  least  under  church  control 
in  the  district  in  which  it  was  located. 

The  conferences  were  given  until  October  i  to  signify 
their  intentions  in  reference  to  the  enterprise,  but  the  Illinois 
Conference  did  not  convene  until  October  9  that  year,  and 
when  the  question  of  a  conference  seminary  was  taken  up 
there  did  not  seem  to  he  a  feeling  of  perfect  cordiality  toward 
the  Lebanon  enterprise.  In  fact  the  committee  asked  to  be 
excused  from  further  service  without  making  any  report  at 
all,  even  tho  one  member  had  in  his  possession  a  document 
setting  forth  the  plan  of  the  Lebanon  Seminary  and  asking 
the  conference  to  elect  trustees  for  it.  The  conference  finally 
required  the  committee  to  make  a  report,  and  then  instead  of 
electing  trustees  they  passed  a  motion  requesting  the  stock- 
holders of  the  seminary  to  meet  and  determine  more  definitely 
the  number  of  trustees  the  institution  should  have  and  the 
manner  of  their  election. 

During  the  summer  of  1828  some  progress  was  made  in  the 
construction  of  a  building.  The  building  committee  appointed 
at  the  meeting  of  March  i,  was  Rev.  A.  W.  Ca.sad,  George 
Lowe,  and  Nathan  Horner.  These  men  were  all  enthusiastic 
supporters  of  the  enterprise,  but  there  were  some  difficulties 


to  overcome.  Altho  $i,j85  had  been  subscribed  it  was  not 
paid  promptly.  In  fact  by  the  terms  of  the  subscription  it 
was  not  all  due  until  December  i.  It  was  a  larger  building 
than  any  that  had  yet  been  undertaken  in  the  village  of  Leb- 
anon, and  it  was  not  easy  to  secure  mechanics  sufficiently 
skilled  to  work  on  such  a  superior  sort  of  building  as  this  was 
felt  to  be.  So  when  October  came  the  building  was  still  far 
from  completion.  The  March  meeting  had  elected  eight  trus- 
tees, namely,  Samuel  H.  Thompson,  Nicholas  Horner,  George 
Lowe,  Theophilus  M.  Nichols,  Joshua  Barnes,  John  Thomas, 
Sr.,  Samuel  C.  Stites,  and  David  S.  Witter.  After  conference 
the  circuit  preacher  brought  word  of  the  action  taken  there. 
The  responsibility  of  the  next  step  was  not  left  to  the  trus- 
tees alone,  but  a  meeting  of  all  the  stock-holders  was  called. 
We  have  no  means  of  knowing  just  how  many  came,  but  there 
was  evidently  a  quorum  and  they  proceeded  to  do  business- 
The  meeting  was  held  in  Lebanon  on  November  8.  After 
discussing  the  whole  situation  they  elected  a  Board  of  Man- 
agers consisting  of  thirty-three  members,  chiefly  but  not  en- 
tirely chosen  from  the  list  of  stock-holders.  Every  one  who 
had  subscribed  ten  dollars  was  considered  a  stock-holder.  But 
a  few  of  those  chosen  managers  were  from  a  wider  area  and 
had  probably  not  been  solicited.  Of  this  board  the  Rev. 
Samuel  H.  Thompson  was  made  president,  David  S.  Witter, 
Secretary,  and  Nathan  Horner,  Treasurer.  Following  is  the 
list  with  their  residences  From  St.  Clair  County,  Rev.  John 
Dew,  Joshua  Barnes,  Colonel  Andrew  Bankson,  James  Rig- 
gin,  Thomas  Ray,  David  L.  West,  Colonel  E.  B.  Clemson. 
Rev.  Samuel  Mitchell,  William  Padfield,  and  William  Brads- 
by ;  from  Sangamon  County,  Rev.  Peter  Cartwright  and  Rev. 
Charles  R.  Matheny;  from  Madison  County,  Rev.  Washing- 
ton C.  Ballard,  Hall  Mason,  John  C.  Dugger,  and  Major 
Isaac  Ferguson;  from  Mt.  Carmel,  Rev.  Aaron  Wood;  from 
Kaskaskia,  Hon.  Shadrach  Bond;  from  Kaskaskia  Circuit,  Rev. 
Smith  L.  Robinson;  from  Hillsboro,  John  Tillson:  from  Bond 
County,  Peter  Hubbard;  from  Carlyle,  Charles  Slade  and 
Pomeroy  Easton;  from  Jackson  County,  John  Logan;  from 
Washington  County,  Major  John  Phillips;  from  Vandalia, 
Colonel  E.  C.  Berry;  from  Waterloo.  Dr.  Thomas  Stanton; 
from  Jefferson  County,  Rev.  Zadoc  Casey;  from  St.  Louis, 
Rev.  Andrew  Monroe,  Major  John  OTallon  and  George  W. 
Kerr;  from  St.  Louis  County,  Rev.  Alexander  McCallister; 
from  Missouri  District,  Rev.  Jesse  Green. 

At  this  time  also  an  elaborate  constitution  was  formulated, 
defining  in  detail  the  powers  and  privileges  of  the  organiza- 
tion; also  rules  and  by-laws  were  adopted.  The  nature  of  the 
work  both  elementary  and  advanced  was  indicated,  pnd  the 


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These  articles  are  now  preserved  in  McKendree's  Archives 


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importance  was  emphasized  of  employing  teachers  who  were 
able  not  only  to  teach  the  common  branches  but  also  the 
higher  branches  of  mathematics,  natural  and  moral  philoso- 
phy, and  the  Latin  and  Greek  languages.  This  was  in  keeping 
with  the  provision  contained  in  the  original  articles,  that  the 
seminary  should  be  conducted  "as  near  as  may  be  on  the  plan 
of  Augusta  College,  Kentucky,"  which  had  then  been  in 
operation  for  about  five  years.  Following  is  a  copy  of  the 
constitution : 

ARTICLE  I. 

Agreeable  to  the  design  of  the  original  projectors  of  the 
aforementioned  seminary  of  learning,  said  institution  shall  be 
placed  under  the  control  and  management  of  the  Illinois  and 
Missouri  Annual  Conference  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  or  either  of  said  conferences,  under  the  limitations 
and  on  the  condition  hereinafter  named:  provided  said  con- 
ferences, or  either  of  them,  shall  at  any  future  period  accept 
the  same  and  make  it  a  conference  seminary. 

ARTICLE  n. 
All  the  property  now  belonging  to  the  seminary,  including 
the  buildings  and  lands  appropriated  to  the  same,  or  which 
may  be  hereafter  received  by  purchase  or  donation,  that  has 
not  already  been  conveyed,  shall  be  conveyed  to  trustees  for 
the  use  and  benefit  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in 
manner  and  form  as  near  as  may  be,  agreeable  to  the  deed  of 
settlement  contained  in  the  discipline  of  said  church  securing 
the  privileges  of  churches  and  meeting  houses;  provided  the 
property  aforesaid  shall  never  be  sold  or  appropriated  to  any 
other  use  or  uses,  than  specified  by  the  articles  of  association, 
to  which  the  original  subscriptions  were  appended,  and  pro- 
vided further  that  all  individual  privileges  granted  and  guar' 
anteed  to  share-holders  shall  by  this  constitution  be  secured 

inviolate. 

ARTICLE  III. 

For  the  better  organization  of  said  institution  and  with  a 
view  to  carry  into  immediate  effect  the  designs  of  its  patrons 
and  friends,  there  shall  be  appointed  by  the  stock-holders,  a 
board  of  managers,  consisting  of  thirty-three  members  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  who  shall  have  authority  to 
make  by-laws  to  regulate  their  own  proceedings,  and  whose 
duty  it  shall  be  to  regulate  the  internal  concerns  of  the  insti- 
tution, to  appoint  the  times  of  sessions  and  vacations,  fix  the 
terms  of  tuition,  elect  a  president  and  professors,  procure  and 
appoint  competent  teachers,  regulate  their  salaries,  take  such 
measures  as  to  them  may  seem  best,  to  increase  the  funds  of 
the  institution,  and  in  connection  with  the  professors,  attend 
the  public  examinations  of  the  students  and  adopt  as  they 


may  think  proper  a  system  of  salutary  discipline,  and  make 
an  annual  report  of  their  proceedings  and  doings  as  also  of 
the  fiscal  concerns  of  the  institution. 
ARTICLE  IV. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  board  of  managers  under  the  pro- 
vision of  the  foregoing  article  shall  be  held  on  Monday,  the 
loth  of  November  instant. 

ARTICLE  V. 

There  shall  be  a  president,  secretary  and  treasurer,  ap- 
pointed by  the  stock-holders,  who  shall  be  ex-officio  members 
of  the  board  of  managers;  and  at  all  meetings  of  the  board  of 
managers,  seven  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum  to  trans- 
act business,  and  the  president  or  in  his  absence,  such  person 
as  shall  be  chosen  for  the  time  being,  shall  preside  in  all 
meetings  of  the  stock-holders,  or  of  the  board  of  managers. 
ARTICLE  VI. 

The  secretary  shall  keep  a  regular  journal  of  all  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  board  of  managers,  and  a  regular  account  of 
all  the  receipts  and  expenditures  of  the  institution,  which 
shall  be  published  with  the  annual  report  of  the  board  of 
managers,  signed  by  the  president  and  countersigned  by  the 
secretary. 

ARTICLE  VII. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  treasurer  to  receive  and  account 
for  all  moneys  which  may  be  collected  for  the  benefit  of  the 
institution,  including  tuition  fees  and  donations  or  subscrip' 
tions,  and  to  open  and  to  keep  a  regular  account  with  the 
board  of  managers,  and  whenever  called  upon  to  exhibit  a 
report  of  the  fiscal  concerns,  etc.,  and  to  honor  and  pay  all 
orders  drawn  on  him  by  the  board,  which  orders,  when 
presented  shall  always  be  signed  by  the  president  and  counter- 
signed by  the  secretary. 

ARTICLE  VIII. 

The  board  of  managers  shall  meet  once  every  quarter,  or 
oftener  if  they  deem  it  necessary,  and  shall  always,  on  a  call 
of  the  professors,  having  ten  days  previous  notice. 
ARTICLE  IX. 

The  provisions  made  in  the  third  article  of  this  constitu- 
tion, for  the  appointment  of  managers  and  defining  their 
powers  and  duties,  shall  continue  in  force  until  the  next 
annual  conference  of  Missouri  and  Illinois,  and  if  neither  of 
the  conferences  at  their  next  sessions  should  agree  to  make 
the  above  mentioned  seminary  their  conference  seminary, 
then  the  above  regulations  contained  in  the  third  article 
aforesaid  shall  continue  in  force  until  altered  by  the  stock- 
holders. 


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ARTICLE  X. 
This  constitution,  except  the  first  and  second  articles,  may 
be  altered  or  amended  after  the  next  meeting  of  the  above 
named  conferences,  by  a  majority  of  the  stock-holders  pres- 
ent, should  the  conferences  refuse  or  neglect  to  accept  the 
conditions  proposed  in  the  first  article. 

ARTICLE  XL 

Should  the  conferences  above  named  accept  the  above  con- 
ditions, there  shall  be  thirty-three  managers  appointed,  one 
third  by  the  Illinois,  and  one  third  by  the  Missouri  Annual 
Conference,  and  the  other  third  by  the  stock-holders,  or  a 
majority  of  those  present,  convened  for  the  purpose,  after 
twenty  days  notice. 

Or  in  case  but  one  of  the  above-named  conferences  should 
accept  the  conditions  above-named,  then  said  conference  so 
accepting  shall  have  the  power  to  appoint  seventeen  man- 
agers, and  the  stock-holders  shall  appoint  the  remaining  six- 
teen, a  majority  of  whom  shall  always  be  members  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  whose  powers  and  duties  shall 
be  the  same  as  those  prescribed  in  the  third  article  of  this 
constitution. 

ARTICLE  XII. 

Whenever,  in  the  judgment  of  the  board  of  managers,  the 
interests  of  the  institution  shall  require  it,  they  shall  have 
power  to  call  a  meeting  of  the  stock-holders,  and  the  secre- 
tary shall  be  required  to  give  at  least  ten  days  previous  notice 
of  such  meeting,  with  the  objects  for  which  it  is  called,  in  as 
public  a  manner  as  possible. 

The  responsibility  of  the  enterprise  was  now  upon  the 
managers.  After  due  deliberation  they  decided  that  to  have 
the  school  in  operation  was  a  matter  of  too  great  importance 
to  wait  for  the  completion  of  the  building.  There  were  in 
Lebanon  at  that  time  two  buildings  that  had  been  used  for 
school  purposes  when  some  teacher  maintained  a  subscription 
school.  The  Illinois  Legislature  had  passed  a  free  school  law 


in  1821,  but  in  1827  they  passed  another  providing  that  no 
citizen  should  be  taxed  for  education  without  his  written 
consent.  So  the  free  school  law  was  practically  nullified.  Im- 
mediately  after  their  meeting  of  November  8  the  Board  of 
Managers  proceeded  to  rent  the  two  small  buildings  above- 
mentioned  and  to  employ  two  teachers.  Within  the  space  of 
two  weeks  the  teachers  were  secured,  Mr.  Edward  R.  Ames 
and  Miss  McMurphy,  and  on  November  24,  1828  the  Leb- 
anon Seminary  was  formally  opened  for  public  patronage. 

During  the  first  term  there  were  seventy-two  students  en- 
rolled, five  of  whom  were  girls.  The  tuition  charge  for  the 
lower  branches  was  fixed  at  five  dollars  per  session.  For  the 
higher  branches,  including  mathematics,  natural  and  moral 
philosophy,  Latin,  and  Greek,  the  rate  was  seven  dollars  per 
session.  This  first  school  year  ran  for  a  period  of  five  months, 
closing  in  the  latter  part  of  April.  This  was  the  first  chapter 
in  an  educational  serial  which  is  still  running.  It  will  be  noted 
that  McKendree's  opening  antedates  that  of  any  other  col- 
lege, now  in  existence,  founded  by  American  Methodism. 
Dickinson  College,  founded  in  1785,  and  Allegheny  College, 
founded  in  181 5,  both  in  Pennsylvania  and  both  Methodist 
institutions  now,  were  both  established  by  the  Presbyterians 
and  passed  to  Methodist  control  the  same  year,  1835.  So  that 
neither  can  yet  show  a  century  of  Methodist  history.  The 
original  Wesleyan  University  at  Middletown,  Connecticut, 
was  first  opened  in  183 1.  The  other  Methodist  colleges  of 
earlier  date  have  all  passed  out  of  existence,  thus  leaving 
McKendree  the  oldest  Methodist  college  in  America. 

Of  the  other  Illinois  schools  that  lay  claim  to  antiquity 
Illinois  College  at  Jacksonville  was  founded  m  1829,  the  next 
year  after  McKendree's  beginning,  and  Alton  Seminary, 
which  later  developed  into  ShurtlefF  College,  was  opened  in 
1832.  Accordingly  McKendree  may  justly  lay  claim  to  being 
the  first  college  in  Illinois  to  complete  a  century  of  continuous 
existence  in  the  same  location  in  which  it  had  its  origin. 


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IT  WILL  BE  seen  from  the  preceding  chapter  that  the 
institution  was  not  founded  by  direct  official  action  of 
the  church,  but  independently  by  the  citizens  of  Leb- 
anon, most  of  whom  were  Methodists,  and  they  fully  ex- 
pected that  the  Illinois  Conference  would  accept  it  as  an 
institution  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

As  already  stated  the  Conference  at  the  session  of  1828, 
for  reasons  that  do  not  appear  in  the  record,  did  not  imme- 
diately take  the  infant  enterprise  "under  its  fostering  care." 
So  the  founders  proceeded  to  execute  the  plans  already  formed 
independently  of  the  conference.  This  led  to  the  opening  of 
the  institution  in  November,  1828. 

At  the  next  session  of  the  Conference,  at  Edwardsville,  in 
September,  1829,  a  joint  committee  from  the  Illinois  and  Mis- 
souri Conferences,  made  report  on  the  subject  of  a  conference 
seminary,  declaring  the  two  conferences  able  to  establish  and 
maintain  a  seminary  superior  to  any  "now  in  operation  west 
of  the  Wabash  River."  This  remark  seems  to  be  a  sort  of 
thrust  at  the  institution  already  founded  and  in  actual  oper- 
ation at  Lebanon.  The  conference  accepted  the  report,  ap- 
proved the  plan,  and  instructed  the  committee  to  proceed  to 
select  a  location  for  the  proposed  institution. 

A  communication  was  read  from  Mt.  Carmel  in  reference 
to  the  site  of  the  seminary.  Two  days  later,  September  24, 
1829,  the  committee  reported,  recommending  either  Lebanon, 
Illinois,  or  Mt.  Salubria,  Missouri,  one  mile  west  of  St.  Louis. 

They  also  presented  the  following  articles  of  confederation, 
as  a  compact  between  the  two  conferences  and  recommended 
their  adoption. 

ARTICLES  OF  CONFEDERATION 
Between  the  Illinois  and  Missouri  Annual  Conferences  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  for  the  purpose  of  estab- 
lishing a  joint  seminary  of  learning  for  both  conferences,  made 
and  entered  into  at  Edwardsville,  Illinois,  September  24, 
1829,  by  the  Illinois  conference  on  its  own  part,  and  by 
Alexander  McAllister,  Andrew  Monroe,  and  Jesse  Green, 
delegates  empowered  to  act  on  the  part  of  the  Missouri 
Conference. 

ARTICLE  I. 
There  shall  be  by  the  conferences  aforesaid,  a  seminary  of 

learning  located  and  established  at 

under  the  following  regulations 

and  restrictions. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

The  College  and  the  Church 

ARTICLE  II. 

The  Illinois  and  Missouri  Annual  Conferences  shall  have 
equal  claim  to  all  the  rights  and  privileges,  and  immunities 
belonging  to  and  growing  out  of  said  seminary  of  learning. 
ARTICLE  III. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  conferences  respectively, 
at  each  annual  session,  to  appoint  a  committee  of  ways  and 
means,  to  adopt  such  measures  as  to  them  may  seem  necessary, 
to  raise  funds  to  carry  into  effect  the  designs  of  this  confed- 
eration. And  all  moneys  or  other  means  collected  for  this 
purpose  shall  be  subject  to  the  order  of  the  Board  of  Mana- 
gers or  Trustees,  as  the  case  may  be,  who  may  be  appointed 
to  superintend  said  institution. 

ARTICLE  IV. 
Each  conference  shall  annually  elect  seven  trustees  who 
shall  constitute  a  board,  who  shall  have  authority  to  receive 
conveyances  of  real  estate,  and  superintend  the  seminary, 
transact  its  business,  make  all  necessary  rules  and  regulations, 
for  their  own  government,  and  for  the  government  of  the 
institution,  to  fill  vacancies  that  may  occur  in  their  body  dur- 
ing the  year,  appoint  their  own  secretary  and  treasurer,  and 
do  all  other  matters  and  things  pertaining  to  the  management 
of  said  institution,  provided  nothing  be  done  that  shall  any 
wise  infringe  the  articles  of  this  confederation. 


ARTICLE  V. 

Any  of  the  foregoing  articles  of  this  confederation  may  be 
altered,  amended,  or  rescinded,  upon  the  concurrent  majority 
of  each  of  these  conferences  agreeing  thereto. 

On  motion  the  conference  proceeded  to  fill  by  ballot  the 
blank  in  Article  I  by  determining  a  location  for  the  seminary. 
Mt.  Salubria,  Missouri  had  a  majority  over  Lebanon,  Illinois, 
and  the  blank  was  filled  accordingly. 

This  action  was  all  reconsidered  and  rescinded  on  the  fol- 
lowing day. 

Thus  a  pretentious  effort  came  to  naught;  but  the  infant 
institution  at  Lebanon  was  in  the  field  to  stay  and  moving 
steadily  along.  In  1830,  on  account  of  the  interest  manifested 
in  It  by  Bishop  McKendree,  the  Board  decided  to  call  it  the 
"McKendrian  College." 

At  the  next  session  of  the  conference,  held  at  Vincennes, 
on  October  6,  i8jo,  a  committee,  consisting  of  John  Strange, 
Peter  Cartwright,  George  Locke,  John  Dew,  and  E.  Ray,  was 
appointed,  "to  take  into  consideration  the  expediency  or  in- 
expediency of  adopting  the  McKendrian  College  of  Illinois 
as  the  literary  institution  of  this  conference." 


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On  the  same  day  the  committee  reported  in  favor  of  adopt- 
ing the  McKendrian  College,  by  recommending  the  following 
resolutions : 

1.  That  the  conference  accede  to  the  proposal  of  the  man- 
agers of  the  McKendrian  College  of  Illinois,  in  Lebanon,  and 
agree  to  adopt  the  college  as  a  conference  seminary. 

2.  That  a  committee  of  three  be  appointed  by  this  con- 
ference to  appoint  a  president  whose  literary  and  religious 
qualifications  are  such  as  will  be  a  credit  to  the  institution. 

3.  That  each  preacher  of  the  conference  be  required  to 
open  subscriptions  and  solicit  donations  from  the  friends  of 
literature  within  their  respective  charges,which  moneys  when 
collected  shall  be  paid  to  the  person  who  shall  be  legally  ap- 
pointed either  by  this  conference  or  the  managers,  to  super- 
intend the  moneyed  concerns  of  the  institution. 

CSigned)     John  Strange,  Chairman. 

John  Dew,  Peter  Cartwright,  and  S.  H.  Thompson  were 
then  appointed  a  committee  to  choose  a  president,  acting  in 
conjunction  with  the  Board  of  Managers.  In  the  record  of  the 
next  session  of  the  conference,  held  at  Indianapolis  in  Octo- 
ber, 183 1,  the  only  reference  to  the  college  was  the  appoint- 
ment of  Peter  Cartwright  to  receive  money  collected  for 
Lebanon  Seminary  and  forward  it  to  the  trustees. 

In  1832  the  conference  met  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois.  At 
this  session  the  "Lebanon  Seminary"  was  again  formally 
adopted  by  the  conference  in  resolutions  presented  by  S.  H. 
Thompson  and  Peter  Cartwright,  and  the  latter  was  ap- 
pointed to  act  as  agent  for  it. 

At  the  next  session  held  in  1833  at  Union  Grove,  in  St. 
Clair  County,  we  find  the  first  evidence  that  the  conference 
really  felt  some  proprietorship  in  the  institution,  from  the 
fact  that  they  elected  six  "managers  to  the  Lebanon  Sem- 
inary." The  men  chosen  were  John  H.  Dennis,  William  G. 
McKee,  Dr.  Nathan  M.  McCurdy,  Samuel  H.  Thompson, 
John  Dew,  and  John  S.  Barger.  On  September  29,  during  the 
same  session,  the  conference  was  informed  that  the  Rev. 


ilders  Meeting  held  Nov.  24,  1828 
Peter  Akers  had  been  elected  president  of  the  Lebanon  Sem- 
inary and  Smith  L.  Robinson  and  James  S.  Mitchell  as  agents 
for  the  Lebanon  Seminary,  by  the  Board  of  Managers.  On 
the  next  day  a  committee  of  five,  consisting  of  John  Dew, 
John  S.  Barger,  M.  S.  Taylor,  Simon  Peter,  and  Samuel  H. 
Thompson,  appointed  at  the  preceding  conference,  to  exam- 
ine into  the  conditions  of  the  Conference  Seminary,  made  a 
rather  lengthy  report  of  which  we  quote  certain  portions: 

"That  the  Seminary  building  is  in  an  encouraging  state  of 
progress  toward  completion,  and  probably  will  be  ready  for 
occupancy  against  the  first  of  December  next."  This  building 
was  begun  in  1828  and  it  was  supposed  to  have  been  pushed 
vigorously  by  the  enthusiastic  founders,  yet  after  five  years 
time  and  five  actual  sessions  of  the  school,  it  was  still  in 
some  way  incomplete. 

Another  paragraph  of  the  report  read  as  follows : 

"That  It  is  the  desire  of  the  Board  to  have  connected  m 
some  way  with  the  seminary,  a  semi-monthly  literary  and 
religious  periodical;  that  they  desire  the  preachers  of  this  con- 
ference to  act  as  agents  in  procuring  subscribers,  etc.;  and 
that  they  will  take  upon  themselves  the  responsibility  of 
publishing  such  a  periodical,  reserving  to  themselves  the  right 
of  the  net  proceeds,  if  any,  to  the  interests  of  the  seminary." 

The  committee  also  presented  the  following  resolution: 
"That  we  agree  to  act  as  agents  for  a  literary  and  religious 
periodical,  contemplated  to  be  published  by,  and  to  be  under 
the  control  and  superintendence  of  the  Board  of  Managers 
of  the  Lebanon  Seminary  of  the  Illinois  Annual  Conference, 
but  that  this  Conference  will  not  take  on  themselves  in  any 
way  the  responsibility  of  publishing  such  a  periodical." 

This  resolution  was  promptly  adopted  by  the  conference, 
with  much  more  unanimity  than  another  that  came  up  at 
the  same  session  to  the  effect  that  all  members  of  the  con- 
ference be  permitted  to  wear  only  "plain  straight-breasted 
coats."  It  was  adopted  by  a  vote  of  twenty-one  to  eleven. 
We  have  no  record  as  to  whether  the  minority  conformed  to 
the  action  of  the  majority  or  not. 


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>HE  FIRST  principal  of  the  institution  was  Edward 
Raymond  Ames.  He  was  born  near  Amesville,  Ohio, 
May  20,  1806.  He  attended  college  at  Athens,  Ohio, 
a  state  institution,  but  here  he  came  under  religious  influence 
which  had  a  lasting  effect  on  his  life  and  work.  This  was  in 
1827.  The  next  year  he  left  college  without  completing  the 
course,  to  become  the  first  principal  of  Lebanon  Seminary.  It 
was  his  first  experience  in  teaching,  but  he  devoted  himself 
to  the  task  with  an  earnestness  that  insured  success.  He  was 
not  in  the  work  primarily  for  the  monetary  reward,  for  his 
entire  salary  for  the  first  year's  work  was  only  one  hundred 
and  fifteen  dollars.  He  did  not  give  up  the  job  on  account  of 
the  meager  return  in  money,  but  accepted  an 
appointment  for  the  second  year  at  twenty- 
five  dollars  a  month,  which  was  a  very  modest 
increase  of  ten  dollars  for  the  year,  or  a  total  of 
one  hundred  and  twenty-five  dollars  for  his 
second  year's  salary.  Before  the  end  of  the  sec- 
ond year  he  reached  the  conclusion  that  he 
was  called  to  the  ministry  and  decided  to  be 
a  preacher  of  the  gospel  instead  of  a  teacher. 
The  preacher  in  charge  of  the  Lebanon  Circuit 
that  year  was  John  Dew,  who  afterward  served 
a  term  as  president  of  McKendree;  and  the 
presiding  elder  was  Peter  Cartwright.   He 
doubtless  talked  the  matter  over  with  these 
men  and  they  were  convinced  of  the  genuine- 
ness ofhis  call  to  preach.  But  tho  he  was  a  man 
of  fine  physique  and  commanding  appearance,  and  might  have 
made  a  splendid  athlete,  he  was  exceedingly  timid  and  dis- 
trustful of  his  own  ability.  So  that  while  no  member  of  the 
quarterly  conference  to  which  his  name  was  presented  for 
recommendation,  had  any  doubt  of  his  sincerity,  some  who 
had  known  him  for  two  years  did  not  believe  he  had  certain 
necessary  abilities  in  sufficient  degree  to  make  him  a  successful 
circuit  rider.  When  the  vote  was  taken  on  the  question  of 
granting  him  a  license  to  preach,  it  was  a  tie.  Peter  Cart- 
wright  refused  to  exercise  his  prerogative  as  presiding  officer 
to  decide  the  question.  So  it  was  dropped  and  the  conference 
passed  to  other  business.  It  so  happened  that  an  aged  colored 
man,  who  was  a  local  preacher,  belonged  to  the  Lebanon 
church.  In  fact  there  were  eighteen  colored  members  reported 
for  the  charge  in  the  minutes  for  that  year.  This  man,  as  local 
preacher,  was  a  member  of  the  quarterly  conference  but  for 


CHAPTER  VII. 

Early  Developments 

reasons  of  his  own  had  not  attended  the  meeting  that  day. 
One  of  the  brethren  happened  to  look  out  of  the  window  and 
saw  him  going  by  on  a  load  of  wood.  He  ran  out,  hailed  him, 
and  urged  him  to  come  in  to  the  meeting  "because,"  said  he, 
"we  need  you."  When  the  old  man  had  taken  his  seat  in  the 
meeting  the  pastor  asked  the  chairman  to  refer  back  to  the 
question  of  the  recommendation  of  Mr.  Ames.  It  was  done 
and  they  voted  again.  The  result  was  a  majority  of  one  vote 
in  favor  of  granting  the  license.  Thus  the  vote  of  a  colored 
man  made  Edward  R.  Ames  a  preacher  and  the  General  Con- 
ference of  1852  made  him  a  bishop.  The  Illinois  Conference 
met  in  the  fall  of  1830  at  Vincennes,  Indiana.  At  that  time 
it  included  within  its  bounds  both  the  states 
of  Illinois  and  Indiana.  It  convened  on  the 
thirtieth  day  of  September.  For  some  unavoid- 
able reason  the  bishop  failed  to  reach  the  seat 
of  the  conference.  The  brethren  proceeded 
at  once  to  elect  Samuel  H.Thompson  president 
pro  tern.  He  presided  during  the  entire  con- 
ference and  he,  with  the  presiding  elders,  made 
the  appointments  for  that  year. 

Mr.  Ames  was  admitted  on  trial  as  one  of  a 
group  of  seventeen  young  men  who  came  in 
that  year.  One  of  the  number  was  Wm.  D.  R. 
Trotter,  who  afterward  became  the  son-in-law 
of  Peter  Cartwright  and  also  has  the  distinc- 
tion of  being  the  first  man   to  receive  the 
Bachelor's  Degree  from  McKendree  College. 
Another  member  of  this  class  was  Simeon  Walker  who  was 
the  father  of  Levi  Walker  who  for  several  years  carried  the 
Southern  Illinois  "conference  cane"  which  was  the  gift  of 
Jotham  A.  Scarritt  and  is  supposed  to  be  always  in  the 
custody  of  the  oldest  living  member  of  the  conference. 

When  the  appointments  were  read,  John  Dew,  who  had 
been  in  charge  of  Lebanon  the  year  before,  was  pastor  of 
Shoal  Creek  Circuit  with  Edward  R.  Ames  as  junior  preacher. 
Dew  had  been  associated  with  Ames  more  or  less  during  the 
previous  year  and  possibly  he  had  asked  to  have  him  as  his 
associate  on  the  big  circuit.  This  was  in  the  Kaskaskia  District 
and  the  presiding  elder  was  Samuel  H.  Thompson,  who  was 
chairman  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Lebanon  Seminary, 
so  that  he  was  not  entirely  among  strangers.  As  far  as'  the 
records  indicate  he  made  a  success  of  his  work  as  a  circuit 
rider  m  spite  of  his  timidity.  One  writer  says  of  him,  "He 


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had  a  strong  voice,  and  spoke  with  great  oratorical  power 
and  pathos.  Great  revivals  everywhere  attended  his  preach' 
ing.  His  strong  characteristics  were  quickness,  clearness  and 
comprehensiveness  of  perception,  an  unbending  will,  and  an 
intuitive  perception  of  human  character.  In  generalship  he 
had  few  equals  and  no  superiors  in  the  church  he  served." 
When  the  Illinois  Conference  was  divided  in  1832  he  fell  in 
the  division  that  became  the  Indiana  Conference  and  re- 
mained in  that  body  until  he  was  raised  to  the  episcopacy 
in  1852.  He  died  in  Baltimore  April  25,  1879. 

Miss  McMurphy,  who  was  Mr.  Ames'  assistant  m  the 
first  two  years  of  the  life  of  the  seminary,  was  the  subject  of 
a  complimentary  resolution  in  the  Board  meeting  at  the  close 
of  the  first  school  year.  This  may  have  been  partly  an  effort 
to  compensate  for  the  lack  of  salary  since  the  total  amount  of 
money  she  received  for  her  year's  work  was  eighty-three  dol- 
lars and  thirty-three  cents.  The  resolution  introduced  by 
Colonel  Clemson  reads  as  follows:  "Resolved,  that  after  a 
fair  and  full  examination,  this  Board  approve  the  system  on 
which  Miss  McMurphy  teaches  the  Enghsh  language,  and 
that  they  consider  her  eminently  qualified  as  a  teacher  in  that 
branch  of  science." 

It  seems  that  this  lady  and  her  system  were  particularly 
admired  by  the  gallant  Colonel,  for  we  find  in  another  part 
of  the  record  the  statement  that  Colonel  Clemson  "submitted 
sundry  resolutions  concerning  Miss  McMurphy 's  system  of 
teaching  grammar."  The  Board  seems  to  have  winked  at 
this  partiality  by  appointing  him  a  committee  to  wait  on  the 
lady  with  a  proposal  for  her  employment  for  another  year. 
The  record  shows  that  she  was  employed  for  the  second  year 
at  the  same  salary  as  Mr.  Ames,  namely  twenty-five  dollars 
a  month.  Our  records  do  not  furnish  any  further  history  of 
Mi.ss  McMurphy  after  two  years'  service  as  a  member  of  the 
faculty  in  the  Seminary. 

The  election  of  Rev.  Peter  Akers  as  president,  is  recorded 
in  the  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Managers  for  September  27, 
iSjj.  This  is  the  first  mention  in  the  records  of  a  president. 
Mr.  Ames  is  designated  as  "Principal  of  the  Seminary."  In 
March,  1830  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Managers,  presided 
over  by  Peter  Cartwright,  a  resolution  was  passed  changing 
the  name  of  the  school  from  "Lebanon  Seminary"  to"  McKen- 
dree  College"  in  honor  of  Bishop  McKendree  and  in  consider- 
ation of  a  gift  which  he  promised  in  the  form  of  a  bequest  of 
certain  lands  which  he  possessed  in  Shiloh  Valley.  This  name 
is  used  sometimes  in  the  records  of  the  Board  after  that  date, 
but  for  the  most  part,  both  there  and  in  the  conference  rec- 
ords it  was  still  called  Lebanon  Seminary  for  several  years. 


From  time  to  time  several  members  of  the  conference  were 
appointed  to  act  as  financial  agents  for  the  college,  sometimes 
in  certain  specified  fields.  The  Board  at  one  time  requested 
that  Mr.  Ames  be  appointed  in  that  capacity,  probably  with 
the  idea  that  by  reason  of  his  two  years'  service  as  head  of 
the  institution,  he  was  better  acquainted  with  its  needs  than 
any  other  member  of  the  conference.  The  condition  of  the 
finances  may  be  inferred  from  the  fact  that  Mr.  Ames  did 
not  receive  the  balance  of  his  salary  until  November,  1830. 
At  a  meeting  in  the  month  of  April,  1830,  the  Board  author- 
ized the  Committee  of  Superintendence  to  use  their  own 
judgment  m  employing  a  principal  and  assistant  for  the  com- 
ing year.  There  is  no  record  now  extant  as  to  how  they 
exercised  their  judgment,  or  who  was  at  the  head  of  the 
school  from  the  close  of  Mr.  Ames'  term  of  service  some  time 
in  the  summer  of  1830  until  the  election  of  Peter  Akers 
September  27,  1833.  The  most  reasonable  supposition  seems 
to  be  that  the  institution  was  under  the  general  supervision 
of  the  pastor  of  the  Lebanon  Circuit.  The  pastors  appointed 
to  Lebanon  in  those  years  were:  1830,  Stith  M.  Otwell;  183 1, 
John  Dew;  1832,  Smith  L.  Robinson.  The  record  of  the  con- 
ference minutes  in  1833  shows  that  Samuel  H.  Thompson  was 
appointed  pastor  of  the  Lebanon  charge,  Peter  Akers  "Pres- 
ident of  Lebanon  Seminary,"  James  Mitchell  travelling  agent 
for  Lebanon  Seminary  in  this  state  and  Missouri,  and  Smith 
L.  Robinson  agent  for  the  Seminary  "thruout  the  United 
States  except  Illinois  and  Missouri."  Mr.  Akers  took  charge 
of  the  school  after  conference  in  the  fall  of  1833.  We  have  no 
record  of  the  enrollment  at  that  time  nor  of  other  members 
of  the  faculty,  except  that  later  in  the  year  John  N.  Coleman 
was  employed  as  a  teacher  in  the  seminary  at  a  salary  of  "$75 
for  the  present  session."  There  is  also  evidence  that  girls 
were  enrolled  as  students  from  the  fact  that  Mrs.  Peter  Akers 
was  employed,  by  action  of  the  Board  in  April,  1834,  as 
"principal  teacher  of  the  female  department,  acting  under  the 
superintendence  of  the  president  of  the  seminary."  About 
this  time  the  Board  ordered  that  there  should  be  "a  charge 
of  twenty-five  cents  additional  for  each  student  whose  parent 
or  guardian  is  not  a  stock-holder  in  the  seminary,  for  house 
rent  and  fuel."  In  January,  1834,  legislation  was  passed  by 
the  Board  indicating  that  President  Akers  was  about  to  with- 
draw  from  the  position.  It  was  suggested  that  an  effort  be 
made  to  secure  either  a  single  man  or  a  man  with  a  small 
family,  from  Augusta  College,  who  would  be  capable  of  con- 
ducting the  institution.  It  is  not  so  stated  in  the  records, 
but  the  inference  is  that  the  six  hundred  dollar  salary  was 
not  sufficient  to  provide  a  "comfortable  support"  for  Mr. 


Facsimile  of  a  motion  passed  by  the 
Akers'  family.  However  in  February  another  meeting  was 
held  at  which  the  president's  salary  was  increased  from  six 
hundred  to  seven  hundred  dollars  a  year.  Then  two  months 
later  when  Mrs.  Akers  was  employed  as  a  teacher  her  salary 
was  fixed  at  fifty  dollars  per  session  and  since  there  were  two 
sessions  a  year  this  would  bring  the  family  income  up  to 
eight  hundred  dollars  a  year.  This  seemed  to  be  sufficient 
for  present  needs. 

It  was  during  the  administration  of  President  Akers  that 
Rev.  Learner  B.  Stateler  of  the  Missouri  Conference  came 
with  the  request  that  the  Lebanon  Seminary  take  two  or 
three  Indian  boys  from  Missouri  to  educate  free  of  charge. 
The  president  was  not  disposed  to  take  the  responsibility  of 
deciding  the  question  himself  so  he  called  a  meeting  of  the 
Board  and  referred  the  matter  to  them.  After  due  deliberation 
the  Board  requested  Mr.  Akers  to  notify  the  gentleman  from 
Missouri  that  they  "regret  their  inability  to  educate  the  In- 
dian boys  gratuitously,  either  in  whole  or  in  part,  but  they 
would  be  willing  to  take  them  on  the  established  terms  of 
the  institution."  This  settled  the  matter  and  the  Indian  boys 
did  not  come.  In  September,  1834,  there  was  some  legislation 
in  regard  to  the  price  of  board.  We  find  the  statement  that 
when  bedding  and  laundry  are  furnished  by  the  student  the 
price  of  board  and  lodging  shall  be  one  dollar,  twelve  and  a 
half  cents  a  week,  and  the  "table  shall  at  all  times  be  well 
supplied  with  good  wholesome  food,  well  cooked,  in  sufficient 
quantity  and  suitable  variety." 

It  was  also  stated  that  "hereafter  no  student  shall  be  ad- 
mitted without  paying  the  price  of  tuition  per  session  and 
one  third  the  price  of  board  per  session  in  advance,  or  giving 
such  security  for  the  payment  thereof  as  shall  be  satisfactory 
to  the  Board."  It  was  in  the  fall  of  i8j4  that  the  Board  began 
discussing  the  matter  of  a  charter  from  the  state.  The  school 
had  been  in  operation  for  six  years,  was  looked  upon  as  a 
permanent  institution  and  it  was  felt  that  this  recognition 
from  the  state  would  be  an  advantage  to  the  struggling  young 
school.  So  the  Board  requested  President  Akers  to  draft  a 
memorial  to  the  Legislature  "praying  the  grant  of  a  charter 
to  this  institution." 

The  story  of  the  charters  received  from  the  Legislature  by 
McKendree  will  be  told  in  another  chapter.  Also  a  sketch  of 


Stock -holders  of  Lebanon  Seminary 

the  life  of  President  Akers  is  given  elsewhere  in  this  work 
and  there  will  be  later  reference  to  him  since  he  was  twice 
re-elected  to  the  presidency  in  the  later  history  of  the  insti. 
tution.  However,  we  give  here  an  incident  in  college  life 
which  gives  some  idea  of  his  unswerving  purpose  that  the 
school  over  which  he  presided  should  in  fiict  be  a  Christian 
institution. 

A  CALLED  MEETING  OF  THE  BOARD 
At  the  request  of  the  President  of  the  college,  Rev.  Peter 
Akers,  a  meeting  of  the  Board  was  called  on  June  4,  1834. 
When  the  body  had  assembled,  the  following  communication 
was  read  by  Dr.  Akers,  touching  the  moral  conduct  of  the 
students,  which  may  reflect  something  of  the  spirit  of  the 
times: 

"To  the  Board  of  Managers  of  Lebanon  Seminary, 
Dear  Brethren :  Suffer  me  to  call  your  attention  to  a  subject 
of  vital  importance  to  this  institution,  of  which  you  are  the 
guardians  and  patrons.  It  is  understood  that  this  is  the  Con- 
ference Seminary  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in  Illi- 
nois; over  which  you  have  called  a  travelling  preacher  to 
preside  as  your  representative,  and  whom  the  conference, 
according  to  the  Discipline  of  the  church,  has  appointed  to 
that  office.  The  church,  therefore,  and  the  public  generally, 
have  a  right  to  expect  that  the  moral  discipline  and  govern- 
ment of  the  institution  shall  be  creditable  to  the  church,  and 
exert  a  salutary  influence  over  the  youth  of  our  church  and 
common  country.  That  this  expectation  might  be  realized  has 
been  the  prayer  of  the  present  administrator  of  the  govern- 
ment of  the  seminary.  And  to  render  some  service  to  the 
church  and  community  in  this  way  (and  not  merely  to  secure 
a  subsistence  for  himself  and  family)  was  the  leading  motive 
with  him  in  taking  charge  of  the  institution.  But  it  must  be 
obvious  to  every  one  that  in  order  to  sustain  the  pretentions 
of  the  institution,  and  answer  the  wishes  and  expectations 
of  the  friends  of  literature  and  morality,  the  Board  of  Man- 
agers should,  both  by  precept  and  example,  authorize  their 
representative,  the  president  of  the  institution,  to  employ 
such  discipline  as  may  be  requisite  for  the  promotion  of  the 
avowed  object  of  the  institution.  The  present  incumbent  had 
supposed  that  he  was  sufficiently  authorized  in  the  matter. 


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by  the  general  spirit  of  the  hy-Iaws  of  the  seminary,  as  s.inc- 
tioned  by  a  special  committee  of  the  Board,  and  that  he  would 
always  find  himself  abundantly  sustained  and  aided  in  his 
efforts  to  promote  the  morality  of  the  institution,  by  the 
ministers  and  members  of  the  church  that  turned  him  from 
darkness  into  light,  and  from  the  power  of  Satan  unto  God. 
But  he  is  sorry  to  have  to  say  to  the  Board,  that  a  recent 
occurrence  has  very  much  shaken  his  hope  concerning  a  suffi- 
ciently extensive  and  practical  co-operation  for  promoting 
the  morality  of  the  school. 

On  last  Wednesday  afternoon,  his  department,  with  the 
exception  of  his  own  son,  brother-in-law,  and  George  Peeples, 
was  entirely  vacated.  And  several  boys  were  also  absent  at 
the  same  time  from  the  primary  department.  On  making  the 
necessary  inquiry  it  was  ascertained  that  they  were  all  m 
town  attending  the  circus.  It  was  also  ascertained  on  suitable 
inquiry,  that  with  the  exception  of  two  or  three  young  men 
and  one  small  boy,  they  all  had  perynission  of  their  parents  to 
go  to  the  circus!  Of  these  parents  nearly  all  are  members  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  some  of  them  are  mem- 
bers of  your  Board  of  Managers.  I  cannot  well  describe  the 
mortification,  or  rather  crucifixion,  experienced  by  the  ad- 
ministrator of  the  laws  of  this  institution,  when  he  attempted 
to  speak  to  the  pupils  on  wholesome  discipline  and  sound 
morality.  The  students  felt  that  they  were  safely  fortified, 
not  only  by  the  current  opinion  and  custom  of  a  great  part 
of  the  "non-professing"  community,  but  also  by  the  acknowl- 
edged sentiment  of  their  own  "professing"  parents;  some  of 
whom  had  elected  to  office  the  public  servant  then  attempting 
a  feeble  moral  lecture,  m  such  circumstances  as  gave  the 
hearers  a  decided  victory  over  the  speaker.  He  felt  that  his 
situation  was  critical  in  the  extreme.  Moral  sentiment  and 
the  reputation  of  the  Seminary,  and  of  Methodism  connected 
with  it,  were  at  once  involved.  He  therefore  concluded  by 

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informing  the  students  that  the  Managers  would  shortly  be 
called  upon  to  determine  officially  upon  the  merits  of  such 
conduct  in  reference  to  the  future.  That  if  they  should  agree 
with  the  speaker  in  moral  sentiment  on  such  subjects,  and 
would  give  a  practical  illustration  of  the  same,  then  in  all 
similar  cases  of  trespass  the  delinquents  might  assuredly  ex- 
pect suitable  punishment,  even  to  expulsion  from  the  institu- 
tion. But  that  if  the  Managers  should  judge  differently  and 
choose  not  to  adopt  a  measure  quite  so  hostile  to  the  Devil 
and  his  own  country,  the  carnal  mind,  then  as  a  conscientious 
man,  having  failed  in  the  proper  business  on  which  he  came 
to  the  institution,  the  speaker  would  immediately  hand  in 
his  resignation. 

The  writer  of  this  unvarnished  communication  does  not 
think  It  necessary  to  add  a  single  argument  m  proof  of  the 
diabolical  nature  and  grossly  corrupting  tendency  of  the  cir- 
cus, and  of  all  similar  sports.  They  are  the  every  day  and 
Sunday  School  of  the  Devil,  and  his  travelling  missionaries, 
supported  by  the  voluntary  contributions  of  all,  both  parents 
and  children,  who  are  friendly,  for  the  time  being,  to  such 
institutions.  Nor  is  it  thought  necessary  to  enlarge  on  the 
manifest  inconsistency  of  sending  the  same  children  to  a 
Christian  Sabbath  school  and  to  the  Sabbath  school  of  Hell. 
Neither  is  it  now  the  business  of  the  writer  to  say  to  the 
Board  all  that  probably  should  be  said  to  "professors"  gen- 
erally, who  when  they  gather  not  with  Christ  scatter  abroad. 
I  have  delivered  my  own  soul. 

Your  servant  for  Christ's  sake, 

Peter  Akers." 

After  the  reading  of  this  communication  by  their  worthy 
college  president,  the  Board  adopted  a  strong  resolution  au- 
thorizing the  Faculty  to  use  vigorous  measures  to  enforce  all 
the  provisions  of  the  institution  for  the  proper  restraint  of 
wayward  students.  At  the  close  of  the  year  Dr.  Akers  re- 
sumed the  work  of  the  circuit  rider. 


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REV.  JOHN  DEW 

Rev.  John  Dew  was  the  president  during  the  two  years 
1836-1838.  He  was  prominent  among  the  early  circuit  riders 
and  better  educated  than  most  of  them,  tho  not  a  college 
graduate.  A  sketch  of  him  appears  in  the  chapter  on  "Early 
Methodist  Leaders". 

He  showed  himself  a  leader  among  his  contemporaries  in 
the  church  of  that  period.  Had  his  life  not  ended  at  fifty-one, 
while  he  was  still  in  the  prime  of  usefulness,  his  influence 
would  no  doubt  have  been  more  far  reaching  and  he  would 
have  occupied  a  larger  place  in  the  history  of  the  college  and 
the  church.  It  was  under  his  leadership  that  McKendree  first 
began  to  assume  the  character  of  a  college  rather  than  a  mere 
preparatory  school.  Dr.  Akers  had  secured  the  charter  and 
Mr.  Dew  felt  that  there  ought  to  be  a  college  trained  faculty. 
Looking  to  that  end  he  secured  two  young  men  who  had  just 
graduated  from  the  Wesleyan  at  Middletown,  Connecticut — 
Annis  Merrill  and  James  W.  Sunderland.  They  were  fresh 
from  an  eastern  college  and  were  ambitious  to  pass  on  their 
college  culture  to  the  people  of  this  new  western  country. 
Now  for  the  first  time  departments  of  instruction  were  or- 
ganized in  the  institution.  The  president  took  charge  of  the 
department  of  English  Literature,  Professor  Merrill,  of  An- 
cient Languages  and  Literature,  and  Professor  Sunderland,  of 
Mathematics  and  Science.  Besides  these  there  was  a  Prepara- 
tory Department  in  which  there  were  two  teachers.  Rev. 
John  S.  Barger,  principal,  and  Wesley  Bennett,  assistant. 

In  August,  i8j7,  appeared  the  first  printed  catalog  the 
college  issued.  It  has  twelve  pages.  It  gives  the  names  of  the 
sixteen  trustees,  ten  of  whom  were  laymen;  executive  com- 
mittee; conference  visitors;  financial  agents;  and  auditor. 
Then  after  the  faculty,  is  a  list  of  the  students,  twenty-two 
college  and  fifty-one  preparatory.  Then  follows  a  statement 
of  the  course  of  study  and  instruction,  and  announcement  of 
the  examinations,  public  exhibitions,  and  vacations.  This  is 
followed  by  a  table  of  expenses  including  tuition,  room,  board, 
wood,  lights,  and  washing,  which  is  estimated  at  a  total  of 
$87.50  to  $99.50  a  year. 

We  quote  several  other  interesting  statements  found  in  it. 

"It  is  earnestly  recommended  that  students  shall  not  be 
authorized  to  contract  any  debts.  All  students  will  furnish 
their  own  beds  and  furniture.  No  student  will  be  admitted 
to  the  college  classes  who  is  under  fourteen  years  of  age,  and 
unless  he  is  personally  known  to  some  member  of  the  faculty, 
he  must  present  a  certificate  of  good  moral  character.  Im- 
moral or  disorderly  conduct  is  always  considered  a  sufficient 
reason  for  directing  the  student  to  leave  the  institution." 


ANNIS  MERRILL 
Annis  Merrill  was  the  younger  brother  of  John  Wesley 
Merrill.  He  was  born  in  1810  and  graduated  from  the  Wes- 
leyan in  1835.  He  came  to  McKendree  one  year  earlier 
and  staid  one  year  later  than  his  brother,  and  so  spent  six 
years  of  service  in  the  college.  In  1842  he  decided  to  take 
up  the  profession  of  law.  He  went  to  Boston  and  spent 
several  years  in  legal  studies,  and  then  in  1849  when  multi' 
tudes  were  smitten  with  the  gold  fever  he  went  along  with 
the  maddening  crowd  to  California.  He  settled  at  San  Fran- 
cisco and  made  that  his  home  for  the  remainder  of  his  life. 
He  was  concerned  more,  however,  with  the  application  of 
the  law  than  with  gold  digging.  When  civilization  had  been 
established  and  the  church  gained  a  place  he  was  always 
identified  with  the  First  Methodist  Church  in  San  Francisco. 
For  many  years  he  was  the  teacher  of  a  large  men's  Bible  class 
in  that  church,  and  it  was  said  that  he  prepared  each  Sunday's 
lesson  as  carefully  as  he  would  a  plea  before  the  Supreme 
Court.  He  was  elected  a  lay  delegate  to  the  General  Confer- 
ence of  1876.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  University 
of  the  Pacific  and  for  many  years  was  the  president  of  the 
board  of  trustees  of  that  institution.  He  acquired  consider- 
able wealth  in  his  long  life.  He  was  a  man  of  great  vitality, 
which  he  preserved  so  well  that  he  was  able  to  spend  ninety- 
five  years  m  this  world.  He  left  not  only  a  fair  fortune  but  a 
good  name  as  a  legacy  to  his  children. 

JAMES  WARREN  SUNDERLAND 
James  Warren  Sunderland  was  born  at  Exeter,  Rhode 
Island,  February  9, 1813.  He  was  graduated  from  the  Wes- 
leyan University  at  Middletown,  Connecticut  in  i8j6  and 
the  same  year  was  elected  Professor  of  Mathematics  and 
Science  at  McKendree.  His  term  of  service  ran  parallel  with 
that  of  Professor  Merrill.  They  had  been  friends  during  their 
college  course  and  were  friendly  colleagues  in  educational 
work  in  this  western  educational  enterprise.  He  had  a  good 
reputation  in  every  respect  while  at  McKendree.  In  the  opin- 
ion of  the  students  he  seemed  to  be  above  reproach.  Johnson 
Pierson,  a  member  of  the  class  of  1841  at  McKendree,  testified 
m  a  letter  written  soon  after  his  graduation  and  still  preserved 
in  the  archives  of  the  college,  to  the  extremely  high  regard  in 
which  Professor  Sunderland  was  always  held  by  the  students . 
The  students  were  willing  at  times  to  play  pranks  on  the 
professors  and  make  uncomplimentary  remarks  about  them  in 
their  absence,  "but  never  about  Prof.  Sunderland."  He  tried 
to  resign  his  position  several  times,  probably  on  account  of  the 
unsatisfactory  salaries  paid  to  the  faculty  in  those  days, but  the 
board  would  refuse  to  accept  his  resignation,  re-elect  him  and 


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finally  persuade  him  to  stay 
another  year.  He  did  this  un- 
til the  commencement  of 
1843,  when  he  refused  to  re- 
consider. When  the  Board 
could  hold  him  no  longer, 
they  placed  in  the  minutes  a 
highly  complimentary  reso- 
lution expressing  the  high  re- 
gard in  which  they  held  him. 

From  McKendree  he  went 
to  Ursinus  College  at  Col- 
legeville,  Pennsylvania, 
where  he  maintained  a  long 
and  honorable  educational 
career,  and  where  he  also  spent  his  years  of  retirement  after 
he  had  finished  his  years  of  active  service.  He  died  on  April 
9,  1904,  at  the  age  of  ninety -one. 

Since  it  is  not  a  long  one,  we  give  the  list  of  students  in 
this  first  catalog,  as  nearly  as  possible  in  the  form  in  which 
they  appear  in  the  catalog. 

STUDENTS  COLLEGIATE  DEPARTMENT 
NAMES  RESIDENCE 

John  Baker  Lebanon 

Asahel  Brown  Macoupin  County 

Samuel  K.  Casey  Jefferson  County 

James  Y.  Clemson  Caledonia 

D.  B.  C.  Cossitt  Lebanon 
R.  T.  Cunningham 

William  Edgar  Rapides  Parish,  La. 

Henry  H.  Horner  Lebanon 

William  Jeter  Louisville,  Ky. 

Jeremiah  Johnson  Lebanon 
Thomas  Leonard 

William  T.  Lucky  Belleville 

Robert  H.  Mason  Madison  County 

William  P.  Mattox  Clinton  County 

Napoleon  B.  MuUikin  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Benjamin  Norman  St.  Clair  County 
Elihu  McKendree  Peter        White  Hall 

Johnson  Pierson  Burlington,  W.  T. 

Andrew  Ray  Salem 

Eli  Robinson  Carlinville 

John  Scott  Shiloh 

Joseph  H.  Tam  Logansport,  Iowa 

PREPARATORY  DEPARTMENT 

Grafton  Baker  Lebanon 
William  Baker 
James  H.  Barger 

Wesley  Bennett  Clarksburg,  Va. 


St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Palmyra,  Mo. 
Lebanon 

St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Lebanon 


Charles  H.  Bradford  Lebanon 

William  E.  Bradford 
Joseph  P.  Chamberlain 
Samuel  E.  Chamberlain 
Franklin  C.  Coons 

E.  S.  Cossitt 
Alexander  Covington 
J.  W.  Cunningham 
Levi  L.  Dunlap 
Dennis  M.  Foulks 
Ezra  L.  Foulks 
Samuel  Foulks 
Theodore  L.  Gray 
William  Gray 
Henderson  Isbel 
James  R.  Isbel 
John  H.  Kavanaugh 
Joseph  T.  Kingston 
Harvey  Lasley 
William  Leonard 

F.  M.  Mattox 
John  D.  Miles 
William  Miles 
Jerome  B.  MuUikm 
Alfred  Padon 
John  Penn 
William  Penn 
Daniel  E.  Pierce 
James  A.  Pierce 
Elbridge  J.  Potter 
William  B.  Riggin 
James  A.  Roman 
William  Roman 
William  J.  Ross 
Samuel  Stites 
A.  B.  Sublett 
J.  H.  Sublett 
Cyrus  F.  Temple 
George  D.  Temple 
James  Twiss 
William  Twiss 
Ira  Wakefield  Union  Grove 
J.  D.  Walton  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
William  D.  Walton  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
John  H.  Welch  Lebanon 
Robert  Vineyard 

Collegiate  Department  22 

Preparatory  Department  51 

Total 


St.  Clair  County 
Galliopolis,  Ohio 
Lebanon 
Clinton  County 
Lebanon 

St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Ridge  Prairie 
Lebanon 

Shiloh 


Burlington,  W. 
Lebanon 


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CHAPTER  VIII. 

President  McrrilVs  Administration 


"*7'oHN  Wesley  Merrill  was  born  at 
H  1  Chester,  New  Hampshire,  May  g,  1808. 
His  father,  Rev.  Joseph  Merrill  was  a 
Methodist  circuit  rider  and  named  his  oldest 
son  after  the  founder  of  Methodism.  This  son 
grew  up  on  various  New  England  circuits,  but 
in  spite  of  this  secured  a  good  education.  The 
father  was  a  trustee  of  the  Wesleyan  Univer- 
sity at  Middletown,  Connecticut  and  was 
wiUing  to  sacrifice  that  his  sons  might  be  col- 
lege graduates.  John  W.  graduated  from  Wes- 
leyan m  i8j4  and  from  the  theological  sem- 
inary in  1837.  He  then  decided  to  take  a  trip 
in  the  west  as  a  means  of  recuperation  of 
his  health.  His  brother  Annis  had  been  for  a 
year  Professor  of  Ancient  Language 


JOHN  WESLEY  MERRILL 

at  McKendree,  and  he 
thought  it  would  be  interesting  to  visit  his  brother  and  this 
new  seat  of  learning  in  the  wilderness  of  the  west.  Mr.  Mer- 
rill himself  describes  his  journey  to  Lebanon  in  a  very  inter- 
esting manner,  in  a  communication  to  an  educational  con- 
vention held  at  McKendree  in  1868.  We  quote  from  it  as 
follows: 

"In  September  1837  my  ten  years'  continuous  course  of 
study  at  the  Wesleyan  Academy  at  Wilbraham,  Bowdoin 
College  in  Maine,  Wesleyan  University  in  Connecticut,  and 
Andover  Theological  Seminary  in  Massachusetts,  had  closed 
and  left  me  in  such  a  state  of  health  as  to  require  immediate 
change. 

"In  three  weeks  after  my  graduation  I  concluded  to  visit 
my  brother  in  the  west.  It  was  a  long,  slow  journey.  We 
glided  down  the  winding  Connecticut  River,  into  Long  Is- 
land Sound,  under  the  silvery  light  of  the  moon;  then  darted 
by  rail  from  New  York  to  Philadelphia,  then  slowly  clam- 
bered over  the  Alleghenies  to  the  Ohio  River.  We  had  an 
eighteen  day  voyage  down  the  Ohio  and  up  the  Mississippi 
on  a  steam  boat  which  was  bringing  home  several  western 
Congressmen  and  twenty  Sioux  Indians,  all  of  whom  were 
objects  of  deep  interest  to  me.  A  new  world  reposed  between 
the  Alleghenies  and  the  Rockies  and  now  my  wondering  eyes 
beheld  it.  I  spent  the  Sabbath  at  St.  Louis  and  on  Monday 
afternoon  took  the  stage  for  Lebanon.  My  travelling  com- 
panion on  the  way  was  a  Jew — and  where  is  not  the  wan- 
dering Jew?  At  my  request  he  sang  a  solemn  song  in  Hebrew 
from  the  Psalms.  It  touched  my  heart,  and  I  longed  that  the 


scattered  song  of  the  "Father  of  the  Faithful" 
might  come  to  that  faith  in  the  Lord  Christ 
which  avails  to  salvation. 

"We  had  come  late  to  the  little  village  of 
Lebanon.  It  was  a  dark  night  and  my  first  view 
was  sufficiently  draped,  and  my  first  impres- 
sions sufficiently  obscure.  I  was  soon  invited 
to  the  hospitable  roof  of  Mr.  Nathan  Horner 
where  he  and  his  estimable  lady  made  me  both 
welcome  and  happy.  On  the  next  day,  with 
out  taking  time  to  examine  the  village  or  its 
surroundings,  as  Professor  Merrill  had  delay- 
ed in  New  England  to  bring  his  family  to  Leb- 
anon, and  as  the  college  session  had  already 
begun,  I  immediately  went  to  the  college  and 
took  charge  of  my  brother's  classes,  intending  so  to  do  until 
his  arrival  two  weeks  later.  On  Wednesday,  urged  to  preach 
in  the  college  chapel,  I  did  so.  On  Saturday,  riding  out  to 
Shiloh,  I  was  induced  by  Rev.  J.  S.  Barger  to  preach  on  the 
Sabbath  forenoon.  In  the  evening  returning,  I  entered  my 
room  at  Mr.  Horner's,  whence  I  came  out  only  after  about 
five  weeks  of  suffering  with  the  bilious  fever.  I  shall  never 
forget  those  weeks  of  prostration  and  pain;  nor  the  kind  at- 
tention of  that  true  mother  in  Israel,  Mrs.  Horner,  and  of 
her  children.  The  students  daily  brought  me  a  pitcher  of  cold 
water  from  the  college  well,  to  cool  my  burning  lips,  and 
watched  at  my  bedside  in  the  solitary  night.  My  calamity 
was  their  opportunity  to  bind  my  grateful  heart  to  the  family, 
the  students,  and  the  stranger  land  to  which  I  had  wandered. 
The  second  time  I  learned  to  walk;  and  as  soon  as  possible, 
sitting  down  to  rest  by  the  wayside  three  or  four  times,  both 
to  and  from  the  college,  I  taught  my  brother's  classes,  intend- 
ing to  go  south  in  two  or  three  weeks.  But  two  or  three 
months  slipped  by  and  the  Trustees  came  together  one  day 
(January  1,  1838)  and  elected  me  a  professor  and  president 
of  the  college.  I  soon  braided  in  with  the  golden  cords  already 
there,  and  we  prevailed  in  the  work  before  us.  About  fifty 
students  were  then  in  both  departments  of  the  college.  I  need 
not  say  with  what  interest  and  devotion  I  entered  upon  my 
work.  I  had  the  fond  vision  of  a  Harvard  on  the  banks  of  the 
Mississippi  unrolled  before  my  thoughts.  True  the  college 
edifice  looked  dingy  enough  with  its  two  little  wings,  its 
tinkling  bell,  and  its  three  or  four  log  cabins  joined  on  in  the 
rear,  where  most  of  the  students,  from  abroad,  boarded. 


One  Hundred  and  Twenty-Five 


lodged,  and  studied.  It  stood  indeed  in  thickets  where  the 
sly  panther  could  scarcely  find  his  way,  save  in  front  and  on 
the  east.  ******  So  the  thickets  must  give  way  and  spare 
an  open  campus.  On  one  set  day  a  clique  of  villagers  and  not- 
able trustees,  the  fifty  students,  and  the  faculty,  headed  by 
the  president,  with  chains  and  levers,  axes  and  hoes,  crowbars 
and  grubbers,  hatchets  and  brush-scythes,  and  other  like  pan- 
oply, entered  the  college  premises,  not  as  the  crafty  Ulysses 
in  Calypso's  isle  cut  timbers  for  his  hidden  craft,  but  as  some 
bold  phalanx  in  a  contest.  Dido's  Tyrians  were  not  a  busier 
crowd.  And  ere  the  sun  set,  some  cutting  down  the  trees, 
others  cutting  with  scythes  the  undergrowth,  while  these 
pried  and  dug  up  the  stumps,  and  those  bore  away  the  wood 
and  rubbish,  an  open  space  was  cleared  on  the  crown  of  the 
college  grounds.  The  glee  and  shouts  and  antics  then  would 
provoke  a  smile  on  features  braver  than  Cyrus'  bravest  gen- 
erals. The  sun  that  night  went  down  with  joy  and  evening 
wept  less  copious  tears.  The  forest  yielded  to  the  classic  axe. 
The  noble  hickories  and  oaks  were  left  for  monuments  and 
shade. 

"Here  let  me  advert  to  the  literary  labors  of  the  college  m 
the  four  years  of  my  connection  with  it.  The  work  was  as- 
signed to  the  professors  and  the  best  methods  of  study,  reci- 
tations and  reviews,  used  in  the  older  colleges  were  adopted. 
A  kind  but  strict  discipline  was  preserved.  Examinations  at 
the  ends  of  the  terms  and  the  years,  were  instituted,  and 
these  usually  continued  one  week  each.  Exhibitions  of  orig- 
inal productions,  accompanied  the  examinations  at  the  close 
of  the  terms  and  at  the  anniversaries.  General  harmony  pre- 
\^ailed.  There  were  few  cases  of  discipline  and  those  requiring 
dismission  were  extremely  rare.  Study,  cheerfulness,  and  good 
order  were  characteristics  of  the  college.  At  sunrise  and  near 
sunset,  for  four  years,  I  met  the  students  in  the  chapel  for 
religious  services.  There  were  often  seasons  of  spiritual  re- 
freshing from  the  presence  of  the  Lord.  The  scriptures  were 
read,  a  hymn  was  sung  and  prayer  offered.  God  was  pleased 
to  visit  the  institution  with  several  revivals  of  religion,  and 
many  students  as  well  as  others  shared  in  its  blessings.  Learn- 
ing and  religion  mated  well  together.  It  happened  to  me  not 
only  to  do  the  work  assigned  by  the  trustees,  but  where  there 
seemed  a  want,  there  I  applied  my  strength.  It  thus  occurred 
that  the  first  class  to  graduate  read  most  of  their  college  Greek 
with  me.  They  read  all  of  the  first  volume  of  the  "Majora" 
and  most  of  the  second,  besides  they  read  the  Medea  and 
twelve  books  of  Homer's  Iliad.  Few  classes  in  the  older  col- 
leges read  more  Greek  than  this.  It  was  found  that  the  powers 


of  our  college  charter  were  too  narrow,  and  as  it  seemed  de- 
sirable to  introduce  professorships  in  Sacred  Literature,  Eccle- 
siastical History,  and  Theology,  as  well  as  chairs  in  the  other 
professions,  it  was  suggested  by  me,  that  that  end  could  be 
secured  in  a  new  charter,  and  it  was  agreed  by  the  trustees 
to  ask  of  the  Legislature  power  to  estabHsh  "professorships 
in  all  the  learned  professions,"  and  this  power  was  generously 
and  amply  granted.  When  we  had  obtained  the  new  charter, 
the  senior  class  read  with  me  one  exercise  in  the  gospels  a 
week  exegetically.  Our  students  studied  so  diligently  and  the 
examinations  were  so  satisfactory,  that  on  the  graduation  of 
this  class  the  college  had  taken  a  high  literary  rank  in  the 
state,  and  the  number  of  our  students  was  about  one  hundred 
and  twenty-two  during  the  year.  This  graduation  occurred  in 
August  1 84 1.  About  one  year  before  this  time  I  had  been 
unanimously  elected  as  professor  of  Sacred  Literature  in  the 
Biblical  Institute,  then  in  its  organic  incipiency  at  Newbury, 
Vermont,  which  after  a  sojourn  of  twenty  years  at  Concord, 
New  Hampshire,  finally  settled  down  in  the  bosom  of  Boston. 
As  for  years  this  object  had  been  almost  as  dear  to  my  heart 
as  life  itself,  I  decided  to  accept  jt,  *****  *  Thus  closed  my 
brief,  laborious,  and  interesting  connection  with  McKendree 
College." 

After  teaching  in  the  Theological  School  until  1868  Dr. 
Merrill  became  a  pastor  for  a  few  years  and  retired  from  ac- 
tive service  in  187J.  However  his  long  life  of  usefulness  was 
by  no  means  finished.  His  earthly  career  finally  closed  at  the 
end  of  the  nineteenth  century  when  he  was  ninety-two  years 
old.  In  1896  Dr.  M.  H.  Chamberlin,  then  president  of  Mc- 
Kendree, had  a  long  correspondence  with  him.  Dr.  Merrill 
referred  to  the  great  satisfaction  he  had  had  in  the  water  from 
the  college  well,  when  he  lay  sick  at  the  home  of  Nathan 
Horner.  Accordingly  Dr.  Chamberlin  bottled  up  several  gal- 
lons of  water  from  the  old  well  and  shipped  them  to  him  by 
express.  He  was  greatly  delighted  and  claimed  that  he  could 
recognize  the  unmistakable  flavor  of  the  water  from  the  old 
well  which  is  fifty  feet  deep  and  was  dug  in  1835- 

The  aged  theologian  then  wrote  a  poem  entitled  "The 
College  Well"  which  was  set  to  music  by  the  Oliver  Ditson 
Company  of  Boston  and  copies  were  furnished  the  McKendree 
Glee  Club,  who  sang  it  frequently  in  their  public  concerts. 
Dr.  Chamberlin  hoped  that  it  would  become  a  popular  col- 
lege song  among  the  students,  but  the  tune  did  not  prove  to 
be  well  adapted  to  the  uses  of  the  non-professional  singer,  so 
today  it  is  well-nigh  forgotten. 


One  Hundred  and  Tw 


^MC  KENDREE^^^^^^s:^^..;,^.:;,^^^ 


McKENDREE 
Ho!  ding  dong  goes  the  college  bell! 

Now  gather,  students,  around  the  well. 
The  bucket  living  water  brings 

From  the  deep  moss  tunnel'd  springs. 
From  the  wild  gourd  or  cocoa  shell 

Drink  kindly  greeting  or  farewell. 
With  waters  of  the  college  well. 

The  old  McKendree  College  Well. 

Oft  have  you  drunk  its  cooling  lymph. 

Both  man  and  lad  and  college  nymph. 
As  sparkling  from  its  hidden  cell. 

Its  smooth,  sweet  waters  tasted  well. 
When  from  the  gourd  or  cocoa  shell. 

You  drank  kind  greeting  or  farewell. 
In  waters  from  the  college  well. 

The  old  McKendree  College  Well. 

JUDGE  WILLIAM  BROWN 

Judge  William  Brown  was  the  other  member  of  the  faculty 
that  carried  the  first  McKendree  class  through  to  graduation. 
We  have  less  information  about  him  than  any  of  the  others. 
But  all  that  we  do  know  about  him  is  to  his  credit.  He  was 
a  lawyer  in  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  before  he  came  to  the 
college.  His  field  of  instruction  was  Economics  and  Political 
Science.  He  was  a  member  of  the  committee  appointed  to 
visit  the  Legislature  in  the  effort  to  secure  a  new  charter  at 
the  beginning  of  the  year  1839.  His  two  able  addresses  deliv- 
ered in  the  Hall  of  Representatives  to  the  first  Legislature 
that  convened  in  Springfield,  seemed  to  have  won  the  atten- 
tion and  approval  of  all  who  heard  them.  The  members  of  the 
Legislature  were  so  favorably  impressed  that  they  appropri- 
ated funds  to  have  them  printed  for  free  distribution  through- 
out the  state.  It  is  likely  that  he,  more  than  any  other  member 
of  the  committee  was  responsible  for  the  success  of  their 
mission  to  the  Legislature.  He  also  served  as  field  agent  for  the 
college  in  one  of  the  attempts  to  endow  it  with  scholarships. 
His  later  years  were  spent  in  law  practice  at  Jacksonville. 

In  the  first  few  years  of  the  history  of  McKendree,  the 
school  did  not  claim  to  be  more  than  a  seminary.  Higher 
education  existed  only  in  its  plan,  not  in  its  practice.  The 
first  students  were  all  of  elementary  grade  and  there  was 
no  college  graduate  in  its  faculty  until  the  Merrills  and  Sun- 
derland came.  The  most  of  the  students  had  far  outstripped 
their  parents  if  they  finished  a  preparatory  course  ready  for 
college  entrance.  So  it  is  not  strange  that  no  class  went  so  far 
as  to  complete  a  college  course  until  1841.  At  that  time  these 
men,  fresh  from  a  New  England  college  themselves,  doubtless 


COLLEGE  WELL 

Deep  in  the  earth  God  hid  these  waters. 

For  all  McKendree's  sons  and  daughters. 
Thousands  have  drunk  their  cooling  lymph. 

Old  men  and  lads  and  college  nymph. 
All  who  drank,  from  last  to  first. 

Have  quenched  the  burning  of  their  thirst, 
With  waters  from  the  college  well, 

The  old  McKendree  College  Well. 
We'll  seek  no  springs  of  Hilicon, 

Of  Castala  or  Lebanon, 
There  gush  from  earth  the  cooling  springs. 

That  comfort  to  the  thirsty  brings, 
As  they  drink  from  flask  or  shell. 

The  kindly  greetings  or  farewell, 
In  waters  from  the  college  well. 

The  old  McKendree  College  Well. 

held  the  same  high  standards  in  their  work  which  they  had 
seen  maintained  in  the  eastern  institution.  This  first  class 
carrying  off  their  diplomas  thirteen  years  after  the  institution 
was  founded  deserve  all  the  distinction  they  will  receive  if 
we  devote  a  chapter  to  them.  However,  the  degrees  conferred 
on  the  August  day  in  1841  were  not  the  very  first  degrees  the 
institution  had  bestowed.  The  corporation  first  exercised  the 
powers  granted  to  it  by  its  state  charter  to  confer  degrees,  by 
bestowing  upon  the  Rev.  Peter  Akers,  former  president  of 
the  college,  the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity.  This 
was  done  on  the  thirteenth  day  of  August,  1839.  On  the 
same  day  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts  was  conferred  upon 
the  Rev.  Professor  William  M.  Dailey,  of  St.  Charles  College 
in  Missouri. 

A  clause  in  the  charter  provided  that  any  person  present- 
ing himself  for  examination  upon  the  entire  course  of  study, 
if  he  could  satisfactorily  pass  in  all  the  subjects  might  receive 
the  Bachelor's  Degree  without  having  attended  as  a  resident 
student.  In  1840  Rev.  William  D.  R.  Trotter  presented  him- 
self as  an  applicant  for  a  degree  under  the  above  rule.  Pres- 
ident Merrill,  as  chairman  of  the  examining  committee,  re- 
ported to  the  Board  that  Mr.  Trotter  had  successfully  passed 
the  required  examinations  and  that  he  was  recommended  by 
the  faculty  for  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  It  was  granted. 
So  that  the  very  first  degree  McKendree  granted  was  the 
Doctor's  degree  to  Peter  Akers,  the  first  Master's  degree  to 
Professor  Dailey,  and  the  first  Bachelor's  degree  to  Mr.  Trot- 
ter, who  was  a  son-in-law  of  Peter  Cartwright  and  a  Metho- 
dist circuit  rider.  But  the  first  Bachelor's  degrees  earned  in 


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the  usual  way  were  those  granted  to  the  seven  young  men 
who  constituted  the  class  of  1841.  They  all  received  Bachelor 
of  Arts  degrees,  as  the  Bachelor  of  Science  was  not  conferred 
until  some  years  later.  That  first  commencement  day  was  on 
the  eighteenth  of  August  and  President  Merrill  describes  it 
as  follows: 

"The  members  of  the  graduating  class  were  Richard  F. 
Cunningham,  Henry  H.  Horner,  Jeremiah  Johnson,  William 
T.  Lucky,  Johnson  Pierson,  Eli  Robinson,  and  William  Weer. 
Their  examinations  had  been  passed  with  credit.  Their  ora- 
tions  had  been  prepared,  and  in  a  grove  hard  by  the  college 
premises,  over  the  road  nearly  in  front  of  the  college  grounds, 
a  stage  had  been  erected,  and  here  the  exhibitions  of  the  three 
lower  classes  had  passed  off  well.  The  commencement  day 
had  arrived,  a  large  crowd  had  assembled,  the  trustees  and 
visitors  were  on  the  stage  with  the  faculty,  the  senior  class, 
one  by  one  had  made  their  addresses,  the  diplomas  were  dis- 
tributed and  the  degrees  conferred.  Now  the  first  class  in 
McKendree  College  had  been  admitted  to  the  grade  of  Bach- 
elor of  Arts;  and  this  I  think  was  the  first  class  admitted  to 
that  degree  in  a  Methodist  college  north  of  Kentucky  and 
west  of  Pennsylvania." 

Some  one,  who  did  not  sign  his  name,  but  probably  a  mem- 
ber of  the  faculty,  wrote  an  account  of  the  commencement 
for  the  Western  Christian  Advocate.  A  copy  of  it  was  found 
among  the  ancient  records  and  we  reproduce  it  here. 

REPORT  OF  THE  FIRST  McKENDREE  COMMENCEMENT  DAY 

August  18,  1841 
Mr.  Editor: 

This  was  a  proud  day  for  McKendree  College.  A  day 
ominous  of  good  to  the  cause  of  education,  religion,  and  hu- 
manity in  Illinois.  One  that  I  trust  will  be  long  remembered 
by  the  multitudes  who  assembled  on  that  occasion  to  witness 
the  novel  spectacle,  the  literary  festival  of  crowning  a  class 
of  young  men  with  university  honors.  The  young  but  prom- 
ising institution  of  learning,  located  in  this  place,  has  just 
graduated  its  first  class.  A  stage  was  erected  and  other  suit- 
able preparations  made  in  a  delightful  grove  adjoining  the 
college;  the  chapel  being  too  small  to  accommodate  the  large 
audience  anticipated;  and  at  the  appointed  hour  a  vast  as- 
semblage gathered  from  the  neighboring  regions  presented 
itself  to  witness  the  interesting  exercises.  There  youth  and 
beauty,  age  and  wisdom,  wealth  and  fashion,  talent  and  learn- 
ing— for  we  have  all  these  even  in  the  far  west — united  to 
grace  the  occasion.  We  mean  no  disrespect  to  our  transmoun- 
tain  friends,  but  here  was  an  audience  with  as  much  taste  and 
intelligence  as  is  usually  met  with  east  of  the  mountains.  The 


literary  exercises  were  of  the  highest  order  and  it  was  re- 
marked by  several  who  had  attended  the  commencement  oc- 
casions at  several  of  our  eastern  colleges,  that  they  would 
suffer  nothing  from  a  comparison  with  those  of  our  most 
distinguished  institutions.  The  following  was  the  order  of 
exercises.  It  would  be  invidious  to  single  out  cases  where  all 
were  characterized  for  excellence,  but  we  shall  be  excusable 
for  saying  a  word  of  the  valedictory.  It  was  an  effort  which 
was  peculiarly  happy  and  impressive.  The  youthful  orator, 
Jeremiah  G.  Johnson,  seemed  to  breathe  the  sentiment  of  a 
warm  and  grateful  heart,  in  words  that  carried  with  them  a 
sweetness  and  pathos  so  genuine  that  most  of  the  audience 
were  melted  to  tears.  The  effect  of  this  performance  was  good, 
and  I  doubt  not  but  all  went  away  deeply  impressed  with  the 
worth  of  our  young  college,  and  firmly  resolved  that  it  should 
not  longer  languish  for  lack  of  countenance  and  support. 

"The  next  session  of  the  institution  will  open  on  the  second 
Wednesday  in  October,  and  with  better  prospects,  it  is  be- 
lieved, from  the  present  auspices,  than  any  previous  one.  The 
trustees,  the  conference,  and  the  community  seem  determined 
to  sustain  this  college,  and  if  the  zeal  in  its  behalf  that  was 
manifested  at  the  late  annual  meeting  of  the  joint  Board  of 
Trustees  and  visitors,  is  not  suffered  to  wane,  we  may  safely 
predict  that  in  a  very  short  time  after  the  opening  of  the  next 
session,  the  prospects  will  be  really  better  than  ever  before. 
The  resignation  of  the  late  worthy  president,  Rev.  John  W. 
Merrill,  caused  some  regret  among  the  friends,  yet  it  is  be- 
lieved that  his  place  has  been  supplied  by  one  in  every  respect 
competent  to  the  station." 

We  give  here  a  brief  sketch  of  each  member  of  this  first  class. 

RICHARD  FRISBIE  CUNNINGHAM 
Richard  Frisbie  Cunningham  was  born  June  21,  1826,  at 
Abingdon,  Maryland.  While  yet  a  small  child  he  came  with 
his  parents  to  Illinois  and  settled  in  Lebanon.  On  October 
17,  1836,  when  he  was  only  ten  years  of  age  he  was  enrolled 
in  the  preparatory  department  of  McKendree  College.  A  few 
years  after  he  finished  at  McKendree,  he  enrolled  in  the  Mis- 
souri Medical  College  of  St.  Louis,  from  which  he  received 
the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  in  1850.  He  took  up  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  his  home  town  where  he  spent 
the  remainder  of  his  long  and  useful  life.  He  was  a  capable 
and  successful  physician. 

About  the  time  he  began  his  medical  practice  he  was  mar- 
ried at  Brighton,  Illinois,  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Risley,  who  was 
the  daughter  of  a  Methodist  preacher.  They  were  the  parents 
of  four  children,  James  W.,  Frederick,  Annie,  and  May.  He 
was  for  many  years  president  of  the  McKendree  Alumni 


One  Hundred  and  TwerUyEtght 


Association  and  at  each  annual  meeting  delivered  an  address 
that  was  not  without  merit  m  other  respects,  but  usually 
excelling  especially  m  its  length. 

The  huildmg  is  still  standing  on  St.  Louis  St.  in  Lebanon 
which  he  occupied  for  many  years  as  his  office.  He  died  at 
his  home  m  Lebanon,  December  29,  iSgi. 
HENRY  H.  HORNER 
Henry  Hypes  Horner  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois,  Feb- 
ruary 22,  1821.  His  parents  were  Americans  for  several  gen- 
erations back.  His  grandfather,  Nicholas  Horner,  who  came 
from  Maryland  to  Illinois 
in  1812,  was  the  largest  sub- 
scriber to  the  original  fund 
for  the  founding  of  Mc- 
Kendree  College,  and  was  a 
member  of  its  first  Board 
of  Trustees.  Since  its  first 
founding  one  or  more  mem- 
bers of  the  Horner  family 
have  always  been  in  some 
way  connected  with  the  col- 
lege. Henry  spent  his  youth 
m  his  native  town  and  at 
the  age  of  sixteen  entered 
college.  He  graduated  in 
the  class  of  1841  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  and  later  received  the  Master's  Degree.  He 
was  the  salutatorian  of  his  class.  He  belonged  to  the  Philo- 
sophian  Literary  Society.  After  his  graduation  Mr.  Horner 
taught  school  at  Hillsboro,  Illinois;  was  principal  of  Brandon 
Academy  in  Mississippi,  for  one  year;  and  was  professor  of 
ancient  languages  in  McKendree  for  the  year  1844-45.  He 
then  turned  his  attention  to  law,  which  was  his  principal 
vocation  for  the  remainder  of  his  life.  In  186';  he  was  chosen 
Dean  of  the  McKendree  Law  School  and  remained  in  this 
position  till  1889.  At  different  times  in  his  career  he  held  the 
offices  of  City  Attorney  and  Mayor  of  Lebanon,  State's  At- 
torney, and  Master  in  Chancery.  He  was  married  November 
19,  1857  to  Helen  M.  Danforth.  Their  children  were  Roland 
Henry,  'Wilbur  Nathan,  Walter  Sargeant,  Lottie  M.,  Hattie 
Hypes,  and  Bertha  Adele.  Of  these  the  third  and  fourth  died 
in  childhood.  The  others  were  all  students  in  McKendree, 
and  three  of  them  graduated.  Mr.  Horner  finished  his  long 
life  in  his  native  town,  and  died  September  21,  1902. 
WILLIAM  T.  LUCKY 
William  Thomas,  son  of  Enoch  and  Mildred  Lucky,  was 
horn  in  Elizabethtown,  Hardin  County,  Kentucky,  April  24, 


JUDGE  HORNER 

Former  Dean  of  McKendree  Law 

School 


1821.  He  entered  McKendree  m  i8:,7  and  graduated  m  1841, 
receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  He  later  received  the 
Master's  Degree.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  So- 
ciety. He  united  with  the  Methodist  church  in  1840,  and 
later  became  a  minister  of  the  gospel,  but  his  life  was  spent 
in  educational  work  rather  than  the  pastorate.  From  1841  to 
1844  he  served  his  alma  mater  as  principal  of  the  preparatory 
department.  From  that  time  till  1852  he  was  principal  of 
Howard  high  school,  Fayette,  Missouri.  In  1852  he  became 
president  of  Howard  Female  College  m  the  same  city,  which 
position  he  held  until  1861 .  He  then  went  to  the  Pacific  Coast 
and  became  president  of  the  Pacific  Methodist  College  at 
Vacaville,  California.  Here  he  remained  till  1867  when  he 
became  principal  of  Lincoln  School,  San  Francisco.  In  1868 
he  was  made  principal  of  the  State  Normal  School  at  San 
Jose,  and  in  187},  was  chosen  principal  of  the  Los  Angeles 
high  school.  He  was  married  August  29,  1844  to  Mary  Jane 
Scarritt.  Their  children  were  Laura  Ellet,  Mary  Cornelia, 
Edward  Merrill,  William  Scarritt,  and  Arthur  Mason.  He 
received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  from  the  Pacific 
Methodist  College  in  1868,  and  from  McKendree  in  i860,  He 
died  in  San  Francisco,  CaHfornia,  October  21,  1876. 
JOHNSON  PIERSON 
Johnson  Pierson  was  born  June  24,  1814,  in  Ohio  County, 
Virginia.  He  grew  up  on  a  farm  and  his  early  education  was 
acquired  in  his  native  state.  In  i8_^5  he  emigrated  with  his 
father's  family  to  Burlington,  Iowa.  In  i8j7  he  entered  Mc- 
Kendree, and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1841.  He  was  one  of 
the  founders  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  was 
married  October  28,  1841  to  Miss  Martha  I.  Howard  of 
Lebanon.  Their  surviving  children  are  J.  L.  and  G.  D.  Pierson 
of  St.  Louis,  and  one  daughter,  Mrs.  Robert  Cameron  of  Chi- 
cago. After  leaving  college  he  was  employed  until  184-;  as 
Principal  of  the  Mt.  Vernon  Academy.  He  was  then  elected 
to  the  chair  of  Ancient  Languages  m  the  Iowa  Wesleyan 
University  at  Mt.  Pleasant,  which  position  he  held  for  four 
years.  From  1852  to  1855  he  was  editor  of  the  "Burlington 
Hawkeye."  During  the  Civil  War  he  was  Commissioner  of 
the  Draft  for  the  First  Congressional  District  of  Iowa.  In 
1872  he  became  postal  clerk  in  the  U.  S.  mail  service,  from 
which  work  he  was  retired  in  1885  on  account  of  having 
reached  the  age  limit.  He  spent  much  time  in  literary  work, 
writing  both  prose  and  poetry.  One  of  his  published  books 
IS  an  epic  poem  reciting  the  history  of  the  Jewish  people, 
entitled  the  "Judiad."  He  died  at  St.  Louis  in  1907  at  the 
advanced  age  of  ninety-three. 


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JEREMIAH  G.  JOHNSON 

Jeremiah  G.  Johnson,  adopted  son  of  Jeremiah  and  Esther 
Johnson,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  November  3,  1822.  He  lived 
a  brief  but  beautiful  life.  He  was  one  of  those  noble  souls 
capable  of  appreciating  the  joys  of  learning  and  the  beauties 
of  classical  literature.  He  graduated  in  1841  with  the  first 
honors  of  the  class,  receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts. 
He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Philosophian  Literary 
Society.  His  body  was  not  sufficiently  vigorous  to  sustain  the 
mighty  intellect  with  which  he  had  been  endowed,  and  his 
health  soon  failed.  He  studied  law,  but  did  not  live  to  fulfill 
the  exceeding  promise  of  his  youth.  He  died  a  triumphant 
Christian  death  in  Lebanon,  IlHnois,  August  jo,  1845.  His 
body  was  laid  to  rest  in  Ckjllege  Hill  cemetery  where  his 
weather  beaten  grave  stone  may  still  be  seen  with  the  in- 
scription on  it  still  quite  legible. 

ELI  ROBINSON 

Eli  Robinson  was  born  in  South  Carolina  in  181  "j.  He  was 
the  son  of  a  pioneer  Methodist  preacher  who  greatly  desired 
to  give  his  son  a  thorough  education;  but  death  claimed  him 
before  this  ambition  could  be  gratified.  Through  the  influence 
of  his  father's  friends  the  son  found  shelter  and  kind  benefac- 
tors in  the  home  of  Nathan  Horner  of  Lebanon,  one  of  the 
original  trustees  of  McKendree  College,  who,  having  but  one 
son  of  his  own  (Henry  H.  Horner)  to  educate,  with  generous 
disposition  furnished  a  good  home  and  provided  tuition  fees 
for  this  orphan  youth  who  was  seeking  an  education.  He 
graduated  from  McKendree  in  1841  with  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society.  He  taught 
school  several  years  after  his  graduation,  and  then  studied 


law  with  Judge  Wm.  H.  Underwood  of  Belleville.  He  suc- 
ceeded well  in  his  chosen  profession.  Some  years  after  we  hear 
of  him  at  Hastings,  Minnesota,  where  he  had  an  elegant  home 
and  his  family  consisted  of  his  wife  and  two  children,  Frank 
and  Ollie.  Here  he  was  visited  by  John  L.  Scripps  of  Chicago, 
who  knew  many  of  his  early  acquaintances  at  McKendree. 
Mr.  Robinson  died  at  Sioux  City,  Iowa,  October  19,  1878. 
His  son  Frank  having  died  some  years  before,  he  left  only  his 
daughter,  Mrs.  Ollie  O'Connor. 

WILLIAM  WEER 
William  Weer  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  December  20, 
1824.  He  graduated  from  McKendree  in  1841  with  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society.  One 
who  knew  him  in  his  college  days  says,  "He  was  a  quiet  stu- 
dious young  man,  avoiding  all  social  life.  His  books  were  his 
closest  companions."  After  leaving  college  he  spent  two  years 
in  the  Rocky  Mountains,  hunting,  fishing,  and  living  the  sim- 
ple outdoor  life  that  enabled  him  to  recover  the  health  which 
he  had  lost  in  his  overstudious  college  life.  He  studied  law 
and  practiced  his  profession  in  the  state  of  Kansas.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Kansas  Senate,  and  State  Constitutional  con- 
vention. At  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War  he  became  Col- 
onel of  the  loth  Regiment  of  Kansas  Volunteers.  After  the 
war  he  located  at  Wyandotte,  Kansas,  where  he  died  in  1866. 
He  was  married  to  Gloriana  Harrison.  Their  children  were 
Mary  and  Elizabeth,  the  latter  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  Mr. 
Weer  was  said  to  so  greatly  resemble  his  classmate,  Henry 
H.  Horner,  in  personal  appearance,  that  they  might  easily  be 
mistaken  for  brothers. 


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CHAPTER  IX. 

College  Charters 


IN  THE  EARLY  history  of  the  state  the  legislature  was 
very  suspicious  of  all  corporations.  For  a  long  time  it 
seemed  very  doubtful  whether  any  college  would  be 
granted  a  charter.  But  President  Akers,  as  well  as  the  presi- 
dents of  other  schools  then  in  operation,  was  active  in  pre- 
senting to  the  legislative  body  the  claims  for  recognition  of 
higher  institutions  of  learning.  Finally  in  the  session  of  183,5 
the  assembled  wisdom  of  the  state,  in  a  fit  of  literary  and 
religious  toleration,  passed  an  omnibus  bill,  providing  in  one 
act  charters  for  four  colleges.  One  for  the  Methodists  at 
Lebanon,  one  for  the  Presbyterians  at  Jacksonville,  one  for 
the  Baptists  at  Alton,  and  another  at  Jonesboro,  which  how- 
ever did  not  develop  into  a  college  as  the  others  did,  if  indeed 
it  was  ever  in  active  operation  at  all.  This  legislation  was 
passed  at  Vandalia  where  the  capital  was  then  located,  in 
the  building  which  was  then  a  pretentious  state  capitol,  and 
now  serves  as  the  court  house  of  Fayette  County.  The  orig- 
inal bill  very  neatly  engrossed,  may  now  be  seen  in  the 
archives  of  the  present  state  house  at  Springfield.  It  is  of 
interest  in  educational  circles  because  it  was  the  first  college 
charter  granted  by  the  great  state  of  Illinois  which  now  has 
more  than  a  score  of  colleges  and  three  great  universities.  We 
therefore  give  the  complete  text  of  this  bill  for  the  benefit  of 
those  who  may  be  interested  in  reading  it.  The  committee 
to  which  the  bill  was  referred,  in  considering  the  matter, 
proposed  three  questions  concerning  it  as  follows: 

1.  Are  institutions  of  this  character  really  needed  in  the 
state? 

2.  Is  It  important  to  their  success  that  the  trustees  who 
manage  them  should  become  corporate  bodies? 

3.  Can  corporate  powers  be  granted  with  safety  to  the 
public  interests? 

After  lengthy  discussion  they  answered  all  three  questions 
in  the  aiBrmative  and  recommended  the  passage  of  the  bill. 
FIRST  CHARTER 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  colleges  therein  named.  In  force 
February  19,  1835. 

Section  I .  Beit  enacted  by  the  people  of  the  state  of  Illinois, 
represented  in  the  General  Assembly:  That  Hubbell  Loomis, 
Benjamin  F.  Edwards,  Stephen  Griggs,  George  Smith,  Enoch 
Long,  Cyrus  Edwards,  and  William  Manning,  and  their  suc- 
cessors, be,  and  they  are  hereby  created  a  body  politic  and 
corporate,  to  be  styled  and  known  by  the  name  of  "The 
trustees  of  the  Alton  College  of  Illinois,"  and  by  that  style 


and  name  to  remain  and  have  perpetual  succession.  The  said 
college  shall  remain  at  or  near  Upper  Alton  in  the  county  of 
Madison.  The  number  of  trustees  shall  not  exceed  fifteen, 
exclusive  of  the  president,  principal,  or  presiding  officer  of 
the  college,  who  shall,  ex-officio,  be  a  member  of  the  board 
of  trustees ;  no  other  instructor  shall  be  a  member  of  the  board 
of  trustees.  For  the  present,  the  above  named  individuals 
shall  constitute  the  board  of  trustees,  who  shall  fill  the  re- 
maining vacancies  at  their  discretion. 

Section  2.  That  Samuel  D.  Lockwood,  WiUiam  C.  Posey, 
John  P.  Wilkinson,  Theron  Baldwin,  John  F.  Brooks,  Elisha 
Jenny,  William  Kirby,  Asa  Turner,  John  G.  Bergen,  John 
Tillson,  Jr.,  and  Gideon  Blackburn  and  their  successors,  be, 
and  they  are  hereby  created  a  body  corporate  and  politic,  by 
the  name  of  "The  trustees  of  Illinois  College,"  and  by  that 
style  and  name  to  remain  permanently  located  in  Morgan 
County;  the  number  of  trustees  shall  not  exceed  fifteen,  ex- 
clusive of  the  president,  principal,  or  presiding  officer  of  the 
college,  who  shall  ex-officio  be  a  member  of  the  board  ot  trus- 
tees; no  other  instructor  shall  be  a  member  of  the  board  of 
trustees.  For  the  present,  the  aforesaid  individuals  shall  con- 
stitute the  board  of  trustees,  who  shall  fill  the  remaining 
vacancies  at  their  discretion. 

Section  3.  That  John  Dew,  Samuel  H.  Thompson,  James 
Riggin,  Nicholas  Horner,  George  Lowe,  Robert  Moore,  The- 
ophilus  M.  Nichols,  Joshua  Barnes,  Samuel  Stites,  David  L. 
West,  Nathan  Horner,  Joseph  Foulke,  Thornton  Peeples. 
John  S.  Barger,  Nathaniel  M.  McCurdy,  Anthony  W.  Casad, 
and  Benjamin  Hypes,  and  their  successors,  be,  and  they  are 
hereby  created  a  body  politic  and  corporate,  to  be  styled  and 
known  by  the  name  of  "The  trustees  of  the  McKendrean 
College,"  and  by  that  style  and  name  to  remain  and  have 
perpetual  succession;  the  said  college  shall  remain  located  at 
or  near  Lebanon  in  the  county  of  St.  Clair;  the  number  of 
trustees  shall  not  exceed  eighteen,  exclusive  of  the  president, 
principal,  or  presiding  officer  of  the  college,  who  shall,  ex- 
officio,  be  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees;  no  other  in- 
structor shall  be  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees.  For  the 
present  the  aforesaid  individuals  shall  constitute  the  board 
of  trustees,  who  shall  fill  the  remaining  vacancies  at  their 
discretion. 

Article  4.  That  B.  W.  Brooks,  Augustus  Rixleben,  Win- 
stead  Davie,  John  S.  Hacker,  Daniel  Spencer,  WiUis  Willard, 
John  W.  McGuire,  Thomas  Sands,  James  P.  Edwards,  John 


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Baltzell,  William  C.  Whitlock,  and  Isaac  Bizzle,  and  their 
successors,  be,  and  they  are  hereby  created  a  body  poHtic 
and  corporate,  to  be  styled  and  known  by  the  name  of  "The 
trustees  of  the  Jonesborough  College,"  and  by  that  style  and 
name  to  remain  and  have  perpetual  succession;  the  said  col- 
lege shall  remain  located  at  or  near  Jonesborough,  in  the 
county  of  Union.  The  number  of  trustees  shall  not  exceed 
fifteen,  exclusive  of  the  president,  principal,  or  presiding  oifi' 
cer  of  the  college,  who  shall,  ex-officio  be  a  member  of  the 
board  of  trustees.  For  the  present,  the  aforesaid  individuals 
shall  constitute  the  board  of  trustees,  who  shall  fill  the  re- 
maining vacancies  at  their  discretion. 

Article  i.  The  object  of  said  corporation  shall  be  the 
promotion  of  the  general  interests  of  education,  and  to  qualify 
young  men  to  engage  in  the  several  employments  and  pro- 
fessions of  society,  and  to  discharge  honorably  and  usefully 
the  various  duties  of  lite. 

Article  6.  The  corporate  powers  hereby  bestowed  shall 
be  such  only  as  are  essential  or  useful  in  the  attainment  of 
said  object,  and  such  as  are  usually  conferred  on  similar  bodies 
corporate,  namely;  to  have  perpetual  succession,  to  make 
contracts,  to  sue  and  be  sued,  implead  and  be  impleaded,  to 
grant  and  receive  by  its  corporate  name,  and  to  do  all  other 
acts  as  natural  persons  may,  to  accept,  acquire,  purchase  or 
sell  property,  real,  personal  and  mixed,  in  all  lawful  ways; 
to  use,  employ,  manage,  and  dispose  of  all  such  property,  and 
all  money  belonging  to  said  corporation,  in  such  manner  as 
shall  seem  to  the  trustees  best  adapted  to  promote  the  objects 
aforementioned;  to  have  a  common  seal  and  to  alter  or  change 
the  same;  to  make  such  by-laws  for  its  regulation  as  are  not 
inconsistent  with  the  Constitution  and  laws  of  the  United 
States  or  of  this  state,  and  to  confer  on  such  persons  as  may 
be  considered  worthy,  such  academical  or  honorary  degrees 
as  are  usually  conferred  by  similar  institutions. 

Section  7.  The  trustees  of  the  respective  corporations 
shall  have  authority,  from  time  to  time,  to  prescribe  and  reg- 
ulate the  course  of  studies  to  be  pursued  in  said  colleges,  and 
in  the  preparatory  departments  attached  thereto;  to  fix  the 
rate  of  tuition,  room  rent  and  other  college  expenses,  to  ap- 
point instructors  and  such  other  officers  and  agents  as  may 
be  needed  in  managing  the  concerns  of  the  institution,  to 
define  their  powers,  duties  and  employments,  to  fix  their  com- 
pensation, to  displace  and  remove  either  of  the  instructors, 
officers,  or  agents,  as  said  trustees  shall  deem  the  interests  of 
the  said  colleges  shall  require,  to  fill  all  vacancies  among  said 
instructors,  officers  and  agents,  to  erect  necessary  buildings, 
to  purchase  books  and  chemical  and  philosophical  apparatus, 


and  other  suitable  me.ms  of  instruction,  to  put  in  operation 
a  system  of  manual  labor,  for  the  purpose  of  lessening  the 
expense  of  education  and  promoting  the  health  of  the  stu- 
dents; to  make  rules  for  the  general  management  of  the  affairs 
of  the  college,  and  for  the  regulation  of  the  conduct  of  the 
students,  and  to  add,  as  the  ability  of  the  said  organization 
shall  increase,  and  the  interest  of  the  community  shall  require, 
additional  departments  for  the  study  of  any  or  all  of  the  lib- 
eral professions:  Provided,  however,  that  nothing  herein  con- 
tained shall  authorize  the  establishment  of  a  theological  de- 
partment in  either  of  said  colleges. 

Section  8.  If  any  trustee  shall  be  chosen  president  of  the 
college,  his  former  place  as  trustee  shall  be  considered  vacant, 
and  his  place  filled  by  the  remaining  trustees.  The  trustees, 
for  the  time  being,  shall  have  power  to  remove  any  trustee 
for  any  dishonorable  or  criminal  conduct :  Provided,  however, 
that  no  such  removal  shall  take  place  without  giving  to  such 
trustee,  notices  of  the  charges  exhibited  against  him,  and  an 
opportunity  to  defend  himself  before  the  board,  nor  unless 
that  two-thirds  of  the  whole  number  of  trustees,  for  the  time 
being,  shall  concur  in  such  removal.  The  trustees  for  the  time 
being,  in  order  to  have  perpetual  succession,  shall  have  pow- 
er, as  often  as  a  trustee  shall  be  removed  from  office,  die, 
resign,  or  remove  out  of  the  State,  to  appoint  a  resident  of 
the  state  to  fill  the  vacancy  in  the  board  of  trustees  occasioned 
by  such  removal  from  office,  death,  resignation,  or  removal 
from  the  State.  A  majority  of  the  trustees,  for  the  time  being 
shall  be  a  quorum  to  do  business. 

Section  9.  The  trustees  shall  faithfully  apply  all  funds  by 
them  collected,  according  to  their  best  judgment,  in  erecting 
suitable  buildings,  in  supporting  the  necessary  instructors, 
officers,  and  agents,  in  procuring  books,  maps,  charts,  globes, 
philosophical,  chemical,  and  other  apparatus,  necessary  to  aid 
in  the  promotion  of  sound  learning  in  their  respective  insti- 
tutions: Provided,  that  in  case  any  donation,  devise  or  be- 
quest shall  be  made  for  particular  purposes,  accordant  with 
the  object  of  the  institution,  and  the  trustees  shall  accept 
the  same,  every  such  donation,  devise,  or  bequest  shall  he 
applied  in  conformity  with  the  express  condition  of  the  donor 
or  devisor:  Provided,  also,  that  lands  donated  or  devised  as 
aforesaid,  shall  be  sold  or  disposed  of  as  required  by  the 
twelfth  section  of  this  act. 

Section  10.  The  treasurers  of  said  colleges  always,  and 
all  other  agents  when  required  by  the  trustees,  before  enter- 
ing upon  the  duties  of  their  appointments,  shall  give  bond 
for  the  security  of  the  corporation,  in  such  penal  sum  and 
with  such  securities  as  the  bo;ird  of  trustees  shall  approve; 


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and  all  process  against  the  said  corporation  shall  be  by  sum- 
mons, and  the  serving  ot  the  same  shall  be  by  leaving  .m 
attested  copy  with  the  treasurer  of  the  college,  at  least  thirty 
days  before  the  return  day  thereof. 

Section  II.  The  said  colleges  and  their  preparatory  de- 
partments shall  be  open  to  all  denominations  of  Christians, 
and  the  profession  of  any  particular  religious  faith  shall  not 
be  required  of  those  who  become  students;  all  persons,  how- 
ever, may  be  suspended  or  expelled  from  said  institutions, 
whose  habits  are  idle  or  vicious,  or  whose  moral  character 
is  bad. 

Section  12.  The  lands,  tenements,  and  hereditaments,  to 
be  held  in  perpetuity,  in  virtue  of  this  act,  by  either  of  said 
corporations,  shall  not  exceed  six  hundred  and  forty  acres: 
Provided,  however,  that  if  donations,  grants,  or  devises  in 
land  shall,  from  time  to  time,  be  made  to  either  of  said  cor- 
porations, over  and  above  six  hundred  and  forty  acres,  which 
may  be  held  in  perpetuity  as  aforesaid,  the  same  may  be 
received  and  held  by  such  corporation  for  the  period  of  three 
years  from  the  date  of  every  such  donation,  grant  or  devise; 
at  the  end  of  which  time,  if  the  said  lands  over  and  above 
the  said  six  hundred  and  forty  acres  shall  not  have  been  sold 
by  the  said  corporation,  then,  and  in  that  case,  the  said  lands 
so  donated,  granted,  or  devised,  shall  revert  to  the  donor, 
grantor,  or  the  heirs  of  the  devisor  of  the  same. 

Approved  February  q,  183^. 

When  Rev.  John  W.  Merrill  came  to  the  presidency  m 
January,  183,8,  he  surveyed  the  field  and  the  prospects  and 
possibilities  of  the  college  and  decided  that  it  ought  to  have 
a  new  charter  granting  larger  privileges  and  providing  for  the 
establishment  of  schools  of  theology,  law,  and  medicine,  if 
at  any  time  such  enlargement  seemed  expedient.  He  had  just 
completed  his  course  in  Andover  School  of  Theology,  and 
probably  dreamed  of  a  new  Harvard  being  developed  here  in 
the  Mississippi  Valley.  On  New  Year's  day,  1839,  a  meeting 
of  the  board  was  held  at  the  home  of  John  C.  Gore,  at  which 
a  committee  of  three  was  appointed  "to  attend  the  State 
Legislature  and  secure,  if  possible,  the  passage  of  an  act  pro- 
viding such  amendment  as  it  is  desirable  should  be  made  to 
the  college  charter."  The  committee  consisted  of  Professor 
William  Brown  of  the  McKendree  Faculty,  Rev.  Benjamin 
T.  Kavanaugh,  the  college  agent,  and  Rev.  Samuel  H.  Thomp- 
son, one  of  the  trustees.  The  committee  went  at  once  to 
Springfield,  where  the  Legislature  was  then  in  session.  This 
was  the  first  session  of  the  Legislature  held  at  Springfield. 
The  final  adjournment  at  Vandalia  occurred  July  22,  1837, 
and  the  business  of  state  was  formally  transferred  to  Spring- 


field, the  new  capital.  Bv  permission  of  that  body,  Professor 
Brown  delivered  two  lectures  in  the  H  ill  of  Representatives 
which  seem  to  have  been  well  received  as  they  were  ordered 
printed  and  five  thousand  copies  distributed  to  the  public  at 
the  expense  of  the  state.  The  second  of  these  was  a  direct 
argument  for  granting  a  new  charter  to  McKendree.  He  set 
forth  at  length  the  present  prosperous  condition  of  the  col- 
lege and  its  promise  of  much  greater  usefulness  in  the  future, 
provided  it  receive  a  more  liberal  charter.  The  bill  framed  for 
this  purpose  was  passed  without  delay  and  with  very  slight 
opposition  and  was  approved  January  26,  1839. 
REVISED  CHARTER 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  McKendree  College,  approved 
January  26,  1839. 

Section  I.  Be  It  enacted  by  the  people  of  the  State  of 
Illinois,  represented  in  the  General  Assembly:  That  William 
Wilson,  Samuel  H.  Thompson,  Thornton  Peeples,  John  S. 
Barger,  Benjamin  Hypes,  Hiram  K.  Ashley,  Joshua  Barnes, 
James  Riggin,  Nathan  Horner,  Benjamin  T.  Kavanaugh,  The- 
ophilus  Nichols,  Crispin  Cunningham,  John  Hogan,  Jesse 
Renfro,  Benjamin  M.  Bond,  and  Alexander  N.  Jenkins,  and 
their  successors  in  office,  be,  and  they  are  hereby  created  a 
body  politic  and  corporate,  under  the  name  and  style  of  the 
"McKendree  College"  and  henceforth  shall  be  styled  and 
known  by  that  name,  and  by  that  style  and  name  have  per- 
petual succession.  The  number  of  trustees  shall  not  exceed 
eighteen,  exclusive  of  the  president,  principal,  or  presiding 
officer  of  the  college,  who  shall  ex-officio  be  a  member  of  the 
board  of  trustees.  No  other  instructor  shall  be  a  member  of 
said  board:  Provided,  however,  that  the  board  of  trustees  by 
a  majority  of  two- thirds,  at  their  annual  meeting  may  increase 
the  number  of  said  trustees  to  any  number  not  exceeding 
thirty-six.  For  the  present,  the  aforesaid  individuals  shall  con- 
stitute the  board  of  trustees,  who  shall  at  their  discretion  fill 
the  remaining  vacancies,  and  such  as  may  hereafter  be  created 
should  the  number  be  increased. 

Section  2.  The  object  of  said  corporation  shall  be  the 
promotion  of  the  general  interest  of  education,  and  to  qualify 
young  men  to  engage  in  the  several  employments  and  pro- 
fessions of  society,  and  to  discharge  honorably  and  usefully 
the  various  duties  of  life. 

Section  3.  The  corporate  powers  hereby  bestowed  shall 
be  such  only  as  are  essential  and  useful  in  the  attainment  of 
said  object,  and  such  as  are  usually  conferred  on  similar  cor- 
porate bodies,  namely:  to  have  perpetual  succession,  to  make 
contracts,  to  sue  and  be  sued,  implead  and  be  impleaded,  to 
grant  and  receive  by  its  corporate  name,  and  to  do  all  other 


acts  as  natural  persons  may;  to  accept,  acquire,  purchase  or 
sell  property,  real,  personal,  and  mixed,  in  all  lawful  ways; 
to  use,  employ,  manage,  and  dispose  of  all  such  property  and 
all  money  belonging  to  said  corporation,  in  such  manner  as 
shall  seem  to  the  trustees  best  adapted  to  promote  the  object 
aforementioned;  to  have  a  common  seal,  and  to  alter  and 
change  the  same;  to  make  such  bylaws  for  the  regulation  of 
the  corporation  as  are  not  inconsistent  with  the  laws  and 
constitution  of  the  United  States,  or  of  this  state,  and  to 
confer  on  such  persons  as  may  be  considered  worthy,  such 
academical  or  honorary  degrees  as  are  usually  conferred  by 
similar  institutions. 

Section  4.  The  trustees  shall  have  authority  from  time 
to  time  to  prescribe  and  regulate  the  course  of  study  to  be 
perused  in  said  college,  and  the  preparatory  department  at- 
tached thereto;  to  fix  the  rate  of  tuition,  room  rent,  and  other 
college  expenses;  to  appoint  the  president  of  the  institu- 
tion and  other  members  of  the  faculty,  and  such  other 
instructors,  officers,  and  agents,  as  may  be  needed  in  manag- 
ing the  concerns  of  the  institution;  to  define  their  powers, 
duties  and  employments;  to  fix  their  compensations;  to  dis- 
place and  remove  the  presidents,  and  any  member  of  the 
faculty,  either  of  the  instructors,  officers,  or  agents;  to  erect 
necessary  buildings,  and  purchase  books  and  chemical,  phil- 
osophical and  other  apparatus,  and  other  suitable  means  of 
instruction;  to  put  in  operation  if  the  trustees  shall  deem  it 
expedient,  a  system  of  manual  labor  for  the  purpose  of  pro- 
moting the  health  of  the  students  and  lessening  the  expense 
of  education;  to  make  rules  for  the  general  management  of 
the  affairs  of  the  college  and  for  the  regulation  of  the  conduct 
of  the  students;  and  to  add  as  the  ability  of  said  corpora 
tion  shall  increase,  and  the  interest  of  the  community  shall 
require,  additional  departments  for  the  study  of  any  or  all 
of  the  liberal  profession. 

Section  5.  The  trustees  shall  faithfully  apply  the  funds 
by  them  collected,  according  to  their  best  judgment,  in  erect- 
ing suitable  buildings;  in  purchasing  books,  maps,  charts, 
globes,  philosophical,  chemical  and  other  apparatus  necessary 
to  aid  in  the  promotion  of  sound  learning  in  said  institution. 

Section  6.  Any  donation,  devise  or  bequest,  made  for  the 
special  purpose,  accordant  with  the  objects  of  the  institution, 
if  the  trustees  shall  accept  the  same,  shall  be  faithfully  and 
truly  applied  in  conformity  with  the  express  conditions  of 
the  donor  or  devisee.  The  lands,  tenements  and  heredita- 
ments to  be  held  in  perpetuity  in  virtue  of  this  act  shall  not 
exceed  three  thousand  acres :  Provided,  however,  that  grants, 
donations  or  devises  in  lands  which  shall  be  made  from  time 


to  time  to  said  corporation,  may  be  held  for  the  term  of  ten 
years  from  date  of  such  grant,  donation  or  devise ;  at  the  end 
of  which  time  the  said  lands  over  and  above  the  before  named 
three  thousand  acres,  shall  be  sold  by  the  corporation;  and 
in  the  case  of  neglect  to  sell,  said  lands  so  donated  shall  re- 
vert to  the  original  donor  or  devisor,  or  to  the  lawful  heirs 
of  the  same. 

Section  7.  The  treasurer  and  other  officers  of  the  insti- 
tution, when  required  by  the  trustees,  shall  give  bond  for 
the  security  of  the  corporation,  in  such  penalty  and  with 
such  security  as  the  board  shall  approve;  and  all  processes 
against  said  corporation  shall  be  by  summons  and  service  of 
the  same  by  leaving  an  attested  copy  with  the  treasurer  at 
least  thirty  days  before  the  return  thereof. 

Section  8.  The  trustees  shall  have  power  to  establish 
departments  for  the  study  of  any  of  the  liberal  professions, 
particularly  law  and  medicine,  and  to  institute  and  grant 
diplomas  in  the  same;  to  constitute  and  confer  the  degrees 
of  doctor  in  the  learned  arts  and  sciences  and  belles  lettres, 
and  to  confer  such  other  academic  degrees  as  are  usually  con- 
ferred by  the  most  learned  universities. 

Section  9.  Said  trustees  shall  have  power  to  institute  a 
board  of  competent  persons,  always  including  the  faculty, 
who  shall  examine  such  persons  as  may  apply;  and  if  said 
applicants  are  found  to  possess  such  knowledge,  pursued  in 
said  college  as,  in  the  judgment  of  said  examiners  renders  them 
worthy,  they  may  be  considered  graduates  in  course,  and  shall 
be  entitled  to  a  diploma  accordingly,  on  paying  such  fee  as  the 
trustees  shall  affix;  which  fee  however  shall  in  no  case  exceed 
the  tuition  bills  of  the  full  college  course.  Said  examining 
board  may  not  exceed  the  number  of  ten,  three  of  whom 
may  transact  business  provided  one  be  of  the  faculty. 

Section  10.  In  its  different  departments  the  college  shall 
be  open  to  all  denominations  of  Christians,  and  the  profession 
of  any  religious  faith  shall  not  be  required  in  order  for  ad- 
mission; but  those  students  who  are  idle  or  vicious,  or  whose 
characters  are  immoral,  may  be  suspended  or  expelled. 

Section  11.  Said  college  shall  remain  located  at  or  near 
Lebanon,  in  the  county  of  St.  Clair,  State  of  Illinois.  The 
trustees  shall  hold  at  least  one  meeting  in  each  year  for  busi- 
ness, and  may  appoint  other  stated  meetings  of  the  board; 
(special  meetings  may  at  any  time  be  held  by  order  of  the 
president  of  the  board),  ten  of  whom  shall  constitute  a  quo- 
rum to  do  business;  and  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  Illinois 
annual  conference  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  to  ap- 
point annually  a  board  of  visitors  consisting  of  nine  persons, 
who  shall  have  power  to  sit  with  the  board  of  trustees  at 


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their  annual  meetings  and  participate  with  them  exofficio  as 
members  of  the  board. 

Section  12.  Hereafter  the  filling  of  vacancies  in  the  hoard 
of  trustees  and  the  appointment  of  the  president  of  the  col- 
lege, professors,  and  tutors,  shall  be  made  only  at  the  annual 
meetings  as  provided  in  the  eleventh  section  of  this  act: 
Provided,  that  the  trustees  may  fill  vacancies  in  the  profes- 
sorships, or  employ  additional  professors  or  tutors,  when 
necessary,  until  the  succeeding  annual  meeting. 

Section  13.  In  cases  of  the  division  of  the  Illinois  Annual 
Conference  into  two  or  more  conferences  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  or  if  any  other  annual  conference  of  the 
said  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  shall  unite  with  the  said 
Illinois  Annual  Conference  in  the  patronage  and  support  of 
the  said  college,  each  annual  conference  thus  patronizing  said 
college  shall  have  the  same  powers  and  privileges  granted  in 
this  act  to  the  said  Illinois  Annual  Conference:  Provided, 
that  said  visitors  shall  at  no  time  exceed  the  number  of  trus- 
tees; and  should  it  so  occur  by  the  increase  of  patronage  that 
the  number  of  visitors  herein  provided  for  shall  exceed  m 
number  that  of  the  trustees,  the  ratio  of  visitors  shall  be  by 
the  trustees  so  fixed  as  to  limit  the  whole  number  of  visitors 
to  that  of  the  number  of  trustees  of  said  college. 

Section  14.  The  alteration  of  the  name  of  the  institution 
shall  not  affect  the  title  to  any  property  acquired  by  the 
institution  heretofore  but  the  title  to  such  estate  shall  be 
vahd  to  the  institution  under  the  name  set  forth  in  this  act, 
whether  made  to  the  same,  or  under  the  name  and  style  of 
"The  trustees  of  the  McKendrean  College,"  or  "The  trustees 
of  McKendree  College,"  that  all  contracts  made  with  said 
corporation,  whether  made  under  the  name  of  "The  trustees 
of  the  McKendrean  College  or  "The  trustees  of  McKendree 
College"  shall  enure  as  well  for  as  against  said  corporation 
under  the  name  and  style  of  "The  McKendree  College." 


Section  15.  If  any  trustee  shall  be  chosen  president  of 
the  college,  his  former  place  as  trustee  shall  be  vacated  and 
his  place  filled  by  the  remaining  trustees  and  visiting  com- 
mittee  as  hereinbefore  provided.  The  trustees  for  the  time 
being  shall  have  power  to  remove  any  trustee  tor  any  dis- 
honorable or  criminal  conduct:  Provided,  that  no  such  re- 
moval shall  take  place  without  giving  to  such  trustee  notice 
of  charges  against  him,  and  an  opportunity  to  defend  himself 
before  the  board,  nor  unless  that  two-thirds  of  the  whole 
number  of  trustees  for  the  time  being  shall  concur  in  said 
removal 

Section  i6.  This  act  shall  be  in  force  from  and  after  the 
time  at  which  the  trustees  of  the  McKendrean  College  shall 
accept  the  same,  and  the  evidence  of  said  acceptance  shall 
be  a  copy  of  the  order  of  the  board  ordering  this  act  to  be 
spread  upon  their  journals,  certified  by  the  president  and 
secretary  of  the  board. 

Section  17.  Should  the  corporation  at  any  time  act  con' 
trary  to  the  provisions  of  this  charter,  or  fail  to  comply  with 
the  same,  upon  complaint  made  to  the  Circuit  Court  of  St. 
Clair  County,  a  scire  facias  shall  issue  and  the  Circuit  Court 
of  St.  Clair  County  shall  prosecute  in  behalf  of  the  people 
of  this  state  for  a  forfeiture  of  this  charter.  This  act  shall  be 
a  public  act  and  shall  be  construed  liberally  in  all  courts  for 
the  purposes  hereinbefore  expressed,  and  so  far  as  this  insti- 
tution is  concerned,  all  acts,  as  far  as  they  may  be  contradic- 
tory to  this  act,  are  hereby  repealed. 

Under  this  charter  the  college  has  worked  for  nearly  ninety 
years  and  it  still  seems  sufficient  for  our  needs.  It  conferred 
no  degrees  under  the  first  charter.  The  Illinois  Conference 
is  mentioned  frequently,  but  according  to  the  provisions  in 
the  charter  itself  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  has  all  the 
rights  and  privileges  originally  granted  to  the  conference 
which  held  the  territory  at  that  time. 


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'HE  YEAR  1839  marks  the  beginning  of  an  interesting 
era  in  McKendree's  history.  The  school  was  just  com- 
;  into  collegiate  rank.  The  faculty  were  college  grad- 
uates, and  the  president  had  completed  a  three  year  post 
graduate  course  just  before  he  took  charge.  A  class  of  earnest 
young  men  were  doing  real  college  work,  on  a  par  with  that 
done  in  the  eastern  colleges.  There  was  a  general  feeling 
among  the  constituents  that  now  they  actually  had  a  college 
after  these  ten  years  of  strenuous  but  sometimes  poorly  or- 
ganized effort.  In  the  conference  session  of  1837  ^^  was  voted 
that  the  part  of  Bishop  McKendree's  bequest  that  would  fall 
to  the  Illinois  Conference  for  the  promotion  of  education, 
should  be  reserved  until  "a  literary  institution  shall  be  pre- 
sented over  which  this  conference  shall  exercise  control  and 
supervision."  The  next  year  the  conference  passed  resolution 
recommending  that  the  Bible  be  made  a  prominent  text  book 
in  the  college.  After  the  new  charter  was  granted,  President 
Merrill  organized  a  class  in  the  New  Testament,  which  was 
appreciated  by  the  members  of  the  conference,  many  of  whom 
felt  that  the  principal  reason  for  having  a  college  was  for  the 
religious  training  of  the  youth.  After  the  graduating  exercise 
of  1841,  which  was  considered  a  great  literary  triumph  and 
was  heralded  far  and  wide  as  a  demonstration  of  what  the 
college  could  do  for  the  young  men  in  her  care,  the  conference 
was  highly  elated  and  enthusiastically  passed  this  resolution, 
"That  we  feel  the  deepest  gratitude  for  that  high  literary 
reputation  unto  which  McKendree  College,  under  divine 
Providence,  has  attained,  and  that  we  will  sustain  the  college, 
God  being  wiUing."  This  would  indicate  that  they  were  no 
longer  ashamed  of  their  college,  but  rather  proud  of  it.  Re- 
vivals occurred  there.  Preaching  services  were  held  in  the 
chapel,  not  only  on  Sundays,  but  on  week  days  also.  So  that 
now  its  reputation  seemed  fairly  well  established  as  a  reli- 
gious institution.  The  class  of  1841  established  its  reputation 
from  the  literary  standpoint. 

The  charter,  granted  in  1839,  was  a  recognition  by  the 
state  authorities  that  its  standards  were  such  as  could  be 
commended  to  the  general  public.  In  fact,  the  charter  was 
considered  one  of  the  chief  factors  in  the  success  which  imme- 
diately followed  its  issue.  If  it  should  grow  into  a  great  uni- 
versity it  would  need  no  enlargement  of  its  corporate  powers 
Under  this  charter  it  could  confer  any  degree  that  Harvard 
or  Yale  could.  When  the  news  first  came  to  Lebanon  that  the 
new  charter  had  been  granted,  both  the  college  and  the  town 


were  stirred  with  enthusiasm  and  there  was  great  rejoicing. 
The  trustees  had  a  meeting  and  ordered  a  grand  illumination 
of  the  college  building.  Professor  Sunderland,  as  the  science 
man,  was  placed  in  charge  of  this  part  of  the  celebration.  A 
meeting  of  the  citizens  was  called  and  there  were  speeches 
and  mutual  congratulations. 

At  this  time  also  the  financial  prospects  were  very  encour- 
aging. An  endowment  of  $50,000  was  fully  subscribed,  in  the 
form  of  notes  for  $500  each,  given  by  the  subscribers,  with 
interest  at  ten  per  cent  payable  semiannually.  This  was  con- 
sidered ample  for  an  institution  of  that  size.  The  faculty  con- 
sisted of  only  five  members  and  their  salary  was  from  six 
hundred  to  eight  hundred  dollars  a  year.  A  writer  of  that 
period  speaks  of  the  situation  as  follows:  "Young  and  enthu- 
siastic men  were  in  the  faculty,  and  everything  promised  great 
success  and  glory.  It  must  be  confessed  that  affliirs  did  show 
considerable  signs  of  promise.  The  president  was  a  learned 
man  and  an  enthusiast  in  his  department.  The  professors  were 
well  educated,  full  of  vigor  and  as  enthusiastic  as  the  presi' 
dent.  The  field  agent  was  active  and  shrewd,  and  could  prove 
to  every  man  who  would  subscribe  for  a  scholarship,  that  the 
investment  would  be  profitable." 

The  first  financial  movement  in  the  history  of  McKendree 
was  the  effort  to  raise  a  fund  for  founding  an  institution  of 
higher  learning.  The  original  plan  was  the  formation  of  a 
stock  company.  The  most  of  the  subscribers  took  one  share 
each,  tho  several  took  more,  and  in  one  case  two  women  took 
a  single  share  in  partnership.  The  idea  was  that  each  stock 
holder  who  so  desired  might  receive  dividends  on  their  in- 
vestment m  tuitions  or  other  privileges.  The  money  was  used 
in  the  erection  of  the  first  building.  The  income  of  the  school 
with  which  to  pay  teachers'  salaries  and  other  expenses  was 
confined  to  the  tuition  fees  from  students  whose  fathers 
were  not  stock-holders.  Of  course  this  proved  entirely  inade- 
quate. Almost  from  the  beginning,  at  any  rate,  after  the  Illi- 
nois Conference  had  taken  over  the  school,  one  or  more  agents 
were  appointed  each  year  to  travel  thruout  the  territory  and 
solicit  funds  for  current  expenses.  Of  course  the  agent's  salary 
had  to  be  paid  out  of  his  collections. 

In  1836,  an  elaborate  scheme  was  devised  for  endowing 
the  college.  Rev.  Benjamin  T.  Kavanaugh  was  appointed 
agent  and  was  authorized  to  sell  perpetual  scholarships  for 
either  $5ooor$i,oooeach.  The  holder  ofa  five  hundred  dollar 
scholarship  w,is  entitled  to  send  one  pupil  free  of  tuition 


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forever.  Or  for  ,i  thousand  dolLir  scholarship,  he  might 
send  one  pupil  free  of  tuition,  room,  and  board  forever.  In 
lieu  of  the  cash  which  very  few  of  the  people  ot  that  day 
had  m  the  bank,  he  was  authorized  to  accept  the  subscriber's 
note  bearing  ten  percent  interest  and  payable  in  ten  years. 
The  agent  was  also  to  collect  money  in  hundred  dollar  sub- 
scriptions for  the  endowment  of  a  "John  Emory  Professor- 
ship" m  the  college.  Another  line  ot  business  he  handled  was 
to  receive  money  from  any  person  to  be  invested  in  Illinois 
lands,  one  half  for  the  college  and  half  for  the  person  furnish- 
ing the  money.  Or  by  another  plan  the  donor  of  the  money 
was  to  have  title  to  all  the  land,  but  its  increase  in  value  for 
the  first  five  years  was  to  belong  to  the  college.  At  that  time 
a  national  railroad  was  headed  toward  Illinois,  and  it  was 
believed  there  would  be  an  immense  increase  in  the  value 
of  lands  on  that  account.  But  President  Andrew  Jackson  ve- 
toed the  railroad  bill,  the  land  did  not  rise  in  value  to  any 
considerable  extent,  the  rosy  hopes  of  wealth  from  the  un- 
earned increment  were  blasted,  and  the  land  purchase  plan 
of  endowment  proved  a  dismal  failure. 

However,  by  iSjg,  one  hundred  of  the  five  hundred  dollar 
perpetual  scholarships  had  been  sold,  or  rather  most  of  them 
had  been  exchanged  for  five  hundred  dollar  notes  bearing  ten 
percent  interest,  payable  semiannually.  This,  according  to  the 
figures,  would  produce  an  income  of  five  thousand  dollars  a 
year  besides  what  might  be  received  from  tuition  fees  paid 
by  the  students.  This  was  a  splendid  outlook.  The  college 
seemed  permanently  endowed.  But  these  notes  were  not  due 
for  ten  years,  and  the  signers  were  scattered  over  a  wide 
area  which  made  collections  expensive.  Then  hard  times  came 
on.  The  veto  of  the  national  road  and  the  United  States  Bank 
Charter  hindered  the  progress  of  this  new  country  and  made 
its  development  very  slow.  Money  was  hard  to  get  even  for 
necessities  and  so  many  of  the  signers  of  the  notes  were  not 
disposed  to  pay  even  the  interest.  Within  a  period  of  two 
years  the  whole  scheme  was  compromised  by  exchanging  the 
five  hundred  dollar  notes  for  two  hundred  dollar  ones,  still 
payable  in  ten  years,  and  thus  at  one  blow  reducing  the 
$50,000  endowment  to  $20,000,  and  owing  to  the  continu- 
ance of  hard  times  and  financial  stringency,  even  these  latter 
notes,  for  the  most  part,  were  never  collected.  So  that  the 
bubble  burst  and  left  the  college  burdened  with  debt  and 
disappointment. 

The  fallacy  of  the  whole  plan  was  evident  when  it  was 
observed  that  the  college  promised  tuition,  room  and  inci- 
dentals, to  the  amount  of  $61.50  a  year  to  each  holder  of  a 
scholarship  and  enacted  from  him  only  the  interest  on  five 


hundred  dollars  which  amounted  to  $50  a  year.  Therefore 
the  college  was  borrowing  money  at  twelve  and  a  half  percent 
and  loaning  it  at  ten  and  at  the  same  time  paying  agents  to 
go  thru  the  country  to  borrow  the  money  and  collect  the 
interest.  So  it  was  very  clear  that  the  more  of  that  kind  of 
endowment  the  college  had,  the  worse  off  it  was.  According- 
ly, the  plan  of  endowment  by  scholarships  was  abandoned, 
at  least  for  the  time.  When  Dr.  Wentworth  came  to  take 
charge  of  the  institution  in  1846,  he  said  it  was  "thatched 
over  with  mortgages,"  and  had  no  means  of  paying  its  debts 
or  current  expenses.  Therefore,  the  professors  were  placed 
on  allowances  paid  by  the  churches,  instead  of  salaries  paid 
by  the  college.  In  1854,  after  the  former  experience  had  been 
in  some  degree  forgotten,  another  scholarship  plan  was  de- 
vised, which  was,  if  possible,  worse  than  the  previous  one. 
This  proposed  to  sell  two  classes  of  scholarships:  one  for  $50, 
giving  the  holder  seven  years  of  free  tuition;  and  one  for  $100, 
giving  twenty  years  of  free  tuition.  The  holders  of  the  first 
class  were  to  receive  in  tuition  fees  the  equivalent  of  fifty 
percent  per  annum  on  the  money  invested,  or  three  hundred 
and  fifty  percent  by  the  time  the  money  had  to  be  paid  in. 
The  other  class  were  to  receive  only  twenty-five  percent,  but 
continuing  for  twenty  years.  So  that  in  the  end  the  college 
would  return  to  the  purchaser  of  the  scholarship  five  hundred 
percent  of  his  investment.  Probably  the  men  who  initiated 
this  plan  thought  they  were  offering  a  business  proposition 
to  the  public.  At  least  there  was  one  good  thing  about  it. 
They  were  offering  educational  bargains,  and  thus  diffusing 
culture  among  the  people.  Of  course  it  was  a  hard  bargain 
for  the  college  and  the  result  was  more  sacrifice  on  the  part 
of  the  faculty  or  more  debts  for  the  college.  But  the  old  college 
had  always  stood  by  its  end  of  the  contract  even  tho  it  was 
a  bad  bargain.  The  trustees  never  even  consulted  a  lawyer 
about  the  possibility  of  finding  a  legal  way  of  escape  from 
such  a  one-sided  contract.  The  scholarships  that  were  limited 
to  twenty  years  have  all  expired,  but  of  course  the  perpetual 
ones  of  the  earlier  series  never  would  expire.  Efforts  have 
been  made  by  committees  of  the  trustees  from  time  to  time 
to  secure  the  surrender  of  these  perpetual  scholarships  and 
most  of  them  have  been  so  surrendered,  however  there  are 
a  few  still  m  the  possession  of  the  descendants  of  the  pur- 
chaser. One  provision  was  that  it  was  only  valid  for  the  use 
of  the  purchaser  or  his  lineal  discendants.  On  account  of  this 
provision,  not  many  of  them  were  ever  used,  and  none  have 
been  presented  for  many  years,  tho  one  is  known  to  exist  in 
the  family  of  Dr.  Thomas  Stanton,  who  was  one  of  the  orig- 
inal "managers,"  and  who  died  at  Alton  many  years  ago.  In 


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the  early  history  of  the  college,  the  financial  agent  was  an 
important  officer.  One  or  more  was  appointed  by  the  con- 
ference the  same  as  members  of  the  faculty.  Professor  William 
Brown  serving  as  agent,  at  one  time  undertook  to  raise  a  fund 
of  $10,000  for  the  education  of  preachers'  children.  He  suc- 
ceeded in  getting  about  $6,000  of  it  subscribed  and  a  part  of 
it  was  actually  paid  in,  though  in  all  probability  not  more 
than  enough  to  pay  the  expense  of  his  agency.  One  year  the 
conference  appointed  two  agents,  one  to  solicit  funds  in  Illi- 
nois and  the  other  in  any  territory  outside  of  Illinois.  One 
year  an  agent  was  authorized  to  go  to  England  to  secure  funds 
for  the  college,  however  the  records  show  no  evidence  that 
he  ever  went.  In  1S4S,  Rev.  William  H.  Milburn  was  ap- 
pointed agent  for  McKen- 
dree  and  instructed  to  go  to 
the  eastern  states,  where 
wealth  was  more  abundant, 
in  quest  of  funds.  He  was 
then  a  very  earnest  young 
man  in  frail  health  and  al- 
most blind.  He  had  secured 
his  education  in  the  face  of 
almost  insuperable  difficul- 
ties .  Having  defective  vision 
in  one  eye,  a  surgical  opera- 
tion was  attempted  to  re- 
move the  disability.  An 
accident  during  the  oper- 
ation resulted  in  a  total 
loss  of  his  good  eye  and  left  him  with  only  a  remnant  of 
vision  in  the  other.  But  in  spite  of  this  handicap,  he  had 
gone  thru  college  as  far  as  the  senior  year,  when  his  health 
broke  down  and  he  gave  up  the  idea  of  getting  his  degree. 
But  he  did  not  let  this  deter  him  from  entering  the  ministry. 
When  he  started  on  this  mission  for  McKendree  he  soon 
found  himself  travelling  up  the  Ohio  River  on  a  steamboat 
which  had  three  hundred  passengers  on  board.  Among  them 
were  a  group  of  western  congressmen  on  their  way  to  Wash- 
ington. Altho  young  Milburn  could  not  see  much,  he  kept 
his  ears  open  and  thus  learned  much  about  the  habits  of  these 
national  representatives  of  the  people.  He  was  quite  shocked 
at  their  vile  conduct.  When  Sunday  came  he  was  invited  to 
preach  on  the  boat.  He  did  so.  Since  the  congressmen  were 
anxious  for  the  best  of  everything  in  the  way  of  privilege, 
they  occupied  the  front  seats.  They  were  a  little  curious  to 
know  what  the  young  preacher  would  have  to  say.  His  ser- 
mon was  full  eloquence  and  pathos  which  held  the  attention 


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"the  Blind  Chaplain" 


of  the  whole  assembly.  At  the  close  he  said,  "Among  the 
passengers  on  this  steamer  are  a  number  of  members  of  con- 
gress. From  their  position  they  should  be  examples  of  good 
morals  and  dignified  conduct;  but  from  what  I  have  heard  of 
them,  they  are  not  so.  The  union  of  these  states,  if  dependent 
on  such  guardians,  would  be  unsafe,  and  all  the  high  hopes  I 
have  of  the  future  of  my  country  would  be  dashed  to  the 
ground.  These  gentlemen,  for  days  past,  have  made  the  air 
heavy  with  profane  conversation,  have  been  constant  patrons 
of  the  bar  and  encouragers  of  intemperance.  Nay,  more!  The 
night,  which  should  be  devoted  to  rest,  has  been  dedicated  to 
the  horrid  vices  of  gambling,  profanity  and  drunkenness. 
There  is  but  one  chance  of  salvation  for  these  great  sinners  in 
high  places,  and  that  is  for  them  to  humbly  repent  of  their 
sins,  call  on  the  Saviour  for  forgiveness,  and  reform  their  lives." 
As  might  be  supposed,  language  so  bold  from  a  mere  stripling 
twenty-two  years  of  age,  had  a  startling  effect  and  made  a 
deep  impression  on  the  gentlemen  particularly  addressed.  In 
the  afternoon  a  committee  called  on  the  young  preacher  and 
congratulated  him  upon  his  courage  for  having  dared  to  tell 
the  plain  truth  to  sinners  in  high  places.  The  committee 
assured  him  that  the  congressmen  had  taken  his  rebuke  in 
the  right  spirit,  and  as  evidence  thereof,  they  handed  him  a 
purse  of  money  as  a  mark  of  their  appreciation  and  at  the 
same  time  assured  him  that  they  would  make  him  chaplain 
of  Congress.  This  promise  they  did  not  forget,  and  when  he 
was  offered  the  appointment,  he  accepted  and  was  thus  the 
youngest  man  who  ever  spoke  in  the  halls  of  congress.  This 
new  appointment  interfered  with  his  mission  in  behalf  of 
McKendree,  but  it  started  him  on  a  great  career.  In  after 
years  he  became  an  author  and  lecturer  of  wide  renown.  He 
was  known  far  and  wide  as  "the  blind  chaplain." 

Another  means  of  raising  funds  was  through  the  organiza- 
tion of  Educational  Societies  in  every  charge  of  the  confer- 
ence. For  a  time  this  plan  was  pushed  vigorously  but  after 
some  years  it  seemed  to  produce  in  the  people  a  feeling  of 
apathy  or  actual  disfavor  on  account  of  the  constant  calls 
for  money  without  apparent  return  in  benefit  to  the  societies 
themselves.  Still  another  plan  which  was  open  to  the  same 
objection  was  for  the  Presiding  Elder  to  take  a  collection  each 
quarter  in  every  charge  and  send  it  to  the  college  to  pay 
teachers'  salaries.  By  this  plan  the  professor  was  as  liable  to 
reach  the  end  of  the  year  with  a  deficit  in  his  salary  as  was 
the  circuit  rider.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  it  nearly  always  hap- 
pened that  way. 

But  there  were  several  times  when  the  college  successfully 
appealed  to  the  sense  of  duty  of  the  people  to  respond  to  a 


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worthy  call  for  help.  One  wjs  when  the  building  now  known 
as  "Old  Main"  was  erected.  This  was  during  the  administra- 
tion  of  President  Wentworth  and  Rev.  William  Goodfellow 
was  the  solicitor.  This  was  done  in  a  period  of  two  or  three 
years  closing  with  1850.  Again  the  same  policy  was  pursued 
when  the  chapel  was  built  in  1857-58.  And  again  in  1859-60 
when  under  the  direction  of  President  Cobleigh  the  foun- 
dations were  laid  for  a  real  endowment.  This  was  the  first 
permanent  fund  raised  for  the  college  and  was  the  nucleus  of 
the  present  endowment.  In  these  cases  the  people  were  asked 
to  make  direct  contributions  to  a  worthy  cause  without  re- 
ceiving any  premium  or  bonus  for  their  generosity,  m  the 
form  of  scholarships.  When  Dr.  M.  H.  Chamberlin  came  to 
the  presidency  in  1894,  the  endowment  was  approximately 
$20,000.  During  his  term  two  legacies  came  to  the  college. 
One  from  the  Riggin  estate  of  $14,000  and  the  other  from 
the  McCurdy  estate  of  $10,000.  After  he  had  succeeded  in 
raising  the  money  to  pay  off  a  long  standing  debt  of  $5,500, 
he  set  himself  the  task  of  raising  $100,000  of  new  endowment. 
This  was  a  long  hard  task  when  financial  conditions  were 
so  stringent  as  they  were  at  that  time.  He  secured  a  con- 
ditional subscription  of  $20,000  from  Dr.  D.  K.  Pearsons  of 
Chicago,  and  finally  after  repeated  extensions  of  the  time 
allowed  he  was  able  to  announce  m  chapel  one  morning  m 
April,  1905,  that  the  last  dollar  of  the  $100,000  had  been 
subscribed.  The  enthusiasm  ran  high.  A  holiday  was  declared 
in  which  to  celebrate  the  victory.  A  group  of  students  bor- 
rowed Uncle  Sam  Hill's  carriage  and  a  long  rope.  By  means 
of  the  rope  about  two  dozen  boys  hitched  themselves  to  the 
carriage  and  took  the  president  and  faculty  for  a  ride  around 
town  to  announce  everywhere  the  glorious  news  that  the 
college  had  $100,000  of  new  endowment.  That  evening  there 
was  a  mass  meeting  to  which  all  the  citizens  were  invited. 
Enthusiastic  speeches  were  made  and  extravagant  predictions 
of  the  greatness  in  store  for  the  old  college  in  the  future.  The 
students  rang  the  college  bell  and  by  a  well  planned  system 
of  relays  they  kept  it  ringing  steadily  all  night  long  so  that 
its  iron  tongue  was  permitted  to  grow  quiet  only  with  the 


coming  of  the  dawn  of  morning.  These  subscriptions  were.col- 
lected  without  material  shrinkage  so  that  when  Dr.  Cham- 
berlin retired,  the  endowment  was  something  over  $1  jo,ooo. 
During  the  term  of  Dr.  John  F.  Harmon,  it  was  increased  to 
a  little  above  $200,000.  During  the  presidency  of  Dr.  George 
E.  McCammon,  a  financial  campaign  was  made  under  the 
direction  of  Dr.  Hancher  with  his  team  of  experienced  work- 
ers. They  set  one  million  and  a  half  as  the  goal  and  spent 
about  six  months  in  preparing  and  canvassing  the  field.  The 
goal  was  not  reached,  nor  near  it,  but  enough  was  subscribed 
and  paid  in  to  claim  the  $150,000  conditional  subscription  of 
the  General  Education  Board,  which  brings  the  endowment 
to  half  a  million.  There  are  yet  some  thousands  in  unpaid  sub- 
scriptions and  a  number  of  estate  notes  of  which  the  value 
cannot  be  definitely  known  till  the  death  of  the  giver.  When 
these  are  all  settled  up,  there  will  probably  be  another  hun- 
dred thousand  to  add  to  the  total.  But  the  college  needs  today 
not  less  than  a  million  dollars  of  productive  endowment,  and 
there  is  a  feeling  in  certain  quarters  that  before  the  close  of 
our  Centennial  celebration,  the  friends  of  the  college  will 
come  forward  with  enough  to  make  it  that  figure.  At  the 
educational  convention  held  at  the  college  in  1868,  on  the 
fortieth  anniversary  of  its  founding,  facts  were  brought  out 
to  show  that  up  to  that  time  the  city  of  Lebanon  and  vicinity 
had  contributed  not  less  than  twenty-four  thousand  dollars 
for  the  establishment  and  maintenance  of  the  institution, 
which  was  three-fourths  of  what  had  been  expended  for  that 
purpose.  In  1909  when  the  charges  were  making  payments  on 
the  conference  note  Lebanon  subscribed  $j,ooo.  During  the 
last  mentioned  campaign  Lebanon,  including  the  faculty  and 
students  subscribed  $70,000.  Of  course  McKendree  has  had 
debts.  All  institutions  of  that  character  do  have  them.  They 
are  unavoidable.  There  has  been  a  very  small  portion  of  the 
time  since  her  founding  that  she  has  not  had  debts  hanging 
over  her.  At  one  time  her  bonded  indebtedness  amounted 
to  as  much  as  $150,000.  But  that  has  all  been  cleared  away. 
At  present  there  are  no  debts  except  a  few  current  bills, 
but  none  of  long  standing. 


Philip  Embury's  horn  now  in 
McKendree  Museum 


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CHAPTER  XI. 

President  Finley's  Administration 


SHE  PERIOD  from  1S40  to  1850  w.is  one  of  stress  and 
strain  for  the  young  college,  and  during  that  time  she 
passed  thru  one  great  crisis  in  her  history.  As  before 
stated,  the  year  1839  marked  a  sort  of  peak  of  prosperity, 
when  the  new  charter  had  been  granted  and  the  scholarship 
fund  of  $50,000  had  been  fully  subscribed,  which  was  fondly 
believed  at  that  time  to  be  an  endowment  which  would  pro- 
duce an  income  of  $5,000  a  year  and  enable  the  institution  to 
pay  Its  professors  a  living  salary.  So  at  that  time  the  Board, 
feeling  that  their  financial  problems  were  solved  were  inclined 
to  give  attention  to  certain  moral  problems  which  they  deemed 
important.  In  those  days  the  annual  Board  Meeting  was  held 
in  August,  and  then,  as  now,  entertainments  were  given  in 
connection  with  it.  Up  to  that  time  there  had  been  no 
graduation  exercises.  One  evening  some  members  of  the  Board 
saw  a  play  presented  which  was  probably  somewhat  realistic 
and  tried  to  show  life  as  it  was  lived  by  the  common  run  of 
humanity.  The  next  day  the  Board  passed  the  following  reso- 
lution : 

"Resolved  that  the  Board  disapproves  of  the  exercises  held 
last  evening,  in  which  were  portrayed  scenes  of  wickedness, 
profanity,  obscenity,  and  bloodshed;  and  that  we  disallow  in 
the  future  all  purely  theatrical  and  immoral  exhibitions." 

They  voted  that  the  Bible  should  be  used  as  a  text  book  in 
the  college  course,  and  the  works  of  Ovid  were  stricken  from 
the  Latin  course.  The  reason  for  the  latter  is  not  stated,  but 
it  was  probably  on  account  of  certain  passages  in  the  book 
which  were  considered  obscene  and  improper  reading  for 
modest  young  people. 

A  feeling  against  Theological  training  for  the  ministry, 
which  probably  the  preachers  in  that  body  knew  nothing 
about  by  experience,  called  forth  the  following  resolution: 

"Since  the  new  charter  confers  authority  to  establish  a 
Theological  Seminary,  Therefore,  be  it  resolved,  that  Theo- 
logical Seminaries  are  contrary  to  the  genius,  the  spirit,  and 
the  institutions  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  the 
Board  is  determined  that  no  such  department  shall  ever  be 
added  to  McKendree  College.  Also  we  deem  it  proper  that 
the  teachers  in  this  college  shall  be  expected  to  impress  no 
sentiments  upon  the  students,  adverse  to  the  foregoing  reso- 
lution." Only  two  or  three  years  after  the  death  of  Elijah  P. 
Lovejoy,  at  Alton,  who  was  regarded  as  a  martyr  to  the  cause 
of  abolition  of  slavery,  we  find  this  resolution  in  the  records: 


"Whereas,  the  Board  of  Trustees  and  Visitors  deem  the 
advocacy  of  the  cause  of  abolition,  either  in  the  private  circle 
or  the  public  assembly,  by  the  agent,  teacher,  or  member  of 
the  faculty  of  McKendree  to  be  prejudicial  to  the  best  inter- 
ests of  the  institution,  and  of  the  country;  therefore,  if  any 
one  of  the  persons  above  enumerated  shall  so  advocate  the 
cause  of  abolition,  the  Board  will  deem  it  their  duty  to  them- 
selves, the  institution,  its  supporters,  and  the  country,  to 
adopt  measures  to  dispense  with  the  services  of  such  persons." 

Of  course  we  are  not  to  infer  from  this  that  the  college  was 
a  pro  slavery  institution,  but  it  was  probably  an  attempt  to 
keep  it  neutral  on  a  question  which  was  discussed  with  great 
bitterness  of  feeling  in  those  days.  The  next  paragraph  of  the 
record  stated  that  the  passages  of  either  of  the  above  resolu- 
tions is  not  designed  in  any  way  to  reflect  upon  the  agents. 
teachers,  or  faculty  heretofore  employed  in  the  college. 

It  was  about  this  time  that  the  matriculation  pledge  was 
devised.  It  was  a  sort  of  oath  of  allegiance  which  had  to  be 
taken  by  every  member  of  the  student  body.  Then  every  stu- 
dent who  violated  any  of  the  specific  rules  of  the  college  was 
not  only  a  law  breaker,  but  he  was  guilty  in  the  first  place  of 
breaking  a  solemn  pledge  to  which  he  had  affixed  his  signature 
with  his  own  hand.  This  plan  of  requiring  the  students  to 
"sign  their  rights  away"  as  some  of  them  have  expressed  it, 
has  been  kept  up  even  to  very  recent  years.  Formerly  the 
pledge  was  written  at  the  top  of  every  page  in  the  matricula- 
tion register  so  that  each  student  who  wrote  his  name  in  the 
book  would  of  necessity  sign  the  pledge.  As  a  matter  of  con- 
venience the  last  book  of  that  kind  which  was  provided,  was 
made  to  order  for  McKendree  and  had  the  pledge  printed  at 
the  top  of  every  page.  But  since  it  was  a  printed  form  very 
few  of  the  students  ever  re.id  it  or  even  looked  at  it,  or  were 
conscious  m  the  slightest  degree  that  they  were  signing  a 
pledge  at  all. 

The  pledge  may  have  changed  slightly  in  more  recent 
years,  but  here  is  the  original  form  of  it : 

"I  do  solemnly  promise  to  the  Corporation  and  the  Faculty 
that,  during  my  connection  with  the  institution,  I  will  main- 
tain good  moral  character,  observe  quiet  and  gentlemanly  de- 
portment towards  all  men,  settle  promptly  all  my  college 
bills,  perform  to  the  best  of  my  ability  all  my  regular  college 
duties,  and  cheerfully  submit  to  all  college  regulations  and 


One  Hundred  and  Forlv 


IfMC  KENDREE 


President  Fmley  came  to  the  office  m  1S41  atter  the  resig- 
nation of  President  Merrill.  There  was  a  feeling  of  great 
disappointment  when  Dr.  Merrill  left,  but  Dr.  Finley  was  of 
more  mature  age,  and  highly  esteemed  in  church  circles  so 
that  most  people  were  confident  that  he  would  be  able  to 
guide  the  precious  craft  through  the  shoals  and  keep  her  from 
going  on  the  rocks. 

JAMES  C.  FINLEY 

James  C.  Finley  was  born  in  Somerset  County,  New 
Jersey,  October  10,  1802,  and  died  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois, 
July  27,  1885.  He  was  reared  a  Presbyterian,  like  his  parents. 
He  received  his  liberal  education  at  Princeton  and  then  took 
a  medical  course  m  Philadelphia.  After  this  he  engaged  m 
hospital  practice  for  a  time  m  Cincinnati.  While  m  that  city 
he  was  married  and  then  went  to  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  where 
he  practiced  medicine  until  183^.  About  this  time  he  and  his 
wife,  who  was  formerly  a  Baptist,  joined  the  Methodist 
church.  Soon  after  that  he  abandoned  the  medical  profession 
and  entered  the  Methodist  ministry.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
Mississippi  Conference  in  1837  '"'"i  ^^s  transferred  to  the 
Illinois  Conference  in  1841.  It  was  at  this  time  that  he  took 
charge  of  the  college.  He  was  a  man  of  fine  ability  and  thor- 
ough scholarship.  He  endeavored  to  maintain  the  high  stand- 
ards of  scholarship  established  by  Dr.  Merrill,  and  in  this 
he  was  quite  successful,  but  the  financial  plan  by  which  the 
college  was  to  be  supported,  through  the  interest  on  the 
scholarships,  proved  a  dismal  failure.  After  four  years  of 
strenuous  effort  in  which  the  plan  was  given  a  thorough  trial. 
Dr.  Finley  decided  that  the  case  was  hopeless  and  went  back 
to  the  pastorate.  He  transferred  to  the  Rock  River  Confer- 
ence where  he  labored  for  the  next  six  years.  In  1851,  he  re- 
turned to  the  Illinois  Conference.  He  was  again  a  member  of 
the  faculty  at  McKendree  as  Professor  of  Greek,  for  a  year, 
just  prior  to  the  coming  of  Dr.  Swahlen,  in  1865.  After  that 
he  spent  one  year  as  President  of  the  Olney  Seminary  and  one 
year  in  the  faculty  of  the  Illinois  State  Agricultural  College 
at  Irvington.  He  then  retired  and  held  the  superannuate  re- 
lation until  his  death  in  1885.  He  lived  at  Richview  till  the 
death  of  his  wife  in  1881,  and  then  with  his  daughter  in 
Jacksonville.  The  Methodist  Church  in  Lebanon  has  a  me- 
morial window  m  his  honor,  which  shows  that  he  held  the 
degrees  of  A.  M.  and  M.  D. 

He  served  the  college  at  a  time  when  there  were  extra 
burdens  to  bear.  From  the  time  when  he  took  charge  there 
were  persistent  rumors  that  the  institution  would  soon  be 
obliged  to  close  up.  But  there  was  eternal  hope  in  the  hearts 
of  a  few  of  the  trustees  which  no  discouragements  could  sub- 


due. In  1842,  the  tees  were  reduced  twenty-five  per  cent  in 
the  hope  ot  attracting  more  students  who  did  not  hold  schol- 
arships. At  the  same  time  the  President's  salary  was  reduced 
to  $400  a  year  to  lessen  the  expenses  of  the  college.  Then  the 
board  ordered  that  all  tuition  fees  shall  be  paid  in  advance 
or  secured  by  note.  Each  professor  was  held  responsible  for 
the  enforcement  of  this  rule,  and  was  required  to  refuse  ad- 
mission to  his  classes  to  all  who  had  not  paid.  Yet  at  the  end 
of  the  year,  a  committee  was  appointed  to  collect  unpaid  tui- 
tion bills.  The  committee  was  instructed  to  require  payment 
in  cash  or  in  notes  bearing  twelve  per  cent  interest.  This 
would  make  it  cheaper  for  students  with  unpaid  bills  and  no 
money,  to  borrow  money  and  pay  cash. 

In  1843,  there  was  another  reduction  of  salaries  for  the 
faculty.  There  was  an  order  to  sell  all  McKendree  lands  to 
raise  money  to  pay  debts.  In  the  same  session  we  also  find 
this  resolution  in  the  record: 

"Whereas  there  are  many  debts  pressing  upon  and  humil- 
iating this  Board,  and  whereas  it  is  our  ardent  desire  to  relieve 
the  college  from  its  embarrassments.  Therefore  be  it  resolved, 
that  all  property  not  directly  needed  in  carrying  on  the  oper- 
ations of  the  college,  be  thrown  on  the  market  and  offered  for 
sale.  And  that  the  Executive  Committee  be  requested  to  at- 
tend to  this  matter  in  view  of  meeting  these  debts." 

Most  of  their  troubles  were  financial  ones,  and  they  delib- 
erated long  and  earnestly  in  the  hope  of  finding  the  solution 
of  their  problems.  On  August  16,  1843,  they  had  a  morning 
session,  then  an  afternoon  session,  then  an  evening  session. 
And  the  record  states  that  they  adjourned  at  12:30  A.  M. 
August  17.  At  a  meeting  in  March,  184";,  Dr.  Finley  was 
requested  to  act  as  agent  in  the  hope  that  he  might  collect 
enough  money  in  the  field  to  "keep  the  sinking  craft  afloat." 
It  was  at  the  conference  session  of  this  year  that  Rev.  W.  H. 
Milburn  was  appointed  as  agent.  Both  students  and  faculty 
were  leaving  the  college  as  rats  do  a  ship  that  is  about  to  sink. 
The  loss  of  students,  especially  from  the  upper  classes,  re- 
duced the  sue  of  the  graduating  classes.  The  class  of  1841 
had  seven  members.  The  next  year  there  were  five,  and  the 
next,  seven  again.  But  in  1844,  there  was  only  one,  and  in 
1845,  but  two.  Of  the  faculty  that  graduated  the  first  class^ 
President  Merrill  and  Professor  Brown  had  gone  soon  after 
the  commencement  of  1841 .  After  another  year  Professor  An- 
nis  Merrill  left,  and  the  next  year.  Professor  Sunderland.  Each 
of  these  men  went  away  with  an  unpaid  deficit  in  his  salary. 
Their  places  were  supplied  by  young  men  who  were  grad- 
uates of  the  institution  and,  of  course,  with  little  experience. 
By  184s,  there  were  three  McKendree  men  in  the  faculty. 


One  Hundred  and  FortvOne 


IMC  KENDREE 


Henry  H.  Homer  of  class  of  1841,  George  L.  Roberts  of  1S42, 
and  John  L.  Scripps  of  1S44.  EH  Robinson,  1841,  had  also 
served  in  the  faculty,  but  had  resigned.  In  the  summer  of 
1845,  President  Finley  also  resigned  and  left  Professor  Rob- 
erts to  report  the  situation  to  the  meeting  of  the  Joint  Board. 
Some  of  the  trustees  were  in  favor  of  closing  the  school  per- 
manently. But  others  were  determined  that  it  should  go  on. 
Before  the  meeting  adjourned.  Rev.  Peter  Akers,  who  had 
once  before  served  in  that  capacity,  was  recalled  to  the  pres- 
idency, and  the  young  McKendree  professors  were  confirmed 
in  their  several  positions.  The  school  opened  as  usual  in  the 
fall  of  1845.  We  have  no  means  of  knowing  how  many  stu- 
dents there  were,  for  the  records  are  lost  and  probably  there 
was  no  catalogue  printed.  At  least  there  is  none  now  acces- 
sible for  that  year.  But  it  must  have  been  a  discouragingly 
small  number.  It  is  likely  that  most  of  those  who  did  come 
entered  on  a  scholarship  and  hence  there  was  no  income  with 
which  to  pay  a  faculty.  A  special  meeting  of  the  Board  was 
called  for  November  17,  184').  There  is  no  mention  of  Presi- 
dent Akers.  He  may  have  been  absent  seeking  help  among 
the  churches,  but  Professor  Roberts,  who  was  also  secretary 
of  the  Board,  announced  to  that  body  that  the  board  of  in- 
struction had  suspended  the  present  session  of  the  college. 
Benjamin  Hypes  at  once  made  a  motion  that  it  should  be 
resumed  immediately.  But  instead  of  voting  on  that  motion, 
they  discussed  it  carefully  from  every  point  of  view;  and  since 
there  was  no  visible  means  of  support  for  the  faculty,  it 
seemed  best  to  let  the  work  stay  suspended  for  the  present. 
So  they  agreed  to  meet  again  the  following  April  and  deter- 
mine then  whether  conditions  would  justify  resuming  work 
for  the  second  session  of  the  year.  No  more  class  room  work 
was  done  that  year,  but  the  Board  was  active.  They  did  not 
admit  that  the  college  was  dead.  It  had  only  fainted.  It  could 
be  easily  resuscitated  if  the  proper  restoratives  were  applied. 
They  did  not  wait  till  April  but  held  a  meeting  in  January, 
and  another  in  May.  They  were  continually  planning  and 
praying  and  working.  There  were  no  commencement  exer- 
cises of  the  usual  kind  that  year  and  no  graduating  class,  but 
there  was  a  Board  meeting.  Their  persistent  efforts  were  suc- 
cessful and  arrangements  were  made  and  carried  out  for  re- 
suming the  regular  college  work  in  the  autumn  of  1846.  Thus 
there  was  a  longer  vacation  than  usual  and  no  graduates  for 
the  year  1846,  yet  the  college  did  not  lose  a  year  of  history, 
for  class  room  work  was  actually  carried  on  for  a  part  of  the 
year  and  the  trustees  were  active  all  the  year.  This  board  did 
not  have  much  money  but  they  had  as  much  grit  and  deter- 
mination as  a  whole  kennel  of  bull  dogs.  They  balked  at  no 


discouraging  situation,  but  decided  that  the  college  must  open 
in  the  fall  of  1846.  They  selected  as  their  new  president  a 
rising  young  preacher  and  educator  from  New  England, 
named  Erasmus  Wentworth. 

We  now  give  brief  sketches  of  the  classes  which  graduated 
under  President  Finley. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1842 
There  were  five  members  of  the  class — Thomas  A.  Brad- 
ford, Lloyd  W.  Brown,  Jesse  Haile  Moore,  George  Lamb 
Roberts  and  Nathan  Scarritt. 

THOMAS  A.  BR.ADFORD 
Thomas  A.  Bradford  belonged  to  a  Lebanon  family, 
though  we  have  very  meager  information  concerning  him. 
He  was  initiated  into  the  Philosophian  Society  in  1840  and 
after  his  graduation  went  to  California.  Later  he  lived  at 
Springfield,  111.  and  was  prominent  in  Democratic  political 

circles. 

DR.  LLOYD  W.  BROWN 

Lloyd  W.  Brown  became  a  physician  and  in  after  years, 
practiced  his  profession  in  Booneville,  Mo.,  and  later  in 
Jacksonville,  111.  He  was  a  member  of  Philo.  His  last  years 
were  spent  with  some  of  his  children  at  New  Berlin,  111. 
GEN.  JESSE  H.  MOORE 

Jesse  Haile  Moore  had  a  remarkable  career  and  was  dis- 
tinguished in  several  different  fields.  He  was  an  educator,  a 
preacher,  a  soldier,  and  a 


statesman.  He  was  born  in 
St.  Clair  County,  a  member 
of  the  well  known  Moore 
family,  his  father  fought  in 
the  Revolutionary  War.  In 
September  of  the  year  he  was 
graduated,  he  was  married 
to  Miss  Rachel  Hynes  of 
Davis  County,  Kentucky. 
He  began  his  teaching  career 
in  the  schools  of  Nashville, 
lUinois,  and  later  taught  in 
the  seminaries  of  George- 
town, Paris,  and  Quincy. 

The  last  named  afterward  became  Chaddock  College.  In  1 846, 
he  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  Conference,  and  in  18^6,  chang- 
ed from  teaching  to  the  work  of  the  pastorate.  In  i86i,  he  be- 
came pastor  of  the  First  Methodist  Church,  Decatur,  and  a 
year  later  he  resigned  his  church  and  entered  the  service  of  his 
country  as  Colonel  of  the  115th  Illinois  Volunteers.  He  con- 
tinued in  the  service  till  the  end  of  the  war.  He  was  promoted 


JESSE  H.  MOORE 


One  Hundred  and  FortyTi 


MC  KENDREE 


"for  gallant  and  meritorious  conduct  on  the  field  of  battle" 
and  was  mustered  out  as  a  Brigadier  General.  After  the  war, 
he  returned  to  his  ministerial  duties  and  later  became  a  Pre- 
siding Elder  and  also  served  as  a  member  of  the  Book  Com- 
mittee of  the  church.  He  also  served  two  terms  in  Congress 
where  he  was  a  strong  supporter  of  General  Grant  in  his 
reconstruction  policies.  Later  he  was  pension  agent  at  Spring- 
field. In  1881,  he  was  appointed  United  States  Consul  to 
Callao,  Peru,  South  America.  Accompanied  by  his  wife,  two 
sons,  and  a  daughter-in-law,  he  went  to  this  post  of  duty, 
where  for  two  years  he  administered  the  office  with  great 
efficiency,  and  then  he  contracted  yellow  fever  which  caused 
his  death,  July  12,  188 j.  An  extract  from  a  Callao  paper 
shows  the  esteem  in  which  he  was  held  by  the  people  among 
whom  he  had  lived  for  two  years.  "Last  night.  General 
Moore,  United  States  Consul,  died.  The  public  life  of  the 
deceased  was  connected  with  the  greatest  poHtical  and  mili- 
tary events  of  his  country.  His  voice  as  a  publicist  was  the 
highest  authority,  and  only  matters  of  international  politics 
detained  him  in  this  port  where  certainly  there  was  no  one 
holding  the  position  of  consul  who  could  so  much  honor  it. 
With  a  deep  feeling  which  the  death  of  a  useful  member  of 
society,  and  particularly  so  distinguished  a  gentleman  as  Gen- 
eral Moore,  always  inspires,  we  offer  in  the  name  of  the 
public  whom  we  represent,  the  most  feeling  expression  of 
sympathy  to  his  respected  family."  His  body  was  brought 
back  and  buried  with  military  honors  at  his  old  home  in 
Decatur. 

GEORGE  L.  ROBERTS 
George  Lamb  Roberts  was  born  in  Kaskaskia,  Illinois, 
March  16,  1821.  His  early  education  was  obtained  under  the 
care  of  a  private  tutor.  He  then  entered  McKendree  and  be, 
came  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  was 
especially  proficient  in  the  classic  studies.  The  same  year  that 
he  was  graduated  he  was  licensed  to  preach,  and  the  next  year 
he  was  employed  as  a  tutor  in  the  classics  in  McKendree.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  faculty  for  several  years,  and  also  was 
secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trustees.  In  1845,  when  Dr.  Akers 
was  elected  president  for  the  second  time  he  spent  much  time 
away  from  the  college  and  Prof.  Roberts  was  made  acting 
president  in  the  absence  of  the  president.  When  the  college 
suspended  its  regular  work  for  a  part  of  the  year  1845,  Pro- 
fessor Roberts  took  advantage  of  the  opportunity  to  enter  a 
Divinity  School  of  the  Episcopal  Church.  After  a  time  he 
became  rector  of  St.  James  Episcopal  church  at  Vincennes, 
Indiana.  Here  he  became  acquainted  with  a  Bishop  and  some 
of  the  clergy  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church.  The  diocese 


was  in  possession  of  a  valuable  library  which  had  been  res- 
cued from  the  chaos  of  the  French  Revolution  and  brought 
to  Vincennes.  Mr.  Roberts  was  given  the  privilege  of  this 
library.  He  was  scholarly  inclined  and  of  course  appreciated 
the  opportunity  to  delve  into  the  writings  of  the  Church 
Fathers.  These  priests  were  captivated  by  his  intelligence  and 
social  qualities,  and  he  likewise  by  their  learning  and  refine- 
ment, the  result  was  that  he  left  the  Episcopal  Church  and 
went  to  the  Roman  Catholic.  He  remained  in  the  Catholic 
communion  until  his  death,  December  15,  1905.  At  one  time 
he  occupied  a  Chair  m  the  Roman  Catholic  College  of  St. 
Mary's  of  the  Lake,  in  Chicago.  Afterward  he  moved  to  Old 
Mission,  Michigan,  on  Grand  Traverse  Bay. 

He  was  married  April  28,  1846  to  Miss  Virginia  E.  Horner, 
of  Lebanon,  a  daughter  of  Nathan  Horner,  long  a  trustee  of 
McKendree,  and  a  sister  of  Henry  Hypes  Horner,  a  member 
of  the  first  class  in  McKendree.  The  wedding  ceremony  was 
performed  by  Rev.  Thornton  Peeples.  Their  daughter,  Vir- 
ginia L.  Roberts  was  graduated  from  McKendree  in  the  class 
of  1872.  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Roberts,  his  widow  went  to 
Los  Angeles,  where  she  lived  till  past  the  age  of  ninety.  She 
died  February  6,  1920. 

REV.  NATHAN  SCARRITT,  D.  D. 

Nathan  Scarritt,  was  born  near  EdwardsviUe,  Illinois, 
April  14,  1821,  and  died  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  April 
22,1890.  He  was  the  seven- 
th of  twelve  children.  He 
grew  up  on  his  father's 
farm  and  at  the  age  of  six- 
teen entered  McKendree. 
He  paid  his  own  way  thru 
college  by  clearing  timber 
from  the  campus,  sawmt^ 
wood,  and  doing  other  forms 
of  manual  labor.  He  was 
graduated  in  1842  with  the 
highest  honors  of  his  class. 
He  was  a  member  of  Philo. 
After  teaching  two  years  at 
Waterloo,  Illinois,  he  went 
to  Fayette,  Missouri,  where  he  taught  with  Dr.  William  T. 
Lucky  of  the  class  of  1841. 

These  two  McKendreans  working  together  established  a 
high  school,  out  of  which  grew  two  successful  colleges.  Cen- 
tral and  Howard-Paine,  the  latter  for  women.  These  are  both 
leading  institutions  of  the  Methodist  Church  South,  at  the 
present  day.  Dr.  Scarritt  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  as  a 


NATHAN  SCARRITT,  D.  D. 


One  HuTidred  and  ForU-Three 


<::s^:^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^s^ 


member  of  the  Southern  Church  and  made  his  influence  felt 
in  a  remarkable  manner.  His  sister  married  William  T.  Lucky 
and  his  daughter  married  Bishop  Eugene  R.  Hendrix  of  the 
Methodist  Church  South.  His  brother  Isaac  was  long  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Illinois  Conference  of  the  Methodist  Church  and 
his  brother  Jotham  was  one  of  the  charter  members  of  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference  and  for  half  a  century  a  trustee 
of  McKendree.  Nathan  Scarritt  was  a  trustee  and  a  leading 
benefactor  of  Central  College  as  long  as  he  lived.  He  made 
some  fortunate  investments  which  gave  him  command  of  a 
considerable  portion  of  this  world's  goods  and  he  always 
proved  himself  a  good  steward.  He  made  a  plan  before  his 
death  which  was  carried  out  by  his  children  whereby  he  be- 
came the  donor  of  $40,000  and  thus  the  chief  founder  of  The 
Scarritt  Bible  and  Training  School  for  Missionaries  in  Kansas 
City.  He  also  built  at  his  own  expense  the  Melrose  Metho- 
dist Church  in  Kansas  City  and  served  as  its  pastor  for  many 
years.  He  was  several  times  a  delegate  to  the  General  Con- 
ference of  his  church  and  was  always  a  wise  and  able  coun- 
selor. Kansas  City  has  recognized  and  honored  him  by  giving 
his  name  to  one  of  her  fine  ward  schools,  as  well  as  to  one  of 
her  leading  streets  and  her  most  beautiful  park,  which  is 
called  "Scarritt's  Point." 

THE  CLASS  OF  1843 

This  class  contained  nine  members  and  was  the  second  to 
graduate  under  Dr.  Finley's  administration.  There  are  no 
catalogues  extant  for  the  years  1841-1846.  We  find  the  names 
of  the  graduates  of  those  years  in  the  records  of  the  Joint 
Board  and  a  few  facts  are  obtainable  concerning  the  later  life 
of  some  of  them. 

THOMAS  S.  DOREY 

Thomas  Sterling  Dorey  was  born  April  8,  1821,  at  Tren- 
ton, New  Jersey.  When  he  was  quite  young  his  parents 
moved  to  Ohio,  and  later  to  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  From  there 
he  came  to  be  a  student  at  McKendree.  He  became  a  member 
of  the  Philosophian  Society,  and  received  his  Bachelor's  De- 
gree in  1843.  After  graduation,  he  entered  one  of  the  Medical 
Colleges  in  St.  Louis,  and  in  due  time  became  a  Medical 
Doctor.  He  served  for  some  years  as  surgeon  in  the  United 
States  Marine  Corps,  which  was  the  Navy  of  that  day,  and 
once  made  a  voyage  to  China.  He  lived  only  ten  years  after 
his  graduation  and  was  never  married.  His  death  occurred 
February  16,  185J. 

DR.  J.  R.  M.  GASKILL 

James  Riley  Monroe  Gaskill  was  born  near  Troy,  Illinois, 
May  18,  1820.  While  in  McKendree  he  was  a  member  of 
Philo.   After  his  graduation,   he  attended  the   McDowell 


Medical  College,  and  from  that  institution  received  the  de- 
gree of  M.  D.  in  1854.  The  next  year  he  went  to  Marine 
Mills,  Minnesota,  and  there  engaged  in  the  flour  milling 
business  with  the  firm  of  Judd,  Walker  and  Company  until 
1864.  when  he  entered  the  Union  Army  as  surgeon  of  the 
Forty-fifth  Regiment  of  Illinois  Infantry.  He  served  in  this 
capacity  till  the  close  of  the  war  and  marched  with  Sherman 
to  the  sea.  After  the  war,  he  returned  to  Minnesota  and 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  and  the  drug  business 
until  1886  when  he  removed  to  Stillwater,  Minnesota,  and 
continued  the  practice  of  his  profession  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  April  7,  1894.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  Terri- 
torial Legislature  of  Minnesota  before  it  became  a  state  and 
of  its  State  Legislature  in  1872-73.  He  was  state  inspector  of 
prisons  in  Minnesota  for  three  consecutive  terms,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  State  Medical  Society  of  Minnesota  from  the  time 
of  the  Civil  War.  He  was  married  in  1861  to  Miss  Clara 
Eldredge  Hughs,  of  Greenville,  Illinois.  To  them  were  born 
three  sons  and  one  daughter.  Of  these,  only  one  son,  Roy, 
survived  the  father. 

JUDGE  WILLIAM  H.  SNYDER 

William  Henry  Snyder,  son  of  Judge  Adam  W.  Snyder, 
was  born  near  Belleville,  July  12,  1825.  He  spent  several 
years  as  a  student  in  McKendree,  was  a  member  of  the 
Philosophian  Society  and  received  his  A.  B.  degree  in  1843. 
He  served  eighteen  months  in  the  Mexican  War,  holding  the 
rank  of  First  Lieutenant  in  the  Fifth  Regiment  of  Illinois 
Infantry.  He  studied  law  with  Governor  Koerner  of  Belleville 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1845  before  he  went  to  the 
war.  Later  he  held  the  positions  of  Postmaster  of  Belleville, 
State's  Attorney  of  St.  Clair  County,  and  member  of  the 
Illinois  Legislature.  He  was  Judge  of  the  twenty-fourth  Judi- 
cial District  from  1857  to  1861.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Constitutional  Convention  of  Illinois  in  1869-70.  In  1873, 
he  was  elected  Judge  of  the  twenty-second  Judicial  Circuit 
and  served  in  this  office  three  consecutive  terms  of  six  years 
each.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Jane  E.  Champion  in  June, 
1859.  He  died  December  24,  1892. 

FREDERICK  A.  SNYDER 

Frederick  A.  Snyder  was  born  m  St.  Clair  County, 
December  21,  1828,  the  same  year  that  McKendree  College 
was  founded.  Tho  three  years  younger  than  his  brother  men- 
tioned above,  he  came  to  McKendree  at  the  same  time  and 
graduated  in  the  same  class,  read  law  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  at  the  same  time.  He  also  served  in  the  Mexican  War 
and  was  a  Second  Lieutenant  while  his  brother  was  First. 
He  served  till  thecloseof  the  war  and  then  went  to  California 


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and  located  in  San  Francisco.  Later  he  was  a  member  of 
the  Legislature  of  that  state  and  was  appointed  with  two 
others  on  a  committee  to  revise  the  statutes  of  the  state.  He 
died  at  Lake  Bigler,  California,  July  23,  i8'J4,  only  eleven 
years  after  his  graduation.  A  third  brother  of  this  family, 
John  F.  Snyder,  did  not  graduate  from  McKendree,  but  be- 
came a  physician  and  practiced  medicine  for  many  years  in 
Virginia,  Illinois.  He  was  for  many  years  president  of  the 
Illinois  Historical  Society,  and  the  biographer  of  his  father. 
Judge  Adam  W.  Snyder,  who,  after  a  long  and  useful  career, 
died  suddenly  after  he  had  been  nominated  for  Governor  ot 
Illinois,  with  a  prospect  of  almost  certain  election,  had  he 
lived  a  few  months  longer. 

DR.  JOHN  L.  HALLAM 

John  Locker  Hallam  was  born  near  Brassington,  Derby- 
shire, England,  m  February,  1819,  and  died  at  Centralia, 
Illinois,  June  15,  1894.  His  father's  family,  consisting  of 
parents  and  four  children,  came  to  Edwards  County,  Illinois, 
in  1827,  and  from  that  time  on  he  was  a  resident  of  Illinois. 
He  graduated  from  McKendree  in  1843,,  receiving  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  He  then  took  up  the  study  of  medicine  and  in  1846, 
received  the  degree  of  M.  D.  from  the  institution  later  known 
as  the  Missouri  Medical  College,  in  St.  Louis.  He  began  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Louisville,  Illinois,  where  he  was 
married  July  4,  1850  to  Sarah  G.  Green,  daughter  of  Doctor 
Peter  Green,  of  that  place.  They  had  two  children,  William 
Locker  and  Bessie,  now  both  deceased.  In  1854,  he  moved  to 
Centralia,  and  the  same  year  his  wife  died.  Twelve  years 
after,  m  1866,  he  was  married  to  Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Doyle.  To 
them  were  born  three  daughters  and  one  son.  The  son,  John 
C.  Hallam,  attended  McKendree  and  then  studied  medicine, 
giving  promise  of  a  brilliant  career.  He  was  assistant  for  a 
time  to  the  famous  surgeon.  Dr.  A.  C.  Bernays.  He  also 
travelled  abroad.  After  some  years  of  practice  he  was  com- 
pelled by  ill  health  to  give  up  his  work  and  died  in  1914.  The 
elder  Dr.  Hallam,  besides  being  a  successful  physician,  was 
a  useful  and  public  spirited  citi2;en.  He  served  several  terms 
as  a  member  of  the  city  council  in  CentraHa,  and  also  as  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Education.  He  was  United  States 
Pension  Examiner,  physician  for  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad, 
a  Mason,  being  a  charter  member  of  Centralia  Lodge  No.  201, 
established  in  1856.  He  also  belonged  to  the  Centrailia 
Chapter  No.  93,  Royal  Arch  Masons,  and  to  the  Methodist 
Church. 

Of  the  other  four  members  of  this  class  we  have  very 
slight  information.  James  McAllister  hved  in  St.  Louis  and 
Ira  Wakefield  in  Lebanon.  Both  were  members  of  the  Philo- 


sophian  Society.  The  names  of  George  W.  Leach  and  Wick- 
liffe  Price  do  not  appear  m  the  Philo  records,  so  of  them  we 
can  only  say  th.it  they  graduated  in  184J,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  Bachelor  of  Arts. 

A  later  word  concerning  Mr.  McAllister  is  that  he  went 
to  Washington,  D.  C.  soon  after  his  graduation,  and  obtained 
a  clerkship  in  one  of  the  departments  of  the  government. 
Three  years  later  he  died  of  tuberculosis.  He  was  never 

married. 

J.  L.  SCRIPPS 
The  class  of  1844  consisted  of  only  one  man,  but  measured 
by  the  lasting  results  attained  it  was  as  large  as  some  classes 
which  contained  a  dozen  or  a  score  of  members.  John  Locke 
Scripps  was  born  February  27, 1818,  just  a  few  months  before 
Illinois  became  a  state.  He  was  of  English  ancestry.  His 
father,  George  H.  Scripps,  settled  near  Cape  Girardeau,  Mis- 
souri where  he  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  convention  which  framed  the  constitution  of 
the  state  of  Missouri  and  later  a  member  of  the  Legistalure. 
In  1836,  he  emancipated  his  slaves  and  moved  to  the  free 
state  of  Illinois,  locating  at  Rushville.  Here  John  L.  worked 
in  his  father's  tannery  and  taught  school.  Later  he  entered 
McKendree  and  graduated  with  the  A.  B.  degree  in  1844. 
He  then  studied  law  and  in  1847  went  to  Chicago  and  began 
the  practice  of  his  profession.  After  a  few  years  he  decided 
that  journalism  was  more  to  his  taste  and  accordingly  pur- 
chased an  interest  in  the  newly  established  Chicago  Tribune. 
Mr.  Bross  in  his  History  of  Chicago,  states  that  Mr.  Scripps 
was  the  Tribune's  writer  and  editorial  manager.  He  says, 
"Mr.  Scripps'  literary  abiU- 
ties  were  of  a  high  order; 
his  style  chaste,  lucid  and 
simple;his  reasoning  powers 
always  strong  and  cogent; 
his  arguments  well  timed, 
condensed  and  straight  to 
the  point.  His  invariably 
dignified  and  gentlemanly 
bearing,  joined  with  these 
qualities,  resulted  m  the 
elevation  of  the  Chicago 
press  and  formed  the  founda- 
tion of  the  power  it  has  jqhn  LOCKE  SCRIPPS 
since  become."  For  political 

reasons,  Mr.  Scripps  withdrew  from  the  Tribune  and  start- 
ed the  "Democratic  Press"  in  i8'i2.  However,  in  iS'io,  the 
"Press"  was  consolidated  with  the  "Tribune"  and  Mr. 
Scripps  became  the  Editorin-Chief  In  that  year  he  publish- 


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ed  a  biography  of  Abraham  Lincoln  which  was  used  as  a 
campaign  document  and  was  doubtless  one  of  the  influences 
that  caused  his  election  to  the  presidency.  From  1861  to  1865, 
Scripps  was  Postmaster  of  Chicago.  This  important  post  he 
filled  with  great  acceptabiHty.  During  the  Civil  War,  he 
showed  his  patriotism  by  organizing  and  equipping  at  his 
own  expense.  Company  C  of  the  Seventy-second  Regiment, 
Ilhnois  Volunteers,  well  known  during  the  war  as  the 
"Scripps  Guards." 

In  1865,  he  ventured  into  a  new  field  of  activity  and  be- 
came a  partner  in  the  banking  firm  of  Scripps,  Preston  and 
Kean,  of  Chicago.  His  marriage  occurred  October  24,  1848, 
when  he  was  united  with  Mary  E.  Blanchard  of  Greenville, 
Illinois.  They  had  three  children,  of  whom  George  died  in 
1902,  Mary  Virginia  died  in  infancy  and  Grace  married  Mr. 
F.  B.  Dyche,  of  Evanston,  lUinois.  Mrs.  Scripps  died  in  Jan- 
uary, 1866,  and  her  husband  in  September  of  the  same  year. 
The  class  of  1845  had  just  two  members  of  whom  brief 
sketches  follow. 

HON,  FRANCIS  HEREFORD 

Francis  Hereford  was 
born  in  Fauquier  County, 
Virginia,  July  4,  1825.  His 
ancestors  were  English  and 
Scotch.  His  grandfather, 
Francis  Hereford,  was  a 
soldier  in  the  Revolutionary 
War.  His  father,  Francis 
Hereford,  moved  from  Vir- 
ginia to  Missouri  where  he 
practiced  law  until  his  death 
in  1 8-; I.  Young  Francis  at- 
tended McKendree  and 
graduated  in  1845  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  He  belonged 


FRANCIS  HEREFORD 


to  the  Philo  Society.  He  studied  law  and  then  went  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1849.  He  was  elected  District  Attorney  of  Sacra- 
mento in  1855.  He  afterward  went  to  Virginia  City,  Nevada, 
where  he  remained  till  1866.  He  then  returned  to  the  East 
and  settled  in  Union,  West  Virginia.  In  1868,  he  was  Demo- 
cratic presidential  elector,  casting  his  vote  for  Seymour  and 
Blair.  In  1870,  he  was  elected  as  one  of  the  representatives 
of  West  Virginia,  to  the  42nd  Congress.  He  was  re-elected 
in  1S72,  and  again  in  1874.  In  1877,  he  was  elected  United 
States  Senator  by  the  Legislature  of  West  Virginia. 

He  was  married  in  1858  to  Rebecca  C.  Pearis,  of  Sacra- 
mento, who  died  in  1866.  In  1872,  he  was  married  to  Alice 
B.  Caperton,  in  West  Virginia.  Of  this  union  were  born  two 
sons  and  two  daughters.  Senator  Hereford  died  December 
21,  1891. 

FREDERICK  SPIES 

Frederick  Spies  was  born  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  Septem- 
ber 8,  1822.  In  his  nineteenth  year  he  came  to  America, 
arriving  at  St.  Louis  in  January,  1842.  He  entered  McKendree 
and  graduated  in  184^  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  then 
studied  law  in  Transylvania  University  at  Lexington,  Ken- 
tucky. He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Belleville  in  1846,  and 
at  St.  Louis  in  1849.  In  the  latter  city  he  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  life.  He  was  married  January  6,  1847,  to  Miss  Julia  A. 
Gray.  To  them  were  born  seven  children,  three  sons  and  four 
daughters,  all  of  whom  died  young  except  two,  Mary  L. 
and  Fannie.  His  wife  died  February  i,  i860.  On  March  i, 
i86j  he  was  married  to  Lisette  Crecelius,  daughter  of  John 
P.  Crecelius  of  St.  Louis  County.  To  this  union  one  son  was 
born  in  1866.  Mr.  Spies  enjoyed  the  distinction  of  being  the 
oldest  living  graduate  for  many  years  before  his  death  which 
occurred  in  St.  Louis,  January  i,  191 1. 


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CHAPTER  XII. 

President  Wentworth's  Adm\ 


eRASTUS  Wentworth  was  born  m  Stonington,  Con- 
necticut, August  5,  1813.  In  his  early  youth  he  at- 
tended the  Congregational  Church  at  Norwich, 
Connecticut,  hut  in  1831  was  converted  in  a  Methodist  re- 
vival and  from  that  time  on  he  was  a  Methodist.  In  1832, 
he  became  a  student  in  Cazenovia  Seminary  in  New  York 
State.  In  1834,  he  entered  the  Wesleyan  University  at  Mid- 
dletown,  from  which  institution  he  graduated  three  years 
later.  He  then  taught  natural  science  in  the  academy  at  Gov, 
erneur.  New  York,  for  several  years.  In  1841,  he  joined  the 
Black  River  Conference,  and  was  appointed  to  teach  m  Troy 
Conference  Academy  at  Poultney,  Vermont.  In  1846,  he  was 
elected  president  of  McKendree,  in  which  position  he  re- 
mained four  years.  In  the  summer  of  1846,  after  a  temporary 
suspension  of  a  few  months  on  account  of  financial  diificulties, 
the  Board  of  Trustees  decided  that  the  college  must  open  as 
usual  that  fall.  So  they  acted  on  the  suggestion  of  Rev.  Davis 
Goheen  and  advertised  for  professors  who,  instead  of  salaries, 
would  be  willing  to  accept  the  regular  Methodist  itinerant 
preachers'  allowance,  estimated  in  the  usual  way,  according 
to  the  size  of  his  family;  and  to  be  raised  by  the  people  in 
collections  and  contributions  of  cash  and  provisions,  but 
chiefly  the  latter.  A  considerable  number  answered  the  ad- 
vertisement and  out  of  these  the  Board  selected  the  faculty. 
Dr.  Wentworth,  writing  in  the  "Central  Advocate"  thirty 
years  after,  gives  a  very  interesting  account  of  his  experience 
at  McKendree. 

""The  writer  was  not  an  applicant,  but  was  chosen  presi- 
dent without  previous  consultation.  The  position  was  readily 
accepted,  though  at  a  pecuniary  sacrifice,  as  a  providential 
opening  to  get  a  consumptive  wife  out  of  cold  Vermont  into 
the  milder  Mississippi  valley.  A  move  which  doubtless  pro- 
longed her  life  several  years.  The  kindly  ex-president,  Dr. 
John  W.  Merrill,  whom  I  met  at  the  Eastham  Camp  Meeting 
that  summer,  said  to  me.  Take  a  library  with  you  and  devote 
the  next  few  years  to  study.  It  will  be  a  perfect  burial  with- 
out books.'  The  advice,  alas,  could  not  be  followed.  But  it 
was  hardly  necessary.  The  next  four  years  were  the  busiest 
of  a  busy  life.  I  was  constantly  preaching,  lecturing,  teaching, 
writing,  dedicating  churches,  attending  camp  meetings,  con- 
ferences, conventions,  and  conducting  a  weekly  paper,  the 
Lebanon  Journal,  the  modest  bud  which  at  length  bloomed 
into  the  full  flowered  and  richly  flavored  'Central  Christian 
Advocate.' 


DR.  E.  WENTWORTH 


"The  voluntary  support 
system  worked  well.  My 
"allowance'  was  less  than 
three  hundred  dol  lars  a  year, 
on  which  I  laid  up  money, 
while  I  ran  in  debt  at  Dick- 
inson on  a  salary  of  a  thou- 
sand. Our  neighbors,  the 
prairie  farmers,  were  espec- 
ially liberal  to  the  new  pro- 
fessors who  preached  every 
Sunday  m  their  school 
houses,  bringing  m  corn  and 
'side  meat'  more  than  we 
could  possibly  make  use  of. 
One  brother  put  into  my  log  crib  forty  bushels  of  Indian  corn 
for  five  dollars.  "I  give  you  the  corn,"  he  said,  'I  only  charge  you 
a  bit  {i2}4  cents)  a  bushel  for  hauling  it.'  We  had  a  cow  and 
her  keeping,  pigs,  poultry,  and  a  vegetable  garden  which  it 
was  next  to  impossible  to  protect  from  the  wolfish  hogs  that 
ranged  the  woods,  and  made  no  bones  of  forcing  pickets  and 
could  scale  a  six  rail  fence  with  the  agility  of  a  raccoon. 
Lovely  were  those  years  in  that  broad  college  campus  with 
Its  sunlit  lawns,  its  graceful  swells,  its  huge  trees,  the 
home  of  contemplation  and  retirement,  yet  made  lively  by 
the  shouts  of  students  with  their  games  of  'shinney'  and 
foot  ball.  Cottages  nestled  among  the  trees,  as  cosy,  if  not 
as  handsome,  as  those  provided  for  the  accommodation  of  the 
guests  at  Saratoga.  The  college  building  itself  was  spacious, 
but  a  terrible  eye  sore.  It  took  a  fancy  to  burn  down  a  few 
years  after  and  everybody  said,  in  view  of  its  past  utility, 
'Pax  cineribus.'  Built  in  early  times  before  the  age  of  saw 
mills,  it  was  sheathed  with  rived  clap  boards  and  looked 
like  a  superannuated  distillery.  On  its  front  gable  rested  a 
little  bell  from  which  the  rope  dangled  to  the  ground  between 
the  front  doors.  One  of  our  first  improvements  was  to  build 
a  cupola  and  remove  the  bell  to  the  center  of  the  building. 
We  remodelled  and  reseated  the  chapel,  made  the  library 
and  recitation  rooms  cheerful  with  paint,  paper,  and  white- 
wash, doing  much  of  the  work  with  our  own  hands. 

"We  followed  the  bad  habit  of  the  olden  time,  now  happily 
abandoned,  of  early  morning  prayers;  and  compelled  the  boys 
to  get  up  in  the  dark  and  cold,  to  go  through,  with  freezing 
fingers,  yawning  muscles,  drooping  eye-lids,  and  empty  stom- 


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achs,  the  forms  of  devotion  which  it  was  deemed  an  act  of 
piety  to  shirk  as  often  as  possible.  We  commiserated  the 
offenders  against  this  barbardus  college  regulation,  made  jus- 
tice do  homage  to  mercy,  and  occasionally  excused  a  poor 
wight  for  sleeping  over.  The  bell,  small  as  it  was,  waked  the 
old  building  at  six  in  the  dark  winter  mornings,  as  it  would 
wake  the  dead;  and  yet  many  a  drousy  youth  escaped  debt 
marks  with  the  plea  'Didn't  hear  the  bell.'  One  day  dry  "Tom 
Harrison'  of  Belleville  presented  himself  at  the  office  with  a 
lugubrious  face  as  a  candidate  for  excuse  from  prayers  the 
morning  previous.  'What  is  your  excuse,  sir?"  'Didn't  hear 
the  bell,  sir !'  'What !  You  rooming  away  up  among  the  rafters, 
right  under  the  cupola,  why  didn't  you  hear  the  bell?'  'Be- 
cause, sir,'  said  he  with  imperturbable  face,  but  with  light- 
ning glance  of  waggery  from  his  sharp  blue  eyes,  'The  rope 
made  so  much  noise,  sir.'  He  was  excused." 

In  1850,  Dr.  Wentworth  left  McKendree  to  become  pro- 
fessor of  science  in  Dickinson  College.  Four  years  later  he 
was  appointed  as  missionary  to  China  where  he  spent  eight 
years  and  saw  the  opening  of  what  proved  to  be  one  of  the 
most  successful  of  Methodist  missions  in  heathen  lands. 
After  his  return  to  the  United  States,  he  spent  some  years 
in  the  pastorate  in  New  York  State  and  Massachusetts.  He 
was  three  times  a  member  of  the  General  Conference,  in 
1868, 1872  and  1876.  The  General  Conference  of  1876  elected 
him  Editor  of  the  "Ladies'  Repository"  and  Book  Editor  of 
the  Western  Book  Concern  at  Cincinnati.  Also  in  1876,  he 
was  made  a  member  of  the  committee  of  fifteen  appointed  to 
revise  the  Methodist  Hymnal.  His  death  occurred  May  25, 
1886,  when  he  was  in  his  seventy-fourth  year,  at  Sandy  Hill, 
near  Troy,  New  York. 

At  McKendree  in  those  days,  the  President  was  always 
Professor  of  Mental  and  Moral  Science.  His  colleagues  were 
Rev.  Anson  W.  Cummings,  A.  M.,  Professor  of  Mathe- 
matics and  Natural  Sciences;  Rev.  Spencer  Mattison,  A.  M., 
Professor  of  Ancient  Languages  and  Literature;  and  Rev. 
William  Goodfellow,  Principal  of  the  Preparatory  Depart- 
ment. At  the  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  Board  for  1847, 
the  President  reported  a  full  year  of  scholastic  work,  though 
on  account  of  the  vicissitudes  thru  which  the  college  had 
recently  passed,  there  was  no  graduating  class  ready.  But 
Rev.  William  L.  Deneen,  who  on  account  of  ill  health  rather 
than  age,  was  on  the  superannuated  list,  having  availed  him- 
self of  the  privilege  provided  by  a  rule  passed  some  years 
before,  had  prepared  himself  and  successfully  passed  examina- 
tion on  the  entire  scientific  course,  and  on  recommendation  of 
the  faculty,  was  granted  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science. 


This  was  the  first  time  that  degree  was  conferred  by  McKen- 
dree and  Mr.  Deneen  was  the  graduating  class  for  that  year. 
A  sketch  of  his  life  will  be  found  in  the  History  of  the  City 
of  Lebanon. 

At  a  later  session  of  the  Board,  two  other  members  were 
added  to  the  Faculty.  Dr.  Sylvanus  M.  E.  Goheen  was  elected 
Professor  of  Physiology  and  Comparative  Anatomy.  His 
name  appears  on  the  Faculty  page  in  the  catalogue  for  the 
year  1847-48.  Dr.  William  Nast  of  Cincinnati  was  elected 
Professor  of  German,  but  he  evidently  did  not  accept  the 
place  since  his  n<ime  does  not  appear  in  any  of  the  catalogues. 
At  a  meeting  in  July,  1848,  the  Rev.  Ernest  Kern,  A.  M.,  of 
the  Missionary  Institute  of  Basle,  Switzerland,  was  elected 
to  the  Chair  of  German,  a  chair  which  at  that  time  had  no 
real  existence.  A  notification  of  his  election  was  sent  him, 
but  he  also  failed  to  appear.  However,  in  the  catalogue  of 
1849,  Michael  Mummert  is  announced  as  the  teacher  of 
German.  German  was  his  Mother  tongue  and  he  was  said 
to  be  an  efficient  teacher,  tho  he  was  at  the  same  time  a 
student  m  the  Preparatory  department  of  the  college.  But 
after  one  year  the  German  department  was  allowed  to  lapse 
for  a  few  years.  Dr.  Goodfellow  was  a  very  important  mem- 
ber of  the  faculty  since  he  had  charge  of  the  Preparatory  De- 
partment which  contained  a  majority  of  all  the  students 
enrolled.  In  1848,  he  was  charged  with  the  additional  respon- 
sibility of  establishing  a  Normal  Department.  However,  it 
did  not  materialize  till  many  years  after.  In  1849,  he  reported 
his  work  in  soliciting  funds  for  a  new  building.  He  was  so 
successful  in  this  work  that  he  was  excused  from  teaching 
that  he  might  devote  his  whole  time  to  raising  money  for 
the  building  enterprise.  G.  N.  Poston  was  appointed  to  teach 
in  his  stead.  He  (Goodfellow)  succeeded  in  raising  $10,000 
for  the  building,  which  was 
several  times  as  much  as  the 
first  building  cost.  The  col 
lege  was  now  on  the  up- 
grade. This  was  a  substan- 
tial three  story  brick  build- 
ing, well  constructed  and  a 
real  credit  to  the  institution 
for  that  day.  The  corner 
stone  waslaidonCommence- 
ment  Day,  1850.  The  build- 
ing was  constructed  during 
the  following  year  and  com- 
pleted on  June  if,  US';:. 
These   exact   d.ites   are 


PROF.  W.  GOODFELLOW 


One  Hundred  and  Forty-Eight 


established  by  records  in  the  diary  of  Capt.  Henry  C.  Fike,  who 
was  a  student  in  McKendree  at  the  time.  This  building  now 
known  as  "OldMain"  is  therefore  the  oldest  building  on  the 
grounds,  and  perhaps  is  still  the  most  substantial  of  the  nine 
that  now  compose  the  group  of  college  buildings.  After  this 
successful  achievement,  Dr.  Goodfellow  felt  that  his  best  work 
in  this  field  was  accomplished  and  that  it  would  be  better  for 
him  to  pass  on  to  other  fields.  His  father-in-law,  Rev.  John 
Dempster,  who  was  one  of  the  founders  of  Garrett  Biblical 
Institute,  and  who  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity 
from  McKendree  in  1 848,  had  spent  a  number  of  his  most  active 
years  as  a  missionary  in  South  America.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Good- 
fellow  felt  that  they  would  like  to  carry  on  the  work  which 
Mrs.  Goodfellow's  father  had  established.  Therefore,  not 
long  after  leaving  McKendree,  they  sailed  for  the  southern 
hemisphere  and  did  a  monumental  work  in  Argentina,  es- 
pecially in  the  city  of  Beunos  Ayres.  They  returned  to  the 
United  States  in  1869,  and  spent  their  declining  years  in 
Evanston.  Sometime  in  the  nineties  when  Dr.  Chamberlin 
was  president  of  McKendree,  the  aged  Dr.  Goodfellow  vis- 
ited the  scenes  of  his  early  labors  by  special  invitation  and 
spent  a  commencement  with  us.  Dr.  Wentworth  also,  as 
previously  stated,  after  a  few  years  more  of  college  work, 
went  to  the  foreign  mission  fields.  There  must  have  been 
something  of  the  missionary  spirit  in  the  McKendree  atmos- 
phere in  those  days.  There  was  a  romance  in  the  life  of  the 
circuit  rider  and  the  pioneer  educator  that  often  fired  him 
with  enthusiasm  to  reach  even  more  remote  and  more  difficult 
fields,  which  he  could  only  find  in  the  foreign  mission  fields. 
The  following  incident  occurred  in  Dr.  Wentworth's  term 
at  McKendree; 


Several  of  the  students  who  had  an  appreciation  of  good 
music  were  anxious  to  hear  the  famous  singer,  Jenny  Lmd, 
who  was  to  appear  m  St.  Louis.  President  Wentworth  having 
learned  that  a  request  for  permission  to  make  the  trip  to  St. 
Louis  was  likely  to  come  to  him  (a  rule  of  the  college  in  those 
days  required  a  student  to  secure  permission  before  leaving 
town),  and  feeling  that  the  parents  of  the  students  might 
not  approve  the  two  days  absence  from  their  studies  which  a 
trip  to  St.  Louis  required  at  that  time,  decided  to  avoid  an 
unpleasant  refusal  by  hastening  his  own  departure  a  few 
hours.  The  trip  was  made  in  those  days  by  stage  or  private 
conveyance.  The  boys  found  the  President  had  gone  and  his 
representative  had  no  authority  to  grant  the  desired  leave  of 
absence.  So  they  decided  to  take  the  risk  of  going  without 
It.  They  procured  a  team  of  some  sort  for  the  drive  to  St. 
Louis  and  the  late  afternoon  found  them  in  the  city  where 
Jenny  Lind  was  to  sing.  But  being  mud-spattered  and  hungry, 
they  sought  a  moderate  priced  hotel  where  they  might  clean 
up  and  refresh  themselves  a  little  before  time  for  the  concert. 
There  in  the  lobby  of  the  hotel  to  which  they  happened  to 
go  they  found  the  President  himself,  whiling  away  the  hours 
before  the  concert  with  some  acquaintances.  The  recognition 
between  the  boys  and  their  President  was  immediate  and 
mutual.  Neither  could  ignore  the  other.  So  the  leader  of  the 
truant  music -lovers,  with  great  presence  of  mind  and  a  serious 
countenance,  walked  up  to  the  President  and  told  him  they 
had  come  all  the  way  to  St.  Louis  to  ask  his  permission  to 
attend  the  Jenny  Lind  Concert.  The  President  could  see  a 
joke  himself,  especially  when  it  was  as  plain  as  that,  and 
perhaps  feeling  that  he  had  been  outwitted  in  his  effort  to 
avoid  an  unpleasant  duty,  generously  granted  the  permission 
and  immunity  from  discipline,  on  their  return  home  next  day. 
And  so  the  boys  and  their  President  heard  the  famous  Jenny 
Lind  together. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1848 
In  the  class  of  1848,  there  were  eight  regular  graduates 
besides  two  who  had  received  their  Bachelor's  Degree  at  the 
Indiana  Asbury  University,  at  Greencastle,  but  were  receiv- 
ing their  master's  degree  from  McKendree  with  this  class. 
These  were  Rev.  James  A.  Jaquess  and  Rev.  Oliver  S.  Mun- 
sell.  The  former  was  the  first  president  of  the  Illinois  Women's 
College,  at  Jacksonville,  and  later  Colonel  of  the  73rd  Reg- 
iment, Illinois  Volunteers,  during  the  Civil  War,  and  the 
other  was  for  eighteen  years  President  of  the  Illinois  Wes- 
leyan  University,  at  Bloomington.  In  1876,  he  moved  to 
Kansas  and  in  1880-81,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Kansas  Legis' 
lature.  The  regular  members  of  the  class  were  Thomas  Ogles- 


One  Hundred  and  FortyXi, 


by  Harrison,  Cornelius  Gooding  Harrison,  George  Huston 
Holliday,  George  Lunceford  Phelps,  James  Henry  Roberts, 
Henry  Clay  Talbot,  Samuel  Kinney  Thomas,  and  Daniel 
White. 

The  Harrison  fimily  were  among  the  early  settlers  of 
Belleville  and  will  be  found  prominently  mentioned  in  the 
history  of  St.  Clair  County.  There  are  no  less  than  eight 
Harrisons  of  this  particular  family  in  the  roster  of  JMcKendree 
students,  and  Mrs.  Charles  Harrison  may  be  considered  the 
ninth.  She  was  Ida  Blanck  of  Lebanon  before  her  marriage. 

THOMAS  OGLESBY  HARRISON 
Thomas  Oglesby  Harrison  was  born  at  Belleville,  May  i , 
1827.  He  graduated  from  McKendree,  July  19,  1848,  and  in 
the  spring  of  185c,  he  and  his  brother  went  to  California, 
when  so  many  were  .seeking  their  fortunes  in  the  gold  fields. 
They  went  overland  by  the  slow  travel  of  the  covered  wagon. 
However,  he  did  not  find  a  fortune  nor  a  permanent  resi- 
dence, but  came  near  losing  his  health.  The  next  year,  he 
returned,  not  across  the  plains,  but  by  steamer  around  Cape 
Horn.  A  year  later  he  was  married  to  Eliza  J.  Calbreath. 
Their  oldest  child,  Hugh,  had  Wentworth  for  his  middle 
name,  in  honor  of  Dr.  Wentworth,  who  was  President  of 
McKendree  when  the  Harrisons  were  graduated.  They  had 
six  other  children,  tho  two  of  them  died  in  infancy.  After  en- 
gaging in  the  milling  business  until  i86o,  he  moved  to  Has- 
tings, Minnesota,  where  he  lived  until  his  death  which  oc- 
curred Feb.  20, 1863.  His  widow  returned  to  Belleville  to  live. 

CORNELIUS  GOODING  HARRISON 
Cornelius  G.  Harrison,  brother  of  Thomas,  was  in  the 
same  class  with  him,  and  went  to  California  with  him.  Later 
he  returned  and  they  engaged  in  the  milling  business  to, 
gether.  But  after  the  death  of  the  elder  brother  in  Minne- 
sota, the  younger  went  back  to  California,  where  he  made 
his  permanent  home  and  engaged  in  the  banking  business  at 
San  Jose.  He  was  married  to  Sarah  J.  Spruance  in  1857.  They 
had  five  children,  of  whom  two  grew  to  maturity.  His  death 
occurred  in  1904. 

Hugh  G.  Harrison,  an  uncle  of  the  two  above  mentioned, 
attended  McKendree  as  early  as  1842,  but  did  not  graduate 
GEORGE  HUSTON  HOLLIDAY 
George  H.  Holliday  was  born  at  Harrisburg,  Kentucky, 
August  5,  1824.  After  finishing  his  course  at  McKendree  in 
1848,  he  settled  in  Macoupin  County,  Illinois,  and  for  several 
years  served  as  County  Surveyor.  Later  he  published  the 
"Spectator"  at  Carlinville,  the  County  Seat  of  the  same 
county.  During  the  term  i8';5-i857  he  was  a  member  of  the 


Illinois  Legislature.  In  1867,  he  was  appointed  a  member  of 
the  commission  to  erect  a  new  court  house.  He  was  married 
to  Cinderella  Chism  in  1852.  To  them,  six  children  were 
born,  four  boys  and  two  girls. 

GEORGE  L.  PHELPS 
George  L.  Phelps  was  born  in  St.  Clair  County  on  a  farm 
near  the  boundary  line  between  St.  Clair  and  Monroe 
Counties.  He  grew  up  in  rural  districts,  took  a  course  in 
mathematical  studies  under  Rev.  Wm.  L.  Deneen  before  he 
entered  McKendree.  He  was  a  cousin  of  Col.  Risdon  M. 
Moore.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society.  After 
his  graduation,  he  returned  to  his  agricultural  pursuits  which 
he  followed  with  great  diligence  and  a  high  degree  of  success. 
He  lived  only  ten  years  after  his  graduation.  He  was  never 
married.  His  death  occurred  December  j,  18^8 

HENRY  C.  TALBOT 

Henry  Clay  Talbot  was  born  in  Louisville,  Kentucky, 
August  14,  1825.  He  came  to  Monroe  County,  Illinois 
about  1840.  After  his  graduation,  he  engaged  in  newspaper 
work  in  Waterloo,  111.  In  1853,  he  was  the  publisher  of  the 
"Monroe  Advertiser,"  and  in  1858,  he  became  the  publisher 
of  the  "Monroe  Patriot."  Later  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar. 
In  1862,  he  was  elected  to  the  Illinois  Legislature.  Beginning 
in  1868,  he  served  four  years  on  the  State  Board  of  Equaliza- 
tion. In  1872,  he  became  County  Judge  of  his  county  and 
held  this  office  for  four  years.  In  his  earlier  life,  he  spent  some 
years  teaching,  and  he  was  always  interested  in  educational 
affairs.  He  died  Sept.  29,  1874. 

SAMUEL  K.  THOMAS 

Samuel  Kinney  Thomas  was  born  at  the  residence  of  Hon. 
William  Kinney,  four  miles  northeast  of  Belleville,  who  was 
his  kinsman.  He  left  college  to  enter  the  Mexican  War.  He 
was  in  the  battle  of  Buena  Vista.  After  the  war,  he  returned 
to  college  and  graduated  in  1848.  He  was  a  member  of  Philo. 
He  received  the  B.  S.  Degree,  but  he  desired  to  do  the 
necessary  work  in  the  classics  to  entitle  him  to  secure  the 
A.  B.  Degree,  so  he  entered  college  again,  but  before  he  had 
time  to  accomplish  this  purpose,  he  died  from  an  attack  of 
cholera,  July  23,  i84q. 

JAMES  HENRY  ROBERTS 

James  H.  Roberts  was  born  at  Kaskaskia,  Illinois,  Decem- 
ber 12,  1825.  His  ancestors  on  his  father's  side  came  from 
England  with  William  Penn,  and  both  parents  were  de- 
scended from  Quakers.  When  his  grandmother  Gibson  was 
a  little  girl,  she  sat  on  General  Washington's  knee  when  he 
made  his  temporary  headquarters  at  her  father's  house  just 
after  the  Battle  of  Brandywine.  His  father  was  a  merchant, 


One  Hundred  and  Fifiy 


^> 


JAMES  H.  ROBERTS 


and  in  his  youth  James  as- 
sisted in  the  store,  but  he 
never  seemed  drawn  toward 
that  Hne  of  work.  For  a  time 
he  attended  a  private  school 
kept  byRev.Hubbell  Loomis 
who  was  afterward  prom- 
inently connected  with 
Shurtleff  College.  While  a 
student  at  McKendree,  he 
was  a  member  of  Philo  and 
took  great  interest  m  de- 
bates. Even  before  he  grad- 
uated in  1848,  he  visited  the 
Law  School  of  Transylvania 
University  at  Lexington,  Kentucky.  While|_ there.  ,he,  heard 
Henry  Clay  make  his  great  speech  on  the  WilmotProviso.  Some 
of  his  relatives  wished  him  to  be  a  physician,  and  to  please 
them,  he  gave  the  matter  a  try-out.  He  says,  "For  weeks  I  read 
works  on  human  anatomy  with  a  naked  skeleton  before  me." 
But  he  failed  to  get  any  inspiration  in  that  line,  and  he  soon 
took  up  the  law  in  earnest.  He  studied  law  with  Hon.  Ed- 
ward Bates,  who  was  afterward  Attorney  General  in  Mr. 
Lincoln's  cabinet.  He  first  established  a  law  office  as  a  member 
of  a  law  firm  in  Vincennes,  Indiana.  A  year  or  two  later,  in 
1855,  he  began  practice  in  Chicago,  the  city  which  his  father 
had  helped  to  lay  out  m  1829  when  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Illinois  Canal  Commission.  Mr.  Roberts  had  very  little  to 
do  with  public  life  or  office  holding.  He  was  for  two  years 
a  member  of  the  City  Council  of  Chicago.  He  soon  became 
disgusted  with  the  political  methods  he  saw  practiced  there. 
He  says,  "I  resolved  to  seek  no  further  public  position,  be- 
lieving that  in  the  practice  of  my  profession  lay  my  happiness 
and  welfare."  He  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  United 
States  Supreme  Court  in  1864.  His  first  term  in  this  court 
enabled  him  to  hear  arguments  by  some  of  the  great  lawyers 
of  the  country,  such  as  Reverdy  Johnson,  William  H.  Seward, 
James  T.  Brady  and  others.  He  says,  "During  my  stay  in 
Washington  in  that  court  session,  I  saw  Abraham  Lincoln 
for  the  last  time.  I  scarcely  remember  how  early  I  came  to 
know  him  as  a  boy;  but  early  in  the  thirties,  when  I  lived  in 
Springfield,  I  saw  him  almost  daily.  I  heard  him  debate  with 
Douglas  in  Springfield  in  1854.  Again  I  heard  them  debate 
m  1858.  I  heard  Lincoln's  great  speech  in  Chicago  in  1861, 
just  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War.  I  was  also  a  personal 
friend  of  Douglas,  and  was  at  his  home  when  he  received 
Lincoln's  challenge  to  a  joint  debate  in  1858." 


In  fact,  it  may  be  said  of  this  remarkable  McKendrean 
that  he  lived  during  some  portion  of  the  life  of  every  presi- 
dent of  the  United  States,  except  Washington,  down  to 
Woodrow  Wilson.  He  was  born  the  year  before  John  Adams 
died,  and  he  died  June  25,  1920,  just  before  the  end  of  Wil- 
son's administration.  He  was  personally  acquainted  with  sev- 
eral of  them,  as  well  as  with  other  illustrious  men  who  might 
be  regarded  as  unsuccessful  candidates,  as  Webster,  Clay, 
Douglas,  and  including  William  Jennings  Bryan,  with  whose 
father  he  was  a  fellow  student  at  McKendree.  Mr.  Roberts 
was  twice  married.  First  to  Harriet  E.  Smith,  September  16, 
1863.  Their  children  were  Lucretia  B.,  and  James  Henry,  but 
the  son  died  in  infancy.  Some  years  later  his  wife  died.  His 
second  marriage  was  to  Susan  M.  Slater,  November  10.  1870. 
They  had  one  daughter  who  died  when  only  a  year  old. 
DANIEL  WHITE 

The  other  member  of  this  class,  Daniel  White,  came  from 
a  Carlyle  family.  He  belonged  to  Philo,  was  a  lawyer,  and 
in  his  later  life  practiced  his  profession  in  San  Antonio, 
Texas.  We  have  not  been  able  to  secure  further  information 
concerning  him,  except  that  he  died  in  1865. 
THE  CLASS  OF  18-19 

This  class  consisted  of  thirteen  members  whose  names  are 
as  follows:  Reuben  Andrus,  Silas  Lillard  Bryan,  William 
Hugh  Corrington,  Robert  DoUahon,  Wesley  Davidson,  Jos- 
eph Windsor  Drury,  Thomas  Asbury  Eaton,  John  T.  Foster, 
Joseph  N.  King,  William  W.  King,  William  Spencer  Pope, 
Hiram  Sears,  and  Thomas  O.  Springer. 

Concerning  three  of  these  men  we  do  not  have  sufficient 
information  to  justify  a  separate  sketch.  These  are  Robert 
Dollahon,  Wesley  Davidson,  and  John  T.  Foster.  They  were 
all  three  members  of  Philo.  Davidson  enrolled  from  Jonesboro 
and  Dollahon  from  Lawrenceville.  The  former  was  a  lawyer 
and  the  latter  a  farmer.  Foster's  residence  is  given  in  the  old 
catalogue  as  Pleasant  Point,  111.  In  after  years,  he  became  a 
minister  of  the  gospel.  Brief  biographies  of  all  the  others 
follow. 

REUBEN  ANDRUS  D.  D. 

Reuben  Andrus  was  born  in  Rutland,  New  York,  Jan- 
uary 29,  1824.  In  early  life  he  emigrated  to  Illinois.  He  was 
a  student  for  three  years  in  the  Illinois  College  at  Jackson- 
ville, but  graduated  from  McKendree  after  having  completed 
the  classical  course  in  1849,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
Later  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  and  in  1868  his  Alma 
Mater  honored  him  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity. 
The  year  after  his  graduation,  in  1850,  he  was  admitted 
to  the  Illinois  Conference.  Though  a  minister  of  the  gospel. 


One  Hundred  and  FijtyOn 


he  had  a  long  career  in  educational  work.  Among  the  var- 
ious positions  he  held  were  the  following:  Principal  of  the 
Preparatory  Department  of  the  Illinois  Wesleyan  Univer- 
sity, President  of  Quincy  College,  President  of  the  Illinois 
Female  College,  and  President  of  the  Indiana  Asbury  Uni- 
versity. In  1867,  he  was  transferred  to  the  Indiana  Confer- 
ence. He  was  a  member  of  the  General  Conference  of  1876. 
While  in  McKendree,  he  belonged  to  the  Philo  Society.  He 
died  at  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  January  17,  1887. 

JUDGE  SILAS  LILLARD  BRYAN 
Silas  Lillard  Bryan  was  born  near  Sperryville,  Virginia, 
November  4,  1822.  His  parents  were  John  and  Nancy 
(Lillard)  Bryan.  He  was  one 
of  the  younger  children  of 
a  large  family.  His  parents 
died  when  he  was  about 
fourteen  years  of  age,  and 
soon  afterward  he  came  to 
Illinois  to  hve  with  some 
older  members  of  the  family 
who  had  already  gone  west 
to  hve.  He  was  ambitious  to 
secure  an  education,  and  by 
his  own  energy  and  indus- 
try, he  made  his  way  thru 
college.  An  old  building 
is  still  standing  (1912)  in 
the  west  edge  of  the  city  of  Lebanon,  where  he  and  a  fellow 
student  "kept  batch"  and  chopped  wood  during  their  college 
days.  He  completed  the  classical  course  at  McKendree  and 
received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1849.  Later  he  received  the 
Master's  Degree.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Lit- 
erary Society.  He  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  18^1.  He  located  at  Salem  to  engage  in  the  practice  of 
law.  In  1852,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mariah  Elizabeth  Jen, 
nings.  To  them  were  born  nine  children,  of  whom  five  grew 
to  maturity.  Among  them  the  famous  William  Jennings 
Bryan.  From  1852  to  i860  Mr.  Bryan  was  a  member  of  the 
Illinois  State  Senate.  From  that  date  till  1872,  he  was  Judge 
of  the  Circuit  Court.  In  1872,  he  was  nominated  as  a  can- 
didate for  Congress  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  but  failed  of 
election  by  a  small  margin.  After  his  retirement  from  the 
bench,  he  practiced  law  at  Salem  for  the  remainder  of  his 
active  life.  He  died  at  Jacksonville,  111.,  March  jo,  1880. 

Judge  James  H.  Roberts,  who  graduated  just  the  year  be- 
fore Bryan,  tells  this  incident  about  his  career  in  McKendree: 


SILAS  L.  BRYAN 


"Mr.  Bryan  was  a  hard 
student  and  stood  in  the 
front  rank  of  scholarship, 
but  he  was  a  confirmed  to- 
bacco chewer.  The  expec- 
torations of  the  young  men 
indulging  in  this  habit,  es- 
pecially in  thecoUege  chapel. 
drew  down  on  them  a  sharp 
rebuke  from  one  of  the  New 
England  professors  who 
would  not  be  reconciled  to 
this  bad  Western  habit. 
Bryan  regarded  it  as  aimed 
at  him  particularly,  as  it 
was  well  known  that  he 


WILLIAM  JENNINGS  BRYAN 

McKendree  conferred  LL.  D. 

degree  upon  him 


stood  at  the  front,  if  he  were  not  the  very  chief  offender.  The 
reprimand  immediately  followed  the  morning  prayer  in  the 
chapel  service.  Thereupon  Bryan  rose  in  his  place  and  in  a 
few  words  vindicated  the  tobacco  habit  as  almost  universal, 
and  said  he  would  not  tamely  submit  to  the  public  reprimand 
nor  the  abuse  of  any  man,  and  especially  before  the  assembled 
faculty  and  fellow  students,  without  resenting  it.  His  re- 
marks created  consternation  among  the  students,  but  instead 
of  expulsion,  as  they  had  feared,  they  brought  immediate 
apology  from  the  professor,  who  admitted  that  he  had  spoken 
sharply,  and  perhaps  without  due  consideration,  and  certain- 
ly with  no  intentions  of  hurting  the  feelings  of  Mr.  Bryan. 
It  is  needless  to  say  that  the  tobacco  habit  was  not  quelled." 
Mr.  Bryan  was  a  man  of  deep  religious  convictions  and  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  church.  While  on  the  bench  as  Circuit 
Judge,  it  was  his  custom  to  open  court  with  prayer,  claiming 
that  altho  the  practice  was  without  precedent,  yet  the  Senate 
and  House  of  Representatives,  not  only  of  Illinois,  but  of 
the  nation,  were  opened  with  prayer,  and  the  courts  equally 
needed  divine  aid  in  the  administration  of  justice.  This  pious 
father  instilled  into  the  mind  of  his  son,  William  J.,  those 
religious  principles  which  were  always  carried  into  his  public 
career  without  the  taint  of  hypocrisy,  even  amid  the  demor- 
alizing  associations  of  party  politics,  and  which  secured  for 
him  the  admiration  of  even  his  most  inveterate  opponents. 

REV.  WILLIAM  HUGH  CORRINGTON 
William  Hugh  Corrington  was  born  in  Harrison  County, 
Kentucky,  March  28,  1826.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1847 
and  graduated  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  in  1849.  Later, 
he  re-entered  college,  and  after  completing  the  classical 
course,  he  graduated  with  the  class  of  i8')j,  receiving  the 


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JOSEPH  W.  DRURY 


degree  of  A.  B.  He  w.is  a 
member  of  the  Philosophian 
Society.  During  the  first  two 
years  after  leaving  college,  he 
taught  school  at  Chester  and 
Rockford,  Illinois,  and  acted 
as  agent  for  McKendree  Col- 
lege. In  1855,  he  was  elected 
president  of  the  Southern  Illi- 
nois Female  College  at  Salem, 
which  position  he  held  for 
eight  years.  He  was  .idmitted 
on  trial  to  the  Southern  Illi- 
nois Conference  in  1861,  but 


did  not  become  a  pastor  until  1864,  when  he  was  appointed  to 
Vandalia.  He  served  two  years  each  at  Vandaha,  Flora,  and 
Belleville,  and  then  in  1870,  was  appointed  presiding  elder 
of  the  Lebanon  district.  After  two  years  of  service  on  the 
district,  he  died  at  Belleville,  June  6,  1872.  He  was  twice 
married.  First  to  Maria  Blackwell,  October  31,  1853.  Of  this 
union  one  child  was  born,  Alice  Murray.  The  second  mar- 
riage was  to  Mary  A.  Smith,  January  30,  1857.  Their  chil- 
dren were  James  Courtney,  Herschel  Knox,  Haller  Smith, 
and  Rhoda  May. 

JOSEPH  W.  DRURY 

Joseph  Windsor  Drury  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  February 
5,  1832.  He  graduated  from  McKendree  in  1849,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Pla- 
tonian  Literary  Society.  During  the  Civil  War,  he  was  Pro- 
vost Marshal  of  Monroe  County,  Illinois;  and  for  three 
terms,  served  as  sheriff  and  collector  of  his  county.  Dur- 
ing the  session  of  the  fifty-third  Congress,  he  served  as 
newspaper  clerk  in  Washington,  D.  C.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Illinois  Legislature  for  two  terms,  and  also  was  a 
member  of  the  State  Board  of  Equalization.  He  died  at  Water- 
loo, Illinois,  March  4,  1902. 

REV.  THOMAS  A.  EATON 

Thomas  Alexander  Eaton  was  born  October  22,  1825, 
at  Anchorage,  near  Louisville,  Kentucky.  He  was  one  of 
the  several  children  given  to  Thomas  and  Sarah  Eaton.  In 
1836,  the  family  moved  to  Illinois  and  settled  near  Edwards- 
viUe.  February  22,  1844,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Louisa  M. 
Dougherty.  Within  a  year  his  wife  died,  and  soon  after,  their 
child.  In  the  midst  of  this  great  sorrow,  the  impression  was 
deepened  in  his  mind  that  he  ought  to  preach  the  gospel. 
Feeling  his  lack  of  preparation,  he  once  at  set  about  secur- 


THOMA3  A.  EATON 


ing  an  education.  He  spent  several  years  at  McKendree, 
became  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society,  and  graduated 
in  1849  with  the  B.  S.  degree.  He  entered  the  Illinois  Con- 
ference in  1850,  and  in  the  division  of  1852,  became  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference,  and  was  ordained 
by  Bishop  Ames.  He  was  a  faithful  minister  of  the  gospel  in 
active  service  for  42  years,  having  served  one  term  as  pre- 
siding elder  of  the  Lebanon  District.  He  was  a  delegate  to 
the  General  Conference  of  1868,  which  met  in  Chicago.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  McKendree 
for  forty  years,  until  he  re- 
signed the  post  in  1894. 
The  college  conferred  upon 
him  the  degree  of  D.  D.  in 
1887.  The  last  fourteen 
years  of  his  life  were  spent 
at  the  home  of  his  son  in 
Kansas  City,  Kansas.  He 
passed  to  his  reward  Octo- 
ber 20,  1907.  In  Carlyle, 
Illinois,  November  6,  i8')4, 
he  was  married  to  Miss 
Joanna  Webster,  with  whom  he  travelled  the  journey  of  life 
for  more  than  half  a  century.  To  them  were  born  seven 
children,  of  whom  three  sons  and  three  daughters  survived 
their  parents. 

JOSEPH  N.  KING 
Joseph  Nicholas  King  was  born  near  White  Hall,  Illinois, 
June  28,  1830.  He  was  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Lindsey) 
King,  who  were  both  natives  of  England,  though  the  mother 
was  of  Scotch  ancestry  on  one  side.  He  was  the  oldest  of 
four  children.  Both  his  parents  died  before  he  was  twelve 
years  of  age,  and  the  four  children  went  to  live  with  an 
uncle,  William  King,  who  resided  near  Jacksonville,  Illinois. 
While  still  a  mere  youth,  he  entered  McKendree  College  and 
was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1849,  receiving  the  degree  of 
B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society 
The  next  year  after  his  graduation,  he  was  married  to  Eliza- 
beth  Rawlins  Morrow,  March  3,  1850.  They  located  on  a 
farm  near  White  Hall,  where  they  spent  the  remainder  of 
their  lives.  They  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  William 
Joseph,  Francis  Edward,  James  Nicholas,  Margaret  Elizabeth, 
Mary  Lenthall,  Sarah  Rebecca,  Albert  Henry,  Frederic 
Charles,  and  Rachel  Ellen.  William  and  James  died  m  child- 
hood. The  others  grew  to  maturity,  are  all  married  and  en- 
gaged in  various  vocations  in  life.  Mr.  King  was  a  member 


:d  and  F.fty-Three 


IM 


c  KENDREE^^^^^s:^;^^.^^^^^ 


of  the  Methodist  Church,  Hved  a  consistent 
Christian  Ufe,  and  trained  his  children  in  the 
ways  of  righteous  hving.  He  never  accumulat- 
ed large  wealth,  but  was  a  successful  farmer 
and  a  useful  citizen.  He  died  at  his  home 
February  25,  1885. 

WILLIAM  W.  KING 

William  W.  King  was  born  in  Green 
County,  Illinois,  April  22,  1832.  He  was  a 
son  of  Joseph  and  Sarah  King,  of  whom  the 
former  was  born  in  England  and  the  latter  in 
Scotland.  His  early  life  was  spent  on  the 
farm  in  Green  County,  where  he  attended  the 
public  schools  and  afterward  McKendree  Col- 
lege, from  which  he  graduated  in  1849,  with 
the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian 
Literary  Society.  After  graduation,  he  gave  his  time  to  farm- 
ing and  teaching  for  some  years.  During  the  years  of  the 
Civil  War,  he  gave  his  services  to  his  country  in  the  Union 
army.  After  the  war,  he  was  in  the  mercantile  business  m 
Quincy,  Illinois  for  ten  years.  In  1876,  he  moved  with  his 
family  to  Lewis  County,  Missouri,  where  he  resided  on  a 
farm  till  1905.  He  then  lived  three  years  in  Brookfield,  and 
then  in  Rich  Hill,  Missouri  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
May  17,  iqi2,  after  he  had  attained  the  ripe  age  of  full  four 
score  years.  He  was  a  man  of  bright  mind,  a  great  reader, 
and  possessed  inventive  ability,  having  secured  patents  on 
several  useful  inventions.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  from  early  life  till  the  time  of  his  death 
He  was  married  April  7,  1852  to  Miss  Martha  F.  Benier. 
Their  four  daughters  are  now  Mrs.  Fanny  Hubbard  and  Mrs. 
J.  A.  Bailey  of  Lewistown,  Mo.,  Mrs.  J.  E.  Bailey  of  Rich 
Hill,  and  Mrs.  J.  F.  Turner  of  Brookfield,  Mo. 
MAJOR  WILLIAM  S.  POPE 

William  Spencer  Pope  was  born  near  Hopkinsville,  Ken- 
tucky, April  25,  1827,,  and  died  in  St.  Louis,  December  24, 
1906,  in  his  eightieth  year.  His  parents  were  Abraham  and 
Elizabeth  (Farley)  Pope.  They  had  five  children — all  sons — 
of  whom  William  was  the  third.  He  became  a  student  in 
McKendree  some  time  during  the  forties  and  in  1849  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  then  continued  his  studies 
in  college,  devoting  special  attention  to  the  classics,  and  in 
1852  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  In  his  last  two  years  in 
college,  he  served  as  tutor  in  Mathematics  and  was  re- 
tained for  a  time  after  his  graduation  as  adjunct  professor. 
In  185J,  he  moved  to  northern  Illinois,  and  for  several  years 


THOM.AS  O  SPRINGER 


was  active  as  a  teacher  in  Mount  Morris  Col- 
lege, editor,  and  public  lecturer.  He  also  con- 
tinued his  law  studies,  begun  at  McKendree, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Chicago.  Dur- 
ing the  Lincoln  campaign  of  i860,  he  publish- 
ed a  Republican  paper  at  Mt.  Morris,  Ogle 
County,  111.  Early  in  the  Civil  War,  Governor 
Yates  commissioned  him  to  go  south  and  look 
after  the  interests  of  the  Illinois  troops.  He 
fitted  up  a  hospital  boat,  took  it  south,  and  re- 
turned with  it  filled  with  wounded  soldiers, 
after  the  battle  of  Shiloh.  Later,  Major  Pope, 
as  he  was  now  called,  accompanied  Governor 
Yates  to  Washington  to  see  President  Lincoln 
in  regard  to  the  prosecution  of  the  war,  and 
the  part  of  their  state  in  it.  He  was  made  a  paymaster  in  the 
army,  was  brevetted  Lieut. -Colonel,  and  continued  in  the 
service  till  the  close  of  the  war.  General  Grant  then  recom- 
mended his  appointment  as  paymaster  in  the  regular  army, 
but  he  declined  the  honor,  having  decided  to  return  to  the 
practiceof  law.  He  located  in  St.  Louis,  and  in  a  short  time 
became  one  of  the  leading  members  of  the  Missouri  Bar.  The 
only  public  office  he  ever  held  was  that  of  member  of  the  26th 
General  Assembly  of  Missouri.  He  was  a  leader  of  the 
Republicans  of  the  lower  house,  and  one  of  the  foremost 
champions  of  the  act  which  secured  for  St.  Louis  the  large 
tract  of  land  now  known  as  Forest  Park.  He  was  married 
December  20,  1866  to  Miss  Caroline  E.  Moore,  daughter 
of  Captain  Henry  J.  Moore,  of  St.  Louis.  Their  three  chil- 
dren are  Annie  E.,  now  Mrs.  William  L.  Boeckeler  of  St. 
Louis,  Carrie  F.,  now  Mrs.  George  B.  McBean  of  Chicago, 
and  William  S.  Pope  of  St.  Louis. 

THOMAS  O.  SPRINGER 
Thomas  O.  Springer  was  born  November  2,  1827,  in 
Madison  County,  Illinois.  He  grew  up  on  a  farm  and  at- 
tended the  public  schools;  later  he  entered  McKendree  and 
was  graduated  in  the  scientific  course  in  1849.  He  was  one  of 
the  founders  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  The  death 
of  his  parents  added  new  responsibilities,  under  which  he 
conducted  himself  as  a  faithful  elder  brother,  keeping  the 
family  together  on  the  farm  and  assisting  in  the  education 
of  his  younger  brothers.  In  1855,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Emma  M.  Thompson,  who  died  in  1858.  He  was  married 
again  in  1872  to  Miss  Ella  J.  Randle,  of  Lebanon,  Illinois. 
From  1856  to  1864,  he  was  Clerk  of  the  Circuit  Court.  He 
also  held  the  office  of  supervisor.  In  politics,  he  was  a  Whig 
until  the  organiz<ition  of  the  Republican  party,  and  ever 


One  Hundred  and  FiftyFon 


after  that  was  a  staunch  RepuhHcan.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  Church,  the  order  of  A.  F.  iif  A.  M.,  R.  A. 
M.,  and  Knights  of  Honor.  In  1890,  Mr.  Springer  moved  to 
Thornberry,  Texas,  and  later  to  Compton,  Cahf.,  where  he 
died  in  1909. 

REV.  HIRAM  SEARS 
Hiram  Sears  was  born  April  10,  1825,  in  Fayette  County, 
Ohio.  When  he  was  eleven  years  of  age,  the  family  moved 
to  Scott  County,  Illinois.  Here  he  grew  to  manhood  with 
very  limited  educational  opportunities.  His  father  died  when 
he  was  seventeen,  leaving  him,  the  oldest  son,  as  the  main- 
stay of  the  family.  After  a  lengthy  struggle  in  the  matter 
of  personal  reHgion,  he  became  an  earnest  Christian,  and  felt 
It  his  duty  to  preach  the  gospel.  In  preparation  for  this  work, 
he  entered  McKendree  College  and  graduated  in  1849,  with 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Philo  Society.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  H.  Prentice 
May  25,  1851.  Of  their  six  children,  but  two  survive  their 
parents,  namely  Mrs.  Rosa  M.  Rinehart  and  Miss  Nellie 
P.  Sears. He  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  Conference  m  iS'ji, 


and  in  the  division  of  the  conference  the  next  year  he  fell 
into  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference,  and  received  in  order 
the  following  appointments:  Fairfield,  Edwardsville,  Finan- 
cial Agency  of  McKendree  College,  Alton,  Brighton,  Graf' 
ton.  President  of  Southern  Illinois  Female  College,  Mt. 
Carmel,  Cairo,  Vandalia,  Presiding  Elder  Vandalia  District, 
Carbondale,  Agency  of  McKendree,  Upper  Alton,  Collins- 
ville.  East  St.  Louis.  After  thirty-two  years  of  faithful  ser- 
vice, he  was  superannuated  in  1883.  Soon  after,  he  was  called 
to  the  Agency  of  the  Western  Seamen's  Friend  Society,  with 
headquarters  at  Cleveland,  Ohio.  To  this  work  he  devoted 
nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century  of  diligent  service,  preaching 
the  gospel  to  the  seamen  of  the  lake  region,  promoting  their 
temporal  welfare,  and  once  a  year  canvassing  a  large  district 
in  Ohio  and  Pennsylvania  to  secure  funds  for  maintaining 
the  work.  In  1908,  he  suffered  an  apopletic  stroke,  which 
incapacitated  him  for  further  work.  After  lingering  for  two 
and  a  half  years  as  an  invalid  in  the  care  of  his  daughters, 
he  passed  from  earth  April  10,  191 1,  on  his  eighty-sixth 
birthday. 


One  Hmijti  and  Fi/t^r-Fu-e 


|mc  KENDREE  .^^^^^^g^:^-^.^.^.^.^ 


IN  THE  SUMMER  of  1850,  Rev.  Anson  W.  Cummmgs 
took  up  the  task  which  had  just  been  laid  down  by  Dr. 
Wentworth,  and  assumed  the  responsibilities  of  the 
office  of  president.  He  had  already  served  on  the  faculty  four 
years,  having  been  appointed  Professor  of  Mathematics  and 
Natural  Science  at  the  same  time  that  Dr.  Wentworth  was 
made  president.  He  also  devoted  a  part  of  his  energies  to  the 
duties  of  Fiscal  Agent.  He  served  so  effectively  in  every  ca- 
pacity that  when  they  needed  a  new  president,  the  Joint 
Board  did  not  look  any  further.  He  was  a  scholarly  gentleman 
and  a  graduate  of  the  Wesleyan  University,  of  which  his 
brother,  Joseph  Cummings,  was  for  some  years  president.  He 
was  a  strong  believer  in  education,  and  devoted  his  best 
energies  to  that  cause  in  McKendree's  field,  and  after  com- 
pleting  his  seven  years  of  service  here  he  returned  to  the 
East.  After  his  retirement  from  active  work,  he  lived  in  his 
old  age  at  Wellsville,  New  York.  He  was  the  author  of  a 
book  entitled  "Early  Schools  of  Methodism,"  pubUshed  in 
1884,  which  contains  much  interesting  information  concern- 
ing pioneer  education  and  sketches  all  the  Methodist  schools 
up  to  about  1840.  When  he  took  the  presidency  of  McKen- 
dree,  he  was  automatically  transferred  to  the  chair  of  Mental 
and  Moral  Science,  or  Philosophy,  as  we  would  call  it  now. 
His  associates  in  the  faculty  were  Spencer  Mattison,  who 
came  to  McKendree  at  the  same  time  he  did,  and  occupied 
the  chair  of  Ancient  Languages,  Dixon  Alexander,  M.  D., 
Professor  of  Mathematics,  Rev.  James  Leaton,  Professor  of 
Natural  Science,  Rev.  William  Goodfellow,  still  listed  as 
Principal  of  the  Preparatory  Department,  and  his  assistants: 
Risdon  M.  Moore,  just  graduated  at  the  last  commencement, 
tutor  in  the  classics,  William  S.  Pope,  B.  S.  and  William  H. 
Corrington,  B.  S.,  who  had  both  received  their  degrees  from 
McKendree  the  year  before.  President  Cummings'  salary  was 
fixed  at  six  hundred  dollars  a  year,  the  other  professors  at 
five  hundred,  and  the  tutors  at  two  hundred  and  fifty.  Pro- 
fessor Cummings,  before  he  was  president,  had  charge  of  the 
college  paper,  and  probably  should  be  regarded  as  its  first 
editor,  tho  President  Wentworth  nominally  held  that  office. 
As  far  back  as  18  j6,  the  Illinois  Conference  had  recommended 
that  a  semi-monthly  periodical  be  established  in  connection 
with  the  college,  though  it  was  specified  in  the  resolution 
that  the  conference  would  assume  no  responsibility  in  the 
matter,  but  the  preachers  would  act  as  agents.  The  paper 
was  finally  authorized  by  the  Joint  Board  in  July,  1S47.  It 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

President  Cumming's  Administration 

was  first  called  the  '"Lebanon  Journal."  In  the  report  of  the 
publishing  committee  to  the  Board  in  1848,  it  is  referred  to 
as  the  "Illinois  Advocate  and  Lebanon  Journal."  A  printing 
outfit  was  secured  from  St.  Louis  and  a  student  was  found 
who  was  a  practical  printer,  and  he  looked  after  the  mechan- 
ical side  of  the  work  of  getting  out  the  weekly  paper.  The 
student  printer  was  Thomas  Coke  Weeden,  who  was  em- 
ployed for  his  period  of  apprenticeship  on  the  "Gazette"  of 
Carrolton,  Illinois.  The  means  of  finding  him  was  no  doubt 
the  ubiquitous  circuit  rider,  who  was  always  "on  the  go" 
and  was  an  excellent  channel  of  information,  especially  in 
Methodist  circles.  Mr.  Weeden  tells  how,  before  time  for 
college  to  open,  he  came  from  Carrolton,  in  Greene  County, 
to  Alton,  by  stage,  then  by  boat  to  St.  Louis,  and  by  stage 
again  from  there  to  Lebanon.  At  first  he  "laid"  the  cases 
and  set  up  type  in  Dr.  Goheen's  office  on  the  Public  Square 
in  Lebanon.  But  as  soon  as  practicable,  a  building  for  the 
special  use  of  the  college  paper,  was  erected.  Rev.  G.  W. 
Robbins,  who  was  a  carpenter  before  he  became  a  preacher 
and  a  presiding  elder,  was  the  architect  and  builder.  After 
the  building  was  completed  on  the  campus,  it  became  the 
home  of  the  Lebanon  Journal  and  was  known  as  the  "Printing 
O&ce."  During  this  period,  the  college  not  only  printed  the 
paper,  but  even  printed  the  diplomas  for  the  graduates.  There 
is  a  record  of  the  president  securing  an  engraved  cut  for  this 
purpose  which  cost  fifty  dollars.  One  of  the  catalogues  of  this 
period  contains  the  announcement  that  "Those  graduates 
who  have  not  received  diplomas  may  now  secure  them  by 
sending  in  their  application  with  the  usual  diploma  fee." 
There  is  recorded  in  the  minutes  of  the  Board  for  1849  a" 
order  for  the  printing  in  the  Illinois  Advocate  of  "A  correct 
list  of  the  members  of  the  Joint  Board  and  the  resolutions 
adopted  on  the  death  of  Rev.  Davis  Goheen,"  who  was  an 
unusually  active  and  useful  member  of  that  body.  When  Pro- 
fessor Cummings  became  President  and  Rev.  James  Leaton 
became  a  member  of  the  faculty,  he  was  made  chief  manager 
of  the  paper  and  Chairman  of  the  Publishing  Committee.  In 
1852,  the  "Illinois  Advocate"  was  moved  to  St.  Louis,  and 
its  name  was  changed  to  "Central  Christian  Advocate." 

The  General  Conference  of  1852,  meeting  in  Boston,  took 
cognizance  of  two  periodicals,  the  Northwestern  Christian 
Advocate  and  the  Central  Christian  Advocate.  The  former 
was  authorized  and  became  one  of  the  official  publications 
of  the  church.  The  latter  was  put  up  to  the  Book  Committee 


and  Publishing  Agents  to  publish  if  they  saw  their  way  clear 
to  do  It.  After  consideration,  these  authorities  decided  not 
to  accept  the  responsibilities  of  publishing  the  Central.  But 
the  Methodism  of  that  region  would  not  be  put  off  that  way. 
The  paper  was  already  five  years  old  and  its  readers  regarded 
It  as  still  their  paper,  tho  its  name  had  been  changed  and  it 
had  moved  its  home  from  Lebanon  to  St.  Louis,  as  a  matter 
of  business  policy.  So  the  paper  was  carried  on  during  that 
quadrennium  as  the  organ  of  the  conferences  contiguous  to 
St.  Louis,  and  having  proved  its  ability  to  survive,  the  Gen- 
eral Conference  of  1856  took  it  over  as  one  of  the  official 
organs  of  the  church. 

Its  home  was  in  St.  Louis  for  the  remainder  of  the  century 
and  it  was  edited  by  such  men  as  Rev.  Dr.  Benjamin  F. 
Crary,  Benjamin  St.  James  Fry,  and  Jesse  Bowman  Young, 
all  of  whom  were  members  of  McKendree's  Joint  Board. 
The  General  Conference  of  1900  moved  it  to  Kansas  City 
where  it  is  now  located.  Its  editor  since  that  time  has  been 
the  genial  Cludius  B.  Spencer,  also  a  member  of  McKendree's 
Board.  In  January,  1853,  the  Board  appointed  President  Cum- 
mings  to  settle  the  accounts  of  the  "Illinois  Christian  Advo- 
cate" and  sell  the  press  and  office  furniture.  He  was  to  receive 
thirty  per  cent  of  the  proceeds  for  collecting  the  debts  and 
ten  per  cent  for  seUing  the  press.  He  does  not  seem  to  have 
succeeded  in  the  undertaking,  for  in  July  of  the  same  year, 
Benjamin  Hypes  was  ordered  by  the  Board  to  "sell  the  press 
and  office  furniture  and  apply  the  proceeds  upon  the  debts." 
Thus  the  first  college  paper  at  McKendree  did  not  die  but 
graduated  and  moved  out  into  a  greater  field  m  the  world 
at  large.  Accordingly,  the  "Central  Christian  Advocate"  is 
now  McKendree's  oldest  living  graduate. 

By  1850,  Professor  Mattison  had  a  son  old  enough  to  enter 
the  preparatory  department,  and  the  next  year  the  Board, 
recognizing  the  fact  that  a  professor  could  not  afford  to  pay 
tuition  for  his  children  out  of  the  salary  the  college  could 
afford  to  pay  him,  enacted  a  rule  exempting  the  children  of 
members  of  the  faculty  from  paying  tuition  fees.  The  rule 
is  still  in  force,  though  the  professors'  children  pay  all  other 
fees,  the  same  as  other  students. 

Another  interesting  bit  of  legislation  which  occurred  in 
President  Cummings'  day  was  a  resolution  passed  in  1852, 
permitting  the  two  boys'  literary  societies,  which  were  the 
only  ones  in  the  college  at  that  time,  to  hold  their  meetings 
on  Friday  night,  instead  of  in  the  afternoon,  "provided  there 
be  no  disorder,  no  injury  of  property,  and  they  adjourn  not 
later  than  half  past  nine  o'clock,  and  do  not  meet  at  such 
times  as  will  interfere  with  religious  meetings." 


Mr.  Weeden,  the  student  printer  of  the  college  paper, 
wrote  a  reminiscent  letter  near  the  close  of  the  last  century, 
and  sent  m  to  the  college  an  old  copy  of  Virgil,  which  he 
had  used  while  a  student  in  McKendree.  The  book  is  now 
over  a  hundred  years  old.  He  said  he  obtained  it  from  Newton 
Williams,  who  was  a  senior  when  Weeden  was  still  in  the 
preparatory  department.  Williams  was  in  the  class  of  1850. 
He  was  an  intimate  friend  of  Professor  Cummings.  One  warm 
evening  just  before  commencement,  the  two  went  out  to 
Silver  Creek  to  bathe  in  its  cooling  waters.  Neither  could 
swim.  Williams  got  beyond  his  depth.  Cummings  could  not 
help  him.  After  a  few  frantic  and  futile  efforts,  he  gave  it 
up  and  ran  for  help  to  the  college.  Some  of  the  college  boys 
went  with  all  possible  speed  and  got  the  body  out  of  the 
water,  but  it  was  too  late.  They  got  the  bellows  from  the 
Printing  Office,  hoping  to  inflate  his  lungs  and  thus  induce 
respiration,  but  it  was  all  in  vain.  "It  was  a  very  sad  com- 
mencement," remarks  Mr.  Weeden.  However,  since  Wil- 
liams had  so  nearly  completed  the  course,  the  Board  granted 
his  degree  and  ordered  his  name  to  be  placed  in  the  alumni 
list.  This  tragedy  suggests  another  which  occurred  during 
Commencement  week  in  1899.  One  pleasant  afternoon  five 
McKendree  girls  went  "wading"  in  Silver  Creek,  probably 
at  the  same  deep  water  hole  where  young  Williams  was 
drowned,  commonly  known  as  "Blue  Bend."  None  of  them 
could  swim.  In  wading,  one  got  beyond  her  depth.  Another 
went  to  help  her  and  was  pulled  into  the  deep  water.  An- 
other followed  with  the  same  result.  The  fourth  managed  to 
struggle  through  to  the  other  side  of  the  creek  and  climbed 
to  safety  on  the  opposite  bank.  The  one  remaining  ran  for 
help.  But  the  distance  was  a  mile,  and  when  help  arrived, 
the  efforts  of  the  two  physicians,  who  with  a  number  of 
students  and  others  had  hurried  to  the  scene,  were  not  suc- 
cessful in  bringing  breath  back  to  the  limp  and  lifeless  bodies 
of  the  unfortunate  girls.  Of  course  the  commencement  fes- 
tivities were  broken  into.  All  entertainments  of  a  social 
nature  were  called  off.  Commencement  was  reduced  to  the 
graduating  exercises  of  the  class  and  conferring  of  degrees. 
The  unfortunate  girls  were  Hallie  Jack  of  Beaucoup,  Florence 
Spies  of  St.  Jacob,  and  Ruth  Jepson  of  Lebanon.  The  last 
was  the  youngest  daughter  of  Professor  Albert  G.  Jepson, 
who  for  many  years  occupied  the  chair  of  Mathematics  in 
McKendree.  President  Cummings  passed  through  another 
sorrow  during  his  stay  at  McKendree,  which  doubtless  was 
deeper  and  more  poignant  than  his  experience  with  Newton 
Williams.  That  was  the  death  of  his  wife,  Mrs.  Florilla  Cum- 
mings. The  inscription  on  the  stone  which  marks  her  resting 


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place  in  College  Hill  cemetery  says  that  she  died  March  8, 
1852,  in  the  twenty-eighth  year  of  her  age.  Other  tragedies 
of  this  kind  occurred  in  the  homes  of  several  of  the  early 
presidents  of  McKendree.  Another  grave  stone  right  near 
that  of  Mrs.  Cummings,  was  erected  to  the  memory  of  Mrs. 
Esther  Finley,  the  wife  of  President  Fmley.  She  died  m  1844 
and  her  death  was  followed  by  that  of  her  daughter  m  the 
same  month.  Only  a  few  yards  away  are  buried  four  of  the 
children  of  President  Akers.  Thus  it  appears  that  these  edu- 
cational pioneers  were  not  only  making  financial  sacrifices 
and  carrying  burdens  of  work  up  to  the  limit  of  their  en- 
durance, but  they  were  also  called  to  tread  the  path  of  sor- 
row time  after  time  when  death  entered  the  home  circle. 
McKENDREE  MISSIONARY  LYCEUM 
As  evidence  of  the  missionary  spirit  which  characterized 
the  college  at  the  middle  of  the  last  century,  we  have  the 
records  of  a  missionary  society  which  was  called  the  Lyceum, 
which  was  organized  November  20,  iS-io.  A  preliminary 
meeting  had  been  held  a  week  earlier  which  was  presided 
over  by  Risdon  M.  Moore,  who  was  at  that  time  a  teacher 
in  the  institution,  having  graduated  at  the  last  commence- 
ment, at  which  time  certain  committees  were  appointed  to 
report  at  the  next  meeting.  So  on  the  date  above  mentioned, 
the  organization  was  completed  and  permanent  officers  elec- 
ted. Following  is  the  list:  President,  W.  S.  Pope,  Vice  Pres- 
ident, R.  M.  Moore,  Recording  Secretary,  O.  V.  Jones, 
Corresponding  Secretary,  W.  B.  Riggin,  and  Treasurer,  D. 
Blackwell.  The  constitution  adopted  need  not  be  reproduced 
in  full  here,  but  it  indicates  the  object  of  the  organization 
as  two  fold,  "First,  to  aid  in  sending  the  gospel  to  the  desti- 
tute portions  of  the  earth,  and  second,  to  improve  its  mem- 
bers in  their  knowledge  of  religious  subjects."  Any  person 
of  good  moral  character  was  eligible  to  be  elected  to  mem- 
bership, on  presenting  a  written  application  and  paying  a 
fee  of  twenty-five  cents.  The  first  meeting  of  each  collegiate 
year  was  to  be  held  on  the  third  Thursday  evening  in  Octo- 
ber, and  regular  meetings  were  to  be  held  thereafter  every 
four  weeks.  The  programs  were  to  consist  of  essays  and 
addresses.  An  anniversary  meeting  with  suitable  program 
was  held  each  year  on  the  "Sabbath  night  preceding  the 
college  commencement."  The  list  of  members  is  as  follows: 
Daniel  Alexander,  J.  H.  Barger,  R.  M.  Bell,  D.  Blackwell, 
W.  H.  Corrington,  S.  L.  Edwards,  W.  C.  Gillham,  W.  R. 
Howard,  Z.  R.  Humphrey,  O.  V.  Jones,  J.  W.  Lapham, 
John  Leeper,  G.  L.  Moore,  R.  M.  Moore,  W.  C  Pitner, 
J.  I.  Rinaker,  Isaiah  Stickel,  W.  B.  Riggin,  W.  F.  Short. 


These  twenty  members  were  students  or  teachers  in  the 
institution.  The  organization  probably  did  not  live  many 
years,  but  was  soon  crowded  out  by  other  commendable 
activities. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1850' 

This  was  the  last  class  to  graduate  during  the  presidency 
of  Dr.  Wentworth.  Colonel  Morrison  was  not  in  the  class 
but  was  a  student  under  Dr.  Wentworth.  Brief  biographies 
of  these  men  follow. 

DR  SAMUEL  M.  MARTIN 

Samuel  Murray  Martin  was  born  at  Leesburg,  Virginia, 
February  13,  1828  just  one  week  before  the  organization  of 
the  board  that  laid  the  foundations  of  McKendree  College. 
He  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  1848  and  graduated 
in  1850,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  later  attended  a 
medical  college  and  received  the  degree  of  M.  D.  He  was 
married  November  2j,  iS"?:,,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Kerr.  The 
following  are  the  names  of  their  six  children:  Arthur  L., 
Nettie  C,  Mary  L.,  Annie  H.,  Minnie  E.,  and  Murray  K. 
Having  made  preparation  along  the  line  of  two  professions, 
his  time  was  divided  between  teaching  and  the  practice  of 
medicine.  He  taught  a  year  in  the  Illinois  Female  College 
just  following  his  graduation.  In  later  years,  he  taught  in 
the  Jacksonville  high  school,  the  Winchester  high  school,  the 
Canton  Seminary  of  Canton,  Mo.,  and  for  ten  years,  1863- 
1873,  he  was  County  Superintendent  of  Schools  of  Morgan 
County,  Illinois.  From  1873  to  1877,  he  was  County  Clerk 
of  the  same  county.  In  1885,  he  was  appointed  physician  to 
the  Blackfeet  Indians.  In  religion,  he  was  a  Methodist,  in 
politics,  a  Democrat.  He  died  near  the  close  of  the  century. 
REV.  WILLIAM  McKENDREE  McELFRESH 

William  McKendree  McElfresh  was  born  m  Nicholas 
County,  Kentucky,  April  g,  182';.  He  was  a  son  of  Rev. 
John  McElfresh,  formerly  a  member  of  the  Baltimore  Con- 
ference. With  his  parents,  he  moved  to  Morgan  County, 
Illinois,  in  the  fall  of  1834,  to  a  farm  near  Jacksonville.  He 
died  at  his  home  in  Jacksonville,  March  23,  1909.  He  grad- 
uated from  McKendree  in  1850,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
Later  he  was  granted  the  degree  of  M.  S.  and  in  1897,  that 
of  D.  D.  In  1853,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Matilda  J.  Belford, 
who  was  his  faithful  companion  and  helper  during  his  long 
ministerial  career.  He  joined  the  Illinois  Conference  in  185 1 
and  received  the  following  appointments:  1851,  Rushville; 
1852,  Chili;  1853,  Pulaski;  1854-55,  White  Hall;  1856,  Dan- 
ville; 1857-58,  Clinton;  1859,  Grigsville;  1860-61,  Winches- 
ter;   1862-64,    Waverly;    1865-67,    Island   Grove;    1868-69, 

*Not,-     Bv  or...r  th,s  w.,s  oniu.cJ  from  Chapter  XII, 


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IIMC  KENDREE 


Waverly;  1870-71,  Delavan;  1872-75,  Springfield  District; 
1876,  Bloomington  University  Charge;  1877-80,  Danville 
District;  1881,  Jacksonville  Circuit;  1885-86,  Alexander; 
1887-88,  Versailles;  1890-92,  Payson;  1893-94,  Barry;  1895- 
97,  Superannuated;  1898,  Financial  Agent  of  the  Illinois 
Women's  College;  1899-1909,  Superannuated.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  General  Conference  of  1872,  which  was  held  m 
Brooklyn,  New  York.  His  conference  class  numbered  forty- 
seven,  of  which  he  was  the  last  to  superannu.ite. 
COL.  RISDON  MARSHALL  MOORE 
Risdon  Marshall  Moore  was  born  near  Cahokia,  St.  Clair 
County,  Illinois,  February  16,  1827.  His  father  was  Cap- 
tain Jonathan  Moore,  who 
was  a  soldier  m  the  Black- 
hiwk  War  and  the  Civil 
Wir.  His  mother  was  Eliza- 
beth Lunsford  before  her 
marriage.  He  entered  Mc- 
Kendree  College  in  1845  and 
graduated  in  1850,  receiving 
the  degree  A.  B.  Later  he 
received  the  degree  of  A.M. 
and  in  1895,  that  of  Ph.  D. 
from  his  alma  mater.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Philoso- 
phian  Literary  Society.  For 
four  years  after  his  grad- 
uation, he  was  tutor  in  Latin  and  Greek  in  McKendree.  He 
was  then  elected  Professor  of  Mathematics,  which  position 
he  held  till  1866,  excepting  the  three  years  1862-65,  when 
he  was  serving  in  the  Civil  War  as  Colonel  of  the  117th 
regiment  of  Illinois  Volunteers.  In  this  regiment  were  found 
a  considerable  number  of  McKendree  students  who  left 
their  college  to  fight  their  country's  battles.  In  1866,  Colonel 
Moore  went  to  Selma,  Alabama,  to  engage  in  the  coal  mining 
business.  In  1875,  he  was  appointed  special  agent  of  the  U.  S. 
Treasury  Department  and  in  1878  was  transferred  to  San 
Antonio,  Texas,  where  he  resided,  except  for  short  intervals, 
until  his  death  January  26,  1909.  The  most  of  this  period  he 
was  holding  a  government  appointment  of  some  kind.  He 
was  married  September  14,  1857,  to  Miss  Helen  Simmons  of 
Northampton,  Mass.  To  them  were  born  four  children:  Al- 
bert Lincoln,  George  Samuel,  Frank  Risdon,  and  Helen  Caro- 
line. All  are  now  living  except  the  eldest.  Colonel  Moore  was 
a  Republican  in  politics,  a  member  of  the  Masonic  order,  a 
man  of  scholarly  attainments,  a  great  lover  of  the  classics,  a 


RISDON  MOORE 


devout  Christi.m  and  an  active  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church. 

His  sister,  Mrs.  Mary  FitzGerrell,  is  still  living  in  Lebanon 
at  an  advanced  age.  She  has  always  been  interested  in  history 
and  biography,  and  has  stored  in  her  own  memory  a  wealth 
of  information  about  persons  connected  with  the  early  his- 
tory of  Lebanon  and  the  college. 

COL.  WILLIAM  R.  MORRISON 

William  Ralls  Morrison,  member  of  a  prominent  Mon- 
roe County  family,  was  a  student  in  McKendree  in  the 
forties,  but  did  not  stay  till  graduation  because  he  left 
college  to  enter  the  Mexican  War  as  a  soldier  in  an  Illinois 
regiment.  He  was  in  most  of  the  battles  of  General  Taylor's 
campaign.  After  the  war  closed,  he  did  not  return  to  college, 
but  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  From  1855  to 
1859  he  was  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Legislature  and  during 
the  last  year  he  was  Speaker  of  the  House.  When  the  Civil 
War  broke  out,  he  organized  and  became  Colonel  of  the  49th 
Regiment  of  Illinois  Volunteers.  He  fought  with  his  regiment 
at  Fort  Donelson  and  other  important  battles,  but  resigned 
in  the  fall  of  1863  to  take  his  place  in  Congress  as  a  "War 
Democrat."  He  had  been  elected  while  at  the  front.  After 
his  term  in  Congress,  he  practiced  law  in  his  home  city  of 
Waterloo  from  1865  to  1873,  when  he  was  again  sent  to 
represent  his  district  at  Washington.  From  then  till  1887,  he 
was  a  member  of  Congress.  He  gained  wide  distinction  dur- 
ing those  years  as  an  advocate  of  reduction  of  the  tariff.  He 
was  for  years  Chairman  of  the  Ways  and  Means  Commission. 
His  bill  of  1884,  which  provided  for  a  horizontal  reduction 
of  twenty  per  cent  in  all  tariff  schedules  gained  for  him  the 
nickname  "Horizontal  Bill."  In  1885,  he  was  defeated  by 
General  John  A.  Logan  for  the  United  States  Senate,  by  only 
one  vote.  President  Cleveland  appointed  him  a  member  of 
the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  in  1887,  and  he  served 
in  that  body  for  ten  years,  and  for  six  years  was  chairman. 
He  spent  his  declining  years  at  his  spacious  and  commodious 
home  in  Waterloo,  Illinois.  He  left  no  children,  but  be- 
queathed his  home  to  the  city,  to  be  used  as  a  public  library. 
In  1899,  McKendree  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  LL.  D. 
in  recognition  of  his  distinguished  service  as  a  lawyer  and 
statesman. 

HON.  WILLIAM  ANDREW  JACKSON  SPARKS 

William  Andrew  Jackson  Sparks  was  born  near  New 
Albany,  Indiana,  November  15,  1828.  His  parents,  Baxter 
and  Elizabeth  (Gwin)  Sparks,  were  natives  of  Pennsylvania. 
They  moved  from  New  Albany  when  William,  the  young- 
est of  their  ten  children,  was  only  a  child,  to  Macoupin 


One  Hundred  and  FiftyHme 


^MC  KENDREE  .^^^^^s:^^^^:::^^^^ 


W   A  J  SPARKS 


County,  Illinois.  He  enter- 
ed McKendree  in  1847,  and 
graduated  in  1850,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and  in 
iqoo,  he  was  granted  the 
honorary  degree  of  LL.  D. 
by  his  alma  mater.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Philosophian 
Literary  Society.  After  his 
graduation,  he  went  to  Car- 
lyle,  Illinois,  studied  law  in 
the  office  of  Judge  Breese, 
was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and 
began  the  practice  of  law  at 
Carlylein  1851.  In  1853,  he 
was  appointed  receiver  of  public  moneys  for  the  U.  S.  Land 
Office  at  Edwardsville,  and  held  this  appointment  until  the  land 
offices  of  the  state  were  consolidated  at  Springfield.  He  served 
one  term  in  the  Illinois  Legislature,  one  in  the  Illinois  State 
Senate,  and  four  terms  in  Congress,  representing  the  six- 
teenth congressional  district  of  Illinois.  He  was  elected  on 
the  Democratic  ticket,  and  became  prominent  in  his  party, 
so  that  when  Mr.  Cleveland  became  President,  he  appointed 
Mr.  Sparks  to  the  position  of  Commissioner  of  the  General 
Land  Office  of  the  U.  S.  His  administration  of  this  office 
gained  him  the  hearty  commendation  of  President  Cleveland. 
He  was  married  April  16,  1855,  to  Miss  Julia  E.  Parker,  of 
Edwardsville.  They  lived  in  Carlyle  until  1895  when,  Mr. 
Sparks  having  retired  from  active  work  some  years  previous, 
they  moved  to  St.  Louis.  His  death  occurred  there  in  1905. 
He  left  a  widow  but  no  children. 

JAMES  H.  RIGGIN 

James  H.  Riggin  was  a  native  of  Illinois.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  McKendree,  where  he  graduated  in  the  class  of 
1850,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society,  being  one  of  the  original  founders 
of  that  organization.  After  his  graduation,  he  engaged  in 
mercantile  business  in  the  city  of  Belleville,  but  after  a  few 
years,  having  suffered  some  mental  derangement,  he  was 
taken  to  the  hospital  for  the  insane  at  Jacksonville,  where 
he  died  some  years  later.  His  remains  lie  buried  in  College 
Hill  Cemetery. 

CHARLES  NELSON  STARBIRD 

Charles  Nelson  Starbird  was  born  at  Claremont,  New 
Hampshire,  November  29,  1823.  He  prepared  for  college 
at  Kimball  Union  Academy  and  took  his  A.  B.  degree  at 
Middlebury  College,  Vermont,  in   1S45.  He  came  to  Illi' 


nois,  did  the  work  m  McKendree  required  for  the  A.  M- 
degree  which  he  received  with  the  class  of  1850.  He  then 
settled  in  Chester,  Illinois,  where  he  practiced  law  and  held 
the  office  of  State's  Attorney.  His  death  occurred  in  1858. 
NEWTON  WILLIAMS 
Newton  Williams  was  a  member  of  this  class,  but  four 
weeks  before  commencement  in  iS^o,  he  was  drowned  in 
Silver  Creek.  Since  he  had  so  nearly  completed  the  work, 
the  board  granted  the  degree  the  same  as  to  the  other  mem- 
bers of  the  class,  and  ordered  his  name  to  be  placed  in  the 
alumni  list. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1851 
THOMAS  S.  CASEY 

Thomas  Sloo  Casey,  son  of  Zadoc  Casey,  once  Governor 
of  Illinois,  was  born  April  6,  1832,  and  died  at  his  home 
in  Springfield,  Illinois, 
March  1,1891.  He  was  edu- 
cated at  McKendree,  grad- 
uating in  1851  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later 
received  the  master's  degree. 
He  was  one  of  the  founders 
of  the  Platonian  Literary 
Society.  He  studied  law  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
i8')4.Ini86o,hewaselected 
State's  Attorney  for  the 
twelfth  Judicial  District, 
and  was  re-elected  in  1864. 
In  1 862,heentered  theUnion 

Army  as  Colonel  of  the  iioth  Regiment  of  Illinois  Volun- 
teers. About  a  year  later,  he  was  severely  wounded  at  the 
battle  of  Stone  River  and  compelled  to  return  home.  In  1870, 
he  was  elected  to  the  Illinois  Legislature,  and  in  1872,  to 
the  State  Senate.  In  1879,  he  was  elected  Circuit  Judge,  and 
was  immediately  appointed  one  of  the  judges  of  the  Appellate 
Court  of  the  Fourth  District.  He  served  in  this  position  until 
1885,  when  he  moved  to  Springfield  where  he  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  law  until  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  married 
in  1861,  to  Miss  Matilda  Moran,  of  Springfield.  Of  their 
three  children,  two  daughters  are  now  living:  Carrie,  now 
Mrs.  D.  C.  Nugent,  of  St.  Louis,  and  Louise,  now  Mrs. 
Baker,  the  wife  of  Lieutenant  Baker,  U.  S.  A. 
STEPHEN  F.  CORRINGTON 

Stephen  Fletcher  Corrington  was  born  in  Millersburg, 
Bourbon  County,  Kentucky,  February  i,  1830.  He  entered 
McKendree  in  the  fill  of  1847  and  graduated  in  iS";!,  re- 


THOMAS  S.  CASEY 


One  Hundred  and  Si.xtv 


c^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^s^^s^ 


ceiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philo- 
sophian  Literary  Society.  He  served  as  book-keeper  and 
salesman  for  a  firm  in  Jacksonville,  lUinois,  for  a  year  and 
then  taught  school  a  year.  He  then  studied  law  m  the 
office  of  Judge  Brown,  of  Jacksonville.  He  practiced  law  for 
a  time  in  that  city,  and  then  moved  to  CarroUton,  Illinois. 
In  the  fall  of  1859,  ^e  was  elected  superintendent  of  schools 
of  Greene  County.  He  held  this  office  till  1869,  and  is  said 
to  have  traveled  as  much  as  3000  miles  a  year  in  the  discharge 
of  his  duties  visiting  the  schools  of  the  county.  In  1859,  he 
resumed  the  practice  of  law,  and  the  same  year  he  was  elected 
city  clerk,  which  office  he  held  for  four  years.  He  was  also 
a  justice  of  the  peace  and  notary  public,  making  a  specialty 
of  collecting  and  conveyancing.  Later,  he  held  the  office  of 
master  in  chancery.  His  death  occurred  in  the  year  1887. 
He  was  married  May  13,  1856  to  Sue  F.  Bell,  of  Jacksonville. 
Their  seven  children  were  Rosabella  May,  Ailsie  Gray,  Anna 
Lenora,  Sarah  Emma,  Francis  Fletcher,  Elijah  Edward,  and 
William  Jeremiah. 

SURRY  L.  EDWARDS 

Surry  L.  Edwards  was  born  at  Guilford  Centre,  Ver- 
mont, March  13,  1827.  He  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall 
of  1847,  and  graduated  in  185 1,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.,  and  later,  A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian 
Literary  Society.  He  studied  dentistry  in  St.  Louis  after 
teaching  school  for  five  years.  He  then  practiced  his  pro- 
fession eleven  years  in  Griggsville,  Illinois,  four  years  in  Pe- 
oria, and  then  settled  permanently  in  Des  Moines,  Iowa, 
where  he  practiced  dentistry  for  many  years,  and  ended  his 
long  and  useful  career  in  1895.  He  was  married  April  24, 
1855,  to  Emma  A.  Dickinson,  of  Griggsville,  111.  Their  nine 
children  are  Lucy  Jane,  Rollin  Wentworth,  Horace  Noble, 
Newton  Olin,  Walter  Spencer,  Mary  Amelia,  Esther  Emma, 
Joseph  Albert,  and  Benjamin  Akers.  Walter  was  drowned 
in  1882  at  the  age  of  eleven. 

NINIAN  EDWARDS  PRIMM 

Ninian  Edwards  Primm  was  born  in  the  vicinity  of  Belle- 
ville, Illinois,  April  16,  1830.  He  was  named  for  Governor 
Ninian  Edwards,  to  whom  he  was  in  some  way  related. 
He  became  a  student  in  McKendree  and  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1851,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  The  records  of 
the  literary  societies  do  not  indicate  that  he  was  a  member 
of  either  one.  There  is  some  evidence  that  he  studied  law, 
but  his  career  was  short,  for  his  death  occurred  in  1857 — 
only  six  years  after  his  graduation. 

DR.  WILLIAM  B.  RIGGIN 

William  BoHvar  Riggin  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois, 
December  11,  1826.  He  belonged  to  a  prominent  Lebanon 


family  whose  name  appears  in  the  story  of  the  founding 
of  McKendree.  He  was  for  several  years  a  student  in  the 
college,  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1851.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Philosophian  Society.  He  studied  medicine,  and 
received  the  degree  of  M.  D.,  but  was  not  permitted  to 
practice  his  profession  long.  His  career  was  cut  short  by 
his  death  at  Asheville,  North  Carolina,  August  8,  1856. 
GEN.  JOHN  I.  RINAKER 

John  Irving  Rinaker  was  born  in  Baltimore,  Maryland, 
in  November,  1830,  and  died  at  his  winter  home  m  Eustis, 
Florida,  January  14,  1915.  He  came  to  Illinois  while  still 
a  youth,  and  secured  a  part  of  his  education  at  Illinois 
College,  but  later  transferred  to  McKendree,  and  graduated 
in  the  class  of  18'ii.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  So- 
ciety. In  1892,  McKendree  gave  him  the  honorary  degree  of 
LL.  D.  He  studied  law  and  began  the  practice  of  this  pro- 
fession at  Carlinville,  Illinois,  in  1854.  That  was  his  regular 
occupation  all  his  life  except  for  the  time  that  he  was  a  soldier 
in  the  Civil  War.  He  practiced  m  the  state  courts,  the  dis- 
trict courts,  and  the  United  States  Supreme  Court.  In  1872 
and  in  1876,  he  was  a  Republican  presidential  elector.  In 
1876  and  m  1884,  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  Republican 
National  Convention.  In  1894,  he  was  elected  to  Congress, 
and  served  one  term.  He  has  served  on  various  important 
boards,  both  in  his  own  city  and  in  others,  and  was  for 
some  years  a  trustee  of  McKendree  College.  In  1862,  he 
went  into  the  Union  army  as  Colonel  of  the  122nd  Regiment 
Illinois  Volunteers,  and  came  home  at  the  close  of  the  war 
with  the  title  of  Brigadier  General.  He  was  for  sixty-six  years 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  He  was  also  a  Mason, 
a  member  of  the  American  Bar  Association  and  various  other 
organisations.  He  was  married  in  1855,  to  Miss  Clarissa 
Keplinger,  of  Morgan  County.  Their  four  sons  are:  Thomas, 
Samuel,  John  Irving,  Jr.,  and  Lewis.  John  Irving,  Jr.  is  an 
architect,  and  designed  the  present  college  library  building 
in  1917.  In  the  entrance  of  the  building  is  a  memorial  tablet 
to  General  Rinaker.  "Like  an  armed  warrior;  like  a  plumed 
knight,  he  met  his  last  great  summons,  and,  wrapped  in  the 
American  flag,  he  moved  out  to  his  just  and  shining  reward, 
alone  and  absolutely  unafraid." 

ALEXANDER  VAN  WINKLE 

Alexander  Van  Winkle  was  born  in  Morgan  County, 
Illinois,  January  9,  1831,  "the  winter  of  the  big  snow." 
His  parents  were  from  Wayne  County,  Kentucky.  Some 
of  his  ancestors  were  among  the  earliest  immigrants  to 
this  country  from  Holland.  One  of  them  returned  to  Holland 
in  1633,  bearing  a  letter  from  the  church  society  in  New 


ffMC  KENDREE"^^^^^s:^;.^^^.>^^^ 


Amsterdam.  The  next  year  he  returned  to  America  with  his 
bride  and  settled  in  New  Jersey.  From  there  his  descendants 
have  scattered  to  various  parts  of  the  country.  Mr.  Van 
Winkle  entered  McKendree  College  in  1848  and  graduated 
in  1851,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  In  1849,  he  and  fifteen  other 
young  men  became  the  founders  of  the  Platonian  Literary 
Society.  In  1852,  he  helped  to  "navigate  a  prairie  schooner," 
drawn  by  eight  oxen,  across  the  plains  to  California.  He  re- 
turned in  1858,  and  when  the  war  broke  out,  enlisted  in 
the  army  and  served  three  years  as  a  soldier.  He  spent  a 
number  of  years  in  teaching,  but  in  the  declining  years  of 
his  long  life,  he  enjoyed  the  quiet  farm  life  at  his  home 
near  Franklin,  Illinois.  He  was  married  February  28,  1862,  to 
Henrietta  Keplinger.  Of  this  union,  there  were  three  chil- 
dren, Mary  Henrietta  and  twin  sons.  Homer  Alexander  and 
Horace,  the  latter  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  The  daughter  is 
now  Mrs.  W.  B.  Otwell,  of  Carlinville.  Some  years  after  the 
death  of  his  first  wife,  Mr.  Van  Winkle  was  married  in  1890 
to  Melissa  J.  Criswell,  now  deceased.  He  is  a  Methodist  of 
the  old  school,  having  united  with  the  church  in  his  youth. 
In  politics,  he  is  a  Republican,  having  voted  with  that  party 
ever  since  its  origin,  but  has  never  aspired  to  office  himself. 
His  death  occurred  in  January,  1914. 

A.  H.  H.  ROUNTREE 
Aaron  Herbert  Hawkins  Rountree  was  born  at  Hills- 
boro,  Illinois,  January  2,  1822,  and  died  at  the  same  place, 
January  2,  1880,  on  his  fifty-eighth  birthday.  His  parents 
were  Hiram  and  Nancy  Wright  Rountree.  He  entered 
McKendree  in  1842,  pursued  his  studies  for  two  years, 
then  after  a  period  of  teaching,  returned  and  completed  his 
course  in  1851,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  In  1859,  he 
received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  While  in  McKendree,  he  was 
a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  His  career 
includes  nine  years  of  teaching,  twenty-one  of  merchandising; 
and  in  1874,  he  entered  upon  the  business  of  banking.  He 
was  popular  in  his  own  city,  having  been  alderman,  mayor, 
and  president  of  the  Board  of  Education.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  a  Royal  Arch  Mason, 
member  of  the  Eastern  Star,  and  the  Odd  Fellows  Lodge; 
and  in  all  these  lodges,  he  wielded  the  gavel.  He  was  married 
at  Huntsville,  Alabama,  March  20, 184'i,  to  Miss  Eliza  Agnes 
Walpole.  To  them  were  born  nine  children,  of  whom  six  died 
in  infancy.  The  surviving  ones  are  now  Professor  Hiram  P. 
Rountree  of  Chicago,  Mrs.  Mary  L.  McHenry,  Detroit, 
Michigan,  and  Mrs.  Etta  A.  Stubblefield,  Hillsboro,  Illinois. 

COL.  JONATHAN  MERRIAM 

Jonathan  Merriam  was  born  in  the  state  of  Vermont, 

November   1,    1834.  He  came  with  his  parents  m    183,6, 


living  in  Springfield,  Alton,  and  after  1841,  in  Ta:ewell 
County.  He  attended  the  Illinois  Wesleyan  University,  and 
McKendree  College,  leaving  the  latter  institution  in  1852, 
on  account  of  impaired  health.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Pla- 
tonian Literary  Society.  In  186;),  McKendree  conferred  upon 
him  the  degree  of  A.  M.  In  1862,  he  enlisted  in  the  Union 
<irmy  and  became  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  117th  Illinois 
Volunteers,  the  regiment  which  contained  so  many  McKen- 
dreans.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Constitutional  Con- 
ventions of  1869  and  1870.  He  held  the  position  of  Internal 
Revenue  Collector  for  the  Springfield  District  from  1873  to 
1882.  He  was  elected  to  the  Illinois  Legislature  in  1894  and 
again  in  1896.  In  1898,  he  was  appointed  by  President  Mc- 
Kinley  to  the  Office  of  United  States  Pension  Commissioner 
at  Chicago.  He  was  for  many  years  a  trustee  of  McKendree 
College.  He  several  times  attended  the  reunions  of  his  reg- 
iment at  McKendree  College.  The  last  time  was  in  1916.  In 
politics,  he  was  a  Republican  and  in  religion,  a  Baptist.  At 
the  time  of  his  death,  he  was  a  deacon  in  the  Emanuel  Baptist 
Church  in  Chicago,  altho  for  the  last  six  years  of  his  Hfe  his 
residence  was  at  Wheaton.  His  death  occurred  as  the  result 
of  a  grade-crossing  accident  at  Wheaton  in  September,  1919, 
within  a  few  weeks  of  his  eighty-fifth  birthday.  He  is  sur- 
vived by  his  wife,  three  sons,  and  three  daughters,  all  married 
except  the  youngest  daughter.  His  children  all  live  in  Illinois 
and  his  sons  occupy  positions  of  trust  and  honor  in  the  busi- 
ness world. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1852 
HENRY  C.  PIKE 
Henry  Clay  Fike  was  born  near  Mascoutah,  Illinois,  De- 
cember 21,  i8j2.  His  father,  Abel  Fike,  with  his  family, 
came  from  South  Carolina 
in  181 1  and  located  in  the 
Turkey   Hill   settlement 
near  Belleville.  After  pass- 
ing through   the   common 
schools,  he  entered  McKen- 
dree College  in  1847,  while 
Dr.  Wentworth  was  presi- 
dent, and  graduated  in  i8';2, 
receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B., 
;ind  subsequently  that  ot  A. 
M.  He  IS  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society, 
which  he  assisted  in  organiz- 
ing April  20, 1840.  He  was 
marnedDecember 25,  i8'i'!,toMissLucyC.Power.of  Trenton, 


HENRY  CLAY  FIKE 


Illinois.  To  this  union  two  children  were  horn,  May,  who  died 
in  early  childhood,  and  Miss  Ellie,  who  lived  with  her  father. 
Mrs.  Fike  died  June  25,  1906.  After  graduating,  Mr.  Fike 
engaged  in  teaching  up  to  the  date  of  the  Civil  War,  when 
he  enlisted  in  the  Union  arnjy  and  served  as  quartermaster 
of  the  117th  Regiment  of  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry  from 
August,  1862,  till  the  close  of  the  war.  This  regiment  was 
commanded  by  Colonel  Risdon  M.  Moore,  who  was  from 
the  faculty  of  McKendree  College.  In  1867,  Mr.  Fike  moved 
with  his  family  from  Mascoutah  to  Warrensburg,  Missouri, 
where  he  engaged  in  business  pursuits  till  1882,  when  he 
became  connected  with  the  auditing  department  of  the  Mis- 
souri Pacific  Railway  Company,  which  he  served  for  seven 
years.  He  completed  two  decades  of  service  as  clerk  of 
the  United  States  Internal  Revenue  OfBce  in  Kansas  City, 
Missouri.  Mr.  Fike  was  officially  connected  with  the  State 
Normal  School  at  Warrensburg  for  twenty-six  years.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education,  and  of  the  City 
Council  of  Warrensburg,  each  for  six  years.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  and  of  the  National  Union,  a 
beneficiary  organization;  also  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  which  he  joined  in  1848  while  a  student  at  McKen- 
dree. He  has  served  as  a  Sunday  School  Superintendent  for 
thirty-eight  years.  He  was  a  lay  delegate  to  the  General 
Conference  held  in  Baltimore,  Maryland  in  1876.  In  politics, 
he  IS  a  Republican.  His  home  was  at  Warrensburg,  Missouri 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  April  i,  1919. 

CHARLES  WESLEY  JEROME 
Charles  Wesley  Jerome  was  born  in  Onandagua  County, 
New  York,  September  8,  1828,  the  same  year  that  McKen- 
dree was  founded.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Illinois 
in  1834,  and  spent  most  of  his  early  life  on  a  farm  m  Mad- 
ison County.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1848,  and  was 
one  of  the  sixteen  original  founders  of  the  Platonian  Literary 
Society.  He  graduated  in  1852,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
Three  years  later  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  Immediate- 
ly after  graduation,  he  became  instructor  in  the  Danville  (111.) 
Seminary.  After  two  years,  he  became  principal  of  the  Shelby 
Male  and  Female  Seminary  at  Shelbyville,  Illinois.  He  re- 
mained in  this  position  till  1862,  when  he  enlisted  in  the 
II ^th  regiment  Illinois  Volunteers,  and  served  as  quarter- 
master in  this  regiment  until  the  close  of  the  war.  As  a  part 
of  his  war  experience,  he  was  captured  by  Gen.  Wheeler 
and  paroled  at  McMinnville,  Tennessee.  After  the  war,  he 
returned  to  Shelbyville  for  four  years  more.  Then  for  four 
years  he  was  principal  of  the  Bedford  Seminary,  at  Shelby- 
ville, Tennessee.  In  1874,  he  was  elected  professor  of  Latin 


and  Greek  in  the  Southern  Illinois  Normal  University,  at 
Carbondale.  After  sixteen  years  of  service  in  this  institution, 
failing  health  induced  him  to  resign  his  position  and  retire 
from  active  life.  He  was  married  m  August,  i8';S,  to  Miss 
Eugenia  A.  Morrison,  of  Delaware,  Ohio.  Their  only  son, 
Charles  M.,  was  born  in  1867. After  his  retirement.  Professor 
Jerome  lived  for  some  years  in  Atlanta,  Georgia.  His  home 
was  in  Washington,  D.  C.  for  some  years  previous  to  his 
death,  which  occurred  several  years  ago. 

JUDGE  WILLIAM  C.  JONES 
William  Cuthbert  Jones  was  born  at  Bowling  Green, 
Kentucky,  July  16,  1831.  He  was  a  son  of  Dr.  Cuthbert 
T.  and  EHza  R.  (Treat) 
Jones,  who  moved  with 
their  family  to  Chester, 
Illinois,  when  their  son  was 
only  three  years  of  age.  He 
entered  McKendree  when 
quite  young,  and  graduated 
in  1852,  with  the  degree  of 
A.  B.,  later  receiving  the 
Master's  degree,  and  in 
1895,  his  Alma  Mater 
honored  him  with  the  de- 
gree of  LL.  D.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Philosophian  Lit- 
erary Society.  He  studied 

law  at  Bowling  Green,  Kentucky,  and  practiced  this  profession 
at  Chester,  III,  Hopkinsville,  Ky.,  and  St.  Louis,  Mo.  until  the 
opening  of  the  Civil  War.  He  then  enlisted  m  the  Union  army 
as  a  member  of  the  Fourth  regiment  of  the  United  States  Re- 
serve Corps.  In  1862,  he  was  appointed  paymaster  of  the 
United  States  Volunteers,  with  the  rank  of  maior.  He  served 
this  capacity  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  then  engaged 
in  business  in  St.  Louis,  but  soon  returned  to  the  practice 
of  law,  which  he  followed  till  his  death,  which  occurred  in 
1904.  He  was  elected  judge  of  the  Criminal  Court  of  St. 
Louis  in  1874,  and  held  this  office  till  1878.  He  was  for  many 
years  a  trustee  of  McKendree,  and  was  president  of  the 
Board  from  1897  tiU  the  time  of  his  death  in  1904.  In  politics, 
he  was  a  Democrat.  He  belonged  to  the  Royal  Arcanum, 
Legion  of  Honor,  Elks,  and  Knights  of  Honor.  In  the  last 
named  lodge,  he  was  grand  dictator  of  the  State  of  Missouri. 
He  was  married  November  20,  i8')6,  to  Miss  Mary  A. 
Chester.  Of  their  seven  children,  four  are  now  living.  Their 
names  are:  Mrs.  Walter  B.  Watson,  Mrs.  Joseph  Goodwin, 
and  two  sons,  James  C.  and  Giles  F.  Jones.  They  all  reside 
in  St.  Louis. 


JUDGE  JONES 


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LEBANON  JOURNAL. 


D   GOUEEN,  B.  HVPES,  AITO  G.  L.  ROBERTS-PUBUSHERS;  \VSNTW0ETI1,  EDITORi  CUJlilTNGS,  MATTISON,  GOODFELLOW  AND  S.  M.  E.  GOHEEN-ASSISTANT«      - 

BEVC™  I»    CE.E1^   U.TLLL,O^CI,   mEKATUHI.    SUI.CE.    MOR^UTT,   WLUi.OK,  1K»^   FORE.G,    .M,   IK.„E>T1C   NEW,   «D   «L>CEa^>E..r.  »VB.E.T,. 

VOL.  1.                                              LEBANON,  ILUNOIS,  THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  9th,  1847.                                          NO.  1. 

J  ■       FortheLubaDoa  Josraal.  ;      ," 

SABB.1TH  CONVE.NTIQN.  ' 
ifc  Tiic  SabUth  AModotioB  of  Southern  Illinoit 
»«Mcmbled  al  NaihriUe,  Wishfbgton  c^imty, 
jNot.Sd,  1847.  .  A  respectable  number  of  delc- 
■^ gates  •wcrepn?«nt.  The  cooTomiOT  was  call- 
'6.1  to  order  at  11  o'cloei  A.  M.,  and  the  deTotiua- 
,  al  eieiciscs  conducted  by  Roy.  W.  B.  Carter, 
lathe  abeeace  of  the  Preaident  of  the  Assi^i- 

lege,  dolWcrcd  tho  — ."i""  »"W«>c<,.    -•- 
The  Convention 
D.  James.  Predden^^l*. 

'  l.lfflBc1ier,  Vice  Presi 


opening  adflrese.    '" 
organiiedlyappouiting  Rev 
eddenl;^r».  C-  Rl«g^  C 


btu^  Prof  Cumming.  mtd  Be 

.  Wm.  Clifle, 

^xretarie.. 

meeting  was 

a^Kms  connected  with  the 

of  various  bu. 

objecu  of  the 

SeSlation,  and  in  arranging  the 

preliminaries 

Ir-m  e.jping  public  mecung. 

and  Rev.  W.  Forter.  The  ad- 
dress  of  Iho  firet  named  genUcman,  Rerr-Mr. 
Tbatcher,  was  a  close  and  able  argument  on  the 
*'Sabbath  a«  a  perpetual  inititulion,  and  lU  ob- 
«rTaDC«  as  of  lasting  obligation." 

Rev.  Mr.  Cliffe  followed  in  a  speech  of  much 
Interest,  ehowing  that  reform  in  regard  to  the 
proper  obBerrancc  of  the  Sabbath,  must  begin 

a  woid,'uilI  that  pertains  to  the  affiiirs  of  ©Ycry 

da/life.    ' 

Dr.  flnley  argued  with  j;reat  strength  that 

Christianfc-arelhe  "light  of  tho  world,"  and  that 

to  maintain  the  Sabbath,  ihej  murt  make  the 
k     largest  sacrifices. 
^  \      Rev.  Mr.  Foster   dwell  with  much  interent 

on Iheojndirion  of  thmga  ai  they  formerly  ex. 
[  ^^Sslcd'iyiluB  country.  le*diiis  to  Sabbath  dese- 


hospitality  iu  entertaining  the  members 
e  ConrentioQ. 

ic  opening  address  of  ProC  Cummings,  and 
iscufisions  in  Convention,  together  with  the 
,  produced 


the  great  object  of  lh< 

More  than  one  hundred  copies  of  Edward's 
.Manual  on  the  Sabbath,  were  distributed:  a  worit 
that  ahould  be  in  eTery  family  in  the  land,  and 

llic  next  mectmg  of  the  A.»sociaU"Qn  -vrill  be 

held  at  BeUerille,  on  the    fir«l    Wednesday  m 

May  next,  to  commence  at  7  o'clock  in  the  eTe- 

ning.     Rot,  Messrs.  Elliott,  Peck  and  Harrison 

ecomm    ^^^^  ^^jj|^£^>lkled  clerk. 

0*-  Herald  of  RcligiuuB  Liberty,  and  other 
paper*  friendly  to  the  better  obserrance  •f  the 
Sabbath,  please  copy. 


EMERALD  MOUND. 
T?»  Tisited  this  delightful  spot,  the  Tomantic 
denc«of  Dajtiel  Baldwib  Esq.,  last  Saturday, 
cnjoyod  Uia  hnapitalitJes  of  its  worthy  proprietor— ty 
DO  means  neglecting  a  ttroll  upon  the  Bummit  of  this 
wonderful  eleration.    The  view  of  the  prairie  at  this 

huttJicrt  is  something  in  the  sombre  lod  pensive  as- 
pect of  dying  Nature.  lha,t  accords  well  with  the  fecl- 

Tisit  to  this  sweet  epot.  The  follow  ingdesci 
it,  i^Titten  for  an  Ohio  paper,  by  one  of  our  i 
Editom,  eometiine  eince,  cannot  fciil  to  be  read  with 

"The  Emerald  Mound  from  which  I 
ting,  is  a  beautiful    and  romantic  place.     The 
principal  elcTation  is  about  eixty  fret  aboTc  the 


>  half  a  doien 
laped,  Bcattered  around  it. 
t  of  tho  large  one  ig  level,  and  square, 


.aa  worship. 


■Great,  Ihe  Holy  and  the 

ped  "in  spirit  and  in  truth 

By  aacending  a  stairway  of  twenty  steps,  we 
B  transported  back  as  many  centuries,  and 
ow  not  whether  we  are  standing  on  the  site 
a  temple  era  tomb.     We  arc  suiToundedby 

the  viable  signe  of  a  people  whose  procci-sions 
i  sacrifices  and  battles  are  forgi'ttcni  and 
lir  praploj-menls  and  language  and  sciences 
)  losrtV  the  world.    In  the  absence  of  all 

It  there  lived  and  died  a  race  of  men,  on  these 


.V  sweet  and  deliglilliil  place  is  the  Emerald 
Mound.  It  has  much  to  attract  and  please— 
Here  are  tlic  mounds  connecting  the  liWn;:  .■ 
the  present  to  the  dead  of  the  past.  The  liir 
reaching  view  of  the  adjoining  lands  and  th'-i 
wave-like  undulations,  the  busy  herds  of  grazin; 
cattle,  the  large,  rich  fields  of  grain,  llie  go^^ 
taste  exhibited  in  tho  arrangement  of  building 
and  gardens  and  shnibberj*,  and,  above  all,  thi 
kindness  and  intelligence  of  the  eicellciit  £iniil; 
wliose  residence  it  is,  altogether,  render  llr 
Mound  one  of  the  most  interesting  andbeautitu 
places — a  place  of  comfort  and  happiness  to  tti- 
dwcUere,  and  of  quiet  enjoyroent  and  rest  to 


it  is  both  cspediciit  and  ncces..«n'  thai 
hostilities  should  cease  anionj!  brrtbri 
have  "one  Lonl,  om-  lailh,  one  baptism." 
the  essentials  of  dirisAitn  am'/i/  sln-uld 
lically  adopted,  even  tvliore  ujiilijnnit 
practicable.  This,  is  cs-seutia!  tn  our 
and  efficiency  in  the  great  r  ' 


the  evangelical  chinches,  is  the  present  \ 
and  fonnidaUc  cfforls  of  tlic  Papacy.  Tl 
of  sin  seems  to  have  girded  hiniM-lf  for 
conflict.     Upon   the  reviv.^l  of  the  ai,;: 


For  the  Lebanon  Joumal- 
INTERNATIONAL  PATRIOTISM. 
Mk.  EnlTon— 'I-he  f.llouin;  i.iri.i.nt 
related  to  me  tho  ,m,.n.  r  ,-,ri.rilr    r,:.-! 

llrockviUe.     Duvin::!;: 

al  and  •the  rel°ls,"nn.!  il  i-  :m.i,,iiV  -  v. 


ELlIir  Bl'RUlTT. 


Rediiced  facsimile  of  the  first  copy  of  the  Lebanon  Journal  of  which  Anson  Cummings  was  probably  th:  first  editor 


REV.  JOHN  LEEPER 
John  Leeper  was  born  in  Guernsey  County,  Ohio,  Octo- 
ber i8,  1827.  In  1837,  he  came  with  his  father's  family 
to  Perry  County,  Illinois.  From  his  parents,  who  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Reformed  Presbyterian  Church,  he  received  care- 
ful religious  training.  In  addition  to  his  common  school 
education,  he  attended  an  academy  at  Collinsville,  and  after- 
ward McKendree  College,  from  which  he  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1852,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  In  1855,  he  re- 
ceived the  M.  S.  degree  and  in  1894,  his  Alma  Mater  honored 
him  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Philosophi.in  Literary  Society.  He  was  converted  at 
a  camp-meetmg  in  W.ishington  County,  and  joined  the  Meth- 
odist Church.  And,  believing  himself  called  to  the  mini.stry. 


he  joined  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  in  1856.  He  was 
married  March  30,  1854,  to  Miss  Christiana  A.  Vernor,  of 
Nashville,  Illinois.  Three  of  their  five  children  grew  to  ma- 
turity. They  are:  Mrs.  M.  M.  Waller,  St.  Louis,  John  C. 
Leeper,  of  East  St.  Louis,  and  Mrs.  Florence  Hoopes,  of 
Sumner.  Dr.  Leeper  served  the  following  charges  as  pastor: 
Robinson,  Palestine,  Mt.  Carmel  Circuit,  Carmi,  Sparta, 
Ashley,  Richview,  Mt.  Vernon,  Effingham,  Salem  Circuit. 
Irvington,  Litchfield,  Sumner,  Jerseyville,  Duquoin,  Collins- 
ville, Trenton,  Cisne,  Lawrenceville,  Okawville,  Freeburg, 
iind  Hagarstown.  He  served  a  term  as  presiding  elder  on 
each  of  the  following  named  districts:  Mt.  Vernon,  Olney, 
and  Vandalia.  He  died  at  Nashville,  Illinois,  July  7,  1906. 


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CHAPTER  XIV. 

Doctor  A/(er's  Third  Term 


IN  i8=;2,  Dr-  Cummings  laid  down  the  t.isk  of  the  presi- 
dency and  Rev.  Peter  Akers  was  for  the  third  time 
called  to  take  it  up.  No  man  was  better  acquainted 
with  the  college  and  its  struggles,  its  successes  and  failures. 
He  was  now  at  the  mature  age  of  sixty-two,  but  still  vigorous 
in  body  and  mind,  and  especially  rich  in  those  experiences 
which  are  useful  to  a  religious  leader.  This  was  a  longer  term 
than  either  of  his  preceding  ones.  He  had  .been  president 
when  the  first  charter  was  secured,  and  again  during  the 
year  1845-46.  In  the  minutes  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Con- 
ference for  1852,  which  was  the  first  session  of  that  body,  is 
found  a  report  on  education,  which  refers  to  the  fact  that 
by  the  division  of  the  Illinois  Conference,  McKendree  Col- 
lege fiiUs  as  an  heritage  to  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference, 
and  mentions  as  a  cause  of  gratification  the  fact  that  Dr. 
Akers  has  again  been  made  president,  stating  further  that 
"His  popularity  as  a  preacher,  his  purity  of  morals,  his  fervent 
piety,  in  connection  with  his  literary  attainments,  promise 
great  usefulness  to  the  college  and  the  conference."  He  had 
been  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Conference  almost  from  its 
beginning,  and  he  did  not  think  it  worth  while  to  transfer 
to  the  Southern  Illinois,  since  the  Illinois  was  still  in  Mc 
Kendree's  patronizing  territory.  The  conference  was  held  in 
Belleville  that  year.  Rev.  Charles  M.  Holliday  was  appointed 
pastor  at  Lebanon,  with  Rev.  W.  L.  Deneen  as  his  assistant. 
Mr.  Deneen  was  really  on  the  retired  list  and  lived  in  Leb- 
anon. The  presiding  officer  was  Bishop  Edward  R.  Ames, 
who  had  recently  been  elevated  to  the  episcopacy  by  the 
General  Conference,  which  met  in  Boston  in  May,  1852.  It 
seems  probable  that  being  so  close  to  the  scene  of  his  early 
labors  in  the  educational  field,  he  would  visit  McKendree 
and  see  what  progress  had  been  made  in  the  interval  of  nearly 
a  quarter  of  a  century,  but  we  have  found  no  record  to  show 
whether  he  did  or  not.  The  faculty  associated  with  Dr.  Akers 
at  this  time  were :  Rev.  James  Leaton,  professor  of  Natural 
Science,  Rev.  Russell  Z.  Mason,  professor  of  Mathematics 
and  Philosophy,  and  Oran  Faville,  professor  of  Ancient  Lan- 
guages, with  Risdon  M.  Moore  and  William  S.  Pope  as 
tutors.  Leaton  and  Mason,  as  well  as  both  the  tutors  were 
already  in  the  faculty  when  Dr.  Akers  took  charge.  The 
next  year  Rev.  Nelson  E.  Cobleigh  came  from  New  England 
to  Southern  Illinois  and  became  pastor  of  the  Methodist 
Church  in  Lebanon,  and  at  the  same  time.  Professor  of  An- 
cient Languages  in  the  college,  so  that  he  served  an  appren- 


ticeship with  Dr.  Akers  before  becoming  president  himself. 
The  next  year  he  became  a  member  of  the  faculty  m  Lawrence 
College,  in  Wisconsin,  and  Rev.  George  C.  Jones  took  his 
place  in  McKendree.  Prof.  Jones  served  as  secretary  of  the 
Joint  Board,  however  not  nearly  so  long  as  Professor  O.  V. 
Jones,  who  served  a  little  later.  Other  new  members  of  the 
faculty  were  Rev.  Edward  C.  Merrick,  professor  of  Math- 
ematics, and  Rev.  Werter  R.  Davis,  professor  of  Natural 
Sciences.  It  was  in  this  administration  that  we  first  find 
mention  of  O.  V.  Jones  and  S.  H.  Deneen  as  tutors,  who 
later  became  prominent  members  of  the  faculty.  Rev.  Gallus 
Rutz  was  for  several  years  teacher  of  German.  Concerning 
some  of  these  men,  we  have  very  slight  information  outside 
of  the  fact  that  they  served  in  the  faculty.  But  Professor 
Davis  deserves  more  than  a  passing  notice. 
REV.  W.  R.  DAVIS 
He  was  horn  in  CircleviUe,  Ohio,  April  i,  1815,  and  was 
therefore  thirty-nine  years  old  when  he  came  to  McKendree. 
He  attended  Kenyon  College,  but  left  there  at  the  age  of  nine- 
teen without  finishing  the  course  because  he  was  repelled  by 
the  lack  of  religion  in  the  institution.  He  had  strict  religious 
training  at  home  and  deep  religious  convictions  of  his  own. 
His  father  was  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  and  his 
mother  a  Presbyterian.  But  he  was  converted  in  a  Methodist 
camp  meeting  and  henceforth  allied  himself  with  Methodism. 
He  used  to  say  that  he  was  "paternally  an  Episcopalian, 
maternally  a  Presbyterian,  but  by  the  grace  of  God,  a  Meth- 
odist." He  was  licensed  to  preach  by  James  B.  Fmley  in 
1835.  He  was  first  a  member  of  the  Ohio  Conference,  but 
belonged  to  several  different  ones  during  his  lifetime.  He 
was  once  imprisoned  in  the  state  of  Virginia  for  preaching 
against  slavery.  He  was  married  in  184J,  to  Minerva  Russell, 
with  whom  he  lived  for  half  a  century  till  his  death  in  1893. 
In  1854,  he  was  transferred  to  St.  Louis  and  became  pastor 
of  Ebenezer  Chapel.  The  next  year  he  was  elected  to  the 
chair  of  Natural  Science  in  McKendree,  where  he  spent  three 
busy  years,  when  he  was  elected  to  be  the  first  president  of 
Baker  University  at  Baldwin,  Kansas,  and  authorized  to  select 
the  remainder  of  the  faculty  himself.  He  had  a  successful 
career  at  Baker,  and  for  many  years  shaped  the  destiny  of 
the  "First  College  in  Kansas."  He  was  active,  not  only  in 
educational  work,  but  also  in  political  affairs,  for  those  were 
stirring  times  in  Kansas  in  the  midst  of  the  slavery  agitation, 
and  doubtless  President  Davis  had  a  large  part  in  settling 


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IMC  KENDREE 


the  slavery  question  right  in  that  great  state.  He  spent  the 
rest  of  his  active  ministry,  and  of  his  Hfe,  in  Kansas.  Thirteen 
of  his  Kansas  years  were  spent  in  the  pastorate.  He  was  a 
member  of  three  General  Conferences.  After  his  active  min- 
istry was  completed,  he  spent  his  few  years  of  retirement  at 
Baldwin  in  the  shadow  of  the  college  to  which  he  had  given 
so  much  of  his  life.  There  he  saw  his  youngest  son  graduate 
and  enter  the  ministry.  One  of  his  daughters  became  the 
wife  of  William  A.  Quayle,  one  time  president  of  Baker, 
and  afterward,  bishop. 

In  January,  1856,  the  original  college  building  which  was 
begun  in  1828,  was  destroyed  by  fire.  The  origin  of  the  fire 
has  never  been  officially  determined,  but  the  opinion  was 
expressed  with  much  confidence  by  one  who 
was  a  student  there  at  the  time,  that  it  w,i< 
deliberately  fired  by  certain  disgruntled  and 
unprincipled  students.  At  any  rate,  the  old 
building  was  gone.  The  building  that  rep 
resented  so  much  labor  and  toil,  so  many  pray 
ers  and  sacrifices  at  last  went  up  in  smoke.  It 
occurred  in  the  night,  and  scarcely  anything 
of  the  contents  was  saved.  But  fortunately, 
there  was  insurance,  thowe  have  no  means  of 
knowing  what  amount.  It  was  originally  an  all- 
purpose  building.  It  was  used  for  an  assembly 
room  and  often  for  church  services,  for  class 
rooms,  office,  dormitory,  and  dining  hall.  But 
after  the  completion  of  the  new  brick  build- 
ing in  1851,  it  was  sufficient  for  recitation  THE  CHAPEL 
rooms  and  society  halls,  and  so  the  old  building  was  used 
principally  for  a  chapel.  So  it  was  determined  to  build  a  new 
chapel.  This  was  the  great  achievement  of  Dr.  Akers'  ad- 
ministration. At  the  meeting  of  the  Board  in  June,  1856,  the 
Executive  Committee  was  authorized  to  apply  the  insurance 
from  the  old  building  toward  the  erection  of  a  new  chapel 
and  to  employ  an  agent  to  collect  enough  in  addition  to  com- 
plete the  building.  When  the  Board  met  again  in  1857,  the 
building  was  in  process  of  construction,  but  the  agent  had 
not  succeeded  in  collecting  enough  money  to  finish  the  task. 
So  the  committee  was  authorized  to  raise  a  loan  of  $6,000 
for  that  purpose.  During  the  following  year,  it  was  completed 
and  the  class  of  1858  held  their  graduating  exercises  in  the 
new  chapel.  The  class  consisted  of  the  following  persons: 
Stith  Otwell  Bonner,  John  Wesley  Brock,  Thomas  Essex, 
Daniel  Kerr,  and  Joseph  W.  Van  Cleve.  This  was  June  17, 
1858.  In  the  late  nineties,  Mr.  Brock  visited  the  chapel  service 
one  morning,  and  in  a  reminiscent  talk  told  the  students 


about  the  first  commencement  held  in  the  new  building,  and 
how  the  members  of  his  class  were  the  first  who  stood  on 
that  platform  to  receive  their  degrees.  It  was  a  large  and 
commodious  building  for  that  period.  At  an  educational 
convention  held  at  the  college  in  1868  to  commemorate  the 
fortieth  anniversary  of  its  founding,  the  committee  on  build- 
ings referred  to  this  as  "the  largest  hall  of  the  kind  in  the 
state."  The  auditorium  is  about  forty-five  by  seventy  feet, 
and  heated  at  first  by  two  large  stoves.  About  1898,  a  steam 
heat  plant  was  installed  to  supply  all  three  of  the  college 
buildings  at  that  time  on  the  hill.  The  stoves  were  then  re- 
moved. The  original  seats  were  long,  movable  wooden  bench- 
es with  backs,  usually  arranged  like  pews  in  a  church.  The 
graduating  class  of  1890,  as  their  gift  to  the 
institution,  raised  money  to  seat  the  center 
of  the  room  with  opera  chairs.  When  Dr. 
Chamberlin  was  president,  he  secured  the 
donation  of  enough  chairs,  thonotofthe  same 
kind,  to  finish  seating  the  room.  Some  of  the 
old  benches  may  still  be  seen  in  the  gallery. 
The  room  will  seat  slightly  more  than  four 
hundred  people.  So  it  has  long  since  lost  its 
rank  as  the  largest  hall  of  its  kind  in  the  state. 
Its  tall  spire  is  a  land  mark  that  can  be  seen 
for  many  miles,  and  is  surmounted  by  a  gilded 
globe  three  feet  in  diameter,  and  an  arrow 
nine  feet  long  to  serve  as  a  weather  vane  to 
indicate  the  direction  of  the  wind.  The  top 
TODAY  of  the  spire  is  approximately  one  hundred  and 

forty-five  feet  above  the  walk  in  front.  For  many  years  it 
was  a  favorite  problem  for  the  class  in  trigonometry  to  meas- 
ure the  height  of  the  spire.  Another  achievement  of  Dr.  Akers 
was  the  publication  of  his  book  on  Biblical  chronology.  The 
title  page  of  the  book  reads,  "Introduction  to  Biblical  Chron- 
ology from  Adam  to  the  Resurrection  of  Christ,  by  Rev. 
Peter  Akers,  D.  D.,  President  of  McKendree  College."  It 
was  printed  for  the  author  at  the  Methodist  Book  Concern 
in  Cincinnati,  1855.  It  is  an  octavo  volume  of  four  hundred 
and  eleven  pages,  and  represents  a  vast  amount  of  research 
and  patient  labor  on  the  part  of  the  author.  It  reaches  some 
very  remarkable,  though  in  some  cases,  doubtful  conclusions. 
It  contains  numerous  carefully  prepared  tables  to  show  com- 
parisons of  the  Jewish  and  Julian  calendars.  It  has  a  very 
exact  calendar  of  the  period  of  the  exodus,  showing  the  day 
of  the  week,  month  and  year  on  which  many  of  the  important 
events  of  that  time  occurred.  In  fact,  it  sets  forth  the  calendar 
in   such   detail   as  to  show   that    Moses  died   on   Sunday, 


One  Hundred  and  Si.vty-Six 


February  13,  and  that  this  was  also  the  anniversary  of  his 
birthday.  There  are  also  long  chapters  on  the  fulfillment  of 
various  Old  Testament  prophecies.  Such  minuteness  of  in- 
terpretation indicates  a  tireless  patience  m  research,  but 
tends  to  destroy  confidence  in  the  reliability  of  the  con- 
clusions reached.  There  is  a  copy  of  the  book  m  the  Mc 
Kendree  library. 

Dr.  Akers  finished  his  work  as  President  with  the  com- 
mencement, or  the  Board  meeting,  of  iS-iV.  He  was  desirous 
of  returning  to  the  work  of  the  pastorate,  and  the  Board 
elected  Rev.  James  G.  Blair  of  Ohio  to  fill  the  vacancy.  How- 
ever, he  did  not  accept  the  place,  and  later  Rev.  Nelson  E. 
Cobleigh  was  chosen  for  the  position.  He  did  not  actually 
assume  charge  of  the  work  until  January,  1858.  In  the  mean- 
time, Rev.  Werter  R.  Davis,  who  had  already  been  in  the 
faculty  several  years,  was  acting  president. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1S53 
DR.  GEORGE  W.  CALDWELL 
George  William  Caldwell  was  born  near  Waverly,  Mor- 
gan County,  Illinois,  August  23,  i8jo,  not  long  after  his 
father  removed  to  Illinois  from  Kentucky.   After  attend- 
ing the  pioneer  country  school,  he  entered  McKendree  in 

1848  and  graduated  in  iS'ij,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B., 
and  later,  A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary 
Society,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  original  founders.  After 
his  graduation  from  McKendree,  he  studied  medicine  at  Rush 
Medical  College  of  Chicago,  and  in  the  summer  of  18^';,  he 
began  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Zanesville,  Mont- 
gomery County,  Illinois,  a  thriving  inland  town  on  the  old 
state  road  from  Edwardsville  to  Springfield.  The  town  is 
now  only  a  memory,  its  site  being  lost  except  to  those  who 
reside  in  the  immediate  neighborhood.  The  Doctor  has  re- 
sided in  Waggoner,  a  few  miles  north  of  his  former  home, 
for  the  past  fifteen  years.  He  was  married  September  19, 
185'T,  to  Miss  Frances  Cloud,  daughter  of  Rev.  Newton 
Cloud,  a  pioneer  Methodist  preacher  and  a  prominent  figure 
in  the  early  history  of  Illinois.  They  have  two  daughters, 
Mrs.  S.  W.  Kessinger  of  Litchfield  and  Mrs.  E.  V.  Vorden- 
baumen  of  Shreveport,  Louisiana. 

JOHN  S.  DENNY 

John  Smiley  Denny  was  born  in  Bond  County,  Illinois, 

August  13,  1827.  He  attended  Greenville  Academy  in  1848- 

1849  and  entered  McKendree  in  1852.  He  graduated  in 
1853,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Philosophian  Literary  Society.  Until  1865,  he  taught  school 
continuously.  In  1859,  he  was  elected  county  treasurer  of 
Bond  Countv,  and  attended  to  the  duties  of  the  office  m 


connection  with  his  teaching.  In  iSe^;,  he  was  elected  county 
clerk,  which  office  he  held  for  twelve  years.  In  1873,  he  was 
elected  mayor  of  Greenville.  He  was  county  commissioner 
from  1878  to  1881.  He  was  married  April  10,  1854,  to  Miss 
Marietta  Meers  of  Platteville,  Wisconsin.  Two  of  their  chil- 
dren died  young.  The  others  are  Ellen,  Mary,  Alfred  M., 
Charles  I.,  and  Effie  May.  Mrs.  Denny  died  in  1871,  and 
about  two  years  later  he  was  m.irned  again  to  Miss  Dorcas 
Rosebrough.  Ot'  this  marriage,  there  were  no  children.  Mr. 
Denny  died  in  March,  1888,  at  Greenville,  respected  and 
honored  by  all  his  fellow  citizens.  He  was  for  many  years 
an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

PROF.  OLIVER  V.  JONES 
Oliver  Vanlandingham  Jones  was  born  in  Caldwell  Coun- 
ty,  Kentucky,  December  28,  1824.  His  early  ancestors  were 
from  England,  but  his  father,  Fountain  W.  Jones,  was  born 
in  Sumner  County,  Tennessee,  and  his  mother,  Mary  Ann 
Vanlandingham,  was  a  native  of  Kentucky.  When  he  was 
SIX  years  of  age,  his  parents  moved  to  Illinois  and  settled 
in  Gallatin  County,  near  Shawneetown,  where  he  grew  to 
manhood.  Bent  on  securing  a  good  education,  he  earned 
the  money  himself  with 
which  to  pay  his  way  thru 
college.  He  entered  McKen- 
dree in  1847  sritl  graduated 
in  i8')3,  with  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  He  later  received 
the  A.  M.  degree.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Philosoph- 
ian Literary  Society.  His 
connection  with  McKen- 
dree was  continuous  from 
the  time  he  graduated  till 
1879.  He  served  as  tutor 
in  Mathematics  until  1858, 
adjunct  professor  of  Ma- 
thematics and  English  until  1862,  professor  of  English 
and  History  till  1866,  and  from  that  date  till  1879,  he  was 
professor  of  Mathematics  and  Astronomy.  He  was  a  life  long 
Methodist.  In  1846,  he  became  a  member  of  that  church,  and 
in  1867,  he  was  ordained  as  a  minister  therein.  In  1880,  he 
served  as  pastor  of  the  Wisetown  Circuit,  but  the  next  year 
he  was  teaching  again  in  the  Illinois  Literary  and  Commercial 
Institute  in  Lebanon.  He  was  for  several  years  connected 
with  the  Lebanon  Journal.  In  1883,  he  was  appointed  col- 
lector of  Internal  Revenue,  which  position  he  held  until  the 
time  of  his  death,  April  27,  1885.  He  was  married  in  1858,  to 


OLIVER  V.  JONES 


One  Hundred  and  S. 


|mc  KENDREE'^^^^^gs:^^'s^^>^^^ 


Miss  Mary  E.  Crocker,  of  Lee,  Massachusetts.  Their  two 
children  are  William  L.  Jones,  a  graduate  of  McKendree  and 
editor  of  the  Lebanon  Journal,  and  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Morriss, 
of  Colorado  Springs,  who  is  also  a  graduate  of  McKendree, 
class  of  1890. 

ALONZO  THOMPSON 

Alon~o  Thompson  was  born  at  Centreville,  in  St.  Clair 
County,  IlHnois,  February  22,  1832.  In  his  youth,  he  at- 
tended school  in  a  log  school  house  in  High  Prairie.  In  1848, 
he  entered  McKendree,  and  graduated  in  1853,  receiving 
the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later,  A.  M.  He  was  a  member, 
and  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society. 
For  a  time  after  graduation,  he  engaged  in  teaching  and  in 
the  live-stock  business.  In  1856,  he  went  to  Nodaway  Coun- 
ty, Missouri,  settled  at  Maryville,  and  engaged  in  the  real 
estate  business.  He  was  appointed  county  surveyor,  and 
made  justice  of  the  peace.  In  1858,  he  became  deputy  sur- 
veyor. At  the  opening  of  the  Civil  War,  he  took  an  active 
part  in  the  raising  of  troops  for  the  army.  In  1862,  he  was 
elected  to  the  Missouri  Legislature,  and  from  1864  to  1868 
was  auditor  of  the  State  of  Missouri.  He  then  moved  to 
St.  Louis,  where  he  engaged  in  real  estate  business  for  some 
years.  He  went  back  to  Maryville  in  1877,  and  assisted  in 
promoting  a  railroad  enterprise.  Later  he  moved  to  Omaha, 
Nebraska,  and  then  to  Fullerton,  Nebr.,  and  still  later  to 
Denver,  Colo.,  where  he  resided  until  his  death  April  9, 
191 3.  He  was  married  December  6,  1857,  to  Miss  Mary  F. 
Vinsonhaler,  of  Nodaway  County,  Mo.  Of  their  three  chil- 
dren, one  died  in  infancy.  The  others  are  Hattie  Irene,  born 
in  1858,  and  Elmer  Ellsworth,  born  in  1861.  Mr.  Thompson 
was  said  to  be  a  millionaire,  and  a  believer  in  spiritualism. 
His  fortune  consisted  mostly  of  lands  and  mortgages  in  Ne- 
braska, North  Carolina,  Tennessee,  Texas  and  other  states. 
His  private  records,  which  he  has  kept  all  through  the  years, 
show  that  he  has  paid  in  his  life  time  over  $';,ooo,ooo  in 
taxes  on  real  estate. 

SAMUEL  LOUIS  FOSTER 

Samuel  Louis  Foster  was  born  in  Curran  Township,  San- 
gamon County,  Ilhnois,  Jan.  29,  1830.  He  entered  McKen- 
dree in  1850  and  graduated  in  1853,  receiving  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  So- 
ciety. From  the  time  of  his  graduation  until  i860,  he  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  school  teaching  near  his  old  home.  He 
then  went  to  Sherbourne  County,  Minnesota,  where  he 
farmed  for  three  years.  He  then  returned  to  Curran  and 
engaged  in  farming  and  stock-raising  until  his  advanced  age 
made  it  preferable  to  retire  from  farm  life,  when  he  moved 


to  Springfield,  Illinois.  He  was  married  December  27,  1S55, 
to  Miss  Lydia  Lee.  Their  oldest  son,  Charles,  died  in  infancy. 
Their  other  children  are :  Mary  Alice,  Louis  Kossuth,  Robert 
Lee,  and  Margaret  Belle.  He  died  April  26,  191 1. 
REV.  THOMAS  N.  McCORKLE 

Thomas  N.  McCorkle  was  a  member  of  the  class  of  1853 
and  of  the  Philosophian  Society.  His  early  home  was  atOray- 
ville,  Illinois.  He  also  engaged  in  teaching  for  some  years. 
Further  than  this  we  have  no  knowledge  of  his  career. 
JEREMIAH  T.  TOMLIN 

Jeremiah  T.  Tomlin  enrolled  in  McKendree  in  1852,  and 
graduated  in  1853.  He  was  a  Philo.  For  a  period  of  years  he 
occupied  the  Chair  of  Natural  Sciences  at  the  Illinois  Wes- 
leyan.  He  afterward  went  to  San  Diego,  California. 

THE  CLASS  OF  18.51 
THOMAS  J.  CALDWELL 

Thomas  Jefferson  Caldwell  was  born  near  Franklin,  Mor- 
gan County,  Illinois,  January  11,  1833,  and  died  May  1, 
1863,  at  the  place  of  his  birth.  His  parents  were  John  C. 
and  Louisa  Caldwell,  and  he  was  the  younger  brother  of 
Dr.  G.  W.  Caldwell.  He  graduated  from  McKendree  in  the 
class  of  1854,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  in  1856, 
that  of  A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary 
Society.  He  was  married  August  25,  1859,  to  Eliza  M. 
Trotter,  daughter  of  Rev.  W.  D.  R.  Trotter,  who  was  a 
member  of  the  Illinois  Conference  of  the  Methodist  Church. 
After  his  graduation,  Mr.  Caldwell  taught  for  five  years  in 
the  State  Institution  for  the  Deaf  and  Dumb,  at  Jacksonville. 
He  then  served  for  a  term  of  years  as  assessor  and  treasurer 
of  Morgan  County.  He  was  a  member  of  Grace  M.  E.  Church 
and  Urania  Odd  Fellows  Lodge  in  Jacksonville. 
JOSEPH  BUTLER 

Joseph  Butler  came  to  McKendree  from  Jefferson  County, 
near  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois.  Data  concerning  his  parentage 
and  early  life  are  not  accessible.  He  became  a  member  of 
the  Philosophian  Literary  Society  in  1851.  He  graduated 
in  the  class  of  1854,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  Civil  War,  and  held  the  office  of  lieutenant. 
He  studied  law,  but  died  in  early  life  before  he  was  fairly 
launched  on  his  professional  career.  His  remains  were  laid 
to  rest  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois.  He  was  a  nephew  of  Hon. 
Robert  F.  Wingate,  at  one  time  Attorney  General  of  the 
State  of  Missouri. 

RISDON  M.  DENEEN 

Risdon  Moore  Deneen  was  born  near  Belleville,  Illinois, 
July  25,  1833.  He  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1850, 


One  Hundred  and  Sixlv-Eight 


and  graduated  m  July,  i8'i4,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B., 
and  later,  A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian 
Literary  Society.  He  taught  one  year  in  a  school  near  Mas- 
coutah.  III,  and  two  years  in  St.  Louis.  Then  m  18^7,  he 
went  to  California  by  ship.  For  a  year,  he  engaged  m  mining, 
and  then  began  teaching  in  this  far  western  country.  He 
taught  one  year  at  Healdsburg,  m  connection  with  Col.  R, 
Mathieson,  who  was  afterward  killed  m  the  Civil  War.  In 
1861-62,  he  was  professor  of  Mathematics  at  Santa  Clara, 
and  1862  to  December,  1863,,  he  was  professor  of  Mathe- 
matics m  Union  College,  San  Francisco.  In  January,  1864, 
he  went  from  San  Francisco  to  superintend  the  working  of 
the  Santa  Rosa  silver  mine  near  Opodepe,  in  the  state  of 
Sonora,  Mexico.  At  this  mine,  he  was  murdered  sometime 
between  the  24th  and  26th  of  December,  1864. 
PROF.  SAMUEL  H.  DENEEN 
Samuel  Heddmg  Deneen  was  born  near  Belleville,  Illinois, 
December  20,  183,  f.  He  was  a  son  of  Rev.  William  L.  Deneen, 
who  was  a  member  of  the 
Illinois  Conference  and  one 
of  the  pioneer  Methodist 
preachers.  His  mother  was 
MissVerlinderBeall  Moore 
before  her  marriage.  He  en- 
tered McKendree  in  the  fall 
of  1850  and  graduated  in 
July,  1854,  receiving  the  ^^' 
gree  of  A.  B.,  and  later,  A. 
M.  In  1876,  he  received  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Philoso- 
phy from  the  Indiana  As- 
bury  University  (now  De- 
Pa  uw).  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  After  graduation,  for  one 
year  he  taught  school  and  studied  Latin.  He  was  then  for 
three  years  classical  tutor  in  McKendree;  then  from  i8';8 
to  1862,  he  was  adjunct  professor  of  Ancient  Languages; 
and  in  1862,  was  elected  professor  of  Latin  in  McKendree. 
In  August,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  the  U.  S.  army  and  served 
as  Adjutant  of  the  117th  Regiment  of  Illinois  Volunteers 
until  November  23, 1864,  when  he  was  granted  an  honorable 
discharge  on  account  of  ill  health.  He  then  resumed  his  duties 
in  the  college,  where  he  taught  Latin  and  History  contin- 
uously until  1886,  when  he  abandoned  the  work  of  the  class 
room  on  account  of  failing  health.  In  1890,  he  was  appointed 
by  President  Harrison  to  the  position  of  United  States  Con- 
sul at  Belleville,  Ontario,  which  post  he  held  till  1893,  when 


SAMUEL  H.  DENEEN 


he  resigned  to  go  into  business  m  Chicago.  In  this  city,  he 
died  April  13,  1895.  He  was  married  m  1859,  to  Miss  Mary 
F.  Ashley,  a  daughter  of  Hiram  K.  Ashley,  who  was  one 
of  the  early  trustees  of  McKendree,  and  secretary  of  the 
Board  from  1843  to  1846.  Of  their  children,  three  are  living: 
Charles  Samuel,  Sadie  Alice,  and  Florence.  They  are  all 
graduates  of  McKendree. 

DR,  ISAAC  N.  HIGGINS 

Isaac  Newton  Higgins  was  born  at  Griggsville,  Illinois, 
August  4,  1834,  and  died  in  San  Francisco,  California,  March 
20,  1885.  He  entered  in  McKendree  in  1848  and  graduated 
in  the  class  of  1854,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Later 
he  was  granted  the  A.  M.  degree,  and  after  completing  a 
course  in  Rush  Medical  College  of  Chicago,  he  received 
the  degree  of  M.  D.  from  that  institution.  While  in  Mc 
Kendree,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  So- 
ciety. In  spite  of  the  inducements  to  follow  his  father's  pro- 
fession, he  seemed  more  inclined  to  literary  pursuits,  and 
hence  never  practiced  medicine.  His  early  efforts  at  poetry 
are  lauded  by  his  friend,  H.  C.  Bradsby,  as  being  worthy  to 
be  classed  with  the  works  of  Poe  or  Gray;  but  since  it  was 
necessary  that  his  work  produce  a  means  of  livelihood  as 
well  as  an  outlet  for  his  desire  to  write,  he  turned  his  at- 
tention to  journalism.  He  was  connected  successively  with 
the  Pike  County  Union  of  Griggsville,  the  Pike  County  Dem- 
ocrat of  Pittsfield,  the  Illinois  State  Journal  of  Springfield, 
several  Chicago  papers,  the  Associated  Press  in  Chicago,  and 
finally  in  1870,  he  became  Managing  Editor  of  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Morning  Call,  which  position  he  held  until  the  time 
of  his  death.  During  the  Civil  War,  he  was  adjutant  of 
Colonel  Mather's  regiment,  the  2nd  Illinois  Light  Artillery, 
and  at  the  same  time,  served  as  war  correspondent  for  the 
Chicago  Times.  He  was  a  thirty-second  degree  Scottish  Rite 
Mason. 

LEWIS  M.  PHILLIPS 

Lewis  M.  Phillips  was  born  in  Washington  County,  Illi- 
nois, August  6,  1833.  He  entered  McKendree  in  18^3,  after 
considerable  preliminary  training,  and  completed  the  scien- 
tific course  in  1854,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  con- 
tinued his  studies  in  McKendree  and  graduated  in  the  clas- 
sical course  in  1857,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  then 
studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1858.  He  taught 
school  for  several  years  while  continuing  his  law  studies, 
and  then  spent  a  year  in  the  Law  Department  of  Harvard 
University,  and  in  1861,  graduated  from  that  institution  with 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  August  12,  1861,  he  enhsted  in  the 
United  States  army.  He  was  in  a   number  of  important 


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engagements,  and  tcDok  an  active  part  in  the  siege  of  Vicksburg. 
After  the  surrender  of  that  place,  he  resigned  his  position 
as  Lieutenant  on  account  of  ill  health,  and  began  the  practice 
of  law  at  Nashville,  Illinois.  He  was  commissioner  of  enroll- 
ments for  the  twelfth  congressional  district  until  the  close 
of  the  war.  He  continued  the  practice  of  his  profession  until 
his  death,  which  occurred  December  27,  1880.  He  was  mar- 
ried April  10,  1864,  to  Miss  Mary  A.  Buck.  Their  three 
children  were  Clyde  B.,  Paul  L.,  and  Myrtle  K. 
THE  CLASS  OF  1855 

The  catalogue  of  1854  has  one  man  listed  as  the  senior 
class  for  the  next  year.  This  was  Mr.  Isaiah  Stickel.  For 
some  reason,  possibly  because  he  did  not  wish  to  be  in  a 
class  by  himself,  his  graduation  was  deferred  till  the  next 
year,  and  he  finished  in  the  class  of  1856.  So  the  only  degrees 
conferred  at  the  commencement  of  1855  were  the  Doctor  of 
Divinity  upon  Rev.  James  G.  Blair,  who  was  at  that  time 
vice-president  of  the  Ohio  University,  (and  who  was,  two 
years  later,  invited  to  become  president  of  McKendree,  but 
declined),  and  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts  upon  Dr.  J.  S. 
Harrison,  who  was  already  a  Doctor  of  Medicine  and  a  pro- 
fessor in  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Surgery  and  Medicine. 
THE  CLASS  OF  1856 

The  members  of  this  class  are  James  H.  Barger,  Caleb 
C.  Burroughs,  David  Birch  Halderman,  Frederic  James  Hes- 
lop,  John  Hill,  Dempsey  S.  Kennedy,  Jacob  Samuel  Moore, 
Thomas  Asbury  Parker,  David  Howell  Porter,  Isaiah  Stickel, 
and  Elias  Dimory  Wilkin.  Sketches  follow  of  those  concerning 
whom  we  have  information. 

REV.  JAMES  H.  BARGER 

James  Hughes  Barger,  son  of  John  S.  and  Sarah  A.  Barger, 
was  born  in  Kentucky,  June  29,  183 1.  Nearly  his  whole 
life  was  spent  in  Illinois.  He  graduated  from  the  Illinois 
Wesleyan  University,  July  6,  185  j,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
This  is  claimed  to  be  the  first  degree  ever  conferred  by  that 
institution.  In  1856,  he  received  the  honorary  degree  of  A. 
M.  from  McKendree.  He  was  licensed  to  preach  in  1850, 
joined  the  Illinois  Conference  in  1853,  and  was  active  in  the 
work  of  the  ministry  till  his  death,  which  occurred  October 
31,  1861,  when  he  was  accidentally  shot  on  an  island  in  the 
Mississippi  River.  His  last  appointment  was  presiding  elder 
of  the  Quincy  District.  He  was  married  September  5,  1853, 
to  Miss  Elisi  A.  Reddick,  who  with  three  children,  sur- 
vived him. 

CALEB  C.  BURROUGHS 

Caleb  C.  Burroughs  was  born  June  5,  1829,  at  Prince 
Frederick,  divert  County,  Maryland  and  died  at  Salina, 


Kansas,  March  i,  1904.  His  parents  were  Joseph  and  Re- 
becca Burroughs.  He  came  to  Illinois  at  the  age  of  nine, 
and  became  a  student  in  McKendree  and  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Society  in  185 1.  He  graduated  in  1856,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  married  in  April,  1857,  to  Miss 
Nancy  Phillips  of  MiddleviUe,  New  York.  Their  children 
were  Joseph  V.  and  Charles  N.  Burroughs.  Some  time  after 
the  death  of  his  first  wife,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Lizzie 
Brown,  October  16,  1883.  Of  this  marriage,  one  son  was 
born — Harry  B.  Burroughs.  After  his  graduation,  he  taught 
for  some  years  in  a  seminary  at  Shelbyville,  Illinois,  where 
he  was  associated  with  his  fellow  alumnus.  Professor  C.  W. 
Jerome,  who  was  principal  of  the  institution.  His  first  wife 
was  also  a  teacher  in  this  school  for  a  time.  It  was  there  that 
he  made  her  acquaintance.  After  this  period  of  teaching,  he 
engaged  in  the  book  business  in  Decatur,  Illinois,  for  a  time, 
and  then  entered  the  manufacturing  business  and  established 
the  Union  Iron  Works  of  Decatur.  In  1883,  he  went  to 
Kansas  and  lived  on  a  ranch  for  a  time,  and  later  resided  in 
Salina,  Kansas,  where  his  death  occurred.  He  was  for  many 
years  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  but  later  m  life 
became  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church  and  a  minister 
in  that  body. 

JOHN  HILL 
John  Hill  was  born  at  New  Salem,  Illinois,  September 
6.  1839.  He  was  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Parthenia  Hill.  His 
father  was  a  native  of  New  Jersey,  and  after  coming  to  Illi- 
nois, engaged  in  merchandising.  John  graduated  from  Mc- 
Kendree in  1856,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  On  the  death 
of  his  father,  the  year  following,  he  assumed  charge  of  his 
extensive  business  interests,  which  included  the  operating 
of  a  large  woolen  mill  which  was  burned  a  few  years  later. 
He  was  editor  of  a  local  paper  at  Petersburg,  Illinois,  and 
took  an  active  part  in  the  Lincoln-Douglas  campaign  as  a 
vigorous  supporter  of  Douglas.  He  was  elected  to  the  Illinois 
Legislature  and  served  as  a  member  of  the  twenty-fourth 
General  Assembly.  After  living  in  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  for 
some  years,  in  1872  he  moved  to  Columbus,  Georgia,  where 
he  was  employed  with  the  Eagle  and  Phoenix  Woolen  Mills. 
Afterward  he  became  engineer  for  these  mills  and  held  this 
position  until  1892,  becoming  widely  known  throughout  the 
south  as  a  mill  expert.  He  was  the  inventor  of  numerous 
factory  machines  and  fire  protection  devices,  and  later  was 
prominent  in  several  manufacturing  companies,  among  them 
the  Hill  Automatic  Sprinkling  Company,  and  the  Neracher 
and  Hill  Sprinkling  Company  of  Warren,  Ohio.  He  was  also 


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a  well-known  and  extensive  writer  on  mechanical  and  textile 
subjects.  He  married  Lula  C.  Crawley  of  Jacksonville,  Illi- 
nois. Their  four  children  were:  Perry  N.,  John  and  B.  Y. 
Hill,  and  one  daughter,  now  Mrs.  John  C.  Martin.  They 
all  reside  in  Columbus,  Georgia,  except  the  second  son,  John, 
who  lives  in  Atl.mta.  After  a  useful  career,  active  to  its 
very  close.  Mr.  Hill  died  January  20,  1898. 
DEMPSEY  S.  KENNEDY 
Dempsey  S.  Kennedy  was  born  February  ^,  iSj";.  He 
became  a  student  m  McKendree  m  1852,  and  graduated  m 
the  class  of  1856,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  engaged 
in  farming  near  Nashville,  in  Washington  County,  Illinois. 
But  he  did  not  long  survive  his  graduation.  A  promising 
career  was  cut  short  by  his  death,  February  28,  iS-iS. 
REV.  JACOB  S.  MOORE 
Jacob  Samuel  Moore  was  born  in  St.  Clair  County,  Illi- 
nois, February  16,  1835.  He  became  a  student  m  McKen- 
dree m  iS'fo,  and  completed  the  classical  course,  receiving 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  i8'i6.  Later  he  received  the  Master's 
degree.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  So- 
ciety. He  was  admitted  as  a  probationer  in  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference  m  18^7,  and  was  received  in  full  con- 
nection in  1859.  He  served  the  following  charges:  Xenia, 
Sandoval,  Central  City,  Flora,  Lebanon,  Upper  Alton,  and 
then  for  three  years,  1865-68,  he  was  president  of  the  South- 
ern Illinois  Female  College  at  Salem.  During  the  Civil  War, 
he  was  captain  in  the  Fortieth  regiment  of  Illinois  Volun- 
teers. After  his  retirement  from  the  work  of  the  ministry 
in  1869,  he  moved  to  Atchison,  Kansas,  where  he  lived  until 
his  death,  which  occurred  October  20,  1880.  He  was  married 
June  20,  i860,  to  Miss  Cornelia  Randle. 

REV.  THOMAS  A.  PARKER 
Thomas  Asbury  Parker  was  born  m  New  Albany,  In- 
diana, February  22,  1838,  and  died  at  Champaign,  Illinois, 
June  18,  1921.  When  he  was  eleven  years  of  age,  his  par- 
ents moved  to  Lebanon  to  educate  their  son  in  McKendree. 
He  graduated  in  the  class  of  1856,  when  he  was  eighteen 
years  old.  After  this,  he  studied  medicine  in  St.  Louis,  and 
then  went  to  Topeka,  Kansas,  to  practice  the  physicians' 
vocation.  While  there,  he  became  a  member  of  the  first 
faculty  of  Baker  University,  at  Baldwin.  He  also  joined 
the  Kansas  Conference  in  1861.  Later,  he  held  many  im- 
portant positions.  He  was  president  of  St.  Charles  College, 
and  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  for  the  state  of 
Missouri.  He  was  Grand  Prelate  of  the  Grand  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar  of  Illinois  for  nineteen  years,  a  record  never 


before  attained.  Early  in  the  Civil  War,  he  enlisted  in  the 
1 2th  regiment  Kansas  Volunteers,  and  was  appointed  chap- 
lain. In  later  years,  he  was  chaplain  of  the  Legislature  of 
Missouri,  and  afterward  of  the  Illinois  Legislature.  He  was 
a  prominent  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic 
and  for  twelve  years  was  chaplain  of  the  Soldiers'  Home 
at  Danville,  111.  He  was  in  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist 
Church  for  sixty  years,  and  during  forty-seven  of  those  years, 
he  was  connected  with  the  Illinois  Conference.  He  was  pastor 
of  several  important  churches,  and  served  a  term  as  super, 
intendent  of  the  Champaign  District.  He  was  also  widely 
known  as  a  lecturer  and  writer.  He  was  a  high  grade  type 
of  Christian  gentleman,  and  filled  every  position  to  which 
he  was  called  with  a  high  degree  of  efficiency.  His  wife 
passed  away  about  six  years  before  his  death,  but  their  four 
children  survive  him.  His  only  son  is  Walter  A.  Parker  of 
Chicago.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Parker  celebrated  their  golden  wed- 
ding anniversary  m  July,  1914. 

JUDGE  DAVID  H.  PORTER 
David  Howell  Porter  was  born  near  Ghent,  Gallatm  (now 
Carroll)  County,  Kentucky.  He  was  a  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
William  Porter,  his  father 
being  a  native  of  Virginia 
and  his  mother  ot  North 
Carolina.  He  became  a  stu- 
dent in  McKendree  in  185 1 
and  graduated  in  1856,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  B.  S. 
He  then  studied  law  and  re- 
ceived from  McKendree  the 
degreeof  LL.  B.  in  i86i.He 
was  a  member  of  the  Pla- 
tonian Literary  Society.  He 
was  married  October  25, 
DAVID  PORTER  1866,  to  Miss  Sarah  F.Copp, 

of  Waterloo,  Illinois.  To 
them  were  born  two  sons,  of  whom  one  is  now  living.  In  1861, 
Mr.  Porter  enlisted  in  the  Union  army  and  was  elected  lieu' 
tenant  m  Company  E  of  the  Second  Illinois  Cavalry.  He  was 
afterward  transferred  to  the  infantry  service,  and  in  1864, 
became  a  captain  in  the  142nd  Illinois  Regiment.  After  the 
war,  he  located  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  and  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  law.  From  1868  to  1872,  he  was  editor  of  the 
"Kansas  City  Bulletin."  In  1873,  he  was  elected  judge  of 
the  Kansas  City  Municipal  Court.  In  1874,  he  became  asso- 
ciate editor  of  the  "St.  Louis  Dispatch."  In  1883,  he  was 
elected  president  of  the  Kansas  City  Municipal  Council.  In 


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religion,  he  was  a  Unitarian.  He  was  a  member  of  the  order 
of  A.  F.  6?  A.  M.  and  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  RepubHc. 
He  was  a  man  of  sterling  integrity — genial,  kindly,  cultured, 
and  a  true  friend.  His  death  occurred  January  28,  1909,  at 
Kansas  City. 

LIEUT.  ISAIAH  STICKEL 

Isaiah  Stickel  was  born  in  April,  1830.  He  entered  Mc- 
Kendree  at  the  age  of  twenty,  and  made  his  own  way 
through  college  under  circumstances  of  great  difficulty.  Be- 
fore finishing  his  course,  he  taught  two  years  in  Union 
Academy  at  Sparta,  Illinois.  He  then  returned  to  college 
and  graduated  in  1856,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.;  and  later 
he  received  the  A.  M.  degree.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Philosophian  Literary  Society.  After  graduation,  he  was  prin- 
cipal of  the  Jacksonville  grade  school.  Then  for  two  years  he 
was  principal  of  the  Monticello  High  School.  In  1861,  he  en- 
listed in  Company  F  of  the  second  regiment  of  Illinois  Cav- 
alry. He  later  became  first  lieutenant  of  this  company.  He 
served  through  the  entire  Civil  War  and  was  engaged  in 
much  actual  fighting.  During  the  last  nine  months  of  his 
service,  he  was  mustering  officer  with  headquarters  at  San 
Antonio,  Texas.  After  the  war,  he  located  in  Kansas,  sixty 
miles  west  of  Atchison,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits. 
He  was  also  active  in  church  work  and  did  much  for  the 
promotion  of  the  interests  of  Methodism  in  that  section.  In 
1895,  he  removed  to  Baldwin,  Kansas.  There  he  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Board  of  Trustees  which  built  a  $50,000  Meth- 
odist church.  After  that,  he  entered  and  proved  up  a  soldier 
homestead  claim  in  western  Kansas.  He  then  returned  to 
Baldwin  to  spend  his  old  age  in  that  college  town. 
REV.  ELIAS  D.  WILKIN 

Elias  Dimory  Wilkin  was  born  near  Newark,  Ohio,  Sep' 
tember  20,  1830.  He  was  the  second  in  a  family  of  six  sons 
and  three  daughters.  When  he  was  about  fifteen  years  of 
age,  the  family  moved  to  Crawford  County,  Illinois,  where 
they  engaged  in  farming.  After  being  trained  in  the  common 
schools  and  under  a  Methodist  minister  as  a  private  tutor,  he 
entered  McKendree  in  1850,  and  graduated  in  1856,  receiving 
the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later,  A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  received  the  degree  of  D.  D. 
from  Blackburn  College,  a  Presbyterian  institution  at  Carlin- 
ville,  Illinois.  He  had  intended  to  make  the  law  his  profession, 
but  after  his  conversion  in  1848,  he  felt  the  call  to  the  minis- 
try, and  devoted  his  life  to  that  work.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  Illinois  Conference  in  1857.  After  three  years  as  professor 
and  president  of  Marshall  Seminary,  he  took  a  regular  pas- 
torate and  was  appointed  to  Champaign.  At  the  opening  of 


the  Civil  W.ir,  he  became  chaplain  of  the  Twenty-first  Illinois 
(Grant's)  Regiment.  In  1865,  he  resumed  the  work  of  the 
ministry  in  his  conference,  and  served  with  great  accepta- 
bility  the  following  charges:  Charleston,  Normal,  Springfield 
Second  Church,  Mattoon,  Pana,  Paris,  Champaign,  Vermil- 
lion, Danville  First  Church,  Carlinville,  and  Lincoln,  cover- 
ing  a  period  of  nearly  thirty-eight  years  in  his  entire  ministry. 
He  was  twice  married,  first  to  Miss  Harriet  Mayo  of  Paris, 
Illinois,  on  December  20,  1857.  She  died  October  31,  1881. 
His  second  marriage  was  to  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Hill  of  Palestine, 
Illinois,  who  survived  him.  In  his  death,  April  8,  1895,  Dr. 
Wilkin  realized  his  oft-expressed  desire  of  "Dying  in  the 
harness."  He  was  in  the  fifth  year  of  his  pastorate  at  Lincoln, 
which  he  was  trying  to  make  the  best  of  the  five.  Though 
he  had  been  ailing  for  a  few  days,  he  was  able  to  plan  for 
his  charge.  As  he  was  seated  in  his  arm-chair  he  threw  up 
his  hands,  "and  he  was  not  for  God  took  him." 

THE  CLASS  OF  1857 
CAPT.  WILLIAM  H.  COPP 

William  Herbert  Copp  was  born  in  Chautauqua  County, 
New  York,  May  30,  1836.  He  came  with  his  parents  to 
Monroe  County,  Illinois,  in  1844,  and  settled  near  Waterloo. 
He  entered  McKendree  College  in  1853,  and  became  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Platonian  Society. 

He  graduated  from  college,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  in 
1857.  He  then  studied  law  in  a  law  office  in  Waterloo,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar.  But  having  no  inclination  to  practice 
law,  he  engaged  in  farming  near  Waterloo.  During  the  war, 
he  was  an  officer  in  the  Union  army.  He  was  captain  of 
Company  A  of  the  130th  Regiment,  Illinois  Volunteers.  In 
May,  1873,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Louisa  Gilmore.  He 
died  April  2,  1885,  leaving  his  widow  with  three  sons  and 
three  daughters.  Mrs  Copp  left  the  farm  and  moved  to  the 
city  of  Waterloo,  where  she  still  lives  with  her  one  unmar- 
ried daughter. 

JOSEPH  H.  MATTHEWS 

Joseph  H.  Matthews  was  born  at  Perry,  Pike  County, 
Illinois,  December  3,  1835.  He  entered  college  in  Septem- 
ber, 1853,  a'""!  graduated  in  1857,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.,  and  later,  A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Literary  Society.  For  a  year,  he  was  a  clerk  in  the  office  of 
the  State  Auditor  at  Springfield,  Illinois.  He  was  then  em- 
ployed for  some  time  with  Prof.  Norwood  in  making  a 
geological  survey  of  the  central  and  southern  portions  of 
Illinois.  He  returned  to  Perry  in  the  fall  of  1859  and  in 
December  of  that  year,  was  married  to  Miss  Kate  Whittaker. 


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He  spent  p.irt  ot  the  following  year  in  farming  and  then 
engaged  m  the  mercantile  business  with  his  father-in-law 
He  died  ot  tuberculosis  at  Perry,  March  ji,  1861. 
REV.  WILLIAM  FLETCHER  SHORT 
William  Fletcher  Short  was  born  m  the  state  of  Ohio  m 
the  year  1829.  In  early  childhood,  he  came  with  his  parents 
to  Morgan  County,  Illinois,  where  he  grew  to  manhood. 
At  the  age  of  about  twenty,  he  became  a  student  in  Mc- 
Kendree  and  took  his  college  course  there  except  the  last 
year,  which  he  spent  in  the  Illinois  Wesleyan  at  Blooming- 
ton,  and  having  transferred  his  credits,  he  received  his 
Bachelor's  degree  at  that  institution  m  1854.  I"  1817,  he 
received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  McKendree.  In  later 


years  he  was  granted  the  degree  of  D.  D.  by  the  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan University.  While  at  McKendree,  he  was  a  member 
of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  After  graduation,  he 
spent  three  years  teaching  in  a  seminary  at  Jackson,  Missouri, 
which  was  under  the  auspices  of  the  Missouri  Conference. 
He  then  joined  the  Illinois  Conference  and  was  pastor  or 
presiding  elder  in  that  conference  until  1875,  when  he  was 
elected  president  of  the  Illinois  Female  College  at  Jackson- 
ville. He  remained  in  this  position  until  189 j,  when  he  was 
appointed  superintendent  of  the  Illinois  State  Institution  for 
the  Blind  at  Jacksonville.  After  four  years  of  service  here, 
he  retired  from  active  labor,  and  his  useful  life  came  to  a 
close  August  29,  1909. 


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CHAPTER  XV. 

President  CobleigKs  Administration 
OCTOR  Cobleigh's  term  as  president 


1^  covered  the  years  iS-jS  to  1863.  The 
catalogue  of  1859  shows  his  faculty 
to  have  consisted  of  Risdon  M.  Moore,  Math- 
ematics and  Astronomy,  Rev. Franklin  O.  Blair, 
Natural  Science,  Albert  A.Scott,  A.  M.,  An- 
cient Languages,  Hon.  Augustus  C.  French, 
LL.  D.,  Lecturer  on  Law,  Rev.  Oliver  V.  Jones, 
A.  M.,  Adjunct  Professor  of  Mathematics  and 
English  Literature,  Samuel  H.  Deneen,  A.  M., 
Adjunct  Professor  of  Ancient  Languages  and 
Literature.  R.  M.  Moore  was  Fiscal  Agent 
and  S.  H.  Deneen,  Librarian.  That  year  there 
were  one  hundred  and  seventy-two  students 
enrolled  in  all  departments.  The  list  included 
two  future  college  presidents,  McKendree  H.  Chamberlin  and 
John  E.  Earp,  as  well  as  several  other  names  that  were  destined 
to  come  to  prominence.  The  Law  Department  was  just  in  the 
process  of  formation.  There  was  a  law  lecturer  announced,  and 
a  course  of  study,  but  no  students.  They  were  to  come  the 
next  fall.  The  course  of  study  of  the  whole  institution  was 
classified  under  nine  departments  as  follows:  L  Moral  and 
Intellectual  Philosophy.  IL  Mathematics  and  Astronomy. 
in.  Natural  Science.  IV.  Greek  Language  and  Literature. 
V.  Latin  Language  and  Literature.  VI.  Belles  Lettres  and 
Enghsh  Literature.  VII.  Hebrew  and  Biblical  Literature. 
VIII.  Modern  Language — French  and  German.  IX.  Law. 
The  course  of  study  for  the  Freshman  and  Sophomore  years 
was  made  up  entirely  of  Latin,  Greek  and  Mathematics.  In 
the  second  term,  for  the  sake  of  variety,  they  would  study 
Greek,  Latin  and  Mathematics;  and  in  the  third  term,  they 
secured  still  greater  variety  by  studying  Mathematics,  Greek 
and  Liitm.  In  the  Junior  and  Senior  years,  they  continued 
their  classic  studies,  but  also  devoted  some  time  to  Science 
and  Philosophy;  but  there  were  certainly  no  fads  or  frills 
in  the  course.  Candidates  for  admission  to  the  Freshman  class 
had  to  be  able  to  pass  an  examination  in  all  the  studies  of  the 
two  year  preparatory  course,  and  be  not  less  than  fourteen 
years  of  age.  Also  in  all  cases,  satisfactory  testimonials  of 
good  moral  character  must  be  furnished.  All  fees  had  to  be 
paid  in  advance.  No  student  was  to  be  admitted  to  classes 
until  he  showed  a  receipt  from  the  fiscal  agent.  Tuition  per 
term  in  the  Preparatory  Department  was  seven  dollars;  col- 
lege, eight  dollars;  Hebrew,  French  or  German,  two  dollars 


PRESIDENT  COBLEIGH 


extra;  room  rent,  ten  to  twelve  dollars  a  year; 
board,  two  dollars  to  two  and  a  half  per  week; 
washing,  sixty  cents  a  dozen,  and  wood,  two 
dollars  a  cord.  There  was  also  a  statement  that 
many  students  board  themselves  at  a  cost  of 
seventy-five  cents  to  a  dollar  a  week.  A  daily 
record  of  merits  and  demerits  was  kept  for  each 
student,  and  the  same  was  furnished  to  par- 
ents or  guardians,  if  they  so  desired.  If  any 
student  accumulated  twenty  or  more  demerits 
during  a  single  term,  he  was  subject  to  sus- 
pension or  expulsion  at  the  discretion  of  the 
faculty.  'No  student  was  entitled  to  absent 
himself  from  class  or  from  the  city  without 
the  consent  of  the  president. 
Now  It  seems  appropriate  to  give  brief  sketches  of  certain 
members  of  the  faculty  who  have  not  been  sketched  before, 
tho  some  will  be  reserved  for  later  treatment. 
REV.  NELSON  E.  COBLEIGH  D.  D. 
Nelson  Ebenezer  Cobleigh  was  born  at  Littleton,  New 
Hampshire,  November  24,  1814,  and  died  at  Atlanta,  Geor- 
gia, February  i,  1874.  His  early  years  were  spent  in  pov- 
erty, and  It  was  by  hard  effort  and  perseverence  that  he 
secured  an  education.  He  was  graduated  from  the  Wesleyan 
University  in  1843,  and  the  same  year  taught  in  the  high 
school  at  Middletown.  He  joined  the  New  England  Con- 
ference in  1844,  and  was  engaged  in  pastoral  work  until 
1853,  when  he  was  elected  to  the  Chair  of  Ancient  Languages 
in  McKendree  College.  He  held  the  position  for  only  one 
year,  and  at  the  same  time  served  as  pastor  of  the  Lebanon 
Methodist  Church.  The  next  year  he  was  called  to  a  similar 
position  in  Lawrence  College,  Wisconsin.  He  continued  in 
this  position  until  1858,  when  he  was  called  back  to  Mc 
Kendree  to  be  president  and  professor  of  Mental  and  Moral 
Science.  The  record  of  the  college  Board  of  Trustees  would 
seem  to  indicate  that  Dr.  Akers  had  preferred  to  return  to 
the  pastorate  in  1857,  and  Dr.  Blair  of  Ohio  was  elected 
president,  but  declined.  Prof.  Werter  R.  Davis  was  the  acting 
president.  At  commencement,  i8';7,  some  of  the  students 
presented  a  petition  to  the  Joint  Board,  requesting  them  to 
elect  Dr.  Cobleigh  president.  Doubtless  some  of  them  remem- 
bered him  as  professor  and  pastor  when  he  was  there  a  few 
years  before.  So  late  in  the  fall,  they  elected  Dr.  Cobleigh 
and  he  took  charge  early  in  1858.  He  continued  in  the  posi- 


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tion  for  five  years.  In  a  historical  sketch  which  he  re.id  at 
the  Educational  Convention  of  1868,  Dr.  Allyn  says  that 
the  institution  made  more  substantial  progress  in  certain  lines 
during  his  administration  than  it  had  under  any  of  his  pre- 
decessors. His  son,  Nelson  Simmons  Cobleigh,  was  graduated 
from  McKendree  in  the  class  of  1862.  The  next  year,  the 
father  accepted  a  call  to  become  editor  of  Zion's  Herald, 
which  was  the  Methodist  church  paper  for  that  part  of  the 
country,  and  published  at  Boston.  So  when  the  family  moved 
to  Boston,  young  Cobleigh  took  graduate  work  in  Harvard. 
Dr.  Cobleigh  spent  four  years  with  Zion's  Herald  and  then 
returned  to  the  educational  field  as  president  of  the  Ten- 
nessee Wesleyan  at  Athens,  Tennessee.  After  five  years  in 
this  post,  he  was  elected  editor  of  the  Methodist  Advocate 
at  Atlanta,  Georgia,  in  1872.  This  was  a  difficult  position 
to  fill,  as  editor  of  a  journal  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  in  the  very  heart  of  the  Southern  Methodist  country. 
At  that  time,  so  soon  after  the  Civil  War,  the  estrangement 
between  the  North  and  South  churches  was  at  its  height. 
He  did  his  work  with  boldness  and  vigor,  yet  with  such 
tact  and  an  evident  spirit  of  fairness  as  to  win  the  respect 
and  esteem  of  those  opposed  to  him  and  the  cause  he  repre- 
sented. So  that  after  his  death,  those  who  were  his  most 
pronounced  antagonists  paid  willing  honors  to  his  memory. 
He  achieved  honorable  success  m  every  field  of  labor  to  which 
he  was  called.  One  of  his  biographers  says  of  him,  "He  was 
an  acceptable  pastor,  earnest  and  logical  as  a  preacher,  a 
teacher  of  great  and  varied  abilities,  an  editor  of  tact  and 
discrimination,  and  a  man  of  magnetic  and  forceful  per- 
sonality." 

Dr.  Cobleigh's  second  son,  Edward  Augustus,  was  en- 
rolled as  a  student  in  McKendree  during  his  last  year  there. 
Later  he  became  a  physician  and  surgeon,  and  founder  of  the 
Chattanooga  Medical  College,  of  which  he  was  president 
for  fifteen  years.  At  the  time  of  his  death  m  1904,  it  had 
four  hundred  students.  He  was  also  instrumental  m  the 
founding  of  Erlanger  Hospital  in  Chattanooga,  and  was  one 
of  Its  managers.  The  only  daughter  in  the  Cobleigh  family, 
Theda,  married  Rev.  Frank  A.  Peake,  a  Presbyterian  min- 
ister. He  has  also  been  a  college  teacher  and  Chautauqua 
lecturer.  Mrs.  Theda  Cobleigh  Peake  has  also  had  a  career  as 
a  college  teacher  in  the  field  of  languages  and  of  education. 

The  record  of  the  Board  for  the  June  meeting  in  i860 
contains  a  resolution  passed  on  motion  of  Dr.  Cobleigh,  then 
president,  "That  we  tender  to  the  ladies  and  people  of  Leb- 
anon our  hearty  thanks  for  the  bell  and  clock,  which  by  their 
efforts  and  contributions  have  been  placed  in  the  tower  of 


the  new  college  chapel."  This  means  that  some  time  prior 
to  that  date  the  people  of  the  community  thru  the  influence 
of  the  ladies  as  leaders  of  the  enterprise,  the  people  of  Leb- 
anon had  furnished  the  money  necessary  to  place  these  two 
pieces  of  useful  equipment  in  the  chapel,  in  which  no  doubt 
they  all  had  a  strong  community  pride.  We  have  no  infor- 
mation as  to  the  maker  of  the  clock,  but  it  is  a  ponderous 
machine  with  weights  hung  on  wire  ropes,  which  descend 
through  wooden  tubes  from  the  clock  tower  to  the  ground. 
One  of  these  weights  weighs  eight  hundred  pounds.  To  wind 
the  clock  means  to  lift  these  weights  a  distance  of  fifty  feet 
or  more.  It  is  accomplished  by  the  operator  turning  a  windlass 
with  a  crank  large  enough  to  use  both  hands.  The  clock  has 
four  faces  showing  on  the  outside  of  the  tower  in  the  four 
cardinal  directions,  with  long  wooden  hands  to  point  the 
hours.  But  these  hive  long  ago  gotten  out  of  repair  to  the 
extent  that  the  hands  no  longer  function.  But  the  clock  is 
still  kept  wound.  This  needs  to  be  done  but  once  a  week, 
and  Its  loud  strokes,  made  by  a  hammer  striking  against  the 
bell,  can  be  heard  over  the  greater  part  of  the  city,  by  day 
or  night,  so  that  it  serves  as  a  sort  of  community  regulator 
to  many  of  the  citizens,  and  certain  of  the  college  classes  are 
dismissed  at  its  signal  instead  of  the  ringing  of  the  bell. 

The  bell  has  a  more  specific  and  more  romantic  history, 
which  some  may  regard  as  traditional  or  even  mythical,  but 
It  is  embodied  in  a  record  left  by  Rev.  Thomas  A.  Eaton, 
D.  D.,  who  was  a  graduate  of  McKendree  and  spent  his 
life  as  a  member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference.  He  says 
the  bell  was  brought  to  St.  Louis  some  time  in  the  fifties  by 
some  Santa  Fe  traders  who  found  it  in  a  deserted  church 
somewhere  in  New  Mexico.  It  is  supposed  to  have  been  a 
Roman  Catholic  Indian  Mission  Church.  Dates  and  names 
molded  in  the  bell  showed  that  it  was  cast  in  Spam  m  the 
eighth  century,  and  recast  in  the  fourteenth.  Both  of  these 
castings  occurred  before  the  discovery  of  America.  The  date 
that  It  was  brought  to  Florida,  some  time  m  the  sixteenth 
century,  was  carved  upon  it.  After  the  traders  brought  it  to 
St.  Louis,  It  was  recast  again  in  that  city,  and  shortly  after 
was  taken  to  the  Illinois  State  Fair,  held  at  Centralia  in  the 
fall  of  i8'i8.  It  was  there  placed  on  exhibition  and  offered 
for  sale.  During  the  days  of  the  fair,  visitors  kept  it  almost 
constantly  tolling  to  test  the  quality  of  its  tones.  After  the 
fair,  it  was  purchased  by  President  Cobleigh  and  Professor 
R.  M.  Moore,  who  brought  it  to  Lebanon  and  caused  it  to 
be  placed  in  the  tower  of  the  new  college  chapel.  Since  that 
time,  it  has  done  constant  service  for  every  conceivable  sort 
of  college  gathering,  except  on  a  few  occasions  when  it  was 


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left  tongueless  by  the  depredations  of  certain  ill-advised 
young  students,  whose  feet  were  more  active  than  their 
heads,  and  who  preferred  to  climb  to  the  belfry  by  night 
rather  than  to  the  commencement  platform  on  graduation 
day.  In  fact,  the  clapper  is  no  part  of  the  original  bell,  since 
it  has  been  replaced  frequently  through  the  mechanical  skill 
of  some  local  blacksmith.  For  many  years,  an  extra  bell  clap- 
per was  a  necessary  part  of  the  college  equipment,  but  in 
recent  years  McKendree  students  have  found  more  dignified 
ways  of  amusing  themselves  than  by  the  silly  trick  of  stealing 
the  college  bell  clapper.  This  old  bell  has  called  the  students 
and  the  public  to  three  score  and  ten  annual  commencements. 
It  has  often  rung  the  old  year  out  and  the  new  one  in.  Once 
It  rang  continuously  all  night  long  when  the  students  were 
celebrating  the  achievement  of  President 
Chamberlin  in  securing  the  first  hundred 
thousand  dollars  of  endowment  for  the  col- 
lege. Thousands  of  students  have  obeyed  its 
call  to  class,  and  doubtless  many  other  thou- 
sands will  hear  and  heed  its  mellow  tones  in 
the  years  which  Ue  in  the  future. 
PROF.  F.  O.  BLAIR 
Franklin  Otis  Blair  was  born  in  Blandford, 
Massachusetts,  November  30,  1822.  He  en- 
tered the  Wesleyan  Academy  at  Wilbraham, 
Massachusetts,  in  1842.  After  completing  his 
preparatory  course  there,  he  entered  the 
Wesleyan  University  at  Middletown,  in 
1844,  and  graduated  from  that  institution 
in  1848.  In  the  same  year,  he  began  teaching 
matics  at  the  Providence  Conference  Seminary  at  East 
Greenwich,  Rhode  Island.  In  1850,  he  became  principal  of 
the  Springfield  Wesleyan  Seminary  at  Springfield,  Vermont. 
He  joined  the  Vermont  Conference  in  1852,  and  took  charge 
of  Woodstock  Grammar  School  at  Woodstock,  Vermont,  in 
1855.  The  next  year  he  was  elected  Adjunct  Professor  of 
Mental  and  Moral  Science  and  Principal  of  the  Female  Col- 
legiate Institute  in  Lawrence  University  at  Appleton,  Wis- 
consin. He  transferred  to  the  Wisconsin  Conference  in  1857. 
In  1858,  he  transferred  to  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference 
and  became  Professor  of  Natural  Science  in  McKendree  Col- 
lege. He  continued  in  this  position  until  1871.  From  1872 
till  1888,  he  was  Agent  for  the  American  Bible  Society.  He 
was  married  August  7,  185J,  to  Miss  Electa  Ann  Adams  at 
Luzerne,  New  York.  Of  their  two  children,  the  daughter 
died  in  childhood.  The  son,  Erwin  Otis,  grew  up  in  Lebanon, 
was  educated  in  McKendree,  and  went  west,  where  in  after 


DR.  WILLIAMS 
(the 


years  he  became  the  editor  and  proprietor  of  the  "Daily 
News"  at  Trinidad,  Colorado. 

There  is  a  house  still  standing  adjoining  McKendree's  cam- 
pus which  Professor  Blair  built  as  a  home  for  his  family  during 
their  sojourn  in  Lebanon.  After  the  death  of  Mrs.  Blair  in 
1888,  he  made  his  home  with  his  son  in  Colorado,  where  he 
lived  for  eight  years  until  his  death,  October  14,  1896.  He 
made  an  honorable  place  for  himself  in  the  history  of  Mc- 
Kendree, and  when  he  went  west  he  left  his  library  to  the 
college. 

PROF.  S.  W.  WILLIAMS* 
Samuel  W.  Williams  was  born  in  Chilicothe.  Ohio,  De- 
cember 2,  1827.  His  father  was  of  Welsh-Irish  descent,  and 
his  mother  of  German,  though  both  were  native  Americans. 
In  jhis  'infancy,  his  parents  moved  to  Cincin- 
nati where  he  was  brought  up.  He  was  pre- 
pared for  college  in  Woodward  High  School, 
and  then  entered  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Univer- 
sity, and  graduated  from  that  institution  in 
the  class  of  1848.  The  same  year  he  began 
teaching  in  Worthington  Female  Seminary. 
The  next  year  he  taught  in  Baldwin  Institute 
in  Berea,  Ohio.  In  1851,  he  became  a  tutor  in 
the  Ohio  Wesleyan.  After  a  few  years  of 
service  there,  he  became  Professor  of  Ancient 
Languages  in  McKendree  in  1857.  He  enter- 
ed the  employ  of  the  Methodist  Book  Concern 
in  1859  as  Book  Editor  and  Assistant  Editor 
of  the  Ladies'  Repository  .He  was  the  sole  editor 
of  books  practically  all  the  time  for  more  than  forty  years. 
Bishop  Moore  said  of  him,  "Dr.  Williams  has  read  more 
manuscripts  than  any  man  in  Methodism."  He  has 
been  a  frequent  contributor  to  Methodist  periodicals  and 
is  author  of  a  book,  "Pictures  of  Early  Methodism 
in  Ohio,"  a  volume  of  three  hundred  and  twenty  pages, 
published  in  1909.  Early  in  the  year  1892,  when  the 
editorial  chair  of  the  Central  Christian  Advocate  at  St.  Louis 
became  vacant  by  the  death  of  Dr.  Fry,  Dr.  Williams  was 
sent  to  take  charge  of  the  paper  until  the  General  Conference, 
which  was  to  meet  in  May  of  that  year,  could  elect  a  new 
editor.  Dr.  Jesse  Bowman  Young  was  chosen  editor  and  also 
commencement  orator  at  McKendree's  commencement  that 
year,  June  16.  Dr.  Williams  came  with  him.  It  was  thirty- 
three  years  after  he  had  completed  his  term  of  service  at 
McKendree  and  doubtless  a  third  of  a  century  had  seen  many 
changes.  Probably  there  was  no  one  either  in  the  faculty  or 
*EciiroT'.5  .\nte — Dr.  Willuims  died  Fehritary.  1938. 


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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^s^ 


student  body  with  whom  he  had  been  associated  m  his 
teaching  at  McKendree,  but  possibly  a  few  of  the  same  Bo.ird 
members  were  there.  He  also  delivered  an  address  m  the  af- 
ternoon of  commencement  day  and  presented  to  the  college 
a  picture  of  Bishop  McKendree,  which  has  hung  in  the  chapel 
for  thirty-five  years.  After  he  was  relieved  from  duty  on 
the  Central  Advocate,  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  resumed 
his  former  post  at  the  Book  Concern.  In  1912,  when  he  was 
eighty-five  years  old,  he  retired  from  active  work.  He  is 
spending  the  evening  of  life  at  his  home  m  Wyoming,  Ohio, 
where  he  is  still  an  omnivorous  reader.  His  wife  was  Laura 
L.  Evans.  Of  their  three  children,  one  died  in  infancy.  The 
others  are  Berthold  Alexander  and  Laura  Elizabeth.  He  re- 
ceived the  degrees  of  A.  B.  and  A.  M.  from  the  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan  and  LL.  D.  from  McKendree.  He  reached  his  hundredth 
year  December  2,  1927.  He  received  his  first  degree  eighty 
years  ago.  The  Literary  Digest  recently  called  him  the  "oldest 
college  graduate  in  America."  He  was  born  before  McKen- 
dree was  founded  and  has  talked  with  men  who  attended 
the  funeral  of  George  Washington.  In  his  home  is  a  library 
of  five  thousand  volumes,  which  includes  what  is  supposed 
to  be  the  most  complete  collection  of  books  on  Methodism 
to  be  found  in  the  United  States.  At  his  death,  this  collection 
will  go  to  his  Alma  Mater,  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University. 
Following  are  some  reminiscences  of  his  life  at  McKendree 
which  he  wrote  by  request  for  this  history. 

PERSONAL  IMPRESSIONS  OF  McKENDREE  COLLEGE 
by  Samuel  W.  Williams 

When  I  entered  McKendree  College  as  a  member  of  the 
faculty  in  1857,  there  were  already  five  teachers  and  about 
one  hundred  and  thirty  students.  My  department  was  the 
Ancient  Languages.  James  G.  Blair  of  Ohio  was  the  president- 
elect, and  It  was  understood  that  he  would  accept  the  posi- 
tion offered  to  him.  He  finally  declined  to  come,  but  mean- 
while Werter  R.  Davis  acted  as  president.  Dr.  Davis  was 
the  Professor  of  Natural  Science,  including  Physiology  and 
Hygiene.  He  was  ready  and  alert  in  his  department  to  per- 
form the  experiments  required  for  illustration,  and  he  handled 
his  apparatus  and  materials  as  a  master.  He  was  a  skillful 
manipulator  of  chemicals,  and  as  chemistry  is  a  part  of  the 
science  of  medicine,  a  medical  college  m  Cincinnati  conferred 
upon  him,  without  his  previous  knowledge  or  intimation  to 
that  effect,  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine. 

I  do  not  think  that  he  was  much  of  a  reader  of  miscel- 
laneous literature,  but  he  managed  to  pick  up  a  great  deal  of 
information,  and  he  never  was  at  loss  for  an  apt  incident  or 
fact  to  illustrate  his  talks.  In  the  pulpit  he  was  listened  to 


with  pleasure  and  profit,  and  as  a  minister  of  the  gospel,  he 
was  always  in  demand.  There  is  an  appreciative  sketch  of 
him  in  the  Methodist  Review  and  m  the  volume  entitled 
"The  Pastor-Preacher,"  published  by  the  Methodist  Book 
Concern  and  written  by  his  son-in-law.  Bishop  William  A. 
Quayle. 

Professor  Davis,  and  others  of  the  faculty,  thought  that 
on  the  declination  of  Dr.  Blair,  he  should  himself  have  been 
elected  president  of  the  college;  but  there  was  a  strong  pre- 
judice against  him  on  the  part  of  the  resident  trustees  and 
the  executive  committee,  and  he  was  passed  by.  I  think  he 
was  disappointed  in  not  being  elected.  It  is  not  my  purpose 
to  rehearse  "The  Sorrows  of  Werter."  as  Goethe  did.  but 
he  certainly  had  cause  to  expect  such  a  promotion.  The  trus- 
tees had  adopted  a  rule  that  in  the  choice  of  a  president  the 
active  members  of  the  faculty  should  be  consulted  and  their 
preferences  ascertained;  but  when  Dr.  Blair  finally  decHned 
to  come,  they  or  their  executive  committee,  without  one  hint 
as  to  his  successor  or  declaration  of  their  intention  to  elect 
any  one  else,  offered  the  presidency  to  Nelson  E.  Cobleigh. 

Dr.  Cobleigh  had  formerly  been  a  professor  m  McKendree, 
and  though  he  knew  Lebanon  well,  he  came  about  Christmas 
to  look  over  the  ground  and  examine  the  condition  of  affairs. 
Having  satisfied  himself  as  to  the  state  and  prospects  of  the 
college,  he  accepted  the  position,  and  in  the  Spring  of  1858, 
he  assumed  charge.  There  was,  however,  no  cordiality  or 
confidence  between  him  and  the  leading  members  of  the  fac- 
ulty— not  so  much  on  account  of  the  person  as  the  secret 
mode  of  his  election — and  at  the  end  of  the  year,  some  of 
them  left  the  institution.  In  this  action,  the  trustees  were 
peremptory  and  suspicious;  the  faculty  were  hasty  and  in- 
considerate. But  perhaps  it  all  turned  out  for  the  best;  and 
both  parties  learned  that  all  wisdom  did  not  reside  solely 
with  them. 

Shortly  afterward  Professor  Davis  became  the  president 
of  the  Baker  University  at  Baldwin,  Kansas;  and  during  the 
Civil  War,  he  served  as  Colonel  of  one  of  the  Kansas  regi- 
ments. He  was  always  considerate  of  the  men  under  his 
command,  and  as  occasion  required,  he  acted  as  chaplain.  As 
for  myself,  at  the  close  of  the  college  year,  I  returned  to  my 
home  in  Cincinnati. 

President  Cobleigh  was  an  eloquent  speaker,  and  his  ser- 
mons and  addresses  were  pertinent  and  instructive.  As  a 
teacher,  he  was  stimulating.  His  scholarship  was  good  and 
he  was  acquainted  with  literature.  He  kept  himself  abreast 
with  the  thought  of  the  age;  and  when  he  became  editor  of 
"Zion's  Herald,"  and  subsequently  of  the  "Methodist  Ad- 


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Lite  abd  Death, L.  M.  Puillips. 

MUSIC. 

Beaoties  or  WigDOB, T.  J.  Caldwell. 

BltlErACTO.S    or    MaKKIKD,  ...       -         KM     UE.VEt>. 

MiMIOI.    or    POETRT,         .......  S.     H.    D£>L£!«. 

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S.  H.  DENEEN, 
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S.  F.  CORRINGTON,  A.  B.     . 

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S.  L.  EDWARDS,  A.  B.      - 

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Facsimile  of  commencem; 
vocate"  at  Chattanooga,  he  exhibited  his  talents  better  than 
he  did  in  the  class  room  or  in  the  presidential  chair  of  the 
college.  He  was  a  good  administrator,  but  both  he  and  his 
successor,  Robert  AUyn,  were  hampered  by  lack  of  funds. 
There  was  very  little  endowment  and  very  little  income. 
And  the  fees  for  tuition  and  incidental  expenses  were  very 
small.  It  was  almost  impossible  to  pay  the  salaries  of  the  in- 
structors, and  indeed  some  of  them  were  never  wholly  paid. 
Risdon  M.  Moore,  the  professor  of  Mathematics,  was  a 
patient  and  persevering  instructor  within  the  range  of  the 
text  books  used  in  his  classes.  He  did  not  pursue  his  studies 
outside  of  them;  and  even  if  he  had  done  so,  he  had  no 
pupils  who  might  wish  to  extend  their  researches  in  Astron- 
omy and  fluxions.  The  professor  preferred  an  active  out-door 
life;  and  when  he  became  a  Colonel  in  the  war  between  the 
states,  he  made  a  gallant  and  successful  officer,  and  received 
the  commendation  of  his  superiors  in  command  and  of  the 
general  government. 


nt  program  for  1854 

Thomas  H.  Mudge  was  a  member  of  a  large  and  well 
known  New  England  family  which  gave  so  many  of  its  sons 
to  the  church  and  the  ministry.  He  received  a  good  educa- 
tion at  the  Wesleyan  University,  and  turned  his  attention 
especially  to  the  study  of  the  Scriptures  in  their  original 
tongues.  He  was  also  well-versed  in  the  literature  of  the 
ancient  classics  and  modern  authors.  He  was  named  for  one 
of  his  uncles,  Thomas  Hicks,  who  resided  in  the  East — New 
Jersey,  I  believe.  His  uncle  became  partially  insane,  and  as 
there  was  no  hospital  for  persons  in  such  condition,  he  was 
placed  in  the  county  jail  for  safe  keeping.  Tho  he  was  not 
treated  as  a  common  prisoner,  but  was  allowed  the  liberty 
of  the  precincts,  and  on  one  occasion  when  his  keepers  were 
not  watching,  he  took  advantage  of  the  opportunity  to  es- 
cape. After  roaming  about  for  a  number  of  days,  without 
recapture,  he  returned  of  his  own  accord  to  the  prison,  carry- 
ing a  few  fagots  that  he  had  cut  with  his  jack  knife  in  the 
woods,  and  exclaimed  as  he  gave  himself  up: 


One  Hundred  and  Setenty-Eight 


MC  KENDREE 


"Here  comes  old  Hicks  with  a  bundle  of  sticks, 

To  mend  the  prison  door. 

He  has  no  doubt  that  he  can  get  out 

As  well  as  he  did  before." 

When  our  work  in  the  class  room  was  finished  for  the 
day,  Professor  Mudge  and  I  often  rambled  thru  the  woods 
and  over  the  fields  about  Lebanon.  We  both  liked  flowers, 
and  he  sometimes  gathered  bunches  of  them  to  adorn  his 
sitting  or  dining  room  table.  We  once  found  a  pretty  blue 
flower  which  neither  of  us  knew,  but  in  consulting  our  books 
of  botany,  we  identified  it  as  a  species  of  oxalis.  The  common 
sorrel  we  well  knew,  but  this  was  a  variety  we  had  never 
before  seen.  I  afterwards  found  it  growing  on  one  ot  the 
hills  north  of  Cincinnati,  but  in  only  a  single  spot.  We  once 
came  across  a  patch  of  paw  paw  bushes.  The  professor  had 
never  seen  a  paw  paw  tree  in  New  England,  and  he  inquired 
of  me  what  it  was.  I  told  him  and  said  that  it  bore  a  fruit 
which  was  the  delight  of  boys,  and  that  as  this  was  the 
season  for  paw  paws,  we  might  probably  find  some.  On  en- 
tering the  clump,  we  discovered  an  abundance  of  the  fruit, 
large  and  well  ripened.  Picking  up  one,  I  broke  it  open  and 
began  to  eat.  "What!"  exclaimed  he,  "are  they  good  to  eat?" 
"Try  one",  I  answered,  and  so  he  did.  It  was  a  new  experience, 
but  he  relished  it  greatly,  and  so  long  as  we  could  find  them 
in  the  woods,  he  used  them  freely.  His  wife  and  children,  a 
son  and  a  daughter,  likewise  became  fond  of  them.  Later  in 
the  season,  besides  hickory  and  hazel  nuts,  we  got  wild 
grapes,  two  varieties,  and  persimmons.  These  latter  were 
good  until  Christmas,  and  when  I  went  home  on  a  visit  dur- 
ing our  Christmas  recess,  I  took  a  little  box  of  them  with  me. 

After  leaving  McKendree,  Professor  Mudge  began  col- 
lecting materials  for  a  Commentary  on  the  Pentateuch.  In 
his  leisure  from  pastoral  and  professional  duties,  he  wrote 
expositions  of  many  passages  in  it.  If  he  had  lived  to  finish 
his  task,  it  would  have  been  his  opus  magnum.  He  went  to 
considerable  expense  in  procuring  from  abroad  works  which 
he  thought  would  be  helpful  to  him  m  his  undertaking,  most 
of  them  in  foreign  languages. 

Samuel  H.  Deneen  was  my  helper  in  the  department  of 
Latin  and  Greek.  He  was  an  earnest  and  diligent  worker  and 
allowed  no  lagging  in  his  classes.  No  slipshod  pupil  escaped 
his  attention.  He  was  a  reader  of  general  literature  as  well 
as  of  the  ancient  classics,  and  acquainted  with  poetry.  He 
owned  a  good  library  and  was  fond  of  books. 

Oliver  V.  Jones  had  charge  of  the  academic  department, 
and  was  faithful  and  untiring  as  an  instructor.  He  was  not 
a  reader  of  many  books,  and  cared  little  for  general  literature ; 


but  he  liked  to  run  thru  the  magazines  and  papers  that  came 
to  the  college,  and  talk  about  what  was  going  on  in  the 
world.  He  kept  his  eyes  open,  and  was  a  good  judge  of  men 
and  manners.  This  frame  of  mind  was  of  service  to  him 
when  he  subsequently  became  editor  of  a  political  paper. 
Many  of  his  evenings  were  spent  in  society.  He  was  always 
tidy  in  personal  appearance,  and  used  to  shave  himself  every 
day,  Sundays  excepted,  though  he  did  not  follow  the  example 
of  Bishop  Hamline  who  performed  this  operation  twice  on 
Saturday — m  the  morning  and  late  in  the  evening,  so  as  not 
to  break  the  Sabbath. 

Samuel  H.  Deneen,  Oliver  V.  Jones  and  myself  were  then 
unmarried.  There  were  two  churches  in  Lebanon,  the  Baptist 
and  the  Methodist.  Of  course  we  always  attended  the  latter. 
It  was  a  facetious  saying  in  town  that  the  Methodist  girls 
attended  the  church  not  so  much  for  the  sake  of  the  sermons 
as  on  account  of  "The  Sams  and  the  hims." 

The  Rev.  Thomas  F.  Houts  was  the  pastor  stationed  in 
Lebanon  during  my  time  at  McKendree.  He  had  been  edu- 
cated as  a  lawyer;  but  God  had  touched  his  heart,  and  obey 
ing  the  call  of  the  Divine  Spirit,  he  entered  the  ministry. 
His  sermons  were  generally  interesting  and  he  was  a  fluent 
talker.  His  style  was  wordy  and  sophomoric.  Take  a  speci- 
men, on  the  overthrow  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah. 

"The  site  of  these  ancient  cities  is  now  a  stagnant  and 
fetid  lake.  No  trees  deck  its  borders  or  relieve  its  shores  with 
their  verdure.  No  white  pebbles  line  its  bed,  and  the  waves 
surge  not  against  its  bleak  and  desolate  rocks.  There  they 
frown  on  that  dark,  still,  dead  sea,  bearing  witness  to  all 
time  of  God's  everlasting  and  implacable  displeasure  of  sin." 

But  this  is  not  more  than  half  as  grandiloquent  as  some 
of  his  sentences.  Mr.  Houts  was,  however,  a  student  of 
divinity,  and  in  process  of  time  he  came  to  entertain  doubts 
concerning  the  "resurrection  of  the  body."  He  adopted,  per- 
haps with  some  modifications.  Professor  George  Bush's  the 
ory.  This  would  have  been  innocent  enough  if  he  had  kept 
his  opinions  to  himself,  but  he  began  to  preach  them.  I  think 
he  also  published  a  small  treatise  on  the  subject,  but  it  did 
not  attract  much  attention  from  scholars,  as  being  rather 
raw  and  rambling.  But  his  theories  subjected  him  to  the 
notice  of  his  conference.  The  minutes  will  probably  show 
its  action. 

Upon  the  whole,  McKendree  was  a  good  school,  both 
for  the  teachers  and  the  taught.  They  equally  learned  les- 
sons which  would  have  been  difficult  to  learn  elsewhere. 
If  "History  IS  Philosophy-teaching  by  example,"  history  was 
there  enacted. 


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MASTERS'  ORATIONS. 

SoDga  in  the  Silent  World,  X-  J.   Caluwl 

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BT  JUDGE  NILES.  Be.I,LEVII.LE. 


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Facsimile  of  commencement  program 
THE  CLASS  OF  1858 

This  was  the  first  class  whose  diplomas  were  signed  by 
Dr.  Cobleigh  as  president.  Brief  sketches  of  them  follow. 
STITH  OTWELL  BONNER 

Stith  Otwell  Bonner  was  born  at  Staunton,  Illinois,  July 
7,  183,7.  His  parents  were  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  His  grand- 
father, Henry  Bonner,  came  from  Virginia  with  his  family 
and  settled  near  Edwardsville  in  181 4.  His  father  was  John 
Bonner,  and  his  mother,  Polly  Davidson  Randle,  was  the 
daughter  of  an  itinerant  Methodist  preacher.  Mr.  Bonner 
entered  McKendree  College  in  i8')5,  and  graduated  in  1858, 
with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Phil- 
osophian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  in  1861,  to  Julia 
A.  Ballard,  a  grand-daughter  of  Washington  C.  Ballard,  one 
of  the  early  pioneers  of  Illinois.  She  died  in  1867.  In  1870, 


■8,7 

Jonathan  and  Frances  Bascom,  of  St.  Louis.  By  the  first  mar- 
riage, there  was  one  daughter,  now  deceased.  By  the  second 
marriage,  a  son  and  a  daughter,  LeRoy  B.  Bonner,  now  of 
St.  Louis,  and  Mrs.  Fannie  Bonner  Price,  who  long  resided 
with  her  father  at  Edwardsville,  Illinois.  Since  graduation, 
Mr.  Bonner  has  followed  various  vocations,  chiefly  farming 
and  horticulture.  In  1888,  he  was  elected  Coroner  of  Mad- 
ison County,  and  held  the  office  for  a  term  of  four  years. 
After  that  he  engaged  in  real  estate  and  personal  property 
auctioneering  at  Edwardsville.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church  and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows. He  died  in  Jacksonville,  Florida,  January  7,  1925. 
JOHN  WF^LEY  BROCK 
John  Wesley  Brock  was  born  in  Jersey  County,  Illinois, 
May  16,  i8j6.  He  was  the  son  of  T.  F.  and  Lucinda  (Slaten) 


he  was  married  to  Mrs.  Mary  E.  McHenry,  daughter  of  Brock,  the  former  being  a  native  of  Virginia  and  the  1 


One  Hiitidred  and  Eighty 


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ter  of  Georgia.  He  entered  McKendree  m  1855,  and  grad- 
uated in  the  scientific  course  in  1858,  receiving  the  degree  of 
B.  S.  His  was  the  first  class  to  graduate  in  the  present  chapel 
building.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary 
Society.  After  graduation,  he  taught  school  for  some  time. 
In  1861,  he  enlisted  in  the  Union  army,  being  a  member  of 
the  27th  regiment  of  Illinois  Infantry,  m  which  he  served 
till  the  close  of  the  war.  After  the  war,  he  was  engaged  in 
various  lines  of  business.  He  lived  for  a  time  in  Five  Oaks, 
Florida,  and  later  in  Denver,  Colorado,  where  his  death  oc- 
curred in  1893.  He  was  married  in  October,  1866,  to  Miss 
Maria  Parshley,  of  Ohio.  Their  two  sons  both  died  in  in- 
fancy. Their  daughter,  Georgia,  grew  to  womanhood. 
THOMAS  ESSEX 
Thomas  Essex  was  born  m  St.  Louis,  December  15,  1837. 
He  was  educated  in  a  private  school  in  St.  Louis,  the  high 
school  at  Arcadia,  Missouri,  and  at  McKendree  College, 
where  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1858.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  attended  a 
law  school  in  Cincinnati  and  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
in  1 86 1.  He  then  settled  in  Ironton,  Missouri,  where  he  lived 
for  fifteen  years.  He  practiced  law,  taught  school  and  edited 
the  "Iron  County  Register."  In  1867,  he  was  elected  to  the 
Missouri  State  Senate,  and  in  1870,  was  reelected  and  served 
as  president  pro  tem  of  that  body.  In  1875,  he  moved  to 
Little  Rock,  Arkansas,  and  the  following  year  was  appointed 
Land  Commissioner  for  the  St.  Louis,  Iron  Mountain  and 
Southern  Railroad.  In  1881,  he  was  also  made  Tax  Com- 
missioner for  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  in  Arkansas.  In 
1892,  he  retired  from  active  life  and  spent  his  declining 
years  m  St.  Louis.  In  1866,  he  was  married  to  Adeline  V. 
Hypes,  a  daughter  of  Benjamin  Hypes,  of  Lebanon.  Their 
daughter,  Carrie,  became  the  wife  of  Professor  Emory  B. 
Lease,  of  the  University  of  Cincinnati.  Mr.  Essex  died  July 

10,  1909. 

DANIEL  KERR 
Danier  Kerr  was  born  in  Scotland,  June  18,  1837.  He 
came  to  America  with  his  parents  m  1841  and  located  on  a 
farm  in  Liberty  Prairie,  Madison  County,  Illinois.  In  1848-49, 
he  was  a  student  in  ShurtlefF  College.  In  1855,  he  entered 
McKendree  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1858.  He  was  a 
member  of  Philo.  After  receiving  his  bachelor's  degree,  he 
entered  the  Law  Department  of  McKendree,  which  was  then 
newly  organized,  and  completed  the  law  course  in  1861.  The 
following  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  In  1862,  he  en- 
listed in  the  117th  Illinois  Volunteers,  which  was  known  as 
the  McKendree  Regiment.  He  entered  the  service  as  a  pri- 
vate, but  was  mustered  out  in  i86'i  as  a  First  Lieutenant. 


After  the  w.ir  he  began  the  practice  of  law  in  Alton.  In 
1866,  he  moved  to  Edwardsville,  from  which  place  he  was 
elected  to  the  Legislature  m  1868.  In  1869,  he  moved  to 
Grundy  Center,  Iowa,  and  was  elected  to  the  Iowa  Legis- 
lature m  1883.  In  1884,  he  was  a  presidential  elector,  and 
in  1886,  was  elected  to  Congress.  He  was  reelected  the  fol- 
lowing term.  After  his  career  in  Congress,  Mr.  Kerr  retired 
from  politics  as  well  as  from  the  practice  of  law  and  spent 
his  later  years  on  a  farm  in  Iowa.  He  was  accustomed  to 
spend  the  winters  m  California.  After  leaving  the  law,  he 
spent  some  years  in  another  field  as  editor  of  the  "New 
Century,"  and  later  of  the  "Argos."  He  died  only  a  few 
years  ago. 

JOSEPH  WILLIAM  VAN  CLEVE 

Joseph  William  Van  Cleve  was  born  at  Mt.  Vernon, 
Jefferson  County,  Illinois,  Feb.  20,  1837.  He  entered  Mc- 
Kendree as  a  student  in  the  fall  of  1854  and  graduated  in 
1858,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  taught  school  in  St.  Jacob, 
Bethalto,  Hillsboro,  and  Alton,  in  the  last  named  place,  for 
eight  successive  years.  In  1870,  he  was  admitted  on  trial  in 
the  Southern  Illinois  Conference,  and  in  1875,  was  received 
in  full  connection.  He  served  the  following  charges :  Equal- 
ity and  Shawneetown,  Jonesboro  and  Anna,  Ashley, 
Jerseyville,  Greenville,  Olney,  and  Gillespie.  In  1885,  he  was 
transferred  to  the  Southern  California  Conference,  where  he 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  served  several  years  as  pre- 
siding elder.  He  was  married  March  5,  1859,  to  Miss  Fanny 
Ransom  Holmes.  Their  three  children  were  William  Holmes, 
Fanny  Ransom,  and  Mary  Evans.  Some  time  after  his  wife's 
death,  he  was  married  a  second  time,  June  30,  1872,  to  Miss 
Belle  Zora  Gird.  Of  this  union,  there  was  born  one  son,  Ray 
Gird.  Mr.  Van  Cleve's  death  occurred  late  in  the  century. 
JOHN  VAN  CLEVE 

John  Van  Cleve  was  born  m  Shrewsbury,  New  Jersey, 
May  28,  1804.  His  parents  moved  to  Ohio  in  1815.  He 
was  converted  in  1822  and  joined  the  "Old  Stone  Church" 
in  Cincinnati.  He  was  licensed  to  preach  in  1825,  and  joined 
the  Illinois  Conference  in  1828.  In  185 1,  he  was  transferred 
to  the  Missouri  Conference  and  preached  one  year  in  St. 
Louis.  He  was  then  transferred  to  the  Southern  Illinois  Con' 
ference,  where  he  labored  till  the  end  of  his  life.  He  served 
as  presiding  elder  in  the  Alton  and  Lebanon  districts,  and 
was  four  times  elected  as  delegate  to  the  General  Conference. 
He  was  also  a  member  of  the  General  Missionary  Committee, 
and  his  last  illness  occurred  while  he  was  in  New  York  City 
attending  the  meeting  of  the  Committee.  He  died  at  St. 
Luke's  Hospital  in  1875.  McKendree  honored  him  with  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  in 


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THE  CLASS  OF  1859 

This  was  the  second  class  to  graduate  under  Dr.  Cobleigh's 
administration.  Of  course  their  training  was  mostly  received 
under  the  former  president.  One  member  of  the  class  is  still 
living  at  this  writing,  and  is  now  the  oldest  living  graduate 
of  the  college.  There  was  also  in  the  class  a  future  president 
of  McKendree,  McKendree  Hypes  Chamberlin,  whose  life 
history  will  appear  in  connection  with  the  account  of  his 
administration  as  president.  Some  account  of  each  of  the 
others  is  given  here. 

REV.  LEMUEL  CRAMP 

Lemuel  Cramp  was  born  at  Bunker  Hill,  Illinois,  April 
6,  1838.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1856  and  graduated  in 
1859,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  In  1898,  he  received 
from  his  Alma  Mater  an  honorary  master's  degree.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society. 
After  graduation,  he  taught  for  some 
years  in  the  public  schools  at  Troy,  St. 
Jacob  and  Macon.  In  1879,  he  joined 
the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  and 
spent  the  best  years  of  his  long  life  in 
the  service  of  the  church.  During  his 
ministry,  he  served  some  of  the  impor- 
tant charges  of  the  conference,  among 
them  Lebanon  and  East  St.  Louis.  He 
was  married  September  27,  i860,  to  Miss 
Susanna  Reed,  of  Lebanon.  They  had 
four  children  who  are  all  married.  Three 
of  them  were  students  in  McKendree. 
Mrs.  Cramp  died  November  30,  1896. 
Five  years  later  he  was  married  to  Mrs. 
Mary  L.  Wiley  of  Brighton,  Illinois. 
That  city  has  been  their  home  since  his 
retirement  in  191 3.  Mr.  Cramp  is  now 
the  oldest  living  graduate  of  McKendree.  He  will  have  com- 
pleted  his  ninetieth  year  if  still  living  by  the  time  McKen- 
dree has  finished  her  Centennial  celebration .  At  the  session 
of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  held  at  the  college  in 
1927,  Brother  Cramp  was  awarded  the  Confe  rence  Cane  which 
is  supposed  to  belong  to  the  oldest  member  of  the  conference. 

MADISON  M.  GOODNER 
Madison  Monroe  Goodner  was  born  near  N.ishville,  Illi- 
nois, June  21,  1842.  He  was  a  son  of  Salem  and  Elizabeth 
(Cherry)  Goodner.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1856  and 
graduated  in  i8';9,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  three 
years  later,  A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Lit- 
erary Society.  He  graduated  from  the  law  department  of 


LEMUEL 
McKendree's  oldest  1 


the  University  of  Cincinnati  in  1861,  receiving  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  He  practiced  law  many  years  in  Nashville,  was 
master  in  chancery  of  Washington  County  for  several 
terms,  having  been  appointed  by  Judge  Silas  L.  Bryan,  was 
mayor  of  Nashville  for  three  terms,  and  county  judge  of 
Washington  County  from  1872  to  1876.  He  was  a  Repub- 
lican in  politics.  He  was  married  in  1863,  to  Miss  Marietta 
Cone,  of  Nashville.  Two  of  their  children  are  now  living. 
Dr.  Ralph  A.  Goodner,  now  practicing  the  medical  profession 
in  Nashville,  and  Mrs.  Genevieve  Allen,  of  Chicago.  Judge 
Goodner  died  at  Nashville,  March  16,  1888. 
CHARLES  M.  HANDSAKER 
Charles  M.  Handsaker  was  born  at  Broughton,  Derby- 
shire, England,  September  29,  1836.  He  came  to  this  coun- 
try in  early  life  and  showed  an  ambition  to  secure  an  edu- 
cation. He  entered  McKendree  in  1855 
and  joined  the  Platonian  Society.  He 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1859,  receiving 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  employed  for 
some  years  as  a  civil  engineer  for  the 
Wabash  railroad.  His  death  occurred  at 
Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois,  October  7,  1878. 
WILLIAM  HARTZELL 
William  Hartzell  was  born  in  Stark 
County,  Ohio,  February  20,  1837.  He 
was  of  Pennsylvania  Dutch  ancestry. 
He  came  to  Illinois  very  early  in  life  and 
in  1855,  became  a  student  in  McKen- 
dree College,  from  which  institution 
he  graduated  in  1859,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  A.  B.,  and  later,  A.  M.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  So- 
ciety. Until  1862,  he  was  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  at  Evansville  and  Ches. 
ter;  he  then  began  the  study  of  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1864.  He  located  at  Chester  for  the  practice  of  law. 
In  1874,  he  was  elected  to  the  forty-  fourth  Congress  of  the 
United  States,  and  two  years  later  was  reelected  to  the  forty- 
fifth.  In  1897,  he  was  elected  Judge  of  the  Circuit  Court.  He 
was  married  March  i,  1866,  to  Miss  Mary  Isabella  Holmes, 
of  Chester.  To  them  were  born  two  children — Joseph  H.,  now 
of  Kansas  City,  and  Mabel  A.,  now  Mrs.  J.  M.  Randolph, 
of  Chester.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity.  He 
died  August  14,  1903. 

DR.  JOSEPH  KEENEY 

Joseph  Keeney  was  born  June  22,  1822.  He  received  his 

college  education  at  Williams  College,  Massachusetts,  where 


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he  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  then  took  a  medical 
course  and  came  west  to  engage  in  the  practice  of  medicine. 
He  was  located  in  Lebanon  for  some  years  and  in  1859,  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  McKendree  College.  He 
married  Miss  Helen  Finley,  whose  father  was  for  a  time 
professor  of  Greek  in  McKendree,  and  for  several  years  its 
president.  They  had  one  son,  who  afterwards  became  a 
surgeon  in  the  United  States  Navy.  At  the  opening  of  the 
Civil  War,  Dr.  Keeney  enlisted  in  the  army  and  was  present 
in  the  battle  of  Shiloh.  He  contracted  a  disease  which  com' 
pelled  his  retirement  from  the  service  and  caused  his  death 
July  7, 1862,  at  his  home  in  Lebanon.  He  lies  buried  in  College 
Hill  Cemetery.  A  memorial  window  in  his  honor  has  been 
placed  in  the  present  Methodist  church  of  Lebanon. 

MONROE  J.  MILLER 
Monroe  Joshua  Miller  was  born  near  Salisbury,  North 
Carolina,  September  19,  1830.  He  was  a  son  of  Theobald 
and  Elizabeth  (Knupp)  Miller,  the  former  of  German  and 
the  latter  of  Norwegian  ancestry.  When  he  was  only  a 
small  child,  his  mother  died,  and  a  few  years  later  his  father, 
with  his  second  wife  and  all  his  family,  came  west  and 
settled  m  Southern  Illinois.  In  early  life,  he  determined  to 
secure  an  education,  though  well  aware  that  it  depended 
upon  his  own  efforts.  After  getting  what  training  he  could 
from  the  public  schools,  he  worked  in  a  printing  office, 
assisted  the  editor,  and  got  what  practical  experience  he 
could.  In  1853,  he  first  entered  McKendree,  remaining  one 
year  only.  He  then  secured  a  position  in  a  newspaper  office 
at  Berlin,  Wisconsin,  and  the  next  year  attended  school  at 
Lawrence  University,  where  Dr.  Cobleigh  was  then  pres- 
ident. When  that  able  educator  became  president  of  Mc 
Kendree,  Mr.  Miller  returned  there  and  graduated  under 
Dr.  Cobleigh's  presidency  in  1859,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  and  later,  A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Literary  Society.  He  was  three  times  president  of  that  so- 
ciety and  four  times  editor  of  the  "Plato  Gem".  He  was 
licensed  to  preach  by  the  Lebanon  Quarterly  Conference, 
but  for  a  time  engaged  in  newspaper  work,  and  in  August, 
1862,  he  enlisted  in  the  117th  regiment  of  Illinois  Volunteers, 
where  he  served  his  country  faithfully  for  three  years,  and 
where  he  contracted  the  disease  of  tuberculosis,  of  which  he 
died  March  18,  1866.  He  was  married  July  28,  1863,  to  Miss 
Mary  Virlinda  Wright,  of  Lebanon.  To  them  was  born  one 
daughter,  Mary  Elizabeth,  now  Mrs.  Walter  H.  Offill,  of 
St.  Louis.  There  are  also  five  grand-children  all  grown  and 
all  living  in  St.  Louis. 


JOHN  S.  NICHOLSON 

John  S.  Nicholson  was  born  at  Oldham,  England,  Feb. 
13,  1832.  His  parents  were  Samuel  and  Mary  Nicholson 
who,  of  course,  were  natives  of  England.  He  came  to  America 
in  early  life  and  entered  McKendree  in  1854.  He  graduated 
in  1859  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  afterward  received 
that  of  A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society. 
He  was  married  in  i860  to  Miss  Jemima  Harris.  Some  years 
after  her  death,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Jane  Buck,  in  1875. 
He  left  two  sons,  C.  B.  Nicholson  and  E.  E.  Nicholson.  When 
he  was  only  a  boy,  he  worked  in  the  printing  office,  so  after 
finishing  his  college  work,  he  naturally  went  into  the  news- 
paper business.  In  time,  he  became  the  editor  and  proprietor 
of  the  "Central  Illinoisan,"  at  Beardstown,  Illinois,  which 
in  1892  was  consolidated  with  the  Daily  Star,  which  since 
that  time  has  been  a  daily  and  weekly  paper.  He  continued 
to  be  editor  and  publisher  of  this  paper  until  the  time  of  his 
death  m  April,  191 1.  He  was  an  active  member  of  the  Meth- 
odist Church,  of  which  he  was  a  trustee  for  thirty  years.  He 
also  served  as  steward  and  was  several  times  chosen  as  lay 
delegate  to  the  conference.  He  held  the  office  of  Postmaster 
from  1904  till  the  time  of  his  death.  He  served  as  presiden- 
tial elector,  was  frequently  a  member  of  the  state  conven- 
tion and  has  served  on  the  Republican  State  Committee. 
THE  CLASS  OF  1860 
JOHN  M.  CHAMBERLIN 

John  McLean  Chamberlin  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois, 
January  20,  1837.  His  parents  were  David  and  Susan  Cham- 
berlin, who  were  both  native  Americans.  The  father  was 
a  local  preacher  in  the  Methodist  Church  and  one  of  the 
founders  of  McKendree  College.  He  entered  McKendree 
as  a  student  in  the  fall  of  1855  and  graduated  in  i860,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  A.  B.  Later  he  received  the  degree 
of  A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  So- 
ciety. He  was  married  November  9,  1869,  to  Maggie  E. 
Royse.  To  them  were  born  four  sons — Willis  W.,  John  M., 
Jr.,  C.  Earl,  'and  E. Clinton.  They  were  all  educated  at  Mc- 
Kendree College,  and  all  graduated  except  one.  Mr.  Chamber- 
lin spent  the  greater  portion  of  his  active  life  in  the  mercantile 
world,  being  for  many  years  a  member'of  one  of  the  leading 
business  firms  of  Lebanon,  Illinois,  engaged  in  general  mer- 
chandise. He  was  a  memberof  the  Masonic  Order,  and  of  the 
Methodist  Church.  He  was  for  many  years  an  active  worker 
in  the  Sunday  School,  and  a  very  efficient  Sunday  School 
Superintendent.  He  was  for  more  than  fifty  years  a  trustee  of 
McKendree.  He  was  at  one  time  president  of  the  board,  and 
served  for  many  years  as  a  member  of  the  executive  committee. 


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He  was  for  twenty-two  years  treasurer  of  the  college,  and  for 
a  long  period  one  of  the  commissioners  of  the  endowment 
fund.  He  also  served  the  interests  of  his  home  city  for  some 
years  as  president  of  the  board  of  education,  and  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  city  council.  He  died  in  Lebanon  .it  the  home  of 
his  son,  C.  E.  Chamberhn,  June  ij,  1919. 

JOHN  H.  ECKERT 
John  Hardin  Eckert  was  born  near  Waterloo,  Monroe 
County,  Illinois,  August  13,  1838,  and  died  June  3,  1899, 
at  Arkansas  City,  Kansas.  He  was  a  son  of  John  and  Arah 
(Williams)  Eckert,  who  were  both  Americans,  though  the 
former  was  of  German  descent.  He  became  a  student  in 
McKendree  in  1856  and  graduated  in  June,  i860,  receiv- 
ing the  degree  of  B.  S.  Later  he  took  a  law  course  and  re- 
ceived from  McKendree  the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  in  1877.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was 
married  November  29,  1861,  to  Frances  Henryetta  Sager. 
Their  three  children  were  lona  May,  Harry,  and  Fannie 
Arah.  Mr.  Eckert  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  for 
some  years  after  his  graduation.  Before,  and  for  some  years 
after,  his  admission  to  the  bar  he  was  postmaster  of  Lebanon 
under  Republican  administration.  In  politics,  he  was  an 
ardent  Republican  all  his  life.  In  1884,  he  moved  to  Arkansas 
City,  Kansas,  and  entered  upon  the  practice  of  law.  A  short 
time  after,  he  became  city  attorney  of  Arkansas  City  and 
later  filled  other  offices  which  were  within  the  gift  of  the 
people.  He  also  took  an  active  interest  in  newspaper  work. 
In  1893,  he  moved  to  a  farm  in  Kay  County,  Oklahoma, 
where  his  last  years  were  spent  in  a  quiet  but  useful  life 
in  the  country.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows.  While  not  a  member  of  any  religious  denom- 
ination, he  was  a  close  sympathizer  with  the  Methodists. 
He  was  a  devoted  student  of  the  Bible  and  a  constant  reader 
of  religious  literature.  He  was  interested  in  every  good  work 
and  was  always  anxious  to  promote  the  welfare  of  his  fellow 
men.  He  was  held  in  highest  esteem  by  all  his  friends  and 
acquaintances. 

WILLIAM  H.  HYPES 
William  Henry  Hypes  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  No- 
vember 17,  1839,  and  died  in  his  native  city  April  31,  1887. 
He  was  a  son  of  Benjamin  and  Caroline  (Murray)  Hypes. 
His  father  was  a  native  of  Virginia,  of  German  and  Eng- 
lish ancestry,  and  his  mother  was  born  in  Baltimore,  Mary- 
land, of  Scotch-Irish  parentage.  He  took  the  classical  course 
in  McKendree  and  graduated  in  i86o,  receiving  the  degree 
of  A.  B.,  and  A.  M.  in  1863.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  engaged  in  mercantile 


business  for  a  number  of  years.  In  1874,  he  was  appointed 
United  States  Revenue  Collector  for  the  thirteenth  district 
and  held  this  position  for  eight  years.  He  was  married  De- 
cember 20,  1877,  to  Miss  Emehne  L.  Allyn,  daughter  of 
Dr.  Robert  Allyn,  who  was  formerly  president  of  McKen- 
dree, but  at  the  time  of  his  daughter's  marriage,  president 
of  the  Southern  Illinois  Normal  at  Carbondale.  Of  this  mar- 
riage was  born  one  daughter,  Cornelia  Allyn  Hypes,  who 
IS  now  the  wife  of  Charles  B.  Whittlesey,  a  lawyer  of  New 
London,  Connecticut.  Mr.  Hypes  resided  in  Lebanon  during 
his  entire  lifetime,  and  was  a  staunch  and  loyal  friend  of 
McKendree  to  the  day  of  his  death.  He  was  a  worthy  son 
of  his  father,  who  was  one  of  McKendree's  earliest  and 
best  friends. 

CAPT.  JOSEPH  TABOR  PARKER 

Joseph  Tabor  Parker  was  born  September  22,  1838,  in 
St.  Louis,  Missouri.  When  quite  young  he  attended  a  Ger- 
man school  where  he  learned  to  read  and  speak  that  lan- 
guage fluently.  Then  his  father  moved  with  his  family  to 
the  city  of  New  Orleans.  Here  he  attended  an  academy  for 
some  time.  At  this  place,  his  father  died  and  the  family  moved 
to  New  Albany,  Indiana.  From  here,  they  moved  to  Leb- 
anon, Ilhnois,  in  1854,  and  in  the  fall  of  that  year,  young 
Joseph  became  a  student  in  McKendree.  He  graduated  in 
i860,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  was  a  skillful  musician, 
and  composed  several  pieces  of  music  which  were  published. 
He  also  wrote  several  poems  which  were  set  to  music.  He 
wrote  numerous  articles  for  various  literary  periodicals,  and 
in  addition  to  his  other  accomplishments,  he  had  a  taste 
for  art  and  excelled  in  drawing.  In  recognition  of  his  attain- 
ments in  literature  and  the  fine  arts,  he  was  elected  an  hon- 
orary member  of  the  Belles  Lettres  Society  of  the  Illinois 
Conference  Female  Seminary.  In  May,  1861,  he  became  a 
soldier  in  the  Union  army,  and  as  a  member  of  Colonel  F.  P. 
Blair's  regiment,  was  present  at  the  capture  of  Camp  Jackson. 
In  August,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  the  117th  Illinois  regiment 
under  Col.  Moore.  June  8,  1863,  he  was  commissioned  as  a 
captain  in  Col.  Kappner's  regiment  of  heavy  artillery  (col- 
ored), raised  at  Memphis,  Tennessee.  He  died  at  Memphis, 
October  17,  1863,  of  typhoid  fever. 

COL.  EBENEZER  TOPPING 

Ebenezer  Hibbard  Topping  was  born  in  Athens,  Coun- 
ty, Ohio,  December  19,  1830.  In  1841,  he  came  with  his 
parents  to  Perry  County,  Illinois.  In  1850,  he  went  to  Cal- 
ifornia, where  he  was  engaged  for  several  years  in  mining. 
Returning  in  1856,  he  became  a  student  in  McKendree,  and 


One  Hundred  and  BghtyFour 


graduated  in  i860,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later 
that  of  A.  M.  In  1862,  he  enhsted  m  the  United  States  army 
and  was  made  captain  of  a  company  in  the  iioth  regiment 
of  Ilhnois  Volunteers.  Later  he  was  promoted  to  be  lieu- 
tenant-colonel, and  in  1863,  was  placed  m  command  of  the 
regiment.  His  command  entered  the  field  at  Louisville,  Ken- 
tucky m  1862,  and  participated  m  the  marches  and  battles 
of  the  army  of  the  Cumberland  m  its  campaigns  through 
Kentucky  and  Tennessee.  He  was  with  Sherman  at  Atlanta 
on  the  famous  "March  to  the  Sea."  He  was  mustered 
out  at  Washington  after  the  grand  review,  June  8,  1865.  He 
was  married  in  1863,  to  a  daughter  of  J.  R.  Watkins.  After 
the  war,  he  settled  on  a  farm  in  Kansas.  In  1869,  he  was 
elected  to  the  Kansas  Legislature,  and  in  1870,  became  a 
member  of  the  State  Senate,  and  was  re-elected  the  next 
year.  In  1877,  he  was  appointed  by  the  Secretary  of  the 
Interior,  Hon.  Carl  Schurz,  to  appraise  Cherokee  lands  in 
the  Indian  Territory.  While  in  McKendree,  he  was  a  member 
of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  His  death  occurred  late 
in  the  century. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1S61 
REV.  JAMES  F.  CORRINGTON 
James  Fletcher  Cornngton  was  born  at  Greenfield,  Illi- 
nois, February  21,  1840,  and  died  at  Chautauqua,  Jersey 
County,  Illinois,  September  5,  1907.  He  was  a  son  of  Rev. 
James  B.  Corrington  and  Rhoda  B.  Larimore,  who  were 
both  natives  of  Kentucky.  He  graduated  from  McKendree 
in  the  class  of  1861,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Later 
he  received  the  following  degrees  from  the  same  institu- 
tion: A.  M.  in  1864,  D.  D.  in  1896,  and  Ph.  D.  in  1890. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He 
was  married  July  3,  1867,  to  Miss  Juliet  A.  Hamlin,  of  Salem, 
Illinois.  Their  only  daughter  is  now  Mrs.  Joanna  Corrington 
Leverett.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  War,  enlisting  m 
1862,  in  the  122nd  Illinois  Volunteers,  as  a  private.  He  after- 
ward served  as  quartermaster,  and  still  later  was  promoted 
to  the  rank  of  captain.  After  the  war,  he  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  for  a  year  in  Alton,  Illinois.  He  then  became 
professor  in  the  Military  Academy  at  Lexington,  Missouri. 
Then  after  serving  as  principal  of  the  Lexington  High  School 
for  a  time,  he  was  elected  County  Superintendent  of  Schools, 
and  held  this  position  four  years.  Then  in  1873,  he  entered 
the  ministry  and  became  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Confer- 
ence of  the  M.  E.  Church.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
Order,  and  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  being  con- 
nected with  the  Ransom  Post  of  St.  Louis.  During  his  min- 
isterial career,  he  was  pastor  of  the  following  charges  in  the 


St.  Louis  Conference:  Dresden,  Independence,  and  Butler, 
two  years  each;  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  he  was  pastor  of 
St.  Luke's  twice  and  of  Bowman  twice,  and  of  Tower  Grove 
church;  he  was  presiding  elder  of  the  St.  Louis  District  from 
1885  to  1889,  and  secretary  of  the  Twentieth  Century  Fund, 
1900  to  1902.  After  th.it,  he  took  a  supernumerary  relation 
and  retired  from  active  work. 

WILLIAM  P.  HAISLEY 
William  Penn  Haisley  was  born  in  Wayne  County,  Indi- 
ana, December  21,  1831,  and  died  in  the  year  1906.  His 
parents  were  Quakers  who  lived  in  North  Carolina  until 
just  prior  to  his  birth,  they  moved  west,  stopping  in  Indiana 
for  a  few  years  where  they  could  be  associated  with  more  of 
the  Society  of  Friends  than  in  their  former  home.  Some  years 
later  they  moved  into  the  vicinity  of  Jacksonville,  lUinois, 
where  his  boyhood  was  spent.  He  graduated  from  McKen- 
dree  in  the  class  of  1861.  He  then  took  a  law  course  at  Har- 
vard University  and  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  from  that 
institution.  While  m  McKendree,  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  was  an  intelligent  and 
persistent  traveller,  and  spent  ten  years  of  his  life  in  travelling 
for  the  purpose  of  securing  information.  In  1868,  he  visited 
Florida,  and  being  pleased  with  the  country,  eventually  set- 
tled there,  making  his  home  at  Ocala.  In  1877,  he  was  elected 
Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  for  the  state  of  Florida. 
In  1878,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Julia  Simmons  of  Lewes, 
Delaware,  who,  as  his  widow,  still  survives. 
LUCIUS  MARCUS  OLDEN 
Lucius  Marcus  Olden  was  born  at  Montpelier,  Vermont, 
March  4,  1832.  While  he  was  a  small  boy,  his  parents 
came  west  and  located  at  Alton,  Illinois.  He  entered  Mc- 
Kendree at  the  same  time  with  his  older  brother  William, 
m  March,  1852,  but  did  not  pursue  the  course  regularly.  He 
finished  the  law  course,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in 
1861,  and  the  classical  course  in  1863,  when  he  received  the 
degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later,  A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Philosophian  Literary  Society.  For  some  years  after  gradua- 
tion, he  taught  school  and  practiced  law.  He  then  travelled 
extensively  through  the  west,  finally  stopping  at  Prescott, 
Arizona.  Here  for  many  years,  he  engaged  m  mining,  fighting 
Indians,  and  leading  the  life  of  a  typical  frontiersman.  His 
death  occurred  February  2,  1905,  when  he  fell  over  a  preci- 
pice while  going  down  a  mountain  from  his  mill,  and  was 
instantly  killed.  He  was  never  married. 

WILLIAM  W.  LEMMON 
William  Washington  Lemmon,  a  native  of  Bond  County, 
Illinois,  entered  McKendree  in  1858  and  graduated  in  June, 


One  Hundred  and  Eiglit-v 


i86i,  receiving  the  degrees  of  B.  S.  and  LL.  B.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  stood  at 
the  head  of  his  class,  receiving  the  first  honors.  Immedi- 
ately after  his  graduation,  he  enlisted  in  the  United  States 
army  as  sergeant  major  of  the  Eighteenth  regiment  of  Illi- 
nois Volunteer  Infantry.  After  serving  in  this  capacity  only 
a  short  time,  he  died  August  7,  1861.  He  was  a  young  man 
of  great  promise,  and  evidently  had  a  successful  career  be- 
fore him  which  was  cut  off  by  his  early  death. 
MAJOR  WILLIAM  P.  OLDEN 
William  Pomeroy  Olden  was  born  in  Montpelier,  Ver- 
mont, January  5,  1831.  He  first  entered  McKendree  in  1852, 
but  owing  to  interruptions 
in  his  course  he  did  not  grad- 
uate till  1861,  when  he  fin- 
ished both  the  law  and  the 
classical  courses,  and  receiv- 
ed the  degrees  of  A.  B.  and 
LL.  B.,  both  at  the  same 
time.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  first  law  class  which 
graduated  fromMcKendree. 
He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society. 
After  his  graduation,  he 
WILLIAM  OLDEN  taught  school  one  year  at 

Moro,  Illinois,  and  in  the 
summer  of  1 862,  he  raised  a  company  of  soldiers  of  which  he  was 
chosen  captain,  and  which  became  Company  D  of  the  117th 
Illinois  Volunteers,  of  which  Professor  R.  M.  Moore  was 
colonel.  Benjamin  F.  Olden,  a  younger  brother  of  William 
P.  was  lieutenant  of  the  same  company.  Before  the  close 
of  the  war.  Captain  Olden  became  major  of  the  regiment. 
After  the  war,  he  began  the  practice  of  law  in  Springfield, 
Illinois,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  Aside  from 
his  law  business,  he  was  the  author  of  a  number  of  inventions, 
on  which  he  secured  patents.  He  was  married  January  5, 
1872,  to  Mary  Q.  Staley.  Their  children  are  William  Q., 
born  in  1873,  Mary  E.,  born  in  1875,  and  Ulysses  S.,  born 
in  1879.  His  death  occurred  March  3,  1904. 
SAMUEL  BALDWIN  RILEY 
Samuel  Baldwin  Riley  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  as 
a  member  of  the  class  of  1861.  We  have  no  recent  informa- 
tion concerning  him. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1862 
CAPT.  HENRY  A.  CASTLE 
Henry   Anson   Castle   was   born  at  Columbus,   Adams 
County,  Illinois,  August  22,  1841.  His  parents,  Timothy 


HENERY  CASTLE 


H.  and  Julia  (Boyd)  Castle, 
were  natives  of  Vermont. 
His  four  great-grandfathers 
were  soldiers  in  the  Revo- 
lutionary War.  After  attend- 
ing the  public  schools,  he 
entered  Quincy  College  in 
1859,  pursuing  the  classical 
course,  but  in  1861,  he  trans- 
ferred toMcKendree,chang- 
ed  to  the  scientific  course, 
and  graduated  in  the  class  of 
1862,  receiving  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  Three  years  later, 
he  received  the  degree  of 

M.  S.,  and  in  1882,  the  honorary  degree  of  Master  of  Arts. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society  and  editor 
of  the  "Plato  Gem."  He  has  frequently  been  invited  to  deliver 
addresses  before  various  organizations  in  the  college,  on  com- 
mencement and  other  occasions.  In  1912,  five  members  of 
this  class  were  still  living.  Castle,  Marshall,  Young,  Harris 
and  Cobleigh.  The  first  three  mentioned  attended  the  com- 
mencement exercises  in  commemoration  of  the  fiftieth  anni- 
versary of  their  graduation.  In  August,  1862,  Mr.  Castle 
entered  the  Union  army  as  a  private,  and  at  the  close  of  the 
war,  was  mustered  out  as  captain  of  a  company  m  the  i  J7th 
Illinois  Volunteers.  After  the  war,  he  studied  law,  and  prac- 
ticed that  profession  in  Illinois  and  Minnesota.  In  St.  Paul, 
he  engaged  in  editorial  work,  and  afterward  became  owner 
of  the  "St.  Paul  Dispatch,"  one  of  the  leading  papers  of  that 
city.  He  served  the  public  as  a  member  of  the  Legislature  of 
Minnesota,  postmaster  of  St.  Paul,  and  auditor  of  the  Post 
Office  Department  at  Washington,  D.  C.  He  has  written  for 
many  of  the  leading  magazines,  among  them  the  North  Amer- 
ican Review,  Harpers,  Saturday  Evening  Post,  World's 
Work,  McClure's  and  Collier's  Weekly.  He  is  author  of 
"The  Army  Mule  and  Other  Sketches."  He  was  married 
April  18,  1865,  to  Miss  Margaret  W.  Jaquess,  of  Quincy. 
To  them  were  born  three  sons  and  four  daughters.  The  oldest 
son,  Charles  W.,  is  now  a  captain  in  the  U.  S.  A.  The  other 
sons  died  after  reaching  manhood.  Of  the  daughters,  Mar- 
garet married  Captain  E.  R.  Stone,  of  the  U.  S.  A.  Anna 
married  Fred  C.  Christy,  of  Phoenix,  Arizona,  while  Helen 
S.  and  Mary  J.  resided  with  their  father  in  St.  Paul  until 
his  de.ith  August  16,  1916. 

NELSON  S.  COBLEIGH 
Nelson  Simmons  Cobleigh  was  born  June  29,  1845,  at 
Wilbniham,  Massachusetts.  He  was  a  son  of  the  Rev.  Nel' 


Otic  Hundred  and  Eiglil\-Si.' 


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son  E.  Cobleigh,  D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  a  native  of  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  Charlotte  M.  (Simmons)  Cobleigh,  a  native  of 
Massachusetts.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1858  and  grad- 
uated as  valedictorian  of  the  class  in  1862,  receiving  the 
degree  of  A.  B.,  and  in  1865  the  degree  of  A.  M.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  At  the  time  of 
his  graduation,  his  father,  the  Rev.  Doctor  Cobleigh,  was 
president  of  McKendree.  He  took  a  University  course  in 
Harvard  in  1863-64.  He  received  the  degree  of  Master  of 
Arts  from  Yale  in  1865,  and  the  same  degree  from  the  Wes- 
leyan  University  in  1866.  He  graduated  from  the  Dio  Lewis 
Normal  Institute  of  Physical  Education  in  1864.  He  was 
married  to  Miss  Martha  A.  Rice  in  Boston,  June  29,  1869. 
Of  their  five  children,  only  one  son  and  one  daughter,  Rice 
and  Nellie  S.,  are  still  living.  After  entering  upon  his  career 
of  newspaper  work,  Mr.  Cobleigh  held  the  following  posi- 
tions: Reporter  for  the  Boston  Daily  Advocate  and  Bos' 
ton  Traveller,  Assistant  Editor  of  Zion's  Herald,  Boston- 
City  Editor  of  the  Cleveland  Daily  Leader,  City  Editor  and 
Associate  Editor  of  the  Cleveland  Plamdealer.  He  was  on  the 
staff  of  the  New  York  World  from  1890,  to  his  death  and 
was  Foreign  Editor  of  this  paper  since  1893.  He  spent  the 
year  1867  chiefly  in  travel  and  study  in  Europe.  For  two 
years  he  was  a  member  of  the  City  Council  of  the  city  of 
Cleveland,  and  served  as  Vice-President  of  that  body.  He 
was  an  honorary  member  of  the  Cleveland  Light  Artillery.  He 
was  also  a  member  of  each  of  the  following  learned  societies 
and  fraternal  orders:  American  Institute  of  Instruction,  Na- 
tional Geographical  Society,  Order  of  Elks,  Eclectic  Frater- 
nity, Wesleyan  University  Chapter,  and  the  Ohio  Society 
of  New  York.  He  died  at  his  home  in  White  Plains,  New 
York,  March  4,  1927. 

JOSEPH  HARRIS 
Joseph  Harris  was  born  in  Truro,  Cornwall,  England, 
December  25,  1830,  and  died  at  Los  Angeles,  California,  De- 
cember 15,  1912.  He  came  to  America  at  the  age  of  nine  with 
his  parents,  who  settled  in  Kentucky,  but  soon  after  moved 
to  Cass  County,  Illinois,  where  he  grew  to  manhood.  He 
studied  law  for  a  time  in  Springfield,  but  abandoned  it  to 
enter  the  ministry,  and  joined  the  Illinois  Conference  in 
1859.  He  then  entered  McKendree  and  graduated  in  1862, 
with  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  in  1865  received  the  degree 
of  A.  M.  He  preached  a  number  of  years  in  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference,  and  from  1879  to  1886,  occupied  the 
chair  of  Mathematics  in  McKendree  College.  After  two 
years  in  the  supernumerary  relation,  he  transferred  to  the 
St.  Louis  Conference.  Among  the  charges  he  served  in  this 
conference  were  Trinity  and  St.  Luke's,  and  his  last  work 


was  assistant  pastor  of  Union  Church,  all  in  the  city  of  St. 
Louis.  In  1896,  he  took  the  superannuate  relation  and  for 
the  last  fifteen  years  of  his  life  he  and  Mrs.  Harris  made 
their  home  with  their  daughter  and  son-in-law.  Rev.  and 
Mrs.  Arthur  Page  Sharp,  in  Massachusetts.  They  were  en- 
joying  an  extended  visit  in  Los  Angeles,  when  he  was  called 
to  his  final  reward.  He  was  one  of  the  five  members  of  his 
class  who  lived  to  see  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  their  grad- 
uation, though  he  was  unable  to  attend  the  reunion  in  r9i2. 
JOHN  S.  FITZGERRELL 

John  Stanton  Fitsgerrell 
was  born  in  Jefferson  Coun- 
ty, lUinois,  March  i,  1841. 
He  was  a  son  of  James  J. 
and  Martha  Ann  (Martin) 
Fitzgerrell,  who  were  both 
of  Irish  ancestry.  He  be- 
came a  student  in  McKen- 
dree in  the  fall  of  1858,  and 
graduated  in  1862,  receiving 
at  the  same  time  the  two  de- 
grees, B.  S.  and  LL.  B.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Philo- 
sophian  Literary  Society. 
He  was  married  November 

25,  1862,  to  Miss  Mary  C.  Moore,  a  daughter  of  Capt.  Jon- 
athan and  Ehzabeth  Moore,  of  St.  Clair  County,  Illinois.  To 
them  was  born  one  son,  John  Stanton  Fitzgerrell,  Jr.,  who 
was  educated  in  McKendree,  and  who,  after  a  career  in  the 
practice  of  law  in  Bowling  Green,  Missouri,  died  in  the 
early  part  of  this  century,  due  to  heart  failure. 

Soon  after  his  graduation,  Mr.  Fitzgerrell  entered  upon 
the  practice  of  law  at  Benton,  Illinois,  in  partnership  with 
F.  M.  Youngblood,  later  known  as  Judge  Youngblood.  His 
promising  career  was  cut  short  by  his  death  August  11, 
1863.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  His 
widow  moved  to  Lebanon  where  she  might  educate  her  son 
at  McKendree,  and  still  resides  in  this  city  (1928). 

JOHN  N.  GWIN 
John  Newton  Gwin  was  born  in  Crawford  County,  lUi- 
nois,  February  26,  1837.  He  became  a  student  in  Asbury 
University  (now  De  Pauw),  but  later  came  to  McKendree, 
in  1857.  In  1861,  he  left  his  studies  and  entered  the  United 
States  army  as  a  volunteer  soldier.  After  serving  five  months 
he  was  discharged  on  account  of  sickness.  As  soon  as  he 
was  able,  he  resumed  his  college  work,  and  graduated  in 
the  class  of  1862,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later. 


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that  of  A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Lit- 
erary Society.  He  studied  law  in  the  Cincinnati  Law  School, 
and  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  from  that  institution 
in  1866.  He  made  the  practice  of  law  his  vocation.  He  died 
at  Hot  Springs,  Arkansas,  October  jo,  1895. 
BOONE  GRIFFIN 

Boone  Griffin  was  born  near  Belleville,  Illinois,  July  27, 
1842.  He  was  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Sally  Ann  (Collins) 
Griffin,  who  were  both  natives  of  New  York  State.  He  en- 
tered  McKendree  in  the  late  fifties  and  had  completed  the 
greater  part  of  his  college  course  before  the  beginning  of  the 
Civil  War.  In  1861,  he,  with  some  of  his  fellow  students, 
went  to  Jefferson  Barracks  and  enlisted  in  a  Missouri  Reg- 
iment for  ninety  days.  When  this  period  of  service  was  ended, 
he  decided  to  return  to  college.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
graduating  class  of  1862,  but  in  the  spring  of  that  year,  his 
health  failed  completely  and  he  died  at  his  home  near  Belle- 
ville, May  4,  1862.  When  the  Board  of  Trustees  assembled 
a  month  later,  as  a  fitting  memorial,  it  was  voted  that  he 
should  be  honored  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science, 
and  that  his  name  should  stand  in  the  list  of  alumni  of  Mc 
Kendree  College. 

DR.  JAMES  H    LOWE 

James  Henry  Lowe  was  born  near  Summerfield,  St.  Clair 
County,  Illinois,  November  30,  1841,  and  died  at  his  home 
in  Kewanee,  Illinois,  April  20,  iSgj.  He  was  the  oldest 
often  children,  and  the  first  of  these  to  pass  from  e.irth.  While 


only  a  boy,  he  entered  McKendree  and  graduated  with  the 
class  of  1862,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  studied  law,  but  later 
he  entered  the  Chicago  Medical  College  of  the  city  of  Chi- 
cago, from  which  he  received  the  degree  of  M.  D.  in  1873. 
He  at  once  began  the  practice  of  medicine  at  Brimfield,  Illi- 
nois, where  he  was  married  January  14,  1874,  to  Miss  Au- 
gusta Sutton,  who  with  four  children,  survived  him.  In  1882, 
he  moved  from  Brimfield  to  Kewanee,  where  he  practiced 
his  profession  successfully  until  the  time  of  his  death.  He 
became  a  Christian  at  the  early  age  of  nine  years,  and  was  an 
earnest  and  faithful  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  he  had  been  for  several 
years  president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  his  church.  An 
extract  from  his  obituary  says,  "He  will  be  greatly  missed 
in  the  homes  of  Kewanee,  where  he  ministered  to  the  phys- 
ical needs;  in  the  church,  where  he  was  so  faithful;  and  in 
the  temperance  cause,  where  he  was  such  a  zealous  worker. 
His  life  was  full  of  useful  work;  his  influence  always  right." 

DR.  JAMES  EDWIN  MARSHALL 
James  Edwin  Marshall  was  born  near  FayetteviUe,  St. 
Clair  County,  Illinois,  May  22,  1842.  His  father,  Edward 
B.  Marshall,  was  born  in  Dorchester  County,  Maryland, 
in  1814,  and  his  mother,  Harriet  (Barker)  Marshall,  in  Ran- 
dolph County,  Illinois,  in  1821.  He  entered  McKendree 
in  January,  1858  and  graduated  in  June,  1862,  receiving  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  June  19, 1862,  and  five  years  later,  in  1867,  the 
A.  M.  degree.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary 
Society.  He  studied  in  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College  and  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  M.  D.  in  March,  1864.  He  practiced  med- 
icine and  conducted  a  drug  store  at  Centralia,  111.  until  i88j, 
when  he  became  cashier  of  a  banking  firm  and  continued  in  this 
position  until  1900,  when  the  business  was  merged  with  a 
State  bank.  He  was  also  for  twelve  years  treasurer  of  the 
Centralia  Building  and  Loan  Association.  He  also  served  as 
president  of  the  Board  of  Education  in  the  same  city.  In 
1900,  he  moved  to  Chicago,  and  in  1905  to  Evanston,  where 
he  died  in  1926.  For  seven  years  he  served  as  director  in 
a  wholesale  grocery  company  in  Evanston.  He  was  married 
November  11,  1869,  to  Miss  Catherine  McKnight  at  Cen- 
tralia. Their  children  are  Miss  Zella  Marshall,  Mrs.  Roy 
H.  Goddard,  and  Mrs.  Claude  R.  Ailing,  all  born  at  Cen- 
tralia and  now  residents  of  Evanston  and  Chicago.  Dr. 
Marshall  saw  service  in  the  Civil  War  in  a  hospital  on  the 
Mississippi  River,  and  for  a  time  was  assistant  surgeon  in 
the  tenth  Missouri  Cavalry.  He  is  a  member  of  Centralia 
Lodge  No.  201,  A.  F.  &?  A.  M.,  and  for  twenty-one  years 


One  Hundred  and  EigKtv-Eiglil 


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MKENDREE  COLLEGK. 


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REVERENDO  NELSONI  E.  COBLEIGH.  I).  D. 

PR.^.SIDI. 

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<1VLES1TAT1S     McKlNDUl.l;     HoNOKA.NDlS;       Ejt'SL 
;    HoNOKANDls      VTQUE     III  VERKNDIS;     O.MMBUS 
UE     LlTEHAin'M     FaUIORIDIS,     IMPRIMIS 

iiujrs   AcAiiiM.ix   I'ATKONis: 


Nos,     GRAUUM     Ba 


,  LEM     HECI 


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IIenricus   Anson   Castle, 
Nri.sox   Simmons  CoDLEuai, 

JoilANNrS    SlANTON     FiTZf.  ERR  ELL, 

Boon   GnniEN,* 
Johannes  Newton   Gwin, 
JosEi'iius   Harris, 
Jacodvjs  Henrici.'s   Lowe, 
•Iacouus   Edvinus  Marshall, 
Daniel   Whittenberi;   Phillips, 
RoBERTUs  Allen   Queen, 

GuLIELMt'S     WaLLIS, 

Peachy   Taliaferro    Wilson, 
GuLiELMus  Albion   Young, 
verecunde  ihdicamus. 


Facsimile  ot  an  old  commencement  progra 

served  as  recorder,  two  years  as  eminent  Commander,  and 
treasurer  for  five  years  of  the  Cyrene  Commandery,  No. 
23  Knight  Templars.  He  attended  the  triennial  encampment 
of  Knight  Templars  at  Baltimore  in  1871,  and  at  Denver 
in  1892.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of 
United  Workmen  for  about  thirty  years.  He  is  a  member 


of  the  First  Methodist  Church  at  Evanston.  He  is  a  Repub- 
lican in  politics,  has  voted  for  president  twelve  times,  and 
ten  times  for  the  candidate  elected.  He  has  voted  twelve 
times  for  governor  of  Illinois,  and  helped  to  elect  eleven 
governors.  He  was  present  in  two  National  Republican  Con- 
ventions in  Chicago,  m  the  years  1904  and  1908.  He  attended 


One  Uundred  and  £ightv-.\i 


DR.  PHILLIPS 
President  of  McKendree  in  i8 


three  World's  Fairs — in  Philadelphia,  Chicago  and  St.  Louis. 
He  was  one  of  the  three  members  of  his  class  who  attended 
the  reunion  in  191 2  on  the  50th  anniversary  of  their  graduation. 
DANIEL  WHITTENBURG  PHILLIPS 
Daniel  Whittenburg  Phillips  was  born  in  Washington 
County,  Illinois,  August  15,  18 j8.  He  was  the  youngest 
of  the  nine  children  of  John 
and  Sally  (Whittenburg) 
Phillips, whocame  from  East 
Tennessee  to  Illinois  in  the 
same  year  that  it  became  a 
state  and  settled  in  what 
was  afterward  known  as  the 
Beaucoup  neighborhood,  in 
1818.  He  was  reared  in  a  re- 
ligious home,  converted  at 
sixteen,  became  a  student  in 
McKendree  College  at  eigh- 
teen, and  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1862,  with  the  de- 
gree of  A.  B.  Three  years 
later  he  received  the  degree 
of  A.  M.,  and  in  1883,  was  honored  with  the  degree 
of  D.  D.  He  entered  the  ministry  as  a  local  preacher 
and  in  that  capacity  did  much  preaching,  and  served 
as  supply  pastor  in  several  charges.  He  joined  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference  in  1868  and  was  a  mem- 
ber of  this  body  until  transferred  to  the  Southwest  Kan- 
sas Conference  in  1884,  where  his  membership  remained 
until  his  death  in  Winfield,  Kansas,  September  2,  191 1.  In 
the  former  conference,  he  was  pastor  at  Mound  City,  Nash- 
ville, Mt.  Vernon  and  Jerseyville.  For  two  years  he  was 
president  of  the  Illinois  Agricultural  College,  located  at 
Irvington.  For  four  years,  1879-83,  he  was  president  of 
McKendree  College,  his  own  alma  mater.  During  his  incum- 
bency, a  long  standing  debt  of  $7500  was  paid,  improvements 
made  on  the  buildings,  and  the  departments  of  Music,  Busi- 
ness and  Elocution  were  organized.  In  Kansas,  he  was  pastor 
at  Arkansas  City,  Wichita,  Eldorado  and  Medicine  Lodge. 
He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Southwestern  College  at 
Winfield,  Kansas.  He  served  for  ten  years  as  the  president  of 
its  Board  of  Trustees,  and  for  one  year  was  vice-president 
and  professor  in  the  college.  After  his  retirement  from  active 
work  in  1900,  he  spent  the  closing  years  of  his  life  at  Winfield, 
in  close  touch  with  this  college,  where  his  son.  Prof.  J.  F. 
Phillips,  is  a  member  of  the  faculty.  Dr.  Phillips  was  first 
married  m  1863,  to  Mary  Ann  Curlee,  who  died  five  years 


later,  leaving  one  daughter,  Eva  May,  now  Mrs.  Snyder,  of 
St.  Louis.  In  1869,  he  was  married  to  Susan  E.  Vasey,  of 
Richview,  Illinois,  who  now  survives  him.  To  them  were 
born  five  sons,  William  L.,  George  A.,  John  F.,  Walter  E., 
and  Robert  E.  These  are  all  now  living  except  the  second, 
who  died  in  childhood. 

WILLIAM  WALLIS 

William  Wallis  was  born  in  Parsington,  King's  County, 
Ireland,  June  5,  1836.  His  father's  ancestors  went  to  Ire- 
land from  England  in  the  army  of  William  the  Third  and  fought 
m  the  battle  of  Boyne.  His  mother's  ancestors  went  to  Ire- 
land  with  Cromwell's  army  and  settled  there.  He  was  there- 
fore  of  Puritan  blood.  He  came  to  America  with  his  parents  in 
1839.  His  father  died  a  year  later.  He  was  reared  on  a 
farm,  joined  the  Methodist  Church  at  fifteen,  learned 
the  tanner's  trade,  taught  school,  and  thus  earned  the 
money  to  go  to  college.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1856 
and  graduated  in  1862  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Three 
years  later,  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.,  and  in  1900,  that  of 
D.  D.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society. 
August  13,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Company  C,  117th  Illinois 
Volunteers.  He  was  elected  Second  Lieutenant,  afterward 
promoted  to  first  lieutenant,  and  then  to  assistant  adju- 
tant. He  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  in  August,  1865, 
and  the  following  October,  was  admitted  on  trial  to  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference.  His  appointments  were  as  fol- 
lows: 1865,  Mascoutah;  1866,  professor  in  Southern  lUinois 
Female  College  at  Salem;  1867-68,  East  St.  Louis;  1869-70, 
Collinsville;  1871-73,  Brighton;  1874,  EdwardsviUe;  1875, 
Piasa  and  Fidelity;  1876-77,  Effingham;  1878-79,  Centralia; 
1880,  Olney;  1881-82,  Carlyle;  1883-84,  Ashley  and  Rich- 
view;  1885-90,  presiding  elder  Mt.  Vernon  District;  1891-92, 
Carbondale;  1893-98,  presiding  elder  Olney  District;  1899, 
Effingham.  Failing  health  compelled  him  to  retire  from  active 
work,  and  he  moved  with  his  family  to  Lebanon.  His  death 
occurred  March  15,  1901.  He  was  buried  in  College  Hill 
Cemetery.  He  was  married  September  8,  1868,  to  Miss  Eva 
Hain,  of  Salem,  Illinois.  Their  five  children  are  William, 
Mary,  Marshall,  Robert  and  Edward.  They  all  received  a 
college  education,  and  the  last  two  are  graduates  of  Mc- 
Kendree. Dr.  Wallis  was  for  many  years  a  trustee  of  Mc- 
Kendree College,  and  was  a  delegate  to  the  General  Confer- 
ence of  1896. 

PEACHY  TALIAFERO  WILSON 

Peachy  Taliafero  Wilson  was  born  in  Christian  County, 
Kentucky,  October  26,  1832.  In  1833,  he  came  with  his 
parents  to  Adams  County,  Illinois.  He  became  a  student 
in  McKendree  in  February,   1856.  After  several  years  at 


One  Hundred  and  H^ 


IfMC  KENDREE 


McKendree,  he  went  to  Garrett  Biblical  Institute  and  grad- 
uated there  in  1861.  The  next  year  he  finished  the  course  at 
McKendree  and  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  In  the  fall  of  1862,  he 
sailed  for  India  as  a  missionary,  under  the  direction  of  the 
Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  He 
was  married  at  Calcutta,  November  iq,  186:,,  to  Miss  Mary 
J.  Whitcomb.  To  them  were  born  five  children.  While  Mr. 
Wilson  was  home  on  a  furlough  with  his  family  m  1874,  his 
wife  died  m  Adams  County,  Illinois.  He  was  married  twice 
afterward,  the  third  wife  surviving  him.  His  death  occurred 
at  Sitapur,  India,  February  13,  1898.  He  gave  thirty-hve 
years  of  faithful  service  to  the  cause  of  Christianity  as  a 
Methodist  Missionary. 

WILLIAM  ALBION  YOUNG 
William  Albion  Young  was  born  in  Montgomery  Coun' 
ty,  Illinois,  August  20,  1836.  His  parents,  William  and  Jane 
Young,  were  both  native  Americans.  He  entered  McKen- 
dree as  a  student  in  April,  i8';7,  and  graduated  with  the 
B.  S.  degree  in  1862.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Lit 
erary  Society.  During  the  Civil  War,  he  was  quartermaster 
of  the  first  regiment  of  Illinois  Cavalry.  During  the  years 
1864-66,  he  was  sheriff  of  Montgomery  County.  He  served 
twelve  years  as  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture. 
He  was  for  many  years  engaged  in  farming  and  fruit  growing 
at  his  home  at  Butler,  lUinois.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Luth- 
eran Church,  and  of  the  Royal  Arch  Chapter  of  the  Masonic 
Order.  He  was  one  of  the  three  surviving  members  of  the 
class  of  1862  who  attended  a  reunion  at  McKendree  in  1912 
in  commemoration  of  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  their  grad- 
uation. He  was  married  m  1866,  to  Mary  E.  Ware.  She  died 
in  1870,  leaving  two  sons,  who  both  became  physicians, 
Anthony,  of  St.  Louis,  and  William  Albion,  Jr.,  of  Spring- 
field, 111.  In  1871,  Mr.  Young  was  married  again,  to  Sarah 
Muenscher,  of  Mt.  Vernon,  Ohio.  She  died  in  1898,  leaving 
four  children :  Cornelia,  who  became  a  Red  Cross  worker  in 
Russia,  Frederica  and  Eunice,  both  of  Chicago,  and  Charles, 
who  was  killed  in  a  railroad  accident  after  he  was  grown.  In 
August,  1899,  Mr.  Young  was  married  a  third  time,  to  Mrs. 
Emma  J.  Whiting,  of  Kansas  City,  who  survived  him.  One 
who  knew  him  well,  said  this  of  him,  "He  was  a  man  of  ex- 
ceptional abihty,  a  deep  reader  and  thinker,  and  a  born  leader. 
He  would  have  stood  high  in  almost  any  field  of  endeavor, 
but  he  loved  the  trees  and  flowers  and  fruits  on  his  farm  so 
much  that  he  was  content  to  spend  his  life  caring  for  them. 
His  country  home  was  one  of  the  most  deHghtful  spots  in 
all  the  region."  He  died  April  3,  1922. 


ROBERT  ALEXANDER  QUEEN 
Robert  Alexander  Queen  graduated  in   law   with  this 
class. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1863 
JOHN  ELAM 

John  Elam  was  born  m  Fayette  County,  Illinois,  Febru- 
ary 22,  1839.  He  was  a  son  of  Rev.  William  and  Mary 
Elam,  the  father  being  a  minister  of  the  Dunkard  Church  and 
a  native  of  Virginia,  while  his  mother  came  from  Tennessee. 
He  entered  McKendree  in  1861  and  became  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  graduated  from  the  law  de- 
partment in  1863,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  began  the 
practice  of  law  in  Vandalia  and  soon  became  the  partner  of 
Judge  Tevis  Greathouse,  and  continued  in  this  partnership 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  August  22,  1875.  He  left  a 
wife,  a  son,  William,  and  a  daughter.  Fern.  The  son  was 
drowned  in  the  Kaskaskia  River  in  1901. 

WILLIAM  HENRY  KROME 

William  Henry  Krome  was  born  July  i,  1841.  He  grad- 
uated from  McKendree  m  the  class  of  1863,  receiving  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  Plato.  Later  he  took  a  law 
course  in  the  University  of  Michigan  and  received  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  He  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  the  city  of 
Edwardsville,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He 
has  served  as  mayor  of  his  home  city  and  as  a  member  of  the 
Illinois  State  Senate.  In  1890,  he  was  elected  county  judge  of 
Madison  County.  In  1894,  he  was  a  lecturer  in  the  McKeiv 
dree  Law  School.  In  addition  to  his  different  lines  of  legal 
work,  he  was  for  a  large  part  of  his  life  engaged  in  the  banking 
business.  For  many  years  he  was  president  of  the  Bank  of 
Edwardsville.  His  death  occurred  March  7,  1917. 
WILLIAM  CHRISTIAN 

William  Christian,  of  Tamaroa,  graduated  in  this  class, 
receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws.  We  have  no  record 
of  his  subsequent  career. 


MCKE^jmEE    COLLEGE. 

CERTIFICATE  OF  CONATION    TO^  THE\i;iSJ^WMEii 


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Reduced  facsimile  of  an  endowment  certificate  dated  August  7th,  1863 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

McKendree  and  the  Wars 


fficKENDREE's  alumni  list  begins  m  1841  and  up  to  the 
days  of  the  Mexican  War  she  had  but  few  students. 
The  most  of  these  were  singled  out  for  leadership 
in  civil  lines,  but  there  were  a  few  McKendree  men  who 
participated  in  that  early  war.  Among  them  were  William 
R.  Morrison,  who  was  a  captain  in  the  Mexican,  and  a 
colonel  in  the  Civil  War;  the  two  brothers,  William  H.  and 
Frederick  A.  Snyder,  the  former  a  first  lieutenant  of  the 
Fifth  Illinois,  and  the  other  a  second  lieutenant  in  the  Six- 
teenth U.  S.  A.  regiment.  These  were  both  members  of  the 
class  of  1843.  In  the  list  of  privates  there  were  Samuel  Kinney 
Thomas,  class  of  1848;  Joseph  H.  Tam,  one  of  the  founders 
of  Philo;  and  Michael  Mummert,  one  of  the  founders  of 
Plato  and  the  first  teacher  of  German  in  McKendree.  Doubt- 
less there  were  others  if  we  had  a  complete  list.  At  the 
beginning  of  the  Civil  War  there  were  in  the  college  in 
all  Its  departments,  including  the  faculty,  less  than  two  hun- 
dred men.  The  Union  Army,  outside  of  the  regulars,  was 
recruited  by  a  call  for  volunteers.  The  draft  came  later,  and 
then  it  was  a  selective  draft  and  not  a  conscription  of  all 
sound  men  between  certain  ages.  So  probably  not  a  single 
one  of  the  college  group  went  except  voluntarily.  Also  there 
were  some  new  students  each  year  of  the  war,  and  by  these 
means  the  college  work  was  kept  going  in  spite  of  the  large 
number  who  entered  the  army.  At  this  time  it  is  not  possible 
to  determine  exactly  how  many  McKendreans  were  in  the 
war,  but  we  have  a  record  of  at  least  thirty  officers,  and  it 
seems  likely  that  altogether  there  were  not  less  than  a  hun- 
dred and  fifty  who  were  in  the  army  and  also  students  in 
McKendree  either  before  or  after  their  war  service.  As  evi- 
dence of  the  patriotic  principles  employed  in  the  administra- 
tion of  the  institution,  and  also  as  indication  that  there  may 
have  been  some  students  who  were  not  strictly  loyal  to  the 
union,  we  find  the  following  resolution  in  the  records  of  the 
Board :  "Students  shall  not  be  allowed  to  utter  disloyal  senti- 
ments against  the  government  of  the  United  States  or  make 
disloyal  demonstrations  in  any  other  way,  by  displaying  signs 
or  badges  indicative  of  disloyalty;  and  should  any  student 
continue  to  do  so  after  suitable  admonition,  he  may  be  ex- 
pelled or  otherwise  punished  at  the  discretion  of  the  faculty." 
The  class  of  1862  graduated  in  June  of  that  year,  twelve  in 
number.  We  do  not  have  at  hand  the  titles  of  their  orations, 
but  there  is  a  tradition  that  they  reflected  the  patriotic  sen- 
timent of  the  day  and  advocated  the  duty  of  citiiens  to 


engage  in  righteous  warfare  when  their  country  needed  their 
service.  The  war  clouds  were  hanging  low  upon  the  horizon, 
and  there  was  much  discouragement  in  many  quarters  over 
the  outlook  for  the  success  of  the  war.  It  was  that  summer 
that  Lincoln  issued  the  Emancipation  Proclamation,  though 
it  did  not  go  into  effect  until  the  following  January.  It  so 
happened  that  before  college  opened  in  the  fall  of  1863,  at 
least  two  members  of  that  class  and  two  members  of  the 
faculty  were  officers  in  the  Union  Army.  In  September  the 
117th  Regiment  of  Illinois  Volunteers  was  organized  with 
Professor  Risdon  M.  Moore  as  colonel  and  Professor  Samuel 
H.  Deneen  as  adjutant.  This  was  called  the  McKendree 
Regiment  because  the  majority  of  the  McKendree  soldiers 
were  in  that  regiment.  Henry  C.  Fike,  of  the  class  of  1852, 
gives  a  list  of  the  officers  of  this  regiment  who  were  grad- 
uates or  sometime  students  in  McKendree.  Colonel  Risdon 
M.  Moore,  Quartermaster  Henry  C.  Fike,  Adjutant  Samuel 
H.  Deneen,  Lieutenant  Daniel  Kerr,  Sergeant  Joseph  T. 
Parker,  Major  William  P.  Olden,  Lieutenant  Benjamin  F. 
Olden,  Lieutenant  William  Wallis,  Lieutenant  James  M. 
Truitt,  Sergeant  William  P.  Eaton,  Captain  Robert  A.  Hal- 
bert.  Lieut.-Colonel  Jonathan  Merriam,  Captain  W.  R. 
Whittaker,  Sergeant  Monroe  J.  Miller,  Lieutenant  David 
H.  Wilderman,  and  of  course  a  much  larger  number  in  the 
rank  of  private.  In  other  branches  of  the  army  were  General 
Jesse  H.  Moore,  General  James  H.  Wilson,  General  Wesley 
Merritt,  General  Lucian  Greathouse,  Colonel  William  R. 
Morrison,  Captain  William  Herbert  Copp,  Captain  Henry 
A.  Castle,  Major  Bluford  Wilson,  and  of  course  it  is  not 
claimed  that  this  list  is  complete. 

After  a  few  weeks  of  training,  the  1 17th  left  Camp  Butler 
November  11,  1862  and  did  service  at  various  points  in  the 
war  zone  as  far  south  as  Vicksburg.  In  its  three  years  service 
the  regiment  was  engaged  in  six  battles  and  thirteen  skir- 
mishes. It  marched  2J07  miles,  traveled  6191  miles  by  water, 
and  778  miles  by  rail.  A  number  of  soldier  boys  came  to 
McKendree  after  the  war  was  over,  in  the  fall  of  1865,  real- 
izing that  with  the  handicap  of  maimed  bodies,  it  was  more 
necessary  to  have  trained  minds  in  order  to  succeed  in  the 
world's  great  struggle  for  the  means  of  livelihood  or  for  suc- 
cess in  a  business  or  profession.  At  one  time  there  were  three 
ex-soldiers  reciting  in  McKendree  classes,  who  had  only  one 
arm  each;  having  lost  the  other  in  southern  battlefields.  This 
one-armed  trio  consisted  of  James  B.  Pinckard  of  Brighton, 


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James  Haynes  of  ZanesviUe,  and  William  F.  Wilton  of  Huey. 
As  an  illustration  of  the  kind  of  service  the  McKendree 
soldiers  rendered  m  this  great  war,  we  quote  briefly  from  an 
address  delivered  hy  Professor  Deneen  at  an  educational 
convention  held  at  Lebanon  in  1884.  "But  if  our  land  were  to 
derive  from  its  colleges  no  greater  service  than  the  zealous 
devotion  with  which  they  espoused  the  loyal  cause  in  the 
late  war,  the  nation  would  be  amply  repaid  tor  all  the  self- 
sacrifice  and  expenditure  made  in  their  behalf.  All  did  well, 
but  none  better  in  proportion  to  age 
and  numbers,  than  our  own  McKen- 
dree. From  the  tiring  upon  Fort 
Sumpter  to  the  capture  of  Mobile, 
her  sons  gathered  around  the  starry 
banner  to  defend  its  honor  or  die 
beneath  its  folds.  They  perished  from 
fever  in  hospitals;  they  pined  away 
from  starvation  in  prison  pens;  they 
found  a  sudden  grave  beneath  the 
waters  of  the  Tennessee ;  they  fell  m 
the  fiery  front  above  the  clouds  at 
Mission  Ridge.  From  Fort  Donaldson 
to  Appomattox  there  was  scarcely 
an  important  engagement  in  which 
the  sons  of  McKendree  did  not  do 
battle  for  equal  liberty  and  an  un- 
divided nation.  They  were  found 
in  all  ranks  from  the  private  soldier 
to  the  Major  General;  but  how- 
ever different  in  rank  the  spirit  which  animated  them 
all  was  the  same.  It  was  at  Fort  Donaldson  that  Colonel 
Morrison,  the  present  congressman,  then  in  charge  of  the 
Forty-ninth  Illinois  Volunteers,  received  a  disabling  wound. 
It  was  at  Holly  Springs,  when  that  post  was  surprised  by 
Van  Dorn,  that  a  cavalry  officer,  Isaiah  Stickle,  a  graduate 
of  McKendree,  while  others  were  surrendering,  drew  his 
sabre,  and  exhorting  his  comrades  to  follow  his  example,  and 
to  prefer  death  to  a  rebel  prison,  cut  his  way  through  the 
superior  numbers  of  the  encircling  foe,  and  brought  his 
followers  in  safety  to  the  Union  lines.  It  was  near  Atlanta 
that  another  son  of  McKendree,  Colonel  Lucien  Greathouse, 
leading  his  regiment  in  a  charge  against  the  serried  ranks  of 
the  enemy,  fell  with  a  fatal  wound  while  the  air  was  ringing 
with  the  shouts  for  the  victory  which  his  fiery  courage  had 
helped  to  win. 

"The  distinguished  officer  who  in  the  latter  part  of  the 
war  started  from  Nashville  with  fifteen  thousand  cavalry 


THE  THREE  ONH-ARMED  EX-SOLDIERS 
James  Haynes,  J   B.  Pinckard  and  W.  F.  Wilton 


and  scattered  havoc  and  desolation  through  Alabama  and 
Georgia,  defeated  Forrest  and  destroyed  his  army,  took 
Montgomery,  which  was  for  a  time  the  capital  of  the  Con- 
federacy, and  feasted  his  troopers  where  the  chieftains  of 
secession  had  first  met  m  council,  and  closed  his  eventful 
campaign  by  the  capture  of  Jefferson  Davis  himself,  was  a 
student  in  McKendree.  This  was  General  James  H.  Wilson. 
Not  less  deserving  of  mention  is  another  son  of  McKendree, 
M  nor  General  Wesley  Merritt,  a  cavalry  officer,  noted  alike 
for  impetuous  valor  and  eminent  ser- 
vices, prominent  in  campaigns  in 
Virginia,  who  not  very  long  ago 
was  appointed  Superintendent  of 
the  United  States  Military  Academy 
at  West  Point. 

"But  not  to  dwell  longer  upon  the 
achievements  of  officers,  it  was  a 
student  of  McKendree,  a  private 
soldier,  a  mere  boy,  who  at  the  battle 
of  Nashville,  rushed  into  the  thickest 
of  the  fight,  tore  their  colors  from 
the  hands  of  the  enemy,  bore  them 
m  triumph  to  Washington  City,  and 
received  m  person  the  thanks  of  the 
nations  representatives. 

"There  was  another  McKendrean, 
Richard  Thatcher,  the  son  of  a  Meth- 
odist preacher  of  Southern  Illinois, 
who  joined  the  army  when  only  fif- 
teen years  old.  His  company  was  captured  and  he  was  taken  to 
Salisbury  prison,  infamous  on  account  of  the  inhuman  Wirz 
whose  fiendish  life  was  fitly  closed  by  a  felon's  death.  There 
the  poisonous  air  and  the  polluted  water,  the  want  of  proper 
clothing  and  sufficient  food,  the  daily  suffering  and  the  distant 
hope,  had  caused  his  young  heart  to  despond  and  almost  to  des- 
pair of  aid,  either  human  or  divine.  One  day  while  he  was 
seeking  to  call  away  his  thoughts  from  his  own  wretched  condi- 
tion by  reading  the  Bible,  which  among  other  losses  he  had 
contrived  to  retain,  he  was  accosted  by  a  fellow  prisoner,  low 
in  stature  but  with  a  piercing  eye:  'What  book  have  you 
there,  my  friend^'  The  Bible,'  was  the  reply.  'Let  me  see 
it.  The  rebels  got  mine  when  they  made  me  a  prisoner.' 
Taking  the  book  he  read  some  of  the  promises  which  have 
brought  comfort  and  hope  to  so  many  of  the  unfortunate 
and  suffering  of  earth.  He  then  returned  the  volume  to  the 
young  soldier  saying,  'Cheer  up,  my  brother,  cheer  up !  We 
shall  yet  find  some  means  of  deliverance.  God  has  revealed 


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to  me  that  I  am  never  to  die  in  this  rebel  prison!'  The 
speaker  was  Boston  Corbett,  who  afterwards  fired  the  shot 
which  put  an  end  to  the  life  of  John  Wilkes  Booth,  the 
assassin  of  Abraham  Lincoln.  The  two  captives  resolved  to 
hold  a  daily  prayer  meeting  in  the  prison.  Others  came.  The 
interest  increased.  A  revival  followed  which  resulted  in 
many  conversions  Subsequently  our  young  soldier  made  his 
escape  from  prison,  and  guided  by  the  light  of  the  stars  and 
assisted  by  the  counsels  of  slaves,  journeying  through  forests 
and  swamps,  subsisting  on  such  food  and  sleeping  in  such 
places  as  the  veriest  tramp  would  now  disdain,  he  made  his 
way  in  safety  at  last  to  the  Union  forces." 

It  seems  appropriate  here  to  give  an  extract  from  Colonel 
Risdon  M.  Moore's  account  of  the  campaigns  of  the  "Mc- 
Kendree  Regiment,"  the  117th,  which  was  written  for  the 
"McKendree  Pigskin"  which  was  puHished  in  1905.  After 
enumerating  the  list  of  officers  of  the  regiment  who  were 
McKendreans,  which  we  have  already  given  above,  he  says. 

"A  large  per  cent  of  the  privates  and  non-commissioned 
officers  had  been  college  students  and  some  were  students 
after  the  war.  The  response  to  'Father  Abraham's'  call  for 
'three  hundred  thousand  more'  was  so  generous  that  the 
government  found  it  difficult  to  arm  and  equip  the  vast 
number  of  regiments  that  were  in  camp  within  one  month 
after  the  call.  The  number  of  infantry  regiments  rose  from 
the  sixties  to  over  one  hundred  and  thirty  in  Illinois.  There 
were  no  tents  and  few  guns  and  mustering  officers  were 
scarce.  However  we  left  for  the  front  November  11,  1862, 
almost  two  months  after  final  muster,  and  went  into  camp 
six  days  later  at  Memphis,  Tennessee. 

"I  shall  always  remember  a  dapper  little  staff  officer,  who 
escorted  us  from  our  steam  boat  to  camp  and  began  to  let 
us  know  who  he  was  by  expressing  regrets  that  his  grand- 
father was  dead.  I,  supposing  he  referred  to  some  one  re- 
cently killed,  was  slow  to  reply  to  his  words  of  sorrow.  As 
he  kept  repeating  his  regrets,  I  finally  asked  who  his  grand- 
father was,  and  was  surprised  to  learn  that  he  meant  Pres- 
ident Harrison  who  died  April  4,  1841,  and  .so  had  been 
dead  more  than  twenty-one  years.  I  thought,  though  I 
didn't  say  it,  'How  blood  will  tell'' 

"On  leaving  Camp  Butler,  we  had  received  our  guns,  a 
Belgian  rifle  calibre  sixty-nine.  However  we  soon  discovered 
that  they  were  worthless,  as  after  bursting  a  cap  eight  or 
ten  times  they  would  no  longer  explode  one.  We  had  these 
rifles  inspected  several  times  by  inexperienced  officers  like 
our  nice  little  fellow  whose  grandfather  was  dead,  but  no 
one  could  tell  what  was  the  matter  with  our  guns,  and  they 


were  all  alike.  They  would  fire  all  right  a  few  times  and 
then  they  would  cease  to  do  duty.  Finally  General  Sherman 
came  out  and  discovered  the  trouble  in  a  few  minutes.  The 
defect  was  irreparable,  the  guns  were  useless,  and  we  were 
left  out  of  the  moving  column,  then  ready  to  start  for  Vicks- 
burg,  overland,  by  way  of  Holly  Springs,  under  General 
Grant  in  December,  1862. 

"Being  thus  without  arms  we  were  placed  in  Fort  Pickering 
in  the  lower  part  of  Memphis.  And  there  we  were  kept  to 
man  that  fort  with  its  hundred  and  twenty  heavy  guns,  for 
nearly  two  years.  At  times,  however,  we  were  sent  out  on 
scout  duty  into  Tennessee  and  Arkansas  to  drive  out  small 
rebel  forces  under  Forrest  and  other  rebel  raiders.  On  July  j, 
of  186  J,  the  regiment  was  sent  down  to  Helena,  Arkansas,  to 
support  General  B.  M.  Prentiss,  whose  command  was  then 
severely  threatened  by  the  rebel  commands  of  General  Price 
and  Marmaduke.  Their  assaults  failed  and  the  117th  took  an 
honored  part  in  sending  them  into  the  Arkansas  woods 
to  rest. 

"In  December  thereafter,  Forrest  threatened  Memphis,  and 
then  we  went  for  him,  as  he  was  ravaging  and  pillaging  West 
Tennessee  and  Northern  Mississippi,  until  he  and  his  com- 
mand hastily  went  for  other  places  of  safety,  to  annoy  Mem- 
phis no  more  for  eight  or  nine  months. 

"In  January,  1864,  we  became  a  part  of  General  A.  J. 
Smith's  command,  in  which  we  remained  to  the  close  of  the 
war,  participating  in  all  his  campaigns  and  battles,  not  resting 
between  campaigns,  at  any  time  more  than  four  or  five  days, 
and  without  tents  at  one  time  for  more  than  six  months. 

"We  left  Vicksburg  for  Meridian,  Mississippi,  as  a  part 
of  the  third  brigade,  fought  with  portions  of  S.  D.  Lee's  and 
Polk's  commands,  driving  them  rapidly  back  on  Jackson; 
crossed  Pearl  River  on  the  6th,  and  then  kept  them  moving, 
fighting  almost  daily  until  we  entered  Meridian,  February 
14,  under  the  boom  of  cannon  and  the  rattle  of  rifles,  the 
117th  in  the  lead.  There  we  worked  eight  days  destroying 
railroads,  with  corn  for  rations  for  man  and  beast,  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  miles  from  the  Mississippi  River,  our  base 
of  supplies. 

"We  returned  thence  to  Vicksburg  by  way  of  Canton, 
where  the  fighting  was  resumed  as  a  business  almost  daily, 
until  within  a  short  distance  from  Vicksburg  where  we 
arrived  March  4,  having  been  gone  twenty-nine  days.  In 
the  meantime  I  had  fallen  heir  to  the  brigade. 

"On  the  eighth  we  took  steamers  for  Red  River,  having 
had  four  days  for  washing  and  for  outward  and  inward 
;.  On   the  eleventh,  we  tied  up  for  the  night  at 


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Simmesport,  Louisiana,  on  Atchafalaya  Bayou;  reconnoitered 
the  twelfth;  moved  out  from  Simmesport  a  few  miles  on  the 
thirteenth,  driving  off  rebel  cavalry:  began  a  forced  march 
at  four  A.  M.  for  Fort  De  Russey,  thirty-four  miles  up  Red 
River  on  the  fourteenth,  and  captured  it  at  five  P.  M.,  tho 
it  was  one  of  the  strongest  of  fortifications.  Abbott,  in 
writing  up  the  brilliant  battles  of  the  war,  cites  De  Russey 
as  one  of  them,  but  gives  the  credit  to  General  Banks  who 
was  not  within  a  hundred  miles  of  it  at  the  time,  and  had 
nothing  to  do  with  our  movements  until  two  weeks  later. 
After  the  fall  of  De  Russey,  we  took  our  boats  and  ran  up 
to  Alexandria,  Louisiana,  where  we  waited  the  arrival  of 
Banks'  command,  thus  wasting  ten  precious  days  and  thus 
giving  the  rebels  time  to  concentrate  or  get  together.  We 
had  divided  or  scattered  them.  This  delay  was  the  chief 
cause  of  Banks'  defeat  later  at  Mansfield,  April  8,  and  the 
loss  of  the  fruits  of  our  victories  up  to  that  date,  in  which 
we  had  captured  several  thousand  prisoners  and  over  twenty 
pieces  of  artillery  at  De  Russey,  Alexandria,  and  Henderson 
Hill.  We  reached  Pleasant  Hill  battlefield  April  8,  while 
Banks'  command,  parts  of  the  thirteenth  Army  Corps  under 
Ransom  and  the  nineteenth  under  Franklin,  were  fighting 
at  Mansfield  or  Sabine  Crossroads.  Banks,  to  display  his 
army  and  his  lack  of  generalship,  had  placed  our  command 
a  day's  march  behind  his  rear,  and  besides  this  had  cumbered 
us  with  his  baggage  and  a  part  of  his  supply  train.  Hence 
we  were  fully  twenty  miles  from  the  battlefield  on  the  eighth, 
but  hearing  the  boom  of  the  cannon  on  the  afternoon  of  the 
eighth,  we  abandoned  all  trains  and  hastened  to  the  front 
at  a  quick  step  and  met  our  routed  forces  at  Pleasant  Hill 
at  dusk.  Their  condition  gave  an  idea  of  our  stampede  at 
Bull  Run.  We  fought  the  battle  almost  alone  on  the  ninth 
and  won  a  great  victory,  driving  the  rebels  from  seven  to 
twenty-one  miles. 

"Here  again  Banks'  inefficiency  was  shown  in  falling  back 
to  Grand  Ecore,  thirty-six  miles,  where  after  four  days  the 
Confederates,  discovering  that  we  were  retreating,  came 
timidly  up  to  us.  There  the  second  brigade,  and  my  brigade, 
the  third,  went  to  the  relief  of  our  fleet  and  transports  at  a 
small  place  called  Campti,  fourteen  miles  up  the  river,  where 
the  Confederates  under  Dick  Taylor  had  besieged  Commo- 
dore Porter's  fleet  and  our  boats  with  our  sick  and  wounded 
— about  forty  vessels  of  all  kind,  iron  clads,  tin  clads,  and 
wooden  boats. 

"We  released  them  under  orders  'not  to  leave  the  camp.' 
We  left  again  on  the  twentieth  and  fought  our  way  to  the 
Mississippi  in  battles  at  Cloutierville,  Marksville,  Alexan- 


dria, and  vicinity,  and  at  Yellow  Bayou.  The  date  of  the 
last  was  May  twentieth.  This  ended  that  disastrous  cam- 
paign of  about  seventy-five  days,  wherein  Banks  showed  up 
so  badly  and  General  A.  J.  Smith  so  brilliantly.  We  arrived 
at  Vicksburg  and  found  the  river  blockaded.  We  landed  at 
Chico,  Louisiana,  and  drove  Marmaduke  and  company  off, 
and  opened  the  Mississippi.  We  landed  at  Memphis  June 
tenth,  to  learn  that  Forrest  had  fallen  upon  the  commands 
of  Generals  Sturgis  and  Grierson  and  cut  them  to  pieces.  A 
few  years  ago  I  opened  a  folio  history  of  Professor  Hamilton 
Mabie,  a  writer  of  some  note,  wherein  he  said  in  substance, 
that  General  Sturgis  of  the  Federal  army  met  General  Forrest 
June  lo,  1864,  and  almost  annihilated  him.  This  was  a  strange 
perversion  of  a  sad  history.  Our  command  was  hurriedly 
pushed  out  to  the  relief  of  Sturgis  and  Grierson.  Sturgis 
should  have  been  court-martialed  and  summarily  dismissed 
for  that  disgraceful  affair.  After  our  return  from  relieving 
them,  we  were  paid  up  and  equipped  for  the  work  that 
Sturgis  failed  to  do — whip  Forrest.  This  we  did  handsomely 
in  six  pitched  battles,  fought  July  thirteenth,  on  the  march 
from  Pontatoc  to  Tupelo,  Mississippi;  two  at  Tupelo,  one 
in  the  morning  and  one  at  night  of  the  fourteenth.  In  this 
night  battle  the  117th  did  all  the  fighting;  two  on  the  fif- 
teenth, one  at  Tupelo  and  one  at  Crooked  Creek,  and  then 
one  on  the  sixteenth.  In  all  of  these  engagements  we  chastised 
Forrest  severely  and  gave  him  the  only  wound  he  received 
during  the  war.  I  learned  this  fact  from  Forrest  himself  some 
years  after  the  war,  in  Montgomery,  Alabama. 

"After  a  fruitless  campaign  down  to  Oxford,  Mississippi, 
where  we  burned  old  Jake  Thompson's  residence,  while  he 
was  m  Canada  scheming  to  burn  Chicago,  we  returned  to 
Memphis  to  wash  up  and  secure  supplies.  Then  we  started 
up  the  river  for  St.  Louis  to  drive  off  Pap  Price  and  his  Con- 
federates. At  St.  Louis,  the  117th  was  first  rushed  down  to 
De  Soto,  and  then  back  to  St.  Louis  and  out  to  Franklin, 
thirty-six  miles  west,  to  meet  Joe  Shelby  and  others  in  line 
of  battle.  A  few  shots  and  shells  sent  them  away  in  haste. 
We  followed  them  up  and  out  to  the  Kansas  line  without 
another  chance  to  try  our  Springfields  on  them.  From  the 
Kansas  border  we  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  then  were  hur- 
ried off  to  Nashville  to  aid  General  Thomas  against  the  dash- 
ing Confederate,  Hood.  The  117th  went  into  line  there 
November  3,0,  while  Schofield  and  Hood  were  in  a  desperate 
struggle  for  the  mastery  at  Franklin  thirty  miles  away. 
Franklin  was  one  of  the  bloodiest  battles  of  the  war.  Hood 
was  so  severely  punished  there  that  he  was  in  no  haste  to 
pitch  in  at  Nashville.  Thomas  assumed  the  offensive  on  the 


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fifteenth  of  December  and  annihilated  him.  It  was  of  these 
battles  that  Lincoln  told  his  dog  story.  Some  critics  com- 
plained that  Thomas  did  not  capture  every  man,  horse  and 
gun,  in  Hood's  army.  The  story  was  that  a  farmer  out  west 
gave  a  troublesome  dog  a  piece  of  fat  meat  with  some  powder 
and  a  piece  of  punk  which  had  been  lighted.  The  dog  gulped 
the  dose  down,  but  in  a  few  minutes  there  was  an  explosion 
and  the  late  dog  was  scattered  around  in  many  pieces,  and 
though  all  the  pieces  were  there,  they  were  no  longer  a  dog. 

"We  followed  the  retreating  forces  of  Hood  down  to  the 
Tennessee  River,  capturing  many  thousand  prisoners  and 
about  ninety  pieces  of  artillery.  So  that  army,  like  the  dog, 
was  dead. 

"We  went  into  camp  at  Eastport,  Mississippi,  and  had  the 
finest  rest  we  had  had  for  a  year.  Here  again  we  had  corn  for 
rations  for  eight  days.  The  soldiers  took  it  good  naturedly, 
saying,  'the  next  ration,  boys,  is  hay.' 

"We  left  that  camp  for  New  Orleans  and  Mobile,  February 
the  seventh.  We  camped  a  few  days  at  New  Orleans  and 
then  took  a  steamer  for  Mobile,  The  George  B.  McClen- 
nan'  steaming  down  the  Mississippi  and  out  through  the 
south  east  pass  and  thence  to  Dauphine  Island  at  the  mouth 
of  Mobile  Bay.  On  March  twenty-sixth  we  took  small  steam- 
boats and  ran  up  to  Danly's  landing  on  Fish  River.  On  the 
twenty-seventh,  by  rapid  march,  we  invested  Spanish  Fort, 
driving  a  small  Confederate  force  before  us.  On  the  second 
of  April,  I  invested  Fort  Blakely,  six  miles  further  north.  On 
April  eighth  a  part  of  our  corps  assaulted  Spanish  Fort  and 
carried  it,  and  on  the  ninth  we  assaulted  Blakely  and  carried 
it.  We  found  an  unfolded  letter  written  by  a  Colonel  of  an 
Alabama  regiment  to  his  mother  in  Mobile,  saying:  'Dear 
Mother-  You  have  or  will  hear  of  the  capture  of  Spanish 
Fort  by  the  Yankees,  but  I  write  to  assure  you  that  there 
are  not  enough  Yankees  in  Alabama  to  capture  us  in  a 
month.'  We  captured  him  and  his  fort  in  less  than  twenty 
minutes.  This  battle  ended  the  war  for  us  as  Lee  had  sur- 
rendered nine  hours  before  we  fought  our  last  battle. 

"From  Mobile  we  marched  to  Montgomery,  arriving  there 
April  a^th,  and  from  there  we  were  sent  home  to  be  mustered 
out,  by  way  of  Selma,  Meridian,  and  Vicksburg.  From  there 
we  went  to  St.  Louis  by  boat  and  thence  on  to  Springfield, 
Illinois,  by  rail,  where  we  were  mustered  out  at  Camp  Butler 
on  August  5,  1865,  having  participated  in  about  thirty-five 
engagements,  and  having  travelled  by  rail  nearly  a  thousand 
miles,  by  water  over  six  thous.md,  and  on  foot  nearly  two 
thousand  five  hundred." 


One  of  the  trio  of  one-armed  McKendreans  whose  pic- 
tures appear  above,  James  B.  Pinckard,  lost  his  right  arm 
at  Fort  Blakely.  Yet  as  stated  by  Colonel  Moore,  General 
Lee  had  surrendered  more  than  nine  hours  before  that  battle 
was  fought.  If  the  more  perfect  means  of  communication 
which  we  have  now  had  existed  then,  that  soldier  need  not 
have  gone  through  life  with  only  one  arm.  These  narratives 
of  Colonel  Moore,  Adjutant  Deneen,  Lieutenant  Fike,  and 
others,  make  it  clear  that  the  McKendree  boys  played  no 
inconsiderable  part  in  the  great  Civil  War. 

With  the  Spanish- American  War  in  1898,  McKendree 
does  not  seem  to  have  been  so  closely  identified.  It  is  true 
that  Harry  Van  Treese,  a  former  McKendree  student,  was 
one  of  Col.  Roosevelt's  "Rough  Riders."  And  a  number  of 
other  McKendreans  got  as  far  as  the  training  camp  in  Flor- 
ida, among  them,  Rev.  Orley  E.  Laird,  class  of  '93,  and  the 
three  Wallis  brothers,  Marshall,  Robert,  and  Edward,  sons 
of  Rev.  William  Wallis,  of  the  class  of  '62,  while  Cameron 
Harmon,  Clair  Moorman,  and  OUie  Wallace,  commonly 
known  as  "Irish,"  actually  saw  service  in  Cuba.  Harmon 
held  the  position  of  wagonmaster,  served  till  the  end  of  the 
war,  and  came  home  with  the  victorious  army  by  way  of 
New  York  City.  All  these  experiences  were  a  wonderful 
inspiration  to  the  young  soldier  boy,  but  as  soon  as  prac- 
ticable, he  came  back  to  McKendree  and  finished  his  col- 
lege course. 

McKendree's  connection  with  the  World  War  is  more 
difficult  to  determine  with  accuracy.  The  plan  of  the  draft 
for  soldiers  included  all  able-bodied  men  between  the  ages 
of  eighteen  and  forty-five  who  did  not  have  some  legitimate 
reason  for  exemption.  This  no  doubt  included  hundreds  of 
men  out  in  the  busy  world  who  had  at  one  time  been  stu- 
dents in  McKendree.  In  the  fall  of  niS,  according  to  the 
plan  devised  by  Congress,  a  chapter  of  the  "S.  A.  T.  C," 
or  Student's  Army  Training  Corps,  was  estabhshed  in  Mc- 
Kendree. These  boys  from  eighteen  to  twenty-one  were 
drafted  for  training,  to  be  used  for  soldiers  in  case  the  war 
should  last  until  they  were  needed  at  the  front. 

This  group  was  composed  of  a  hundred  young  men,  most 
of  them  just  out  of  high  school.  When  they  were  given  a 
choice  of  going  to  the  army  training  camp  or  training  in 
college,  they  usually  chose  the  latter,  and  the  government 
bore  the  actual  expense  of  their  board  and  training.  The 
Corps  was  in  charge  of  Major  Andrews  whom  some  of  the 
faculty  still  remember  and  whom  some  of  the  boys  in  the 
training  corps  will  never  forget.  The  Boys'  Dormitory  was 
transformed  into  a  barracks,  and  military  rules  of  living  were 


One  Hundred  dnd  HmctyStx 


MC  KENDREE 


enforced.  A  strict  physical 
examination  had  to  be  pass' 
ed  and  a  few  were  rejected 
for  physical  reasons.  The 
hoys  received  military  in- 
struction under  the  major 
and  took  certain  specified 
college  courses  which  were 
supposed  to  be  especially 
helpful  to  the  future  sol- 
dier. The  boys  wore  their 
uniforms  in  the  class  room 
and  we  seemed  more  than 
GENERAL  WESLEY  MERRITT  ever  a  part  of  the  great  war. 
But  after  the  armistice  was  signed  on  that  well  remember' 
ed  eleventh  day  of  November,  there  were  soon  rumors 
afloat  that  the  policy  of  the  government  would  be  changed. 
There  were  grave  objections  to  spending  the  people's 
money  in  training  soldiers  if  there  was  to  be  no  im' 
mediate  need  for  them.  In  fact,  before  Christmas,  came 
the  order  to  disband  the  "S.  A.  T.  C."  in  the  various  colleges 
which  had  them  throughout  the  country.  It  was  done  and 
soldier  uniforms  were  no  longer  the  prevailuig  costume  on 
McKendree's  campus.  But  besides  this  training  group  many 
McKendree  boys  were  actually  in  the  war  activities  both 
at  home  and  abroad,  on  this  side  of  the  ocean  and  "over  seas." 
The  Philo  and  Plato  Societies  both  had  their  service  flags. 
The  stars  on  them  represented  men  who  were  at  the  time 
or  recently  connected  with  the  college  societies.  Of  course 
there  were  also  many  Methodist  young  men  m  the  war  be- 
sides those  who  were  at  McKendree.  Almost  every  church 
in  the  conference  had  its  service  flag.  The  idea  came  to  a 
couple  of  young  women  who  had  been  working  for  a  few 
years  in  our  conference  as  evangelists,  that  it  would  be  a 
fine  thing  to  combine  all  these  flags  into  one.  These  excellent 
ladies  were  Miss  May  Paul  and  Miss  Mary  Olive,  also 
known  as  "Little  Mary."  They  were  quite  successful  as 
evangelists  and  they  undertook  this  new  enterprise  in  the 
same  indomitable  spirit  that  brought  success  in  their  evan- 
gelistic work.  They  procured  a  huge  banner  and  proceeded 
with  their  own  hands  to  set  upon  it  the  five  thousand  stars 
that  represented  the  Methodist  soldier  boys  of  one  confer- 
ence. The  task  took  weeks  and  even  months.  But  the  two 
women  persevered  and  at  conference  time  they  brought  the 
magnificent  flag  with  them  to  Greenville  where  the  confer- 
ence met  that  year  (1918),  and  on  the  opening  day  it  was 
unfurled  and  raised  in  the  Greenville  Church,  with  appro- 
priate ceremonies  and  abundance  of  patriotic  speeches.  Yet 
this  enthusiasm  was  tempered  and  subdued  at  times  by  the 


fact  that  many  ot  the  sons  of  members  of  the  conference 
were  at  that  time  over  seas  in  the  army  and  several  had 
already  made  the  supreme  sacrifice  for  their  country  in 
"Flanders  Field"  at  the  battle  front  of  the  most  stupendous 
civil  war  that  the  world  has  ever  known.  After  conference, 
the  great  flag  was  carefully  furled  and  brought  to  McKendree 
College  for  safe  keeping,  where  with  its  five  thousand  stars 
it  may  still  be  viewed  by  the  visitor  as  it  reposes  in  a  wooden 
case  with  a  glass  cover. 

Among  the  boys  who  had  been  recently  connected  with 
the  college  and  never  returned  from  over  seas  or  from  the 
training  camp,  were  Herschel  Tritt,  Paul  Dee,  Harold 
Adams,  and  Glen  McCormack.  As  a  memorial  to  the  last 
named  his  fellow  members  of  the  Philosophian  Society  have 
started  a  movement  to  found  a  permanent  scholarship  to 
aid  one  needy  student  after  another  during  all  the  years 
of  the  future  m  accomplishing  the  trying  task  of  securing 
an  education. 

We  may  safely  conclude  that  McKendree's  connection 
with  the  four  great  wars  in  which  our  country  has  been 
involved  during  the  first  century  of  her  existence,  has  always 
been  an  honorable  one.  Yet  it  is  also  a  safe  prediction  that 
her  influence  will  he  e.xerted  in  the  most  vigorous  manner 
possible  to  prevent  the  occurrence  of  any  war  at  all  during 
her  second  century,  upon  which  she  is  about  to  enter. 

A  LIST  OF  McKENDREANS 
WHO  WERE  OFFICERS  IN  THE  CIVIL  WAR 

General  James  H.  Wilson         Colonel  Risdon  M.  Moore 
General  Wesley  Merritt  Colonel  Jonathan  Merriam 

General  Lucien  Greathouse      Lieut. -Col.  E.  H.  Topping 
General  Jesse  H.  Moore  Major  William  S.  Pope 

General  John  I.  Rinaker  Quartermaster  Henry  C.  Fike 

Surgeon  J.  R.  M.  Gaskill  Quartermaster  Charles  W. 

Colonel  James  A.  Jaquess  Jerome 

Adjutant  Samuel  H.  Deneen 
Adjutant  Isaac  N.  Higgins 
Major  William  P.  Olden 
Chaplain  Elias  D.  Wilkin 
Captain  Jacob  S.  Moore 
Captain  William  H.  Copp 
Captain  Joseph  T.  Parker 
Captain  James  Cornngton 
Captain  Henry  A.  Castle 
Captain  Robert  A.  Halbert 
Lieutenant  Lewis  M.  PhiUi 
Lieutenant  Isaiah  Stickel 
Lieutenant  Daniel  Kerr 
Lieutenant  Benj.  F.  Olden 
Lieutenant  William  Wallis 
Lieutenant  James  M.  Truitt 
Lieutenant  Lewis  C.  Bornman      GENERAL  JAMES  WILSON 


One  Hundred  and  N.metySex'en 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

Presicie?it  AINvfs  Administration 


B 


OBERT  Allyn  was  a  born  leader.  He 
was  both  a  physical  and  intellectual 


giant.  He  was  almost  as  tall  as  Lincoln, 
but  heavier  built.  He  was  born  in  Ledyard, 
Connecticut,  January  25,  1817,  and  died  at 
Carbondale,  Illinois..  January  7,  1894.  He  re- 
ceived his  college  education  at  the  Wesleyan 
University.  It  was  located  in  his  native  state. 
He  graduated  in  1841  and  for  a  year  taught 
mathematics  at  the  Wilbraham  Academy.  In 
1842  he  joined  the  New  England  Conference 
and  served  four  years  in  the  pastorate.  After 
that  he  devoted  his  life  mainly  to  educational 
work.  In  1846,  he  became  principal  of  Wilbra- 
ham Academy  and  after  two  years  took  a 
similar  position  in  the  Providence  Conference 
Academy.  In  1852,  and  again  in  1854,  he  was  elected  to  the 
Rhode  Island  Legislature.  In  1854,  he  was  appointed  Com- 
missioner of  Public  Education  for  the  state  of  Rhode  Island, 
and  in  that  year  was  an  official  visitor  to  the  United  States 
Military  Academy  at  West  Point.  In  1857,  he  accepted  a 
position  as  professor  of  Ancient  Languages  in  the  Ohio 
University  at  Athens,  Ohio,  and  after  two  years  he  became 
president  of  the  Wesleyan  Female  College  at  Cincinnati.  In 
1863,  in  the  midst  of  the  Civil  War,  he  was  elected  president 
of  McKendree.  After  guiding  the  destinies  of  McKendree 
for  eleven  years,  which  was  the  longest  term  of  any  president 
up  to  that  time,  he  became  the  first  principal  of  the  Southern 
Illinois  State  Normal  School  at  Carbondale,  where  he  finished 
his  educational  and  his  earthly  career.  Many  hundreds  of 
graduates  received  diplomas  bearing  his  signature,  and  not  a 
few  of  them  attained  distinction  in  their  respective  fields. 
Bishop  Mallalieu,  Dr.  Charles  H  Payne,  and  Dr.  William  F. 
Warren  were  at  one  time  his  pupils.  He  was  a  stalwart  in 
defense  of  the  right  and  condemnation  of  the  wrong,  by  pen 
and  voice  and  personal  example.  He  excelled  in  talent  for 
organization  and  executive  ability.  The  movement  to  cele- 
brate the  Centennial  of  Methodism  in  this  state  received 
much  of  its  inspiration  from  him,  and  he  was  chief  among  the 
organizers  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Teachers'  Association.  He 
was  secretary  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  for  six  years 
and  represented  that  body  in  the  General  Conference  in  1872. 
He  was  twice  married.  First  to  Emeline  E.  Denison,  who 
died  in  1844  leaving  two  children.  Later  he  was  married  to 


REV.  ROBERT  ALLYN 

President  of  McKendree  and  later 
principal  of  Southern  Illinois  Normal 


Mary  B.  Budington,  who  died  at  Carbondale 
in  187Q,  leaving  four  children.  His  oldest 
daughter.  Emma,  married  William  H.  Hypes, 
a  son  of  Benjamin  Hypes,  who  has  been  often 
mentioned  in  this  narrative.  This  daughter, 
Mrs.  Hypes,  was  for  many  years  a  leader  in 
the  work  of  the  Women's  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  of  this  conference  and  was  conference 
president  of  that  body.  The  only  other  new 
member  of  the  faculty  when  Dr.  Allyn  came 
to  the  presidency  was  William  Fletcher 
Swahlen,  who  taught  Greek  and  German  and 
whose  biography  will  appear  in  a  later  chap- 
ter. It  was  during  his  administration  that  the 
Educational  Convention  of  1868  was  held  to 
commemorate  McKendree's  fortieth  annivers- 
ary and  to  inspire  interest  in  her  future.  Substantial  progress 
was  made  in  building  up  the  endowment  fund  but  in  that  per- 
iod it  did  not  reach  a  point  where  it  was  at  all  sufficient  for  the 
growing  needs  of  the  institution.  Also  a  college  paper,  "The 
McKendree  Repository"  was  established  in  1867  and  con- 
tinued into  the  next  president's  administration.  It  is  regarded 
as  one  of  the  most  successful  journalistic  efforts  ever  made 
at  McKendree.  Another  event  was  the  admission  of  women 
in  1869,  and  as  a  result  of  that,  the  organization  of  the  Clion- 
ian  Literary  Society.  The  salaries  of  the  faculty  were  raised 
to  a  figure  more  than  double  what  they  had  been  in  the 
early  days,  and  higher  than  they  were  many  years  later  when 
by  reason  of  its  periods  of  depression,  the  college  sometimes 
paid  its  teachers  less  than  a  Hving  wage. 

When  Dr.  Allyn  resigned  the  presidency  of  McKendree 
to  become  principal  of  the  Southern  Normal  in  1874,  the 
Joint  Board  at  its  session  for  that  year  adopted  the  follow- 
ing complimentary  resolution : 

Whereas  the  election  of  the  Rev.  Robert  Allyn  to  the 
Principalship  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Normal  University  at 
Carbondale,  and  his  acceptance  thereof,  has  made  it  necessary 
for  him  to  vacate  the  office  of  President  of  McKendree  Col- 
lege which  he  has  held  for  eleven  successive  years.  It  was 
assumed  in  that  time  of  our  national  and  local  history  when 
there  was  least  encouragement  for  such  institutions;  for  the 
exigencies  of  the  Civil  War,  the  extraordinary  depreciation 
of  money,  and  the  enlistment  of  so  many  young  men  from 
the  patronizing  territory  were  sources  of  no  little  discour- 


One  Hundred  and  TiinetyEight 


agement.  But  the  work  of  Dr.  AUyn  wjs  undertaken  and 
continued  up  to  the  present  with  evidences  of  constant  pros- 
perity. The  members  of  the  Joint  Board,  in  view  of  these 
facts,  and  of  his  final  separation  from  them,  hereby  resolve, 
That  in  our  judgment  the  affairs  of  the  college  were  never 
in  more  satisfactory  condition  than  now.  Throughout  the 
incumbency  of  Dr.  AUyn  there  has  been  no  decline  of  the 
grade  of  scholarship  in  the  college  and  no  diminution  of 
interest  on  the  part  of  its  students  and  patrons.  There  has 
been  a  steady  increase  of  the  influence  of  the  college  abroad, 
and  the  results  of  the  teaching  in  its  halls  we  have  witnessed 
in  the  excellent  character  of  the  scholarship  of  the  classes 
annually  graduated.  We  cordially  commend  the  spirit  of 
piety,  of  harmony,  and  of  patriotism,  which  has  been  man- 
ifest among  the  students,  and  we  are  rejoiced  to  know  that 
many  scores  of  them  owe  not  only  their  mental,  but  also 
their  spiritual  trainihg  to  the  president  and  his  excellent  col- 
leagues. We  take  pleasure  in  commending  the  retiring  presi- 
dent to  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  the  institution  and 
community  to  which  he  may  shortly  remove,  and  devoutly 
pray  that  God  may  continue  his  life  long  m  the  midst  of 
his  abundant  labor." 

We  here  present  brief  sketches  of  the  students  who 

graduated  during  the  administration  of  Dr.  Allyn. 

The   first  class   whose   diplomas   he    signed    was 

THE  CLASS  OF  1864 

ABIJAH  SMITH  MEGUIRE 

Abijah  Smith  Meguire  was  born  at  Goshen,  Cape  May 
County,  New  Jersey,  January  26,  1838.  He  became  a  student 
in  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1861  and  graduated  in  1864, 
receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philo- 
sophian  Society.  The  same  year  of  his  graduation,  he  was 
appointed  clerk  of  the  War  Department  in  Washington.  He 
studied  law  in  the  ofiice  of  Walker  and  Stanton.  In  1865,  he 
went  to  New  York  City  and  continued  his  studies  in  the 
law  office  of  Blatchford,  Seward,  and  Griswold,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1866.  He  then  formed  a  law  partner- 
ship in  Washington,  D.  C.  with  William  L.  De  Zeng.  In 
1871,  he  moved  to  Chicago,  where  he  continued  the  practice 
of  law.  He  was  married  March  20,  1872,  to  Miss  Julia  M. 
Hypes,  of  Lebanon,  a  daughter  of  Benjamin  Hypes,  the  long 
time  friend  of  the  college.  Their  children  are  Grace  A.,  Cor- 
nelia B.,  Helen  R.,  and  Frank  H.  The  eldest  died  while  still 
a  young  woman.  Mr.  Meguire  practiced  law  for  over  forty 
years  in  Chicago  before  he  retired  from  active  work.  He 
was  a  Methodist,  a  Mason,  and  a  Republican.  His  death 
occurred  in  1921. 


J.  W.  PURVIANCE 

James  Washington  Purviance  was  born  at  Carlinville,  Illi- 
nois, February  25,  1842.  He  first  became  a  student  in  Mc 
Kendree  in  J.muary,  1862,  and  graduated  in  June,  1864,  re 
ceivmg  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philo- 
sophian  Society.  In  addition  to  his  regular  college  work  he 
carried  a  law  course  under  the  direction  of  Ex-Governor 
French,  which  he  completed  about  the  time  he  graduated, 
and  in  October,  1864,  he  began  the  practice  of  law  in  Mem- 
phis, Tennessee.  In  July,  1865,  he  moved  to  Purdy,  Ten- 
nessee and  continued  his  law  practice  in  that  place  until  the 
next  year  when  he  was  appointed  prosecuting  attorney  and 
held  the  office  till  1869,  when  he  was  appointed  U.  S. 
district  attorney  for  the  district  of  Western  Tennessee, 
and  held  the  position  tor  tour  years.  During  this  period  his 
residence  was  at  Memphis.  In  January,  1873,  he  was  married 
to  Miss  R.  C.  Pharr,  of  Purdy,  Tenn.  and  soon  after  located 
at  Helena,  Arkansas,  where  he  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
law  m  partnership  with  J.  M.  Hewitt.  Later  he  moved  to 
Clarksville,  Tennessee  where  he  was  located  in  191 1. 
WILLIAM  BATEMAN  WESTCOTT 

William  Bateman  Westcott  was  born  January  19,  1842, 
near  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1861, 
and  graduated  m  1864,  receiving  the  degree  of  B  S.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  As  soon  as 
possible  after  commencement  he  enlisted  in  the  1 36th  Illinois 
Infantry  and  served  till  the  close  of  the  war.  He  was  married 
October  6,  1864,  to  Frances  A.  Hoyt,  of  Lebanon,  Illinois. 
After  the  war  he  engaged  in  mercantile  business  at  Ashley, 
Illinois  for  several  years,  and  then  became  a  commission  mer- 
chant in  St.  Louis,  where  he  remained  for  more  than  thirty 
years.  In  1904,  failing  health  induced  him  to  go  south  where 
he  could  spend  his  declining  years  in  a  milder  climate.  He 
lived  six  years  at  Ada,  Oklahoma,  and  some  time  at  Dallas, 
Texas,  where  his  death  occurred  December  11,  1914.  His 
wife  makes  her  home  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  A.  N.  Simmons, 
at  Cerro  Gordo,  Illinois.  Two  of  their  four  children  are  dc 
ceased.  He  was  a  Methodist  and  a  Knight  Templar. 
NATHANIEL  PARKER  ROBINSON 

Nathaniel  Parker  Robinson  graduated  from  the  Law  De- 
partment with  the  class  of  1864.  He  received  the  degree 
ot  LL.  B.,  but  we  have  no  recent  information  concerning 
him.  He  was  a  member  of  Plato. 

CALVIN  AUGUSTUS  SPENCER 

Calvin  Augustus  Spencer  was  born  at  Du  Bois.  Illinois, 
December  9,  1838.  His  parents  were  Daniel  and  Larina  Spen- 
cer.  He  with  Mr.  Robinson,  just  mentioned  above,  consti' 


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MC  KENDREE 


tuted  the  Law  Class  of  1864  in  McKendree.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Philosophian  Society.  He  was  married  to  Elvira 
Lee  Jones  May  5,  1881,  and  had  one  daughter.  He  was  in 
business  in  St.  Louis  for  many  years  and  then  moved  to 
Wichita,  where  he  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business ^ 

THE  CLASS  OF  18(15 
DR.  GALLAUDET  OLIVER  BAILEV 
Gallaudet  Ohver  Bailey  was  born  near  Lebanon,  Illinois, 
December  25,  1843.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1861  and 
graduated  in  1865,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  The  following 
year  he  was  in  the  Poughkeepsie  Business  College,  and  then 
he  entered  the  Rush  Medical  College  in  Chicago,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1869.  While  in  McKendree  he  was  a  member 
of  the  Platonian  Society.  He  began  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  Beatrice,  Nebraska  in  1869,  remained  there  five 
years,  moved  to  Arlington,  Illinois,  where  he  continued  his 
practice  until  1906,  and  then  moved  to  Burbank,  California, 
where  he  finished  his  career.  He  was  married  February  25, 
1869  to  Helen  G.  Arnold  of  Mason,  Illinois.  They  had  four 
sons  and  six  daughters,  tho  not  all  of  them  are  living.  Three 
of  the  sons  are  druggists  and  the  other  a  surgeon.  Dr.  Bailey 
had  a  long  and  useful  career.  He  was  not  only  useful  pro- 
fessionally but  also  morally  and  religiously  in  the  community 
where  he  lived.  He  was  a  firm  believer  in  Scriptural  Christian- 
ity and  showed  plainly  the  influence  of  the  Christian  training 
he  had  received  in  his  father's  home.  His  death  occurred 
December  15,  1916  at  Los  Angeles. 

REV.  JOHN  E.  EARP 
John  E.  Earp  was  born  at  Marion,  Illinois,  April  12,  1846, 
and  died  at  Atlanta,  Indiana,  May  10,  1897.  He  was  a  son 
of  Rev.  Joseph  Earp  who  was  long  a  prominent  member  of 
the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  and  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  McKendree.  He  graduated  from  McKendree 
at  the  age  of  nineteen,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and 
later  A.  M.  While  in  McKendree  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Society.  In  1879,  he  received  the  degree  of  Ph.  D. 
from  Lawrence  College,  and  in  1882,  Dickinson  gave  him 
the  degree  of  D.  D.  He  served  for  a  time  as  professor  in 
Central  Wesleyan  College  and  then  spent  two  years  study- 
ing Philology  at  the  Universities  of  Tubingen  and  Berlin. 
He  then  became  Professor  of  Hebrew  and  Modern  Languages 
in  Indiana  Asbury  University.  Later  he  made  a  second  trip 
to  Europe  for  further  studies  in  French  and  German.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  North  Indiana  Conference  in  1876,  and 
ten  years  later  he  became  President  of  Southwestern  College, 
at  Winfield,  Kansas.  He  remained  in  this  position  until  1890, 
when  he  entered  the  pastorate  in  the  Southwest  Kansas 


Conference.  In  1S96  he  was  transferred  back  to  the  North 
Indiana  Conference  and  stationed  at  Atlanta,  where  his 
career  of  service  and  his  life  were  both  completed  at  the 
same  time.  In  the  reorganization  of  Asbury  University,  when 
it  became  DePauw,  he  rendered  special  service  in  the  enter- 
prise which  won  for  him  the  high  esteem  of  Mr.  DePauw 
and  other  members  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  on  account  of 
his  business  insight  and  excellent  management  of  all  affairs 
entrusted  to  him.  The  faculty  of  DePauw  passed  complimen- 
tary resolutions  concerning  him  which  contained  the  follow- 
ing expressions;  "He  was  a  close  student  of  books,  of  men, 
of  events,  and  was  always  abreast  of  the  times.**  **  He 
was  a  tireless  worker  and  a  man  of  unbounded  energy  and 
application.**  **  Life  to  him  was  too  sacred  a  thing  to 
be  trifled  with,  and  time  too  precious  a  gift  to  be  wasted. 
**  **  He  was  a  warm  and  true  friend,  nor  did  he  spare 
himself  labor  or  sacrifice  in  aiding  those  in  need." 
REV.  EDWIN  ALONZO  HOYT 
Edwin  Alomo  Hoyt  was  born  at  Hill,  New  Hampshire, 
March  8,  1845.  When  he  was  only  eighteen  months  old  his 
father,  John  W.  Hoyt,  and  his  mother's  brother,  Augustus 
C.  French,  moved  with  their  families  to  Palestine,  Illinois. 
Here  he  grew  up  and  received  his  early  education.  After 
Mr.  French  retired  from  his  second  term  as  Governor  of 
Illinois,  he  came  to  Lebanon  to  educate  his  children.  Young 
Hoyt  came  to  live  with  his  uncle  and  attend  McKendree. 
A  little  later  his  father  moved  to  Lebanon  in  order  that  his 
children  might  all  have  educational  advantages.  Accordingly, 
the  Hoyts  became  good  patrons  of  McKendree.  Augustus, 
Edwin,  Charles,  John,  and  Etta  were  all  students  at  different 
times.  The  older  sister,  Frances,  was  married  before  girls 
were  admitted  to  McKendree.  Edwin  paid  his  college  ex- 
penses very  largely  by  periods  of  teaching  while  securing 
his  college  course.  He  graduated  in  1865,  and  shared  the 
honors  of  the  class  with  John  E.  Earp.  In  1867,  he  joined 
the  Southern  Illinois  Conference,  and  the  same  year  was 
married  to  Miss  Mildred  Lee,  a  daughter  of  Judge  Harvey 
Lee,  of  Sacramento,  California.  For  twenty  years  he  was 
engaged  in  the  regular  work  of  the  pastorate,  serving  several 
important  charges.  He  had  various  inducements  to  take  up 
other  lines  of  work.  Dr.  Fry  urged  him  to  become  assistant 
editor  of  the  Central  Christian  Advocate,  and  he  was  once 
elected  president  of  a  college,  but  he  felt  that  he  was  called 
to  the  work  of  preaching  the  gospel,  and  could  not  be  induced 
to  leave  it.  The  Missouri  Wesleyan  honored  him  with  the 
degree  of  D.  D.  He  was  for  several  years  president  of  the 
Board  of  Southwestern  College.  In  1887,  he  heeded  the  call 


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of  the  great  expanding  west,  and  transferred  to  the  South- 
west Kansas  Conference,  and  the  remainder  of  his  ministerial 
service  was  rendered  in  the  state  of  Kansas.  He  held  several 
important  charges  there  and  was  superintendent  of  the 
Wichita  District  1Q04  to  igio.  He  represented  his  conference 
in  the  General  Conference  at  Baltimore  in  iqo8.  He  also 
served  as  treasurer  of  his  conference  and  chairman  of  the 
Board  of  Examiners.  After  leaving  the  district,  the  condition 
of  his  health  was  such  that  he  took  the  retired  relation  which 
he  held  till  his  death  November  2,  1916.  His  widow  and  his 
two  daughters,  Mrs.  A  E,  Almond  and  Miss  Laura,  re- 
side in  Wichita. 

DR.  THOMAS  N,  LIVESAY 

Thomas  Newton  Livesay  was  born  in  Washington  Coun- 
ty, Illinois,  February  11,  i8j6.  He  entered  McKendree  in 
September,  1861,  and  graduated  in  June,  1865,  receiving  the 
degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary 
Society.  After  teaching  school  for  a  time,  he  took  3  medical 
course  in  the  University  of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor,  grad- 
uating in  1868.  The  same  year  he  located  at  Patoka,  Illinois 
for  the  practice  of  medicine,  where  he  has  had  a  long  and 
useful  career,  ending  with  his  death  Jan.  10,  1904.  He  was 
married  September  16,  1866,  to  Mrs.  E.  O.  Bilgen,  daughter 
of  Abram  Phillips.  Their  two  daughters  are  Sarah  N.,  born 
in  1868,  and  Estaola  B.,  born  m  1871. 

VALENTINE  CLAY  RUCKER 

Valentine  Clay  Rucker,  the  only  son  of  Rev.  Alvm 
Rucker,  was  born  in  St.  Francois  County,  Missouri,  De- 
cember 7,  1847  He  graduated  from  McKendree  in  the  class 
of  186'),  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Platonian  Society.  In  1866,  he  became  professor  of  Math- 
ematics in  the  Illinois  Agricultural  College  at  Irvington.  At 
the  same  time  he  was  studying  law,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  November  11,  1867.  In  June,  1868,  he  received  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  from  McKendree.  He  was  First  lieutenant 
of  Company  C  of  the  St.  Francois  County  Regiment  of  the 
Missouri  Home  Guards.  He  received  this  commission  Octo- 
ber 19,  1867.  February  i,  1868,  he  became  editor  of  the 
Farmington  Herald.  He  was  a  young  man  of  great  promise, 
but  death  claimed  him  almost  in  the  beginning  of  his  career. 
He  died  in  the  Christian  faith  November  5,  1868,  at  Far- 
mington, Missouri. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1866 
WILLIAM  WALLACE  ELIFF 

William  Wallace  Eliff  was  born  April  29,  1840.  His  home 
was  at  St.  Jacob,  Illinois  when  he  entered  McKendree  in 
1859.  He  graduated  in  1866,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S., 
and  also,  LL.  B.  at  the  same  time.  He  was  a  member  of  the 


Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  March  6,  1S70. 
He  subsequently  practiced  law  and  taught  school  in  Barton 
County,  Missouri.  He  died  of  heart  disease  Januiry  8,  1880, 
at  Lebanon,  Illinois. 

EDWARD  LIVINGSTONE  FRENCH 
Edward  Livingstone  French,  one  of  the  sons  of  Governor 
French,  was  horn  m  Palestine,  Illinois,  July  24,  1846.  He 
hecime  a  student  in  the  Preparatory  Department  of  McKen- 
dree m  i8';7  when  only  a  boy  of  eleven.  His  course  was 
broken  by  several  absences,  one  being  a  year  m  the  army,  so 
that  he  did  not  finish  till  1866,  when  he  received  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society. 
After  his  graduation  he  studied  law  one  year  at  Springfield, 
Illinois,  and  two  years  in  the  University  of  Michigan,  where 
he  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1869.  He  then  practiced 
law  one  year  in  Lebanon  and  one  year  in  Obey,  Illinois; 
and  then  became  professor  of  Latin  and  Natural  Science  in 
Wells  College  at  Aurora,  New  York.  He  was  married  Sep- 
tember 7,  1870,  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Wells  of  St.  Louis.  Their 
children  were  William  Wells,  who  died  m  infancy,  Herbert, 
Harry,  Nora,  and  Helen.  Mrs.  French  died  in  1904.  Late  in 
the  eighties  Mr.  French  moved  to  California  on  account  of 
his  health,  and  there  taught  school  for  many  years,  at  Ver- 
dugo,  Glendale,  Canada,  and  other  places.  He  spent  his  de- 
clining years  very  quietly  in  the  Soldiers'  Home  at  Sawtelle, 
which  privilege  he  earned  by  his  service  in  the  Civil  War. 
He  died  only  a  few  years  ago. 

JUDGE  OLIVER  ALBERT  HARKER 
Oliver  Albert  Harker  was  born  at  Fountain  City,  Indiana, 
December  14,  1846.  He  became  a  student  in  Wheaton  College 
m  i860  and  studied  there 
for  two  years.  He  then  en- 
tered the  army  as  a  private 
m  the  Sixty-seventh  Illinois 
Infantry.  After  returning 
from  the  war,  he  entered 
McKendree  and  continued 
there  until  he  finished  the 
classical  course,  graduating 
in  1866  with  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Platonian  Society.  In 
1908,  after  he  had  become 
prominentinhis  professional 
field,  McKendree  bestowed 
upon  him  the  degree  of  LL.B.  After  leaving  McKendree  he  took 
a  law  course  in  the  University  of  Indiana  and  was  admitted 


JUDGE  HARKER 

in  the  prim:  of  Life 


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to  the  bar.  He  then  taught  school  for  a  few  years,  after  which 
he  began  practicing  law  in  Vienna,  Illinois,  in  1870.  In  1878, 
he  became  circuit  judge,  which  office  he  held  until  1891. 
From  that  time  to  1903  he  was  judge  in  the  Appellate  Court 
of  Illinois.  In  1903,  he  was  elected  dean  of  the  College  of 
Law  of  the  University  of  Illinois,  which  position  he  held 
until  1916,  when  he  retired  from  active  service.  But  his 
energetic  spirit  could  not  be  idle;  so  he  busied  himself  editing 
a  four  volume  edition  of  the  Illinois  Statutes,  which  was 
published  in  19 19.  He  is  the  author  of  several  monographs 
on  legal  subjects.  Since  retiring  from  the  deanship  he  has 
still  been  a  professor  of  Law  in  the  school  and  is  legal  ad- 
viser to  the  university. 

He  was  married  to  Miss  Siddie  B.  Bain  of  Vienna,  March 
3,  1870.  Their  children  are  George  M.,  Oliver  A.,  and  Mrs. 
Winifred  Hewitt  of  Vienna.  Judge  Harker  is  a  Methodist, 
an  Odd-fellow,  a  member  of  the  Order  of  Elks,  and  in  politics 
is  a  Republican.  He  lives  in  Champaign,  Illinois. 
REV.  JOHN  WEEDEN 

John  Weeden  was  born  near  Pulaski,  Illinois,  June  30, 
1834.  Even  in  his  youth  he  was  of  a  markedly  religious  dis- 
position. He  entered  McKendree  before  the  war,  but  in 
1861  enlisted  in  the  Union  Army  and  served  his  country 
faithfully  till  the  close  of  the  war,  when  he  resumed  his 
studies,  and  graduated  in  1866,  receiving  the  degree  of  A. 
B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society. 
After  his  graduation  he  joined  the  Southern  Illinois  Con- 
ference where  he  labored  faithfully  through  a  long  career. 
The  last  few  years  of  his  service  were  spent  as  a  home  mis- 
sionary in  the  west.  He  died  at  Bartley,  Nebraska,  July 
28,  1904. 

DR.  B.  M.  HYPES 

Benjamin  Murray  Hypes  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois, 
July  31,  1846.  His  great-grandfather,  Nicholas  Hypes,  emi- 
grated from  Germany  to  America  in  colonial  days,  married 
Patience  Reynolds  of  Puritan  ancestry  and  settled  in  Vir- 
ginia. Their  son,  Henry  H.  Hypes,  moved  to  Ohio,  and  his 
son,  Benjamin,  came  to  Lebanon  in  his  youthful  days,  and 
was  a  student  in  "Lebanon  Seminary"  in  the  first  year  of 
its  existence  1828.  He  afterward  married  Caroline  Murray  of 
Baltimore  and  their  younger  son  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 
The  parents  were  among  the  sturdy  pioneers  of  Illinois.  The 
father  was  for  sixty  years  a  trustee  of  McKendree,  and  died 
at  Lebanon  at  the  age  of  91.  The  mother  attained  the  age 
of  95.  The  mortal  remains  of  both  now  rest  in  College  Hill 
Cemetery.  Benjamin  M.  graduated  from  McKendree  in  1866, 
receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later,  that  of  A.  M.  He 


BENJAMIN  HYPES 


wasamemberofthePlaton- 
ian  Literary  Society.  He 
taught  a  year  in  Arcadia 
(Mo.)  Seminary  and  spent  a 
year  as  principal  of  the  pub- 
lic schools  in  Bethalto,  111. 
He  then  spent  a  year  in  Rush 
Medical  College  in  Chicago. 
Then,  after  a  year  as  pro- 
fessor of  Mathematics  in 
Central  Wesleyan  College 
at  Warrenton,  Mo.,  he  en- 
tered the  St.  Louis  Medical 
College,  from  which  he  grad- 
uated in  1872.  After  spend- 
ing two  years  as  assistant  physician  in  the  St.  Louis  City  Hos- 
pital, he  began  his  private  practice  in  that  city  in  1874.  He  was 
one  of  the  founders  of  the  Marion-Sims  Medical  College  in  St. 
Louis,  was  vice-dean  until  the  institution  was  made  a  part 
of  the  St.  Louis  University;  and  was  a  member  of  the  faculty 
until  his  death.  He  was  recognised  as  one  of  the  leading  phy- 
sicians of  St.  Louis  and  was  a  well-known  writer  for  medical 
journals.  The  doctor  was  never  married,  but  maintained  a 
comfortable  home  of  his  own  at  1615  Grand  Avenue.  He 
was  for  many  years  a  trustee  of  McKendree.  He  greatly 
endeared  himself  to  the  students  by  the  interest  he  took  in 
the  physical  side  of  student  life  as  evidenced  by  the  donation 
of  the  "Hypes  Athletic  Field".  His  death  occurred  in  1924. 
After  the  funeral  in  St.  Louis,  the  body  was  brought  to 
Lebanon  and  placed  in  the  Hypes  family  lot  in  College  Hill 
Cemetery. 

PROF.  WM.  F.  SWAHLEN 
William  Fletcher  Swahlen  was  born  at  Wheeling,  West 
Va.,  April  19,  1839.  His  parents  were  Rev.  John  Swahlen, 
a  native  of  Canton  Berne,  Switzerland;  and  Ann  Gibbons 
Swahlen,  a  native  of  West  Chester,  Chester  County,  Penn- 
sylvania. He  was  educated  at  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, from  which  he  graduated  in  1863,  with  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  In  1866,  he  received  the  honorary  degree  of  A.  M. 
from  McKendree,  and  in  1877,  that  of  Ph.  D.  from  the  Iowa 
Wesleyan  University.  While  a  professor  at  McKendree,  he 
was  an  honorary  member  of  both  Philo  and  Plato.  He  was 
professor  of  Greek  and  German  in  McKendree  from  1863 
to  1883;  president  of  McKendree  from  1883  to  1886;  acting 
president  of  Kansas  Wesleyan  University  from  i886  to  1887; 
professor  of  Greek  in  DePauw  University  from  1887  to  the 
present  time.  In  1913,  he  completed  his  fiftieth  year  in  edu- 


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cational  work.  He  was  also  an  ordained  minister  in  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church.  He  was  a  member  of  the  American 
Philological  Association;  one  of  the  Gentleman's  Literary 
Club  of  Greencastle;  and  of  the  Masonic  Order.  He  had 
been  secretary  of  the  Faculty  and  of  the  Executive  Committee 
at  DePauw  from  1888  until  his  death  m  iqi").  For  many  years 
he  was  the  leader  of  the  Students'  class  meetings.  He  was 
contributor  to  the  church  papers  and  other  publications  on 
Philological  and  other  subjects.  He  was  married  June  26, 
1873,  to  Miss  Carrie  V.  Hypes,  of  Lebanon,  Illinois.  Of  their 
six  children,  three  are  now  living:  Ella  Blanch,  now  Mrs. 
Joseph  P.  Allen,  of  Greencastle,  Percy  Hypes,  physician  and 
surgeon  m  St.  Louis,  and  William  Benjamin,  also  m  St.  Louis. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1867 
HON.  WILLIAM  FLAVIUS  LEICESTER  HADLEY 

William  Flavius  Leicester  Hadley  was  born  June  15,  1S47, 
near  Collinsville,  Illinois.  His  parents,  William  and  Diadema 
Hadley,  came  to  Illinois  from  Kentucky.  His  father  was  a 
local  preacher  in  the  Methodist  Church.  He  graduated  from 
McKendree  in  1867,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  After  leaving 
McKendree,  he  entered  the  Law  Department  of  Michigan 
University,  from  which  he  graduated  m  1871.  He  then  began 
the  practice  of  law  m  Edwardsville.  In  1874,  he  formed  a 
partnership  with  W.  H.  Krome,  which  continued  till  1890, 
when  Mr.  Krome  was  elected  county  judge.  In  1886,  he 
was  elected  State  Senator  and  was  offered  the  nomination 
for  a  second  term,  but  was  compelled  to  decline  on  account 
of  sickness  in  his  family.  In  1895,  he  was  elected  to  Congress 
as  representative  of  the  Eighteenth  District.  He  was  nom- 
inated for  a  second  term,  but  being  obliged  to  go  to  California 
for  his  health,  he  failed  of  election.  He  was  a  delegate  to 
the  National  Republican  Convention  in  Chicago,  which  nom- 
inated Benjamin  Harrison  for  President.  During  the  last 
years  of  his  life  he  was  president  of  the  Bank  of  Edwardsville. 
He  was  married  June  15,  1875,  to  Miss  Mary  J.  West. 
Their  six  children  are  Winifred,  Julia,  Flavia,  Lester,  West, 
and  Douglass.  His  death  occurred  in  California,  April 
25,  1901. 

JUDGE  JAMES  M.  NORTH 

James  Medley  North  was  born  in  Williamson  County, 
Illinois,  March  29th,  1845.  He  became  a  student  in  McKen- 
dree in  September,  1864,  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1867, 
receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philo- 
sophian Literary  Society.  For  a  year  after  his  graduation  he 
taught  mathematics  in  the  Seminary  at  Shelbyville,  Illinois. 
He  then  travelled  a  year  in  the  Rocky  Mountains.  He  studied 


law  for  a  while  and  taught  at  the  same  time  m  the  Southern 
Illinois  College  at  Carbondale.  In  1869  aiid  1870  he  was  a 
law  student  in  Chicago  University,  where  he  graduated  in 
July,  1870,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  The  next  year  he 
taught  m  the  Carbondale,  111.  high  school,  and  the  following 
year,  located  at  Atchison,  Kansas,  and  began  the  practice 
of  law.  While  here  he  was  the  superintendent  of  the  Meth- 
odist Sunday  School.  In  187;,,  he  moved  to  Jacksonville, 
Illinois  and  formed  a  law  partnership  with  W.  F.  Goheen. 
A  few  years  later  he  changed  his  location  to  Boulder,  Colo- 
rado, where  m  1877  he  was  County  Judge  of  Boulder  County. 
After  some  years  of  successful  work  in  the  field  of  legal  en- 
deavor in  Colorado,  he  obtained  a  government  position  which 
took  him  to  Washington,  D.  C,  where  he  spent  the  remain- 
der of  his  busy  life.  He  died  in  Washington  June  6,  1906,  and 
his  remains  were  taken  to  Boulder,  Colo,  for  interment.  He 
was  twice  married,  but  was  a  widower  at  the  time  of  his 
death.  He  left  two  sons-  Paul  M.  and  James  F.,  who  are 
both  lawyers  and  reside  at  Rocky  Ford,  Colorado. 
LIEUT.  BENJAMIN  F.  OLDEN 

Benjamin  Franklin  Olden  was  born  m  Alton,  Illinois,  Jan- 
uary I,  1843.  He  first  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in 
i860.  After  one  year  in  school,  he  taught  school  for  a  term 
near  Edwardsville.  In  August,  1862,  he  helped  to  organize 
a  company  of  soldiers  which  became  Company  D  in  the  1 17th 
Regiment  of  Illinois  'Volunteers.  Mr.  Olden  was  second  lieu- 
tenant of  the  company,  and  before  the  war  was  over,  became 
first  lieutenant.  After  the  war  was  over,  he  returned  to 
college  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1867,  receiving  the 
degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary 
Society.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  began  the  practice 
of  law  at  Edwardsville  in  1868.  In  September,  1870,  he  moved 
to  West  Plains,  Missouri,  where  he  practiced  law  for  many 
years.  Some  years  ago  (191 5)  he  moved  to  Boise  City,  Idaho, 
where  he  is  now  engaged  in  the  banking  business. 
DR.  GEORGE  WASHINGTON  GOODNER 

George  Washington  Goodner  graduated  in  the  class  of 
1867,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  afterward  took  a  law 
course  m  the  University  of  Michigan  and  a  medical  course 
in  Chicago.  He  went  abroad  at  the  time  of  the  Franco- 
Prussian  War  and  was  for  a  time  assistant  surgeon  in  the 
Prussian  Army.  Later  he  practiced  medicine  in  Chicago.  We 
have  no  information  as  to  the  date  of  his  death. 
GEORGE  BYRON  CHARLES 

George  Byron  Charles  graduated  in  the  class  of  1867,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  B.  S.  We  have  been  able  to  secure  no 
further  information  concerning  him. 


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MC  KENDREE 


HON,  JAMES  M.  TRL'ITT 
James  Madison  Truitt  was  born  in  Trimble  County,  Ken- 
tucky, February  a8,  r842.  His  parents,  Samuel  and  Cynthia 
Truitt  were  both  natives  of  that  state,  but  the  femily  came 
to  Illinois  m  1 81 1.  In  i86s,  he  enlisted  as  a  recruit  in  the 
117th  Regiment  of  Illinois  Volunteers  and  was  mustered  out 
as  second  lieutenant.  After  the  war,  he  resumed  his  studies 
in  McKendree  and  graduated  from  the  Law  Department  in 
1867,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  After  being  admitted  to  the  bar, 
he  formed  a  law  partnership  with  J.  J.  Phillips,  afterward 
one  of  the  Supreme  Judges  of  Illinois.  He  was  elected  to 
the  Legislature  of  Illinois  in  1872;  in  1876  he  was  a  presi- 
dential elector;  m  1884,  a  delegate  to  the  Republican  National 
Convention;  and  in  1888,  presidential  elector-at-large  from 
Illinois.  He  was  appointed  supervisor  of  the  Census  of  1900 
for  the  Eighteenth  District  of  Illinois.  He  died  at  his  home 
in  Hillsboro,  Illinois,  July  2=^,  1900. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1S68 
REV.  JOSHUA  SOULE  AKERS 
Joshua  Soule  Akers,  son  of  the  famous  pioneer  preacher, 
Peter  Akers,  was  born  near  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  March  8, 
i8j7.  His  father  was  three  times  president  of  McKendree, 
and  he  himself  was  educated  there,  graduating  m  1868,  when 
he  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Philosophian  Literary  Society.  Many  years  after,  in  recog- 
nition of  his  excellent  service  in  the  Christian  ministry,  his 
alma  mater  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Divinity,  in  1894.  He  was  licensed  to  preach  in  1861;  did 
missionary  work  in  Wisconsin,  was  a  pastor  of  several  im- 
portant charges  in  the  Illinois  Conference;  was  presiding 
elder  six  years  of  the  Aberdeen  District  in  South  Dakota. 
In  iqoo  he  came  back  to  Illinois  and  served  as  financial  agent 
for  the  Illinois  Women's  College.  About  1910,  his  wife  died 
very  suddenly,  and  after  that  his  health  declined  rapidly, 
and  his  closing  years  were  spent  as  an  invalid  in  charge  of 
his  son.  Rev.  Edwin  W.  Akers.  He  died  July  3,1,  191J.  He, 
his  father,  and  his  son,  together  have  rendered  over  one  hun- 
dred years  of  service  m  the  Christian  ministry — an  unusual 
record. 

LEWIS  C.  BORNMAN 
Lewis  Cass  Bornman  was  born  near  Belleville  on  the  farm 
where  he  now  resides,  July  22,  1836.  He  is  a  son  of  Conrad 
Bornman  and  is  of  German  descent.  He  entered  McKendree 
shortly  before  the  Civil  War,  but  abandoned  his  studies  to 
become  a  soldier  in  the  Ninth  Regiment  of  Illinois  Volun- 
teers, where  he  served  his  country  for  three  years  and  four 


months.  After  the  war,  he  came  back  to  McKendree  and 
finished  his  course,  graduating  m  the  class  of  1868,  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Lit- 
erary Society.  He  spent  his  life  in  a  very  quiet  way  on  the 
old  homestead,  as  a  bachelor,  but  enjoying  the  respect  and 
confidence  of  his  neighbors.  However,  late  in  life,  he  changed 
his  point  of  view  and  was  married  in  October,  1914,  to  a  lady 
from  Freeburg. 

WILLIAM  POMEROY  EATON 
William  Pomeroy  Eaton  was  born  at  EdwardsviUe,  Illi- 
nois, March  27,  1840.  His  English  and  Welsh  ancestors  came 
to  America  in  i6jo.  He  was  a  son  of  Judge  Henry  K.  Eaton, 
of  Madison  County.  His  mother's  name  was  Elizabeth  C. 
Pomeroy,  and  her  ancestors  were  also  English.  Mr.  Eaton 
entered  McKendree  in  i8'i;7,  but  did  not  graduate  till  1868, 
when  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  m  his  senior 
year  when  the  Civil  War  broke  out,  and  he  entered  the  army 
as  a  member  of  the  117th  Regiment  Illinois  Volunteers,  of 
which  Prof.  R.  M.  Moore  became  the  colonel.  He  served 
three  years  and  was  sergeant  of  Company  H.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Philosophian  Society.  He  was  married  October  4, 
18S2,  to  Miss  Eliza  A.  Blackburn.  To  them  were  born  six 
children,  of  whom  five  are  living:  Henry  B.,  an  attorney  at 
EdwardsviUe,  Prof.  William  J.,  Joseph  King,  now  living  on 
the  old  homestead,  Samuel  West  and  Thomas  M.  After  his 
graduation,  Mr.  Eaton  was  engaged  in  teaching  for  a  time, 
and  was  elected  county  superintendent  of  schools  of  Madi- 
son County.  After  ceasing  to  hold  this  office,  he  returned  to 
the  farm  which  he  managed  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
in  1909.  He  had  held  the  offices  of  supervisor,  school  trustee. 
Republican  central  committeeman,  and  president  of  the 
Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company,  and  the  Windstorm  Insur 
ance  Company.  He  was  also  for  years  president  of  the  Madi- 
son County  Old  Settler's  Association.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  Church,  and  belonged  to  Lodge  No.  qg,  A. 
F  &?  A.  M. 

THOMAS  W.  ECKERT 
Thomas  W.  Eckert  was  born  in  Monroe  County,  Illinois, 
November  6, 1840.  He  was  a  son  of  John  and  Arab  (Williams) 
Eckert,  the  former  being  a  native  of  Pennsylvania  and  the 
latter,  of  Kentucky.  He  entered  McKendree  at  the  age  of 
sixteen,  but  after  three  years,  left  without  graduating.  He 
afterward  received  the  honorary  degree  of  A.  M.,  in  1868. 
He  studied  dentistry  and  practiced  in  St.  Louis  three  years, 
then  in  Lebanon  until,  in  1873,  he  purchased  the  Lebanon 
Journal,  of  which  he  was  editor  until  1878.  He  then  estab- 
lished the  Belleville  Republican  in  that  city,  which  he  con- 


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ducted  successfully  until  1884  when  he  removed  to  Arkansas 
City,  Kansas,  where  he  engaged  in  editorial  work  till  a  short 
time  before  his  death.  On  account  of  ill  he;ilth,  he  went  to 
Los  Angeles,  California  where  he  died  June  2,  1909.  He  was 
married  May  30,  i860,  to  Miss  Viola  Calhoun,  who  with 
one  son  and  two  daughters,  survives  him.  Mr.  Eckert  was 
postmaster  of  Lebanon  during  the  years  1874-1876,  and  was 
a  life  long  Republican. 

CAPT.  ROBERT  ALEXANDER  HALBERT 
Robert  Alexander  Halbert  was  born  in  St.  Clair  County, 
Ilhnois,  February  9,  1841.  He  was  a  son  of  John  Halbert, 
a  native  of  Virginia,  and  Clarissa  Carr.  He  entered  McKen- 
dree  in  1857,  but  in  his  senior  year  transferred  to  Illinois 
College,  at  Jacksonville,  graduated  there  in  June,  1861,  hav- 
ing attended  that  institution  the  last  six  months  of  his  course. 
In  1868,  McKendree  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  A.  M. 
While  in  McKendree,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian 
Literary  Society.  After  teaching  school  for  a  year,  he  enlisted 
in  the  United  States  Army  and  became  captain  of  Company 
H  of  the  117th  Regiment  of  Illinois  Volunteers,  and  after 
three  years  of  active  service,  was  mustered  out  August  5, 
1865.  He  then  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  W.  H.  Under- 
wood and  was  admitted  to  the  practice  of  law  at  the  fall 
term  of  the  Supreme  Court  held  at  Ottawa,  Illinois,  in  1866. 
In  1868,  he  was  elected  state's  attorney  for  the  Judicial 
District  composed  of  St.  Clair,  Bond,  and  Madison  Counties, 
for  a  term  of  four  years.  He  was  married  April  14,  1869,  to 
Miss  Emma  L.  Underwood,  a  daughter  of  Judge  Underwood, 
who  was  a  graduate  of  Monticello  Seminary.  Of  their  four 
children,  three  grew  to  maturity.  They  are:  Mrs.  Clara 
Halbert  Needles,  of  Belleville,  William  Underwood  Halbert, 
who  has  been  practicing  law  in  Belleville  since  1897,  and 
Miss  Mary  L.  Halbert,  who  is  Assistant  Librarian  in  the 
Belleville  Public  Library.  Mr.  Halbert  died  at  Belleville, 
December  27,  1888. 

THOMAS  JEFFERSON  JUDY 
Thomas  Jefferson  Judy  was  born  at  Troy,  Madison  Coun- 
ty, Illinois,  May  15,  1846.  His  parents  were  Thomas  and 
Damaris  Judy.  He  became  a  student  in  McKendree  College 
in  1864  and  graduated  in  1868,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He 
was  married  March  17,  1870,  to  Nancy  M.  McKee.  They 
were  the  parents  of  six  children:  Robert,  Nancy,  Charles, 
Thomas,  Edna,  and  Frances.  They  are  all  living  except 
Charles  and  Thomas.  In  politics  he  was  always  a  Democrat. 
He  attended  the  Methodist  Church.  He  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  in  Edwardsville  for  three  years,  and  then 


moved  to  a  farm,  where  he  lived  for  the  remainder  of  his 
life,  engaged  in  farming  and  stock-raising.  He  tilled  the  posi- 
tion of  school  director  and  member  of  the  County  Board 
of  Supervisors  of  Madison  County.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  Lodge  No.  99  at  Edwardsville  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  February  11,  1897,  and  his  funeral  was  held 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Masonic  Order  in  connection  with 
services  at  the  Methodist  Church.  His  remains  rest  in  the 
Woodlawn  Cemetery  at  Edwardsville. 

HARRISON  W.  HAPPY 

Harrison  W.  Happy  was  born  in  Perry  County,  Illinois, 
August  29,  1842.  His  parents,  Burgin  and  Mary  Happy, 
were  both  born  in  Kentucky.  He  entered  McKendree  in  the 
fall  of  1866  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1868,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian 
Literary  Society.  He  has  been  married,  but  in  191 5  was  a 
widower  with  no  children.  The  profession  of  law  has 
been  his  life  work,  tho  at  this  writing  he  holds  a  position 
with  the  Federal  Government  at  Washington,  D.  C.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F. 

GARRETT  CROWNOVER  LAND 

Garrett  Crownover  Land  was  born  in  Mascoutah,  Illinois, 
in  August,  1846.  He  received  his  early  education  in  the 
schools  of  his  native  city,  after  which  he  became  a  student 
in  McKendree  College,  where  he  remained  till  he  graduated 
in  the  class  of  1868,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  In  the  fall  of 
1868  he  entered  the  Law  Department  of  Michigan  Univer- 
sity at  Ann  Arbor.  He  pursued  the  course  here  for  some 
time,  but  later  transferred  to  Harvard  Law  School  where  he 
received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1872.  He  then  returned  to 
Warrensburg,  Missouri,  which  had  been  his  home  for  some 
years,  and  entered  upon  the  practice  of  law  in  that  place. 
He  was  a  man  of  brilliant  parts  and  what  promised  to  be 
a  brilliant  legal  career  was  cut  short  by  an  early  death  on 
November  4,  1882.  He  was  never  married. 

GEORGE  WASHINGTON  PARKINSON 
George  Washington  Parkinson  was  born  near  Highland, 
Illinois,  January  i,  1844.  He  was  the  eldest  son  of  Alfred 
J.  and  Mary  (Baldwin)  Parkinson.  He  became  a  student  in 
McKendree  in  1863  and  graduated  with  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
in  the  class  of  1868.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Literary  Society.  He  taught  school  for  several  years  after 
leaving  college.  His  marriage  to  Miss  Mary  McKee  of  Sum- 
merfield  took  place  in  1875.  Of  their  six  children,  three  sur- 
vived the  father.  They  are  George  M.,  of  Highland,  Illinois, 
Ralph  W.,  of  Magnolia,  Arkansas,  and  Alfred  W.,  of  Siloam 


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Springs,  Arkansas.  After  his  marriage,  Mr.  Parkinson  en- 
gaged in  farming  near  Highland  until  about  1903,  when  he 
moved  to  Arkansas  in  the  hope  that  the  milder  climate  would 
improve  his  health.  He  held  numerous  positions  of  honor 
and  trust,  especially  in  relation  to  educational  affairs.  One 
who  knew  him  well  declared  that  "he  was  of  the  manly 
type  of  man  and  had  many  characteristics  which  com- 
mended him."  He  died  several  years  ago. 

PROF.  DANIEL  BALDWIN  PARKINSON 
Daniel  Baldwin  Parkinson  was  horn  near  Highland,  Mad- 
ison County,  Illinois,  September  6,  1841.  He  was  the  second 
son  of  Alfred  J.  and  Mary 
Parkinson.  He  entered  Mc- 
Kendree  in  January,  1864 
and  completed  his  course 
in  1 868  in  the  same  class  with 
his  older  brother,  and  receiv 
ed  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He 
also  received  from  McKen- 
dree  the  degrees  of  A.  M.  m 
1874,  and  Ph.  D.  ini897.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Pla- 
tonian  Society.  He  was  mar- 
ried December  28,  1876,  to 
Miss  Julia  F.  Mason.  Some 
years  after  her  death,  he  was 

married,  July  30,  1884,  to  Miss  Alice  Raymond.  Their  two 
children  are  Raymond  and  Mary  Alice.  Except  the  first  two 
years  after  his  graduation,  he  spent  his  entire  active  life  in 
educational  work.  From  1870  to  1873  he  taught  Natural 
Science  and  Mathematics  in  Jennings  Seminary  at  Aurora, 
Illinois.  From  1874  to  1897  he  was  professor  of  Physics  and 
Chemistry  at  the  Southern  Illinois  State  Normal  University 
at  Carbondale.  From  that  time  till  his  retirement  in  191 3, 
he  was  president  of  that  institution.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  State  and  National  Educational  Associations,  as  well  as 
other  educational  organizations.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church  from  1865  to  the  time  of  his  death  in 
1922,  and  always  an  active  worker  in  that  body. 
DR.  ELAM  STAFFORD  RAMSEY 
Elam  Stafford  Ramsey  had  his  early  home  in  Clinton 
County,  Illinois.  He  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in 
1865  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1868,  receiving  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  So- 
ciety. He  later  studied  medicine  and  practiced  his  profession 
in  Carlyle,  Illinois  from  1874  to  1888,  when  he  moved  to 
Kansas  City,  Kansas,  where  he  continued  in  the  same  pro- 


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fession  till  his  death,  which  occurred  m  1900.  He  was  married 
to  Miss  Ida  Breese,  daughter  of  Justice  Breese,  of  the  Illinois 
Supreme  Court.  They  had  three  children.  Mr.  Ramsey  was 
a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  was  active  in 
religious  work. 

HON.  GEORGE  WASHINGTON  SMITH 

George  Washington  Smith  was  born  in  Putnam  County, 
Ohio,  August  18,  1846.  When  he  was  but  four  years  of 
age,  his  parents  moved  to  Wayne  County,  Illinois,  where 
he  grew  to  manhood  and  learned  the  blacksmith's  trade. 
Later,  having  determined  on  a  professional  career,  he  entered 
McKendree  College,  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1868, 
receiving  the  B.  S.  degree.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosoph- 
ian Society.  Later  he  took  a  law  course  in  the  University 
of  Indiana,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1870.  In  1871  he 
began  the  practice  of  law  in  Murphysboro,  which  was  his 
home  for  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  married  in  1884 
to  Miss  M.  Ellis  Dailey,  of  Murphysboro.  In  1880  he  was 
presidential  elector  on  the  Republican  ticket,  and  cast  his 
vote  for  Garfield  and  Arthur.  He  was  first  elected  to  Con- 
gress in  1889,  and  was  re-elected  after  that  for  seven  times 
in  succession.  In  fact  he  held  the  position  continuously  until 
the  time  of  his  death.  He  died  at  his  home  in  Murphysboro, 
November  30,  1907. 

JAMES  J.  ROWEN 

James  Jacob  Rowen  was  born  at  Winchester,  Illinois, 
June  15,  1836.  His  parents  were  Ira  and  Polly  (Kersey) 
Rowen,  one  a  native  of  Maryland  and  the  other  of  Delaware. 
He  entered  McKendree  College  in  the  fall  of  1854,  but  after 
a  time  transferred  his  credits  to  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Uni' 
versity,  and  from  that  institution  received  the  degree  of  A. 
B.  in  1858  and  that  of  A.  M.  in  1861.  In  1868  the  degree 
of  A.  M.  was  conferred  upon  him  by  McKendree.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society.  In  October,  1865,  he 
w,is  married  to  Ellen  C.  Trotter,  the  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
W.  D.  R.  Trotter,  who  was  the  first  editor  of  the  Central 
Christian  Advocate.  Miss  Trotter  was  a  grand-daughter  of 
Rev.  Peter  Cartwright.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rowen  have  three 
children  now  living:  Edith  Rowen,  of  Rock  Springs,  Wyo- 
ming, Mrs.  W.  A.  Forrest,  of  Idaho  Falls,  Idaho,  and  Rowena 
Rowen,  of  Black  Diamond,  Washington.  Mr.  Rowen  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  a  lawyer,  has  taught 
school,  and  has  been  somewhat  interested  in  politics.  He 
was  elected  to  the  Colorado  Legislature  in  1879,  and  to  the 
Wyoming  Legislature  in  1903.  In  191 5  he  was  at  Sheridan, 
Wyoming  and  was  practicing  the  profession  of  law. 


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JUDGE  THOMPSON  BEVERLY  STELLE 
Thompson  Beverly  Stelle  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Hamilton 
County,  Illinois,  January  23,  1845.  When  the  war  broke 
out,  his  father,  Jacob  Stelle,  offered  his  services  to  his  coun- 
try, and  Thompson,  the  eldest  son.  became  the  mainstay  of 
the  large  family  during  that  critical  period.  He  had  a  great 
desire  for  education.  As  soon  as  he  had  secured  sufficient 
preparation,  he  began  teaching  in  the  country  schools.  By 
working  on  the  farm  between  terms  and  practicing  rigid 
economy,  he  managed  to  make  his  way  through  McKendree 
College,  where  he  graduated  in  1868,  receiving  the  degrees 
of  B.  S.  and  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian 
Literary  Society.  The  same  year  of  his  graduation  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  and  located  in  McLeansboro  for  the 
practice  of  law,  where  he  spent  the  remaining  thirty-eight 
years  of  his  life.  In  1869  he  was  elected  county  judge  and 
served  four  years.  He  has  been  identified  with  nearly  every 
important  enterprise  of  his  city  and  county.  He  has  served 
the  public  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education,  as  alder- 
man and  mayor  of  the  city,  and  was  presidential  elector  on 
the  Democratic  ticket  in  1896.  He  was  married  February  11, 
187J  to  Miss  Laura  E.  Blades  of  McLeansboro,  who  with 
seven  children  survived  him.  The  children  are  Mrs.  Edith 
E.  Wright,  Mrs.  Eleanor  M.  Graff,  Cyrus  B.,  Raleigh  B., 
William  H.,  Elsie  J.,  and  John  H.  Judge  Stelle  was  a  good 
financier  and  an  able  lawyer.  He  used  his  wealth  in  such  a 
way  as  to  benefit  the  community  as  well  as  to  promote  his 
own  interests.  Death  overtook  him  while  still  in  the  midst 
of  hfe's  activities  July  ji,  1906. 

JUDGE  WARREN  TRUITT 
Warren  Truitt  was  born  m  Green  County,  Illinois,  July 
4,  1847.  He  is  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Cynthia  Truitt,  who  were 
both  natives  of  Kentucky.  He  entered  McKendree  in  186^ 
and  graduated  in  1868,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  In  1894, 
he  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Kathryn 
Schade  and  they  have  one  son  living.  He  was  principal  of 
Bethal  Academy,  in  Polk  County,  Oregon,  from  1872  to 
1874.  He  was  then  elected  county  judge  of  that  county, 
which  office  he  held  for  four  years,  but  refused  to  be  a  can- 
didate for  re-election.  He  then  began  the  practice  of  law  at 
Dallas,  Oregon.  He  was  presidential  elector  for  Oregon  on 
the  Republican  ticket  in  1876,  and  was  chosen  as  messenger 
to  bear  the  vote  of  that  state  to  Washington,  D.  C.  In  1890 
he  was  made  registrar  of  the  U.  S.  Land  Office  at  Lakeview, 
Oregon,  and  in  1892  was  appointed  by  President  Benjamin 
Harrison  to  the  office  of  United  States  District  Iudt;e  for 


the  District  of  Alaska.  This  office  he  held  four  years,  and 
resigned  in  1896.  He  was  first  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Illinois 
in  1870,  and  has  practiced  m  the  states  of  Oregon,  Idaho, 
and  Washington,  in  both  state  and  federal  courts.  He  is  still 
engaged  in  law  practice,  maintaining  offices  in  Moscow, 
Idaho,  and  Spokane,  Washington.  He  was  State  Senator  in 
Idaho  from  1907  to  1909.  He  is  a  Mason  and  Knight  Templar 
and,  moreover,  he  is  a  member  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa  and  of 
Who's  Who. 

JOHN  ENOCH  UTT 

John  Enoch  Utt  was  born  June  18,  1849.  Among  his  an- 
cestors are  found  representatives  of  the  following  different 
nationalities:  Scotch,  Irish,  Welsh,  Holland  Dutch,  and  Ger- 
man. He  entered  McKendree  in  1864  and  graduated  in  1868, 
receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philo- 
sophian Literary  Society.  He  was  married  in  1881  and  has 
three  children.  He  has  been  a  railroad  man  for  many  years 
and  has  held  responsible  positions  in  the  west,  such  as 
general  freight  agent  for  the  Burlington,  Cedar  Rapids,  and 
Northern.  At  present  he  is  located  at  Omaha,  Nebraska. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and  in  politics 
IS  a  Republican. 

OTTO  HUGO  WANGELIN 

Otto  Hugo  Wangelin  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  March 
2,  1850.  His  parents,  Hugo  and  Bertha  Wangelin,  were  na- 
tives of  Prussia.  He  entered  McKendree  as  a  student  in 
1865  and  graduated  in  1868,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society.  He  was  married 
July  17,  1878  to  Miss  Emma  Holbrook  of  Du  Bois,  a  grad- 
uate of  Monticello  Seminary.  Of  their  five  children,  Lyman 
died  in  infancy.  The  others  are  Etta  May,  Mrs.  Louise 
Elliott  of  Globe,  Arizona,  Hugo  O.  Wangelin,  of  Bishop, 
California,  and  Mrs.  E.  B.  Tinker,  of  Miami,  Arizona.  Soon 
after  his  graduation,  Mr.  Wangelin  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  and  practiced  law  for  a  year  in  Edwardsville,  Illinois. 
He  then  abandoned  the  legal  profession  for  newspaper  work. 
He  went  west  and  for  many  years  was  editor  and  proprietor 
of  the  Daily  Herald,  of  Boulder,  Colo.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Masons,  Odd  Fellows,  and  Elks.  He  continued  in  the 
newspaper  work  till  the  time  of  his  death. 

JOHN  HARRISON  WILSON 
John  Harrison  Wilson  was  born  in  McLeansboro,  Illinois, 
February  8,  1845.  He  is  a  son  of  John  A.  and  Eliza  (Grady) 
Wilson,  who  were  both  born  in  Shawneetown,  Illinois.  His 
fither's  family  originally  came  from  Virginia  to  Kentucky 
and  thence  to  Illinois  in  an  early  day.  He  entered  McKendree 
in  September,  186";  and  graduated  as  a  member  of  a  class 


Two  Hundred  and  Eiglit 


PiMCKENp  RE  E^ 


of  sixteen  in  i868,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  During  the 
vacation  of  1867  he  was  a  member  of  the  United  States 
Engineering  Corps  under  General  James  H.  Wilson,  of  the 
U.  S.  A.,  which  surveyed  a  route  tor  a  proposed  ship  canal 
from  Lake  Michigan  to  the  Gulf.  After  his  graduation  he 
became  assistant  to  the  chief  engineer  m  charge  of  the  im- 
provement of  the  Rock  Island  Rapids.  Later  he  was  com- 
missioned inspector  of  this  work.  In  1869  he  was  transferred 
to  the  Des  Moines  Rapids  Improvement  and  remained  here 
until  he  took  up  the  business  of  contracting  for  railroad 
supplies,  which  he  has  followed  for  thirty-five  years,  and  is 
now  also  engaged  in  the  real  estate  and  loan  business,  with 
farming  as  a  side  line.  He  became  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  at  McLeansboro  September  22,  1878.  He 
has  taken  little  interest  in  politics,  but  has  always  been  an 
advocate  of  good  government.  He  served  for  twenty  years 
in  the  City  Council  of  McLeansboro,  and  two  terms  as 
mayor  on  the  no-license  ticket.  He  was  married  November 
27,  187J,  to  Alice  J.  Randall,  of  Clinton  County,  Illinois. 
They  have  four  children,  all  married:  A.  F.  Wilson,  now 
mayor  of  McLeansboro,  F.  R.  Wilson,  Mrs.  A.  W.  B.  John- 
son, of  Birmingham,  Alabama,  and  Mrs.  Lester  Maxey,  of 
Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  HENRY  HARRISON  TYNER 

William  Henry  Harrison  Tyner  was  born  in  Williamson 
County,  Illinois,  December  28, 1841.  He  entered  McKendree 
in  September,  1864  and  graduated  in  June,  1868,  receiving 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  Philo  Society.  In 
September,  1868  he  joined  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference 
and  served  the  following  charges  in  succession:  Dongola 
Circuit,  Mt.  Carmel  Circuit,  the  Newton  Circuit,  and  the 
Pocahontas  Circuit.  In  1885  he  transferred  to  the  South 
Kansas  Conference  and  McKendree  lost  sight  of  him.  He 
was  married  June  16,  1868,  to  Miss  Rebecca  M.  McDonald. 

There  is  a  tradition  that  he  is  dead,  but  we  have  no 
reliable  information  concerning  him. 

JOHN  WRIGHT  TIPTON 

John  Wright  Tipton  graduated  in  the  class  of  1868,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  Philo.  When 
last  known,  he  lived  at  Elizabethtown,  Tennessee. 

William  Henderson  Bennett  and  Wilbur  Fiske  Goheen 
were  both  graduates  in  law  in  the  year  1868  and  received 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  The  latter  was  a  member  of  the  Goheen 
family    which    was    connected    with    McKendree    history 


through  several  generations.  When  last  known  he  lived  at 
Jacksonville,  Illinois. 

THE  CLASS  OF  ISIi'.i 
CHARLES  WESLEY  BLISS 

Charles  Wesley  Bliss  was  born  at  Fillmore,  Montgomery 
County,  Illinois,  January  8,  1846.  His  parents  were  Rev. 
Alfred  Bliss,  a  native  of  Vermont  and  for  many  years  a 
member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  of  the  M.  E. 
Church,  and  Mrs.  Direxia  (Knowles)  Bliss,  a  native  of  New 
Hampshire,  who  came  to  Montgomery  County,  Illinois  in 
1838.  Mr.  Bliss  entered  McKendree  in  the  spring  of  1864 
and  graduated  in  June,  1869,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Later 
he  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  his  alma  mater.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  taught 
school  and  read  law  till  1871,  when  he  moved  to  Hillsboro 
and  opened  a  law  office.  He  served  two  terms  as  city  attor- 
ney of  Hillsboro,  and  two  terms  as  master  in  chancery  of 
Montgomery  County.  He  was  president  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  the  Southern  Normal  at  Carbondale  from  1892 
to  1896.  He  has  been  president  of  the  Hillsboro  Board  of 
Education,  he  has  long  been  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church,  and  is  at  present  a  trustee  of  the  church  at  Hillsboro. 
He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  Order  and  is  a  Knight  Templar 
and  member  of  the  St.  Omer  Commandery  of  Litchfield.  In 
1892  he  purchased  the  "Montgomery  News,"  a  weekly  paper 
published  at  Hillsboro  and  has  been  editor  and  proprietor 
ever  since.  He  was  married  October  15,  1872  to  Miss  Eliz- 
abeth Phillips.  They  have  three  children:  Nai  Celecta,  now 
wife  of  Dr.  H.  A.  Seymour,  of  Hillsboro,  Clinton  P.  Bliss, 
junior  editor  of  the  "Montgomery  News,"  and  Marguerite, 
now  the  wife  of  Ben  O.  McLean,  of  Hillsboro,  Illinois.  During 
recent  years  he  has  been  quite  faithful  in  attending  the 
McKendree  "Home  comings."  He  is  an  unusually  interesting 
writer  and  speaker. 

WILLIAM  PITT  BRADSHAW 

William  Pitt  Bradshaw  was  born  near  Fairfield,  Illinois 
April  7, 1846.  He  was  a  son  of  Greenup  and  Margaret  (Bose) 
Bradshaw,  whose  ancestors  were  Kentuckians.  He  entered 
McKendree  in  1866  and  became  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Literary  Society.  He  completed  his  college  course  in  1869, 
receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  Before  his  college  days  began, 
he  had  experience  in  the  Civil  War.  He  went  into  the  army 
at  the  age  of  sixteen  and  was  employed  for  fourteen  months 
as  news  carrier  and  scout.  After  his  graduation,  he  studied 
law,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois,  and  began  practicing 
in  1872  in  Edwardsville,  Illinois,  and  in  1874,  he  became  the 
partner  of  Judge  Metcalf  in  law  practice.  In  1894  he  was  a 


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lecturer  in  the  McKendree  Law  School.  He  was  married 
July  i6,  1876,  to  Miss  Sallie  H.  Harrison.  They  have  two 
sons,  Ernest  W.  and  Courtlandt.  Mr.  Bradshaw  died  at 
Edwardsville,  March  i,  1904. 

JAMES  M.  HAMILL 
About  the  beginning  of  the  twentieth  century  a  book 
of  over  four  hundred  pages  was  written  on  "The  Scotch-Irish 
in  History."  Its  purpose  was  to 
show  that  much  of  the  worth- 
while achievement  in  the  world 
has  been  accomplished  by  men 
and  women  of  that  famous  an- 
cestry. In  this  class  was  James 
Miller  Hamill,  born  near  Gar- 
vagh,  Londonderry  County, 
Ireland,  November  28, 1840. He 
was  the  youngest  of  the  eight 
children  of  William  Kennedy 
and  Elizabeth(Crawford)  Ham  ■ 
ill.When  only  seven  yearsof  age 
became  with  his  father  and 
some  of  his  brothers  and  sisters 
to  America.  His  mother  had 
previously  died  in  Ireland. They 
lived  for  a  time  at  Port  Kennedy, 
near  Philadelphia,  with  rela- 
tives who  had  preceded  them  to 
America,  and  then  came  to  Illi- 
nois and  settled  on  a  farm  near 
Freeburg,  in  St.  Clair  County. 
James  M.  attended  the  public 
schools  in  Belleville  and  acquir- 
ed sufficient  preparation  to 
teach  a  country  school.  He  had 
an  earnest  desire  for  education 
and  the  equipment  that  would 
enable  him  to  achieve  some- 
thing worth-while  in  life.  Ac- 
cordingly, he  earned  the  money,  by  teaching,  to  pay  his  way 
thru  college.  He  first  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1861 
and  joined  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society  the  same  year. 
That  was  the  year  the  Civil  War  broke  out  and  patriotism 
flowed  freely  on  College  Hill.  The  following  year  the  "Mc- 
Kendree Regiment,"  the  one  hundred  and  seventeenth  Illi- 
nois, was  organized  with  Professor  Risdon  M.  Moore  as 
colonel.  On  August  i?,,  1862,  Mr.  Hamill  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany C  of  this  regiment  for  three  years,  or  the  duration  of 


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the  war.  He  fearlessly  and  faithfully  endured  the  hardships 
and  dangers  of  soldier  life  until  the  end  of  the  war.  His  war 
experiences  in:luded  a  part  in  the  famous  Red  River  expe- 
dition under  General  Banks,  the  battle  of  Nashville,  under 
General  A.  J.  Smith,  the  battle  of  Tupelo,  Mississippi,  and 
the  attack  on  Fort  Blakely,  which  was  in  fact  the  last  battle 
of  the  war.  He  was  mustered  out  in  1865  and  immediately 
returned  to  McKendree  to  re- 
sume his  interrupted  college 
course,  which  he  pursued  con- 
tinuously, except  for  one  year 
of  school  teaching,  until  1869, 
when  he  finished  the  course, 
receiving  the  degree  of  Bach- 
elor of  Arts  and  the  first  honors 
of  his  class.  While  in  college  he 
boarded  for  a  time  in  the  home 
of  Professor  Deneen,  and  there 
formed  a  friendship  with  his 
son,  Charles  S.  Deneen,  now 
United  States  Senator  from  Illi- 
nois. He  was  a  member  of  the 
convention  which  nominated 
Mr.  Deneen  for  Governor  of 
Illinois,  and  in  1910  was  ap- 
pointed by  Governor  De- 
neen as  a  delegate  to  the 
National  Conference  on  Uni- 
form State  Laws  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 

Mr.  Hamill  was  a  loyal  and 
enthusiastic  "Philo."  In  writ- 
ing about  his  McKendree  days 
he  says,  "While  in  college  I 
was  regular  in  my  atten- 
dance at  the  meetings  of  the 
Philosophian  Society,  and  do 
not  remember  ever  asking  to 
be  excused  from  any  performance,  unless  on  account  of 
sickness.  I  was  just  unsophisticated  enough  to  think  that 
every  duty  assigned  by  the  society  or  any  of  its  officers 
must  be  strictly  performed  even  to  the  extent  of  the  heroic 
duty  of  escorting  the  'oldest  girl  in  town'  to  a  'select  per- 
formance' when  I  was  appointed  to  perform  that  severe  task. 
I  was  president  of  the  organization  more  than  once,  and 
from  president  to  janitor  was  the  custom  invariably  followed. 
1  filled  the  position  of  critic  more  frequently  than  any  other 


CLASS  OF  1S6() 
2.  Cyrus  Happy     j.  Wm.  P.  Bradshaw     4.  James  H 
J   M   Hamill     6.  A.  McConaughty     7.  David  Logan 
8.  N.  J.  Shepherd     9.  Samuel  Young 


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office  and  liked  it  better.  Next  to  the  college,  the  society 
,ind  Its  library  possessed  the  greatest  interest  and  charm  for 
me,  for  there  "knowledge  with  her  ample  page,  rich  with 
the  spoils  of  time,  to  my  enraptured  mind  did  freely  unroll'." 
After  the  commencement  of  1869,  Mr.  Hamill  immediately 
began  studying  law  in  the  office  of  his  brother,  William,  at 
McLeansboro,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  October  26, 
1870.  It  was  during  that  year  that  he  became  junior  partner 
in  the  law  firm  of  Crebs,  Conger,  and  Hamill,  at  Carmi, 
Illinois.  While  a  member  of  this  firm  he  assisted  m  securing 
the  right  of  way  for  the  St.  Louis  and  Southeastern  Railway 
Company,  and  thus  became  acquainted  with  General  Edward 
F.  Wmslow,  one  of  the  builders  of  the  road.  This  acquaint- 
ance resulted  m  his  being  employed  as  attorney  for  the  rail- 
road company,  and  later  when  the  property  was  acquired 
by  the  Louisville  and  Nashville  Railroad  Company,  he  was 
appointed  district  attorney  for  that  company,  and  occupied 
this  position  over  a  period  of  fifty  years  until  his  death.  In 
addition  to  this  position  he  also  served  as  district  attorney 
for  the  Terminal  Railroad  Association  of  St.  Louis  from 
about  iqoo  to  iqio. 

He  was  married  November  8,  1877  to  Miss  Agnes  Lillian 
Pace,  a  daughter  of  Charles  T.  Pace,  of  Mt.  Vernon.,  Illinois. 
She  also  attended  McKendree  and  graduated  in  the  class  of 
1873.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society  at 
McKendree.  She  has  nearly  all  her  life  been  a  Methodist 
and  a  prominent  worker  in  the  various  lines  of  church  activ- 
ity. She  has  been  president  of  the  Women's  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Society  of  the  First  Methodist  Church  of  Belleville 
for  many  years. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hamill  had  two  sons.  Edward  W.  was 
born  in  Belleville,  December  26,  1878.  He  graduated  from 
the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  near  the  head  of  his  class 
in  1901,  and  was  a  member  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa.  The  next 
year  he  took  a  degree  at  Harvard,  and  after  two  years  of 
teaching  at  Harvard  and  Ohio  Wesleyan,  he  entered  the 
Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology  and  graduated  in 
Architectural  Engineering  in  1907.  But  after  a  brief  exper- 
ience in  architectural  work  he  found  that  teaching  had  a 
stronger  appeal  for  him  than  any  other  vocation.  He  taught 
in  the  Yeatman  High  School  in  St.  Louis,  and  was  engaged 
to  teach  in  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  for  the  school 
year  of  1909-10,  but  what  seemed  an  unusually  promising 
career  was  cut  off  by  his  early  death,  which  occurred  June 
29,  1909. 

The  younger  son,  Charles  P.  Hamill,  was  born  in  Belleville, 
September  23,  1882.  He  graduated  from  the  Belleville  High 


School,  and  then  from  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  m 
190;^,  from  Harvard  m  1904,  and  from  the  Harvard  Law 
School  in  191 1.  Since  that  time  he  had  been  practicing  law, 
in  partnership  with  his  father  until  the  latter's  death  in  1919, 
and  since  that  time,  alone.  He  succeeded  his  father  as  District 
Attorney  for  Illinois  for  the  Louisville  and  Nashville  Rail- 
road Company.  He  has  been  for  some  years  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees  of  McKendree  College,  and  is  niw 
a  member  of  the  Executive  Committee. 

We  quote  from  a  letter  written  by  Senator  Charles  S. 
Deneen,  at  that  time  president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
McKendree  College,  to  Mrs.  Hamill  and  her  son,  Charles 
P.  Hamill,  acknowledging  their  gift  to  the  college  to  endow 
a  chair  of  English  Literature  in  memory  of  James  M.  Hamill. 
They  (the  Joint  Board  of  Trustees  and  Visitors) 
are  pleased,  too,  that  a  chair  is  to  be  endowed  in 
memory  of  Mr.  James  M.  Hamill,  who  represented 
in  his  student  life,  his  patriotic  service  to  his  coun- 
try and  in  his  professional  career,  the  highest  type 
of  manhood  and  service.  .  .  .My  memory  of  Mr. 
Hamill  runs  back  to  my  earliest  childhood  and  he 
was  one  of  my  best  friends.  I  am  glad  to  know 
that  his  name  is  to  be  associated  forever  with  the 
college." 
Mr.  Hamill  was  a  member  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Asso- 
ciation, a  Mason,  and  for  many  years  prior  to  his  death,  a 
trustee  of  McKendree.  His  death  occurred  at  his  home  in 
Belleville,  October  4,  1919. 

CYRUS  HAPPY 
Cyrus  Happy  was  born  January  28,  1845,  in  Perry  County, 
Illinois.  He  is  a  son  of  Burgin  and  Mary  (Williams)  Happy, 
who  were  both  born  in  Kentucky.  He  entered  McKendree 
in  1866  and  graduated  in  1869,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society.  He  was 
married  September  11,  1879,  to  Miss  Minna  Prickett.  They 
have  four  children,  Mrs.  Claudine  Kaufman,  of  Marshfield, 
Oregon,  Mrs.  Eloise  Richards,  of  Spokane,  Washington, 
Cyrus,  Jr.,  and  John.  The  older  of  the  sons  studied  law  in 
the  University  of  Chicago.  Mr.  Happy  has  made  the  law 
his  vocation  since  1871,  when  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  Illinois.  He  was  a  presidential  elector  in  1876.  He  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  since  1869.  He  has 
for  a  long  time  been  the  senior  member  of  a  prominent  law 
firm  in  Spokane,  Washington. 

DAVID  LOGAN 
David  Logan  was  born  at  Flora,  Illinois,  February  22, 
1840.  His  ancestors  were  of  English  and  Scotch  origin.  He 


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entered  McKendree  in  1865  and  graduated  in  i86g,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary 
Society.  After  his  graduation  he  engaged  in  educational 
work.  He  was  a  teacher  for  twenty-two  years:  then  was 
manager  of  a  lumber  yard  at  Edinburg,  Illinois  for  twelve 
years.  He  retired  from  business  in  1902.  He  is  a  Methodist 
and  a  Mason,  and  has  made  good  in  every  position  he  has 
held.  He  was  married  August  20, 1874,  and  has  three  children 
now  living,  all  of  whom  are  graduates  of  the  University  of 
Illinois.  His  oldest  son,  who  was  a  railroad  mail  clerk,  was 
killed  at  the  Union  Station,  St.  Louis,  December  24, 1910.  His 
other  son  is  an  engineer  now  employed  at  Panama.  His  eldest 
daughter  is  married  to  Prof.  C.  S.  Montooth,  an  Illinois 
school  superintendent.  His  younger  daughter,  Grace,  has 
been  employed  as  dietician  at  the  Reading  Hospital  in 
Pennsylvania. 

JAMES  H.  THOMAS 
James  Harrison  Thomas  was  born  December  2,  1848  at 
Belleville,  lUinois.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1865  and  grad- 
uated in  1869,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  studied  law 
for  two  years  in  the  ofEce  of  Judge  Underwood  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1871.  He  practiced  law  for  a  time  in 
East  St.  Louis  and  then  changed  to  a  business  career.  He 
was  connected  with  a  drug  firm  in  Belleville  for  some  years, 
but  later  went  west.  His  death  occurred  at  Denver,  Colo- 
rado, December  20,  1915.  He  was  married  June  30,  1880,  to 
Miss  Hattie  P.  Sargent  of  the  class  of  1875,  who  survived  him. 

N.  J.  SHEPHERD 
Nehemiah  John  Shepherd  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois, 
October  7,  1850.  His  parents,  T.  H.  and  E.  A.  Shepherd, 
were  both  American.  He  entered  McKendree  as  a  student 
in  September,  1864,  and  graduated  in  June,  1869,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary 
Society.  He  was  married  May  22,  1872,  to  Pamelia  J.  Ralls, 
near  Red  Bud,  Illinois.  They  have  five  sons  and  three  daugh- 
ters, all  living.  His  occupation  during  the  years  has  been 
farming  and  doing  the  work  of  agricultural  editor.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  for  seven- 
teen consecutive  years  has  been  secretary  of  Ionia  Lodge 
No.  381,  A.  F.  is'  A.  M.  He  has  also  been  secretary,  ever 
since  it  was  organized,  of  the  Eldon  Chapter,  No.  128,  of 
Royal  Arch  Masons.  He  has  been  secretary  for  thirteen 
years  of  Eldon  Lodge  No.  462,  I.  O.  O.  F.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Prairie  Encampment,  No.  86,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  has 
been  secretary  of  that  body  ever  since  it  was  organized.  He 
has  been  a  Notary  Public  for  many  years.  In  politics  he  is 


a  Democrat.  He  moved  to  Miller  County,  Missouri  in  1880, 
and  now  resides  in  Eldon. 

SAMUEL  YOUNG 

Samuel  Young  was  born  February  10,  1847.  He  graduated 
from  McKendree  in  the  class  of  1869,  receiving  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  He  belonged  to  the  Platonian  Society.  He  was  for 
many  years  engaged  in  the  banking  business  in  HiUsboro, 
Illinois.  His  death  occurred  January  5,  1881. 
FRANK  A.  McCONAUGHY 

Frank  Alexander  McConaughy  was  born  at  Lititz,  Lan- 
caster County,  Pennsylvania,  December  25,  1849.  His  pat' 
ents  were  Dr.  John  B.  and  Mrs.  Elizabeth  (Martin)  Mc 
Conaughy,  both  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  He  came  with  his 
parents  to  Illinois  at  the  age  of  five  and  from  that  time  on 
his  home  was  at  Belleville.  He  first  became  a  student  in 
McKendree  in  the  early  sixties  while  his  father  was  a  surgeon 
in  the  Union  Army.  He  graduated  in  1869,  with  the  degree 
of  A.  B.,  and  received  the  Master's  degree  a  few  years  later. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He 
studied  law  with  Judge  William  H.  Underwood  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  Illinois  in  1871.  Later  he  was  admitted 
to  practice  in  the  Federal  Courts,  including  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  United  States.  He  practiced  law  in  Belleville 
until  he  moved  to  New  York  City  in  1908,  and  since  then 
he  has  been  connected  with  one  of  the  leading  law  firms 
as  consulting  counsel.  In  1877  ^^  was  elected  city  attorney 
of  Belleville.  For  one  year  he  was  judge  advocate  general 
of  the  Illinois  Division  of  the  Sons  of  Veterans.  He  has  been 
a  prominent  figure  in  many  Republican  conventions,  and 
chairman  of  several.  In  one  of  these  he  was  offered  the  nom- 
ination for  Congress,  but  declined.  He  was  one  of  the  early 
members  of  the  Illinois  State  Bar  Association,  and  is  now 
a  member  of  the  New  York  State  Bar.  He  has  made  numerous 
public  addresses,  some  of  which  have  been  published.  He  is 
not  a  member  of  any  lodge  or  church,  but  usually  attends 
the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  was  married  October  28,  1875, 
to  Miss  Lucy  Wait  Thomas,  of  Belleville.  They  have  five 
sons  and  two  daughters,  all  living  except  the  second  son, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-seven.  The  other  four  sons 
are  all  engaged  in  business  or  professional  activities.  The 
daughters  are  still  living  at  home  with  their  parents. 
THE  CLASS  OF  1870 
JOSEPH  G.  ALLYN 

Joseph  Goodnow  Allyn  was  born  at  East  Greenwich, 
Rhode  Island,  April  i,  1849.  He  is  a  son  of  Rev.  Dr.  Robert 
and  Mary  (Budington)  Allyn.  His  father  was  for  many 
years  a  prominent  member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Confer' 


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ence  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  and  for  eleven  years  president 
of  McKendree  College,  He  became  a  student  in  McKendree 
about  the  same  time  his  father  became  president  in  1864. 
He  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1870,  and  later,  A.  M. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  For 
two  years  after  his  graduation  he  taught  Natural  Science  m 
East  Greenwich  (Rhode  Island)  Academy;  he  then  studied 
a  year  in  the  School  of  Mines  of  Columbia  College,  New 
York.  In  1873,  he  was  elected  professor  of  Chemistry  in 
the  Northwestern  University  at  Evanston. 

He  retired  from  active  service  and  lived  in  Chicago  for 
some  years  before  his  death,  which  occurred  about  191 5. 
BENTON  AXTELL 

Daniel  Benton  Axtell  was  born  at  Elyria,  Ohio,  April 
29,  1850.  His  father,  Almon  Axtell,  was  a  native  of  Massa- 
chusetts. His  mother,  Sophronia  Boynton,  was  from  Maine. 
One  of  her  ancestors  came  over  in  the  Mayflower.  In  i860 
the  family  moved  from  Ohio  to  St.  Joseph,  Missouri.  There 
he  attended  the  public  school,  and  also  received  private 
instruction  in  the  higher  branches.  In  1868  they  moved  to 
Lebanon  that  the  son  and  daughter  might  attend  McKendree. 
He  graduated  in  1870,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and 
later,  M.  S.  He  studied  civil  engineering  and  was  employed 
by  the  Iron  Mountain  Railroad.  In  1880  he  moved  to  Texas, 
and  was  the  engineer  in  charge  of  the  building  of  the  Cotton 
Belt  Railroad  from  Corsicana  to  Waco.  Afterward  he  was 
employed  on  the  construction  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Rail- 
road, then  commonly  known  as  the  "Sunset  Route;"  and 
while  taking  up  an  estimate  in  a  deep  cut  he  was  overcome 
by  the  heat,  from  the  effects  of  which  he  died  at  Del  Rio, 
Texas,  June  20,  1882.  He  left  a  widow  and  two  small  boys. 
His  wife  before  her  marriage,  was  Miss  Ninevah  Allen,  a 
native  of  Fredericktown,  Missouri.  Mr.  Axtell  was  one  of 
the  editors  of  the  McKendree  Repository  during  his  last 
year  in  college.  In  March,  1870,  he  was  elected  president 
of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  The  subject  of  his  grad- 
uating oration  was  "Esthetic  Emotions." 

PROF.  JAMES  H.  BROWNLEE 

James  Henry  Brownlee  was  born  in  Livonia,  Indiana,  De' 
cember  29,  1846.  His  father,  Rev.  James  Brownlee,  born  in 
1812,  in  Ireland  of  Scotch  parentage,  was  a  Presbyterian 
minister.  His  mother,  Lavinia  (McClung)  Brownlee,  was 
born  in  Cynthiana,  Kentucky,  in  1817.  James  Henry  became 
a  student  in  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1866,  and  graduated 
in  the  class  of  1870,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was 
granted  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts  by  his  alma  mater  in 
1876.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society. 


He  has  been  engaged  in  teaching  ever  since  his  graduation. 
He  was  two  years  principal  of  the  Shiloh,  Illinois  schools; 
two  years  in  a  similar  position  at  Grayville;  fourteen  years 
professor  of  Elocution  and  English  Literature  at  the  Southern 
Illinois  Normal  School  at  Carbondale;  nine  years  professor 
of  Oratory  and  Rhetoric  at  the  University  of  Illinois;  two 
years  professor  of  Elocution  in  the  Charleston,  IlUnois  State 
Normal;  three  years  professor  of  Elocution  in  McKendree 
College;  and  seven  years  professor  of  Elocution  and  English 
Literature  in  Epworth  University  at  Oklahoma  City,  Okla. 
He  IS  the  author  of  two  books,  "Martial  Recitations  for  the 
Veteran's  Camp  Fire"  and  "Wartime  Echoes."  The  latter 
has  reference  to  the  Spanish  War.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
G.  A.  R.  and  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  was  married 
December  25:,  1873,  to  Miss  Sarah  Carey,  of  Grayville,  Illi- 
nois. They  have  two  daughters,  Elizabeth  Emma  and  Mary 
Lavinia.  The  latter  is  now  Mrs.  George  Frederickson.  Mr. 
Brownlee's  death  occurred  only  a  few  years  ago,  but  we 
do  not  have  the  exact  date. 

THOMAS  ELAM 

Thomas  Elam  was  born  in  Fayette  County,  Illinois,  Octo- 
ber 22,  1843.  He  is  a  son  of  Rev.  William  and  Mary  Elam. 
His  father  was  a  minister  of  the  Dunkard  church  and  a 
native  of  Virginia;  his  mother  was  from  Tennessee.  He 
entered  McKendree  in  1861  and  remained  two  terms.  He 
then  went  to  California.  In  1865  he  returned  to  Illinois  and 
re-entered  college.  He  made  his  way  through  college  by 
teaching  and  farming.  He  taught  several  terms  in  Madison 
and  St.  Clair  Counties.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Literary  Society.  He  graduated  in  the  class  of  1870,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  studied  law  in  Vandalia,  Illinois, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1873.  He  located  in  Clinton, 
Missouri,  where  he  practiced  law  many  years.  A  few  years 
ago  he  returned  to  Vandalia  where  he  resided  with  his  sister, 
Mrs.  Victoria  Guffey,  until  the  time  of  his  death  which 
occurred  recently.  Mr.  Elam  never  married. 
EDITH  M.  FLINT 

Edith  Maria  Flint  was  born  near  Lebanon,  Illinois,  Feb- 
ruary 16,  1845,  and  died  in  Lebanon,  November  10,  1898. 
She  was  a  daughter  of  William  and  Mary  Flint  who  were 
of  English  descent  and  came  to  the  vicinity  of  Lebanon  in 
1842.  She  graduated  from  McKendree  in  the  class  of  1870, 
receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and  in  1873,  M.  S.  She  was 
one  of  the  founders  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society  and 
was  the  first  woman  to  graduate  from  McKendree  as  a  reg- 
ular student.  After  spending  a  few  years  in  teaching,  she 
was  married  to  the  Rev.  L.  W.  Thrall,  of  the  Southern 


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Illinois  Conference,  September  29,  1873,.  She  was  the  mother 
of  one  daughter,  Edith  Laura,  and  four  sons,  Victor  W., 
William  F.,  Charles  H.,  and  Harold  L.,  all  of  whom  are 
graduates  of  McKendree.  She  spent  her  life  as  the  diligent 
helper  of  her  husband  in  the  work  of  the  ministry.  She  took 
a  prominent  part  in  the  work  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Society,  and  the  Woman's  Christian  Temperance 
Union.  Her  funeral  was  held  in  the  college  chapel. 
OSCAR  B.  GRIFFIN 

Oscar  Benjamin  Griffin  was  a  member  of  the  class  of 
1870  and  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Philo  Society.  When  he  came  to  McKendree  he 
registered  from  St.  Morgan.  We  have  no  record  as  to  how 
he  spent  the  two  years  which  intervened  between  his  grad- 
uation and  his  death  in  1872. 

THOMAS  H.  McBRIDE 

Thomas  Harrison  McBride  was  born  near  Belleville,  Illi- 
nois, April  15,  1847.  His  parents  were  William  John  and 
Dovey  (Harrison)  McBride,  who  were  both  Americans.  He 
entered  McKendree  in  1867  and  graduated  in  June,  1870, 
receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philo- 
sophian  Literary  Society.  He  took  a  medical  course  at  the 
St.  Louis  Medical  College,  receiving  the  degree  of  M.  D. 
from  that  institution  in  1874.  He  was  married  May  6,  1874, 
at  Joliet,  Illinois,  to  Miss  Mary  Hardy.  To  them  were  born 
three  children.  He  began  the  practice  of  medicine  at  Joliet 
in  September  of  the  same  year,  and  continued  in  this  pro- 
fession until  his  death,  which  occurred  December  19,  1881. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Richard  Street  Methodist  Church. 
WILLIAM  M.  ROBINSON 

William  Melrose  Robinson  was  a  member  of  the  class  of 
1870.  He  received  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and  later,  M.  S.  He 
belonged  to  the  Philosophian  Society.  He  afterward  studied 
law,  and  practiced  his  profession  in  the  city  of  Lawrence- 
ville.  111.  We  have  no  information  as  to  the  time  of  his  death. 
HENRY  SEITER 

Henry  Seiter  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  September 
22,  184'i.  His  parents  were  Michael  and  Eliwbeth  Seiter, 
the  former  of  German  and  the  latter  of  English  ancestry. 
He  entered  McKendree  in  1866  and  graduated  in  June,  1870, 
receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Pla- 
tonian  Literary  Society.  He  took  a  law  course  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was 
in  the  banking  and  real  estate  business  in  Lebanon  for  many 
years.  He  was  a  member  of  the  lower  house  of  the  Illinois 
Legislature,  1878  to  1880,  and  of  the  state  senate  from  1882 
to  1890.  In  1884,  he  wa.s  the  Democratic  nominee  for  Lieu- 


tenant-Governor of  Illinois.  He  is  a  thirty  second  degree 
Mason.  He  was  twice  married — to  Alice  I.  Radefeldt  in 
1872,  and  after  her  death  to  Mamie  Badley,  in  1879.  Of  the 
first  marriage  was  born  one  son,  Victor  M.,  and  of  the  sec- 
ond, two  sons,  Orville  R.  and  Fay  E.  Seiter.  Mr.  Seiter  was 
for  many  years  a  trustee  of  McKendree,  and  for  a  term  of 
years  was  secretary  of  that  body.  He  was  also  a  member 
of  the  executive  committee.  He  now  (1928)  resides  with  his 
son,  Victor,  at  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

DR.  EUGENE  L.  STOKER 

Eugene  Lecompte  Stoker,  son  of  William  and  Martha  Ann 
Stoker,  was  born  at  Louisville,  Illinois,  August  14,  1S50  and 
died  at  Centralia,  Illinois,  September  30,  1900.  He  received 
his  early  education  in  the  pubUc  schools  of  Centralia  where 
his  parents  took  up  their  residence  when  he  was  but  a  lad. 
He  graduated  from  McKendree  in  1870,  receiving  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society. 
He  studied  law  in  the  office  of  his  father  at  Centralia  and  in 
due  time  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois.  He  practiced 
his  profession  in  Centralia  until  1892  when  he  moved  to 
Chicago  and  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  in  the  legal 
profession  in  that  city.  He  held  the  office  of  state's  attorney 
of  Marion  County  and  was  for  one  term  he  was  a  member 
of  the  state  Legislature.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Maggie 
McKnight  of  Centralia.  To  them  was  born  one  son,  William 
McKnight  Stoker.  Mr.  Stoker  was  a  member  of  the  Meth- 
odist Church  and  a  thirty-third  degree  Mason.  He  has  held 
the  office  of  Past  Grand  High  Priest  of  Southern  Illinois 
in  that  order. 

SAMUEL  P.  SPARKS 

Samuel  Preston  Sparks  was  born  in  Surry  County,  North 
Carolina,  January  i,  1844.  He  attended  Chapel  Hill  College 
in  Lafayette  County,  Missouri  for  one  year;  but  at  outbreak 
of  the  Civil  War,  he  left  college  to  enlist  in  the  Union  Army. 
He  served  three  years  in  Fifth  Missouri  Cavalry.  After  the 
war  he  taught  school  for  a  time,  then  entered  McKendree 
and  graduated  in  1870,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and 
later,  A.  M.  He  then  studied  law  and  for  a  time  attended 
the  St.  Louis  Law  School.  He  afterwards  located  at  Warrens- 
burg,  Missouri  for  the  practice  of  his  profession.  He  served 
four  years  as  clerk  of  the  County  Court  of  Johnson  County, 
Missouri,  and  two  terms  in  the  Missouri  State  Senate.  He 
was  a  lawyer  of  marked  ability.  His  death  occurred  .it  his 
home  in  Warrensburg,  September  16,  1892. 

REV.  DR    M    P    WILKIN 
Milton  Perry  Wilkin  was  born  in  Crawford  County,  Illi- 
nois, August  17,  1846.  He  IS  next  to  the  youngest  of  the 


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nine  children  of  Isaac  and  Sarah  (Burner)  Wilkm,  who  were 
of  German  descent,  horn  m  Virginia,  moved  to  Ohio,  and 
afterward  came  to  IlHnois  in  1845.  He  entered  McKendree  as 
a  student  in  March,  1868,  and  graduated  in  June,  1870,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  B.  S.  Later  he  received  the  degrees  of  A. 
M.  and  D.  D.  from  Chaddock  College.  While  in  McKendree 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was 
married  October  25,  1871,  to  Miss  Jennie  Greer.  They  have 
no  children.  After  leaving  McKendree,  he  taught  school  for 
a  year,  then  joined  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference.  He  was 
transferred  to  the  Illinois  Conference  m  1882,  and  continued 
m  the  regular  work  till  1909,  when  he  took  the  superannuate 
relation  and  located  at  Urbana,  Illinois.  He  has  done  much 
Chautauqua  work,  both  as  manager  and  lecturer.  He  has 
served  as  platform  director  of  the  Chautauqua  at  Havana, 
Illinois,  and  at  Piasa  Chautauqua  in  Jersey  County,  Illinois. 
Among  his  most  popular  lectures  are  the  following:  "What 
Will  You  Take,"  "What  is  the  Matter  with  the  World," 
"Stars  to  Sail  By,"  "Scraps  of  Experience  and  Hints  to 
Teachers,"  etc.,  etc.  He  has  also  done  much  campaigning 
and  lecturing  in  the  interest  of  temperance  and  prohibition. 
His  death  occurred  April  i^,  1926. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1871 
DR.  LYMAN  A.  BERGER 
Lyman  Adams  Berger  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  No' 
vember  22,  i8'?4.  He  was  the  oldest  son  of  Dr.  Adolph 
Berger,  who  came  from  Germany  and  became  one  of  the 
early  residents  of  Lebanon,  and  was  the  leading  physician 
of  the  town  for  many  years.  He  grew  up  in  his  native  town 
and  received  his  education  in  the  Lebanon  public  schools 
and  McKendree  College,  where  he  graduated  in  the  class 
of  1871  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  immediately  entered 
the  St.  Louis  Medical  College  and  received  the  degree  of 
M.  D.  from  that  institution  in  1874.  After  practicing  his 
profession  two  years,  he  went  west  on  account  of  failing 
health.  He  spent  several  years  in  Idaho  and  then  located 
in  Kansas  City,  Missouri  in  1880.  In  1886  he  went  to  Europe 
with  his  father,  and  remained  there  long  enough  to  take  a 
special  course  in  obstetrics  in  the  Universities  of  Berlin  and 
Vienna.  He  then  returned  to  Kansas  City,  where  he  engaged 
in  the  general  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery  until  the 
time  of  his  death  July  8,  1897.  He  has  held  the  following 
positions  at  various  times  in  his  career:  chief  of  staff  of  the 
German  Hospital,  Kansas  City;  professor  of  Obstretics  m 
the  University  Medical  College  of  Kansas  City;  secretary 
of  the  State  Medical  Society  of  Missouri ;  vice-president  of 
the  Pan-American  Medical  Congress  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


m  iSqi.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society, 
Knight  Templars,  Shnners  and  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  was 
married  December  ji,  187=;,  to  Miss  Lillie  E.  Dausm.m  of 
St.  Louis,  who  died  m  i88s.  Their  three  children  are: 
Mrs.  G.  W.  Thaxter,  Roswell,  New  Mexico,  Mrs.  E.  P. 
Allen,  K.msas  City,  Mo.,  and  Miss  Grace  Berger,  who  was 
for  some  time  a  member  of  the  staff  of  the  Kansas  City 
Public  Library. 

JOHN  H.  BLUME 
John  H.  Blume  was  born  July  10,  iS'jo,  at  Pleasant  Ridge, 
Madison  County,  Illinois,  and  died  in  the  summer  of  1873. 
He  was  of  German  parentage.  His  father  was  John  H;  Blume, 
Sr.,  and  his  mother,  Christine  (Dierking)  Blume.  He  had  two 
sisters,  Mrs.  C.  F.  Kayser,  of  Edwardsville,  and  Louise  C. 
Blume,  of  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana,  and  one  brother,  Wm.  F. 
Blume,  of  Granite  City,  Illinois.  He  became  a  student  m 
McKendree  in  September,  186";,  when  he  was  only  fifteen 
years  of  age,  and  graduated  m  the  Classical  Course,  as  the 
valedictorian  of  his  class,  in  1871,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society, 
and  was  elected  president  of  that  body  in  his  senior  year. 
He  was  never  married,  though  at  the  time  of  his  death  was 
engaged  to  an  excellent  Christian  young  woman.  After  his 
graduation  in  1871,  he  was  elected  professor  of  Ancient 
Languages  m  Jennings  Seminary  at  Aurora,  Illinois.  Here  he 
taught  for  two  years,  while  in  the  same  school  the  sciences 
were  taught  by  his  fellow  McKendrean,  Daniel  B.  Parkinson, 
later  president  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Normal  University. 
He  was  elected  for  the  third  year,  but  died  at  his  father's 
home  after  a  brief  illness,  shortly  before  the  opening  of  the 
next  school  year.  He  was  a  devout  Christian  and  a  faithful 
member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  He  was  prepared  for  the 
great  change  and  closed  his  eyes  on  the  scenes  of  earth 
exhorting  his  loved  ones  to  meet  him  in  the  Heavenly  home. 

JOHN  M.  BROOKS 
John  Melville  Brooks  was  born  at  Townsend,  Massachu- 
setts, February  12,  1850.  He  was  descended  from  a  distin- 
guished New  England  family.  One  of  his  ancestors,  John 
Brooks,  LL.  D.,  served  m  the  Revolutionary  War  and  in 
the  War  of  1812,  and  for  six  years  was  Governor  of  Massa- 
chusetts. The  parents  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  were 
John  C.  and  Lefy  (Hart)  Brooks,  who  were  both  natives 
of  Massachusetts.  He  prepared  for  college  at  Lawrence 
Academy  at  Groton,  and  Wesleyan  Academy  at  Wilbraham, 
Massachusetts.  He  then  came  west,  entered  McKendree 
and  graduated  in  1871  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  After  his 


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graduation  he  taught  school  a  year  near  Lebanon,  and  then 
entered  the  Law  Department  of  Michigan  University  at 
Ann  Arbor.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1874,  and  located 
at  Saginaw,  Michigan,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his 
life  in  the  practice  of  law.  He  was  a  man  of  unusual  ability 
in  the  line  of  his  chosen  profession,  and  was  highly  esteemed 
by  his  contemporaries  for  his  noble  character.  He  might  have 
had  a  brilliant  political  career  had  he  not  steadfastly  refused 
political  honors.  He  was  president  of  the  Saginaw  Valley 
Bar  Association.  He  died  very  suddenly  of  heart  failure, 
March  26,  1903.  He  was  married  July  6,  1876,  to  Miss 
Luella  J.  Dadmun  of  Boston,  who  still  lives  in  Saginaw, 
Michigan.  Of  their  four  children,  two  are  still  living:  William 
C.  Brooks,  of  Portland,  Oregon,  and  Melville  D.  Brooks,  who 
is  practicing  law  in  Saginaw,  Michigan. 
JOHN  H.  BAIRD 

John  Hardin  Baird  was  born  in  Sparta,  Illinois,  January 
25,  1850,  and  died  at  Emporia,  Kansas,  April  16,  1903,  at 
the  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  T.  L.  McDill.  His  parents,  John 
and  Lucinda  (Morrow)  Baird,  were  both  of  Scotch-English 
ancestry  and  were  born  in  the  early  part  of  the  last  century. 
His  father  was  engaged  in  mercantile  business  for  some  years, 
both  in  Sparta  and  Pinckneyville,  Illinois.  He  also  served 
several  terms  as  district  judge  in  Illinois.  John  H.  was  one 
of  a  family  of  nine  children,  three  of  whom  died  in  infancy, 
and  three  others  before  their  parents.  None  of  them  were 
ever  married,  and  John  H.  was  the  last  of  the  family.  He 
entered  McKendree  in  the  late  sixties  and  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1871,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and  later,  M.  S. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  went 
to  Emporia,  Kansas  in  the  early  seventies,  and  was  engaged 
in  mercantile  business  there  till  the  time  of  his  decease.  He 
did  not  belong  to  any  lodge,  but  was  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church. 

DANIEL  H.  DELZELL 

Daniel  Holly  Delzell  was  born  in  Walker  County,  Georgia, 
September  9,  1849.  He  graduated  from  McKendree  in  1871, 
receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Literary  Society.  He  taught  school  for  a  year  after  his  grad- 
uation and  was  also  reading  law  with  the  intention  of  making 
that  his  vocation,  when  his  promising  career  was  cut  short 
by  the  grim  reaper.  He  died  at  the  home  of  his  father  at 
Wakefield,  Illinois,  May  9,  1872.  The  testimony  of  one  who 
knew  him  well  was  that  he  was  an  earnest  Christian. 
JOHN  C.  DELZELL 

John  Carter  Delzell  was  born  in  McMinn  County,  East 
Tennessee,  July  5,  1847.  He  graduated  from  McKendree  with 


the  degree  of  B.  S.  m  1871,  and  later,  received  the  Master's 
Degree.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society.  He  was 
married  to  Lourenia  B.  Gillison,  July  5,  1874  After  his  , 
graduation  he  spent  one  year  in  teaching,  seven  years  as 
deputy  clerk  of  Richland  County,  and  one  year  as  collector 
of  Olney  Township.  At  this  time,  his  health  having  failed, 
he  went  to  live  on  his  farm  near  Wakefield,  Illinois,  where 
he  spent  the  brief  remainder  of  his  life.  He  died  July  11, 
1 88 1.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  a  local 
preacher,  exercising  his  gifts  in  this  line  as  opportunity 
offered,  as  long  as  his  health  permitted. 
THOMAS  E.  KNOX 

Thomas  Ewing  Knox,  A.  B.,  St.  Paul,  Minnesota.  We 
have  no  information  concerning  him  since  the  time  of  his 
graduation. 

JAMES  P.  LYTLE 

James  Pollack  Lytle  was  born  in  Troy,  lUinois,  November 
12,  1848,  and  died  at  Princeton,  Illinois,  April  19,  1902.  He 
was  a  son  of  Dr.  F.  W.  Lytle  who  was  formerly  a  physician 
in  Lebanon,  111.  He  graduated  from  McKendree  in  1871, 
receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  attended  the  St.  Louis 
Medical  College,  where  he  received  the  degree  of  M.  D. 
He  was  married  in  1877,  to  a  Miss  Sawyer,  of  Tiskilwa, 
Illinois.  To  them  were  born  three  children,  Blanche  F.,  Ralph 
S.,  and  James  Albert.  He  practiced  medicine  at  Princeton, 
Illinois  for  over  twenty  years,  and  was  a  prominent  member 
of  the  profession.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  and  a  Knight  Templar  in  the  Masonic  Order. 
JOHN  C.  EDWARDS 

John  Columbus  Edwards  was  born  in  Monroe  County, 
Tennessee,  January  11,  1849.  His  father,  Thomas  Edwards, 
was  from  North  Carolina,  and  his  mother,  Margaret 
(Stephenson)  Edwards,  was  a  native  of  Tennessee.  He  entered 
McKendree  in  1868,  and  received  the  degree  of  B.  S.  in 
1871,  and  LL.  B.  in  1873.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philo- 
sophian  Society.  In  1882,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Lizzie  R. 
Elliott.  Their  two  sons  are  Hugh  and  John  C.  Mr.  Edwards 
followed  the  profession  of  law,  beginning  his  practice  in 
McLe.msboro,  Illinois.  He  held  the  office  of  state's  attorney 
of  Hamilton  County  for  two  terms,  and  was  county  judge 
of  the  same  county  for  two  terms  also.  He  held  an  important 
appointment  in  the  Treasury  Department  during  the  second 
Cleveland  administration.  At  the  expiration  of  his  term  of 
office  he  moved  from  Washington,  D.  C.  to  Chicago,  where 
he  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law.  In  this  city  he  died 
November  17,  1905.  He  was  buried  at  McLeansboro,  which 
was  regarded  as  the  home  town  of  the  family.  Here  the  chil- 


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dren  grew  to  manhood,  and  here  was  the  home  from  which 
three  brothers  went  to  McKendree  College,  graduated,  and 
went  out  to  hless  the  world  with  their  influence.  Judge  Ed' 
wards  was,  from  childhood,  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church,  but  after  his  removal  to  Washington,  he  became  a 
member  of  the  Episcopal  Church. 

ABRAM  G.  GORDON 

Abram  Gooding  Gordon  was  born  m  Randolph  County, 
Illinois,  November  6,  1849.  His  parents  were  of  Scotch  and 
German  ancestry.  His  father.  Rev.  H.  S.  Gordon,  was  a 
farmer  and  a  pioneer  minister  of  the  Free  Baptist  Church 
in  Southern  Illinois.  His  Scottish  ancestors  came  to  America 
before  the  Revolutionary  War.  Young  Abram  entered  Mc- 
Kendree in  1868  and  graduated  in  1871,  receiving  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society.  Since 
then  he  has  practiced  law,  and  has  been  connected  with  many 
of  the  business  enterprises  of  Chester,  Illinois,  where  he  has 
resided  for  the  past  thirty  years.  He  and  his  son,  Eugene  R. 
Gordon,  organized  and  operated  the  Gordon  Telephone  Com- 
pany Exchange  at  Chester.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
Church,  independent  in  politics,  and  belonged  to  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  died  Dec.  20,  1917. 
WILLIAM  E.  McBRIDE 

William  Erastus  McBride  was  born  near  Belleville,  August 
I,  1849.  He  was  a  son  of  William  J.  and  Dovey  H.  McBride, 
who  were  both  Americans.  After  attending  the  Belleville 
high  school,  he  entered  McKendree  in  1868  and  graduated 
m  187 1,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  Septem- 
ber I,  1875,  to  Miss  Virginia  Thatcher,  of  the  class  of 
1872.  To  them  were  born  four  children:  Dovey,  now  Mrs. 
D.  M.  Church,  Thomas,  now  residing  on  the  McBride 
farm  near  Belleville,  Olive,  and  Sadie,  now  Mrs.  E.  R.  Crisp. 
All  but  one  of  these  have  been  students  in  McKendree. 
Mr.  McBride's  business  was  that  of  farmer  and  stockman. 
He  was  a  member  and  an  active  worker  in  the  Methodist 
Church.  He  was  for  many  years  Sunday  School  Superinten- 
dent. Largely  through  his  influence  a  church  was  built  on  a 
portion  of  the  McBride  farm.  He  died  January  3,  189J. 
CHARLES  W.  WOOLVERTON 

Charles  William  Woolverton  was  born  at  Belvidere,  Illi- 
nois, February  27,  1847  and  died  November  10,  1895,  at 
Tuscola,  Illinois.  His  parents  were  Charles  W.  and  Amanda 
H.  Woolverton.  He  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  1866 
and  graduated  in  1871,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Three  years 
later  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  studied  law,  was  ad' 


mitted  to  the  bar,  and  began  the  practice  of  his  profession 
in  Tuscola,  Illinois.  He  was  soon  a  prominent  figure  in  the 
courts  of  Douglass  County,  He  was  married  June  12,  1888, 
to  Mrs.  Elizabeth  C.  Remine,  who  was  at  that  time  the 
official  court  reporter  of  the  Judicial  District  composed  of 
Douglass,  Coles,  and  Edgar  Counties.  Their  only  daughter 
is  now  Mrs.  Lutie  Woolverton  Rice.  He  was  for  ten  years 
a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Bundy  and  Woolverton,  and 
after  the  death  of  Mr.  Bundy  he  carried  on  the  extensive 
practice  himself,  without  taking  another  partner.  The  nu- 
merous resolutions  adopted  by  the  courts,  lodges,  etc.,  etc., 
with  which  he  was  connected,  indicate  the  high  esteem  in 
which  he  was  held.  He  attended  the  Presbyterian  Church 
and  was  a  member  of  the  Camargo  Lodge  No.  440,  A.  F.  &? 
A.  M.,  Tuscola  Chapter  No.  66,  Royal  Arch  Masons,  and 
Melita  Commandery  No.  37,  Tuscola,  Illinois.  Mrs.  Wool- 
verton is  still  living  and  makes  her  home  with  her  daughter, 
Mrs.  R.  F.  Rice,  at  Rossville,  Illinois. 

JUDGE  COLUMBUS  A.  KELLER 
Columbus  Alonzo  Keller  was  born  near  Mt.  Vernon, 
Illinois,  November  24,  185 1  and  died  at  his  home  m  San 
Antonio,  Texas,  in  February,  1918.  He  entered  McKendree 
in  1869,  being  admitted  to  the  Junior  Class  on  examination, 
and  graduated  in  1871,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a 
Philo.  For  the  next  two  years  he  was  a  student  in  the  Law 
School  of  the  University  of  Michigan.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  at  Ottawa,  Illinois,  September  14,  1873.  He  was 
elected  county  judge  of  Jefferson  County  in  1877,  which 
position  he  held  for  five  years.  In  1885  he  moved  to  San 
Antonio,  Texas,  seeking  a  climate  more  favorable  to  his 
wife's  health.  His  wife  was  formerly  Nellie  Raymond,  of 
Lebanon.  This  change  doubtless  prolonged  her  life,  but  she 
died  in  191 1,  leaving  one  daughter,  now  Mrs.  D.  P.  Allen, 
of  San  Antonio.  Mr.  Keller's  second  wife  was  Miss  Essie 
F.  Haynes,  of  San  Antonio,  who  survived  him.  In  McKendree 
he  was  a  hard  working  student.  He  was  president  of  Philo, 
a  member  of  the  editorial  staff  of  the  McKendree  Repository, 
and  in  his  senior  year  was  elected  president  of  the  "College 
Association."  In  later  life  he  was  a  prominent  lodge  man. 
He  was  a  Knight  Templar,  a  Shriner,  and  a  thirty-third 
degree  Scottish  Rite  Mason.  In  1882,  he  was  chosen  State 
Grand  Master  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  for 
Illinois.  In  1912,  he  was  chosen  Grand  Sire  of  that  order 
for  the  World,  in  the  convention  at  Winnipeg,  Canada.  He 
was  also  an  active  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and 
a  Democrat  in  politics. 


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Reunion  of  the  class  of  187 
From  left  to  right  — 

WiUiam  Edgar  Ward,  Charles  Spies,  Ellen  Cecilia  Axtell,  George  W 
Virginia  Laura  Thatcher  (Mrs.  W.  E.  McBride),  William  Austin  Ke 
THE  CLASS  OF  1872 
ELLEN  S.  ALLYN 
Ellen  Sophronia  Allyn  was  born  in  East  Greenwich,  Rhode 
Island,  June  5,  1852.  Her  father.  Rev.  Dr.  Robert  Allyn,  who 
was  born  in  Ck)nnecticut  and  died  at  Carbondale,  111.,  was 
president  of  McKendree  College  from  i86j  to  1874.  Her 
mother,  Mary  B.  Budington,  was  born  in  Leyden,  Mass., 
and  died  in  Carbondale,  111.  From  1857  to  1859,  Ella  lived  at 
Athens,  Ohio,  where  her  father  was  professor  of  Language 
in  the  Ohio  University;  and  from  1859  to  i86j  at  Cincinnati, 
where  he  was  president  of  the  Wesleyan  Female  College. 
During  the  first  six  years  of  her  residence  in  Lebanon  she 
attended  a  private  school  conducted  by  Mrs.  Helen  Finley 
Keeney  and  her  sister,  daughters  of  Dr.  James  C.  Finley,  a 
former  president  of  McKendree.  She  became  a  student  in 
McKendree  in  1869,  and  graduated  in  1872.  She  was  the 
first  woman  to  receive  the  A.  B.  degree  from  the  college. 
She  was  devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  Clionian  Society, 
which  she  joined  soon  after  its  organization.  When  Dr.  Allyn 
became  president  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Normal  School  at 
Carbondale,  she  removed  to  that  place  with  her  father's 
family,  and  for  the  remainder  of  her  father's  lifetime,  devoted 
much  of  her  time  to  assisting  him  in  the  duties  of  his  office. 
She  was  for  many  years  a  teacher  in  the  Sunday  School  of 
the  Methodist  Church  at  Carbondale.  Her  death  occurred 
several  years  ago. 


2  held  at  McKendree  in  191 2 

illiam  Flint,  Leonidas  Worthy  Thrall,  D.  D.,  Thomas  Jefferson  Porter, 
:lsoe,  Charles  Shuman,  George  Key  Edwards,  Walter  Watson,  M.  D. 
ELLEN  C.  AXTELL 
Ellen  Cecelia  Axtell  was  born  at  Elyria,  Ohio,  April  3, 
1845.  She  was  of  New  England  ancestry.  Her  parents  were 
Almon  and  Sophronia  (Boynton)  Axtell,  the  former  a  native 
of  Massachusetts  and  the  latter  of  Maine.  Philip  De  La  Noye 
(later  anglicized  to  Delano)  one  of  her  ancestors  on  the  moth- 
er's side,  came  to  America  in  the  ship  "Fortune"  which 
followed  the  Mayflower.  His  grandson  married  a  grand' 
daughter  of  Bettie  Alden,  the  oldest  child  of  John  Alden 
and  Priscilla.  Miss  Axtell's  grandmother  Boynton's  maiden 
name  was  Delano  and  she  was  thus  descended  from  the 
famous  New  England  Aldens.  In  i860  her  parents  moved  to  St. 
Joseph,  Missouri,  and  eight  years  later,  to  Lebanon,  Illinois. 
Here  both  she  and  her  brother,  Benton,  became  students  in 
McKendree.  He  finished  in  the  class  of  1870,  and  she  in 
1872.  After  that.  Miss  Axtell  taught  five  years  in  the  public 
schools  of  St.  Louis.  In  1877,  she  gave  up  teaching  on  account 
of  her  health,  and  a  little  later  went  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and 
studied  art.  Upon  the  death  cf  her  brother  in  1882,  she  went 
to  Waco,  Texas  to  live  with  his  family.  Soon  afterward  the 
teacher  of  art  in  Baylor  University  died,  and  Miss  Axtell 
was  appointed  to  the  position.  Two  years  later  her  mother 
died,  and  she  went  to  live  with  her  sister  in  St.  Louis.  There 
she  attended  the  St.  Louis  Art  School  for  two  years,  and 
then  opened  a  studio,  first  in  her  own  home  and  then  at  the 


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MC  KENDREE 


Y.  M.  C  A.  Building,  where  she  taught  various  Hnes  of  art 
work.  After  working  m  St.  Louis  a  number  of  years,  she 
returned  to  Texas,  still  pursuing  her  favorite  vocation.  She 
made  a  specialty  of  china  painting.  She  came  to  Lebanon  to 
attend  the  reunion  of  the  class  of  1872  on  the  fortieth  anni- 
versary of  their  graduation.  Her  death  occurred  at  Magnolia, 
Texas,  February  24,  1917. 

DR.  AUGUSTUS  C.  BERNAYS 
Augustus  Charles  Bernays  was  born  at  Highland,  Mad- 
ison County,  Illinois,  October  16,  i8';4.  He  attended  the 
schools  of  St.  Louis  during 
the  Civil  War,  and  after  the 
removal  of  his  family  toLeb 
anon,  he  became  a  student 
m  the  Preparatory  Depart - 
mentofMcKendreeCollege. 
He  completed  the  Classical 
Course  and  received  the  de- 
gree of  A.  B.  in  1872.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Society.  He  was  the  young- 
est member  of  the  class  and 
was  still  under  eighteen  at 
the  time  of  his  graduation. 
The   following  autumn 

he  went  to  Germany  to  pursue  his  medical  studies.  He 
entered  Heidelburg  University  and  four  years  later  received 
the  degree  of  M.  D.  "summa  cum  laude,"  being  the  first 
American  to  graduate  from  this  famous  university  with 
highest  honors.  He  then  spent  a  year  in  post  graduate  studies 
and  hospital  work  in  Heidelburg,  Berlin,  and  Vienna.  Also, 
m  England  he  succeeded  in  becoming  a  member  of  the  Royal 
College  of  Surgeons  in  London.  In  1877  he  came  to  St.  Louis 
to  take  up  his  life  work  as  a  specialist  in  surgery.  He  was 
a  pioneer  in  abdominal  surgery,  introduced  antiseptic  treat- 
ment in  this  country,  and  invented  surgical  instruments  now 
used  the  world  over.  He  was  a  teacher  many  years.  First  in 
the  St.  Louis  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  and  later 
in  the  Marion-Simms  Medical  College,  which  is  now  the 
Medical  Department  of  St.  Louis  University.  Dr.  Willard 
Bartlett  of  St.  Louis  said  of  him-  "He  had  more  gifts  of 
various  kinds  than  any  man  I  ever  knew.  He  ranked  high 
as  an  investigator,  operator,  and  teacher.  While  in  my  eyes, 
his  greatest  merit  lay  in  his  ability  as  an  operator — in  his 
being  able  to  do  things  successfully  which  others  refused  to 
attempt — he  was  also  a  great  teacher." 


DR.  BERNAYS 


Dr.  G.  G.  Cottam  of  South  Dakota,  a  pupil  of  his,  gives 
the  following  testimony  of  his  ability  as  a  teacher:  "He  pre- 
sented the  plain,  unvarnished  truth  without  affect.ition  and 
so  convincingly  that  to  hear  him  was  to  believe  him.  In  the 
early  nineties,  when  I  first  heard  him,  he  was  lecturing  on 
pathological  anatomy;  later  clinical  surgery  was  added,  and 
his  fourfold  qualification  as  embryologist,  anatomist,  path- 
ologist, and  surgeon,  of  each  of  which  he  was  a  master, 
enabled  him  to  deal  with  his  subject  in  a  manner  wholly 
impossible  for  one  lacking  m  any  of  these  four  closely  con- 
nected branches." 

Dr.  Bernays  was  never  married,  but  maintained  a  well 
equipped  home  which  was  presided  over  by  his  sister, 
Thekla,  who  was  a  student  in  McKendree  with  him,  and 
remained  with  him  to  the  end  of  his  career,  devoting  herself 
to  his  comfort.  She  accompanied  him  on  several  trips  to 
Europe  and  on  a  trip  to  Japan,  and  after  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  May,  1Q17,  she  wrote  his  biography  m  a  very 
interesting  volume,  to  which  we  refer  the  reader  for  further 
information  about  this  remarkable  man. 
LOUIS  F.  BOHM 

Louis  Frederick  Bohm  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Edwards- 
viUe,  Illinois,  November  18,  1849.  His  parents  were  natives 
of  Germany.  Louis  completed  the  classical  course  at  McKen- 
dree in  1872  and  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  After  his  grad- 
uation he  taught  in  a  country  school  two  years,  and  the 
following  year  was  appointed  to  teach  in  the  Edwardsville 
High  School.  Early  in  the  spring  of  1874,  he  was  compelled 
to  give  up  his  school  work  on  account  of  failing  health,  and 
died  April  i,  of  that  year.  At  college  Mr.  Bohm  excelled 
especially  in  the  languages.  Not  only  was  he  a  master  of 
German,  his  mother  tongue,  but  also  ranked  high  in  Greek 
and  Latin.  He  never  married. 

GEORGE  K.  EDWARDS 
George  Key  Edwards,  A.  M.,  of  the  class  of  "72,  was  born 
December  jo,  1846,  near  Madisonville,  Monroe  County, 
Tennessee.  He  is  the  son  of  Thomas  H.  and  Margaret  (Ste- 
phenson) Edwards.  The  family  moved  before  George  was 
three  years  old  to  the  farm  on  which  he  lived  to  the  end  of 
his  life,  near  McLeansboro,  Illinois.  George  was  married 
April  Q,  1885,  to  Miss  Ada  Daily,  of  McLeansboro.  They 
have  four  children,  Kate,  a  teacher  in  the  McLeansboro  High 
School,  George,  Paul,  and  Frank,  the  youngest.  After  grad- 
uating  at  McKendree,  Mr.  Edwards  taught  school  in  Illinois, 
Kansas,  and  Montana,  nine  years  in  all,  and  then  engaged 
in  farming  and  stock-raising  on  the  farm  on  which  he  himself 
was  raised.  For  many  years  he  has  been  also  a  public  lecturer. 


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and  a  writer  for  magazines,  religious  and  temperance  journals, 
and  other  publications.  The  "Ram's  Horn,"  a  religious  pub- 
lication of  international  fame,  once  printed  a  friendly  cartoon 
of  this  physically  slight,  slender  man,  representing  him  as  a 
very  big,  fat,  heavy,  short  man.  Mr.  Edwards  has  devoted 
much  time  to  Sunday  School  work,  both  on  the  public  plat- 
form and  in  private  life .  His  death  occurred  only  a  few  years  ago . 

STEPHEN  G.  H.  EDWARDS 
Stephen  Gardner  Hicks  Edwards  was  born  at  Mt.  Vernon, 
lUinois,  December  23,  1850  He  was  the  son  of  Dr.  F.  H. 
and  Margaret  Elizabeth  (Hicks)  Edwards.  His  paternal  grand- 
father, Rev.  William  Edwards,  was  a  pioneer  Methodist 
preacher  in  Illinois,  and  for  many  years  chaplain  of  the 
Illinois  Grand  Lodge  of  I.  O.  O.  F.  His  maternal  grandfather, 
Stephen  Gardner  Hicks,  was  an  officer  in  three  wars — Black- 
hawk,  Mexican,  and  Civil.  Stephen's  mother  lived  to  the 
end  of  her  long  life  at  Sandoval,  Illinois,  their  home  when 
he  was  a  student  in  McKendree.  After  finishing  his  college 
course,  he  attended  the  Ohio  Medical  College  at  Cincinnati, 
where  he  received  the  degree  of  M.  D.  Then  he  formed  a 
partnership  with  his  father,  and  for  the  next  twelve  years, 
practiced  medicine  in  Sandoval.  Early  in  1887,  he  went  to 
Texas  on  account  of  his  health,  and  on  April  30  of  that 
year  he  died  at  Castroville,  Texas,  leaving  a  wife  and  four 
children.  One  of  his  sons,  Dr.  Frank  M.  Edwards,  is  now 
a  practicing  physician;  the  other.  Dr.  Ralph  D.  Edwards,  is 
a  dentist.  His  daughter,  Lydia,  is  a  talented  musician;  the 
other,  Elizabeth,  is  the  wife  of  Chas.  W.  Hall,  a  prominent 
business  man  of  Sandoval.  Dr.  Edwards'  wife  never  re-married. 

WILLIAM  M.  ESSEX 
William  Monroe  Essex,  salutatorian  of  the  class  of  1872, 
was  born  in  St.  Louis,  November  12,  185 1,  and  died  in  the 
same  city  January  23,  1875,  a  victim  of  the  "white  plague." 
He  never  married.  He  became  a  teacher  after  graduating  from 
McKendree,  and  continued  enthusiastically  in  the  service  of 
the  cause  of  education  up  to  a  short  time  before  his  death. 
He  was  for  a  time  professor  of  Mathematics  in  the  Springfield 
(Missouri)  Female  College.  He  was  a  younger  brother  of  the 
late  Thomas  Essex,  who  was  also  an  alumnus  of  McKendree, 
class  of  1858. 

GEORGE  W.  FLINT 
George  William  Flint  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Lebanon, 
Illinois,  February  6,  1847,  and  died  at  his  home  near  Ray 
mond,  Illinois,  February  11,  1926.  He  was  the  oldest  son  of 
William  and  Mary  (Gedney)  Flint,  who  were  both  natives 
of  England  and  came  to  America  soon  after  their  marriage 
in  the  home  land.  George  W.  graduated  from  McKendree  in 


the  class  of  1872,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and  later, 
M.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society.  A  year 
after  his  graduation  he  went  to  Glenwood,  Iowa,  where  he 
engaged  in  teaching  for  several  years.  Here  he  was  married 
February  24,  1876,  to  Miss  Ada  M.  Carter,  of  Glenwood. 
She  died  in  August  of  the  same  year,  at  the  age  of  twenty. 
He  then  returned  to  Illinois  and  engaged  in  the  lumber  busi- 
ness, first  at  Mt.  Olive,  and  later  at  Greenville.  On  May  4, 
1881,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Annie  E.  Kirkland  of  Walsh- 
ville,  Illinois.  Mrs.  Flint  died  in  March,  1912,  leaving  two 
children.  Earl  W.,  and  Mary  Louise.  From  the  spring  of 
1896  until  his  death,  Mr.  Flint  lived  on  a  farm  near  Raymond, 
which  for  a  number  of  years  has  been  managed  by  his  son 
and  daughter.  The  residence  is  a  large  roomy  house,  lighted 
with  gas,  heated  with  hot  water,  and  supplied  with  all 
modern  conveniences.  Mr.  Flint  had  five  brothers  who  were 
students  at  McKendree,  tho  not  all  of  them  graduated. 

MARGARET  E.  GILBERT 
Margaret  Elizabeth  Gilbert,  daughter  of  Edward  and 
Margaret  E.  (Roosevelt)  Gilbert,  was  born  March  i,  1850, 
on  the  old  Greenwich  plantation  of  colonial  days,  five  miles 
from  Savannah,  Georgia,  and  died  January  29,  1906,  at  Los 
Angeles,  California.  Most  of  her  childhood  was  spent  on  a 
farm  near  Lebanon,  Illinois.  Before  the  doors  of  McKendree 
were  open  to  women,  Miss  Gilbert  attended  a  young  ladies' 
seminary  in  Jersey  City,  and  Almira  College,  at  Greenville, 
Illinois.  She  entered  McKendree  in  1869  and  graduated  in 
1872,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  one  of  the  founders 
of  the  Clionian  Society.  She  was  married  October  10,  1876, 
to  Charles  Colgate  Galusha,  of  Rochester,  New  York.  One 
of  her  classmates.  Miss  Ellen  Allyn,  served  as  bridesmaid 
at  the  wedding,  which  took  place  at  the  Gilbert  homestead 
two  miles  east  of  Lebanon.  Their  two  sons  were  Eldon  Gil- 
bert and  Charles  Edward,  the  latter  of  whom  died  when  but 
two  years  old.  Her  husband,  after  a  long  period  of  ill  health, 
died  March  18,  1881.  In  December,  1902,  Mrs.  Gilbert,  with 
her  son,  Eldon,  and  her  sister,  Euretta,  moved  to  Los  Angeles, 
where  she  died  only  about  three  years  later. 

SAMUEL  HASTINGS 
Samuel  Hastings  was  born  at  Ingraham,  Clay  County, 
Ilhnois,  July  24,  1850,  and  died  in  Cairo,  Illinois,  September 
22,  1905.  After  graduating  at  McKendree  in  1872,  where  he 
was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society,  he  taught  school  for 
several  years  in  Clay  County,  and  then  moved  to  Cairo  and 
engaged  in  the  wholesale  grain  business.  On  September  24, 
1876,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Anisee  Barney  at  Ingraham, 


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Illinois.  To  them  were  born  four  children:  Lelia  M,,  Maude, 
Oris  B.,  and  Mary  Alice.  The  grain  business  established  by 
Mr.  Hastings  in  1885  has  now  passed  to  his  son,  Oris,  and 
his  brother,  Ira.  He  also  served  the  public  as  a  member  of 
the  City  Council  of  Cairo,  and  as  County  Commissioner  of 
Alexander  County.  He  was  also  president  of  Cairo's  Board 
of  Trade,  and  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  State  Hospital  for 
the  Insane  at  Aurora,  Illinois. 

GEORGE  W.  HILL 

George  Washington  Hill  was  born  at  Ewing,  Franklin 
County,  Illinois,  October  31,  1874,  and  died  at  Murphys- 
boro,  Illinois,  October  29, 1897.  His  parents  were  Judge  John 
W.  Hill,  a  native  of  Virginia,  and  Margaret  (Beattie)  Hill, 
born  in  Alabama.  At  McKendree,  Mr.  Hill  was  a  member 
of  the  Philosophian  Society.  After  his  graduation  in  1872, 
when  he  received  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  he  was  elected  pro- 
fessor of  Science  and  Latin  in  Ewing  College.  He  spent 
a  year  there  and  then  located  at  Murphysboro,  serving  as 
principal  of  the  public  schools  of  that  city  for  a  time  before 
entering  upon  the  practice  of  law.  In  1884  he  was  elected 
State  Senator  from  the  50th  Illinois  District.  He  took  an 
active  interest  in  politics,  served  many  years  as  chairman  of 
the  County  Central  Committee  of  his  party,  and  was  a 
delegate  to  the  Democratic  National  Convention  which  nom- 
inated Grover  Cleveland  for  president  in  1888.  Mr.  Hill  was 
married  October  27,  1875  to  Miss  Fannie  Ingram,  daughter 
of  Col.  W.  T.  Ingram,  M.  D.,  of  Murphysboro.  Five  children 
were  born  to  them,  three  of  whom  are  still  living.  These 
are  Margaret,  now  Mrs.  D.  M.  Parkinson  of  San  Antonio, 
Texas;  Frances,  now  Mrs.  A.  C.  Butterworth  of  Little  Rock, 
Arkansas;  and  Miss  Helen,  the  youngest  daughter,  who  lives 
with  her  mother  in  Murphysboro.  The  only  son,  Dr.  W. 
C.  Hill,  died  in  1906  at  Murphysboro,  where  he  was  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  medicine. 

JOHN  C.  KEET 

John  Charles  Keet,  son  of  Thomas  Josiah  and  Elizabeth 
(West)  Keet,  was  born  at  Keetsville,  Missouri,  August  9, 
1850.  While  in  McKendree  he  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Society.  He  graduated  in  1872  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and 
later  received  the  degree  of  M.  S.  On  December  18,  1875 
he  was  married  to  Miss  Lyda  Hypes  at  her  home  in  Lebanon. 
Miss  Hypes  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Clionian  Society, 
and  was  a  student  in  McKendree  at  the  same  time  with  Mr. 
Keet.  To  them  were  born  five  children:  Florence,  Bertram, 
Harry,  Belle,  and  Margaret.  Mr.  Keet  engaged  in  merchan- 
dising at  Springfield,  Mo.  soon  after  his  graduation,  and 
continued  in  this  business  until  his  death  February  20,  1905. 


W.  A.  KELSOE 


WILLIAM  A.  KELSOE 

William  Austin  Kelsoe,  a  veteran  newspaper  man  of  St. 
Louis,  IS  one  of  the  two  surviving  members  of  the  class  of 
1872,  the  other  survivor  be- 
ing Zachary  Taylor  Remick, 
of  Trenton,  Illinois. 

Mr.  Kelsoe  traces  his  an- 
cestry back  to  American  col- 
onists from  Europe,  includ- 
ing the  four  countries  of  the 
British  Isles  and  two  on  the 
Continent.  The  mother  of 
his  father.  Alexander  Kelsoe, 
a  native  of  Tennessee,  was 
a  North  Carolina  Huston 
(also  spelled  Houston).  Her 
husband,  Archibald  Kelsoe, 
is  said  to  have  changed  the 

spelling  of  his  family  name  to  have  it  end  like  Monroe, 
Defoe,  Kehoe,  Bludsoe  and  other  names  ending  in  "oe,"  Arch- 
ibald's brothers  and  their  children  keeping  the  old-time  Scotch 
and  Irish  spelling,  Kelso. 

Mr.  Kelsoe's  parents  were  both  school  teachers  before  their 
marriage.  He  still  has  the  teacher's  certificate  under  which  his 
mother  taught  a  country  school  in  Athens  County,  Ohio, 
when  she  was  Miss  Elizabeth  Watkins,  her  father  being 
Mathew  Watkins,  a  soldier  of  the  War  of  1812  and  a  son 
of  Jonathan  Watkins,  a  soldier  of  the  American  Revolution. 
She  was  married  to  Alexander  Kelsoe  in  1849  at  Rock  Island, 
Illinois,  where  she  was  then  living  with  a  married  sister, 
Mrs.  Austin  (Esther)  Prouty.  Alexander  Kelsoe  was  then 
circuit  clerk  of  Bond  County,  Illinois,  but  before  that  he 
had  taught  school  in  the  county  several  years  and  had  at- 
tended McKendree  College  in  1844. 

W.  A.  Kelsoe,  born  Feb.  i,  in  Greencastle,  the  capital  of 
Bond  County,  lost  both  parents  before  he  was  eleven  years 
old,  his  mother  in  his  early  infancy,  and  until  he  became  of 
age  he  lived  most  of  the  time  with  the  family  of  an  uncle 
and  aunt,  William  and  Martha  Watkins,  the  latter  being  a 
Greenville  Greenwood,  of  Boston  parentage  and  culture.  His 
early  education  was  received  at  public  schools  in  Greenville, 
Pocahontas  and  Vandalia,  a  private  school  in  Greenville  for 
boys,  and  a  country  school  near  Highland,  111.  Entering  Mc- 
Kendree College  in  September,  1866,  he  devoted  two  years 
exclusively  to  studies  in  the  regular  scientific  course  and  the 
next  two  largely  to  Greek  and  Latin.  Then  he  put  in  nine 
months  as  a  teacher  of  a  country  school  not  far  from  Lebanon, 


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returning  to  the  college  campus  in  June,  1871,  to  read  Greek 
and  Latin  daily  to  Professor  S.  H.  Deneen  (the  flither  of 
the  present  United  States  Senator)  under  a  shady  tree  the 
rest  of  the  summer. 

Mr.  Kelsoe  says  that  he  was  not  a  brilliant  student  and 
that  he  owed  his  election  to  an  editorship  (twice)  on  the 
college  paper  and  to  the  presidency  of  the  Platonian  Society 
in  the  fall  of  1869  and  again  in  the  fall  of  187 1,  not  to  oratory 
or  any  literary  achievement,  not  to  his  record  in  the  recitation 
room,  but  largely,  in  fact,  almost  entirely  to  his  work  on  the 
ball  field  and  in  the  college  gymnasium.  He  is  credited  with 
having  won  high  honors  in  an  essay  contest,  but  his  good 
fortune  then  was  due,  he  says,  to  the  fact  that  one  of  the 
members  of  his  class.  Miss  Virginia  Leonora  Roberts,  was 
not  a  competitor,  this  brilliant  young  lady  having  been  the 
winner  in  a  similar  contest  the  year  before.  And  the  high 
prize  this  time,  in  June,  1872,  was  not  for  Mr.  Kelsoe  alone, 
he  tells  us.  He  had  to  share  it  with  another  great  woman  in 
the  graduating  class  that  year.  Miss  Ellen  Sophronia  Allyn^ 
a  daughter  of  the  college  president. 

After  graduating  at  McKendree,  Mr.  Kelsoe  accompanied 
his  youngest  classmate,  Augustus  Charles  Bernays,  (later 
nationally  famous  as  a  surgeon)  to  the  old  University  of 
Heidelburg,  Germany  where  they  were  joined  later  by 
another  classmate,  the  valedictorian  of  the  class.  Rev.  Thom- 
as Clark  McFarland. 

From  the  Centennial  History  of  Missouri,  page  501,  we 
learn  that  "at  Heidelburg,  Mr.  Kelsoe  studied  philology  and 
old  German  literature  under  Professor  Bartsch,  history  and 
literature  under  Professor  von  Treitschke,  international  law 
under  Professor  Bluntschli.  the  master  works  of  literature 
under  Professor  Kuno  Fischer  and  physics  under  Professor 
Kirchhoff,  all  men  celebrated  in  their  respective  fields  of 
education." 

His  stand  for  the  settlement  of  international  controversies 
by  arbitration,  publicly  advocated  on  more  than  one  occasion 
at  McKendree,  was  greatly  strengthened  at  Heidelburg. 
"Old  McKendree"  and  "Alt  Heidelberg"  have  never,  no, 
not  for  a  single  moment,  since  his  student  days,  cea.sed  to 
be  very  dear  to  him. 

Twice  the  college  (McKendree)  has  honored  him  with 
election  to  its  Board  of  Trustees — in  1893,  and  1926.  One 
of  its  present  members,  Charles  Pace  Hamill,  who.se  parents 
were  Mr.  Kelsoe's  fellow  students  at  McKendree,  was  asso- 
ciated with  him  in  newspaper  work  at  the  St.  Louis  World's 
Fair,  being  connected  with  the  Exposition's  Local  Press  Bu- 
reau, and  so  were  Professor  Willi.im  F.  Thrall,  J.  Paul  Ed- 


wards and  G.  Roy  Flint,  themselves  McKendre<ins,  as  their 
fathers  were  before  them.  Dr.  Theodore  Lewald,  who  had 
charge  of  Germany's  wonderful  exhibit  at  the  Fair,  was  a 
member  of  Mr.  Kelsoe's  college  fraternity  at  Heidelburg, 
the  Verbindung  Rupertia,  named  for  Carl  Rupert,  the  foun 
der  of  the  present  Germany's  oldest  university. 

Mr.  Kelsoe  was  married  in  1877  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  to 
Miss  Frida  Hillgaertner,  whose  acquaintance  he  had  made 
at  McKendree  College  and  whose  father  was  prominently 
identified  with  the  German  press  of  that  city,  as  he  had 
been  in  the  Fifties  with  the  Illinois  Staatszeitung  of  Chicago, 
Mrs.  Kelsoe's  native  city,  where  some  of  her  relatives  are 
still  hving,  notably  Mr.  Charles  Roden,  the  head  of  the 
Chicago  Public  Library  and  president  of  the  national  asso- 
ciation of  American  Librarians.  Dr.  Hillgaertner  was  with 
Carl  Schurz  in  the  German  Revolution  of  1848,  and  Mrs. 
Hillgaertner  was  of  the  German  nobility,  a  von  Roden  of 
Hanover  and  a  great-granddaughter  of  Baron  von  Freytag. 

Mr.  Kelsoe's  long  service  in  St.  Louis  newspaper  work, 
beginning  in  August,  1874,  has  seemed  to  him  to  have  been 
a  continuation  of  his  college  training,  and  he  says  he  has 
never  regretted  his  choice  of  journalism  as  his  life  vocation. 
Much  of  his  newspaper  experience  is  told  in  his  work,  the 
"St.  Louis  Reference  Record,"  published  late  in  1927  by  the 
Von  Hoffman  Press  in  St.  Louis.  Since  Mrs.  Kelsoe's  death, 
in  1920,  he  has  made  his  home  with  their  only  child,  Stephen 
Hillgaertner  Kelsoe,  connected  with  the  St.  Louis  Public 
Library. 

DR.  GEORGE  S.  LIGGETT 
George  Samuel  Liggett  was  born  in  Williston,  Vermont, 
October  27,  1853.  He  was  a  son  of  William  C.  and  Ellen  O. 
(Whitney)  Liggett.  His  mother  was  a  member  of  the  cele- 
brated Whitney  family  of  New  England.  At  an  early  age 
he  came  with  his  parents  to  Lebanon,  where  in  due  time 
he  entered  McKendree  College  and  graduated  in  1872,  re 
ceiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and  later,  M.  S.  In  1876  he 
received  the  degree  of  M.  D.  from  the  St.  Louis  Medical 
College.  He  spent  the  next  year  as  interne  at  the  St.  Louis 
Public  Hospital.  His  first  private  practice  was  at  Mt.  Vernon, 
Illinois.  After  a  year  he  accepted  a  position  as  company 
physician  for  the  Iron  Mountain  Mining  Company  in  Mis- 
souri. In  1884,  Dr.  Liggett  moved  to  Oswego,  Kansas,  where 
he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  had  a  large  general 
practice,  and  made  a  specialty  of  microscopic  work.  He  wrote 
much  for  medical  and  other  scientific  journals.  He  has  served 
as  county  health  officer,  county  physician,  mayor  of  Os- 
wego, member  of  the  City  Board  of  Health,  Government 


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pension  examiner,  president  of  the  County  Medical  Society, 
secretary  of  the  Southeast  Kansas  Medical  Society,  and  the 
American  Medical  Society,  and  filled  other  public  and  semi- 
public  positions  of  honor  and  trust.  While  m  McKendree 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society,  and  m  later  life 
was  prominent  in  several  fraternal  organiz,ations.  He  was 
married  in  February,  1882,  to  Miss  Marianna  Henderson, 
of  Glasgow,  Mo.  Of  their  three  sons,  the  oldest  and  youngest 
are  now  living.  The  second  died  m  his  twentieth  year.  Dr. 
Liggett's  death  occurred  at  his  home  m  Oswego,  Kansas, 
January  16,  iqij,  in  the  sixtieth  year  of  his  age. 
REV.  THOMAS  C.  McFARLAND 

Thomas  Clark  McFarland,  born  near  Sparta,  Illinois,  Oc- 
tober 8,  1850,  was  valedictorian  of  the  class  of  1872.  He 
received  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later,  A.  M.  He  taught 
school  in  Cahfornia,  and  also  did  newspaper  work  on  a  San 
Francisco  paper  in  1872  and  187J.  He  then  went  to  Heidel- 
berg, Germany,  where  he  joined  two  of  his  McKendree  class- 
mates, Bernays  and  Kelsoe.  After  attending  university  lec- 
tures on  philology  and  literature  a  year  at  Heidelberg  and  a 
year  at  Strassburg,  he  returned  to  the  United  States  and 
entered  the  Lane  Theological  Seminary  at  Cincinnati,  where 
he  remained  a  year.  He  then  spent  two  years  in  the  McCor- 
mick  Theological  Seminary  at  Chicago,  graduating  there  with 
the  class  of  1878.  That  year  he  was  ordained  a  minister  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  soon  afterwards  accepted  a 
pastorate  at  Bellevue,  Iowa,  where  he  remained  one  year. 
Then  he  served  in  turn,  four  years  at  Malcolm,  Iowa,  three 
at  Petersburg,  Illinois,  one  at  Mitchell,  South  Dakota,  seven- 
teen at  Williamsburg,  Iowa,  and  seven  in  California.  He 
removed  to  California  on  account  of  his  health,  and  lived 
at  Beaumont,  in  that  state.  On  September  20,  1880,  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Myra  Delia  Wynkoop  of  Bellevue,  Iowa. 
Mrs.  McFarland  died  November  2j,  1903,  leaving  three 
children,  John  S.,  Isabel,  and  David  Hawthorne.  While  m 
McKendree  he  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  So- 
ciety. He  died  m  Los  Angeles,  Jan.  24,  1914. 
THOMAS  J.  PORTER 

Thomas  Jeiferson  Porter  was  born  May  10,  1851,  at  Mid- 
dleburg,  Tennessee.  He  was  the  son  of  William  G.  and  Mary 

A.  (Stubblefield)  Porter.  Young  Thomas  entered  McKendree, 
joined  Plato,  finished  his  course,  and  received  the  degree  of 

B.  S.  in  1872,  later  receiving  the  Master's  Degree.  He  became 
a  travelling  salesman  soon  after  graduating.  During  the  years 
between  1887  and  1899,  he  was  engaged  in  the  mercantile 
business  for  himself,  but  since  1901  he  had  been  engaged  in 
the  life  insurance  business.  He  was  state  agency  director 


ot  the  Kansas  City  Centr.il  Life  Insurance  Company  for  that 
state.  On  May  10,  1880,  Mr.  Porter  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Sallie  A.  Hughey,  at  the  home  of  the  bride,  m 
St.  Louis.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  G.  W.  Hughey, 
who  lived  m  Lebanon  when  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Porter  were  both 
students  m  McKendree.  The  Porters  lived  for  many  years 
m  Galena,  Missouri.  Mr.  Porter  attended  the  reunion  of 
his  class  m  1Q12.  His  death  occurred  a  few  years  later. 
2ACHARY  T.  REMICK 

Zachary  Taylor  Remick,  son  ot  George  W.  and  Eleanor 
Remick,  was  born  March  1 .  1850,  m  Clinton  County,  Illinois, 
two  miles  south  of  Trenton.  After  graduating  at  McKendree 
in  1872  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science,  he  taught 
school  for  four  years  at  Summerfield,  three  at  Columbia,  two 
at  Shiloh,  and  five  at  Trenton,  where  he  is  still  living.  After 
teaching  fourteen  years  he  engaged  in  the  milling  business 
in  Trenton  with  his  father-in-law  and  brother-in-law,  and 
later  for  fifteen  years  in  the  grain  and  lumber  business.  He 
is  at  present  interested  in  the  loan,  insurance,  real  estate, 
and  collection  business,  and  was  for  some  years  president 
of  the  First  National  Bank  at  Trenton,  Illinois.  He  has  served 
for  many  years  as  notary  public  and  police  ludge.  In  1904, 
he  was  nominated  without  his  consent  for  county  super- 
intendent of  schools  and  was  beaten  by  only  300  votes,  al- 
though running  on  the  Republican  ticket  in  a  county  ordin- 
arily Democratic  by  1000  to  1200  votes.  Whilein  McKendree 
Mr.  Remick  was  a  member  of  the  Philo  Society.  On  Decem- 
ber 3,  1880,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Kate  Eisenmayer,  a 
daughter  of  the  late  Andrew  Eisenmayer,  of  Trenton,  and 
a  sister  of  the  late  J.  C.  Eisenmayer,  both  of  whom  have 
been  trustees  of  McKendree  College.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Remick  four  children  were  born.  Arthur,  the  oldest,  is  an 
architect  in  New  York  City;  A.  B.  Remick,  the  second  son, 
studied  law  and  is  now  connected  with  an  advertising  agency 
in  St.  Louis;  Christine,  the  only  daughter,  was  a  student 
in  McKendree,  and  is  now  the  wife  of  Walter  Siegmond, 
of  St.  Louis:  the  youngest  child,  Walter,  died  when  only 
three  years  of  age.  He  is  still  Hving  in  Trenton  (1928)  and 
takes  an  interest  in  business.  For  a  number  of  years  he 
served  as  organist  in  the  Methodist  Church  at  Trenton. 
VIRGINIA  L.  ROBERTS 

Virginia  Leonora  Roberts  was  born  July  2r,  1851,  in 
Lebanon,  111.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Rev.  George  Lamb 
Roberts,  a  native  of  Kaskaskia,  one  of  whose  ancestors  came 
to  America  with  William  Penn  and  was  the  first  governor 
of  the  province  of  New  Hampshire.  On  her  mother's  side 
she  was  descended  from  Nicholas  Horner,  a  native  of  Eng- 


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land,  who  came  from  Baltmiore  to  Lebanon  in  1812,  over  a 
century  ago.  Her  mother  was  Virginia  E.  Horner,  a  native 
of  Lebanon.  Miss  Roberts  was  born  in  the  historic  old  house, 
built  and  occupied  by  her  maternal  grand-parents,  Nathan 
and  Nancy  (Hypes)  Horner.  In  this  home  Bishops  Asbury, 
McKendree,  and  Soule  had  been  entertained  as  guests,  and 
here  too,  Edward  R.  Ames,  afterward  bishop,  preached  his 
trial  sermon  before  being  licensed  to  preach.  Miss  Roberts 
was  one  of  the  founders  of  Clio.  She  graduated  in  1872,  with 
the  degree  of  B.  S.,  after  which  she  taught  school  two  years 
in  Lebanon,  and  was  then  chosen  principal  of  a  school  in 
Atchison,  Kansas.  Here  she  met  John  C.  Kerr,  to  whom  she 
was  married  November  24,  1880.  To  them  were  born  three 
children,  Edward  Roberts,  now  living  in  California,  Mabel 
Virginia,  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools  of  San  Diego,  Calif., 
now  the  home  city  of  the  Kerrs,  and  Margaret,  now  the 
wife  of  George  A.  Otis,  and  living  in  the  same  city.  Mrs. 
Kerr  died  Nov.  5,  1918,  in  San  Diego,  Cahfornia. 

CHARLES  SHUMAN 
Charles  Shuman  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  February 
21,  184J.  His  parents  were  Charles  and  Magdalena  (Elbert) 
Shuman,  both  natives  of  Heidelburg,  Germany.  They  came 
to  America  in  i8j9,  first  locating  in  Philadelphia,  and  after- 
ward settling  in  Illinois  in  1857.  Charles  entered  McKendree 
where  he  pursued  the  scientific  course,  and  was  a  member 
of  Plato  Society.  He  graduated  in  the  class  of  1872.  He  then 
taught  school  two  years  in  "Looking  Glass  Prairie,"  St.  Clair 
County,  Illinois,  spent  one  year  at  the  Southern  Illinois  Nor- 
mal at  Carbondale,  and  then  taught  three  years  in  Moultrie 
County,  Illinois.  He  served  three  years  as  township  super- 
visor and  eighteen  as  county  clerk  of  Moultrie  County, 
being  elected  on  the  Democratic  ticket.  In  1891  he  was 
elected  vice-president  of  the  State  Bank  of  Sullivan,  Illinois, 
and  six  years  later,  president.  In  1905  this  bank  became  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Sullivan.  He  was  the  head  of  the 
bank  for  many  years.  He  was  also  for  many  years  extensively 
engaged  in  farming  and  stock-raising.  His  farm  of  850  acres 
near  Sullivan  includes  the  farm  on  which  he  worked  when 
a  boy.  He  was  married  September  8,  1874,  to  Miss  Mary 
R.  McPheeters  at  the  home  of  the  bride's  parents,  Major 
and  Mrs.  Addison  McPheeters.  They  have  two  sons.  Bliss, 
who  manages  the  Shuman  farm,  and  Irving,  who  is  a  cashier 
of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Sullivan,  and  one  daughter. 
Bertha,  who  became  a  teacher  after  graduating  from  DePauw 
University.  He  died  at  the  Mullanphy  Hospital  of  St.  Louis, 
April  6,  1916. 


CHARLES  SPIES 
Charles  Spies  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Marine,  Illinois, 
June  13,  1850.  He  graduated  from  McKendree  in  the  scien 
tific  course  in  1872.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Liter- 
ary Society.  From  1873  to  1875,  he  was  principal  of  the  St. 
Jacobs  public  schools.  He  was  engaged  in  the  drug  business 
in  St.  Jacob  for  twenty-four  years,  and  for  twelve  years  of 
the  same  period  was  secretary  of  the  Valier  and  Spies  Milling 
Company  of  that  place.  He  was  also  Township  Treasurer 
for  eight  years.  Later  he  moved  to  St.  Louis  and  became 
vice-president  of  the  C.  F.  Blanke  Tea  and  Coffee  Company 
of  that  city.  He  is  the  son  of  Jacob  and  Katherine  (Kaufman) 
Spies.  He  was  married  August  6,  1874,  to  Miss  Emma 
Blanke  of  Marine,  Illinois.  To  them  were  born  three  daugh- 
ters. Stella  graduated  at  McKendree  and  married  Victor  M. 
Seiter.  They  live  in  Kansas  City.  Florence,  the  second  daugh- 
ter, was  accidentally  drowned  while  a  student  in  McKen- 
dree. Linda,  the  youngest,  is  still  living  with  her  mother  in 
St.  Louis.  Mr.  Spies'  death  occurred  in  November,  191 5. 

VIRGINIA  L.  THATCHER 
Virginia  Laura  Thatcher  was  born  September  i,  185a, 
at  Marion,  Illinois.  Her  parents  were  Rev.  John  and  Virginia 
(Wells)  Thatcher.  Being  a  Methodist  preacher's  daughter, 
she  lived  in  many  towns  during  her  girlhood,  the  family 
moving  in  turn  to  Xenia,  Benton,  Salem,  Fairfield,  Mascou- 
tah,  Ashley,  Tamaroa,  and  Mt.  Erie,  all  in  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference.  After  her  father's  death  in  1869,  the 
widow  and  children  located  in  Lebanon  where  Miss  Jennie 
attended  McKendree  and  graduated  in  1872  with  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  She  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Clionian  Literary 
Society.  She  taught  school  in  Lebanon  for  a  time  after  her 
graduation,  and  in  1875,  on  her  twenty-third  birthday  she 
was  married  to  William  E.  McBride,  of  the  class  of  187 1, 
with  whom  she  lived  happily  until  his  death  in  1893.  Their 
four  children  are  Dovey  M.,  who  married  Dr.  O.  C.  Church; 
Olive,  William,  Thomas,  and  Sadie  E.,  who  married  Prof. 
Ernest  R.  Crisp.  The  son  now  has  charge  of  the  McBride 
farm  in  St.  Clair  County,  which  was  owned  by  his  father, 
grandfather,  and  great-grandfather,  having  been  in  the 
McBride  family  for  more  than  a  hundred  years.  After  liv- 
ing on  the  farm  for  thirty-three  years,  Mrs.  McBride  moved 
to  Lebanon  and  lived  till  her  death  in  the  home  formerly 
occupied  by  her  mother.  One  night,  January  30,  1918, 
she  went  to  bed  as  usual,  after  talking  over  plans  to  visit 
her  youngest  daughter  in  Chicago,  and  woke  up  in  Eternity. 
She  thus  made  the  transition  from  this  world  to  the  next 
without  a  single  day  of  illness. 


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REV,  DR.  L.  W.  THRALL 

Leonidas  Worthy  Thrall  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Bone 
Gap,  Edwards  County,  Illinois,  February  21,  iSso.  He  is  a 
son  of  Worthy  and  Hannah  (James)  Thrall.  His  mother  was 
of  Welsh  ancestry,  and  his  father  was  a  great-grandson  of 
Samuel  Thrall,  a  captain  in  the  American  army  during  the 
War  of  Independence,  and  a  descendant  of  William  Thrall, 
who  came  to  America  from  England  with  a  band  of  Puritans 
and  settled  at  Windsor^  Connecticut,  in  i6jo.  Before  entering 
McKendree  College.  Leonidas  attended  the  academy  of  the 
Northwestern  University  at  Evanston,  Illinois;  and  before 
his  graduation  he  taught  a  school  for  colored  children  at 
Lebanon.  He  completed  the  classical  course  and  received  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  in  June,  1872.  In  1875  he  was  granted  the 
degree  of  A.  M.,  and  in  1895  his  Alma  Mater  honored  him 
with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity.  After  his  graduation 
he  entered  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 
and  was  received  into  full  connection  in  the  Southern  Illinois 
Conference  m  1874.  After  a  few  years  of  work  m  this  con- 
ference he  was  transferred  to  Kansas,  and  served  the  churches 
at  Hartford,  Columbus,  and  Independence,  Kansas.  He  then 
returned  to  Illinois  in  187Q  and  served  m  turn  the  following 
charges:  Ashley,  Grayville,  Metropolis,  Salem,  Greenville, 
Lebanon,  and  Flora.  For  six  years  beginning  1893  he  was 
presiding  elder  of  the  Vandalia  District,  making  his  home 
first  at  Salem  and  later  at  Lebanon,  that  his  children  might 
more  conveniently  attend  college. 

While  in  Hartford,  Kansas,  he  served  as  president  of  the 
Hartford  Collegiate  Institute  of  that  city.  He  once  served 
as  financial  agent  for  McKendree  College,  and  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  thirty  years.  He  was  a 
delegate  to  the  General  Conference  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  which  convened  at  Cleveland  in  1896;  and 
again  to  the  one  in  Chicago  in  1900.  It  has  been  truly  said 
of  Dr.  Thrall  that  he  was  one  of  the  ablest  pulpit  orators  m 
the  Methodist  Church,  and  he  was  known  throughout  South- 
ern Illinois  as  a  public  speaker  at  Memorial  Day  exercises. 
Fourth  of  July  celebrations,  and  educational  meetings. 

Dr.  Thrall  was  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Edith 
M.  Flint,  the  first  woman  to  graduate  from  McKendree 
College  (class  of  1870)  and  one  of  the  founders  of  Clio.  They 
were  married  September  29,  1873,  at  the  old  Flint  home  one 
mile  east  of  Lebanon.  Mrs.  Thrall  died  November  10,  1898, 
at  Lebanon.  Her  funeral  was  held  in  the  college  chapel.  Their 
five  children.  Edith  Laura,  Victor  W.,  William  F.,  Charles 
H.,  and  Harold  L.,  are  all  graduates  of  McKendree.  On 
December  27,  1900,  Dr.  Thrall  was  married  to  Emily  M. 


Jones,  of  Ingraham,  Illinois.  Their  only  child,  Mary  Vir- 
ginia, was  born  on  St.  Patrick's  day,  1902.  He  died  at  Du 
quoin  in  1018. 

JUDGE  WILLIAM  E.  WARD 
William  Edgar  Ward  was  born  in  Belleville,  Illinois,  May 
13,  185 1.  His  parents  were  John  Ward  and  Lucy  L.  Ash, 
pioneer  citizens  of  St.  Clair  County.  He  graduated  from 
McKendree  in  1872,  receiving  the  degree  B.  S.,  and  a  year 
later  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois.  In 
addition  to  his  law  practice  he  has  been  city  attorney  of 
Belleville  five  years.  Township  Clerk  and  Township  Attor- 
ney, two  years  each.  In  1892  he  was  elected  city  justice 
of  Belleville,  and  held  the  office  thirty-five  years.  Judge  Ward 
was  married  May  13,  1874,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  G.  Phillips, 
of  Belleville.  They  have  five  children:  William  H.,  Marian 
Frances,  Edgar  A.,  Florence,  and  Ardella.  They  are  all  mar- 
ried but  one.  Mr.  Ward  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian 
Society  while  in  McKendree,  and  belonged  to  the  Knights 
of  Pythias  and  the  Liederkranz  Singing  Society  of  Belleville. 
He  died  in  Belleville  December  4,  1927. 

DR.  WALTER  WATSON 

Walter  Watson  was  born 
May  14,  1851,  at  Mt.  Ver- 
non, Illinois.  He  is  a  son  of 
Joel  Franklin  and  Sarah 
(Taylor)  Watson.  He  grad- 
uated from  McKendree  m 
the  class  of  1872,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.  S.  Later  he 
received  the  Master's  de- 
gree from  his  Alma  Mater. 
While  m  college  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Philosophian 
Society.  After  his  gradua- 
tion he  taught  school  for  a 
time  at  Grayville,  Illinois,  and  then  entered  the  Medical 
College  of  Ohio  at  Cincinnati,  from  which  institution  he 
received  the  degree  of  M.  D.  m  1875.  While  there  he  won 
the  college  prize  in  ophthalmology  and  by  competitive  exam- 
ination secured  a  position  as  interne  m  the  Good  Samaritan 
Hospital  of  Cincinnati.  After  serving  a  year  in  the  hospital 
and  a  year  as  demonstrator  of  anatomy  in  the  medical  college 
where  he  graduated,  he  returned  to  Mt.  Vernon  in  1877  and 
began  the  practice  of  medicine  in  his  home  town,  having 
formed  a  partnership  with  Dr.  W.  Duff  Green  of  that  place. 
In  1893  he  was  appointed  superintendent  of  the  Hospital  for 
the  Insane  at  Jacksonville.  Illinois.  He  was  a  member  of  the 


DR.  WATSON 


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Democratic  State  Central  Committee  of  Illinois  for  seventeen 
years.  While  he  was  chairman  of  this  committee,  the  party 
polled  the  highest  vote  in  its  history  in  this  state.  He  was 
a  delegate-at-large  to  the  National  Democratic  Convention 
which  nominated  Grover  Cleveland  for  president  in  1892. 
Dr.  Watson  retired  from  regular  practice  some  years  ago. 
He  stood  high  both  as  a  physician  and  surgeon,  but  it  was 
in  surgery,  of  which  he  made  a  specialty,  that  he  won  his 
chief  distinction.  On  September  16,  1888,  he  was  married 
to  Miss  Nettie  M.  Johnson,  of  Champaign,  Illinois,  who 
died  April  7,  1897.  Their  only  child,  Margaret,  is  the  wife 
of  Thomas  Perry,  of  Westerly,  Rhode  Island.  He  died  Jan- 
uary 8,  1922 

THE  CLASS  OF  1873 
REV.  WILLIAM  F.  BROWN 
William  Fletcher  Brown  enrolled  as  coming  from  Walsh- 
ville,  lUinois.  His  membership  in  the  Philosophian  Society 
shows  that  he  came  as  early  as  1865,  but  he  did  not  finish 
his  course  till  1873,,  when  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
He  joined  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  in  1874  and 
served  in  the  pastorate  in  this  conference  till  1882,  when 
he  transferred  to  Iowa.  Later  he  moved  to  Kansas.  In  191 1 
he  was  at  South  McAlester.  Oklahoma.  We  have  no  later 
information  concerning  him. 

THOMAS  I.  BRISCOE 
Thomas  Ira  Briscoe,  son  of  Edward  and  Nancy  Briscoe, 
was  born  in  Pike  County,  Illinois,  August  27,  1845.  He 
grew  up  on  a  farm  and  after  passing  through  the  public 
schools,  he  entered  McKendree  and  graduated  in  187J,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  Philo.  Later  he  entered 
the  Law  School  of  the  University  of  Michigan  and  received 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1876.  He  practiced  law  for  a  few 
years  at  Pittsfield,  Illinois,  and  then  in  1878  he  vyent  to 
Colorado  and  engaged  in  the  mining  business.  At  the  last 
report  from  him  a  few  years  ago  he  was  still  concerned  with 
mining  interests  and  his  home  was  at  Buena  Vista,  Colorado, 
which  is  the  county  seat  of  Chaffee  County.  He  was  county 
commissioner  for  one  term,  sheriff  for  one  term,  and  county 
judge  for  one  term.  He  was  married  in  July,  1895,  to  Miss 
Minnie  Oliver  of  Pittsfield,  Illinois.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  Order  and  has  been  twice  master  of  the  local  lodge 
in  his  home  city.  He  has  not  had  an  opportunity  to  visit 
his  Alma  Mater  for  many  years,  but  nevertheless  he  is  still 
a  loyal  McKendrean. 

BENJAMIN  H.  CHAPMAN 
Benjamin  Harvey  Chapman  was  born  m  Green  County, 
Illinois,  October  28,  1846.  He  became  a  student  in  McKen 


dree  in  1869  and  graduated  in  187},,  receiving  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society. 
After  his  graduation  he  studied  law  at  Springfield,  Illinois. 
He  began  practicing  law  in  Vandalia,  Illinois,  about  the  year 
1878,  and  later  became  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Henry 
and  Chapman.  In  1884  he  moved  to  Kansas  City  and  be- 
came a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Brown,  Chapman,  and 
Brown.  He  afterward  became  interested  in  gold  mines  in 
South  America,  and  while  looking  after  these  interests,  his 
death  occurred  at  Medellin,  United  States  of  Columbia, 
about  the  year  1905.  He  was  never  married.  He  was  an 
attendant  and  supporter  of  the  Methodist  Church,  a  good 
lawyer,  a  high-minded  and  honorable  man,  a  companionable 
and  trustworthy  friend. 

JOHN  TETHERING  TON 
John  Tetherington  was  born  near  Caseyville,  Illinois,  Oc- 
tober 8,  1849,  and  died  at  Edwardsville,  August  31,  191 1. 
He  graduated  from  McKendree  in  the  class  of  1873,  receiv- 
ing the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Literary  Society.  He  was  married  October  8,  1878,  to  Miss 
Mary  I.  Renfro.  They  have  seven  living  children.  He  spent 
a  good  portion  of  his  life  on  a  farm  in  Madison  County. 
For  a  number  of  years  he  was  treasurer  of  that  county. 
During  his  later  years  he  retired  from  the  farm  and  resided 
in  Edwardsville.  He  was  a  Ma.son  and  also  belonged  to  the 
Order  of  Red  Men . 

OLIVER  M.  EDWARDS 
Oliver  Mathis  Edwards  was  born  at  McLeansboro,  Illi- 
nois, March  30,  i8si.  His  parents  were  Thomas  H.  and 
Margaret  Edwards.  The  father  was  a  native  of  North  Caro- 
lina, and  the  mother  of  Tennessee.  Oliver  entered  McKen- 
dree in  1869  and  graduated  in  June,  1873,  with  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society. 
He  was  married  November  20,  1873,  to  Miss  Louise  Alice 
Vollintme,  who  was  a  student  of  McKendree  from  1869  to 
18" I.  They  have  five  children;  Emory,  William  H.,  lona, 
BeuLih,  and  Oliver  Mathis,  Jr.  The  youngest  followed  his 
father's  footsteps  for  a  time  in  being  a  student  in  McKendree. 
After  his  graduation  Mr.  Edwards  made  farming  his  principal 
business  until  1906,  since  which  time  he  has  resided  in  So- 
rento,  Illinois,  with  his  wife  and  son.  He  has  always  been 
identified  with  educational  interests  in  the  community  where 
he  lived.  He  taught  school  himself  for  seven  years,  and  was 
a  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  eighteen  years.  Since 
living  in  Sorento  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Education  for  four  years.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist Church  since  he  was  thirteen  years  of  age,  and  for  many 


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years  a  Sunday  School  Superintendent.  He  has  always  been 
active  in  public  affairs,  especially  so  m  the  interest  of  the 
Republican  party.  In  March,  1912,  he  was  appointed  post- 
master of  Sorento,  Illinois,  by  President  Taft.  He  has  been 
for  fifteen  years  a  Mason,  and  for  twenty  years  a  Modern 
Woodman. 

DEAN  WILLIAM  W.  EDWARDS 

William  Wirt  Edwards 
WIS  born  March  3,  1853,, 
at  Pinckneyville,  Illinois, 
where  his  parents,  William 
md  Juliet  M.  Edwards, 
were  among  the  early  set 
tiers,  having  located  there 
tbout  the  year  1832.  His 
tither,  William  Edwards, 
was  for  some  years  a  mer- 
chant, but  later  he  studied 
and  practiced  law,  and  at 
the  time  of  his  death  m 
i8s4.  stood  high  m  the  legal 
profession.  The  widowed  mother,  a  woman  of  cultured 
mmd,  by  reason  of  home  study  and  extensive  reading,  was 
deeply  interested  in  the  education  of  her  children,  and  ren- 
dered them  every  assistance  which  her  limited  means  would 
permit.  When  William  W.,  her  youngest  son,  had  finished 
the  village  school,  she  came  with  him  to  Lebanon  in  1869 
and  remained  there  with  him  during  most  of  the  time  he 
was  pursuing  his  college  course.  He  graduated  m  187},  with 
the  first  honors  of  his  class,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
and  three  years  later,  A.  M.  For  three  years  he  engaged  in 
teaching  and  studied  law.  In  1876,  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  and  began  the  practice  of  law  at  Carleton,  Nebraska, 
where  he  remained  five  years.  In  1878  he  was  elected  county 
judge.  On  September  11  of  the  same  year  he  was  married  to 
Miss  Cora  Malone,  of  Steelville,  Illinois.  For  thirty-eight 
years  she  shared  with  him  the  vicissitudes  of  life  as  a  beloved 
companion  and  a  wise  counsellor,  devoted  to  her  home  and 
family,  also  finding  much  time  for  active  religious  work,  for 
which  her  character  and  talents  especially  fitted  her.  At  her 
death  in  November,  1916,  she  left  four  sons  and  five  daugh- 
ters, all  of  whom  are  still  living.  About  four  years  later, 
Mr.  Edwards  was  married  to  Mrs.  Louise  Watson,  of  Spring- 
field, his  present  wife. 

In  1883,  Mr.  Edwards  entered  the  ministry  and  joined  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference.  From  that  time  until  his  retire- 
ment in  191 1,  he  served  pastoral  charges  except  the  years 


in  which  he  was  engaged  in  educational  work.  He  was  for 
ten  years,  i88sr  to  189";,  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  McKen- 
dree  College,  first  as  professor  of  Latin,  and  later  .is  dean 
of  the  Law  Department.  He  also  served  five  years  as  principal 
of  the  McCray-Dewey  Academy,  at  Troy,  Illinois.  Even 
after  his  retirement,  he  was  so  strongly  drawn  toward  edu- 
cational work  that  he  founded  the  Lincoln  College  of  Law 
at  Springfield,  Illinois,  which  was  chartered  by  the  State  in 
May,  1912,  and  of  which  he  is  still  the  dean.  This  school 
maintains  a  strong  course  of  study,  and  has  obtained  favor- 
able recognition  by  the  profession  m  general,  as  well  as  by 
other  institutions  of  like  character.  Dean  Edwards  says:  "In 
reviewing  the  experiences  of  the  more  than  half  century  of 
my  active  life,  I  derive  the  greatest  satisfaction  from  the 
thought  that  I  may  have  contributed  somewhat  to  the  suc- 
cess of  the  youth  with  whom  I  have  come  in  contact." 
FRANK   W.  MARSHALL 

Frank  Wyman  Marshall  was  born  at  Clinton,  New  Jersey, 
March  3,  i8<f3,.  He  is  a  son  of  Rev.  Lyman  and  Eliza  W. 
Marshall,  who  were  both  native  Americans.  His  father  was 
for  many  years  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Leb- 
anon. He  entered  McKendree  m  1869  and  graduated  m  1873, 
receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  a.nd  later  A.  M.  In  1897, 
McKendree  conferred  upon  him  the  honorary  degree  of  Doc- 
tor of  Music.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary 
Society.  He  spent  some  years  in  teaching  after  his  graduation, 
being  principal  of  the  high  school  at  Shelbyville,  111.,  and 
then  was  superintendent  of  schools  at  Upper  Alton.  He  then 
went  into  newspaper  work  and  for  fifteen  years  was  employed 
with  the  St.  Louis  Post-Dispatch.  He  is  a  gifted  musician, 
and  gave  much  time  to  amateur  and  professional  work  in 
that  line.  He  was  for  nearly  thirteen  years  in  charge  of  the 
Church  Music  Department  of  the  Presbyterian  Board  of 
Publication  in  Philadelphia.  He  was  a  director  of  the  Winona 
Summer  School  Association  for  more  than  twenty  years.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  of  the  Masons, 
Odd  Fellows,  and  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  was  married  Octo- 
ber 6,  1874,  to  Miss  Sarah  Seaman,  of  Lebanon.  They  have 
one  son  and  three  daughters.  The  son  is  a  graduate  of  Ox- 
ford University  and  is  a  practicing  physician.  The  daughters 
are  married  and  living  in  the  west. 

Mr.  Marshall  died  in  New  York  City,  May  14,  1924. 
He  was  buried  in  College  Hill  Cemetery. 
HENRY  M.  NEEDLES 

Henry  Mace  Needles  was  born  at  Mt.  Sterling,  Brown 
County,  Illinois,  October  9,  1853.  His  parents  were  James 
B.  and  Christina  M.  Needles,  who  were  native  Americans 


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of  English  descent.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1870  and 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1873,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S  ; 
some  years  afterward,  he  received  the  Master's  Degree.  He 
took  a  law  course  in  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  and  there 
received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1876.  While  at  McKendree 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society.  He  was  married 
May  9,  1875,  to  Clarissa  L.  Scott.  Their  children  are  Homer 
Needles,  Mrs.  Marjorie  Needles  Lyon,  and  Elmer  H.  Need- 
les. Some  years  after  the  death  of  Mrs.  Needles,  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Clara  Halbert.  To  this  union  there  was 
born  one  child,  Dorothy  Needles.  Mr.  Needles  has  practiced 
law  since  1876.  He  was  public  administrator  of  St.  Clair 
County  from  1880  to  1884,  and  for  twelve  years  was  police 
magistrate  of  Belleville,  111.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church  and  of  the  Blue  Lodge  chapter,  con 
sistory  and  commandery,  in  Masonry.  He  died  in  1927. 
JOHN  F.  SOMMERFELDT 

John  Frederick  Sommerfeldt  was  born  at  Marine,  Illinois, 
October  i,  1847,  and  died  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  April  ig,  1909 
He  was  a  son  of  J.  G.  and  A.  M.  Sommerfeldt,  who  were 
of  German  nationality.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
and  in  McKendree  College,  from  which  institution  he  grad 
uated  June  la,  1873,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  was  mar 
ried  December  26,  1883,  to  Mrs.  J.  C.  Cox.  To  them  were 
born  three  children:  Grace,  born  September  27,  1884;  Philo 
born  February  9,  1886:  and  Zelma,  born  June  6,  1890.  He 
taught  school  for  a  number  of  years,  but  in  his  later  life 
was  engaged  in  insurance  business  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis 
where  his  closing  years  were  spent  and  where  some  members 
of  his  family  still  reside. 

MARY  A,  RAYMOND 

Mary  Alice  Raymond  was  born  in  San  Francisco,  Califor- 
nia, September  26,  1856.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Charles  F. 
Raymond,  a  native  of  Beverly,  Massachusetts,  and  Jennie 
K.  Fielding,  of  East  Randolph,  Vermont.  She  became  a  stu- 
dent in  McKendree  in  September,  1870,  and  graduated  in 
June,  1873,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  Clio.  After 
her  graduation,  she  taught  school  in  Mt.  Vernon  for  eight 
years,  and  in  the  Art  Department  of  the  Southern  Illinois 
Normal  University  for  two  years.  On  the  thirtieth  day  of 
July,  1884,  she  was  married  to  Professor  D.  B.  Parkinson, 
who  had  then  been  a  member  of  the  faculty  in  the  Normal 
School  for  ten  years.  They  have  one  son,  Raymond,  and 
one  daughter,  Mary  Alice.  Mrs.  Parkinson  was  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Church. 


WILLIAM  H.  STEWARD 

William  Henry  Steward  was  born  ;n  Salem  County,  New 
Jersey,  June  23,  1850,  and  died  at  Carlinville,  Illinois,  Octo 
ber  10,  1912.  His  parents  were  William  and  Rebecca  (Abbot) 
Steward,  both  being  of  Scotch  ancestry.  When  he  was  only 
four  years  of  age  his  parents  came  to  Illinois  and  settled  in 
Bunker  Hill  Township  of  Macoupin  County.  In  1869,  he 
became  a  student  in  McKendree  College,  and  graduated  in 
the  class  of  1873,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  later  receiving 
that  of  A.  M.  He  studied  law  for  a  time  in  Springfield,  and 
then  entered  the  Law  Department  of  the  Northwestern 
University,  where  he  took  a  full  course  and  graduated.  He 
began  the  practice  of  law  in  Carhnville,  Illinois,  in  1876- 
Here  for  three  years  he  was  the  law  partner  of  W.  H.  Snell- 
ing;  he  then  entered  into  a  partnership  with  Mr.  M.  L 
Keplinger,  which  continued  thirty-three  years,  till  the  time 
of  his  death.  He  was  closely  associated  with  the  affairs  of 
his  home  city  and  community.  He  has  held  the  position  of 
Alderman,  and  again  of  city  attorney  in  Carlinville;  he 
was  a  member  of  the  Examining  Board  of  the  Carlinville 
Building  and  Loan  Association  from  the  time  of  its  first 
organization;  a  member  of  the  building  committee  of  the 
School  Board  during  the  construction  of  the  North  School 
Building,  and  for  many  years  has  been  secretary  of  the  Car- 
linville Cemetery  Association.  More  than  thirty  years  ago 
he  became  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and  ever 
since  has  lived  a  consistent  Christian  life,  giving  many  years 
of  service  as  a  member  of  the  official  board.  He  was  married 
October  14,  1880,  to  Miss  Addie  Miller,  of  Carlinville. 
Their  eldest  daughter,  Edna,  died  some  years  ago,  while 
their  other  children,  Helen  and  Elwood,  are  now  grown  to 
womanhood  and  manhood.  From  Mr.  Steward's  published 
obituary  we  quote:  "He  was  one  of  the  men  for  whose  life 
we  need  make  no  apology.  As  a  friend  he  was  true  as  steel, 
of  approved  integrity,  just  and  generous  in  all  his  dealings. 
As  a  citizen  he  was  in  all  respects  a  man  ranking  as  the  best 
of  men.  What  he  believed  to  be  right  he  did  as  nearly  as 
was  in  his  power  to  do."  His  death  came  as  the  result  of  a 
paralytic  stroke. 

Of  the  following  members  of  the  class  of  1873,  we  have 
no  recent  inform,! tion. 

FRANCIS  M.  MARION 

Fr.incis  Marquis  Marion  graduated  with  the  degree  LL. 
B.  He  engaged  in  farming  near  Mulberry  Grove,  Illinois. 

MARQUIS  L.  McALLILLY 
Marquis  Lafiyette  McAllilly  graduated  with  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  He  afterward  studied  medicine  and  practiced  his 


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profession  as  a   physician  at  St.  Jacob,  Illinois.  Later,  at 
Nickerson,  Kansas.  He  was  a  Philo. 

WILSON  WEATHERSBEE 
Wilbon  Weathersbee  graduated  with  the  B.  S.  degree.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society.  He  engaged  m 
farming  at  Akin,  Illinois,  and  later  at  Benton,  Illinois. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1874 
JOHN  F.  ARNOLD 

John  Fletcher  Arnold  was  born  in  Grove  Township,  Jas, 
per  County,  Illinois,  April  21,  1851.  His  parents,  John  F 
and  Rebecca  J.  Arnold,  were  both  of  American  descent.  He 
entered  McKendree  in  1870  and  graduated  m  1874,  with 
the  degree  B.  S.  In  1877  he  received  the  degree  M.  S.,  and 
m  iSS')  the  honorary  degree,  A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Platonian  Society.  In  1876  he  was  married  to  Delia  B 
Barton.  To  them  were  born  five  sons,  Edward  E.,  Eugene 
P.,  Virgil  H.,  Lawrence  F.,  and  Dale  J.  Arnold.  Mr.  Arnold 
has  been  engaged  in  educational  work  ever  since  his  gradua- 
tion, and  has  held  the  following  positions:  superintendent 
of  the  Newton  City  Schools  for  eight  years:  county  super- 
intendent of  schools  of  Jasper  County  for  twenty -five  years. 
In  i8go  he  was  a  candidate  for  State  Superintendent  of 
Public  Instruction.  In  1903  and  1904  he  was  a  member  of 
the  Examining  Board  to  examine  candidates  for  West  Point 
and  Annapohs.  He  was  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  Lodge 
No.  161.  He  died  July  9,  1921,  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois. 
WILLIAM  H.  BLACK 

William  Hampton  Black,  son  of  William  M.  and  MiUy 
G.  Black,  was  born  near  Lebanon,  Illinois,  March  6,  1852. 
He  graduated  from  McKendree  in  the  class  of  1874,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society. 
For  some  years  after  his  graduation,  his  home  was  in  Texas, 
but  later  he  moved  to  Beulah,  Kansas,  where  he  died  Sep- 
tember 8,  1884. 

JUDGE  E.  DAYTON  BROWN 

Erastus  Dayton  Brown  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Walsh- 
ville,  Illinois,  April  ij,  18'; i.  His  father  was  a  native  of 
Connecticut,  his  grandfather  was  one  of  the  early  settlers 
of  New  England,  and  his  grandmother  was  a  first  cousin  to 
Neal  and  Lorenzo  Dow.  His  mother  was  Miss  Mary  Kirklin, 
of  Jersey  County,  Illinois.  She  died  when  he  was  only  two 
years  old,  and  his  father  died  in  1875.  Mr.  Brown  attended 
college  a  year  at  Lincoln,  and  then  entered  McKendree  in 
1871  and  graduated  in  1874,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
He  was  a  Philo,  and  took  an  especially  active  part  m  de- 
bating. In  1881,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  E.  Nicholson, 
of  Bond  County,  Illinois.  To  them  was  born  one  daughter, 


Mabelle  Claire,  who  is  now  Mrs.  Walter  Birge,  of  St.  Louis, 
After  leaving  college,  he  studied  law  with  Dysert  and  Brown, 
of  Macon  City,  Missouri,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1876.  He  located  in  Edina,  Missouri  for  the  practice  of  law, 
and  was  elected  judge  of  the  Probate  Court  in  1877,  and 
was  re-elected  for  a  second  term.  In  i88j  he  became  legal 
representative  of  the  Connecticut  Mutual  Life  Insurance 
Company  for  several  counties  m  Northeast  Missouri.  In 
1886  he  became  financial  agent  of  the  company  for  the  state 
of  Kansas.  In  this  he  was  very  successful,  and  is  said  to  have 
loaned  more  than  three  million  dollars  for  his  company  on 
Kansas  farms,  with  no  loss  to  his  company.  After  retirement 
from  active  service,  he  made  his  home  in  Carthage,  Missouri, 
where  he  died  m  1914. 

HON,  WILLIAM  V.  CHOISSER 
Willi, im  Voltaire  Choisser  was  born  in  Hamilton  County, 
Illinois,  August  28,  1848.  His  father  was  of  French  and  his 
mother  of  Irish  ancestry.  When  scarcely  fourteen  years  of 
age,  he  enlisted  in  the  Union  Army  in  1862  and  served  three 
years  till  the  close  of  the  war.  He  was  with  Sherman  in  the 
famous  "March  to  the  sea"  and  in  the  Grand  Review  at 
Washington  at  the  close  of  the  war.  After  attending  school 
at  Carbondale  and  at  Ewing  College,  he  entered  McKendree 
m  187J  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1874,  with  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  He  was  a  very  active  member  of  the  Philo  Society. 
After  leaving  McKendree  he  studied  law  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1876.  He  located  in  Harrisburg,  Illinois,  where 
he  spent  the  greater  part  of  his  professional  life  in  the  prac- 
tice of  law.  In  i8q7  he  assisted  in  the  organization  of  the 
City  National  Bank,  and  was  its  president  from  the  time 
of  its  organization.  In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat.  He  served 
four  years  as  State's  Attorney  of  Saline  County.  In  1884  he 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Legislature.  In  1892 
he  was  a  presidential  elector,  and  voted  for  Mr.  Cleveland 
for  president.  In  1891,  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Alt- 
geld,  commissioner  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Penitentiary, 
and  served  four  years.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  National 
Democratic  Convention  in  Denver  in  1908,  and  again  to 
the  one  in  Baltimore  in  1912.  He  was  appointed  warden 
of  the  Southern  Illinois  Penitentiary  by  Governor  Dunne 
in  191  J,  and  held  the  position  until  his  death  in  May,  1917. 
He  was  prominent  in  the  Masonic  Order,  being  a  member 
of  both  the  Consistery  and  Commandery.  He  was  married 
in  1 88 1,  to  Miss  Kate  Pearce.  Of  their  five  children,  one 
died  in  infancy.  The  others  are  Robert  E.,  who  graduated 
at  McKendree  in  1906,  Roger  M.,  Nelle  W.,  and  Mary 
Louise.  The  latter  married  E.  F.  Hayes,  of  Mattoon. 


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JEREMIAH  T.  DEW 
Jeremiah  Thornton  Dew  was  born  in  Clinton  Cbunty, 
Illinois,  November  5,  1847.  His  grandfather,  Rev.  John  Dew, 
was  a  native  of  Virginia,  a  pioneer  Methodist  preacher,  came 
west  with  Bishop  McKendree,  was  long  associated  with 
Peter  Cartwright,  and  was  once  president  of  McKendree 
College.  His  father,  Samuel  P.  Dew,  was  a  native  of  St. 
Clair  County,  Illinois.  His  mother,  Eliza  Walker,  was  a  native 
of  Clinton  County  and  a  member  of  a  prominent  family  of 
pioneer  Methodists.  Their  son,  Jeremiah  T.  grew  up  on  a 
farm  in  the  famous  "Looking  Glass"  prairie  near  Summerfield. 
He  attended  school  for  some  time  in  St.  Louis  and  then 
entered  McKendree,  where  he  graduated  in  1874,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and  three  years  later,  that  of  M.  S.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  studied 
law  at  Nashville,  Illinois  and  Topeka,  Kansas,  and  then 
located  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri  for  the  practice  of  his 
profession.  He  became  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Tom- 
linson,  Ross  ii  Dew;  later,  that  of  Dew,  Downs  &?  Parkinson; 
still  later.  Dew,  Parkinson  &?  Barnes.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Kansas  City  Bar  Association  and  has  served  as  its  pres- 
ident. He  was  prominent  in  the  G.  A.  R.,  having  served  in 
the  145th  Regiment  of  Illinois  Volunteers  during  the  last 
year  of  the  Civil  War,  though  only  sixteen  years  old  at  the 
time  of  his  enlistment.  He  has  served  as  Commander  of 
Farragut  Post  No.  j,  G.  A.  R.,  was  for  about  fifteen  years 
Post  Adjutant,  and  has  filled  many  other  stations  of  honor 
in  the  order.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Order.  He 
was  a  Republican  in  politics,  though  not  a  strict  partisan  in 
municipal  affairs,  and  has  never  sought  political  preferment 
for  him.self.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Historical  So- 
ciety, also  of  the  Missouri  State  Historical  Society.  He  was 
married  in  July,  1877,  to  Miss  Julia  E.  Parkinson,  of  High- 
land, Illinois,  who  was  a  member  of  his  college  class  at 
McKendree.  Mrs.  Dew  died  October  17,  1887,  leaving  three 
children:  Emma,  Arthur  Samuel,  and  Julia  L.  Mr.  Dew  was 
president  of  the  graduating  class  of  1874,  and  while  a  student 
in  McKendree,  was  one  of  the  editors  of  the  McKendree 
Repository.  He  died  in  April,  igi";. 

REV.  JOHN  W.  FLINT 
John  Wesley  Flint  was  born  near  Lebanon,  Illinois,  Jan- 
uary 9,  1849.  He  was  among  the  oldest  of  the  nine  children 
of  William  and  Mary  Flint,  who  came  to  Lebanon  in  1842. 
He  entered  the  Preparatory  Department  of  McKendree  in 
1867  and  graduated  as  a  member  of  the  class  of  1874,  receiving 
the  A.  B.  Degree  and  the  first  honors  of  his  class.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society.  McKendree  also  made 


him  a  Doctor  of  Divinity  in  1900.  He  entered  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference  in  1875,  and  spent  fifty  years  in  the  work 
of  the  Methodist  ministry.  He  held  a  number  of  the  im- 
portant charges  in  the  conference  and  was  presiding  elder 
twelve  years,  covering  one  term  on  the  Mt.  Vernon  Dis- 
trict and  one  on  the  Vandalia  District.  He  was  the  leader 
of  church  building  enterprises  at  Flora,  Lawrenceville,  and 
Fairfield,  where  he  closed  up  his  half  century  of  service  in 
the  ministry.  He  was  a  member  of  the  General  Conference 
which  met  in  Los  Angeles  in  1904.  He  was  married  Sep- 
tember 6,  1875,  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Robertson,  of  Freeburg, 
Illinois.  Their  oldest  daughter,  Mrs.  Minnie  Phillips,  died 
in  1912,  leaving  her  husband  and  three  children.  Another 
daughter  is  Mrs.  Mary  Flint  Morgan,  whose  husband  is  a 
member  of  the  faculty  of  the  University  of  Missouri.  Gilbert 
Roy  Flint,  the  only  son,  lives  in  Fairchild.  The  youngest 
living  daughter,  Annie,  lives  in  Madison,  Wisconsin.  Mrs. 
Flint  was  born  on  the  same  day  as  her  husband,  but  died 
about  a  year  sooner.  Dr.  Flint  died  July  4,  1926,  the  one 
hundredth  anniversary  of  the  death  of  Thomas  Jefferson. 
The  funeral  was  held  in  Lebanon  and  he  was  laid  to  rest 
in  College  Hill  Cemetery.  There  were  thirty-five  of  his  fellow 
ministers  at  the  funeral.  He  was  for  thirty  years  a  trustee 
of  McKendree. 

WILLIAM  A,  HARNSBERGER 
William  Augustus  Harnsberger  was  born  at  Alhambra, 
Madison  County,  Illinois,  September  7,  185 1.  He  can  trace 
his  ancestry  back  to  a  pioneer  family  who  settled  in  Virginia 
more  than  two  hundred  years  ago.  After  receiving  the  usual 
preliminary  training,  he  entered  McKendree  College,  and 
after  completing  the  course,  graduated  in  the  class  of  1874, 
receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Phil- 
osophian  Literary  Society.  After  leaving  McKendree,  he 
entered  the  Union  College  of  Law  in  Chicago,  from  which 
institution  he  graduated  in  June,  1877,  receiving  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.,  and  was  the  same  year  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
Illinois.  The  following  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of 
the  State  of  Missouri,  and  began  the  practice  of  law  in  Kansas 
City,  which  has  been  his  occupation  since  that  time.  He  was 
married  December  20,  1907,  in  Kansas  City,  Kansas,  but  has 
resided  since  that  time  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri.  He  regards 
himself  as  a  Republican  in  politics,  but  does  not  consider 
himself  bound  by  any  party  in  the  matter  of  local  and  mu- 
nicipal affairs.  He  was  reared  in  a  Methodist  home  and  is 
a  believer  in  the  Christian  religion,  but  is  not  affiliated  with 
any  branch  of  the  church.  He  is  a  member  of  the"  Masonic 
Order. 


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SALLIE  M^  HUGHEY 
Sallie  Maria  Hughey  was  born  at  Harnsburg,  Illinois, 
January  i6,  1852.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Rev.  George  W.  and 
Elizabeth  A.  Hughey.  Her  father  was  a  prominent  Metho' 
dist  preacher  and  author  who  spent  more  than  half  a  century 
in  the  service  of  the  church  in  various  capacities.  She  became 
a  student  in  McKendree  in  1870  and  graduated  in  the  class 
of  1874,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of 
the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  She  was  a  music  teacher  and 
church  organist  and  worker  in  other  lines  for  some  years 
after  graduation.  May  10,  1880,  she  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Thomas  Jefferson  Porter,  who  was  her  school  mate  at 
McKendree  and  a  member  of  the  class  of  1872.  Their  home 
was  for  many  years  at  Galena,  Stone  County,  Missouri.  Here 
for  several  years  she  had  the  privilege  of  ministering  to  the 
wants  of  her  aged  parents,  who  made  their  home  with  her 
in  their  declining  years.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church,  the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star,  and  the  Women's 
Christian  Temperance  Union.  For  ten  years  prior  to  1900, 
she  was  active  in  the  County  Sunday  School  work ;  and  she 
was  for  twenty  years  superintendent  of  the  Loyal  Temper' 
ance  Legion.  Since  the  death  of  her  husband,  her  home  has 
been  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri. 

NORMAN  A.  LOUGH 

Norman  Allyn  Lough  was  born  in  Richland  County, 
Illinois,  October  10,  1S52.  He  is  the  son  of  R.  C.  and  M. 
A.  Lough.  After  receiving  a  preliminary  education  he  en- 
tered McKendree  College  and  graduated  in  the  class  of 
1874,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  After  his  graduation,  he  studied 
law  and  made  that  his  life  profession.  He  was  city  attorney 
of  Olney,  Illinois,  but  later  went  to  Chicago,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  law  practice  for  a  number  of  years  until  an  attack 
of  pneumonia  made  advisable  a  change  of  residence  to  the 
hills  and  sunshine  of  Colorado.  His  home  is  now  at  Grand 
Junction,  Colorado.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  was  married 
January  9,  1877,  to  Miss  AUie  Conklin.  They  have  two 
children  now  living,  Clarence  R.  and  Herbert  M.  Lough. 
ISABEL  L  LYNCH 

Isabel  Irvin  Lynch  was  born  in  Shiloh  Valley,  November 
2j,  1855.  Her  parents  were  Nehemiah  and  Ehzabeth  (Cal- 
breath)  Lynch,  who  were  both  native  Americans.  She  entered 
McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1872  and  graduated  in  the  class 
of  1874,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  Clio. 
After  her  graduation,  she  lived  at  her  home  in  Lebanon  until 
1889.  Since  that  time  she  has  been  employed  principally  as 


sales-lady  in  mercantile  establishments.  She  served  two  years 
in  Beardstown,  three  years  in  Galena,  Missouri,  and  since 
that  time  has  been  with  the  Robeson  Department  Store  in 
Champaign,  Illinois,  where  for  many  years  she  has  been 
superintendent  of  the  department  of  ladies'  furnishings. 
Since  early  youth  she  has  been  a  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist Church. 

JOHN  W.  LORD 
John  Wesley  Lord  was  born  near  Trenton,  Illinois,  April 
18,  1853.  He  was  the  son  of  John  and  Ann  Lord,  who  were 
both  natives  of  England.  He  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall 
of  1870  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1874,  with  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philo  Society  and  was 
president  of  that  organization.  He  was  married  to  Miss  M. 
F.  Towling  of  Decatur,  Illinois,  September  18,  1879.  They 
have  two  children,  Walter  C.  and  Bonnie  C,  both  married. 
After  his  graduation  Mr.  Lord  taught  school  one  year  and 
then  took  up  the  study  of  Chemistry  and  Pharmacy.  In 
1881  he  purchased  a  drug  store  at  New  Douglass,  Illinois, 
which  business  he  carried  on  till  1887.  While  living  m  New 
Douglass,  he  served  as  postmaster  and  school  director.  Then 
for  seven  years  as  a  registered  pharmacist  he  held  a  position 
as  prescription  clerk  in  a  drug  firm;  but  in  1894,  he  accepted 
a  position  as  chemist  in  the  laboratory  of  Irwin,  Kirkland 
&'  Co.,  of  Decatur,  Illinois.  He  remained  with  this  firm  until 
1900,  when  he  became  senior  chemist  in  the  laboratory  cf 
Flint,  Eaton  &'  Co.,  in  the  same  city.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  First  Christian  Church  of  Decatur,  has  served  as  dea- 
con, clerk,  and  treasurer  of  the  church,  and  at  present  holds 
the  office  of  elder.  He  also  belongs  to  the  "Modern  Amet' 
ican  Fraternal  Order." 

SAMUEL  P.  McKEE 
Samuel  Patton  McKee  was  born  near  Summerfield,  Illinois, 
January  10,  1849.  He  is  the  elder  son  of  Dr.  Samuel  P. 
McKee  and  Mrs.  Mary  (Thompson)  McKee,  the  former 
born  near  Louisville,  Kentucky  and  the  latter  near  Edwards- 
ville,  Illinois.  His  father  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees of  McKendree,  and  his  maternal  grandfather.  Rev.  Sam- 
uel E.  Thompson,  was  a  well-known  pioneer  preacher  and 
one  of  McKendree's  founders.  Mr.  McKee  entered  Mc- 
Kendree as  a  student  in  1869  and  graduated  in  1874,  with 
the  degree  of  B.  S.  and  received  the  degree  of  M.  S.  three 
years  later.  He  taught  school  three  years,  but  his  principal 
occupation  has  been  farming,  which  he  has  followed  con- 
tinuously except  from  1890  to  1903,  when  he  was  employed 
in  Kansas  City.  On  November  24,  1874,  he  was  married  to 
Miss  Frances  E.  Walker,  of  Richview,  Illinois.  Of  their  child- 


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ren,  two  died  in  early  childhood.  They  have  only  one  daugh- 
ter now  living.  While  in  McKendree,  Mr.  McKee  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  is  a  Republican 
in  pohtics,  and  an  active  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 

Church. 

JULIA  E.  PARKINSON 

Julia  Emma  Parkinson,  born  March  26,  1850,  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  prominent  Parkinson  family  of  Highland,  Illinois. 
Several  of  her  brothers  were  graduates  of  McKendree.  She 
was  a  Clio,  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1874.  In  1877,  she 
was  married  to  J.  T.  Dew,  who  was  a  member  of  the  same 
class.  She  died  October  17,  1887,  leaving  three  children. 
Additional  data  will  be  found  in  her  husband's  sketch. 
SARAH  A.  SHEPHERD 

Sarah  Abbie  Shepherd  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois,  Oc- 
tober 10,  1854.  Her  father,  Thomas  H.  Shepherd,  was  a 
native  of  St.  Louis,  of  English  and  German  ancestry.  Her 
mother,  Ehza  A.  Calbreath,  was  of  Scotch-Irish  ancestry. 
She  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  1872  and  graduated 
in  the  class  of  1874,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and  in 
1877,  that  of  M.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Lit- 
erary Society.  October  20,  187';,  she  was  married  to  Rev. 
John  D.  Gillham,  D.  D..  who  was  for  many  years  a  prom- 
inent member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference.  They 
spent  twenty-six  years  of  wedded  life  together  before  the 
husband  was  called  to  his  reward.  During  that  period  they 
served  the  following  charges  in  the  Southern  Illinois  Con- 
ference- Cairo,  Litchfield,  Carbondale,  Belleville,  Lebanon 
District,  and  Centralia.  Dr.  Gillham  died  at  Centralia,  May 
1";,  1Q04.  In  November  of  the  same  year,  Mrs.  Gillham 
moved  to  Los  Angeles,  California,  where  she  now  resides. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  First  Methodist  Church  of  that  city, 
and  was  a  teacher  in  the  Sunday  School  until  compelled  by 
illness  to  give  up  her  class.  She  has  six  living  children. 
AUGUSTUS  A.  PARKINSON 

Augustus  Alfred  Parkinson  was  born  near  Highland,  Illi- 
nois, November  14,  1847.  He  is  a  son  of  Hon  Alfred  J.  and 
Mary  E.  (Baldwin)  Parkinson.  He  graduated  from  McKen- 
dree in  the  class  of  1874,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and 
later,  M.  S.  He  studied  law  in  the  University  of  Michigan, 
and  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  from  that  institution.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  a 
Methodist  in  religion  and  a  Republican  in  politics.  He  was 
married  in  1876.  to  Miss  Mary  Harrison.  He  practiced  law 
for  some  time  at  San  Jose,  California.  He  died  at  Highland, 
Illinois,  May  18, 


CORNELIA  E.  SHEPHERD 
Cornelia  Ellen  Shepherd  was  born  November  2,  1856,  at 
Lebanon,  Illinois.  Her  parents  were  Thomas  H.  and  Eliza 
Shepherd.  She  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1872  and 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1874,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Society.  She  taught  school 
for  two  years  after  her  graduation,  but  her  chief  occupation 
during  the  intervening  years  has  been  home  keeping.  She 
has  always  been  an  active  worker  in  the  Methodist  Church 
and  a  member  of  the  various  organizations  connected  with 
it,  such  as  the  W.  F.  M.  S.,  the  W.  C.  T.  U.,  and  various 
other  social  or  religious  societies. 

REV.  HEZEKIAH  M.  SHORT 

Hezekuih  M.  Short,  son  of  Ignatius  T.  and  Mary  Short, 
was  born  February  14,  1845,  in  Macoupin  County,  Illinois. 
He  became  a  student  in  McKendree  College  in  September, 
1867  and  joined  the  Platonian  Society.  He  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1874,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and  later,  M.  S. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  Illinois  Conference  in  1875,  and 
was  pastor  of  various  charges — among  them  were  Chatham, 
Merritt,  and  Hardin.  After  retiring  from  the  ministry,  he 
went  west  and  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  in  Denver, 
Colorado.  Before  entering  college  he  served  as  a  soldier  in 
the  Civil  War,  being  a  member  of  the  133rd  Illinois  Volun- 
teers. He  was  married  January  10,  1882,  to  Miss  Mattie 
Cline,  of  Denver.  Their  five  children  are  Mabel  N.,  Myrtle 
E.,  C.  Paul,  Hazel  R.,  and  Halford  D.  After  going  to  Den- 
ver, he  was  a  member  of  the  Trinity  M.  E.  Church  and 
served  as  class  leader  and  Sunday  School  teacher.  His  death 
occurred  May  23,  1901. 

JUDGE  CHARLES  E.  SMALL 

Charles  Edwin  Small  was  born  at  CollinsviUe,  Illinois, 
July  27,  1854.  His  parents  were  Edwin  and  Agnes  P.  Small. 
He  graduated  from  McKendree  in  1874,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society. 
After  leaving  McKendree,  he  studied  law  at  Michigan  Uni- 
versity and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1878,  at  Kansas  City, 
Missouri.  He  has  devoted  his  life  to  the  legal  profession, 
having  been  a  member  of  a  leading  law  firm  in  Kansas  City 
since  1878.  In  1919  he  was  appointed  to  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Missouri.  He  was  married  November  12,  1879,  to  Miss 
Liura  Hughey,  of  the  class  of  1875.  They  have  seven  chil- 
dren. The  oldest  son,  Charles  H.  Small  was  vice-consul 
to  Bogota,  South  America,  during  the  years  1910-1912.  Judge 
Small  died  October  24,  1924- 


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JAMES  A.  WILLOUGHBY 
James  Amos  WiUoughby  was  born  in  Looking  Glass  Prai- 
rie, near  Lebanon,  May  2,  185';.  His  father,  William  E. 
WiUoughby,  was  born  in  Delaware,  and  his  mother,  Mary 
Moore,  in  Georgia.  He  graduated  from  McKendree  m  1S74, 
receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Pla- 
toman  Society.  From  McKendree,  he  went  to  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan,  where  he  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B  m 
1876.  After  that,  he  engaged  in  the  drug  business  in  Lebanon 
for  four  years.  He  was  then  elected  county  clerk  and  re- 
corder for  St.  Clair  County  and  moved  to  Belleville,  where 
he  made  his  home  for  the  remainder  of  his  life.  In  1885  he 
became  editor  of  the  Belleville  Advocate  and  made  it  a 
leading  paper.  In  1890  he  was  appointed  postmaster  of  Belle- 
ville. In  1894  he  was  elected  State  Senator  on  the  Republican 
ticket.  Governor  Deneen  made  him  a  member  of  the  Railroad 
and  Warehouse  Commission,  and  he  was  a  member  of  that 
body  until  it  was  absorbed  by  the  Public  Utilities  Com- 
mission. In  1904  he  served  as  Comptroller  of  the  Currency 
for  two  banks  m  Oklahoma,  so  that  his  sphere  of  influence 
reached  beyond  the  borders  of  his  own  state.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity.  He  was  married  No- 
vember II,  1886,  to  Miss  Lis:;ie  V.  Hughes.  In  his  later 


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years,  his  health  was  much  impaired  and  he  spent  much 
time  in  the  hospital  where  his  death  occurred  July  4,  1916. 
He  was  buried  at  Belleville,  where  the  most  of  his  active 
life  had  been  spent 

There  are  three  other  members  of  this  class  concerning 
whom  we  have  no  recent  information,  namely,  Beniamin 
Moore  Curtis,  Charles  Smith  Frost,  and  John  Godfrey 
Goethe.  There  is  a  strong  probability  that  all  three  are  dead. 
Ot  Mr.  Curtis,  we  only  know  that  he  enrolled  in  McKen- 
dree from  Summerfield,  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  So- 
ciety, received  the  B.  S.  degree,  and  some  time  after  his 
graduation,  his  address  was  Topeka,  Kansas. 

Charles  Smith  Frost  was  born  at  Jersey ville,  January  ai, 
1852.  He  took  the  first  part  of  his  college  course  at  Browder 
Institute,  in  Kentucky.  He  came  to  McKendree  in  the  fall 
of  1873,  and  graduated  with  the  class  of  1874,  receiving  the 
degree  of  B.  S.  It  was  his  purpose  to  study  medicine. 

John  Godfrey  Goethe  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  January  25, 
i8'>o.  He  took  the  first  three  years  of  his  college  course  at 
the  Central  Wesleyan  College  at  Warren  ton.  After  teaching 
school  for  several  years,  he  came  to  McKendree  and  finished 
his  course,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  afterward  went 
to  California.  We  have  no  late  information  about  him. 


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CHAPTER  XVIII. 

Women  ni  McKendree  College 


IN  THE  DAYS  of  the  Lebanon  Seminary,  the  institution 
was  co-educational.  There  is  no  account  of  any  legis- 
lation on  the  subject  in  the  records,  but  the  very  first 
year  the  school  opened  there  was  one  woman  in  the  faculty, 
and  while  we  have  no  list  of  the  students  enrolled,  there  are 
traditions  that  both  boys  and  girls  were  included.  After  a 
few  years  there  seemed  to  be  a  disposition  on  the  part  of 
the  management  to  segregate  the  girl  students.  In  April, 
1834,  the  Board  passed  a  resolution  employing  Mrs.  Peter 
Akers  to  be  the  "Principal  teacher  of  the  female  depart- 
ment," acting  under  the  superintendence  of  the  president  of 
the  Seminary.  Her  salary  was  fixed  at  fifty  dollars  per  session. 
There  were  two  sessions  a  year  of  five  months  each.  In  Sep- 
tember of  the  same  year,  another  resolution  was  passed 
instructing  the  committee  on  seminary  building  to  '"make 
an  arrangement  and  prepare  a  home  for  a  female  school."  In 
January,  1836,  a  scale  of  tuition  fees  was  placed  in  the  rec- 
ords with  the  statement  that  it  applied  to  both  male  and 
female  students.  The  fees  were  as  follows:  For  reading,  writ- 
ing, and  the  four  primary  rules  of  arithmetic,  five  dollars  per 
session.  For  higher  arithmetic,  grammar,  and  geography, 
without  the  use  of  the  globe,  seven  dollars  per  session.  If 
geography  lessons  with  the  use  of  the  globe  were  desired, 
the  fee  was  three  dollars  more.  Then  we  find  the  statement, 
"In  the  female  department,  for  drawing,  painting,  and  needle 
work,  three  dollars  extra."  From  this  it  appears  that,  not 
only  were  girls  admitted  to  the  school,  but  as  early  as  i8j6 
there  was  instruction  for  beginners  in  the  fine  arts  and  home 
economics.  On  the  same  date  there  is  this  record:  "Male 
and  female  departments  shall  be  maintained  for  this  session." 
Also  Miss  Polly  Thorp  was  elected  principal  of  the  Female 
Department  at  a  salary  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-five 
dollars  per  session. 

The  Board  had  another  meeting  in  April,  1836,  which 
was  about  the  middle  of  the  session.  From  the  following 
resolution,  passed  at  that  meeting,  it  may  be  inferred  that 
the  "Female  Department"  was  doing  satisfactory  work: 
"Resolved,  that  it  is  expedient  and  the  wants  of  the  country 
demand,  of  the  Trustees  of  McKendree  College,  the  estab- 
lishment of  a  Female  Institute  connected  with  the  college, 
but  conducted  in  a  separate  building  with  a  female  boarding 
house  connected  with  it.  And  that  our  agent  is  hereby 
authorized  and  requested  to  use  his  best  efforts  in  his  con- 
templated tour  in  the  east,  to  raise  the  sum  of  twenty 


thousand  dollars  for  that  object."  In  October,  1836,  it  was 
ordered  that  the  female  school  taught  by  Miss  Thorp  should 
be  held  in  the  north  room  of  the  college  building  until  further 
orders.  It  is  also  recorded  that  Rev.  Rufus  Spalding  was 
invited  by  the  Trustees  of  McKendree  to  take  charge  of  a 
female  academy.  However,  there  is  no  record  to  show  that 
he  accepted  the  invitation. 

After  1836  there  is  no  mention  of  girls  in  the  school  for 
more  than  thirty  years.  Why  they  were  no  longer  there, 
whether  they  were  legislated  out  or  voluntarily  withdrew, 
can  be  only  a  subject  of  conjecture.  Mrs.  Mary  Fitzgerrell, 
a  daughter  of  Jonathan  Moore,  came  to  Lebanon  in  1850  as 
a  member  of  her  father's  family.  Her  brother,  Risdon  M. 
Moore,  graduated  from  McKendree  that  year  and  she  would 
have  been  glad  to  become  a  student  in  the  institution,  but 
was  not  permitted.  She  attended  a  school  for  girls  which 
was  held  in  the  basement  of  the  Methodist  Church,  but 
for  a  taste  of  higher  education,  was  obliged  to  go  to  the 
Illinois  Women's  College  at  Jacksonville.  The  first  McKen- 
dree catalogue  was  published  in  1837.  It  contains  no  girls' 
names.  Nor  does  any  other  of  the  catalogues  until  1870. 

By  the  middle  of  the  century  there  was  a  feeling  in  cer- 
tain quarters  that  while  it  was  a  fine  thing  to  give  educa- 
tional privileges  to  the  intelligent  young  men  who  were  to 
be  the  leaders  of  the  coming  generation,  their  sisters  also 
should  have  the  same  privilege,  or  at  least  not  be  barred 
from  it  by  a  Christian  college,  for  which  many  noble  women 
had  made  sacrifices  as  well  as  men.  It  was  a  sentiment  that 
had  to  have  time  for  growth  before  it  would  be  generally 
accepted.  Illinois  Women's  College  at  Jacksonville,  whose 
first  president  was  a  McKendree  man,  had  been  in  success- 
ful operation  for  several  years,  demonstrating  that  the  women 
of  this  western  country  were  capable  of  acquiring  higher 
education,  and  that  some  even  at  that  early  day  were  anx- 
ious to  receive  it.  Several  colleges  had  already  tried  the 
experiment  of  co-education  and  some  of  McKendree 's  pa- 
trons felt  that  it  would  be  an  appropriate  step  to  admit 
women  to  the  privileges  of  higher  education.  At  the  meeting 
of  the  Joint  Board  in  1852,  President  Anson  W.  Cummings 
presented  a  resolution  to  the  effect  that  women  should  be 
admitted  to  McKendree  on  the  same  terms  as  men.  It  was 
discussed  a  while,  then  laid  on  the  table  until  the  next 
annual  meeting,  and  then  forgotten. 


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In  1865,  a  committee  which  had  been  appointed  to  con- 
sider this  question,  failed  to  agree.  A  majority  of  the  com- 
mittee, thru  their  chairman,  Rev.  Joseph  Earp,  presented  a 
report  favoring  the  proposition,  while  a  minority  report 
against  it  was  presented  by  Hon.  A.  W.  Metcalf.  There 
was  an  interesting  discussion  m  which  the  arguments  were 
not  recorded,  and  then  the  whole  matter  was  referred  to 
the  Southern  Illinois  Conference,  as  a  means  of  avoiding  de- 
cision on  a  question  which  had  strong  advocates  on  both 
sides.  But  the  question  would  not  down. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Joint  Board  on  June  10,  1868.  Dr- 
B.  F.  Crary  introduced  a  resolution  providing  for  the  ad- 
mission of  young  women  into  the  college  as  students.  After 
"considerable  discussion"  it  was  laid  on  the  table  "for  the 
present."  In  the  afternoon  session  of  the  same  day  the  rec- 
ord says,  "The  resolution  offered  by  Dr.  Crary  to  admit 
young  women  into  the  college  on  the  same  terms  as  young 
men  was  taken  from  the  table,  and  after  some  further  dis- 
cussion. Rev.  P.  P.  Hamilton  moved  that  said  resolution 
be  laid  upon  the  table  and  made  the  special  order  of  business 
on  the  second  day  of  the  next  annual  meeting  of  this  Board 
at  10  o'clock  A.  M.,  which  motion  was  adopted." 

This  action  postponed  the  matter  for  a  year.  Then  Rev. 
Ephraim  Joy  moved  that  copies  of  the  resolution  be  sent 
to  each  of  the  patronizing  conferences,  in  order  that  they 
might  take  action  in  regard  to  it.  Later  on  the  same  day, 
Dr.  Crary  offered  this  resolution,  "Resolved,  that  the  faculty 
be  requested  to  organize  a  Normal  Department  in  this  insti- 
tution." Dr.  A.  C.  George  moved  to  amend  it  by  adding 
the  words,  "To  which  both  males  and  females  shall  be 
admitted."  The  chairman,  Rev.  Thomas  A.  Eaton,  ruled  the 
amendment  out  of  order.  Then  Dr.  Crary  appealed  from 
the  decision  of  the  chair,  and  when  the  vote  was  taken  the 
chair  was  not  sustained.  The  amendment  was  then  adopted, 
and  then  the  resolution  as  amended. 

If  the  order  of  the  Board  had  been  carried  out  immediately 
and  the  Normal  Department  established,  girls  might  have 
entered  McKendree  that  year  by  the  door  of  the  Normal 
Department.  But  it  was  not  done.  Another  year  soon 
slipped  by,  and  on  Wednesday,  June  9,  which  was  the 
second  day  of  its  session  for  1869,  the  Board  adopted 
various  reports  and  recommended  the  class  for  graduation. 
Then  the  hour  of  ten  o'clock  having  arrived,  according  to 
their  legislation  of  the  year  before,  the  resolution  in  regard 
to  the  admission  of  women  as  students  in  McKendree, 
which  had  been  "lying  on  the  table"  for  a  whole  year,  was 
taken  up  for  further  consideration.  It  was  the  motion  of 


Rev.  Joseph  Earp  which  brought  it  before  the  house  again. 
Of  course  it  was  discussed  again  at  length.  When  the  vote 
was  taken  the  result  as  shown  in  the  records  was  fourteen 
yeas  and  seven  nays.  This  was  a  clear  two-thirds  majority 
m  favor  and  it  was  declared  adopted.  It  would  be  interesting 
to  know  how  each  member  voted,  but  while  a  record  of 
that  kind  is  kept  m  Congress,  it  is  not  in  McKendree's 
Board,  and  as  the  men  who  voted  that  day  are  all  dead, 
without  a  single  exception,  that  bit  of  information  is  entirely 
beyond  our  reach. 

The  resolution,  as  finally  adopted,  reads  as  follows: 
Whereas  the  universities  and  colleges  of  the  west 
are  opening  their  doors  to  women,  and  whereas 
women  need  education  as  much  as  men,  and  where- 
as McKendree  College  owes  a  debt  of  gratitude  to 
noble  Christian  women,  therefore  be  it  resolved 
that  young  women  be  hereafter  admitted  to  all 
the  classes  of  McKendree  College  on  the  same 
terms  as  young  men. 

B.  F.  Crary 
J.  W.  Phillips 
This  was  a  piece  of  epoch-making  legislation  in  McKen- 
dree. The  admission  of  women  into  the  college  where  they 
had  not  had  any  place  for  more  than  thirty  years  worked 
radical  changes  in  the  institution.  The  presence  of  the  more 
gentle  sex  m  the  class  room  doubtless  had  a  civilizing  and 
cultural  effect  on  the  men  of  the  college  and  m  all  probability 
improved  the  quality  of  the  education  which  they  secured. 
Yet  strange  as  it  may  seem  there  was  a  feeling  of  opposition 
to  this  splendid  step  of  progress,  on  the  part  of  certain 
students  whom  the  Apostle  Paul  would  likely  have  char- 
acterized as  "lewd  fellows  of  the  baser  sort."  These  seemed 
to  have  a  feeling  similar  to  that  of  a  certain  saloon  keeper, 
who,  when  the  temp- 
erance campaigners  came 
to  hold  a  prayer  meet- 
ing in  his  saloon,  de- 
clared that  it  was  "no 
place  for  women."  This 
sentiment  was  expressed 
in  a  college  prank  doubt- 
less perpetrated  by  some 
of  this  class  of  college 
boys,  when  the  news 
was  spread  abroad  that 
women  were  to  be  ad- 
mitted   to   the   college. 


EDITH  FLINT  (THRALL) 
First  woman  graduate 


Two  Hundred  and  Thim-Fne 


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^s^ 


Professor  Blair  had  a  gentle  mare  which  he  kept  tor  a  driv- 
ing horse.  The  next  morning  this  mare  was  found  in  one 
of  the  recitation  rooms  on  the  second  floor,  with  a  large 
placard  hung  about  her  neck  bearing  this  inscription  "First 
female  student  in  McKendree." 

Of  the  men  who  framed,  signed,  and  presented  the  reso- 
lution to  admit  women,  the  first.  Dr.  Benjamin  F.  Crary, 
was  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Conference,  which  was  then 
an  official  patron  of  McKendree  and  sent  Conference  vis- 


PREPARATORY 
Elizabeth  Gray  Gilbert 

Jersey  City,  H-  ]■ 
Nellie  Frances  Raymond 

Lebanon 

Virginia  Laura  Thatcher 

Lebanon 

Harriet  Floyd 

Lebanon 

Virginia  Leonora  Roberts 

Lebanon 

Elvira  Robinson 

Cottonwood  Grove 

Jeannette  Ross 

Cottonwood  Grove 

Amelia  Frances  Slayback 

Hilhboro 

Olive  Mary  Slayback 

HiUshoro 

Maggie  Elizabeth  Gilbert 

Summerfield 

Louisa  Alice  Vollintine 
Cottonwood  Groi'e 


1^^^ 


EXHIBITION 

OF    THE 

i'cijanon  |nnalf  Institute. 


Reduced  facsimile  of  programme  presented  by  the  pupils  of  the 
Lebanon  Female  Institute,   1S.5S 


quest,  presented  the  case  of  Miss  Mary  Julia  Jewett,  who 
according  to  his  statement  had  completed  a  course  of  study 
"about  equivalent  to  the  college  course"  and  would  like  to 
receive  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  A  committee,  con- 
sisting of  Professor  Blair,  Professor  Deneen  and  Dr.  George, 
was  appointed  to  examine  her  as  to  scholarship.  The  next 
day  the  committee  presented  a  favorable  report  and  the 
degree  was  granted;  so  Miss  Jewett  was  the  first  woman 
to  receive  a  degree  from  McKendree.  This  was  in  1869. 


FRESHMAN 

Ellen  Sophronia  AUyn 

Lebanon 

Georgiana  Floyd 

Lebanon 

Adeline  Floyd 
Lebanon 

Eliza  Maria  Hypes 
Lebanon 

Kate  Leonora  Parker 
Lebanon 

Carrie  Hannah  Thrall 
Bone  Gap 


SOPHOMORES 
Mary  Waity  Adams 

Granger,  Minn. 

Martha  Jane  Toney 

Lebanon 

SENIOR 

Edith  Maria  Flint 

Lebano7i 


itors  each  year  who  were  members  of  the  Board,  the  same 
as  those  from  our  own  conference.  He  was  at  that  time 
editor  of  the  Central  Christian  Advocate,  which  was  then 
published  in  St.  Louis.  The  other.  Rev.  John  W.  Phillips, 
was  for  many  years  a  prominent  member  of  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference,  and  served  one  term  as  presiding  elder 
of  the  Alton  District.  He  was  a  brother  of  Rev.  Daniel  W. 
Phillips,  who  was  afterward  president  of  McKendree.  Be- 
fore ,the  close  of  the  session  in  which  the  legislation  for  the 
admission  of  women  was  passed.  President  Allyn,  by  re 


Before  women  were  admitted  to  McKendree  as  students, 
there  was  a  girls'  school  carried  on  for  several  years  in  the 
basement  of  the  Methodist  Church  in  Lebanon.  It  was 
known  as  the  "Lebanon  Female  Institute."  We  reproduce 
here  a  program  presented  by  the  pupils  of  that  school.  It 
bears  no  date,  but  circumstantial  evidence  indicates  that  it 
was  some  time  in  the  year  1858. 

The  college  catalogue  of  1870  shows  that  those  names 
which  we  have  listed  above  are  those  of  girls  who  enrolled 
m  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1869. 


Hundred  and  Thirty-Six 


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CHAPTER  XIX. 
President  Locke's  Administration 


IN  June,  1874,  Dr.  Robert  Allyn  notified  the  Board  at 
their  annual  meeting  that  he  was  not  a  candidate  for 
re-election,  since  he  had  decided  to  accept  the  position 
offered  him  as  Principal  of  the  new  State  Normal  School 
being  established  at  Carbondale.  In  that  institution  whose 
income  was  provided  thru  taxation,  there  would  be  no  wor- 
ries about  lack  of  endowment,  unpaid  salaries,  and  similar 
financial  inconveniences  which  he  had  experienced  at  Mc- 
Kendree. 

The  committee  appointed  to  nominate  a  new  president 
proposed  the  name  of  Rev.  John  W.  Locke,  of  the  Southeast 
Indiana  Conference.  He  was  unanimously  elected  and  notified 
by  telegraph.  He  agreed  at  once  to  accept  the  position,  sub- 
ject to  investigation  of  the  conditions,  which  would  take 
a  little  time.  The  salary  of  the  new  president 
was  to  be  $i,')00  and  that  of  each  professor 
$qoo,  all  of  which  were  guaranteed  by  the 
Board,  regardless  of  what  the  income  ot  the 
college  might  be.  The  outlook  for  the  college 
was  hopeful  in  many  ways,  but  the  lack  ot  en- 
dowment made  it  very  probable  that  the  in- 
come would  not  meet  expenses  for  the  coming 
year.  And  the  Board  still  had  the  arrearages 
in  salaries  for  several  years  back  to  struggle 
with,  as  well  as  cases  of  unpaid  notes  and  in- 
terest due  the  endowment  fund. 

John  Wesley  Locke,  the  oldest  child  of  Rev. 
George  and  Elizabeth  Locke,  was  born  at  Paris, 
Kentucky,  February  12,  1822.  His  father  died  from  exposure 
while  in  the  Wabash  District  in  185';.  The  widow  then 
opened  a  young  ladies'  academy  at  New  Albany,  Indiana, 
where  young  Locke  taught  mathematics  at  the  early  age  of 
fourteen.  His  college  education  was  obtained  at  Augusta 
College  m  Kentucky,  where  he  had  as  classmates,  Randolph 
S.  Foster,  afterward  bishop,  and  John  Miley,  who  was  for 
many  years  was  a  professor  in  Drew  Seminary.  He  grad- 
uated in  1841  when  he  was  only  nineteen.  The  following 
year  he  was  admitted  on  trial  into  the  Ohio  Conference 
where  he  served  in  the  pastorate  for  seven  years.  He  was 
the  eighth  minister  of  the  gospel,  father  and  son  in  direct 
line.  In  after  years  his  son,  Edwin  Locke,  became  the  ninth 
m  the  line  of  preachers  of  the  gospel.  In  1852  he  was  elected 
president  of  Brookville  College  in  Indiana,  and  served  111 
that  position  four  years.  He  then   became  presiding  elder 


DR.  J.  W.  LOCKE 


of  the  Connersville  District.  After  one  term  m  this  field, 
he  was  elected  to  the  Ch,ur  of  Mathematics  m  Asbury 
University  (now  DePauw),  He  filled  that  position  with  a 
high  degree  of  acceptability  for  twelve  years.  Then  after  a 
brief  pastorate  m  Jeffersonville,  Indiana,  he  was  called  to 
the  presidency  of  McKendree.  After  four  years,  in  which 
the  college  reached  the  highest  point  of  attendance  it  had 
attained  up  to  that  time,  he  then  became  presiding  elder 
of  the  Lebanon  District.  He  also  served  a  term  in  the  same 
office  on  the  Alton  District.  He  also  served  several  of  the 
leading  churches  in  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  as  pastor. 
He  had  been  a  member  of  three  General  Conferences  before 
he  came  to  Southern  Illinois,  and  he  was  three  times  chosen 
to  represent  that  body.  So  he  probably  holds  a  record  of 
which  no  other  member  of  this  conference 
could  boast,  that  of  having  been  a  member 
of  six  General  Conferences.  Dickinson  College 
honored  him  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Divinity.  He  was  a  fine  scholar,  an  excellent 
teacher  and  administrator,  a  true  friend,  a  pa- 
triot, a  real  manly  man.  He  was  twice  married. 
First,  to  Miss  Matilda  Wood,  a  daughter  of 
Colonel  Wood  of  Ohio.  To  them  were  born 
two  sons  and  one  daughter.  The  sons,  George 
W.  Locke  and  Edwin  Locke,  are  both  dead. 
The  latter  was  for  many  years  a  member  of 
the  Kansas  Conference,  and  once  secretary 
of  the  General  Conference.  The  daughter  is 
Mrs.  Bettie  Hamilton  of  Greencastle,  Indiana.  After  the 
death  of  the  first  Mrs.  Locke,  he  was  married  to  Mrs.  Mary 
E.  Hill,  who  was  the  widow  of  a  member  of  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference.  A  few  years  after  this,  he  retired  and 
made  his  home  m  Lebanon.  This  was  m  the  autumn  of 
i89'5'.  His  death  occurred  December  29,  of  that  same  year. 
His  widow  lived  in  Lebanon  for  about  twenty  years  after, 
until  her  death. 

It  seems  appropriate  to  make  a  little  survey  of  the  college 
as  it  was  in  the  beginning  of  Dr.  Locke's  administration. 
The  catalogue  for  his  first  year  shows  a  total  of  263  students. 
One  hundred  and  two  of  these  were  preparatory  students 
and  the  remainder  of  college  grade.  The  graduating  class 
had  nineteen  members.  The  faculty  of  liberal  arts  was  com- 
posed of  five  teachers  including  the  president,  who  taught 
Mental  and  Moral  Philosophy.  Henry  H.  Horner  was  the 


Two  Hundred  and  Thnty-Seie 


IMC  KENDREE 


only  instructor  in  the  Law  Department,  there  was  a  teacher 
of  elocution,  and  a  tutor  who  assisted  in  the  work  ot  the 
preparatory  department.  Among  the  requirements  for  ad- 
mission, we  note  that  a  student  must  be  fourteen  years  old 
to  enter  the  Freshman  class,  and  in  all  cases,  satisfactory 
testimonials  of  good  moral  character  must  be  presented.  In 
the  paragraph  on  general  information,  parents  and  guardians 
are  informed  that  daily  records  are  kept  of  the  merit  and 
demerit  of  each  student,  the  former  denoting  the  excellencies 
of  each  in  his  recitations  and  other  college  duties,  and  the 
latter,  his  delinquencies  and  deficiencies  of  each  in  his  re- 
spective duties.  The  president  will  furnish  an  exhibit  of 
these  records  in  any  particular  case  when  requested  by  the 
student  or  his  friends.  It  is  also  stated  that  "The  Faculty 
are  determined  that  the  college  shall  not  be  infested,  and 
the  whole  community  embarrassed  and  perhaps  corrupted 
by  idle  and  dissolute  members."  There  is  an  interesting  list 
of  requirements:  "Regular  and  punctual  attendance  at  the 
morning  services  in  the  chapel,  at  church,  and  at  the  Sun- 
day afternoon  lecture;  the  strict  observance  of  the  hours 
prescribed  for  study;  the  faithful  performance  of  the  exer- 
cises, studies,  and  duties  assigned  by  the  faculty;  a  prompt 
account  of  the  reason  for  any  neglect  of  duty,  or  absences; 
the  subordination  of  all  other  exercises  to  those  prescribed 
by  the  Faculty."  There  is  also  a  remarkable  list  of  prohi- 
bitions in  those  days,  long  before  the  eighteenth  amend- 
ment: "Irreverence  during  religious  services  at  church  or 
chapel;  violation  of  the  Sabbath  by  engaging  in  any  kind 
of  play  or  amusement,  or  by  assembUng,  except  for  worship, 
in  the  rooms  of  students  or  elsewhere;  disrespect  towards 
the  faculty;  ungentlemanly  treatment  of  fellow  students  or 
citizens;  absence  from  room  during  the  hours  of  study;  loud 
conversation,  loud  laughing,  wrestling,  jumping  or  other 
unnecessary  noise  in  the  college  buildings  or  campus;  dis- 
turbance of  the  regular  recitations  and  exercises  in  any  way 
whatever;  the  frequenting  of  taverns,  groceries,  billiard 
saloons,  bowling  alleys,  or  any  such  places  of  drinking  or 
amusement;  lounging  about  stores  or  public  places,  or  re- 
maining there  longer  than  business  requires;  using  profane 
or  obscene  language;  visiting  circuses  or  shows;  keeping 
pistols,  dirk  knives  or  any  unlawful  weapons;  card-playing 
and  gambling  of  every  kind;  writing  upon  or  otherwise  de- 
facing the  college  building  or  furniture;  disorderly  conduct 
at  boarding  houses  or  elsewhere;  leaving  town  without  the 
knowledge  and  consent  of  the  faculty;  boarding  at  hotels  or 
public  houses  without  the  written  permission  of  the  faculty; 
tiking  lessons  in  any  branch  of  study,  in  the  regular  college 


terms,  from  any  person  not  connected  with  the  faculty,  ex- 
cept by  permission." 

A  table  of  average  expenses  is  given  to  serve  as  a  sort  of 
guide  to  the  prospective  student  in  estimating  his  necessary 
expenditures  during  his  college  career.  By  comparing  these 
with  the  list  given  in  Dr.  Merrill's  time,  it  will  be  seen  that 
expenses  had  increased  somewhat,  tho  it  was  still  not  a 
very  expensive  proposition  to  go  to  college. 

EXPENSES 
Tuition  in  Preparatory  Department,  per  term  $6.00 

Tuition  in  Collegiate  Department,  per  term  8.00 

Contingent  expenses,  per  term  6.00 

Boarding,  room  furnished,  (lights  excepted)  per  week      j.50 
Washing,  per  dozen  .75 

Wood,  per  cord  2.50 

For  Law,  extra  7.00 

For  German,  French,  or  Hebrew,  extra  5.00 

Commercial  Department,  extra  5.00 

All  bills  must  be  paid  in  advance. 

There  is  also  given  in  the  catalogue  a  list  of  the  titles  of 
the  Sunday  afternoon  lectures.  One  for  every  Sunday  during 
the  college  year.  The  lecturers  named  are  ex-president  Allyn, 
President  Locke,  Professors  Jones,  Deneen,  Swahlen,  and 
Edwards,  Reverends  Reuben  Andrus,  T.  M.  Post,  Earl 
Cranston,  Lyman  Marshall,  T.  H.  Herdman.  and  G.  W. 
Hughey. 

Dr.  Locke  was  formally  inaugurated  with  much  speech- 
making  and  enthusiasm  in  September,  1874.  The  Board  had 
voted  to  guarantee  the  salaries  of  the  president,  $1,500  and 
the  four  professors,  $900  each.  These  professors  were  O. 
V.  Jones,  S.  H.  Deneen,  W.  F.  Swahlen,  and  E.  E.  Edwards. 
The  regular  income  of  the  institution  did  not  fully  meet 
these  claims.  There  were  also  other  arrearages  in  salaries. 
President  Allyn  was  not  paid  up  in  full  and  these  same  pro- 
fessors had  other  claims  for  unpaid  salary  which  were  morally 
just  as  binding  as  the  one  for  the  current  year.  In  1872,  the 
Board  had  voted  that  interest  on  the  endowment  fund,  when 
paid,  as  it  often  was,  long  after  it  was  due,  should  be  applied 
to  the  claims  of  the  year  in  which  it  should  have  been  paid. 
But  this  was  not  done.  When  it  was  needed  for  current  use 
as  soon  as  it  was  paid,  it  was  so  applied.  All  these  difficulties 
caused  the  Board  much  perplexity  and  were  responsible  for 
many  lengthy  debates.  They  usually  appointed  a  committee 
to  consider  the  matter  and  then  discussed  the  report  at 
great  length.  Perhaps  they  would  recommend  the  appoint- 
ment of  a  new  financial  agent  with  the  provision  that  the 
first  money  he  collected  should  be  applied  to  these  deficits. 


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and  then  the  matter  would  rest  until  the  next  .mnual  meet- 
ing of  the  Board.  In  reference  to  one  of  the  financial  agents, 
whose  name  need  not  he  mentioned  here,  the  report  at  the 
end  of  his  first  year  showed  that  he  had  collected  enough 
to  pay  his  own  salary  except  Siof.  This  of  course  left  the 
institution  $105  deeper  m  debt  than  before.  He  also  secured 
a  few  thousand  dollars  in  subscriptions  to  the  endowment 
but  it  is  doubtful  whether  they  were  ever  paid  at  all.  The 
Board  was  also  troubled  by  a  note  for  $<;,ooo,  due  to  the 
French  estate,  with  interest  at  10%.  There  was  even  a 
claim  of  $217  still  due  to  Professor  S.  W.  Williams,  whose 
service  to  the  college  had  been  rendered  nearly  twenty  years 
before.  The  French  note  had  been  due  several  years  and 
there  were  many  hundreds  of  dollars  of  accrued  interest, 
because  they  didn't  have  enough  current  income  to  pay  the 
salaries,  so  the  interest  had  been  neglected,  yet  the  French 
heirs  needed  the  money  and  wanted  it  paid.  At  the  meeting 
of  1875,  the  Board  appointed  a  committee  to  ascertain  the 
assets  and  liabilities  of  the  institution.  They  reported  the 
total  assets  in  real  estate  and  endowment  to  be  $92,035, 
and  the  liabilities  consisted  of  debts  except  back  salaries  due 
the  faculty;  to  the  amount  of  $6,500,  and  unpaid  salaries 
$6,605,  making  a  total  of  $13,105.  Therefore  the  assets  ex- 
ceeded the  liabilities  by  $78,930,  which  in  those  days  seemed 
a  great  sum.  Yet  those  assets  were  not  liquid  but  so  thor- 
oughly  frozen  that  the  institution  could  not  pay  its  debts. 
Dr.  Locke  in  one  of  his  reports  told  of  unsuccessful  efforts 
to  borrow  money  and  said  he  was  forced  to  the  conclusion 
that  the  credit  of  the  college  was  not  good.  He  said  if  any 
one  church  in  the  conference  owed  this  debt,  he  was  sure 
it  would  be  paid,  but  since  the  responsibiHty  was  so  widely 
distributed,  no  one  felt  it  very  keenly  and  therefore  it  was 
allowed  to  drag  on  indefinitely. 

The  French  note  was  not  paid  till  years  afterward  m  the 
administration  of  President  Phillips;  and  the  salary  debts 
were  probably  never  paid.  At  one  meeting  the  executive 
committee  reported  that  the  faculty  would  settle  on  a  fifty 
per  cent  basis  provided  the  French  note  was  paid.  At  a  later 
meeting  the  president  reported  that  the  entire  faculty  would 
remit  all  claim  to  back  salaries  if  the  college  would  pay  its 
other  debts  and  thus  stand  free  of  all  financial  incumbrance. 
In  1875  the  Board  resolved  that  brick  walks  should  be  laid 
thruout  the  campus.  But  this  was  never  done.  There  were 
only  gravel  walks  until  191 1,  when  the  new  dormitories 
were  built,  and  granitoid  walks  were  laid  around  the  build- 
ings so  far  as  needed,  and  down  the  front  from  the  chapel 
to  the  street.  The  corner  entrance  to  the  campus  and  the 


winding  walk  from  there  to  the  chapel  were  not  built  until 
1927.  At  the  session  in  June,  1877,  the  following  resolution 
was  passed,  providing  for  a  music  department:  "Resolved, 
that  the  Faculty  and  Executive  Committee  be  hereby  author- 
ized to  engage  the  services  of  a  first  class  teacher  of  music, 
and  as  far  as  possible,  organize  a  department  of  music  for 
the  ensuing  college  year.  The  salary  ,ind  expenses  to  be  paid 
out  of  the  tuition  and  rents  of  such  department."  During 
the  following  year,  a  Mr.  Hodgden  was  employed  to  establish 
the  work,  but  in  the  first  few  weeks  met  with  so  little  re- 
sponse among  the  students  that  he  .ib.mdoned  the  project. 
In  the  year  1878-79,  the  Board  authorized  the  establish- 
ment of  a  Commercial  Department,  and  elected  Professor 
J.  W.  Whittlesey  to  have  charge  of  it.  The  catalogues  men- 
tion a  Commercial  Course  as  much  as  two  years  earlier  than 
this,  even  indicating  the  subjects  taught  and  the  text  books 
used;  but  no  teacher  is  mentioned  nor  any  students  listed 
as  belonging  to  the  department.  At  the  meeting  just  men- 
tioned, a  committee  was  appointed  to  consider  the  question 
of  fitting  up  the  Athleton  as  a  home  for  the  Commercial 
Department.  As  far  as  we  can  learn,  this  building  had  been 
erected  chiefly  thru  the  efforts  of  the  students,  especially 
those  interested  m  athletics.  In  several  previous  years,  re- 
ports were  made  in  the  Board  meeting  in  reference  to  the 
Athleteon  commending  the  students  on  their  enterprise,  but 
not  acknowledging  that  the  college  had  any  financial  respon- 
sibility m  the  matter.  But  athletics  in  McKendree  at  that 
time  did  not  have  a  very  efficient  organization,  hence  interest 
waned,  and  the  building  was  for  the  most  part  standing 
idle.  The  committee  of  investigation  at  this  time  reported 
that  they  had  difficulty  in  gaining  access  to  the  building, 
because  no  key  was  in  possession  of  the  college  authorities. 
When  they  did  succeed  in  examining  the  building,  they  re- 
ported that  it  could  easily  be  adapted  to  the  need  of  a  com- 
mercial department,  but  that  the  financial  claims  of  Dr.  Allyn 
,ind  others  must  be  satisfied  before  it  could  be  taken  over 
for  this  purpose.  The  records  do  not  tell  us  how  it  was  done, 
but  in  some  way  these  claims  must  have  been  released,  for 
the  building  passed  under  college  control  the  same  as  the 
other  buildings  on  the  hill.  This  structure  was  all  in  one 
large  room  with  a  twenty  foot  ceiling.  It  was  eventually 
fitted  out  with  school  desks  and  became  a  study  hall  for  the 
use  of  students  between  classes.  Some  member  of  the  faculty 
was  always  in  charge,  to  maintain  order  and  preserve  proper 
working  conditions.  Sometimes  he  would  also  carry  on  a 
recitation  at  the  front  of  the  room,  and  then  the  conditions 
were  not  much  different  from  the  old  time  one-room  school. 


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Students  chafed  under  the  rule  requiring  them  to  remain  in 
the  study  hall  when  not  in  recitation,  claiming  that  they 
were  not  school  children  who  needed  to  be  watched  while 
they  studied.  So  the  plan  was  eventually  abandoned,  and  in 
1893,  when  Morris  L.  Barr  was  president  and  E.  B.  Waggoner 
was  professor  of  Science,  the  building  was  taken  over  for  the 
Science  Department.  This  gave  opportunity  for  some  expan- 
sion of  that  important  part  of  the  college  work.  In  1916, 
when  Dr.  Hurt  was  president,  the  roof  was  raised  and  two 
other  floors  built  in,  so  that  it  became  a  three-story  building, 
of  which  the  third  story  contains  the  chemical  laboratory, 
the  second  the  biological  laboratory,  and  the  first  floor  is 
divided  into  three  lecture  rooms-  one  for  chemistry,  one  for 
biology,  and  one  for  mathematics.  The  Commercial  Depart- 
ment never  had  any  very  definite  quarters  which  it  could 
claim  exclusively,  but  it  had  an  actual  place  in  the  college 
for  about  a  quarter  of  a  century.  It  was  housed  wherever 
vacant  space  could  be  had,  even  tho  at  times  the  rooms  had 
to  be  shared  with  other  lines  of  college  work.  The  depart- 
ment reached  its  highest  point  of  efficiency  while  under  the 
direction  of  Professor  Waggoner.  Such  subjects  as  short  hand 
and  typewriting  were  taught  at  different  times,  tho  not  con- 
tinuously. Book-keeping  and  business  arithmetic  were  re- 
garded as  the  foundation  stones  of  a  business  education.  For 
some  years  while  Professor  Waggoner  was  in  charge  of  it, 
the  Commercial  Department  had  its  regular  commencement, 
at  which  a  suitable  address  was  delivered  and  the  graduates 
received  certificates  as  evidence  that  they  had  completed 
the  work.  These  certificates  helped  them  to  procure  a  posi- 
tion in  the  business  world,  and  some  thought  the  department 
was  doing  a  great  work.  However,  the  course  could  be  com- 
pleted in  about  six  months,  and  some  of  these  young  people 
who  were  anxious  to  get  into  the  business  world  where  they 
could  earn  money  did  not  know  enough  about  a  real  college 
course  to  appreciate  the  years  of  hard  toil  and  effort  which 
it  required,  and  sometimes  told  people  that  they  were  grad- 
uates of  McKendree  College.  Evidently  the  six  months  grad- 
uate would  not  be  a  credit  to  a  hterary  institution.  There- 
fore, to  avoid  this  confusion  and  sometimes  harmful  pretense, 
on  the  recommendation  of  President  Chamberlin,  the  Com- 
mercial Department  was  abandoned. 

On  June  10,  1875,  at  the  close  of  Doctor  Locke's  first 
year,  the  following  degrees  were  conferred :  Bachelor  of  Arts 
upon  George  Washington  Atterbury,  Charlotte  Augusta 
Dressor,  Thomas  Edward  Green,  John  Theodore  Handsaker, 
Edward  Parker  Keach,  Edward  Henry  Parkinson,  Charles 
Sylvester  Royse,  Hattie  Parsis  Sargeant,  Edward  Baker  Wag- 


goner, and  Thomas  Corwin  Watkins;  the  degree  of  Bachelor 
of  Science  was  given  to  the  following:  Orla  Samuel  Casad, 
Samuel  P.  Herron,  John  Warren  Hoit,  William  Harrison 
Horine,  Laura  Artella  Hughey,  Anna  Rebecca  Laird,  John 
Laird,  George  Hanna  Logan,  and  George  Douglas  Phillips. 
George  Washington  Hill  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  Rev. 
James  A.  Robinson  received  the  degree  of  D.  D.,  and  the 
honorary  degree  of  A.  M.  was  conferred  upon  John  D 
Johnson  and  Henry  Z.  Gill. 

Brief  sketches  of  these  will  follow,  except  of  those  whose 
biographies  appear  elsewhere  in  this  work. 
GEORGE  W.  ATTERBURY 

George  Washington  Atterbury  was  born  at  Litchfield, 
Illinois,  in  1854.  His  parents,  A.  D.  and  Julia  Atterbury, 
were  both  native  Americans.  He  entered  college  in  1871  and 
graduated  in  1875,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later, 
A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society.  For 
two  years  after  his  graduation  he  was  principal  of  the  public 
schools  at  Jennings,  St.  Louis  County,  Missouri.  Then  for 
two  years  he  held  a  similar  position  at  Nashville,  Illinois. 
For  the  next  twenty  years  he  was  employed  as  travelling 
salesman  and  bank  clerk.  Most  of  the  years  since  then  he 
has  been  associated  with  the  Atterbury  Motor  Company, 
of  Buffalo,  New  York,  of  which  company  he  has  been  presi- 
dent for  many  years.  He  was  married  in  1881  and  has  four 
children.  Later  he  moved  to  the  far  west.  In  1927  he  lived 

at  Woodland,  Calif. 

ORLA  S.  CASAD 
Orla  Samuel  Casad  was  born  near  Trenton,  Clinton  Coun- 
ty, Illinois,  January  31,  1846.  His  parents  were  John  M. 
Casad  and  Elizabeth  A.  Moore.  The  father  was  of  French 
descent  though  American  born.  When  he  was  eight  years 
of  age,  the  family  moved  to  Summerfield,  in  St.  Clair  County, 
where  he  grew  to  manhood.  While  a  mere  youth  he  enlisted 
in  Company  B  of  the  62nd  Regiment  of  Illinois  Volunteers, 
and  served  three  years  as  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  War.  He 
entered  McKendree  in  1872  and  finished  the  Scientific  Course 
in  1875,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  Later  he  received  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  So' 
ciety.  He  was  married  in  September,  1876,  to  Alice  M. 
Babcock.  Of  their  four  daughters,  one  is  deceased,  two  are 
married,  and  the  other,  Josephine,  now  resides  with  her 
parents  in  Pittsburg,  Kansas.  After  his  graduation,  Mr. 
Casad  taught  school  for  some  years.  In  1878,  he  emigrated 
to  Donna  Ana  County,  New  Mexico,  where  he  edited  a 
newspaper  and  practiced  law.  In  1880,  he  came  to  Crawford 
County,  Kansas,  and  settled  in  the  town  of  Pittsburg,  where 
he  still  lives.  He  served  as  postmaster  of  Pittsburg  for  four 


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years  and  two  terms  as  justice  of  the  peace.  He  now  holds 
the  office  of  police  magistrate.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Meth- 
odist Church  and  the  A.  F.  and  A.  M.  He  was  a  soldier  in 
the  Civil  War  and  a  captain  in  the  Kansas  National  Guards, 
i8qi-i896.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  and 
of  the  G.  A.  R. 

CHARLOTTE  A.  DRESSOR 

Charlotte  Augusta  Dressor  was  born  near  Greenville,  Illi- 
nois, August  ji,  1850.  She  entered  Almira  College  at  Green- 
ville in  1866.  She  continued  there  a  year  and  a  half  and  then 
after  an  interval  of  several  years,  during  which  time  girls 
had  been  admitted  to  McKendree,  she  enrolled  in  that  insti- 
tution in  1871.  She  graduated  m  187';  with  the  first  honors 
of  her  class,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  She  was  a  member 
of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  In  the  summer  of  iSv";  she 
was  elected  professor  of  Natural  Sciences  m  the  Illinois  Fe- 
male College  at  Jacksonville.  She  filled  this  position  only  one 
year  and  was  then  made  professor  of  Ancient  Languages  in 
the  same  institution.  Her  educational  career,  which  promised 
to  be  a  brilliant  one,  was  cut  short  by  her  death  September 
24,  1876.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church. 

THOMAS  E.  GREEN 

Thomas  Edward  Green  was  born  at  ShippenviUe,  Penn- 
sylvania,  December  27,  iS-iS.  He  entered  McKendree  in 
September,  1872  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1875,  receiving 
the  A.  B.  degree.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian 
Society.  He  attended  the  Princeton  Theological  Seminary 
during  the  years  1878-79.  In  1889,  he  received  the  degree  of 
S.  T.  D.  from  Griswold  College.  He  was  married  April  27, 
1880,  to  Laura  Elizabeth  Johnson,  of  Mt.  Carmel,  Illinois. 
To  them  were  born  two  daughters,  Elinore  and  Gladys.  The 
former  married  R.  W.  Goodell  and  the  latter  J.  B.  Terbell. 
Mr.  Green's  life  work  has  included  the  three  lines  of  clergy- 
man, author,  and  lecturer.  He  was  pastor  of  Presbyterian 
churches  at  Mt.  Carmel  and  Sparta,  and  later  of  the  Eighth 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Chicago.  In  1886  he  became  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Episcopal  Church  and  served  for  two  years  as 
rector  of  St.  Andrews"  Episcopal  Church,  Chicago.  From 
1888  to  190J  he  was  rector  of  Grace  Church,  Cedar  Rapids, 
Iowa.  In  1898  he  was  elected  Bishop  of  Iowa,  but  declined 
the  office.  He  also  held  the  following  positions  of  honor  at 
different  times:  General  Chaplain  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revo- 
lution, Grand  Prelate  of  the  Knights  Templar,  Chaplain 
First  Regiment,  Iowa  National  Guards,  Chaplain  of  the 
National  Democratic  Conventions  of  1884,  1892,  and  1896. 
He  was  a  deputy  to  the  General  Convention  of  the  Episcopal 


Church  in  the  years  1889,  1892,  189';,  and  1898.  He  is  the 
author  of  numerous  books  and  magazine  articles,  and  m 
1909- 1910  was  associate  editor  of  Hampton's  Magazine  of 
New  York.  During  the  years  190J  to  1908,  he  travelled  ex- 
tensively in  Europe  and  Japan,  and  in  I9i0'i9ii,  made  a  trip 
around  the  world.  He  has  been  a  lyceum  lecturer  since  1903. 
For  some  years  his  residence  has  been  in  Chicago. 

LAURA  A.  HUGHEY 
Laura  Artelia  Hughey  was  born  January  12,  iSi'i,  at 
Rosaclaire,  Illinois.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Rev.  George  W. 
and  Elizabeth  A.  Hughey.  Her  father  was  a  Methodist 
preacher  in  the  Southern  Illinois  and  Missouri  Conferences 
for  more  than  half  a  century.  She  graduated  from  McKendree 
in  the  class  of  1875,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a 
member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  After  graduation 
she  taught  in  the  public  schools  of  Belleville,  lUinois.  No- 
vember 12,  1879,  she  was  married  to  Mr.  Charles  E.  Small, 
who  was  also  a  graduate  of  McKendree.  Since  that  time  her 
home  has  been  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  where  her  husband 
is  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law.  They  have  five  sons  and 
two  daughters.  The  eldest  son  was  U.  S.  vice-consul  to 
Bogota,  South  America  during  the  years  1910-1912.  Mrs. 
Small  IS  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 
THOMAS  T.  HANDSAKER 

Thomas  Theodore  Handsaker  was  born  in  Madison  Coun- 
ty, Illinois,  July  6,  iSsi-  He  entered  college  in  the  fall  of 
1868  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  187';,  receiving  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  Plato.  He  was  a  Methodist 
and  a  Republican.  After  his  graduation,  he  engaged  in  jour- 
nalistic work  for  several  years,  and  later  in  educational  work. 
August  6,  1878  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Morris,  of 
Cincinnati.  They  then  went  to  California,  where  Mr.  Hand- 
saker taught  school  for  many  years.  He  also  taught  in  Oregon 
for  three  years.  His  work  was  in  Orange,  California  for  some 
years,  and  later  in  San  Francisco.  We  have  no  recent  infor- 
mation concerning  him. 

JOHN  W.  HOYT 

John  Warren  Hoyt  was  born  in  Palestine,  Illinois,  August 
22, 1853,  and  came  with  his  parents  to  Lebanon  in  September, 
1859.  He  was  a  son  of  John  W.  and  Rowena  (French)  Hoyt. 
His  father  was  a  local  preacher  in  the  Methodist  Church 
and  a  resident  of  Lebanon  for  many  years,  until  his  death. 
His  mother  was  a  sister  of  Governor  A.  C.  French.  He  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Lebanon  and 
McKendree  College,  where  he  graduated  in  1875,  with  the 
degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society. 
He  graduated  from  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College  in  1878, 


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and  later  went  abroad  and  studied  in  Germany.  He  practiced 
his  profession  in  Olney,  Illinois,  St.  Louis,  and  Kansas  City, 
Missouri.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Carrie  A.  Brown  ("8i), 
of  Lebanon,  December  30, 1884.  His  death  occurred  at  Kansas 
City  in  1892,  while  he  was  still  in  the  prime  of  life  and  in 
the  midst  of  a  useful  career.  His  funeral  was  held  in  the 
Methodist  Church  in  Lebanon,  and  he  lies  buried  in  College 

Hill  Cemetery. 

SAMUEL  P.  HERRON 

Samuel  P.  Herron  was  born  in  July,  i8';4,  at  Arrow  Rock, 
Missouri.  He  entered  McKendree  m  1872  and  graduated  in 
1875,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  June  26,  1878, 
to  Miss  Emma  C.  Moore,  of  Lebanon,  who  was  also  a  grad- 
uate of  McKendree.  His  business  during  most  of  his  active 
life  was  that  of  a  druggist.  He  was  located  for  many  years 
in  Chicago,  later  in  St.  Louis,  and  still  later  in  Santa  Monica, 
California.  He  is  now  retired  from  active  business  and  lives 
in  Richmond  Heights,  St.  Louis  County.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Royal  Arcanum.  Mrs.  Herron  died  in  June,  1927. 
WILLIAM  H.  HORINE 

William  Harrison  Horine  was  born  at  Waterloo,  Illinois, 
July  3,  1855.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1871  and  graduated 
in  the  class  of  1875,  with  the  degree  of  B  S.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Platonian  Society.  Later  he  studied  law  and  settled 
in  Springfield,  Missouri.  For  many  years  he  had  a  very  suc- 
cessful practice  and  he  was  considered  a  wealthy  man.  His 
death  occurred  July  19,  1921.  His  funeral  was  held  in  the 
old  church  in  Waterloo  where  his  Methodist  parents  had 
been  members,  and  he  was  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  that 

place. 

JOHN  D.  JOHNSON 
John  D.  Johnson  was  born  m  Belleville,  Illinois,  April 

19,  1S44.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  McKen- 
dree College.  However  he 
did  not  complete  the  col- 
lege course,  but  left  school 
to  enter  the  Union  army, 
where  he  did  service  for  his 
country,  holding  the  rank  of 
first  lieutenant.  In  1868 
he  moved  to  St.  Louis, 
where  he  became  deputy 
county  marshall  and  dep- 
uty clerk  of  the  Court  of 
Criminal  Correction.  In  the 
meantime  he  studied  law, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1870.  Since  then  he  has 


JOHN  D  JOHNSON 
As  he  appeared  in  the  early  part 


practiced  law  in  St.  Louis.  For  a  few  years  he  was  in  partner- 
ship  with  Judge  W.C.Jones,  but  for  a  longer  period  with  his 
brother,  Hon.  Charles  P.  Johnson.  While  at  McKendree  he 
was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society.  The  college  gave 
him  the  honorary  degree  of  A.  M.  in  1875.  He  is  still  living, 
and  was  present  at  the  "Homecoming"  of  1926.  At  the 
reminiscent  meeting  held  in  the  chapel,  he  presented  a  re- 
ceipt for  tuition  paid  by  him  to  R.  M.  Moore,  Fiscal  Agent, 
in  the  fall  term  of  1856.  This  was  evidence  that  he  had  been 
a  student  in  McKendree  seventy  years  before  but  still  in 
vigorous  health  and  with  a  figure  tall  and  straight  as  an 
Indian  warrior.  He  gave  the  receipt  to  the  college  as  an 
interesting  souvenir. 

EDWIN  P.  KEACH 
Edwin  Parker  Keach  was  born  at  Wapello,  Iowa,  No- 
vember 4,  185 1.  After  taking  a  part  of  his  college  course  at 
Westminster  College  in  Missouri,  he  came  to  McKendree, 
where  he  finished  in  1875,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
He  belonged  to  the  Platonian  Society.  He  took  a  Theological 
course  at  Danville,  Kentucky,  where  he  graduated  in  1878. 
He  then  entered  the  ministry  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 
and  served  several  pastorates,  mostly  in  Missouri.  He  was 
also  for  a  time  editor  of  the  "Texas  Presbyterian."  Later 
he  became  a  missionary  to  the  Cherokee  Indians,  with  head- 
quarters at  Hulbert,  Oklahoma.  He  was  married  November 
7,  1878,  to  Miss  J.  Russell.  To  them  were  born  five  chil- 
dren— Edith,  Annie,  Louise,  George,  and  Edwin.  The  young- 
est daughter,  Louise,  married  Rev.  A.  W.  Moore,  who  be- 
came a  missionary  in  India. 

ANNA  R.  LAIRD 
Anna  Rebecca  L.iird  was  born  in  Jefferson  County,  Illi- 
nois, April  JO,  1850.  Her  parents  were  Nicolas  and  Jane 
(Martin)  Laird,  who  were  both  native  Americans.  She  be- 
came a  student  m  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1872  and  grad- 
uated in  1875,  with  the  B.  S.  degree.  She  was  a  member  of 
the  Clionian  Society.  After  graduation  she  taught  school 
two  years,  then  took  a  course  in  a  business  college  in  Evans- 
ville,  Indiana.  Then  after  teaching  two  years  more  she  was 
married  to  Mr.  Peter  Smith,  March  24,  1880.  He  died  in 
1890,  leaving  no  children.  Mrs.  Smith,  being  compelled  to 
support  herself  by  her  own  efforts,  found  employment  in  a 
woolen  mill  at  Topeka,  Kansas.  In  1906  she  secured  a  position 
in  Oakland,  California,  but  two  years  later  she  became  a 
member  of  the  Old  People's  Home,  Anderson,  Indiana,  where 
she  is  comfortably  spending  her  declining  years.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  "Church  of  God." 


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REV.  JOHN  M.  LAIRD 
John  Martin  Laird  was  horn  in  Jefferson  County,  Illinois, 
October  22,  1848.  He  entered  McKendree  m  the  fall  of  1872 
at  the  same  time  with  his  sister,  and  they  both  graduated  in 
the  class  of  187';,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Platonian  Society.  In  June,  1875,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Lizzie  Meyers.  To  them  were  born  three  sons, 
Charles  N.,  John  F.,  and  Walter  P.,  and  one  daughter, 
Blanche.  He  joined  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  in  187=; 
and  served  m  the  regular  pastorate  till  1892.  He  then  with- 
drew from  the  Southern  Illinois  and  went  to  Oklahoma.  Af- 
ter some  time  he  resumed  the  work  of  the  ministry,  and 
several  years  later  he  was  transferred  to  California,  where 
his  death  occurred  at  Fort  Jones,  April  7,  igoq. 

GEORGE  H.  LOGAN 

George  Hanna  Logan  was  born  in  Big  Prairie,  Illinois,  Sep- 
tember 4,  i8';5  and  died  in  the  same  community  December 
31,  18S7.  He  was  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Lucy  (Land)  Logan 
After  receiving  a  public  school  education,  he  entered  Mc- 
Kendree and  graduated  m  the  class  of  1875,  with  the  degree 
of  B  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society.  After 
graduation  he  spent  some  years  m  teaching,  and  was  also 
for  some  time  engaged  in  the  jewelry  business,  being  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Logan  and  Snively;  but  the  greater  part 
of  his  life  he  spent  m  agricultural  pursuits.  He  was  married 
March  27,  1879,  to  Miss  Margaret  Williams,  who  was  also 
for  a  time  a  student  at  McKendree  This  union  was  blessed 
with  five  children  -Ella  Maud,  Lucie  Belle,  Thomas  Wyatt, 
Helena  Lee,  and  William  Tuley.  The  last  named  died  in 
infancy.  Two  of  the  daughters  are  married.  Mr.  Logan  was 
a  faithful  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and  m  poli- 
tics a  Republican. 

GEORGE  D.  PHILLIPS 

George  Douglas  Phillips  was  born  at  Nashville,  Illinois, 
in  September,  1856.  His  father  was  a  prominent  member  of 
the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  and  for  years  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees  of  McKendree.  His  uncle,  D.  W. 
Phillips,  was  for  several  years  president  of  McKendree.  Mr. 
Phillips  graduated  in  1875,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society.  He  was  engaged  in 
business  in  Alton  for  some  years,  and  later  moved  to  Chicago. 
REV.  EDWARD  H.  PARKINSON,  D.  D. 

Edward  Henry  Parkinson,  son  of  Alfred  J.  and  Mary  E, 
(Baldwin)  Parkinson,  was  born  at  Highland,  Illinois,  January 
10,  i8'i2.  After  completing  the  public  school  courses,  he 
entered  McKendree,  and  having  finished  the  classical  course, 
he  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  June,  1875-  He  was  a 


member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  After  leaving  Mc- 
Kendree, he  entered  Garrett  Biblical  Institute,  where  in 
1878  he  received  the  degree  of  S.  T.  B.  He  afterward  received 
the  Master  of  Arts  and  in  1892  the  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Divinity  from  his  alma  m.iter.  He  was  married  October  20, 
1881,  to  Miss  Carrie  Hollis  He  has  been  a  Methodist  for 
more  than  half  a  century  and  for  over  a  quarter  of  a  century 
a  Methodist  minister.  The  active  years  of  his  ministry  were 
spent  chiefly  m  Kansas,  so  that  he  had  a  share  in  freeing 
Kansas  from  the  liquor  traffic.  For  eleven  years  he  lived  in 
Chicago  and  inaugurated  various  movements  in  behalf  of 
national  prohibition.  Among  these  may  be  mentioned  the 
hand-to-hand  and  house-to-house  campaign  for  the  distri- 
bution of  literature  to  the  voters.  Another  campaign  dis- 
tributing circulars  and  posters  by  mail  to  reach  every  county 
in  the  United  States.  He  then  began  a  movement  through 
the  newspapers,  furnishing  short  articles  to  as  many  as  a, 
thousand  newspapers  in  a  single  year.  Later  he  was  active 
in  circulating  petitions  to  present  to  Congress  m  the  interest 
of  nation-wide  prohibition.  He  lived  to  see  the  i8th  amend- 
ment passed  and  died  March  17,  192:,.  He  was  buried  at 
Celphos,  Kansas.  "He  was  one  of  God's  noblemen." 
MRS-  HATTIE  SARGEANT  THOMAS 

Hattie  Persis  Sargeant  was  born  m  Lebanon,  Illinois,  in 
,  i8s5.  Her  parents  were  John  L.  and  Abigail  (Danforth) 
Sargeant,  who  were  among  the  early  settlers  of  the  town 
of  Lebanon.  After  attending  the  public  schools,  she  entered 
McKendree  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1875,  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary 
Society.  She  was  married  June  30,  1880,  to  James  H.  Thomas, 
of  Belleville,  who  about  that  time  became  editor  of  "The 
Belleville  Advocate."  After  a  residence  of  five  years  in  Belle- 
ville, they  moved  to  Denver,  Colorado.  Mrs.  Thomas'  two 
sons,  John  and  Garland,  both  grew  to  manhood,  but  the 
elder,  a  youth  of  great  promise,  died  soon  after  graduating 
from  the  school  of  mines.  The  younger  is  now  in  business  in 
Chicago.  Mrs.  Thomas  died  at  Chicago,  August  29,  1920. 
REV.  CHARLES  S.  ROYSE 

Charles  Sylvester  Royse  was  born  at  New  Albany,  Indi- 
ana, April  8,  18'ii.  He  entered  McKendree  in  September, 
1870,  and  graduated  m  June,  187-;,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society.  He  was  a 
student  for  a  time  in  Garrett  Biblical  Institute,  and  then 
entered  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Church.  He  preached 
five  years  in  Illinois,  five  in  Iowa,  fifteen  in  Minnesota,  and 
five  in  Dakota.  He  is  now  on  the  retired  list.  He  was  mar- 
ried April  16,  1876,  to  Rose  A.  Nichols.  Four  of  their  chil- 


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dren  are  now  living;  George,  Maud.  W.ilter,  and  Clara.  Mrs. 
Royse  died  August  ii,  191 1. 

PROF.  EDWARD  B.  WAGGONER 
Edward  Baker  Waggoner  was  born  in  Madison  County, 
Illinois,  near  the  village  of  Godfrey,  August  22,  1852.  His 
father,  Wesley  F.  Waggoner,  was  a  farmer,  but  also  a  car- 
penter and  mechanic.  His  mother's  maiden  name  was  Eliza 
Ferguson.  There  were  five  children  in  the  family,  of  whom 
Edward  B.  was  the  oldest,  and  the  only  one  still  living.  He 
received  his  early  education  at  the  Bethany  country  school, 
near  Godfrey,  entered  the  Preparatory  Department  of  Mc- 
Kendree  in  1869  and  graduated  from 
the  college  in  1875,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  A.  B.,  and  later,  A.  M.  He 
was  one  of  the  honor  men  of  his  class 
and  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Society.  He  spent  some  time  teaching 
before  he  finished  his  college  course, 
but  after  his  graduation  he  made  it 
the  regular  business  of  his  life,  and 
his  career  as  an  educator  continued 
without  interruption  for  more  than 
half  a  century .  He  taught  successively 
at  the  Jones  school,  east  of  Brighton, 
the  Ferguson  School,  north  of  Bright- 
on, the  Bethany  School,  the  Piasa 
School,  served  a  year  as  principal  of 
the  Chatham  schools,  then  spent  a 
year  in  graduate  work  at  Valparaiso 
University.  He  was  then  elected  professor  of  Science  in  Mc- 
Kendree  in  1881.  He  continued  in  the  McKendree  faculty 
until  1922,  with  the  exception  of  one  year  when  he  was 
professor  of  Science  in  Southwest  Kansas  College  at  Wmfield. 
He  thus  rendered  full  forty  years  of  service  in  McKendree, 
and  then  tapered  off  with  five  years  of  service  as  teacher  of 
Science  in  the  Lebanon  High  School.  At  that  time,  real- 
izing that  the  work  was  heavy  for  one  of  his  years,  he 
decided  to  retire.  His  alma  mater  then  employed  him  to 
build  up  and  care  for  a  museum  such  as  McKendree  ought 
to  have.  This  is  work  to  his  liking,  for  when  he  was  pro- 
fessor of  Science,  he  collected  a  large  amount  of  material 
which  he  will  now  re-assemble  as  soon  as  suitable  provision 
can  be  made  for  its  proper  display.  Professor  Waggoner  has 
always  shown  especial  skill  in  the  work  of  teaching,  as  many 
hundreds  of  students  will  testify.  His  aim  was  always,  not 
only  to  impart  knowledge,  but  to  develop  character.  He  has 
been  for  many  years  and  still  is  an  active  worker  in  the 
Methodist  Church  .ind  Sunday  School.  He  served  for  more 


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than  thirty  years  as  superintendent  of  the  Methodist  Sun- 
day School  in  Lebanon,  and  for  many  years  was  active  in 
the  work  of  the  Epworth  League.  He  has  served  as  district 
president  of  that  organization.  He  has  ser\'ed  as  an  institute 
speaker,  not  only  in  the  County  Institutes  of  the  public 
schools,  but  also  Sunday  School  and  Epworth  League  Insti- 
tutes. He  has  always  been  a  loyal  citizen  of  the  community 
and  nation,  a  Republican  in  poHtics,  but  always  standing 
for  good  government  and  the  principles  of  righteousness  in 
his  own  community.  He  is  a  charter  member  of  the  M.  W. 
A.  in  Lebanon. 

Professor  Waggoner  has  been 
twice  married.  First,  to  Ella  L. 
Sargent,  of  the  class  of  "77  in  Mc- 
Kendree, in  1883.  Their  four  children 
were  Carrie  L.,  Leroy  S.,  Ella  Mabel, 
and  LottieA.  Of  these,  only  two  are 
now  living,  Leroy  and  Mabel,  now 
Mrs.  R.  C.  Sayre,  of  Decatur.  His 
present  wife,  before  her  marriage, 
was  Miss  Ella  Cowen,  of  Jersey  ville. 
She,  too,  is  the  mother  of  four  child- 
ren, Marian  E.,  a  teacher  in  Kankakee, 
Morris,  who  has  been  a  high  school 
teacher  for  some  years  in  northern 
Illinois,  Beatrice  C,  now  Mrs. 
Bertram  Jones,  and  Kenneth  C, 
who  is  teaching  in  Kentucky.  Mrs. 
Waggoner  also  attended  McKendree 
before  her  marriage,  ,ind  has  been  a  life  long  Sunday  School 
worker.  Both  she  and  her  husband  are  still  teachers  in  the 
Sunday  School.  She  is  active  in  the  Missionary  Society  and 
other  organizations  of  the  church.  Also  she  was  the  founder 
and  has  been,  for  twenty-two  years,  the  president  of  the 
Lebanon  History  Club. 

REV.  THOMAS  C.  WATKINS,  D.  D. 
Thomas  Corwin  Watkins  was  born  at  Antrim,  Ohio, 
March  7, 1847.  He  completed  his  course  in  McKendree  in  the 
class  of  1875,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  also  received 
the  degree  of  A.  M.  in  1878  and  D.  D.  in  1887  from  his  alma 
mater.  He  completed  a  course  in  Boston  University  School 
of  Theology  and  received  the  degree  of  B.  D.  from  that 
institution  in  1878.  While  m  McKendree  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Pl.itonian  Society.  He  was  married  to  Miss 
Emm.i  D.  Hadley,  a  teacher,  in  Medford,  Massachusetts. 
Their  sons,  Thomas  Webb  and  Charles  Hadley,  are  both 
t;raduates  of  Harvard.  The  former  has  been  for  a  number 


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of  years  principal  of  Kent's  Hill  Seminary,  which  is  a  Meth- 
odist secondary  educational  institution  in  Maine.  Their 
daughter,  Margaret,  graduated  from  Boston  University  in 
the  class  of  1913.  Mr.  Watkins  began  preaching  the  Gospel 
in  his  youth.  He  supplied  charges  in  various  places  while 
getting  his  education.  He  joined  the  New  England  Confer- 
ence in  1878,  and  was  a  member  of  it  for  the  remainder  ot 
his  life.  One  of  his  notable  achievements  was  the  establish- 
ment of  the  Stanton  Avenue  Church  in  Boston.  He  organized 
the  church,  starting  with  only  four  members,  and  led  them 
in  the  enterprise  of  erecting  a  new  church  building.  It  is 
now  one  of  the  strong  churches  of  that  New  England  city 
He  was  for  six  terms  secretary  and  two  terms  president  of 
the  Boston  Preachers'  Meeting.  For  fifteen  years  he  was 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  New  England  Conference 
Bureau  of  Entertainment.  He  retired  from  the  active  pas- 
torate in  1920,  but  retained  certain  duties  in  connection 
with  the  conference  until  the  time  of  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred on  September  21,  1924.  His  last  charge  was  Needham 
Heights,  which  continued  to  be  his  home  until  his  death. 
It  is  claimed  that  he  was  the  first  to  suggest  the  motto  of 
the  Epworth  League,  "Look  up,  lift  up." 

THE  CLASS  OF  ISTlj 
LOUISE  C.  BLUME 

Louise  Charlotte  Blume  was  born  January  19,  185J,  at 
Pleasant  Ridge,  Madison  County,  Illinois.  She  is  a  daughter 
of  John  H.  Blume,  Sr.  and  Christine  (Dierking)  Blume — both 
German.  She  first  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  Jan- 
uary, 1873  and  graduated  in  June,  1876,  receiving  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society. 
She  was  employed  in  educational  work  from  the  time  of  her 
graduation  until  her  retirement.  She  taught  in  the  schools 
of  Madison  County  for  thirty-three  consecutive  years,  elev- 
en years  of  this  time,  in  the  Granite  City  schools.  For  four 
years  or  more  she  was  a  member  of  the  faculty  in  the  Bible 
Training  School  in  Fort  'Wayne,  Indiana.  She  had  charge  of 
the  departments  of  English  and  German.  She  was  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  though  a  lover  of  all 
the  churches,  and  an  earnest  active  Christian  worker  m 
whatever  line  of  service  the  opportunity  offered.  Her  death 
occurred  at  Edwardsville,  Illinois  March  13,  1921. 
CHARLES  P.  BELL 

Charles  Patterson  Bell  was  born  January  20,  1859,  at 
Ullin,  Illinois.  He  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1873 
and  became  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society.  He  graduated 
in  1876  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  intended  to  make  the 
law  his  profession  and  settle  in  Cobden,  Illinois.  In  religious 


belief  he  was  an  Episcopalian,  m  politics  a  Republican.  Later 
he  went  into  the  mercmtile  business  in  Little  Rock,  Ar- 
kansas, where  he  died  m  1881. 

FRANKLIN  P.  CREWS 

Franklin  Pierce  Crews  was  horn  at  Island  Grove,  Illinois, 
December  23,  i8<;4.  He  entered  college  in  1872  and  joined 
the  Platonian  Society.  He  graduated  in  the  class  of  1876, 
receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and  later,  M.  S.  In  politics,  he 
was  a  Democrat,  and  in  religion  a  Methodist.  After  he  left 
college,  his  home  was  in  Teutopolis,  Illinois  He  was  ad' 
mitted  to  the  bar  in  1878,  and  intended  to  make  the  legal 
profession  his  vocation.  We  have  no  recent  information  con- 
cerning him. 

LLEWELLYN  CALHOUN 

Llewellyn  Calhoun  was  born  near  New  Boston,  Mercer 
County,  Illinois,  March  11,  1849.  He  is  a  son  of  Dr.  David 
and  Susannah  Calhoun.  His  father  died  when  he  was  but  a 
small  child,  and  later  his  mother  married  an  ignorant  man 
who  opposed  young  Llewellyn's  efforts  to  secure  an  educa- 
tion. He  therefore  secured  his  schooling,  both  in  the  district 
school  and  in  McKendree,  in  the  face  of  much  opposition 
and  entirely  without  assistance  from  his  family.  He  paid  his 
way  chiefly  by  teaching  school  at  intervals  alternating  with 
his  years  in  school.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1867  and 
graduated  in  1876,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  was  mar' 
ried  February  24,  1876,  which  was  his  senior  year  in  college, 
to  Miss  Rebecca  Mildred  Rutledge.  She  was  elected  an  hon- 
orary member  of  the  class  of  '76.  He  then  studied  law  and 
graduated  from  McKendree's  Law  Department  in  1879,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  LL.  B.  His  little  daughter  one  year 
old  was  made  an  honorary  member  of  the  class  of  1879  She 
is  now  Mrs.  Grace  R.  Seabott.  Since  his  graduation,  Mr. 
Calhoun  has  been  engaged  in  various  occupations.  He  taught 
school  four  years;  was  in  the  railway  mail  service  during 
President  Garfield's  administration;  was  travelling  salesman 
in  Texas  and  the  Southwest;  in  1885  he  entered  the  field 
of  journalism  and  worked  on  the  Fort  Worth  (Tex.)  Gazette, 
the  Dallas  and  Galveston  News,  the  St.  Louis  Republic,  and 
the  St.  Louis  Globe-Democrat.  In  1890,  he  became  editor  of 
the  Fort  Worth  Evening  Mail;  and  during  the  years  1892-96 
he  was  editor  of  "Industrial  Education"  at  Fort  Worth, 
Texas.  During  the  years  since  that  time  he  has  been  engaged 
in  the  adjustment  of  insurance  for  several  of  the  old  line 
companies,  which  work  has  taken  him  to  all  parts  of  the 
United  States,  and^to  Canada,  Alaska,  Mexico,  West  Indies, 
and  the  Bahama  Islands.  His  home  at  present  is  in  Seattle. 


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Washington.  He  is  a  member  ot  the  Christian  Science  Church 
and  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 

HON.  PLEASANT  T.  CHAPMAN 

Pleasant  Thomas  Chapman  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Johnson 
County,  Illinois,  October  8,  1854.  His  parents,  D.  C.  and 
M.  E.  Chapman,  were  of  English  ancestry.  After  receiving 
his  early  education  in  the  home  schools,  he  entered  McKen- 
dree  in  1871,  and  after  completing  the  Classical  Course,  he 
received  the  A.  B.  degree  in  1876,  and  A.  M.  in  1879.  After 
leaving  college  he  read  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1878.  He  located  at  Vienna,  Illinois,  which  is  still  his  home. 
He  has  served  two  terms  as  county  judge,  two  terms  as 
county  superintendent  of  Schools,  three  terms  as  State  Sen- 
ator, and  has  ably  represented  his  fellow  citizens  as  a  member 
of  Congress.  He  has  also  for  many  years  been  engaged  in  the 
banking  business.  He  was  married  to  Miss  May  Copeland, 
December  20,  1882.  Of  their  four  children,  one  daughter 
died  in  infancy;  the  elder  son,  Ward,  Hves  in  Chicago  and 
is  special  agent  for  the  National  Fire  Insurance  Company; 
their  daughter,  Marian,  married  Lieutenant  Paul  C.  Rabory, 
of  the  U.  S.  A. ,  the  younger  son,  Ralph,  is  teller  in  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Vienna.  Mr.  Chapman  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church,  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason,  member 
of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 
EDWIN  W.  DRESSOR 

Edwin  Washington  Dressor  was  born  at  Cottonwood 
Grove,  Illinois,  December  12,  1854.  He  entered  McKendree 
in  1869,  and  after  completing  the  Scientific  Course,  he  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  B.  S.  in  1876.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  In  politics,  he  is  a  Republican. 
He  married  Miss  Mary  Kirkland  and  established  a  residence 
near  Greenville,  Illinois.  After  a  long  career  as  a  successful 
farmer  and  stock -raiser,  he  retired  from  active  business  and 
now  resides  in  the  city  of  Greenville. 

WALTER  C.  GOFORTH 

Walter  Cyrus  Goforth  was  born  at  Mt.  Carmel,  Illinois, 
September  i  j,  1856,  and  died  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  October 
3,1,  1911.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1872  and  graduated  in 
1876,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Later  he  received  the 
Master's  Degree.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary 
Society.  He  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1880. 
He  practiced  his  profession  in  St.  Paul,  Minn,  for  many 
years  until  failing  health  compelled  him  to  abandon  pro- 
fessional work.  In  his  later  years  he  travelled  much,  and 
while  seeking  to  improve  his  health,  spent  winters  in  Florida 
and  in  California.  While  at  the  seacoast  he  gathered  shells 
from  both  oceans,  carefully  classified  them,  ,ind  after  pro- 


viding a  handsome  glass  cabinet  for  their  proper  display, 
presented  his  entire  collection  to  McKendree  College.  He 
was  married  October  3,  1883,  to  Miss  Julia  Belle  Nichols, 
of  Lebanon.  Their  deaths  occurred  within  a  month  of  each 
other.  They  left  no  children.  They  were  both  buried  m 
College  Hill  Cemetery. 

REV.  JOHN  N.  HUGGINS 

John  Newton  Huggms  was  born  at  New  Athens,  Illinois, 
August  31,  1856,  and  died  at  his  home  in  Statesville,  North 
Carolina,  December  5,  1909.  He  became  a  student  in  Mc- 
Kendree in  1 87 1  and  graduated  in  1876,  receiving  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  So- 
ciety. He  studied  law  and  practiced  this  profession  two 
years  in  Belleville,  Illinois.  Later  he  moved  to  Miami,  Mis- 
souri, where  he  practiced  law  for  several  years.  While  at 
McKendree,  he  was  converted  and  joined  the  Methodist 
Church.  Having  for  some  time  felt  called  to  the  work  of 
the  ministry,  in  1884  he  gave  up  the  law  and  entered  the 
ministry  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  becom- 
ing a  member  of  the  Southwest  Missouri  Conference.  He 
ser\'ed  as  pastor  at  Carthage,  Brooklyn  Avenue,  Kansas  City, 
presiding  elder  of  the  Springfield  District,  Jefferson  City, 
and  Marshall.  In  1899,  failing  health  led  him  to  seek  a  differ- 
ent climate.  He  was  transferred  to  the  Western  North  Caro- 
lina Conference  and  here  served  as  pastor  at  AsheviUe,  Con- 
cord, and  Lexington.  In  1907  he  was  made  presiding  elder 
of  the  Statesville  District,  which  position  he  held  at  the 
time  of  his  death.  He  was  married  March  24,  1887,  to  Miss 
Janie  Pipkin,  daughter  of  W.  H.  Pipkin,  at  that  time  post- 
master of  Springfield,  Missouri.  Their  three  children  are 
Harvey,  Helen,  and  Reuben.  The  eldest  died  at  the  age  of 
seven,  while  his  father  was  pastor  in  Jefferson  City,  Mis- 
souri. Mrs.  Huggins,  since  her  husband's  death,  has  resided 
in  Springfield,  Missouri. 

SYLVESTER  M.  IRWIN 

Sylvester  Milton  Irwin  was  born  in  Montgomery  County, 
Illinois,  October  27,  18'; i,  of  native  American  parents.  He 
entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1870  and  graduated  in 
1876,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  received  the  degree  of 
M.  S.  in  i88i.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary 
Society.  He  was  married  in  October,  1876,  and  has  three 
sons,  Walter  S.,  Ira  M.,  and  Roy  L.,  ranging  in  age  from 
thirty-five  to  twenty-five.  They  are  all  engaged  in  business 
in  Decatur.  In  the  years  intervening  since  his  college  days, 
Mr.  Irwin  has  spent  sixteen  years  as  a  pharmacist  and  twenty 
as  a  manufacturing  chemist.  He  was  for  eighteen  years  office 
manager  of  the  firm  of  Irwm,  Neisler,  &?  Co.,  Manuficturing 


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Pharmacists.  He  is  at  present  general  manager  ot  the  Bush- 
way  Extract  Company,  of  Decatur,  Illinois.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  since  he  was 
sixteen  years  of  age.  His  home  is  at  Decatur,  Illinois,  where 
he  has  resided  for  many  years. 

JUNIUS  N.  McCURDY 
Junius  N.  McCurdy  was  born  at  Augusta,  Arkansas, 
April  7,  1856.  His  parents  were  Isaac  M.  McCurdy,  of 
Scotch  descent,  and  Sarah  Elizabeth  (Quitt)  McCurdy,  who 
was  of  English  ancestry.  He  entered  McKendree  in  Septem- 
ber, 1871,  and  graduated  in  the  classical  course  m  June, 
1876,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later,  that  of  A.  M. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  After 
graduation,  he  was  engaged  in  mercantile  business  for  a  per- 
iod of  about  twenty  years.  He  was  mayor  of  his  city  for  six 
years  and  city  recorder  for  four  years.  He  is  still  prominent 
in  political  circles.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Honor, 
the  Legion  of  Honor,  and  the  Woodmen  of  the  World.  He 
was  married  February  18,  1880,  to  Miss  Ella  M.  Cornelius. 
They  have  six  children  living,  and  all  grown  to  maturity. 
They  are  Junius  C,  Edward  P.,  Isaac  M.,  Ara  Bessie,  Laura 
Maude,  and  Floy  Lucile.  Mr.  McCurdy "s  home  is  still  at 
Augusta,  Ark. 

JOSEPH  W.  McKEE,  M.  D. 
Joseph  William  McKee  was  born  May  5,  1854,  at  Sum- 
merfield,  111.  His  parents  were  Dr.  Samuel  P.  McKee,  a  native 
American  and  one  time  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
McKendree  College,  and  Mary  M.  (Thompson)  McKee,  a 
daughter  of  Rev.  Samuel  H.  Thompson,  who  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  McKendree  College  and  twice  president  of  its 
Board  of  Trustees.  Mr.  McKee  entered  McKendree  as  a 
student  in  1872  when  he  was  a  youth  of  eighteen,  and  grad- 
uated in  1876,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  In  June,  1879,  he 
received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  He  afterward  took  a  medical 
course  in  the  Northwestern  University  Medical  College 
and  received  the  degree  of  M.  D.  in  1884.  While  in  McKen- 
dree he  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society.  After 
graduating,  he  taught  in  a  country  school  two  years  and  was 
two  years  principal  of  the  school  at  Rich  view,  Illinois.  After 
finishing  his  medical  course,  he  located  in  Kansas  City,  Mis- 
souri, where  he  has  been  practicing  medicine  ever  since.  He 
took  a  post  graduate  course  in  the  New  York  Eye  and  Ear 
Infirmary  and  since  that  time  his  practice  has  been  limited 
to  his  specialty — the  diseases  of  the  eye,  ear,  nose,  and 
throat.  He  was  married  September  28,  1886,  to  Miss  Emma 
Parkinson,  of  Highland,  Illinois.  She  was  the  youngest  daugh- 
ter of  Hon.  Alfred  Parkinson,  at  one  time  a  member  of  Mc- 


Kendree's  Board  of  Trustees.  Their  children  are  Wilbur  P., 
Joseph  Wallace,  Raymond  E.,  and  Mary  Mildred  McKee, 
Dr.  McKee  is  a  member  of  the  Jackson  County  Medical 
Society,  the  Missouri  State  Medical  Association,  and  the 
American  Medical  Association.  He  belongs  to  the  Howard 
Memorial  Methodist  Church  m  Kansas  City  and  his  been 
Sunday  School  superintendent  for  many  years. 

MRS.  EMMA  CARRIE  HERRON 
Emma  Carrie  Moore  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  being 
the  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mary  J.  (Nichols)  Moore,  who 
were  both  native  Americans.  She  attended  the  public  schools 
of  her  home  town  and  then  entered  McKendree  in  September, 
187J.  She  completed  the  scientific  course  and  graduated  m 
June,  1876,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  Later  she  received 
the  Master's  Degree.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian 
Literary  Society.  In  June,  1878,  she  was  married  to  Samuel 
P.  Herron,  who  was  also  a  graduate  of  McKendree,  class  of 
'75.  She  has  resided  for  long  periods  both  in  Chicago  and 
St.  Louis,  where  her  husband  was  engaged  in  business  as  a 
druggist.  Their  home  was  at  Santa  Monica,  California  for 
some  years,  and  later  m  Richmond  Heights,  St.  Louis  County. 
In  religion,  Mrs.  Herron  was  non-sectarian.  She  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  St.  Louis  chapter  of  the  Daughters  of  the  American 
Republic.  She  died  in  St.  Louis,  June  17,  1927  and  was 
buried  m  College  Hill  Cemetery. 

ANDREW  J.  PENROD 

Andrew  Jackson  Penrod  was  born  in  Union  County,  Illi- 
nois, January  8,  1850.  His  parents  were  Allen  and  Lucinda 
Penrod.  After  completing  the  course  at  McKendree,  he  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  B.  S.  in  1876,  and  later,  M.  S.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  After  his 
graduation,  he  spent  ten  years  in  teaching;  then  for  a  number 
of  years  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  later  was  soli- 
citor for  several  different  firms  in  commercial  business.  He 
has  also  been  in  newspaper  work  as  correspondent  for  several 
different  papers.  He  was  married  October  19,  1890,  to  Miss 
Mattie  Delleney.  They  have  one  daughter,  Viola.  They 
lived  for  a  number  of  years  in  Brownwood,  Texas,  and  later, 
in  Dallas.  Mr.  Penrod  is  not  a  member  of  any  church  or 
lodge,  and  in  politics,  he  is  an  eclectic,  having  voted  at 
different  times  with  the  Republican,  Populist,  and  Socialist 
parties. 

JUDGE  M.  W.  SCHAEFER 

Martin  W.  Schaefer  was  born  at  Troy,  Illinois,  March 
20,  1857.  He  IS  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Margaret  (Noll)  Schaefer, 
who  are  natives  of  Bavaria,  Germany.  He  entered  McKendree 
as  a  student  in  1870  and  graduated  in  1876;  but  was  out  of 


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school  two  years  of  that  time.  He  received  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  m  1876,  and  in  1879  he  completed  the  law  course  and 
received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  and  at  the  same  time  that  of 
A.  M.  While  in  McKendree  he  was  a  member  of  the  Pla- 
tonian  Literary  Society.  The  same  ye;ir  he  graduated  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  state  of  Illinois.  He  was  married 
November  11,  1879,  to  Louisa  Weigel.  Their  children  are 
Edna,  now  Mrs.  M.  L.  Harris;  Elmer,  died  in  1898;  Leota, 
now  Mrs.  G.  L.  Tarlton;  and  Edwin,  Otho,  and  Corinne. 
Mr.  Schaefer  practiced  law  in  Belleville  from  about  1887. 
He  held  the  oflice  of  city  attorney  of  Belleville  for  six 
years,  state's  attorney  of  St.  Clair  County  for  two  terms 
of  four  years  each.  He  was  elected  judge  of  the  Third  Judi- 
cial Circuit  of  Illinois  in  1897,  which  office  he  held  for  a 
term  of  six  years.  He  then  became  a  member  of  the  law  firm 
of  Schaefer  and  Kruger,  of  Belleville,  and  engaged  in  the  gen- 
eral practice  of  law.  He  was  also  general  counsel  of  the  East 
St.  Louis  and  Suburban  Railway  Company,  and  the  Alton, 
Granite  City  and  St.  Louis  Traction  Company.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  German  Evangelical  Church  at  Lebanon,  111. 
He  became  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellow's  Lodge  in  Lebanon 
in  1880,  but  later  was  a  member  of  the  Pride  of  the  West 
Lodge  No.  650,  Belleville.  In  1892-189?,  he  was  Grand  Master 
of  the  Illinois  Grand  Lodge  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  died  at 
Belleville,  March  21,  1922. 

JUDGE  ALBERT  WATSON,  LL.  D. 
One  of  the  most  highly  respected  and  influential  citizens 
of  his  community  is  Judge  Albert  Watson,  of  Mt.  Vernon. 
He  is  the  younger  son  of  Joel 
F.  and  Sarah  M.  (Taylor) 
Watson,  and  was  born  at 
Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois,  April 
15, 1857.  His  native  city  has 
been  his  home  all  his  life.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Mt.  Vernon,  and 
after  finishing  the  high 
school,  entered  McKendree 
College,  where  his  older 
brother,  Dr.WalterWatson, 
had  previously  taken  his  col- 
lege course.  While  at  Mc- 
Kendree he  was  a  member 

of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  was  graduated  in 
the  class  of  1876,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  After  that, 
he  studied  law  in  a  law  office  in  Mt.  Vernon  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar.  Since  that  time  the  legal  profession  has 


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been  his  major  interest  during  his  long  and  active  career.  He 
was  married  August  12,  1880,  to  Miss  Mary  Eunice  Way 
Their  four  children  are  Mrs.  Marina  W.  Frazier,  of  Ocono- 
mowoc,  Wisconsin;  Captain  Joel  F.  Watson,  U.  S.  A.,  San 
Francisco,  California;  Miss  Alice  E.  Watson,  Ph.  D.,  a 
teacher  in  Forest  Hills,  Long  Island,  a  suburb  of  New  York 
City;  and  Allen  Stanley  Watson,  attorney-at-law,  Mt. 
Vernon,  Illinois.  Judge  Watson,  in  addition  to  his  work  as 
a  lawyer,  has  engaged  extensively  in  the  banking  business. 
He  was  for  fifteen  years  president  of  the  Ham  National 
Bank  of  Mt.  Vernon.  He  was  also  founder,  and  for  some 
years  president  of  a  number  of  village  banks  in  surrounding 
towns.  He  was  twice  city  attorney  of  Mt.  Vernon,  four 
years  state's  attorney  of  Jefferson  County,  and  two  years 
master  in  chancery.  In  191 1,  on  the  death  of  Judge  Vick- 
ers,  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Illinois,  Governor  Dunne  could 
find  no  more  suitable  person  to  fill  the  vacancy  than  Mr. 
Watson.  And  thus  he  became  a  member  of  the  highest 
court  in  the  state,  a  position  which  he  fills  with  great 
acceptability. 

Among  the  honors  that  have  come  to  him  from  his  fellow 
workers  in  the  legal  profession  is  the  presidency  of  the 
Jefferson  County  Bar  Association,  which  position  he  held 
for  twenty  years.  He  was  also  one  of  the  founders  and  first 
president  of  the  Bar  Association  of  the  First  Supreme  Judi- 
cial District.  Among  the  specific  instances  of  service  rendered 
during  his  legal  career,  it  should  be  mentioned  that  he  has 
been  for  fifty  years  attorney  for  the  L.  £s?  N.  Railroad,  and 
at  the  same  time,  for  many  years  attorney  for  the  Southern 
and  C.  6?  E.  I.  Railroads.  In  June,  191 5,  he  became  president 
of  the  Illinois  State  Board  of  Law  Examiners,  and  still  holds 
the  position.  In  the  discharge  of  his  duties  in  this  office,  he 
has  examined  about  ij,ooo  applicants  for  admission  to  the 
bar.  He  believes  in  fraternalism  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Knights  of  Pythias.  He  was  Grand  Chancellor  of  Illinois  in 
that  order  in  1909-1910.  He  was  in  charge  of  the  completion 
and  dedication  of  the  Pythian  Orphans'  Home  at  Decatur, 
Illinois.  The  dedication  ceremonies  took  place  June  9,  1910. 

Judge  Watson  was  reared  in  a  Methodist  home  and  for 
sixty  years  has  been  a  member  of  the  First  Methodist  Church 
in  Mt.  Vernon.  For  many  years  he  has  been  a  trustee  of  that 
body.  Since  October,  191'?,  he  has  been  teacher  of  the  Men's 
Bible  Class  in  the  Sunday  School  of  his  church.  This  class 
IS  an  outstiinding  religious  organization  with  a  large  enroll- 
ment, and  maintains  an  average  attendance  of  about  one 
hundred. 


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At  the  session  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  held 
at  McKendree  College  in  1927,  he  was  elected  by  an  almost 
unanimous  vote  of  the  Lay  Electoral  Conference,  as  leader 
of  the  Lay  Delegation  to  the  General  Conference  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  which  meets  in  May.  1918,  at 
Kansas  City,  Missouri. 

At  the  time  of  the  Civil  War,  Judge  Watson  was  only 
a  child,  and  therefore  could  take  no  part  in  it.  When  the 
United  States  entered  the  World  War,  he  was  beyond  the 
age  of  active  service  at  the  front,  but  his  patriotism  was 
plainly  shown  in  his  efficient  service  as  chairman  of  the  local 
draft  board,  from  April,  1917  to  February,  1918.  At  that 
time  he  was  promoted  to  the  district  draft  board,  where 
he  served  till  Armistice  Day,  1918.  Each  of  these  boards 
achieved  a  Number  One  rating  from  the  War  Department, 
hi  1904  he  was  the  nominee  of  his  party  for  the  office  of 
Attorney  General  of  Illinois.  Although  not  elected  because 
his  party  was  in  the  minority  at  that  time,  yet  he  ran  far 
ahead  of  his  ticket. 

Because  of  his  accomplishments  out  in  the  work-a-day 
world,  Judge  Watson  was  selected  as  one  of  the  chapel 
speakers  who  addressed  the  students  in  chapel,  one  each 
week  during  the  Centennial  year  at  McKendree.  At  a  meet- 
ing of  the  Board  of  Trustees  and  Visitors  in  September, 
1927,  the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws  was  bestowed 
upon  Judge  Watson,  and  it  should  be  stated  that  this  honor 
came  to  him  unsolicited  and  without  his  knowledge.  It  was 
therefore  the  spontaneous  recognition  of  true  merit  and 
service. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1877 
EDWIN  L.  ASH 

Edwin  Linder  Ash  was  born  on  a  farm  at  Turkey  Hill, 
in  St.  Clair  County,  Illinois,  October  9,  1857.  He  was  a  son 
of  John  P.  and  Sabina  Ash,  who  were  both  native  Amer- 
icans. When  their  sons  were  of  suitable  age,  they  moved 
to  Lebanon  to  give  them  a  better  opportunity  to  secure 
college  training.  Edwin  L.  entered  college  in  March,  1874 
and  graduated  in  June,  1877,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S., 
and  later,  M.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary 
Society.  He  spent  the  greater  part  of  the  twenty  years  fol- 
lowing his  graduation  in  the  west.  He  died  at  Ogden,  Utah, 
January  21,  1897,  leaving  a  widow,  but  no  children. 
STEPHEN  M.  BAILEY 

Stephen  Milburn  Bailey  was  born  near  Lebanon,  Illinois, 
November  26,  1857.  His  parents,  Stephen  and  Mary  Bailey, 
were  both  natives  of  the  state  of  Delaware,  and  both  died 
in  Lebanon  at  a  very  advanced  age.  Mr.  Bailey  entered  Mc- 


Kendree m  the  fall  of  1872,  and  having  completed  the  scien- 
tific course,  received  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science  in 
1877.  Later  he  entered  the  University  of  Michigan  and 
graduated  from  that  institution  m  1880,  with  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  While  in  McKendree  he  was  a  member  of  the  Pla- 
tonian Literary  Society.  He  was  married  November  26, 
1885,  to  Miss  Louisa  K.  Gerne,  of  Lebanon.  They  have 
two  children,  Leon  and  Irene  Bailey.  After  completing  his 
education,  Mr.  Bailey  went  west  and  located  in  Fairbury, 
Nebraska.  There  for  many  years  he  has  been  engaged  in  the 
gram,  coal,  and  stock  business.  He  was  a  Democratic  pres- 
idential elector  in  1904  and  1912;  mayor  of  Fairbury  four 
terms;  county  treasurer  four  terms;  and  a  banker  for  many 
years.  He  has  been  Chaplain  of  the  Blue  Lodge;  Commander 
and  Shriner  of  Masonry;  a  member  of  the  Order  of  Elks, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows. 

MRS.  IDA  BLANCK  BAKER 
Ida  Belle  Blanck  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois,  August 
15,  1858.  Her  parents  were  Charles  and  Jennie  (Cape) 
Blanck,  the  former  being  of  German  and  the  latter  of  Amer- 
ican ancestry.  She  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  1873 
and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1877,  with  the  degree  of  A. 
B.,  later  receiving  A.  M.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian 
Literary  Society.  While  a  student,  she  won  the  "Citizen's 
Prize"  in  June,  1875,  as  the  best  reader.  She  is  a  member 
of  Grace  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in  Chicago.  She  was 
married  August  3,  1878,  to  Hon.  James  D.  Baker,  then  of 
Lebanon,  Illinois.  They  resided  for  many  years  in  Chicago, 
where  Mr.  Baker  died  some  years  ago.  Mrs.  Baker  still  has 
her  permanent  home  in  that  city. 

ATKINS  H.  CARTER 
Atkins  Harrison  Carter  was  born  at  Butler,  Choctaw 
County,  Alabama,  January  18,  1853.  His  parents  were  Joel 
D.  and  Amelia  S.  Carter,  who  were  both  of  pure  English 
stock.  He  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  September, 
1873  and  graduated  in  June,  1877,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
later  receiving  the  degree  of  M.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  studied  law  at  the  Union 
College  of  Law  in  Chicago  and  received  the  degree  of  LL. 
B.  in  1 88 1.  He  has  not  devoted  all  his  time  to  the  law  since 
then,  but  for  twenty-four  years  has  been  principal  of  the 
public  school  in  Fort  Smith,  Arkansas.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South.  He  was  married 
December  25,  1883,  to  Miss  Mattie  E.  Liggett,  of  Oswego, 
Kansas.  They  have  no  children. 


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MRS.  ANNIE  CUNNINGHAM  PEARN 

Annie  Cunningham  was  born  at  Lebanon,  February  iS, 

1857.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Dr.  Richard  F.  and  Mary 

(Risky)  Cunningham.  Her  father  was  a  member  of  Mc- 

Kendree's  first  graduating  class.  She  entered  McKendree  in 

1872  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1877.  She  delivered  the 

salutatory  in  Greek  as  her  part  of  the  graduating  exercises. 

While  in  McKendree  she  was  a  member  of  Clio,  and  she 

belongs  to  the  Methodist  Church.  She  was  married  at  Leb 

anon,  March  30,  1880,  to  John  Grigg  Pearn,  of  Beardstown , 

Illinois.  For  many  years  their  home  has  been  at  Ashland, 

Illinois. 

MINERVA  E.  LANE 

Minerva  Ellen  Lane  was  born  at  Marshall,  Illinois,  in 
1859.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Rev.  Joseph  Lane,  who  was  a 
member  of  the  Illinois  Conference  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church.  Her  mother's  maiden  name  was  Hannah  A. 
Piggott.  Her  father  was  especially  active  in  the  pastoral  phase 
of  church  work  and  was  particularly  successful  in  clearing 
up  church  debts  as  well  as  misunderstandings  among  the 
members.  The  mother  was  active  in  the  missionary  work  as 
well  as  an  ardent  student  of  general  literature  and  the  Bible. 
She  believed  heartily  in  education,  and  when  she  was  left 
a  widow  with  two  children,  George  and  Minerva,  she  made 
it  the  ambition  of  her  life  to  give  them  a  good  education. 
She  came  to  Lebanon  where  they  both  attended  McKendree. 
The  brother  pursued  the  course  as  far  as  the  senior  year 
when  he  dropped  the  college  work  and  took  up  the  study 
of  law.  He  afterwards  became  a  successful  lawyer.  Minerva 
finished  the  college  course,  graduating  in  the  class  of  1877 
with  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  in  1880  received  the  degree 
of  A.  M.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society 
and  was  noted  for  the  efficiency  with  which  she  filled  the 
office  of  treasurer.  After  her  graduation  she  taught  school 
for  a  time  at  Elsah,  Illinois.  She  then  accepted  a  position  as 
book-keeper  for  an  implement  firm  in  St.  Louis,  and  then 
was  employed  for  some  time  by  a  real  estate  company.  For 
many  years  she  has  been  secretary  of  Forest  Park  University, 
a  young  ladies"  school  of  St.  Louis.  In  this  position  she  is  the 
efficient  assistant  of  the  president  and  does  much  field  work 
in  securing  students  for  the  institution.  She  is  a  woman  of 
much  ability  in  this  line  of  work.  Some  years  ago  she  com- 
pleted the  course  of  the  Chautauqua  Literary  and  Scientific 
Circle.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 
REV.  EDWIN  G.  LOCKE,  D.  D. 

Edwin  Garretson  Locke  was  born  at  Brookville,  Indiana, 
February  9,  1857.  He  was  the  younger  son  of  John  W.  and 
Matilda  Locke.  His  father  was  many  years  a  member  of  the 


DR.  E.  G.  LOCKE 


Southern  Illinois  Conference 
and  for  four  years  president  of 
McKendree  College.  He  en- 
tered McKendree  in  the  fall 
of  1874  and  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1877,  while  his  father 
was  president  of  the  college. 
In  1896,  Taylor  University 
honored  him  with  the  degree 
of  D.  D.  While  in  McKendree, 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Philos- 
ophian  Society.  After  his  grad- 
uation, he  taught  school  for 
three  years,  two  in  Illinois  and 
one  in  Holly  Springs,  Mississippi,  and  studied  law  in  the 
office  of  Hon.  Charles  W.  Thomas,  of  Belleville,  during  the 
vacations.  He  then  changed  his  plan,  and  yielding  to  the  call 
to  the  ministry,  he  joined  the  Kansas  Conference  in  1881. 
During  his  ministerial  career  he  held  some  of  the  important 
charges  of  his  conference,  both  in  Kansas  City  and  Topeka. 
He  also  served  as  presiding  elder  of  the  Topeka  District.  He 
served  for  twenty  years  as  secretary  of  his  conference  and  twice 
represented  it  in  the  General  Conference.  In  the  general  con- 
ferences of  1896  and  1900  he  was  associate  editor  of  the 
Daily  Christian  Advocate.  In  1916  he  was  secretary  of  the 
General  Conference.  Dr.  Locke  was  twice  married.  Paul, 
the  only  child  of  his  first  marriage,  died  in  infancy.  His  sec' 
ond  marriage  was  to  Miss  Mary  A.  Myers,  of  Jefferson  ville, 
Indiana.  The  children  of  this  marriage  are  John  M.,  who 
died  in  youth,  and  two  daughters,  Rachel,  and  Ruth  Joan. 
Dr.  Locke  was  a  forceful  and  attractive  public  speaker  and 
did  much  work  in  this  line  for  the  church  and  other  good 
causes  outside  of  the  regular  work  of  the  ministry.  His  death 
occurred  June  14,  1918. 

MRS.  ELLA  SARGENT  WAGGONER 
Ella  Lovell  Sargent  was  born  August  10,  1857,  at  Lebanon, 
Illinois.  Her  parents  were  John  L.  and  Abigail  (Danforth) 
Sargent,  who  were  of  English  ancestry.  She  entered  Mc- 
Kendree in  1872  and  graduated  in  1877,  receiving  the  degree 
of  A.  B.,  and  later,  A.  M.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian 
Literary  Society.  She  was  married  July  3,  i88j,  to  Prof.  E. 
B.  Waggoner,  of  McKendree  College.  To  them  were  born 
four  children:  Carrie,  Roy,  Mabel,  and  Lottie.  They  were 
all  students  in  McKendree.  Carrie  died  in  California  some 
years  after  her  marriage.  The  others  live  in  Illinois,  except 
Lottie,  who  was  a  trained  nurse  in  St.  Louis,  and  later  in 
Oklahoma.  She  was  married  to  Mr.  Whitlatch.  Her  death 


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occurred  a  few  years  later  as  the  result  of  a  surgical  oper.i- 
tion.  Mrs.  Waggoner  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church.  She  was  a  good  home-maker  and  a  faithful  mother 
to  her  children.  She  died  after  a  short  illness  at  her  home 
in  Lebanon,  February  i8,  i8q2. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1878 
JOHN  F.  ASH 

John  Fremont  Ash  was  born  in  the  Turkey  Hill  settle- 
ment, in  St.  Clair  County,  Illinois,  September  29,  18';';.  He 
was  a  son  of  John  P.  and  Sabina  Ash,  who  were  both  Amer- 
icans. When  their  sons  were  of  suitable  age  they  moved  to 
Lebanon  to  give  them  an  opportunity  to  secure  a  college 
education.  John  F.  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  187J 
and  graduated  in  June,  1878,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
At  the  same  time  he  also  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  for  the  practice  of  law  the  same 
year.  He  was  the  salutatorian  of  his  class  and  won  a  prize 
m  an  essay  contest.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Society.  He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics.  He  went  west  and 
located  in  Denver,  Colorado,  where  he  died  August  ji,  1805. 
WILLIAM  J.  BADLEY 

William  Johnson  Badley  was  born  at  Upper  Alton,  Illi- 
nois, May  26,  1852.  He  became  a  student  m  McKendree  m 
1875  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1878,  receiving  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society.  At 
the  time  he  was  attending  McKendree,  his  father  was  a 
farmer  living  near  Summerfield.  He  left  college  intending  to 
follow  the  profession  of  a  druggist.  He  went  to  Mariana, 
Arkansas,  where  he  was  married  to  Miss  Lena  Wright,  De- 
cember 15,  1879.  He  died  at  that  place  March  13,  1880,  as 
the  result  of  a  severe  attack  of  pneumonia.  He  was  a  Metho- 
dist m  religion  and  a  Democrat  in  politics. 
GEORGE  L.  BROWN 

George  Luther  Brown  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  April 
20,  1858.  His  father,  Luther  Brown,  was  a  native  of  Ver- 
mont, of  English  ancestry.  His  mother,  Caroline  E.  Baldwin, 
was  a  native  of  New  York  and  of  Scotch  descent.  George 
grew  up  in  Lebanon,  attended  the  public  school,  and  entered 
McKendree  in  1874.  He  graduated  in  1878  with  the  degree 
of  B.  S.,  and  later  received  that  of  M.  S.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  After  graduation,  he 
was  engaged  in  general  merchandise  for  eight  years  in  New- 
ton, Illinois  and  at  Lebanon.  In  1886  he  went  to  Arkansas 
City,  Kansas  and  engaged  in  insurance  and  real-estate  busi- 
ness. The  following  year  he  moved  his  family  to  that  city, 
which  has  been  his  home  up  to  the  present  time.  In  1896 
he  became  the  president  and  general  manager  of  the  Brown 


Investment  Company  with  headquarters  at  Arkansas  City. 
This  company  is  still  doing  a  flourishing  business.  In  1907, 
Mr.  Brown  was  elected  mayor  of  Arkansas  City.  He  served 
one  term  and  declined  to  be  a  candidate  for  a  second,  since 
he  did  not  find  political  life  agreeable.  He  was  married  Sep- 
tember 14,  1881,  to  Miss  Iva  Lee  Wise,  of  Lebanon,  who 
was  one  of  his  classmates  at  McKendree.  They  have  three 
sons  and  two  daughters,  all  now  living. 

AUGUSTINE  P.  CARTER 

Augustine  Peck  Carter  was  born  at  Beardstown,  Illinois, 
February  22,  18^^.  He  was  the  son  of  Thomas  H.  and  Marcia 
(Peck)  Carter.  He  graduated  from  McKendree  m  the  class 
of  1878,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and  later,  M.  S.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society.  He  was  married 
July  20,  1882,  to  Miss  Frances  Henderson.  They  have  one 
child.  Miss  Marcia  Peck  Carter.  He  spent  his  life  as  a  railroad 
man.  He  was  first  employed  as  a  clerk  in  the  Division  Super- 
intendent's office  of  the  St.  Louis  Division  of  the  Chicago, 
Burlington,  and  Qumcy.  He  served  m  various  capacities 
during  his  lifetime  in  the  employ  of  the  Lake  Shore  and 
Michigan  Southern  and  the  Great  Northern  Railway.  When 
death  came  Nov.  20,  1903,,  he  was  General  Adjuster  and 
Claim  Agent  tor  the  Norfolk  and  Western  Railway  at  Roa- 
noke, Virginia.  He  was  a  member  of  no  church  or  lodge. 
His  widow,  Mrs.  Frances  Henderson  Carter,  lives  m  New 
York  City.  She  suggests  the  following  quotation  as  suitably 
characterizing  her  late  husband : 

"His  life  was  gentle,  and  the  elements  so  mixed  m  him 
that  nature  might  stand  up  and  say  to  all  the  world,  'This 
was  a  man'!" 

EDWARD  A.  DENEEN 

Edward  Ashley  Deneen  was  born  March  10,  1861,  at 
Lebanon,  Illinois.  He  was  the  eldest  son  of  Professor  Samuel 
H.  and  Mary  F.  (Ashley)  Deneen.  He  became  a  student  in 
the  Preparatory  Department  of  the  college  in  1872,  and 
continued  in  school  until  he  completed  the  classical  course 
in  1878  and  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  the  vale- 
dictorian of  his  class.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Literary  Society  and  voted  with  the  Republican  party.  In 
May,  1881,  he  entered  the  United  States  Mail  Service  as 
postal  clerk,  but  on  account  of  failing  health  he  resigned 
this  position  March  ji,  1882.  He  died  of  consumption  Feb- 
ruary 12,  i88j. 

REV.  FRANK  W.  DOWNS 

Frank  Washington  Downs  was  born  m  the  state  of  Ohio, 
February  9,  1853.  He  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in 
the  early  seventies  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1878,  re- 


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^ftMC  KENDREE^^^^^:^^^,...^;,.^^ 


ceiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Pl.i- 
tonian  Society.  He  was  an  enthusiastic  young  orator,  and 
represented  McKendree  in  the  state  oratorical  contest  held 
in  Monmouth  in  1877.  He  was  also  the  "Flag  Orator"  at 
McKendree  in  1876.  He  entered  the  ministry  of  the  Meth- 
odist Church  and  spent  the  best  years  of  his  life  in  that 
branch  of  service,  working  chiefly  in  the  far  west.  He  was 
located  for  a  number  of  years  in  San  Diego,  California.  He 
was  married  September  17,  1885,  to  Miss  Elinor  Lemen,  of 
Collinsville,  Illinois.  They  have  one  son,  Robert  F.  Downs. 
ROLAND  H.  HORNER 

Roland  Henry  Horner  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  Sep- 
tember II,  1858.  His  parents  were  Henry  Hypes  Horner, 
who  was  a  native  of  Lebanon,  Illinois,  and  Helen  (Danforth) 
Horner,  who  was  descended  from  some  of  the  "Mayflower 
immigrants."'  He  entered  McKendree  in  1874  and  graduated 
in  1878,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Later  he  received  the 
degree  of  Master  of  Arts.  While  in  McKendree  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  also  studied 
law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Illinois.  He  was  married 
in  1884  to  Miss  Louise  Sauter.  They  have  two  daughters, 
Ethel  and  Helen,  who  are  graduates  of  McKendree;  and 
four  sons,  two  of  whom  have  been  students  in  McKendree. 
Mr.  Horner  was  employed  two  years  on  the  surveying  corps 
of  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad,  several  years  as  superintendent 
of  gold  and  silver  mines  in  New  Mexico;  was  also  mine 
superintendent  in  Georgia.  Since  1894  he  has  been  a  lawyer 
in  Lebanon.  He  has  held  the  office  of  city  attorney  and 
mayor  of  Lebanon.  He  has  also  been  justice  of  the  peace  in 
Lebanon  for  many  years. 

KATE  C.  LIGGETT 

Kate  Clara  Liggett  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  May 
29,  1854.  Her  father  was  William  C.  Liggett,  of  St.  Louis, 
who  was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  and  her  mother  was  Ellen 
O.  (Whitney)  Liggett,  a  native  of  Vermont  and  of  English 
ancestry.  She  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  187'i  and 
graduated  in  June,  1878,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She 
afterward  received  the  degree  of  M.  S.  She  was  a  member 
of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

GEORGE  W.  LOCKE 

George  William  Locke  was  born  in  April,  1852.  He  was 
the  older  son  of  Rev.  John  W.  and  Matilda  Locke.  His  boy- 
hood was  spent  largely  at  Greencastle,  Indiana,  where  his 
father  was  professor  of  Mathematics  in  De  Pauw  University. 
In  1874  the  father  became  president  of  McKendree  and  his 
sons  became  students  in  the  institution.  George  W,  grad- 


uated from  the  Law  Department  in  1878,  receiving  the  de* 
gree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  employed  as  a  teacher  for  some  years 
and  spent  a  few  years  as  a  member  of  a  surveying  company 
in  Indian  Territory.  He  then  engaged  in  the  real  estate  busi- 
ness in  East  St.  Louis  for  a  number  of  years,  and  later  followed 
the  same  business  in  St.  Louis.  He  was  married  to  Miss 
Fannie  Parker  and  had  one  daughter,  Mrs.  David  R.  Smith, 
of  St.  Louis.  He  suffered  a  paralytic  stroke  in  1896,  from 
which  he  never  entirely  recovered.  His  death  occurred  in 
St.  Louis,  in  June,  1918.  He  lies  buried  in  College  Hill  Cem- 
etery, at  Lebanon. 

HON.  CICERO  J.  LINDLY 
Cicero  Jefferson  Lindly  was  born  near  St.  Jacob,  Madison 
County,  Illinois,  December  11,  1857,  ^^'^  '^i^'l  ^^  his  home 
in  Greenville  in  September,  1926.  He  entered  McKendree 
in  the  early  seventies  and  would  have  graduated  in  the  class 
of  1877,  but  having  decided  to  turn  his  attention  to  the 
law,  he  dropped  his  regular  college  course  to  give  his  time  to 
the  law  course.  He  then  finished  in  the  class  of  1878,  receiv- 
ing the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  Philo.  He  was 
married  December  22,  1880,  to  Miss  Alice  J.  McNeil,  of 
Greenville.  Their  three  children  are  all  deceased.  The  death 
of  his  son  when  a  lad  of  a  dozen  years  or  so  was  especially 
sad.  He  accompanied  his  father  on  a  trip  to  Colorado,  and 
there  sickened  and  died.  In  1880  Mr.  Lindly  purchased  a 
section  of  land  near  Greenville,  where  he  lived  till  1900, 
when  he  moved  into  the  city  of  Greenville  and  resided 
there  for  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  prominent  in 
various  political  circles.  He  was  a  presidential  elector  in 
1884,  casting  his  vote  for  Blaine  and  Logan.  He  was  a  del- 
egate to  the  National  Republican  Convention  in  Chicago 
in  1888.  In  1890  he  was  a  candidate  for  Congress,  but  was 
defeated  by  a  small  majority.  In  1891  he  received  the  entire 
Republican  vote  of  the  Illinois  Legislature  for  United  States 
Senator,  but  Former-Governor  John  M.  Palmer  was  elected 
by  a  majority  of  only  three  votes.  In  1897  he  was  appointed 
Chairman  of  the  Railroad  and  Warehouse  Commission  by  . 
Governor  Tanner.  In  190J  he  was  elected  to  the  Illinois 
Legislature  and  served  six  years.  In  1913  he  was  appointed 
Master  in  Chancery  of  Bond  County.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Christian  Church,  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason,  a 
Knight  Templar,  a  Shriner,  an  Odd  Fellow,  an  Elk,  a  Knight 
of  Pythias,  and  a  Modern  Woodman. 

MRS.  SARAH  MILLS  PRIBBLE 
Sarah  Marguerite  Mills  was  born  at  New  Albany,  Indi- 
ana, May  10,  1857,  and  died  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  June  21, 
1897.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Robert  and  Sarah  (Norvell) 


Fifty-Two 


MC  KENDREE 


Mills,  who  were  both  native  Americans.  She  entered  Mc- 
Kendree  in  1872  and  graduated  m  1878,  receiving  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  Later  she  was  granted  the  degree  of  M.  S.  For 
twelve  years  after  her  graduation  she  was  a  teacher,  and 
organized  a  literary  society  and  a  Sabbath  School  m  the 
neighborhood  where  she  taught.  In  August,  i8qo,  she  was 
married  to  Thomas  J.  Pribble.  They  had  three  children, 
Clark,  Arlie,  and  Grace.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church  and  was  a  faithful  worker  m  every  line  of 
endeavor  which  she  undertook. 

MRS.  ADDIE  MOORE  SAGER 
Addle  Viola  Moore  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois,  Sep- 
tember 21,  1859.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mary 
(Nichols)  Moore,  and  was  a  grand-daughter  of  one  of  the 
founders  of  McKendree.  She  graduated  in  the  class  of  1878 
with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  Clio.  She  was 
married  September  21,  1881,  to  Charles  E.  Sager,  of  Lebanon. 
They  spent  most  of  their  lives  in  St.  Louis  where  Mr.  Sager 
was  m  business,  though  for  a  few  years  of  their  later  life  they 
lived  in  Lebanon,  while  Mr.  Sager  was  a  partner  in  the  hard- 
ware business  which  was  established  by  his  father  in  an  early 
day.  Their  son,  Roy,  was  a  student  in  McKendree.  Mrs. 
Sager  died  in  October,  1923  and  was  buried  in  College  Hill 
Cemetery.  She  was  a  member  ot  the  Methodist  Church  and 
of  the  "Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution." 

MRS.  HATTIE  MORRISON  MILNOR 
Hattie  Alicia  Morrison  was  born  at  Carmi,  Illinois,  April 
12,  1856.  Her  parents  were  Rev.  A.  B.  Morrison,  a  native 
of  Ohio,  and  formerly  a  member  of  the  Southern  Illinois 
Conference  but  later  of  the  Southern  California  Conference. 
Her  mother,  Charlotte  Milner,  a  native  of  Ireland,  died  in 
1892,  at  Santa  Monica,  Calif.  She  entered  McKendree  in 
the  fall  of  1874  and  graduated  in  June,  1878,  receiving  the 
degree  of  B.  S.,  and  three  years  later,  M.  S.  She  was  a  member 
ot  the  Clionian  Literary  Society  and  held  the  oiBce  of  pres- 
ident of  that  organization.  After  her  graduation  she  taught 
school  for  five  years,  holding  positions  at  Anna,  Cobden, 
and  Litchfield.  She  was  married  April  2,  1884,  to  Mr.  M. 
M.  Milnor,  a  druggist  of  Litchfield,  Illinois,  and  her  home 
has  been  in  that  city  ever  since.  She  is  an  active  worker  in 
the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star  and  for  two  years  served  as 
Worthy  Matron  of  that  order  in  Lavonne  Chapter  No.  5'i, 
located  at  Litchfield. 

ALLAN  D.  METCALFE 
Allan  Deneen  Metcalfe  was  born  at  Edwardsville,  Illinois, 
October  17,  1859,  and  died  in  the  year  1902.  He  was  the 
son  of  Hon.  Andrew  W.  Metcalfe,  and  his  wife,  Sarah 


Deneen  Metcalfe.  After  receiving  training  in  the  public 
schools,  he  entered  McKendree  College  and  graduated  111 
the  class  of  1878,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  Later  he  grad- 
uated from  the  Chicago  Law  School  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1882.  He  practiced  law  m  Edwardsville.  He  was 
married  m  January,  1885,  to  Miss  Lillie  Wheeler,  of  Edwards- 
ville. Their  children  are  Donald  W.,  Margaret,  and  Jessie, 
all  of  whom  are  now  living. 

MRS-  JULIA  NICHOLS  GOFORTH 
Julia  Belle  Nichols  was  born  at  Lebanon,  December  19, 
1857,  'i'""^  died  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  September  ix,  191 1.  She 
was  a  daughter  of  William  and  Caroline  Nichols,  both  of 
whom  were  natives  of  Kentucky.  She  grew  up  in  Lebanon, 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  McKendree  College, 
where  she  graduated  in  the  class  of  1878,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  B.  S.  She  was  married  to  Walter  C.  Goforth,  of  the 
class  of  1876,  October  3,  1883.  They  lived  for  many  years 
in  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  and  later  in  St.  Louis.  She  preceded 
her  husband  to  the  grave  by  lust  one  month.  They  left 

no  children. 

OSCAR  L.  PARKINSON 
Oscar  Louis  Parkinson  was  born  at  Highland,  Illinois, 
December  24,  1856.  He  is  the  son  of  Alfred  J.  and  Mary  E. 
(Baldwin)  Parkinson,  of  whom  the  former  was  born  in  Ten- 
nessee and  the  latter  in  the  state  of  New  York.  He  entered 
McKendree  in  the  early  seventies  and  graduated  in  the  class 
of  1878,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  December 
2,  188';,  to  Miss  Virginia  Parkinson,  of  Mineral  Point,  Wis- 
consin. They  have  two  children,  Florence  A,  and  Donald 
L.  He  lived  in  Kansas  for  a  time,  but  in  recent  years  has 
resided  at  Harrison,  Arkansas,  which  is  his  present  home. 
He  has  been  engaged  in  farming,  the  hardware  business,  and 
real  estate  business.  He  and  his  son  are  proprietors  of  the 
"Pine  Hill  Dairy  Farm,"  where  they  raise  thoroughbred 
Jersey  cattle  and  Duroc  Jersey  hogs.  He  is  a  member  and 
a  prominent  worker  in  the  Methodist  Church,  in  which  he 
has  served  as  trustee,  class  leader,  and  Sunday  School 
superintendent.  For  years  he  has  been  a  radical  Prohibi- 
tionist. 

JUDGE  FRANK  PERRIN 

Frank  Perrin  was  born  near  Mascoutah,  in  St.  Clair  Coun- 
ty, Illinois,  September  10,  1858.  His  parents  were  Frank  and 
Catherine  Perrin,  who  were  of  French  descent.  He  entered 
McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1874  and  completed  his  course  in 
1878,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  then  pursued  his  law 
course  in  McKendree  and  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in 


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i88o.  From  that  time  on  he  devoted  his  whole  hfe  to  the 
profession  of  law.  He  practiced  law  in  Mascoutah  for  many 
years,  and  was  for  fourteen  years  city  attorney  in  that 
place.  Other  positions  which  he  held  might  be  mentioned 
as  follows:  ten  years  a  member  of  the  C!ounty  Board  of  St. 
Clair  County;  two  years  assistant  State's  Attorney;  four 
years  county  judge  in  Belleville;  and  for  the  remainder  ot 
his  life,  probate  judge.  He  had  but  a  few  months  to  serve 
to  complete  another  term  at  the  time  of  his  death  in  1Q26. 
He  was  a  reliable  and  faithful  public  officer  in  every  position 
he  held.  He  was  first  married  to  Miss  Amelia  Letherbury, 
and  after  her  death,  to  Miss  Ida  Ludwig.  As  a  result  of  the 
first  marriage,  he  had  two  sons  and  one  daughter.  By  the 
last  marriage,  he  had  one  son.  For  many  years  he  lived  in 
the  city  of  Belleville,  and  as  long  as  he  filled  his  last  public 
position  he  was  ex-officio  custodian  of  the  museum  of  the 
St.  Clair  County  Historical  Society. 

RICHARD  THATCHER 
Richard  Thatcher  was  born  near  Mt.  Pleasant,  Illinois, 
March  23,  1846.  His  parents  were  Rev.  John  and  Virginia 
(Bolls)  Thatcher.  His  father  was  a  member  of  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference.  When  he  was  in  his  sixteenth  year,  he 
entered  the  Union  army  as  a  drummer  boy  in  the  iiith  Reg- 
iment of  Illinois  Volunteers.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he  was 
presented  with  a  drum  by  the  officers  of  the  regiment  in 
recognition  of  his  faithful  service.  Before  the  Battle  of  At- 
lanta, he  was  taken  prisoner  and  confined  for  two  months 
in  Andersonville  prison.  From  the  effects  of  this  experience 
he  never  fully  recovered.  While  in  prison  he  became  a  friend 
of  Boston  Corbett,  the  slayer  of  John  Wilkes  Booth.  In  1866 
he  entered  McKendree,  but  after  one  year  he  left  college 
to  engage  in  teaching.  Later,  he  returned  and  completed  the 
course,  graduating  in  1878  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  Later,  he 
received  the  M.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophi.in 
Literary  Society.  After  graduation  he  was  engaged  in  high 
school  work  for  some  years  in  the  state  of  Kansas,  also  for 
a  time,  in  newspaper  work.  In  189J  he  was  elected  president 
of  the  new  "Central  State  Normal  School,"  at  Edmond, 
Oklahoma.  Here  he  taught  for  sixteen  years,  until  failing 
health  compelled  him  to  give  up  the  work  in  1909.  He  was 
married  in  September,  1869,  to  Melissa  D.  Deford,  of  Ashley, 
Illinois.  Of  their  five  children,  the  oldest,  a  son,  died  in 
infancy.  Their  daughters,  Edna,  May,  Blanche,  and  Ethel, 
are  all  married  and  living  in  the  west.  He  died  November 
28,  1909.  He  was  reared  a  Methodist,  and  for  some  time 
was  a  preacher  in  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference,  but  on 
account  of  throat  trouble,  was  compelled  to  abandon  the 


work.  Loiter  in  lite  he  was  a  Presbyterian  as  a  matter  of 
convenience.  In  191 1,  a  bronze  bust  of  him  was  placed  in 
the  school  where  he  taught  so  long,  bearing  this  inscription: 
"Dedicated  to  the  memory  of  Richard  Thatcher,  by  his 
friends,  fellow-teachers,  and  pupils;  his  brethren  of  the  Ma- 
sonic Order  and  G.  A.  R.,  and  his  co-workers  in  the  church." 
PROF.  HENRY  D.  WALKER 

Henry  Dew  Walker  was  born  in  Illinois,  February  2,  1849, 
and  died  at  Olathe,  Kansas,  February  3,  1909.  He  was  a  son 
of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Walker,  who  was  for  many  years  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference.  At  the  age  of  twen- 
ty, he  entered  McKendree  and  became  a  member  of  the 
Philosophian  Literary  Society.  After  being  out  of  school  at 
intervals  in  order  to  earn  expense  money,  he  graduated  in 
the  class  of  1878,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  en- 
gaged in  teaching  nearly  all  his  life  in  several  different  Hnes. 
For  a  number  of  years  before  his  death  he  was  in  charge  of 
the  Deaf  and  Dumb  Asylum  at  Olathe,  Kansas.  At  his  death 
he  left  a  widow,  who  now  resides  in  Pasadena,  California. 
WILLIAM  C.  WATKINS 

William  Clement  Watkins,  son  of  J.  R.  and  Margaret 
Watkins,  was  born  at  Antrim,  Ohio,  May  10,  1856,  and 
died  at  Fairfield,  Illinois,  May  21,  1891.  While  a  student  in 
McKendree,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  So- 
ciety. He  graduated  from  McKendree  in  the  class  of  1878, 
receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later,  A.  M.  He  was  a 
brother  of  Rev.  Thomas  C.  Watkins,  of  the  class  of  1875. 
In  October,  1880,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Lou  Hall,  of  Huey, 
Illinois.  To  them  were  born  two  children,  Charles  and  Clara. 
The  former  is  married  and  lives  in  Los  Angeles,  California. 
The  latter  is  now  Mrs.  Clayton  Hale,  and  also  lives  in 
California.  Mr.  Watkins"  occupation  was  the  real  estate 
business,  in  which  he  was  engaged  for  a  number  of  years 
at  Fairfield,  Illinois.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church  and  of  the  Odd  Fellows  Lodge. 

MRS.  IVA  WISE  BROWN 
Iva  Lee  Wise,  a  daughter  of  Adam  H.  and  Julia  A  Wise, 
was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  June  9,  i860.  Her  youth  was 
spent  in  her  native  town  and  she  became  a  student  in  Mc- 
Kendree in  1874.  She  graduated  in  the  class  of  1878  with 
the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  Clio.  She  was 
married  September  14,  1881,  to  George  L.  Brown,  of  Leb- 
anon, who  was  a  member  of  the  same  graduating  class.  They 
have  three  sons  and  two  daughters,  all  living.  Their  residence 
was  at  Newton,  Illinois  and  Lebanon  until  1887,  when  they 
moved  to  Arkansas  City,  Kansas,  where  they  have  lived 
ever  since.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 


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CHAPTER  XX. 

College  Papers  in  hicKendree 


'he  first  college  paper  published  at  McKendree  was 
known  as  '"The  Lebanon  Journal."  As  early  as  1836 
It  was  proposed  in  the  Illinois  Conference  that  a 
semimonthly  paper  be  published  at  the  college,  that  would 
serve  both  as  a  college  paper  and  a  conference  paper.  The 
members  of  the  conference  pledged  themselves  to  act  as 
agents  for  the  paper  but  not  to  be  financially  responsible 
for  It.  However,  this  proposal  was  not  carried  out  until 
1847,  when  Rev.  Erastus  Wentworth  was  president  of  the 
college.  At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Board  in  1847,  legis- 
lation was  passed  authorizing  the  college  to  publish  a  semi- 
monthly paper,  beginning  with  the  first  week  of  November. 
As  a  matter  of  fact  the  first  issue  was  dated  December  9^ 
1847.  The  delay  was  on  account  of  securing  the  means  nec- 
essary to  start  the  enterprise.  The  explanation  given  by  the 
publication  committee  in  the  first  issue  was  that  they  had 
to  build  a  printing  office  and  procure  a  press,  type,  fixtures 
and  other  equipment.  For  the  means  of  securing  all  these 
things  they  were  entirely  dependent  on  the  donations  of 
friends  of  the  enterprise.  The  announcement  says,  "We  now 
have  a  good  office,  pre.ss,  and  new  type."  It  ought  to  be 
stated  that  for  the  labor  of  erecting  the  office  building  thev 
were  chiefly  indebted  to  Rev.  G.  W.  Robbins,  then  presid- 
ing elder  of  the  Lebanon  District,  and  who  was  a  carpenter 
before  he  became  a  preacher.  The  Journal  was  not  a  student 
publication,  as  were  most  of  the  later  papers  issued  at  Mc- 
Kendree, but  was  edited  by  the  faculty,  and  published  by 
the  Joint  Board  through  a  committee  appointed  for  the  pur- 
pose. Only  the  printer  was  a  student.  His  name  was  Thomas 
G.  Weeden.  He  was  a  practical  printer,  having  served  his 
apprenticeship  in  the  employ  of  the  Garrollton  Gazette,  in 
Green  County,  Illinois.  At  McKendree  he  divided  his  time 
between  the  paper  and  his  college  studies.  His  work  was 
creditable  tn  both  lines. 

The  editor-in-chief  was  Dr.  Wentworth,  president  of  the 
college,  with  all  the  rest  of  the  faculty  as  his  assistants. 
However,  after  the  first  issue,  the  president's  many  duties 
took  him  away  from  home  so  much  that  the  editorial  work 
was  mostly  done  by  other  members  of  the  faculty.  The 
assistants  whose  names  appear  with  Dr.  Wentworth's  in 
the  first  issue,  were  Professors  Cummmgs,  Mattison,  Good- 
fellow  and  Goheen.  It  appears  that  the  editorial  responsi- 
bilities fell  chiefly  upon  Professor  Cummings  during  the  re- 
mainder of  Dr.  Wentworth's  term  and  after  Dr.  Cummings 


became  president.  Professor  James  Leaton  did  the  most  of 
the  editorial  work.  After  carefully  looking  through  the  twen- 
ty-six numbers  which  constitute  volume  one  of  the  Lebanon 
Journal,  one  is  led  to  the  conclusion  that  it  is  not  only  a 
college  paper  but  a  church  and  family  paper  as  well.  It  is  a 
folio  sheet  with  four  pages,  twelve  by  eighteen  inches,  care- 
fully edited,  and  containing  not  only  church  news  but  articles 
of  a  literary  and  scientific  nature,  such  as  you  might  expect 
to  find  m  a  good  magazine,  and  would  be  interesting  not 
only  to  college  students  but  also  to  intelligent  people  m 
general.  The  editor's  salutatory  m  the  first  number  contains 
the  following:  "If  it  be  asked  by  what  authority  we  assume 
the  responsible  office  of  conductor  of  a  public  print,  be  it 
known  that  among  the  multiplied  ex-officio  relations  of  our 
present  position  (President  of  McKendree  College)  some 
prying  genius  has  discovered  that  of  editor,  or  rather  chair- 
man of  a  corps  of  editors,  of  the  Lebanon  Journal.  ****** 
The  Journal  will  be  devoted  to  local  news,  general  mtelli' 
gence,  literature,  science,  moraUty  and  religion.  If  we  shall 
succeed  in  our  present  intent  of  gathering  up  and  condensing 
for  our  little  sheet,  a  suitable  variety  of  entertaining  and 
useful  matter  for  the  pleasure  and  profit  of  our  readers,  we 
shall  not  only  congratulate  ourselves  upon  our  success,  but 
shall  feel  that  without  boasting  we  may  apply  to  our  sheet 
the  lines  of  one  of  the  old  poets, 

'The  bee  is  little  among  such  as  fly. 

But  her  fruit  is  the  chief  of  sweet  things'." 

From  the  publishers'  address  we  quote  the  following: 
"The  Lebanon  Journal  will  be  published  semi-monthly  at 
the  rate  of  one  dollar  per  annum,  in  advance,  or  one  dollar 
and  twenty-five  cents  if  not  paid  till  the  expiration  of  six 
months.*  *  *  *  *  *  No  labor  will  be  spared  to  make  it  a 
good  family  paper  and  an  efficient  .luxiliary  m  the  promotion 
of  useful  intelligence,  science,  literature,  sound  morality,  and 
pure  religion.  It  will  eschew  the  ultraism  of  the  day,  party 
in  politics,  and  bigotry  in  religion." 

There  is  a  brief  description  of  Lebanon  under  the  caption, 
"Our  Village."  There  is  reference  to  its  location  and  climate; 
then  the  statement  that  "the  high  road  from  Vincennes  to 
the  principal  commercial  mart  of  the  far  west  passes  directly 
through  the  place.  The  amount  of  daily  travel  usually  sur- 
passes the  estimate  of  those  who  have  not  witnessed  the 
hourly  passage  of  teams  of  every  description  wending  their 
way  to  market,  to  swell  the  business  of  the  capital  of  the 


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Great  Valley.  This  will  one  day  he  the  route  of  railroad 
communication  between  Cincinnati  and  St.  Louis.  The  tele- 
graph line  already  passes  along  our  principal  thoroughfare. 
Some  four  hundred  people  inhabiting  the  rolling  ridge  which 
bears  the  popular  name  of  the  ancient  land  of  cedars,  deem 
themselves  particularly  fortunate.  For  a  place  of  its  size  ours 
does  its  share  of  the  country's  business.  In  addition  to  its 
stores  and  machine  shops,  it  has  a  steam  flour  mill  and 
a  site  has  been  selected  for  the  erection  of  a  steam  saw  mill. 
Living  is  cheap,  the  climate  healthy,  and  work  abundant. 
What  more  can  any  people  wish,  with  the  blessing  of  Provi- 
dence, to  make  them  wealthy  and  happy?" 

Belleville  is  referred  to  as  "a  thrifty  village,  destined  to 
become  a  city."  It  had  at  that  time  three  thousand  inhab- 
itants, of  whom  one-half  were  German.  Chicago  had  a  pop- 
ulation of  twenty  thousand  and  St.  Louis  had  sixty  thousand. 
So  that  at  the  middle  of  the  last  century,  St.  Louis  was  three 
times  as  large  as  Chicago,  while  now  the  ratio  of  the  two 
cities  is  just  the  reverse.  Illinois  had  just  ratified  her  new 
constitution.  It  was  stated  that  a  justice  of  the  peace  in 
Pike  County  was  opposed  to  the  new  constitution  because 
he  had  sworn  to  support  the  old  one  when  he  entered  upon 
the  duties  of  his  office.  The  paper  philosophizes  upon  political 
situations  and  announces  candidates,  but  does  not  side  with 
any  particular  party.  Questions  of  church  policy  are  discussed 
and  even  the  opinion  of  a  Methodist  bishop  is  boldly  and 
freely  controverted.  An  item  entitled,  "Literary  Societies  of 
McKendree  College"  s.iys,  "The  Philosophian  has  been  re- 
suscitated and  a  new  one  created  with  the  name  'McKendree 
College  Lyceum.'  Both  are  in  a  flourishing  condition." 

There  is  a  column  of  college  news  which  tells,  .unong 
other  things,  that  the  Wesleyan  University  at  that  time 
had  one  hundred  and  nineteen  students,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  a  president,  four  professors  and  two  tutors.  Dick- 
inson had  a  student  body  of  one  hundred  and  seventy-five 
and  a  faculty  of  eleven. 

Professor  Stoddard  of  Middlebury  College  (Vermont)  had 
resigned  his  position  on  account  of  ill  health.  Indiana  As- 
bury  University  expected  more  of  its  teachers  than  Dick- 
inson for  it  had  two  hundred  and  thirty-seven  students  in 
charge  of  five  professors. 

Nearly  two  columns  of  the  paper  are  devoted  to  adver- 
tisements. Among  them  is  one  for  the  college.  An  announce- 
ment signed  by  E.  Wentworth,  president,  states  that  "The 
next  quarter  of  McKendree  College  will  begin  Wednesday, 
December  2j.  For  terms  see  advertisement."  It  seems  a  little 
strange  to  us  of  the  present  day  that  the  new  quarter  should 


begin  just  two  days  before  Christmas.  In  these  times  it 
would  be  impracticable  to  get  the  students  to  begin  any- 
thing but  a  hohday  so  near  the  great  international  festival. 
The  advertisement  states  that  the  fees  are  to  be  paid  in 
advance.  For  the  quarter  of  twelve  weeks,  the  fees  were: 
Tuition,  $6.00;  Room  rent,  $i2.')0:  Library  fee,  twenty-five 
cents;  Contingent  fee,  sixty-two  and  a  half  cents.  No  de- 
duction or  refund  in  any  of  these  except  in  case  of  sickness. 
Board  in  the  Commons,  $1.25  a  week.  Students  furnish  their 
own  fuel  and  lights  at  about  twelve  and  a  half  cents  per 
week  for  each;  and  all  room  furniture  except  stoves.  Indi- 
viduals board  themselves  at  about  fifty  or  seventy-five  cents 
per  week.  Books  furnished  at  less  than  St.  Louis  retail  prices. 

There  was  also  a  "Funny  Column"  from  which  we  quote 
two  samples: 

"ShaJ^espeare  Modernized — As  two  loafers,  sitting  m 
front  of  a  ten  pm  alley,  were  exchanging  hopes  and 
sympathies,  one  drew  his  wallet  from  his  pocket  and 
said,  'He  who  steals  my  purse  steals  trash.'  "Yes,'  replied 
the  other,  'and  he  who  filches  from  you  your  good  name, 
takes  from  you  what  you  never  had'.  " 

"'Curious  Excise  Entry — Alexander  Gun,  an  officer  in 
Scotland,  being  dismissed  from  employment  for  making  an 
error  in  his  returns,  an  entry  was  made  in  a  book  kept 
for  that  purpose,  as  follows:  'A  gun,  discharged  for 
making  a  false  report'." 

It  gives  news,  local,  national,  and  international.  The  editor 
comments  on  the  fact  that  a  telegraph  line  is  being  construct- 
ed from  the  east  to  St.  Louis,  and  right  thru  Lebanon,  but 
regrets  the  fact  that  his  town  cannot  afford  a  station  on  the 
line,  but  news  going  over  the  wires  must  go  through  to  St. 
Louis  and  then  back  to  Lebanon  by  stage  coach.  But  he 
consoles  himself  with  the  prediction  that  it  will  not  be  many 
years  till  there  will  be  a  railroad  to  St.  Louis.  He  also  refers 
to  and  most  heartily  approves  the  construction  of  macadam 
roads  between  Belleville  and  St.  Louis,  and  part  way  between 
Belleville  and  Lebanon.  The  paper  also  contained  announce' 
ment  of  steamship  sailings  and  arrivals  at  the  Atlantic  sea- 
board; congressional  news;  an  article  in  the  scientific  column 
on  the  theory  of  hailstones;  an  account  of  a  railroad  meeting, 
held  for  the  purpose  of  trying  to  induce  the  Ohio  and  Miss- 
issippi Railroad  Company  to  build  their  proposed  railroad 
through  the  town  of  Lebanon,  which  they  eventually  did, 
or  at  least  near  it;  funerals  and  weddings  thruout  the  terri- 
tory, and  in  case  of  a  wedding,  sometimes  an  acknowledg- 
ment that  cake  had  been  received  by  the  editor;  accounts 
of  temperance  meetings  and  Sunday  School  conventions  and 


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MC  KENDREE 


camp  meetings;  a  warning  to  be  prepared  for  a  cholera  epi- 
demic ;  a  discussion  of  the  new  republic  in  South  Africa  • 
the  story  of  an  encounter  with  an  alligator  in  South  Carolina ; 
an  anecdote  of  Dr.  Chalmers;  arguments  on  the  importance 
of  Sabbath  observance;  and  many  other  things,  similar  and 
dissimilar.  It  gives  a  much  fuller  account  of  the  session  of 
the  Illinois  Conference,  held  in  Belleville  in  September,  1848, 
than  can  be  found  in  the  conference  minutes.  It  was  presided 
over  by  Bishop  Morris.  It  began  on  Thursday  and  continued 
till  a  week  from  the  following  Friday  and  the  appointments 
were  read  late  that  night.  So  that  it  lasted  fully  nine  days. 
The  appointments  are  published  for  the  eight  districts  of 
the  Illinois  Conference;  also  for  the  four  districts  of  the 
German  Missions,  and  the  three  districts  of  the  Missouri 
Conference. 

Peter  Akers  was  appointed  presiding  elder  of  the  Qumcy 
District,  Peter  Cartwnght  of  the  Springfield  District,  and 
Colin  D.  James  of  the  Lebanon  District.  The  last  named  was 
the  son-in-law  of  Dr.  A.  W.  Casad,  of  Lebanon,  and  the 
father  of  Dr.  Edmund  J.  James,  late  president  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Illinois.  Dr.  Casad  was  a  long  time  resident  of 
Lebanon  and  one  of  the  founders  of  McKendree.  His  pro- 
fessional card  as  a  physician  is  found  in  the  advertisement 
column  of  the  "Journal."  The  pastor  appointed  to  Lebanon 
was  Rev.  William  ClifFe,  with  Daniel  Fairbank  as  his  assist- 
ant. Four  men  were  appointed  to  McKendree  College,  name- 
ly: Erastus  Wentworth,  president,  and  Anson  W.  Cum- 
mings,  Spencer  Mattison,  and  William  Goodfellow,  pro- 
fessors. The  other  member  of  the  faculty  at  that  time,  Dr. 
S.  M.  E.  Goheen,  was  a  physician  instead  of  a  preacher  and 
not  a  member  of  the  conference.  The  next  issue  of  the  paper 
gave  the  reports  in  full  of  the  various  conference  committees, 
and  a  two  and  a  half  column  account  of  the  bishop's  sermon. 
In  one  issue  is  a  long  article  discussing,  "Objections  to  Sus- 
taining Colleges."  It  sets  forth  that  some  have  objected  to 
making  contributions  to  McKendree  on  the  ground  that  it 
"was  established  for  the  education  of  rich  men's  sons."  A 
bit  of  statistical  information  is  found,  that  there  are  thirty 
thousand  clergymen  of  all  denominations  in  the  United 
States  at  that  time,  which  was  doubtless  interesting  to  many 
readers,  since  it  was  before  the  day  of  the  "World's  Al- 
manac." There  are  biographical  sketches  of  some  of  the  early 
Methodist  pioneers,  letters  of  Peter  Cartwright,  and  sto  ries 
of  Jesse  Walker.  There  is  a  vigorous  article  on  the  subj  ect 
of  fencing,  cleaning  up,  and  beautifying  College  Hill  Cem- 
etery; and  a  suggestion  that  like  treatment  ought  to  be 
given  Shiloh  Cemetery. 


One  issue  contains  the  story  of  a  Frenchman  who  was 
exhibiting  some  sacred  relics  to  wondering  tourists.  Among 
other  things,  he  showed  a  sword  which  he  claimed  was 
"the  sword  which  Balaam  had  when  he  would  have  slain 
the  ass."  A  spectator  remarked  that  Balaam  did  not  have 
any  sword  on  that  occasion,  but  merely  wished  for  one. 
"Very  well,"  replied  the  Frenchman,  "this  is  the  one  he 
wished  for."  That  Frenchman  must  have  many  direct  de- 
scendants in  the  European  countries  today. 

One  article  quotes  from  the  Northern  Christian  Advocate . 
That  paper,  giving  a  review  of  the  Illinois  Conference  min  - 
utes,  calls  attention  to  the  preachers'  salaries  m  Illinois, 
stating  that  the  largest  salary  received  m  that  conference 
was  three  hundred  and  forty-four  dollars,  by  Dr.  Akers. 
The  others  ranged  from  one  hundred  to  two  hundred  and 
fifty.  "The  Northern"  concluded  with  the  remark  that  "The 
preachers  of  Illinois  are  not  likely  to  become  rich,  though 
they  live  m  a  rich  country."  "The  Journal"  points  out  that 
the  minutes  only  report  cash  payments  and  take  no  account 
of  other  items  received  by  the  preachers,  such  as  donations 
for  the  table,  house  rent,  fuel,  horse  feed,  etc.,  and  concludes 
with  the  statement  that  "Illinois  preachers  are  as  well  sup- 
ported, if  all  Items  are  considered,  as  the  average  of  those  in 
the  east.  Though  it  is  rare  for  a  Methodist  preacher  to  get 
rich,  it  IS  equally  rare  for  a  faithful  and  efficient  laborer 
to  Starve." 

From  occasional  references  to  that  point,  we  conclude 
that  "The  Journal"  had  about  one  thousand  subscribers; 
but  many  of  these  did  not  pay  promptly  and  some  not  at 
all.  It  was  issued  continuously  from  the  college  press  for 
five  years.  But  by  1852  its  debts  had  accumulated  to  a  point 
where  they  were  embarrassing.  So  the  Board  of  Trustees 
decided  to  abandon  the  publication  of  a  paper.  During  its 
later  years,  it  had  changed  its  title  somewhat  and  was  called 
"The  Illinois  Advocate  and  Journal."  This  indicated  that 
It  was  becoming  more  of  a  church  paper,  and  the  leaders 
of  the  Illinois  and  Missouri  Conferences  felt  that  it  was 
needed  in  their  work.  Therefore,  retaining  so  much  as  pos- 
sible of  the  subscription  list,  the  printing  office  was  closed 
in  Lebanon,  and  another  opened  in  St.  Louis,  and  the  paper 
was  moved  to  that  city  under  the  name  "Central  Christian 
Advocate."  The  General  Conference  of  1852,  held  in  Boston, 
failed  to  adopt  it  as  one  of  the  oilicial  papers  of  the  church, 
so  it  was  conducted  for  four  years  as  an  unofficial  church 
paper  in  the  interest  of  the  conferences  contiguous  to  St. 
Louis.  During  these  years  it  was  edited  by  Rev.  W.  D.  R. 
Trotter,   1852-1854,  and  by  Rev.  John  L.  Conklin,  1854- 


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LEBANON  JOURNAL . 


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Psalmist's  day — "  God  looked  down  from  l  Wbrk  now,  hi 

en  upon  the  children  of  men  to  see  if  there   in  the  house 
did  understand,  that  did  seek   U  is  ijujrhaus 

gone  back — they  j  ed.  But  bow  shall  we, know  that  we  are  sane- 1 
art-  allugethcr  become  filthy — there  is  none  that  i  tified,?  By  the  direct  vjitnefs  of  the  Spirit,  the  i 
d..elh  good,  no  not  one"'!  Listen  to  Isaiah,  deep,  powerful  injj^resMpn  ' which  amounts  to  Brothf^  Jesse  Renfro,  a  local  pr«3iCher,  re- 
"Hcar,  0.beavens,andg;ireear,Oaiirth,  I  have  consciousnHs&^C^'s  Vrocbunation  of  hkoselfllTlftHted— lfe«l,it  to  be  a  great  prirUege  to  be 
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IB  grace  conquered  me.    l  have  sul- 
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Reduced  facsimile  of  Lebanon  Journal  which  later  became  the  Central  Christian  Adv 


1856.  The  General  Conference  of  1856  took  it  over  into 
the  family  of  advocates  anid  since  that  time  it  has  been  one 
of  the  official  papers  of  Methodism.  Its  editor  for  the  quad- 
renium  1856-60  was  Joseph  Brooks;  for  the  next  four  years 
it  was  edited  by  Charles  Elliott.  In  1864  Dr.  Benjamin  F. 
Crary  was  elected  editor  and  held  the  office  for  eight  years. 
In  1872  Dr.  Benjamin  St.  James  Fry  was  chosen  editor  and 
continued  in  that  important  position  until  the  end  of  his 
life,  which  occurred  only  a  few  months  before  he  had  finished 
four  quadreniums  of  service.  The  Book  Committee  appointed 
Dr.  Samuel  W.  Williams,  of  the  Cincinnati  Book  Concern 
and  one  time  professor  m  McKendree,  to  take  care  of  the 
editorship  until  the  meeting  of  the  General  Conference  in 
1892.  That  body  elected  Dr.  Jesse  Bowman  Young,  who 
continued  at  the  helm  for  eight  years,  and  then  the  General 
Conference  of  1900  elected  Dr.  Claudius  B.  Spencer,  who, 
at  this  writing,  is  just  completing  his  twenty-eighth  year  of 
faithful  service  in  this  important  field.  In  1900  the  "Central 
was  moved  from  St.  Louis  to  Kansas  City,  where  it  is  now 
located.  All  of  these  editors,  from  Dr.  McCrary  to  Dr.  Spen- 
cer, have  been  Trustees  of  McKendree.  In  closing  up  the 
affairs  of  the  paper  at  Lebanon,  Benjamin  Hypes,  treasurer 
of  the  college  and  member  of  the  Board,  was  instructed  to 
sell  the  printing  outfit  and  apply  the  proceeds  on  the  debts 
of  the  paper.  The  debts  not  covered  by  this  sale  were  prob- 
ably absorbed  into  the  larger  debt  carried  by  the  Board  of 
Trustees.  Thus  ended  the  first  journalistic  venture  of  Mc- 
Kendree College.  While  it  did  not  continue  in  the  form  in 
which  it  started,  it  set  in  motion  an  influence  for  the  good  of 
hum;inity  which  is  still  going  and  still  increasing  in  power. 


Another  "Lebanon  Journal"  was  established  some  time 
after  the  Civil  War,  which  was  for  about  half  a  century 
the  local  city  paper  of  Lebanon.  This  was  not  strictly  a 
college  publication,  yet  it  was  quite  closely  associated  with 
McKendree.  Professor  O.  V.  Jones  was  its  editor  during 
the  last  few  years  of  his  life,  and  after  h's  death  in  1885, 
the  paper  was  conducted  by  his  son,  William  L.  Jones,  until 
1913.  For  this  period  of  twenty -eight  years.  Editor  Jones, 
of  the  class  of  1879,  recorded  many  college  events  in  this 
semi-college  paper.  In  191  j,  the  paper  passed  to  the  hands 
of  Rev.  J.  G.  Dee,  who  had  been  a  classmate  of  Mr.  Jones 
in  McKendree.  He  also  made  it  somewhat  of  a  college  paper. 
About  1920  the  Journal  was  destroyed  by  fire,  and  since 
Lebanon  already  had  another  paper,  it  was  never  resurrected. 
THE  McKENDREE  REPOSITORY 
One  of  the  most  successful  journalistic  ventures  ever 
undertaken  at  McKendree  was  the  "McKendree  Reposi- 
tory." It  first  appeared  in  the  fall  of  1867  and  lasted  about 
a  decade.  In  its  early  years  it  was  an  eight  page  periodical 
published  semi-monthly  by  the  students  of  the  college.  The 
price  was  two  dollars  a  year.  The  first  plan  of  publication 
was  that  the  work  was  to  be  done  by  editors  and  publishers 
elected  by  the  "College  Meeting,"  which  was  an  association 
of  all  the  students  in  the  institution  who  cared  to  be  present 
and  vote.  After  a  time  there  was  some  dissatisfaction  and 
the  senior  class  was  entrusted  with  the  task  of  editing  and 
publishing  the  paper,  but  this  method  did  not  prove  any 
more  satisfactory,  and  so  they  soon  returned  to  the  first 
plan.  An  article  published  in  the  issue  for  December,  1871, 
set  forth  many  arguments  for  having  the  work  done  by 
representatives  of  the  literary  societies.  So  some  time  later 
that  plan  was  adopted.  In  April,  1871,  under  the  College 


Two  Huyuhed  and  F<ftyBght 


MC  KENDREE 


Meeting  plan,  we  find  the  following  officers  m  charge. 
Editors:  W.  H.  Steward,  G.  W.  Hill,  T.  C.  McFarland,  and 
O.  M.  Edwards.  Publishers:  W.  M.  Essex  and  T.  J.  Porter. 
Board  of  Control:  J.  M.  Brooks,  L.  A.  Berger,  J.  P.  Lytle. 

It  IS  difficult  to  give  any  brief  description  of  so  varied 
and  versatile  a  periodical  as  this  was.  In  the  main,  its  pages 
are  filled  with  serious  thoughts,  though  each  issue  had  its 
column  of  jokes.  There  are  extensive  quotations  from  ex- 
changes or  from  other  sources,  when  the  editors  thought 
they  had  found  something  worth  quoting.  There  is  also 
much  that  appears  to  be  the  product  of  the  campus,  that  is, 
articles  of  student  authorship,  but  a  marked  tendency  to 
conceal  the  actual  author's  name.  We  also  find  occasional 
contributions  from  the  members  of  the  faculty.  For  example, 
a  history  of  McKendree  College,  prepared  by  Dr.  Allyn  for 
the  educational  convention  of  1868,  was  published  as  a  serial. 
It  ran  through  nearly  a  whole  year.  Every  number  had  edi- 
torials of  more  or  less  merit,  and  some  of  them  were  really 
excellent,  though  the  identity  of  the  writer  is  rarely  revealed. 
There  are  long  lists  of  personals  which  must  have  been  inter- 
esting reading  for  the  students  of  that  day.  It  was  probably 
easier  to  keep  track  of  former  students  at  that  time  than  it 
is  now,  because  they  occupied  a  relatively  larger  position  of 
leadership  in  the  outside  world  than  they  do  in  the  much 
larger  and  more  complex  public  life  of  today.  There  were 
also  accounts  of  special  events,  such  as  the  County  Teachers' 
Institute  m  Belleville,  in  which  McKendree  seems  to  have 
been  well  represented,  both  in  attendance  and  on  the  pro- 
gram; or  the  passage  of  the  "Temperance  Bill"  by  the  Legis- 
lature of  Illinois.  Of  course  important  happenings  about  the 
campus  were  reported,  such  as  the  open  sessions  of  the  lit- 
erary societies  and  their  semi-annual  exhibitions.  The  last 
page  and  some  space  previous  to  that  was  devoted  to  paid 
advertisements.  The  paper  was  maintained  by  its  advertise- 
ments and  its  subscription  list,  and  the  main  dependence 
was  the  latter.  Therefore  the  paper  contained  frequent  ref- 
erences to  its  need  of  money  and  exhortations  to  those  who 
were  in  arrears  to  pay  up.  There  is  evidence  that  an  occa- 
sional issue  was  omitted  for  lack  of  means  to  pay  for  the 
printing.  And  probably  the  chief  reason  for  its  final  demise 
was  a  financial  one. 

There  is  an  occasional  bit  of  high  grade  philosophy  m 
its  columns,  though  in  many  cases  it  was  obtained  from 
some  exchange.  The  paper  had  a  fine  list  of  exchanges,  and 
must  have  obtained  the  favorable  recognition  of  many  of 
the  best  college  papers  in  the  land,  as  well  as  some  of  a  more 
general  character. 


We  find  the  following  list  of  "Regular  Exchanges"  m 
the  issue  dated  April  20,  1S72:  "College  Argus,"  "Lafayette 
Monthly,"  "College  Courant,"  "Yale  Courant,"  "Cornell 
Era,"  "Targum,"  "Williams  Vidette,"  "Madisoniensis," 
"Southern  Collegian,"  "Harvard  Advocate,"  "Western  Col- 
legian," "Irving  Union,"  "Miami  Student,"  "Notre  Dame 
Scholastic,"  "Bethany  Guardian,"  "Chronicle,"  "Monmouth 
Courier,"  "Acorn,"  "Simpsonian,"  "Collegian,"  "Tripod," 
"College  World,"  "College  Review,"  "Beloit  Monthly," 
"Brunonian,"  "The  Nation,"  "Newspaper  Reporter,"  "Har' 
pers  Weekly,"  "Qui  Vive,"  "St.  Louis  Home  Journal," 
"Lebanon  Journal,"  and  "Edwardsville  Republican."  Also 
In  May,  1872,  is  published  an  account  of  the  demolition 
of  the  row  of  brick  houses  along  the  eastern  edge  of  the 
campus,  which  had  long  served  as  rooming  quarters  for 
students.  The  article  is  entitled  "Our  Classic  Bricks."  The 
writer  does  not  lament  their  passing,  but  says  it  is  a  mark 
of  progress.  Although  they  have  served  a  useful  purpose  in 
their  day,  he  hints  that  now  they  would  be  more  useful 
converted  into  brick  walks  in  various  parts  of  the  campus. 
There  is  a  sket;h  of  the  founding  of  the  Philosophian  Society. 
The  majority  of  the  orgiinal  members  were  still  living  m 
1872.  In  the  June  number  of  that  year  is  an  account  of  the 
reunion  of  the  diss  of  1862,  on  the  tenth  anniversary  of 
their  graduation.  Of  the  twelve  members  of  the  class,  eight 
were  present,  as  follows:  Nelson  S.  Cobleigh,  Cleveland, 
Ohio;  Joseph  Harris,  Mt.  Vernon;  William  Wallis,  Brighton; 
James  E.  Marshall,  Centralia;  John  N.  Gwin,  Effingham; 
Henry  A.  Castle,  St.  Paul,  Mmn.:  James  H.  Lowe,  Bslleville; 
and  Daniel  W.  Phillips,  Nashville.  Tnis  was  a  fine  showing, 
since  two  of  the  class,  Boone  Griffin  and  John  S.  Fitzgerrell, 
were  already  dead,  and  Peachy  T.  Wilson  was  a  missionary 
in  India;  leaving  only  William  A.  Young,  of  Hillsboro,  who 
might  have  been  expected  to  be  there  and  was  not.  In  all 
probability  he  had  some  good  excuse  but  did  not  send  it. 
In  this  same  issue  other  commencement  events  are  chron- 
icled. There  is  a  vivid  and  detailed  account  of  the  society 
exhibitions,  as  well  as  the  prize  declamation  contest,  which 
was  won  by  William  W.  Edwards,  afterwards  for  ten  years 
a  professor  m  McKendree.  On  Wednesday  afternoon,  the 
Hon.  Jehu  Baker  delivered  an  address  which  was  highly 
commended  by  the  Repository  reporter.  There  is  also  an 
account  of  the  presentation  of  the  flag,  which  passed  from 
the  custody  of  the  Junior  class  to  that  of  the  Sophomore. 
Both  the  speech  of  presentation  by  W.  V.  Wilbanks  and 
that  of  reception  by  T.  C.  Watkins,  are  represented  as  un' 
usually  worthy  efforts  of  these  flag  day  orators.  A  full  page 


Tu'O  Hundred  and  Fifty-X' 


is  given  to  the  graduating  exercises  of  the  class  of  1872. 
There  were  twenty -four  members  of  the  class,  and  each  de- 
hvered  an  oration.  There  were  two  sessions  of  the  program, 
with  an  interval  of  two  hours  between  for  luncheon  and 
sociability  among  the  commencement  guests.  Each  of  the 
orators  and  his  oration  is  given  separate  treatment  in  the 
report.  Of  this  large  class,  only  two,  W.  A.  Kelsoe  and  Z. 
T.  Remick,  are  still  living.  The  Latin  Salutatory  was  deliv- 
ered by  William  M.  Essex  and  the  valedictory  by  Thomas 
C.  McFarland,  both  of  whom  have  passed  from  earth.  We 
quote  a  couple  of  remarks  with  which  the  interesting  article 
is  brought  to  a  close.  "The  addresses  of  the  young  lady 
graduates  were  on  the  whole  better  than  those  of  the  young 
men."  "The  bouquet  nuisance  should  be  abated  at  once." 
At  this  distance  in  time  we  are  unable  to  explain  just  why 
it  was  regarded  as  a  nuisance  to  "say  it  with  flowers."  Space 
will  not  permit  anything  like  a  complete  account  of  the 
entire  file  of  this  great  old  college  paper,  but  it  may  give 
the  reader  some  idea  of  what  the  series  was  like  if  we  give 
a  rather  detailed  description  of  a  single  issue.  For  this  pur- 
pose we  have  chosen  what  seems  to  be  a  representative  num- 
ber toward  the  latter  part  of  the  series.  It  is  number  4  of 
Volume  VIII,  dated  February,  1875.  The  front  cover  page 
contains  only  the  name  of  the  paper  in  large  Old  English 
letters.  The  second  page  or  the  inside  of  the  cover  is  devoted 
to  advertisements.  The  literary  material  begins  on  page  three. 
Under  the  title  "McKendree  Repository"  is  the  motto, 
"Devoted  to  Literature,  Science,  and  the  Interests  of  Mc- 
Kendree College."  The  first  article  on  the  page  is  a  poem 
entitled,  "Be  not  the  First."  It  is  labelled  "Selected  "  The 
first  stanza  reads, 

"Oh  be  not  the  first  to  discover 

A  blot  on  the  name  of  a  friend, 

A  flaw  in  the  heart  of  a  lover. 

Whose  faith  may  be  true  to  the  end." 
There  are  eight  stanzas  in  the  poem.  The  next  article  is 
entitled,  "Incorporation  of  McKendree."  It  is  a  brief  and 
not  very  accurate  account  of  the  granting  of  McKendree's 
first  charter  in  1835.  It  is  written  from  Jacksonville,  Illinois, 
and  signed  "Alumnus." 

The  fourth  page  contains  a  column  and  a  half  account  of 
the  exhibitions  of  the  three  literary  societies,  which  had 
been  presented  just  before  the  Christmas  vacation  on  the 
14th,  15th  and  i6th  of  December.  It  is  a  lump  criticism, 
mostly  favorable,  of  the  essayists,  declaimers,  and  orators, 
in  three  groups,  according  to  the  class  of  performance  rather 
than  the  society  which  furnished  it.  The  report  is  signed. 


"Auditor."  Next  is  an  account  of  the  celebration  of  the 
Clio  Anniversary,  December  10.  The  chief  feature  of  the 
program  was  an  address  by  Mrs.  Hattie  McCoy  North, 
which  set  forth  at  length  some  of  the  achievements  of  mod- 
ern woman,  and  some  of  the  things  she  may  be  expected  to 
accomplish  in  the  future.  On  page  five  is  an  essay  on  "Secrets 
of  Success."  It  is  signed  with  the  initials  of  E.  H.  Parkinson. 
We  might  infer  that  he  is  its  author. 

Page  six  contains  a  well  written  article  on  "The  Beautiful," 
which  occupies  three -fourths  of  the  page.  The  remainder 
contains  a  dozen  or  so  brief  quotations  of  which  this  is  a 
sample:  "An  unjust  accusation  is  like  a  barbed  arrow,  which 
must  be  drawn  backward  with  horrible  anguish,  or  else  will 
be  your  destruction."  Jeremy  Taylor. 

Page  seven  contains  an  article  of  highly  religious  tone  on 
the  nature  of  "The  Christian  Sabbath,"  and  the  remainder 
of  the  page  is  taken  up  with  an  obituary  sketch  of  William 
Monroe  Essex,  of  the  class  of  '72,  together  with  a  set  of 
resolutions  signed  by  a  committee  from  the  Philo  Society, 
of  which  he  was  a  member. 

The  eighth  page  has  the  business  announcement  of  the 
editors  and  publishers.  We  note  that  the  publishers  at  that 
time  were  George  D.  Phillips  from  Philo  and  C.  W.  Parkin- 
son from  Plato.  The  editors  were  Robert  Casey  and  Orla 
S.  Casad  from  Philo,  T.  C.  Watkins  and  E.  B.  Waggoner 
from  Plato,  and  Minnie  Lane  and  Laura  Hughey  from  Clio. 
The  subscription  price  at  this  time  was  $1.50  a  year.  Then 
follows  somewhat  more  than  a  page  of  "McKendriana," 
made  up  of  personals  and  current  news,  a  large  part  of  it 
relating  to  the  policies  of  the  institution;  for  example,  the 
statement  that  more  written  examinations  are  being  required 
than  formerly.  Then  are  mentioned  the  titles  of  some  lectures 
which  had  already  been  delivered  at  the  college :  "The  Man 
for  the  Times,"  by  President  Locke;  "The  True  Man  above 
Price,"  by  Rev.  Lyman  Marshall,  then  pastor  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Church  in  Lebanon;  "Difficulties  and  their  Lessons," 
by  Professor  S.  H.  Deneen.  During  this  year,  for  the  first  time 
the  students  had  been  seated  in  chapel  according  to  classes; 
the  four  college  classes  occupying  the  center,  with  the  sen- 
iors in  front,  and  preparatory  students  on  the  sides.  Also 
there  was  an  announcement  that  the  much  talked  of  brick 
walks  were  soon  to  be  built  on  the  campus.  Then  follows 
a  highly  philosophical  and  ethical  article,  entitled,  "The 
Highest  Motive."  This  is  quoted  from  an  exchange,  "The 
College  Transcript."  Then  there  is  a  little  extract  from  Eng- 
lish history,  characterizing  Sir  Robert  Peel.  The  most  of 
page  ten  is  taken  up  with  what  appears  to  be  a  prize  essay, 


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with  the  title  "Pearl-handled  Sickles,"  and  signed,  "Emilie." 
It  may  he  that  the  readers  of  that  time  could  recognize  the 
writer  from  that  name.  The  rest  of  the  page  is  chiefly  "Col- 
lege News"  gleaned  from  exchanges  and  containing  such 
Items  as  these:  "Drew  Theological  Seminary  has  one  hundred 
and  eighteen  students;"  "Dr.  Marvin  has  accepted  the  Chan- 
cellorship of  Kansas  University:"  "Since  last  June,  Syracuse 
University  has  receivedcontributions  amounting  to$i75,ooo." 
"President  Allyn  and  the  students  of  the  Southern  Illinois 
Normal  are  engaged  in  the  collection  of  a  museum  of  natural 
history." 

On  p;ige  eleven  we  find  a  column  of  personals,  chiefly 
about  former  students,  including  the  announcement  of  three 
marriages,  in  which  one  or  both  the  parties  were  old  Mc- 
Kendreans.  Then  an  article  on  "How  to  Educate,"  signed 
(N).  On  the  next  page  is  a  column  of  humor.  We  quote  a 
sample:  Student  to  Professor  of  Geology,  "To  what  age  do 
I  belong,  Professor?"  "I  don't  know.  I  have  only  learned  to 
classify  rocks,  not  bricks."  This  is  followed  by  a  highly 
philosophical  article  on  "Practical  vs.  Disciplinary."  On  page 
thirteen  appears  the  directory  of  the  "College  Meeting"  and 
Literary  Societies.  Some  of  these  names  might  awaken  pleas- 
ant recollections  in  the  mind  of  some  old  time  McKendrean, 
so  we  reproduce  them  here : 

OFFICERS  OF  THE  COLLEGE  MEETING 

President,  E.  H.  Parkinson;  Vice-president,  R.  P.  Robbins; 
Secretary,  Lottie  Dressor. 

SOCIETY  OFFICERS 
PHILOSOPHIAN 
President,  Thomas  E.  Green;  Vice-president,  Joe  Lindly; 
Recording  Secretary,  W.  H.  Phillips;  Corresponding  Secre- 
tary, O.  M.  Edwards;  First  Critic,  Lee  Harrison;  Second 
Critic,  O.  Barnickol;  Librarian,  J.  W.  Vandeveer;  Janitor, 

A.  S.  Hamill. 

PLATONIAN 

President,  C.  W.  Parkinson;  Vice-president,  A.  H.  Car, 

ter;  Recording  Secretary,  W.  Westbrook;  Corresponding 

Secretary,  J.  G.  Pearn;  First  Critic,  P.  T.  Chapman;  Second 

Critic,  T.  C.  Watkins;  Librarian,  T.  H.  Jones;  Janitor,  J. 

T.  Handsacker. 

CLIONIAN 

President,  Hattie  Sargent;  Vice-president,  Ida  Blanck; 
Recording  Secretary,  Zie  Robertson;  Corresponding  Secrc 
tary.  Belle  Hawley;  First  Critic,  Lottie  Dressor;  Second 
Critic,  Liz2ie  Meyer;  Librarian,  Mary  McKee;  Janitor,  Julia 
Nichols. 

The  remainder  of  the  page  is  filled  with  a  travel  letter 
from  Italy,  by  Mack  Swiveler,  who  was  at  that  time  tra' 


veiling  m  Europe.  Page  fourteen  is  devoted  to  exchanges 
and  a  few  quotations  from  standard  writers,  including  one 
from  Plato,  the  Philosopher.  Page  fifteen  has  its  first  column 
tilled  with  a  directory  of  the  Lebanon  churches  and  lodges. 
The  rest  of  the  page,  as  well  as  all  of  page  sixteen,  is  de- 
voted to  advertisements,  mostly  of  Lebanon  business  firms. 
A  few  names  appear  which  may  still  be  found  in  a  business 
directory  of  Lebanon,  such  as  Grauel,  Hoffman,  Remhardt. 

This  completes  the  survey  of  a  single  copy  of  the  "Re- 
pository." Many  of  the  others  are  quite  similar.  They  are 
still  interesting  reading  to  the  person  who  is  acquainted 
with  the  McKendree  of  that  period,  or  who  has  friends  or 
relatives  who  were  in  McKendree  at  that  time. 
THE  McKENDREE  SKETCHBOOK 

For  a  considerable  period  McKendree  was  without  a  col- 
lege paper.  Then  during  the  presidency  of  Dr.  Herdman,  a 
paper  was  published  for  a  short  time,  called  the  "Sketch 
Book."  It  was  a  small  quarto  published  monthly  by  the  stu- 
dents, under  the  supervision  of  a  member  of  the  faculty.  It 
was  short-lived  and  seems  to  have  passed  into  such  a  state 
of  oblivion  that  we  have  not  been  able  to  bring  to  light  a 
single  copy  of  the  paper.  But  nevertheless  it  was  a  real 
paper  and  has  a  clear  place  m  the  memory  of  some  of  the 
students  of  that  period. 

THE  McKENDREAN 

Again  in  the  early  part  of  Dr.  Chamberlin's  administra- 
tion, a  paper  was  published  which  was  called  "The  Mc- 
Kendrean." It  was  edited  and  published  by  two  students 
of  that  day,  W.  L.  Cunningham,  96,  and  T.  P.  Brannum, 
"97.  These  young  men  edited  and  published  the  paper,  gave 
the  subscribers  the  best  they  could  for  their  money,  and 
assumed  all  the  financial  deficits.  Of  course  there  were  no 
profits.  Yet  there  may  have  been  perquisites.  According  to 
the  custom  of  that  day,  they  secured  the  privilege  of  pub- 
lishing the  local  time  table  of  the  B.  6?  O.  railroad,  and 
in  return  for  this,  the  editor  received  the  courtesy  of  a  pass 
on  the  railroad.  Mr.  Cunningham,  being  the  senior  member 
of  the  firm,  enjoyed  the  privilege  of  the  pass.  Since  it  was 
not  transferable  and  could  be  used  by  only  one  person,  Mr. 
Brannum  had  to  pay  his  fare  on  the  railroad.  The  literary 
societies  each  had  its  contributor  to  the  McKendrean.  Philo 
was  represented  by  Mr.  J.  H.  Land,  Plato  by  Mr.  C.  E. 
Neil,  and  Clio  by  Miss  Josie  M.  Otwell.  Charles  Page  An- 
drews was  also  a  frequent  contributor.  The  first  number  of 
the  McKendrean  appeared  in  the  fall  of  1894,  and  during 
the  spring  of  1895  the  whole  enterprise  was  relinquished 
by  its  energetic  founders,  and  turned  over  to  the  students 


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of  the  college.  It  was  conducted  by  them  for  about  a  year 
and  then  allowed  to  lapse,  because  another  local  city  paper 
was  started  by  John  M.  Chamberlain,  Jr.,  called  the  Lebanon 
Leader,  which  offered  sufficient  space  in  its  columns  to  take 
care  of  all  college  needs  in  that  line.  This  seemed  better  than 
to  run  an  independent  paper  which  was  always  a  financial 
liabihty  to  its  sponsors.  The  two  editors  of  the  McKendrean 
both  entered  the  ministry.  Brief  sketches  of  them  appear  in 
connection  with  their  college  classes.  The  senior,  Mr.  Cun- 
ningham, died  recently,  but  Mr.  Brannum  lives  now  at  Red- 
lands,  California. 

THE  McKENDREE  HEADLIGHT 

The  next  journalistic  venture  was  "The  McKendree 
Headlight."  This  differed  from  the  other  papers  which  pre 
ceded  it,  except  the  very  first  one,  in  that  it  was  not  a  stu- 
dent publication.  But  it  was  edited  and  published  by  Pres- 
ident John  F.  Harmon,  with  occasional  contributions  from 
other  members  of  the  faculty  and  some  of  the  students. 

The  first  issue  is  dated  October,  1909.  It  was  published 
monthly,  at  fifty  cents  a  year.  The  motto  on  the  first  page, 
right  under  the  heading,  reads,  "We  shall  endeavor  to  treat 
all  better  than  they  treat  us."  The  salutatory  editorial  is 
reproduced  here. 

"The  McKendree  Headlight  comes  to  occupy  a  vacant 
field  and  to  speak  where  silence  has  long  reigned.  Knowledge 
and  righteousness  shall  feed  her  fires,  and  her  aim  shall  be 
to  point  our  youth  to  the  highest  heights  and  noblest  attain- 
ments possible.  A  good  education  is  the  birthright  of  every 
American.  'When  wisdom  entereth- into' _thine  heart,  and 
knowledge  is  pleasant  to  thy  soul;  discretion  shall  preserve 
thee'  and  thy  living  shall  be  to  the  sufferings  and^^needs  of  hu- 
manity as  rain  to  the  parched  earth  or  as  showers  to  droop- 
ing plants.  Even  though  your  purposes  be  not  high  nor  the 
aim  of  your  ambitions  beyond  personal  gain  or  happiness, 
still  we  entreat  you  to  get  knowledge,  for  'happy  is  the  man 
that  findeth  wisdom,  and  the  man  that  getteth  understand- 
ing; for  the  merchandise  of  it  is  better  than  the  merchandise 
of  silver  and  the  gain  thereof  than  fine  gold.'  Then  why  be 
ignorant  when  the  path  of  knowledge  lies  wide  open  and 
leads  to  every  good  thing.  In  all  thy  getting,  get  a  thorough 
education — get  a  good  understanding — get  wisdom.  The 
Headlight  will  not  speak  with  the  language  of  the  learned, 
nor  in  words  hard  of  understanding,  neither  will  she  dwell 
on  the  mountiiin  where  knowledge  is  enthroned;  but  her 
dwelling  shall  be  with  the  humble  and  her  language  that 
of  the  field  and  forest." 


Another  article  on  the  second  page  tells  of  the  paper's 
financial  basis.  "This  paper  is  published  in  the  interest  of 
McKendree  College  and  is  entirely  dependent  upon  sub- 
scriptions for  support.  The  paper  will  be  issued  monthly. 
Price  fifty  cents  per  year.  Four  paid  up  subscriptions  from 
each  pastoral  charge  in  the  conference  will  support  the  pa' 
per  and  put  us  in  touch  with  every  pastor  and  leading  lay 
men  in  every  charge.  Please  send  your  subscription  to  the 
editor  at  Lebanon,  Illinois.  We  also  solicit  your  advertising." 

Still  another  article  in  the  first  issue  referring  to  the  paper's 
future  is  entitled,  "Help  us  solve  the  problem."  It  reads  as 
follows;  "For  many  years  McKendree  has  greatly  felt  the 
need  of  a  college  paper,  but  no  funds  have  been  available 
for  that  purpose.  A  college  paper  seems  absolutely  essential 
to  the  highest  success  of  the  college.  So  without  money  we 
are  taking  the  risk,  personally,  and  with  this  issue  of  the 
"Headlight"  we  put  an  eight  page  monthly  in  the  field. 
Price  fifty  cents  per  year.  If  every  one  who  reads  this  issue 
will  send  fifty  cents  for  a  year's  subscription,  its  financial 
problems  will  be  settled,  and  we  will  be  put  in  touch  with 
the  alumni,  with  present  and  prospective  students  and  their 
parents,  with  all  our  ministers,  with  the  trustees,  with  lead' 
ing  laymen  of  the  conference,  and  with  the  citizens  of  Leb- 
anon. There  are  a  few  laymen  in  every  charge  in  Southern 
Illinois  who  would  subscribe  for  the  paper  if  they  knew 
its  mission.  Readers,  help  us  to  get  started  and  then  when 
you  get  in  a  close  place,  call  on  us  and  we  will  give  you  a  lift." 

A  whole  column  is  given  to  the  account  of  how  Lebanon 
set  the  pace  for  raising  money  to  pay  the  conference  note. 
This  was  a  note  for  $jo,ooo,  given  by  the  conference  to  the 
endowment  fund  of  McKendree.  According  to  the  appor- 
tionment to  the  charges,  Lebanon's  share  was  $229,  or  $22.90 
a  year  for  ten  years.  The  matter  was  presented  in  the  church 
on  Sunday  morning.  When  the  meeting  closed,  the  subscrip- 
tions  totaled  over  $2,000,  and  a  committee  was  appointed  to 
see  those  who  could  not  be  reached  at  church  and  raise  the 
total  to  $j,ooo. 

In  the  eight  pages  of  this  first  issue  there  are  forty-seven 
separate  articles  and  a  quite  complete  announcement  of  the 
Conservatory  of  Music.  At  that  time,  Professor  F.  M. 
Church  was  Musical  Director  and  teacher  of  piano,  and 
Miss  Amy  Pinkerton  was  teacher  of  Voice.  The  Headlight 
was  an  efficient  news  organ  for  the  period  it  covered.  It 
made  frequent  mention  of  former  McKendreans,  and  since 


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its  editor,  President  Harmon,  spent  much  time  m  the  field 
and  among  the  charges  where  students  might  he  turned 
toward  McKendree,  he  naturally  brought  to  the  paper  many 
Items  of  news  from  all  parts  of  the  conference.  In  this  way 
many  interesting  events  have  been  put  on  record  which 
otherwise  would  have  passed  into  oblivion.  There  were  also 
many  contributed  articles,  but  the  editor  had  one  rule  which 
he  always  insisted  upon — they  must  be  short.  If  any  writer 
was  too  lengthy,  his  article  had  to  be  cut  in  sections  and 
appear  as  a  serial.  However,  an  exception  to  that  rule  occurs 
in  the  number  dated  February,  igio,  when  a  letter  from 
William  J.  Ross,  of  Hutchinson,  Kansas,  full  of  reminiscences 
of  the  period  when  he  was  a  student  in  McKendree  in  1837 
and  following.  In  the  catalogue  for  1837  a"'^  also  i8j8,  we 
find  Mr.  Ross"  name.  His  address  was  Burlington,  Iowa  Ter. 
We  quote  a  few  extracts  from  the  letter : 

"Professors  Merrill  and  Sunderland  occupied  a  room  on 
the  ground  floor  of  the  east  wing  ot  the  college  building 
until  Prof.  Merrill  got  married,  which  I  think  was  during 
the  vacation  of  183,7,  after  which  he  lived  m  town,  leaving 


Sunderland  to  'batch  it'  alone,  which  he  continued  to  do 
as  long  as  I  remained  m  school.  President  Merrill,  a  brother 
of  the  Professor,  was  a  sparely  built,  small,  weakly  man, 
a  diligent  student  and  an  able  minister. 

"In  1838  the  trustees  had  a  long  one  story  frame  building 
erected  just  north  of  where  the  new  college  was  to  be  built, 
and  It  was  used  as  a  dormitory."  [This  was  the  building 
that  later  became  the  residence  of  the  president  of  the 
college,  and  many  years  later  it  became  the  residence  of 
the  head  janitor. | 

"It  was  President  Merrill  who  at  prayers  one  morning 
m  commenting  on  Proverbs,  22,  11,  pitched  the  key  note  of 
my  life.  I  remember  once  hearing  Rev.  John  S.  Barger,  prin- 
cipal of  the  Preparatory  Department,  preach  from  eleven 
o'clock,  A.  M.  until  three  P.  M. — a  four  hour  sermon." 

In  the  issue  tor  May,  1910,  we  find  this  little  poem, 
written  by  Arthur  H.  Mueller,  then  a  member  of  the  sen- 
ior class.  He  IS  now  a  physician,  practicing  his  profession 
m  Denver,  Colorado. 


Some  may  shout  for  grand  old  Harvard 
Some  may  root  for  Tennessee 
But  give  me  old  McKendree 
For  she's  good  enough  for  me. 

Through  many  a  hard  fought  battle 
She  has  won  the  victory; 
She's  the  first  among  the  winners. 
So  she's  good  enough  for  me. 

After  two  years,  m  the  fall  of  191 1,  the  "Headlight"  was 
turned  over  to  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  and  that  body  appointed 
the  editorial  staff  from  among  the  students.  The  subscription 
price  remained  at  fifty  cents.  The  first  editorial  staff  under 
the  new  plan  was  as  follows : 

Editor-in-Chief,  Clark  W.  Hoar;  Literary  Editor,  Clark 
R.  Yost;  Religious  Editor,  Robert  M.  Peters;  Social  Editor, 
T.  Ralph  Isaacs;  Business  Manager,  H.  Warren  Bullington; 
Assistant  Business  Manager,  Ernest  M.  Fisher.  At  the  be- 
ginning of  the  year  191 3,  the  form  was  changed  somewhat. 
The  page  was  folded  once  more  and  a  cover  of  heavier  paper 
put  on  it,  giving  it  a  magazine  form. 

After  a  time  the  idea  that  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  was  publishing 
the  paper  dropped  out  of  the  public  mind.  The  announce- 
ment on  the  editorial  page  in  January,  1914,  is  as  follows: 
"The  Headlight  is  published  by  the  students  of  McKendree 


She  doth  bless  the  world  with  heroes 
Yes,  the  best  the  world  will  see; 
She's  earnest,  kind  and  faithful 
And  she's  good  enough  for  me. 

Then  three  cheers  for  "Old  McKendree," 
Yes  we'll  give  her  three  times  three; 
To  her  our  hearts  beat  loyal. 
And  she's  good  enough  for  me. 

College  at  the  College  Press  Hall,  and  entered  at  the  Post 
Office  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  as  second  class  mail  matter.  Sub- 
scription price,  50C  per  year." 

At  that  time  the  following  students  constituted  the  edi- 
torial staff:  I.  G.  Moorman,  Editor-in-Chief;  G.  F.  Cummins, 
Business  Manager;  C.  Trueb,  Circulation  Manager;  E.  E. 
Reisner,  Literary  Editor;  P.  A.  Shields,  Athletic  Editor; 
Mrs.  L.  D.  Wiggins,  Religious  Editor;  Mabel  Crump,  Social 
Editor;  Emma  Berry,  Intercollegiate  Editor. 

In  the  same  issue  is  the  announcement  that  Cyrus  Stokes 
Gentry  had  received  the  appointment  to  the  Rhodes  Scholar- 
ship  at  Oxford  University.  This  was  to  cover  a  three  year 
period,  beginning  in  the  fail  of  1914.  It  carried  at  that  time, 
a  cash  stipend  of  $1,500  a  year,  which  with  reasonable  econ- 
omy, would  meet  the  expenses  of  a  student  in  Oxford.  Since 
the  war,  the  stipend  has  been  increased  to  $2,000. 


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We  quote  from  the  ""Headlight's"  characterization  of  Mr. 
Gentry:  ""As  a  student.  Gentry  approached  the  ideal.  Not 
only  did  he  excel  in  his  class  room  and  literary  work,  but 
also  he  was  a  brilliant  athlete  and  a  genuine  'good  fellow"  on 
the  campus.  Although  he  was  never  a  'grind,'  he  was  always 
a  good  student  and  equally  popular  with  faculty  and  fellow 
students.  He  was  a  star  member  of  the  basket  ball  and  gym- 
nastic teams,  his  work  in  the  gymnasium  perfectly  equipping 
him  for  his  present  position  as  director  of  athletics." 

It  may  be  appropriate  to  say  here  that  Mr.  Gentry  went 
to  Oxford  and  entered  upon  his  scholarship,  taking  up  the 
study  of  law.  However,  the  breaking  out  of  the  World  War 
affected  the  work  of  the  university  so  much  that  his  scholar- 
ship was  suspended  and  he  went  into  war  work  in  France, 
and  then  returned  to  Oxford  and  finished  his  law  course 
after  the  close  of  the  war.  He  is  now  practicing  law  in 
Houston,  Texas.  He  was  the  second  McKendrean  to  secure 
a  Rhodes  Scholarship.  The  first  was  Newton  E.  Ensign,  of 
the  class  of  1904.  A  sketch  of  him  is  found  elsewhere  m 
this  history. 

THE  McKENDREE  ECHO 

At  the  close  of  Dr.  John  Harmon's  administration,  the 
Headlight  was  allowed  to  lapse  for  a  time  and  there  was 
no  college  paper.  But  some  time  in  the  fall  of  191 5,  the  matter 
of  a  paper  began  to  be  agitated.  In  due  time,  arrangements 
were  made  to  publish  a  paper  semi-monthly.  A  contest  was 
put  on  and  a  prize  offered  for  the  best  name  for  the  new 
paper.  Many  were  proposed,  but  the  one  finally  chosen  was 
"McKendree  Echo."  The  Echo  was  a  four  page  paper,  but 
the  pages  were  just  twice  the  size  of  the  original  form  of 
the  Headlight,  so  that  gave  the  same  amount  of  space.  How- 
ever, sometimes  an  extra  leaf  was  put  in  and  that  made  it 
50  per  cent  larger.  It  was  about  the  same  type  of  paper  the 
Headlight  had  been.  In  an  editorial  in  the  first  issue  in  the 
fall  of  1916,  we  find  this  statement: 

"It  is  our  purpose  to  present  the  news  of  College  Hill  in 
an  interesting  and  impartial  fashion,  and  to  make  our  college 
paper  truly  representative  of  college  life.  To  do  this  we 
must  have  the  support  of  the  students  as  a  whole.  It  is 
your  paper  we  are  endeavoring  to  publish,  and  if  it  is  to 
be  made  an  expression  of  the  spirit  of  McKendree  College, 
you  must  get  behind  it  with  your  enthusiasm  and  energy, 
and  boost.  Help  us  with  your  contributions.  If  you  know 
a  good  joke  on  your  fellow  student,  let  us  know  about  it. 
If  some  amusing  incident  has  happened  under  your  obser- 
vation, write  it  up  and  hand  it  to  a  member  of  the  staff. 
Help  us  by  paying  your  subscription  promptly  and  by  work- 


ing to  enlarge  our  circulation.  If  each  one  would  do  just  a 
little  toward  the  making  of  a  real  college  paper,  the  sum 
total  of  work  done  would  insure  success.  To  print  all  the 
news  all  the  time,  we  recognize  as  an  impossible  achieve- 
ment. To  print  all  the  news  part  of  the  time  is  too  hard  a 
job  for  most  papers.  But  with  your  assistance  we  expect  to 
print  a  good  share  of  the  news  most  of  the  time." 

From  this  it  will  be  seen  that  the  "Echo"  was  primarily 
a  newspaper.  In  the  main  it  lived  up  to  that  ideal  fairly 
well.  In  the  fall  of  1Q16,  the  Editorial  Staff  was  as  follows: 

Editor,  Homer  C.  Bower;  Assistant  Editor,  Leone  Pixley; 
Business  Manager,  G.  Orville  Greer;  Assistant  Business 
Manager,  Guy  E.  Tucker;  Circulation  Manager,  Roscoe  B. 
Early;  Assistant  Circulation  Manager,  Lura  Witherspoon. 

The  price  of  the  paper  at  this  time  was  seventy-five  cents 
a  year.  We  give  a  few  brief  extracts  from  the  paper  which 
may  prove  interesting  to  the  later  reader.  There  is  an  article 
advocating  the  establishment  of  intercollegiate  debates.  It 
has  taken  more  than  ten  years  to  reach  this  ideal.  Here  is 
a  little  suggestion  in  the  line  of  athletics.  "All  those  who 
find  foot -ball  a  little  rough  and  who  are  interested  in  a  nice 
gentle  game,  please  come  out  at  4  o'clock  for  a  tiddle-de- 
winks  rehearsal.  And,  we  might  add,  if  any  one  player  gets 
the  idea  that  he  can  run  the  athletics  of  a  college,  he  had 
better  go  to  the  Sahara  desert  where  he  can  be  monarch 
of  all  he  surveys." 

There  is  an  account  of  a  special  meeting  of  Plato  held  in 
honor  of  Captain  Fike,  who  was  one  of  the  founders  of 
Plato,  and  was  at  that  time  in  Lebanon  attending  the  reunion 
of  the  McKendree  Regiment,  the  117th  Illinois,  who  fought 
in  the  Civil  War.  The  program  was  chiefly  impromptu,  and 
is  given  as  follows :  Selection  by  the  orchestra.  Solo  by  Pavey. 
Declamation  by  Merkel.  Then  a  debate  on  the  question. 
Resolved,  That  the  Democratic  party  is  more  entitled  to 
the  suffrage  of  the  voters  at  the  coming  election  than  the 
Republican  party.  The  affirmative  speakers  were  Professor 
Gentry,  Professor  Thrall,  and  V.  S.  Morriss.  The  negative, 
Professor  Waggoner,  J.  B.  Sager,  and  St.  Clare  Flint.  It  is 
stated  that  the  speeches  were  all  "funny,"  but  special  men- 
tion is  made  of  th'at  of  Professor  Waggoner,  because  he  held 
the  Democratic  party  responsible  for  the  bad  weather,  the 
high  prices,  and  the  war. 

The  College  Directory,  giving  the  officials  of  the  various 
organizations  found  in  the  institution  requires  more  than  a 
full  column  in  the  paper.  It  gives  the  list  of  officers  of  the 
Athletic  Association,  The  Carnegie  House  Council,  The 
Clark   House  Council,  Clio,  Plato,  Philo,  Y.   M.  C.  A., 


Hundred  and  SixtyFo 


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^e^^S:^ 


Y.  W.  C.  A.,  International  Prohibition  Association,  Katter 
Keule,  Gamma  Kappa  Nu,  and  Phi  Beta  Kappa. 

There  is  an  announcement  of  the  Music  Recital  of  the  Con- 
servatory Faculty.  On  this  program,  a  specially  interesting 
trio  was  to  appear — Professor  Fransee,  Violinist;  Professor 
Zinkeisen,  Cellist;  and  Professor  Moore,  Pianist.  This  trio 
pl.iyed  at  the  session  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  at 
Robinson  in  iqi6,  and  received  high  commendation. 
THE  McKENDREE  REVIEW 
The  latest  of  McKendree's  group  of  college  papers  is  the 
"McKendree  Review."  It  started  on  its  career  November 
IS,  1921,  and  is  still  going  strong.  Its  seven  years  of  history 
indicate  that  it  is  already  past  the  worst  dangers  of  infancy 
and  bids  fair  to  become  the  longest  lived  of  all  McKendree's 
periodicals.  Unlike  its  predecessors,  it  is  a  weekly.  It  has 
four  pages  and  sometimes  six,  according  to  the  demands 
that  may  be  made  from  time  to  time  for  more  or  less  of 
news  space.  When  some  important  event  occurs,  like  the 
home-coming,  or  the  high  school  meet,  or  a  basket  ball  tour- 
nament, the  two  extra  pages  are  inserted.  Just  beneath  the 
title  of  each  issue  appears  the  motto,  "Devoted  to  the  Inter- 
ests of  McKendree."  The  editorial  announcements  indicate 
that  from  the  very  beginning,  it  was  published  by  the  class 
m  journalism.  In  fact,  it  is  probable  that  it  first  had  its 
existence  for  the  sake  of  the  class  in  journalism,  in  order 
that  they  might  have  opportunities  to  practice  the  journal- 
istic art.  But  even  then  it  was  necessary  to  have  editors 
and  officers  in  order  to  fix  certain  responsibilities  in  the 
diversified  work  of  publishing  a  college  paper.  The  first 
staff  consisted  of  only  four  members:  Mabel  Bower,  Editor; 
Mildred  Wilton,  Assistant  Editor;  Violet  Glenn,  Circula- 
tion Manager;  and  Fred  Faverty,  Business  Manager.  The 
same  plan  of  publication  has  been  followed  down  to  the 
present  time,  but  now  it  carries  a  more  elaborate  staff  than 
in  its  first  year.  In  the  issue  of  January  19,  1928,  we  find 
the  following  staff  announced :  Editor-in-Chief,  Edna  Kinsey; 
Managing  Editor,  John  Oster;  Business  Manager,  Emery 
Martin;  Advertising  Manager,  William  Gillespie;  Cir- 
culation Manager,  James  Stuart;  Assistant  Circulation 
Manager,  James  Hortin ;  Sports  Editor,  Stephen  Tedor ;  Society 
Editor,  Geneva  Grieve;  Feature  Writer,  Lucille  Hadfield; 
Exchange  Editor,  Clifton  Oxendine;  Faculty  Advisor,  Belle 
M.  Nixon;  Reporters,  Nina  May  Harmon  and  Frank  C. 
Brown. 

In  the  earlier  years  of  the  Review,  one  of  its  editors  who 
deserves  special  mention  was  Mr.  Milburn  P.  Akers,  who 
was  a  student  in  McKendree  at  the  time.  He  served  as 


editor  and  general  manager  of  the  paper  and  did  much  to 
promote  its  interests  until  after  his  graduation.  When  later 
he  went  into  the  newspaper  work  himself  as  publisher  of 
the  Wood  River  Journal,  he  did  not  lose  interest  in  the 
Review,  but  gave  the  stiff  the  benefit  of  his  experience 
whenever  possible.  For  some  time  the  Review  was  printed 
in  the  office  of  the  Wood  River  Journal  under  the  direct 
supervision  of  its  former  editor.  But  of  course  there  were 
difficulties  in  having  the  editorial  office  and  the  printing 
office  so  far  apart,  and  sometimes  there  were  delays  in  trans, 
portation  which  prevented  the  paper  from  being  distributed 
to  the  students  on  time.  So  m  recent  years  it  has  been 
printed  in  Lebanon. 

In  its  early  years  the  subscription  price  was  Si.'jo  a  year. 
Then  it  was  raised  to  one  dollar  a  semester,  or  two  dollars 
a  year.  Of  course  it  is  not  published  during  the  summer 
vacation  nor  in  the  Christmas  recess,  and  usually  the  pub- 
lication IS  omitted  in  examination  week,  when  the  staff  is 
too  busy  to  get  out  the  paper  and  the  students  are  too  busy 
to  read  it  if  it  should  be  printed.  Perhaps  on  the  average, 
there  are  thirty  issues  a  year.  In  1926,  the  incidental  fee 
was  raised  one  dollar  a  semester,  and  seventy-five  cents  of 
that  was  applied  to  a  subscription  to  the  Review  for  every 
student.  This  is  collected  by  the  fiscal  agent  of  the  college 
and  paid  over  to  the  business  manager  of  the  Review.  This 
relieves  the  management  of  the  task  of  making  a  canvass 
among  the  students,  and  since  by  this  plan  every  student 
is  a  subscriber,  it  became  possible  to  reduce  the  price  to 
$1.50  a  year.  This,  with  the  income  from  advertisements, 
meets  the  necessary  expense  of  the  paper.  It  is  primarily 
a  muis  paper,  having  for  its  aim  to  record  the  principal 
events  of  the  campus  from  week  to  week.  Of  course  there 
are  editorials  also  in  every  issue.  Some  of  these  very  faith- 
fully reflect  student  sentiment  on  important  questions  of 
the  campus,  and  others  represent  such  ideas  as  the  editorial 
writer  wishes  the  students  to  entertain.  A  glance  at  one 
of  the  early  copies  may  give  some  idea  of  the  character  of 
the  paper.  The  second  number  of  Volume  I  takes  a  whole 
column  to  set  forth  the  very  important  announcement  that 
the  General  Education  Board  had  appropriated  $150,000  to 
become  a  part  of  McKendree's  endowment  on  condition 
that  the  college  raise  $350,000  more  from  its  own  constit- 
uency. This  was  in  the  midst  of  the  "McKendree  Move- 
ment" and  of  course  aroused  great  enthusiasm.  The  same 
issue  contains  an  account  of  the  joint-meeting  of  the  Young 
Men's  and  Young  Women's  Christian  Associations,  a  basket 
ball  game  between  the  Freshmen  and  the  Juniors,  in  which 


Two  Hundred  and  Sm 


the  Freshmen  were  victorious;  an  account  of  a  convocation 
of  colleges  and  universities  held  in  Chicago  to  consider  the 
question  of  World  Peace,  in  which  McKendree  was  repre- 
sented by  President  McCammon  and  Hon.  Charles  S.  Den- 
een.  The  big  headline  article  on  the  front  page  declared  that 
by  defeating  Shurtleff  in  the  last  game  of  the  season  Mc- 
Kendree had  won  the  foot  ball  championship  of  Southern 
Illinois  for  that  year.  There  are  two  columns  of  editorials, 
chiefly  concerning  the  "McKendree  Movement"  for  new 
endowment.  There  is  a  long  article  on  methods  of  caring 
for  a  cold,  as  advocated  by  various  members  of  the  faculty 
and  student  body.  There  are  a  few  jokes  and  a  column  and 
a  half  of  personals,  in  which  we  are  informed,  among  other 
things,  that  Professor  McClure  entertained  the  "Bachelors' 
Club"  at  a  dinner  Monday  evening,  and  the  Clio  Quartette 
sang  at  a  banquet  at  Union  Church,  St.  Louis.  On  the  last 
page  is  a  two  column  report  of  an  evening  entertainment 
in  Singer  Hall  given  by  the  McKendree  players  of  the  Ex- 
pression Department,  under  the  direction  of  Miss  Chese- 
man.  The  performers  in  the  first  play,  "The  Beauty  and 
the  Beast,"  were  chiefly  from  the  Public  School.  The  names 
mentioned  are  John  DoUey,  Grace  Renner,  Orena  Mowe, 
and  Robert  McCammon.  In  the  play  "Suppressed  Desires," 
the  principal  actors  were  Alice  Walton,  Mildred  Wilton, 
and  Fred  Faverty.  The  last  play,  "The  Brink  of  Silence," 
was  presented  by  Alonzo  Catt,  Harold  Van  Dyke,  and 
George  McCammon. 

There  is  also  a  sonnet  by  Gladys  Parker,  which  seems 
worthy  of  reproduction  here. 

SONNET 
When  I  do  look  about  me  in  this  age 
And  see  the  turmoil,  strife,  and  envying  of  man, 
When  I  behold  the  war  of  industry  that's  waged, 
And  see  the  greed  of  all  on  every  hand; 
When  hard  men  seem  barren  of  love 
Toward  bleeding,  torn,  toil-worn  humanity. 
And  mankind's  soul  all  shriveled  up  whereof 
Is  born  a  hate  for  toil  and  honesty; 
Then  of  Thy  strength,  Oh  God,  I  remind  me; 
That  Thou  among  the  hearts  of  men  must  go, 
And  show  each  one  himself  as  Thou  dost  see; 


And  help  him  know  that  love  of  toil  will  grow 

Into  a  satisfying  happiness 

Which  will  defend  him  from  all  restlessness. 

Now  let  us  glance  through  a  quite  recent  issue  of  the 
Review,  dated  January  19.  We  find  the  following  items: 

A  report  of  Senator  Williams'  chapel  address;  an  account 
of  Dr.  Harmon's  visit  to  Atlantic  City  where  he  attended 
the  annual  meeting  of  the  Association  of  American  Colleges; 
the  story  of  the  "open  house"  held  recently  in  each  of  the 
dormitories;  announcement  that  the  McKendree  quartette 
sang  at  the  Billy  Sunday  meeting  in  St.  Louis;  and  that  the 
McKendree  basket  ball  team  had  lost  the  game  with  Evans- 
viUe. 

On  the  second  page  are  several  brief  editorials,  a  review 
of  an  article  by  Professor  Walton  on  McKendree  History, 
which  was  published  lately  in  the  magazine.  The  Christian 
Student;  and  the  usual  column  of  "The  Campus  Owl."  Page 
three  contains  an  account  of  a  recital  given  by  the  Music 
and  Expression  Departments  and  an  open  session  of  Clio, 
a  list  of  new  books  just  received  by  the  library,  and  the 
report  of  the  monthly  meeting  of  the  Dames  Club. 

The  last  page  is  filled  with  miscellaneous  matter  and  ad- 
vertisements. The  Review  is  a  member  of  the  Illinois  College 
Press  Association.  It  is  not  only  a  medium  of  transmission 
of  college  news  among  the  students  themselves  and  the  col- 
lege community,  but  it  goes  out  into  all  parts  of  the  con- 
ference and  into  the  high  school  and  thus  keeps  the  patron- 
izing territory  of  McKendree  to  some  extent  informed  on 
the  progress  of  affairs  at  McKendree. 

THE  COLLEGE  BULLETIN 

Another  publication  which  has  been  published  with  more 
or  less  regularity  since  191 3  is  entitled  McKendree  College 
Bulletin.  This  is  published  monthly  unless  an  issue  is  omitted 
for  some  good  reason.  When  the  president  has  some  message 
for  the  preachers  of  the  conference  and  the  general  public, 
the  College  Bulletin  becomes  the  means  of  its  conveyance. 
The  annual  catalogue  is  issued  as  a  number  of  the  bulletin 
and  therefore  it  can  be  mailed  at  the  second  class  postal 
rate,  which  is  a  considerable  saving  to  the  college  in  the 
matter  of  postage.  Also  the  Summer  School  announcement 
is  issued  as  a  number  of  the  college  bulletin  for  economic 
reasons  as  well  as  for  reasons  of  convenience. 


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CHAPTER  XXI. 

President  Houghton  s  Administration 


'-^^'\  R-  Locke  was  succeeded  m  the  presidency  by  Rev. 
jLj  Ross  Clark  Houghton,  D.  D.,  then  of  the  Missouri 
Conference.  He  was  born  in  Turin,  New  York,  July 
9,  1839.  He  was  educated  at  Union  College,  Syracuse  Uni- 
versity, and  Boston  University  School  of  Theology.  He  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  D.  D.  from  McKendree  in  1878,  and 
L.  H.  D.  from  Willamette  University  in  1889.  He  served 
Methodist  churches  in  several  cities  in  New  York  State,  in 
St.  Louis,  in  Indianapolis,  and  in  Portland,  Oregon.  In  1895, 
he  transferred  to  the  Congregational  Church  and  became 
pastor  in  Chelsea,  Massachusetts.  Here  he  remained  till 
1902,  when  he  retired  from  pastoral  work.  He  died  at  Mai- 
den, Massachusetts,  December  10,  1904.  He  was  married 
September  25,  1862,  to  Adelaide  R.  Wilcox,  who  with  one 
of  their  three  children,  survived  him.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Society  of  American  Authors,  and  several  other  learned 
societies.  He  was  the  author  of  several  books  with  the  fol- 
lowing titles:  "Christian  Education  and  its  Relation  to 
Christian  Work,"  1871;  "Novels,  and  How  to  Read  Them," 
1872;  "The  Social  Evil,"  1872;  "Future  Punishment,"  1877; 
"Women  of  the  Orient,"  1877;  "At  the  Threshold,"  1881; 
"Ruth  the  Moabitess,"  1882;  "John  the  Baptist,"  1889. 

When  he  came  to  McKendree  it  was  as  a  sort  of  experi- 
ment. He  had  a  plan  for  relieving  the  financial  stress  of  the 
college,  but  it  did  not  seem  to  bring  the  expected  results, 
for  at  the  end  of  the  first  year  he  relinquished  the  work. 
His  report  to  the  Board  at  commencement  indicates  that  he 
was  the  pastor  of  some  church  which  took  much  of  his  time 
during  the  year  that  he  was  President  of  McKendree.  There 
was  no  other  change  in  the  faculty  of  the  college  proper, 
that  year.  Professors  Jones,  Deneen,  Swahlen,  and  Edwards 
remained  at  their  posts  in  spite  of  the  increasing  deficits  in 
salaries.  In  addition  to  these  regular  college  teachers.  Pro- 
fessor James  H.  Brownlee  was  the  teacher  of  elocution;  Pro- 
fessor J.  W.  Whittlesey  was  in  charge  of  the  Commercial 
Department;  and  the  Law  faculty  consisted  of  Henry  H. 
Homer  as  Dean,  and  Gustavus  Koerner,  Joseph  Gillespie, 
and  James  M.  Hamill  as  lecturers. 

The  year  was  a  hard  one.  The  enrollment  suffered  a  fur- 
ther slight  decrease,  and  the  income  from  the  endowment 
was  meager.  At  the  meeting  of  the  Board  that  year,  a  com- 
mittee was  appointed  to  secure  the  legal  release  of  all  claims 
against  the  Athleton.  We  find  no  further  record  of  the 
matter  but  we  may  infer  that  the  object  was  accomplished 


by  the  committee  working  on  the  sympathies  of  the  claim- 
ants until  they  were  wiUing  to  relinquish  all  claims. 

At  the  end  of  the  year  Dr.  Houghton  did  not  wish  to 
carry  the  experiment  further  and  presented  his  resignation 
at  the  same  time  with  his  report,  and  again  gave  his  time 
to  the  pastorate  and  the  writing  of  books.  Although  he 
was  in  charge  of  the  institution  only  one  year,  the  class 
which  graduated  that  year  was  an  important  one.  As  they 
went  out  into  the  world,  they  doubtless  carried  with  them 
the  impress  of  his  teaching  and  example,  and  thus  through 
this  class  he  wielded  an  influence  in  the  world  which  eter- 
nity alone  can  completely  measure.  Brief  sketches  of  the 
members  of  the  class  follow: 

THE  CLASS  OF  1879 
JAMES  H.  ATTERBURY 

James  Hardin  Atterbury  was  born  at  Litchfield,  Illinois, 
March  7,  1858.  His  parents  were  A.  D.  and  Julia  Atterbury. 
He  enrolled  in  McKendree  in  September,  1874  and  grad- 
uated in  1879,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Philosophian  Society. 

After  leaving  McKendree  he  took  a  law  course  in  the 
University  of  Michigan  and  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
from  that  institution.  He  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice 
of  law  at  Litchfield  for  many  years.  He  is  married  and  has 
one  son,  James  H.  Atterbury,  Jr. 

WILLIAM  COSTELLO 
William  Costello  was  born  near  Fayetteville,  St.  Clair 
County,  111.,  December  26,  1839.  His  inspiration  to  secure 
an  education  came  rather  late  in  life,  but  after  suitable  pre- 
liminary education,  he  entered  McKendree  and  graduated 
in  the  class  of  1879.  He  was  a  member  of  Philo.  He  was 
married  February  9,  1865,  before  his  college  days,  to  Miss 
Nancy  S.  Turner.  Their  two  children  are  Don  Costello, 
undertaker  and  furniture  dealer  in  Litchfield,  Illinois,  and 
Lizzie  Costello  Kennett,  who  also  resides  in  Litchfield.  Mr. 
Costello  was  engaged  in  various  occupations  during  his  life- 
time, among  which  might  be  mentioned  those  of  farmer, 
teacher,  and  bookkeeper.  He  was  engaged  in  business  in 
the  city  of  Nashville,  Illinois,  for  some  years,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  City  Council  of  that  city.  Later  he  moved 
to  Freeburg,  Illinois,  where  his  death  occurred  February 
21,  1897.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity. 


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JAMES  A.  BISHOP 

James  Alonzo  Bishop  was  born  near  Mascoutah,  Illinois, 
in  January,  1854.  His  parents  were  George  B.  and  Malvina 
Bishop.  He  grew  up  in  the  neighborhood  where  he  was 
born  and  after  completing  the  home  schools,  he  entered  Mc- 
Kendree  College,  where  he  graduated  in  the  Scientific  Course 
and  received  the  degree  of  B.  S.  in  1879.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  has  spent  much  of  his 
life  since  graduation  in  educational  work.  Among  the  positions 
he  has  held  in  that  line  of  work  are  the  following:  Principal 
of  a  ward  school  in  Moline,  Illinois;  Principal  of  the  high 
school  at  Rock  Island;  Professor  of  Chemistry  in  Harvey 
Medical  College  of  Chicago;  and  a  similar  position  in  a 
Chicago  Dental  College.  In  recent  years  he  was  a  travelling 
salesman.  He  was  married  in  1887  to  Miss  Lulu  Liebrock, 
of  Mascoutah,  Illinois.  They  have  one  daughter,  Amie 
Louise,  who  with  her  mother  resides  at  the  family  home 
at  Mascoutah,  though  the  husband  and  father,  owing  to 
the  nature  of  his  business,  of  necessity  spent  much  of  his 
time  away  from  home.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
Order.  He  died  in  January,  1928. 

REV.  JAMES  G.  DEE,  D.  D. 

James  Godfrey  Dee  was  born  March  19,  185 1,  only  a 
few  miles  from  the  city  of  Lebanon,  which  has  been  his 
permanent  home  since  191  j.  His  parents,  Hiram  and  Mary 
(Walker)  Dee,  were  both  native  Americans.  Mr.  Dee  grew 
up  on  a  farm,  and  after  finishing  the  country  school,  he 
entered  the  Preparatory  Department  of  McKendree  College 
in  1870.  He  was  an  active  member  of  the  Platonian  Society. 
He  alternately  attended  college  and  taught  school,  thus 
working  his  way  to  the  attainment  of  an  education.  He 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1879,  receiving  the  degree  of  B. 
S.,  and  later,  M.  S.  In  1898,  his  Alma  Mater  conferred 
upon  him  the  honorary  degree  of  A.  M.,  and  in  the  Cen- 
tennial year  that  of  D.  D.  On  August  14  of  the  year  he 
finished  college,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Fannie  M.  Norman, 
whose  home  was  in  Clinton  County,  near  Carlyle.  He  joined 
the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  in  September  of  the  same 
year,  and  therefore  Mrs.  Dee  has  been  his  partner  in  the 
work  of  the  ministry  for  almost  a  half  century.  Of  their 
children,  five  grew  to  maturity.  Norman  Bliss,  the  oldest, 
is  a  graduate  of  McKendree,  and  therefore  a  sketch  of  him 
will  be  found  elsewhere  in  this  history.  Paul,  the  second 
son,  was  a  student  in  McKendree,  but  did  not  graduate. 
He  came  to  an  untimely  death  in  the  army  training  camp 
during  the  World  War.  He  left  a  young  widow  and  a  little 
son  only  a  few  weeks  old,  whom  he  had  never  seen.  He 


lies  boned  in  College  Hill  Cemetery.  The  three  daughters 
are  all  graduates  of  McKendree.  They  are  Mrs.  Nelle  Kruh, 
of  St.  Louis,  Mrs.  Lois  Dolley,  of  Berkeley,  California,  and 
Mrs.  Dorothy  Adair,  of  St.  Louis. 

During  his  half  century  in  the  ministry,  Dr.  Dee  has  been 
an  active  and  enthusiastic  worker  in  the  interest  of  the 
kingdom  and  the  churches  which  he  served.  He  was  for 
six  years  Presiding  Elder  of  the  Mt.  Carmel  District,  and 
during  that  time  published  a  District  Advocate  to  promote 
the  interests  of  the  work  in  his  district.  He  was  also  the 
editor  of  The  Lebanon  Journal  for  several  years  after  he 
came  to  Lebanon. 

He  holds  the  retired  relation  in  the  conference,  but  that 
does  not  keep  him  from  preaching.  He  has  supplied  some 
nearby  charge  nearly  all  the  time  since  he  has  lived  in  Leb' 
anon,  except  the  two  years  that  he  was  pastor  of  the  Leb- 
anon Church.  He  has  always  been  an  ardent  friend  of 
McKendree  College,  and  was  for  ten  years  a  member  of 
its  Joint  Board. 

In  recent  years  he  has  served  his  community  m  civil  as 
well  as  in  religious  affairs  by  holding  the  office  of  Police 
Magistrate.  No  delinquent  ever  leaves  Judge  Dee's  court 
without  feeling  that  he  has  received  justice,  and  sometimes 
mercy  as  well,  at  the  hands  of  this  officer  of  the  law.  He 
always  imposes  the  penalty  provided  by  law  when  the  guilt 
of  the  individual  is  clearly  established,  but  sometimes  stays 
the  fine  and  remits  his  own  fee,  on  condition  of  good  be 
havior  in  the  future.  The  offender  also  gets  sound  advice 
administered  freely,  and  this  is  sometimes  more  effective 
than  the  strict  penalties  of  the  law. 

DR.  SAMUEL  E.  EARP 

Samuel  Evingston  Earp,  son  of  Rev.  Joseph  Earp  of  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference,  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Decem- 
ber 19,  1858,  while  his  father  was  pastor  at  Lebanon.  In 
1876,  when  his  father  was  pastor  at  Alton,  he  became  a 
student  in  Shurtleff,  but  in  1877  he  transferred  to  McKen- 
dree and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1879,  receiving  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society.  He  then 
entered  the  Central  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  at 
Indianapolis,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1882  with  the 
degree  of  M.  D.  and  the  highest  honors  of  his  class.  He 
also  won  the  "Waters  Gold  Medal"  and  the  first  prize  in 
obstetrics.  Besides  his  general  medical  practice,  he  was  for 
many  years  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  the  medical  college, 
and  for  several  years  Dean  of  the  Faculty.  Since  1886,  he 
has  been  consultant  in  one  or  more  of  the  hospitals  in  In- 
dianapolis, and  for  eight  years  he  was  surgeon  of  the  Police 


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and  Fire  Departments.  In  1908  he  was  the  founder  of  a 
medical  journal  called  the  "Medical  and  Surgical  Monitor." 
The  name  was  afterward  changed  to  "Indianapolis  Medical 
Journal."  Of  this  Dr.  Earp  has  been  Editor-in-chief  for  many 
years.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Indianapolis  Historical  Society 
and  was  for  five  years  its  president.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
County,  State,  and  National  Medical  Associations.  He  has 
been  for  thirty  years  Medical  Examiner  for  the  Knights  of 
Pythias.  He  is  a  frequent  contributor  to  the  current  liter 
ature  of  the  medical  science.  He  was  for  .1  term  of  years 
Mayor  of  the  city  of  Indianapolis. 

Dr.  Earp  was  married  m  1897  to  Miss  Evelyn  P.  Byers. 

They  have  two  sons,  Leon  and  Evanson.  In  politics  he  is  a 

Republican;  in  religion  a  Methodist.  He  is  a  thirty-second 

degree  Mason,  and  Noble  of  Murat  Temple  Mystic  Shrine. 

WILLIAM  L.  JONES 

William  Lucius  Jones  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois,  June 
7,  iS-jg.  His  parents  were  Professor  Oliver  V.  Jones,  a  native 
of  Kentucky,  and  Mary  E.  Crocker,  who  was  born  in  Mass- 
achusetts. He  entered  McKendree  in  1S74  and  graduated  in 
1879,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  Philo.  In  1881 
he  became  editor  of  the  Lebanon  Journal  and  continued  as 
editor  and  proprietor  of  that  paper  until  1913,  when  he  sold 
out  to  his  McKendree  classmate,  Rev.  J.  G.  Dee,  and  went 
to  Colorado  for  the  benefit  of  his  health.  In  1891  he  was 
elected  president  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Press  Association. 
Every  year  for  twenty  years  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  Na- 
tional Editorial  Association,  and  for  sixteen  years  a  member 
of  the  Executive  Committee  of  that  body.  He  became  a 
member  of  the  Republican  County  Central  Committee  of 
St.  Clair  County  in  1892.  In  191 1  he  was  appointed  by 
President  Taft  to  the  position  of  Postmaster  of  the  city  of 
Lebanon.  His  death  occurred  m  Colorado  Springs,  Colo., 
September  i";,  1915.  His  funeral  was  held  m  the  Lebanon 
Methodist  Church,  and  he  was  laid  to  rest  in  the  College 
Hill  Cemetery. 

MRS.  MARTHA  LIGGETT  CARTER 

Martha  Elizabeth  Liggett  was  born  in  December,  i860, 
at  Lebanon,  111.  Her  parents  were  William  Carr  Liggett,  a 
native  of  St.  Louis,  and  Ellen  O.  Whitney,  of  Williston, 
Vermont.  She  entered  McKendree  in  1876  and  graduated  in 
1879,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  In  1890  she  received  a  Chau- 
tauqua diploma.  She  was  a  member  of  Clio.  She  was  married 
in  i88j,  to  Atkins  Harrison  Carter,  who  is  also  a  graduate 
of  McKendree.  Since  then  Mrs.  Carter's  chief  occupation 
has  been  that  of  home  maker,  with  side  lines  as  church  and 
club  worker.  She  is  a  member  of  Central  Methodist  Church, 
of  Fort  Smith,  Arkansas,  where  her  home  has  been  since  1887. 


IRA  W.  MARSHALL 

Ira  Waldron  Marshall  was  born  m  Manchester,  New 
Hampshire,  May  3,  1857.  He  was  a  son  of  Rev.  Lyman  Mar- 
shall, who  was  for  many  years  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  Lebanon,  and  m  honor  of  whom  the  church  is 
called  "Marshall  Memorial  Church."  He  entered  McKen- 
dree in  1874  and  graduated  in  1879,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society. 
Since  his  graduation  he  has  been  engaged  in  various  occu- 
pations. He  was  long  in  the  printing  and  stationery  business 
in  Philadelphia;  for  years  a  professional  musician;  and  for 
ten  years  he  was  a  prison  missionary  in  New  York  City,  to 
which  work  he  was  enthusiastically  devoted.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  His  death  occurred  in  New 
York  City,  March  j,  191  j. 

OLIVE  B,  SHEPARD 

Olive  Belle  Shepard  was  born  m  Orio,  Illinois,  March  14, 
1859.  She  is  a  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Morrill  A.  and  Mary 
(Moorhead)  Shepard.  Her  father  was  a  Baptist  preacher,  but 
spent  a  large  part  of  his  life  in  business  in  St.  Louis  while 
he  resided  in  Lebanon.  So  that  Olive  Belle  had  Lebanon  for 
her  home  during  her  youth  and  much  of  her  later  life.  She 
entered  McKendree  in  1875  and  graduated  in  1879,  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  She  was  a  prominent  member  of  Clio.  She 
pursued  a  post  graduate  course  in  Boston  University,  but 
did  not  take  a  degree  there.  She  has  interested  herself  m  an 
amateur  way  in  both  art  and  music.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church  and  for  many  years  was  a  member  of  the 
choir  of  the  Lebanon  Church.  She  is  spending  her  declining 
years  in  the  "Old  Folks  Home"  at  Lawrenceville,  Illinois. 
REV.  JOSEPH  W.  VAN  CLEVE,  D.  D. 

Joseph  William  Van  Cleve  was  born  m  Macoupin  County, 
Illinois,  February  19,  1859.  His  parents  were  Rev.  William 
and  Sarah  (Calaway)  Van 
Cleve.  His  father  was  born  in 
Bergen  County,  New  Jersey, 
of  Dutch  ancestry;  his  mother 
was  born  in  Jersey  County, 
Illinois,  and  was  of  Scotch-Irish 
descent.  He  entered  McKen- 
dree in  1876  and  graduated  in 
1879  as  the  valedictorian  of  his 
class,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  Later  he  received  the 
following  degrees  from  Mc- 
Kendree: A.  M.,  1882,  Ph.D., 
1894, and D.D.m  igoo.Hewas         dR   J.  W.  VAN  CLEVE 


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a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married 
September  17, 1882,  to  Miss  Rachel  Annis  Talley.  They  have 
four  children — Luella  May,  Ethel  Annis,  Arthur  Talley,  and 
Edith  Joy.  He  joined  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  in 
1880  and  served  pastoral  charges  until  1902.  He  v,'as  Statis- 
tician of  the  conference  during  the  years  1887-1891,  and  sec- 
retary 1892-1900.  In  1902  he  transferred  to  the  Illinois  Con- 
ference, where  he  held  several  important  charges  and  was 
Superintendent  of  the  Decatur  District.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  General  Conferences  of  1896, 1900, 1908, 1912, 1916,  and 


1920.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Control  of  the  Ep- 
worth  League,  1896  to  1904.  He  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
General  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  in  1908.  He  was  in 
demand  as  a  lecturer,  temperance  worker,  and  orator  for 
special  occasions.  He  was  a  Mason  and  a  Knight  Templar.  Dur- 
ing  the  last  years  of  his  effective  service,  he  was  secretary  of 
the  commission  on  finance,  with  headquarters  in  Chicago.  He 
retired  in  1922  and  made  his  home  in  Evanston,  where  he 
died  June  29,  1926. 


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A  century  of  building  and  endowment  growth.     In  addition  to  this  amount  the  Southern  IMinois  Conference  gives  the  college  $10,000  a  year 
which  is  the  equivalent  of  $200,000  of  added  endowment. 


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HT  THE  MEETING  of  the  Boafd  111  Juiic,  1S79,  It  wds  found 
th.it  Dr.  Houghton's  special  plan  with  reference  to 
college  finances  had  not  been  a  complete  success. 
What  this  plan  was  we  do  not  know,  for  it  is  buried  in  the 
committee  reports  which  were  not  copied  into  the  record 
and  the  papers  have  been  lost,  and  the  Board  members  of 
that  day  have  all  without  exception  passed  into  the  great 
beyond.  But  whatever  it  was.  Dr.  Houghton  himself  con- 
sidered it  a  failure  and  therefore,  with  his  report,  presented 
his  resignation  as  president.  Professor  E.  E.  Edwards  of  the 
Science  Department  also  resigned  at  the  same  time.  Before 
the  session  was  over,  the  Board  requested  all  the  other  mem- 
bers of  the  faculty  to  resign  also.  Then  with  the  slate  clear, 
they  proceeded  to  elect  a  faculty  one  at  a  time  by  ballot. 
Dr.  Houghton's  name  was  placed  m  nomination  for  president 
for  another  year,  and  was  elected  by  a  vote  of  sixteen  to 
nine.  But  this  vote  was  not  satisfactory  to  Dr.  Houghton 
himself.  If  there  were  nine  members  of  the  Board  who  were 
against  him,  he  did  not  want  the  office.  He  therefore  "did 
not  choose"  to  accept.  Then  the  name  of  Rev.  Daniel  W. 
Phillips  was  placed  m  nomination  and  he  was  unanimously 
elected.  He  was  a  graduate  of  McKendree  of  the  class  of 
1862.  A  sketch  of  his  life  will  be  found  in  connection  with 
that  class.  He  had  been  for  nearly  twenty  years  a  member 
of  the  conference,  and  for  a  number  of  years  a  member  of 
the  Joint  Board.  He  was  therefore  acquainted  with  the  sit- 
uation, and  tho  recognizing  the  difficulty  of  the  task,  he 
accepted  the  responsibility  of  guiding  the  progress  of  the 
institution  for  a  year  at  least.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  his  term 
of  office  proved  to  be  four  years.  In  selecting  the  remainder 
of  the  faculty,  the  Board  suspended  the  ballot  rule  in  the  case 
of  Professor  Deneen  and  reelected  him  by  acclamation  with  a 
unanimous  vote.  In  case  of  each  of  the  other  positions  to  be 
filled,  two  candidates  were  nominated  and  one  chosen  by  a 
majority  vote.  Professor  Swahlen  was  reelected  to  the  Chair 
of  Greek  and  German,  which  he  had  long  held,  and  Professor 
Harris  was  elected  for  the  second  year  to  the  Chair  of  Math- 
ematics. In  Professor  Edwards  case,  his  resignation  was  the 
result  of  a  genuine  desire  to  change  his  field  of  work,  so  it 
was  accepted  by  the  Board  and  his  efficient  service  commend- 
ed. The  position  was  filled  by  the  election  of  Miss  Lucy 
Jane  Rider,  who  afterward  became  so  well-known  to  the 
church  at  large  in  connection  with  the  Chicago  Training 
School.  This  group  composed  President  Phillips'  faculty  of 

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CHAPTER  XXII. 

President  P/nllip's  Administration 

liberal  arts,  which  remained  the  same  for  his  four  year  period, 
except  that  Miss  Rider  left  after  two  years  and  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Professor  E.  B.  Waggoner,  In  addition  to  these, 
the  faculty  page  in  the  catalogue  shows  the  names  of  Ida 
Maria  Miller,  Professor  of  Elocution  and  Phonetics;  Frank- 
lin F.  Roose,  Professor  of  Book-keeping  and  Penmanship; 
Henry  H.  Horner,  Gustavus  Koerner,  and  James  M.  Hamill, 
Professors  m  the  Law  Department;  and  George  H.  Farwell, 
Professor  of  Instrumental  and  Vocal  Music.  Sketches  of  the 
other  members  of  the  mam  college  faculty  have  already  been 
given  except  Miss  Rider,  so  a  brief  biography  of  her  is  pre- 
sented here. 

Lucy  Jane  Rider  was  born  m  New  Haven,  Vermont,  Sep- 
tember 9,  1849.  She  graduated  from  Oberlin  College  in  1872 
with  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  received  the  degree  of  A.  M. 
from  the  same  college  in  1880.  She  long  cherished  the  ambi- 
tion to  become  a  foreign  missionary.  This  led  her  to  take  a 
medical  course  in  Philadelphia.  She  afterward  studied  in  the 
Medical  School  of  Northwestern  University  and  received 
the  degree  of  M.  D.  from  that  institution.  She  was  also  a 
student  for  two  years  in  the  Boston  School  of  Technology 
and  for  some  time  a  student  m  the  School  of  Divinity  of 
Chicago  University. 

After  her  two  years  at  McKendree,  she  devoted  herself 
to  the  great  Sunday  School  movement  of  that  day,  under  the 
inspiration  of  John  H.  Vincent.  She  was  associated  m  this 
enterprise  with  the  well-known  Illinois  leader  in  Sunday 
School  work,  B.  F.  Jacobs.  In  1885  she  was  married  to  Mr. 
Josiah  Shelley  Meyer,  and  the  next  year  they  together  started 
the  enterprise  afterward  known  as  the  Chicago  Training 
School,  which  in  the  succeeding  years  has  achieved  such 
wonderful  results  in  preparing  thousands  of  young  women 
for  various  lines  of  Christian  work.  After  devoting  thirty- 
seven  years  of  her  life  to  this  work,  she  passed  to  her  reward 
March  16,  1922. 

During  Dr.  Phillips'  four  years,  the  financial  affairs  of 
the  college  drifted  along  about  the  same.  There  were  still 
shortages  in  the  salary  payments,  but  the  spirit  of  sacri- 
fice was  still  strong  in  the  faculty  and  there  was  less  said 
about  deficits  in  the  records  of  the  Board.  One  great  achieve- 
ment of  this  administration  was  the  payment  of  the  note 
of  $5,000  to  the  heirs  of  Governor  French.  This  obliga- 
tion had  been  hanging  over  the  college  ever  since  the  death 
of  Governor  French  in  T864.  The  enrollment  of  students  was 


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slightly  larger  at  the  end  than  at  the  beginning  of  his  term. 
The  four  graduating  classes  whose  diplomas  were  signed  by 
him  were  at  least  up  to  the  average  in  size.  The  class  ot  1880 
had  nine  members,  1881  had  twenty -one,  1882  had  twenty 
five,  an  unusually  large  class,  and  the  class  of  i88j  dropped 
to  seventeen.  Brief  sketches  of  the  members  of  these  four 

classes  follow. 

THE  CLASS  OF  ISM) 
SHELBY  C.  BROWN 

Shelby  Cullom  Brown  was  born  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois, 
March  4,  1855.  His  father,  Russell  Brown,  was  born  in  the 
state  of  New  York  and  his  mother,  Nellie  Brown,  was  born 
in  Illinois.  He  entered  McKendree  as  a  student  in  1877,  and 
after  completing  the  required  courses,  received  the  following 
degrees:  B.  S.,  1880;  LL.  B.,  1882;  and  M.  S.  in  1883.  He 
was  married  December  22, 1887,  to  Miss  Ella  O.  Heller.  They 
have  two  sons,  Shelby  Gale  and  John  Russell,  born  in  1889 
and  1897  respectively.  Since  his  graduation  Mr.  Brown  has 
followed  the  profession  of  law,  practicing  in  Chanute,  Kan- 
sas. He  has  held  the  position  of  City  Attorney  of  Chanute 
and  County  Attorney  of  Neosho  County.  He  has  been  active 
in  politics  in  the  interest  of  his  friends,  but  never  sought 
political  preferment  for  himself.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church  and  the  following  fraternal  orders:  Ma- 
sons, A.  O.  U.  W.,  and  Elks. 

PROF.  THOMAS  H.  JONES 

Thomas  Henry  Jones  was  born  September  8,  1855,  at 
Middleport,  Meigs  County,  Ohio.  His  parents  were  Moses 
Jones,  a  Virginian  of  Welsh-American  descent,  and  Aurilia 
A.  (Shaug)  Jones,  a  native  of  Ohio,  of  German-American 
ancestry.  When  he  was  quite  young,  his  parents  came  to 
Illinois.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1874  and  graduated  in 
June,  1880  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  In  i88j  he  received  the 
degree  of  A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary 
Society.  He  was  married  August  8,  1882,  to  Laura  L.  John- 
son, daughter  of  Dr.  Wm.  M.  Johnson,  of  Johnsonville, 
Wayne  County,  Illinois.  Their  children  are  Shelby  Corwin, 
a  graduate  of  the  Missouri  Botanical  Garden;  Hubert  Mel- 
vin,  deceased;  Theodore  Raymond;  and  Ralph  Waldo.  Prof. 
Jones  spent  twelve  years  in  public  school  and  college  work. 
He  was  associate  principal  of  the  Wayne  County  Normal, 
principal  of  the  Odin  Public  Schools,  Superintendent  of 
Schools,  Yates  Center,  Kansas,  Dean  of  Normal  Department 
and  Professor  of  English  Literature  in  Kansas  Wesleyan 
University,  President  of  Eldorado  (Kan.)  Normal  and  Busi- 
ness College,  President  of  Orchard  City  College,  Flora,  111. 
and  President  of  Jennings  Seminary,  Aurora,  lUinois.  He 
spent  about  twenty  years  as  manager  of  a  large  horticultural 


company  in  Kansas.  He  spent  several  years  as  Horticultural 
Editor  of  the  Farm,  Field,  and  Fireside,  published  in  Chicago, 
and  was  also  Editor-in-chief  of  the  American  Fruit  and  Veg- 
etable Journal.  In  recent  years  he  has  been  at  the  head  of  a 
land  investment  company  in  St.  Louis.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  Church,  the  Masons,  and  the  order  of  Knights 
and  Ladies  of  Security.  He  is  a  Republican  in  poHtics.  His 
home  is  in  St.  Louis. 

MADISON  M.  LINDLV 

Madison  Monroe  Lindly  was  born  in  Illinois,  June  10, 
i8';6.  His  parents  were  John  J.  and  Amanda  Lindly,  who 
were  both  native  Americans.  He  graduated  from  McKendree 
in  June,  1880,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  From  1890  to  1894 
and  from  1900  to  190J  he  was  Deputy  United  States  Marshall 
in  charge  of  the  United  States  Court  at  McAlester,  Indian 
Territory — now  Oklahoma.  Except  in  those  periods,  he  prac- 
ticed law  at  McAlester  from  1890  until  his  death.  He  was 
married  December  5,  1883,  to  Miss  Laura  I.  Mousley,  of 
Shipman,  Illinois,  also  a  graduate  of  McKendree,  of  the  class 
of  1882.  They  have  three  children — John  M.,  Mary  M.,  and 
Charles  M.  He  was  a  member  of  the  orders  Knights  of  Py- 
thias and  Odd  Fellows.  He  died  in  September,  1920.  at 
McAlester,  Oklahoma. 

MRS.  MARY  LINDLY  TAYLOR 

Mary  Agnes  Lindly  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois,  Sep- 
tember 19,  1859.  She  was  the  daughter  of  John  J.  and  Aman- 
da Lindly,  who  were  both  Americans.  She  was  educated  in 
the  Lebanon  Public  Schools  and  McKendree  College,  from 
which  she  graduated  in  the  class  of  1880,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary 
Society.  Before  her  graduation,  October  5,  1878,  she  was 
married  to  John  A.  Taylor,  who  was  also  a  student  in  Mc- 
Kendree. They  lived  successively  at  Freeburg,  Illinois,  Terre 
Haute,  Indiana,  and  on  a  farm  in  Dakota.  In  1889  they  re- 
turned to  Illinois  and  Mr.  Taylor  entered  the  Methodist 
ministry  and  became  a  member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Con- 
ference. She  constantly  shared  her  husband's  labors  in  the 
ministry.  Of  their  three  children,  one  died  in  infancy.  The 
others  are  Mrs.  Blanche  Hake,  of  Cairo,  111.  and  Fred  L. 
Taylor,  who  studied  law  but  is  now  engaged  in  business. 
For  the  last  four  years  of  her  life  Mrs.  Taylor's  home  was 
in  Carbondale.  She  died  September  26,  191 3,  and  was  buried 
in  College  Hill  Cemetery. 

REBECCA  J.  LOUDEN 

Rebecca  Jane  Louden  was  born  near  Trenton,  Illinois, 
February,  i8'>9.  Her  parents  were  John  and  Rosanna  (Craig) 


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Louden,  who  were  both  natives  of  Ireland,  coming  to  Amer- 
ica m  early  life.  She  entered  McKendree  in  1877  and  grad- 
uated m  1880,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and  later.  M.  S. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  Her  life 
was  very  largely  spent  in  ministering  to  others,  especially 
the  inmates  of  her  own  home.  After  her  father's  death,  she 
was  faithfully  devoted  to  her  mother,  with  whom  she  lived 
to  the  end  of  her  life.  She  was  for  twelve  years  assistant 
Postmaster  at  Lebanon,  while  her  brother,  John  C.  Louden, 
was  Postmaster.  She  served  faithfully  for  many  years  as  a 
member  of  the  executive  committee  and  treasurer  of  the 
Alumni  Association  of  McKendree  College.  She  belonged 
to  the  Methodist  Church  and  the  order  of  the  Eastern  Star. 
She  died  March  12,  iQij,  at  La  JoUa,  California,  and  was 
buried  m  College  Hill  Cemetery. 

MRS.  IDA  MILLER  WEIR 

Ida  Maria  Miller  graduated  in  the  class  of  1880,  receiving 
the  degree  of  M.  S.  She  is  registered  in  the  catalogue  as  com- 
ing from  Neosho,  Missouri.  She  taught  expression,  or  elocu- 
tion, as  it  was  then  called,  for  several  years  in  McKendree. 
Later  she  went  to  Kansas  where  she  was  married  to  Mr.  Ar- 
thur J.  Weir.  We  have  no  recent  information  concerning  her. 
P£RRY  W.  THATCHER 

Perry  Wells  Thatcher  was  born  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois, 
March  5,  iS-ig.  He  was  a  son  of  Rev.  John  and  Virginia 
(Bolls)  Thatcher,  who  were  both  native  Americans.  He  en- 
tered McKendree  m  the  fall  of  1877  and  graduated  in  1880, 
receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later,  A.  M.  He  was  the 
valedictorian  of  his  class.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosoph- 
lan  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  in  1886  and  had  one 
daughter,  Clementine.  He  was  a  great  lover  of  music.  His  life 
business  was  teaching  music,  and  several  pieces  of  his  own 
composition  were  published.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church.  He  died  at  Chicago,  October  25, 1904. 
LOUIS  ZERWECK 

Louis  Zerweck  was  born  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  January  26, 
1844.  His  parents  were  John  Philip  and  Anna  Margaret 
Zerweck,  who  were  Germans.  He  entered  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  McKendree  in  January,  1877,  and  graduated  in 
June,  1880,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  December 
26,  1872,  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Thomas.  Their  children  are 
Clara  L.,  Nellie  M.,  Louis  P.,  and  Susie,  all  of  whom  have 
been  students  in  McKendree.  They  are  now  all  married. 
Mr.  Zerweck  practiced  law  in  Lebanon  for  many  years.  He 
has  held  the  office  of  Public  Administrator  of  St.  Clair 
County;  member  of  the  County  Board  of  Supervisors;  Jus- 


tice of  the  Peace;  and  was  Mayor  of  Lebanon  two  terms. 
He  was  United  States  Revenue  Collector  during  the  Cleve- 
land administration.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Or- 
der, the  Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  Amer- 
ica. He  died  January  12.  1920. 

THE  CLASS  OF  LSSI 
MRS.  JULIA  ALEXANDER  NAY 

Julia  Estelle  Alexander  was  born  m  St.  Louis,  Missouri, 
June  2s,  1861.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Charles  H.  and  Kate 
Alexander,  who  were  both  born  in  Ohio.  She  entered  Mc- 
Kendree in  1879  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1881,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary 
Society.  She  was  married  December  ji,  1881,  to  Rev.  C.  S. 
Uzzell,  of  the  Methodist  Church,  at  Trinidad,  Colorado. 
Their  three  children  are  George,  Thomas,  and  Ruth.  Mr. 
Uzzell  died  in  May,  1889.  September  9,  1891,  Mrs.  Uzzell 
was  married  to  Mr.  Frank  Nay,  of  St.  Louis.  They  h,ive 
three  children,  Lucile,  Lloyd,  and  John.  Mr.  Nay  is  now 
Comptroller  of  all  the  Rock  Island  Railway  lines.  Mrs.  Nay 
is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and  of  the  Royal 
Neighbors.  She  has  devoted  much  time  to  home  missionary 
work,  temperance  work,  and  Christian  work  in  general,  es- 
pecially among  the  young  people  of  the  church. 
MRS.  JOSEPHINE  AMOS  ALVORD 

Josephine  Mary  Amos  was  born  near  Carlyle,  Illinois, 
March  4,  1861.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Peter  H.  and  Mary 
S.  Amos,  who  were  both  native  Americans.  She  became  a 
student  in  McKendree  in  September,  1S77,  and  graduated 
in  the  class  of  1881,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was 
a  member  of  Clio.  She  was  married  December  27,  1883,  to 
Horace  H.  Alvord.  They  lived  several  years  m  Houston, 
Texas,  where  Mrs.  Alvord  died  June  25,  1886,  leaving  one 
daughter,  Edith  Nina,  who  also  died  August  7,  1890.  Mrs. 
Alvord  was  a  faithful  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 
PROF.  SANDERS  W    BLACK 

Sanders  Whiting  Black  was  born  m  St.  Clair  County, 
Illinois,  November  7,  185').  His  parents,  William  M.  and 
Milly  G.  Black,  were  both  native  born  Americans.  He  en- 
tered McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1876  and  graduated  m  the 
class  of  1881,  with  the  degree  of  B.  L.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Platonian  Society.  Since  his  graduation,  he  has  done 
graduate  work  in  several  institutions,  chiefly  the  University 
of  Missouri  and  Chicago.  He  was  married  m  June,  1886,  to 
Ida  L.  Collins,  at  Monmouth,  Kansas.  His  career  as  an  edu- 
cator has  included  the  following  positions:  Teaching  in  dis- 
trict schools  two  years;  Principal  of  Schools  at  Monmouth, 
Kansas  two  years ;  Superintendent  of  City  School  at  Chanute 


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Kansas  five  years;  Superintendent  City  Schools,  Pittsburg, 
Kansas  six  years:  occupied  Chair  of  Latin,  German,  and 
Agriculture  in  the  Cherokee  County  High  School  for  nine 
years;  and  for  many  years  he  has  been  President  of  the  Pan- 
handle School  of  Agriculture  and  Mechanics,  at  Goodwell, 
Oklahoma.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  Science  Church, 
and  of  the  following  fraternal  orders :  Masons,  Odd  Fellows, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  Maccabees,  and  A.  O.  U.  W.  He  is  also 
a  member  of  the  National  Educational  Association. 
JOHN  H.  G.  BRINKERHOFF 
John  H.G.Brinkerhoff  was  born  in  Hackensack,  New  Jer 
sey,  December  14,  1844.  His  parents  were  Phillip  and  Sarah 
(Scott)  BrinkerhofF,  who  were  both  American  born,  though 
the  former  was  of  Holland  Dutch  descent,  and  the  latter  of 
Scotch  and  Holland  Dutch  ancestry.  He  became  a  student 
in  McKendree  in  1878  and  graduated  from  the  Law  Depart- 
ment in  1881,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  not 
a  member  of  either  literary  society.  He  was  married  to  Miss 
Amanda  Clark  at  Mascoutah,  Illinois,  December  25,  1872. 
They  have  two  daughters,  Jennie  and  Amy,  and  four  sons, 
Clarence  M.,  Roland  C,  John  P.,  and  Richmond  H.  Mr. 
BrinkerhofF  was  Superintendent  of  Schools  at  Lebanon  for 
ten  years,  and  held  a  similar  position  at  Salem  for  ten  years. 
He  was  Deputy  Treasurer  of  Marion  County  for  five  years 


and  Police  Magistrate  for  two  years.  He  was  an  elder  and 
preacher  in  the  Christian  Church,  a  Mason,  and  an  Odd 
Fellow.  He  is  author  of  a  History  of  Marion  County,  also 
of  several  poems,  one  of  which  entitled,  "Just  as  their  Dad- 
dies Did,"  has  been  used  extensively  by  Professor  Brownlee 
in  his  public  readings.  He  was  President  of  the  Old  Settlers 
Association  of  Marion  County.  He  died  in  1915. 
MRS.  ANNA  BROOKS  FREARK 
Anna  Mary  Brooks  was  born  at  Bentonsport,  fowa,  Feb' 
ruary  28,  1858.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Rev.  Strange  Brooks, 
a  Methodist  preacher.  She  entered  McKendree  in  September, 
1878,  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  188 1,  receiving  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society. 
She  was  married  September  4,  1882,  to  Rev.  C.  S.  Freark, 
who  was  her  classmate  at  McKendree.  Their  living  children 
are  Winona,  who  graduated  from  Baker  University  in  1906 
and  has  since  been  a  teacher  in  the  Clay  County  (Kansas) 
High  School;  Christine  B.,  who  graduated  from  the  Kansas 
State  University;  Clinton  Joyce;  and  Christian  S.  Three 
daughters,  Maude,  Frances,  and  Ruth,  died  in  childhood. 
Mrs.  Freark  is  a  member  of  the  First  Methodist  Church  at 
Lawrence,  Kansas,  is  always  anxious  to  do  what  she  can  to 
help  every  good  work,  and  believes  that  women  ought  to 
be  permitted  toexercise  the  right  of  suffrage  always.  She  avails 
herself  of  this  privilege  whenever  the  opportunity  is  offered. 


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DR.  JAMES  M.  G.  CARTER 

James  Madison  Gore  Carter  was  born  in  Johnson  County, 
Illinois,  April  !<;,  1843.  He  was  educated  chiefly  at  the  State 
Normal  University  of  Normal,  Illinois,  St.  John's  College, 
and  the  Medical  Department  of  the  Northwestern  Univer- 
sity, from  which  he  received  the  degree  of  M.  D.,  1880.  He 
received  from  McKendree  the  honorary  degree  of  A.  M.  in 
1881,  and  therefore  he  is  listed  in  the  class  of  1881.  He  was 
married  to  Eunice  Northrop  in  187},.  She  died  in  1887.  He 
was  married  a  second  time  in  1887,  to  Mrs.  E.  P.  Earle,  of 
Chicago.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War.  He  is  .1  member  ot 
the  G.  A.  R.,  a  Knight  Templar,  an  Odd  Fellow,  and  has 
been  President  of  the  Chicago  Medical  Society.  He  is  the 
author  of  several  books.  Among  them  are :  "Outlines  of  Med- 
ical Botany  m  the  United  States,"  "Catarrhal  Diseases  of 
the  Respiratory  Organs,"  and  "Diseases  of  the  Stomach." 
He  has  had  a  long  and  successful  medical  career,  having  re- 
sided for  many  years  at  Waukegan,  Illinois. 
PETER  T.  ENTREKIN 

Peter  Thomas  Etrekin  was  born  at  Carlyle,  Illinois,  July 
11,  1858.  He  was  the  son  of  Andrew  J.  and  Sarah  A.  (Amos) 
Entrekin.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1878  and  graduated  in 
the  class  of  1881,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  then  entered 
the  St.  Louis  School  of  Pharmacy,  from  which  he  graduated 
in  1886.  He  spent  his  life  as  a  druggist,  following  this  pro- 
fession for  many  years  m  Dallas,  Texas.  He  was  married  in 
March,  1884,  to  Miss  Virginia  Belle  Cooper,  of  Alton.  She. 
died  in  Dallas,  Texas,  April  21,  1907  and  her  husband  died 
March  28,  1908.  They  left  no  children.  Mr.  Entrekin  was 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and  voted 
with  the  Democratic  party. 

REV.  JACKSON  C.  HALL 

Jackson  Caleb  Hall  was  born  at  Nashville,  Illinois,  January 
2";,  1862.  His  parents  were  Dr.  A.  A.  and  Lucretia  (Goodner) 
Hall.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1877,  completed  the  Classical 
Course,  and  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1881.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society.  He  was  a  Republican 
in  politics  and  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church,  of  which 
he  became  a  minister  and  served  m  that  capacity  for  many 
years.  He  lived  for  .some  time  at  Albion,  Illinois,  and  after- 
ward moved  to  Los  Angeles,  California. 
HON.  ALLEN  G.  FISHER 

Allen  GaskiU  Fisher  was  born  at  Bakersville,  Ohio,  Sep- 
tember 16,  i86j.  His  parents  were  Rev.  G.  W.  and  Mary 
Jane  Fisher.  His  father  was  a  Presbyterian  minister  and  was 
stationed  for  some  years  at  Trenton,  111.  Allen  G.  graduated 


from  McKendree  in  the  class  of  188 1,  receiving  the  degree 
of  A.  B.,  and  in  1884  from  the  Washington  University  Law 
School,  where  he  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  located 
m  Chadron,  Nebraska,  for  the  practice  of  law,  and  that  place 
has  been  his  home  during  his  entire  professional  career.  He 
has  been  City  Attorney,  Mayor,  member  of  the  Board  of 
Education  and  of  the  Nebraska  Legislature.  He  is  a  Meth- 
odist, a  Mason,  Shriner,  an  Odd  Fellow,  and  belongs  to  the 
Eagles,  Elks,  Knights  of  Pythias,  Modern  Woodmen,  Royal 
Neighbors,  Royal  Highlanders,  and  the  Commercial  Club. 
He  was  married  to  Miss  Flora  R.  Yanaway,  of  Toledo,  Illi- 
nois. They  have  seven  children,  though  not  all  are  living. 
One  of  his  daughters,  Bessie  V.  Fisher,  was  a  student  in 
McKendree  a  tew  years  ago. 

MRS.  CARRIE  BROWN  HOYT 

Carrie  Agnes  Brown  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  Feb- 
ruary 5,  1863.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Luther  and  Carrie 
(Baldwin)  Brown,  who  were  natives,  the  former  of  Vermont 
and  the  latter  of  New  York  State.  Her  youth  was  spent  in 
Lebanon,  where,  after  attending  the  public  schools,  she  en- 
tered McKendree  in  September,  1877,  and  graduated  m  the 
class  of  1881,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and  later,  M.  S. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  She  was 
married  December  30,  1884,  to  Dr.  John  W.  Hoyt,  of  the 
class  of  1875.  They  resided  for  some  years  m  Olney,  Illinois, 
and  later  m  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  where  Dr.  Hoyt  was 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine,  and  where  he  died  in 
1892.  Mrs.  Hoyt's  death  occurred  January  19,  1909,  at  Sioux 
City,  Iowa. 

PROF.  JAMES  S.  CARSON 

James  Sylvester  Carson  was  born  at  Hoyleton,  Illinois, 
October  6,  i8')9.  His  parents,  K.  L.  and  Catherine  Carson, 
are  both  native  Americans.  After  completing  the  courses 
offered  by  the  home  school,  he  entered  McKendree  and  grad- 
uated in  1 88 1  as  the  valedictorian  of  his  class,  with  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  He  afterward  received  the  degrees  of  A.  M.  and 
LL.  B.  from  McKendree,  and  has  done  graduate  work  in  the 
University  of  Chicago.  While  in  McKendree  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  August 
16,  1883,  to  Anna  F.  Spies,  of  the  class  of  1882.  They  have 
three  sons:  James  W.,  Oliver  J.,  and  Charles  L.  Professor 
Carson  has  been  employed  in  educational  work  in  the  state 
of  Kansas  for  the  last  twenty-five  years.  For  many  years  his 
work  has  been  in  Wichita,  where  he  has  been  employed  as 
Ward  Principal,  Department  Teacher,  High  School  Principal, 
and  Superintendent.  He  was  a  candidate  for  County  Super- 
intendent of  Schools  in  Sedgwick  County,  of  which  Wichita 
is  the  County  Seat.  In  May,  191 3,  when  he  was  delivering 


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the  Commencement  address  for  the  Valley  Center  High 
School,  he  was  stricken  with  apoplexy  and  died  four  days 
later.  He  is  survived  by  his  wife  and  three  sons. 

JOSEPH  C.  CREIGHTON 

Joseph  C.  Creighton  was  born  in  Wayne  County,  Illinois, 
in  1854,  and  died  at  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  in  January,  1899. 
His  parents  were  John  M.  and  Mary  Ann  (Crews)  Creigh- 
ton. He  graduated  from  the  Law  Department  of  McKendree 
in  1881,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  in  1883,, 
to  Miss  Cordelia  Allen.  They  had  no  children.  Mr.  Creigh- 
ton followed  the  profession  of  law  during  his  active  life  with 
good  success  and  was  recognized  as  an  able  and  honorable 
lawyer.  He  served  two  terms  as  State's  Attorney  of  Christian 
County.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 
REV.  CHRISTIAN  S.  FREARK 

Christian  Simon  Freark  was  born  December  29,  1854,  at 
Fosterburg,  Illinois.  His  father.  Christian  Freark,  was  a  farm- 
er in  Madison  County,  Illinois.  He  became  a  student  m 
McKendree  in  September,  1877,  and  after  completing  the 
Classical  Cour.se,  graduated  in  1881,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society. 
He  entered  Garrett  Biblical  Institute,  but  before  he  had  com- 
pleted his  course,  his  health  failed  and  he  was  obliged  to 
abandon  his  Theological  Course.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
Kansas  Conference  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in 
1882.  He  served  charges  in  this  conference  in  the  Atchison 
and  Kansas  City  Districts  until  191  j,  when  he  took  the 
supernumerary  relation,  and  resides  at  Lawrence,  Kansas- 
He  was  a  very  earnest,  and  according  to  the  testimony  of 
his  members,  a  very  acceptable  pastor  and  preacher.  He  was 
married  September  4,  1882,  to  Miss  Anna  M.  Brooks,  who 
graduated  from  McKendree  in  the  same  class  with  himself. 
Of  their  seven  children,  four  are  now  living.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Masonic  and  Odd  Fellows  Lodges  m  L.iwrence. 
WILLIAM  W.  FLINT 

William  Wmterton  Flint  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois, 
March  23,,  1858,  and  died  at  Lebanon,  January  25,  1896.  His 
parents,  William  and  Mary  Flint,  were  both  English,  and 
came  to  Lebanon  in  1842.  He  became  a  student  in  McKen- 
dree in  1875  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1881,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.  S.  In  1884  he  received  the  degrees  of  M.  S. 
and  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  So- 
ciety. He  was  married  September  7,  1887,  to  Miss  Carrie 
Beck,  of  Lebanon.  Their  only  son,  Charles  William,  is  a 
graduate  of  the  Lebanon  High  School  and  is  now  employed 
in  mercantile  business  in  Chicago.  Mr.  Flint  spent  some 


years  in  farming,  several  as  a  lumber  dealer  in  Lebanon,  was 
m  the  real  estate  business  tor  a  while  m  Pratt,  Kansas,  and 
editor  of  a  paper  m  Trenton,  Illinois.  For  some  time  before 
his  death  his  health  was  too  frail  to  permit  him  to  engage  in 
any  active  occupation.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church. 

PROF.  JOHN  W.  HENNINGER 

John  Wesley  Henninger  was  born  December  21,  1857,  '^^ 
Hagarstown,  Illinois.  His  parents  were  John  B.  and  Amanda 
E.  Henninger,  the  former  a  native  of  Virginia  and  the  latter 
of  Kentucky.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1878,  having  pre- 
viously been  a  student  in  the  Wesleyan  University.  He  grad- 
uated with  the  class  of  1881,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
Three  years  later  he  received  the  degree  of  M.  S.,  and  in 
1892,  after  finishing  the  Law  Course,  he  was  granted  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  In  1906  he  received  the  degree  of  Ph.  M. 
from  the  University  of  Chicago.  While  in  McKendree  he 
was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was 
married  in  1890,  to  Miss  Clara  K.  Kimlin,  of  Quincy,  Illi- 
nois. They  have  three  children:  Ellen  Louise,  Thomas,  and 
Julia.  The  following  are  some  of  the  principal  positions  held 
by  Professor  Henninger  since  leaving  McKendree:  Principal 
of  the  Bloomington  High  School  four  years;  Superintendent 
of  the  Charleston  city  schools  six  years;  Assistant  Superin- 
tendent of  Public  Instruction  of  the  State  of  Illinois  two 
years;  Superintendent  of  the  Jacksonville  city  schools  four 
years;  President  of  the  Macomb  Stiite  Normal  four  years. 
During  all  these  years  he  was  an  active  member  of  the  Illinois 
State  Teachers'  Association  and  the  National  Educational 
Association.  He  was  also  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  South- 
ern Illinois  Teachers'  Association.  He  was  a  Knight  Templar 
and  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  was  a  life  long 
Methodist  and  active  Christian  worker.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Illinois  Conference  and  pastor  of  Methodist  churches 
for  several  years.  In  1914  he  was  elected  Professor  of  Phil- 
osophy in  the  Illinois  Wesleyan  University.  He  died  at 
Bloomington,  July  25,  1918. 

ELIZABETH  E.  HOLDING 

Eliz.iheth  Ella  Holding  was  born  at  Virden,  Macoupin 
County,  Illinois,  September  i,  1858.  Her  father.  Rev.  Rich- 
ard Holding,  after  spending  about  forty  years  in  the  Meth 
odist  ministry — mostly  in  the  state  of  Kentucky,  died  in 
1868,  leaving  five  children,  of  whom  Elizabeth  was  the  young- 
est. Her  mother  died  in  1866.  She  made  her  home  for  a  time 
with  her  brother.  Rev.  Carlisle  B  Holding,  in  Carbondale, 
Illinois,  and  attended  the  Southern  Illinois  Normal  School. 
L.iter  she  entered  McKendree  College,  where  she  gradixited 


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in  1881.  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later,  A.  M.  She 
was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  While  in 
McKendree  she  became  an  intimate  friend  of  Lucy  J.  Rider — 
afterward  Mrs.  Meyer,  who  was  then  a  teacher  there.  Soon 
after  graduation  she  went  to  teach  in  a  mission  school  in 
Santiago,  Chili,  South  America.  In  1885  she  returned  to  the 
United  States  and  taught  in  Salt  Lake  City  as  a  home  mis- 
sionary under  the  direction  of  Dr.  Iliff  until  the  opening  of 
the  Chicago  Training  School  for  missionaries  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Mrs.  Meyer.  After  about  four  years  of  efficient  service 
m  the  Chicago  Training  School,  she  was  chosen  on  the  recom- 
mendation of  Mrs.  Meyer  herself  as  instructor  in  Bible  in  the 
Scarritt  Training  School  in  Kansas  City.  After  a  career  of 
notable  success  in  this  institution,  she  was  called  from  labor 
to  reward,  August  28,  1896.  "Her  Hfe  was  an  inspiration 
to  nobler  thought  and  action,  to  all  who  came  under  her 

influence." 

WILBUR  N.  HORNER 

Wilbur  Nathan  Horner  was  born  at  Lebanon,  St.  Clair 
County,  Illinois,  May  2,  i860.  He  is  a  son  of  Henry  Hypes 
Horner,  who  was  a  member  of  the  first  class  that  graduated 
from  McKendree.  He  graduated  m  the  class  of  1881,  receiv- 
ing the  degree  of  A.  B.  The  following  year  he  received  the 


degree  of  LL.  B.,  and  m  1884,  A.  M.  He  was  the  salutatorian 
of  his  class,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary 
Society.  His  education  was  completed  by  taking  a  post  grad- 
uate course  at  Columbia  University,  New  York.  For  seven 
years  he  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  Belleville,  Illi- 
nois, being  associated  with  ex-Governor  Gustavus  Koerner. 
He  removed  to  Chicago  in  1893,  and  shortly  after  formed 
a  law  partnership  with  ex-United  States  Senator  Lyman 
Trumbull,  of  Chicago,  and  continued  in  this  partnership 
until  Senator  Trumbull's  death;  since  which  time  he  has 
practiced  law  alone  and  has  made  a  specialty  of  corporation 
work.  He  has  travelled  extensively  in  Europe  and  is  a  member 
of  numerous  clubs  in  Chicago,  New  York,  and  other  cities. 

For  several  years,  having  retired  from  active  service,  he 
has  lived  with  his  two  younger  sisters  at  the  old  Horner 
homestead  in  Lebanon. 

MARY  E.  LEONARD 

Mary  Emma  Leonard  was  born  May  16,  iS-vv.  Her  parents 
were  George  Leonard,  who  was  of  Irish  descent,  and  Harriet 
M.  (Parker)  Leonard,  who  was  of  English  ancestry.  She  en- 
tered McKendree  in  1878  and  graduated  in  1881  with  the 
degree  of  B.  S.  In  1893  she  received  the  degree  of  Ph.  D. 
from  McKendree,  which  was  earned  by  resident  graduate 


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work.  In  1894  she  received  the  degree  of  M.  L.  from  Cornell 
University,  at  Ithaca,  N.  Y.  This  also  was  secured  by  resi- 
dent graduate  study.  While  at  McKendree  she  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Clionian  Society.  In  1886  she  graduated  from  the 
Kansas  State  Normal  School  and  therefore  holds  a  life  cer- 
tificate to  teach  in  the  public  schools  of  Kansas.  She  taught 
two  years  in  that  state  as  high  school  principal,  one  at  Lone 
and  the  other  at  Osage  City.  She  was  principal  of  the  schools 
at  Palms,  CaHfornia  from  1889  to  1893,  and  in  1894-95  she 
held  a  similar  position  at  Escondido,  California.  December 
27,  1890,  she  was  granted  a  life  certificate  in  the  schools  of 
that  state.  She  taught  English  and  Latin  in  the  high  school 
at  Elsinore,  California,  1898-99.  She  compiled  a  set  of  abstract 
books  for  Sangamon  County,  Illinois  and  built  up  a  good 
abstract  business  in  the  years  1903-1912.  In  March,  1912, 
she  returned  to  California  and  went  into  the  real  estate 
business  in  the  city  of  Los  Angeles.  She  is  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  belongs  to  the  Founder's 
Chapter  of  the  American  Women's  League,  and  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  American  Women's  Republic. 

MRS.  CARRIE  PADON  PHELPS 
Carrie  Olive  Padon  was  born  at  Summerfield,  February 
3,  1862.  She  graduated  from  McKendree  in  the  class  of  1881, 
receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  Clio.  She 
was  married  to  George  L.  Phelps,  of  Columbia,  December 
17,  1884.  Mr.  Phelps  was  also  educated  at  McKendree,  but 
died  in  1899,  leaving  Mrs.  Phelps  with  six  children.  She 
bravely  undertook  the  task  of  rearing  and  educating  these 
children;  all  of  whom  grew  to  maturity,  though  three  of 
them  succumbed  to  the  influenza  epidemic  in  1917.  Mrs. 
Phelps  taught  m  the  public  schools  of  Illinois  and  Missouri 
for  several  years,  served  eight  ye;irs  as  County  Superintend- 
ent of  Schools  of  Howell  County,  Missouri,  taught  in  the 
Agricultural  College  of  New  Mexico,  served  as  Postmistress 
of  State  College,  New  Mexico,  and  as  Home  Demonstration 
Agent  for  the  College.  She  is  now  serving  a  two  year  contract 
as  House  Manager  of  a  Boys'  School  in  Honolulu,  Hawaiian 
Islands.  In  June,  1928,  she  expects  to  return  to  her  home  in 
State  College,  New  Mexico.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Royal 
Neighbors  and  the  Knights  and  Ladies  of  Security. 

OSCAR  R.  SILLIMAN 

Oscar  Rudolph  Silliman  was  born  at  Carmi,  Illinois,  April 

12,  i86i.  He  graduated  from  McKendree  in  1881  with  the 


degree  of  B.  S.  He  w.is  a  member  of  the  Philo  Society.  Later 
he  took  a  law  course  in  the  Illinois  Wesleyan,  though  he 
did  not  practice  law.  He  taught  school  for  some  years  in 
Illinois,  and  then  went  to  Colorado  in  the  hope  of  improving 
his  health,  which  had  not  been  good  from  the  time  of  his 
recovery  from  a  severe  case  of  typhoid  fever.  He  went  to 
Durango,  Colorado,  in  1892  and  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness until  1909,  when  the  state  of  his  health  became  such 
that  he  was  compelled  to  sell  his  business  and  take  up  work 
in  the  open  air.  He  bought  a  fruit  and  dairy  ranch  near 
Durango  and  lived  on  it  with  a  fair  degree  of  health  until 
his  death,  which  occurred  December  26,  1921,  as  the  result 
of  a  tumor  on  the  brain.  He  was  married  in  1902  to  Miss 
Etta  Hornady,  of  McCune,  Kansas,  who  was  at  that  time 
teaching  school  in  Animas  City,  Colorado.  Their  one  daugh- 
ter IS  now  married  and  lives  in  Denver,  which  is  also  the 
present  home  of  Mrs.  Silliman. 

JACOB  A.  SPIES 

Jacob  Alfred  Spies  was  born  at  Marine,  Illinois,  March 
14,  iS-ig.  He  is  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Katherine  Spies,  who  were 
natives  of  Germany.  He  entered  McKendree  in  January, 
1878,  and  graduated  in  June,  1881,  receiving  the  degrees  of 
B.  S.  and  LL.  B.,  both  at  the  same  time.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Philosophian  Society.  He  was  married  to  Anna  Spies, 
June  17,  1886.  They  have  four  children:  Anna  Agnes,  Eliza- 
beth, Charles,  and  Adolph.  When  Mr.  Spies  finished  his 
college  course,  having  carried  the  Law  Course  at  the  same 
time,  his  health  was  broken ;  so  for  two  years  after  his  grad- 
uation he  travelled  in  Europe  and  succeeded  in  regaining 
his  health.  In  1885  he  came  to  Palo  Alto  County,  Iowa, 
then  a  vast  praine,  and  invested  in  land,  and  engaged  in 
farming  for  a  period  of  five  years.  When  the  country  de- 
veloped, he  built  and  operated  a  line  of  grain  elevators  and 
lumber  yards,  which  he  operated  till  1904,  when  he  sold 
the  business.  About  the  same  time  the  American  Savings 
Bank  of  Graettinger  was  organized,  of  which  Mr.  Spies  be- 
came president,  and  which  position  he  still  holds.  In  191 1 
he  purchased  a  controlling  interest  in  the  Union  Dairy  Com- 
pany, of  St.  Louis. 

He  then  moved  to  St.  Louis  and  lived  in  that  city  until 
1917,  when  he  moved  back  to  his  Iowa  home,  where  he 
now  lives  and  is  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law. 


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MRS,  CAROLINE  THRALL  CAMPBELL 

Caroline  H.  Thrall  was  horn  m  Edwards  County,  Illinois, 
January  i8,  1845.  Her  parents  were  Worthy  Thrall,  a  native 
of  Vermont,  of  English  descent,  and  Hannah  James,  who  was 
born  in  Ohio,  of  Welsh  ancestry.  She  entered  McKendree  in 
1869,  but  failing  health,  two  years  later,  necessitated  the 
abandonment  of  school  work  for  some  years.  Returning  to 
Lebanon  in  1881,  she  completed  her  course  and  was  graduated 
in  1882,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  Clio,  and  a  member  of  the  committee  which 
drafted  the  constitution  and  by-laws.  She  was  reared 
in  a  Methodist  home  and  united  with  the  church  at  the  age 
of  nine.  September  2,  1875,  she  was  united  in  marriage  to  Rev. 
C.  W.  Campbell,  a  Methodist  preacher.  Their  children  are 
Mrs.  Ettie  C.  Marshall,  of  Jennings,  La.,  and  Leo  F.,  for 
some  time  a  student  in  McKendree.  Mrs.  Campbell  taught 
four  years  in  Houston  Seminary  while  her  husband  was  prin- 
cipal of  that  institution.  Since  that  time,  in  addition  to  her 
household  duties,  she  has  been  "assistant  pastor"  in  the  var- 
ious charges  her  husband  has  held.  She  died  at  Lake  Charles, 
Louisiana,  December  ji,  1924. 

SENATOR  CHARLES  S.  DENEEN 

One  of  the  most  highly  respected  names  to  be 
found  in  the  long  history  of  McKendree  College 
and  the  city  of  Lebanon,  is  that  of  Deneen.  That 
name  seems  to  have  reached  its  climax  of  renown 
m  the  present  senior  United  States  Senator  from 
Illinois,  Charles  S.  Deneen.  His  ancestry  can  be 
traced  back  to  the  founders  of  the  American 
Republic.  His  grand-father.  Rev.  William  L. 
Deneen,  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  in  1798  and 
came  to  Illinois  in  his  early  manhood.  He  married 
Verlinder  Moore,  the  daughter  of  Risdon  Moore, 
who  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war. 
After  helping  to  win  the  war  of  Independence,  Moore  went 
to  Georgia,  then  came  to  Illinois  in  time  to  help  lay  the  found  - 
ations  and  formulate  the  policies  of  the  great  prairie  state. 
The  three  children  of  William  and  Verlinder  Deneen  were 
Risdon  M.,  Samuel  H.,  and  their  sister,  who  married  Judge 
Metcalf  of  Edwardsville.  Samuel  Hedding  Deneen  married 
Sarah  Ashley,  daughter  of  Hiram  K.  Ashley.  Of  their  four 
children,  Charles  Samuel  was  the  second,  born  May  4, 1863. 

He  thus  comes  of  pioneer  stock,  eminent  for  both  their 
piety  and  their  patriotism.  His  ancestors  helped  to  make  this 
country  what  it  is,  and  he  is  using  his  abilities  in  an  effort 
to  maintain  the  high  ideals  which  his  ancestors  helped  to 


SENATOR  DENEEN 


establish.  His  people  were  also  closely  identified  with  Mc- 
Kendree College.  His  great  grandfather,  Nathan  Horner,  was 
one  of  the  founders,  its  iirst  treasurer,  and  for  thirty-eight 
years  a  trustee.  Henry  Hypes  Horner,  his  great  uncle,  was 
a  member  of  the  first  graduating  class,  and  for  twenty-four 
years.  Dean  of  the  Law  Department.  Benjamin  Hypes,  another 
great  uncle,  was  treasurer  for  thirty-five  years,  and  a  trustee 
for  sixty  years,  which  is  the  longest  official  connection  on 
record.  William  L.  Deneen,  his  grandfather,  received  a  degree 
from  McKendree  and  was  a  trustee  for  eight  years.  Hiram 
K.  Ashley,  his  other  grandfather,  was  a  charter  trustee  and 
served  until  1851.  Risdon  Marshall  Moore,  his  second  cousin, 
graduated  m  1850  and  served  in  the  faculty  from  that  time 
until  1866,  except  the  time  he  was  m  the  Cn'il  War  as 
Colonel  of  the  117th  Illinois,  known  as  the  McKendree 
Regiment.  Risdon  M.  Deneen,  his  uncle,  graduated  from 
McKendree  in  1854.  Samuel  H,  Deneen,  his  father,  graduated 
m  the  same  year  and  taught  Latin  in  McKendree  for  thirty 
years.  Charles  Samuel  is  the  second  of  his  father's  four 
children,  all  of  whom  graduated  from  McKendree.  Mr. 
Deneen  feels  that  he  owes  much  of  his  life's  success  to  the 
college.  His  early  home  was  adjoining  the  camp- 
us, and  he  grew  up  m  the  college  atmosphere. 
He  became  a  student  there  as  soon  as  he  was 
old  enough,  under  the  rules.  In  McKendree's 
class  rooms  he  learned  habits  of  close  and  thorough 
study,  and  in  the  Philosophian  Society  he  learned 
to  think  on  his  feet.  In  his  contacts  with  both 
te.ichers  and  students  he  received  the  inspiration 
that  made  him  ambitious  to  serve  his  fellowmen. 
He  completed  the  course  and  graduated  in  1882, 
receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Of  the  twenty-five 
members  of  his  class,  one  other  attained  emin- 
ence m  public  life,  both  in  the  state  and  nation. 
This  is .  Ex-Senator  Lawrence  Y.  Sherman.  In 
1885  Mr.  Deneen  received  the  degrees  of  A.  M.  and  LL. 
B.  from  McKendree,  and  m  190';  that  of  LL.D. 

In  recognition  of  the  debt  he  owes  his  Alma  Mater  he  has 
rendered  eminent  service  to  her  in  many  ways.  He  became 
a  trustee  in  1900  and  has  therefore  served  for  twenty-eight 
consecutive  years.  For  ten  years  he  was  president  of  the 
Board  and  a  member  of  the  Executive  Committee.  He  has 
contributed  liberally  to  the  endowment  fund,  besides  being 
the  sole  donor  of  the  ten  acre  experiment  field,  adjoining  the 
city  limits  of  Lebanon,  which  is  owned  by  the  college  but 
conducted  by  the  University  of  Illinois.  When  McKendree 
was  in  an  endowment  campaign  he  gave  several  days  of  his 


Two  Hundred  and  S: 


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valuable  time,  speaking  in  important  centers  ,ind  presenting 
the  claims  of  the  oldest  Methodist  College  in  Illinois.  Jn  fact 
but  few  men  in  all  her  century  of  history  can  show  a  record 
of  service  to  the  institution  equal  to  his. 

Mr.  Deneen  began  the  practice  of  law  in  Chicago  a  few 
years  after  he  left  McKendree,  and  has  considered  that  city 
his  home  ever  since.  He  served  a  term  in  the  legislature  of 
Illinois,  two  terms  as  State's  Attorney  of  Cook  County,  and 
two  terms  as  Governor  of  Illinois.  He  then  returned  to  his 
law  practice  in  Chicago  until  he  was  elected  United  States 
Senator.  But  his  public  life  is  a  matter  of  common  knowledge 
and  need  not  be  repeated  here.  He  was  married  May  lo, 
1891  to  Miss  Bina  Day  Maloney  of  Mt.  Carroll,  Illinois. 
They  have  four  children — Edward  Ashley,  Dorothy,  Frances 
and  Bina. 


EXHIBITION! 

^MlQSQPHIAN  $  SOCIETY,  ^  \ 

pf  1  President  o(  the  E 

'"^      CHARLES    S.    DENEEN 

Facsimile  of  Philo  programme  with  Senator  Deneen"s  name 
MRS.  CORA  DUNSDON  McKEE 
Cor.i  Irene  Dunsdon  was  born  at  Jerseyville,  Illinois,  Feb' 
ruary  11,  1862.  She  graduated  from  McKendree  in  the  class 
of  1882,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  Clio. 
Soon  after  her  graduation  she  was  married  to  Horace  N. 
McKee,  who  was  also  a  McKendrean.  She  died  at  Lebanon, 
Illinois,  May  jo,  1884. 

JAMES  R.  LARGE 
James  Robert  Large  was  born  at  Freedom,  Ohio,  Novem- 
ber 13,,  1854.  He  IS  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Mariah  Large,  the 


former  of  whom  was  horn  in  Queen's  County,  Ireland,  and 
the  latter  was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  He  entered  McKen- 
dree in  September,  1875,  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1882, 
receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later,  A.  M.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  In  addition  to  his 
college  course,  he  took  a  course  in  the  Bryant  and  Stratton 
Business  College,  in  Chicago.  He  has  spent  the  years  since 
graduation  in  various  occupations — among  them,  teaching  in 
the  public  schools,  travelling  salesman,  book-keeper,  clerk, 
and  some  lines  of  literary  work.  On  the  day  of  his  graduation 
he  delivered  the  Latin  salutatory,  and  gained  distinction  as  a 
student  by  his  high  grades  in  Greek.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  of  the  order  of  Knights  of 
Pythias.  He  is  unmarried  and  lives  at  Agnew,  California. 
MRS.  SUSANNA  LARGE  McGAW 

Susanna  Hunter  Large  was  born  at  Owaneco,  lUinois, 
March  7,  1858.  She  is  the  younger  sister  of  James  Robert 
Large,  but  graduated  in  the  same  class  with  him  in  1882, 
receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian 
Literary  Society.  She  was  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools  until 
1890,  when  she  was  married  to  Mr.  William  McGaw.  They 
have  one  son  and  three  daughters.  Mrs.  McGaw  is  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Church  and  active  in  religious  work.  She 
has  served  as  class  leader  and  Sunday  School  Superintendent. 
Her  home  is  still  at  Owaneco. 

JUDGE  WILLIAM  H.  LITTICK 

William  Littick  was  born  near  Vandalia,  Illinois,  February 
4,  1859.  He  is  a  son  of  Marcus  A.  and  Mary  Littick,  who 
were  both  native  Americans.  He  graduated  from  McKendree 
in  the  class  of  1882,  receiving  the  degrees  of  B.  S.  and  LL.  B  , 
both  at  the  same  commencement.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  in  October, 
1885,  and  has  one  son,  George  S.  Littick.  He  has  been  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  law  ever  since  his  graduation  and  for  many 
years  has  been  located  in  Kansas  City,  Kansas,  where  he  is 
still  in  the  active  practice  of  his  profession.  He  was  Munici- 
pal Judge  of  Kansas  City  one  term.  He  is  a  member  of  sev- 
eral fraternal  orders. 

JUDGE  J.  McCABE  MOORE 

John  McCabe  Moore  was  born  at  Carlyle,  Illinois,  June 
II,  1862.  His  parents  were  David  A.  and  Matilda  J.  Moore, 
,ind  his  father  belonged  to  the  numerous  family  of  Moores, 
whose  ancestors  came  to  Illinois  from  Virginia.  He  graduated 
from  McKendree  in  the  class  of  1882,  receiving  the  degree  of 
B.  S.,  and  later,  M.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian 
Society.  After  leaving  McKendree,  he  read  law  in  Carlyle, 
Decatur,  and  Chicago.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1886. 


Two  Hiitidred  and  Eight; 


MC  KENDREE 


He  settled  m  Kansas  City,  Kansas  for  the  practice  of  law  m 
1886.  For  live  years  he  held  the  office  of  Judge  of  the  District 
Court  of  Wyandotte  County,  Kansas.  He  was  first  assistant 
United  States  District  Attorney  for  the  District  of  Kansas 
for  two  years,  when  he  resigned  and  resumed  the  practice 
of  law  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  where  he  has  ever  since 
been  located  in  business,  though  he  resides  m  Kansas  City, 
Kansas.  He  was  married  June  20,  1894,  to  Miss  Nellie  Mc- 
Cracken.  of  Nashville,  Illinois,  who  was  one  ot  his  school 
mates  in  McKendree.  He  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Scottish 
Rite  Mason. 

MRS.  LAURA  MOUSLEV  LINDLY 

Laura  Irene  Mousley  was  born  at  Shipman,  Illinois,  in  the 
year  i86j.  She  is  the  daughter  of  John  R.  and  Thyrza  Mous- 
ley, who  were  both  native  Americans.  She  became  a  student 
in  McKendree  in  September,  1878,  and  graduated  m  June, 
1882,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  and  a  diploma  in  Elocution. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  She  was 
married  December  5,  i88j,  to  Madison  M.  Lindly,  who  grad- 
uated from  McKendree  in  the  class  of  1880.  They  have  three 
children — John  M.,  Mary  M.,  and  Charles  M.  Mrs.  Lindly 
taught  music  for  some  time  in  Illinois,  and  also  after  moving 
to  Oklahoma.  She  is  a  member  of  the- Episcopalian  Church, 
the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star,  and  the  Rebekah  Lodge,  No. 
I';,  McAlester,  Oklahoma.  Her  home  was  in  McAlester 
from  1890  until  after  the  death  of  her  husband,  when  she 
moved  to  Lafayette,  Indiana. 

HON.  FRED  MOESER 

Frederick  Moeser  was  born  near  the  village  of  Smithton, 
in  St.  Clair  County,  lUinois,  September  13,  1857.  He  is  a  son 
of  Henry  and  Christina  (Stephens)  Moeser,  who  were  both 
natives  of  Germany,  but  came  to  America  and  settled  in  St. 
Clair  County  about  the  middle  of  the  nineteenth  century. 
After  preliminary  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  own 
township  and  in  Belleville,  he  entered  McKendree  College, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1882,  receiving  the  degree  of 
B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society. 
He  then  entered  the  Law  Department  of  the  University  of 
Missouri,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1883  with  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  He  was  afterward  admitted  to  the  bar,  both  in 
Illinois  and  Missouri.  He  located  in  Freeburg,  Illinois,  where 
he  served  as  City  Attorney  and  Principal  of  the  Public  School 
until  1905,  when  he  moved  to  East  St.  Louis.  In  the  fall  of 
1912  he  was  elected  County  Auditor  of  St.  Clair  County, 
which  position  he  held  till  his  death.  At  the  old  homestead 
near  Tamaroa,  Illinois,  he  was  married,  April  26,  1883,  to 
Miss  Melissa  J.  Smith.  They  have  three  children,  all  grown — 


Ralph  E.  Moeser,  M.  D.,  now  in  the  employ  of  Armour  and 
Co.  of  Chicago  as  Assistant  Physician;  F.  Adolph  Moe- 
ser, a  commercial  graduate,  now  employed  as  book-keeper  for 
Texas  Motor  Car  and  Supply  Company  of  Cuero,  Texas;  and 
Miss  Geneva  Moeser,  a  graduate  of  the  East  St.  Louis  High 
School,  who,  since  her  graduation,  has  been  employed  as  a 
teacher  in  the  public  schools  of  that  city.  She  has  talent  in 
music  and  took  up  a  special  course  in  that  subject  m  the  Mc- 
Kendree Music  Conservatory  in  191 3.  Mr.  Moeser  died  at 
his  home  in  East  St.  Louis,  December  22,  191 5. 
REV.  REUBEN  E.  PIERCE 

Reuben  Edward  Pierce  was  born  near  Harrisburg,  Illinois. 
He  IS  the  oldest  son  of  Rev.  Dr.  Benjamin  R.  Pierce,  who 
was  for  fifty  years  a  member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Confer' 
ence.  Both  he  and  the  mother,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  H.  Pierce,  were 
of  Puritan  stock  and  Revolutionary  parentage.  After  consid- 
erable preliminary  training  elsewhere,  he  entered  McKendree 
in  1880  and  graduated  in  1882  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Later, 
he  received  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  took  a  full  course  at 
Garrett  Biblical  Institute  and  received  the  degree  of  B.  D.  in 
1887.  He  was  received  on  trial  in  the  Southern  Illinois  Con- 
ference in  1882.  He  served  pastoral  charges  in  that  conference 
until  1899,  except  three  years  that  he  was  a  missionary  in 
New  Mexico.  In  1899  he  was  transferred  to  the  Illinois  Con- 
ference and  m  1908  to  the  Colorado  Conference,  and  was 
made  Superintendent  of  the  Colorado  Children's  Home  So- 
ciety. In  1914  he  was  transferred  to  the  Rock  River  Confer- 
ence. He  was  married  in  1886,  to  Miss  Fannie  F.  Gillham,  of 
Edwardsville,  Illinois.  They  have  three  children — Raymond 
Clark,  who  graduated  from  the  University  of  Illinois;  a 
daughter,  Mary  Pierce,  and  the  youngest  son  were  educated 
in  the  University  of  Denver.  Mr.  Pierce  is  a  member  of  the 
Odd  Fellows  Lodge.  After  his  retirement,  he  lived  m  St. 
Louis  for  a  time,  but  now  resides  at  Manatee,  Florida. 
HUBERT  W.  REYNOLDS 

Hubert  Winfield  Reynolds  was  born  at  Mascoutah,  lUi 
nois,  July  7,  1861.  He  was  a  son  of  Nathan  J.  and  Mary  J. 
Reynolds,  who  lived  at  Belleville  when  their  children  at- 
tended McKendree.  He  entered  college  in  September,  1878, 
and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1S82,  receiving  the  degree  of 
B.  S.,  and  later,  M.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Literary  Society.  He  spent  most  of  his  life  after  graduation 
in  the  employ  of  the  railroad,  for  a  time  as  telegraph  operator, 
but  for  the  last  twenty-one  years  of  his  life  he  was  a  bridge 
collector  for  the  Terminal  Railroad  Company  of  St.  Louis. 
He  died  October  26,  1906.  One  who  knew  him  in  his  college 


Two  Hundred  and  Eighty-0. 


MC  KENDREE 


days  says  of  him  that  he  was  "an  exemplary  young  man." 
He  was  a  Methodist,  and  in  politics,  a  Republican. 
MRS.  ANNIE  REYNOLDS  MULLEN 
Annie  Catherine  Reynolds  was  born  August  29,  186a,  at 
Mexico,  Missouri.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Nathan  J.  and  Mary 
J.  Reynolds.  She  entered  McKendree  as  a  student  in  the  fall 
of  1878  and  graduated  in  June,  1882,  with  the  degree  of 

A.  B.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society. 

She  was  married  in  December,  1884,  to  Chas.  T.  Mullen. 

Their  home  has  been  at  Belleville,  Illinois,  for  many  years. 

Mrs.  Mullen  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 

Church. 

GEORGE  P.  RAMSEY 

George  Price  Ramsey  was  born  near  Xenia,  Clay  County, 

Illinois,  January  19,  1863.  He  is  a  son  of  George  D.  and  Mary 

Ann  (Price)  Ramsey,  of  whom  the  former  was  a  native  of 

Ohio,  of  Scotch  descent,  and  the  latter  was  born  in  Indiana, 

of  Scotch-Irish  ancestry.  He  entered  McKendree  in  the  Spring 

of  1880  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1882,  with  the  degree  of 

B.  S.,  later  receiving  that  of  M.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  studied  law  and  has  made 
that  his  profession  since  1885.  He  served  two  terms  as  City 
Attorney  of  Mt.  Carmel,  Illinois,  and  an  equal  period  as 
State's  Attorney  of  Wabash  County.  In  19  ij  he  became 
Assistant  Attorney  General  for  the  state  of  Illinois.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  B.  P.  O.  E.,  the  K.  of  P.,  and  of  the  Episcopal 
Church.  He  was  married  July  16,  1884,  to  Miss  Amanda  L. 
Phillips.  They  have  two  children — Mary  Ethelyn  Bellaire, 
born  in  1885;  and  Edgar  Phillips  Ramsey,  born  in  1887. 

PROF.  FRANKLIN  F.  ROOSE 
Franklin  Frederick  Roose  was  born  July  3,  1855,  in  Mo' 
line,  111.  He  attended  the  Rock  Island  Public  Schools.  Later 
he  spent  two  years  at  the  Illinois  Wesleyan  University.  He 
then  went  to  Quincy,  Illinois,  where  he  taught  certain 
branches  in  Chaddock  College  and  continued  his  studies  in 
a  business  course  which  he  had  begun  at  Curriers  Business 
College.  He  graduated  at  the  Gem  City  Business  College  at 
Quincy  in  1880.  The  following  September  he  entered  Mc- 
Kendree, and  while  pursuing  his  studies  in  the  Scientific 
Course,  he  paid  expenses  by  running  a  business  department 
in  McKendree.  He  graduated  in  1882  with  the  degree  of 
B.  S.  In  1885  he  received  the  degree  of  M.  S.,  and  in  i886 
he  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  the  Iowa  Wesleyan 
University.  June  20,  1882,  he  and  his  wife  sailed  for  South 
America  to  teach  in  the  American  College  at  Pernambuco, 
Brazil.  As  the  climate  did  not  agree  with  him,  he  returned 
after  a  year  and  established  the  Lincoln  Business  College 


at  Lincoln,  Neb.,  of  which  he  continued  to  be  the  head  till 
1891,  when  It  had  an  enrollment  of  about  one  thousand  stu- 
dents. He  then  became  the  founder  of  the  Lincoln  Normal 
University,  which  is  one  of  the  leading  institutions  of  its 
class.  For  six  years  he  was  editor  of  the  Western  Workman, 
the  official  organ  of  the  A.  O.  U.  W.  He  has  held  the  office 
of  Head  Adviser  m  the  M.  W.  A.  He  was  past  master  Work- 
man of  the  A.  O.  U.  W.  and  past  Chancellor  Commander 
of  the  K.  of  P.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Woodmen 
of  the  World,  and  for  nine  years  supreme  treasurer  of  that 
body.  He  was  also  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Fraternal  Union 
of  America,  and  has  been  supreme  president  of  the  order. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  both  York  and 
Scottish  Rite,  and  a  Shriner.  He  was  Fraternal  Commissioner 
for  the  Trans-Mississippi  Exposition  in  1898,  and  has  held 
numerous  other  offices  and  positions  of  honor  and  trust.  His 
home  was  in  Denver  at  the  time  of  his  death  in  1921. 
MRS.  ELIZABETH  MORRISON  ROOSE 

Elizabeth  Morrison  was  born  at  Wapella,  Illinois,  October 
21,  1858.  She  is  a  daughter  of  H.  B.  Morrison,  of  Scotch-Irish 
descent,  and  Caroline  Sears  Morrison,  whose  ancestors  were 
English  and  German.  She  became  a  student  in  McKendree 
in  1880  and  graduated  in  1882  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She 
was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Society.  She  was  married  to 
Prof.  F.  F.  Roose  in  1880.  To  them  were  born  two  children — 
a  son,  Samuel  Morrison,  now  deceased;  and  a  daughter,  Car- 
lotta  Estelle.  In  addition  to  her  home  duties,  Mrs.  Roose  has 
devoted  some  years  to  professional  occupation  in  connection 
with  her  husband's  work.  She  was  one  year  a  teacher  in 
Pernambuco,  Brazil,  S.  A.,  and  one  year  Principal  of  the 
Shorthand  Department  of  the  Omaha  Business  College,  of 
Omaha,  Nebraska.  She  has  been  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church  since  1877,  and  belongs  to  the  Woodman  Circle, 
R.  W.  A.,  F.  U.  of  A.,  and  the  Eastern  Star.  She  lives  in 
Denver,  Colorado. 

JUDGE  WILLIAM  M.  SCHUWERK 

William  Martin  Schuwerk  was  born  April  12,  1856,  at 
Cleveland,  Ohio.  His  father,  Peter  Paul  Schuwerk,  was  born 
in  Wurtemburg,  Germany,  and  his  mother,  Elizabeth  Mosser, 
was  born  in  Switzerland.  He  entered  college  in  the  fall  of 
1876  and  graduated  in  June,  1882,  receiving  the  degree  of 
B.  S.,  and  later,  M.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Literary  Society.  For  three  ye;irs  after  graduating,  he  was 
Principal  of  the  Evansville  Public  Schools.  Since  that  time 
he  has  devoted  himself  wholly  to  the  legal  profession.  In 
1889  he  was  elected  to  the  Illinois  Legislature.  In  1904  he 
was  appointed  Master  in  Chancery  of  Randolph  County, 


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which  position  he  held  for  six  years.  In  iqio  he  was  elected 
County  Judge  of  the  same  county,  and  is  still  serving  in 
that  office.  He  has  always  been  active  in  politics  and  belongs 
to  the  Democratic  party.  He  is  a  member  of  Kaskaskia  Lodge 
No.  86,  A.  F.  &?  A.  M.;  Elwood  Lodge  No.  895,  located 
at  Evansville,  Illinois;  Hercules  Lodge  No.  285,  Knights  of 
Pythias,  at  Chester,  Illinois;  Stayley  Chapter  No.  loj,  Royal 
Arch  Masons,  at  Sparta,  Illinois;  and  to  Murphysboro  Lodge 
No.  572,  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  He  was 
married  June  7,  1883,  to  Miss  Mary  M.  Hoffman.  They  have 
four  children:  Mrs.  Myrtle  Schuwerk  Sauer,  William  H., 
Walter  J.,  and  Paul  E.  Schuwerk.  All  have  been  students 
at  McKendree. 

JOHN  A.  SHEPARD 

John  Adams  Shepard  was  born  August  14,  1861,  m  Wa- 
bash County,  Illinois.  He  is  the  only  son  of  Morrill  A. 
Shepard,  of  English- American  descent,  and 
Mary  (Moorhead)  Shepard,  of  Scotch-Irish 
descent.  He  removed  with  his  parents  from 
Evansville,  Indiana  to  Lebanon,  Illinois,  m 
the  year  187 1.  He  received  a  portion  of  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  Lebanon. 
He  entered  McKendree  College  in  1877  and 
graduated  m  1882  with  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
Later  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society. 
From  the  date  of  his  graduation  till  1901  he 
was  engaged  in  mercantile  business.  Since  that 
time  he  has  been  a  real  estate  dealer  in  the 
city  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  married  m  1902, 
to  Miss  Mary  E.  Todd,  of  Jackson,  Tennessee. 
MRS.  ANNA  SPIES  CARSON 

Anna  Frances  Spies  was  born  at  Maunie,  Illinois,  April 
'),  1863.  Her  parents,  Jacob  and  Catherine  Spies,  were  both 
German.  She  entered  McKendree  m  September,  1879,  and 
graduated  in  June,  1882,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  Two 
years  later  she  received  the  degree  of  M.  S.  She  was  a  member 
of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  She  was  married  August 
16,  i88j,  to  James  S.  Carson.  Their  three  sons  are  James 
Waldo,  Oliver  J.,  and  Charles  L.  The  last  is  now  in  the 
employ  of  the  government  at  Washington,  D.  C.  Mrs.  Car- 
son IS  a  member  of  the  St.  Paul's  Methodist  Church  in 
Wichita,  Kansas,  where  her  home  has  been  for  the  last 
quarter  of  a  century. 

HON.  LAWRENCE  Y.  SHERMAN 
The  birthplace  of  Lawrence  Yates  Sherman,  former  United 
States  Senator  from  Illinois,  is  Miami  County,  Ohio,  where 


EX-SENATOR  SHERMAN 


he  was  born  November  8,  1858.  His  parents,  Nelson  and 
Maria  (Yates)  Sherman,  moved  to  Illinois  when  he  was  less 
than  a  year  old.  He  grew  to  maturity,  was  educated,  engaged 
in  his  profession,  and  in  public  life  in  the  Prairie  State.  His 
early  education  was  in  the  common  country  schools  near  his 
parents'  farm  and  in  Lee's  Academy,  in  Coles  County,  Illi- 
nois. At  about  twenty  he  first  attended  McKendree  College. 
Previous  to  that  time  he  had  taught  in  the  district  schools  of 
Jasper  County.  He  was  dependent  entirely  on  his  own  efforts 
to  improve  his  condition  and  pay  his  way.  He  earned  the 
money  to  educate  himself  at  McKendree  by  teaching  the 
Emerald  Mound  School  north  of  Lebanon  for  three  years, 
pursuing,  during  that  time  —evenings  and  Saturdays — the 
Law  Course  m  McKendree 

He  did  not  complete  the  regular  college  course,  though 
the  records  show  he  attained  the  rank  of 
junior,  and  he  takes  satisfaction  in  knowing 
he  studied  Latin  and  History  under  Professor 
Samuel  H.  Deneen  in  McKendree.  His  name 
appears  as  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Soci- 
ety and  on  certain  programs  of  the  Philo  Ex- 
hibitions given  in  the  college  chapel.  However, 
his  chief  interest  was  in  the  Law  Course, 
which  he  completed  satisfactorily  and  grad- 
uated in  the  law  class  of  1882,  receiving  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  classmate  of 
Hon.  Charles  S.  Deneen,  former  Governor 
of  Illinois  and  now  Senior  United  States 
Senator. 
Mr.  Sherman  was  admitted  to  the  bar  m  1882  and  began 
the  practice  of  law  at  Macomb,  Illinois,  where  he  continued 
to  reside  and  practice  for  twenty-three  years,  while  serving 
the  people  of  his  county  and  state  in  various  public  capaci- 
ties. He  was  City  Attorney  of  Macomb  from  188';  to  1887, 
County  Judge  of  McDonough  County  from  1886  to  1890. 
In  1896  he  was  elected  to  the  Lower  House  in  the  Illinois 
Legislature,  in  which  he  served  continuously  until  he  was 
elected  Lieutenant-Governor  in  1904.  During  his  second  and 
third  terms  he  was  elected  Speaker  of  the  House.  As  Lieu- 
tenant-Governor he  was  Ex-Officio  president  of  the  State 
Senate.  He  therefore  had  the  distinction  and  privileges  of 
presiding  over  both  houses  of  the  Illinois  Legislature. 

In  1904  the  so-called  deadlocked  Convention  occurred. 
After  a  long  and  spirited  contest  in  that  State  Convention, 
his  classmate,  Charles  S.  Deneen,  was  nominated  for  Gover- 
nor and  Lawrence  Y.  Sherman  for  Lieutenant-Governor  on 


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the  Republican  ticket.  There  were  also  several  McKendreans 
serving  in  the  Legislature  while  those  two  loyal  sons  of  Mc- 
Kendree  were  at  the  head  of  the  state  government.  Mr. 
Sherman  was  not  a  candidate  for  a  second  term  in  the  office 
of  Lieutenant-Governor.  About  that  time  he  was  appointed 
by  the  President  a  member  of  Spanish  Treaty  Claims  Com- 
mission and  was  confirmed  by  the  Senate,  but  declined  the 
honor.  In  1909  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Deneen  as 
President  of  the  Illinois  Board  of  Administration,  which  had 
control  of  seventeen  state  charities.  Those  institutions  were 
united  under  one  head  with  their  management  unified  and 
improved.  The  plan  of  this  Board  was  afterward  expanded 
and  applied  to  all  the  state's  executive  departments  in  the 
statute  known  as  the  Civil  Administration  Act.  He  remained 
Chairman  of  this  Board  until  March,  1913,  when  after  a  long 
and  lively  contest,  he  was  elected  by  the  Illinois  Legislature, 
United  States  Senator,  to  complete  the  unexpired  term  of 
William  Lorimer,  who  was  removed  from  the  Senate  because 
of  irregularities  in  his  election. 

Soon  after  this  the  Seventeenth  Amendment  to  the  Federal 
Constitution  was  ratified  by  three-fourths  of  the  states,  pro- 
viding for  the  election  of  United  States  Senators  by  direct 
vote  of  the  people.  In  1914  he  was  renominated  at  the  Re- 
publican State  Primary  and  was  a  candidate  on  that  ticket 
for  the  full  term  of  six  years,  beginning  March  4,  1915,  and 
was  re-elected  in  a  campaign  of  much  opposition.  Roger  C. 
Sullivan,  of  Chicago,  was  his  opponent  on  the  Democratic 
ticket.  Roosevelt's  "Bull  Moose"  party  put  a  candidate  m 
the  field,  also  from  Chicago.  Ex-President  Roosevelt  person- 
ally engaged  in  the  Illinois  campaign,  making  numerous  plat- 
form addresses  favoring  his  Bull  Moose  candidate  and  assail- 
ing Senator  Sherman,  and  reflecting  on  him  in  very  bitter 
terms  without  success.  His  candidate  was  defeated,  running 
third  in  the  race.  Mr.  Sherman  was  re-elected  with  the  entire 
Illinois  Republican  ticket  that  carried  his  name  at  its  head. 

He  was  in  the  Senate  during  the  whole  period  of  the  World 
War.  On  March  4,  1919,  he  was  one  of  the  thirty-nine  Sen- 
ators who  signed  a  public  statement  opposing  the  ratification 
of  the  League  of  Nations,  thus  assuring  its  defeat.  In  the 
opposition  and  long  discussions  of  that  measure,  in  the  Sen- 
ate, he  took  part,  the  Congressional  Record  discloses,  until 
the  last  roll  call  and  its  final  rejection.  At  the  close  of  his 
second  term,  he  voluntarily  retired  from  public  life  and  re- 
sumed the  practice  of  law  in  Springfield,  which  had  been 
his  residence  since  1905. 

During  the  period  from  September,  1921,  to  February, 
1922,  he  served  without  compensation,  under  appointment 


by  President  Harding,  as  Special  Adviser  to  Hon.  Charles 
G.  Dawes  in  the  installation  of  the  Federal  Bureau  of  Budget 
at  Washington,  D.  C. 

Mr.  Sherman  had  two  law  partners  at  Macomb.  The  first 
was  Lyman  B.  Vose,  during  the  period  before  he  became 
County  Judge.  After  leaving  that  office  in  1890,  he  formed 
a  partnership  with  George  D.  Tunnicliff  which  continued 
for  twenty  years.  He  retired  from  practice  during  the  years 
he  was  in  Washington,  but  on  his  return  to  Springfield,  he 
entered  into  a  partnership  with  Noah  C.  Bainum,  at  Spring- 
field, Illinois,  and  at  Daytona  Beach,  Florida,  where  he  had 
established  his  winter  home.  At  Daytona,  a  business  enter- 
prise absorbed  a  portion  of  Senator  Sherman's  almost  exhaust- 
less  energy.  He,  with  several  associates,  organized  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Daytona  Beach,  which  was  opened  Decem- 
ber 2j,  1924.  He  served  as  president  of  this  institution  the 
first  year,  and  since  that  time  as  Chairman  of  the  Board 
of  Directors. 

In  Senator  Sherman's  home  life,  he  has  been  called  to  pass 
through  some  peculiarly  sad  experiences.  He  was  married  to 
Miss  Ella  M.  Crews  in  1891,  but  this  happy  union  was 
brought  to  an  untimely  end  by  the  death  of  Mrs.  Sherman 
only  two  years  later.  His  second  marriage  occurred  March 
4,  1908,  when  Miss  Estelle  Spitler,  of  Montrose,  Effingham 
County,  Illinois,  became  his  bride.  But  death  claimed  her  in 
1910.  She  left  a  little  daughter,  Virginia,  now  grown  to 
womanhood.  Mr.  Sherman  is  a  Mason  and  has  attained  the 
thirty-second  degree  in  the  Oriental  Consistory  of  Chicago, 
and  the  honorary  thirty-third  degree  in  Boston. 
REV.  ALBERT  N,  SIMMONS 

Albert  Nelson  Simmons  was  born  in  Jersey  County,  Illi- 
nois, December  22,  iS^8.  He  is  a  son  of  Samuel  C.  and  Lor- 
enda  (Miles)  Simmons.  The  father  was  born  in  Maryland 
and  the  mother  in  Kentucky.  This  was  one  of  the  pioneer 
families  of  Illinois,  having  settled  in  Jersey  County  about 
1 8 JO.  Albert  N.  entered  McKendree  College  in  1878  and 
graduated  in  1882,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  in 
1885,  A.  M.  In  1888  he  graduated  from  Garrett  Biblical 
Institute  with  the  degree  of  B.  D.  While  in  McKendree  he 
was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society.  He  was  married 
April  23,,  1884,  to  Miss  Etta  R.  Hoyt,  of  Lebanon.  They  have 
one  son,  Harold  Hoyt,  born  in  1888,  at  St.  Joseph,  Ilhnois.  He 
graduated  from  the  University  of  Illinois  in  1909  and  later 
became  Associate  Editor  of  the  Railway  Age-Gazette,  of 
Chicago.  Mr.  Simmons  taught  school  in  Shiloh  Valley  one 
year  after  his  graduation  and  then  joined  the  Illinois  Con- 
ference of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  spent  the 


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active  years  of  his  life  as  a  faithful  and  diligent  preacher  of 
the  Gospel.  He  retired  m  ig26  and  now  resides  at  Cerro 
Gordo,  Illinois,  where  he  was  once  pastor. 

MRS.  ANNA  VIRGIN  REAGEL 
Anna  Miscinda  Virgin  was  horn  on  a  farm  near  St.  Jacob, 
Illinois,  March  24,  1861.  Her  parents  were  Thomas  J.  and 
Anna  Lindly  Virgin,  who  were  both  natives  of  Illinois.  She 
graduated  from  McKendree  m  the  class  of  1882,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary 
Society.  She  was  married  July  20,  1892,  to  Ausben  Wyle 
Reagel,  who  is  now  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Waverly,  Illinois.  They  have  three  children:  Elizabeth  M., 
Fred  V.,  and  Edgar  A.  Mrs.  Reagel  is  a  member  of  the  Bap' 
tist  Church  and  of  the  Minerva  Literary  Club,  of  which 
she  has  been  president  for  many  years.  Her  home  is  at 

Waverly. 

WILLIAM  H.  WILSON 
William  H.  Wilson  was  born  m  Wayne  County,  Illinois, 
111  1858.  His  parents  were  John  and  Eliza  J.  (Harper)  Wilson, 
the  father  being  born  in  England  and  the  mother  in  Illinois. 
He  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  1880  and  graduated 
from  the  Law  Department  in  1882,  receiving  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society. 
Shortly  after  his  graduation,  he  went  to  the  State  of  Oregon, 
which  has  been  his  home  ever  since.  He  taught  school  for  a 
time  to  get  a  start  and  then  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law, 
in  which  vocation  he  has  been  very  successful.  He  was  twice 


elected  District  Attorney.  He  was  married  after  going  to 
Oregon,  and  has  one  daughter.  He  has  an  elegant  home  and 
IS  a  highly  respected  citizen  of  The  Dalles,  where  he  has 
long  resided.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Benevolent  and  Pro- 
tective Order  of  Elks. 

THE  CLASS  OF  I!Ss:i 
WILLIAM  T.  BONHAM 

William  Thomas  Bonham  was  born  at  Fairfield,  Illinois, 
in  April,  1865.  He  graduated  from  the  Law  Department  of 
McKendree  at  the  early  age  of  eighteen,  as  a  member  of  the 
class  of  1883.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary 
Society.  During  the  years  since  his  graduation,  he  has  been 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  m  his  native  town,  where  with 
his  family  he  still  resides.  He  is  a  Republican  in  politics. 
ALFRED  E.  COUGHENOUR 

Alfred  Edwin  Coughenour  was  born  at  Jeffersonville,  Illi- 
nois, August  18,  1859.  After  finishing  the  public  schools  he 
entered  McKendree  and  became  a  member  of  the  Philosoph- 
ian Literary  Society.  He  graduated  in  the  class  of  i88j  with 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  has  been  an  educator  for  the  most 
part  since  that  time,  but  has  many  side  lines  He  has  studied 
law;  is  well  posted  in  drugs,  materia  medica,  and  therapeu- 
tics; writes  for  various  periodicals;  and  is  a  veterinary  bio- 
chemic.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  unmarried, 
and  resides  at  Jeffersonville. 

MRS.  JULIETTE  FERGUSON  WILLIAMS 

Juliette  Emma  Ferguson  was  born  at  Mt.  Vernon,  lUinois, 
September  18,  1863,  and  died  at  the  same  place,  February 


1 8,  1890.  After  attending  the  public  schools,  she  became  a 
student  in  McKendree  and  a  Clio.  She  graduated  in  1883, 
with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  married  at  Mt.  Vernon, 
January  18,  1886,  to  Mr.  J.  Hill  Williams.  The  ceremony 
was  performed  by  Dr.  Swahlen,  who  was  then  President  of 
McKendree.  Her  death  occurred  only  four  years  later  and 
she  left  no  children.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church. 

MRS.  lONA  ECKERT  NUNNELLV 

lona  May  Eckert  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  February 
15,  1863.  Her  death  occurred  in  Kay  County,  Oklahoma, 
December  20, 1894.  She  was  buried  at  Arkansas  City,  Kansas. 
Her  parents  were  John  H.  and  Fannie  H.  (Sager)  Eckert,  who 
were  both  Americans  of  German  lineage.  She  entered  Mc- 
Kendree in  1878  and  graduated  in  June,  1883,  receiving  the 
degree  of  B.  S.  She  also  completed  a  course  in  Elocution.  She 
was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  She  was  also 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and  of  the 
"Select  Friends."  She  was  married  December  24,  1883,  to 
George  R.  Nunnelly.  To  them  was  born  one  daughter,  Ethel 
Estell. 

MRS.  EUNICE  FIELD  MARLATT 

Eunice  Lydia  Field  was  born  in  1861.  Her  father,  James 
A.  Field,  was  a  native  of  Ohio,  but  for  many  years  was  a 
prominent  business  man  in  St.  Louis  and  a  member  of  the 
McKendree  Board  of  Trustees.  Eunice  graduated  from  Mc- 
Kendree m  the  class  of  1883,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
She  was  a  member  of  Clio.  In  April,  1884,  she  was  married 
to  Rev.  J.  P.  Marlatt,  of  the  Puget  Sound  Conference.  They 
have  SIX  children:  Edith  L.,  the  wife  of  Rev.  Harry  L.  Aller, 
a  missionary  in  South  America;  Adin  E.;  Leola  J.;  Elmer  M.; 
Lydia  A.;  and  Joseph  Paul,  Jr.  Mrs.  Marlatt  was  for  several 
years  District  President  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  for  the  Seattle  District. 

MRS.  FANNIE  GLASGOW  LYNCH 

Fannie  Primm  Glasgow  was  born  near  Belleville,  Illinois, 
November  24,  1863.  Her  father  was  James  Nathaniel  Glas- 
gow, of  Scottish  descent,  whose  father  moved  from  Kentucky 
to  Illinois  in  1824  and  pre-empted  the  farm  on  which  James 
N.  and,  a  generation  later,  his  children  were  born.  Her 
mother  was  Lydia  Margaret  Primm,  descended  from  Alex- 
ander De  La  Pryme,  a  French  gentleman  who  was  granted 
a  patent  of  nobility  by  the  Roman  Pontiff  for  meritorious 
services  under  Philip  of  Alsace  in  the  second  crusade.  Fannie 
P.  Glasgow  entered  McKendree  College  in  September,  1879, 
and  graduated  June  14,  1883,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  For  the 
next  five  years  after  her  graduation  she  was  in  turn  school 


teacher,  book-keeper,  and  milliner.  Then  on  July  11,  1888 
she  was  married  to  Mr.  William  F.  Lynch.  To  them  were 
born  two  daughters,  Edith  Lucile,  and  Inez  Dena.  Besides 
her  work  as  housekeeper,  she  has  been  prominent  in  the 
work  of  the  local  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  of  Welling' 
ton,  Kansas,  where  she  lived  with  her  family  for  nearly  thirty 
years.  She  was  a  member  of  the  official  board  for  twenty-five 
years,  and  superintendent  of  the  primary  department  in  the 
Sunday  School  for  twelve  years.  For  many  years  she  was 
Conference  President  of  the  Woman's  Home  Missionary  So- 
ciety of  the  Southwest  Kansas  Conference.  In  September, 
1912,  the  family  moved  to  Winfield,  Kansas,  that  the  two 
daughters  might  attend  the  Southwestern  College.  Their 
mother  is  as  busy  as  ever  in  church  and  Sunday  School  work; 
the  C.  L.  S.  C;  and  the  work  so  dear  to  her  heart,  that  of 
the  Woman's  Home  Missionary  Society.  Six  times  she  has 
attended  the  national  meeting  of  this  organization. 

SEYMOUR  H.  HARMON 

Seymour  Heins  Harmon  was  born  at  Palmyra,  Pennsyl- 
vania, November  14,  1864.  After  spending  three  and  a  half 
years  in  McKendree,  he  graduated  in  the  class  of  1883,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosoph- 
lan  Literary  Society.  He  was  inclined  to  the  profession  of 
law,  but  finally  turned  to  other  pursuits  and  has  been  for 
many  years  employed  as  a  postal  clerk  in  St.  Louis.  At  the 
time  of  his  graduation,  he  was  a  Democrat  in  politics. 
REV.  JOHN  D.  HENNESSEY 

John  Dollahan  Hennessey  was  born  near  Evansville,  Indi- 
ana, in  1857.  He  is  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  He  entered  Mc- 
Kendree in  1879  and  graduated  in  1883,  receiving  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  In  1886,  he  received  his  A.  M.,  and  in  1896,  after 
completing  a  post  graduate  course,  he  was  granted  the  degree 
of  Ph  D.  from  McKendree.  He  was  a  member  of  Plato.  He 
joined  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  in  1884  and  was  an 
effective  minister  of  the  gospel  in  this  field  for  twenty  years. 
He  then  transferred  to  the  Illinois  Conference  and  served 
ten  years  in  that  field,  retiring  in  1914.  He  now  hves  at 
Danville.  He  was  married  November  20,  1884,  to  Miss  Ella 
May  Peeples,  of  Summerfield.  They  have  three  sons,  Clark 
H.,  Bert  K.,  and  W.  Paul. 

GEORGE  W.  LITTICK 

George  Winfield  Littick  was  born  at  Taylorville,  Illinois, 
in  the  year  1861.  He  is  a  son  of  Marcus  A.  and  Mary  Littick, 
who  were  both  native  Americans.  He  entered  McKendree 
m  the  fall  of  1879  and  graduated  in  1883,  with  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society.  He 
was  married  in  1892,  to  Miss  Katherine  D.  Lewis.  Mr.  Lit- 


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tick  has  made  the  practice  of  law  his  Hte  work,  and  is  now 
a  successful  lawyer  in  Kansas  City,  Kansas.  He  is  a  Christian 
Scientist,  and  believes  in  prohibition  and  progress,  and  a 
"chanty  that  will  establish  forever  the  brotherhood  of  man." 
WILLARD  P.  SEARS 

Willard  Prentice  Sears  was  born  at  Godfrey,  Illinois,  No 
vember  4,  1859.  His  father  was  Rev.  Hiram  Sears,  who  was 
long  a  member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference,  and 
served  for  years  as  financial  agent  for  McKendree  College. 
He  entered  McKendree  in  1878  and  joined  the  Philosophian 
Society.  After  taking  a  good  part  of  the  Literary  Course, 
he  turned  to  the  Law,  and  graduated  from  McKendree's 
Law  Department  in  1883,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He 
did  not  find  the  work  of  the  law  congenial  to  his  tastes,  so 
he  found  other  employment  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis  tor  some 
years.  Afterward  he  was  in  the  employ  of  the  Street  Railway 
Company  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  for  some  years.  He  died  in 
September,  1927,  and  was  buried  at  Vandalia,  Illinois,  which 
had  been  one  ot  his  boyhood  homes. 

REV.  DR.  WILLIAM  H.  PIERCE 

William  Halford  Pierce  was  born  at  Equality,  Illinois,  No- 
vember 12,  1862.  He  is  the  second  son  of  Rev.  Dr.  Benjamin 
R.  Pierce,  who  was  for  fifty  years  a  member  of  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference.  His  mother  was  Elizabeth  (Church) 
Pierce,  and  both  his  parents  were  of  the  old  Puritan  stock. 
He  entered  McKendree  in  1879  and  graduated  in  1883,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  the  valedictorian  of  his 
class.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society. 
In  1886  he  received  from  his  Alma  Mater  the  degree  of 
A.  M.,  and  in  1905,  that  of  Doctor  of  Divinity.  In  1887,  he 
graduated  from  Garrett  Biblical  Institute,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  B.  D.  He  was  married  October  16,  1888,  to  Miss 
Gertrude  Johnson,  of  Wauconda,  lUinois.  To  them  were 
born  four  daughters:  lola,  Wilma,  Gertrude,  and  Gladys. 
His  second  marriage  was  to  Miss  Luella  E.  Morris,  of  Piano, 
Illinois.  To  this  union  were  born  three  children:  Morris, 
Muriel,  and  Halford.  Dr.  Pierce  became  a  member  of  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference  in  1883,  and  some  years  after 
transferred  to  the  Rock  River  Conference,  of  which  he  is 
now  a  member,  though  he  spent  three  years  of  his  ministry 
in  the  west,  and  in  Evanston,  Wyoming,  had  the  strange 
experience  of  being  pastor  of  both  a  Methodist  and  a  Pres- 
byterian Church  at  the  same  time.  He  organized  an  Institu- 
tional Church  in  Chicago  and  built  the  first  Parish  House 
in  that  city  under  the  auspices  of  the  Methodist  Church. 
He  was  pastor  of  Embury  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in 


Freeport,  Illinois,  and  led  m  building  a  $7=1,000.00  church 
edifice  in  that  city.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Albert  Pike  Com- 
mandery  of  the  Masonic  Order. 

JABEZ  H.  POSEY 

Jabez  Hix  Posey  was  born  in  Clinton  County,  Illinois,  June 
18,  1 86 1.  He  was  the  seventh  child  and  second  son  of  Rev. 
Bennett  M.  and  Celui  Ann  (Watts)  Posey.  His  father  was  a 
pioneer  farmer  of  Clinton  County  and  a  local  preacher  in  the 
Methodist  Church.  Both  his  parents  were  natives  of  Illinois, 
while  the  ancestors  of  both  of  them  came  to  Illinois  from 
Georgia.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1879  and  graduated  in 
1883,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  secured  a  first  grade  teach- 
er's certificate  and  taught  in  the  public  schools  of  Clinton 
County  for  three  years,  spending  the  vacations  studying  law 
with  Judge  Watts,  of  Nashville,  Illinois.  Faihng  health  com- 
pelled him  to  abandon  this  line  of  work.  He  spent  some 
months  m  Texas,  and  then  m  Colorado,  seeking  to  recover 
his  health,  but  without  avail.  He  eventually  became  a  vic- 
tim of  tuberculosis,  his  death  occurring  at  his  father's  home 
February  19,  1888.  In  religion  he  was  a  Methodist;  m  pol- 
itics a  Republican;  and  belonged  to  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows.  He  was  a  close  student;  delighted  in  good 
books;  and  was  a  favorite  socially  wherever  he  was  known. 
DR.  WILLIAM     A.  STOKER 

William  Allen  Stoker  was  born  at  Centralia,  Illinois,  Au- 
gust 18,  1864.  He  IS  a  son  of  Judge  William  and  Mrs.  Martha 
Stoker,  who  were  both  native  Americans.  After  finishing 
the  public  schools,  he  entered  McKendree  College  and  grad- 
uated in  the  class  of  1883,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  After  leav- 
ing McKendree,  he  took  a  Medical  Course  in  the  "Medical 
College  of  Ohio,"  at  Cincinnati,  where  he  received  the 
degree  of  M.  D.  in  188-;.  He  has  practiced  medicine  con- 
tinuously since  that  time  —the  greater  part  of  the  time  in 
his  native  town  of  Centralia.  However,  during  this  period, 
under  appointment  of  the  Governor  of  the  state,  he  spent 
two  years  as  physician  of  the  Chester  Penitentiary;  four 
years  as  Physician  in  the  State  Hospital  for  the  Insane  at 
Anna;  and  for  three  years  he  held  a  similar  position  at 
Evansville,  Indiana.  Since  1921,  he  has  been  Superintendent 
of  the  State  Hospital  at  Kankakee.  He  was  married  m  1890, 
to  Miss  Lillian  B.  Tucker,  of  Denver,  Colorado.  They  have 
one  daughter,  Anna  E.,  and  one  son,  Eugene  T.  Stoker. 
Dr.  Stoker  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason. 
JOSHUA  WILSON 

Joshua  Wilson  was  born  April   i,   i860,  at  Columbia, 
Illinois.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1879  and  graduated  in 


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the  class  of  1883,  receivii-(g  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Philosophian  Society.  He  chose  the  law  as 
his  profession,  bufrhas  also  followed  other  lines.  He  has 
spent  the  most  of  his  hfe  in  his  native  city.  He  is  a  Dem- 
ocrat in  politics. 

JULIUS  POSTEL 

Closely  associated  with  the  development  of  the  immense 
Postel  Mills  in  Mascoutah,  during  the  past  fifty  years, 
are  the  names  of  the  three  brothers :  Philip,  George,  and  Julius 
Postel,  the  sons  of  Philip  Henry  Postel,  the  founder  and 
original  pwne*"  jf  this  great  industry.  It  is  the  purpose  of 
this  article  t  .utUne,  briefly,  the  life  of  the  youngest  of 
these  three  brothers,  Julius  Postel.  A  short  biography  of 
his  father,  of  his  brother,  George,  and  of  his  nephew,  Philip 
Postel,  will  be  found  in  another  article  with-  in  this  volume, 
under  the  title,  "Philip  H.  Postel." 

Julius  Postel  was  bom  in  Mascoutah,  the  city  in  which 
he  has  spent  practically  all  his  life,  and  toward  whose  wel- 
fare and  material  development  he  has  greatly  contributed, 
on  November  29th,  1862.  Like  his  brothers,  he  secured 
about  the  best  education  his  time  afforded,  first  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  his  home  city,  and  later,  in  McKendree  College 
and  in  the  University  of  Illinois.  And  like  his  brothers,  also, 
he  brought  this  fine  educational  equipment  into  the  milling 
business,  and  made  it  practical  in  its  application  to  the 
growth  and  success  of  this  industry.  He  began  his  work  in 
the  office  of  the  Milling  Company,  and  was  here  but  a  few 
years  before  he  was  made  the  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
company  in  1890.  On  Dec.  7th,  three  years  previous  to  this 
time,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Amalia  Postel,  the  daughter 
of  John  Ph.  Postel.  To  them  were  born  three  children: 
Allen  J.,  on  Sept.  21st,  1889;  Mertie  Amalia,  on  June  iith, 
1891;  Urban  S.,  on  Feb.  28th,  1895.  All  were  given  the 
advantages  of  a  good  education,  being  graduates  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Illinois.  The  two  sons  have  married,  but  the  daugh- 
ter has  remained  single.  She  graduated  from  the  University 
of  Illinois  in  191 4,  and  since  that  time  has  pursued  post 
graduate  studies  in  that  institution.  In  January,  1921,  Allen, 
the  older  son,  was  married  to  Alma  Hucke,  of  Mascoutah, 
and  on  the  same  day.  Urban  was  married  to  Miss  Erna  Hucke. 

After  holding,  for  a  number  of  years,  the  position  of 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Milling  Company,  Mr.  Postel 


was  chosen  to  be  the  president  of  the  company,  which  posi- 
tion he  held  until  1921,  when  he  resigned,  and  his  nephew, 
Philip  Postel,  was  placed  in  this  position.  In  this  same  year, 
Julius  Postel  retired  from  active  participation  in  the  busi- 
ness, but  was  still  interested  in  the  company,  and  was  re- 
tained as  one  of  the  directors  of  the  firm.  About  two  years 
after  retiring  from  milling,  he'  organized  the  State  Bank  of 
Marissa,  and  in  July,  192J,  became  the  president  of  this 
bank,  which  position  he  still  retains.  He  is  actively  directing 
the  affairs  of  the  bank,  and  spends  most  of  his  time  there. 

Julius  Postel  inherited  from  his  father  a  rare  business 
ability,  and  has  met  with  success  in  his  business  under- 
takings. For  a  time  he  was  a  member  of  the  Stock  Exchange, 
and  demonstrated  here  a  keen  knowledge  of  its  manipula- 
tions. Besides  his  holdings  of  a  large  portion  of  the  shares 
in  the  Postel  Mills,  he  is  the  owner  of  a  considerable  amount 
of  bank  and  insurance  stocks,  as  well  as  of  real  estate  in 
various  parts  of  the  country.  He  has  been  the  Mayor  of  his 
city,  and  served  on  the  Mascoutah  School  Board  for  four 
terms.  He  has  a  first  hand  knowledge  of  the  lands  and  peoples 
of  many  parts  of  the  world,  for  he  has  travelled  extensively. 
He  has  always  been  interested  in  our  great  national  sport; 
his  choice  diversion  has  been  the  witnessing  of  a  good  base- 
ball game  In  religious  belief  and  practice  he  is  a  Methodist. 

To  the  Postels  of  Mascoutah  belong  a  great  deal  of  credit 
for  the  growth  and  prosperity  of  this  progressive  little  city 
Their  mills  have,  for  years,  been  classed  among  the  greatest 
in  the  county.  They  have  a  capacity  for  turning  out  more 
than  six  hundred  barrels  of  flour  per  day,  and  their  brands 
are  known  to  be  among  the  highest  grades  in  the  country. 
Practically  all  of  the  wheat  raised  in  the  eastern  part  of  St. 
Clair  County  is  ground  in  the  Postel  Mills,  and  this  is  only 
about  half  the  amount  which  the  mills  use.  These  men  have 
been  primarily  millers  of  the  highest  type;  they  thoroughly 
learned  the  milling  business,  mastered  the  details  in  con- 
nection with  the  production  of  wheat  products,  and  have 
kept  up  to  date  in  their  equipment  and  manufacturing 
processes.  Our  subject,  Julius  Postel,  owns  one  of  the  most 
spacious  residences  to  be  seen  in  this  part  of  the  county. 
His  brothers  also  live  in  beautiful  homes,  which  are  pointed 
out  with  pride  by  the  loyal  citizens  of  Mascoutah. 


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CHAPTER  XXIII. 

President  Swahlens  Administration 


y^  w'lLLiAM  Fletcher  Swahlen  was  horn  April  19,  1839, 
ill  at  Wheeling,  West  Virginia.  He  came  of  one  of  the 
old  German  Methodist  families  where  worship  was 
strictly  observed  and  duty 
took  precedence  over  pleasure. 
He  received  a  thorough  educa- 
tion which  involved  much' 
cheerful  sacritjc&  ©in  the  p->n 
of  his  parents.  He  receiv^-'-'" 
A.  B.  degree  from  the  Un.  f 
sity  of  Pennsylvania,  in  i!^ 
In  the  fall  of  the  same  year 
he  came  to  McKendree  as 
Assistant  Professor  in  the 
Department  of  Greek  and 
German.  His  term  of  service 
DR.  W.  F,  SWAHLEN  m  McKendree   began   at   the 

same  time  with  that  of  Dr. 
AUyn.  After  four  years  he  was  made  head  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Greek  and  German.  In  1S66  McKendree  gave  him 
the  degree  of  A.  M.,  and  in  1S77,  he  received  the  degree 
of  Ph.  D.  from  the  Iowa  Wesleyan  University.  He  was  m 
continuous  service  in  McKendree's  faculty  for  twenty-three 
years.  Aside  from  his  regular  duties,  he  served  as  Librarian 
a  number  of  years,  and  for  a  long  time  was  Secretary  of  the 
Joint  Board  of  Trustees  and  Visitors.  He  was  also  active  m 
the  work  of  the  local  church.  He  was  licensed  as  a  local 
preacher,  tho  never  joined  the  conference  or  served  as  pastor. 
He  had  musical  training  as  well  as  literary.  He  was  a  good 
pianist  and  worked  in  close  harmony  with  Professor  Pesold 
in  building  up  the  Music  Department  of  McKendree.  He 
occasionally  supplied  pulpits,  delivered  special  addresses, 
and  conducted  funerals.  Even  after  he  had  gone  to  teach 
at  DePauw,  he  was  occasionally  called  back  to  Lebanon  or 
vicinity  to  conduct  the  funeral  of  some  former  McKendrean. 
The  story  is  told  that  he  went  to  preach  one  Sunday  morn- 
ing in  one  of  the  prominent  churches  of  the  Southern  Illinois 
Conference.  The  pastor  was  away.  That  was  why  Dr.  Swah- 
len was  there.  It  so  happened  that  the  organist  was  absent 
also.  He  announced  the  opening  hymn.  There  was  no  one 
at  the  organ  to  play.  He  read  it  thru.  Still  no  one  appeared. 
Dr.  Swahlen  immediately  stepped  to  the  organ,  and  in  his 
usual  efficient  way,  played  the  hymn  and  led  the  congre- 
gation in  the  singing.  He  then  preached  a  fine  sermon  and 


the  people  went  home  impressed  with  the  versatility  and 
capability  of  the  preacher  of  the  day.  A  few  days  later.  Dr. 
Swahlen  received  a  letter  from  a  lady  who  was  a  member 
of  that  church,  which  closed  with  these  lines: 

You  can  preach  and  you  can  pray, 

You  can  sing  and  you  can  play; 

Now  if  you  could  only  pay  ,  ^ 

We  would  want  you  for  our  pastor 
hen  he  first  came  to  Lebanon,  it  was  a  case  of  immigra- 
-on.  He  made  it  his  permanent  home.  After  ten  years  of 
earnest  and  efficient  work  had  established  his  character  and 
reputation  m  the  community,  he  married  Caroline  V.  Hypes, 
one  of  the  daughters  of  Uncle  Ben  Hypes,  the  old  time  friend 
of  the  college.  And  thus  he  became  a  member  of  one  of  the 
best  families  in  Lebanon.  Their  marriage  occurred  in  June, 
1873.  Their  three  children  are:  Mrs.  Blanche  Allen,  of 
Greencastle,  Indiana;  Dr.  Percy  Swahlen,  of  St.  Louis;  and 
the  youngest,  Benjamin. 

In  1883  Dr.  Swahlen  was  elected  President  of  McKendree, 
and  continued  in  the  position  three  years.  He  signed  the 
diplomas  of  three  graduating  classes,  aggregating  forty  mem' 
hers.  Sketches  of  them  will  follow.  He  had  several  handicaps 
m  the  administration  of  that  difficult  office.  He  had  been 
chosen  from  the  members  of  the  fiiculty  with  whom  he  had 
been  associated  for  years  m  the  same  great  task.  Naturally 
there  may  have  been  some  jealousy  on  the  part  of  other 
teachers.  Then,  too,  this  was  a  period  of  general  decline  in 
the  affairs  of  the  college.  The  debts  were  increasing  and  the 
students  were  growing  fewer.  This  condition  of  affairs  con- 
tinued for  several  years  longer  before  the  turning  point 
came.  In  1886,  Dr.  Swahlen  declined  a  re-election  and,  a 
year  later,  secured  a  position  as  Professor  of  Greek  in  De 
Pauw  University,  at  Greencastle,  Indiana.  He  remained  in 
that  institution  until  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred 
in  191 5.  The  body  was  brought  back  to  Lebanon,  a  funeral 
was  held  in  the  Methodist  Church,  and  he  was  buried  in 
College  Hill  Cemetery.  His  widow  still  lives  in  Greencastle. 
DR.  PERCY  H.  SWAHLEN 
Dr.  Percy  H.  Swahlen,  the  second  of  the  children  named 
above,  is  now  a  prominent  physician  in  St.  Louis,  with  offices 
at  the  Metropolitan  Building.  He  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illi- 
nois, June  4,  1877,  and  received  his  early  education  in  the 
Lebanon  public  schools.  His  secondary  and  college  education 
was  received  at  De  Pauw  University,  Greencastle,  Indiana, 


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where  his  father  was  Professor  of  Greek.  His  professional 
education  was  secured  at  the  Marion  Simms-Beaumont  Col- 
lege of  Medicine,  which  is  now  the  Medical  Department  of 
St.  Louis  University.  He  then  spent  two  years  as  an  interne 
at  the  St.  Louis  City  Hospital.  In  1905  he  went  to  Europe 
and  spent  somewhat  more  than  two  years  in  special  studies 
in  obstetrics  and  gynecology.  So  that  he  became  master  of 
whatever  knowledge  of  these  subjects  could  be  obtained  in 
the  best  universities  in  the  world.  Doubtless  his  uncle,  Dr. 
B.  M.  Hypes,  was  his  great  inspiration  in  these  unusual 
educational  achievements.  He  also  had  specialized  in  the 
same  field  and  was  a  member  of  the  faculty  in  the  medic. iL 
college  where  the  nephew  was  a  student.  He  had  this  young 
student  in  his  own  home  and  helped  him  not  only  by  advice 
and  inspiration,  but  also  financially  to  whatever  extent  was 
necessary  to  enable  him  to  get  the  best  medical  training  the 
world  afforded.  After  Dr.  Swahlen's  return  from  Europe,  he 
became  Associate  Professor  of  Obstetrics  and  Gynecology  in 
St.  Louis  University,  which  position  he  still  holds.  He  is 
also  obstetrician  at  St.  Anne's  Maternity  Hospital,  and  gyn- 
ecologist at  St.  John's  and  St.  Louis  City  Hospital,  and 
Mount  St.  Rose  Hospital.  Dr.  Swahlen  is  a  leader  in  his 
field,  and  is  so  fully  absorbed  in  his  professional  work  that 
he  gives  very  little  time  to  social  or  club  life.  He  is  not 
married.  After  the  death  of  Dr.  Hypes,  Dr.  Swahlen  was 
elected  in  his  place  on  McKendree's  Board  of  Trustees. 

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ALBERT  L.  BERGER 
Albert  Lincoln  Berger  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois,  Feb- 
ruary 2,  1865.  His  father  was  Dr.  Adolph  Berger,  a  native 
of  Manheim,  Germany,  and  his  mother  was  Cecelia  Adams, 
a  daughter  of  Captain  Lyman  Adams,  who  was  a  near 
relative  of  John  Quincy  Adams,  and  for  one  year  the  pro- 
prietor of  the  "Mermaid  Hotel,"  where  Charles  Dickens 
was  once  entertained  when  he  visited  Lebanon.  Mr.  Berger 
graduated  from  McKendree  in  1884,  receiving  the  degree 
of  A.  B.,  and  in  1886  he  graduated  from  the  St.  Louis  Law 
School  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  November  10, 
1887,  to  Miss  Estella  Hecker,  a  granddaughter  of  Colonel 
Fred  Hecker,  of  Summerfield.  She  also  was  a  student  in  Mc- 
Kendree for  several  years.  Their  children  were  Homer 
Hecker  Berger,  who  graduated  at  the  University  of  Kansas 
and  the  Harvard  Law  School;  and  Cecelia  Berger,  who 
died  in  1910,  at  the  age  of  sixteen.  Mr.  Berger  located  in 
Kansas  City,  Kansas,  where  he  has  been  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  law  ever  since.  He  is  a  public  spirited  citizen 


and  a  Republican  m  politics.  He  h.is  .'served  as  County 
Auditor,  and  director  of  the  Exchange  State  Bank,  as  well 
as  director  of  a  number  of  other  important  corporations. 
He  has  served  as  legal  counselor  for  a  number  of  important 
organizations  in  the  course  of  his  extensive  law  practice. 

ELMER  BISHOP 
Elmer  Bishop  was  born  near  Mascoutah.  Illinois,  in  the 
year  1862.  He  is  the  younger  son  of  George  and  Malvina 
Bishop,  both  now  deceased.  He  grew  up  at  Mascoutah,  and 
«in  due, course  entered  McKendree,  where  he  took  the  Law 
Course  and  graduated  in  1884,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
/as  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He 
\vS-  .named  in  1890,  to  Miss  Anna  Holmes,  of  Duquoin, 
Illinois.  They  have  two  sons — Raymond  and  Elmer.  Mr. 
Bishop  located  in  Chicago  after  his  graduation,  where  he 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  for  a  period  of  fifteen  years. 
He  IS  now  employed  as  a  travelling  salesman,  with  his  ter- 
ritory m  the  west.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Fra- 
ternity. 

DR.  EDWARD  W.  BURRL'SS 
Edward  W.  Burruss  was  born  June  14,  1S64,  at  Carrollton, 
Illinois.  His  parents,  George  L.  and  Mariah  (Wood)  Burruss, 
were  natives  of  Kentucky.  He  entered  McKendree  in  the 
fall  of  1882,  and  after  completing  the  Scientific  Course, 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1884,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S., 
and  later,  M.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Lit- 
erary Society.  After  leaving  McKendree,  he  entered  the 
College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  in  St.  Louis,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1886,  receiving  the  degree  of  M.  D.  Since 
then,  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine.  He 
was  located  for  many  years  at  Holly  Grove,  Arkansas, 
where  he  also  held  the  office  of  postmaster  for  twelve  years. 
He  was  for  some  time  United  States  Pension  Examining 
Surgeon,  at  Helena,  Arkansas.  In  1910,  he  moved  to  Den- 
ver, Colorado,  where  he  is  now  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
medicine,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Denver  City  and  County 
Medical  Society.  He  was  married  June  2,  1891,  to  Johnetta 
J.  Hodge.  They  have  four  children — Helen  H.,  Nellie  H., 
Edward  W.,  and  Mary.  Dr.  Burruss  is  a  member  of  the 
Congregational  Church. 

MRS.  IDA  CAPEN  FLEMING 
Ida  M.iy  Capen  was  born  at  Alton,  Illinois,  July  19, 
i86j.  Her  father,  Alonzo  Capen,  was  born  m  Massachu- 
setts, and  her  mother,  Phebe  Capen,  in  New  York  State. 
She  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1877  and  received 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  June,  1884.  Three  years  later  she 
was  granted  the  degree  of  A.  M.  She  has  done  graduate 


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work  in  the  University  ot  Chicago.  In  McKendree,  she  was 
a  Clio.  She  was  married  January  ii,  i88S,  to  Samuel  G. 
Fleming.  They  have  one  son,  Capen  A.  Fleming.  In  her 
case,  marriage  was  not  a  bar  to  a  professional  career.  She 
taught  several  years  as  grade  teacher  in  the  schools  of  Mas- 
coutah  and  Lebanon,  Illinois.  From  1896  to  1905,  she  was 
employed  in  school  work  at  El  Dorado,  Kansas — first  as 
Assistant  Principal,  then  Principal  of  the  high  school;  then 
as  Superintendent  of  City  Schools;  then  as  Assistant  m 
Brumback  Academy.  In  1905  she  was  elected  to  the  Chair 
of  Latin  and  Greek  in  the  Southwestern  College,  at  Win- 
tield,  Kansas.  After  one  year,  a  readjustment  was  made,  and 
she  was  assigned  to  the  Chair  of  Greek  and  French.  She 
was  Dean  of  Women  and  Secretary  of  the  Faculty  of  the 
Southwestern  College  for  many  years.  She  is  a  member  of 
Grace  Methodist  Church  in  Winfield. 

REV.  NATHANIEL  C.  CHILDS 

Nathaniel  C.  Childs  was  born  at  Chester,  Illinois,  March 
13,  185 S.  While  employed  in  the  Internal  Revenue  service 
at  Lebanon,  he  entered  McKendree  as  a  student  in  1883, 
and  finished  the  Law  Course  in  1884,  receiving  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary 
Society.  Before  coming  to  McKendree,  he  had  taught  school 
several  years,  and  published  the  Coulterville  Headlight.  Fol- 
lowing his  graduation,  he  practiced  law  and  edited  the  Coul- 
terville Republican  at  that  place  until  1891.  After  the  death 
of  his  first  wife,  he  decided  to  enter  the  ministry.  Accor- 
dingly, in  October,  1891,  he  entered  the  Theological  Sem- 
inary of  the  United  Presbyterian  Church,  at  Xenia,  Ohio, 
from  which  he  graduated  m  1894.  Then  for  a  term  of  five 
years,  he  was  pastor  of  a  United  Presbyterian  Church  near 
Sparta,  Illinois;  then  for  eight  years  at  Paxton,  Illinois; 
then  for  three  years  at  Fairfield,  Iowa.  He  then  came  to 
Pinckneyville,  Illinois,  in  1910,  to  serve  as  pastor.  On  his 
first  charge,  he  built  a  new  parsonage,  and  in  each  of  the 
next  two,  he  built  a  new  church.  He  does  much  evangelistic 
work  outside  of  his  own  charge;  and  occasionally  occupies 
the  lecture  platform.  He  has  been  Clerk  and  Moderator  of 
the  Presbytery,  and  Moderator  of  the  Synod  of  Illinois.  He 
was  married  first  to  Miss  Maggie  McMillan,  June  4,  1890. 
She  died  the  following  year,  leaving  a  daughter,  Alice  May, 
who  IS  now  a  high  school  teacher  at  Piper  City,  Illinois. 
His  second  marriage  was  to  Emma  R.  Bliss,  December  2, 
1896.  Of  this  union,  there  are  two  daughters — Florence  E. 
and  Hazel  M. 

MRS.  SADIE  DENEEN  DICKSON 

Sadie  Alice  Deneen  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois,  August 
24,  1865.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Professor  Samuel  H.  and  Mary 


F.  (Ashley)  Deneen.  She  grew  up  in  the  town  of  Lebanon 
and  received  her  education  in  McKendree  College  where 
her  father  was  Professor  of  Latin  for  thirty  years.  She  was 
a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society  and  was  active 
in  the  work  of  the  society.  She  graduated  from  McKendree 
in  1884,  receiving  at  that  time  the  degree  of  A.  B,,  and 
some  time  afterward,  the  degree  of  A.  M.  On  June  12, 
1889,  she  was  married  to  Frederick  J.  Dickson,  whose  father 
was  a  member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Dickson  were  both  reared  as  Methodists  and  were 
actively  connected  with  the  work  ot  the  church  from  child- 
hood. For  many  ye.irs  they  lived  m  New  York  City,  where 
Mr.  Dickson  was  connected  with  the  New  York  Life  In- 
surance Company.  For  some  years  past  Mr.  Dickson  has 
served  as  bank  examiner  for  the  State  of  Illinois,  and  so 
the  family  now  resides  m  Evanston.  They  have  two  daugh- 
ters and  one  son. 

MRS.  ETTA  HERDMAN  DOUD 

Etta  Herdman  was  born  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois,  Septem 
ber  26,  1864.  She  is  the  daughter  of  William  H.  Herdman 
who  was  born  in  Noblestown,  Pennsylvania,  and  Mary  A, 
(Kirby)  Herdman,  who  was  a  native  of  Louisville,  Kentucky, 
After  receiving  her  preliminary  education  in  Mt.  Vernon, 
Miss  Herdman  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  Septem 
ber,  1882,  and  graduated  in  June,  1884,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary 
Society.  After  her  graduation,  she  taught  a  year  in  the 
Bethany  School  near  Godfrey,  Illinois,  and  a  year  in  the 
Mt.  Vernon  public  schools.  In  1886  she  was  married  to 
Mr.  M.  F.  Doud.  For  many  years,  their  residence  has  been 
in  St.  Louis.  They  have  three  daughters — Grace,  Margery, 
and  Virginia.  Mrs.  Doud  is  a  member  of  the  Church  of 
the  Ascension,  Episcopal,  at  Cates  and  Goodfellow  Ave- 
nues, St.  Louis. 

JACOB  P.  HIRSCHLER 

Jacob  Peter  Hirschler  was  born  January  30,  1856,  in  Lee 
County,  Iowa,  though  at  the  time  he  was  a  student  in  Mc- 
Kendree, his  home  was  at  Summerfield,  Illinois.  His  father 
was  a  farmer.  He  took  the  Law  Course,  and  received  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  He  w.is  married  in  July,  1884,  to  Miss  Eda 
Burke.  We  have  no  recent  information  concerning  him. 

HENRY  W.  LOUIS 
Henry  William  Louis  was  born  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  Au- 
gust 23,  i860.  His  father,  William  Louis,  was  born  and 
reared  near  "Bingen  on  the  Rhine,"  and  his  mother,  Eliza- 
beth Wentzel,  at  Giesin,  Germany.  When  he  was  eight 
years  of  age,  his  parents  moved  to  Illinois  and  settled  near 


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Newton,  in  Jasper  County.  He  secured  what  education 
could  be  obtained  in  the  country  schools  and  taught  until 
he  had  saved  enough  money  to  enter  McKendree  College 
in  1882.  He  never  completed  the  regular  college  course,  but 
graduated  from  the  Law  Department  in  1884,  receiving  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian 
Society.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Jane  Virgin, 
June  3,  1885.  Of  their  three  children,  only  two  are  living — 
Elizabeth  Beatrice  and  Howard  Ellis.  Henry  William,  Jr. 
died  in  infancy.  After  his  graduation,  Mr.  Louis  became 
Principal  of  the  O'Fallon  public  school,  which  position  he 
held  until  1890,  when  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Amer- 
ican Book  Company.  He  is  now  the  general  representative 
of  that  company  for  the  state  of  Tennessee.  His  residence 
is  at  Jackson,  Tennessee.  He  is  a  Knight  Templar  and  a 
thirty-third  degree  Scottish  Rite  Mason,  an  Odd  Fellow, 
an  Elk,  and  belongs  to  several  of  the  leading  fraternal  bene- 
fit associations. 

JUDGE  ROBERT  J.  McELVAlN 
Robert  J.  McElvain  was  born  at  Duquoin,  Illinois,  March 
20,  1849.  His  father  was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  and  his 
mother  was  a  native  of  North  Carolina.  He  entered  Mc- 
Kendree in  the  fall  of  1883  and  graduated  in  June,  1884, 
with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philo 
Society.  He  was  married  in  January,  1874,  and  has  one  son. 
He  has  made  the  profession  of  law  his  chief  business  ever 
since  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  was  States  Attorney 
of  Jackson  County,  for  four  years  and  County  Judge  for 
eight  years.  He  has  served  one  term  in  the  lower  house 
of  the  lUinois  Legislature,  and  four  terms  as  State  Senator. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church,  the  Elks,  and  the 
Knights  of  Pythias,  of  which  last  he  was  Grand  Chancellor 
in  1900. 

WILLIAM  W.  McKEE 
William  Wmthrop  McKee  was  born  January  16,  1863, 
at  Bunker  Hill,  Illinois.  He  was  a  son  of  William  W.  and 
Mary  (Snedeker)  McKee.  His  father  was  a  teacher.  He  was 
in  McKendree  for  four  full  years  and  completed  the  Classical 
Course,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  Plato,  a 
Republican,  and  a  Methodist.  He  intended  to  make  the 
law  his  profession,  but  planned  to  spend  a  few  years  in 
teaching  first.  He  was  one  year  Adjunct  Professor  of  English 
in  McKendree.  His  promising  career  was  cut  short  by  an 
early  death  only  a  few  years  after  his  graduation. 

DR.  HOSEA  H.  MOORE 
Hosea  Hartwell  Moore  was  born  in  Washington  County, 
Illinois,  November  18,  1842.  He  graduated  from  the  Medical 


Department  of  the  University  of  Michigan  in  iS6i.  He 
then  practiced  medicine  for  a  number  of  years  in  Washington 
County.  He  then  moved  to  Lebanon,  and  although  he  was 
a  middle  aged  man  with  a  family,  enrolled  as  a  student  in 
McKendree.  After  completing  the  Scientific  Course,  he  grad- 
uated in  1884,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and  later,  M.  S. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  The 
greater  part  of  the  time  since  then,  he  has  been  located  at 
Fairfield,  Illinois,  having  a  number  of  other  interests  in  addi- 
tion to  his  medical  practice.  He  was  a  director  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Fairfield.  He  owned  a  large  farm  in  Wayne 
'  County,  where  he  put  into  effect  some  advanced  ideas  in 
agriculture  and  stock  raising.  In  i8qo  he  was  elected  to  the 
Illinois  Legislature  on  the  F.  M.  B.  A.  ticket,  and  was  one 
of  the  three  members  of  the  Farmer's  Mutual  Benefit  Asso- 
ciation who  held  the  balance  of  power  in  the  Legislature 
during  the  famous  "deadlock"  which  resulted  in  the  elec- 
tion of  General  John  M.  Palmer  to  the  United  States  Senate. 
He  was  married  in  1865  to  Miss  Ellen  Walker,  of  Wash- 
ington County.  Three  of  their  children  are  living — Mrs. 
Mary  E.  Moats  and  William  E.  Moore,  of  Fairfield,  and 
Dalton  P.  Moore,  editor  of  the  Olney  Times,  of  Olney, 
Illinois.  Dr.  Moore  died  at  his  home  in  Fairfield,  January 
7,  191 3,  and  his  funeral  was  conducted  by  the  Masonic 
Order,  of  which  he  had  been  Worshipful  Master  for  many 

years. 

JAMES  F.  TRIBBLE 

James  F.  Tribble  was  born  in  Ray  County,  Missouri, 
Aug.  4,  1858.  His  parents  were  English.  He  became  a  stu- 
dent in  McKendree  College  in  1882  and  graduated  in  1884, 
receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  was  twice  married — in 
1881  and  in  1901.  The  children  of  the  first  marriage  are 
Maud,  Herbert,  and  Joe;  of  the  second,  Foster  and  Mary. 
He  was  for  twenty-five  years  principal  of  the  school  at 
Batchtown,  Illinois,  but  resigned  in  1908  to  become  cashier 
of  the  Bank  of  Richwoods,  at  Batchtown.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Church,  the  Masonic  Lodge,  the  Modern 
Woodmen  of  America,  and  the  Mutual  Protective  League. 

THOMAS  H.  TUTTLE 
Thomas  Henry  Tattle  was  born  May  10,  18';';,  in  Jeffer- 
son County,  Illinois.  At  the  time  he  was  m  McKendree, 
his  home  was  at  Ashley.  He  took  a  law  course  and  received 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  Plato,  a  Republican,  and  a 
Methodist.  After  graduation,  he  went  west  and  began  the 
practice  of  law  m  Chanute,  Kansas.  We  have  no  recent  in- 
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DANIEL  Z^  VERNOR 
Daniel  Zenas  Vernor  was  born  at  Nashville,  Illinois,  Feb- 
ruary 14,  1864.  His  parents  were  Daniel  H.  and  Jane  L. 
(Mitchell)  Vernor,  who  both  died  while  their  son  was  still 
in  his  youth.  He  became  a  student  m  McKendree  in  Sep- 
tember, 1880,  and  graduated  m  1884,  receiving  the  degree 
of  B.  S.,  and  later,  M.  S.  He  was  married  December  25, 
1888  He  has  been  m  business  for  many  years  in  Olney, 
Illinois.  He  was  vice-president  of  the  Illinois  State  Sunday 
School  Association  for  four  years,  and  president  of  that  body 
one  year.  He  is  an  Elder  in  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Ol- 
ney, Illinois.  While  at  McKendree.  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Philosophian  Literary  Society. 

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THOMAS  N.  CAMP 

Thomas  Nathaniel  Camp  was  born  near  Troy,  Illinois, 
March  II,  1859.  He  was  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth 
(Johnson)  Camp,  who  were  both  native  Americans,  of  Eng- 
lish ancestry.  His  mother  died  only  three  days  after  his  birth, 
and  his  father  when  he  was  only  three  years  old.  His  home 
during  the  years  of  his  youth  was  with  his  maternal  grand- 
mother, Mrs.  Eleanora  Johnson,  who  with  her  son  and  daugh- 
ter, William  and  Amanda  Johnson,  moved  to  Lebanon  about 
the  year  1865,  in  order  to  be  within  reach  of  good  educa- 
tional advantages.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1881  and  grad- 
uated m  1885,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later,  A.  M. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He 
taught  in  the  public  schools  for  a  year  after  his  graduation, 
and  then  secured  a  position  as  reporter  for  the  St.  Louis 
Republic.  He  was  afterward  employed  in  the  same  capacity 
by  the  St.  Louis  Chronicle  and  other  journals  in  the  same 
city.  According  to  the  testimony  of  a  prominent  newspaper 
man  of  St.  Louis,  he  became  an  expert  in  his  chosen  line 
of  work.  He  retired  from  newspaper  work  in  1899.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  In  1888  he  was  united 
m  marriage  to  Mary  A.  Brand,  of  Summerfield.  They  have 
four  children:  Walter  M.,  Martha  E.,  Estella  A.,  and  Elea- 
nora L.  Camp.  The  last  is  a  graduate  of  McKendree. 
WILLIAM  J.  CLUCAS 

William  John  Clucas  was  born  on  the  Isle  of  Man,  south 
of  England,  March  10,  i8j8.  He  came  to  America  with  his 
parents  at  the  age  of  ten,  and  lived  for  a  time  in  St.  Louis. 
A  few  years  later  he  came  to  Lebanon,  which  place  was  his 
home  for  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  married  to  Mary 
Scott.  To  them  were  born  two  sons  and  three  daughters,  of 
whom  all  except  one  were  students  at  McKendree.  After 
passing  middle  life,  he  entered  the  Law  Department  of  Mc- 


Kendree and  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  m  188';.  He  has 
held  the  offices  of  Justice  of  the  Peace,  City  Attorney,  and 
Postmaster  of  Lebanon.  He  was  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F. 
and  was  prominent  in  lodge  work.  He  died  at  Lebanon, 

April  21,  1899. 

CHAS.  F^  DEW 
Charles  Frank  Dew  w.is  born  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri, 
March  20,  1866.  He  is  a  son  of  H.  B.  and  Sarah  E.  Dew,  who 
were  of  English  ancestry.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1883 
and  graduated  in  1885,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and 
later,  M.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society. 
After  his  graduation,  he  spent  a  number  of  years  in  educa- 
tional  work,  having  taught  in  Illinois,  Missouri,  and  Minn' 
esota.  He  occupied  the  position  of  superintendent  in  several 
places.  He  then  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
189J.  He  has  for  a  number  of  years  past  been  practicing  law 
in  Centralia,  Illinois.  He  has  been  three  times  elected  to  the 
office  of  City  Attorney  in  that  city.  He  was  married  No- 
vember 25,  1908,  to  Miss  Hattie  Porter.  He  belongs  to  the 
Masonic  Fraternity,  and  to  the  Modern  Woodmen. 

REV.  LOUIS  M.  FLOCKEN 

Louis  Michael  Flocken  was  born  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
April  II,  1861.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1879,  and  com- 
pleted the  course  in  iSS^;,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and 
three  years  later,  A.  M.  He  entered  Boston  University 
School  of  Theology  in  1886,  graduated  in  1889  with  the  de- 
gree of  S.  T.  B.  While  in  McKendree,  he  was  a  member  of 
Plato.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Myrtie  Anna  Carter,  of  New- 
ton, Illinois,  September  9, 1885.  Their  two  sons  are  Louis  Car- 
ter and  Robert  Hinckley.  They  are  both  graduates  of  the 
Wesleyan  University.  Mr.  Flocken  has  been  at  work  contin- 
uously in  the  work  of  the  pastorate  in  the  New  England  Con- 
ference. In  1904  he  enjoyed  an  extensive  trip  abroad  as  a 
delegate  to  the  World's  Sunday  School  Convention,  at  Jeru- 
salem. The  itinerary  included  the  Madiera  Islands,  Gibraltar, 
Algiers,  Malta,  Athens,  Constantinople,  Smyrna,  Ephesus, 
Damascus,  Palestine,  Egypt,  Naples,  Rome,  Venice,  Flor- 
ence, Milan,  Switzerland,  Paris,  London,  etc.  He  has  given 
many  illustrated  lectures  on  his  travels.  He  has  also  written 
numerous  magazine  articles  on  religious  and  philosophical 
subjects,  such  as  "The  Place  of  Philosophy  in  Bible  Study" 
and  "The  Influence  of  Greek  Philosophy  on  the  Formation 
of  Christian  Doctrine." 

GEORGE  E.  LEHMAN 

George  Ethan  Lehman  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois,  May 
28,  1864.  He  is  the  son  of  John  H.  and  Mary  (Burton)  Leh- 
man. His  mother  is  still  living  at  her  home  in  Lebanon. 


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^MC  KENDREE  ^^^^^s:^^-^g^>,r^^ 


After  finishing  the  pubhc  schools,  he  entered  McKendree 
and  graduated  in  1885,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  an 
active  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  For  a 
number  of  years  he  taught  school,  and  then  went  into  busi- 
ness as  a  retail  merchant  in  St.  Louis.  In  1896  he  organized 
the  St.  Louis  Delivery  Company  and  operated  this  hne  until 
1904,  when  he  went  into  business  as  a  building  contractor. 
He  followed  this  till  1909,  when  he  went  into  the  hardware 
business,  in  which  he  is  still  engaged.  He  was  married  July 
14,  1887,  to  Miss  Sallie  Whittaker,  a  St.  Clair  County  girl. 
They  have  two  daughters,  Ruth  A.  and  Marie  L.  The  latter 
is  now  Mrs.  Walter  L  Moon.  She  lives  in  St.  Louis,  and 
Mr.  Moon  assists  his  father-in-law  in  the  hardware  business. 
The  family  are  all  Methodists  and  attend  the  Waggoner 
Memorial  Church  in  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Lehman  belongs  to  the 
Retail  Hardware  Dealers  Association  of  St.  Louis.  Besides  his 
business  property,  he  owns  a  splendid  residence  in  St.  Louis. 

ROBERT  C.  NOLEMAN 
Robert  Casey  Noleman  was  born  at  Centralia,  Illinois, 
November  12,  1861.  His  parents,  Edward  S.  and  Mary 
(Casey)  Noleman,  were  early  pioneers  of  Illinois.  He  entered 
McKendree  in  1880  and  graduated  in  1885,  receiving  the 
degrees  of  B.  S.  and  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  Philo.  After 
his  graduation,  he  went  to  Nebraska  and  practiced  law  for 
twenty  years,  a  part  of  which  time  he  held  the  office  of 
County  Attorney.  He  then  went  to  California,  and  for  a 
number  of  years  maintained  a  law  office  in  Los  Angeles.  He 
later  returned  to  his  native  city,  Centralia,  where  he  prac- 
ticed law  until  his  retirement  from  active  business  only  a 
short  time  ago.  He  was  married  in  1888,  to  Miss  Julia 
Hickey.  They  have  four  sons  and  one  daughter.  Mr.  Nole- 
man is  a  member  of  the  Masons,  the  Odd  Fellows,  and  the 

Elks. 

HORACE  N.  McKEE 

Horace  Napoleon  McKee  graduated  in  1885,  receiving 
the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  later,  that  of  A.  M.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Platonian  Society.  Some  time  after  his  grad- 
uation, he  went  to  Chicago  and  engaged  in  the  real  estate 
business.  We  have  no  recent  information  concerning  him. 

EDDY  RANSOM 
Eddy  Ransom  was  born  at  Spring  Garden,  Illinois,  No- 
vember 29,  1864.  He  was  a  son  of  Rev.  Albert  and  Catherine 
Ransom,  who  were  both  native  Americans,  but  of  Scotch 
ancestry.  His  father  was  a  member  of  the  Southern  Illinois 
Conference.  He  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  1883 
and  graduated  in  1885,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and 
later,  M.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary 


Society.  He  was  gifted  m  music  and  made  that  his  principal 
occupation  for  some  years.  He  traveled  for  a  time  with  a 
theatrical  troup,  was  married,  had  one  child,  and  in  1892 
mysteriously  disappeared.  His  relatives  have  not  heard  from 
him,  nor  have  they  been  able  to  secure  any  trace  of  his 
whereabouts  since  that  time. 

REV.  ARTHUR  P.  SHARP 

Arthur  Page  Sharp  was  born  at  Meridan,  Warwickshire, 
England,  March  26,  1858.  He  is  a  son  of  Henry  and  Eliza 
Sharp,  who  are  of  English  nationality.  He  came  to  America 
in  his  eighteenth  year  and  settled  in  Mt.  Carmel,  Illinois. 
He  entered  McKendree  College  in  September,  1881,  and 
graduated  in  1885  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Three  years 
later  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  He  graduated  from 
Boston  University  School  of  Theology  in  1888  with  the 
degree  of  S.  T.  B.  He  was  Jacob  Sleeper  Fellow  at  Halle  an 
der  Salle,  Germany,  in  1895-1896.  He  graduated  D.  D.  (cum 
laude)  from  the  Chicago  Seminar  of  Sciences  in  1906.  While 
in  McKendree,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society. 
He  was  married  June  30,  1887,  to  May  Louise  Harris,  daugh- 
ter of  Rev.  Joseph  Harris,  who  was  many  years  professor 
of  Mathematics  at  McKendree  College.  They  have  four 
children:  Harold  Harris,  Marjorie  May,  Otto  Page,  and 
Arthur  Norman.  He  joined  the  New  England  Conference 
in  1888  and  has  served  eight  pastoral  charges,  and  was 
Superintendent  of  the  Lynn  District.  He  retired  several 
years  ago,  and  his  death  occurred  in  September,  1927. 
ETHAN  F.  STAATS 

Ethen  Freeman  Staats  was  born  m  West  Virginia,  August 
22,  1857.  His  father,  Lewis  Staats,  was  a  farmer  near  Sumner, 
Illinois.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1878  and  completed  the 
course  and  graduated  in  1885,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
He  was  a  member  of  Philo.  He  entered  the  ministry  for  a 
while,  but  not  finding  the  work  of  a  Methodist  preacher 
congenial,  he  studied  medicine,  and  has  followed  that  pro- 
fession during  his  active  life,  at  Beman,  Missouri. 
WILLIAM  O.  THOMPSON 

William  Owen  Thompson  was  born  May  8,  1865,  '" 
Johnson  County,  Illinois.  He  is  a  son  of  Rev.  F.  L.  Thomp- 
son, who  was  for  many  years  a  prominent  member  of  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference.  He  graduated  from  McKen- 
dree in  the  class  of  1885,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  a 
Methodist  and  a  Republican.  He  followed  various  occupa- 
tions after  his  graduation.  He  was  for  a  time  a  druggist;  he 
was  in  the  business  of  photography  in  Alton,  Illinois;  and 
was  engaged  in  the  publishing  business  in  Chicago.  He  was 


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married  to  Miss  Minnie  Hendrickson,  of  Lebanon.  They  have 
one  son,  Charles  O.  Thompson,  who  is  a  dentist  in  St.  Louis. 

MRS.  ELIZABETH  VIRGIN  LOUIS 
Elizabeth  Jane  Virgin  was  born  near  St.  Jacob,  Illinois, 
May  12,  1863.  She  was  reared  on  a  farm,  attended  the  pub- 
lic schools,  and  then  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1882. 
She  graduated  in  the  class  of  1885,  receiving  the  degree  of 
B.  S.  She  also  received  a  diploma  in  Elocution.  She  was  a 
member  of  Clio.  She  was  married  June  j,  1885,  to  Henry 
W.  Louis,  of  the  class  of  1884.  They  have  two  children 
living — Elizabeth  Beatrice  and  Howard  Ellis.  She  is  a  mem- 
ber  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  in  Jackson,  Tennessee,  where 
they  have  lived  for  many  years.  She  is  also  an  active  member 
of  the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star. 

THE  CLASS  OF  18S6 
CHARLES  U.  ARMSTRONG 
Charles  Union  Armstrong  was  born  near  Piasa,  Macoupin 
County,  Illinois,  Feb.  27,  1864.  His  parents,  Louis  P.  and 
Mary  Allen  Armstrong,  born  respectively  in  Pennsylvania 
and  Delaware,  were  of  English  descent.  After  spending  his 
youth  on  the  farm  and  attending  the  public  schools,  he 
entered  McKendree  m  the  fall  of  1881.  He  graduated  in 
1886  with  the  degree  B.  S.,  and  two  years  later,  received 
the  degree  LL.  B.  He  was  an  active  Philo  during  his  college 
years.  He  was  married  December  3,  1896,  to  Miss  Mary  E. 
ChaiEn.  They  have  two  children,  a  son  and  a  daughter.  Mr. 
Armstrong  has  been  practicing  law  almost  ever  since  his 
graduation,  and  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  profession 
at  Santa  Maria,  California,  where  he  now  resides.  He  is  a 
member  of  both  the  Odd  Fellow  and  Masonic  Fraternities. 

CHARLES  L.  BROWN 
Charles  Lincoln  Brown  was  born  on  a  flirm  near  Lebanon, 
Illinois,  July  25,  1865.  He  is  a  son  of  Luther  and  Caroline 
E.  Brown.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Lebanon 
and  then  entered  McKendree,  and  after  finishing  the  Scien- 
tific Course,  he  graduated  in  1886,  receiving  the  degree  of 
B.  S.,  and  later,  M.  S.  He  immediately  entered  McKendree's 
Law  Department  and  graduated  from  it  in  1888.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  was  mar- 
ried October  19,  1892,  and  has  one  son  living — Kenneth  D. 
Brown.  He  has  spent  his  professional  life  thus  fiir  in  the 
practice  of  law.  He  was  employed  in  the  Law  Department 
of  the  Atchison,  Topeka,  and  Santa  Fe  Railroad  Company 
from  October,  1889,  to  July,  1912.  He  is  now  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Brown  and  Baer,  engaged  in  general  law  prac- 
tice, in  San  Francisco,  California. 


REV.  JOHN  N.  GEISLER 
John  Nicholas  Geisler  was  born  in  a  log  house  in  the 
town  of  Lukin,  Lawrence  County,  Illinois,  m  the  year  1858. 
His  flither  was  German  and  his  mother  Scotch.  His  father 
was  one  of  the  three  m  the  village  who  voted  for  Abraham 
Lincoln  at  his  first  election,  and  one  of  the  ten  who  voted 
for  him  at  his  second  election.  The  father's  politics  being 
unpopular,  the  son  had  many  political  contentions  among 
his  school  fellows,  which  sometimes  led  to  blows.  For  this 
reason,  his  preparation  for  college  was  largely  obtained  at 
home.  He  came  to  McKendree  with  little  besides  his  great 
thirst  for  learning;  and  after  five  years  of  struggle  with 
adversity  and  deep  draughts  from  the  fountains  of  knowl' 
edge,  he  graduated  in  1886,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  The 
same  year  he  entered  Boston  University  School  of  Theology 
and  there  received  the  degree  of  S.  T.  B.  m  1889.  He  en- 
tered the  New  England  Southern  Conference  m  1890,  and 
since  that  time  has  labored  faithfully  as  pastor  of  the  Chris- 
tian flock  wherever  the  authority  of  the  Church  has  placed 
him.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows — Encampment,  Royal  Purple  Degree.  His  death 
occurred  m  1924. 

IRA  D.  KINGSBURY 
Ira  Dale  Kingsbury  was  born  at  Carlyle,  Illinois,  Novem- 
ber 12,  1866.  His  father  was  Darius  Kingsbury,  a  lawyer, 
and  Mary  E.  Hazard,  both  born  in  America,  and  descend- 
ants of  old  New  England  families.  He  entered  McKendree 
College  in  1883  and  graduated  in  June,  1886,  receiving  the 
degree  of  B.  S.,  and  the  corresponding  master's  degree  in 
1889.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society. 
He  was  married  April  27,  1897,  to  Miss  Sibyl  Lee  Capelle, 
of  Carlyle,  Illinois.  After  graduation,  he  studied  law,  but 
did  not  enter  upon  the  practice  of  this  profession.  In  1891 
he  moved  to  Rochester,  New  York,  where  for  two  years  he 
was  engaged  in  the  wholesale  fruit  business.  In  April,  1893, 
he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Lawyers'  Co-operative  Publish- 
ing Company.  In  July,  1895,  he  engaged  with  the  Bausch  and 
Lomb  Optical  Company  as  credit  man,  which  position  he 
held  until  October  15,  1907,  when  he  resigned  to  accept 
the  position  of  financial  manager  for  L.  Adler,  Brothers  and 
Company,  manufecturers  of  men's  fine  clothing,  which  posi- 
tion he  now  holds,  and  since  November,  191 1,  he  has  been 
a  member  of  the  company.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church  and  has  belonged  to  the  Masonic  Frater- 
nity since  1889.  He  was  secretary  of  the  Rochester  Public 
Health  Association  from  1899  to  1907,  and  while  holding 
this  office,  he  was  prominent  in  the  first  public  efforts  for 


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organized  preventative  work  against  the  spread  of  tubercu- 
losis. For  many  years  he  has  been  an  active  member  of  the 
National  Credit  Men's  Association  and  the  Rochester  Asso- 
ciation of  Credit  Men,  being  an  ex-president  of  the  latter 
body,  and  at  present,  a  director  in  the  former.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Rochester  Club,  the  Automobile  Club  of  Roch- 
ester, and  the  Oak  Hill  Country  Club. 
JOHN  S.  C,  NICHOLS 

John  Strong  Curtis  Nichols  was  born  near  Noble,  Illinois, 
January  6,  1864.  His  parents  were  Joshua  D.  and  Esther 
(Curtis)  Nichols,  both  natives  of  New  York.  He  entered 
McKendree  in  1884  and  graduated  in  1886,  with  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society. 
In  1892  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Ruby  McMurtry. 
They  have  five  children — three  boys  and  two  girls.  Since 
leaving  college,  he  has  been  engaged  in  a  variety  of  occupa- 
tions, among  which  are  law  practice,  farming  and  merchan- 
dising. For  a  number  of  years  he  has  been  president  and 
cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Noble,  Illinois.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  order  of  A.  F.  6s?  A.  M. 
GEORGE  W.  PRESTON 

George  William  Preston  was  born  in  Mercer  County, 
Pennsylvania,  November  7,  1867.  He  is  a  son  of  S.  H.  and 
Mary  J.  Preston.  He  came  to  Illinois  in  early  youth  and 
entered  McKendree  College  in  1882.  He  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1886,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  The  next  year 
he  received  the  master's  degree  from  his  alma  mater.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  later 
attended  Kenyon  College,  where  he  received  the  degree  of 
B.  D.  in  1893.  In  1902  he  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  from 
the  University  of  Buffalo  (N.  Y.).  He  has  successfully  filled 
the  following  positions:  Clerk  of  the  State  Board  of  Health 
of  Illinois,  1884-1887;  then  for  a  year  he  was  Professor  of 
English  Language  and  Literature  in  Hillsboro  College  (Ohio) ; 
the  next  year  he  was  Superintendent  of  Schools,  Loveland, 
Ohio;  then  for  two  years  he  was  President  of  Georgetown 
College  (Ohio);  in  189 j  he  was  ordained  a  priest  in  the 
Episcopal  Church  and  served  as  rector  of  parishes  in  Ohio 
and  Pennsylvania  until  1899;  he  was  then  for  some  years 
General  Missionary  of  his  Church  for  Southern  Illinois  and 
Dean  of  Chester:  later  he  lived  for  some  years  in  St.  Louis, 
but  in  191 4  he  moved  to  Colorado  Springs,  Colorado,  where 


he  now  resides.  He  was  married  to  Clara  Louise  Day  m  1901. 
Their  children  are  William  Day,  Mary  Louise,  and  George. 
SAMUEL  SLADE 
Samuel  Slade  was  born  at  Pana,  Illinois,  March  35,  1865, 
and  was  accidentally  killed  at  San  Luis  Obispo  Bay,  on  the 
Pacific  Coast,  being  thrown  against  a  rock  by  an  ocean  wave, 
February  ij,  1898.  He  was  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Martha 
Slade,  who  were  both  native  Americans,  though  the  father 
was  of  French  and  the  mother  of  English  ancestry.  From 
early  childhood  until  he  went  to  college,  he  lived  near  Piasa, 
Macoupin  County,  Illinois.  He  became  a  student  in  Mc- 
Kendree in  1881  and  graduated  in  1886  with  the  degree  of 
B.  S.  In  1888  he  completed  the  Law  Course  in  McKendree 
and  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  married  to  Miss 
Elizabeth  Blevins,  of  Oskaloosa,  Kansas,  May  2j,  1889.  Their 
son,  Marshall,  and  daughter,  Esther,  both  died  in  early 
childhood.  Their  youngest  daughter,  Maria,  graduated  from 
the  University  of  Kansas,  at  Lawrence.  After  teaching  school 
two  years,  Mr.  Slade  began  the  practice  of  law  at  Eads, 
Colorado.  He  was  elected  County  Attorney  of  Kiowa  Coun- 
ty, Colorado,  in  1889,  and  District  Attorney  in  1891.  He 
resigned  this  office  and  moved  to  Pueblo,  Colorado,  where 
he  practiced  law  until  failing  health  induced  him  to  move 
to  Santa,  Maria,  California,  where  in  1895  he  became  a  mem- 
ber of  the  law  firm  of  Slade  and  Armstrong,  which  was 
dissolved  by  his  death  in  1898.  In  1893  he  held  the  position 
of  Clerk  of  the  Judiciary  Committee  in  the  Colorado  Legis- 
lature. In  California,  he  was  Clerk  of  the  Senate  Committee 
of  Education  and  Public  Morals.  He  held  the  highest  office 
in  the  Knights  of  Pythias  Lodge,  and  was  a  member  of  the 
Finance  Committee  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  California.  He 
also  belonged  to  the  Masonic  Order,  the  Independent  Order 
of  Forresters,  and  the  Order  of  Eastern  Star.  He  was  a 
trustee  of  the  City  Library  Association.  He  was  a  Repub- 
lican in  politics  and  doubtless,  had  he  lived,  would  have 
exerted  a  wide  influence  in  that  field.  A  published  History 
of  the  City  of  Pueblo  says  of  him:  "Mr.  Slade,  though  not 
numbered  among  the  pioneer  lawyers  of  Pueblo,  yet  by  strict 
application  to  his  chosen  profession,  has  written  his  name 
high  up  on  the  list  of  the  city's  able  attorneys,  securing  the 
reputation  of  being  an  able  lawyer  and  a  true  gentleman, 
thorough,  careful,  and  conscientious." 


Two  Huiidrec!  and  \inetySix 


MC  KENDREE 


CHAPTER  XXIV. 

The  Literary  Societies 


J0HN50N  PIERSON 
A  Philo  Founder 


THE  PHILOSOPHIAN  SOCIETY 

fficKENDREE  College  had  completed  nearly  ten  ye.irs 
of  history  as  an  educational  institution  before  there 
was  any  attempt  to  organize  a  literary  society.  But 
early  m  January,  i8j7,  a  public  invitation  was  issued  to  the 
students,  or  to  as  many  of  them  as  were  interested  in  the 
organization  of  a  debating  soci- 
ety, to  meet  in  Professor  Mer- 
rill's  room  on  the  evening  of 
January  lo.  This  room  was  in 
the  old  frame  building  long 
since  gone.  When  the  stated 
time  arrived,  there  were  just 
seven  young  men  present.  The 
catalogue  of  that  year  shows 
that  there  were  seventy-three 
students  enrolled.  Twenty- 
two  were  college  students  and 
fifty-one  in  the  Preparatory  De- 
partment; and  all  were  eligible 
to  join  the  society,  but  thru  indifference  or  ignorance,  or 
some  other  cause,  the  others  did  not  appear.  These  seven 
were  less  than  ten  per  cent  of  the  student  body.  They  cer, 
tainly  deserve  to  have  their  names  inscribed  on  the  honor 
roll  as  the  pioneers  in  the  field  of  literary  and  forensic  work. 
So  far  as  we  have  been  able  to  learn,  up  to  this  time  there 
was  no  such  organization  in  the  Mississippi  Valley.  But 
many  a  great  movement  has  had  as  humble  a  beginning. 
The  names  of  these  seven  men  were  Asahel  Brown,  Samuel 
K.  Casey,  Jeremiah  Johnson,  Harvey  C.  Lasley,  Elihu  Mc- 
Kendree  Peters,  Johnson  Pierson,  and  Joseph  Harris  Tam. 
But  when  it  became  evident  that  only  seven  were  to  be 
present,  they  proceeded,  nevertheless,  to  carry  out  the  an- 
nounced purpose  of  the  meeting.  J.  H.  Tam  was  made  tem- 
porary chairman  and  Johnson  Pierson,  secretary.  A  com- 
mittee was  appointed,  consisting  of  Pierson,  Lasley,  and 
Casey,  to  draft  a  constitution  and  report  at  the  next  meeting, 
January  17.  The  matter  of  a  name  for  the  new  organization 
was  discussed,  and  among  those  proposed,  the  name  "Philo- 
mathian"  was  favored  by  the  majority.  It  was  agreed,  how- 
ever, to  consult  Professor  Sunderland,  in  whose  judgment 
the  students  had  the  highest  confidence.  When  informed 
that  the  name  Philomathian  had  been  provisionally  chosen, 
the  Professor  said,  "Young  men,  let  me  exhort  you  to  be 


'Lovers  of  Wisdom'  rather  than  mere  'Lovers  of  Learning.'  I 
suggest  that  you  adopt  the  name  'Philosophian'  rather  than 
'Philomathian'."  The  boys  readily  accepted  his  suggestion 
and  the  constitution  which  was  adopted  provided,  among 
other  things,  "that  this  society  be  known  as  the  Philosophian 
Society  of  McKendree  College."  Professor  Sunderland  was 
a  Iso  consulted  about  the  motto, 
and  he  suggested  the  motto 
of  the  one  to  which  he  had  be- 
longed at  the  Wesleyan  L'ni- 
versity,  at  Middletown,  Con- 
necticut, and  where  he  had 
but  recently  graduated.  And 
so  "Detur  Digniori,"  signifying 
"Let  It  be  given  to  the  more 
worthy,"  became  the  motto 
of  Philo.  In  after  years  John 
Lupton,  who  was  for  years 
Lebanon's  well  known  photog- 
rapher and  portrait  painter, 
painted  this  motto  on  a  large  canvas  which  was  placed  in 
a  dignified  frame  and  hung  on  the  walls  of  Philo  hall  for 
years.  On  the  occasions  of  the  annual  exhibitions,  it  was 
moved  over  to  the  chapel  and  hung  over  the  stage  while 
the  program  was  being  rendered.  In  recent  years,  through 
the  influence  of  Timothy  I.  McKnight,  a  new  motto  was 
painted  which  also  gives  the  date  of  the  founding  of  the 
organization.  The  object  of  the  society,  as  stated  in  the 
original  constitution,  was  "the  mutual  improvement  of  its 
members  m  oratorical  attainments  and  in  scientific  and  lit- 
erary pursuits." 

By  the  end  of  the  first  year  of  the  society's  existence, 
there  were  thirty-one  members.  It  seems  appropriate  here 
to  give  their  names  as  found  m  an  old  Philo  catalogue  pub- 
lished in  1850.  The  original  seven  are  marked  with  a  *. 


JOS.  H.  TAM 
A  Founder  of  Philo 


Amos,  Abraham 

Bennet,  Wesley 
*Brown,  Asahel 
*Casey,  Samuel  K. 

Clemson,  James  Y. 

Cossitt,  David  B. 

Crouch,  Lloyd 

Edgar,  William 

Hunt,  Ralph 


Alton 

Clarksburg,  Va. 

Brownsville,  Mo. 

Benton 

Caledonia 

Lebanon 

McLeansboro 

St.  Augustine,  Tex. 

Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


Two  Hundred  and  Mmety-Seve 


Jeter,  WiUi^mi  T. 
*Johnson,  Jeremiah 

Johnson,  John 

Johnson,  P.  W. 

Jones,  John  W. 
*Lasley,  Harvey  C. 

Leonard,  Thomas 

Lucky,  William  T. 

Moore,  Jesse  H. 

Norman,  B. 

Neal,  Thomas  L. 

Padon,  Alfred 
*Peters,  Elihu  McKendree 
*Pierson,  Johnson 

Renfro,  James  J. 

Robinson,  Eli 

Scarritt,  Nathan 


The  hall  of  the 

Louisville,  Ky. 

Lebanon 

Amity 

Nashville 

Alton 

Galliopolis,  Ohio 

Lebanon 

Fayette,  Mo. 

Paris 

Sugar  Creek 

Carrolton 

Ridge  Prairie 

White  Hall 

Burlington,  Iowa 

Troy 

Benton,  Wisconsin 

Westport,  Mo. 


Phtlosophian  Literary  Society 

*Tam,  Joseph  H. 
Wakefield,  Ira 
Wall,  Finley  W. 
Weer,  William 
Williams,  Abraham 


Logansport,  Iowa 
Lebanon 
Owensboro,  Ky. 
Carlinville 
Amity 


The  post  office  addresses  given  above  are  the  ones  they 
had  in  1850,  rather  than  when  they  entered  college.  The 
constitution  provided  that  all  members  of  the  college  faculty 
should  be  ex-officio  honorary  members.  And  in  addition  to 
these,  they  occasionally  elected  some  prominent  man  who 
would  be  considered  an  honor  to  their  membership  roll. 
Among  those  chosen  before  1850  were  Rev.  John  Mason 
Peck,  the  great  pioneer  of  the  Illinois  Baptists,  and  founder 
of  Rock  Springs  Seminary,  and  Hon.  Lyman  Trumbull,  who 
was  afterward  a  member  of  the  United  States  Senate.  The 
first  public  exhibition  of  the  society  was  held  September  4, 
i8j8.   It  was  a  tedious  program  of  argumentation.  There 


Two  Hundred  and  H'netyEight 


were  eight  questions  for  debate,  one  of  which  was  a  dis- 
cussion of  the  United  States  banking  system.  The  tedium 
was  reheved  only  by  one  odd  number  entitled,  "A  Lecture 
on  Phrenology."  It  was  supposed  to  be  delivered  by  Dr. 
Bump  Monger,  President  of  the  Phrenological  Academy  of 
Kamchatka.  This  important  personage  was  represented  by 
Jeremiah  Johnson,  afterward  a  member  of  the  first  graduating 
class.  The  learned  lecturer  was  followed  by  Cuff  and  Jumbo, 
who  were  slated  to  hold  a  colloquy  on  the  subject  of  Phre- 
nology. On  this  program  appeared  the  names  of  William  T. 
Lucky,  who  afterward  became  the  founder  of  at  least  two 
colleges  in  the  west.  And  Jesse  Haile  Moore,  afterwards  a 
general  in  the  Civil  War,  a  minister,  a  college  president,  a 
member  of  Congress,  and  finally  Consul-general  to  Peru.  For 
several  years  the  Society  held  its  meeting  in  a  recitation 
room  in  the  old  building,  but  after  the  erection  of  the  present 
building  known  as  "Old  Main,"  which  was  begun  in  1850, 
the  societies  were  given  quarters  in  the  new  building.  There 
were  two  of  them  at  that  time,  the  Platonian  Society  having 


been  organized  m  1849.  I'''  ^854  '^he  Philo  Society  moved 
into  its  new  quarters,  which  at  that  time  included  only  the 
south  half  of  the  present  hall.  That  much  space  was  ample 
at  that  time  to  accommodate  the  Society.  But  by  1856  it 
became  evident  that  more  room  was  necessary,  and  so  the 
partition  was  removed  and  the  Philo  Hall  acquired  its  present 
proportions.  In  1847,  Silas  L.  Bryan,  afterwards  a  Circuit 
Judge  m  Illinois,  was  secretary  of  the  Society.  Sixty-two 
years  later,  m  190Q,  his  son,  William  Jennings  Bryan,  was 
elected  to  honorary  membership  in  Philo.  This  occurred  at 
a  banquet  held  m  honor  of  Silas  LiUard  Bryan,  at  which 
Hon.  William  E.  Trautmann  presided  as  toastmaster,  and 
William  Jennings  Bryan  was  present  and  spoke  to  the  toast 
"Faith."  The  history  of  Philo  furnishes  many  examples  of 
how  faith  may  be  transformed  into  works.  Of  the  seven 
founders,  there  should  be  special  mention.  Two  of  them, 
Jeremiah  Johnson  and  Johnson  Pierson,  later  became  grad' 
uates  of  McKendree  as  members  of  the  class  of  1S41.  Biog' 
raphies  of  them  appear  in  that  connection.  Asahel  Brown 


r 


P  B  D  fl  a  A  j)J  M 


MUSIC. 

TiiBti  Days  wiutCiUMLi.-,         -  E.  .^ . 

ErrtiT.oriuEKx,L,Mw:yv,,iN.      ■       \\V. 

MUSIC. 


U  .\  T  I  0  X  S. 


Pop  U  LA,.    I'.V.L.. 


G.    J     Gluu,. 

W       I'.    EAT...V 


MUSIC. 


c». 


r>  E  H  .-\.  T  E 

QUESTION — lathe  Light  of  Nature,  unassisted  by 
Eevelaiion,  sufScient  to  prove  the  existence  and 
attributes  of  a  God  ? 


MUSIC. 

C>  R  .\  T  I  O  N  S  . 


L,  H   Utt. 

J.    K,    ^^B„,^c^ON 

J,.s..,„    Ha„b,. 


MUSIC, 


ORICINALPLAY--H.   r..r.-ainl  al'tti-  I'.li^i-l  ion 

[DRAMATIS  PERSONS  ] 
Pat  .AUnniv,  (Fresh  fiom  ilie  "ould  iod.")      C..s>,N..„,,i. 
Simon  D...,.i,rACE,  (Candidalu  for  Congress. ;    J.  Wii.or.v, 
Mb.  P,,vcKN£v,  (Pai-siigtd  Employer,)       -       G,  J.Georce, 
Haxs  WrNixTEif.,(Dtvoied  10 lieir, bread, m.)  W.  P,  Eaton, 
Mn.  Hawkins,         ^  -  -  H,\V.  McCoy. 

Mn,  Pu.t  Dnur,:,^' "'"'"'""'  -       Howard. 

Biddy,  (The  genlle  „,fe  of  I'al)      •  -  WUR. 

MUSIC. 


,^m* 


Facsimile  of  Philo  programme  dated  March  i<r,  i86i 


Ttvo  Hundred  and  ?iinety?{me 


\     '^(^i!i)\\n  of  (trercisfs.^5 


SAT.l'TATOnV. 


»ECLAMlTIO>S. 


ESSAVS. 

TOIL  ON,  VO*?'  SOOX  WIM.  FlItD  A  REST.       T.  J.  CiLDwr.ix 
-  -  -  -  R.    M.    DtNF.F.^. 


Mi;.NTAr,  HEROISM, 


(j^tTIO!kS. 


CARKKR  OF  MIND.  -  "     -        -       ►        |.''.>(i;i.i(uv 

ONWARD,  FOREVER  ONWARD,.  -      r.   .  D,4.H»co' 

UErLAMATIOXS. 

BKSTl.NV  OF  AMF.RIC A. C.  IIo 

THH  SOl'TH  A>«D  THE  I'MON,      -        v        ^       c.  A. 

Music. 
ESSAVS. 

ADVANCEMENT  OF  THE  AOE,      -        -        -        C.  W, 
TRIUMPHS  OF  INTELLECT,     -        -        -        -        I.  St. 


ORATIOSS. 

OIR  RESOLRCES  AND  RESPONSIBILITIES,  F.  J.  Helup. 

IMMORTALITV  OF  GENII'S.  .        .        .  s.  H.  Dbi<«». 

Music. 
Hrrfhait  (f  Vfniff.— A  Tragedy  iu  3  .Vets. 

SHVI.OCK, S.  L.   Fo.ni.. 

BASSARriJ, F.  J.  Hr.!Lor. 

ANTONIO, A.   .M.  Ji:Bn.Mt. 

PORTIA, F.   NtLsoN. 

SALARINU, T.  A.  PtRiitR. 


-.<R-% 


SALANIO, 

TUBAL,    .   .   .   . 
DUKE,   -    -    -  ■  - 
NERISSA,   .    .    -    . 
CLERK  OF  THE  COURT, 
JAILER,    -    -    .    . 


bECLAlIATrONS. 


MISSION  OF  SCIENCE, 


The  Dead  Shot,— .\  Builesriuo. 

CAPTAIN  CANNON, S.  L. 


HECTOR  TIMID, 
WISEMAN.         -        - 
FRED.  THORNTON, 
LOUISA,      -        -        - 
CHATTER,     -        - 


Music. 
Box  and  C»x,  -A  Fiiico. 


co.x,    - 

BO.X, 
BOUNCER, 


.M.  JunoM 
J.  Havde 


A.  .M.  J I 

F.   Nelso 
D.  J.  Ha 


V.\LEDICTORY,    ■    -    -    -     D.  H.  Pos 
Mvfk. 

BEKEDiCTIOIV. 


APR.  5TH.  1853 


'±i£P:>^. .^Q^U 

Facsimile  of  programme  of  joint-exhibition 

entered  the  Methodist  ministry,  and  was  for  a  time  a  meiiT 
ber  of  the  Illinois  Conference.  He  afterward  transferred  to 
the  Missouri  Conference  and  gave  his  later  life  to  the  build- 
ing up  of  the  newer  country  west  of  Illinois.  The  town  of 
Brownsville,  Missouri  was  named  after  him.  Samuel  K.  Casey 
was  the  son  of  Zadoc  and  Rachel  Casey,  born  in  Tennessee 
in  1817.  His  father  came  to  Illinois  soon  after  that  time  and 
was  a  prominent  lawyer  and  judge,  having  served  one  term 
as  Lieutenant-governor  of  Illinois.  Samuel  K.  left  McKendree 
before  finishing  his  course,  studied  law,  served  as  County 
Judge  in  Franklin  County  for  a  number  of  years,  was  receiver 
of  public  moneys  at  Shawneetown  for  a  period,  and  was  for 
five  years  warden  of  the  Sfcite  Penitentiary  at  Joliet.  During 
this  period  he  superintended  the  erection  of  a  new  state 
prison  building  which  was  accomplished  in  a  manner  demon- 
strating his  fidelity  to  a  public  trust.  In  1S6S  he  was  elected 


It  the 


«3£)^~ .. ..  „.., tfOS* 

held  by  Philo  and  Plato  on  April  5,  185J 

State  Senator  from  his  district  and  held  this  office 
time  of  his  death  May  3,1,  1871. 

Harvey  C.  Lasley  was  the  only  one  of  the  seven  founders 
who  was  in  the  Preparatory  rather  than  the  College  De- 
partment.  His  home  was  in  Galliopolis,  Ohio  when  he  came 
to  college  and  he  died  at  that  place  some  time  before  1850. 

Elihu  McKendree  Peters  was  born  in  Virginia  in  181 1. 
He  came  to  Greene  County,  Illinois  in  an  early  day.  He 
entered  McKendree  in  1836  and  in  1837  became  the  first 
president  of  Philo  under  the  constitution.  He  did  not  finish 
his  college  course,  but  after  leaving  school  he  engaged  in 
farming  and  was  also  a  local  preacher  in  the  Methodist 
Church.  He  was  married  in  1841,  to  Miss  Ann  Condell  at 
Carrollton,  111.  His  death  occurred  at  White  Hall,  Illinois, 
in  1849,  when  he  was  still  under  forty  years  of  age. 

Joseph  Harris  Tam  was  born  in  Delaware  in  1816.  He 
was  enrolled  in  McKendree  at  the  time  of  the  organization 


Three  HmidreJ 


of  Philo,  from  Logansport,  low.i.  He  did  not  finish  his  college 
course,  but  after  he  left  McKendree,  he  went  to  New  Or- 
leans and  later  enlisted  in  the  Texas  Rangers  serving  in  the 
Mexican  War.  After  the  close  of  the  war,  he  returned  to  Illi- 
nois and  married  Miss  Sarah  Glassford,  of  Monticello.  In 
1848  he  went  to  California,  and  settled  in  Amador  County 
in  1849.  He  remained  there  several  years  and  engaged  m 
mining  with  a  good  degree  of  success.  In  1852  he  moved 
with  his  family  to  San  Joaquin  County,  where  he  was  one  of 
the  earliest  settlers  at  the  town  of  Woodbridge.  He  acquired 
a  large  area  of  land  in  that  vicinity.  He  had  the  first  orchard 
m  the  later  famous  San  Joaquin  Valley.  He  was  the  father 
of  four  sons  and  two  daughters.  Those  surviving  him  are: 
Mrs.  J.  A.  Stewart,  of  Stockton,  California;  Mrs.  Agusta 
E.  Richards,  San  Jose,  California;  and  one  son,  the  Hon. 
J.  H.  Tarn,  of  San  Francisco.  The  elder  Tam  died  at  Wood- 
bridge,  California,  in  1867. 

The  work  of  the  Society  now  includes  readings,  essays, 
orations,  extemporaneous  speaking,  parliamentary  drill,  and 
debate.  It  also  affords  opportunity  for  practice  in  acquiring 
self  possession  in  difficult  situations,  thinking  while  on  your 
feet,  and  the  ability  to  exercise  sound  critical  judgment  in 
literary  and  forensic  matters.  In  the  years  past,  the  literary 


societies  hive  been  largely  of  the  n.iture  of  fniternities,  as 
well  as  literary  forums.  Some  students  have  valued  the  ex- 
periences  of  the  society  hall  more  highly  than  those  of  the 
class  room.  The  "society  spirit"  was  an  influence  far  more 
evident  in  the  old  days  than  at  present.  At  times,  it  ran  so 
high  as  to  cause  a  dangerous  rivalry  between  the  two  mens' 
societies.  Sometimes  there  were  serious  clashes  between  the 
organizations,  not  only  of  words  and  feelings,  but  sometimes 
of  physical  force  that  might  result  in  actual  bruises  and 
bloodshed.  But  these  conflicts  are  soon  forgotten  after  stU' 
dents  get  out  into  the  world.  The  reasons  that  seemed  abun- 
dantly sufficient  to  justify  extreme  conduct  on  the  part  of 
the  student,  seem  very  small  indeed  to  the  man  of  the  world. 
The  fraternal  spirit  often  caused  the  boys  to  prolong  their 
session  until  far  into  the  night,  and  sometimes  the  order  of 
exercises  would  entirely  lose  its  literary  character  and  be 
come  chiefly  social.  In  the  days  when  the  buildings  were 
heated  with  stoves,  and  of  course  there  was  a  stove  in  each 
society  hall,  the  drawers  under  the  book  cases  in  Philo 
always  contained  some  cooking  utensils.  Sometimes  after  the 
program  was  over  on  a  winter  night,  a  committee  might  be 
appointed  to  visit  some  convenient  hen-house  and  procure 
a  chicken  to  form  the  basis  of  an  informal  banquet;  which, 


IDEXUR,    3DIC3-rJIOK,I.  ^ 


^jr~-  OF   THE    -"T^ 

COLLEOE  CHA-FEL, 

^cdiie.'id.ui  ffirni  11^.  t):  iciiibtr  lo 


MUSIC.     nsrvoGA-xipisr,      music. 

DECLAMATION',       .     .       Tlie  Voluntoor  soldier 

.1.  A.  SllErilERD. 


O.  K.  SiLLIMAN. 


'^"fc*? 


j 

FR  0  GR  Aivr  3S^  E  . 

OKATIc.N 

C.    S.  DKJiKKN. 

Energy. 

OKATIO.V 

1 

.     Coliimbi:i's  I! 
«MI.  LirncK. 

itlle  Fields. 

MUSIC, 

Oh,  Lord,  Hiiw  Exc«lIeW  is 

Tliv  Name. 

1  Missts  LEEPEit  and  McCkacken, 

1 

MESsRe.  Hkrvet  a 

nd  MOOBE- 

DKCl.AMATION,        .        .         .        Tlie 

•olish  Boy. 

CaueHall. 

OUVTION 

I'.lcmcnt 
.I.e.  Mo.. HE. 

or  Power. 

MUSIC,  (S 

olo)        .        .         .         "ThcU 

W.  S.  IIERVEV. 

aterMill- 

01!.\TI0N 

L.  Y.  Sherman. 

Now. 

OliATIOX, 

W.  S    HOHNER. 

.MUSIC. 

Action. 

OUATION, 

J.  A.  SPIES. 

or  Thought 

MUSIC. 

liE.VEDICTION. 

MUSIC. 

President  of  ti'e  Evciiin;,',  J.  C.  Creighton.        |  | 

■USHERS. 

W.  H. 

Wilson,                   I.  N.  Errismak.          || 

'^^^J' 

1  of  a  Philo  exhibition  programm?  datjd  December  15,  1879 


rhrce  Hundred  and  On 


if  it  did  not  promote  the  primary  purpose  of  the  organization, 
at  least  had  a  strong  tendency  to  arouse  good  fellowship, 
which  was  likely  to  be  cherished  in  the  years  to  come. 

The  first  few  weeks  of  each  school  year  were  marked  by 
strenuous  efforts  to  secure  new  members,  on  the  part  of 
both  societies.  They  used  every  possible  argument  and  device 
to  influence  the  new  men  to  make  the  right  choice  and  not 
ruin  their  college  life  by  joining  the  wrong  society.  The 
first  few  meetings  of  the  year  were  specially  interesting, 
when  the  literary  program  was  over,  and  taking  up  the  busi- 
ness session,  the  president  called  for  propositions  for  mem- 
bership. The  formal  proposal  of  the  name  of  some  new  stu- 
dent was  often  written  out  at  great  length  and  in  extravagant 
terms  praised  the  good  qualities  of  the  individual  and  dwelt 
upon  his  capacity  to  bring  glory  to  the  society  in  the  years 
to  come.  Then  after  a  motion  was  duly  made  to  receive  the 
candidate  into  the  membership  of  the  society,  there  was  a 
tremendous  affirmative  vote.  No  one  thought  of  voting  in 
the  negative,  and  the  object  of  the  loud  affirmative  was  to 
advertise  the  fact  to  their  opponents  across  the  hall  that 
they  had  received  a  new  member.  So  the  doors  and  windows 
were  opened,  various  noise  making  devices  were  employed, 
voices  were  keyed  to  their  fullest  capacity,  and  such  a  volume 
of  noise  would  smite  the  quiet  evening  atmosphere  as  was 
well  calculated  to  awake  the  dead.  But  if  it  did  not  actually 
produce  that  effect,  it  did  awake  the  members  of  the  other 
society  to  the  fact  that  some  unsophisticated  freshman  had 
been  inviegjed  into  joining  the  opposite  society,  and  there- 
fore, in  their  estimation,  had  ruined  his  chances  of  success 
in  life  forever. 

In  the  period  of  the  eighties  and  nineties,  it  was  customary 
about  once  a  term  to  hold  a  college  social  in  the  two  society 
halls.  In  those  days  there  were  two  doors  in  each  hall,  just 
opposite  the  two  in  the  other. 
With  these  all  thrown  open. 
It  was  a  fine  place  to  play  the 
social  games  that  were  common 
in  those  days.  After  several 
hours  of  social  enjoyment,  in 
which  the  boys  and  girls  asso- 
ciated freely  with  each  other 
without  violating  any  of  the 
ordinary  rules  of  propriety,  at 
10:3,0,  the  president  or  vice- 
president  of  the  college  would 
GEORGE  W.  SMITH  ""''^^  ^  ^^^  general  remarks 

Who  was  a  member  of  Philo        and  announce  that  it  was  time 


SAMUEL  K.  CASEY 
One  of  the  Founders  of  Philo 


to  adjourn.  This  suggestion 
was  promptly  and  cheerfully 
obeyed  and  the  boys  and  girls 
went  to  their  boarding  houses 
feeling  that  they  had  been  re- 
ceiving a  kind  of  training  that 
was  both  pleasant  and  useful, 
tho  not  found  in  the  printed 
curriculum.  The  coming  of  the 
dormitories  with  many  stu- 
dents living  on  the  hill,  and 
the  wider  interest  in  athletics 
and  various  other  college  activ- 
ities, have  conspired  together 
to  change  these  conditions  of  the  former  years.  CksUege  stu- 
dents probably  enjoy  social  contacts  as  much  as  ever,  but 
the  forms  and  methods  of  these  change  as  the  years  go  by. 

For  many  years  there  hung  on  the  west  wall  of  Philo  Hall 
a  painting  by  John  Lupton  which  represented  a  pioneer  scene, 
showing  two  Indians  in  the  primeval  forest  with  their  wea' 
pons  prepared  either  for  a  hunt  or  warfare  against  their 
enemies.  One  of  the  favorite  jokes  to  play  on  a  new  member 
of  the  society  was  to  show  him  this  picture  and  tell  him  to 
find  three  Indians  in  it.  There  were  the  two  in  plain  sight, 
and  he  would  usually  search  long  and  diligently  for  the  third. 
But  no  one  was  ever  able  to  find  a  third.  After  he  had  finally 
given  up  the  search  and  acknowledged  his  failure,  he  was 
told  that  the  third  Indian  was  behind  one  of  the  big  trees 
and  therefore  out  of  sight.  Of  course  he  would  keep  the 
whereabouts  of  the  third  Indian  a  profound  secret  in  order 
that  he  might  enjoy  seeing  the  next  new  member  fooled 
as  he  had  been. 

At  the  same  time  with  these  pleasurable  activities,  much 
serious  work  was  undertaken  by  the  Philos.  They  were  re- 
quired to  pay  fees  and  dues,  and  sometimes  fines.  Most  of 
them  spent  many  hours  in  preparation  for  assigned  tasks, 
the  performance  of  which  was  a  splendid  means  of  develop- 
ing certain  talents,  and  preparing  the  student  to  meet  cer- 
t;nn  obligations  that  are  likely  to  come  in  later  life  Philo 
feels  especially  proud  of  her  record  in  certain  lines.  It  is 
claimed  that  there  have  been  only  two  sessions  of  the  Illinois 
Legislature  since  1849  without  one  or  more  Philos  in  their 
membership.  The  society  has  been  continuously  represented 
on  the  Circuit  Bench  of  Illinois  since  1857.  The  present  Chief 
Justice  of  the  Illinois  Supreme  Court,  Judge  William  M. 
Farmer,  is  a  Philo.  Only  two  sessions  of  Congress  since  the 


Three  Hundred  and  Two 


Civil  War  have  been  held 
without  Philo  hemsj  represent 
ed  either  m  the  Senate  or 
the  House. 

The  Philos  are  also  proud  of 
their  record  m  the  matter  of 
the  Bryan  Essay  Contest.  This 
was  a  prize  established  by 
William  J.  Bryan,  to  be  given 
annually  for  the  best  essay  on 
some  question  of  government. 
It  was  first  offered  in  i8q8, 
JUDGE  WILLIAM  A.  FARMER  ^nj  ^.,5  ^on  by  a  Philo  m  the 
One  ot  Philo's  Honored  Members  '      ,    ^  ,, 

years  mentioned  rollowmg: 

1898  W.  DuffPiercy  1910    Edmund  J.  Burgard 

1899  Ben  G.  Scott  1911    Timothy  I.  McKnight 
igoo    Harold  P.  Barnes  1912    Clark  R.  Yost 

1902  Edward  D.  Krehbiel  191 3,  Samuel  W.  Eaton 

1903  Robert  E.  Choisser  1914  John  Stewart 

1904  Arthur  L.  Weber  191 5  Norman  M.  Moss 

1905  Leonard  Carson  1916  Roger  W.  Valentine 

1906  Charles  E.  Combe  1917  Arthur  F.  Zimmerman 

1907  William  F.  Borders  1918  Lloyd  J.  Voyles 

1908  W.  D.  P.  Farthing  1919  Ray  E.  Winter 

1909  Russel  E.  Townsend  iqii  John  B.  Zimmerman 
After  1921,  the  Bryan  Prize  was  no  longer  offered. 

The  Brown  Oratorical  Contest  was  established  by  Mr. 
Charles  W.  Brown,  of  Chicago,  and  was  maintained  by  him 
during  the  years  1902  to  1910.  The  first  prize  m  this  contest 
was  awarded  to  Philos  as  follows; 
1902    John  W.  Borah  1907    Russel  E.  Townsend 

1904  Henry  Eaton  1908    William  J.  Eaton 

1905  Edward  D.  Krehbiel       1909    W.  D.  P.  Farthing 

1906  Charles  Herbert  Miller  1910    Silas  J.  Rees 

In  the  old  days,  the  semi-annual  exhibitions  were  great 
occasions.  Before  the  days  of  the  picture  show  and  cheap 
vaudeville,  the  college  chapel  was  crowded  to  the  doors  and 
the  gallery  full  of  people  anxious  to  hear  what  the  budding 
orators  had  to  present.  We  reproduce  some  of  the  Philo 
programs  as  they  were  actually  given. 

There  was  always  a  vigorous  rivalry  as  to  which  of  the 
three  societies  presented  the  best  exhibition.  Of  course  the 
decision  was  usually  a  matter  of  individual  opinion,  and  that 
was  usually  colored  by  personal  preference  and  traditional 
associations.  For  a  long  time  it  was  a  common  custom  for 
the  friends  and  admirers  of  the  performers  to  send  them 
cards,  by  the  ushers,  containing  written  congratulations  and 


compliments  on  the  excellence  of  their  performance.  These 
cards  were  treasured  by  some,  to  look  over  in  after  years  as 
pleasant  reminders  of  the  successful  achievements  of  college 
days.  In  the  early  history  of  Philo,  and  this  was  true  of 
both  the  men's  societies,  the  exercises  consisted  chiefly  of 
debates  and  orations.  Later,  essays  and  extemporaneous 
speeches  were  introduced.  Still  later  came  music  and  par- 
liamentary  drill.  These  changes  usually  occurred  in  both  or- 
ganizations about  the  same  time.  They  both  bought  pianos, 
each  without  the  other's  knowledge,  so  near  the  same  time 
that  when  one  of  them  was  delivered,  boys  from  both  so- 
cieties helped  to  carry  it  upstairs,  each  thinking  it  belonged 
to  his  society. 

The  Philo  boys  tike  special  interest  m  tlie  exercise  known 
as  parliamentary  drill.  Skill  m  this  exercise  involves  a  good 
knowledge  of  Roberts'  Rules  of  Order,  and  a  keenly  analytic 
mind  to  enable  one,  on  the  spur  of  the  moment,  to  determine 
the  proper  application  of  the  rules  to  a  given  case.  When 
Philos  graduate  from  college  they  are  presented  with  a  form 
of  diploma  from  the  society,  which  certifies  that  they  are 
sufficiently  acquainted  with  parliamentary  law  to  be  com' 
petent  to  preside  over  assemblies.  In  1850  a  catalogue  of 
Philo  was  pubhshed,  giving  a  brief  account  of  the  organiza- 
tion in  1837  and  the  names  of  those  who  had  been  members 
of  It  up  to  that  date.  None  of  those  mentioned  m  that  list 
are  now  living.  Along  m  the  nineties  of  the  nineteenth  cen- 
tury, a  roster  of  the  entire  membership  was  prepared,  though 
it  was  not  printed,  but  left  m  neatly  written  form  to  be 
useful  to  the  future  historian.  This  piece  of  work  was  done 
by  John  L.  Hobbs,  who  was  appointed  to  the  task  by  the 
Society,  because  of  his  skill  in  penmanship.  Mr.  Hobbs  after- 
ward became  a  physician,  and  after  many  years  of  successful 
practice,  he  retired  from  professional  work  and  is  now  living 
in  Los  Angeles,  California.  La- 
ter a  history  of  the  Society 
was  compiled  by  Paul  and 
Chester  Farthing,  brothers  who 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1909. 
This  was  published  m  191 1 
and  contains  a  complete  rost- 
er of  the  membership  up  to 
that  time.  A  form  of  activity 
which  has  been  greatly  en- 
joyed by  many  of  the  members 
and  friends  for  a  dozen  years 

or  more,  is  the  Philo  Chautau-  ^^^^^^  ^  ROBERTS 

qua.  It  is  a  burlesque  on  the  a  former  Philo 


Three  Hundred  and  Three 


Hall  of  th;  Platonian  Literary  Society 


community  Chautauqua,  which  has  been  so  common  in  the 
middle  west  in  recent  years.  A  program  is  prepared,  con' 
sisting  of  SIX  numbers  to  represent  the  six  days  of  the  usual 
Chautauqua,  including  a  performance  for  each  night  of  Chau- 
tauqua week.  Each  performance  represents  a  f;ike  lecturer 
with  a  long  name,  or  a  pseudo  concert  troupe  in  fantastic 
costume  and  improvised  instruments,  or  the  impersonation 
of  some  fiimous  magician  with  a  bit  of  magic  which  the 
audience  can  easily  see  through.  Even  a  "sermon"  of  a  sort 
of  vaudeville  type  is  provided  for  the  Sunday  night  at  Chau- 
tauqua. The  platform  manager  gets  off  jokes  on  various  peo- 
ple in  the  audience,  frequent  telegrams  are  received  and  read 
from  the  platform.  Even  the  faculty  come  in  for  their  share 
of  jokes,  and  the  audience  is  kept  in  a  roar  of  laughter  for 
the  most  of  the  evening.  Printed  tickets  are  issued  by  way 
of  invitation  to  the  chautauqua  and  there  is  always  a 
crowded  house. 


THE  PLATONIAN  SOCIETY 
The  Platonian  Literary  Society  dates  its  origin  from  1849, 
though  there  is  a  question  in  the  minds  of  some  as  to  whether 
or  not  an  older  organization  was  merged  into  Plato  at  that 
time.  There  was  evidently  an  organization  of  some  kind  be- 
sides Philo,  as  early  as  1847.  The  McKendree  catalogues  of 
1S47  and  1848  contain  the  statement,  '"The  Philosophian 
Society  and  McKendree  College  Lyceum  offer  every  facility 
for  improvement  in  discussion  and  general  literature."  Th.it 
of  1849  has  almost  the  same  statement,  with  "The  Platonian 
Society"  substituted  for  "McKendree  Lyceum,"  also  the 
clause  inserted,  "with  well  furnished  rooms  and  growing 
libraries."  Professor  W.  F.  Thrall,  of  the  University  of  North 
Carolina,  who  is.a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society,  has  in- 
vestigated this  point  of  history  carefully  and  secured  the 
testimony  of  several  of  the  men  who  were  students  of  Mc- 
Kendree in  that  period  and  original  members  of  Plato 


Three  Hundred  ani  Four 


-L  MVSIC.  FKAYER.  MUSIC.       A,.    \. 

■Ji  Oiation,  Shadows  of  the  Moment, 

C  T.  H   Jones,  Johnsonville 

J  Oration,  N.ght, 

f.  C.  S.  Freark      Fost^iburg.  jC  l 

The  Age  of  Mind,      Cl 
W.  M      Schiiwerk,   Baldwin  ^  Jf 

II 
I 


;«-^^^-^^i«^^>,&-^v^^^5-*-^ 


Oration,  Power 

A.  N.  Simmons,  Brighton 

Oration,  Incarnation  of  Thought 

W.  W.    Flint,  Lebanon 

Oration,  Education 

J    S.    Carson,  Hovleton, 

Oration  I.ovalt\ 

I    R    I..:irge.  Millcrsvi  I,-, 

V.VI.KDUTOUV    VI)1>11ESS, 

S.  E.  EAKP. 

Positions   chosen  bv  lot 

JUNE  10^"  1879 


I 


\v.^ 


M'KENDREE  COLLEGE, 

W.  W    Flini,  president. 
Candidates  for  Degrees  : 

MASTER    OF     LITERATVRK  : 

Guilielmus  Costello,  B.  i^.,         Freebure. 
Ira  Waldron  Marshall,  A.  B,,      Lebanon. 
Jacobus  Alphonsus  Bishop,   B    W.i        " 
tamuelis  Evingston  Earp,  B.  S  , 
Jacobus  Godfridus   Dee,  B.d.,    Mulberry 

Grove. 
Joscpiius  Gailielmuo    Van    Cleve,   A.   B  , 


iiferring  o(  Degrees. 
ItKNKiMCTlUN. 


Exact  reproduction  ot 


■  of  undergraduates  exhibition  of  Plato,  held  June  lo,  1879 


After  a  careful  reading  of  the  results  of  his  investigation, 
we  are  inclined  to  the  opinion  that  there  was  an  organization 
known  as  the  McKendree  Lyceum  during  the  two  years  pre- 
ceding the  founding  of  Plato.  Whether  it  was  a  mere  debating 
club  or  a  regular  literary  society,  we  have  no  means  of  know- 
ing after  so  great  a  lapse  of  time,  with  no  member  of  the 
Lyceum  now  living  and  no  records  of  the  organization  itself 
still  in  existence.  However,  the  most  reasonable  hypothesis 
seems  to  be  that  the  Lyceum  was  disbanded  and  ceased  to 
exist  some  time  between  the  date  of  the  publication  of  the 
catalogue  of  1848  and  April  1849.  Still  the  question  of  what 
may  have  preceded  the  Platonian  Society  is  not  one  of  great 
importance  in  a  work  of  this  kind.  We  will  leave  that  to  the 
specialist  and  attempt  to  record  as  carefully  as  possible  the 
outline  at  least  of  the  actual  and  unquestioned  records,  leav- 
ing to  the  specialist  the  determination  of  hypothetical  ques- 
tions which  are  more  or  less  clouded  by  the  conflicting  mem- 
ories of  those  who  try  to  recall  the  deeds  of  long  ago. 


Some  of  the  facts  concerning  the  founding  and  early  his- 
tory of  the  Platonian  Society  have  been  furnished  by  Mr. 
Thomas  O.  Springer,  deceased,  who  was  its  first  president, 
and  Judge  Thomas  Casey,  who  was  also  one  of  the  sixteen 
founders.  The  date  of  organization  is  April  20,  1849.  ^ 
committee  was  appointed  to  ask  President  Wentworth  for 
the  use  of  a  room  in  the  college  building,  which  request  was 
readily  granted.  A  committee  consisting  of  C.  W.  Jerome, 
T.  O.  Springer,  and  T.  S.  Casey,  was  appointed  to  draft  a 
constitution  and  by-laws,  and  to  select  a  name  and  motto 
for  the  new  organization.  The  motto  selected  w:is  "Via 
Sapentiae,"  signifying  "Way  of  wisdom."  The  first  officers 
elected  were  as  follows;  President,  Thomas  O.  Springer; 
Vice-president,  William  Schwartz;  Recording  Secretary, 
Thomas  S.  Casey;  Corresponding  Secretary,  Charles  W. 
Jerome;  Treasurer,  Isaac  B.  Jack.  Judge  Casey  tells  how 
the  furniture  was  secured  to  make  the  original  meeting  place 
attractive.  "There  we  were  in  that  bleak  and  desolate  room. 


Three  Hundred  and  Five 


MC  KENDREir^^^^^:^^^...^.^.^ 


THREE  FOUNDERS  OF  PLATO 
Fike  VanWinkle  Thompson 

The  dust  of  generations  was  on  its  walls,  three  or  four  tal- 
low candles  in  wooden  holders  adorned  the  walls,  a  two 
dollar  table  was  in  front  of  the  president,  and  a  like  piece 
of  furniture  before  the  secretary,  while  wooden  and  back' 
less  benches  were  around  against  the  walls.  The  above,  along 
with  a  paper  bound  ledger  costing  forty  cents,  and  a  few 
sheets  of  foolscap,  constituted  our  furniture  and  property. 
We  had  about  thirty  dollars  in  the  treasury.  From  the  small 
amount  we  were  each  allowed  as  spending  money,  contri- 
butions were  freely  made  to  the  good  cause  and  we  soon 
increased  our  capital  to  fifty-five  dollars  and  seventy-five 
cents.  With  this  amount  we  sent  Jerome  to  St.  Louis.  Our 
confidence  in  his  taste  was  unbounded.  In  those  days  it 
took  one  day  to  make  the  trip  to  St.  Louis,  one  to  do  the 
shopping,  and  one  for  the  return  journey,  so  that  in  three 
days  he  was  back  again,  and  very  soon  thereafter  we  had 
paper  on  the  walls,  twenty  chairs,  and  what  seemed  more 
than  all,  a  carpet  on  the  floor.  That  was  a  luxury  the  Philos 
did  not  have.  Before  the  end  of  May  the  carpet  was  down, 
the  old  benches  removed,  new  chairs  in  their  places,  new 
paper  on  the  walls  and  the  ceiling  freshly  whitewashed.  Tin 
candlesticks  had  taken  the  place  of  the  old  wooden  ones. 
We  were  in  this  happy  condition  when  it  was  determined 
to  have  a  library.  Again  we  became  beggars.  We  wrote 
home,  we  importuned  publishing  houses,  we  elected  a  num- 
ber of  prominent  gentlemen  honorary  members  and  politely 
and  delicately  informed  them  of  the  honor  that  had  been 
bestowed  upon  them  and  suggested  that  any  spare  books 
they  might  have  would  be  gratefully  received.  By  commence- 
ment we  had  laid  the  foundations  of  a  library.  During  the 
summer  we  gathered  books  for  the  library,  and  were  all 


early  on  the  ground  m  the  tall  to  induce  the  new  students 
to  join  Plato.  With  us  this  was  a  critical  time.  Each  Plato 
became  a  politician  in  a  small  way.  There  was  no  noise 
made,  but  by  sunlight  and  by  starlight  the  work  went  on. 
In  a  few  weeks  we  had  gathered  in  most  of  the  new  stu- 
dents. From  that  time  the  success  of  our  society  was  assured." 
The  names  of  the  sixteen  founders  are  here  given : 
Charles  W.  Jerome  St.  Louis 

David  W.  Bryant  Waterloo 

George  W.  Caldwell  Franklin 

Joseph  W.  Drury  Waterloo 

Henry  C.  Fike  Mascoutah 

Thomas  O.  Springer  Edwardsville 

Alonzo  Thompson  High  Prairie 

Alexander  Van  Winkle  Franklin 

Thomas  S.  Casey  Mt.  Vernon 

William  Chance  Waterloo 

Isaac  B.  Jack  Nashville 

Michael  Mummert  Waterloo 

James  H.  Riggin  Lebanon 

William  Schwartz  Duquoin 

William  McK.  Springer  Edwardsville 

William  K.  Thomas  Belleville 

Nine  of  this  number  pursued  their  course  to  graduation 
and  sketches  of  them  will  be  found  in  connection  with  the 
other  members  of  their  respective  classes.  Of  the  others  we 
will  give  brief  sketches  here.  David  W.  Bryant  was  born 
November  i8,  183 1,  in  Jefferson  County,  Missouri.  He  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  common  schools  and  McKendree 
College.  On  leaving  college  he  engaged  in  farming  in  Mon- 
roe County  until  1862,  when  he  enlisted  in  the  Eightieth 
Regiment  Missouri  Volunteer  Infantry,  in  which  he  served 
for  a  while  as  First  Lieutenant,  then  as  Captain  of  Company 
B,  and  later  as  Major  of  his 
regiment.  After  the  war  he 
again  engaged  in  farming  and 
trading  in  land,  in  which  his 
success  was  such  that  he  felt 
able  to  retire  in  1886.  Attci 
that  time  his  residence  was  in 
Pevely,  Missouri.  He  spent 
much  of  his  time  in  his  later 
years  in  travel. 

William  Chance  was  born 
in  Monroe  County,  Illinois, 
January  26,  1 831.  He  attended 
the   common    schools    and 


Three  Hundred  and  Si.v 


MC  KENDREE 


entered  McKendree  m  1.S48.  He  continued  m  college  for 
three  years,  .ifter  which  he  taught  school  in  Columbia,  Illi- 
nois. In  i8';4  he  was  married  to  Miss  Lucinda  Eckert  and 
removing  to  Lebanon,  he  engaged  in  the  clothing  business 
during  the  years  1855  and  1856.  He  died  at  Lebanon,  Illinois, 
May  II,  1857,  and  is  buried  in  College  Hill  Cemetery.  Judge 
Casey  said  of  him:  "William  Chance  was  a  bright  and  in- 
teUigent  young  man.  He  was  delicate  in  health,  but  always 
ready  to  perform  any  duty  assigned  to  him." 

Isaac  B.  Jack  was  born  m  Maury  County,  Tennessee,  July 
26,  1824.  He  came  to  Illinois  in  1832  and  was  engaged  in 
farming  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Mexican  War.  He  entered 
the  army  and  served  as  Lieutenant  till  the  end  of  the  war. 
He  then  entered  McKendree,  tho  did  not  stay  to  finish  a 
college  course.  He  then  taught  school  for  a  while  and  was 
later  elected  Sheriff  of  Washington  County.  He  had  an  inter- 
est in  the  local  paper  of  his  home  town,  the  Nashville  Dem- 
ocrat. He  lived  a  consistent  Christian  life  until  his  death 
in  1852.  One  of  his  college  friends  said  of  him:  "Isaac  B. 
Jack  was  a  jolly  good  natured  fellow,  well  met  with  all  who 
believed  in  taking  the  world  easy.  He  was  strong  mentally 
and  physically.  He  was  a  true  friend,  unpretentious,  thor- 
oughly good,  honest  and  always  reliable." 

Michael  Mummert  was  born  December  18,  1826,  in  Ger- 
many, and  came  to  America  with  his  parents  in  183,6,  settling 
in  Monroe  County,  Illinois.  He  worked  on  a  farm  until  the 
beginning  of  the  Mexican  War,  when  he  enlisted  m  the 
company  commanded  by  William  R.  Morrison,  who  after- 
ward became  Colonel  Morrison.  After  serving  one  year  he 
came  home,  having  been  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Buena 
Vista.  He  then  went  to  McKendree  for  two  years.  While 
himself  a  student,  he  taught  German  classes  in  McKendree, 
and  was  thus  the  first  German  teacher  in  the  college.  Later 
he  read  law  under  Thomas 
Quick,  of  Waterloo,  for  two 
years  and  then  he  went  to 
Cincinnati  and  studied  law  for 
a  time  in  the  office  of  Salmon 
P.  Chase,  who  afterward  be- 
came Chief  Justice  of  the  U- 
S.  Supreme  Court.  He  then 
returned  to  Waterloo  and 
practiced  law  until  1854, 
when  he  died  after  a  brief 
illness. 

COL.  JONATHAN  MERRIAM  ^^"^^""  ^^^^'^"'  ^^*  '^°''" 
One  of  Plato's  distinguished  sons    m  Jackson   County,  Illinois 


J.  Nick  Perrin,  well  known   lecturer  and   historian,   and   Charles   P. 
Johnson,  famous  criminal  lawyer — both  members  of  Plato 

Feb.  7,  1826.  He  attended  his  home  school  and  then  entered 
McKendree,  where  he  helped  to  found  the  Platonian  Society 
in  1849,  but  he  did  not  stay  in  school  long  after  that.  He  was 
married  to  Miss  Sarah  Kimmel  in  September,  1850,  and  some 
time  after  located  on  a  farm  near  Elk  Prairie,  where  he  spent 
the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  spent  several  years  as  a  teacher 
in  the  public  schools.  Later  he  was  a  trustee  of  the  Southern 
Normal  at  Carbondale.  He  also  held  the  office  of  Justice  of 
the  Peace  and  School  Treasurer.  He  was  a  Republican  in 
politics  and  was  elected  to  the  Illinois  Legislature  in  1870. 
He  was  an  influential  member  of  that  body,  and  was  active 
m  securing  the  establishment  of  the  Railroad  and  Warehouse 
Commission.  He  was  an  active  Christian  and  church  worker. 
He  died  September  22,  1871,  at  his  home  near  Elkville.  He 
was  survived  by  three  children,  Mrs.  Hays,  of  Elkville,  and 
George  and  William  A.  Schwartz,  of  Carbondale. 

William  McKendree  Springer  was  born  in  Madison  Coun- 
ty, Illinois,  August  31,  1828.  He  attended  the  public  schools 
of  his  neighborhood  and  in  1848  entered  McKendree.  At 
the  end  of  the  school  year  closing  in  1849,  he  left  school, 
not  to  return  because  of  failing  health.  In  1850,  he  went 
overland  to  California,  but  in  the  summer  of  1851  he  re- 
turned and  resumed  the  business  of  farming.  However,  he 
soon  left  the  farm  and  engaged  in  running  a  saw  mill.  In 
1875  he  left  the  saw  mill,  moved  to  Edwardsville,  and  en- 
gaged in  selling  hardware  and  farm  machinery.  He  was  a 
Republican  in  politics  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church.  For  many  years  he  served  as  Sunday  School  Super- 
intendent. He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Order  and  of 
the  Knights  of  Honor.  In  1881  he  started  to  Colorado  for 
the  improvement  of  his  health.  At  Lawrence,  Kansas,  where 
he  stopped  to  visit  his  sister,  he  was  taken  sick  and  died 


Three  HuriiireJ  and  Seie 


there  in  October  of  that  year.  He  was  married  to  Miss 
Margaret  Barber  in  1857,  who  with  four  of  their  six  chil- 
dren survived  him. 

Wilham  Kinney  Thomas  was  born  in  Ridge  Prairie,  May 
8,  1829.  His  boyhood  was  spent  on  the  farm  where  he  got 
what  education  the  district  school  afforded.  He  entered  Mc- 
Kendree  in  1847,  but  left  in  i8';o  to  go  to  the  gold  fields 
of  California.  In  1855  he  returned  to  Illinois  and  the  next 
year  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Simpson.  None  of  their 
five  children  grew  to  maturity.  In  the  spring  of  1866  he 
and  his  little  son  started  for  Montana  and  were  both  killed 
by  the  Indians  at  the  Yellowstone  River. 
A  PLATO  EXHIBITION 
(From  the  McKendree  Repository,  December,  1870) 

The  gentlemen  of  the  Platonian  Society  gave  their  quar- 
terly exhibition  to  an  audience  that  nearly  filled  the  College 
Chapel,  Tuesday  evening,  the  20th  inst.  After  the  usual 
opening  ceremonies,  a  declamation,  "Damon  and  Pythias," 


■'-— "           1 

PROGRAMME. 

ANNUAL  EXHIBITION 

OF     THK 

PLATONIAN  LITERARY  SOCIETl. 

WEDMSCAY    EVEMNG,    JILY    9,    1861. 

PBATEB. 

sACBtD  Mcs:c,-"  Sherbume- 

Prolofue C.  W.  Jekome,    St. 

Louh,    iln. 

swo,— "  Loved  OnK  at  Home." 

DECLAMATIONS. 

Byro 

n, W.    H.    McKee,    BellnUk.        \ 

"Un 

on  Forever:" A.  0.   Gates, 

sour,,,-" Railroad   Chorus," 

CoUinsulk. 

Adv 

smcemenl  of  the  Age F.  B.    Ahbuls, 

Jkrnadollf. 

L.le 

epleasures-Howtrinsiem!     .     .     .     H,  C.    Fike, 
soyG,-"Prairle  Lea." 

Marcoulah. 

Vlil 

ly  of  College- A.  Thompsos.  Hig^  Pramr. 

Panorama  of  ihe  Post,          .     .     J.  A.  IIaldeiiman,  Lexingwn.  Ky.        \ 

soM-.,— 'Farme's'  Glee." 

Viileiiiclory, T.  ;•.  Casey, 

Mt.   Yernor,. 

1 

so,o,_"01d  House  at   Home." 

1 

BENEDICTION. 

Reduced  facsimile  of  Plato  exhibition  programme  of  iSsi.  This 
programme  «,-as  pres3nted  to  Plato  in  lyoi  by  H.  C.  Fike 

was  delivered  by  Tetherington.  At  first  Mr.  Tethenngton 
spoke  too  rapidly,  and  in  consequence  his  words  were  not 


all  distinct;  however,  as  he  proceeded  he  gained  self-pos- 
session and  greatly  improved  his  delivery.  His  gestures  were 
graceful,  and  for  the  most  part,  appropriate,  although  not 
always  "suited  to  the  word."  E.  B.  Waggoner  followed  with 
an  oration;  subject,  "A  Pure  Character."  His  delivery  was 
graceful  and  pleasing,  and  the  oration  itself  was  of  high 
merit.  "Impulse  and  Principle"  was  the  theme  of  an  oration 
by  C.  T.  Moore.  The  speaker's  tone  was  not  quite  natural 
at  first,  and  the  total  want  of  gestures  seemed  to  show  a 
want  of  feeling  and  earnestness.  D.  H.  Delzell  chose  for  his 
subject,  "Public  Opinion,"  which  he  discussed  in  a  practical 
manner.  In  speaking,  he  was  evidently  laboring  under  some 
disadvantage — perhaps  a  cold.  The  oration  on  "Triumphs 
of  Intellect"  by  J.  H.  Blume,  was  well  received  and  well 
merited  the  applause  it  obtained.  The  gentleman  occasionally 
lowered  his  voice  rather  more  than  the  size  of  the  audience 
would  allow.  With  the  oration,  including  delivery,  he  has 
reason  to  be  satisfied.  Mr.  G.  W.  Flint's  essay,  "The  Spirit 
of  Inquiry,"  would  take  a  place  among  the  best  productions 
of  the  evening.  However,  his  reading  was  rather  indifferent. 
Mr.  Berger  showed  in  a  clear  and  pleasing  manner,  "The 
Uses  of  Adversity."  This  was  Mr.  Berger's  first  appearance 
in  public,  and  we  congratulate  him  heartily  upon  his  success. 
O.  M.  Edwards'  declamation,  "Parody  on  the  Old  Oaken 
Bucket,"  was  well  delivered  and  the  speaker  was  fairly  en- 
titled to  the  applause  he  received.  The  "Curiosity  Bag,"  by 
Lane,  was  not  mentioned  on  the  programme.  Of  its  merits. 
It  IS  sufficient  to  say  that  it  had  one  or  two  good  points  in 
It.  Music  opened  and  closed  the  programme,  and  followed 
every  second  speaker.  It  was  entirely  vocal  and  was  fur- 
nished by  members  of  the  society,  assisted  by  the  ladies. 
With  the  exhibition  as  a  whole,  the  audience  seemed  more 
than  pleased.  We  would  be  glad  if  some  one  could  devise 
means  by  which  some  of  the  "small  boys"  that  attend  these 
performances  could  be  silenced.  They  applaud  every  speaker 
without  regard  for  merit.  Boys,  hereafter,  when  you  go 
among  gentlemen,  try  to  act  like  them  whether  you  belong 
to  that  class  or  not. 

It  may  be  observed  that  E.  B.  Waggoner,  mentioned  in 
the  above  account  without  any  adverse  criticism,  is  Professor 
Waggoner,  of  Lebanon,  Illinois,  who  has  just  retired  at  the 
age  of  seventy-five  from  active  educational  work  after  a  full 
half  century  of  service  in  that  field.  The  greater  portion  of 
this  long  career  was  spent  at  McKendree.  As  far  as  known 
.it  this  writing,  no  other  member  of  the  group  of  entertainers 
on  that  evening  nearly  sixty  years  ago,  is  still  alive. 

The  Platonian  Society,  during  most  of  its  history,  has 
occupied  a  hall  in  the  third  story  of  "Old  Mam,"  just  oppo- 


Three  H.aiJreJ  and  Eigli 


^EE^I^^^^^^^^^^^^S:^ 


site  the  Philo  hall  and  the  same  size.  The  Platos  have  always 
prided  themselves  on  the  excellent  equipment  of  their  hall. 
They  have  it  furnished  in  good  taste  with  high  grade  fur- 
niture, without  regard  to  expense.  The  walls  are  decorated 
with  a  number  of  portraits  of  former  members  who  have 
attained  distinction  in  the  outside  world,  or  else  are  especially 
beloved  for  their  devotion  to  "Plato"  in  the  years  gone  by. 

Perhaps  two  decades  ago,  a  series  of  inter-society  debates 
were  held  between  Philo  and  Plato.  In  these  contests,  Plato 
came  off  victorious  more  than  half  the  time,  and  still  feels 
proud  of  that  forensic  achievement.  At  one  time,  perhaps  m 
the  eighties  of  the  last  century,  Plato  was  noted  as  the  min- 
isterial society  of  the  college. 

For  a  while,  every  student  who  was  intending  to  make 
the  ministry  his  vocation,  was  a  member  of  Plato.  But  of 
course  these  unnatural  situations  which  occasionally  arise 
are  only  temporary.  As  an  illustration  of  their  enterprise, 
Plato  was  the  first  of  the  societies  to  have  electric  lights  in 
their  hall.  They  had  them  installed  before  the  college  itself 
had  electric  lights. 

Among  the  men  of  distinction  whom  the  society  feels 
honored  to  have  enrolled  in  her  membership,  to  mention 
only  a  few,  are  General  James  H.  Wilson,  of  the  United 
States  Army;  General  Wesley  Merritt,  who  saw  service  not 
only  in  the  Civil  War,  but  also  in  the  Spanish-American 
War,  John  H.  Halderman,  American  minister  to  Siam;  Ex- 
Governor  Charles  P.  Johnson,  who  was  a  noted  lawyer  in 
St.  Louis;  Dr.  Augustus  C.  Bernays,  who  at  the  time  of 
his  death  had  a  national  and  perhaps  an  international  rep- 
utation in  the  field  of  surgery;  Hon.  Henry  A.  Castle,  of 
St.  Paul;  General  John  I.  Rinaker,  of  Carlmville;  Judge  J. 
W.  Wilkm,  of  the  Illinois  Supreme  Court;  Judge  Oliver  A. 
Harker,  of  the  Law  School  of  the  University  of  Illinois;  Nel' 
son  S.  Cobleigh,  for  more  than  thirty  years  on  the  editorial 
Staff  of  the  New  York  World;  Dr.  Daniel  B.  Parkinson 
former  president  of  the  Southern  Normal;  Rev.  Dr.  Joseph 
W.  Van  Cleve,  for  years  a  connectional  officer  in  the  Meth, 
odist  Church,  and  many  others. 

The  public  exhibition  programs  of  the  societies  were  quite- 
serious  matters  in  the  early  days.  The  students  usually  felt 
that  the  society  work  was  of  equal  importance,  if  not  greater 
than  the  college  course  itself.  As  the  years  have  passed,  the 
programs  have  gradually  become  less  instructive  and  more 
entertaining  in  their  aims.  We  find  a  Plato  program  in  1889, 
consisting  of  eight  orations,  all  on  serious  subjects,  with  an 
invocation  and  a  benediction,  but  without  any  music.  In 
recent  times  there  may  be  one,  or  possibly  two  orations. 


while  the  rest  ot  the  program  is  made  up  mainly  ot  things 
that  entertain,  such  as  readings,  music,  both  instrumental 
and  vocal,  and  occasionally  a  dialogue  or  play.  But  since 
these  entertaining  performances  are  usually  of  an  uplifting 
character,  who  shall  say  that  the  evening  spent  with  one 
of  these  is  not  as  profitable  as  the  one  years  ago  with  the 
more  Puntan-like  form  of  service?  For  more  than  half  a  cen- 
tury, these  public  exhibitions  were  given  twice  a  year,  as 
regularly  as  the  seasons  ot  the  year,  and  they  were  always 
held  in  the  chapel  and  presented  before  large  audiences.  But 
in  recent  years,  the  mid-year  entertainments  were  changed 
to  come  after  the  Christmas  holidays  instead  of  before,  and 
then  they  were  omitted  altogether.  In  the  old  days,  each 
society  gave  an  open  session  once  a  month  or  once  a  term 
m  Its  own  hall.  On  occasions  of  that  kind  the  other  two 
societies  adjourned  their  own  meeting  and  all  went  to  the 
open  session.  In  these  days  the  open  session  is  held  at  8 
o'clock  and  the  others  meet  at  6:jo  and  finish  their  meeting 
in  time  to  attend  the  other.  In  both  the  men's  societies,  an 
innovation  of  recent  years  is  the  practice  of  initiating  the 
new  members  by  having  a  dozen  or  so  athletic  upper  class' 
men  sieze  the  new  member  bodily  and  toss  him  up  a  few 
times,  sometimes  so  high  that  his  feet  will  touch  the  ceiling, 
being  careful,  of  course,  not  to  let  him  fall  as  he  comes  down. 
For  more  than  seventy-five  years  the  society  meetings  were 
always  held  on  Friday  night.  It  was  the  end  of  the  school 
week  and  the  boys  were  in  a  meeting  by  themselves  and 
did  not  hesitate  to  stay  as  long  as  they  felt  disposed,  not- 
withstanding the  rule  requiring  them  to  adjourn  at  10:3,0 
o'clock  in  the  winter  and  11  P.  M.  in  the  spring  term.  The 
irregular  debate  after  the  regular  discussion  often  took  an 
hour,  or  even  two,  if  all  the  members  saw  fit  to  exercise 
their  privilege  of  speaking.  And  then  came  the  business 
session.  If  no  business  actually  presented  itself,  it  was  easy 
to  produce  some  ready  to  hand  which  took  much  time  for 
discussion.  So  it  was  often  midnight  or  later  when  they 
actually  adjourned.  For  many  decades,  Friday  night  was  the 
night  of  meeting  for  the  societies.  But  in  recent  years,  after 
the  advent  of  the  trolley  car  and  paved  roads  and  automo- 
biles, many  of  the  students  live  at  their  own  homes  and 
come  every  day  or  stay  till  Friday  night  and  go  home  for 
week  ends.  That  plan  did  not  permit  them  to  attend  the 
Friday  night  society  meetings.  For  this  reason,  and  perhaps 
some  others,  the  society  night  was  changed  from  Friday  to 
Monday,  in  1926.  The  plan  works  well  in  these  days.  The 
program  is  more  definite  and  briefer.  The  business  session 
is  not  so  long  drawn  out.  They  are  more  inclined  to  finish 


Three  Hundred  and  K 


IMC  KENDREE^^^^^^:^:^^:..^^^...^ 


"  I'ia    Sapieutioi  " 

I'lANO  DUET •Sonatinc.' 

Misses  Cakbik  Sahoent  and  Eva  I'h  illii>. 
—•—IN  VOCATION.—^— 

'  PLVNOSOLO "Fantaeic    De  Marlha," 

Miss  May  Hakris. 

ORATION Music  of  Nature, 

W.  H.  Gardenhike,  tir.eenvi'llc,  111. 

5  0UATI0N Mail  was  made  to  Mourn, 

J.  A.  J.  Wright,  Cliester,-Ill. 

OK  ATION .Bismark, 

A.  L.  Berger,  Lebanon,  111. 

'VOCAL  SOLO •■Clnehette," 

Miss  JULIA  Kichols, 

ORATION Pnblic    Opinion, 

W,  H.  Pierce,  Brighton,  111. 

'I  ORATION Mutations  o(  Time, 

J.  N.  GeTSLER,  Lancaster,  111. 

BASS  SOLO "Song  of  the  Sea," 

A.  P.  Shart. 

'ORATION ...,.-. -...Unfolding, 

W.  A.  Stoker,  Centralia,  iiT. 

I  ORATION The  Imperishability «f  Truth, 

A.  P.  SHARP,  Mt.  Carmel,  111. 

'PLVNOSOLO, MISS  STELLA    HECKER, 

'EgKommt  ein  I'ogel  ye/io^en,  A'Biirlesqueotm.popHja 
melody.'' 

Exact  reproduction  of  Plato  undergradu 

the  program  and  go  home,  for  they  will  have  classes  to  attend 
the  next  day.  Some  of  the  older  Platos  remember  and  speak 
with  great  satisfaction  of  the  society  paper  called  "The  Plato 
Gem."  It  was  not  printed,  but  written  by  certain  appointed 
editors  and  read  by  the  same  at  an  open  session  perhaps 
once  a  term.  Its  purpose  was  not  instruction  but  entertain- 
ment. It  abounded  in  personals  and  especially  such  as  would 
be  regarded  in  the  nature  of  a  joke.  The  "Gem"  long  ago 
suspended  publication,  but  there  are  a  few  copies  still  in 
existence. 

The  Triennial  reunions  of  the  societies  have  always  been 
regarded  as  great  occasions,  usually  observed  by  holding  a 
formal  banquet  with  toasts  by  the  former  members.  In  former 
years  they  were  largely  attended  and  were  occasions  of  many 
pleasant  reminiscences  and  the  renewal  of  the  fellowships 
of  other  days.  But  in  the  recent  years  the  most  of  the  old 
McKendreans — Platos  and  Philos  alike — are  too  busy  with 
the  affairs  of  life  to  take  time  to  come  back  to  the  scene  of 
their  college  days  and  renew  the  fellowships  of  those  hal- 
cyon days  which  can  never  come  to  a  man  again,  even  if 
he  should  live  to  be  as  old  as  Methuselah.  At  this  point, 
there  might  be  instituted  a  reform  among  the  old  McKen- 
dreans that  would  lengthen  the  days  of  life  and  increase 
their  happiness  in  large  measure. 


VALEUICTOKV  AnOKKSS A.  N.  SIMMON.'^. 

W    M.  St'H  I' WEBK,...  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  EVENING. 

" Prffuiiti  post  Proelia." 

SEVENTH /NPL  COMMEfiCEMEHT, 

l?-^ t)K  THE -5--I) 


W  H.  PIERCE Preside 

'  CA-KriDir)A.TES  FOB  IDEGK.EES  'i 

<•  'o  f:o   , 

-  n  Master  of  X,it©sat*ar©.--n  ■ 

JacDbus  RohETtus  Large,  A.  B., Lecar.cn. 

ReuhenusEdvardus  Pierce,  A.  B Brighton. 

Jeorglus  Price  Ramsey,  B.  S., Xenia. 

Hubertus  Windfleld  Reynnlds,  B.  S..      BelleviUe. 
GLLLielmus  Martinus  Schuwerk,  B.  S.,  Evaneville 

■  JUhertus  Nelson  Simmcns,  A.  B Brighton. 

_.,<j..-,^CONrERRLNG  OF  DEGREES.^^.o— 

lUAKTET "Joys  of  Spring," 

Misses  Nichols  ana^Shepard, 
Messrs.  Sharp   snd  Large. 


es  exhibition  progamme  for  June  6,  1882 

THE  CLIONIAN  SOCIETY 

One  logical  result  of  the  admission  of  women  to  McKen- 
dree  was  the  organization  of  a  women's  literary  society.  Of 
course  the  girls  needed  this  kind  of  training  and  were  equally 
entitled  to  it  with  the  boys.  Some  might  have  supposed  that 
they  would  be  permitted  to  join  the  boys'  societies,  but  the 
idea  of  equality  had  not  yet  gone  that  far.  In  those  days  it 
was  customary  in  many  churches  to  have  the  men  and  women 
sit  on  opposite  sides  of  the  house  during  the  hour  of  worship. 
That  plan  was  adopted  in  the  college  chapel,  and  it  is  one 
of  the  ancient  customs  that  has  not  yet  been  abandoned.  It 
IS  likely  that  the  girls  insisted  on  having  their  own  separate 
society.  Even  if  they  did  not,  had  they  been  permitted  to 
join  the  existing  societies,  it  is  likely  that  they  would  have 
become  social  clubs  rather  than  literary  societies,  and  the 
competition  to  secure  lady  members  would  have  increased 
the  rivalry  between  Philo  and  Plato,  which  sometimes  ran 
too  high  without  that  additional  incentive. 

Only  a  few  weeks  after  women  were  admitted  as  stu- 
dents, the  women's  literary  society  was  organized.  This  im- 
portant event  took  place  on  December  6, 1869.  Of  the  twenty 
women  who  are  named  in  the  catalogue  as  students  for  that 
year,  fifteen  are  given  as  charter  members  of  Clio.  It  is 
possible  that  the  other  five  were  not  students  the  first  term. 


Three  Hundred  and  Ten 


|ro9iiainm({.  Ifogr^amm^ 


MUSIC.  Invocation.  MUSIC. 

D-iclamation,  Carrie  Eckert, 

The  Last  Praver  of  Marv, 
Qiiecii  of  .Scotts 

Oration.  Emma   McKee, 

Tlie  Triumph  of  Truth. 

Declamation.  Marian  McKee. 

The  Maiilet'  Martyr. 

O'atioii.  Belle  ShepanI, 

Seen  and  Unseen. 

r  -^  MLSic  _-  , 

DEC.I6TH. 


Facsimile  of  Clio  exhibit 


Oration,  Mattie  Liggett, 

Which,  Democratic  or  Theocratic 
Equal  itjr? 

.-^.^MtisiO  ^:^ 

Declamation,  Abbie  McKee, 

The  Ride  ol   Collins  Grave:* 

f)ration  Ida  Capen. 

The  Old  and  the  New 

MUSIC.  Rrneillctloii.  MUSIC. 

1878 

ion  programme 


At  this  meeting,  a  constitution  and  bylaws  were  adopted 
and  officers  elected.  A  little  later,  other  details  of  organiza- 
tion were  cared  for.  The  initiation  fee  was  fixed  at  one  del' 
lar.  The  motto  first  selected  was  "Jure  Divins,"  but  this 
was  soon  after  changed  to  the  present  motto,  "Virtute  et 
Labore."  A  badge  was  designed  in  the  form  of  an  arrow 
with  a  scroll  on  which  the  motto  is  inscribed.  This  was 
first  made  in  the  form  of  a  silver  pin.  Later  a  smaller  design 
m  gold  took  the  place  of  the  original  silver  one. 

The  name  selected  for  the  new  organization  was  "Clio," 
or  "The  Clionian  Literary  Society."  Thus  it  was  named 
after  the  first  of  the  nine  muses  of  Greek  Mythology.  This 
was  the  muse  of  History.  The  names  of  the  fifteen  charter 
members  are  as  follows:  Edith  Maria  Flint,  Carrie  Hannah 
Thrall,  Kate  Leonora  Parker,  Martha  Jane  Toney,  Eliza 
Maria  Hypes,  Adeline  Floyd,  Georgiana  Floyd,  Maggie 
Elizabeth  Gilbert,  Louisa  Alice  Vollintine,  Jeanette  Ross, 
Elvira  Robinson,  Nellie  Frances  Raymond,  Harriet  Floyd, 
Virginia  Leonora  Roberts,  and  Virginia  Laura  Thatcher. 

Of  these,  some  had  earned  college  credits  elsewhere  and 
were  permitted  to  take  advanced  standing.  Edith  Flint  was 
able  to  enter  the  senior  class,  and  so  was  in  McKendree  and 
in  Clio,  as  an  active  member,  for  only  one  year.  It  was 
probably  because  she  was  a  senior  that  she  was  elected  the 


first  president  of  the  society.  Martha  Toney,  also  a  Lebanon 
girl,  was  a  sophomore.  In  the  freshman  class  were  Adeline 
and  Georgiana  Floyd,  Eliza  M.  Hypes,  commonly  known 
as  "Pet,"  Kate  L.  Parker,  and  Carrie  H.  Thrall.  All  of  the 
freshmen  were  Lebanon  girls  except  Carrie  Thrall,  who  was 
from  Bone  Gap.  The  other  seven  were  in  the  Preparatory 
Department.  Their  names  were  Maggie  Gilbert,  of  Summer' 
field;  Elvira  Robinson,  Jeanette  Ross,  and  Alice  Vollintine, 
of  Cottonwood  Springs;  and  Harriet  Floyd,  Virginia  Rob' 
erts,  Nellie  Raymond,  and  Virginia  Thatcher,  of  Lebanon. 
It  appears  that  ten  of  the  fifteen  original  members  were 
Lebanon  girls.  Oi  the  fifteen,  only  four  eventually  completed 
the  college  course  and  received  degrees.  These  were  Edith 
Flint,  class  of  70,  Virginia  Roberts  and  Virginia  Thatcher, 
class  of  '72,  and  Carrie  H.  Thrall,  class  of  '82.  In  the  mean' 
time,  before  receiving  her  degree,  she  had  become  Mrs.  C. 
W.  Campbell.  Of  the  others,  we  have  no  recent  information. 
But  this  one  great  fact  we  can  record  concerning  them,  that 
every  one  of  the  original  members  of  Clio  has  passed  into 
the  "great  beyond."  But  they  have  had  many  hundreds  of 
successors  m  the  years  that  have  come  and  gone. 

The  first  public  entertainment  that  Clio  presented  was 
given  in  the  college  chapel  May  6,  1870.  The  following  was 
the  program: 


Tliree  Hundred  and  Eleven 


CLIO  QUARTETTE   190.5 

Enola  Kiesling  Thrall,     Elsie  Bradley  Sager 

Blanche  Fox  Wynn,     Dora  Dougherty  Pfeffer 

CLIONIAN  ENTERTAINMENT 

"ViRTUTE  ET  Labors" 

Friday  evening.  May  6,  1870 

PROGEIAMME 

PRAYER 

Music "Heavenly  Father" 

Salutatory 

Nellie  F.  Raymond,  Lebanon 

MUSIC 

Reading Mr.  Bumble's  Visit 

Jennie  L.  Thatcher,  Lebanon 

Essay ''Those  who  live  in  glass  houses 

should  never  throu'  stones" 
Celia  E.  Jewett,  Lebanon 

Quartette "Pilgrim  Fathers" 

Misses  Hvpes  and  Parker;  Messrs.  Brownlee  and  Dickson 

Reading "The  Sleeper" 

Sallie  I.  Seaman,  Lebanon 

Poem "Mmisteniig  Spirit" 

Edith  M.  Flint,  Lebanon 

MUSIC 

"Eighty  Years  Ago" 

Essay "O  nens" 

Carrie  H.  Thrall,  Albion 

Essay "Das  Deutche  Maehrchen" 

Thecla  M.  Bernays,  Lebanon 
MUSIC 

Essay Controt'ersia/ 

Misses  Allyn  and  Gilbert 

Subject : 

"What  are  the  conditions  of  progress  in  art,  wealth  and  genius?" 

Essay "Say  not  good-night,  but  m  some 

brighter  clime  bid  nie  good  morning" 

Jennie  L.  Roberts,  Lebanon 

MUSIC 

"O  Summer  7s(ight" 

BENEDICTION 


That  Clio  at  this  early  date  was  largely  a  local  organiza- 
tion is  evident  from  the  tact  that  of  the  twelve  girls  whose 
n.imes  appear  on  the  program,  all  but  one  are  from  Lebanon. 

In  the  Washington's  Birthday  entertainment  of  1870, 
when  Cho  was  only  a  few  weeks  old,  she  was  represented 
on  the  program  by  Miss  Edith  Flint,  who  read  an  essay 
entitled  "Washington."  The  comment  on  this  in  the  college 
paper  was  that  it  was  "the  rarest  treat  of  the  evening." 
When  Miss  Flint  graduated  the  following  June,  instead  of 
the  usual  oration,  she  presented  as  her  graduating  perform- 
ance, an  original  poem  entitled  "True  Living." 

The  "McKendree  Repository"  has  preserved  for  us  some 
records  of  Clio.  From  its  old  files  we  learn  that  in  1872  and 
following,  the  paper  was  edited  by  a  staff  made  up  of  repre- 
sentatives from  each  of  the  three  literary  societies.  That 
year  the  Clio  members  of  the  staff  were  Virginia  L.  Roberts 
and  Alice  I.  Radefelt. 

The  room  designated  for  the  use  of  Clio  when  it  was 
first  organized  was  only  half  as  large  as  the  one  it  has  now. 
In  fact,  it  was  the  east  half  of  the  present  Clio  hall.  It  was 
furnished  with  plain  wooden  chairs  and  tables,  the  floor  was 
covered  with  hemp  matting,  an  old-fashioned  wood  stove 
furnished  the  heat,  and  it  was  lighted,  when  necessary,  with 
a  few  coal  oil  lamps.  At  first,  the  regular  meetings  were  held 
in  the  afternoon,  after  the  last  recitation  period  of  Friday. 
By  this  arrangement  it  was  not  necessary  for  the  girls  to 
make  a  trip  after  dark  from  their  homes  or  boarding  houses 
through  the  dark  campus  to  Clio  Hall.  But  when  the  short 
days  of  winter  came,  they  often  prolonged  their  sessions  far 
beyond  the  twilight  hour,  so  that  they  had  to  have  the 
lamps  lighted  in  their  h.ill. 

Only  a  few  years  elapsed  until  the  society  had  grown  so 
much  that  it  needed  more  room.  The  partition  was  removed 
and  the  size  of  the  hall  was  doubled.  Clio  Hall  is  now  a 
room  full  forty  feet  long,  and  elegantly  furnished  with  suit- 
able rugs,  chairs,  bookcase,  desk,  piano,  lights,  and  nicely 
papered  walls,  adorned  with  beautiful  pictures.  Over  the 
door  hangs  a  painting  of  exquisite  American  Beauty  roses, 
the  work  of  Miss  Ethel  Horner,  done  while  she  was  an 
active  member  of  Clio.  When  electric  lights  came  to  the 
city  of  Lebanon,  and  of  course,  the  college  also,  they  were 
at  first  considered  a  special  luxury,  and  the  Clio  girls  pre- 
ferred to  meet  in  the  evening  instead  of  the  afternoon,  so 
they  might  get  more  use  of  their  electric  lights.  Accordingly 
they  presented  a  petition  to  the  faculty,  requesting  permis- 
sion to  change  their  meeting  hour  to  the  evening.  It  was 
promptly  refused  by  the  faculty,  on  the  ground  they  would 


Three  Hundred  and  Twelve 


MC  KENDREE 


not  he  properly  safeguarding  the  interests  of  the  college 
girls  whose  parents  had  intrusted  them  to  their  care,  if  they 
should  allow  them  to  have  a  night  meeting  every  week,  to 
which  they  must  go  through  the  unlighted  pathways  of  Mc- 
Kendree's  campus.  For  many  years,  this  presentation  of  the 
petition  and  its  refusal  was  an  annual  affair.  The  faculty 
were  supported  m  their  position  by  the  sentiment  of  many 
of  the  good  people  of  Lebanon,  and  probably  most  ot  the 
parents  of  the  Clios.  But  after  the  dormitories  were  built 
and  the  majority  of  the  Clios  lived  on  the  hill  all  the  time, 
there  was  no  reason  why  they  should  not  meet  ,it  the  even 
mg  hour.  So  for  many  years  the  three  societies  have  all  met 
at  the  same  hour  except  when  open  sessions  come.  Then  the 
one  giving  the  open  session  meets  at  eight,  and  the  others 
at  SIX  thirty.  To  show  their  good  will,  the  men's  societies 
sometimes  rendered  material  aid  to  Clio  in  the  days  when 
she  was  trying  to  accumulate  some  much  needed  equipment. 


Philo  gave  them  a  nice  Bible  for  the  use  of  the  chaplain  at 
the  regular  sessions.  Then  Plato  gave  them  an  equally  nice 
Bible  stand  on  which  to  keep  it.  On  another  occasion  Plato 
took  the  initiative  and  gave  to  Clio  a  cash  present  of  $ioo. 
Philo,  in  order  to  outdo  her  old  time  rival,  immediately  sent 
over  a  gift  of  $iso.  These  two  gifts  enabled  the  Clios  to 
substantially  increase  their  library. 

Clio  has  had  a  career  of  notable  success  in  the  field  of 
literary  endeavor.  In  the  days  ot  a  quarter  a  century  ago, 
when  public  exhibitions  were  given  by  each  society  twice 
a  year,  there  was  always  much  discussion,  both  among  the 
students  and  the  gener.il  public,  as  to  which  gave  the  best 
entertainment.  In  many  instances,  it  was  freely  admitted 
that  the  palm  should  go  to  Clio  m  preference  to  either  of 
the  men's  societies.  Very  often  through  the  nearly  seven 
decades  of  Clio's  history,  some  of  her  members  have  won 
various  honors  in  competition  with  the  superior  element  in 


1^        - 

/ 

■■■■■lig:'                                                                         ,  .  r  .firm    . 

_j  ...Jufl^^Hi^^BI 

MiiiiTiMr              i 

1 

r         1 

jjir*™"™^"""' ' 

"^Hife 

F^'^ 

P^' 

Three  Hundred  and  Thirteen 


Three  old  Clionians 
Thekla  Bernays     Agnes  Pace     Alice  Radefelt 


^ules  aad  Meplashuas, 


FINES  FUR  mn. 


CHAf-T^JK  1  Every  women  who  kuinS 
must  ware  a  knlikei  dress  &  apron  or 
something  ekel)  aproperate  .S:  leve  ther 
pougliillc  doYfr  to  lium. 

CuAi'iEK  II,  Every  gt^m  must  ware 
thare  ole  close  an  namiil  shirts.  No  gent 
with    -I'  l>ile()     shirt   an   dude  koUer  will    be   | 

fine  uv  5  cts.  \     OiJcd    hare,  er    wacksed    niustash, 
BlacKed  butes,  i  ct.     Sigars  ni  poclcet 

A  VAUtu^uE  prize: 

will  be    given   lo  the   man  &  woman  hevin 
the  worst  lookin  rig  m  the  rumc. 

These  Rules  ..will  be  inforccd  to  the 
letter  -A  kompetent  kommittee  will  inter- 
duce  strangers  &  look  arter  bashful  fellers. 


id  lo  kum  unless  he   pays 


exTRA  GOOD  yittue:s 


will  be  et  trom  ate  til  ton  o'klock. 

Tickets  tu  git  in  will  be  twenty  cts. 
takes  in  the  suppur  &  the  hull  thing. 

Facsimile  of  rules  and  regulations  for  Clio's  poverty  party  which  helped  to  pay  for  their  piano 


the  McKendree  student  body.  They  have  won  class  honors, 
oratorical  prizes,  essay  prizes,  or  almost  any  kind  of  a  medal 
which  has  ever  been  offered  at  McKendree.  Of  course  Clio 
has  done  the  major  part  of  the  music  work  at  McKendree 
and  at  least  an  equal,  if  not  greater  part  of  the  amateur 
theatricals  which  have  been  a  part  of  college  activities.  The 
Clios  have  been  prominent  in  glee  club  and  quartette  work. 
There  have  been  a  number  of  Clio  Quartettes  which  have 
won  distinction.  One  was  organized  m  September,  1902, 
composed  of  Enola  Keisling,  Elsie  Bradley,  Blanche  Fox,  and 
Dora  Daugherty.  This  quartette  sang  together  for  several 
years,  not  only  on  the  Clio  public  programs,  but  also  they 
rendered  frequent  service  at  funerals,  conventions,  and  other 
occasions  where  good  music  was  in  demand.  These  girls 
finally  all  graduated  and  now  are  all  married.  At  the  pres- 
ent time  this  quartette  furnishes  an  illustration  of  how  Clio 
organizations  get  scattered.  In  the  same  order  in  which  their 
names  are  mentioned  above,  they  are  now  Mrs.  W.  F. 
Thrall,  of  Chapel  Hill,  North  Carolina,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Sager, 
of  St.  Louis,  Mrs.  Fred  Wynn,  of  Palestine,  Illinois,  and 
Mrs.  W.  C.  Pfeffer,  of  Lebanon. 

Another  of  the  Clio  quartettes  that  held  together  longer 
than  usual,  began  to  sing  together  in  1921.  It  consisted  of 
Edith  Pyle,  Lois  Dee,  Alice  Walton,  and  Ruth  Behymer 
Ulbright.  In  their  enter- 
tainment itineraries  they 
usually  took  Ruth  Wal- 
ton with  them  as  accom- 
panist. They  not  only 
sang  on  Clio  programs 
and  other  programs  at 
home,  but  they  were  fre- 
quently called  to  other 
places  to  sing  at  high 
school  commencements, 
banquets,and  other  spec- 
ial occasions  where  that 
kind  of  entertainment 
was  desired.  They  some- 
times went  to  the  charges 
of  some  of  the  student 
pastors  and  gave  a  real 
entertainment  lasting 
through  a  whole  evening. 
Several  of  them  could 
do  solo  work,  while  Miss 
Dee  and  Miss  Walton 


fine:s  fur  uadie:s. 


No  apurn,  r  cent..  Hat  with  flouri  er 
fcthcrs.  i  cts.  Ear  rings  (plate)  i  cent. 
Eoar  rings  (dimund)  2  cts.  Wool  dress 
(old)  2  cts.  Triracd  apurn.  2  cts.  Gold 
fr.iun  glasses,  2  cts.  Finger  rings  (dimund) 
3  cts.  Wool  dress  (new)  5  cts.  Bokey 
'(koisaigs)  3  cts.      Hokey  (hand)  $1.00. 


ct. 
I  ct. 
each  sigar.  Pipes  fe.xenipl  Watches  (not 
Wat.erberry)  1  ct.  .Slove  pipe  hat.  i  ct. 
Chuiiig  gum  m  ineetin,  i  ct.  Klerical  ties, 
I  ct.  Ken ying  a  kane,  1  ct.  Stand  up 
kolkrs,  3  cts  Patent  Icther  shuse,  2  cts. 
|Died  mnstash.  4  cts       Button  whole  bokey, 

1  ECKSTReS, 


1     Lcxunearun,    2  sense.      Fluitin,  3    sense. 
This  1'^'''^'"   '"^'    "^   sense.     Spoonin,  25  sense. 
Tellin  sekrits,  hi  sense. 


Tliree  Hundred  iinJ  Fourteen 


MC  KENDREE 


gave  variety  to  the  entertainment  with  readings.  They  also 
broadcasted  their  songs  over  the  radio  from  station  KSD  of 
the  St.  Louis  Post-Dispatch.  After  some  of  these  girls  had 
left  college,  they  were  reassembled  for  special  occasions 
at  times  and  even  after  they  were  all  gone  from  the  ranks 
of  the  active  members  of  Clio,  they  were  called  back  to 
sing  at  Clio  reunions.  But  now  that  two  of  them  are  mar- 
ried and  Mrs.  Lois  Dee  Dolley  lives  in  California,  it  is  im- 
practicable to  reassemble  them  for  any  ordinary  occasion. 

In  the  constitution  of  Clio,  the  purpose  of  the  organiza- 
tion is  said  to  be  for  the  literary  and  social  development  of 
its  members.  Therefore,  at  one  time  some  ot  its  members,  at 
least,  regarded  the  annual  banquets  and  other  social  organ- 
izations of  as  great  importance  as  the  literary  work.  Ordi- 
narily It  requires  no  urging  to  get  the  Clios  to  participate 
in  social  functions;  but  one  year  some  of  the  girls  objected 
to  what  seemed  to  them  to  be  certain  extravagances  of  the 
banquet  committee  and  announced  their  intention  to  not 
attend  the  banquet  at  all.  The  society  had  no  power  to 
compel  them  to  go,  but  they  were  required  by  a  vote  of 
the  society  to  patronize  the  affair  to  the  extent  of  buying 
one  ticket,  under  penalty  of  a  tine  which  would  much  more 
than  buy  a  banquet  ticket. 

So  even  the  Clios  have  had  their  little  disagreements  at 
times.  On  one  occasion  there  was  a  difference  ot  opinion  so 


"Hope  March' 
ind  Edna  Can-igiis. 


1.  Tnsiriimental  Trio 
Misses  Etiiyle  and  Tate  Douche 

INVOCATION. 

2.  Piano  Qua-lo  'Imps  and  Sprites  at  Work" 
Phoebe  Lewis,  Kathtryn  Lehman,  txtiiie  ^esold.  Sadie  Gelly. 

3.  Hecitalion  .  .     • 'The  Old  SeillPr's  Story" 

Eva  H.  Burton. 

4.  Oration  .    .-  "The  March  of  Liberty" 

My.-llc  T.  Loj-. 

r>.     Vocal  Solo  Selected 

Effle  B.  McKinney. 

K.     Recitation        "'I'he  Martyrs  of  the  Maine" 

Carrie  M-.  .Magee. 

7.     Oration.  "Night  Brinsrs  Out  t>ie  Stars" 

Lizzie  O.  Kirk. 

5.  Recitation  "Jimmy   Brown's  Prompt  Obedience" 

Myrtle  A.  Griffen. 

9.  Vocal  Solo Selected 

V.  Estella  Spies. 

10.  Oration        -  "Leadership'' 

Ina  B.  Anderson, 

11.  Recitation "The  Schoolmaster's  Gue.sts" 

Katheryn  I.  Lehman. 

12.  Clio  Quartet ".lack  and  .lill" 

JUNE  7^"-  1898 

Facsimile  of  Clio  programme 


Three  Hundred  and  Fifteen 


<.^:^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^s:^ 


sharp  as  to  cause  certain  members  to  threaten  to  withdraw 
and  start  a  new  girls"  society  in  competition  with  Cho.  But 
that  trouble  was  smoothed  over  and  Clio  still  has  the  whole 
field  among  the  women  at  McKendree. 

An  interesting  glimpse  of  Clio  is  found  m  a  19 lo  copy 
of  the  McKendree  Headlight  which  describes  in  detail  how 
an  ordinary  session  is  held.  We  quote  it  here:  '"  'Clio!  Clio!' 
resounds  through  the  hall  and  even  out  on  the  campus  on 
Friday  afternoon,  and  we  recognize  the  voice  of  our  new 
janitor,  Abbie  Walrath.  The  girls  flock  into  the  hall,  and 
then  assisted  by  Harriet  Carlin,  she  closes  and  locks  the 
door  in  the  face  of  all  men.  Then  the  girls  are  very  still,  and 
our  worthy  president,  Addie  Louden,  says  the  customary 
but  useless  word,  'Will  the  society  please  come  to  order?" 
Next,  with  Mabel  McCormack  at  the  piano,  the  girls  sing 
some  old  familiar  song,  that  they  all  know.  After  that  there 
is  the  reading  of  the  Scriptures  and  prayer  by  Nellie  Loy, 
the  new  chaplain.  The  regular  program  follows.  Over  in  the 
corner  by  the  little  table  piled  with  letters  is  Flo  Dougherty, 
the  corresponding  secretary.  At  the  desk  recording  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  meeting  we  find  Amy  Turner.  At  the  critics" 
table  are  found  two  of  the  best  "critics  in  the  society,  Grace 
Harmon  and  Sadie  McBride.  The  other  new  officers  are 
vice-president  Laura  Burgard,  and  treasurer,  Alice  Loy.  Amy 
Turner  and  Nellie  Loy  were  delegates  to  the  Y.  W.  C.  A. 
at  Shurtleff  College  last  Friday  and  Saturday.  We  are  making 
good  use  of  the  seniors  this  term  and  are  often  reminded 
that  this  is  their  last  term.  There  are  ten  senior  girls  on 
Clio's  roll,  four  in  music  and  six  in  the  regular  course.  Next 
year  we  expect  many  more  girls  on  account  of  the  new  dor- 


mitory and  the  much-tilked-of  course  m  Domestic  Science. 
In  1910  Clio  had  fifty-six  active  members." 

In  a  paper  presented  at  a  Clio  reunion  in  1888,  Mrs. 
Edith  Flint  Thrall,  the  first  president,  gives  some  interesting 
reminiscences  concerning  some  of  the  early  Clios.  She  speaks 
of  Thekla  Bernays,  then  of  St.  Louis,  but  now  of  New  York 
City.  She  did  not  finish  her  college  course,  but  nevertheless 
made  her  influence  felt  in  literary  circles  wherever  she  lived. 
In  later  years  she  was  housekeeper  and  companion  for  her 
bachelor  brother,  the  famous  surgeon,  Dr.  A.  C.  Bernays, 
who  did  the  greater  part  of  his  remarkable  work  in  St.  Louis. 
When  his  health  was  failing,  she  accompanied  him  on  long, 
and  leisurely  journeys  abroad,  and  they  lingered  in  favored 
climes  like  Italy  and  Japan  for  weeks  or  months  in  the  hope 
that  It  would  prolong  his  life.  And  when  it  was  all  over 
and  she  had  cared  for  her  distinguished  brother  to  the  end 
of  his  life,  she  then  wrote  and  published  his  biography  in 
a  three  hundred  page  book  and  presented  a  copy  to  the 
McKendree  library.  In  recognition  of  her  ability  and  achieve- 
ment,  McKendree  bestowed  upon  her  the  honorary  degree 
of  A.  M.  in  1902. 

Miss  Elizabeth  Holding  spent  some  years  after  her  grad- 
uation as  a  foreign  missionary  in  South  America,  and  after 
that  she  gave  her  energies  to  the  work  of  the  Deaconess 
Home  in  Chicago.  She  visited  Clio  once  in  the  later  years 
of  her  work  and  gave  the  Clio  girls  a  great  inspiration  by 
her  presence  and  her  words.  Her  brother.  Rev.  Carlisle  B. 
Holding,  was  for  several  years  a  member  of  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference.  He  wrote  a  number  of  wholesome  pieces 
of  fiction  for  young  people  of  the  Epworth  League  age. 


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CHAPTER  XXV. 

Preside?!!  Whitwayns  Adynimstrdtion 


IN  iS86  there  were  marked  changes  made  m  the  faculty. 
Dr.  Swahlen  left  to  enter  a  more  inviting  field.  At  the 
same  time  Dr.  Deneen  laid  down  the  responsibilities 
which  he  had  carried  as  a  member  of  the  McKendree  faculty 
since  1856,  and  thus  closed  a  career  of  thirty  years  of  college 
work.  However,  the  reason  for  this  change  in  his  case  was 
the  condition  of  his  health  rather  than  being  weary  of  well- 
doing as  a  burden-hearer  m  the  old  institution  which  had 
long  been  dear  to  his  heart — the  institution  from  w-hich  his 
father  had  graduated,  from  which  he  had  graduated,  and 
from  which  all  his  children  had  graduated,  except  the  young- 
est, and  she  was  then  on  the  way  to  the  degree  which  she 
received  in  1890.  Professor  Waggoner  left  to  accept  a  sim- 
ilar position  in  the  Southwest  Kansas  College,  at  Winfield. 
Professor  Harris,  of  the  Mathematics  Chair,  left  the  work 
of  the  class  room  to  return  to  the  pastorate.  Of  the  liberal 
arts  faculty,  only  Professor  Edwards  was  left.  The  Board 
had  a  gloomy  session,  and  after  much  deliberation  placed 
Rev.  Edward  A.  Whitwam,  A.  M.,  in  the  president's 
chair  and  at  the  same  time  permitted  him  to  take  Professor 
Waggoner's  place  in  the  Science  Department.  Professor  Ed- 
wards, who  had  been  for  a  year  Assistant  Professor  of 
Latin,  became  the  Head  Professor  of  both  Latin  and  His- 
tory without  any  assistant  at  all.  Rev.  Edwin  C.  Ferguson, 
A.  M.,  Ph.  D.,  was  secured  for  the  Department  of  Greek 
and  German,  and  Professor  Albert  G.  Jepson,  A.  M.,  was 
placed  in  charge  of  the  Department  of  Mathematics  and 
Astronomy.  Mrs.  Whitwam,  the  president's  wife,  was 
made  "preceptress"  to  assist  in  whichever  department  need- 
ed her  most.  Henry  H.  Horner  continued  m  charge  of  the 
Law  Department,  which  was  so  reduced  that  he  needed  no 
assistant,  so  the  other  law  professors  were  dispensed  with. 
Miss  Jessie  L  Gates  had  charge  of  the  Music  Department, 
and  Miss  Emily  Conant  was  Professor  of  Art.  Oi'  these  nine 
professors,  all  were  new  except  Professor  Edwards,  and  he 
had  been  with  the  institution  only  one  year. 

The  student  body  was  reduced  as  well  as  the  faculty. 
Conditions  were  discouraging  in  every  way.  The  buildings 
were  going  into  decay  and  there  was  no  money  to  repair 
them.  Students  are  not  attracted  toward  an  institution  that 
IS  on  the  decline,  so  there  was  a  gradual  exodus.  Some  ad- 
vised their  friends  not  to  go  to  McKendree.  The  enrollment 
for  the  year  1886-87  showed  only  thirty-three  students  m 


the  college  proper  and  fifty-four  in  the  Preparatory  Depart- 
ment. That  was  for  the  whole  year.  But  in  the  spring  term 
of  that  year  the  registration  reached  its  lowest  ebb.  There 
were  m  that  term,  only  thirty-five  students  enrolled  in  both 
college  and  preparatory.  When  commencement  came,  there 
were  only  two  students  receiving  degrees  m  arts  and  science. 
Franklin  Benjamin  Carson  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  and 
Esther  Viola  Rockwell  received  a  B.  S.  There  were  also 
three  young  men,  two  of  whom  had  already  received  Bach- 
elor's degrees,  who  graduated  from  the  Law  Department 
and  received  the  degree  of  LL  B.  However,  these  three  men 
were  not  present  at  commencement.  It  was  customary  in 
those  days  for  the  graduates  to  deliver  orations  as  a  part 
of  the  graduating  exercises.  That  year  there  were  not  enough 
graduates  to  make  up  a  program.  So  several  undergraduate 
students  were  placed  on  the  program  just  to  make  it  a 
respectable  length.  Mr.  Whitwam  was  discouraged,  and  so 
was  the  Board.  He  refused  to  try  to  "carry  on"  for  another 
year.  It  was  difficult  to  find  a  president.  But  after  casting 
about  for  some  time,  a  head  for  the  institution  was  found 
m  the  person  of  Rev.  Isaiah  ViUars,  D.  D.,  who  was  a  man 
of  mature  experience  in  the  pastorate,  some  recognition  on 
the  lecture  platform,  and  was  the  author  of  several  books. 
At  that  time  there  was  much  talk  of  the  college  closing  its 
doors  permanently  for  lack  of  means  to  finance  it.  There 
was  a  heavy  mortgage  on  the  property,  and  the  holder 
talked  of  foreclosing.  But  when  Dr.  Villars  agreed  to  take 
hold  of  the  enterprise,  John  M.  Chamberlin,  Henry  Seiter, 
and  a  few  others  of  the  friends  of  the  college  aroused  a  bit 
of  enthusiasm,  put  up  some  money  for  repairs,  made  the 
students  feel  as  tho  there  was  still  a  future  for  the  institu- 
tion, and  the  prospects  for  the  next  year  began  to  look  a 
little  better. 

The  graduating  class  for  the  year  in  which  Mr.  Whitwam 
had  charge  was  as  follows: 

FRANKLIN  n.  CARSON 
Franklin  Benjamin  Carson  was  born  at  Hoyleton.  Illinois, 
October  10,  1866.  His  home  was  at  Richview  during  the 
years  he  was  at  McKendree.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Pla- 
tonian  Society.  He  received  the  A.  B.  degree.  After  his 
graduation,  he  engaged  in  teaching  and  taught  for  a  number 
of  years  in  Chicago,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  unmarried. 


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MRS.  ESTHER  ROf^KWELL  MAUCK 
Esther  Viola  Rockwell  was  born  at  Alhambra,  Illinois, 
August  15,  i86i.  She  entered  McKendree  in  1884  and  re- 
ceived her  B.  S.  degree  in  1887.  She  was  a  member  of  Clio. 
Her  sister  and  three  brothers  were  all  students  in  McKen- 
dree. Two  of  her  brothers  graduated.  She  taught  school  for 
a  time  and  then  was  married  to  J.  G.  Young,  of  Pueblo, 
Colorado,  in  January,  1891.  She  was  widowed  by  his  death 
in  June,  1898.  Her  second  marriage  was  to  Marshall  Mauck, 
of  Poseyville,  Indiana,  in  February,  1904.  Her  home  has 
been  at  Poseyville  ever  since.  She  has  one  son,  James  Wilson 
Young,  born  in  1897.  She  was  reared  in  the  Methodist 
Church,  but  is  now  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian. 

The  law  graduates  of  that  year  were  Ira  W.  Foltz,  Samuel 
Slade,  and  Fernando  E.  Torbut.  As  stated  above,  these  men 
were  not  at  the  commencement  of  1887.  All  except  one  had 
previously  received  Bachelor's  degrees  and  their  sketches 
are  given  elsewhere. 

There  were  also  three  D.  D.  degrees  given  that  year: 
one  to  Rev.  J.  C.  Buel,  of  the  Michigan  Conference;  one  to 
Rev.  Thomas  A.  Eaton,  a  member  of  the  Southern  Illinois 
Conference  and  a  graduate  of  McKendree.  His  sketch  ap- 


pears elsewhere  m  this  work.  The  ether  was  to  Rev.  James 
L.  Wallar,  who  was  born  in  Vermont  in  1819.  He  entered 
the  ministry  in  1866  and  after  a  long  and  useful  career  in  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference,  died  at  Centralia  in  1901. 

At  the  commencement  of  1887,  there  was  an  address  by 
Rev.  Dr.  Adna  B.  Leonard,  who  was  long  Missionary  Sec 
retary  of  the  Methodist  Church.  The  following  year  he  was 
a  candidate  for  Governor  of  Ohio  on  the  Prohibition  ticket. 
He  was  a  man  of  great  influence  in  the  Methodist  Church 
and  his  son  became  a  bishop.  And  another  address  was  de- 
livered by  Dr.  Arthur  Edwards,  editor  of  the  Northwestern 
Christian  Advocate.  The  most  of  the  faculty  left  at  the  close 
of  this  year,  as  it  had  the  preceding.  In  order  to  get  teachers 
at  all,  it  became  necessary  to  gi  anntee  the  small  salary  which 
they  promised  to  pay.  That  meant  a  strong  probability  of 
running  the  institution  still  further  in  debt,  but  it  seemed 
the  only  practical  way.  The  new  faculty  consisted  of  Rev. 
Isaiah  ViUars,  D.  D.,  President,  and  Professors  Albert  G 
Jepson,  Edwin  C.  Ferguson,  William  W.  Edwards,  and  Ed' 
ward  B.  Waggoner.  The  last  two,  who  were  graduates  of 
McKendree,  are  already  written  up  in  this  work.  The  others 
will  be  presented  in  the  next  chapter. 


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CHAPTER  XXVI. 

President  Villafs  Administration 


ISAIAH  ViLLARs  was  bom  March  5,  iSjg, 
in  Clinton  County,  Ohio,  and  died  at 
his  home  in  New  Lenox,  lUinois,  in  June, 
191 5.  He  came  to  lUinois  in  18^8  and  located 
at  Catlin,  in  Vermillion  County.  When  the 
war  broke  out  he  joined  an  Illinois  regiment 
of  volunteers  and  served  his  country  faith- 
fully till  the  close  of  the  war.  He  entered 
the  ministry  and  joined  the  Illinois  Con- 
ference in  186').  His  ministerial  career  cover- 
ed just  a  half  century.  His  early  education 
was  very  limited,  but  great  industry  and 
will-power,  coupled  with  his  native  ability, 
enabled  him  to  reach  a  prominent  place  in 
the  work  of  the  ministry.  He  was  an  ar- 
dent advocate  of  prohibition  and  a  worker  for  the  Anti- 
saloon  League.  He  was  well-received  as  a  lecturer.  His 
book  entitled  "The  Irrepressible  Conflict"  was  an  able  dis- 
cussion of  the  temperance  question  as  it  was  related  to  pol- 
itics. His  books,  "The  Resurrection"  and  "Ministerial  Mis- 
fits" were  in  the  field  of  Theology,  rather  than  politics. 
Shortly  before  his  death  he  published  another  interesting 
volume  entitled  "Souvenirs  of  Friendship."  From  letters 
which  he  wrote  himself,  we  have  some  interesting  informa- 
tion about  his  becoming  President  of  McKendree  in  1887. 
On  account  of  the  deficiencies  in  his  school  education,  he 
always  hesitated  to  claim  a  place  among  those  in  high  places. 
But  his  successful  accomplishment  of  some  of  the  hard  tasks 
assigned  to  him  by  the  Church  attracted  the  attention  of 
those  who  were  looking  for  men  who  could  do  things.  De 
Pauw  University  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  D.  D., 
and  the  first  he  knew  of  it  was  when  a  friend  called  his 
attention  to  the  announcement  of  it  in  a  Chicago  paper. 
When  elected  as  President  of  McKendree,  he  was  notified  and 
then  he  came  to  look  over  the  situation  and  decide  whether 
he  would  accept.  After  a  three-day  investigation,  he  went 
to  John  M.  Chamberlin,  a  member  of  the  executive  com- 
mittee and  said,  "Mr.  Chamberlin,  after  a  thoro  investiga- 
tion, I  feel  that  I  cannot  accept  the  honor,  much  less  the 
responsibility  of  the  office."  "All  right,"  replied  Chamberlin, 
"All  we  will  have  to  do  is  to  nail  up  the  doors  and  windows 
of  the  old  college  and  send  out  a  notice  that  it  will  not  be 
open  to  students  this  fall.  For  if  the  word  goes  out  that 
after  you  were  unanimously  elected,  and  after  looking  over 


PRESIDENT  VILLARS 


the  situation  you  decline  to  accept,  the  only 
thing  to  do  15  to  close  the  institution  and 
let  this  be  the  end  of  its  history."  "Well," 
said  Dr.  Villars,  "get  the  executive  com- 
mittee together  and  let  us  talk  this  over." 
It  V.  13  done.  They  met  in  the  private  office 
of  Henry  Seiter's  bank.  There  were  just  three 
members  of  the  committee,  Chamberlain, 
Seiter,  and  Luther  Brown.  Dr.  Villars  spoke 
of  some  of  the  great  presidents  McKendree 
had  had  in  the  days  of  yore — Merrill, 
Wentworth,  Cobleigh,  Allyn,  Locke.  He 
said,  "Those  are  the  men  that  have  made 
McKendree  great  and  no  other  kind  will  do." 
Henry  Seiter  said,  "We  want  that  kind  again." 
Said  Dr.  Villars,  "If  that  is  the  kind  you  want,  they  come 
by  prayer.  Let  us  pray."  They  got  on  their  knees  in  the 
banker's  office  and  Dr.  Villars  prayed.  In  telling  of  it  after- 
ward, he  said,  "I  do  not  know  what  I  said,  but  I  opened 
my  heart  as  freely  and  my  voice  as  loudly  as  I  ever  did  at 
a  camp-meeting,  and  when  we  arose  from  our  knees,  I  noticed 
that  Henry's  eyes  needed  his  handkerchief,  and  'by  that 
sign'  I  was  conquered.  When  Henry  wept,  I  surrendered, 
and  said,  'Gentlemen,  I  accept.'  Again  Henry  put  his  hand- 
kerchief to  his  face  and  shouted  thru  his  tears,  'Gentlemen, 
the  old  college  will  go' " 

Immediately  Dr.  Villars  took  the  field  in  Southern  Illinois 
and  told  the  story  of  McKendree  and  what  she  could  do 
for  the  youth  of  Methodism  if  only  they  would  come  and 
accept  her  services.  One  of  his  addresses  that  he  delivered 
many  times  was  entitled  "What  God  hath  joined  together, 
let  no  man  put  asunder."  The  title  was  attractive  to  young 
people  because  it  suggested  an  interesting  event.  The  point 
he  made  in  the  lecture  was  that  the  head  and  heart  belong 
together,  religion  and  education  should  be  found  in  the 
same  college,  therefore  you  should  go  to  a  church  college 
like  McKendree,  instead  of  one  of  the  state  schools.  Of 
course  there  was  much  ill-feeling  and  prejudice  to  over- 
come, and  one  man  could  not  cover  the  whole  field  in  one 
season.  When  school  opened  there  was  a  gratifying  increase 
in  the  enrollment.  Still  it  was  not  large  enough  to  produce 
sufficient  income  to  pay  expenses.  But  the  faculty  all  had 
the  spirit  of  sacrifice  and  of  hard  work.  The  students  recog- 
nized this  and  began  to  catch  it  themselves.  Dr.  Villars 


went  into  the  ckiss  room  and  taught  the  classes  in  moral 
philosophy.  He  had  had  no  experience  in  that  line.  Ac- 
cording to  the  theories  of  modern  education,  his  methods 
were  not  up  to  standard,  but  as  far  as  results  in  character 
building  were  concerned,  he  was  very  efficient.  After  his 
best  efforts  in  the  iirst  summer,  the  enrollment  in  college 
and  preparatory  together  did  not  reach  a  hundred.  The 
next  summer  he  started  out  with  this  goal  in  view.  Mr. 
Seiter  told  him  whenever  he  got  a  hundred  on  the  roll,  he 
might  come  down  and  hold  a  prayer-and-praise  meeting  m 
his  bank.  The  hundred  was  not  reached  the  first  week,  but 
in  those  days,  students  from  the  farm  often  waited  till  after 
the  wheat  was  sown  before  they  could  leave  home.  The 
first  week  in  October  the  hundred  mark  was  reached  and 
passed.  Dr.  Villars  explained  the  situation  in  chapel  and 
said  he  would  like  to  invite  all  the  students  to  the  meeting, 
but  as  there  was  not  room  at  the  bank  for  so  many,  he  had 
to  restrict  the  invitation  to  members  of  the  faculty.  So  they 
went  down  to  the  bank  one  day  at  the  noon  hour  and  held 
the  meeting.  That  was  the  second  prayer  meeting  that  was 
held  in  Mr.  Seiter's  bank. 

The  Board  was  very  anxious  to  stop  the  .mnual  deficit,  so 
a  resolution  was  passed  providing  that  the  Board  would  not 
be  obligated  for  the  payment  of  the  salaries  beyond  the 
amount  of  the  fiscal  and  endowment  funds,  after  the  other 
necessary  running  expenses  had  been  paid.  And,  in  order 
that  there  might  be  a  better  chance  of  paying  in  full,  the 
president  was  relieved  entirely  from  teaching  work,  that  he 
might  do  more  field  work,  soliciting  students  and  raising 
endowment,  and  incidentally  was  to  raise  his  own  salary  of 
$1,500,  in  order  that  it  might  not  have  to  be  paid  out  of 
the  fees  collected  at  the  college.  That  left  the  president's 
income  entirely  problematical.  It  was  a  fair  salary  at  that 
time,  if  he  could  raise  it,  but  if  he  did  not  succeed  in  collect- 
ing it,  he  would  never  receive  it.  The  first  year  that  Dr. 
Villars  was  at  McKendree,  he  suffered  a  severe  bereavement 
in  the  death  of  his  wife,  who  was  a  very  estimable  woman, 
not  only  a  church  worker,  but  a  pulpit  worker  and  lecturer 
of  real  merit.  In  fact,  some  thought  that  on  the  public  plat- 
form, she  was  the  equal  or  superior  of  her  husband.  He 
had  no  children  except  a  married  son,  so  after  her  death, 
Dr.  VilLirs  did  not  try  to  miintam  a  home  of  his  own  m 
Leb.mon.  Therefore  the  idea  of  living  in  the  college  are.i 
here  and  there  did  not  discourage  him  when  it  was  first 
presented.  But  soon  after  the  college  year  opened,  he  was 
married  to  Mrs.  W.  C.  Dickson,  who  was  the  widow  of  a 
Methodist  preacher  who  had  died  about  ten  years  before. 


This  change  m  his  state  of  life  put  a  different  face  on  the 
question  of  his  support  as  college  president.  With  only  him- 
self to  support,  he  might  collect  his  own  salary,  or  get  along 
without  it  if  he  did  not  collect  it.  But  with  a  home  to  main- 
tain and  a  family  to  support,  it  was  another  matter.  Accord- 
ingly, he  resigned  his  position  without  warning  and  left  the 
college  without  a  president  and  without  a  field  agent.  It  did 
not  affect  the  work  of  instruction  in  the  college,  as  he  had 
already  been  relieved  of  all  teaching  duties.  Dr.  Albert  G. 
Jepson,  the  vice-president,  assumed  control  and  performed 
the  duties  of  the  president  in  a  very  acceptable  manner  for 
the  remainder  of  the  year. 

.ALBERT  G.  JEPSON,  PH  D. 

Albert  Gillette  Jepson  was  born  in  Hammond,  New  York, 
June  2,  1S42.  He  graduated  from  the  Wesleyan,  at  Middle- 
town,  Connecticut,  where  so  many  of  McKendree's  early 
presidents  and  professors  were  educated,  in  the  class  of 
1869.  For  some  years  he  was  engaged  in  the  drug  business 
m  Muskegon,  Michigan,  afterward  entering  the  teaching 
profession,  and  came  to  McKendree  in  1886,  when  she  was 
in  great  need  of  help.  He  was  a  man  of  high  moral  ideals 
and  very  active  in  religious  work.  He  took  hold  of  the  work 
in  McKendree  with  the  same  spirit  of  zeal  and  sacrifice  that 
some  of  the  fathers  had  shown  in  the  early  days.  With  the 
help  of  his  efficient  wife,  he  lived  on  the  small  salary  which 
McKendree  paid  him,  and  maintained  his  family  of  five 
daughters  and  enabled  them  to  secure  an  education.  They 
were  all  students  in  McKendree  and  all  graduated  except 
the  youngest,  who  accidentally  lost  her  life  while  a  student 
there.  He  spent  ten  of  the  best  years  of  his  life  in  McKen- 
dree, and  spared  neither  time  nor  strength  in  his  efforts  to 
promote  the  interests  of  the  students  whom  it  was  his  great 
desire  to  serve.  After  his  connection  with  McKendree  ceased, 
he  taught  for  a  time  in  the  Orchard  City  College,  at  Flora, 
Illinois,  and  later  m  the  East  St.  Louis  High  School.  His 
death  from  pneumonia  occurred  in  East  St.  Louis  in  February, 
iQoo.  He  was  buried  in  College  Hill  Cemetery. 
PROF.  EDWIN  C.  FERGUSON,  PH.  D. 

One  of  the  most  scholarly  and  saintly  men  ever  on  the 
McKendree  faculty  was  Dr.  E.  C  Ferguson.  He  was  a 
product  of  the  old  New  England  Puritan  stock,  and  was 
educated  at  the  University  of  Vermont,  where  he  received 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1869,  and  the  Master's  degree  in 
1S72.  He  did  his  graduate  work  in  Boston  University,  where 
he  received  the  B.  D.  from  the  School  of  Theology  in  1874, 
,ind  Ph.  D.  from  the  graduate  school  in  1879.  From  1874  to 
1879  he  was  a  member  of  the  New  England  Conference  in 


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the  regular  work  of  the  ministry.  He  then  turned  to  educa- 
tional work,  and  coming  out  to  Illinois,  he  taught  L.itin, 
Greek  and  German  m  the  Chaddock  College,  at  Quincy, 
until  1886.  He  then  came  to  McKendree,  where  he  taught 
Greek  and  German  until  1890,  when  he  went  to  the  Athens 
Tennessee  School  of  the  U.  S.  Grant  University.  Later  the 
name  was  changed  to  University  of  Chattanooga,  and  the 
Athens  School  was  known  as  Tennessee  Wesleyan.  Here  he 
taught  Greek  and  Modern  Languages  for  two  years,  and  then 
his  work  was  changed  to  Latin  and  History.  This  varied 
line  of  work  indicates  his  unusual  versatility.  He  seemed  to 
be  equipped  for  every  line  of  duty  to  which  he  was  called. 
He  continued  steadily  at  work  without  intermission  until 
1925,  when  on  account  of  failing  health,  he  retired  from 
active  work.  He  sought  the  restoration  of  his  health  for  a 
few  months  in  Florida  and  Asheville,  N.  C,  and  then  went 
to  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  which  was  Mrs.  Ferguson's  former 
home.  Here  his  death  occurred  March  28,  1926.  He  was 
buried  at  Quincy.  One  of  his  associates  at  Athens  said  of 
him,  "He  was  rigidly  faithful  to  every  duty  up  to  the  time 
of  his  retirement  and  allowed  nothing  to  prevent  his  attend' 
ance  upon  his  classes.  He  was  loved  and  respected  by  all 
of  his  students  through  the  years,  as  well  as  by  all  others 
who  knew  him.  He  was  ever  modest  and  retiring.  He  was 
quite  content  to  be  permitted  to  invest  his  life  in  endeavoring 
to  give  an  upward  touch  to  the  young  people  with  whom 
he  came  in  contact.  He  asked  nothing  of  the  world  except 
a  place  to  serve.  He  so  exemplified  the  teachings  of  the  Master 
that  his  most  effective  teaching  was  by  example,  rather  than 
precept." 

He  made  a  similar  impression  upon  his  fellow-workers  at 
McKendree.  He  was  the  author  of  several  books.  One  was 
entitled  "An  Aid  to  Greek  at  Sight."  He  had  the  same  sacri- 
ficial spirit  as  the  other  professors  who  were  in  the  McKen- 
dree  faculty  of  that  period.  Further  mention  is  made  of  him 
in  the  account  of  the  college  prayer  meeting  at  McKendree  • 

An  extract  from  the  report  of  the  Ways  and  Means  Com' 
mittee  at  the  Board  meeting  of  1889  gives  some  idea  of  the 
progress  made  during  the  early  part  of  the  ViUars  adminis' 
tration.  We  give  it  here: 

"While  we  find  a  mortgaged  debt  of  $3,314  and  a  deficit 
for  the  present  year  of  $r,8oo,  yet  we  are  thankful  it  is  no 
worse,  and  we  are  grateful  for  the  flattering  prospects  for 
the  future  success  of  the  college.  Two  years  ago  the  insti- 
tution was  turned  over  to  the  executive  committee  in  a 
deplorable  condition.  Their  was  no  money,  no  faculty,  few 
students,  and  some  of  them  in  bad  temper,  writing  home 


discouraging  letters.  The  buildings  and  grounds  were  in  bad 
condition.  The  trustees  were  discouraged.  Rumors  were 
afloat  that  the  college  must  soon  close  forever,  and  'Old 
McKendree'  will  be  no  more. 

"What  have  we  today  for  our  encouragement?  A  live, 
working  faculty  of  Christian  gentlemen;  students  more  in 
number  than  we  have  had  for  several  years  and  they  are 
writing  home  cheering  news.  The  prospects  are  flattering 
for  a  still  larger  increase  m  the  attendance  for  next  year. 
The  trustees  are  taking  courage.  The  buildings  have  been 
repaired,  the  fences  rebuilt,  grounds  beautified,  and  rumors 
are  afloat  that  'Old  McKendree'  is  still  alive  and  getting 
better." 

The  last  term  of  the  year  1889-90  was  characterized  by  a 
wonderful  enthusiasm  for  improvement  m  the  appearance 
of  the  buildings  and  grounds.  The  report  of  the  committee 
to  the  Joint  Board  that  year  seems  worthy  of  reproduction 
here.  It  was  presented  and  adopted  as  follows; 

"Your  committee  on  buildings  and  grounds  find  it  easy 
and  pleasant  to  perform  the  duty  assigned  them.  Easy,  be 
cause  your  minds  and  hearts  have  already  been  delighted  by 
the  condition  of  things  which  we  now  briefly  rehearse  in 
your  ears;  and  pleasant,  because  we  may  record  the  best 
condition  of  buildings  and  grounds  ever  known  in  the  long 
and  eventful  life  of  this  historic  institution.  This  gratifying 
fact  is  true,  not  only  in  general,  but  also  in  detail. 

"The  park,  with  its  elegant  fence,  its  neatly  trimmed  trees, 
and  its  carpet  of  green,  has  become  indeed  a  'thing  of  beauty," 
and  we  hope  it  may  continue  to  be  a  'joy  forever.'  The  build- 
ings, always  ample  and  commodious,  have  taken  on  a  new 
dress,  without  and  within,  and  in  every  hall  and  every  room 
there  is  evidence  of  neatness,  care,  and  good  taste.  This  satis- 
factory showing  has  evidently  been  secured  by  the  united 
efi^orts  of  friends,  faculty,  and  students.  It  is  significant,  and 
fitly  expresses  the  spirit  of  1890.  Among  many  items  that  are 
observable,  we  mention  as  especially  notable,  the  recent  im' 
provement  and  embellishment  of  the  college  chapel.  Your 
eyes  have  beheld  the  transformation  and  no  words  from  us 
are  needed  to  gladden  your  hearts.  We  will,  however,  make 
and  record  honorable  mention  of  the  enterprise  and  gener- 
osity by  which  these  results  have  been  secured.  The  citizens 
of  Lebanon,  the  Executive  Committee,  the  Faculty,  and  the 
Students,  deserve  your  thanks.  The  Senior  Class  and  the  Lit- 
erary Societies  have  been  especially  active  and  efficient  in  this 
work,  and  we  take  the  liberty  here  and  now  to  thank  them 
one  and  all  in  your  behalf. 


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"The  veterans  in  the  Board  will  doubtless  call  to  mind 
some  objects  once  familiar,  but  not  now  conspicuous.  The 
recitation  rooms  are  not  festooned  with  cobwebs  above,  nor 
variegated  below  with  a  combination  of  free  soil,  coal  oil,  and 
tobacco  juice.  Possibly  the  Joint  Board  may  share  in  the  glory 
of  this  last.  The  walls,  doors,  and  ceilings  are  not  covered 
with  hieroglyphics,  readable  and  unreadable,  some  wise, 
mostly  otherwise.  The  background  of  the  campus  is  no  longer 
noted  for  its  cast-off  stoves,  rusty  pipe,  old  boots  and  broken 
crockery.  The  stalwart  and  odoriferous  jimpson  weeds  no 
longer  enter  into  the  college  bouquet.  The  ghostly  mullein 
stalk  no  longer  stands  sentinel  at  the  corner  of  chapel  or  hall, 
and  the  festive  cockle-burr  has  given  place  to  the  sweet- 
scented  clover.  It  is  sometimes  hard  to  part  with  old  associa- 
tions. 'Twas  hard  to  part  with  these,  especially  the  cockle- 
burrs.  All  hail  to  the  new  order!  And  long  live  McKendree'" 
Respectfully  submitted, 

J.  A.  ScARRiTT,  Chairman 

It  will  be  observed  that  this  report  especially  commends 
the  activity  of  the  senior  class  in  the  program  of  improve- 
ment. This  class  of  1890  was  a  rather  remarkable  aggregation 
for  the  size  of  it.  It  consisted  of  five  young  women,  three  of 
whom  were  daughters  of  McKendree  professors,  and  the 
other  two,  daughters  of  McKendree  trustees,  and  cousins  to 
each  other.  Of  the  men,  two  were  preparing  to  enter  the 
field  of  law,  and  the  other,  the  ministry.  They  were  all  full 
of  zeal,  and  did  good  team  work  in  the  improvement  enter- 


prise. They  chose  for  their  special  tisk  the  purchase  and 
installation  of  opera  chairs  for  the  center  portion  of  the 
chapel,  to  displace  a  part  of  the  old  wooden  benches  which 
had  done  service  ever  since  the  chapel  was  built  in  1858. 
They  raised  the  money  by  giving  public  entertainments,  by 
soliciting  their  friends,  and  in  every  honorable  way  they 
could  devise.  And  when  they  delivered  their  commencement 
orations,  they  proudly  addressed  people  sitting  in  chairs 
which  their  industry  and  enterprise  had  provided. 

An  incident  that  occurred  during  the  year  Dr.  Jepson 
had  charge  of  affairs  was  the  burial  of  "Physics."  The  winter 
term  closed  in  March,  1889,  and  the  course  in  Physics,  under 
Professor  Waggoner,  was  completed.  Some  of  the  members 
of  the  class  felt  that  as  far  as  they  were  concerned.  Physics 
was  dead  and  ought  to  be  buried.  A  meeting  of  the  class 
was  held  outside  of  the  regular  class  period,  and  plans  were 
discussed  and  committees  appointed  to  make  all  arrange- 
ments for  a  first-class  funeral.  J.  L.  Hobbs  was  appointed  to 
be  the  undertaker,  pall  bearers  were  chosen  and  certain  mem- 
bers were  designated  as  chief  mourners,  but  the  list  of  names 
on  the  various  committees  has  not  been  preserved  But  the 
day  and  hour  was  appointed  for  the  funeral  and  to  certain 
members  was  committed  the  responsibiHty  of  furnishing  the 
corpse.  These  boys,  with  shameless  disregard  of  the  conse- 
quences, surreptitiously  procured  the  Professor's  text  book 
for  that  purpose.  A  suitable  box  was  secured  for  a  coffin, 
with  a  glass  window  in  the  lid  through  which  the  remains 


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might  be  viewed.  Preliminary  to  the  funeral,  the  deceased 
lay  in  state  on  a  black-draped  bier  in  Plato  Hall,  where 
friends  might  quietly  slip  in  and  pay  their  respects.  Promptly 
at  4  o'clock  P.  M.,  according  to  previous  arrangement,  the 
procession  tiled  out  of  the  hall,  down  the  long  flights  of 
stairs,  out  onto  the  campus  where  the  grave  had  been  dug. 
The  chief  mourners  were  arrayed  in  costumes  which  would 
have  been  the  envy  of  the  hired  mourners  of  the  days  of 
Jairus'  daughter.  In  the  midst  of  great  lamentation  and 
demonstrations  of  grief,  and  much  hilarity  on  the  part  of 
unsympathetic  onlookers,  the  procession  reached  the  grave- 
Before  the  casket  was  lowered,  W.  C.  Walton,  who  had 
been  appointed  to  deliver  the  funeral  oration,  mounted  a 
convenient  stump  to  deliver  the  eulogy.  In  the  hush  of 
expectation,  he  began  his  speech  with  an  adaptation  of 
the  words  of  Mark  Anthony  m  the  presence  of  Caesar's 
dead  body:  "Friends,  McKendreans,  Countrymen!  Lend 
me  your  ears.  I  come  to  bury  Physics,  not  to  praise  him." 
He  then  portrayed  the  long  period  of  companionship  many 
of  those  present  had  enjoyed  (?)  with  the  deceased  (tears 
and  groans)  and  how  their  devotion  to  him  had  led  to  long 
hours  of  strenuous  toil  and  the  burning  of  barrels  of  mid- 
night oil  in  the  effort  to  get  better  acquainted,  but  now 
their  hopes  of  future  fellowship  were  suddenly  blasted  by 
the  untimely  death  of  the  object  of  their  devotion  (groans 
and  wailing  by  the  mourners).  After  pausing  for  the  wail- 
ing to  subside,  he  proceeded  to  portray  the  brilliant  pros- 
pects which  Physics  had  and  the  hopes  he  might  have 
indulged  in,  to  eventually  conquer  the  world  when  he  had 
such  followers  as  the  members  of  this  class.  But  now  those 
hopes  and  ambitions  are  swept  away  by  one  tremendous 
blow  of  the  hand  of  fate  and  Physics  is  dead  (more  wailing). 
After  continuing  in  this  strain  for  some  minutes,  the  oration 
was  concluded,  the  casket  lowered  in  the  grave  under  the 
careful  direction  of  undertaker  Hobbs  and  a  mound  of  fresh 
earth  was  heaped  over  the  sacred  spot.  The  photographer, 
knowing  the  hour  of  the  funeral,  took  advantage  of  the  oppor- 
tunity to  make  a  picture  of  the  group,  of  which  he  sold  many 
copies.  Before  many  days  there  was  a  resurrection  and  Pro- 
fessor Waggoner  received  his  Physics  book  whole  and 
sound,  although  it  had  lam  in  the  grave  almost  as  long  as 

Lazarus  did. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1S88 

REV.  GEORGE  BERNREUTER 

George  Bernreuter  was  born  at  Nashville,  Illinois,  in  the 

year  1861.  He  was  a  son  of  Dr.  Conrad  and  Mrs.  Catherine 

Bernreuter,  who  were  both  Germans.  After  receiving  pre- 


liminary education  in  the  home  schools,  he  became  a  student 
in  McKendree  College,  and  having  completed  the  Classical 
Course,  he  graduated  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1888.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  After  his 
graduation,  he  entered  the  ministry  and  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  life  m  that  profession.  He  died  at  Tampico,  Illinois, 
in  1934.  He  left  a  widow,  Mrs.  Edith  Bernreuter,  and  two 
children,  Gertrude  and  George,  who  now  reside  at  Wood' 
stock,  Illinois.  He  was  a  Modern  Woodman  and  a  member 
of  the  Masonic  Order. 

LEROY  E.  MILLER 

Leroy  E.  Miller  was  a  student  in  the  Literary  Department 
of  the  college  for  several  terms  and  then  took  the  Law  Course. 
He  finished  it  in  1888  and  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
He  taught  school  for  a  number  of  years  both  before  and 
after  his  graduation.  He  was  for  some  time  principal  of  the 
Lebanon  schools.  He  practiced  law  for  some  years  in  Chicago, 
and  for  some  ye<irs  has  been  located  in  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
'    PROF.  CHARLES  L.  MANNERS 

Charles  L.  Manners  was  born  at  Highland,  Illinois,  June 
6,  i860.  His  father,  Joseph  C.  Manners,  was  born  in  Indiana; 
while  his  mother,  Susan  E.  Proctor,  was  a  native  of  Illinois. 
In  1866  he  moved  to  East  St.  Louis,  which  has  been  his 
home  since  then  to  the  present  time.  He  became  a  student 
in  McKendree  in  September,  1886,  and  graduated  from  the 
Law  Department  in  1888,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Although  he  received  a  legal  education,  he  has  devoted  his 
life  to  educational  work.  After  three  years  in  a  book  store, 
he  began  teaching,  first  in  the  country,  then  in  the  city 
schools,  where  after  various  promotions,  he  became  Principal 
of  the  East  St.  Louis  High  School  from  which  he  had  grad- 
uated in  1877.  After  twenty-seven  years  of  service  in  this 
position,  he  accepted  the  principalship  of  the  Webster  school, 
where  his  duties  would  be  less  taxing.  He  was  married  June 
25,  1885,  to  Miss  Susan  Rachel  Farris,  of  East  St.  Louis 
Their  children  are  Laura  M.  (now  Mrs.  Elmer  Overlin), 
Jennie  E.,  Susie  E.,  and  Charles  F.  Professor  Manners  was 
for  many  years  a  member  of  the  First  M.  E.  Church  and 
an  active  worker  in  various  lines  of  church  and  Sunday  School 
work.  He  has  been  P.  G.  of  Golden  Rule  Lodge  No.  374, 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  Patriarch  in  Harmony  Encampment,  No. 
102, 1.  O.  O.  F.  He  died  Sept.  29,  191J. 

REV^  JAMES  W^  MORRIS,  PH.  D. 

James  Walter  Morris  was  born  in  the  state  of  Missouri, 
in  the  year  1859.  His  preliminary  education  was  received  at 
Carleton  College,  Farmington,  Mo.  He  entered  McKendree 
in  the  fall  of  1884  and  graduated  in  June,  1888,  with  the 


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degree  of  A.  B.  In  1890  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  M., 
as  a  result  of  graduate  work  done  in  connection  with  Mc- 
Kendree.  He  also  did  one  year  of  graduate  work  in  Philosophy 
under  Dr.  Bowne,  at  Boston  University.  He  was  granted 
the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  on  examination  by  Taylor  University. 
While  at  McKendree,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Literary  Society.  He  was  received  into  the  Southern  Illinois 
Conference  in  1883  and  transferred  to  the  California  Con- 
ference in  1888.  From  there  he  was  transferred  to  the  New 
England  Conference  in  1896  and  served  as  pastor  at  Brockton 
and  Lynn,  Massachusetts.  He  was  elected  President  of  the 
Montana  Wesleyan  University  in  1901.  After  three  years 
in  this  institution,  he  was  transferred  to  the  West  Nebraska 
Conference  and  was  pastor  at  North  Platte  and  Gothenburg. 
In  1910  he  was  appointed  Superintendent  of  Holdrege  Dis- 
trict. He  represented  his  conference  in  the  General  Confer- 
ence of  1912,  and  was  leader  of  the  delegation.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Masonic  Order.  He  is  now  retired  and  lives  at 
VictorviUe,  California. 

DANIEL  G.  RAMSAY 
Daniel  G.  Ramsay  was  born  near  Martinsville,  Illinois. 
He  is  the  son  of  William  and  Eliza  Ramsay.  After  receiving 
preliminary  training  in  the  public  schools,  he  entered  Mc- 
Kendree College  and  graduated  from  the  Law  Department, 
receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  June  7,  1888.  He  has  followed 
the  profession  of  law  and  has  done  special  service  in  various 
cipacities.  He  was  a  member  of  the  thirty-seventh  General 
Assembly  of  the  Illinois  Legislature,  having  been  elected  in 
1891.  From  1894  to  1897  he  was  Assistant  State's  Attorney 
of  Cook  County.  He  was  a  candidate  for  Judge  of  the  Super- 
ior Court  of  Cook  County  in  1912  and  lacked  only  a  few 
votes  of  being  elected.  At  present  he  is  Assistant  State's 
Attorney  of  Cook  County.  He  is  past  president  of  the  order  of 
Railroad  Telegraphers.  He  was  married  October  10,  1894, 
to  Miss  Estella  Humes  Watson,  of  Vinton,  Iowa.  They  have 
two  children — Samuel  Watson  and  Estella  Kathleen. 

THE  CLASS  OF  18S9 
REV.  GEO.  W.  BABCOCK,  PH.  D  ,  D  D. 
George  Washington  Bibcock  was  born  at  C.ipe  M  ly.  New 
Jersey,  August  11,  1862.  He  graduated  from  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania  in  1890,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He 
also  took  a  year  and  a  half  of  post  graduate  work  in  the  sams 
institution.  He  took  a  non-resident  course  in  Philosophy  in 
McKendree  and  received  the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  in  1894.  He 
received  the  degree  of  D.  D.  from  Dickinson  College  in  1911. 
He  was  married  July  8,  1890,  to  Miss  Lydia  R.  Hubbs,  of 
Bridgeton,  New  Jersey  They  have  one  daughter,  Helen  Os- 


borne Babcock,  born  m  1901.  Mr.  Babcock's  professional 
career  has  been  in  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  He  is  a  member  of  the  Philadelphia  Conference. 
He  has  held  some  of  the  leading  pastorates  in  that  conference 
and  is  now  pastor  of  Centenary  Church,  Philadelphia,  which 
is  one  of  the  most  important  in  that  city.  In  191 3  he  was 
president  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Social  Union  of  Phil- 
adelphia and  vicinity.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Phi  Delta  Theta 
fraternity,  and  of  the  Masonic  Order. 

CHAS.  B.  CARROLL 
Charles  B.  Carroll  was  born  in  Wood  River  Township, 
Madison  County,  Illinois,  September  19,  1856.  His  father, 
John  B.  Carroll,  was  a  European  war  veteran  and  a  member 
of  the  famous  Light  Brigade  which  made  the  heroic  charge 
at  Balaklava  in  the  Crimean  War.  Charles  B.  attended  the 
old  Sand  Ridge  School  and  was  called  upon  to  make  the 
fiftieth  anniversary  speech  for  the  old  school  when  the  new 
big  school  at  Wood  River  had  its  opening.  He  came  to  East 
St.  Louis  in  1871,  and  learned  the  printing  business  at  the 
Gazette  office.  He  taught  school  for  a  year,  and  then  went 
to  McKendree  and  studied  law.  He  graduated  in  1889,  re 
ceiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  then  began  the  practice  of 
law  in  East  St.  Louis,  in  which  business  he  is  still  engaged. 
He  was  elected  City  Attorney  of  East  St.  Louis  in  1891  and 
served  four  years.  He  published  the  first  City  Directory  of 
East  St.  Louis,  and  published  others  till  1905,  when  he  sold 
out  to  the  Gould  Directory  people  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  1880,  to  Miss  Mary  Barron,  of  St  Louis.  They  have 
an  interesting  family  of  six  children.  Mr.  Carroll  and  his 
family  are  members  of  the  Catholic  Church.  He  now  resides 

in  St.  Louis. 

S.  BARTLETT  KERR 
Seward  Bartlett  Kerr  was  born  at  Burnham,  Maine,  Oc- 
tober 18,  1863,  but  during  the  greater  portion  of  his  life  his 
home  has  been  where  it  is  now,  at  Metropolis,  Illinois.  His 
parents,  David  and  Addie  C.  Kerr,  were  both  Americans. 
He  took  the  Law  Course  in  McKendree,  graduating  in  1889 
with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Literary  Society.  He  was  married  December  22,  1889,  to 
Miss  Eva  Gowan.  They  have  two  children — Virgil  and 
Harriet.  Since  his  graduation,  Mr.  Kerr  has  been  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  law  in  Metropolis,  Illinois,  and  has  en- 
joyed the  confidence  of  his  fellow  citizens,  as  evidenced  by 
the  fict  that  he  has  constantly  held  one  or  more  elective 
offices.  He  has  been  City  Attorney  of  Metropolis,  City 
Clerk,  Circuit  Clerk  of  Massac  County,  member  of  the  Illi- 
nois Legislature,  Supervisor  of  the  Census  for  the  loth  Illinois 


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MC  KENDREE 


District  111  1910,  Mtister  in  Chancery  six  years,  Public 
Guardian  and  Public  Administrator  each  seven  years,  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Education,  and  has  held  other  minor  offic- 
es. He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and 
of  the  three  fraternal  orders,  namely;  K.  of  P.,  I.  O.  O.  F., 

and  I.  O.  R.  M. 

HATTIE  H^  HORNER 

Hattie  Hypes  Horner  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois,  in 
the  year  1868.  She  is  the  eldest  daughter  of  Henry  Hypes 
Horner,  who  was  a  member  of  McKendree's  first  graduating 
class,  and  thus  belongs  to  a  family  which  has  been  prominent 
in  McKendree's  history  ever  since  its  founding.  She  grad- 
uated in  1889,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  She  was  the 
valedictorian  of  her  class.  She  has  identified  herself  with  a 
number  of  church  circles  and  literary  organizations.  A  dis 
tinguished  line  of  ancestors  makes  her  eligible  to  membership 
in  the  D.  A.  R.  organization.  Her  home  has  always  been 
in  Lebanon. 

ETHAR  E-  LEWIS 

Ethar  E.  Lewis  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  1885, 
and  soon  after,  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society.  He  en' 
rolled  from  Hamletsburg.  He  was  quiet,  inoffensive,  studious- 
He  took  both  the  Law  and  the  College  Course.  He  finished 
the  former  in  1888  and  received  the  degree  of  LL-  B.  He  fin- 
ished the  Scientific  Course  in  1889  and  was  granted  the 
degree  of  B.  S.  Tho  he  had  qualified  for  the  vocation  of  the 
law,  professional  life  did  not  appeal  to  him  very  strongly, 
and  he  did  not  follow  professional  work  to  any  great  extent. 
The  latest  information  we  have  states  that  he  was  farming 
at  New  Liberty,  Illinois. 

JOSEPH  D.  ROCKWELL 

Joseph  Dorsen  Rockwell  was  born  near  Alhambra,  Mad- 
ison County,  LlinDis,  July  4,  1863.  He  is  the  second  son  of 
G.  W.  and  Catherine  Rockwell,  who  were  long  time  residents 
of  that  community.  He  attended  the  public  schools  and  then 
entered  McKendree,  where  he  graduated  in  the  class  of  1889, 
receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philo- 
sophian  Literary  Society.  After  his  graduation,  he  engaged 
in  teaching.  He  was  for  many  years  a  member  of  the  faculty 
of  the  Lebanon  High  School  and  was  for  two  years  principal 
of  that  school.  He  was  also  for  some  years  principal  of  the 
Brighton  (111.)  High  School.  After  a  long  career  of  successful 
teaching,  he  retired  to  engage  in  farming  in  the  vicinity  of 
his  old  home  at  Alhambra,  where  he  now  resides.  He  was 
married  August  29,  1894,  to  Miss  Nelle  E.  Beedle,  of  O'Fal- 
lon,  who  died  a  few  years  later,  leaving  one  son,  Jean  H. 
Rockwell,  who  still  lives  with  his  father.  Mr.  Rockwell  is 
a  Methodist  and  a  Republican,  but  does  not  belong  to  any 
secret  order. 


LARKEN  A.  ROCKWELL 
Larken  A.  Rockwell  was  born  at  Alhambra,  Illinois,  Feb 
ruary  i,  1866.  After  finishing  the  public  schools,  he  entered 
McKendree  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1889,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian 
Liteniry  Society.  After  graduation,  he  was  employed  for  a 
number  of  years  m  business  in  Chicago.  He  was  at  the  same 
time  much  interested  in  religious  work,  was  admitted  to  the 
Methodist  ministry  and  served  with  good  success  as  pastor 
of  several  churches  in  the  city  of  Chicago;  but  at  length  he 
yielded  to  a  long  felt  call  to  return  to  the  business  world. 
He  IS  now  engaged  m  the  real  estate  business  in  Kansas  City, 
Mo.  He  IS  an  expert  on  leases  and  land  values.  Besides  being 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  he  belongs  to  the  Ma- 
sonic Order.  He  was  married  in  1892  to  Miss  Eva  Ruff,  of 
Lebanon,  who  was  his  fellow  student  at  McKendree.  Their 
children  are  Raymond  C,  born  October  7,  1893,  and  Esther 
Lucile,  born  February  21,  1896.  Mrs.  Rockwell  died  in  1897. 
Some  years  later  he  was  married  to  his  present  wife. 

JEAN  F.  WEBB,  JR. 
Few  McKendreans  have  had  a  more  interesting  career  than 
Jean  Francis  Webb,  Jr.,  of  New  York  City.  He  was  born  in 
Lebanon,  March  i,  1869  and  was  educated  in  the  Lebanon 
Public  Schools  and  McKendree  College.  He  was  deeply  inter- 
ested in  all  college  activities,  whether  athletic  or  literary. 
He  was  a  loyal  Philo,  a  leader  in  base  ball,  the  organizer  and 
captain  of  the  first  foot  ball  team  that  ever  officially  repre- 
sented McKendree,  and  was  a 
member  and  business  managet 
of  the  McKendree  Glee  Club 
He  graduated  in  the  class  of 
1889,  receiving  the  degree  of 

A.  B.  and  later  A.  M.  In  1893, 
he  received  the  degree  of  LL 

B.  from  Washington  Univer 
sity.  Though  legally  qualified 
as  a  lawyer  he  never  confined 
his  energies  to  the  practice 
of  law.  He  taught  school  in 
Summerfield,  then  engaged  in 
the  operation  of  coal  properties  JEAN  WEBB,  JR. 

in  Texas,  then  went  to  California  and  for  two  years  was  con' 
nected  with  the  gold  mining  industry,  then  for  six  years  he 
was  engaged  in  the  same  line  of  business  in  Colorado,  during 
which  time  he  assisted  in  the  introduction  and  establishment 
of  the  pneumatic  cyanide  process  of  gold  extraction.  Since 
1905  he  has  been  actively  engaged  in  the  field  of  automatic 


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train  control.  This  has  really  been  his  life  work.  He  is  the 
inventor  of  many  devices  for  the  safety  of  train  traffic.  The 
number  reaches  almost  a  hundred.  He  has  taken  out  many 
patents,  not  only  at  Washington,  D.  C,  but  in  all  the  coun- 
tries in  the  world  having  any  appreciable  railroad  mileage, 
on  the  apparatus  known  as  the  "Webb  automatic  train  con, 
trol".  Mr.  Webb  is  the  secretary-treasurer  of  the  Interna- 
tional Signal  Company,  with  offices  in  the  Grand  Central 
Terminal,  New  York  City,  which  makes  and  sells  this  safety 
device.  He  frequently  represents  the  company  as  a  lawyer 
in  hearings  before  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission, 
as  well  as  in  drawing  legal  documents  and  contracts.  He  also 
supervises  the  selling  campaigns  and  looks  after  the  interests 
of  the  company  in  general. 

He  was  married  December  30,  1908  to  Miss  Ethel  HamiU 
Morrison  of  Denver,  Colorado.  They  have  one  son,  Jean 
Francis  Webb,  III,  who  is  now  a  college  student.  They  re- 
side in  White  Plains,  a  suburb  of  New  York  City. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1890 
ROBERT  J.  BROWN 

Robert  John  Brown  was  born  July  16,  1864,  m  Venice, 
Illinois.  He  graduated  in  1890,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
He  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  Venice,  Illinois  and 
for  four  years  was  State's  Attorney  of  Madison  County. 
He  was  married  July  16,  1891,  to  Miss  Mabel  J.  Paul,  of 
Venice.  Of  this  marriage  there  were  three  children — Robert 
J.,  Ralph  E.,and  Charlotte.  He  died  at  his  home  in  Venice, 
April  8,  1910. 

MRS.  IDA  BURTON  HAMMEN 

Ida  May  Burton  was  born  at  Trenton,  Illinois,  December 
28,  1868.  She  is  the  oldest  daughter  of  John  and  Helen  J. 
Burton,  her  father  being  of  English  descent.  She  graduated 
from  McKendree  in  the  class  of  1890,  receiving  the  degree 
of  B.  S.,  and  in  189J,  M.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian 
Literary  Society.  She  was  married  October  19,  1893,  to  Dr. 
E.  C.  Hammen,  who  was  then  practicing  dentistry  in  No- 
komis,  Illinois,  but  a  few  years  later  moved  to  Lebanon, 
where  he  continued  his  practice  till  1908,  when  they  moved 
to  Redlands,  California  where  they  now  reside  and  where 
the  doctor  is  still  practicing  his  profession.  They  have  one 
son,  Lewis  Burton  Hammen,  who  was  born  in  Lebanon, 
April  21,  1904.  Mrs.  Hammen  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  and  was  an  active  worker  in  the  Sunday 
School  and  other  church  activities  before  her  marriage,  and 
has  continued  these  since,  so  far  as  her  other  obligations 
would  permit. 


FLORENCE  DENEEN 
Florence  Deneen,  youngest  daughter  of  Dr.  Samuel  H. 
and  Mary  Ashley  Deneen,  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois, 
December  30,  1870.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  she  became  a 
student  in  McKendree  where  her  father  was  a  member  of 
the  faculty  for  thirty  years.  She  was  a  prominent  member 
of  the  Clionian  Society.  She  graduated  from  college  in  the 
class  of  1890,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  After  her  grad- 
uation, she  taught  in  the  public  schools  of  Lebanon  for  two 
and  a  half  years,  and  since  that  time  in  Chicago,  where  she 
is  still  engaged  in  educational  work.  She  has  devoted  several 
summers  to  graduate  work  and  has  sometimes  carried  courses 
during  the  school  year.  She  is  at  present  assistant  principal 
of  the  John  P.  Altgeld  School  of  Chicago.  She  has  taken  an 
active  interest  in  educational  matters  and  is  now  an  officer 
in  three  teachers'  organizations.  She  has  devoted  much  time 
to  the  subject  of  pensions  for  teachers.  She  has  also  taken 
an  active  interest  in  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revo- 
lution and  has  been  a  member  of  several  important  com- 
mittees in  that  organization.  She  has  travelled  extensively 
in  the  United  States  and  spent  one  summer  m  Europe. 
GENEVIEVE  JEP50N 
Julia  Genevieve  Jepson  was  born  at  NorthviUe,  Michigan, 
June  11, 187 1.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Professor  Albert  G.  Jepson 
and  Mrs.  Nina  (Ormiston)  Jepson,  who  were  both  natives  of 
New  York  State.  Her  father  was  of  English  and  her  mother 
of  Scotch  ancestry.  She  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in 
1886  and  graduated  in  1890,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B., 
and  later,  A.  M.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary 
Society.  During  most  of  the  years  since  her  graduation  she 
has  been  engaged  in  the  profession  of  teaching.  She  was  for 
a  time  tutor  in  McKendree,  and  has  been  employed  in  high 
school  work  in  Flora,  East  St.  Louis,  and  Alton;  she  now 
teaches  in  the  East  St.  Louis  High  School.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  First  M.  E.  Church  at  East  St.  Louis  and  an  active 
worker  in  the  Sunday  School. 

MRS.  MARY  JONES  MORRISS 
Mary  A.  Jones  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois,  December 
8,  1870.  Her  parents  were  Prof.  Oliver  V.  Jones,  who  was 
born  in  Kentucky,  and  Mary  E.  (Crocker)  Jones,  who  was 
a  native  of  Massachusetts.  She  was  first  enrolled  as  a  student 
in  McKendree  in  the  spring  term  of  1886  and  graduated 
June  5,  1890,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  She  also  spent 
a  year  in  Syracuse  University  and  is  a  graduate  of  the  Na- 
tional Summer  School  of  Music,  of  Chicago.  Her  father  was 
for  many  years  a  Professor  in  McKendree,  and  also  a  member 
of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference.  While  in  McKendree, 


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she  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  She  is  a 
member  ot  the  Methodist  Church,  having  held  her  mem- 
bership m  the  Lebanon  church  for  twenty  years  before 
moving  to  St.  Louis.  In  that  city  she  has  been  a  member 
and  an  officer  in  some  of  the  leading  musical  clubs  and  the  D. 
A.  R.;  also  a  member  of  the  Kappa  Kappa  Gamma  Alumni 
Association.  Before  her  marriage  she  taught  in  the  Lynn 
School,  in  the  country,  near  Lebanon;  also  in  the  Lebanon 
Public  School.  She  was  married  December  17,  1891,  to  Her- 
bert S.  Morriss,  of  Lebanon.  A  few  years  later  they  moved 
to  St.  Louis.  They  have  no  children.  For  some  years  she 
taught  vocal  music  in  St.  Louis;  and  has  been  director  of 
singing  societies  and  soprano  soloist  in  various  churches. 
Some  years  ago,  because  her  health  required  a  change  of 
climate,  she  went  to  Colorado  to  live.  For  the  past  several 
years  her  home  has  been  at  Colorado  Springs. 
MRS.  NELLIE  LEHMAN  FAULKNER 

Nellie  Florence  Lehman  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois, 
May  28,  1869.  She  is  a  daughter  of  John  H.  and  Mary  (Bur- 
ton) Lehman,  who  are  both  native  Americans,  though  the 
father's  ancestors  were  German  and  the  mother's  English. 
She  was  reared  in  Lebanon,  attended  the  public  schools,  and 
then  took  the  full  college  course,  graduating  in  1890  with  the 
degree  of  B.  S.,  and  later  received  that  of  M.  S.  She  was  a 
member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  After  graduation, 
she  became  a  teacher  in  the  Lebanon  public  schools  and  con- 
tinued in  this  work  for  thirteen  consecutive  years.  She  was 
married  July  9, 1907,  to  John  S.  Faulkner,  of  Johnson  County, 
Illinois.  They  now  reside  in  Lebanon,  Illinois.  Mrs.  Faulkner 
has  been  an  active  member  and  worker  in  the  Methodist 
Church  since  the  time  of  her  girlhood. 
ROBERT  STEELE 

Robert  Steele  was  born  on  a  farm  m  Jasper  County,  Illi- 
nois, February  14,  1865.  His  parents  were  Robert  and  Jennie 
(Forsyth)  Steele,  who  were  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  but  both 
natives  of  Ireland.  They  came  to  America  in  early  life,  were 
married  at  Keokuk,  Iowa,  in  i860,  and  reared  six  children. 
Robert  entered  college  in  1884  and  joined  the  Philosophian 
Society.  After  one  year  he  returned  to  the  farm  and  school 
teaching.  In  1889,  he  re-entered  college  and  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1890,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  During  the  next 
three  years  after  graduation,  he  served  as  principal  of  public 
schools  at  O'Fallon  and  Belleville,  Illinois,  and  read  law  at 
the  same  time,  in  connection  with  the  Law  Department  of 
McKendree.  In  1895,  he  graduated  from  the  Law  Depart- 
ment as  valedictorian  of  the  class,  receiving  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.,  and  at  the  same  time,  the  degree  of  M.  S.  In  1894  he 


went  to  Chicago,  where  he  practiced  law  for  some  years,  .md 
then  moved  to  Cordell,  Oklahoma,  where  he  has  since  been 
engaged  as  a  Bonded  Abstractor  of  Land  Titles.  On  May 
16,  1906,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Kate  Lee,  at  Cordell,  Okla., 
who  comes  of  the  well  known 
Lee  family  of  Virginia.  To 
them  was  born  one  son,  who 
lived  only  five  months.  Mr. 
Steele  has  served  his  home  city 
as  Mayor  for  three  years,  dur- 
ing which  time  the  electric  light 
plant  was  installed,  the  water 
system  enlarged,  and  many 
other  public  improvements 
made.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church  South  and 
has  been  active  m  church  ,ind 
Sunday  School  work  for  many  ROBERT  STEELE 

years. 

REV.  SHERMAN  P.  YOUNG 
Sherman  Pomeroy  Young  was  born  December  26,  1867,  at 
Woodburn,  Macoupin  County,  Illinois.  His  parents  were 
John  Henry  and  Sarah  E.  Young,  who  were  both  native 
Americans.  He  grew  up  in  Illinois,  and  after  receiving  the 
usual  training  m  the  public  schools,  entered  McKendree  in 
1886.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society. 
He  graduated  in  the  class  of  1890,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  He  also  received  from  his  alma  mater  the  degree  of 
A.  M.  in  1892  and  Ph.  D.  in  1896.  He  did  post-graduate 
work  m  several  institutions  and  received  the  degree  of  B.  D. 
from  Yale  and  S.  T.  B.  from  Boston  University.  He  received 
the  honorary  degree  of  D.  D.  from  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity. He  entered  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  before  he  had  finished  his  college  course,  and  for  a 
time  belonged  to  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference,  but  has 
since  belonged  to  several  different  conferences.  Among  the 
important  charges  he  has  served  are:  Salem,  lUinois;  Lake 
Geneva,  Wis.;  Summerfield  Church,  Milwaukee;  Broadway 
Church,  Dayton,  Ohio;  Mt.  Auburn  Church,  Cincinnati; 
and  First  Church,  Beaver,  Penn.  He  was  married  in  1898,  to 
Miss  Bessie  Thompson,  daughter  of  Rev.  Dr.  J.  B.  Thomp- 
son, who  was  a  member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference. 
They  have  four  children.  He  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Ma- 
son and  belongs  to  the  Shrine.  He  travelled  in  Europe  dur- 
ing the  summer  of  1913.  For  some  years  he  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  Dr.  Hancher's  organization  to  raise  money  for  colleges 
and  other  religious  institutions. 


CHAPTER  XXVII. 

President  Herdmans  Administration 


yy  I'HEN  DR.  HERDMAN  became 
ill  president  in  1890,  there  were  no 
other  important  changes  in  the  fac- 
ulty. Tho  there  was  some  readjustment  of 
the  teaching  work,  since  Dr.  Herdman  was 
to  be  a  teacher  as  well  as  president,  while 
Dr.  ViUars  had  been  relieved  of  class  room 
work  before  he  left  the  college.  He  had  long 
been  a  member  of  the  Board  and  was  well- 
acquainted  with  the  ideals  of  the  institution. 
He  was  himself  a  man  of  the  highest  Christian 
ideals,  and  had  long  been  in  the  business  of 
guiding  young  people  in  the  higher  things 
of  life. 

Thomas  Hanson  Herdman  was  born  July  8, 
1829,  at  Noblestown,  Pennsylvania,  twelve  miles  from  Pitts- 
burg. His  father  was  of  Scotch-Irish  and  his  mother  of  English 
descent.  Thomas  was  one  ofthe  six  children  ofthe  family  that 
grew  to  maturity.  In  1848  he  entered  Muskingum  College, 
at  New  Concord,  Ohio,  where  he  remained  for  three  years. 
Later  he  attended  Madison  College,  at  Antrim,  Ohio,  where 
he  received  his  A.  B.  degree  in  1856.  In  after  years  he  received 
two  degrees  from  McKendree — A.  M.  in  1876  and  D.  D.  in 
1889.  After  his  graduation,  he  made  teaching  his  profession 
for  some  years.  He  was  Superintendent  of  Schools  at  Green- 
field, Ohio  for  eight  years.  In  1864  he  entered  the  Cincinnati 
Conference  and  served  one  year  as  pastor  of  Highland  Cir- 
cuit. About  that  time  he  was  unexpectedly  called  to  Mount 
Vernon,  Illinois,  on  some  important  business,  and  while 
there  was  elected  President  of  Mt.  Vernon  Seminary,  which 
position  he  accepted  and  held  for  four  years.  He  then  re- 
sumed the  work  ofthe  ministry  in  the  Southern  Illinois  Con- 
ference, where  the  remainder  of  his  life  was  spent.  He  served 
a  number  of  the  important  charges,  such  as  Vandalia,  Mt. 
Carmel,  and  Effingham,  and  one  term  as  presiding  elder  of 
the  Lebanon  District.  He  was  twice  pastor  at  Lebanon  and 
lived  at  Lebanon  while  on  the  district,  while  president  of 
the  college,  and  after  his  retirement.  So  that  his  home  was  in 
Lebanon  altogether  for  a  period  of  thirty-five  years.  After 
his  three  years  as  President  of  McKendree,  he  served  as  Dean 
of  the  Theological  and  Post-graduate  Departments  until  1898 . 
He  then  served  nearby  charges  and  still  lived  in  Lebanon  for 
a  few  years.  In  1902  he  was  appointed  Conference  Historian 
for  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference,  which  appointment  he 


REV.  T.  H.  HERDMAN 


held  until  his  retirement  in  191 1.  While  in 
this  office,  he  copied  with  his  own  hands  the 
minutes  of  the  Illinois  Conference  from  its  or- 
ganization in  1824  until  the  establishment  of 
the  Southern  Illinois  in  1852.  Besides  that  great 
task,  he  wrote  a  history  of  Illinois  Methodism 
prior  to  the  formation  of  the  Illinois  Confer- 
ence, and  he  collected  much  historical  mater- 
ial for  the  use  of  the  future  historian  of  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference.  None  of  this 
work  was  published  because  of  lack  of  funds. 
He  was  a  delegate  to  the  General  Confer- 
ence of  1880  which  met  in  Cincinnati.  He  was 
married  September  29,  1852,  to  Miss  Celia 
Joseph,  of  Chandlersville,  Ohio.  She  died  Jan- 
uary 5,  1869.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Eliza  H.  Peck,  at 
Duquoin,  Illinois,  December  20,  1870.  Her  death  occurred 
Feb.  4,  191 5,  only  a  brief  period  before  his  own,  which 
occurred  April  8,  1916. 

Dr.  Herdman's  position  was  not  always  a  "bed  of  roses" 
while  he  was  president.  The  attendance  of  students  was 
maintained  about  the  same,  but  the  chief  difficulties  were 
financial  ones.  There  was  a  mortgaged  debt  against  the  col- 
lege of  $5,500  and  the  holder  was  demanding  payment  and 
threatening  foreclosure.  It  was  Dr.  Herdman's  task  to  keep 
this  creditor  pacified  and  thus  postpone  foreclosure  until  in 
some  way  the  money  could  be  raised  to  clear  the  debt.  This 
he  did  with  great  adroitness,  tho  his  efforts  to  raise  the 
money  were  not  successful.  During  all  the  time  of  Dr.  Herd- 
man's  term,  the  chapel  services  were  held  in  what  was  known 
as  the  study  hall.  This  was  the  building  formerly  known  as 
the  Athleteon.  During  the  years  when  the  enrollment  ran 
low.  It  did  not  seem  worth  while  to  use  the  chapel  which 
was  large  enough  for  five  hundred  for  the  assembly  place  of 
less  than  a  hundred,  especially  in  the  winter  when  it  had  to 
be  heated.  So  the  Athleteon,  which  had  never  appealed  very 
strongly  to  the  student  body  in  general,  probably  because 
they  did  not  have  a  director  of  physical  training,  was  fitted 
with  school  desks  and  used  by  the  students  as  a  place  ot 
study  when  not  attending  classes.  There  were  accommoda- 
tions for  one  hundred.  For  a  number  of  years  the  chapel  ser- 
vices were  held  in  this  study  hall.  The  faculty  felt  that  since 
there  were  no  dormitories  and  there  was  no  reading  room 
connected  with  the  library,  that  this  study  hall  was  a  great 


MC  KENDREE 


convenience  to  the  students.  There  were  no  dormitories  and 
some  of  the  students  roomed  at  boarding  houses  possibly  a 
half  mile  from  the  college.  They  needed  a  place  to  study  or 
wait  between  classes.  There  was  always  a  professor  m  charge 
of  the  hall  to  maintain  order,  and  sometimes  he  conducted  a 
recitation  at  the  same  time.  This  was  somewhat  of  a  distrac- 
tion to  some  of  the  students.  The  chapel  exercises  were  held 
at  eight  o'clock  and  recitations  began  immediately  following. 
The  faculty  felt  that  it  was  profitable  for  students  not  in 
class  to  spend  the  time  in  study,  each  at  his  own  individual 
desk  m  the  study-hall.  Then  a  plan  was  devised  by  the 
faculty  whereby  each  student  was  expected  to  put  in  at  least 
two  hours  each  evening  m  his  own  room.  Then  each  student 
was  required  to  attend  chapel  each  morning  and  church  twice 
on  Sunday.  It  was  customary  for  the  president  to  call  the 
roll  every  Monday  morning  and  each  student  whose  attend- 
ance at  church  and  chapel  for  the  week  previous  had  been 
perfect  and  who  had  observed  the  evening  study  hours, 
would  answer,  "Five-two-ten."  Or  if  his  record  fell  short, 
he  was  to  respond  accordingly.  The  study  hour  proposition 
was  resented  by  many  of  the  students  and  that  portion  of 
the  plan  was  abandoned,  but  the  church  and  chapel  record 
was  kept  for  years  and  grades  recorded  for  each  student  in 
those  subjects,  the  same  as  for  Latin  or  Mathematics.  The 
church  and  chapel  attendance  are  still  nominal  requirements 
of  all  regular  students  unless  officially  excused,  which  may 
be  done  when  there  are  good  reasons.  In  the  days  of  the 
study-hall  chapel,  there  was  an  organ  in  the  room  and  a 
chapel  choir  made  up  of  students,  and  some  times  special 
music  was  rendered  m  a  very  creditable  manner.  The  major- 
ity of  the  faculty  were  preachers  and  all  took  turns  in  con- 
ducting the  devotions.  There  were  seme  interesting  meetings 
held  in  that  hall  before  it  was  cut  up  into  smaller  rooms  for 
the  benefit  of  the  Science  Department.  In  Dr.  Villars'  day 
there  was  once  a  Thanksgiving  service  held  there.  A  week 
beforehand.  Dr.  Villars  issued  a  challenge  to  the  students 
and  faculty,  agreeing  to  sing  a  song  in  chapel  if  any  other 
member  of  the  chapel  assembly  would  furnish  either  a  mus- 
ical or  rhetorical  number.  The  students  all  let  the  week  slip 
by,  but  on  the  last  morning  Professor  Edwards  came  forward 
with  an  essay  on  the  subject  of  Thanksgiving,  beginning 
with  the  fifteen  day  thanksgiving  decreed  by  Julius  Caesar 
in  celebration  of  a  victory  over  the  Helvetians.  Then  Dr. 
Villars  came  forward,  and  with  powerful  voice,  sang  the 
"Battle  Hymn  of  the  Republic."  He  was  not  a  trained  singer^ 
but  he  sang  with  feeling,  and  with  great  acceptability  to  a 
group  of  students. 


In  this  room  m  1890  was  held  the  last  meeting  of  the 
organization  known  as  the  "College  Association."  Its  osten- 
sible purpose  was  to  give  a  public  entert.unment  each  year 
m  celebration  of  Washington's  birthday.  The  performers  in 
this  entertainment  were  to  be  representatives  of  each  of  the 
literary  societies  and  the  Law  Department  But  the  real  pur- 
pose was  to  give  opportunity  for  a  contest  of  popularity 
between  the  literary  societies  at  the  election  of  officers.  A 
Philo  and  a  Plato  were  nominated  for  president.  Each  re- 
ceived the  full  vote  of  his  own  society  and  the  one  who 
could  draw  the  most  votes  from  Clio  would  be  elected.  On 
the  occasion  referred  to,  a  question  of  representation  on  the 
entertainment  program  arose.  It  happened  at  that  time  that 
every  member  of  the  Law  Department  belonged  to  Philo. 
The  Platos  claimed  that  the  plan  to  be  followed  would  give 
Philo  a  double  representation.  To  this  they  objected.  Then 
much  fiery  oratory  went  to  waste  and  much  ill  feeling  was 
engendered.  After  the  stormy  session  had  lasted  till  the 
hour  for  adjournment  had  arrived,  the  meeting  adjourned 
with  the  understanding  that  anct'aer  session  should  be  held 
at  the  call  of  the  president  to  complete  the  business.  But  to 
avoid  a  repetition  of  the  clash  of  sentiment  and  hot  words 
between  the  members  of  the  two  societies,  the  president 
refused  to  call  another  meeting  and  the  organization  died 
a  natural  death. 

In  this  hall  it  was  customary  to  meet  on  the  last  morning 
or  afternoon  of  each  term  to  hear  the  reading  of  grades. 
Visitors  were  often  present  for  this  interesting  exercise.  One 
day  a  special  meeting  was  held  to  hear  the  public  confession 
and  apology  of  three  students  who  had  been  guilty  of  indul- 
gence in  strong  drink.  They  promised  the  college  author- 
ities that  they  would  reform.  And  they  did.  To  make  this 
confession  in  chapel  was  their  only  punishment.  They  kept 
their  promise.  Two  of  them  are  now  successful  lawyers  and 
living  useful  lives. 

During  this  administration  there  were  not  many  changes 
in  the  faculty.  However,  one  that  ought  to  be  mentioned 
was  the  resignation  of  Professor  Edwin  C.  Ferguson,  A.  M., 
Ph.  D.  He  succeeded  Dr.  Swahlen  in  the  chair  of  Greek  and 
German  in  1886,  and  gave  four  years  of  faithful  and  efficient 
service,  and  showed  the  same  spirit  of  sacrifice  which  char- 
acterized some  other  members  of  the  faculty.  He  was  well 
prepared  for  his  work,  both  in  school  training  and  teaching 
experience.  He  was  the  author  of  several  text-books  and  a 
constant  reader  and  student.  He  was  a  single  man,  tho  per- 
haps nearing  forty  years  of  age.  But  in  the  summer  of  1890 
he  took  to  himself  a  wife.  He  was  a  prudent  man  and  did 


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not  believe  that  the  meager  pittance  which  the  faculty  re- 
ceived at  that  time  and  which  the  Board  called  a  salary,  was 
sufficient  for  the  proper  support  of  a  family.  The  author 
ities  were  carefully  living  up  to  the  resolution  passed  by 
the  Board  in  1886,  to  the  etfect  that  no  debt  should  be  in- 
curred by  the  institution  for  current  expenses,  and  that  the 
Board  would  be  responsible  for  the  payment  of  salaries  only 
to  the  extent  of  the  income  produced  by  the  fiscal  fund  and 
the  interest  on  the  endowment,  after  the  necessary  running 
expenses  were  met.  Accordingly,  Professor  Ferguson  gave 
up  his  position  here  and  secured  a  similar  one  at  Athens, 
Tennessee.  He  spent  the  remainder  of  his  active  years  in 
that  institution.  To  succeed  him  in  McKendree,  the  Board 
secured  Professor  Bertrand  P.  Judd,  A.  B.  He  was  a  young 
man  of  high  ideals  but  not  specially  adapted  to  the  position 
he  was  expected  to  fill  here.  So  after  one  year  he  decided 
to  enter  the  ministry,  and  went  to  take  a  course  in  Boston 
University  School  of  Theology.  In  the  fall  of  1891  another 
young  man  just  out  of  college  came  to  take  the  chair  of 
Greek  and  German.  He  was  Professor  Morris  L.  Barr,  A.  B. 
He  had  taken  his  degree  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University. 
He  proved  to  be  a  good  teacher  and  a  good  leader  of  young 
folks  in  the  college,  and  also  in  the  Epworth  League  and 
church  circles.  He  was  a  good  public  reader,  and  that  also 
made  him  popular.  It  was  soon  discovered  that  he  was  well 
fitted  for  the  position  he  held.  He  was  an  unmarried  man 
and  still  young,  but  old  enough  to  be  prudent  and  circum- 
spect in  his  conduct.  His  boarding  place  was  at  "Aunty 
Hoffman's"  and  to  board  there  always  gave  a  person  good 
standing  in  the  town.  Mrs.  Hoffman  was  then  the  proprietor 
of  the  old  French  mansion,  that  is,  the  former  home  of 
Governor  French.  She  has  been  known  to  have  as  many  as 
nineteen  boarders  at  once.  Professor  Barr  gave  two  years  of 
good  service  during  Dr.  Herdman's  administration.  By  that 
time  he  had  become  so  popular  with  the  students  that  at 
the  commencement  of  1893,,  a  request  came  from  some  of 
the  students  that  Professor  Barr  be  made  president.  The 
Board  became  obsessed  with  the  idea  that  his  popularity 
with  youth  might  be  a  means  of  drawing  great  numbers  of 
students  to  McKendree;  and  after  long  deliberation  they 
provided  another  position  for  Dr.  Herdman  and  made  Pro- 
fessor Barr  president  Dr.  Herdman  was  a  very  sweet-spirited 
man  and  was  always  willing  to  make  any  sacrifice  which  his 
brethren  believed  would  advance  the  cause  of  the  Kingdom 
of  Heaven  on  earth.  Therefore  he  cheerfully  surrendered 
the  Presidency  and  became  Dean  of  the  Post-graduate  and 
Theological  Departments  of  McKendree.  The  enrollment 


during  the  three  years  of  his  presidency  made  a  very  slight 
gain,  increasing  from  one  hundred  and  eighty-six  to  two 
hundred  and  two.  This  included  the  college,  academy,  music, 
art,  etc.  The  three  classes  who  graduated  during  his  admin- 
istration are  here  given. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1S91 
CHARLES  B.  BROWN 

Charles  Burdette  Brown  was  born  in  Venice  Township, 
Madison  County,  Illinois.  March  26,  1870.  His  parents  were 
Robert  J.  and  Martha  J.  Brown.  After  attending  the  public 
schools,  he  went  to  McKendree,  where  he  took  work  in  the 
Literary  Department  of  the  college  and  also  in  the  Law  De- 
partment, from  which  latter  he  graduated  in  June  1891.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  of  the  Order  of 
Knights  and  Ladies  of  Honor.  His  early  death  cut  off  a 
promising  career  before  it  was  well  begun.  He  never  entered 
upon  the  practice  of  law,  though  he  did  teach  school  for  a 
time.  His  death  occurred  December  5,  1891,  at  the  home  of 
his  mother,  in  Warrensburg,  Missouri. 

JOHN  M.  CHAMBERLIN,  Jr. 

John  McLean  Chamberlain,  Jr.  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illi- 
nois, August  ig,  1872.  His  father,  John  M.  Chamberlin,  is 
also  a  native  of  Lebanon,  of  EngHsh  and  German  descent. 
His  mother,  Maggie  E.  (Royse)  Chamberlin,  was  of  Scotch- 
Irish  ancestry.  He  grew  up  in  Lebanon,  entered  McKendree 
in  the  fall  of  1887,  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1891,  receiv- 
ing the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian 
Literary  Society.  For  five  years  after  his  graduation,  he  was 
employed  as  a  telegraph  operator.  Then  for  about  the  same 
period  he  published  a  weekly  newspaper,  the  "Lebanon 
Leader,"  at  Lebanon,  Illinois.  In  1900  he  was  elected  to  the 
forty-second  General  Assembly  of  Illinois,  as  a  representative 
of  the  forty-ninth  Senatorial  District.  He  served  one  term.  In 
1901  he  entered  the  real  estate  business  in  E.  St.  Louis.  In 
iqio  he  was  elected  State  Senator  for  the  forty-ninth  Sena- 
torial District  and  was  re-elected  in  191 2.  He  has  served  as 
president  of  the  E.  St  Louis  Board  of  Education;  also  of  the 
Real  Estate  Exchange  and  the  Commercial  Club,  both  of  that 
city.  He  was  for  one  term  Mayor  of  East  St.  Louis.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Masonic  Order,  the  Elks,  Knights  of  Py- 
thias, and  Modern  Woodmen.  He  was  married  November 
26,  iqoj,  to  Miss  Lulu  Mildred  Farthing,  of  Odin,  Illinois. 
They  have  three  children — John  McLean  the  third,  Will- 
iam Farthing,  and  a  younger  son.  Their  little  daughter,  Mil- 
dred, died  as  the  result  of  an  accident.  For  several  years  Mr. 
Chamberlin  has  been  in  business  at  Mineral  Wells,  Texas. 


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PROGRAM. 


PROGRAM. 


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2  -J 'J  P   f.; 

MUSIC 
ORATION 

International  Law 

MUSIC 

INVOCATION                                           MUSIC. 

♦@HARl.ES  BURDEUTE  BRO'.VN 

ORATION 

Evils  Of  Immigration. 

ORATION 

Law  Defined. 

SKILLMAN  PARKER  SHAW. 

ORATION 

GEORGE    LEMIMG    <oOR'..;5. 

Capital  an-1  Labor 

ORPHEUS  r.J,  SMlllH. 

MUSIC 

ORATION 

Political  Parties 

HtNRV  M.  KASSERMAN. 

ORATION 
ORATION 

The  Ideal  Citizen 

WAb7ER   SGOTt?    QArOII. 

The  Higher  Revelation  of  Nature 

ORATION 

Legal  Ethics 
CLARENCE  ALONZO  COMBS. 

JAMES    f{.    miLIiER. 

ORATION 

:r.e  Coming  Victory 

VIOLIN  SOLO 

Concerto  I  by  C   D,  Benot. 

CHARLES    HENRY  DORRIS 

COASTER    PRWOLD   RESOLD 

ORATION: 

Womans  Influence. 

UU..U 

©HOMAS   PRANHljlM    CDOORB. 

ORATION: 

The  Imagination  in  Literature 

ORATION: 

The  Living  Present. 

JOHN  WESLEr  HENNINGER. 

50HH  ffiGliEAN  @HAMBERlilN. 

MUSIC 

Achievements  of  Politics, 

ORATION 

Valedictions 

ORATION 

ELMER  ELLSWORTH  WAGGONER. 

Wm.  Wilson. 

MUSIC 

ORATION 

Value  of  Univertal  Legal  Training 

LlEW    03.    fflASOW 

CONFEHRING  DEGREES 

MUSIC 

MUSIC 

BENEDICTION. 

•Excused. 

BENEDICTION, 

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E.xact  reproduction  ot  commencem; 
CLARENCE  A.  COMBS 
Clarence  Alonzo  Combs  was  born  at  CoUmsville,  Illinois, 
June  2,0,  1869.  He  was  the  son  of  William  S.  and  Sarah 
(McCormick)  Combs,  the  former  of  Scotch  and  the  latter  of 
Irish  descent.  After  being  trained  in  the  public  schools  of 
CoUinsville,  he  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1889  and 
graduated  from  the  Law  Department  in  1891,  receiving  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary 
Society.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Bertha  Hadley,  of  CoUins- 
ville, June  9,  1903.  He  practiced  law  only  a  short  time  and 
then  became  cashier  of  the  Northwestern  Mutual  Life  In- 
surance Company,  of  East  St.  Louis.  His  death  occurred 
August  29,  1903,  as  the  result  of  an  accidental  fall  from  a 
trolley  car.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  In  politics  he  was  a 

Republican. 

GEORGE  L.  CORLIS 

George  Leming  Corhs  was  born  in  MetropoHs,  Illinois,  in 
1873.  His  parents  were  Edwin  and  Sarah  Corhs,  the  father 
being  of  English  and  the  mother  of  English  and  Scotch  an- 
cestry. He  entered  McKendree  in  1889  and  graduated  in 
1891  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws.  He  was  a  member 


it  programme  for  the  year  1891 

of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  October 
15,  1895,  to  Miss  Bird  Trevathan,  of  Union  City,  Tennessee. 
They  have  two  daughters — Marian  and  Catherine.  After 
his  graduation,  Mr.  Corlis  was  engaged  for  some  years  in 
general  practice  of  law,  and  then  he  became  Dean  of  the 
Benton  College  of  Law,  of  St.  Louis,  which  position  he  still 
holds.  In  addition  to  his  work  as  Dean,  he  maintains  a  law 
office  in  a  suite  of  rooms  in  the  Times  Building,  St.  Louis. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity. 

JUDGE  HENRY  M.  KASSERMAN 
Henry  M.  Kasserman  was  born  in  Monroe  County,  Ohio, 
January  4,  1864.  His  parents,  Stephen  and  Anna  E.  Kasser- 
man, were  natives  of  Switzerland.  After  receiving  prelim- 
inary education  elsewhere,  he  entered  the  Law  Department 
of  McKendree  in  September,  1890,  and  graduated  in  the  class 
of  1891,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  After  his  graduation,  he 
began  the  practice  of  law  at  Newton,  Illinois,  where  he  is 
still  located.  He  has  served  as  City  Attorney  and  Mayor  of 
Newton,  and  is  now  in  his  third  term  as  County  Judge  of 
Jasper  County.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  the 


Three  Hundred  and  ThiVt^-O: 


Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  He 

was  married  March  21,  1889.  His  children  are:  Frederic  D., 

Don  H.,  Lulu  B.,  Ruth  Agnes,  John  J.,  James  Stephen,  and 

Woodrow  Wilson. 

L.  W.  MASON 

Lew  Wallace  Mason  was  born  at  Boaz,  Kentucky,  May 
12,  1867.  His  parents  are  William  H.  and  Susanna  (Adams) 
Mason,  both  native  Americans.  He  and  his  twin  brother, 
Walter  Scott  Mason,  were  in  college  at  the  same  time,  en- 
tering the  Law  Department  in  1889  and  graduating  in  the 
same  class  in  1891,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married 
June  6,  1909,  to  Miss  Clara  L.  Zerweck,  of  Lebanon,  who 
graduated  from  McKendree  in  the  class  of  1894.  They  have 
one  son,  Lew  Wallace  Mason,  Jr.  Ever  since  his  graduation, 
Mr.  Mason  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  May- 
field,  Kentucky.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church.  About  1912  he  opened  a  law  office  in  Tulsa,  Okla- 
homa, and  since  that  time  has  been  spending  much  of  his 
time  building  up  a  law  practice  in  that  new  field. 
W.  S.  MASON 
Walter  Scott  Mason  was  born  at  Boaz,  Graves  County, 
Kentucky,  May  12,  1867.  His  parents  were  William  H.  and 
Susan  M.  Mason.  His  father  was  born  in  Robertson  County, 
Tennessee,  and  his  mother  in  Graves  County,  Kentucky. 
Though  he  did  not  enter  McKendree  till  January,  1890,  he 
completed  the  work  of  the  Law  Course  from  September, 
1889,  and  graduated  in  June,  1891,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Before  coming  to  McKendree  he  attended  the  West  Ken- 
tucky College,  but  did  not  finish  the  course.  While  at  Mc- 
Kendree, he  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society.  Since 
his  graduation,  he  has  been  engaged  chiefly  in  the  practice 
of  law,  though  he  was  principal  of  the  Mayfield,  Kentucky, 
schools  for  a  time  and  was  Postmaster  of  Mayfield  for  four 
years  (1898  to  1902).  He  was  married  January  26,  1897,  to 
Miss  Ellen  Rebecca  Hocker.  They  have  two  children — Mir- 
iam Rebecca,  born  in  1902,  and  Walter  Scott,  born  in  1906. 
Mr.  Mason  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 
WILLIAM  WILSON 
William  Wilson  was  born  at  Alma  (now  Carbon),  St. 
Clair  County,  Illinois,  March  28, 1866.  He  is  a  son  of  William 
and  Janet  Wilson,  who  came  to  America  from  Scotland  and 
settled  in  Illinois  in  1856.  He  grew  up  in  the  vicinity  of 
Brighton,  Illinois,  and  graduated  from  the  Brighton  High 
School  in  1886.  He  attended  Blackburn  College,  at  Carlinville 
one  year  and  then  entered  the  Law  Department  of  McKen- 
dree, graduating  in  1891  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Soon  after 
his  graduation,  he  began  the  practice  of  law  in  Greenfield, 
Illinois,  but  in  1893  he  came  to  Alton  and  engaged  in  various 


lines  of  mercantile  business  until  1899,  when  he  began  the 
practice  of  law  in  Alton,  where  he  is  still  located  and  pros- 
pering in  his  profession.  He  held  the  position  of  City  Attor- 
ney of  Alton  for  three  terms,  and  has  been  Assistant  State's 
Attorney  a  number  of  years.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Alton 
Board  of  Education  for  five  years.  He  belongs  to  the  Modern 
American  Fraternal  Order  and  is  secretary  of  the  lodge.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Alton  Mutual  Society  and  is  one  of  the 
trustees.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Junior  Order  of  American 
Mechanics  and  is  State  Councilor  of  that  order.  He  was 
married  to  Miss  Jennie  E.  Tuller,  of  Alton,  July  4,  1898. 
Both  he  and  Mrs.  Wilson  were  members  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  but  now  they  both  belong  to  the  Pente- 
costal Church  of  Alton. 

REV.  ELMER  E.  WAGGONER 

Elmer  Ellsworth  Waggoner  was  born  at  Godfrey,  Illinois, 
November  24,  1862,  and  died  at  Staunton,  Illinois,  August 
17,  1894.  He  was  a  nephew  of  Rev.  G.  W.  Waggoner,  who 
was  one  of  the  charter  members  of  the  Southern  Illinois 
Conference.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  Mc- 
Kendree College,  from  which  he  graduated  in  the  class  of 
1891,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  joined  the  Southern  Illinois 
Conference  in  1891,  and  was  pastor  of  three  charges — Ven- 
ice, Grafton,  and  Staunton;  at  which  last  named  place  his 
life  was  completed.  He  was  married  March  22,  1892,  to 
Miss  Belle  Linhoff,  of  St.  Elmo,  who  with  one  child  sur- 
vives him. 

There  were  four  other  members  of  this  class : 
James  Russell  Miller,  B.  S.  Biography  appears  in  class  of  1893. 
Thomas  Franklin  Moore,  LL.  B.  See  sketch  page  373. 
SkiUman  Parker  Shaw,  LL.  B.  Went  to  the  Phillipine  Islands. 
Orpheus  W.  Smith,  LL.  B.  Lawyer  and  Judge,  Decatur,  Illinois. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1S92 

JUDGE  S.  P.  CHAPIN 
Silas  P.  Ch.ipin  was  born  at  SomerviUe,  Ohio,  June  6,  1857. 
After  coming  to  Illinois  he  spent  some  years  as  a  Methodist 
preacher.  He  then  studied  law  at  McKendree  and  graduated 
in  1892  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  After  practicing  law  at  E. 
St.  Louis  for  a  time  he  was  appointed  Judge  in  the  territory 
of  Alaska.  He  returned  to  E.  St.  Louis  about  191^  and  died 
there  a  few  years  later. 

LOUIS  A.  MARCOOT 
Louis  A.  Marcoot  was  born  at  Highland,  111.,  December 
9,  1867.  He  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  from  McKendree 
in  1892.  He  was  a  member  of  Plato.  He  practiced  law  at  Ven- 
ice, Illinois  until  1897,  when  he  went  to  Texas  and  became 
a  travelling  salesman. 


ThirtyTu 


MC  KENDREE 


REV^  S-  S.  SMITH 

Samuel  Stephen  Smith  was  born  m  White  County,  Ilhnois, 
January  14,  1870.  He  graduated  from  McKendree  m  the  cl.iss 
of  i8q2  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  loyal  Plato.  He 
immediately  joined  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  and  has 
been  m  continuous  service  as  a  pastor  ever  since,  except  one 
year  that  he  was  Field  Agent  for  the  Anti-Saloon  League. 
In  1894  he  was  married  to  Miss  Carrie  Gott,  of  Norris  City. 
They  have  five  sons  and  three  daughters.  Mrs.  Smith  died 
m  1920. 

PROF.  CHARLES  H-  DORRIS.  D.  LITT, 

Charles  Henry  Dorns,  one  ot  the  le.idmg  educators  m 
this  part  of  the  state,  was  born  at  Okawville,  Illinois,  August 
10,  1867.  His  parents  were  August  and  Harriet  (Cantrell) 
Dorris.  His  father  died  in  1874.  In  order  to  give  her  two 
sons  an  opportunity  to  secure  an  education,  his  widowed 
mother  moved  to  Lebanon  in  1887  and  kept  boarders  while 
her  sons  went  through  McKendree.  After  they  had  com- 
pleted their  college  course  and  gone  out  into  the  business 
of  life,  she  continued  to  make  her  home  m  Lebanon  until 
the  end  of  her  life  in  1921.  Mr.  Dorris  became  a  student  in 
McKendree  and  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society 
in  1887.  He  pursued  both  the  Law  Course  and  the  regular 
college  course,  finishing  the  former  in  1891  with  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.,  and  the  latter  m  1892  with  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
Five  years  later  he  received  the  degree  of  M.  S.,  and  in  the 
Centennial  year  that  of  D.  Litt.  The  profession  of  law  never 
appealed  strongly  to  him  after  finishing  the  law  course,  but 
immediately  after  his  graduation  he  entered  upon  an  educa- 
tional career,  in  which  he  is  still  active.  From  1892  to  1900 
he  was  in  charge  of  the  Lebanon  public  schools.  It  was  under 
his  leadership  that  the  Lebanon  High  School  was  first  organ- 
ized. Since  1900,  with  the  exception  of  one  year,  he  has  been 
in  charge  of  the  schools  of  the  city  of  CoUmsville.  He  is 
superintendent,  both  of  the  city  schools  and  the  Township 
High  School.  In  addition  to  his  work  in  his  home  city,  he 
has  frequently  been  called  upon  to  do  institute  work  in  his 
own  and  other  counties,  and  deliver  special  lectures  on  cer- 
tain occasions.  He  has  taught  in  the  summer  sessions  a  num- 
ber of  years,  both  in  the  Southern  Normal,  at  Carbondale, 
and  the  Normal  University,  at  Normal,  Illinois.  He  has 
been  a  life-long  Methodist  and  is  active  in  various  lines  of 
church  work,  having  served  many  years  as  Sunday  School 
Superintendent.  He  is  also  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason,  a 
Shrmer,  an  Odd  Fellow,  a  member  of  the  Lion's  Club,  and 
a  Trustee  of  the  Madison  County  Tuberculosis  Sanitarium. 


Mrs.  Dorris  was  a  Lebanon  girl,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Susie  Mae  Peach,  the  daughter  of  James  S.  and  Mary  (Wake- 
field) Peach,  both  of  whom  died  in  Lebanon.  She  received 
her  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Lebanon  and  McKen- 
dree College,  where  she  graduated  in  1893,  receiving  the 
degree  of  B.  S.  In  August,  1895,  she  was  married  to  Professor 
Dorris,  who  was  then  superintendent  of  the  Lebanon  schools. 
They  have  two  sons  and  one  daughter.  The  eldest,  Charles 
Lester,  is  married  and  is  m  the  employ  of  the  Roxana  Oil 
Company,  of  Chicago.  The  other  son  has  been  for  the  past 
four  years  an  engineer  for  the  Braden  Copper  Company,  in 
Rancagua,  Chile,  S.  A.,  while  the  daughter,  Dorothy  A.,  is 
now  a  teacher  m  the  schools  of  Collinsville.  Mrs.  Dorris  is 
also  a  prominent  church  and  community  worker,  is  Past 
Matron  of  the  Eastern  Star,  President  of  the  Household 
Science  Club,  and  a  member  of  the  Cahokia  Chapter  of  the 
Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution.  While  in  McKen- 
dree, she  was  an  active  Clio,  and  occasionally  comes  back 
to  participate  in  the  Clio  reunions. 

JOHN  M.  HAMPTON 
John  Miles  Hampton  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Donnellson, 
Montgomery  County,  Illinois,  November  i,  1870  He  is  the 
son  of  Rev.  J.  A.  and  Jane  (De  Sart)  Hampton.  His  father 
was  for  many  years  a  member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Con- 
ference. He  became  a  student  m  McKendree  m  the  fall  of 
1889  and  graduated  from  the  Law  Department  m  June,  1892, 
receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Eva. 
M.  Meriwether,  of  Shipman,  Illinois,  November  26,  1903. 
They  have  two  children,  John  Hadley  and  Helen  Jane.  For 
three  years  after  his  graduation,  Mr.  Hampton  published  a 
newspaper  m  connection  with  his  law  practice  at  Gillespie, 
Illinois.  He  was  compelled  to  give  up  this  work  because  of 
ill  health.  After  three  winters  of  travel  in  the  South,  he 
recovered  his  health  sufficiently  to  resume  professional  work. 
In  1900  he  purchased  a  paper  in  Cerro  Gordo,  Illinois.  A 
year  of  this  kind  of  work  caused  another  physical  breakdown, 
which  made  it  necessary  to  again  abandon  his  work  and  go 
South.  He  spent  the  next  two  years  in  Texas,  Mexico,  and 
California.  He  returned  m  1903  and  purchased  the  old  home- 
stead on  which  he  was  born,  and  where  he  now  lives,  near 
Donnellson,  Illinois.  He  now  has  a  well-stocked  farm  of  three 
hundred  and  eighty  acres  and  is  a  progressive  agriculturist. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Indepen- 
dent Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 


Three  Hundred  and  Thirty-Three 


Standing,  left  to  right — Marcoot,  Hampton,  Smith,  Walton 
Seated,  left  to  right — Dorris,  Steele,  Chapin 

DR.  WILLIAM  J.  STEELE 

In  the  history  of  Nassau  County,  New  York,  we  find  the 
following  statement  concerning  Dr.  Steele,  "He  is  held  in 
high  esteem  for  his  benefactions  and  philanthropies  as  well 
as  for  his  ability  in  the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery". 
That  is  exactly  what  we  would  expect  of  one  who  has  really 
imbibed  the  "McKendree  Spirit". 

William  John  Steele  was  born  near  Newton,  in  Jasper 
County,  Illinois.  He  attended  the  public  schools  and  at  one 
time  had  Charles  S.  Deneen,  now  United  States  Senator,  for 
his  teacher.  After  making  use  of  the  home  educational  oppor- 
tunities and  teaching  several  years  in  the  district  schools,  he 
became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  1889  and  was  graduated 
in  1892,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  received  the  second 
honors  of  the  class  and  delivered  the  Latin  salutatory  on 
commencement  day.  He  was  a  member  of  Philo  and  served 
as  president  of  that  organization.  After  another  period  of 
teaching  he  decided  to  make  the  medical  profession  his  per- 
manent vocation.  Accordingly  he  entered  the  Medical  De- 
partment of  the  University  of  Illinois,  which  is  located  in 
Chicago.  From  this  institution  he  was  graduated  in  1898, 
with  the  degree  of  M.  D.  After  serving  a  year  as  interne  in 
the  Joseph  D.  Lee  Hospital  in  Chicago,  he  located  in  Baldwin, 
N.  Y.  for  the  practice  of  his  profession.  By  faithful  and  skil- 
ful service  he  established  a  reputation  which  has  given  him  an 
extensive  and  lucrative  general  practice  in  which  he  is  still 


engaged.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Nassau  County  Medical 
Society,  the  Associated  Physicians  of  Long  Island,  and  the 
New  York  State  Medical  Society.  He  is  on  the  staff  of  the 
Nassau  and  Mercy  hospitals,  the  South  Side  Community 
Hospital,  and  the  Rockville  Center  Sanatorium,  a  trustee  of 
the  South  Side  Community  Hospital  and  attending  physician 
of  the  Freeport  Sanatorium.  Dr.  Steele  has  also  been  active  in 
various  civic,  educational,  financial,  and  fraternal  organiza- 
tions which  are  carried  on  mainly  for  the  welfare  of  the  citi- 
zens of  the  community.  He  has  been  president  of  the  School 
Board  in  his  home  town  for  twenty-five  years.  His  enthusiasm 
and  force  of  character  have  been  moving  factors  in  the  adop- 
tion of  progressive  methods  in  many  fields  of  activity.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Civic  Association,  President  of  the  Baldwin 
National  Bank,  Vice-president  of  the  Columbia  Bronze  Cor- 
poration, President  of  Throat  Specialties  Laboratories,  Direc- 
tor of  Long  Island  Bankers,  Inc.,  and  Director  of  Long  Island 
Title  Guaranty  Company.  Fraternally  he  is  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  Order,  Freeport  Chapter  Royal  Arch  Masons,  Nas- 
sau Commandery  Knights  Templar,  Ancient  Arabic  Order 
of  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  the  Benevolent  and  Protect- 
ive Order  of  Elks,  Junior  United  American  Mechanics,  and 
the  Knights  of  Pythias.  In  his  religious  affiHations  he  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  He  is  a  most  helpful  mem- 
ber of  the  community  in 
which  he  lives.  In  his  exten' 
sive  medical  practice  he  often 
renders  professional  service 
where  his  only  reward  is  the 
satisfaction  of  having  relieved 
human  suffering.  Dr.  Steele 
lives  in  a  fine  stone  residence 
on  Merrick  Road,  which  hos- 
pitable home  is  presided  over 
by  his  dignified  and  capable 
wife.  Before  her  marriage, 
Mrs.  Steele  was  Miss  Ora 
MacArthur  of  Brooklyn, 
New  York.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Steele  have  two  children,  Donald  M.,  a  student  in  the  Law 
School  of  New  York  University,  and  Elizabeth  N.,  who  is 
still  m  the  high  school.  It  is  claimed  that  America  is  the 
"Land  of  Opportunity"  though  many  American  youths  fail 
to  see  any  chance  to  rise  in  the  world.  However,  the  story 
of  Dr.  Steele's  life  is  a  good  illustration  of  what  may  be 
accomplished  by  a  poor  boy  who  has  ambition  together  with 
energy  and  perseverance  enough  to  carry  out  his  ideals. 


DR.  W.  J.  STEELE 


Thr.-e  Humired  and  TluriyFour 


PROF.  WILLIAM  C.  WALTON,  D.  D. 

William  Clarence  Walton  was  born  m  Lincoln  County, 
Missouri,  July  lo,  1866.  His  parents  were  Edward  W.  and 
Hester  C.  (Eberman)  Walton,  who  were  both  natives  of 
Illinois.  When  he  was  only  a  few  weeks  old,  the  family 
moved  back  to  Brighton,  Illinois,  and  in  that  vicinity  he 
grew  up  and  received  his  elementary  education,  mostly  m 
the  country  schools.  He  graduated  from  the  Brighton  High 
School  in  1886,  and  after  teaching  two  years  m  the  country 
schools,  he  entered  McKendree  College  in  the  fall  of  1888. 
He  completed  the  Classical  Course  and  received  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  m  iSq2.  He  was  the  valedictorian  of  the  class.  In 
1894  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  McKendree;  in 
1897,  Ph.  D.;  and  m  the  Centennial  year,  D.  D.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Philo  Society.  In  September,  1892,  he  was 
admitted  on  trial  to  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  and 
was  appointed  to  the  Huey  Circuit,  where  he  served  two 
years,  and  during  that  time  led  the  enterprise  of  building 
a  new  church  at  Shattuc.  It  was  dedicated  by  Bishop  Bow- 
man m  the  summer  of  i8qj.  In  the  fall  of  1894  he  became 
a  member  of  the  faculty  m  McKendree  and  has  been  in  con- 
tinuous service  ever  since  that  time.  He  has  taught  in  sev- 
eral different  departments.  Until  191  ■;  he  had  charge  of  the 
Department  of  Greek  Language  and  Literature.  After  that 
he  had  charge  of  Philosophy  and  Education.  As  a  side  line 
he  taught  Bible  for  a  number  of  years  before  the  establish- 
ment of  the  Religious  Education  Department.  Aside  from 
the  regular  work  of  teaching,  he  has  given  evening  courses 
and  extension  courses,  and  has  served  the  college  as  Fiscal 
Agent  for  about  ten  years.  He  has  also  served  short  terms 
as  pastor — several  times  in  addition  to  college  work.  These 
were  at  Sandoval,  Ashley,  Waterloo  for  seven  years,  and 
Caseyville  for  five  years.  He  has  also  frequently  supplied 
pulpits  in  emergencies,  given  educational  addresses,  com- 
mencement addresses,  Memorial  Day  addresses,  and  speeches 
on  various  special  occasions  He  did  graduate  work  for  several 
summers  in  the  University  of  Illinois  and  the  University  of 
Chicago,  and  for  a  number  of  years  has  served  as  Director 
of  the  McKendree  Summer  School,  and  other  years  has  taught 
in  summer  sessions.  He  served  as  Vice-president  of  McKen- 
dree for  twelve  years  during  the  administration  of  Dr.  Cham- 
berlin.  He  also  served  in  the  Lebanon  City  Council  for 
eight  years. 

He  was  married  June  30,  1897,  to  Miss  Mabel  Hadley, 
of  Hoffman,  Illinois.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  S.  S.  Hadley, 
who  came  of  a  prominent  Quaker  family  of  Wilmington, 
Ohio.  Miss  Hadley  attended  school  at  the  Southern  Normal 


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and  taught  school  for  two  years  before  her  marriage.  They 
have  four  children — Ruth  Catherine,  Alice  Hester,  Emma 
Irene,  and  Clarence  Hadley.  The  two  older  daughters  are 
graduates  of  McKendree,  and  have  both  rendered  several 
years  of  teaching  service,  Ruth  Catherine  as  teacher  of  Home 
Economics  in  the  Mascoutah  High  School  and  two  years  in 
McKendree  College.  Alice  Hester  has  taught  English  in  the 
high  schools  of  Crossville,  Mascoutah,  and  Lebanon.  Emma 
and  Clarence  are  both  students  in  the  Lebanon  High  School. 
Professor  Walton  has  travelled  widely  in  the  home  country, 
having  visited  thirty-nine  of  the  states  in  the  Union,  Can- 
ada, and  Mexico,  and  spent  one  summer  touring  Europe. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1893 
REV.  JOHN  M.  ADAMS,  D.  D. 
John  Martin  Adams  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Mayfield, 
Kentucky,  February  25,  1864.  His  parents  were  John  W. 
and  Mary  E.  Adams,  who  were  both  of  American  ancestry. 
After  a  youth  spent  in  the  "Blue  Grass"  state,  he  became 
a  student  in  McKendree  in  January,  1889.  He  graduated  in 
June,  189J  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Society,  but  he  was  of  such  a  friendly  temperament 
and  so  fair  minded  in  his  estimates  of  others  that  he  always 
had  friends  in  the  rival  society.  In  September,  after  his  grad- 
uation, he  joined  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  at  the 
session  held  in  Flora,  m  1893,.  Ever  since  that  time  he  has 
been  continuously  engaged  in  the  work  of  the  pastorate.  He 
has  served  several  of  the  important  charges  of  the  confer- 
ence, such  as  Cairo,  and  Fairfield,  where  he  is  now  located 
and  where  the  1928  session  of  the  conference  is  to  be  held. 
In  March,  1894,  Mr.  Adams  was  married  to  Miss  Mary 
Brownlee,  of  Kentucky.  To  them  were  born  three  children — 
Ethel  Louise,  now  Mrs. Norman  Moss,  of  Irasburg, Vermont; 
Harold  Brownlee,  who  was  a  student  in  McKendree  several 


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years,  but  when  the  Great  War  came  on,  entered  the  service 
of  his  country;  while  still  in  the  training  camp,  he  fell  a 
victim  of  disease  in  the  course  of  the  great  influenza  epidemic 
which  swept  the  country,  and  the  youngest,  Paul  Stanley, 
who  has  also  been  a  student  in  McKendree,  but  now  is  em- 
ployed with  a  business  firm  in  St.  Louis.  Rev.  Adams  was 
one  of  the  group  to  receive  honorary  degrees  during  the 
McKendree  Centennial,  when  he  was  admitted  to  the  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Divinity.  Dr.  Adams  is  a  member  of  the  Modern 
Woodmen,  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  and  the  Rotary  Club. 

PHILIP  BAER 

Philip  Baer  was  born  at  St.  Jacob,  Illinois,  February  13, 
1870.  He  is  a  son  of  Rudolph  and  Louisa  Baer,  who  are  of 
German  descent.  He  graduated  from  the  Law  Department 
of  McKendree  in  1893,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  was 
married  October  18,  1894,  to  Miss  Emma  Harges.  They 
have  two  children — Harold  and  Alice.  Mr.  Baer  is  an  attor- 
ney at  law  now  located  in  his  home  city,  though  he  was 
in  the  real  estate  business  for  some  time  in  Denver,  Colorado. 
He  served  for  two  years  as  Tax  Collector  of  St.  Jacob  Town- 
ship. In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Evangelical  Protestant  Church,  the  Masonic  Order,  the  Odd 
Fellows,  the  Turnverein,  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of 
America. 

GEORGE  S.  CAUGHLAN 

George  Sidney  Caughlan  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri, 
January  22,  1865.  His  father.  Rev.  David  Caughlan,  was  for 
many  years  a  Methodist  preacher  and  a  member  of  the  South- 
ern Illinois  Conference.  He  was  for  several  years  a  student 
in  McKendree  and  graduated  from  the  Liw  Department  in 
the  class  of  1893,  receiving 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Phil- 
osophian Literary  Society. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
and  for  many  years  has 
practiced  law  in  East  St. 
Louis.  He  was  also  engag- 
ed in  the  leal  estate  and  in- 
surance business.  He  served 
one  term  in  the  Illinois  Leg- 
islature. He  was  married, 
and  at  his  death  was  sur- 
vived by  his  widow,  Mrs. 
Dora  Caughlan,  and  three 
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Nellie,  and  George.  His  death  occurred  December  29,  1913, 
at  Douglas,  Arizona,  where  he  had  gone  in  the  attempt  to  re- 
cover his  health.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Order. 
JUDGE  C.  E.  CHAMBERLIN 
One  ot  the  time  honored  names  in  the  history  of  McKen- 
dree College  and  the  city  of  Lebanon  is  that  of  Chamberlin. 
David  Chamberlin  was  one  of  the  founders  of  McKendree 
and  his  son  John  M.  was  a  trustee  for  over  forty  years.  Of 
the  four  sons  of  the  latter,  the  only  one  still  living  in  Lebanon 
is  Charles  Earl  Chamberlin  who  was  born  September  26, 
1874  and  has  been  a  citizen  of  Lebanon  all  his  life.  His  mother, 
before  her  marriage  was  Miss  Maggie  E.  Royse.  Charles 
Earl  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  McKendree 
College,  from  which  institution  he  was  graduated  in  the  class 
of  1893  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  In  1895  he  completed 
the  law  course  in  McKendree  and  received  the  degree  of  LL. 
B.  He  was  a  member  cf  Philo  and  took  an  active  part  in  the 
various  phases  of  the  college  life  of  his  day.  Soon  after  leaving 
college  he  began  the  practice  of  law  in  his  home  town,  at  the 
same  time  engaging  in  the  real  estate  and  insurance  business. 
His  fellow  citizens  expressed  their  confidence  in  him  by  elect, 
ing  him  City  Attorney,  which  office  he  held  for  three  terms. 
He  was  also  supervisor  of  Lebanon  Township  for  four  terms- 
He  was  Circuit  Clerk  of  St.  Clair  County  for  four  years, 
and  Master  in  Chancery  for  two  years.  In  1926  he  was 
elected  Probate  Judge  of  St.  Clair  County.  Since  that  time 
he  has  had  his  office  in  Belleville,  but  still  lives  in  Lebanon, 
and  has  one  of  the  most  cozy  and  comfortable  homes  in  the 
town,  presided  over  by  his  capable  wife,  who  before  her 
marriage  was  Miss  Ruth  E.  Case  of  Carlyle,  Illinois.  Her 
parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Case,  were  for  many  years 
well-known  citizens  of  Clinton  County,  but  late  in  life, 
moved  to  Texas  in  order  to  spend  their  declining  years  in  a 
more  congenial  climate.  Mrs.  Chamberlin  graduated  from 
McKendree  in  1898  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  She  was 
a  member  of  Clio  and  occasionally  assists  the  more  recent 
Clios  in  their  various  social  enterprises.  Judge  and  Mrs. 
Chamberlin  are  both  members  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and 
she  is  an  active  worker  in  the  various  organizations  connected 
with  It,  such  as  the  Ladies'  Aid  and  the  Woman's  Foreign 
Missionary  Society.  She  is  also  a  Charter  member  of  the 
Woman's  Club  of  Lebanon.  The  Chamberlin's  have  three 
daughters.  They  are,  Mrs.  Ruth  Mautz  of  Effingham,  Illinois, 
Mrs.  Virginia  Pfeffer  of  Lebanon,  and  Mary  who  still  lives 
with  her  parents  and  is  a  student  in  the  high  school.  Judge 
Chamberlin  is  a  member  of  several  fraternal  orders,  such  as 
theMasons,  Knights  of  Pythias,  Modern  Woodmen,  and  the 


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Improved  Order  of  Red  Men.  In  the  last  n.imed  order  he 
has  held  the  office  of  Great  Sachem  of  Illinois. 

WILLIAM  O-  EDW.ARDS 
William  Ozro  Edwards  was  horn  February  28,  i86q,  at 
Pmckneyville,  Illinois.  His  parents,  Mortimer  C.  and  Har- 
riet M.  Edwards,  were  both  native  Americans.  He  entered 
McKendree  in  September,  i888,  and  completed  both  the 
Classical  Course  and  the  Law  Course  in  1893.  At  that  time 
he  received  the  two  degrees  of  A.  B.  and  LL.  B.  In  1898  he 
received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  McKendree.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  taught 
school  m  his  own  county  for  a  time  after  his  graduation, 
and  then  began  the  practice  of  law  m  Pmckneyville,  the 
County  Seat  of  Perry  County,  m  which  occupation  he  is 
still  engaged.  He  is  a  member  and  an  active  worker  in  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  He  has  served  the  church  as 
teacher  and  Superintendent  of  the  Sunday  School,  as  record' 
ing  steward  of  the  church  since  1903,  as  trustee,  as  district 
president  of  the  Epworth  League,  as  president  of  the  County 
Sunday  School  Association,  and  as  secretary  of  the  Laymen's 
Association  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference.  He  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity.  He  was  married  in 
June,  1899,  to  Miss  Etta  L.  Root,  of  Lebanon,  who  was 
his  classmate  in  McKendree.  They  have  two  children — 
Margaret  Corinne  and  Gilbert  Harold 

MRS^  THERESA  JEPSON  HARDING 
Nina  Theresa  Jepson  was  born  in  Roscoe,  Illinois,  July 
21,  1873.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Professor  Albert  G.  and  Nina 
E.  (Ormiston)  Jepson,  who  were  both  natives  of  New  York 
State.  Her  father  was  for  ten  years  Professor  of  Mathematics 
in  McKendree  College.  She  entered  college  in  September, 
1888,  and  graduated  in  June,  1893,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.,  and  m  1896,  that  of  A.  M.  She  was  a  member  of  the 
Clionian  Literary  Society.  She  was  married  March  8,  1898, 
to  Robert  H.  Harding,  also  a  graduate  of  McKendree.  They 
have  three  children — Harold  W.,  Nina  Ruth,  and  Robert  J. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  the  Ladies'  Lit- 
erary Club,  and  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society. 
She  was  twice  elected  president  of  the  Literary  Club,  and 
three  times  secretary.  She  is  now  serving  her  second  term 
as  District  Secretary  of  the  W.  F.  M.  S.  Since  her  marriage, 
her  home  has  been  in  East  St.  Louis,  Illinois.  Her  daughter, 
Nina  Ruth,  died  m  1925  while  a  student  m  the  University 

of  Illinois. 

SUSIE  M.  PEACH 
Susie  Mae  Peach,  B.  S.  Biography  appears  with  her  hus- 
band's in  the  class  of  1892. 


ORLEY  E.  LAIRD 

Orley  Egbert  Laird  was  born  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois,  July 
21,  1868.  His  parents  were  Samuel  and  Charity  C.  (Leonard) 
Laird.  They  were  both  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  but  their 
ancestors  came  to  America  before  the  French  and  Indian 
War.  After  preliminary  training  at  another  institution,  he 
entered  McKendree  m  September,  1891,  and  graduated  in 
1893  with  the  degree  of  A,  B.  After  pursuing  post-graduate 
studies,  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  m  1894.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  After  his  grad- 
uation he  joined  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  and  served 
pastoral  charges  for  several  years,  but  afterward  decided  to 
make  the  law  his  life  work.  He  practiced  law  for  some  years 
at  Mt.  Vernon  and  then  moved  to  Springfield,  lUinois,  where 
he  engaged  in  abstracting  as  well  as  in  the  general  practice  of 
law.  He  was  also  lecturer  on  Abstracts  in  the  Lincoln  College 
of  Law,  in  Springfield. 

About  191 5  he  moved  to  Lebanon,  where  he  lived  until 
his  son,  Samuel  Niles,  had  finished  college  in  1920.  He  then 
entered  the  ministry  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  South,  and  served 
pastorates  at  Cairo  and  Centralia.  After  that  he  transferred 
to  California  and  is  now  pastor  at  Isleton. 

Mr.  Laird  was  married  February  3,  1897,  to  Miss  Mary 
L  Niles,  of  Henderson,  Kentucky.  Of  their  children,  only 
two  are  now  living — Samuel  Niles  and  Orley  Egbert,  Jr. 

PROF.  J.  R.  MILLER 
James  Russell  Miller,  son  of  Dr.  Lloyd  T.  and  Margaret 
(Blake)  Miller,  was  born  near  Caseyville,  November  3,  1870. 
He  entered  McKendree  and  became  a  member  of  the  Philo- 
sophian Literary  Society  in  1885.  He  eventually  received  the 
following  degrees  from  the  institution:  B.  S.  in  1891,  A.  B. 
in  1893,  and  A.  M.  in  1896.  After  some  experience  teaching 
m  the  public  schools,  he  taught  English  in  McKendree  duf 
ing  the  two  years  1895-97.  At  this  time  he  realized  that  a 
more  active  occupation  would  probably  improve  his  health, 
so  he  sought  work  of  this  kind.  He  became  one  of  the  or- 
ganizers of  the  Rinard  Grain  and  Lumber  Company,  of 
Rinard,  lUinois.  He  was  also  at  this  time  a  member  of  the 
Chaney  Mercantile  Company,  and  with  H.  C.  Chaffin,  a 
manager  of  the  John  Kindle  Farm,  one  of  the  finest  four- 
hundred-acre  tracts  in  Wayne  County.  He  then  purchased, 
improved,  and  personally  managed  a  fruit  and  poultry  farm 
near  Collinsville,  where  for  ten  years  he  lived  chiefly  the 
outdoor  life  and  thus  built  up  his  health  to  a  point  of  efficiency 
that  enabled  him  to  again  engage  in  school  work.  For  a  time 
he  was  one  of  the  proprietors  and  a  regular  instructor  in  the 
Summers'  Commercial  College,  of  Collinsville.  In  1912  he 


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accepted  a  position  as  teacher 
of  English,  Economics,  and 
Commercial  Law  intheCollins- 
ville  Township  High  School, 
which  he  still  holds. 

He  was  married  in  igo2  to 
Clara  Elizabeth  Hearn,  of  Balti- 
more, Maryland,  who,  prior  to 
her  marriage,  was  a  teacher  in 
the  schools  of  Baltimore.  Their 
two  children  are  Margaret, 
now  a  teacher  in  the  East  St. 
Louis  schools,  and  Lloyd,  a 
student  in  Washington  Uni- 
versity. In  1912,  Mrs.  Miller,  while  on  a  visit  to  her  old 
home  in  Baltimore,  contracted  an  illness  from  which  she  did 
not  recover.  In  1920,  Mr.  Miller  was  married  to  Miss  Marie 
Lloyd,  of  Collinsville,  a  former  teacher  in  the  schools  of  St. 
Clair  County. 

Since  his  college  days,  Mr.  Miller  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  Church,  and  for  years  was  active  in  Sunday 
School  work.  He  was  for  some  time  president  of  the  St.  Clair 
County  Sunday  School  Association,  and  developed  that  or- 
ganization to  a  higher  point  of  efficiency  than  it  had  pre- 
viously attained. 

He  has  travelled  extensively  in  the  middle  west,  has  vis- 
ited Canada  and  lived  in  the  East  for  more  than  a  year. 

He  has  always  been  interested  in  good  books,  works  of 
art,  and  whatever  tends  to  the  uplift  of  his  fellow-men. 
MRS.  ETTA  ROOT  EDWARDS 
Luella  Root  was  born  November  7,  1867,  at  Bone 


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Gap,  Illinois.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Rev.  Edmund  and  Mary 
A.  (Rhoads)  Root,  who  were  both  native  Americans.  She 
became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  1888  and  graduated  in 
the  Classical  Course  in  1893,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Society  and  was  an  active 
worker  in  that  organization.  She  taught  school  for  several 
years  after  her  graduation,  one  year  as  instructor  in  English  in 
McKendree.  She  was  married  in  June,  1899,  to  ^-  O.  Ed- 
wards, of  Pinckneyville,  who  graduated  in  the  same  class 
with  her  at  McKendree  They  have  two  children — Margaret 
Corinne  and  Gilbert  Harold.  In  addition  to  her  home  duties, 
Mrs.  Edwards  has  found  time  for  much  active  service  m 
various  lines  of  work  for  the  cause  of  humanity.  She  has 
been  an  active  worker  in  the  Methodist  Church  since  early 
youth.  Her  father  was  a  minister  of  the  gospel  in  that  de- 
nomination, and  she  has  served  the  Sunday  School  and  Ep- 
worth  League  in  various  capacities  as  the  years  have  passed 


by.  In  1908  she  was  a  lay  delegate  from  the  Southern  Illinois 
Conference  to  the  General  Conference,  which  convened  at 
Baltimore,  Maryland.  In  temperance  work  she  has  been 
equally  prominent.  She  was  recording  secretary  of  the 
lUinois  State  W.  C.  T.  U.  from  1907  to  1912,  and  is  now 
vice-president  of  that  body.  She  won  the  first  Matron's 
Grand  Diamond  Medal  ever  presented  by  the  W.  C.  T.  U. 
She  also  belongs  to  both  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  and  the  Woman's  Home  Missionary  Society  of  the 
Methodist  Church. 

MRS.  MARGUERITE  STEELE  DOTY 

Marguerite  Steele  was  born  in  Jasper  County,  Illinois, 
where  she  spent  the  years  of  her  youth.  In  1890  her  mother, 
then  a  widow,  moved  to  Lebanon  in  order  that  it  might  be 
more  convenient  for  her  daughter  and  her  two  sons,  Robert 
and  William,  to  attend  college.  Maggie  first  became  a  student 
in  McKendree  in  September,  1890,  and  graduated  in  the  class 
of  189  J,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  the 
Clionian  Literary  Society.  After  teaching  school  one  year, 
she  was  married  to  Mr.  S.  O.  Doty,  who  was  also  a  student 
at  McKendree  for  several  terms.  They  made  their  home  in 
the  state  of  Arkansas,  where  Mrs.  Doty  died  in  1902,  leaving 
her  husband  and  four  children.  She  was  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church. 

OTTO  C.  PFENNIGHAUSEN 

Otto  Charles  Pfennighausen  was  born  in  St.  Louis  Coun- 
ty, Missouri,  October  11,  1869.  He  is  the  youngest  son  of 
Captain  Reinhold  von  Pfennighausen  and  Louise  Gallen, 
who  were  both  natives  of  Germany,  and  came  to  America 
in  1848.  Otto  was  trained  in  the  elementary  schools  of  St. 
Louis  and  entered  McKendree  in  1887,  and  became  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Philosophian  Society.  In  1889  he  began  teaching 
in  the  Lebanon  schools,  but  returned  to  his  college  course 
and  graduated  in  1893,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and 
M.  S.  in  1896.  His  teaching  career  in  Lebanon,  Lenzburg, 
and  Belleville  covered  a  period  of  twenty-three  years.  After 


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that  he  went  to  Maplewood,  Missouri  ,ind  estabhshed  the 
Pfennighausen  Realty  and  Construction  Company,  at  which 
he  is  president  and  manager. 

June  24,  1896  he  was  married  to  Miss  Sara  Evelyn  Jones, 
eldest  daughter  of  Alfred  C.  and  Cornelia  (Houser)  Jones, 
of  O'Fallon.  He  and  Miss  Jones  were  fellow-students  at 
McKendree.  They  have  five  daughters  and  three  sons.  The 
eldest  daughter  is  Mrs.  Cornelia  Phinney,  of  Kansas  City. 
George,  the  oldest  son,  is  married  and  lives  in  Webster 
Groves.  Louise  and  Ida  are  employed  in  St.  Louis,  Belle  is 
a  Junior  in  McKendree,  while  Alfred,  Emma,  and  Blair  are 
still  under  the  home  roof.  Mr.  Pfennighausen  belongs  to  the 
Masonic  Order,  and  his  whole  family  are  Methodists.  He 
can  trace  his  ancestry  through  five  generations  of  soldiers, 
yet  he  prefers  to  fight  for  the  Prince  of  Peace. 
HON.  FRED  J.  TECKLENBURG 

Fred  J.  Tecklenburg  was  born  in  St.  Clair  County,  Illinois, 
June  6,  1869.  His  parents,  Henry  and  Johanna  (Bader)  Teck- 
lenburg, were  both  natives  of  Germany.  He  entered  the  Law 
Department  of  McKendree  m  the  fall  of  189 1  and  graduated 
in  the  class  of  1893,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  began  the 
practice  of  law  m  Belleville  in  1894  and  is  still  engaged  in 
the  same  business.  In  1897  he  was  elected  City  Attorney 
of  Belleville  and  held  that  office  for  six  years.  In  1904  he  was 
elected  State's  Attorney  of  St.  Clair  County  on  the  Repub- 
lican ticket.  In  1908  he  was  re-elected  and  thus  held  this 
important  office  for  eight  years.  While  in  this  office  the  esteem 
in  which  he  was  held  by  his  brother  attorneys  was  evidenced 
by  the  fact  that  he  was  elected  president  of  the  Illinois 
State's  Attorneys'  Association  at  a  meeting  of  that  body 
held  in  Chicago.  He  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason,  a 
Knight  Templar,  and  a  Shriner. 

MRS^  MAUD  WATTS  BURT 

Maud  Anna  Watts  was  born  in  Lawrence  County,  Illi- 
nois, July  28,  1868.  She  is  the  eldest  daughter  of  David  A. 
Watts,  a  native  of  Illinois,  and  Mary  A.  (Greer)  Watts,  who 
was  born  in  Ohio.  The  father  was  of  Scotch  descent  and  the 
mother  of  Irish  ancestry.  Mr.  Watts  was  for  a  number  of 
years  a  trustee  of  McKendree,  and  held  that  post  at  the  time 
of  his  death.  Maude  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  1889 
and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1893,  receiving  the  degree  of 
B.  S.  In  1897  she  received  the  degree  of  M.  S.  She  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  She  taught  school  for  a 
time  in  Lawrence  County  and  m  August,  1894,  was  married 
to  W.  C.  Burt,  who  was  then  engaged  in  teaching  but  is  now 
employed  in  newspaper  work.  Both  Mrs.  Burt  and  her  hus- 
band are  active  members  of  the  Methodist  Church.  They 
lived  for  some  years  in  the  state  of  Alabama,  but  now  reside 
in  AsheviUe,  N.  C. 


REV.  FRANCIS  M.  VAN  TREESE,  D.  D. 

Rev.  Francis  Marion  Van  Treese,  D.  D.,  a  veteran  of  the 
Civil  War  and  of  the  Gospel  Ministry,  was  born  January  29, 
1844,  in  Hendricks  County,  Indiana,  and  died  at  the  home  of 
his  son,  in  California,  in  October,  1927.  His  funeral  was  held 
in  the  Methodist  Church  of  Lebanon  and  his  remains  laid  to 
rest  in  College  Hill  Cemetery  beside  the  grave  of  his  wife, 
who  had  preceded  him  to  the  better  world  by  less  than  a  year. 
His  early  educational  opportunities  were  limited,  but  he 
made  the  best  use  of  what  advantages  he  had  and  formed 
careful  habits  of  study,  which  served  him  well  m  later  life. 
At  the  opening  of  the  Civil  War,  he  enlisted  in  the  Fifth  Illi- 
nois Cavalry  Regiment  and  served  full  four  years.  For  two 
years  after  the  war  he  was  engaged  in  business  at  Willow 
Hill,  Illinois,  and  then  entered  the  ministry  and  joined  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference.  He  served  continuously  in  the 
field  of  Southern  Illinois  until  1922,  when  he  took  the  retired 
relation  and  lived  through  the  few  years  of  his  retirement  in 
East  St.  Louis.  He  served  two  terms  as  District  Superintend- 
ent; six  years  each  on  the  Vandalia  and  Alton  Districts.  In 
1915  he  was  appointed  Executive  Secretary  of  the  Conference 
Endowment  Fund.  In  this  work  he  raised  $125,000  of  per- 
manent endowment  for  the  retired  preachers'  fund.  He  was  a 
great  friend  of  Education  and  served  for  nearly  forty  years  as 
a  member  of  the  Joint  Board  of  McKendree  College.  In  1893 
the  College  bestowed  upon  him  the  degree  of  D.  D. 

He  was  married  September  20,  1868,  to  Miss  Avis  Cheek, 
who  was  his  faithful  helpmeet  until  her  death  November  3, 
1926.  They  had  six  sons  and  one  daughter,  all  now  living 
except  Harry,  who  died  about  twenty  years  ago  at  Douglas, 
Arizona.  The  daughter  is  Mrs.  Blanche  McMackin,  of  Chau- 
tauqua, Illinois,  and  the  sons  are;  William  O.,  of  Redondo 
Beach,  California;  George,  of  Chicago;  Melville,  of  Los  An- 
geles; Marion,  of  San  Francisco;  and  Charles,  of  Robinson, 
Illinois.  Four  of  these — William,  Blanche,  Harry,  and  Marion 
were  all  some-time  students  in  McKendree,  though  none  of 
them  graduated.  Dr.  Van  Treese,  at  different  times  during 
his  long  ministry,  served  some  of  the  leading  churches  of  the 
conference,  and  was  always  regarded  as  a  leader  among  the 
preachers.  He  had  attractive  offers  from  churches  in  other 
conferences,  but  preferred  to  devote  his  life  to  the  service  of 
the  church  in  Southern  Illinois.  After  the  death  of  Mrs.  Van 
Treese,  he  set  his  house  in  order  by  closing  up  his  business 
affairs  and  giving  his  library  to  McKendree  College,  with 
instructions  to  distribute  it  among  the  ministerial  students 
in  the  institution;  and  then  he  went  to  California.  He  spent 
the  last  few  months  of  his  life  enjoying  the  climate  and  scen- 
ery of  California,  and  visiting  in  the  families  of  his  three  sons 
who  live  in  that  state. 


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CHAPTER  XXVIII. 
President  Barr's  Administration 


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ORRIS  Lincoln  Barr  was  born  on  a 

farm    near   Monmouth,   Warren 

County,  Illinois.  He  was  educated 
in  the  country  schools,  the  Preparatory  De- 
partment of  Monmouth  College,  and  Ohio 
Wesleyan  University,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1890,  receiving  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  For  one  year  he  was  prin- 
cipal of  the  high  school  in  Dixie,  Kentucky. 
In  1891  he  was  elected  Professor  of  Greek 
and  German  in  McKendree.  At  the  end  of 
two  years  of  successful  work  he  decided  to 
leave  McKendree  to  enter  some  university 
for  the  purpose  of  earning  a  doctor's  degree. 
But  this  plan  was  not  immediately  carried 
out.  Instead,  he  sUud  another  year  as  president  of  the 
college. 

Professor  Barr  became  President  of  McKendree  in  1893 
under  very  unusual  circumstances.  He  did  not  ask  for  the 
place,  but  through  the  influence  of  his  student  friends,  it 
was  offered  to  him.  He  was  under  thirty  years  of  age  and 
was  probably  at  that  time  the  youngest  college  president  in 
America.  William  A.  Quayle  had  formerly  held  that  distinc- 
tion, having  been  president  of  Baker  University  at  the  age 
of  twenty-nine.  But  he  soon  passed  on  to  wider  fields.  Pro- 
fessor Barr  had  come  to  his  place  on  a  wave  of  popularity 
and  therefore  much  was  expected  of  him.  That  made  his 
position  unusually  hard  to  fill.  He  immediately  took  the  field 
to  make  a  canvass  for  new  students.  He  spoke  at  the  Epworth 
League  conventions  and  visited  some  of  the  more  prominent 
churches,  as  well  as  the  less  prominent  ones  whenever  he 
or  his  friends  thought  there  was  a  chance  to  get  students. 
He  spent  the  most  of  his  vacation  in  this  way  and  made  a 
faithful  effort  to  increase  the  attendance  at  McKendree. 
But  when  September  came,  the  college  opened  with  about 
the  usual  number  of  students.  At  the  end  of  the  year,  the 
total  enrollment  in  all  departments  was  two  hundred  and 
eight,  which  was  a  gain  of  six  over  the  previous  year.  The 
gain  was  in  the  Preparatory  Department,  but  it  was  so 
slight  that  it  did  not  indicate  that  the  young  people  were 
flocking  to  McKendree  in  any  considerable  number  because 
there  was  a  young  man  at  the  head  of  the  institution.  Of 
course  there  was  much  disappointment  in  cert.nn  circles, 
probably  more  than  was  ever  expressed  by  any  of  the  friends 


PRESIDENT  BARR 


of  the  institution,  for  even  those  who  were 
disappointed  were  ready  to  admit  that  Presi- 
dent Barr  had  done  his  best  and  that  it  was 
not  his  fault  that  the  student  body  had  not 
made  a  great  increase.  The  year's  work  was 
ordinarily  successful,  but  as  usual  the  most 
of  the  enthusiasm  of  commencement  week 
which  carried  him  into  a  diflicult  situation 
had  vanished  into  thin  air  before  college 
opened  in  the  fall,  but  of  course  it  left  him 
in  that  situation.  He  made  the  best  of  it, 
worked  hard,  and  accomplished  results  as 
great  as  his  employers  had  a  right  to  expect. 
The  debt  that  was  hanging  like  a  pall  over 
the  institution  was  neither  increased  nor 
diminished  during  the  year.  The  Board  was  careful  to 
see  that  it  did  not  increase  by  strictly  observing  the  resolu' 
tion  mentioned  above  in  regard  to  the  salaries  of  the  faculty. 
And  President  Barr  did  not  feel  well  enough  acquainted 
with  the  constituency  to  undertake  to  raise  money,  even  if 
his  talent  had  lain  in  that  direction.  However,  one  important 
improvement  was  made  in  the  physical  equipment  of  the 
institution  during  his  one  year  in  charge.  The  old  study  hall 
was  divided  up  into  three  rooms  and  devoted  to  the  uses  of 
the  Science  Department.  A  laboratory  and  two  lecture  rooms 
was  more  than  the  department  had  ever  had  before,  and 
additional  equipment  for  the  laboratory  was  also  secured. 
The  credit  for  this  advance  belongs  to  President  Barr  and 
Professor  Waggoner.  They  both  devoted  much  of  their  va- 
cation  in  the  summer  of  189J  to  this  important  expansion  of 
the  Science  Department,  which  in  later  years  led  to  still 
greater  expansion  of  that  department.  Of  course  that  ended 
the  plan  of  holding  chapel  services  in  the  old  study  hall. 
From  that  time  on  they  were  held  in  the  chapel.  It  was  not 
many  years  later  that  a  steam  heat  plant  was  installed  and 
that  made  the  chapel  habitable  even  in  cold  weather. 
Another  good  thing  President  Barr  did  for  McKendree  was 
to  secure  the  services  of  Professor  Edwin  P.  Baker  to  take 
charge  of  the  Latin  and  German  work  in  the  fall  of  189J. 
He  has  been  in  charge  of  the  German  Department  ever  since 
that  time,  except  one  year  that  he  spent  in  Germany  per- 
fecting his  knowledge  of  the  German  language.  At  the  end 
of  the  year  President  B.irr  felt  that  he  should  not  delay  his 
graduate  work  any  longer,  and  therefore  decided  to  leave 


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McKendree,  and  by  several  years  of  thorough  university 
training,  make  further  preparation  for  his  educational  career. 
Accordingly  he  entered  Johns  Hopkins  University.  But  be- 
fore completing  the  work  leading  to  the  doctor's  degree,  he 
accepted  a  position  as  professor  of  English  in  the  high  school 
at  Newark,  New  Jersey.  In  this  city  he  has  given  over  thirty 
years  to  the  cause  of  education,  and  is  still  in  the  service. 
At  present  he  is  Head  Assistant  of  the  Barringer  High 
School  in  Newark,  which  was  the  third  pubhc  high  school 
to  be  opened  in  the  United  States;  and  also  Principal  of 
the  Barringer  Evening  High  School,  a  fully  accredited  sec- 
ondary school. 

The  year  that  President  Barr  was  McKendree's  chief 
officer.  Miss  Olive  E.  Harrison  was  in  charge  of  the  De- 
partment of  Instrumental  Music.  She  afterward  became  Mrs. 
Morris  L.  Barr. 

Mrs.  Kate  G.  Broaddus  was  the  vocal  teacher,  as  she 
had  been  for  several  years  before.  She  taught  voice  in  St. 
Louis  for  some  years  before  she  came  to  McKendree,  but 
afterward  moved  to  Lebanon  with  her  family.  One  of  her 
sons  became  a  Captain  in  the  Salvation  Army. 

Since  Professor  Baker  first  came  into  the  faculty  at  this 
time,  we  give  a  sketch  of  him  here. 

DEAN  EDWIN  P.  BAKER,  LL.  D. 
Edwin  Percy  Baker  was  born  at  Mechanicsville,  Ohio, 
October  ij,  1868.  His  parents  were  Rev.  Edwin  S.  and 
Maria  Anne  (Norton)  Baker,  who  were  both  native  Amer- 
icans. His  father  was  a  member  of  the  East  Ohio  Conference 
of  the  Methodist  Church  and  served  continuously  for  twen- 
ty-seven years  in  the  pastorate  until  his  retirement  in  1902. 
His  death  occurred  only  two  years  later,  in  1904.  Edwin 
attended  the  public  schools  in  the  various  communities  where 
he  lived,  the  Preparatory  School  at  Austinburg,  the  Canfield 
Normal  College,  and  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  where  he 
was  graduated  in  1893  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  In  the  fol- 
lowing September  he  became  a  member  of  the  faculty  at 
McKendree  as  Professor  of  Latin  and  German.  In  the  summer 
of  1896  he  attended  the  Amherst  College  School  of  Lan- 
guages, and  in  the  autumn  he  went  to  Europe  for  a  year  of 
travel  and  study.  He  spent  the  year  chiefly  in  Berlin,  where 
he  was  perfecting  his  knowledge  of  the  German  Language. 
He  also  visited  Rome  and  other  important  cities.  The  fol- 
lowing year  he  resumed  his  work  in  McKendree  with  Ger- 
man as  his  principal  subject  of  instruction,  and  in  this  de- 
partment his  work  has  been  continuous  to  the  present  time. 
After  his  year  in  Europe,  McKendree  conferred  upon  him 


the  degree  of  A.  M.,  and  in  the  Centennial  year  that  of 
LL.  D.  In  addition  to  his  teaching,  he  served  many  years 
as  secretary  of  the  faculty.  In  1917  during  Dr.  Hurt's  admin- 
istration. Professor  Baker  was  made  Dean  and  Acting  Pres- 
ident of  the  college,  which  position  he  held  for  two  years. 
During  the  first  of  these.  Dr.  Hurt  was  Nominal  President, 
but  was  not  present  at  the  institution.  He  has  continued 
in  the  office  of  Dean  under  the  presidency  of  Dr.  McCam- 
mon,  and  later  under  Dr.  Harmon,  to  the  present  time. 

Dean  Baker  was  married  in  December,  1897,  to  Miss 
Mary  S.  King,  of  Canfield,  Ohio.  She  was  his  efficient  help- 
meet and  cheerful  homemaker  for  the  remainder  of  her  life, 
which  closed  with  her  untimely  death  in  June,  1919.  She 
was  educated  in  the  Normal  College,  at  Canfield.  In  Leb- 
anon she  was  an  active  worker  in  the  Methodist  Church 
and  the  various  organizations  connected  with  it.  She  left 
one  son,  Lee  Robert,  who  is  now  a  Junior  in  McKendree. 
Dean  Baker's  mother,  after  the  death  of  her  husband,  made 
her  home  with  her  son  for  a  period  of  more  than  twenty 
years,  until  her  death  in  December,  1927.  Dean  Baker  has 
always  shown  a  commendable  public  spirit,  and  is  ever  ready 
to  lend  his  assistance  to  any  community  enterprise  that  is  of 
the  useful  sort.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  official  Board 
of  the  Methodist  Church  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a 
century.  He  served  a  term  in  the  City  Council  and  is  a 
prominent  member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1,S94 
REV.  WILLIAM  C.  BABCOCK 
William  C.  Babcock  was  born  July  11,  i860,  at  Cape 
May,  New  Jersey.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
and  Pennington  Seminary,  which  prepared  him  for  entrance 
to  Princeton.  At  the  age  of  eighteen,  he  held  teacher's 
licenses  in  three  counties.  Later  he  became  the  author  of 
two  text-books  for  secondary  schools.  He  received  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  in  1882,  and  several  years  later  enrolled  for  post- 
graduate work  in  McKendree,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  M. 
in  1893  and  Ph.  D.  m  1894.  He  also  took  a  course  in  the 
study  of  law  but  has  spent  his  professional  life  in  the  work 
of  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  He 
became  a  member  of  the  church  at  twelve  years  of  age  and 
joined  the  Baltimore  Conference  in  1886.  He  was  married 
June  II,  1889,  and  has  two  sons — Homer  Eugene  and  Paul 
Milton.  He  is  a  member  of  the  order  of  A.  F.  &?  A.  M.  and 
of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  Besides  his  regular  work  in  the 
ministry  he  has  attended  special  lectures  at  Johns  Hopkins 
University,  and  has  done  tutoring  work  in  preparing  stu- 


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dents  for  entrance  to  Johns  Hopkins,  Goucher,  Allegheny, 
Cornell,  and  University  of  Virginia.  He  has  been  a  Ufelong 
total  abstainer  and  an  active  worker  in  the  cause  of  Pro- 
hibition. 

PROF.  GEORGE  V.  BUCHANAN 

George  Victor  Buchanan  was  born  February  4,  1859,  near 
Bellmont,  Wabash  County,  Illinois.  His  parents  were  Hiram 
B.  and  Helen  (Blood)  Buchanan.  He  graduated  from  the 
Southern  Illinois  Normal  University  while  Dr.  AUyn  was 
president.  Some  years  later,  after  completing  a  non-residence 
course  in  History  and  Philosophy,  McKendree  conferred 
upon  him  the  degree  of  A.  M.  in  1894.  At  that  time  he  was 
Superintendent  of  Schools  at  Sedalia,  Missouri.  After  fifteen 
years  in  this  position,  he  occupied  a  similar  one  at  Joplin, 
Mo.  for  five  years,  and  was  then  elected  Superintendent  of 
Schools  of  Oklahoma  City,  Okla.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church,  a  Knight  Templar,  a  Master  Mason, 
and  Scottish  Rite  Mason;  he  is  also  an  Elk.  He  is  a 
charter  member  of  the  National  Society  for  the  Scientific 
Study  of  Education,  an  active  member  of  the  Na- 
tional Educational  Society,  and  the  National  Superinten- 
dents' Association.  He  was  married  in  December,  1887, 
to  Miss  Hattie  Starr,  daughter  of  Judge  C.  R.  Starr,  of 
Kankakee,  Illinois.  They  have  two  sons  and  five  daughters. 
LEMUEL  L.  CRAMP 

Lemuel  L.  Cramp,  son  of  Rev.  Lemuel  and  Susanna  (Reed) 
Cramp,  was  bom  at  Mason,  Illinois,  September  29,  1867. 
He  entered  McKendree  in  1888,  and  after  attending  at  inter- 
vals as  circumstances  permitted,  he  graduated  in  1894,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philo- 
sophian  Literary  Society.  After  having  studied  law,  he  did 
not  find  the  practice  of  it  a  congenial  occupation.  He  was 
engaged  for  some  years  in  mercantile  pursuits,  but  for  several 
years  past  has  been  engaged  in  teaching  in  the  west.  He  is 
married  and  now  lives  in  Colorado. 

GEORGE  E.  CROSBY 

George  Edward  Crosby  was  born  near  O'Fallon,  Illinois, 
July  18, 1869.  He  is  the  son  of  George  T.  and  Hannah  Crosby, 
who  formerly  conducted  a  nursery  farm  between  O'Fallon 
and  Lebanon.  After  attending  the  public  schools,  he  entered 
McKendree  and  completed  the  Scientific  Course  in  June, 
1894,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Philosophian  Society.  Since  his  graduation,  he  has  been  for 
a  great  portion  of  the  time  in  the  employ  of  the  International 
Coal  and  Mining  Company.  He  was  married  November  9, 
1907,  to  Miss  Meta  Ochs.  They  reside  in  O'F.iUon. 


REV.  JOHN  W.  CUMMINS,  D.  D. 
John  Wesley  Cummins  was  bom  on  a  farm  in  Johnson 
County,  Illinois,  September  i,  1866.  He  is  a  son  of  Daniel 
Thomas  and  Elizabeth  Cummins.  His  father's  people  came 
from  Wales  to  Virginia  in  an  early  day,  and  from  there 
emigrated  by  way  of  Kentucky  to  Illinois.  His  mother's 
people  came  from  England.  As  a  boy,  he  attended  the  public 
schools.  As  a  youth,  before  entering  college,  he  began  to 
exercise  his  gifts  as  a  preacher.  In  fact,  it  seems  to  be  a 
family  characteristic.  Five  of  his  mother's  sons  are  ministers 
of  the  gospel.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1888.  After  com- 
pleting the  Academic  and  College  Courses,  he  graduated  in 
1894  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Pk' 
tonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  November  10,  1891, 
to  Miss  Katie  Key,  of  Mayfield,  Kentucky.  Their  two  daugh- 
ters have  already  passed  on  to  the  better  world.  Their  three 
sons  are  Wendall,  Wallace,  and  John.  Mr.  Cummins  joined 
the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  in  189J.  He  had  already 
served  several  charges  before  his  graduation,  among  them 
Grayville  and  Enfield.  After  finishing  his  college  course,  he 
served  the  following  important  charges  in  the  order  named: 
McLeansboro,  Olney,  Mt.  Carmel,  and  East  St.  Louis.  He 
is  now  in  the  ninth  year  of  a  successful  pastorate  at  Marion. 
In  both  Mt.  Carmel  and  East  St.  Louis,  he  has  entertained 
sessions  of  the  Annual  Conference.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  Fraternity.  In  1910  his  Alma  Mater  conferred  upon 
him  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity.  Dr.  Cummins  is  in 
demand  as  a  baccaleaureate  preacher,  Chautauqua  lecturer, 
and  other  similar  lines  of  service.  He  has  been  for  many 
years  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Examiners  of  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference,  and  Dean  of  the  Conference  School  of 
Theology,  which  meets  at  McKendree  each  summer. 

WILLIAM  R.  DORRIS 
William  Robert  Dorris  was  born  at  Greencastle,  Missouri. 
He  IS  a  son  of  August  and  Elizabeth  Dorris,  the  former  being 
a  native  of  Bremen,  Germany,  and  the  latter  of  Tennessee. 
He  entered  McKendree  in  1888  and  graduated  in  the  class 
of  1894,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  December 
28,  1899,  to  Miss  Alice  Louden,  of  Lebanon,  who  was  also 
a  student  in  McKendree  for  some  years.  Their  only  son 
died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Dorris  taught  in  the  rural  schools  of 
St.  Clair  County  from  the  time  of  his  graduation  till  1898. 
He  was  principal  of  the  Okawville  Schools  for  one  year;  and 
then  became  principal  of  the  O'Fallon  Schools,  which  posi- 
tion he  held  till  1903,,  when  he  became  cashier  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  O'Fallon,  where  he  is  still  employed.  He 


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was  for  some  years  a  member  of  the  O'Fallon  Board  of  Edu- 
cation, and  has  been  president  of  that  body.  He  has  for 
many  years  been  secretary  of  the  O'Fallon  Building  and  Loan 
Association;  and  has  been  president  of  the  O'Fallon  Com- 
mercial Club.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church.  He  belongs  to  the  A.  F.  6?  A.  M.,  the  R.  A.  M., 
and  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  lodges.  He  and  Mrs.  Dorris  spent  a 
summer  touring  Europe  a  few  years  ago. 

JUDGE  LEANDER  O.  EAGLETON 
Leander  Oscar  Eagleton  was  born  February  22,  1868.  He 
is  a  son  of  William  and  Sarah  Eagleton,  both  native  Amer- 
icans. His  father  is  of  Scotch  descent,  and  his  mother's 
ancestors  were  Hollanders.  He  became  a  student  in  McKen- 
dree  in  1890,  and  graduated  in  1894,  with  the  degree  of 
B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society. 
In  1897  he  graduated  from  the  Law  School  of  the  North- 
western University,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Mr. 
Eagleton  was  principal  of  the  public  schools  at  Enfield  one 
year,  but  entered  upon  the  practice  of  law  in  1897,  in  the 
city  of  Peoria,  which  has  been  his  business  ever  since.  He 
was  elected  to  the  office  of  Supervisor  in  1900,  and  Probate 
Judge  in  1906.  Judge  Eagleton  is  now  associated  with  Con- 
gressman Stone  in  the  practice  of  law.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Arcadia  Presbyterian  Church,  the  Masonic  Order, 
K.  of  P.,  D.  O.  O.  K.,  M.  W.  A.,  Court  of  Honor,  Mystic 
Workers,  L  O.  O.  F.,  Creve  Coeur  Club,  and  Peoria  Bar 
Association.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Minnie  Pierce,  who 
graduated  from  McKendree  in  the  same  class  with  him,  June 
14,  1894,  just  a  few  days  after  they  had  received  their 
diplomas.  They  have  four  sons — Benjamin,  William,  Lee, 
and  Clifford. 

REV.  ELLIS  F.  FOWLER,  D.  D. 
Ellis  Frankhn  Fowler  was  born  in  Newark,  New  Jersey. 
In  addition  to  his  general  education,  he  received  technical 
training  in  civil  engineering  and  followed  that  line  of  work 
for  a  time.  He  also  served  as  instructor  in  telegraphy  and 
has  held  positions  as  mechanical  engineer  and  locomotive 
engineer.  Later  he  became  a  minister  of  the  gospel,  which 
profession  he  has  followed  for  the  past  thirty  years.  He  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Newark  Conference  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  for  the  last  twenty-five  years.  He  received 
the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  from  McKendree  in  1894.  He  also 
received  from  other  institutions  the  degrees  of  Ph.  D.  and 
D.  D.  He  was  married  November  12,  1879,  to  Miss  Sarah 
D.  Nichols.  They  have  two  sons,  Elwood  F.  and  Albert 
K.  Dr.  Fowler  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason  and  a  member 
of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 


HARRY  F.  GADEKY 

Harry  F.  Gadeky  was  born  at  Trenton,  Illinois.  His  par- 
ents were  Louis  and  Alice  Gadeky.  He  entered  the  Law 
Department  of  McKendree  in  1892  and  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1894.  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  January 
I,  1907,  and  has  one  daughter,  Margaret,  who  was  born 
April  6,  1909.  After  his  graduation  he  was  engaged  for  some 
time  in  mercantile  business;  was  several  years  editor  of  the 
"Lebanon  Leader."  After  that  he  went  to  CaUfornia  and 
engaged  in  the  real  estate  business.  For  a  number  of  years 
he  has  been  located  in  Los  Angeles.  He  is  a  member  of 
B.  P.  O.  E.,  and  the  "Loyal  Order  of  the  Moose." 
FREDERIC  B.  HARDING 

Frederic  Benjamin  Harding  was  born  at  Belleville,  Illinois. 
His  parents,  William  and  Elizabeth  Harding,  were  of  English 
nationality.  They  were  residents  of  Lebanon  when  Fred 
entered  McKendree  College  in  the  fall  of  1889.  He  graduated 
in  1894,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and  in  1897,  M.  S. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society. 
While  still  a  student  he  took  great  interest  in  civic  reforms 
and  in  1890  was  a  candidate  for  Congress  on  the  Prohibition 
ticket.  He  took  a  law  course  in  Washington  University  and 
received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  from  that  institution.  He 
practiced  law  for  some  years  in  East  St.  Louis,  and  was 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  Harding  Brothers,  real  estate  dealers 
in  that  city.  He  was  married  in  1900  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Gohn. 
They  have  one  daughter,  Marion  E.  Harding.  He  died  in 
E.  St.  Louis  in  1924. 

WALTER  C.  HARDING 

Walter  Charles  Harding  was  born  in  Belleville,  lUinois, 
January  14,  1873.  He  was  a  son  of  William  and  Elizabeth 
Harding,  who  were  natives  of  England.  He  entered  McKeO' 
dree  in  1889  and  graduated  in  1894,  receiving  the  degree  of 
B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society, 
and  was  full  back  on  the  McKendree  foot  ball  team.  After 
his  graduation,  he  obtained  a  position  as  clerk  in  Danville, 
Illinois,  which  he  held  until  the  summer  of  1897,  when  he 
was  stricken  with  typhoid  fever,  which  after  a  lingering 
illness  proved  fatal.  His  funeral  was  held  at  the  First  M.  E. 
Church,  Belleville,  on  Sunday,  August  29,  1897.  The  inter- 
ment was  at  Green  Mount  Cemetery. 

ROBERT  H.  HARDING 
Robert  Henry  Harding  was  born  at  Belleville,  Illinois,  Jan- 
uary II,  1871  He  is  a  son  of  William  and  Elizabeth  Harding 
who  were  natives  of  Tomsbury,  England.    He  became    a 
student  in  McKendree    in   March  1889  and  graduated  in 


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June  1894,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  In  iSgi,  on 
completion  of  the  law  course  he  was  granted  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  and  in  1897,  A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  March  8, 1898 
to  Miss  Nina  Theresa  Jepson  of  Lebanon,  also  a  graduate  of 
McKendree  in  the  class  of  1893,.  They  have  three  children, 
Harold  W.,  Nina  Ruth  (deceased  1925),  and  Robert  J.  Mr. 
Harding  practiced  law  in  East  St.  Louis  from  1895  until  1902. 
Since  that  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business 
as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Harding  Brothers  6?  Company. 
He  has  been  an  active  worker  in  the  cause  of  prohibition.  In 
1902  he  was  a  candidate  for  the  office  of  Clerk  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Illinois,  on  the  Prohibition  ticket.  From  1904  to 
1908  he  was  a  member  of  the  State  Central  Committee  of  the 
Prohibition  Party.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcc 
pal  Church. 

JUDGE  JOHN  E.  HILLSKOETTER 
John  E.  Hillskoetter  was  born  at  East  Framington,  Polk 
County,  Wisconsin.  His  parents  were  natives  of  Germany. 
He  became  a  student  in  the  Law  School  of  McKendree 
College  in  1892  and  after  completing  the  course  received 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1894.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
and  began  the  practice  of  law  in  Edwardsville,  Illinois  in 
1894.  He  held  the  office  of  City  Attorney  of  Edwardsville 
for  two  terms.  In  1902  he  was  elected  County  Judge  of 
Madison  County  and  was  re-elected  in  1906  and  1910  by 
large  majorities.  He  has  held  the  office  of  president  of  the 
Association  of  County  and  Probate  Judges  of  Illinois.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  following  lodges:  Masons,  Odd  Fellows, 
Red  Men,  Elks,  and  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  is  a  Republican 
in  politics;  and  a  member  of  the  Edwardsville  Commercial 
Club.  He  was  married  June  2j,  1903  to  Miss  Medora  A. 
Judd.  Their  home  is  in  Edwardsville. 

REV.  GEORGE  E.  McCAMMON,  D.  D. 
George  Edward  McCammon  was  born  at  Metropolis. 
Illinois,  March  18,  1867.  He  is  a  son  of  M.  E.  and  Mary 
E.  McCammon  who  are  both  native  Americans  of  Scotch' 
Irish  descent.  He  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1891 
and  graduated  in  1894  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  In  1910 
he  received  the  honorary  degree  of  D.  D.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  has  been  for  many 
years  a  member  of  McKendree's  Joint  Board  as  a  Con- 
ference Visitor  and  in  1913  he  was  elected  a  Trustee  of  the 
college.  After  his  graduation  he,  having  already  been  received 
in  full  membership  in  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference,  was 
appointed  pastor  at  Mound  City  where  he  continued  for  five 


years.  He  then  spent  a  year  at  school  in  Garrett  Biblical  In- 
stitute. Then  beginning  1900,  he  served  the  following 
charges:  Du  Quoin  three  years;  Carbondale  five  years;  East 
St.  Louis  one  year;  and  Mount  Vernon  four  years.  In  19 13, 
he  was  appointed  field  secretary  of  the  Wesley  Foundation 
to  provide  for  the  religious  welfare  of  the  Methodist  students 
at  the  University  of  Illinois.  He  was  married  to  his  present 
wife  September  20,  1901.  They  have  five  children.  He  was 
elected  president  of  McKendree  in  1919.  He  will  be  further 
mentioned  in  the  account  of  his  administration. 

MRS.  MINNIE  PIERCE  EAGLETON 
Minnie  Augusta  Pierce  was  born  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois, 
November  9,  1870.  By  reason  of  having  attended  other 
schools,  she  was  able  to  take  advanced  standing  when  she 
entered  McKendree  in  1892.  and  therefore  graduated  in 
1894  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  the 
Clionian  Literary  Society.  A  few  days  after  graduation,  she 
wa=  married  to  her  classmate,  L.  O.  Eagleton,  June  14,  1894. 
PROF.  ERWIN  H.  RUNKWITZ 


PROF,  and  MRS.  RUNKWITZ 

Erwin  Herman  Runkwitz  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Leb- 
anon, where  he  now  lives,  February  16,  1872.  He  is  the 
son  of  Herman  Runkwitz,  who  died  in  1897  and  Aurelia 
Budina  who  lives  in  California.  Mr.  Runkwitz  attended 
the  country  schools  when  a  boy  and  then  the  Carbondale 
Normal  for  a  time,  after  which  he  was  a  student  in 
McKendree  for  several  years,  and  a  member  of  the  Philo 
Society.  He  graduated  in  the  class  of  1894,  receiving  the  de- 
gree of  B.  S.  Three  years  later  he  received  the  degree  of  Mas- 
ter of  Science  from  McKendree.  Since  1895,  Mr.  Runkwitz 
has  spent  his  life  in  educational  work  in  the  vicinity  of  his 
own  home.  For  as  much  as  a  quarter  of  a  century  he  has 
taught  in  the  schools  of  O'Fallon,  though  for  a  while  he 
taught  in  Lebanon.  At  present  he  is  a  member  of  the  faculty 


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in  the  O'Fallon  Township  High  School.  In  his  years  of  edu- 
cational work,  more  than  eight  hundred  pupils  have  come 
under  his  instruction.  During  all  these  years  he  has  also 
supervised  and  managed  his  form  which  has  been  his  pet' 
manent  residence.  He  is  a  lover  of  nature  and  has  made  a 
number  of  interesting  collections,  such  as  birds"  eggs,  miner' 
als,  etc.,  scientifically  classified. 

Mrs.  Runkwitz  was  formerly  Caroline  Reuss,  a  daughter 
of  Julius  and  Sophia  (Engelman)  Reuss,  both  of  whom  are 
still  living  at  the  old  Reuss  homestead.  Caroline  was  born 
April  20, 1878,  went  through  the  public  schools  and  attended 
McKendree  College.  She  was  graduated  from  the  Music 
Department  of  McKendree  in  1897,  receiving  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Music.  She  was  married  to  Prof.  Runkwitz,  July 
20,  1898.  Their  three  children  are  Alice,  Erwin  Herman,  Jr  , 
and  Julius.  The  first  two  are  both  graduates  of  McKendree 
and  the  youngest  has  attended  McKendree  for  one  year. 
PROF,  ANDREW  D.  WARDE 

Andrew  Daniel  Warde  was  born  at  Hartwick,  New 
York,  January  20,  1864.  He  received  his  preliminary  edu, 
cation  in  his  native  state,  receiving  his  bachelor's  degree 
in  1892.  He  did  graduate  work  in  McKendree,  receiving 
the  degree  of  M.  S.  in  1894  and  some  time  later.  Ph.  D. 
He  married  Mary  Ida  Amos  of  Chicago.  They  have  one 
son.  Professor  Warde  has  devoted  his  life  to  educational 
work,  having  taught  for  twelve  years  in  his  native  state, 
several  years  in  Scio  College,  and  in  recent  years  in  Buena 
Vista  College  at  Storm  Lake,  Iowa.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Episcopal  Church. 

REV.  FLETCHER  L.  WEST,  Ph.  D. 

Fletcher  Lummis  West  was  born  in  the  State  of  New 
Jersey  m  the  year  1861.  He  is  one  of  the  four  sons  of  John 
and  Rebecca  M.  (Read)  West,  who  were  both  both  Ameri- 
cans. He  took  a  teachers'  course  in  a  New  Jersey  State 
Normal  School  and  spent  some  years  in  teaching. 

In  the  early  eighties,  he  came  to  Illinois.  In  1884,  he  joined 
the  Southern  Illinois  Conference.  It  was  after  he  had  preach- 
ed several  years  that  he  took  his  courses  at  McKendree.  He 
received  the  degree  of  B.  S.  in  1893  and  later  the  degree  of 
M.  S.  and  Ph.  D.  He  was  for  many  years  a  member  of  Mc, 
Kendree's  Joint  Board  of  Trustees  and  Visitors,  and  served 
long  as  secretary  of  that  body.  He  was  an  honorary  member 
of  both  the  Philosophian  and  Platonian  Literary  Societies, 
having  been  elected  while  he  was  pastor  of  the  Lebanon  M. 
E.  Church.  Other  important  pastorates  were  East  St.  Louis, 
Centralia,  and  Mt.  Carmel.  At  the  last  named  place  he  se- 
cured the  erection  of  one  of  the  best  church  buildings  m  the 


conference.  He  was  also  secretary  of  the  Southern  Illinois 
Conference.  While  still  holding  this  position  he  was  trans- 
ferred in  190 1  to  the  Newark  Conference.  He  entered  the 
retired  relation  in  1927.  He  was  married  in  188s:  to  Miss 
Laura  J.  Howell.  Their  only  son  died  in  early  childhood. 
REV.  DR.  CHARLES  W.  WYNANT 

Charles  Wesley  Wynant  was  born  at  Urbana,  Ohio, 
October  2,  1862.  He  was  the  son  of  Rev.  John  Wesley 
and  Hannah  Wynant.  He  received  his  college  education 
principally  at  Denison  University,  Granville,  Ohio,  a  Bap- 
tist Institution.  But  the  last  year  of  his  college  course  was 
taken  at  McKendree  and  he  received  the  degree  of  B.  S.  in 
1894.  He  was  converted  and  joined  the  Baptist  Church  at 
the  age  of  eighteen;  but  when  he  was  twenty-three,  became 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  church,  and  after  teaching  several 
years  he  entered  the  ministry.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference  six  years.  In  May  1899,  ^^  was 
transferred  to  the  Northwest  Kansas  Conference  and  gave 
the  remaining  ten  years  of  his  life  to  the  service  of  God  and 
the  church  in  that  field.  He  was  appointed  by  Bishop  Joyce, 
presiding  elder  of  the  Concordia  District.  He  was  m  his 
fourth  year  on  the  district  when  death  ended  his  labors  while 
at  Ocean  Grove,  N.  J.,  where  he  had  gone  as  a  member  of 
the  committee  on  the  Ecumenical  Conference,  July  24,  1909. 
MRS.  CLARA  ZERWECK  MASON 

Clara  Lee  Zerweck  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  Feb- 
ruary J,  1874.  She  is  the  eldest  daughter  of  Louis  and  Mary 
E.  (Thomas)  Zerweck,  who  are  both  native  Americans.  Her 
father  was  born  in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  After  passing  through 
the  pubUc  schools  of  Lebanon  she  entered  McKendree 
in  1889.  She  graduated  m  1894,  receiving  the  degree  of 
B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society. 
She  taught  music  for  some  years,  and  in  January,  1909, 
she  was  married  to  Mr.  L.  W.  Mason  of  Mayfield,  Ken- 
tucky. They  have  one  son.  Lew  Wallace  Mason,  Jr. 
Mrs.  Mason  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and 
the  Rebekah  Lodge  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  Mrs.  Mason  has  been 
for  a  number  of  years  a  teacher  m  the  Lebanon  Public  Schools. 
Her  son  is  a  pupil  in  the  high  school. 

The  members  of  Dean  Edwards  evening  classes  in  East  St. 
Louis,  which  at  that  time  constituted  a  regular  division  of 
the  Law  Department,  were  members  of  the  graduating  class 
of  1894  and  all  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  They  all  resided 
in  East  St.  Louis  at  that  time.  Their  names  were  as  follows: 
J.  Leon  Benwell;  Jesse  W.  Blythe;  William  Bott;  Charles  T. 
Gibson;  William  K.  Hays;  Andrew  E.  Henderson;  Anthony 
A.  Hunt;  W.  Fish  McGinnitie;  Thomas  C.  McHale;  Mau- 
rice F.  Tissier;  Daniel  G.  Wuersch. 


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CHAPTER  XXIX. 

President  Chamher]ins  Administration 


>HE  Board  met  in  June,  1894,  with 
serious  problems  before  it.  The  presi- 
dent had  resigned;  there  had  been 
nothing  paid  on  the  debt:  and  the  first  mort- 
gage note,  held  by  Mrs.  Rebecca  Forman  of 
O'Fallon,  was  due  July  19.  She  had  already 
notified  them  that  there  would  be  no  further 
extension  of  time,  and  that  unless  it  was  paid 
she  would  institute  foreclosure  proceedings. 
There  was  no  candidate  for  the  presidency. 
There  seemed  to  be  no  one  wanting  a  posi- 
tion so  full  of  difficulty.  The  old  college  was 
like  a  ship  on  the  rocks,  with  the  tide  re- 
ceding and  the  pilot  gone.  After  much  delib- 
eration, the  Board  elected  Dr.  Thomas  A.  Parker  as  presi- 
dent. He  was  a  McKendree  graduate  of  superior  ability  and 
ripe  experience,  who  had  already  achieved  things  worth  while. 
He  had  attained  high  distinction  as  a  preacher,  and  in  the 
educational  field  had  held  the  office  of  Superintendent  of  Public 
Instruction  in  the  state  of  Missouri.  He  was  elected  without 
his  knowledge  and  immediately  informed  of  the  action  of 
the  Board.  He  came  and  looked  over  the  ground  and  con- 
sidered the  situation  carefully  and  decided  not  to  accept 
either  the  honor  or  the  responsibility.  This  of  course 
was  after  the  Board  had  adjourned.  The  Executive  Commit' 
tee  immediately  assembled  to  consider  what  must  be  done- 
They  decided  that  the  man  for  this  difficult  place  was  the 
Hon.  McKendree  H.  Chamberlin.  He  had  never  been  engaged 
in  educational  work,  but  the  committee  thought  that  under 
the  circumstances  the  best  man  for  the  place  was  one  that 
could  raise  the  money  to  pay  the  debt.  When  first  approached 
on  the  subject,  Mr.  Chamberlin  refused  to  consider  it.  But 
Mr.  Alexander  W.  Morriss,  the  only  man  of  means  on  the 
committee,  declared  that  he  would  not  stand  for  another 
dollar  unless  "Mac  would  take  hold  and  pull  the  old  college 
out  of  the  mire"  So  he  agreed  to  think  it  over.  After  center' 
ing  his  thought  on  the  matter  for  a  few  days  he  began  to  see 
in  it  a  Providential  call.  He  had  a  very  close  natural  connec 
tion  with  the  college.  His  father.  Rev.  David  Chamberlin, 
was  one  of  the  subscribers  to  the  original  fund  for  the  found- 
ing of  the  institution  in  1828.  He  had  been  for  a  time  a 
Methodist  itinerant,  and  later  he  was  a  local  preacher  and 
lived  in  Lebanon.  In  the  late  thirties,  when  Dr.  Merrill  was 
president,  David  Chamberlin  was  in  charge  of  the  boarding 


DR.  M.  H.  CHAMBERLIN 


department  of  the  college  and  with  his  family 
lived  m  the  original  college  building.  It  was 
at  this  time  that  his  youngest  son  was  born. 
November  17,  i8j8.  He  was  named  McKen- 
dree Hypes  Chamberlin.  Thus  it  came  about 
that  he  was  born  in  the  college,  and  named 
after  Bishop  McKendree  and  Uncle  Ben  Hypes. 
He  grew  up  in  the  college  atmosphere,  en- 
tered the  preparatory  department  as  early  as 
the  rules  would  permit,  and  was  graduated 
m  1859  with  the  A.  B.  degree  and  the  first 
honors  of  his  class.  He  then  went  to  the 
Harvard  Law  School,  completed  the  course, 
and  received  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws. 
In  later  years  he  received  the  honorary  degree  of  LL.  D.  from 
Grant  University  at  Chattanooga,  Tennessee,  and  in  1906 
the  same  degree  from  the  University  of  Illinois.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Helen  L.  Dana  at  Kansas  City,  June  8,  1869. 
Their  only  son  is  Cliffiard  Dana  Chamberlin,  who  grad- 
uated from  McKendree  in  1898.  He  practiced  law  in 
Kansas  City  for  some  time  and  later  in  Beardstown, 
Illinois.  In  1872  he  was  a  Republican  candidate  for 
Congress  in  the  Springfield  district  which  had  been  over- 
whelmingly Democratic.  He  was  defeated  by  a  very  small 
majority.  He  tried  various  other  enterprises  but  did  not  meet 
with  what  the  world  calls  success,  though  he  was  a  man  of 
sound  judgment,  keen  intelligence,  excellent  social  qualities, 
polished  manners,  and  unusual  tact  and  urbanity  in  his  con- 
tact with  both  friend  and  stranger.  He  was  a  man  of  vision 
and  saw  in  his  mind  so  many  great  things  which  he  hoped  to 
accomplish,  that  he  was  accused  by  some  of  being  visionary. 
For  almost  half  a  century  he  had  been  cherishing  dreams  of 
what  McKendree  should  become  in  the  years  ahead.  He  had 
been  the  leading  spirit  of  the  Educational  Convention  in  1868 
which  commemorated  the  fortieth  anniversary  of  McKen- 
dree's  founding,  and  which  he  hoped  would  result  in  the 
liberal  endowment  of  the  institution.  He  had  tried  the  gold 
fields  of  the  west  and  the  stock  markets  of  the  east  in  the 
hope  of  making  a  fortune  that  he  might  bestow  it  upon  his 
alma  mater  as  an  endowment.  Up  to  this  time  none  of  his 
efforts  had  attained  any  considerable  degree  of  success  finan- 
cially. But  now  he  was  offered  the  presidency  and  he  got  a 
new  vision.  It  occurred  to  him  that  here  was  a  Divine  call  to 
task  through  which  he  might  accomplish  the  dream  of  his 


Three  Hundred  and  Forty-Six 


MC  KENDREE 


lite  to  endow  McKendree.  If  he  could  not  make  the  money 
himself,  perhaps  he  could  induce  others  who  had  met  with 
fin.mcial  success,  to  furnish  the  money  that  would  place  the 
old  college  on  a  firm  foundation  and  assure  her  future  for  all 
time  to  come. 

With  this  view  of  the  case  he  accepted  the  offer  of  the 
presidency,  feeling  that  he  was  herein  answering  a  divine 
call.  One  of  his  friends  said  that  he  beUeved  "Mac"  had  been 
fighting  a  call  to  the  ministry  during  all  the  years  since  youth 
and  that  was  why  he  had  not  succeeded  any  better  in  any 
of  his  many  undertakings;  but  that  the  presidency  of  a 
Christian  college  was  so  near  the  equivalent  of  the  ministry 
that  the  Lord  would  compromise  with  him  and  grant  him 
success  in  this  laudable  undertaking. 

The  Board  was  called  together  in  a  special  session  on  July 
i8  and  confirmed  the  action  of  the  Executive  Committee  in 
electing  Mr.  Chamberlm,  president.  The  note  was  due  the 
next  day.  Mrs.  Forman  was  interviewed  and  consented  to 
postpone  foreclosure  long  enough  to  see  what  the  new  presi- 
dent could  do.  Here  was  the  situation.  The  institution  was 
under  a  burden  of  debt  of  $5,500  with  no  resources  for  its 
liquidation.  It  had  less  than  $25,000  of  productive  endow- 
ment. The  interest  on  the  debt  would  counterbalance  enough 
to  bring  it  under  $20,000.  The  institution  was  about  to  go 
under  the  sheriff's  hammer  to  be  sold  for  debt.  The  dismal 
financial  situation  would  probably  have  its  effect  on  the 
attendance.  The  rumors  that  floated  about  were  not  at  all 
conservative.  Financial  matters  so  absorbed  the  energy  of  the 
President  that  he  could  not  give  much  attention  to  a  canvass 
for  students.  The  vacancies  m  the  fliculty  were  filled  by  the 
election  of  William  C.  Walton  to  the  chair  of  Greek  and 
Professor  Fred  Pesold  to  the  head  of  the  music  department, 
with  his  daughter  OtiUia  as  assistant  in  piano.  It  so  happened 
that  when  the  enrollment  was  complete  there  was  no  slump, 
but  a  shght  increase.  President  Chamberlin  went  to  confer- 
ence, made  an  enthusiastic  speech,  and  aroused  the  interest 
of  many  of  the  preachers.  But  for  the  first  year  his  efforts 
were  chiefly  financial.  After  thinking  the  situation  over  long 
and  carefully  he  reached  this  conclusion.  The  college  must 
have  at  least  $100,000  of  new  endowment  to  make  its  founda- 
tion safe.  But  he  could  not  ask  for  endowment  until  the  old 
debt  was  paid.  Therefore  he  announced  that  he  would  expect 
the  people  of  Lebanon  to  pay  the  debt,  then  he  would  ask  a 
wider  constituency  to  furnish  the  endowment.  So  he  began 
his  canvass  of  the  citizens  of  Lebanon.  It  was  necessary  to 
give  many  of  them  a  larger  vision  of  what  the  college  was 
worth  to  Lebanon,  in  order  to  induce  them  to  get  under  the 
load  with  large  enough  contributions  to  lift  the  debt. 


President  Chamberlin  was  of  a  very  emotional  tempera- 
ment. On  the  subiect  of  McKendree  he  always  felt  deeply. 
And  when  he  was  protraying  the  sacrifices  which  the  fathers 
had  made  for  McKendree  in  the  days  gone  by,  the  tears  often 
flowed  freely.  One  good  German  lady,  after  hearing  his  pre- 
sentation of  McKendree's  claims,  and  noting  the  earnestness 
of  his  speech  and  the  tears  in  his  eyes,  suggested  that  she 
would  like  to  engage  him  on  the  spot,  to  preach  her  funeral 
when  the  time  came.  The  debt  raising  was  a  tremendous  task. 
It  took  the  greater  part  of  the  year.  The  difficulty  of  the  task 
was  increased  many  fold  when  just  before  Chirstmas  came 
the  failure  of  Henry  Seller's  bank.  This  not  only  cancelled 
Mr.  Seiter's  subscription  of  five  hundred  dollars,  which 
headed  the  list,  but  also  entailed  upon  the  people  of  Lebanon 
who  were  depositors  in  the  bank,  a  loss  of  over  sixty  thousand 
dollars.  The  undertaking  seemed  almost  hopeless;  but  Presi- 
dent Chamberlin  was  fired  with  an  enthusiasm  which  was 
equal  to  that  of  some  of  the  old  prophets  of  Israel ;  so  he  kept 
on  in  the  face  of  discouragements.  The  winter  passed  and 
spring  came.  Still  he  lacked  one  thousand  dollars  of  reaching 
the  goal.  One  day  in  May  he  went  to  O'Fallon  to  see  Mrs. 
Forman  and  tell  her  of  his  success  or  the  lack  of  it.  He  found 
her  at  home  with  Miss  Jennie  Scott  who  lived  with  her. 
She  seemed  to  think  that  the  payment  of  this  loan  was  merely 
a  matter  of  business  and  did  not  call  for  any  sentiment.  But 
Dr.  Chamberlin  began  to  tell  her  the  story  of  McKendree 
and  the  sacrifice  of  its  founders,  and  what  they  had  endured 
that  the  college  might  exist  to  bless  the  world,  and  how  many 
parents  had  sacrificed  that  their  children  might  get  an  educa- 
tion, and  thus  be  more  useful  to  humanity  and  the  age  in 
which  they  lived.  As  the  subject  grew  upon  him  the  Spirit 
of  the  Lord  possessed  him  and  he  became  as  truly  inspired  as 
Amos  the  preacher  of  righteousness  or  Jeremiah  the  weeping 
prophet.  The  old  lady's  heart  was  touched  as  it  had  never 
been  before.  She  sat  amazed  at  the  fiery  enthusiasm  of  the 
man  of  God  before  her.  She  had  thought  of  the  college  before 
as  a  borrower  who  was  honest  but  unfortunate  and  slow  to 
pay.  Now  she  looked  upon  its  representative  as  a  messenger 
of  Jehovah  sent  to  reveal  to  her  the  truth  which  she  had 
never  even  suspected  before.  She  saw  McKendree  College 
in  a  new  light  and  began  to  realize  how  important  it  was  that 
the  institution  should  live  on  and  continue  the  work  it  had 
been  doing.  She  now  saw  that  money  invested  in  that  kind 
of  an  enterprise  might  go  on  forever  bringing  in  returns  in 
the  form  of  world  betterment  and  the  development  of  human 
character  and  talent  for  usefulness,  instead  of  a  paltry  six  per 
cent.  After  a  while  she  looked  through  her  tears  at  this  spirit- 


Three  Hundred  and  Forty-Seven 


MC  KENDREE 


tilled  prophet  who  stood  before  her  with  a  divine  light  in  his 
eye,  and  said,  "How  much  do  you  need?"  Immediately  he 
replied,  "One  thousand  dollars  will  clear  the  debt  and  enable 
us  to  go  on  with  our  program".  Turning  to  Miss  Scott  she 
said,  "Jennie,  get  out  that  box".  Miss  Scott  pulled  a  sort  of 
treasure  chest  from  under  the  bed  and  unlocked  it.  Then 
from  its  contents  Mrs.  Forman  carefully  counted  out  one 
thousand  dollars  in  cold  cash  and  gave  it  to  President  Cham- 
berlin.  "Take  this",  she  said,  "and  use  it  in  the  Lord's  work". 
Thus  the  debt  which  had  clouded  McKendree's  horizon  for 
years  was  paid  off.  Later,  in  the  fall  of  1895,  Mrs.  Forman 


gave  two  thousand  dollars  more  to  install  a  steam  heating 
plant  in  the  three  buildings  which  the  college  had  at  that 
time.  Dr.  Chamberlin  had  a  marble  tablet  commemorating 
the  donor  placed  in  the  brick  chimney  at  the  north  end  of  the 
Science  Hall.  The  system  is  still  in  service,  tho  it  has  been 
enlarged  as  new  conditions  required. 

The  paying  of  this  debt  was  such  an  important  factor  in 
the  subsequent  expansion  of  the  college  that  we  insert  here 
the  names  of  the  donors  with  the  amounts  contributed  by 
each.  The  total  was  $5550.00. 


Dr.  B.  M.  Hypes 

$500.00 

Henry  W.  Blanck 

100.00 

Charles  P.  Johnson 

3,00.00 

W.  Lee  Nichols 

500.00 

Charles  T.  Wise 

100.00 

John  D. Johnson 

200.00 

J.  M.  ChamberHn 

250.00 

Herbert  S.  Morriss 

100.00 

Wm.  C.  Jones 

250.00 

A.  W.  Morriss 

250.00 

Young  Turner 

100.00 

Pfeffer  Milling  Co. 

100.00 

C.  fe?  H.  Reinhardt 

125.00 

J.  J.  Lysakowski 

100.00 

Hamilton  Brown  Shoe  Co. 

25.00 

T.  A.  Wilson 

100.00 

C.  H.  Sager 

100.00 

G.  W.  Remick 

50.00 

E.  L.  Waggoner 

100.00 

C.  L.  Walrath 

100.00 

J.  C.  Eisenmayer 

50.00 

Wm.  Harding 

100.00 

John  Burton 

100.00 

M.  H.  Presley 

50.00 

Fred  Pesold 

100.00 

John  S.  Harris 

100.00 

Hiram  Sears 

10.00 

Charles  Reinhardt,  Sr. 

100.00 

Dr.  A.  C.  Bernays 

500.00 

Mrs.  Rebecca  Forman 

1,000.00 

The  commencement  of  1895  was  full  of  enthusiasm.  Pres- 
ident Chamberlin  had  proved  his  ability  to  handle  a  difficult 
situation.  He  had  accomplished  what  no  president  had  for  a 
score  of  years  before.  The  Board  did  not  know  just  what  to 
expect  of  him,  but  they  gave  him  free  rein  and  they  had 
suspicions  that  great  things  might  happen. 

Dr.  Chamberlin  felt  that  now  with  the  debt  out  of  the 
way,  one  thing  more  was  necessary  before  the  college  would 
have  sufficient  self-respect  to  ask  men  of  means  for  the  money 


it  needed  for  endowment,  and  that  was  to  repair  and  re- 
habilitate the  run-down  buildings.  So  during  the  vacation 
of  1895,  he  turned  his  attention  to  that  matter.  He  again 
appealed  to  the  people  of  Lebanon  for  the  means  to  restore 
the  old  buildings  to  a  condition  which  would  be  attractive 
to  students.  Lebanon  did  not  fail  him.  A  larger  number  took 
part  in  this  than  in  the  debt-paying  because  smaller  amounts 
would  be  acceptable.  Since  this  improvement  was  another 
important  step  in  McKendree's  expansion,  we  give  here  a 
list  of  the  donors  as  found  in  the  records  of  the  Joint  Board. 


Mrs.  Rebecca  Forman 

$2,000.00 

H.  S.  Morriss 

10.00 

W.  I.  Pond 

5.00 

Fred  Guerin 

50.00 

J.  M.  Chamberlin, 

Jr. 

10.00 

William  Brownlee 

5.00 

Rev.  J.  F.  Corrington 

25.00 

0.  C.  Pfennighausen 

10.00 

W.  J.  Goings 

5.00 

Reinhardt  &■  Peach 

25.00 

John  Rollo 

10.00 

Joseph  D.  Rockwell 

5.00 

Ernst  Grauel 

10.00 

W.  E.  Berger 

10.00 

Stephen  Bailey 

2.00 

Louden  &?  Chamberlin 

10.00 

J.  S.  Duncan 

10.00 

John  Padfield 

2.00 

Herman  J.  Blanck 

10.00 

Fred  Pesold 

10.00 

Drew  Glass  Co. 

1. 00 

Dr.  E.  C.  Hammen 

10.00 

C.  H.  Sager  Hdwe 

.Co 

10.00 

McK.  L.  Cole 

1. 00 

Adolphus  North 

10.00 
10.00 

College  Faculty 
Henry  Traband 

12.00 

5.00 

Rev.  J.  W.  Van  Cleve 
Total 

1. 00 

James  S.  Gedney 

$2,284.00 

^3u828flil 

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Three  Hundred  and  Forty-Eight 


^MC  KENDREE  ^^fe^^^^^...^^.-„ 


Professor  Fred  Pesold,  head  of  the  Music  Department  under 

Chamberlin's  Administration  and  his  son,   Arnold 

F.  Pesold,  who  taught  violin 

Besides  these  cash  donations,  Mr.  J.  C.  SomerviUe,  of  St. 
Louis,  furnished  window  glass  to  the  amount  of  about  three 
hundred  dollars.  The  windows  of  "Old  Main"  were  changed 
so  that  they  had  two  panes  of  glass  instead  of  twenty-four. 
The  windows  of  the  other  buildings  were  likewise  modern- 
ized. Another  gift  at  this  time  was  a  portrait  of  Dr.  Akers, 
a  fine  oil  painting  by  John  Lupton.  A  suitable  frame  for  it 
was  donated  by  Fred  Guerin,  of  St.  Louis.  The  preliminary 
work  having  been  accomplished,  Dr.  Chamberlm  set  out  to 
find  a  hundred  thousand  dollars  of  new  endowment  for  Mc- 
Kendree.  He  had  a  considerable  acquaintance  in  St.  Louis, 
and  naturally  tried  to  cultivate  that  field.  But  the  moneyed 
men  of  that  city  had  scarcely  ever  heard  of  McKendree  Col' 
lege;  however,  recognizing  the  fact  that  it  must  be  a  worthy 
cause  which  he  represented,  would  offer  him  a  pledge  of  fifty 
or  a  hundred  dollars.  But  these  he  steadfastly  refused  as  being 
too  small  a  scale  on  which  to  initiate  so  great  an  enterprise. 
He  was  greatly  handicapped  in  his  work  by  lack  of  means  to 
pay  expenses.  His  salary,  after  the  first  year,  was  fixed  at 
twelve  hundred  dollars,  but  the  old  rule  was  strictly  en- 
forced that  the  salaries  should  be  paid  pro  rata  to  the  extent 
of  the  income  of  the  college,  and  that  any  unpaid  balance 
should  not  stand  as  a  debt  against  the  college.  During  the 
early  years  of  Dr.  Chamberlin's  term,  the  members  of  the 
faculty  actually  received  from  sixty  to  eighty  per  cent  of 
their  small  salaries.  As  the  college  seemed  unable  to  provide 
an  expense  fund.  Dr.  Chamberlin  spent  a  good  part  of  his 
paying  the  expenses  of  his  college  work,  and  his  family  lived 
the  best  they  could  on  the  balance.  He  frequently  compared 
himself  with  the  Israelites  in  Egypt,  compelled  to  "make 
bricks  without  straw." 


Finally  Mrs.  Henrietta  Cramp,  of  Bloommgton,  through 
the  influence  of  her  brother-in-law.  Rev.  Lemuel  Cramp, 
who  was  one  of  Dr.  Chamberhn's  classmates  in  McKendree, 
provided  about  two  thousand  dollars  as  an  expense  fund. 
With  this  his  sphere  of  operation  was  enlarged.  He  reso' 
lutely  adhered  to  his  plan  of  getting  a  subscription  of  not 
less  than  $20,000  to  head  the  list.  After  many  months  of 
effort,  he  finally  secured  a  pledge  of  that  amount  from  Dr. 
D.  K.  Pearsons,  of  Chicago.  The  Doctor  was  an  eccentric 
individual,  well-advanced  m  years  at  that  time.  He  had  re- 
tired from  medical  practice  and  was  spending  his  last  years 
in  giving  away  the  fortune  which  he  had  acquired  through 
the  rise  in  value  of  Chicago  real  estate.  His  idea  was  to  help 
small  colleges.  He  declared  that  it  was  "the  best  fun  in  the 
world."  His  benefactions  to  colleges  before  his  death  amount- 
ed to  more  than  four  milUons  of  dollars;  and  this  was  dis- 
tributed among  scores  of  struggling  institutions  which  ap- 
preciated it  more  than  the  big  universities  did  the  larger 
gifts  of  the  multi-millionaires.  Even  with  this  good  start.  Dr. 
Chamberlin  had  a  Herculean  task.  There  were  not  many 
really  wealthy  men  in  Southern  Illinois  at  that  time,  and 
those  who  had  wealth  were  not  trained  to  give  in  thousands. 
Dr.  Pearsons'  pledge  was  conditioned  on  raising  the  remain- 
der of  the  $100,000  by  a  certain  time.  But  the  time  limit 
had  to  be  moved  forward  several  times  before  it  could  be 
said  that  the  conditions  were  really  met.  It  was  not  until 
in  April,  igo-i:,  that  Dr.  Chamberlin  announced  in  chapel 
one  morning  that  every  dollar  of  the  hundred  thousand  of 
new  endowment  had  been  subscribed.  The  students  went 
wild  with  enthusiasm.  A  holiday  was  declared  and  they 
proceeded  to  celebrate.  How  a  group  of  students  hitched 
themselves  to  a  carriage  and  hauled  the  faculty  around  over 
town  has  been  told  in  another  place. 

That  evening  scores  of  the  citizens  called  at  Dr.  Chamber- 
lin's home  and  offered  their  congratulations.  Many  speeches 
were  made,  indicating  the  high  degree  of  loyalty  and  good- 
will for  the  college  and  its  president  that  was  to  be  found 
in  the  hearts  of  many  of  the  people.  Also  the  boys  rang 
the  old  college  bell  as  another  outlet  for  their  enthusiasm. 
Its  tones  of  victory  floated  out  on  the  night  air  hour  after 
hour  the  whole  night  long,  and  the  ringing  did  not  cease 
till  break  of  day.  We  have  not  at  hand  a  complete  list  of 
the  subscribers  to  this  first  real  endowment  fund  the  college 
ever  had;  but  a  few  of  the  principal  givers,  those  whose 
subscriptions  amounted  to  one  thousand  dollars  or  more, 
were:  Dr.  Pearsons,  Preston  M.  Johnston,  John  M.  Mitchell, 
Charles  S.  Deneen,  Mrs.  Lucia  I.  Priest,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Robinson, 


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J.  T.  Keplinger,  Dr.  P.  G.  Manley,  M.  B.  Woodworth,  James 
E.  Kelsey,  and  Judge  Ethelbert  Callahan.  Dr.  Chamberlin 
realized  that  this  was  only  the  beginning  of  what  ought  to 
be  done  in  this  field.  No  church  college  can  run  successfully 
and  maintain  proper  standards  without  more  than  a  hundred 
thousand  dollars  of  endowment.  However,  this  seemed  such 
a  vast  sum  compared  with  any  endowment  that  McKendree 
had  ever  had  before  that  some  felt  that  everybody  ought  to 
be  satisfied  with  it  and  let  the  matter  rest.  But  Dr.  Chamber- 
lin fully  intended  to  continue  his  efforts  until  there  should 
be  at  least  a  half  million  of  productive  endowment.  The 
Board  provided  him  an  expense  fund,  and  like  some  of  the 
college  agents  in  the  early  days,  he  went  East  where  there 
IS  supposed  to  be  a  surplus  of  wealth  merely  waiting  for  a 
chance  to  be  invested  in  some  benevolent  enterprise.  He 
did  not  find  it  an  easy  matter  but  he  did  gain  access  to 
some  of  the  agencies  of  benevolence  and  secured  a  subscrip- 
tion of  $25,000  from  the  Clark  Brothers,  of  Philadelphia,  and 
the  same  amount  from  Andrew  Carnegie,  conditioned  on 
the  completion  of  another  hundred  thousand  to  be  used 
either  for  endowment  or  new  buildings.  He  later  induced 
Dr.  Pearsons  to  subscribe  $10,000  more  and  there  the  matter 
rested  for  a  while. 

In  his  report  to  the  Board  at  their  meeting  in  1906,  Dr. 
Chamberlin  gave  his  idea  of  the  functions  of  a  college,  which 
seems  worth  quoting  here:  "The  function  of  a  college  is  not 
to  guarantee  perfect  scholarship  nor  a  complete  knowledge 
of  the  subjects  offered  to  and  pursued  by  its  students,  even 
though  they  may  have  been  passed  to  graduation.  It  is 
rather  to  furnish  such  knowledge  of  the  various  subjects 
pursued  as  will  give  the  student  a  proper  conception  of 
their  import;  and  the  power  to  compare  and  correlate,  that 
he  may  be  intelligently  fitted  of  himself  to  continue,  by 
original  research,  along  any  of  the  lines  to  which  he  has 
given  the  four  years  of  study  incident  to  a  college  course; 
or  to  adequately  equip  him  for  successfully  continuing  his 
investigation  in  the  best  schools  of  technology." 

He  also  had  very  definite  convictions  on  the  subject  of 
college  athletics.  We  quote  again  from  the  same  report:  "In 
what  we  have  said  concerning  the  college  curricula,  it  will 
be  noticed  that  no  mention  is  made  of  athletics,  for  the 
reason  that  it  has  no  proper  place  in  that  category.  It  is  a 
mere  incident  to  college  life.  While  that  should  be  its  true 
status,  it  is  nevertheless  a  fact  that,  in  some  of  the  larger 
universities,  as  well  as  many  of  the  colleges,  the  incident  is 
fast  becoming  the  dominant  factor  with  a  large  portion  of  the 
students  in  such  institutions.  The  pretext  used  by  the  ad- 


herents of  the  more  strenuous  sports  in  college  life,  are  as 
fallacious  as  the  sports  are  reprehensible.  The  plea,  long  since 
used  in  defense  of  that  most  indefensible  game,  football,  to 
the  effect  that  it  gives  the  needed  exercise  for  the  promotion 
of  the  highest  type  of  physical  development,  and  is  the  most 
successful  method  of  creating  college  spirit,  was  very  effec- 
tively ventilated  during  the  discussion  of  that  subject  last 
fall  by  the  public  press,  as  well  as  college  authorities.  In  spite 
of  the  fact  that  the  tendency  of  the  press,  the  country  over, 
was  emphatically  adverse  to  the  game,  and  its  barbarities 
were  so  mercilessly  exposed,  there  were  no  good-faith  ameli- 
orative rules  adopted  for  the  government  of  the  gridiron; 
the  season  closing  with  twenty-seven  deaths  and  one  hun- 
dred and  forty  persons  seriously  disabled  by  broken  limbs 
and  kindred  occurrences.  Granting  for  the  sake  of  argument 
that  this  particular  type  of  exercise  does  promote  the  highest 
type  of  physical  development,  an  institution  which  permits 
it  is  placed  in  the  stultifying  position  of  giving  special  priv- 
ileges to  the  welfare  of  eleven  of  its  students,  at  the  expense 
of  all  the  others  who  have  greater  need  of  its  advantages 
than  the  stalwart  few  who  have  been  gathered  together  as 
a  team,  by  some  ambitious  high-priced  coach,  after  raking 
the  entire  country,  as  with  a  fine-toothed  comb,  to  secure 
the  most  effective  material  for  his  team.  It  must  be  admitted 
that  the  argument  in  favor  of  such  a  cruel  sport  is  well- 
grounded,  if  the  chief  object  of  an  institution  of  learning  is 
to  promote  so-called  physical  culture  at  the  expense  of  human 
life  and  the  broken  bodies  of  the  contestants.  Serious  as  are 
the  consequences  named  in  connection  with  this  so-called 
sport.  President  Eliot,  of  Harvard,  names  the  above  indicated 
evils  as  the  smallest  part  of  the  objectionable  features  of 
football,  stating  in  substance,  that  it  is  a  fight,  and  that  it 
promotes  commerciahsm,  professionalism,  coupled  with  bad 
faith,  deceit,  and  anything-to-win  tactics,  thereby  giving  to 
both  the  prize  fight  and  the  bull  fight  a  place  of  moral  respec- 
tability above  that  of  the  college  game  we  are  discussing. 

"To  localize  our  remarks,  at  the  opening  of  the  fall  term, 
we  exacted  from  the  members  of  the  McKendree  team  that 
they  should,  within  a  given  time,  obtain  the  written  consent 
of  their  parents  before  being  permitted  to  play  the  game. 
This  it  seemed  difficult  for  them  to  secure,  judging  from  the 
time  it  took  many  of  them  to  meet  the  requirement.  On 
personal  consultation  with  the  parents  in  four  separate  fam- 
ilies, living  in  Lebanon,  whose  sons  were  on  the  McKendree 
team,  it  was  found  that  in  each  case  they  were  strenuously 
opposed  to  the  game.  Notwithstanding  that  fiict,  through 
the  importunity  of  their  sons,  coupled  with  the  quasi-endorse- 


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ment  of  the  game  by  the  college  in  permitting  it,  written 
consent  was  given.  I  pause  to  ask  the  question  'Can  any 
institution  of  learning  justify  its  attitude,  by  either  sustain- 
ing or  permitting  a  condition  of  things  which  teaches  dis- 
loyalty to  the  precepts  taught  at  the  hearth-stone?'  The 
above  suggestions  touching  football  are  our  warrant  for 
recommending  its  unconditional  abolishment.  It  might  be 
said  in  this  connection  that  the  abuses  found  in  all  college 
games  may  be  traced  very  largely  to  their  intercollegiate 
character.  The  stimulus  of  rivalry  in  contests  purely  physical, 
between  teams  of  different  institutions,  where  less  than  a 
dozen  contestants  are  engaged  on  each  side,  infects  the  whole 
body  of  students.  Trainloads,  in  many  places,  go  as  'rooters' 
and  representatives  of  their  respective  institutions,  until 
demoralization  in  college  work  proper  naturally  follows, 
while  the  victors  are  welcomed  home  with  demonstrations 
which,  in  many  instances,  are  a  violation  of  state  and  mu- 
nicipal laws,  both  civil  and  criminal. 

"It  is  no  extravagance  to  say  that  many  of  our  institutions 
of  learning  are  schools  of  anarchy.  Anarchy  is  disobedience 
to  law,  and  as  before  stated,  the  infraction  by  students  of 
both  the  civil  and  criminal  code  is  not  uncommon.  If  our 
colleges  are  to  be  schools  where  sound  learning  is  to  be  dis- 
pensed and  character  made,  all  such  lawlessness  must  be 
uprooted.  The  interdiction  of  inter-collegiate  games  would 
go  far  toward  curing  all  these  evils,  and  their  abrogation 
before  they  become  established  factors  in  our  college  life 
would  prove  fruitful  of  beneficial  results.  Some  institutions 
have  already  adopted  the  policy  with  the  very  best  results, 
and  have  made  themselves  popular  in  the  homes  of  the  peo- 
ple, for  the  reason  that  the  parents  feel  that  their  children 
will  be  safeguarded,  under  such  regulations,  from  many  of 
the  dangerous  influences  with  which  some  of  our  colleges 
are  compelled  to  contend  because  of  these  reprehensible 
practices. 

"I  do  not  wish  to  be  understood  as  being  opposed  to 
athletics.  Physical  culture  is  important,  and  field  sports  on 
a  home  field  are  not  to  be  discouraged.  Some  plan  should 
be  devised  whereby  our  gymnasium  might  be  well-equipped 
and  a  physical  culture  teacher  employed  to  take  in  hand  the 
training  of  the  students.  In  like  manner  he  should  have  the 
control  of  the  field  sports,  and  stand  for  a  system  of  phy- 
sical culture  leading  to  healthful  bodily  development,  with 
the  strenuous  and  demoraHzing  games,  requiring  itineration, 
entirely  eliminated." 

Dr.  Chamberlin  found  the  majority  of  the  Board  in  sym- 
pathy with  his  views  at  that  time.  So  foot  ball  was  officially 


prohibited,  as  well  as  all  intercollegiate  contests.  A  physical 
director  was  employed  to  take  charge  of  gymnasium  classes 
and  home  field  sports.  Professor  Bertram  E.  Wiggins  was 
the  teacher  employed  for  this  work.  He  organized  regular 
classes  in  various  lines  of  gymnasium  work,  such  as  tumbling, 
trapeze  work,  parallel  bars,  Indian  clubs,  etc.  In  order  to 
secure  a  spirit  of  competition,  he  organized  basket  ball  teams 
in  Philo  and  Plato  and  had  them  play  against  each  other. 
The  spirit  of  competition  was  excellent.  They  had  cultivated 
that  sort  of  thing  in  the  literary  societies  until  some  of  them 
had  a  rather  strong  spirit  of  animosity  toward  each  other, 
but  in  the  basket  ball  contests  their  contact  was  much  closer 
and  the  feeling  of  opposition  developed  was  correspondingly 
more  intense  until  it  was  closely  akin  to  hatred.  After  two 
years  of  this  policy  without  any  football  and  without  inter' 
collegiate  games  of  any  kind,  it  was  felt  by  many  people  of 
the  community  that  there  was  too  much  of  division  in  the 
school  itself.  Instead  of  all  uniting  against  some  other  school, 
they  were  inclined  to  fight  each  other  and  lose  the  real  college 
spirit.  Then,  too,  there  was  much  dissatisfaction  among  the 
students,  and  petitions  were  presented  to  the  Board,  asking 
for  the  restoration  of  intercollegiate  games,  and,  of  course, 
foot  ball.  At  the  meeting  of  1908,  feeling  ran  high.  There 
was  an  inclination  m  the  minds  of  many  of  the  Board  to 
reverse  the  athletic  policy.  By  the  second  day  of  the  meet' 
ing,  without  having  taken  a  vote,  it  was  evident  to  the 
minds  of  some  who  were  able  to  feel  the  pulse  of  the  assem' 
bly  that  this  would  be  done.  Dr.  Chamberlin  had  already 
indicated  to  some  of  his  intimate  friends  that  he  would  not 
attempt  to  "carry  on"  as  president  if  his  athletic  policy 
should  be  set  aside.  One  of  his  close  friends  in  the  Board 
said  to  him,  "We  must  elect  a  president  at  this  session.  Say 
that  you  will  accept  and  we  will  re-elect  you."  But  while 
the  Doctor  did  not  plainly  say  that  he  would  refuse,  he 
would  not  say  that  he  would  accept.  From  this,  the  im- 
pression prevailed  in  the  Board  that  he  would  not  serve 
longer  if  re-elected.  So  the  motion  was,  to  take  a  ballot  for 
president  without  nomination.  When  the  ballots  were  count' 
ed  there  was  not  a  majority  for  any  person,  but  there  was 
a  plurahty  of  five  votes  for  Dr.  John  F.  Harmon,  and  he 
was  declared  elected.  Thus  Dr.  Chamberlin's  term  as  Pres- 
ident of  McKendree  College  was  ended.  He  had  completed 
fourteen  years  of  service,  which  was  the  longest  term  that 
any  president  of  McKendree  had  ever  served,  and  it  is  still 
the  longest  that  has  been  served  in  the  century  of  McKen- 
dree's  history.  In  some  ways  the  results  were  the  greatest 
achieved  in  anv  administration  either  before  or  since. 


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The  enrollment  was  not  greatly  increased  during  the  per- 
iod. The  total  was  two  hundred  and  eight  the  year  before 
he  began  and  two  hundred  and  forty-six  the  year  he  finished. 
Though  at  one  time  the  total  was  slightly  more  than  three 
hundred,  yet  it  was  made  up  largely  of  music  and  art  stu- 
dents. It  was  not  Dr.  Chamberlin's  usual  policy  to  encourage 
the  "side  lines,"  but  he  emphasized  the  plain  four-year  college 
course,  including  plenty  of  work  in  the  Classic  Languages 
and  Philosophy.  During  his  term  one  building  was  erected. 
This  was  the  gymnasium,  built  in  1902.  The  greater  part 
of  the  money  for  its  construction  was  given  by  Andrew 
Eisenmayer,  of  Trenton,  so  it  was  called  the  Eisenmayer 
Gymnasium.  It  was  originally  a  plain,  rectangular  building, 
forty  by  eighty  feet  in  dimensions,  and  equipped  with  a 
bowling  alley.  But  later  this  was  removed  to  give  room  to 
play  basket  ball.  Some  years  afterward,  wings  were  added 
on  each  side  to  furnish  seating  capacity  for  the  crowds  at 
the  basket  ball  games. 

During  the  Chamberlin  administration,  the  endowment 
was  increased  from  twenty-four  thousand  to  one  hundred 
and  thirty-seven  thousand.  At  the  same  time  the  salaries  of 
the  professors  were  increased  from  about  seven  hundred 
dollars  annually  to  one  thousand  two  hundred,  paid  in  full. 
He  also  secured  the  subscription  of  $60,000  of  the  $100,000 
that  was  later  put  into  the  dormitories  and  dining  hall.  He 
did  much  to  secure  the  recognition  of  McKendree  College 
in  educational  circles  and  in  the  councils  of  the  church.  He 
was  able  to  utilize  the  services  of  the  bishops  and  other 
prominent  leaders  of  the  church  for  baccalaureate  sermons 
to  a  greater  extent  than  any  of  his  predecessors  had  done. 
Among  the  bishops  who  came  to  McKendree  during  that 
period  were.  Berry,  Walden,  FitzGerald,  McDowell,  Ander- 
son, and  Luccock.  When  Bishop  FitzGerald  was  the  resident 
bishop  at  St.  Louis,  he  used  to  come  out  to  Dr.  Chamberlin's 
home  occasionally,  just  to  rest  up  a  little.  He  also  used  his 
influence  generously  to  assist  in  promoting  Dr.  Chamberlin's 
plans  and  the  interests  of  McKendree.  President  Chamberlin 
was  a  Lay  Delegate  from  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference 
to  the  General  Conference  at  Cleveland  in  1896,  and  again 
to  the  one  in  Chicago  in  1900.  He  was  chosen  a  delegate  to 
the  Ecumenical  Conference  held  in  London  in  1901.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Rhodes  Scholarship  Commission  for  Illinois 
during  the  years  1904-1908,  and  a  trustee  of  the  Illinois  State 
Historical  Society,  1904-1910.  While  connected  with  the  last- 
named  organization,  he  secured  the  inclusion  of  the  main  facts 
concerning  the  early  history  of  McKendree  in  one  of  their 
publications,  and  thus  made  them  accessible  to  the  later  his- 
torian for  all  time  to  come. 


In  1905,  the  year  that  he  tinished  the  tisk  of  raising  the 
hundred  thousand  dollar  endowment  fund,  a  number  of  his 
friends  and  friends  of  the  college  made  up  a  sum  sufficient 
to  buy  the  Herbert  Morriss  home,  in  which  Dr.  Chamberlin 
had  already  been  living  for  some  time  and  which  was  then 
the  property  of  Dr.  Hypes.  It  was  valued  at  $4,000  or  more, 
but  Dr.  Hypes  himself  made  a  big  contribution  by  a  big 
reduction  in  the  price.  By  previous  arrangement,  on  Com- 
mencement  Day,  at  the  close  of  the  graduation  exercises  and 
the  conferring  of  the  degrees  and  prizes,  while  the  chapel 
was  filled  to  its  capacity  with  a  crowd  of  interested  people, 
Bishop  FitzGerald,  who  was  on  the  platform  at  the  time, 
arose  and,  addressing  Dr.  Chamberlin,  made  a  brief  but 
appropriate  presentation  speech  and  handed  him  the  deed 
to  his  own  home.  It  was  a  melting  occasion.  Dr.  Chamberlin 
was  by  nature  very  emotional,  and  he  was  so  overcome  by 
this  unexpected  evidence  of  good  will  that  he  was  unable 
to  utter  a  word  for  a  little  time.  The  Bishop  started  the  old 
song,  "Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds,"  and  the  audience  joined 
in.  After  singing  a  few  verses,  the  nervous  tension  was  re- 
lieved, and  then  Dr.  Chamberlin  expressed  his  gratitude  in 
a  few  fitting  words,  and  the  people  went  home  feeling  that 
they  had  been  present  on  a  great  and  historic  occasion. 

In  1908,  at  the  time  of  his  retirement.  Dr.  Chamberlin 
was  seventy  years  old  and  his  health  more  or  less  impaired 
by  the  strenuous  life  he  had  lived  for  fourteen  years  in  the 
service  of  the  college.  It  was  not  likely  that  he  would  be 
able  to  take  up  a  new  job.  The  Board  designated  him  as 
President-Emeritus  of  McKendree,  with  a  salary  of  six  hun- 
dred dollars  a  year.  They  also  made  him  a  Trustee,  and  he 
was  thus  a  member  of  the  Board.  This  was  soon  after  the 
establishment  of  the  Carnegie  Foundation  for  the  Advance- 
ment of  Teaching.  One  of  the  functions  of  this  organization 
was  to  furnish  retiring  allowances  for  teachers  in  higher 
institutions  of  learning.  Earnest  efforts  were  made  by  his 
friends,  both  in  Lebanon  and  St.  Louis,  to  have  him  placed 
on  the  list  for  a  retiring  allowance.  But  there  were  two 
rules  in  the  code  of  the  Carnegie  Foundation  which  it  was 
impossible  to  get  by.  One  was  to  exclude  all  denominational 
colleges  from  their  list.  That  kept  McKendree  out  as  a  col- 
lege. The  other  was  that  fifteen  years  of  service  was  the 
minimum  that  would  make  an  individual  teacher  eligible, 
provided  all  other  conditions  were  met.  Dr.  Chamberlin  had 
served  only  fourteen  years,  and  so  all  efforts  to  secure  a 
pension  failed.  About  two  years  after  becoming  President- 
Emeritus,  he  sold  his  home  and  went  to  live  in  the  sunny 
land  of  Southern  California.  His  home  for  the  rest  of  his 


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life  was  m  Los  Angeles.  Even  m  this  new  field,  he  made 
many  friends  in  the  evening  time  of  life.  His  death  occurred 
July  28,  1914.  His  body  was  cremated  and  the  ashes  shipped 
to  Lebanon.  With  very  simple  funeral  rites  conducted  by 
Prof.  W.  C.  Walton,  who  had  been  his  Vice-president  at 
McKendree,  they  were  laid  to  rest  in  College  Hill  Cemetery, 
a  spot  which  he  had  regarded  as  sacred  during  the  whole 
span  of  his  earthly  life.  Mrs.  Chamberlin  still  lives  (1928) 
in  California  with  her  son  and  grandson.  She  was  her  hus- 
band's great  inspiration  during  all  their  married  lite,  and 
now  IS  only  waiting  to  join  him  again  in  the  life  to  come. 

A  resolution  expressing  appreciation  of  Dr.  Chamberlin's 
work  m  behalf  of  the  college  was  presented  by  Rev.  F.  W. 
Loy,  D.  D.,  and  was  unanimously  adopted.  It  reads  as  follows : 

To  McKendree  Hypes  Chamberlin,  A.  M.,  LL.  D.,  Pres- 
ident-Emeritus of  McKendree  College, 

Sir: 

The  Joint  Board  of  Trustees  and  Visitors  of  McKendree 
College,  in  annual  session  assembled,  June  11,  1908,  as  an 
expression  of  appreciation  of  the  enthusiastic  and  able  ser- 
vices rendered  by  you  to  McKendree  College  in  its  time  of 
need,  unanimously  adopted  the  following  resolution: 

Whereas,  Doctor  M.  H.  Chamberlin,  as  President  of  Mc- 
Kendree College  for  the  past  fourteen  years,  has  by  his  un- 
tiring efforts  and  disinterested  service,  rendered  to  the  cause 
of  Higher  Christian  Education,  relieved  the  college  from  em- 
barrassing indebtedness,  improved  and  increased  its  prop- 
erty, and  added  a  hundred  thousand  dollars  to  its  permanent 
endowment;  and 

Whereas,  by  his  wise  counsel,  the  courses  of  study  have 
been  improved,  and  the  standards  of  the  college  elevated, 
and  by  his  invigorating  personality,  its  influence  has  been 
extended; 

Therefore,  be  it  resolved.  That  we  gratefully  record  and 
heartily  express  our  appreciation  of  the  devotion  of  his 
exceptional  powers  of  mind  and  soul,  for  so  long  a  period 
of  his  life,  to  the  upbuilding  and  administration  of  the  col- 
lege; and  our  belief  that  whatever  advancement  McKendree 
makes  in  the  future  has  been  made  possible  by  the  work  of 
Dr.  M.  H.  Chamberlin,  whose  Hfe  has  been  built  into  its 
structure,  and  whose  name  is  inseparably  connected  with 
its  history;  and  therefore,  we  pray  upon  him  and  upon  his 
noble  wife,  and  upon  all  who  are  near  and  dear  to  them  by 
the  ties  of  nature  and  of  love,  the  benediction  of  our  Gracious 
Heavenly  Father,  who  knows  the  hearts  of  men,  and  who 
alone  can  reward  each  according  to  his  merit. 

By  order  of  the  Joint  Board  of  Trustees  and  Visitors  of 
McKendree  College. 


The  following  is  ,1  list  of  instructors  in  McKendree  who 
became  members  of  the  faculty  during  the  presidency  of 
Dr.  Chamberhn.  Biographies  of  some  of  these  will  be  found 
elsewhere  in  the  history :  Fred  Pesold,  Director  of  the  Music 
Department;  Otillia  Pesold  Fulgham,  Piano;  Arnold  Pesold, 
VioHn;  William  C.  Walton,  Greek;  George  C.  Worth,  Law; 
M.  Edwin  Johnson,  Voice;  C.  Munro  Sandoval,  Spanish; 
Edward  P.  Perry,  Expression;  George  A.  Crow,  Law;  Charles 
R.  Forster,  Latin;  William  Earl  Stilson,  Mathematics;  CHf- 
ford  D.  Chamberlin,  Spanish;  George  W.  Greenwood,  Math- 
ematics; Leroy  T.  Weeks,  English;  William  E.  Lugenbeel, 
Mathematics;  Frank  W.  Cady,  English;  Bertram  E.  Wiggins, 
Director  of  Athletics;  James  C.  Dolley,  Latin. 
PROF.  JAMES  C.  DOLLEY,  D^  Litt. 

James  Clay  Dolley  was  born  m  New  Hampton,  Virginia, 
August  7,  1865.  His  father  was  Rev.  Saul  B.  Dolley,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Baltimore  Conference  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  South. 
He  was  a  product  of  the  "Old  Dominion,"  born  in  the  year 
McKendree  College  was  founded,  and  was  a  Methodist 
before  the  time  of  the  division  of  the  church  over  the  slavery 
question.  James  C.  graduated  from  Randolph-Macon  College 
in  Virginia,  receiving  his  A.  B.  degree  in  1888,  and  m  1898 
the  same  institution  granted  him  the  degree  of  A.  M.  He 
also  received  the  same  degree  from  the  University  of  Wis- 
consin in  1918.  Immediately  after  his  graduation,  he  took  up 
educational  work  and  has  been  engaged  in  teaching  ever 
since,  except  for  brief  periods  devoted  to  further  preparation. 
Among  the  positions  he  has  held  are  the  following :  President 
of  Allegheny  Collegiate  Institute,  Dean  of  Hogsett  Military 
Academy,  and  Principal  of  Kentucky  Wesleyan  Academy. 
He  has  been  Professor  of  Latin  in  McKendree  since  1899, 
and  by  a  readjustment  of  the  work  in.1915,  he  has  also  been 
Professor  of  Greek  since  that  time.  He  was  Vice-president 
of  McKendree  for  a  period  of  four  years,  and  registrar  for 
the  last  five  years,  and  still  holds  the  office.  He  was  secretary 
of  the  faculty  for  many  years  and  has  long  been  the  official 
editor  of  the  catalogue.  He  belongs  to  the  Classic  Association 
of  the  Middle  West,  The  Classical  League  of  America,  The 
National  Education  Association,  the  American  Philological 
Association,  and  the  Archaeological  Institute  of  America, 
Chicago  Branch.  He  has  done  summer  graduate  work  in  the 
universities  of  Wisconsin  and  Michigan.  In  the  summer  of 
1924  he  spent  a  term  in  the  American  Academy  at  Rome, 
and  travelled  for  some  time  in  Greece  before  returning  home 
In  the  summer  of  1926  he  made  a  second  trip  abroad,  during 
which  he  spent  most  of  the  time  in  France.  He  was  married 
June  7,  1896,  to  Miss  Mary  Turnley,  of  Spottsylvania  Court 


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House,  Virginia,  who  was  his  most  etBcient  helpmeet  m 
every  good  work  until  her  death  in  July,  1925.  Three  of 
their  four  sons  have  graduated  from  McKendree  and  are 
married.  They  are:  Paul  T.,  of  Los  Angeles,  California; 
James  C,  of  Berkeley,  California;  and  Robert  D.,  of  Jack- 
sonville, Florida.  The  youngest  son,  John  Seiver,  is  now  a 
Junior  in  McKendree. 

Professor  Dolley  has  also  been  active  in  religious  work. 
Though  not  an  ordained  minister,  he  has  frequently  filled 
pulpits  in  various  places  on  special  occasions.  He  was  treas- 
urer of  the  Lebanon  Methodist  Church  for  many  years. 
He  has  also  been  a  leader  in  Prohibition  and  Anti-Saloon 
League  work  in  this  section,  and  has  served  several  terms 
in  the  Lebanon  City  Council. 

PROF.  FRED  PESOLD 

A  remarkable  musical  genius,  identified  with  the  Lebanon 
community  for  more  than  a  half  century,  was  Professor  Fred 
Pesold.  He  may  well  be  regarded  as  the  founder  of  the  music 
department  of  McKendree,  though  he  himself  was  willing 
to  share  the  honor  with  his  close  friend  of  many  years.  Dr. 
William  F.  Swahlen.  His  name  does  not  appear  in  the  records 
as  the  first  music  teacher  in  McKendree,  but  he  was  the 
inspiration  back  of  the  movement.  Mr.  Pesold  came  to 
Lebanon  from  Germany  in  1869  when  he  was  only  nineteen 
years  old,  and  was  closely  associated  with  Lebanon  interests 
for  the  rest  of  his  life,  and  when  his  career  was  closed  in  1926 
his  body  was  laid  to  rest  in  College  Hill  cemetery. 

For  many  years  he  conducted  a  jewelry  store  in  Lebanon, 
but  on  the  floor  above,  was  his  music  studio  and  that  was 
his  real  vocation.  He  received  his  musical  training  largely 
in  Germany  from  his  maternal  grandfather  who  was  a  friend 
of  Richard  Wagner,  the  great  composer.  Professor  Pesold's 
Music  School  in  McKendree  reached  its  highest  peak  under 
the  presidency  of  Dr.  Chamberlin.  During  that  period  many 
of  his  students  attained  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music.  In 
1909  he  withdrew  from  the  work  of  teaching  and  went  to 
St.  Louis  to  live,  but  he  never  ceased  to  be  interested  in 
Lebanon.  He  continued  to  own  property  there  and  held  it 
as  his  voting  place  to  the  end  of  his  Ufe.  He  served  the 
Lebanon  community  not  only  in  connection  with  the  college, 
but  he  had  something  to  do  with  improving  the  music  of 
every  church  in  Lebanon,  and  for  many  years  was  Director 
of  the  Lebanon  Singing  Society.  He  also  served  as  a  member 
of  the  City  Council,  as  City  Treasurer  and  as  a  member  of 
the  School  Board.  He  was  married  in  1873  to  Miss  Louise 
Reinhardt,  of  Lebanon.  All  their  children  had  musical  talent, 
but  two  must  receive  special  mention  here. 


MRS.  OTTILIA  PESOLD  FULGHAM 
His  daughter  Ottilia  became  an  expert  in  piano  and  for 
years  was  his  assistant  as  teacher  of  piano  in  McKendree. 
She  married  Dr.  John  H.  Fulgham  who  was  for  years  a 
prominent  physician  in  Lebanon,  and  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  McKendree,  but  afterward  moved  to  East 
St.  Louis  and  is  now  the  Coroner  of  St.  Clair  County. 
PROF.  ARNOLD  PESOLD 
Arnold  F.,  the  younger  son  of  Professor  Fred  Pesold, 
born  in  Lebanon,  very  early  in  life  manifested  superior 
musical  talent.  At  the  age  of  eight  he  was  playing  the  violin 
in  the  McKendree  Orchestra.  He  delighted  large  audiences 
with  his  violin  solos.  Later  when  he  was  of  suitable  age  he 
was  the  teacher  of  violin  in  McKendree  for  some  years.  He 
went  to  Europe  and  studied  under  the  master  violinists  in 
Berlin.  About  that  time  he  composed  the  well  known  "Mc- 
Kendree March"  which  for  years  was  frequently  heard  about 
McKendree's  campus.  After  returning  from  Europe  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Irma  Quante  and  they  established  their 
home  in  St.  Louis.  Since  that  time  Professor  Pesold  has  been 
teaching  violin  in  St.  Louis  and  playing  for  some  of  the 
large  churches  of  the  city.  For  fifteen  years  he  has  been  a 
member  of  the  St.  Louis  Symphony  Orchestra,  one  of  the 
best  known  musical  organizations  in  the  Mississippi  Valley. 
For  two  periods  he  has  been  the  violin  soloist  of  that  body. 
He  now  has  a  large  class  of  violin  pupils  in  his  St,  Louis 

Studio. 

THE  CLASS  OF  LS9.5 
ALONZO  R.  ANDERSON 

Alonzo  R.  Anderson  was  born  at  Belleville,  Illinois.  His 
parents  are  Abraham  and  Henrietta  F.  Anderson.  He  took 
the  course  in  the  Law  Department  of  McKendree,  receiving 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  June,  1895.  He  did  not  engage  in 
the  practice  of  law,  but  at  once  resumed  his  work  in  the 
service  of  the  International  Harvester  Company,  in  whose 
employ  he  has  been  ever  since,  according  to  our  latest  in- 
formation. He  was  married  in  February,  1895,  to  Miss  K. 
Morris  Brown,  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren— Alonzo  R.,  Jr.,  and  Margaret.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  Order. 

ROBERT  V.  GUSTIN 

Robert  Vernon  Gustin  was  born  at  Andersonville,  Indi- 
ana, November  i,  1874.  He  became  a  student  in  McKendree 
in  September,  1892,  and  graduated  from  the  Law  Department 
in  1895,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Philosophian  Society.  He  was  married  July  18,  1899,  to 
Miss  Anna  B.  Lewis,  of  Lebanon,  who  was  also  a  student 
in  McKendree  for  several  years.  After  his  graduation,  Mr. 


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Gustui  was  Principal  of  the  Summerfield  School  from  1896 
to  1900  He  then  began  the  practice  of  law  in  East  St.  Louis, 
where  he  is  still  one  of  the  prominent  attorneys.  He  served 
in  the  World  War,  holding  the  office  of  Lieutenant.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  following  lodges:  Masons,  Elks,  Redmen, 
and  Woodmen.  Mrs.  Gustin  died  in  1916. 

MRS.  JESSIE  JEPSON  RITCHER 

Jessie  Ormiston  Jepson  was  born  at  Romeo,  Michigan, 
January  15,  1875.  She  came  to  Lebanon  in  1887  when  her 
father  became  a  professor  in  McKendree.  She  became  a  stu' 
dent  in  the  Academy  in  1889,  and  completed  the  Collegiate 
Course  in  1895,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  She  was  an 
active  member  of  Clio.  After  her  graduation,  she  taught 
school  for  five  years — three  years  in  Troy,  Illinois,  and  two 
years  in  Lebanon.  She  was  married  June  25,  1902,  to  Charles 
E.  Ritcher,  an  attorney-at-law  in  East  St.  Louis.  After  living 
in  that  city  for  some  years,  they  went  West  and  located  m 
Omaha,  Nebraska,  where  she  died  in  1918,  leaving  her 
husband  and  three  children. 

REV.  PETER  R.  KEPLINGER 

Peter  Russell  Keplinger  was  born  at  Hornsby,  Illinois, 
July  23,  1871.  He  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1888 
and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1895,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society. 
His  two  brothers  and  sister  were  all  students  at  McKendree 
for  some  time,  but  none  of  the  others  graduated.  After  fin- 
ishing his  course  at  McKendree,  he  entered  Garrett  Biblical 
Institute  and  received  the  degree  of  S.  T.  B.  from  that  insti' 
tution.  He  was  married  in  1901  and  has  two  sons  and  one 
daughter.  He  preached  for  several  years  as  a  member  of  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference,  then  in  Michigan  for  several 
years.  Then  he  went  West  and  served  for  several  years  in 
the  mission  fields  of  Wyoming.  In  1912  he  moved  to  Denver, 
where  he  remained  for  some  years.  In  1924  he  was  pastor 
of  a  Presbyterian  Church  at  Brush,  Colorado. 

REV.  J.  ARTHUR  LARGE 
James  Arthur  Large  was  born  at  Dundas,  Richland  Coun- 
ty, Illinois,  October  17,  1867.  His  parents  were  both  natives 
of  Ohio.  His  father  was  of  Irish  descent,  and  his  mother, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Kirk,  was  of  Scotch-Irish  and  Penn- 
sylvania Dutch  ancestry.  In  1872,  his  parents  moved  to  a 
farm  near  Newton,  Illinois.  He  graduated  from  the  Newton 
High  School  in  1885,  and  from  Hayward  Collegiate  Institute 
in  1890.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1892  and  graduated  in 
1895,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  received  the  degree 
of  A.  M.  from  the  University  of  Denver  in  1910.  While  in 
McKendree,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary 


Society.  During  his  last  year  in  college,  he  served  as  supply 
pastor  at  Glen  Carbon,  Illinois.  He  then  joined  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference  and  served  regular  pastorates  until  1905. 
He  was  then  transferred  to  the  Colorado  Conference  and 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  in  that  field.  He  was  married 
in  October,  1895,  to  Miss  Lulu  May  Love.  They  have  six 
children:  Robert  Walter,  Grace  Evelyn,  Roy  Vernon,  Mary 
Lois,  Ruth  Elizabeth,  and  Agnes  May.  He  died  at  Alamosa, 
Colorado,  September  4,  1922. 

ROBERT  S,  LOUDEN 
Robert  S.  Louden  was  born  near  Trenton,  Illinois,  Octo- 
ber 26,  1866.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Rosanna  (Craig) 
Louden,  who  were  both  natives  of  Ireland  coming  to  Amer- 
ica m  early  life.  He  took  several  terms  of  regular  college 
work  in  McKendree  and  completed  the  Law  Course  m  1895, 
receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Phil- 
osophian  Literary  Society.  After  graduation  he  practiced 
law  and  engaged  in  the  real  estate  and  insurance  business 
in  Lebanon  for  several  years;  he  then  served  as  assistant 
postmaster  in  Lebanon  for  three  years;  then  engaged  in 
mercantile  business  in  CoUinsville.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  Order.  He  was  married  in  June,  1899,  to  Miss 
Alice  Hadley,  of  Collinsville.  They  have  two  children,  Mary 
and  Robert.  He  died  at  Denver,  Colorado,  Dec.  31,  191 5. 

CHARLES  J.  MAURER 

Charles  J.  Maurer  was  born  m  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  Aug- 
ust 8,  1868.  While  living  at  St.  Jacob,  Illinois,  he  came  to 
McKendree  as  a  student.  He  took  only  a  part  of  the  Literary 
Course,  but  completed  the  Law  Course.  He  graduated  in 
1895,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Plato  Society.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  state 
of  Missouri  and  practiced  law  for  some  years  in  the  city  of 
St.  Louis  with  good  success.  In  191 3  he  moved  to  St.  Peters- 
burg, Florida,  where  in  addition  to  his  law  business,  he  is 
engaged  in  raising  citrus  fruits.  He  was  married  August  15, 
1900.  He  is  a  Mason. 

MRS.  OLIVE  MILLER  CHAFFIN 

Olive  Irene  Miller  was  born  near  Caseyville,  Illinois, 
December  7,  1875.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Lloyd  T.  Miller, 
who  is  of  German  ancestry,  and  Mrs.  Margaret  (Blake) 
Miller,  American.  She  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in 
September,  1891,  and  graduated  in  June,  189'i,  receiving  the 
degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary 
Society.  She  was  married  September  6, 1899,  to  H.  C.  Chaffin, 
of  the  class  of  1897.  Their  only  son  died  at  the  age  of  twenty. 
They  now  Hve  on  the  Miller  farm  near  Caseyville. 


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HON.  WILLIAM  E  TRAUTMANN 
William  Emil  Trautmann  was  born  near  CaseyviUe.  Illi- 
nois, August  16,  1872.  He  first  became  a  student  in  McKen- 
dree  in  the  fall  of  1889  and  completed  the  Law  Course  m 
1895,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  In  1895  he  completed 
the  Scientific  Course  and  received  the  degree  of  B.  S.  In  1898 
he  was  granted  the  degree  of  Master  of  Science.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Philosophian  Society.  He  began  the  practice 
of  law  in  East  St.  Louis  in  1897.  In  1898  he  was  elected  to 
the  Illinois  Legislature  from  the  forty-ninth  Senatorial  District. 
He  was  re-elected  in  1900,  1902.  and  1904.  In  May,  1905, 
he  was  appointed  by  President  Roosevelt  to  the  office  of 
United  States  District  Attorney  for  the  Eastern  District  of 
Illinois.  He  was  re-appointed  to  the  same  position  by  President 
Taft  in  1910.  He  was  married  November  25,  1910,  to  Miss 
Evelyn  L.  Kinne.  They  reside  in  East  St.  Louis.  Mr. 
Trautmann  is  a  member  of  the  Masons,  Odd  Fellows,  Knights 
of  Pythias,  Elks,  and  Modern  Woodmen ;  he  also  belongs  to 
the  East  St.  Louis  Commercial  Club  and  the  St.  Clair 
Country  Club. 

DR.  HERBERT  A.  MORRISS 

Herbert  Alexander  Morriss  was  born  in  Chicago,  De- 
cember ji,  1875.  Later  his  parents  moved  to  Lebanon  and 
he  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  1889.  He  graduated 
in  1895,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of 
Plato.  He  then  took  a  Medical  Course  in  St.  Louis  Univer- 
sity, and  received  the  degree  of  M.  D.  in  1898.  He  then 
went  abroad  and  pursued  graduate  studies  in  Medicine  in 
Berlin  and  in  London.  From  1902  to  1904  he  was  Professor 
of  Surgery  in  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  in  St. 
Louis.  For  many  years  he  has  been  practicing  his  profession 
'n  Minneapolis,  Minnesota.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Elks  and 
Masonic  Lodges.  He  was  married  January  10,  1912,  to  Miss 
Lillian  Dingle,  of  Louisiana.  They  have  one  son,  Herbert 
Alexander,  Jr. 

REV.  WILLIAM  MORROW,  A.  M. 

William  Morrow  was  born  in  Guernsey  County,  Ohio. 
He  attended  Madison  College,  at  Antrim,  Ohio,  where  he 
graduated  in  1857.  He  was  a  Presbyterian  minister,  and 
after  spending  many  years  in  the  pastorate,  he  was  employed 
in  his  later  years  as  agent  for  a  home  for  the  aged  in  Chi- 
cago. McKendree  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  Master 
of  Arts  in  189'i. 

MRS.  KATE  OTWELL  KARNES 

Kate  Otwell  was  born  at  Plainview,  Illinois,  October  21, 
1872.  Her  parents  are  William  H.  and  Frances  (Brown)  Ot- 
well, who  are  both  American  for  many  generations  back. 
She  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1889  and  graduated 


WILLIAM  E.  TRAUTMANN 


m  1895,  receiving  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  She  immediately  took 
up  post  graduate  work  and  se- 
cured the  degree  of  A.  M.  in 
1896,  and  Ph.  D.  in  1898.  She 
was  a  member  of  the  Clionian 
Society.  She  taught  school  four 
years — two  near  Plainview, 
Illinois,  and  two  in  Montana, 
at  Fridley  and  Chico.  June 
5,  1901,  she  was  married  to 
Francis  M.  Karnes,  of  Fridley, 
Montana.  They  have  one  son 
and  two  daughters.  They 
lived  on  a  ranch  about  one  mile  from  the  Yellowstone  River 
and  within  five  miles  of  Yellowstone  National  Park.  Mrs. 
Karnes  has  been  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  since 
early  youth. 

When  their  oldest  son,  Guy,  was  old  enough  to  enter 
McKendree,  the  Karnes"  moved  to  Lebanon  to  give  their 
children  an  education.  Guy  and  Christine  both  graduated 
from  McKendree.  Marie  finished  her  Junior  year  and  then 
went  to  another  institution  to  get  some  special  work  she 

wanted. 

MRS.  ELLA  SURGUY  BAINBRIDGE 

Ella  Surguy  was  born  at  New  Haven,  Illinois,  in  1874. 
She  is  a  daughter  of  James  and  Sarah  E.  Surguy.  After  com- 
pleting her  general  education,  she  came  to  McKendree  and 
entered  the  Music  Department,  from  which  she  graduated 
in  1895,  receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music.  She 
afterward  took  a  course  at  the  Beethoven  Conservatory,  in 
St.  Louis.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  She 
was  married  in  1899,  to  Mr.  C.  W.  Bainbridge,  a  banker  of 
Norris  City,  Illinois.  They  have  one  daughter,  Beatrice 
Louise,  born  in  June,  1909.  They  later  moved  to  Pana,  Illinois. 

PROF.  C.  EDMUND  NEIL 
One  of  the  McKendreans  who  has  attained  high  standing 
in  his  chosen  field  is  Charles  Edmund  Neil,  Professor  of 
Public  Speaking  in  Boston  University.  He  was  born  in  Clin- 
ton County,  Illinois,  October  12,  1871.  He  took  his  A.  B. 
at  McKendree  in  189';  with  the  first  honors  of  the  class.  He 
then  went  to  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  where  he  graduated 
from  the  School  of  Oratory  in  1897  and  received  the  degree 
of  A.  M.  in  1898.  He  was  then  for  two  years  a  special  student 
m  the  psychology  of  speech  and  character  interpretation. 
After  these  years  of  deliberate  thorough  preparation  he 
was  ready  for  the  highest  type  of  service  in  his  chosen  field 


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PROF.  C-  E.  NEIL 


of  Speech.  He  has  held  the 
following  positions:  Assistant 
Professor  of  Oratory  in  Ohio 
Wesleyan, Professor  of  Oratory 
in  Denison  University, Profess- 
or of  Public  Speaking  in  West 
Virginia  University,  and  Pro- 
fessor of  Public  Speaking  m 
Newton  Theological  Institute 
and  Boston  University,  which 
is  his  present  position.  Besides 
this  work  of  teaching  he  has 
been  doing  public  platform 
work  for  thirty  years,  covering 

the  greater  part  of  the  United  States  and  Canada,  and  por- 
tions of  the  Far  East.  He  is  author  of  "Sources  of  Effective- 
ness in  Public  Speaking".  He  has  travelled  extensively  in 
Europe  and  the  Orient.  He  was  speaker  and  organizer  for 
the  various  patriotic  causes  during  the  World  War,  and  m 
1918-19  was  special  commissioner  for  the  Centenary  in  the 
Far  East.  He  is  a  member  of  the  following  organizations. 
Platonian  Society  at  McKendree,  Amphictyonian  at  Ohio 
Wesleyan;  the  Sigma  Chi,  Theta  Nu  Epsilon,  and  Masonic 
Fraternities;  Square  and  Compass  Club,  Boston  City  Club, 
Twentieth  Century  Club,  Appalachian  Mountain  Club, 
and  English  Speaking  Union.  He  was  married  in  1901  to 
Miss  Grace  Gardner  of  Delaware,  Ohio.  They  had  one  son 
who  died  in  infancy. 

THOMAS  O'HARA 
Thomas  O'Hara  completed  the  Law  Course  in  McKen- 
dree College  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1895,  receiving 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  afterward  practiced  law  in  St.  Louis. 
AVIS  P.  O'NEAL 
Avis  Patience  O'Neal  was  a  member  of  the  class  of  iSgi . 
She  received  the  degree  of  B.  S.  Her  father  was  a  retired 
steamboat  captain  who  made  his  home  in  Lebanon.  He  died 
before  his  daughter  finished  her  college  course.  After  her 
graduation,  she  and  her  mother  left  Lebanon  and  we  have 
not  been  able  to  trace  their  history  since  that  time. 
EDITH  L.  THRALL 
Edith  Laura  Thrall  was  born  at  Freeburg,  Illinois,  July 
I,  1874.  She  IS  the  daughter  of  Rev.  L.  W.  and  Edith  (Flint) 
Thrall.  Her  parents  are  native  Americans,  of  Welsh  and 
English  ancestry.  She  entered  McKendree  College  in  1889 
and  graduated  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1895.  She  imme- 
diately entered  upon  a  course  of  post-graduate  study  and 
was  granted  the  degree  of  A.  M.  in  i8g6,  and  Ph.  D.  in 


1898  by  her  Alm.i  Mater.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian 
Literary  Society.  She  is  a  graduate  of  the  Chicago  Training 
School  and  she  attended  Chicago  University  one  summer. 
She  has  held  the  following  positions  in  educational  work: 
one  year  assistant  principal  of  the  Marissa  High  School;  two 
years  teacher  in  the  Lebanon  public  schools;  one  year  assist- 
ant principal  of  the  Morrison  High  School;  four  years  teacher 
of  English  in  Jennings  Seminary,  at  Aurora,  Illinois.  She  is 
still  a  member  of  the  faculty  in  Jennings.  She  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  since  early 
youth  and  besides  her  teaching,  she  engages  in  deaconess 
work. 

ROBERT  L.  MERKER 

Robert  L.  Merker,  of  East  St.  Louis,  enrolled  in  the  Mc- 
Kendree College  Law  Department,  from  which  he  graduated 
in  1895,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  In  191 3  he  was  em- 
ployed in  the  interest  of  the  International  Harvester  Com- 
pany, with  headquarters  at  Atlanta,  Georgia.  Since  then 
we  have  failed  to  get  any  information  concerning  him.  He  has 
not  reported  recently  to  the  college. 

FREDERICK  F.  MILLER 
Frederick  F  Miller  was  born  at  Troy,  Illinois,  October 
28,  1867.  After  having  had  some  previous  preparation,  he 
entered  McKendree  in  1893,  to  take  a  law  course.  He  grad' 
uated  in  1895  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member 
of  Philo.  He  immediately  entered  upon  the  practice  of  his 
profession  in  Troy,  and  continued  in  this  line  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  March  5,  1907.  He  was  a  member 
and  active  worker  in  the  Methodist  Church.  He  also  he- 
longed  to  the  Odd  Fellows.  He  was  married  July  2,  1897, 
to  Miss  Mayme  Joseph,  of  Troy.  To  them  were  born  five 
sons — Melvin,Elwood,  Orator,  Frederick,  and  Ray. 

MRS.  MAMIE  TURNER  RHODES 
Mamie  Elaine  Turner  was  born  near  Lebanon,  Illinois, 
June  22,  1874.  Her  parents  are  Young  and  Mary  Turner, 
who  are  both  American  born.  They  were  both  slaves  before 
the  Civil  War.  She  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  Sep- 
tember, 1891,  and  graduated  in  June,  189^,  receiving  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  She  attended  Oberlm  College  in  Ohio  for 
some  time  before  entering  McKendree.  She  taught  school 
one  year  at  Gallatin,  Missouri,  and  two  years  at  Pittsburg, 
Texas.  She  was  married  December  30,  1897,  to  James  Henry 
Rhodes.  They  have  two  children — Vernice  and  Amy  Belle. 
Mrs.  Rhodes  is  a  Methodist  and  has  been  an  active  Sunday 
School  worker  a  good  part  of  her  life  time.  She  and  her  hus- 
band resided  near  Lebanon  for  some  years  till  the  husband 


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died.  Mrs.  Rhodes  then  engaged  in  teaching,  which  is  still 
her  vocation.  She  works  in  one  of  the  colored  schools  in  East 
St.  Louis.  Both  her  daughters  are  high  school  graduates.  She 
has  the  distinction  of  being  the  only  colored  graduate  Mc- 
Kendree  has  ever  sent  out. 

JENNIE  O.  WATTS 

Jennie  Olive  Watts  was  born  in  Lawrence  County,  Illi. 
nois,  July  24,  1871.  She  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in 
1889  and  graduated  in  1895,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
She  was  a  member  of  Clio.  She  has  been  engaged  in  various 
lines  of  art  work,  chiefly  photography,  ever  since  her  grad- 
uation. She  conducted  a  studio  for  some  years  in  Lebanon, 
and  for  many  years  was  employed  in  the  Strauss  Studio,  m 
St.  Louis.  For  the  past  few  years  she  has  been  living  with 
her  sister  in  Asheville,  North  Carolina.  She  is  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  Church. 

ORRIN  N.  YINGST 

Orrin  Nevin  Yingst  was  born  at  Carlyle,  Illinois,  No- 
vember 9,  1871.  He  is  a  son  of  Rev.  Adam  and  Nancy 
(Johnston)  Yingst,  who  are  both  natives  of  Clinton  County, 
lUinois.  His  father  was  for  many  years  in  the  active  work 
of  the  ministry  and  is  a  member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Con- 
ference. Orrin  entered  McKendree  as  a  student  in  September, 
1890,  and  graduated  in  June,  1895,  receiving  the  degree  of 
B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society. 
Since  his  graduation  he  has  taught  school  eight  years,  part 
of  the  time  in  Illinois  and  part  in  Colorado,  and  spent  four 
years  as  a  general  contractor  in  Denver,  Colorado.  He  home- 
steaded  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  government  land  in 
Garfield  County,  Colorado,  in  the  Grand  River  Valley,  twen- 
ty miles  from  Glenwood  Springs,  in  the  great  fruit  belt  of 
Colorado.  In  addition  to  looking  after  the  interests  of  his 
ranch,  he  is  teaching  at  Silt,  Colorado,  his  present  home.  He 
was  married  June  i,  1898,  at  Waterloo,  Illinois,  to  Miss  May 
E.  Akers,  of  Bluffton,  Iowa.  They  have  two  daughters  and 

one  son. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1S96 
REV.  CHARLES  P.  ANDREWS 
Charles  Page  Andrews  was  born  at  Byron,  Illinois,  July 
5,  1867.  His  father.  Dr.  C.  N.  Andrews,  was  a  native  of 
New  York  Stite,  of  Scotch  and  German  ancestry.  His  mother, 
Mary  A.  Page,  was  a  native  of  Connecticut,  and  of  Puritan- 
English  stock.  He  entered  McKendree  in  the  spring  term  of 
1893,  having  already  spent  a  year  in  Rockford  Academy, 
and  two  years  at  Blackburn  College.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church  and  before  coming  to  McKendree 
had  been  licensed  to  preach  by  that  body.  During  the  entire 
period  of  his  student  life  at  McKendree,  he  was  pastor  of 


the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Lebanon,  and  at  the  same  time 
preached  alternate  Sundays  at  Carlyle,  111.  In  addition  to  his 
college  and  pastoral  duties,  he  found  time  to  do  society  work 
as  a  member  of  Plato.  He  graduated  in  June,  1896,  with  the 
degree  A.  B.  He  then  entered  the  McCormick  Theological 
Seminary,  of  Chicago,  where  he  received  the  degree  of  B.  D 
in  1899.  During  vacations  while  in  the  seminary,  he  was  pas 
tor  of  the  Presbyterian  Churches  at  Blair  and  Steelville,  111 
and  Wausaukee,  Wis.  He  has  since  served  churches  at  Gar 
den  Plain,  111.,  and  Amberg,  Abbotsford,  and  Beloit,  WiS' 
consin,  and  at  Holt,  Michigan.  He  was  married  May  10, 
1899,  to  Miss  Josie  M.  Otwell,  who  was  a  classmate  at  Mc 
Kendree.  They  have  two  sons,  Wilbur  and  Leonard. 

REV.  WILLIAM  L.  CUNNINGHAM 
William  Littleton  Cunningham  was  born  at  Mulberry 
Grove,  Illinois,  February  26,  1869.  His  parents  were  Henry 
Pyatt  and  Elizabeth  Jane  Cunn- 
ingham, both  native  Amer- 
icans. He  grew  up  on  a  farm, 
joined  the  church  at  the  age 
of  14,  became  a  Sunday  School 
Superintendent  the  following 
summer,  and  has  been  active  in 
church  work  ever  since.  He 
entered  McKendree  in  March, 
1892,  and  graduated  with  the 
degree  of  B.  S.  in  1896.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Literary  Society.  With  the 
assistance  of  a  fellow  student,  J-  P-  CARTER 

Mr.  T.  P.  Brannum,  he  edited  a  college  paper  known  as  the 
"McKendrean."  He  was  baritone  singer  in  a  McKendree 
quartette  which  did  much  entertaining  throughout  the  con- 
ference. Before  coming  to  McKendree  he  had  completed 
courses  in  two  business  colleges  and,  with  the  aid  of  this 
equipment,  he  paid  a  part  of  his  college  expenses  by  giving 
instruction  in  shorthand  and  typewriting.  In  1896  he  joined 
the  Southern  Illinois  Conference,  and  has  been  continuously 
in  the  pastorate  ever  since,  except  one  year  that  he  sustained 
a  supernumerary  relation,  that  he  might  recuperate  his  health. 
During  that  year  he  was  engaged  in  newspaper  work.  During 
this  time  he  has  served  five  years  in  the  Illinois  Conference, 
and  one  year  in  the  Austin  (Texas)  Conference,  but  in  1911 
he  returned  to  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference.  He  was 
married  September  25,  1896,  to  Miss  Myrta  Sproul,  of 
Sparta,  Illinois.  They  have  three  sons  and  three  daughters. 
He  died  in  1927. 


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JOHN  C.  HARDER 

John  C.  Harder,  while  Uving  in  East  St.  Louis,  entered 

the  Law  Department  of  McKendree  in  1894  and  graduated 

in  1896,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  His  career  was  cut 

short  by  an  early  death  only  a  few  years  after  his  graduation. 

AUGUSTUS  H.  BAER 

Augustus  H.  Baer  was  born  January  7,  1875.  He  is  the 
son  of  Aaron  and  Adelaide  Baer,  who  were  both  of  German 
descent.  He  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1895,  and 
after  completing  his  Law  Course,  graduated  in  1896,  receiv 
ing  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  from  McKendree  He  afterward  took 
a  course  in  law  at  the  University  of  Michigan  and  also  ob' 
tained  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws  from  that  institution. 
Besides  his  general  practice  in  the  city  of  Belleville,  he  has 
been  City  Attorney  of  Belleville  for  two  years,  corporation 
counsel  for  Belleville  for  many  years,  and  has  been  special 
counsel  for  a  great  number  of  cities  in  the  matter  of  street 
improvements  and  paving  ordinances,  as  he  has  made  a  spec- 
ialty of  that  line  of  legal  work.  Mr.  Baer  is  a  thirtysecond 
degree  Mason  and  a  member  of  the  Order  of  Elks. 
J.  P.  CARTER 

John  Paul  Carter  was  born  at  Nashville,  Illinois,  January 
8,  1876.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1892  and  graduated  in 
1896,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Society.  After  his  graduation  he  took  a  Law  Course 
in  Washington  University,  St.  Louis,  and  received  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  from  that  institution  in  1899.  He  then  entered  upon 
the  practice  of  law  in  his  native  city,  Nashville,  which  is 
the  county  seat  of  Washington  County.  He  is  still  pursuing 
the  same  vocation  in  the  same  city.  He  has  held  the  office  of 
City  Attorney  for  several  terms  and  has  an  extensive  private 
practice.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  the 
Modern  Woodmen,  and  the  Masonic  Order.  He  was  mat' 
ried  June  25,  190J,  to  Miss  Nellie  M.  Zerweck,  of  Lebanon. 
MRS.  MINNIE  HERDMAN  CLEMENS 

Minnie  E.  Herdman  was  born  near  California,  Missouri, 
September  12,  1873.  Her  father  was  James  Lynch,  formerly 
of  Lebanon,  Illinois.  Her  mother  died  when  Minnie  was  an 
infant.  She  was  adopted  January  i2,  1875,  by  Rev.  and  Mrs. 
T.  H.  Herdman  and  was  reared  and  educated  in  their  family. 
She  became  a  student  in  the  Academic  Department  of 
McKendree  College  in  1890  and  graduated  from  the  Music 
Department  in  1896,  receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Music.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society. 
She  was  married  November  2,  1898,  to  Mr.  Charles  E. 
Clemens,  of  Lebanon,  Illinois.  Their  residence  was  in  or 
near  Lebanon — part  of  the  time  at  Trenton,  Caseyville,  and 


Collinsville — till  July,  191 3,  when  they  removed  to  Walsen- 
burg,  Colorado,  where  Mr.  Clemens  has  a  position  as  elec- 
trical engineer.  Mrs.  Clemens  was  from  her  youth  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Church,  but  some  time  after  her  marriage 
she  united  with  the  Baptist  Church,  with  which  her  hus- 
band was  affiliated.  She  died  in  Colorado  a  few  years  ago. 
DANIEL  McGLYNN 

Daniel  McGlynn  was  born  at  Nilwood,  Macoupin  Couit 
ty,  Illinois,  September  11,  1865;.  He  graduated  from  the  Law 
Department  of  McKendree  in  1896,  receiving  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  After  his  admission  to  the  bar,  he  practiced  law 
in  East  St.  Louis.  For  six  years  he  held  the  position  of  City 
Attorney.  He  is  a  member  of  the  following  organizations. 
St.  Patrick's  Roman  Catholic  Church,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  Knights 
of  Columbus,  and  the  East  St.  Louis  Chamber  of  Commerce. 
He  has  been  twice  married  and  has  five  children. 
PROF.  WILLIAM  V.  JONES 

William  V.  Jones  was  born  in  West  Fulton,  New  York, 
October  24,  1842.  He  graduated  from  the  Albany  Normal 
School,  which  is  now  the  New  York  State  Normal  College, 
and  later  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  from  Washington  and 
Jefferson  College.  He  received  the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  on  exam' 
ination  from  McKendree  in  1896.  He  taught  for  many  years 
in  the  New  York  Normal  College,  holding  various  positions, 
among  them  the  professorship  of  German  until  191 2,  when 
he  was  retired  on  a  pension.  Two  of  his  daughters  are  college 
graduates,  and  his  youngest  son,  a  graduate  of  Cornell,  is 
Professor  of  German  at  Dartmouth  College.  Professor  Jones 
is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  having  served  three  and  a  half  years 
in  the  Civil  War. 

JOSEPH  B.  McCULLAGH 

Joseph  Burbridge  McCullagh  was  born  in  Dublin,  Ireland, 
in  November,  1842.  He  came  to  New  York  in  1853  and 
became  an  apprentice  in  the  office  of  the  Freeman's  Journal. 
In  1858  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  was  employed  by  the  Chris' 
tian  Advocate,  one  of  the  official  papers  of  the  Methodist 
Church.  The  next  year  he  became  a  reporter  for  the  St.  Louis 
"Democrat."  At  the  opening  of  the  Civil  War  he  enlisted 
in  the  Union  Army  and  served  as  Lieutenant  under  General 
Fremont.  He  was  also  army  correspondent  for  the  "Cincin- 
nati Commercial,"  and  after  the  war  was  Washington  cor- 
respondent for  the  same  paper.  In  this  difficult  and  delicate 
position  he  made  a  national  reputation.  In  this  period  he 
was  working  in  competition  with  Carl  Schurz,  Whitelaw 
Reid,  and  other  notable  newspaper  men.  He  is  said  to  have 
been  the  originator  of  the  practice  of  publishing  interviews 


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with  prominent  men.  In  1870  he  founded  the  ■"Republicm" 
in  Chicago.  It  was  destroyed  by  fare  m  187 1.  He  then  c.ime 
to  St.  Louis  to  edit  the  "Democrat,"  later  the  "Globe,"  and 
finally  the  "Globe-Democrat."  This  position  he  held  at  the 
time  of  his  death,  December  31,  1896.  He  was  recognized 
as  an  unusually  able  editorial  writer.  He  established  the 
McCullagh  Prize  in  McKendree  College  in  1896,  and  the 
same  year  received  the  degree  of  LL.  D.  from  McKendree. 
REV.  ROBERT  L.  NUCKOLLS 
Robert  L.  Nuckolls  was  born  at  Fulton,  Kentucky,  June 
29,  1865.  His  parents,  John  W.  and  Nancy  A.  Nuckolls, 
were  both  native  Americans.  He  became  a  student  in  the 
Law  Department  of  McKendree  in  189";,  and  graduated  m 
1896,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  After  his  graduation,  he  prac- 
ticed law  in  the  city  of  Metropolis,  Illinois,  for  several  years 
and  served  one  term  as  City  Attorney.  In  1900  he  left  the 
profession  of  Law  and  entered  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  and  became  a  member  of  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference.  A  year  later  he  was  transferred  to  the 
Oklahoma  Conference  and  labored  m  this  field  for  ten  years. 
He  was  appointed  Superintendent  of  the  McAlester  District 
but  after  one  year  was  compelled  to  give  up  district  work 
on  account  of  his  health.  By  the  advice  of  his  physician  he 
transferred  to  the  Colorado  Conference.  He  was  married 
in  November,  1884,  to  Miss  Idora  Cummins.  They  have 
one  son,  George  L.  Nuckolls,  who  is  a  member  of  the  Colo- 
rado Conference,  and  two  daughters,  Lennie  A.  and  Flora. 
Mr.  Nuckolls  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  having  taken  the  higher  degrees  of  Oddfellow- 
ship.  He  died  in  Colorado  many  years  ago. 

MRS.  LULU  PATTERSON  NELSON 
Lulu  Patterson  was  born  at  Beaucoup,  Illinois,  June  14, 
1875.  She  IS  the  daughter  of  Ed.  A.  and  M.  J.  Patterson, 
both  of  whom  are  native  Americans.  After  having  acquired 
sufficient  Hterary  training  in  other  schools,  she  came  to  Mc- 
Kendree in  September,  189J,  and  graduated  from  the  Music 
Department  in  June,  1896,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  M. 
She  occupied  a  position  as  governess  of  children  in  Chicago 
from  December  20,  1899  to  July  10,  1904.  From  that  time 
until  the  date  of  her  marriage  she  taught  music  in  Nashville, 
Illinois.  She  was  married  January  6,  1909,  to  Mr.  Herbert 
J.  Nelson.  They  have  two  children — William  Edwin  and 
Lena  Irene.  Mrs.  Nelson  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church  wheri  she  resides  at  Lake  Villa,  Illinois. 
MRS.  ORA  POWELL  McTEER 
Ora  Powell  was  born  at  O'Fallon,  Illinois,  September  14, 
1877.  Her  parents  were  William  H.  and  Mary  E.  Powell  - 


both  Americans.  She  entered  McKendree  in  1893,  and  grad- 
uated from  the  Music  Department  in  June,  1896,  receiving 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music.  She  was  married  July  28, 
1900,  to  John  McTeer,  of  CoUinsville,  Illinois.  To  them 
were  born  two  children — Harold  and  Beulah,  of  whom  only 
the  former  is  now  living.  Mrs.  McTeer  taught  music  for 
about  four  years  before  her  marriage.  She  was  a  member  of 
the  Baptist  Church  and  active  in  various  lines  of  church 
work.  She  was  Superintendent  of  the  Baptist  Sunday  School 
for  two  years,  and  also  served  as  president  of  the  Ladies 
Aid  Society  for  some  time.  She  died  December  7,  1910,  and 
her  husband  followed  her  to  the  better  world  about  two 
years  later. 

MRS.  JOSEPHINE  OTWELL  ANDREWS 
Josephine  M.  Otwell  was  born  at  Plainview,  Macoupin 
County,  Illinois,  October  29,  1874.  Her  parents,  Wm.  H. 
and  Frances  Brown  Otwell,  were  both  born  in  Illinois,  of  a 
mingled  ancestry  which  includes  representatives  of  the  Eng- 
lish, Irish,  and  French,  among  them  John  Alden,  of  Puritan 
fame.  She  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1890  and  com- 
pleted the  Classical  Course  in  1896,  receiving  the  A.  B. 
degree.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Society.  She  was 
valedictorian  of  her  class,  while  her  future  husband  was 
salutatorian  of  the  same  class.  She  was  married  May  10, 
1899,  to  Rev.  C.  P.  Andrews,  and  since  that  time  has  been 
mistress  of  the  manse  in  the  various  pastorates  which  her 
husband  has  held.  She  has  utilized  her  college  education  in 
the  discharge  of  the  various  duties  of  a  pastor's  wife  and 
the  training  of  her  two  sons,  Wilbur  and  Leonard. 
HOMER  L.  RICHEY 
Homer  Leroy  Richey  was  born  near  Flat  Rock,  Illinois, 
September  19,  1874.  After  a  preliminary  education  in  the 
public  schools,  he  entered  McKendree  and  became  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Philosophian  Society.  He  graduated  from  the  Law 
Department  in  the  class  of  1896,  receiving  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  He  was  married  in  1900  to  Miss  Ella  Cunningham, 
of  Palestine,  Illinois.  They  resided  for  many  years  on  a 
farm  near  Flat  Rock.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church. 

MRS.  ESTELLE  SPIES  SEITER 
Vera  Estelle  Spies  was  born  at  St.  Jacob,  Illinois,  February 
19,  1876  Her  parents  are  Charles  and  Emma  (Blanke)  Spies, 
who  are  both  native  Americans  but  of  German  ancestry. 
Her  f  ither  graduated  from  McKendree  in  the  class  of  1872. 
She  entered  college  in  September,  1891.  and  graduated  in 
June,  1896,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member 
of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  She  was  married  June  22, 


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1898,  .It  St.  J.icoh,  111.,  to  Victor  M.  Seiter,  of  LeKinon, 
and  for  several  years  a  student  in  McKendree.  Shortly  after- 
ward, Mr.  Seiter  went  into  business  in  Kansas  City,  Mo- 
and  their  home  has  been  in  that  city  ever  since.  They  have 
two  children,  Eugene  Spies,  born  m  1901,  and  Dorothy 
Florence,  born  in  1906.  Mrs.  Seiter  is  a  prominent  social 
leader  where  she  lives;  is  a  teacher  of  both  vocal  and  instru- 
mental music;  a  popular  soloist  and  professional  accompanist. 
She  IS  the  originator  and  an  active  worker  m  a  "Mother's 
Club"  in  Kansas  City,  which  has  for  its  object  the  aesthetic 
training  of  children 

ROBERT  W.  SIKKING 
Robert  W.  Sikking  was  born  in  East  St.  Louis,  Illinois, 
May  25,  1876.  He  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native 
city  and  then  took  a  course  m  the  McKendree  Law  Depart- 
ment, graduating  in  1896  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Most 
of  the  time  since  then  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  real  estate 
business,  though  he  has  served  the  public  in  various  capac- 
ities in  his  own  city.  He  was  clerk  of  the  South  Side  Levee 
and  Sanitary  District  Commission  and  had  charge  of  the 
work  of  the  commission.  At  present  he  holds  the  office  ot 
City  Comptroller  of  East  St.  Louis.  He  was  married  in 
1900  and  has  one  daughter — Miss  Marion  Sikking.  He  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Legislature. 
HON.  JOHN  R.  THOMAS 
John  Robert  Thomas  was  born  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois, 
October  11,  1846.  He  was  educated  principally  at  Hunter 
Collegiate  Institute  at  Princeton,  Indiana;  and  received  the 
honorary  degree  of  LL.  D.  from  McKendree  in  1896.  He 
was  a  captain  of  volunteers  during  the  Civil  War.  After 
the  war  he  studied  law  and  was  City  Attorney  of  Metrop- 
ohs,  Illinois  for  two  terms  and  State's  Attorney  four  years. 
He  was  then  a  member  of  Congress  for  five  terms  in  suc- 
cession and  served  on  various  important  committees,  includ- 
ing the  committee  on  naval  affairs.  He  has  been  called  the 
"Father  of  the  modern  American  Navy."  He  was  Judge 
of  U.  S.  Courts  in  Indian  Territory  for  one  term,  at  the 
close  of  which  he  resumed  the  practice  of  law  and  located 
in  what  is  now  Muskogee,  Oklahoma.  He  has  been  Grand 
Master  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  in  Illinois,  and  a  member  of 
the  G.  A.  R.  He  was  shot  and  killed  January  19,  1914, 
by  an  escaping  convict  at  the  state  penitentiary  at  McAles- 
ter,  Oklahoma. 

MARTHA  C.  WEAVER 

Martha  C.  Weaver  was  Dean  at  the  Illinois  Woman's 

College,  at  Jacksonville,  from  1893  to  1897.  She  then  spent 

a  year  at  the  University  of  Chicago;  was  then  Instructor 


in  History  and  Dean  of  Women  in  Upper  Iowa  University, 
Fayette,  Iowa,  for  some  years.  She  was  again  Dean  of  Women 
at  the  Illinois  Woman's  College  from  1903  to  1913.  She  is 
now  teaching  in  the  Cumnock  School  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal- 
ifornia. She  received  the  honorary  degree  of  Master  of  Arts 
from  McKendree  in  1896. 

DR.  MARSHALL  W.  WEiR 
Marshall  W.  Weir,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Belleville,  Illinois, 
September  3,  1873.  After  being  educated  in  the  schools  of 
his  native  city,  he  entered  the  McKendree  Law  Department, 
and  after  completing  the  course,  he  graduated  in  1896,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  not  a  member  of  either 
literary  society.  After  several  years  he  decided  to  make 
medicine  his  profession  instead  of  the  law;  and  entered  the 
Medical  Department  of  Washington  University,  St.  Louis, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1906  with  the  degree  of  M.  D. 
The  following  summer  he  did  graduate  work  in  New  York 
City.  Also  the  same  year  he  successfully  passed  examinations 
before  the  Board  of  Medical  Examiners  of  the  State  of  Illi- 
nois, and  also  of  Oklahoma.  He  located  in  Oklahoma  City, 
where  he  is  an  influential  member  of  the  medical  fraternity 
of  that  state.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Oklahoma  County 
Medical  Society;  the  Oklahoma  State  Medical  Association; 
the  American  Medical  Association ;  and  is  a  member  of  the 
staff  of  the  Wesley  Hospital  and  City  Hospital  of  Oklahoma 
City,  and  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  the  Post-Graduate 
Medical  School  of  the  Southwest.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  Church,  Yoemen  and  Mutual  Protective  League,  and 
the  Phi  Beta  Pi  Medical  Fraternity.  He  was  married  Decem- 
ber 23,  1909,  to  Miss  Jessie  M  Watson,  of  Oklahoma  City. 
They  have  one  son,  Marshall  W  Weir,  III,  who  was  born 
January  4,  1913. 

C.  M.  WILTON 
Charles  Melvin  Wilton  was  born  at  Huey,  Illinois,  Sep- 
tember 23,  1873.  His  father,  William  F.  Wilton,  was  a  soldier 
in  the  Civil  War  and  a  student  in  McKendree  for  a  time 
after  the  close  of  the  war.  His  mother,  Sarah  (Chard)  Wilton, 
who  died  a  few  years  ago,  was  a  member  of  one  of  the  pioneer 
families  of  Clinton  County.  While  Mr.  Wilton  was  a  student 
in  McKendree,  he  was  an  active  member  of  Plato  and  much 
interested  in  music  and  expression.  Even  in  his  early  years 
he  was  a  good  singer  and  song  leader,  and  a  competent  ac- 
companist. He  was  prominent  in  various  lines  of  entertain- 
ment work  and  a  member  of  one  of  the  best  male  quartettes 
McKendree  ever  sent  out.  He  graduated  in  1896,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  married  in  1900  to  Miss  Lola 
Townsend,  of  Lebanon.  They  have  one  daughter,  Mildred 


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Maurine,  who  was  a  student  in  McKendree  several  years. 
She  is  now  Mrs.  H.  G.  Price,  of  Ogden,  Utah.  After  his 
graduation,  Mr.  Wilton  engaged  in  teaching  for  some  years. 
He  was  Superintendent  of 
Schools  at  O'Fallon  for  five 
years.  He  then  spent  a  few  years 
in  the  business  world.  He  was 
cashier  for  the  Campbell,  Reid, 
and  Western  Sales  Stables, 
of  East  St.  Louis,  and  later 
office  manager  of  the  Horse  and 
Mule  Commission  Company, 
of  Ogden,  Utah.  He  has  been 
a  life-long  Methodist  and  al' 
ways  engaged  in  church  work 
as  a  side  line;  but  he  enjoyed 
C.  M.  WILTON  that  work  so  much  that  he 

decided  to  make  it  the  main  job.  He  accepted  a  position  as 
Choir  Director  and  Financial  Secretary  of  the  First  Meth- 
odist Church,  of  Enid,  Okla.  After  a  year  there,  he  came 
to  his  present  position  as  Church  Secretary  and  Director  of 
Music  and  Religious  Education  in  Union  M.  E.  Church,  of 
St.  Louis.  He  has  twice  served  as  Instructor  in  Hymnology 
at  the  McKendree  Epworth  League  Institute.  Mr.  Wilton 
is  still  youthful  in  spirit  and  is  therefore  a  popular  leader 
in  young  peoples'  work. 

MRS.  NELLIE  2ERWECK  CARTER 
Nellie  Mabel  Zerweck  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  July 
28,  1876.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Louis  and  Eleanor  (Thomas) 
Zerweck,  who  are  both  native  Americans.  She  entered  Mc- 
Kendree in  September,  1891,  and  graduated  in  June,  1896, 
receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clion 
ian  Literary  Society.  After  teaching  several  years  in  the 
Lebanon  public  school,  she  was  married  June  25,  1903,  to 
Mr.  J.  Paul  Carter,  of  Nashville,  Illinois.  Their  only  son 
died  in  early  childhood.  Mrs.  Carter  is  a  leader  in  social 
circles,  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  of  the 
Order  of  the  Rebeccas  and  prominent  in  the  Women's 
Club. 

Other  members  of  this  class  of  whom  we  have  not  been 
able  to  secure  any  recent  information  nor  suitable  data 
for  a  sketch  are. 

Nettie  M.  Dalley,  educator,  Chicago. 
James  H.  Land,  LL.  B.,  deceased. 
Myrtle  I.  Vernon,  B.  Mus.,  Olney. 


THE  CLASS  OF  1897 
REV.  THOMAS  P.  BRANNUM 
Thomas  Perry  Brannum  was  born  at  Nashville,  Illinois, 
June  19,  1874.  His  parents,  William  Thomas  Brannum  and 
Sarah  J.  Scott,  were  both  born  in  St.  Clair  County,  Illinois. 
His  father  was  a  Methodist  preacher  and  a  member  of  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference.  He  first  enrolled  as  a  student 
in  McKendree  in  1893.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Society.  While  a  student  he  was  associated  with  a  fellow 
student,  Mr.  W.  L.  Cunningham,  in  the  enterprise  of  editing 
and  publishing  a  college  paper  known  as  the  McKendrean. 
He  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  from  McKendree  in  1897. 
The  same  year  he  became  a  probationer  in  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference,  and  two  years  later  was  received  in  full 
connection.  His  first  charge  was  Villa  Ridge,  Illinois,  where 
he  remained  continuously  for  six  years.  He  then  entered 
Garrett  Biblical  Institute  and  in  1905  received  from  that 
institution  the  degree  of  S.  T.  B.  In  1904  he  transferred  to 
the  Rock  River  Conference  and  has  served  pastoral  charges 
continually  in  that  conference  until  a  few  years  ago  when 
he  went  to  Redlands,  California.  He  was  married  to  Miss 
Miriam  E.  Roberts,  September  5,  1907.  They  have  one  son, 
Hugh  R.  Brannum. 

MRS.  JENNIE  BLANCK  EISENMAYER 
Jennie  E.  Blanck  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  June  26, 
1897.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  W.  Blanck 
who  have  long  resided  in  Lebanon.  Her  father  was  bom  in 
Germany  but  her  mother  is  a  native  American.  After  com' 
pleting  the  public  schools  in  Lebanon  she  entered  McKen- 
dree and  graduated  June  12,  1897,  receiving  the  degree  of 
B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society. 
She  was  gifted  with  an  excellent  voice  which  she  developed 
by  special  training.  She  was  for  several  years  Instructor  in 
Vocal  Music  in  McKendree  College.  She  has  also  held  the 
position  of  Supervisor  of  Music  in  the  Lebanon  public 
schools.  She  was  married  February  13,  1909,  to  Homer  C. 
Eisenmayer,  who  was  a  student  in  McKendree  for  some  time, 
and  who  was  cashier  of  the  State  Bank  of  Lebanon  for  many 
years.  They  have  one  daughter,  Elizabeth  Blanck  Eisen' 
mayer.  Mrs.  Eisenmayer  and  her  husband  were  both  mem' 
bers  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  Her  death  occurred 
in  February  1919. 

HORATIO  C.  CHAFFIN 
Horatio  Clarence  Chaffin  was  born  at  Clay  City  Illinois, 
January  4,  1873.  He  is  a  son  of  John  Milton  and  Mary  E. 
Chafiin  who  were  of  American  parentage.  He  became  a  stu- 
dent in  McKendree  in  September  1890,  but  his  course  was 


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interrupted  by  several  intervals  of  teaching.  He  graduated 

from  the  Law  Department  in  1894  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 

and  in  1897  completed  the  Scientific  course  and  received  the 

degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary 

Society.  He  was  Principal  of  the  Clay  City  School  1898-99, 

and  Superintendent  of  the  Flora  Schools  1900-1901.  Since 

that  time  he  has  been  cashier  of  the  "Bank  of  Flora"  at 

Flora,  Illinois.  He  was  married  September  6,  1899  to  Miss 

Olive  L  Miller  of  Caseyville,  Illinois.  They  had  one  son, 

H.  C.  Chaffin,  Jr.,  who  died  when  about  twenty  years  of 

age.  Mr.  ChatEn  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 

church  and  of  the  fraternal  orders,  A.  F.  6?  A.  M.  and  M. 

W.  of  A.  They  now  reside  on  the  old   Miller  homestead 

near  Caseyville,  while  Mr.  Chaffin  is  in  business  in  Granite 

City. 

REV.  LOUIS  G.  CUMMINS 

Louis   G.   Cummins,   son   of  Daniel   T.   and   Elizabeth 

Cummins,  was  born  at  Reevesville,  Illinois,  September  20, 

1870.  He  grew  up  on  a  farm  and  attended  the  public  schools. 

He  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1891  and  completed 

the  classical  course  in  1897  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B- 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He 

joined  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  in  1896,  and  since 

his  graduation  has  worked  in  the  pastorate  continuously. 

The  last  charge  he  served  in  Illinois  was  Carlyle.  In  1903 

he  was  transferred  to  the  Iowa  Conference,  and  for  several 

years  he  was  stationed  at  Eldon,  Iowa.  He  was  married 

December  18,  1899  to  Miss  Jennie  Clark.  Their  children  are 

Mildred,  Edna,  and  Paul.  After  some  years  he  transferred 

to  the  Illinois  Conference,  and  a  few  years  ago  retired.  He 

is  now  living  in  Danville,  Illinois. 

MRS.  VIOLA  CROSBY  MOORE 
M.  Viola  Crosby  was  born  April  28,  1881  at  Rock  Spring 
nursery  which  is  situated  three  miles  west  of  Lebanon.  She 
entered  McKendree  in  1892  and  graduated  in  1897  with  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music.  After  her  graduation  she  taught 
music  for  a  number  of  years.  She  is  a  member  of  the  order  of 
the  Eastern  Star,  O'Fallon  Chapter  No.  487.  After  being 
employed  by  a  commercial  firm  for  a  few  years  she  was 
married  to  Mr.  George  Moore  of  O'Fallon.  They  still  reside 
in  that  city.  They  have  one  son. 

PROF.  ALFRED  EWINGTON 
Alfred  Ewington  was  born  in  the  city  of  Chicago  in  the 
year  1862.  He  took  the  greater  part  of  his  college  course  at 
Illinois  College,  but  spent  his  senior  year  in  McKendree  and 
graduated  in  1897  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  taught 


school  for  a  number  of  years  before  taking  his  college  course, 
and  after  graduating  continued  to  teach,  study,  and  travel. 
He  travelled  in  Europe  in  order  to  perfect  his  knowledge  of 
the  modern  languages,  studied  in  Paris,  Madrid  and  Florence. 
He  taught  French  in  Washington  University,  St.  Louis,  and 
Modern  Languages  in  the  University  of  Missouri  at  Colum- 
bia. He  has  been  for  many  years  employed  in  the  high  school 
of  Los  Angeles,  California. 

NORMA  J.  HOFFMAN 

Norma  J.  Hoffman  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois,  February 
13,  1879.  After  attending  the  public  schools  of  Lebanon  she 
spent  a  year  in  Monticello  Seminary  at  Godfrey,  Illinois. 
She  then  entered  McKendree  where  she  pursued  literary 
studies  for  two  years  and  finished  the  course  in  instrumental 
music,  receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music  in  1897. 
She  has  been  a  life-long  member  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
Church  in  Lebanon. 

WILLIAM  HUTCHINSON 

William  Hutchinson  of  Belleville  enrolled  in  the  McKen- 
dree Law  Department  in  1895  and  completed  the  course  in 
1897,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Later  he  lived  in  East 
St.  Louis. 

JAMES  C.  JONES 

James  CHnton  Jones  was  born  at  Coulterville,  Illinois, 
January  22,  1877  and  died  at  Denver,  Colorado,  March  29, 
1899.  He  was  the  youngest  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  M.  Jones 
of  Coulterville,  Illinois.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  home  town,  the  Coulterville  Academy,  the 
Marissa  Academy,  the  Normal  School  at  Dixon,  Illinois,  and 
McKendree  College.  He  entered  the  Law  Department  of 
McKendree  in  1895  and  graduated  in  1897,  receiving  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary 
Society.  He  was  an  able  young  man  with  the  promise  of  a 
bright  future  before  him;  but  about  the  time  of  his  gradua- 
tion  his  health  began  to  fail,  and  after  receiving  the  best 
medical  attention  without  avail,  he  tried  the  effect  of  the 
climate  in  New  Mexico  and  Colorado,  in  which  latter  place 
he  finally  gave  up  the  struggle  against  disease  as  stated  above. 
CARRIE  F.  JONES,  A.  B. 

(See  Mrs.  V.  W.  Thrall,  Class  of  1899.) 

REV.  CLARENCE  O.  KIMBALL 

Clarence  Oliver  Kimball  was  born  at  Golconda,  Illinois, 
August  23,  1868.  He  received  his  education  at  the  home 
schools,  Anna  Academy,  Austin  College  of  Effingham,  and 
McKendree.  Austin  College,  which  gave  him  his  A.  B.  has 
long  since  disappeared  from  the  educational  field.  His  work 
at  McKendree  was  graduate  work  entirely.  He  received  the 


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degree  of  Ph.  D.  on  examination  in  1897.  In  1909  Willam- 
ette University  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  D.  D. 
Previous  to  his  coming  to  McKendree  he  had  studied  law 
and  had  been  admitted  to  the  bar.  But  he  afterward  changed 
his  mind  and  entered  the  ministry.  He  served  pastorates  m 
the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  until  1902,  when  he  was 
tran.sferred  to  the  Colorado  Conference,  and  in  1906  to  the 
Columbia  River  Conference.  He  has  served  on  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  McKendree,  of  Denver  University,  and  of 
Willammette  University.  He  was  a  member  of  the  General 
Conference  of  191 2.  He  has  been  pastor  of  several  prominent 
churches  in  the  west.  He  now  lives  in  Southern  California. 
PHEBE  E.  LEWIS,  B.  S. 

See  Mrs.  Phebe  Lewis  Peterson,  class  of  1902. 
ADOLPHUS  S.  NELSON 

Adolphus  S.  Nelson  of  Belleville,  took  the  regular  course 
in  the  Law  Department  of  McKendree  College  and  graduated 
in  1897.  Some  time  afterward  he  was  engaged  in  the  law 
business  in  East  St.  Louis. 

CHARLES  D.  McCAMMON 

Charles  D.  McCammon  was  born  and  reared  in  Cairo, 
Illinois.  After  completing  the  home  schools  and  studying  for 
a  time  in  the  Anna  Academy,  he  came  to  McKendree,  com- 
pleted the  classical  course  and  received  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
in  1897.  He  was  a  member  of  Plato.  He  immediately  joined 
the  Southern  Illinois  Conference.  He  served  in  this  field  for 
some  years  and  then  transferred  to  the  Rock  River  Confer- 
ence. For  some  years  he  was  stationed  in  Joliet.  Later  he 
went  to  Wisconsin  and  decided  to  exchange  pastoral  work 
for  agricultural.  Our  latest  information  indicates  that  he  is 
located  at  Mills  Lake,  Wisconsin. 

MRS.  MAGGIE  PACE  MEAD 

Maggie  Pace  was  born  at  Huey,  Illinois,  October  17,  1882. 
She  is  the  daughter  of  Dr.  Joseph  F.  Pace  who  was  a  native 
of  Mount  Vernon,  Illinois,  and  Georgia  A.  (Cooper)  Pace 
of  Huey,  Illinois.  When  she  attended  McKendree  her  home 
was  at  Breese,  Illinois  where  her  father  was  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  medicine.  She  graduated  from  the  Music  Depart- 
ment of  McKendree  College  in  1897  receiving  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Music.  She  afterward  studied  music  under  Prof. 
George  Buddens,  and  Prof.  Ernest  Kroeger  of  St.  Louis. 
After  teaching  music  for  some  time  she  was  married  to  Mr. 
Grover  Mead  of  Alhambra.  Their  home  is  now  at  Cirlyle, 

Illinois. 

JAMES  S.  PORTER 

James  Scott  Porter  was  born  in  Caseyville  Township,  St. 

Clair  County,  Illinois,  May  10,  1874.  He  is  a  son  of  Mr.  and 


Mrs.  Joseph  Porter  of  O'Fallon.  He  studied  law  at  McKen- 
dree together  with  a  part  of  the  regular  college  course.  He 
graduated  from  the  Law  Department  receiving  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  in  1897.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary 
Society.  He  has  been  for  many  years  in  business  as  a  member 
of  the  General  Roofing  Company  of  East  St.  Louis.  He  is 
vice-president  of  the  company.  He  was  married  in  1903  to 
Miss  May  Ritcher  of  St.  Louis.  They  have  one  daughter, 
Jane,  born  in  1912.  They  reside  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis.  Mr 
Porter  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity. 
JOHN  J.  RALEIGH 

John  J.  Raleigh  took  the  Law  Course  in  McKendree  Col- 
lege and  graduated  in  1897  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Later  he  was  in  the  employ  of  the  John  Hancock  Insurance 
Company  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Literary  Society.  He  is  now  deceased. 

CAROLINE  RUESS,  B.  Mus. 

See  Mrs.  Erwin  Runkwitz,  class  of  1894. 
HON.  ERASTUS  D.  TELFORD 

Erastus  Dolson  Telford  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Salem  in 
Marion  County,  Illinois.  His  parents  are  James  D.  and  Sarah 
A.  Telford  who  are  both  Americans.  He  entered  McKen- 
dree in  1894  and  graduated  in  1897  with  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  After 
taking  courses  in  the  Law  Department  of  the  Georgetown 
University  he  received  the  degrees  of  LL.  B.  and  LL.  M. 
from  that  institution.  He  was  clerk  in  the  Treasury  Depart- 
ment at  Washington,  D.  C.  from  1899  to  1906.  Since  1906 
he  has  been  practicing  law  at  Salem,  Illinois.  He  held  the 
office  of  City  Attorney  of  Salem  for  one  term.  In  191 1  he 
was  elected  State  Senator  from  the  42nd  Senatorial  District. 
Mr.  Telford,  though  a  Republican  was  elected  by  a  good 
majority  in  a  Democratic  district.  He  was  married  November 
1,  1900  to  Miss  Coral  B.  Wright  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska.  They 
have  three  children,  Elbridge  W.,  Dorothy  Margaret,  and 
Evelyn  Alice.  Mr.  Telford  is  a  member  and  an  active  worker 
in  the  Methodist  Church  at  Salem,  and  belongs  to  the 
Masonic  Lodge — Chapter  and  Commandery;  he  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America. 
REV.  ROBERT  S.  YOUNG 

Robert  S.  Young,  son  of  John  and  Sarah  E.  Young,  was 
born  in  Illinois,  and  entered  McKendree  in  1889.  His  course 
was  interrupted  through  no  fault  of  his  own  in  such  a  way 
that  he  did  not  graduate  until  1897.  In  that  year  he  received 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Liter- 
ary Society.  He  entered  the  ministry  and  joined  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference  in  1897,  but  after  a  few  years  was  trans- 


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ferred  to  the  Newark  Conference,  o{  which  he  is  still  a 
member.  After  leaving  McKendree  he  went  to  Yale  where 
he  won  a  $ioo  prize  for  research  work  in  philosophy  and 
obtained  the  Master's  degree.  In  1899  he  went  to  Drew 
Theological  Seminary  where  he  pursued  courses  m  N.  T. 
Greek,  Hebrew,  and  the  Philosophy  of  Religion.  He  also 
took  graduate  courses  in  Sociological  Science  m  the  Univer- 
sity of  New  York,  from  which  institution  he  received  the 
degree  of  Ph.  D.  In  the  fall  of  1906  he  organized  the  first 
Preventorium  movement  in  the  great  antituberculosis  cam- 
paign. To  the  end  of  the  year  1913  over  1900  unfortunate 
mothers  and  their  children  had  been  brought  from  the  tene- 
ment districts  of  New  York  City  to  the  beautiful  and  health- 
giving  quarters  of  the  Preventorium  in  the  Shawanga  moun- 
tains near  Otisville.  The  work  of  Dr.  Young  and  his  wife 
has  been  highly  commended  by  Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox.  Dr. 
Young  was  married  August  6,  1897  to  Miss  Lena  Caldwell 
of  St.  Louis.  They  have  four  children,  Sherman  Plato;  Sara 
Roberta;  Helen  Lynette;  and  Lena  Dorothy. 
HON.  WILLIAM  J.  BRYAN 
William  Jennings  Bryan  was  born  at  Salem,  Illinois,  March 
19,  i860.  His  father.  Judge  Silas  Lillard  Bryan,  was  a  graduate 
of  McKendree.  William  J.  graduated  from  Illinois  College 
at  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  in  1881  and  received  the  degree  of 
A.  M.  from  the  same  institution  in  1884.  He  graduated  from 
the  Union  College  of  Law  in  Chicago  in  1883;  and  received 
the  degree  of  LL.  D.  from  McKendree  in  1897.  He  was 
married  in  1884  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Baird  of  Perry,  Illinois. 
He  practiced  law  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  and  then  at  Lincoln, 
Nebraska.  He  was  a  member  of  Congress  1891-1895;  Editor 
of  the  "Omaha  World"  1894-1896.  In  1896  he  was  a  member 
of  the  National  Democratic  Convention  at  Chicago,  where 
after  making  his  famous  "Cross  of  Gold"  speech  he  was 
nominated  for  President  of  the  United  States.  In  the  cam- 
paign that  followed,  on  the  Free  Silver  platform,  he  travelled 
over  18,000  miles  and  spoke  in  every  important  town  in  the 
United  States.  In  1898  he  was  Colonel  of  a  Nebraska  Regi- 
ment in  the  Spanish  War.  In  1900  he  was  again  the  Demo- 
cratic Candidate  for  the  presidency,  and  was  again  defeated 
by  William  McKinley.  He  was  candidate  of  the  same  party 
for  the  third  time  in  1908  when  he  was  defeated  by  Theodore 
Roosevelt.  He  is  author  of  several  books;  was  editor  of  the 
"Commoner"  published  at  Lincoln,  Nebraska;  world-wide 
traveller,  and  popular  lecturer.  In  191 3  he  was  appointed 
Secretary  of  State  by  President  Woodrow  Wilson. 

When  Mr.  Bryan  saw  that  war  with  Germany  was  in- 
evitable he  resigned  his  office.  In  his  latter  years  his  home 
was  in  Florida.  He  died  in  July,  1925. 


MAJOR  WILLIAM  McKINLEY 

William  McKinley  was  born  at  Niles,  Ohio,  January  29, 
1843,  and  died  at  Buffalo,  New  York,  September  14,  1901. 
He  was  educated  at  Union  Seminary,  Poland,  Ohio,  and 
Allegheny  College  at  Meadville,  Pennsylvania,  though  on 
account  of  ill  health  he  did  not  finish  his  college  course.  He 
taught  in  the  public  schools,  clerked  in  the  post-office,  and 
served  in  the  Civil  War,  having  reached  the  rank  of  Major. 
After  the  war  he  studied  law  at  Youngstown,  Ohio  and 
Albany,  New  York,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Warren, 
Ohio  in  1867.  He  practiced  law  at  Canton,  Ohio;  was  a  mem- 
ber of  congress  three  terms;  was  author  and  advocate  of  the 
"McKinley  Tariff  Bill"  which  won  for  him  an  international 
reputation  and  eventually  the  presidency.  He  was  elected  in 
1896  and  again  in  1900.  He  was  assasinated  by  an  anarchist 
while  attending  the  Pan-American  Exposition  at  Buffalo, 
New  York  in  1901.  In  1897  McKendree  conferred  upon  him 
the  degree  of  LL.  D.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1S98 
REV.  CHARLES  W.  CAMPBELL 

Charles  Wesley  Campbell  was  born  near  Newport, 
Indiana,  January  15,  1851.  His  parents  were  Silas  Campbell 
of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  and  Phebe  Young  of  Irish  ancestry. 
He  entered  McKendree  m  1870  but  was  not  able  to  continue 
his  course  to  graduation.  Later  he  completed  a  course  in  the 
Illinois  Wesleyan  University  and  received  the  degree  of  Ph. 
B.  in  1880.  He  took  a  graduate  course  in  McKendree  and 
received  the  degree  of  Ph.  M.  in  1898. 

While  in  McKendree  he  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian 
Society.  He  was  married  September  2,  1875  to  Miss  Caroline 
H.  Thrall  of  Edwards  County,  Illinois.  Their  children  are 
Mrs.  Ettie  C.  Marshall  of  Jennings,  La.,  and  Leo  F.  Mr. 
Campbell  became  a  member  of.the  Methodist  Church  while 
a  student  at  McKendree  during  the  pastorate  of  Dr.  G.  W. 
Hughey  at  Lebanon.  He  did  not  enter  the  ministry  until 
some  years  later.  He  was  a  teacher  for  a  number  of  years. 
He  was  principal  of  the  Houston  (Tex.)  Seminary  from  1882 
to  1886.  Since  entering  the  ministry  he  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Austin,  Missouri,  Gulf  Mission,  Arkansas,  and  South- 
ern Illinois  Conferences.  He  died  in  1922. 

CLIFFORD  D.  CHAMBERLIN 
Clifford  Dana  Chamberlin  was  born  in  Beardstown,  Illi- 
nois, December  12, 1870.  He  is  the  son  of  McKendree  H.  and 
Helen  (Dana)  Chamberlin,  of  whom  the  former  is  a  native  of 
Lebanon,  Illinois,  and  the  latter  of  Kansas  City,  Missouri. 
After  receiving  training  in  the  public  schools  of  Springfield, 


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Illinois  and  Denver,  Colorado,  he  became  a  student  in  Mc 
Kendree  College  in  1887.  Owing  to  various  interruptions  in 
his  course  he  did  not  graduate  until  1898  when  he  received 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian 
Literary  Society.  In  the  intervals  of  his  college  course  he  was 
engaged  in  electrical  construction  work  and  pursuing  courses 
in  the  BerHtz  School  of  Languages  of  St.  Louis.  In  1895  he 
made  a  trip  around  the  world.  He  travelled  in  England, 
Egypt,  India,  Australia,  and  returned  home  by  way  of  San 
Francisco.  The  year  before  he  graduated  he  tutored  in  Span- 
ish  and  the  year  following  was  made  Professor  of  the  Spanish 
and  French  Languages  in  McKendree,  at  the  same  time,  as 
in  the  previous  year  he  was  acting  as  private  secretary  to  the 
President.  Portions  of  the  years  1899  and  1900  he  spent  in 
Brazil  and  Argentina,  South  America,  on  mining  business 
for  a  St.  Louis  syndicate.  He  was  married  August  13,  1901 
to  Miss  Hilda  Hayes  of  Denver,  Colorado.  Their  only  son, 
Vincent  Hayes,  was  born  in  1903.  During  the  years  1902- 
1909  he  was  connected  with  the  International  Correspond' 
ence  Schools  of  Scranton,  Pennsylvania.  He  occupied  suc- 
cessively the  positions  of  field  agent;  division  superintendent 
in  Colorado;  special  representative  and  organizer  for  the 
Rocky  Mountain  States;  superintendent  of  Mexico,  where 
he  created  district  educational  centers  in  all  the  leading 
cities  of  the  Republic  as  well  as  in  Cuba  and  was  then  made 
General  Superintendent  of  the  Latin-American  countries. 
Failing  health  by  reason  of  overwork  in  tropical  climate  com- 
pelled him  to  resign  this  position.  He  then  opened  a  school 
of  modern  languages  in  Long  Beach,  Cahfornia,  with  one 
hundred  and  fifteen  students.  This  was  suspended  on  account 
of  the  protracted  illness  of  his  wife,  then  in  Denver,  resulting 
in  her  death  in  1910.  Since  that  time  he  has  travelled  in  the 
Pacific  states  and  Canada,  has  been  engaged  in  literary  work 
relating  to  child-welfare,  and  has  in  preparation  a  "Nut-shell 
Series  of  Studies"  on  the  subject  of  child  training.  He  is  now 
teaching  in  the  High  School  at  Santa  Ana,  California. 

E.  C.  CHAMBERLIN 
Edgar  Clinton  Chamberlin  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois, 
May  21,  1879.  He  is  a  son  of  John  M.  and  Margaret  Ellen 
Chamberlin,  both  of  American  nativity.  He  grew  up  in 
Lebanon,  attended  the  public  school,  and  entered  McKen- 
dree at  the  early  age  of  fourteen,  which  was  the  minimum 
age  limit  required  by  the  rules  of  the  college.  He  completed 
the  classical  course,  graduating  in  1898.  While  a  student  he 
won  a  first  prize  in  declamation,  also  one  of  the  McCullagh 
journalistic  prizes.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian 
Society.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Euj.ilie  Reinhardt  of  Colo- 


rado Springs,  Colorado,  June  11,   1910.  Immediately  after 

their  marriage  they  spent  some  months  travelling  in  Europe. 

They  have  one  daughter,  Margaret  Louise.  After  his  gradua' 

tion,  Mr.  Chamberlin  was  for  some  time  Principal  of  the 

public  school  at  Hutsonville,  Illinois.  He  next  taught  Latin 

in  the  Mt.  Vernon  High  School;  then  became  Principal  of 

the  Greenville  High  School;  then  taught  English  in  the  East 

St.  Louis  High  School.  He  then  accepted  a  position  as  field 

representative  of  the  firm  of  Allyn  and  Bacon  in  the  High 

School  and  College  Text-book  business.  He  is  a  member  of 

the  Methodist  Church  and,  with  his  family,  now  resides  in 

Chicago. 

RUTH  E.  CASE 

See  Mrs.  C.  E.  Chamberlin,  class  of  1893. 
REV.  ORLIN  F.  CULVER 

Orlin  Frank  Culver  was  born  near  Vienna,  Johnson 
County,  Illinois,  April  12,  1865.  His  father.  Dr.  H.  W.  Cul- 
ver, was  of  Irish  ancestry,  while  his  mother,  Eliza  (Curtis) 
Culver  came  from  a  New  England  family.  His  grandfather 
Curtis  was  born  in  Boston  and  graduated  from  Dartmouth 
College.  Orlin  received  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  and  in  1893  found  his  way  to  McKendree  College. 
He  became  a  probationer  in  the  annual  conference  the  same 
year  he  entered  college.  He  gave  attention  alternately  to 
preaching  and  college  work  till  in  1898  he  graduated  with 
the  degree  of  B.  S.  While  in  college  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Society.  He  was  married  October  25,  1899  to  Miss 
Minnie  E.  Barringer  of  Anna,  Illinois,  who  was  a  student 
in  McKendree  a  part  of  the  same  period  that  Mr.  Culver  was. 
Of  their  six  children,  only  two  are  now  living,  Harold  and 
Paul.  Since  his  graduation  Brother  Culver  has  served  suc- 
cessful pastorates  in  a  number  of  important  charges  in  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference.  He  is  now  stationed  at  Pales- 
tine. Both  his  sons  are  students  in  McKendree. 

WILLIAM  L.  CLUCAS 
William  Lyman  Clucas  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois, 
October  4,  1872.  His  father,  William  J.  Clucas,  was  a 
Manxman  and  his  mother,  Mary  Clucas,  was  of  Scotch 
nationality.  He  received  his  early  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Lebanon,  and  entered  McKendree  College  in  1890. 
He  left  college  two  years  later  to  engage  in  the  hardware 
business,  but  re-entered  McKendree  in  1896  and  graduated 
in  1898  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  While  in  college  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society;  the  Plato  Quar- 
tette; and  President  of  the  McKendree  Glee  Club.  He  was 
graduate  manager  of  the  Foot  Ball  Team,  in  1900,  1901  and 
1902.  Soon  after  graduation  he  entered  the  employ  of  the 


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Metropolitan  Life  Insurance  Company  and  became  Superin- 
tendent of  the  Lincoln,  Illinois  district.  He  moved  to  Chicago 
in  1906  and  entered  the  service  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  in  the 
grain  inspection  department.  In  1908  he  entered  the  Chicago 
Law  School,  and  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1909.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois  in  April  191 1.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Republican  Central  Committee  of  Cook 
County,  1910  to  1912.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  and  served  as  Treasurer  of  the  Methodist 
Brotherhood  of  the  Rock  River  Conference  in  1909,  and 
Vice  President  m  1910.  He  was  married  February  14,  1907 
to  Miss  Maizie  T.  Creager  of  Bloomington,  Illinois,  and  they 
now  reside  in  Chicago  where  Mr.  Clucas  is  practicing  law. 
MRS.  CORA  DAVIS  McDOWELL 

Cora  B.  Davis  was  born  at  O'Fallon,  Illinois,  in  the  year 
1880.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Evan  and  Angeline  Davis.  She 
was  educated  in  the  O'Fallon  public  schools  and  then  entered 
the  Music  Department  of  McKendree,  from  which  she  grad- 
uated in  1898  receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music- 
She  taught  music  for  a  time  in  her  native  city.  She  was 
married  in  1901  to  Mr.  McDowell.  They  have  one  son 
Claude.  Her  home  is  still  at  O'Fallon  though  she  spends 
much  of  her  time  travelling  with  a  concert  troupe  as  pro- 
fessional pianist. 

REV.  JOHN  L.  DONOVAN 

John  L.  Donovan  was  born  near  Georgetown,  Illinois,  in 
the  year  1857.  His  parents,  Thomas  J.  and  Mary  M.  (Lyon) 
Donovan,  were  both  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  After  having 
received  a  good  general  education  he  studied  law,  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  Illinois  and  practiced  several  years.  He 
then  entered  the  ministry  and  joined  the  Southern  lUinois 
Conference.  While  serving  as  a  pastor  he  enrolled  in  McKen- 
dree and  did  the  work  required  for  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Literature  which  he  received  in  1898  and  Master  of  Litera- 
ture in  1899.  Later  he  left  the  Methodist  church  and  entered 
the  ministry  of  the  Congregational  church.  He  studied  several 
years  in  the  University  of  Chicago  and  in  1910  received  the 
degrees  of  Bachelor  of  Philosophy  and  Bachelor  of  Divinity 
at  the  same  convocation.  He  served  as  pastor  of  a  Congrega- 
tional church  at  Jerome,  Arizona,  where  he  died  some  years 

ago. 

MRS.  CATHERINE  GAFFNER  HENDERSON 

Catherine  Gaffner  was  born  at  Trenton,  Illinois,  January 

14,   i88j.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Dr.  T.  and  Emily  (Emig) 

Gaffner.  After  attending  the  public  schools  in  her  native 

town  she  enrolled  in  the  Music  Department  of  McKendree 

from  which  she  graduated  in  1898  receiving  the  degree  of 


B.  Mus.  She  was  a  student  four  years  at  the  Kroeger  Music 

Conservatory  in  St.  Louis  studying  Piano  and  Voice  under 

Mr.  Fellows  and  Mr.  Geer.  She  was  also  a  student  four 

years  in  Oberlin  College,  Ohio.  She  was  married  October  2, 

1906  to  Mr.  D.  M.  Henderson  of  Cleveland,  Ohio.  They 

have  one  child,  Gertrude  Elizabeth.  They  reside  at  Hudson, 

Ohio. 

MRS.  BERTHA  JEPSON  RITCHER 

Bertha  Evelyn  Jepson  was  born  at  Muskegon,  Michigan, 
January  10,  1877.  She  is  a  duaghter  of  Albert  G.  and  Nina 
(Ormiston)  Jepson,  who  were  both  natives  of  New  York 
State,  but  of  Scottish  ancestry.  Her  father  was  for  ten  years 
Professor  of  Mathematics  in  McKendree.  She  became  a  stu- 
dent in  the  preparatory  department  in  1892  and  graduated 
from  the  college  of  Liberal  Arts  in  June  1898,  receiving  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science.  She  was  a  member  of  the 
Clionian  Literary  Society.  In  1900  she  became  a  teacher  in 
the  public  schools  of  East  St.  Louis,  where  she  served  suc- 
cessfully for  many  years.  She  is  a  member  of  the  First  Methc 
dist  Church  of  that  city.  Some  time  after  the  death  of  her 
older  sister,  Mrs.  Jessie  Jepson  Ritcher,  she  was  married  to 
Mr.  Ritcher  and  became  the  foster  mother  of  her  sisters' 
children.  Their  home  is  in  East  St.  Louis. 
SAMUEL  D.  RUTH 

Samuel  Daniel  Ruth  was  born  at  Summerfield,  Illinois, 
March  39,  1873.  He  graduated  from  McKendree  in  the  class 
of  1898,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Philo  Society.  The  same  year  he  accepted  a  position  with 
a  prominent  lumber  and  manufacturing  company  at  Beat- 
rice, Nebraska.  After  eight  years  of  service  he  was  elected 
secretary  of  the  company.  He  was  married  in  1904  to  Miss 
Marie  C.  Dueck  of  St.  Louis.  They  have  two  children,  Clin- 
ton  Howard  and  Mildred  Dorothy.  Mr.  Ruth  is  an  active 
member  of  the  Mennonite  Church. 

Alexander  Vein  of  East  St.  Louis  took  the  Law  Course 
in  McKendree  and  graduated  in  1898,  receiving  the  degree 
of  LL.  B. 

Miss  Ora  Evans  of  O'Fallon  received  the  degree  of  B. 
Mus.  as  a  member  of  this  class,  but  we  have  no  recent  in- 
formation concerning  her. 

Rev.  J.  M.  Correll  received  the  degree  of  Ph.  M. 

Rev.  WiUiam  C.  Templeton  received  the  degree  of  Ph. 
D.  with  this  class. 

Neither  of  these  men  was  an  under-graduate  student  in 
McKendree. 


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HON.  ETHELBERT  CALLAHAN,  LL.  D. 
Ethelbert  Callahan  was  born  in  Licking  County,  Ohio^ 
December  17,  1829.  He  came  to  Illinois  in  March,  1849.  He 
was  chiefly  self-educated  and  has  achieved  success  by  reason 
of  his  native  ability,  industry,  and  perseverance.  He  received 
the  degree  of  LL.  D.  from  McKendree  in  1898.  During  his 
long  professional  career  as  a  lawyer  he  has  made  an  honorable 
record.  He  has  served  four  terms  in  the  Illinois  Legislature, 
and  twice  as  Presidential  Elector.  He  has  during  all  the  years 
been  a  devoted  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  General  Conference  of  1872  which  was  the 
first  to  admit  Lay  Delegates.  He  was  for  many  years  a 
Trustee  of  McKendree.  He  was  married  June  27,  1854  to 
Mrs.  Mary  Barlow  Jones  of  Hutsonville,  Illinois.  He  died 
about  twelve  years  ago. 

DR.  EUGENE  L.  WAGGONER 
Eugene  Lathy  Waggoner  was  born  near  Godfrey,  Illinois, 
February  26,  1858.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  home  community,  and  then  attended  the  Northern 
Indiana  Normal  school  where  he  graduated  in  1882.  After 
teaching  a  number  of  years  in  the  public  schools  in  his  own 
and  other  counties,  and  for  several  years  serving  as  principal 
of  the  Lebanon  public  schools,  he  decided  to  follow  the  voca- 
tion of  physician.  He  entered  the  Chicago  Homeopathic 
Medical  College  from  which  he  received  the  degree  of  M. 
D.  in  1889.  He  then  practiced  medicine  in  Lebanon  for  a 
period  of  seventeen  years.  A  large  part  of  that  time  he  was 
a  member  of  McKendree 's  Board  of  trustees,  and  also  a 
member  of  the  Executive  Committee.  In  1898  the  college 
conferred  upon  him  the  honorary  degree  of  A.  M.  While 
teaching  in  Lebanon  he  was  married  to  Miss  Carrie  Sargent 
who  was  a  student  in  McKendree  and  received  a  diploma  in 
Elocution  in  1883.  They  have  three  sons.  In  1906  Dr. 
Waggoner  moved  with  his  family  to  Los  Angeles,  California. 
He  continued  his  medical  practice  there  until  the  time  of  his 
death  which  occurred  August  14,  192J.  He  served  during 
the  World  War  as  Examining  Surgeon  in  the  Volunteer 
Medical  Corps.  From  1917  to  1922  he  served  as  a  member 
of  the  Housing  Commission  in  the  City  of  Los  Angeles. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1899 
EMIL  C.  HAAGEN 
Emil  C.  Haagen  was  born  at  Alton,  Illinois,  November 
30,  1876.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
city  and  then  studied  law  in  Washington  University.  Later 
he  came  to  McKendree,  entered  the  Law  Department  and 
graduated  in  1899,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  was 


admitted  to  the  B.ir  of  Illinois  and  has  since  been  practicing 
law  in  Alton.  He  has  been  Assistant  State  s  Attorney  of 
Madison  County. 

WILLIAM  A.  KOENIGSTEIN 

William  A.  Koenigstein  was  born  at  Watertown,  Wiscon- 
sin,  November  10,  1872.  He  attended  Walther  College  in 
St.  Louis  in  1889-90  and  then  went  to  Nebraska  for  a  few 
years.  Later  he  returned  and  entered  McKendree  in  1896. 
He  graduated  in  1899  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  However  he 
did  not  practice  law,  but  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business 
for  a  time  in  O'Fallon.  Later  he  became  a  real  estate  broker 
in  the  same  place.  He  laid  out  and  sold  an  addition  to  the 
city  of  O'Fallon.  He  also  held  the  position  of  postmaster 
and  for  a  term  was  president  of  the  Board  of  Education  of 
that  city.  He  left  O'Fallon  many  years  ago  and  we  have  no 
recent  information  concerning  him. 

MRS.  AUGUSTA  KREHBIEL  RUTH 

Augusta  Krehbiel  was  born  at  Summerfield,  Illinois, 
December  12,  1877.  Her  parents,  Jacob  and  Katherine 
Krehbiel,  were  both  natives  of  Germany.  She  attended  the 
public  schools  of  Summerfield,  and  entered  McKendree  Col- 
lege in  1895.  She  graduated  in  1899,  receiving  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Music.  During  much  of  the  interval  between 
her  graduation  and  her  marriage  she  was  engaged  in  com- 
mercial pursuits.  She  was  married  to  Mr.  J.  E.  Ruth,  October 
31,  1912.  They  reside  at  Kingfisher,  Oklahoma.  Mrs.  Ruth 
is  a  member  of  the  Mennonite  Church. 
MISHIO  OSAWA,  PH.  D. 

Mishio  Osawa  was  born  at  Yanagawa,  Fukuokaken,  Japan, 
June  25,  1870.  His  parents  are  Japanese  and  belong  to  the 
Samurai  class.  Their  names  are  Yukuye  and  Yoshiko  Osawa. 
Mishio  came  to  this  country  to  secure  a  thorough  American 
education.  He  made  money  to  pay  his  expenses  by  lecturing 
on  Japan.  He  took  a  regular  college  course  at  Hedding  College, 
receiving  the  degree  of  A. B.  He  then  took  post-graduate  work 
in  Philosophy  and  Economics  in  McKendree  and  received 
the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  in  1899.  He  then  returned  to  his  na- 
tive country  where  he  secured  a  position  in  educational 
work  under  government  appointment.  By  reason  ot  excel- 
lent service  he  has  been  "raised  to  the  Junior  Grade  of 
the  Seventh  Rank  by  the  Emperor".  He  was  married  in 
1900  to  Miss  TsutakoShimidsu.  They  have  three  sons  and 
two  daughters.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  in  Japan. 

REV.  STEPHEN  A.  D.  ROGERS 

Stephen  A.  Douglass  Rogers  was  born  in  McLean  County, 
Illinois,  April  2'i,  1861.  He  took  the  greater  part  of  his  college 


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course  in  the  Illinois  Wesleyan  University,  but  the  last  year 
was  done  at  McKendree  and  he  graduated  with  the  class  of 
1899,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  A  few  years  later  the 
Illinois  Wesleyan  conferred  upon  hini  the  degree  of  D.  D. 
He  was  received  on  trial  in  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference 
in  1896.  His  promotion  was  steady  and  he  held  some  of  the 
important  charges  in  the  Conference.  He  was  twice  District 
Superintendent,  first  of  the  Olney  district  and  then  the 
Vandalia  district.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  General  Confer- 
ence of  1912  which  convened  at  Minneapolis.  In  1919  he 
transferred  to  the  Northwest  Kansas  Conference  where  his 
death  occurred  a  few  years  later. 

THOMAS  C.  STALLINGS 

Thomas  C.  Stallmgs  wao  born  in  Madison  County,  Illi- 
nois, May  22,  1868.  He  attended  Shurtleff  College,  Univer- 
sity of  Illinois,  St.  Louis  Law  School,  and  then  McKendree, 
where  he  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1899.  He  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1900  in  the  State  of  Illinois  and  also 
in  Missouri.  He  located  in  Granite  City,  lUinois  for  the 
practice  of  his  profession.  He  has  held  several  important 
positions  in  that  city.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Order. 
PROF.  PAUL  E.  SABINE,  Ph.  D. 

Paul  Earl  Sabine  was  born  at  Albion,  Illinois,  January  22, 
1879.  He  is  a  son  of  Rev.  Chas.  W.  and  Rebecca  L.  Sabine, 
who  are  both  native  Americans.  His  father  was  for  many 
years  a  pastor  in  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference.  He  first 
became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  1894  and  graduated  in 
1899  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  Later  he  took  a  course  in  Harvard 
and  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  from  that  institution  in 
1903.  During  the  years  1903-1906  he  was  Instructor  in  Phy- 
sics and  Chemistry  in  Worcester  Academy  at  Worcester, 
Massachusetts.  From  1906  to  1910  he  was  Master  in  Science 
in  the  same  institution.  During  the  year  1910-ri  he  was  a 
graduate  student  in  Harvard  from  which  institution  he  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  A.  M.  in  191 1,  and  some  years  later, 
Ph.  D.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 
He  was  married  December  27,  1906  to  Miss  Mabel  Johnson, 
daughter  of  Hon.  Hale  Johnson  of  Newton,  Illinois.  They 
have  a  son.  Hale  Johnson  Sabine,  born  in  October  1909.  He 
is  now  employed  in  the  Geneva  Institute  at  Geneva,  Illinois. 
REV.  AND  MRS.  VICTOR  W.  THRALL 

Among  the  influential  preachers  of  the  Methodism  of  the 
middle  west  is  Rev.  Victor  Worthy  Thrall,  whose  father 
and  mother  were  both  graduates  of  McKendree.  He  was 
born  at  Hartford,  Kansas,  April  19,  1877,  but  grew  up  in  a 
Southern  Illinois  parsonage.  At  McKendree  he  was  a  member 


REV.  AND  MRS.  VICTOR  W.  THRALL 

of  the  Platonian  Society  and  salutatonan  of  the  class  of  1899. 
After  a  year  m  the  pastorate  he  entered  Garrett  Biblical 
Institute  and  received  the  degree  of  B.  D.  from  that  institu- 
tion m  1903.  He  also  received  the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  from  Mc- 
Kendree. On  Christmas  day  1903,  Dr.  Thrall  was  married  to 
Miss  Carrie  Frances  Jones,  whose  parents  were  Alfred  C. 
and  Cornelia  (Houser)  Jones,  both  of  whose  families  were 
among  the  early  pioneers.  Carrie  Frances  was  the  youngest 
of  four  children.  She  was  educated  at  McKendree  and  was 
an  active  member  of  Clio.  She  was  the  valedictorian  of  the 
class  of  1897  and  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Doctor  and 
Mrs.  Thrall  served  pastorates  in  the  Southern  Illinois  Con- 
ference for  ten  years.  Four  of  these  years  were  at  Lebanon 
where  Dr.  Thrall  was  a  most  acceptable  preacher  at  the 
College  Church.  In  1914  they  moved  to  Wesley  Church, 
Chicago.  They  also  served  at  First  Church,  Chicago;  Cov- 
enant Church,  Evanston;  and  Dixon,  m  the  Rock  River  Con- 
ference, and  then  transferred  to  Knoxville,  Tennessee.  At 
present  they  reside  in  Albion,  Michigan,  where  Dr.  Thrall 
is  the  pastor  of  the  College  Church.  During  the  Centenary 
he  was  the  manager  of  the  Chicago  campaign  in  which 
$3,200,000  were  raised.  He  is  also  much  in  demand  as  a 
speaker  at  Epworth  League  Institutes  and  other  young  peo- 
ples' assemblies.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Thrall  have  three  children. 
Edith,  the  eldest,  a  graduate  of  Albion  College,  is  the  wife 
of  Rev.  George  A.  Mooers  of  Reading,  Michigan.  Evelyn 
is  a  senior  in  Albion  College,  and  Victor,  at  the  age  of  ten 
is  in  the  fifth  grade  of  the  public  schools. 

REV.  OWEN  WRIGHT 

Dr.  Owen  Wright,  physician  and  surgeon,  and  his  wife 

Margaret,  lived  for  many  years  at  Mason,  Illinois.  He  served 

in  the  Civil  War  and  was  with  Sherman  on  the  famous 

March  to  the  Sea.  His  wife,  formerly  Margaret  Wallis,  was 


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born  in  Ireland  and  was  a  relative  of  Lord  Ross,  the  maker 
of  the  famous  telescope  which  at  that  time  was  the  largest 
in  the  world.  She  was  also  related  to  Dr.  McKay,  at  one  tmie 
President  of  the  University  of  Belfast.  Their  only  son  Owen 
Wright,  Jr.,  was  born  at  Mason  in  the  late  seventies,  attend- 
ed the  public  schools,  and  the  preparatory  department  of 
De  Pauw  University,  and  then  entered  McKendree  College, 
where  he  was  graduated  in  1899,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society.  He  did 
graduate  work  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  where  he 
received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  Early  in  life  he  chose  the  min- 
istry for  his  vocation.  He  was  licensed  to  exhort  at  the  age 
of  seventeen,  to  preach  at  nineteen,  and  began  his  first  pas- 
torate at  twenty-two.  He  served  pastorates  in  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference  until  1901  when  he  was  transferred  to 
the  Northwest  Indiana  Conference.  After  eighteen  years  of 
service  there  he  returned  to  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference 
in  1919.  He  is  now  stationed  at  First  Church,  Nashville. 
He  is  philosophical  in  his  trend  of  thought,  oratorical  in 
style,  and  always  an  attractive  speaker.  He  is  the  author  of 
a  book  entitled  "Postulates  of  Life".  In  addition  to  his  work 
as  a  preacher  he  sometimes  occupies  the  lecture  platform. 
He  was  married  in  1920  to  Miss  Isabel  Cheshier  of  Vandalia, 

Illinois. 

REV.  CHARLES  C.  WOODS,  Ph.  D. 

Charles  Coke  Woods  was  born  near  Springfield,  Illinois, 
October  8,  i860.  He  received  his  bachelor's  degree  from 
Lewis  College  at  Glasgow,  Missouri  in  1885.  He  received 
the  degree  of  B.  D.  from  Garrett  in  1889.  After  completing 
the  required  graduate  work  in  McKendree  he  was  granted 
the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  in  1899. 

Dr.  Woods  has  spent  his  life  as  a  Methodist  minister, 
for  many  years  in  Kansas,  and  then  in  California.  But  besides 
the  usual  work  of  the  minister,  he  has  done  much  work  as  a 
writer  and  lecturer.  He  has  written  for  the  Epworth  Herald, 
The  Central  Advocate,  The  Sunday  School  Journal,  and 
The  Methodist  Review.  He  is  the  author  of  several  books 
of  which  the  titles  are  "A  Pilgrim  Jew",  "A  Harp  of  the 
Heart",  "The  Reign  of  Reason  in  Religion",  and  "In  the 
Beauty  of  Meadow  and  Mountain". 

REV.  ARTHUR  J.  WHEELER,  Ph.  D. 

Arthur  J.  Wheeler  was  born  at  Staits  Lake,  Michigan, 
September  25,  1841.  He  received  his  college  education  at  the 
Northwestern  University,  which  institution  granted  him 
the  degrees  of  A.  B.  and  A.  M.  Later  he  completed  the 
course  in  Garrett  Biblical  Institute  and  received  the  degree 
of  S.  T.  B.  He  has  long  been  a  member  of  the  Michigan  Con- 


ference. After  taking  the  required  courses  in  McKendree, 
he  was  granted  the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  on  examination. 
WALTER  A.  ORR 

Walter  A.  Orr  was  a  member  of  this  class  and  received 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  enrolled  from  Greenville.  We  have 
no  information  as  to  his  present  address. 
THE  CLASS  OF  1900 
WILLIAM  B.  EATON 

William  Burke  Eaton  was  born  near  Edwardsville,  Illinois, 
November  28,  1875.  He  is  a  son  of  Henry  A.  and  Margaret 
(Burke)  Eaton.  They  are  both  native  Americans  but  the 
former  is  of  English- Welsh  and  the  latter  of  Irish  ancestry. 
William  B.  entered  McKendree  in  September,  189J,  and  grad- 
uated in  June,  1900,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married 
May  J  I,  1905  to  Miss  Mary  Edith  Smith.  After  devoting  a 
few  years  to  agricultural  interests  he  left  Illinois  and  went 
to  the  far  northwest.  For  some  years  he  was  engaged  in  gold 
mining  and  prospecting  in  Alaska.  For  a  time  he  held  the 
position  of  City  Clerk  in  Nome,  Alaska.  He  is  now  an 
orchardist,  residing  near  Brogan,  Oregon.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Knights  of  Pythias. 

ANDREW  J.  FLETCHER 

Andrew  Jackson  Fletcher  lived  in  Harrisburg,  Illinois, 
before  he  came  to  McKendree  in  1898  to  take  a  law  course. 
He  graduated  in  the  class  of  1900,  receiving  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  Plato.  He  practiced  law  for 
awhile  in  his  home  city  and  held  the  office  of  City  Attorney. 
Later  he  went  to  St.  Louis  and  engaged  in  the  restaurant 
business.  He  subsequently  went  to  Chicago  and  engaged  in 
the  same  business.  He  died  in  Chicago  in  19 12. 

MRS.  GERTRUDE  GAFFNER  REINHARDT 

Gertrude  Gaffner  was  born  at  Trenton,  Illinois,  October 
2,  1884.  She  entered  McKendree  in  1896  and  graduated  in 
1900,  receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music.  She  taught 
school  five  years — four  of  these  in  her  home  town.  She  was 
married  July  22,  1908  to  Dr.  O.  F.  Reinhardt  of  New  Baden, 
Illinois.  They  lived  in  Aviston  for  some  years,  but  now  reside 
m  Mascoutah  where  the  Doctor  is  practicing  his  profession. 

JUDGE  WILLIAM  STOKER 
William  Stoker,  son  of  Isaac  and  Nancy  Stoker,  was  born 
at  Dayton,  Ohio,  November  8,  1822,  and  died  at  Centralia, 
Illinois  in  the  year  190J.  He  came  to  Illinois  with  his  parents 
about  the  year  1836.  After  his  general  education  was  finished 
he  studied  law  under  the  direction  of  Hon.  Benjamin  Bond 
of  Carlyle  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois.  He  prac- 
ticed law  first  for  a  few  years  at  Louisville,  Illinois;  then  in 


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1854  he  moved  to  Centralia,  Illinois,  where  he  devoted  the 
remainder  of  his  long  life  to  the  legal  profession.  He  was  a 
trustee  of  McKendree  College  from  1870  until  the  time  of 
his  death.  In  iqoo  the  college  honored  him  with  the  degree 
of  LL.  D.  He  was  noted  for  his  faithful  attendance  of  the 
meetings  of  the  Board.  His  two  sons  both  graduated  from 
McKendree.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 
MRS.  JESSIE  HOUSAM  BEHRENS 
Jessie  Mae  Housam  is  a  native  of  O'Fallon  and  a  daughter 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Housam.  After  passing  through 
the  public  schools  of  OTallon,  she  entered  the  Music  De- 
partment of  McKendree  College  and  completed  the  course, 
graduating  in  1900  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music. 
She  taught  music  for  some  time.  She  was  married  October 
16,  1909  to  Dr.  Charles  F.  Behrens,  a  veterinary  Surgeon, 
who  has  an  extensive  practice  m  O'Fallon  and  vicinity. 

MRS.  AMY  HOLDERBY  McQUEEN 
Amy  Holderby  was  born  at  Carmi,  Illinois,  November 
29,  1879.  She  came  to  McKendree  m  1898  and  became  a 
member  of  the  Clionian  Society.  She  graduated  with  the 
class  of  1900,  receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music. 
She  took  additional  training  in  Music  at  the  Cincinnati  Con- 
servatory of  Music  and  for  several  years  following  was  en- 
gaged in  teaching  music.  She  was  married  October  10,  1908 
to  Dr.  David  McQueen,  a  native  of  North  Carolina.  They 
made  their  home  at  Punta  Gordo,  Florida,  where  Dr.  Mc- 
Queen has  practiced  his  profession  for  many  years.  They 
have  three  children.  Mrs.  McQueen  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  Church  since  early  youth  and  is  a  member  of 
the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star. 

LIZZIE  O.  KIRK 

Lizzie  O.  Kirk  was  born  at  Robinson,  Illinois,  February 
19,  1879.  Her  parents  are  Thomas  J.  and  Selina  (Holmes) 
Kirk,  the  former  of  Scotch-Irish,  and  the  latter  of  Irish 
descent.  She  entered  McKendree  in  September,  1894  and 
graduated  in  June,  1900.  She  received  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  After 
graduation  she  taught  three  years  in  the  country  schools  of 
Crawford  County;  then  two  years  in  the  Robinson  schools; 
and  is  now  teaching  in  the  Oblong  schools.  Her  father  having 
died  some  years  ago  she  resides  with  her  mother  in  Oblong. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  the  Order  of 
the  Eastern  Star. 

WILLIAM  H.  NIX,  M.  D. 

William  H.  Nix  was  born  near  EdwardsviUe,  Illinois, 
April  4,  187";.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1896  and  graduated 
in  1900,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of 


Philo.  He  took  a  course  in  the  Jefferson  Medical  College  of 
Philadelphia,  and  from  that  institution,  received  the  degree 
of  M.  D.  m  1905.  He  was  married  to  Laura  M.  Dickie  of 
Indiana,  Pennsylvania,  in  1907.  They  have  a  son,  Robert. 

Dr.  Nix  practiced  his  profession  one  year  at  EdwardsviUe; 
then  several  years  at  Homer,  Pennsylvania;  and  then  he 
became  surgeon  for  the  Lackawanna  Coal  and  Coke  Com- 
pany. He  IS  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 

BEN  G.  SCOTT 

Ben  Guy  Scott  was  born  near  OTallon,  Illinois,  January 
15,  1881,  the  son  of  William  S.  and  Mary  E.  (Rader)  Scott. 
He  became  a  student  m  McKendree  in  the  fell  of  1896  and 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1900,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
He  was  a  member  of  Philo. 

After  his  graduation  he  obtained  a  position  m  the  Post 
Office  in  St.  Louis,  and  in  1906  he  was  in  the  employ  of  the 
Frisco  Railroad  Company.  After  that  he  sought  the  recov- 
ery of  his  health  in  Texas,  but  a  career  that  promised  much 
was  cut  off  almost  at  its  beginning  by  that  dread  scourge, 
tuberculosis.  He  died  December  i,  1909. 

JAMES  F.  TUCKER 
James  F.  Tucker  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  m  1900. 
He  was  a  member  of  Plato.  We  have  no  late  information 
concerning  him. 

OTIS  W.  WILTON 
Otis  Wilbur  Wilton  was  born  at  Huey,  Illinois,  Decem- 
ber 5,  1876.  He  IS  a  son  of  William  F.  and  Sarah  (Chard) 
Wilton.  He  entered  McKen* 
dree  as  a  student  in  the  fall 
of  1893  and  graduated  June 
14,  1900,  with  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  He 
was  married  October  20, 1901, 
to  Miss  May  A.  Waggoner, 
of  Godfrey,  Illinois.  Their  chil- 
dren are  Dorris  William,  Lor- 
raine Mason,  Floyd  Wesley, 
and  Paul  Wilbur.  The  last 
named  is  now  deceased.  Mr. 
OTIS  WILTON  Wilton    taught    the    Clinton 

School  in  Clinton  County  for  one  year  after  his  graduation, 
and  was  principal  of  the  Huey  School  for  two  years.  In  April, 
1903,  he  accepted  a  position  with  the  Prudential  Insurance 
Company.  He  is  now  engaged  in  the  insurance  business  at 
Alton.  He  IS  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 


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MRS.  AMY  BACHMANN  STONECIPHER 

Amy  Bachmann  was  born  in  Salem,  Illinois,  September  4, 
1881.  Her  parents  were  Adam  H.  and  Mary  Bachmann,  who 
were  of  German  descent.  Miss  Bachmann  entered  McKen- 
dree  in  the  fall  of  1898  and  joined  the  Clionian  Society.  She 
graduated  in  June,  1901  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  ot 
Music.  She  was  married  August  17,  1904,  to  Mr.  John  S. 
Stonecipher,  lawyer  and  banker  of  Salem,  Illinois.  Their 
children  are  Frank  George,  born  in  1905,  and  Maude  Louise, 
in  1907.  Mrs.  Stonecipher  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church  and  the  Order  of  Eastern  Star. 

MRS.  BLANCHE  BEGOLE  PATTERSON 

Blanche  Begole  was  born  near  O'Fallon,  Illinois,  Decem- 
ber 16,  1882.  She  entered  the  music  department  of  McKen- 
dree  College  in  1896  and  graduated  in  1901,  receiving  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music.  After  teaching  music  a  few 
years  she  was  married  November  j,  1910  to  Frank  W. 
Patterson  of  Sidell,  Illinois.  They  reside  near  Collinsville. 
REV.  JOHN  W.  DUNDAS,  S.  T.  B. 

John  Wesley  Dundas  was  born  near  Johnsonville,  Illinois, 
August  29,  1870.  He  first  became  a  student  in  McKendree 
in  1890  and  graduated  in  igoi  with  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
However  he  was  not  in  col- 
lege for  this  whole  period,  hut 
was  out  serving  pastoral  char- 
ges several  years.  While  in  Mc- 
Kendree he  was  a  member  of 
Philo.  After  his  graduation  he 
served  charges  in  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference  until  IQ04 
when  he  was  transferred  to  the 
Illinois  Conference.  In  iqc6 
he  entered  Boston  University 
School  of  Theology  and  in 
1909  received  the  degree  of  S. 
T.   B.   from  that  institution.  J   ^   ^^INDAS 

Since  then  he  has  been  in  the  regular  work  of  the  pastorate 
in  the  Illinois  Conference.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  Order, 
the  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Modern  Woodmen. 

He  was  married  December  15,  1897  t;o  Mary  Frances 
Thacker  of  Vienna,  Illinois.  They  have  one  daughter,  Emma 
Leona,  who  is  a  high  school  teacher 

WILLIAM  V.  BYARS 

William  Vincent  Byars  was  born  in  Covington,  Tennes' 
see,  June  21,  i8';7.  He  is  the  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Vin- 
cent)  Byars.   He   received  a   thorough  classical   education 


chiefly  under  his  father's  tutelage.  He  has  been  employed 
for  many  years  in  editorial  and  literary  work.  He  has  been 
on  the  editorjal  staff  of  a  number  of  the  leading  St.  Louis 
papers,  among  them  the  Times,  the  Globe-Democrat,  the 
Repubhc,  and  the  Chronicle.  He  was  four  years  with  the 
New  York  World  and  a  contributor  to  Harper's  Weekly. 
He  is  author  of  various  works  both  poetry  and  prose,  and 
editor  of  "A  Handbook  of  Oratory",  "The  World's  Best 
Essays",  "The  World's  Best  Orations",  and  the  most  com- 
pletely annotated  edition  of  Shakespear  ever  published.  He 
served  several  years  as  a  trustee  of  McKendree  and  received 
the  degree  of  A.  M.  in  1901.  He  was  married  June  i-i,  1880 
to  Miss  Loula  C.  Collins  of  Brownsville,  Tennessee.  Their 
home  is  at  Kirkwood,  Missouri. 

MRS.  GERTRUDE  GERKING  THRALL 

Gertrude  Gerking  was  born  at  Ingraham,  Illinois,  July  22, 
1 88 1.  She  is  a  daughter  of  George  W.  and  Kate  (Jones) 
Gerking  who  are  both  natives  of  Illinois.  She  entered  Mc- 
Kendree in  the  fall  of  1899  and  graduated  in  1901,  receiving 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music.  She  was  a  member  of  the 
Clionian  Society.  She  was  a  student  one  year  in  the  Chicago 
Training  School  and  one  year  in  Garrett  Biblical  Institute. 
She  taught  music  for  a  time  in  Lebanon  and  is  recognized  as 
an  excellent  vocalist.  She  has  been  a  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  Church  from  her  early  youth.  She  was  married 
August  27,  1907  to  Rev.  Chas.  H.  Thrall,  then  of  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference,  but  now  a  member  of  the 
Illinois  Conference. 

PROF.  JULIUS  C.  HERBSMAN 

Julius  C.  Herbsman  was  born  in  1879  at  Summertield, 
Illinois.  He  graduated  from  McKendree  in  1901  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society. 
After  teaching  a  few  years  he  entered  the  law  school  of  the 
University  of  Illinois,  where  he  graduated  in  1909  with  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  He  has  been  for  many  years  employed  in 
the  Department  of  Public  Speaking  of  the  University  of 
W.ishington,  at  Seattle.  He  has  also  been  connected  with 
the  Redpath  Lyceum  Bureau  as  a  lecturer  and  reader.  He 
was  married  in  1901  to  Miss  Anna  Stark  of  Lebanon.  They 
have  one  daughter,  Virginia.  Mr.  Herbsman  belongs  to  the 
Modern  Woodmen,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Masons,  and 
the  Methodist  Church. 

MRS.  EDITH  LEMEN  LOWIS 

Edith  Lemen  was  born  near  Collinsville,  Illinois,  Decem- 
ber JO,  i88j.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Frank  B.  and  Lydia  A. 
(Coleman)  Lemen.  After  attending  the  public  schools,  she 
entered  the  Music  Department  of  McKendree  College  from 


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which  she  graduated  in  June,  1901,  receiving  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Music.  She  was  engaged  for  a  number  of  years 
m  teaching  music.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church, 
and  for  many  years  was  a  prominent  worker  in  the  Sunday 
School.  She  was  married  December  30,  191  j  to  Mr.  Charles 
E.  Lowis,  a  prominent  farmer  of  Macoupin  County,  Illinois. 
Their  home  is  now  near  Piasa,  Illinois. 
THOMAS  F.  MOORE 

Thomas  Franklin  Moore  was  born  in  Jefferson  County, 
Illinois,  February  11,  1871.  After  being  educated  m  the  pub- 
lic schools  he  came  to  McKendree  and  took  a  law  course 
which  he  completed  m  1891,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  Since 
his  graduation  he  has  been  engaged  chiefly  in  the  real  estate 
and  mercantile  business.  He  is  now  located  at  Wayne  City, 
Illinois.  He  was  married  in  1894  to  Miss  Cora  B.  Carnes  of 
Shelby  County,  Illinois.  They  have  five  children,  Loren  B., 
Forest  F.,  Bernice  M.,  Lester  G.,  and  Noel  C.  Moore.  Mr. 
Moore  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church. 
MIGUEL  PLANELLAS,  LL.  B. 

Miguel  Planellas  was  one  of  a  group  of  Porto  Rican  boys 
who  were  brought  to  the  United  States,  from  the  newly 
acquired  Island,  under  the  auspices  of  the  American  govern' 
ment  and  distributed  among  the  colleges  who  would  allow 
them  free  tuition  as  a  patriotic  contribution  to  the  welfare 
of  our  newly-acquired  possessions.  These  youths  were  to 
receive  some  Americanizing  influences  m  order  that  they 
might  assist  in  Americanizing  their  fellow  citizens  in  these 
new  possessions  of  the  United  States.  Mr.  Planellas  had 
already  studied  in  Spain  and  had  a  fair  knowledge  of  the 
Spanish  law  and  Spanish  language.  He  was  in  McKendree 
for  two  years.  He  was  kindly  received  by  the  students.  He 
became  a  member  of  Philo,  acquired  a  knowledge  of  English, 
and  learned  some  American  ways.  In  1901  he  received  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.  and  then  went  back  to  practice  law  m  his 
own  city  of  Cayey,  Porto  Rico. 

WILLIAM  C.  PFEFFER 

One  of  the  oldest  and  most  highly  respected  names  in 
Lebanon  is  that  of  PfefFer.  For  many  years  the  Pfeffer  Mill- 
ing Company  was  composed  of  the  three  PfefFer  Brothers, 
Christian  J.,  Louis,  and  Edward.  The  death  of  two  of  these 
brothers  in  recent  years  has  left  the  business  largely  in  the 
hands  of  the  younger  generation.  These  younger  members 
of  the  firm,  with  their  courteous  and  business-like  ways, 
have  demonstrated  their  ability  to  carry  on  the  business  in 
a  highly  successful  manner.  One  of  these  younger  members 
is  William  Christian  PfefFer,  who  was  born  in  Lebanon, 


MR   AND  MRS   W   C   PFEFFER 

August  ji,  1882.  He  is  the  only  son  of  Christian  J.  and 
Anna  (Bachmann)  Pfeffer,  though  he  has  one  sister  who  was 
also  a  student  in  McKendree.  His  father,  who  was  the  senior 
member  of  the  Milling  Company,  died  January  10,  1924. 
He  was  not  only  one  of  Lebanon's  most  successful  business 
men,  but  he  was  a  public -spirited  citizen,  as  shown  by  the 
fact  that  he  served  several  terms  as  mayor  of  the  city  and 
for  many  years  president  of  the  Board  of  Education.  He  was 
also  for  some  years  a  trustee  of  McKendree.  William  C.  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  public  schools,  both  grade  and 
high  school,  of  Lebanon,  and  in  McKendree  College,  where 
he  became  a  student  in  1899.  During  the  three  years  he  was 
in  college  he  took  both  musical  and  literary  work.  He  com- 
pleted the  music  course  under  Professor  Pesold  in  1901  and 
received  the  degree  of  B.  Mus.  He  pursued  literary  courses 
for  another  year  and  attained  junior  standing  but  did  not 
complete  the  college  course.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platon- 
ian Society.  Upon  leaving  school  he  immediately  took  up 
work  with  the  milling  company  and  soon  made  his  own 
place  in  the  extensive  business  which  that  company  carries 
on,  including  not  only  the  flour,  feed,  and  grain  business,  but 
also  one  of  the  largest  lumber  yards  m  Southern  Illinois. 
Mr.  Pfeffer  is  now  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  this  company, 
which  easily  does  the  largest  business  of  any  firm  in  Lebanon. 
He  was  reared  in  the  Evangelical  Church,  tho  he  frequent- 
ly attends  the  Methodist  Church  to  which  the  other  mem- 
bers  of  his  family  belong.  He  gives  liberal  financial  support 
to  both  churches.  He  has  for  some  years  been  a  trustee  of 
the  Methodist  Church.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Rotary  Club 
and  of  the  Lebanon  School  Board.  He  is  a  trustee  of  McKen- 
dree College  and  has  for  many  years  been  treasurer  of  the 
McKendree  Alumni  Association.  He  is  interested  in  com- 
munity enterprises  and  is  a  liberal  supporter  of  every  one 
that  he  regards  as  a  worthy  cause. 


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He  was  married  November  19,  1907  to  Miss  Dora  Dough- 
erty of  Mound  City,  Illinois.  She  is  one  of  the  four  daughters 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Andrew  J.  Dougherty  who  were  among 
the  prominent  citizens  of  their  city.  Mr.  Dougherty  was 
engaged  in  several  lines  of  manufacturing  and  was  interested 
in  the  light  and  water  company  of  the  city.  Both  he  and  Mrs. 
Dougherty  have  been  dead  for  a  number  of  years.  Dora 
graduated  from  the  Mound  City  High  School  in  1901  and 
from  McKendree  College  in  1905,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  She  was  a  Clio  and  a  member  of  one  of  the  Clio  Quar- 
tettes. Some  account  of  this  quartette  is  given  in  the  history 
of  Clio,  found  elsewhere  in  this  volume.  Since  her  marriage 
she  has  hved  in  one  of  the  fine  homes  of  Lebanon,  which  is 
now  enlivened  by  the  presence  of  three  wide-awake  young 
people,  the  children  of  the  Pfeffer  family.  They  are  all  mem- 
bers of  the  Lebanon  High  School.  Dorothy,  the  eldest,  is  a 
member  of  the  class  of  '28  and  has  won  honors  as  a  vocalist. 
She  sings  regularly  in  the  Methodist  choir.  The  two  sons, 
Jackson  and  William,  commonly  known  as  "Jack"  and  "Bill" 
are  both  interested  in  athletics  and  play  on  the  Lebanon 
High  School  basket  ball  team. 

Mrs.  Pfeffer  is  a  woman  of  liberal  culture  and  high  ideals. 
She  IS  intensely  interested  in  the  welfare  of  her  own  children, 
but  beside  that  she  is  also  interested  in  the  other  children 
of  the  community.  She  served  for  several  years  as  a  member 
of  the  School  Board,  and  is  now  the  teacher  of  a  class  of  boys 
in  Sunday  School.  She  is  also  an  active  worker  in  other  organ- 
izations of  the  Church — notably  the  Ladies  Aid.  Whenever 
the  Aid  Society  undertakes  some  diflBcult  enterprise  they 
feel  that  success  is  assured  if  they  can  induce  Mrs.  Pfeffer 
to  help  them  "put  it  over".  However,  notwithstanding  her 
interest  in  community  enterprises,  Mrs.  Pfeffer  feels  that  her 
most  important  work  in  life  is  to  provide  a  happy  and 
attractive  home  for  her  children,  and  to  help  them  develop 
the  strong  and  useful  character  that  they  will  be  sure  to  need 
in  later  life. 

HON.  W.  DUFF  PIERCY 

Willis  Duff  Piercy  was  born  at  Belle  City,  Hamilton 
County,  Ilhnois,  April  28,  1874.  He  was  the  son  of  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Sherwood  Piercy.  He  attended  the  public  schools,  and 
Ewing  College,  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  all 
before  he  came  to  McKendree.  He  entered  in  September, 
1896  and  graduated  in  1901,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
He  was  the  valedictorian  of  his  class.  He  was  a  member  of 
Philo.  After  his  graduation  he  was  superintendent  of  schools 
at  Greenville,  lUinois  for  two  years.  He  then  entered  the 
graduate  department  of  Harvard  University  and  received  a 


W.  D.  PIERCY 


Master's  Degree  in  1904.  For 
several  years  he  travelled  as 
representative  of  the  Charles 
E.  Merrill  Company,  publish- 
ers, of  New  York  City.  He  aft- 
erwards became  editor  of  the 
Mt.  Vernon  Daily  News.  He 
also  entered  the  field  of  politics 
to  some  extent.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  lower  house  of  the 
Illinois  Legislature  and  later 
represented  the  forty -sixth  dis- 
trict as  State  Senator.  He  is  the 
author  of  two  books,  "Death 
and  its  Sorrows",  published  in  1908  and  "Great  Inventions 
and  Discoveries",  published  in  1911.  He  was  frequently 
called  into  ser\'ice  as  a  lecturer,  commencement  orator,  and 
in  other  lines  of  public  speaking.  He  was  married  April  3 , 
1895  to  EulaliaWhitson  of  Mt.  Vernon.  Their  one  daughter 
was  born  January  15,  1904.  Mr.  Piercy's  death  occurred  at 
Mt.  Vernon,  November  11,  1918. 

FRED  W.  REINHARDT 
Fred  W.  Reinhardt  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois,  Septem- 
ber 25,  1880.  He  is  a  son  of  Charles  and  Ellen  (Williams) 
Reinhardt  who  are  natives  of  Illinois.  After  completing  the 
work  of  the  public  schools  of  Lebanon,  he  entered  McKen- 
dree in  the  fall  of  1894  and  graduated  in  June,  1901  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  the  salutatorian  of  his  class.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  took  the  law 
course  in  Washington  University,  St.  Louis,  and  received 
from  that  institution  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  then  entered 
upon  the  practice  of  law  in  Chicago  where  he  maintains  an 
office  in  the  First  National  Bank  Building.  He  was  married 
August  25,  1909  to  Miss  Osie  Helen  Ritter  of  Chicago. 
PROF.  WILLIAM  F.  THRALL,  Ph.  D. 
One  of  the  many  successful  educators  among  McKendree 
alumni  is  Professor  William  Flint  Thrall  (A.  B.,  1901;  A. 
M.,  1902).  He  is  a  son  of  the  late  Dr.  L.  W.  Thrall,  a  pro- 
minent member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference,  and 
Mrs.  Edith  Flint  Thrall,  first  woman  graduate  of  McKen- 
dree. He  was  born  in  Ashley,  Illinois,  December  15,  1880, 
and  entered  McKendree  in  1896.  He  was  a  member  of  Mc- 
Kendree Glee  Club  for  three  years,  Plato  Quartette  one  year, 
and  was  co-author,  with  James  A.  Finch,  of  "Plato  Souvenir 
Catalog"  (1901).  After  graduation,  he  taught  school  in 
Arizona,  later  entering  high  school  work  in  Illinois.  He 
specialized  in   English  in   the  Universities  of  Illinois  and 


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PROFESSOR  THRALL 


Chicago  and  received  from 
the  latter  institution  two  ad- 
vanced degrees  (A.  M.,  191 1; 
Ph.  D.,  1920).  He  was  pro- 
fessor of  English  in  McKen- 
dree  from  1909  to  1920,  serving 
two  years  as  librarian  and  five 
years  as  registrar.  In  1920  he 
transferred  to  the  University 
of  North  Carolina,  where  he 
now  holds  the  rank  of  Profess- 
or. At  present  he  is  an  advisory 
editor  of'StudiesinPhilology", 
one  of  the  leading  technical 

magazines  in  its  iield.  To  this  journal  and  to  "Modern 
Philology"  and  the  "Manly  Anniversary  Studies  m  Philo- 
logy and  Literature"  he  has  contributed  several  technical 
papers  on  topics  drawn  from  his  field  of  special  study,  early 
Irish  literature  and  church  history.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
American  Association  of  University  Professors,  the  Medie- 
val Academy  of  America,  the  Modern  Language  Associa- 
tion, the  Modern  Humanities  Research  Association,  and  the 
National  Council  of  Teachers  of  English.  Last  year  he  was 
president  of  the  North  Carolina  Council  of  English  Teachers. 

In  1906  he  married  Miss  Enola  Keisling,  daughter  of  Rev. 
Willard  Keisling,  now  a  retired  member  of  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference.  Miss  Keisling,  before  her  graduation 
from  McKendree  in  1905,  was  an  active  member  of  Clio,  and 
since  her  marriage  beside  devoting  herself  to  her  home  has 
been  interested  in  musical  and  artistic  activities,  being  at 
present  a  member  of  the  A  Capella  choir  and  the  Art  Club 
in  Chapel  Hill.  She  and  her  husband  have  been  life-long 
members  of  the  Methodist  Church.  They  have  one  daughter, 
Rosalie,  who  has  attained  the  rank  of  Senior  in  the  Univer- 
sity and  who  won  her  Phi  Beta  Kappa  scholarship  key  in 
her  Junior  year.  At  present  she  is  employed  in  the  catalogu- 
ing department  in  the  University  Library,  and  after  com- 
pleting her  college  course  expects  to  specialize  in  library 
science. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1902 
REV.  J.  P.  CUMMINS 

Joyce  Peter  Cummins  was  born  at  Reevesville,  Illinois, 
October  7,  1875.  He  was  brought  up  on  a  farm.  He  entered 
McKendree  in  1896  and  graduated  in  June,  1902  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  Plato.  Later  he  pursued 
theological  courses  at  Evanston  and  Boston.  He  received  the 
degree  of  S.  T.  B.  from  Boston  University  School  of  Theo- 


logy. He  was  married  November  26,  1903  to  Ellen  E.  Up- 
church  of  Galatia,  Illinois.  They  have  three  children.  He  has 
been  continuously  employed  in  the  work  of  the  pastorate, 
tho  not  all  the  time  in  the  same  conference.  He  has  served 
in  Minnesota  and  Iowa,  but  for  many  years  he  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Illinois  Conference. 

MRS.  CARRIE  DAUSMAN  YARBROUGH 

Carrie  Dausmann  was  born  near  Lebanon,  January  21, 
1885.  She  was  educated  in  the  Lebanon  public  schools  and 
McKendree.  She  finished  the  music  course  and  graduated 
with  the  class  of  1902,  receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Music.  She  later  attended  the  Weltner  Conservatory  in  St. 
Louis  and  graduated  there  in  190';.  After  that  she  taught 
music  for  several  years  until  her  marriage  to  Mr.  S.  C.  Yar- 
brough  of  Corydon,  Kentucky.  They  live  at  Highwood, 
Illinois. 

MRS.  ETHEL  DOUGHERTY  DICKSON 

Ethel  E.  Dougherty  was  born  June  14,  1880,  at  Mound 
City,  Illinois.  She  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1897  and 
graduated  in  1902  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member 
of  the  Clionian  Society.  For  six  years  after  her  graduation 
she  taught  in  the  schools  of  her  home  town.  In  September 
1908  she  was  married  to  Mr.  William  A.  Dickson.  A  little 
later  they  moved  to  the  state  of  Oregon;  their  home  is  now 
in  the  city  of  Portland  where  they  are  both  engaged  in 
educational  work. 

MRS.  LULU  FARTHING  CHAMBERLIN 

Lulu  Mildred  Farthing  was  born  at  Odin,  Illinois,  July 
22,  1876.  She  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  the  fall  of 
1898  and  in  June,  1899,  she  graduated  from  the  music  depart- 
ment. She  then  continued  the  regular  college  course  and 
graduated  in  1902  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  She  was  the 
salutatorian  of  her  class.  She  was  a  very  active  member  of 
Clio.  She  was  the  winner  of  the  Bryan  Medal  in  1901  and 
also  of  the  Brown  Oratorical  prize  in  the  same  year.  She 
taught  in  the  public  schools  of  her  home  town  for  a  year  and 
in  November,  1903,  she  was  married  to  John  M.  Chamberlin 
of  the  class  of  1891.  They  have  three  children.  Their  home 
for  several  years  has  been  at  Mineral  Wells,  Texas. 
MRS.  CORA  GEDNEY  BERRY 

Cora  Florence  Gedney  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois, 
October  ii,  1883.  She  graduated  from  the  Lebanon  high 
school  and  entered  McKendree  in  1898.  She  graduated  in 
1902  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music.  She  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Clio.  She  was  married  February  14,  1911  to  Dr.  Roy 
C.  Berry  of  Harrisburg,  who  was  formerly  a  student  at  Mc- 
Kendree. For  many  years  their  home  has  been  in  Livingston, 


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Illinois,  where  Dr.  Berry  is  engaged  in  the  pnictice  of  medi- 
cine. Before  her  marriage  Mrs.  Berry  was  an  active  worker 
in  the  Methodist  Church. 

MRS.  MAE  HOBBS  BURGARD 
Mae  E.  Hobbs  was  born  in  Clinton  County,  Illinois,  May 
2j,  1880.  She  spent  the  greater  part  of  her  youth  in  Lebanon 
to  which  place  her  parents  moved  to  educate  their  children. 
She  was  first  enrolled  in  McKendree  in  1898.  She  took  a  part 
of  the  Literary  Course  and  completed  the  Music  Course, 
receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music  in  1902.  She  was 
married  July  3,  1905  to  Hugo  V.  Burgard  who  was  also  a 
student  in  McKendree  for  several  years.  They  have  one  son, 
Maynard  H.  Burgard.  Their  home  for  many  years  has  been 
in  Hollywood,  California,  where  Mr.  Burgard  is  engaged  m 
insurance   business.   She  was  a   Clio  and  belongs   to  the 

Methodist  Church. 

GRACE  MORRIS 

Grace  Morris,  youngest  daughter  of  John  and  Jane  Morris, 
was  born  in  Cornwall,  England.  While  still  a  child  she  came 
with  her  parents  to  America,  and  her  home  has  been  in 
Lebanon  nearly  ever  since.  After  completing  the  courses  in 
the  Music  department  of  McKendree,  both  vocal  and  instru- 
mental, she  graduated  in  June,  1902,  receiving  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Music.  She  is  popular  as  a  vocalist  and  has  given 
much  time  to  various  lines  of  music  since  her  graduation. 
She  teaches  piano  to  private  pupils.  Since  the  death  of  her 
parents  she  has  made  her  home  with  her  sisters  in  Lebanon. 
She  belongs  to  the  Methodist  Church,  and  is  Assistant 

Chorister. 

MRS.  AGNES  PFEFFER  GORDLEY 

Agnes  PfefFer  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois,  July  28,  1886. 
Her  father  was  several  times  Mayor  of  Lebanon.  She  grad- 
uated from  the  Music  Department  of  McKendree  in  1902, 
receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music.  Some  years  ago 
she  was  married  to  Mr.  W.  P.  Gordley  of  Beardstown.  Their 
home  is  in  that  city,  where  Mr.  Gordley  practices  law. 
REV.  CHARLES  L.  PETERSON,  D.  D. 

There  are  several  cases  in  McKendree's  history  where 
whole  families  are  McKendreans.  That  will  doubtless  be 
true  of  the  Peterson  family  as  soon  as  the  youngest  member 
has  finished  his  high  school  course.  Charles  Logan  Peterson, 
himself  a  preacher's  son,  had  already  decided  to  enter  the 
ministry  before  he  came  to  McKendree,  and  all  his  prepara- 
tion was  directed  to  that  end.  He  was  born  at  Sanburn, 
Illinois,  December  11,  1878.  After  receiving  his  preliminary 
education  he  came  to  McKendree  in  1898  and  graduated  in 
1902  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Twenty-one  years  later  his 
Alma  Mater  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  D.  D.  He 


THE  PETERSON  FAMILY 

joined  the  conference  in  the  same  year  that  he  graduated  and 
was  a  successful  pastor  from  the  very  start.  In  his  early  min- 
istry he  led  in  the  building  of  new  churches  at  Washington 
Street,  Alton,  and  at  East  Alton.  He  also  remodelled,  and 
almost  rebuilt,  the  church  at  Marissa.  He  has  been  pastor  of 
some  of  the  leading  churches  in  the  conference — as  Murphys- 
boro,  Mt.  Carmel,  and  Mt.  Vernon.  Since  1924  he  has  been 
superintendent  of  the  Mt.  Carmel  District.  He  was  a  dele- 
gate to  the  General  Conferences  of  1920  and  1924,  and  an 
alternate  in  1928.  During  the  World  War  he  was  a  member 
of  the  draft  board,  and  a  "Minute  Man"  in  the  Liberty 
Loan  drives.  He  is  President  of  the  Board  of  Hospitals  and 
Homes  in  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference,  and  has  been  a 
member  of  McKendree's  Joint  Board  for  the  last  twenty 
years.  He  has  had  an  active  part  in  every  campaign  for  raising 
money  that  has  been  put  on  for  the  college  in  all  those  years. 
He  has  also  served  on  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Wesley 
Foundation  at  the  University  of  Illinois  during  the  whole 
history  of  the  movement.  He  is  a  thirty-second  degree 
Mason,  an  Odd  Fellow,  and  a  member  of  Plato  in  McKendree. 
He  was  married  November  26,  1903  to  Miss  Phebe  Elsie 
Lewis  of  Lebanon.  Indeed  there  is  more  than  a  suspicion  that 
she  is  largely  responsible  for  Dr.  Peterson's  unusual  success 
m  the  ministry.  Her  mother  was  a  soldier's  widow  with  but 
Httle  financial  resources.  So  Phebe  partly  paid  her  own  way 
through  McKendree  by  teaching  music  and  kindergarten. 
She  completed  the  Music  Course  in  McKendree  in  189^ 
and  the  regular  college  course  in  1897,  receiving  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  She  then  pursued  graduate  courses  in  Beethoven 
Conservatory  of  Music  in  St.  Louis,  and  graduated  there  in 
1900.  For  years  she  was  a  very  active  worker  in  the  Lebanon 
Church.  When  she  became  a  pastor's  wife,  it  merely  enlarged 
the  sphere  of  her  activities.  She  has  been  the  inspiration  of 
the  musical  and  young  peoples'  activites  in  the  various  corn- 


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MC  KENDREE 


munities  where  she  has  hved.  She  has  been  for  ten  years 
Conference  Superintendent  of  the  Children's  work  m  W.  F. 
M.  S.  and  has  several  times  served  on  the  faculty  of  the 
McKendree  Epworth  League  Institute.  She  has  also  been 
prominent  in  the  field  of  musical  drama  and  opera.  For  church- 
es, women's  qlubs  and  other  organizations  she  has  directed  the 
presentation  of  "Queen  Esther",  "King  Saul",  "Elijah"  and 
''William  Tell".  But  with  all  these  extra  claims  on  her  time 
she  does  not  neglect  her  home  or  the  training  of  her  two  sons, 
Lewis  Vincent  and  Paul  Quayle.  The  elder  of  these  graduated 
from  McKendree  in  1927  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  And  hav- 
ing secured  the  McKendree  Scholarship  at  the  University  of 
Illinois,  he  is  pursuing  graduate  work  m  that  institution. 
At  McKendree  he  was  noted  for  the  number  of  extra-curri- 
cular activities  he  could  carry  on  and  still  maintain  good 
standing  in  his  classes.  He  has  been  president  of  Plato, 
President  of  Pi  Kappa  Delta,  President  of  the  Glee  Club, 
Editor m -Chief  of  The  McKendrean,  and  a  member  of  the 
"M"  Club,  of  the  Debate  Team,  and  of  the  McKendree 
Quartette.  He  was  active  in  dramatics  and  was  on  the  track 
team.  Notwithstanding  all  these  outside  activities,  he  gradu- 
ated as  one  of  the  honor  men  of  his  class. 

The  younger  brother,  Paul  Quayle,  is  now  a  sophomore  in 
the  Mt.  Vernon  High  School,  and  is  popular  among  his 
fellow-students.  He  was  president  of  the  Freshman  class. 
He  IS  now  a  cheer  leader  for  the  school,  is  on  the  track  team, 
and  is  a  member  of  the  editorial  staff  of  the  High  School 
annual.  As  soon  as  he  finishes  the  high  school  he  too  will  be 
a  McKendrean,  Uke  all  the  other  members  of  the  family. 
MRS.  EULALIA  WHITSON  PIERCY 
Eulalia  Whitson  was  born  in  Kinmundy,  Illinois,  Novem- 
ber 20,  1873.  She  is  the  daughter  of  L.  B.  and  Emelme  Whit- 
son who  are  both  natives  of  Illinois.  After  receiving  her  pre- 
]  iminary  education  in  the  pubhc  schools  and  Ewing  College, 
she  was  married  April  3,  1895  to  W.  Duff  Piercy  of  Mt. 
Vernon.  The  next  year  they  came  to  McKendree  together 
and  both  pursued  the  regular  classical  course.  He,  having 
had  more  preliminary  work  was  able  to  finish  the  course  one 
year  sooner.  Mrs.  Piercy  graduated  in  June,  1902,  receiving 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Liter- 
ary Society.  Since  graduation  she  has  been  largely  occupied 
with  home  duties  and  the  training  of  her  only  daughter, 
Helen  Whitson  Piercy,  who  was  born  in  1904. 
ROBERT  WALLIS,  D.  D.  S. 
Robert  WaUis  was  born  at  Centralia,  Illinois,  December 
31,  1879.  He  completed  the  high  school  course  at  Olney  and 
then  entered  McKendree.  He  graduated  in  the  class  of  1902 


receiving  the  degree  ot  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  Philo.  In 
1905  he  graduated  from  the  Dental  Department  of  Washing- 
ton University,  St.  Louis,  receiving  the  degree  of  D.  D  S. 
He  practiced  his  profession  a  few  years  in  Urbana,  Illinois, 
and  then  changed  his  location  to  Peoria,  where  he  is  now 
located.  He  was  married  some  years  ago.  He  belongs  to  the 
Masons,  the  Elks,  and  the  Modern  Woodmen.  He  also 
belongs  to  the  Illinois  State  Dental  Society,  and  served  for 
several  years  in  the  Illinois  National  Guard.  He  also  served 
m  the  Illinois  Infantry  during  the  Spanish- American  War. 

CHARLES  W.  BROWN 

Charles  Walter  Brown  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri, 
June  23,  1866.  He  is  a  son  of  Professor  Isaac  Hinton  Brown 
and  Mrs  Esther  L  .(Quin)  Brown,  who  were  both  native 
Americans.  He  was  educated  in  the  Edwardsville  High 
School  and  the  University  of  Missouri,  though  he  did  not 
graduate  at  the  latter.  He  received  the  honorary  degree  of 
A.  M.  from  McKendree  College  in  1902.  He  has  been  em- 
ployed for  many  years  in  Chicago  as  editor,  lecturer,  and 
author.  He  is  the  author  of  "Nathan  Hale",  "John  Paul 
Jones",  "Ethan  Allen",  and  a  number  of  other  books.  He 
has  written,  edited,  or  compiled  more  than  thirty  volumes. 
For  many  years  he  maintained  the  "Brown  Oratorical  Con- 
test" in  McKendree  College.  He  was  married  September  14, 
1904  to  Miss  Mary  N.  Matson,  daughter  of  Congressman 
C.  C.  Matson  of  Indiana. 

THEKLA  BERNAYS 

Thekla  Bernays  was  born  at  Highland,  Madison  County, 
Illinois,  sometime  in  the  fifties.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Dr. 
George  J.  and  Minna  (Doering)  Bernays,  and  a  younger  sister 
of  Dr.  A.  C.  Bernays,  the  famous  surgeon.  Her  ancestors 
were  both  French  and  German;  among  them  were  both 
Jewish  Rabbis  and  French  Huguenots.  The  family  moved  to 
Lebanon  in  1866  where  her  brother  and  later  she  herself  be- 
came students  in  McKendree.  But  immediately  after  the 
graduation  of  the  brother  the  family  moved  to  Heidelberg, 
Germany  where  he  pursued  a  medical  course  in  Heidelberg 
University.  Thus  Thekla  was  prevented  from  finishing  her 
course  at  McKendree,  but  was  known  as  an  efficient  student 
while  there.  She  was  an  active  member  of  the  Clionian  Liter- 
ary Society  and  was  twice  elected  president  of  that  organiza- 
tion. In  1902,  McKendree  conferred  upon  her  the  degree  of 
A.  M.  honoris  causa,  in  recognition  of  her  achievements  in 
literary  work  as  a  writer  for  various  papers  and  magazines. 
She  is  also  the  author  of  a  well-written  biography  of  her 
brother,  published  in  1912.  She  has  travelled  extensively  in 
Europe  and  other  parts  of  the  world,  and  is  a  hnguist  of  no 


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mean  attainments.  She  is  well  known  in  St.  Louis,  her  home 

city,  as  a  public  speaker  and  lecturer  before  various  literary 

organizations  and  culture  clubs.  She  now  lives  in  New  York 

City. 

REV.  JOTHAM  A.  SCARRITT,  D.  D. 

Jotham  All  Scarritt  was  born  in  Madison  County,  near 
the  present  site  of  Godfrey,  June  23,  1827.  He  was  a  younger 
brother  of  Nathan  Scarritt  who  graduated  from  McKendree 
in  1842,  also  of  Isaac  Scarritt  who  was  for  half  a  century  a 
member  of  the  Illinois  Conference.  His  father's  home  was 
headquarters  for  the- Methodist  Circuit  riders.  At  the  age 
of  twenty-two  he  was  licensed  to  preach  and  in  the  same 
year  was  married  to  Rebecca  Meldrum  who  was  his  life 
partner  for  fifty-six  years.  They  had  three  children.  Two  died 
in  infancy.  The  other,  Ada  V.,  became  the  wife  of  Hon. 
George  Parsons  of  Cairo.  Brother  Scarritt  was  admitted  on 
trial  in  the  Illinois  Conference  in  185 1.  As  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference  was  organized  the  next  year  he  became 
a  charter  member  of  it.  He  was  for  sixty-four  years  a  member. 
When  the  Conference  celebrated  its  semi-centennial  in  1902 
at  Fairfield,  he  delivered  the  address  of  the  occasion.  At  that 
time  he  was  the  only  one  of  the  original  members  still  in  the 
effective  relation.  He  was  for  a  full  half  century  a  member  of 
McKendree's  Joint  Board,  either  as  a  Conference  Visitor  or 
a  Trustee.  In  1902,  McKendree  conferred  upon  him  the 
degree  of  D.  D.  After  taking  the  retired  relation  in  1906,  he 
spent  the  remaining  ten  years  of  his  life  in  Alton,  and  from 
that  city  passed  to  the  Celestial  City,  February  28,  1916. 
THE  CLASS  OF  1903 
DR.  ANGUS  J.  BARTER 

Angus  J.  Barter  was  born  in  Williamson  County,  Illinois, 
March  21,  1875.  His  parents  were  William  and  Margaret 
Barter,  the  former  of  English  and  the  latter  of  Scotch  descent. 
He  grew  up  on  a  farm  and  after  receiving  his  early  education 
in  the  public  schools  entered  McKendree  in  September  1898. 
He  graduated  in  the  class  of  1903,  receiving  the  degree  of  A. 
B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He 
was  active  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  work  and  was  a  local  preacher 
in  the  Methodist  Church.  While  still  a  student  he  decided 
to  give  his  life  to  missionary  work  and  joined  the  student 
volunteer  band.  In  this  work  he  was  a  leader  as  well  as  in 
organizing  mission  study  classes  among  the  students.  After 
mature  deliberation  he  decided  to  become  a  medical  mission- 
ary, accordingly  he  entered  the  Medical  College  of  Wash- 
ington University,  St.  Louis  and  from  this  institution  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  M.  D.  in  1908.  In  October  of  the  same 
year  he  sailed  with  his  family  under  appointment  from  the 


Canadian  Methodist  Church  to  engage  in  missionary  work 
in  the  Orient.  He  was  located  at  Pen  Hsien,  West  China, 
where  for  many  years  he  engaged  in  the  work  of  a  medical 
missionary.  He  was  married  August  31,  1904  to  Miss  Kate 
R.  Gould  of  Mount  Carmel,  Illinois,  who  was  a  student  at 
McKendree  for  several  years. 

Dr.  Barter  has  written  some  very  interesting  letters  de- 
scribing his  work  and  the  people  among  whom  he  labors. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Order.  In  1924,  he  came 
home  on  a  furlough,  and  is  spending  a  few  years  in  the  home 
country  for  the  sake  of  educating  his  children. 
HAROLD  P.  BARNES 
Harrisburg,  Illinois  is  very  fortunate  in  having  for  one  of 
its  citizens  Harold  Phillips  Barnes,  lumber  merchant.  He  has 
supplied  the  material  for  sev- 
eral hundred  homes,  and  has 
contributed  to  the  develop- 
ment of  his  city  in  many 
ways.  Mr.  Barnes  entered  the 
lumber  business  following  his 
graduation  from  McKendree 
College  in  1903.  His  high 
school  training  was  obtained 
m  Harrisburg. 

During  the  World  War,  Mr. 
Barnes  served  as  Fuel  Ad- 
ministrator of  Saline  County. 
For  the  past  twenty  years,  he 
has  been  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  the  Harris- 
burg Township  High  School.  He  is  a  charter  member  of  the 
Rotary  Club,  and  a  thirty-second  degree  Scottish  Rite 
Mason.  While  in  McKendree,  he  was  a  Philo.  He  was  born 
in  Turner,  Maine  in  1880,  and  was  married  to  Miss  Gertrude 
Scott  in  1907.  Two  children,  Juliet  and  George  D.,  are  a 
result  of  the  union. 

Owner  of  the  Barnes  Lumber  Company,  Mr.  Barnes  is 
intensely  interested  in  the  conservation  of  forests.  He  is  a 
staunch  supporter  for  the  advancement  of  agriculture  and 
the  protection  of  wild  life,  and  is  at  present  devoting  con- 
siderable time  to  his  interests  in  agricultural  and  forest  lands 
in  Southern  Illinois.  He  firmly  believes  that  the  best  interests 
of  sound  government  are  assured  by  school  development. 
MRS.  ELSIE  BRADLEY  SAGER 
Elsie  May  Bradley  was  born  at  luka,  Illinois,  September 
13,  1881.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Rev.  W.  R.  and  Mary  L. 
Bradley,  who  are  both  native  Americans.  Her  father  has 
been  for  many  years  a  member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Con- 


HAROLD  BARNES 


ference.  She  graduated  from  the  Staunton,  lUinois  High 
School  as  salutatonan  of  the  class  of  1900.  She  entered  Mc- 
Kendree  in  the  fall  of  1901  and  graduated  in  June,  1903, 
receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music.  She  was  a  member 
of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society  and  of  one  of  the  Clio  quar- 
tettes. December  22,  1903,  she  was  married  to  Mr.  Jesse  B. 
Sager  of  Lebanon,  Illinois,  who  was  also  for  some  years  a 
student  at  McKendree,  and  then  secretary  of  the  Sager 
Hardware  Company  which  was  one  of  Lebanon's  oldest 
business  houses.  They  have  one  daughter,  Alice  Louise,  and 
one  son,  Richard.  Mrs.  Sager  is  a  member  of  the  Order  of 
the  Eastern  Star,  and  a  beneficiary  member  of  the  Royal 
Neighbors  of  America.  The  Sagers  now  live  in  St.  Louis. 
MRS.  FLOSSIE  BUNDY  ENSIGN 

Flossie  Bundy  was  born  at  Carterville,  Illinois,  December 
28,  1884.  She  IS  a  daughter  of  S.  H.  and  Sarah  (Carter)  Bundy. 
After  completing  the  high  school  course  in  her  home  town 
and  having  attended  Shurtleff  College  for  a  time,  she  entered 
McKendree  in  September  1902.  She  completed  the  course  in 
the  Department  of  Instrumental  Music  in  1903  and  received 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music.  She  was  a  member  of  the 
Clionian  Literary  Society.  For  two  years,  1906  to  1908,  she 
studied  music  in  Hanover,  Germany.  In  July,  1908,  she  was 
married  to  Newton  E.  Ensign  at  Oxford,  England.  They 
have  one  son,  Richard  Bundy  Ensign,  born  February  22, 
191 1.  For  many  years  past  their  home  has  been  in  Champaign, 
where  Professor  Ensign  is  employed  as  an  Instructor  in  the 
University  of  Illinois. 

MRS.  NELLIE  DARE  SKAGGS 

Nellie  E.  Dare  was  born  July  i,  1885  at  Lenzburg,  Illinois. 
She  entered  the  Music  Department  of  McKendree  in  March, 
1902  and  graduated  in  June,  1903  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor 
of  Music. 

She  taught  music  for  three  years  and  then  December  24, 
1906,  was  married  to  Dr.  C.  S.  Skaggs,  who  is  still  practicing 
his  profession  in  East  St.  Louis.  She  is  a  member  of  the  First 
Methodist  Church  of  East  St.  Louis  and  uses  her  musical 
talent  in  the  interest  of  the  church.  She  was  for  two  years 
organist  for  the  Plymouth  Congregational  church  in  her  home 
city,  and  was  a  charter  member  of  the  Schubert  Club,  a  mus^ 
ical  organization  of  East  St.  Louis. 

MRS.  MARY  FLINT  MORGAN 

Mary  F.  Flint  was  born  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois,  June  9, 
1881.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Rev.  Dr.  J.  W.  Flint,  a  prominent 
member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference,  and  Mrs. 
Minerva  E.  (Robertson)  Flint,  both  of  whom  are  native 
Americans.  She  entered  McKendree  in  September,  1899  and 


graduated  in  June,  1903,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  She  was 
a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  For  two  years 
after  her  graduation  she  was  a  teacher  occupying  a  position 
as  assistant  principal  of  the  Trenton  (Illinois)  high  school. 
June  26,  1906,  she  was  married  to  Mr.  E.  Lon  Morgan  of 
the  class  of  1904  at  McKendree.  They  have  two  daughters, 
Elizabeth  born  November  <;,  1908,  and  Esther,  born  May 
18,  1910.  She  and  her  husband  are  both  members  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  They  now  reside  at  Columbia, 
Missouri,  where  Professor  Morgan  has  a  position  in  the 
State  College  of  Agriculture. 

NELLIE  B.  GORRELL 
Nellie  B.  Gorrell  was  born  at  Newton,  Illinois,  but  when 
she  entered  McKendree  in  1898,  her  home  was  at  Louisville, 
where  her  father  was  editor  of  the  "Louisville  Republican." 
She  graduated  in  1903  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  She  was  a 
member  of  Clio.  After  teaching  some  years  she  took  a  special 
course  in  the  State  Normal  School  at  Normal,  Illinois,  and 
received  the  degree  of  B.  E.  from  that  institution.  She  has 
made  teaching  her  vocation.  She  is  also  an  accomplished 
musician  and  teacher  of  violin.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Meth' 
odist  Church  and  the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star. 

CAMERON  HARMON 

He  graduated  m  the  class  of  1903,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  A  sketch  of  his  life  will  appear  in  connection  with  the 
account  of  his  administration  as  president  of  McKendree. 
REV.  SILAS  H.  HOAR 

Silas  Hayes  Hoar  was  born  at  St.  Elmo,  Illinois,  October 
17,  1877.  He  is  a  son  of  Rev.  B.  A.  and  Lydia  A.  (Sapp) 
Hoar.  His  father  was  for  many  years  a  member  of  the  South- 
ern Illinois  Conference.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1899  and 
graduated  in  1903,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  licensed 
to  preach  in  1903  and  admitted  in  full  connection  into  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference  in  1907.  He  attended  Garrett 
Biblical  Institute  for  several  terms  and  while  a  student  there 
was  pastor  of  several  student  charges.  In  the  Southern  IlHnois 
Conference  he  served  a  number  of  charges.  In  1920  he  was 
transferred  to  the  Illinois  Conference  which  is  now  his  field 
of  labor.  He  was  married  September  19,  1905  to  Miss  Nelle 
DeWiers  of  Harrisburg,  who  was  a  teacher  in  the  City 
Schools  of  that  place.  They  have  four  children. 
ETHEL  E.  HORNER 

Ethel  Eugenia  Horner  was  born  July  2,  1887  in  Denver, 
Colorado,  but  she  was  reared  in  Lebanon  where  her  home 
has  been  for  the  most  of  her  life.  She  is  a  direct  descendant  of 
Nicholas,  Nathan,  and  Henry  Horner,  down  to  her  father 


Three  Hundred  and  Sev 


Roland  H.  Horner,  all  of  whom  have  in  some  way  been  con- 
nected with  McKendree  College.  She  was  a  student  in  Mc- 
Kendree  for  some  years  and  finished  the  Music  Course  in 
1903,  receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music.  She  was  a 
member  of  Clio.  After  many  years  of  teaching  by  utilizing 
summer  terms  and  credits  which  she  had  earned  in  the  Nor- 
mal schools,  she  finished  the  required  number  of  credits  to 
graduate  in  the  regular  course  in  McKendree,  which  she  did, 
receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1927.  She  has  been  for  some 
years  a  teacher  in  the  Hillsboro  High  School. 
MAGDALENA  MILLER 

Magdalena  Miller  was  born  near  Carmi,  White  County, 
Illinois,  November  20,  1884.  Her  father,  Leonard  Miller,  is  a 
native  of  White  County,  Illinois.  Her  mother,  Caroline 
(Wohlmeter)  Miller,  came  to  Illinois  from  Elsas,  Germany. 
She  entered  the  music  department  of  McKendree  College  in 
October,  1902.  She  had  already  had  considerable  musical 
training  and  therefore  was  able  to  graduate  in  June,  190J, 
with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music.  After  graduation,  she 
taught  music  for  two  years;  then  took  another  course  of  in- 
struction under  Professor  Arthur  Lieber  of  St.  Louis.  Since 
that  time  she  has  been  one  of  the  popular  music  teachers  of 
that  part  of  the  country.  She  is  an  active  member  of  the 
Evangelical  Church  of  Carmi,  of  which  she  is  pianist.  She  is 
also  a  teacher  in  the  Sunday  School.  She  belongs  to  the 
"Helping  Hand",  a  society  formed  for  aiding  the  poor,  is 
recording  secretary  of  the  W.  C.  T.  U.,  and  a  member  of  the 
Ben  Hur  Lodge. 

MRS.  MYRTLE  LOY  DANTE 

Myrtle  Thread  Loy  was  born  at  Clay  City,  Illinois,  No' 
vember  2,  1883.  She  entered  McKendree  in  1898  and  grad- 
uated in  1903,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member 
of  Clio.  She  was  married  September  17,  1907  to  Harris 
Dante,  at  Centralia,  where  her  father  was  at  that  time  pastor 
of  the  Methodist  Church.  Mr.  Dante  was  for  some  years 
editor  of  the  Piatt  County  Republican  at  Monticello,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Dante  has  devoted  much  time  to  the  study  of  the 
piano  and  pipe  organ,  and  uses  her  talent  wherever  practica- 
ble for  the  benefit  of  the  church  of  which  she  is  a  member. 
She  has  a  son  named  Harris  Loy  Dante. 

MRS.  EVA  OTWELL  KORTKAMP 

Eva  M.iud  Otwell  was  born  at  Plainview,  Illinois,  July 
27,  1879.  Her  father  is  a  direct  descendant  of  John  Alden 
and  Priscilla.  Her  parents  had  twelve  children  and  for 
twenty-six  years  had  one  or  more  children  in  McKendree  as 
students  continuously.  Eva  was  an  active  member  of  Clio. 
She  graduated  in   1903,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  She 


taught  school  for  several  years  and  then  on  June  30,  1908  she 
was  married  to  Alfred  Warren  Kortkamp  of  Alton,  who  later 
entered  the  ministry  of  the  "Pentecostal"  Church  and  he  is 
now  pastor  of  the  church  of  that  denomination  in  Alton. 
MRS.  MABEL  SHARP  COURTER 

Mabel  Alice  Sharp  was  born  at  Mt.  Carmel,  Illinois, 
November  23,  1880.  Her  father,  George  W.  Sharp,  was  an 
Englishman,  her  mother  a  native  American.  She  entered  Mc- 
Kendree in  September,  1897,  a"'^  graduated  in  June,  1903, 
with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian 
Literary  Society.  She  was  married  November  30,  190s  to 
Mr.  Clinton  E.  Courter.  Mrs.  Courier  claims  her  occupation 
as  "house-keeping"  and  regards  it  as  a  noble  calling.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  the  Order 
of  the  Eastern  Star. 

DR.  RALPH  S.  SABINE 

Ralph  Stottart  Sabine  was  born  at  Bridgeport,  Illinois, 
June  17, 1881.  His  parents.  Rev.  Chas.  W.  and  Mrs.  Rebecca 
Sabine,  were  both  American.  He  entered  McKendree  in 
1899  and  graduated  in  1903,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society,  and  also 
of  a  Plato  Quartette  of  long  standing,  which  even  to  the 
present  time  occasionally  gets  together  and  sings  the  old 
songs  at  college  re-unions.  The  other  members  of  the  quar- 
tette are  Messrs.  Van  Cleve,  Clucas,  and  Sager.  After  grad- 
uating at  McKendree,  Mr.  Sabine  took  a  medical  course  in 
the  St.  Louis  University  College  of  Medicine  and  received 
the  degree  of  M.  D.  from  that  institution.  After  a  year  as 
interne  in  the  city  hospital  of  St.  Louis,  he  began  the  prac- 
tice of  medicine  and  surgery  in  Murphysboro,  Illinois,  where 
he  is  now  located.  He  was  married  in  1908  to  Miss  Myrtle 
Stephens.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  the 
Knights  of  Pythias. 

REV.  CHARLES  H.  THRALL 
Charles  Haven  Thrall  was  born  at  Grayville,  Illinois, 
October  20,  1883.  His  parents  were  Rev.  L.  W.  Thrall  of  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference  and  Edith  (Flint)  Thrall,  both 
now  deceased.  He  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  1896 
and  graduated  in  1903,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  After  teaching 
m  the  public  schools  two  years,  he  entered  Garrett  Biblical 
Institute  and  graduated  in  1908  with  the  degree  of  S.  T.  B. 
He  was  then  for  two  years  Professor  of  Greek  and  Hebrew 
in  the  Central  Holiness  University  of  Oskaloosa,  Iowa.  From 
1910  to  1912  he  was  pastor  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  in  St.  Francisville,  Illinois.  He  joined  the  South- 
ern Illinois  Conference  in  1905  and  in  191 2  was  transferred 


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to  the  Illinois  Conference.  He  was  married  August  27,  190^ 
to  Miss  Gertrude  Gerking  of  Lebanon,  Illinois,  who  is  also 
a  graduate  of  McKendree.  They  have  one  son,  Robert.  He 
recently  led  an  important  church  building  enterprise  to  a  sue 
cessful  conclusion  at  Qumcy,  Illinois. 

GILBERT  H.  VAN  CLEVE 

Gilbert  Haven  Van  Cleve  was  horn  ,it  Staunton,  Illinois, 
December  15,  1880.  His  father.  Rev.  William  Van  Cleve, 
was  of  Dutch  ancestry  and  was  a  member  ot  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference.  His  mother,  Sarah  E.  Galloway,  was  of 
English  descent.  He  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1899 
and  graduated  m  June,  1902  with  the  degree  ot  A.  B.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was 
married  February  4,  1904  to  Miss  Mary  L.  Hale  of  Topeka, 
Kansas,  the  daughter  of  a  Methodist  minister.  They  have 
two  sons  and  one  daughter.  After  graduation,  he  taught  a 
year  at  Rantoul,  Illinois;  then  for  three  years  he  was  city 
manager  of  the  wholesale  hardware  company,  Hibbard, 
Spencer,  Bartlett  ii  Co.  of  Chicago.  Since  then  he  has  been 
a  dealer  in  stocks  and  bonds,  with  offices  in  Chicago.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Masonic  Order  and  the  "Elks". 
REV.  FRANK  O.  WILSON,  D.  D. 

Frank  Oscar  Wilson  was  born  near  Alma,  Marion  County, 
Illinois,  February  25,  1S75.  He  is  a  son  of  G.  C.  and  Mary  J. 
(Leckrone)  Wilson,  of  whom  the  former  is  of  English  and 
Scotch,  and  the  latter  of  English  and  Dutch  ancestry.  He 
entered  McKendree  in  1899  and  graduated  in  190J,  receiving 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  and  he  was  granted  the  degree  of  A.  M. 
on  examination  m  1904.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Literary  Society.  He  was  married  October  j,  1906  to  Miss 
Carrie  A.  Combes  of  Plamview,  Illinois. 

Mr.  Wilson  was  reared  on  a  farm,  taught  school  four 
years  before  attending  college,  joined  the  Methodist  church 
when  fifteen  years  of  age,  was  received  into  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference  on  probation  at  Fairfield  in  1902,  was  or- 
dained Deacon  by  Bishop  McCabe  and  Elder  by  Bishop 
Goodsell.  He  is  now  Superintendent  of  the  Olney  District 
of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference.  A  few  years  ago  Mc- 
Kendree conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  D.  D.  His  daugh- 
ter, Julia,  is  a  member  of  the  Centennial  Class  in  McKendree. 
THE  CLASS  OF  1904 
REV.  FRANCIS  M.  CALAME 

Francis  Marion  Calame  was  born  near  Alton,  Illinois, 
February  5,  1871,  and  died  in  Oklahoma,  January  29,  1911. 
His  parents  were  Zelim  Herculae  and  Lucinda  (Walker) 
Calame.  He  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm  and  after  attending 
the  public  schools,  came  to  McKendree  where  his  course  was 
much  broken  up  by  the  necessity  of  making  his  own  way.  He 


was  for  several  years  the  principal  j.initor  of  the  college  while 
at  the  same  time  a  student.  He  finished  theclassical  course  and 
received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1904.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  After  graduating  he  at  once  en- 
tered the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Church  in  the  Oklahoma 
Conference.  Here  he  labored  in  the  Master's  cause  for  the 
remainder  of  his  brief  career.  He  was  a  successful  pastor  and 
besides  the  ordinary  work  of  a  Methodist  preacher,  he 
carried  on  the  enterprise  of  building  a  new  church  at  Krem- 
lin, Oklahoma,  while  he  was  pastor  at  that  place.  He  was 
married  December  30,  1894  to  Mary  H.  Calame  who  with 
five  children  survive  him. 

REV.  MARSHALL  CAMPBELL 

Marshall  Campbell  was  born  in  Hamilton  County,  Illi- 
nois, October  6,  1878.  He  is  a  son  of  James  M.  and  Eliza  E. 
(Mitchell)  Campbell  who  are  both  natives  of  Illinois.  He 
entered  McKendree  September,  1899  and  graduated  in  June, 
1904,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  then  took  a  theolog- 
ical course  in  Garrett  Biblical  Institute  from  which  he  grad- 
uated in  May,  1908,  receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Divinity.  While  in  McKendree  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Rock 
River  Conference  of  the  M.  E.  Church  and  has  held  several 
pastorates  there.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen 
of  America.  He  was  married  July  21,  1908  to  Miss  Ethel 
Large  of  Longmont,  Colorado,  who  was  formerly  a  student 
in  McKendree.  They  have  a  son,  Wayne  R.  Campbell,  born 
April  17,  191 1.  Mr.  Campbell  died  of  the  influenza  in  the 
great  epidemic  of  1917. 

PROF,  EUGENE  CORRIE 

Eugene  Come  was  born  in  Lancaster,  Illinois,  March  10, 
1883.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1900  and  graduated  in  1904, 
with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian 
Society.  He  represented  McKendree  in  athletics  as  a  member 
of  the  foot  ball,  track,  and  tennis  teams.  Since  his  graduation 
Mr.  Corrie  has  had  a  varied  experience.  He  was  instructor 
in  Bradley  Polytechnic  for  three  years.  He  has  held  a  position 
with  the  National  Biscuit  Company,  and  for  many  years 
past  has  been  instructor  in  Geology  and  Mathematics  in  the 
Butte,  Montana  High  School.  He  has  also  had  vacation 
employment  in  such  enterprises  as  the  Virginia  State  Geo' 
logical  Survey,  and  was  Geologist  for  the  Golden  Surprise 
Mining  Company.  He  has  also  done  summer  study  in  the 
University  of  Chicago  and  University  of  California. 
GILBERT  R.  FLINT 

Gilbert  Roy  Flint  was  born  in  Chester,  Illinois,  January 
21,  1883.  He  entered  McKendree  in  September,  1900  and 


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graduated  in  1904,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Platonian  Society  to  which  his  father  had  belonged 
before  him.  He  was  married  June  34,  1908  to  Margaret  Stein. 
They  have  four  children.  Mr.  Flint's  occupation  since  his 
graduation  has  been  characterized  by  great  variety.  He  taught 
school;  worked  in  the  silver  mines  of  Idaho;  was  chief  clerk 
in  one  of  the  offices  of  the  Mobile  and  Ohio  Railroad;  was 
car  inspector  for  the  same  railroad;  spent  a  few  years  in  the 
insurance  business  in  Murphysboro;  and  now  is  a  travelling 
salesman  with  his  residence  at  Fairfield,  Illinois. 
EARL  W.  DONOHO 

Earl  WiUoughby  Donoho  was  born  at  Storm  Lake,  Iowa. 
Later  his  parents  moved  to  Troy,  Illinois,  where  his  youth 
was  spent  and  where  his  mother,  then  a  widow  lived  while 
he  was  a  student  in  McKendree.  He  entered  college  in 
September,  1900  and  graduated  in  1904,  receiving  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society. 
He  took  a  course  in  engineering  at  the  University  of  Illinois, 
and  received  from  that  institution  the  degree  B.  S.  in  igo8- 
He  is  married  and  lives  in  Chicago,  where  he  is  city  repre- 
sentative for  the  Hot  Point  Electric  Heating  Company. 
MRS.  BLANCHE  FOX  WYNN 

Blanche  Fox  was  born  at  Palestine,  Illinois,  February  23, 
1883,.  She  entered  the  Music  Department  of  McKendree 
College  in  1902  and  graduated  in  1904,  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Music.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Liter- 
ary Society  and  a  member  of  one  of  the  Clio  Quartettes. 
For  some  years  after  her  graduation  she  made  her  home  with 
her  aunt,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Woodworth,  of  Palestine  and  then 
she  was  married  to  Fred  Wynn.  Her  home  is  still  m  Palestine. 
MRS.  MAE  HUSSONG  RITCHER 

Mary  Mae  Hussong  was  born  near  Alhambra,  Madison 
County,  Illinois,  February  29,  1880.  She  is  the  youngest 
daughter  of  George  J.  and  Mary  M.  (Rosson)  Hussong.  She 
is  one  of  a  large  family  of  children,  several  of  whom  were 
students  in  McKendree  but  no  others  received  a  degree- 
Her  father  died  April  17,  1896.  In  1897  the  family  moved 
to  Lebanon,  where  Mae  attended  the  Lebanon  High  School 
and  graduated  as  valedictorian  of  the  class  of  1899.  The 
same  year  she  entered  McKendree,  and  after  completing  the 
classical  course,  she  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1904. 
She  was  an  active  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society. 
After  leaving  McKendree  she  engaged  in  the  profession  of 
teaching  and  taught  continuously  in  various  grades,  in  the 
schools  of  St.  Clair  County,  for  eight  years.  August  14, 
1912,  she  was  married  to  Prof.  George  C.  Ritcher,  instructor 
in  Mathematics  and  Manual  Training  in  the  Alton  High 


School.  Their  home  at  present  is  in  Alton,  Illinois.  They 
have  one  son.  Mrs.  Ritcher  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church  since  1897,  ^nd  was  for  years  a  very 
successful  Sunday  School  worker. 

PROF.  E.  LON  MORGAN 

E.  Lon  Morgan  was  born  at  Bone  Gap,  Illinois,  August 
22,  1879.  His  parents  were  A.  T.  and  Rosina  (Smith)  Mor- 
gan, both  American.  After  completing  the  home  schools  and 
several  terms  at  the  collegiate  institute  at  Albion,  Illinois, 
he  entered  McKendree  in  the  spring  term  of  1901.  He  grad- 
uated in  1904,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  In  1912,  he  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  the  University  of  Wiscon- 
sin after  doing  two  years  of  graduate  work  in  the  department 
of  Agricultural  Economics.  While  in  McKendree  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  After  his  gradua- 
tion he  was  for  four  years  secretary  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  of 
Ford  County,  lUinois.  Then  for  two  years  he  was  State 
Department  Secretary  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  for  the  State  of 
Kansas.  During  the  summer  of  1912  he  was  employed  as 
lecturer  for  the  National  Lincoln  Chautauqua  System.  He 
delivered  addresses  at  one  hundred  and  twenty  Chautauquas 
in  seven  different  states.  Two  of  his  most  popular  lectures 
are  "Conservation  of  the  People  and  the  Rural  Community" 
and  "Conservation  of  the  Soil  and  Corn  Culture".  In  191  j, 
he  was  elected  to  a  position  in  the  State  Agricultural  College 
at  Amherst,  Massachusetts,  in  charge  of  the  department  of 
Applied  Sociology.  For  several  years  he  has  held  a  similar 
position  in  the  University  of  Missouri.  He  was  married 
June  26,  1906  to  Miss  Mary  F.  Flint,  also  a  graduate  of 
McKendree.  See  class  of  190J. 

ALEXANDER  W.  MORRISS,  Jr. 

Alexander  William  Morriss,  Jr.,  was  born  in  the  year 
1885  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  He  is  of  English  descent,  his 
father,  Alex  W.  Morriss  having  been  born  in  London,  Eng- 
land, and  his  mother,  Julia  (Burton)  Morriss,  in  Montreal, 
Canada.  His  parents  moved  to  Lebanon  when  he  was  a  small 
child  and  that  place  was  his  home  until  he  had  completed 
his  education  and  gone  into  business.  He  entered  McKendree 
in  1899  and  graduated  in  1904,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He 
then  spent  a  year  in  Princeton  University  and  received  a 
degree  from  that  institution.  While  in  McKendree  he  was 
a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  is  now  a 
member  of  the  firm  known  as  the  Morriss  Realty  Company, 
which  is  engaged  in  real  estate  and  general  construction 
business  in  Granite  City,  Illinois.  He  belongs  to  the  Granite 
City  Lodge  of  the  B.  P. O.E.  He  was  married  March  19, 191 J  to 
Miss  Sarah  Brown  of  St.  Louis.  They  have  three  children. 


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MRS.  FLORENCE  REINHARDT  NICHOLS 
Florence  Remhardt  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois  m  1885. 
She  IS  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Reinhardt  who 
have  long  been  well-known  citizens  of  Lebanon.  She  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Lebanon  and  in  McKendree 
College.  She  graduated  from  the  Music  Department  in  1904, 
receiving  the  degree  of  B.  M.  She  then  entered  the  Perry 
School  of  Oratory  and  Dramatic  Art  of  St.  Louis,  from  which 
she  graduated  in  1906.  While  m  McKendree  she  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  She  was  married  April 
22,  1909  to  Dr.  Claude  Nichols,  who  was  also  for  some 
years  a  student  m  McKendree.  They  now  reside  at  El  Paso, 
Illinois,  where  Dr.  Nichols  is  practicing  medicine. 
FLORENCE  E.  SCHMALE 
Florence  Emilie  Schmale  was  horn  at  Hamel,  Illinios, 
March  3,  1885.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Rev.  Ernst  F.  Schmale 
who  was  for  many  years  pastor  of  the  Evangelical  Church 
at  Trenton,  Illinois.  She  graduated  in  1904,  with  the  first 
honors  of  her  class.  She  was  a  member  of  Clio.  After  her 
graduation  she  studied  music  for  three  years  and  then  after 
teaching  several  years  in  the  high  schools  of  Trenton  and 
CoUinsville,  she  took  a  post-graduate  course  m  Chicago  Uni- 
versity. She  has  been  for  a  number  of  years  teacher  of  English 
in  the  East  St.  Louis  High  School.  She  spent  the  summer  of 
1927  travelling  in  Europe. 

MRS.  FAITH  WATTS  HERSHEY 
Faith  Watts  was  born  m  Lawrence  County,  Illinois,  April 
II,  1885.  She  is  the  youngest  daughter  of  David  A.  and  Mary 
A.  (Greer)  Watts.  Her  father  was  a  native  of  Illinois  and  her 
mother  of  Ohio.  Having  completed  the  course  of  the  Lebanon 
High  School,  she  entered  the  Music  Department  of  McKen- 
dree and  completed  the  course  in  1904,  receiving  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Music.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian 
Literary  Society.  She  taught  piano  to  private  pupils  in 
Lebanon  and  East  St.  Louis  for  several  years.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and  while  in  Lebanon 
was  a  leader  in  Epworth  League  work.  In  June  1909,  she  was 
married  to  Mr.  Frank  Hershey,  who  was  also  a  student  in 
McKendree  for  a  time.  They  went  to  Miles  City,  Montana, 
where  Mr.  Hershey  engaged  in  mercantile  business.  They 
still  live  in  the  far  west. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1905 
CHARLES  C.  BALDWIN 
Charles  Claude  Baldwin  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Irving- 
ton,  Illinois,  September  5,  1880.  His  parents  are  Richard  D. 
and  Mary  E.  (Kerr)  Baldwin,  who  are  both  Americans.  He 
entered  McKendree  in  September  1898  and  graduated  in 


1905,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Philosophian  Literary  Society.  After  graduation  he  spent  a 
year  in  the  west.  He  travelled  as  representative  of  an  eastern 
publishing  company,  in  Colorado,  New  Mexico,  Arizona, 
and  other  western  states.  He  was  principal  of  the  Irvington 
public  schools  for  two  years.  He  then  engaged  in  various 
commercial  enterprises  for  several  years.  He  was  for  years 
manager  of  the  Centralia  Traction  Company,  of  which  he 
was  one  of  the  directors  and  secretary  of  the  company.  He 
resides  in  Nashville,  Illinois. 

PROF.  DAVID  G.  CALVERT 

David  Greenlee  Calvert  was  born  June  10,  1880,  near 
Newton,  Illinois.  He  was  a  son  of  Rev.  Greenlee  Calvert  of 
the  Southern  Illinois  Conference.  He  entered  McKendree  in 
the  fall  of  1899  and  graduated  in  June,  1905,  with  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  Plato.  The  next  year  after  his 
graduation  he  began  teaching  in  high  school  and  continued 
this  line  of  work  without  a  cessation  until  the  time  of  his 
death,  which  occurred  while  he  was  still  a  young  man  in 
1922.  He  was  married  February  25,  191 1  to  Miss  Pheonia 
Wilson  of  Thebes,  Illinois,  who  was  a  teacher  in  the  schools 
of  Odin,  Illinois  when  he  was  superintendent  there.  She 
with  one  son  survives  her  husband. 

DORA  D.  DOUGHERTY 

See  Mrs.  W.  C.  Pfetfer,  class  of  1901. 

PROF.  NEWTON  E.  ENSIGN 

Newton  Edward  Ensign  was  born  at  Altamont,  Illinois, 
June  3,  1882.  He  is  a  son  of  F.  D.  and  Jennie  (Young)  Ensign, 
both  of  whose  ancesters  were  American  as  far  back  as  known. 
He  became  a  student  in  McKendree  in  September,  1901  and 
graduated  in  June,  1905,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  The  same 
year  of  his  graduation  he  was  assigned  to  one  of  the  Rhodes 
Scholarships  in  Oxford  University  by  the  Rhodes  Scholar' 
ship  Committee  for  the  state  of  Illinois.  After  spending  the 
ensuing  three  years  in  Oxford  University,  he  received  the 
degree  of  B.  A.  in  Mathematics  from  that  institution  in  1908. 
He  then  took  a  course  in  Civil  Engineering  in  the  University 
of  Illinois  and  received  the  degree  of  B.  S.  from  that  univer' 
sity  in  191 1.  He  was  Instructor  in  Mathematics  in  the  Acad- 
emy of  the  University  of  Illinois  1909-1910,  and  Instructor 
in  Theoretical  and  Applied  Mathematics  in  the  University 
from  1910  to  the  present  time.  He  was  married  July  25-,  1908 
at  Oxford,  England  to  Miss  Flossie  Bundy,  who  was  his 
fellow  student  at  McKendree.  They  have  one  son,  Richard 
Bundy  Ensign,  born  February  22,  191 1. 

ENOLA  L.  KEISLING,  B.  S. 
See  Mrs.  W.  F.  Thrall,  class  of  1901. 


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EDWARD  D.  KREHBIEL 
Edward  David  Krehbiel  was  born  at  Summerfield,  Illinois, 
January  26,  1883.  His  parents  were  Rev.  Jacob  E.  and 
Kathrine  (Ruth)  Krehbiel.  They  were  both  German.  He 
entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1898  and  graduated  in 
June,  1905,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  was  a  leader  in 
college  circles,  both  literary  and  athletic.  He  won  the  Bryan 
Medal  in  1902  and  the  Brown  Oratorical  prize  in  1905.  He 
was  a  star  player  in  foot-ball,  base-ball  and  tennis.  From 
September,  1905  to  191 1,  he  was  engaged  in  the  real  estate 
business  in  St.  Louis,  being  connected  with  the  John  S. 
Blake  and  Brother  Realty  Company.  At  that  time  failing 
health  made  it  necessary  to  seek  a  change  of  climate.  He 
went  to  Reedley,  Cahfornia,  but  the  hoped  for  recovery  was 
not  destined  to  be  reahzed.  The  disease,  tuberculosis,  made 
steady  progress  until  his  death,  June  14,  191?,.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Mennonite  Church. 

LEWIS  McDonald 

Lewis  McDonald  was  born  at  Brownstown,  Illinois,  OctC' 
ber  19,  1884.  He  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1900  and 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1905,  with  the  first  honors  of  his 
class,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Society.  He  entered  the  Engineering  School  of  the 
University  of  Illinois  where  he  completed  a  course  in  Civil 
Engineering  in  1908.  For  two  years  he  taught  in  the  Engineer- 
ing School  of  the  University,  and  then  secured  a  position  in 
the  Engineering  Department  of  the  Chicago  Bridge  and  Iron 
Works.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Bethany  Union  Church  of 

Chicago. 

REV.  HAROLD  L.  THRALL 

Harold  Leonidas  Thrall  was  born  at  Metropolis,  Illinois, 
November  ij,  1885.  His  parents  were  Rev.  L.  W.  Thrall  of 
the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  and  Edith  (Flint)  Thrall, 
both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Illinois.  Among  their  ances- 
tors were  both  Scotch  and  English.  He  entered  McKendree 
College  in  the  fall  of  1899  and  graduated  in  1905,  receiving 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  After  teaching  a  year  he  entered  Garrett 
Biblical  Institute.  There  he  completed  his  theological  course 
and  received  the  degree  of  S.  T.  B.  in  190Q.  While  he  was  in 
McKendree  he  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Society. 
In  1907  he  joined  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  and  was 
received  into  full  membership  in  1909.  He  was  pastor  at 
Noble,  Illinois  for  two  years  and  in  191 1  he  was  transferred 
to  the  Illinois  Conference  and  has  since  been  pastor  of 
various  charges  in  that  Conference.  He  was  married  May  9, 
1911  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Schreiher  of  Chicago. 


PROF,  ALBERT  E.  STEVENSON 
Albert  Eldon  Stevenson  was  born  at  Brownstown,  Illinois, 
October  29,  1876.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1900  and  grad- 
uated in  1905,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Platonian  Society.  In  June,  1905  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Marcia  Hanson,  who  was  also  for  several  years  a  student  in 
McKendree.  They  have  two  children,  Helen  Maurine  and 
Maurice  H.  Mr.  Stevenson  went  west  the  following  year 
and  has  been  engaged  in  educational  work  in  Colorado  and 
Nebraska  for  many  years.  He  has  also  been  active  in  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  and  Boy  Scout  work.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church  and  of  the  Oddfellows  Lodge. 
EDWARD  WALLIS 
Edward  Wallis  was  born  at  Olney,  Illinois,  August  4, 
1881.  His  parents  were  Rev.  William  and  Eva  (Hain)  Wallis. 
His  father  was  a  native  of  Ireland  but  brought  up  chiefly  in 
Illinois  and  was  for  many  years  a  member  of  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference.  Edward  was  the  youngest  of  five  chil- 
dren. After  being  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  the 
Olney  High  School,  he  entered  McKendree  and  graduated 
m  the  class  of  1905,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  Soon  after 
graduation  he  began  the  study  of  dentistry  and  graduated 
from  the  College  of  Dentistry  of  Washington  University, 
St.  Louis,  in  1908.  He  practiced  his  profession  for  some  time 
in  Centralia,  and  later  at  Monmouth,  Illinois;  but  at  last 
was  compelled  to  give  up  all  professional  work  on  account 
of  ill  health.  He  lived  for  a  time  in  San  Antonio,  Texas,  and 
then  in  Los  Angeles,  California,  where  he,  to  some  extent, 
recovered  his  health  in  the  salubrious  climate  of  that  region. 
He  has  been  practicing  dentistry  for  some  years  in  Chicago. 
More  recently  he  has  been  working  with  his  brother,  Dr. 
Marshall  Wallis,  of  Houston,  Texas. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1906 
MRS.  GERTRUDE  BEEDLE  SNODGRASS 
Gertrude  Beedle  was  born  near  O'Fallon,  Illinois,  May 
2j,   1887.  Her  parents  are  Walter  and  Cynthia  (Begole) 
Beedle,  both  of  English  descent.  She  entered  the  Music 
Department  of  McKendree  in  1904,  and  after  completing 
the  course,  received  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music  in  1906. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  She  resided  with  her 
parents  near  O'Fallon,  Illinois,  until  her  marriage  to  Mr. 
Snodgrass.  They  now  live  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri. 
MRS.  MYRTLE  DUNCAN  BLANCK 
Myrtle  Idell  Duncan  was  born  at  Odin,  Illinois,  October 
27,  1884.  Her  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  S.  Duncan,  were 
natives  of  Illinois,  but  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  She  came  with 


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her  parents  to  Leb;:ncn  when  only  a  small  child  and  after 
passing  through  the  Lebanon  public  schools  she  became  a 
student  m  McKendree  m  September,  igoo,  and  graduated  in 
June,  igc6,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  One  year  of  that 
period  she  was  out  of  school.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clio- 
nian  Literary  Society.  She  was  married  November  24,  1906, 
to  Dr.  Walter  H.  Blanck  of  Lebanon,  who  was  also  a  student 
in  McKendree  for  several  years.  They  have  one  son,  Walter 
Duncan  Blanck.  Their  heme  is  in  Lebanon  where  Dr  Blanck 
practices  his  profession  of  dentistry.  Mrs.  Blanck  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  She  is  also  active  in  various 
lines  of  community  work,  such  as  the  Woman's  Club  and 

the  Red  Cross. 

CHARLES  E.  COMBE 

Charles  Emile  Combe  was  born  May  23,  1885  at  High- 
land, Illinois.  His  father,  Louis  Combe,  was  of  Swiss  nation- 
ality; his  mother,  Marie  E.  Rogier,  was  French.  After  attend- 
ing the  schools  of  his  native  place,  he  entered  McKendree  in 
September,  1901.  After  completing  the  classical  course,  he 
graduated  in  1906.  After  leaving  McKendree,  he  took  a  law 
course  in  the  University  of  Michigan,  receiving  the  degree 
LL.  B.,  June  3,0,  1910.  He  then  practiced  law  for  a  year  at 
Des  Moines,  Iowa,  and  since  that  time  at  Harrisburg,  Illinois. 
While  in  McKendree  he  was  a  Philo.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  Fraternity,  the  Order  of  Elks,  and  the  Modern 
Woodmen  of  America. 

ROBERT  E.  CHOISSER 

Robert  Edmond  Choisser  was  born  at  Harrisburg,  Illinois 
in  1882.  His  father  William  V.  Choisser,  graduated  from  Mc- 
Kendree in  the  class  of  1S74.  Robert  graduated  from  the 
high  school  in  his  home  town  and  then  entered  McKendree 
m  igo2.  He  graduated  in  the  class  of  1906,  receiving  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philo  Society. 
After  his  graduation  he  read  law  in  his  father's  office  for 
three  years  and  was  then  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1909.  Dur- 
ing the  years  since  he  has  been  practicing  law  in  Harrisburg. 
PROF.  NORMAN  B.  DEE 

Norman  Bliss  Dee  was  born  at  Kinmundy,  Illinois,  Decem- 
ber 19,  1886.  His  parents  are  Rev.  James  G.  and  Fanny 
(Norman)  Dee.  His  father  is  a  retired  member  of  the  South- 
ern Illinois  Conference  and  lives  at  Lebanon.  Mr.  Dee  grad- 
uated from  McKendree  in  1906  as  valedictorian  of  his  class, 
receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  also  received  the  same  degree 
from  Harvard  in  1911,  and  A.  M.  from  Washington  Uni- 
versity in  1925.  At  McKendree  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Platonian  Society.  At  Harvard  he  belonged  to  The  Trident 
and  Pi  Eta,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Glee  Club. 


PROFESSOR  DEE 


In  igii  he  was  appointed  by 
the  Foreign  Missionary  Board 
of  the  Methodist  Church  to 
teach  English  in  the  North 
American  Academy  at  Monte 
Video,  Uraguay,  South 
America.  In  August  of  that 
year  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Loubelle  Jolly  of  Collinsville. 
Soon  after  the  wedding  they 
sailed  for  Monte  Video,  go 
ing  by  way  of  London.  After 
tour  years  in  the  Missionary 
work.  It  was  found  that  the 

climate  did  not  agree  with  Mrs.  Dee's  health,  so  they  de- 
cided to  come  back  to  the  United  States.  Mr.  Dee's  experi- 
ence in  South  America  was  an  excellent  preparation  for 
teaching  the  Spanish  language,  and  he  was  employed  for 
that  work  by  the  Central  High  School  m  St.  Louis.  He  con- 
tinued in  this  position  for  ten  years.  For  the  last  two  years 
he  has  been  Professor  of  Foreign  Languages  in  Harris 
Teachers'  College  in  St.  Louis.  True  to  his  training  in  the 
Methodist  parsonage,  he  is  active  m  the  work  of  the  church. 
He  has  for  some  years  been  superintendent  of  the  Sunday 
School  at  Grace  Church  in  St.  Louis.  He  has  a  son,  William 
Louis,  and  a  daughter.  Norma  Belle. 

MRS,  CELIA  FARMER  WEBER 
Celia  Albm  Farmer  was  born  in  St.  Clair  County,  Illinois, 
March  10,  1883.  She  is  the  eldest  daughter  of  Rev.  Z.  J.  and 
Celia  L.  Farmer,  who  are  both  native  Americans.  She  first 
became  a  student  in  McKendree  m  September,  1901  and 
graduated  in  June,  1906,  receiving  the  degrees  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts  and  Bachelor  of  Music  at  the  same  time.  She  was  a 
member  of  the  Clionian  Literary  Society.  After  her  gradua- 
tion she  taught  in  the  Collinsville  high  school  for  two  years, 
and  in  the  Township  high  school  of  Collinsville  for  one  year. 
She  was  married  at  Collinsville,  Illinois,  March  23,  1910  to 
Dr.  A.  L.  Weber.  They  went  to  Cucamonga,  California, 
where  Dr.  Weber  is  still  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine. 
They  are  both  Methodists.  Mrs.  Weber  died  a  few  years 
ago,  leaving  a  son  Paul  Edward,  who  was  born  April  2,  i9r3, 
HAROLD  F.  HECKER 
St.  Louis  has  a  number  of  successful  business  and  pro- 
fessional men  who  were  born  and  reared  in  St.  Clair  County. 
Harold  Frederick  Hecker,  Attorney-at-Law,  belongs  to  this 
group.  He  is  a  grandson  of  the  well-known  German  patriot. 
Colonel  Frederick  Hecker,  after  whom  the  Hecker  post  of 


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<^:^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^S^ 


the  G.  A.  R.  at  Belleville,  was  named.  Ckslonel  Meeker  came 
to  America  after  the  failure  of  the  revolutionary  movement 
of  1848,  and  adopted  the  free  America  as  his  country.  He 
settled  near  Summerfield  and  his  home  was  noted  far  and 
near  for  its  all-inclusive  hospitality  as  hundreds  of  people  of 
all  classes  came  to  pay  their  respects  to  this  revolutionist 
and  philosopher.  Cblonel  Hecker  died  March  24,  1881  and 
his  funeral  was  said  to  be  the  largest  ever  held  in  St.  Clair 
County,  with  delegations  from  a  dozen  different  states. 

Arthur  Hecker,  a  son  of  this  patriot,  who  came  to  America 
with  his  father  at  the  age  of  seven,  married  Maria  Eisen- 
mayer,  who  was  also  a  member  of  a  prominent  German- 
American  family.  Their  daughter  Estella  became  the  wife  of 
Albert  Lincoln  Berger,  now  of  Kansas  City.  They  became 
acquainted  while  both  were  students  in  McKendree. 

Harold  Frederick,  the  son  of  Arthur  Hecker,  was  born 
near  Summeriield,  December  19,  1886.  After  finishing  the 
public  schools  he  entered  McKendree  and  became  a  member 
of  Philo  Society.  He  graduated  in  the  class  of  1906,  receiving 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  then  entered  the  Law  School  of  the 
University  of  Chicago,  and  graduated  from  that  institution 
in  1909  with  the  degree  of  J.  D.  Soon  after  that  he  began 
the  practice  of  law  in  St.  Louis 
and  is  now  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Leahy,  Saunders  and 
Walther,  of  that  city.  He  was 
married  September  5,  19 14  to 
Miss  Leona  Sprake.  They  have 
four  children.  Mr.  Hecker  is 
a  member  of  the  Delta  Chi 
Fraternity;  of  the  St.  Louis, 
the  Missouri,  and  the  Amer- 
ican Bar  Associations;  and  of 
the  City  Club.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
H.  F.  HECKER  tees  of  McKendree  College. 

JOSEPHINE  HUECKEL 
Josephine  Hueckel  was  born  September  19,  1887  at  Casey, 
ville,  Illinois.  She  entered  McKendree  in  1904  and  graduated 
from  the  Music  Department  in  1906,  receiving  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Music.  She  was  a  member  of  Clio.  Her  home 
is  still  in  Caseyville,  tho  she  has  been  teaching  music  m 
her  own  community  and  also  in  East  St.  Louis  through  all 
the  years  since  her  graduation.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church  and  very  active  in  the  various  lines  of 
church  work  in  her  home  town. 


MRS.  GRACE  ISDELL  GARRETT 
Grace  Isdell  was  born  at  Lawrenceburg,  Indiana  in  the 
year  1886.  Her  father,  L.  S.  Isdell  was  of  Scotch  descent,  and 
her  mother,  Julia  A.  (Webster)  Isdell,  of  French  and  German 
ancestry.  Miss  Isdell's  youthful  days  were  spent  at  Flora, 
Illinois  where  she  graduated  from  the  high  school.  Later  she 
entered  McKendree  and  after  completing  the  required 
courses,  received  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music  in  1906. 
She  was  married  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  November  26,  1907  to 
Richard  Lee  Garrett.  They  made  their  home  in  the  state  of 
Texas  where  Mr.  Garrett's  business  interests  were  located. 
They  later  moved  to  Chicago. 

JUDGE  CHARLES  H.  MILLER 
Charles  Herbert  Miller  was  born  at  Cobden,  lUinios, 
August  26,  1884.  After  graduating  from  the  Cobden  high 
school  he  entered  McKendree  College  and  after  completing 
the  classical  course  he  graduated  in  the  class  of  1906,  receiv- 
ing the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian 
Society.  He  won  the  Brown  Oratorical  prize  in  1906.  After 
leaving  McKendree,  he  took  a  law  course  at  Harvard  and 
then  located  in  Benton,  Illinois  for  the  practice  of  law.  He 
is  married  and  has  several  children.  He  is  now  in  his  second 
term  as  circuit  judge.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  a  Mason  and  a  Shriner.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  McKendree.  It  has  fallen  to  him  to  pre- 
side over  a  number  of  important  cases  in  the  Illinois  Courts, 
as  the  trial  of  several  of  the  infamous  "Birger  gangsters". 
In  fact  it  became  his  duty  to  pronounce  sentence  upon  the 
leader  of  the  gang. 

EUGENE  MILLER 
Eugene  Miller  carried  a  boy's  name,  but  that  was  only 
because  her  fither  had  no  son.  She  was  born  at  Willard, 
Illinois,  where  her  father  was  an  influential  citizen  and  pro- 
minent in  church  work. 

She  was  educated  in  the  home  schools,  in  Illinois  Women's 
College  at  Jacksonville,  and  in  McKendree.  She  devoted  the 
most  of  her  time  to  music  while  in  McKendree  and  com- 
pleted the  course  leading  to  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music 
in  1906  and  received  her  degree.  However  she  did  not  long 
survive  her  graduation,  as  death  claimed  her  about  five  years 
later. 

EDWIN  E.  STRALEY 

Edwin  Everett  Straley  was  a  Fairfield  boy.  He  enrolled  in 
McKendree  and  joined  the  Platonian  Society.  He  was  a  quiet 
studious  lad  who  had  perseverance  rather  than  brilliancy. 
But  in  due  time  he  reached  the  goal  of  graduation  and  re- 
ceived his  degree  of  B.  S.  as  a  member  of  the  class  of  1906. 


Three  Hundred  and  Eightv-S... 


MC  KENDREE 


He  entered  upon  a  career  m  the  educational  tield  and  taught 
school  in  Clay  City  for  some  time  but  we  have  no  informa- 
tion concerning  him  later  than  191 2. 

JUDGE  ELBERT  H.  GARY 
Elhert  Henry  Gary  was  born  at  Wheaton,  Illinois,  October 
8,  1846.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  Wheaton 
College  and  Chicago  University.  He  graduated  from  the 
Law  Department  of  the  Chicago  University.  He  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1867.  He  received  the  degree  of  LL.  D. 
from  McKendree  in  1906.  He  was  Mayor  of  Wheaton  two 
terms;  County  Judge  of  DuPage  County  two  terms;  prac, 
ticed  law  in  Chicago  twenty-five  years;  President  of  the 
Chicago  Bar  Association  1893,-1894;  retired  from  law  prac 
tice  to  become  President  of  the  Federal  Steel  Company  m 
1898;  later  he  became  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of 
the  United  States  Steel  Corporation,  which  position  he  held 
until  his  death.  He  was  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors 
of  the  Federal  Trust  and  Savings  Bank  of  Chicago;  Director 
of  several  other  banks  in  Chicago  and  New  York;  President 
of  the  Gary- Wheaton  Bank  of  Wheaton.  He  was  a  Trustee 
of  the  Northwestern  University;  and  built  the  Gary  Memo- 
rial Church  in  memory  of  his  parents  who  were  pioneer 
members  of  the  Wheaton  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  He 
was  married  in  1869  to  Miss  Julia  E.  Graves  of  Aurora,  who 
died  in  1902.  Judge  Gary  died  in  August  1927. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1907 

LEONARD  CARSON 
A  "son  of  McKendree",  still  young  in  years  but  whose 
influence  has  already  been  widely  felt  is  Matthew  Leonard 
Carson  of  Granite  City,  Illinois.  However,  he  has  largely 
abandoned  the  cognomen  of  the  Publican  Gospel  writer  and 
goes  by  the  simple  well  balanced  title  of  Leonard  Carson. 
He  was  born  at  Mt.  Erie,  Illinois,  October  i,  1883  and  edu- 
cated in  the  home  schools  and  McKendree  College,  where 
he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1907,  receiving  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  Philo  while  in  McKendree  and 
has  never  lost  interest  in  the  old  society  nor  in  his  alma  mater 
for  he  has  for  a  number  of  years  been  a  membzr  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  McKendree  and  at  present  holds  the  office  of 
Secretary  of  the  Board.  He  was  married  June  12,  1913  to 
Miss  Alice  Seneff  of  Westerville,  Ohio.  They  have  three 
children,  Mary  Margaret,  Richard  Jennings,  and  Alma 
Katherine.  Mr.  Carson's  business  and  professional  career  has 
been  one  of  great  variety.  He  was  for  three  years  a  teacher 
in  the  High  School  at  Mattoon,  Illinois.  He  then  entered  the 
service  of  the  government  as  post-master  of  his  home  town, 
but  after  two  years  he  changed  over  to  another  line  and 


LEONARD  CARSON 


became  cashier  of  the  Mt.  Erie 
bank.  He  then  followed  the 
banking  business  for  a  period 
of  eight  years,  in  Mt.  Erie, 
Flora,  and  Granite  City.  After 
that  he  changed  from  banking 
to  other  lines  of  corporation 
work.  He  was  for  three  years 
the  assistant  treasurer  of  the 
Howe  Safety  Appliance  Com- 
pany of  Granite  City;  and  then 
became  secretary-treasurer 
of  the  firm  of  Holsinger,  Theis 
and  Company,  Inc.  of  Granite 

City,  which  does  an  extensive  real  estate  and  insurance  busi- 
ness in  that  growing  city.  This  position  he  still  holds.  Along 
with  these  important  financial  activities  he  has  pursued  a 
line  of  religious  and  civic  endeavors  which  run  parallel  with 
the  work  out  of  which  he  makes  his  living.  He  has  been  four 
times  secretary  of  the  Laymen's  Association  of  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference.  Of  course,  he  would  not  have  received 
this  recognition  from  his  associates  had  he  not  been  an  active 
worker  in  his  own  home  church  which  is  the  Neidringhaus 
Memorial  of  Granite  City.  In  1927,  he  was  a  delegate  to  the 
National  Council  of  the  Boy  Scouts  of  America  held  in  New 
York  City.  In  the  same  year  he  was  president  of  the  Illinois 
Council  of  ReHgious  Education,  formerly  the  Illinois  State 
Sunday  School  Association,  an  honor  that  is  rarely  ever 
bestowed  but  once  upon  any  individual.  He  is  now  First 
Vice-president  of  that  body.  He  is  also  for  the  present  year 
president  of  the  Madison  County  Sunday  School  Associa- 
tion. He  is  vice-president  of  the  Cahokia  Mound  Council  of 
Boy  Scouts,  and  a  Trustee  of  the  Neidringhaus  Memorial 

Church. 

CLEON  C.  CARTER 

Cleon  Churchill  Carter  was  born  at  Hornsby,  Illinois, 
November  19,  1884.  He  is  a  son  of  A.  Stanley  and  Amanda 
(Churchill)  Carter.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  place  and  in  McKendree  College,  where  he 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1907,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was 
employed  for  some  time  after  his  graduation  in  the  state  of 
New  York,  but  for  several  years  past  he  has  been  in  Califor- 
nia, being  located  mostly  in  the  vicinity  of  Los  Angeles.  He 
was  married  January  21,  1914  to  Miss  Edna  Hazel  Divilbiss. 
PROF.  CHARLES  H.  ELLIOTT 

Charles  Herbert  Elliott  was  born  at  Normal,  Illinois  in 
1877.  He  IS  the  only  son  of  Prof.  David  S.  Elliott  who  died 


Three  Hundred  and  E.ghtv-Seve 


in  1912  and  was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  and  Emily  A.  Muil- 
berger,  of  French-German  ancestry.  After  graduating  at  the 
Illinois  State  Normal  University  at  Normal,  Illinois,  and 
teaching  several  years,  he  became  a  student  in  McKendree 
in  February,  1906.  He  graduated  in  1907,  receiving  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary 
Society.  After  doing  graduate  work  in  Columbia  University 
of  New  York,  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  that 
institution.  His  occupation  has  been  that  of  teaching.  He 
was  Student  Assistant  in  Science  in  the  Illinois  State  Normal 
University  two  years;  principal  of  the  Centralia  city  high 
school  one  year;  Superintendent  of  Centralia  Township 
High  School  five  years;  and  for  several  years  he  was  Director 
of  the  Training  School  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Normal  Uni- 
versity. He  was  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  the  State  Normal 
School  at  Normal  Illinois,  during  four  summer  sessions,  and 
has  been  an  Institute  Instructor  for  six  years.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Church,  a  Knight  Templar,  and  a 
Knight  of  Pythias.  He  was  married  in  August,  1912  to 
Miss  Helen  Peters  of  Carbondale. 

WILLIAM  R.  FARMER,  D.  D.  S. 

William  Roy  Farmer  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  Janu- 
ary 29,  1885.  He  is  a  son  of  Rev.  Zelah  J.  and  Celia  L. 
Farmer,  who  are  both  of  American  parentage.  His  father  has 
for  many  years  been  a  member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Con- 
ference. Mr.  Farmer  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1902, 
and  graduated  in  1907  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  After  graduation 
he  taught  school  for  a  period  of  five  years.  One  year  in  the 
public  schools  of  O'Fallon,  one  year  in  the  Grant  School  in 
St.  Clair  County,  and  three  years  principal  of  the  Columbian 
School  of  Collinsville,  Illinois.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist Church,  and  the  Masonic  Lodge. 

Mr.  Farmer  is  at  present  practicing  dentistry  in  a  suburb 
of  Los  Angeles. 

MRS.  HARRIET  GARRIGUS  FARTHING 

Harriet  Helen  Garrigus  was  born  September  14,  1885  at 
Trenton,  Illinois.  She  is  the  youngest  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Mary  E.  Garrigus,  who  were  both  native  Americans.  After 
completing  the  public  schools  at  Trenton,  she  entered  Mc- 
Kendree in  the  flill  of  1902.  She  graduated  in  the  class  of  1907 
receiving  the  degree  of  B.  S.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian 
Literary  Society.  For  three  years  she  taught  in  the  Trenton 
Public  School.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 
at  Trenton,  Illinois.  In  191 2,  she  went  to  California  and 
spent  some  months  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Fisher,  at 
Mendocino.  In  1914  she  was  married  to  W.  D.  P.  Farthing 


of  the  class  ot  1909.  They  have  one  daughter.  They  live  at 

Signal  Hill  and  Mr.  Farthing  practices  law  in  East  St.  Louis. 

REV.  PHILIP  R.  GLOTFELTY.  D.  D. 

Philip  Rutherford  Glotfelty  was  born  at  Elkville,  Jackson 
County,  Illinois,  August  10,  1877.  His  parents  were  Henry 
and  Eliza  Ellen  (North)  Glotfelty.  The  father  was  of  Penn- 
sylvania German  stock;  the  mother  of  English  descent.  Her 
brother.  Judge  James  M.  North,  was  an  alumnus  of  Mc' 
Kendree.  Philip  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1899  and 
graduated  with  the  class  of  1907,  receiving  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Arts.  This  period  was  not  all  spent  in  attendance 
at  college,  but  having  entered  the  Southern  Illinois  Confer- 
ence in  1901,  he  spent  several  years  in  the  pastorate  before 
he  finished  his  college  course.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Pla- 
tonian Literary  Society.  He  was  married  September  26,  1901 
to  Annie  Laurie  Burbank  of  Elkville,  Illinois.  Their  four  chil- 
dren are  Henry  Fitzgerald,  Walden  McKendree,  Philip 
Rutherford,  Jr.,  and  Marjorie  Ellen. 

During  the  years  1910  to  191 },  he  was  a  student  in  Garrett 
Biblical  Institute  at  Evanston,  Illinois.  He  received  the  de- 
gree of  B.  D.  in  191 5.  During  his  attendance  at  "Garrett" 
he  was  pastor  of  Chandler  Methodist  Church  in  Chicago. 
For  six  years  he  was  pastor  at  Herrin,  Illinois  during  the 
period  of  the  coal  strike  and  the  warfare  between  Ku  Klux 
Klan  and  the  infamous  gangsters.  McKendree  gave  him  the 
degree  of  D  D.  during  the  Centennial  year. 


REV.  .^ND  MRS.  P,  R.  GLOTFELTV 
CHESTER  F.  MILLER.  D  Litt. 
Chester  Frederick  Miller  was  horn  July  14,  1886  at  Van- 
dalia,  Illinois.  His  father.  Rev.  Daniel  R.  Miller,  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference,  but  died  when  his 
son  was  only  six  years  old.  He  entered  McKendree  in  1901 
and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1907,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  and  in  1909  A.  M.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian 


Three  Hundred  and  £ig)it\-£iglil 


W^^^^m^^^^^^^^B^^^:^ 


CHESTER  MILLER 


summer-term  instructor 


Society.  In  1917  he  received 
the  degree  of  A.  M.  from 
Teachers'  College  of  Columbia 
University.  He  has  been  en- 
gaged continuously  in  educa- 
tional work  for  the  last  twenty 
years  and  the  greater  part  of 
the  time  in  administrative 
positions.  He  has  been  Superin- 
tendent of  Schools  at  Tiskilwa. 
Polo,  Normal  and  Galesburg- 
He  has  been  in  the  last  named 
position  since  1922.  July  1,1928 
he  will  become  Superintend- 
ent at  Saginaw,  Michigan.  He 
at  the  Illinois  State  Normal  University  for  several  summers. 
He  is  a  lecturer  at  Knox  College  and  also  at  Lombard  College. 
He  is  author  of  "The  March  of  Democracy"  and  "The  Con- 
stitutional Gift  Book";  and  co-author  of  the  Chadsey-Wem- 
berg-Miller  History  Series.  He  is  inventor  of  the  Miller- 
Turner  Teacher's  Portfolio,  and  co-author  of  the  Miller- 
Turner  series  of  class  records.  In  addition  to  this  he  has 
written  numerous  articles  for  various  educational  periodicals. 

He  belongs  to  Phi  Kappa  Phi  and  Pi  Gamma  Mu,  Academy 
of  Sciences,  and  the  National  Society  for  the  Study  of  Edu- 
cation. He  IS  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Pupils'  Reading  Circle 
Board,  and  a  former  member  of  the  Advisory  Board  of  the 
Illinois  Parent-Teachers  Association.  He  is  a  Rotarian  and  a 
Shriner.  He  was  married  June  22,  1913  to  Miss  Florence 
Hedrick  of  Polo.  They  have  two  daughters,  Florence  Louise 
and  Jeanne  Elizabeth. 

REV.  CLAIR  W.  MOORMAN 

Clair  West  Moorman  was  born  at  Ypsilanti,  Michigan, 
January  17,  1881.  His  father,  Enos  West  Moorman,  was  of 
Scotch-English  descent,  his  mother,  May  Arabell  (Alger) 
Moorman  is  of  English  and  German  ancestry.  He  entered 
McKendree  in  1902  and  graduated  in  1907,  receiving  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  Mr.  Moorman  early  felt  the  call  to  preach 
and  was  a  student  pastor  a  part  of  the  time  while  taking  his 
college  course.  After  graduation  he  engaged  in  Evangelistic 
work  for  a  time;  then  served  as  pastor  at  Hollis,  Kansas,  in 
the  North-West  Kansas  Conference  for  two  years.  He  then 
returned  to  Illinois  and  was  appointed  pastor  of  the  Hamburg 
charge  in  the  Alton  District. 

He  was  married  to  Irene  Mary  Otwell  of  Plainview,  Illi- 
nois, November  15,  1906,  Dr.  John  F.  Harmon  performing 
the  ceremony.  They  have  four  children;  Vernon  Percy,  Alm<i 


Mae,  Wynant  Clair  and  Ruth  Irma.  Some  years  ago  he  left 
the  work  of  the  pastorate  to  engage  in  Y.  M.  C.  A.  work. 
MRS.  SUSIE  SCHULZE  DUNCAN 
Susie  Schulze  was  born  at  OkawviUe,  Illinois,  August  11, 
188^.  She  attended  the  schools  ot  her  home  town  and  then 
came  to  McKendree  College  where  she  took  work  in  the 
Literary  Department  and  specialized  in  music.  She  graduated 
from  the  Music  Department  in  1907,  receiving  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Music.  Before  her  graduation  she  was  married 
to  Rev.  Charles  M.  Duncan,  then  a  member  of  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference,  September  12,  1906.  Later  while  her 
husband  was  attending  Garrett  Biblical  Institute  she  also 
took  work  m  that  institution.  She  became  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church  m  early  life  and  has  been  her  husband's 
active  assistant  in  the  work  of  the  ministry. 

PROF.  NEWTON  N.  STEVENSON 
Newton  Newman  Stevenson  was  born  near  Vandalia^ 
Illinois,  September  23,  187S.  He  is  a  son  of  J.  M.  and  Jane 
(Turner)  Stevenson  who  are  both  native  Americans.  He  en- 
tered McKendree  in  1903  and  graduated  in  1907,  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary 
Society.  He  has  been  continuously  engaged  in  educational 
work  since  his  graduation.  He  was  one  year  principal  of  the 
high  school  and  one  year  superintendent  of  the  city  schools 
of  Newton,  Illinois;  two  years  superintendent  of  the  schools 
of  Flora,  Illinois;  one  year  principal  of  the  Township  high 
school  of  Tiskilwa,  Illinois;  and  later  superintendent  of  the 
city  schools  of  Bement,  Illinois.  He  was  married  August  17. 
1902  to  Miss  Sarah  J.  McConkey.  They  have  two  children, 
Wendell  and  Marjone.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stevenson  are  both 
members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  For  some  years 
past  he  has  been  engaged  in  educational  work  m  Colorado. 
DR.  ARTHUR  L.  WEBER 
Arthur  Leo  Weber  was  born  in  St.  Clair  County,  Illinois, 
April  14,  1883.  He  is  a  son  of  August  J,  and  Elizabeth  Weber 
who  are  of  German  nationality.  After  finishing  the  course  at 
the  Trenton  high  school,  he  entered  McKendree  in  SepteiiT 
ber,  1903.  He  graduated  in  June,  1907,  with  the  degree  of 
A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society. 
He  at  once  entered  the  Medical  Department  of  the  North- 
western University  at  Chicago  and  in  1910,  received  the 
degree  of  M.  D.  from  that  institution.  Since  that  time  he  has 
been  engaged  in  the  pr  xtice  of  medicine  m  Cucamonga, 
California.  He  was  married  March  23,  1910  to  Miss  Albin 
Farmer,  a  daughter  of  Rev.  Z.  J.  Farmer  of  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference.  They  have  one  son,  Paul  Edward,  born 
April  2,  191 3.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 


Three  Hundred  and  EtghtyH' 


^^MC  KENDREE"^^^^^^^,....^^,..^ 


MAUDE  ALEXANDER 


Church  and  the  Medical  Fraternity  Nu  Sigma  Nu.  He  also 

belongs  to  the  Honorary  Medical  Fraternity,  Alpha  Omega 

Alpha.  Mrs.  Weber  died  a  few  years  ago. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1908 

MAUDE  ALEXANDER 

Maude  Alexander  was  born  in  Randolph  Cbunty,  Mis- 
souri, August  8,  1884.  She  received  her  elementary  education 
m  the  public  schools  of  Arkansas  and  Illinois.  She  entered 
McKendree  in  1901  and  after  completing  both  the  Academy 
and  College  courses  she  grad' 
uated  in  1908,  receiving  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  She  was  a 
Cho.  She  taught  in  the  public 
schools  of  Illinois  for  a  num- 
ber of  years,  but  after  her 
mother's  death,  she  devoted 
herselfto  the  filial  task  of  keep 
ing  house  for  her  father  and 
taking  care  of  her  invalid  sister. 
She  was  always  an  active 
church  and  Sunday  School 
worker.  She  was  a  member  of 
the  Lebanon  Baptist  Church 
for  twenty  years,  and  is  now  a  member  of  the  First  Baptist 
Church  of  Colorado  Springs.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Belle- 
ville Chapter  of  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution. 
MRS.  ADA  BIGLER  BIGGERSTAFF 

Ada  Belle  Bigler  was  born  at  Gypsum  City,  Kansas  some' 
time  in  the  eighties,  though  her  home  has  been  at  Amster- 
dam, Missouri  for  the  most  of  her  life.  Her  parents  are 
Frank  and  Alice  Bigler,  the  former  of  German  and  the  latter 
of  English  ancestry.  She  entered  McKendree  in  1904  and 
graduated  from  the  music  department  in  1908,  receiving  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Music.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clion- 
ian  Literary  Society.  She  took  post  graduate  work  in  music 
one  year  at  the  Missouri  Wesleyan  University  and  since  then 
has  been  engaged  continuously  in  teaching  music.  For  some- 
time she  taught  that  subject  in  Menins  College  at  Menins, 
Missouri.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  an 
active  worker  in  the  Epworth  League  and  the  general  work 
of  the  Church.  She  also  belongs  to  the  Rebekahs  and  the 
Royal  Neighbors. 

She  was  married  July  30,  191 3  to  T.  A.  Biggerstaff  of 
Amsterdam,  Missouri.  They  live  in  Mena,  Arkansas. 

ROBERT  B.  CROIX 
Robert  Benjamin  Croix  was  born  near  Kaskaskia,  Illinois, 
but  in  Monroe  County,  January  24,  1882.  His  flither  was 


born  in  Germany,  hut  came  to  America  in  early  Ufe  and 
served  in  the  Union  Army  during  the  Civil  War.  His  mother 
was  born  in  Monroe  County,  Illinois,  her  people  having 
immigrated  from  Virginia  in  the  early  forties.  He  became  a 
student  in  McKendree  in  September  1903  and  graduated  in 
June,  1908,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society.  He  received  the  degree 
of  A.  M.  from  the  University  of  Denver  in  1910,  and  LL. 
B.  from  the  same  institution  in  1912.  While  making  his  way 
through  the  law  school,  he  paid  a  large  part  of  his  expenses 
by  working  in  the  law  offices  of  Davis  and  Whitney  in 
Denver.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  practiced  law  in 
Denver  for  a  brief  period.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Trinity 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in  Denver.  His  death  occurred 
in  191^. 

REV.  CHARLES  M.  DUNCAN 

Charles  Morris  Duncan  was  born  in  Crawford  County, 
Illinois,  March  14,  1879.  He  is  a  son  of  John  S.  and  Martha 
A.  Duncan  who  are  of  Scotch  ancestry.  After  an  intense 
religious  awakening,  believing  himself  to  be  called  to  the 
work  of  the  ministry,  he  entered  McKendree  in  the  fall  of 
1902.  He  graduated  in  1908,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  Before 
his  graduation,  he  had  joined  the  Southern  Illinois  Confer- 
ence,  and  partly  supported  himself  in  college  by  serving  as 
a  student  pastor.  After  finishing  at  McKendree  he  spent  two 
years  in  Garrett  Biblical  Institute.  He  was  then  transferred 
to  the  Illinois  Conference.  He  served  on  two  districts  and 
is  now  a  member  of  Dr.  Hancher's  money  raising  team.  He 
belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the 
Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  He  was  married  in  1900  and 
has  one  son,  Paul.  His  wife  died  in  1903.  In  1906  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Susie  Schulze  of  Okawville,  who  graduated 
from  the  Music  Department  of  McKendree  in  1907. 

REV.  JOHN  F.  GLOTFELTY 
John  Franklin  Glotfelty  is  a  son  of  Henry  and  Ellen  (North) 
Glotfelty.  The  father  is  of  German  and  the  mother  of  English 
descent.  He  entered  McKendree  as  a  student  in  the  academic 
department  in  1899,  and  after  being  out  of  school  for  several 
intervals  of  longer  or  shorter  duration,  he  graduated  in  1908, 
receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Pla- 
tonian Literary  Society.  He  joined  the  Southern  Illinois  Con- 
ference  in  September  1908  and  was  appointed  pastor  at 
Pocahontas.  After  one  year  in  this  charge  and  two  at  Ewing, 
Illinois,  he  became  a  student  in  Garrett  Biblical  Institute  at 
Evanston,  where  he  graduated  in  the  class  of  1914.  While  a 


Three  Hundred  and  Timely 


flVlC  KENDREE"^^^^^^:^..,^^^.-^^ 


student  there  he  did  supply  work  in  several  charges  m  the 

Rock  River  Conference  and  mission  work  in  Chicago.  He 

was  also  an  officer  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  at  Garrett. 

He  did  war  work  in  France  during  the  World  War.  He 

was  transferred  back  to  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference 

in  1924. 

JAMES  H.  HEWITT 

James  Herbert  Hewitt  was  born  at  Summerfield,  Illinois, 
December  i  j,  1888.  He  is  the  son  of  Dr.  J.  H.  and  Bertha 
(Widicus)  Hewitt.  His  father  practiced  medicine  for  many 
years  in  Summerfield,  and  for  several  years  before  his  death 
in  Lebanon.  James  Herbert  entered  McKendree  when  quite 
young  and  graduated  in  1908  when  he  was  not  yet  twenty 
with  the  first  honors  of  his  class,  receiving  the  degree  of  A. 
B.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society. 
After  finishing  at  McKendree  he  entered  the  Engineering 
Department  of  the  University  of  Illinois,  and  in  191 2  received 
from  that  institution  the  degree  of  B.  S.  m  Civil  Engineering. 
After  that  he  was  employed  as  Civil  Engineer  m  the  depart- 
ment of  bridges  by  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  for  some 
time.  For  several  years  he  has  been  doing  a  very  successful 
contracting  business,  having  his  headquarters  at  Little  Rock, 
Arkansas.  He  married  Miss  Carrie  Brown  of  Lebanon. 

CLARA  O.  SCHMALE 

Clara  Olivia  Schmale  was  born  at  Hamel,  Illinois,  Decem- 
ber 12,  1887,  and  died  in  St.  Louis,  January  20,  191 3.  She 
was  the  youngest  daughter  of  Rev.  Ernst  F.  and  Catherine 
(Bohle)  Schmale,  who  are  both  natives  of  Germany.  Her 
father  has  for  many  years  been  pastor  of  the  German  Evan- 
gelical Church  at  Trenton,  Illinois.  After  graduating  at  the 
Trenton  High  School,  she  entered  McKendree  in  1904  and 
graduated  in  1908  as  salutatorian  of  her  class,  receiving  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary 
Society  and  has  served  as  president  of  that  organization. 
Since  graduation  she  has  devoted  herself  to  home  duties  so 
far  as  her  health  would  permit.  Never  very  strong  physically, 
she  did  not  fully  recover  from  a  surgical  operation  she  under- 
went in  the  summer  of  191 2.  But  after  a  temporary  improve- 
ment she  was  obliged  to  return  to  the  hospital  in  St.  Louis 
where  the  grim  reaper  soon  claimed  her  in  his  harvest.  Her 
funeral  was  held  from  the  Trenton  Evangelical  of  which  she 
was  a  member  and  her  father  was  pastor. 
FRANK  HADLEY 

Frank  Hadley  was  born  near  Centralia,  Illinois,  June  30, 
1882.  His  father,  Seth  S.  Hadley,  is  a  native  of  Ohio  and  a 
member  of  a  large  family  of  Quakers  who  can  trace  their 
lineage  back  to  some  of  the  early  English  colonists.  He  en- 


tered McKendree  in  the  fall  of  1900.  By  dropping  out  severa 
years  to  teach  school  he  paid  his  way  and  eventually  finished 
his  college  course  in  1908,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He 
was  a  Philo.  After  leaving  McKendree  he  spent  two  years 
in  the  Engineering  School  of  the  University  of  Illinois.  In 
1910  he  secured  a  position  with  the  Prairie  Oil  and  Gas  Com- 
pany of  Independence,  Kansas,  as  engineer.  He  worked  for 
this  company  and  the  Prairie  Pipe  Line  Company  for  six 
years.  In  this  period  he  supervised  the  construction  of  a 
number  of  important  pipe  lines  for  the  transportation  of 
crude  oil  to  the  refining  cen' 
ters.  In  1916  he  became  Chief 
Engineer  for  the  Sinclair  Pipe 
Line  Company,  with  head- 
quarters at  Tulsa,  Oklahoma. 
He  is  still  in  this  position. 

He  was  married  August 
14,  1918  to  Miss  Lena  Leota 
Kidd  of  Corder,  Missouri. 
They  have  two  children,  Eliza- 
beth Lee,  and  James  FrankUn. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
Fraternity,  having  completed 
all  the  degrees,  the  York  Rite, 
Hadley  are  both  members  of 


FRANK  HADLEY 


and  the  Shrine.  He  and  Mrs. 
the  Methodist  Church  m  Tulsa. 

REV.  EDWIN  O.  SMITH 
Edwin  Oscar  Smith  was  born  in  Evanston,  Illinois,  though 
he  grew  to  manhood  chiefly  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis.  He  is  the 
eldest  son  of  Rev.  R.  T.  Smith  and  Florence  Amelia  Thomp' 
son.  He  was  already  well  advanced  in  several  lines  of  study 
when  he  came  to  McKendree.  He  completed  the  classical 
course  and  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1908,  and  A.  M. 
in  1909.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society. 
He  joined  the  St.  Louis  Conference  but  feeling  that  better 
fields  of  labor  were  open  to  him  elsewhere  he  availed  himself 
of  the  privilege  of  transfer.  In  1910  he  became  pastor  of  the 
M.  E.  Church  at  Plamview,  Minnesota.  The  next  year  he 
was  transferred  to  West  Avenue  Church,  Lacrosse,  Wiscon- 
sin. In  September  191 2,  he  became  pastor  of  the  Methodist 
Church  at  Kiefer,  Oklahoma,  which  is  located  m  the  centre 
of  the  greatest  oil  field  in  the  world.  He  was  married  Septem' 
ber  27,  1910  to  Miss  Verene  Stephan  of  Plainview,  Minne- 
sota. They  have  several  children.  He  was  pastor  for  a  time 
at  Marshall,  Missouri,  Price,  Utah,  and  in  several  towns  in 
California.  Later  he  became  a  member  of  the  faculty  in  a 


Three  Hundred  and  Hmety-0 


college  in  Pasadena,  under  control  of  the  Church  of  the 
Nazarenes.  He  has  since  done  graduate  work  in  the  Leland- 
Stanford  University. 

REV.  VAN  B.  SULLINS 
Van  Buren  SuUins  was  born  at  New  Burnside,  Johnson 
Cbunty,  Illinois,  February  22,  1875.  His  parents  were  Madi- 
son M.  and  Josephine  SuUins,  both  of  Scotch-Irish  descent. 
He  entered  McKendree  College  in  1899  and  graduated  in 
June,  1908,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  out  of  school 
several  years  of  that  period,  and  was  in  school  two  years  at 


Valparaiso,  Indiana.  While  m  McKendree  he  was  a  member 
of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was  married  November 
8,  1905  to  Miss  Jennie  LeGrand  of  Freeburg,  Illinois,  who 
was  formerly  a  student  in  McKendree.  They  have  three  sons 
and  one  daughter.  Mr.  Sullins  became  a  member  of  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference  while  still  a  student  in  college 
and  after  serving  in  this  field  for  a  number  of  years  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  Central  Illinois  Conference.  A  few  years  ago 
he  published  a  volume  of  poems  entitled  '"Echoes  of  Egypt". 
There  is  a  copy  in  the  College  Library. 


OWEN  WRIGHT 
Class  of  "99 


GEORGE  E.  LEHMAN 
Class  of  'S"; 


Three  Hundred  and  K'netyTwo 


MC  KENDREE 


CHAPTER  XXX. 

The  Christian  Associations 


'HESE  two  organizations  have  worked  together  for 
more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  to  promote  the 
rehgious  interests  of  the  students  m  McKendree.  But 
even  before  they  existed,  reUgious  influences  were  not  want- 
ing in  the  college.  In  the  early  days  of  McKendree's  history  the 
students  were  summoned  by  the  bell  that  hung  m  the  little 
belfry  on  the  roof  of  the  first  college  building,  to  six  o'clock 
prayers  every  morning;  which  of  course  in  winter  comes  long 
before  daylight.  After  that  building  was  burned  m  i8^6,  and 
the  row  of  small  buildings  known  as  the  "College  Commons" 
had  disappeared  from  the  campus,  there  were  no  students 
living  on  the  hill,  and  so  the  prayers  before  breakfast  were 
abandoned.  But  down  to  about  1890,  the  daily  chapel  service 
was  held  before  any  classes,  and  generally  not  later  than 
eight  o'clock.  For  many  years,  notably  during  the  administra- 
tions of  Dr.  Allyn  and  Dr.  Locke,  Sunday  afternoon  lectures 
were  given  throughout  the  school  year,  for  the  special  benefit 
of  the  students,  tho  they  were  open  to  the  public  if  any 


others  desired  to  attend.  These  were  delivered  in  the  college 
chapel  by  the  President  or  some  member  of  the  faculty,  or 
the  pastor  of  the  church,  or  by  some  outside  speaker  of 
distinction. 

Revival  meetings  were  often  held  m  the  college  and  some- 
times an  intensive  religious  campaign  was  carried  on  to  secure 
the  conversion  of  every  student  in  the  college  who  was  not 
already  a  Christian.  According  to  the  traditions  handed 
down  by  members  of  the  faculty  of  those  days  there  were 
times  in  more  than  one  year  when  the  very  last  student  m 
the  institution  had  yielded  to  the  Christianizing  influence 
that  were  so  abundant  on  college  hill. 

During  the  Eighties  and  the  Nineties  a  prominent  feature 
of  the  religious  life  of  the  institution  was  the  "College 
Prayer-meeting".  This  meeting  was  held  every  Tuesday  even- 
ing throughout  the  school  year  and  was  a  mighty  influence 
for  good  in  the  lives  of  many  of  the  students.  They  were 
usually  held  m  one  of  the  recitation  rooms  and  were  attended 


We  give  here  a  list  of  the  lectures  and  the  lecturers  for  the 
By  President  John  W.  Locke: 

Individual  Responsibility. 

The  Holy  Scripture — Inspiration. 

Philosophy  of  Faith. 

This  life  an  Earnest  of  Our  Immortality. 

Relation  of  the  Open  Bible  to  Free  Thought. 

Piety  to  God,  the  Guaranty  of  Success  in  Life. 

Christ — the  Life. 

How  We  Conquer. 
By  Professor  O.  V.  Jones  : 

Life  an  Ascent. 

Intellectual  Culture. 

Heroic  Women.    ' 

Choosing  a  Profession. 

True  Greatness  of  Character. 

Some  Dangers  of  the  Times. 
By  Professor  S.  H.  Deneen: 

Work  as  an  Educator  of  Character. 

Head  and  Heart. 

Reaction  against  the  English  Puritans. 

Compensations. 

Castelar's  Byron. 
By  Rev.  Benjamin  F.  Crary: 

The  Mountains  of  Colorado. 


;ollege  year,  1876- 1877. 

By  Professor  W.  F.  Swahlen; 

Thought. 

Success  in  Life. 

Life  and  Character  of  Neander. 

The  World  within  and  its  Discoverer. 

Our  Centennial. 

What  Shall  We  Read. 
By  Professor  E.  E.  Edwards: 

Ethics  of  Decorum. 

Friendship. 

Heart  Culture. 

Christ  in  Literature. 

John  Milton. 

The  Contest  in  Servia. 
By  Rev.  John  W.  Phillips: 

The  Sure  Triumph  of  Christianity. 
By  Rev.  Lyman  Marshall: 

Go  Up  Higher. 
By  Major  J.  B.  Merwin: 

What  of  It? 
By  Rev.  C.  A.  Van  Anda: 

The  Bible,  the  Basis  of  Civilization. 
By  Rev.  Benjamin  St.  James  Fry  : 

The  Law  of  Man's  Life  in  Relation  to  the  Universe. 


Three  Hundred  and  HmetyTh 


frjVlc  KENDREE-^^^^^rs^:^:^^^.,...^ 


by  anywhere  from  twenty  to  fifty  students.  The  man  chiefly 
responsible  for  this  meeting  during  the  ten  years  of  his  con- 
nection with  the  college  was  Dr.  Albert  G.  Jepson,  Professor 
of  Mathematics.  Occasionally  a  student  was  the  leader  of 
the  meeting,  but  usually  it  was  led  by  Dr.  Jepson  or  Dr. 
Ferguson,  or  the  President.  Professor  Jepson  had  served  for 
years  as  a  Methodist  Class  Leader,  and  Sunday  School  Super- 
intendent, and  he  loved  to  help  young  people  who  were  in- 
quiring the  way  of  the  religious  life.  He  often  held  private 
conferences  with  young  men  who  were  troubled  about  their 
religious  experience,  and  none  ever  appealed  to  him  for  reli- 
gious advice  without  receiving  real  help. 

Dr.  Ferguson,  the  Professor  of  Greek,  was  always  at  the 
meeting  during  the  years  of  his  connection  with  the  college 
and  was  a  great  help  to  it.  He  often  led  the  singing.  There 
was  never  a  musical  instrument  in  the  room  for  the  meeting 
was  held  in  a  class  room.  Dr.  Jepson  never  made  any  attempt 
to  sing  at  all,  but  Dr.  Ferguson,  while  not  much  of  a  singer 
from  the  professional  standpoint,  was  acquainted  with  many 
familiar  devotional  songs  and  could  usually  start  them  at  the 
proper  pitch;  so  that  he  was  very  useful  to  this  group  of 
spontaneous  worshippers.  When  he  was  to  lead  the  meeting 
he  would  sometimes  have  neither  Bible  nor  hymn  book  in  the 
room,  but  when  the  time  arrived  would  start  a  familiar  song. 
After  that  without  naming  any  individual  he  would  ask  some 
one  to  lead  in  prayer.  There  were  plenty  of  volunteers.  Then 
another  song  would  be  sung  without  any  special  selection, 
tho  sometimes  some  one  called  for  a  favorite.  After  a  little 
while  spent  in  prayer  and  song  he  would  call  for  testimonies. 
They  usually  came  in  quick  succession  interspersed  with  an 
occasional  verse  of  song,  until  the  hour  had  passed  and  then 
the  meeting  was  promptly  dismissed.  Students,  and  some- 
times teachers,  frequently  told  of  their  religious  difficulties, 
and  their  success  and  failures  in  dealing  with  the  snares  and 
temptations  of  college  life.  There  were  boys  and  girls  both  in 
these  meetings.  Usually  a  group  of  thirty  or  forty  live  young 
Christians,  some  of  whom  were  rather  anxious  to  give  ex- 
pression to  their  earnest  desires  and  aspirations  would  bring 
about  a  real  lively  and  interesting  religious  meeting.  It  may 
be  that  some  of  the  boys  came  to  the  meetings  only  for  the 
opportunity  of  taking  the  girls  home,  but  it  often  happened 
that  the  boy  who  first  came  for  other  reasons,  afterward 
came  because  he  was  interested  in  the  meeting.  Many  a  stu- 
dent testified  that  his  religious  awakening  was  due  to  the 
influence  of  the  college  prayer  meeting. 

In  the  fall  of  1897  there  was  talk  of  organizing  a  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association.  A  number  of  the  Colleges  of 


the  state  already  had  them  and  some  members  of  the  faculty 
thought  that  McKendree  should  get  in  line.  Shortly  after 
the  Christmas  holidays  a  meeting  of  the  students  and  faculty 
was  held,  in  which  it  was  voted  to  organize  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
and  a  committee,  representing  both  faculty  and  students, 
was  appointed  to  nominate  officers.  The  first  president  was 
William  E.  Stilson,  professor  of  Mathematics.  He  was  a 
young  unmarried  man,  not  much  older  than  some  of  the  stu- 
dents, and  had  already  had  some  experience  with  the  College 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  For  these  reasons  it  was  thought  that  he  could 
more  successfully  pilot  the  new  organization  thru  the  first 
uncertain  period  until  it  was  well  established.  The  first  stu- 
dent president  was  Duff  Piercy  who  was  elected  the  next 
year.  Ever  since  that  time  its  officers  have  been  students, 
tho  some  of  the  faculty  members  have  been  active  in  the 
work  and  usually  one  or  more  men  from  the  faculty  have  been 
designated  as  faculty  advisers.  After  the  first  year  the  prac- 
tice was  begun  of  sending  delegates  to  the  student  conference 
at  Lake  Geneva,  Wisconsin.  Our  chapter  never  fails  to  have 
representatives  there.  It  is  really  a  great  privilege  to  spend 
ten  days  on  a  trip  to  that  famous  summer  resort  and  get 
the  inspiration  resulting  from  contact  with  some  of  the  great 
leaders  of  young  men  such  as  Mott  and  Speer,  and  McDowell 
and  others,  and  to  be  a  part  of  that  great  gathering  of  several 
hundred  earnest  active  young  men,  bent  on  having  a  good 
time  both  physically  and  spiritually. 

At  least  the  greater  part  of  these  men  are  willing  to  avail 
themselves  of  the  spiritual  benefits  of  the  conference;  tho  it 
must  be  admitted  that  some  are  more  interested  in  the  sports 
that  occupy  the  afternoons  at  Geneva,  such  as  baseball, 
swimming,  boating,  a  chance  to  visit  the  great  observatory, 
and  the  matchless  fellowships  that  are  always  possible  in  a 
group  of  that  kind  even  tho  most  of  them  have  never  seen 
each  other  before.  However,  there  is  a  well-grounded  sus- 
picion that  even  from  McKendree  some  men  have  been  sent 
as  delegates  who  were  not  at  all  noted  for  their  religious 
inclinations,  but  who  were  men  of  good  ability  and  the  idea 
was  to  give  them  a  real  religious  inspiration  and  induce  them 
to  consecrate  their  superior  ability  to  some  field  of  service 
in  the  cause  of  Christianity. 

In  those  early  years  it  was  more  common  to  choose  upper 
classmen  as  delegates  because  of  their  greater  capability,  and 
then  they  usually  had  only  a  year  or  two  to  give  back  to  the 
home  organization  the  benefits  of  their  Geneva  experience. 
In  iqoi  the  delegation  to  Lake  Geneva  included  Cameron 
Harmon  who  was  then  a  student  in  McKendree.  The  next 
year  he  insisted  that  some  member  of  the  faculty  who  would 


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c  KENDREE"^^^^^^s:^^^g::>^^^ 


not  be  so  likely  to  leave  the  college  in  a  year  or  two,  should 
be  a  member  of  McKendree's  delegation.  So  Prof.  W.  C. 
Walton  was  one  of  the  delegates  that  year,  and  several  times 
since  then  faculty  members  have  represented  McKendree  at 
Lake  Geneva.  In  fact  in  the  later  years  a  considerable  number 
of  college  professors  are  found  mingling  with  the  students 
at  Geneva's  great  assembly. 

About  a  year  later,  or  to  be  exact,  February  3,  1899,  the 
girls  of  McKendree  were  organized  into  a  Y.  W.  C.  A.  There 
were  only  nine  members  in  the  original  group  and  the  first 
president  was  Miss  Anna  Love  of  Edwardsville.  In  fact,  it 
was  largely  thru  her  influence  that  the  organization  was 
effected.  In  those  days  the  proportion  of  girls  at  McKendree 
was  very  much  smaller  than  at  present.  But  the  Y.  W.  soon 
caught  up  with  the  Y.  M.  in  numbers,  and  occupied  the 
field  of  religious  work,  perhaps  more  thoroughly  than  the 
men's  organization  did.  During  all  the  years  they  have  sent 
their  delegates  to  Lake  Geneva,  and  have  taken  their  full 
share  of  the  religious  activities  and  responsibilities  of  the 
college  life.  It  has  been  the  custom  most  of  the  time  for  the 
two  organizations  to  have  a  joint  meeting  once  a  month,  and 
sometimes  oftener  when  a  speaker  of  special  interest  could 
be  secured.  For  many  years  the  two  societies  have  had  their 
budget  in  common.  A  joint  budgetary  committee  would  esti' 
mate  the  amount  that  should  be  appropriated  for  each  line 
of  work  for  the  current  year.  Then  some  morning  in  chapel 
the  cause  would  be  presented  by  a  member  of  the  faculty  or 
some  student  leader,  and  the  subscriptions  taken  on  the  spot 
for  several  hundred  dollars,  or  else  a  canvassing  committee 
appointed  to  see  every  student  and  teacher  and  get  their 
pledges  in  the  next  few  days. 

McKendree  has  never  been  able  to  have  a  "Y"  building, 
and  the  associations  have  never  had  very  definite  quarters 
which  they  could  call  their  own.  There  was  a  time  when  a 
room  in  the  lower  story  of  the  chapel  was  used  for  that  pur- 
pose, and  since  in  those  years  the  girls  met  in  the  afternoon 
and  the  boys  in  the  evening,  the  same  room  was  sufficient  for 
the  needs  of  both,  and  both  their  charters  hung  on  its  walls. 
Chairs  were  purchased  to  furnish  comfortable  seating  and 
both  faculty  and  students  joined  their  contributions  for  the 
purchase  of  an  organ  to  be  used  in  the  meetings.  While  the 
room  was  not  large,  it  was  usually  sufficient  for  the  group 
who  attended  these  meetings.  In  this  room  some  very  im- 
pressive meetings  have  been  held  and  perhaps  several  revivals 


have  had  their  origin.  Also  some  important  speakers  have 
dehvered  their  messages  to  the  small  group  who  could  assem' 
ble  in  this  small  auditorium,  such  as  returned  missionaries 
like  Isaac  Taylor  Headland,  who  once  spoke  there,  and  when 
leaders  of  their  professions  in  the  law,  medicine,  and  minis- 
try, and  perhaps  other  lines,  have  dehvered  vocational  ad- 
dresses to  enable  students  to  better  decide  the  great  question 
of  the  choice  of  a  vocation. 

But  as  the  years  passed,  in  one  of  the  periods  of  expansion 
that  came  to  McKendree,  it  became  necessary  to  use  the  room 
for  other  purposes.  So  in  recent  years  the  girls  have  held 
their  meetings  in  Clio  Hall.  Since  largely  the  same  girls  be- 
longed to  Clio  and  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.  it  was  an  easy  matter 
for  the  former  to  grant  the  use  of  the  hall  to  the  latter.  In 
the  very  recent  years  the  attendance  of  Y.  W.  has  been 
larger  in  proportion  to  their  numbers  than  that  of  the  Y.  M. 
In  fact  the  attendance  of  the  girls  who  live  in  Clark  Hall  is 
almost  one  hundred  per  cent. 

The  boys  have  been  permitted  to  hold  their  meetings  in 
the  chapel  and  when  the  room  seems  so  much  larger  than 
the  crowd  that  they  seem  lost  in  the  greater  space  they 
change  to  the  Bible  room  or  the  reception  room  of  the  boys' 
dormitory. 

At  the  opening  of  school  each  year  these  two  organiza- 
tions, through  their  committees,  render  much  service  to  the 
new  students,  by  meeting  them  as  they  arrive  in  Lebanon, 
showing  them  around  the  college,  introducing  them  to  their 
fellow  students,  assisting  in  the  activities  of  freshman  week, 
holding  acquaintance  socials  and  making  themselves  gener- 
ally useful  in  every  possible  way.  It  is  generally  recognized 
now  that  the  social  life  of  the  college  is  as  much  a  field  for 
the  properly  directed  activities  of  the  "Y"  organizations  as 
is  the  rehgious  life. 

In  addition  to  what  has  already  been  set  forth  m  this 
chapter,  the  religious  influences  of  the  college  include  a  series 
of  addresses  or  sermons  each  year  by  some  recognized  and 
outstanding  preacher  or  religious  leader,  who  conducts  a 
systematic  campaign  for  a  week  or  more  speaking  twice  each 
day  in  the  chapel  and  holding  personal  conferences  with  the 
students  in  the  meantime.  By  these,  many  students  have  been 
started  in  the  religious  life  or  had  their  hazy  and  unsatisfac- 
tory religious  experience  clarified  and  made  a  part  of  their 
natural  and  rational  thinking  and  acting  in  the  every  day 
walks  of  life. 


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CHAPTER  XXXI. 

President  John  F.  Harmon's  Administration 


m 


ToHN  Francis  Harmon  was  elect- 
president  at  the  session  of  the 
Board,  June  lo,  1908.  He  was  then  in 
the  sixth  year  of  a  successful  pastorate  at 
First  Church,  East  St.  Louis,  and  it  seemed 
appropriate  for  him  to  finish  the  year.  He  there- 
fore remained  in  East  St.  Louis  until  Con- 
ference time  and  closed  up  the  year's  work. 
Tho  he  made  frequent  trips  to  Lebanon  dur 
ing  the  summer,  conferring  with  the  faculty 
and  directing  various  activities  in  preparation 
for  the  opening  of  the  new  college  year.  Be- 
fore recording  the  story  of  his  administration 
at  McKendree,  we  will  give  a  brief  sketch 
of  his  hfe.  He  was  born  near  Olney,  May  i,  185S.  He  was 
one  of  a  large  family  of  sturdy  Puritan  stock.  He  grew  up 
on  the  farm  in  Clay  County,  and  attended  the  district 
schools  there.  Later  he  was  a  student  for  several  years  at 
the  Southern  Illinois  Normal  at  Carbondale  and  the  Cen- 
tral Normal  School  at  Danville,  Indiana.  He  was  admitted 
on  trial  into  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  in  1882  and 
received  into  full  connection  in  1884.  He  then  spent  four 
years  in  Garrett  Biblical  Institute  at  Evanston  and  graduated 
from  that  institution  in  1888.  He  received  the  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Divinity  from  McKendree  in  1900.  He  served 
pastorates  at  Metropolis,  Mt.  Carmel,  Mt.  Vernon,  and 
East  St.  Louis,  in  each  of  which  he  had  good  success.  He  was 
markedly  evangelistic  in  his  church  work,  and  was  noted  for 
his  zeal  in  prohibition  work.  After  serving  seven  years,  1908 
to  191 5  as  president  of  McKendree,  he  became  president  of 
the  Kansas  Wesleyan  at  Salina,  Kansas,  where  he  served 
three  years. 

When  he  went  to  Kansas,  he  transferred  his  Conference 
membership  to  the  Northwest  Kansas  Conference,  of  which 
he  is  still  a  member.  He  spent  the  years  from  1918  to  his  re- 
tirement in  1927  in  church  efficiency  work  throughout  several 
states  in  the  west.  He  was  constantly  engaged  in  conducting 
revival  meetings,  dedicating  churches,  raising  money  for 
churches  and  colleges,  and  delivering  numerous  special  ad- 
dresses of  various  kinds.  He  was  a  member  of  five  general 
Conferences  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and  was  a  member 
of  the  Book  Committee  from  1904  to  1912.  In  September  1882 
he  was  married  to  Mary  C.  Mervin  of  Louisville.  Their  two 
sons  and  four  daughters  ,ire  all  living  except  the  oldest  son. 


PRESIDENT  JOHN  HARMON 


Richard,  who  was  killed  by  accident  after  he 
was  twenty.  His  d.iughter  Grace  graduated 
from  McKendree  and  spent  several  years  as 
a  missionary  in  Korea.  Dr.  Harmon  now  lives 
on  his  farm  in  Clay  County,  where  he  is  enjoy- 
ing a  well-earned  rest  from  the  nervous  strain 
and  worry  of  public  life  in  which  he  served 
the  church  for  more  than  forty  years.  Dur- 
ing the  year  1927  he  was  called  to  the  unus 
ual  duty  of  conducting  the  funeral  service  of 
two  of  his  brothers  who  had  spent  their  lives 
in  the  home  community  and  whose  deaths 
occurred  with  only  a  short  interval  between. 
He  performed  these  services  at  the  special  re- 
quest of  the  deceased.  When  he  was  placed  in  charge  of 
McKendree  College,  he  was  fifty  years  old  and  in  the  prime 
of  efficiency  as  a  leader  of  men.  He  moved  with  his  family 
into  the  former  home  of  Uncle  Ben  Hypes,  where  he  lived 
during  the  entire  seven  years  of  his  term  at  McKendree. 
All  his  children  were  students  at  McKendree,  tho  only  two 
received  degrees.  These  were  Grace  and  Marian. 

He  found  the  college  in  the  best  condition  that  any  presi- 
dent ever  had  in  all  its  history.  It  had  more  than  a  hundred 
thousand  dollars  of  productive  endowment  and  sixty  thou- 
sand more  subscribed  but  conditioned  on  the  completion  of 
the  second  hundred  thousand.  The  attendance  of  students 
was  good  and  growing.  He  managed  to  keep  it  growing  dur- 
ing the  entire  period  of  his  presidency.  But  of  course  while 
conditions  were  good  there  was  still  much  room  for  im- 
provement. 

In  his  first  report  to  the  Board  after  a  year  in  the  office,  he 
enumerates  some  of  the  needs  of  the  college,  as  dormitories, 
endowment,  charges  for  preacher  students,  and  some  indus- 
trial enterprise,  as  a  factory  which  would  give  employment 
to  students  who  were  trying  to  make  their  own  way  through 
college.  The  fiiculty  associated  with  President  Harmon  at  the 
beginning  of  his  term  were,  William  C.  Walton,  James  C. 
Dolley,  Edwin  P.  Baker,  Edward  B.  Waggoner,  Frank  W. 
Cady,  Thomas  S.  Hewerdine,  and  Bertram  E.  Wiggins.  The 
Director  of  the  Music  Department  was  Professor  Fred  Pesold. 
Other  members  of  the  music  faculty  were  Miss  Otilla  Pesold 
and  Miss  Cleda  Lindly,  teachers  of  Piano;  Arnold  Pesold, 
teacher  of  Violin;  and  Miss  Jennie  Blanck,  teacher  of  Vocal 
Music.  After  a  year  Professor  Cady  went  to  the  English 


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^^KE^^^^^^^^^^^^^s:^ 


Department  m  Middlebury  College,  Vermont,  which  was 
his  Alma  Mater,  and  he  was  succeeded  by  Professor  William 
F.  Thrall.  Also  at  the  same  time  Professor  Hewerdine  went 
to  a  new  position  in  Halifax,  Nova  Scotia,  and  Robert  A. 
Giles  became  Professor  of  Mathematics.  Professor  Pesold  re- 
tired and  Professor  Frank  M.  Church  became  the  head  of 
the  Music  Department.  At  the  same  time  Miss  Amy  Pink- 
erton  became  teacher  of  Voice,  though  she  was  succeeded 
after  a  year  by  Miss  Latchipell  Myrick.  Miss  Rhoda  Brock- 
man  became  instructor  m  Expression.  Her  successor  was  Mrs. 
Morfyg  F.  Miller,  who  only  staid  one  year  and  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Miss  Marian  McCray. 

In  igii  two  new  departments  were  established.  Agricul- 
ture and  Home  Economics.  In  charge  of  the  former  was 
Prof.  Frank  C.  Grannis,  assisted  later  by  Prof.  George  R. 
New.  The  Home  Economics  Department  was  placed  under 
the  direction  of  Miss  Villa  M.  Sprague.  A  little  later  Miss 
Alexa  C.  Sligh  became  instructor  in  Violin  and  Miss  Sarah 
C.  Seabrook  instructor  in  Art.  Some  years  later  Prof.  George 
A.  Crossthwait  was  in  charge  of  the  Agriculture  work  and 
Prof.  New  taught  Chemistry  and  Physics. 

At  the  end  of  Dr.  Harmon's  term,  Cyrus  S.  Gentry  was 
Director  of  Athletics,  tho  Homer  T.  Osborn  had  occupied 
the  position  before  him.  Miss  Edna  McCay  was  teacher  of 
Home  Economics;  Miss  Frances  Berry  taught  Expression; 
David  Morris  Hardy  was  instructor  in  Violin ;  and  Miss  Anne 
E.  Wilkinson  was  the  Art  teacher.  Professor  Milton  S.  Cush- 
man  substituted  a  year  for  Professor  Thrall  while  he  was  on 
leave  of  absence  to  do  graduate  work. 

The  big  thing  in  Dr.  Harmon's  administration  was  the 
erection  of  the  dormitories  and  dining  hall.  These  three  build- 
ings, with  their  equipment  cost  the  college  a  little  more  than 
a  hundred  thousand  dollars,  and  their  addition  to  the  equip 
ment  of  the  college  wrought  a  great  change  in  the  institution 
Itself.  Before  that  time  none  of  the  students  had  lived  on  the 
hill,  but  after  that  nearly  all  of  them  did.  That  greatly  in- 
creased the  problems  of  discipline  and  administration  and 
made  a  great  difference  in  the  social  life  of  the  students.  Of 
the  money  thus  invested,  sixty  thousand  dollars  had  been 
subscribed  before  Dr.  Harmon  took  charge.  To  this  was 
added  ten  thousand  from  Mr.  P.  M.  Johnston,  who  had 
already  subscribed  an  equal  amount  during  Dr.  Chamberlin's 
administration,  and  five  hundred  dollars  from  John  A.  Patten 
of  Chattanooga,  Tennessee.  When  the  Southern  Illinois  Con- 
ference met  in  Centralia  in  September  1909,  Dr.  Harmon  in- 
duced that  body  to  subscribe  thirty  thousand  dollars  to 
complete  the  hundred  thousand,  and  thus  meet  the  condi- 


tions necessary  to  claim  the  contributions  of  the  Clark 
Brothers  of  Philadelphia,  Mr.  Carnegie,  and  Dr.  Pearsons. 
The  Conference  subscription  was  in  the  form  of  a  note  signed 
by  the  officers  of  the  corporation  and  it  was  to  be  paid  by 
the  regular  educational  collections.  Since  it  drew  six  per  cent 
interest,  it  was  as  good  as  that  much  endowment.  The  Board 
met  in  special  session  and  with  careful  deliberation,  discussed 
the  possibilities  of  one  or  more  new  buildings.  The  largest 
donors  had  expressed  a  willingness  to  have  their  money  in- 
vested in  new  buildings  instead  of  endowment  if  that  were 
preferable  to  the  authorities  of  the  college.  A  building  com- 
mittee was  appointed,  consisting  of  President  Harmon,  T. 
A.  Wilson,  Frank  Condrey,  J.  B.  Messick,  and  J.  C.  Eisen- 
mayer.  Mr.  W.  C.  Zimmerman,  of  Springfield,  the  state 
architect,  was  employed  to  draw  the  plans.  The  specifications 
were  advertised  and  competitive  bids  received,  and  contract 
was  finally  let  to  the  Simmons  Construction  Company  of 
Chicago.  The  work  was  begun  m  the  spring  of  1910.  It  was 
supposed  that  the  buildings  could  be  finished  and  ready  for 
use  in  the  fall  of  that  year.  But  the  weather  was  not  always 
favorable  and  labor  was  not  abundant.  A  considerable  por- 
tion  of  the  unskilled  work  was  done  by  McKendree  students. 
Some  of  them  quit  and  entered  college  as  soon  as  the  fall  term 
opened  and  some  kept  on  with  part  time  work.  James  A. 
Landis  had  been  an  engineer  before  he  came  to  college.  He 
ran  the  hoisting  engine  for  the  construction  company  until 
late  in  the  fall  and  had  a  book  handy  in  order  to  utilize  every 
minute  in  study  when  his  duty  as  engineer  did  not  require 
his  whole  attention.  It  took  the  greater  part  of  the  winter  as 
as  well  as  the  summer  to  get  the  buildings  ready  for  use. 
They  were  actually  occupied  by  students  first  in  the  spring 
term  191 1.  At  first  the  rates  charged  students  was  seventy 
five  cents  a  week  for  room  and  two  dollars  and  a  quarter  for 
board,  or  three  dollars  a  week  for  both  room  and  board  in 
buildings  equipped  with  all  modern  conveniences  and  every 
thing  new.  The  Girls'  Dormitory  was  named  Clark  Hall,  the 
Boys',  Carnegie  Hall,  and  their  common  eating  place  was 
called  Pearsons  Hall,  thus  commemorating  the  names  of  the 
chief  donors  of  the  three  buildings.  Each  dormitory  has  a 
capacity  sufficient  for  housing  seventy-two  students,  and  the 
dining  hall  can  accommodate  as  many  as  tables  are  provided 
for,  up  to  three  hundred. 

Carnegie  Hall  was  fully  occupied  after  the  first  year,  but 
Clark  Hall  did  not  have  its  rooms  all  full  until  1927.  Of  course 
some  of  the  students  always  prefer  to  board  out  in  town. 

Other  important  developments  during  Dr.  Harmon's  term 
were  the  Departments  of  Agriculture  and  Home  Economics. 


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These  departments  were  both  established  about  the  same 
time,  but  neither  of  them  proved  to  have  permanent  place 
in  the  college  course. 

Professor  Frank  C.  Grannis  was  employed  by  the  Execu- 
tive Committee  in  the  spring  of  191 1  to  take  charge  of  the 
work  in  Agriculture  which  they  were  planning  to  establish. 
He  was  a  graduate  of  the  School  of  Agriculture  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Illinois.  Some  equipment  was  secured  during  the 
summer  and  plans  were  made  for  beginning  the  work  with 
the  opening  of  the  school  year  1911-1912.  A  small  tract  of 
land,  donated  by  Dr.  B.  M.  Hypes,  was  used  as  an  experiment 
field.  Three  horses  were  provided  and  a  stable  was  rented 
near  enough  to  the  college  for  convenience.  A  wagon  and 
some  farming  implements  were  also  purchased  with  dona- 
tions made  to  the  department  by  friends  of  the  college.  The 
total  of  the  gifts  for  equipment  amounted  to  one  thousand, 
seven  hundred  and  sixty  dollars.  This  was  all  from  Lebanon 
or  St.  Clair  County,  except  five  hundred  dollars  which  was 
given  by  Governor  Deneen.  There  were  sixty-seven  students 
enrolled  in  Agriculture  that  first  year.  An  Agricultural 
"Short  Course"  was  also  given  during  the  year,  chiefly  for 
the  benefit  of  the  farmers  in  the  vicinity  of  Lebanon,  or  main' 
ly  those  living  close  enough  to  Lebanon  to  attend  to  their 
home  work  and  attend  daily  lectures  at  the  same  time.  The 
course  lasted  ten  days,  and  there  were  several  lecturers  from 
the  State  University.  There  were  one  hundred  enrolled  in 
the  "Short  Course"  the  first  year,  though  some  of  them  were 
regular  students  in  the  college.  The  Agriculture  Course  was 
designed  to  cover  two  years  work  which  might  be  covered 
in  a  regular  college  course  if  the  student  should  so  elect.  But 
if  he  wanted  a  full  four-year  course  in  Agriculture,  it  was 
necessary  for  him  to  transfer  his  credits  to  some  University, 
where  he  could  finish  his  course.  In  the  nature  of  the  case,  a 
college  like  McKendree  could  not  hope  to  maintain  an  agri- 
culture equipment  equal  to  that  of  the  tax-supported  state 
university.  So  the  time  came  when  the  students  who  really 
wanted  agriculture  would  go  to  the  university  in  the  first 
place.  The  experimental  work  only  lasted  a  few  years.  The 
student  who  started  field  or  garden  work  in  the  spring  would 
go  home  about  the  first  of  June  and  therefore  could  not  com- 
plete his  experiment.  So  the  work  became  chiefly  class  room 
and  theory  work  which  any  student  might  elect.  In  1919,  the 
Agriculture  professor,  H.  Reese  Brentzel,  was  offered  a  better 
salary  in  another  institution  and  resigned.  The  college  author- 
ities did  not  see  fit  to  fill  the  vacancy,  and  so  that  was  the  end 
of  the  Agriculture  Department.  Its  career  covered  a  period 
of  eight  years,  from  191 1  to  1919. 


About  the  same  time  the  Agriculture  department  was 
initiated,  an  Agriculture  Experiment  Station  was  established 
at  Lebanon.  It  was  the  result  of  an  agreement  between  Mc- 
Kendree College  and  the  University  of  IlHnois,  to  the  effect 
that  if  McKendree  would  furnish  a  suitable  field,  the  Uni- 
versity would  maintain  a  regular  agriculture  experiment  sta- 
tion similar  to  a  number  already  established  in  various  parts 
of  the  state.  The  college  authorities  negotiated  the  purchase 
of  twenty  acres  of  land,  adjoining  the  city  limits  on  the  south, 
from  Mr.  C.  J.  Pfeffer  for  two  thousand  five  hundred  dollars. 
The  money  was  furnished  by  Governor  Deneen  as  a  donation 
to  the  college.  The  land  was  deeded  to  the  University  of 
Illinois  with  the  provision  that  if  the  University  ever  ceasei 
to  use  it  for  agriculture  experiments,  the  title  shall  revert  to 
McKendree  College. 

Up  to  the  present  time  the  University  has  maintained 
platted  experiment  fields  which  are  calculated  to  illustrate 
certain  principles  in  scientific  farming,  and  the  farmers  of  the 
community  may  freely  observe  the  results  of  these  experi- 
ments. 

The  Home  Economics  Department  was  inaugurated  in  the 
fall  of  191 1  with  Miss  Villa  M.  Sprague  as  teacher.  She  was 
educated  at  the  University  of  Illinois  and  was  full  of  enthu- 
siasm for  the  new  department.  Attractive  rooms  were  fitted 
up  in  the  basement  of  the  dining  hall.  There  was  a  sewing 
room,  a  dining  room,  and  a  kitchen.  The  sewing  room  was 
equipped  with  built-in  shelves  and  drawers,  a  good  number  of 
sewing  machines,  dress  models,  mirrors,  and  whatever  else 
was  necessary  for  the  art  of  dressmaking.  The  dining  room  was 
nicely  furnished  with  the  usual  furniture  for  that  important 
part  of  a  modern  home.  Many  delightful  dinners  were  served 
there  to  the  faculty  and  other  small  groups  of  people,  in  order 
that  the  girls  who  were  acquiring  skill  in  the  arts  of  serving 
might  have  opportunity  for  practice.  The  kitchen  was  equip- 
ped as  a  cooking  laboratory  with  a  separate  gas  stove  for 
each  girl  and  the  various  utensils  needed  in  the  development 
of  this  important  science.  Between  the  kitchen  and  dining 
room  was  the  butler's  pantry,  which  also  served  as  a  store- 
house for  the  jellies,  jams,  and  canned  goods  which  were  pre 
duced  as  a  result  of  the  students  exercise  of  these  household 
arts. 

The  Home  Economics  equipment  was  mostly  secured  by 
donation  from  many  friends  of  the  institution.  The  gifts  re- 
corded in  the  minutes,  given  by  twenty-six  individuals  or 
firms,  amounted  to  one  thousand,  three  hundred  and  sixty 
dollars.  Of  this  one  thousand  dollars  was  in  hundred  dollar 
gifts.  Among  these  good  friends,  special  mention  should  be 


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made  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  T.  A.  Wilson,  who  were  not  only 
among  the  largest  givers,  but  also  used  their  influence  to  se- 
cure many  other  gifts,  and  served  on  the  committee  that 
purchased  a  large  part  of  the  equipment  in  St.  Louis.  Dr. 
Wilson  was  primarily  responsible  for  the  gas  plant  which 
gave  the  girls  an  opportunity  to  "cook  with  gas"  which  was 
a  privilege  enjoyed  by  nobody  else  in  town.  In  fact,  it  was 
thought  by  some  that  the  name  Wilson  should  be  placed  on 
the  front  door  of  the  department. 

The  first  year  there  were  thirty-seven  students  enrolled 
in  Home  Economics,  besides  forty-three  who  took  the  short 
course  which  was  given  at  the  same  time  with  the  "Short 
Course"  in  Agriculture.  Miss  Sprague  was  also  the  advisor 
and  leader  of  the  "Domestic  Science  Club",  which  was  com- 
posed of  a  group  of  Lebanon  house-keepers  who  held  regular 
meetings  and  discussed  many  of  the  problems  which  came  up 
in  their  home  life.  They  were  thus  permitted  to  utilize  the 
knowledge  and  training  of  the  Home  Economics  teacher  and 
have  the  advantage  of  the  latest  university  research  in  this 
important  field.  In  fact,  it  was  a  sort  of  continuation  course 
of  education  in  their  own  particular  line,  for  these  practical 
house-keepers. 

After  two  years  of  service  Miss  Sprague  abandoned  teach- 
ing for  matrimony  and  became  a  home-maker  for  a  teacher  in 
one  of  our  state  institutions.  She  was  succeeded  by  Miss 
Maude  Willard  who  was  in  the  position  only  one  year  until 
she  became  the  wife  of  Professor  Frank  M.  Church,  head  of 
McKendree's  Music  Department.  The  next  teacher  was  Miss 
Edna  McCay.  She  staid  only  one  year  and  was  succeeded  by 
Miss  Mabel  R.  Stiffey  of  Ohio.  The  next  year  the  teacher  in 
this  department  was  Miss  Mary  Sumpter  Garth,  a  southern 
lady.  She  was  followed  by  Miss  E.  Grace  Brown  who  staid 
a  year  and  a  half  and  married  the  Chemistry  teacher,  Pro' 
fessor  E.  E.  Holmes.  She  was  succeeded  by  Miss  Carrie  Bell 
Robertson  who  finished  out  the  year  and  served  until  the 
middle  of  the  next  year,  when  she  had  an  opportunity  to 
take  charge  of  a  tea  room  in  a  large  western  city  and  pre- 
ferred that  work.  That  year  was  finished  out  by  Miss 
Margaret  George  who  was  elected  for  the  ensuing  year,  but 
had  an  attractive  offer  in  a  southern  school  which  she  pre- 
ferred to  accept.  The  next  year  the  department  was  reorgan- 
ized and  Miss  Kathleen  Taylor  was  placed  in  charge  of  the 
foods' courses  and  served  as  dietitian  for  the  dining  hall,  while 
Miss  Esther  Burnette  had  charge  of  the  sewing  and  house 
courses.  This  was  a  nice  arrangement  for  the  teachers,  but 
the  number  of  students  in  the  department  would  scarcely 
justify  the  employment  of  two  teachers.  So  after  two  years. 


Miss  Taylor  was  married  and  the  work  was  readjusted  so 
that  Miss  Burnette  could  handle  all  that  was  necessary.  After 
another  year  she  too  forsook  teaching  for  matrimony,  and  her 
successor  was  Miss  Ruth  Walton,  a  McKendree  graduate, 
who  had  had  two  years  experience  teaching  this  same  line 
in  high  school.  She  occupied  the  position  two  years  and  by 
that  time,  1925,  it  became  evident  that  the  physical  equip- 
ment of  the  department  had  not  kept  pace  with  the  progress 
of  the  science  for  the  last  ten  or  fifteen  years.  In  fact,  m  all 
these  years  very  little  had  been  added  to  the  original  equip- 
ment which  was  quite  sufficient  in  191 1,  but  not  at  all  ade- 
quate in  1925.  Some  of  the  high  schools  had  better  facilities 
for  teaching  this  work  than  McKendree.  The  tax-supported 
institutions  could  easily  secure  new  equipment  as  it  was 
needed,  but  with  a  church  school,  it  was  more  difficult.  But 
it  was  evident  that  the  time  had  come  when  it  was  necessary 
to  invest  a  considerable  sum  in  a  new  outfit  or  abandon  the 
department  and  let  the  girls  who  desired  this  particular 
training  go  to  the  state  schools.  As  it  was  the  tuition  fees  of 
the  department  did  not  even  approximately  provide  for  the 
salary  of  the  teacher.  So  under  the  financial  pressure  of  the 
college  with  insufficient  endowment  and  with  many  pro- 
blems hard  to  solve,  the  authorities  decided  to  abandon  the 
department  which  thus  came  to  the  end  of  its  career  after 
fourteen  years,  from  1911  to  1925. 

Not  all  of  the  narrative  just  given  of  the  departments  of 
Agriculture  and  Home  Economics  belong  to  the  administra- 
tion of  President  Harmon,  but  it  seemed  best  to  complete  at 
least  the  outline  of  the  story  before  leaving  it. 

Another  enterprise  initiated  by  him  was  the  "College 
Press".  There  had  long  been  a  feeHng  that  the  College  should 
have  a  printing  press.  It  had  not  owned  one  since  the  one  it 
sold  in  1852.  A  machine  of  that  kind  could  be  used  not  only 
for  printing  the  college  paper,  but  also  for  printing  programs, 
cards,  examination  questions  and  various  miscellaneous  jobs 
which  otherwise  the  college  would  hire  done  at  considerable 
expense  or  leave  undone  altogether.  Dr.  Harmon  made  a  deal 
with  Mrs.  Sarah  Watson  of  Mt.  Vernon  by  which  he  pur- 
chased from  her  two  used  printing  presses,  with  an  outfit  of 
type  and  tools,  all  of  which  was  said  by  a  disinterested  printer 
to  be  worth  not  less  than  nine  hundred  dollars,  yet  he  secured 
the  complete  outfit  for  four  hundred  dollars,  which  sum  was 
to  be  paid  in  tuition  fees  for  her  grandchildren,  two  of  whom 
were  about  ready  to  enter  college  at  that  time.  By  the  terms 
of  the  agreement,  if  her  grandchildren  did  not  use  all  this 
amount  in  tuition  the  college  was  under  no  further  obligation 
to  pay  the  debt.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  only  a  portion  of  it  was 


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so  used.  About  this  time  the  college  had  acquired  the  T.  A. 
Wilson  property  which  adjoined  the  campus  and  for  several 
years  served  as  a  home  for  the  Music  department.  In  the  rear 
of  the  brick  residence  was  a  frame  building  which  served  very 
nicely  as  a  printing  office  and  press  room,  and  also  as  a  book 
store.  Here  for  several  years  the  "McKendree  Headlight", 
the  college  paper  of  the  time,  was  printed,  and  job  work  was 
done,  both  for  the  college  and  sometimes  for  some  of  the 
people  in  town.  Mr.  James  E.  Rymer  was  placed  in  charge 
of  both,  the  press  and  the  book  store.  He  was  a  capable 
young  man  who  had  had  experience  as  a  practical  printer  and 
was  anxious  to  get  in  touch  with  the  college  in  the  hope  that 
he  might  be  at  least  a  part-time  student  in  the  college  course. 
He  did  do  some  college  work  but  never  finished  the  course 
because  the  "Press"  kept  him  too  busy  most  of  the  time  to 
think  of  doing  anything  else.  Also  occasionally  one  or  two 
other  students  found  part-time  work  in  the  printing  office. 
In  the  book  store,  Mr.  Rymer  handled  the  text  books  for  the 
college  students,  both  new  and  second-hand,  stationery  sup- 
plies and  even  athletic  goods.  This  was  a  very  convenient 
arrangement  while  it  lasted,  but  it  was  found  that  if  the 
printer  was  to  have  a  living  out  of  his  work,  the  college  would 
have  a  deficit  to  make  up,  for  the  college  paper  with  a  small 
subscription  list,  a  low  price,  and  no  advertisements,  was  not 
much  of  a  money  maker.  After  a  few  years  the  "College 
Press"  was  closed  down  and  Mr.  Rymer  took  over  and 
edited  the  "Lebanon  Journal",  which  was  the  older  of  the 
two  Lebanon  papers  at  that  time.  Some  months  later  the 
Lebanon  Journal  was  destroyed  by  fire,  building,  equipment, 
files  of  the  paper,  and  the  entire  plant.  That  was  the  finale 
of  a  historic  paper. 

Another  important  enterprise  m  the  H.irmon  administra- 
tion was  the  raising  of  enough  endowment  to  complete  a 
total  of  $200,000.  To  do  this,  required  $66,000.  Dr.  John  W. 
Hancher  of  the  Board  of  Education  came  to  the  assistance  of 
the  college  and  engineered  the  campaign.  It  was  not  a  large 
sum  compared  with  what  he  had  raised  at  many  other  places, 
but  the  difficulty  of  the  field  made  him  feel  that  it  was  a  seri- 
ous undertaking.  He  called  in  several  educators  and  college 
men  from  various  parts  of  the  country  to  assist  in  the  work. 
Among  them  were  Dr.  Carl  M.  Doney,  then  president  of  the 
West  Virginia  Wesleyan,  and  Dr.  Alfred  E.  Craig,  then  pre- 
sident of  Morningside  College  at  Sioux  City,  Iowa.  Some 
inspirational  rallies  were  held  and  the  canvass  was  made.  The 
full  quota  of  subscriptions  was  reached,  tho  some  of  it  was 


subscribed  in  very  small  amounts  which  made  it  difficult  and 
expensive  to  collect,  but  the  full  amount  was  raised  and 
eventually  collected.  McKendree  now  had  $200,000  of  pro- 
ductive endowment.  The  most  it  had  ever  had.  But  even 
with  this,  the  financial  pressure  was  not  relieved  in  the  least, 
for  the  growth  of  the  institution  increased  expenses  faster 
than  the  new  endowment  increased  income.  Additional 
teachers  were  needed  and  salaries  needed  to  be  raised,  so  that 
it  was  just  as  much  of  a  problem  as  ever  to  make  ends  meet. 
The  material  resources  were  increased  considerably  during 
Dr.  Harmon's  administration.  Besides  the  increase  in  the  en- 
dowment mentioned  above,  the  buildings  increased  from  four 
to  eight  and  tho  they  were  just  doubled  in  number,  they 
were  more  than  doubled  in  value.  The  land  holdings  increas- 
ed by  the  addition  of  Hypes  Field  and  the  Swearingen  forty 
acres  in  Crawford  County.  The  attendance  of  students  also 
made  a  substantial  advance.  The  total  unrepeated  enrollment 
the  year  before  he  came  was  two  hundred  and  twenty-six. 
The  year  he  left  it  was  exactly  three  hundred  according  to 
the  record  m  the  catalogues.  Tho  in  some  of  his  years,  the  en- 
rollment had  been  even  higher. 

Dr.  Harmon  did  not  leave  McKendree  on  account  of  any 
lack  of  success  in  the  work  or  because  the  Board  wanted 
him  to  leave,  but  because  the  door  was  open  to  what  seemed 
to  him  to  be  a  larger  field  of  usefulness.  The  authorities  of 
the  Kansas  Wesleyan  felt  that  he  was  just  the  man  their 
institution  needed  and  they  were  so  determined  to  have  him 
that  they  offered  him  a  salary  just  about  double  what  he  was 
receiving  at  McKendree.  In  addition  to  this  inducement,  they 
sent  a  committee  who  tried  to  convince  him  that  it  was  his 
moral  duty  to  leave  McKendree,  now  well-established,  and 
put  this  newer  institution  on  her  feet.  He  therefore  closed 
his  relations  with  McKendree  with  the  end  of  the  school 
year  1914-1011  and  went  to  the  Kansas  Wesleyan. 

Beginning  with  the  group  that  graduated  during  the  presi- 
dency of  Dr.  John  Harmon,  we  are  no  longer  attempting  to 
give  biographical  sketches,  unless  it  may  be  of  some  who 
have  paid  for  space  in  the  book  and  have  furnished  the  data 
for  a  sketch.  But  the  earliest  of  these  left  McKendree  less 
than  twenty  years  ago  and  probably  m.my  of  them  have  not 
yet  reached  the  climax  of  their  usefulness  and  it  is  therefore 
too  soon  to  write  their  history.  Therefore  from  this  point  on 
we  will  merely  give  a  list  of  the  names  of  each  class  with 
their  occupation  and  post-office  address  where  we  have  the 
information. 


THE  CLASS  OF  UH19 
Barco,  Arthur  Udell,  A.  B.,  Lawyer  .  Edwardsville 

Britton,  William  Everett,  Law  Teacher  University  of  Illinois 
Brown,  Joseph  Charles,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Springlield 

Carlin,  Charles  Russell,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Quincy 

Collins,  Dan  D.,  A.  B.,  Teacher  Rapid  City,  N.  D. 

Eaton,  Charles  Alexander,  B.  S.,  Lawyer,  Long  Beach,  Cal. 
Faires,  Leland  Stanford,  B.  S.,  Veterinary  St.  Jacob 

Farthing,  Nelle  Minerva,  B.  S.  (Mrs.  Dr.  Jones)  E.  St.  Louis 
Farthing,  William  Dudley  Paul,  B.  S.,  Lawyer  E.  St.  Louis 
Farthing,  Chester  Harold,  B.  S.,  Lawyer  E.  St.  Louis 

Hamilton,  Albert  WilHam,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Freeport 

Sayre,  Rollo  Clifton,  B.  S.,  Educator  Decatur 

Sayre,  Eunice  Randall,  B.  S.,  Auto  Dealer  Lebanon 

Shepard,  McPherson,  A.  B.,  Farm  Manager  Crossville 

Shick,  Vega  Reverdy,  A.  B.,  Business  Van  Wert,  Ohio 

Townsend,  Russell  Ernest,  A.  B.,  Lawyer  Cobden 

THE  CLASS  OF  1910 
Albin,  Grover  Cleveland,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Nebraska  Conference 
Birkhead,  Leon  Milton,  A.  B.,  Pastor        Kansas  City,  Mo. 
Burgard,  Edmund  J.,  A.  B.,  Business,    Webster  Groves,  Mo. 
Cummins,  Wesley  Erett,  A.  B.,  Lawyer  Cairo 

Eaton,  William  John,  B.  S.,  Educator  Edwardsville 

Harmon,  Grace  Luella,  B.  S.,  (Mrs.  McGary)  St.  Louis 

Horner,  Helen  Louise,  B.  Mus.,  Educator  Deceased 

Hough,  William  A.,  B.  S.,  Educator  Belleville 

Jones,  Rudolph  Nathan,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Carthage,  Mo. 

Large,  Aaron  Buford,  A.  B.,  Educator  Deceased 

Louden,  Addie  L.,  A.  B.,  Educator  E.  St.  Louis 

Massey,  Kenneth  Waldo,  B.  S.,  Business  New  York  City 
Moore,  Harold  J.,  A.  B.,  Salesman  Houston,  Texas 

Mueller,  Arthur  Henry,  A.  B.,  Physician  Denver,  Colo. 
Raglin,  Nellie  Ins,  A.  B.,  (Mrs.  Wilton),  Carmi 

Rees,  Silas,  A.  B.,  Theological  Teacher  New  York  City 
Schmidt,  H.  Galen,  B.  S.,  Educator  Belleville 

Sullivan,  Charles  Andrew,  B.  S.,  Pastor  Dallas  City,  111. 
Waggoner,  Mabel  Ella,  A.  B.,  (Mrs.  R.  C.  Sayre)  Decatur 
Walrath,  Abbie  J.,  A.  B.  (Mrs.  Smith)  Seattle,  Wash. 

Warren,  Fount  Grover,  A.  B.,  Educator,  Carbondale 

Wilton,  St.  John  William,  A.  B.,  Educator  Carmi,  111. 

THE  CLASS  OF  1911 
Gentry,  Cyrus  Stokes.  A.  B.,  Lawyer  Houston,  Tex. 

Hall,  Charles  Wesley,  A.  B.,  Pastor   ■  Kane,  111. 

LeCrone,  George  Montgomery,  B.  S.,  Business  Effingham 
Markman,  Frank  Herman,  A.  B.,  Educator  Jerseyville 

Ray,  Julian  David,  A.  B.,  Educator  Mulberry  Grove 


THE  CLASS  OF  191 'J 
Benton,  Thomas  Harold,  B.  S.,  Educator  Green  Coves 

Springs,  Fla. 
Brede,  Elfrieda  Marie,  A.  B.,  Educator  CoUinsville 

Gates,  Jennie  Ophelia,  A.  B.,  Educator  Alton 

Foulk,  Madeleine,  B.  S.,  (Mrs.  C.  R.  Yost)  Lebanon 

Gauger,  Marguerite  Elston,  B.  S.,  Educator         Berea,  Ohio 
Johnson,  Ellen  Victoria,  B.  S.,  Educator  Belvidere 

Karns,  John  Marshall,  A.  B.,  Lawyer  E.  St.  Louis 

Loy,  Alice  Elisabeth,  A.  B.,  (Mrs.  C.  W.  Howard) 

Afton,  Iowa 
Otwell,  Irma  Day,  A.  B.  (Mrs.  Bulhngton)  Deceased 

Rentfro,  Joseph  Logan,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Cheney,  Wash, 

Smith,  Lewis  Wilburn,  A.  B.,  Educator  Joppa 

Weiss,  Allen  Samuel,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Illinois  Conference 

THE  CLASS  OF  1913 
Condrey,  Ralph  Smith,  A.  B.,  Educator  Mt.  Carmel 

Crisp,  Ernest  Rayner,  A.  B.,  Educator  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Glenn,  Daisy  Leonora,  A.  B.,  (Mrs.  C.  H.  Walrath) 

Seattle,  Wash. 
Hill,  Agnes,  A.  B.,  Educator  (Mrs.  E.  P.  Wilson)  Florida 
Graham,  William  Moreland,  B.  S.,  Educator  Greenville 

Howard,  Clark  Webster,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Afton,  Iowa 

Isaacs,  Thomas  Ralph,  B.  S.,  Farm  Adviser  Havana 

Markman,  Bess,  A.  B.,  Educator  Deceased 

Pesold,  Gertrude,  B.  S.,  (Mrs.  E.  Reutner)  St.  Louis 

Myers,  Richard  Clyde,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Chenoa 

Stokes,  Claude  Newton,  A.  B.,  Educator 

Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Yost,  Clark  Roland,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Lebanon 

THE  CLASS  OF  1914 
Berry, "Emma  Alta,  B.  S.,  (Mrs.  Ivan  Moorman)      Deceased 
Brewbaker,  Charles  Earl,  A.  B.,  Business  Akron,  Ohio 

Crump,  Mabel  Belle,  B.  S.  (Mrs.  Frank  Stroud)  E.  St.  Louis 
Deffenbaugh,  Roy,  B.  S.,  Educator  Springfield 

Eaton,  Samuel  West,  A.  B.,  Business  Gary,  Ind. 

Evers,  William  Clarence,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Indiana 

Giles,  Sara  Verla,  B.  S.,  Wataga 

Hartman,  Milton  Miles,  B.  S.,  Dairyman  Mounds 

Hogan,  George  W.,  B,  S.,  Lawyer  McLeansboro 

Moorman,  Ivan  Glen,  A.  B.,  Aviator  Edwardsville 

Peters,  Robert  Millington,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Delta,  Colo. 

Rice,  Ruby,  B.  S.,  Educator  Harrisburg 

Wait,  Bernice  Cornelia,  B.  S.,  Educator  Greenville 

Wiggins,  Lelia  Dukes,  B.  S.,  Educator  Camden,  N.  J. 

THE  CLASS  OF  191.5 
Ball,  Mary  Blanche,  A.  B.,  Educator  (Mrs.  Wm.  Beedle) 

Monrovia,  Calif. 


FfMC  KENDREE  .^^^^^^:^:^-^.^>^^^ 


Brainard,  Margaret,  B.  S.,  Educator  Fresno,  Calif. 

Bundy,  Cecil  George,  A.  B.,  Business  Mt.  Carmel 

Clapp,  Eleanor  Catherine,  B.  S.,  (Mrs.  M.  S.  Cushman) 

Athens,  W.  Va. 
Dee,  Nelle  Lehman,  B.  S.  (Mrs.  Frank  O.  Kruh)  St.  Louis 
DoUey,  Paul  Turnley,  B.  S.,  Chemist  Los  Angeles 

Douthit,  Noah,  A.  B.,  Pastor 

Ebbler,  William  Edward,  A.  B.,  Edu:ator     West  Frankfort 
Hardy,  David  Morris,  A.  B.,  Business  St.  Louis 

Horner,  Benjamin  Roland,  A.  B.,  Business         Kansas  Conf. 
San  Juan,  Porto  Rico 
Johnson,  Dorothea  Pearl,  A.  B.,  Educator  Belleville 

Kinison,  John  William  Andrew,  A.  B.,  Educator     Lebanon 
McCormack,  Leo  Glen,  B.  S.,  Educator  Deceased 

McKnight,  Harry  Everett,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Deceased 

Miller,  Nora  Marie,  B.  S.,  Educator  Metropolis 


Moss,  Norman  McAnally,  B.  S.,  Pa; 
Petty,  Bert  M.,  A.  B.,  Pastor 
Pfeffer,  Louis  Herman,  B.  S.,  Farmer 
Reisner,  Earl  Ephraim,  A.  B.,  Past-or 
Roberts,  Frances  Ella,  A.  B., 
Rogers,  Bernard  Adlai,  A.  B., 
Shields,  Paul  Austin,  A.  B.,  Pastor 
Stewart,  Alice  Victoria 


Smith,  Charles,  A.  B. 
Stansfield,  Frank  Akin,  B.  S.,  Business 
Stice,  Earl  Franklin,  B.  S.,  Business 
Turner,  Frank  Clayton,  A.  B.,  Educator 
Van  Dyke,  Seth  Howard,  B.  S.,  Educator 
Walrath,  Arthur  Miller,  A.  B.,  Dentist 


Irashurg,  Vt. 

Mahomet 

Lebanon 

Arlington,  Wash. 

ThompsonviUe 

Kansas 

Lamar,  Colo. 

S.,  (Mrs.  Jackson) 

Greenwood,  S.  C. 
Rock  River  Conf. 
Mt.  Carmel 
St.  Elmo 
Ridge  Farm 
Flora 
Seattle,  Wash 


Willi,  Clayton  August,  B.  S.,  Educator     Torrington,  Wyo. 


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CHAPTER  XXXII. 

Administration  of  Dr.  Hurt  and  Dean  Bdl{er 


5./^  RESIDENT  JoHN  F.  Harmon's  transfer 
1^  to  the  Kansas  Wesleyan  in  the  spring 
of  iQi'i  left  McKendree  again  without 
a  president.  The  Board,  taken  unawares,  had 
not  had  opportunity  to  cast  about  in  search 
of  a  suitable  man  before  commencement.  Pro- 
fessor J.  C.  DoUey  had  been  serving  as  vice- 
president  for  several  years,  so  they  placed 
him  in  charge  of  the  institution  as  acting 
president,  until  such  time  as  a  president 
could  he  found.  On  commencement  day  of 
that  year,  Dr.  Harmon  presided  at  the  grad- 
uating exercises  as  usual,  and  after  the 
degrees  had  been  conferred,  he  made  his 
farewell  address  and  in  the  presence  of  the  entire  assembly 
turned  the  keys  of  the  institution  over  to  Acting-President 
Dolley.  Professor  DoUey  looked  after  the  interests  of  the  col- 
lege during  the  summer.  He  held  several  meetings  of  the 
executive  committee,  saw  that  the  vacancies  in  the  faculty 
were  filled,  directed  the  campaign  for  new  students  and  had 
things  m  readiness  for  the  opening  in  September.  In  the 
meantime.  Governor  Deneen  and  some  other  members  of  the 
Board  were  on  the  look-out  for  a  man  for  president.  About 
the  first  of  September,  Dr.  H.  W.  Hurt  was  suggested  to 
him  as  a  suitable  man  for  the  place.  After  a  personal  inter- 
view with  him.  Governor  Deneen  called  the  Board  together 
in  a  special  session  September  15,  for  the  purpose  of  consid- 
ering the  candidacy  of  Dr.  Hurt  for  president  of  McKendree. 
At  the  meeting,  Dr.  Hurt  was  present  and  freely  expressed 
his  views  as  to  how  a  college  should  be  conducted.  After  due 
deliberation  the  Board  elected  Dr.  Hurt  to  the  position  at  a 
salary  of  three  thousand  five  hundred  dollars,  which  was  the 
largest  salary  ever  granted  to  a  president  of  McKendree  up 
to  that  time.  Dr.  Hurt  was  still  a  young  man,  not  quite 
thirty-two  years  of  age.  A  brief  sketch  of  him  follows  here- 
with. 

Huber  William  Hurt  was  born  at  Princeton,  Missouri  and 
educated  in  the  public  schools  and  the  Iowa  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity from  which  institution  he  graduated  in  1Q04,  receiv- 
ing the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  did  graduate  work  in  Chicago 
University  and  also  spent  a  year  at  the  Royal  University  of 
Berlin.  Before  taking  up  the  work  of  the  college  presidency, 
he  had  spent  several  years  as  high  school  principal,  first  in 
Oskaloosa,  Iowa,  and  then  at  Lockport,  Illinois.  In  191 2,  he 


RESIDENT   HIRT 


had  received  the  honorary  degree  of  LL.  D. 
from  his  alma  mater.  During  the  years  1912- 
191 5,  he  had  been  president  of  Lombard 
College  at  Galesburg,  Illinois.  So  that  he 
came  to  McKendree  with  some  experience 
m  solving  such  problems  as  he  was  about  to 
face.  He  was  a  man  of  fine  physique,  well 
trained  in  body  and  mind,  an  ardent  advocate 
of  athletics,  a  good  mixer,  a  ready  and  at 
tractive  platform  speaker,  and  reared  as  a 
Methodist.  So  that  all  in  all  he  seemed  pe- 
culiarly well  fitted  for  the  position  he  was 
to  take  at  McKendree.  Also  Mrs.  Hurt 
was  a  woman  of  fine  appearance  and  good 
social  qualities,  an  excellent  vocalist  and  for  years  a  teacher 
of  voice.  These  two,  with  their  two  small  daughters  made  a 
dehghtful  family,  not  only  suitable  to  occupy  the  home  of 
the  president  of  the  college,  but  also  a  real  addition  to  the 
social  and  literary  circles  of  the  city  of  Lebanon.  Dr.  Hurt 
immediately  brought  his  family  to  Lebanon  and  took  up  his 
duties  as  president.  He  studied  the  situation  and  the  history 
of  the  institution  carefully  during  his  first  year  and  began  to 
put  his  plans  into  effect  the  second.  At  the  meeting  ot  the 
Board  in  1916,  Dr.  O.  H.  Clark  paid  the  new  president  a  very 
high  compliment  by  the  statement,  which  found  its  way  into 
the  records  of  the  Board,  that  he  had  been  attending  meetings 
of  the  Board  for  forty-four  years  and  had  never  heard  so  com- 
plete and  thorough  a  representation  of  the  condition  and 
needs  of  the  college  as  was  set  forth  in  President  Hurt's 
report,  which  was  printed  and  a  copy  placed  in  the  hands  of 
every  member  of  the  Board. 

He  enlarged  the  faculty,  did  expert  advertising,  and  pre- 
pared for  expansion  along  all  lines.  The  list  of  the  members 
of  the  faculty  in  the  first  catalogue  published  by  President 
Hurt  is  as  follows :  James  C.  Dolley,  Latin  and  Greek ;  William 
Flint  Thrall,  English;  Edwin  P.  Baker,  German;  William  C. 
Walton,  Philosophy  and  Education;  George  R.  New,  Chem- 
istry and  Physics;  Henry  Reece  Brentzell,  Agriculture;  Ar- 
thur E.  Brooks,  Mathematics;  Marvin  W.  Kruger,  Physical 
Director;  Walter  Hugh  Whitlock,  Bible;  Edna  G.  Bacon, 
Dean  of  Women;  Frank  M.  Church,  Director  of  Music 
Department;  Latchipell  Myrick,  Voice;  Waclav  F.  Fransee, 
Violin;  Mabel  R.  Stiffey,  Home  Economics;  Helen  Horner, 
Expression;  Anne  E.  Wilkinson,  Art.  The  faculty  of  the 


Four  Hundred  and  Thri 


Academy  for  that  year  included  the  following:  Edward  B. 
Waggoner,  Principal,  History  and  Science;  C.  Grouse,  Eng- 
lish and  Pedagogy;  Joel  H.  Swartz,  Chemistry  and  Physics; 
J.  W.  A.  Kinison,  Latin;  Alice  E.  Hitch,  French  and  Mathe- 
matics. 

The  next  year  the  following  new  names  are  found  in  the 
faculty  hst:  James  Rees  Ewing,  Social  Science;  Harold  P. 
Kean,  Mathematics;  William  Zinkeisen,  Chemistry;  N.  L- 
T.  Nelson,  Biology;  Horace  Gunthorp,  Biology;  Mary  S. 
Garth,  Home  Economics;  Mary  Funfar,  Dean  of  Women  and 
Home  Economics;  W.  H.  A.  Moore,  Director  of  Music;  and 
Agnes  Horton,  Art.  Some  of  these  were  in  place  of  some 
who  went  to  other  positions  and  others  were  additions  to 
the  number  of  the  faculty.  In  the  Academy  faculty  we  note 
the  following  new  names:  William  York  Critchley,  English; 
W.  C.  Levan,  Science;  Cyrus  Gentry,  Latin  and  German; 
and  Mrs.  Clara  Mason,  Home  Economics. 

People  seemed  to  expect  great  things  of  Dr.  Hurt's  admin- 
istration. No  one  could  say  that  he  did  not  perform  his  duties 
well,  both  in  the  institution  and  in  the  wide  field  of  the 
patronizing  territory.  He  wrought  with  the  hand  of  a  master. 
He  was  a  veritable  bundle  of  energy  and  seemed  abundantly 
able  to  endure  the  strongest  strain  that  incessant  travel  and 
speech-making  could  place  upon  him. 

But  notwithstanding  the  skillful  advertising  and  the  ener- 
getic field  work,  the  attendance  of  students  did  not  increase 
as  rapidly  as  the  president  and  his  helpers  had  hoped  it 
would.  It  was  about  this  time  that  the  Wesley  Foundation 
was  established  at  the  University  of  Illinois.  Its  secretary 
was  a  member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference,  and  doubt- 
less some  Methodists  sent  their  sons  to  the  University  who 
otherwise  would  have  sent  them  to  McKendree.  Doctor 
Hurt  was  a  Methodist  and  educated  at  a  Methodist  college, 
yet  for  the  three  years  preceding  his  coming  to  McKendree, 
he  had  been  president  of  a  college  sponsored  by  the  Uni- 
versalists.  Very  naturally  rumors  were  afloat  throughout  the 
conference,  that  he  was  tinged  with  the  doctrines  of  Uni- 
versalism.  And  for  that  reason  some  Methodists  hesitated 
about  sending  their  sons  to  McKendree.  As  a  result  of  these 
various  influences  the  increase  of  the  student  enrollment  did 
not  keep  pace  with  the  increase  of  the  faculty  and  the  ex- 
penses of  the  institution.  So  it  became  harder  each  year  for 
the  college  to  meet  its  financial  obligations.  Dr.  Hurt's  strong 
point  as  a  college  executive  was  "standards".  Previous  to 
this  time  the  standard  by  which  the  faculty  members  were 
measured  was  efficiency,  rather  than  the  degrees  they  held 
or  the  number  of  years  of  training.  And  students  were 


granted  degrees  when  they  had  earned  enough  credits  with- 
out regard  to  the  time  it  took  to  earn  them.  A  considerable 
number  of  McKendree  graduates  went  to  the  University  of 
Illinois  to  do  their  graduate  work.  The  authorities  of  the 
university,  investigating  their  qualifications,  found  that  many 
of  our  students  earned  their  degrees  in  three  years  or  a  httle 
more.  This  led  to  the  university  requiring  additional  work 
of  McKendree  graduates  before  giving  them  full  graduate 
standing.  Dr.  Hurt  undertook  the  difficult  task  of  reforming 
all  these  irregularities  and  bringing  our  standards  into  con- 
formity with  the  criterions  of  the  university.  This  he  did 
quite  successfully;  and  when  the  time  was  ripe  he  invited 
an  inspector  from  the  University.  A  group  of  them  came 
and  looked  over  the  institution  very  thoroughly,  and  gave  us 
a  rating  of  class  B  in  the  list  of  recognized  colleges.  This  was 
quite  satisfactory  to  McKendree  since  there  were  only  a  very 
few  class  A  colleges  in  the  state. 

This  standardization  was  the  great  service  which  Dr.  Hurt 
rendered  to  the  college  during  his  administration  as  president. 
He  also  made  and  published  a  survey  of  McKendree  which 
was  one  of  the  most  thorough  and  elaborate  pieces  of  work 
in  the  field  of  statistics  to  be  found  anywhere.  Dr.  Hurt  re- 
ceived many  compliments'  upon  his  skill  in  preparing  it  and 
other  college  presidents  asked  for  copies  of  it  as  a  model  of 
its  kind.  But  its  publication  cost  a  large  sum  of  money  and 
there  were  other  expenses  whose  total  far  exceeded  the  in  - 
come  of  the  college ;  so  that  when  the  Board  met  in  June,  1917 
they  were  facing  a  big  deficit,  and  it  was  felt  by  all  the  more 
conservative  members  that  there  must  be  retrenchment  of 
some  kind.  Dr.  Hurt  wanted  to  take  a  year  off  to  do  the 
additional  school  work  required  for  him  to  secure  the  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Philosophy.  So  after  much  conference  it  was  de- 
cided to  allow  the  president  a  year's  leave  of  absence,  though 
continuing  as  nominal  president  of  the  college  he  was  with- 
out specific  duty  in  relation  to  it,  and  without  salary.  At 
the  same  time  Professor  E.  P.  Baker  was  made  Dean  and 
Acting-president.  Dean  Baker  immediately  assumed  the  re- 
sponsibilities of  the  institution  and  continued  in  the  position 
of  acting-president  until  the  election  of  Dr.  McCammon  in 
1 91 9.  One  improvement  should  be  mentioned  which  was 
made  in  the  physical  plane  during  Dr.  Hurt's  presidency. 
That  is  the  enlargement  of  the  science  hall.  Up  to  this  time 
It  had  only  one  floor.  By  means  of  a  piece  of  careful  mechan- 
ical engineering,  the  roof  was  raised  and  the  walls  built  up 
sufficiently  to  put  in  two  additional  floors  and  make  it  a 
three  story  building.  This  gave  much  more  laboratory  room. 


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frlVlc  KENDREE"^^^^^::^^:^^,^.,..^^ 


The  first  floor  is  used  for  class  lecture  rooms,  the  second,  for 
biology  laboratory,  and  the  third  for  chemical  laboratory. 

It  was  about  this  tmie  that  an  effort  was  made  to  secure, 
by  legislative  enactment,  a  dry  zone  about  McKendree  Col- 
lege. This  was  before  the  time  of  national  prohibition  and 
no  one  knew  how  near  we  were  to  it  at  that  time.  The  Joint 
Board  appointed  a  committee  consisting  of  Dr.  Hurt,  Rev. 
W.  H.  Whitlock,  and  Rev.  Cameron  Harmon  to  secure  the 
passage  of  a  suitable  bill  by  the  Illinois  Legislature.  The  bill 
was  prepared  and  a  petition  asking  for  the  passage  of  it,  was 
circulated  throughout  the  patronizing  territory  of  McKen- 
dree, and  many  thousand  signatures  of  voters  were  obtained. 
This  was  sent  up  to  the  Legislature  with  the  bill.  Dr.  Hurt 
secured  the  services  of  Hon.  Charles  L.  Wood,  a  member  of 
the  State  Senate,  to  engineer  the  bill  through  that  body.  It 
successfully  passed  the  Senate,  but  in  the  House  the  situation 
was  different.  No  dry  legislation  whatever  was  permitted  to 
pass  the  lower  house  of  the  legislature  that  year  and  so  the 
Dry  Zone  bill  was  lost.  At  the  meeting  of  the  college  Board 
in  January,  1917,  Dr.  Hurt  reported  to  that  body  that  Mrs. 
Benson  Wood  of  Effingham  had  promised  a  gift  of  $12,500  to 
build  a  library  for  McKendree  in  memory  of  her  late  husband. 
The  Board  approved  the  site  which  Dr.  Hurt  had  selected 
for  the  proposed  new  building  and  appointed  a  building  com- 
mittee to  cause  its  erection.  The  committee  was  composed 
of  the  following  members  of  the  Board,  Ira  Blackstock,  L.  C. 
Haynes,  L.  C.  Wilkm,  Frank  Condrey,  and  W.  H.  Whitlock. 
But  because  funds  were  not  immediately  available,  nothing 
was  done  toward  the  building  until  later  in  the  year. 

At  the  commencement  exercises  of  1917,  after  the  degrees 
had  been  conferred  upon  the  graduating  class,  Dr.  Hurt  in- 
troduced Professor  E.  P.  Baker,  who  had  been  elected  Dean 
and  Acting-President,  as  the  officer  to  whom  had  been  in- 
trusted the  responsibility  of  guiding  the  affairs  of  the  college 
during  his  year's  leave  of  absence.  In  a  few  well  chosen  words 
Dean  Baker  acknowledged  the  honor  as  well  as  the  obligation 
which  had  been  placed  upon  him,  declared  his  loyalty  to  the 
institution  and  his  purpose  to  "carry  on"  the  work  of  the 
college,  even  in  the  face  of  the  difficult  conditions  caused  by 
the  World  War,  and  declared  his  willingness  to  be  known 
m  the  years  to  come  as  the  "War  Dean"  of  McKendree. 
The  year  was  one  of  peculiar  difficulty.  The  college  was 
cramped  for  means.  It  was  difficult  to  raise  money  for  any 
purpose,  except  war  activities.  Teachers  could  be  obtained 
only  at  war  time  salaries,  and  McKendree  had  no  means  of 
increasing  pay  in  proportion  to  the  increase  of  living  expenses. 
One  teacher  in  the  faculty  at  that  time  demanded  and  re- 


ceived the  same  salary  as  that  paid  to  the  acting  president. 
Dean  Baker  secured  the  filling  of  the  vacancies  m  the  faculty 
before  the  opening  of  the  new  school  year  and  as  soon  as  the 
funds  became  available  he  began  to  push  the  building  of  the 
new  library.  The  contract  was  let  to  Mr.  Fred  Ganschinietz 
of  East  St.  Louis  for  $14,706  to  be  built  according  to  the 
specifications  drawn  by  Mr.  Rinaker  of  Carlinville,  Illinois. 
Although  he  is  a  professional  architect,  he  did  not  charge  the 
college  for  his  services  on  condition  that  he  be  permitted  to 
place  in  the  building  a  memorial  tablet  in  honor  of  his  father, 
General  John  Irving  Rinaker,  who  was  a  graduate  of  Mc- 
Kendree m  the  class  of  iS^i.  This  tablet  may  be  seen  now 
just  mside  the  front  entrance  of  the  building.  The  work  of 
building  was  pushed  as  rapidly  as  the  weather  would  permit 
during  the  winter  and  the  structure  was  complete,  ready  for 
dedication  at  the  commencement  of  1918.  On  account  of  war 
conditions  McKendree,  like  many  other  colleges,  held  her 
commencement  a  week  earlier  than  it  was  advertised  in  the 
catalogue.  The  dedication  of  the  library  occurred  the  day 
before  commencement,  that  is,  June  5,  at  three  o'clock  P.  M. 
Rev.  J.  W.  Webster  was  appointed  to  officiate  because  he 
was  Mrs.  Wood's  pastor.  Dr.  C.  B.  Spencer,  Editor  of  the 
Central  Christian  Advocate,  also  made  an  address.  The  state 
of  Mrs.  Wood's  health  did  not  permit  her  to  be  present. 
She  gave  $3,000  additional  on  the  annuity  plan  to  finish  pay 
ing  for  the  library.  Mr.  Ira  Blackstock  had  also  contributed 
$1,000  to  help  make  up  the  deficit. 

The  building  is  of  smooth  red  brick,  one  story  and  base 
ment,  with  slate  roof.  It  has  a  large  well  equipped  reading 
room,  besides  the  stack  room  on  the  main  floor  and  abundance 
of  storage  room  in  the  basement  for  less  used  books.  The 
library  is  now  catalogued  and  in  charge  of  a  competent  libra' 
rian  and  a  sufficient  number  of  assistants  to  keep  it  open  for 
the  use  of  students  from  8  A.  M.  until  9.  P.  M.  every  day  in 
the  week.  A  library  fee  of  two  dollars  a  semester  is  charged 
each  student  and  this  furnishes  approximately  a  thousand 
dollars  a  year  for  the  upkeep  of  the  library.  For  ninety  years 
McKendree  was  handicapped  by  the  lack  of  adequate  library 
facilities,  but  now  she  is  able  to  furnish  her  students  a  most 
excellent  opportunity  for  research  in  the  various  fields  of 
literature  and  science. 

S.  A.  T.  C. 

In  the  fall  of  1918  in  order  to  have  more  soldiers  in 
readiness  if  they  should  be  needed  in  the  near  future,  and 
yet  not  cut  them  off  entirely  from  the  opportunity  of 
getting  a  college  education,  the  government  provided 
that  the  boys  of  eighteen,  just  out  of  high  school,  might 


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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^s^ 


go  to  college  instead  of  to  the  training  camp,  wherever 
a  unit  of  a  hundred  or  more  students  in  that  class  could 
be  assembled.  McKendree  secured  a  unit  of  that  kind. 
The  organization  was  known  as  the  Students  Army  Training 
Corps,  and  usually  referred  to  as  the  S.  A.  T.  C.  Major 
Anderson  of  the  United  States  Army  was  appointed  to  take 
charge  of  our  S.  A.  T.  C,  with  the  assistance  of  two  lieu- 
tenants. The  course  of  study  was  in  part  prescribed  by  the 
government  and  courses  were  offered  in  certain  departments 
of  the  college  which  were  supposed  to  be  useful  to  soldiers. 
Of  course  miHtary  training  was  a  large  part  of  the  work  of 
these  students.  A  rigid  physical  examination  was  given  to 
each  man.  All  but  a  very  few  passed  this  successfully,  but 
those  who  did  not  were  rejected  from  the  training  corps.  They 
could  either  return  home  or  enter  college  as  an  ordinary  stu' 
dent.  The  doors  were  removed  from  all  the  rooms  in  Carnegie 
Hall  and  the  dormitory  was  made  into  a  military  barracks. 
The  college  campus  became  a  parade  ground  and  the  soldier's 
uniform  was  in  evidence  in  the  college  class  room.  The  war 
seemed  to  be  coming  to  our  very  doors.  Even  the  members 
of  the  faculty  felt  that  in  some  way  they  were  doing  war 
work,  and  endured  the  meatless  and  wheatless  days  with 
philosophic  cheerfulness.  Things  were  just  getting  adjusted 
and  we  were  becoming  accustomed  to  the  military  regime 
when  the  armistice  was  signed.  The  whole  country  except 
the  profiteers,  drew  a  long  breath  of  relief  and  looked  about 
to  see  what  was  the  next  thing.  Without  consulting  the 
colleges  the  government  suddenly  decided  to  reduce  expenses 
by  ceasing  to  support  the  S.  A.  T.  C.  When  the  government 
pay  checks  ceased  to  come  the  most  of  the  army  training 
students  took  their  departure. 

The  classes  which  graduated  during  this  administration 
follow,  with  the  degree  received,  and  where  we  could  get 
the  information,  the  occupation  and  residence  of  each. 

THE  CLASS  OF  V.m 
Adams,  Ethel  Louise,  A.  B.,  (Mrs.  Moss),        Irasburg,  Vt. 
Brown,  Harry  C,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Belvidere 

Butts,  Louis  Andrew,  B.  S.,  Educator  Belleville 

Carson,  Paul  Elbert,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Champaign 

Doelling,  George  Louis,  B.  S.,  Chemist  St.  Louis 

Friedli,  Ferdinand  Jacob,  B.  S.,  Educator  Belleville 

Greer,  Velma  Loy,  B.  S.,  Educator  Ft.  Smith,  Ark. 

Hexter,  Edward  George,  A.  B.,  Educator  Belleville 

Kessler,  Henry  Clay,  B.  S.,  Deceased 


Landis,  James  Arthur,  A.  B.,  Pastor,         Rock  River  Conf 
Miller,  Adell  Erline,  B.  S.,  (Mrs.  Saxon), 

Birmingham,  Ala. 
Maxey,  James  Roy,  A.  B.,  Dentist  Daton  Rapid,  Mich. 
McPherson,  William  Henry,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Sparta 

Trueb,  Charles,  A.  B.,  California 

Valentine,  Roger  Wendell,  A.  B  ,  Educator  Urbana 

Waggoner,  Marian  Eugene,  A.  C,  Educator  Kankakee 

Warren,  John  Albert  Logan,  A.  B.,  Lisurance         Rockford 
Wilder,  Ethel  May,  A.  B.,  (Mrs.  Crabbe)  E.  St.  Louis 

Wilkins,  Ruth  Elizabeth,  A.  B.  (Mrs.  Apple) 

Greeley,  Colo. 
THE  CLASS  OF  1017 
Campbell,  John  Wiley,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Kansas  Conf. 

Condrey,  Hamlin  Goggin,  B.  S.,  Agriculture  Oblong 

Grouse,  Eli,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Rosewell,  N.  M. 

Greer,  Garth  OrviUe,  A.  B.  Urbana 

Griffith,  Isabelle  Emily,  A.  B.,  (Mrs.  Arthur  Brooks) 
Hatten,  Charles,  A.  B.,  Missionary 

Seward,  Alaska 
Nave,  Julian  Walter,  A.  B.,  Missionary  Budaon,  India 

Parker,  Theodore,  B.  S.,  Business 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
Winter,  Louis  Edward,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Durand 

Witherspoon,  Lura  Jane,  A.  B.  Danville 

Zimmerman,  Arthur,  A.  B.,  Missionary 

Valparaiso,  Chile 
THE  CLASS  OF  191.S 
Brent,  Jewell  Allen,  A.  B.,  Educator  St.  Charles,  Mo. 

Borah,  Marjorie,  B.  S.,  (Mrs.  Billings)        Maplewood,  Mo. 
Fos,  Reyburn  Charles,  A.  B.,  Educator  Shelbyville 

Gould,  Howard  Woodham,  B.  S.,  Educator  De  Kalb 

Mason,  Clara  Zerweck,  B.  S.,  Educator  Lebanon 

Michels,  Eva  Mabel,  A.  B.  Albion 

Waggoner,  Morris  Edward,  Educator  Geneva 

THE  CLASS  OF  1919 
Chapman,  David  Elmer,  A.  B.,  Business     Indianapolis,  Ind. 
DoUey,  James  Clay,  Jr.,  A.  B.,  Educator        Berkeley,  Calif. 
Harper,  Thomas  Edward,  B.  S.,  Pastor  St.  Francisville 

Lippert,  Ella,  B.  S.,  (Mrs.  Victor  Gould) 

Belleville 
Skelton,  Neva,  B.  S.,  Physician  Eldorado 

Spragg,  Avis  Blanche,  A.  B.,  Educator  Wood  River 

Vickrey,  Aden  Cobb,  B.  S.,  Physician  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Whittaker,  Ethel  Lucile,  B.  S.,  (Mrs.  Urban  Harris) 

Montgomery,  Ind. 
Winter,  Ray  Ellsworth,  B.  S.,  Business  Oblong 


Four  Hundred  and  Six 


CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

Athletics  m  McKendree 


IN  THE  EARLY  DAYS  of  the  school  there  was  no  organized 
form  of  athletics,  and  probably  but  little  indulgence 
in  physical  sports  of  any  kind.  The  majority  of  the  stu- 
dents were  from  the  farm  where  in  most  cases  a  good  degree 
of  physical  development  had  already  been  attained  by  them- 
In  those  days  going  to  college  was  such  a  serious  business 
that  many  of  the  students  would  not  think  of  spending  their 
time  in  mere  games,  but  felt  that  they  must  employ  their  time 
in  the  acquisition  of  mental  equipment  or  in  earning  a  meager 
livelihood  while  getting  their  education.  An  authority  on 
history  of  education  in  the  United  States  tells  us  that  there 
was  scarcely  any  organized  athletics  in  the  colleges  until  after 
the  Civil  War.  But  for  years  before  that  period  out-door 
sports  of  various  kinds  were  enjoyed  by  some  of  the  students 
in  McKendree,  tho  without  the  feature  of  intercollegiate 
competition,  which  is  so  important  an  element  in  modern 
college  athletics. 

Captain  Henry  C.  Fike,  in  an  article  written  for  the 
"■McKendree  Pigskin",  published  in  1905,  has  given  a  good 
account  of  some  of  these  early  sports  which  we  reproduce  in 
abridged  form. 

Among  the  games  he  described  is  shmney,  the  predecessor 
of  the  present  popular  game  of  golf.  This  game  was  played 
on  the  college  campus  by  from  twenty  to  forty  students,  at 
a  time,  who  were  divided  into  two  teams,  chosen  by  two 
captains  previously  agreed  upon.  No  special  make  or  size  of 
ball  was  prescribed.  Though  the  kind  most  generally  used 
was  a  small  rubber  ball  on  which  had  been  wound  the  ravel- 
lings  of  some  student's  cast  off  woolen  sock,  and  covered  with 
leather  from  the  lining  of  a  discarded  boot  leg.  This  crudely 
constructed  ball  answered  well  the  purpose  and  withstood 
many  a  vigorous  blow  from  the  contesting  players. 

The  "shinney  stick"  usually  consisted  of  a  hickory  sprout 
about  the  size  of  an  ordinary  broom  stick,  procured  from  the 
nearby  forest.  It  was  bent  to  the  proper  curve  at  the  larger 
end  by  heating  or  steaming  it  and  then  it  could  be  given  the 
desired  shape.  This  implement  answered  the  double  purpose 
of  driving  the  ball  when  opportunity  was  given,  or  parrying 
the  blow  of  an  adversary.  The  fence  at  the  east  boundary  of 
the  campus  formed  the  east  goal,  and  a  line  ranging  with  the 
east  wall  of  "Old  Main"  was  the  west  goal.  At  the  com- 
mencement of  a  game  the  two  captains  took  their  stand  at  a 
point  midway  between  these  two  goals.  Facing  each  other, 
the  one  who  had  the  ball  would  call  out,  "High  buck  or  low 


doe?"  If  his  opponent  replied  "high  buck"  the  ball  was  tossed 
a  few  feet  above  their  heads  and  the  game  was  on.  But  if  the 
reply  was  "low  doe",  the  ball  was  dropped  between  the  two 
captains,  but  neither  could  strike  it  until  after  the  ball  had 
touched  the  ground.  In  the  contest  to  drive  the  ball  to  oppos- 
ing goals,  no  one  was  allowed  to  sieze  and  throw  it.  It  must 
be  propelled  only  by  the  shinney  stick.  However,  it  was  per- 
missible  to  intercept  the  flight  of  the  ball  by  interposing  one's 
body  or  the  open  hand. 

This  game  was  played  after  class  hours  or  on  Saturday 
during  the  fall  of  the  year,  but  the  cold  weather  of  winter 
closed  the  season,  except  when  it  was  sometimes  played  on 
the  ice  with  the  players  all  on  skates.  Skating  was  never  a 
very  popular  sport  in  those  days  on  account  of  the  fact  that 
there  were  no  convenient  bodies  of  water  of  sufficient  area 
to  furnish  a  good  ice  field  for  skating. 

When  the  warm  days  of  early  spring  began  to  appear  and 
the  boys  felt  that  winter  was  gone,  they  would  assemble  for 
a  consultation  and  perhaps  a  plan  would  be  devised  for  the 
erection  of  a  swing.  A  fund  was  contributed  for  the  purchase 
of  the  necessary  rope,  iron  rings  and  hooks,  and  soon  a  strong 
beam  would  be  hoisted  and  made  to  span  the  space  between 
two  stately  trees,  perhaps  forty  feet  from  the  ground.  From 
this  beam  was  suspended  the  rope  swing.  In  the  swing  a 
notched  board  was  placed  on  which  two  boys  would  stand. 
After  receiving  a  starter  they  would  "work  up"  until  the 
"pendulum"  with  two  venturesome  fellows  for  a  bob  would 
reach  almost  a  horizontal  position.  This  was  considered  great 
fun,  but  one  swing  would  not  accommodate  a  large  group  of 
boys.  Sometimes  the  use  of  the  swing  was  varied  by  shorten- 
ing the  rope  somewhat  and  then  using  it  for  a  jumping  exer- 
cise. A  boy  would  sieze  the  lower  end  of  the  rope,  run  as  far 
as  the  length  of  the  rope  would  permit,  and  then  draw  up 
his  feet  and  swing  back.  With  this  momentum  he  would  let 
go  the  rope  and  light  on  the  ground  as  far  out  as  the  acquired 
momentum  would  carry  him.  This  was  an  exercise  in  which 
many  of  the  boys  became  proficient  and  it  was  very  healthful 
as  a  lung  and  chest  expander. 

Under  the  head  of  jumping  there  were  several  varieties 
practiced,  such  as  the  standing  jump,  the  running  long  jump, 
the  high  jump,  and  the  hop,  skip  and  jump.  Quite  a  number 
of  the  students  were  proficient  in  this  exercise.  Records  of 
the  best  jumping  were  kept  from  year  to  year;  and  an  epoch 
was  reached  when,  at  any  time  a  new  student  would  break 


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the  record  made  by  some  victor  in  the  contest  of  the  previous 
year.  The  record  was  usually  preserved  by  driving  a  long 
iron  pin  in  the  ground,  the  jump  having  been  made  from 
some  fixed  base.  The  stone  step  at  the  south  front  entrance 
of  the  main  college  building,  was  the  base  from  which  many 
a  student  of  that  day  made  his  spring  and  measured  the 
length  of  his  standing  jump. 

Another  spring  game  was  town  hall.  This  game  was  the 
predecessor  of  base  ball.  There  were  no  "town  ball  clubs" 
and  "picked  nines"  were  unknown  at  that  day.  The  game 
was  played  by  two  teams  made  up  of  an  indefinite  number 
of  players  chosen  in  the  same  manner  as  the  shinney  teams 
described  above.  The  game  was  declared  won  by  the  side 
that  made  the  greater  number  of  runs  in  an  even  number  of 
innings;  and  a  side  was  not  out  until  every  member  of  that 
side  was  put  out  by  the  rules  of  the  game,  which  provided 
for  crossing  out  or  catching  out.  When  all  of  the  side  at  the 
bat  were  out  except  one,  the  rules  provided  that  if  he  could 
strike  and  make  a  home  run  that  would  restore  to  the  bat 
one  player  on  his  side  who  had  previously  been  declared  out. 
The  game  was  not  very  extensively  played  and  was  not  as 
popular  as  shinney. 

As  the  warm  weather  came  on  and  the  college  year  was 
in  its  closing  term  the  "swimming  holes"  furnished  oppor- 
tunity for  the  delightful  sport  of  swimming,  diving,  and  slid- 
ing down  the  slick  "otter  slides".  The  most  popular  resort 
for  this  purpose  was  the  pool  in  Silver  Creek,  a  half  mile  or 
more  west  of  the  college,  known  as  the  "big  hole".  This  was 
a  place  where  a  sharp  curve  in  the  stream  had  caused  a  widen- 
ing and  deepening  of  the  channel,  and  the  water  was  fifteen 
or  more  feet  in  depth.  To  this  spot  in  warm  afternoons  at  the 
close  of  the  daily  school  work,  perhaps  twenty  to  fifty  of  the 
students  would  repair,  and  swim  and  dive  and  duck  one 
another  to  their  hearts"  content.  The  diving  was  mostly 
from  a  spring  board,  or  from  a  swaying  willow  tree  which 
projected  its  body  horizontally  out  over  the  water.  To  a  limb 
of  this  tree,  twenty  or  thirty  feet  from  the  surface  of  the 
water,  was  attached  a  long  rope.  The  swimmer  by  taking 
hold  of  this  rope  while  standing  on  the  high  bank  and  draw- 
ing up  his  feet,  was  projected  out  over  the  water;  and  when 
he  reached  the  end  of  the  arc  described,  by  letting  loose  the 
rope,  was  plunged  to  the  depths  reached  by  McGinty  in 
his  deep  sea  bathing — he  went  to  the  bottom. 

In  addition  to  the  sports  named  above  it  might  be  men- 
tioned incidentally  that  there  were  several  other  games  and 
amusements  of  minor  importance  entered  into  occasionally 
by  the  younger  boys,  such  as  leap  frog,  roly  poly,  marbles 


and  mumble  peg.  But  these  were  looked  upon  rather  as  side 
dishes  to  be  indulged  in  only  in  warm  weather  and  under  the 
cool  shade  of  the  trees. 

The  students  in  McKendree  three  quarters  of  a  century 
ago  were  largely  from  the  farm,  the  sturdy  sons  of  rustic  life, 
and  they  would  naturally,  if  opportunity  was  afforded,  enter 
heartily  into  the  various  forms  of  amusement  enumerated 
above.  It  might  be  stated  also  that  in  some  cases  less  rugged 
young  men  with  muscles  flabby  from  a  life  of  ease,  could  later 
show  a  well  developed  chest,  sinewy  limbs,  and  robust  phy- 
sique, all  on  account  of  these  healthful  games  and  sports. 

The  above  account  gives  some  idea  of  the  physical  activi- 
ties of  the  students  in  the  early  fifties.  Conditions  were  prob- 
ably not  much  different  until  after  the  Civil  War.  About 
that  time  sentiments  began  to  take  form  in  the  minds  of  the 
students  in  favor  of  some  sort  of  systematic  physical  training. 
They  seemed  to  feel  that  there  should  be  some  sort  of  a  gym- 
nasium building.  They  agitated  the  idea  among  themselves 
and  finally  took  it  to  the  Joint  Board. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Board  in  1867  there  was  a  committee 
appointed  to  consider  the  matter  of  the  "Athleteon".  This 
was  the  name  the  students  proposed  for  the  building  they 
hoped  to  see  erected.  This  committee,  after  considering  the 
matter  and  conferring  with  a  committee  from  the  student 
body,  presented  the  following  report  to  the  Board,  which 
was  promptly  adopted.: 

"Resolved  by  the  Joint  Board  in  session;  First,  that  the 
statement  and  appeal  of  the  president  of  the  McKendree 
College  Athleteon  Association  is  received  with  especial 
pleasure,  and  that  we  heartily  approve  of  the  organization. 

"Second,  that  this  movement  is  unmistakable  evidence  that 
the  present  corps  of  students  is  unusually  progressive  in  spirit 
and  in  the  language  of  their  appeal  we  "hail  with  unmingled 
pleasure"  the  spontaneous  character  of  the  enterprise  and 
heartily  appreciate  their  kind  thoughtfulness  touching  the 
embarrassments  of  the  college. 

"Third,  that  this  effort  greatly  increases  our  courage  and 
faith  to  labor  for  the  interests  of  McKendree,  and  that  we 
will  render  the  young  gentlemen  of  the  association  our  indi- 
vidual assistance,  to  the  extent  of  our  abiUty. 

"Fourth,  that  these  resolutions  be  sent  to  the  organization 
through  their  president." 

Immediately  after  this  a  committee  was  appointed  from 
the  Board  to  confer  with  the  Athleteon  Association  con- 
cerning the  building  to  be  erected  by  them.  However,  this 
committee  was  carefully  instructed  to  not  involve  the  Board 
in  any  expense.  After  this  the  records  of  the  Board  show 


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that  every  year  for  some  time  after,  a  committee  on  Athleteon 
was  appointed  with  the  regular  standing  committees  of  the 
Board.  But  there  is  no  record  to  show  what  the  committee 
did. 

However,  we  do  know  that  in  the  years  1867  and  1868, 
the  building  was  erected  and  that  it  was  used  for  a  time  for 
athletic  purposes.  A  student,  Mr.  Wm.  F.  Ratcliff,  was  em- 
ployed by  the  college  as  the  teacher  of  physical  training, 
though  they  did  not  give  him  that  title.  The  Board  did  not 
give  any  assistance  in  the  erection  of  the  building,  unless 
possibly  some  did  as  individuals.  Tho  it  may  be  that  the 
president  of  the  college.  Dr.  Allyn,  may  have  helped  the 
students  somewhat  in  the  enterprise,  for  there  is  reference  to 
certain  claims  which  he  had  upon  the  building  even  after  he 
had  left  McKendree.  In  1879,  a  committee  was  appointed  to 
examine  the  building  and  report  as  to  whether  it  would  be 
suitable  for  housing  the  commercial  department.  The  com- 
mittee reported  first  that  it  was  unable  to  gain  access  to  the 
building,  since  none  of  the  college  authorities  had  a  key  to 
It,  and  it  was  kept  locked.  However,  they  later  reported  that 
it  would  be  quite  suitable  for  the  purpose  named,  but  that 
it  was  not  available  until  certain  financial  claims  could  be 
released. 

These  claims  were  somehow  adjusted  and  the  college  took 
over  the  title  to  the  building.  It  was  used  for  a  time  for  the 
Commercial  Department.  Later  it  was  fitted  up  with  school 
desks  and  used  for  a  study  hall  until  1893,  when  it  was  parti- 
tioned off  and  transformed  into  a  Science  Hall. 

The  students  were  without  any  athletic  building  from 
187Q  until  190J,  when  the  Eisenmayer  gymnasium  was  built. 


THE  EISENMAYER  GYMNASIUM  IN  1903 
This  building  was  so  named  because  Mr.  Andrew  Eisen- 
mayer of  Trenton  contributed  the  major  portion  of  the 
money  with  which  it  was  built.  He  was  a  native  of  Germany 
who  came  to  America  in  an  early  day  and  by  diligence  in 
business  and  righteousness  m  life  became  one  of  the  most 


highly  respected  citizens  of  his  home  town.  His  son,  J.  C. 
Eisenmayer  was  a  student  in  McKendree  and  later  was  a 
trustee  for  many  years.  Also  three  of  his  grandsons  have 
been  students  m  McKendree. 

The  building  was  originally  of  rectangular  shape,  forty 
by  eighty  feet.  At  first  it  was  without  a  floor,  except  saw 
dust.  Later  a  concrete  floor  was  put  in  and  tumblers,  trapeze 
performers,  etc.,  used  rugs  and  mats  for  protection  from  the 
hard  floor.  Later  when  they  began  to  play  basket  ball,  the 
concrete  was  found  to  be  dangerous,  so  a  board  floor  was  laid 
over  the  concrete.  The  floor  afforded  sufficient  room  for  the 
games  but  there  was  not  room  enough  for  visitors.  So  during 
Dr.  McCammon's  administration  a  wing  was  built  on  the 
west  side  and  provided  with  seats  for  spectators.  This  took 
care  of  the  crowd  for  some  years,  but  during  Dr.  Harmon's 
administration  another  wing  was  built  on  the  other  side  and 
furnished  with  seats  m  amphitheatre  style.  The  gymnasium 
will  now  seat  as  large  a  crowd  as  Lebanon  can  usually  furnish 
to  see  a  basket  ball  game. 

THE  ATHLETEON  AND  GYMNASTIC  ACTIVITIES 

We  have  been  fortunate  in  securing  from  Mr.  W.  A, 
Kelsoe  a  record  of  some  of  his  personal  recollections  of  activi- 
ties connected  with  the  Athleteon,  which  was  McKendree's 
first  gymnasium.  Mr.  Kelsoe's  memory  covers  about  half  the 
entire  history  of  McKendree  and  he  has  always  been  so  in- 
tensely interested  in  every  thing  connected  with  his  alma  mater 
that  he  has  been  of  immeasurable  assistance  in  collecting  the 
material  for  the  "Centennial  History".  The  following  is  Mr. 
Kelsoe's  accoant. 

The  spring  of  1867  was  notable  in  McKendree  History  for 
the  special  attention  given  to  physical  culture.  In  outdoor 
sports,  base  ball  took  the  place  of  foot  ball,  and  the  old  time 
town  ball.  Indoor  athletics  recognized  the  need  of  a  gymna- 
sium. President  Allyn  called  a  meeting  of  interested  students 
in  his  recitation  room,  second  floor  of  "Old  Main",  southeast 
corner.  After  much  deliberation,  subscriptions  were  taken 
for  the  erection  of  a  building  and  eventually  something  like 
$1,500  was  subscribed.  The  name  "Athleteon"  was  given  to 
the  proposed  building,  and  "Athleteon  Association"  to  the 
organization.  Warren  Truitt  of  the  class  of  1868  was  chosen 
president;  Professor  F.  O.  Blair,  vice-president;  Professor  S. 
H.  Deneen,  secretary;  and  President  Allyn,  treasurer.  The 
four  officers  were  made  ex-officio  members  of  the  Board  of 
Control,  to  which  were  added  D.  B.  Parkinson,  T.  J.  Judy, 
T.  B.  Stelle,  and  H.  C.  Fiske.  The  first  three  named  were 
classmates  of  Mr.  Truitt  while  the  fourth  was  a  member  of 
the  class  of  1869.  These  men  constituted  the  managing  board 


Four  Hundred  and  AJir 


<.^:^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^s^ 


until  the  death,  early  in  1868,  of  Mr.  Fiske,  an  exceptionally 
fine  man.  More  funds  were  needed  and  if  I  am  not  mistaken. 
President  Allyn  advanced  the  amount  necessary  to  complete 
the  building.  In  the  first  issue  of  the  McKendree  Repository, 
December  19,  1867,  I  find  a  call  for  further  funds,  but  that 
was  before  Dr.  Allyn  came  to  the  aid  of  the  association. 

President  Truitt,  of  the  association,  will  be  remembered 
as  the  McKendrean  who  many  years  later  was  Judge  of  a 
Federal  District  that  embraced  all  Alaska,  and  Mr.  Parkin- 
son, his  classmate,  the  second  president  of  the  Athleteon,  as 
the  successor  of  Dr.  Allyn  as  president  of  the  Southern  Illi- 
nois Teachers"  College  at  Carbondale.  Vice-president  Blair's 
successor  on  the  official  staff  was  W.  H.  Tyner,  a  theological 
classmate  of  the  four  original  members  of  the  Athleteon 
Board.  Stelle,  who  was  to  win  honors,  both  at  the  bar  and 
on  the  bench,  retained  his  seat  on  the  Athleteon  Board,  the 
other  members  being  Prof.  W.  F.  Swahlen  and  two  students, 
Hezekiah  M.  Short,  who  did  not  graduate  until  1874,  and 
Charles  Cannady,  my  roommate  then,  for  whom  many  years 
later  the  Charles  Cannady  School  of  East  St.  Louis  was  named. 

In  the  Repository  of  March  26,  1868  we  read:  "The  zeal  of 
the  students  is  a  most  hopeful  indication.  Out  of  their  slender 
means  they  have  built  a  handsome  gymnasium".  We  began 
to  use  the  apparatus  as  soon  as  it  came  and  I  can  recall  no 
formal  opening  or  anything  of  that  kind.  Along  the  east  side 
wall  were  racks  for  dumb  bells,  wands,  and  Indian  clubs;  and 
calisthenic  drills  were  given  late  in  the  spring  of  1868,  at 
stated  times  during  the  day.  There  was  no  head  teacher.  Only 
leaders  for  the  time  chosen  from  the  classes.  Near  the  wall 
on  the  west  side  was  a  row  of  swinging  rings  hanging  from 
the  rafters,  and  at  the  southwest  corner  of  the  big  room  was 
the  ever  popular  horizontal  bar,  or  turning  pole  in  ccmmon 
parlance.  It  was  here  that  many  of  the  students  learned  the 
various  gyrations  familiar  to  circus  goers,  including  the  giant 
swing  backwards  and  forwards.  The  members  of  the  third 
Athleteon  board  were  new  with  the  exception  of  the  secre- 
tary and  treasurer.  The  new  president  was  S.  P.  Sparks,  and 
the  new  vice-president  was  Oscar  B.  Griffen,  both  seniors 
then,  though  neither  graduated  until  1870,  and  the  other 
members  were  C.  W.  Bliss  and  J.  M.  Hamill  of  the  class  of 
1869,  M.  P.  Wilkin  and  L.  D.  Turner  of  '70,  and  W.  A.  Kel- 
soe  of '71,  who  later  dropped  back  to  '7a.  An  expert  gymnast 
was  needed.  One  who  had  proved  himself  to  be  an  all-round 
athlete  and  also  well  fitted  for  teaching  gymnastics  generally, 
including  calisthenics.  President  Allyn  thought  he  had  found 
just  such  a  man  in  W.  F.  Ratcliff  of  Olney.  Mr.  Wilkin,  also 
of  Olney,  and  Rev.  Thomas  Houts,  the  Methodist  pastor 


W.  F.  RATCLIFF 

McKendree's  first  directoi 

physical  training  (1868] 


there,  had  recommend- 
ed him,  and  so  had  D. 
H.  and  J.  C.  Delzell  of 
the  class  of  "7 1 .  Mr.  Rat- 
cliff's  athletic  training 
had  been  largely  in  his 
mother's  back  y.ird; 
though  he  had  already 
been  out  on  the  road 
with  a  circus  once  or 
twice  and  had  further 
aspirations  in  that  di- 
rection; but  he  also  de- 
sired to  "top  off"  his 
Olney  High  School  edu- 
cation with  a  course  at 
McKendree  College 
President  Allyn  took 
a  likmg  to  the  young 
man,  just  turned  twenty,  at  their  first  meeting,  and 
the  liking  was  mutual.  Terms  were  soon  agreed  upon.  Our 
gymnasium  teacher  was  to  be  enrolled  in  college  as  a  student 
and  was  to  live  in  Lebanon  as  a  member  of  President  Allyn 's 
family,  who  were  then  occupying  the  palatial  residence  which 
was  the  former  home  of  Governor  French.  From  September 
18,  1868  to  June  2,  1869,  Mr.  Ratcliff  shared  a  room  in  that 
home  with  Joseph  G.  Allyn,  class  of  '70,  son  of  the  college 
president.  He  studied  Latin  under  Professor  Deneen,  botany 
under  Prof.  Blair,  and  mathematics  under  Prof.  Jones.  I  think 
Mr.  Ratcliff  has  told  me  he  was  in  a  class  under  Dr.  Allyn 
for  one  term,  but  I  do  not  recall  what  the  subject  was.  For 
his  service  as  athletic  director  and  janitor  of  the  gymnasium, 
he  was  to  receive  $75  per  month.  But  out  of  this  he  was 
to  pay  his  tuition,  board  and  room. 

I  distinctly  remember  Mr.  Ratcliff's  first  presentation  to 
the  students  assembled  in  the  gymnasium.  He  gave  a  splendid 
exhibition  of  his  athletic  skill  as  an  all-round  gymnast;  includ- 
ing ground  tumbling  as  an  acrobat,  difficult  feats  on  the  hori' 
zontal  and  parallel  bars,  exercises  with  the  wands,  Indian 
clubs,  dumb-bells  and  swinging  rings,  and  several  stunts  that 
stamped  him  as  an  expert  trapeze  performer. 

I  don't  think  we  had  a  spring  board  then  or  climbing  lad- 
ders and  such  things.  The  entire  performance  was  fine  and 
we  all  liked  our  teacher  from  the  start.  Here  is  a  quotation 
from  the  McKendree  Repository  of  October  ji,  1868.  "The 
gymnasium,  under  the  control  of  the  gentlemanly  conductor, 
Mr.  Ratcliff,  presents  quite  an  interesting  appearance.  Every- 


Hundred  and  Ten 


thing  IS  in  Its  place — a  decided  improvement  over  last  term 
when  dumb-bells,  clubs,  wands,  etc.  lay  strewn  about  the 
building.  The  addition  of  his  single  and  double  trapeze  to  the 
apparatus  affords  greater  variety  to  the  exercises,  and  this  is 
highly  appreciated  by  all  the  boys.  They  enter  upon  this  new 
drill  with  a  zest  before  unknown.  That  Mr.  Ratcliff  is  an 
accomplished  gymnast,  they  all  agree." 

Two  weeks  later,  November  14,  the  paper  was  pleased  to 
say;  "It  is  wonderful  how  much  proficiency  some  of  the  mem- 
bers have  made  in  this  term  under  the  training  of  their  in- 
structor, Mr.  Ratcliff.  The  performance  on  the  double  trap- 
eze is  especially  interesting.  It  almost  makes  the  hair  stand  on 
one's  head  to  see  the  daring  performance  of  some  of  the  boys". 
Here  is  a  quotation  from  the  paper's  report  ot  our  first  public 
exhibition,  November  2-,:  "The  members  who  performed 
were  Krekel,  Kelsoe,  Allyn,  Shepherd,  Bernays,  and  Masters 
Willie  Jones  and  Erwin  Blair.  The  most  daring  feats  were 
performed  on  the  double  trapeze,  and  Mr.  Ratcliff's  feats  on 
the  flying  trapeze." 

Of  the  second  exhibition  the  paper  says:  "C.  W.  Bliss 
acted  as  ringmaster,  and  the  performers  were  Messrs.  Rat' 
cliff,  Krekel,  Kelsoe,  Cannady,  Harrison,  Sumner,  Stewart, 
and  Bernays.  All  displayed  a  limberness  truly  astonishing. 
There  was  no  clovv  n,  which  omission  stripped  it  somewhat 
of  the  appearance  of  a  regular  circus.  ******  Mr.  Ratcliff 
performed  on  the  side  trapeze  and  while  it  was  swinging 
almost  the  entire  length  of  the  hall,  he  executed  many  diffi- 
cult and  dangerous  feats.  The  grand  final  drop  by  Ratcliff  con- 
sisted of  turning  from  the  upper  trapeze,  more  than  twenty 
feet  high,  to  the  ground.  The  boys  then  did  some  lofty  tumb- 
ling from  the  spring  board.  A  few  succeeded  in  coming  down 
on  the  wrong  end  but  no  damage  was  done".  The  wind  up 
reads:  "We  doubt  that  any  other  college  in  the  country  can 
turn  out  an  equal  number  of  skilled  gymnasts  as  McKendree." 

The  trapeze  partners  billed  for  public  exhibitions  as  the 
"Krekelsoe  Brothers",  were  of  course,  Alfred  Krekel,  then 
of  Jefferson  City,  Missouri,  and  Kelsoe.  Mr.  Krekel  is  now 
living  on  a  farm  near  Farmington,  Missouri.  After  he  left 
McKendree  in  the  spring  of  1869,  Hugh  Harrison  of  Belle- 
ville took  Krekel's  place  with  me  on  the  double  trapeze. 

My  Repository  report  of  our  last  exhibition  that  college 
year  is  missing,  but  we  thought  it  the  best  of  all,  and  so  did 
the  spectators.  We  had  one  accident  then,  the  only  mishap 
of  the  year,  and  I  was  responsible  for  it.  Our  teacher's  final 
big  trapeze  feat  was  to  swing  from  the  top  of  a  wooden 
tower  and  catch  a  flying  trapeze,  and  while  swinging  on  that, 
drop  and  light  right  side  up  on  a  straw  mattress.  After  plac- 


ing the  mattress,  my  partner  and  I  neglected  to  smooth  out 
the  surface  so  as  to  leave  no  holes  or  dangerous  lumps  in  it 
for  the  performer  to  light  on.  Mr.  Ratcliff  came  down  all 
right  but  one  foot  struck  a  bad  place  in  the  mattress  and  his 
ankle  was  badly  sprained.  However,  with  the  lame  leg  he 
climbed  the  tower  at  the  south  end  again  and  repeated  the 
performance  on  the  flying  trapeze.  This  time  the  performance 
was  entirely  successful  and  won  the  vociferous  applause  of 
the  spectators,  but  later  he  was  laid  up  at  his  home  in  Olney 
for  several  weeks  with  that  sprained  ankle.  He  never  re- 
turned to  McKendree,  at  least  not  m  the  capacity  of  a  teacher 
of  athletics.  Tho  we  have  made  several  visits  to  the  college 
together  in  late  years  as  visitors  and  "home  comers". 

We  missed  Mr.  Ratcliff  very  much  the  next  ye.ir  and 
many  of  the  students  lost  about  all  their  interest  in  the  gym- 
nasium. A  few  of  us  gave  an  exhibition  at  the  close  of  the 
college  year.  One  ot  the  members  of  the  graduating  class  was 
to  write  a  report  tor  the  Repository,  but  it  was  forgotten  and 
we  had  to  be  content  with  a  paragraph  I  wrote  for  the  college 
paper,  set  up  in  the  Journal  printing  office,  and  had  it  inserted 
in  the  last  form  that  went  to  press,  to  the  effect  that  the  gym- 
nasium exhibition  given  by  Messrs.  John  Hoit,  Charley 
West,  Hugh  Harrison,  and  W.  A.  Kelsoe  was  a  big  success. 

The  building  continued  to  be  used  as  a  gymnasium  for 
several  years,  but  that  was  the  last  public  exhibition  given 
m  It.  Mr.  West  died  m  the  summer  of  187 1  at  his  home  in 
Edwardsville.  He  was  to  graduate  with  me  in  1872.  Mr. 
Hoit,  a  resident  of  Lebanon,  could  not  well  attend  college 
regularly  and  did  not  graduate  until  1875.  He  then  studied 
medicine,  married,  located  in  Kansas  City,  and  had  a  large 
medical  practice  when  death  claimed  him  in  1892.  Mr  Harri- 
son, oldest  brother  of  Charley  and  Lee  Harrison,  died  a  pros- 
perous business  man  in  Los  Angeles,  California,  a  couple  of 
years  ago. 

Mr.  William  Fay  Ratcliff,  our  athletic  teacher,  got  his 
second  name  at  McKendree  College.  He  arrived  at  Lebanon 
September  18,  1868,  as  William  F.  Ratcliff.  When  he  came 
to  register.  President  Allyn  asked  him  his  middle  name.  He 
replied  that  he  had  never  had  any  except  the  letter  F.  "Well", 
said  Dr.  Allyn,  "then  we'll  give  you  one",  and  he  wrote 
down  the  word  Fay,  and  said.  "Now  you  are  William  Fay 
Ratcliff".  And  William  Fay  Ratcliff  he  has  continued  to  be 
to  this  day.  I  have  seen  a  good  deal  of  Mr.  Ratcliff  during 
the  last  seven  or  eight  years,  and  the  more  I  see  of  him  the 
better  I  like  him.  Here  is  what  I  wrote  about  the  gentleman 
for  the  "St.  Louis  Reference  Record"  late  in  1927. 


Four  Hundred  and  Eleien 


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GIRLS'  BASKETBALL  TEAM,  1903-04 
Top  row  left  to  right — Mabel  Duncan,  Lulu  Large,  Dora  Dougherty, 
Florence  Reinhardt,  Myrtle  Duncan  (Capt.),  Lydia  Malernee. 

"One  of  the  few  octogenarians  of  St.  Louis  Typographical 
Union  No.  8  is  WiUiam  F.  RatcHff,  born  in  Olney,  lUinois, 
September  5,  1847.  He  learned  the  printing  business  in  boy- 
hood and  when  a  young  man  was  the  editor  and  publisher  of 
the  "Olney  News"  and  also  of  "ready  made  print  news- 
papers" (patent  insides)  for  one  hundr  d  and  seven  country 
editors,  and  kept  it  up  for  ten  years.  In  1877-78,  Ratcliff 
worked  for  a  printing  house  in  Hannibal,  Missouri,  which 
had  a  large  business  in  printing  blank  books  for  public  offices 
and  also  for  private  use.  It  was  in  1891  that  he  came  to  St. 
Louis  and  became  a  member  of  No.  8,  thirty-six  years  ago. 
Mr.  Ratcliff  and  I  have  been  close  friends  for  nearly  sixty 
years.  While  learning  the  printing  business  he  had  also  spent 
a  good  deal  of  his  time  in  a  gymnasium,  and  in  1868,  he  be- 
came a  teacher  of  athletics  in  McKendree  College,  Lebanon, 
Illinois.  It  was  from  Professor  Ratcliff  that  I  learned  to  turn 
back  somersaults,  for  which  I  am  best  remembered  in  Lebanon. 
Later  he  became  a  professional  gymnast  and  travelled  with 
S.  B.  Howe's  London  Circus  and  other  shows  for  several 
years  in  the  summer  time,  and  performed  in  vaudeville  shows 


throughout  the  country  in  the  winter.  My  old  teacher  was 
a  frequent  visitor  at  the  Deaconess  Hospital,  St.  Louis,  when 
I  was  a  patient  there  in  1925,  and  has  since  spent  a  part  of 
every  Sunday  afternoon  with  me." 

Mr.  RatchfF's  wife,  formerly  Miss  Ruby  M.  Martin  of 
Olney,  Illinois,  died  a  few  years  ago.  Their  only  child.  Dr. 
Ernest  Ratcliff  is  a  resident  physician  at  the  Lincoln,  Illinois 
Institution  for  the  Feeble  Minded.  Mr.  Ratcliff  is  also  a 
grandfather. 

BASEBALL  IN  McKENDREE 

There  is  a  well-founded  tradition  that  W.  A.  Kelsoe  organ- 
ized the  first  baseball  team  that  ever  played  in  McKendree, 
during  his  student  days  in  the  sixties.  Mr.  Kelsoe  gives  some 
account  of  his  experiences  of  that  day  in  an  article  published 
in  the  "Pigskin"  in  1905.  We  give  here  a  condensation  of  that 
article.  Kelsoe  kept  a  diary  in  those  days  and  by  consulting 
it  he  found  that  the  first  base  ball  club  in  McKendree  was 
organized  April  i,  1867.  The  club  was  composed  mostly  of 
Freshmen  and  it  was  called  "Mazeppa".  The  first  game  was 
played  Saturday,  April  6, 1867  on  a  vacant  lot  in  the  east  end 
of  town.  Another  game  was  played  on  the  nth  and  a  third 
on  the  1 2th.  The  names  mentioned  as  members  of  the  organ- 
ization besides  Kelsoe,  are  Frank  Freeman,  Joseph  G.  Allyn, 
Frank  A.  McConaughy,  Eugene  L.  Stoker,  James  P.  Lytle, 
Lyman  T.  Berger,  George  Lane,  and  Augustus  C.  Bernays. 
Mr.  Freeman  lived  in  St.  Louis  and  had  learned  the  game 
there.  Since  he  had  had  more  previous  experience  he  was 
made  president  of  the  club  and  captain  of  the  team,  and 
pitcher.  Joseph  G.  Allyn  was  the  secretary. 

A  little  later,  Thomas  B.  Stelle,  class  of  '68,  organized 
another  club,  known  as  the  "Olympics",  and  the  club  be- 
came so  large  the  first  day  that  a  number  of  the  members 
withdrew  and  formed  a  separate  club  who  called  themselves 
the  "Winonas".  There  were  now  three  clubs  and  each  had 
two  full  nines.  It  was  considered  an  honor  to  be  on  the  first 
nine  of  either  club.  The  first  nine  of  the  Olympics  were,  T. 
B.  Stelle,  Elam  Ramsay,  F.  A.  Affleck,  W.  F.  L.  Hadley,  J. 
H.  Cockrell,  J.  M.  North,  C.  W.  Bliss,  H.  E.  Hobbs,  and  O. 
B.  GrifBn.  The  first  nine  of  the  Winonas  were,  R.  D.  Adams, 
J.  H.  Wilson,  Henry  Seiter,  H.  C.  Fisk,  Parmly,  S.  G.  Bryan, 
S.  M.  Irwin,  Charles  Black  and  W.  P.  Bradshaw.  Herbert  E. 
Hobbs  of  St.  Louis  was  the  star  player  of  the  Olympics,  while 
the  honors  among  the  Winonas  were  divided  between  Adams 
and  Wilson.  In  club  rank  the  Winonas  stood  first,  defeating 
the  Olympics  several  times.  The  latter  won  two  games  from 
the  "Stripplings"  as  the  Mazeppas  were  called,  and  these 
also  suffered  defeat  at  the  hands  of  the  "Unions",  a  team  from 


Four  Hundred  and  Twelve 


MC  KENDREE 


Centr.ilia.  The  Mazeppas,  however,  bided  their  time.  The 
next  fall  the  Olympics  and  Winonas  united  and  formed  the 
"Wauneta"  club,  but  even  then,  were  not  strong  enough 
for  the  "Striphngs",  now  grown  to  manhood.  After  being 
defeated  twice  by  the  Mazeppas  and  once  by  the  "Athletics" 
of  Trenton,  the  Waunetas  disbanded.  The  "Striplings"  took 
them  in,  gave  up  the  name  Mazeppa  and  christened  the  re- 
organized club,  "McKendree".  After  that  the  college  had 
but  one  base  ball  club,  the  honor  of  McKendree  being  de- 
fended by  that  club  against  all  comers.  One  of  the  first  vic- 
tories scored  by  the  new  organization  was  from  the  "Eclipse" 
of  St.  Louis,  McKendree  winning  by  a  score  of  79  to  3,4.  The 
star  players  of  McKendree  at  that  time  were  E.  B.  Condit 
and  William  L.  Hallam,  who  had  both  played  with  the 
Centralia  "Unions"  the  year  before,  W.  W.  Mabry  of  Van- 
dalia,  and  J.  W.  Tipton  of  Elizabeth  town,  Tennessee.  On 
November  4,  1871,  McKendree  defeated  the  "Sooners"  of 
Carlyle  by  a  score  of  no  to  27.  The  winning  team  m  that 
contest  consisted  of  D.  C.  Kelly,  W.  H.  Horine,  J.  W.  Scott, 
J.  W.  Wilson,  Frank  Remick,  T.  J.  Porter, 
Walter  Watson,  Z.  T.  Remick  and  W.  A. 
Kelsoe.  The  last  four  named  were  seniors 
of  the  class  of  1872.  A  few  days  before 
that,  McKendree  had  been  slaughtered  by 
the  "Athletics"  of  Trenton,  with  a  score 
of  61  to  45.  The  Remick  Brothers  lived  m 
Trenton  and  belonged  to  both  teams,  but 
they  played  with  the  Athletics  when  the 
college  club  opposed  them.  In  that  game 
W.  L.  Hallam  was  the  catcher,  and  Hugh 
W.  Harrison  the  pitcher.  McKendree  gen- 
erally won  when  they  played  against  the 
O'Fallon "Comets". In  one  game  with  them 
the  score  was  53  to  42  and  in  another  44  to 
14.  Other  prominent  players  besides  these 
mentioned  were,  A.  G.  Gordon,  J.  H. 
Blume,  J.  C.  Delzell,  J.  C.  Edwards,  J.  A. 
Baird,  C.  A.  Keller,  J.  A.  Cockrell,  George 
S.  Liggett,  Charles  Morrison,  James  Gil- 
bert, J.  W.  Wilson,  Ben  Bond,  Bruce  In- 
man,  O.  M.  Edwards,  W.  W.  Bruce,  W. 
S.  Curtis,  D.  B.  Parkinson,  J.  H.  Brown- 
lee,  G.  W.  Smith,  L.  D.  Turner,  Charles 
Cannady,  J.  M.  Dickson  and  R.  D.  W. 
Holder. 

A  little  glimpse  of  base  ball  in   1901 
,  ,  ,  ,   .  ,  Type  of  football  unif< 

shows  that  the  game  aroused  interest  but  part  of  this 


not  such  absorbing  interest  as  in  the  sixties,  probably  be- 
cause it  was  overshadowed  by  foot  ball  in  the  latter  period. 
However,  there  was  an  organized  team.  They  were  defeated 
by  Shurtleff  in  a  close  game  with  a  score  of  14  to  13.  In  the 
same  season  they  defeated  the  East  St.  Louis  High  School 
twice.  The  first  time  by  a  score  of  30  to  o  and  in  the  second 
game  the  score  was  8  to  o,  which  at  least  showed  that  the 
defense  was  improving.  The  men  who  were  given  honorable 
mention  in  this  season's  games  are  August  Beckemeyer  and 
Gilbert  Van  Cleve.  Since  that  time,  base  ball  has  not  been 
maintained  continuously,  but  in  most  of  the  years  there  has 
been  a  team  organized  m  the  Spring  which  has  afforded  excel- 
lent practice  on  the  home  field  between  the  first  and  second 
teams,  and  usually  a  few  intercollegiate  games  have  been 
played,  but  it  has  not  been  a  strong  competitor  of  foot  ball 
in  the  interest  it  arouses. 

FOOT  BALL 
As  early  as  r888  the  McKendree  boys  played  among  them- 
selves a  game  they  called  foot  ball.  As  many  as  desired  parti- 
cipated in  the  game.  The  players  were  di- 
vided into  two  companies  about  equal.  It 
was  the  aim  of  each  group  to  force  the  ball 
to  the  opposite  goal,  but  it  was  not  done 
as  in  the  modern  football,  for  the  ball  was 
only  propelled  by  kicking.  It  was  not 
touched  with  hands. 

But  the  first  real  foot  ball  team  m  Mc- 
Kendree was  organized  in  1892  with  Jean 
F.  Webb  as  Captain.  He  graduated  from 
McKendree  three  years  before  but  still  liv- 
ed in  Lebanon  and  in  those  days  the  rules 
were  not  so  strict  as  to  who  should  be  per- 
mitted to  play.  This  first  team  was  lined  up 
as  follows:  "Irish"  Wallace,  center;  John 
M.  Hampton  and  John  Galbreath,  guards; 
R.  H.  Harding  and  R.  V.  Gustin,  tackles; 
Ned  Crosby  and  W.  E.  Trautman,  ends; 
Scott  Porter,  quarter  back ;  Jean  Webb  and 
Orley  Laird,  halfbacks;  and  Walter  Hard- 
ing, full  back.  This  team  played  one  game 
that  year  with  Smith  Academy  and  suffer- 
ed an  overwhelming  defeat.  The  score  was 
66  to  o.  This  was  due  to  the  fact  that  St. 
Louis  had  several  foot  ball  stars  in  those 
years  who  played  with  about  all  the  lead- 
ing teams  of  the  city.  This  was  possible, 
worn  in  the  early 
(Fred  Hunter)  because  the  rules  of  eligibility  were  neither 


Four  Hundred  and  Thirteen 


McKENDREE-S  FIRST  FOOTBALL  TEAM,  1892 

Begin  top  row,  left  to  right:   Gustin,  E.  Pfeffer,  Hampton,   Crosby,  Calbreath,  D.  Wallace,  O.  Wallace;  second  row,  Trautminn,   Webb, 

Edwards,  W.  Harding,  R.  Harding;  bDttom  row,  P.  Carter,  S.  Porter,   Gideky,  and   Laird. 


SO  definite  nor  so  well  enforced  as  in  these  days.  In  1893, 
McKendree  was  defeated  by  Drury  College  14  to  o.  In  1894, 
a  return  game  was  played  with  Smith  Academy  at  Lebanon, 
in  which  McKendree  won  by  a  score  of  22  to  o.  This  shows 
that  the  McKendree  team  had  been  strengthened  somewhat 
in  the  two  years,  but  this  line  of  sport  was  maintained  with 
difficulty  since  there  was  no  enclosed  park  and  no  admission 
fee  could  be  charged,  and  therefore  there  was  no  fund  with 
which  to  purchase  equipment.  Whatever  funds  were  raised 
for  the  cause  had  to  be  by  voluntary  contributions  of  the 
students  and  the  citizens  of  the  town.  The  students  had  but 
little  money  and  therefore  could  not  give  much.  The  mer- 
chants were  as  generous  as  could  be  expected,  but  the 
fund  was  very  inadequate. 

In  1895,  several  new  members  were  added  to  the  team. 
William  B.  Eaton  was  Captain  and  among  the  players  were 
W.  H.  Nix,  J.  F.  Webb,  Cameron  Harmon,  O.  C.  Dake  and 
"Irish"  Wallace.  Two  games  were  played  that  year,  one  with 
the  Belleville  Tigers,  and  the  other  with  Blackburn.  The 
former  was  a  tie  and  the  latter  a  victory  for  Blackburn  with 
a  score  of  60  to  o.  A  third  was  scheduled  with  the  "Rain- 
water Rifles"  of  St.  Louis.  They  brought  with  them  two  of 
the  same  old  ringers  or  semi-professionals  with  whom  Mc- 


Kendree had  played  in  former  years.  Captain  Eaton  gave  the 
Captain  of  the  visiting  team  ten  minutes  to  remove  them. 
This  he  failed  to  do  and  several  of  the  McKendree  players 
went  home  and  the  game  was  called  off.  In  1896,  no  team  was 
organized  until  November  when  Ed  Gedney  gathered  to- 
gether a  team  to  play  against  the  Belleville  "Tigers"  on 
Thanksgiving  Day.  Cameron  Harmon  and  Will  McKnight, 
who  were  both  teaching  near  Flora,  left  their  schools  and 
journeyed  to  Lebanon  to  participate.  A  hurried  practice  was 
held  in  Wallace's  barn  and  the  team  started  for  Belleville  in 
a  pouring  rain.  McKendree  lost,  which  was  not  strange  under 
the  circumstances.  The  next  year  the  team  consisted  of  Louis 
Zerweck,  Walter  Blanck,  C.  M.  Wilton,  O.  W.  Wilton, 
Austin  Kirk,  James  Patterson,  Russell  Brown,  Irish  Wallace. 
R.  V.  Gustin,  Omar  Farris.  and  Charles  Bevis. 

In  1899,  Cameron  Harmon  returned  to  school  and  again 
joined  the  team.  Internal  difficulties  came  up  which  threat' 
ened  the  total  disruption  of  the  team.  Then,  as  Captain 
Harmon  used  to  say.  took  place  the  historic  and  patriotic  act 
by  which  W.  L.  Clucas  mounted  the  chapel  steps,  and  in  the 
presence  of  fully  four  people,  nominated,  voted  for,  and  de- 
clared Cameron  Harmon  elected  foot  ball  Captain  at  Mc- 
Kendree and  assumed  the  office  of  manager  himself. 


Four  Hundnd  and  Fouruen 


FOOTBALL  TEAM  OF  1SM6 

Begin  top  row,  left  to  right;  N.  B.  Tha\er   Broun  C  Firthing   A   HubbOng  U   Burguard;  second  row,  F.  Nichols,  Morrison,  A.  Kirk, 

J.  Trahand,  Patterson;  bottom  row,  L.  Zerweck,  Blanck,  Capt.,  Edmondson,  and  O.  Wilton. 


Captain  Harmon  settled  the  ill  feeling  among  the  members 
of  the  old  team,  reorganized  it,  and  won  every  game  played 
during  the  remainder  of  the  season.  Captain  Harmon  was 
re-elected  for  the  next  year  and  W.  L.  Clucas  was  elected 
manager.  When  the  fall  term  of  1900  opened,  Captain  Har- 
mon brought  with  him  Marshall  and  Edward  Wallis,  Ralph 
Sabine,  and  Gilbert  Van  Cleve,  who  with  Captain  Harmon, 
Zerweck  and  Flint,  made  McKendree  College  prominent  in 
football  circles,  for  in  their  respective  positions  they  had  no 
superiors  in  and  around  St.  Louis.  Nap  Bon  Thayer  an  ex- 
Harvard  man  who  lived  in  Lebanon,  volunteered  his  services, 
as  coach  and  the  team  made  rapid  progress.  Then  for  the 
first  time,  McKendree's  team  was  able  to  battle  successfully 
with  the  teams  of  other  large  colleges.  That  year  was  the 
first  that  a  full  schedule  was  played.  The  Lebanon  park  was 
enclosed  and  the  old  method  of  raising  money  by  subscription 
was  abolished.  During  that  season,  McKendree  played  a  tie 
game  with  Western  Military  Academy,  defeated  Barnes 
Medical  17  to  o,  St.  Louis  High  22  to  11,  Southern  Illinois 
Normal  25  to  o,  and  was  defeated  by  Christian  Brothers 
College  17  to  5. 

For  the  season  of  1901,  Captain  Harmon  was  again  chosen 
leader,  and  W.  L.  Clucas  manager,  and  an  executive  com- 


mittee was  appointed,  consisting  of  Professor  Waggoner,  Van 
Cleve  and  Clucas.  This  committee,  together  with  Captain 
Harmon,  worked  diligently  during  the  summer  and  when 
school  opened  in  the  fall,  there  were  many  candidates  for 
each  position  and  so  each  player  won  his  position  by  superior 
work  on  the  field.  Out  of  the  eight  games  played  that  season, 
only  three  were  lost.  McKendree  scored  109  points  against 
her  opponents  58.  From  a  financial  standpoint,  the  year  was  a 
success.  A  complete  outfit  for  the  team,  such  as  jerseys,  head- 
gear, etc.,  was  purchased  and  the  season  closed  with  $75.00 
in  the  treasury.  In  1902  the  same  plan  was  followed.  Almost 
the  entire  team  returned  to  school  and  the  same  officers  were 
still  in  service.  In  that  year  McKendree  had  the  best  football 
season  m  her  history  up  to  that  time.  Several  minor  games 
were  disposed  of,  and  then  came  the  great  game  with  Marion- 
Simms-Beaumont  College  of  St.  Louis.  Lebanon  took  on  a  real 
football  spirit.  The  advance  sale  of  tickets  was  larger  than  for 
any  previous  game.  The  executive  committee  prepared  print- 
ed programs,  containing  a  score  or  more  of  yells  and  songs. 
The  students  met  each  night  at  the  college  and  practiced. 
Yell  leaders  were  appointed.  Megaphones,  pennants,  horns, 
and  ribbons  galore  greeted  the  six  hundred  visitors  who 
arrived  on  their  special  train,  with  a  brass  band  and  drum 


Four  Hi.ndred  and  F./te 


FOOTBALL  TEAM  OF  1902 

Begin  top  row,  left  to  right:  E.  Donoho,  Carson,  L.  Zerweck.  M.  Wallis,  E.  Corrie;  second  row,  S.  Gould,  R.  Flint,  Harmon,  Capt., 

E.  Wallis,  T.  McBride,  C.  Baldwin;  bottom  row,  R.  Sabine,  G.  Van  Cleve 


corps.  A  larger  crowd  was  never  seen  on  a  McKendree  grid- 
iron, and  though  the  game  was  played  evenly,  McKendree 
lost  by  a  small  margin  in  the  score,  but  the  team  had  increased 
its  bank  account  by  $103.00.  That  day  will  be  long  remem- 
bered by  those  who  witnessed  the  game.  Later  a  most  suc- 
cessful trip  was  made  to  the  city  of  Olney,  where  they  played 
a  stiff  and  hard  fought  game.  After  it  was  over,  the  score  was 
1 1  to  o  in  favor  of  McKendree.  The  team  had  to  stay  over  to 
return  the  next  morning.  The  city  threw  open  her  doors  and 
entertained  the  McKendree  boys  right  royally.  The  public 
reception  that  night  was  enjoyed  by  all. 

In  1903  McKendree  was  minus  several  of  her  old  and  tried 
warriors.  Harmon,  Van  Cleve,  Sabine  and  Zerweck  had  all 
finished  their  college  course  and  gone.  Yet  a  successful  team 
was  organized,  and  except  the  very  first,  with  a  St.  Louis 
High  School,  they  won  the  entire  schedule.  It  was  with 
especial  satisfaction  that  they  defeated  Shurtleff  by  a  score 
of  51  to  6.  Coach  Delaney  of  St.  Louis  University,  in  writing 
the  history  of  foot  ball  in  the  middle  west  said  that  if  Mc- 
Kendree had  played  a  full  schedule  she  would  have  been  the 
champion  of  the  middle  west  for  the  year  1903.  McKendree 
has  maintained  a  foot  ball  team  ever  since,  except  the  years 
in  which  it  was  forbidden  by  action  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 


TENNIS 

A  tennis  court  appeared  on  McKendree's  campus  as  early 
as  1890.  It  was  not  prepared  by  the  college,  but  by  individual 
interest  and  effort  with  the  permission  of  the  college  authori- 
ties. The  first  one  was  located  near  the  present  corner  en- 
trance to  the  campus.  Within  the  next  two  or  three  years, 
two  more  courts  appeared  near  the  first  one.  These  were  all 
supposed  to  be  owned  by  the  students  who  had  prepared 
them.  Only  they  or  their  friends  were  permitted  to  use  them. 
It  was  more  than  a  dozen  years  later  that  the  college  authori- 
ties decided  that  tennis  courts  in  the  front  yard  were  not 
dignified  and  were  somewhat  of  a  disfigurement  to  the  cam- 
pus and  therefore  ordered  them  all  to  the  back  campus.  There 
are  now  three  excellent  courts  just  back  of  Carnegie  Hall, 
which  are  for  the  general  use  of  the  students  and  in  vacation 
time  they  are  often  used  by  persons  who  are  not  students, 
and  this  is  approved  by  the  authorities  on  the  ground  that 
the  college  is  intended  to  be  so  far  as  possible  the  servant  of 
the  whole  community. 

But  in  the  years  while  the  courts  were  still  in  the  front, 
there  were  pleasant  hours  spent  by  the  boys  and  girls  of  the 
college,  playing  purely  for  pleasure  and  pastime  without  the 
slightest  idea  of  professionalism.  In  course  of  time,  some  few 


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McKENDREE  SECOND  TEAM,  1903 
Begin  top  row,  left  to  right:  W.  Burroughs  L.  Stark,  N.  Ensign,  A.  Vickery,  R.  Flint,  H.  Miller,  V.  Morriss,  R.  Munoz; 
cond  row,  H.  Carlin,  C.  McKnight,  Link,  L.  Perrin,  Capt.,  P.  Carr,  R.  Berry;  bottom  row,  Porter  C.  Miller,  L.  McDonald 


individuals  attained  a  degree  of  skill  which  inclined  them  to 
play  match  games  and  hold  tournaments.  In  1897,  a  series  of 
games  were  played  to  determine  a  championship.  Two  young 
men  of  Edwardsville,  Bradshaw  and  Kirkpatrick,  claimed  to 
be  the  champions  of  Southern  lUinios.  Some  of  the  McKen- 
dree  students  were  not  convinced  on  this  point,  and  in  order 
to  settle  the  matter  it  was  arranged  to  play  a  series  of  match 
games.  The  boys  representing  McKendree  were  Samuel  J. 
Clucas  and  Walter  H.  Blanck.  The  first  match  was  played  at 
Edwardsville  and  the  McKendree  boys  won.  The  second  was 
at  McKendree  and  the  Edwardsville  boys  won.  The  third 
game  which  was  to  determine  the  title  to  the  championship 
was  played  at  Edwardsville  and  was  fairly  and  clearly  won 
by  the  McKendree  boys  who  thus  proved  their  claim  to  the 
title  of  champions  of  Southern  Illinois.  They  maintained  this 
record  for  a  number  of  years,  playing  all  comers  and  suffering 
only  one  defeat.  That  was  at  the  hands  of  Arthur  Wear  and 
Clarence  Gamble  of  Smith  Academy,  which  of  course  was 
outside  of  Southern  Illinois.  In  1900,  S.  J.  Clucas  won  new 
laurels  in  East  St.  Louis  by  defeating  in  singles  the  best  player 
that  city  could  produce.  In  the  Spring  of  1901,  the  first  Ten- 
nis Club  was  organized  with  a  membership  of  fourteen.  The 
officers  of  the  club  were.  President,  V.  S.  Morriss,  vice- 


president,  A.  W.  Morriss,  Jr.,  secretary,  treasurer  and  man- 
ager,  J.  Paul  Edwards.  The  object  of  the  club  was  to  arouse 
interest  in  the  game  on  the  part  of  McKendree  students  and 
the  citizens  of  Lebanon.  With  this  thought  in  mind  it  was 
voted  to  hold  a  tennis  tournament  during  the  commencement 
week  of  that  year.  Two  loving  cups  were  offered  by  the  club 
for  the  winners  of  the  doubles,  and  Mrs.  A.  W.  Morriss 
donated  a  third  cup  for  the  winner  of  the  singles.  After  some 
very  fast  tennis  m  the  preliminaries  and  semi-finals,  E.  W. 
Donoho  and  J.  P.  Edwards  were  left  to  battle  against  Marion 
Van  Treese  and  A.  W.  Morriss,  Jr.,  for  the  doubles  cham' 
pionship  and  the  grand  prize.  Donoho  and  Edwards  won. 
Then  m  the  singles,  Donoho  won  over  A.  W.  Morriss,  Jr. 
by  a  narrow  margin.  After  the  conclusion  of  the  tournament 
Dr.  M.  H.  Chamberlin,  then  president  of  the  college,  pre- 
sented the  cups  to  the  winners  with  suitable  words  of  con- 
gratulation in  the  presence  of  a  large  crowd  of  spectators 
assembled  about  the  tennis  court. 

The  next  year  the  club  increased  its  membership  to  sixteen 
members.  The  officers  were  the  same,  except  that  W.  C. 
Pfeffer  was  chosen  secretary  and  manager,  instead  of  Edwards 
who  was  no  longer  a  student  in  the  college.  Another  tourna- 
ment was  held  m  1902  which  aroused  as  much  interest  as  did 


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the  one  of  the  preceding  year.  In  the  finals  of  this  contest. 
Van  Tresse  and  A.  W.  Morriss,  Jr.  won  over  Donoho  and 
Pfeffer.  In  the  Spring  of  1903,  the  membership  of  the  club 
numbered  twenty-five.  A.  W.  Morriss,  Jr.  was  elected  presi- 
dent, Eugene  Corrie,  vice-president,  and  E.  W.  Donoho, 
secretary  and  manager.  This  year  Morriss  and  Donoho  were 
the  undisputed  champions,  having  no  trouble  to  defeat  all 


TENNIS  CHAMPIONS,  1903 
A.  W.  Morriss  Jr.,  E.  W.  Donoho 

comers.  So  they  were  chosen  to  represent  McKendree  in 
several  matches  during  the  season.  They  defeated  Reeder  and 
Adams  of  East  St.  Louis  High  School  in  the  doubles,  and 
Morriss  easily  defeated  Watson  of  East  St.  Louis  in  the 
singles.  Morriss  and  Donoho  also  went  to  Carbondale  and 
won  first  honors  in  a  contest  at  the  Southern  Normal.  The 
tennis  club  was  still  growing  in  1904  when  it  had  thirty 
members.  When  the  courts  were  removed  from  the  front 
campus,  interest  in  the  game  waned  for  some  years.  Chiefly 
for  the  reason  that  there  was  no  opportunity  to  play  about 
the  college.  There  were  no  courts  on  the  campus  until  after 
the  dormitories  were  built  which  was  in  191 1.  In  recent  years 
there  have  seldom  been  tournaments  except  at  the  Inter- 
scholastic  or  high  school  meet  which  comes  to  our  campus 


every  year.  But  in  the  Spring,  as  well  as  in  the  pleasant 
weather  of  the  autumn,  the  students  engage  in  tennis  very 
freely  as  a  means  of  wholesome  exercise  and  pleasant  pastime. 

ATHLETICS  IN  THE  LAST  DECADE 
By  John  W.  Oster 
The  past  decade  has  been  one  of  great  athletic  achievement 
for  McKendree  teams.  In  this  period,  wearers  of  the  purple 
and  white  have  won  state  championships  in  foot  ball,  basket 
ball,  and  tennis,  while  few  poor  seasons  have  been  experi- 
enced. Foot  ball  has  long  been  the  major  sport  of  the  college. 
Old  records  fairly  bristle  with  the  feats  of  the  pigskin  war- 
riors. Proud  as  the  institution  is  of  the  records  made  when 
Dr.  Harmon  was  "Cap",  it  has  equal  reason  to  be  proud  of 
those  made  in  the  last  decade.  Grid  activities  in  1918  were 
much  abbreviated,  due  to  the  arrival  of  the  "flu"  epidemic. 
Professor  C.  N.  Stokes  of  the  mathematics  department,  who 
was  also  the  coach,  was  looking  for  a  good  season,  but  most 
of  the  games  had  to  be  postponed.  In  only  one  contest  did 
the  "bear  cats"  put  their  full  line  up  in  the  field.  On  this 
occasion  Shurtleff  was  defeated  1 3,  to  6.  Due  to  the  illness  of 
the  Coach,  "Fritz"  FriedH,  an  old  McKendree  star  who  was 
at  that  time  just  beginning  the  successful  coaching  in  the 
Belleville  High  School  which  has  since  caused  him  to  be 
recognized  as  one  of  the  best  coaches  in  Illinois,  was  secured 
as  an  assistant.  After  a  poor  start,  eleven  of  the  eighteen 
games  were  won  and  the  team  finished  second  in  the  state 
tournament.  Two  men,  Jim  Dolley,  forward,  and  Fritz  Wag- 
ener,  guard,  were  selected  as  members  of  the  first  all-state 
team  of  the  tournament.  Spring  athletics  were  very  success- 
ful. The  veteran  base  ball  team  was  undefeated,  while  the 
"cinder  men"  were  victorious  in  a  dual  meet,  thus  keeping 
the  record  intact  of  not  losing  a  dual  meet  since  1916,  when 
Washington  University  won,  in  spite  of  McKendree's  taking 
seven  of  the  thirteen  first  places.  The  foot  ball  season  of  1919 
was  unsuccessful.  After  a  close  defeat  by  Illinois  College, 
demoralization  set  in  and  the  season  was  disastrous  to  the 
end.  Continuing  the  success  of  the  past  season  in  basket  ball, 
the  Bear  Cats  made  an  enviable  record  in  1919-20.  In  playing 
twenty  games,  fifteen  successful  verdicts  were  gained  over 
the  best  teams  in  Illinois  and  Missouri.  The  defeats  suffered 
were  by  narrow  margins,  except  the  one  at  Charleston. 
Wagener,  Weineke,  Garrett,  Collard,  Sayre,  and  Canedy, 
formed  the  line  up.  The  success  of  the  cagers  was  continued 
in  base  ball  and  track.  The  track  team  was  undefeated,  while 
the  diamond  men  won  a  majority  of  their  games.  A  new 
coach,  "Shorty"  Lawrence,  took  charge  of  athletics  the  fol- 
lowing year.  Lawrence  accomplished  little  in  foot  ball  in  the 


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way  of  winning.  The  team  did  not  win  a  game,  hut  they 
always  went  down  fighting.  They  had  the  proverhi.il  "Mc- 
Kendree  fight".  In  basket  ball,  the  quintet  that  should  h.ive 
been  the  fostest  in  McKendree's  history,  was  hurt  by  the 
ineligibility  of  three  of  its  best  men.  Only  nine  games  were 
played.  Of  these,  five  were  victories.  The  1921  base  ball  team 
was  a  peppy  aggregation  and  though  bad  weather  abbre- 
viated the  season,  the  games  played  resulted  favorably.  Two 
victories  were  gained  over  the  Union  Methodists  of  St. 
Louis,  one  from  ShurtlefF,  and  one  from  Eden  Seminary,  while 
Western  Military  Academy  proved  too  strong.  Coach  Hall, 
formerly  of  Earlham  College,  was  secured  m  1921.  He  re- 
ceived as  a  heritage  the  oft-trod-on  gridders  of  the  year  be- 
fore. Believing  that  the  team  was  capable  of  better  things 
he  set  to  work  in  earnest.  His  efforts  were  rewarded  with  a 
team  that  was  undefeated  during  the  season,  and  scored  on 
but  once,  when  Carbondale  registered  two  points.  This  was 
one  of  McKendree's  greatest  championship  teams.  Six  Mc- 
Kendreans,  Carvel,  Lizenby,  Catt,  Miller,  Sayre,  and  Adams 
gained  positions  on  the  all-star  team  of  Southern  Illinois. 
Two  others,  Cralley  and  Maxey  were  on  the  second  squad. 
In  basket  ball,  they  gained  six  victories  in  nine  starts.  The 
most  impressive  ones  were  a  14-9  win  over  Carbondale  and 
a  rough  and  tumble  41-13  verdict  over  Shurtleff.  The  base 
ball  team  lost  all  of  its  games  except  one.  Enough  batting 
punch  was  discovered  in  the  last  game  to  beat  Shurtleff  with 
a  score  of  4  to  3.  Despite  good  offers  from  other  schools, 
Coach  Hall  remained  at  McKendree  another  year.  His  team 
was  hurt  much  by  losses  from  graduation.  Six  games  were 
played.  Two  fell  in  the  winning  column,  two  were  tie  games, 
and  two  fell  on  the  wrong  side.  Three  men,  full  back  Ben 
Hall  and  tackles  Cralley  and  Rhiel  were  on  the  Egyptian  all' 
star  team.  McKendree  won  the  Egyptian  basket  ball  cham- 
pionship in  1922-33,  with  a  record  of  five  victories  in  six 
starts.  Four  of  seven  non-conference  games  were  also  won. 
In  the  Spring  of  1923  a  new  coach  put  in  his  appearance. 
Earl  (Lefty)  Davis.  The  following  September  Davis  found  a 
wealth  of  material  with  which  to  work.  Letter  men  and  high 
school  stars  were  here  in  abundance.  An  expert  in  the  hand- 
ling of  men,  and  a  master  strategist,  Davis  soon  made  the 
Bear  Cats  much-feared  opponents.  Even  tho  he  was  develop- 
ing a  new  system,  his  eleven  won  four  games,  lost  four  and 
tied  two.  With  a  schedule  that  included  St.  Louis  University, 
Illinois  Wesleyan,  Charleston  and  Concordia,  the  Davis-men 
had  the  stiffest  schedule  a  bear  cat  team  had  ever  played.  St. 
Louis  University  was  defeated  once,  and  ten  victories  were 
gained  in  fifteen  games.  Spring  Athletics  were  fairly  success- 


ful. The  track  team  won  the  three  cornered  Shurtleff,  West' 
ern  Military,  and  McKendree  meet,  and  gained  a  close  second 
in  the  Washington  U.,  RoUa,  and  McKendree  meet.  Ray 
Goode,  javelin  thrower,  broke  the  state  record  with  a  180 
foot  toss  m  that  event.  The  Medley  relay  team  did  well  in 
the  Drake  relays.  Newcom  and  Hardy  made  a  strong  tennis 
combination.  The  following  year  the  effectiveness  of  the 
Davis  system  was  demonstrated.  Victories  were  achieved  in 
all  sports.  The  climax  of  gridiron  development  was  reached 
in  1924,  when  the  purple  and  white  won  the  "Little  NmC' 
teen"  title  with  seven  victories  and  one  tie  game.  The  team 
had  weight,  ability  and  teamwork.  In  points  scored  the  Bear 
Cats  made  252  and  their  opponents  49.  Three  non-conference 
tilts  were  played.  Of  these  they  won  one,  lost  one  and  one 
was  a  tie.  The  teams  defeated  were  Charleston,  Blackburn, 
Lincoln,  Carthage,  Carbondale,  Shurtleff,  and  Ewing.  Scott 
Field  and  Illinois  College  tied  the  Bear  Cats,  while  Rolla 
defeated  them  m  a  non-conference  game  at  the  opening  of 
the  season.  Fullback  Holsinger  made  the  all-state  team,  and 
several  others  made  the  second  and  third  teams. 

Filled  with  the  spirit  of  winning,  the  Davis-men  went  onto 
the  basket  ball  floor,  led  by  the  brilliant  Newcom,  one  of  the 
greatest  cagers  that  ever  stepped  on  a  McKendree  floor.  The 
Bear  Cats  romped  off  with  eight  of  ten  conference  starts,  and 
four  non-conference  victories  against  one  defeat.  The  track 
men,  not  to  be  out  done  by  the  other  teams,  won  dual  meets 
from  Shurtleff  and  Ewing.  Goode  again  broke  the  conference 
record  in  the  javelin  event,  placed  second  at  the  Drake  re- 
lays, and  third  at  the  national  meet.  The  tennis  team  of 
Newcom  and  Allen  easily  won  the  doubles  championship  of 
the  state.  The  only  losing  team  of  the  year  was  the  Nine 
which  dropped  games  to  Washington,  Eden,  Concordia,  and 
Shurtleff,  winning  the  final  game  from  Ewing  with  a  score  of 
28  to  I.  After  this  year.  Coach  Davis  packed  his  belongings 
for  Shreveport,  Louisiana,  where  he  coached  the  nationally 
famous  Centenary  College  team.  To  take  his  place,  Glen 
Filley  of  Cameron,  Missouri  was  secured.  Filley  was  an  out' 
standing  player  on  the  Missouri  Wesleyan  teams,  captain 
of  the  foot  ball,  basket  ball,  and  track  teams.  He  had  good 
success  as  a  high  school  coach  at  Grand  Island,  Nebraska.  In 
the  short  time  he  was  there  he  developed  the  champion  high 
school  track  team  of  the  state.  As  he  had  played  under  Davis 
there  were  few  innovations  in  methods  under  him  as  the 
new  coach  at  McKendree.  The  first  three  games  of  the  season 
were  dropped  to  Knox,  the  Illinois  state  champions.  Spring' 
field  (Mo.)  and  Rolla.  The  next  five  conference  opponents 
were  defeated,  as  was  Scott  Field.  Cape  Girardeau  held  the 


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Bear  Cats  to  a  o-o  score.  This  was  an  exceptionally  good 
record,  as  the  season  started  with  only  seven  letter  men. 

Sixteen  opposing  teams  were  met  on  the  basket  ball  floor 
that  season.  Of  these  ten  were  defeated  by  the  McKendree 
team.  Half  of  the  games  played  and  half  of  the  victories  won 
were  conference  contests.  A  shooting  slump  while  on  a  tour 
in  the  north  part  of  the  state  resulted  in  three  successive 
defeats,  thus  marring  an  otherwise  good  record.  However 
the  Southern  Illinois  title  was  won  by  virtue  of  dual  victories 
over  ShurtlefF  and  Carbondale.  The  tracksters  did  good  work. 
At  the  A.  A.  U.  Meet  in  St.  Louis,  the  relay  team  defeated 
that  of  Washington  University.  The  only  defeat  was  a  dual 
meet  with  Washington.  Shurtleff  and  Millikin  were  defeated 
in  dual  meets  while  the  fifth  place  was  won  at  the  state  meet. 
For  the  third  successive  year,  Ray  Goode  broke  the  state 
javelin  record,  with  a  toss  of  192  feet  and  five  and  one  half 
inches.  Allen  and  Mowe  won  the  third  place  in  the  doubles 
event  at  the  State  Tennis  Meet,  while  Allen  won  third  in 
the  singles.  Handicapped  by  a  poor  diamond  and  practice 
stopped  by  rain,  the  base  ball  team  won  but  a  single  game 
in  seven  starts. 

The  reason  of  1926-27  was  disastrous.  Only  five  men 
answered  the  call  for  grid  candidates.  A  good  back  field  could 
not  function  because  of  a  sieve-like  line.  Eight  games  were 
played  with  but  one  victory  and  one  tie  game  resulting. 
Lincoln  was  defeated  i  j  to  o,  and  Carbondale  was  held  to  a 
scoreless  game.  Although  a  small  team,  the  quintet  played  at 
lightning  speed.  With  the  season  half  over,  but  two  games 
were  won.  Suddenly  hitting  its  proper  form  in  mid-season,  the 
five  defeated  such  formidable  opponents  as  Carbondale, 
Springfield,  Lincoln,  Macomb,  and  Charleston.  The  track 
team  had  fair  success.  The  relay  event  was  again  won  at  the 
A.  A.  U.  Meet.  Washington  administered  a  severe  drubbing 
in  a  dual  meet,  and  then  the  first  place  was  won  by  McKen. 
dree  in  a  triangular  meet  with  Shurtleff  and  Western  Military 
Academy  at  Alton.  Later  she  won  second  place  in  meets  with 
Shurtleff,  with  Carbondale,  and  with  Millikin.  Also  several 
places  were  won  at  the  state  meet.  Although  but  four  of 
eleven  base  ball  games  were  won,  the  base  ball  team  was  suc- 
cessful, when  we  consider  the  handicaps.  The  athletic  field 
was  in  process  of  improvement  and  so  the  team  had  no  dia- 
mond on  which  to  practice.  But  in  spite  of  this,  victories 
were  gained  over  Western  Military,  Shurtleff,  and  Eden 
Seminary.  Washington  University  was  held  to  a  2  to  i  score, 
Concordia  to  a  j-o  verdict,  Monmouth  3  to  i,  and  Macomb 
6  to  3.  In  the  last  mentioned  game,  two  infielders  were  in- 
jured. In  the  tennis  season,  McKendree's  squad  twice  de- 


feated the  Shurtleff  netsters.  This  closed  the  athletic  activi- 
ties for  the  year.  The  records  for  the  year  1927-2S  will  be 
found  in  the  annual  for  1928. 

THE  INTERSCHOLASTIC 

Ever  since  the  Spring  of  1916,  with  the  exception  of  1918 
when  the  United  States  was  engaged  in  the  World  War,  the 
Interscholastic  or  High  School  Meet  has  been  one  of  the 
annual  features  of  the  activities  on  McKendree's  campus. 
The  affiiir  attracts  several  hundred  high  school  students,  with 
a  good  many  of  their  teachers,  from  thirty  or  forty  high 
schools  throughout  Southern  Illinois,  and  while  interested 
spectators  look  on,  they  compete  with  much  zeal  and  energy 
for  the  medals  offered  by  the  college  for  superiority  in  the 
various  contests  that  are  staged,  both  athletic  and  intellec- 
tual. The  forenoon  is  devoted  to  preliminaries  which  elimi- 
nate from  the  contests  all  but  the  best;  the  afternoon  is  taken 
up  with  the  athletic  events,  and  the  intellectual  contests 
occur  in  the  college  chapel  in  the  evening. 

Looking  over  one  of  the  printed  schedules,  we  enumerate 
the  various  contests  mentioned  there  as  an  example  of  what 
the  affair  is  like.  The  athletic  events  are:  ist,  220  yard  low 
hurdle  race;  2nd,  pole  vault;  3rd,  mile  run;  4th,  shot  put; 
5th,  100  yard  dash;  6th,  running  high  jump;  7th,  440  yard 
dash;  8th,  running  broad  jump;  9th,  220  yard  dash;  10th, 
throwing  discus;  nth,  half  mile  run;  12th,  running  hop, 
step  and  jump;  13th,  three  mile  race,  across  country;  14th, 
standing  broad  jump;  15th,  mile  relay  race.  Also  in  the  fore- 
noon was  the  tennis  tournament  with  thirteen  high  schools 
entered.  In  the  evening  there  were  the  intellectual  contests 
in  music  and  expression.  Medals  were  awarded  in  the  follow- 
ing events.  Girls'  solo,  boys'  solo,  girls'  quartette,  boys'  quar- 
tette, girls'  reading,  boys'  reading,  boys'  oration.  It  is  a  difii- 
cult  task  for  the  judges  but  finally  they  reach  their  decisions, 
while  the  audience  is  entertained  by  some  special  perform- 
ances, and  then  the  president  of  the  college  bestows  the 
medals. 

Not  only  the  winners  of  the  intellectual  events,  a  gold, 
silver,  and  bronze  medal  for  the  first,  second,  and  third  rank 
in  each  event,  but  also  the  winners  of  the  medals  in  the  athlet- 
ic events  receive  them  from  the  chapel  stage  in  the  evening. 
It  takes  some  time  to  confer  the  medals,  for  there  are  nearly 
a  hundred  of  them  some  years,  but  it  is  always  an  interesting 
hour.  Nobody  gets  sleepy  while  one  after  another  is  called 
forward  in  the  presence  of  a  large  crowd  of  high  school  peo- 
ple and  others,  and  publicly  receives  the  testimonial  of 
worthy  achievement  in  some  special  line.  It  is  doubtless  a 
means  of  inspiring  some  to  intenser  efforts  than  they  have 


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ever  made  before  m  some  worthy  field  of  endeavor.  It  is  a 

long  and  tiresome  as  well  as  interesting  day.  Probably  one 

of  the  great  values  of  it  is  that  it  promotes  acquaintance  and 

friendly  rivalry  among  the  various  schools,  as  well  as  a  slight 

introduction  to  McKendree  College.  Even  a  little  whiff  of 

college  atmosphere  sometimes  originates  in  the  mind  of  a  boy 

or  girl  a  desire  to  some  day  become  a  college  student  and  a 

college  graduate. 

HYPES  FIELD 

A  sketch  of  athletics  m  McKendree  would  not  be  com- 
plete without  some  reference  to  the  field  which  has  been  the 
scene  of  so  many  interesting  conflicts  for  nearly  twenty  years. 
In  1909,  Dr.  Beniamin  M.  Hypes,  desiring  to  promote  a 
deeper  interest  m  physical  education  gave  the  land  for  the 
Athletic  Field  which  from  that  time  has  borne  his  name.  It 
is  conveniently  located,  just  across  the  street  from  the  gym- 
nasium and  separated  from  the  main  college  grounds 
only  by  Alton  street.  It  contains  five  acres  as  originally  in- 
closed  for  athletic  purposes,  with  an  additional  area  at  the 
north  which  on  account  of  a  ravine  could  not  be  included  in 
the  field.  The  ground  naturally  sloped  a  little  to  the  north. 
In  fact  it  was  too  much  of  a  grade  to  be  ideal  for  some  athletic 
purposes.  Several  attempts  have  been  made  to  level  it.  One 
summer  the  college  bought  a  tractor,  a  plow  and  a  scraper 
and  employed  several  students  to  work  on  the  big  problem. 
The  result  of  this  effort  was  some  improvement  but  it  was  not 
sufficient  and  only  made  the  boys  feel  the  need  of  more  per- 
fect adjustment  along  the  same  line.  In  the  meantime  an 
additional  area  about  one  hundred  feet  wide  on  the  east  was 


secured  by  purchase  from  Mrs.  Mary  C.  Fitz-Gerrell,  whose 
husband  was  a  member  of  the  class  of  1862  in  McKendree. 
It  should  be  stated  also  that  Doctor  Hypes  paid  for  this  addi' 
tion  to  the  area.  The  board  fence  was  extended  to  include  it 
and  then  .i  contract  was  let  to  a  construction  company  to 
really  grade  the  field.  It  took  this  company,  with  a  large 
equipment  such  as  they  would  employ  in  grading  for  a  rail- 
road or  paved  highway,  several  weeks  to  do  the  job.  It  cost 
the  college  over  $3,000  besides  the  many  hundreds  which  had 
been  invested  in  the  previous  efforts.  In  the  early  history  of 
the  field  a  grand  stand  had  been  built  on  the  north  end  which 
would  accommodate  three  or  tour  hundred  people,  but  in  the 
last  grading,  a  part  of  the  plan  was  to  make  a  "straight-away" 
race  course  which  ran  right  through  the  place  where  the 
grand  stand  stood.  It  was  removed.  Then  in  the  summer  of 
1927,  concrete  bleachers  were  built  along  nearly  the  whole 
west  side  of  the  field,  which  will  furnish  seating  for  more  than 
a  thousand  people  and  that  is  an  adequate  provision,  unless 
in  the  coming  years  our  crowds  grow  larger.  With  a  well 
equipped  gymnasium,  a  well  improved  athletic  field,  and  a 
competent  coach,  McKendree  is  prepared  to  take  care  of  the 
physical  culture  of  her  students  if  she  has  even  a  moderate 
degree  of  co-operation  on  the  part  of  the  students  themselves. 
The  list  of  athletic  directors  since  there  has  been  one 
who  was  a  member  of  the  faculty  is  as  follows:  Bertram  E. 
Wiggins,  Homer  T.  Osborn,  Cyrus  S.  Gentry,  Milton  S. 
Cushman,  Marvin  W.  Krieger,  W.  C.  LeVan,  Claude  N. 
Stokes,  Frank  Lawrence,  Orville  Hall,  Earl  A.  Davis,  and 
Glen  F.  Filley. 


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CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

Preside?!!  McCammons  Administration 


t./'^  R.  McCammon  came  to  the  presidency  of  McKendree 
JLf  'It  a  time  when  there  was  great  emphasis  placed  upon 
standards  among  the  colleges  of  the  land.  The  college 
had  been  without  a  president  for  a  year.  The  Board  felt  that 
they  had  waited  long  enough  for  the  right  man  to  come  along 
and  since  he  had  not  come,  they  decided  to  appoint  a  com- 
mittee to  go  out  and  find  him.  At  a  called  meeting  of  the 
Board  May  i,  1919,  the  committee  of  five  recommended  the 
election  of  Rev.  George  Edward  McCammon,  D.  D.,  who 
had  already  been  a  member  of  the  Joint  Board  for  many  years, 
and  was  himself  a  graduate  of  McKendree  in  the  class  of 
1894.  A  brief  biography  of  him  will  be  found  in  connection 
with  the  members  of  that  class.  At  the  time  of  his  election 
he  was  Executive  Secretary  of  the  Wesley  Foundation  at  the 
University  of  Illinois.  But  since  the  Centenary  had  taken 
over  the  remainder  of  the  task  of  raising  the  money  to  estab- 
lish this  enterprise  on  a  safe  financial  basis,  it  was  possible 
for  him  to  lay  down  that  task  without  feehng  that  he  was 
neglecting  duty.  When  elected  he  asked  for  a  little  time  to 
consider  whether  he  would  accept  the  position  or  not.  After 
due  deliberation  he  decided  to  accept.  When  the  Board  came 
together  again  at  their  regular  meeting  in  June,  he  asked  them 
to  confirm  his  election  which  had  taken  place  a  month  before 
in  the  special  meeting,  which  they  did.  At  this  time  the 
Board  decided  to  utilize  the  T  A.  Wilson  home,  which  the 
college  had  acquired  several  years  before,  as  a  home  for  the 
president.  It  had  been  used  before  this  to  house  a  part  of  the 
music  department,  but  was  not  specially  well-adapted  for 
this  purpose.  So  during  the  summer  of  1919  it  was  thoroughly 
overhauled  and  modernized.  A  new  furnace  and  modern 
plumbing  were  installed,  and  the  walls  were  redecorated.  It 
was  originally  a  well-built  brick  house  and  with  these  modern 
improvements  installed  it  became  a  very  desirable  home  and 
altogether  appropriate  for  a  college  president.  Dr.  McCam- 
mon and  his  family  took  possession  and  here  they  had  ade- 
quate accommodations  for  the  family,  as  well  as  for  enter- 
taining guests  as  occasion  required.  It  was  about  this  time 
that  the  college  first  acquired  and  maintained  an  automobile 
for  the  use  of  the  president.  As  might  be  suspected,  it  was 
a  Ford.  It  proved  very  useful  even  if  not  long-lived.  In  more 
recent  years  the  idea  has  expanded  and  the  college  has  owned 
and  operated  as  many  as  seven  at  one  time  of  Henry  Ford's 
creations.  They  have  proven  very  useful  for  the  economic 
transportation  of  athletic  teams,  glee  clubs,  etc.  Among  the 


new  faculty  members  who  came  to  the  institution  during 
Dr.  McCammon 's  term  and  in  most  cases  through  his  influ- 
ence, were  Prof.  S.  M.  McClure,  Chemistry,  Prof  Wallace 
B.  Stearns,  Religious  Education,  Miss  Pearl  McCoy,  Biology, 
Miss  Hazel  E.  Schoonmaker,  Mathematics,  Miss  Margaret 
George,  Home  Economics,  Prof.  Thomas  E.  Wiggins,  English, 
Prof.  Charles  J.  Stowell,  Mathematics,  Prof.  J.  W.  A.  Kini- 
son,  Bible,  Prof.  William  C.  Knapp,  Biology,  Miss  Kathleen 
Taylor,  Home  Economics  and  Dietitian,  Miss  Esther  B. 
Burnette,  Home  Economics  (sewing).  Miss  Lillian  Grace 
Cheeseman,  Expression,  OrviUe  A.  Hall,  Athletic  Coach, 
Harry  E.  Mueller,  Violin,  and  Mrs.  Effie  Sheridan,  Dean  of 
Women.  Of  these  only  three  are  still  here  and  seem  to  be 
permanent  acquisitions.  These  are  Prof.  McClure,  Prof.  Sto- 
well and  Prof.  Kinison. 

One  of  the  problems  of  this  period  was  that  of  standard- 
ization as  It  had  been  in  the  former  administration.  Dr.  Hurt 
had  secured  recognition  and  a  favorable  standing  with  the 
State  University,  and  now  came  the  question  of  our  standing 
with  the  Methodist  Board  of  Education.  There  was  a  feeling 
m  many  quarters  that  Methodism  had  too  many  colleges  and 
there  was  a  strong  feeling  in  official  circles  of  the  church  in 
favor  of  reducing  the  number  by  combination  or  elimination 
as  might  seem  wise  after  a  thorough  survey  of  the  educational 
institutions  of  the  whole  church.  There  was  a  feeling  for  a 
time  that  it  would  be  McKendree 's  fate  to  be  absorbed. 
There  was  talk  of  combining  McKendree,  Hedding,  and 
Illinois  Wesleyan  into  one  institution  located  somewhere  in 
the  Illinois  Conference.  There  were  meetings  of  various  com- 
missions held,  at  some  of  which  McKendree's  Board  was 
represented.  But  finally,  after  a  survey  by  a  commission 
appointed  by  the  Methodist  Board  of  Education,  consisting 
of  Bishop  Nicholson,  Dr.  John  L.  Seaton,  and  Dr.  Harker, 
though  the  Bishop  was  not  present,  a  recommendation  was 
made  by  the  Board  of  Education  that  McKendree  remain  at 
its  present  location  as  an  independent  institution,  and  the 
Board  pledged  themselves  to  use  their  influence  for  the  main- 
tenance and  development  of  McKendree  to  the  extent  that 
the  circumstances  permitted.  This  of  course,  gave  new  cour- 
age to  the  people  who  were  carrying  the  burdens  of  Mc- 
Kendree. 

Another  problem  of  this  period  was  the  water  supply. 
When  the  dormitories  were  built  in  1910-11,  some  hundreds 
of  dollars  were  spent  in  the  effort  to  provide  a.  suitable  water 


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^^^^^^^^^^^^^g^^s^ 


supply,  but  tho  a  deep  well  was  bored  right  near  the  build- 
ings, no  adequate  supply  was  found.  And  since  there  seemed 
no  better  plan  that  was  feasible  the  diminutive  lake  on  the 
north  campus  was  allowed  to  stand  as  the  source  of  water 
for  the  dormitories  except  for  drinking,  and  for  that  purpose 
the  old  well  of  which  Dr.  Merrill  sang  in  his  poem  was  still 
suiEcient  as  it  had  been  for  three-quarters  of  a  century.  But 
in  a  long  cold  spell  the  pond  was  likely  to  run  low  and  then 
freeze  up,  and  in  a  long  drought  it  might  give  out  entirely. 
Both  of  these  have  actually  happened.  To  remedy  the  latter 
case,  a  pipe  line  was  laid  to  Silver  Creek  and  with  a  steam 
pump,  water  was  transferred  from  the  creek  to  the  pond  and 
thus  the  dormitories  were  kept  supplied.  This  process  of  fill- 
ing the  pond  was  resorted  to  many  times,  but  it  was  expen- 
sive and  the  quality  of  the  water  was  not  always  satisfactory. 
In  the  summer  when  the  Epworth  Leaguers  were  here  at 
the  Institute,  the  water  was  stagnant  and  foul-smelling,  and 
of  course  gave  the  college  an  unsavory  reputation  with  some 
prospective  students.  In  view  of  all  these  considerations  Dr. 
McCammon  brought  the  water  problem  to  the  attention  of 
the  Board.  After  much  discussion  and  long  deliberation,  it 
was  decided  to  employ  a  firm  from  Memphis,  Tennessee,  to 
provide  a  water  supply  by  means  of  deep  wells.  Many  weeks 
and  much  money  were  spent  in  the  effort.  A  number  of  wells 
were  bored  in  different  places,  and  while  each  one  afforded 
some  water,  not  one  would  furnish  an  unfailing  supply.  After 
more  than  $3,500  had  been  sunk  in  the  enterprise,  we  were 
still  with  out  an  adequate  water  supply.  But  the  best  well 
of  the  group  was  fitted  with  a  pump  and  when  it  gave  out, 
the  pump  would  be  switched  to  the  pond.  And  sometimes 
it  would  draw  from  both  at  once  and  produce  a  mixture  that 
sometimes  deceived  the  students  into  thinking  they  had  good 
water.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  the  water  problem  was  not  really 
solved  until  1927,  when  we  were  able  to  connect  with  the 
newly  installed  water  system  of  the  city  of  Lebanon,  which 
thus  far  has  proven  sufEcient,  tho  the  institution  uses  about 
10,000  gallons  a  day.  While  the  interest  was  strong  m  the 
water  question,  drinking  fountains  were  installed  in  each 
dormitory,  supplied  from  the  old  college  well.  But  they  soon 
got  out  of  order  and  now  are  only  ornamental  instead  of  use- 
ful. Another  change  in  the  business  administration  about  this 
time  was  the  abandonment  of  the  college  light  plant,  which 
had  been  installed  when  the  dormitories  were  built.  The 
dynamos  were  sold  and  the  college  was  connected  with  the 
lines  of  the  Illinois  Power  and  Light  Company,  which  also 
furnishes  current  to  light  the  city  of  Lebanon. 


But  the  big  thing  m  Dr.  McCammon 's  administration  was 
the  "McKendree  Movement".  This  is  too  big  a  thing  to 
describe  in  detail  here  but  we  will  attempt  to  give  the  out- 
line of  the  story  of  the  greatest  effort  yet  made  to  provide  a 
really  adequate  endowment  for  McKendree.  The  plan  was 
agitated  and  discussed  for  many  months  before  hand,  and  was 
finally  approved  by  the  Joint  Board  and  the  Conference. 

A  campaign  was  put  on  to  raise  $1,500,000  for  endowment, 
equipment,  improvements,  betterments,  maintenance,  and 
current  expenses,  including  the  expense  of  carrying  on  the 
campaign.  Dr.  John  W.  Hancher,  who  at  that  time  held  the 
official  title  of  Councillor  in  Finance,  was  employed  to  direct 
the  campaign  and  of  course  he  used  his  corps  of  expert  work- 
ers, who  had  long  experience  m  this  line  of  work.  Besides 
these  experts,  a  large  force  of  preachers  and  other  canvassers 
from  various  parts  of  the  country  were  summoned  and  even 
some  of  the  college  faculty  were  put  on  the  job  at  certain 
times.  The  plan  involved  much  preliminary  publicity  work. 
A  "booster"  meeting  was  held,  August  2,  1921,  in  the  col- 
lege chapel  at  which  there  were  approximately  four  hundred 
laymen  present  and  ninety  members  of  the  Southern  Illinois 
Conference.  Speeches  were  made  by  Governor  Deneen  and 
Bishop  Quayle,  and  others.  Both  laymen  and  ministers  vot- 
ing separately,  pledged  their  approval  and  support  to  the 
undertaking.  Soon  after  that  Dr.  Hanchers  men  came  and 
began  gathering  constituency  lists.  To  the  names  on  these 
lists,  vast  quantities  of  mail  matter  were  sent  to  prepare 
them  for  the  solicitors.  Many  rallies  were  held  at  important 
centers  and  much  speech -making  was  indulged  in.  And  then 
when  the  "psychological  moment"  came,  a  systematic  can- 
vass was  made  of  the  entire  territory.  Also  the  alumni  and 
former  students  all  over  the  United  States  and  in  some  for- 
eign countries  were  canvassed  by  mail.  The  churches  thru- 
out  the  conference  were  exhorted  to  observe  Launching  Sun- 
day, October  9,  Review  Sunday,  October  30,  Gleaning  Sun- 
day, November  27,  and  Closing  date,  November  30,  at  which 
date  the  job  was  supposed  to  be  done.  The  last  date  was 
afterward  changed  to  December  21.  Frequent  reports  and 
announcements  were  made  throughout  the  conference,  and 
in  some  instances  they  were  quite  encouraging,  but  million- 
aires were  scarce  in  Southern  Illinois.  The  poor  people  did 
well  according  to  their  ability  but  the  failure  was  in  the  lack 
of  big  subscriptions  from  the  wealthy.  When  the  end  of  the 
campaign  came,  the  million  and  a  half  had  not  been  sub- 
scribed. On  the  night  of  December  21,  the  Joint  Board  held 
a  meeting  at  the  college,  which  did  not  adjourn  until  2:30 
a.  m.  on  the  22nd,  to  review  the  situation  and  consider  the 


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question  of  "What  Next?".  The  pledges  were  all  made  con- 
ditional on  the  full  amount  being  raised,  and  therefore  none 
of  them  was  binding  in  its  present  form.  According  to 
the  reports  presented  at  that  time  the  total  of  the  pledges 
was,  in  round  numbers,  $8oo,ood.  Dr.  Hancher  was  present 
and  made  a  lengthy  report  which  is  on  record  in  the  minutes 
of  the  Joint  Board.  He  said  the  thing  to  do  was  to  face  the 
facts  as  they  are  and  not  to  waste  time  trying  to  fix  the  re- 
sponsibility for  the  failure.  He  also  insisted  that  he  had 
believed  from  the  start  that  the  amount  asked  was  tOD  large 
for  the  territory  involved,  and  he  felt  that  his  judgment  was 
vindicated  by  the  results.  He  recommended  that  in  order  to 
save  as  much  as  possible  of  the  result  of  the  work  already 
done,  a  recanvass  be  made  and  each  subscriber,  if  possible, 
be  induced  to  sign  a  waiver  of  the  condition  that  the  full 
amount  should  be  raised,  and  thus  make  each  pledge  valid 
for  the  amount  of  its  face.  Six  weeks  were  allowed  for  this 
task.  Some  refused  to  sign  the  waiver,  but  many  did  and  thus 
enough  of  the  subscriptions  were  saved  to  secure  the  pay- 
ment of  the  $1 50,000  pledge  of  the  General  Education  Board 
of  New  York  City.  While  the  result  of  the  "Movement"  was 
disappointing  to  those  who  had  high  hopes  that  the  million 
and  a  half  would  be  realized,  yet  it  did  bring  results  that  have 
proved  the  salvation  of  the  college  finances  until  such  time 
as  these  results  can  be  supplemented  by  the  contributions  of 
wealthy  friends  who  can  make  large  investments  in  the  cause 
of  Christian  Education.  About  a  year  after  the  canvas  was 
finished  up  and  the  pledges  placed  in  the  hands  of  Mr. 
Mitchell,  the  treasurer  of  the  Endowment  Fund  for  collec- 
tion. Dr.  McCammon  presented  his  resignation  to  the  Board 
of  Trustees  assembled  at  their  mid-year  meeting  in  February 
1923.  Dean  Baker  was  again  placed  at  the  helm  until  such 
time  as  a  new  president  should  be  elected,  which  in  this  case 
did  not  prove  to  be  a  long  time. 


McKeesport,  Pa. 

Summerfield 

Alton 

Belleville 

Camden.  N.  T- 


Lebanon 
West  Frankfort 


We  give  here  a  list  of  the  three  classes  of  graduates  who 
received  their  diplomas  from  the  hand  of  President  Mc- 
Cammon. 

THE  CLASS  OF  192.) 
Bower,  Homer  Clark,  A.  B.  Educator 
Camp,  Eleanor  Brandt,  A.  B.,  Educator 
Hall,  Benjamin  Henry,  B.  S.,  Business 
Kraemer,  Isabelle  Esther,  A.  B.,  Educator 
Laird,  Samule  Niles,  A.  B.,  Business 
McClure,  Beulah  Mayme,  A.  B.,  fMrs.  M.  P  Akers} 

Wood  River 
Neulmg,  Leha,  B.  S.,  Educator  Cold  Water.  Mich. 

Neulmg,  Sylvia,  B.  S.,  fMrs.  R.  C.  Fox]}  ShelbyviUe 

Rawlings,  William  A.,  A.  B.,  Educator  Berkeley,  Calif. 

Rawlings,  Wyatt,  A.  B.,  Educator 
Tucker,  Guy  Emmett,  B.  S.,  Educator 

THE  CLASS  OF  19 
Day,  Lois  Inez,  B.  S. 
East,  Laurence  John,  B.  S.,  Educator 
Everett,  Alice  Lois,  B.  S.,  fMrs.  H.  W.  GouldJ        DeKalb 

Flesh,  Orin,  A.  B.  Marine 

Gould,  Edwin  Malcom,  B.  S.,  Band  Teacher  Asheville,  N.  C. 

Harrell,  Joseph  Morton,  A.  B.,  Educator  Lebanon 

Walton,  Ruth  Citherine,  B.  S.,  Educator  Mascoutah 

THE  CLASS  OF  1922 

Carvel,  Mayo,  A.  B.,  Educator  Vienna 

Catt,  Orval  Alonzo,  B.  S.,  Educator  Willow  Hill 

Darrow,  Mary  Irene,  B.  S.,  Dietition  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Dee,  Lois,  B.  S.,  fMrs.  J.  C.  Dolleyl  Berkeley,  Cal. 

Hanbaum,  Winfield  Scott,  A.  B.,  Minister  Columbia,  N.  J. 

Harmon,  John  Bertram,  B.  S.,  Educator  Crossville 

Mueller,  Luella  Lydia,  B.  S.,  Educator  Lebanon 

Montgomery,  Burtis,  B.  S.,  Educator  West  Frankfort 
Porter,  Margaret  Virginia,  B.  S.,  fMrs.  L.  J.  Easti'  Springfield 

White,  Robert  Fulton,  A.  B.,  Lawyer  Granite  City 


Mansfield 
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CHAPTER  XXXV. 

President  Cameron  Harmon  s  Administration 


^^w'hen  Rev.  Cameron  Harmon  was  elected  President 
ill  of  McKendree,  March  28,  1923,  it  was  the  fourth 
time  that  one  of  her  own  sons  had  been  called  to 
the  helm  to  guide  the  destinies  of  the  old  college.  The  other 
McKendree  graduates  who  became  presidents  were  Daniel 
W.  Phillips,  class  of  "62,  McKendree  H.  Chamberlin,  '=;g, 
and  George  E.  McCammon,  "94.  The  present  incumbent  is  a 
member  of  the  class  of  1903,.  Cameron  Harmon  is  a  member 
of  a  pioneer  family  whose  ancestry  can  be  traced  back  on 
his  father's  side  to  the  German  Moravians,  and  on  his  moth' 
er"s,  to  the  old  Scotch  Covenanters.  He  was  born  m  City 
County,  Ilhnois,  April  17,  1876.  He  grew  up  on  a  farm, 
where  he  developed  a  splendid  physique  and  where  so  many 
of  our  national  leaders  originated.  He  first  entered  McKen- 
dree in  1895,  but  did  not  find  it  practicable  to  pursue  his 
college  course  to  the  end  without  interruption.  He  dropped 
out  to  teach  a  district  school  in  order  to  pay  expenses.  He 
also  took  time  out  to  serve  eighteen  months  in  the  Spanish- 
American  War.  After  many  interesting  experiences  in  Cuba, 
when  the  war  was  over  he  returned  home,  by  way  of  New 
York  City,  and  the  next  fall  he  resumed  his  work  at  Mc- 
Kendree. He  was  interested  in  athletics  and  was  captain  of 
the  McKendree  foot  ball  team  for  four  seasons,  and  was  also 
active  in  the  work  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society.  He  was 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1903,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
In  1916  his  Alma  Mater  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of 
D.  D.,  and  in  1927,  that  of  LL.  D.  Probably  he  had  in  mind 
to  enter  the  ministry  even  before  he  ever  came  to  McKen- 
dree. At  any  rate,  he  was  serving  student  charges  before  he 
was  through  his  college  course,  and  in  September  after  his 
graduation,  he  joined  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference.  On 
the  23rd  of  December  the  same  year,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Nina  May  Large,  of  Lebanon,  who  was  his  fellow  student 
in  McKendree  for  some  time.  She  was  his  helper  in  the  min- 
istry until  her  death  in  October,  1908.  She  left  two  daugh- 
ters, Dorothy  Elizabeth  and  Nina  May.  The  elder  of  these 
IS  now  a  teacher  in  the  Belleville  High  School  and  the  other 
is  a  Student  in  McKendree.  Two  years  later,  Mr.  Harmon 
was  married  to  Miss  Ruby  Wilson,  daughter  of  Judge  Wil- 
son, of  McLeansboro.  They  have  one  daughter,  Marian,  who 
IS  a  student  in  the  Lebanon  High  School.  While  a  pastor,  he 
led  in  a  number  of  church  building  enterprises,  notably  at 
Granite  City,  McLeansboro,  and  Murphysboro.  He  also  se- 
cured the  payment  of  the  long  standing  debt  on  First  Church, 


East  St.  Louis.  He  entertained  the  Annual  Conference  at 
McLeansboro  in  1908,  and  at  Murphysboro  in  1913.  He  was 
president  of  the  Mt.  Carmel  District  Epworth  League,  and 
for  four  years  was  Conference  League  President.  He  was  also 
a  member  of  the  Illinois  State  League  Cabinet,  and  several 
years  superintendent  of  the  Quiver  Lake  Chautauqua,  at 
Havana,  Illinois.  He  is  a  member  of  the  following  fraternal 
orders:  Masons,  Odd  Fellows,  and  Knights  of  Pythias.  He 
IS  a  prominent  Rotanan  and  the  founder  ot  the  Lebanon 
Rotary  Club.  He  was  elected  District  Governor  in  1928.  He 
was  a  delegate  to  the  National  Democratic  Convention  at 
San  Francisco  in  1920,  and  was  offered  the  nomination  as  a 
candidate  for  Congress,  but  "did  not  choose  to  run."  He 
was  chosen  at  the  head  of  the  delegation  to  represent  his 
conference  in  the  general  conference  at  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1924,  and  was  again  chosen  as  a  delegate  to  the 
one  of  1928  at  Kansas  City.  His  career  as  a  college  president 
began  when  he  was  chosen  President  of  the  Missouri  Wes- 
leyan,  at  Cameron,  Missouri,  in  1917.  That  institution  ex- 
perienced a  great  expansion  during  the  five  year  period  that 
he  was  in  charge  of  it.  When  McKendree's  Board  met  in 
March,  1923,  to  elect  a  president,  other  names  were  men- 
tioned as  possibilities,  but  Dr.  Harmon  was  chosen  by  an 
almost  unanimous  vote  on  the  first  ballot.  He  had  already 
resigned  from  the  Missouri  Wesleyan  and  was  serving  as 
pastor  of  First  Church,  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  when  he  was 
chosen  President  of  McKendree.  He  had  always  held  his 
Alma  Mater  in  great  reverence  and  considered  it  an  oppor- 
tunity to  serve  her  interests  if  he  should  become  president. 
He  therefore  immediately  accepted  the  position  and  in  a  few 
days  was  on  duty. 

When  Dr.  Harmon  took  charge,  the  Academy  had  already 
been  abolished  the  year  before,  on  account  of  the  fact  that 
Southern  Illinois  had  become  so  well  supplied  with  high 
schools  that  there  was  not  enough  demand  for  secondary 
work  at  the  college  to  enable  the  academy  to  pay  the  expense 
of  its  maintenance.  The  enrollment  at  the  close  of  the  year 
1922-23  showed  a  total  of  116  students  in  the  regular  college 
classes,  and  twenty-one  in  music.  In  Dr.  Harmon's  third 
year,  the  number  in  the  college  classes  was  exactly  twice 
what  It  was  when  he  came,  while  the  summary  for  the  year 
1927-28,  the  centennial  year  shows  a  total  of  408,  including 
the  music  students.  Dr.  Harmon  took  charge  of  affairs  imme- 
diately and  proceeded  as  a  veteran  m  the  service,  but  when 


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the  Board  met  in  June  they  arranged  to  hold  an  installation 

service  some  time  near  the  opening  of  the  next  school  year. 

PRESIDENT  HARMON-S  INAUGURATION 

It  was  held  in  October,  1933,  and  was  a  "Home  Coming 
Day"  for  old  McKendreans.  It  was  ideal  autumn  weather 
and  McKendree's  campus  was  gorgeous  in  its  many  tinted 
autumn  leaves.  There  was  a  foot  ball  game  on  Hypes  Field 
in  the  forenoon,  in  which  McKendree  defeated  Lincoln.  The 
inauguration  service  was  at  two  p.  m.  Dr.  Claude  C.  Hall, 
president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  presided.  After  the  open- 
ing devotions,  Dr.  Hall  gave  his  official  charge  to  Dr.  Harmon 
as  president  of  the  college.  He  charged  the  new  president 
to  make  the  college  form  the  minds  and  lives  of  the  young 
people  so  they  will  be  returned  to  practical  life,  an  asset  to 
our  constituency,  an  honor  to  the  college.  Said  he,  "Mc- 
Kendree must  not  fail.  To  you  we  commit  the  youth  of 
Southern  Illinois,  and  may  God  bless  you  and  the  college." 
With  a  few  other  remarks  of  similar  import  he  concluded 
his  address  and  called  for  the  response  from  the  president- 
elect. Dr.  Harmon  came  forward,  being  greeted  with  a  rous- 
ing welcome,  in  which  fluttering  handkerchiefs  were  notice- 
able. He  began  with  a  rapid  reference  to  the  mighty  men  of 
the  past  and  the  place  of  the  institution  in  the  history  of 
the  West  and  beyond.  He  said  in  part:  "The  great  souls 
who  toiled  earnestly  in  the  founding  of  McKendree — 
Casad,  Cartwright,  McKendree,  Ames,  Akers,  Hypes,  Hor- 
ner, and  Merrill,  would  not  despair  of  the  wilderness.  They 
had  courage  to  believe  that  through  the  trackless  wastes 
there  would  run  highways  for  industry  and  commerce;  that 
great  states  would  be  carved  out  of  the  boundless  tracts; 
that  populous  cities  would  rise  upon  the  plains  and  in  the 
valley;  that  the  wilderness  would  become  subdued  to  the 
uses  of  ordered  society;  that  homes,  schools,  and  churches 
would  penetrate  the  untutored  West  with  the  finest  tradi- 
tions of  stability,  culture,  and  religion.  So  on  the  very  edge 
of  civilization  they  founded  this  institution  to  further  the 
ends  of  progress  and  Christian  faith,  trusting  that  future 
generations  would  be  loyal  enough  to  promote  what  they 
were  brave  enough  to  begin. 

"Founded  thus  in  the  faith  and  courage  of  these  pioneers, 
the  college  has  contributed  in  no  small  degree  to  develop- 
ing life  of  the  great  Middle  West,  and  throughout  its  more 
than  ninety-five  years  of  existence  has  justified  the  sacrifices 
of  its  founders.  They  had  in  mind  the  perpetuation  among 
their  descendants  of  the  traditions  of  culture,  the  promotion 
of  good  citizenship  and  more  especially  the  enthroning  of 
Christ  in  the  lives  of  the  leaders  of  church  and  state.  These 


ends  have  been  met  in  a  large  degree.  Among  the  thousands 
of  students  who  have  attended  the  college,  and  more  espe- 
cially among  the  hundreds  of  the  alumni,  are  many  who  have 
distinguished  themselves  as  citizens  and  leaders  in  the  various 
professions.  The  world  around  where  human  hearts  have 
sought  m  darkness  to  find  the  light,  McKendreans  have  been 
present  to  teach  and  lead  in  the  way.  At  the  call  of  Illinois, 
McKendree  furnished  leaders  tried  and  true  from  the  su- 
preme bench  to  the  executive  chair;  from  the  County  Board 
to  Legislative  halls.  At  the  call  of  our  nation,  McKendree's 
sons  fought  and  led  the  way  on  the  far-flung  battle  line 
where  freedom's  cause  was  weighed  in  the  balances;  others 
at  our  capitoi  stood  in  the  senate  chamber  and  lower  house, 
contributing  out  of  hearts  loyal  and  true  to  the  enactment 
of  laws  for  the  betterment  of  mankind.  So  vast  has  been  her 
contribution  to  the  advancement  of  human  weal,  until  surely 
in  the  court  of  the  redeemed,  multitudes  shall  rise  up  to  call 
her  blessed. 

"In  assuming  the  presidency  of  such  an  institution,  I  feel 
that  I  am  under  obligation  to  share  with  you,  trustees,  alum- 
ni, faculty,  students,  and  friends,  the  consideration  of  some 
of  the  ideals  which  will  help  to  shape  the  policies  of  the 
college  of  the  future.     *  *  *     *  *  * 

"There  are  hundreds  of  graduates  and  former  students 
scattered  over  the  world,  who  recall  with  tender  memories 
the  Christian  lives  and  winsome  personalities  of  the  mighty 
souls  who  here  lived  and  taught  under  the  guidance  of  the 
Great  Teacher  of  the  centuries.  Their  splendid  lives  shall  live 
and  grow  in  the  hearts  of  others  long  after  they  shall  be  no 
more.  Surrounded  by  so  great  a  cloud  of  witnesses,  I  can  do 
none  other  than  to  emphasize  one  of  the  guiding  principles  for 
the  future — loyalty  and  fidelity  to  the  past.  This  leads  nat- 
urally to  a  kindred  ideal  without  which  no  college  could  long 
survive,  and  that  is  loyalty  and  fidelity  to  the  present.  ***  *** 

"The  founders  of  this  college  did  not  imagine  that  Chris- 
tian education  was  a  fixed  quantum,  but  they  did  believe 
that  however  much  the  quantum  might  be  increased,  the 
quality  would  still  be  Christian.  This  I  maintain  above  every- 
thing, our  McKendree  must  be  Christian.  Warren  G.  Harding 
said,  'Christian  education  is  essential  to  Christian  citizenship 
and  right  civic  leadership."  President  Eliot  said,  'Exclude  reli- 
gion from  education  and  you  have  no  foundation  upon  which 
to  build  moral  character.'  Henry  Churchill  King  said,  'Edu- 
cation and  religion  should  be  so  woven  together  that  each 
becomes  a  part  of  the  other.'  These  and  scores  of  other  pres- 
ent, day  leaders,  thus  speaking,  speak  wisely.  The  product  of 
Christian  education  proves  the  contention.  Hush  every  voice 


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that  has  been  heard  m  college  halls,  and  silence  would  reign 
in  the  pulpit;  the  problems  of  men  would  be  unsolved  m  the 
courts  of  our  land;  Congress  Halls  and  Executive  Chairs 
would  silent  stand  without  a  message;  the  voice  of  command 
would  be  almost  unheard  on  our  battlefields  and  humanity 
would  be  undone  for  untold  centuries  to  come.  The  travail 
of  many  generations  would  be  upon  us  again  ere  the  heights 
of  this  day  should  again  be  our  own.  The  time  has  never  been 
since  God  spoke  this  world  into  existence,  that  humanity  so 
greatly  needed  the  college  man.     ***     ***     *** 

"Just  at  this  time  there  rests  on  the  college  a  responsibility 
which  no  tongue  can  tell.  We  have  solicited  and  received  the 
task  of  guiding  over  a  perilous  way,  souls  immortal,  who  are 
destined  to  mould  and  shape  for  weal  or  woe  the  tomorrow 
of  a  nation  which  occupies  such  a  position  of  prominence  as 
has  never  been  before  delegated  to  a  single  commonwealth. 

"The  serious  question  of  this  hour  as  I  see  it  is  simply 
this,  have  we  produced  and  are  we  producing  men  and  women 
capable,  Atlas  like,  to  bear  the  burdens  of  the  whole  world  in 
this  troubled  hour?  I  maintain  that  the  Christian  College  has 
bent  its  every  effort  to  produce  just  such  men  and  women  as 
the  world  so  needs  this  day,  and  the  yesterday  has  not  been 
in  vain.  May  we  note  where  the  Christian  College  places  em- 
phasis touching  the  lives  and  activities  of  men  in  support  of 
our  high  contentions.  While  we  acknowledge  that  man  must 
work  in  order  to  live,  yet  we  maintain  that  living  is  not  the 
chief  aim  of  life,  we  teach  that  it  is  not  a  question  of  how  long 
we  live,  but  how  well  we  live.  In  the  development  of  life  we 
should  not  go  to  money  grubbing  all  the  day  long.  That  the 
daisied  meadow  adds  as  materially  to  life  as  the  field  of  corn, 
that  the  orchard  at  full  bloom  carries  value  as  truly  as  the 
orchard  burdened  with  fruit;  that  we  do  not  live  by  bread 
alone.  That  part  of  man  which  is  destined  to  bless  mankind, 
cannot  feed  and  fatten  through  the  food  we  eat.  The  real 
man  lives  in  a  field  whose  dome  is  more  vast  than  one  self- 
ish life." 

The  above  quotations  are  only  brief  extracts  from  Dr. 
Harmon's  inaugural  address.  After  he  had  finished,  Bishop 
McDowell  spoke.  He  said  he  was  present  because  the  "au- 
burn-haired orator,"  Bishop  Quayle,  could  not  come,  though 
he  himself  was  a  long-time  friend  of  McKendree  and  was 
glad  to  be  here  on  his  own  account.  He  had  been  here  when 
President  McKendree  H.  Chamberlin  had  put  on  his  twen- 
tieth century  campaign  and  many  times  since.  Then  turning 
to  the  new  president,  he  said,  "God  bless  you,  President 
Harmon,  in  the  sweetest  occupation  on  earth,  the  guidance 
of  the  youth  of  the  world."  The  Bishop's  very  interesting 


address  closed  with  these  words,  "What  has  the  community 
a  right  to  expect  from  the  college?  The  college  must  make  a 
rich  return  in  fine  citizenship,  without  which  the  Republic 
cannot  exist.  The  college  must  make  the  piety  of  the  people 
vital.  The  college  must  keep  the  soul  alive;  it  must  keep  the 
youth  of  the  land  loyal  to  Christ.  It  must  set  out  to  make 
the  world  richer — a  rich  place  to  live  in.  Southern  Illinois  is 
a  thousand  years  in  advance  of  what  it  was  fifty  years  ago. 
Southern  Illinois  has  a  world  duty.  She  must  have  the  sense 
of  civic  duty.  Southern  Illinois  must  come  to  the  help  of 
God  Almighty  to  make  this  a  better  world.  May  God  make 
you.  President  Harmon,  adequate  to  the  great  new  day  in 
which  you  live."  After  this  there  were  a  few  closing  remarks 
by  Dr.  Hall,  the  presiding  officer,  a  prayer  of  dismissal  by 
Dr.  Spencer,  Editor  of  the  "Central  Advocate,"  and  another 
great  day  at  McKendree  was  finished. 

During  Dr.  Harmon's  term,  which  has  been  about  five 
years  up  to  the  present  time,  more  than  thirty  new  teachers 
have  come  into  the  faculty.  Which  means  that  almost  that 
number  have  also  gone  out  for  one  reason  or  another,  for  the 
faculty  is  not  much  larger  than  it  was  in  1923.  There  seems 
to  be  two  elements  in  the  McKendree  teaching  force.  One 
of  more  or  less  permanence  and  the  other  transient.  In  the 
former  class  we  might  mention  Professor  E.  B.  Waggoner, 
who  spent  forty  years  in  McKendree's  faculty.  Then  there 
IS  a  trio  in  the  faculty  at  present  whose  combined  terms  of 
service  at  McKendree  amounts  to  ninety-eight  years.  If  they 
all  live  and  serve  another  year,  they  will  pass  the  century 
mark.  These  are  E.  P.  Baker,  J.  C.  Dolley,  and  W.  C.  Walton. 
The  other  class  may  be  found,  to  some  extent  at  least,  in  the 
list  we  are  about  to  give  of  teachers  who  have  come  into 
the  faculty  in  the  last  five  years.  Of  course  some  of  these 
are  still  in  the  faculty  and  may  belong  to  the  permanent  list, 
but  many  of  them  have  already  gone  on  to  other  fields.  The 
list  IS  as  follows.  Constantine  D.  Calogeris,  Mathematics; 
Belle  M.  Nixon,  English;  William  E.  Burns,  Biology;  Ruth 
C.  Walton,  Home  Economics;  Ross  L.  Large,  Social  Science; 
Noble  P.  Newsum,  Social  Science;  J.  Purdy  Neel,  History; 
Earl  A.  Davis,  Athletic  Director;  Grant  McDonald,  Piano; 
Pauline  Harper,  Voice;  Angela  Buzard,  Expression;  Claude 
E.  Vick,  Education;  Alleen  Wilson,  Librarian;  David  W. 
Shipp,  English;  Olive  E.  Patmore,  Expression;  Ernest  R. 
Crisp,  Spanish  and  English;  Zella  V.  Brown,  English;  Wesley 
Charles  Kettelkamp,  History;  J.  Wendell  Dunn,  Physics, 
Glen  F.  Filley,  Athletic  Director;  John  George  Rogers, 
Assistant  Coach;  Everett  Jordan,  Assistant  Coach; 
Mrs.  Minnie  Phillips,  House  Mother;  Maeryta  D.  Poole, 


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Voice;  Mrs.  Earl  Davis,  Voice;  Edwin  R.  Spencer,  Biology; 
C.  J.  Bitner,  Social  Science;  Lennie  B.  LaRue,  French  and 
Spanish;  Evelyn  McNeely,  English;  Luella  Mueller,  Educa- 
tion; Irvin  R.  Nelson,  Assistant  in  History;  Oliver  C.  Wahl, 
Violin;  Ada  B.  Carroll,  Voice;  Exean  Woodard,  English; 
Sophia  Parker,  French  and  Spanish. 

HOMECOMINGS 
A  prominent  and  enjoyable  feature  of  the  recent  years 
has  been  the  annual  homecoming  which  is  generally  held  on 
some  Saturday  in  October.  Many  McKendreans  of  other 
days  assemble  in  the  old  chapel  and  recount  the  experiences 
of  olden  days  when  they  were  young  and  the  future  looked 
rosyhued  to  most  of  them.  Then  those  who  have  only  been 
away  a  year  or  two  and  will  be  sure  to  find  some  of  their 
college  chums  still  here,  always  enjoy  coming  back  for  a  day. 
All  the  younger  ones  and  some  of  the  old  ones  take  pleasure 
in  watching  the  football  game  which  always  comes  m  the 
afternoon.  And  after  that,  those  who  do  not  feel  that  their 
obligations  require  them  to  hurry  home  at  once,  gather  in 
their  respective  society  halls  and  have  a  reunion  of  society 
fellowship  and  tell  of  the  wonderful  things  that  happened 
there  in  the  days  long  gone  and,  in  the  eyes  of  some,  time 
always  adds  luster  to  the  achievements  of  the  former  days. 
Some  of  the  old  McKendree  men  have  long  careers  following 
their  college  days.  In  the  reunion  of  1927  there  were  several 
whose  college  days  began  in  the  sixties,  as  E.  B.  Waggoner, 
W.  F.  Wilton,  C.  W.  Bliss,  and  others.  At  the  meeting  of 
1926,  John  D.  Johnson,  of  St.  Louis,  was  present  and  pre- 
sented a  receipt  for  tuition  paid  by  him  to  the  fiscal  agent 
of  McKendree,  dated  September,  1856,  showing  without 
question  that  he  had  been  a  student  in  the  institution  sev- 
enty years  before. 

A  McKENDREE  RE-UNION 
by  W.  A.  Kelsoe 
Permit  me  to  make  a  report  of  a  little  reunion  of  McKen- 
dreans in  St.  Louis  last  fall  (1927).  I  had  been  down  town 
and  upon  returning,  I  noticed  a  man  on  the  sidewalk  near 
the  doorway  whose  face  reminded  me  of  an  old  college  chum, 
a  roommate  of  mine  in  the  late  sixties,  at  McKendree,  whose 
name  was  Frank  White.  Yes,  it  was  Frank,  Mr.  F.  A.  White, 
now  of  Los  Angeles,  California.  He  had  already  made  flying 
visits  to  his  old  home  towns  in  St.  Clair  County,  Lebanon, 
Belleville,  and  Millstadt;  and  expected  to  start  back  to  Cal- 
ifornia the  next  day.  He  wanted  to  meet  some  of  his  old 
college  friends  in  St.  Louis,  but  might  not  be  able  to,  as  he 
was  in  the  hands  of  other  friends  and  relatives,  notably  the 
Wyllies,  his  wife  having  been  a  sister  of  John  A.  Wyllie,  a 


noted  leader  among  McKendree  students  sixty  and  more 
years  ago,  and  later  the  head  of  the  public  schools  of  Leb- 
anon, and  the  father  of  Dr.  Barnett  D.  Wyllie,  also  a  Mc- 
Kendrean  and  now  the  medical  head  of  the  St.  Louis  Public 
Schools. 

Mr.  White  wanted  to  see  his  old  friend,  Louis  Landau, 
the  wholesale  grocer,  and  it  was  arranged  that  he  should 
make  that  visit  immediately  and  come  back  to  my  office 
(workshop)  the  next  afternoon.  Later  I  called  Mr.  Landau 
on  the  phone  and  found  that  the  two  had  spent  a  half  hour 
together  talking  over  their  McKendree  days. 

At  the  appointed  hour  next  day  White  arrived  at  my 
workshop  and  met  there  three  other  fellow  students,  friends 
of  sixty,  or  nearly  sixty,  years  ago — Robert  W.  Gartside, 
John  C.  McCoy,  and  William  F.  Ratcliff.  I  had  twelve 
roommates  in  all  at  McKendree,  and  only  two  are  now  liv- 
ing. White  and  Gartside,  and  this  was  the  only  time  I  had 
ever  met  them  together  since  we  were  all  three  in  college 
together.  One  was  a  Plato,  and  the  other  a  Philo,  but  I 
loved  them  both  at  McKendree  and  have  never  ceased  to 
love  them  since.  Gartside  and  I  roomed  together  here  in  St. 
Louis  in  1875.  He  and  White  have  prospered  and  they  look 
it.  Both  now  have  children  and  grandchildren.  When  they 
roomed  with  me  in  Lebanon,  our  home  was  at  the  Julia 
Wise  boarding  house,  now  occupied  by  the  Eicher  family. 
Mrs.  Wise's  three  children  all  attended  the  college  and  the 
girls,  Ella  and  Iva,  married  McKendreans,  respectively, 
Charles  Cannady  and  George  Luther  Brown.  Charley  Wise, 
the  son,  is  now  an  Olney,  111.  merchant.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Brown  graduated  in  the  same  class  in  1878. 

White  and  Gartside  had  other  roommates  at  McKendree. 
White  boarded  with  the  Rankin  family,  the  young  ladies 
of  the  house  being  Kate  and  Annie  (Mrs.  J.  S.  Peach),  and 
among  White's  roommates  were  Hon.  J.  Nick  Perrin,  who 
married  a  Lebanon  girl,  Miss  McCoy,  and  Henry  Ferguson, 
who  married  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Clionian  Society — 
Miss  Robinson,  I  think  it  was — from  Bond  County.  Gart- 
side had  Mark  Brady  and  Jim  Bozza  for  roommates.  The 
latter  married  Eva  Lowery,  the  landlady's  daughter,  related 
by  marriage  to  Llewelyn  Calhoun,  of  the  class  of  '76.  James 
Primm  White,  Frank's  brother,  of  Millstadt,  was  a  McKen- 
dree student  in  the  years  1863-1865.  Mr.  McCoy,  now  at 
the  head  of  a  prominent  St.  Louis  jewelry  store,  never  tires 
telling  of  the  good  old  days  at  McKendree  when  he  roomed 
at  the  famous  "Buzzard's  Roost,"  with  Columbus  Alonzo 
Keller,  later  Judge  Keller,  of  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois,  and  San 
Antonio,  Texas.  McCoy  has  had  a  wonderful  career,  be- 


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ginning  down  m  Egypt,  in  Pope  County,  I  believe.  When 
he  was  a  McKendree  student  late  in  the  sixties,  his  home 
was  at  Godfrey,  Illinois,  which  was  also  represented  m  Mc- 
Kendree by  E.  B.  Waggoner,  later  for  many  years  a  teacher 
of  Science  in  McKendree,  and  now  in  charge  of  the  college 
museum.  Mr.  McCoy  is  seventy-eight  now,  but  the  honor 
of  being  the  oldest  member  of  our  McKendree  party  fell  to 
Mr.  Ratcliff,  born  at  OIney,  Illinois,  September  5,  1847.  He 
was  therefore  nearly  eight  years  older  than  the  youngest, 
Mr.  Gartside,  who  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  May  18,  iS-fi. 
Sixty  years  ago  he  lived  at  Alma,  m  St.  Clair  County.  For 
his  roommate  at  McKendree,  Mr.  Ratcliff  had  the  president's 
son,  Joe  Allyn,  of  the  class  of  1870.  Ratclitf  was  both  student 
and  teacher,  having  charge  of  the  gymnasium  and  all  indoor 
athletics.  The  president's  family  then  occupied  the  old  home 
of  Governor  French,  on  Belleville  Street.  Probably  no  reunion 
was  ever  more  enjoyed  than  was  ours  that  afternoon  m  a 
celebration  of  our  college  days  at  McKendree 
PUBLICITY  METHODS 

In  his  efforts  to  give  the  college  abundant  publicity,  Pres- 
ident Harmon  travels  thousands  of  miles  every  year,  mostly 
by  auto — and  usually  the  auto  is  a  Ford — visiting  high 
schools,  delivering  commencement  addresses,  holding  revival 
meetings,  speaking  at  Teachers  Institutes,  dedicating  church- 
es, speaking  on  special  occasions,  and  interviewing  personally 
many  hundreds  of  prospective  students.  There  is  a  monthly 
bulletin  published  by  the  college  and  sent  out  free  to  a  wide 
constituency,  composed  of  Alumni,  old  students,  friends, 
and  those  whom  the  college  wishes  to  become  its  friends. 
The  annual  catalogue  is  one  issue  of  this  bulletin  and  it  is 
issued  in  a  large  edition  and  sent  out  each  year  to  every 
prospect  whose  name  can  be  secured. 

For  some  years  a  student  who  has  had  some  experience 
in  newspaper  work,  has  been  employed  to  furnish  college 
news  to  many  of  the  leading  newspapers  in  the  bounds  of 
the  Conference  and  in  St.  Louis.  Each  year  about  a  hundred 
copies  of  the  college  annual,  commonly  known  as  "The  Mc- 
Kendrean,"  are  sent  out  to  the  principal  high  schools  in  our 
territory.  During  the  summer  vacation  some  special  workers 
are  always  employed  to  cover  our  patronizing  territory.  Dur- 
ing the  summer  of  1923,  a  male  quartette  of  college  graduates, 
who  were  former  students  in  the  Missouri  Wesleyan,  were 
employed  for  this  purpose.  They  were  excellent  singers,  and 
two  of  them  readers.  They  travelled  in  a  Ford  and  sang  in 
the  churches,  at  picnics,  and  various  kinds  of  public  gather' 
ings  all  over  the  conference. 


The  next  summer  .1  similar  work  was  done  by  a  McKen- 
dree quartette,  composed  of  Harold  Brown,  Kenneth  Rippel, 
Earl  Hussong,  and  Lewis  Peterson.  This  quartette  gave 
splendid  entertainments.  They  were  regularly  employed  for 
two  summers  and  did  some  work  in  a  third.  One  summer 
some  McKendree  lady  entertainers  took  the  field.  This  team 
consisted  of  Miss  Harper,  who  was  the  College  Voice 
Teacher;  Helen  Colwell,  pianist  and  organist;  Mildred 
Adams,  Vocalist;  and  Dorothy  Harmon,  Reader.  One  sum- 
mer Paul  Schuwerk,  who  had  just  been  graduated  from 
McKendree,  spent  the  entire  vacation  period  travelling 
around  in  a  Ford  and  interviewing  prospects.  In  the  sum- 
mer of  1927,  a  similar  plan  was  followed,  except  that  there 
were  five  canvassers,  one  for  each  of  the  five  districts  in 
the  conference. 

IMPROVEMENTS  ABOUT  THE  COLLEGE 

Many  improvements  have  been  made  in  the  last  five  years. 
We  take  space  to  mention  a  few  of  them.  One  is  a  second 
addition  to  the  gymnasium,  adding  a  seating  capacity  of 
about  four  hundred,  to  accommodate  the  crowds  who  wish 
to  see  the  basket  ball  games.  Another  is  the  enlargement  of 
the  athletic  field  by  the  addition  of  an  acre  of  ground  on 
the  east,  and  the  field  was  graded  nearly  to  a  level  at  a  cost 
of  about  $4,000,  and  a  new  track  built  with  a  "straightaway" 
of  two  hundred  and  twenty  yards.  Also  concrete  bleachers 
have  been  constructed  of  sufficient  capacity  to  accommodate 
the  crowds  that  come  to  see  the  football  games  even  on 
"Homecoming"  days.  A  new  concrete  walk  has  been  built 
on  the  campus,  following  the  short  cut  of  the  busy  people 
to  the  new  corner  entrance  to  the  campus,  which  has  been 
erected  as  a  part  of  the  Centennial  observance. 

A  new  heating  furnace  has  been  installed  with  greater 
capacity  than  any  that  has  ever  been  on  the  campus  before, 
and  additional  storage  room  for  coal. 

Another  much  needed  improvement  was  made  at  the 
Christmas  vacation  when  new  seats  were  installed  in  the 
chapel.  It  is  now  seated  with  high  grade  opera  chairs,  which 
were  the  gift  of  a  comparatively  recent  McKendrean  who 
has  been  successful  in  business,  but  modestly  refuses  to 
allow  his  name  to  be  mentioned  in  connection  with  the 
matter.  The  college  museum  which  had  attained  respectable 
proportions  as  an  interesting  collection  some  years  ago,  but 
when  the  many  changes  in  the  buildings  occurred  about 
1911,  the  space  occupied  by  the  museum  was  needed  for 
other  purposes.  It  was  therefore  dispossessed  and  scattered 
about  in  inconspicuous  nooks  and  corners.  Professor  Wag- 
goner has  been  appointed  curator  and  is  still  engaged  in 


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the  task  of  reassembling  the  scattered  specimens,  and  arrang- 
ing and  classifying  them  in  a  room  set  apart  for  the  purpose 
in  the  library  building. 

Another  feature  of  the  Centennial  year  has  been  a  series 
of  chapel  lectures,  held  on  the  average  once  a  week,  usually 
on  Tuesday  mornings.  On  that  day  the  class  schedule  is  so 
modified  as  to  allow  an  hour  for  chapel  instead  of  the  usual 
twenty  minutes.  The  list  of  speakers  so  far  as  we  have  them 
at  this  writing  is  as  follows:  Warden  Woelfle,  of  the  Chester 
Penitentiary ;  Rev.  W.  H.  Whitlock,  District  Superintendent; 
Judge  Albert  Watson,  of  Mt.  Vernon;  Elder  Jewell  Howard, 
of  First  Christian  Church,  St.  Louis;  Branch  Rickey,  Business 
Manager  of  the  Cardinals;  Homer  Rodeheaver,  Billy  Sunday's 
singer;  Dr.  Whitchurch,  of  Garrett  Biblical  Institute;  Miss 
Doris  Smith,  Travelling  Secretary  of  the  Student  Volunteer 
Movement;  Rev.  H.  G.  Beck,  Pastor  First  M.  E.  Church, 
Mattoon;  Rev.  Merritt  Souers,  Pastor  First  Church,  Alton; 
President  W.  J.  Davidson,  Illinois  Wesleyan  University; 
President  E.  E.  Cutshall,  of  Iliff  School  of  Theology;  Rev. 
Carl  Fritz,  pastor  at  Mascoutah ;  President  Elliott,  of  Purdue 
University;  Dr.  N.  P.  Horn,  of  Epworth  League  Headquar- 
ters, Chicago;  Bishop  Frederick  D.  Leete,  Indianapolis;  Mr. 
George  Elias,  of  Damascus,  Syria;  Ex-Senator  Williams,  of 
St.  Louis;  Ex-Congressman  William  D.  Upshaw,  of  Atlanta, 
Georgia;  Rev.  Antonio  Sartorio,  of  New  York. 

A  list  of  the  graduates  during  Dr.  Harmon's  presidency 
up  to  the  present  time: 

THE  CLASS  OF  192.3 
Andrews,  Raymond  Dorlaque,  A.  B.,  Business  Alton 

Bower,  Mabel,  A.  B.  Chicago 

Clements,  Jesse  Leonard,  B.  S.,  Educator  Chebanse 

Cralley,  Lawrence  William,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Carlyle 

Glenn,  Juniata  Violet,  A.  B.,  [Mrs.  Chauncey  Rockwelll 

Chicago 
Grantham,  Winifred  Ware,  B.  S.,  Educator  Bradford 

Hailing,  Milton  Edward,  B   S.,  Educator  La  MoiUe 

Kean,  Roy  Newman,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Staunton 

Mabuce,  John  Oberlin,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Addison,  N.  Y. 

Mathis,  Ernest  Laverne,  A.  B.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Maxey,  Benjamin  Collins,  B.  S.,  Educator  Chrisman 

Shurtleff,  Marie,  B.  S.,  fMrs.  L.  A.  Cotter!  Asheville,  N.  C. 
Waggoner,  Beatrice  Cowan,  A.  B.,  fMrs.  Bertarm  JonesJ 

Decatur 

THE  CLASS  OF  1921 
Britton,  Ernest  Raymond,  B.  S.,  Educator       Mound  City 
Corlew,  Cecil  Otto,  A.  B.,  fMrs.  Lester  Albery} 

Valparaiso,  Ind. 


Cralley,  John  William,  B.  S.,  Educator  Carmi 

Davis,  Mrs.  Lily  Cotton,  A.  B.,  Educator  Florida 

Fain,  Ruth  Agnes,  B.  S.,  Business  Lebanon 

Grauel,  George  Warren,  A.  B.,  Educator  Gillespie 

Haase,  George  Karl  Adolph,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Central  111.  Conf. 
Harmon,  Marion  Irene,  A.  B.,  fMrs.  PlaterJ  Milwaukee,Wis. 
Hendrix,  Arthur  Warren,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Toledo 

Hughes,  Martha,  A.  B.,  fMrs.  Ernest  Britton}  Mound  City 
Runkwitz,  Erwin  Herman,  Jr.,  B.  S.,  Educator  Odin 

Shipp,  David  Warner,  A.  B.,  Educator  Seabright,  N.  J. 
Spreckelmeyer,  Orville  Richard,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Evanston 
Tressler,  Mary  Agnes,  A.  B.,  Educator  Creal  Springs 

Van  Houten,  Scranton  Coit,  B.  S.,  Educator  O'Fallon 
Walton,  Alice  Hester,  A.  B.,  Educator  Lebanon 

Whitlock,  Omer  Floyd,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Wood  River 

THE  CLASS  OF  1925 
Akers,  Milburn  Peter,  A.  B.,  Editor  Wood  River 

Calhoun,  Harold  Verne,  A.  B.,  Educator  Belleville 

Dunn,  James  Wendell,  B.  S.,  Educator  Lebanon 

Freeman,  Lawrence  E.,  B.  S.,  Educator  Anna 

Frey,  Sidney  William,  B.  S.,  Educator  Mound  City 

Harris,  Frank  Ellworth,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Ashley 

Hartline,  Opal  Cameron,  B.  S.,  Educator  Norris  City 

Jessop,  Delta  Olive,  A.  B.,  Educator  Madison 

Karnes,  Guy  Otwell,  B.  S.,  Educator  Faribault,  Minn. 

Mais,  Henry  George,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Centerport,  N.  Y. 

Newcom,  James  Royce,  A.  B.,  Educator  Evansville,  Ind. 
Stelzriede,  Frederick  Carl,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Equality 

Van  Ness,  Fern,  A.  B.,  [Mrs.  L.  E.  Freeman]  Anna 

Young,  Helen,  A.  B.  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Zimmerman,  John  Bahr,  A.  B.,  Educator  Godfrey 

THE  CLASS  OF  1926 
Adair,  Robert  Carmon,  A.  B.,  Pastor  St.  Louis 

Bailey,  Walter  Louis,  A.  B.,  Grad.  Student  Boston 

Bergmann,  Emma  Katherine,  B.  S.,  Educator  O'Fallon 

Brown,  Wendell  Wilhite,  B.  S.,  Medical  Student  St.  Louis 
Carter,  Raphael  Verne,  A.  B.,  Educator  Crossville 

Crabbs,  Barbara  Leone,  A.  B.,  Educator  Altamont 

Darrow,  George  Green,  A.  B.,  Salesman  O'Fallon 

Dolley,  Wilma  Denbeaux,  A.  B.,  [Mrs.  Robert  Dolleyl 

Jacksonville,  Fla. 
Harmon,  Dorothy  Elizabeth,  A.  B.,  Educator  Belleville 

Harris,  St.  Clair  Madison,  B.  S.,  Fuller  Brush  Co.  St.  Louis 
Hill,  Percy  James,  B.  S.,  Educator  Staunton 

HoUis,  Roscoe  Raymond,  A.  B.,  Educator  Alpena,  Mich. 
Karnes,  Christine  Morris,  B.  S.,  Educator  Oblong 

Mowe,  Wilburn  Lewis,  B.  S.,  Chemist  E.  St.  Louis 


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Morgan,  Thelma,  A.  B.,  Educator  Freehurg 

Mueller,  Harry  Edgar,  B.  S.,  Educator  Salem 

Rogers,  John  George,  A.  B.,  Educator  Marengo,  la. 

Sawyer,  William  Thomas,  A.  B.,  Merchant  Nashville 

Schafer,  Louis  Arthur,  A.  B.,  Educator  Mascoutah 

Schuwerk,  Paul  Edward,  A.  B.,  Law  Student  Chicago 

Smith,  Mary  Opal,  A.  B.,  Educator  Brownstown 

Waggoner,  Kenneth,  A.  B.,  Educator  Owensboro,  Ky. 

Wahl,  Edmund  David,  A.  B.,  Educator  Summertield 

Walker,  James  Wendell,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Maple  Park 

Willis,  Albert,  B.  S.,  Educator  Flat  Rock 

Zimmerman,  Mrs.  Grace,  Educator  St.  Elmo 

THE  CLASS  OF  1927 
Adair,  Dorothy  Dee,  B.  S.,  [Mrs.  Robert  Adair]    St.  Louis 
Adams,  Mildred  Ann,  A.  B.,  Voice  Student     E.  St.  Louis 
Brown,  Harry  Edwin,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Windsor,  N.  J. 

Brown,  Harold  Melroy,  A.  B.,  Educator  Centralia 

Brown,  Wensel  Langley,  A.  B.,  Grad.  Student        Urbana 
Fleming,  David  Ross,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Hindsboro 

Gerlach,  Daniel  Stewart,  A.  B.,  Pastor  Elsah 

Grieve,  Jesselyn  Louise,  A.  B.,  Educator         Creal  Springs 
Hall,  John  Crow,  A.  B.,  Educator 
Hopper,  William  Edward,  B.  S.,  Educator 
Horner,  Ethel  Eugenia,  A.  B.,  Educator 
Hortin,  Loren  Jos-ph,  A.  B.,  Educator 
Hoye,  Alice  Gertrude,  A.  B.,  Educator 
Isom,  John  Malvern,  A.  B.,  Educator 
Liu,  Pinghon  Chang,  A.  B.,  Student 
Magill,  Guy  Nelson,  B.  S.,  Educator 
Magill,  Luther  Mayo,  A.  B.,  Educator 
McGeehon,  Evelyn  Elizabeth,  A.  B.,  fMrs.  Julius  Schalter] 

O'Fallon 
McKnight,  Noble  Wiles,  A.  B.,  Business  Evanston 

Peterson,  Lewis  Vincent,  A.  B.,  Grad.  Student        Urbana 
Walker,  Charles,  A.  B.,  Educator  Bible  Grove 

THE  SENIOR  CLASS  1928 

Baker,  Lee  Robert Lebanon 

Bass,  Ray Lebanon 

Benner,  Dale  Allen Alton 

Brennan,  Clarence  Rosso E.  St.  Louis 

Brown,  Frank  Carl Lebanon 

Correll,  Verdie  Beatrice Lebanon 

Cralley,  Elza  M Mt.  Olive 

Crossley,  Alfred O'Fallon 


Lebanon 

Walton  ville 

HiUsboro 

Livingston 

West  Frankfort 

Christopher 

New  York  City 

Kinmundy 

Rosiclare 


Douglas,  Helen  Alice Oblong 

Glotfelty,  Phihp  Rutherford Granite  City 

Gould,  Homer  Clifton Lebanon 

Gould,  Paul  Glenwood Freeburg 

Grupe,  Marvin  McKendree Lebanon 

Guandolo,  Joseph Conway,  Pa. 

Hardy,  Vernal  Richard Ellis   Grove 

Haskin,  Glenn  Arthur Robinson 

Henry,  Ruth  Olive Oblong 

Hood,  Tate  Dougherty Portland,  Ore. 

Hortin,  Paul  Robley Albion 

Hussong,  Daniel  Earl Roxana 

Jack,  Charles  Kenneth Opdyke 

Kinsey,  Edna  Lucille Altamont 

Kirkbride,  Marian  Elizabeth Cairo 

Kotelly,  Sam  Dhori Chautauqua,  N.  Y. 

Kratzer,  William  Earnhardt Jamestown,  Mo. 

Lacquement,  Delbert  SuUms Sparta 

Martin,  Emery  Herschel Sumner 

Metcalf,  Henry  Leonard CaseyviUe 

Metcalf,  Mrs.  Helen  Colwell CaseyviUe 

Miller,  Earl  William Lebanon 

Mitchell,  Lorin Olney 

Morris,  Lossie  E O'Fallon 

Mowe,  Ronald  John .     .     .Lebanon 

Nelson,  Irvin  Raymond Williamsville,  Mo. 

Oxendine,  Clifton Pates,  N.  C. 

Peach,  Robert  Hershey ...    Lebanon 

Ragland,  Fay Greenville 

Ragland,  May Greenville 

Ragland,  Viola  Belle .  Greenville 

Richards,  Mary  Lovina .     .    Newton 

Robinson,  Margaret  Jean Lebanon 

Sigillito,  Anthony St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Sites,  Lela  Grace    ...  Salem 

Smith,  Eugene  J E.  St.  Louis 

Stout,  John  Henry Mascoutah 

Stuart,  James Granite  City 

Taylor,  Golda  Eugenia Lebanon 

Teague,  Margaret  Alberta West    Frankfort 

Todd,  Samuel  Erie Rochester,  Pa. 

Wahl,  Ohver  Carl Edwardsville 

Whitlock,  Walter  Peterson E.   St.    Louis 

Wilson,  Elza  Dale Newton 

Young,  Vivian  C Marissa 


1828 


[1928 


MC  KENDREE 


HONORARY  DEGREES 
All  the  degrees  indicated  in  this  list  were  conferred  by 
McKendree  except  M.  D.,  which  is  inserted  to  indicate  the 
holder's  occupation.  The  date  before  the  name  is  the  year 
the  degree  was  conferred.  A  star  after  a  name  indicates 
deceased. 


1867 
1867 
1867 


1839 
1839 
1840 
1840 
1841 
1844 
1845 
1847 
1847 
1848 
1848 
1850 
1850 
1851 
1851 
1852 
1852 
1852 
1853 
1854 
1854 
1855 
1855 
1856 
1856 
1857 
1857 
1857 
1858 
1858 
1858 
1858 
1859 


1861 
1863 
1865 
1865 
1866 


Rev.  Peter  Akers,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  William  Dailey,  A.  M.* 
Rev.  William  D.  R.  Trotter,  A.  1 
Rev.  Lewis  Dwight,  A.  M.* 
Bishop  Thomas  A.  Morris,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  John  W.  Merrill,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  Peter  Cartwright,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  D.  D.  Lore,  A.  M.* 
Rev.  Wm.  Nast,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  John  Dempster,  D.  D.* 
Gov.  Augustus  C.  French,  LL.  D.' 
Prof.  John  Johnson,  LL.  D.* 
Rev.  James  Leaton,  A.  M.* 
Rev.  J.  C.  Berryman,  A.  M.* 
Rev.  Daniel  P.  Kidder,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  William  C.  Larrabee,  LL.  D. 
Rev.  W.  W.  Mitchell,  A.  M.* 
D.  M.  Cooper,  M.  D.,  A.  M.* 
Rev.  John  Eul,  A.  M.* 
Rev.  Edward  Cook,  D.  D.* 
Prof.  John  Russell,  A.  M.* 
Rev.  James  G.  Blair,  D.  D.* 
J.  S.  Harrison,  M.  D.,  A.  M.* 
Rev.  James  Porter,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  W.  H.  Sampson,  A.  M.* 
Gov.  William  H.  Bissell,  LL.  D.* 
Rev.  John  Arrell,  A.  M.* 
H.  R.  Smith,  A.  M.* 
Hon.  Jehu  Baker,  A.  M.* 
Rev.  James  B.  Corrington,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  Thomas  Williams,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  John  Van  Cleve,  D.  D.* 
D.  Y.  Kilgore,  a.  M.* 
Rev.  H.  p.  Torsey,  LL.  D.* 
A.  C.  Hillman,  a.  M.* 
Rev.  Chas.  Adams,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  T.  B.  Taylor,  A.  M.* 
Rev.  O.  W.  Pollard,  A.  M. 
Rev.  Joseph  Denison,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  Thomas  F.  Houts,  A.  M.* 


1869 
1869 

1869 
1870 
1870 
1870 
1871 
1871 
1871 
187 1 
1871 
1871 
1872 
1872 
1873 
1873 
1873 
1874 
1875 
1875 
187"; 
1876 
1876 
1876 
1877 
1877 
1877 
1877 
1877 


1878 
1879 
1879 
187Q 


Rev.  H.  p.  H.  Bromwell.  A.  M.* 
Rev.  M.  L.  Scudder,  A.  M.* 
Rev.  J.  P.  D.  John,  A.  M.,  Lecturer 
Rev.  Reuben  Andrus,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  Henry  E.  Whipple,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  F.  P.  Cleveland,  A.  M.* 
Rev.  J.  Wesley  Johnsno,  A.  M.* 
Thomas  W.  Eckert,  M.  D.,  A.  M.* 
Rev.  John  Luccock,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  William  T.  Lucky,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  Peter  W.  Blair,  A.  M.* 
Hon.  Jonathan  Merriam,  A.  M.* 
Rev.  Edward  M.  West,  A.  M.* 
Rev.  Jairus  J.  Bentley,  A.  M.* 
Hon.  Allen  W.  Metcalf,  A.  M.* 
Mary  Julia  Jewett,  A.  B.* 
Rev.  J.  H.  Cross,  A.  M.* 
Rev.  W.  G.  Campbell,  A.  M.* 
Robert  Kidd,  A.  M.* 
Hon.  Jesse  Haile  Moore,  LL.  D.* 
Rev.  M.  Sorin,  D.  D. 
Rev.  Herman  Koch,  D.  D.* 
James  L.  Perryman,  M.  D.,  A.  M.* 
Rev.  Nathan  Shumate,  D.  D.* 
Col.  W.  H.  Heath,  A.  M.* 
Rev.  Cyrus  E.  Felton,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  S.  a.  W.  Jewett,  D.  D.* 
Geo.  F.  Center,  M.  S.* 
Rev.  James  A.  Robinson,  D.  D.* 
Henry  Z.  Gill,  M.  D.,  A.  M.* 
John  D.  Johnson,  A.  M. 
Rev.  C.  a.  Vananda,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  Nathan  Scarritt,  D.  D.* 
Prof.  James  H.  Brownlee,  A.  M. 
Geo.  F.  Center,  M.  D.,  A.  M. 
F.  H.  PiEPER,  LL.  B. 
Rev.  E.  M.  Boring,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  William  L.  Hypes,  D.  D.* 
Rev.  Robert  Allyn,  LL.  D.* 
Rev.  Jasper  A.  Smith,  A.  M. 
Rev.  W.  F.  Cowles,  D.  D. 
Rev.  Ross  C.  Houghton,  D.  D.* 
Bishop  John  M.  Walden,  LL.  D.* 
Capt.  Thomas  L  Spencer,  A.  M. 
Prof.  J.  D.  Dow,  Ph.  D. 
Prof.  J.  J.  Brown,  LL.  D. 
Rev.  Geo.  W.  Miller.  A.  M. 


MC  KENDREE 


1880 
1881 

1 88 1 
1 88 1 
1 88 1 
1882 
1882 
1882 
1882 
1882 


1884 
1884 
1884 


1885 
L887 
1887 
1887 


1889 


1892 
1892 
1893 


1894 
1894 
1894 


Prof.  Robert  F.  H.  Weyher,  A.  M. 

James  Madison  Gore  Carter,  M.  D.,  A   M. 

George  Jasper  George,  A.  M. 

Prof.  Thomas  Rees  Vickroy,  Ph.  D. 

Rev.  George  W.  Hughey,  D.  D.* 

Hon.  Henry  A.  Castle,  A.  M.* 

Rev.  Thomas  E.  Robinson,  A.  M 

Victor  E.  Phillips,  M.  S. 

Rev.  Robert  Newton  Davis,  D.  D. 

Hon.  Jehu  Baker,  LL.  D.* 

Prof.  David  S.  Elliott,  A.  M.* 

Prof.  Granville  F.  Foster,  A.  M. 

Rev.  Daniel  W.  Phillips,  D.  D.* 

Rev.  Thomas  A.  Parker,  D  D.* 

Hon.  Henry  Seiter,  A.  M. 

Rev.  O.  H.  Clark,  D.  D.* 

Rev.  a.  H.  Tevis,  D.  D.* 

General  Wesley  Merritt,  LL.  D.* 

Gov.  Richard  J.  Oglesby,  LL.  D.* 

Rev.  Richard  T.  Tracy,  A.  M. 

Prof.  John  F.  Arnold,  A.  M.* 

Hon.  James  Neville,  A.  M. 

Prof.  E.  M.  Wollank,  A.  M. 

James  Madison  Gore  Carter,  M.  D.,  Ph.  D. 

Rev.  J.  I.  Buel,  D.  D.* 

Rev.  James  L.  Wallar,  D.  D.* 

Rev.  Thomas  A.  Eaton,  D.  D.* 

Rev.  Benjamin  R.  Pierce,  D.  D.* 

Rev.  Thomas  H.  Herdman,  D.  D.* 

Rev.  Thomas  C.  Watkins,  D.  D.* 

Rev.  G.  R.  Van  Horn,  D.  D. 

John  H.  Mitchell,  M.  D.,  A.  M. 

William  W.  Edwards,  LL.  B. 

Rev.  Alfred  Noon,  Ph.  D. 

Prof.  Robert  Pence,  A.  M. 

Rev.  John  D.  Gillham,  D.  D.* 

Morris  St.  P.  Thomas,  A.  M. 

Rev.  Edward  H.  Parkinson,  D.  D.* 

Gen.  John  L  Rinaker,  LL.  D.* 

Rev.  W.  J.  Martindale,  D.  D.* 

Rev.  Callaway  Nash,  D.  D.* 

Rev.  Francis  M.  Van  Treese,  D.  D.* 

Rev.  William  C.  Babcock,  A.  B. 

Prof.  George  D.  Buchanan,  A.  M. 

Rev.  John  Leeper,  D.  D.* 

Rev.  Joshua  S.  Akers,  D.  D.* 

Rev.  W.  F.  Shedd,  D.  D. 


Rev.  Leonidas  W.  Thrall,  D.  D.* 

Gen.  James  H.  Wilson,  LL.  D.* 

Judge  William  C.  Jones,  LL.  D.* 

Judge  Leo  Rassieur,  LL.  D.* 

Hon.  Charles  P.  Johnson,  LL.  D.* 

Colonel  Risdon  M.  Moore,  Ph.  D.* 

Judge  Thomas  Berry  Wall,  A.  M.* 

Rev.  William  Morrow,  A.  M.* 

Rev.  Asher  R.  Cronce,  D.  Mus. 

Rev.  James  F.  Corrington,  D.  D.* 

Joseph  B.  McCullagh,  LL.  D.* 

Hon.  Annis  Merrill,  LL.  D.* 

Hon.  John  R.  Thomas,  LL.  D.* 

Young  H.  Bond,  M.  D.,  A.  M.* 

Rev.  James  W.  Caldwell,  A.  M. 

Rev.  Allison  F.  Clark,  A.  M. 

Prof.  Martha  C.  Weaver,  A.  M. 

Rev.  William  McKendree  McElfresh,  D.  D. 

Hon.  William  McKinley,  LL.  D.* 

Hon.  William  Jennings  Bryan,  LL.  D.* 

Prof.  Daniel  B.  Parkinson,  Ph.  D.* 

Frank  Lyman  Marshall,  D.  Mus.* 

Rev.  William  Wirt  King,  D.  D. 

Hon.  Ethelbert  Callahan,  LL.  D.* 

Rev.  Leon  Harrison,  Ph.  D. 

Hon.  W.  F.  L.  Hadley,  A.  M.* 

Eugene  L.  Wagoner,  M.  D.,  A.  M.* 

Rev.  James  G.  Dee,  A.  M. 

Rev.  Lemuel  Cramp,  A.  M. 

Rev.  James  S.  Bitler,  D.  D. 

Hon.  William  R.  Morrison,  LL.  D.* 

Rev.  John  W.  Flint,  D.  D.* 

Rev.  William  Wallis,  D.  D.* 

Rev.  John  F.  Harmon,  D.  D. 

Rev.  Joseph  W.  Van  Cleve,  D.  D.* 

Hon.  W.  a.  J.  Sparks,  LL.  D.* 

Judge  William  Stoker,  LL.  D.* 

Hon.  William  B.  Choisser,  A.  M.* 

Rev.  Charles  A.  Crane,  D.  D.* 

William  Vincent  Byars,  A.  M. 

Rev.  Jotham  A.  Scarritt,  D.  D.* 

Charles  Walter  Brown,  A.  M. 

Thekla  Bernays,  a.  M. 

David  D.  Thompson,  LL.  D.* 

General  Peter  Joseph  Osterhaus,  LL.  D.* 

Hon.  Charles  S.  Deneen,  LL.  D. 

Prof.  Samuel  W.  Williams,  LL.  D.* 


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1905  Johnson  Pierson,  LL.  D.* 

1905  Rev.  Frank  W.  Loy,  D.  D. 

1905  Rev.  William  H.  Pierce,  D.  D. 

1906  Judge  Elbert  Henry  Gary,  LL.  D.* 

1907  Pres.  Edmund  J.  James,  LL.  D.* 

1907  Rev.  Charles  J.  Steuckemann,  D.  D. 

1908  Henry  E.  Chapin,  Sc.  D. 

1908  Gilbert  Preston  Randle,  M.  S. 

1908  Dean  Oliver  Albert  Harker,  LL.  D. 

1908  Rev.  Charles  A.  Beckett,  D.  D.* 

1908  Rev.  Theodore  Copeland,  D.  D. 

1910  Rev.  Nathaniel  Crow,  D.  D.* 


1911  Rev.  Charles  D.  Shumard,  D.  D. 

1912  Rev.  Claude  Caleb  Hall,  D.  D. 
19x2  Rev.  Frederick  Henry  Knight,  D.  D. 
1914  Judge  James  A.  Creighton,  LL.  D.* 
igif  Rev.  James  G.  Tucker,  D.  D. 

1916  Rev.  Cameron  Harmon,  D.  D. 

1917  Bishop  William  A.  Quayle,  L.  H.  D."* 
1925  Rev.  G.  R.  Goodman,  D.  D. 

1923,  Rev.  Charles  L.  Peterson,  D.  D. 

1924  Rev.  Ressho  Robertson,  D.  D. 

1924  Rev.  Frank  O.  Wilson,  D.  D. 

1927  Rev.  Cameron  Harmon,  LL.  D. 


Four  Hundred  and  ThntyF 


BOOK  III 

A 
Brief  History 

of 

St.  Clair 
County 

By 

W.  C.  Walton,  Ph.  D. 


Preface 


vn. 


'dny  readers  pass  over  a  preface  with  but  a  cursory  glance, 
yet  It  frequently  contains  important  information.  This  one  is  inserted 
for  the  purpose  of  explaining  certain  matters  concerning  the  histor- 
ical record  contained  in  the  hoo}{.  One  important  point  is  the  greatly 
reduced  content  of  the  history  of  the  county.  After  the  wor}{  was  well 
along  and  a  prospectus  had  been  published,  indicating  many  inter- 
esting things  that  were  to  be  included  in  it,  the  committee  in  charge 
of  the  business  management  of  the  Centennial  History,  for  good  and 
sufficient  reasons,  changed  the  plan  of  the  boo}{and  reduced  the  space 
allowed  for  St.  Clair  County  to  less  than  half  of  what  was  originally 
intended.  This  necessitated  the  omission  of  many  pages  of  subject 
matter  which  we  believe  would  have  been  of  interest  to  ynany  readers. 
The  early  history  of  the  county,  which  is  almost  identical  with  the 
early  history  of  the  state  of  Illinois,  is  presented  with  some  degree  of 
thoroughness,  but  the  later  records  had  to  be  so  much  abbreviated 
that  there  was  not  space  even  to  mention  some  of  the  smaller  towns 
and  villages  which  St.  Clair  County  contains,  though  it  is  a  matter 
of  regret  that  any  of  them  should  be  omitted.  The  writer  does  not 
claim  any  originality  in  presenting  this  brief  story,  for  he  has  made 
free  use  of  all  the  records  available  which  have  been  left  by  previous 
historians. 

We  here  record  our  gratitude  to  those  ivho  have  so  \indly  assisted 
us  in  gathering  material.  We  have  endeavored  to  be  accurate  in  the 
statement  of  facts,  but  sometimes  authorities  were  in  conflict  and 
we  were  compelled  to  choose  between  them.  We  therefore  bespeak^  the 
\indly  judgment  of  the  critical  reader  of  history. 

W.  C.  Walton 


A  Brief  History 

of 

St.  Clair  County 


CHAPTER  I, 

Under  French  Rule 


ST.  Clair  County  was  the  first  organized,  and  there- 
fore IS  the  oldest  county  m  the  state  of  Illinois.  It  was 
named  for  General  St.  Clair,  who  was  the  governor 
of  the  Northwest  Territory  under  President  Washington  and 
came  to  Illinois  under  his  instruction  to  effect  certain  changes 
in  the  territorial  government.  The  early  history  of  St.  Clair 
County  is  largely  that  of  the  State  of  Illinois.  According  to 
the  assertions  of  early  explorers  who  made  extravagant  claims 
in  behalf  of  the  countries  they  represented,  Illinois  once  be- 
longed to  Florida,  and  at  another  time  to  Virginia.  It  was 
first  explored  chiefly  by  the  French  Jesuit  missionaries,  and 
was  under  French  rule  until  the  close  of  the  French  and 
Indian  War.  It  was  under  British  rule  from  that  time  till  the 
Revolutionary  War.  After  the  establishment  of  American 
independence,  it  became  part  of  the  Northwest  Territory. 
When  the  territory  of  Indiana  was  organized  in  1800,  it  was 
under  control  of  that  government  until  the  Illinois  Territory 
was  organized  in  1809,  the  year  of  the  birth  of  Abraham 
Lincoln,  who  afterward  had  such  a  large  part  in  the  history 
of  the  Prairie  State.  St.  Clair  County  as  an  organization  was 
already  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  old  when  Illinois 
became  a  state  in  18 18.  The  early  exploration  and  settlement 
of  the  Illinois  country  is  a  romantic  story,  bound  up  with 
missionary  enterprise  in  which  the  explorers  considered  them- 
selves real  apostles  carrying  the  gospel  message  to  benighted 
heathens  in  the  western  wilderness.  In  relating  the  outlines 
of  this  interesting  story  we  make  no  claim  of  originality  but 
will  merely  follow  the  footsteps  of  those  who  have  gone  be- 
fore and  told  the  story  more  fully  than  we  have  space  to  tell 
It  here.  From  the  abundance  of  records  of  this  early  period 
we  take  only  such  portions  as  we  judge  to  be  most  interesting 
to  the  modern  reader,  and  which  seem  to  make  the  best  intro- 


duction for  the  story  of  the  later  achievements  of  the  men  and 
women  who  have  lived  and  wrought  as  citizens  of  St.  Clair 
County.  We  acknowledge  our  indebtedness  to  many  histor- 
ians of  Illinois,  and  without  mentioning  all  of  them  it  is  only 
fair  to  say  that  we  have  received  special  help  from  Governor 
Reynolds'  "Pioneer  History  of  Illinois,"  as  well  as  from  later 
writers,  such  as  Mather,  Perrin,  and  others. 

In  June,  1673,  Fathers  Marquette  and  Joliet  started  on 
their  canoe  voyage  down  the  Mississippi  River,  during  which 
they  passed  along  the  whole  western  border  of  the  Illinois 
country  and  made  landings  at  various  points.  In  commem- 
oration of  some  of  these  first  contacts  of  white  men  with 
Illinois  territory,  an  annual  pageant  is  held  at  a  suitable  point 
in  Calhoun  County  along  the  Mississippi  River,  under  the 
direction  of  Mr.  J.  Nick  Perrin,  whose  work  in  the  field  of 
Illinois  history  deserves  the  gratitude  of  all  her  citizens.  These 
Jesuit  missionaries  went  as  tar  south  as  Arkansas  and  from 
there  they  retraced  their  steps,  returning  to  Green  Bay  in 
September,  having  seen  vast  reaches  of  new  country  and  hav- 
ing become  aware  that  numerous  tribes  of  Indians,  numbering 
thousands,  inhabited  these  wild  regions  and  furnished  a  large, 
tho  difficult  field  for  Christian  missionary  work.  Among  other 
explorers  of  Illinois  whose  names  should  be  mentioned  here 
are  La  Salle,  whose  name  has  been  commemorated  by  both  a 
county  and  a  city  in  our  state,  as  well  as  a  prominent  street  in 
Chicago;  and  Tonti,  after  whom  a  village  in  Marion  County 
has  been  named.  La  Salle's  explorations  include  not  only  the 
Great  Lakes  region,  but  south  as  far  as  the  Gulf  of  Mexico. 
He  reached  the  mouth  of  the  Mississippi  in  1682,  and  having 
erected  there  a  column,  he  decorated  it  with  the  Arms  of 
France  and  placed  on  it  the  following  inscription:  "Louis 
le  Grand,  Roi  de  France  et  de  J^lavarre,  Regne;  le  T^jiivieme, 


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April,   1682."    Thus  France  lay   claim  to  the  Missis- 
sippi Valley,  which  has  been   characterized  as   "The 
fairest   portion  of  the  globe,  an  empire  in  extent," 
stretching  from  the  lakes  to  the  gulf,  and  from  the  sources  of 
the  Ohio  to  where  the  head  waters  of  the  Missouri  are  lost 
in  the  wild  solitudes  of  the  Rocky  Mountains.  La  Salle  be- 
stowed upon  this  vast  indefinite  region  the  name  "Louisiana," 
in  honor  of  Louis  XIV,  King  of  France.  In  1680,  he  built  a 
fort  on  the  Illinois  River,  not  far  from  the  present  site  of 
Peoria  and  called  it  Creveceur.  Two  years  later  he  fortified 
the  rocky  promontory  on  the  Illinois  River,  later  known  as 
"Starved  Rock,"  and  called  it  Fort  St.  Louis.  He  did  not 
establish  any  permanent  settlements  in  the  country  but  they 
would  not  have  been  possible  without  his  work.  The  settle- 
ments were  made  later  by  those  for  whom  he  opened  the  way 
into  the  wilderness.  He  was  a  man  born  to  command,  where 
he  could  wield  despotic  authority,  but  he  did  not  possess  the 
faculty  of  winning  the  love  or  confidence  of  his  followers.  He 
never  was  popular  with  the  men  under  his  command,  and 
finally  he  was  shot  from  an  ambush  by  some  of  his  own  men 
when  he  was  still  in  the  prime  of  his  strength,  only  forty- 
three  years  old.  His  murderers  were  not  punished,  but  they 
themselves  were  killed  soon  afterward  in  a  quarrel  with  other 
members  of  the  expedition.  As  early  as  1675,  Father  Mar- 
quette carried  out  his  purpose  to  establish  a  mission  to  the 
Illinois  Indians.  The  pious  priest  went  to  the  chief  town  of 
the  tribe,  located  on  the  river  which  bears  their  name.  This 
was  near  the  present  site  of  the  town  of  Utica,  in  La  Salle 
County.  The  priest  called  it  Kaskaskia,  a  name  that  was  after- 
ward transferred  to  the  southern  part  of  the  state  and  given 
to  the  town  which  became  its  first  capital.  He  showed  the 
Indians  the  pictures  of  the  Virgin  Mary,  established  an  altar, 
and  said  mass.  He  was  received  by  them  as  a  celestial  visitor, 
and  there  was  great  sadness  among  his  savage  friends  when 
on  account  of  failing  health  the  old  priest  felt  that  he  must 
leave  them  and  return  to  Green  Bay.  However  he  did  not  live 
to  reach  the  comparative  comfort  of  the  mission  station  at 
Green  Bay,  but  perished  on  the  way,  tho  cared  for  by  his 
companions  to  the  best  of  their  ability.  He  did  not  regret  his 
fate  but  felt  that  he  had  given  his  life  to  the  cause  of  the 
Gospel  in  heathen  lands,  and  had  made  an  honest  effort  to 
carry  out  "The  Great  Commission."  Other  Jesuit  priests 
took  his  place  with  the  Indians.  Toward  the  close  of  the 
century,  probably  about  1690,  the  Illinois  Indians,  on  ac- 
count of  the  attacks  of  the  warlike  Iroquois  Indians,  were 
compelled  to  abandon  their  village  and  move  south- 
ward. The  mission,  under  the  charge  of  the  Jesuit  Fathers, 


was  moved  with  them.  The  new  location  was  a  beautiful 
valley  about  six  miles  in  width  at  the  confluence  of  the  Miss- 
issippi and  Kaskaskia  Rivers.  Between  these  two  rivers,  but 
SIX  miles  above  their  junction,  was  the  site  chosen  for  the  new 
village.  Row  after  row  of  Indian  lodges  soon  covered  the 
plain.  A  log  chapel  and  a  house  for  the  priests  were  built  and 
inclosed  in  a  neat  stockade.  French  settlers  came  in  and  with 
the  help  of  the  Indians  the  land  adjoining  the  mission  was 
cultivated.  About  the  same  time  Father  Pinet  established  a 
mission  along  the  Tamaroa  Indians  at  Cahokia,  about  four 


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miles  south  of  the  present  city  of  East  St.  Louis.  French  set- 
tlers also  came  to  this  village.  Houses  were  erected  and  each 
settler  was  given  a  piece  of  land  three  hundred  feet  square. 
Cahokia  became  a  village  of  importance  and  in  1795  was  made 
the  county  seat  of  St.  Clair  County.  Many  French  immi- 
grants were  attracted  from  Canada  to  the  Illinois  country 
and  these  two  new  towns,  by  reports  of  mild  climate  and 
fertile  soil.  After  New  Orleans  and  other  French  colonies 
were  planted  in  Louisiana,  numbers  of  settlers  came  to  Kas- 
kaskia and  Cahokia  by  the  less  laborious  route  of  the  Miss- 
issippi River.  Among  the  French  settlers  whose  names  have 
been  found  in  the  old  records  at  Kaskaskia  are  the  names, 
Bazyl  La  Chapelle,  Michael  Derouse,  Jean  Baptiste  Beauvais, 
Baptiste  Montreal,  Boucher  de  Montbrun,  Charles  Danie, 
Francois  Charlesville,  Antoine  Bienvenu,  Louis  Bruyat,  Jos- 
eph Paget,  Langlois  De  Lisle,  and  many  others  whose  names 
identify  their  nationality.  Before  many  years  had  passed,  a 
regular  trade  was  established  between  "Upper  and  Lower 
Louisiana."  Cargoes  of  flour,  tallow,  bacon,  hides  and  leather 
were  floated  down  the  river  to  New  Orleans  where  they  were 
shipped  to  the  West  Indies  or  to  France.  The  boatmen  brought 
back  sugar,  rice,  indigo,  and  other  articles  manufactured  in 
Europe.  By  the  middle  of  the  eighteenth  century,  several 
thousand  Frenchmen  and  their  descendants  were  living  on 
the  banks  of  the  Mississippi  and  its  tributaries.  Kaskaskia 


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weis  then  the  "metropolis  of  Northern  Louisiana."  Mather's 
History  of  lUinois  represents  the  houses  as  quaint  in  appear' 
ance  and  of  pecuHar  construction.  In  some  cases  the  walls 
were  formed  by  planting  deep  in  the  ground,  framework  of 
posts  held  together  by  cross  strips.  The  whole  was  strongly 
braced  at  the  corners.  This  framework  was  then  filled  in  with 
straw  and  mortar.  The  walls  were  then  given  many  coats  of 
white  wash,  both  inside  and  out.  The  roof  was  thatched  and 
quite  steep.  The  floors  were  of  slabs  hewn  from  logs.  These 
dwellings  gave  the  village  an  air  of  peace,  comfort  and  con- 
tentment,  in  keeping  with  the  simple  lives  of  the  people. 
Longfellow  describes  such  a  town  in  Evangeline : 

'"Strongly  huilt  were  their  houses,  with  frames  of  od}{  and  of 
heynloc\.  Such  as  the  peasants  of  J<lormandy  built  m  the  reign 
of  the  Henrys.  Thatched  were  the  roofs,  with  dormer  windows, 
while  gables,  projecting  over  the  basement  beloiv,  protected  and 
shaded  the  doorway.'' 

Mather  describes  the  dress  of  these  people  as  simple  and 
quaint.  "Coarse  blue  shirts  were  covered  with  vests  and 
pantaloons  of  homespun.  A  long  blue  coat  with  pointed  hood 
was  a  common  outdoor  garment.  Upon  hunting  expeditions 
and  in  winter,  coon  skin  caps  and  deer  skin  trousers  were 
worn.  The  dress  of  the  women  was  of  blue  cotton  or  Span- 
ish  cloth,  made  with  a  short  waist  and  full  skirt.  A  blue  hand' 
kerchief  was  a  common  head  covering  for  both  sexes.  Both 
men  and  women  wore  buckskin  moccasins,  decorated  with 
sheels  and  beads."  Their  agricultural  activities  were  quite 
primitive.  Their  plows  had  wooden  mold  boards  and  were 
drawn  by  oxen.  They  raised  tobacco,  hops,  oats  and  wheat. 
Also  they  raised  corn  to  feed  their  stock  or  to  make  hominy, 
but  the  French  did  not  eat  corn  bread.  Neither  do  they  today, 
and  that  is  why  we  had  certain  "wheatless  days"  during  the 
World  War,  in  order  that  the  French  might  have  wheat 
bread.  They  did  not  have  spinning  wheels  or  looms  as  did 
the  English  who  came  later.  They  made  butter  by  beating 
the  cream  with  a  spoon  or  shaking  it  in  a  bottle.  Their  homely 
tasks  occupied  much  of  their  time,  but  the  monotony  of  life 
was  relieved  at  times  by  amusements,  holidays,  and  festivals. 
These  French  were  by  nature  a  merry  people.  Both  young 
and  middk'aged  enjoyed  dancing,  while  the  old  men  and 
priests  looked  on  with  approval.  Even  the  Indians  and  slaves 
joined  in  this  simple  revelry.  As  agriculture  was  the  chief 
occupation  of  the  settlers,  some  of  the  young  men  entered 
the  employ  of  the  fur  companies,  or  on  their  own  account 
went  on  long  trading  expeditions  among  the  Indians  who 
dwelt  on  the  Mississippi  and  Missouri  Rivers.  Others  found 
employment  in  running  the  flat  boats  which  carried  the  furs 


and  farm  products  down  the  river  to  New  Orleans.  The  voy 
age  usually  required  months  and  was  attended  by  many  dan' 
gers.  Returning  upstream  the  oarsmen  were  assisted  by  large 
sails.  When  the  wind  failed,  they  sometimes  walked  on  the 
shore  and  pulled  the  barge  slowly  and  with  great  difficulty, 
so  that  the  upstream  voyage  was  one  of  exceeding  toil.  The 
relations  of  these  French  settlers  with  the  Indians  by  whom 
they  were  surrounded  was  usually  friendly.  Thus  by  tact 
and  fair  dealing,  they  escaped  the  wars  and  massacres  which 
frequently  harassed  the  settlers  on  the  Atlantic  coast.  For 
nearly  a  century  in  this  Illinois  country  the  white  man  and 
the  red  man,  native  owner  of  the  soil,  dwelt  together  in  peace 
and  confidence  with  but  little  civil  government  <ind  no  courts 
of  law.  All  differences  were  settled  by  the  leaders  of  the 
church.  The  French  seemed  to  have  a  genius  for  friendly 
dealing  with  the  Indian  tribes  that  was  not  possessed  by  the 
English.  In  the  French  and  Indian  War,  the  French  and  the 
Indians  were  lined  up  as  allies  on  one  side  against  the  English 
on  the  other.  The  following  incident  from  Reynolds'  Pioneer 
History  illustrates  the  relations  existing  between  the  French 
and  the  Indians  of  the  Illinois  country.  "For  a  murder  that 
had  been  committed  m  a  broil,  three  young  Indians  were 
given  up  by  the  Illinois  chiefs  to  the  newly  constituted  aU' 
thority  for  punishment.  The  sympathy  of  the  Kaskaskia  peo' 
pie,  especially  the  women,  was  with  the  Indians,  and  they 
desired  that  they  should  be  received  into  the  true  church  and 
publicly  baptised  before  their  execution.  Accordingly  each 
of  the  young  Indians  was  adopted  by  a  French  woman  who 
gave  him  a  Christian  name  and  was  to  stand  as  his  godmother 
during  the  ceremony  of  baptism.  The  entire  female  popula' 
tion  of  the  town  was  engaged  for  a  number  of  days  in  prep' 
aration  for  the  occasion.  Needles  were  plied  incessantly  and 
finally  the  preparations  were  completed.  The  evening  before 
the  execution  was  to  take  place,  the  Indians  escaped,  as  some 
believed,  thru  the  assistance  of  their  fair  sympathizers.  When 
the  danger  blew  over,  the  young  Indians  returned  and  were 
permitted  to  remain  unmolested." 

The  population  of  Kaskaskia  continued  to  increase 
and  in  1725  it  became  an  incorporated  town  and  was 
granted  special  privileges  by  Louis  XV,  King  of  France. 
Cahokia  never  became  as  large  a  town  as  Kaskaskia. 
It  was  settled  by  whites  about  as  early,  and  like  the 
other  town,  it  was  first  an  Indian  mission,  and  afterward 
French  settlers  came  in  and  in  a  few  years  it  was  a  thriving 
village.  It  carried  on  more  commerce  with  the  north,  and 
Kaskaskia  more  with  the  south.  Being  wholly  a  French  town, 
its  growth  and  prosperity  were  somewhat  checked  by  the 


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results  of  the  French  and  Indian  War,  which  caused  the 
French  territory  to  pass  to  the  control  of  the  English.  In  a 
work  entitled  "The  State  of  the  European  Settlements  on 
the  Mississippi,"  published  in  London  in  1770,  the  following 
description  is  given  of  Cahokia  at  the  beginning  of  the  Revo- 
lutionary War:  "The  village  of  Cahokia  is  generally  reckoned 
fifteen  leagues  from  Fort  Chartres  and  six  below  the  mouth 
of  the  Missouri  River.  It  stands  near  the  side  of  the  Miss- 
issippi and  is  marked  from  the  river  by  an  island  two  leagues 
long.  The  village  is  opposite  the  center  of  this  island."  This 
town,  unlike  its  old  neighbor,  is  still  in  existence  and  lies 
within  the  present  boundaries  of  St.  Clair  County.  The  name 
is  also  borne  by  a  creek  which  empties  into  the  Mississippi 
River  at  East  St.  Louis;  and  also  by  the  largest  of  the  mounds 
left  by  the  Mound  Builders.  These  mounds,  many  of  which 
are  in  St.  Clair  County,  are  the  evidence  of  the  civilization 
of  the  people  who  occupied  this  country  just  prior  to  the 
Indians.  Two  distinct  races  are  said  to  have  inhabited  the 
Western  Hemisphere  before  the  Indians.  The  earlier  was  the 
more  civilized.  The  ruins  of  extensive  palaces  and  spacious 
temples  in  Mexico  and  Central  America  are  sufficient  proof 
that  they  lived  in  magnificent  and  populous  cities.  The  sec- 
ond was  the  Mound  Builders,  an  ingenious  and  peaceful,  tho 
less  civilized  race  of  people  who  left  their  mounds  in  various 
parts  of  the  United  States,  but  no  larger  group  anywhere 
than  in  St.  Clair  County.  The  Indians  were  still  less  civilized, 
and  following  a  law  of  nature,  have  given  place  to  a  more 
intelligent  people  who  are  making  better  use  of  the  abundant 
natural  resources  of  this  great  country.  The  Indians  who 
occupied  this  part  of  the  Mississippi  Valley  belonged  to  the 
Algonquin  branch  of  the  great  Indian  family.  The  Illinois 
Indians  were  a  confederacy  of  five  tribes,  the  Tamaroas, 
Michiganies,  Kaskaskias,  Cahokias,  and  Peorias.  In  1675, 
these  tribes  lived  chiefly  in  the  country  of  the  Illinois  River. 
A  little  later  the  warlike  Iroquois  burned  their  principal  town 
and  the  tribes  were  driven  down  the  Illinois  to  the  Missis- 
sippi. The  Cahokia  and  Tamaroa  tribes  united  and  had  their 
village  at  Cahokia.  The  Michiganies  chose  a  location  near 
Fort  Chartres.  The  efforts  of  the  Jesuits  to  convert  these 
tribes  to  Christianity  led  to  the  establishment  of  the  French 
villages  of  Kaskaskia  and  Cahokia.  The  Tamaroas  at  one  time 
had  a  town  at  Turkey  Hill,  which  also  is  in  St.  Clair  County, 
but  were  nearly  exterminated  in  a  terrific  battle  with  the 
Shawnees  near  the  eastern  limits  of  what  is  now  Randolph 
County.  At  the  time  of  the  earliest  French  settlements,  the 
Illinois  Indians  numbered  about  twelve  thousand.  In  revenge 
for  the  death  of  the  Chief  Pontiac,  who  was  killed  by  ,in 


Illinois  Indian  at  Ciihokia  in  176'i,  the  Illinois  Indians  were 
almost  exterminated  by  the  Sacs,  Foxes,  and  Pottawatamies. 
In  the  year  i8oo  they  could  muster  only  one  hundred  and 
fifty  warriers.  Their  chief  was  a  half  breed  named  Du  Quoin 
who  wore  a  medal  that  had  been  presented  to  him  by  George 
Washington.  Soon  after  i8oo  Da  Quoin  and  his  tribes  emi- 
grated to  the  south-west.  In  1850  the  last  remnant  of  the 
once  populous  tribes  which  composed  the  Illinois  Indians 
were  in  the  Indian  Territory  and  numbered  in  all  eighty- 
four  persons. 

The  story  of  the  French  period  would  not  be  complete 
without  some  account  of  Fort  Chartres,  which  was  the  mil- 
itary stronghold  of  the  Mississippi  Valley  at  that  time,  and 
was  erected  on  a  scale  of  magnificence  unequalled  by  any 
other  in  the  new  world  at  that  time.  It  was  erected  under 
the  supervision  of  the  young  Pierre  Duque  Boisbriant,  who 
came  to  Kaskaskia  in  1718,  just  a  century  before  Illinois  be- 
came a  state.  A  site  was  chosen  about  twenty  miles  above 
Kaskaskia  and  a  mile  from  the  river.  Here  the  soldiers  of 
France  cleared  the  virgin  forest,  hewed  out  timber  for  the 
walls,  and  with  much  toil  brought  the  stone  for  the  founda- 
tion from  the  bluffs  four  miles  away.  After  two  years  of  labor 
and  at  a  cost  of  one  million  crowns,  the  fort  was  completed 
and  named  in  honor  of  the  Due  de  Chartres,  son  of  the  regent 
of  France.  It  immediately  became  the  seat  of  French  military 
power,  and  under  its  protection  the  village  of  New  Chartres 
sprang  into  life.  Some  time  later  Philip  Renault,  secretary  of 
the  French  Trading  Company,  came  to  the  fort  bringing  with 
him  mechanics,  slaves,  settlers,  and  miners,  for  the  French 
expected  to  find  precious  ore  in  the  bluffs  that  Uned  the  Miss- 
issippi River.  The  valley  lands  between  Kaskaskia  and  Ca- 
hokia were  cleared  and  planted  to  farm  crops;  and  the  French 
villages  of  St.  Phillippe  and  Prairie  du  Rocher  were  founded 
and  grew  into  thriving  settlements.  Renault's  name  was  per- 
petuated in  the  village  named  for  him,  which  is  now  one  of 
the  towns  of  Monroe  County,  situated  on  the  bluffs  not  far 
from  Fort  Chartres.  According  to  Mather's  account,  the  peo- 
ple of  the  fort  and  villages  led  a  merry  life.  Gay  hunting  par- 
ties issued  from  the  gates  of  the  fort  and  returned  at  night 
hiden  with  the  spoils  of  the  chase.  Roman  Catholic  worship 
was  popular  and  lordly  processions  of  dignified  gentlemen 
and  richly  dressed  ladies  marched  into  the  chapel  to  hear 
m.iss.  Stately  receptions  were  given  where  officers  in  uni- 
forms covered  with  gold  lace  danced  with  ladies  robed  in 
velvet  and  siitin.  The  fashions  of  Paris  were  reproduced  in 
this  military  station  on  the  distant  Mississippi.  The  fame  of 
Fort  Chartres  spread  to  every  settlement  in  the  new  world. 


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It  became  a  common  saying  of  the  early  day,  "All  roads  lead 
to  Fort  Chartres."  When  France  and  Spain  were  at  war  m 
Europe,  an  attack  upon  the  fort  was  planned  by  the  Spaniards 
ot  distant  Santa  Fe.  The  soldiers  of  Spain  marched  across  the 
mountains  of  Colorado  and  the  plains  of  Kansas,  but  in  Mis- 
souri they  were  betrayed  and  murdered  by  the  Indians  who 
were  friendly  to  the  French.  In  1750  a  new  commander,  the 
Chevalier  Makarty,  was  sent  to  Fort  Chartres  with  orders 
to  reconstruct  the  fort  of  stone.  Accordingly  the  wooden 
walls  were  torn  down  and  at  an  incredible  expenditure  of 
labor  and  treasure  the  new  fort  was  erected.  When  completed 
It  was  the  strongest  and  most  pretentious  fortress  m  the  new 
world.  We  can  hardly  realize  the  difficulties  attending  the 
building  of  so  great  a  structure  in  the  heart  of  the  western 
wilderness.  The  iron  that  entered  into  its  structure  and  the 
skilled  workmen  had  to  he  brought  from  the  old  world. 
Wagon  roads  were  built,  over  which  rude  oxcarts  hauled 
stones  prepared  at  distant  quarries.  The  walls  of  the  fort 
were  eighteen  feet  high  and  inclosed  four  acres  of  land.  The 
four  bastions  of  masonry  each  contained  eight  embrasures, 
forty-eight  loopholes  and  a  sentry  box.  Above  the  arched 
gateway,  fifteen  feet  in  height,  was  a  platform  of  cut-stone 
reached  by  a  stairway  of  nineteen  stone  steps.  Withm  the 
walls  stood  the  great  stone  house,  ninety  feet  long  by  thirty 
feet  wide,  and  a  guard  house,  with  chapel  and  rooms  for 
the  priests  on  the  second  floor.  The  government  house  was 
eighty-tour  by  thirty-two  feet,  with  a  great  stone  porch  run- 
ning across  the  front,  and  the  coach  house  and  pigeon  loft 
near  by.  The  two  rows  of  barracks  measure  each  one  hundred 
and  thirty-five  feet  long  by  thirty -six  in  breadth.  In  one  angle 
of  the  fort  was  situated  a  bake  house  and  a  well  near  by. 
Apart  from  the  other  buildings  was  located  the  magazine,  a 


building  of  stone  thirty  feet  square  and  thirteen  feet  high, 
the  roof  ,ind  door  also  being  made  of  stone.  In  after  years 
when  the  fort  was  in  ruins,  it  furnished  material  for  the 
walls  and  chimneys  of  many  farm  houses  m  the  vicinity. 
Under  the  brave  commandant,  Makarty,  the  soldiers  of  Fort 
Chartres  issued  forth  to  fight  the  battles  of  France  and  actu- 
ally fought  on  many  battlefields  in  the  French  and  Indian 
War.  To  the  soldiers  of  Fort  Chartres,  Washington  surren- 
dered at  Fort  Necessity,  and  they  were  present  at  the  over- 
throw of  General  Braddock.  When  Canada  was  won  for  the 
English  by  General  Wolfe,  m  the  famous  battle  beneath  the 
walls  of  old  Quebec,  it  was  thought  that  the  territory  con- 
trolled by  Fort  Chartres  might  be  retained  by  the  French. 
But  by  the  treaty  of  1763,,  all  the  French  territory  of  the 
new  world,  east  of  the  Mississippi  River,  was  ceded  to  Eng- 
land. By  a  secret  treaty  about  the  same  time,  the  territory 
west  of  the  Mississippi  was  given  to  Spam.  The  French  com- 
mander kept  possession  of  the  fort  till  the  arrival  of  the  Eng- 
lish, and  then  in  October,  1765,  he  formally  delivered  it  to 
the  new  commander,  Captain  Thomas  Stirling.  The  French 
soldiers  and  even  some  of  the  Indians  wept  as  they  saw  the 
"Lilies  of  France"  hauled  down  and  the  "Cross  of  St.  George" 
flung  to  the  breeze  instead.  The  little  garrison,  believing  that 
they  would  there  be  upon  French  soil,  withdrew  to  St.  Louis. 
Some  of  the  French  inhabitants,  unwilling  to  dwell  in  a  coun- 
try ruled  by  men  of  a  different  race  and  creed,  whom  they 
had  been  taught  to  hate  for  generations,  sold  their  possessions 
and  left  the  country.  Others  withdrew  to  the  settlements  of 
St.  Genevieve  and  St.  Louis  on  the  other  side  of  the  Miss- 
issippi Still  others  went  down  the  river  to  Natche:,  Baton 
Rouge,  or  New  Orleans. 


Kaskaskia  in  1818 


I 


CHAPTER  II. 
Under  British  Rule 


BROM  October,  1765,  Fort  Churtres  was  an  English 
stronghold  instead  of  a  French  one.  The  English  did 
not  acquire  it  by  conquest  on  the  premises,  but  by 
conquests  elsewhere.  The  victories  that  gave  them  Fort  Char- 
tres  were  won,  some  of  them,  on  the  other  side  of  the  ocean. 
The  colonies  of  France  and  England  in  the  new  world  had 
merely  taken  up  a  quarrel  that  started  in  the  old,  and  fought 
for  their  respective  mother  countries.  The  French  had  always 
succeeded  better  in  getting  along  with  the  Indians,  so  they 
utilized  them  as  allies  to  a  considerable  extent.  The  British 
called  it  the  French  and  Indian  War  because  it  was  waged 
against  the  French  and  Indians.  In  the  period  of  colonization 
of  the  new  world,  England  had  acquired  control,  by  right  of 
discovery  and  settlement,  purchase,  or  other  means,  of  the 
colonies  along  the  middle  and  southern  Atlantic  coast,  leav- 
ing to  the  French  only  those  on  the  far  north.  But  while 
England  was  becoming  estabHshed  east  of  the  Alleghenies, 
the  French  slipped  around  behind  them,  so  to  speak,  coming 
down  from  Canada,  and  took  possession  of  that  great  fertile 
region,  the  Mississippi  Valley.  This  the  English  never  really 
conquered,  but  by  the  treaty  of  Fontainebleau  the  French 
possessions  in  America,  at  least  all  east  of  the  Mississippi 
River,  were  ceded  to  England.  Illinois  was  so  remote  and 
insignificant  in  the  eyes  of  the  English  that  they  were  slow 
to  take  actual  possession.  The  treaty  ceding  New  France  to 
England  was  signed  Feb.  10, 1763,  but  it  was  not  till  October, 
1765,  that  Captain  Stirling,  with  a  small  force  of  Royal  High- 
landers, came  to  take  actual  possession  of  Fort  Chartres, 
which  represented  the  seat  of  government  so  far  as  there 
was  one  in  the  Illinois  country. 

The  French  commander,  M.  St.  Ange,  promptly  surren- 
dered the  fort  to  its  new  master  and  retired  to  St.  Louis.  It 
is  stated  that  all  the  population  of  Illinois  before  the  cession 
did  not  exceed  three  thousand  and  it  is  estimated  that  at 
least  one  third  of  these  left  the  country  on  account  of  the 
change  in  government.  The  mission  of  St.  Sulspice  had  a 
plantation  at  Prairie  Dupont,  near  Cahokia,  together  with 
a  saw  mill  and  grist  mill  for  grinding  corn.  They  sold  out  to 
a  Frenchman,  M.  Gerardine,  who  remained  under  the  British 
government,  while  the  people  of  the  mission  returned  to 
France.  Capt.  Stirling  brought  with  him  the  proclamation 
of  Gen.  Gage,  who  was  Commander-in-chief  of  all  the  British 
forces  in  North  America.  It  was  dated  at  New  York,  Dec. 
JO,  1764,  and  was  a  kind  of  constitution  for  the  government 


of  Ilhnois.  It  granted  the  right  of  worship  to  Catholics  and 
many  other  salutary  regulations.  Capt.  Stirling  died  a  short 
time  after  he  came  to  Illinois  and  was  succeeded  by  Major 
Frazier,  and  he  by  Colonel  Reed,  who  was  notorious  for  his 
military  oppressions.  In  September,  1768,  Colonel  Reed  ar- 
rived at  Kaskaskia  with  authority  from  General  Gage  and 
took  charge  of  the  government.  He  established  a  Court  of 
Justice  and  appointed  seven  judges,  and  arranged  that  courts 
should  be  held  once  a  month.  This  was  the  first  court  of 
common  law  established  in  the  Mississippi  Valley.  In  176s 
the  Indian  Chief  Pontiac  was  assassinated  at  Cahokia  by  an 
Illinois  Indian  who  was  supposed  to  have  been  hired  by  the 
English,  who  saw  that  the  powerful  influence  of  the  great 
Indian  leader  was  in  the  way  of  British  progress.  Pontiac  was 
a  chief  of  the  Ottawas  and  probably  the  greatest  Indian 
leader  and  organizer  who  ever  lived  in  North  America.  It 
IS  not  strange  that  a  modern  motor  car  company  should 
name  their  car  the  Pontiac  if  they  believed  in  its  superiority. 
Pontiac  was  born  and  reared  near  Detroit.  It  is  said  that  he 
had  some  French  blood  in  his  veins  and  was  imbued  with 
deadly  hostility  to  the  English.  He  declared  before  the  Great 
Spirit,  the  Master  of  Life,  eternal  enmity  against  the  English, 
as  Hannibal  of  old  did  against  the  Romans.  Both  he  and 
Hannibal  were  fighting  in  a  most  holy  cause,  the  defense  of 
their  country;  but  in  each  case  it  proved  to  be  a  lost  cause 
and  the  country  was  wrested  from  a  helpless  people  by  a 
merciless  enemy.  After  the  French  had  ceded  the  country 
to  the  English  and  they  were  making  preparations  to  occupy 
It  with  military  force  from  the  Alleghenies  to  the  Mississippi, 
Pontiac  saw  at  once  that  the  Indians  must  either  defend  their 
country  or  lose  it  entirely.  He  saw  that  the  methods  of  the 
English  in  colonizing  the  country  was  different  from  those 
of  the  French.  The  British  drove  the  Indians  out  of  their 
homes  and  hunting  grounds,  while  the  French  merely  shared 
them  with  the  natives  and  lived  in  peace  with  them.  His 
soul,  like  that  of  Patrick  Henry,  was  fired  with  true  patriot- 
ism and  he  conceived  the  idea  of  uniting  all  the  Indian  tribes 
in  the  whole  country,  at  least  east  of  the  Mississippi,  into 
one  great  league,  an  Indian  "League  of  Nations"  for  the  de- 
fense of  their  common  country  against  the  encroachments  of 
the  English.  It  was  not  an  idle  dream  but  the  most  effective 
combination  of  the  Indian  people  ever  made  upon  the  con- 
tinent. It  seems  wonderful  how  it  could  have  been  carried 
out  to  the  extent  that  it  was,  without  the  means  of  rapid 


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communicition  which  the  organizers  of  today  have  at  their 
command.  Pontiac  was  a  master  spirit  among  the  Indians. 
He  had  military  experience  at  Fort  Duquense,  in  Braddock's 
defeat,  and  other  occasions  during  the  French  and  Indian 
War.  He  visited  all  the  different  tribes  in  the  vast  territory 
concerned,  reconciled  all  the  old  feuds  that  existed  between 
the  tribes,  for  the  sake  of  their  common  interest,  and  told 
them  what  he  believed  was  his  message  of  inspiration  from 
the  Great  Spirit,  who  had  appeared  in  a  dream  and  said, 
"Why  do  you  allow  these  dogs  in  red  coats  to  enter  your  coun- 
try and  take  the  lands  I  have  given  to  you?  Drive  them  out,  and 
when  you  are  in  trouble  I  will  help  you.""  This  Indian  Bona- 
parte was  well-acquainted  with  the  country  and  with  the 
Indian  character.  He  had  acquired  and  well  deserved  the 
name  of  "Emperor"  among  the  Indian  nations.  He  knew  the 
leading  warriors  of  the  various  tribes,  and  by  the  sheer  force 
of  his  genius  and  personality  without  educational  training, 
and  without  even  writing,  had  organized  these  widely  scat- 
tered savages  into  a  wonderfully  effective  machine  of  destruc- 
tion to  the  English.  He  knew  the  situation  at  each  of  the 
English  forts  and  devised  the  plan  of  attack  accordingly,  and 
in  some  cases  he  even  appointed  the  individuals  who  were 
to  lead  in  carrying  out  the  plan.  The  general  plan  was  for 
the  Indians  to  rise  and  take  all  the  English  forts  on  the  same 
day,  some  by  open  attack  and  others  by  stratagem.  And  this 
was  kept  a  profound  secret  except  in  one  instance  where  a 
squaw  divulged  it.  Just  another  case  of  where  a  woman 
could  not  keep  a  secret.  There  were  sixteen  forts  m  the  whole 
British  territory,  all  of  which  were  slated  for  destruction 
except  Niagara,  which  the  Indians  considered  too  strong  for 
their  means  of  attack.  All  these  forts  fell  according  to  the 
plan  of  Pontiac  except  three.  It  is  likely  that  many  of  the 
tribes  did  not  learn  of  Pontiac's  death  until  after  the  day 
appointed  for  the  attack.  The  degree  of  success  attained  by 
this  enterprise  under  the  difficult  circumstances  involved, 
would  seem  to  entitle  Pontiac  to  a  high  place  in  the  temple 
of  fame.  If  he  had  a  Homer  to  sing  his  praises  for  his  war-like 
achievements,  his  name  would  be  transmitted  to  posterity 
with  as  much  honor  and  glory  as  any  of  the  heroes  of  the 
Trojan  War.  The  Greeks  fought  to  conquer,  but  Pontiac 
fought  to  defend  his  country.  The  English  feared  Napoleon, 
so  they  sent  him  to  St.  Helena.  They  feared  Pontiac,  and 
they  had  him  shot,  by  bribing  a  savage  to  murder  him  in 
the  streets  of  Cahokia. 

Thus  fell  one  of  nature's  noblemen.  His  bones  now  rest 
near  the  old  deserted  village.  The  Northern  Indians  held 
him  in  the  highest  estimation.  They  knew  their  loss  was  ir- 


reparable. His  murder  so  enraged  them  that  they  almost  ex- 
terminated the  whole  tribe  of  Illinois  Indians,  because  it  was 
one  of  their  number  who  did  the  deed,  and  thus  robbed  them 
of  their  friend  and  protector,  the  Great  Pontiac 

An  English  trader  named  Hervey  was  at  Mackinaw  when 
that  fort  was  taken  and  tells  how  they  did  it.  It  was  a  strong 
garrison  and  provided  with  cannon.  The  Indians  assembled 
in  large  numbers  and  staged  a  big  ball  game,  of  course  accord- 
ing to  their  own  ways  of  playing.  It  was  a  game  in  which 
many  could  take  part.  They  said  it  was  to  celebrate  the  birth- 
day of  the  English  king.  They  played  hilariously  for  a  while 
and  the  soldiers  of  the  garrison  looked  on  as  interested  spec- 
tators, unsuspicious  of  anything  unusual  about  to  happen. 
After  a  while  the  ball  was  thrown  over  the  walls  of  the  fort 
as  if  by  accident.  Immediately  a  large  number  of  the  Indians 
rushed  into  the  fort  to  recover  the  ball.  After  they  were  once 
inside  they  drew  forth  their  concealed  weapons  and  began 
a  fearful  massacre  in  which  all  the  whites  in  the  fort  were 
slain  and  scalped  except  a  few  French.  At  Detroit,  a  friendly 
squaw  revealed  the  plan  of  Pontiac  to  the  commander.  Major 
Gladwin,  so  he  was  on  his  guard  and  the  stratagem  failed. 
These  narratives  indicate  that  the  few  English  settlers  in 
Illinois  during  the  years  immediately  following  the  occupa- 
tion of  the  country  by  the  British  government  had  to  endure 
conditions  which  almost  amounted  to  a  state  of  war  with 
the  Indians.  The  pioneer  population  did  not  increase  much 
in  the  fifteen  years  of  English  rule.  In  the  Illinois  territory 
It  was  considerably  decreased  by  reason  of  so  many  French 
leaving  to  get  away  from  British  rule,  and  at  the  same 
time  many  of  the  early  settlers  retreated  to  the  safer  regions 
in  the  east  on  account  of  the  hostility  of  the  Indians  against 
the  British. 

At  the  time  the  English  troops  came  to  take  possession  of 
Fort  Chartres,  two  young  officers,  one  French  and  the  other 
English,  had  a  misunderstanding,  which  led  to  a  bitter  quar- 
rel. The  trouble  arose  as  in  the  case  of  the  Trojan  War,  on 
account  of  a  lady.  In  this  case  they  did  not  have  ten  years 
of  war  first  and  then  let  Hector  and  Achilles  fight  it  out 
individually,  but  they  had  the  duel  first.  It  occurred  early 
one  Sunday  morning  just  outside  the  fort.  They  fought  with 
swords  and  one  of  them  was  killed.  The  other  took  a  hasty 
departure  down  the  river  and  was  heard  from  no  more. 
This  was  probably  the  first  duel  fought  on  Illinois  soil.  Un- 
fortunately this  method  of  settling  differences  was  resorted 
to  at  intervals  in  subsequent  times  until  the  constitution  of 
1848  went  into  effect  and  this  prohibited  duelling  absolutely. 


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In  the  spring  of  1772  the  Mississippi  River,  as  if  to  avenge 
the  defeat  of  the  French,  overflowed  its  banks  and  swept  in 
a  mighty  flood  across  the  bottom  lands.  The  fort  had  been 
built  a  mile  from  the  shore,  but  the  raging  river  came  after 
it  and  the  western  wall  crumbled  into  the  swirling  water. 
The  place  was  now  abandoned  and  the  British  moved  their 
military  stores  to  the  fort  opposite  Kaskaskia,  which  was 
named  in  honor  of  the  British  commander  in  America,  Fort 
Gage.  Kaskaskia  continued  to  be  the  center  of  British  power 
and  influence  until  the  entire  territory  passed  to  the  Amer- 
icans thru  the  successful  expedition  of  conquest  by  Col. 
George  Rogers  Clarke  in  1778.  Thus  Illinois  and  St.  Clair 
County  were  under  British  rule  for  a  period  of  fifteen  years, 
from  1763  to  1778.  The  policy  of  the  English  government 
was  to  prevent  colonists  from  settling  in  the  newly  acquired 
territory.  They  desired  to  turn  the  vast  region  into  a  hunting 
ground  where  only  British  agents  could  purchase  the  large 
quantities  of  furs  that  were  annually  sold  by  the  Indians. 
In  a  proclamation  dated  Oct.  7,  176J,  King  George  forbade 
''making  any  purchases  or  settlements  whatever,  or  taking 
possession  of  any  lands  beyond  the  sources  of  any  rivers 
which  fall  into  the  Atlantic  Ocean  from  the  north  or  north- 
west." This  policy  would  have  made  a  perpetual  wilderness 
of  a  vast  region  unsurpassed  for  fertility.  However,  in  viola- 
of  the  King's  proclamation,  the  British  governors  permitted 
companies  to  purchase  lands  from  the  Indians.  The  Illinois 
Land  Company,  composed  of  English  traders  and  meTChants, 
obtained  two  vast  tracts  of  land  from  an  Indian  council,  rep- 
resenting the  Kaskaskias,  Peorias,  and  Cahokias,  held  at  Kas- 


kaskia on  July  5,  177},.  The  deed,  signed  by  ten  chiefs,  each 
making  his  mark,  gave  the  white  men  an  immense  tract  of 
land  embracing  many  counties  of  Illinois  according  to  their 
present  boundaries.  The  consideration  paid  for  this  princely 
domain  was,  "Two  hundred  fifty  blankets,  two  hundred 
sixty  stroudes,  three  hundred  fifty  shirts,  one  hundred  fifty 
pairs  of  stroud  and  half-thick  stockings,  one  hundred  fifty 
breech  cloths,  five  hundred  pounds  of  gun  powder,  one  thou- 
sand  pounds  of  lead,  one  gross  knives,  thirty  pounds  ver- 
million,  two  thousand  gunflints,  two  hundred  pounds  brass 
kettles,  two  thousand  pounds  tobacco,  three  dozen  gilt  look- 
ing glasses,  one  gross  gunworms,  two  gross  awls,  one  gross 
fire  steels,  sixteen  dozen  of  gartering,  ten  thousand  pounds 
of  flour,  five  hundred  bushels  of  Indian  corn,  twelve  horses, 
twelve  horned  cattle,  twenty  bushels  salt,  twenty  guns,  and 
five  shillings  in  money." 

This  deed  was  recorded  in  the  office  of  a  notary  public 
at  Kaskaskia,  September  2,  1773.  This  is  merely  a  sample  of 
many  such  deeds  made  in  this  period,  and  but  for  the  estab- 
lishing of  an  independent  government  by  the  colonists,  the 
titles  might  have  been  sustained  by  the  British  government. 
Colonel  Wilkins,  a  British  commander  at  Kaskaskia,  made 
many  grants  of  Indian  lands  to  his  friends.  One  of  these 
grants,  consisting  of  thirty  thousand  acres,  came  into  the 
possession  of  John  Edgar,  a  British  officer  who  had  come  to 
Kaskaskia  to  engage  in  mercantile  business.  This  grant  was 
afterward  confirmed  by  Congress  and  made  Mr.  Edgar  the 
richest  land  owner  in  Illinois  and  the  possessor  of  a  large 
part  of  what  was  afterward  Edgar  County. 


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CHAPTER  III. 

The  Transition  to  American  Rule 


HE  Illinois  Country  was  a  part  ot  the 

British  possessions  in  America  from  the 

tmie  of  the  treaty  of  Fountainebleau 
m  1765  until,  as  a  result  of  the  Revolutionary 
War,  the  American  colonies  wrested  from 
Great  Britain  all  the  American  territory  she 
possessed  south  of  the  Great  Lakes.  The  trans- 
fer of  the  Illinois  country  from  British  to 
American  control  occurred  177S,  after  only 
fifteen  years  of  British  rule,  as  a  result  ot  the 
expedition  of  Colonel  George  Rogers  Clarke. 
It  seems  appropriate  here  to  give  a  brief  ac- 
count of  this  remarkable  achievement,  con- 
densed from  the  various  histories  of  those 
times.  The  British  garrison  at  Kaskaskia,  or  Fort  Gage,  which 
had  been  the  military  stronghold  instead  of  Fort  Chartres 
since  1772,  was  probably  withdrawn  early  in  the  war  because 
the  soldiers  were  needed  elsewhere.  The  place  was  left  in 
charge  of  a  commandant  with  perhaps  a  few  soldiers  for  body 
servants.  Illinois  was  so  remote  from  the  theatre  of  action 
and  means  of  communication  so  imperfect  that  the  people  ot 
these  villages  were  but  little  disturbed  by  the  rumors  ot  war 
that  occasionally  came  from  the  Atlantic  coast.  The  French 
inhabitants  were  in  sympathy  with  the  Americans  rather 
than  the  English,  but  probably  understood  very  imperfectly 
the  nature  of  the  struggle.  According  to  the  theory  of  the 
Colonial  Government  at  Philadelphia,  Illinois  was  under  the 
jurisdiction  of  Virginia.  Colonel  George  Rogers  Clarke,  who 
had  visited  Kentucky  in  1775,  tirst  saw  the  great  advantage 
of  having  the  Illinois  settlements  actually  m  the  hands  of 
the  Americans. 

So  he  visited  Patrick  Henry,  then  Governor  of  Virginia, 
and  laid  before  him  a  plan  for  the  capture  and  possession  of 
these  colonies.  The  Governor  was  pleased  with  the  idea  and 
gave  Clarke  authority  to  raise  seven  companies  of  men  with 
which  to  carry  out  this  bold  project.  However  he  succeeded 
in  enlisting  only  four  companies,  which  were  commanded 
by  Captains  Montgomery,  Bowman,  Helm,  and  Harrod. 
With  these  men  Clarke  started  for  the  west.  At  Corn  Island, 
opposite  Louisville  on  the  Ohio,  he  announced  his  destina- 
tion to  his  men.  At  the  mouth  of  the  Tennessee  River  they 
encountered  a  man  who  had  recently  visited  Kaskaskia.  He 
told  them  that  the  commander  at  that  place  was  a  French 
Canadian  named  Rocheblave,  that  he  kept  what  few  soldiers 


COLONEL 
GEORGE  ROGERS  CLARKE 


he  had  well-drilled  and  sentinels  posted  to 
w.itch  for  the  "Long  Knives,"  as  the  Vir- 
ginians were  called,  of  whom  the  inhabitants 
were  m  mortal  terror.  Securing  his  boats  at 
Fort  Massacre,  afterwards  called  Massac,  he 
undertook  the  lourney  across  the  country, 
one  hundred  and  twenty  miles,  to  Kaskaskia. 
It  was  a  ditBcult  march  thru  an  unbroken 
wilderness.  On  the  afternoon  of  July  4,  1778, 
the  exhausted  band  of  invaders  came  to  the 
vicinity  of  Kaskaskia,  and  concealed  them- 
selves m  the  hills  east  of  the  town.  After 
dark  Clarke  called  his  men  together  and 
laid  his  plans  before  them.  He  divided  them 
into  three  divisions,  two  of  which  were  to  take  the 
town,  entering  from  different  directions,  while  the  third, 
under  Clarke  himself,  was  to  take  the  Fort.  The  plan 
worked  out  perfectly.  Kaskaskia  was  at  that  time  a  village 
of  about  two  hundred  and  fifty  houses.  The  British  com- 
mander last  m  charge  had  instilled  m  the  minds  of  the  people 
the  idea  that  the  Virginians,  otherwise  the  "Long  Knives," 
were  a  ferocious  band  of  murderers,  plundering  houses, 
slaughtering  women  and  children,  and  committing  acts  ot 
greatest  atrocity.  Clarke  determined  to  take  advantage  ot 
this  and  frighten  them  into  submission  without  resistance. 
He  and  his  men  affected  an  entrance  into  the  fort  without 
ditEculty.  The  other  parties  entered  the  town  at  opposite 
sides  at  a  given  signal,  and  with  terrible  noises  and  hideous 
shouts  aroused  the  sleeping  inhabitants  who  shrieked  in 
their  alarm,  "The  Long  Knives!  The  Long  Knives  are  here!" 
The  panic  stricken  townsmen  delivered  up  their  arms  and 
the  victory  was  accomplished  without  shedding  a  drop  of 
blood.  Rocheblave,  the  British  commandant,  was  unaware 
of  the  presence  ot  the  enemy  until  an  officer  entered  his  bed 
chamber  and  claimed  him  as  a  prisoner.  The  next  day  Clarke 
withdrew  his  forces  from  the  town  and  sternly  forbade  all 
communication  between  it  and  his  soldiers.  Also  some  ot  the 
principal  officers  and  citizens  were  put  in  irons.  The  terror 
now  reached  its  height.  A  deputation  consisting  of  the  priest 
and  several  elderly  men  of  the  village  called  on  Clarke  and 
humbly  requested  permission  to  assemble  m  the  church  and 
take  leave  of  each  other  and  commend  their  future  lives  to 
the  protection  of  a  merciful  God,  since  they  expected  to  be 
separated,  perhaps  never  to  meet  again.  Clarke  gruffly  granted 


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For  whom  the  county  wa; 


the  privilege.  The  whole 
population  convened  at  the 
church  and  after  remaining 
together  a  long  time,  the 
priest  and  a  few  others  again 
waited  on  the  commander 
of  the  American  forces,  pre- 
senting thanks  for  the  priv- 
ilege they  had  enjoyed  and 
desiring  to  know  what  fate 
awaited  them.  Clarke  now 
determined  to  lift  them 
from  their  despair  and  win 
their  gratitude  by  a  show 
of  mercy.  "What!"  said  he, 
"Do  you  take  us  for  savages?  Do  you  think  Americans  will 
strip  women  and  children  and  take  bread  from  their  mouths'" 
My  countrymen  disdain  to  make  war  on  helpless  inno- 
cents." He  further  reminded  them  that  the  King  of  France, 
their  former  ruler,  was  the  ally  ofthe  Americans  and  was  now 
fighting  their  battles.  He  told  them  to  choose  whichever  side 
they  preferred  and  they  should  be  respected  in  their  liberty 
of  choice  and  in  their  rights  of  property.  The  revulsion  of 
feeling  was  complete.  The  good  news  spread  rapidly  through- 
out the  village.  The  church  bell  rang  a  merry  peal  and  the 
delighted  inhabitants  gathered  at  the  chapel  where  thanks 
were  offered  to  God  for  their  happy  and  unexpected  deliv- 
erance. The  loyalty  of  the  inhabitants  was  assured  and  ever 
after  they  remained  faithful  to  the  American  cause.  The 
French  inhabitants  of  Kaskaskia  never  did  admire  the  English 
and  so  were  readily  reconciled  to  a  change  of  government. 
In  October,  1778,  the  Virginia  Assembly  erected  the  con- 
quered territory  into  the  "County  of  Illinois."  This  new 
county  embraced  all  the  territory  north-west  of  the  Ohio, 
and  five  large  states  have  since  been  formed  from  it.  Colonel 
Clarke  was  appointed  military  commander  of  all  the  western 
territory,  both  north  and  south  of  the  Ohio,  and  Colonel 
John  Todd,  one  of  Clarke's  soldiers,  who  had  been  the  next 
man  after  Clarke  to  enter  Fort  Gage,  was  made  Lieutenant- 
Commandant  of  Illinois.  In  the  spring  of  1779  Colonel  Todd 
visited  Kaskaskia  and  made  arrangements  for  the  organiza- 
tion of  a  temporary  government.  Many  of  the  French  inhab- 
itants of  St.  Phillippe,  Prairie  Du  Rocher,  and  the  other 
villages  willingly  took  the  oath  of  allegiance  to  Virginia. 
Colonel  Todd  was  killed  in  the  famous  battle  of  Blue  Licks 
in  Kentucky,  August,  1782,  and  Timothy  de  Montbrun,  a 
Frenchman,  succeeded  him  as  commandant  of  the  Illinois 


County.  Ot  his  administration  but  little  is  known.  Colonel 
Clarke's  further  achievement,  marching  across  Illinois,  ford- 
ing swollen  streams,  suffering  from  the  cold  and  other  hard- 
ships, besieging  and  capturing  Vincennes  for  the  Americans 
IS  a  story  that  is  well  told  by  Theodore  Roosevelt  in  "The 
Winning  of  the  West." 

Illinois  did  not  long  remain  a  county  of  Virginia.  The 
several  states  agreed  on  adoption  of  the  Articles  of  Confed- 
eration, to  cede  all  their  claims  to  western  lands  to  the  general 
government.  Virginia  executed  her  deed  of  cession  March 
I,  1784.  This  left  Illinois  a  part  ofthe  Northwest  Territory, 
which  by  the  ordinance  of  1787  was  organized  into  one  dis- 
trict for  purposes  of  government  and  General  Arthur  St. 
Clair  was  selected  by  Congress  as  the  governor.  Marietta, 
Ohio  was  the  seat  of  government.  In  the  year  1790  Governor 
St.  Clair  organized  the  first  county  in  the  Illinois  country  and 
named  it  after  himself.  We  quote  a  portion  of  his  proclama- 
tion, which  shows  the  original  boundaries  of  this  county. 

"Know  ye  that,  it  appearing  to  me  to  be  necessary  for 
the  purposes  above  mentioned,  a  county  should  be  imme- 
diately laid  out,  I  have  ordained  and  ordered,  and  by  these 
presents  do  ordain  and  order  that  all  and  singular,  the  lands 
lying  and  being  within  the  following  boundaries,  namely: 
Beginning  at  the  mouth  of  the  Little  Michilliakinack  River, 
running  thence  southerly  in  a  direct  line  to  the  mouth  of 
the  little  river  above  Fort  Massac  upon  the  Ohio  River; 
thence  with  the  said  river  to  its  junction  with  the  Missis- 
sippi; thence  up  the  Mississippi  to  the  mouth  of  the  Illinois 
River,  and  so  up  the  Illinois  River  to  the  place  of  beginning, 
with  all  the  adjacent  islands  of  said  rivers,  Illinois  and  Miss- 
issippi: shall  be  a  county  and  the  same  is  hereby  erected  into 
a  county,  named  and  hereafter  to  be  called  the  County  of 
St.  Clair,  and  the  said  County  of  St.  Clair  shall  have  and 
enjoy  all  and  singular  the  jurisdiction,  rights,  privileges,  and 
immunities  whatsoever  to  a  county  belonging  and  pertaining 
and  which  any  other  county  that  may  hereafter  be  erected 
and  laid  out  shall  or  ought  to  enjoy  conformably  to  the  ordi- 
nance of  Congress  before  mentioned.  In  witness  whereof  I 
have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the  seal  ofthe  territory 
to  be  affixed  this  27th  day  of  April  in  the  fourteenth  year  of 
the  Independence  of  the  United  States,  and  in  the  year  of 
our  Lord,  1790. 

Arthur  St.  C/air 
Countersigned  by  His  Excellency's  Command. 

Wmthrop  Sargent,  Secretary" 

These  boundaries  made  the  original  St.  Clair  County  in- 
clude about  two-thirds  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  but  with  a 


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population  of  only  a  few  thousand,  both  whites  and  Indians, 
In  the  year  179'?,  Governor  St.  Clair  divided  the  county  into 
two.  All  south  of  a  line  running  thru  the  New  Design  settle- 
ment, which  is  in  the  present  county  of  Monroe,  was  erected 
into  the  County  of  Randolph.  It  was  so  named  in  honor  of 
Edmund  Randolph,  of  Virginia.  This  division  left  Kaskaskia 
the  original  county  seat  in  the  new  county  of  Randolph,  and 
Cahokia  became  the  new  county  seat  of  St.  Clair.  It  remained 
there  until  it  was  moved  to  Belleville  m  1S14.  Up  to  the 
time  when  it  fell  into  the  hands  of  the  Americans,  thru  the 
conquest  by  Colonel  Clarke,  it  was  inhabited  almost  solely 
by  French  people  or  the  native  Indians.  In  fact  it  was  a  sort 
of  "New  France"  being  set  up  in  the  Illinois  wilderness.  In 
the  main,  the  settlers  lived  on  friendly  terms  with  the  Indians- 
They  frequently  mingled  with  them,  not  only  in  their  hunt, 
ing  enterprises,  but  sometimes  in  a  social  way  many  of  them 
were  quite  at  home  beside  the  Indian  camp  fire.  They  adopted 
many  of  the  native  modes  of  life,  imitated  his  dress  in  some 
particulars,  and  some  of  the  settlers  even  took  wives  from 


.imong  the  dusky  squaws  of  the  aborigines,  and  married  them 
according  to  the  rites  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church,  which 
thru  Its  missionaries  wielded  a  strong  influence  upon  the 
native  tribes.  The  record  of  the  "Salem  Witchcraft"  in  1692 
IS  a  sort  of  blot  on  American  history.  An  echo  ot  it  appears 
about  a  century  later  out  m  the  Mississippi  Valley.  In  Ca- 
hokia about  the  year  1790  superstition  got  the  upper  hand 
of  reason  and  several  negroes  were  put  to  death  for  this 
imaginary  offense.  An  African  slave  called  Moreau  was  hung 
for  this  crime  on  a  tree  not  far  southeast  of  the  village.  It 
is  stated  that  he  said  that  he  "poisoned  his  master  hut  his 
mistress  was  too  strong"  tor  his  powers  of  necromancy. 
Another  slave,  Emanuel,  was  shot  at  Cahokia  for  the  same 
reason.  An  old  woman  named  Jeannette  was  believed  to 
have  power  to  destroy  persons  and  property  by  her  incan- 
tations. The  children  as  well  as  many  grown  up  people  were 
terrified  at  her  approach.  And  all  this  withm  the  present 
bounds  of  St.  Clair  County. 


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CHAPTER  IV. 
Settlers  of  the  Early  Period 

HE  Old  French  Records  contdin  some  interesting 
data  concerning  some  of  the  early  citizens  of  both 
Cahokia  and  Kaskaskia  who  were  prominent  in  the 
community  in  their  day.  They  are  entitled  to  a  place  in  this 
record  because  they  were  citizens  of  St.  Clair  County. 

Charles  Gratiot  was  born  in  Switzerland  of  a  Huguenot 
family,  educated  in  London,  went  to  Canada  at  the  age  of 
eighteen,  and  in  1774  came  to  the  Illinois  country  to  make 
his  fortune.  He  soon  became  the  master  spirit  in  commerce 
thruout  a  vast  region  of  country.  He  was  the  John  Wana- 
maker  of  the  Illinois  country  in  that  early  day.  His  trade 
employed  a  large  capital  and  extended  over  several  of  the 
states  of  the  Mississippi  Valley.  He  had  stores  at  both  Kas- 
kaskia and  Cahokia,  but  his  grand  depot  of  trade  for  many 
years  was  at  the  latter  place.  Altho  he  had  been  educated 
in  England,  yet  he  was  born  in  the  country  of  William  Tell, 
and  the  spirit  of  freedom  was  the  great  passion  ot  his  life. 
When  George  Rogers  Clarke  undertook  the  conquest  of  the 
Illinois  country  for  the  cause  of  the  American  colonies,  Gra- 
tiot supported  him  to  the  full  extent  of  his  vast  fortune; 
and  without  his  aid  it  is  doubtful  whether  Clarke's  enter- 
prise would  have  succeeded .  He  used  many  thousands  of  dol  - 
lars  in  purchasing  supplies  for  the  patriot  army.  He  made  this 
sacrifice  voluntarily  and  the  government  failed  to  reimburse 
him  for  the  expenditure,  but  under  the  protection  of  the 
new  government  he  was  able  to  accumulate  a  new  fortune. 
His  joy  at  seeing  the  colonists  free  was  his  most  satisfactory 
reward  for  the  thousands  he  invested  in  the  enterprise.  In 
the  year  1781  he  married  the  sister  of  Pierre  Choteau,  one 
of  the  founders  of  St.  Louis.  After  his  marriage  he  made  his 
home  in  St.  Louis  and  died  there  in  1817.  A  street  m  St. 
Louis  bears  his  name. 

Another  was  Dominique  Ducherme,  a  French-Canadian, 
who  made  his  home  at  Cahokia  at  intervals.  He  possessed 
great  influence  with  the  Indian  tribes.  It  was  he  who  led 
the  famous  attempt  to  capture  St.  Louis  in  1780.  It  was  then 
a  Spanish  trading  post  His  enmity  was  aroused  against  the 
Spanish  because  a  party  of  Spanish  soldiers  from  the  garrison 
of  St.  Louis  had  captured  and  confiscated  a  boat  load  of  goods 
which  he  was  carrying  up  the  Missouri  River  to  trade  with 
the  Indians. 

Another  was  Julien  Dubuque,  after  whom  the  city  of 
Dubuque,  Iowa  was  named,  and  near  which  he  was  buried 
He  purchased  a  tract  of  land  from  the  Indians  extending 


eighteen  miles  along  the  Mississippi  and  nine  miles  back 
from  the  river.  It  was  supposed  to  contun  valuable  lead 
mines.  It  made  him  seem  to  be  a  large  land  owner  with  a 
holding  of  one  hundred  and  sixty-two  square  miles,  but  later 
governments  were  organized  and  his  claim  was  not  recog- 
nized. 

William  Arundel  was  an  Irishman  by  birth,  who  came  to 
Cahokia  in  1783.  He  was  well-educated  and  among  the  old 
records  of  St.  Clair  and  Randolph  Counties  his  excellent 
hand  writing  frequently  appears.  He  and  Mrs.  Thomas 
Brady  were  said  to  be  the  only  persons  not  French  who 
lived  in  Cahokia  until  after  the  Revolutionary  War. 

William  Morrison  came  to  Illinois  from  Philadelphia  in 
1790.  He  located  in  Kaskaskia,  which  at  that  time  was  the 
county  seat  of  St.  Clair  County.  He  was  one  of  the  most 
influential  characters  in  the  country  at  that  early  day.  He 
was  what  is  called  a  self-made  man.  Like  a  few  other  prom- 
inent leaders,  he  never  went  thru  the  drudgery  of  acquiring 
a  scholastic  education,  but  his  natural  talents  were  of  a  high 
order  and  he  studied  in  "Nature's  great  academy"  and  be- 
came eminent  in  the  circles  in  which  he  moved,  whether  in 
society  or  in  business.  He  was  ambitious  and  enterprising 
and  succeeded  in  acquiring  large  possessions,  both  in  land 
and  merchandise.  His  commercial  activities  extended  from 
Pittsburg  to  the  Rocky  Mountains,  and  from  Prairie  Du 
Chien  to  New  Orleans.  About  1800  he  established  a  store 
in  Cahokia  and  placed  it  in  charge  of  an  eccentric  Irishman 
named  William  Atchison.  This  store  manager,  by  reason  ot 
the  excessively  high  prices  he  asked  for  his  goods,  acquired 
in  derision  the  nickname  "Chape  Wollie,"  which  clung  to 
him  as  long  as  he  remained  in  the  business.  One  of  the  stories 
told  of  this  Irishman  is  that  when  Rev.  Benjamin  Young  was 
a  Methodist  circuit  rider  in  this  region,  "Chape  Wollie"  in- 
vited him  to  preach  in  his  store.  It  turned  out  that  Mr.  Young 
had  a  very  small  congregation.  Atchison  tried  to  explain  why 
his  French  neighbors  did  not  attend  the  meeting.  "For  my 
part,"  said  he,  "I  would  walk  miles,  thru  briars  and  Hell,  to 
hear  such  a  sermon  as  that  ye  prached;  but  these  blarsted 
French  love  dancing  better  nor  preaching.  And  Misther 
Young,  couldn't  ye  stay  with  us  tonight  and  go  to  the  ball 
this  avenmg?"  But  the  Methodist  preacher  very  courteously 
declined  Mr.  Atchison's  invitation  to  stay  for  the  dancing 
party  on  Sunday  evening.  In  1801  Morrison  built  a  fine  stone 
house  in  Kaskaskia,  which  at  that  time  was  the  finest  resi' 


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dence  m  the  country.  He  lived  in  it  m  princely  style,  and 
with  his  family  displayed  the  generous  hospitality  and  ele- 
gant bearing  of  a  well-bred  gentleman.  He  was  exemplary 
in  his  morals  and  never  indulged  in  light  and  frivolous  amuse- 
ments. Gambling  and  drunkenness  he  abhorred.  Horce-racing 
was  the  most  popular  amusement  of  that  day  and  it  is  said 
that  he  used  to  sometimes  bet  a  suit  of  clothes  on  a  horse 
just  for  the  sake  of  sociability,  but  he  cared  little  whether 
he  lost  or  won.  Reynolds  describes  his  personal  appearance 
as  dignified  and  prepossessing.  Energy  and  zest  were  dis- 
cernible in  his  walk  and  all  his  actions.  He  made  it  a  matter 
of  principle  to  dress  well,  with  taste  and  even  elegance.  He 
often  said  that  a  man  sometimes  made  a  fortune  by  a  decent 
appearance.  He  was  always  extremely  gallant  and  polite  to 
the  ladies.  He  always  claimed  that  intelligent  and  correct 
female  society  was  a  very  great  influence  for  the  control  of 
human  conduct  and  for  the  promotion  of  morals  and  religion. 
He  always  showed  a  high  moral  character,  but  toward  the 
close  of  his  life  he  became  interested  in  religion  and  joined 
the  Roman  Catholic  Church.  He  died  in  183,7  and  was  buried 
m  the  old  graveyard  at  Kaskaskia. 

William  Morrison's  brother,  Robert,  came  west  some 
years  later.  His  wife  was  one  of  the  most  remarkable  women 
who  lived  in  Illinois.  She  came  of  a  wealthy  and  cultured 
family  m  Baltimore.  Nature  gave  her  a  romantic  turn  of 
mind  and  for  this  reason  she  accompanied  her  brother.  Col- 
onel Donaldson,  to  St.  Louis  m  180';.  He  was  a  commissioner 
to  investigate  land  titles.  Here  she  met  and  married  Robert 
Morrison,  after  which  her  home  was  in  Kaskaskia.  She  was 
well-educated,  a  classic  scholar,  and  possessed  great  energy 
of  mind.  Her  deUght  was  in  the  field  of  poetry.  Her  verses 
were  considered  by  critics  to  be  hr  above  medium,  and  many 
of  them  belonged  in  the  higher  order  of  poetry.  She  trans- 
lated the  Psalms  of  David  into  English  verse;  and  she  wrote 
for  the  scientific  publications  of  Mr.  Walsh  in  Philadelphia. 
Her  pen  was  never  idle.  Her  contributions  to  periodicals 
were  numerous  and  highly  prized.  Her  assistance  was  fre- 
quently enlisted  by  the  politicians  of  the  day,  and  at  the 
request  of  her  political  friends,  she  formulated  many  memor- 
ials and  petitions  to  Congress  and  to  the  President,  all  of 
which  were  chaste  and  classic  in  their  composition  and  at 
the  same  time  sound  in  their  appeal  to  the  government.  For 
this  class  of  writing  she  was  very  popular  with  her  western 
friends.  She  lived  to  an  advanced  age  and  died  at  Belleville 
in  1843.  She  left  three  sons,  all  of  whom  became  prominent 
lawyers. 


MADAME  LA  COMPT 
Another  remarkable  woman  came  to  Cahokia  about  the 
year  1770.  She  was  born  of  French  parents  at  St.  Joseph  on 
Lake  Michigan.  Her  maiden  name  was  La  Flamme.  Her  first 
husband's  name  was  St.  Ange.  He  died  after  a  few  years  and 
she  married  Monsieur  La  Compt,  a  French-Canadian,  at 
Cahokia,  in  1780.  From  this  marriage  proceeded  one  of  the 
largest  French  families  in  Illinois.  This  female  pioneer,  had 
the  courage  and  energy  of  a  heroine.  She  was  also  blessed 
with  an  extraordinary  physical  constitution.  She  was  scarcely 
ever  sick,  tho  often  exposed  in  travelling  or  otherwise  to 
the  inclemency  of  the  weather  and  other  hardships  which 
are  the  common  lot  of  pioneers.  After  the  death  of  her  second 
husband,  she  seemed  to  come  into  unusual  prominence  and 
was  one  of  the  most  influential  women  m  all  the  Illinois 
country.  She  was  exceedingly  popular  with  the  Indians.  They 
were  her  neighbors  and  friends.  She  knew  the  language  of 
many  of  the  tribes.  By  wise  and  careful  deahngs  with  these 
wild  men,  and  by  sage  counsel  to  promote  their  interests, 
she  acquired  a  great  influence  over  the  Pottawatamies,  Kick- 
apoos,  and  other  Indian  nations.  In  the  early  American  settle- 
ments from  17S1  down  to  the  peace  m  1795,  this  lady  pre- 
vented many  an  Indian  attack  on  the  white  population.  The 
Indians  often  became  hostile  to  the  French  during  the  Revo- 
lutionary War  on  account  of  the  intrigues  of  the  English  since 
the  French  had  loined  Clarke  in  the  conquest  of  the  British 
garrisons  of  the  west.  On  many  occasions  this  lady  was 
awakened  in  the  dead  hours  of  the  night,  by  her  Indian 
friends  among  the  hostile  warriors,  informing  her  of  the  in- 
tended attack,  that  she  might  leave  Cahokia.  The  following 
account  given  by  Governor  Reynolds  is  a  good  example  of 
the  way  she  warded  off  Indian  raids.  One  night  after  receiv- 
ing a  warning  she  started  out  to  meet  some  hundreds  of 
warriors  who  were  camped  near  the  Quentine  mound  at  the 
foot  of  the  blufl^  near  the  present  French  Village.  Some  of 
her  friends  took  her  on  horseback  to  a  point  near  the  Indian 
camp;  then  she  dismissed  her  company  and  proceeded  on  foot 
to  the  Indian  camp.  No  one  knew  the  Indian  character  better 
than  she.  A  woman  on  foot  and  alone  approaching  several 
hundred  armed  warriors  produced  a  sympathy  which  she 
followed  up  with  wise  counsels  which  were  well-nigh  irre- 
sistible to  the  Indians  who  had  such  a  high  opinion  of  her 
wisdom  and  friendship.  Early  the  next  morning  she  W3s  seen 
escorting  a  band  of  warriors  into  the  village  where  the  men 
of  the  town  had  their  fire  arms  all  ready  for  defense.  But 
now  the  program  was  changed  from  war  to  peace.  The  red 
paint  of  the  Indians  was  removed  and  they  were  painted 


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black  to  indicate  their  repentince  for  the  hostile  intentions 
they  had  entertained  in  their  minds  against  the  friends  of 
Mrs.  La  Compt.  Then  the  Indians  were  feasted  in  the  village 
for  days  in  celebration  of  the  averted  warfare.  After  one  of 
these  reconciliations,  they  would  remain  peaceful  for  a  good 
while.  Mrs.  La  Compt's  Hfe  lasted  far  beyond  the  usual  span. 
She  died  in  Cahokia  in  1843,  at  the  age  of  one  hundred  and 
nine  years.  Governor  Reynolds  says  he  knew  this  lady  per- 
sonally, and  ventures  the  opinion  that  her  unusual  health 
and  longevity  was  the  result  of  her  hardy  and  frugal  mode 
of  living.  He  thinks  the  health  of  more  people  is  injured  by 
walking  on  fine  carpets  between  the  piano  and  the  air-tight 
stove  than  by  walking  on  ice  and  snow  in  the  open  air. 

Another  prominent  woman  was  Madame  Beaulieu.  She 
was  a  native  cf  Illnois,  born  at  St.  Phillippe,  a  village  near 
Fort  Chartres.  Her  father  was  an  officer  in  the  French  troops 
named  Chouvin.  He  later  settled  at  Cahokia  where  his  daugh- 
ter married.  Before  that,  however,  she  went  to  Canada  and 
secured  a  medical  education.  She  was  the  first  woman  doctor 
in  Illinois.  She  was  a  devout  Roman  Catholic. 

Nicholas  Jarrot  came  to  Cahokia  in  1794,  where  he  resided 
all  the  rest  of  his  life.  He  was  a  man  of  intense  activity  and 
industry.  He  came  to  Cahokia  without  means,  but  obtained 
a  small  supply  of  Indian  goods  and  became  a  trader.  In  this 
business  he  succeeded  in  amassing  a  large  fortune.  Every 
year  he  sent  a  boat  load  of  goods  to  the  upper  Mississippi, 
where  such  things  as  the  natives  needed  were  bartered  for 
furs  and  pelts  at  an  immense  profit  to  the  trader.  He  also 
kept  a  retail  store  at  Cahokia.  For  many  years  he  held  the 
offices  of  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  Judge  of  the  County  Court. 
He  erected  in  Cahokia  a  brick  house,  which,  when  built, 
was  one  of  the  finest  in  Illinois.  He  was  a  strict  and  zealous 
member  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church.  He  died  in  1828 
and  was  buried  in  the  old  grave  yard  at  Cahokia. 

In  the  year  1793  John  Hays  became  a  citizen  of  Cahokia. 
He  was  born  in  New  York  City  in  1770;  and  while  still  a 
young  man  entered  the  Indian  trade  in  the  Northwest.  At 
one  time  he  and  two  Canadians  were  caught  in  a  severe 
snowstorm  on  the  prairie  and  were  compelled  to  lie  in  the 
snow  for  three  days,  with  only  their  blankets  for  shelter  and 
a  little  dried  meat  for  food.  This  is  an  illustration  of  what 
men  could  endure  in  those  times.  After  he  settled  at  Ca- 
hokia he  was  both  a  trader  and  a  farmer.  For  many  years 
he  held  the  office  of  postmaster,  with  no  profit  to  himself, 
but  merely  to  accommodate  his  neighbors.  In  1798  Governor 
St.  Clair  appointed  him  Sheriff  of  St.  Clair  County,  which 
office  he  held  until  1818,  when  the  state  government  was 
organized. 


Another  prominent  citizen,  whose  name  was  similar  but 
not  the  same,  was  John  Hay.  He  was  born  in  Detroit  in 
1769  and  came  to  Cahokia  in  1793.  His  father  was  the  last 
British  governor  of  Upper  Canada,  and  his  mother  was  a 
lady  of  French  descent,  a  native  of  Detroit.  In  1797  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Margaret  Pouport,  a  beautiful  young  Creole  of 
Cahokia.  Gen.  Arthur  St.  Clair,  then  governor  of  the  North- 
west Territory,  commissioned  him  Clerk  of  the  Court  of 
Quarter  Sessions,  Clerk  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas, 
Clerk  of  the  Orphans'  Court,  and  Treasurer  of  the  County 
of  St.  Clair.  He  held  these  four  positions  at  the  same  time. 
He  was  also  at  different  times  Notary  Public,  Justice  of  the 
Peace,  Probate  Judge,  and  Recorder.  He  retained  the  confi- 
dence of  the  people  in  a  rare  degree  and  remained  in  office 
thru  successive  changes  of  administration  till  his  death. 
When  the  county  seat  was  moved  to  Belleville  in  1814,  it 
was  a  severe  blow  to  Mr.  Hay  and  his  family.  His  duties 
demanded  his  presence  at  the  county  seat,  and  yet  he  was 
reluctant  to  leave  the  French  people  at  Cahokia,  to  whom 
he  was  attached  by  many  years  of  warm  friendship. 

Jean  Francois  Perry  was  born  in  Lyons,  France,  of  a 
wealthy  and  aristocratic  family,  received  a  liberal  classic 
education,  and  studied  and  practiced  law  in  his  own  coun- 
try. The  French  Revolution  caused  his  emigration  to  Amer- 
ica. He  formed  a  partnership  with  another  Frenchman,  M. 
Claudius,  to  carry  on  mercantile  business,  and  the  two 
started  from  Philadelphia  for  the  west  They  reached  Ca- 
hokui  and  soon  after  settled  at  Prairie  Du  Pont.  A  few  years 
later  Claudius  was  killed  by  accident  and  Perry  bought  the 
old  mill  site  on  the  Prairie  Du  Pont  creek  and  built  a  new 
mill  which  he  carried  on  with  profit.  Near  the  mill  was  his 
dwelling.  In  the  year  1794  he  married  the  beautiful  daughter 
of  Jean  Saucier,  of  Cahokia.  In  a  few  years  he  amassed  a 
large  fortune.  He  carried  on  both  the  mill  and  the  store,  but 
perhaps  the  greater  part  of  his  fortune  was  acquired  through 
profitable  land  speculations.  He  was  a  man  of  unostentitious 
manners  and  lived  and  dressed  in  true  democratic  style.  He 
paid  due  regard  to  economy  and  yet  displayed  much  hospi- 
tality in  the  entertainment  of  all  classes  of  people.  He  was 
held  in  high  esteem  in  the  community.  He  was  proficient 
in  the  use  of  both  the  French  and  English  languages  and 
served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  during  almost  the  whole  per- 
iod of  his  life  after  coming  to  Illinois. 

Philip  Creamer  settled  a  short  distance  east  of  Prairie 
Du  Pont  in  the  year  1805.  He  was  born  in  Maryland  and 
learned  the  trade  of  gunsmith  at  Harper's  Ferry.  He  had 
unusual  mechanical  genius.  In  those  times  it  was  a  proverb 
among  the  settlers,  "He  is  as  sure  as  a  Creamer  lock." 
He  lived  to  a  good  old  age. 


Foi.T-  Hundred  and  Fi/l: 


Earliest  Settlements  of  the  country  were  so  thor- 
oughly French  that  up  to  the  beginning  of  the  nine- 
teenth century  only  one  American  settlement  was  to 
be  found  within  the  limits  of  the  present  St.  Clair  County. 
This  was  the  Turkey  Hill  colony,  numbering  about  twenty 
people.  A  little  later  a  number  of  American  families  settled 
in  Ridge  Prairie,  west  of  O'Fallon.  Soon  the  log  cabin  of 
the  pioneer  made  its  appearance  beyond  Silver  Creek  and 
in  a  few  years  more  every  part  of  the  county  was  brought 
under  the  domain  of  the  adventurous  frontiersman.  It  seems 
appropriate  to  mention  some  of  these  vaHant  leaders  who 
did  their  share  in  taking  the  country  for  civilization.  Turkey 
Hill  IS  a  beautiful  eminence  a  few  miles  southeast  of  Belle- 
ville. Tradition  says  that  the  Tamaroa  Indians  once  had  a 
large  town  on  this  hill,  and  that  the  Great  Spirit  sent  an 
old  Indian,  a  wise  and  good  man,  with  seeds  of  all  good 
vegetables,  such  as  corn,  beans,  peas,  and  potatoes,  and  that 
he  taught  the  Indians  how  to  plant  them.  He  also  advised 
them  to  be  peaceful  and  never  to  go  to  war.  As  long  as  this 
counsel  was  followed,  the  Tamaroas  did  well  and  were  a 
happy  and  prosperous  people.  But  at  last  they  disregarded 
the  sage  instruction  and  disaster  followed. 

William  Scott,  the  first  American  settler  in  Turkey  Hill, 
was  born  in  Virginia  of  Irish  parents,  in  the  year  174s. 
He  grew  up  and  was  married  in  his  native  state.  All  his 
children,  six  sons  and  one  daughter,  were  born  m  Virgini.i. 
He  then  moved  to  Kentucky,  and  in  1797  he  moved  with 
his  family  to  Illinois  and  became  a  permanent  resident.  The 
family  included,  besides  his  six  sons,  his  daughter,  Elizabeth 
and  son-in-law,  Franklin  Jarvis.  They  made  the  journey  by 
wagon  from  Fort  Massac  on  the  Ohio  River  to  the  New 
Design  settlement,  where  they  arrived  late  in  the  fall.  About 
Christmas  they  located  at  Turkey  Hill  and  made  the  begin- 
ning of  what  afterward  became  a  prosperous  community  of 
white  people.  Scott  located  several  claims  in  the  present 
counties  of  Monroe  and  St.  Clair,  one  of  which  included 
Turkey  Hill,  where  he  established  his  home.  Jarvis,  the  son- 
in-law  settled  a  little  further  north,  at  the  foot  of  the  hill. 
At  the  time  the  Scotts  came  to  Turkey  Hill  the  Indians  were 
numerous  in  the  vicinity.  Some  of  them  hunted  and  lived 
near  him  for  most  of  the  year,  but  exhibited  only  a  friendly 
spirit.  The  Kickapoos  were  the  nearest  neighbors.  Mr.  Scott's 
large  family  of  sons  were  of  assistance  in  enabling  him  to 
sustain  himself  in  a  location  so  far  in  advance  of  other  white 


CHAPTER  V. 

Early  American  Settlers  of  St.  Clair  County 

settlers.  Eventually  they  all  married  and  settled  in  the  neigh- 
borhood and  the  family  resided  together  for  many  years  in 
that  part  of  the  county.  He  was  known  far  and  near  as 
'Turkey  Hill  Scott."  He  was  a  man  of  high  character,  and 
for  many  years  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 
He  possessed  sound  judgment  and  much  practical  experience, 
and  was  ambitious  for  neither  wealth  nor  worldly  distinction. 
He  served  some  years  as  Justice  of  the  Peace.  Toward  the 
close  of  his  life,  after  the  business  of  making  a  living  ceased 
to  occupy  so  much  of  his  time,  he  turned  his  attention  to 
books  and  study  and  passed  his  advanced  years  m  the  pleas- 
ures of  meditation  and  reflection.  He  was  intelligent  and 
communicative,  and  was  fond  of  discoursing  on  philosophical 
subjects.  He  died  in  Shiloh  Valley  in  the  year  1828,  at  the 
age  of  eighty-four.  His  sons  became  useful  citizens,  and  many 
of  his  descendants  still  reside  in  the  county. 

Joseph  Scott,  one  of  the  sons  of  William,  began  the  manu- 
facture of  powder  in  the  year  1809,  four  miles  and  a  half 
east  of  Belleville.  For  many  years  he  furnished  the  best  pow- 
der made  in  the  west.  He  supplied  the  rangers  in  the  War 
of  1812.  He  procured  the  nitre  which  he  used  in  its  manu- 
facture from  the  caves  on  the  Gasconade  River  in  Missouri. 
He  spent  much  time  during  the  winter  months  exploring 
that  country,  then  filled  with  Indians,  with  Joseph  Dixon 
as  his  sole  companion.  The  next  year,  after  William  Scott 
and  family  started  the  Turkey  Hill  settlement,  Hosea  Rigg, 
Samuel  Shook,  and  some  others  joined  them  there.  By  1800 
there  were  about  twenty  persons  living  in  the  settlement. 

Hosea  Rigg  came  from  Kentucky  and  settled  first  m  the 
American  Bottom  in  1796.  But  after  two  years  he  moved  to 
Turkey  Hill.  He  was  born  in  West  Virginia  in  1760  and  had 
been  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  He  was  deeply 
interested  in  Methodism.  He  was  an  exhorter  and  later  a 
local  preacher  in  the  Methodist  Church.  In  1803,  he  went 
to  Kentucky  to  attend  the  Western  Conference  and  solicit 
a  preacher  for  the  Illinois  country.  Rev.  Benjamin  Young 
was  sent.  Rigg  lived  in  St.  Clair  County  until  his  death  in 
October,  1841,  at  eighty-one  years  of  age.  At  that  time  he 
was  said  to  be  the  oldest  man  in  the  county.  Among  the 
other  American  settlers  were  Samuel  Shook,  George  Stout, 
Moses  and  Jacob  Short,  and  Joseph  Carr. 

The  Shook  family  was  from  Virginia.  They  located  about 
a  mile  from  the  home  of  William  Scott.  Samuel  Shook  was 
a  good  farmer  and  a  useful  citizen.  He  died  in  the  year  1827. 


MC  KENDREE"^^^^^::^^:^.,,^.,.:^^ 


The  Short  brothers  were  sons  of  John  Short,  who  came 
from  Kentucky  and  died  soon  after  setthng  in  Illinois.  Jacob 
Short  was  a  man  of  some  influence.  He  was  captain  of  a 
company  of  rangers  during  the  War  of  1812,  and  was  also 
elected  to  the  Legislature  under  the  territorial  government. 
In  his  later  years  he  moved  to  Morgan  County.  Moses  Short 
for  a  number  of  years  held  the  office  of  Justice  of  the  Peace, 
and  also  served  against  the  Indians  in  his  brother's  company 
of  rangers.  He  is  said  to  have  built  the  first  hand  mill  in 
that  part  of  the  country. 

The  Carr  family,  Joseph,  Henry,  Conrad,  and  Abner, 
settled  in  Turkey  Hill  Prairie,  two  or  three  miles  to  the 
southeast  of  the  original  settlement,  m  1803.  They  were 
from  Virginia,  and  before  commg  to  this  locality  had  lived 
for  a  time  in  the  New  Design  settlement  in  Monroe  County. 
Joseph  Carr  died  in  the  year  1817  and  his  sons  lived  in  the 
same  neighborhood  for  many  years  after. 

David  Phillips  became  a  resident  of  the  county  in  the 
year  iBoj.  He  was  born  in  Orange  County,  North  Carolina, 
in  1755.  After  serving  thru  the  Revolutionary  War,  he 
moved  with  his  family  to  Kentucky  in  the  year  1800.  After 
three  years  he  emigrated  to  Illinois  and  settled  on  Richland 
Creek,  a  short  distance  south  of  the  present  city  of  Belleville. 
He  was  a  natural  mechanic  and  possessed  great  genius  for 
working  in  wood.  It  was  said  that  he  could  make  anything 
that  was  to  be  made  of  wood  from  a  "fiddle"  to  a  farm  wagon. 
He  supplied  his  neighbors  with  furniture  and  implements  of 
many  kinds.  A  chair  made  by  him  over  a  century  ago  is  still 
in  the  possession  of  one  of  his  descendants  now  living  in 
Belleville. 

In  the  year  1806  the  settlements  were  increased  by  the 
arrival  of  the  families  of  Elijah  Rittenhouse,  Isaac  Quick, 
and  John  Woods.  The  Rittenhouse  family  settled  on  Turkey 
Hill,  which  up  to  that  time  had  been  occupied  only  by 
William  Scott.  There  were  four  sons  in  the  family,  Cornelius, 
Peter,  William,  and  Elijah.  The  elder  Rittenhouse  enter- 
tained the  idea  that  his  location  would  be  an  ideal  place  for 
the  county  seat  when  its  removal  from  Cahokia  was  agitated. 
He  laid  out  his  farm  in  town  lots  and  invited  the  cooperation 
of  the  county  authorities,  but  eventually  the  site  of  Belleville 
was  chosen  instead.  He  served  as  constable  and  was  a  good 
and  loyal  citizen. 

Issac  Quick  had  a  son,  Moses,  who  was  an  enterprising 
young  man.  In  company  with  Major  Jacob  Short  he  built  a 
flat  boat,  below  the  present  town  of  New  Athens,  which 
was  loaded  with  beef  cattle  and  successfully  floated  down 


to  New  Orleans.  This  is  said  to  have  been  the  first  flat  boat 
that  ever  navigated  the  Okaw  River. 

John  Woods  and  John  Jarvis,  a  brother  of  Franklin  Jarvis, 
both  settled  in  the  Turkey  Hill  community,  in  the  year  1806. 
After  that  year  there  were  no  considerable  additions  to  the 
settlement  for  some  time.  It  was  considered  one  of  the  best 
in  the  county  and  was  generally  composed  of  good,  honest 
and  industrious  citizens.  The  Scott  family  was  connected 
with  the  Methodist  Church,  while  the  Shorts  and  Carrs 
were  Baptists.  Baptist  meetings  were  held  one  month  at  the 
home  of  Squire  Moses  Short,  and  the  next  at  Joseph  Carr's 
house.  One  of  the  earliest  Baptist  preachers  was  the  Rev. 
Joseph  Chance. 

In  the  years  1801  and  1802,  settlements  were  made  south- 
west of  Belleville  by  John  Teter,  Abraham  Eyman,  William 
Miller,  Martin  Randleman  and  Daniel  Stookey.  The  founders 
of  this  colony  were  of  Pennsylvania  Dutch  descent,  and  were 
industrious,  moral  upright  citizens.  Stookey  and  Eyman,  in 
company  with  some  others,  came  to  Illinois  in  1796  to  explore 
the  country,  with  a  view  to  selecting  a  future  location  for 
their  families.  Traversing  the  country  in  the  vicinity  of  the 
present  city  of  Belleville,  Stookey  and  Eyman  selected  the 
locations  where  afterward  they  settled  in  the  prairie  west 
and  southwest  of  Belleville.  Abraham  Eyman  brought  his 
family  to  Illinois  the  next  year.  He  first  lived  in  the  American 
Bottom,  near  Piggott's  Station,  then  moved  to  New  Design, 
and  in  the  spring  of  the  year  1801  settled  four  miles  west 
of  Belleville.  He  was  a  good  citizen  and  once  represented  the 
county  in  the  Legislature.  He  died  in  the  neighborhood 
where  he  settled.  He  was  preceded  a  few  months  by  John 
Teter,  who  had  a  house  already  built  when  Eyman  arrived. 
Teter  once  served  as  County  Commissioner.  Daniel  Stookey, 
who  was  a  brother-in-law  of  Eyman,  came  to  the  county  in 
1802  and  settled  on  what  is  now  the  Stookey  farm,  two  miles 
west  of  Belleville.  He  died  in  i8j5,  leaving  nine  children. 

John  Primm,  a  native  of  Stafford  County,  Virginia,  came 
to  Illinois  in  the  year  1803,  and  about  a  year  afterward 
settled  seven  miles  west  of  Belleville.  In  1817  he  moved 
to  a  new  location  three  miles  southwest  of  the  county  seat. 
He  died  in  1836,  at  the  age  of  eighty-seven.  For  a  time  he 
carried  the  mail  between  Cahokia  and  Edwardsville.  In 
August,  1814,  one  of  his  sona,  while  carrying  mail  from 
Cahokia  to  Clinton  Hill,  was  struck  by  lightning  in  the 
Derush  hollow.  He  and  his  horse  were  both  instantly  killed. 
His  body  was  burnt  black  by  the  electricity.  Mr.  Primm 
had  been  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War  and  was  pres- 
ent at  the  surrender  of  Cornwallis  at  Yorktovvn.  During 


Hundred  and  Fi/tv-Tu 


MC  KENDREE 


the  Litter  part  ot  his  life  he  received  a  Federal  pension.  The 
year  1802  was  marked  by  general  prosperity  of  the  colonists 
in  Illinois.  Accessions  were  made  to  the  population  and  new 
settlements  were  formed. 

THE  OGLE  FAMILY 

Prominent  among  the  pioneers  was  the  Ogle  family.  Cap- 
tain Joseph  Ogle  was  born  m  Virginia  in  1741.  He  command 
ed  a  company  of  Virginia  troops  during  the  Revolutionary 
War,  holding  his  commission  from  Governor  Patrick  Henry. 
He  came  to  Illinois  in  1785  and  first  settled  in  what  is  now 
Monroe  County.  In  1802  he  moved  to  Ridge  Prairie  and 
located  a  short  distance  west  of  where  O'Fallon  now  stands. 
He  is  said  to  have  been  the  first  Methodist  in  Illinois.  During 
the  early  years  of  his  residence  here  he  took  part  m  several 
Indian  fights.  In  May,  1791,  John  Dempsey  was  attacked  by 
the  Indians,  but  escaped.  Captain  Ogle  and  his  son,  Benjamin, 
were  two  of  the  eight  who  went  in  pursuit  of  the  Indians. 
The  others  were  Captain  Nathaniel  Hull,  James  Lemen, 
James  Ryan,  William  Bryson,  John  Porter,  and  Daniel  Roper. 
The  Indians  were  double  the  number  of  the  Whites.  A  hot 
battle  was  fought  m  the  timber  at  the  big  spring  in  Monroe 
County,  not  far  east  of  the  road  which  ran  from  Waterloo 
to  Whiteside  Station,  which  was  about  midway  between 
the  present  towns  of  Waterloo  and  Columbia.  A  running 
fight  was  kept  up  till  dark,  from  tree  to  tree,  the  Indians 
running  and  the  whites  pursuing.  Five  Indians  were  killed, 
but  the  whites  all  escaped  unharmed.  Captain  Ogle  died  on 
his  farm  in  Ridge  Prairie  in  1821,  at  the  age  of  eighty.  He 
left  several  children,  and  many  of  his  descendants  are  still 
in  St.  Clair  County. 

Benjamin  Ogle,  his  oldest  son,  took  part  in  several  of  the 
early  Indian  contests,  in  one  of  which  he  was  wounded.  He 
lived  on  a  farm  near  the  present  town  of  O'Fallon,  and  died 
at  a  good  old  age. 

Another  son,  Joseph,  married  Lucmda  PuUiam,  daughter 
of  John  PuUiam,  in  1804.  They  lived  on  a  farm  east  of  O'Fal- 
lon. He  served  in  the  Blackhawk  War,  He  died  in  1846. 

Still  another  son,  Jacob,  married  Elizabeth  Teter  and  set- 
tled west  of  O'Fallon.  He  was  a  man  of  considerable  intelli- 
gence and  popularity  and  served  for  a  number  of  years  as 
Justice  of  the  Peace.  He  and  the  Rev.  James  Lemen  built 
a  mill  for  grinding  wheat  and  corn.  This  mill  was  situated 
on  Ogle's  creek,  three  miles  north  of  O'Fallon  and  was  run 
by  water  power.  Owing  to  the  scant  supply  of  water,  the 
milling  business  was  carried  on  for  only  a  short  time.  Later 
he  had  a  mill  on  his  farm  which  was  run  by  horse  power. 


Of  the  daughters  of  Captain  Ogle,  Nancy  married  Larkin 
Rutherford,  Prudence  was  the  wife  of  Peter  Casterline, 
Drusilla  married  William  Porter,  Polly  bec.ime  the  wife  of 
General  J.imes  Moore,  and  Jemima  married  the  Rev.  Charles 
Matheny,  a  resident  of  St.  Clair  County  and  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  ministry.  He  afterward  moved  to  Springfield, 
where  he  occupied  several  responsible  public  positions. 

Among  the  settlers  in  Ridge  Prairie  were  Robert,  Joseph, 
and  James  Lemen,  sons  of  the  Rev.  James  Lemen,  one  of  the 
pioneer  Baptist  preachers  of  Illinois. 

James  Lemen,  Senior,  was  born  m  Berkley  County,  Vir- 
ginia, m  the  year  1760.  He  served  two  years  m  the  war  of 
the  Revolution,  after  which  he  went  to  the  vicinity  of 
Wheeling,  West  Virginia,  where  he  married  Catharine  Ogle, 
an  older  daughter  of  Captain  Joseph  Ogle.  He  came  to  Illinois 
m  1786,  the  year  after  his  father-in  law.  His  trip  to  the  new 
country  was  an  eventful  one.  He  came  down  the  Ohio  River 
with  his  family  and  household  goods  on  a  flat  boat.  One 
night  while  the  boat  was  tied  to  the  shore,  the  river  fell 
considerably,  and  the  boat  lodging  on  a  stump,  was  over- 
turned and  sunk,  and  thus  all  his  provisions  and  goods  were 
lost.  His  oldest  son,  Robert,  then  three  years  old,  floated 
out  in  the  stream  on  the  bed  on  which  he  lay.  By  strenuous 
effort  he  was  rescued  and  his  life  was  saved.  Notwithstanding 
this  discouraging  misfortune,  the  family  proceeded  on  their 
journey,  and  arrived  at  Kaskaskia,  July  10,  1786,  and  shortly 
afterward  settled  at  New  Design,  in  the  present  county  of 
Monroe.  In  after  years  he  was  a  citizen  of  prominence  and 
usefulness.  He  served  in  the  office  of  Justice  of  the  Peace 
and  County  Judge.  He  was  also  a  prominent  religious  leader 
among  the  Baptists.  His  religious  labors  are  referred  to 
elsewhere. 

Robert  Lemen,  the  oldest  son  of  James,  was  reared  at  New 
Design.  In  the  year  1805  he  married  Hester  Tolin,  and  settled 
m  Ridge  Prairie,  about  four  miles  north  of  where  O'Fallon 
now  IS.  Under  the  administration  of  John  Quincy  Adams 
he  acted  as  Marshall  for  the  State  of  Illinois.  He  also  served 
as  Justice  of  the  Peace.  In  early  times  he  acted  as  clerk  of 
the  Richland  Baptist  Church,  and  he  was  an  original  member 
of  the  Bethel  Church,  organized  in  1809,  of  which  he  was 
clerk  until  184").  He  died  in  i860. 

Rev.  Joseph  Lemen  was  born  in  September,  178';,  and 
was  less  than  a  year  old  when  the  family  came  to  Illinois. 
He  became  a  minister  of  the  Baptist  Church  and  settled  in 
Ridge  Prairie,  north  of  the  site  of  O'Fallon,  and  near  his 
brother,  Robert.  His  wife  was  Mary  Kinney,  the  youngest 
daughter  of  Joseph  Kinney,  and  a  sister  of  William  Kinney, 


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who  was  once  Lieutenant-Governor  of  Illinois.  It  is  said 
that  she  went  to  school  and  learned  to  read  and  write  after 
she  was  married,  but  these  educational  efforts  did  not  hinder 
her  from  rearing  a  large  and  respectable  family.  Joseph  Lemen 
was  active  in  ministerial  labors.  He  travelled  over  this  part 
of  the  country  extensively,  and  organized  a  number  of  Baptist 
churches.  He  died  in  1861. 

Rev.  James  Lemen,  Jr.,  was  born  in  the  New  Design 
settlement,  in  1787,  and  received  a  good  education  for  that 
time,  under  the  instruction  of  Rev.  John  Clark,  who  was 
one  of  the  most  active  and  useful  of  the  pioneer  preachers 
of  Illinois.  Mr.  Lemen  was  said  to  be  the  first  ordained 
preacher  in  Illinois,  born  in  the  territory.  He  married  Mary 
Pulliam  in  1813,  and  settled  in  Ridge  Prairie.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Territorial  Legislature  at  Kaskaskia,  and  also 
filled  the  same  oflBce  after  the  organization  of  the  state  govern- 
ment. Twice  he  was  a  member  of  the  state  senate.  He  was  also 
a  member  of  the  convention  which  framed  the  first  constitu- 
tion of  the  state.  He  died  in  February,  1870. 

It  should  be  mentioned  that  one  cause  of  the  removal  of 
the  Ogle  and  Lemen  families  to  Illinois  was  their  opposition 
to  slavery.  This  was  also  the  case  with  a  number  of  other 
prominent  families  of  the  county  who  came  at  a  later  date. 
At  that  early  day,  half  a  century  before  there  was  any  general 
agitation  of  the  question,  they  became  opposed  to  the  system, 
liberated  their  slaves,  and  moved  to  a  place  where  they  be- 
lieved they  would  be  forever  free  from  the  curse  of  slavery. 

JOHN  PULLIAM 
John  Pulliam  who  emigrated  to  Illinois  in  1795  was  the 
head  of  a  large  family,  many  of  the  descendants  of  whom  are 
still  to  be  found  living  in  the  county.  He  was  born  in  Virginia 
and  removed  to  Kentucky  immediately  after  the  Revolution- 
ary War,  and  came  to  the  New  Design  settlement  a  few  years 
later.  In  1797  he  crossed  into  Missouri  and  settled  at  Floris- 
sant, west  of  St.  Louis.  Two  years  later  he  returned  to  Illinois 
and  lived  for  a  time  in  the  northern  part  of  Randolph  county. 
From  there  he  moved  to  what  is  now  Monroe  county  and 
established  a  farm  home  on  the  Prairie  Du  Long  Creek,  in 
1802.  He  sold  this  farm  in  1808  and  moved  to  another  location 
on  the  Kaskaskia  river  near  the  present  site  of  Fayetteville 
in  St.  Clair  county.  Here  he  finished  his  varied  career  and 
died  in  the  year  1812.  His  nine  children  were  Robert,  Nancy, 
Elizabeth,  John,  Lucinda,  James,  Thomas,  Ruth  and  Mary. 
Several  of  these  lived  and  died  in  St.  Clair  county.  Nancy 
married  William  Lot  Whitesides,  who  shortly  after  1800 
settled  three  miles  east  of  Belleville.  John  Pulliam  settled  near 
the  present  city  of  Belleville  at  an  early  day.  Lucinda  became 


the  wife  of  Joseph  Ogle,  son  of  Captain  Joseph  Ogle.  James 

Pulliam  who  was  about  nine  years  of  age  when  he  came  with 

the  family  to  Illinois,  married  Judith  Whitesides  and  settled 

two  miles  east  of  Belleville.  He  was  a  well-informed  man  for 

his  day,  and  an  able  Baptist  preacher.  He  was  liberal  in  his 

support  to  religious  and  educational  institutions.  He  died  in 

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THOMAS  PULLIAM 

Thomas  Pulliam  became  a  minister  in  the  Methodist 
Church,  but  was  also  a  farmer.  He  was  the  founder  of  the 
present  town  of  Fayetteville  where  he  was  hving  at  the  time 
of  his  death  in  1852.  Mary  the  youngest  daughter  of  John 
Pulliam  was  about  a  year  old  when  she  came  with  the  family 
to  lUinois.  Her  mother  died  when  she  was  but  a  child  and 
she  was  reared  by  her  sister  Nancy,  the  wife  of  William  Lot 
Whitesides,  who  lived  east  of  Belleville.  In  December,  1813, 
she  became  the  wife  of  Rev.  James  Lemen,  Jr.,  previously 
mentioned.  They  established  their  home  on  Ridge  Prairie 
where  she  died  in  1876  at  the  age  of  eighty -one,  having  spent 
eighty  years  of  her  long  hfe  in  St.  Clair  county. 
LARKEN  RUTHERFORD 

Larken  Rutherford  was  one  of  the  soldiers  under  Colonel 
Clark  who  took  part  in  the  conquest  of  Illinois.  He  was  a 
large  man  of  athletie  frame  and  was  bold  and  fearless.  He  re- 
turned to  Illinois  in  1781  in  company  with  James  Moore, 
Shadrach  Bond,  Robert  Kidd  and  James  Garrison.  This  was 
the  first  colony  of  American  families  to  settle  in  Illinois. 
Moore  and  Rutherford  chose  a  location  near  Bellefontaine,  a 
short  distance  southwest  of  the  present  town  of  Waterloo  in 
Monroe  county.  Bond,  Kidd  and  Garrison  settled  in  the 
Bottom. 

Soon  after  1800,  Rutherford  moved  to  St.  Clair  county  and 
settled  north  of  Belleville.  He  was  a  good  citizen  and  a  zealous 
member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 

WILLIAM  BIGGS 
One  of  the  gallant  soldiers  of  Colonel  Clark  who  lived  a 
long  and  eventful  life  in  Illinois  was  William  Biggs.  He  was 
born  in  Maryland  in  1755.  At  the  age  of  twenty-three,  he 
enlisted  as  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War  and  became  a 
member  of  Clark's  famous  expedition.  He  was  hardy,  energet- 
ic and  brave.  He  withstood  the  perils  and  hairbreadth  escapes 
incident  to  the  Clark  campaign  with  the  heroism  of  a  veteran 
warrior.  He  received  no  bounty  in  land  in  the  grant  made  to 
Clark  and  his  soldiers,  but  later  the  Congress  of  the  United 
States,  recognizing  the  valuable  services  rendered  to  the 
colonies  by  Lieutenant  Biggs,  granted  him  in  the  year  1826 
three  sections  of  land.  This  was  tardy  justice  rendered  so  late 
in  life  that  it  could  be  of  little  use  to  him  for  he  was  then 


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seventy  years  of  age.  But  it  was  no  doubt  a  great  satisfaction 
to  him  that  the  U.  S.  Government  had  finally  recognized  his 
eminent  service. 

Soon  after  the  close  of  the  war  he  went  back  to  his  old 
home  in  the  east  and  married  a  wife  who  formerly  lived  in 
Virginia.  Soon  after  his  marriage  he,  with  his  two  brothers, 
emigrated  to  Illinois  and  settled  at  Bellefontaine.  In  the  spring 
of  1788  he  and  a  neighbor  named  Vallis  started  one  morning 
on  horseback  to  take  a  supply  of  beaver  fur  which  they  had 
caught  to  Cahokia  to  market  They  were  proceeding  along 
the  road  which  is  now  route  three  of  the  Illinois  road  system, 
but  at  that  time  much  of  the  way  was  a  trail  through  the 
wood,  tho  the  main  road  to  Cahokia.  When  they  were  near 
Piggot's  Fort  in  the  Bottom,  they  heard  the  report  of  two 
guns.  Biggs  supposed  the  shots  to  be  fared  by  some  hunters, 
but  in  a  few  minutes  they  saw  sixteen  Indians  armed  with 
guns.  Biggs  and  Vallis  immediately  whipped  up  their  horses, 
but  It  was  too  late.  The  Indians  fired  a  volley  at  them  and 
several  of  the  bullets  took  effect,  tho  it  might  have  been  ex- 
pected that  both  the  men  and  horses  would  be  killed  imme- 
diately, yet  It  did  not  so  happen.  Vallis'  horse  carried  him 
to  the  Fort  with  a  severe  wound  of  which  he  died  after 
lingering  six  weeks.  Biggs'  horse  was  shot  dead  and  four 
bullets  went  thru  the  rider's  coat  but  he  himself  did  not  re- 
ceive a  single  wound.  Abandoning  his  horse  and  his  furs  he 
started  to  run.  But  with  his  winter  over  coat  and  boots  he 
was  not  equipped  for  racing  and  the  Indians  soon  caught  him 
and  made  him  prisoner.  When  Vallis  reached  the  Fort,  signal 
guns  were  fired  to  alarm  the  community,  and  the  Indians 
hearing  it  began  a  hurried  march  to  get  away  with  their 
prisoner.  They  started  on  a  run  and  kept  their  prisoner  going 
at  that  gait  for  five  or  six  miles.  They  were  Kickapoos  and 
started  at  once  for  their  village  called  Weastown  on  the 
Wabash  river,  a  long  distance  above  Vincennes.  They  trav- 
elled about  forty  miles  the  first  day  and  that  seems  a  good 
record  for  travellers  on  foot  with  no  well-established  road. 
They  must  have  passed  near  where  the  towns  of  Belleville 
and  Lebanon  are  now,  but  at  that  time  there  was  not  even  a 
settlement  at  either  place.  The  whole  distance  was  some- 
where about  three  hundred  miles  but  they  reached  the  village 
in  ten  days,  with  their  prisoner.  One  of  the  Indians  tried  to 
kill  Biggs,  but  the  others  seeming  to  have  in  mind  a  large 
ransom  which  they  hoped  to  obtain  kept  the  prisoner  safe 
and  killed  the  Indian  who  seemed  to  want  to  deprive  them 
of  the  benefit  of  their  successful  capture.  The  Indians  were 
rather  severe  in  their  treatment  of  him  and  tied  him  at  night 
so  securely  that  he  had  no  chance  of  escape.  Biggs  was  a  fine 


specimen  of  physical  manhood  and  unusually  handsome.  His 
manly  beauty  had  its  attraction  for  the  feminine  portion  of 
this  group  of  untutored  savages.  He  claims  that  several  of 
the  Indian  Belles  of  the  Wabash  offered  him  their  hearts  m 
wedlock,  but  he,  hoping  to  return  some  time  to  his  fimily 
remained  true  to  the  wife  who  was  suffering  the  agonies  of 
uncertainty  as  to  the  f ite  of  her  husband  for  she  only  knew 
that  the  Indians  had  carried  him  off  and  she  had  no  means  of 
knowing  whether  he  was  dead  or  alive.  But  he  had  been  in 
the  camp  only  a  short  time  when  negotiations  were  begun  at 
Vincennes  for  his  ransom.  These  negotiations  were  carried 
on  partly  by  John  Rice  Jones,  who  is  mentioned  elsewhere 
in  this  history  and  was  then  hving  at  Vincennes.  An  agree- 
ment was  finally  reached  by  which  the  Indians  received  the 
equivalent  of  two  hundred  and  sixty  dollars  for  the  freedom 
of  the  prisoner,  besides  which  Biggs  had  to  promise  thirty- 
seven  dollars  more  for  the  means  necessary  to  accomplish  the 
journey  back  to  Bellefontaine.  He  went  down  the  Wabash  in 
a  canoe  to  the  Ohio  and  thence  to  the  Mississippi  and  up 
that  river  to  Kaskaskia,  whence  he  had  only  a  few  miles  to 
travel  overland  to  reach  his  home.  His  return  to  his  family 
can  better  be  imagined  than  described.  They  had  mourned 
him  as  dead.  At  that  day  there  was  no  way  of  sending  word 
that  he  was  coming  so  he  walked  unannounced  one  day  into 
this  grief-stricken  home  and  brought  hope  and  happiness  and 
restored  lasting-good  cheer  to  his  loved  ones  who  had  been 
sitting  in  the  shadow  of  a  great  sorrow.  Years  afterward  Mr. 
Biggs  wrote  an  account  of  his  experiences  in  captivity  and  had 
It  published  in  the  year  1826.  In  1790  when  St.  Clair  county 
was  organized.  Governor  St.  Clair  appointed  him  sheriff,  and 
he  held  the  office  for  many  years,  as  the  records  testify.  He 
had  received  a  common  school  education  which  had  been 
supplemented  by  much  experience  including  the  dangers  of 
war  and  pioneer  life.  He  was  popular  with  his  fellow  citizens 
and  was  twice  elected  to  represent  St.  Clair  County  in  the 
Legislature  of  the  North  West  Territory.  At  the  time  when 
he  and  Shadrach  Bond  were  serving  together  in  Clark's  expe- 
dition they  said  in  a  joke  one  day  that  they  would  like  to 
represent  this  country  in  the  legislature.  Twelve  years  later 
their  dreams  were  realized  for  they  were  both  members  of  the 
first  General  Assembly  of  the  North  West  Territory.  Biggs 
also  served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  Judge  of  the  Court  of 
Common  Pleas,  for  many  years  and  made  a  pafe  and  accept' 
able  officer  of  Justice.  In  1808  he  was  elected  to  the  Legisla- 
ture of  the  Indiana  Territory,  and  helped  to  secure  the  divi- 
sion of  the  Territory  which  was  effected  in  the  following 
year.  In  181  i  Biggs  was  elected  to  the  Legislature  of  the 


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Illinois  Territory  and  held  the  office  for  four  years.  He  made 
a  solid  and  useful  member  of  the  Legislative  Body  as  long  as 
he  was  a  member.  Few  men  have  had  the  good  fortune  to 
live  in  an  age  when  they  had  so  many  opportunities  to  serve 
their  fellow-men  as  he  had.  But  in  all  these  years  of  public 
service  he  did  not  allow  his  private  interests  to  interfere  with 
his  duties  to  his  country.  He  was  never  wealthy,  but  pos- 
sessed only  a  reasonable  competence.  Towards  the  close  of  his 
life  he  engaged  in  an  enterprise  of  manufacturing  salt  on 
Silver  Creek  within  the  present  limits  of  Madison  county. 
He  died  in  1827,  at  the  home  of  Colonel  Judy,  an  aged  and 
well-respected  pioneer  of  the  first  county  of  the  great  state 

of  Illinois. 

GEORGE  BLAIR 

George  Blair  came  to  Illinois  in  1796.  He  first  lived  between 
the  old  Whitesides  station  and  the  town  of  Waterloo,  m  the 
present  county  of  Monroe,  and  had  a  distillery  there.  He  was 
appointed  sheriff  of  St.  Clair  county  and  held  that  office  for 
several  years.  In  1802,  he  moved  with  his  family  to  the  site 
of  the  present  city  of  Belleville  where  he  owned  two  hundred 
acres  of  land.  On  his  land  the  town  of  Belleville  was  located 
in  1814.  He  is  said  to  have  suggested  the  name  Belleville  for 
the  new  town  and  county  seat.  The  "Sugar  Loaf"  tract  of 
land  south  of  Cahokia  near  the  Monroe  county  line  was  first 
improved  by  George  Lunceford  and  Samuel  Judy.  Shortly 
after  the  year  1800,  Judy  sold  out  to  Lunceford  and  went  to 
Madison  county  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life. 
The  "Sugar  Loaf  was  a  well-known  land  mark  in  the  early 
settlement  of  the  country.  A  small  mound  rises  on  top  of  the 
rocky  bluff.  In  early  times  a  peach  tree  stood  on  the  summit 
of  the  mound  which  had  the  reputation  of  never  failing  to 
bear  fruit.  Its  resemblance  to  a  sugar  loaf  gives  the  name  to 
the  place.  It  is  about  five  miles  south  of  Cahokia. 
WILLIAM  KINNEY 

Among  the  distinguished  citizens  of  St.  Clair  county  m 
the  early  days  was  William  Kinney,  who  was  elected  Lieu- 
tenant-Governor of  the  state  in  1826.  He  was  born  in  Ken- 
tucky in  1781  and  in  1793  came  with  his  father  Joseph  Kinney 
to  the  New  Design  settlement  in  Monroe  county.  He  was 
gay  and  social  in  his  disposition  and  a  leader  in  the  festivities 
and  amusements  then  common  on  the  frontier.  He  inherited 
a  strong  well-balanced  mind  and  sound  judgment.  He  had  a 
retentive  memory  and  boundless  energy  and  activity,  but  his 
opportunities  for  school  training  were  very  limited.  It  is  said 
that  he  went  to  school  regularly  only  three  months.  After  he 
was  married  at  nineteen,  he  received  private  instruction  in 
the  common  branches  from  John  Messinger.  For  a  short  time 
he  attended  a  school  located  at  the  junction  of  the  Collinsville 


road  with  the  Belleville  and  Lebanon  plank  road,  which  was 
held  in  a  log  house  with  a  wooden  chimney  without  ceiling 
or  windows  and  without  a  glass  in  the  house.  The  floor  was 
of  puncheons  and  the  door  made  of  clap  boards.  With  this 
foundation  and  a  large  inheritance  of  native  intelligence  and 
energy,  he  became  a  well-informed  man  and  was  one  of  the 
most  influential  characters  of  his  day.  He  possessed  a  fund 
of  wit,  excelled  in  satire  and  sarcasm,  was  always  ready  with 
a  pertinent  and  appropriate  anecdote,  while  his  sound  judg- 
ment and  accurate  knowledge  of  human  nature  taught  him 
how  to  use  these  gifts  in  the  most  effective  manner.  At  the 
time  of  his  marriage  he  was  practically  destitute  of  worldly 
goods,  and  had  little  disposition  to  accumulate  property.  But 
he  soon  adopted  a  more  sober  and  industrious  course  of  con- 
duct. In  the  year  1803  he  settled  on  a  beautiful  eminence  a 
few  miles  northeast  of  Belleville  and  devoted  himself  ener- 
getically to  the  task  of  improving  his  farm  and  making  a 
desirable  home.  In  this  undertaking  he  was  ably  assisted  by 
his  wife,  who  was  an  excellent  and  amiable  woman.  The  sur- 
plus  produce  from  his  farm  he  sold  in  Cahokia  or  St.  Louis. 
One  day  a  merchant  in  St.  Louis  named  Von  Phul  persuaded 
Kinney  to  take  a  few  articles  of  merchandise  home  with  him 
and  try  to  sell  them,  promising  that  if  he  could  not  sell  them 
he  might  return  them.  After  some  hesitation  Kinney  took 
the  goods,  consisting  of  a  few  bolts  of  cotton  cloth  which 
he  carried  on  his  horse  from  St.  Louis  to  his  farm.  At  that 
time  he  could  barely  write,  and  knew  nothing  whatever  of 
bookkeeping,  but  his  strong  natural  talents  enabled  him  to 
invent  a  system  of  bookkeeping  of  his  own.  With  this  humble 
beginning  he  embarked  in  a  prosperous  business  career,  in 
which  he  acquired  a  large  fortune.  He  also  traded  in  lands, 
as  well  as  in  merchandise,  and  in  everything  was  successful. 
He  erected  a  comfortable  house  which  was  almost  always 
crowded  with  his  friends,  and  in  which  he  exercised  an  un- 
sparing hospitality.  In  1809  he  joined  the  Baptist  Church. 
He  was  later  authorized  to  preach  the  gospel,  and  became  a 
distinguished  and  influential  Baptist  minister.  After  reaching 
middle  life  he  entered  the  field  of  politics.  He  was  a  staunch 
and  uncompromising  Democrat,  and  at  all  times  maintained 
the  doctrines  of  his  party  with  sincere  enthusiasm.  He  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  first  general  assembly  after  the  organ- 
ization of  the  state  government  and  assisted  in  putting  the 
political  machinery  of  the  state  in  operation.  He  was  several 
times  subsequently  chosen  to  represent  St.  Clair  County  in 
the  State  Legislature,  and  always  acquitted  himself  with 
credit  as  an  efficient  business  member.  In  1826  he  was  a 
candidate  for  Lieutenant-Governor  against  Samuel  H.  Thomp' 


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son,  a  minister  in  the  Methodist  Church.  Both  candidates 
were  good  men,  with  character  .ihove  reproach,  hut  Mr. 
Thompson  had  scruples  about  electioneering  and  refused  as 
a  matter  of  conscience  to  make  any  effort  to  secure  votes, 
therefore  the  strange  result  of  the  election  was  that  Ninian 
Edwards  was  elected  Governor,  as  a  representative  of  the 
Whig  party,  William  Kinney  was  elected  Lieutenant-Gover- 
nor from  the  Democratic  party.  In  1830  Kinney  was  a  can- 
didate for  Governor,  in  opposition  to  John  Reynolds,  of 
Belleville.  Both  were  Democrats,  but  Kinney  was  supported 
by  the  ultra-Democrats,  or  followers  of  Andrew  Jackson, 
while  Reynolds  was  fiivored  by  the  more  conservative  ele- 
ments in  the  Democratic  party,  and  also  received  in  general 
the  vote  of  the  Whigs,  who  preferred  his  election  to  that  of 
such  an  uncompromising  Democrat  as  Kinney.  The  campaign 
was  a  spirited  one  and  resulted  in  the  election  of  Reynolds. 
During  the  administration  of  President  Jackson,  Mr.  Kinney 
had  much  political  influence  in  the  west,  and  was  regarded 
as  the  chief  representative  m  Illinois  of  the  straight-out 
Jackson  party.  Toward  the  close  of  his  life  he  was  appointed 
Commissioner  of  Internal  Improvements,  a  position  which 
gave  him  much  trouble  and  caused  serious  injury  to  his  pri- 
vate fortune.  He  died  in  1843  on  his  farm  where  he  had  lived 
for  forty  years.  This  place  later  became  the  home  of  Hon. 
James  L.  D.  Morrison,  who  erected  on  it  a  residence  which 
m  grandeur  might  almost  rank  with  some  of  the  baronial 
castles  of  the  old  world,  and  called  it  "Glen  Addie."  In 
recent  years  it  has  become  the  property  of  the  Catholic 
Church,  and  the  commodious  buildings  and  grounds  are  util- 
ized as  an  orphanage. 

JOHN  MESSINGER 
John  Messinger,  who  was  an  early  settler  at  Clinton  Hill, 
two  and  a  half  miles  north  of  Belleville,  kept  the  first  post 
office  in  the  county  outside  of  Cahokia.  Messinger  was  an 
accomplished  surveyor  and  surveyed  a  large  portion  of  the 
land  in  this  and  adjoining  counties.  He  was  born  m  West 
Stockbridge,  Massachusetts,  in  1771.  He  was  raised  on  a 
farm  and  was  taught  the  science  and  practice  of  agriculture, 
and  at  the  same  time  was  able  to  secure  a  good  education. 
He  was  particularly  fond  of  the  study  of  mathematics.  In 
1783  he  removed  to  Vermont  and  learned  the  carpenter's 
trade  and  also  became  a  millwright.  He  had  a  high  degree 
of  energy  and  activity  and  much  aptitude  for  mechanical 
pursuits,  but  It  is  said  that  in  his  maturer  life  his  chief 
delight  was  found  in  the  science  of  mathematics  and  the 
various  branches  arising  out  of  it.  His  whole  life  seemed  to 
be  "tinctured  with  mathematics"  and  for  many  years  he 


was  believed  to  be  the  most  profound  mathematician  and 
the  best  l.md  surveyor  in  Illinois.  He  came  to  Kentucky  in 
1799,  and  from  there  to  New  Design,  where  he  lived  a  few 
years  and  then  settled  permanently  at  Clinton  Hill.  There 
were  few  men  m  the  country  at  that  time  as  well  educated 
as  he.  He  was  an  excellent  English  scholar  and  gave  instruc 
tion  m  surveying  to  a  number  of  young  men  who  had  no 
other  opportunity  for  education  in  this  line.  He  was  one  of 
the  surveyors  who,  m  1806,  surveyed  this  section  of  the 
state  into  townships.  He  surveyed  much  of  the  public  domain 
m  both  St.  Clair  and  Randolph  Counties.  He  wrote  and 
published  m  1821  a  book  entitled,  "A  Manual  or  Hand-Book 
of  Practical  Surveying."  It  is  claimed  that  he  taught  math- 
ematics m  Dr.  Peck's  Seminary  at  Rock  Spring.  In  181  "i  he 
was  made  a  deputy  under  the  Surveyor-Genenil  of  Ohio, 
with  authority  to  survey  the  military  tract  m  the  forks  of 
the  Mississippi  and  Illinois  Rivers.  He  did  survey  much  of 
this  tract.  Later  he  was  appointed  to  assist  m  the  survey 
of  the  northern  limits  of  this  state,  and  he  made  a  part  of 
the  astronomical  and  mathematical  calculations  by  which 
the  line  dividing  the  states  of  Illinois  and  Wisconsin  was 
located.  He  and  Philip  Creamer,  whose  skill  as  a  mechanic 
has  already  been  referred  to,  made  surveyors'  compasses 
that  were  as  well  calculated  and  as  well  finished  in  workman- 
ship as  any  made  in  the  United  States.  He  did  not  care  to 
take  any  part  in  political  affairs,  but  was  several  times  pre- 
vailed upon  to  represent  St.  Clair  County  in  the  Legislature. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  convention  that  met  at  Kaskaskia 
and  framed  the  first  constitution  of  Illinois.  He  was  also  a 
member  of  the  first  general  assembly  of  this  state,  which 
convened  in  1818,  and  on  its  organization  was  elected  speaker 
of  the  House  of  Representatives.  His  death  occurred  in  the 
year  1846.  He  had  no  enemies,  but  a  large  number  of  friends 
mourned  his  departure. 

THE  BADGLEYS 
The  Badgleys,  who  were  among  the  early  settlers  of  St. 
Clair  County,  are  the  descendants  of  Anthony  Badgley,  of 
New  Jersey,  who  later  settled  in  Virginia  and  died  there 
about  1800.  Rev.  David  Badgley,  a  Baptist  preacher,  visited 
Illinois  in  1796.  He  preached  in  the  New  Design  settlement 
and  founded  there  the  first  Baptist  church  in  Illinois.  He 
also  visited  Missouri,  and  on  his  return  from  there  he 
preached  a  sermon  from  a  rock  in  the  Mississippi  River, 
the  people  gathering  to  hear  him  from  either  shore.  This 
was  a  most  unique  way  of  dispensing  the  gospel.  Returning 
to  Virginia,  he  gave  such  a  favorable  account  of  the  country 
that  his  sons  and  a  number  of  other  people  decided  to  emi' 


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grate  to  Illinois.  The  colony  which  came  to  Illinois  at  that 
time  included  a  large  number  of  families,  among  whom  were 
the  Teters,  Carrs,  Millers,  Strouds,  and  Eymans.  They 
floated  down  the  Ohio  River  from  Brownsville,  Pennsyl- 
vania, to  Shawneetown,  and  thence  made  their  way  across 
the  country  to  Kaskaskia,  where  they  arrived  on  July  4, 
1797.  Their  journey  across  Southern  Illinois  was  full  of 
difficulties.  Nothing  but  an  Indian  trail  at  that  time  led 
from  Shawneetown  to  Kaskaskia.  They  were  compelled  to 
swim  streams  swollen  with  recent  rains.  Their  household 
goods,  with  the  women  and  children,  were  ferried  over  on 
temporary  rafts.  No  trace  of  a  white  man  was  seen  till  they 
reached  Kaskaskia.  They  saw  animals  running  off  in  the 
distance  which  they  thought  to  be  buffalo.  David  Badgley 
settled  in  the  American  Bottom,  west  of  Moredock  Lake, 
in  the  present  county  of  Monroe,  in  the  year  1797,  but 
after  a  few  years,  he  moved  in  1804  to  a  place  a  few  miles 
north  of  Belleville,  where  he  improved  the  farm  on  which 
he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  and  died  December  16, 
1824,  at  the  age  of  seventy -six.  Anthony  Badgley,  a  younger 
brother  of  David,  came  with  him  from  Virginia  and  settled 
first  at  New  Design,  but  about  the  same  time  that  David 
moved  to  St.  Clair  County,  he  also  came  and  the  two  brothers 
settled  near  each  other  a  few  miles  north  of  Belleville,  in 
the  year  1804.  At  that  time  he  built  a  log  house  which  was 
for  many  years  a  well-known  land  mark  in  the  country.  One 
of  his  sons,  Hiram,  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812.  His  son, 
Simeon,  lived  on  the  same  farm  where  his  father  settled  until 
his  death,  near  the  close  of  the  nineteenth  century.  Aaron 
Badgley,  one  of  the  sons  of  David,  came  with  the  original 
colony  to  Illinois  in  1797  and  settled  in  Horse  Prairie,  west 
of  Red  Bud.  There  his  wife  and  two  children  died.  In  1800 
he  married  Catherine  Stroud  and  settled  on  the  bluff  south 
of  Waterloo.  But  in  1804  he  moved  to  the  neighborhood  of 
the  other  Badgleys,  north  of  Belleville.  In  1812  he  became 
a  ranger  and  was  an  orderly  sergeant  thru  Edward's  cam- 
paign. On  his  return  he  visited  Virginia  in  company  with 
his  father,  but  coming  back  to  Illinois  he  rejoined  the  army 
under  Captain  Stuntz  and  served  till  peace  was  declared. 
In  1830  he  was  chosen  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  afterwards 
reelected.  He  and  his  son,  Adam,  hauled  the  first  goods 
from  Belleville  to  Springfield  for  Governor  Edwards.  It  was 
in  winter  and  they  were  obliged  to  sleep  out  on  the  prairie 
and  came  near  perishing  with  cold  and  exposure.  Aaron 
Badgley  died  in  1858  at  the  age  of  eighty-five.  His  wife 
survived  him  several  years  and  died  at  ninety-one.  His  three 
sons,  Elijah,  Adam,  and  Strander  all  lived  to  a  good  old 


age  in  St.  Clair  County.  Aaron  Badgley "s  four  brothers, 
Ichabod,  David,  Job,  and  Abraham,  all  sons  of  Rev.  David 
Badgley,  were  among  the  early  pioneers  of  the  Illinois  coun- 
try. Ichabod  had  a  farm  north  of  Belleville,  and  served  as 
Justice  of  the  Peace;  David  was  killed  by  accident  while 
riding  horse  back;  Job  built  an  ox  mill  near  Unity  Church; 
and  Abraham  repeatedly  held  the  office  of  Assessor,  Treas- 
urer, and  County  Commissioner. 

THE  HARRISON  FAMILY 

Among  the  early  settlers  connected  with  the  development 
of  manufacturing  interests  m  the  county  is  the  Harrison 
family.  Thomas  Harrison  was  born  m  South  Carolina  in 
1779.  His  father  emigrated  to  North  Carolina  and  later 
came  with  some  others  to  Illinois,  arriving  in  July,  1804, 
and  settled  about  four  miles  southwest  of  Belleville.  Here 
he  improved  his  farm,  and  in  181J  erected  a  cotton  gin, 
which  was  one  of  the  first  in  Illinois.  It  was  propelled  by 
horse  power.  At  that  time  a  considerable  amount  of  cotton 
was  raised  in  lUinois,  but  the  price  became  so  low  that  both 
the  gin  and  the  cotton  business  were  abandoned.  It  is  claimed 
that  the  first  cotton  gin  in  the  Illinois  country  was  built 
by  James  Gilbreath,  who  settled  on  Silver  Creek  where  it 
IS  crossed  by  the  road  from  Belleville  to  Shawneetown.  Mr. 
Harrison  afterward  purchased  an  ox-tread  mill  in  Belleville: 
then  built  a  small  steam  mill,  and  then  later  a  larger  one 
which  finally  burnt,  and  with  it  more  than  sixty  thousand 
bushels  of  wheat.  It  was  a  heavy  loss  but  did  not  discourage 
him.  His  unfailing  enterprise  gave  the  first  impulse  of  growth 
to  the  milling  interests  of  Belleville,  which  afterwards  became 
very  important.  His  descendants  are  still  largely  connected 
with  the  manufacturing  interests  of  the  town. 

A  farming  community  was  started  near  the  mouth  of 
Silver  Creek  when  Abraham  Teter,  his  sister,  Mrs.  Shook, 
and  Peter  Mitchell  settled  there  in  1804.  Mitchell  after- 
wards served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  County  Commis- 
sioner. Another  settlement  on  Silver  Creek  was  made  by 
the  Bradsby  family  about  three  miles  north  of  the  present 
town  of  Lebanon,  at  the  edge  of  Looking  Glass  Prairie.  Wil- 
liam H.  Bradsby,  the  oldest  son,  came  from  Kentucky  with 
two  other  young  men  and  raised  a  crop  of  corn  in  the  spring 
of  1804  on  the  land  which  they  entered.  The  rest  of  the 
family  followed  them  from  Kentucky  in  the  fall.  Mr.  Bradsby 
taught  school  for  several  years.  In  1806  he  had  a  school  in  the 
American  Bottom,  almost  west  of  the  present  town  of  Col' 
linsville.  The  next  year  he  taught  in  the  Turkey  Hill  settle- 
ment. His  two  sons,  William  H.  and  James,  were  in  the 
ranger  service  during  the  War  of  1812,  and  made  good  sol' 


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diers.  William  H.  returned  to  Kentucky  and  qualified  himself 
for  the  practice  ot  medicine  and  then  came  back  to  Illinois. 
He  was  elected  to  the  Territorial  Legislature  m  1814.  He 
was  a  resident  ot  Washington  County  when  it  was  organized 
and  filled  a  number  of  public  offices  in  that  county.  Among 
the  settlers  on  Silver  Creek  was  Thomas  Higgms.  His  name 
deserves  a  place  in  history  for  his  heroic  adventure  with  the 
Indians  m  1814  ,it  a  block  house  on  Shoal  Creek,  about 
eight  miles  south  of  the  present  town  of  Greenville.  This 
story  is  told  in  another  chapter.  Higgms  was  related  to  the 
Bradsbys  and  settled  near  them  north  of  Lebanon  on  com- 
ing to  Illinois. 

Abraham  Varner  settled  east  ot  Belleville  about  the  year 
1804.  He  established  himself  in  the  blacksmithing  business 
on  the  main  road  leading  from  Vincennes  to  Cahokia  and 
St.  Louis.  His  shop  was  four  miles  east  ot  Belleville. 

RISDON  MOORE 
Risdon  Moore  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  and  one  of 
the  prominent  citizens  of  St.  Clair  County  in  the  early  day. 
He  was  born  m  Sussex  County,  Delaware,  Nov.  20,  1760. 
He  was  the  son  of  Charles  and  Mary  Cooper  Moore.  At 
the  beginning  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  the  father  and 
three  sons,  William,  Thomas,  and  Risdon  enlisted  in  the 
colonial  service  in  1776.  Thomas  was  killed  in  battle,  William 
was  captured  and  died  on  a  prison  ship  at  New  York,  but 
Risdon  went  thru  the  war  unharmed.  The  father  served 
thru  the  war  and  became  paymaster  before  its  close.  The 
Moores  had  been  engaged  in  the  carrying  trade  on  the  high 
seas.  Their  three  vessels  were  captured  during  the  war  and 
they  were  financially  ruined.  After  the  Revolutionary  War 
the  family,  attracted  by  the  stories  of  new  lands  being  opened 
up  in  Georgia,  sent  Risdon  on  horseback  to  explore  them. 
The  next  year,  1790,  the  family  moved  to  Hancock  County, 
Georgia,  where  they  remained  for  twenty-two  years.  On 
his  way  to  Georgia,  Risdon  had  visited  the  home  of  a  cousin 
at  Guilford  Court  House,  North  Carolina,  where  he  met 
Anna  Dent,  daughter  of  Colonel  William  Dent  and  Virlina 
Bell,  natives  of  Maryland.  In  1790,  as  the  family  were  on 
the  way  to  Georgia  to  make  their  home,  Risdon  Moore  and 
Anna  Dent  were  united  in  marriage  at  Guilford  Court  House. 
They  reared  a  family  of  nine  children.  Moore  engaged  in 
farming  during  his  twenty -two  years'  stay  m  Georgia.  He 
was  quite  successful  and  acquired  several  large  plantations. 
He  was  also  active  in  the  political  life  of  Georgia,  and  served 
two  terms  as  a  member  of  the  Legislature.  He  was  an  ardent 
opponent  of  the  institution  of  slavery,  and  because  he  saw 
no  prospect  of  its  abolition  at  any  near  date,  he  decided  to 


leave  his  Georgia  home  and  move  to  some  tree  state.  Ac- 
cordingly, in  1811,  he  sent  his  son  to  the  Northwest  Terri- 
tory to  find  a  suitable  home  for  the  family  on  free  soil.  The 
result  ot  that  quest  was  the  determination  to  locate  m  the 
Illinois  Territory,  and  the  son  selected  the  beautiful  Shiloh 
Valley  as  the  most  desirable  location.  They  came  to  Illinois 
m  the  spring  of  1812,  a  company  of  thirty  three  persons, 
seventeen  white  people  and  sixteen  negroes,  for  they  brought 
their  slaves  with  them,  in  order  that  they  might  set  them 
free.  He  purchased  land  of  John  Jarvis  and  settled  on  the 
farm  four  miles  east  of  Belleville,  where  he  spent  the  re- 
maining sixteen  years  of  his  eventful  life.  His  death  occurred 
in  1828,  when  he  was  seventy  years  of  age.  Mr.  Moore 
served  two  terms  in  the  Territorial  Legislature  and  three 
after  Illinois  became  a  state.  The  enduring  services  of  Mr. 
Moore  to  our  state  relate  to  the  question  of  slavery.  He 
opposed  It  with  all  his  might.  The  following  address  to  the 
citizens  was  prepared  by  him  and  published  in  i8i8.  "The 
undersigned,  happening  to  meet  at  the  St.  Clair  Circuit 
Court,  have  united  m  submitting  the  following  address  to 
the  friends  of  freedom  in  Illinois:  Feeling  it  a  duty  to  those 
who  are  sincere  in  their  opposition  to  the  toleration  of  slavery 
m  this  territory,  to  use  all  fair  and  laudable  means  to  effect 
that  object,  we  therefore  beg  leave  to  present  to  our  fellow- 
citizens  at  large  the  sentiments  which  prevail  in  this  section 
of  our  country  on  that  subject.  In  the  counties  of  Madison 
and  St.  Clair,  the  most  populous  counties  in  the  territory,  a 
sentiment  approaching  that  of  unanimity  against  it  seems  to 
prevail.  In  the  counties  of  Bond,  Washington,  and  Monroe, 
a  similar  sentiment  seems  also  to  prevail.  We  are  informed 
that  strong  efforts  will  be  made  in  the  convention  to  give 
sanction  to  that  deplorable  evil  in  our  state.  Lest  such  should 
be  the  result  at  too  late  a  period  for  anything  like  concert 
to  take  place  among  the  friends  of  freedom  in  trying  to  defeat 
It;  we  therefore  earnestly  solicit  all  true  friends  of  freedom 
in  every  section  of  the  territory  to  unite  in  opposing  it, 
both  by  the  election  of  a  delegate  to  Congress  who  will 
oppose  It,  and  by  forming  meetings  and  preparing  remon- 
strances to  Congress  against  it.  Indeed  so  important  is  this 
question  considered  that  no  exertion  of  a  fair  character  should 
he  omitted,  to  defeat  the  plan  of  those  who  wish  either  a 
temporary  or  unlimited  slavery.  Let  us  also  select  men  to 
the  Legislature  who  will  unite  in  remonstrating  with  the  gen- 
eral government  against  ratifying  such  a  constitution.  At  a 
crisis  like  this,  thinking  will  not  do.  Acting  is  necessary. 
Signed   Risdon  Moore,  Benjamin  Watts,  Jacob  Ogle,  Joshua 


Four  Hioulred  and  Fi/tv.\,ne 


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^s^ 


Oglesby,  William  Scott,  Sr.,  William  Biggs,  George  Blair, 
Charles  Matheny,  James  Garrettson,  William  Kinney,  from 
St.  Clair  County." 

Mr.  Moore  was  a  man  of  strong  religious  faith.  He  was 
a  Methodist  and  during  his  sixteen  years  of  residence  in 
Illinois  was  a  member  of  the  church  at  Shiloh,  which  was 
organized  five  years  before  he  came  to  Illinois  and  has  main- 
tained  a  continuous  existence  up  to  the  present  time.  Both 
he  and  his  wife  found  their  last  resting  place  in  the  beautiful 
Shiloh  Cemetery.  In  1925  the  Daughters  of  the  American 
Revolution  erected  a  tablet  to  his  memory,  which  was  un- 
veiled with  suitable  ceremonies  and  an  address  by  Hon. 
Charles  S.  Deneen,  who  is  one  of  the  direct  descendants  of 
this  remarkable  man. 

Wilham  Moore  was  the  eldest  son  of  Risdon  and  carried 
on  well  his  father's  reputation  for  service,  efficiency,  and 
loyalty.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Blackhawk  War,  with  the 
rank  of  Captain.  He  also  served  in  the  Legislature  and  was 
a  local  preacher  in  the  Methodist  Church.  When  he  died 
in  1849  he  was  the  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
McKendree  College.  Another  son  of  Risdon  Moore  was 
Jonathan,  who  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  George  Lunce- 
ford,  and  for  some  time  resided  on  the  "Sugar  Loaf"  farm, 
south  of  Cahokia.  In  i8jj  he  purchased  his  father's  farm 
east  of  Belleville,  and  in  1850  he  moved  to  Lebanon.  He 
also  served  in  the  Blackhawk  War  and  was  an  officer  in  the 
same  company  of  which  his  brother  was  Captain.  One  of 
his  sons  was  Colonel  Risdon  Moore,  who  was  Professor  of 
Mathematics  in  McKendree  College  at  the  opening  of  the 
Civil  War  and  was  the  Commander  of  the  McKendree  Reg- 
iment. A  further  account  of  him  is  given  in  the  History  of 
McKendree  College.  One  of  the  daughters  of  Jonathan 
Moore,  Mrs.  Mary  Fitzgerald  is  still  living  at  an  advanced 
age  at  her  home  in  Lebanon. 

Another  Risdon  Moore,  very  distantly  related,  if  at  all, 
to  the  one  before  mentioned,  came  to  St.  Clair  County  in 
1817,  and  settled  in  the  east  side  of  the  county,  not  far 
from  the  other  Moores.  This  family  were  Baptists,  instead 
of  Methodists,  and  like  the  others,  furnished  some  of  the 
leaders  in  the  community,  both  pohtically  and  religiously. 
One  of  the  sons.  Atlas  Moore,  was  for  many  years  a  Mis- 
sionary Baptist  preacher,  while  another,  Daniel  T.,  repre- 
sented St.  Clair  County  in  the  Legislature. 

JOHN  BEAIRD 
John  Beaird  was  a  prominent  citizen  of  Knox  County, 
Tennessee,  which  county  he  represented  in  the  Tennessee 
Legislature.  He  was  usually  selected  as  leader  when  the 


community  had  trouble  with  the  Indians.  He  w.is  br.ive, 
energetic,  and  a  successful  Indian  fighter.  He  came  with  his 
family  to  Illinois  in  1801  and  settled  four  miles  from  Kas- 
kaskia.  His  son,  Joseph,  lived  for  some  years  in  Cahokia, 
and  was  a  member  of  the  Legislature  for  several  terms.  The 
family  was  related  to  that  of  Governor  Reynolds,  and  when 
John  Reynolds,  afterward  Governor,  started  out  to  practice 
law,  he  made  his  home  for  a  time  with  Joseph  Beaird,  at 
Cahokia.  William  A.  Beaird,  another  son  of  John  Beaird, 
naturally  possessed  a  good  mind,  but  obstinately  refused  to 
get  an  education  or  to  receive  any  information  thru  the 
medium  of  books.  However,  by  observation  and  experience, 
he  did  acquire  much  practical  knowledge.  He  never  married. 
He  served  as  Sheriff  of  St.  Clair  County  from  1815  to  183,0. 
He  died  at  Belleville  in  1843. 

DR.  JOHN  M.  PECK 
One  of  the  most  prominent  citizens  of  St.  Clair  County 
for  nearly  four  decades  was  Rev.  John  Mason  Peck,  who 
occupied  a  distinctive  position  of  leadership  among  Illinois 
Baptists.  He  was  born  in  Litchfield,  Connecticut,  in  the  year 
1778.  His  early  education  was  limited.  In  1809  he  joined  the 
Baptist  Church.  In  1813  he  was  licensed  to  preach,  and  a 
little  later  ordained  to  the  Baptist  ministry.  A  few  years 
later  he  spent  a  year  in  a  theological  seminary  at  Philadelphia. 
In  May,  1817,  he  was  chosen  a  missionary  of  the  General 
Baptist  Convention  for  the  West.  He  set  out  with  his  family 
in  a  one-horse  covered  wagon,  and  reached  St.  Louis  in 
December  of  that  year.  For  the  next  nine  years  he  was  an 
itinerant  missionary  ranging  thru  Missouri  and  Illinois,  resid- 
ing in  St.  Louis,  then  in  St.  Charles,  and  ultimately  fixing 
his  home  at  Rock  Spring,  in  St.  Clair  County,  Illinois.  He 
was  a  man  of  deep  convictions  and  determined  disposition. 
Rev.  Justus  Bulkley,  long  a  professor  in  Shurtleff  College,  in 
a  sketch  of  Dr.  Peck,  characterizes  him  as  follows:  "Tall, 
athletic,  bright-eyed,  very  energetic  in  speech  and  manner, 
he  was  a  marvel  of  strength  and  endurance,  possessing  im- 
plicit faith  in  God,  fearless  self-reliance,  and  an  absolutely 
invincible  will;  so  that  his  very  presence  was  a  recognized 
power  and  inspiration  among  men.  When  addressing  the  Illi- 
nois Baptist  General  Convention  or  any  other  august  body, 
John  M.  Peck  might  be  rung  down  repeatedly,  but  he  never 
failed  to  keep  the  floor  till  he  had  presented  his  cause  and 
finished  his  speech,  however  long  it  might  be."  In  1820, 
when  the  Missionary  Board  ordered  him  to  move  to  Fort 
Wayne,  Indiana,  he  did  not  comply,  but  with  his  character- 
istic independence  decided  to  choose  his  own  field  of  labor. 
In  April,  1822,  he  moved  to  Rock  Spring,  where  he  acquired 


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a  considerable  tract  of  land,  on  which  he  made  his  home  for 
the  remainder  of  his  life,  and  where  he  died  March  is,  iSsS. 
He  was  buried  in  Bellefontaine  Cemetery,  in  St.  Louis.  In 
1852  he  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  trom  Har- 
vard College.  April  25th,  1829  was  the  date  of  the  tirst  issue 
of  "The  Pioneer,"  which  was  the  first  religious  paper  pub- 
lished in  Illinois.  This  was  edited  and  published  by  Dr. 
Peck,  at  Rock  Spring.  His  frequent  travels  over  the  country 
brought  him  into  such  prominence  that  he  received  many 
inquiries  by  letter  from  persons  who  proposed  to  emigrate 
to  the  west  and  desired  definite  knowledge  of  certain  local- 
ities. To  meet  this  demand  for  information  he  published  the 
"Guide  for  Emigrants."  In  1834  he  published  the  "Gazeteer 
of  Illinois,"  m  which  was  contained  a  concise  and  accurate 
description  of  each  county,  town,  settlement,  stream,  and 
prairie  in  the  state.  He  was  also  the  author  of  several  other 
volumes.  All  this  time  he  was  busy  with  his  ministerial 
labors.  He  was  the  founder  of  Rock  Spring  Seminary,  which 
will  receive  more  extended  notice  elsewhere  in  this  volume. 
He  organized  Sunday  Schools,  established  churches,  and 
preached  the  gospel  continually.  He  was  gifted  by  nature 
with  a  strong  and  vigorous  intellect,  and  in  addition  pos- 
sessed an  indomitable  energy  that  shrank  from  no  labor.  He 
was  admirably  fitted  for  western  pioneer  life.  He  was  hardy, 
self-denying,  courageous,  and  independent.  Few  men  of  his 
day  were  more  influential  in  guiding  the  thoughts  and  form- 
ing the  institutions  of  the  West.  He  gave  his  whole  power, 
physical  and  intellectual,  to  his  work.  His  devotion  to  his 
work  seemed  at  times  to  take  precedence  over  everything 
else,  even  his  love  for  his  family.  A  story  is  told  of  him  to 
the  effect  that  having  been  absent  from  his  family  several 
months  while  serving  as  Secretary  of  the  American  Baptist 
Publication  Society  in  Philadelphia,  he  reached  home  by 
stage  one  morning,  and  unnoticed  by  any  of  the  family,  went 
into  his  study.  There  he  found  a  great  accumulation  of  letters 
and  papers  which  the  mail  had  brought  during  his  absence. 
He  at  once  became  absorbed  in  their  examination,  and  late 
in  the  afternoon  some  member  of  the  family  was  surprised 
to  find  him  in  his  study  peering  over  his  papers. 

Among  the  settlers  who  came  about  the  time  Illinois  be- 
came a  state  were  the  Mitchell  brothers,  Edward  and  Sam- 
uel. They  were  born  in  Maryland,  served  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary War,  lived  in  Virginia  for  a  time  and  were  among 
the  early  Methodists  of  that  region.  They  both  became 
Methodist  preachers.  Samuel  settled  about  where  Rentchler 
Station  was  afterward  located,  and  Edward  at  Turkey  Hill 
and  lived  there  till  his  death  in  1837,  at  the  age  of  seventy- 


eight.  Samuel  later  moved  to  Galena  and  lived  to  a  good  old 
age.  It  IS  said  that  he  still  sometimes  preached  .ifter  he  was 
eighty  years  old.  Three  of  his  sons  were  preachers.  When 
the  brothers  came  to  Illinois  they  found  religion  much  ne- 
glected, so  they,  with  the  help  of  a  few  neighbors,  built  a 
house  of  worship  that  was  used  tor  many  years  both  as  a 
church  and  a  school  house.  Here  the  ordinances  of  religion 
were  administered  without  money  and  without  price.  Ed- 
ward Mitchell  brought  with  him  to  Illinois  his  two  sons-in- 
law,  John  Henry  Dennis  and  Major  Washington  West,  and 
a  number  of  negro  slaves,  the  whole  group  constituting  a 
colony  of  fifty -seven  people.  Dennis  settled  in  1883  on  a  farm 
three  miles  south  of  Belleville.  He  was  a  gentleman  of  the  old 
school  and  had  obtained  a  thorough  education  at  Hampden- 
Sidney  College,  in  Virginia.  He  abandoned  his  farm  in  1824 
and  moved  to  Belleville.  At  the  request  of  Governor  Ninian 
Edwards,  a  great  patron  of  learning,  he  engaged  in  teaching, 
to  which  profession  he  devoted  the  remainder  of  his  lite. 
Many  of  his  pupils  attained  distinction  at  the  bar  and  m 
different  walks  of  life.  The  school  which  he  started  m  Belle- 
ville in  1824  was  the  first  m  the  state  m  which  there  was 
opportunity  for  the  study  of  the  Hebrew,  Greek,  and  Latin 
languages  and  the  higher  mathematics.  In  this  it  antedated 
McKendree  College  by  four  years.  For  a  number  of  years 
it  continued  to  draw  students  from  St.  Louis,  and  as  far 
east  as  the  Wabash,  but  it  was  only  a  private  school  and 
never  became  permanently  established.  Mr.  Dennis  later 
served  as  County  Superintendent  of  Schools. 

Major  West,  who  settled  in  what  is  known  as  West 
Prairie,  a  mile  south  of  Belleville,  was  the  son  of  Benjamin 
West,  a  native  of  Maryland  and  for  seven  years  a  soldier 
in  the  Revolutionary  War.  After  the  Revolution  the  family 
moved  to  Virginia.  On  coming  to  Illinois,  Major  West  was 
accompanied  by  his  parents,  then  nearly  eighty  years  of  age. 
He  had  acquired  his  military  title  by  service  in  the  War  of 
1812.  He  commanded  a  company  of  Virginia  troops  stationed 
for  a  while  at  Norfolk.  He  died  in  1863,  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
five.  Several  of  his  descendants  have  since  been  prominent 
citizens  of  Belleville.  Joseph  McClintock,  a  native  of  Bourbon 
County,  Kentucky,  reached  St.  Clair  County  with  his  family, 
including  eight  children,  in  November,  1818.  He  settled  four 
miles  south  of  Belleville  and  died  there  in  1846.  Among  his 
sons,  William  and  James  have  held  office  in  St.  Clair  County, 
and  were  always  well-respected  citizens.  The  southeast  part 
of  the  county  was  settled  in  1810  by  the  families  of  Hecox, 
Stubblefield,  Perkins,  Beasley,  Nat  Hill,  and  James  and  Reu- 
ben Lively.  When  the  Indian  troubles  began  during  the 


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War  of  1812,  they  built  a  block  house  for  protection  against 
the  dangers  of  Indian  warfare.  Other  early  settlers  in  this 
part  of  the  county,  who  came  about  the  year  1817  were 
William  Pendleton,  Andrew  Free,  and  Isaac  Rainey.  The 
Lands,  Dials,  and  Ckxjks  came  about  the  same  time.  Isaac 
Rainey  laid  out  the  town  of  Darmstadt,  made  his  home 
there  while  he  hved  and  died  there  in  1871.  Jefferson  Rainey, 
bom  in  this  county  in  1820,  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate 
in  1875.  A  number  of  families  came  from  the  East  and  settled 
in  the  county  in  1817  and  1818.  Among  them  were  those 
of  Caleb  Barker,  William  Fowler,  Abel  Thompson,  Timothy 
Higgins  and  Deacon  Samuel  Smith.  Caleb  Barker  settled  in 
what  is  now  West  Belleville,  and  William  Fowler  on  the 
east  branch  of  Richland  Creek,  three  miles  south  of  Belleville. 
He  afterward  engaged  in  the  carpenter's  business  and  did 
the  wood  work  for  the  first  brick  Court  House  at  Belleville. 
Later  his  health  failed  and  he  moved  to  California.  Deacon 
Samuel  Smith  settled  on  Richland  Creek,  and  lived  and  died 
there,  leaving  numerous  descendants  in  the  county.  In  the 
year  1817  the  English  settlement  of  Prairie  du  Long  was 
formed  by  the  families  of  Bamber,  Winstanley,  Threlfell, 
Coop,  Newsham,  and  others.  The  Woods  came  to  that  part 
of  the  county  in  1806  and  the  Wildermans  in  1808.  Samuel 
Ogle,  the  father  of  David  and  Joseph  Ogle,  settled  in  1819 
four  miles  northwest  of  Belleville,  purchasing  an  improve- 
ment first  made  by  George  Blair.  The  farm  which  he  im' 
proved  is  now  along  the  paved  road  leading  from  Belleville  to 
St.  Louis.  For  several  years  he  served  as  County  Commissioner. 
When  Illinois  became  a  state  in  1818  the  settlements  were 
still  sparse.  There  were  barely  forty  thousand  people  in  the 
territory,  which  was  the  number  necessary  for  statehood. 
Indeed  it  is  claimed  that  in  some  cases  transients  passing 
thru  were  counted  in  order  to  make  up  the  required  number, 
so  anxious  were  the  people  for  Illinois  to  become  a  state. 
It  was  not  always  easy  for  the  immigrants  to  become  accli- 
matized sufficiently  to  maintain  good  health  in  the  new 
country.  Many  of  the  people  from  Virginia  and  Kentucky 
had  been  accustomed  to  abundance  of  cold  spring  water  and 
the  invigorating  air  of  the  mountains.  To  them  the  change 
to  the  indifferent  water  from  shallow  wells,  or  sometimes 
stiignant  pools  was  neither  agreeable  nor  healthful.  In  sum- 
mer the  suffocating  heat,  and  especially  in  the  American 
Bottom,  the  air  laden  with  malaria  from  the  decay  of  the 
season's  growth  of  exuberant  vegetation  caused  sickness  to 
hold  its  enervating  sway  in  almost  every  household  till  the 
frosts  of  autumn  and  the  snows  of  winter  could  restore  the 
conditions  of  good  health.  The  best  physicians  had  difficulty 


in  dealing  successfully  with  the  malarial  malady  known  as 
"fever  and  ague."  For  years  parts  of  Illinois  had  the  repu- 
tation of  being  unhealthy  regions. 

But  later  science  solved  the  problem  and  now  malaria  is 
almost  unknown,  even  in  the  American  Bottom.  The  prairies 
that  were  still  unsettled  were  of  vast  extent,  and  in  the 
summer  season  were  covered  with  native  prairie  grass,  which 
often  grew  as  high  as  the  head  of  a  man  on  horseback.  When 
the  frosts  of  autumn  had  followed  the  bleaching  rains  and 
heat  of  summer,  the  prairie  fire  often  swept  over  vast  areas 
with  the  speed  of  the  wind,  leaving  them  black  and  desolate. 
Often  the  wild  animals  and  sometimes  people  had  their  lives 
endangered  by  the  raging  death-dealing  pr.urie  fire.  But  that 
danger,  too,  has  disappeared.  Wild  game  was  still  abundant. 
In  fact,  some  of  the  early  settlers  came  to  the  country  chiefly 
that  they  might  enjoy  the  pleasures  of  hunting.  Altho  there 
were  very  few,  if  any,  buffaloes  east  of  the  Mississippi,  bears 
had  not  entirely  disappeared,  and  deer  sometimes  in  droves 
of  half  a  hundred  could  be  seen  in  the  Spring,  feeding  on 
the  luxuriant  wild  prairie  grass.  Wild  turkeys  were  plentiful 
and  grouse  or  prairie  chickens  were  evident  in  such  countless 
numbers  that  when  they  would  fly  into  the  fields  of  an 
evening,  in  lighting  or  rising  they  would  produce  a  sound 
like  distant  thunder.  Also  in  the  autumn  wild  pigeons  in 
countless  myriads  would  visit  the  settlements.  Sometimes 
flocks  in  their  flight  could  be  seen  extending  more  than  five 
miles  long,  as  they  passed  to  other  feeding  grounds  or  to 
their  nightly  roosting  places.  In  those  days  the  settler  who 
was  so  inclined  could  easily  furnish  meat  for  his  table  the 
whole  year  thru,  with  no  other  implement  than  his  gun  and 
a  little  of  his  time  both  used  in  a  way  that  the  modern 
resident  would  regard  as  the  finest  kind  of  sport.  In  fact, 
the  city  man  of  these  days  has  been  known  to  travel  thou- 
sands of  miles  and  spend  hundreds  of  dollars  for  the  priv- 
ilege of  shooting  a  single  deer  or  bear  and  thought  it  was 
well  worth  the  outlay.  This  is  merely  one  of  the  changes 
that  a  century  of  development  has  wrought. 

GOV.  SHADRACH  BOND 
Shadrach  Bond  was  born  in  Frederick  County,  Maryland, 
in  the  year  1773.  He  was  the  son  of  a  pious  father  who  gave 
scriptural  names  to  his  boys.  Shadrach's  brothers  were  named 
Nicodemus  and  Joshua.  He  was  reared  on  a  plantation  and 
educated  as  a  practical  farmer,  and  farming  was  his  business 
in  life  except  when  he  was  engaged  in  public  service  for 
his  country.  His  school  training  was  very  limited,  but  he 
was  a  close  observer  and  in  the  school  of  life  he  acquired 
a  good  knowledge  of  mankind  and  the  various  springs  of 


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human  action.  In  mature  .ige 
he  was  an  intelligent  practi- 
cal citizen  and  servant  of  his 
fellow  men.  Governor  Rey- 
nolds says  of  him,  "He  was 
not  a  lady  parlor  scholar  who 
read  the  novels  of  love  sick 
swains  and  fainting  girls,  nor 
did  he  ever  wash  his  face  m 
cologne  water,  but  he  was 
nature's  nobleman,  educated 
in  the  wide  world  of  the  hu- 
man family,  and  his  con- 
science and  sound  judgment  GOVERNOR  BOND 
were  his  unerring  preceptors.  The  whole  creation  should  be 
a  man's  school  house  and  nature  his  teacher.  Bond  studied 
in  this  college  and  Providence  gave  him  a  diploma." 

He  came  to  Illinois  in  1794  and  lived  with  his  uncle,  Shad- 
rach  Bond,  senior,  for  some  years,  and  then  purchased  a  farm 
for  himself  in  the  American  Bottom  and  improved  it  well. 
By  his  example  and  influence  he  was  a  leader  m  a  movement 
for  the  improvement  of  farming  and  social  conditions  among 
the  farm  people,  that  began  about  1800.  He  labored  on  his 
farm  with  his  own  hands,  with  such  help  as  he  could  obtain 
in  that  early  day.  He  felt  an  honest  pride  in  being  dependent 
on  no  one  for  support  except  Mother  Earth  and  "God  that 
giveth  the  increase."  He  spent  the  happiest  part  of  his  life 
on  the  farm.  He  possessed  warm  and  ardent  feelings  and 
when  in  the  society  of  his  friends  around  the  festive  hoard 
he  was  not  only  happy  himself  but  m.ide  all  around  him 
happy  also.  In  personal  appearance  he  was  large  and  portly, 
SIX  feet  tall  and  weighed  over  two  hundred  pounds,  erect 
and  symmetrical,  in  manner  and  bearing  noble,  dignified, 
and  commanding:  his  features  were  regular  but  strong  and 
masculine,  his  hair  a  glossy  jet  black,  he  had  large  brilliant 
hazel  eyes,  his  forehead  was  prominent  and  his  countenance 
indicated  superior  intellect.  Such  was  the  person  of  "Farmer 
Bond."  In  early  life  he  was  a  member  of  the  General  Assem- 
bly of  the  Indiana  Territory,  which  met  at  Vincennes  and 
he  was  a  good,  substantial  member.  In  1812  he  was  the  first 
delegate  to  our  national  Congress.  There  he  secured  the 
passage  of  a  law  to  grant  the  right  of  preemption  to  early 
settlers  so  that  they  might  acquire  a  clear  title  to  the  land 
they  occupied,  and  thus  secure  the  improvements  they  had 
made  upon  it.  This  proved  a  great  stimulus  to  the  settlement 
of  Illinois  lands.  When  the  settlers  felt  that  they  could  hold 
the  improvements  they  made,  they  were  encouraged  to  make 
more.  This  brought  public  lands  into  market  and  started  a 
stream  of  immigration  which  was  strong,  deep  and  constant. 


It  was  the  keystone  to  the  arch  of  prosperity  in  Illinois.  This 
one  achievement  entitles  Bond  to  the  lasting  gratitude  of  his 
fellow-countrymen.  He  remained  in  Congress  only  one  term. 
In  1814  he  was  appointed  Receiver  of  Public  Moneys  at 
Kaskaskia.  He  then  moved  from  his  farm  in  the  American 
Bottom  to  Kaskaskia  and  established  a  farm  near  that  town. 
In  1818,  when  the  first  state  officers  were  chosen  for  Illinois, 
he  was  elected  Governor  without  opposition.  The  office  of 
Governor  was  especially  important  during  that  first  term  m 
the  time  of  transition  from  Territorial  to  State  government. 
He  performed  the  duties  of  the  office  in  a  satisfactory  manner 
and  retired  with  the  good  will  of  the  people.  Some  time  later 
he  was  appointed  Registrar  of  the  land  office  at  Kaskaskia, 
m  which  office  he  continued  till  his  death  in  1830. 
JOHN  EDGAR 

John  Edgar  was  a  native  of  Ireland  and  a  subject  of  King 
George  III.  In  1776  he  was  m  the  British  naval  service  and 
commander  of  a  vessel  on  the  Great  Lakes.  When  the  colonies 
raised  their  standard  of  freedom  and  independence,  he  was 
in  full  sympathy  with  them.  His  own  people  had  chafed  un- 
der English  oppressions.  He  could  not  bring  himself  to  fight 
for  a  country  which  m  his  heart  he  despised,  and  against  a 
people  that  he  admired  and  loved.  He  considered  the  mat- 
ter carefully  and  made  his  decision  to  cast  his  lot  with  the 
Americans.  He  resigned  from  the  army  of  King  George,  and 
in  1784  he  came  to  Kaskaskia  with  a  stock  of  merchandise 
and  established  a  store  in  that  town.  He  lived  there  almost 
half  a  century,  until  his  death  in  183,2.  He  was  an  active  bus- 
iness man,  extensively  engaged  in  land  trade,  and  also  in  the 
milling  business.  He  erected  a  fine  flour  mill  on  the  same  site 
on  which  M.  Paget  had  built  one  sixty  years  before.  This 
mill  was  a  great  benefit  to  the  public  and  very  profitable  to 
the  proprietor.  Before  the  year  1800  he  manufactured  large 
quantities  of  flour  for  the  New  Orleans  market,  which  would 
compare  favorably  with  the  flour  made  on  the  Atlantic  coast. 

Mr.  Edgar  was  the  owner  of  a  splendid  mansion  in  Kas- 
kaskia, where  the  traveller  and  the  stranger  always  found 
a  hearty  welcome.  No  one  ever  displayed  more  real  hos- 
pitality than  he  did  m  his  home.  For  many  years  he  was 
the  wealthiest  man  in  Illinois.  He  held  real  estate  in  many 
quarters  and  paid  more  taxes  than  any  man  in  the  terri- 
tory. But  with  all  his  wealth  he  was  kind  and  benevolent. 
Nor  did  it  ever  change  his  deportment  from  that  of  a  true 
American  gentleman. 

He  was  elected  from  Illinois  as  a  member  of  the  Legis- 
lature of  the  Northwest  Territory.  This  General  Assem- 
bly convened  at  Chilicothe,  Ohio,  and  was  held  under  the 
administration  of  Governor  Arthur  St.  Clair.  At  home  he 
served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  Judge  of  the  Court  of 
Common  Pleas.  Edgar  County,  Illinois  was  named  m  his 
honor. 


CHAPTER  VI. 
French  Customs  and  Pioneer  Life 

'he  French  settlers  of  Illinois  in  the  early  times  were 

mostly   agriculturists,    but    their   implements    were 

neither  well  made  nor  of  the  proper  kind.  Their 
plows  were  a  curiosity.  They  had  an  iron  point,  but  a 
wooden  mold-board  with  a  straight  beam  and  almost  per- 
pendicular handles.  They  seldom  plowed  with  horses,  but 
used  oxen.  They  also  had  a  strange  custom  of  yoking  their 
oxen  by  the  horns  instead  of  the  neck.  Sometimes  they  used 
oxen  to  draw  their  carts,  but  generally  horses  were  used 
for  this.  Reynolds  says  a  wagon  was  not  seen  in  Illinois  for 
nearly  a  hundred  years  after  its  settlement.  The  French  ox 
cart  was  called  "bare-footed,"  because  it  had  no  iron  tires 
on  the  wheels.  In  a  country  where  there  were  no  rocks  to 
travel  over,  these  all  wood  wheels  answered  the  purpose 
quite  well.  They  had  no  tanned  leather  for  any  purpose 
whatever.  They  made  harness  out  of  raw  hide.  The  French 
houses  were  usually  one  story  high  and  made  of  wood,  tho 
some  were  built  of  stone.  There  was  not  a  brick  house  in 
the  country  for  a  hundred  years  or  more  after  the  first 
settlement.  Roofs  were  sometimes  thatched  with  straw  or 
prairie  grass.  This  sort  of  roof  looked  well,  and  if  properly 
put  on,  lasted  longer  than  shingles.  When  shingles  were 
used,  they  were  fastened  on  with  pegs  or  weights.  They 
were  generally  made  of  white  oak  and  were  very  durable. 
The  doors  were  plain  baton  work,  mostly  of  walnut.  The 
windows  generally  had  some  glass  in  them  and  opened  on 
hinges,  according  to  the  French  custom.  In  those  days  they 
usually  had  neat  clean  wells  walled  with  rock  and  provided 
with  a  windlass  for  drawing  water,  so  that  their  water 
supply  was  convenient  and  clean.  The  costume  of  the  French 
of  that  day,  hke  most  of  their  other  characteristics,  was 
rather  peculiar.  It  seems  that  the  masses  of  this  nationality 
whether  in  the  old  world  or  the  new,  have  a  strong  pref- 
erence for  the  color  blue.  Blue  handkerchiefs  were  frequently 
worn  on  the  head  by  both  sexes  in  place  of  a  hat.  It  was 
tastefully  tied  on  and  seemed  rather  becoming,  even  to  men. 
The  capot,  made  of  a  white  blanket,  was  the  universal  dress 
for  the  laboring  class  of  people.  A  kind  of  cap  was  attached 
behind,  at  the  cape,  which  in  cold  weather  was  raised  over 
the  head;  in  the  house  or  in  good  weather  it  was  permitted 
to  rest  on  the  shoulders  like  an  ordinary  cape.  The  men 
wore  pantaloons  of  coarse  blue  stuff  in  the  summer  and 
buckskin  in  winter.  The  women  did  not  work  as  hard  as 
the  men  and  therefore  dressed  neater  and  better  than  the 


male  part  of  the  community.  The  French  fashions  from  New 
Orleans  or  Pans  were  promptly  adopted  to  the  extent  of 
their  means  and  ability.  The  women  generally  and  the  men 
largely  wore  buckskin  moccasins.  Reynolds'  history  calls 
this  article  of  foot  wear  a  "mawkawsin."  Both  men  and 
women  were  usually  provided  with  some  more  tasty  and 
attractive  apparel  for  the  church  and  the  ball  room.  With 
sentiments  of  true  piety  it  afforded  them  great  pleasure  to 
attend  church  and  perform  their  religious  devotions.  After 
the  duties  of  their  religion  were  discharged,  various  forms 
of  recreation  and  amusement  were  indulged  in,  even  on  the 
same  day  that  they  attended  church.  But  it  was  in  the  ball 
room  where  these  merry  and  innocent  people  really  enjoyed 
themselves.  All  care  was  cast  aside  for  the  pleasures  of  the 
dance.  The  French  ball  room  seemed  to  afford  an  intense 
degree  of  excitement  and  animation  to  all  classes  of  the  peo- 
ple. The  young  and  old,  the  rich  and  poor,  all  met  together 
in  good  feeling  and  hearts  overflowing  with  ecstasies  of  mer- 
riment. They  had  an  ancient  custom  by  which  several  young 
men  about  the  last  of  the  year  would  go  around  to  various 
houses  in  the  village  disguised  as  beggars,  they  would  enter 
a  house,  dancing  what  they  called  the  Gionie,  which  was  an 
invitation  for  them  to  meet  and  have  a  ball  to  dance  away 
the  old  year.  Then  on  New  Year's  eve,  both  young  and  old 
would  assemble,  each  bringing  some  kind  of  refreshment, 
and  in  good  earnest  they  would  dance  away  the  old  year. 
About  the  sixth  of  January  they  were  accustomed  to  hold 
a  celebration  called  "Le  Jour  de  Rais."  A  party  was  held 
and  four  beans  baked  in  a  large  cake.  The  cake  was  distrib- 
uted among  the  gentlemen  and  each  one  who  received  a 
bean  was  proclaimed  King.  These  four  kings  would  give 
the  next  ball.  These  kings  each  selected  a  queen  and  gave 
her  a  suitable  present,  then  these  eight  arranged  everything 
necessary  for  the  dancing  party.  In  these  merry  parties,  no 
formal  dinner  was  indulged  in.  The  purpose  was  not  to  eat, 
but  to  make  merry.  They  had  refreshments  of  cake  and  coffee 
served  at  intervals  which  were  sufficient  for  their  needs. 
Sometimes  bouillon  took  the  place  of  coffee.  Towards  the 
close  of  the  party  each  queen  selected  a  new  king  and  kissed 
him  to  qualify  him  for  office.  Then  each  new  king  chose  a 
new  queen  and  the  whole  performance  was  repeated.  In 
this  manner  the  king  balls  were  kept  up  until  the  carnival 
was  ended. 


In  the  ball  room  order  and  decorum  were  strictly  observed. 
Two  aged  and  discreet  persons  were  chosen,  called  provosts, 
one  to  select  the  ladies  for  the  dance  and  the  other  the  gen- 
tlemen, so  that  each  h.id  the  opportunity  to  dance  in  his 
proper  turn.  The  older  people  regulated  the  whole  affair, 
the  time  to  go  home  and  the  time  to  meet  again.  By  this 
regulation  much  of  the  excesses  and  hirmtul  results  com- 
monly attributed  to  dancing  parties,  were  avoided. 

HISTORIC  INCIDENTS  OF  PIONEER  LIFE 
The  "Annals  of  the  West"  tells  the  following  incident 
that  occurred  in  March,  1813,  partly  in  St.  Clair  County. 
Rev.  David  McLain,  having  started  tor  Kentucky,  had 
crossed  the  Kaskaskia  at  "Hill's  Ferry,"  m  the  present 
county  ot  Clinton,  when  without  warning  they  were  tired 
upon  by  a  party  ot  Indians.  Young  was  killed  and  scalped. 
McLain's  horse  was  shot  from  under  him,  but  he,  being  a 
good  runner,  tried  to  escape  by  flight  thru  the  thick  woods 
of  the  river  bottom  with  several  Indians  m  pursuit.  He 
soon  outdistanced  all  but  one  who  was  an  athletic  tellow 
and  seemed  determined  not  to  lose  his  prey.  McLain  was 
encumbered  with  a  heavy  overcoat,  leggings,  and  spurs. 
The  Indian  fired,  missed  him,  and  stopped  to  reload.  This 
gave  McLain  a  chance  to  throw  otF  his  overcoat,  thinking 
the  Indian  might  be  attracted  by  that  and  give  up  the  chase. 
When  he  was  nearing  exhaustion  and  the  Indian  was  about 
to  overtake  him  he  stopped,  made'  signs  of  surrender,  and 
then  as  the  Indian  came  near  he  assumed  an  attitude  ot 
defiance  and  watched  the  motions  ot  his  enemy.  As  he  was 
about  to  fire  he  dodged  quickly  and  the  ball  went  astray. 
Then  he  exerted  all  his  energy  to  escape  until  the  Indian 
was  about  to  overtake  him  again,  when  he  would  repeat 
the  performance.  He  kept  up  this  running  contest  for  more 
than  an  hour,  during  which  the  Indian  shot  at  him  seven 
times  and  once  wounded  him  m  the  arm.  He  now  decided 
as  a  last  resort  to  swim  the  river,  and  tho  he  was  almost 
tired  out  he  jumped  in  and  started  across  diagonally  down 
stream.  He  watched  the  Indian,  and  just  as  he  was  about 
to  shoot  again  he  dived  into  the  deep  water  of  the  stream 
and  came  up  close  to  the  other  side.  At  this  the  disgusted 
Indian  gave  up  the  chase  and  probably  told  his  fellow  braves 
that  he  had  pursued  a  "great  medicine,"  who  was  so  charmed 
that  a  musket  ball  could  not  kill  him.  After  strenuous  effort 
and  much  suffering  from  his  wound,  he  reached  the  Badgley 
settlement,  thirty-five  miles  away,  by  the  next  morning. 

ADVENTURE  OF  THOlvIAS  HIGGINS 
A  frontier  settlement  on  Shoal  Creek,  a  few  miles  east 
of  the  present  border  of  St.  Clair,  had  a  block  house  which 


was  one  of  the  stations  for  the  rangers  m  the  War  of  1S12, 
One  morning  m  the  summer  of  1S14,  a  company  of  12 
rangers,  including  Higgms,  started  out  m  pursuit  of  a  band 
ot  Indians  who  had  been  seen  prowling  .iround  the  fort  the 
day  before.  They  had  not  gone  tar  enough  to  be  out  of 
sight  of  the  block  house  when  they  were  ambuscade  J  and 
surrounded  by  a  party  of  70  or  80  Indians.  At  the  first  fire 
the  commander  and  three  men  were  killed.  Six  fled  to  the 
fort,  but  Higgins  tarried,  as  he  said,  "to  have  one  more 
pull  at  the  enemy."  His  horse  was  shot  m  the  neck,  and  as 
he  supposed,  mortally  wounded,  so  he  took  to  a  tree,  resolv- 
ing to  avenge  the  loss  of  his  comrades.  When  the  smoke 
had  cleared  away  a  little,  he  fired  at  the  Indians  ,ind  the 
foremost  fell  dead.  By  this  time  his  horse  had  recovered  his 
feet  and  Higgins  mounted  him  to  ride  to  the  fort.  Just  then 
a  familiar  voice  from  the  tall  grass  said,  "Tom,  you  won't 
leave  me,  will  you?"  Turning,  he  s.iw  a  tellow  soldier  named 
Burgess,  lying  wounded  and  helpless.  "Come  along,"  said 
Higgins.  "I  can't,"  replied  Burgess,  "My  leg  is  smashed." 
Higgms  instantly  dismounted,  but  while  he  was  trying  to 
get  the  wounded  man  on  the  horse,  the  animal  took  fright 
and  ran  away,  leaving  Higgins  with  the  wounded  man.  He 
directed  him  to  crawl  thru  the  grass  on  his  hands  and  one 
leg  while  he  remained  behind  to  protect  him  from  the  In' 
dians.  In  this  way  Burgess  reached  the  Fort.  Higgins  took 
another  direction  to  toll  the  Indians  away  from  his  friend. 
Several  of  the  savages  saw  and  followed  him.  In  the  running 
fight  that  followed,  Higgins  killed  several  of  the  Indians, 
but  received  four  bullets  into  his  own  body  and  a  blow 
from  a  tomahawk  had  severed  one  ear  and  laid  bare  the 
skull  on  one  side  of  his  head.  The  soldiers  watched  the  fight 
from  the  fort  but  were  afraid  to  venture  out  to  help  him. 
At  this  point  a  woman  in  the  fort,  named  Mrs.  Pursley, 
urged  the  rangers  to  the  rescue,  and  when  they  objected, 
taunted  them  with  cowardice.  She  then  snatched  her  hus- 
band's rifle  from  his  hands,  declaring  that  "so  fine  a  fellow 
as  Tom  Higgins  should  not  be  lost  for  want  of  help,"  and 
mounting  a  horse,  she  sallied  forth  to  the  rescue.  Some  of 
the  men,  ashamed  to  be  outdone  by  a  woman,  mounted 
and  followed  at  full  gallop.  They  reached  the  spot  where 
Higgins  had  vanquished  his  immediate  opponents,  but  had 
fallen  fainting  in  the  deathly  struggle,  and  before  the  main 
body  of  Indians  came  up,  they  brought  the  wounded  ranger 
into  the  fort.  For  many  days  his  life  was  despaired  of. 
There  was  no  surgeon.  Some  of  his  friends  cut  two  of  the 
bullets  out  of  his  body,  and  by  careful  nursing,  he  recov 
ered.  Some  years  after,  he  extracted  another  of  the  bullets 


Four  Hwuired  and  S.xlv-Fuf 


|mc  KENDREE"^^fe^.^^...^^_,„ 


from  his  thigh  with  his  own  hands  and  a  razor.  But  he 

lived  many  years  after  and  died  at  a  good  old  age  in  Fay 

ette  County. 

JOHN  MOREDOCK 

John  Moredock  came  to  the  American  Bottom  with  his 
brother,  Barney,  and  his  step-fiither,  Mr.  Huff,  in  1786. 
Barney  died  in  early  life,  and  the  step-father  was  killed  by 
the  Indians,  so  John  inherited  a  considerable  estate  in  early 
life,  and  without  much  opportunity  for  education  and  de- 
velopment of  character.  He  had  little  opportunity  for  edu- 
cation in  the  schools,  therefore  his  book  learning  was  limited. 
He  could  merely  read  and  write,  and  was  acquainted  with 
a  few  calculations  in  arithmetic.  Making  a  living  in  the 
American  Bottom  was  not  difficult  and  he  did  not  pay  much 
attention  to  it.  His  youthful  days  were  spent  in  a  kind  of 
poetic  action.  He  possessed  a  mind  of  good  ability  and  let  it 
loose  like  Childe  Harold  "He  vexed  with  mirth  the  drowsy 
ear  of  night."  But  few  individuals  in  any  country  possessed 
the  vigorous  intellect  that  nature  bestowed  upon  him.  But 
the  situation  in  the  country  rendered  this  gift  of  nature  of 
little  use,  and  possibly  even  injurious.  Physically  he  was  a 
model  of  symmetry  and  masculine  beauty.  He  was  above 
the  ordinary  size,  and  rather  corpulent.  His  complexion  dark, 
his  eyes  were  large  and  black  and  displayed  uncommon  bril- 
liancy. In  all  social  circles,  among  the  young  or  old,  with 
the  wild  or  rehgious,  he  was  always  the  center  of  attraction, 
and  the  commanding  spirit  of  the  circle.  He  acquired  among 
the  French  their  language  and  their  accomplishments  in  the 
dance.  He  possessed  an  excellent  natural  talent  for  music 
and  performed  well  on  the  violin.  The  necessities  of  the 
country  taught  him  the  use  of  the  gun  and  he  became  an 
excellent  marksman  and  hunter.  Horse  racing  was  a  sport 
in  which  he  took  great  delight.  He  was  also  enamored  of 
various  games  of  cards,  the  love  of  which  grew  upon  him 
and  finally  ruined  him. 

He  was  benevolent  and  kind,  and  possessed  no  malice  in 
his  heart.  He  had  no  gall  in  his  makeup  and  was  firm  and 
warm  in  his  attachments.  Had  he  been  reared  under  different 
conditions  and  had  received  a  competent  education,  he  would 
have  been  a  great  man. 

Nature  did  much  for  him,  so  he  depended  on  these  natural 
gifts  and  did  nothing  for  himself.  He  was  indolent  in  the 
extreme  in  everything  except  the  pursuit  of  pleasure.  Never- 
theless, when  he  reached  a  mature  age,  he  was  frequently 
called  upon  to  serve  the  public.  In  1803  he  was  elected  to 
represent  St.  Clair  County  in  the  Territorial  Legislature  at 
Vincennes.  He  acquitted  himself  in  the  Legislature  to  the 


satisfaction  of  the  public.  He  was  very  popular  with  the 
ladies.  He  married  a  Miss  Garrison,  who  was  a  step-daughter 
of  Judge  Bond.  She  was  an  amiable  lady  and  of  an  excellent 
family.  Moredock  and  his  family  lived  on  his  farm  in  the 
American  Bottom  until  his  death  in  1830.  He  had  some  talent 
for  military  tactics.  He  served  in  the  War  of  1812,  first  as 
a  captain  and  later  as  a  major.  In  1814  he  was  elected  to 
represent  St.  Clair  County  in  the  Territorial  Legislature  of 
Illinois,  at  Kaskaskia.  He  had  his  foibles  and  frailties,  but 
on  the  whole  he  was  a  noble  pioneer  and  should  be  remem- 
bered for  the  service  he  rendered  to  his  adopted  state  rather 
than  by  the  failings  he  may  have  had. 

The  first  American  school  teacher  who  ever  taught  in 
Illinois  was  John  Seely,  who  taught  a  school  at  New  De- 
sign in  1783,  in  the  present  county  of  Monroe,  but  that 
was  before  any  county  had  been  organized.  The  next  was 
Francis  Clark,  who  appeared  later  in  the  same  year.  He  has 
been  accused  of  not  being  a  prohibitionist.  The  next  was 
an  Irishman  named  Halfpenny,  who  taught  school  in  many 
sections  of  Illinois  for  many  years.  He  taught  almost  all  the 
American  children  in  Illinois  in  his  day,  who  received  any 
education  at  all.  He  might  be  styled  the  schoolmaster-general 
of  Illinois  at  that  day.  It  seems  unfortunate  that  we  have 
no  further  record,  either  of  the  man  or  his  work. 

JOHN  MURDICK 

John  Murdick  was  a  natural  born  humorist.  If  he  had 
lived  in  a  later  period  and  had  a  good  education  he  would 
probably  have  been  a  writer  in  the  class  of  Bill  Nye  or 
Josh  Billings.  But  living  in  the  pioneer  period  and  without 
education,  he  found  vent  for  his  native  tendency  in  a  con- 
tinual succession  of  practical  jokes. 

He  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1790  and  came  to  New  De- 
sign with  his  parents  in  1796.  Soon  after  that  time  his 
father  died.  His  mother  tried  to  send  him  to  school,  but  she 
seemed  to  have  very  little  control  over  him,  and  there  were 
no  truant  officers  in  that  day.  So  John  seldom  even  went 
to  the  school  house.  After  a  few  years  his  Mother  married 
George  Blair,  who  owned  the  present  site  of  Belleville. 

John  took  great  delight  in  playing  tricks  on  his  step- 
f  ither.  He  would  slyly  pin  some  sort  of  appendage  to  Mr. 
Blair's  coat  tail  and  when  the  prank  was  discovered  he  never 
laughed  or  showed  the  least  degree  of  emotion.  But  still 
everybody  understood  who  was  the  perpetrator.  He  shaved 
the  hair  off  the  manes  and  tails  of  his  step-father's  horses, 
so  as  to  "have  a  joke  on  the  old  man."  As  he  grew  older, 
this  habit  of  playing  tricks  grew  on  him  till  not  only  his 
step-father,  but  the  whole  community  grew  thoroughly  tired 


Four  Ht<T.drfd  and  Si 


of  him.  He  seemed  to  h.ive  been  horn  with  an  .mtipathy  to 
anything  Hke  useful  work,  and  from  his  childhood  to  man- 
hood, it  cost  more  m  coaxing  and  threatening  to  make  him 
work  than  the  work  he  did  was  worth.  But  he  would  labor 
for  days  and  even  weeks  to  accomplish  some  prank  in  which 
he  was  interested,  such  as  to  carry  rails  half  a  mile  in  the 
night  to  make  a  fence  around  some  man's  front  door.  He 
would  get  up  in  the  night  when  the  rest  of  the  family  were 
asleep,  ride  many  miles  to  play  some  prank  and  be  back  m 
bed  again  before  the  family  were  awake.  But  when  it  came 
to  work  he  obstinately  refused.  At  church  one  day  he  slyly 
slipped  a  deck  of  cards  into  the  preacher's  pocket. 

He  had  little  love  for  a  certain  Baptist  preacher  in  the 
neighborhood  where  he  lived.  One  day  during  the  church 
services,  while  the  good  man  was  diligently  preaching  the 
gospel,  Murdick  slipped  out,  and  while  all  the  others  were 
interested  in  the  sermon  so  there  were  none  to  watch  him, 
he  found  the  preacher's  horse  hitched  near  by  m  the  woods. 
He  took  the  saddle  and  bridle  off  the  horse  and  put  them 
on  an  old  muly  ox.  The  horse  ran  home,  but  when  the  ser- 
vice closed  and  the  people  came  out  to  go  home  there  stood 
the  old  ox  all  saddled  and  bridled  and  ready  for  the  preacher 
to  ride.  The  people  had  a  good  idea  who  did  these  tricks, 
but  they  were  unable  to  prove  it  on  him. 

He  got  married,  but  lived  with  his  wife  only  at  intervals. 
He  made  a  sorry  attempt  at  being  a  husband  as  he  did  almost 
everything  else.  During  the  War  of  1812  he  entered  the 
military  service  and  joined  the  rangers,  but  he  "ranged" 
with  the  other  soldiers  or  staid  at  home  almost  at  his  pleas- 
ure. The  oiEcers  couldn't  do  much  with  him.  While  he  was 
still  connected  with  the  army,  being  in  camp  at  Peoria,  he 
provided  himself  with  two  black  bottles  and  went  to  the 
sutler,  the  army  store  keeper,  and  asked  for  a  quart  of  whis- 
key. He  had  already  filled  one  bottle  with  water  and  left 
the  other  empty.  The  sutler  put  the  whiskey  in  the  empty 
bottle  and  stood  waiting  for  his  pay.  Murdick  observed  m 
a  very  grave  and  serious  manner  that  he  was  now  away 
from  home  and  had  no  money,  so  he  wished  it  charged  to 
his  account.  The  sutler  refused.  Then  Murdick  pulled  out 
of  his  pocket  the  bottle  containing  the  water  and  said,  "Well, 
you'll  have  to  pour  it  back  in  the  barrel  then."  The  sutler 
put  the  neck  of  the  black  bottle  in  the  bung  hole  of  the 
barrel  and  poured  the  water  into  the  barrel  of  whiskey.  Thus 
Murdick  traded  water  for  whiskey. 

On  another  occasion,  at  Rattan's  prairie,  near  Edwards- 
ville,  he  and  some  of  his  boon  companions  played  what  they 
regarded  as  a  great  joke  on  a  landlord  who  sold  drinks.  They 


had  not  money  to  buy  ,is  much  liquor  as  they  wanted. 
Murdick  had  but  one  bit,  a  small  coin  used  in  those  days 
which  was  worth  twelve  and  a  half  cents.  With  this  he 
bought  a  halt  pint  ot  whiskey.  He  watched  where  the  pro 
prietor  put  the  money,  and  observed  that  his  money  recep- 
tacle was  an  old  teacup  which  sat  on  a  high  shelf.  The  land- 
lord, having  but  little  business  m  the  bar  room,  frequently 
went  to  the  kitchen  to  help  with  the  work  going  on  there. 
In  his  absence  Murdick  recovered  the  bit  from  the  teacup, 
and  when  the  landlord  returned,  bought  another  drink  with 
It.  Again  the  process  was  repeated  in  order  that  Murdick's 
friends  might  get  drinks.  It  was  kept  up  at  intervals  all  the 
day.  In  the  evening  the  proprietor  thought  he  must  have 
his  teacup  about  full  and  took  it  down  to  count  his  day's 
receipts,  and  found  only  the  one  lone  coin  in  it.  Murdick 
and  his  companions  were  in  high  glee  over  the  success  of 
their  prank,  and  they  had  enough  whiskey  to  make  them 
hilarious.  It  was  the  law  that  the  United  States  Rangers 
were  to  furnish  their  own  provisions  and  outfit.  So  they 
were  permitted  at  times  to  go  home,  fix  themselves  up,  and 
return  with  necessary  supplies.  Murdick  made  a  visit  home. 
When  he  returned  to  Camp  Russell,  near  Edwardsville,  he 
caught  a  ground  hog  and  put  it  alive  in  his  saddle  bags. 
When  he  had  hitched  his  horse  near  the  fort  and  began 
greeting  his  friends,  he  told  one  of  them  that  he  had  "some- 
thing  out  in  his  saddle  bags."  The  friend,  who  was  of  the 
thirsty  kind,  inferred  that  it  was  a  bottle  of  whiskey,  so  he, 
alone  and  on  the  sly,  went  out  to  Murdick's  horse  and  thrust 
his  hand  in  the  saddle  bags  to  get  the  bottle.  Forthwith 
the  ground  hog  bit  him.  He  jerked  his  bleeding  hand  away, 
and  stifling  his  pain,  resolved  that  since  misery  loves  com- 
pany. It  would  be  some  satisfaction  to  get  some  one  else 
into  the  same  difficulty.  So  he  went  and  told  another  ranger 
in  an  undertone  that  he  got  a  fine  dram  out  of  Murdick's 
saddlebags.  This  one,  also  desiring  to  quench  his  thirst, 
quietly  and  quickly  repaired  to  Murdick's  horse  and  thrust 
his  hand  into  the  saddle  bags.  The  ground  hog,  doubtless 
feeling  that  he  was  having  his  private  rights  rudely  invaded, 
grasped  the  hand  in  his  sharp  teeth  and  held  on.  The  ranger, 
unable  to  withdraw  his  hand  and  suffering  from  the  pain- 
ful contact,  roared  for  help.  This  attracted  the  attention 
of  the  camp.  Some  friends  came  to  his  assistance,  and  Mur- 
dick and  his  friends  enjoyed  the  joke  hugely. 

Murdick  was  a  man  of  medium  size  and  erect  in  bearing, 
but  exceedingly  spare-built  and  almost  as  thin  as  a  skeleton. 
He  seemed  to  possess  no  great  passions  or  ambitions,  but 
the  energies  of  his  mind  were  inclined  to  such  feats  as 


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those  related  above.  The  pranks  of  his  life  would  fill  a  vol- 
ume. After  the  close  of  the  War  of  1812,  he  enlisted  in  the 
regular  army  and  not  long  after  died  in  the  service. 

DUTCH  PETES  AMEN 
In  the  early  days,  before  the  end  of  the  eighteenth  cen- 
tury, religious  privileges  were  rare  in  the  Illinois  countr>'. 
There  were  no  organized  churches  and  only  an  occasional 
preacher  of  the  gospel  wandered  thru  the  newly-formed 
settlements  and  preached  to  small  groups  assembled  at  the 
cabin  of  a  neighbor.  When  there  was  no  preacher  in  the 
community,  sometimes  an  elderly  layman  would  hold  a  meet- 
ing for  prayer  and  song  and  religious  conference.  It  was 
probably  in  December,  1793,,  that  Shadrach  Bond,  Senior, 
the  uncle  of  Governor  Bond,  and  commonly  known  as  Judge 
Bond,  was  holding  a  meeting  of  this  kind  at  some  house  in 
the  New  Design  settlement.  While  the  Judge  was  officiating 
in  an  informal  manner,  a  stranger  came  into  the  meeting. 
He  was  a  large  portly  man  with  dark  hair,  a  florid  complexion 
and  regular  features.  His  dress  was  somewhat  superior  to 
the  deer  skin  hunting  shirts  and  Indian  moccasins  of  the 
settlers.  His  countenance  was  grave  and  his  aspect  so  serious 
that  the  mind  of  the  leader  was  impressed  with  the  idea 
that  he  might  perhaps  be  a  preacher.  So  without  any  infor- 
mation as  to  his  name  or  standing,  he  was  invited  to  close 
the  exercises  of  the  hour  "if  he  was  a  praying  man."  The 
stranger  accepted  the  invitation,  knelt  on  the  floor  and  made 
a  fluent,  solemn  and  impressive  prayer.  There  was  a  man 
in  the  group,  of  small  talents  and  rather  narrow  views,  who 


on  account  of  his  nationality  bore  the  sobriquet  of  "Dutch 
Pete.  "  In  the  land  office  his  name  appeared  as  Peter  Smith. 
Pete  was  a  zealous  Methodist,  and  when  his  own  brethren 
or  preachers  prayed  he  felt  moved  by  the  Spirit  to  utter 
"Amen"  at  the  close  of  every  sentence.  On  this  occasion, 
while  the  people  were  on  their  knees  or  with  heads  bowed 
during  the  earnest  prayer  of  the  stranger,  Pete  manifested 
great  uneasiness.  He  fidgeted  one  way  and  then  another, 
uttered  a  low  but  audible  groan  and  to  those  near  him  he 
seemed  in  trouble.  The  very  earnest  and  impressive  prayer 
of  the  strange  gentleman  was  exciting  his  feelings  beyond 
suppression.  He  might  not  be  a  Methodist,  but  Pete  thought 
that  he  prayed  like  one.  At  last  he  reached  a  point  of  fervor 
where  he  could  hold  in  no  longer,  and  bawled  out  at  the 
top  of  his  voice,  ^'Amm,  at  a  wenture!"  The  stranger 
proved  to  be  Rev.  Josiah  Dodge,  of  Kentucky,  who  was  on 
a  visit  to  his  brother.  Dr.  Israel  Dodge,  of  St.  Genevieve, 
and  he  was  the  father  of  Hon.  Henry  S.  Dodge,  who  was 
at  one  time  Governor  of  Wisconsin,  and  later  United  States 
Senator  from  that  state.  Hearing  of  these  religious  people 
being  entirely  destitute  of  ministerial  instruction,  he  had 
come  to  visit  them,  and  if  they  wished  it,  to  preach  to 
them.  He  spent  some  time  in  the  settlement,  preached  fre- 
quently,  and  awakened  a  new  interest  in  religion.  In  Feb' 
ruary,  the  ice  was  cut  in  Fountain  Creek  and  he  baptised 
James  Lemen,  Senior,  and  Catharine,  his  wife,  John  Gibbons 
and  Isaac  Enochs.  These  ^'ere  the  first  persons  ever  baptised 
in  the  Illinois  Territory. 


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CHAPTER  VII. 

Some  Early  St.  Clair  County  Physicians 
^'^ovERNOR  Reynolds  mentions  a  long  list  ot  the  phy- 
^V  1  sicians  of  this  early  period.  Among  them  was  Dr. 
Truman  Turtle,  who  came  to  Kaskaski.i  m  1S02  as 
a  surgeon  in  the  United  States  Army.  After  resigning  his 
position  m  the  army,  he  practiced  in  Kaskaskia  for  a  time 
and  then  came  to  Cahokia.  Later  he  was  appointed  Judge 
of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  and  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

Another  was  Dr.  Lyle,  of  whom  we  have  scant  record, 
but  the  statement  that  "He  was  a  good  physician,"  which 
is  more  than  can  be  truthfully  said  of  some  more  modern 
practitioners. 

Dr.  George  Fisher  was  considered  one  ot  the  best  m  his 
day.  He  came  from  Hardy  County,  Virginia,  m  very  early 
times  and  settled  in  Kaskaskia,  but  he  did  not  continue  long 
in  his  profession.  He  possessed  a  well  trained  active  mind 
and  was  an  agreeable  and  benevolent  character.  Soon  after 
the  Territory  of  Indiana  was  established.  Governor  Harrison 
appointed  Dr.  Fisher  the  Sheriff  of  Randolph  County.  He 
performed  the  duties  of  this  office  to  the  satisfaction  of  the 
people  for- many  years.  He  was  elected  to  the  first  General 
Assembly  of  the  Illinois  Territory  and  became  Speaker  of 
the  House  of  Representatives.  This  is  a  position  of  dignity, 
no  matter  where  the  assembly  may  be.  He  was  also  elected 
to  the  Convention  of  1818,  which  drafted  the  first  consti- 
tution of  our  great  state.  He  died  on  his  farm  at  the  foot 
of  the  bluffs  in  1820. 

Dr.  William  L.  Reynolds  came  from  Bracken  County, 
Kentucky,  and  settled  in  Kaskaskia  in  1809.  He  possessed 
talents  of  a  high  order  and  integrity  of  character  that  digni- 
fies human  nature  in  any  situation  of  life.  He  had  received 
a  college  education  and  was  well-versed  in  the  medical 
science.  For  many  years  he  reigned  triumphant  in  his  pro- 
fession in  the  community  as  Dr.  Fisher  had  retired  to  his 
farm.  He  also  practiced  some  years  in  Cahokia.  He  was  elected 
to  the  Territorial  Legislature  in  181 5  and  was  instrumental 
in  establishing  Jackson  County  and  naming  it  in  honor  of 
the  great  general  of  the  War  of  rSii. 

There  was  a  Dr.  Wallace  who  rendered  professional  ser- 
vice to  the  people  of  New  Design  in  their  terrible  epidemic 
sickness  in  the  year  1797.  He  was  a  skillful  physician,  but 
there  is  little  on  record  in  reference  to  his  character. 

Dr.  James  Rose  came  from  Kentucky  to  Kaskaskia  m  the 
year  1805.  He  possessed  talents  and  made  a  good  physician 
in  his  early  life.  He  was  a  little  lame,  but  before  he  forgot 


himself  in  his  friendship  for  alcohol,  his  mind  was  not  lame. 
He  enjoyed  a  good  practice  in  Kaskaskia  and  vicinity.  Later 
he  moved  to  Belleville.  Toward  the  close  of  his  career  he 
neglected  his  profession,  and  of  course  it  neglected  him. 

Dr.  Caldwell  Cairnes  was  a  physician  good  and  true  in 
olden  times  in  Illinois.  He  came  from  Pennsylvania  about 
the  beginning  of  the  eighteenth  century.  He  was  caught  in 
the  great  tornado  of  i&o=^,  but  escaped  with  his  life.  Late 
in  life  he  acquired  a  splendid  farm  which  he  called  "Walnut 
Grove."  He  both  farmed  on  a  large  scale  and  pursued  his 
profession.  He  served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  County 
Judge  in  St.  Clair  County.  When  Monroe  County  was  or- 
ganized he  was  one  of  its  representatives  in  the  convention 
which  formed  the  first  constitution,  and  made  a  good  mem- 
ber of  that  body. 

Dr.  Estes  is  said  to  have  been  the  first  physician  who 
settled  m  Belleville.  He  built  a  residence  a  short  distance 
south  of  the  public  square  in  181 5.  This  also  served  as  his 
office.  Reynolds  says  of  him  that  he  had  a  strong  mind,  but 
It  was  not  properly  balanced.  He  was  the  captain  of  a  hand 
of  "regulators"  organized  m  18 15  to  protect  the  country 
from  horse  thieves  and  other  criminals.  It  was  generally  be- 
lieved that  they  dealt  out  justice  in  a  very  effective  manner. 
After  a  few  years  Dr.  Estes  moved  away. 

Dr.  Joseph  Green,  who  married  the  widow  of  Alphonso 
C.  Stuart,  was  a  man  of  quiet  and  peaceable  disposition,  and 
for  a  long  time  practiced  his  profession  in  the  Belleville  com- 
munity. He  was  reasonable  in  his  charges,  regulating  his  fees 
by  his  judgment  of  human  nature  and  the  wealth  of  his 
patients.  He  was  remarkably  humane  and  kind  m  his  treat' 
ment  of  dumb  animals.  He  would  frequently  get  off  his  horse 
and  lead  him,  merely  to  rest  the  horse.  For  many  years  an 
old  sorrel  horse  carried  him  on  his  visits  to  his  patients,  and 
he  would  ride  no  other.  Sometimes  persons  would  come  for 
him  in  a  buggy,  in  order  to  secure  his  presence  quickly,  but  to 
no  avail;  for  if  the  old  sorrel  was  not  at  hand  he  would  walk. 
He  possessed  unusual  caution  and  would  always  dismount 
and  lead  his  horse  across  a  bridge.  One  day  a  neighbor  bor- 
rowed the  horse,  and  not  being  acquainted  with  the  doctor's 
habit,  he  endeavored  to  cross  a  bridge  without  dismounting. 
The  horse  refused  to  go,  even  resisting  the  application  of 
whip  and  spur.  At  length  the  rider  dismounted,  secured 
hickory  withe,  and  again  mounting,  beat  the  old  horse  un- 
mercifully till  he  forced  him  across.  The  next  time  the  good 


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doctor  travelled  that  road,  he  was  greatly  surprised  when 
old  sorrel  bolted  across  the  bridge  at  headlong  speed  without 
giving  him  a  chance  to  get  off.  This  shows  the  influence  of 
discipline,  even  upon  dumb  brutes.  Dr.  Green  had  spent  his 
early  life  among  the  Pennsylvania  Germans  and  was  ac- 
quainted with  their  language.  So  that  he  and  Lewis  and 
Jacob  Myers  were  the  first  persons  in  Belleville  who  could 
speak  the  German  language.  He  was  also  acquainted  with 
French.  He  was  elected  to  the  Legislature  in  1837.  He  was 
an  ardent  Whig  in  politics,  and  a  strong  advocate  of  internal 
improvements,  particularly  of  building  railroads.  He  became 
interested  in  silk  culture,  procured  silk  worms  and  erected 
a  cocoonery.  His  wife  made  the  silk  into  thread  on  an  ordi- 
nary spinning  wheel  and  then  wove  the  thread  into  a  kind 
of  cloth.  The  doctor  died  in  1842. 

Dr.  William  G.  Goforth  settled  in  the  county  seat  in  1816 
and  practiced  his  profession  till  his  death  in  1835.  He  is  said 
to  have  been  a  singular  man,  both  in  mental  and  physical 
characteristics.  He  looked  and  acted  like  no  one  else.  He 
practiced  medicine  successfully,  tho  perhaps  he  relied  as 
much  on  his  natural  genius  and  experience  as  on  scientific 
knowledge  of  the  profession.  He  felt  the  patient's  pulse, 
looked  at  his  tongue,  and  immediately  adopted  a  course  of 
treatment.  Governor  Reynolds  always  consulted  him  when 
he  needed  medical  advice.  He  was  very  tall,  with  a  long 
and  slender  neck.  He  had  the  reputation  of  being  the  home- 
liest man  in  all  the  country  round. 

A  story  is  current  that  a  man  of  very  unattractive  appear- 
ance once  came  to  Belleville  from  an  eastern  state,  carrying 
a  jack  knife  which  had  been  presented  to  him  in  consideration 
of  his  ugliness.  Meeting  Dr.  Goforth's  brother  then  visiting 
in  Belleville,  and  who  resembled  the  doctor  in  appearance, 
the  stranger  stopped  him  and  wanted  to  hand  over  the  knife, 
remarking  that  it  had  been  given  him  with  instructions  to 
carry  it  till  he  found  a  homelier  man  than  himself,  and  he 
thought  he  had  now  succeeded.  "No,"  replied  Goforth,  "I 
am  not  the  man  you  are  looking  for.  It  is  my  brother."  So 
the  doctor  was  found  and  promptly  presented  with  the 
knife.  He  carried  it  for  a  long  time,  but  finally  met  a  man 
from  Madison  County,  to  whom  it  was  awarded.  Years  later 
the  doctor  took  to  drinking.  He  then  reformed  and  began 
delivering  temperance  lectures,  but  later  fell  a  victim  to  his 
old  habits,  and  finally  met  his  death  by  accident  when  he 
was  thrown  from  his  horse  one  day  while  intoxicated. 

Dr.  William  Heath  was  another  early  physician.  He  was 
a  Virginian  by  birth.  He  was  a  Methodist  preacher  also  and 
preached  at  occasional  intervals.  He  held  that  a  physician 


must  live  by  his  fees,  so  when  practice  was  light  he  charged 
high  fees,  and  vice  versa.  He  had  the  reputation  of  making 
long  prayers  and  big  bills.  He  charged  the  McClintock  family 
one  hundred  and  twenty  dollars  for  his  services  during  one 
spell  of  sickness,  and  that  was  a  large  sum  in  those  days. 
He  moved  to  St.  Louis,  and  later  to  Alton,  where  he  died 
some  years  after. 

Dr.  Francis  J.  Crabb  was  one  of  the  early  medical  prac- 
titioners in  St.  Clair  County.  His  first  wife  was  a  daughter 
of  Edward  Mitchell  and  his  second  wife  was  a  member  of 
the  Ogle  family. 

Dr.  Woodworth  settled  in  Belleville  about  the  year  1820, 
but  after  practicing  his  profession  for  a  number  of  years, 
moved  to  another  city. 

DR.  ADOLPHUS  REUSS 
Adolphus  Reuss  was  one  of  the  old  citizens  in  the  vicinity 
of  Shiloh.  He  was  born  in  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  in  Ger- 
many, November  28,  1804.  He  was  the  youngest  of  a  family 
of  eight  children.  He  early  manifested  an  inclination  to  lit- 
erary pursuits,  and  as  soon  as  he  had  finished  the  necessary 
preparatory  studies,  he  entered  the  University  of  Gottingen, 
from  which  institution  he  graduated  in  1825  with  the  degree 
of  M.  D.  He  took  graduate  work  in  Paris  and  Berlin  and 
thereby  secured  as  thorough  an  education  as  could  be  ob- 
tained at  that  time  in  the  field  of  medicine.  After  completing 
his  studies  he  practiced  his  profession  in  Frankfort,  his  native 
city,  as  long  as  he  lived  in  Europe.  Like  many  of  the  educated 
young  men  of  that  day  in  Germany,  he  took  an  active  interest 
in  politics.  He  was  not  in  sympathy  with  the  existing  form 
of  government  in  Germany,  but  desired  to  live  in  a  land  of 
freedom,  free  institutions  and  independence.  Accordingly  he 
bade  farewell  to  his  native  land  and  came  to  America  in 
1834.  He  came  west  as  far  as  the  Mississippi  Valley  and 
after  traveUing  extensively  through  IlUnois,  Iowa,  and  Mis- 
souri, he  chose  St.  Clair  County,  Illinois,  as  the  most  desir- 
able place  of  residence.  Accordingly  he  purchased  two  hun- 
dred acres  of  land  near  Shiloh,  which  at  that  time  was  mostly 
covered  with  timber.  Upon  this  he  settled  and  made  his 
home  for  the  remainder  of  his  life.  This  was  in  a  day  when 
there  were  but  few  German  immigrants,  in  comparison  with 
the  multitudes  who  came  later.  His  former  professional  and 
city  life  were  not  calculated  to  fit  him  for  the  work  of  the 
pioneer.  Yet  in  spite  of  these  handicaps  he  successfully 
adapted  himself  to  the  conditions  of  the  early  settler,  pro- 
vided a  good  home  for  his  family,  and  diligently  practiced 
his  profession.  He  succeeded  in  building  up  a  large  medical 
practice  and  was  recognized  as  one  of  the  ablest  physicians 


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in  all  this  region.  He  took  an  interest  in  the  affairs  of  his 
country  and  the  political  movements  of  the  times.  He  was 
associated  with  the  Democratic  party  until  slavery  became 
the  absorbing  topic  of  the  day,  and  since  he  was  strongly 
opposed  to  human  slavery  he  allied  himself  with  the  party 
of  Abraham  Lincoln  and  was  a  Republican  the  rest  of  his 
life.  While  he  was  interested  in  politics  he  never  would  con- 
sent to  become  a  candidate  for  any  office,  preferring  to  give 
his  entire  energies  to  his  profession  and  the  interests  of  his 
home.  He  was  a  man  of  literary  attainments  and  culture.  In 
his  youth  he  was  a  diligent  student  of  the  languages.  He 
was  fond  of  reading  and  accumulated  a  large  library  of  books 
in  Greek,  Latin,  Italian,  French,  German,  and  English.  He 
was  acquainted  with  all  these  languages.  This  library  is 


mostly  intact  m  the  old  fimily  home  and  cont.uns  many 
rare  volumes  that  would  be  counted  as  treasures  by  the 
bibliophile.  He  erected  a  fine  country  mansion  of  spacious 
proportions  and  provided  with  all  the  comforts  that  could 
be  had  in  a  country  home  m  those  days,  and  here  abundant 
hospitality  was  dispensed  by  the  doctor  and  his  large  family. 
His  wife  was  also  a  native  of  Frankfort.  They  were  the  par- 
ents  of  nine  children,  all  of  whom  grew  to  maturity.  All 
but  three  are  still  hving,  and  of  the  living,  all  but  one  are 
residents  of  St.  Clair  County.  The  doctor  lived  a  long  and 
useful  life  which  ended  May  7,  1878.  His  wife  died  a  few 
years  before.  His  youngest  son,  Ferdinand,  with  his  family 
now  lives  in  the  old  home  and  is  ever  ready  to  exhibit  its 
treasures  to  all  who  are  interested. 


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CHAPTER  VIII. 
Some  Lawyers  of  St.  Clair  County 


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"iRST  Lawyer  to  practice  the  profession  in  Illinois, 
hence  the  first  in  St.  Clair  County,  was  John  Rice 
Jones.  He  was  born  in  Wales,  February  lo,  1759.  He 
received  a  thorough  classical  education  and  studied  law  in 
England.  He  was  a  good  linguist,  being  well-acquainted  with 
Greek,  Latin,  and  French,  besides  the  English.  His  sound 
logical  mind  also  enabled  him  to  become  an  excellent  math- 
ematician, and  he  preferred  mathematics  to  any  other  science. 
He  was,  in  fact,  an  accomplished  scholar,  and  with  his  thor- 
ough preparation  soon  became  a  scientific  and  profound  law- 
yer, and  throughout  his  life  he  was  an  able  and  enlightened 
expounder  of  the  law.  In  1780  he  came  to  Philadelphia  and 
practiced  law  there  a  few  years.  In  1787,  the  year  the  North- 
west Territory  was  organized,  he  located  in  Vincennes.  In 
1788  he  assisted  William  Biggs  in  effecting  a  release  from 
captivity  with  the  Indians  and  returning  to  his  family  at 
the  New  Design  settlement.  In  1790  Jones  left  Vincennes 
and  settled  in  Kaskaskia,  which  was  then  in  St.  Clair  County. 
In  f<ict  that  was  the  same  year  the  county  was  organized. 
He  was  a  man  of  strong  passions  which  sometimes  swept 
over  his  reason  like  a  tornado.  His  friendships  were  ardent 
and  sincere,  and  his  hatred  and  anger  were  excessively  scath- 
ing for  the  moment.  When  his  feelings  of  ire  were  excited, 
his  words  burned  his  victim  like  drops  of  molten  lead  on 
the  naked  skin.  He  was  mild  and  amiable  until  some  injury 
or  insult  was  offered  him,  then  he  burst  asunder  all  restraints 
and  stood  out  the  fearless  champion  of  his  rights,  bidding 
defiance  to  all  opposition.  He  practiced  law  in  important 
cases  at  different  times  in  various  courts  of  the  western 
country.  At  Louisville,  Ky.,  Vincennes,  Indiana,  and  later, 
in  many  of  the  courts  of  Missouri.  In  1810  he  left  Illinois 
and  settled  in  St.  Louis.  The  remainder  of  his  life  was  spent 
in  Missouri,  and  he  finally  became  a  member  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  that  state. 

His  decisions  in  the  Supreme  Court  were  always  much 
respected  by  the  bar  and  the  public.  He  died  in  St.  Louis 
in  1824,  in  the  sixty-fifth  year  of  his  age.  On  his  death  bed 
he  said  he  "did  not  desire  to  live  any  longer,  as  he  could 
be  of  no  further  service  to  his  family  or  his  country,  and 
might  be  a  source  of  trouble  if  he  should  live  longer."  He 
was  perfectly  resigned  to  his  fate  and  died  with  that  calm 
composure  which  naturally  attends  the  exit  of  that  "noblest 
work  of  God,"  an  honest  man.  In  person,  Judge  Jones  was 


small,  but  erect  and  active.  His  complexion  was  dark  and 
his  hair  and  eyes  very  black.  When  excited,  his  eye  was 
very  severe  and  piercing.  His  integrity  and  honor  were 
above  suspicion.  He  was  exemplary  in  his  moral  habits  and 
lived  a  temperate  and  orderly  life  in  all  things.  He  left  a 
large  and  respectable  family,  and  several  of  his  sons  have 
held  important  offices  in  the  country.  One  of  them  became 
a  United  States  Senator  from  Iowa. 

It  seems  proper  here  to  give  a  brief  sketch  of  his  oldest 
son.  Rice  Jones.  He  was  a  young  man  of  great  ability  and 
promise,  educated  for  the  medical  profession  but  afterwards 
changing  to  the  law,  he  had  finished  his  legal  education  and 
began  the  practice  of  law  at  Kaskaskia  while  his  father  was 
located  at  that  place.  He  entered  the  field  of  politics  and 
immediately  attained  a  position  of  leadership  in  his  own 
party.  Party  spirit  raged  in  Kaskaskia  at  that  time  with  a 
violence  scarcely  equalled  at  any  time  since.  Young  Jones 
caught  the  mania  and  became  excessively  zealous.  He  had 
been  elected  to  the  Legislature,  and  reaching  such  a  position 
of  prominence  at  so  early  an  age,  he  naturally  aroused  the 
jealousy  of  some  other  politicians.  A  controversy,  growing 
out  of  politics,  arose  between  him  and  Shadrach  Bond,  who 
afterward  became  Governor  of  Illinois.  A  duel  was  arranged 
for  as  a  means  of  settling  the  matter.  The  two  men,  with 
their  seconds,  met  on  an  island  in  the  Mississippi  between 
Kaskaskia  and  St.  Genevieve.  When  they  had  their  positions, 
but  before  the  signal  to  fire  had  been  given,  Jones'  pistol, 
having  a  hair  trigger,  went  off  by  accident.  Dunlap,  the 
second  of  Bond,  said  that  was  Jones'  fire  and  that  now  Bond 
should  be  permitted  to  fire  at  Jones.  But  Bond,  with  that 
greatness  of  soul  that  appeared  in  all  his  actions,  said,  "It 
was  an  accident."  Then  after  some  friendly  discussion,  Jones 
and  Bond  settled  their  controversy  without  further  appeal 
to  arms,  and  went  away  friends.  But  a  bitter  quarrel  arose 
between  Jones  and  Dunlap.  This  controversy  waxed  warmer 
and  more  malignant  until  at  last  Dunlap  shot  Jones  on  the 
public  streets  of  Kaskaskia.  Jones  was  standing  in  the  street 
talking  with  a  lady  when  Dunlap  came  up  behind  him  and 
shot  him  dead  with  a  pistol.  This  horrible  murder  shocked 
the  community  and  to  some  extent  quieted  the  party  feuds 
for  a  time.  This  murder  occurred  in  1809  when  Jones  was 
in  the  twenty-eighth  year  of  his  age.  Dunlap  escaped  to 
Texas  and  was  never  punished  by  the  temporal  courts. 


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ISAAC  DARNIELLE 
In  the  year  1794  Isaac  Darnielle  arrived  in  Cahokia,  and 
remained  m  the  west  for  several  years.  He  practiced  law, 
having  settled  m  Cahokia  six  years  later  than  John  Rice 
Jones  came  to  Kaskaskia,  and  was  therefore  the  second  lawyer 
who  practiced  in  the  courts  of  Illinois.  He  was  a  classic 
scholar  and  was  in  person  very  genteel,  with  agreeable  and 
polished  manners.  He  was  large  and  portly  and  always  made 
it  a  point  to  be  extremely  neat  in  dress,  and  very  attentive 
to  his  personal  appearance.  The  material  for  this  sketch  was 
taken  from  Governor  Reynolds'  account  of  Mr.  Darnielle, 
and  the  Governor  seems  to  pride  himself  on  being  a  sort  ot 
scripture  biographer,  who  tells  the  whole  truth  about  his 
subject,  whether  it  is  complimentary  or  not.  He  says  that 
Mr.  Darnielle  studied  all  the  arts  and  mysteries  of  gallantry, 
and  thereby  made  a  deep  and  lasting  impression  on  his  lady 
friends.  Rumor  said  that  he  had  been  educated  in  Maryland 
for  the  ministry,  but  that  his  gallantry  was  too  strong  for 
the  proper  observance  of  gospel  precepts.  It  was  even  said 
that  he  studied  the  ladies  more  than  he  did  the  law.  It  was 
also  rumored  that  he  had  been  in  charge  of  a  church  as 
pastor  for  some  time,  but  one  day  took  French  leave  of  his 
congregation,  and  next  appeared  in  Cahokia.  He  possessed 
a  strong  intellect,  and  was  well  disciphned  in  things  intel- 
lectual. With  these  advantages,  it  did  not  take  him  long  to 
gain  a  fair  knowledge  of  the  law.  He  was  an  easy  agreeable 
speaker  and  made  a  fine  personal  appearance.  These  qualities 
made  him  conspicuous  and  popular  as  a  professional  barrister. 
The  courts  and  juries  of  that  day  were  not  remarkably  well- 
versed  m  technical  learning  and  therefore  he  could  practice 
his  profession  with  easy  confidence  before  these  tribunals. 
He  was  said  to  be  rather  indolent  except  in  the  pursuit  of 
the  pleasures  of  gallantry,  and  in  this  pursuit  he  spared 
neither  time  nor  effort.  When  in  a  frenzied  state  of  love  for 
a  married  lady  of  Cahokia,  and  the  lady  in  the  same  deHghtful 
state  of  mind,  they  took  a  snap  judgment  on  the  husband 
and  escaped  to  Peoria,  where  it  is  said  they  "lived  on  love" 
for  many  years,  while  the  husband,  instead  of  pursuing 
them,  remained  in  Cahokia  in  sullen  silence.  It  is  claimed 
that,  altho  this  gentleman  had  numerous  love  affairs,  yet  he 
never  married  according  to  the  laws  of  Illinois.  It  was  also 
rumored  that  he  left  a  married  wife  in  Maryland  who  was 
an  obstacle  to  a  second  marriage  in  this  country.  He  had 
no  malice  or  bitterness  m  his  composition,  but  seemed  to 
believe  that  the  summum  bonum,  according  to  his  philoso- 
phy, was  an  easy,  luxurious  life.  He  was  moral  and  correct 
in  his  behavior,  except  m  the  one  point  above  referred  to. 


He  never  indulged  m  drinking  or  gambling,  but  frequently 
slept  all  day  and  made  the  evenings  extend  all  night  in  the 
sight  or  hearing  of  his  "terrestrial  angel."  At  one  time  he 
was  the  beau  ideal  of  Cahokia.  His  talents,  his  gay  and 
graceful  manners,  together  with  his  penchant  for  this  sort 
of  life,  m  some  measure  justified  his  being  called  the  "Lord 
Chesterfield"  of  Cahokia.  As  long  as  he  retained  his  youthful 
vigor  and  vivacity,  this  sort  of  life  passed  off  very  pleasantly, 
but  when  old  age  crept  upon  him  and  his  former  pursuits 
were  abandoned  from  necessity,  he  suddenly  found  himself 
an  old  man  without  sincere  friends  or  means  of  support.  In 
his  old  age  he  went  to  Kentucky  and  engaged  m  teaching 
school.  He  died  in  i8jo. 

Reynolds  makes  brief  mention  of  a  number  of  other  law- 
yers  who  belong  to  the  early  history  of  St.  Clair  County. 

BENJAMIN  H.  DOYLE 
Benjamin  H.  Doyle,  an  Attorney-at-Law,  emigrated  from 
Knox  County,  Tennessee  and  settled  in  Kaskaskia  m  the 
year  iSo'?.  He  practiced  m  the  courts  of  both  St.  Clair  and 
Randolph  Counties.  He  possessed  good  natural  qualifica' 
tions  and  would  have  made  a  good  lawyer  if  he  had  given 
more  attention  to  study.  He  was  appointed  Attorney-Gen- 
eral, but  resigned  the  office  m  1S09  and  left  the  country. 

JAMES  HAGGIN 
James  Haggin  was  born  in  Kentucky  and  emigrated  to 
Illinois  in  1804.  He  settled  near  Kaskaskia  and  built  a  house 
in  the  wilderness,  as  it  was  then,  several  miles  from  town, 
and  the  head  of  Gravelly  Creek.  He  practiced  law  for  some 
years  in  the  courts  of  both  Randolph  and  St.  Clair  Counties, 
and  was  a  very  promising  young  man.  He  then  went  back 
to  Kentucky,  where  he  eventually  reached  a  position  of  con- 
siderable promise. 

JOHN  RECTOR 
John  Rector  located  in  Kaskaskia  in  1806.  He  opened  a 
law  office  and  practiced  in  the  courts  of  both  counties.  He 
belonged  to  a  prominent  family  among  the  early  settlers  of 
Illinois.  He  practiced  his  profession  for  a  few  years  attend- 
ing court  both  m  Kaskaskia  and  Cahokia,  and  then  left  the 

country. 

WILLIAM  MEARS 
William  Mears  was  the  first  attorney  who  made  Cahokia 
his  permanent  residence  after  Darnielle.  He  came  to  the 
village  in  1808  and  commenced  the  practice  of  law.  He  was 
born  in  Ireland  in  176S  and  after  receiving  his  education  in 
his  native  land,  came  to  America.  He  landed  in  Philadelphia 
and  taught  school  for  some  years  in  Pennsylvania.  At  the 
age  of  forty  he  decided  to  go  west,  and  came  into  Cahokia 
as  if  he  had  dropped  from  the  clouds,  without  a  horse,  books. 


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letters,  surplus  clothes,  or  anything  except  himself,  a  mther 
singular  and  uncouth  looking  Irishman.  He  had  read  law 
while  he  was  teaching  school,  so  he  was  now  ready  to  enter 
upon  the  practice  of  his  profession.  He  possessed  a  strong 
mind  and  a  retentive  memory,  and  by  close  application  and 
severe  study,  he  acquired  a  profound  knowledge  of  the  law, 
and  was  intelligent  and  well-informed  in  other  lines  also. 
He  was  appointed  Attorney  General  for  the  Territory  of 
IlHnois  in  1814  and  made  an  able  and  efficient  officer.  When 
the  county  seat  was  moved  to  Belleville,  he  changed  his 
residence  to  that  place  and  made  that  his  home  for  the  re- 
mainder  of  his  life.  He  died  in  1824. 

SAMUEL  DAVIDSON 

In  1809  Samuel  Davidson,  a  lawyer  from  Kentucky,  came 
and  settled  in  Cahokia.  He  was  a  decently  behaved  young 
man,  and  generally  correct  in  conduct,  but  did  not  exhibit 
much  force  of  character  or  make  much  impression  on  his 
fellow  citizens  in  the  ancient  county  seat.  He  wrote  a  beau- 
tiful  hand,  which  seemed  to  be  the  chief  of  his  accomplish- 
ments. He  taught  school  for  a  time  in  Cahokia  and  made  a 
living  that  way,  since  his  services  as  a  lawyer  did  not  seem 
to  be  much  appreciated.  At  the  beginning  of  the  War  of 
18 1 2,  he  entered  the  military  service  and  held  some  office  in 
the  Quartermaster's  Department.  Soon  after  the  close  of  the 
war  he  left  Cahokia  and  Illinois. 

RUSSELL  HEACOCK 

Russell  Heacock  began  the  practice  of  law  in  St.  Clair 
County  in  1808.  Cahokia  was  the  logical  place  for  a  lawyer 
at  that  time,  since  it  was  the  county  seat  of  the  oldest  and 
most  important  county  in  the  state.  A  fews  years  later  he 
married  a  lady  from  Jonesboro,  a  new  settlement  farther 
south  than  Kaskaskia.  He  then  moved  to  that  place  for  a 
few  years,  but  either  because  the  demand  for  legal  advice 
was  not  sufficient  there,  or  else  he  wanted  to  get  into  a 
smaller  town,  he  moved  to  Chicago.  We  are  told  that  Chi' 
cago  did  not  have  more  than  one  hundred  people  as  late  as 
1830.  Here  he  acquired  a  considerable  amount  of  property 
while  it  was  cheap  and  afterward  became  wealthy. 
GUSTAVUS  KOERNER 

Of  the  many  prominent  citizens  who  have  claimed  the 
city  of  Belleville  as  their  home,  perhaps  none  has  been  more 
highly  honored  than  Gustavus  Koerner,  who  lived  there  for 
more  than  sixty  years. 

He  was  born  at  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  in  Germany, 
November  20,  1809.  He  was  educated  at  the  Universities 
of  Jena,  Munich,  and  Heidelberg,  graduating  in  law  from 
the  last  named  in  1831,  at  the  age  of  twenty -two.  Two 


years  later  it  became  necessary  for  him  to  leave  his  native 
country  because  he  had  participated  in  a  petty  political  in- 
surrection which  had  for  its  aim  the  enlargement  of  the 
liberties  of  the  common  people.  This  movement  was  doomed 
to  failure  from  the  start,  because  large  standing  armies  are 
not  overthrown  by  resolutions,  however  eloquent  they  may 
be.  After  its  failure,  those  who  had  participated  were  subject 
to  arrest  and  imprisonment.  So  Mr.  Koerner  remained  in 
hiding  for  some  time  with  some  of  his  friends,  and  then, 
dressed  as  a  woman,  and  in  company  with  his  sister,  Augusta, 
he  passed  the  gates  of  Frankfort  without  being  recognized 
and  escaped  to  France.  He  was  joined  here  by  his  college 
friend,  Theodore  Engelmann,  who  had  also  taken  part  in  the 
uprising.  They  reached  Havre  just  as  the  Englemann  family 
were  about  to  sail  for  America,  as  emigrants.  He  joined  the 
group  of  emigrants  and  they  reached  New  York  June  17, 
1833.  Here  in  the  Marine  Court  of  New  York  City  he 
registered  his  intention  to  become  a  citizen  of  the  United 
States.  Many  others  of  the  party  did  likewise  among  whom 
were  Frederick  Engelmann  and  his  son,  Theodore,  Henry 
Abend  and  John  Scheel,  all  of  whom  afterwards  became 
citizens  of  St.  Clair  County. 

It  might  be  stated  here  that  before  they  reached  New 
York  young  Koerner  and  Sophia  Engelmann,  Theodore's  sis- 
ter, were  engaged  to  be  married.  This  plan  was  carried  out 
in  1836,  after  the  young  man's  financial  outlook  was  such  as 
to  justify  his  assuming  the  responsibiUties  of  a  family. 

In  order  to  secure  admission  to  the  bar  in  Illinois  he  at- 
tended a  law  school  for  a  year  at  Lexington,  Kentucky.  In 
June,  1835,  he  successfully  passed  the  examination  before 
the  Supreme  Court  in  Vandalia,  which  was  then  the  capital 
of  the  state.  Having  had  a  thorough  university  training  be- 
fore he  came  to  America,  being  able  to  speak  fluently  either 
English,  French,  or  German,  having  great  native  ability,  and 
a  patriotic  love  for  his  adopted  country,  he  soon  became  a 
very  popular  citizen  and  at  once  stepped  into  a  position  of 
leadership  in  his  own  city  and  state.  In  the  presidential 
campaign  of  1840  he  spoke  at  public  meetings  in  all  parts  of 
the  state.  After  their  vote  was  cast,  the  presidential  electors 
of  Illinois  selected  him  as  their  messenger  to  carry  their  vote 
to  Washington,  D.  C.  His  journey  from  Belleville  to  Wash' 
ington  took  fourteen  days  of  continuous  travel.  That  was 
twice  as  long  as  it  would  take  now  to  go  from  Belleville  to 
London.  While  he  was  in  Washington,  Governor  Reynolds, 
who  was  then  a  member  of  Congress,  but  Koerner's  fellow- 
citizen  in  Belleville,  introduced  him  to  President  Van  Buren, 
John  Quincy  Adams,  Daniel  Webster,  John  C.  Calhoun, 


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Henry  Clay,  and  Thomas  H.  Benton.  To  meet  these  famous 
men  was  a  great  privilege  to  a  rising  young  lawyer  and  one 
that  he  very  much  appreciated.  During  his  career  in  the  law 
at  Belleville,  he  was  for  some  years  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Snyder,  Koerner  and  Shields.  When  political  appointment 
and  death  had  dissolved  this  iirm,  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  William  H.  Bissell,  who  afterward  became  Governor 
of  Ilhnois.  At  another  time  he  was  the  law  partner  of  Colonel 
William  R.  Morrison.  In  1852  he  was  elected  Lieutenant- 
Governor  of  Illinois,  and  served  a  term  in  that  office  with 
the  Hon.  Joel  Matteson  as  Governor.  He  was  a  personal 
friend  of  Abraham  Lincoln.  Early  m  the  Civil  War  days  he 
was  instrumental  in  getting  Ulysses  S.  Grant  appointed  to 
a  position  in  the  army  of  Illinois,  which  gave  him  a  chance 
to  start  on  his  wonderful  military  career  which  made  him 
the  most  conspicuous  figure  in  the  nation  after  the  death  of 
Lincoln.  President  Lincoln  was  anxious  to  appoint  Judge 
Koerner  to  some  position  of  honor  and  trust  under  the  gov 
ernment.  He  offered  him  a  place  in  the  United  States  Supreme 


Court.  But  at  that  time  the  salary  of  the  supreme  Justices 
was  so  small  that  Mr.  Koerner  felt  that  it  would  not  be 
sufficient  to  support  his  large  family  in  Washington  City, 
where  living  has  always  been  expensive.  So  he  was  compelled 
to  decline  the  honor.  Later  the  president  appointed  him 
United  States  Minister  to  the  Court  of  Sp.iin.  He  accepted 
this  appointment,  and  while  there  wrote  a  book  on  "Spain," 
giving  excellent  descriptions  of  her  great  buildings  and  art 
works.  He  is  also  author  of  several  other  books  and  numerous 
pamphlets  on  various  subjects.  He  was  also  a  success  on  the 
lecture  platform,  and  he  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Belle 
ville  Public  Library.  His  home  life  was  beautiful.  His  wife 
travelled  the  journey  of  life  with  him  for  fifty-two  years. 
She  and  five  of  their  eight  children  preceded  him  to  the 
spirit  world.  Then  after  eight  more  busy  years  here,  he  too 
passed  on,  April  9,  i8q6,  having  spent  eighty-seven  years 
in  this  world,  of  which  more  than  sixty  were  patriotically 
devoted  to  the  land  of  his  adoption. 


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CHAPTER  IX. 
Governors  of  r!!i?ioi5  from  St.  Clair  County 


OF  The  twenty-four  governors  of  Illinois,  six,  or  one 
fourth  of  the  whole  number,  have  been  residents  for 
d  considerable  portion  of  their  life,  in  St.  Clair  Cbun- 
ty.  This  fact  is  a  remarkable  testimony  to  the  importance 
of  St.  Clair  County  in  the  great  State  of  Illinois.  We  have 
thought  it  worth  while  to  devote  a  chapter  to  these  six 
chief  executives  of  Illinois  as  a  group  of  St.  Clair  County 
citizens. 

Their  names,  in  the  order  m  which  they  served,  are. 
Ninian  Edwards,  John  Reynolds,  Thomas  Ford,  Augustus 
C.  French,  William  H.  Bissell,  and  Charles  S.  Deneen. 

GOV.  NINIAN  EDWARDS 

Ninian  Edwards  was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  Mary 
land,  in  the  year  1775.  His  parents  were  wealthy  and  respect' 
able,  and  his  education  was  commenced  under  favorable 
auspices.  One  of  his  schoolmates  was  the  Hon.  William 
Wirt,  the  great  legal  authority.  He  was  prepared  for  college 
under  the  tuition  of  the  Reverend  Mr.  Hunt,  a  respectable 
clergyman  of  his  native  state.  He  was  then  matriculated  at 
Dickinson  College,  at  Carlisle,  Pennsylvania.  He  did  not 
graduate,  but  left  college  at  the  age  of  nineteen.  He  also 
left  his  home  at  the  same  time  to  try  his  fortune  in  the  state 
of  Kentucky.  Nature  bestowed  upon  Mr.  Edwards  some  of 
her  rarest  gifts.  He  had  a  mind  of  extraordinary  compass 
and  an  industry  that  utilized  every  spark  of  talent  with 
which  nature  had  endowed  him.  His  intellect  was  naturally 
strong  and  vigorous,  and  the  development  he  had  achieved 
by  reason  of  diligent  application  to  study,  made  him  a  really 
superior  man. 

Of  his  career  in  Kentucky  we  have  scant  record  but  it  is 
stated  that  he  achieved  a  position  of  prominence  in  legal  cir- 
cles  before  he  left  that  state.  He  came  to  Illinois  some  time 
prior  to  the  year  1809.  On  the  twenty-third  of  February, 
1809  only  a  few  days  after  the  birth  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  the 
territory  of  Illinois  was  established.  The  boundaries  of  this 
territory  were  the  same  as  the  present  boundaries  of  the  state 
except  that  on  the  north,  Illinois  extended  as  far  as  the  north- 
ern boundary  of  the  United  States.  The  Federal  Government 
organized  the  territorial  government  and  appointed  officers  to 
administer  the  laws.  Ninian  Edwards  was  appointed  Govern- 
or, Nathaniel  Pope,  Secretary,  and  William  Sprig,  Jesse  B. 
Thomas,  and  Alexander  Stuart,  judges.  These  officers  for  the 
most  part  were  men  of  talent  and  loyalty,  and  so  gave  char- 
acter and  standing  to  the  new  government.  The  separate 


organization  of  the  Illinois  country  gave  a  great  impulse  to 
immigration.  The  new  Governor  did  much  to  encourage  peo- 
ple to  come  to  the  new  country.  Among  the  advertising 
agencies  which  he  encouraged  was  a  newspaper  called  the 
"Illinois  Herald",  which  was  started  at  Kaskaskia  in  the  fall 
of  1809.  It  was  the  first  newspaper  published  in  Illinois.  Its 
first  editor  and  proprietor  was  Matthew  Duncan  from  Ken- 
tucky. In  1815  the  paper  was  purchased  by  Robert  Blackwell 
and  Daniel  P.  Cook  who  continued  it  for  a  number  of  years. 
Governor  Edwards  was  appointed  by  President  Madison  and 
continued  in  office  until  Illinois  became  a  state  in  1818.  He 
established  by  proclamation  four  new  counties  in  1812,  name- 
ly, Madison,  Johnson,  Pope  and  Gallatin.  He  ordered  an 
election  for  the  sixteenth  day  of  September  of  that  year  to 
elect  members  of  the  legislature.  By  his  proclamation  this 
Assembly  was  convened  at  Kaskaskia  on  November  25, 1812. 
This  was  the  first  legislative  body  elected  by  the  people,  that 
ever  assembled  in  Illinois.  The  Territory  contained  six  organ- 
ized counties,  since  St.  Clair  and  Randolph  had  been  organ- 
ized previous  to  the  four  by  Governor  Edwards.  The  General 
Assembly  had  twelve  members,  five  in  the  council  and  seven 
in  the  house  of  representatives.  It  seems  that  Pope  County 
had  no  member  in  the  council  at  that  session.  John  Thomas 
of  St.  Clair  County  was  elected  clerk  of  the  Council  and 
William  C.  Greenup  of  Randolph,  clerk  of  the  House.  One 
door-keeper  served  for  both  houses,  and  each  branch  occupied 
a  room  in  the  same  house.  It  is  said  that  the  whole  assembly 
boarded  at  one  house  and  slept  in  the  same  room  in  Kaskaskia. 

The  members  of  the  Council  were,  William  Biggs  of  St. 
Clair,  Samuel  Judy  of  Madison,  Pierre  Menard  of  Randolph, 
Thomas  Ferguson  of  Johnson,  and  Benjamin  Talbot  of  Galla- 
tin. The  members  of  the  House  were,  Joshua  Oglesby  and 
Jacob  Short  of  St.  Clair,  William  Jones  of  Madison,  George 
Fisher  of  Randolph,  Phillip  Trammel  and  Alexander  Wilson 
of  Gallatin,  and  John  Grammar  of  Johnson.  This  legislature 
did  much  and  finished  in  record  time  so  that  it  was  not  a  long 
session  and  did  not  consume  any  great  amount  of  the  tax- 
payers' money. 

Edwards  was  very  active  and  energetic  in  his  youthful 
days  and  the  War  of  1812  gave  him  ample  opportunity  for  the 
exercise  of  his  talents  and  energies.  The  country  was  weak 
and  by  reason  of  the  scattered  condition  of  the  settlements 
was  difficult  to  defend  against  the  numerous  attacks  and 
annoyances  of  the  Indians  who  were  aided  and  assisted  in 


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their  marauding  type  of 
warfare  by  the  British.  But 
Governor  Edwards  seemed 
equal  to  the  emergency  and 
performed  his  duties  in  a 
very  satisfactory  manner. 
He  attended  to  the  defense 
ot  the  country  m  person  ,ind 
was  present  in  person  m 
ahnost  every  important 
transaction  of  the  war.  He 
remained  at  home  with  his 
family  a  very  small  part  of 
the  time  during  the  whole  GOVERNOR  EDWARDS 

period  in  which  the  country  was  m  a  state  of  war.  In  1818 
he  was  elected  to  the  United  States  Senate,  and  he  per- 
formed the  duties  of  this  high  office  with  an  ability  and 
force  of  character  that  was  very  acceptable  both  to  that 
dignified  body,  the  Senate,  and  the  state  which  he  repre- 
sented. In  1826  he  was  elected  Governor  of  the  State  of  Illi- 
nois and  gave  to  this  important  trust  all  his  experience, 
talents,  and  energies,  and  made  one  of  the  best  governors  the 
state  has  had.  In  after  years  his  son,  Ninian  Edwards,  Jr., 
became  the  first  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  in  the 
State  of  Illinois.  When  Governor  Edwards  retired  from  office 
at  the  close  of  his  term  in  1830  he  made  his  home  in  Belleville 
where  he  owned  property  and  had  many  friends.  When  the 
cholera  was  raging  in  Belleville  m  183  j,  he  was  out  night  and 
day  attending  to  the  wants  of  those  who  were  afflicted  with 
that  terrible  plague,  and  relieving  suffering  wherever  he 
found  It  possible.  His  knowledge  of  medicine  and  his  true 
benevolence  made  him  a  most  effective  helper  of  the  sick  and 
suffering.  By  reason  of  his  great  anxiety  and  his  efforts  to 
save  the  sick,  he  himself  contracted  the  fell  disease  and  died 
in  the  city  of  Belleville  only  a  few  hours  after  it  seized  upon 
him,  July  20,  1833,. 

JOHN  REYNOLDS 
John  Reynolds,  later  governor  of  Illinois,  became  a  resident 
of  St.  Clair  county  in  1814,  at  which  time  he  opened  a  law 
office  in  Cahokia.  He  was  born  in  Montgomery  County, 
Pennsylvania,  February  6,  1788.  His  father.  Robert  Reynolds 
and  his  mother,  Margaret  Moore,  were  natives  of  Ireland. 
When  he  was  six  months  old  his  parents  moved  to  east  Ten- 
nessee and  settled  near  where  Knoxville  was  founded  three 
years  later.  In  1800  the  family  left  Tennessee  with  the  inten- 
tion of  settling  in  Missouri,  then  under  Spanish  rule,  but 
when  they  reached  Kaskaskia  they  were  induced  to  settle 


there,  because  west  of  the  Mississippi  river  the  children 
must  be  trained  m  the  Catholic  faith  ;,md  the  Reynolds' were 
Protestants.  Robert  Reynolds  was  a  member  of  the  Indiana 
Territorial  Legislature  and  served  as  Justice  ot  the  Peace.  In 
1807  the  family  moved  to  a  location  in  the  Goshen  settlement 
It  the  foot  of  the  Mississippi  bluff  three  or  four  miles  south- 
v^e^t  of  EdwardsviUe.  In  1809  John  went  to  east  Tennessee 
md  studied  law  in  Knox  County  near  the  residence  of  his 
uncle,  John.  He  was  back  in  lUinois  at  the  time  of  the  breaking 
out  of  the  war  of  1812  and  enlisted  as  a  private  in  a  company 
of  ringers.  He  began  the  practice  of  law  in  1814  and  on  the 
orgmizition  of  the  State  Government  in  181S  he  was  chosen 
by  the  Legislature  as  one  of  the  Associate  Judges  of  the 
Supreme  Court.  He  held  this  position  until  1824.  He  was 
several  times  a  member  of  the  Legislature  and  in  1830  after 
an  exciting  canvass  with  William  Kinney  as  his  opponent  he 
was  elected  Governor.  During  his  administration  occurred 
the  Black  Hawk  War.  In  1834  he  was  elected  to  Congress 
from  Illinois,  but  was  defeated  for  the  same  office  in  1836. 
In  1837  he  was  engaged  in  building  a  railroad  from  the  foot 
of  the  bluff  to  the  Mississippi  opposite  St.  Louis.  It  was 
built  for  the  purpose  of  conveying  coal  to  market.  This  was 
the  first  railroad  constructed  m  Illinois  and  was  six  miles  long. 
In  1830  Reynolds  was  appointed  by  Governor  Carlm  as 
Commissioner  to  secure  a  loan  for  the  completion  of  the 
Illinois  and  Michigan  canal,  and  in  the  summer  of  that  year 
he  made  a  trip  to  Europe.  Later  he  was  twice  chosen  a  member 
of  the  Legislature,  in  1846  and  in  1852,  and  when  last  a 
member  he  was  made  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representa- 
tives. Professor  John  Russell,  speaking  of  Reynolds,  to  show 
how  well  known  he  was,  said,  "Deposit  a  letter  m  any  Post 
Office  in  Illinois,  however  remote  or  obscure,  with  no  other 
superscription  than  these  three  words,  'The  Old  Ranger,' 
and  It  would  go  straight  to  him  at  Belleville."  Again  he 
says,  "There  is  hardly  an  office  within  the  gift  of  our  people 
which  he  has  not  filled,  and  with  distinguished  honor.  For 
several  years  past  he  has  decUned  all  public  employment,  and 
with  an  ample  fortune  has  retired  into  the  shades  of  private 
life,  but  not  a  life  of  idleness.  The  mind  of  Governor  Rey- 
nolds is  much  too  active,  both  by  nature  and  habit,  to  con- 
tent Itself  with  listless  inanity.  It  is  a  remarkable  fact  that 
St.  Clair  County  contains  (1857)  the  only  two  Uving  writers 
of  the  state  whose  productions  have  the  slightest  chance  to 
outlive  the  passing  hour  and  descend  to  other  times.  The 
Rev.  Dr.  Peck  and  Ex-Governor  Reynolds,  each  in  his  own 
appropriate  field,  has  collected  and  in  part  published  a  series 
of  important  facts  in  connection  with  the  history  of  this 


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state,  which  but  for  their  labors  would  have  perished  forever. 
For  this  the  future  sons  and  daughters  of  Illinois  will  hold 
them  in  grateful  remembrance." 

Mr.  Reynolds  was  married  in  1817,  at  the  age  of  twenty 
nine,  to  a  handsome  Creole  widow,  the  daughter  of  Julien 
Dubuque.  She  was  born  in  Cahokia  in  1789  and  was  first 
married  to  a  Canadian  Indian  trader  named  La  Croix.  At 
the  beginning  of  the  War  of  1812  he  left  his  wife,  Httle  son, 
and  daughter,  and  went  to  Canada.  Nothing  more  was  heard 
of  him  at  Cahokia  for  more  than  three  years.  He  was  supposed 
to  be  dead;  and  then  Mrs.  La  Croix  married  another  Cana- 
dian, Joseph  Manegle,  who  was  a  widower  with  one  daugh- 
ter. Soon  after  this  marriage.  La  Croix,  like  Enoch  Arden, 
reappeared  with  a  story  that  he  had  been  "pressed"  into 
the  British  military  service,  and  had  no  means  of  communi- 
cating with  his  family.  Mrs.  Manegle,  however,  remained 
with  her  second  husband  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
about  a  year  later.  Then  she  did  not  return  to  her  first 
husband,  but  some  time  afterward  married  John  Reynolds. 
She  was  an  attractive  woman,  graceful  and  charming  in 
manner,  a  Catholic  in  religion,  and  possessed  many  noble 
qualities  of  heart  and  mind,  but  had  very  little  education, 
and  almost  no  knowledge  of  the  English  language.  Accord- 
ingly, her  husband  learned  the  Creole  dialect  that  was  com- 
monly used  in  Cahokia,  and  later  acquired  a  reading  knowl- 
edge of  French.  They  lived  in  or  near  Cahokia  until  183 1, 
when  during  his  term  of  ofiice  as  governor,  Mr.  Reynolds 
changed  his  residence  to  Belleville.  There  Mrs.  Reynolds 
died  in  1834  and  was  buried  in  Cahokia.  The  governor's 
second  marriage  was  to  Miss  Sarah  Wilson,  of  Georgetown, 
D.  C,  while  he  was  a  member  of  Congress.  She  was  a  tall, 
stately  and  highly  cultured  lady,  more  than  twenty  years  his 
junior.  He  brought  her  back  to  lUinois  with  him  and  pur- 
chased an  elegant  residence  where  he  and  his  beautiful  and 
cultured  wife  lived  happily  together  for  nearly  thirty  years. 
Neither  of  the  governor's  marriages  was  blessed  with  chil- 
dren, but  he  reared  and  provided  for  his  three  step-children 
with  as  much  affectionate  care  as  a  real  father  might  lavish 
upon  them.  Having  acquired  a  competence,  he  devoted  his 
declining  years  to  the  management  of  his  private  business 
and  the  writing  of  several  books.  The  first  one  was  "The 
Pioneer  History  of  Illinois."  This  was  published  in  1852. 
His  method  of  writing,  according  to  his  friend.  Dr.  John 
F.  Snyder,  was  peculiarly  his  own.  He  used  no  desk  or  table, 
but  with  a  pencil  tablet  resting  on  his  knee,  he  wrote  con- 
tinuously, regardless  of  the  conversation  of  those  about  him. 
He  rarely  ever  revised  or  rewrote  a  single  word  or  sentence. 


When  the  book  was  finished  he  did  not  have  strong  confi- 
dence in  it  as  a  best  seller,  so  he  decided  to  publish  it  with 
as  little  expense  as  possible.  He  bought  an  old  hand  press 
and  a  lot  of  type,  installed  them  in  his  law  office,  and  hired 
printers  who  were  out  of  work  to  print  the  book  for  him. 
The  volume  is  not  logically  arranged,  but  contains  much 
valuable  information.  Its  quaint  but  vivid  pictures  of  pioneer 
life  cannot  be  found  elsewhere.  Dr.  Snyder  says  that  if  he 
had  been  otherwise  unknown,  this  volume  alone  would  have 
rendered  his  name  imperishable  as  long  as  the  name  of  Illinois 
endures.  In  1854  he  made  an  adventure  into  the  field  of  fiction 
and  wrote  "The  Adventures  of  John  Kelly."  It  was  a  flat 
failure.  In  1855  he  published  from  his  own  printing  office 
the  "History  of  My  Own  Times."  In  contrast  with  the 
Pioneer  History,  the  book  is  divided  into  one  hundred  and 
twenty-five  short  chapters.  As  might  be  expected,  the  me- 
chanical work  was  poor  and  the  book  was  outwardly  un- 
attractive. Only  four  hundred  copies  were  printed.  In  the 
fall  of  that  year  only  a  few  copies  had  been  sold,  so  the  author 
loaded  up  almost  the  entire  edition  and  hauled  them  in  a 
wagon  to  Chicago  where  he  left  them  with  D.  B.  Cooke,  a 
leading  book  dealer,  to  be  sold.  Two  years  later  a  fire  in 
Chicago  destroyed  the  book  store,  and  with  it  the  whole 
stock  of  Reynolds'  books.  There  were  then  perhaps  not 
more  than  a  dozen  copies  in  existence.  It  was  reprinted  in 
1879  by  the  Chicago  Historical  Society,  but  copies  of  the 
original  edition  are  so  rare  that  a  bibliophile  has  been  known 
to  offer  as  much  as  seventy-five  dollars  for  one. 

In  1857  he  published  a  little  book  entitled  "An  Essay  on 
the.  Mind  and  its  Education."  It  is  supposed  that  the  timely 
appearance  of  this  book  so  full  of  educational  wisdom  caused 
his  party  to  select  him  as  a  candidate  for  State  Superintendent 
of  Schools  in  1858.  Another  Ex-Governor,  Augustus  C. 
French,  was  also  running  for  the  same  office  that  year.  But 
when  the  votes  were  counted,  Newton  Bateman  had  defeated 
them  both.  Another  product  of  his  pen  was  a  sketch  of  Rev. 
John  Mason  Peck,  issued  in  May,  1858,  soon  after  the  death 
of  Dr.  Peck.  It  was  entitled  "Friendship's  Offering"  and 
contained  twenty-five  chapters  in  thirty-four  pages.  It  was 
not  a  biography  but  a  piece  of  fulsome  praise,  intended  as 
an  evidence  of  regard  for  an  old  friend.  With  very  few  traits 
in  common  and  many  points  of  difference.  Dr.  Peck  and 
Governor  Reynolds  were,  nevertheless,  for  many  years 
strangely  attached  to  each  other.  They  were  as  one  in  the 
advocacy  of  a  high  type  of  patriotism,  national  and  personal 
honor,  temperance,  and  education.  Both  were  opposed  to 
disturbing  the  institution  of  slavery  where  it  existed,  and 


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they  both  believed  the  condition  of  the  southern  negro  was 
better  as  a  slave  than  if  free.  Doctor  Peck  was  a  Yankee,  a 
Whig,  opposed  to  the  extension  of  slavery,  a  religious  en- 
thusiast, almost  fanatical  in  his  support  of  Sunday  School 
and  Foreign  Missionary  work,  and  detested  profanity,  im- 
morality, and  vulgarity.  Reynolds  was  a  Democrat,  despised 
Yankees,  favored  extension  of  slavery  to  every  state  and 
terntory,  held  Sunday  Schools,  missionaries  and  ministers 
in  utmost  contempt,  was  an  infidel,  profane,  and  sometimes 
vulgar.  Yet  each  sought  the  companionship  of  the  other  and 
held  each  other  in  high  esteem.  The  governor's  last  literary 
production  appeared  in  i860  when  the  country  was  in  the 
throes  of  excitement  and  bitter  discussion  that  immediately 
preceded  the  Civil  War.  Perhaps  in  a  spirit  of  irony  he 
labeled  it  "The  Balm  of  Gilead,"  and  gave  it  the  sub-title 
"An  Inquiry  into  the  Right  of  American  Slavery."  It  con- 
tained forty-eight  pages  and  was  a  vigorous  defense  of  the 
institution  of  slavery.  He  was  himself  a  slave-holder  until 
after  the  adoption  of  the  Constitution  of  1848,  which  finally 
extinguished  the  slave-holding  which  had  existed  at  some 
points  in  the  state  before  that  time.  He  then  employed  none 
but  negro  servants  in  his  home,  to  whom  he  was  very  kind, 
as  he  had  always  been  to  his  slaves.  In  his  old  age  the  Gov- 
ernor, followed  by  a  little  colored  boy,  whom  he  called  Veto, 
were  familiar  figures  about  the  streets  of  Belleville.  Veto  and 
his  mother  were  formerly  the  Governor's  slaves  and  chose 
to  remain  with  him  after  their  emancipation.  In  the  four 
years  of  the  Civil  War  his  sympathies  were  largely  for  the 
Southern  cause.  Conscious  that  he  was  beyond  the  pale  of 
further  office  holding,  he  was  no  longer  restrained  by  the 
fear  of  public  censure,  and  he  therefore  gave  free  expression 
to  his  real  sentiments.  Only  his  advanced  age  and  respect 
for  his  past  services  to  the  state  saved  him  from  arrest  and 
imprisonment  for  his  constant  criticisms  of  the  North  and 
vehement  laudation  of  the  South.  In  the  history  of  Illinois, 
he  alone  holds  the  distinction  of  having  held  the  highest 
position  in  each  of  the  three  coordinate  branches  of  state 
government.  He  was  Governor,  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme 
Court,  and  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives.  He 
was  a  character  full  of  contradictions.  He  was  an  Irishman, 
yet  did  not  have  any  of  the  usual  Irish  traits.  He  never 
cared  to  fish  or  hunt.  He  had  no  music  in  his  soul.  He  could 
not  play  any  instrument,  or  sing,  nor  could  he  distinguish 
one  tune  from  another.  His  father  frequently  drank  to  excess. 
The  son  never  touched  liquor  or  tobacco.  He  was  strictly 
honest  and  honorable  in  all  his  dealings,  but  he  ignored 
Christianity  and  favored  negro  slavery.  In  personal  appear- 


ance he  was  full  six  feet  tall  and  muscular,  hut  not  fleshy- 
He  was  always  well  and  neatly  dressed.  One  biographer 
says  of  him,  "On  the  rostrum  he  was  neither  commanding 
nor  graceful.  His  gestures  were  few  and  awkward.  He  was 
voluble  without  the  slightest  approach  to  eloquence.  He 
spoke  111  an  earnest  hut  conversational  strain.  His  speeches 
were  rambling  and  disconnected,  but  attractive  because  of 
their  originality  and  witty  illustrations."  He  died  at  his 
home  in  Belleville,  May  8,  1865,  at  the  age  of  seventy-seven. 
His  wife  survived  him  only  a  few  months.  They  were  both 
laid  to  rest  in  Walnut  Hill  Cemetery,  where  a  suitable  mon- 
ument has  been  erected  to  their  memory. 

GOV.  THOMAS  FORD 

Thomas  Ford  was  born  at  Uniontown,  Pennsylvania,  in 
the  year  1800.  When  he  was  only  two  years  old  his  father 
was  killed  m  the  mountains.  In  1804,  his  mother,  with  her 
family  of  several  children,  set  out  for  St.  Louis,  hoping  to 
obtain  a  share  in  the  free  land  grants  which  the  Spanish 
government  was  making  at  that  time  to  actual  settlers.  When 
she  arrived,  she  found  that  the  Spanish  territory  had  been 
ceded  to  the  United  States,  and  there  was  no  free  land. 
After  a  brief  period  of  indecision,  she  took  her  children  and 
went  to  New  Design,  in  Illinois,  and  located  about  three 
miles  from  the  present  town  of  Waterloo.  Later  they  moved 
nearer  the  bluff  where  the  family  made  their  permanent 
home.  It  was  within  the  bounds  of  St.  Clair  County  until 
Monroe  County  was  organized  in  1816.  So  for  twelve  years 
Mr.  Ford  was  a  resident  of  St.  Clair  County.  His  mother 
was  very  anxious  that  her  sons  should  receive  a  good  edu- 
cation, and  to  this  end  practiced  the  most  rigid  economy 
with  her  slender  means.  Ford's  half-brother,  George  Forquer, 
was  a  surveyor  and  laid  out  the  town  of  Waterloo,  which 
IS  now  the  county  seat  of  Monroe  County.  In  1823,  Thomas 
Ford  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  practiced  law  for  some 
years,  was  appointed  Prosecuting  Attorney  by  Governor 
Edwards  and  again  by  Governor  Reynolds.  Later  he  was 
elected  Judge,  and  in  1842  was  elected  Governor  of  lUinois. 
He  was  a  man  of  sound  courage,  a  high  sense  of  honor,  and 
good  judgment.  The  Mormon  trouble  in  Illinois  occurred 
during  his  term  of  office.  He  is  the  author  of  a  history  of 
Illinois  which  was  published  after  his  death,  which  occurred 
at  Peoria,  November  3,  1850. 

GOV.  AUGUSTUS  C.  FRENCH 

Augustus  Chaplin  French  was  born  in  the  village  of  Hill, 
New  Hampshire,  August  2,  1808.  He  had  good  early  training 
by  a  Christian  mother,  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
and  Dartmouth  College,  tho  he  did  not  graduate.  He  studied 


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law  in  the  office  of  Judge 
Moody,  of  Gillmanton,  N. 
H.,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  183 1.  In  1832  he  came 
west  and  began  the  practice 
of  his  profession  in  Illinois. 
He  first  settled  at  Paris,  in 
Edgar  County.  The  same 
year  Stephen  A.  Douglas 
moved  from  Vermont  to 
Illinois.  They  both  belong- 
ed to  the  same  political 
party  and  soon  became  in- 
timate friendsandwere  GOVERNOR  FRENCH 
life-long   associates   in    the      Formerly  President  of  McKendree 

affairs  of  government.  For  ^™^^  °^'  "^^"^'^^ 

two  consecutive  terms,  from  1S36  to  1840,  he  was  a  member 
of  the  Illinois  Legislature.  He  was  also  United  States  District 
Attorney  in  the  Fourth  District  for  some  years.  In  1839  he 
was  appointed  to  take  charge  of  the  United  States  Land 
Office  and  was  located  at  Palestine,  Illinois.  In  1844  he  was 
presidential  elector  for  his  party  and  cast  his  ballot  for  James 
K.  Polk.  By  1846  he  had  become  a  well-known  character  in 
his  part  of  the  state  and  was  talked  of  as  a  candidate  for 
Congress  to  succeed  Hon.  O.  B.  Ficklin.  However  Mr.  Ficklin 
desired  to  continue  in  the  office,  and  in  order  to  get  Mr. 
French  out  of  the  way,  suggested  to  his  friends  that  they 
make  him  their  candidate  for  governor.  This  plan  was  talked 
up  and  at  the  Democratic  State  Convention  he  was  duly 
nominated.  The  Democratic  Party  was  much  the  stronger 
at  that  time  and  he  was  elected  by  a  large  majority  in 
November,  1846.  The  great  problem  of  that  state  at  that 
time  was  the  financial  one.  Governor  French  was  skillful  in 
that  field.  It  was  the  testimony  of  Reynolds  in  his  Pioneer 
History  that  Governor  French  was  a  "prudent  and  discreet 
executive  officer."  His  administration  stands  preeminent 
above  that  of  any  other  governor  in  several  particulars. 
Before  this  time  the  State  Auditor  frequently  issued  orders 
beyond  the  appropriations  or  the  ability  of  the  state  to  pay. 
This  compelled  creditors  to  submit  to  large  discounts  and 
long  delays  in  obtaining  the  money  due  them.  Governor 
French  made  it  his  special  aim  to  reduce  the  state  finances 
to  an  orderly  system.  He  so  far  succeeded  that  ever  since 
that  time  the  credit  of  the  State  of  Illinois  has  been  abso- 
lutely unquestioned,  no  matter  what  catastrophes  might 
overtake  the  banks,  or  what  financial  crises  might  come  to 
the  country  at  large.  He  found  the  state  carrying  a  burden 


of  debt  amounting  to  many  millions  and  reduced  it  by  one 
fourth  while  he  was  in  office.  He  also  took  a  keen  interest 
in  education  and  the  cause  of  the  common  schools.  He  con- 
sidered the  universal  education  of  the  people  the  noblest 
heritage  which  a  generation  may  bequeath  to  its  descendants. 
In  every  message  to  the  Legislature  he  emphasized  the  im- 
portance of  this  great  interest.  The  new  constitution 
adopted  in  1848  required  that  a  governor  be  elected  in 
November  of  that  year  and  take  the  office  in  January,  1849. 
Mr.  French  had  served  only  about  half  of  his  term,  and 
since  the  new  constitution  prevented  him  from  serving  more 
of  the  term  for  which  he  was  elected,  it  seemed  only  fair 
that  he  should  be  re-elected.  This  was  done  with  great 
unanimity.  It  was  the  first  time  that  any  governor  had  been 
elected  for  the  second  time  in  Illinois.  He  therefore  served 
from  December,  1846,  to  January,  1853,  or  a  little  more 
than  six  years.  After  completing  his  service  as  chief  execu- 
tive of  the  state,  he  retired  from  public  life  and  devoted 
himself  to  the  interests  of  his  family,  and  especially  the 
education  of  his  children.  When  he  was  a  youth  of  nineteen 
he  was  left  an  orphan  by  the  death  of  his  mother,  to  whom 
he  gave  his  promise  that  he  would  take  care  of  his  four 
younger  brothers.  This  pledge  he  faithfully  carried  out,  and 
on  account  of  this  obligation,  he  did  not  marry  till  late  in 
life.  He  was  thirty-five  years  old  when  he  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Lucy  M.  South  worth,  a  native  of  New  York 
State.  They  had  five  children,  three  sons  and  two  daughters. 
The  sons  were  educated  at  McKendree  and  the  daughters 
at  Monticello  Seminary,  at  Godfrey,  Illinois,  since  at  that 
time  McKendree  did  not  admit  women  as  students.  The 
oldest  son,  William  Richmond,  died  August  4,  1864,  when 
he  was  only  twenty  years  old  and  just  after  he  had  completed 
his  course  at  McKendree.  He  was  a  Christian  boy  and  died 
a  triumphant  death,  which  greatly  impressed  the  youth  of 
the  community.  Exactly  one  month  later,  his  father  passed 
into  the  great  beyond.  The  memorial  sermon  delivered  by 
Dr.  Allyn,  then  president  of  the  college,  has  been  preserved 
in  print.  The  second  son,  Edward  Livingston,  graduated 
from  McKendree  in  1866.  His  college  course  was  interrupted 
by  his  service  in  the  Civil  War,  where  he  ranked  as  Lieu- 
tenant. He  also  studied  law,  but  spent  most  of  his  life  as 
a  teacher  in  New  York  State  and  later  in  California.  He  was 
married  in  1870,  to  Miss  Mary  Wells,  of  St.  Louis.  They 
had  four  children,  three  of  whom  grew  up.  Mrs.  French 
died  in  1904  and  her  husband  spent  his  last  years  in  the 
Soldiers'  Home  at  Sawtelle,  near  Los  Angeles,  where  he  died 
only  recently.  The  third  son,  Charles,  attended  McKendree 


Four  Hundred  and  Eighty 


MC  KENDREE 


and  then  a  theological  seminary  in  the  east.  He  eventually 
became  an  Episcopal  Minister  and  has  held  pastorates  in 
New  York. 

The  elder  daughter,  Augusta  Carroll,  married  Mr.  C.  M. 
Wicker,  of  Chicago,  and  the  younger.  May,  married  Dr. 
John  L.  Hodgeman,  who  lived  at  that  time  in  Colorado, 
but  later  they  moved  to  Brownsville,  Texas.  Both  these 
daughters,  the  eldest  son,  and  the  parents  now  lie  buried  in 
the  family  lot  in  College  Hill  Cemetery.  Governor  French 
was  the  founder  of  the  Law  Department  in  McKendree  and 
Its  head  until  his  death.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  almost  from  the  time  he  came  to  Lebanon,  and 
the  president  of  that  body  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which 
occurred  September  4,  1864.  His  monument  bears  a  remark- 
able inscription  which  appropriately  characterizes  the  man 
and  his  career.  It  reads  as  follows:  "A  man,  true,  kind  and 
noble;  a  citizen,  just,  generous  and  honorable;  a  public 
officer,  upright,  philanthropic,  energetic  and  faithful;  a  hus- 
band and  father,  affectionate,  wise,  and  good;  a  Christian, 
humble,  charitable  and  trusting."  He  endeavored  to  live  as  a 
Christian  from  his  early  youth,  as  a  result  of  the  teachings 
of  his  mother,  but  he  did  not  join  the  Methodist  Church 
until  after  his  marriage,  and  even  then  he  rarely  participated 
in  the  sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper  because  his  great 
humihty  of  spirit  led  him  to  doubt  whether  he  was  worthy 
of  that  high  privilege.  The  old  French  residence  is  still  one 
of  the  most  attractive  looking  homes  on  Belleville  Street  in 
the  city  of  Lebanon. 

GOV.  WILLIAM  H.  BISSELL 

William  H.  Bissell  was  born  in  Yates  County,  New  York, 
in  April,  181 1.  His  early  associations  led  him  to  choose  the 
medical  profession  for  his  life  work.  After  completing  his 
elementary  education  he  attended  the  Jefferson  Medical  Col- 
lege in  Philadelphia,  where  he  graduated  in  1834.  In  those 
days  the  Great  West  was  looked  upon  by  most  young  men 
of  the  East  as  the  place  to  seek  their  fortunes.  As  a  matter 
of  course,  he  was  poor,  so  he  decided  to  try  his  fortunes  m 
Illinois.  He  came  to  this  state  m  1837  and  first  went  to 
Jefferson  County,  but  there  he  suffered  a  long  and  severe 
illness,  which  not  only  used  up  his  small  supply  of  money, 
but  so  discouraged  him  that  he  decided  to  enlist  in  the 
United  States  Army.  With  this  intention  he  went  to  Jeffer- 
son Barracks,  but  his  bodily  vigor  was  so  reduced  by  his 
long  illness  that  he  was  unable  to  pass  the  physical  examina- 
tion. He  then  returned  to  IHinois,  but  stopped  in  Monroe 
County  and  engaged  in  school  teaching  for  a  time,  in  the 
American  Bottom.  But  this  work  did  not  appeal  to  him,  so 


he  soon  abandoned  it  ,ind  began  to  practice  his  profession. 
In  a  short  time  he  had  a  lucrative  medical  practice.  He  had 
good  social  qualities,  w.is  well-educated  for  that  time,  and 
was  naturally  thrown  in  company  more  or  less  with  the 
leading  politicians  of  the  community  where  he  lived.  It  was 
not  long  until  he  was  making  political  speeches  himself,  and 
increasing  his  acquaintance  and  popularity  among  the  people. 
His  gifts  as  an  orator  soon  gave  him  precedence  over  many 
other  aspiring  young  men,  and  in  1840  he  was  nominated 
for  the  Legislature  on  the  Democratic  ticket  and  was  elected. 
In  this  position  he  had  his  first  real  opportunity  to  show 
his  ability  as  a  political  leader.  At  the  end  of  his  term  he 
decided  to  study  law  and  make  that  his  profession.  He  at- 
tended the  Law  school  at  Lexington,  Kentucky,  and  after 
graduating  he  located  at  Belleville  for  the  practice  of  his 
profession.  Not  long  afterward  he  was  elected  to  the  office 
of  Prosecuting  Attorney.  He  filled  this  office  with  great 
efficiency.  He  never  prosecuted  unless  convinced  of  the  guilt 
of  the  accused,  and  then  he  rarely  failed  to  convince  the 
jury  also  that  he  was  guilty.  His  powers  of  oratory  were  such 
that  his  closing  address  nearly  always  overcame  the  efforts 
ot  the  ablest  attorneys.  When  the  Mexican  War  broke  out 
he  enlisted  as  a  private  soldier  in  the  Second  Regiment  of 
Illinois  Infantry.  He  was  soon  made  a  captain  and  later 
colonel  of  the  regiment,  which  he  commanded  with  great 
credit,  both  to  himself  and  his  men.  Especially  at  the  battle 
of  Buena  Vista  did  he  show  himself  a  gallant  leader.  The 
odds  were  heavy.  There  were  twenty  thousand  Mexicans 
against  less  than  five  thousand  Americans.  Yet  the  Mexicans 
were  utterly  routed  and  suffered  heavy  losses.  When  the 
Second  Regiment  returned  home  the  people  of  St.  Clair 
County  gave  them  such  a  welcome  as  had  never  been  seen 
before  in  Illinois.  A  great  barbecue  was  held  on  July  28, 
1847.  A"  immense  crowd  assembled.  The  address  of  wel- 
come was  delivered  by  Judge  Koerner  in  his  usual  able  and 
eloquent  manner.  The  response  was  by  Colonel  Bissell.  It 
was  a  masterpiece  of  oratory.  His  war  record  made  him  the 
most  popular  man  in  the  Congressional  District,  so  he  was 
elected  to  Congress  in  1848,  and  again  in  1850.  In  1852  he 
refused  to  accept  the  nomination  of  the  Democratic  Con- 
vention as  before,  but  ran  as  an  independent  candidate  and 
was  elected  for  a  third  term.  In  this  session  of  Congress  the 
fierce  warfare  for  the  extension  of  slavery  which  was  waged 
by  certain  Democratic  leaders  of  the  South  drove  many 
former  adherents  away  from  that  party  forever,  among  them 
Colonel  Bissell.  During  this  session  he  was  challenged  to  a 
duel  with  Jefferson  Davis  because  he  defended  the  prowess 


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of  his  Illinois  regiment  at  Beuna  Vista,  to  the  detriment,  as 
Davis  thought,  of  the  Mississippi  regiment,  which  he  was 
trying  to  glorify.  He  promptly  accepted  and  chose  as  the 
weapons,  muskets  loaded  with  buckshot,  at  forty  paces, 
with  the  privilege  of  advancing  to  ten  before  firing.  His 
war  record  made  it  pretty  clear  that  he  would  advance  to 
ten  and  that  it  would  likely  mean  death  to  both  parties. 
President  Taylor  felt  called  upon  to  interfere  in  behalf  of 
the  safety  of  his  son-in-law,  and  was  able  to  secure  an 
amicable  adjustment  without  compromising  the  honor  of 
either  party. 

At  a  convention  of  all  parties  opposed  to  slavery,  at 
Bloomington,  Illinois,  on  May  29,  1856,  he  was  nominated 
for  governor  oflUinois.  Such  men  as  Lincoln,  Yates,  Oglesby, 
Koerner,  and  others  of  similar  rank  were  delegates  at  the 
convention.  He  was  elected  in  the  following  November  and 
thus  became  the  first  Republican  governor  of  Illinois.  He  did 
not  live  to  finish  his  term,  but  died  at  Springfield,  March  18, 
i860,  while  he  was  still  under  fifty  years  of  age. 

One  of  his  biographers  says,  "Of  all  the  great  men  I  have 
met,  the  one  most  prodigally  dowered  with  eminent  qualities 
was  William  H.  Bissell.  Nature  lavished  upon  him  many  of 
her  choicest  gifts  of  both  brain  and  heart,  but  envious  fate 
prescribed  a  cruel  limitation  to  their  matured  use  and  enjoy- 
ment, for  death  claimed  him  when  he  was  still  in  the  prime 
vigor  of  his  remarkable  endowments." 

GOV.  CHARLES  S.  DENEEN 

Of  all  the  St.  Clair  County  governors,  Charles  Samuel 
Deneen  has  been  the  most  closely  identified  with  the  county 
and  with  McKendree  College,  though  Governor  French  was 
actually  a  member  of  the  faculty. 

An  adequate  biography  of  him  appears  elsewhere  in  this 
work,  so  we  give  here  only  a  brief  sketch  and  mention  some 
facts  which  probably  do  not  appear  in  the  other  place.  He 
belongs  to  an  old  and  honorable  family  reaching  back  to  the 
days  of  the  Revolutionary  War.  He  is  a  lineal  descendant 
of  Risdon  Moore,  a  native  of  Delaware,  who  after  serving 
in  the  Revolutionary  War  until  its  close,  moved  to  Georgia, 
but  after  twenty  years  of  residence,  influenced  by  an  increas- 
ing dislike  to  the  institution  of  slavery,  he  came  with  his 


family  to  Illinois  that  he  might  spend  the  remainder  of  his 
days  on  free  soil.  He  was  a  citizen  of  St.  Clair  County  for 
the  rest  of  his  life  and  now  lies  buried  in  the  beautiful  Shiloh 
Cemetery,  where  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution 
unveiled  a  monument  to  his  honor  in  1825.  His  daughter 
was  the  wife  of  Rev.  William  L.  Deneen,  who  came  from 
Pennsylvania  to  Illinois  in  an  early  day  and  became  a  Meth- 
odist circuit  rider  and  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Conference. 
He  was  a  graduate  of  McKendree,  having  received  the  first 
B.  S.  degree  which  the  college  conferred.  He  was  also  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  after  he  retired  from 
the  Itinerancy  he  was  the  official  surveyor  of  St.  Clair  County 
for  many  years.  His  son,  Samuel  H.  Deneen,  the  father  of 
our  subject,  was  a  graduate  of  McKendree  and  for  thirty 
years  a  member  of  the  faculty.  He  spent  the  greater  part 
of  his  life  in  St.  Clair  County.  Of  his  four  children,  Charles 
S.  was  the  second,  but  all  were  graduates  of  McKendree. 
Another  great-grandfather  was  Nathan  Horner,  who  was 
one  of  the  founders  of  McKendree  and  its  first  treasurer. 
His  grandfather,  Hiram  K.  Ashley,  was  a  prominent  citizen 
of  Lebanon  and  a  trustee  of  McKendree.  Mr.  Deneen's 
connection  with  McKendree  College  is  therefore  a  close 
relation  involving  various  members  of  the  family  during  the 
entire  history  of  the  college.  He  himself  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1882  and  became  a  trustee  in  1900,  so  that  he  has 
held  that  relationship  for  twenty-eight  years,  and  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  he  was  president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Mr.  Deneen  began  the  practice  of  law  in  Chicago  in  the 
eighties.  In  1895  he  was  elected  attorney  for  the  Sanitary 
District  of  Chicago.  In  1896  he  was  chosen  state's  attorney 
for  Cook  County  and  again  in  1900.  He  was  elected  governor 
of  Illinois  in  1904  and  again  in  1908.  Even  while  he  was  gov- 
ernor and  had  his  strength  taxed  by  the  burdens  of  the  office, 
he  did  not  neglect  his  alma  mater.  He  used  his  influence  in 
her  behalf  wherever  he  could  and  attended  the  commence- 
ment occasions  whenever  it  was  at  all  possible.  McKendree 
very  properly  gave  him  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws  in  1905. 
After  completing  his  two  terms  as  Governor  he  again  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  law  in  Chicago  until  he  was  elected  United 
States  Senator  in  1924 


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^TZr^  HEN  THE  great  novelist  Charles  Dickens  made  his  tour 
III  of  America  in  1842  he  included  St.  Louis  in  his 
Itinerary.  While  there  he  expressed  desire  to  see  a 
prairie.  He  was  just  across  the  river  from  the  "Prairie  State" 
so  some  friends  of  his  who  knew  the  way  volunteered  to  take 
him  to  see  the  famous  "Looking  Glass  Prairie"  which  lies  in 
the  eastern  edge  of  St.  Clair  County.  Dickens  gives  a  vivid 
and  partly  humorous  description  of  this  journey  in  his 
"American  Notes". 

The  party  left  St.  Louis  one  morning  in  early  spring  when 
in  this  section  the  climate  is  so  variable  and  the  temperature 
is  subject  to  sudden  changes  and  it  is  difficult  to  forecast 
from  one  day  to  the  next  whether  the  traveller  will  need  a 
fan  or  an  overcoat.  They  crossed  the  river  on  a  ferry  boat  and 
took  special  carriages  for  the  trip  driving  first  to  Belleville. 
There  had  been  recent  rams  and  Dickens  complains  of  the 
muddy  roads  He  says,  "We  had  a  pair  of  very  strong  horses, 
but  travelled  at  the  rate  of  little  more  than  a  couple  of  miles 
an  hour,  through  one  unbroken  slough  of  black  mud  and 
water.  It  had  no  variety  but  in  depth.  Now  it  was  only  half 
over  the  wheels,  now  it  hid  the  axletree,  and  now  the  coach 
sank  down  in  it  almost  to  the  windows.  The  air  resounded  in 
all  directions  with  the  loud  croaking  of  the  frogs.  ***  *** 
Here  and  there  we  passed  a  log  hut,  but  the  wretched  cabins 
were  wide  apart  and  thinly  scattered.  For  tho  the  soil  is  very 
rich  in  this  place,  few  people  can  exist  in  such  a  deadly  atmos- 
phere." They  reached  Belleville  about  noon  and  stopped  for 
lunch  at  the  hotel  known  as  the  "Belleville  House" 

The  following  is  a  part  of  his  description  of  Belleville  and 
his  visit  there.  "Belleville  was  a  small  collection  of  wooden 
houses  huddled  together  in  the  very  heart  of  the  bush  and 
swamp.  Many  of  them  had  singularly  bright  doors  of  red  and 
yellow;  for  the  place  had  been  lately  visited  by  a  travelling 
painter,  who  got  along,  I  was  told,  by  'eating  his  way'.  The 
criminal  court  was  sitting  and  was  at  that  moment  trying 
some  criminals  for  horse-stealing;  with  whom  it  would  most 
likely  go  hard.  Live-stock  of  all  kinds,  being  necessarily  very 
much  exposed  in  the  woods,  is  held  by  the  community  in 
rather  higher  value  than  human  life;  and  for  this  reason  juries 
generally  make  a  point  of  finding  all  men  indicted  for  horse- 
stealing, guilty  whether  or  no. 

The  horses  belonging  to  the  bar,  the  judge,  and  the  wit- 
nesses were  tied  to  temporary  racks  set  up  roughly  in  the 
road;  by  which  is  to  be  understood  a  forest  path,  nearly  knee 
deep  in  mud  and  slime. 


CHAPTER  X. 

Charles  Dic/^eiis  vxsxXs  St.  C\a\y  County 

There  was  a  hotel  in  this  place  which,  like  all  hotels  m 
had  its  large  dining  room  for  the  public  table.  It  is 


Americ 

an  odd  shambling,  low-roofed  outhouse,  half  cow-shed  and 
half  kitchen,  with  a  coarse  brown  canvas  table  cloth,  and  tin 
sconces  stuck  against  the  walls  to  hold  candles  at  supper  time. 
Our  horseman  had  gone  forward  to  have  coffee  and  some  eat- 
ables prepared,  and  they  were  by  this  time  nearly  ready.  He 
had  ordered  'wheat  bread  and  chicken  fixings'  in  preference 
to  'corn  bread  and  common  doings'.  From  Belleville  we  went 
on  thru  the  same  desolate  kind  of  waste,  and  constantly 
attended,  without  the  interval  of  a  moment  by  the  same 
music,  namely  the  croaking  of  the  frogs.  At  three  o'clock  in 
the  afternoon  we  halted  at  a  village  called  Lebanon  to  give 
the  horses  some  needed  refreshment.  Pending  this  ceremony 
I  walked  into  the  village,  where  I  met  a  tuU-sized  dwelling 
house  coming  down  hill  at  a  round  trot  drawn  by  a  score  or 
more  of  oxen.  The  public  house  was  so  very  clean  and  good 
a  one  that  the  managers  of  the  jaunt  resolved  to  return  to  it 
and  put  up  there  tor  the  night  if  possible.  This  course  being 
decided  on  and  the  horses  being  well  refreshed,  we  again 
pushed  on  and  came  to  the  prairie  at  sunset.  It  would  be 
difficult  to  say  why  or  how,  but  the  effect  upon  me  was  dis' 
appointing.  Looking  toward  the  setting  sun,  there  lay  stretch- 
ed out  before  my  view,  a  vast  expanse  of  level  ground,  un- 
broken save  by  one  thin  line  of  trees  which  scarcely  amounted 
to  a  scratch  upon  the  great  blank,  until  it  met  the  sky  wherein 
it  seemed  to  dip,  mingling  with  its  rich  colors,  and  mellowing 
in  its  distant  blue.  There  it  lay  a  tranquil  sea,  or  lake  without 
water,  if  such  a  simile  is  permissible,  with  the  day  going 
down  upon  it.  A  few  birds  were  wheeling  here  and  there, 
and  solitude  and  silence  were  reigning  paramount  around. 
But  the  grass  was  not  yet  high.  There  were  bare  black  patches 
on  the  ground.  And  the  few  wild  flowers  that  the  eye  could 
see  were  poor  and  scanty.  Great  as  the  picture  was  its  very 
flatness  and  extent  which  left  nothing  to  imagination,  tamed 
down  and  cramped  its  interest.  I  felt  little  of  that  sense  of 
freedom  and  exhilaration  which  a  Scottish  heath  inspires,  or 
even  our  English  downs  awaken.  It  was  lonely  and  wild,  but 
oppressive  in  its  barren  monotony.  ***  It  is  not  a  scene  to  be 
forgotten,  but  it  is  scarcely  one  I  think  to  remember  with 
much  pleasure,  or  to  covet  the  looking  on  again  in  after  life. 
We  encamped  near  a  solitary  log  house,  for  the  sake  of  its 
water,  and  dined  upon  the  plain.  The  baskets  contained  roast 
fowls,  buffalo's  tongue  (an  exquisite  dainty  by  the  way),  ham 


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bread,  cheese  and  butter;  biscuits,  champagne,  sherry,  lemons 
and  sugar  for  punch,  and  abundance  of  rough  ice.  The  meal 
was  delicious  and  the  entertainers  were  the  soul  of  kindness 
and  good  humor.  I  have  often  recalled  that  cheerful  party  to 
my  pleasant  recollection  since,  and  shall  not  easily  forget  my 
boon  companions  on  the  prairie.  Returning  to  Lebanon  that 
night  we  slept  at  the  little  inn  at  which  we  had  halted  in  the 
afternoon.  In  point  of  cleanliness  and  comfort  it  would  have 
suffered  by  no  comparison  with  an  English  ale  house  of  a 
homely  kind  in  England". 

This  house  is  still  standing,  on  St.  Louis  street  in  Lebanon, 
tho  it  is  no  longer  used  as  a  hotel,  but  is  a  private  residence. 
The  present  proprietor  points  with  pride  to  the  room  where 
Charles  Dickens  once  slept.  It  seems  that  Lebanon  has  no 
complaint  against  him  for  the  way  he  treated  her  in  his  write- 
up,  but  Belleville  feels  that  he  has  brought  her  into  unde- 
served ridicule  among  readers  of  his  "American  Notes".  True 
he  did  not  mention  McKendree  College,  but  probably  no  one 
told  him  there  was  a  college  there,  and  at  that  time  there 
were  tall  forest  trees  between  the  "Mermaid  Inn"  and  the 
college.  The  present  chapel  building  with  its  tall  spire  had 
not  yet  been  built  and  so  Dickens  did  not  discover  the  infant 
college  in  the  west,  or  he  would  most  likely  have  mentioned 
it  and  perhaps  compared  it  with  some  of  the  English  schools 
which  he  characterizes  in  some  of  his  stories. 

William  Kinney,  a  former  Lieutenant-Governor  of  Illinois, 
lived  near  Belleville  at  that  time  and  he  so  resented  Dickens" 
representations  that  he  wrote  a  pamphlet  in  reply.  Mr. 
Kinney  died  in  1843  soon  after  his  book  was  written,  but  it 
was  published  in  1857  by  Robert  K.  Fleming  at  Richview, 
Illinois.  A  copy  of  it  may  now  be  found  in  the  library  of  the 
Illinois  State  Historical  Society  at  Springfield. 

In  1910  Alfred  Tennyson  Dickens,  son  of  Charles,  visited 
St.  Louis  and  was  entertained  by  the  Dickens  Fellowship  of 
that  city.  They  took  him  on  a  trip  to  Looking-glass  prairie; 
he  visited  McKendree  College  and  made  a  talk  to  the  students 
in  the  chapel;  he  was  taken  to  Belleville  and  banqueted  in 
royal  style;  and  of  course  he  smoothed  over  in  large  measure 
the  errors  of  his  father,  which  were  made  probably  not  be- 
cause he  had  anything  against  this  country,  but  he  wanted 
to  furnish  entertainment  for  his  English  readers. 
REV.  JOHN  CLARK 

Among  the  useful  and  successful  pioneer  preachers  of  Illi- 
nois and  St.  Clair  County  we  must  not  overlook  the  Rev. 
John  Clark.  He  was  by  birth  a  Scotchman,  and  was  well  edu- 
cated. In  his  youth  he  followed  the  seaman's  life  for  some 
years.  He  was  impressed  on  board  a  British  man-of-war  which 


in  1 78 1  was  lying  for  a  few  days  off  Charleston  harbor.  Being 
an  intelligent  and  patriotic  lover  of  liberty  and  conscientious- 
ly opposed  to  being  compelled  to  fight  the  Americans,  one 
night  he  jumped  overboard  at  the  risk  of  his  life  and  with  one 
of  his  comrades  succeeded  in  swimming  ashore.  He  made  his 
way  inland  some  distance  and  for  a  time  engaged  in  teaching 
school.  For  about  a  year  he  was  in  much  distress  religiously 
because  of  his  feeling  that  he  was  a  guilty  sinner.  But  at  last 
by  the  exercise  of  saving  faith  he  was  dehvered  from  this 
state  of  mind  and  found  peace  in  believing.  From  that  time 
on  he  was  a  consistent  Christian.  An  old  Scotch  divine  being 
asked  for  the  best  evidence  of  a  state  of  grace,  replied,  "Forty 
years  of  close  walk  with  God".  At  the  close  of  his  life  Clark 
could  have  born  this  testimony  and  made  it  fifty.  While  he 
was  passing  thru  this  special  Christian  experience  he  was 
living  on  Broad  River  and  joined  a  Methodist  class,  under 
the  preaching  of  John  Major  and  Thomas  Humphries  who 
were  among  the  first  Methodist  preachers  in  that  part  of 
South  Carolina.  Some  time  after  this  he  made  a  voyage  to 
his  native  country,  visited  one  of  his  sisters,  and  received  a 
small  legacy  left  by  his  pious  mother  with  her  dying  bene 
diction.  It  was  the  amount  of  his  wages  which,  while  at  sea, 
he  had  ordered  to  be  sent  to  her.  He  visited  London,  heard 
John  Wesley  preach  and  became  more  thoroughly  confirmed 
in  his  peculiar  doctrines.  When  he  came  back  to  South  Caro- 
lina he  entered  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church.  He  was  received  on  trial  in  1791  and  at  once  became 
a  circuit  rider. 

In  due  time  he  was  admitted  to  full  connection  and  or- 
dained. Some  years  later,  being  conscientiously  opposed  to 
slavery  and  not  being  entirely  satisfied  with  the  forms  of 
government  of  the  Methodist  Church,  he  withdrew  from 
the  travelling  connection  in  a  perfectly  orderly  way,  in 
1796,  and  travelled  on  foot  into  Kentucky,  where  for  several 
months  he  made  his  home  with  Elder  Joliff,  a  Baptist  preach- 
er, who  was  the  father  of  Colonel  James  Joliff,  of  Marion 
County,  Illinois.  All  his  pilgrimages  were  made  on  foot,  as 
he  travelled  his  circuits,  and  in  this  way  he  arrived  in  Illinois 
in  1797.  Here  he  found  abundant  opportunity  for  the  exercise 
of  his  gifts  as  a  preacher,  and  he  ministered  acceptably  to 
various  communities,  as  New  Design  and  others  in  the  Amer- 
ican Bottom.  He  not  only  preached,  but  formed  some  sort 
of  school  classes  and  taught  the  youth  both  science  and  liter- 
ature. Among  those  who  are  indebted  to  him  for  the  best 
part  of  their  education  are  Robert,  Joseph,  and  James  Lemen, 
who  were  all  influential  men  in  their  day.  At  that  time  Mis- 
souri was  called  Upper  Louisiana  and  was  under  the  dominion 


Hundred  and  EightyFo, 


of  Spam.  And  of  course  only  the  Roman  Catholic  rehi^ion 
was  tolerated  hy  law.  But  the  commandants  and  other  officers 
were  disposed  to  encourage  mimigration  to  their  territory, 
and  therefore  permitted  Protestants,  after  a  vague  and  formal 
examination,  to  settle  in  the  country.  A  large  number  had 
thus  expatriated  themselves  to  obtain  liberal  grants  of  land. 
However  it  was  the  general  opinion  of  the  settlers  ot  that 
day  that  the  country  would  some  day  be  under  the  rule  ot 
the  United  States,  and  they  or  their  children  would  some 
day  enjoy  a  fuller  religious  liberty.  "Father  Clark,"  as  he 
was  called,  was  the  first  preacher  to  cross  the  Mississippi 
and  bring  the  Gospel  to  the  Americans  on  the  west  of  the 
great  river.  He  first  did  this  in  1798.  After  that  his  excursions 
were  regular  and  frequent,  each  trip  occupying  two  or  three 
weeks.  There  were  three  settlements  in  the  neighborhood 
of  St.  Louis  that  he  regularly  visited.  He  was  a  man  of  great 
simplicity  of  manners  and  disinterested  piety.  He  made  no 
effort  to  conceal  the  object  of  his  visits  in  the  Spanish  coun- 
try. Zeno  Trudeau,  the  commandant  at  St.  Louis,  knew  his 
character,  his  habits,  and  his  purpose  in  crossing  the  river. 
He  was  friendly  to  the  American  residents  and  not  disposed 
to  molest  them  or  their  religion;  but  since  he  was  responsible 
to  authorities  higher  up  in  the  Spanish  government,  he  must 
make  a  show  of  enforcing  the  law.  So  about  the  time  Clark's 
appointments  were  finished  he  would  send  a  threatening 
letter  warning  Mr.  Clark  that  he  must  leave  the  Spanish 
Territory  or  he  would  put  him  in  the  calabozo  (the  prison). 
However  no  personal  molestation  was  ever  offered.  After 
the  country  passed  into  the  hands  of  the  United  States,  Mr. 
Clark  made  his  home  on  that  side  of  the  river,  but  he  con- 
tinued to  make  visits  to  the  Illinois  churches  up  to  the  end 
of  his  life,  which  occurred  in  1833,  when  he  was  seventy- 
five  years  of  age. 

GEN.  ARTHUR  ST.  CLAIR 
Arthur  St.  Clair  was  born  in  Edinburgh  in  the  year  173,4. 
He  came  to  America  as  an  officer  in  the  British  Army  m 
1755-  He  served  as  Lieutenant  under  General  Wolfe  m  Can- 
ada during  the  French  and  Indian  War.  At  the  close  of  that 
war  he  came  to  Pennsylvania.  It  is  not  known  when  he  left 
the  British  Army,  but  in  December,  1775,  he  was  married 
and  some  time  after  that  it  was  noted  that  he  held  six  offices 
under  the  government — Clerk  of  the  Court,  Prothonotary 
of  a  Court,  Judge  of  Probate,  Register  of  Wills,  Recorder 
of  Deeds,  and  surveyor  of  the  largest  county  in  the  province. 
He  became  well  known  and  at  this  period  was  quite  popular. 
In  January,  1776,  without  solicitation  he  was  appointed 
colonel  in  the  Continental  Army,  with  orders   to  raise  a 


regiment,  which  he  did  m  six  weeks"  time.  He  was  appointed 
Bngadier-Genend  m  August,  1776,  and  ordered  to  join  Gen- 
eral Washington's  army.  He  rendered  efficient  service  in  the 
battles  of  Princeton  and  Trenton.  In  Febru.iry,  1777,  Con- 
gress made  him  a  Major-General,  and  m  June  sent  him  to 
take  command  of  Fort  Ticonderoga.  He  later  abandoned  this 
fort,  and  altho  it  was  done  after  a  consultation  of  the  officers, 
yet  the  public  disapproved  it.  A  court  martial  sustained  the 
movement,  and  Congress  m  1778  confirmed  it.  But  still  the 
wound  was  not  healed  in  the  public  estimation.  Washington 
always  retained  his  first  confidence  in  Gen.  St.  Clair  and 
considered  him  a  faithful  servant  to  the  end  of  the  war. 
After  the  peace  he  resided  in  Pennsylvania  and  was  elected 
to  Congress  in  1786.  The  Northwest  Territory  was  estab- 
lished in  1787  and  he  was  appointed  governor  of  it  in  1788, 
and  held  the  office  till  the  state  of  Ohio  was  organized  in 
1802.  He  did  not  desire  this  appointment  but  acted  on  the 
principle  recognized  hy  General  Jackson  that  he  would 
"neither  ask  for  nor  refuse  office."  St.  Clair  is  reported  to 
have  said,  "to  accept  the  office  of  governor  was  the  most 
imprudent  act  of  my  life." 

Governor  St.  Clair  and  Winthrop  Sargeant,  his  secretary, 
arrived  in  Kaskaskia  in  February,  1790,  and  organized  the 
County  of  St.  Clair,  which  was  named  after  the  governor. 
He  also  appointed  the  various  officers  necessary  to  the  ad- 
ministration of  justice  in  the  new  county.  The  original  boun- 
daries of  the  county  were  as  follows:  "Beginning  at  the 
mouth  of  the  little  Mackinaw  Creek  where  it  empties  into 
the  Illinois  River  and  running  a  direct  line  to  the  mouth  of 
a  creek  which  empties  into  the  Ohio  not  far  above  Fort 
Massacre  (Wabash  River),  then  down  the  Ohio  to  the  Miss- 
issippi, then  up  that  river  and  the  Illinois  to  the  place  of 
beginning."  St.  Clair  is  the  "Mother  of  counties"  in  Illinois, 
being  the  first  organized  of  her  one  hundred  and  two  coun- 
ties. "Virginia  had  attempted  to  organize  the  Illinois  country 
into  a  county  in  1779,  which  continued  a  sort  of  obsolete 
existence  down  to  1790,  when  St.  Clair  County  was  or- 
ganized. 

General  St.  Clair  died  August  31,  1818,  on  top  of  the 
Allegheny  Mountains  in  Pennsylvania. 

About  the  year  1810  a  colony  of  the  Monks  of  La  Trappe 
estiiblished  themselves  at  the  big  mound  in  the  American 
Bottom,  now  officially  known  as  Cahokia  Mound.  This  order 
is  a  branch  of  the  Cistercian  Monks  and  was  first  founded 
by  Rotrou,  Count  of  Perche,  in  the  year  1140.  After  a  time 
the  order  relaxed  its  severe  discipline  until  Abba  Ranee 
reinstated  it  in  all  its  vigor  in  the  year  1664.  The  order  was 


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situated  at  first  in  the  most  gloomy  and  wildest  province  of 
France,  that  of  Perche.  Its  last  founder,  Ranee,  got  soured 
on  the  world,  and  particularly  against  his  mistress,  who  dis- 
missed him  for  another  lover,  and  so  he  commenced  a  war 
against  himself.  He  lay  on  a  rock  for  his  couch,  lived  on 
bread  and  water  alone,  and  removed  a  handful  of  earth  each 
day  from  his  grave,  in  order  to  have  it  ready  dug  by  the 
time  he  had  need  of  it.  And  what  is  strange,  he  had  followers. 
The  main  characteristic  of  the  order  was  that  the  members 
carried  on  a  crusade  against  nature  in  their  own  persons. 
We  hear  of  the  "bravest  of  the  brave,"  but  these  were  the 
most  rigid  of  the  rigid.  They  carried  out  the  ne  plus  ultra 
of  fanaticism.  Two  of  their  vows  were  celibacy  and  per- 
petual silence.  One  writer  says  it  is  strange  they  did  not 


declare  against  eating  also.  And  in  fact  they  did,  except  just 
enough  to  keep  body  and  soul  together.  Female  persons  were 
not  permitted  to  enter  their  premises,  and  if  by  mistake 
some  woman  happened  to  traverse  one  of  their  walks,  they 
took  a  broom  and  swept  her  tracks  away.  Their  vow  of 
silence  was  also  rigidly  kept  except  when  there  was  absolute 
necessity  for  communication.  Governor  Reynolds  says  he 
has  addressed  many  of  them  courteously  and  to  him  they 
were  always  silent  as  the  grave.  He  claims  that  the  New 
Testament  teaches  no  such  doctrine  as  that. 

The  revolution  in  France  removed  them  from  that  nation, 
and  public  opinion,  which  is  stronger  than  a  revolution, 
removed  them  from  the  American  Bottom  about  1813.  But 
the  mound  is  still  called  "Monk's  Mound." 


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CHAPTER  XI. 

Mlevilk  -   The  County  Seat 


^y^  ELLEViLLE,  which  IS  bv  etvmologv  the  "City  Beautiful," 
JL^  was  founded  primarily  to  he  the  county  seat  of  St. 
Clair  County,  the  oldest  and  the  second  lart^est  m 
the  state.  In  1790  General  Arthur  St.  Clair,  who  was  then 
governor  of  the  Northwest  Territory,  formed  all  the  settle- 
ments on  the  Mississippi  River  into  a  separate  county,  of 
which  he  established  Cahokia  as  the  seat  of  justice,  and  it 
was  named  by  him  the  County  of  St.  Clair.  The  population 
of  St.  Clair  County  from  this  time  continued  to  increase  by 
a  steady  influx  from  the  south  and  from  the  European  coun- 
tries, of  enterprising  people  seeking  new  homes.  Of  course, 
in  proportion  as  they  pressed  back  the  Indians  and  encroached 
upon  their  hunting  grounds,  the  Indian  troubles  increased, 
until  they  finally  culminated  in  the  Black  Hawk  War.  But 
nothing  could  stay  the  tide  of  incoming  settlers.  The  earliest 
settlements  had  been  m  the  bottoms  along  the  river,  but 
after  a  few  years  the  highlands  began  to  be  populous,  and 
in  time  they  could  outvote  the  French  settlers  along  the 
river.  It  was  then  that  the  idea  was  first  broached  of  moving 
the  county  seat  from  the  French  village  of  Cahokia  to  some 
more  desirable  and  central  point  in  the  county.  In  the  sum- 
mer of  181 3  the  subject  was  generally  discussed,  and  a  vote 
was  taken  which  showed  a  majority  in  favor  of  moving  the 
seat  of  government  to  some  more  suitable  point.  In  the  record 
of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  St.  Clair  County  for  De- 
cember, 1813,  IS  an  order  that  the  clerk  notify  the  com- 
missioners appointed  by  the  Legislature  to  fix  upon  a  place 
for  the  seat  of  lustice  for  the  county,  that  they  must  reach 
their  decision  and  make  return  to  the  court  m  February. 

Later  the  report  of  this  commission  was  found  in  the 
records.  The  commission  consisted  of  Isaac  Enochs,  James 
Lemen,  Jacob  Short,  Nathan  Chambers,  John  Hay,  William 
Scott,  Jr.,  and  Caldwell  Cains.  The  report  states  that  after 
holding  several  meetings  they  had  finally  reached  an  agree- 
ment at  their  meeting  of  March  10,  1814,  to  fix  the  county 
seat  for  St.  Clair  County  on  the  land  of  George  Blair,  and 
had  marked  the  place  for  that  purpose  about  twenty-five 
rods  from  the  dwelling  of  said  Blair,  in  his  cornfield.  And 
that  Mr.  Blair  had  agreed  to  donate  one  acre  of  ground  for 
a  public  square  and  a  site  for  public  buildings,  and  to  permit 
to  be  laid  out  in  lots  a  tract  of  twenty-five  acres  around  the 
square,  donating  every  fifth  lot  for  the  use  and  benefit  of 
the  county.  There  is  also  a  record  that  Blair  came  into  court 
and  promised  that  he  would  have  conveniences  for  holding 


court  there  m  time  for  the  next  term.  It  is  recorded  also 
that  Blair  received  six  dollars  for  hauling  the  benches,  seats 
and  tables  from  the  court  house  at  Cahokia.  In  accordance 
with  this  plan  it  was  ordered  at  the  same  term  that  "a  court 
house  and  jail  be  erected  at  the  new  county  seat."  And  so 
Belleville  was  started  in  a  cornfield  m  1814.  Before  that  time 
the  spot  was  known  as  Compton  Hill.  The  location  was 
ideal  as  far  as  the  gifts  of  nature  were  concerned.  And  since 
naturally  many  people  desired  to  live  at  the  county  seat,  it 
has  had  a  steady  and  continuous  growth.  A  survey  was 
made  in  the  summer  of  1814  by  John  Messenger  and  this 
was  completed  and  placed  on  record  by  Governor  Edwards 
some  years  later.  Several  of  the  original  streets  were  laid 
out  and  named.  The  one  running  north  and  south  through 
the  square  was  called  Illinois  Street,  and  the  one  running 
east  and  west  was  named  St.  Clair,  but  by  common  usage 
It  became  known  as  Main  Street.  This  and  Illinois  street 
were  laid  out  sixty -six  feet  wide;  the  others  were  forty-nine 
and  a  half. 

George  Blair,  the  original  proprietor  of  the  land,  was  a 
pioneer  citizen.  For  some  years  he  kept  a  hotel.  Governor 
Reynolds  says  of  him:  "The  first  time  I  saw  Mr.  Blair  was 
in  the  fall  of  1806,  and  I  was  well  acquainted  with  him 
from  that  time  till  his  death.  He  then  resided  in  a  log  cabin 
covered  with  split  boards  and  weight  poles,  and  occupied 
a  point  just  north  of  Hinckley's  mill.  This  log  cabin  and 
this  man  were  somewhat  similar  in  their  humble  position  at 
this  time,  m  1806,  and  were  the  primitive  specimens  of  men 
and  houses  that  then  appeared  in  Belleville.  Mr.  Blair  located 
at  this  place  to  enjoy  the  fine  spring  water  that  at  this  time 
IS  used  in  Mr.  Hinckley's  steam  mill.  In  1814  he  was  a  man 
of  middle  size  and  medium  age,  and  possessed  nothing  at- 
tractive about  him.  He  was  not  wealthy  at  the  time,  but  he 
had  purchased  two  militia  rights  of  one  hundred  acres  each, 
and  located  them  on  the  land  whereon  Belleville  is  built. 
He  had  a  small  farm  extending  from  his  log  cabin  to  about 
the  north  side  of  the  public  square,  and  it  was  not  well 
cultivated.  Mr.  Blair,  like  many  other  persons,  had  a  natural 
and  inborn  hatred  of  work,  and  scarcely  ever  permitted  his 
peace  of  mind  to  be  disturbed  by  any  kind  of  labor  whatever. 
He  immigrated  with  his  father  to  Illinois  in  1796,  and  had 
not  the  means  of  any  or  much  education.  He  was  no  scholar, 
but  supposed  he  was,  and  he  had  the  imprudence  on  all 
occasions,  in  and  out  of  order,  to  use  words  of  wondrous 


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The  Post  Office— Belleville 
length  and  mostly  inapplicable.  I  was  always  a  guest  of  Mr. 
Blair's  hotel,  when  there  was  no  other;  and  I  can  testify 
that  the  landlord  was  blessed  with  a  good  nature  and  a 
benevolent  spirit,  but  'mine  hostess'  was  pretty  much  the 
reverse  of  her  husband,  as  the  truth  of  history  will  not  per- 
mit me  to  call  him  'her  lord  and  master'." 

Belleville  has  had  three  court  houses,  and  at  the  present 
time  needs  another,  for  certainly  the  dignity  of  the  second 
county  in  the  great  state  of  Illinois,  the  most  populous  of 
any  outside  of  the  one  containing  the  city  of  Chicago,  re- 
quires  a  better  court  house  than  was  sufficient  for  its  need 
sixty  years  ago.  The  first  one  was  built  in  the  summer  of 
1814  by  Etienne  Pensoneau.  It  was  a  two  story,  unpainted 
building  and  stood  just  north  of  the  present  court  house. 
The  court  room  occupied  the  lower  floor  and  the  upper  floor 
contained  the  clerks'  offices  and  jury  rooms.  A  new  brick 
court  house  was  begun  in  1829  and  finished  in  183 1.  This 
in  turn  gave  way  to  the  present  court  house,  which  was 
completed  in  1859.  Among  the  earliest  settlers  in  Belleville 
were  Henry  Miller,  who  had  been  Blair's  nearest  neighbor 
on  the  west,  and  William  Phillips,  in  what  is  now  South 
Belleville.  John  Hay,  as  a  county  officer,  came  to  the  new 
county  seat  to  work,  but  his  family  remained  in  Cahokia 
for  several  years  and  he  regularly  spent  his  Sundays  with 
them.  The  first  store  in  Belleville  was  opened  in  the  summer 
of  18 1 4  by  Joseph  Kerr.  Among  the  other  early  merchants 
were  the  Messrs.  Lindell,  Ringgold,  Wilkinson,  and  Pen- 
soneau. In  181 5  Reuben  Anderson  moved  from  Cahokia  to 
Belleville  and  started  a  hotel.  He  was  later  elected  constable, 
and  often  served  as  deputy  sheriff. 

Among  the  most  noted  of  the  early  citizens  was  James 
Tannehill.  He  was  a  native  of  South  Carolina,  of  large  sta- 
ture, he  was  six  feet  four  in  height  and  stoutly  built.  He 
was  a  wagon-maker  by  trade,  but  when  he  came  to  Belleville 
in  1817  he  started  a  hotel.  It  was  probably  the  largest  in 
Southern  Illinois  at  that  time,  and  many  prominent  men 


have  been  entertained  there  and  many  stirring  scenes  en- 
acted. The  building  stood  for  about  forty  years  till  the  Na- 
tional Hotel  was  built  on  the  site.  Tannehill  was  a  kind 
and  attentive  landlord,  anxious  to  afford  his  guests  every 
accommodation  in  his  power,  but  he  was  not  a  good  business 
man.  So  although  he  did  a  thriving  business,  he  could  not 
accumulate  any  reserve.  After  a  few  years  he  passed  the 
hotel  to  other  management  and  opened  the  first  distillery 
in  Belleville.  Grain  was  cheap  at  that  time  and  so  was  the 
whiskey.  Almost  the  entire  product  of  the  distillery  was 
consumed  at  the  hotel.  The  whiskey  was  used  in  its  virgin 
purity,  brought  from  the  still  one  day  and  drank  the  next. 
It  was  no  rare  circumstance  for  the  guests  at  the  hotel  on 
some  public  occasion  to  empty  three  or  four  barrels  of 
whiskey  in  a  single  day.  A  few  dried  apples,  roasted  brown 
and  put  in  a  barrel  of  whiskey,  gave  it  a  very  rich  color. 
By  substituting  peaches  for  apples,  a  very  fair  article  of 
peach  brandy  was  said  to  be  made  for  which  there  was 
always  a  ready  sale.  About  1830  Tannehill's  distillery  burned 
down  and  he  undertook  to  run  a  grain  mill.  For  motive 
power  he  planned  to  use  a  wind-mill.  He  succeeded  in  con- 
structing one  that  would  run  successfully,  but  he  was  unable 
to  devise  a  regulator.  One  day  a  storm  came  up  with  a  strong 
wind  and  his  wind-mill  ran  away  with  itself  and  toppled 
over.  It  was  a  total  wreck  beyond  hope  of  repair.  He  then 
bought  a  mill  site  in  what  is  now  West  Belleville  and  tried 
water  power.  But  neither  the  distillery  nor  the  mill  seemed 
to  bring  him  any  more  money  than  the  hotel,  so  he  sold  his 
mill  to  Thomas  Harrison  and  bought  a  farm  in  the  American 
Bottom,  where  he  ended  his  days.  In  an  early  day  Governor 
Ninian  Edwards,  who  then  lived  at  Edwardsville,  purchased 
from  Etienne  Pensoneau  the  land  which  George  Blair  had 
sold  him,  and  established  a  store  in  Belleville  with  a  fine 
stock  of  goods.  Later  he  moved  there  himself  and  took  per- 
sonal charge  of  the  store.  He  helped  to  build  up  the  town 
by  offering  building  lots  very  cheap  and  upon  easy  terms. 
A  few  others  of  the  many  noted  men  who  have  lived  at 
Belleville  are  Governor  John  Reynolds,  Judge  Adam  W. 
Snyder,  who  doubtless  would  have  been  governor  had  he 
not  died  just  before  election.  Governor  William  H.  Bissell, 
Lieutenant-Governor  Kinney,  Lieutenant-Governor  Gustave 
Koerner,  Senator  Lyman  Trumbull,  Col.  J.  L.  D.  Morrison, 
and  Congressman  Jehu  Baker.  The  list  might  be  extended 
indefinitely  if  space  permitted.  In  1836  a  hbrary  organization 
was  effected.  A  group  of  the  citizens  who  were  interested 
in  reading  as  a  means  of  culture  came  together  and  agreed 
to  pay  three  dollars  apiece  the  first  year  and  one  dollar  and 


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a  halt  a  year  thereafter  for  books  for  the  common  use  of 
the  group.  The  hooks  were  kept  at  the  home  ot  Dr.  Schott, 
the  appointed  custodian,  until  iSfi,  when  they  were  moved 
to  a  building  provided  for  the  purpose  and  became  the  nucleus 
of  the  present  magnificent  city  library,  which  is  now  housed 
in  an  excellent  building  provided  by  Andrew  Carnegie. 

The  county  seat  was  primarily  the  "Seat  of  Justice,"  where 
justice  is  meted  out  to  the  offenders  against  the  law,  first  by 
giving  them  a  fair  trial  in  the  court  house  and  then  punishing 
with  imprisonment  or  otherwise.  In  these  days  the  serious 
offender  has  the  pain  of  his  penalty  distributed  over  a  period 
of  years,  it  may  be,  in  the  penitentiary.  But  in  the  early  days 
Illinois  had  no  penitentiary  and  the  jail  was  not  adapted  to 
the  needs  of  the  long-time  prisoner.  Therefore  some  form  of 
switt  justice  or  intensified  penalty  was  sought  by  the  dis- 
pensers of  justice  in  the  early  days.  It  is  on  record  that  this 
aim  was  sometimes  met  in  Belleville  by  means  of  the  whipping 
post  or  the  pillory.  The  former  method  was  employed  in  a 
number  of  cases.  Several  walnut  trees  then  standing  on  the 
public  square  saved  the  city  the  expense  of  erecting  a  regular 
whipping  post.  It  IS  said  that  only  one  criminal  was  ever 
punished  there  by  the  pillory.  His  crime  was  forgery.  The 
pillory  was  erected  in  the  center  ot  the  square  and  the  con- 
demned man  was  exposed  in  it  for  only  one  hour,  and  requir- 
ed to  pay  a  heavy  fine  in  addition.  This  was  in  1822.  The  only 
use  ever  made  of  the  pillory  after  that  was  for  a  hitching 
rack  for  the  farmers  who  drove  horses  to  town.  When  John 
Reynolds  was  a  member  of  the  Legislature  he  used  his  influ- 
ence toward  having  the  criminal  code  of  the  state  reformed. 

Belleville  was  incorporated  as  a  town  in  18 19  and  as  a 
city  m  1850.  The  charter  of  the  city  of  Springfield  was  taken 
as  a  model  for  her  fundamental  law.  Theodore  Krafft  was  the 
first  mayor.  There  are  now  seven  wards  represented  in  the 
council,  over  which  the  present  mayor  presides. 

In  the  days  before  there  were  any  railroads,  mails  were 
carried  by  stage  coach  or  on  horseback.  In  the  rainy  seasons 
of  the  year  the  town  was  largely  isolated  from  the  rest  of 
the  world  by  the  impassable  conditions  of  the  road,  especially 
through  the  bottoms  between  the  bluff  and  the  river.  This 
demonstrated  the  necessity  of  road-building.  The  first  ma 
cadamized  road  in  the  state  was  begun  in  1846  and  built  from 
Belleville  to  St.  Louis,  a  distance  of  fourteen  miles.  Since 
then  three  trunk  line  railroads  have  been  built  through  the 
city,  a  trolley  line  to  St.  Louis,  and  two  lines  of  paved  road, 
numbers  thirteen  and  fifteen,  run  through  Belleville. 

The  first  newspaper  published  in  the  county  seat  was  the 
"Western  News,"  started  in  1826.  It  was  called  a  weekly 


paper,  but  an  early  historian  says,  "It  would  be  more  accurate 
to  say.  It  was  a  weekly  sheet  issued  semi-occasionally."  It 
did  not  live  long  and  was  followed  by  the  "St.  Clair  Gazette." 
Other  papers  were  the  "St.  Clair  Banner,"  "The  Belleville 
Times,"  and  "The  Illinois  Republican."  The  first  daily  paper 
published  in  Belleville  was  "The  Advocate,"  dating  from 
1849.  In  1857  the  weekly  "Sun"  appeared.  Later  both  it  and 
the  "Republican"  were  absorbed  by  the  Advocate.'  In  1853 
the  daily  "Eagle"  was  started  under  the  editorial  manage- 
ment of  John  Reynolds.  But  in  a  short  time  it  was  changed 
to  a  weekly  and  called  the  "St.  Clair  Tribune."  This  was 
printed  on  the  first  power  press  ever  brought  to  the  city 
In  1858  the  "Democrat"  was  started.  This  became  the  official 
organ  of  the  city  council  and  the  leading  paper  of  the  county. 
Also  in  1858  another  campaign  paper  was  started  by  J.  W. 
Hughes  and  Governor  Reynolds.  It  was  called  the  "Star  of 
Egypt"  and  was  devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  Buchanan 
wing  of  the  Democratic  party.  It  did  not  live  long.  In  i86j 
John  Hmchcliffe  began  publishing  the  "Miner  and  Work- 
man's Advocate"  long  before  the  day  of  labor  unionism.  It 
was  later  moved  to  St.  Louis.  In  184S  appeared  the  "Belle- 
viller  Zeitung,"  which  was  the  first  German  newspaper. 
Another  was  the  "Volksblatt."  At  present  the  city  has  two 
modern  city  dailies,  "The  Advocate"  and  the  "News-Dem- 
ocrat." Belleville,  like  much  of  southern  Illinois,  has  the 
reputation  of  being  filled  with  a  population  largely  of  German 
origin.  We  are  told  that  there  were  no  Germans  there  prior 
1830,  but  about  that  time  political  and  economical  conditions 
in  Germany  caused  a  great  migration  to  America.  Cheap 
land  and  easy  living  conditions  in  St.  Clair  County  attracted 
the  thrifty  Germans.  They  came  in  by  hundreds  and  they 
and  their  descendants  had  become  an  important  part  of 
the  permanent  and  well-established  citizenry.  They  are  pre 
verbially  industrious,  thrifty,  and  prosperous.  It  is  claimed 
that  Belleville  is  now  a  city  of  beautiful  homes  of  which 
eighty-five  percent  are  owned  by  their  occupants. 


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There  are  more  than  a  dozen  denominations  of  churches 
in  the  city.  The  largest  and  wealthiest  is  the  Roman  Catholic, 
with  a  million  dollar  cathedral,  a  resident  bishop,  and  two 
hospitals.  The  Methodists  have  six  churches,  of  which  one 
IS  a  Free  Methodist  and  one  African.  There  are  three  Baptist, 
two  Evangelical,  two  Divine  Science,  and  one  each  of  Epis- 
copal, Presbyterian,  Lutheran,  Pentecostal,  Christian  Science, 
Latter  Day  Saints,  and  a  Jewish  Synagogue. 

The  following  fraternal  orders  have  chapters  in  the  city : 
Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  Catholic  Knights 
and  Ladies  of  Illinois,  Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles,  International 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  Independent  Order  of  Red  Men, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  Knights  of  Columbus,  Loyal  Americans, 
Loyal  Order  of  Moose,  Maccabees,  Masonic  Orders,  Mod- 
ern Woodmen  of  America,  Western  Catholic  Union,  and 
Woodmen  of  the  World. 

Among  the  recreational  facilities  afforded  by  the  city  are 
the  Municipal  Park  known  as  Bellvue,  containing  twenty-six 
acres,  and  the  Fair  Grounds,  containing  forty  acres.  Two 
golf  courses,  that  of  the  Belleville  Golf  Club,  and  the  St. 
Clair  Country  Club.  There  are  three  theatres,  the  Lincoln 
with  a  seating  capacity  of  i,8oo,  the  Rex  seating  550,  and 
Washington,  which  will  accommodate  1,400.  The  Belleville 
Turners  operate  two  concrete  swimming  pools  during  the 
summer  season  in  connection  with  their  picnic  grounds.  They 
have  a  locker  capacity  of  twelve  hundred.  Boating,  fishing, 
and  swimming  may  be  enjoyed  at  Stolberg's  Lake  or  the  St. 
Clair  Amusement  Park. 

Public  utilities  are  available  in  the  East  St.  Louis  and 
Interurban  Water  Company,  which  supplies  Belleville  with 
filtered  water  taken  from  the  Mississippi  some  distance  above 
East  St.  Louis.  This  system  supplies  water  for  ten  cities. 
The  supply  is  unlimited.  There  are  two  supply  pipes  running 


to  Belleville,  so  that  in  case  of  the  failure  of  one  the  other 
will  be  sufficient  until  repairs  can  be  made.  The  other  public 
utility  is  the  Illinois  Power  and  Light  Corporation,  which 
supplies  electricity  for  all  purposes,  and  gas  for  those  who 
prefer  it,  from  a  plant  in  Belleville,  which  has  a  capacity  of 
one  million  cubic  feet  per  day  with  no  winter  shortage. 

Belleville  has  sixty-two  miles  of  paved  streets  and  paved 
roads  come  into  the  city  from  almost  every  direction.  There 
are  one  hundred  and  fifteen  miles  of  paved  road  in  the  county, 
and  most  of  these  roads  run  through  the  county  seat. 

The  manufacturing  interests  of  Belleville  are  unusual  for 
a  city  of  its  size.  For  instance,  there  is  a  factory  of  the 
International  Shoe  Company,  with  a  weekly  pay-roll  of 
$10,000,  and  the  Orbon  Stove  Company,  with  $7,000.  These 
are  the  largest,  but  there  are  a  large  number  of  factories  of 
different  kinds  running  steadily,  which  furnish  e.mployment 
to  literal  thousands  of  daily  workers  who  thereby  support 
themselves  and  their  families.  It  is  estimated  that  the  pay- 
roll for  the  various  lines  of  industry  combined,  that  center  in 
and  about  the  city  of  Belleville,  would  amount  to  a  total 
running  into  the  millions  every  week  in  the  year. 

Scott  Field  is  but  a  short  distance  outside  the  city  limits 
and  connected  with  Belleville  by  a  paved  road.  This  is  the  chief 
center  of  balloon  and  airship  activities  of  the  United  States 
Air  Service  at  the  present  time.  The  field,  which  was  pur- 
chased by  the  government  during  the  World  War,  occupies 
a  square  mile  except  for  twenty  acres  out  of  one  corner. 
There  are  in  the  field  more  than  sixty  separate  buildings, 
including  an  immense  airship  hangar.  This  hangar  is  as  high 
as  a  fifteen  story  building,  is  three  city  blocks  in  length,  and 
a  city  block  in  width.  It  is  capable  of  housing  the  largest 
dirigible  airship  ever  built.  It  is  one  of  the  largest  buildings 
of  Its  kind  in  the  world,  having  a  floor  space  of  more  than 


Four  Hundred  and  .\mrty 


five  acres  under  roof.  Durinti  the  war,  Scott  Field  was  a 
training  place  tor  airplane  tliers.  Now  it  is  a  training  school 
for  airship  pilots  and  observers.  In  addition  to  being  a  train- 
ing school  It  IS  the  central  supply  depot  for  the  entire  lighter- 
than-air  division  of  the  air  service.  Balloon  and  airship  sup- 
plies and  equipment  valued  at  millions  of  dollars  are  stored 
at  Scott  Field.  The  field  has  an  enlisted  population,  commis- 
sioned and  civilian  of  eight  hundred,  with  a  monthly  payroll 
in  excess  of  $50,000.  The  field  represents  an  investment  on 
the  part  of  the  government  of  more  than  $60,000,000. 


This  IS  also  one  of  the  most  important  points  m  the  system 
of  aerial  highways  charted  by  the  War  Department.  Com- 
plete facilities  for  fueling,  reconditioning,  and  housing  air- 
planes are  maintained  at  the  field,  day  and  night.  It  is  a 
regular  stopping  place  for  cross-country  fliers,  both  army 
and  commercial.  Lindbergh  has  visited  this  field.  After  the 
war.  It  was  chosen  in  1921  as  the  center  of  all  the  army's 
lighter-than-air  activities  because  of  its  location  in  the  heart 
of  the  Mississippi  Valley.  Thousands  of  persons  visit  this 
exceedingly  interesting  place  every  year. 


Four  Hundred  and  \meu-One 


CHAPTER  XII. 


East  St.  Loms- 

Bv  Pal- 

STUDENTS  delving  into  the  mystery  of  the  prehistoric 
past  found  on  the  eastern  shore  of  the  Mississippi 
River  remnants  of  an  unknown  age  which  point  to 
the  existence  of  a  great  metropoUs  of  the  race  known  as  the 
Mound  Builders. 

Today  East  St.  Louis  is  fast  encompassing  that  area  which 
formed  the  site  of  this  great  prehistoric  city.  It  is  becoming 
a  metropolis  with  gigantic  industries  and  commercial  enter- 
prises that  rival  in  this  age  of  machinery  the  metropolis  that 
existed  in  the  age  of  the  Mound  Builders. 

East  St.  Louis  is  on  the  threshold  of  a  tremendous  develop- 
ment. It  faces  a  commercial  and  industrial  future  that  exceeds 
in  promise  that  of  the  majority  of  cities  its  size  in  America. 

Materially  aiding  its  growth  is  the  East  St.  Louis  Chamber 
of  Commerce.  It  is  this  organization  which  provides  infor- 
mation concerning  its  advantages,  resources  and  transporta- 
tion facilities.  It  is  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  that  institutes 
and  carries  out  projects  of  large  magnitude  that  are  bound 
to  play  an  increasingly  important  part  in  the  development 
of  the  city. 

Under  the  leadership  of  L.  H.  Forman,  its  manager,  the 
civic  forces  of  the  city  have  been  consolidated  under  the 
leadership  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce.  Unquestionably 
there  is  a  feeling  in  East  St.  Louis  that  the  city  will  soon 
undergo  a  period  of  unprecedented  expansion. 

East  St.  Louis  has  experienced  in  the  past  a  development 
more  rapid  and  certain  than  any  other  city  in  the  state  out- 
side of  Chicago.  When  the  city  of  East  St.  Louis  was  incor- 
porated in  1865  it  had  a  population  of  approximately  5,000. 
In  1890  there  were  but  15,000  residents.  The  population 
doubled  itself  by  1900  and  again  in  the  next  decade.  East 
St.  Louis  civic  leaders  expect  that  by  1930  the  city  will  easily 
pass  the  100,000  mark. 

During  the  past  year  East  St.  Louis  has  undergone  one 
of  the  greatest  changes  in  years.  It  has  seen  the  new  Broad- 
view Hotel,  a  metropolitan  fireproof  structure,  become  a 
reality;  its  first  skyscraper,  the  Spivey  Building;  and  the 
construction  of  the  new  million-dollar  Majestic  Theatre  are 
the  most  notable  changes  wrought  in  the  downtown  district. 
The  handsome  Goldman  Building  is  replacing  the  historic 
lUmo  Hotel.  The  new  First  National  Bank  Building  is  a 
large  factor  in  the  changing  skyline  of  the  city. 


-The  Metro pohs 

B.   CORR 

In  civic  development  the  East  St.  Louis  Park  District 
within  the  past  decade  has  made  ample  provision  for  the 
recreational  needs  of  the  city's  grown-ups  and  children.  There 
are  parks  with  an  aggregate  acreage  of  1,333.  Of  these  the 
most  notable  are  Lake  Park  and  Jones  Park,  both  of  which 
are  built  to  serve  the  entire  city,  while  there  are  neighbor- 
hood parks  scattered  throughout  the  residential  sections. 

In  Lake  Park,  East  St.  Louis  has  a  notable  example  of  the 
constructive  spirit  of  the  city.  Its  transformation  is  without 
parallel  in  municipal  park  history  for  it  is  perhaps  the  third 
largest  municipal  park  in  the  United  States,  and  is  the  largest 
owned  by  a  city  under  100,000  population.  In  its  transfor- 
mation, 1 1 30  acres  of  marsh  and  lake  will  be  converted  into 
a  veritable  paradise  with  three  lakes,  a  network  of  driveways 
and  provision  made  for  all  forms  of  recreation.  In  its  develop- 
ment, $500,000  will  be  expended,  in  addition  to  the  cost 
of  the  ground. 

East  St.  Louis  enjoys  industrial  diversification.  It  has  many 
major  industries  and  there  are  a  dozen  or  more  that  have 
annual  payrolls  exceeding  $1,000,000.  It  occupies  a  prom- 
inent place  in  the  manufacture  of  meat  products,  building 
materials,  roofing,  paint,  chemicals,  iron  and  steel  products, 
and  foodstuffs. 

Its  utilities  are  preparing  to  serve  a  city  with  a  population 
by  1950  of  at  least  500,000.  Students  of  municipal  develop- 
ment predict  a  gigantic  urban  development  in  all  directions 
from  East  St.  Louis  on  the  Illinois  side  of  the  river. 

Outstanding  factors  are  responsible  for  a  growing  faith 
on  the  part  of  outsiders  in  the  future  of  East  St.  Louis — its 
excellent  railroad  facilities,  the  development  of  waterway 
transportation  on  the  Mississippi  River,  nearness  to  limitless 
supplies  of  coal,  ideal  sites  for  the  location  of  large  industries, 
unlimited  supply  of  electrical  energy  at  a  minimum  cost, 
nearness  to  raw  materials,  and  the  ideal  location  of  East  St. 
Louis  in  the  center  of  the  United  States. 

It  IS  for  these  reasons  that  major  industries  have  elected 
to  locate  and  will  continue  to  locate  in  the  East  St.  Louis 
district.  While  its  industrial  future  is  certain,  steps  are  now 
under  way  for  the  development  of  Southern  Illinois,  the 
oldest  settled  section  of  the  state  and  the  least  developed. 
East  St.  Louis  and  the  East  St.  Louis  Chamber  of  Commerce 
are  taking  a  prominent  part  in  this  development. 


Four  Hundred  and  H'netyTu 


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^s^ 


East  St.  Louis  was  in  reality  born  in  the  post-Revolution' 
ary  War  period.  The  site  of  the  present  Southern  Illinois 
metropolis  was  the  scene  of  one  of  the  most  important  battles 
of  the  Revolutionary  War  west  of  the  Atlantic  seaboard. 
In  1780,  General  George  Rogers  Clark,  at  the  urgent  request 
of  the  Spanish  governor  of  St.  Louis,  hurried  to  Cahokia, 
parent  of  the  present  city,  and  there  on  the  Cahokia  Common- 
fields  north  of  the  ancient  village  decisively  defeated  Captain 
Hesse  and  his  army  of  British  and  Indians  which  formed  one 
of  the  three  expeditions  designed  to  recapture  the  Northwest 
Territory  from  the  Virginians  under  Clark.  This  victory  shat- 
tered the  hopes  of  the  British  of  ever  recapturing  the  territory 
that  was  lost  to  them  through  Clark's  conquest,  and  brought 
about  the  failure  of  two  other  expeditions  without  an  en- 
gagement. 

In  1796  Captain  James  Piggott  built  the  first  house  in 
what  IS  now  East  St.  Louis.  A  few  years  later  the  French 
at  Cahokia,  following  a  flood,  platted  the  town  of  Illinois 
City  and  had  the  plat  approved  by  an  act  of  Congress. 

Cahokia  was  established  m  1699  with  the  arrival  of  two 
missionary  priests  from  Quebec,  and  is  the  oldest  permanent 
white  settlement  west  of  the  Allegheny  Mountains.  It  was 
from  Cahokia  that  the  Illinois  city,  and  the  settlements  that 
later  became  integral  parts  of  East  St.  Louis,  drew  their  first 
inhabitants.  In  addition  there  were  the  soldiers  of  the  Revo- 
lutionary War  who  had  come  west  and  found  in  this  place 
opportunity.  Most  of  the  present  city  of  East  St.  Louis  is 
built  upon  the  Cahokia  Commonfields  and  the  Cahokia 
Commons. 

In  1825  the  original  John  Jacob  Astor,  seeing  the  possi- 
bilities of  this  section,  bought  for  $3,684  a  tract  of  the  Caho- 
kia Commons,  1600  feet  wide,  running  from  the  river  about 
six  miles  across  the  American  Bottoms,  and  containing  about 
800  acres.  The  west  end  of  this  tract  now  contains  the  most 
valuable  business  property  of  East  St.  Louis,  and  realtors 
still  refer  to  it  as  the  "Astor  tract." 

Due  to  the  advantageous  location  of  Illinois  City  it  bec.ime 
the  gateway  of  travel  overland  to  the  vast  wilderness  that 
stretched  beyond  the  Father  of  Waters,  it  was  here  that  these 
hardy  pioneers  in  their  covered  wagons  rested  after  journey, 
ing  across  the  prairie  and  before  they  ventured  into  that  land  of 
uncertainty  which  the  United  States  had  purchased  from 
France. 

In  coming  to  what  is  now  East  St.  Louis  they  made  use  of 
the  ferry  which  Captain  James  Piggott  had  established  and 
which  later  was  owned  by  the  Wiggins  family.  It  was  this 
ferry  that  first  gave  employment  to  residents  of  Illinoistown. 


Illinois  Town,  now  East  St.  Louis,  in  1818 

Railroads  of  the  nation  found  at  East  St.  Louis  great  possi' 
bilities  and  built  there  the  second  greatest  railroad  center  in 
the  world.  They  selected  East  St.  Louis  primarily  because  it 
was  the  logical  gateway  to  the  west;  secondly,  because  the 
level  land  in  and  about  the  city  offered  good  foothold  for 
track-laying,  roadbed-making  and  future  industrial  sites; 
lastly,  because  at  this  point  below  the  mouth  of  the  Mis- 
souri River  they  could  advantageously  reach  the  shores  of 
that  great  waterway,  the  Mississippi. 

It  is  at  East  St.  Louis  that  twenty-eight  railroads  meet  at 
bridges  which  span  the  Father  of  Waters.  It  is  the  largest 
package  freight  center  m  the  United  States.  Every  night 
limited  freight  trains  leave  for  the  far  corners  of  the  nation, 
and  from  this  central  industrial  district  manufactured  goods 
can  be  sent  to  the  most  distant  points  in  the  shortest  pos- 
sible time. 

Four  bridges  form  arteries  of  rail  and  highway  traffic  to  the 
west.  The  first  of  these,  the  Eads  Bridge,  the  second  structure 
to  span  the  river,  was  completed  in  1874.  Then  followed  in 
turn  the  Merchants'  Bridge,  the  McKinley  Bridge  and  the 
Municipal  or  Free  Bridge.  A  railroad  bridge  at  Alton,  and 
ferries  operated  by  the  Wiggins  Ferry  Company,  owned  by 
the  Terminal  Railroad  Association  of  St.  Louis  and  the  Mis- 
souri Pacific,  assist  in  the  transfer  of  carload  freight. 

Coal  was  first  discovered  in  the  United  States  at  Ottawa, 
Illinois,  in  the  latter  part  of  the  seventeenth  century,  and 
almost  simultaneously  at  a  point  that  is  now  just  outside  of 
the  East  St.  Louis  city  limits.  It  has  only  been  m  the  last 
half  century  that  any  steps  were  taken  to  develop  the  enor- 
mous  coal  fields  at  this  city's  very  door.  Geologists  say  that 
there  is  a  limitless  supply  of  coal  within  short  hauling  dis' 
tance  of  East  St   Louis. 

The  first  railroad  west  of  Pittsburg  was  built  from  the  bank 
of  the  river  just  below  the  Free  Bridge  to  the  bluffs  in  1837 


MMlU 


THE  SPIVEY  BUILDING 
An  East  St.  Louis  Skyscraper 

and  was  used  for  the  hauling  of  coal  to  the  Mississippi  shore. 
Its  rails  were  of  wood  and  horses  were  used  instead  of  steam. 

The  Ohio  and  Mississippi  River  Railroad  began  building 
its  western  terminus  here  in  1852.  The  Cairo  Short  Line  was 
started  in  1854.  It  was  the  coming  of  the  railroads  that  added 
sufficiently  to  the  negligible  population  of  Illinoistown  to 
cause  the  citizens  to  incorporate  in  18^9.  In  1865  the  name 
was  changed  to  East  St.  Louis. 

East  St.  Louis,  while  favored  with  natural  advantages,  has 
surmounted  difficulties  that  have  been  detrimental  to  its 
growth  and  prosperity.  So  it  is  that  the  story  of  East  St.  Louis 
is  the  story  of  an  undet'privileged  community  rising  to  an 
outstanding  position  among  the  cities  of  the  middle  west. 

Located  on  the  old  bed  of  the  Mississippi  River,  the 
American  Bottoms,  subjected  to  overflow  from  the  Father  of 
Waters,  the  inhabitants  suffered  severely  from  malaria  in  the 
early  days  and  St.  Louisans  and  those  living  on  the  higher 
ground  in  this  section  of  Illinois  looked  down  upon  the  pio- 
neers of  the  municipality  as  residents  of  a  fever-blighted  city. 

About  1800  there  was  formed  in  the  middle  of  the  river  an 
island  which  for  a  time  became  known  as  Bloody  Island.  It 
was  a  rendezvous  for  gamblers,  and  here  were  held  the  cock 


Its  and  other  sporting  events  of  the  time,  by  adventurous 
St.  Louisans.  Several  notorious  duels  were  fought  on  Bloody 
Island. 

After  Father  Mississippi  had  showed  a  tendency  to  leave 
St.  Louis  without  a  harbor  and  shift  its  course  eastward  of 
Bloody  Island,  St.  Louisans  appealed  to  the  Missouri  Legis- 
lature who  obtained  an  agreement  with  the  Illinois  Legisla- 
ture for  the  building  of  a  dike  on  the  Illinois  side  to  keep 
the  river  in  its  course.  The  building  of  the  dike  began  in 
1837  under  the  direction  of  Robert  E.  Lee,  army  engineer, 
who  later  became  famous  as  the  military  leader  of  the  South 
during  the  Civil  War. 

Building  of  this  dike  caused  Bloody  Island  to  pass  out  of 
existence  as  an  island,  and  when  railroads  began  to  build  their 
lines  to  the  shores  of  the  Mississippi  River,  this  once  notor- 
ious spot  became  the  location  of  the  greatest  cluster  of  rail- 
road terminals  in  America. 

Upon  this  dike  were  located  the  first  two  raised  streets  in 
East  St.  Louis,  Front  Street  and  Broadway.  In  1877  Mayor 
M.  M.  Stephens  inaugurated  the  greatest  public  work  that 
has  ever  been  accomplished  in  East  St.  Louis,  the  raising  of 
street  levels  throughout  the  downtown  area.  This  great  work 
focused  attention  upon  the  city,  people  flocked  to  it,  outside 
money  became  available  for  improvements,  and  a  real  city 
developed. 

In  1910  the  building  of  a  comprehensive  system  of  levees 
to  protect  practically  the  entire  American  Bottoms  was 
started.  By  the  expenditure  of  more  than  $10,000,000  this 
great  gateway  to  the  west,  formed  by  the  concentration  of 
twenty-eight  trunk  line  railways  converging  at  the  crossings  of 
the  Mississippi,  has  been  made  safe  from  inroads  of  the  river. 

It  has  had  great  struggles  with  river  floods,  the  most  recent 
of  which  were  in  1892  and  1903.  Two  tornadoes  have  left 
paths  of  destruction  here,  one  in  1871,  and  another  in  1896, 
costing  more  than  100  lives. 

It  has  had  more  than  its  share  of  fires,  pestilence,  racial 
troubles,  and  other  vicissitudes;  but  it  has  arisen  from  these, 
stronger  and  better  equipped  to  cope  with  the  future. 

In  1872  the  National  Stockyards  was  established  at  East 
St.  Louis.  It  was  the  first  major  industry  to  be  located  in  the 
American  Bottoms.  The  annual  value  of  its  products  is  esti- 
mated to  be  in  excess  of  $200,000,000  a  year.  Here  is  located 
the  world's  largest  horse  and  mule  market,  the  second  largest 
hog  market,  and  is  accredited  with  being  the  third  largest 
clearing  house  for  livestock  in  the  world. 

Since  1874,  when  the  first  packing  house  began  its  opera- 
tions, the  growth  of  the  business  has  been  constant,  until 


Hundred  and  ?{mety-Fmn 


MC  KENDREE 


now  the  volume  of  receipts  and  shipments  reaches  an  enor- 
mous figure.  Morris  and  Company  established  the  first  large 
packing  house  at  the  National  Stockyards  in  1887.  In  1893 
It  was  followed  by  Swift  and  Company,  Armour  and  Com- 
pany came  in  1903,  and  the  East  Side  Packing  Company  in  190';. 

But  lest  It  appear  that  East  St.  Louis  is  a  one-industry 
city,  the  following  list  will  show  the  highly  diversified  na- 
ture of  Its  industrial  products: 

Aluminum,  roofing,  paints,  building  material,  varnishes, 
linoleum,  railway  cars,  railway  frogs  and  switches,  foundry 
products,  bags,  ranges  and  stove  parts,  flour,  mill  and  poultry 
feeds,  boilers,  sheet  iron,  fireworks,  lumber  and  millwork,  gas- 
oline and  oils,  storage  batteries,  barrels,  kegs  and  casks,  artifi- 
cial stone,  chemicals,  rope  and  twine,  textiles,  brick  and  tile, 
quarry  products,  serums,  cooking  utensils,  malleable  castings, 
steel  mills,  steel  products,  structural  steel  and  iron,  bottles 
and  glassware,  baking  powder,  railway  springs,  railway 
equipment,  shoes,  motor  trucks,  wagons,  radio  cabinets,  can- 
vas products,  food  products,  fences,  harvesting  machines, 
railroad  ties,  electric  steel  castings,  tank  cars,  oil  field  equip- 
ment, sheet  steel,  cotton,  meat  products,  hides,  grease  and 
tallow,  clothing,  oleomargarine,  silicia,  concrete  products, 
tools  and  machinery. 

East  St.  Louis  is  conceded  to  be  the  largest  aluminum  man- 
ufacturing center.  The  plants  of  the  Aluminum  Ore  Company 
and  the  Aluminum  Cooking  Utensil  Company  cover  a  large 
area.  It  is  one  of  the  largest  users  of  the  Mississippi  Warrior 
barge  line  service,  and  controls  a  railroad  recently  valued  by 
the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  at  upwards  of  a  million 
and  a  quarter  dollars. 

East  St.  Louis  enjoys  the  lowest  rates  for  electrical  power 
of  any  district  in  the  Mississippi  Valley.  The  energy  is  pro- 
vided by  the  mammoth  Cahokia  power  plant  of  the  Union 
Electric  Company  of  Illinois  which  now  produces  more  than 
the  year-round  capacity  of  Muscle  Shoals,  and  when  com- 
pleted, will  furnish  four  times  the  energy  of  the  widely  known 
Tennessee  plant.  In  addition,  it  is  served  by  the  power  plant 
at  Venice  and  the.Keokuk  plant,  both  of  which  are  controlled 
by  the  North  American  Company. 

The  East  St.  Louis  and  Interurban  Water  Company  is  now 
prepared  to  meet  the  most  exacting  residential  and  industrial 
demands  for  water,  following  completion  of  its  Chouteau 
Island  intake.  Gas  for  industrial  purposes  in  any  amount 
can  be  furnished  by  the  Illinois  Power  and  Light  Corpora- 
tion,  which  has  its  headquarters  in  East  St.  Louis. 

Some  of  the  organizations  that  are  helping  to  build  East 
St.  Louis  are  Rotary,  Kiwanis,  Lions,  and  Optimist  Clubs, 


Business  and  Professional  Women's  Club,  Community  Fund, 
Downtown  Business  Men's  Association,  Retail  Merchants' 
Association,  various  neighborhood  improvement  associations. 
Junior  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Automobile  Club,  Medical, 
Dental  and  Bar  Associations,  Master  Builders,  Bakers  and 
Painters  Association,  and  Employers'  Association. 

In  the  Community  Fund  which  has  its  headquarters  m  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  are  grouped  together  fourteen  agen- 
cies to  meet  the  charity,  social  service,  character  building  and 
educational  needs  of  the  city.  The  list  includes  the  Young 
Women's  Christian  Association,  the  National  Catholic  Com- 
munity House,  the  Queen's  Daughters,  Protestant  Women's 
Welfare  League,  Visiting  Nurses  Association,  the  East  St. 
Louis  Settlement  House,  Salvation  Army,  Humane  Society, 
Illinois  Children's  Home  and  Aid  Society,  Red  Cross,  Tu- 
berculosis Society,  Colored  Old  Folks'  Home,  Boy  Scouts 
and  Girl  Scouts. 

The  Ainad  Shrine  Temple  is  a  handsome  building  in  the 
heart  of  the  city.  With  its  annual  Pageant  of  Progress,  in 
which  every  interest  of  East  St.  Louis  cooperates,  it  estab- 
lishes a  desirable  contact  with  all  parts  of  Southern  Illinois 
and  is  an  exhibition  of  the  city's  prowess  as  Little  Egypt's 
metropolis.  The  Knights  of  Columbus  clubhouse  is  a  center 
for  social  and  athletic  events.  Its  architectural  beauty  has 
added  to  the  general  attractiveness  of  the  city. 

From  East  St.  Louis  paved  roads  radiate  to  all  parts  of 
Illinois,  and  westward  across  Missouri  extend  good  roads 
which  eventually  lead  to  the  great  southwest  and  far  west. 
East  St.  Louis  IS  on  two  United  States  trunk  highways  and 
is  but  a  short  distance  from  two  others. 

East  St.  Louis  residents  are  convinced  of  its  possibilities 
and  Its  inevitable  future  as  one  of  the  nation's  leading  cities. 
It  stands  today  on  the  threshold  of  a  new  and  greater  expan- 
sion, an  expansion  that  promises  to  make  it  not  only  a  bigger 
city  numerically  but  also  promises  to  add  to  it  a  greater  force 
as  a  leader  in  the  development  of  Southern  Illinois. 


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CHAPTER  XIII. 
Lebanon — Seat  of  McKendree  College 
'he  City  is  situated  on  a  beautiful  elevation  between 

Silver  Creek  on  the  west  and  the  Little  Silver  on  the 

east,  which  joins  the  larger  creek  a  few  miles  south 
of  town.  It  is  on  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Southwestern  Rail- 
road twenty-four  miles  from  St.  Louis.  This  road  was  built 
in  1854  and  originally  known  as  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi. 
Lebanon  is  also  connected  with  St.  Louis  by  an  interurban 
trolley  line  which  was  built  in  1902.  When  first  settled  it 
was  on  the  old  Indian  trail  which  connected  Vincennes  and 
St.  Louis.  This  has  been  replaced  by  route  twelve  of  the 
Illinois  highway  system,  which  in  the  main  follows  the  old 
trail  and  provides  bus  service,  both  to  St.  Louis  and  east- 
ward, and  brings  St.  Louis  within  an  hour's  drive  by  auto- 
mobile. The  southeast  quarter  of  section  nineteen,  on  which 
Lebanon  was  originally  laid  out,  was  obtained  from  the 
government  by  original  grant,  being  entered  by  Henry 
White,  September  24,  1814.  The  first  house  was  built  by 
Gillis  Middeaux.  It  was  made  of  logs  and  located  in  the 
southeast  part  of  the  present  town,  but  has  long  since  dis- 
appeared. The  next  was  built  by  Joseph  Akin  near  the  pres- 
ent site  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  Joseph  Hathaway  built 
a  two-story  log  house,  on  what  is  now  St.  Louis  Street,  and 
another  was  erected  by  Thomas  Ray,  who  is  referred  to  by 
Dr.  Allyn  in  one  instance  as  "the  founder  of  the  town," 
with  the  additional  statement  that  at  nearly  fifty  years  of 
age  he  claimed  he  "had  never  heard  the  Lord's  prayer."  A 
little  later  another  house  was  built  on  the  same  street  by 
Nathan  Horner.  This  street  was  merely  the  old  road  running 
through.  Another  early  home  builder  was  Adam  Vinyard. 
The  first  store  in  the  town  was  established  as  early  as  1818 
by  William  Kinney,  who  was  Lieutenant-Governor  of  Illinois, 
1826-1830.  Mr.  Kinney  lived  about  eight  miles  from  Lebanon 
on  the  road  to  Belleville  and  did  not  conduct  the  store  him- 
self, but  placed  it  in  charge  of  his  nephew,  Abraham  Kinney. 
Not  much  later  other  stores  were  started  by  Thomas  Ray, 
Nathan  Horner,  MuUigan  and  Sublett,  Samuel  and  Andy 
Christy,  and  James  Riggin.  These  and  a  few  more  log  build- 
ings were  erected  on  the  present  site  of  Lebanon  prior  to 
1820.  In  that  year  William  Kinney  built  the  hotel  "Veranda," 
which  was  a  brick  building  and  was  considered  a  handsome 
structure  for  that  day.  It  was  first  kept  by  Jeremiah  Johnson, 
who  was  an  experienced  hotel  keeper,  having  been  for  many 
years  proprietor  of  the  old  "Missouri  Hotel,"  in  St.  Louis. 
He  conducted  this  hotel  for  the  remainder  of  his  life.  It 


afterward  became  a  part  of  the  "Bishop  House"  and  stood 
till  about  the  year  1905,  when  it  was  removed  to  make  a 
place  for  the  handsome  residence  of  Mr.  E.  S.  Pfeffer.  This 
was  a  regular  station  on  the  stage  line  running  between  St. 
Louis  and  Vincennes.  Also  about  1820  a  post  office  was 
established  and  mails  were  received  by  stage  twice  a  day. 
One  of  the  early  post-masters,  whether  the  very  first  or  not 
cannot  now  be  determined,  was  Colonel  Eli  B.  Clemson.  He 
built  the  first  frame  house  in  Lebanon  in  the  year  1821.  It 
later  became  a  part  of  the  residence  of  Henry  H.  Horner  and 
stood  till  1925,  when  it  was  replaced  by  a  modern  bungalow 
now  occupied  by  the  daughters  of  Judge  Horner.  Dr.  Addi- 
son Fillo  and  a  Mr.  Morse  erected  a  building  and  kept  the 
first  drug  store.  The  town  was  laid  out  by  Governor  Kinney 
and  Thomas  Ray.  It  was  surveyed  and  platted  by  Aaron 
Reed,  Jr.,  and  the  plat  was  filed  in  the  office  of  the  county 
recorder  July  27,  1825.  Since  then  there  have  been  twenty- 
two  additions  made  to  the  original  town.  In  1828,  at  the 
time  of  the  founding  of  Lebanon  Seminary,  there  were  not 
more  than  thirty  houses  in  the  place  and  a  population  of  less 
than  two  hundred.  In  183,2  a  large  general  store  was  opened 
by  Horner  and  Hypes.  These  men  represented  two  of  the 
most  prominent  families  of  the  village,  both  of  whom  will 
be  mentioned  elsewhere.  Thomas  Williams  built  a  tannery 
here  in  1829  and  operated  it  successfully  fof  many  years. 
Thomas  W.  Gray,  a  native  of  Maryland,  came  here  in  1824 
and  engaged  in  the  tailoring  business.  Lyman  Adams,  a 
retired  sea  captain,  built  a  hotel  here  in  1830  and  called  it 
the  "Mermaid  House."  At  this  hostelry  Charles  Dickens 
was  entertained  over  night  when  he  visited  Lebanon  on  his 
way  to  see  "Looking  Glass  Prairie"  in  1846.  The  building 
is  still  standing,  tho  somewhat  changed  in  appearance.  It 
is  now  a  private  residence,  but  the  owner  is  proud  to  show 
the  room  in  which  Charles  Dickens  once  slept.  The  "Illinois 
Gazeteer,"  published  in  1837  t>y  Rev.  John  M.  Peck,  contains 
this  statement  about  Lebanon  at  that  date,  "Lebanon  has  a 
steam  mill  and  an  ox  mill,  a  post  office,  two  public  houses, 
seven  stores,  one  grocery,  three  physicians,  mechanics'  shops 
of  various  kinds,  and  about  sixty  families."  It  was  incorpor' 
ated  as  a  town  under  special  charter  in  May,  1857.  The  first 
officers  were:  Joseph  Hypes,  president;  Charles  Blanck,  regis' 
ter;  Samuel  Hypes,  treasurer;  Henry  H.  Horner,  assessor; 
Adam  W.  Wise,  constable;  J.  L.  Sargent,  street  inspector; 
and  the  town  trustees  were    Hugo  Wangelin,  Richard  F. 


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Cunningham,  James  Padon,  and  Thomas  Jordan.  After  seven- 
teen years  of  this  form  of  government,  it  was  organized  as 
a  city,  under  the  general  law,  August,  1874,  and  the  follow- 
ing men  were  selected  as  the  first  city  offi:ers:  Henry  H. 
Horner,  mayor;  Louis  Zerweck,  clerk;  D.  R.  Lasley,  treasurer; 
Jean  F.  Webb,  attorney;  and  Addison  Pyle,  street  commis- 
sioner and  city  marshal.  The  city  council  at  that  time  was 
composed  of  nine  aldermen,  three  from  each  of  the  three 
wards  into  which  the  city  was  divided.  The  representation 
has  since  been  changed  so  that  now  there  are  only  two  alder- 
men from  each  ward. 

Following  IS  a  complete  list  of  the  mayors,  m  the  order 
in  which  they  served  down  to  the  present.  James  Rankin, 
Jean  F.  Webb,  James  D.  Baker,  Louis  Zerweck,  Edwin  L 
Robinson,  Thomas  A.  Wilson,  Roland  H.  Horner,  Christian 
J.  Pfeffer,  Dr.  John  H.  Fulgham,  James  S.  Gedney,  Frank 
W.  Robinson,  Homer  C.  Eisenmayer,  Frank  J.  Betten,  John 
E.  North,  and  Benjamin  Reibold.  Rankin  and  Zerweck  each 
served  three  terms,  and  H.  H.  Horner,  Webb,  R,  H.  Horner, 
Pfeffer,  Gedney,  F.  W.  Robinson,  Eisenmayer,  and  North 
have  each  served  two  terms.  During  all  these  years  the 
mayor's  office  has  had  a  very  small  salary  attached  to  it  and 
the  man  who  holds  the  office  usually  gives  much  time  to 
the  interests  of  the  city  without  pay.  In  the  clerk's  office 
there  has  not  been  such  a  long  list.  One  man,  Mr.  Cicero 
L.  Robinson,  served  continuously  for  a  period  of  thirty-four 
years  and  was  succeeded  by  his  son,  Charles  W.  Robinson, 
who  is  the  present  incumbent.  The  city  installed  an  electric 
light  plant  in  1890,  when  but  few  towns  of  its  size  had  this 
modern  method  of  lighting.  This  municipal  plant  was  main- 
tained until  1921,  when  the  rising  cost  of  fuel  and  labor 
made  it  so  expensive  to  furnish  light  from  a  small  plant  ot 
that  type,  that  in  the  interest  of  economy  the  plant  was 
sold  to  the  Illinois  Power  and  Light  Corporation,  and  Leb- 
anon became  one  of  the  patrons  of  that  great  corporation 
which  lights  many  of  the  cities  in  southern  Illinois.  Several 
attempts  were  made  thru  the  years  to  install  waterworks, 
but  various  hindering  causes  prevented  the  accomplishment 
of  this  desirable  end  until  very  recent  times.  But  finally,  dur- 
ing the  term  of  Mayor  North,  a  municipal  water  and  sanitary 
sewer  system  were  installed  in  the  years  1926-27. 

The  most  important  streets  were  paved  during  the  mayor- 
alty of  James  S.  Gedney,  in  the  summer  of  1908  and  later, 
St.  Louis  Street  with  brick  and  Belleville  and  Alton  Streets 
with  macadam  and  tarvia  finish.  Since  the  close  of  the  war 
Lebanon  has  maintained  an  annual  "Homecoming"  celebra- 
tion held  in  September.  This  was  initiated  by  the  American 


Legion.  There  is  usually  a  crowd  of  from  five  to  ten  thousand 
people  at  this  event.  There  are  contests  and  various  forms 
of  amusement  during  the  day,  with  a  grand  parade  in  the 
evening  which  includes  floats  representing  many  of  the  busi' 
ness  firms  of  the  city. 

SCHOOLS 
The  first  school  m  Lebanon  was  taught  in  a  log  school 
house  eighteen  by  twenty,  in  1818.  About  four  years  later 
a  small  frame  school  house  was  erected,  which  was  also  used 
for  religious  meetings  by  all  denominations  who  so  desired. 
A  school  for  girls  was  maintained  for  some  years  m  the 
basement  of  the  Methodist  church.  The  building  stood  on 
the  present  site  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  was  burned 
m  i860.  This  school  was  designed  to  accommodate  girls  m 
the  days  when  they  were  not  admitted  to  McKendree.  One 
pupil  of  this  school,  Mrs.  Mary  FitzGerrell,  is  still  fiving 
in  Lebanon.  There  was  also  an  elementary  school  taught  in 
the  basement  of  the  Baptist  church.  Some  of  the  pupils  of 
that  school  are  now  living  in  Lebanon.  A  large  three-story 
brick  school  house  was  built  in  1874,  but  before  it  was  quite 
finished  it  was  destroyed  by  fire,  and  there  was  no  insurance. 
It  was  a  heavy  blow  to  the  community,  but  the  people  of 
Lebanon  would  not  allow  any  ordinary  misfortune  to  defeat 
a  good  purpose,  so  a  new  loan  was  raised  and  another  school 
house  erected  immediately,  which  served  the  community 
well  and  is  still  in  use.  When  a  high  school  was  organized 
about  1895  it  was  housed  in  this  same  building,  together 
with  the  grades,  but  as  the  years  passed  by  and  the  school 
population  increased,  the  building  was  no  longer  adequate 
for  both  schools,  and  so  a  movement  was  started  for  the 
erection  of  a  new  high  school  building.  After  the  necessary 
preliminaries  were  arranged  and  an  election  held,  a  commu- 
nity high  school  was  established  which  includes  the  village 
of  Summerfield  and  a  part  of  Mascoutah  township.  A  new 


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building  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  $80,000,  which  represents 
the  latest  ideas  in  the  modern  high  school.  Professor  C. 
Grouse  was  superintendent  during  the  construction  period 
and  was  succeeded  by  Professor  E.  M.  Schuenemann,  and 
he  by  Prof.  Vernon  G.  Mays,  the  present  incumbent. 
CHURCHES 
The  religious  history  of  the  town  may  be  said  to  have 
begun  when  in  1821  the  Rev.  John  M.  Peck  organized  a 
Sunday  School  in  the  little  log  school  house.  According  to 
an  old  Quarterly  Conference  record,  a  Methodist  preaching 
place  was  established  m  182},.  It  was  a  part  of  the  Shoal 
Creek  Circuit.  When  the  first  McKendree  building  was 
erected  in  1828,  it  was  specified  that  the  assembly  room  in 
the  building  might  be  used  as  a  place  of  worship.  In  the 
minutes  of  the  Illinois  Conference,  Lebanon  first  appears  in 
the  list  of  appointments  in  1829.  The  Methodist  Church 
has  had  a  continuous  run  here  ever  since  that  time.  The 
first  building  of  the  Methodists  had  stood  where  the  Pres- 
byterian church  now  stands  and  had  a  basement  which  was 
used  for  school  purposes,  as  stated  elsewhere.  This  building 
was  destroyed  by  fire  in  i860.  The  Methodists  probably 
worshipped  in  the  college  chapel  for  a  few  years  after  that 
until  they  felt  able  to  build  again.  The  new  building  was 
erected  on  St.  Louis  Street,  where  the  present  church  stands. 
It  was  one  of  the  best  buildings  Lebanon  has  ever  had,  of 
the  rectangular  type  with  a  tall  spire  which  out-classed  the 
one  on  the  college  chapel.  The  Annual  Conference  was  held 
in  it  in  1870.  Early  one  Sunday  morning  in  the  spring  of 
1898  this  took  fire  and  was  soon  in  ruins.  The  work  of 
rebuilding  was  immediately  begun  and  in  December  of  the 
same  year  the  present  church  was  dedicated  free  of  debt  by 


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Bishop  J.  N.  FitzGerald.  In  1927  an  extensive  addition  was 
built  and  other  improvements  made.  The  substantial  brick 
parsonage  was  built  in  the  early  seventies,  and  recently 
improved  and  modernized. 

There  has  been  a  Baptist  church  in  Lebanon  since  an 
early  day,  tho  the  records  of  the  earliest  organization  seem 
to  have  been  lost.  Their  present  house  of  worship  was  built 
in  1856.  It  is  a  substantial  brick  building  with  a  basement, 
all  well  furnished.  The  membership  has  never  been  large, 
but  has  always  contained  some  of  the  substantial  citizens 
who  have  kept  ahve  the  faith  and  kept  their  house  of  wor- 
ship in  repair. 

The  Presbyterian  Church  was  organized  April  8,  1866, 
by  Rev.  A.  T.  Norton,  of  Alton.  The  original  organization 
contained  nine  members.  Dr.  F.  W.  Lytle,  Miss  F.  M.  Lytle, 
Miss  Amanda  Johnson,  Mrs.  Margaret  H.  Woodworth, 
Mrs.  Sarah  J.  Seaman,  Miss  Ruth  Danforth,  Mrs.  Helen 
M.  Horner,  Miss  Helen  Atwood,  and  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Wheeler.  Their  house  of  worship  is  a  neat  frame  building 
which  was  erected  in  1867.  The  most  prominent  pastor  was 
the  Rev.  Lyman  Marshall,  who  was  in  charge  of  the  church 
for  about  thirty  years.  It  is  now  known  as  the  Marshall 
Memorial  Church. 

The  German  Evangelical  Church  may  be  regarded  as  an 
ofF-shoot  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  The  organization  took 
place  in  February,  1868.  A  number  of  families  of  German 
descent  desired  to  be  in  a  separate  organization  where,  if 
they  so  desired,  they  might  have  the  satisfaction  of  wor- 
shipping in  their  mother  tongue.  The  original  records  contain 
the  names  of  many  well-known  Lebanon  families,  such  as 
Bachman,  Buhr,  Guenther,  Schmelzer,  Reinhardt,  Campe. 
Traband,  Blanck,  and  many  others.  At  first  they  worshipped 
by  permission  in  the  same  church  building  with  the  regular 
Presbyterians,  tho  of  course  at  a  different  hour.  Their  first 
pastor  was  the  Rev.  C.  W.  Seaman.  Under  his  leadership 
the  money  was  raised  to  erect  a  frame  house  of  worship  of 
very  modest  pretensions,  and  costing  about  $i,')00.  This  is 
the  oldest  part  of  the  present  church  building.  It  was  begun 
in  September,  1869,  finished  in  the  spring  of  1871,  and  dedi- 
cated on  April  16,  of  that  year.  Additions  and  improvements 
have  been  made  at  different  times  and  now  the  church  will 
accommodate  as  many  as  five  hundred  people  on  special 
occasions.  All  the  pastors  after  Rev.  C.  W.  Seaman  have 
been  members  of  the  Evangelical  Church,  and  so  they  natur- 
ally began  to  be  called  by  that  name  and  so  regarded  by  its 
own  membership,  but  it  did  not  become  in  fact  a  part  of 
that  denomination  until  January   i.   iq2.-;,  when  thru  the 


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influence  of  the  present  pastor,  Rev.  R,  Hohiivmn,  it  was 
admitted  to  the  Synod  of  North  America  of  the  German 
Evangehcal  Church. 

The  first  Catholic  people  came  to  Lebanon  about  iS^o. 
Among  them  were  such  names  as  Mees,  Schwab,  Ward, 
Shannon,  Curran,  and  Phillips.  In  an  early  day  the  Rev.  A. 
Reineke,  ot  Breese,  celebrated  mass  at  the  Ward  home.  In 
1862  William  Mees  circulated  a  subscription  paper  and 
raised  money  to  build  a  church.  It  was  a  small  frame  building 
able  to  seat  about  a  hundred.  The  first  resident  priest  was 
the  Rev.  F.  Trojan,  1879-1881.  He  died  in  the  service  of 
the  church  and  is  buried  in  the  local  cemetery.  The  present 
building  was  erected  under  the  leadership  of  Rev.  James 
Gillen,  who  was  pastor  from  1886  to  1897.  It  is  a  beautiful 
Gothic  structure  and  cost  at  that  time  about  $10,000.  The 
present  rectory  was  built  during  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  A. 
Huesman.  The  school  building  was  erected  by  Rev.  A. 
Kamann.  The  school  is  taught  by  a  Sister  of  "The  Precious 
Blood."  The  sisters  reside  in  a  two-story  dwelling  on  the 
same  block  with  the  church  and  school.  Societies  of  the 
parish  are:  "Holy  Name,"  "  Altar  Society,"  "Young  Ladies' 
Sodality,"  and  "Catholic  Knights  of  Illinois."  The  parish 
has  had  its  own  cemetery  since  1864. 

There  are  two  colored  churches  in  Lebanon,  a  Baptist  and 
a  Methodist.  The  former  has  a  neat  frame  building  for  a 
house  of  worship  which  was  erected  on  Dee  Street  about 
forty  years  ago.  It  is  seated  with  some  of  the  wooden  benches 
with  backs  which  were  originally  used  in  the  college  chapel, 
but  were  removed  m  1890  when  the  chapel  was  seated  with 
opera  chairs.  This  church  does  not  maintain  a  steady  pastor, 
but  secures  one  at  intervals. 

The  Methodist  belongs  to  the  denomination  known  as 
the  African  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  It  was  organized 
soon  after  the  Civil  War  and  has  maintained  a  continuous 
history  since  that  time.  The  financial  backbone  of  the  church 
for  many  years  was  Young  Turner,  an  ex-slave  who  was 
successful  in  business  and  accumulated  a  considerable  fortune 
before  his  death  in  1916.  One  of  their  leading  members  at 
the  present  time  is  Henry  Turner,  who  is  no  kin  to  the 
Turner  just  mentioned.  This  church  has  a  commodious  house 
of  worship  on  Monroe  Street  and  a  good-sized  parsonage 
on  the  same  grounds,  though  at  present  they  do  not  have 
a  resident  pastor.  They  have  part  time  preaching  by  a 
preacher  from  East  St.  Louis. 

In  Its  equipment  for  serving  the  community  in  a  business 
way  Lebanon  has  four  general  stores,  one  dry  goods  store, 
one  clothing  store,  a  furniture  and  undertaking  establish- 


ment, two  bakeries,  two  meat  markets,  a  fruit  and  vegetable 
market,  one  Kroger  store,  six  garages  and  auto  sales  agencies, 
two  drug  stores,  two  doctors,  two  dentists,  one  mill  and 
lumber  yard,  one  coal  dealer,  two  ice  dealers,  one  soft  drink 
factory,  one  hat  factory,  two  blacksmith  and  repair  shops, 
one  jewelry  store,  one  music  and  gift  shop,  one  variety  store, 
three  restaurants,  one  hotel,  four  barber  shops,  one  picture 
show,  two  cigar  factories,  one  newspaper  and  printing  office, 
a  commercial  club,  a  Rotary  club,  lodges  of  the  Masons,  Odd 
Fellows,  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  Modern  Woodmen,  and 
possibly  a  few  other  minor  businesses  or  organizations  which 
a  more  exhaustive  survey  might  include. 
THE  DENEEN  FAMILY 
The  Rev.  William  L.  Deneen  was  born  m  Bedford  County, 
Pennsylvania,  October  50,  1798.  One  of  his  ancestors  was 
captain  of  a  ship  which  traded  from  a  French  port.  The 
family  name  is  of  French  origin  and  was  originally  spelled 
Denesne.  When  he  was  two  and  a  half  years  old  his  parents 
moved  to  Trumbull  County,  Ohio,  and  there  he  grew  to 
manhood.  His  opportunities  for  obtaining  an  education  were 
limited,  but  being  gifted  with  a  rare  natural  aptitude  for 
mathematical  studies  he  mastered  all  branches  of  the  science 
of  mathematics  from  arithmetic  to  calculus,  with  but  little 
help  from  others.  At  the  age  of  twenty  he  went  to  Vevay, 
Indiana,  where  he  learned  the  hatting  business,  at  which  he 
worked  for  the  four  following  years.  Subsequently  he  taught 
school.  In  1827  he  was  converted  under  the  ministry  of  Rev . 
George  Locke  and  received  a  call  to  preach  the  gospel.  In 
1828  he  was  received  on  trial  in  the  Illinois  Conference, 
which  at  that  time  included  the  two  states  of  Illinois  and 
Indiana.  His  first  appointment  was  to  Shoal  Creek  Circuit, 
which  at  that  time  included  not  less  than  half  a  dozen  present 
Illinois  counties.  His  other  appointments  were  Salt  Creek 
Circuit,  Lebanon  Circuit,  Kaskaskia  Circuit,  Brownsville 
Mission,  Waterloo  Circuit,  Edwardsville,  Belleville,  Upper 


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Alton,  Alton,  Belleville  a  second  time,  Waterloo,  and  Leb- 
anon. For  nineteen  consecutive  years  he  carried  the  burdens 
of  an  itinerant  Methodist  preacher.  Then  a  severe  attack  of 
throat  trouble  induced  him  to  give  up  public  speaking,  so 
he  retired  from  the  active  ministry.  In  the  year  1847  he 
took  advantage  of  a  provision  in  the  by-laws  of  McKendree 
College  whereby  a  person  might  receive  a  degree  by  success- 
fully passing  an  examination  on  the  entire  college  course 
without  spending  the  usual  years  in  class  attendance.  Mr. 
Deneen  took  the  examination  and  received  the  degree  of  B.  S. 
in  1847.  Jri  fact  he  was  the  whole  class  for  that  year.  His 
was  the  first  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science  that  was  ever 
conferred  by  McKendree  College.  Prior  to  that  time  all  dc 
grees  in  regular  courses  had  been  Bachelor  of  Arts.  As  soon 
as  his  health  permitted,  Mr.  Deneen  engaged  in  the  business 
of  surveying  lands,  into  which  he  was  led  by  his  strong 
predilection  for  the  science  of  mathematics  which  had  grown 
upon  him  with  the  passing  years.  He  was  County  Surveyor 
of  St.  Clair  County  during  the  years  1849-185 1  and  again 
1853-1855.  His  unusual  proficiency  in  mathematics  and  the 
remarkable  accuracy  of  his  work  as  a  surveyor  received  the 
highest  testimonials  from  those  most  conversant  with  the 
business  in  which  he  was  employed.  In  repeated  instances 
the  decisions  of  the  courts  were  determined  by  the  weight 
of  his  testimony  and  the  reputation  of  his  work.  His  services 
were  constantly  in  demand  until  he  had  reached  his  four 
score  years.  Mr.  Deneen  was  an  able  preacher,  a  profound 
theologian,  and  a  true  Christian.  As  a  minister  and  as  a 
surveyor  he  was  strictly  conscientious  in  all  his  labors.  He 
did  much  work  in  Lebanon  surveying  the  various  additions 
that  were  made  from  time  to  time.  Mr.  R.  H.  Horner,  who 
frequently  does  surveying,  has  in  his  possession  a  little  book 
of  records  made  by  Mr.  Deneen.  It  is  the  best  authority  to 
be  found  anywhere  for  settling  questions  of  boundary  lines 
or  corners  in  the  town  of  Lebanon. 

He  was  married  in  18 ji  to  Miss  Verlinder  B.  Moore, 
daughter  of  Risdon  Moore,  of  Revolutionary  fame.  She  was 
born  June  jo,  1802  and  died  on  her  birthday,  June  30,  1855. 
There  were  three  children  of  this  marriage,  Risdon  Moore 
Deneen,  who  was  born  in  1833  and  died  in  1864,  Samuel  H., 
who  was  born  in  1835  and  died  in  1895,  and  Sarah  A.,  who 
became  the  wife  of  Hon.  A.  W.  Metcalf,  of  Edwardsville. 
Mr.  Deneen  lived  in  Lebanon  after  his  retirement  from  the 
ministry.  He  died  in  1879  and  was  buried  in  the  cemetery 
at  Shiloh. 

Samuel  Hedding  Deneen  was  born  near  Belleville,  De- 
cember 20,  1835.  He  entered  McKendree  College  in  1850 


and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1854.  In  the  following  year 
he  taught  school  and  continued  his  studies  in  the  ancient 
languages.  In  1855  he  was  elected  tutor  in  the  Classics  in 
McKendree  College,  and  in  1858  he  was  made  adjunct  pro- 
fessor of  Ancient  Languages.  His  studies  now  took  a  wide 
range  over  the  field  of  ancient,  and  more  especially,  of  the 
Roman  Literature,  and  he  read  carefully  and  critically  the 
entire  existing  works  of  the  principal  Latin  authors.  In  1862 
he  was  elected  professor  of  the  Latin  Language  and  Litera- 
ture. However,  at  this  time  the  Civil  War,  now  in  its  second 
year,  was  demanding  the  attention  of  men  of  every  walk  of 
life  and  even  the  colleges  felt  the  pressure  of  the  one  great 


One  of  Lebanon's  residence  streets 

demand  of  the  time.  So  Professor  Deneen  enlisted  in  the 
Union  Army,  and  was  commissioned  Adjutant  of  the  1 17th 
Regiment,  of  which  Professor  Risdon  Moore,  of  the  Math- 
ematic  Department  of  McKendree  was  the  Colonel.  This 
was  known  as  the  McKendree  Regiment,  since  many  of  the 
students  were  found  in  its  ranks.  This  regiment  saw  service 
in  Tennessee,  Arkansas,  Louisiana,  Mississippi,  and  Ala- 
bama. Mr.  Deneen  participated  in  the  marches,  skirmishes, 
and  battles  of  his  regiment  until  November,  1864,  when  on 
account  of  sickness  he  was  granted  an  honorable  discharge 
from  the  service  and  returned  home.  In  1865  he  resumed  his 
work  in  the  college  as  professor  of  Latin.  He  engaged  in  this 
task  with  new  vigor.  Through  his  agency  the  Latin  course 
in  the  college  was  extended  and  intensified.  He  was  a  most 
efficient  leader  in  this  field.  His  high  scholastic  attainments 
were  recognized  not  only  in  the  institution  where  he  labored, 
but  in  much  wider  circles.  In  recognition  of  this,  Indiana 
Asbury  University  gave  him  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Phil- 
osophy in  1876.  On  account  of  faiHng  health  he  was  obliged 
to  give  up  his  college  work  in  1886.  After  a  few  years  of 
rest  and  recuperation  he  was  appointed  by  President  Har- 
rison in  1890  to  the  position  of  United  States  Consul  at 
Belleville,  Ontario.  He  resigned  in  1893  to  go  into  business 
in  Chicago.  His  death  occurred  in  that  city  April  13,  1895. 


His  remains  were  brought  hack  and  laid  to  rest  in  College 
Hill  Cemetery,  Mr.  Deneen  was  married  in  1859,  to  Mary 
F.  Ashley,  a  daughter  of  Hiram  K.  Ashley,  who  was  one  of 
the  early  trustees  of  McKendree.  She  was  also  a  grand- 
daughter of  Nathan  Horner.  She  was  educated  at  the  Illinois 
Female  College,  at  Jacksonville  and  the  Wesleyan  Female 
College,  at  Cincinnati.  She  graduated  from  the  latter  insti- 
tution. Their  oldest  son,  Edward  Ashley,  died  soon  after 
graduating  from  McKendree.  Their  second  son,  Charles 
Samuel,  after  serving  two  terms  as  governor  of  his  state,  is 
now  a  member  of  the  United  States  Senate.  He  will  receive 
more  adequate  mention  elsewhere  in  this  book.  Their  two 
daughters  graduated  from  McKendree.  Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Dick- 
son now  lives  in  Chicago;  Florence  Deneen  also  lives  m 
the  same  city  where  for  many  years  she  has  been  a  teacher 
in  the  public  schools. 

THE  HORNER  FAMILY 

The  Horner  family  is  one  of  the  oldest  in  Lebanon. 
Nicholas  Horner,  with  his  family,  moved  from  near  Baltimore 
in  1812  to  Ohio  and  thence  in  181  <;  to  Illinois,  and  settled 
about  two  miles  north  of  where  Lebanon  now  stands.  He 
purchased  about  five  hundred  acres  of  land,  which  of  course 
at  that  time  was  very  cheap.  A  part  of  it  was  somewhat 
improved,  and  for  this  he  paid  ten  dollars  an  acre.  The  rest 
he  obtained  at  the  usual  government  price.  He  was  much 
interested  m  the  welfare  and  improvement  of  the  pioneer 
community,  as  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  he  was  the  largest 
contributor  to  the  fund  raised  in  1828  for  the  founding  of 
Lebanon  Seminary.  Thomas  Ray,  who  had  a  part  m  the  early 
affairs  of  the  town,  was  his  son-in-law.  He  lived  on  his  farm 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  about  1840. 

Nathan  Horner,  son  of  Nicholas,  was  born  in  Maryland 
in  the  year  1790.  He  came  with  his  father  to  Ohio  in  1812, 
and  while  living  there  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Nancy 
Hypes,  who  was  a  native  of  Virginia,  and  a  daughter  of 
Henry  Hypes.  She  was  a  woman  of  fine  intelligence  and 
remarkable  energy.  Mr.  Horner,  with  his  young  wife,  came 
to  Illinois  at  the  same  time  his  father  did  and  engaged  m 
farming  for  a  time,  but  as  early  as  1819  he  moved  to  the 
village  and  started  a  store,  which  was  among  the  earliest  in 
Lebanon.  From  that  time  on  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his 
active  life  in  the  mercantile  business.  He  died  in  1867,  at 
the  age  of  seventy-seven.  In  1832  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  Benjamin  Hypes,  his  brother-in-law,  and  they  con- 
ducted a  large  general  store  on  the  south  side  of  St.  Louis 
Street,  near  the  square.  In  183,';  he  erected  a  large  brick 
house  on  what  is  now  the  corner  of  St.  Louis  and  Pearl 


Streets.  At  that  time  it  was  one  of  the  finest  residences  in 
the  county.  It  was  in  this  house  that  he  extended  his  hos- 
pitality to  John  W.  Merrill  when  he  first  came  to  Lebanon 
m  183,7,  'i"d  there  Dr.  Merrill  had  his  long  illness,  and  there 
the  college  boys  brought  him  water  to  drink  from  the  college 
well.  The  house  is  still  standing,  and  is  a  comfortable  and 
commodious  residence.  Mr.  Horner  was  a  warm  friend  of 
education  ,ind  one  of  the  staunch  supporters  of  the  strug- 
gling college  m  the  community  which  he  himself  had  helped 
to  found.  Likewise  he  was  a  leading  member  of  the  Meth' 
odist  Church. 

Henry  Hypes  Horner,  the  oldest  son  of  Nathan,  was  born 
in  Lebanon,  February  22,  1821.  He  grew  up  in  his  native 
town  and  was  educated  in  the  college  which  his  father  and 
grandfather  had  helped  to  establish.  A  sketch  of  him  appears 
elsewhere  in  this  work  as  a  member  of  the  first  class  that 
graduated  from  McKendree.  His  four  children,  Roland  H., 
Wilbur  N.,  Hattie  H.,  and  Bertha,  were  all  educated  at 
McKendree  and  all  graduated  except  the  youngest  daughter. 
They  all  live  m  Lebanon  at  present.  The  sons  are  both  law 
yers.  The  oldest  has  served  several  terms  as  mayor  of  Leb' 
anon,  and  many  years  as  Justice  of  the  Peace,  which  office 
he  still  holds.  The  second  son  practiced  law  for  many  years 
in  Chicago,  but  recently  retired  from  active  work. 
THE  HYPES  FAMILY 

The  Hypes  family  is  the  offspring  of  a  sturdy  German 
immigrant  who  came  to  America  before  the  Revolutionary 
War.  Several  members  of  the  family  have  been  of  such  great 
importance  to  Lebanon  and  McKendree  College  that  it  seems 
appropriate  to  record  here  at  least  an  outline  of  the  family 
history.  The  greater  part  of  this  information  was  furnished 
by  Mrs.  J.  F.  Webb,  of  Denver,  Colorado,  who  is  the  daugh' 
ter  of  Joseph  Hypes. 

Nicholas  Hypes  was  born  in  Oberstien,  Germany,  March 
8,  1728.  He  was  educated  for  a  Lutheran  minister  and  served 
in  that  capacity  for  a  while,  but  becoming  dissatisfied  m  that 
field  of  work,  he  learned  the  trade  of  machinist  and  later  that 
of  cabinet-maker.  He  came  to  America  in  1760,  bringing  with 
him  his  wife  and  two  children.  His  wife  sickened  and  died  on 
ship-board  and  was  buried  at  sea.  He  reached  Philadelphia  at 
the  end  of  his  sad  voyage  and  found  there  a  home  for  his 
motherless  children,  and  finally  found  employment  as  super- 
intendent  of  Col.  Zane's  iron  foundry.  In  time  he  became  a 
personal  friend  of  George  Washington,  and  when  the  war 
broke  out  he  wanted  to  join  the  army,  but  Washington  told 
him  to  stay  with  the  iron  foundry  and  turn  out  all  the  ord- 
nance for  the  use  of  the  patriot  army,  and  assured  him  that 


Fire  Hundred  and  One 


MC  KENDREE 


he  would  best  serve  his  adopted  country  in  this  way.  He 
complied  with  Washington's  request  and  after  the  war  was 
rewarded  with  a  title  from  the  government  to  one  thousand 
acres  of  land  near  Fincastle,  Virginia.  His  service  record  was 
burned  in  the  raid  of  Sheridan's  army  during  the  Civil  War. 
About  this  time  he  married  a  wealthy  widow  of  Philadelphia, 
whose  two  daughters  objected  to  sharing  their  wealth  with 
a  stepfather.  So  their  mother  divided  the  wealth  between  the 
daughters  and  went  to  live  with  Nicholas  Hypes  on  a  farm 
near  Winchester,  Virginia,  where  six  children  came  to  bless 
their  union.  Of  these,  the  oldest  son,  Henry,  married  Patience 
Reynolds  and  lived  on  a  farm  near  Fincastle,  Virginia  for  six- 
teen  years  and  there  seven  of  their  eight  children  were  born. 
In  1811  they  moved  to  a  farm  near  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  later 
to  a  farm  on  which  a  part  of  the  city  of  Xenia,  Ohio,  now 
stands.  Here  their  youngest  son  was  born  in  1812.  The  eldest 
daughter,  Nancy,  married  Nathan  Horner,  and  later  they 
moved  to  the  village  of  Lebanon,  Illinois,  and  purchased 
property  there.  Mr.  Horner  is  further  mentioned  in  the  story 
of  the  Horner  family. 

The  oldest  son,  Joseph,  was  born  March  24,  1798,  and  in 
1821  he  came  to  Lebanon  to  assist  his  brother-in-law,  Nathan 
Homer,  in  running  his  mill,  which  was  the  first  to  be  built 
and  run  in  Lebanon.  In  1823  he  became  a  mail  carrier  between 
Carlyle  and  St.  Louis.  Later  in  1824-25  his  line  was  extended 
from  Salem  to  St.  Louis.  August  21,  1826,  he  joined  the  first 
regiment  of  the  Illinois  State  Militia  and  was  commissioned 
captain  of  his  company.  His  commission,  signed  by  Governor 
Cole,  is  still  in  possession  of  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Webb.  Abra- 
ham Lincoln  was  also  a  captain  in  the  same  regiment,  and  they 
became  close  friends.  The  regiment  was  only  called  out  occa- 
sionally for  special  service,  but  in  1832  they  began  a  longer 
period  of  service  in  suppressing  the  ravages  of  the  hostile 
Indians  in  northern  Illinois.  This  was  known  as  the  Black- 
hawk  War.  In  1833  he  was  in  the  employ  of  the  W.  H.  Gale 
Company,  of  Carrollton,  Illinois,  as  a  millwright  until  an 
epidemic  of  cholera  closed  the  business  and  he  returned  to 
Lebanon.  When  the  Illinois  Conference  took  action  at  Mt. 
Carmel  in  1827,  looking  to  the  founding  of  a  conference  sem- 
inary, Joseph  Hypes  and  David  Chamberlin  immediately  be- 
gan efforts  to  secure  its  location  in  Lebanon.  How  well  they 
succeeded  has  been  told  elsewhere  in  this  volume.  In  1837  he 
made  a  trip  to  Texas  on  horseback  to  bring  a  widow  and  her 
httle  son  back  to  her  family  in  Lebanon.  On  the  return  trip  he 
walked  while  the  widow  rode  the  horse,  as  he  was  unable  to 
secure  another  horse.  In  1838,  when  a  campaign  was  on  for 
the  supposed  endowment  of  McKendree,  he  purchased  a  $500 


scholarship  which  is  still  in  existence,  though  it  has  never 
been  used.  This  shows  his  continued  interest  in  McKendree. 
In  1840  he  formed  a  partnership  with  John  McDonald  in 
the  wagon  making  and  wheelwright  business,  which  was 
continued  until  1856,  when  he  withdrew  from  the  business 
and  retired  on  a  competency. 

December  12,  1844,  he  was  married  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Thomas  Padfield,  of  Dayton,  Ohio.  She  died  July  24,  1849, 
leaving  two  children,  James  and  Mary  Hypes.  In  1850  he 
married  Mrs.  Helen  Turner  Belt,  who  died  April  13,  1873. 
In  June,  1850,  he  was  one  of  twenty-five  delegates  to  attend  a 
convention  held  in  Salem  to  promote  the  building  of  a  railroad 
from  Cincinnati  to  St.  Louis.  It  was  built  in  1854.  Iri  1851  he 
became  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Order  and  for  many  years 
was  chaplain  of  the  Royal  Arch  Masons  of  Lebanon.  He  was 
a  trustee  of  the  Methodist  Church  from  1851  until  his  death 
and  for  many  years  a  trustee  of  McKendree.  In  1857  the  town 
of  Lebanon  was  incorporated  and  he  was  elected  the  first 
president  of  the  Board.  He  held  the  office  for  four  years.  In 
early  life  he  was  a  Whig  in  politics,  and  in  i860  he  was  a  dele- 
gate to  the  National  Republican  Convention  at  Chicago, 
which  nominated  his  friend,  Abraham  Lincoln,  for  President 
of  the  United  States.  He  always  maintained  a  keen  interest  in 
the  community,  the  church,  and  the  college  to  the  end  of  his 
life.  He  sacrificed  much  for  McKendree.  He  paid  fees  for  a 
number  of  worthy  youths  who  could  not  have  gone  other- 
wise. His  own  son  and  his  son-in-law,  Jean  F.  Webb,  were 
students  in  McKendree  in  the  Civil  War  period  and  both  left 
college  to  join  the  army.  He  lived  in  Lebanon  to  the  end  of 
his  life  and  died  May  3,  1886,  at  the  age  of  eighty -eight. 

George  Washington  Hypes  was  educated  as  a  physician, 
but  joined  the  Navy  in  1835  and  never  returned.  From  that 
time  on  his  relatives  have  no  further  record  of  him. 

Sarah  Hypes  died  in  infancy,  and  James  Davison  at  the 
age  of  fifteen. 

Benjamin  Hypes  was  born  at  his  father's  Virginia  home, 
February  10,  1805.  He  came  to  Lebanon  some  time  in  the 
twenties,  and  for  two  years  operated  an  ox  mill  which  at  that 
time  was  the  only  power  available  with  which  to  run  a  mill. 
The  list  of  tuition  bills  of  Lebanon  for  its  first  session  in  1828 
contains  the  name  of  Benjamin  Hypes.  This  is  evidence  that 
he  was  himself  a  student  in  the  seminary  for  a  time  at  least 
while  he  was  a  young  man  and  before  his  marriage.  In  1832 
he  became  a  partner  in  the  mercantile  business  with  Nathan 
Horner,  his  brother-in-law,  with  whom  he  was  associated 
until  1840.  He  then  engaged  in  farming  for  three  years,  after 
which  he  opened  a  store  of  his  own  in  Lebanon  which  he 


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MC  KENDREE 


earned  on  until  1863.  Soon  after  the  inauguration 
of  President  Lincoln  he  was  appointed  postmaster 
of  Lebanon  and  retained  the  office  during  Lm 
coin's  administration. 

He  was  married  in  i8j4  to  Caroline  Murriy, 
who  was  born  in  Baltimore,  in  1814.  Her  father, 
Daniel  Murray,  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of 
the  county,  having  become  a  resident  of  Belleville 
in  an  early  day.  Their  six  children  were :  Cornelia 
Maria;  Adelaide  Victoria,  wife  of  Thomas  Essex 
William  Henry;  Mary  Julia,  wife  of  Abijah  S 
Meguire;  Benjamin  Murray;  and  Caroline  Vir 
ginia,  wife  of  Professor  William  F.  Swahlen, 
who  was  for  twenty  years  a  member  of  the  Mc- 
Kendree  faculty.  These  are  all  now  deceased  except  Mrs. 
Swahlen,  who  lives  in  Greencastle,  Indiana.  Mr.  Hypes  was 
formerly  a  Whig  in  poUtics  and  cast  his  first  vote  for  president 
for  Henry  Clay.  After  the  organization  of  the  Republican 
party  he  gave  his  allegiance  to  it.  In  religion  he  was  a  life-long 
Methodist.  He  was  for  a  generation  one  of  the  pillars  of  the 
church  in  Lebanon.  He  contributed  freely  to  its  support,  and 
his  house  was  always  a  home  for  ministers.  He  was  a  class 
leader  for  thirty-five  years.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  first  Lay 
Conference  held  in  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference,  in  1871, 
at  Cairo.  There  he  was  elected  a  Lay  Delegate  to  the  General 
Conference  of  1872,  held  at  Brooklyn.  He  was  one  of  the  char- 
ter trustees  of  McKendree  College,  was  a  liberal  supporter  of 
the  institution  financially,  morally,  and  in  every  otherway.  He 
served  sixty-one  years  as  a  trustee,  thirty-seven  years  as  treas- 
urer and  for  two  years  was  president  of  the  Joint  Board  of 
Trustees  and  Visitors.  His  son,  Benjamin  Murray  Hypes, 
was  born  and  reared  in  Lebanon,  and  graduated  from  McKen- 
dree in  the  class  of  1866.  He  then  studied  medicine  and  prac- 
ticed his  profession  in  St.  Louis  during  his  whole  medical 
career,  which  was  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  for  many 
years  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  the  Medical  Department  of 
St.  Louis  University.  He  was  quite  successful  in  his  profes- 
sional career  and  accumulated  a  considerable  fortune.  He 
never  got  quite  away  from  his  home  town,  and  owned  prop- 
erty there  almost  to  the  end  of  his  life.  He  was  never  married, 
but  after  his  father's  death  in  1896  he  took  his  mother  to  St. 
Louis,  where  he  maintained  a  comfortable  home,  over  which 
she  presided  for  the  remainder  of  her  long  life.  She  never 
moved  her  membership  from  the  Methodist  church  at  Leb- 
anon. Her  son  made  an  annual  contribution  to  the  church  for 
her  as  long  as  she  lived,  and  after  her  death  he  kept  it  up  m 


UNCLE  BEN  HYPES 


her  name  as  long  as  he  lived.  And  before  his 
death  he  established  a  trust  fund  of  $5,000 
for  the  benefit  of  the  Lebanon  Methodist 
Church,  to  be  known  as  the  Hypes  Memorial 
Fund.  He  also  donated  a  beautiful  memorial  win- 
dow in  honor  of  his  father  and  mother  when  the 
present  Church  building  was  erected.  He  also 
erected  a  fine  monument  in  College  Hill  Cem- 
etery for  the  Hypes  family  where  the  mortal 
remains  of  most  of  them  were  laid  to  rest. 

John  Wesley  Hypes  was  born  May  12,  1810, 
and  came  to  Lebanon  in  1836.  For  many  years  he 
was  engaged  m  the  saddlery  and  harnessmakmg 
business  m  Lebanon.  In  1849  he  married  Mary 
Ann  Murray,  of  Baltimore.  They  had  one  daughter,  who 
afterward  married  Mr.  Keet,  of  Springfield,  Missouri.  At 
her  home  both  her  parents  died  very  close  to  the  end  of  the 
century.  Mr.  Hypes  was  an  earnest  church  worker  and  for 
many  years  a  trustee  of  McKendree. 

Francis  Asbury  Hypes,  youngest  of  the  group  of  children 
to  which  he  belonged,  was  born  in  Ohio,  June  30,  1812.  He 
married  and  came  to  Lebanon  in  early  life.  He  was  a  trustee 
of  McKendree  for  a  time,  but  after  a  few  years  he  went  back 
to  Ohio  and  died  there  m  1847. 

Mrs.  P.itience  Reynolds  Hypes,  mother  of  the  eight  chil- 
dren mentioned  above,  died  in  Ohio,  September  11,  1823. 
The  next  year  her  husband,  Henry  Hypes,  and  Mrs.  Sarah 
N.  Wright,  were  married.  Mrs.  Wright  already  had  two  sons 
by  her  first  marriage.  One  of  these  afterward  became  the 
father  of  the  Wright  Brothers,  Wilbur  and  OrviUe,  of  air- 
plane fame.  Oi  the  four  children  of  Henry  and  Sarah  Hypes, 
the  oldest,  Susan  Maria,  married  Tobias  Drees  and  was  the 
mother  of  Rev.  Charles  W.  Drees,  who  was  so  long  a  mission- 
ary in  South  America. 

Samuel  Henry  Hypes,  born  in  1826,  made  his  home  in 
Lebanon  for  a  few  years  and  then  returned  to  Ohio  for  the 
remainder  of  his  life. 

William  Lewis  Hypes  was  born  July  14,  1828,  in  Xenia, 
Ohio,  and  became  a  prominent  minister  in  the  Cincinnati 
Conference. 

Nicholas  Fletcher  Hypes,  the  youngest  of  the  family,  was 
born  at  Xenia  in  183 1.  He  was  a  minister  in  the  Cincinnati 
Conference  and  was  noted  for  his  fine  ministerial  work. 

Henry  Hypes,  the  father  of  these  twelve  children,  died 
in  Ohio  in  1854. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 
Other  Cities  and  Towns 


OTALLON 

SOME  of  the  earliest  settlers  of  St.  Clair  County  had  their 
homes  within  a  short  distance  of  the  present  town  of 
O'Fallon,  as  the  Ogles,  the  Lemens,  the  Scotts,  and 
others.  But  the  town  itself  had  its  origin  with  the  building  of 
the  Ohio  and  Mississippi  Railway,  which  is  now  known  as 
the  Baltimore  and  Ohio.  This  enterprise  was  completed  in 
1854.  Colonel  John  O'Fallon,  of  St.  Louis,  was  an  officer  in 
the  railroad  company  and  also  was  an  extensive  land  holder  in 
St.  Clair  County.  So  when  the  railroad  authorities  decided  to 
establish  a  water  tank  there,  a  station  was  planned  and  it  was 
named  O'Fallon,  in  honor  of  the  gentleman  named  above. 
Town  lots  were  platted  and  an  auction  sale  was  held  in  i8'i4, 
though  not  many  lots  were  disposed  of  in  this  manner.  Ander- 
son Umbarger  erected  the  first  dwelling  in  1855.  The  post' 
office  was  established  the  same  year  and  Mr.  Umbarger  was 
the  first  postmaster.  He  was  also  the  agent  for  the  railroad. 
Among  the  early  residents  are  such  names  as  Simmons,  Peach, 
Daily,  Salter,  Farr,  Distler,  Powell,  Stocker,  Schildknecht, 
Orcutt,  Mace,  and  Rawson.  The  first  school  was  established 
in  1861.  The  Baptist  Church  was  organized  in  1865  and  a 
house  of  worship  built  the  same  year.  The  Methodist  Church 
was  built  in  1866,  the  Catholic  in  1867  and  another  to  replace 
it  in  more  recent  years,  the  Evangelical  in  1879.  Today  O'Fal- 
lon has  a  population  of  about  two  thousand  five  hundred 


The  O'Fallon  High  School 

people,  a  splendid  township  high  school  and  a  well-equipped 
grade  school.  It  is  well  supplied  with  stores,  markets,  garages, 
and  shops  of  various  kinds.  It  has  the  Willard  Range  Factory, 
which  employs  several  scores  of  men.  There  are  numerous 
coal  mines  in  the  vicinity  which  furnish  employment  to  sev, 
eral  hundred  men.  For  connection  with  the  city  of  St.  Louis, 
it  has  besides  the  B  6?  O  Railroad,  the  trolley  line  and  route 


Dr.  H.  T.  Bechtold 

Vice-President 

A.  E.  TlEDEM.\NN 

Assistant  Cashier 


twelve  of  the  Illinois  road  system.  It  also  has  a  hard  road  to 
Belleville  and  a  bus  line  operating  over  it. 

The  officials  of  the  city  of  O'Fallon,  Illinois,  who  were 
elected  and  appointed  for  the  coming  year,  are: 
Mayor 
Ralph  K.\mpmeyer 
Aldermen  Other  Officials 

Fred  E.  Budina  Henry  L.  Siekmann,  City  Clerk 

Fred  K.  Gill  C.  W.  Beckmann,  City  Treasurer 

Thomas  M.  Meehan       J.  R.  McMurdo,  City  Attorney 
John  J.  Quinn  John  E.  Tiley,  Chief  of  Police 

George  Schobert  Henry  Schiebel,  Street  Supt. 

John  W.  Streck  Herman  Hemmen,  Fire  Chief 

Dr.  E.  Trippel,  Health  Officer 

FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  O'FALLON 
Officers 
E.  H.  Smiley     Geo.  W.  Tiedemann 

President  Vice-President 

W.  R.  DoRRis   G.  B.  Gieser 

Cashier  Assistant  Cashier 

Board  of  Directors 
E.  H.  Smiley  Dr.  H.  T.  Bechtold 

George  W.  Tiedemann  W.  R.  Dorris 

C.  E.  Tiedemann  H.  E.  Tiedemann 

Frank  B.  Smiley  Julius  A.  Schalter 

Charles  T.  Smiley 

It  IS  quite  true  that  a  bank  is  as  efficient  as  its  officials.  As 
the  president  of  the  First  National  Bank,  Ernest  H.  Smiley  is 
recognized  as  one  of  the  important  factors  in  the  financial 
circles  of  O'Fallon.  After  attending  the  township  schools, 
Smith  Academy,  and  St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy,  from 
which  he  was  graduated,  he  conducted  O'Fallon's  only  drug 
store  for  a  number  of  years  before  becoming  a  banker.  In 
addition  to  the  presidency  of  the  bank,  his  business  integrity 
and  honesty  have  won  for  him  other  extensive  interests.  He 
IS  a  director  and  treasurer  of  the  O'Fallon  Building  and  Loan 
Association,  and  manager  and  part  owner  of  the  Smiley 
Brothers  Telephone  Exchange.  Mr.  Smiley,  who  is  keenly 
interested  in  the  welfare  of  his  city,  is  a  member  of  the  Meth- 
odist Church.  Fraternally,  he  holds  membership  in  the  A.  F. 
and  A.  M.;  O.  E.  S.  Chapter,  Knight  Templars,  Consistory, 
and  the  Shrine. 


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Another  officer  ot  the  bank, 
who  has  contributed  consid- 
arable  energy  for  its  develop- 
ment, IS  William  R.  Dorris, 
the  cashier.  He  was  graduated 
from  McKendree  College  m 
1894,  then  studied  m  the 
University  of  Illinois,  came  to 
O'Fallon  in  1889,  and  served 
as  the  superintendent  of  his 
schools  until  1903,  when  he 
became  cashier  of  the  bank,  of 
which  he  IS  also  a  director  Mr 
Dorris  IS  a  member  of  the  A 
F.  and  A.  M.,  O.  E.  S.,  The 
Chapter,  Knight  Tempi  ir-. 
Shrine,  Consistory,  I.O.  O  F 
and  the  K.  of  P.  He  is  an  ic 
tive  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church  and  has  always  been 
interested  in  the  civic  affairs  of 
his  city.  Mr.  Dorris  has  served 
as  chairman  of  Group  Nine, 

and  on  important  committees  in  the  Illinois  Bankers'  Asso- 
ciation. At  present  he  is  serving  as  vice-president  for  the 
state  of  Illinois  in  the  American  Bankers'  Association. 

A  vice-president  of  the  bank,  and  one  of  its  directors,  is 
George  W.  Tiedemann.  He  was  born  in  O'Fallon  on  Decem- 
ber I,  1873.  Mr.  Tiedemann  received  an  education  m  the 
O'Fallon  schools  and  Smith  Academy,  of  St.  Louis,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  m  1895.  He  is  president  of  the 
Tiedemann  Milling  Company,  of  O'Fallon,  and  a  member 
of  the  Evangelical  Church. 

Another  important  member  of  this  bank  is  Dr.  Herman 
T.  Bechtold,  a  vice-president,  whose  complete  biographical 
sketch  appears  m  another  section  of  this  volume. 

But  let  us  dwell  on  some  of  the  interesting  facts  regarding 
the  bank  itself.  It  was  organized  in  190},  with  a  capital  stock 
of  $25,000.  Its  first  quarters  were  in  a  small  room  in  the 
building  now  occupied  by  Nold's  Drug  Store.  The  first  board 
of  directors  were:  A.  B.  Smiley,  Dr.  H.  T.  Bechtold,  Chas. 
T.  Smiley,  George  W.  Tiedemann,  E.  H.  Smiley,  Joseph 
Taylor,  and  S.  C.  Smiley.  The  first  officers,  who  are  still 
active,  are:  E.  H.  Smiley,  George  W.  Tiedemann,  Dr.  H.  T. 
Bechtold,  and  W.  R.  Dorris.  This  force  has  been  increased 
by  two  assistant  cashiers — G.  B.  Gieser,  elected  in  1918,  and 
A.  E.  Tiedemann  in  1919;  and  Elsie  M.  Schaefer  and  Irma 
S.  Schachner,  as  bookkeepers. 


First  National  Bank,  O'Fallon 

This  institution  enjoys  a  reputation  of  being  one  of  the 
soundest  banks  in  Southern  Illinois.  The  conservatism  in  its 
management  and  the  high  financial  standing  of  its  directors 
and  stockholders  establish  a  fine  foundation  that  spells  safety 
for  those  who  are  connected  with  the  institution. 

Some  of  the  most  prominent  farmers  and  business  men  in 
this  section  are  numbered  among  the  stockholders.  The  re- 
sources show  an  amount  in  excess  of  $i,')00,ooo,  and  includes, 
besides  the  $100,000  capital,  a  surplus  fund  of  $100,000,  and 
substantial  individual  profits  in  addition,  with  deposits  in 
excess  of  $1,100,000. 

The  management  of  the  bank  has  endeavored  to  keep  pace 
with  the  growth  and  requirements  of  the  community,  and 
Its  equipment  and  facilities  are  equal  to  those  offered  by 
banks  in  much  larger  cities.  The  safe  deposit  vault  is  pro- 
tected by  a  steel  door  ten  inches  in  thickness  and  weighing 
nine  and  one-half  tons,  and  reinforced  concrete  walls  eighteen 
inches  in  thickness,  all  protected  by  an  electric  burglar  alarm 
system.  The  large  banking  room  equipped  with  modern  book- 
keeping machines  and  labor-saving  devices  enables  them  to 
conduct  their  business  with  promptness  and  efficiency. 

Besides  conducting  a  general  banking  business,  the  bank 
operates  a  Trust  Department,  which  acts  as  executor,  ad- 
ministrator, guardian,  conservator,  and  in  all  other  fiduciary 


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capacities  authorized  by  the  Federal  Reserve  Act.  The  man- 
agement has  always  endeavored  to  serve  the  people  of 
O'Fallon  in  every  vs/ay  possible.  As  its  success  proves,  it 
has  done  this,  not  only  with  profit  to  the  institution,  but 
what  is  more,  to  the  people. 

TIEDEMANN  MILLING  COMPANY 

One  of  the  most  important  business  enterprises  in  O'Fallon 
is  the  Tiedemann  Milling  Company,  a  firm  that  has  done 
more  for  this  city  than  any  other  industry.  The  two  men 
who  have  control  of  the  organization,  and  have  done  so  much 
to  make  it  successful,  are  Charles  E.  Tiedemann,  secretary 
and  treasurer,  and  George  W.  Tiedemann,  president.  Both 
of  them  thoroughly  understand  their  business  because  of  a 
life-time  experience  that  has  made  them  capable  and  efficient. 

Charles  E.  Tiedemann  is  one  of  the  best-known  men  in 
O'Fallon.  He  is  a  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  A.  Tiede- 
mann, and  was  born  in  the  same  city  where  his  interests 
are  today.  After  attending  the  public  schools  of  this  city  he 
entered  Smith  Academy,  in  St.  Louis,  and  was  graduated 
from  that  institution  in  1892,  after  he  had  studied  in  Wash- 
ington University.  Immediately  after  graduation  he  was  em- 
ployed by  his  father  in  the  Tiedemann  Milling  Company, 
where  he  began  at  the  bottom,  worked  his  way  up,  and  was 
soon  elected  vice-president  and  treasurer.  Since  he  loves  out- 
door hfe  he  is  an  enthusiastic  sportsman  and  motorist,  and 
finds  his  pleasure  and  recreation  in  such  pursuits.  As  a 
traveller  he  has  journeyed  extensively,  both  in  America  and 
Europe. 

The  president  of  this  huge  milling  concern,  George  W. 
Tiedemann,  the  brother  of  Charles  E.,  was  born  on  Decem- 
ber I,  1873,  in  O'Fallon.  He  attended  the  school  here,  con- 
tinued his  education  in  Smith  Academy,  and  later  oecured 
a  practical  business  education  in  a  business  college.  As  his 
father  was  engaged  in  the  miUing  business,  it  was  quite 
natural  that  his  son  should  follow  this  vocation.  Therefore, 
after  leaving  school,  he  was  employed  in  the  Richland  Mills, 
became  well  acquainted  with  every  defciil,  and  in  1891,  when 
the  business  was  incorporated,  he  became  a  stockholder.  In 
1901  he  succeeded  L'.  F.  Fischer  as  treasurer  and  general 
manager,  and  has  since  been  elected  president  of  the  cor- 
poration. He  has  rendered  valuable  service  to  O'Fallon  by 
serving  on  school  boards.  He  holds  membership  in  several 
social  organizations  and  is  a  member  of  the  Evangelical 
Church. 

The  company  over  which  the  above  gentlemen  hold  such 
importiint  offices  was  founded  by  two  progressive  and  en- 
terprising men,   Col.   Charles   A.   Raith   and   Charles   A. 


Tiedemann  Mills,  O'Fallon 

Tiedemann,  in  i86o.  The  former  was  killed  m  the  Battle 
of  Shiloh,  but  the  latter  successfully  carried  on.  The  com- 
pany  has  grown  to  such  an  extent  that  its  products  are  ship- 
ped  not  only  to  many  parts  of  the  United  States,  but  also 
to  foreign  countries.  The  mills  are  modern  in  every  respect, 
and  have  all  forms  of  time  and  labor-saving  devices.  Effi- 
ciency and  economy  have  been  attained  through  the  skill 
and  ability  of  the  two  subjects  of  this  sketch — George  W. 
and  Charles  E.  Tiedemann. 

SHILOH 
Shiloh  as  a  town  does  not  seem  to  be  much  older  than  1845, 
but  the  immediate  vicinity  was  the  site  of  some  of  the  very 
early  settlements  of  St.  Clair  County.  Among  the  first  people 
to  locate  in  this  region  were  several  families  of  Scotts,  some 
of  whom  settled  in  Shiloh  Valley  about  the  beginning  of  the 
nineteenth  century.  These  were  sons  of  WiUiam  Scott,  who 
came  from  Virginia  to  this  state  and  settled  at  Turkey  Hill  in 
1797.  He  had  six  sons,  and  three  of  them  made  homes  for 
themselves  near  Shiloh.  James  Scott  married  Sarah  Teter  soon 
after  coming  to  Illinois  and  they  made  their  home  just  south 
of  Shiloh  as  early  as  1802.  William  Scott,  Jr.,  son  of  the  Tur- 
key  Hill  pioneer,  married  Mississippi  Biggs,  a  daughter  of 
Judge  William  Biggs,  of  pioneer  fame,  settled  half  a  mile  west 
of  the  present  village  of  Shiloh,  and  reared  a  large  family. 
Joseph  Scott,  another  son  of  the  same  family,  married  Nancy 
Harrison,  a  niece  of  General  Harrison,  of  Ohio.  She  came  to 
Illinois  with  her  parents,  who  located  at  New  Design  about 
1800.  This  family  located  about  two  miles  south  of  the  pres' 
ent  village  of  Shiloh  in  1805.  In  1809  Mr.  Scott  erected  a  small 
grist  mill  on  a  branch  of  Silver  Creek,  which  ran  through  his 
land.  It  was  a  log  building  and  the  motive  power  was  an 
undershot  water  wheel.  This  mill  was  also  a  powder  mill, 
which  was  the  first  in  Illinois.  For  a  number  of  years  he  manu- 
factured a  fine  grade  of  powder  for  the  local  market.  He  pro- 
cured nitre  for  his  powder  from  the  caves  of  the  Gasconade 
River,  in  Missouri,  making  expeditions  for  this  purpose  in  the 


^MC  KENDREE"^^^^^^^^.,,.^^,.^^ 


winter  months  with  only  a  single  companion,  Joseph  Dixon, 
when  the  country  was  more  or  less  infested  with  hostile  In- 
dians. Mr.  Scott  supplied  the  rangers  and  hunters  of  Illinois 
and  St.  Louis  with  powder,  but  never  sold  it  to  the  Indians. 
In  1825  he  erected  a  wool  carding  machine  m  Belleville,  the 
first  in  that  town,  which  he  successfully  operated  tor  some 
years.  He  moved  to  Belleville  in  i8j8  and  became  a  justice  of 
the  peace.  Some  of  his  descendants  still  live  in  St.  Clair  County . 

Joseph  Dixon  settled  near  Shiloh  as  early  as  1806.  He  was 
a  great  hunter  and  often  made  long  trips  for  that  purpose  in 
Illinois  and  Missouri,  and  usually  came  home  loaded  with 
peltries.  Later  he  moved  to  Sangamon  County.  Hugh  and 
William  Alexander  settled  a  Uttle  south'west  of  Shiloh  in  1 8 1 1 . 

The  village  of  Shiloh  did  not  have  its  origin  until  184^, 
when  the  first  house  was  built  by  Edwin  Pierce.  A  store  and 
the  post  office  were  estabhshed  the  same  year.  A  little  later 
other  houses  were  built,  a  blacksmith  shop  was  established, 
and  in  1847  a  steam  sawmill  was  erected  by  Edwin  Pierce, 
Philip  Scott,  and  Charles  Alexander.  The  village  was  laid  out 
by  Martin  Stites  and  James  Atkins.  Most  of  the  village  still 
lies  on  a  single  street  which  has  several  stores  and  shops  to 
supply  the  need  of  the  inhabitants. 

But  the  most  important  thing  in  Shiloh  is  its  ancient  church . 
The  site  was  selected  for  a  camp  meeting  ground,  because  of 
the  three  abundant  springs  at  the  foot  of  the  hill,  and  a  good 
water  supply  was  important  for  a  camp  meeting  in  summer 
time.  The  place  was  then  called  "Three  Springs."  But  geolog- 
ical changes  that  have  taken  place  since  then  have  eliminated 
two  of  the  springs  and  the  other  is  no  longer  a  gusher.  The 
Rev.  Jesse  Walker  and  Rev.  William  McKendree,  who  was 
presiding  elder  at  the  time,  held  a  camp  meeting  there  m  the 
summer  of  1807,  which  lasted  eleven  days  and  resulted  in 
many  conversions.  At  the  close  of  the  meeting,  Mr.  McKen- 
dree organized  a  church  composed  of  the  nineteen  members  of 
the  class  that  existed  already,  and  as  many  of  the  new  con- 
verts as  chose  to  become  members  of  the  Methodist  Church. 
That  was  the  beginning  of  the  Shiloh  church  which  has  had 
a  continuous  existence  of  a  hundred  and  twenty-one  years 
and  IS  without  question  the  oldest  Methodist  church  in  the 
state  of  Illinois.  A  log  church  was  built  there  in  the  summer 
of  1807  which  served  as  their  house  of  worship  until  1819.  An 
annual  conference  was  held  there  in  1816,  under  the  presi- 
dency of  Bishop  McKendree,  who  had  been  raised  to  the 
episcopacy  the  year  after  he  organized  the  church  at  Shiloh. 
Several  houses  of  worship  have  been  built  on  this  consecrated 
spot.  The  one  which  stands  there  now  is  a  substantial  brick 
with  a  dignified  steeple  pointing  heavenward,  after  the  man- 


ner  ot  the  churches  of  the  nineteenth  century.  It  was  dedi . 
cated  by  Bishop  Thomas  Bowman  m  1875.  Since  that  time 
foreigners  have  come  m  largely  and  taken  the  place  ot  the 
early  Methodists  ot  this  region,  but  a  taithtul  tew  have  main- 
tained the  church  in  Shiloh  through  all  the  years,  in  the  face 
of  many  ditficulties.  The  fires  have  never  died  on  the  altars  of 
Methodism  in  Shiloh.  We  cannot  mention  all  who  deserve 
credit  for  this  sacrificial  devotion  to  a  sacred  cause,  but  per- 
haps none  deserves  it  more  than  Mrs.  Henry  Rentchler,  who 
has  proven  herself  to  be  one  of  the  elect  ladies  mentioned  by 
the  apostle.  The  old  cemetery  across  the  street  is  also  a  spot 
of  historic  interest.  It  contains  memorials  of  many  Illinois  pio- 
neers from  Risdon  Moore,  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary 
War,  to  the  more  modern  heroes  of  the  present  century. 
Shiloh  also  has  a  Catholic  Church  which  cares  for  the  spir- 
itual interests  ot  many  of  the  immigrants  who  have  more 
recently  come  into  the  community. 

SUMMERFIELD 
There  is  much  important  history  clustering  about  this  vil- 
lage located  in  the  extreme  northeast  part  of  the  county.  The 
earliest  settlements  were  made  prior  to  1810,  about  a  mile 
south  of  the  present  site  of  the  village,  at  a  place  called  Union 
Grove.  The  Summerfield  we  know  now  is  located  there  be- 
cause the  railroad  ran  through.  The  earliest  settler  was  Na- 
than Chambers,  who  was  there  as  early  as  1806,  located  on 
section  thirty-three.  In  1811-12  he  built  a  fort  on  his  place 
which  was  known  as  Chambers'  Fort,  where  neighboring 
families  gathered  when  they  needed  protection  from  Indian 
depredations.  We  cannot  more  than  mention  by  name  some 
of  the  early  settlers  at  Union  Grove,  some  of  whom  are  well 
known  in  Methodist  circles.  There  were  Robert  and  James 
Moore,  John  Broom,  William  Padfield,  Robert  Farrar,  Samuel 
and  Alfred  Ryle,  Henry  Hutton,  Rev.  John  Dew,  Rev. 
Thornton  Peeples,  Dr.  Anthony  W.  Casad,  Edmond  Randle, 
Malcom  Johnson,  Peter  Wright,  William  Lunceford,  and 
Rev.  Samuel  H.  Thompson.  The  last  named  was  prominent 
in  the  early  history  of  Methodism  in  this  section  and  was  for 
years  president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  McKendree  Col- 
lege. Rev.  John  Dew  was  once  president  of  McKendree,  and 
Dr.  A.  W.  Casad  was  prominently  connected  with  its  found- 
ing and  early  history.  He  was  also  the  grandfather  of  Dr.  E. 
J.  James,  formerly  president  of  the  University  of  Illinois.  Mr . 
Padfield  mentioned  above  had  a  camp  meeting  ground  on  his 
farm  and  frequently  opened  his  house  as  a  preaching  place  for 
the  Methodist  itinerants  when  the  camp  ground  was  not 
suitable.  In  fact,  the  Illinois  Conference  was  organized  at  his 
house  in  1824.  It  was  a  historic  meeting,  with  Bishops  Mc- 
Kendree, Soule,  and  Roberts,  all  present  at  the  conference . 


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William  Padfield  built  a  mill  in  1826.  It  was  the  largest  of  its 
kind  in  that  day.  It  was  both  a  saw  and  grist  mill  and  was 
propelled  by  ten  oxen.  Padfield's  mill  was  known  and  patron- 
ized by  the  settlers  for  thirty  miles  around.  In  later  years, 
Philip  Eisenmayer  conducted  a  more  modern  mill  there  which 
was  destroyed  by  fire  many  years  ago.  Colonel  Fred  Hecker, 
the  well-known  German  patriot,  settled  in  the  very  midst  of 
the  Union  Grove  neighborhood  in  1849  and  spent  the  rest  of 
his  life  there.  His  home  was  known  for  its  hospitality  far  and 
wide,  and  many  from  farther  than  state  boundaries  came  to 
converse  with  this  philosopher  patriot.  The  railroad  deter- 
mined the  location  of  the  present  village.  It  was  laid  out  in 
1854.  At  that  time  there  was  not  a  house  within  its  Umits. 
The  first  one  was  built  by  Samuel  Casad,  who  was  the  first 
merchant  in  the  place.  He  soon  erected  a  second  house  and 
in  the  following  fall  John  Wakefield,  Rev.  Thornton  Peeples, 
and  Dr.  Walker  each  erected  residences.  Dr.  Walker  was  the 
first  resident  physician.  A  quarter  of  a  century  later  Dr.  J.  H. 
Hewitt  settled  there  and  practiced  many  years,  but  later 
moved  to  Lebanon.  The  first  school  was  taught  by  Miss  Lucy 
Dew.  It  was  a  subscription  school.  The  first  public  school 
building  was  erected  in  i860  and  the  present  one  in  1874. 
The  Methodists  built  the  first  church  in  the  place  in  1857. 
The  Mennonites  built  one  in  1858,  the  German  Methodists 
in  1864  and  the  Evangelicals  in  1865.  The  Methodists  of  both 
kinds  have  long  since  disappeared  from  the  community.  The 
Mennonite  is  the  only  real  active  church  in  the  village  at 
the  present  time. 

Summerfield  was  incorporated  as  a  village  under  the  gen- 
eral law  in  1866.  There  is  a  grain  elevator  which  is  in  opera- 
tion a  part  of  the  year.  Several  stores  and  shops  supply  the 
commercial  needs  of  the  people  though  the  automobile  has 
been  hard  on  the  small  town,  and  probably  there  is  not  as 
much  business  done  there  as  there  was  many  years  ago. 
Route  twelve  runs  just  north  of  the  village.  Summerfield  is 
included  in  the  Lebanon  Community  High  School  District 
and  it  is  well  represented  in  the  school.  Summerfield  has 
also  furnished  many  students  to  McKendree  College. 
CASEYVILLE 

This  town  was  named  in  honor  of  Zadock  Casey,  who 
has  held  many  high  offices  in  the  state.  He  served  several 
terms  in  the  State  Legislature  and  in  1830  was  elected  Lieu- 
tenant-Governor of  Illinois.  He  also  served  several  terms  in 
Congress.  Before  the  laying  out  of  the  village,  Charles  Har- 
bour, a  wealthy  Frenchman,  erected  a  large  brick  residence 
and  a  steam  saw  mill  which  he  operated  for  several  years  near 
where  the  town  is  now  located.  The  mill  was  erected  in  184^. 


It  was  laid  out  as  a  village  in  1849,  by  the  Ilhnois  Coal  Com- 
pany, consisting  of  the  following  named  persons :  Hon.  Zadock 
Casey,  Judge  Walter  B.  Scates,  Charles  Harbour,  Malcomb 
Robinson,  Dr.  Charles  Barrett,  and  John  Roy.  The  company 
began  the  operation  of  coal  mining  on  a  rather  extensive  scale 
about  this  time.  Until  185 1  the  coal  was  hauled  to  St.  Louis 
by  ox  and  mule  teams,  across  the  bottoms.  In  February,  185 1 
the  company  completed  a  railroad  from  Casey ville  to  Brook- 
lyn on  which  they  immediately  placed  a  locomotive  and  roll- 
ing stock,  and  by  this  means  large  quantities  of  coal  were 
daily  transported  to  St.  Louis.  The  first  house  erected  in  the 
village  after  it  was  laid  out  was  built  by  Jameson  Robinson 
in  the  spring  of  1849.  Soon  after  that  a  number  of  houses  were 
built  and  the  village  grew.  By  the  end  of  the  year  forty  per- 
sons were  living  there  and  the  year  that  the  railroad  was  com. 
pleted  brought  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  more.  In  1854 
the  Ohio  and  Mississippi  railroad  was  built  through  Casey- 
ville  and  that  gave  the  place  another  impulse  to  growth.  In 
1856  a  post-office  was  established  and  Major  E.  M.  Mallory 
was  the  first  postmaster,  and  also  the  first  Justice  of  the 
Peace.  Its  first  church  was  "Union  Chapel"  erected  in  1879 
by  popular  subscription  and  intended  for  the  use  of  any 
denomination  who  desired  to  hold  exercises  of  worship  in  it . 
For  the  last  quarter  of  a  century  or  thereabout  the  Metho- 
dists have  had  a  regularly  organized  church  there  and  use  the 
chapel  as  their  house  of  worship.  In  1928,  almost  a  half  cen- 
tury after  the  building  was  erected  two  of  the  original 
trustees  are  still  Hving.  These  are  Charles  Thilman  and 
Emanuel  Webb.  The  village  was  incorporated  in  i86g  and 
the  first  president  was  C.  L.  Muilberger.  The  present  brick 
school  house  was  erected  in  1872.  At  present  there  is  a 
population  of  about  eight  hundred.  These  people  are  served 
by  four  general  stores.  There  is  also  a  bakery  and  a  meat 
market.  An  artificial  leather  factory  gives  employment  to  a 
number  of  men,  while  many  of  the  Caseyville  men  find  em- 
ployment in  the  coal  mines  that  are  in  easy  reach  of  the  place. 
Besides  the  railroad  to  St.  Louis  it  is  on  a  line  of  the  Inter- 
urban  trolley  road,  and  a  state  paved  road.  Besides  the  Union 
Chapel  there  are  two  other  churches.  Catholic  and  Evangel- 
ical, tho  neither  has  had  a  regular  pastor  for  some  time.  There 
are  also  several  lodges  maintained  in  the  village. 
FREEBURG 
This  town  was  formerly  in  Fayetteville  Precinct,  but  since 
the  adoption  of  township  organization  it  is  in  Freeburg 
Township.  It  is  a  few  miles  south  of  Belleville  on  the  Illinois 
Central  railroad.  An  important  fact  in  its  early  history  is  that 
it  was  first  platted  by  John  T.  Lemen  in  t8j6.  Its  name  at 


Fnc  Hundred  and  Eight 


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Freeburg  Cummunity  High  School 

first  was  Urbana,  but  in  1859  ''  was  changed  to  Freeburg  in 
honor  of  a  European  city  which  had  been  the  early  home  of 
many  of  the  immigrants  who  settled  in  this  growing  city. 
The  original  plat  consisted  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-eight 
lots,  but  more  than  a  score  of  additions  have  been  pl.itted 
since  and  now  the  town  covers  an  area  of  more  than  half  a 
square  mile.  A  post-office  was  first  established  m  185 1  with 
George  W.  Smith  as  postmaster.  It  is  on  route  13  Illinois 
highways,  and  is  surrounded  by  a  rich  agricultural  region 
which  supports  numerous  business  enterprises  in  the  town, 
such  as  general  stores,  hardware,  furniture,  dry  goods,  drug 
store,  lumber  yard,  bank,  garages,  and  other  shops  such  as 
the  needs  of  the  people  require.  Perhaps  the  biggest  business 
enterprise  of  the  place  is  that  of  the  manufacture  of  fine  flour. 
Years  ago  there  were  two  large  mills  with  a  capacity  of  near 
a  thousand  barrels  a  day.  Also  the  coal  mining  industry  has 
been  a  means  of  livelihood  to  many  of  the  citizens.  The  pro- 
gressive character  of  the  town  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  it 
had  an  excellent  water  and  light  system  before  some  of  the 
larger  towns  had  provided  themselves  with  these  modern 
conveniences.  There  are  four  churches  represented  in  Free- 
burg. The  Catholic,  Evangelical,  Baptist,  and  Methodist. 
Much  attention  had  been  given  to  education  as  well  as  reli- 
gion. Besides  an  efficient  grade  school  there  is  a  four  year 
recognized  community  high  school,  housed  in  one  of  the  best 
high  school  buildings  in  the  county.  Freeburg  high  school  is 
nearly  always  represented  among  the  students  in  McKen- 
dree  College. 


MASCOUTAH 
Samuel  Dixon  built  the  first  house  withm  the  limits  of  the 
present  town  of  Mascoutah.  Dixon  was  a  hunter  and  lived 
just  south  of  where  the  Postel  Mills  now  stand.  The  town 
was  laid  out  on  the  sixth  of  April,  i8j7  by  T.  J.  Krafft  and 
John  Flanagan.  It  contained  six  blocks  of  different  sizes  and 
was  called  Mechanicsburg.  After  the  town  was  laid  out 
Samuel  Mitchell  built  a  log  cabin  and  established  a  saw  mill . 
In  1839  an  addition  was  made  containing  seventy-two  lots, 
by  Hilgard,  Krafft,  and  Benjamin  West.  At  this  time  the 
name  was  changed  to  Mascoutah.  Many  other  additions  have 
been  laid  out  since  then.  Dr.  Smith,  a  son-in-law  of  Major 
Brown,  was  the  first  physician  in  the  place.  The  first  school 
house  was  erected  just  north  of  the  Postel  mill.  Nathan  Fike 
was  the  first  postmaster.  Conrad  and  Philip  Eisenmayer  pur- 
chased the  mill  property  in  1839.  They  soon  took  in  as  a 
partner  Philip  H.  Postel.  They  enlarged  the  mill  and  became 
exporters  of  flour.  The  second  mill,  erected  near  the  old  site 
was  built  by  Andrew  Eisenmayer  and  Philip  Postel  in  1848 
and  now  known  as  the  Postel  Mills.  It  has  been  enlarged  and 
improved  until  now  it  is  one  of  the  largest  mills  in  this  section 
of  the  country,  having  a  capacity  of  three  hundred  and  fifty 
barrels  of  flour  a  day.  The  growth  was  slow  until  the  German 
immigrants  began  to  come  about  1840  and  later.  Since  then 
the  growth  of  the  town  has  been  steady  and  now  Mascoutah 
is  one  of  the  fine  towns  of  the  county.  It  has  six  churches, 
a  fine  public  school  system,  including  a  community  high 
school,  a  hat  factory,  a  rubber  goods  factory,  a  municipal 


Fire  Hundred  and  K" 


St.  John's  Evangelical  Church,  Masc3utah 

water  works  and  lighting  system.  Good  hotels,  some  fine 
stores  and  business  houses  of  various  kinds.  Illinois  State  high- 
way No.  1 5  runs  right  through  the  principal  street  and  there 
is  bus  service  to  St.  Louis. 

NEW  ATHENS 

This  Httle  city  is  situated  on  the  Kaskaskia  River  and  once 
had  hopes  of  being  an  important  river  town.  Several  times 
small  steamboats  ascended  the  Kaskaskia  as  far  as  New 
Athens,  and  in  fact  the  "Wild  Duck"  once  went  as  far  as 
Carlyle.  But  it  often  happened  that  the  waters  navigable  in 
early  spring  were  not  in  late  summer  or  in  frozen  winter. 
And  before  water  transportation  was  well  established  m  the 
smaller  rivers  it  was  supplanted  by  the  railroads. 

New  Athens  was  first  laid  out  by  Narcisse  Pensoneau  m 
1836.  The  plat  consisted  of  forty -eight  blocks  comprising 
four  hundred  and  sixty-one  lots  and  a  public  square.  The 
streets  are  of  uniform  width,  sixty-six  feet,  except  Water 
street  which  is  ninety-nine.  The  Illinois  Central  railroad 
formerly  known  as  the  "Cairo  Short  Line"  crosses  the  river 
at  this  point.  The  first  train  crossed  the  bridge  there  on  New 
Year's  day  1870.  It  is  also  on  route  thirteen  of  the  Illinois 
State  highway  system.  The  first  business  house  was  Pen- 
soneau's  general  store.  A  school  was  taught  there  in  1836  by 
John  Irwin,  and  a  brick  kiln  was  burned  in  1838  by  William 
Brock.  The  town  has  had  several  booms  and  subsequent  re- 
verses. Twice  the  place  was  almost  deserted  and  at  other 
times  it  has  had  as  many  as  1,500  inhabitants.  Its  first  post- 
ofEce  was  established  in  1852.  In  1866  the  town  was  incor- 
porated and  the  first  Board  of  Trustees  elected  and  in  1868 
a  newspaper  called  the  "Era"  was  started.  The  first  church 
was  the  Methodist,  which  was  built  in  1869.  This  was  fol- 
lowed by  the  Catholic  in  1870,  the  Lutheran  in  1878  and  the 
Evangelical  in  187Q.  These  churches  are  still  functioning,  and 


Mascoutah  Community  High  School 

the  sentiment  for  education  as  well  as  religion  has  increased 
to  the  extent  that  there  has  been  established  a  recognized 
four  year  high  school. 

MARISSA 

The  original  town  of  Marissa  was  laid  out  by  James 
Stewart  in  December,  1867.  It  soon  became  a  village  with  a 
few  dwellings,  a  general  store,  a  blacksmith  shop,  and  a  mill 
which  could  turn  out  a  hundred  barrels  of  flour  a  day.  In 
1870  when  the  railroad,  known  as  the  "Cairo  Short  Line" 
ran  through,  it  left  the  village  a  little  to  one  side.  Of  course 
since  the  railroad  would  not  come  to  the  town,  the  town  had 
to  go  to  the  railroad.  Accordingly  a  site  was  chosen  for  a 
station  and  a  new  town  was  laid  out  by  M.  E.  and  J.  C. 
Hamilton. 

The  old  and  the  new  towns  were  not  too  far  apart  to 
grow  together,  and  now  they  are  connected  by  a  continuous 
street  and  together  have  a  population  probably  about  two 
thousand.  The  name  was  selected  by  James  Wilson,  the  first 
postmaster,  who  showed  his  love  for  classic  lore  by  choosing 
a  name  preserved  only  in  Latin  records.  It  was  the  name  of  a 
city  destroyed,  and  afterwards  rebuilt,  by  Gabinius,  and  our 
St.  Clair  County  city  is  now  believed  to  be  the  only  place 
in  the  world  by  that  name.  One  of  the  founders,  John  Hamil- 
ton, came  to  this  county  from  South  Carolina  in  1834.  M.  E. 
Hamilton  erected  the  first  business  house;  the  mill  was  built 
and  operated  for  many  years  by  A.  J.  Meek;  and  the  Wyllie 
brothers  ran  a  store.  The  town  was  not  incorporated  until 
1882  but  it  has  easily  outgrown  some  of  its  older  neighbors. 
It  has  the  usual  type  of  business  houses,  stores,  banks,  gar- 
ages, and  electric  light  plant,  and  the  coal  mining  interests 
are  a  strong  rival  to  the  agricultural  in  that  community.  The 
public  school  employs  twelve  teachers,  and  the  excellent 
Township  high  school  has  eight.  There  are  churches  of  sev- 


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eral  denominations.  The  leading  one  is  the  United  Presby- 
terian. There  are  also  Methodists,  Baptists,  and  Evangehcals. 
Marissa  had  the  distinction  of  being  a  prohibition  town  long 
before  the  days  of  the  eighteenth  amendment. 


In  1906  when  the  Missouri  Pacific  railroad  company  lo- 
cated its  shops  at  a  point  seven  miles  south  of  East  St.  Louis 
in  the  American  Bottom,  it  laid  the  foundation  of  a  thriving 
town  called  Dupo.  The  name  is  probably  an  abridgement  of 
the  name  Prairie  Du  Pont  which  was  anciently  given  to  a 
settlement  a  short  distance  north  of  where  Dupo  now  stands. 
The  site  selected  is  said  to  be  the  highest  in  the  river  valley 
for  many  miles.  In  all  the  high  waters  for  the  last  half  century 
It  has  not  been  overflowed  and  it  is  therefore  considered  free 
from  all  danger  of  flood.  The  railroad  yards  brought  many 
employees  and  it  was  necessary  for  them  to  have  homes  and 
hence  a  town  soon  sprang  up.  In  1907  it  was  incorporated  as 
a  village  with  Louis  J.  Dyroff  as  president  of  the  Board.  Mr. 
Dyroff  held  the  office  for  some  years  and  then  for  a  time  lived 
elsewhere,  but  a  few  years  ago  he  returned  to  Dupo  and  was 
again  placed  in  a  position  of  leadership  as  president  of  the 
Board.  During  his  recent  administration  concrete  walks  were 
built  on  all  the  principal  streets  of  the  town.  He  then  took 


up  the  matter  of  municipal  waterworks,  and  has  that  enter- 
prise so  well  under  way  that  the  contract  has  alre.idy  been 
let  tor  the  installation  of  a  modern  municipal  water  plant. 
The  first  plat  of  the  town  covered  one  hundred  acres  sub- 
divided into  city  lots  and  additions  made  since  then  bring 
the  total  area  to  one  hundred  and  twenty  acres.  There  is  a 
thrifty  population  of  about  two  thousand  people  and  the 
town  IS  well  supplied  with  schools  and  churches.  There  are 
two  excellent  school  buildings.  The  grade  school  employs 
ten  teachers  and  a  superintendent.  The  upper  grades  are 
conducted  on  the  departmental  plan.  The  Community  high 
school  IS  housed  in  a  magnificient  brick  building  which  cost 
more  than  $140,000  including  equipment.  This  was  com- 
pleted in  1926.  In  that  year  the  taxable  property  in  the  com- 
munity district  was  valued  at  more  than  six  million  dollars. 
The  enrollment  is  more  than  a  hundred  and  still  growing. 
There  are  four  churches  in  Dupo — the  Baptist,  Catholic, 
Congregationalist  and  Evangelical.  The  Missouri  Pacific  rail- 
road maintains  a  vast  plant,  employing  switchmen,  trackmen, 
round  house  workmen,  engineers,  firemen,  and  clerks  to  the 
number  of  six  hundred  as  an  approximate  total.  These  men 
do  not  all  live  in  Dupo  at  present  but  they  probably  will  as 
soon  as  the  new  water  works  plant  is  installed  and  in  full 
operation. 


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CHAPTER  XV. 

Education  in  St.  Clair  County 


HE  Chicago  Historical  Society  locates  the  cradle  of  the 
great  free-school  system  of  Illinois  in  the  now  almost 
"deserted  village"  of  Cahokia,  in  St.  Clair  County. 
On  May  6,  1794,  the  citizens  of  Cahokia  requested  "the 
judges  of  the  honorable  court  of  Cahokia"  to  allow  them  to 
hold  the  first  public  school  in  the  old  courthouse,  said  to  be 
the  oldest  in  the  west,  now  on  Wooded  Island,  in  Jackson 
Park,  Chicago. 

This  old  document  which  fixes  the  time  and  place  of  the 
founding  of  Illinois  schools  was  discovered  after  it  had  been 
hidden  from  human  eyes  for  almost  a  hundred  years.  It  was 
written  in  French.  Translated,  it  reads  as  follows: 
"To  the  Gentlemen,  the  Judges  of  the  Honorable  Court  of 
Cahokia. 

"The  inhabitants  of  the  parish  of  the  Holy  Family  of 
Cahokia  have  the  honor  to  express  to  you  at  their  assembly 
that  they  have  the  desire  to  establish  a  school  at  their  said 
parish  (or  town)  for  the  instruction  of  their  children. 

"As  they  are  obliged  to  do  many  necessary  public  works 
in  the  parish,  they  can  not  at  once  undertake  the  construc- 
tion of  a  building  to  hold  the  said  school,  so  these  represen- 
tatives ask  you  gentlemen  to  allow  them  to  hold  the  said 
school  in  the  audience  room  of  the  courthouse  until  they 
construct  a  building  which  will  oblige  all  the  inhabitants 
whose  children  have  their  instruction  in  the  school,  and,  in 
which  case,  should  there  arise  any  defacement  of  the  said 
audience  room,  they  will  leave  it  in  the  best  condition  which 
you  judge  necessary  and  proper. 

"That  is  why  they  supplicate  you  to  accord  them  this 
request  as  being  necessary  for  the  public  good.  In  this  cause 
they  submit  themselves  to  your  good  will  and  have  the 
honor  to  be  very  respectfully, 

"Your  very  humble  and  very  obedient  servants, 
Louis  Sebrun 
"Cahokia,  May  6,  i7q4  Louis  Grand." 

This,  according  to  historians,  was  the  first  request  for  a 
public  school  in  Illinois.  This  school  was  established  soon 
after  the  Revolutionary  War,  under  the  "Old  French"  laws. 

Virginia  ceded  a  vast  region,  including  Illinois,  to  the 
general  government  in  1784.  On  May  20,  1785,  Congress 
passed  "An  ordinance  for  ascertaining  the  mode  of  disposing 
of  the  lands  in  the  Western  Territory,"  and  thus  provided 
for  the  township  method  of  surveying  and  designating  lands. 


In  this  ordinance  the  sixteenth  section  was  reserved  for  the 
maintenance  of  public  schools  in  the  several  townships.  This 
act  was  the  foundation  for  the  educational  thoughts  in  the 
Ordinance  of  1787  and  the  often  repeated  words:  "Religion, 
morality  and  knowledge  being  necessary  to  good  government 
and  the  happiness  of  mankind,  schools  and  the  means  ot 
education  shall  forever  be  encouraged."  The  school  or  "Town- 
ship Fund"  would  be  a  princely  sum  today  had  we  carefully 
preserved  the  sixteenth  section  or  the  proceeds  from  its  sale. 

Many  of  the  first  schools  of  St.  Clair  County  are  involved 
in  considerable  obscurity.  In  the  early  times  the  Jesuit  Broth- 
ers had  schools  among  the  Indians  who  lived  in  our  country. 
These  teachers  sought  to  implant  in  the  Red  Man's  bosom 
a  faith  in  the  crucified  Saviour  and  to  train  his  intellect  to 
grasp  something  of  the  White  Man's  learning  and  the  ways 
of  civilized  life. 

The  French  settlers  of  Cahokia  also  had  schools  in  the  early 
days.  They  were  managed  in  connection  with  the  church  affairs. 

In  late  years  the  schools  of  Cahokia  were  conducted  inde- 
pendent of  State  aid  under  the  old  French  law  and  were 
liberally  supplied  by  a  fund  derived  from  the  rents  of  the 
Cahokia  Commonfields.  A  part  of  this  fund  has  been  pre' 
served  for  the  Cahokia  School  of  District  No.  "io,  by  an  act  of 
the  General  Assembly  as  a  permanent  district  school  fund. 

Private  schools  were  kept  for  a  few  months  each  year,  or 
a  short  time,  and  were  sustained  by  subscriptions. 

John  Messenger,  a  surveyor,  t;iught  a  night  school  near 
Shiloh  in  1S04.  He  made  the  map  of  Illinois  known  as  the 
Peck  and  Messenger  Map. 

John  Bradsby  taught  a  subscription  school  in  Turkey  Hill 
in  1810.  In  the  same  year  a  surveyor  by  the  name  of  Dimmick 
taught  school  at  the  home  of  William  Adams,  one  mile  west 
of  Shiloh. 

The  first  school  house  in  the  county  was  built  in  Shiloh 
in  181 1.  A  teacher  by  the  name  of  Sinclair  taught  at  Turkey 
Hill  and  Belleville  about  181 5.  In  this  same  year  John  Boucher 
taught  m  an  old  house  on  Silver  Creek  in  the  Fayetteville 
precinct. 

A  married  m.ui  by  the  name  of  Gallop  taught  at  the  Kinney 
Place  m  1820  and  at  Shiloh  in  1824.  He  accepted  for  his  pay 
any  produce  that  could  be  used  by  his  family. 

Elihu  Shepherd,  a  highly  educated  man  from  New  York, 
taught  at  Turkey  Hill  and  at  Belleville  in  iSiv 


These  were  all  subscription  schools.  Many  teachers  during 
this  and  a  later  period  were  not  well  prepared  tor  the  im- 
portant work  of  teaching.  Some  had  undesirable  habits  and 
some  had  a  very  limited  knowledge.  Surveyors  were  in  de- 
mand. Some  doctors  taught  and  often  a  lawyer  was  county 
school  commissioner,  and  acted  as  the  county  superintendent. 
Many  farmers  taught  school  in  the  winter  and  farmed  in 
the  summer.  A  few  came  to  the  new  country  from  the  East 
who  were  highly  educated  and  inspired  the  country  boys 
and  girls  to  higher  ideals  and  better  lives. 

On  January  15,  1825,  just  seven  years  after  the  admission 
of  Illinois  into  the  Union,  the  "General  Assembly"  met  at 
the  capital  in  Vandalia  and  passed  the  first  school  law. 

The  preamble  to  the  first  school  law  reads  as  follows: 

"To  enjoy  our  rights  and  liberties  we  must  understand 
them;  their  security  and  protection  ought  to  be  the  first 
object  of  a  free  people;  and  it  is  a  well-established  fact  that 
no  nation  has  ever  continued  long  in  the  enjoyment  of  civil 
and  political  freedom,  which  was  not  both  virtuous  <ind  en- 
lightened; and  believing  that  the  advancement  of  literature 
always  has  been,  and  ever  will  be,  the  means  of  developing 
more  fully  the  rights  of  man,  that  the  mind  of  every  citizen 
in  a  republic  is  the  common  property  of  society,  and  consti- 
tutes the  basis  of  its  strength  and  happiness;  it  is  therefore 
considered  the  peculiar  duty  of  a  free  government  like  ours  to 
encourage  and  extend  the  improvement  and  cultivation  of  the 
intellectual  energies  of  the  whole;  therefore,  a  common  school 
or  schools  shall  be  established  in  each  county  of  this  state." 

The  first  school  districts  organized  under  this  law  m  St. 
Clair  County  were  Cherry  Grove,  Union  Grove,  Turkey 
Hill,  Sugar  Creek,  Ogle  Creek,  and  Mount  Pleasant.  These 
districts  were  organized  m  the  June  term  of  the  County 
Commissioners'  Court  in  1825.  The  three  county  commis- 
sioners who  signed  the  record  for  the  establishment  of  the 
first  legal  schools  were  John  Stuntz,  Abel  Fike  and  William 
Rutherford,  "Esquires."  These  districts  were  laid  out  by  the 
Court  on  petition  of  several  families  praying  for  school  priv- 
ileges according  to  law.  The  districts  were  governed  by  three 
trustees  who  examined  and  employed  the  teachers.  No  one 
could  be  taxed  to  support  the  school  without  his  consent, 
which  was  "first  had  and  obtained  in  writing." 

The  teachers  received  their  salary  "in  cash  or  good  mer- 
chantable produce"  from  the  citizens  who  had  given  their 
consent  in  writing  to  support  the  school.  They  got  but  little 
cash,  often  having  to  take  produce,  chickens,  ducks,  colts, 
and  calves  for  their  labors.  Most  of  them  "boarded  around" 
and  were  paid  in  part  by  the  board  furnished  them. 


Under  this  law  the  rate  ot  taxation  was  ^  2  ot  i  ^  and  no 
single  individual  could  be  taxed  over  ten  dollars  ($10.00)  for 
schools.  The  average  salary  tor  men  te.ichers  as  late  as  1850 
was  about  twenty-five  dollars  per  month  and  for  women 
twelve  dollars  per  month.  This  law  was  the  basic  school 
law  for  thirty  years,  or  until  i8'i5. 

At  New  Athens,  William  Baumann,  one  of  the  early  Ger- 
man settlers,  opened  a  school  m  his  own  house  and  imparted 
instruction  to  his  own  and  his  neighbors'  children.  In  this 
same  precinct  Mr.  Isaac  Hill  taught  a  school  of  about  jo 
pupils  in  the  year  183 1.  The  school  house  was  located  on 
Section  34,  about  two  miles  southeast  of  New  Athens.  Mr. 
Hill  did  not  have  to  board  around  as  he  had  a  comfortable 
home  at  the  residence  of  Philip  Lively. 

Mrs.  Martha  Wilson  taught  in  the  same  precinct  on 
Mud  Creek  in  i8j6  in  a  log  school  house,  which  had  panes 
of  glass  instead  of  greased  paper. 

In  1830  Mr.  James  H.  Lemen  taught  m  a  log  school  house 
in  Ridge  Prairie. 

Susan  F.  Connor,  a  Boston  lady,  afterwards  taught  m  the 
same  school.  She  brought  with  her  quite  a  collection  of 
school  apparatus,  which  were  novelties  to  the  pupils  and 
patrons  of  her  school. 

In  1830  schools  were  kept  at  Bethel  and  old  Vernon 
Baptist  Churches  located  m  the  same  precinct. 

Among  the  active  workers  m  the  cause  of  education  be- 
tween 1830  and  1840  were  Rev.  Mr.  Brooks,  C.  G.  Y. 
Taylor  and  Henry  Holbrook.  John  H.  Dennis,  a  Virginian 
by  birth,  came  to  Belleville  in  1824.  He  taught  private  and 
public  schools  in  Belleville  and  vicinity  for  more  than  30 
years  and  held  the  office  of  county  superintendent  of  schools 
for  four  years.  He  was  well  prepared  and  a  successful  teacher. 

The  first  schoolhouse  in  Belleville  Township  for  St.  Clair 
precinct  was  built  in  183 1  by  Isaac  Rainey,  A.  P.  Free,  Rich- 
ard Beasley  and  a  few  others.  The  first  teacher  was  John 
Campbell.  James  Halliday  afterwards  taught  there. 

The  first  school  house  in  Richland  precinct  was  built  about 
the  year  1830.  John  M.  Scott,  who  afterwards  became  Su- 
preme Judge  of  Illinois,  taught  in  the  Shiloh  precinct  in  1844. 

George  Bunsen,  a  devoted  disciple  of  Pestalozzi,  who  came 
to  this  country  from  Germany  in  the  early  days  of  free  school 
education  in  1834,  gave  his  talent  and  energy  to  the  advance- 
ment of  the  free  school  idea  and  the  promotion  of  better 
methods  of  teaching.  He  taught  at  Cherry  Grove.  After- 
wards he  opened  a  private  training  school  in  Belleville,  where 
he  taught  on  Saturdays  for  the  purpose  of  giving  the  teachers 
of  Belleville  and  vicinity  an  opportunity  of  observing  and 


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learning  his  method.  He  was  a  great  favorite  with  old  and 
young.  Teaching  was  his  life  work  and  he  gave  his  hearty 
support  to  the  elevation  of  the  human  intellect.  He  was  for 
many  years  president  and  member  of  the  Board  of  Education 
of  Belleville  and  ex-officio  superintendent  of  the  county 
schools.  He  was  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Education. 
He  aided  in  the  establishment  of  the  Normal  School  at  Nor- 
mal, 111.  The  Bunsen  school  of  Belleville  is  named  in  his  honor. 

Under  the  law  of  1825  there  were  three  trustees  who 
examined  and  employed  teachers.  There  was  also  an  assessor, 
a  collector  and  a  clerk,  who  provided  the  salary  for  the  teach- 
ers in  cash  or  good  merchantable  produce  from  the  citizens  of 
the  district  who  had  given  their  consent  to  support  the  school. 

The  early  school  funds  received  from  the  state  were  in 
state  bank  paper,  which  had  to  be  disposed  of  by  the  recip- 
ients at  a  great  discount.  In  1842  the  sum  of  $120.40  in  this 
bank  paper  brought  only  $50.00.  In  1837,  Sylvester  Merrills, 
school  commissioner  of  St.  Clair  County,  received  $829.26, 
the  quota  of  St.  Clair  County  for  the  years  1834,  1835  and 
1836.  In  1840  the  school  fund  received  from  the  state  was 
$1432.31. 

A  more  substantial  school  law  was  passed  by  the  General 
Assembly  in  1855,  during  the  time  that  the  talented  and  able 
Joel  A.  Matteson  was  governor  of  the  state.  This  law  pro- 
vided that  all  the  property  in  the  state  should  be  taxed  for 
the  education  of  all  the  children  in  the  state.  There  was  much 
opposition  to  this  thought  and  to  the  law  and  the  members  of 
the  Legislature  who  voted  for  it  were  not  returned  to  the  suc- 
ceeding sessions,  but  the  law  has  never  been  changed. 

You  will  observe  that  the  inefficient  law  of  1825  stood  for 
a  generation,  or  until  the  children  who  had  been  educated 
under  it  became  voters  and  members  of  the  General  Assem- 
bly, when  the  more  competent  law  of  1855  was  enacted. 
Under  this  law  education  was  given  a  new  impetus  and  the 
citizens  of  the  county  organized  many  new  districts  and 
many  new  school  houses  were  built. 

In  1855  there  were  in  St.  Clair  County  thirty-one  schools. 
Twenty-four  were  taught  exclusively  by  women,  six  were 
presumably  taught  by  men  and  women  at  different  times. 
These  thirty-one  schools  were  attended  by  1217  pupils.  The 
highest  annual  salary  paid  to  male  teachers  was  $202.00; 
the  lowest  $85.00.  The  whole  amount  paid  for  teachers' 
salaries  in  the  county  was  $2820.00. 

In  i860,  five  years  after  the  enactment  of  the  1855  school 
law  there  were  eighty-one  school  houses  in  St.  Clair  County, 
with  138  teachers,  and  the  amount  of  school  district  tax 
collected  was  $21,000,  with  $13,330  of  state  school  fund 
paid  through  the  state  source  of  taxation. 


In  1840  the  number  of  persons  from  six  to  twenty-one, 
entitled  to  school  privileges,  was  7,292;  in  i860  the  number 
grew  to  11,235  persons  between  six  and  twenty-one. 

When  the  Civil  War  came,  a  great  many  teachers  left  the 
schools,  in  defense  of  their  country.  John  H.  Dennis  was 
County  School  Commissioner. 

In  1864,  only  six  months  of  school  was  required  and  many 
schools  were  limited  to  that  time.  The  teachers  of  this  time 
were  described  as  a  laborious,  industrious  and  self-denying 
body  of  men  and  women,  yet  many  were  lamentably  lacking 
in  thoroughness  in  the  elements  of  a  good  education.  The 
equipment  of  the  schools  was  almost  in  a  rude  state.  The 
seats  in  most  of  the  country  schools  of  the  county  were 
neither  desks  nor  forms,  but  a  sort  of  hybrid  between  a 
work  bench  and  a  plasterer's  trestle,  and  by  using  them, 
hundreds  of  little  feet  dangled  six  inches  from  the  floor,  and 
hundreds  of  little  hands  were  daily  lifted  above  the  heads 
of  their  owners,  either  to  reach  the  top  of  the  bench  before 
them,  or  to  ask  for  better  seats. 

The  law  of  1855  brought  to  the  schools  of  our  county 
many  able  and  competent  teachers  that  were  greatly  needed. 

In  1857  James  P.  Slade  came  from  New  York  to  teach  in 
St.  Clair  County.  He  was  a  fine  type  of  gentleman  and 
scholar  and  labored  for  almost  fifty  years  in  the  cause  of 
education  in  St.  Clair  County.  He  was  a  county  teacher,  a 
city  teacher,  a  city  superintendent  of  Belleville  and  East 
St.  Louis,  county  superintendent  of  schools  and  state  super- 
intendent of  public  instruction  in  1878.  The  Slade  School 
in  East  St.  Louis  is  named  in  his  honor. 

Henry  Raab,  a  highly  educated  German  philosopher,  en- 
tered the  Belleville  schools  as  a  teacher  in  1858,  as  assistant 
teacher  in  West  Belleville  for  a  period  of  three  months  for 
the  sum  of  $75.00  for  the  entire  time.  He  served  as  teacher 
and  city  superintendent  of  Belleville  and  was  twice  elected 
as  state  superintendent  of  public  instruction  in  1882  and 
1890.  The  Raab  School  in  Belleville  is  named  in  his  honor. 
He  died  March  13,  igoi. 

Many  other  noble  men  and  women  were  engaged  in  the 
schools  of  our  county. 

The  Constitution  of  1870  was  the  first  to  contain  an  edu- 
cational article.  It  declared  that  the  advantages  of  the  school 
are  to  be  enjoyed  by  all  the  children  of  the  state.  This  elim- 
inated the  word  "white"  from  the  school  laws  which  had 
been  passed  previous  to  this  time.  This  constitution  provided 
that  the  child  of  the  colored  man  is  to  receive  the  advantages 
of  public  schools  as  well  as  the  child  of  the  white  parent. 

The  school  law  of  1855,  providing  for  the  taxation  of  all 
property  for  the  support  of  the  common  schools  led  to  severe 


:  Hundred  and  Fourtcci\ 


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criticism  of  parents  who  failed  to  send  their  children  to  school. 
The  man  who  had  property  and  no  children  that  was  com- 
pelled under  this  law  to  support  the  schools  asked  that  the 
man  who  had  children  and  no  property  be  compelled  to 
send  his  children  to  school. 

This  brought  the  next  great  movement  m  education  in 
the  establishment  of  a  "compulsory  attendance"  law  passed 
by  the  General  Assembly  m  iS8q.  This  compulsory  attend- 
ance law  was  so  unpopular  that  the  members  of  the  Legis- 
lature who  voted  for  it  were  defeated  at  the  next  election 


and  the  entire  state  .idministration  was  turned  over  to  the 
opposing  party.  Governor  Joseph  Fifer  was  defeated  and 
John  F.  Altgeld  was  elected  governor. 

The  law  stood  in  a  modified  form  and  we  now  have  a 
compulsory  attendance  law,  compelling  the  attendance  at 
school  for  the  entire  time  that  the  school  is  in  session  of  all 
children  between  the  ages  of  seven  and  sixteen. 

Under  these  two  laws  the  attendance  of  children  in  our 
county  increased  rapidly  and  the  number  of  schools  were 
multiplied. 


The  following  statistics,  taken  from  the  various  county  superintendents"  reports  show  the  growth  of  the  schools  of  the 
county  since  the  year  1873.  During  these  40  years  there  has  been  a  steady  increase  in  the  figures  showing  the  conditions  of 
the  schools ; 


Number  ot        Number 
PubUc  of  Pupils 

Schools 


Number  Number  of 

Number  Number  Number  of  Pupils  in 
of  Male  of  Female  of  High  Private  Private 
Teachers    Teachers    Schools    Schools         Schools 


Number  Number 
of  of  Dis- 

Teachers       tricts 
in  Private     Having 

Schools  Libraries 


Number  of 
Vols,  in 
Libraries 


Amount  Paid  to 

Teachers    as 

Salaries 


1873 128 

1883 137 

1893 137 

1902 157 

1913 185 


9.172 
11,966 
12,659 
16,269 
19,129 


73 
105 
162 
241 
411 


2,082 
1,579 
2,972 
2,981 
5,436 


42  9 

36  18 

63  16 

69  67 

135  116 


434  $  93,538.61 

905  108,615.52 

3,394  129,660.05 

9,888  173,301.75 

25,953  333,144-25 


One  of  the  duties  conferred  on  the  school  commissioner 
was  to  examine  teachers  and  to  certify  that  they  were  qual- 
ified to  "properly"  teach.  This  was  a  heavy  duty  for  our 
early  "school  commissioner." 

The  examination  of  teachers  previous  to  1832  was  placed 
in  the  hands  of  the  three  school  trustees  or  directors.  The 
examinations  were  often  superficial  and  at  times  ludicrous. 
One  candidate  received  the  right  to  teach  by  simply  spelling 
the  word  "phantasmagoria."  One  was  asked  if  he  was  perfect 
in  his  "orthography,"  he  replied  that  his  schooling  had  been 
confined  to  the  elementary  school  and  not  the  higher  branch- 
es. One  candidate  was  told  to  look  the  school  commissioner 
straight  m  the  eye  and  tell  him  if  he  knew  how  to  make 
eggnog.  The  candidate  replied,  "I  ain't  never  done  it,  but  I 
seen  it  did." 

We  have  travelled  a  long  way  in  professional  preparation 
since  this  early  school  time. 

County  Commissioner  Dennis,  who  was  elected  in  1859 
was  required  by  law  "to  visit  as  often  as  practicable  the 
schools  of  the  county  and  note  the  mode  of  instruction," 
but  no  compensation  was  provided  for  this  outside  visitation. 


He  was  compelled  to  neglect  this  duty  or  to  hire  a  horse  at 
his  own  expense.  If  he  neglected  his  duty  he  was  m  danger 
of  dismissal  from  office  by  the  state  superintendent  of  public 
instruction,  or  by  the  county  court  and  if  he  incurred  the 
expense  of  hiring  a  horse  to  make  the  visits  required  by  law 
he  would  consume  half  or  more  of  his  salary. 

The  school  law  of  1855  allowed  the  county  superintendent 
of  schools  the  additional  compensation  of  $2.00  per  day  for 
visiting  schools  for  fifty  days,  which  was  afterward  raised  to 
$3.00  per  day,  and  in  1867  this  allowance  for  visitation  was 
raised  to  $5.00  per  day.  The  number  of  visiting  days  was  lim- 
ited. There  was  no  adequate  law  for  compensation  for  the 
county  superintendent  till  1909,  when  the  General  Assembly 
passed  a  "Fees  and  Salary"  law  for  county  superintendents. 

The  schools  of  St.  Clair  County  owe  a  heavy  debt  to  the 
early  county  superintendents  for  their  earnest  loyalty  to  the 
cause  of  education.  These  men  worked  continuously  for  bet- 
ter school  conditions  and  for  better  schools.  Their  compensa- 
tion in  money  was  small,  but  the  reward  in  better  schools  for 
the  children  ot  our  county  was  large. 


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A  list  of  the  county  superintendents  who  served  St.  Clair 
County  is  given. 

COUNTY  SUPERINTENDENTS 

William  Moore 1832 

Sylvester  Merrill 1833 

Smyth  Moore 1843 

George  C.  H:irt      ...  1847 

David  McFarland 1849 

Joseph  Hypes 1853 

George  Bunsen 1855 

John  H.  Dennis i8';q 

E.  H.  Palmer 1863 

August  Whiting iSef 

James  P.  Slade 1867 

John  P.  Gwillim  (died  in  office) 1873 

James  P.  Slade  (appointed  to  succeed  Mr.  Gwillim)       1875 

James  McQuilkin 1877 

Emil  Dapperich 1882 

Charles  A.  Cannady 1886 

Charles  Hertel 1894 

W.  A.  Hough 1910 

John  E.  Miller 1922 

The  first  chief  school  officer  of  the  county  was  appointed 
by  the  county  commissioners  and  was  called  "county  com- 
missioner and  agent  for  the  county  school  fund." 

In  1845  a  law  was  passed  by  the  General  Assembly  pro- 
viding for  the  election  of  a  county  school  commissioner  who 
shall  be  ex-officio  superintendent  of  the  common  schools  of 
the  county. 

The  following  statistics  are  taken  from  the  county  super- 
intendent's report  for  the  year  ending  June  30,  1880: 
Male  persons  under  21  years  of  age     ....    15,956 

Females 15,639 

Total 31.59') 

Males  between  6  and  21 10,736 

Females 10,685 

Total 

School  Districts 

Graded  Schools 

Ungraded  Schools no 

Average  number  of  months  schools  were  in  session         8.08 

Total  enrollment  of  pupils 11,476 

Male  Teachers 134 

Female 104 

School-houses  built  during  the  year  ....  3 

Whole  number  of  school-houses 138 

Volumes  in  district  libraries 938 


21,421 
116 
26 


Pupils  in  private  schools 1460 

Private  Schools 22 

Principal  of  Township  Fund $65,803.32 

Highest  monthly  wages  paid  any  male  teacher      .        125.00 
Highest  monthly  wages  paid  any  female  teacher  70.00 

Lowest  to  any  male  teacher 25.00 

Lowest  to  any  female  teacher 22.00 

Amount  of  district  tax  levy       ....         130,258.78 
Estimated  value  of  school  property  .  282,923.00 

Total  receipts  from  all  sources  ....        229,205.52 

Total  Expenditures 161,298.60 

Salaries  of  teachers 100,121.45 

Paid  for  new  school-houses 4,831.98 

Paid  for  repairs  and  improvements    ....     7,209.56 

Paid  for  school  furniture 3,041.07 

Paid  for  apparatus 5^9-57 

Paid  for  fuel  and  incidentals  .  ...       11,761.67 

The  following  table  shows  the  growth  of  the  schools  of 
our  county  during  the  past  twenty  years : 

1907  1927 

School  Census  (6  to  21)  37,827  39,735 

Total  Enrollment  18,326  26,175 

Total  Days  Attendance  2,482,901  4,071,620 

Av.  Daily  Attendance  15,120  21,738 

High  School  Enrollment  830  3,549 

Amt.  State  Distributive  Fund      $17,810.75         $149,998.49 
Amt.  Paid  Teachers  250,7721.06        1,260,801.75 

Av.  Salaries  of  Teachers  549-93  1,476.34 

No.  Teachers  Grad.  of  College  141 

No.  Normal  School  Graduates  202 

Length  of  Term  8.5 

Value  of  all  School  Property    $1,443,762.00     $5,932,801.00 
District  Tax  Collected  420,299.73        2,330,364.69 

Total  No.  of  Teachers  456  854 

Amt.  of  Bonded  Debt  $469,900.00     $1,372,575.00 

THE  COUNTY  TEACHERS'  MEETINGS 

In  1883  the  first  county  teachers'  institute  law  was  passed 
by  the  General  Assembly.  This  was  the  first  act  that  recog- 
nized teachers'  meetings.  Teachers'  meetings  for  St.  Clair 
County  had  been  in  existence  since  March,  1879.  The  first 
president  of  the  St.  Clair  County  Teachers"  Association  was 
John  H.  Brinkerhoff,  of  Lebanon,  its  second,  George  F. 
Kenower,  of  Mascoutah.  The  meetings  of  this  association 
were  held  quarterly,  beginning  1879  with  100  members. 

The  North  St.  Clair  Teachers'  Institute,  composed  of 
teachers  in  the  north  end  of  the  county,  was  organized  at 
O'Fallon  in  December,  1S79 


Hundred  und  S; 


The  South  St.  CLur  Teachers"  Institute  was  organized  at 
Marissa,  in  January,  i88o. 

The  Belleville  and  East  St.  Louis  teachers  met  monthly 
or  bi-monthly. 

The  St.  Clair  County  Teachers"  Association  and  Institute 
has  been  in  existence  continuously  since  1S79.  The  member- 
ship at  present  is  more  than  twelve  hundred. 

The  number  of  certificates  issued  or  registered  in  the  school 
year  beginning  July  i,  1927,  was  1  j';6. 

The  programs  of  the  St.  Clair  County  Teachers"  Asso- 
ciation and  Institute  are  instructive  and  interesting.  The 
instructors  are  able,  competent  and  in  every  way  qualified. 
We  secure  the  best. 

There  are  854  teaching  positions  m  our  county.  Oi  this 
number,  107  are  one  room  rural  schools.  There  are  n  two 
room  schools  and  four  three-room  schools. 

Shiloh  has  four  teachers,  with  Armin  L.  Honnecker  as 
principal.  The  Lafayette  school  has  nine  teachers,  with  M. 
F.  Smith  as  principal  and  superintendent.  This  district  in- 
cludes the  Garrison  colored  five-room  school  with  J.  M.  D. 
Brown  as  principal. 

Casey ville  has  four  teachers,  with  Leroy  Randle  as  prin- 
cipal. 

Lenzburg  has  four  teachers,  with  John  Molles  as  principal. 

Millstadt  has  five  teachers,  with  George  E.  Dagit  as 
principal. 

New  Athens  has  six  elementary  and  four  high  school 
teachers  with  H.  W.  Krohn  as  principal  and  superintendent. 

Freeburg  has  eight  elementary  teachers,  with  B.  G.  Mer- 
kel  as  principal,  and  six  high  school  teachers,  with  Charles 
Barts  as  principal. 

Lebanon  has  eight  elementary  and  six  high  school  teachers, 
with  Vernon  G.  Mays  as  superintendent  and  Minnie  Niess 
as  principal  of  the  high  school. 

Mascoutah  has  eight  elementary  and  eight  high  school 
teachers,  with  L.  A.  Schafer  as  principal  and  superintendent. 

Marissa  has  fourteen  elementary  teachers,  with  E.  A. 
Grodeon  as  principal  and  superintendent;  and  eight  high 
school  teachers,  with  George  H.  Thompson  as  principal. 

O'Fallon  has  twelve  elementary  and  nine  high  school 
teachers,  with  J.  Emmet  Hinchcliff  as  principal  and  super- 
intendent. 

Dewey  School  has  six  teachers,  with  A.  J.  Germain  as 
principal. 

Union  School  has  seven  teachers,  with  Jennie  E.  Hughes 
as  principal. 

Signal  Hill  has  eight  teachers,  with  E.  W.  Schmalenberger 
as  principal. 


Dupo  Community  High  School 

Rose  Lake  has  nine  teachers,  with  W.  W.  Sliva  as  principal. 

Brooklyn  or  Lovejoy  has  fourteen  teachers,  with  B.  F. 
Washington  as  principal  and  superintendent. 

Dupo  has  thirteen  elementary  teachers,  with  E.  F. 
Schmelzel  as  principal  and  superintendent;  and  nine  high 
school  teachers,  with  R.  K.  Purl  as  principal. 

The  first  high  schools  in  our  county  were  established 
about  i8';8  m  Belleville,  1870  in  East  St.  Louis,  and  1872 
in  Mascoutah. 

In  the  revised  school  law  of  1872,  section  35  provides  for 
township  high  schools.  In  1904,  a  decision  of  the  Supreme 
Court  declared  that  "Any  district  may  establish  and  main- 
tain a  high  school  department."" 

The  Marissa  Township  High  School  was  established  in 
1907.  The  foundation  for  the  sentiment  of  this  high  school 
was  builded  in  the  Marissa  Academy,  which  had  existed 
for  several  years  before  the  organization  of  the  Township 
High  School. 

The  Belleville  Township  High  School  was  organized  in 
1914  and  took  the  place  of  the  Belleville  city  high  school. 
The  present  principal  is  H.  G.  Schmidt. 

The  O'Fallon  Township  High  School  was  established  in 
1918  and  was  the  natural  result  of  the  town  high  school, 
which  had  grown  to  a  four  year  high  school. 

The  Dupo  Community  High  School  was  organized  in  1920. 

The  New  Athens  Community  High  School  was  instituted 
in  1920.  The  sentiment  for  its  adoption  was  created  in  the 
town  high  school,  which  had  been  in  operation  for  about 
ten  years. 

The  Freeburg  Community  High  School  was  organized  in 
1921.  This  was  also  the  natural  result  of  a  district  or  town 
high  school. 

The  Mascoutah  Community  High  School  was  established 
in  1 92 1.  The  Mascoutah  town  high  school  had  been  in 
existence  for  almost  fifty  years.  It  was  originated  about  1872. 


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The  Lebanon  Community  High  School  was  instituted  in 
1 92 1,  and  was  also  the  result  of  many  years  of  training  given 
to  the  community  by  the  town  high  school. 

Lenzburg  and  Millstadt  each  have  a  two  year  high  school , 
established  in  1921.  Nearly  all  of  these  schools  have  modern 
school  buildings  and  all  have  adequate  equipment. 
EAST  ST.  LOUIS 

The  first  town  on  the  site  of  the  city  of  East  St.  Louis 
was  laid  out  on  the  east  bank  of  Cahokia  Creek  in  18 17. 

In  1841  Capt.  John  Trendley,  John  Cames,  Esq.,  and 
their  neighbors  in  lUinois  Town,  now  East  St.  Louis,'started 
a  subscription  hst  to  raise  a  fund  for  building  a  school  house 
and  hiring  a  teacher.  $175.00  was  subscribed,  a  carpenter 
was  employed  at  $1.75  per  day  to  erect  a  house.  The  site  of 
this  building  was  on  the  pubhc  square  in  Illinois  Town, 
afterwards  the  first  ward  of  East  St.  Louis.  This  was  a  frame 
building  14  by  16  feet  in  size.  It  had  room  for  two  short 
rows  of  benches,  a  small  desk  for  the  teacher  and  a  place 
for  the  water  bucket  and  broom.  The  first  pedagogue  who 
presented  himself  was  hired.  No  questions  were  asked  as  to 
his  preparation  or  ability  as  a  teacher.  He  was  expected  to 
keep  the  children  out  of  mischief  for  six  months  of  the  year, 
including  the  winter  season. 

In  1859  Illinois  Town  was  incorporated.  In  the  spring  of 
1861  a  new  charter  was  granted,  increasing  the  boundaries 
of  the  town  and  an  election  was  held  for  or  against  changing 
the  name  to  East  St.  Louis.  This  election  resulted  in  183  in 
favor  of  the  change  and  89  against. 

In  1863  there  were  two  schools,  the  upper  and  lower 
school,  each  having  two  teachers. 

In  1866  the  following  books  were  adopted  by  the  board 
of  directors  for  use  in  the  schools  of  the  district:  Webster's 
Speller,  McGuffey's  Readers,  Pinneo's  Grammar,  Ray's 
Arithmetic,  and  Monteith's  Geography,  and  rules  were 
adopted  concerning  the  conduct  of  the  schools. 

Peter  J.  C.  Marion  was  the  first  principal  teacher  elected 
by  the  board  of  directors  at  a  salary  of  $60.00  per  month, 
with  two  assistants,  in  1865.  He  was  the  principal  of  the 
upper  school,  which  was  conducted  in  the  basement  of  St. 
Patrick's  church.  The  lower  school  has  become  the  Franklin 
School  and  there  was  a  third  school  in  the  basement  of  St. 
Henry's  church. 

In  1869  James  J.  Rafter  was  made  the  principal  of  the 
St.  Patrick's  School.  Mr.  Marion  and  Mr.  Rafter  gave  many 
years  of  honored  service  to  the  city  of  East  St.  Louis  as 
teachers  and  upright  citizens. 

In  1869  Camp's  series  of  Geography  took  the  place  of 
Monteith's  and  Goodrich's  History  of  the  United  States 


and  Kearney's  History  of  the  United  States  were  added  to 
the  list  of  books. 

The  first  colored  school  was  opened  in  187 1,  after  the 
adoption  of  the  Constitution  of  1870,  which  gave  the  right 
for  the  first  time  in  our  state  for  the  establishment  of  schools 
for  colored  children.  This  school  was  held  in  the  colored 
Baptist  Church  on  Brady  Street.  The  first  teacher  was  Francis 
Moss,  at  a  salary  of  $40.00  per  month.  This  school  was 
established  through  the  influence  of  John  Robinson,  a  colored 
man  and  an  ex'slave,  who  was  very  active  in  the  cause  of 
education  for  colored  children. 

Arthur  O'Leary,  who  served  for  many  years  as  a  principal 
and  teacher,  and  the  secretary  of  the  board  of  education  in 
the  city  of  East  St.  Louis,  was  appointed  as  a  teacher  in 
October,  1S71.  In  1872,  Frank  V.  Rafter,  a  brilliant  man 
who  became  city  superintendent  of  schools.  Miss  Kate  E. 
Conway,  who  is  living  in  East  St.  Louis  at  the  present  time 
as  a  retired  teacher.  Miss  E.  Gain,  who  later  married  a  very 
promising  merchant,  Mr.  Oebike,  and  Dr.  L.  F.  Morehead 
were  appointed  as  teachers. 

The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  report  of  the  secretary 
of  the  board  of  education  for  the  year  ending  June  jo,  1875 : 
Number  of  schools  in  the  district  6 

Number  of  teachers  21 

Average  attendance  during  the  year  1102 

Number  of  boys  550 

Number  of  girls  543 

Average  number  of  days  taught  210 

Total  expense  during  the  year  $17,075.00 

The  middle  school  was  held  in  the  public  school  building 
on  the  corner  of  St.  Louis  and  Collins ville  Ave.  with  four 
teachers.  The  Broadway  School  was  held  in  the  basement 
of  St.  Henry's  Church  on  Broadway  with  four  teachers. 
The  Franklin  School  was  held  in  the  public  school  building 
in  the  first  ward  with  four  teachers.  The  upper  school  was 
held  in  the  basement  of  St.  Patrick's  Church  with  seven 
teachers.  The  colored  school  was  held  in  the  colored  Baptist 
Church  on  Brady  Street  with  one  teacher,  and  the  high 
school  was  held  in  a  private  building  on  6th  Street  between 
Missouri  and  Division  Ave.  with  one  teacher  and  an  average 
attendance  of  17  pupils.  Prof.  Frank  V.  Rafter  was  the 
principal  of  the  high  school.  Prof.  A.  J.  Driscoll  was  the 
principal  of  the  upper  school.  Prof.  Arthur  O'Leary  was 
principal  of  the  middle  school  and  Prof.  J.  Ruhland  was 
principal  of  the  Broadway  School  and  Prof.  B.  Long  was 
principal  of  the  Franklin  School. 


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In  187:-,  the  first  board  of  education  was  elected,  consisting 
of  SIX  members.  This  above  may  be  said  to  be  the  first  part 
of  the  East  St.  Louis  school  system.  The  second  part  began 
with  the  erection  of  adequate  school  buildings. 

In  1889  the  Webster  and  Franklin  Schools,  which  were 
then  considered  modern  brick  buildings,  with  twelve  rooms, 
were  built. 

In  18S6  the  Lincoln  School  building  for  colored  children 
was  built  on  the  corner  of  6th  and  St.  Louis  Ave.  This 
building  is  now  used  as  the  offices  of  the  East  St.  Louis 
board  of  education. 

In  1890  the  Emmerson  School,  consisting  of  eight  rooms, 
was  erected.  In  1894  the  high  school,  a  beautiful  stone  build- 
ing of  eighteen  rooms,  was  built.  Other  schools  followed 
rapidly,  including  the  Monroe  and  the  Douglas  m  1S96,  the 
Irving  in  1898,  the  Park,  Washington,  Longfellow,  and  Web- 
ster Annex  Schools  m  1900,  the  Monroe  Annex  m  1904, 
the  Horace  Mann  m  1905,  the  Jefferson,  Edgemont.  and  the 
Lincoln  in  1906,  the  Slade  m  1907,  the  Froebel  m  1912,  the 
Dunbar  in  1916,  the  Manners  and  the  Cannady  m  1918, 
the  Hawthorne  in  1923,  the  Morrison  in  1922,  the  Woodrow 
Wilson  in  1927,  the  Harding  Schools  in  1928,  and  the  new 
high  school  building  in  191 5. 

This  building  campaign  has  given  to  the  city  of  East  St. 
Louis  permanent  school  buildings.  At  the  time  of  the  erec- 
tion of  these  first  permanent  buildings,  which  were  the 
Webster  and  Franklin  Schools,  the  board  of  education  con- 
sisted of  G.  Lehman,  president  and  members  W.  A.  Dill, 
Thos.  J.  Canavan,  John  A.  Joyce,  Dennis  Rush,  D.  SuUivan, 
and  Dr.  J.  L.  Wiggins.  The  superintendent  of  schools  and 
the  secretary  of  the  board  of  education  was  Frank  V.  Rafter. 

Mr.  Al.  Keechler  spent  many  years  as  a  member  and 
president  of  the  East  St.  Louis  board  of  education.  T.  Jeff 
Daniel,  J.  M.  Sullivan,  Thomas  L.  Fekete,  Rudolph  Hun- 
ninger,  C.  L.  Gray,  P.  Joyce,  Dr.  I.  D.  Foulon,  P.  Carrigan, 
D.  A.  Beeken,  Geo.  Coy,  G.  W.  Thompson,  Chas.  Hissrich, 
Geo.  G.  Heller,  and  Paul  W.  Abt  were  members  of  the 
board.  J.  J.  Reader  was  for  seven  years  the  secretary  of  the 
board  of  education.  This  may  be  said  to  be  the  second  epoch 
in  the  schools  of  East  St.  Louis. 

The  third  epoch  began  m  1901  in  the  consolidation  of  all 
school  districts  in  the  city;  the  Douglas  or  Island  District, 
the  Central  or  High  School  District,  and  the  Illinois  City 
or  Longfellow  District,  were  combined  in  one  district.  The 
Washington  Park  District  was  added  in  1904  and  the  Alta 
Sita  and  the  Lansdowne  Districts  were  later  added  to  the 
East  St.  Louis  School  District,  and  these  together  comprise 


District  189,  which  is  the  East  St.  Lnuis  School  District 
Mr.  A.  L.  Keechler  was  the  president  of  the  board  of  edu- 
cation during  this  combination  of  districts  and  Mr.  James 
P.  Slade  was  the  city  superintendent  of  schools. 

The  fourth  epoch  in  the  history  of  the  progressive  school 
system  of  East  St.  Louis  was  the  introduction  of  the  manual 
arts  department,  Manual  Training,  Domestic  Economy  and 
a  special  supervisor  of  Physical  Education  and  a  supervisor 
of  Drawing  and  Music  for  all  the  schools.  This  was  during 
the  term  of  office  of  Mr.  Rudesill,  who  served  for  one  year, 
and  Mr.  W.  A.  Moody,  who  was  for  many  years  the  pres- 
ident of  the  hoard  of  education.  Paul  W.  Abt,  P.  P.  Gaynord, 
Harry  Kraemer,  Henry  T.  Renshaw,  Horace  J.  Eggmann, 
Geo.  T.  Smith,  Fred  Leber,  W.  B.  Dodd,  John  W.  Sanders, 
Peter  B.  Cusack,  Dr.  Albert  E.  Reeves  and  Albert  E.  Memts 
were  the  members  of  the  board.  John  E.  Miller  was  super- 
intendent, J.  S.  Pidgeon,  secretary,  Frank  L.  Thrasher,  supt. 
of  buildings,  and  Lela  Eggleston,  stenographer. 

During  this  time  the  condition  of  the  schools  of  the  city 
of  East  St.  Louis  improved  in  a  remarkable  degree  and  stood 
among  the  best  of  the  state.  The  teaching  body  consisted 
of  live,  progressive,  energetic  men  and  women,  with  special 
preparation  and  a  varied  experience.  These  teachers  knew 
what  and  how  to  teach.  The  following  is  a  list  of  the  prin- 
cipals during  this  period 

High  School,  Charles  L.  Manners;  Horace  Mann  School, 

D.  Walter  Potts;  Franklin  School,  Bernard  Guitues;  Long- 
fellow School,  I.  H.  Todd;  Webster  School,  W.  G.  Padfield; 
Park  School,  C.  G.  Williams;  Emmerson  School,  O.  E. 
Harper;  Washington  School,  Charles  Cannady;  Monroe 
School,  F.  F.  Sams;  Irving  School,  James  P.  Slade;  Second 
Street  School,  May  E.  Young;  Douglas  School,  Julia  Buckley; 
and  Lincoln  School,  colored,  B.  F.  Bowles. 

In  1911,  D.  Walter  Potts  was  appointed  city  superin- 
tendent of  the  East  St.  Louis  School  System  and  has  con- 
tinued in  that  office  up  to  the  present  time,  or  for  seventeen 
years.  The  principals  and  supervising  officers  of  the  East  St. 
Louis  schools  for  the  year  1927-1928  are  as  follows: 
High  School,  H.  A.  Kanzler,  prin.;  Junior  High  School,  M. 

E.  Bruce;  Alta  Sita  and  Irving  Schools,  O.  E.  Harper;  Bluff 
View  School,  Edgemont  School,  Eighty-first  Street  School, 
Oak  Park  School,  Seventy-fourth  Street  School  and  Morrison 
School,  J.  J.  McGlynn;  Cannady  School  and  Longfellow 
School,  J.  A.  McCoUom;  Emerson  School  and  Froebel  School, 
Miss  May  E.  Young;  Franklin  School  and  Washington 
School,  H.  B.  Hinckley;  Hawthorne  School  and  Wilson 
School,  J.  E.  Wesley;  National  City  School,  Charles  Hertel; 


Fne  Hundred  and  ,\. 


Jefferson  and  Manners  Schcxil,  W.  L.  Baughman;  Monroe 
School,  W.  G.  Padfield;  Park  and  Slade  Schools,  H.  F.  Thurs- 
ton; Roosevelt  School,  Margaret  Mulberry;  Webster  School, 

C.  G.  Williams;  Denverside  School,  Garfield  and  Rush  City, 
Dunbar,  Twenty-sixty  Street  School,  and  McKinley  School, 
M.  V.  Lucas;  Lincoln  High  School  and  Grade  School,  J.  W. 
Hughes;  Frank  F.  Glasow,  supervisor  of  physical  education; 
Bessie  Sawyer,  supervisor  of  penmanship ;  Carmen  A.  Trimer, 
supervisor  of  drawing;  Julia  R.  Kelsey,  supervisor  of  music; 
E.  C.  Tillotson,  supervisor  of  instrumental  music;  W.  Morris 
Jones,  supervisor  of  manual  training;  Mary  McGuire,  super- 
visor of  home  economics;  Cecile  C.  Combs,  assistant  super- 
visor of  music  and  drawing;  Frank  L.  Thrasher,  supervisor 
of  properties  and  purchasing  agent;  Lela  E.  Krehmeyer,  sec- 
retary to  superintendent  of  schools;  Dorothy  Reid,  stenog- 
rapher board  of  education. 

A  new  high  school  was  built  in  East  St.  Louis  in  1915. 

The  list  of  the  superintendents  of  schools,  who  have 
served  the  city  of  East  St.  Louis,  contains  the  names  of 
many  able  and  worthy  educators — James  McQuiIkin,  M. 
A.  Sullivan,  T.  J.  McDonnough,  Frank  V.  Rafter,  James 
P.  Slade,  an  ex-county  superintendent  and  ex-state  superinten- 
dent of  public  instruction,  J.  F.  McCullough,  John  Richeson, 
John  E.  Miller  and  D.  Walter  Potts. 

John  S.  Pidgeon  served  for  more  than  twenty-five  years 
as  an  efficient  and  competent  secretary.  This  position  is  now 
filled  by  Samuel  Moore. 

The  presidents  of  the  various  boards  of  education  since 
the  time  of  Mr.  Al.  Keechler,  or  1903,  are  Mr.  Rudesill, 
Mr.  W.  A.  Moody,  Judge  B.  H.  Canby,  Thomas  Knoeble, 
Fred  Kraft,  Wallace  Watkins  and  Dr.  E.  W.  Cannady.  At 
the  present  time  the  president  of  the  board  is  Dr.  R.  L. 
Campbell. 

Since  the  establishment  of  the  East  St.  Louis  High  School 
in  1872,  the  following  principals  have  served:  C.  A.  Single- 
terry,  Frank  Rafter,  Charles  Manners,  who  served  as  the 
principal  of  the  high  school  for  almost  twenty-five  years, 

D.  Walter  Potts,  served  for  one  year,  H.  J.  Alvis,  served  for 
a  number  of  years.  The  present  principal  is  Herman  A. 
Kanzler. 

Since  1896  the  principals  of  the  colored  schools  have  been 
Mr.  Byron,  Mr.  Thompson,  B.  F.  Bowles,  who  served  as 
principal  for  many  years,  and  J.  W.  Hughes,  who  has  been 
the  principal  of  the  Lincoln  High  and  Grade  Schools  since 
1914.  M.  V.  Lucas,  the  principal  of  the  Paul  Lawrence 
Dunbar  School,  came  to  the  East  St.  Louis  system  almost 
forty  years  ago  and  has  been  continuously  a  teacher  and 
principal  in  the  schools  of  his  adopted  city. 


During  the  administration  of  D.  Walter  Potts,  city  super- 
intendent of  schools,  the  school  system  has  grown  in  a 
marked  degree.  The  Roosevelt,  or  ungraded  school  for  back- 
ward children,  was  established  in  1919.  This  is  under  the 
direction  of  Miss  Margaret  Mulberry  as  principal.  The 
colored  schools  have  a  total  enrollment  of  2495,  and  the 
white  schools  of  11,  275.  The  colored  high  school  has  134 
students  and  the  white  high  school  1027.  The  colored  Junior 
High  has  241  students  and  the  white  Junior  High  has  847. 

In  1923  Parsons  Field  was  purchased  as  an  athletic  field 
for  the  East  St.  Louis  Schools  and  in  1925  the  old  Y  building, 
at  i^th  and  Bond,  was  purchased  as  a  colored  recreation 
center.  The  Lincoln  High  School  became  a  member  of  the 
North  Central  Association  of  Schools  and  Colleges  in  1928. 

In  the  city  of  East  St.  Louis  there  are  a  total  of  432  active 
teachers,  principals  and  supervising  officers.  They  have  a 
body  of  sincere,  progressive,  well  qualified  teachers,  with  a 
splendid  physical  equipment  and  every  possible  advantage 
for  the  advancement  of  the  children. 

This  system  has  competent  medical  inspection  for  all 
school  children  with  doctors  and  nurses  continuously  caring 
for  the  health  of  the  children.  It  also  has  installed  a  "thrift" 
program  which  has  been  successfully  practiced.  The  school 
pupils  of  East  St.  Louis  and  surrounding  communities  now 
have  $160,724.12  on  deposit  in  the  East  St.  Louis  banks. 

The  following  history  of  the  Belleville  public  schools  was 
written  by  the  late  A.  M.  Wolleson,  a  thorough  gentleman, 
a  great  student  and  a  kind,  lovable  man.  He  worked  for 
many  years  in  the  public  schools  of  Belleville  as  teacher,  prin- 
cipal  and  assistant  to  the  county  superintendent  of  schools. 
THE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS  OF  BELLEVILLE 

The  city  of  Belleville,  Illinois,  had  its  first  beginning  in 
the  year  1814,  when,  as  authentic  records  inform  us,  it  was 
platted  and  laid  out  in  George  Blair's  cornfield.  The  founders, 
influenced,  no  doubt,  by  the  early  French  settlers  of  the 
county,  gave  it  the  euphonious  French  name  "Belleville." 

The  writer's  endeavors  to  obtain  information  concerning 
schools  and  education  in  the  new  town  during  the  first  period 
of  Its  existence  has  met  with  but  meagre  success.  In  the  year 
1 82 1  the  "Belleville  Academy"  was  incorporated  by  an  act 
of  the  Legislature.  Its  frame  building  was  located  on  the 
west  side  of  South  Jackson  Street,  south  of  Lincoln  (formerly 
Second)  Street,  about  where  the  Jackson  Street  M.  E.  Church 
is  now  standing.  Its  aim  was  to  furnish  young  men  with  a 
higher  education.  William  Turner  was  among  its  first  in- 
structors. He  was  a  cultured  man  and  a  student  and  lover  of 
Shakespeare,  whose  works  he  recited  with  all  the  eloquence 


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MC  KENDREE 


and  grace  of  an  actor.  This  gave  rise  to  the  heUef  among  his 
contemporaries  m  Belleville  that  he  had  formerly  been  con- 
nected with  the  stage,  though  he  never  admitted  this  to 
have  been  the  fact. 

In  182},  there  was  a  school  house  standing  where  the 
First  M.  E.  Church  is  now  located  on  East  Washington 
(formerly  First)  Street.  It  is  known  that  a  certain  Mr.  Gallop 
taught  school  m  that  building  in  the  year  1824. 

In  the  same  year,  1824,  Mr.  John  H.  Dennis,  a  native  of 
Virginia,  came  to  Belleville.  For  the  next  thirty-five  years 
he  was  uninterruptedly  engaged  in  educational  work  m  pri- 
vate and  public  schools  in  Belleville,  and  served  four  years 
as  county  superintendent  of  schools.  His  first  school  was 
opened  1824  or  1825  in  the  Mitchell  Building,  located  on 
the  north  side  of  the  public  square,  where  we  now  find  the 
Belleville  Bank  and  Trust  Company's  building.  It  was  called 
the  "Aristocratic"  school,  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  children 
of  wealthy  families  from  St.  Louis  and  other  places  attended 
it.  This  able  teacher  died  in  Belleville  in  1869. 

In  the  year  1825  the  first  school  law  of  Illinois  was  enacted. 
Viewed  m  the  light  of  today  its  many  deficiencies  are  glar- 
ingly revealed.  For  instance,  no  one  could  be  taxed  for  the 
support  of  a  public  school  without  his  consent,  and  educa- 
tion was  provided  for  white  children  only.  Yet  it  was  a 
beginning,  and  far  better  than  no  law  at  all.  It  brought  schools 
to  a  limited  extent  under  some  sort  of  public  control,  and 
eventually  paved  the  way  for  more  effective  legislation. 

For  the  next  thirty  years  the  great  majority  of  the  children 
of  Belleville  attended  school  in  any  available  rooms  rented 
by  teachers  of  varying  efficiency  who  charged  for  each  pupil 
a  certain  amount  agreed  upon.  We  have  learned  that  school 
was  "kept"  in  basements  and  other  unsuitable  and  unsanitary 
rooms  sparingly  equipped  with  furniture  and  educational 
appliances,  and  most  likely  but  slightly  and  only  perfunctorily 
controlled  by  legal  authority. 

Among  the  most  prominent  teachers  of  those  years  we 
meet  with  the  names  of  Mr.  Edwards  and  Mr.  John  F. 
Parks.  These  two  men,  and  others,  taught  successfully  in 
schools  located  m  the  Odd  Fellow's  Hall  on  the  northeast 
corner  of  "A"  and  High  Streets;  in  the  basement  of  the  old 
Presbyterian  Church  on  the  site  of  the  present  Bell  Telephone 
Company's  building,  southeast  corner  "A"  and  Illinois 
Street;  in  the  Advocate  Building  on  East  Washington  Street, 
between  Illinois  and  High  Streets;  in  a  building  on  West 
"A"  Street,  between  Second  and  Third  Streets;  and  on  South 
First  Street,  between  Main  and  Washington  Streets. 


And  so  by  halt  blindly  groping  our  way  through  the  mist 
of  a  number  of  years  we  finally  emerge  into  more  recent 
periods  that  are  partly  illuminated  by  scraps  of  minutes  of 
transactions  of  boards  of  directors  preserved  to  us  by  the 
school  authorities  of  the  present  day.  The  oldest  of  these 
records  beings  with  an  entry  dated  October  ij,  1847.  At 
that  time  three  directors  were  constituting  the  hoard,  namely ; 
Charles  Ellis,  William  M.  Parker,  and  C.  G.  Y.  Taylor.  On 
October  20th,  1847,  they  met  and  elected  Mr.  Taylor  treas- 
urer. On  October  2<;th  he  gave  bond  and  entered  upon  his 
duties. 

On  November  i8th  they  in  a  body  visited  the  various 
schools  taught  by  Mr.  John  Coleman,  Mr.  Beach,  Miss 
Hough,  and  Mrs.  Avard.  They  found  them  all  under  good 
regulations  and  tolerably  well  supplied  with  school-room 
furniture. 

On  January  6th,  1848,  they  met  and  examined  the  sched- 
ules of  John  Coleman,  Mr.  Holbrook,  Mr.  Beach,  Mrs. 
E.  Avard,  and  Miss  Hough.  They  corrected  and  certified 
them  and  ordered  the  following  sums  paid  to  the  respective 
teachers:  To  Coleman,  $4.65;  to  Holbrook,  $1.05;  to  Beach, 
$:v:-,o;  to  Mrs.  E.  H.  Avard,  $^.90;  to  Miss  Hough,  $6.0";. 

There  are  no  further  minutes  by  this  board. 

Continuing  quoting  from  the  same  book  we  find  the  fol- 
lowing entries  among  many  others : 

February  15,  1851:  The  following  named  persons  were 
elected  school  directors  for  district  number  four,  T.  i  N., 
R.  8  W.:  David  Swire,  Theo  K.  Krafft,  and  William  Lorey. 
They  met  February  24th  and  elected  W.  Lorey  Clerk. 

This  board  served  until  January  14th,  1856,  during  which 
time  19  meetings  are  recorded.  They  at  first  made  visits  to 
the  different  schools  taught  by  teachers  named  and  found 
them  all  satisfactorily  conducted  and  well  supplied  with 
furniture.  On  March  nth,  iS'ji,  they  expressed  regret  that 
Mrs.  Hyde's  school  room  was  almost  too  small  for  the  num- 
ber of  scholars;  "but  she  told  us  that  m  a  short  time  she 
would  have  the  use  of  a  more  commodious  room.  This  would 
be  very  desirable." 

The  principal  duties  performed  by  them  seems  to  have 
been  to  examine  and  correct  the  teachers'  schedules  and 
hand  them  over  to  the  township  treasurers.  The  following 
teachers  are  named  during  their  term  of  office :  Mrs.  Jenkins, 
Mrs.  Hyde,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edwards,  Mr.  Galbraith,  Mr. 
Rail,  Mrs.  Holbrook,  Miss  Hough,  and  Mrs.  Johnson.  In 
1853,  these  new  names  appear:  Messrs.  Richards,  Griffin, 
Ha  well,  Loftus,  Miss  Martina,  and  Miss  Hill;  in  1854  Mr. 
Thompson  and  Miss  Granger  are  added. 


On  September  i6th,  185 1,  they  employed  Mr.  Fried- 
laender  to  take  the  number  of  all  white  persons  under  the 
age  of  twenty-one  years  residing  in  our  school  district. 

The  following  was  the  result:  Males,  952;  Females,  897. 
School  census  was  again  taken  in  October,  1853.  The  total 
number  was  then  2271. 

The  first  election  under  the  new  school  law  of  1855  was 
held  January  14th,  1856,  and  the  following  were  elected: 
James  Affleck,  Henry  Goedeking,  and  Will  Kempff.  They 
organized  January  22nd  by  electmg  Henry  Goedeking  pres- 
ident and  Will  Kempff  secretary.  Resolution  passed:  "That 
the  board  of  directors  shall  have  a  regular  meeting  on  the 
first  Tuesday  of  every  month,  at  early  candleUght."  It  was 
also  resolved  that  the  directors  in  a  body  visit  and  examine 
the  different  schools  of  the  district  on  next  Thursday,  Jan- 
uary 24th. 

January  28th:  The  directors,  after  having  examined  all  the 
schools  of  the  district,  which  came  to  their  knowledge,  re- 
solved: that  the  following  report  of  our  visit  is  hereby 
recorded : 

In  accordance  with  a  resolution  of  our  last  meeting  we 
proceeded  on  Thursday,  January  24th,  and  visited : 

1 .  The  school  in  the  Protestant  Church,  under  the  man- 
agement of  Mr.  M.  Seitz.  Number  of  scholars,  156,  the 
greater  portion  of  which  were  German.  The  studies  embrace 
English  and  German.  Mr.  Seitz  keeps  a  schedule  and  has  a 
certificate. 

2.  The  school  west  of  the  Catholic  Church,  under  the 
management  of  Mr.  Paul  Anton  Helmich.  Number  of  schol- 
ars, 90,  the  greater  portion  of  which  were  German.  Studies: 
English  and  German.  Mr.  Helmich  has  a  certificate  and 
keeps  a  schedule. 

J.  The  school  in  the  basement  of  the  Catholic  Church, 
under  the  management  of  Mr.  John  Webster.  Number  of 
scholars,  55,  the  majority  of  which  are  English.  Studies  alto- 
gether English.  Mr.  Webster  keeps  a  schedule  and  has  a 
certificate  of  qualifications. 

4.  The  school  in  the  basement  of  the  Methodist  Church, 
under  the  management  of  Miss  Granger  and  Miss  Ash. 
Number  of  scholars,  about  70,  all  females.  The  schedules 
were  kept  according  to  law  and  the  teachers  have  certificates 
of  qualification. 

5.  The  school  in  the  Odd  Fellow's  Hall,  under  the  man- 
agement of  Mrs.  Edwards  and  Miss  Edwards.  Number  of 
scholars,  about  100,  male  and  female;  two  departments,  the 
first  or  primary  department  under  the  care  of  Miss  Edwards. 
Keep  a  schedule  and  have  certificate  of  qualification. 


Friday,  January  25th,  we  continued  and  visited: 

6.  The  school  of  F.  M.  Rail  and  W.  Krech,  in  Abend's 
Hall.  Number  of  scholars,  77,  of  which  number  about  17 
were  not  residents  of  the  fourth  district;  the  scholars  were 
all  males,  English  and  German,  and  the  studies  were  also 
English  and  German.  Mr.  Rail  has  a  certificate  of  qualifica- 
tion and  promised  to  keep  a  schedule  according  to  law. 

7.  The  school  in  the  German  Brick  Church,  under  the 
management  of  Mr.  Krauss.  Number  of  scholars,  about  50, 
all  German.  Mr.  Kraus  keeps  a  schedule  in  German  and  has 
no  certificate. 

8.  The  school  in  the  Old  Hall,  under  the  management 
of  Miss  Field.  Number  of  scholars  12  to  14,  male  and  female; 
all  small,  just  beginning.  Has  no  certificate  or  schedule. 

9.  The  school  in  the  basement  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  under  the  management  of  Mr.  P.  Roeder.  Number 
of  scholars,  about  20,  all  German,  male  and  female.  Studies 
German  and  English.  Mr.  Roeder  keeps  no  schedule  and  has 
no  certificate. 

10.  The  school  of  Mr.  Dennis.  Number  of  scholars, 
about  25,  all  males.  The  studies  embrace  the  higher  as  well 
as  the  common  branches.  Mr.  Dennis  keeps  a  schedule  and 
has  a  certificate  of  qualification. 

11.  The  school  in  the  West  Belleville  School-house,  un- 
der the  management  of  Mr.  Masbacher.  Number  of  scholars, 
25,  all  German.  Keeps  a  schedule  and  has  a  certificate  of 
qualification. 

The  total  number  of  pupils  attending  schools  in  the  Fourth 
District,  684. 

Mr.  Affleck  was  instructed  to  notify  all  the  teachers  to 
keep  their  schedules  in  strict  accordance  with  the  law. 
"Whereas  the  school  taught  by  Mr.  Seitz  contains  entirely 
too  many  scholars  for  one  teacher,  therefore  resolved :  That 
Mr.  Seitz  be  authorized  to  employ  an  assistant  teacher,  for 
teaching  the  various  English  branches,  under  the  same  con- 
ditions, as  said  Seitz  has  taught  heretofore." 

At  a  meeting  held  March  13th,  1856,  it  was  resolved 
that  inasmuch  as  the  schools  had  not  heretofore  been  taught 
in  strict  accordance  with  the  law,  and  inasmuch  as  the  money 
raised  by  taxation  this  year  was  sufficient  to  pay  for  only 
six  months'  school,  therefore  the  board  would  not  certify 
to  the  correctness  of  the  schedules  for  the  first  half  of  the 
year  but  see  to  it  that  everything  was  done  hereafter  accord- 
ing to  law  so  that  the  money  coming  to  them  for  the  year 
could  be  used  for  the  support  of  the  schools  for  the  last  six 
months  of  the  year;  by  which  arrangement  they  would  keep 
up  the  schools  according  to  law. 


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Rules  and  regulations  were  ordered  printed  March  26th, 

Resolved  on  April  jrd,  i8'i6:  That  we  commence  Free 
Schools  on  next  Monday,  the  seventh  day  of  April,  1816, 
under  the  following  arrangements: 

To  keep  in  each  ward  a  primary  school  and  also  a  primary 
school  m  West  Belleville,  all  for  boys  and  girls  together, 
and  two  grammar  schools,  one  for  boys  and  one  for  girls, 
male  department  of  grammar  school  to  be  kept  by  Messrs. 
Dennis  and  Fuller,  each  with  a  salary  of  $450.00  per  year, 
female  department  of  grammar  school  under  the  tuition  of 
Mrs.  Edwards  and  Miss  Hough,  the  first  with  ,1  salary  of 
$450.00,  the  latter  with  a  salary  of  $350.00,  to  be  kept  in  the 
basement  of  the  Methodist  Church  for  the  rent  of  $100.00. 

First  Ward  primary  school  under  the  tuition  of  Miss 
Edwards,  with  a  salary  of  $250.00,  to  be  kept  in  the  basement 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  for  the  rent  of  $50.00  per  year. 

Second  Ward  primary  school  under  the  tuition  of  Messrs. 
Seitz  and  Roman,  the  first  with  a  salary  of  $400.00,  the  latter 
with  a  salary  of  $3,50.00,  to  be  kept  in  the  German  Protestant 
Church  for  the  rent  of  $50.00  per  year. 

Third  Ward  primary  school  under  the  tuition  of  Messrs. 
Webster  and  Helmich,  with  a  salary  of  $400.00  each,  to  be 
kept  in  the  school  rooms  ot  Catholic  Church  Association. 

Fourth  Ward  primary  school  under  the  tuition  of  Miss 
GaskiU,  for  the  salary  of  $300.00,  to  be  kept  in  the  old 
Library  Hall,  for  the  rent  of  $72.00  per  year. 

West  Belleville's  School  under  the  tuition  of  Mr.  Roeder, 
with  a  salary  of  $400.00,  to  be  kept  m  the  West  Belleville 
school  house,  for  the  rent  of  $ — .00  per  year. 

Also  to  employ  Mr.  Krech  as  teacher  of  the  German  lan- 
guage for  the  male  and  female  grammar  departments  with  a 
salary  of  $300.00  for  teaching  four  hours  daily. 

On  April  i2th,  1856,  the  board  and  the  teachers  met  and 
selected  uniform  text-books  as  follows : 

1 .  McGufFey's  Series  of  Readers,  submitted  to  be  gradually 
replaced  by  Tawer's  Readers. 

2.  Mitchel's  Intermediate  Geography. 

3.  Greenleaf's  Common  School  Arithmetic  and  Colburn's 
Mental  Arithmetic. 

4.  Buttler's  English  Grammar. 

5.  Webster's  Spelling  Book  and  School  Companion. 

6.  Goodrich's  History  of  the  United  States. 

7.  Copy-books  with  copies  set. 

And  so  it  seems  that  the  Belleville  public  schools  were 
now,  on  April  7th,  1856,  launched  out  under  the  school  law 
of  1855  in  regular  and  approved  form. 


A  summer  vacation  was  declared  by  the  board  to  begin 
July  25th  and  end  August  25th,  iSsfi.  The  board  encoun- 
tered considerable  trouble  this  first  year.  First  Mr.  Dennis 
resigned  soon  after  accepting  his  position.  A  certain  Mr. 
F.  D.  Halstead  was  hired  to  take  his  place  June  24th;  but 
in  July  he  handed  m  his  resignation.  Finally  Mr.  C.  F. 
Ncetling  was  engaged  m  his  place. 

The  schedules  were  examined  and  certified  to  every  six 
months,  and  it  seems  th.it  the  teachers  were  paid  only  every 
SIX  months — twice  a  year.  How  the  teachers  got  their  pay 
for  the  first  six  months,  just  before  the  schools  became  reg- 
ular Free  Schools,  is  not  made  clear.  The  board  resolved  to 
see  the  township  trustees  about  it,  and  if  not  successful  in 
getting  them  to  pay  them  advised  the  teachers  to  petition 
each  for  himself. 

In  order  that  free  schools  might  be  held  the  entire  year  it 
became  necessary  to  raise  a  larger  amount  of  money  by  taxa- 
tion than  the  board  had  power  to  levy,  and  therefore  an 
election  was  held  in  June,  1857,  to  determine  by  vote  of 
the  people  whether  such  schools  should  be  held  for  twelve 
months  or  not.  The  majority  of  the  people  voted  in  favor 
of  the  proposition;  450  for  and  147  against  same. 

Nine  teachers  were  employed  for  the  year  1857-1858, 
namely:  Mrs.  L.  D.  C.  Edwards,  Miss  Mary  Edwards,  Miss 
Nancy  S.  Hough,  Mrs.  Johnson,  Mr.  Barnum,  Mr.  G.  S. 
Slade,  and  Mr.  Miller.  Salaries  for  these  teachers  were 
$500.00  for  the  male  teachers  and  $400.00  for  the  female 
teachers.  Mr.  Parks  was  engaged  at  the  same  time  as  super- 
intendent of  schools,  and  in  addition  as  manager  of  the 
grammar  department,  with  the  condition  to  classify  all  the 
scholars,  visit  the  schools  at  least  once  a  month,  arrange  the 
examinations,  and  do  and  perform  such  duties  as  generally 
were  involved  upon  a  school  superintendent;  his  salary 
was  $1000.00  a  year. 

On  November  9th,  1857,  ^^^  following  were  elected  mem- 
bers of  the  board  of  directors:  Messrs.  O.  B.  Fauke,  C.  T. 
Elles,  and  Jacob  Lehr.  Miss  Julia  Taylor  was  employed  as 
teacher  on  January  8th,  1858,  with  a  salary  ot  $50.00  for 
one  quarter;  if  she  gives  satisfaction,  she  is  to  be  paid  $6o.oo. 
On  January  i8th,  the  board  resolved  to  pay  the  teachers 
the  first  quarter  due  them,  amounting  to  $1050.00. 

January  29th,  1858:  Resolved  that  we  employ  Mr.  Raab 
as  assistant  teacher  to  Mr.  Wile  in  West  Belleville,  to  com* 
mence  February  ist,  1858,  for  the  term  of  three  months  and 
the  sum  of  $75.00  for  the  three  months. 

February  22nd,  1858:  Resolved,  that  as  necessity  requires 
that  we  should  have  a  high  school  in  this  district,  that  we 


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MC  KENDREE 


order  forty  double  seats  from  Cincinnati,  and  prepare  the 
third  story  of  the  Literary  Hall  for  a  high  school. 

April  2nd,  1858:  Teachers  were  paid.  (Miss  Taylor  must 
have  given  satisfaction,  for  she  was  paid  $60.00) 

May  19th,  1858:  Resolved,  that  whereas  complaint  has 
been  made  for  punishing  scholars,  therefore  resolved  that  we 
visit  every  school  and  give  each  teacher  the  following  written 
notice:  Resolved  that  corporal  punishment  be  entirely  abol- 
ished, and  that  incorrigible  scholars  be  referred  to  their 
parents.  June  7th,  1858:  Summer  vacation  ordered  to  begin 
June  1 8th  to  August  2nd.  An  election  was  ordered  to  be 
held  on  June  21st  to  determine  whether  or  not  the  school 
term  should  be  extended  1859,  and  also  to  submit  to  a  vote 
the  building  of  a  school  house  either  in  the  2nd,  jrd,  or  4th 
Ward,  and  a  two  mill  tax  to  erect  the  school  house.  June 
i8th,  1858:  This  day  was  Picknick  of  all  the  free  schools. 
Result  of  the  election  held  in  the  Court  House  the  21st  of 
June,  1858:  468  votes  for  the  extension  of  the  school  term; 
264  votes  against  the  extension.  276  votes  for  the  two  mill 
tax  to  build  school  house;  347  votes  against  a  mill  tax. 

July  26th,  1858:  Resolved  that  the  weather  being  too  hot 
the  free  schools  are  to  commence  August  30th;  notice  to  be 
given.  August  27th,  1858:  Resolved  that  we  pay  Mr.  Raab 
$550.00  to  take  the  West  Belleville  school  alone  and  teach 
one  hour  German  every  morning  from  8:00  to  9:00  o'clock. 
August  30th,  1858:  Paul  Roeder  was  employed  to  teach  one 
hour  German  extra  every  day  with  extra  pay  at  the  rate  of 
$600.00  per  year.  The  third  story  of  the  Advocate  Building 
was  fitted  up  for  school  purposes.  October  29th,  1858;  Vis- 
ited Mrs.  Edwards"  and  Miss  H.  school;  present  78  scholars. 
Visited  Miss  Mary  Edward's  school;  present  44  scholars. 
Visited  Mr.  Wile's  school;  present  37  scholars.  Visited  Miss 
Taylor's  school;  78  scholars.  Visited  Mrs.  Weeden's  school, 
50  scholars.  Mr.  Slade's,  78  scholars.  Mr.  Parks'  and  Mrs. 
Scott's,  59  scholars.  (Remark;  Mr.  Slade  ought  to  have  an 
assistant.) 

Mr.  Slade  got  his  assistant  in  Mrs.  Thwing  at  the  rate 
of  $300.00  salary  November  2nd. 

October  30th,  1858:  Resolved  that  whereas  by  visiting 
the  German  classes  we  found  only  fourteen  scholars  at  Mr. 
Roeder's  and  only  eleven  at  Mr.  Raab's,  therefore  we  do 
not  feel  justifiable  to  continue  the  German  classes  after  this 
quarter  expires. 

A  petition  was  received  by  the  board  November  12th, 
1858,  to  continue  the  instruction  in  German.  But  the  board 
suspended  said  instruction  until  a  new  school  house  shall 
have  been  built,  affording  more  room. 


November  2jrd,  iSiS:  Mr.  Roeder  having  now  thirty-two 
German  scholars  he  was  allowed  to  continue  instruction  in 
German  until  further  notice  be  given  him.  December  7th, 
1858:  Singing  in  all  the  schools  was  recommended. 

March  3rd,  1859:  Resolved  that  the  teachers  of  the  public 
schools  in  District  4,  Township  i  N.,  R.  8  W.,  Belleville, 
are  permitted  to  suspend  their  respective  schools  during  the 
first  week  in  April,  1859,  in  order  to  attend  the  Teachers' 
Institute.  Resolved  that  if  any  teacher  thus  suspending  the 
school  does  not  attend  the  Teachers'  Institute  every  day, 
their  time  of  absence  be  deducted  from  their  wages. 

The  first  Teachers'  Institute  held  in  Belleville  opened 
April  4th,  1859,  under  the  charge  of  Mr.  Merwin;  full  at- 
tendance; very  interesting;  lectures  every  evening. 

The  question  of  extending  the  school  term  for  i860  was 
carried  by  but  a  small  majority  on  May  14th,  1859.  Building 
a  new  school  house  and  buying  the  Odd  Fellows  Hall  for  a 
school  were  voted  down  on  the  same  day.  A  tax  levy  of 
35  cents  per  hundred  dollars  valuation  was  approved  for 
i860.  August  i2th,  i8'i9:  The  clerk  was  authorized  to  notify 
Mr.  Parks  that  we  do  not  need  his  services  as  teacher  and 
superintendent  any  longer.  Resolved  that  we  declare  Mr. 
Park's  place  vacant.  August  22nd,  1859:  Resolved  that  the 
scholastic  year  commences  on  the  29th  of  August,  in  order 
to  close  the  school  by  the  4th  of  July  next.  An  election  was 
ordered  for  September  5th  for  three  directors.  August  29th, 
1859:  Resolved  that  whereas  we  have  no  superintendent, 
therefore  the  schools  be  suspended  till  after  the  election. 

George  Bunsen,  Wm.  Kempff  and  James  Affleck  were 
duly  elected  directors  on  September  5th,  1859. 

The  above  extracts  are  taken  from  the  oldest  minute  book 
now  in  the  safe  of  the  board  of  education  of  the  Belleville 
public  schools.  All  through  these  minutes  are  evidences  of 
a  sincere  desire  on  the  part  of  the  directors  to  build  up  good 
schools.  They  make  frequent  visits  to  the  schools  and  watch 
the  progress  made  and  the  efficiency  of  the  teachers.  They 
do  their  very  best  to  solve  the  difficulties  encountered  in- 
volving the  question  of  housing  the  schools  and  providing 
additional  teachers  whenever  the  number  of  pupils  become 
too  unwieldy.  This,  in  many  cases,  is  not  done  until  there 
are  65  to  80  pupils  to  a  teacher.  It  is  seen  that  the  public 
is  utterly  opposed  to  providing  new  school  buildings,  al- 
though there  is  a  dire  necessity  for  same.  Surely  these  people 
were  serving  the  community  under  most  adverse  conditions, 
and  deserve  credit  for  their  noble  activities. 


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Under  date  of  November  9th,  i860,  we  find  the  following 
entry:  The  Catholic  school  rooms  having  been  offered  free 
of  rent  for  the  establishment  of  schools  under  the  rules  for 
the  government  of  our  public  schools,  it  was  resolved  to 
establish  schools  m  said  school  rooms  and  engage  the  present 
teachers,  if  they  appear  to  be  qualified.  One  year  later  the 
board  required  that  the  teachers  of  the  Catholic  schools 
abstain  from  such  observance  as  with  which  Protestant  chil- 
dren could  not  consistently  comply;  also,  it  is  expected  that 
they  will  only  observe  such  holidays  of  the  Catholic  Church 
as  they  and  their  scholars  would  feel  compelled  by  their 
religious  convictions  to  observe. 

In  January,  1863,  the  board  resolved  that  whereas  the 
schools  near  the  Catholic  Church  are  too  much  crowded, 
Mr.  Bunsen  be  authorized  to  inquire,  whether  an  arrange- 
ment can  he  made  to  send  the  small  scholars  to  a  preparatory 
department  under  the  care  of  one  of  the  Sisters  of  the  insti- 
tute, subject,  of  course,  to  all  rules  of  the  common  schools. 
Mr.  Bunsen  a  few  days  later  reported  that  it  was  not  practic- 
able to  establish  a  preparatory  department  at  the  school  near 
the  Catholic  Church — the  Sisters  of  the  institute  being  un- 
willing to  conform  to  the  rules  governing  the  teachers  of 
the  Common  schools. 

The  Civil  War  did  not  fail  to  leave  its  mark  upon  the 
records  of  the  Belleville  public  schools.  We  learn  that  on 
August  i6th,  1862,  a  petition  of  citizens  was  presented, 
calling  upon  the  directors  to  have  the  oath  of  allegiance  ad- 
ministered to  the  different  teachers.  It  was  temporarily  dis- 
posed of  by  laying  it  on  the  table  till  next  meeting.  At  the 
meeting  held  August  23rd,  1862,  a  motion  to  comply  with 
the  request  of  the  petitioners  was  lost,  and  a  resolution 
adopted  which  showed  a  disposition  to  pass  the  buck  to  the 
county  superintendent  of  schools.  The  petitioners  seem  to 
have  been  dissatisfied  with  this  action  of  the  board  of  direc- 
tors because  on  October  nth  they  sent  a  committee  to 
appear  before  them  relative  to  the  said  matter  of  adminis- 
tering the  oath  of  allegiance  to  all  the  teachers  of  the  common 
schools.  At  a  meeting  of  the  board  held  a  week  later  the 
clerk  was  instructed  to  inform  the  said  committee  of  the 
citizens  in  writing  "That  the  board  had  been  informed  by 
the  superintendent,  Mr.  Slade,  that  the  teachers  of  the 
schools  of  District  No.  4  have  taken  the  oath  of  allegiance 
on  the  1 8th,  of  their  own  accord,  without  waiting  for  any 
action  of  the  directors  in  the  premises."  This  matter  was 
thus  effectively  and  satisfactorily  settled. 

Every  year  towards  autumn  a  special  election  continued 
to  be  held  to  vote  for  or  against  levying  a  special  tax  for 


continuing  school  longer  than  six  months  during  the  ensuing 
school  year.  The  majority  in  favor  of  a  long  school  term  was 
always  decisive,  sometimes  almost  unanimous.  This  shows 
the  general  sentiment  of  the  community  in  favor  of  educa- 
tion. However,  the  proposition  to  purchase  ground  and  erect 
modern  school  buildings  was  repeatedly  lost.  Finally  in  Au- 
gust, 1864,  it  was  decided  by  a  large  majority  of  votes  to  buy 
ground  and  build  school  buildings.  As  a  result  thereof  Frank- 
lin and  Washington  Schools  were  erected  at  a  cost  of  about 
$100,000.  These  schools  could  accommodate  1568  children 
when  all  rooms  were  occupied  to  their  capacity.  The  average 
daily  attendance  had  at  that  time  never  reached  1200.  The 
opinion  was  expressed  that  there  would  be  ample  accommo- 
dations for  four  or  five  years  to  come. 

The  board  now  found  itself  confronted  with  the  serious 
problem  of  raising  sufficient  funds  to  defray  the  current  ex- 
penses of  conducting  the  schools,  paying  interest  on  bonds 
and  providing  a  reasonable  amount  for  the  gradual  retire- 
ment of  bonds.  The  bonds  issued  drew  ten  per  cent  interest, 
making  the  financial  burden  doubly  heavy.  A  business  de- 
pression had  occurred  in  1869  which  induced  the  board  to 
lower  the  tax  rate  temporarily,  and  the  teachers  were  the 
ultimate  sufferers.  The  salaries  of  the  great  majority  of  teach- 
ers were,  and  remained,  small.  Only  a  few,  the  men  at  the 
top,  received  fair  salaries.  Thus  in  the  year  1871,  of  the  30 
teachers  employed,  24  received  $87';o;  the  other  six  received 
$7500. 

The  teachers'  pay  was  small  for  reasons  already  explained. 
In  1879,  when  the  writer  became  a  member  of  the  corps,  he 
accepted  his  position  as  principal  of  the  Lincoln  School  at 
the  annual  salary  of  $500.00  The  young  girls  who  entered 
upon  the  profession  of  teaching  began  with  a  salary  of 
$3,00.00.  From  such  an  insignificant  beginning  they  advanced 
at  slow  and  gradual  paces — $25.00  or  $50.00  raise  every  two 
years — until  a  maximum  of  $700.00  to  $1000.00  was  reached. 
It  must  be  remembered,  however,  that  the  purchasing  power 
of  a  dollar  in  those  days  was  about  twice  what  it  is  today. 
But  even  so,  the  pay  was  but  meagre  and  shamefully  inade- 
quate for  the  decent  support  of  a  married  man  and  his  family. 
Many  teachers  were,  therefore,  obliged  to  supplement  their 
income  by  earning  additional  money  outside  of  their  school 
hours,  or  during  their  summer  vacations.  Some  taught  sum- 
mer school  for  a  certain  fixed  amount  per  pupil,  others  went 
out  on  a  farm  and  helped  in  the  harvest  fields,  others  gave 
private  lessons  in  the  evening  during  the  school  year. 

The  young  girls  who,  as  stated  above,  began  with  a  salary 
of  $300.00,  were  not  Normal  graduates.  They  were  intelli- 


gent  young  ladies  who  had  completed  their  studies  in  the 
higher  grades  of  the  Belleville  schools  and  now  were  given 
employment  on  probation,  under  the  immediate  supervision 
of  superintendents  Bunsen  and  Raab.  Under  their  close  and 
careful  guidance,  they  soon  developed  into  good  teachers, 
unless  they  proved  themselves  naturally  unfit  for  their 
chosen  calling,  in  which  case  they  were,  of  course,  not 
re-employed. 

Instruction  in  the  higher  branches  was  provided  by  the 
board  ever  since  the  first  year  they  took  charge  of  the  public 
schools.  In  a  comparatively  short  time  a  very  able  and  effi- 
cient corps  of  teachers  were  imparting  instruction  in  all 
branches  usually  termed  high  school  branches.  So  thorough 
was  the  instruction  given  there  that  the  pupils  graduated 
therefrom  went  forth  into  the  world  very  well  prepared  for 
taking  their  positions  in  the  ranks  of  the  workers  m  the 
various  fields  of  activity.  The  business  men  of  St.  Louis  in 
those  days  were  always  on  the  look-out  for  graduates  of  the 
Belleville  Public  Schools  when  they  needed  young  men  in 
their  stores  or  factories,  and  faculties  of  the  State  Normal 
Schools  greeted  with  pleasure  the  youth  of  Belleville  to  their 
institutions  as  they  always  found  them  well  grounded  and 
correctly  trained. 

For  many  years  the  name  high  school  was  not  applied  to 
those  higher  grades,  for  the  reason  that  there  prevailed  a 
curious  popular  opposition  to  any  public  education  higher 
than  the  grammar  grades.  There  came  a  time  in  the  middle 
seventies  when  the  opposing  elements  were  successful  in 
stealing  a  march  upon  the  unsuspecting  and  easy-going  major- 
ity. On  election  day,  when  but  a  comparatively  small  vote 
was  registered,  the  opponents  of  higher  education  piled  up 
a  large  vote  at  a  late  hour  of  the  day  and  elected  two  out 
of  three  members.  These  two  members  created  considerable 
excitement  and  tried  their  best  to  reduce  the  efficiency  and 
cost  of  the  schools,  but  without  much  success.  They  did 
succeed  for  a  year  or  two  in  cutting  down  the  time  allotted 
to  the  higher  branches,  but  eventually  the  high  school, 
proudly  flourishing  its  name,  was  established  on  a  firmer 
basis  than  ever  before. 

And  so  the  Belleville  High  School  continued  as  an  inte- 
gral part  of  the  public  school  system  until  in  the  year  1916 
it  became  the  Township  High  School,  under  another  and 
separate  board  of  control,  namely  the  Township  High  School 
Board  of  Education. 

The  growth  of  Belleville  has  been  regular  and  steady.  And 
as  the  population  increased  it  became  from  time  to  time  neces- 
sary to  build  additional  school  buildings.  The  several  build- 
ings are  here  listed  in  the  chronological  order  of  their  erection : 

Lincoln  School,  bought  from  West  Belleville,  enlarged 
1864;  Franklin  School  erected  in  1864;  Washington  School 


erected  in  1866;  Bunsen  School  erected  in  1879;  Humbold 
School  erected  in  1883;  Central  School  erected  in  1889; 
Douglas  School  erected  in  1894;  Henry  Raab  School  erected 
in  1906;  Jefferson  School  erected  in  1912;  Junior  High  School 
erected  in  1919. 

After  the  resignation  of  Mr.  Raab  from  the  superintend' 
ency  in  1S90  he  w..s  succeeded  in  office  by  Mr.  H.  D.  Up- 
dike, who  was  promoted  from  his  position  of  teacher  in 
the  high  school  to  that  of  superin tendency.  Mr.  Updike 
served  until  the  year  1902,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  Mr. 
J.  K.  Light,  who  came  here  from  the  east.  In  1904  George 
H.  Busiek  took  charge  of  the  superintendency  and  served 
until  he  resigned  and  retired  from  school  work  in  1916.  Mr. 
Oscar  F.  Weber  succeeded  him  and  served  till  1921,  when 
he  went  to  complete  a  university  course  at  Urbana,  at  the 
state  university.  He  was  followed  in  office  by  Arthur  L. 
Odenwaller,  who  after  two  years  was  succeeded  by  Wm. 
A.  Hough.  In  1925  Mr.  Harold  V.  Calhoun  became  the 
superintendent  and  is  still  serving  as  such. 

All  of  these  men  have  worked  earnestly,  probably  with 
varying  degree  of  success,  to  keep  the  Belleville  public  schools 
abreast  of  the  times  and  conducted  according  to  the  latest 
and  most  modern  educational  ideas.  Innovations  of  methods 
have  been  introduced  conforming  to  the  view  advanced  by 
the  young  enthusiastic  school  men  of  today,  and  a  large  corps 
of  supervisors  employed. 

A  kindergarten  system  was  established  in  1916  and  a 
junior  high  created  shortly  thereafter.  The  praiseworthy 
liberality  aroused  m  our  citizens  during  the  stress  and  anxie- 
ties of  the  World  War  is  still  alive,  and  fair  and  attractive 
salaries  are  now  paid  all  teachers.  There  are  at  present  99 
teachers  employed,  including  eight  supervisors,  and  their 
annual  pay  amounts  to  $136,021.66. 

The  people  have  just  voted  in  favor  of  issuing  bonds  to 
the  amount  of  $275,000.00  and  to  erect  one  new  school 
building  in  the  south  end,  and  to  raze  three  old  buildings 
and  erect  in  their  stead  new  buildings  strictly  up  to  date 
in  all  respects.  All  this  testifies  to  a  commendable  spirit  of 
liberality  and  a  sincere  desire  to  provide  the  children  of  the 
city  with  the  very  best  that  can  be  had  in  the  line  of  edu- 
cation. May  that  spirit  ever  continue. 

The  first  school  was  established  in  the  town  of  Mascoutah 
about  1840. 

In  1872  Edwin  Auerswald,  as  principal  of  the  Mascoutah 
public  school  was  empowered  to  introduce  a  "system  of  im- 
proved gradation  and  to  adopt  and  fix  a  course  of  instruction 
suitable  to  the  requirements  of  a  good  school  and  commen- 
surate with  the  demands  of  modern  education." 


F.ir  Hundred  and  Tw 


There  were  four  hundred  and  fifty  pupils  m  1872  .md 
according  to  Mr.  Auerswald's  records,  not  one  knew  a  tnin- 
sitive  from  an  intransitive  verb,  neither  could  they  distin- 
guish the  difference  between  the  maps  of  Africa  and  South 
America . 

Reading,  writing,  arithmetic,  geogmphy,  and  spelling  were 
the  only  branches  taught  prior  to  1872  and  there  was  no 
course  of  study  so  that  teachers  could  know  what  was  being 
taught  in  each  room,  Mr.  Auerswald  added  United  States 
History,  grammar,  composition,  algebra,  geometry,  book- 
keeping, botany,  zoology,  physiology,  and  natural  philosophy 
to  the  high  school  course.  Seven  of  the  subjects  then  taught 
in  the  high  school  are  now  taught  in  the  grades. 

Classes  were  graduated  from  this  course,  but  we  have  no 
written  record  of  their  names.  Our  first  record  of  a  graduating 
class  bears  the  date  of  1888,  sixteen  years  after  the  establish- 
ment of  the  high  school. 

The  course  consisted  of  two  years  m  1888  and  was  changed 
to  three  years  in  1894.  It  remained  a  three  year  course  untu 
1914,  when  It  was  changed  to  a  four-year  course. 

In  igis  the  high  school  was  accredited  by  the  state,  and 
by  the  university  m  1917. 

In  1921  the  district  high  school  was  changed  to  a  commu- 
nity high  school  and  domestic  science  and  manual  training 
were  added  to  the  course.  Agriculture  would  also  have  been 
made  a  part  of  the  course  had  there  been  enough  pupils 
desiring  it.  We  hope  to  add  it  later. 

The  following  men  have  served  as  superintendent  from 
the  organization  of  the  school  to  the  present  time:  Edwin 
Auerswald,  from  September,  1872  to  June,  1876;  Charles 
Cannady,  from  September,  1876,  to  June,  1886;  Charles  H. 
Kammann,  from  September,  1886  to  June,  1890;  William  A. 
Hough,  from  September,  1890  to  June,  1892;  J.  L.  Landers, 
from  September,  1892  to  June,  1895;  P.  O.  Mortensen,  from 
September,  1895  to  June  ,1897;  O.  P.  Klopsch,  from  Septem- 
ber, 1897  to  June,  1904;  C.  O.  DuBios,  from  September,  1904 
to  June,  1909;  Rupert  R.  Simpkins,  from  September,  1909  to 
June,  191 1 ;  Omar  Caswell,  from  September,  191 1  to  June, 
1913,;  L.  A.  Schafer,  from  September,  1913  to  June,  1915; 
Charles  B.  Klingelhoefer,  from  September,  1915  to  June,  1921 ; 
Arthur  Moore,  from  September,  1920  to  June,  1921;  and  L. 
A.  Schafer,  from  September,  i92r  to  present  time. 

In  1850  the  first  public  school  was  opened  in  the  Marissa 
School  District.  The  building  was  constructed  of  hewn  tim- 
bers secured  from  the  nearby  forests  and  erected  by  the  citi- 
zens. The  school  furniture  was  crude  and  also  prepared  from 
the  same  timber.  On  two  sides  of  the  building  were  openings 
for  window  glass.  These  openings  provided  the  Hght  and  the 
ventilation.  The  building  was  located  about  one  block  east  of 


the  present  site  of  the  Marissa  Baptist  Church.  About  20 
years  later  a  small  group  of  buildings  became  known  as  Marissa . 
The  second  school  building  was  opened  during  the  early 
days  of  the  Civil  War  and  located  about  one  fourth  of  a  mile 
east  of  the  first  school.  One  of  the  early  lady  teachers  was  an 
eastern  lady  of  culture  with  a  competent  education.  Her 
name  was  Miss  Post.  She  became  the  wife  of  Mr.  Archibald 
Coulter,  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  the  community  and  a 
member  of  the  Coulter  family  after  whom  Coulterville  was 
named.  This  school  had  exciting  contests  in  spelling  that 
attracted  the  families  m  the  neighborhood. 

The  third  school  building  was  erected  in  1870  between 
the  towns  of  new  and  old  Marissa.  Two  teachers  were  em- 
ployed to  instruct  the  increasing  number  of  pupils.  One  of 
the  early  teachers  was  John  W.  Wells. 

In  1886  a  brick  building  consisting  of  six  rooms  was  con- 
structed. The  members  of  the  board  of  directors  who  under- 
took this  work  were  J.  W.  Stewart,  S.  B.  Curry  and  W. 
M.  K.  Lyons.  Mr.  Lyons  is  still  a  resident  of  Marissa  and 
IS  deeply  interested  in  the  advantages  of  education. 

In  1896  two  rooms  were  added  and  two  more  m  1906. 
In  1924  the  old  academy  building  which  had  housed  the 
Marissa  Academy  for  many  years  and  which  served  as  the 
foundation  of  the  Marissa  Township  High  School,  was  re 
modeled  for  class  room  use  tor  the  elementary  schools.  The 
museum  m  the  basement  of  the  mam  building  consists  of  a 
large  collection  of  antique  and  interesting  specimens.  This 
was  the  work  of  Mr.  Thomas  Key  worth,  who  was  interested 
in  the  work  of  the  public  schools  and  was  the  finest  janitor 
m  the  state  of  Illinois. 

The  Lenzburg  School  was  originally  a  part  of  the  Hickory 
Grove  School  District.  It  was  established  in  1862,  composed 
of  a  part  of  the  Hickory  Grove  District  and  a  part  of  the 
East  Dutch  Hill  District.  It  was  originally  a  one-room  build- 
ing until  an  addition  was  built  and  it  became  a  two-room 
building,  which  stands  at  the  present  time  on  the  edge  of  the 
town  of  Lenzburg. 

This  building  became  crowded  and  a  part  of  the  school 
was  held  m  the  Methodist  Church  and  in  Stallman's  Hall. 
Early  in  the  spring  of  1909  the  village  of  Lenzburg  donated 
a  part  of  the  village  park  to  the  school  district  and  a  modern 
four  room  building  was  constructed  m  April,  1910.  Attorney 
John  M.  Chamberlin  delivered  the  dedicatory  address.  This 
school  became  the  only  Community  Consolidated  School  in 
St.  Clair  County  and  was  changed  to  District  No.  204,  with 
a  two  year  high  school,  recognized  by  the  university  and  the 
State  Department  of  Education.  Mr.  John  Molles  is  the 
principal  and  Mr.  Wm.  Muser,  Sr.,  is  the  president  of  the 
board  of  education,  and  Jerome  Prediger  is  secretary. 


Fur  Hundred  and  Twent^-Sae 


BOOK  IV 

Biographical 
Sketches 


Preface 


Be 


wo}{  IV  includes  biographies  of  some  who  have  been  grad- 
uated from  McKendree  College  since  1908,  of  some  who  have 
enrolled  in  the  college  but  have  not  been  graduated,  and  of  many 
citizens  of  St.  Clair  County.  These  biographies  were  not  written  by 
one  author  but  b)'  several  different  writers. 

We  have  attempted  in  all  cases  to  avoid  error;  we  have  endeav- 
ored to  ma\e  the  best  use  of  the  material  at  hand.  If  errors  of 
omission  have  bee?i  made,  they  are  generally  the  result  of  insufficient 
data;  if  other  mistakes  have  been  made,  which  is  undoubtedly  the 
case,  we  are  sorry.  In  all  cases  we  have  sought  accuracy  in  every 
detail  b)i  submitting  to  our  subjects  completed  sketches  for  correc- 
tion or  verification.  Many  of  these  were  never  returned  to  us,  and, 
consequently,  we  were  forced  to  publish  them  ignorant  of  any  pos- 
sible inaccuracies.  Many  of  our  patrons  failed  to  send  pictures, 
or  else  sent  them  too  late  for  publication,  and  as  a  result  these 
were  omitted  from  this  volume. 

We  feel  that  an  explanation  is  necessary  for  printing  Boo\  IV 
in  two  different  sizes  of  type.  We  have  adopted  the  smaller  size 
type  for  all  those  biographical  sketches  whose  contents  far  exceeded 
the  space  allotted,  and  rather  than  reduce  the  number  of  words 
in  these  sketches,  we  felt  that  it  ivould  be  more  satisfactory  to 
reduce  the  size  of  the  type  and  \eep  the  contents  of  the  sl^etches 
intact.  There  is  a  difference  in  the  sizes  of  portraits  and  in  the 
relative  lengths  of  s\etches,  not  because  of  editorial  discrimination 
or  choice,  but  because  of  differences  in  the  considerations  of 
contracts. 

We  feel  deeply  indebted  to  all  those  who  have  contributed  to 
the  success  of  this  publication — the  subscribers,  the  photographers, 
and  all  others.  We  expect  criticism  but  we  hope  that  our  patrons 
ta}{e  into  consideration  all  the  difficulties  that  had  to  be  overcome 
in  procuring  and  asseynbling  this  data,  as  a  result  of  the  death 
of  Mr.  Jacob  Kolf,  the  originator  of  the  plan  of  this  volume. 

The  Editor 


Biographical 
S\etches 


CHAPTER  I 


PHILIP  H.  POSTEL 

HMAN  OF  great  integrity  of  character,  of  marked 
executive  ability,  of  generous  impulses,  Mr.  Postel 
has  contributed  much  to  the  upbuilding  of  Mascou- 
tah" — such  is  the  statement  made  in  the  History  of  St.  Clair 
County,  published  in  1881,  concerning  the  character  of  Philip 
H.  Postel,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject.  This  eminent  an- 
cestor came  from  a  long  line  of  German  farmers,  was  born  at 
Hassloch,  Rhein  Pfaltz,  on  July  nth,  1818,  and  in  1841  real- 
ized his  long  cherished  ambition  to  see  America  and  visit  his 
relatives  here,  the  Eisenmayers,  who  were  then  living  in 
Mascoutah.  In  this  place,  which  then  comprised  only  eleven 
houses,  Conrad  and  Philip  Eisenmayer  were  operating  a  grist 
and  saw  mill,  and  Mr.  Postel  soon  joined  them  in  this  busi- 
ness. In  1842  on  September  4,  Mr.  Postel  was  married  to  Maria 
Eisenmayer,  who  was  also  born  in  Germany,  and  came  to  this 
country  in  1840.  To  them  were  born  nine  children,  seven  of 
whom  lived  to  maturity — three  boys  and  four  girls.  These 
three  sons — Philip  H.,  Jr.,  George,  and  Julius — took  over 
their  father's  prosperous  milling  business,  upon  the  death  of 
the  latter,  and  met  with  unusual  success  in  its  management. 
George,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  born  at  Mascoutah, 
on  Oct.  nth,  1852.  After  completing  a  public  school  course 
he  continued  his  studies  m  McKendree  College  and  in 
Washington  University  of  St.  Louis,  after  which  he  returned 
to  Mascoutah  and  worked  for  a  time  in  his  father's  mill. 
Afterwards  he  went  to  O'Fallon,  where  for  five  years  he 
worked  in  the  Charles  Tiedemann  Mills,  in  which  enterprise 
his  father  had  a  half  interest.  Here  he  learned  the  miUing 
business  thoroughly,  and  upon  his  returning  to  Mascoutah, 
took  over  the  management  of  the  Postel  Mills,  ably  directing 
this  great  and  growing  business  during  the  rest  of  his  active 
life. 

George  Postel's  wife,  and  the  mother  of  our  subject,  was 
Miss  Medora  T.  Jansen  of  Quincy,  111.,  and  was  married  to 


Mr.  Postel  May  24th,  1882.  To  them  were  born  two  sons 
and  two  daughters — Philip  H.,  Fred  Wm.  (deceased),  Amelia 
J.  (Mrs.  George  N.  Souer)  and  Medora  M.  Postel.  Mr.  Postel 
was  still  a  young  man  when  he  was  elected  vice-president  of 
the  Postel  Milling  Company,  and  after  he  retired  from  his 
ofEce,  he  still  maintained  his  interest  in  the  business.  He  was 
twice  elected  president  of  the  Mascoutah  School  Board,  and 
for  five  years  held  the  presidency  of  the  Millers'  Mutual 
Fire  Association  of  Illinois.  He  was  long  a  faithful  member  of 
the  German  Methodist  Church,  and  of  the  Masonic  Order. 
He  died  June  ^th,  191 5,  several  years  after  he  retired.  Mrs. 
Postel  is  still  living  and  in  good  health. 

Their  son  Philip  H.  Postel  was  born  m  Mascoutah,  on 
August  joth,  1889.  His  father,  knowing  the  value  of  a  liberal 
education,  gave  to  his  son  Philip  the  advantages  offered  in  the 
Mascoutah  public  schools,  and  added  to  this  a  technical  and 
higher  training  in  a  school  of  Manual  Training  in  St.  Louis, 
and  in  Washington  University.  He  returned  to  Mascoutah, 
with  this  excellent  equipment,  and  assumed  responsibilities 
in  the  Postel  Mills,  working  under  his  father  and  his  uncle. 
His  interest  in  the  milling  business,  and  his  ability  to  perform 
well  the  duties  assigned  to  him,- enabled  him  soon  to  become 
one  of  the  important  olEcers  in  the  direction  of  this  great 
company. 

On  the  19th  of  June,  1916,  Mr.  Philip  Postel  was  married 
to  Bessie  M.  Holnback,  a  native  of  Green  County,  111.,  and 
the  daughter  of  Charles  W.  Holnback  and  Bena  Achenbach. 
Her  father  was  one  of  the  large  land  owners  in  Green  County, 
but  retired  many  years  ago  (191  j)  to  Signal  Hill,  near  East 
St.  Louis,  111.,  where  he  bought  a  residence  and  other  prop- 
erty. In  1919  he  moved  to  Hollywood,  California  where  he 
lived  until  his  death  on  March  19th,  1926.  Mrs.  Postel  was 
one  of  the  three  children  of  Charles  and  Mrs.  Holnback.  She 
received  a  good  education,  a  product  of  the  Illinois  Womans 
College  at  Jacksonville,  III.  She  is  the  mother  of  three  child- 


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ALLEN  T.  SPIVEY 

ren — Frances  H.,  born  August  i8th,  1917,  Philip  H.  (de- 
ceased) born  September  30th,  1922,  and  Charles  W.,  born 
July  13th,  1926. 

In  1921  Mr.  Postel  was  made  president  of  the  Philip  H. 
Postel  Milling  Company,  a  position  which  he  holds  today. 
He  is  a  Mason,  enjoys  auto  driving  and  bowling  for  recrea- 
tiorv,  and  values  his  friends. 

ALLEN  T.  SPIVEY 
<-/^  EGINNING  his  business  career  as  a  printer  m  a  small 
Ij  town,  at  a  salary  of  two  dollars  a  week,  Mr.  Allen  T. 
Spivey  of  East  St.  Louis,  by  meritorious  effort,  native 
ingenuity,  hard  work  and  honest  dealing,  has  advanced  to  the 
rank  of  one  of  the  leading  editors  in  Illinois  and  one  of  the 
most  successful  and  wealthiest  business  men  in  the  southern 
part  of  the  State.  He  is  the  son  of  Thomas  J.  and  Sally  Ann 
Spivey  and  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Bollsville  Township,  seven 
miles  west  of  Shawneetown,  Illinois  on  April  5,  1875.  His 
mother  died  when  he  was  a  little  over  four  years  of  age  and 
his  father  died  in  February  1897.  The  formal  education  of 
Allen  Spivey  consisted  of  an  elementary  schooling,  a  three- 
year  course  at  Shawneetown  High  School  and  the  completion 
of  a  course  at  the  Evansville  Commercial  College.  In  Septem- 
ber iSgi  he  began  his  business  career  as  a  printer  for  the 
Gallatin  Democrat,  published  in  Shawneetown,  and  for  the 


PHILIP  H.  POSTEL 

first  year  received  two  dollars  per  week,  working  ten  hours 
per  day.  During  the  next  few  years  he  worked  for  the  various 
newspapers  in  the  surrounding  district,  receiving  a  valuable 
training  which  has  aided  him  immensely  in  his  career. 

In  1901,  he  had  his  first  political  experience,  being  elected 
city  treasurer  of  Shawneetown.  In  November  of  that  year  he 
established  the  third  weekly  newspaper  in  his  home  city, 
called  the  Shawneetown  Gleaner,  which  he  consolidated  with 
the  Shawnee  News  and  developed  it  into  one  of  the  most 
successful  and  influential  Republican  newspapers  in  southern 
Illinois.  This  event  was  the  beginning  of  his  activity  in  Re- 
publican politics.  He  served  as  Postmaster  at  Shawneetown 
for  two  terms. 

January  18,  191 5,  Mr.  Spivey  moved  to  East  St.  Louis  and 
established  the  Spivey  Printing  Company  and  the  East  St. 
Louis  Tribune,  a  weekly  newspaper.  On  February  i,  1918, 
he  purchased  the  East  St.  Louis  Journal,  now  a  prosperous 
and  widely-read  daily. 

Mr.  Spivey  has  taken  a  prominent  part  in  politics.  He  has 
been  superintendent  of  the  Finance  Department,  Assistant 
Commerce  Commissioner  and  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Tax 
Commission.  During  the  twelve  years  that  he  has  been  in 
business  in  East  St.  Louis,  he  has  made  a  great  fortune,  he 
owns  considerable  real  estate  and  in  1927  completed  the  first 


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twelve-story  office  building  m  East  St.  Louis.  He  is  prominent 
m  banking  circles,  being  a  stockholder  and  director  ot  the 
Union  Trust  Bank  and  owning  stock  in  the  First  National 
Bank. 

On  Christmas  Day,  m  iqoi,  Mr.  Spivey  was  married  to 
Mary  O'Neal  Wright  of  McLeansboro,  Illinois.  Two  chil- 
dren were  born  to  them,  Mittase  Wright  Spivey,  born  Sep- 
tember ID,  1902,  and  Allen  Thomas,  Jr.,  born  October  2, 
iQii,  and  died  in  East  St.  Louis  on  August  11,  1920.  The 
mother  died  March  2,  1922  and  Mr.  Spivey  was  married  to 
Miss  Carrie  Briedy  in  the  spring  of  192J.  She  was  born  in 
New  Orleans  on  January  6,  1896  and  was  the  daughter  ot 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Briedy.  On  August  7,  1927,  a  daugh- 
ter, Elizabeth  Ann,  was  born  to  them. 

The  activities  of  Mr.  Spivey  are  by  no  means  confined  to 
his  newspaper  and  politics.  He  has  always  been  active  in  the 
work  of  his  church.  More  space  is  given  to  church  news  m 
the  East  St.  Louis  Daily  Journal  today  than  in  any  other 
Illinois  newspaper.  In  directing  the  policy  of  his  paper,  Mr. 
Spivey  has  been  fearless  m  his  stand  for  that  which  he  con- 
sidered to  be  clean,  moral  and  right,  not  with  a  negative  will 
to  avoid  what  was  wrong,  but  with  a  positive  determination 
to  uphold  that  which  is  right.  An  active  member  of  news- 
paper associations,  he  is  now  president  of  the  Republican 
Editorial  Association  of  Illinois,  and  is  associated  with  other 
editorial  organizations.  He  is  a  32nd  Degree  Mason,  a  Modern 
Woodman,  an  Elk,  a  Rotarian  and  a  member  of  the  Missouri 
Athletic  Association  and  St.  Clair  Country  Club. 
ROBERT  D.  W.  HOLDER 

QOW  AT  THE  age  of  eighty  (1927),  the  Hon.  Robt. 
D.  W.  Holder,  of  Belleville,  is  still  an  active  member 
of  the  Illinois  Bar,  and  carries  on  his  legal  practice 
with  much  of  the  energy  of  former  days.  Mr.  Holder's  life 
has  been  one  of  hardship  and  struggle,  from  boyhood,  to 
secure  an  education  and  to  establish  his  practice  as  a  law- 
yer. He  is  a  native  of  Jefferson  County,  111.,  born  on  Feb. 
22nd,  1847.  His  parents — Willis  and  Fariba  Cook  Holder — 
came  to  Illinois  from  Tennessee  in  the  early  settlement  days. 
The  father  had  been  born  in  Georgia,  and  was  but  ten  years 
of  age  when  his  parents  moved  to  Tennessee.  When  war 
with  Mexico  threatened,  he  enlisted  for  service,  at  Mt. 
Vernon,  111.,  was  made  a  Second  Lieutenant,  departed  with 
his  company  for  Mexico,  where  he  died  the  following  year 
(1848),  a  victim  of  camp  fever.  Robert  was  then  less  than 
a  year  old,  and  his  mother  and  the  seven  children  were 
left  to  manage  the  200  acre  farm  as  best  they  could.  She 
received  a  pension  of  eight  dollars  a  month  from  the  govern' 


ment,  and  this,  with  what  additional  income  the  fimily 
could  receive  trom  the  farm,  enabled  them  to  improve  their 
land  and,  later,  to  pay  off  all  indebtedness  .igainst  it.  The 
family  remained  on  this  farm  until  1857,  when  Mrs.  Holder 
married  again,  to  Levi  Sh.irp,  of  Mascoutah,  and  soon  after- 
wards moved  to  this  town.  Here  Robert  had  an  opportunity 
to  attend  the  public  school,  continuing  his  studies  until  he 
was  fifteen,  when  he  began  working  {"or  his  stepfather,  haul- 
ing flour  from  Mascoutah  to  Belleville  and  to  St.  Louis. 
After  several  years  at  this  work,  he  secured  employment 
on  <i  farm,  worked  and  saved  all  he  could  until  he  was 
twenty-one,  when  he  entered  McKendree  College  to  re- 
sume his  studies  in  preparation  for  the  calling  for  which 
he  had  long  desired  to  prepare  himself  At  the  end  of  a 
year,  his  savings  exhausted,  he  was  compelled  to  leave  col- 
lege in  order  to  secure  means  for  further  educition,  and 
after  teaching  for  three  years,  he  was  able  to  enter  the  Law 
School  of  Michigan  University,  in  1S72.  He  remained  here 
for  two  years,  graduating  in  1874.  During  the  three  years 
which  he  had  spent  m  teaching,  he  had  studied  law  at  home, 
and  in  the  office  of  Judge  White,  of  Carlyle,  Illinois,  and  later 
under  the  direction  of  the  Hon.  F.  A.  Lietze,  of  Carlyle,  111. 
After  his  graduation,  he  again  entered  the  teaching  ranks  for 
one  year,  in  a  school  south  of  Mascoutah,  known  as  the  Barth 
School,  and  the  next  year  opened  a  law  office  in  Mascoutah. 
Here  he  conducted  a  practice  for  two  years,  during  which 
time  he  held  the  offices  of  Town  Clerk  and  of  City  Attorney, 
and  in  March  cf  1877,  came  to  Belleville.  Until  1880  he 
was  employed  by  the  law  firm  of  James  M.  Hay  and  Chas. 
E.  Knispel  (both  now  deceased^  when  he  was  elected  to 
the  office  of  State's  Attorney,  and  reelected  m  1884.  In  1882 
he  formed  a  partnership  with  Mr.  L.  D.  Turner,  a  former 
classmate  in  McKendree  College.  Between  them  a  warm 
friendship  had  grown  while  they  were  students  together, 
and  this  friendship  continued  until  the  death  of  Mr.  Turner, 
in  April,  1918.  The  law  partnership  was  unbroken  during 
all  this  time  except  for  the  six  years,  from  190 j  to  1909, 
when  Mr.  Holder  held  the  office  of  Circuit  Judge.  From 
1900  to  1902  he  served  as  Master  m  Chancery,  which  office 
was  also  once  filled  by  his  law  partner. 

After  the  death  of  Mr.  Turner,  his  son,  Lucius  D.  Turner, 
Jr.,  became  Mr.  Holder's  law  partner,  and  they  now  operate 
under  the  name  of  Turner  and  Holder.  A  biography  of  Mr. 
Turner  and  his  father  will  be  found  within  the  pages  of 
this  history. 

Soon  after  establishing  his  practice  in  Belleville,  Mr. 
Holder  was  married,  on  Aug.  23,rd,  1877,  to  Miss  Anna 


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ROBERT  D.  \V.  HOLDER 

E.  Barth,  a  young  lady  from  Mascoutah,  where  she  was 
born  on  Nov.  ist,  iS^-;,  and  where  she  was  reared  and  edu' 
cated.  One  daughter,  Jessie  May,  was  born  to  them,  on 
Oct.  ist,  1878.  She  IS  now  the  wife  of  Mr.  T.  J.  Connell, 
passenger  agent  for  the  St.  Louis  Division  of  the  Southern 
Railway  System. 

Mr.  Holder,  through  a  long  career  of  close  and  careful 
attention  to  business,  has  accumulated  some  of  the  material 
benefits  of  life;  he  owns  a  splendid  residence  in  Belleville, 
as  well  as  some  farm  land  and  other  property.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Elks  and  of  the  K.  of  P;  also  of  both  State  and 
local  Bar  Associations.  Both  he  and  his  good  wife  are  in 
the  best  of  health. 

JOHN  MARSH.ML  KARNS 

IN  THE  SPRING  of  1912  there  graduated  from  McKendree 
College  a  number  of  students  who  ranked  among  the 
most  talented  and  brilliant  of  those  who  had  attended 
the  old  school.  John  Marshall  Karns,  one  of  East  St.  Louis' 
able  lawyers,  was  the  valedictorian  of  this  graduating  group. 
He  was  born  in  the  country,  near  Eldorado,  Illinois,  on 
October  12th,  1889,  the  youngest  of  the  six  children  of  John 
L.  and  Elizabeth  F.  Karns.  The  former  is  still  living;  the 


mother  died  in  1917.  His  early  education  was  secured  in  the 
country  school,  near  his  home,  after  which  he  entered  Ewing 
Academy,  completed  its  course  in  1908,  and  in  1909  enrolled 
in  McKendree,  from  which  he  received  his  A.  B.  degree 
three  years  later.  From  191 2  to  1914  he  was  principal  of  the 
Township  High  School,  first  at  Pinckneyville,  and  afterwards 
at  Oblong,  Illinois.  For  one  year  he  was  a  student  in  the 
Georgetown  University  Law  School  of  Washington,  D.  C, 
and  in  the  fall  of  1916,  he  was  chosen  as  one  of  the  "stump 
speakers"  advocating  the  election  of  Woodrow  Wilson.  Soon 
after  the  death  of  his  mother,  in  the  spring  of  1917,  he  en' 
listed  for  service  in  the  World  War,  and  remained  in  the 
service  until  the  end  of  the  war.  In  1919  he  resumed  his  law 
studies  in  Georgetown  University,  graduating  in  1921  with 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  and  ranked  among  the  ten  highest  in 
the  class  of  213  law  graduates.  When  the  law  student  body, 
consisting  of  1129  students,  presented  to  the  university  a 
memorial  to  the  memory  of  their  classmates,  who  had  died 
in  the  service,  Mr.  Karns  delivered,  before  the  entire  univer- 
sity  body,  the  presentation  oration. 

The  year  following  his  graduation,  Mr.  Karns  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  legal  staff  of  the  Federal  Prohibition  Commissioner 
at  Washington,  D.  C.  He  returned  to  his  native  city  in  1922, 
and  opened  a  law  office,  and  also  served  as  City  Attorney  of 
Eldorado,  until  1925,  when  he  came  to  East  St.  Louis,  and 
became  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Karns  and  Flanders,  with 
offices  in  the  Metropolitan  Building. 

Attorney  Karns  is  a  member  of  the  East  St.  Louis,  the 
Illinois,  and  the  American  Bar  Association;  of  the  American 
Legion,  and  of  the  Forty  and  Eight;  of  the  Phi  Alpha  Delta 
Legal  Fraternity;  of  the  Eldorado  Country  Club;  of  the  Lions 
Club,  the  Elks,  and  the  Masonic  Order — a  32nd  degree 
Mason  and  a  Shriner.  In  McKendree  he  belonged  to  Plato, 
and  in  Georgetown  University  he  was  president  of  his  senior 
class,  was  a  member  of  various  law  clubs  and  debating  socie- 
ties, and  of  the  Illinois  Society  in  the  District  of  Columbia. 

Mrs.  Karns,  formerly  Alice  G.  Cape,  to  whom  he  was 
married  December  28th,  1923,  was  an  Eldorado  girl,  the 
daughter  of  F.  F.  and  Charlotte  Cape.  She  is  a  graduate  of 
the  Eldorado  High  School  and  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Nor- 
mal, and  taught  school  before  her  marriage.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Eldorado  Woman's  Club,  and  of  several  teachers 
organizations,  and  also  of  the  Baptist  Church.  Mr.  Karns  is 
affiliated  with  the  Methodist  denomination. 


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LOUIS  J.  DYROFF 

ONE  OF  THE  wealthiest  and  most  influential  men  m  the 
county  is  Louis  J.  DyrofF,  a  real  estate  dealer  at  Dupo, 
111.  His  father,  Louis  DyrofF,  was  a  hard-working, 
far-sighted  German  farmer,  who  before  retiring  from  active 
labor,  succeeded  in  amassing  a  large  fortune  in  land  near 
Dupo.  He  foresaw  a  great  future  for  this  part  of  the  county. 
The  father  was  born  in  Germany,  at  Hessendarmstadt,  on 
February  2jrd,  1843,  and  was  brought  to  this  country  by 
his  parents  in  1848.  The  family  settled  on  a  farm  in  St.  Clair 
County,  where  the  father  soon  acquired  a  large  estate,  and 
here  the  son  spent  his  childhood,  attending  the  public  school, 
learning  the  art  of  farming,  and  in  turn  becoming  a  successful 
farmer.  He  was  married  to  Katherine  Harres,  who  became 
the  mother  of  six  children — four  girls  and  two  boys. 

Louis  J.  Dyroff,  one  of  their  two  sons,  was  born  on  the 
farm  in  Sugar  Loaf  Township,  on  August  17th,  1872.  He 
He  was  sent  to  the  public  school  and  afterwards  to  the 
high  school  at  Columbia,  111.,  and  this  was  followed  with 
a  course  in  the  Perkins  &?  Herpel  Business  College.  His 
schooling  finished,  he  went  back  to  his  father's  farm  and 
worked  here  until  1898,  when  he  began  farming  for  himself. 
Ten  years  later  he  sold  some  of  his  land  to  the  Railroad 
Company  and  invested  in  other  farm  land  in  Monroe  Coun 
ty.  In  1914  he  was  appointed  Postmaster  of  Dupo,  and  held 
this  position  until  1923;  but  in  the  meantime  he  had  made 
a  venture  in  the  general  merchandise  business,  m  191 5,  and 
managed  this  until  1925,  when  he  sold  the  business.  For 
many  years  he  had  been  dealing  in  real  estate,  and  after 
selling  out  his  store,  he  devoted  his  time  more  fully  to  this 
interest,  and  even  now  makes  the  real  estate  business  his 
chief  concern. 

Perhaps  no  one  has  taken  more  interest  in  the  civic  affairs 
of  his  town  than  has  Mr.  Dyroff.  Back  in  1906,  when  he 
was  yet  in  early  middle  life,  Mr.  Dyroff  was  elected  the 
first  president  of  the  Dupo  Village  Board,  and  even  before 
this  time  he  began  serving  on  the  School  Board,  of  which 
he  is  still  a  member.  For  many  years  he  held  the  position 
of  Town  Collector,  and  also  that  of  Police  Magistrate.  He 
organized  the  first  Light  ii  Power  Company  in  Dupo,  and 
sold  this  to  the  Illinois  Light  6?  Power  Corporation  in  1922. 
He  assisted  in  the  organization  of  the  Dupo  Building  feP 
Loan  Association,  was  made  its  first  president,  and  is  now 
vice-president  of  the  same,  as  well  as  vice-president  of  the 
Dupo  State  Savings  Bank,  which  he  also  helped  to  establish. 
In  1924  Mr.  Dyroff  was  elected  to  the  office  of  Super- 
visor and  in  the  following  year  was  again  placed  at  the 


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head  of  his  city  government  as  Mayor.  During  his  admin- 
istration, sidewalks  have  been  laid  and  waterworks  have 
been  installed  in  the  town.  He  lent  his  aid  to  the  building 
of  the  new  Community  High  School  m  Dupo,  and  serves 
at  present  on  its  Board  of  Education.  Mr.  Dyroff  was  ap- 
pointed a  Food  Administrator  in  his  locality  during  the  late 
war,  and  served  both  as  Chairman  of  the  Liberty  Loan  Com- 
mittee and  as  a  Committeeman  of  the  State  Council  of 
Defense. 

Mr.  Dyroff  is  married  and  has  a  family  of  four  children, 
all  of  whom  are  grown  to  manhood  and  womanhood.  Mrs. 
Dyroff  was  the  daughter  of  George  Doerr  and  Carohne 
Kraus;  her  marriage  to  Louis  Dyroff  was  solemnized  on  the 
loth  of  November,  1898.  She  came  from  a  family  of  six 
children  who  were  reared  on  a  farm  in  Sugar  Loaf  Town- 
ship. Her  father,  a  prosperous  farmer  in  this  township,  and 
her  mother,  have  both  passed  away.  The  first  daughter  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Louis  Dyroff,  Hilda  E.,  was  born  in  1901,  on 
the  26th  of  January,  and  is  now  the  wife  of  Raymond  Dod- 
son,  a  public  school  principal.  Esther  A.  was  born  July  7th, 
1903,  is  a  graduate  of  the  Illinois  State  Normal  University 
and  of  the  University  of  Illinois.  She  is  engaged  in  the  teach- 
ing profession.  The  first  son,  Arthur  J.,  who  came  into  their 
home  on  March  15th,  1904,  and  the  youngest,  Erwin,  born 


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DR.  H.  T.  BECHTOLD 

on  January  25th,  four  yeiirs  later,  are  both  attending  the 
James  Millikin  University  in  this  state.  Verily  they  have 
reared  and  educated  a  goodly  family. 

As  previously  stated,  Mr.  Dyroff  is  reputed  one  of  the 
richest  men  in  his  community.  He  is  the  owner  of  more 
than  three  hundred  acres  of  land  around  Dupo,  and  besides, 
holds  valuable  land  in  Texas.  But  he  has  always  been  a 
hard  worker,  a  good  business  man  and  an  efficient  manager. 
He  belongs  to  the  Shriners  of  the  Masonic  Order,  and,  also, 
is  an  Odd  Fellow. 

DR.  H.  T.  BECHTOLD 

SINCE  the  year  1880,  Dr.  H.  T.  Bechtold,  one  of  the 
senior  physicians  in  St.  Clair  County,  has  been  located 
in  O'Fallon,  111.  When  he  first  came  to  this  city,  it 
had  about  one  thousand  inhabitants,  and  he  has  lived  and 
worked  and  served  here,  and  grown  into  the  life  of  the  city, 
until  he  seems  indeed  a  part  of  it.  The  good  doctor  comes 
from  a  staunch  German  family.  His  parents,  Fred  Bechtold 
and  Eugenia  De  Basompiere,  were  born  in  Europe,  the  father 
in  Meintz,  Germany,  and  the  mother  in  Lige,  Belgium,  came 
to  America  soon  after  their  marriage,  and  settled  in  Belleville. 
where  they  reared  and  educated  their  large  family  of  thirteen 
children.  Only  three  of  these  are.  now  living.  Dr.  Bechtold's 
father  died  in  1895,  and  his  mother  twelve  years  earlier. 


He,  whose  life's  history  we  will  attempt  briefly  to  relate, 
was  born  in  Belleville,  on  Nov.  loth,  185J.  As  a  boy  he 
attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city,  but  he  quit 
school  at  the  age  of  fourteen  and  began  working  in  a  drug 
store  in  Belleville.  In  1S70,  two  years  later,  he  came  to 
O'Fallon  and  took  charge  of  a  drug  store  here  as  manager, 
which  was  quite  a  responsible  position  for  a  young  man  of 
his  age  to  fill.  Soon  he  began  the  study  of  pharmacy  in 
Washington  University,  and  continued  his  studies  for  two 
years,  after  which  he  worked  one  year  as  a  drug  clerk  for 
Henry  Steingoetter  of  Belleville,  111.  Then  he  took  a  position 
in  a  St.  Louis  drug  store,  and  at  the  same  time  continued 
his  studies  in  pharmacy,  this  time  in  the  St.  Louis  College 
of  Pharmacy,  from  which  school  he  was  graduated  in  1875. 
Fifty  years  afterwards,  when  that  institution  was  celebrating 
its  Golden  Jubilee,  the  trustees  conferred  upon  Dr.  Bechtold, 
and  upon  the  other  seven  surviving  members  of  that  mem- 
orable class  of  1875,  the  degree  of  Master  of  Pharmacy.  To 
this  class  belongs  the  distinction  of  organizing  the  Alumni 
Association  of  the  St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy.  There 
were,  at  first,  sixteen  members  in  the  class. 

Mr.  Bechtold  continued  working  as  a  pharmacist  until 
1877,  when  he  was  enrolled  to  study  medicine  in  the  Mis- 
souri Medical  College,  and  was  graduated  three  years  later. 
During  this  time  he  acted  as  assistant  to  Dr.  O.  A.  Wall  in 
the  Chemistry  Department  of  the  medical  school.  This  med- 
ical college  is  now  a  department  of  Washington  University 
in  St.  Louis.  Soon  after  the  completion  of  his  course  in 
medicine.  Dr.  Bechtold  returned  to  O'Fallon  to  begin  his 
practice,  and  here  he  has  rendered  service  as  a  minister  to 
the  sick  and  the  suffering  in  his  community  for  nearly  half 
a  century. 

Three  years  after  beginning  his  practice.  Dr.  Bechtold 
was  married,  on  Sept.  3rd,  1883,  to  Miss  Kate  Pfeffer,  the 
daughter  of  a  prominent  family  in  Lebanon,  111.,  who  was 
born  Mar.  4th,  i860,  and  who  lived  as  a  faithful  companion 
to  her  husband  until  her  death  on  Dec.  8th,  1904.  Later  the 
doctor  married  Mrs.  Ella  Merk  Bechtold,  the  widow  of  his 
brother,  Adolph  Bechtold,  for  the  sake  of  whose  memory, 
and  because  of  a  sacred  sense  of  obligation  to  assume  the 
responsibilities  which  death  prevented  his  brother  in  ful- 
filling, he  obeyed  the  mandate  of  the  old  Hebraic  Law  which 
laid  upon  a  man  the  charge  to  care  for  his  brother's  widow. 
His  son,  William  G.  Bechtold,  is  now  a  machinist,  and  lives 
in  O'Fallon.  His  daughter  is  Mrs.  Crosby,  and  lives  in  Fes- 
tus.  Mo.  Both  were  given  the  advantages  of  a  good  education 
in  McKendree  College. 


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In  1906,  Dr.  Bechtold  had  an  opportunity  to  take  a  four 
months  trip  abroad,  when  he  visited  the  many  cities  of 
England,  France,  Germany,  Italy,  Belgium,  and  Switzerland, 
among  them  the  native  cities  of  his  father  and  mother. 

Mr  Bechtold  has  contributed  greatly  to  the  civic  and 
educational  interests  of  his  city.  For  twenty-five  years  he 
served  as  president  of  the  O'Fallon  Board  of  Education,  and 
was,  for  a  time,  one  of  the  trustees  of  McKendree  College. 
He  helped  to  organize  the  First  National  Bank  of  O'Fallon, 
and  has  been  the  second  vice-president  of  this  bank  for 
many  years.  When  he  began  his  practice  here,  he  often 
found  It  necessary  to  go  from  eight  to  ten  miles  out  of  the 
city  to  minister  to  the  suffering.  Beginning  his  working  car- 
eer with  practically  nothing,  the  doctor  has  been  enabled, 
by  careful  business  management,  to  accumulate  some  wealth. 
He  owns  city  property,  a  very  nice  residence,  and  also  some 
farm  land. 

Dr.  Bechtold  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Knight  Templar 
and  Shriner  in  the  Mason  fraternity. 

LOUIS  LANDAU 

ONE  OF  St.  Louis"  successful  and  contented  merchants 
is  Louis  Landau,  a  wholesale  grocer,  who  operates  a 
thriving  business  at  407-409  South  Seventh  St., 
known  as  the  Landau  Grocery  Co.,  and  who  controls  branch 
grocery  stores  in  Belleville,  111.  and  in  Alton.  Mr.  Landau 
resides  at  5231  Washington  Blvd.;  here  he  owns  a  fine  home, 
and  here  he  spends  the  greater  portion  of  his  time  which  is 
not  consumed  with  business  duties. 

Mr.  Landau's  father  came  to  this  country  in  1854,  from 
Posen,  Germany,  and  after  six  years,  settled  in  Lebanon, 
111.,  where  he  started  in  the  general  merchandise  business. 
In  1872  he  sold  this  business  and  moved  to  St.  Louis  where 
he  established  a  hide  and  fur  house,  and  took  his  son,  Louis, 
into  the  business  with  him  as  a  partner,  incorporating  under 
the  name  of  Landau  6?  Son.  The  father  died  in  i88j,  but 
Louis  continued  to  manage  the  enterprise  for  a  while,  and 
then  sold  out  to  his  brother,  Alexander  Landau,  and  ven- 
tured into  the  wholesale  grocery  business  as  a  partner  with 
Mr.  Bodenheimer.  He  bought  out  his  partner  in  1897,  2nd 
ran  the  business  under  his  own  name  until  1904,  when  he 
organized  the  Landau  Grocery  Co.  Mr.  Landau  has  five  sons 
old  enough  to  take  an  interest  in  their  father's  prosperous 
enterprise.  The  company  has  had  an  encouraging  growth,  so 
that  in  1916  Mr.  Landau  was  enabled  to  extend  his  business 
to  nearby  cities,  and  then  he  organized  the  Landau  Grocery 
Branch  Houses  in  Belleville  and  Alton. 


LOUIS  LANDAU 

Before  establishing  himself  m  business,  Mr.  Landau  se- 
cured  a  common  school  education,  and  entered  McKendree 
College.  But  he  was  not  permitted  to  complete  his  college 
education;  he  had  to  quit  school  and  go  to  work.  Even  with 
this  apparent  handicap,  he  has  been  unusually  successful. 
He  has  exercised  sound  judgment  in  his  business  manage- 
ment, and  has  proved  himself  a  man  of  rare  business  acumen. 
Their  were  five  children  in  his  father's  home,  and  at  that 
time,  industry,  frugality,  and  hard  work  were  necessary  to 
success.  Mr.  Louis  Landau  was  endowed  with  all  these  qual- 
ities, which  have  made  him  successful  in  the  business  world, 
and  enabled  him  to  accumulate  a  substantial  fortune.  He  is 
now  one  of  St.  Louis'  senior  business  men,  but  he  is  still 
actively  engaged  in  directing  the  affairs  of  the  company, 
and  although  his  sons  have  assumed  the  general  management 
of  the  business,  their  father  takes  upon  himself  the  respon- 
sibility for  most  of  the  buying.  In  1922  Mr.  Landau  cele- 
brated his  fiftieth  year  in  business.  Five  years  have  passed 
since  then,  and  it  would  appear  that  he  shall  continue  to 
take  an  active  interest  jn  his  stores  for  many  years  to  come. 
He  enjoys  two  of  the  greatest  blessings  which  business  men 
of  his  age  covet — plenty  of  money  and  good  health.  But 
above  this,  his  greatest  satisfaction  is  derived  from  his  seven 
grand-children,  of  whom  he  is  very  proud.  He  secures  much 


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CHARLES  A.  NIEMEYER 
enjoyment  from  his  home  life,  and  from  his  happy  associa- 
tions with  his  children  and  grandchildren. 

In  1914,  Mr.  Landau  moved  his  business  to  the  building 
on  South  Seventh  Street,  and  he  has  continued  to  operate 
his  store  here  up  to  the  present  time.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  Order,  and  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of 
St.  Louis. 

CHARLES  A.  NIEMEYER 

SUBSTANTIAL  cxpansion  of  his  business  interests  places 
Charles  A.  Niemeyer  in  control  of  extensive  enter- 
prises, and  investigation  into  his  record  shows  that 
the  business  policy  he  has  followed  has  ever  commended 
him  to  the  generous  support  of  the  public  and  to  the  con- 
fidence of  his  colleagues  and  contemporaries. 

Charles  A.  Niemeyer  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Illinois,  De- 
cember 14, 1873,  and  received  his  elementary  and  high  school 
training  in  his  native  city.  In  1887  and  '88,  he  attended 
McKendree  College,  and  following  this,  his  name  appeared 
upon  the  roils  of  the  St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  1893. 

Upon  completing  his  formal  education,  Mr.  Niemeyer 
turned  his  attention  to  the  building  of  a  business  career, 
fully  representative  of  his  abilities  and  ambitions.  He  entered 
the  drug  business  of  Herman  Pockels,  remaining  until  1897, 
when  he  branched  out  for  himself,  forming  the  Niemeyer 


Drug  a  Paint  Company,  of  which  he  is  president.  In  1899, 
he  also  became  president  of  the  Vane-Calvert  Paint  Com- 
pany. In  1901,  the  Vane-Calvert  Paint  Company  absorbed 
the  Buehler-Phelan  Paint  Company  and  in  1904  they  ab- 
sorbed the  Wieder  Paint  Company.  Mr.  Niemeyer  is  also 
treasurer  of  the  Eberson-Lindsley  Paint  Company,  secretary 
of  the  Warner- Jenkinson  Mfg.  Company  and  a  director  in 
the  First  National  Bank  of  St.  Louis. 

On  April  15,  1905,  Charles  Niemeyer  was  married  to 
Julia  A.  Dieckman,  a  St.  Louisan  by  birth.  Mrs.  Niemeyer 
is  a  graduate  of  Mary  Institute.  They  now  have  one  child- 
born  on  February  28,  191 1 — Elizabeth  by  name,  who,  at  the 
present,  is  attending  Mary  Institute.  The  Niemeyer  fam- 
ily is  very  fond  of  travelling.  Their  recent  European  tour 
unfolded  to  them  the  beauties  and  the  historical  scenes  of 
England,  France,  Belgium,  Holland,  Italy,  and  Germany.  In 
addition,  many  of  their  summer  vacations  are  spent  touring 
by  motor  car  through  various  parts  of  the  U.  S. 

While  the  career  of  Mr.  Niemeyer  is  pre-eminently  that 
of  a  successful  business  man,  and  while  he  devotes  the 
greater  part  of  his  time  to  the  advancement  of  his  business 
interests,  he,  nevertheless,  has  not  neglected  his  associations 
with  his  fellowmen,  well  realizing  the  value  of  friendship, 
of  social  pleasures  and  of  intellectual  progress.  As  a  result, 
he  has  been  president  of  the  Paint,  Oil  and  Varnish  Club, 
is  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Historical  Society,  the  Sunset 
Country  Club  and  the  Missouri  Pharmaceutical  Society. 

Thus,  through  careful  attention  to  business  details, 
through  hard  labor,  Mr.  Niemeyer  is  now  recognized  as 
the  leader  of  the  paint  and  varnish  business  of  the  Middle 
West. 

DON  TURNER 
'HE  SUBJECT  of  this  biography,  Don  Turner,  Jr., 
belongs  to  the  third  generation  of  one  of  St.  Clair 
County's  most  prominent  families.  His  father,  the 
Hon.  Lucius  Don  Turner,  held,  for  more  than  forty  years, 
a  conspicuous  place  in  the  political,  social  and  business  life 
of  Belleville,  and  in  fact,  of  the  whole  county.  The  grand- 
father of  our  subject,  a  native  of  Virginia,  migrated  to  Illi- 
nois in  1830.  Lucius  D.  Turner  was  born  on  a  farm  near 
Freeburg,  Oct.  5th,  1849.  His  education  was  secured  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  community,  in  McKendree  College, 
Washington  University,  and  at  the  University  of  Michigan, 
where  he  graduated  from  the  Law  School  in  1873.  After 
graduating,  he  located  in  Belleville,  where  he  conducted  his 
legal  practice  alone,  until  1885,  when  he  formed,  with  Judge 
R.  D.  W.  Holder,  a  partnership  which  lasted  until  Mr. 


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Turner's  death  in  1918,  on  the  2qth  of  April.  He  was  for 
many  years  a  director  of  the  Belleville  Savings  Bank,  Master 
in  Chancery,  and  a  member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Pub- 
lishing Company,  which  directed  the  publication,  for  some 
time,  of  the  News-Democrat  and  the  Belleviller  Zeitung.  He 
rendered  service  to  his  city  as  an  Alderman,  and  to  the 
county  as  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Supervisors,  and  as  a 
member  of  the  Liederkranz,  the  Kronthal-Liedertafel,  the 
Philharmonics,  and  of  the  Methodist  Church,  he  made  a 
definite  contribution  to  the  social  and  religious  life  of  the 
community.  He  and  his  good  wife,  Josephine  Eckert  Turner, 
reared  a  family  of  five  children — Waldo,  Don,  Jr.,  Zilphia, 
Josephine,  and  Mary.  The  mother  was  born  at  Waterloo, 
Monroe  County,  Nov.  14th,  185 1,  and  was  married  to  Mr. 
Turner  in  1875.  Her  father,  Leonard  Eckert,  was  for  a  time 
the  Sheriff  of  Monroe  County.  The  following  is  a  paragraph 
from  the  beautiful  tribute  adopted  by  the  Belleville  Civic 
League  (of  which  she  was  a  member)  shortly  after  her  death 
on  Sept.  21,  1914:  "Hers  was  a  hfe  full  of  labor  and  self- 
denial  for  her  family.  She  was  scrupulously  mindful  of  her 
obligations  as  a  wife  and  mother,  and  permitted  nothing 
to  interfere  with  the  faithful  discharge  of  her  duties  as  she 
saw  them." 

Of  such  honored  parents,  Don  Turner,  Jr.  was  born  on 
March  i8th,  1879,  in  the  city  of  Belleville.  After  completing 
the  public  school  courses,  he  attended  the  Smith  Academy, 
a  department  of  Washington  University,  and  the  Law  School 
of  Columbia  University,  New  York  City,  from  which  he 
was  graduated  in  1901.  He  began  his  law  practice  in  East 
St.  Louis,  in  an  oiEce  with  William  Forman  and  Judge  D. 
M.  Browning,  where  he  remained  until  1904,  when  he  came 
to  Belleville.  Here  he  practiced  alone  for  fifteen  years.  Li 
1919  he  became  a  member  of  the  firm  Turner  and  Holder, 
taking  the  place  left  vacant  by  his  father's  death. 

On  Dec.  19th,  1904,  he  was  married  to  Alice  Tittman, 
the  daughter  of  E.  C.  Tittman,  a  prominent  attorney  of  St. 
Louis,  Missouri.  Two  children  have  been  born  to  them — 
Marie  Josephine,  on  Nov.  i8th,  1906;  and  L.  Don,  Jr.,  on 
March  12th,  1911.  The  daughter  is  a  student  in  Washington 
University,  and  the  Vice-President  of  her  class. 

Mr.  Turner  helped  to  organize  the  Belleville  Chamber  of 
Commerce,  and  was  for  many  years  a  director  in  this  body. 
Through  his  influence,  and  by  his  efforts  through  legal  cor- 
respondence, largely,  an  option  was  secured  for  the  location 
of  Scott  Field,  the  government  aviation  ground  near  Belle- 
ville. He  helped  in  directing  the  Belleville  House  Building 
Association,  and  is  a  director  of  the  Belleville  Industrial 


DON  TURNER 
Loan  Co.,  for  which  he  acts  as  attorney.  He  has  served  as 
the  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  following  companies :  The 
Belleville  Gas  i^  Electric  Co.,  the  Muskogee  Electric  5?  Gas 
Co  ,  the  Ada  (Okla.)  Gas  and  Electric  Co.;  and  was  the 
secretary  of  the  Enid  Gas  &?  Electric  Co.,  and  of  the  Cen- 
tralia  Gas  Company.  But  with  all  the  duties  required  of  Mr. 
Turner  from  these  many  positions,  he  found  time  to  devote 
to  his  general  law  practice.  He  held,  for  two  terms,  the 
olEce  of  Master  in  Chancery,  which  position  his  honored 
father  filled  for  a  number  of  years.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Home  Building  &?  Loan  Association  of  Belleville,  and  Vice- 
president  and  director  of  the  Belleville  Savings  Bank. 
MALCOLM  PERCEVAL  ANDREWS,  M.  D. 

H  GREAT  DEAL  OF  coutage,  hard  work,  fearlessness  and 
perseverance  have  won  success  for  Dr.  Andrews,  now 
a  prosperous  physician  and  surgeon,  and  specialist  of 
the  eye,  ear  nose  and  throat,  of  Manitowoc,  Wisconsin.  Dr. 
Andrews  is  an  absolutely  self-made  man.  He  earned  his  way 
through  every  one  of  the  many  schools  that  he  has  attended, 
nursed  his  boyhood  ambitions,  and  finally  reached  his  goal. 
Dr.  Andrews  was  born  on  April  i,  1879,  in  Lebanon,  lUi' 
nois.  He  first  attended  the  country  school  of  DeKalb  County. 
In  the  town  of  Lebanon,  Dr.  Andrews  received  his  elemen' 
tary  school  education.  At  an  early  age,  when  he  needed  help. 


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DR-  M.  P.  ANDREWS 
encouragement  and  care,  he  was  stricken  by  the  loss  of  his 
beloved  parents.  Left  to  face  the  world  alone,  penniless  and 
heart-broken,  the  orphan  let  nothing  interfere  with  his  life 
plans.  He  immediately  secured  work  in  the  shop  of  Mr.  J. 
Lysakowski.  Some  time  later,  Mrs.  H.  F.  Eicher,  a  kind  lady, 
who  had  five  children  of  her  own,  became  interested  in  him. 
He  was  invited  to  accept  a  place  in  their  home — an  invitation 
which  he  eagerly  accepted.  Since  that  time.  Dr.  Andrews 
has  been  a  "son"  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eicher. 

With  money  earned  by  doing  various  odd  jobs.  Dr. 
Andrews  paid  his  way  through  an  academic  course  and  three 
years  of  regular  collegiate  work  in  McKendree  College.  At 
the  college.  Dr.  Andrews'  musical  talents — both  vocal  and 
instrumental — were  developed  under  Professor  Pesold.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  college  orchestra,  the  Plato,  quartette, 
and  the  city  band.  His  greatest  inspirations  were  received 
from  "Mac"  Chamberlin  and  Dr.  Fulgham.  The  training  in 
mechanics  obtained  from  Mr.  J.  Lysakowski  was  of  ines- 
timable value,  later  in  doing  surgery.  Encouragement  from 
the  Presbyterian  mothers — who  were  all  mothers  to  him — 
and  the  fine  example  set  by  his  older  brother  kept  him  from 
sacrificing  his  life  to  manual  labor  and  ignorance.  While  a 
Junior  in  the  college.  Dr.  Andrews  fell  a  victim  to  typhoid 
fever,  a  disease  that  forced  him  to  quit  McKendree.  Mrs. 


Eicher  tenderly  nursed  him  to  health  through  his  sickness. 
He  still  regrets  that  he  was  not  able  to  finish  in  McKendree. 

Dr.  Andrews  subsequently  pursued  the  two-year  course 
in  English  of  the  Home  Correspondence  School,  of  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts.  Continuing  his  study,  he  attended  for 
two  years  Marion-Simms-Beaumont  School  of  Medicine  of 
St.  Louis  University.  In  1905,  after  completing  two  years  of 
study  in  the  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Illi- 
nois, he  received  his  M.  D.  degree.  He  continued  his  medical 
training  by  studying  in  Chicago,  Rochester  and  Philadelphia. 

Dr.  Andrews  practiced  medicine  and  surgery  from  1905 
to  1912  m  Abbotsford,  Wisconsin.  Taking  up  specialized 
work,  he  practiced  in  Beloit,  Wisconsin,  until  the  beginning 
of  the  World  War.  He  was  accepted  for  service,  and  served 
as  Surgeon  of  the  United  States  Medical  Reserve  Corps. 
After  the  war,  in  1919,  he  re-located  in  Manitowac,  Wis- 
consin, as  a  specialist,  eye,  ear,  nose  and  throat  surgeon.  At 
one  time  he  was  a  local  surgeon  of  the  Soo  Line  Railroad 
Company.  Besides  being  a  pioneer  in  the  field  of  the  use  of  the 
X-ray  and  radium  in  treatment  of  conditions  of  the  head.  Dr. 
Andrews  was  one  of  the  first  users  and  advocates  of  the  use 
of  Ultra-violet  radiation  for  treatment. 

Dr.  Andrews  holds  membership  in  many  societies.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  American  Academy  of  Opthalmology,  a 
life  member  of  the  Rochester  Surgeons'  Club,  a  member  of 
the  Oto-Opthalmic  Society  of  Milwaukee,  Radiological  Soci' 
ety  of  North  America,  American  Medical  Society,  and  the 
Wisconsin  State  Medical  Society. 

While  in  college.  Dr.  Andrews  was  consistent  in  his 
studies,  was  graduated  with  high  honors.  Besides  being 
skilled  in  surgery  and  medicine.  Dr.  Andrews  shows  a  re- 
markable versatility.  He  is  talented  in  music  and  plays  prac- 
tically every  instrument — the  cornet  especially — unusually 
well,  and  besides,  he  sings  in  a  male  quartet  and  in  the  choir. 
Dr.  Andrews  is  also  an  athlete  of  no  mean  ability.  In  golf, 
he  has  won  the  State  Championship  of  the  Wisconsin  Medi- 
cal Society  tournament  and  twice  the  Club  Championship 
of  Beloit. 

In  the  spring  of  1910,  Dr.  Andrews  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Mabel  Belle  Downey,  a  lady  of  keen  business 
ability.  Their  son,  Edson  James,  who  is  now  attending  the 
academy  in  Mercersburg,  is  following  in  his  father's  foot- 
steps to  a  remarkable  degree.  He,  too,  has  a  love  for  surgery. 
Edson  also  has  talent  in  music. 

The  brother  of  Dr.  Andrews,  Charles  Page,  now  at  Holt, 
Michigan,  is  a  minister  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  His  bio- 
graphical sketch  also  appears  in  this  history. 


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MC  KENDREE 


Summing  up  the  life  of  Dr.  Andrews,  it  may  he  said  that 
he  succeeded  m  ahnost  anything  that  he  took  up.  He  did  not 
know  the  meaning  of  defeat — he  never  accepted  it.  With 
his  magnetic  personaHty,  love  for  work  and  study,  and  am- 
bition, he  paved  his  way  to  success. 
FRANK  DOYLE 

QANY  OF  Ohio's  native  sons  have  come  to  Illinois, 
and  afterwards  have  developed  into  leaders  with  re- 
markable ability  in  the  business  and  political  life  of 
their  adopted  state.  Mayor  Doyle  of  East  St.  Louis  has  en- 
joyed such  an  experience.  Both  parents,  Maurice  and  Anna 
Doyle,  came  to  this  country  from  Ireland.  His  father  was  once 
a  foreman  for  the  Gravison  Store  Company,  of  Cincinnati,  the 
city  in  which  Frank  Doyle  was  born  on  August  25th,  1876. 
Orphaned  in  early  childhood,  he  was  placed  in  the  St.  Joseph's 
Orphanage,  at  Cumminsville,  Ohio,  where  he  remained  until 
he  was  thirteen,  when  he  was  taken  into  a  farmer's  home,  at 
Morning  View,  Ky.,  as  a  member  of  the  family.  Here  he 
lived  and  assisted  with  the  farm  duties  until  he  was  nineteen, 
when  he  went  to  Chicago,  and  secured  employment  with  the 
Swift  Packing  Company,  continued  with  this  firm,  m  Chicago 
for  nine  years,  steadily  advancing  to  higher  positions,  and  in 
1904  was  sent  to  the  Swift  Plant  m  East  St.  Louis,  as  one  of 
the  Division  Superintendents.  This  position  he  held  until 
191 3,  when  he  severed  his  connection  with  the  company,  and 
established  a  business  for  himself — The  East  St.  Louis  Home 
Ice  Cream  &?  Ice  Company,  at  Twentieth  and  Ridge  Streets, 
of  which  company  he  is  still  president. 

In  the  meantime,  Mr.  Doyle  had  married,  on  Nov.  14th, 
1907,  Miss  Myrtle  Meyers,  of  East  St.  Louis,  the  daughter 
of  John  Meyers  and  Anna  Meyers.  Mrs.  Doyle  was  born  on 
February  19,  1886,  and  educated  at  Boonville,  Ind.  Frank  and 
Myrtle  Doyle  have  one  daughter,  Mildred,  born  on  Dec.  if, 
1910.  Mr.  Doyle  is  very  fond  of  his  family  and,  in  spite  of  his 
many  business  and  political  activities,  never  neglects  his 
home  life. 

On  the  5th  of  April,  1927,  Mr.  Frank  Doyle  was  elected 
Mayor  of  East  St.  Louis.  This  was  his  first  venture  into  poli- 
tics; his  interests,  previous  to  this  time,  had  been  primarily 
in  business,  to  which  he  had  devoted  most  of  his  time  and 
talents.  He  has  been,  for  some  time,  a  director  of  the  Arctic 
Ice  Cream  Company  of  St.  Louis,  of  the  Granite  City  Ice 
Cream  Company,  in  Granite  City,  of  the  Beck-Doyle  Extract 
Company  of  East  St.  Louis,  and  of  the  Coca  Cola  Bottling 
Company  of  St.  Louis.  In  addition  to  these,  he  has  interests 
in  other  business  enterprises. 

Frank  Doyle's  hobby  is  sports.  He  enjoys  watching  athletic 
contests  of  various  sorts. 


FRANK  DOYLE 

Mayor  ot  East  St.  Louis 

Mr.  Doyle  was  trained  in  the  Catholic  fiiith,  and  has  re- 
mained a  member  of  the  Catholic  Church.  He  belongs  to  that 
rather  small  group  of  rare  individuals,  who  have  overcome  the 
many  handicaps  and  surmounted  the  stubborn  obstacles  of 
early  life,  and  by  persistent  struggle  and  determination,  have 
made  for  themselves  remarkable  and  successful  careers.  From 
an  obscure  orphanage  to  the  Mayoralty  of  a  great  industrial 
city,  via  the  packing  house  route,  is  an  achievement  of  which 
few  can  boast.  It  is  a  hard,  rough  road  over  which  Mayor 
Doyle  has  traveled.  Now  that  he  has  been  honored  with  the 
highest  oflSce  which  his  city  can  confer  upon  any  of  its  sub- 
jects, with  four  years  ahead  of  him  in  which  to  render  service 
to  that  city,  he  takes  his  obligations  seriously,  and  desires  to 
fulfill  conscientiously  the  duties  of  his  oiEce.  In  his  own 
words,  he  "is  in  love  with  his  city  and  aims  to  serve." 

HON.  WILLIAM  N.  BALTZ 
When  a  man  can  run  for  public  office  twenty-two  times 
and  can  win  eighteen  such  elections,  as  did  Hon.  William 
N.  Baltz,  it  undoubtedly  proves  that  the  people  have  utmost 
confidence  and  trust  in  him.  Only  his  efficiency  and  honesty 
while  an  official  could  have  rewarded  him  with  success,  time 
and  time  again.  Hon.  Baltz,  who  was  born  on  February  5,  i86o> 
m  Millstadt,  Illinois,  was  a  son  of  Philip  and   Henrietta 


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WILLIAM  N.  BALTZ 

Baltz.  He  received  an  education  in  the  schools  of  his  home 
city.  His  love  for  farming  induced  his  father  to  purchase  the 
Glass  farm,  on  which  William  began  his  career  as  a  farmer. 
By  virtue  of  hard  and  consistent  work,  and  an  increase  of 
his  knowledge  of  the  science  of  agriculture  by  close  obser- 
vation, he  brought  the  farm  to  a  remarkable  state  of  culti- 
vation, surpassed  by  none  in  the  county.  He  was  married 
on  August  2,  1883,  to  Katherine  Diesel,  of  Millstadt,  who 
was  born  on  August  23,  1861.  This  couple  were  blessed 
with  seven  children,  two  of  whom  are  now  dead.  The  living 
are:  William  R.,  married  to  Ohria  Feurrhan;  Frieda,  married 
to  Edward  Seib;  Russel,  married  to  Ida  Mueller;  Ottillia 
M;  and  Eugenie. 

Hon.  Baltz  has  a  fine  record  as  a  public  official.  He  has 
been  on  the  board  of  education  for  many  years,  and  is  at 
present  the  president,  an  office  that  he  has  held  for  five 
years.  His  first  position  for  the  city  was  that  of  constable. 
He  did  his  duty  well,  and  literally  cleaned  out  the  rougher 
and  unnecessary  element  for  his  community.  He  has  been 
the  supervisor  of  the  township  for  sixteen  years,  and  was 
chairman  of  the  board  of  supervisors  for  three  years.  Dur- 
ing the  same  time  he  has  been  chairman  of  the  county 
board.  Hon.  Baltz  is  now  serving  his  third  term  as  mayor 


of  Millstadt.  The  efficiency  and  honesty  of  his  administra- 
tions have  placed  him  on  a  high  pedestal  in  the  eyes  of  the 
people  of  his  city. 

In  191 2,  Hon.  Baltz  reached  one  of  the  highest  levels  in 
his  rise.  He  became  the  Democratic  candidate  for  Congress 
to  represent  the  Twenty-second  District  of  Illinois  in  the 
Sixty-third  Congress  at  the  national  capital.  He  was  elected 
by  a  huge  majority,  and  was  soon  exercising  his  ability  as  a 
debater  and  a  forceful  speaker.  He  won  recognition  by  ex- 
pressing his  views  on  a  tariff  bill,  taking  an  active  part  in 
the  discussion  with  much  older  and  more  experienced  politi- 
cians. Held  in  high  esteem  by  his  colleagues  in  Congress, 
he  enjoyed  unlimited  popularity. 

Hon.  Baltz  has  rendered  invaluable  service  to  his  county 
m  many  ways.  Some  years  ago,  his  unrelentless  drive  against 
officials  who  took  advantage  of  the  treasury  resulted  in  the 
replacement  of  a  sum  of  $25,000.00.  As  supervisor,  he  per- 
formed a  great  service  for  the  tax-payers  of  St.  Clair  County. 
When  Hon.  Baltz  was  the  president  of  the  Commercial 
Club,  he  contributed  considerably  to  the  building  of  a  hard 
road  through  his  town.  In  business,  he  is  the  superintendent 
and  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Millstadt  Milling  Com- 
pany; as  a  farmer,  he  cultivates  a  two-hundred  acre  piece  of 
land;  and  as  a  citizen,  he  is  loved  by  all  of  Millstadt's  citi^ 
zenry,  who  greatly  appreciate  his  noble  work  for  them. 

GEORGE  WIRTH,  SR. 
<Y^  Y  SHEER  industry,  intelHgence  and  business  ability, 
^U  Mr.  George  Wirth,  Sr.  has  risen  to  the  high  position 
which  he  now  holds,  president  and  general  manager 
of  the  Auto  Stove  Works,  a  great  manufacturing  concern 
located  at  New  Athens,  111.  This  plant  has  a  national  rep- 
utation, manufactures  a  fine  quality  of  stoves  and  ranges, 
and  ships  its  products  to  all  parts  of  the  United  States.  It 
was  established  in  T906,  and  is  directed  by  practically  the 
same  stockholders  who  originally  became  interested  in  the 
factory.  In  1908  Mr.  Wirth  was  made  its  manager,  and  two 
years  later,  upon  his  agreement  to  devote  his  full  time  to 
this  business,  he  was  chosen  its  secretary  fe?  treasurer  and 
its  general  manager,  and  held  this  office  until  1925,  when 
he  was  advanced  to  the  position  which  he  now  holds.  Under 
his  wise  management  the  company  has  met  with  success, 
the  business  has  been  kept  up-to-date,  and  wide-awake  im- 
provements and  new  methods  in  the  manufacturing  of  stoves 
have  been  introduced.  Over  two  hundred  people  are  em- 
ployed in  the  plant. 

Mr.  Wirth  comes  of  good  German  ancestry;  both  of  his 
parents  were  born  m  Bavaria,  came  to  this  land  when  they 


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were  quite  young,  and  finally  settled  at  a  place  known  as 
Dutch  Hill,  in  St.  Clair  County.  Here  George  was  born 
on  the  I'jth  of  July,  1867.  Two  other  children  were  also 
born  into  the  home.  George  attended  school  until  he  was 
fifteen,  and  then  went  to  Lenzburg,  where  he  learned  the 
harness  making  business,  worked  here  for  four  years,  and 
went  to  St.  Louis,  working  in  the  same  business  for  five 
years  more.  In  1891  he  went  to  New  Athens,  established 
a  harness  manufacturing  business  and  operated  the  same 
until  191 1,  when  he  sold  out  the  business  in  order  to  give 
his  entire  time  to  the  Auto  Stove  Works. 

Mr.  George  Wirth  is  married  and  has  three  children  — 
two  boys  and  one  girl.  Mrs.  Wirth  is  the  daughter  of  Adam 
Metzler  and  Mary  Perchbacher,  to  whom  were  born  three 
other  children  besides  Louisa  (^Mrs.  Wirth).  The  oldest  child 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Wirth  is  George  Wirth,  Jr.,  and 
was  born  December  ist,  i8qi.  He  is  the  third  Wirth  m 
the  direct  line  of  descent  to  bear  the  name  of  George,  since 
his  grandfather  was  also  called  George  Wirth.  A  sketch  of 
George  Wirth,  Jr.  will  be  found  on  another  page  of  this 
county  history.  Minnie,  the  second  child  of  George  Wirth, 
Sr.,  IS  now  the  wife  of  Edward  Schmelzel;  she  was  born  on 
April  3rd,  1895.  Edgar  O.,  the  youngest  child,  was  born  on 
the  8th  day  of  June,  190'i. 

George  Wirth,  Sr.  was  eighteen  years  of  age  when  he 
lost  his  father  by  death  in  iSSf,  on  the  loth  of  July.  But 
long  ere  this  time  he  had  learned  to  work  hard  and  to  apply 
himself  diHgently  to  whatever  task  his  hands  found  to  do. 
Starting  out  as  a  young  man  with  practically  nothing,  he 
has  not  only  risen  to  a  place  of  prominence  in  the  industrial 
life  of  his  county,  but  he  has  acquired  some  property,  and 
is  now  able  to  enjoy  the  comforts  of  life  to  which  his  con- 
stant labors  through  many  years  now  entitle  him.  He  owns 
a  fine  residence  in  New  Athens.  In  many  ways  he  has  shown 
an  interest  in  his  community  in  its  religious  and  commer- 
cial life.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Evangelical  Church  and  for 
ten  years  has  been  a  past  elder  in  this  denomination.  He 
IS  interested  in  the  State  Bank  of  his  city,  of  which  he  is 
the  vice-president,  and  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
local  Mechanics  Building  and  Loan  Association  in  1904, 
has  been  a  director  in  this  association  ever  since  it  was 
organized,  and  the  secretary  of  the  same  for  five  years. 
During  the  years  1903  and  1904,  he  held  the  o&ce  of  pres- 
ident of  the  Town  Board  in  New  Athens.  Mr.  Wirth  is 
an  Odd  Fellow  and  votes  the  Republican  ticket. 


GEORGE  WIRTH,  SR, 

HERMAN  E,  SPITZNASS,  JR. 

The  life  history  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  centers  around 
the  farm  where  he  still  lives.  His  life,  which  he  has  spent  so 
quietly,  was  not  marked  with  anything  sensational  or  bois- 
terous, but  with  hard,  conscientious  work  that  has  made  him 
a  credit  to  the  community.  He  was  born  on  a  farm  near 
Belleville,  on  March  5,  1914,  a  son  of  Herman  Spitznass,  a 
native  of  Germany,  who  came  to  this  country  when  only 
eleven  years  of  age,  grew  into  manhood,  married  Rachel 
Funk,  by  whom  there  was  one  child.  At  the  death  of  this 
lady  he  married  her  sister,  Mary,  by  which  union  there 
were  nine  children,  one  of  whom  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Mr.  Spitznass  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools. 
After  graduation  he  took  up  employment  with  his  hither, 
and  worked  for  him  until  his  retirement  m  1916,  when  the 
farm  was  placed  under  the  supervision  of  him  and  his  two 
brothers,  Theodore  and  Ervin.  Ervm  served  in  the  army 
and  died  while  in  Camp  Custer,  on  Oct.  5,  1918.  In  1924 
the  two  brothers  bought  the  farm,  which  covers  some  two 
hundred  and  four  acres,  and  have  been  raising  crops  on  it 
ever  since. 

Mr.  Spitznass  was  married  to  Minnie  K.  Stolle,  on  March 
5,  1914.  She  has  proven  herself  to  be  a  fine  companion  of  her 
husband,  always  giving  encouragement,  and  helping  him  in 


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ARTHUR  EIDMAN 

time  of  need.  This  couple  have  made  a  specialty  of  dairying. 
For  the  past  twenty-four  years  they  have  delivered  dairy 
products  in  Belleville,  and  since  1920  their  business  has 
grown  to  such  an  extent  that  they  began  to  sell  their  prod- 
ucts wholesale  only.  The  hobby  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
is  work.  His  hands  are  always  occupied  with  some  portion 
of  his  business.  He  is  a  popular  man,  holding  the  respect  and 
friendship  of  all  who  know  him. 

ARTHUR   EIDMAN 

BEW  MEN  in  Belleville  have  so  many  things  to  do,  so 
many  things  to  take  care  of,  as  has  Arthur  Eidman,  a 
man  whose  recreation  is  truly  work.  He  was  born  on 
July  14,  1880,  in  Belleville.  After  graduating  from  Belleville 
High,  he  studied  in  the  Bryant  and  Stratton  Commercial  Col- 
lege, of  St.  Louis.  Upon  graduation,  he  worked  in  the  employ- 
ment of  his  father,  and  spent  five  years  as  a  travelling  sales- 
man. In  1903,  Mr.  Eidman  was  employed  as  head  bookkeeper 
and  assistant-teller  of  the  Belleville  Savings  Bank.  He  was 
made  assistant-cashier  in  191  j.  His  banking  ability  prompted 
him  to  resign  in  1919,  in  order  to  organize  the  St.  Clair  Nat'l 
Bank,  in  which  he  now  holds  the  position  of  cashier  and  the 
office  of  director. 


Mr.  Eidman  is  a  member,  and  the  past  vice-president,  of 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  was  a  commander  of  the 
Knight  Templars,  is  the  present  president  of  the  Community 
Service,  on  the  executive  board  of  the  Boy  Scouts.  He  served 
on  the  Belleville  school  board,  as  president,  from  1923  to 
1926.  The  subject  of  this  sketch  is  president  of  the  Travellers' 
Protective  Association.  To  him  must  be  given  the  credit  for 
the  organization  of  the  Rotary  Club  in  his  city.  At  that  time 
he  was  elected  secretary,  but  his  ability  to  lead  placed  him  in 
the  presidency  five  years  later.  He  takes  an  active  interest  in 
the  Elks,  an  organization  of  which  he  is  a  member.  In  the 
Masonic  Order  he  has  had  practically  everything  in  both  the 
Scottish  and  York  Rite,  and  is  also  a  Shriner.  During  the 
World  War  he  did  his  full  share.  As  a  four-minute  man  he 
gave  burning,  patriotic  speeches  that  inspired.  He  took  part 
in  practically  every  Liberty  Bond  drive,  and  he  was  chair- 
man of  several. 

When  yet  a  young  man,  Mr.  Eidman  felt  the  somewhat 
depressing  spirits  of  bachelorhood.  Therefore,  after  a  beau- 
tiful courtship,  he  was  united  in  marriage  on  Jan.  30,  190";, 
with  Artie  Berry  Orear,  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.  The  couple 
have  two  children.  These  are:  Mary  Ann,  born  on  July  19, 
1908,  who  is  now  a  Junior  in  the  University  of  Illinois;  and 
Arthur  Orear,  born  on  February  2,  191 3,  a  splendid  young 
fellow  who  is  a  "chip  off  the  old  block." 

In  the  past  years  of  his  life,  Mr.  Eidman  has  travelled  many 
miles,  both  for  business  and  recreational  purposes.  These  trips 
have  been  responsible  for  his  broad-minded  view  of  life.  As  a 
banker,  he  is  known  to  be  a  "square-shooter,"  always  straight- 
forward and  honest  in  his  business  dealings,  courteous,  and 
ever  willing  to  oblige  without  asking  anything  in  return. 
During  McKendree  College's  drive  for  funds,  Mr.  Eidman 
was  chairman  of  the  Belleville  district.  Although  he  has 
achieved  success  from  a  financial  stand-point,  this  has  been 
extended  to  everything  that  he  ever  cared  to  take  a  hand 
in.  There  are  few  citizens  in  Belleville  who  have  contributed 
more  to  her  success  than  Arthur  Eidman. 

CHAS.  C.  AHRENS 
In  the  historic  town  of  Lebanon,  111.,  the  present  sheriff 
of  St.  Clair  County,  Chas.  C.  Ahrens,  was  born  on  the  9th 
of  December,  1875.  He  was  but  eleven  years  of  age  when 
his  father  died  at  O'Fallon,  to  which  city  the  family  had 
moved  in  1882.  He  quit  school  at  the  age  of  fourteen  to 
begin  work  in  the  mines.  Shortly  before  this  time  he  worked 


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for  a  while  on  the  form  of  S.  C.  Smiley,  near  O'Fallon.  Many 
years  were  spent  in  the  mines  ,ind  here  he  gained  a  thorough 
knowledge  of  the  coal  industry,  and  gradually  worked  his 
way  up  to  a  better  position,  hi  1916  Governor  Deneen  ap- 
pointed him  State  Humane  Officer,  with  his  station  on  the 
Eads  Bridge,  in  E.  St.  Louis.  This  office  he  held  for  four 
years,  and  then  went  hack  into  the  mines  for  a  time.  In  igio 
he  was  m.ide  deputy  sheriff  under  Ed.  Petri,  and  was  reap- 
pointed to  this  office  when  Mr.  Schnipper  became  sheriff,  and 
served  m  this  capacity  until  1926,  when  he  was  elected,  by 
a  large  majority,  sheriff  of  the  county. 

Mr.  Ahrens  is  the  father  of  three  children.  His  wife, 
Victoria  (Russell)  Ahrens,  was  an  O'Fallon  lady,  born  on 
Feb.  17,  1876,  at  Arcadia,  Mo.,  and  was  married  to  Mr. 
Ahrens  on  Nov.  28,  when  she  was  twenty  years  old.  Vir- 
ginia M.,  their  oldest,  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-one.  She  was 
then  the  wife  of  Ernest  Bernhardt.  Their  older  son,  Maurice 
R.,  IS  a  college  graduate  and  has  his  home  in  Denver,  Colo- 
rado, where  he  is  employed  as  a  salesman.  Floyd  C.  is  their 
younger  son;  he  is  now  attending  the  Belleville  Township 
High  School. 

Mr.  Ahrens  has  rendered  much  service  to  O'Fallon.  He 
has  served  for  three  terms  as  city  treasurer,  and  as  alderman 
for  two  terms;  he  was  the  secretary  of  the  township  high 
school  board  for  four  years,  and  of  the  city  school  board  for 
an  equal  period;  and  for  two  years  he  was  tax  collector  m 
O'Fallon  Township.  The  miners"  union  selected  him  for  their 
secretary  and  treasurer,  which  office  he  held  for  four  years. 
For  two  years  he  was  the  secretary  of  the  Masonic  Lodge 
m  O'Fallon.  He  is  a  Shriner  in  this  lodge,  and  belongs  also 
to  the  Eagles  and  to  the  Redman  Lodge. 

FREDERICK  E.  MERRILLS 

B  REDBRICK  E.  Merrills,  one  of  Belleville's  successful 
attorneys,  was  born  in  this  same  city  on  January  14, 
1889,  a  son  of  Fred  B.  and  Virginia  Badgley  Merrills. 
Frederick  has  two  brothers,  Marshall  C.  and  Wayne,  and  one 
sister,  Virginia.  One  of  the  early  ancestors  of  this  family  was 
John  Merrills,  who  came  to  America  from  England  in  1640 
and  settled  first  m  Newport,  Massachusetts,  and  later  in 
New  Town,  Connecticut.  After  the  Revolutionary  War  the 
Merrills  family  came  to  St.  Clair  County,  and  here  Sylvester 
Merrills  was  made  county  superintendent  of  schools — one 
of  the  very  first  in  this  section  of  the  state. 


FREDERICK  E.  MERRILLS 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  after  attending  the  grade  and 
the  high  school  in  Belleville,  studied  in  a  private  academy  m 
St.  Louis  and  was  graduated  in  1907.  Four  years  later  he 
received  a  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  from  Harvard  University, 
and  in  191 2,  a  Master's  Degree  from  the  University  ot  Illi- 
nois. Since  191 3,  the  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  Mr. 
Merrills  has  been  practicing  law. 

On  August  14,  191^,  he  was  married  to  Mary  E.  Turner, 
a  native  of  Belleville.  Mrs.  Merrills  was  born  on  January  9, 
1890,  was  graduated  from  the  local  public  schools,  and,  in 
1909,  from  Mary  Institute,  of  St.  Louis.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mer- 
rills have  two  children — Mary  J.,  born  on  April  6,  1917, 
and  Virginia  T.,  born  on  February  10,  1920. 

Mr.  Merrills  is  an  Elk,  and  a  Knight  Templar  in  the 
Masonic  Order.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Optimist  Club, 
the  University  Club,  the  Harvard  Club,  and  the  St.  Clair 
Country  Club,  having  been  president  of  the  latter  in  1924. 
He  furthermore  takes  an  active  interest  m  the  educational 
activities  of  his  community,  being  at  present  the  secretary 
of  the  board  of  education  ot  the  township  high  school. 


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GEORGE  C.  LINDEMANN 

GEORGE  C.  LINDEMANN 
».CT  that  George  Christian  Lindemann, 
been  the  president  of  the  Dupo  State  Savings 
Bank  for  the  past  fifteen  years  easily  proves  that 
he  is  the  acme  of  efficiency  and  honesty.  The  people 
of  this  city  have  had  much  confidence  in  his  integrity  in  the 
past,  and  will  undoubtedly  continue  to  hold  him  in  high 
esteem  in  years  to  come.  Mr.  Lindemann  was  ushered  into 
the  world  on  March  10,  1877.  He  was  born  in  Dupo,  Sugar 
Loaf  County,  and  was  the  son  of  Conrad  and  Catherine 
Lindemann — parents  who  carefully  moulded  his  character. 
The  elementary  school  training  of  this  sketch  was  acquired 
in  the  grade  school  of  Columbia,  Illinois;  a  few  years  later 
he  attended  the  Perkins  and  Herpel  College,  situated  in  the 
city  of  St.  Louis.  For  the  next  twelve  years,  after  his  school 
work  was  completed,  he  did  office  work.  In  1905  he  came  to 
Dupo  and  started  in  the  real  estate  and  insurance  business, 
in  which  he  is  still  interested. 

In  the  winter  of  1906,  December  6,  Mr.  Lindemann  was 
united  in  the  holy  bonds  of  matrimony  with  Laura  M.  Dyroff. 
She  was  born  on  February  20,  1884,  in  the  Sugar  Loaf  Town- 
ship. This  lady,  who  was  a  daughter  of  Louis  Dyroff,  is  a 
splendid  woman  who  has  won  the  respect  and  admiration 
of  not  only  her  husband  but  of  all  who  know  her. 


It  was  in  191 5  that  Mr  Lindemann  organized  the  Dupo 
State  Savings  Bank,  capitalized  at  $25,000.00.  He  was  imme- 
diately  made  president  of  the  institution,  and  has  held  this 
office  ever  since.  His  business  activities  are  not  limited  to 
banking  only,  for  his  abilities  have  been  recognized  to  such 
an  extent  that  he  has  been  appointed  the  treasurer  and  a 
director  of  the  Dupo  Building  and  Loan  Association,  an 
organization  that  has  made  possible  the  building  of  many 
homes  by  the  people  of  Dupo.  He  laid  out  the  Lindemann 
first  sub'division  of  one  hundred  and  thirteen  acres,  which 
was  part  of  the  old  homestead,  and  on  which  Dupo's  prin- 
cipal  business  houses  now  stand.  For  three  years  he  has  also 
been  engaged  as  levee  commissioner.  Along  educational  lines 
Mr.  Lindemann  has  rendered  invaluable  service  to  his  com- 
munity. He  has  acted  in  the  capacity  of  school  treasurer  for 
five  districts  for  a  period  of  years  extending  from  191 4.  He 
has  also  held  the  same  office  over  the  Dupo  Community 
High  School. 

Although  he  is  occupied  with  his  regular  work  during 
the  greater  part  of  his  time,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  takes 
an  interest  in  the  social  side  of  life.  He  is  a  Shriner  in  the 
Masonic  Order,  an  Odd  Fellow,  and  a  member  of  the  Order 
of  the  Eastern  Star.  Mr.  Lindemann  has  travelled  many  miles 
in  his  lifetime,  chiefly  for  recreation.  This  travelling  has 
helped  him  materially  and  intellectually  in  many  ways.  His 
best  loved  outdoor  sport  is  golf,  at  which  he  plays  games 
with  a  low  score.  He  also  finds  much  pleasure  in  hunting 
and  fishing.  Mr.  Lindemann's  life  has  certainly  exhibited 
the  qualities  of  a  sturdy,  vibrating  manhood,  which  is  cer- 
tainly the  result  of  the  careful  training  on  the  part  of  his 
parents,  and  his  own  personal  ambitions. 
ANHEUSER  AND  RUTH 

HN  IDEAL  partnership  is  that  of  John  L.  Anheuser 
and  R.  R.  Ruth,  who  are  dealers  for  the  Chevrolet, 
Pontiac,  and  Oakland  cars,  and  who  conduct  a  busi- 
ness in  automobile  supplies.  Both  were  born  in  Summerfield, 
111.,  and  both,  after  attending  the  public  school  in  their  home 
town,  took  a  course  in  the  Rehe  Mechanical  School  of  Kansas 
City,  Mo.  Afterwards  both  worked  for  Oliver  C.  Joseph, 
an  automobile  dealer  in  O'Fallon. 

Mr.  J.  L.  Anheuser  was  born  December  19th,  1899,  a''"l 
secured  a  high  school  education  before  entering  the  Rehe 
School.  From  the  age  of  sixteen  he  has  been  greatly  inter- 
ested in  the  automobile  industry,  and  is  surely  one  of  the 
best  informed  men  on  this  business  in  this  section  of  the 
county.  His  marriage  to  Miss  Lorene  A.  Daniel  was  solem- 
nized September  14th,  1921,  and  one  girl,  Dorris  M.,  was 


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born  to  them  on  M.irch  26th,  1924.  Mr.  Anheuser  has  been 
quite  .1  successful  business  man  for  one  of  his  age.  He  has 
been  elected  president  of  the  O'Fallon  Business  Men's  Asso- 
ciation, belongs  to  the  K.  of  C,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
local  Rotary  Club. 

Mr.  Ruth  was  born  on  the  first  day  of  February,  iSSS. 
In  iQiq  he  began  a  battery  manufacturing  business  under 
the  name  of  the  Rainbow  Manufacturing  Co.,  at  1422  Pine 
Street.  St.  Louis,  but  sold  this  business  in  192},,  and  came 
to  O'Fallon  to  devote  all  of  his  time  to  the  enterprise  he 
had  organized  with  Mr.  Anheuser  m  1919.  He  was  married 
to  Louisa  M.  Daggit  on  March  loth,  191 1.  and  is  now  the 
father  of  two  children — Dorris  K.  and  Virginia  R.  Besides 
his  interests  in  the  auto  business,  Mr.  Ruth  also  has  interests 
in  the  Quality  Dairy  Products  Co.,  of  his  city.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  Church,  a  Mason,  and  a  member  of  the 
local  Business  Men's  Association.  Hunting  is  his  hobby. 

Messrs.  Anheuser  and  Ruth  are  doing  a  large  business  m 
O'Fallon  and  m  adjoining  territory.  They  do  all  kinds  of  auto 
repair  work  m  one  of  the  most  modernly  equipped  garages. 

OLIVER  C.  JOSEPH 

IN  Belleville  and  its  neighboring  towns  may  often  be 
seen  the  name  of  Oliver  C.  Joseph  on  the  rear  of  a 
passing  Dodge.  Mr.  Joseph  secured  this  agency,  m  St. 
Clair  County,  for  the  Dodge  Bros,  motor  cars  in  191=;,  and 
so  successful  has  been  his  management  of  this  agency  that 
hiS  sales  now  amount  to  more  than  a  half  million  dollars  a 
year.  His  offices  and  sales  rooms  are  located  at  220-226  West 
Main  St.,  Belleville,  III.,  and  are  considered  among  the  best 
and  most  up-to-date  in  the  county.  His  place  of  business,  with 
a  frontage  of  no  feet,  gives  ample  space  for  displaying  his 
cars,  and  enables  him  to  have  a  very  attractive  show  room. 
Before  going  into  the  automobile  business  Mr.  Joseph  was  a 
school  teacher  for  six  years,  but  during  most  ot  this  time  he 
was  interested  in  autos  and  sold  a  number  ot  them.  He  is  a 
native  of  St.  Clair  County,  was  born  near  O'Fallon,  on  Sept. 
2,  1890,  and  received  his  public  school  education  in  the  O'Fal- 
lon schools,  graduating  from  the  high  school.  He  later  entered 
the  University  of  Illinois  where  he  studied  for  a  while,  and 
also  was  a  student  m  McKendree  College.  The  first  two  years 
ot  his  teaching  career  were  spent  in  a  rural  school  ot  the  coun- 
ty, and  the  remaining  four  years  he  was  the  principal  of  the 
Summerfield  schools. 

Mr.  Joseph  has  been  married  since  June  10,  1914.  His  wife, 
formerly  Miss  Irma  M.  Seger,  is  the  daughter  of  Fred  and 
Mary  Seger.  The  latter  died  during  the  past  year  (1926).  Into 


OLIVER  C   JOSEPH 

the  home  ot  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  have  come  two  children — 
Elmo  L.,  born  on  April  10,  1916,  and  Norma  F.,  born  on 
May  5,  1921. 

Three  years  after  becoming  an  auto  dealer,  Mr.  Joseph 
found  his  building  in  O'Fallon  inadequate  for  his  growing 
business,  so  he  had  his  garage  enlarged  and  brought  up-to- 
date.  This  was  in  1918.  A  year  before  this  time  he  had  opened 
an  office  and  sales  room  in  Belleville,  and  in  1926  he  bought 
the  property  where  his  large  show  rooms  are  now  located,  on 
Main  Street. 

Not  all  of  Mr.  Joseph's  time  is  taken  up  with  his  business; 
he  has  time  for  recreation,  and  particularly  for  hunting,  which 
15  his  preferred  diversion.  For  his  vacation  he  goes  to  the 
Rocky  Mountains,  m  Wyoming  and  Idaho,  where  he  enjoys 
the  hunting  and  fishing  opportunities  offered  by  these  regions. 
Recently  he  procured  one  hundred  acres  of  land  north  of 
O'Fallon,  and  he  proposes  to  make  this  one  of  the  most  de- 
lightful places  for  hunting  and  fishing  in  the  county.  A  lake, 
two  and  a  half  acres  in  area,  is  to  be  stocked  with  several 
species  of  game  fish,  and  many  kinds  of  wild  game  are  to  be  in- 
troduced upon  this  tract,  such  as  pheasants,  quails,  foxes,  etc. 

In  fraternal  organizations,  Mr.  Joseph  is  prominent;  he  is  a 
Mason,  a  Shnnerand  a  Knight  Templarof  this  order;  an  Elk, 
and  a  member  of  the  Optimist  Club.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  National  Automobile  Dealers'  Association  of  America. 


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JOHN  F.  ADELSBERGER 

ON  THE  FIRST  of  Fehrmry,  1927.  Mr.  John  F.  Adels- 
berger,  of  Dupo,  111.,  celebrated  his  seventieth  birth- 
day. At  this  age  he  is  still  an  active  business  man, 
operating  as  a  dealer  of  coal,  sand,  and  macadam.  He  came  to 
St.  Clair  Ck)unty  in  1880,  from  Tennessee,  where  he  was 
born  at  Como,  Weekly  County,  on  February  i,  1857 — the 
son  of  Joseph  Theodore  Adelsberger  and  Marguerite  Hick- 
man. His  father  was  a  native  of  the  state  of  Maryland,  born 
at  Emmetsburg  on  April  10,  1822.  Joseph  Adelsberger  was 
well  educated  for  one  of  his  day,  and  followed  school  teach' 
ing  for  a  while,  and  then  took  up  farming,  first  in  Weekly 
County,  Tenn.,  and  afterwards  in  Franklin  County,  to 
which  he  had  moved  in  1864.  In  1880  he  retired,  moved  to 
Florida,  and  remained  here  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
on  November  2,  1906.  Mrs.  Adelsberger  died  over  forty 
years  before  this  time — on  January  i,  1865. 

There  were  born  to  them  three  sons  and  one  daughter,  one 
of  whom,  John  F.,  the  date  of  whose  birth  was  given  above, 
is  the  subject  of  this  biography.  He  was  given  a  good  educa' 
tion  in  the  public  schools,  and  afterwards  at  Ewing  College, 
in  Jefferson  County,  111.  Upon  leaving  college  he  secured  em- 
ployment with  Dr.  Ray,  who  was  engaged  in  the  drug  busi- 
ness, and  who  was  the  owner  of  a  farm.  It  was  his  duty  to 
collect  for  the  doctor  and  manage  the  farm;  this  he  did  for 
two  years.  His  next  position  was  that  of  superintendent  of  a 
saw  mill  at  Dresden.  Tenn.,  a  position  which  he  held  for  six 
months,  until  1880,  when  he  moved  to  St.  Clair  County  and 
began  farming  on  rented  land.  Soon  afterwards  he  bought  a 
small  farm  which  he  ran  for  some  years,  and  sold  in  1910,  the 
year  he  received  the  appointment  as  postmaster  of  Dupo.  He 
served  in  this  capacity  for  four  years  and  then  went  into 
business  as  a  dealer  in  sand,  coal,  and  macadam. 

It  was  on  the  14th  day  of  July,  1889,  that  he  married  Mane 
M.  Jung,  and  their  two  daughters  have  long  since  grown  to 
womanhood  and  married.  Ida  was  born  on  July  2,  1891,  and 
is  now  the  wife  of  Wm.  Broberg,  of  Chicago,  and  Mabel, 
who  is  married  to  John  Fitzsimmons,  of  Dupo,  was  born  on 
November  18,  1892. 

Many  years  ago  Mr.  Adelsberger  anticipated  a  great  future 
for  Dupo,  and  built  for  himself  a  good  home  there,  and  in  addi- 
tion bought  much  other  property,  and  began  dealing  rather 
extensively  in  real  estate.  He  has  ever  been  interested  in  the 
welfare  of  his  town;  the  record  of  his  service  to  it  makes  this 
evident.  He  was  four  years  its  mayor — 1921  to  1925;  has  been 
a  member  of  the  school  board  from  the  time  he  first  came  to 
this  county;  served  as  the  first  president  of  the  first  board  of 
education  in  Dupo;  was  the  president  of  Sugar  Loaf  Town- 


ship in  1916;  has  been  Dupo's  justice  of  the  peace  and  its  town 
clerk ;  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Dupo  State  Bank  and  of 
the  Building  and  Loan  Association,  in  which  latter  organiza- 
tion he  has  always  been  one  of  the  directors  and  served  as 
chairman  of  its  committee;  was  active  in  securing  the  first 
post  office  for  Dupo;  and  has  done  much  to  promote  the  edu- 
cational interests  in  his  locality,  lending  his  influence  to  help 
secure  the  new  school  building  for  his  city.  But  his  activities 
have  not  been  confined  within  the  limits  of  his  own  city;  he 
held  the  office  of  supervisor  of  St.  Clair  County  from  1888  to 
1912  and  was  elected  to  that  of  highway  commissioner  in  1918. 
At  present  he  is  one  of  the  school  trustees  for  his  township. 

Nor  do  his  activities  end  here.  Mr.  Adelsberger  learned 
the  construction  business  many  years  ago  under  W.  B.  Quily, 
under  whose  direction  he  worked  as  foreman  for  a  long  time. 
He  constructed  the  first  levee  for  the  Prairie  Dupont  Levee  fe? 
Drainage  District,  a  district  comprising  about  1,600  acres 
lying  one  half  in  Sugar  Loaf  Township  and  the  other  half  in 
Monroe  County.  Mr.  Adelsberger  has  had  some  experience 
as  a  railroad  building  contractor,  and  has  superintended  con- 
struction work  in  the  Missouri  yards  for  five  years.  A  more 
varied  and  more  active  career  could  hardly  be  found.  His 
fraternal  associations  are  with  the  Odd  Fellows. 

JOHN.  M.  MITCHELL,  D.  F. 
"^VoHN  MiNTON  Mitchell  has  been  identified  with  the 

I  business  life  of  Mount  Carmel  for  over  forty  years,  first 
as  a  merchant  and  later  as  a  banker.  He  is  now  president 
of  the  American  National  Bank  of  that  city.  He  has  for  many 
years  been  one  of  the  leading  laymen  in  the  Methodist  Epis' 
copal  Church,  having  been  prominently  identified  with  the 
work  of  the  church,  not  merely  in  his  home  city,  but  through- 
out the  Southern  Illinois  Conference.  Three  generations  of 
the  Mitchell  family  have  lived  in  Southern  Illinois,  the  resi- 
dence of  the  family  having  been  continuous  since  the  admis- 
sion of  the  state  of  Illinois  into  the  union. 

His  grandfather,  Sion  F.  Mitchell,  was  of  Scotch-Irish 
ancestry.  His  forefathers,  on  coming  from  England,  first  set- 
tled in  Connecticut,  later  went  to  North  Carolina,  and  finally 
to  Tennessee.  He  left  Tennessee  in  1818  and  came  to  Illinois, 
settling  in  Franklin  County.  He  was  accompanied  on  that 
migration  by  Braxton  Parrish.  Jesse  G.  Mitchell,  son  of  Sion 
F.  and  father  of  John  M.,  was  born  in  Franklin  County  in 
1835,  and  spent  his  entire  life  there.  At  his  wedding  he  gave 
the  minister  who  performed  the  ceremony  the  only  dollar  he 
possessed.  He  was  a  school  teacher  before  that  time,  later  a 
farmer,  and  subsequently  conducted  a  general  store  at  Locust 
Grove,  where  he  was  a  dealer  in  grain  and  tobacco,  and  for 


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many  years  postmaster  of  the  community.  He  proved  his 
native  ability  by  achieving  a  successful  business  c.ireer,  and 
was  at  the  same  time  a  natural  leader  of  men.  He  was  married 
to  Asenath  E.  Marvel,  who  was  born  in  Posey  County, 
Indiana,  m  1837.  She  was  a  daughter  of  George  R.  Marvel, 
who  served  with  the  rank  of  colonel  of  the  Forty-eighth  Illi- 
nois Cavalry,  during  the  Civil  War.  Mr.  Mitchell  was  op- 
timistic, generous,  and  good-natured.  He  was  a  local  preacher 
m  the  Methodist  Church  and  at  all  times  exercised  an  influ- 
ence for  good.  In  1880  he  sold  his  farm  and  other  business 
interests  and  moved  to  Benton,  where  he  spent  the  remainder 
ot  his  lite,  and  died  m  1894,  at  the  age  ot  titty-nine. 

John  M.  Mitchell,  one  of  the  five  children  of  Jesse  C,  was 
born  on  a  farm  in  Franklin  County,  July  16,  1862.  After  com- 
pleting a  high  school  education,  he  attended  the  Southern 
Normal  University,  at  Carbondale,  and  m  1882  graduated 
from  the  Central  Normal  College,  at  Danville,  Indiana.  His 
experience  outside  of  school  had  been  acquired  on  his  father's 
farm  and  m  the  store  at  Locust  Grove  and  at  Benton.  Mr. 
Mitchell  first  engaged  m  business  for  himself  m  i88j,  at  Mt. 
Carmel.  For  some  years  he  conducted  a  dry  goods  and  cloth- 
ing store,  but  m  1894  he  sold  his  mercantile  business  and 
became  a  banker.  He  became  president  of  the  Wabash  Savings 
Bank,  of  Mt.  Carmel,  and  then  of  its  successor,  the  American 
State  Bank.  In  1901  this  became  the  American  National  Bank, 
of  which  he  has  been  president  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a 
century.  Other  business  enterprises  have  naturally  attracted 
some  ot  his  time  and  attention,  and  he  has  been  the  moving 
spirit  of  much  constructive  work  in  Mt.  Carmel  and  vicinity. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Republican.  Fraternally  he  is  a  Mason,  a 
Knight  Templar,  and  a  Shriner;  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows, 
the  Elks,  the  Moose,  and  the  Woodmen.  In  religion  he  is  a 
Methodist.  His  influence  in  Methodism  has  not  been  confined 
to  his  own  church  or  conference.  Besides  being  superintend- 
ent of  the  Sunday  School  in  his  home  church  for  more  than 
thirty  years,  he  served  for  eight  years  on  the  board  of  the 
World's  Sunday  School  Association.  He  has  also  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Control  of  the  Epworth  League,  and  for 
eight  years  he  was  on  the  Methodist  Board  of  Foreign  Mis- 
sions. He  IS  a  member  of  the  General  Conference  of  1928, 
which  is  the  sixth  time  he  has  been  a  lay  delegate  to  that  great 
ecclesiastical  body.  He  has  been  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a 
century  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  McKendree 
College,  and  for  eight  years  was  president  of  that  body.  He 
has  been  for  many  years  treasurer  of  the  college  endowment 
fund,  and  in  this  responsible  position  is  the  custodian  of  sev- 
eral hundred  thousand  dollars.  In  recognition  of  his  eminent 


J,  M,  MITCHELL 

service  to  the  institution,  McKendree  College  conferred  upon 
him,  in  the  Centennial  year,  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Finance. 
On  June  i,  1886,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Delia  Russell,  of 
Mt.  Carmel.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Charles  R.  and  Frances 
Russell.  Her  grandfather,  Abraham  Russell,  was  a  pioneer  of 
Mt.  Carmel,  where  he  settled  m  1817.  The  three  daughters 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mitchell  are  Grace,  an  instructor  m  the 
Christian  College,  at  Columbia,  Missouri,  Frances,  who  is 
now  Mrs.  E.  E.  Fearheiley,  of  Mt.  Vernon,  and  Elinor,  wife 
of  Loren  C.  Hill,  of  Mt.  Carmel. 

03CAR  HAGIST 

H  MERCANTILE  establishment  so  well-known  to  the 
people  of  Mascoutah  Township  is  the  Hagist  General 
Merchandise  Store  m  Mascoutah.  It  is  one  of  the 
largest  of  its  kind  in  the  county,  and  one  of  the  most  complete 
retail  stores  in  this  section  of  the  state.  This  business  was 
established  in  i860  by  E.  F.  Hagist,  the  grandfather  of  Oscar 
Hagist,  whose  life  history  we  propose  to  set  forth  briefly  in 
this  article.  The  former  was  born  in  Baden,  Germany,  in  1828, 
and  grew  to  manhood  and  received  his  education  m  his  native 
land.  At  the  age  of  twenty-three  he  left  Germany  to  try  his 
fortune  in  a  strange  land,  landed  here  in  185 1,  and  settled  on 
a  farm  near  Belleville.  A  year  later  he  bought  some  excellent 
farm  land  about  one  mile  west  of  Mascoutah,  and  here  he 


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THE  FAMILY  OF  PETER  WAELTZ 


lived  and  farmed  for  several  years,  until  i860,  when  he  moved 
into  Mascoutah,  and  began  his  long  career  as  a  merchant  by 
opening  a  general  merchandise  store.  He  had  married,  in  iS-Tj, 
Elizabeth  Frey,  and  one  son  (E.  R.  Hagist)  and  one  daughter 
(later,  Mrs.  Minnie  Sauter)  were  born  to  them.  E.  R.  Hagist, 
the  father  of  Oscar  Hagist,  was  born  on  the  old  home  farm, 
August  17, 1857,  an'i  was  given  the  best  education  which  the 
schools  of  the  community  then  offered.  His  schooling  com- 
pleted, he  was  taken  into  his  father's  store  as  a  clerk,  and 
performed  his  duties  so  faithfully,  and  took  such  an  active 
interest  in  the  business,  that  in  1880  the  father  made  him  a 
partner  in  the  store,  and  changed  the  firm  name  to  that  of 
Hagist  and  Son.  When  the  father  died  in  1906,  E.  R.  Hagist 
became  the  owner  of  the  store  which  had  grown  into  a 
flourishing  enterprise.  In  the  same  year  that  he  became  a 
partner  with  his  father  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Richter, 
the  daughter  of  a  retired  farmer  who  was  then  living  in  Mas- 
coutah. By  her  he  had  five  children,  of  whom  our  subject  is 
the  oldest.  The  names  of  the  other  children  are:  Alma,  Ar- 
thur, Herman,  and  Theodore. 

Oscar  Hagist  was  born  in  Mascoutah,  on  Jan.  25,  1882.  He 
attended  the  schools  in  Mascoutah  until  he  had  finished  the 
high  school,  and  then  went  into  the  store  as  did  his  other 
three  brothers.  After  working  for  a  time,  he  was  made  a 
partner  with  his  father,  and  has  continued  in  this  relation 
until  the  present  time.  On  Sept.  20,  1906,  Mr.  Hagist  married 
Edna  M.  Rayhill,  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  E. 
Rayhili,  whose  biographies  are  recorded  in  this  volume.  The 
father  is  a  retired  farmer,  and  both  he  and  his  good  wife  are 
living  in  Mascoufcih,  two  of  the  city's  senior  and  most  re- 
spected residents.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Oscar  Hagist  have  had  two 
sons.  The  elder,  Rayhill  O.,  was  born  June  20,  1910;  the 
younger,  E.  Richard  (Dick)  on  May  16,  1916. 

Mr.  Hagist  is  one  of  the  most  alert  business  men  in  St. 
Clair  County,  and  has  served  his  community  well  in  many 


capacities.  Besides  the  large  store  which  he  helps  to  manage, 
he  has  many  other  businesses,  as  well  as  social  interests.  He  is 
the  vice-president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Mascoutah; 
treasurer  of  the  local  Building  and  Loan  Association;  owner 
of  the  Hagist  Produce  Commission  House,  located  on  209 
North  Fifth  St.,  E.  St.  Louis;  president  of  the  Mascoutah 
Brick  Company,  which  company  he  himself  organized ;  secre' 
tary  of  the  Mutual  Creamery  Company;  a  director  of  the 
Midland  Rubber  Goods  Company,  and  one  who  assisted  in 
the  organization  of  this  company;  and  holds  an  interest  in  a 
Mascoutah  coal  mine.  To  meet  all  the  responsibilities  con- 
nected  with  these  offices  requires  a  business  knowledge,  and 
a  skill  in  managing  men  and  affairs,  which  few  possess.  Mr. 
Hagist  is  a  hard  worker,  as  well  as  a  good  business  manager. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Order,  and  has,  for  ten  years, 
been  honored  with  the  highest  position  his  city  has  to  give — 
the  mayor  of  Mascoutah. 

LOUIS  H.  WAELTZ 
*T^  GUIS  H.  Waeltz  was  born  on  the  old  .Waeltz  farm 
I  ^  (which  was  bought  by  his  grandfather  in  1864)  near 
Marissa,  September  27, 1886.  Peter  Waeltz,  the  father 
of  Louis,  was  born  on  Dutch  Hill,  Jan.  12,  i86o.  After  attend- 
ing the  public  schools,  he  worked  for  his  father  until  i88j, 
when  he  started  independent  farming,  renting  some  of  his 
father's  200  acres  of  land.  Upon  the  death  of  his  father  in 
1890,  he  took  over  the  management  of  the  entire  farm.  He 
married,  in  1883,  Anna  M.  K.  Wibbing;  the  latter  was  born 
at  Centralia,  111.  on  Sept.  3,  1865. 

To  Peter  and  Mrs.  Waeltz  were  born  seven  children,  on 
the  following  dates:  Louis  H.,  mentioned  at  the  beginning 
of  this  sketch;  Minnie  C,  April  i,  1889,  now  the  wife  of 
Peter  Schmierbauch;  Bertha  M.,  March  i,  1891,  married  to 
George  Browning;  Anna  C,  March  2,  1893,  now  Mrs. 
William  Schmierbauch;  Dorothea  M.,  Feb.   13,   1896,  the 


Flic  Hundred  and  Fifty 


wife  of  Arthur  Schmierhauch;  Clara  W.  (Miss),  August  i, 
1898;  Emma  D.,  Oct.  i,  1903,  who  is  married  to  Earl  Schm 
zing. 

After  securing  a  public  school  education,  Louis  Waeltz 
remained  on  the  farm  helping  his  father  until  the  retirement 
of  the  latter  m  1921.  Then  he  rented  the  two  hundred  acres 
from  his  father,  and  later  rented  other  land  besides,  until 
now  he  cultivates  more  land  thar>  any  other  farmer  m  the 
township.  He  is  married  and  is  the  father  of  five  children. 
Mrs.  Waeltz  was  Caroline  K.  Grommet,  the  daughter  of 
Henry  J.  and  Sophia  Grommet,  and  was  born  at  Smithton,  111. 
on  June  3,  1886,  and  was  married  to  Mr.  Waeltz  on  May  24, 
1908.  Lillian  A.  S.,  the  oldest  child  of  Louis  and  Mrs.  Waeltz, 
was  born  July  15,  1909;  May  C.  E.  was  born  the  i6th  of 
May,  191 1 ;  Albert  P.  H.,  on  Nov.  3,  1913;  Clifford  W.,  on 
Oct.  I,  1914;  and  the  youngest,  Loretta  D.,  on  June  17,  1919. 

Mr.  Waeltz  raises  a  great  many  chickens  and  fine  hogs. 
He  owns  a  threshing  machine  and  operates  this  himself.  He 
has  always  been  an  industrious  farmer,  and  is  well-respected 
in  his  community.  In  1914  he  was  elected  clerk  of  the  school 
board  of  District  No.  44,  and  has  kept  this  position  since 
that  time. 


EDWARD  W.  PFINGSTEN 

'HE  OCCUPATION  of  the  subject  was  farming,  until 

ig24,  when  he  retired.  But  tanning  was  not  the  only 

thing  that  this  gentleman  ever  did,  for  his  energy, 

honesty,  and  integrity  have  associated  him  with  many  other 

activities  in  several  cities  in  southwestern  Illinois. 

Mr.  Pfingsten  was  a  son  of  Henry  and  Wilhelmina  Liena' 
mann  Pfingsten,  and  was  horn  on  May  8,  1868,  m  Stookey 
Township,  St.  Clair  County,  Illinois.  He  attended  the  public 
and  religious  evangelical  schools,  and,  at  the  age  of  fourteen, 
began  his  work  on  the  farm. 

In  1894  Mr.  Pfingsten  began  tarmmg  for  himself".  Just  six 
weeks  later,  on  September  q,  he  was  united  m  the  holy  bonds 
of  matrimony  with  Miss  Emma  L.  Burg.  The  happy  couple 
are  parents  of  five  children — two  sons  and  three  daughters. 
The  sons  are  George  A.  and  Arthur  H.;  and  the  daughters 
are  Viola  F.,  Ida  E.,  and  Florence  L. 

In  church  activities  Mr.  Pfingsten  is  a  member  and  trus- 
tee of  the  Concordia  Evangelical  Church.  He  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Bluff  Grange  Society. 

In  business  lines  the  prominence  of  Mr.  Pfingsten  is  ex- 
celled by  few  around  his  section.  He  is  a  director  of  the 


THE  EDWARD  W,  ITINCSTHN  FAXfiLV 


five  Hundred  and  FijtyO- 


frMC  KENDREE-^^^^^rs^p.....^^,.^-^ 


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First  National  Bank,  of  Millstadt,  Illinois.  For  twenty-two 
years  he  has  been  a  director  of  the  Millstadt  Telephone  Com- 
pany, and  for  three  years  president  of  this  same  company.  He 
is  also  a  stockholder  in  the  Harrison  Machine  Works,  of 
Belleville.  For  the  past  thirty-two  years  he  has  been  a  member 
of  the  school  board,  and  a  member  of  the  high  school  board 
for  five  years.  Since  191  j  Mr.  Pfingsten  has  held  membership 
in  the  county  board  of  supervisors  of  Stookey  Township. 

The  present  residence  of  Mr.  Pfingsten,  who  has,  indeed, 
led  a  life  full  of  variety — from  an  ordinary,  everyday  farmer 
to  the  above  mentioned  activities — is  Stookey  Township,  but 
his  P.  O.  address  is  Centerville  Station,  111. 

PARIS  CLEANING  &?  DYEING  CO. 
>HE  EFFICIENT  MANAGER  of  the  above  firm,  in 
Belleville,  is  Frank  Sadorf,  a  native  of  Austria,  born 
on  Sept.  25,  1874.  He  secured  his  formal  education  in 
Austria,  left  school  with  one  year  of  high  school  training, 
and  began  to  learn  the  dyeing  and  cleaning  business,  working 
in  four  different  countries  of  Europe  before  coming  to  Amer- 
ica in  December,  1902.  He  brought  with  him  his  wife,  Anna 
Leber  Sadorf,  to  whom  he  had  been  married  shortly  before, 
on  Oct.  30,  1902.  For  several  years  he  worked  at  his  trade 
in  St.  Louis,  and  in  1905  opened,  in  Belleville,  the  business 
which  he  is  still  running.  To  him  and  Mrs.  Sadorf  have 
been  born  three  children — two  sons  and  one  daughter.  Frank 
N.  Sadorf  was  born  on  April  6,  1904;  Matt  Sadorf,  on  Dec. 
II,  1906;  and  the  daughter,  Anna  K.  (now  Mrs.  Bert  John- 
son), on  Dec.  26th,  1907.  All  three  received  a  good  educa- 
tion ;  the  boys  are  high  school  graduates  and  both  attended 
the  Belleville  Business  College.  Frank  was  married  on  August 
4,  1921,  to  Miss  Cleo  Erdman,  and  has  one  girl,  Jean,  born 
on  July  28,  1922.  Matt  was  married  to  Miss  Norma  Meyer, 
in  Sept.,  1923. 

Mr.  Sadorf  learned  thoroughly  the  art  of  cleaning  and 
dyeing  in  his  native  land,  and  since  coming  to  this  land  has 
studied  to  improve  his  knowledge  of  this  trade.  He  taught 
this  art  to  his  sons,  and  in  1926  took  them  into  the  business 
with  him,  though  he  continues  as  the  active  manager  of  the 
firm.  His  son-in-law,  Mr.  Johnson,  to  whom  his  daughter 
was  married  on  Sept.  2,  1924,  is  also  a  member  of  the  firm. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Johnson  have  one  son,  whom  they  have 
named  Bert,  Jr.,  and  who  was  born  on  May  13,  1926.  Be- 
fore entering  his  father-in-law's  business,  Mr.  Johnson  was 
employed  as  a  clerk  in  a  shoe  store.  He  was  born  in  Marissa, 
on  April  5,  1904,  and  here  he  received  a  high  school  edu- 
cation. At  present  he  takes  care  of  the  outside  trade,  and 
is  the  secretary  of  the  Paris  Company. 


The  plant  operated  by  Mr.  Sadorf  and  his  partners  is  one 
of  the  most  modern  and  best-equipped  in  the  county,  and 
does  a  great  amount  of  work  for  residents  in  Belleville  and 
for  those  in  the  towns  of  this  vicinity,  where  there  are  many 
agencies.  The  property  on  which  the  plant  is  located  was 
purchased  in  1920,  and  the  present  building  was  constructed 
soon  thereafter. 

Mr.  Sadorf  belongs  to  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  to  the 
Business  Men's  Association,  to  the  Turner  Society,  to  the 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  the  Moose  Lodge,  the  Elks,  and  the  Eagles.  This 
indicates  a  great  capacity  for  social  enjoyment.  His  choice 
recreations  are  fishing,  hunting  and  bowling. 
WILLIAM  H.  BREUER 

ONE  OF  THE  first  families  to  settle  near  Dupo,  111.  and 
actively  engage  in  farming  there,  was  that  of  Christian 
Breuer.  He  was  the  father  of  William  Breuer,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  biographical  sketch,  and  was  born  in  Germany  in 
1836.  William  Breuer's  mother,  Sophia  Kroeger  Breuer,  was 
also  born  in  Germany.  Christian  Breuer  and  his  wife  came 
to  this  country  many  years  ago,  as  did  many  other  indus- 
trious and  ambitious  German  immigrants,  and  settled  in  St. 
Louis  County,  Missouri.  Later  the  family  moved  to  Dupo, 
and  bought  a  small  farm,  adding  more  land  to  this  farm  as 
soon  as  conditions  permitted. 

William  was  a  member  of  a  large  family;  his  father  had 
eight  children.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis  County  on  the 
29th  of  July,  in  1861,  at  a  time  when  this  country  was  on 
the  verge  of  a  great  civil  war.  No  doubt  these  were  anxious 
days  for  his  parents.  After  attending  the  school  in  Sugar 
Loaf  Township,  he  worked  for  his  father  on  the  farm  until 
1893.  On  the  27th  of  September  of  that  year,  he  was  married 
to  Miss  Katie  Diehl,  the  daughter  of  Christian  Diehl  and 
Lazetta  Young  Diehl.  Like  her  husband,  Mrs.  Breuer  was  also 
from  a  large  family;  she  was  one  of  seven  children,  and  her 
father,  too,  was  born  in  Germany,  April  i,  1832.  Her  mother, 
however,  was  born  in  Sugar  Loaf  Township,  on  June  26, 
1848.  Both  of  Mrs.  Breuer's  parents  are  dead,  the  father  hav- 
ing passed  away  on  the  9th  of  August,  1881,  while  he  was 
still  in  the  prime  of  life,  and  the  mother  on  November  16, 
1916.  Mr.  Diehl  was  an  industrious  farmer,  and  owned  120 
acres  of  land  on  the  bluffs  above  Dupo.  Mrs.  Breuer  was  born 
on  January  4,  1870,  in  Sugar  Loaf  Township,  the  birthplace 
of  her  mother,  and  there  she  attended  the  public  schools. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Breuer  have  three  children — Matilda  E. 
Breuer,  born  on  July  5,  1894;  Henry  J.  Breuer,  born  on  Sep- 
tember 22,  1896;  and  Charles  William  Breuer,  born  on  June 
24,  1899.  Two  of  their  children  are  now  living,  Charles 
William  having  died  on  the  i8th  of  September,  1920. 


Fwe  Hundred  and  Fifty-Two 


WILLIAM  H,  BREUER 


MRS.  WILLIAM  BREUER 


EARL  E,  ASBIJRY 


After  his  marriage,  Mr.  Breuer  farmed  on  the  Bluffs  for  six 
years;  afterwards  he  bought  the  twelve-acre  farm  belonging 
to  his  father's  estate  and  continued  farming  here,  adding  to 
these  twelve  acres,  after  a  time,  seventeen  acres  more.  Truck 
farming  was  his  specialty,  and  he  continued  trucking  until 
ig22.  when  he  retired  from  active  farm  life.  But  though  he 
has  retired  and  has  rented  his  farm,  Mr.  Breuer  has  not  lost 
his  interest  m  farming. 

Mr.  Breuer  has  been  quite  a  successful  farmer.  By  indus- 
try, hard  work,  and  careful  management,  he  has  been  able  to 
accumulate  enough  to  live  in  comfort  the  rest  of  his  life.  From 
time  to  time  he  has  purchased  additional  properties,  and  now 
he  is  considered  one  of  the  affluent  residents  of  his  commu- 
nity. He  built,  on  his  farm  in  1902,  a  fine  residence  and  mod- 
ern substantial  barns;  and  he  increased  his  land  holdings  by 
buying  another  forty  acre  farm,  north  of  Dupo,  in  1914.  In 
1923  he  built  the  residence  in  which  he  now  lives,  within  a 
convenient  distance  from  his  farm,  which  is  located  m  the 
city  limits  of  Dupo. 

Mr.  Breuer  is  a  Modern  Woodman.  He  has  taken  an  inter- 
est m  the  schools  of  his  community,  serving  as  a  member  of 
the  local  school  board  for  six  years.  He  has  been  quite  a 
successful  farmer,  and  after  having  spent  more  than  forty 
years  at  hard  work  on  the  farm  he  deserves  to  retire  and 
enjoy  the  fruits  of  his  labors.  He  can  well  feel  proud  of  the 
fact  that  he  is  one  of  that  great  class  of  sturdy  German 
farmers  who,  by  sheer  hard  work,  by  good  habits  of  industry 
and  economy,  have  contributed  so  much  to  American  agri- 
culture and  to  our  national  wealth  and  prosperity. 


EARL  E.  ASBURY 

eARL  E.  AsBURY,  of  O'Fallon,  IS  the  son  of  James  W 
Asbury,  and  a  brother  of  Dr.  E.  C.  Ashury  of  New 
Baden,  a  sketch  of  whose  life  appears  on  another  page 
of  this  volume.  Earl  was  born  at  Summerfield,  in  this  county, 
Nov.  14th,  1894.  He  studied  in  the  grade  schools  and  the  high 
school  of  O'Fallon,  graduating  in  1916,  and  in  the  fall  of  this 
year  entered  McKendree  College,  where  he  remained  for  one 
term.  He  served  in  the  Army  in  1917-1918,  and  after  leaving 
the  service,  settled  in  O'Fallon,  and  established  himself  in 
the  real  estate  and  insurance  business,  in  which  business  his 
father  had  engaged. 

He  married  a  girl  from  his  community.  Miss  Josephine 
Lienesch,  who  was  born  near  O'Fallon,  on  June  29th,  1899. 
She  is  the  daughter  of  George  W.  and  Louise  Lischer  Lienesch, 
who  lived  on  a  farm  until  the  death  of  the  father  on  Feb. 
27th,  1Q22.  Mrs.  Lienesch  now  lives  m  O'Fallon.  The  daugh- 
ter received  her  early  education  in  the  Shiloh  schools,  and 
afterwards  attended  the  O'Fallon  High  School,  graduating  m 
1917.  Then  she  made  special  preparation  for  teaching,  studied 
one  term  m  the  Normal  University  at  Normal,  111.,  and  one 
summer  m  the  Teachers  College  of  St.  Louis.  Her  first  year 
of  teaching  was  in  the  Shiloh  School,  the  following  four  years 
in  the  Grassland  School,  and  the  year  before  her  marriage  to 
Mr.  Asbury,  she  taught  in  O'Fallon.  She  was  married  on 
June  23,  1923,  and  has  two  boys.  Earl  E.  Jr.,  born  on  May 
jist,  1924  and  James  W.,  born  Aug.  18,  1927. 

Earl  E.  Asbury  is  an  active  citizen  in  his  community,  and 
a  member  of  a  number  of  prominent  organizations.  He  is  a 


Fne  Hundred  and  Fifty-Three 


MILBURN  P.  AKERS 


MRS.  M.  P.  AKERS 


JOSHUA  SOULE  AKERS 


Mason,  and  a  Shriner  in  this  Order;  a  member  of  the  local 
Business  Men's  Association,  of  the  American  Legion,  of  the 
Rotary  Club  and  of  the  Shiloh  Valley  Grange.  For  two  years 
he  served  as  Tax  Collector  for  the  O'Fallon  Township, 
and  since  1925  he  has  held  the  office  of  Justice  of  the  Peace. 
His  father  entered  the  real  estate  and  insurance  business  in 
O'Fallon  in  1904,  and  his  son  Earl  in  1918.  He  sells  general 
insurance  of  practically  every  kind.  Owing  to  the  activities 
of  O'Fallon's  wide-awake  and  enterprising  real  estate  men, 
to  which  group  Mr.  Asbury  belongs,  this  city  has  developed 
noticeably,  and  built  many  fine  homes  during  the  last  decade. 
When  Mr.  Asbury  has  time  for  recreation,  and  when  the 
season  is  favorable,  he  enjoys  fishing  and  hunting. 

THE  AKERS  FAMILY 
^HE  SPAN  of  McKendree's  history  easily  covers  four 

generations,  as  shown  in  the  case  of  the  Akers  family. 

Peter  Akers,  the  pioneer  preacher,  born  in  Virginia  in 
1790,  came  to  Illinois  in  i8j2  and  spent  the  remaining  fifty- 
four  years  of  his  life  as  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Conference. 
Early  in  this  volume  is  told  the  story  of  his  intimate  connec- 
tion with  McKendree,  having  been  three  times  president  of 
the  institution,  and  having  received  the  first  degree  which  the 
college  ever  conferred — that  of  Doctor  of  Divinity. 

There  is  also  a  sketch  of  his  son,  Joshua  Soule  Akers,  who 
was  named  after  one  of  the  early  bishops  of  the  church,  and 
who  spent  fifty-three  years  in  the  ministry,  a  large  part  of  it 
on  the  frontier  borders  of  Methodism  in  Wisconsin  and  South 
Dakota.  He  received  his  bachelor's  degree  from  McKendree 
in  1868,  and  that  of  D.  D.  in  1894. 


His  son,  Edwin  Wallace  Akers,  grew  up  largely  amidst  the 
stirring  influence  of  the  pioneer  conditions  of  the  latter  part 
of  the  nineteenth  century.  He  was  educated  at  Yankton  Col- 
lege and  the  Dakota  Wesleyan,  at  Mitchell,  South  Dakota, 
and  received  his  theological  training  at  Garrett  Biblical  Insti' 
tute.  He  entered  the  ministry  in  1893  and  is  still  in  active 
service.  He  has  served  pastorates  in  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  Car- 
thage, Missouri,  and  Wood  River,  Illinois.  Therefore,  the 
venerable  pioneer,  his  son,  and  grandson  have  together  served 
an  aggregate  of  one  hundred  and  thirty-three  years  in  the 
Christian  ministry.  The  third  of  this  line  of  preachers  married 
Miss  Anna  W.  Wilson,  of  Massachusetts.  They  have  six 
children,  two  of  whom,  Milburn  and  Edwin,  have  been  stu- 
dents in  McKendree.  The  elder  of  these,  Milburn  Peter,  has 
maintained  the  family  traditions  and  earned  a  degree  at  Mc- 
Kendree. He  finished  the  course  in  the  McKendree  Academy 
in  1919,  and  then  took  up  the  task  of  acquiring  a  college  edu- 
cation, which  he  successfully  accomplished  with  little  if  any 
financial  aid  from  any  source  whatever.  He  had  an  inclination 
toward  journalism  and  paid  his  way  a  part  of  the  time  by 
serving  as  reporter  and  press  agent  for  the  college.  He  was 
editor-in-chief  of  the  "McKendree  Review"  and  set  stand- 
ards for  that  student  publication  which  have  doubtless  had 
their  influence  on  the  character  of  the  paper  ever  since.  While 
in  McKendree  he  was  a  member  of  Plato,  and  became  partic- 
ularly efficient  in  the  field  of  forensics.  He  belonged  to  the 
McKendree  debating  team,  and  attracted  attention  by  his 
skill  in  extemporaneous  speaking.  He  was  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1925,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  immediately 


Fnc  Hundred  jnJ  Fifty-Four 


E.  FRED  GEROLD 


MRS.  L.  G.  JOSEPH 


LOUIS  G.  JOSEPH 


entered  upon  the  business  of  journalism  by  becoming  editor 
and  publisher  of  the  Wood  River  Journal.  He  is  now  presi- 
dent and  manager  of  the  Wood  River  Printing  and  Publishing 
Company.  He  also  serves  his  community  as  president  of  the 
board  of  education  in  the  city  of  Wood  River.  He  belongs  to 
the  Masonic  fraternity  and  is  a  Royal  Arch  Mason. 

He  was  married  in  1925  to  Miss  Beulah  McClure,  who 
was  his  fellow  student  in  McKendree.  She  was  a  Clio  and 
a  classical  major  in  McKendree,  receiving  her  A.  B.  degree 
in  1920.  Before  her  marriage  she  taught  Latin  five  years  m 
the  Edwardsville  High  School. 

Thus  the  fourth  generation  of  the  Akers  family  has 
changed  from  the  ministry  to  other  useful  lines,  but  it  is 
a  common  belief  among  sociologists  of  the  present  day  that 
the  press  reaches  a  wider  constituency  than  the  pulpit.  As 
an  editor  Mr.  Akers  is  using  his  influence  for  the  betterment 
of  his  fellow  men  and  probably  speaks  through  his  paper 
to  more  people  than  any  preacher  in  his  city. 

E.  FRED  GEROLD 

BEW  MEN  in  Southern  Illinois  are  better  known  for 
their  business  and  political  activity  and  capacity  for 
leadership  than  is  Mr.  Fred  Ceroid.  As  the  president 
of  the  Ceroid  Storage,  Packing  and  Moving  Company,  he  is 
recognized  as  a  progressive,  prosperous  business  man  of  East 
St.  Louis. 

He  was  born  in  Clinton  County,  Illinois,  on  February  10, 
1880,  the  son  of  George  Ceroid  and  Mary  E.  Rodawald 
Ceroid.  In  the  year  of  1891  his  father  moved  to  East  St. 
Louis,  and  three  years  later  engaged  in  the  drayage  business. 


At  the  age  of  eighteen,  Mr.  Ceroid  entered  his  father's 
business — a  business  to  which  he  has  since  devoted  his  time 
and  energy,  and  today  it  is  the  largest  of  its  kind  in  the 
state,  outside  of  Chicago. 

In  1 901  Mr.  Ceroid  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mary 
E.  Draggon.  The  happy  couple  are  blessed  with  six  children. 
They  are:  Winifred,  now  wife  of  F.  C.  Taylor,  city  clerk  of 
East  St.  Louis;  Ida  J.,  stenographer  and  bookkeeper  of  her 
father's  firm ;  Ceorge,  deputy  county  clerk  of  the  Appellate 
Court,  located  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois;  E.  Fred  Ceroid,  Jr., 
a  St.  Louis  University  sophomore  in  the  Law  School;  Kath- 
erine  Lucille  and  Joseph  Louis,  who  are  attending  high  school. 

LOUIS  G.  JOSEPH 
^>y  w*  HEN  a  man  can  take  as  much  interest  in  the  welfare 
■  I  I  of  his  children  as  did  Louis  C.  Joseph,  who  gave  his 
two  sons  and  three  daughters  a  full  college  educa- 
tion. It  will  undoubtedly  be  acknowledged  that  he  made  a 
splendid  father  of  himself.  The  fact  that  Mr.  Joseph  contrib- 
uted as  much,  if  not  more,  to  the  welfare  of  the  community 
ira  which  he  now  lives,  as  to  his  children,  will  be  plainly 
shown.  Mr.  Joseph  was  born  on  the  old  Joseph  homestead, 
near  New  Athens,  on  January  14,  i860.  He  was  a  son  of 
John  Joseph,  one  of  the  most  prosperous,  well-liked,  and 
highly  respected  farmers  in  his  township.  The  latter  was 
owner  of  a  very  fertile  farm,  one  of  the  best  in  this  section 
of  the  state,  that  yielded  a  great  number  of  bushels  of  wheat 
each  year.  Success  crowned  his  honest  efforts  from  year  to 
year.  His  residence  was  a  wonderful  home.  The  biography 
of  another  son,  Edward,  brother  to  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 


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MC  KENDREE 


also  appears  in  this  volume.  He,  like  his  brother,  is  also  a 
prosperous  gentleman,  having  some  three  hundred  and  fifty 
acres  of  land  under  his  supervision. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  highly  devoted  to  the  inter- 
ests of  his  father's  farm.  With  the  exception  of  the  time  he 
spent  studying  in  the  public  schools  in  his  vicinity  for  an 
education,  he  worked  for  his  parents.  These  years,  even 
though  the  work  was  hard,  were  happily  spent.  The  marriage 
of  Mr.  Joseph,  on  January  14,  i860,  to  Laura  Darmstatter,  a 
daughter  of  George  Darmstatter,  marked  the  close  of  his  stay 
with  his  parents.  He  and  his  excellent  wife  moved  to  a  farm 
in  the  New  Athens  Township  and  started  in  this  occupation. 
The  happy  couple,  always  busy,  found  time  to  bring  up  a 
family  of  five  children.  These  are:  Doctor  R.  J.,  born  on 
December  27,  1887.  He  was  married  to  Bess  Carter.  Clara  E., 
the  second  child,  was  born  on  November  2, 1888.  This  young 
lady  proved  to  be  very  talented  in  the  fine  arts.  She  is  a  nor- 
mal school  graduate,  and  has  studied  art,  music  and  painting 
in  St.  Louis.  Many  beautiful  paintings  grace  her  home — 
records  of  her  artistic  ability.  She  has  also  taught  school  in 
the  cities  of  O'Fallon  and  Freeburg.  The  third  child,  Edna, 
was  born  on  January  5,  1890.  She  was  married  on  February 
28,  1914,  to  Harrison  Hartman,  but  was  called  to  cross  the 
"land  beyond"  on  April  12,  1925.  Elmer  was  the  fourth  child, 
he  being  born  on  December  19,  1894.  When  twenty-two 
years  of  age,  he  married  Bess  Huber.  The  last  and  youngest  of 
the  five  children  was  Roy  C,  who  was  born  on  November 
25,  1896.  But  the  Grim  Reaper,  who  respects  no  one,  plucked 
him  from  this  earth  when  he  was  but  a  young  fellow,  just 
blossoming  into  manhood.  As  stated  at  the  beginning  of  this 
sketch,  each  of  these  received  a  college  education — a  noble 
contribution  from  their  father. 

Mr.  Joseph  retired  in  1906,  after  many  years  of  hard  work 
that  brought  him  wonderful  results.  His  residence,  in  Free- 
burg, is  surrounded  by  a  lovely,  five -acre  plot  of  land.  Much 
of  his  time  is  spent  in  outside  activities.  He  has  been  a  Mason 
for  forty-three  years.  Besides  being  on  the  Blue  Lodge  school 
board  for  many  years,  he  is  president  of  the  Freeburg  Com- 
munity High  School,  an  institution  which  he  helped  organize. 
His  life  record  makes  a  wonderful  mark  for  the  younger 
generation  to  shoot  at. 

J  AS.  F.  WHITE  ROBERT  H.  WHITE 

)he  James  F.  White  Lumber  Company  of  Marissa  is 
under  the  management  of  Robert  H.  White,  who  is 
one  of  the  ten  children  born  to  James  White  and 
Lucy  Ellen  Hamilton  White.  Four  of  the  children  died  in 
infancy,  and  of  the  rem;uning  six,  five  are  still  living  —William 


Glenn,  born  Dec.  7th,  1S82,  having  died  on  Sept.  2-|th,  1900. 
The  surviving  members  are.  Cora,  now  married  to  L.  E. 
McClintock,  of  Marissa;  Mary  A.,  Robert.  H.,  Irene,  and 
Gail,  the  wife  of  Rev.  John  E.  Simpson.  All  of  the  five  now 
living  received  a  high  school  education,  and  all  attended 
Monmouth  College.  The  father,  James  F.  White,  was  born 
on  a  farm  near  Marissa,  April  25th,  1852,  and  received  his 
education  in  the  grade  schools  and  in  the  Academy  at  Coul' 
terville,  111.  Then  he  worked  on  a  farm  until  1874,  on  Nov. 
18th  of  which  year  he  was  married  to  Miss  Hamilton.  After 
nine  years  he  retired  from  the  soil,  rented  out  his  land,  and 
went  into  the  lumber  business  in  Marissa.  This  was  at  first 
a  partnership  conducted  under  the  name  of  Lyons  and  White, 
and  when  Mr.  White  became  sole  owner,  he  devoted  his 
whole  time  to  it. 

He  had  a  part  m  the  organisation  of  the  Marissa  Building 
and  Loan  Association,  of  which  he  was  made  a  director. 
He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  Marissa 's  first  library,  and 
of  the  Marissa  Academy.  He  always  took  an  active  interest 
in  the  religious  and  educational  affairs  of  his  community, 
having  been,  for  over  twenty  years,  treasurer  of  the  United 
Presbyterian  Church,  and  also  one  of  its  first  trustees  and 
a  Sabbath  School  teacher.  Mr.  James  White  was  a  man  of 
energy,  and  contributed  much  useful  service  in  his  locality 
during  his  lifetime;  he  died  on  the  ijth  of  June,  1912. 

The  mother  of  our  subject,  Mrs  James  White,  is  the 
daughter  of  Robert  H.  Hamilton  and  Lucy  A.  Thompson. 
(Mr.  Hamilton  being  a  native  of  So.  Carolina  and  his  wife 
being  born  in  Illinois.)  The  father  farmed  near  Marissa  until 
1897,  when  he  retired.  He  died  April  16th,  1910.  The  mother 
is  still  very  active  in  the  affairs  of  her  church  though  she 
has  passed  her  96th  birthday. 

The  son,  Robert,  present  manager  of  the  lumber  company, 
was  made  a  partner  with  his  father  in  this  business  in  191 1. 
Three  years  previous  to  this  time  he  was  graduated  from 
Monmouth  College,  which  he  had  entered  after  the  com- 
pletion of  his  studies  in  the  Marissa  High  School.  After  the 
death  of  his  father,  in  1912,  he  assumed  the  management  of 
the  business,  and  since  then  has  added  to  his  Marissa  com- 
pany several  branch  companies — The  Tilden  Lumber  &' 
Hardware  Co.,  in  1918,  and  the  Sparta  Lumber  Co.,  in  192J. 
Robert  White  was  married,  on  Feb.  19th,  191 3,  to  Mary  E. 
Statler,  the  daughter  of  a  prominent  merchant  of  Oak  Ridge, 
Mo.,  the  city  of  the  daughter's  birth,  on  Dec.  19th,  1888. 
After  her  graduation  from  the  Oak  Ridge  High  School,  she 
entered  Lindenwood  College,  and  was  graduated  from  this 
institution  in  1908.  Her  first  child,  Elizabeth  E.,  was  born 


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IMC  KENDREE"^^^^^:^^:^...^...^^ 


JAMES  F.   WHITE 


ROBERT   H,   WHITE 


JEAN  F.  WEBB,  SR. 


March  26th,  1917;  the  second,  James  F.,  on  Sept.  18,  1920; 
and  Gilbert  S.,  the  youngest,  on  March  12th,  1927. 

Robert  White,  like  his  father,  takes  an  active  interest  m 
the  business  and  educational  affairs  of  his  city.  He  has  served 
for  five  years  on  the  Marissa  School  Board,  is  a  director  in 
the  Building  and  Loan  Association,  one  of  the  directors  of 
the  Forsyth  Coal  Company,  and  a  stockholder  m  the  Tilden 
Bank. 

Before  closing  this  sketch  it  seems  fitting  and  proper  to 
mention  the  lineage  of  the  White  family  to  which  our 
subject  belongs.  He  is  a  direct  descendant  of  William  White, 
one  of  the  patriots  who  fought  in  the  American  Revolution. 
William  White  was  born  in  1753,  and  died  m  iSjy  He  was 
a  native  of  Ireland,  emigrated  in  1765,  with  his  father,  John 
White,  to  South  Carolina,  volunteered  in  January,  1776,  and 
between  this  time  and  1780  fought  in  several  engagements 
against  the  Tories  and  the  Indians  of  his  native  state.  One 
of  these  was  the  Battle  of  King's  Mountain.  This  ancestor 
was  the  great-grandfather  of  James  F.  White,  the  father  of 
our  subject.  He  lies  buried  in  Old  Purity  Cemetery,  two 
and  one-half  miles  southeast  of  Chester,  So.  Carolina. 


w 


JEAN  F.  WEBB,  SR. 
'HE  LIFE  of  Jean  Francis  Webb,  Sr.,  furnishes  a  splen- 
did example  of  what  a  man  with  vision  and  brains 
can  accomplish  by  ambition,  persistence,  and  sagacity. 
Practical  results  greeted  his  efforts  in  all  the  lines  of  work 
that  he  has  undertaken  as  a  lawyer  and  inventor.  Mr.  Webb, 
who  now  resides  in  Denver,  Colorado,  was  born  on  January 


27,  1848,  in  St.  Louis.  In  1864,  he  entered  McKendree  Col- 
lege, but  a  little  later,  he  enlisted  m  the  army.  After  studying 
for  another  year  in  this  institution,  he  enrolled,  in  1873,  in 
Washington  University,  of  St.  Louis,  and  was  graduated  two 
years  later  with  an  LL.  B.  degree. 

In  1875,  Mr.  Webb  was  elected  city  attorney  of  Leb- 
anon— the  first  man  to  hold  the  office  m  this  city.  His  effi- 
ciency and  honesty  in  law  practice  won  for  him  the  office 
of  mayor,  in  1881,  in  which  capacity  he  served  for  two 
successive  terms,  until  ill  health  forced  him  to  go  west  and 
to  abandon  law.  Here  he  spent  many  years  in  the  mining 
business,  engaging  at  different  periods  in  the  production  of 
gold,  silver,  coal,  and  rock  salt. 

Mr.  Webb  was  married  in  186S,  to  Mary  Elizabeth 
Hypes  -a  daughter  of  Joseph  Hypes,  one  of  the  founders 
of  McKendree,  whose  sketch  also  appears  in  this  volume. 
A  son,  Jean  F.,  was  born  to  the  couple.  He  is  the  inventor 
of  a  well-known  system  of  automatic  tram  controls  for  the 
International  Signal  Company,  of  New  York  City.  Mr. 
Webb  IS  president  of  this  and  several  other  corporations. 
In  social  activities  he  helped  to  organize  the  national  council 
of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  representing  the  Colorado 
society  of  the  order.  He  is  also  a  Knight  Templar  in  the 
Masonic  Order. 

Mr.  Webb  is  the  inventor  of  the  "Pneumatic  Cyanide 
Process"  for  the  extraction  of  gold  from  ores,  which  is  used 
the  world  over.  He  has  also  patented  about  forty  improve- 
ments in  various  industries. 


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JOHN  K.  WHITE 
"^['oHN  K.  White,  a  successful  and  well-known  farmer  in 
ff  I  Marissa  Township,  is  the  son  of  John  K.  White,  Sr., 
and  Margaret  Hamilton.  He  was  born  on  the  farm 
which  he  now  occupies,  on  Feb.  29,  i860,  received  a  public 
school  education,  and  began  his  life's  work  as  a  farmer  at 
an  early  age.  His  father,  who  followed  farming  all  his  life, 
came  to  this  county  from  Indiana  in  1849,  worked  diligently, 
and  at  his  death  in  1866  left  a  valuable  estate  of  two  hundred 
and  sixty  acres  to  his  wife  and  to  the  five  of  his  six  children 
who  were  then  living.  His  son,  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
now  owns  two  hundred  acres  of  good  land,  all  of  which 
is  tillable. 

On  Nov.  14,  1889,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Guthrie, 
the  daughter  of  George  W.  and  Rebecca  McClintock  Guth- 
rie. The  father  was  born  in  this  county,  but  the  mother  was 
born  in  Ireland.  They  were  Presbyterians,  and  respected 
members  in  their  community. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  K.  White  have  been  born  three 
children.  Joseph  G.  White,  the  elder  of  the  three,  was  born 
Nov.  19,  1890,  married  Ella  J.  Brown,  and  to  this  union 
were  born  three  children.  Joseph  G.  attended  high  school 
and  also  spent  a  year  at  Illinois  U.  Since  that  time  he  has  been 
a  prosperous  farmer.  John  Kay  White  (the  third)  was  born 
Jan.  23,  1898,  and  is  now  married  to  Helen  Lafferty.  He  is 
now  principal  of  a  grade  school.  Florence  Geneva,  the  young- 
est, was  bom  Jan.  12th,  1901.  All  of  the  children  have  re- 
ceived an  excellent  education;  John  Kay  was  graduated  from 
the  Southern  Illinois  Normal,  from  which  institution  his 
wife  is  also  a  graduate.  Florence,  after  finishing  the  high 
school,  attended  college,  and  is  now  a  teacher  in  the  public 
schools  of  St.  Clair  County. 

Mr.  White  has  been  the  president  of  the  township  high 
school  board  for  twelve  years.  He  has  been  greatly  inter- 
ested in  the  education  of  his  children,  which  was  with  him 
a  real  hobby.  He  also  takes  a  decided  interest  in  his  church, 
the  United  Presbyterian,  of  which  he  is  an  active  member. 

CHARLES  EDWARD  RAYHILL 

IN  1818  the  RayhiU  family  emigrated  from  Virginia  to 
St.  Clair  County,  111.  and  located  three  miles  east  of 
Belleville  on  what  is  known  as  the  John  Ryder  farm. 
The  father  of  this  early  emigrant  family  had  served  in  the 
War  of  i8ia,  and  had  engaged  for  a  time  in  teaching  school. 
In  Engleman  Township  he  bought  land  on  Sections  2  and  j. 
At  one  time  he  owned  over  one  thousand  acres  of  land,  most 
of  which  had  been  granted  to  him  by  the  Government.  Mr. 
RayhiU  lived  to  the  good  old  age  of  seventy-nine  years;  he 


died  on  the  2nd  of  October,  1867,  five  years  later  his  wife 
died.  They  had  four  children,  two  girls  and  two  boys. 

John  Jacob  RayhiU,  one  of  their  two  sons,  was  born  on 
the  old  home  farm  on  the  4th  of  March,  1824.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  subscription  schools  of  the  county,  and  grew  to 
manhood  on  the  farm.  On  the  7th  of  May,  1856,  he  married 
Miss  Adeline  Pitts,  the  daughter  of  Pintcher  and  Elizabeth 
Pitts,  early  settlers  in  this  county.  They  began  their  domestic 
life  upon  the  farm,  and  here  their  four  children  were  born. 
Three  of  their  children  are  deceased.  Virginia,  who  became 
the  wife  of  Wm.  H.  Dugger,  died  in  1888;  George  died  in 
1880,  and  Sarah  died  in  infancy.  The  father  lived  to  the  age 
of  seventy -five,  his  death  occurring  in  1899;  but  the  mother 
passed  away  thirty-three  years  before  this  date. 

When  John  Jacob  RayhiU  died,  his  large  farm  estate,  com- 
prising more  than  "jje  acres,  passed  to  his  son,  Charles  Ed- 
ward. The  father  had  devoted  his  entire  active  life  to  farm- 
ing, except  for  the  four  years  following  1850,  when  he  went 
to  California  and  engaged  in  mining.  In  early  manhood  he 
had  been  a  Whig,  but  later  he  joined  the  Republican  party 
and  remained  an  advocate  of  its  principles  until  his  death- 
John  Jacob  RayhiU  was  indeed  "one  of  the  honored  pioneers 
of  St.  Clair  County". 

Charles  Edward  RayhiU,  born  on  the  27th  of  April,  1857, 
attended  the  public  school,  and  then  worked  for  his  father  a 
number  of  years  on  the  farm.  In  1878,  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
one,  he  began  farming  on  his  own  accord,  renting  a  portion 
of  his  father's  farm.  Three  years  later  he  married  Miss  Bertha 
Eisenmayer,  the  daughter  of  Jacob  Eisenmayer  who  was  one 
of  the  early  settlers  in  Mascoutah.  Unto  Charles  and  his  wife 
were  born  two  children,  Wallace  and  Edna,  but  only  the 
daughter  is  now  living.  Wallace,  who  was  born  on  the  25th 
of  August,  1882,  died  on  January  15th,  1904,  a  few  months 
after  reaching  his  twenty-first  birthday.  The  daughter,  born 
on  November  9,  1884,  is  married  to  Oscar  Hagist,  the  present 
mayor  of  Mascoutah,  and  one  of  the  most  prominent  and 
influential  business  men  in  the  city.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hagist 
have  two  boys,  the  older  of  whom  is  grown  to  young  man- 
hood; the  younger  is  still  in  his  early  teens. 

Mr.  RayhiU  remained  on  the  farm  until  1900,  when  he 
moved  his  family  into  Mascoutah,  bought  property  in  the 
city,  and  built  a  fine  home  there.  He  had  continued  to  develop 
and  add  to  the  farm  left  him  by  his  father  until  it  grew  to  six 
hundred  acres.  The  farm  is  located  three  miles  southeast  of 
Mascoutah;  it  is  now  being  cared  for  by  tenants. 


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CHARLES  E    RAVHILL 


MRS.  C    E.  RAVHILL 


ROBERT  SCHL  BERT 


Charles  E.  RayhiU  is  approaching  his  seventieth  birthday, 
but  IS  still  an  active  man,  has  good  health  and  enjoys  life.  If 
he  has  any  hobby  it  is  driving  his  automobile  from  which  he 
derives  a  great  deal  of  pleasure.  Mrs.  Rayhill  is  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  Church  in  Mascoutah,  to  which  church  she 
is  greatly  devoted  and  m  which  she  is  a  faithful  worker.  At 
present  she  is  the  Treasurer  of  the  Ladies  Aid  Society  m  her 
church. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  RayhiU  are  well  known  in  and 
about  Mascoutah,  where  they  have  the  respect  <ind  esteem 
of  their  many  friends,  and  where  they  are  comfortably  situ- 
ated in  an  excellent  home,  enjoying  the  fruits  of  their  early 
strenuous  labors  on  the  farm.  Mascoutah  can  well  feel  proud 
of  this  happy  couple ! 

ROBERT  SCHUBERT 

Robert  Schubert,  a  contractor  of  Mascoutah,  and  the  son 
of  Robert  Schubert,  Sr.,  comes  from  a  family  of  seven  chil- 
dren. His  father  was  born  m  Germany,  m  1820,  and  came 
with  his  family  to  this  country  m  iSfV,  and  settled  on  a 
flirm  in  Mascoutah  Township  where  he  remained  until  1887, 
when  he  bought  a  home  in  Mascoutah  and  moved  from  the 
farm.  He  died  on  February  13,  1893,;  Mrs.  Schubert  lived 
until  January  17,  1926.  Robert  was  born  on  the  farm  on 
July  23,,  1875. 

After  securing  a  public  school  education  he  took  up  car- 
pentry and  worked  under  contractors  until  1900,  when  he 
and  his  brother,  William,  formed  a  contractor  partnership. 


and  continued  under  the  name  of  Schubert  Bros.,  until  1904. 
In  that  year  Robert  moved  to  Mascoutah  and  started  as  an 
independent  contractor. 

On  June  8,  1898,  he  was  married  to  Emma  M.  Monken, 
who  has  borne  to  him  four  children  —Ada,  October  18, 
1901;  Roy,  April  i,  iqo';;  Robert,  April  15,  1908;  and  Benny, 
October  13,  1910.  Mrs.  Schubert  is  the  daughter  of  Joseph 
Monken  and  Amanda  Reibold,  and  was  born  near  Mascou- 
tah on  July  26,  1878.  There  were  six  children  111  this  home. 

Mr.  Schubert  is  a  member  of  the  Commercial  Club;  he 
has  been  on  the  school  board  m  Mascoutah  for  fifteen  years, 
has  served  as  president  of  the  city  schools  for  five  years,  and 
of  the  Community  High  School  for  three  years;  he  is  a  stock- 
holder in  the  Mascoutah  Brick  Co.  and  is  one  of  its  directors; 
he  holds  stock  m  both  the  First  National  Bank  and  the  Bank 
of  Mascoutah;  he  helped  organize  the  local  Building  and  Loan 
Association  m  191 3,  and  has  been  a  member  of  its  board  of 
directors  since.  Mr.  Schubert  owns  a  great  deal  of  property, 
and  takes  a  very  active  interest  m  the  schools  of  his  city,  as  it 
IS  clearly  shown  by  his  service  as  an  official  on  the  school 
boards.  All  of  his  children  have  received  a  high  school 
education. 

LOUIS  F.  TISSIER 

HNOTHER  man  who  has  achieved  his  goal,  especially 
by  his  willingness  and  eagerness  to  work,  his  ambi- 
tion, and  his  integrity,  is  Louis  F.  Tissier,  of  the 
Tissier  Brothers  firm  in  East  St.  Louis.  After  trying  his  hand 
in  several  different  lines  of  business,  he  finally  not  only  took 


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LOUIS  F.  TISSIER 


ARTHUR  H.  HU 


an  interest,  but  also  succeeded,  in  the  real  estate,  loan,  and 
insurance  business.  Mr.  Tissier  was  escorted  into  the  world 
on  August  i8,  1876,  in  the  city  where  he  lives  today — East 
St.  Louis.  His  early  education  was  acquired  in  the  public 
schools  of  this  city.  Somewhat  later,  he  attended  the  Parochial 
School,  and  later,  St.  Vincent's  College,  in  Cape  Girardeau, 
Missouri.  Feeling  a  trend  toward  journalism,  he  accepted  a 
position  in  the  newspaper  business  with  his  father,  after  leav- 
ing school.  But  the  sudden  death  of  his  father  changed  his 
bend  of  mind  from  journalism  to  the  grocery  business,  which 
he  entered  with  the  guidance  of  his  mother.  No  small  amount 
of  success  greeted  him  in  this  line,  for  Mr.  Tissier,  in  1901, 
was  elected  secretary  of  the  Retail  Grocers'  Association.  He 
has  also  been  a  director  of  the  Illinois  Retail  Merchants  for 
fifteen  years.  In  1902,  by  swinging  his  ability  into  action,  he 
organized  the  Retail  Merchants'  Association,  and  was  made 
its  first  secretary.  He  held  this  office  until  1907,  when  he  re- 
signed and  accepted  the  position  of  teller  and  solicitor  of  the 
City  National  Bank.  In  1908,  he  went  into  business  for  him- 
self again,  and  organized  the  Tissier  Brothers  Real  Estate 
Company.  Established  nineteen  years  ago,  this  company  holds 
its  headquarters  in  the  Murphy  Building. 

Mr.  Tissier  was  married  to  Clara  Metzger,  on  October  iS, 
1905.  The  couple  have  a  fine,  large  family  of  ten  children: 
Louis  E.,  Margaret,  Bernadetta,  Marie,  Catherine,  Aloysius, 
Frances,  Gregory,  Clara,  and  Virginia.  Mrs.  Tissier  is  a 


JUDGE  H.  G.  MILLER 

graduate  of  Ursuline  College,  of  Springfield,  and  was  grad- 
uated in  1902.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Lambert  Metzger. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of 
Columbus.  He  is  also  one  of  the  most  active  and  highly  re- 
spected members  of  St.  Elizabeth's  parish.  He  has  contributed 
a  great  deal  of  his  valuable  time  to  his  church.  His  enthusiasm 
and  interest  in  its  welfare  is  unmatched.  Mr.  Tissier  is  well- 
known  in  East  St.  Louis,  for  he  has  established  a  very  credit- 
able and  deserving  reputation  in  this  city  as  the  very  able 
manager  of  the  Tissier  Brothers  Company. 

ARTHUR  HARRISON  HULL 

BOR  THE  PAST  twenty-three  years  Mr.  Arthur  Har- 
rison Hull  has  been  a  funeral  director  in  New  Athens, 
Illinois.  He  was  born  in  this  city  on  January  ao,  1871. 
He  was  educated  and  began  business  here  in  1905  and  has 
since  been  a  real  booster  for  New  Athens.  Mr.  Hull  is  a  son 
of  James  Andrew  Hull  and  Martha  Emiline  McFerron  Hull. 
On  January  27,  1892,  Mr.  Hull  was  married  to  Miss 
Sophia  Koch.  The  happy  couple  were  blessed  with  two  sons 
and  two  daughters:  Lee,  N.,  Jacob  Y.,  Gladys,  and  Ella  K. 
(now  Mrs.  Campbell).  Mr.  Hull  is  a  member  of  the  Odd 
Fellows,  the  Red  Men,  and  the  Modern  Woodmen. 

For  many  years  Mr.  Hull  has  been  a  close  friend  of  Pres- 
ident Harmon,  of  McKendree,  and  has  often  contributed  to 
the  welfare  of  the  college. 


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JUDGE  HENRY  G  MILLER 
'HE  JUDICIAL  ELECTION  of  June  6,  1927,  took 
trom  his  office  at  Mam  and  Broadway,  East  St.  Louis, 
Henry  G.  Miller,  one  of  that  city's  outstanding 
young  lawyers  and  placed  him  upon  the  circuit  bench  of 
the  Third  Judicial  Circuit  of  Illinois,  composed  of  the  coun- 
ties of  Bond,  Madison,  Monroe,  Perry,  Randolph,  St.  Clair, 
and  Washington.  Judge  Miller  comes  of  a  family  prominent 
in  the  public  affairs  of  the  state  of  Illinois.  He  is  a  son  of 
Charles  A.  and  the  late  Emma  S.  Miller.  He  was  born  on 
May  I'i,  1889,  and  moved  to  East  St.  Louis  with  his  parents 
in  1893-  While  securing  his  public  school  education  in  East 
St.  Louis,  he  worked  after  school  hours  and  on  Saturdays, 
and  also  attended  business  college,  studying  stenography, 
which  later  enabled  him  to  hold  positions  that  are  largely 
responsible  for  his  present  career.  His  legal  education  was 
received  at  the  National  University,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 
and  at  Cumberland  University,  at  Lebanon,  Tennessee,  from 
which  institutions  he  graduated  in  191J  and  1914,  respec- 
tively, receiving  from  each  the  degree,  LL.  B. 

Admitted  to  practice  law  in  1914,  Judge  Miller  was  first 
associated  with  the  firm  of  Boyle  6?  Priest,  St.  Louis,  Mis- 
souri, for  one  year;  thereafter  he  engaged  in  practice  in  his 
home  city,  and  later  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Keefe, 
Baxter,  is?  Miller.  In  addition  to  his  license  to  practice  m 
Illinois,  Judge  Miller  has  been  admitted,  by  examination,  to 
practice  law  in  Missouri  and  Tennessee,  and  holds  also  his 
license  to  practice  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States. 

He  was  married  on  February  11,  1918,  to  LiUa  P.  Mace, 
a  daughter  of  former  state  representative  Brice  M.  Mace 
and  Ella  Cook  Mace.  Mrs.  Miller  was  born  at  Lebanon, 
Tennessee,  on  November  11,  1891;  was  educated  at  Castle 
Heights  Preparatory  School  and  at  Cumberland  University, 
both  at  Lebanon,  Tennessee,  graduating  from  the  latter  insti- 
tution in  the  department  of  music;  later,  she  was  an  in- 
structor there.  This  congenial  couple  have  three  children — 
Anne  Nicholson  Miller,  born  November  15,  1922;  Marshall 
Mace  Miller,  born  July  10,  192  "i;  and  Elma  Lassiter  Miller, 
born  March  9,  1927. 

In  his  younger  days,  Judge  Miller  has  acted  as  secretary 
of  prominent  law  firms,  and  for  ten  years,  he  was  private 
secretary  to  former  Congressman  William  A.  Rodenberg. 
President  Roosevelt,  in  May,  1908,  commissioned  him  a  mid- 
shipman in  the  United  States  Navy,  which  commission  he 
held  until  October,  1909,  when  physical  disabilities  forced 
him  to  resign.  He  was  elected  a  member  of  the  East  St. 


Louij  bo.ird  of  education  for  the  term  i92t,-i926,  and  was  re- 
elected m  the  latter  year  for  a  second  term  of  three  years' 
On  April  Q,  1927  Mr.  Miller  received  the  Republican  nom- 
ination for  Circuit  Judge  by  a  unanimous  vote,  defeating 
the  then  incumbent  who  had  for  eighteen  years  been  a  cir- 
cuit judge.  At  the  general  election  Mr.  Miller  defeated  the 
Non-Partisan  ticket  by  a  very  handsome  majority,  and  be- 
came Circuit  Judge. 

Judge  Miller  is  a  member  of  St.  Paul's  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  of  East  St.  Louis,  and  holds  the  good  will  and  respect 
of  all  with  whom  he  has  come  in  contact.  It  is  written  of 
this  young  man  that  he  is  "a  man  of  strong  mental  capacity, 
of  poise,  of  earnest  intentions,  and  of  good  judgment,"  and 
that  "in  his  personal  habits  he  is  clean,  and  has  no  blemishes 
on  his  record" — surely  an  enviable  reputation  and  record 
of  accomplishment  for  one  who  has  not  yet  reached  his 

fortieth  year. 

JULIUS  D.  MOLLMAN 
"^i  OHN  D.  MoLLMAN,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  born 
ml  in  Hanover,  Germany,  December  20,  1854.  -^.t  the  age 
of  sixteen,  after  receiving  his  early  education,  he  came 
to  America,  reaching  our  shores  in  1850  and  locating  in  St. 
Louis.  John,  after  working  in  St.  Louis,  came  to  Mascoutah 
in  i8'i7,  where  he  established  a  business  for  himself  as  a 
manufacturer  of,  and  a  dealer  in  saddles,  harness,  etc.,  and 
continued  in  this  business  for  more  than  forty  years.  In  1904 
he  sold  out  to  his  son  Julius,  and  ten  years  later,  when  he 
was  approaching  his  8oth  birthday,  John  D.  MoUman  died. 

The  mother  of  Julius  MoUman  was  Wilheminia  Hagist, 
the  daughter  of  Andrew  Hagist.  She  was  married  to  Mr. 
Mollman  in  1861  and  became  the  mother  of  nine  children, 
all  of  whom  are  still  living.  Julius,  the  youngest  of  the  nine, 
was  born  at  Mascoutah  on  July  2nd,  1878.  Here  he  received 
his  early  education,  including  a  full  high  school  course.  Upon 
leaving  school  he  began,  under  the  direction  of  his  father,  to 
learn  the  harness  manufacturing  business,  as  three  of  his 
brothers  before  him  had  done  and  continued  in  this  until 
1917  when  he  permanently  withdrew  from  this  harness  busi- 
ness, and  took  over  the  agency  for  the  Dodge  Brothers  auto- 
mobile, and  bought  property  suitable  to  his  new  occupation. 
Today  he  has  one  of  the  most  up-to-date  garages  in  the  city. 

On  the  i6th  of  October,  1902,  Mr.  Mollman  was  married 
to  Miss  Amalia  A.  Liebig,  the  daughter  of  Chas.  Liebig. 
Two  years  after  his  marriage  he  bought  property  in  Mascou- 
tah, and  now  is  comfortably  situated  m  his  fine  home.  His 
daughter,  Maria  L.  is  now  fourteen  years  of  age,  having  been 
born  on  the  28th  of  April,  191},. 


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JULIUS  D.  MOLLMAN 

Mr.  MoUman  has  taken  a  practical  interest  in  the  civic 
affairs  of  his  city,  and  has  served  it  in  two  capacities — first 
as  alderman,  to  which  office  he  was  elected  in  1908,  and  later 
as  mayor,  from  1912  to  1916.  He  has  been  president  of  the 
Commercial  Club,  and  has  long  been  on  its  Board  of  Direc- 
tors. He  is  a  director  in  the  First  National  Bank  of  Mascoutah 
and  also  a  director  of  the  local  Building  and  Loan  Association. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Sportsman's  League 
and  is  one  of  the  Board  which  directs  the  League.  Mr.  Moll- 
man  is  particularly  fond  of  hunting,  and  is  considered  one  of 
the  best  marksmen  in  the  county. 

MONK  IMPLEMENT  COMPANY 
'HE  COMBINED  EFFORTS  of  the  two  suhjects  of 
lis  sketch,  George  Niess  and  E.  C.  Roediger,  have 
made  possible  the  success  of  their  organization,  the 
Monk  Implement  Company.  Their  close  co-operation  in  the 
farm  implement  business  has  not  only  been  a  help  to  those 
with  whom  they  have  had  relations,  but  it  has  also  rewarded 
their  efforts  financially  and  otherwise.  A  chronological  narra- 
tive of  the  records  of  the  life  of  each  of  these  two  men  is 
well  worth  recording. 

George  Niess,  the  president  of  the  company,  was  born  on 
October  17, 1875,  in  Mascoutah,  Illinois.  He  attended  a  coun- 
try school  in  early  life,  but  after  a  few  years  he  entered  the 
Northern  Normal  University,  where  he  studied  for  two 
years.  Mr.  Niess  then  enrolled  in  the  Northern  Indiana  Uni- 
versity, of  Valparaiso,  Indiana,  an  institution  from  which  he 
was  graduated.  After  his  school  training  he  taught  school  in 
Smithton,  and  in  Miilstadt,  for  eight  years.  In  iqoj,  he  came 


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ROEDIGER  GEORGE  NIESS 

to  Belleville,  and,  along  with  E.  C.  Roediger,  bought  out  C. 
A.  Monk  m  the  implement  business,  and  incorporated  it 
under  the  name  of  the  Monk  Implement  Company.  Mr. 
Niess  was  made  president,  and  Mr.  Roediger,  the  secretary 
and  treasurer  of  this  firm.  The  former  has  devoted  all  his 
time  to  this  business  since  the  first  day  it  was  established. 

Mr.  Niess  was  married  on  July  is,  1900,  to  Lillie  E.  Lill. 
The  couple  have  a  daughter,  Netta  V.,  born  on  May  10, 
1902,  who  was  graduated  from  the  University  of  Illinois  in 
1923,  and  has  since  taught  in  the  Bloomington  High  School. 
Mrs.  Niess,  who  is  a  daughter  of  Peter  W.  Lill,  was  a  school 
teacher  in  Shiloh,  Mascoutah,  and  Grassland.  Mr.  Neiss  is 
a  member  of  many  organizations.  He  is  the  president  of  the 
Rotary  Club  in  Belleville,  a  member  of  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce, a  director  and  the  third  vice-president  of  the  Belleville 
Bank  and  Trust  Company,  the  past  president  of  the  Belleville 
Commercial  Club,  and  also  president  of  the  Belleville  Turn- 
verein  for  ten  years  (now  a  hfe  member).  During  the  war, 
Mr.  Neiss  helped  to  organize  the  Four-Minute  men,  and 
was  made  president  of  the  same.  For  nine  years  he  was  pres- 
ident of  the  board  of  education.  Under  his  administration, 
the  beautiful  Belleville  High  School  was  built. 

The  other  subject  of  this  sketch,  E.  C.  Roediger,  the  sec- 
retiry  and  treasurer  of  the  company,  was  born  on  January 
II,  1881,  in  Miilstadt,  Illinois.  He  attended  the  public 
schools,  and  later  studied  in  the  Northern  State  Normal  and 
the  Southern  Illinois  Normal  University.  After  graduation, 
he  taught  school  for  three  years,  in  the  Sugar  Loaf  Township. 
He  also  rendered  service  as  a  teacher  in  Millstidt,  for  two 


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years,  and  m  Belleville,  for  fifteen  years,  where  he  was  prin- 
cipal of  the  Douglas  School.  He  taught  commercial  work  in 
the  Belleville  High  School  for  two  years.  In  1904,  Mr.  Roe- 
diger,  with  Mr.  Niess,  bought  and  organized  the  company 
m  which  he  now  holds  his  present  office.  He  continued  to 
teach  school  until  iqio,  when  he  resigned,  in  order  to  devote 
his  entire  interest  to  his  business.  Mr.  Roediger  was  married 
on  February  21,  1925,  to  Ida  L.  Krug.  Mrs.  Roediger,  who 
is  a  daughter  of  Jacob  Krug,  taught  school  for  seventeen 
years  in  Belleville.  Mr.  Roediger  is  a  Mason,  an  Elk,  and  a 
member  of  the  Lion's  Club;  he  is  also  a  member  of  the  Evan- 
gelical Church,  and  the  secretary  of  the  board  of  directors  of 
St.  Paul's  Evangelical  Old  Folk's  Home.  He  also  belongs  to 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce. 

The  Monk  Implement  Company,  so  well  established  by 
Mr.  Niess  and  Mr.  Roediger,  is  situated  in  a  building  that 
is  modern  in  every  respect.  It  is  a  fitting  monument  to  the 
work  of  these  two  men  who  have  contributed  so  substan- 
tially to  Belleville's  success. 


WILLIAM  JONES 
'he  Jones  Bros.  Coal  Mining  Company,  of  Marissa, 

has  for  its  vice-president  and  general  manager  Mr. 

William  Jones,  one  of  St.  Clair  County's  expert  coal 
operators.  This  company  now  operates  two  mines,  which, 
when  running  at  full  force,  employ  from  350  to  400  men.  In 
1897  Jonathan  Jones,  St.,  the  father  of  William,  organized  the 
company,  with  his  sons  as  partners  in  the  venture,  and  for 
seven  years  operated  one  mine.  In  1904  they  opened  another 
mine,  known  as  Mine  No.  2,  and  added  this  to  the  first.  The 
father  began  his  mining  career  in  the  British  Isles,  where  he 
worked  for  a  number  of  years  before  coming  to  the  States.  He 
was  born  in  Wales,  on  August  28,  1842,  and  was  married  in 
England,  to  Kezia  Davies,  on  May  8,  1864.  Their  first  child, 
William,  and  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  born  in  the  old 
country,  March  24,  1865,  and  when  he  was  about  two  years 
of  age  the  parents  decided  to  immigrate  to  America.  They 
settled  first  in  Duquoin,  111.,  in  1867,  and  here  their  other 
children  were  born — Charles,  on  May  8,  1868;  Jonathan,  on 
Oct.  18,  1870;  Winifred  Kezia,  m  December,  1874;  John,  on 
the  I'jth  of  March,  1879.  In  the  same  year  that  John  was 
born,  Mr.  Jones  moved  his  family  to  Marissa,  where  the 
father  worked  m  the  mines,  and  the  sons  followed  their 
father  m  this  occupation  as  soon  as  they  were  old  enough. 
All  of  the  sons  are  interested  in  the  coal  company,  and  the 
daughter,  now  Mrs.  Winifred  Scott,  has  been  made  the  secre- 
tary of  the  company.  Charles  is  the  president,  and  was  for- 
merly its  secretary;  William  is  the  vice-president  and  general 


manager;  and  Jon.ithan  is  the  treasurer.  For  many  years  after 
the  company's  organization,  the  father  was  its  president  and 
treasurer.  His  first  wife  died  in  1891  (March  2),  and  on  March 
4th  of  the  following  year  he  was  married  to  Rachel  Bayley. 
The  latter  bore  him  no  children  and  died  in  April,  191 1.  On 
the  22nd  of  January,  1916,  Mr.  Jones  married  his  third  wife, 
Laura  Fischer,  who  is  still  living. 

Mr.  Jones  entered  the  mines  of  his  native  land  when  he 
was  still  a  child,  as  so  many  did  at  that  time.  His  son,  William, 
too  began  this  work  nither  early  in  life,  but  secured  a  fair 
education  m  the  public  schools  before  taking  up  this  occupa- 
tion. After  the  organization  of  the  Jones  Company,  he  with- 
drew from  active  mine  labor,  and  has  devoted  his  time  to  the 
management  of  the  company  and  to  other  business.  He  is  the 
owner  of  the  Jones  Filling  Station  in  Marissa ;  is  a  director  in 
the  Marissa  Building  £s?  Loan  Association;  and  one  of  the 
stockholders  in  the  Marissa  State  Bank. 

William  Jones  was  married,  on  Sept.  27,  1887,  to  Mary  A. 
Cooper,  who  was  born  at  Caseyville,  Ky.,  March  20,  1868, 
and  whose  parents  moved  to  Marissa  about  the  year  1870. 
Her  father  was  John  Cooper,  for  many  years  a  mine  manager 
in  Marissa.  The  mother,  America  (Adams)  Cooper,  bore  to 
her  husband  four  children.  Both  parents  were  members  of  the 
Methodist  Church. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Jones  are  parents  of  tour  children. 
Clara,  the  oldest,  who  is  now  Mrs.  Walter  Westwood,  of  St. 
Louis,  was  born  Oct.  20,  1889;  Velda  L.,  married  to  Edward 
Potter,  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  1891,  on  Aug.  17;  Lillian  E., 
the  wife  of  Edgar  J.  Davis,  lives  in  Marissa,  and  was  born  on 
August  29,  1899,  and  Monticella,  the  youngest,  born  March 
16,  1905,  is  married  to  Luzel  Smith,  and  lives  at  Alton,  Illi- 
nois. All  of  the  children  were  given  a  high  school  education, 
and  Monticella  was  a  student  of  McKendree  College. 

Mr.  Jones  for  twelve  years  was  the  chief  executive  of  his 
city;  served  on  his  city's  school  board  for  fifteen  years;  and 
rendered  service  to  Marissa  for  many  years  as  its  alderman. 
Mr.  Jones  is  a  Mason,  an  Odd  Fellow,  a  Modern  Woodman 
and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 

ARTHUR  JONES 
Shipping  his  patented  furnace — the  only  one  of  its  kind — • 
all  over  the  world,  Arthur  Jones,  who  is  the  very  able  and 
excellent  president  of  his  own  organization,  has  certainly 
achieved  success  with  his  U.  S.  Smelting  Furnace  Company. 
He  was  born  m  Denver,  Colorado,  on  August  19,  1874,  a 
son  of  James  Jones,  who  was  born  in  Manchester,  England. 
The  latter  came  to  America  in  1869,  and  established  a  repu- 
tation as  one  of  the  first  brass  manufacturers  in  this  country. 


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ARTHUR  JONES  FRANK  G. 

St.  Louis  was  the  scene  of  his  activity  in  this  hne.  Later  he 
organized  the  James  Jones  Company  in  Belleville,  111.  In 
1892  he  organized  the  James  Jones  Brass  Works  in  Los 
Angeles,  Cal.  He  died  in  1900,  but  left  his  family  in  a  very 
comfortable  position.  His  wife,  now  seventy -nine  years  of 
age,  is  still  living. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  received  his  education  in  St. 
Louis.  He  took  a  great  interest  in  the  manufacturing  busi- 
ness, and  accepted  a  position  under  his  father  in  the  brass 
works.  Here  he  began  at  the  bottom,  and  by  consistent 
work,  forged  his  way  to  the  top.  The  death  of  his  father 
left  no  small  amount  of  responsibility  on  Mr.  Jones'  shoul- 
ders, but  he  was  equal  to  the  occasion  by  taking  up  the 
management,  in  1900,  in  Los  Angeles.  In  1917  he  came  to 
Belleville,  where  he  organized  the  U.  S.  Smelting  Furnace 
Company,  a  firm  of  which  he  is  not  only  president,  but  also 
general  manager.  Mr.  Jones  was  married  in  1909,  to  Georgia 
A.  Rogers.  The  couple  have  two  children — Rogers  D.  and 
Jane  Lee. 

Mr.  Jones  is  a  member  of  the  Masons,  the  Elks,  the  Rotary 
Club,  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  president  of  the  Union 
school  and  the  Township  High  School  boards.  He  finds  great 
delight  in  the  sport  of  fishing,  is  very  popular  among  his 
club  members,  as  elsewhere. 


FRANK  G.  TAYLOR 
SUBJECT  of  this  sketch,  Mr.  Frank  G.  Taylor, 
fine  young  chap  who  is  making  a  good  start  in 
the  political  world.  He  was  born  in  the  city  where 
he  still  resides  —East  St.  Louis,  Illinois,  on  August  i,  1902. 


C^OHES 
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TAYLOR  HENRY  B.  EATON 

After  acquiring  elementary  training  in  vanous  public  schools. 
Mr.  Taylor  entered  the  East  St.  Louis  High  School,  from 
which  he  was  graduated.  Later,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Winifred  Ceroid,  who  is  the  daughter  of  Fred  Ceroid,  of 
East  St.  Louis,  head  of  the  Ceroid  Transfer  Company. 

Fred  Ceroid  is  well  known  for  his  political  activity  and 
capacity  for  leadership.  His  life  manifests  many  sterling 
characteristics  of  his  Cerman  ancestry.  When  only  twenty- 
two  years  of  age,  he  became  chairman  of  the  Republican 
Committee.  This  success  was  continued,  for  he  held  the 
office  of  city  treasurer  of  East  St.  Louis  from  191 1  to  191  j. 
For  the  past  seven  years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Illinois 
Commerce  Commission. 

The  young  couple,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Taylor,  are  the  parents 
of  a  daughter,  Winifred  Jeanne.  Although  Mr.  Taylor  is 
still  a  young  man,  he  is  a  member  of  many  important  organ- 
izations, which  clearly  shows  that  he  is  very  much  interested 
in  the  social,  business,  and  political  affairs  in  his  community 
He  is  a  member  of  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
the  Gothic  Lodge,  No.  852,  of  A.  F.  &"  A.  M.,  the  Missis- 
sippi Valley  Consistory,  the  Ainad  Temple  Shrine,  the 
Kiwanis  Club,  and  the  Junior  Chamber  of  Commerce. 

Mr.  Taylor's  interest  in  civic  affairs,  coupled  with  his 
ability  and  energy,  has  won  for  him  the  important  office  of 
city  clerk  of  East  St.  Louis — an  office  to  which  he  was  ap- 
pointed in  M<iy,  in  1927.  This  is,  indeed,  a  rather  fine  posi- 
tion with  quite  ,1  bit  of  responsibility,  to  be  held  by  a  man 
at  so  early  an  age. 


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HENRY  B,  EATON 
'HE  NAME  EATON  is  a  very  famihar  one  in  the 
history  of  McKendree  College,  for  Mr.  Henry  Black- 
burn Eaton,  his  father,  and  three  brothers  have  at- 
tended the  College  in  the  past,  two  of  them  graduating. 
At  present,  Mr.  Eaton  is  a  very  successful  lawyer  in  Ed 
wardsville,  Illinois.  He  was  born  Aug.  22,  1SS4,  m  H.imel 
Township,  Madison  County,  Illinois.  He  attended  the  ele 
mentary  and  high  school  of  this  city,  and  then  entered  Mc- 
Kendree College,  where  he  studied  from  1903  to  1905.  While 
in  the  college,  he  won  the  Brown  Oratorical  Medal,  an  event 
that  marked  a  great  day  for  Philo.  Mr.  Eaton  was  graduated 
from  the  Illinois  Wesleyan  Law  School  m  1908,  and  was 
County  Judge  of  Madison  County  from  1914  to  191S.  At 
present  he  is  the  special  assistant  to  the  Attorney-General 
of  the  state  of  Illinois,  as  an  inheritance  tax  attorney  for 
Madison  and  St.  Clair  Counties. 

In  1939  Mr.  Eaton  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  King 
They  have  three  children;  Mary  E.,  who  is  a  student  at 
McKendree  College,  Henry  K.,  and  Emma  Rebecca. 

Mr.  Eaton  is  a  grand-nephew  of  Rev.  T.  A.  Eaton,  who 
was  one  of  the  leading  ministers  of  the  Southern  Illinois 
Conference,  and  who  was  a  graduate  of  McKendree  College 
in  1849.  In  the  same  class  was  Judge  Silas  L.  Bryan,  father 
of  W.  J.  Bryan. 

William  P.  Eaton,  the  father  of  Mr.  Eaton,  was  graduated 
from  McKendree  College  m  1868.  Immediately  after  the  Civil 
War  he  was  elected  County  Superintendent  of  Schools  of 
Madison  County.  During  the  war  he  served  m  Company  H 
of  the  117th  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry,  commonly  called 
the  "McKendree  College  Regiment."  The  Colonel  of  this 
Regiment  was  Risdon  M.  Moore,  a  professor  of  Mathe- 
matics in  McKendree  College,  and  the  Adjutant  was  Samuel 
H.  Deneen,  a  Latin  Professor  of  the  College. 

PHILIP  FISCHER 

HNOTHER  man  who  has  worked  all  his  life  without 
complaint,  but  with  a  spirit  that  showed  that  he  has 
been  willing  to  do  his  full  share,  is  Philip  Fischer.  He 
IS  a  farmer,  and  like  most  farmers,  glories  in  the  fruits  of  his 
labor.  Mr.  Fischer  was  born  on  October  14,  1862,  a  son  of 
Philip  and  Anna  M.  Fischer.  The  former  was  born  on  June 
26,  1826,  and  died  on  July  5,  1S90.  The  latter  was  born  on 
May  9,  1822,  and  died  on  May  9,  1904.  This  couple  were 
parents  of  seven  children.  Philip  Fischer,  Jr.,  attended  the 
public  schools  in  early  life,  but  after  being  graduated  from 
grammar  school,  he  had  to  quit  because  of  an  abundance  of 
work  on  his  father's  farm.  He  worked  for  his  parents  until 


the  year  iSqi,  when  he  began  to  tarm  on  his  own  accord. 
During  these  years  he  carefully  protected  and  supported  his 
mother,  who  died  in  1904. 

Mr.  Fischer  was  united  111  marriage  with  Emma  M.  Hogg, 
on  February  !<;,  1904.  Mrs.  Fischer,  who  was  born  on  April 
9,  1884,  near  New  Baden,  Illinois,  was  a  daughter  of  Friedelin 
and  Kathenne  Weorner  Hogg.  There  were  twelve  children  in 
this  family.  The  father  died  on  August  16,  1926,  but  the 
mother  is  still  living.  Mrs.  Fischer  worked  with  her  parents 
on  the  farm  until  her  marriage  to  Mr.  Fischer.  They  have 
four  children.  These  are:  Harvey,  who  was  born  on  August 
6,  1906;  Lester  G.,  February  26,  1909,  now  attending  the 
University  of  Illinois;  Melba,  February  26,  1910,  a  high 
school  student  at  present;  and  Alice,  November  i,  191 2,  also 
a  high  school  student. 

Mr.  Fischer  has  been  a  member  of  the  school  board  for 
twenty-four  years.  Although  he  is  sixty-six  years  of  age,  he 
does  not  let  Father  Time  hamper  him  in  any  way.  He  is  still 
very  active,  works  hard  every  day,  and  has  no  immediate 
plans  for  retirement. 

*GEORGE  H  THOMPSON 
/T^EORGE  H.  Thompson,  principal  of  the  Marissa  Town- 
\\9  ship  High  School,  began  teaching  at  the  age  of  eigh- 
teen m  a  country  school  about  six  miles  north  of 
Coffeyville,  Kansas.  He  was  born  in  Missouri,  near  Fairplay 
m  Cedar  County,  March  6,  1869.  Both  of  his  parents  were 
natives  of  Tennessee,  but  moved  to  Missouri  in  1850,  and 
then  in  1877,  to  Independence,  Kansas,  The  father,  George 
J.  Thompson,  served  in  the  Union  Army  during  the  Civil 
War.  At  the  opening  of  the  Civil  War,  he  was  conducting  a 
general  store  and  serving  as  post-master  at  Fairplay.  After 
the  war  he  followed  farming.  He  died  in  December  1903,  and 
his  wife,  Mary  (McNmch)  Thompson,  thirteen  years  later. 

Their  youngest  son  George  attended  school,  first  in  Mis- 
souri until  he  was  eight,  and  then  in  Kansas,  where  he  iinished 
the  high  school  work,  and  took  a  course  in  a  normal  school 
preparatory  to  teaching.  After  teaching  for  four  years  he  en- 
tered Valparaiso  University  and  alternated  his  studies  here 
with  his  teaching.  In  1895  he  took  the  principalship  of  the 
high  school  at  Hobart,  Indiana,  where  he  remained  twenty- 
three  years,  the  last  thirteen  as  supenntedent  of  schools. 
From  Hobart  he  came  to  Marissa  in  igi8.  In  1907  he  received 
his  B.  S.  degree  from  Valparaiso  University,  and  six  years 
after  the  Bachelor  of  Pedagogy  degree.  Since  then  he  has  pur- 
sued graduate  studies  in  Washington  University,  St.  Louis. 
During  his  principalship  in  Marissa  he  has  succeeded  in  se- 
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curing  new  school  buildings  and  in  greatly  improving  the 
facilities  and  standards  of  instruction. 

On  January  i,  1895,  Mr.  Thompson  married  Miss  Bertha 
Stilwell  of  Wheeler,  Indiana.  She  was  the  youngest  of  the 
four  daughters  of  Samuel  S.  and  Jane  (Gordon)  Stilwell.  Her 
father  was  a  soldier  in  the  Union  Army,  was  a  carpenter  and 
builder  by  trade,  though  he  lived  for  the  last  years  of  his  life 
on  the  farm.  Mr.  Stilwell  died  in  1921  and  his  wife  died  in 
1904.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thompson  have  seven  children:  Ruth, 
now  Mrs.  Wm.  T.  Douglas  of  Mobile,  Alabama;  Mary,  now 
Mrs.  Frank  Jones  of  Cairo,  Illinois;  Wynne  Weir,  who  m 
April,  1917  enhsted  in  the  U.  S.  Coast  Artillery,  was  over- 
seas near  Metz  when  the  Armistice  was  signed  and  returned 
to  the  United  States  in  January,  1919;  he  is  now  in  the  mer- 
chant marine;  Milton  McNinch,  a  student  of  civil  engineer- 
ing at  Gary,  Indiana;  Ella,  now  Mrs.  A.  I.  Madeira  of 
Hollywood,  Florida;  Maurice  Seton,  who  served  in  the  U. 
S.  Navy  during  1925  and  1926,  is  now  in  Manssa;  Kenneth 
Reed,  a  junior  in  high  school. 

Mr.  Thompson  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  of 
the  Masonic  Order,  of  the  I  O.  O.  F.,  and  of  Rotary  Inter- 
national. He  holds  memberships  in  the  National  Education 
Association,  the  Illinois  State  Teachers'  Association,  and  of 
the  High  School  Principals'  Association  of  Illinois. 

CONRAD  REEB 

eROMINENT  among  the  men  in  the  business  life  of 
the  city  of  East  St.  Louis  and  the  surrounding  district 
who  have  worked  their  way  in  the  strength  of  per- 
sonal merit  and  sheer  ability,  from  stations  of  comparative 
obscurity  to  positions  of  influence  is  Conrad  Reeb,  who  is 
president  of  the  Southern  Illinois  National  Bank  and  of  the 
Southern  Illinois  Trust  Company,  both  of  East  St.  Louis.  Mr. 
Reeb  is  a  native  of  East  St.  Louis.  He  was  born  November 
25,  1868,  and  attended  the  parochial  schools  of  that  city, 
and,  later,  the  Mound  City  Commercial  College,  of  St. 
Louis.  Upon  being  graduated  from  the  latter,  he  entered  the 
field  of  banking  by  accepting  the  humble  position  of  messen- 
ger boy  in  the  Workingmen's  Bank  of  his  native  city.  When 
the  Southern  Illinois  Bank  opened  its  doors  for  the  first  time, 
Mr.  Reeb  occupied  the  position  at  the  teller's  window,  giv- 
ing such  satisfaction  that  he  was  promoted  to  assistant  cash- 
ier, and  later,  to  cashier.  At  this  post  he  remained  fully  ten 
years.  But  his  next  step,  in  1912,  led  him  to  the  vice-presi- 
dency of  his  bank,  and  two  years  later,  to  the  most  responsible 


position  which  the  hoard  of  directors  could  bestow  upon 
him — that  of  president.  So  marked  is  his  ability  m  the  field  of 
finance,  that  the  board  has  constantly  re-elected  him  to  that 
most  important  position. 

The  history  of  the  growth  and  development  of  the  South- 
ern Illinois  National  Bank  is  inseparably  interwoven  with  the 
biography  of  Conrad  Reeb.  No  banking  establishment  any- 
where enjoys  a  higher  reputation  for  solidity  and  strict  integ- 
rity. It  was  President  Reeb's  reputation  as  a  safe  and  reliable 
financier  that  caused  his  bank  to  finance  more  momentous 
business  enterprises  in  East  St.  Louis  than  possibly  any  other 
institution;  it  was  President  Reeb's  foresight  and  active  inter- 
est in  even  the  most  minute  details  of  business  that  has  con- 
tributed so  much  towards  the  development  of  one  of  the  most 
important  banking  institutions  m  the  middle  west.  The  success 
which  has  attended  this  enterprise  and  his  close  connection 
therewith  is  the  best  evidence  of  his  ability  as  a  banker,  and  his 
high  standing  in  the  world  of  business  is  the  strongest  testi- 
monial to  his  upright  character  and  unsullied  business  methods. 

Mr.  Reeb  was  married  to  Miss  Ida  Theresa  Wilds,  April 
25, 1900.  She  was  born  in  Columbia,  III.,  September  13, 1874, 
and  attended  the  parochial  school  of  her  native  town.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Reeb  have  two  sons  and  three  daughters,  namely: 
Carl  H.,  born  December  5,  1907;  Roy  W.,  bom  March  9, 
1910;  Ruth  E.,  born  October  6, 1903;  Esther  L.,  born  March, 
1905;  and  Wilda  E.,  born  July  7,  1913.  All  of  the  children  are 
receiving  a  very  excellent  education.  Mr.  Reeb  is  very  proud 
of  his  family  and,  in  spite  of  his  business  interests,  is  ever 
attentive  to  his  family  obligations.  Neither  is  he  neglectful  of 
his  role  m  society,  for  he  is  a  member  of  the  following  organ- 
izations :  Elks,  Knights  of  Columbus,  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
Retail  Merchants'  Association,  East  St.  Louis  Country  Club, 
Eagles,  Business  Men's  League,  Bankers'  Club,  and  the  Mis- 
souri Athletic  Association.  Furthermore  he  has  been  a  trustee 
of  St.  Henry's  parish  for  four  years  and  president  of  the  Wes- 
tern Catholic  Union  for  eight  years.  Mr.  Reeb  certainly  holds 
an  enviable  position  among  his  fellow  men.  Beginning  humbly 
as  a  messenger  boy  and  rising  to  the  presidency  of  a  large  and 
powerful  financial  institution  has  certainly  required  strict 
honesty  and  fidelity,  untiring  energy  and  unwavering  per- 
severance on  the  part  of  Mr.  Reeb. 


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GEORGE  H^  THOMPSON 


CONRAD  REEB 


DR,  CARL  L.  GLENN 


DR,  CARL  L.  GLENN,  DENTIST 
«.y^\  R.  C.  L.  Glenn  was  born  at  Manssa,  111.,  on  Novem- 
JLF  tier  29th,  1882.  His  father,  A.  C.  Glenn,  was  also 
born  in  Illinois,  at  Preston  (August  9th,  1858),  and 
was  married  to  Rachel  L.  Borders  the  7th  of  October,  1880. 
Of  their  three  children,  Carl  is  the  oldest,  and  the  only  son. 
The  two  girls  were  Edna  L.  and  Irma  L.  Glenn,  the  latter 
now  Mrs.  Arthur  Webster  of  Manssa,  111.  The  grandfather 
of  the  dentist,  James  Wilson  Glenn  was  born  in  Saratoga 
County,  New  York  in  1821,  came  to  Southern  Illinois  in 
1840,  studied  theology  preparatory  to  entering  the  Presby- 
terian ministry,  and  was  licensed  on  April  nth,  i8<;';.  On 
the  December  following  he  was  ordained  and  installed  as 
pastor  of  the  Springfield  Congregation  (now  Preston). 

Dr.  Glenn  received  his  public  school  education  in  Marissa, 
graduated  from  the  high  school  and  then  entered  the  Dental 
School  of  St.  Louis  University.  Soon  after  graduating,  m 
1904,  he  began  his  practice  at  Pawnee,  111.,  from  which  place, 
after  two  years,  he  moved  to  Marissa.  A  year  later — De- 
cember jist,  1907 — Dr.  Glenn  was  married  to  Anna  C. 
Wagner,  and  on  November  12th  of  the  following  year  their 
first  child,  Robert  W.,  was  born;  their  other  boy,  Myron 
James,  was  born  March  2nd,  191 1.  Robert  has  graduated 
from  the  Marissa  High  School,  and  is  now  a  student  at  the 
University  of  Illinois;  Myron  is  still  a  pupil  in  the  Town- 
ship High  School.  Mrs.  Glenn  is  one  of  the  three  children 
of  J.  A.  Wagner  and  Sophia  Heimann,  and  was  born  m 
Evansville,  111.,  on  October  23rd,  1885.  She  received  her  high 
school  training  at  Marissa.  Her  father  was  engaged  in  the 


general  merchandise  business  until  he  retired  in  1906,  and 
IS  still  living  m  Evansville,  but  Mrs.  Wagner  died  many 
years  ago  (March  19,  1895). 

Not  all  of  Dr.  Glenn's  time  is  taken  up  with  his  dental 
practice,  though  he  has  a  very  large  clientele  here.  He  finds 
time  for  social  and  business  interests  other  than  those  di- 
rectly connected  with  his  profession.  He  is  a  Mason,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Rotary  Club,  and  one  of  the  directors  of  the 
Marissa  Country  Club,  as  well  as  a  stock  holder  in  the 
Building  &'  Loan  Association  and  m  the  State  Bank  of  Mar- 
issa. Besides  his  residence  he  owns  other  property  here. 
PHILIP  HERMAN 

eHiLir  Herman,  a  retired  farmer,  living  on  R.  F.  D.  No. 
2,  near  New  Athens,  111.,  was  born  in  New  Athens 
Township,  on  Dec.  22,  1844.  He  secured  his  education 
in  the  public  school  of  his  neighborhood,  and  then  assisted  his 
father  with  the  farm  work  until  he  was  twenty-three  years  of 
age,  when  he  rented  some  land  from  his  father,  and  thereafter 
worked  for  himself.  Later  he  bought  the  eighty  acres  upon 
which  he  now  lives,  and  cultivated  this  until  he  was  ready  to 
retire  m  1902,  and  rented  the  land  to  one  of  his  sons.  On 
August  18,  when  he  was  nearing  his  twenty-third  birthday, 
Philip  Herman  married  Catherine  Darmstatter,  a  New  Ath- 
ens Township  girl,  born  on  Oct.  i,  1847,  the  daughter  of 
Louis  Darmstatter.  Of  the  six  children  born  of  this  union,  but 
three  are  now  living.  Elizabeth,  the  oldest,  born  on  Jan.  11, 
1868,  married  Edward  Joseph;  Amanda  was  born  on  April 
14,  1869,  and  was  married,  first  to  Philip  Rush,  and  after  his 


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death,  to  George  Schieferdecker;  Charles,  born  in  1870,  on 
August  19,  died  on  March  28,  1909;  WiUiam  Theodore  was 
born  March  8,  1876,  and  died  on  July  15  of  the  following 
year;  Leonora  L.,  later  Mrs.  Commodore  Carr,  born  Jan.  25, 
1879,  died  in  1902,  on  Feb.  22;  and  Clarence,  a  biography  of 
w.hom  will  be  briefly  given  in  the  latter  part  of  this  article, 
was  born  Sept.  18,  1880. 

The  parents  of  our  subject,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  Herm.mn, 
reared  a  family  of  twelve  children,  of  which  Philip  was  the 
oldest.  The  father  was  born  in  a  village  of  Saxony,  in  Ger- 
many, August  I,  1820,  attended  school  until  he  was  fourteen 
years  of  age,  and  then  worked  in  his  father's  water  power 
mill  until  he  was  eighteen,  when  he  decided  to  come  to 
America.  Here,  after  many  hardships,  working  at  different 
jobs  to  make  a  living,  he  finally  located  in  Belleville,  and  fol- 
lowed the  turner's  trade  for  nearly  two  years.  In  the  mean- 
time his  father  had  left  the  old  country,  and  reached  Belleville 
in  184J,  and  soon  thereafter  purchased  five  hundred  acres  of 
land  on  Twelve  Mile  Prairie. 

The  father  died  the  following  year,  but  Peter  reimined  on 
this  farm  the  rest  of  his  life.  Before  his  death,  which  occurred 
on  July  9,  1904,  he  had  retired  from  active  farm  life.  His  good 
wife  had  passed  away  long  before  this  time — on  Dec.  14,  1876. 

Philip  Herman  retired  from  the  farm  in  1902,  and  rented 
out  his  land  to  his  son,  Clarence,  but  soon  after  retiring,  he 
began  operating,  in  partnership  with  his  son,  Clarence,  a  saw 
mill  and  threshing  machine.  The  father  still  runs  the  saw  mill, 
and  is  able  to  work  every  day.  He  is  well  known  throughout 
his  community,  and  belongs  to  the  Masonic  Order,  which 
he  entered  in  188  j. 

His  son,  Clarence,  secured  a  common  school  education  and 
began  farming,  first  for  his  father  until  about  1901,  and  then 
rented  from  his  father  and  did  independent  farming.  It  was  in 
1905  that  he  and  his  father  became  owners  of  the  saw  mill  and 
threshing  machine,  and  they  are  both  still  engaged  in  running 
these.  Clarence  was  married,  on  Feb.  20,  1912,  to  M;itilda 
Barthel,  the  daughter  of  Adam  Barthel.  She  was  born  in 
Prairie  du  Long  Township,  on  Jan.  j,  1885. 

On  Nov.  19,  i9i5,GladisE.,  the  only  daughter  of  Cl.irence 
and  Mrs.  Herman,  was  born. 

Mr.  Herman  has  served  as  a  director  of  the  school  board 
of  New  Athens,  District  No.  64.  He  is  a  stockholder  in  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Freeburg,  and  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  Order  since  1919.  He  is  an  advocate  of  hard,  hon- 
est labor,  of  which  his  own  activities  are  a  good  example. 
When  he  has  leisure  time  he  enjoys  driving  his  .lutomobile. 


L.  A.  SCHAFER 

QR.  L.  A.  ScHAFER,  Superintendent  of  Schools  at  Mas- 
coutah.  111.,  has  been  engaged  in  educational  work 
since  1902.  He  has  supervised  the  schools  in  Creal 
Springs,  Carterville,  O'Fallon,  Christopher,  Marissa,  and 
for  nine  years  in  Mascoutah,  Illinois.  Mr.  Schafer  received 
his  grade  school,  as  well  as  his  high  school  education,  in  the 
schools  of  Creal  Springs,  Illinois,  the  place  where  he  was 
born  on  September  24,  1881. 

His  mother,  Caroline  McGowan  Schafer,  was  also  born 
here  on  the  23rd  of  July,  1852,  and  his  father,  William  Scha- 
fer, was  born  at  Munden,  Germany,  on  February  12,  18 ji. 
The  latter  came  to  the  States  in  1852,  settled  in  Illinois,  and 
during  the  Civil  War,  joined  the  forces  of  the  North,  and 
took  part  in  the  battles  of  Vicksburg,  Forts  Henry  and 
Donaldson.  He  accompanied  General  Sherman  in  his  famous 
march  to  the  sea,  and  passed  in  review  at  Washington.  Both 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Schafer  have  recently  passed  away — 
the  father  in  1921,  on  the  2jrd  of  March;  the  mother  on 
the  i2th  day  of  October,  1924.  There  were  born  into  their 
home  fourteen  children. 

Soon  after  his  graduation  from  high  school,  Mr.  Schafer 
began  his  teaching  career,  and  at  the  same  time  he  continued 
to  study  during  the  summers.  For  one  year  he  was  a  student 
in  the  University  at  Valparaiso,  Indiana,  and  later  he  en- 
rolled as  a  student  in  McKendree  College,  from  which  in- 
stitution he  received  his  A.  B.  degree  in  June,  1926. 

The  position  which  Superintendent  Schafer  now  occupies 
in  the  field  of  education  has  been  achieved  through  hard 
work  and  continuous  study.  Ever  a  student  and  a  great 
reader,  he  did  not  cease  to  study  upon  his  graduation  from 
McKendree.  During  the  summers  of  1926  and  1927,  he  pur- 
sued graduate  work  in  the  University  of  Colorado  at  Boul- 
der, Colorado,  where  he  expects  to  take  a  Master's  Degree 
in  1928.  When  not  engaged  m  the  duties  of  a  school  super- 
visor, he  is  pretty  sure  to  be  found  studying  or  attending 
classes.  He  established  the  O'Fallon  Township  High  School 
in  1920  and  had  it  accredited  by  the  University  of  Illinois. 
He  also  established  the  Community  High  School  at  Mas- 
coutah, Illinois,  in  1921. 

Mr.  Schafer  is  a  married  man,  and  has  two  daughters — 
Caroline  R.,  born  on  September  15,  191 1,  and  Ilda  Jean,  on 
June  2'),  1914.  Mrs.  Schafer  was  Marian  A.  Hinchcliff,  of 
Cambria,  Illinois,  the  daughter  of  William  H.  Hinchcliff 
and  Lou  Mitchell  Hinchcliff.  She  comes  from  ,1  family  of 
SIX  children,  was  born  on  the  jrd  of  September,  1888,  and 
was  married  to  Mr.  Schafer  on  August  10,  1910. 


Five  Hundred  and  Si,xt\-Eight 


PROF.  L,  A.  SCHAFER 


JUDGE  S.  B.  HODGDON 


H.  A.  KANZLER 


In  politics  Mr.  Schafer  is  a  Republican;  fraternally  he  is 
a  32nd  degree  Mason,  and  a  member  of  the  Mississippi 
Valley  Consistory  at  East  St.  Louis,  Illinois.  He  has  been 
appointed  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Education,  has  been 
successful  as  a  supervisor  of  education  here,  and  is  consid- 
ered a  good  school  man. 

JUDGE  HODGDON 

fiROBATE  Judge  Samuel  D.  Hodgdon  of  Webster 
Groves,  St.  Louis  County,  was  born  on  a  farm 
near  Summerfield  in  1868.  His  father,  Charles  O. 
Hodgdon'  was  a  teacher  and  an  advocate  of  public  schools  m 
St.  Louis  County.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  Judge  Hodgdon 
was  graduated  from  the  Manual  Training  Dept.  of  Wash- 
ington University,  earning  his  livelihood  by  clerical  work 
for  the  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Co.,  and  by  cleaning  ofEces. 
For  some  years  Mr.  Hodgdon  worked  in  St.  Louis  and  stud- 
ied law  at  Washington  University,  from  which  school  he 
was  graduated  in  1895. 

In  1896  he  was  elected  Assistant  Circuit  Attorney  in 
St.  Louis  and  held  that  position  for  ten  years.  In  igia  Mr. 
Hodgdon  was  elected  to  the  Legislature,  and  two  years 
later  to  the  position  of  Probate  Judge  of  St.  Louis  County. 
This  last  position  he  now  holds,  and  in  1926  he  had  no 
opponent  either  in  the  primary  or  general  elections. 

Judge  Hodgdon  has  been  especially  active  m  civic  mat- 
ters. For  ten  years  he  has  been  president  of  the  Ozark  Trail 
Association,  the  organization  responsible  for  the  building 
of  an  all-weather  road  from  St.  Louis  to  Albuquerque,  New 
Mexico.  In  1924  he  was  chairman  of  a  campaign  division, 


working  in  twelve  counties  for  the  passage  of  Proposition 
No.  5,  providing  state  gasoline  and  license  taxes  in  order 
to  save  the  Good  Roads  program. 

Judge  Hodgdon  was  Chairman  of  a  committee  which 
brought  about  the  St.  Charles  toll  bridge  over  the  Miss- 
ouri River.  Within  four  years,  b.ised  upon  the  present  m 
come,  the  bridge  will  become  the  property  of  the  state 
without  one  cent  having  been  expended  and  with  no  in- 
crease in  tolls. 

Judge  Hodgdon  has  always  shown  an  enthusiastic  inter- 
est m  the  public  schools.  For  many  years  he  has  been 
chairman  of  a  committee  working  for  a  constitutional  amend- 
ment, making  it  possible  for  every  child  in  the  state  to 
secure  a  high  school  education.  He  has  been  identified  with 
several  successful  movements  for  the  improvement  of  rural 
schools.  In  191 5  he  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Pro- 
bate Judges'  Association,  and  served  as  president  and  chair- 
man of  the  Legislative  Committee. 

Recently  Judge  Hodgdon  has  announced  his  intention  to 
run  for  the  governorship  and  his  platform  is  evidence  of 
his  sincere  desire  to  make  some  changes  for  the  better. 
HERMAN  A.  KANZLER 

H  SCHOOLMAN  of  hberal  education  secured  in  the 
universities  of  America  and  Europe,  and  a  linguist  of 
unusual  ability,  is  Herman  A.  Kanzler,  principal  of 
the  East  St.  Louis  High  School.  Professor  Kanzler  was  born 
in  Belleville,  April  29th,  1880,  the  son  of  George  F.  Kanzler 
and  Minna  Keil,  both  of  whom  were  born  and  reared  in 
Belleville.  George  Kanzler  died  on  May  2nd,  1912  and  his 


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wife  on  July  19th,  1919.  The  grandparents  of  Herman  Kan;- 
ler  came  from  Germany  to  America  in  1850,  and  went  almost 
directly  to  St.  Clair  County  to  settle. 

Herman  Kanzler  studied  in  the  Belleville  public  schools, 
through  the  high  school,  and  received  the  Bachelor  of  Arts 
Degree  in  1900  from  the  Christian  Brothers  College  of  St. 
Louis.  Then  he  went  abroad  to  continue  his  studies,  spent 
one  year  at  the  University  in  Toulouse,  France  and  at  Sar- 
bone  University  (now  the  University  of  Paris),  receiving 
from  the  latter  a  degree  equivalent  to  our  Bachelor  of  Educa- 
tion, studied  one  year  in  Spain  and  a  year  in  Italy.  During 
the  summers  he  has  pursued  graduate  studies  in  the  Univer- 
sity  of  Illinois,  Chicago  University,  and  in  Columbia  Univer- 
sity. He  also  holds  his  A.  M.  degree.  From  1904  to  1908  he 
was  head  of  the  Modern  Language  Department  in  Christian 
Brothers  College,  and  since  1908,  has  been  teaching  in  East 
St.  Louis,  as  an  instructor  in  German,  French  and  Spanish 
until  1917,  when  he  was  chosen  assistant  principal  of  the 
High  School,  and  as  principal  since  1922. 

Mr.  Kanzler  married,  on  Sept.  9th,  1904,  a  prominent  and 
cultured  young  lady  of  St.  Louis,  Miss  Clara  E.  Hassenduebel, 
the  daughter  of  Phillip  Hassenduebel,  the  owner  of  a  grocery 
establishment  in  St.  Louis.  Her  mother,  Liza  Goettler  Hassen- 
duebel, died  in  1914.  Mrs.  Kanzler  is  a  graduate  of  the  former 
Victoria  Institute  of  St.  Louis,  and  received,  also,  a  musical 
education  before  her  marriage. 

Professor  Kanzler  is  a  Republican,  a  member  of  the  German 
Evangelical  Church,  and  a  Mason.  He  has  passed  through  all 
the  degrees  in  the  latter,  is  Past  Master  of  his  lodge,  Past  High 
Priest  of  Chapter  1 56,  Past  Illustrious  Master  of  Council  161 , 
Past  Patron  of  the  Rob  Morris  Chapter  of  the  Eastern  Star, 
and  Past  Watchman  of  the  Sheppard  Calvary  White  Shrine. 
Mrs.  Kanzler  is  a  member  of  the  Eastern  Star,  of  the  White 
Shrine,  and  Past  Queen  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Nile.  Both 
enjoy  traveling,  and  Mr.  Kanzler  is  especially  addicted  to 
books  and  languages. 

ROBERT  F.  WHITE 

H  YOUNG  MAN  of  ability  and  promise  came  to  McKen- 
dree  in  the  fall  of  1917  who  was  destined  to  make  his 
personality  quite  vividly  felt  on  the  old  campus  which 
is  the  arena  in  which  so  many  youths  have  started  to  play 
the  great  game  of  life.  His  parents  were  Frank  and  Etta  L. 
White  of  Murphysboro.  There  Robert  Fulton  White  was 
born  September  8, 1899.  In  that  city  he  grew  up  and  received 
his  elementary  education.  His  older  brother  Ralph  was  a  stu- 
dent in  McKendree  for  a  while  but  did  not  finish.  However, 


Robert  was  determined  not  to  allow  any  ordinary  cause  to 
turn  him  aside  from  his  lofty  purpose  to  secure  a  thorough 
education.  For  some  time  he  hesitated  m  the  choice  of  his 
profession  between  the  law  and  the  ministry.  He  finally  de- 
cided for  the  law,  but  that  did  not  indicate  any  relaxation 
of  religious  principle  or  practice.  He  was  an  active  member 
of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  for  one  year  president  of  that  organ- 
ization. During  his  presidency  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  was  a  real 
power  on  the  campus.  That  statement  would  not  apply  to 
every  year  of  its  history.  He  was  a  member  of  Plato  Society, 
and  showed  the  same  progressive  spirit  in  that  field  also.  He 
was  interested  in  dramatics  and  was  the  leading  spirit  in  a 
play  known  as  the  Minstrel  Show,  which  was  staged  under 
the  direction  of  Miss  Cheeseman,  and  proved  a  great  success 
as  far  as  the  patronage  of  the  public  was  concerned.  Mr. 
White  was  business  manager  of  the  College  Annual  for  that 
year,  and  he  saw  in  the  Minstrel  Show  a  means  of  providing 
for  the  deficit  which  usually  occurred  in  the  publication  of 
the  Annual.  He  himself  had  a  part  in  the  play  and  impressed 
the  other  members  of  the  cast  with  its  importance.  It  "went 
over"  in  fine  style.  The  next  evening  they  took  it  to  O'Fallon 
and  presented  it  to  a  full  house  there.  Needless  to  say  the 
deficit  in  the  "Annual"  budget  was  met.  He  also  took  part 
in  other  plays  that  were  presented  during  the  year,  for 
example,  he  played  the  part  of  Stephen  Brewster,  which  is 
the  leading  part,  in  "Suppressed  Desires".  He  was  also  a 
reader  of  ability  and  sometimes  went  out  as  a  member  of  a 
picked  up  quartette  to  give  an  entertainment  in  some  near  by 
church,  perhaps  for  the  benefit  of  the  Epworth  League,  or 
sometimes  because  the  pastor  wanted  to  arouse  a  little  fresh 
interest  in  his  people  by  giving  them  something  out  of  the 
ordinary.  When  Mr.  White  had  completed  his  junior  year 
at  McKendree,  he  went  to  the  University  of  Illinois  to  take 
his  law  course  taking  advantage  of  an  arrangement  then  exist' 
ing  whereby  a  student  could  use  credits  earned  in  the  law 
school  to  meet  the  requirements  of  his  senior  year.  He  re 
ceived  his  A.  B.  at  McKendree  in  1922  and  LL.  B.  from  the 
University  of  Illinois  in  1925.  At  Illinois,  he  belonged  to  the 
Phi  Delta  Phi  legal  fraternity,  and  the  Acacia  social  frater- 
nity. After  his  graduation  in  1925  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
and  then  located  in  Granite  City,  Illinois,  for  the  practice  of 
his  profession.  He  has  already  handled  several  important 
cases  in  such  a  masterly  way  as  to  give  him  a  favorable  repu' 
tation  in  legal  circles  this  early  in  his  career.  He  has  a  younger 
brother,  Frank,  who  spent  a  year  at  McKendree.  In  the 
meantime  his  parents  have  moved  to  California  and  now 
reside  in  Los  Angeles. 


Five  Hundred  and  Seventy 


ROBERT  FULTON  WHITE 


HENRY  W.  SCHWARTZ 


WILLIAM  A   HOUGH 


HENRY  W.  SCHWARTZ 

Henry  Schwartz,  the  owner  of  a  general  merchandise  busi- 
ness in  Dupo,  Hhnois,  has  attained  his  success  through  per- 
sistent hard  labor.  His  stock  of  goods  includes  hardware, 
paints,  oils,  dry-goods,  shoes,  and  notions.  The  owner  is  the 
son  of  John  F.  and  Hannah  (Pfeffer)  Schwartz,  and  was  born 
in  Twelve  Mile  Prairie,  St.  Clair  County,  Nov.  15th,  1872. 
His  father  is  the  owner  and  operator  of  the  Schwartz  Bros. 
Express  Co.,  in  East  St.  Louis. 

Henry  finished  the  public  school,  and  then  attended  the 
Carbondale  Normal  for  six  terms,  after  which  he  taught  in 
Prairie  du  Lang  and  Stookey  Townships  for  seven  years.  In 
1900  he  went  to  Belleville,  worked  at  life  insurance  for  eigh- 
teen months,  and  then  managed  a  hotel  for  two  years,  until 
190J,  when  he  moved  to  East  St.  Louis,  and  here  he  contrac- 
ted for  carrying  mail  between  East  St.  Louis  and  the  Stock 
Yards.  He  sold  this  contract  to  his  father  in  1904,  and  for 
a  year  was  engaged  in  the  parcel  delivery  business  at  his  pres- 
ent location.  In  191 1  his  store  burned  and  in  1912  he  built  the 
present  structure — a  modern,  up-to-date  business  house. 

On  Feb.  4,  1895,  Mr.  Schwartz  married  Emma  Kochmann, 
by  whom  he  has  two  children — Sylvester  W.  Schwartz,  at 
present  working  in  his  father's  store,  born  June  28,  1889; 
Mamie  Schwartz,  now  Mrs.  Earl  Kent,  born  Dec.  3,  iqoi. 

Emma  Kochmann  Schwartz  died  in  1904,  on  Jan.  18,  and 
on  Oct.  15,  1906,  Mr.  Schwartz  married  Anna  Breuer.  The 
latter  lived  until  Nov.  23rd,  1926. 

Henry  Schwartz  was  the  first  mayor  of  Dupo  and  later 
served  as  city  alderman.  From  1917  to  1920  he  was  super- 


visor of  Sugar  Loaf  Township.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers 
and  chairman  of  a  league  to  improve  the  roads  between  East 
St.  Louis  and  Waterloo.  For  six  years  he  served  on  the  Dupo 
Board  of  Education,  was  chosen  the  first  president  of  the 
community  high  school  board.  Since  1923  he  has  been  post- 
master in  Dupo;  he  is  a  stockholder  and  a  director  m  the 
Dupo  Savings  Bank,  as  well  as  m  the  Dupo  Building  and 
Loan  Association.  Mr.  Schwartz  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  and  a 
member  of  the  Evangelical  Church. 

WILLIAM  A.  HOUGH 

BOR  MORE  than  forty  years  Mr.  William  A.  Hough, 
of  Belleville,  now  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Belle- 
ville Finance  Corporation,  was  a  notable  figure  in  the 
educational  development  of  this  county.  He  entered  the 
teaching  ranks  in  1877,  and  labored  continuously  as  a  teacher 
and  supervisor  until  1926,  when  he  withdrew  from  the  field 
of  education,  and  after  the  organization  of  the  finance  cor- 
poration (Oct.  I,  1926),  took  up  the  duties  of  his  new  office. 
Mr.  Hough  was  born  in  Mascoutah,  on  March  16,  1857, 
one  of  the  two  sons  of  William  Hough,  a  farmer.  Since  the 
age  of  nine,  William  A.  Hough  has  made  his  own  way  in 
life.  He  received  his  early  education  in  the  Mascoutah 
schools,  and  later  attended  McKendree  College  and  Wash- 
ington University,  receiving  from  the  former  a  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Arts  in  1910.  Mr.  Hough  has  taught  in  New 
Memphis,  111.  (5  years),  rural  schools  (5  years),  Mascoutah 
High  School  (3  years),  and  Belleville  (19  years).  In  1910  Mr. 
Hough  was  elected  superintendent  of  schools  for  St.  Clair 
County,  and  served  in  this  capacity  for  almost  thirteen  years. 


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It  IS  interesting  to  note  that  he  was  elected  to  this  office  on 
the  Democratic  ticket  in  a  county  overwhelmingly  Repub- 
lican. Upon  the  termination  of  this  service  he  was  made 
superintendent  of  the  city  schools  of  Belleville,  and  served 
in  this  capacity  until  1926  when  he  retired  from  active 
school  work. 

Mr.  Hough  was  married  in  November,  1878,  to  Di,xie 
Fike,  the  daughter  of  Anderson  and  Sarah  Jane  Fike,  of 
Mascoutah,  m  which  city  Mrs.  Hough  was  born  on  April 
6,  1862,  and  where  she  was  reared  and  educated.  To  this 
congenial  couple  were  born  three  children — Estella  D.,  Dr. 
Charles  R.,  and  Arthur  Newton  (deceased). 

To  the  cause  of  education  Mr.  Hough  has  rendered,  in 
his  city  and  county,  much  unselfish  service.  For  fifteen  years 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Belleville  Library  Board,  and  for 
three  years  the  president  of  this  board.  He  served  on  the 
Carnegie  Library  Committee  and  for  ten  years  on  the  Teach- 
ers' Reading  Circle  Board.  He  has  been  president  of  the 
Southern  Illinois  Teachers'  Association  and  was  a  member 
of  the  committee  for  the  revision  of  the  course  of  study 
for  the  public  schools  of  Illinois. 

Mr.  Hough  is  a  Mason  and  a  Shriner;  he  has  held  every 
office  in  the  Blue  Lodge,  for  four  years  its  Master;  he  has 
been  High  Priest  of  the  Royal  Arch,  and  Eminent  Com- 
mander of  the  Tancred  Commandery;  and,  for  six  years  he 
has  acted  as  "Dad"  of  the  DeMolay  organization  in  his  city. 
Mr.  Hough  is  also  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen,  of 
the  Elks,  and  of  the  Rotary  Club.  He  has  ever  been  a  stu- 
dent and  greatly  enjoys  reading. 

WILLIAM  R.  REISS 

HFTER  having  been,  during  the  greater  part  of  his  life, 
a  farmer,  William  R.  Reiss,  of  Trenton,  Illinois,  is 
almost  ready  to  retire.  His  entire  life  is  marked  with 
hard,  conscientious  work,  and  the  long  rest  that  he  will  soon 
take  will  be  well-earned.  He  was  born  in  St.  Clair  County,  on 
November  15,  1867,  a  son  of  Charles  J.  Reiss  and  Eva  Dintel- 
mann.  The  former  was  born  in  Floraville,  St.  Clair  County, 
on  February  17,  i8jj.  The  latter  was  born  in  Germany,  but 
immigrated  to  this  country  at  an  early  age.  This  couple  were 
parents  of  seven  children.  The  subject  of  this  sketch  did  not 
have  a  very  good  opportunity  to  attend  schools  other  than 
the  public  school,  but  he  overcame  this  handicap  by  his  will- 
ingness to  learn  what  he  could  when  not  engaged  in  labor.  He 
contributed  much  work  on  his  father's  farm,  which  is  situated 
near  O'Fallon.  For  several  years  he  was  busily  engaged  as  a 
hand  on  farms  all  over  the  county,  but  in  1893,  after  having 


acquired  all  the  important  facts  regarding  the  science  of  agri- 
culture, he  started  fiirming  for  himself.  He  rented  a  farm  near 
O'Fallon,  on  which  he  produced  fine  crops,  but  in  1907,  he 
moved  to  the  Nies  farm,  near  Trenton.  He  rented  land  on  this 
farm  until  1904,  when  he  was  able,  by  means  of  his  thrift  and 
perseverance,  to  buy  the  farm.  This  fertile,  verdant  land, 
which  covers  an  area  of  two  hundred  and  five  acres,  produces 
good  crops  year  after  year. 

Mr.  Reiss  was  united  in  matrimony  with  Louisa  B.  Nies, 
on  January  10,  1894.  She  was  born  on  July  10,  1866,  on  her 
father's  farm  near  O'Fallon.  Her  father,  now  deceased,  was 
Daniel  Nies;  her  mother,  who  was  born  in  Germany,  on  Jan- 
uary 3,  183 1,  came  to  this  country  in  1844.  Mrs.  Reiss  was 
truly  a  "home-girl"  before  her  marriage,  with  the  exception 
of  the  term  that  she  spent  in  the  Catholic  convent  in  Belle- 
ville. Her  hobby,  Hke  the  true  wife  of  a  farmer,  is  the  raising 
of  chickens.  This  happy  couple  have  proved  to  be  careful 
parents  of  three  children.  These  are:  Edgar  D.,  born  on  Jan- 
uary 25,  1895;  RoUand  C,  October  •,,  1898,  now  married  to 
Edna  Townsend;  and  Lucille,  July  21,  1908,  now  a  high 
school  graduate. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  is  a  character  of  no  mean  im- 
portance in  Trenton.  He  holds  the  office  of  director  of  the 
First  National  Bank;  is  the  secretary  of  the  Farmer's  Co- 
operative Elevator  at  Summerfield;  and  the  president  of  the 
North  Grove  Telephone  Association.  All  of  his  work  has  not 
been  in  his  own  interest  by  any  means.  He  has  contributed 
to  the  welfare  of  his  town — O'Fallon,  as  a  member  of  the 
board  of  education,  and  has  been  a  school  director  ever  since. 
Mr.  Reiss  is  not  only  interested  in  the  raising  of  crops  on 
his  farm,  but  he  also  makes  a  specialty  of  dairying.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Blue  Wing  Hunting  and  Fishing  Club. 

HERMAN  E.  2IERATH 

EARD  WORK  is  the  key  to  success  in  a  great  many 
cases,  and  such  may  be  said  to  be  true  in  the  case  of 
Herman  E.  Zierath.  Always  forging  ahead,  never  re- 
laxing, this  gentleman  has  finally  reached  his  present  position 
of  secretary  of  the  Oswald  and  Riechmann  Motor  Company. 
His  mind  and  body  had  a  love  for  mechanical  things  even  in 
early  childhood,  and  many  of  his  dreams  have  been  fulfilled. 
He  was  born  on  September  7,  1882,  in  New  Athens,  Illinois. 
His  education  was  acquired  in  the  public  schools,  and  in  the 
Bryant  and  Stratton  College.  After  school  he  was  employed 
by  the  firm  of  the  Star  Brewery,  in  Belleville,  where  he 
worked  his  way  up  to  the  position  of  a  salesman.  His  ability 
and  sagacity  won  for  him  the  office  of  manager,  in  1906,  of  the 


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HERMAN  ZIERATH 


East  St.  Louis  plant  and  tn-city  branch  of  this  company.  He 
resigned  in  igii  and  started  in  the  automobile  business  as  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Oswald  and  Reichmann  Motor 
Company. 

On  September  7,  1904,  Mr.  Zierath  was  married  to  Miss 
Anna  Roach,  by  which  union  the  couple  are  parents  of 
three  children:  Margareth  L.,  Murnel  E.,  and  Hermann 
E.,  Junior. 

Mr.  Zierath  is  a  Catholic  m  faith,  a  member  of  the  Knights 
of  Columbus,  the  Elks,  the  Moose,  and  the  Modern  Wood- 
men. He  takes  a  great  interest  in  the  well-loved  sports  of 
hunting  and  fishing.  Along  these  lines  he  holds  membership 
in  the  East  St.  Louis  Fishing  and  Hunting  Club,  and  is  a 
member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Illinois  Sportsmen's 
League.  Mr.  Zierath  is  the  president  of  the  East  St.  Louis 
Automobile  Dealers'  Association.  His  interest  in  civic  affair?, 
his  all-around  popularity,  and  genial  personaHty  have  won 
for  him  the  important  offi;e  of  commissioner  of  public  safety. 

J.  C.  F.  KUNZE 
■^j»  C.  F.  KuNZE,  a  farmer  near  Marissa,  was  born  on  the 

I  old  Kunze  homestead,  March  11,  1875,  one  of  the  six 
^■^  sons  of  G.  William  Kunze  and  Dorothea  Schneidewind, 
who  had,  m  all,  eight  children.  The  father,  born  in  Betterfeld, 
Germany,  on  July  30,  1839,  came  to  America  at  the  age  ot 
fifteen,  first  went  to  Canada,  then  came  to  Pope  County, 
Illinois,  and  finally  settled  in  St.  Clair  County,  on  a  farm, 
where  he  lived  until  his  death,  which  occurred  on  July  18, 
igii.  Mrs.  Kunze  died  September  24,  1926. 


Their  son,  J.  C.  F.,  received  his  education  in  the  public 
school  and  in  the  Academy  of  Marissa,  and  helped  his  father 
run  the  farm  until  1901,  when  he  started  farming  for  himself. 
And  Mr.  Kunze  is  one  of  those  very  few  men  who  have  been 
able  to  make  farming  pay  m  the  last  two  decades  when  con- 
ditions have  been  so  adverse.  His  fine  residence,  built  in 
1911,  and  his  two  hundred  acre  farm  both  speak  of  such  a 
success  that  is  not  the  gift  of  fortune  but  the  lust  reward 
of  hard  work,  and  skill  in  farming. 

Although  he  has  always  been  busy  in  his  daily  occupation, 
Mr.  Kunze  has  taken  time  to  participate  in  the  finer  things 
of  life  and  to  serve  his  fellow  men.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Evangelical  Church;  was  for  fourteen  years  a  school  board 
trustee,  and  served  on  the  Marissa  Township  School  Board. 
He  has  traveled  extensively. 

HAROLD  V.  CALHOUN 
'HE  PERPETUATION  and  stimulation  of  learning 
IS  one  of  the  most  important  of  all  tasks  which  con- 
front the  human  race.  The  future  growth  or  downfall 
of  civilization,  the  very  destiny  of  nations,  depends  upon 
the  training  which  the  children  of  today  receive.  In  view  of 
these  truths,  the  city  of  Belleville,  with  H.  V.  Calhoun  as 
a  type  of  its  educators,  is  destined  to  enjoy  a  future  of 
prosperity  and  intellectual  progress. 

Harold  V.  Calhoun,  Superintendent  of  Schools  in  Belle- 
ville, won  his  way  to  the  position  which  he  now  holds,  by 
means  of  hard  work,  consistent  achievement,  and  real  merit. 
He  was  born  in  Pekin,  Illinois,  July  7,  1891.  His  father  was 
Rev.  J.  D.  Calhoun,  and  his  mother,  Mrs.  Vina  (Robinson) 


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Calhoun.  Rev.  Calhoun  was  for  fifty  years  a  Methodist 
Episcopal  minister  in  the  Central  Illinois  Conference.  He 
died  April  ii,  1924.  Mr.  Calhoun's  mother  is  still  living 
and  continuing  in  excellent  health. 

Mr.  Calhoun  is  the  youngest  of  six  children,  and  one 
of  a  family  of  educators,  since  all  have  been  teachers. 

In  order  to  complete  his  education,  Mr.  Calhoun  was 
compelled  to  work  his  way  through  college  chiefly  by  doing 
farm  work  and  by  remaining  out  of  school  to  teach.  He 
was  graduated  from  the  Wenona,  Illinois,  High  School,  and 
then  was  enrolled  in  Bradley  Polytechnic  Institute,  in  Illi- 
nois State  Normal,  and  in  McKendree  College.  He  was  grad' 
uated  from  McKendree  in  1925  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor 
of  Arts. 

His  teaching  career  has  been  remarkably  successful.  He 
has  taught  and  supervised  schools  in  Marshall  County,  in 
LaRose,  in  Bureau,  and  in  Mackinaw — all  in  this  state.  In 
1922  he  became  Principal  of  the  Junior  High  School  in 
Belleville  and  in  1926  was  made  Superintendent  of  the  Pub- 
lic Schools  of  Belleville,  which  position  he  holds  at  the 
present  time. 

He  was  married  on  October  3,0,  191  J.  His  wife  was  for- 
merly Miss  Gertrude  M.  Judd,  the  daughter  of  Alfred  and 
Anna  Judd,  of  Wenona,  Illinois.  She  was  born  March  5, 
1890  and  was  given  a  musical  education  at  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity, of  Bloomington. 

Mr.  Calhoun  is  an  efficient  and  practical  worker  in  his 
chosen  field;  is  popular  with  the  Belleville  school  authori- 
ties, well-liked  by  all  whom  he  serves,  and  trusted,  honored, 
and  respected  by  everyone  who  knows  him.  He  is  a  Mason, 
a  member  of  the  lodge  of  Modern  Woodmen,  and  an  active 
worker  in  the  Belleville  Rotary  Club. 

EDWARD  N.  JOSEPH 

OF  ALL  the  occupations  that  one  may  choose  from, 
there  is  none  that  can  take  the  place  of  farming — an 
occupation  in  which  the  farmer  enjoys  the  bounties  of 
Mother  Nature,  with  her  beautiful  contributions  of  crops 
and  trees,  two  mighty  factors  on  which  this  land  of  ours 
depends.  Such,  then,  is  the  very  good  reason  why  Edward  N. 
Joseph  chose  farming,  by  which  he  aimed  to  contribute  his 
share  to  humanity.  Mr.  Joseph  was  born  on  a  farm,  and  such, 
then,  may  be  the  cause  of  his  love  for  it.  The  date  of  his  birth 
is  October  7,  1861,  while  the  place  is  the  old  Joseph  home- 
stead, near  New  Athens,  Illinois.  He  was  a  son  of  John  Jos- 
eph, a  successful  farmer,  who  owned  a  piece  land  of  five 
hundred  and  sixty-one  acres,  all  of  which  he  kept  in  a  good 
state  of  cultivation.  His  principal  crop  was  wheat,  which 
yielded  wonderfully.  He  held  the  position  of  school  director 


in  several  districts.  Among  people  of  the  township,  he  and 
his  wife  held  a  high  position  of  esteem.  The  couple  were 
crowned  with  success  in  a  worldly  sense,  also.  They  were  all 
devoted  members  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church. 

The  education  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  received  in 
the  public  schools  near  his  home.  He  devoted  his  spare  time 
to  work  on  his  father's  farm.  Immediately  after  his  school 
training  was  completed,  he  worked  for  many  years  on  the 
farm  of  his  father.  In  1886,  his  spirit  of  independence  being 
stirred,  he  decided  to  shift  for  himself.  He  took  up  farming, 
and  by  1903,  was  cultivating  two  hundred  acres.  At  this  time 
he  became  interested  in  the  city  of  Belleville,  to  which  he 
moved  after  renting  his  farm.  Here  he  built  a  fine  residence, 
then  one  of  the  finest  in  the  city.  Chiefly  because  of  his  busi- 
ness ability,  he  organized  the  Joseph  Clothing  Company,  a 
firm  that  met  with  success. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  married  to  Elizabeth  A. 
Hermann,  on  October  27,  1886.  This  lady,  who  was  born  on 
January  11,  1868,  near  the  New  Athens  Township,  was  the 
daughter  of  Philip  Hermann  and  Catherina  Darmstatter.  The 
couple,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph,  were  blessed  with  one  child. 
Alma  Margareta,  who  was  born  on  January  10,  1890.  She 
was  married,  on  September  16,  1908,  to  Elmer  Needles.  A 
son  was  born,  but  after  the  death  of  Mrs.  Needles,  he  was 
adopted  by  his  grandparents. 

After  the  death  of  his  daughter,  in  April,  1918,  Mr.  Joseph 
sold  his  residence  and  business  in  Belleville,  and  then,  feeling 
the  call  of  the  farm,  he  moved  back  to  his  old,  beloved  home- 
stead. The  land  around  his  home  consists  of  three  hundred 
and  fifty  acres.  It  is  considered  to  be  the  most  fertile  and  best 
in  St.  Clair  County,  producing  an  abundance  of  crops  each 
year.  The  enormous  size  of  the  farm  does  not  permit  Mr. 
Joseph  to  handle  it  alone;  therefore,  he  has  two  renters  on 
it.  The  residence  on  the  farm  is  a  thing  of  beauty.  With  its 
graceful  lines,  blending  with  the  surrounding  of  the  fruits  of 
Mother  Nature,  and  its  strictly  modern  improvements,  it 
indeed  marks  a  place  to  be  envied. 

Mr.  Joseph  is  one  of  the  most  devoted  members  of  the 
Evangelical  Church.  He  was  one  of  the  directors  of  the  school 
board,  an  office  that  he  has  held  for  many  years.  In  1926,  at 
the  urgent  request  of  the  St.  Clair  Democratic  Central  Com- 
mittee, he  made  a  run  for  county  clerk  on  their  ticket,  and  in 
spite  of  the  fact  that  this  is  normally  a  Republican  county, 
he  made  an  excellent  showing — one  of  the  best  ever  made. 
As  becomes  a  true  farmer,  the  recreation  th.it  Mr.  Joseph 
indulges  in  most  is  hunting.  He  and  his  wife  are  very  highly 
respected  and  well-loved  by  all  who  have  come  in  contact 
with  their  hospitality  and  friendship. 


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THE  C^  C. 
REV.  CLAUDE  C.  HALL—  D.  D. 
'HE  POWERFUL  personality,  keen  intellect,  and  vig- 
orous service  of  Dr.  C.  C.  Hall,  one  of  the  outstanding 
Methodist  clergymen  of  Southern  Illinois,  has  won 
the  respect  and  confidence  of  all  who  know  him.  The  faith 
that  his  conference  has  in  his  ability  was  expressed  when, 
in  1916,  1920,  1924,  and  again  in  1928,  he  was  elected  del- 
egate to  the  General  Conference,  three  times  heading  his 
delegation.  At  the  General  Conferences  of  1920  and  1924, 
Dr.  Hall  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Book  Committee  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

While  District  Superintendent,  Dr.  Hall  was  a  represen- 
tative of  the  Centenary  Missionary  Campaign  of  the  M.  E. 
Church.  Under  his  leadership,  the  East  St.  Louis  District 
carried  its  full  quota,  the  lone  achievement  of  its  kind  in 
Southern  Illinois.  In  recognition  of  his  ability,  he  was  made 
Special  Representative  of  the  Centenary  Campaign  for  the 
state  of  Arkansas,  which  also  responded  to  his  inspiration 
and  met  its  full  quota. 

Dr.  Hall  has  been  treasurer  of  the  Mutual  Preachers' 
Benefit  Association  since  its  organization  in  1911,  as  well 
as  chairman  of  the  Orphanage  Board  for  eleven  years.  He 
is  chairman  of  the  Publishing  Committee  of  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference,  and  chairman  of  the  Conference  Board 
of  Trustees. 

As  superintendent  of  the  orphanage  in  Mt.  Vernon,  Dr. 
Hall  has  rendered  incalculable  service.  All  indebtedness  on 
the  new  unit  erected  during  his  administration  has  been 
erased.  He  has  also  been  superintendent  of  the  Mt.  Carmel 
District. 

For  the  past  twenty  years.  Dr.  Hall  has  devoted  much 


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time  and  energy  to  McKendree  College.  At  present,  he  is 
President  of  the  Joint  Board  of  Trustees  and  Visitors, 
which  position  he  has  held  since  1923.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Executive  Committee  since  1916,  and  he 
served  on  the  special  committee  for  the  building  of  the 
college  dormitories.  In  his  time  he  has  been  connected 
with  the  building  or  remodeling  of  all  the  buildings  on 
the   campus. 

Dr.  Hall  was  born  m  Hopkins  County,  Kentucky,  on 
April  20,  1871.  He  was  licensed  to  preach  at  the  age  of 
twenty-three.  Two  years  later  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Katherine  Elizabeth  Young.  The  union  was  blessed  with 
two  sons  and  a  daughter.  The  eldest  son,  Benjamin  Henry, 
was  graduated  from  McKendree  in  1920.  He  successfully 
coached  football,  basketball,  and  track  at  Momence,  and 
Zeigler,  Illinois,  and  Owatonna,  Minnesota.  The  other  son, 
John  Crow,  is  now  the  baseball  coach  and  assistant  football 
and  basketball  coach  of  McKendree  College.  He  received 
his  A.  B.  degree  in  1927.  The  daughter,  Ruth  Lucille,  a 
Washington  University  graduate,  is  the  wife  of  Dr.  Clyde 
McNeill,  who  is  a  graduate  of  Johns  Hopkins,  a  physician 
who  did  post  graduate  work  in  Berlin,  Germany,  and  who, 
at  present,  is  an  expert  diagnostician  of  Louisville,  Kentucky. 

Mrs.  Hall  has  always  been  very  active  in  the  missionary 
society  and  church  work.  She  has  been  Superintendent  of 
the  Standard  Bearers  for  five  years  at  Mt.  Vernon,  and  was 
Superintendent  of  the  same  organization  for  several  years  at 
East  St.  Louis  when  Dr.  Hall  was  District  Superintendent 
there. 

Dr.  Hall  is  a  Knight  Templar  Mason,  a  thirty-second  de- 
gree Scottish  Rite  and  also  a  Shriner. 


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FRED  G.  FISCHER 

QR.  Fred  G.  Fischer  is  one  of  the  leading  merchants 
in  Dupo,  and  has  been  engaged  in  the  general  mer- 
chandise business  here  for  fourteen  years.  Before 
that  time  he  was  a  teacher  in  St.  Clair  County  for  eight 
years  until  he  moved  into  Dupo  and  began  dealing  in  real 
estate  and  insurance.  Mr.  Fischer,  the  son  of  a  farmer,  was 
born  on  a  farm  in  Stookey  Township  on  March  21st,  1885, 
and  received  his  early  education  in  a  public  school  of  this 
township.  After  completing  the  grade  school  course,  he  at- 
tended Illinois  State  Normal  University,  at  Normal,  Illinois, 
for  four  terms  and  prepared  himself  for  the  teaching  pro- 
fession, which  he  followed  until  1912. 

His  father,  Fred  N.  Fischer,  was  born  on  Feb.  24th,  1858, 
and  spent  all  of  his  active  life  on  a  farm  in  Stookey  Township. 
Since  his  retirement  he  has  been  living  with  his  son,  Fred, 
in  Dupo.  His  wife,  Catherine  Plugmacher  Fischer,  bore  to 
him  three  children,  and  died  on  June  5th,  1890. 

While  still  teaching,  Mr.  Fischer  married,  on  June  i6th, 
1907,  Miss  Carrie  D.  Doerr,  who  is  now  the  mother  of  four 
children — Harold,  Mable,  Raymond,  and  Warren — born 
March  13th,  1908,  March  10,  1914,  November  24th,  1916, 
and  Sept.  5th,  1925,  respectively.  Mrs.  Fischer  was  born  in 
Sugar  Loaf  Township  on  April  20th,  1886,  and  was  one  of 
six  children  of  George  Doerr  and  Caroline  Kraus,  both  of 
whom  have  been  dead  for  many  years;  the  mother  passed 
away  March  15th,  1903,  and  the  father  on  June  4th,  1916. 
Before  her  marriage  to  Mr.  Fischer,  Miss  Doerr  was  given 
a  fair  education  in  the  public  schools  of  her  township. 

The  year  after  he  located  in  Dupo,  111.,  Mr.  Fischer  made 
his  venture  into  the  general  merchandise  business;  this  was 
in  191 3.  He  met  with  encouraging  success  in  this  business, 
and  in  1917  bought  property  and  had  an  up-to-date  building 
constructed,  in  which  he  now  operates.  In  this  modern 
store  building  is  to  be  found  <i  complete  stock  of  general 
merchandise — dry  goods,  shoes,  notions,  gents'  furnishings, 
etc.  Besides  this  investment,  he  owns  other  property  in 
Dupo,  as  well  as  a  citrus  orchard  in  the  lower  Rio  Grande 
Valley.  He  is  one  of  the  stock  holders  in  the  local  Building 
and  Loan  Association.  He  served  as  a  member  of  the  Village 
Board  of  Trustees  for  a  number  of  years.  For  five  years  he 
was  president  of  the  Dupo  School  Board,  and  is  now  the 
president  of  the  new  Community  High  School  Board,  of 
which  he  was  also  the  secretary  for  one  year.  His  interest 
in  education  is  clearly  seen  by  the  above  record,  and  by 
the  further  fact  that  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Board  of 


Education  in  his  town  for  thirteen  ye.irs.  He  was  elected 
Tax  Collector  for  Sugar  Loaf  Township  in  1926,  and  still 
holds  that  office. 

Mr.  Fischer  is  more  than  a  business  man — he  is  an  active 
proponent  of  education  and  a  fraternity  man  as  well.  He  is 
a  member  both  of  the  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Masonic  Order, 
in  the  latter  of  which  he  has  advanced  to  the  degree  of 
Shriner.  For  the  past  twenty  years,  in  connection  with  his 
other  business,  he  has  dealt  in  real  estate  and  insurance, 
which  experience  has  developed  in  him  qualities  of  a  com- 
petent real  estate  and  insurance  salesman.  He  is  considered 
one  of  Dupo's  most  prominent  citizens. 

Mr.  Fischer  finds  time  from  his  many  interests  to  enjoy 
his  particularly  preferred  sports,  which  are  fishing  and  hunt- 
ing. If  he  has  a  special  hobby,  it  is  participating  in  those 
sports.  He  is  greatly  interested  in  the  welfare  of  Dupo — 
m  its  schools,  in  its  business,  in  its  material  growth,  and  in 
its  general  prosperity.  Perhaps  no  one  has  worked  harder 
for  his  particular  community  than  has  Mr.  Fischer  for  the 
city  of  Dupo.  And  it  is  naturally  to  be  expected  that  one 
who  has  contributed  so  generously  his  interest  and  his  time 
to  this  community,  and  who  is  still  in  early  middle  life, 
will  live  many  years  more  to  render  useful  service  to  the 

same. 

MRS.  FANNIE  E.  JOLLY 

QCKENDREE  College  is  very  fortunate  in  having 
for  her  friend  Mrs.  Fannie  E.  Jolly,  a  noble  woman 
with  such  a  love  for  humanity  and  with  a  heart  so 
generous  that  not  only  McKendree,  but  also  Wesley  Foun- 
dation has  substantially  felt  the  effect  of  her  philanthropy. 
Mrs.  Jolly  was  born  on  January  25,  1857,  in  Grayville,  Illi- 
nois. She  received  her  elementary  education  in  the  public 
school  of  Grayville,  and  in  the  term  of  '75-'76  attended  South- 
ern Illinois  Normal  University,  at  Carbondale.  The  following 
five  years  were  spent  in  teaching  school.  In  1890  she  was  mar- 
ried to  Mr.  John  B.  Jolly.  Two  years  later,  a  son.  Mayo, 
was  born  to  them.  After  a  few  years  of  supreme  happiness, 
little  Mayo,  who  was  a  brilliant,  lovely  lad,  full  of  sunshine 
and  joy,  passed  into  the  Great  Beyond.  His  loss  was  a  terri- 
ble blow  to  his  mother,  his  father,  and  to  his  friends  who 
loved  him  so  well.  President  Cameron  Harmon  preached  the 
funeral  sermon,  in  which  he  expressed  beautifully  the  ac- 
tions of  Mayo  during  his  brief  life.  It  was  Reverend  Har- 
mon's first  sermon,  for  Grayville  was  his  first  pastorate  after 
leaving  college.  A  memorial,  known  as  the  Mayo  Jolly 
Memorial,  at  the  Wesley  Foundation,  in  Urbana,  has  been 
erected  in  loving  memory  to  the  lad  who  died  so  soon. 


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During  the  p.ist  years,  Mrs. 
Jolly  has  been  actively  engaged 
m  missionary  work.  She  organiz- 
ed the  Foreign  Missionary  Socie- 
ty of  GrayviUe,  and  has  always 
been  a  capable  leader  in  this  so- 
ciety. For  eleven  years  Mrs.  Jolly 
held  otRce  as  District  Secretary, 
w-hile,  during  the  past  years,  she 
has  held  other  district  offices.  In 
1919  she  was  a  delegate  to  the  Golden  Jubilee  of  Foreign 
Missions  held  at  Boston. 

Mrs.  Fannie  Jolly  is  now  living  with  her  sister,  Mrs. 
Margaret  Lauterman.  They  are  a  very  delightful  and  loving 
pair  of  Grayville  pioneers.  McKendree  College  is  deeply 
indebted  to  them,  for  each  of  these  kind  sisters  has  given 
this  institution  considerable  gifts.  During  the  presidency  of 
Dr.  John  Harmon,  the  subject  of  our  sketch  was  a  trustee  of 
the  college,  and  has  always  been,  m  many  ways,  a  staunch 
supporter. 

The  life  story  of  Mr.  John  B.  Jolly,  Mrs.  Jolly's  husband, 
now  deceased,  is  inspiring.  His  parents,  Stephen  and  Mar- 
garet Dunn  Jolly,  came  from  England  in  1820,  and  settled  first 
in  Evansville,  Indiana,  but  later  moved  to  Albion,  Edwards 
County.  John  was  born  in  Albion  on  August  16,  1824.  At 
various  intervals,  for  eleven  years,  he  attended  schools  that 
were  kept  up  by  subscription.  On  April  i*;,  1847,  he  settled 
in  Grayville.  Mr.  Jolly  went  into  the  dry  goods  business  in  a 
partnership  with  Mr.  Walter  Mayo,  under  the  name  of 
Mayo  and  Jolly.  The  death  of  Mr.  Mayo  m  1878  dissolved 
the  partnership  and  Mr.  Jolly  then  devoted  his  interests  to 
the  lumber  business. 

After  a  few  years  John  B.  Jolly  went  to  Georgia,  where, 
with  Mr.  Abner  Carey,  he  was  a  dealer  in  wheat.  When  the 
feeling  in  the  South  ran  high,  Mr.  Jolly  deemed  it  unwise  and 
unsafe  to  remain,  so  he  returned  to  his  large  estate  of  approx- 
imately seven  hundred  acres  in  the  vicinity  of  Grayville. 

Mr.  Jolly  was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Washington 
Temperance  Society;  he  belonged  to  the  Republican  party. 
He  always  thought  a  great  deal  of  his  relatives  and  assisted 
them  in  various  ways.  For  one  term  he  was  president  of  Gray- 
ville, an  office  in  which  he  exerted  splendid  efforts.  Although 
he  was  not  a  member  of  any  church,  Mr.  Jolly  was  a  very 
liberal  supporter  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  for  he 
was  always  interested  in  her  welfare  and  prosperity.  He  was 
indeed  a  man  of  lofty  ideals,  with  a  high  degree  of  moral  sen- 
sibility. Always  a  gentleman,  courteous,  Mr.  Jolly  was  a 
splendid  model  of  manhood,  dignity,  and  propriety. 


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FANNY  E.,  MAYO  AND  JOHN  B.  JOLLY 


As  little  girls  often  do,  F.mny 
(Mrs.  Jolly)  thought  of  Mr.  Jolly 
as  her  sweetheart  because  he 
romped  with  her,  although  he  was 
then  a  grown  man.  He,  on  the 
other  hand,  held  great  delight  in 
her  girlhood  admiration.  Many 
years  later,  after  the  death  of  two 
former  wives,  each  of  whom  he 
had  called  his  own  for  but  .1  short 
time,  the  early  mutual  admiration  grew  to  something  more 
serious,  and  the  childhood  sweetheart  became  his  loving 
wife  and  companion. 

The  son  of  Mr.  J.  B.  Jolly  by  his  first  marriage,  John  F., 
was  a  resident  of  Olney,  Illinois,  during  the  greater  part  of 
his  life.  At  one  time  he  was  mayor  of  Olney.  Besides  having 
extensive  orchard  interests,  he  was  in  the  hardware  business. 
Mr.  J.  F.  Jolly  survived  the  death  of  his  father  only  four 
months,  leaving  a  wife  and  a  daughter,  Georgie  Elizabeth, 
who  is  now  Mrs.  G.  E.  McMahon,  of  Olney. 

And  now,  until  the  happy  reunion  of  the  family  m  Hea- 
ven, Mrs.  Fanny  Jolly  waits  patiently  here  cheering  the  un- 
happy, helping  the  needy,  and  living  a  noble  Christian  life. 

WILLIAM  MUSER 
iLn,'\M  MusER  was  born  m  St.  Louis  on  June  6th, 
1862,  one  of  the  six  children  of  Steven  S.  Muser 
ind  Anna  M.  Reiter,  natives  of  Germany. 

William  Muser  obtained  an  education  in  the  public  schools 
and  worked  for  his  father  until  he  was  twenty-two,  when  he 
married  (October  9th,  1884),  moved  to  Lenzburg  and  began 
work  in  the  coal  mines.  In  1887  he  quit  the  mines  and  went 
into  the  creamery  business,  first  as  an  employee  of  Mr.  W.  M. 
Lyons  m  Lenzburg  until  1914,  and  then  as  owner  of  the  busi- 
ness for  two  years.  He  sold  his  creamery  in  1916,  and  again 
took  up  mining,  in  which  he  is  still  actively  engaged. 

Mrs.  Muser,  who  was,  before  her  marriage,  Anna  M. 
Steinheimer,  was  the  daughter  of  Daniel  Steinheimer  and 
Mary  Winter,  and  was  born  near  Lenzburg,  January  1 },  1867. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Muser  are  the  parents  of  nine  children — 
Mmnie  M.  born  1887,  is  married  to  R.  J.  Patton;  William  D. 
born  in  1889,  is  married  to  Louisa  Deutchmann;  Anna  M. 
was  born  m  1891  and  is  now  Mrs.  WiUiaiti  Tetter;  Rose  B., 
now  Mrs.  Eugene  Zerf,  was  born  m  1893;  Sophia  C.  and 
Emma  C,  born  m  1896  and  1902,  respectively,  are  single 
and  both  are  teaching  school;  their  seventh  child,  Arthur, 
was  born  in  1904,  and  the  next,  OHver,  m  1907.  Both  are 
unmarried,  and  the  latter  is  attending  the  Southern  Illinois 


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University,  at  Carbondale.  Luett.i,  the  youngest,  was  born 
in  1909,  and  is  nursing  in  a  Jewish  Hospital. 

Mr.  Muser  owns  a  home  in  Lenzburg  and  some  farm 
property  besides.  He  has  been  a  member  of  his  school  board 
for  thirty  years,  and  president  of  the  Lenzburg  Consolidated 
Schools  for  five  years.  For  twelve  years  he  served  on  his 
village  board,  and  was  for  six  years  its  president.  He  was 
township  assessor  for  ten  years,  collector  in  his  township 
for  two  years;  postmaster  for  eight  years,  and  has  held  the 
office  of  Notary  Public  for  twenty  years.  Mr.  Muser  is  a 
Modern  Woodman  and  a  chairman  in  this  order  for  sixteen 
years.  He  has  been  president  of  the  Lenzburg  Fire  Depart- 
ment from  the  time  it  was  first  organized.  He  has  indeed 
served  his  community  well. 

GEORGE  F.  WANGELIN 
^vi^EORGE  F.  W.'^NGELiN,  Well  known  and  retired  business 
\^  man,  lives  at  1301  East  B.  Street,  Belleville.  Born 
September  26,  1862  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  son  of  Chas. 
F.  and  Lucinda  A.  Eckert  Wangelin.  His  father  was  born  in 
Cleveland,  Ohio  in  1841;  moved  to  Lebanon,  Illinois,  and 
thence  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
and  wholesale  of  hats  and  caps.  From  1870  to  1875  he  lived 
in  Jefferson  City,  Missouri,  operating  a  furniture  establish- 
ment under  the  firm  name  of  Mayberg  and  Wangelin.  He 
moved  to  Belleville  in  1875,  where  he  died  in  June  188'i:  the 
mother  lived  until  1915.  Six  children  were  born  to  them. 

George  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and  in  Mc- 
Kendree  College  where  he  took  a  business  course,  and  worked 
as  a  railway  mail  clerk  for  six  years.  He  started  in  business 
in  1890,  as  a  partner  of  his  brother  Harry,  operating  a  whole- 
sale and  retail  candy  fruits  establishment,  but  sold  out  in 
1910  and  retired  to  his  present  home.  Until  1906,  he  lived 
with  his  mother.  On  Dec.  6th,  1906  he  married  Florence  C. 
Schaefer,  daughter  of  Philip  and  Catherine  Fruth  Schaefer  of 
Belleville.  Florence  was  one  of  their  four  daughters,  and  was 
born  on  August  20th,  1881. 

Georgie  Wangelin,  only  daughter.of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George 
Wangelin  was  born  August  5th,  1907,  was  educated  in  the 
Belleville  public  schools,  graduated  from  the  Lindenwood 
Academy  at  St.  Charles,  Missouri  and  studied  for  a  while 
in  McKendree  College. 

Mr.  Wangelin  is  a  Mason  and  a  Shriner  and  Knight  Temp- 
lar of  this  order.  Since  1906  he  has  served  as  treasurer  of  the 
St.  Clair  Township.  For  twenty  years,  on  his  twelve  and  one 
half  acres  adjoining  his  fine  residence  he  has  built  a  green 


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THE  G.  F.  WANGELIN  FAMILY 

house  in  which  he  raises  a  great  variety  of  beautiful  flowers. 
His  special  hobby  is  the  collecting  of  Indian  relics  and  of  old 
and  rare  coins  and  paper  money. 

WILLIAM  T.  GLENN 

HFTER  spending  a  number  of  years  m  the  teaching  pro- 
fession, Mr.  Wm.  T.  Glenn  bought  the  eighty  acres 
of  land  located  on  Rural  Route  No.  2,  near  O'Fallon, 
111.,  and  started  farming,  which  occupation  he  still  follows. 
He  was  born  in  a  family  of  seven  children,  the  son  of  Thomas 
Glenn  and  Hannah  Phillips,  on  August  28th,  1864.  It  was 
after  he  had  reached  middle  life  and  had  married,  that  his 
parents  died,  the  father  on  Oct.  7th,  1898,  and  the  mother 
on  Feb.  27th,  1907. 

Mr.  Glenn,  upon  finishing  a  course  in  the  grammar  schools, 
taught  for  five  years  in  St.  Clair  County,  and  then  entered 
the  Normal  at  Carbondale,  continuing  his  studies  here  until 
his  graduation  in  1893.  Again  he  took  up  teaching,  followed 
this  for  a  year,  and  then  decided  to  study  law,  which,  after 
studying  for  one  term  in  McKendree  College,  he  gave  up 
to  become  a  farmer.  In  1895  he  bought  the  eighty  acres 
which  he  now  owns,  and  on  August  28th  of  that  year  (his 
birthday)  he  was  married  to  Miss  Grace  Jones,  whose  par- 
ents, Alfred  Jones  and  Cornelia  Houser,  were  descendants 
of  old  and  prominent  fimilies,  and  who  reared  a  family  of 
four  children.  It  is  interesting  to  note  that  the  parents  of 
both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Glenn  are  descendants  of  prominent 
colonial  families.  Mrs.  Glenn  was  born  near  O'Fallon  on 
April  7th,  1874,  and  received  her  education  in  the  schools 
of  O'Fallon  and  in  McKendree  College.  Mr.  Jones  gave  to 
all  four  of  his  children  the  advantages  of  an  education  in 
McKendree.  The  father  died  on  May  14th,  191?;  and  on 
April  17th,  two  years  Liter,  his  good  wife  followed  him. 


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There  have  come  into  the  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Glenn 
four  children.  Leroy  was  born  on  Oct.  20th,  i8g6,  and  after 
attending  the  O'Fallon  public  schools,  studied  for  a  time 
in  McKendree.  Halcyon  G.,  their  second  child,  was  born 
on  August  9th,  iQoo.  She  is  a  graduate  of  the  C.irbondale 
Normal.  Carrie,  born  on  March  27th,  1904;  and  Constance, 
the  youngest  daughter,  born  on  Dec.  9th,  1907,  have  both 
recently  been  students  at  McKendree.  Mr.  Glenn  had  to 
work  hard  to  obtain  his  education,  and  he  and  Mrs.  Glenn 
have  shown  their  interest  m  education  by  giving  to  their 
children  the  best  schooling  within  their  reach.  They  have 
in  this  way  rendered  to  their  community  and  to  society  a 
definite  and  valuable  service. 


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WILLIAM  B.  SCHAUMLEFFEL 
>HE  SUBJECT  of  this  sketch  is  another  farmer  who 
has  been  well  rewarded  for  his  knowledge  of  ag- 
riculture, and  his  practical  application  of  this  sci- 
ence. He  was  born  on  the  old  Stookey  farm  in  St.  Clair 
Township,  on  January  31,  1883,  a  son  of  William  B.  and 
Nancy  E.  (McGuire)  Schaumleffel.  At  the  age  of  eighteen 
the  former  began  teaching.  Five  years  later  he  studied 
law,  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  practiced  his  profession 
in  Belleville  and  East  St.  Louis.  He  rented  a  farm  in  187S, 
and  lived  on  it  until  his  death  in  1927.  There  were  two 
children  in  this  family,  one  of  whom  is  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  William  B.,  Jr.  This  gentleman  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  and  in  the  Commercial  College  in  Belle- 
ville, from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1900.  Immediately 
after  graduation  he  worked  on  his  parent's  farm.  In  1904, 
he  rented  the  old  Stookey  farm,  where  he  worked  for  himself; 
in  1932  he  bought  this  farm,  which  has  been  extended  to 
one  hundred  and  eighty  acres.  This  piece  of  land  is  very 
fertile  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  finest  in  this  section 


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of  the  state.  Mr.  Schaumletfel  was  married  on  February  24, 
1904,  to  Jessie  Isabelle  Hughes.  She  was  born  on  December 

12,  1890,  and  is  a  Belleville  High  School  graduate;  she  also 
attended  the  commercial  college  here.  As  a  telephone  oper- 
ator she  was  made  chief  of  the  long  distance  board  in  her 
city.  This  couple  have  proven  themsslves  to  be  the  wonder- 
ful parents  of  two  sons.  The  first  is  Hubert  L.,  born  on  July 

13,  1911;  the  other  is  William  B.,  Jr.,  born  on  January  18, 
1 91 4.  Both  of  these  boys  are  high  school  students  in  Belleville. 

Mr.  Schaumleffel  has  served  on  school  boards,  on  which 
he  was  elected  ten  years  ago.  He  is  a  stockholder  in  the  St. 
Clair  National  Bank,  is  the  vice-president  and  a  director  in 
the  St.  Clair  County  Farm  Bureau,  and  a  member  of  a  Grange. 
He  is  popular,  well  respected,  and  trusted  by  the  people  who 
have  come  into  his  circle  of  acquaintance. 
JAMES  LEAHY 
PROBLEM  ot  protecting  the  people  is  a  very 
one.  In  East  St.  Louis,  one  of  Illinois'  largest 
cities,  the  care  of  the  people  has  been  entrusted  to 
James  Leahy.  As  an  officer  of  the  law  he  has  a  fine  record,  hav- 
ing received  his  present  position  through  his  courage  and  sa- 
gacity when  handling  breakers  of  the  law.  He  was  born  on 
April  7,  1879,  in  East  St.  Louis,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Katie 
Leahy.  After  attending  the  public  and  parochial  schools,  he 
started  working  for  the  Illinois  Central,  m  1898,  as  a  locomo- 
tive fireman.  Six  years  later  he  resigned  and  accepted  a  position 
as  railroad  clerk  with  the  Big  Four.  In  1908,  Chief  Leahy 
began  duty  as  a  patrolman,  but  the  success  of  his  efforts  soon 
greeted  him  with  a  position  as  detective-sergeant.  While  a 
detective  he  studied  finger  prints,  learned  very  rapidly,  and 
then  received,  m  1922,  the  position  of  Chief  of  Detectives. 
Five  years  later  his  boyhood  ambitions  were  realized  when 
he  was  appointed  Chief  of  Police.  Now  he  holds  charge 
over  both  the  police  and  detective  departments. 

On  April  30,  1918,  Chief  Leahy  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Nellie  Horrigan,  who  was  born  m  Erie,  Pennsylvania, 
on  Nov.  17,  1879,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Horrigan. 
Both  were  popular  m  St.  Louis,  having  had  a  wide  circle  of 
acquaintanceship.  Mrs.  Leahy  attended  the  public  and  par- 
ochial schools  of  St.  Louis. 

Throughout  East  St.  Louis,  Chief  Leahy  is  known  and 
liked  by  all  except  those  who  are  adverse  to  the  law.  He 
has  many  friends,  is  popular,  and  highly  respected.  One 
especially  favorable  thing  about  Chief  Leahy  is  that  he  has 
received  his  present  position  only  on  the  strength  of  his 


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brilliant  record,  the  pages  of  which  are  marked  by  a  series 
of  deeds  of  courage  that  have  rendered  a  splendid  service 
to  the  people  of  the  city. 

CHARLES  T.  HATTEN 

BAR  OUT  in  the  wintery  land  of  Alaska,  where  the 
cold  winds  roar,  and  the  snow  is  deep,  lives  Rev. 
Charles  Theodore  Hatten,  a  missionary.  He  is  super- 
intendent over  the  Jesse  Lee  Home,  in  Seward,  a  family  of 
one  hundred  and  thirty  children,  ranging  from  two  to  eight' 
een  years  of  age.  Among  these  there  are  twenty-five  Eskimo 
children,  twenty  full  blood  Aleuts,  and  the  rest  are  mixed 
Eskimo,  Aleut,  and  Indian,  with  English  and  Scandinavian. 

Rev.  Hatten  was  born  in  Noble,  Illinois,  December  21, 
1891.  He  received  his  common  and  high  school  training  in 
Jasper  and  Vermillion  Counties,  Illinois.  After  attending 
Olivet  University,  of  Olivet,  Illinois,  he  entered  McKendree 
and  was  graduated  in  1917.  During  the  war  he  served  as 
sergeant  in  Company  A,  i6ist  Inf.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
American  Legion  at  Seward,  Alaska,  and  of  the  International 
Lodge,  No.  1 218,  L.  O.  O.  M,  at  Hyder,  Alaska,  and  of 
Orchard  Ledge,  No.  2co,  A.  F.  £s^  A.  M.,  at  Opportunity, 
Washington. 

In  1912,  Rev.  Hatten  was  married  to  Miss  Myrtle  Can- 
terbury, of  Newton,  Illinois.  The  happy  couple  were  blessed 
with  four  children — Thoburn  Weaver,  Canterbury  Thee, 
Myrtle  Hope,  and  Edith  Ann. 

Rev.  Hatten  entered  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  in 
1912  and  was  transferred  to  the  Columbia  River  Conference 
in  1917,  and  then  in  1924  to  the  Puget  Sound  Conference 
and  was  appointed  missionary  at  Hyder,  Alaska. 


The  last  six  years  of  Rev.  Hatten's  life  have  been  extended 
along  missionary  lines.  From  192 1  to  1924  his  time  was  spent 
at  Nespelem,  Washington,  headquarters  of  the  Colville  In- 
dian Reservation  as  missionary,  working  under  the  Joint 
Committee  on  Indian  Work  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Board  of  Home  Missions  and  the  Woman's  Home  Missionary 
Society.  During  the  following  eighteen  months  he  was  at 
Hyder,  Alaska,  a  new  mining  camp  at  the  head  of  the  Port- 
land Canal,  in  the  extreme  southern  part  of  Alaska,  joining 
British  Columbia,  working  under  the  Board  of  Home  Mis- 
sions and  Church  Extension.  While  here  he  collected  pictures 
and  material  at  the  request  of  the  late  D.  D.  Forsythe  for 
an  illustrated  lecture,  portraying  the  work  of  the  Methodist 
Church  in  Alaska. 

In  June,  1926,  he  was  appointed  superintendent  and  Mrs. 
Hatten  assistant  superintendent  of  the  Jesse  Lee  Home,  at 
Seward.  The  Jesse  Lee  Home  was  established  by  the  Wo- 
man's Home  Missionary  Society,  at  Unalaska,  Alaska,  in 
1890,  and  moved  to  Seward  in  1925.  New  buildings  were 
erected  at  Seward  at  the  cost  of  $107,000.00.  Rev.  Hatten 
has  added  $10,000.00  in  buildings  and  improvements  to  this 
great  institution  in  the  past  two  years.  The  society  owns 
here  107  acres  of  land,  20  acres  of  which  were  donated  by 
the  city  of  Seward,  and  the  rest  sold  by  the  Federal  govern- 
ment to  the  society  for  homestead  prices.  Plans  a'"e  to  make 
Jesse  Lee  Home  a  great  industrial  home  and  school,  teaching 
the  coming  generation  of  Alaskans,  as  represented  in  these 
1 3,0  orphan  children,  a  number  of  essential  and  valuable  in- 
dustries, such  as  farming,  stock-raising,  poultry  raising,  dairy- 
ing, carpentry,  engineering,  domestic  science  and  household 
arts.  The  annual  budget  of  the  home  exceeds  $30,000.00  The 
Territory  of  Alaska  has  built  this  last  year  for  the  children 
of  the  home  a  thoroughly  modern  public  school  at  a  cost  of 
$20,000.00  and  furnished  four  grammar  school  teachers  at  a 
cost  of  $5,000.00  annually.  On  the  staff  of  the  home  there 
are  thirteen  well-trained  teachers  that  come  from  Kansas, 
Indiana,  Illinois,  Oklahoma,  California,  Washington,  Oregon 
and  New  York,  each  a  specialist  in  his  line. 

Mrs.  Hatten  has  done  work  during  her  life  very  similar 
to  her  husband's — preaching,  teaching,  and  general  mission- 
ary work.  She  received  her  early  schooling,  including  high 
school,  in  Jasper  and  Vermillion  Counties,  Illinois.  Her  higher 
education  for  two  and  one  half  years  at  Olivet  University, 
at  Olivet,  Illinois.  She  was  graduated  from  the  School  of 
Expression  of  McKendree  College  in  1917. 


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Rev.  and  Mrs.  Hatten  find  their  work  extremely  inter- 
esting. Although  far  from  their  original  home,  they  are  very 
happy  with  their  family  of  four  children  plus  one  hundred 
and  thirty  of  Alaska's  children. 

SCHWARZ  BROS. 
FURNITURE  AND  UNDERTAKING  CO. 

>HE  ABOVE  FIRM  is  under  the  management  of 
Leonard  E.,  and  Matt  K.  Their  father,  Mathias 
Schwarz,  bought  this  business  of  Charles  Ruedlm  m 
1894,  and  ran  it  with  success,  first  as  its  sole  manager,  and 
later  with  his  sons  as  partners,  under  the  name  of  M. 
Schwarz  &"  Sons.  He  had,  by  his  wife,  Carrie  Huber,  four 
sons  and  two  daughters.  George  N.  Schwarz,  the  other  son, 
has  his  life  briefly  sketched  on  another  page  m  this  volume. 

Henry  Schwarz,  an  employee  of  the  present  firm,  was 
born  Sept.  19,  1887,  received  his  early  education  m  the  pub- 
lic schools,  and  took  up  the  study  of  embalming  m  the  Mass- 
achusetts College  of  Embalming  in  1899,  and  graduated  from 
the  National  School  of  Embalming  in  1902.  He  studied  this 
work  also  in  the  H.  S.  Eckles  and  in  the  Barnes  Colleges. 
At  fourteen  he  was  a  licensed  embalmer,  and  now  holds 
eight  certificates  for  courses  completed  in  this  art.  He  was 
married  on  June  7,  1908,  to  Louisa  Schmidt,  and  has  three 
children — Helen,  Henry  M.,  and  Edith.  He  is  an  Evangelical, 
a  good  singer,  and  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows. 

Leonard  E.  Schwarz  was  born  at  Anna,  111.,  Sept.  j,  1891, 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  m  the  Columbia 
Commercial  College,  married  Hazel  Verbeek,  and  by  her 
has  two  children — Nidra  Hazel  and  La  Dons  Rose.  He  has 
charge  of  the  furniture  department  of  the  firm.  He  is  a 
Mason  and  a  Knight  of  Pythias. 

Matt  K.  Schwarz,  an  embalmer  and  funeral  director,  was 
born  April  19,  1896,  educated  in  the  public  schools,  in  the 
Rubicam  Business  College,  and  in  the  American  School  of 
Embalming,  graduating  from  the  latter  m  191 5.  On  Sept. 
15,  r92i  he  was  married  to  Miss  Lavina  E.  Pfeifer. 

JULIUS  T.  WILDERMAN 
"^i  ULius  T.  WiLDERMAN  IS  another  successful  farmer  of 
^  1  Freeburg.  He  was  born  near  this  city  on  the  Wilderman 
homestead  on  March  10,  1864,  a  son  of  John  C.  Wilder- 
man,  who  was  one  of  the  prominent  agriculturists  of  the 
Freeburg  Township,  well-respected  and  known  to  be  a  pleas- 
ant, genial  man,  with  a  host  of  friends.  The  subject  of  this 
sketch  attended  the  public  schools  and  was  graduated  in  1886 
from  the  Gem  City  Business  College,  of  Quincy,  Illinois.  He 
came  back  home,  worked  for  his  father,  and,  in  1887,  started 


THE  J.  T.  WILDERMAN  FAMILY 
farming  on  land  th.it  he  had  purchased  from  his  parents.  On 
December  20,  1887,  Mr.  Wilderman  was  married  to  a  fine 
young  woman — Etta  Belle  Fnizier.  She  was  born  on  October 
23,  i86<;,  in  Ursa,  Illinois,  a  daughter  of  Lemuel  G.  and 
Margaretta  E.  Ahalt  Frazier.  The  couple  were  blessed  with 
three  children:  Lora  M.,  was  born  on  January  jo,  1889,  and 
later  was  married  to  Sherman  C.  Stookey;  Dovey  E.,  August 
29,  1890,  married  to  Dr.  John  D.  Stookey,  who  died  in  1914; 
and  Lester  G.,  October  22,  1900,  married  to  Marione  E. 
Garvey,  of  lUiopoIis,  Illinois. 

Mr.  Wilderman  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Meth- 
odist Church,  and  have  always  been  good  church-goers.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen,  and  is  known  by  his 
acquaintances  to  be  a  hard-working,  conscientious  man  with 
a  deep  love  for  his  family  and  an  interest  m  the  welfare  of 
his  community. 

HERMAN  H.  KUNZE 

EERM./VN  H.  KuNZE  IS  One  of  the  sons  of  G.  William 
Kunze  (died  July,  1911),  and  a  brother  of  J.  C.  F. 
Kunze,  whose  biography  will  he  found  elsewhere  m 
this  history.  Herman  was  born  on  the  old  Kunze  farm  near 
Marissa  on  March  8,  1879,  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools,  and  after  working  for  a  short  time  on  the  farm,  he 
went  to  Colorado  in  iqo';,  worked  for  a  railroad  company 
for  three  months,  and  went  to  San  Francisco  and  to  many 
other  places  in  the  West.  He  returned  to  St.  Clair  County, 
secured  employment  as  a  plumber  with  the  Carr  Supply  Co., 
of  Belleville,  and  worked  here  five  years,  until  1912.  On  Sept. 
1 2th  of  this  year  he  married  Miss  Bena  Metzenbacher,  and 


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their  only  daughter,  Helen  M.,  was  born  the  following  year, 
on  July  27.  Mrs.  Kunze  is  the  daughter  of  Chas.  Matzen- 
bacher  and  Kate  Yung;  the  former  was  born  at  Syracuse, 
N.  Y.  in  1850,  but  the  mother  was  born  in  this  state,  in  Perry 
County,  in  1857.  The  father  was  a  reputable  farmer,  and  ran 
a  farm  near  Pinckneyville  for  many  years;  he  retired  in  1915, 
and  has  since  lived  in  Marissa.  His  daughter,  Mrs.  Kunze, 
was  born  at  Pinckneyville,  on  the  23rd  of  August,  188  j;  six 
other  children  were  born  in  the  home. 

After  his  marriage,  Mr.  Kunze  started  as  an  independent 
plumber  in  Marissa.  He  is  the  only  plumber  in  this  city,  and 
does  work  over  an  extensive  territory  within  a  ten  mile 
radius.  For  a  time  he  was  a  partner  of  Mr.  Campbell,  and 
operated  under  the  firm  name  of  Kunze  and  Campbell,  as 
building  contractor,  but  withdrew  from  this  work  in  1924. 
Mr.  Kunze  owns  over  two  hundred  acres  of  land  which  is 
rented  out.  He  owns  residence  property  in  Marissa.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Country  Club  and  of  the  Evangelical 
Church.  His  has  been  an  active  life. 

ARTHUR  J.  MOLLMAN 

HRTHUR  J.  MoLLMAN  was  bom  on  September  29,  1874, 
m  Mascoutah,  Illinois.  After  graduation  from  the 
public  schools,  he  was  employed  for  seven  years  in 
the  printing  and  publishing  business  by  Carl  Montag,  the 
publisher  of  the  Mascoutah  Herald.  After  serving  another 
year  with  Fred  Kraft,  publisher  of  the  East  St.  Louis  Demo- 
crat, he  and  his  brother,  Fred  Mollman,  bought  this  firm. 
One  year  later,  in  1898,  Mr.  Mollman  moved  his  plant  to 
Mascoutah  and  published  the  Mascoutah  Times,  a  paper  that 
adhered  to  the  principles  of  the  Republican  party.  After  four 
years  he  sold  out  to  Mr.  Montag,  went  to  St.  Louis,  and  was 
employed  by  the  C.  P.  Curran  Printing  Company.  In  1916, 
he  resigned,  came  to  Millstadt  and  bought  the  Millstadt 
Enterprise,  of  which  he  is  now  publisher. 

Mr.  Mollman  married  Alma  C.  Lill,  on  September  29, 
1897.  The  couple  have  six  children:  Gilbert  A.,  born  on 
August  JO,  1898,  a  University  of  Illinois  graduate  of  the 
engineering  school;  Kenneth  J.,  June  27,  1900,  a  Millstadt 
High  School  graduate,  who  worked  for  his  father  many  years, 
serving  five  of  these  as  manager,  and  who,  in  1917,  bought 
the  Prairie  State  Tribune,  of  Assumption,  Illinois;  Richard 
A.,  April  8, 1902,  a  press  and  linotype  operator  for  his  father; 
Carl  E.,  March  14,  1904,  a  draftsman  from  the  David  Rankin 
Trade  School;  Margaret  E.,  July  11,  1905,  an  assistant  post- 
master; and  Louise  E.,  June  24,  1914.  Mr.  Mollman  was  the 


president  of  the  school  board.  He  is  one  of  the  organizers  and 
charter  members  of  the  Commercial  Club.  He  is  a  Mason,  an 
Odd  Fellow,  and  has  been  the  secretary  of  the  Modern 
Woodmen  for  twenty  years.  During  the  war  he  was  chair- 
man of  the  Red  Cross  of  the  Millstadt  branch.  Mr.  Mollman 
IS  popular  with  and  well -respected  by  his  friends. 

GEORGE  M  FEURER 
^~^  EG.  M.  Feurer,  of  New  Athens,  is  a  twin  brother  of 
IV I  Grover  Feurer,  whose  biographical  sketch  appears 
elsewhere  in  this  history,  and  also  a  brother  to  J.  H. 
Feurer.  All  the  brothers  were  born  on  a  farm  near  New 
Athens,  George  on  January  17,  1885.  He  attended  the  public 
school  of  his  neighborhood,  and  afterwards  devoted  his  time 
to  farm  work,  helping  his  father  and  brothers  on  the  old  home 
place.  He  continued  running  the  farm  after  the  other  two 
brothers  had  left  it  and  gone  into  business  in  New  Athens, 
but  in  1919  he  too  gave  up  farm  Ufe  and  opened  a  soft  drinks 
parlor  in  New  Athens,  and  is  still  engaged  in  this  business, 
although  he  has  not  disposed  of  the  portion  of  the  farm  which 
belongs  to  him.  He  has  bought  the  property  in  which  he 
conducts  his  business. 

Mr.  Feurer  was  married,  on  June  11,  1913,  to  Caroline 
Heinnch,  the  daughter  of  Joseph  Hemrich  and  Catherine 
Truttmann,  and  one  of  the  four  children,  born  in  Monroe 
County,  111.,  on  Nov.  16,  1890.  Her  father  was  born  in  Belle- 
ville, 111.  in  i8';7,  but  after  his  father's  death  in  1864,  the 
mother  moved  with  her  two  sons  to  a  farm  in  Monroe 
County,  and  there  Joseph  received  his  early  education  and 
worked  on  the  farm  until  he  was  twenty-five  when  he  mar- 
ried and  began  to  farm  for  himself.  In  1891  he  bought  sixty 
acres  of  land  near  New  Athens,  and  farmed  this  until  1899, 
when  he  went  into  business  in  New  Athens,  where  he  still 
lives.  His  farm  is  rented  out.  He  sold  to  his  son-in-law,  George 
Feurer,  the  business  property  which  the  latter  now  owns. 
The  other  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Heinrich  are:  Mary  E., 
now  Mrs.  Wm.  Bennett,  born  June  27,  1882;  Anna  C,  bom 
Oct.  28,  1884;  and  Louisa,  born  July  22,  1887,  and  now  mar- 
ried to  Theodore  Probst.  Mrs.  Feurer  is  the  youngest  of  their 
children.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Feurer  have  three  children — 
Rose  M.  and  Reta  L. 

Mr.  Feurer  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Farmers"  State  Bank, 
and  one  of  the  directors  of  this  bank.  He  put  up  the  building 
which  is  being  used  for  this  bank,  and  also  the  Catholic 
Church  Convent  building  in  New  Athens. 


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CARL  TRITT 
Through  earnest  effort,  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
has  placed  himself  in  a  very  comfortable  position  as 
contractor,  a  business  in  which  he  has  met  with  splen' 
did  success.  His  integrity  and  business  ability  have  enabled 
him  to  form  the  firm  of  Tritt  Brothers,  a  company  that  handles 
big  contracts  with  many  different  kinds  of  organizations. 
Carl  Tritt  was  born  on  November  22,  1883,  in  Sweet  Water^ 
Nebraska.  He  was  a  son  of  Joseph  M.  and  Mary  E.  (Gibson) 
Tritt.  The  former  was  born  in  1843,  i"  Ohio.  He  took  a 
homestead  in  Sweet  Water,  Nebraska,  where  he  built  a  flour 
mill.  His  success  was  cut  short  when,  m  1888,  a  cyclone 
destroyed  not  only  the  mill,  but  the  village  itself.  He  moved 
his  family  in  1890,  to  East  Carondelet,  Sugar  Loaf  Township, 
and  settled  here  as  a  farmer.  His  knowledge  of  agriculture 
enabled  him  to  enlarge  his  farm  to  nine  hundred  acres,  a 
notable  achievement  for  a  man  at  that  or  any  other  time. 
Besides  his  farm  interests,  he  was  also  engaged  in  the  busi- 
ness of  contracting.  He  built  railroads  and  levees,  one  of 
which  is  the  East  Carondolet  Levee,  which  he  built  in  1902. 
Three  years  later  he  moved  to  Belleville,  where  he  continued 
in  his  occupation.  After  a  noble  life  so  well  filled  with  con- 
structive work,  he  died.  His  death,  which  occurred  on  July 
1,  190^,  was  the  result  of  a  railway  accident.  His  wife,  who 
was  formerly  Mary  E.  Gibson,  of  Summerfield,  Ohio,  was 
born  there  on  January  2,  1848,  and  died  on  November  17, 
1920.  She  was  the  mother  of  fourteen  children,  one  of  whom 
is  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

C:irl  Tritt  had  little  opportunity  to  acquire  an  education 
other  than  that  offered  in  the  public  schools,  but  he  over- 


came this  handicap  m  later  life  by  consistent  study,  obser- 
vation, and  experience.  His  family  moved  from  Nebraska  to 
East  Carondelet,  where  he  attended  school.  At  an  early  age 
he  began  to  work  under  the  employment  of  his  father  in 
the  contracting  business.  When  he  was  twenty-two  years 
of  age  he  was  employed  by  the  Tritt  and  Vogt  firm.  He 
worked  until  191 1,  and  then  started  in  this  business  under 
the  firm  name  of  Vogt  and  Company. 

On  September  11,  1915,  Mr.  Tritt  was  married  to  Rose 
Schmidt,  a  daughter  of  Carl  and  Amelia  (Roeder)  Schmidt. 
Mr.  Schmidt  was  born  in  Germany.  He  came  to  this  country 
in  1881  and  settled  m  St.  Clair  County  as  a  coal  miner.  He 
died  on  May  20,  191 3.  Mrs.  Schmidt,  who  was  born  on 
February  29,  i860,  is  still  living,  in  Mascoutah.  Mrs.  Tritt 
was  born  on  June  9,  1893,  m  St.  Clair  County.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Tritt  are  parents  of  two  children — Howard  C,  born 
on  December  12,  1916,  and  Mary  E.,  May  13,  1921.  Both  of 
these  children  show  promise  of  attaining  success  in  later  life. 

In  1919,  Mr.  Tritt  formed  the  Tritt  Brothers  Company. 
This  firm  has  met  with  amazing  success  because  of  its  effi- 
ciency and  honesty  when  handling  contracts.  General  road 
work,  highways,  and  railroads  are  built  by  this  firm ;  most 
of  these  are  built  m  Southern  Illinois. 

Fraternally,  Mr.  Tritt  is  a  Shriner  in  the  Masonic  Order, 
and  an  Elk.  He  has  served  on  the  school  board  for  five  years. 
He  owns  much  bunness  and  residence  property.  His  favorite 
sport  IS  hunting.  As  the  employer  of  many  people  and  a 
builder  of  roads,  Mr.  Tritt  is  recognized  as  a  man  who  enjoys 
well-earned  success  and  popularity. 


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DR.  GEO.  R.  HAVS 


MRS.  GEO.   R.  HAVS 


J.  H.  FEURER 


MRS.  J.  H.  FEURER 


DR.  .AND  MRS.  GEORGE  R,  HAYS 

IT  IS  interesting  to  note  how  many  of  the  successful 
men  in  the  professions  have  been  members  of  large 
families.  Dr.  Hays,  of  Marissa,  Illinois,  belongs  to  this 
class.  His  father,  George  Hays,  a  prominent  Randolph 
County  farmer,  died  October  4,  1890,  and  his  mother,  Mrs. 
Margaret  Gray  Cathcart  Hays,  some  time  later — January  7, 
1917.  Dr.  Hays  was  born  at  Baldwin,  Randolph  County, 
December  17, 1870,  and,  after  obtaining  his  common  and  high 
school  education  in  the  schools  of  Randolph  County,  Illinois, 
he  entered  the  Beaumont  Hospital  Medical  College  of  St. 
Louis,  Missouri,  and  was  graduated  there  in  1896. 

On  the  19th  day  of  May,  1897,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Rosetta  McHatton  and  to  them  have  been  born  four 
children:  Marguerite  Ethel,  Thomas  George,  Robert  Paul, 
and  Mary  Louise.  Marguerite  was  graduated  by  the  Univer- 
sity of  Illinois  in  192J.  Thomas  G.  attended  the  University 
of  Illinois  and  will  be  graduated  by  the  University  of  Illinois 
Medical  College  of  Chicago,  Illinois  in  June  of  1928.  Robert 
P.  and  Mary  L.  are  at  present  attending  the  public  schools  of 
Marissa,  Illinois. 

Upon  completing  his  medical  course.  Dr.  Hays  located  at 
Oakdale,  lUinois,  May  6,  1896,  and  remained  at  this  place 
until  August,  1905,  when  he  removed  to  Marissa,  Illinois. 
He  now  resides  here  as  a  practising  physician.  Besides  his 
practise.  Dr.  Hays  has  interests  in  the  firm  of  Jensen  and 
Hays  Drug  Company. 

Mrs.  Hays,  the  daughter  of  Thomas  McHatton  and 
Isabelle  Rutherford  McHatton,  was  born  near  Baldwin, 
Illinois,  August  16,  1874.  Her  father  was  a  prominent  farmer 
and  stock-raiser  of  Randolph  County,  Mrs.  Hays,  after  com- 
pleting her  education,  taught  school  for  a  number  of  years. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Hays  have  always  manifested  a  great  interest 


in  Church  and  School.  The  Doctor  has  served  several  terms 
as  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees,  in  both  the  Oakdale  and 
Marissa  United  Presbyterian  Congregations,  and  at  present 
is  a  member  of  this  Board  of  the  Marissa  Congregation. 
Doctor  Hays  was  the  first  president  of  the  Board  of  Educa- 
tion of  the  Marissa  Township  High  School,  and  was  serving 
in  this  capacity  during  the  erection  of  the  original  Marissa 
Township  High  School  building.  Mrs.  Hays  has  always 
shown  a  great  interest  in  church  work.  She  officiated  as 
Presbyterial  Secretary  of  the  Women's  Missionary  Society 
of  Southern  Illinois  for  fifteen  years.  She  has  also  been  a 
teacher  in  the  Sabbath  School  for  a  number  of  years.  Her 
educational  interests  are  still  keen,  and  at  the  present  time 
she  is  serving  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  the 
Marissa  Public  Schools. 

J.  H.  FEURER 
'WO  FEURER  BROTHERS  are  engaged  in  the  auto- 
mobile and  garage  business  in  New  Athens.  A  sketch 
of  Grover,  the  brother  of  J.  H.  Feurer,  appears  also 
in  this  county  history.  J.  l\.  Feurer  was  born  near  New 
Athens,  June  i6th,  1878,  the  son  of  Martin  Feurer  and 
Friedaricka  Feurer,  nee  Forcade.  He  received  a  public  school 
education,  and  began  the  life  of  a  farmer,  working  for  his 
father  until  1900,  when  he  rented  his  father's  land  and  tilled 
the  same  for  fourteen  years.  In  1914  he  opened  a  feed  store 
in  New  Athens,  ran  this  for  one  year,  and  then  took  the 
agency  for  the  Ford,  Chevrolet,  and  Studebaker  cars,  and 
operated  this  with  his  two  brothers  as  partners,  under  the 
firm  name  of  the  Feurer  Bros.  He  sold  out  to  his  brothers  in 
1919,  and  started  the  business  which  he  now  owns,  the 
J.  H.  Feurer  Garage,  and  in  connection  with  which  he  sells 
Studebaker  cars.  After  establishing  himself  in  this  business, 


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J.  A.  CAMPBELL,  M,  D. 


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DARMSTATTER 


MRS.  DARMSTATTER 


he  sold  the  farm,  bought  residence  property  m  addition  to 
his  business  place  in  New  Athens,  and  is  now  running  a 
very  successful  business  here. 

Mr.  Feurer  was  married  August  22nd,  iqoo  to  Magda- 
lena  Fischer,  the  daughter  of  Adam  Fischer  and  Magdalena 
Vogel  Fischer.  Her  father  came  to  the  States  in  1853,  when 
but  three  years  old;  her  mother  was  born  in  this  country. 
The  father  is  now  retired  from  the  farm  and  makes  his  home 
with  his  children;  the  mother  died  on  Nov.  nth,  igi";. 
Mrs.  Feurer  has  borne  to  her  husband  four  children  — 
Fnedancka,  who  was  born  on  Oct.  25th,  iqgt;  Viola,  born 
May  6th,  1904;  Wilson,  born  Feb.  20th,  191:,;  and  Louisa, 
born  Jan.  28th,  1916. 

In  1924  Mr.  Feurer  was  elected  Mayor  of  New  Athens, 
a  position  which  he  still  holds.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Evan- 
gelical Church. 

Although  he  is  kept  very  busy  with  his  duties  as  a  gar- 
age proprietor  and  as  Mayor  of  a  thriving  town,  Mr.  Feurer 
still  finds  time  to  engage  in  his  choice  sports — hunting  and 
fishing. 

JOSEPH  A.  CAMPBELL,  M.  D. 
<-/^  ORN  ON  August  15th,  1882,  in  Marissa,  the  city  where 
yyy  he  is  now  practicing,  Dr.  Joseph  A.  Campbell  is  the 
son  of  Joseph  M.  Campbell,  who  was  also  a  physician. 
The  father  had  his  office  in  Marissa  for  many  years,  and  when 
he  retired  in  1919,  the  son  took  over  his  father's  practice. 
The  latter  now  makes  his  home  with  his  son.  Joseph  A. 
Campbell  received  his  education  in  the  Marissa  public 
schools,  and  in  the  Marissa  Academy,  where  he  studied  two 
years,  and  in  Ewing  College  in  which  he  also  spent  two  years. 
His  medical  training  was  secured  in  St.  Louis  University, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1906,  and  from  this  time  until 
191 J  he  practiced  with  his  father.  Then  he  was  appointed 


superintendent  of  the  Watertown  State  Hospital  for  the 
Insane,  and  in  1916  and  1917,  held  a  similar  position  m  the 
State  Hospital  at  Anna,  Illinois.  Following  this  he  served  as 
Captain  of  a  Medical  Corps  m  the  United  States  Army  until 
1919,  and  upon  being  discharged  from  the  Service,  returned 
to  Marissa  and  took  over  the  practice  which  his  father  had 
just  given  up. 

On  the  8th  of  October,  1912,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Wallingford  of  Bloomington,  Indiana,  and  from  this  marriage 
he  has  one  son,  Joseph  A.  Campbell,  Jr.,  who  was  born  on 
September  ist,  1914.  Dr.  Campbell  was  married,  the  second 
time,  on  June  i6th,  1923  to  Dixie  G.  Wakefield  of  Loveland, 
Ohio,  and  from  this  marriage  has  a  daughter,  Dixie  Ann,  born 
August  19,  1927. 

In  politics.  Dr.  Campbell  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  served  as 
a  member  of  the  County  Central  Democratic  Committee.  He 
is  prominent  in  several  local  fraternal  organizations — he  is  a 
Mason  and  a  Shriner  in  this  order;  is  a  member  of  the  Rotary 
Club;  and  belongs  to  the  Modern  Woodmen  fraternity.  The 
doctor  is  also  a  member  of  the  American  Legion,  and  of  the 
Marissa  Country  Club,  of  which  club  he  has  been  president. 
He  IS  one  of  the  well-known  and  competent  physicians  of  St. 
Clair  County. 

LOUIS  G.  DARMSTATTER 
JHE  LITTLE  CITY  of  New  Athens,  Illinois,  is  un- 
doubtedly very  fortunate  m  having  for  one  of  her 
citizens  Mr.  Louis  George  Darmstatter,  who  has 
contributed  no  small  amount  of  energy  toward  her  success. 
He  is  a  dealer  in  hardware  and  farm  machinery,  and  has  been 
the  very  able  manager  of  the  Farmers'  Supply  Company, 
of  New  Athens  since  1912.  Since  1894 — for  thirty-four  years- 
he  has  held  the  position  of  school  treasurer  of  his  township. 


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Mr.  Darmstatter,  a  son  of  George  and  Elizabeth  Reoder 
Darmstatter,  was  bom  on  a  farm  on  November  27,  1866. 
He  received  his  education  in  the  Five  Forks  School  of  District 
No.  64.  On  October  15,  1891,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Emma 
Schaller.  There  are  points  regarding  the  life  of  Mrs.  Darm- 
statter's  father,  John  Schaller,  that  are  interesting.  He  held 
a  position  of  influence  among  the  German- American  citizens 
of  St.  Clair  County,  and  was  considered  one  of  the  most 
prosperous  residents  of  Lenzburg  Township.  His  good  judg- 
ment and  determination  to  succeed,  coupled  with  good  busi- 
ness, repaid  his  honest,  unaided  efforts  with  a  large  amount 
of  land — seven  hundred  acres.  Mr.  Schaller's  education  was 
gained  in  the  schools  of  St.  Clair  County.  Although  his 
learning  was  quite  thorough  and  complete,  by  subsequent 
reading  he  became  a  well-informed  man.  His  marriage  oc- 
curred in  1863.  Seven  children  were  born  to  Mr.  Schaller 
and  his  excellent  wife,  and  one  of  these  was  Emma,  now 
Mrs.  Darmstatter.  Every  one  of  the  members  of  this  fine, 
large  family  proved  to  be  active  and  progressive  citizens  of 
their  community.  Mr.  Schaller  may  surely  be  classed  as  a 
man  of  enterprise,  of  zeal  in  his  advocacy  of  the  cause  of 
justice  and  right,  and  of  prominence  in  good  works.  Such, 
then,  is  Mrs.  Darmstatter's  family  history. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Darmstatter  have  always  believed  in  a 
thoro  education  of  their  children  and  consequently  we  find 
that  their  daughter,  Helen  O.,  attended  the  University  of 
Illinois  in  191 5-16  where  she  met  her  husband.  She  is  now 
Mrs.  R.  J.  Moore,  of  Griggsville,  111.  Their  son,  Elias,  is 
now  a  Junior  in  the  College  of  Commerce,  University  of 
Illinois.  He  is  a  member  of  Phi  Gamma  Delta,  one  of  the 
oldest  and  most  respected  fraternities. 

The  family  belongs  to  St.  John's  Evangelical  Church,  and 
are  all  good  church  workers.  For  a  great  many  years  both 
Mr.  Darmstatter  and  his  wife  have  contributed  substantially 
to  their  church  and  have  exerted  noble  efforts  that  have 
aided  their  church  materially.  No  small  amount  of  their  lives 
has  been  spent  in  such  useful  work.  In  politics,  Mr.  Darm- 
statter is  an  adherent  to  the  principles  of  the  Democratic 
party.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America. 
GEORGE  C.  VOELKEL 

One  of  those  thrifty,  industrious  immigrants  from  north- 
ern Europe  who  form  a  large  percentage  of  the  staunch  citi- 
zenry of  today,  was  George  C.  Voelkel  who  came  to  this 
country  from  Hasloch  Rheinfels,  Germany.  After  arriving  in 
St.  Clair  County  he  settled  on  a  farm  near  Belleville,  married 
Miss  Anna  M.  Moser  and  reared  a  family  of  two  girls  and 
six  boys.  He  died  in  Belleville  at  the  :\f,e  of  eighty-two  years. 


GEORGE  VOELKEL  WALTER  VOELKEL 

George  Voelkel,  his  son,  was  born  on  his  father's  farm  near 
Belleville,  August  20,  1856.  He  attended  the  public  schools 
of  Belleville  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  took  employment  in  the 
sheet  metal  business  in  St.  Louis.  On  December  3,  1877,  he 
married  Charlotte  Pustmueller  and  this  union  was  blessed 
with  eight  children,  two  boys  and  six  girls. 

Mr.  Voelkel  worked  with  sheet  metal  until  he  was  twenty- 
four  years  old  and  then  returned  to  Belleville  to  organize 
with  his  brother  the  present  firm  of  Voelkel  Brothers  under 
the  name  which  it  now  carries.  Gustave  Voelkel,  George's 
brother,  was  made  president  of  the  firm,  and  George  acted 
as  secretary-treasurer,  which  position  he  still  holds.  The  two 
brothers  managed  the  business,  which  was  incorporated  in 
1913,  until  the  death  of  Gustave  Voelkel  on  September  5, 
1919,  after  which  Walter  Voelkel,  Gustave's  nephew,  was 
made  president  of  the  firm. 

George  Voelkel  has  worked  hard  all  of  his  life  and  is  still 
vigorous,  enjoys  perfect  health,  and  is  extremely  industrious. 
He  is  connected  with  many  organizations  of  a  religious, 
patriotic,  or  fraternal  nature,  being  secretary  of  the  Belleville 
chapter  of  the  Loyal  Americans,  a  member  of  the  Retail 
Merchants  Association,  a  Modern  Woodman,  and  for  twen- 
ty-two years  a  trustse  in  his  church. 

Walter  Voelkel,  president  of  the  Voelkel  Brothers  Hard- 
ware Company,  was  born  in  Belleville,  May  20,  1882.  He 
attended  the  public  schools  of  Belleville,  and  after  graduat- 
ing from  the  Belleville  High  School  in  1900,  worked  in  the 
express  company  business  in  E.  St.  Louis,  111.  for  three  years. 
He  then  spent  one  year  with  a  general  construction  company 
in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  in  1904  returned  to  Belleville  to  work 
in  the  sheet  metal  department  of  the  Voelkel  Brothers  Com- 
pany. On  November  22,  1911  he  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Olivia  S.  Busiek.  Two  children,  one  boy  and  one  girl, 


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have  been  horn  to  this  union.  In  1919,  he  was  made  president 
and  general  manager  of  the  firm,  and  since  then  has  purchased 
an  interest  in  it  as  well  as  residence  property  in  Belleville. 
Walter  Voelkel  is  a  hard  worker,  is  well  known  in  Belleville, 
and  has  been  treasurer  of  the  parish  for  nine  years. 

By  being  industrious,  aggressive,  and  conscientious  m 
their  business  dealings,  the  members  of  the  House  of  Voel- 
kel have  each  done  their  part  m  bringing  the  Voelkel  Bro- 
thers Company  to  its  present  place  of  importance  in  the 
commercial  life  of  Belleville. 

ERNEST  C.  ASBURY.  M.  D, 
t.y'^  R.  E.  C.  AsBURY,  physician  and  surgeon,  ot  New 
JLJ  Baden,  111.,  was  born  near  O'Fallon,  Jan.  25th,  1889. 
His  father,  James  W.  Asbury,  who  now  lives  in  New 
Baden,  was  engaged  in  the  real  estate  and  insurance  business 
in  O'Fallon  for  a  number  of  years,  and  previous  to  his  entry 
into  business,  he  taught  school  for  twenty-three  years  in  St. 
Clair  County.  The  doctor's  mother,  Nellie  G.  Evans  Asbury, 
died  on  the  first  of  January,  1924. 

Dr.  Asbury  was  graduated  from  the  O'Fallon  High  School 
in  1906,  worked  as  a  carpenter  two  years,  and  then  went  to 
McKendree  College  for  three  years.  In  191  f  he  was  graduated 
from  the  St.  Louis  University  Medical  School.  He  spent  the 
two  following  years  in  the  City  Hospital  of  St.  Louis,  and, 
during  the  construction  operations  at  Scott  Field,  in  1917,  he 
took  care  of  the  accident  cases  there.  He  enlisted  in  the  Army 
and  was  given  the  rank  of  First  Lieutenant,  and  upon  being 
discharged  in  1918,  located  in  New  Baden.  While  a  student 
in  college  and  medical  school.  Dr.  Asbury  worked,  during  the 
vacation  periods,  as  a  carpenter. 

On  June  30th,  1916,  Dr.  Asbury  was  married  to  Miss 
Nellie  E.  Smith,  of  St.  Louis,  an  attractive  and  cultured  young 
lady,  the  daughter  of  Charles  and  Ella  Van  Horn  Smith.  Her 
father  has  since  died  (May  5th,  1921);  the  mother  is  still  liv- 
ing in  St.  Louis.  Mrs.  Asbury  gradu.ited  from  the  McKinley 


High  School,  and  studied  music  m  the  Weltner's  Conserva- 
tory of  Music,  in  St.  Louis.  She  is  the  mother  of  two  fine 
girls,  Virginia  Ray,  and  Ruth  Ellen,  born  June  29th,  191S, 
and  May  2jrd,  1921,  respectively.  Both  are  enrolled  in  Mc- 
Kendree's  School  of  Expression,  Ruth  Ellen  having  entered 
at  the  age  of  four,  which  gives  to  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Asbury  the 
proud  distinction  of  having  sent  to  McKendree  the  youngest 
pupil  ever  enrolled  in  this  historic  institution. 

Dr.  Asbury  is  a  good  mixer,  and  active  in  many  fraternal, 
social,  and  professional  organizations.  He  is  a  Mason,  an  Odd 
Fellow,  a  member  of  the  Eastern  St  ir,  the  Phi  Rho  Chapter 
ot  the  Phi  Chi  Medical  Fraternity,  the  American  Medical 
Association,  the  Illinois  and  Clinton  County  Medical  Socie- 
ties, the  Association  of  Surgeons  for  the  Southern  Railroad, 
and  has  served  several  terms  as  president  of  Clinton  County 
Medical  Society.  While  m  college,  he  belonged  to  the  Platon- 
lan  Literary  Soceity.  He  is  a  Methodist,  an  alert,  competent 
physician  and  surgeon,  a  good  father,  and  a  staunch  citizen , 

MILTON  O.  WILDERMAN 
C^HE  ROLLING,  green  fields,  covered  with  their  beau- 
\T^  tiful  vegetation,  scent  of  fresh  grass,  droning  insects, 
and  chirping  birds  all  these  lovely  things  th.it  sur- 
round a  farmhouse— have  highly  appealed  to  Milton  O. 
Wilderm.m,  and  have  caused  him  to  choose  farming  as  his 
life's  work.  He  was  a  son  m  a  family  of  ten  children.  His 
father,  William  A.  Wilderman,  now  deceased,  was  a  splendid 
father  to  his  large  family,  a  highly  respected  citizen,  and  a 
keen  advocate  of  religious  work  m  his  community.  At  the  age 
of  twenty-two,  he  enlisted  and  served  for  three  years  in  the 
Union  Army  as  first  sergeant   He  served  in  the  army  until 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  on  October  19,  1867, 
on  a  farm  near  Belleville,  m  St.  Clair  County.  His  education 
was  acquired  in  various  public  schools.  After  this,  he  worked 
for  his  father — years  of  good  work  that  were  a  fine  contribu- 
tion to  the  family.  At  the  early  age  of  twenty-two,  Mr. 
Wilderman  was  united  m  matrimony  to  Mary  E.  Johnson,  a 
fine  young  lady,  who  proved  to  be  just  as  fine  a  mother  to 
three  children.  The  first  child,  Grace  A.,  was  born  on  Decem- 
ber 21,  1891.  She  died  on  November  21,  1918,  after  twenty- 
seven  years  of  beautiful  living.  The  second  child,  Maud  E., 
was  born  on  September  22,  1893,  and  is  now  happily  married 
to  Leonard  Emery.  The  third  child,  a  son,  Roy  J.,  was  born 
on  July  16,  1895.  He  was  married  in  1921,  to  Anita  M. 
Niedenuehr. 

Mrs.  Wilderman,  a  daughter  of  Vincent  G.  Johnson,  was 
born  on  August  16,  1864.  Her  father,  a  descendant  of  old 


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M.  O.  WILDERMAN  MRS.  M.  O.  WILDERMAN 

and  prominent  American  families,  was  reared  on  a  farm;  was 
educated  in  Belleville  High  School;  was  married  to  Emily 
Moore  in  1862,  and  at  her  death,  to  Pinelda  C.  Breese.  He 
was,  for  a  time,  highway  commissioner  for  his  township. 
Mrs.  Wilderman  attended,  at  one  time,  Almira  College,  of 
Greenville,  Illinois.  Immediately  after  she  and  Mr.  Wilder- 
man  were  married,  the  couple  rented  a  farm  near  Belleville. 
In  1920,  after  several  years  of  thriftiness  and  hard,  conscien- 
tious work,  the  couple  became  owners  of  the  farm — one 
hundred  acres  of  verdant  land.  In  addition  to  the  above,  the 
couple  have  become  owners  of  a  seventy-eight  acre  farm 
near  Scott  Field.  Besides  farming,  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
is  a  trustee  in  the  St.  Clair  Township  School  of  St.  Clair 
County,  an  office  which  he  has  held  for  the  past  twenty  years. 
Throughout  his  life,  Mr.  Wilderman  has  lived  in  a  way  to 
be  envied.  Always  kind-hearted,  never  harsh,  he  has  securely 
won  the  deep  respect  and  admiration  of  all  who  ever  came  in 
contact  with  him. 

ORVILLE  C   FRESHOUR 

ONE  OF  THE  popular  resorts  for  young  people  of  Lebanon 
IS  the  Lebanon  Drug  Co's.  store  owned  by  Pr.  O.  C. 
Freshour.  Mr.  Freshour  came  to  Lebanon  in  1915, 
and  purchased  from  L.  L.  Pfeffer  the  business  which  he  now 
owns.  He  was  born  in  St.  Francisville,  111.,  on  April  ist, 
1889.  William  Freshour,  his  father,  died  on  April  6th,  1914; 
his  mother,  Alice  Revelette  Freshour,  is  still  living  at  her 
home  in  St.  Francisville.  Mr.  O.  C.  Freshour  attended  the 
public  schools  in  St.  Francisville,  through  three  years  of  high 
school,  and  then  entered  the  Valparaiso  University,  where 
he  studied  Pharmacy,  and  received  his  Ph.  G.  degree  in 
1912.  For  about  three  years  after  his  graduation  he  was  em- 
ployed in  a  drug  store  of  his  native  city,  and  then  he  came 
to  Lebanon  to  take  charge  of  the  store  which  he  now  has. 


ORVILLE  C.  FRESHOUR  MRS.  O.  C.  FRESHOUR 

Two  years  after  locating  here,  Mr.  Freshour  was  married 
to  Miss  Jennie  Lyons,  of  St.  Francisville,  a  young  lady  in 
whom  he  had  been  interested  for  some  time.  She  is  the 
daughter  of  Dr.  W.  A.  Lyons  (died  in  1889),  and  of  Elizabeth 
Saums,  who  makes  her  home  with  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Freshour. 
After  receiving  her  education  in  the  schools  of  St.  Francis- 
ville ("she  was  graduated  from  the  high  school  in  1908),  Mrs. 
Freshour  studied  one  year  in  the  Vincennes  University  of 
Indiana,  and  one  year  in  the  Forest  Park  University,  of  St. 
Louis.  Two  children  have  been  born  to  this  congenial  couple. 
The  daughter,  Eleanor  E.,  was  born  August  3rd,  1918;  the 
son,  William  E.,  on  August  31st,  1924.  Eleanor  attends  the 
grade  school  here,  and  is  well  advanced  in  her  studies,  and 
shows  marked  ability  for  one  of  her  age.  The  mother  is  a 
member  of  the  Christian  Church,  of  the  Eastern  Star,  of 
which  she  is,  at  present,  the  Worthy  Matron,  and  is  an 
active  member  of  other  women's  organizations  in  Lebanon. 
Mr.  Freshour  is  active  in  several  fraternities,  business, 
and  other  organizations.  He  is  a  Mason,  an  Odd  Fellow,  a 
Modern  Woodman,  a  Rotarian,  a  member  of  the  local  Com- 
mercial Club,  and  a  K.  P.  He  worships  in  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  of  which  he  has  long  been  a  member.  His  pleasant 
nature,  his  courteous  and  fair  business  dealings,  have  won 
for  him  a  host  of  patrons  and  friends. 

MOLL  FURNITURE  &?  UNDERTAKING  COMPANY 
I>HE  Moll  Furniture  and  Undertaking  Company 
of  Mascoufcih  was  incorporated  under  its  present 
name  in  September,  1910,  when  three  members  of 
the  Moll  family  became  the  owners.  This  business  was  es- 
tablished in  iS^;!  by  the  Dathan  family,  who  operated  it 
for  many  years. 

Albert  D.  Moll,  who  acted  as  manager  of  the  company, 
as  well  as  secretary  .md  treasurer,  until  his  death  (Nov. 


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A.  L.  A.  MOLL 


E.  G.  L.  MOLL 


JAMES  NEVIN 


MRS.  JAMES  NEVIN 


5th,  1924),  was  the  father  of  the  present  owners  ot  this 
company — A.  L.  A.  Moll  and  Emmett  G.  L.  Moll.  He  was 
a  native  of  Mascoutah,  horn  on  August  i6th,  1870,  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools,  and  began  his  working  career 
on  the  fiirm,  first,  under  his  father's  direction,  and  after- 
wards, from  1898  to  1910,  as  manager  of  his  dairy  farm. 
After  going  into  business,  he  continued  to  direct  the  man- 
agement of  his  land.  He  learned  the  art  of  embalming  in 
St.  Louis,  under  Prof.  George  H.  Schneve,  and  received  his 
diploma  in  1909.  He  was  considered  a  skillful  embalmer, 
and  a  very  pleasant  and  courteous  business  man. 

His  older  son,  A.  L.  A.  Moll,  was  born  in  1896,  on  the 
2ist  of  October,  secured  his  early  education  m  the  parochial 
school,  and  his  higher  learning  m  the  high  school  and  in  a 
commercial  college  of  St.  Louis,  after  which  he  studied  em- 
balming m  the  Worshman  School  of  Chicago,  graduating  in 
1918.  On  Nov.  23rd,  three  years  later,  he  married  Mary  J. 
Weilbacher,  by  whom  he  has  had  six  children,  among  these, 
two  pairs  of  twins.  Their  names  and  birthdates  follow; 
Josephine,  Sept.  21st,  1922;  Marcella  and  Albert,  Feb.  ist, 
1924;  Henry,  March  14th,  1925;  Leo  and  Dennis,  May  15th, 
1926.  The  father  is  a  K.  of  C,  C.  K.,  L.  of  L,  and  a  member 
of  the  American  Legion.  He  served  in  the  army  as  a  "buck 
private,"  and  was  discharged  Dec.  31st,  1918. 

Emmett  G.  L.  Moll  was  born  June  9th,  1898,  received 
an  education  in  the  parochial  and  high  school  similar  to 
that  of  his  brother  and  graduated  from  the  Worsham  School 
of  Embalming  in  1920.  He  married,  on  Oct.  ist,  1924,  Bertha 
G.  Mittendorf,  and  one  son  has  been  born  to  them — Daniel 
H.,  on  July  7th,  192';.  The  father  is  a  member  of  the  Belle- 
ville branch  of  the  K.  of  C,  C.  K.,  and  L.  of  L 


JAMES  NEVIN 

ON  THE  12th  of  May,  1912,  Mr.  George  Nevin,  one  of 
the  oldest  and  most  respected  citizens  of  Marissa, 
passed  away  at  his  home  m  this  city.  This  good  man 
was  born  in  Ireland  on  Dec.  20th,  1821,  immigrated  to 
America  with  two  brothers  and  two  sisters  in  1852,  and 
settled  on  a  firm  near  Marissa.  On  April  loth,  1856,  he 
was  married  to  Mary  Jane  Hanna,  a  devoted  Christian 
woman,  who  bore  to  her  husband  nine  children.  Mr.  Nev 
m's  first  home  in  this  country  was  a  log  house;  soon  after 
his  marriage  he  moved  to  the  old  Nevin  farm,  now  known 
as  the  James  Nevin  farm,  and  later  to  Nevin  Hill,  where 
he  remained  until  1900,  when  he  retired  from  active  farm 
labor  and  moved  to  Marissa,  where  he  spent  the  last  twelve 
years  of  his  life.  Mr.  George  Nevin  was  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church,  and  was  reputed  one  of  the  happiest 
Christians  of  his  time. 

His  son,  James  Nevin,  was  born  m  Marissa,  on  Feb.  26th, 
1857.  After  completing  his  education  in  the  public  schools, 
he  worked  for  many  years  on  his  father's  farm,  and  in  1886 
began  farming  for  himself.  On  July  29th  of  this  year  he 
was  married  to  Maggie  C.  Hamill,  the  daughter  of  Archibald 
and  Mary  (McKnight)  Hamill,  who  lived  on  a  farm  near 
Freeburg,  111.  Maggie  was  born  on  Oct.  14th,  1866,  one  in 
a  family  of  three  children.  She  received  a  public  school  edu' 
cation,  and  afterwards  attended  the  State  Normal  at  Car- 
bondale.  111.  At  the  time  of  her  marriage  to  Mr.  Nevin,  she 
was  but  nineteen  years  of  age.  Both  of  her  parents  have 
long  since  died,  the  father  in  March,  1875;  the  mother  in 
May,  1879. 

James  and  Mrs.  Nevin  have  one  daughter.  Pearl  L.,  born 
on  July  3rd,  1892.  She  is  now  the  wife  of  Dr.  Reed  M. 
Shroyer,  a  dentist  of  Vincennes,  Indiana  .They  have  two  boys. 


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LOUIS  E.  McCLINTOCK  ROBERT  M> 

Mr.  Nevin  left  the  farm  in  1896,  moved  to  Marissa,  and 
joined  with  Mr.  Wolter  in  opening  a  farm  implement  estab- 
lishment, which  business  he  helped  manage  until  1902,  when 
he  sold  out  his  share  and  went  on  the  road  as  a  traveling 
salesman  of  farm  machinery.  He  has  continued  in  this  occu- 
pation up  to  the  present  time.  Mr.  Nevin  still  owns  the 
old  Nevin  Farm,  which  he  has  rented  out,  and  besides  this, 
is  the  owner  of  residence  property  in  Marissa. 

Mr.  Nevin  was  elected  Treasurer  of  Marissa  Township 
in  1918,  and  still  holds  this  office.  He  served  as  a  member  of 
School  District  No.  45  for  a  number  of  years. 

He  IS  a  Mason  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

LOUIS  E.  McCLINTOCK 

SINCE  1906,  Mr.  L.  E.  McClintock  has  been  the  owner 
of  a  planing  mill  at  Marissa,  Illinois,  to  which  city 
he  first  came  in  1900.  He  was  born  in  Olathe,  Kansas, 
April  15,  187 J,  the  son  of  Robert  McClintock  and  Eliza 
Jane  Redpath. 

David  McClintock,  the  father  of  Robert  McClintock, 
was  born  in  County  Donegal,  Ireland,  about  1812.  Leaving 
Ireland,  he  spent  part  of  a  year  in  Glasgow,  Scotland,  then 
came  to  America,  landing  at  New  Orleans  in  1850,  where 
his  mother  died  and  was  buried.  Then  he  came  up  the  Miss- 
issippi to  Illinois  and  settled  in  Randolph  County  near  Jor- 
dan's Grove  in  185 1.  His  death  occurred  in  1867,  his  wife, 
Anna  (Grier)  McClintock,  having  died  in  1853. 

Robert  McClintock,  who  was  born  in  1844,  enlisted  m 
early  manhood  as  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  War  m  the  8oth 
Regiment  Illinois  Infantry  and  served  m  the  Army  ot  the 
Cumberland.  Being  discharged  in  July,  1865,  he  returned  to 
his  home  and  followed  his  occupation  of  farmin;,'  until  1904, 


CLINTOCK  P.  C.  OTWELL 

when  he  retired  to  Marissa.  His  wife  passed  away  on  July 
20,  191 1.  To  them  were  born  thirteen  children,  three  of 
whom  died  in  infancy. 

Louis  Edward  McClintock  secured  a  public  school  edu- 
cation in  Randolph  County  and  then  began  working,  first  at 
the  carpenters'  trade,  and  later  in  a  planing  mill  at  Sparta, 
Illinois,  where  he  was  employed  until  1900.  From  Sparta 
he  moved  to  Marissa  and  took  employment  in  the  mill  of 
Mr.  A.  C.  Elder,  remaining  in  his  plant  until  1906,  when 
he  bought  out  the  owner  and  began  operating  the  mill 
for  himself. 

Mrs.  McClintock,  to  whom  he  was  married  on  Febru- 
ary 17,  1913,  was  formerly  Miss  Cora  B.  White,  the  daugh- 
ter of  James  F.  White  and  Ellen  Hamilton,  and  was  born 
in  this  county  on  September  6.  1875.  An  historical  sketch 
of  the  White  family  appears  on  another  page  of  this  volume. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  McClintock  have  one  boy.  Dale  E.  McClintock. 
Besides  the  mill  property,  Mr.  McClintock  owns  a  fine 
residence  in  Marissa;  and  in  addition  to  operating  the  plan- 
ing mill,  he  takes  building  contracts  and  engineers  the  con- 
struction of  buildings.  He  is  an  active  member  of  the  United 
Presbyterian  Church,  a  director  in  the  Marissa  Building  and 
Loan  Association  and  a  member  of  the  Marissa  Township 
High  School  Board. 

P.  C.  OTWELL 
HE  FATHER  of  P.  C.  Otwell  was  W.  H.  Otwell, 
of  Carlinville,  111.,  a  former  student  in  McKendree 
College,  a  Civil  War  veteran,  and  a  store-keeper  in 
Plainview,  111.  He  died  Aug.  21,  1917.  The  mother,  who 
was  formerly  Miss  Frances  E.  Brown,  of  Macoupin  County, 
111.,  studied  in  Monticello  Seminary  and  afterwards  taught 
school  for  a  number  of  years.  She  is  now  eighty-two  years  old. 


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R    W    ROPIEQUET 


MRS^  R,   W.  ROPIEQUET 


CHRISTIAN  KOLB 


P.  C.  Otwell  was  born  at  Pl.iinview,  111.,  on  the  nth  day 
of  October,  1888,  and  received  his  public  school  education 
there.  Then  he  studied  in  Valparaiso  University  for  several 
years,  graduating  from  the  school  of  science,  with  a  B.  S. 
Degree,  in  1880,  and  from  the  law  school,  with  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  two  years  later.  The  following  year  he  studied  m 
the  law  school  of  Yale  University,  and  received  a  diploma 
from  this  school  also.  After  the  completion  of  his  law  studies 
he  came  to  Belleville,  111.  to  begin  his  law  practice,  first 
independently  until  1Q14,  and  from  that  year  until  1918  he 
was  a  partner  in  the  firm  of  Otwell  and  Lindauer.  Mr.  Lind- 
auer  is  the  present  state's  attorney  of  St.  Clair  County. 
Since  1918  Mr.  Otwell  has  carried  on  an  independent  practice. 

On  February  24,  191 3,  Mr.  Otwell  was  married  to  Clara 
I.  Sahlender,  the  daughter  of  a  merchant  in  this  city.  Two 
children  have  been  born  to  them,  the  first,  William  G.  on 
July  3,  1914,  and  the  second,  Mary  F.,  on  June  6,  1919. 
Both  are  attending  school  m  Belleville. 

Mr.  Otwell  takes  his  recreation  on  the  golf  links  when- 
ever weather  conditions  permit,  and  greatly  enjoys  this  sport. 
He  holds  a  membership  in  a  number  of  fraternal  and  business 
organizations.  He  is  a  Mason,  a  Knight  Templar,  an  Elk,  a 
member  of  the  Lion's  Club.  He  is  a  capable  lawyer,  well- 
known  and  well-liked  in  Belleville,  and  enjoys  a  good  prac- 
tice m  this  county. 

RICHARD  W.  ROPIEQUET 

BiCHARD  W.  RopiEQUET  was  bom  at  Belleville,  Illinois, 
March  23,  1866.  His  father,  Frederick  Ropiequet,  was 
for  years  prominent  in  the  public  and  political  life  of 
St.  Clair  County,  having  been  sheriff  several  times  and  coun- 
ty treasurer,  as  well  as  mayor  of  Belleville.   His  mother, 
Anna  Wangelin,  was  a  daughter  of  Col.  Hugo  Wangelm,  a 


prominent  German  pioneer  resident  of  the  county,  who  won 
distinction  in  the  Civil  War.  Mr.  Ropiequet  himself  served 
m  the  Spanish  American  War. 

Educated  m  the  public  schools  of  Belleville  and  the  Smith 
Academy  of  Washington  University,  he  "read  law"  in  the 
office  of  Charles  W.  Thomas  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
on  March  21,  1887.  In  active  practice  since  that  date,  dur- 
ing the  Litter  years  Mr.  Ropiequet  has  been  specializing  m 
Interstate  Commerce  practice,  m  which  he  has  gained  an 
enviable  reputation  throughout  the  country. 

Mr.  Ropiequet  has  for  years  been  a  leader  m  Southern 
Illinois  Methodism.  He  was  the  first  president  of  the  Belle- 
ville Epworth  League,  of  the  Lebanon  District  and  Southern 
Illinois  League,  and  served  as  president  of  the  Illinois  State 
Epworth  League.  He  also  has  been  active  m  Sunday  School 
work,  having  been  superintendent  of  the  Belleville  and  East 
St.  Louis  schools.  He  is  now  the  teacher  of  a  large  Men's 
Bible  Class  in  the  latter  city.  Mr.  Ropiequet  was  also  a 
trustee  of  McKendree. 

He  was  married  April  14,  1889,  to  Mamie  W.  Crouch, 
of  Belleville,  of  which  union  there  was  born  Wilfred  C. 
Ropiequet.  On  July  11,  1901,  he  married  Florence  W.  Wag- 
ner of  Flagler,  Iowa,  their  children  being  Harold  W.,  Mil- 
dred A.,  who  attended  McKendree,  Marion  F.,  the  latter 
two  now  attending  the  Ohio  Wesleyan,  and  Arthur  C. 
Mrs.  Ropiequet  is  a  leader  in  Y.  W.  C.  A.  work.  The  family 
now  reside  in  East  St.  Louis. 

KOLB  BROTHERS,  MERCHANTS 

HE  KoLB  Mercantile  Company  of  Lebanon,  111.  is 

under  the  management  of  two  brothers,  William  Kolb 

and  Christian  Kolb.  They  are  the  sons  of  Killian  Kolb 

and  Marie  Heilman,  and  both  were  born,  reared  and  educated 

m  Mascoutah.  William  was  born  on  Oct.  17,  1869.  After 


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attending  the  public  schools,  he  went  to  O'Fallon,  where  he 
clerked  in  the  store  of  Ernst  Tiedeman  for  four  years,  and 
went  from  here  to  Venice  and  worked  two  years  for  Kohl 
Niemann.  At  the  age  of  twenty  he  came  to  Lebanon,  started 
in  business  here,  and  has  continued  in  this  business  now  for 
more  than  thrity-seven  years.  He  is  married  and  has  four 
children.  Mrs.  Kolb,  nee  Elizabeth  O.  Bachmann,  was  born 
in  Salem,  111.,  Sept.  15,  1869,  the  daughter  of  A.  H.  Bach- 
mann and  Mary  Bachmann,  and  was  married  to  Mr.  Kolb  on 
Dec.  25,  1896.  Marie,  their  first  child,  was  born  New  Year's 
Day,  1898  and  is  now  married  to  Glen  Filley,  athletic  coach 
at  McKendree  College;  Katherine,  born  in  June,  1900,  was 
graduated  from  the  University  of  Illinois,  and  was  recently 
married  to  Dr.  C.  Kurz,  a  prominent  dentist  of  Carlyle,  111.; 
Charles  W.  was  born  Feb.  2, 1904;  and  the  youngest,  Pauline, 
on  Dec.  20,  1914.  The  three  oldest  have  been  students  in  Mc 
Kendree  College.  Mr.  Kolb  is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
Church  and  belongs  to  the  K.  P.  Order. 

Christian  Kolb  was  born  May  28,  1876.  After  finishing 
the  grade  schools,  he  spent  one  year  in  the  Mascoutah  High 
School,  and  then  six  months  in  the  Belleville  Commercial  Col- 
lege. In  1896,  he  came  to  Lebanon  and  went  into  business 
with  his  brother.  He  was  married  to  Odelia  Steidle  of 
Lebanon,  on  October  23,  1899.  His  wife  was  born  on  the  4th 
of  December,  1878,  the  daughter  of  Frank  Steidle  and  Joan 
Burhart,  both  of  whom  have  died.  To  Christian  Kolb  and  his 
wife  have  been  born  two  children — Edgar  J.,  on  June  7, 1906; 
and  Roy  C,  on  July  i,  1903.  The  older  son  has  studied  in 
McKendree  College  about  two  years,  and  the  younger  son 
one  year.  Mr.  Kolb  is  a  member  of  the  Evangelical  Church, 
and  one  of  the  Deacons  of  his  church  and  the  secretary  of  the 
Church  Board.  He  and  his  brother  are  congenial  business 
men,  and  are  well  liked  in  Lebanon  where  they  enjoy  a  large 
patronage  both  from  the  townspeople  and  from  those  in  the 
surrounding  country. 

WILLIAM  C.  DAUMUELLER 

Qo  ONE  CAN  LIVE  in  Leb- 
anon for  very  long 
without  becoming  ac- 
quainted with  one  of  her  most 
progressive  and  most  congeni, 
business  men,  Mr.  W.  C. 
Daumueller,  the  proprietor  of 
a  music,  gift  and  confectionery 
store.  His  place  of  business  is 
the  pleasant  resort  of  college 
and  high  school  students  in 


See  building  adjoining  his 
music  parlor  for  the  display 


YESTERDAY 


particular.  Here  they  gather  to 
take  delightful  refreshments,  to 
enjoy  the  best  of  music,  or  to 
purchase  choice  gifts  for  their 
friends.  Mr.  Daumuelier  came 
to  Lebanon  in  1902  and  open- 
ed his  shop  in  the  building 
which  he  now  occupies.  He 
has  met  with  encouraging  suc- 
cess, enjoys  the  patronage  of 
scores  of  college  students  as 
well  as  his  townspeople,  and 
has  recently  been  obliged  to 
secure  more  room  for  his  busi- 
ness, securing  the  old  post  ofl 
store,  and  uses  this  space  as  a 
and  demonstration  of  his  instruments 

Mr.  Daumueller  came  here  from  Belleville,  where  he  was 
born,  and  where  he  received  his  education.  His  father  was 
George  Daumueller,  who  was  born  in  Stuttgart  Wuertten- 
berg,  Germany  and  came  to  this  country  on  July  4th,  i860 — 
embarking  in  the  mining  business  and  later  in  the  dry  goods 
and  grocery  business.  He  was  married  to  Pauline  Konzelman 
on  January  3rd,  1861.  Mr.  Daumueller  died  on  June  8th, 
1897 — Mrs.  Daumueller  is  still  living  in  Belleville. 

On  July  24th,  1906,  W.  C.  Daumueller  was  married  to 
Miss  Alma  Howe,  a  trained  nurse,  who  had  come  to  Lebanon 
in  1905  to  take  charge  of  a  sanitarium  here.  She  is  the  daugh- 
ter of  F.  D.  Howe  and  Mary  Roe  Howe,  and  was  born  at 
Oswego,  Kansas  on  November  27th,  1885.  After  the  com- 
pletion  of  the  grade  and  high  school  courses,  she  took  four 
years  in  the  training  school  for  nurses  in  the  Henrietta  Hos- 
pital of  East  St.  Louis,  after  which  she  came  to  Lebanon. 

Mrs.  Daumueller  takes  delight  in  her  home,  in  flowers  and 
in  good  books.  She  is  the  mother  of  two  daughters — Mar- 
guerite Mae,  born  August  27th,  1909  and  Mary  Pauline, 
born  August  17th,  1915. 

Mr.  Daumueller  is  a  member  of  the  Luthern  Church  and 
of  the  Icc.il  Rotary  Club,  having  served  the  past  year  as 
president  of  the  Club.  He  is  especially  interested  in  good 
music  and  athletics. 

HON.  BRUCE  A.  CAMPBELL 
POINTS  which  stand  out  most  prominently  in  the 
ife  history  of  Bruce  Campbell  are  his  renowned  lea- 
dership in  the  profession  of  law  and  his  active  public 
service.  He  was  born  at  Albion,  Edwards  County,  Illinois, 
October  28,  1879,  a  son  of  Joseph  M.  and  Amabel  (Thomp- 


©Ife 


Pne  HiuiciT-ed  and  T^metyTwo 


BRUCE  A.  CAMPBELL 


son)  Campbell,  both  deceased. 
LIpon  being  graduated  trom 
the  high  school  and  from  the 
Southern  Collegiate  Institute, 
both  in  his  native  town,  Mr. 
Campbell  entered  the  Univer 
sity  of  Illinois.  Here,  he  was 
elected  to  membership  m  the 
Smna  Alpha  Epsilon  Fraternity 
and  to  Phi  Bet  i  Kappa,  and  m 
1900  he  was  graduated  with 
the  degree  of  B.ichelor  of  Arts. 
Taking  up.  then,  the  study  of 
law  in  his  father's  office,  he 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1901,  and  began  practicing  at 
Albion.  After  serving  as  City  Attorney  and  as  a  Repre- 
sentative to  the  State  Assembly,  he  came  to  East  St.  Louis 
in  1905  and  became  associated  which  Judge  E.  C.  Kramer 
and  R.  J.  Kramer,  leading  attorneys  of  St.  Clair  County, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Kramer,  Kramer  6?  Campbell,  which 
association  has  since  continuously  existed.  Since  then,  m 
politics  and  m  the  legal  profession,  he  has  gained  honorable 
distinction.  He  is  a  leader  m  the  Democratic  party,  having 
been  since  1902  a  delegate  to  every  state  convention,  and 
twice  chairman  of  these  conventions. 

In  igio  he  was  the  Democratic  nominee  for  Congressman 
of  his  district;  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  Democratic  National 
Convention  that  nominated  Woodrow  Wilson  for  President; 
and  in  1924  he  was  delegate-at-large  to  his  party's  convention 
held  in  New  York  City.  He  declined  in  igi  j  an  appointment 
by  President  Wilson  to  serve  as  Assistant  Attorney-General 
of  the  United  States.  During  the  war,  he  was  a  member  of 
the  Elks  National  War  Relief  Commission,  and  at  the  present, 
he  is  on  a  commission  that  recently  built  the  $3,000,000  Elks' 
War  Memorial  in  Chicago.  He  is,  and  has  been  since  its  estab- 
lishment, on  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Elks'  Maga2;ine. 
Mr.  Campbell  belongs  to  the  East  St.  Louis,  Illinois  State 
and  American  Bar  Associations,  and  has  served  as  president 
of  the  East  St.  Louis  and  State  Associations.  Fraternally,  he 
is  a  32nd  degree,  Knight  Templar  and  Shriner  Mason,  Mod- 
ern Woodman,  and  a  most  active  Elk,  having  been  Grand 
Exalted  Ruler  in  1018-1919  and  president  of  the  lUinois  Elks 
Association  in  1911  and  1912.  On  June  iq,  1906,  Mr.  Camp- 
bell was  married  to  Miss  Beulah  Wilson  Campbell,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Dr.  J.  M.  and  Lucretia  (Wilson)  Campbell,  of  Marissa, 
Illinois.  The  families  are  not  related.  One  child,  Joseph  Bruce, 
was  born  to  them  on  March  8th,  1907,  who,  at  the  present. 


IS  a  member  of  the  Senior  Class  and  the  Sigma  Alpha  Epsi- 
lon,  honorary  fraternity  of  lournahsm,  at  the  University  of 
Illinois 

The  life  of  Bruce  Campbell  has  been  so  varied  m  its  activ- 
ities, so  honorable  in  its  purpose,  so  far-reaching  and  bene- 
ficial m  Its  aspects,  that  it  has  showed  its  effect  not  only 
upon  East  St.  Louis  and  Illinois,  but  upon  the  nation  as 
a  whole. 

JOHN  E  MILLER 
For  about  forty  years,  John  Elmer  Miller  has  been  engaged 
in  public  education  in  St.  Clair  County,  Illinois.  He  has  occu- 
pied many  positions  m  the  public  schools,  including  rural 
teacher,  teaching  m  graded  schools  in  the  primary  and  gram- 
mar grades,  high  school  teacher  of  history  and  mathematics, 
ward  and  village  school  principal,  city  superintendent  of 
schools  of  East  St.  Louis,  and  County  Superintendent  of 
Schools. 

He  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Caseyville  Township  near  the 
close  of  the  Civil  War,  being  the  second  son  of  James  R. 
and  Malinda  (Nicholas)  Miller,  the  former  a  nitive  of  Ohio 
the  latter  of  Tennessee. 

After  completing  the  curriculum  of  the  village  school  at 
Caseyville,  he  spent  four  years  m  the  State  Normal  Univer- 
sity, at  Carbondale,  trom  which  he  was  graduated.  He  con- 
tinued his  studies  m  the  Bufflilo  School  of  Pedagogy,  Buffalo, 
N.  Y.,  and  in  Washington  University  and  St.  Louis  Univef 
sity,  at  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

He  was  city  librarian  of  the  city  of  East  St.  Louis  from 
1902  to  1904.  In  this  position  he  improved  the  service  and 
originated  and  installed  the  popular  and  serviceable  Juvenile 
department  for  boys  and  girls. 

He  assisted  m  the  organization  of  the  University  Extension 
lecture  courses  for  East  St.  Louis. 

He  became  city  superintend- 
ent  of  Schools  in  East  St. 
Louis  in  1904  and  continued 
in  this  position  until  19x1. 
During  these  seven  years  he 
reorganized  the  East  St.  Louis 
Teachers'  Lecture  Course  and 
installed  m  the  schools  manual 
training  and  household  econo- 
my, and  put  in  operation  the 
first  salary  schedule  for  the 
teachers  of  East  St.  Louis.  As 
city  superintendent  of  schools 
he  took  the  initiative  in  es- 


JOHN  E.  MILLER 


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csi^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^S^^s^ 


tablishing  the  first  recreation  centers  and  playgrounds  for 
his  city. 

As  principal  of  the  Jefferson  School  in  East  St.  Louis  he 
was  active  in  the  organization  of  the  Parent-Teacher  Asso- 
ciation, which  has  grown  to  several  thousand  members  in 
St.  Clair  County. 

He  was  elected  county  superintendent  of  schools  of  St. 
Clair  County  in  November,  1922,  and  was  re-elected  in 
November,  1926. 

He  has  been  a  continuous  member  of  the  National  Educa- 
tion Association,  the  State  Teachers'  Association,  and  the 


St.  Clair  County  Teachers'  Association  for  many  years. 

He  has  been  for  more  than  twenty-five  years  a  member 
of  the  State  Historical  Society,  and  has  contributed  various 
articles  on  the  history  of  the  schools  of  East  St.  Louis  and 
St.  Clair  County. 

In  February,  1905  he  was  married  to  Miss  Frances  Eliza- 
beth Coulter.  In  July,  1908,  Catherine  Elizabeth  Miller, 
their  daughter,  was  born. 

Mr.  Miller  resides  at  3047  Audubon  Place,  East  St.  Louis, 
Illinois. 


P.  R.  GLOTFELTY  and  Family 
Biographical   sketch   appears  on  page  ji 


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HERMAN  SEMMELROTH 
kAY  8th,  1926,  Mr.  Harmin  S;mm--lroth 
appointed  postmaster  in  Belleville, 
Illinois.  Before  that  time  he  had  been  en- 
gaged for  many  years  in  the  printing  and  pub- 
lishing business,  having  the  management  of  the 
Belleviller  Post  und  Zeitung.  the  oldest  German 
publication  in  Illinois.  His  father,  George  Sem- 
mekoth,  came  to  America  from  Kurhessen,  Ger- 
many, in  1856,  worked  as  a  printer  in  Belleville 
until  the  Civil  War,  enhsted  for  service  in  Jan- 
uary, 1865,  and  at  the  close  of  the  war,  returned 
to  Belleville  to  resume  his  position  as  foreman 
of  the  Belleviller  Zeitung.  About  the  same  time 
he  bought  a  half  interest  in  the  Sterns  des  Wes- 
tens  (Star  of  the  West),  and  later  became  owner 
of  this  paper,  which  he  published  until  1872. 
when  he  sold  out,  but  retained  his  position  as 
business  manager  for  two  years.  From  1874  to 
1886  he  was  half  owner  of  the  Belleviller  Zei- 
tung, but  sold  his  interest  to  become  the  man- 
ager of  the  Post,  in  which  he  had  purchased  a 
one-half  interest  with  Gen.  William  C.  Kueffner 
as  his  partner.  He  remained  manager  until  his 
death  in  December,  1895.  He  was  married  to 
Minnie  Deeke,  of  Belleville  (born  in  Germany, 
1845),  on  Sept.  I'ith,  1866,  and  by  her  had  eight 
children,  one  of  whom,  Herman,  a  brief  account 
of  whose  life  will  follow,  was  born  on  April 
28th,  1875,  and  received  his  education  in  the 
Belleville  public  schools,  including  the  high 
school,  and  in  the  Commercial  College.  His 
schooling  finished,  he  entered  his  father's  plant, 
worked  here  until  he  was  twenty,  and  then 
assumed  the  management  of  the  business,  of 
which  he  also  became  the  secretary  and  treasurer. 

In  191  ■;  Mr.  Herman  Semmelroth  and  his 
brother,  August,  bought  the  Belleville  Morning 
Record,  a  morning  newspaper,  and  published  it 
for  about  3  years.  They  discontmued  publishing 
the  German  paper  in  1916.  They  are  still  con- 
ducting a  general  printing  and  bookbinding  es- 
tablishment at  1 1 3-1 1 5  South  Illinois  Street, 
Belleville,  Illinois,  under  the  incorporated  name 
of  Belleville  Morning  Record  Printing  6?  Pub- 
lishing Company.  Herman  Semmelroth  is  pres- 
ident, but  not  active,  while  August  Semmelroth 
is  secretary  and  treasurer.  The  firm  is  better 
known  under  the  short  name  of  Record  Print- 
ing Co. 

Mr.  Semmelroth  chose  for  his  wife.  Miss 
Lulu  Goelitz,  to  whom  he  was  married  on  Jan. 
30th,  1901.  She  IS  the  daughter  of  Albert  Goe- 
htz.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Semmelroth  have  two  boys — 
Arthur,  born  Nov.  19th,  1903,  and  Norman, 
born  June  13th,  1908.  Both  are  graduates  of  the 
Belleville  Township  High  School. 

Mr.  Herman  Semmelroth  belongs  to  the  Elks, 
the  Odd  Fellows,  is  a  charter  member  of  the 
Turner  Society,  and  is  greatly  interested  in  the 
Belleville  Liederkranz  (Choral  Society).  He  has 
always  held  an  office  in  one  or  more  of  these 
organizations,  and  is  active  in  political  affairs, 
all  of  which  have  made  him  popular  and  well 
liked  by  his  fellowmen. 

EDWARD  C.  HANKAMER 

ONE  OF  THE  most  prosperous  merchants 
in  the  town  of  Dupo,  Illinois,  is  Mr. 
Edward  C.  Hankamer,  who  is  the  popular 
proprietor  of  the  Temper  Ice  Cream  Parlor  and 
Sundry  Shop.  Mr.  Hankamer  was  born  on  May 
27,  1888,  in  Stookey  Township,  near  MiUstadt, 
Illinois.  He  is  a  son  of  Edward  and  Louise  Han- 
kamer, of  East  St.  Louis.  His  education  was  re- 
c  eived  in  the  various  schools  of  MiUstadt  and 
East  St.  Louis. 


CHAPTER  II 

In  1910,  Mr.  Hankamer  was  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Marie  Brengard.  Of  the  union 
there  are  seven  children :  Erwin,  Lorine,  Edward, 
Norman,  Louise,  Walmer,  and  Rose-Mane. 

At  present,  Mr.  Hankamer  is  the  president 
of  the  board  of  education  of  District  193.  He 
also  holds  the  office  of  village  clerk,  notary  public 
and  local  registrar.  Mr.  Hankamer  is  a  member 
of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the 
Loyal  Order  of  Moose,  and  the  Brotherhood  of 
Evangelical  Church. 


CHARLES  REINHARDT 

CHARLES  REINHARDT,  one  of  Leba- 
non's senior  business  men,  the  proprietor  of 
a  clothing  store,  and  a  tailor  by  trade.  His 
father,  Chas.  Reinhardt,  Sr.,  came  to  Lebanon  in 
1856,  and  operated  a  tailor  shop  here  for  many 
years.  He  died  in  February,  1902.  The  mother, 
Mary  Blass  Reinhardt,  died  in  September,  two 
years  earlier.  Chas.  Reinhardt,  Jr.,  was  born  in 
Lebanon,  June  11, 1857,  and  here  received  a  pub- 
lic school  education  and  two  terms  of  instruction 
in  McKendree,  before  beginning  his  life's  work 
in  1872  as  a  tailor  and  clothier  in  Lebanon. 

On  Oct.  7, 1879,  he  married  Ellen  W.  Williams, 
who  was  born  near  Lebanon  on  Nov.  15,  i8'i2, 
daughter  of  Hampton  and  Indiana  Bradsby 
Williams,  long  since  deceased.  Mrs.  Reinhardt 
attended  McKendree  College  for  a  time  and  was 
an  early  member  of  the  CUonian  Literary  Society. 
She  is  the  mother  of  three  children:  Fred  W., 
graduated  from  McKendree  as  an  honor  student, 
and  from  the  law  school  of  Washington  Univer- 
sity, now  practicing  law  in  Chicago;  Florence  A. 
was  graduated  from  McKendree's  school  of  music 
and  the  Perry  School  of  Expression,  and  is  mar- 
ried to  Mr.  C.  W,  Nichols,  insurance  executive; 
and  Miss  Retta  M.  Reinhardt  received  a  musical 
training  in  McKendree  and  now  resides  with 
her  parents. 

Mr.  Reinhardt  served  on  the  school  board  for 
about  twenty-four  years,  and  was  city  alderman. 
He  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  a  Woodman,  and  a  member 
of  the  Evangelical  Church.  In  business  he  is  ac- 
commodating, cordial,  and  courteous. 

J.  B.  WILLIAMSON 

XN  Binghampton,  New  York,  on  Oct.  i, 
1864,  was  born  J.  B.  Williamson,  a  prom- 
inent real  estate  dealer  of  East  St.  Louis.  He 
attended  the  public  schools  of  his  home  city,  and, 
upon  being  graduated  from  them,  he  continued 
his  education  by  enrolling  in  the  Cortland  Nor- 
mal University,  of  Cortland,  New  York.  After 
leaving  the  normal  school,  he  taught  for  several 
years,  and  it  was  during  this  time  that  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Eunice  Harton,  of  Oswego,  New 
York,  the  date  cf  their  wedding  being  Nov. 
28,  1884. 

Mr.  Williamson  then  established  himself  in 
the  bakery  business,  in  which  he  continued  for 
eight  years  with  marked  success.  In  1898  he 
entered  the  grocery  business,  first  as  a  successful 
salesman  for  two  wholesale  houses,  and  later,  in 
191 5,  as  proprietor  of  a  thriving  store  at  40th 
and  Waverly  Place,  in  East  St.  Louis.  In  October 
of  192^  he  sold  his  grocery  establishment  and 
entered  into  the  real  estate  business,  in  which 
he  is  now  engaged. 

Mr.  Williamson  is  especially  active  in  church 
work,  being  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  St. 
Paul  M.  E.  Church,  having  been  a  trustee  of  it 
since  its  founding,  and  acting  as  superintendent 
of  its  Sunday  School. 


Mrs.  Williamson  was  born  in  Oswego,  New 
York,  May  i,  1868.  Music  has  always  been  her 
hobby,  and  upon  completing  her  education,  she 
taught  in  the  public  schools  and  as  a  private 
teacher,  prior  to  her  marriage  to  Mr.  Williamson. 
Five  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Will- 
iamson— three  daughters:  Eunice  N.,  Mary  L., 
and  Ruth,  all  of  whom  are  teachers;  and  two 
sons:  Lewis  H.,  and  James  J.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Williamson  provided  all  of  their  children  with  a 
good  education,  each  one  having  attended  college. 

Lewis,  after  completing  high  school,  studied 
under  the  best  voice  teachers  in  America.  At 
the  present  time,  he  is  a  well  known  concert 
and  church  soloist  in  New  York  City.  Eunice 
IS  a  successful  teacher  in  the  department  of 
music  of  the  Jefferson  School. 

Mrs.  J.  B.  Williamson  is  a  member  of  the 
Shubert  Club,  president  of  the  Bay  view  Literary 
Club,  and  IS  a  member  of  the  Daughters  of  the 
Revolution.  She  was  the  organizer  of  the  Cahokia 
Mound  Chapter,  and  is  president  of  the  Home 
Missionary  Society  of  St.  Paul's  M.  E.  Church. 

THOMAS  J.  HAYES,  JR. 

CHOS-  J.  HAYES,  Jr.,  at  the  time  of  this 
writing  (June,  1928),  is  traffic  manager  for 
Renard  Linoleum  is'  Rug  Company,  of 
St.  Louis,  which  position  he  has  filled  since 
May,  1918.  He  is  son  of  Thos.  J.  Hayes,  St., 
veteran  engineer  on  the  Chicago  6?  Alton  Rail- 
road. His  mother,  Anastasia  (Doyle)  Hayes,  has 
been  dead  since  Oct.  15,  1921-  Mr-  Hayes,  Jr., 
born  Nov.  22,  1885,  in  East  St.  Louis.  Mrs. 
Hayes  was  formerly  Ada  L.  Hendricks,  daughter 
of  Samuel  A.  and  Jane  (Tansey)  Hendricks,  and 
was  born  in  East  St.  Louis,  Aug.  15,  1886,  and 
was  married  on  Sept.  17,  1912.  Her  son,  Thos. 
J.  Hayes  (the  third),  was  born  Jan.  18,  1911; 
the  daughter,  Mary  Ada,  on  her  mother's  birth- 
day, in  1917. 

Mr.  Hayes,  after  a  good  education  in  the 
parochial,  grade,  and  high  schools  of  East  St. 
Louis,  secured  employment  in  the  L.  6?  N.  Rail- 
road office,  worked  up  to  higher  positions,  and 
in  1912  was  made  contracting  freight  agent.  He 
resigned  in  1918  to  take  his  present  position. 
In  191 2  and  191 3  he  was  a  supervisor  of  St. 
Clair  County,  and  in  1923  was  elected  a  member 
of  the  East  St.  Louis  board  of  education.  At  the 
present  he  is  a  member  of  the  East  St.  Louis 
Board  of  Police  and  Fire  Commissioners.  He  was 
Grand  Knight  of  the  East  St.  Louis  council  of 
the  Knights  of  Columbus  in  191 1-  Mr.  Hayes 
is  greatly  interested  in  boys,  as  was  shown  by 
his  organization  of  a  Boy  Scout  troop  at  the 
Morrison  School  in  1926. 

REV.  J.  B.  CUMMINS 
-f^EV.  J.  B.  CUMMINS,  pastor  of  Jersey- 
Igr  ville  M.  E.  Church,  of  East  St.  Louis, 
Illinois,  has  served  as  president  of  District 
Conference  for  two  years,  president  of  Depart- 
mental League,  of  Vandalia  District,  for  five 
years,  and  for  two  years  was  secretary  of  Car- 
bondale  District. 

Rev.  Cummins  was  born  in  Johnson  County, 
Illinois.  July  12,  1868;  attended  public  schools 
and  enrolled  in  Southern  Illinois  Normal  Univer- 
sity. Later  he  entered  McKendree  College.  After 
leaving  McKendree,  Rev.  Cummins  taught 
school  and  then  entered  ministry. 

October  5,  1892,  Rev.  Cummins  married  to 
Emma  E.  Kirk,  daughter  of  Samuel  Kirk  and 
Almeeda  Binkley  Kirk. 

Rev.  Cummins  is  active  Mason  and  member 
of  Odd  Fellows. 


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MR,  AND  MRS.  ADOLPH  BAER 

yfSR.  ADOLPH  BAER,  ofSummerfield,  con- 

|JL|  Jucts  two  very  closely  allied  businesses- 
lumber  and  furniture.  He  began  this  busi- 
ness in  1906,  when  he  moved  to  town  from  the 
farm,  and  he  and  his  brother  bought  out  the  Vogt 
and  the  Pfeffer  Lumber  Companies,  and  operated 
as  a  lumber  company  alone  until  igog,  when  they 
added  furniture,  and  had  built  a  suitable  struc- 
ture for  the  enlarged  business.  Mr.  Baer  was  born 
near  Summerlield,  Sept.  30,  187";,  the  son  of 
Daniel  and  Catherine  Bergdolt  Baer,  both  ot 
whom  are  dead.  He  finished  the  country  school 
and  spent  one  year  in  the  schools  ofSummerfield, 
after  which  he  began  working  on  his  father's 
farm,  continuing  this  occupation  until  he  went 
into  business  in  1906. 

He  was  married  to  Miss  Ida  Apple,  on  June 
18,  1909,  and  by  her  has  two  children.  Faith  and 
Hope,  born  on  June  21,  1912  and  Aug.  g,  igifi, 
respectively.  Mrs.  Baer  was  born  in  Summerfield 
on  Oct.  7.  187J,  received  her  education  in  the 
Summerfield  schools,  and  remained  at  home  help- 
ing with  the  housework  until  her  marriage.  Both 
of  the  daughters  are  students  of  music  in  Mc- 
Kendree  College. 

Mr.  Baer  has  been  a  member  of  his  school  board 
for  four  years,  and  the  clerk  of  the  board  for  three 
years.  He  and  his  family  worship  in  the  Mennon- 
ite  Church  ofSummerfield. 

L.  B.  BUSCHER 

ffiR.  L.  B.  BUSCHER.  proprietor   of  the 
Bertram  Hotel,  in    Lebanon,  111,,  and  a 
building  contractor,  was  born  in  Lebanon, 
Aug.  JO,  1886,  the  son  of  Edward  J.  Buscher 


MC  KENDREE 


and  Bertha  Meyer,  and  the  oldest  of  four  chil- 
dren—L.  B.  Buscher,  Ora  L.,  now  Mrs.  W.  P. 
Breuning,  Francis,  deceased,  and  Edward.  His 
father  died  in  1904;  his  mother  is  still  living  at 
Bridgeton,  New  Jersey. 

Mr.  Buscher  secured  his  education  in  the 
Lebanon  public  schools,  and  took  up  carpentry, 
working  first  in  Springfield,  111.  for  about  four 
years,  returned  to  Lebanon,  and  worked  under 
Mr.  J.  S.  Gedney  five  or  six  years,  entered  the 
dairy  business,  later  the  express  business,  in 
which  he  was  engaged  for  about  ten  years,  and 
then  became  agent  for  the  Interurban  Express 
Company,  kept  this  position  for  four  years,  until 
1925,  and  returned  to  his  old  trade  as  a  carpenter 
and  contractor.  On  Oct.  25,  igij,  he  was  married 
to  Miss  Leonora  Schmale,  a  Lebanon  girl,  born 
Nov.  27,  1886,  and  a  product  of  the  Lebanon 
High  School.  For  a  short  time  she  attended  the 
public  schools  in  St.  Louis.  Her  parents,  Balser 
and  Carrie  (Rittenhouse)  Schmale,  are  living  in 
Beloit,  Wis.  When  in  Lebanon,  Mr.  Schmale  was 
the  street  commissioner.  He  also  engaged  in  con- 
crete work.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Buscher  have  no 
children. 

The  hotel  which  Mr.  Buscher  manages  was 
forty-five  years  ago,  operated  by  his  grandmother 
for  twenty  years,  later  by  his  father  and  aunt, 
and  then  by  his  mother  until  1924,  when  Mr. 
Buscher  took  charge  of  it.  Under  his  management 
it  has  steadily  improved.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
East  St.  Louis  Consistory,  Ainad  Temple,  and 
1.0.  OF. 

JACOB  W.  FRANTZ 

TACOB  W.  FRANTZ,  the  proprietor  of 

ffL  the  New  Athens  Bakery,  was  born  in 
New  Athens  Township  on  the  loth  of 
November,  1888.  His  father,  Fred  Frantz,  a  re- 
tired farmer  who  lives  in  New  Athens,  is  the 
son  of  Louis  Frantj  and  Katherine  Wilhelm,  and 
was  born  in  New  Athens  Township  on  Nov. 
^,  1862.  Fred  worked  for  his  father  on  the  farm 
until  1881,  when  he  started  farming  for  himself, 
continuing  this  occupation  until  iq20,  when  he 
left  the  farm,  bought  property  in  New  Athens, 
and  moved  into  town.  His  wife  was  Miss  Lizette 
C.  Held,  the  daughter  of  Jacob  Held,  a  well- 
known  farmer  of  Fayetteville,  111.,  the  place  of 
Lizette's  birth,  on  December  21,  1861.  She  came 
from  a  family  of  three  children,  and  was  married 
to  Mr.  Frantz  on  Sept.  10,  1881.  To  Fred  ,ind 
Mrs.  Frantz  were  born  nine  children — four  are 
Uving  and  five  are  dead;  Kate,  Oct.  14,  1882; 
Charley,  June  14,  1884,  died  April  27,  1888; 
August,  Aug.  16,  1886,  died  Aug.  17,  1886; 
Jacob  Wm.,  Nov.  10,  1887;  Ida,  Feb.  27,  iSgo, 


died  Jan.  4,  1917;  Albert,  April  jo,  1892;  Dor- 
othy, July  24,  1893;  Robert,  Dec.  23,  iSg-;,  died 
July  18,  1896;  Walter,  May  18,  1903,  died  Aug. 
18,  1903. 

Mr.  Frantz  still  owns  108  acres  of  land,  which 
IS  under  the  management  of  his  son,  Albert. 
The  former  served  for  three  years  as  a  member 
of  the  New  Athens  School  Board. 

His  son,  Jacob,  received  his  education  in  the 
public  school,  and  then  worked  for  his  father 
until  he  was  eighteen,  when  he  went  to  St. 
Louis,  secured  employment  in  a  bakery,  and 
worked  there  for  five  years.  In  191 1  he  returned 
to  New  Athens,  bought  the  baker  shop  of  Christ 
Loesche,  and  continued  running  this  bakery  up 
to  the  present  time.  He  has  built  a  new  building 
since,  and  now  has  an  up-to-date  plant  and 
store-room. 

On  April  23,  1916,  he  was  married  to  Amelia 
C.  Stemheimer,  w-ho  has  borne  him  two  children: 
Harold,  on  May  13,  1917;  and  Dorothy  Mae,  on 
March  2,  1927.  The  mother  is  the  daughter  of 
Oscar  Steinheimer  and  Susanna  Schreiber.  The 
former  died  in  1916,  but  the  latter  is  still  living. 
Mrs.  Frantz  was  born  the  4th  of  February,  1899, 
in  New  Athens,  where  she  received  a  public 
school  education. 

Mr.  Frantz  is  a  member  of  the  Evangelical 
Church,  is  an  Odd  Fellow  and  a  Modern  Wood- 
man, and  also  a  member  of  the  Volunteer  Fire 
Department  of  New  Athens. 

MARTHA  L.  CONNOLE,  LAWYER 

XN  THE  METROPOLITAN  BUILDING 
of  East  St.  Louis,  Miss  Martha  L.Connole 
conducts  her  law  office.  Miss  Connole  is  a 
native  of  Greene  County,  was  horn  at  Carrollton, 
III,  Sept.  21,  1883.  the  daughter  of  Anthony 
Connole  and  Mary  Ann  Markham.  Her  parents 
had  eight  children.  The  father,  well-known  as  a 
squire  and  real  estate  man  in  Greene  County, 
died  Feb.  22,  1919;  the  mother  is  one  of  the 
senior  members  of  the  Carrollton  M.  E.  Church. 
Miss  Connole,  after  completing  a  high  school 
course,  attended  the  Illinois  State  Normal,  and 
at  the  age  of  nineteen  began  teaching,  first  in  the 
country  schools  of  Greene  County,  then  in  the 
seventh  and  eighth  grades  at  White  Hall,  111.,  and 
finally  in  the  White  Hall  High  School,  staying 
four  years  at  each  place.  In  1914,  she  resigned  her 
position  as  teacher,  took  a  position  with  her 
brother,  Henry  Connole,  a  real  estate  and  insur- 
ance agent  at  Madison,  111.,  and  during  this  per- 
iod of  four  years,  studied  law  at  nights  and  as  a 
student  in  St.  Louis  University.  She  was  grad- 
uated from  the  law  school  in  igi?,  and  in  1918 
came  to  East  St.  Louis,  took  charge  of  the  Govern- 


merit  Fuel  Administrator's  office  for  one  year. 
and  in  1919  began  her  law  practice. 

In  1921  Miss  Connole  was  elected  on  the  city 
school  board,  and  in  1924,  appointed  public  ad- 
ministrator for  St.  Clair  County.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.  Board,  and  holds  a  member- 
ship in  a  number  of  other  organizations — the 
Eastern  Star,  Rebeccas,  Royal  Neighbors, 
Women's  Relief  Corps,  Protestant  Women's 
Welfare  League,  and  the  Methodist  Church. 
Miss  Connole  enjoys  working  with  women's 
organizations,  is  now  National  Legislative  Chair- 
man of  the  business  and  professional  Women's 
clubs  of  the  United  States. 

FRED  A,  RENNER,  M,  D. 

OR,  FRED  A.  RENNER  was  born  on  Feb. 
23,  1878,  in  Lebanon,  111.  His  father,  Fred 
Renner,  was  born  in  Germany  in  1845, 
came  to  America  in  1848,  followed  farming  for 
many  years,  and  is  now  retired  and  lives  in  Leb- 
anon. Dr.  Renner's  mother,  Mary  Jane  Ross 
Renner,  was  born  in  St.  Clair  County  in  1846, 
and  IS  the  daughter  of  the  Reverend  William 
Ross,  one  of  the  early  pioneer  Baptist  preachers 
of  the  middle  west.  She,  too,  is  still  Uving. 

Dr.  Renner  was  graduated  from  the  local  high 
school  in  1897,  after  which  he  studied  in  Mc- 
Kendree  College  for  one  term,  and  in  1899  and 
1900  took  teacher  training  courses  at  the  West- 
ern Normal,  Bushnell,  111.,  and  at  the  Illinois 
State  Normal,  Normal,  111.  He  then  taught  for 
tour  years  in  St.  Clair  County.  In  1906  he  was 
graduated  from  the  medical  school  of  St.  Louis 
University,  and  the  next  year  was  spent  in  the 
U.  S.  Marine  Hospital,  St.  Louis.  Locating  in 
Benld,  111.,  he  remained  there  until  1920,  the  year 
he  came  to  Lebanon.  In  this  same  year  he  com- 
pleted a  post  graduate  course  at  Washington 
University. 

Mrs.  Renner,  formerly  Delia  M.  Midgley,  is 
a  native  of  Lebanon,  was  born  May  23,,  1880,  and 
was  married  on  Aug.  4,  1906.  She  is  the  daughter 
of  William  Midgley  and  Mary  Jane  Ezard;  the 
former,  who  conducted  a  butcher  shop  in  Leb- 
anon over  forty  years,  died  in  1908,  and  the  latter 
in  1921.  Both  were  born  in  England.  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Renner  have  one  daughter,  Delia  Grace, 
who  is  an  honor  student  in  McKendree  College, 
and  an  active  member  of  the  Clionian  Literary 
Society. 

Dr.  Renner  is  a  member  of  the  Lebanon  Com- 
munity High  School  board,  which  position  he 
has  held  since  1921.  He  owns  one  of  the  best 
homes  in  Lebanon,  located  on  Belleville  Avenue. 
He  likes  to  fish,  and  is  particularly  interested 
in  fruits  and  bees. 


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ARTHUR  SCHUBERT 

ARMER,  coal  miner,  carpenter,  helper, 
foreman,  and  finally,  an  independent  con- 
tractor— this  has  been  the  route  over 
which  Mr.  Arthur  Schubert  has  gone.  He  was 
born  in  Mascoutah  Township,  March  10,  1880, 
the  son  of  Robert  Schubert  and  Anna  Schmidt, 
to  whom  reference  is  made  on  another  page  of 
this  history.  After  leaving  the  Mascoutah  High 
School,  Arthur  Schubert  worked  for  a  time  on 
the  farm  and  in  the  mines,  and  then  took  up 
carpentry,  working  for  his  brother,  Robert,  until 
1923,  when  he  started  contracting  for  himself. 

Mrs.  Schubert  is  a  product  of  the  high  school 
of  Mascoutah,  in  which  city  she  was  born  on 
May  28,  1889,  the  daughter  of  John  Boos  and 
Mary  Karch,  both  of  whom  were  born  here.  The 
father  is  a  retired  merchant,  lives  in  Mascoutah, 
and  is  one  of  her  well-to-do  citizens.  Mrs.  Schu- 
bert, nee  Alma  M.  Boos,  is  the  mother  of  a 
daughter,  Carine  M.,  who  was  born  on  the  23rd 
of  November,  1908,  and  who  has  been  graduated 
from  the  Mascoutah  High  School. 

Mr.  Schubert  is  well  known  here,  and  is  the 
owner  of  a  nice  residence,  and  of  other  property 
in  the  city,  as  well  as  a  stockholder  and  director 
in  a  co-operative  store.  He  does  a  great  amount 
of  work  as  a  building  contractor  in  and  around 
Mascoutah.  In  1926  he  was  elected  a  member 
of  the  board  of  education.  Mr.  Schubert  is  an 
Odd  Fellow  and  also  a  member  of  the  Moose 
Fraternity. 


HENRY  J.  SCHLESINGER,  M.  D.  C. 


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VERY  COMMUNITY  needs  a  compe- 
tent veterinarian,  and  New  Athens  has 
such  a  one  in  Dr.  Schlesinger.  Born  m 
the  city  where  he  is  now  located,  on  April  13, 
1886,  he  is  one  of  the  four  sons  of  Michael 
Schlesinger  and  Friedericka  Oldenorph.  Henry 
J.  Schlesinger  obtained  his  early  education  in 
the  New  Athens  schools,  and  after  leaving 
school,  worked  for  a  time  at  different  vocations. 
In  1910,  he  was  graduated  from  the  Chicago 
Veterinary  College.  Soon  after  finishing  this 
course,  he  returned  to  his  native  town,  began 
his  practice,  and  has  kept  up  this  practice  until 
now.  The  year  after  his  return  from  Chicago  he 
married,  on  June  6,  191 1,  Bertha  A.  Bertholdt, 
the  daughter  of  Frederick  Bertholdt  and  Eliza- 
beth Kirchhoelfer.  Mrs.  Schlesinger  was  born  in 
FayetteviUe  on  June  20,  1890.  She  came  from  a 
family  of  five  children,  and  received  a  public 
school  education.  She  has  borne  to  her  husband 
four  children:  Howard  F.,  on  Feb.   15,   1914; 


MR    .^ND  MRS-  S   E,  WILLIAMS 


Blanch  L.,  on  Nov.  i,  1915;  Allen  H.,  on  July 
29,  1920;  and  Ruth  E.,  on  Jan.  21,  1922. 

Mr.  Schlesinger  not  only  treats  diseases  of  all 
domestic  animals  and  poultry,  but  he  carries  a 
full  line  of  medicines  for  these  animals.  His  prac- 
tice and  trade  extends  into  four  counties — St. 
Clair,  Monroe,  Randolph  and  Washington.  He 
owns  his  home,  as  well  as  other  property  here, 
has  served  as  alderman  of  New  Athens  for  two 
terms  and  as  a  member  of  the  school  board  for 
three  terms.  Mr.  Schlesinger  has  a  love  for 
music,  and  all  the  members  of  his  family  are 
musically  inclined.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic 
Fraternity. 

SYLVAN  E.  WILLIAMS 

/^YLVAN  E.  WILLIAMS,  printer  and  pub- 
J*jl  lisher,  was  born  in  Douglas  County,  Illi- 
nois, December  17,  1899.  Both  of  his 
parents,  Silas  and  Rosezella  Williams,  are  living 
at  Lebanon,  Indiana. 

In  1918  Sylvan  was  graduated  from  the  high 
school  of  Lebanon,  Indiana,  and  the  two  years 
following  he  spent  in  the  U.  S  Navy.  Upon  his 
discharge  from  the  service,  he  entered  a  printing 
office,  and  at  the  same  time  took  a  course  in  print- 
ing and  journalism,  at  Lebanon,  Indiana.  He 
worked  at  his  trade  for  five  years  in  Indiana  be- 
fore coming  to  Illinois  in  192"!  to  take  charge  of 
the  Advertiser,  Lebanon's  first  class  weekly  pub- 
lication. This  paper  had  previously  been  pub- 
lished by  Gerking  in  1911,  Allen  in  1917,  and 


Fire  Hundred  and  J^mety-S: 


<^r.^^^r^^<^^^^^X^^  KENDREE-^^S^^^3,^^_^_ 


DR.  A.  C.  VICKREY 


Bartlett  in  1920.  Soon  after  Mr.  Williams  took 
charge,  he  moved  the  printing  plant  to  the  place 
where  it  is  now  located,  improved  his  equipment, 
and  built  an  up-to-date  establishment,  from  which 
he  not  only  turns  out  a  good  weekly  of  from  eight 
to  fourteen  pages,  but  also  prints  the  McKendree 
Review  and  the  Bulletin.  He  also  does  an  excel- 
lent grade  of  job  printing. 

Mrs.  Wilhams  assists  in  the  newspaper  office, 
and  her  efforts  have  made  the  social  news  of  the 
publication  one  of  the  leading  pages  in  Southern 
Illinois  newspapers.  Mrs.  Williams  was  formerly 
Miss  Myrtle  Smith,  a  native  of  the  Hoosier  state. 

Mr.  Williams  is  a  capable  newspaper  editor, 
attends  dihgently  to  his  business,  and  is  a  booster 
for  civic  and  industrial  improvement  in  his 
community. 


DR.  A.  C.  VICKREY 

He.  VICKREY,  M.  D.,  prominent  physi- 
cian and  surgeon  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  in 
Louisville,  Illinois  January  50,  1886.  He 
attended  the  public  schools  of  Louisville  and 
from  1903  to  1907  was  a  student  in  McKendree 
College,  Lebanon,  Illinois.  After  leaving  Mc- 
Kendree, he  entered  the  School  of  Medicine  in 
Washington  University  and  was  graduated  from 
it  in  191 1.  Dr.  Vickrey  was  then  employed  in 
the  St.  Louis  City  Hospital  Department  for  six 
years.  On  September  i,  191';,  he  was  married 


to  Miss  Florence  C.  Estes,  and  to  this  union 
two  children — a  girl,  Florence  C,  and  a  boy. 
Nelson  C. — were  born. 

Dr.  Vickrey  has  served  as  Assistant  Superin- 
tendent of  the  St.  Louis  city  sanitarium  and  is 
superintendent  of  the  Missouri  State  Hospital 
No.  2  at  St.  Joseph,  Missouri.  In  his  practise 
from  191^  to  1917  he  was  the  business  associate 
of  Dr.  Max  Starkloff,  city  health  commissioner. 
From  1918  to  1922,  he  served  as  surgeon  in  the 
U.  S.  pubhc  health  service. 

Dr.  Vickrey,  in  addition  to  filhng  all  of  the 
above  listed  important  offices,  has  built  up  a 
large  medical  practice  in  St.  Louis.  He  specializes 
in  neuro-psychiatry  and  is  a  keen  student  of  all 
pha'^s  of  medical  science.  His  office  in  St.  Louis 
is  in  the  Paul  Brown  Building  at  Ninth  and 
Olive  Streets. 

Dr.  Vickrey  is  well-liked  by  every  one  who 
knows  him  and  is  prominent  both  in  the  medical 
circles  of  St.  Louis  and  of  the  state  of  Missouri, 
and  in  all  civic  activities  of  his  community.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  and 
of  the  American  Medical  Association  and  is, 
also,  a  Mason  and  an  Elk. 

REV.  FRANK  E.  HARRIS 

^R.  FRANK  HARRIS,  Methodist  min- 
ister, Ashley,  Illinois,  born  in  Sangamon 
County,  IMinois,  June  18,  1890,  received 
public  school  education  Springfield,  graduated 
McKendree  Academy,  1921,  and  McKendree 
College,  A.  B.  degree,  I92<;.  Worked  as  clerk 
for  Wabash  R.  R.  until  marriage  to  Gladys  V. 
Morgan  on  March  i,  1909.  From  1909  to  1919 
followed  farming,  then  entered  Methodist  min- 
istry. Was  ordained  Deacon,  1923;  Elder,  1927. 
His  father,  P.  S.  Harris,  died  m  1917;  the  mother, 
Dora  Valentine  Harris,  is  at  Springfield,  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Harris  was  born  at  Mechanicsburg,  Illi- 
nois, August  29,  1891,  daughter  of  C.  W. 
Morgan  and  Elizabeth  Turley  Morgan.  Re- 
ceived high  school  education.  She  and  Mr. 
Harris  have  four  children — Joseph,  Elizabeth, 
Frank,  Jr.,  and  Dora  Jean. 

Mr.  Harris  has  held  the  following  pastoral 
charges:  Bunker  Hill  and  Dorchester  (1920), 
Dorchester  (1922),  OTallon  (1923  to  1926), 
Ashley  (1926  to  the  present).  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Odd  Fellows,  of  the  A.  F.  ii  A.  M.  of 
the  Royal  Arch  of  the  Masonic  Order,  and  of 
the  Platonian  Literary  Society. 


CHARLES  H.  BARTS 

QROFESSOR  CHARLES  BARTS,  the 
principal  of  the  Freeburg  High  School, 
has  been  an  active  educator  now  for  more 
than  thirty-seven  years.  He  is  a  native  of  Indiana, 
was  born  at  Misha  waka,  on  the  23rd  of  February, 
1870.  His  education  included  a  high  school  train- 
ing, a  preparatory  and  normal  training  in  the 
University  of  Valparaiso,  from  which  institution 
he  was  graduated  with  a  B.  S.  degree  in  1901, 
and  a  course  in  the  Indiana  University,  from 
which  he  received  his  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree 
in  1920. 

On  Oct.  18,  1892,  Mr.  Barts  was  married  to 
Miss  Zoula  M.  Brown,  to  whom  has  been  born 
six  children— Ethyl  M.,  Ada  B  ,  Clarice  M., 
Valeria  A.,  Ellwood  E.,  and  Irma  E.  Five  of  these 
children  have  graduated  from  high  school,  and 
Ethyl  and  Ada  attended  the  Indiana  University; 
Clarice,  the  Indiana  Teachers"  College;  Valeria, 
the  college  of  Butler,  Indiana;  Ellwood,  the  Y. 
M.  C.  A.  Automobile  School,  of  St.  Louis;  Irma, 
the  youngest,  is  a  Junior  in  the  Freeburg  High 
School.  The  two  oldest  daughters  taught  five 
years,  before  their  marriage. 

Mr.  Barts  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church  and  a  Mason.  He  belongs  to  the  Knights 
of  Pythias  and  to  the  Eastern  Star  Fraternity. 
Mr.  Barts  is  an  exponent  of  Manual  Training  in 
the  high  school,  and  an  advocate  of  Industrial 
Education;  this  seems  to  be  his  hobby.  He  has 
been  located  at  Freeburg  for  the  past  three 
years,  where  he  has  taken  an  active  hand  in  the 
planning  and  erection  of  a  fine  new  building. 


MRS.  GRACE  HARMON  McGARY 

eRACE  LUELLA  HARMON,  daughter 
of  Dr.  John  F.  Harmon,  noted  minister 
and  former  President  of  McKendree  Col- 
lege, whose  biographical  sketch  appears  in  this 
history,  holds  the  unique  distinction  of  being 
the  only  woman  ever  elected  to  active  mem- 
bership in  Plato.  After  completing  her  academic 
course,  Mrs.  McGary  was  graduated  from  Mc- 
Kendree College,  attended  the  Chicago  Training 
School,  and  did  post-graduate  work  in  piano,  in 
St.  Louis.  At  McKendree,  she  was  president  of 
Clio  and  of  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.  several  times. 

A  specialist  in  child  training,  Mrs.  McGary 
is  connected  with  the  American  Educational 
Society,  of  St.  Louis.  In  191 1.  her  work  called 
her  as  a  missionary  to  Korea,  Seoul,  where  for 


REV.  AND  MRS  FRANK  E.  HARRIS 


PROF.  C.  H.  BARTS 


MRS    GRACE  H.  McGARY 


Flic  HiiTidred  and  .\mct>Eight 


eight  years,  she  was  the  head  of  the  Musical 
Department  of  Ewha  College,  the  largest  girls' 
school  in  Korea. 

Mrs.   McGary   is  the  mother  of  three  chil- 
dren—Elizabeth R.,  Patricia  K.,  and  John  E. 

RICHARD  H.  MUSKOFF 
J^HIS  POPULAR  and  highly  respected 
IJ  principal  of  the  East  Carondelet  School, 
District  54,  was  born  at  Prairie  Dupo,  on 
Nov.  12,  1894,  a  son  of  Fred  and  Lena  (Mittel- 
statter)  Muskoft,  who  were  parents  of  eight 
other  children.  He  attended  the  public  schools 
at  Prairie  Dupo,  the  East  St.  Louis  High  School, 
State  Normal,  at  Normal,  and  the  Southern  Illi- 
nois Normal  University,  at  Carbondale,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  1926;  for  the  next 
nine  years  he  taught  school.  Mr.  Muskoff  was 
married  to  Gertrude  C.  Arnold,  on  April  11,1918. 
She  was  born  in  St.  Louis  on  Aug.  16,  1894,  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Sophia  (Peterson)  Arnold. 
This  family,  in  which  there  were  three  children, 
moved  from  St.  Louis  to  their  homestead  near 
MiUstadt,  where  they  are  now  living.  Mrs. 
MuskofF attended  the  public  schools  in  St.  Louis 
and  lived  with  her  parents  until  her  marriage. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Muskotf  are  parents  of  two  chil- 
dren. These  are:  Richard,  Jr.,  born  on  July  26, 
1920;  and  Gladis  M.,  Feb.  25,  1925.  During  the 
war  Mr.  Muskoif  served  as  a  private  in  France, 
where  he  did  his  full  duty.  He  was  honorably 
discharged  on  Sept.  25,  1919.  He  was  made  prin- 
cipal of  the  East  Carondelet  School,  and  has  held 
that  position  since  then.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
American  Legion;  in  religion  he  is  a  member  of 
the  Evangelical  Church.  During  the  past  years, 
in  his  spare  time,  Mr.  Muskoff  has  studied  the 
science  of  agriculture.  His  ability  and  love  for 
work,  mixed  with  a  pleasant  personality,  has 
placed  him  in  a  position  of  high  esteem  among 
all  his  friends. 

CHARLES   W.  MARKS 

B  CLOSE  FRIEND  and  former  class-mate 
of  Dr.  Cameron  Harmon,  now  President 
of  McKendree  College,  is  Mr.  Charles 
W.  Marks,  a  successful  undertaker  of  Edwards- 
ville.  111.  After  receiving  his  elementary  school- 
ing in  Bunker  Hill,  111.,  Mr.  Marks  attended 
McKendree  College  in  1901.  He  finished  his 
professional  training  in  the  Embalming  School 
of  St.  Louis,  and  is  now  connected  with  the 
Marks  and  Weber  Company.  Harry  F.  Marksand 
Bernard  H.  Weber  are  also  members  of  the  firm. 
Mr.  Marks  is  a  member  of  Plato,  is  an  Odd 
Fellow  and  a  Mason.  He  started  in  the  Furniture 
and  Undertaking  business  in  1904.  From  1920 


MC  KENDREE 


to  192';  he  was  in  the  same  Une  of  business  at 
White  Hall,  111.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Edna 
Kriege  in   1910.  Their  children  are:  Arlyn 
who  will  enter  McKendree  College  m    1929, 
Robert  L.,  and  Ray  C. 

The  mother  of  Mr.  Marks,  and  her  folks, 
have  hved  in  America  for  generations.  His 
father,  Mr.  Peter  Marks,  was  born  in  St.  Louis. 
Most  of  his  childhood  days  were  spent  in  the 
vicinity  of  Alton. 


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W.  M.  K.  LYONS 
M.  K.  LYONS  was  born  in  Marissa 
Township,  St.  Clair  County,  lUinois,  in 
the  year  1847  and  has  resided  there  ever 
since.  His  father,  John  R.  Lyons,  was  born  in 
South  Carolina  and  came  to  Illinois  in  1835  and 
resided  in  St.  Clair  County  for  more  than  eighty 
years;  his  mother,  Mary  A.  McKee,  was  a  native 
of  Kentucky  and  came  to  Illinois  in  her  early  life. 

At  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  Mr.  Lyons  entered 
high  school  at  the  Union  Academy,  in  Sparta. 
The  following  year,  i86j,  he  entered  McKendree 
College.  Dr.  AUyn  was  president  at  this  time. 
Professors  Blair  and  Jones  were  leading  instruct- 
ors. Fairly  good  progress  was  made  here  until 
near  the  close  of  the  second  year,  when  eye 
trouble  developed,  causing  a  halt  in  school  work 
for  a  time.  Later,  he  pursued  his  studies  in  Mon- 
mouth College,  and  entered  business  in  Marissa, 
IlUnois,  in  187J,  and  continued  to  operate  this 
successfully  for  a  period  of  forty -five  years. 

He  has  always  taken  an  active  interest  in  ad- 
vancing the  welfare  of  the  community,  and  gave 
of  his  time  and  talents  in  fostering  the  highest 
aims  of  life.  He  has  repeatedly  served  as  trustee 
of  the  village  board,  and  also  as  president  of 
same.  He  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  education 
at  the  time  the  first  large  public  school  building 
was  erected.  Has  been  for  several  years  president 
of  the  township  board  of  school  trustees.  He  is 
a  member  and  an  official  director  of  the  United 
Presbyterian  Church. 

In  the  year  iSvs  he  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Sarah  J.  Patton,  a  resident  of  near 
Sparta,  Randolph  County.  To  this  union  were 
born  four  children,  one  dying  in  infancy.  The 
youngest  son  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-four 
years — a  short  time  after  graduating  from  the 
St.  Louis  School  of  Pharmacy.  One  son  and 
daughter  are  living;  both  are  happily  married. 

REVEREND  MELVIN  LOAR 

BREAL  PREACHER,  an  optomist,  and  a 
student   who  spends  over  five  hours  a 
day  in  study,  is  Reverend  Melvin  Loar, 
pastor  of  the  Centralia  First  M.  E.  Church.  As 


REV.  MELVIN  LOAR 

a  preacher,  he  appeals  to  all  classes;  has  always 
been  perfectly  natural,  spiritual,  evangelistic, 
practical  and  unemotional.  When  Reverend  Loar 
was  Superintendent  of  the  Carbondale  District, 
the  First  M.  E.  Church  of  Carbondale,  one  of 
the  finest  in  the  Conference,  was  built.  Many 
other  churches  and  parsonages  were  built  under 
his  efficient  superintendency.  It  was  he  who 
organized  and  built  the  church  in  Alta  Sita, 
remodeled  the  church  in  Cairo,  and  built  the 
parsonage  in  Robinson. 

In  July,  1891,  Reverend  Loar  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Olie  Riley.  The  happy  couple, 
who  have  a  great  love  for  children,  adopted 
four  orphans — Lottie  Gibford,  now  assistant  to 
a  surgeon  in  Detroit;  Maud  Gibford,  who  is 
treasurer  of  Warren  and  Hardy,  a  great  law 
office  in  the  same  city;  Opal  Riley,  a  student 
at  McKendree  Conservatory  of  Music ;  another 
child  was  adopted,  but  died  in  infancy. 

Reverend  Loar  is  a  Royal  Arch  Mason,  a 
loving  pastor  and  an  energetic  worker  wherever 
men  need  help.  He  was  a  student  in  McKen- 
dree in  189}  and  '94,  and  entered  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference  in  1894. 

REV.  O.  L.  MARKMAN,  D.  D. 
<f^EV.  O.  L.  MARKMAN,  pastor  of  the 
I^f  First  M.  E.  Church,  of  East  St.  Louis, 
"^  lUinois.  For  years  he  has  been  one  of 
prominent  ministers  in  Southern  IlUnois  Con- 
ference. Comes  from  family  of  six  children,  five 
of  whom  are  living.  His  brother,  Frank  Markman, 


MR.  WALTER  LUCKNER 

is  superintendent  of  schools  at  Jerseyville,  Illi- 
nois. Mr.  Markman  was  born  November  20, 
1876,  at  West  Salem,  Illinois,  where  he  received 
public  school  education.  Afterwards  he  attended 
Northwestern  (now  North  Central)  College,  at 
Naperville,  Illinois,  for  one  year,  Valparaiso 
University  for  two  years,  and  Moody  Bible 
Institute  one  year.  In  June,  192 1,  he  was  honored 
with  the  title  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  conferred 
by  Taylor  Unu-ersity,  of  Upland,  Indiana. 

On  October  11,  1898,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Hulda  K.  Busefink,  who,  like  her  husband,  was 
born  and  educated  in  West  Salem,  her  birth 
occurring  on  December  18,  1877.  After  finishing 
a  high  school  course  at  home,  she  studied  music 
in  Chicago.  They  have  two  children — Esther, 
now  Mrs.  J.  A.  McCreery,  who  was  born  in 
July,  1900,  and  Paul,  who  was  born  in  Decem- 
ber, 1902.  Their  daughter  attended  McKendree 
College  in  1919,  and  later  was  graduated  from 
the  Southern  Illinois  Normal,  at  Carbondale. 
Mrs.  McCreery  is  the  mother  of  two  children. 
Paul  was  graduated  from  the  University  of  Illi- 
nois in  1924,  and  is  now  a  student  of  music  in 
New  York  City. 

Rev.  Markham  has  always  been  an  active 
member  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference.  His 
record  is  as  follows:  two  years  pastor  of  First 
M.  E.  Church  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois;  1917- 
1919,  superintendent  of  Olney  District;  1920 
and  1924,  delegate  to  Methodist  General  Con- 
ferences; and  at  present  he  is  president  of  the 
Conference  Deaconess  Board,  a  member  of  the 
board  of  directors  for  the  Old  Folks"  Home,  at 
Lawrenceville,  IMinois,  a  member  of  the  Con- 
ference  Board  of  Examiners,  president  of  the 


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Preachers'  Benefit  Association,  and  a  trustee  for 
McKendree  College. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Benton  Lodge,  No. 
64,  of  the  Masonic  Order,  of  the  Richland 
Chapter  Royal  Arch  Masons,  Olney,  lUinois, 
of  the  consistory  of  East  St.  Louis,  Illinois,  and 
of  the  Odd  Fellows.  He  has  served  one  term  as 
Grand  Chaplain  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Odd 
Fellows  of  Illinois.  Rev.  Markman  now  resides 
at  666  North  Thirteenth  Street,  East  St.  Louis. 

WALTER  LUCKNER 
iy^ALTER  LUCKNER,  a  farmer  living  near 
fly  Lebanon,  111.,  on  Rural  Route  No.  2,  was 
born  on  the  farm  where  he  is  now  located, 
on  August  2,  1875.  His  father,  before  him,  was 
a  farmer,  Edward  Luckner,  by  name,  and  died 
on  Jan.  ji,  1908.  His  mother,  Mrs.  Kratch 
Luckner,  died  April  28,  1916. 

Mr.  Luckner  received  a  fair  education  in  the 
Rock  Springs  public  school  near  Lebanon,  and 
early  took  up  the  vocation  of  farming  as  his 
life's  work.  Most  of  his  career  as  a  farmer  has 
been  spent  on  the  old  home  farm,  where  he  was 
reared.  He  was  thirty-one  years  of  age  when  he 
married  Miss  Hilda  Kasel,  on  April  12,  1904. 
To  this  union  has  been  born  one  daughter,  Ella 
A.  Luckner,  on  April  20,  1905.  She  is  now  the 
wife  of  Mr.  Gustave  Koderhardt,  and  hves  with 
her  parents.  Mrs.  Kasel  Luckner  was  born  at 
Campbellton,  Mo.,  on  March  16,  1880,  and  re- 
ceived her  education  in  the  public  schools  of  her 
community.  Mr.  Luckner  is  one  of  St.  Clair 
County's  efficient  farmers. 

REV.  CHARLES  B.  WHITESIDE,  D.  D. 
(f^VEV.  C.  B.  WHITESIDE,  Superintendent 
^J^  of  Centralia  District,  is  a  man  of  sterling 
worth — a  man  who  has  earned  the  way 
to  his  position  of  honor  and  responsibility  by 
hard,  conscientious  efforts. 

After  taking  normal  training.  Rev.  Whiteside 
spent  six  years  teaching.  In  189^  he  entered  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference.  He  served  seven 
charges  as  pastor,  an  average  of  four  years  to 
the  charge,  and  is  now  in  his  fifth  year  as  Super- 
intendent. He  served  two  years  as  Conference 
Treasurer,  and  several  years  as  First  Assistant 
Conference  Secretary.  He  has  been  honored 
with  a  membership  on  nearly  every  board  of 
our  conference  institutions,  and  is  now  secre- 
tary of  the  Conference  Board  of  Hospitals  and 
Homes.  At  the  last  session  of  the  conference. 
Rev.  Whiteside  was  elected  a  delegate  to  the 
General  Conference  on  the  first  ballot,  receiving 
10}  of  the  182  votes  cast.  During  the  World 


War,  Rev.  Whiteside  was  chairman  of  the  Red 
Cross  of  Saline  County,  and  chairman  of  the 
Publicity  Committee  in  the  war  drives. 

In  1890  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Alice  Hart,  of  Pope  County,  Illinois.  From  this 
union  there  are  six  children:  Eula,  Mabel,  Ada, 
Merrill  (now  deceased),  Charles  and  Anna  Faye. 

REV.  WALTER  H.  WHITLOCK,  D.  D. 
y|>|R.  WHITLOCK,  prominent  Methodist 
^MJ  minister  and  superintendent,  was  born  in 
Dickinson  Countv,  Kansas,  on  August 
II,  1874,  the  son  of  F.  S.  and  Sarah  Clink  Whit- 
lock.  Walter  H.  attended  the  Kinmundy  High 
School  and  the  Carbondale  Normal  (four  years) 
and  was  graduated  from  the  Garrett  Biblical  In- 
stitute in  1906.  From  1900  to  1906,  he  held  stu- 
dent pastorates,  and  since  his  graduation  he  has 
had  the  following  appointments:  Herrin,  Johnson 
City,  Altamont,  Centralia,  Olney,  Lebanon 
(while  here,  he  organized  and  was  head  of  the 
department  of  religious  education  in  McKendree 
College),  executive  secretary  of  the  Methodist 
Missionary  Society,  of  East  St.  Louis,  pastor  of 
St.  Paul's,  of  which  he  was  the  founder,  Belleville. 
Harrisburg,  and  at  the  present,  superintendent 
of  East  St.  Louis  district.  In  1924,  Mr.  Whitlock 
received  the  D.  D.  degree  from  McKendree. 

Mrs.  Whitlock,  the  daughter  of  Rev.  T.  G. 
and  Mary  Jane  Seay  Peterson,  of  Tulsa,  Okla- 
homa, was  born  near  Vienna,  111.,  on  June  22. 
1875.  She  attended  the  Creal  Springs  High  School 
and  Carbondale  Normal,  and  taught  for  ten  years 
before  her  marriage  to  Mr.  Whitlock,  on  July  27, 
1904.  They  have  four  children — Walter  P.,  Cora 
E.,  Vera  E.,  and  Harold  T. 

Mrs.  Whitlock  is  an  active  member  of  the 
Women's  Foreign,  and  the  Home  Missionary 
Societies.  Mr.  Whitlock  is  a  Mason,  a  member 
of  the  McKendree  Board  since  1909,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  numerous  boards  and  associations  of  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference  and  of  state-wide 
Methodism. 

ALBERT  WEBB 

aLBERT  WEBB,  who  has  established  him- 
self in   a    thriving   grocery   business   in 
Caseyville,   Illinois,  is  a  man  of  innate 
business  abiUty. 

His  father,  Emanuel  Webb,  forty-three  years 
ago  established  the  general  merchandise  business 
which  his  son,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  now' 
manages. 

Albert  Webb  was  born  in  Caseyville,  Illinois,. 
March  7,  1878.  He  attended  the  pubUc  schools 
of  Caseyville,  and,  upon  graduating  from  them, 
he  spent   two   years  of  study   in   McKendree 


College.  He  also  took  a  practical  course  in  busi- 
ness from  Bryant  and  Stratton. 

He  then  took  employment  in  the  office  of  the 
Republican  Iron  and  Steel  Company,  of  St.  Louis. 
He  remained  associated  with  this  company  for 
nine  years  and  then  for  one  year  Mr.  Webb 
worked  for  Swift  and  Company. 

In  1910,  Albert  returned  to  Casey viUe  to  go 
into  the  grocery  business  with  his  father.  Since 
that  time  Albert  Webb  has  lived  in  Caseyville. 
He  resides  with  and  takes  loving  care  of  his 
father  and  mother,  both  of  whom  are  growing 
old,  but  still  enjoying  good  health.  Mr.  Webb's 
mother  was  Sarah  L.  Mowe,  prior  to  her  mar- 
riage to  his  father. 

The  elder  Mr.  Webb,  in  addition  to  establish- 
ing his  grocery  business  in  Caseyville,  has  ac- 
quired through  a  long  life-time  of  conscientious 
labor,  much  personal  property  and  farm  land. 

Albert  Webb  is  a  member  of  the  Modern 
Woodmen. 


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REV.  GEORGE  H.  BILLINGS 

R.  BILLINGS,  minister  of  the  M,  E 
Church,  Lakewood,  111.,  born  in  Centralia, 
Kans.,  July  4,  1896,  educated  in  Kansas 
public  schools,  graduated  from  the  Downs,  Kan- 
sas, High  School,  attended  McKendree  one  year 
and  one  summer,  and  Lincoln  College  one  term, 
received  an  LL.  B.  degree  from  La  Salle  Extension 
University.  Preached  one  year,  before  War,  at 
Goodland,  Kans.,  served  seventeen  months  in 
army,  twelve  months  overseas,  was  pastor  at 
Blue  Hill,  Kans.,  1919-20;  student  pastor.  Signal 
Hill,  near  Belleville,  1910-11;  at  Hamburg,  111., 
r  92 1 -22;  traveling  salesman,  in  Colorado,  for 
Brecht  Candy  Co.,  one  year;  returned  to  Illinois 
in  1925,  and  preached  at  West  Salem  two  years. 
Married  Sarah  A.  Root,  Dec.  21,  1921,  daughter 
of  J.  E.  and  Mary  Root,  and  born  at  Centralia, 
111.,  March  7,  1899;  attended  McKendree  Sum- 
mer School,  1921.  One  son,  Joseph  H.,  was  born 
Nov.  30.  1923,. 

Mr.  Billings'  parents  were  R.  F.  and  Lucy  R. 
Billings;  father  died  in  1922;  mother  still  lives 
in  Kansas.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian 
Literary  Society  in  McKendree. 


SAMUEL  J.  WOODWARD 
N  THE  CITY  of  New  Athens,  where  he 
has  been  employed  as  station  agent  for  the 
Illinois  Central  since   1911,  Mr.  Samuel 

Woodward  was  born  on  November   10,   1877. 

Mr.  Woodward  is  the  only  son  of  Daniel  W. 

Woodward  and  Mary  Wherle. 


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Samuel  Woodward  received  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  New  Athens  public  school,  and  after- 
wards attended  the  business  college  at  Dixon, 
Illinois  for  two  years  (1896-97).  Here  he  learned 
telegraphy.  In  1898  he  took  his  first  position 
with  the  Illinois  Central  as  telegraph  operator 
at  New  Athens;  from  here  he  went  to  Belleville, 
and  thence  to  Carbondale  in  the  employ  of  this 
same  railroad  company.  On  February  20,  1911, 
he  returned  to  New  Athens,  where  he  has  re- 
mained since. 

Mrs.  Woodward  is  Matilda,  the  daughter  of 
B.  Haentzschel.  She  was  born  at  New  Athens 
on  October  16,  1879,  and  was  married  to  Mr. 
Woodward  on  the  i6th  of  October,  1900.  They 
have  a  fine  family  of  six  boys  and  two  girls — 
Roy,  Clarence,  Lyle,  Daniel,  Earl,  James,  Mil- 
dred and  Mane.  The  interest  of  Mr.  Woodward 
in  the  welfare  of  his  community  is  shown  by  the 
tact  that  he  served  as  mayor  of  New  Athens  for 
two  years  (1917-18),  was  a  city  alderman  for  four 
years,  has  been  a  member  of  the  School  Board 
since  191 1,  and  was  made  president  of  the  same 
in  igi6.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Community 
High  School  Board.  Mr.  Woodward  is  a  Metho- 
dist  (Sunday  School  Superintendent,',  a  Mason, 
a  Knight  Templar  and  a  Shnner. 


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HERMAN  G.  WANGELIN 
ERMAN  G.  WANGELIN,  automobile 
dealer  and  owner  of  the  Ford  agency,  in 
Belleville,  III,  was  born  in  this  city  on 
the  5th  of  August,  1890.  His  father  and  a  brother 
were  formerly  also  interested  in  this  agency, 
which  was  established  in  1908.  In  igii  Herman 
bought  out  their  interests  and  reincorporated 
the  business  under  the  name  of  the  Herman  G. 
Wangelin,  Inc. 

Mr.  Wangehn  received  his  common  school 
education  and  also  his  high  school  training  in 
Belleville.  After  graduating  from  the  high  school, 
he  studied  for  a  time  in  the  University  of  Illinois. 
He  was  married  on  March  14,  1914,  to  Magda- 
lena  Heidinger.  who  is  the  mother  of  two  boys — 
Dan  J.  Wangelin,  and  Jack  J.  Wangelin.  Both 
are  attending  the  public  schools  here. 

In  addition  to  his  interest  in  his  own  business, 
Mr.  Wangelin  takes  a  practical  interest  in  the 
schools  of  his  city,  and  has  served  for  two  years 
as  president  of  the  board  of  education.  He  has 
been  for  some  time  prominent  in  the  commercial 
and  fraternal  organizations  of  Belleville.  He  was 
the  first  president  of  the  local  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce, and  is  one  of  the  directors  of  the  State 
Chamber.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Illinois  Auto- 
mobile Dealers'  Ass'n,  and  also  a  member  of 


the  Belleville  Rotary  Club,  and  a  past  president 
of  this  club,  a  member  of  the  Elks  and  of  the 
Belleville  Turners  Society. 

Mr.  Wangehn  is  a  property  owner  here,  both 
of  residential  property  and  of  business  property. 
His  business  location  occupies  'ij.ooo  square  feet 
of  floor  space. 

Herman  G.  Wangehn  is  in  the  prime  of  life, 
and  IS  ranked  with  the  successful  business  men 
of  Belleville. 

BARNETT  D.  S.  WYLLIE,  M.  D. 

J^:^H1S  physician,  educator,  and  musician  of 
V  J  recognized  ability  was  horn  near  Marissa, 
on  November  5,  1877,  the  son  of  A. 
Wyllie  and  Emily  Coulter  Wyllie.  Dr.  Wyllie 
attended  the  public  schools  of  Marissa  and  Leb- 
anon, studied  in  the  Marissa  Academy  two 
years,  in  McKendree  two  years  (1893-1895),  in 
Illinois  College,  at  Jacksonville,  from  the  fall  of 
"95  to  December  of  '96,  returned  to  McKendree 
for  the  remainder  of  school  year,  and  then  went 
to  Shurtleff  College  one  year.  In  1900  he  entered 
Marion-Simms  Medical  School  and  was  gradu- 
ated in  1904.  He  practiced  medicine  at  Union, 
Mo.  and  in  St.  Louis  until  1910,  when  he  was 
appointed  to  his  present  position  as  director  of 
health  education  for  the  St.  Louis  public  schools. 
On  September  29,  1909,  he  married  Emma  Hein, 
of  Union,  Mo.,  born  November  12,  1884,  the 
daughter  of  J.  W.  and  Emma  Neiermeier  Hein. 
After  she  was  graduated  from  Union  Mo.,  High 
School,  she  taught  for  six  years,  and  was  principal 


Su  Hundred  and  On 


GEORGE  WIRTH.  JR. 

of  schools  at  Gerald,  Mo.  Then  she  was  married 
to  Dr.  Wyllie. 

Dr.  Wyllie  is  a  member  of  the  American  Med- 
ical Association,  the  American  Public  Health 
Association,  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  the 
Lambda  Chapter  of  the  Phi  Beta  Pi  Medical  Fra- 
ternity, and  of  the  Kingshighway  Presbyterian 
Church.  During  the  World  War,  he  enlisted  in 
the  Volunteer  Medical  Reser%-e  Corps.  He  is  an 
old  Plato,  and  a  talented  song  writer  and  com- 
poser, having  had  many  of  his  productions  pub- 
hshed;  he  plays  a  number  of  instruments  well. 
the  piano  and  violin  in  particular.  His  residence 
s  at  1389  Hamilton  Ave.,  St.  Louis. 

VAL  HIRTH 

^R.  VAL  HIRTH,  a  Belleville  printer,  li%'es 
at  219  S.  Jackson  Street,  and  conducts  his 
business  at  7  South  High  Street.  He  was 
born  in  Belleville,  Sept.  7,  1882,  secured  a  high 
school  education,  obtained  employment  in  a 
printing  shop,  and  worked  at  this  trade  until 
Sept.  I,  1912,  when  he  went  into  business  for 
himself  under  the  name  of  the  Val  Hirth  Printing 
Service.  Mrs.  Hirth,  formerly  Augusta  Bender, 
was  married  to  our  subject  on  Feb.  i^,  iQii,and 
is  the  mother  of  two  boys.  Elmer  F.  was  born  in 
191 1,  the  day  after  Christmas,  and  Carl  E.,  on 
August  29,  1916.  Both  are  attending  the  public 
schools;  the  older  boy  is  in  the  high  school. 

Mr.  Hirth  is  one  of  E?elleville"s  most  active 
business  men.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  of  the  Retail  Merchants'  Assn., 


and  a  director  in  the  Rotary  Club.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  Paul's  Evangelical  Church,  and  for  sev- 
eral years  has  taught  a  Sunday  School  class,  and 
has  been  a  director  in  Boy  Scout  work.  He  is  now 
serving  his  second  term  on  the  Belleville  school 
board,  and  is  treasurer  of  the  Belleville  Turners. 
Mr.  Hirth  owns  his  business  and  residence  prop- 
erty, besides  other  property  in  the  city.  The 
Printing  Service  is  an  up-to-date  establishment, 
handles  a  good  stock  of  office  supplies,  and  turns 
out  printing  work  of  high  quality. 

GEORGE  WIRTH,  Jr. 

eEORGE  WIRTH,  Jr.,  who  is  secretary 
and  treasurer  of  the  Auto  Stove  Works  at 
New  Athens,  Illinois  is  the  son  of  George 
Wirth,  Sr.,  the  president  and  general  manager  of 
the  same  firm.  A  sketch  of  the  father  appears  on 
another  page  of  this  volume.  The  son  was  born 
in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  on  December  i,  1891,  and  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools,  through  the  high 
school,  and  in  the  Belleville  Commercial  College. 
Upon  finishing  his  studies  he  began  working  for 
the  above-named  firm,  and  performed  duties,  at 
one  time  or  another,  in  all  of  its  departments, 
until  he  became  thoroughly  acquainted  with  the 
business,  and  in  192'i  was  made  the  secretary 
and  treasurer  of  the  firm. 

He  married  Ada  A.  Hessick,  October  i,  1914. 
She  is  the  daughter  of  Henry  Hessick,  a  prosper- 
ous farmer  in  this  part  of  the  county,  and  of 
Mary  (Huth)  Hessick.  Mrs.  Wirth  is  a  high 
school  graduate.  The  one  son  who  was  born  to 
them  on  August  18th,  192J,  has  been  named 
George  H. 

Mr.  Wirth  was  city  treasurer  for  nine  years, 
and  has  been  a  member  of  the  Community  High 
School  Board  since  its  organization,  and  further- 
more, he  is  the  secretary  of  the  Village  School 
Board.  In  addition  to  these  practical  interests, 
Mr.  Wirth  is  particularly  interested  in  baseball. 
For  five  years  he  has  been  the  manager  of  the 
New  Athens  Baseball  Team,  and  plays  the  posi- 
tions of  pitcher  and  catcher  of  this  team.  His 
fraternal  associations  are  with  the  Masonic 
Order. 

THEODORE  E.  REUSS 

©ORN  on  the  farm  which  he  now  occupies, 
on  Nov.  14,  188';.  one  of  the  four  children 
of  Juhus  Reuss  and  Sophia  Engelmann, 
Mr.  Theodore  Reuss  is  now  one  of  St.  Clair 
County's  leading  farmers.  His  104  acres  of  land 
are  situated  near  Belleville,  on  Rural  Route  No. 
4  As  a  boy,  Theodore  attended  the  Cherry 
Grove  country  school,  completed  its  course,  and 
studied    in    McKendree    Academy    four    years 


(1901-1905),  during  the  last  year  of  which  he 
was  ranked  as  a  college  freshman.  He  later  took 
a  correspondence  course  in  surveying,  received 
a  diploma,  but  never  followed  this  vocation. 

Mrs.  Reuss,  formerly  Meta  Luckner,  the 
daughter  of  Chas.  Luckner  and  Emily  Runkwitz, 
was  born  in  O'Fallon  Township,  Dec.  31,  1886, 
and  was  married  to  Mr.  Reuss  on  Sept.  18,  1909. 
Her  parents  are  both  living  on  a  farm  near  Leb- 
anon. She  received  her  education  in  the  Summer- 
field  schools,  and  remained  at  home  with  her 
parents  until  her  marriage.  Their  one  daughter, 
Anita  M.,  was  born  Jan  5,  191 1. 

Mr.  Reuss  has  been  an  active  participant  in 
farm  organizations.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
executive  board  of  the  Farm  Bureau  for  three 
years  (1921-1924),  was  president  of  the  Farmers' 
Union  for  three  years,  and  president  of  the 
Farmers'  Institute  when  it  was  held  in  Belleville 
in  1925.  He  was  the  first  Master  of  the  Shiloh 
Valley  Grange,  served  one  term  on  the  Board  of 
Supervisors,  and  has  been  sixteen  years  a  member 
of  the  school  board,  and  clerk  of  the  board  all 
this  time. 

CHARLES  W.  ROBINSON 

^R.  CHARLES  ROBINSON  is  one  of  Leb- 
anon's  efficient  contractors,  a  careful  and 
painstaking  carpenter.  He  was  but  three 
years  old  when  his  parents  moved  to  Lebanon 
from  near  Ashley,  111.,  where  Charles  was  born 
July  22,  1870.  His  father,  C.  L.  Robinson,  was 
also  a  contractor;  his  mother's  name  was  Matilda 
Mason.  Both  parents  were  horn  and  reared  in 
Virginia. 

Charles  Robinson  received  his  education  in 
the  Lebanon  schools,  and  in  1896  took  up  con- 
tracting work,  in  which  he  has  since  engaged. 
Mr.  Robinson  is  city  clerk  of  Lebanon,  which 
position  he  has  held  for  a  number  of  years.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  school  board  which  super- 
vised the  erection  of  the  new  Community  High 
School,  and  remained  on  the  hoard  four  years. 

Clara  E.  Pesold,  to  whom  Mr.  Robinson  was 
married  July  19,  190^,  came  from  St.  Louis,  was 
born  on  Aug.  17,  1879,  the  daughter  of  H.  and 
Clara  Pesold .  Both  parents  are  hving  in  St.  Louis, 
where  the  father  is  engaged  in  the  real  estate 
business.  Mrs.  Robinson  attended  the  St.  Louis 
schools;  also  took  a  full  course  in  a  business  college. 

Margaret  Jean  Robinson,  only  daughter  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Robinson,  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Dec. 
12,  1906.  She  expects  to  graduate  with  the  Cen- 
tennial Class  (1928)  of  McKendree  College. 

The  family  are  active  members  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church. 


AUGUST  M.  EGGMANN 

fri  HEN  only  a  youth,  nineteen  years  of  age' 
\^/  the  subject  of  this  sketch  showed  his  pa' 
triotism  by  serving  in  the  Spanish-Amer' 
ican  War.  He  was  born  in  East  St.  Louis,  on  Feb. 
4,  1880,  a  son  of  Emil  J.  Eggman,  who  died  in 
1924.  His  education  consists  of  training  in  the 
public  school  and  the  East  St.  Louis  High  School, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1899.  After 
leaving  school  he  took  employment  with  his 
brothers  in  the  real  estate  business,  but,  in  1898, 
when  the  war  broke  out,  he  enlisted  and  gave 
faithful  service.  When  the  war  ended  he  returned 
and  accepted  a  position  in  the  ofEce  of  the  Re- 
public Iron  and  Steel  Works,  where  he  was  em- 
ployed for  a  year.  In  1910  Mr.  Eggman  started  in 
the  real  estate  line  in  a  partnership,  under  the 
title  of  Eggman  and  King.  This  was  dissolved  in 
1921,  when  Mr.  Eggman  entered  business  on  his 
own  accord.  He  himself  is  owner  of  much 
property — especially  residence. 

On  April  27,  190J,  Mr.  Eggman  was  married 
to  Frieda  E.  Summa,  a  daughter  of  Virginia 
(Wurmb)  and  Dr.  Henry  H.  Summa.  She  attended 
high  school  and  the  Lachman  Private  School.  The 
subject  of  this  sketch  and  his  wife  have  two  chil- 
dren: Theodora  A.,  born  on  June  8,  1904;  and 
Virginia  M.,  born  on  Nov.  i";,  1909.  Mr.  Egg- 
man was  elected  treasurer  of  the  Centerville 
Township  in  1916,  and  still  holds  this  position. 
He  is  a  Shriner  in  the  Masonic  Order,  a  member 
of  the  Kiwanis  Club  and  the  St.  Clair  Country 
Club.  His  hobby  is  golf. 


GROVER  E.  FEURER 

yrVR.  G.  E.  FEURER,  the  authorized  Ford 
^JL^  dealer  in  New  Athens,  bought  in  1923 
the  New  Athens  Motor  Co.  from  Mr. 
Wangehn,  of  Belleville.  Before  this  time  he  had 
been  the  manager  of  the  New  Athens  branch 
of  the  Modern  Auto  and  Garage  Co.  Mr.  Feurer 
was  born  in  this  county,  at  Point  Lookout,  on 
Jan.  17,  1885,  the  son  of  Martin  Feurer  and 
Frieda  Forcade,  the  parents  of  five  children.  After 
attending  the  public  school  near  his  home  he 
helped  his  father  on  the  farm  until  the  latter's 
retirement  in  191 1,  when  he  began  farming  in 
partnership  with  his  brother.  George  M.  In  191J 
he  sold  his  portion  of  the  farm  to  his  brother, 
moved  to  New  Athens,  and  secured  employment 
with  the  Geiger  Store  Co.,  with  whom  he  stayed 
two  years,  and  then  took  over  the  management 
of  the  automobile  business  mentioned  above. 

Mrs.  Feurer,  the  daughter  of  Dietrich  Wilking 
and  Sophia  Bohmhake,  and  one  of  eight  children, 
was  born  in  Fayetteville  Township,  Jan.  20, 


MC  KENDREE 


1888.  She  received  a  public  school  and  normal 
school  training,  and  taught  school  for  five  years 
before  her  marriage  to  Mr.  Feurer,  Sept.  14, 
191 1.  Two  children  have  come  from  this  mar- 
riage— Ruth  S.,  May  2,  1913;  and  Alice  K., 
Feb.  7,  1920. 

Mr.  Feurer  owns,  besides  his  business  prop- 
erty, a  residence  in  New  Athens  and  some  farm 
land.  He  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Farmers'  State 
Bank;  president  of  the  New  Athens  Commercia 
Club;  served  as  township  assessor  for  one  term, 
and  for  a  term  as  alderman;  and  was  a  member  of 
the  school  board  for  six  years.  He  is  a  Mason,  a 
Modern  Woodman,  and  a  baseball  fan. 

EDWARD  A.  CLASSEN 

•g^INCE  190J,  Mr.  E.  A.  Classen  has  been 
V^J  the  owner  of  a  large  lumber  yard  at  Free- 
hurg.  111.  His  father,  C.  A.  Classen,  a 
native  of  Germany,  established  this  business  in 
1876.  His  mother,  Virginia  M.  Wilderman.  a 
member  of  one  of  the  old  families  in  this  part  of 
the  county,  is  now  deceased. 

Edward  Classen  was  born  at  Freeburg,  August 
7, 1870,  and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  city.  Afterwards  he  secured  a  business  train- 
ing in  the  Bryant  and  Stratton  Commercial  Col- 
lege of  St.  Louis,  and  returned  to  Freeburg  to 
work  for  his  father.  He  acquired  so  thorough  a 
knowledge  of  the  business  that  when  his  father 
retired  he  was  able  to  manage  it  as  successfully 
as  his  father  had  done.  His  plant  covers  a  wide 
area  of  26,000  square  feet.  He  sells  his  goods  over 
a  wide  territory. 

Mr.  Classen  has  been  twice  married,  first  to 
Margaret  D.  Helms,  on  December  19,  1900,  and 
after  her  death,  to  Lydia  Ripley,  on  January  22, 
191 3.  He  is  the  father  of  two  children — Russell 
and  Alice — the  former  born  on  December  20, 
1903,  and  the  latter  on  January  31,  1906.  Both 
have  been  given  a  good  education. 

Mr.  Classen  derives  a  great  deal  of  pleasure 
from  driving  his  automobile.  In  politics,  he  is  a 
Republican,  and  in  religion,  a  Methodist. 


THOS.  W.  GREGORY 

XN  THE  QUAINT  LITTLE  TOWN  of 
Pomona,  Jackson  County,  Illinois,  the  sub- 
ject of  tins  sketch  was  born,  September 
30,  1872.  He  attended  the  public  schools  until 
he  was  fourteen,  and  began  his  working  career 
as  a  telegraph  operator  for  the  Mobile  and  Ohio 
Raikoad  Co.  In  1890  Mr.  Gregory  came  to  East 
St.  Louis,  and  continued  working  for  the  M.  6? 
O.  until  1902,  when  he  resigned  to  take  a  posi- 


GROVER  E.  FEURER 

tion  as  accountant  with  the  East  St.  Louis  &? 
Suburban  Railway  Company.  The  November 
following,  he  was  elected  assistant  secretary  and 
treasurer  for  the  company,  and  in  1926,  its 
vice-president. 

He  was  married  to  Miss  Gertrude  A.  Hardy 
on  October  30,  1895,  and  has  one  daughter, 
Helen  J.,  born  November  24,  1905.  Helen  com- 
pleted the  high  school  course  in  East  St.  Louis, 
graduated  from  Stephens  College,  of  Columbia, 
Missouri,  in  1924,  and  since,  has  taken  extension 
courses  in  History,  Public  Speaking,  and  Physical 
Education  from  Washington  University.  She  is 
now  attending  the  University  of  Illinois. 

Mr.  Gregory  belongs  to  that  commendable 
class  of  self-made  men.  He  has  reached  the  prom- 
inent position  which  he  now  holds  through  sheer 
merit  and  hard  labor.  He  has  always  taken  a 
keen  interest  in  the  affairs  of  his  city  and  county , 
has  long  been  a  friend  of  McKendree,  and  has 
served  on  the  East  St.  Louis  school  board  since 
1924.  He  is  also  the  treasurer  of  the  Industrial 
Building  6?  Loan  Assn.  of  his  city.  In  fraternity 
circles  he  is  a  32nd  degree  Mason  and  an  Elk. 

Beginning  his  career  as  a  telegraph  operator, 
Mr.  Gregory  has  attained  now  an  enviable  posi- 
tion among  his  fellow-c 


WILLIAM  H.  EBERT 

HOCATED  two  and  one-half  miles  north- 
east of  OTallon  is  the  107  acres  of  well- 
cultivated  land  owned  by  Mr.  Wm.  H. 
Ebert.  In  Caseyville  Township,  where  he  was 
born  on  Feb.  11,  1869,  William  received  a  com- 
mon school  education,  and  then  began  working 


Si.-c  Hundred  and  Three 


REV. CLARK  YOST 

for  his  father  on  the  farm.  The  latter,  Albert 
Ebert,  died  March   17,  1892;  and  the  mother, 
Chalista  Rittenhouse  Ebert,  on  April  7,  nineteen 
years  later.  Mr.  Ebert  farmed  on  the  home  place 
with  his  brother  for  three  years,  and  after  his 
marriage  to  Ella  J.  Badgley,  on  Dec.   i,   189a, 
moved  to  another  farm  in  Caseyville  Township, 
cultivated  this  for  ten  years,  and  then  moved  to 
the  farm  he  now  owns.  Hi.s  wife  was  the  daugh- 
ter of  Alton  Badgley  and  Lucy  Sisson,  both  of 
whom  died  in  recent  years,  and  was  born  on  a 
farm  at  Ridge  Prairie,  Caseyville  Township,  on 
Aug.   1,   1869.  She  received  a  common  school 
education  in  her  community  schools,  and  a  very 
practical  education  in  the  home,  assisting  with 
the  domestic  duties.  She  and  Mr.  Ebert  have 
two  children— Cynthia  E.,  born  Sept.  8,  189}, 
now   Mrs.    Walter   Bridges,   of  Lebanon;   and 
William  Russell,  born  Nov.  2j,  igo^. 

Mr.  Ebert  has  taken  an  active  interest  in  the 
Masonic  Lodge,  of  which  he  is  a  member;  al- 
though his  education  in  schools  was  limited,  he 
has  shown  himself  anxious  in  the  furtherance  of 
education,  and  during  the  past  three  years  has 
been  a  trustee  on  the  school  board.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Ebert  are  hard  workers  and  have  won  the 
respect  of  their  friends  by  their  earnestness  and 
sincerity.  .....  : 

WILLIAM  J.  BROWN 

CHE  ANCESTORS  of  William  J.  Brown, 
a   stock   dealer   of  Marissa,   came   from 
northern  Ireland,  his  grandfather,  David 
Brown,  having  brought  his  family  to  our  shores 
in  1847.  He  was  the  father  of  ten  children,  the 


youngest  ot  whom,  Alexander  Brown,  was  the 
only  son  and  the  only  one  of  the  ten  born  in 
America.  Alexander,  the  father  of  William  J. 
Brown,  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  April  20,  1848; 
married  Grace  Allen,  at  Clinton,  III,  Dec.  22, 
1869,  and  became  the  father  of  twelve  children. 
His  son,  William  James,  was  born  on  a  farm  in 
Randolph  County,  Illinois,  Nov.  4,  i88v;  re- 
c;ived  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Randolph  County  and  in  the  Marissa  High 
School,  where  he  spent  three  years;  worked  on 
his  father's  farm  until  1897,  when  he  began  farm- 
ing for  himself;  organized  the  lirm  "Brown  and 
McHatton,  Dealers  in  Live  Stock,"  in  190";,  with 
headquarters  on  the  farm  near  Marissa,  and  in 
1910,  bought  the  150  acres  where  the  stock  is 
now  kept,  and  which  is  one  of  the  great  stock 
show  farms  in  the  county.  He  also  owns  180 
acres  in  Randolph  County. 

Mr.  Brown  married,  Oct.  jo,  1912,  Miss  May 
E.  Hamilton,  the  daughter  of  Peter  B.  Hamilton. 
She  was  horn  at  Marissa,  Sept.  jo,  1889;  is  a 
graduate  of  Marissa  High  School  and  of  the 
Koeger  School  of  Music,  St.  Louis  (1910).  She 
has  been  the  organist  in  the  Marissa  Presbyterian 
Church  since  1918.  The  one  son,  William  H., 
was  born  April  7,  1915. 

Mr.  Brown  is  a  member  of  the  Marissa  Coun- 
try Club,  and  a  director  in  the  same;  has  been 
on  the  Marissa  Community  High  School  board 
nine  years,  and  besides  his  live  stock  interests, 
is  a  dealer  in  real  estate. 

REV. CLARK  YOST 

SEV.  CLARK  R.  YOST,  pastor  of  the 
First  Methodist  Church  of  Lebanon,  Illi- 
nois, better  know-n  as  the  "College 
Church,"  was  born  near  Alma,  Illinois,  on 
August  27,  1889.  His  father,  John  H.  Yost,  was 
also  horn  at  Alma  and  has  lived  there  all  of  his 
life,  as  a  farmer  and  fruit-grower.  Rev.  Yost's 
mother  (1869-1897),  nee  Lynda  Hard,  was  also 
a  native  of  Marion  County. 

Rev.  C.  R.  Yost  enrolled  as  a  ministerial 
student  in  McKendree  College,  from  which  he 
received  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  191 3. 
He  joined  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference  in 
191 },  and  has  been  pastor  of  the  College  Church 
in  Lebanon  for  three  years. 

Mrs.  Yost,  formerly  Madeleine  Foulk,  also 
was  graduated  from  McKendree  College  (B.  S. 
degree  in  1912).  She  was  born  in  Belle  City, 
Hamilton  Cqunty,  Illinois,  on  April  19,  1886. 
Her  father,  who  died  in  July  of  1926,  was  the 
well-known  contractor  and  builder  of  McLeans- 
boro;  her  mother  still  lives  in  McLeansboro. 
Mrs.  Yost,  after  graduating  from  McKendree 
taught  for  several  years  in  the  McLeansboro 


High  School,  and  on  June  8,  ign,  she  and  Rev. 
Yost  were  married.  Three  children  have  been 
horn  to  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Yost— Gwendolyn  Jose- 
phine, Madeleine  Dorothea,  and  Paul  Wesley. 

While  in  college,  Mr.  Yost  was  a  Philo.,  and 
won  the  Bryan  medal  for  an  essay  on  civil  gov- 
ernment. In  1923,  he  made  a  tour  through  Europe, 
visiting  all  of  the  western  countries  except  Spain 
and  Portugal.  In  192^  he  was  made  a  state 
trustee  of  the  Anti-Saloon  League. 

Rev.  Clark  Yost  is  and  always  has  been  a 
keen  student,  both  of  the  Bible  and  religion  and 
of  governmental  and  world  problems. 

FERDINAND  L.  REUSS 

ON  A  FARM  near  Shiloh,  where  Dr. 
Adolphus  Reuss  lived  and  labored  until 
his  death,  in  1878,  his  son,  Ferdinand  L. 
Reuss  is  now  living.  He  w^as  lx)rn  here,  Oct. 
28th,  1862,  and  has  spent  practically  all  his  life 
on  the  old  home  place.  His  father  was  both  a 
doctor  and  a  farmer;  his  wife,  Caroline  Raith, 
was  the  mother  of  ten  children,  of  whom  Fer- 
dinand is  the  youngest.  Two  of  his  sisters  are 
now  living  with  him. 

Mr.  Reuss  completed  a  common  school  course 
m  the  Cherry  Grove  School,  and  attended,  for  a 
short  time,  the  Toensfeldt  Institute  in  St.  Louis, 
then  returned  to  the  farm  and  worked  for  his 
father  until  the  latter's  death.  On  June  i^th, 
1S99,  he  married  Minnie  Runkwitz,  a  sister  of 
Erwin  H.  Runkwitz,  whose  biography  is  re- 
corded in  this  history.  Mrs.  Reuss  was  born 
near  Lebanon,  Sept.  27th,  1869,  and  was  edu- 
cated in  the  Rock  Springs  School.  She  and  Mr. 
Reuss  have  one  daughter,  Agnes,  w^ho  is  now 
Mrs.  Walter  F.  Cox,  of  Troy,  111.  She  was  born 
on  Oct.  22nd,  1901,  attended  the  Shiloh  public 
schools,  graduated  from  the  O'Fallon  High 
School  in  1920,  and  studied  in  the  Browns 
Business  College  of  East  St.  Louis  for  one  year, 
after  which  she  was  employed  as  a  stenogra- 
pher in  St.  Louis  until  her  marriage. 

Since  April  17th,  1905,  Mr.  Reuss  has  been 
a  member  of  the  School  Board,  and  Clerk  of  this 
board  for  seventeen  years.  He  served  on  the 
Non-High  School  Board  many  years.  Both  he 
and  Mrs.  Reuss  are  members  of  the  Shiloh  Val- 
ley Grange.  Their  home  on  their  140  acre  farm 
IS  one  of  the  most  modern  of  farm  homes. 

ARTHUR  I.  GERMAIN 
J^  HE  SUBJECT  of  this  sketch  is  the  popular 
IJ  principal  of  one  of  St.  Clair  County's 
up-to-date  township  schools.  He  was 
born  in  St.  Clair  County  on  July  3,  1885,  a 
son  of  Louis  Germain,  who  was  born  in  this 
county  and  is  still  living.  Arthur  J.  Germain 


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was  one  of  a  family  of  ten  children,  but  by  his 
ambition  and  love  for  learning  he  forged  his  way 
through  school.  After  receiving  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Belleville, 
he  entered  McKendree  College.  He  then  studied 
in  the  Southern  Illinois  Normal  University,  in 
Carbondale,  and,  later  on,  in  the  University  of 
Wisconsin.  When  not  attending  school,  Mr. 
Germain  contributed  no  small  amount  of  work 
on  his  father's  farm. 

On  April  J,  1918,  Mr.  Germain  was  united 
in  matrimony  with  Miss  Alma  C.  Meyer.  She, 
too,  was  born  on  a  farm  in  this  county,  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  N.  Meyer.  Her  mother  is  still  living. 

In  1919,  Mr.  Germain  was  made  principal  of 
the  Dewey  School,  a  position  that  he  still  holds. 
His  hobby  is  fishing — a  sport  in  which  he  thrills 
when  not  engaged  in  his  position  of  responsi- 
bihty. 

REV.  THOMAS  H.  KELLY 

©HARRY  KELLY  was  born  on  the  24th 
of  Sept.,  1887,  in  Peel,  one  of  the  principal 
cities  of  the  Isle  of  Man,  in  the  Irish  Sea. 
His  parents  were  Thomas  Kelly  and  Jane  Quil- 
liam  Kelly.  In  1910,  Mr.  Kelly  entered  the 
ministry,  and  three  years  later,  on  the  last  day 
of  December,  he  was  married  to  Augusta  A. 
Moholt.  To  this  couple  two  children  have  been 
born — Mona  Marsile  and  Patricia  Jane. 

Rev.  Kelly  attended  Peel  Wesleyan  and  Co- 
lumbia University  and  was  graduated  from  Drew 
Theological  Seminary  in  191 5. 

His  ministerial  record  is  as  follows:  191 2- 15, 
St.  James  M.  E.  Church,  New  York  City;  1915- 
17,  Marshfield,  Wis;  1917-22,  Superior,  Wis.; 
1922-27,  Ladysmith,  Wis;  at  present.  First  M. 
E.  Church,  Reedsburg,  Wis. 

Rev.  Kelly  is  a  member  of  the  board  of  e.xam- 
iners  of  the  West  Wisconsin  Conference  and  of 
the  faculty  of  the  Epworth  League  Summer  In- 
stitute. He  is  also  the  assistant  secretary  ot  the 
West  Wisconsin  Conference. 


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FRED  W.  GROLLE 
RED  W.  GROLLE.  born  m  Lebanon 
Township,  Dec.  14,  1878.  Attended 
school,  and  then  worked  on  farm  for 
mother.  After  marriage  to  Louisa  O.  Kraemer, 
in  1909,  of  which  union  there  are  two  chil- 
dren (two  having  died),  Roy  John  and  Eileen 
M.,  rented  a  two  hundred  and  thirty  acre  farm 
from  B.  and  A.  Barr.  Mr.  GroUe  is  president 
of  North  Grove  District  No.  6  School  Board. 
Besides  farming,  he  is  also  connected  with  New 
York  Life  Insurance  Company. 

His  son,  Roy  John,  now  attending  high  school . 


RICHARD  SCHAEFFER 

gDJOINlNG  OTallon  on  the  south  is  the 
seventy  acre  farm  of  Richard  Schaelfer. 
which  land  he  purchased  in  1924  from  the 
J.  H.  Atkinson  estate.  He  moved  to  the  Atkinson 
farm  in  1914,  from  Shiloh  Valley,  where  he  had 
been  a  fruit  grower  for  over  twenty  years,  for 
the  first  twelve  years  as  manager  of  the  Flora 
Vista  Farm,  then  owned  by  Mr.  L.  F.  Fischer. 
He  was  born  in  Lebanon,  July  7,  1877,  the  son 
of  Dr.  Hugo  and  Agata  Schaeffer.  His  father 
practiced  in  Lebanon  forty-six  years  ago,  and 
afterwards  moved  to  Belleville,  where  he  con- 
tinued his  practice  until  his  death.  Mrs.  Schaeffer, 
now  eighty -eight  years  old,  still  lives  in  Belleville, 
and  enjoys  good  health.  Richard  attended  the 
grades,  and  two  years  of  high  school  in  Shiloh 
Valley,  and  then  began  his  career  as  a  fruit  farmer. 
After  his  marriage  to  Bertha  Monken,  on  Jan. 
12,  190';,  he  became  an  independent  farmer.  His 
wife  is  the  daughter  of  George  Monken  and 
Christina  Pannier  Monken,  and  was  born  in  St. 
Clair  Township,  east  of  Belleville,  Dec.  12,  i88j. 
She  has  four  children — Richard,  Robert  G.,  H. 
Eugene,  and  Harold — born  Jan.  21,  1909;  May 
},  191 1 ;  August  5,  1912;  and  Feb.  8,  1917. 
Richard  attended  McKendree  College  in  1926 
and  1927. 

Mr.  Schaefl^er  was  a  member  of  the  city  school 
board  for  five  years,  and  is  serving  his  third  term 
on  the  Township  High  School  board.  He  was 
town  clerk  in  Shiloh  Valley  Township  for  two 
years,  and  in  19 10  took  the  census  for  the  town- 
ship. He  IS  a  member  of  the  Shiloh  Valley  Grange. 

D.  MORRIS  HARDY 

OAVID  MORRIS  HARDY,  counts  among 
his  ancestors  seme  of  the  early  pioneers 
cf  Monroe  County  and  of  the  state  cf 
Illinois.  His  father,  David  Mitchell  Hardy,  is 
descended  from  the  well-known  Moore  family 
who  settled  in  Monroe  County  in  an  early  day. 
His  mother,  Nancy  Drury  Hardy,  is  a  daughter 
of  Joseph  W.  Drury,  long  a  prominent  citiien  of 
Waterloo,  who  graduated  from  McKendree  in 
1849  3nd  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Platon- 
ian  Society.  David  Morris  was  born  and  reared 
in  Waterloo  where  his  parents  still  reside.  He 
received  his  elementary  and  high  school  educa- 
tion in  the  schools  of  his  native  town  and  entered 
McKendree  in  1912.  By  attending  summer  ses- 
sions he  finished  the  college  course  in  191'i,  re- 
ceiving the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  a  member  of 
Plato  and  for  some  time  was  instructor  in  violin, 
having  previously  received  training  in  violin  in 
St.  Louis.  After  finishing  his  work  at  McKen- 
dree he  went  to  Ames,  Iowa,  where  he  spent  two 


FRANK  P.  MEYER 

years  in  the  State  Agricultural  College  and  in 
1917,  received  the  degree  of  B.  S.  in  Agriculture. 
He  IS  a  member  of  the  social  fraternity  Tau 
Kappa  Epsilon,  the  scholastic  fraternity  Phi  Kap- 
pa Phi,  and  the  honor  society  of  Agriculture, 
Gamma  Sigma  Delta.  In  1917  he  was  employed 
in  the  Federal  Land  Bank  of  St.  Louis,  as  appraiser 
of  farm  lands.  In  1918  he  was  granted  leave  of 
absence  for  military  service.  He  was  enrolled  at 
Camp  Shelby  in  Mississippi,  and  later  in  the 
Officers  Training  Camp  at  Camp  Hancock,  in 
Georgia,  where  he  remained  until  honorably  dis- 
charged from  the  service.  In  1919  he  returned  to 
his  former  position  with  the  Land  Bank.  In  1922 
he  became  identified  with  the  St.  Louis  Joint 
Stock  Land  Bank  at  the  time  of  its  organization. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  is 
now  Vice-president  and  Secretary  of  the  in- 
stitution. 

FRANK  P.  MEYER 
/t^R.  frank  MEYER  is  a  native  of  Mis- 
\IM  souri,  born  m  St.  Louis,  March  23,  1879. 
His  father,  Edward  Meyer,  owned  a  farm 
in  Jefferson  County,  Missouri,  and  the  son, 
Frank,  worked  on  this  farm,  after  finishing  his 
education,  until  he  was  twenty-one,  and  then 
went  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  was  employed  as  a 
cabinet  maker,  carpenter,  and  operator  of  wood- 
working machines  until  iq2i,  when  he  came  to 
New  Athens  and  opened  a  furniture  store,  which 
he  now  manages.  In  1903,  on  Aug.  9,  he  was 
married  to  Kate  Frantz,  and  to  them  one  daugh- 
ter, Viola,  was  born,  on  June  10,  190';.  who  is 
now  the  wife  of  Henry  Bertholdt.  In  1921  Mr. 


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MR.  AND  MRS.  RICHARD  SCHAEFFER 


DAVID  M0RR13  HARDY 


JOHN  MOLLES 


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CHARLES  A.  FRANKLIN 

AT    THE    AGE    OF    21 

Meyer's  parents  came  to  New  Athens  to  live 
with  the  son,  and  here  the  mother  died  on  Jan. 
7, 1926;  the  father  is  Uving  and  is  in  good  health. 

Mr.  Meyer  purchased  the  store  shortly  after 
coming  to  New  Athens,  and  in  1926,  built  a 
nice  home  near  the  store.  He  has  a  complete 
stock  of  furniture  and  sells  his  goods  over  a  large 
territory.  Also,  he  does  all  kinds  of  furniture 
repair  work. 

He  is  an  Odd  Fellow;  member  of  the  Maca- 
bees,  and  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Federal  Aid 
Union.  Hunting  and  fishing  are  his  preferred 


JOHN  MOLLES 
^gSflNCE  1879  Mr.  John  Molles  has  been  en- 
J^y  gaged  in  educational  work  in  this  county, 
from  1921  to  the  present  time  (1927)  he  has 
been  principal  of  the  Lenzburg  schools.  Born  near 
New  Athens  in  Prairie  Du  Long  Township  on 
August  12,  1878,  he  is  the  son  of  Ambrose 
Molles  and  Dorothea  A.  Molles,  nee  Schwebel. 
The  father  was  born  in  Switzerland  in  1842,  and 
the  mother  in  Germany  in  1845.  Ambrose  Molles 
was  five  years  of  age  when  his  parents  left  the 
old  country  and  came  to  America;  Mrs.  Molles 
came  here  in  1868  at  the  age  of  twenty-three. 
After  serving  his  adopted  country  in  the  Civil 
War,  Mr.  Molles  married  and  settled  on  a  farm 
in  Prairie  Du  Long  Township,  where  he  remain- 
ed until  his  death  in  1918  (August  12).  The  wife 
died  several  years  earlier,  on  March  21,  1909. 

John  Molles,  whose  birth  was  mentioned 
above,  was  one  of  the  three  children  of  Ambrose 
Molles.  After  going  through  the  public  schools, 
John  was  sent  to  the  Central  Wesleyan  College 
at  Warrenton,  Missouri  where  he  studied  until 
1897,  and  at  the  same  time  he  worked  to  pay  for 
his  education.  Then  followed  a  long  period  of 


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teaching  in  St.  Clair  County,  after  which  he 
again  took  up  his  studies,  this  time  at  Harris 
Teachers"  College  at  St.  Louis  and  later  in  the 
State  Normal  University  at  Normal,  Illinois  from 
which  institution  he  was  graduated  in  1924.  He 
had  been  a  teacher  for  six  years  when  he  married 
Miss  Eleonora  Lindauer.  Their  only  child.  Min- 
ora M.  Molles,  who  was  born  on  January  4, 
1906,  is  a  graduate  of  the  New  Athens  High 
School,  and  is  now  completing  the  junior  year 
of  her  studies  (May  1927)  in  the  State  Univer- 
sity at  Champaign,  Illinois. 

Now  for  more  than  forty  years  Mr.  John 
Molles  has  been  associated  with  school  work 
either  as  a  teacher  or  as  a  student.  The  last  six 
years  of  his  teaching  career  have  been  spent  in 
Lenzburg,  where  he  holds  the  principalship  of 
the  Community  Consolidated  Schools.  He  has 
worked  hard  to  attain  his  present  position.  It 
would  seem  that  he  is  to  remain  in  Lenzburg  for 
many  years  more;  here  he  has  bought  residence 
property,  and  here  he  is  aligned  with  the  Mason- 
ic Fraternity  and  with  the  Modern  Woodmen 
of  America. 

CHARLES  ALFRED  FRANKLIN 

CHOSE  WHO  have  studied  in  McKen- 
dree's  Classic  Halls  are  found  in  every 
occupation.  Mr.  Charles  Franklin,  a  suc- 
cessful farmer  of  Prairie  Du  Rocher,  Illinois,  was 
born  on  February  21,  1888,  in  Renault,  Illinois. 
Having  acquired  his  grammar  school  education 
in  the  Renault  Public  School,  he  then  attended 
McKendree  College  from  1903  to  1905. 

Leaving  school,  he  taught  for  three  years,  and 
then  devoted  two  years  to  a  General  Merchan- 
dise business.  In  1916,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Matha  L.  Sale.  The  children  are  Wanda  G., 
George  A.,  and  Leona  M.  Mr.  Franklin  is  a 
Mason. 

JOHN  A.  TAYLOR 
^^=^HIS  gentleman,  who  was  born  in  Kentucky 
L  J  in  1852,  and  who  attended  McKendree 
College  from  1876  to  1879,  is  now  the 
pastor  of  the  Methodist  Church  at  Opdyke,  Illi- 
nois. Mr.  Taylor  has  held  various  charges,  and 
throughout  the  years  he  has  been  a  consistent, 
earnest  minister.  He  was  appointed  by  Bishop 
Spellmeyer  to  the  superintendency  of  the  Mt. 
Vernon  District,  where  he  served  for  six  years, 
and  by  Bishop  Thirkield  to  the  superintendency 
of  the  Mt.  Carmel  District,  where  he  likewise 
served  the  full  term. 

On  October  17,  1879,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Mary  Agnes  Lindly,  of  Lebanon,  a  graduate  of 
McKendree  College  in  1880.  Mr.  Taylor's  faith- 
ful and  talented  wife  passed  out  of  this  life 
Sept.  26,  191J. 

Rev.  Taylor  was  a  delegate  to  the  General 
Conference  that  was  held  in  Minneapolis  in 


1912;  he  is  a  member  of  the  M.  W.  C.  A.;  he  is 
a  Mason  of  the  thirty-second  degree  Scottish 
Rite,  belongs  to  the  Mississippi  Valley  Consis- 
tory of  East  St.  Louis,  and  for  several  years  has 
been  a  member  of  the  joint  board  of  McKendree 
College;  was  received  into  the  Southern  Illinois 
Conference  on  trial,  in  1900,  and  into  full  mem- 
bership in  1902.  Served  the  following  places: 
New  Douglas,  i  year;  Kane,  5  years;  Brighton, 
J  years;  Carmi,  4  years;  Mt.  Vernon,  First 
Church,  5  years;  Vandalia,  2  years;  Superinten- 
dent Mt.  Vernon  District,  6  years:  Superinten- 
dent Mt.  Carmel  District,  6  years.  At  own 
request  too\  the  retired  relation  m  1921.  Was  ap- 
pointed to  supply  Tilden  charge  in  1925,  and 
at  the  close  of  that  year  was  appointed  to  supply 
the  Opdyke  charge.  He  is  now  in  the  second 
year  on  this  charge. 

BLUMENSTEIN  BROTHERS 

XN  LEBANON  a  first  class,  up-to-date 
meat  market,  is  that  operated  by  the  Blu- 
menstein  Brothers — Carl  W.  Blumenstein 
and  his  brother,  Robert.  Both  were  born  at  St. 
Jacobs,  111.,  Carl  on  the  first  of  May,  1891,  and 
Robert  on  Sept.  j,  189'i  Their  father,  Rudolph 
Blumenstein,  who  died  June  2j,  1918,  was  for 
many  years  the  proprietor  of  an  excellent  meat 
market  here,  in  the  same  building  where  his  sons 
are  now  located.  Their  mother,  Louise  Beck- 
mann  Blumenstein,  is  still  living  in  Lebanon. 

Carl  received  his  first  year  of  schooling  in  St. 
Jacobs,  and  the  rest  of  his  grade  school  training 
in  the  Lebanon  schools.  He  entered  McKendree 
Academy  in  1913,  and  graduated  in  1917.  For 
fourteen  months  thereafter  he  was  in  the  U.  S. 
Army.  After  leaving  the  armv,  he  worked  for  a 
short  time  at  his  trade  in  East  St  Louis,  and  then 
returned  to  Lebanon  to  help  manage  the  business 
his  father  had  left.  He  is  an  active  member  of  the 
Masonic  Lodge,  and  takes  an  important  part  in 
such  organizations  as  the  Odd  Fellows,  the 
Rotary  Club  and  the  American  Legion.  Carl  is 
a  member  of  the  Evangelical  Church. 

Robert  Blumenstein  secured  a  public  school 
education  in  Lebanon,  and  early  began  working 
in  his  father's  market.  Beginning  in  1917,  he 
served  for  twelve  months  in  the  army,  five 
months  overseas.  He,  likewise,  is  an  active  mem- 
ber of  the  Masonic  Lodge  and  the  American 
Legion.  Robert  is,  furthermore,  affiliated  with  the 
Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Evangelical  Church. 

FRANK  A.  BEHYMER 


•SSfTUDENTS  of  McKendree  College,  have  a 
r**^  real  pal. 


.  great  booster  of  the  institution, 
fine  instructor,  and  a  prominent  news- 
paper man,  m  Mr.  Frank  A.  Behymer.  For  the 
past  fifteen  years  he  has  been  teacher  of  the 
college  Sunday  School  classes,  and  if  the  students 


REV.  JOHN  A.  TAYLOR 


ROBERT  BLUMENSTEIN  CARL  BLUMENSTEIN  FRANK  A.  BEHYMER 


Six  Hundred  and  Sv 


have  their  way,  he  has  a  hfe  task  to  perform 
there.  All  McKendreans  remember  the  happy 
social  hours  spent  at  the  Behymer  home  where 
Mrs.  Behymer  is  often  their  hostess. 

Mr.  Behymer  taught  the  Junior  Bible  Class 
of  the  First  M.  E.  Church  of  Belleville  for  years 
before  moving  to  Lebanon.  At  the  twenty-third 
anniversary  of  this  class  some  time  ago,  there 
were  eighty  present. 

For  the  past  forty  years,  Mr.  Behymer  has 
been  with  the  St.  Louis  Post -Dispatch,  where 
he  has  held  nearly  every  position  from  reporter 
to  editor.  But  by  McKendreans  he  is  most  ad- 
mired as  the  writer  of  many  True  Life  feature 
articles  in  the  Sunday  Post-Dispatch. 

JOHN  S.  FAULKNER 

gMONG  LEBANON'S  citizens  no  one  is 
more  actively  interested  in  converting  old 
houses  into  desirable  homes  and  in  beauti- 
fying unsightly  spots  than  is  John  S.  Faulkner, 
He  is  a  teacher  in  active  service  but  carpentering 

Mr.  Faulkner  came  to  Lebanon  in  1907  and 
has  resided  here  since,  except  six  years  spent  in 
grade  and  high  school  in  the  southern  part  of 
this  county  (Lenzburg,  Mascoutah  and  Bald- 
win). He  was  the  fourth  child  of  Samuel  H.  and 
Amanda  Varner  Faulkner  and  was  born  in  John- 
son County,  Illinois,  September  14,  1867.  His 
parents  were  Alabamaians  who  soon  after  their 
marriage  came  to  Johnson  County,  Illinois  in 
1 86 1.  Here  they  hved  and  died — the  father  in 
1900  and  the  mother  in  191^. 

Our  subject  obtained  a  country  school  educa- 
tion and  later  went  to  Chattanooga,  Tennessee 
to  visit  an  uncle.  Here  he  entered  the  high  school 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1887  with 
second  honors.  The  following  five  years  he  taught 
at  Mission  Ridge,  Georgia  after  which  he  re- 
turned to  Illinois  on  account  of  the  ill  health  of 
his  mother.  He  entered  the  Illinois  Normal  at 
Carbondale  in  the  fall  of  1892  and  studied  here 
for  one  year. 

He  was  engaged  in  various  lines  at  Golconda, 
Cypress  and  West  Frankfort  until  1907  when  he 
came  to  Lebanon.  In  the  summer  of  1908  he 
attended  the  Normal  University  at  Normal,  Illi- 
nois and  in  the  spring  of  igo8  and  in  the  summer 
of  1910  he  studied  at  McKendree  College. 

On  July  9,  1907,  Mr.  Faulkner  was  married 
to  Miss  Nelhe  Lehman  of  Lebanon,  the  second 
child  of  John  H.  Lehman  (died  July  21, 1904)  and 
Mary  Burton  Lehman,  who  is  still  living  in 
Lebanon  and  who  is  one  of  the  most  respected 
residents  of  this  city.  Mrs.  Faulkner  was  born 
and  reared  in  Lebanon  and  here  she  received  her 
education,  first  in  the  public  schools,  afterwards 
in  McKendree  Academy  and  in  the  college,  from 
which  institution  she  received  a   Bachelor  of 


Science  degree  in  i8go  and  a  Master  of  Science 
three  years  later.  Before  her  marriage,  she  taught 
in  the  Lebanon  Public  Schools  for  fourteen  con- 
secutive years  and  was  reputed  an  efficient 
teacher.  She  resumed  her  teaching  again  in  1920 
and  IS  still  engaged  in  this  work. 

Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Faulkner  are  members  of 
the  Methodist  Church  and  its  various  organiza- 
tions. Mrs.  Faulkner  is  a  worker  in  the  Sunday 
School,  having  had  supervision  of  the  Junior 
Department  for  a  number  of  years.  She  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Woman's  Club. 

Mr.  Faulkner  is  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F. 
and  K.  of  P.  lodges.  He  has  served  as  Church 
Treasurer,  OiEcial  Board  member  of  the  Church 
and  as  a  member  of  the  City  Council  from  1917 
to  1920. 

FRED  C.  DAAB 

a  MONO  the  prominent  and  influential  resi- 
dents of  Smithton  belong  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Fred  C.  Daab.  Mr.  Daab  was  born  in 
Smithton  Township  on  Jan.  2,  1876.  He  secured 
a  public  school  education,  and  labored  on  his 
father's  farm  until  he  was  twenty-four  years  old. 
His  father  was  George  Daab,  one  of  the  early 
settlers  in  this  community,  and  his  mother, 
Louisa  EtHng  Daab.  Fred  C.  married,  on  August 
6,  1900,  Miss  Ella  Woods,  who  was  born  in 
Smithton,  June  28,  1878,  the  daughter  of  Enos 
J.  Woods,  a  flour  mill  engineer,  and  of  Cordelia 
Phillips,  both  deceased.  Ella  received  a  good  edu- 
cation, and  before  her  marriage,  was  employed 
as  a  saleslady  in  St.  Louis.  She  and  Mr.  Daab 
have  no  children  of  their  own,  but  have  taken 
into  their  home  a  foster  child,  Goldie  Metzger. 
In  April,  1917,  Mr.  Daab  moved  into  Smith- 
ton,  and  began  working  as  a  salesman  tor  the 
Belleville  Implement  and  Motor  Co.,  where  he 
is  still  employed.  He  is  a  director  in  the  St.  Clair 
County  Farmers  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Com- 
pany, and  in  the  First  State  Bank,  is  president  of 
the  Smithton  Turner  Society,  one  of  the  oldest 
in  the  county,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Broad 
Hollow  Grange.  He  was  alderman  of  Smithton 
three  terms,  and  is  serving  his  third  term  on  the 
school  board.  Fruit  farming  and  poultry  raising 
are  his  hobbies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Evangel- 
ical Church.  Mrs.  Daab  is  a  member  of  the 
Grange,  and  president  of  the  Ladies'  Section  of 
Smithton  Turners,  also  member  of  the  Royal 
Neighbors,  and  of  the  M.  E.  Church. 

WILLIAM  E,  DARROW 

CHE  DARROW  FAMILY  is  well  known 
in  and  about  O'Fallon.  William  E.  Darrow 
was  born  two  miles  east  of  this  town,  Jan- 
uary 21,  i860.  He  attended  the  country  school 
between  O'Fallon  and  Lebanon,  and  McKendree 
Academy  for  two  years,  and  then  began  to  study 


DR.  HARRY  S.  CHURCH 


telegraphy;  worked  as  a  telegraph  operator  for 
two  years,  and  in  1886,  moved  to  a  farm  which 
his  father  had  just  purchased.  His  parents,  now 
deceased,  were  William  M.  and  Lavina  Darrow. 
He  remained  on  the  farm  until  1925,  when  he 
retired  from  active  farm  labor,  and  moved  into 
O'Fallon,  where  he  now  resides. 

Mr.  Darrow  has,  by  his  wife,  Martha  Green 
Darrow,  two  children — Mary  Irene,  born  on 
Sept.  29.  1900;  George  G.,  born  on  Aug.  25, 
1904.  Mrs.  Darrow  was  born  in  Nashville,  III, 
Nov.  26,  1867,  and  received  her  education  in  the 
Nashville  public  schools,  including  three  and  a 
half  years  in  the  high  school,  and  in  Valparaiso 
University  and  Carbondale  Normal  (summer 
terms).  Before  her  marriage  to  Mr.  Darrow,  she 
had  taught  school  for  eight  years.  Her  parents 
were  Hugh  Green  (deceased)  and  Mary  Troutt; 
the  latter  is  now  living  with  her  children  in 
Nashville. 

Their  son,  George,  was  graduated  from  O'Fal- 
lon High  School,  and  McKendree  College  (1926). 
The  last  year  he  has  been  a  teacher  and  coach  in 
the  O'Fallon  High  School.  Mary  Irene  also  grad- 
uated from  high  school  and  received  a  Bachelor 
of  Science  degree  from  McKendree  in  1921.  Since 
then  she  has  taught  in  the  Marissa  Township 
High  School.  She  is  now  studying  Dietetics  at 
Barnes  Hospital,  in  St.  Louis. 

HARRY  S.  CHURCH,  M.  D. 

nIVING  IN  a  home  where  his  parents  re- 
sided for  sixty-five  years.  Dr.  Harry  Syl- 
vester Church  is  a  successful  physician  of 
Renault,  Illinois.  In  completing  his  education. 
Dr.  Church  attended  the  Waterloo  High  School 
for  two  years,  Bushnell  College  for  one  year, 
McKendree  College  for  three  years,  and  then 


Si.x  Hundred  and  Sei 


WILLIAM  H.  BASSETT 

was  graduated  from  the  Medical  Department  of 
St.  Louis  University,  after  four  more  years,  in 
1906.  His  son,  Harmon  Deare,  is  now  a  student 
at  McKendree  and  in  18^9,  his  father,  Harmon, 
was  also  a  McKendree  student. 

In  politics,  he  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Masonic  Lodge  and  of  the  M.  E.  Church. 

SAM  D.  BARBER 
}^HE  SUBJECT  of  this  sketch  was  born 
lion  Dec.  ji,  187S,  in  Bond  County,  111., 
a  son  of  D.  K.  Barber,  a  Baptist  minister, 
who  served  in  religious  work  from  youth  until 
his  death  in  April,  1908.  After  attending  the 
public  schools,  the  subject  entered  Austin  Col- 
lege, of  Effingham,  Illinois.  Following  this,  he 
taught  school  for  four  years  in  Bond  County, 
resigned  and  was  employed  by  Swift  and  Com- 
pany as  assistant  time-keeper.  In  190';  he  aban- 
doned this  to  accept  a  position  as  bookkeeper. 
He  worked  energetically,  learned  the  banking 
business  thoroughly,  and  in  1922  was  appointed 
assistant  cashier. 

He  was  married  on  June  29, 1910,  to  Catherine 
Franklin.  The  couple  are  the  parents  of  four 
children:  S.  Lloyd,  Stanley  D.,  Hugh  W,,  and 
Mary  Winnefred.  Mr.  Barber  is  a  Shrmer  in  the 
Masonic  Order,  a  Master  of  Finance  of  the 
Knights  of  Pythias,  and  a  member  of  the  Kiwanis 
Club.  He  was  elected  president  of  the  Grant 
School,  District  106;  and  in  1927,  the  clerk  of 
his  board.  A  Bantist,  Mr.  Barber  is  a  trustee  of 
the  Landsdown  Baptist  Church,  in  East  St.  Louis. 
He  is  the  chairman  of  the  building  board,  and  has 
been  the  treasurer  of  the  building  fund. 

In  1920,  Mr.  Barber  bought  eleven  acres  of 
property  at  Fairview,  on  which  he  has  built  his 
fine  residence. 


MC  KENDREE 


WILLIAM  H.  BASSETT 

iir^ILLIAM  BASSETT  was  born  at  Paris, 
\^J  Monroe  County,  Missouri,  on  Sept.  2, 
i86j,  the  son  of  Samuel  S.  Bassett  and 
Fannie  T.  Giddings.  His  father  died — 192J — at 
the  age  of  ninety.  His  mother,  however,  was 
taken  from  him  three  years  previous  to  this  time, 
in  February,  1920. 

William  H.  Bassett  was  one  of  their  nine  chil- 
dren. He  is  a  graduate  of  the  Paris,  Missouri, 
High  School,  and  of  Missouri  University.  For 
eleven  years  he  was  deputy  county  clerk  of 
Monroe  County,  and  during  this  period  served 
several  terms  as  mayor  of  Paris.  In  189^  he  re- 
signed his  clerkship  to  assume  new  duties  as 
assistant  state  treasurer,  which  position  he  filled 
until  190J,  when  he  resigned  and  became  auditor 
and  traffic  manager  for  the  Kinloch  Long  Distance 
Telephone  Company.  In  1922,  when  the  com- 
pany consolidated  with  the  Bell  Telephone  Sys- 
tem, Mr.  Bassett  was  made  connecting  company 
agent  for  Illinois,  Missouri  and  Arkansas,  for 
Southwestern  Bell  System,  which  position  he 
now  holds. 

He  has  served  as  a  director  of  the  O'Fallon 
school  board,  served  as  president  of  this  board, 
and  as  director  of  Township  High  board.  His 
religious  affiliation  is  with  the  Christian  Church, 
of  which  he  is  an  active  member,  and  two  frater- 
nities count  him  among  their  members —the 
Masonic  Order  and  the  Odd  Fellows.  In  the 
former  he  is  a  Shriner,  and  has  held  high  offices 
in  this  lodge;  in  the  latter,  he  is  also  a  past 
officer.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Beta  Theta 
Pi  fraternity  in  his  college. 

Mrs.  Bassett,  to  whom  he  was  married  on 
July  22,  1896,  was  formerly  Miss  Abbie  Mc- 
Daniel,  the  daughter  of  a  minister  of  the  Chris- 
tian Church,  Samuel  McDaniel  and  of  Elenore 
Wood.  Her  father,  who  died  October  8,  1926, 
at  the  age  of  82,  attended  McKendree  College 
for  several  terms.  Mrs.  Bassett  is  the  mother  of 
four  children — Howard,  Jean,  Keith,  and  Mil- 
dred, born  on  July  16,  1897;  July  ij,  1899;  Feb- 
ruary 8,  1902;  and  June  8,  1906,  respectively. 
All  were  given  a  high  school  and  a  college  train- 
ing, Jean  having  been  a  student  of  McKendree 
College  two  years.  All  of  the  children  are  now 
married,  with  the  exception  of  Keith,  who  is 
now  secretary-manager  of  a  corporation  in  San 
Salvador,  Central  America. 


EDWARD  S.  HELMS 

HOND  of  baseball  and  horse-racing,  keenly 
interested  in  literary  societies,  Mr.  Ed- 
ward S.  Helms,  of  Belleville,  is  one  of  a  few 
farmers  who  have  such  a  wide  range  of  varied  ac- 
tivities. A  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  Helms,  he 
was  born  in  Turkey  Hill,  lUinois,  on  February  2, 


1868.  Mr.  Helms  attended  several  public  schools, 
and  later  on  studied  at  the  S.  1.  N.  U..  Northern 
Normal  University,  and  the  University  of  Illi- 
nois. On  January  21,  1922,  he  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Mrs.  Marie  Herman,  the  mother 
of  a  son,  Floyd  Herman.  The  couple  adopted 
another  child,  Edna  Mav. 

For  many  years  Mr.  Helms  has  been  a  director 
of  the  Belleville  Savings  Bank.  He  is  also  the  pres- 
ident of  the  Grange  Hall  School  Board.  A  great 
many  offices  were  held  by  Mr.  Helms  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Turkey  Hill  Grange,  an  organization 
in  which  he  has  gained  the  respect  of  all. 

In  politics,  Mr.  Helms  is  a  Democrat.  He 
takes  pride  in  the  fact  that  throughout  his  entire 
life  he  has  always  kept  in  close  touch  with  all 
sorts  of  activities  and  events  of  the  day — from 
baseball  and  horse-racing  to  deep  political 
problems. 

During  the  World  War,  Mr.  Helms  rendered 
a  great  deal  of  valuable  service  to  his  country  as 
a  four-minute  man.  In  this  capacity,  he  gave  a 
great  number  of  inspiring  speeches,  informing 
and  encouraging  his  fellow-men. 

JAMES  DANIELS 

XT  IS  A  WELL-KNOWN  FACT  that 
mining  is  one  of  the  most  important  in- 
dustries in  the  state  of  Illinois — so  im- 
portant that  a  hundred  thousand  miners  depend 
on  it  for  their  means  to  earn  a  living.  James 
Daniels  has  devoted  the  greater  part  of  his  life 
to  this  occupation,  and  an  investigation  into  his 
life  record  will  indicate  clearly  that  his  efforts 
have  brought  not  only  fine  results  to  himself,  but 
also  to  others.  He  was  born  on  Oct.  12,  1867,  in 
the  city  of  Belleville,  Illinois,  St.  Clair  County,  a 
son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  Daniels.  After  gradua- 
tion from  the  elementary  schools  of  Belleville,  he 
attended  Jones  Commercial  College.  On  Oct.  18, 
1890,  Mr.  Daniels  was  married  to  Miss  Georgia 
Daniels,  a  fine  woman  who  proved  to  be  a  splen- 
did mother  to  three  healthy  children :  Mary,  Dor- 
othy, and  Walter.  The  subject  of  this  sketch  is  a 
member  of  the  Redmen  and  Knights  of  Pythias. 
The  fact  that  he  has  been  a  school  director  for 
six  years  proves  that  he  has  much  interest  in  edu- 
cational work. 

Mr.  Daniels  has  been  in  the  coal-mining  busi- 
ness for  forty  years.  During  this  long  period  he 
has  worked  conscientiously  and  energetically, 
thus  learning  every  phase  of  this  business  and 
becoming  a  real  cog  in  all  mining  enterprises.  His 
efforts  enthusiastically  applied  towards  the  ex- 
pansion and  development  of  the  Prairie  Coal 
Company,  and  his  wide  knowledge  of  coal  mining 
gained  thru  four  decades  of  experience,  have  won 
for  him  first  the  superintendency,  and  later,  the 
offices  of  secretary  and  of  director  of  this  company. 


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ROBERT  V.  GUSTIN 

gT  ANDERSONVILLE,  ILL.,  on  Nov., 
1874,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born. 
He  obtained  his  early  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  neighborhood,  and  after- 
wards entered  McKendree  College,  as  a  student 
of  law,  and  was  graduated  from  this  school  in 
1895.  From  1896  to  1900  he  followed  the  pro- 
fession of  a  teacher,  and  was  located  in  Summer- 
held,  111.  His  career  as  a  lawyer  began  in  East 
St.  Louis  in  1900.  Sixteen  years  later  he  was 
appointed  assistant  to  the  State's  Attorney  of 
St.  Clair  County,  held  this  position  for  a  year 
and  then  enlisted  as  a  private  in  the  U.  S.  Army, 
was  placed  in  charge  of  a  camp  library,  and  when 
discharged  in  1919,  had  been  promoted  to  the 
rank  of  a  major  of  infantry.  He  resumed  his  law 
practice  in  East  St.  Louis  and  in  1923  was  ap- 
pointed corporation  counsel  for  the  city,  which 
position  he  still  holds. 

Mr.  Gustin  was  married,  on  July  18,  1898, 
to  Anna  Lewis,  of  Lebanon,  the  city  of  her 
birth,  and  where  she  had  attended  the  public 
schools  and  McKendree  College.  She  died  Dec. 
17,  1917,  and  sis.  years  later,  Mr.  Gustin  married 
Estelle  Bernard,  by  whom  he  has  one  girl,  Mary 
Helen,  born  in  192';. 

in  September  of  igi"!,  Mr.  Gustin  effected 
the  organization  of  the  News  Review  Publishing 
Company,  and  became  the  president,  and  later 
the  secretary  and  treasurer  of  this  company.  He 
is  an  able  editorial  writer,  and  contributes  most 
of  the  editorials  to  this  company's  publication. 
He  also  continues  his  practice  of  law,  in  which 
he  has  been  successful,  and  through  which  he 
has  become  well  known  in  the  city.  In  poUtics 
he  is  a  Democrat,  and  for  many  years  served  as 
chairman  of  the  County  Democratic  Committee, 
to  which  position  he  was  chosen  in  1916.  He  is 
a  jind  degree  Mason,  a  member  of  the  K.  of  P. 
Lodge,  and  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  The  American 
Army  affairs  greatly  interested  him,  and  he  is 
still  a  member  of  this  great  organization — a 
Reserve  Lieutenant  and  a  Colonel  of  the  army. 

DAVID  W.  SHIPP 

QMAN  with  a  broad  training,  considerable 
natural  abiUty,  and  an  educator  with  a 
promising  future  is  David  W.  Shipp,  Su- 
perintendent of  Schools  of  Sea  Bright,  New 
Jersey.  Mrs.  Agnes  Shipp,  his  talented  wife, 
formerly  an  instructor  of  Expression  at  McKen- 
dree College,  is  always  in  great  demand  as  a 
private  teacher  wherever  her  husband  is  located. 
Professor  Shipp  received  his  high  school  train- 
ing in  the  Olney  High  School.  After  completing 
some  work  at  McKendree  College  from  1915- 
1917,  he  returned  a  few  years  later  and  received 
his  A.  B.  degree  in  1924.  In  1918  Mr.  Shipp 
entered   the   Drew   Theological  Seminary   and 


completed  his  three  year  course  in  1920.  In 
1925  he  received  his  B.  D.  degree.  Mr.  Shipp 
studied  at  the  University  of  Illinois  in  the  sum- 
mer of  1926.  He  spent  the  year  of  1927  in  study 
of  English  and  American  Literature  at  Boston 
University.  From  192}  to  192';  he  was  an  Eng- 
lish teacher  in  McKendree  College,  and  in  1925 
he  taught  in  Albion  High  School. 

In  the  year  of  1917  Mr.  Shipp  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Miss  Agnes  Clmesmith.  Their 
only  child,  Harold  Warner,  is  now  nine  years 
old. 

Mrs.  Shipp  studied  at  McKendree  College 
under  Miss  Helen  Horner,  and  is  at  present 
studying  in  the  Emerson  College  or  Oratory,  in 
Boston,  the  only  school  of  its  kind  that  gives  a 
degree  that  is  chartered  by  the  state.  She  will 
receive  her  degree  in  another  year. 

Mr.  Shipp  IS  a  Philo,  a  Mason,  an  Odd  Fel- 
low, a  member  of  Pi  Kappa  Delta,  and  a  member 
of  the  Writer's  Club  of  New  York  University. 

LOUIS  F.  DINTELMAN 

HOUIS  F.  DINTELMAN  is  another  man 
who  has  made  the  nursery  business  pay 
him  well.  He  was  born  in  St.  Clair  County 
on  Nov.  }o,  1861,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Anna 
Elizabeth  (Keller)  Dintelman,  who  were  natives 
of  Germany.  The  subject  of  this  sketch  received 
his  early  education  in  the  pubUc  schools,  but 
some  years  later  he  started  working  on  a  farm.  In 
1891,  he  began  in  the  nursery  line,  planting  ap- 
ples, peaches,  pears,  and  other  products.  With 
his  father  he  cultivated  about  fifteen  acres,  but 
has  added  many  more  since.  He  ships  his  products 
to  countries  all  over  the  world,  has  met  with 
amazing  success  and  is  building  up  an  extensive 
business.  His  apples,  which  were  exhibited  at  the 
World's  Exposition  in  Paris,  France,  secured  first 
prizes  in  the  Winesap  variety.  He  also  exhibited 
several  kinds  of  fruit  at  the  St.  Louis  Exposition, 
all  of  which  were  grown  in  his  orchard.  In  poU- 
tics, Mr.  Dintelman  leans  toward  the  principles 
of  the  Repubhcan  party;  he  served  as  clerk  of  the 
St.  Clair  Township  from  1891  to  1901,  inclusive. 
He  IS  a  member  of  St.  Paul's  Evangelical  Church, 
has  been  a  trustee  of  the  St.  Clair  County  school 
board  for  sixteen  years.  He  holds  membership  in 
the  Turkey  Hill  Grange,  the  National  Associa- 
tion of  Nursery  Men,  and  has  been  a  member  of 
the  State  Association  for  thirty  years.  Mr.  Din- 
telman's  hobby  is  reading.  He  has  travelled  a 
great  deal  and  has  attended  many  conventions. 
When  not  at  work,  this  genial  man  finds  time  to 
indulge  in  his  hobby  of  reading. 

PHIL  GRIESBAUM,  M.  D. 

OR.  PHIL  GRIESBAUM  was  born  near 
New  Baden  on  Dec.  31,  1883,  the  son  of 
Xavier  Griesbaum  and  Mary  Ripplinger 
Griesbaum.  His  father  was  one  of  the  early  set- 


DR.  G.  G   BOCK 

tiers  of  this  county,  and  Uved  until  Dec .  3 1 ,  1923 . 
Mrs.  Griesbaum  died  on  May  15,  1915.  Their 
son,  Phil,  received  his  grade  school  education  in 
the  New  Baden  schools,  and  then  attended  Mc- 
Kendree College  for  a  while.  He  was  graduated 
from  the  School  of  Pharmacy  of  Valparaiso  Uni- 
versity, in  Indiana,  in  1906.  The  following  four 
years  he  studied  medicine  in  Washington  Uni- 
versity, of  St.  Louis,  and  soon  after  his  gradua- 
tion in  1910,  began  his  practice  in  Lebanon. 

On  Jan.  2,  1913,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Glanzer,  the  daughter  of  Joseph  Glanzer  and 
Louisa  Dick  Glanzer;  her  father  was  a  furniture 
dealer  and  undertaker  at  Trenton,  111.,  and  here 
Mrs.  Griesbaum  was  born  on  Feb.  4,  iSS"!,  and 
here  she  was  reared  and  educated.  Both  of  her 
parents  are  dead. 

Dr.  Griesbaum  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Lebanon  High  School  board  for  over  fifteen  years, 
and  has  served  as  president  of  this  board  for  six 
years.  He  holds  memberships  in  the  St.  Clair 
County  Medical  Society,  in  the  Illinois  State 
Medical  Society,  and  in  the  American  Medical 
Association.  He  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  a  Mason,  a 
Rotarian,  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church.  He  has  distinct  musical  abihty,  and 
plays  the  piano  and  slide  trombone  well;  he 
also  conducts  a  boys'  orchestra. 

GUSTAVIUS  G.  BOCK,  M.  D. 

^R.  GUSTAVIUS  G.  BOCK,  M.  D,  a  suc- 
cessful physician  and  surgeon  of  Smithton, 
St.  Clair  County,  was  born  in  Chillicothe, 
Ohio,  May  27,  i8'j8,  son  of  Dr.  Gustavius  C. 
and  Henrietta  (Rindt)  Bock,  the  mother  also 
being  a  native  of  that  city  and  the  father,  of 


MR.  AND  MRS.  DAVID  W.  SHIPP 


DR    .^^•D  MRS    PHIL  GRIESBAUM 


DR,  E,  W.  CANNADY 

Germany.  After  attending  the  public  schools, 
Gustavius  decided  to  study  medicine,  and  en- 
tered the  St.  Louis  Medical  College,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  1882,  March  8.  He  then 
began  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Smithton, 
in  partnership  with  his  father.  At  that  time  they 
were  the  only  physicians  of  the  place  and  their 
partnership  continued  for  two  years.  The  death 
of  the  father  occurred  July  12,  igo2.  With  the 
exception  of  the  association  mentioned.  Dr.  G.  G. 
Bock  has  continued  his  practice  alone,  and  by 
his  industry  and  faithful  devotion  to  his  work 
he  has  built  up  a  large  clientele. 

Generally  speaking.  Dr.  Bock  has  been  a  Pro- 
gressive Republican,  although  he  is  an  Indepen- 
dent to  a  large  extent  in  political  and  public 
affairs,  giving  his  support  to  the  man  who  is 
best  qualified  to  fill  the  ofEce  under  consideration 
He  has  served  his  village  six  years  as  alderman, 
treasurer  four  years,  and  mayor  twenty-four 
years.  He  has  also  served  as  highway  commis- 
sioner three  years,  school  director  and  other 
minor  offices. 

He  has  always  held  that  every  man,  irrespec- 
tive of  his  calling,  should  identify  himself  with 
some  local  problems,  especially  rural  problems, 
and  work  unselfishly  for  their  solution.  Believing 
that  good  roads  are  the  greatest  blessing  or  boon 
to  rural  communities,  he  has  labored  and  agitated 
incessantly  twenty-five  years  for  good  or  bet- 
ter roads. 

Socially  he  is  a  member  of  Modern  Woodmen, 
Georgetown  Turnverein  and  Broad  Hollow 
Grange. 


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MC  KENDREE 


On  May  27,  1884,  Dr.  Bock  was  married  to 
Lula  Risser,  of  Troy,  111.  There  were  four  chil- 
ion — Henrietta,  who  is  at  home;  Edmund  Alois, 
accidentally  killed  near  Salt  Lake,  Utah,  Oct. 
14,  1923;  Lillian  Pearl,  wife  of  j.  H.  Senne, 
architect  and  teacher  in  McKinley  High  School, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.;  and  Florence  Rowena,  wife  of 
M.  Lasersohn,  M.  D.,  Richmond,  Va. 

E.  W.  CANNADY,  M.  D. 

R.  E.  W.  CANNADY,  of  600  Washington 
Place,  East  St.  Louis,  was  born  at  Lebanon, 
the  birthplace  of  so  many  men  who  have 
rendered  distinguished  service  in  this  county, 
on  September  g,  187J,  and  received  his  early 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  Mascoutah, 
Illinois.  Later  he  studied  in  Illinois  College,  at 
Jacksonville,  and  for  two  years  in  the  University 
of  Michigan,  at  Ann  Arbor,  after  which  he  re- 
turned to  his  native  county  and  taught  school 
for  three  years.  But  he  gave  up  the  calling  of  the 
pedagogue  to  become  a  phy.sician,  entered  Wash- 
ington University  as  a  student  of  medicine,  and 
graduated  in  19^2. 

Dr.  Cannady's  father,  Chas.  Cannady,  a 
native  of  Clinton  County,  Illinois,  was  born 
March  3,  1844,  and  followed  the  vocation  of 
teaching  during  most  of  his  active  career.  He  died 
November  i^,  1914.  He  was  married  to  Ella 
Wise,  a  Monroe  County  girl  (born  Sapieniber 
30,  iSti),  but  who  resided  in  Lebanon  until  her 
marriage.  To  them  were  born  four  bays  and 
three  girls.  The  mother  passed  away  on  July  28, 
1920.  The  father  was  a  member  of  th;  Misanic 
Order. 

On  the  i-ith  ot  June,  1904,  Dr.  Cannady  was 
married  to  Ida  B.  Rose,  born  at  Columbia,  Illi- 
nois August  22,  1877,  the  daughter  of  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  William  Rose.  The  only  son  of  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Cannady  was  born  on  June  20,  igj6. 
Edward  Jr.,  received  his  A.  B.  degree  from 
Washington  University  in  1927  and  he  is  now 
enrolled  in  the  medical  department  of  this  same 
school. 

Dr.  Cannady  is  a  Mason,  and  a  Shriner  in  this 
fraternity;  he  also  belongs  to  the  Elks  and  to  the 
K.  of  P.  The  medical  societies  of  which  is  he  a 
member  are:  The  County  Medical  Society  of 
which  he  is  president;  the  Southern  Illinois 
Medical  Society;  the  State  Medical  Society;  and 
the  American  Medical  Association.  He  is  chief 
of  staff  of  the  Deaconess  Hospital  in  East  St. 
Louis.  He  has  served  for  sixteen  years  on  the 
East  St.  Louis  Board  of  Education,  the  last  four 
years  as  the  president  of  the  Board.  For  some 
time  he  has  tjeen  the  Plant  Physician  for  the 
Monsanto   Chemical  Plant,   a   large   industrial 


estabhshment  on  the  East  Side.  Dr.  Cannady  has 
travelled  extensively  in  this  country,  and  has 
been  very  active  in  all  movements  for  civic 
betterment  in  th?  city. 

DAVID  S.  WAHL 

^R.  DAVID  S.  WAHL,  field  secretary  for 
McKendree  College,  and  a  much  loved 
minister  for  the  past  thirty-five  years,  was 
a  native  of  Berea,  Ohio.  His  college  work  was 
done  in  Iowa  Wesleyan  University  and  Central 
Wesleyan  College.  Until  1925,  Dr.  Wahl  was  a 
member  of  the  St.  Louis  German  Conference, 
where  he  worked  faithfully  and  persistently  in 
his  calling. 

In  January  of  1927.  Dr.  Wahl  left  on  a  trip 
around  the  world.  He  made  his  plans  to  visit  a 
representative  school  in  every  country  so  far  as 
possible,  and  to  visit  and  to  learn  more  of  the 
missionary  fields  in  the  various  countries. 

On  September  25, 1896,  Dr.  Wahl  was  married 
to  Miss  Julia  M.  Jockisch.  and  four  children 
were  born  to  this  union.  Ruth  died  some  years 
ago,  Milton  J.  is  doing  graduate  work  in  the 
University  of  Chicago,  Edmund  D.  is  superin- 
tendent of  schools  at  Summerfield,  and  Oliver  C. 
is  a  senior  and  an  instructor  in  violin  at  Mc- 
Kendree. 


REV.  LOUIS  S.  McKOWN.  D,  D. 


?D"^ 


L.  S.  McKOWN  IS  the  son  of  the  late 
Milton  C.  McKown,  for  forty-five  years 
of  M.  E.  Church,  and  Mrs. 
Anna  Sheets  McKown,  of  Vincennes,  Indiana. 
He  was  born  at  Greenville,  Indiana,  Feb.  14, 
1876.  Was  graduated  from  the  high  school  at 
Gosport,  in  1896;  entered  DePauw  University 
in  September,  1896,  and  during  the  three  years 
of  his  college  course,  served  as  a  student  minister. 
In  1898,  joined  the  Indiana  Conference;  190J, 
he  was  transferred  to  Southern  Illinois  Confer- 
ence; now  located  in  East  St.  Louis  as  pastor 
of  St.  Paul's  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

United  in  marriage  June  8,  1902,  to  Bertha 
Edith  Peek,  daughter  of  Charles  E.  Peek  and 
Julia  A.  Thomas  Peek,  of  Washington,  Indiana. 
Two  children — Helen  Norma  and  Mary  Esther. 

In  his  youth,  worked  in  printing  offices.  Dur- 
ing World  War,  while  pastor  in  Benton,  Illinois, 
served  as  Federal  Food  Administrator  for  Frank- 
lin County.  For  several  years,  member  of  Con- 
ference quartette;  in  1924.  Conference  secretary; 
at  other  times,  on  boards  and  committees  of 
Conference  and  of  institutions  of  Conference. 
Is  member  of  board  of  examiners  and  of  board  of 
i  and  visitors  of  McKendree  College. 


Six  Hundred  and  Ten 


A  J2nd  degree  Mason,  a  Shriner,  an  OJJ 
Fellow,  a  member  of  the  Eastern  Star,  ot  the 
Rebecca  Lodge,  and  the  Tribe  ot  Ben  Hur,  and 
of  the  Sigma  Nu  Fraternity. 

CHANDLER  B.  ABEND 

CHE  WORK  of  being  a  book-keeper,  a 
statistician,  and  an  insurance  man,  always 
keeps  Mr.  Chandler  B,  Abend,  of  St. 
Louis,  very  busy.  Mr.  Abend  attended  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Belleville,  and  spent  the  year  1881 
in  study  at  McKendree  College,  where  he  was 
a  member  of  Philo.  In  1919  he  was  married  to 
Miss  Mary  Bean,  who  has  been  a  real  partner 
in  all  affairs  of  life. 

Mr.  Abend  began  business  in  St.  Louis  in 
iSS";;  for  many  years  he  has  been  a  thrifty 
business  man.  He  carefully  supported  his  par- 
ents until  their  death  in  1914  and  191 5.  His 
brother,  Adolph,  who  died  in  192';,  attended 
McKendree  College  with  him  in  1881. 

The  father  of  Mr.  Abend,  Henry,  was  of 
German  parentage.  His  mother,  who  was  Miss 
Mary  C.  Buchanan,  had  lived  in  Belleville  for 


JESSE  W.  BLYTHE 

©HERE  ARE  very  few  men  in  the  City  of 
St.  Louis  who  have  contributed  more  to 
the  city's  development  than  has  Mr.  Jesse 
W.  Blythe,  Assistant  Director  of  the  Missouri 
Committee  on  Public  Utility  Information. 

For  seven  years,  as  a  member  of  the  advertis- 
ing staff  of  the  John  Ring  Jr.  Advertising  Co., 
Mr.  Blythe  conducted  the  research  and  wrote  all 
of  the  advertisements  appearing  in  magazines  and 
newspapers  throughout  the  country  advertising 
St.  Louis  for  the  St.  Louis  Chamber  of  Commerce. 

Mr.  Blythe  handled  all  of  the  publicity  and 
advertising  for  the  $87,500,000  bond  issue  for 
general  public  improvements  in  St.  Louis,  and 
contributed  largely  to  the  success  of  the  campaign 

For  several  years  Mr.  Blythe  was  City  Hall 
reporter  for  various  St.  Louis  newspapers,  and  is 
welt-versed  in  statewide  politics.  He  has  been 
staff  correspondent  for  St.  Louis  newspapers,  and 
has  held  editorial  positions. 

Mr.  Blythe  received  his  elementary  school 
training  in  Shelbyville,  Illinois,  and  after  grad- 
uating from  McKendree  College  in  1894,  prac- 
ticed law  in  East  St.  Louis.  He  was  married  in 
1899  to  Miss  Georgie  E.  Carter.  There  were  two 
children:  Donald  W.,  deceased,  and  a  daughter. 
Mrs.  Gladys  Mitchell.  His  home  is  at  708  West 
Bend  Road,  Webster  Groves,  Mi 


R.  KEITH  PURL 

4~\  KEITH  PURL,  principal  of  Dupo  Com- 
_|^  munity  High  School,  born  on  Dec.  8, 
iSi/),  at  CarroUton,  Illinois,  son  of  O.  T. 
and  BLinche  Scandrett  Purl.  Educated  in  CarroU- 
ton public  schools,  lUinois  State  Normal  Uni- 
versity, University  of  Colorado,  and  University 
of  Illinois.  Received  bachelor's  degree  in  1922 
from  latter.  Served  in  navy  for  one  year.  Has 
taught  in  White  Hall,  CarroUton,  Longview; 
in  192J  came  to  Dupo  High  School.  On  Aug. 
8th  of  that  same  year,  married  to  Miss  Muriel 
A.  Thompson,  of  Rantoul,  Illinois,  daughter  of 
Theodore  Thompson  and  Bessie  Collins  Thomp- 
son. Mrs.  Purl  is  graduate  of  Rantoul  High 
School,  has  been  a  student  of  Illinois  Woman's 
College  and  of  University  of  Illinois.  Is  graduate 
nurse  from  Walter  Reed  Hospital.  Son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Purl,  Oliver  Thomas,  born  at  Dupo, 
on  June  5,  1924. 

Golf  and  tennis  are  preferred  sports  of  Mr. 
Purl.  He  is  a  Shriner,  Knight  Templar,  and  Odd 
Fellow. 

CHARLES  A.  BEVIS 

HAR  OUT  IN  sunny  California  lives  Mr. 
Charles  A.  Bevis,  a  realtor  in  the  city  of 
Van  Nuys  since  1913.  He  was  born  in 
Olney,  Illinois,  received  his  high  school  training 
in  Newton,  and  attended  McKendree  from  1897- 
18  pS,  married,  in  1902,  to  Miss  Ada  Lemay.  The 
couple  are  parents  of  three  children — Margaret, 
a  University  of  California  graduate;  Albert  L., 
and  Emma.  Mr.  Bevis  is  a  director  of  the  Bank 
of  Van  Nuys,  and  holds  membership  in  the 
Board  of  Governors,  the  Los  Angeles  Chamber 
of  Commerce  and  the  San  Fernando  Valley 
Branch. 

JAMES  M.  AMES 
J^=^  HERE  are  few  people  who  can  trace  their 
I)  ancestry  as  far  back  as  can  James  M .  Ames, 
^"^  a  descendant  of  William  Ames,  who  was 
born  m  Somersetshire,  England,  on  Oct.  fi,  1605, 
and  who,  in  1646,  settled  in  Braintree,  Massa- 
chusetts. James  M.  Ames  was  born  in  East  St. 
Louis,  Illinois,  on  March  21, 1876.  His  father  was 
well-known  as  miller  and  land-owner.  He  moved 
his  family  from  East  St.  Louis,  in  1876,  to  Rose 
Bud.  Ten  years  later  he  removed  to  Chester, 
where  the  subject  of  this  sketch  secured  his  edu- 
cation. In  1890,  he  came  to  East  St.  Louis.  Here 
he  worked  in  the  store  of  J.  P.  Becker,  and  some- 
time later,  as  a  street  car  conductor.  In  the  follow- 
ing year  Mr.  Ames  was  married  to  Mary  Ellen 
McGrory,  in  East  St.  Louis. 

In  1911,  Mr.  Ames  was  made  a  fireman.  Since 
then,  he  has  held  practically  every  position  in 


W.  W.  STINES 

the  fire  department.  Because  of  his  courage  and 
bravery  when  fighting  fires,  and  because  of  his 
ability  in  handling  men,  he  was  made  Fire  Chief 
in  1927,  a  position  which  he  holds  at  present. 

CHARITY  A,  LEE 

^ISS  CHARITY  AMANDA  LEE,  the 
winner  of  the  Director's  Medal  in  the 
piano  contest  of  the  McKendree  Con- 
servatory of  Music,  in  1914,  is  a  piano  teacher 
in  Trenton,  Illinois.  After  completing  her  gram- 
mar school  work  in  the  Trenton  Public  School 
and  SIX  months'  work  in  the  local  high  school, 
which  was  thus  shortened  because  of  ill  health, 
she  attended  the  Beethoven  Conservatory  of 
Music  in  St.  Louis.  In  1916  she  was  graduated 
from  the  McKendree  Conservatory  of  Music. 
Miss  Lee  was  an  organ  student  of  McKen- 
dree College  in  the  term  of  1927-1928.  At  pres- 
ent she  is  the  organist  of  the  Trenton  M.  E. 
Church. 

CHARLES  D.  SHUMARD 

CHIS  GENTLEMAN,  a  member  of  the 
joint  board  of  McKendree  for  twenty-five 
years  and  a  minister  who  has  built  two 
churches.  Rev.  Chas.  D.  Shumard  has  made  for 
himself  an  enviable  record.  He  attended  school 
at  Normal,  Illinois,  and  received  the  honorary 
degree  of  D.  D.  from  McKendree  College  in 
igio.  The  churches  which  were  erected  through 
his  inspiration  and  direction  are  the  First  Meth- 
odist, at  Alton,  and  at  Marissa.  In  1877,  Mr. 


Six  Hundred  and  Eleven 


MR.  J.  K.  EWING 

Shumard  began  teaching  and  followed  that  pro- 
fession for  eleven  years,  until  he  entered  the 
ministry. 

On  Dec.  4,  1879,  Mr.  Shumard  and  Miss  E. 
Funkhouser  were  married.  Mrs.  Mabel  F.  Ma- 
hon,  of  Mt.  Carmel,  Illinois,  is  their  only  child. 
Mrs.  Shumard's  people  were  formerly  from 
Prussia.  Her  grandfather  Funkhouser  was  in  the 
Senate  and  Legislature  at  two  different  times. 

Rev.  Shumard  has  held  the  following  charges: 
1888,  Freeburg;  1892,  Trenton;  1894,  Greenville; 
1899,  Belleville;  1902,  Lebanon  District;  1907, 
Mt.  Vernon;  1909,  Mt.  Carmel;  191J,  Vandalia; 
1917,  Metropolis;  1920,  Alton,  First;  1926, 
Albion. 

W.  W.  STINES 
yr^fR.  STINES,  who  is  a  dealer  in  real  estate, 
^J[J  and  the  proprietor  of  a  service  station  at 
3,101  State  Street,  East  St.  Louis,  comes 
from  the  state  of  Ohio.  He  was  born  at  Dayton. 
April  17,  1869.  His  father,  W.  W.  Stines,  died 
in  1875,  and  the  mother  in  the  same  year,  and 
left  their  two  boys  to  make  their  way  in  the 
world  greatly  handicapped.  They  went  West  and 
worked  at  different  occupations  for  some  time. 
At  the  age  of  seventeen,  our  subject  was  working 
in  St.  Louis,  but  left  this  city  and  secured  employ- 
ment in  the  casting  department  of  the  Crystal 
City  Plate  Glass  Co.,  at  Crystal  City,  Mo.;  was 
made  foreman  of  the  department  two  years  later, 
remained  here  until  1894,  when  he  came  to  East 
St.  Louis  and  found  employment  with  Morris 
y  Co.  He  worked  in  the  mechanical  department 
of  this  plant  for  twelve  years,  resigned  in  1907 


to  take  a  position  as  engineer  with  the  East  St. 
Louis  and  Suburban  Railway  at  their  Winstanley 
powerhouse,  and  remained  here  until  the  plant 
was  discontinued  in  192J.  Having  acquired  a 
good  amount  of  property,  he  now  entered  the 
real  estate  business,  and .  later  put  up,  on  his 
property,  the  Stines'  Service  Station. 

He  married  on  the  day  after  Christmas,  1885, 
Miss  Anna  Roussin,  and  has  three  children — 
Elizabeth,  Thomas,  and  WiUiam.  The  older  boy 
was  graduated  from  the  St.  Louis  Medical  School 
and  is  now  a  practicing  physician.  The  daughter 
is  married  to  Mr.  Dan  O'Connell,  and  the 
younger  son  is  in  business  with  his  father.  All 
his  children  received  a  good  education,  in  fact, 
Mr.  Stines  came  to  East  St.  Louis  for  this  pur- 
pose, having  learned  of  its  excellent  schools. 

Mr.  Stines  is  serving  his  fourth  term  on  the 
city  school  board;  he  was  first  elected  in  igi'j. 
He  is  a  Mason,  a  Modern  Woodman,  diligently 
attends  to  business,  and  enjoys  hunting  for 
recreation. 

JAMES  K.  EWING 

XN  191';,  Mr.  James  K.  Ewing,  of  East 
St.  Louis,  was  appointed  Probation  and 
Humane  Officer  for  the  city  and  the  sur- 
rounding communities.  Mr.  Ewing  was  born  at 
Louisville,  Kentucky,  on  Aug.  29,  1866,  the  son 
of  George  W.  and  Elizabeth  Dryden  Ewing,  both 
Scotch. 

James  Ewing,  after  being  graduated  from  the 
Kenyon  College,  of  Gambrier,  Ohio,  began  rail- 
roading in  Louisville  for  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio, 
and  later  was  employed  by  the  Chicago  and 
Alton  for  about  twenty  years,  during  which 
time  he  travelled  extensively. 

Mrs.  Ewing  was  born  at  Cahokia  111.,  April 
1^,  1869,  the  daughter  of  Calvin  and  Cordeha 
McCready.  Ada  F.  McCready  was  married  to 
Mr.  Ewing  on  Jan.  27,  1886.  They  have  two 
children — James  K.,  Jr.,  born  Sept.  4,  1887,  now 
a  live  stock  and  commission  man  in  Kansas  City; 
and  George  W.,  born  July  4,  1889,  who  is  em- 
ployed in  St.  Louis  as  chief  of  the  cleaning  de- 
partment for  the  Mobile  and  Ohio  Railroad 
Company.  Mrs.  Ewing  acted  as  mother  to  two 
other  children — a  niece,  Stella  McCready,  now 
Mrs.  John  Hancock,  of  Fort  Worth,  Texas,  and 
Mary  McFarland.  Mrs.  Ewing  is  a  graduate  of 
the  East  St.  Louis  High  School  and  of  the  Bee- 
thoven Conservatory  of  Music,  in  St.  Louis;  is 
a  member  of  the  Excelsior  Club  and  a  charter 
member  of  the  Shubert  Club. 

Mr.  Ewing  was  for  four  years  a  member  of 
the  board  of  supervisors  (:9i8-i92i),  helped  or- 
ganize the  Traveling  Nurse  Association  in  1918. 
cooperated  with  Judge  Messick  of  the  Juvenile 


Court  until  the  Judge's  death,  was  chairman  ot 
the  Dependent  Children's  Home  Committee, 
and  has  been  president  ot  the  Boy  Scout  organ- 
ization for  two  years,  during  which  time  it  has 
grown  from  400  to  iioo  members.  He  under- 
stands youth,  is  greatly  interested  in  young 
people,  and  has  always  been  unselfish  in   his 


REV.  GEORGE  L.  LOSH,  D.  D. 

gLTHOUGH  FOR  the  past  four  years  he 
has  been  pastor  of  the  First  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  of  Urbana,  Illinois,  Rev. 
G.  L.  Losh  is  best  known  to  present  McKen- 
dreans  as  their  beloved  evangelist  of  the  last  two 
years.  Rev.  Losh  did  all  his  academic  work  and 
the  most  of  his  university  work  in  the  city  of 
Cincinnati  and  received  his  Bachelor  of  Arts  de» 
gree  from  the  American  University  and  an 
honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  from  Mc- 
Kendree  College  in  1928.  In  190^,  he  was  married 
to  Miss  Frances  P.  Finch  of  Cincinnati.  He  was 
engaged  in  business  until  191 4  when  he  entered 
the  ministry.  Rev.  Losh  is  a  third  degree  Mason 
and  an  Odd  Fellow.  He  has  been  president  of 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  a  member  of  different 
school  boards  and  is  at  present  a  member  of  the 
Illinois  Wesleyan  Board  and  Chaddock  Boys 
School  Board  of  Directors  and  is  also  the  presi- 
dent of  the  Epworth  League  Institute  of  the 
Illinois  Conference. 


JAMES  L.  McCORMACK,  M.  D. 

OR.  JAMES  LINCOLN  McCORMACK, 
a  physician  of  great  success  at  Bone  Gap, 
Illinois,  was  born  at  Newton  on  April  25, 
1865.  He  attended  McKendree,  Rush  Medical, 
Chicago,  and  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Sur- 
geons of  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  He  has  been  prac- 
ticing his  profession  since  1892,  all  of  which 
time  he  has  been  located  in  Southern  Illinois. 
In  i8gi.  Dr.  McCormack  married  Miss  Al- 
wilda  Hocking,  of  West  Liberty.  Illinois.  All  of 
their  children  were  students  of  McKendree  Col- 
lege. Glen,  their  only  son,  who  was  graduated 
in  191  ^.  with  a  B.  S.  degree,  died  a  hero's  death 
in  the  World  War.  Three  daughters,  Mabel, 
Grace,  and  Dorothy,  also  attended  McKendree. 
The  latter  was  at  the  college  at  the  time  of  her 
death.  A  few  years  ago.  Dr.  McCormack's 
nephew,  Virgil,  attended  McKendree.  Dr.  Mc- 
Cormack has  always  been  a  friend  of  McKen- 
dree, a  capable  physician,  and  a  prominent 
citizen  of  his  county. 


Six  Hundred  and  Twelv 


__^^^^^^^^^Mc  KENDREE^^^^^S:^^^..:^^^^ 


REV.  EDMUND  F.  WILLIAMS 

0DMUND  F.  WILLIAMS,  veteran  of 
Spanish-American  War,  pastor  of  Meth- 
odist Church  in  Marissa  since  1925-  Bo^"" 
at  West  Frankfort,  III,  Sept.  2-;,  1880,  son  of 
John  M.  Williams  and  Sarah  E.  Scarlett  Williams. 

Received  public  school  education  in  native 
city,  attended  university  at  Fort  Worth,  Texas. 
Admitted  to  Oklahoma  Conference  in  1904, 
transferred  to  the  Columbia  River  Conference, 
of  Washington,  to  the  Illinois,  and  later  to  the 
Southern  Illinois  Conference.  Has  been  pastor 
of  M.  E.  Church  of  Granite  City,  and  Bond 
Avenue  Methodist  Church  of  East  St.  Louis. 

On  Oct.  14,  1904,  was  married  to  Johanna 
Blinka,  born  in  Austria,  January  18,  1880.  Came 
to  Galveston,  Texas,  and  received  early  educa- 
tion. Attended  Huntsville  State  Teachers"  Nor- 
mal, and  Methodist  School  at  Fort  Worth. 
Taught  school  for  nine  years,  missionary  for 
three  years,  member  of  Fort  Worth  University 
faculty.  She  speaks  six  languages. 


REV.  WM.  M.  LANE 
yj^R-  Wm.  M.  Lane,  Methodist  pastoral 
tIJ  Creal  Springs  since  192';,  was  born  in 
^^  CoU-ell  County,  Ky.,  April  17,  187J,  and 
was  educated  at  Cave-in-Rock  public  schools, 
and  at  the  State  Normal.  He  taught  school  sev- 
eral years;  worked  for  a  number  of  years  as 
carpenter-contractor;  pastor  at  Crab  Orchard, 
and  at  Karnak;  attended  summer  school  of  The- 
ology at  McKendree;  married  to  Minnie  Belt, 
of  Hardin  County.  111.  They  have  two  sons — 
Enos  and  Radford.  Mrs.  Lane  taught  school  five 
years  after  her  marriage.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lane 
are  loved  and  respected  by  their  many  friends. 

VERNON  G.  MAYS 
>=|^R.  VERNON  GRIFFITH  MAYS,  super- 
\IM  intendent  of  Lebanon  public  schools,  was 
^^  born  in  Newburg,  W.  Va.  He  attended 
pubhc  school  in  Michigan,  was  graduated  from 
Albion  College  (Mich.)  with  degree  of  Ph.  B,; 
had  more  than  three  years  of  post-graduate  study 
in  the  Universities  of  Chicago,  Michigan  (from 
which  he  received  degree  of  Master  of  Arts), 
and  Columbia,  New  York  City.  In  the  last,  he 
held  a  scholarship  for  work  in  Teachers  College, 
in  which  he  prepared  one  year  for  the  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Philosophy. 

Mr.  Mays  has  devoted  his  life  to  helping 
young  people  attain  the  highest  possible  stand- 
ards of  mental  and  moral  development.  As  an 
educator,  he  has  held  important  positions,  climb- 
ing from  teacher  in  rural  school,  thru  superin- 


tcnJcncies  and  pnncipalships  ot  smaller  cities 
to  that  of  Supt.  of  Schools  of  St.  Joseph,  Missouri. 
He  served  as  principal  of  the  high  school  at  Lin- 
coln, Nebr.  seven  years,  and  at  Lewistown  and 
Great  Falls,  Mont.,  each  two  years;  of  the  Model 
High  School  of  the  University  of  Nebraska  one 
summer;  and  taught  in  the  University  of  Ne- 
braska two  summers,  and  has  been  engaged  to 
teach  in  McKendree  College  this  summer,  having 
work  in  the  Social  Science  department. 

In  each  of  the  five  states  in  which  he  has 
served,  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  executive 
committee  of  the  State  Teachers'  Associations, 
and  in  each  held  the  otEce  of  district  president. 
Since  early  boyhood,  Mr.  Mays  has  been 
active  in  church  work,  and  that  of  its  auxiliaries, 
and  has  filled  nearly  every  ofEce  of  each. 

He  has  been  a  Rotarian  for  twelve  years;  a 
Mason,  both  of  the  York  Rite,  and  of  the 
Scottish  Rite,  including  that  of  the  Commandery 
of  Knights  Templar,  and  of  the  Mystic  Shrine; 
a  member-at-large  of  the  National  Social  Science 
Honor  Society — Pi  Gamma  Mu.  Also,  a  member 
of  the  National  Educational  Association,  the 
National  Association  of  School  Superintendence, 
the  National  Society  for  Scientific  Study  of  Edu- 
cation, a  charter  member  of  the  National  Asso- 
ciation of  Secondary  School  Principals,  and  a 
charter  member  of  the  National  Vocational 
Guidance  Association,  and  member  of  other 
social  and  civic  organizations. 

Mr.  Mays  was  married  to  Miss  Mabel  A. 
Benham,  of  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan.  Besides  her 
membership  in  local  church,  social,  and  literary 
clubs,  Mrs.  Mays  is  a  member  of  the  Daughters 
of  the  American  Revolution,  and  of  the  national 
P.  E.  O.  sisterhood. 

Their  only  daughter,  Helen  Isabelle,  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  1928  class  in  Lebanon  Community 
High  School,  and  a  student  of  voice  in  McKen- 
dree College. 

REVEREND  WILLIAM  SCHUTZ 

HOR  FIFTY-EIGHT  years  Rev.  Schutz,  of 
Bunker  Hill,  Illinois,  has  devoted  his  ser- 
vices to  the  ministry.  He  is  the  oldest 
effective  minister  in  the  Mid-West,  and  has 
missed  his  appointments  only  four  times  during 
his  ministry.  When  only  seventeen  years  ot  age 
he  enlisted  as  a  volunteer  in  the  14th  Illinois 
Cavalry,  serving  for  eighteen  months. 

Rev.  Schutz  was  born  in  Prussia.  Germany, 
Feb.  22,  1847,  ""id  began  the  ministry  in  April, 
1870.  At  the  age  of  twenty-five  he  married  Miss 
Mary  Mueller,  of  Belleville,  III,  and  later,  after 
having  been  left  a  widower  several  years,  he 
was  married  again,  (in  1915)  to  Mrs.  Pauline 


*DR.  PERCY  H.  SWAHLEN 

Jaenicken.  Rev.  Schutz's  children  are:  H.  W. 
Schutz,  an  accountant  in  the  Christian  Mission- 
ary Society,  of  St.  Louis;  John;  H.  J.  Sheet,  who 
changed  his  name  on  account  of  the  World  War, 
and  who,  for  tw'enty-one  years,  has  been  a  mis- 
sionary in  India;  Mrs.  J.  A.  New,  Springfield, 
111.;  and  Mrs.  F.  H.  Jaenicken,  Chicago.  From 
1891-97  Rev.  Schutz  was  Superintendent  of  the 
Quincy  District,  and  in  1896  he  was  delegate 
to  General  Conference,  at  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

The  little  gray  Schutz  Memorial  Church  at 
Bunker  Hill  and  the  loving  remembrance  of  his 
people  wherever  he  has  served  are  both  expres- 
sions of  Rev.  Schutz's  true  Christian  worth. 

HARRY  E.  MUELLER 

nARRY  E.  MUELLER,  of  Lebanon,  young- 
est of  the  four  children  of  John  and  Mary 
Weber  Mueller,  was  born  on  a  farm  near 
New  Memphis,  111.,  August  14, 1893.  Harry  was 
given  his  common  school  education  at  New 
Memphis,  and  in  1918  was  graduated  from  the 
McKendree  School  of  Music.  After  this,  he 
served  in  the  Army,  and  worked  for  the  Shap- 
leigh  Hardware  Company,  of  St.  Louis.  In  1920, 
he  re-entered  McKendree,  completed  the  aca- 
demic and  college  courses,  and  graduated  with 
a  B.  S.  degree.  During  this  time  he  taught  Violin 
in  the  College,  directed  the  College  Orchestra 
(1923-1926),  and  was  instructor  of  Violin  in  the 
Heink  Conservatory  of  Music  in  St.  Louis 
(1921-1923). 


'NOTE— His  biography 


1  page  2 


H.  E.  MUELLER  REV.  WILLIAM  SCHUTZ  REV.  H.  G    BECK  PROF.  B,  G.  MERKEL 


THOMAS  MEEHAN 

While  in  college,  Harry  was  a  Platonian,  and 
during  the  summer  of  1924,  he  traveled  with 
the  McKendree  Quartet,  assisting  in  advertising 
the  college. 

Always  a  hard  worker,  a  jolly  good  fellow,  a 
scientist,  and  an  artist,  Harry  is  one  of  McKen- 
dree's  noble  sons. 

REV.  HARRIS  G.  BECK,  D.  D. 

SEV.  HARRIS  G.  BECK,  D.  D.,  is  the 
pastor  of  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  of  Mattoon — a  church  which  has 
a  membership  of  0%'er  two  thousand.  He  was  born 
on  July  II,  1886,  in  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania.  In 
this  city  he  attended  high  school.  After  gradua- 
tion, he  entered  the  old  Epworth  University,  and 
in  igo8,  was  graduated  with  an  A.  B.  degree.  In 
June,  1928,  he  received  a  degree  of  D.  D.  from 
McKendree  College. 

In  1908,  Rev.  I5eck  was  married  to  Miss  Jessie 
Wheat — a  happy  union  of  which  there  are  three 
children:  Roberta,  Junior,  and  Emerson. 

Rev.  Beck  joined  the  Illinois  Conference  in 
1912,  and  was  minister  at  Bellflower  until  1914. 
From  1914  to  1917,  he  was  pastor  at  De  Land. 
During  the  Great  War,  he  served  as  Chaplain- 
First  Lieutenant.  He  came  to  Mattoon  in  1924, 
after  having  served  at  Newman  and  Hoopeston. 
Rev.  Beck  was  the  dean  of  the  Illinois  Conference 
Epworth  League  Institute  from  1922  to  1928. 


BENJAMIN  G.  MERKEL 

©ENJAMIN  GEO.,  the  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  George  Merkel,  was  born  August 
4,  1897,  and  obtained  his  education  in  the 
public  schools,  in  the  Northern  lUinois  Normal, 
and  in  the  Southern  Illinois  Normal,  from  which 
latter  institution  he  graduated  in  1925.  Since 
then  he  has  pursued  post  graduate  studies.  Dur- 
ing the  period  of  his  normal  training  he  taught 
school  six  years,  and  by  this  means  paid  the  ex- 
penses of  his  higher  education.  He  came  to  Free- 
burg  to  take  the  position  of  principal  just  after  his 
graduation,  and  has  remained  in  this  position. 

Mr.  Merkel  has  but  recently  married,  on 
November  6,  1926.  Mrs.  Merkel  is  one  of  Free- 
burg's  cultured  young  ladies,  formerly  Emma  L. 
Krauss,  the  daughter  of  a  well-known  merchant 
and  musician  of  this  city — Theodore  Krauss.  She 
was  born  in  Freeburg  on  March  19,  1907,  and 
was  given,  in  addition  to  a  high  school  training, 
a  good  musical  education.  She  is  a  graduate  in 
music. 

Professor  Merkel  was  obliged  to  work  hard 
for  his  higher  education  and  he  is  now  one  of  the 
able,  though  youngest,  principals  in  this  county. 


ERNEST  EVANS 

^R.  ERNEST  EVANS,  an  O'Fallon  miner, 
born  in  Olney,  Indiana,  Oct.  ij.  1878.  son 
of  Horace  and  Amanda  Evans.  His  father 
IS  living  at  Marissa,  111.  Mr.  Evans  obtained 
common  school  education  in  O'Fallon  schools 
and  worked  on  farm  for  three  years,  and  then 
started  mining,  and  has  remained  at  this  work. 
Oct.  6,  1904,  married  Miss  Mary  Hooley,  of 
Collinsville,  born  on  Dec.  18,  1882,  daughter  of 
William  and  Ann  HoUey.  Mrs.  Evans  also  re- 
ceived education  in  O'Fallon  public  schools.  One 
son,  Harold,  born  on  July  8,  1907.  The  mother  is 
a  member  of  the  Pocahontas  Society. 

Mr.  Evans  is  a  member  of  Redmen,  and  holds 
office  of  chief  of  records  and  secretary  in  this 
fraternity.  He  is  master  of  finance  in  the  K.  P. 
Lodge.  For  the  past  four  years  he  has  been  a 
member  of  the  city  school  board. 


THOMAS  M.  MEEHAN 

XN  1904.  Mr.  Thomas  M.  Meehan,  repre- 
sentative for  the  Mutual  Life  Insurance 
Company  of  New  York,  came  to  O'Fallon. 
He  is  a  native  of  Indiana,  was  born  at  Paola,  in 
Orange  County,  on  July  22,  1876.  His  parents, 
J.  W.  Meehan  and  Rachel  Froman,  are  living  in 
East  St.  Louis,  where  the  father  is  employed  as  a 
railroad  man.  Thomas  attended  the  public  schools 


at  Shoals,  Ind.  for  two  years,  and  at  Winslow, 
Ind.  for  two  years.  The  rest  of  his  education  was 
secured  at  Mt.  Carmel,  111.  His  first  employment 
was  with  a  raikoad  company,  as  a  clerk,  which 
position  he  kept  until  he  was  eighteen.  Then  he 
entered  the  train  service,  remaining  in  this  until 
May,  IQ20,  and  worked  at  several  occupations, 
including  two  ycirs  at  the  mines,  before  entering 
the  insurance  bus-.ness. 

Miss  Effle  Neville,  to  whom  he  was  married 
on  Christmas  Eve  in  1905,  is  an  O'Fallon  lady, 
born  on  June  27,  1882,  the  daughter  of  Charles 
and  Bertha  Neville.  Her  father  died  in  1917;  the 
mother  is  living  in  Detroit,  Mich.  Two  children 
have  been  born  in  the  Meehan  home — Opal  F., 
on  August  ■;,  1907;  and  Garnett  M,  on  August 
10,  191 1.  Opal  graduated  from  the  O'Fallon  High 
School,  and  is  now  attending  McKendree,  a  Jun- 
ior, and  an  honor  student.  Garnett  is  a  sopho- 
more in  high  school. 

Mr.  Meehan  is  a  Mason  and  a  Shriner.  He 
served  as  alderman  in  O'Fallon  for  two  years, 
and  in  the  spring  of  1927  was  elected  a  member 
of  the  city  school  board.  Content  with  the  in- 
surance business,  he  is  in  it  to  stay. 

HENRY  TRABAND,  Jr. 

nENRY  TRABAND,  Jr.  entered  the  cigar 
manufacturing  business  of  his  father  about 
iSqo.  He  was  born  in  Lebanon,  the  .'on 
of  Henry  and  Lena  Campe  Traband;  received  a 
public  school  education,  and  spent  two  years  in 
McKendree  College.  Then  he  worked  as  a  store 
clerk.  On  January  22,  1894,  he  married  Miss 
Eliza  Creed,  a  Lebanon  girl,  born  August  28, 
1874,  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jos.  Creed. 
To  them  have  been  born  four  children,  three 
of  whom  are  still  living.  Emmjtt,  the  youngest, 
died  on  August  ■;,  1919.  Lena  is  now  the  wife 
of  Simon  Wessel,  a  clerk  of  the  Wabash  Railroad 
in  St.  Louis;  William  Henry,  who  is  employed 
by  the  Standard  Oil  Co.  at  Wood  River,  111., 
married  Leola  Morton,  of  Bachtown,  111.;  and 
Luretta  Irene  is  married  to  Mr.  A.  J.  Schoene, 
a  garage  proprietor  and  the  Chevrolet  agent  in 
Lebanon. 

Mr.  Traband  is  a  Mason  and  an  Odd  Fellow, 
and  has  been  a  member  of  the  Lebanon  Board  of 
Education  for  more  than  twenty  years. 

REV.  DAVID  FROESCHLE,  D.  D. 

(f^EV.  DAVID  FROESCHLE,  D.  D.,  a 
J^  minister  of  the  Zion  M.  E.  Church,  of 
Granite  City,  was  born  in  1864,  in  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio.  At  the  age  of  nineteen,  he  re- 
sponded to  the  call  of  the  ministry.   He  was 


HENRY  TRABAND  REV.  DAVID  FROESCHLE  F.  G.  NUETZEL 


F.  A   WALTON 


Si.x  Hundred  and  E 


graduated  in  1891  from  the  Theological  Seminary 
at  Central  Wesleyan  College,  of  Warrenton, 
Missouri.  Rev.  Foreschle  served  in  the  St.  Louis 
German  Conference  for  thirty-four  years,  and,  in 
1925,  was  transferred  to  the  Southern  Illinois 
Conference.  At  the  Centennial  Commencement 
exercises  of  McKendree  College,  the  honorary 
degree  of  D.  D.  was  conferred  upon  him. 

FRED  G.  NUETZEL 

HRED  G.  NUETZEL,  born  at  CaseyviUe, 
April  10,  1875.  His  father — also  named 
Fred  G.  Nuetzel — was  born  in  Bavaria, 
Germany,  December  8,  i8jj;  came  to  this  coun- 
try at  age  of  twenty-two;  died  December  7,  1922. 
Fred  G.  Nuetzel,  Jr.,  attended  public  schools 
of  CaseyviUe  until  he  was  fourteen  years  old; 
in  189';,  attended  McKendree  College  for  a  short 
while.  In  1899,  started  farming  for  himself;  now 
owns  a  lucrative  truck  farm.  Married  Miss 
Louisa  M.  Niebruegge,  April  18,  1899.  Three 
children:  Earl  H.,  born  January  7,  1901,  now 
married  to  Miss  Pauline  Gossman;  Arnold  P., 
born  Sept.  25,  1905;  and  Irvin  G.,  born  Aug. 
12,  1908,  and  died  May  2,  1919. 

Mr.  Neutzel's  hobby — music.  He  played  drum 
in  Collinsville  band.  Member  of  Collinsville  local 
No.  350,  A.  F.  of  M.;  treasurer  and  member  of 
board  of  directors  of  this  organization  for  twelve 
years. 


F.  A.  WALTON 

^R.  F.  A.  WALTON  has  the  distinction 
of  belonging  to  one  of  the  good  old  fam- 
ilies of  Missouri.  His  parents,  J.  H.  Wal- 
ton and  Mary  E.  Wyatt  Walton,  lived  on  a 
farm  at  Hawk  Point,  Missouri,  and  here  on  the 
25th  of  July,  1875,  F.  A.  Walton  was  born. 

Mr.  Walton  was  educated  in  Buchanan  High 
School,  at  Troy.  Mo.,  and  at  Central  Wesleyan 
College,  Mo.  After  the  completion  of  his  studies, 
he  taught  school  in  his  native  state  tor  three 
years,  and  then  turned  his  attention  to  farming 
for  a  while.  He  left  the  farm  to  become  the 
manager  of  the  Wm.  PoUoch  grain  business,  at 
Hawk  Point,  and  a  Uttle  later  he  assumed  the 
management  of  the  elevator  company  at  Troy, 
and  continued  as  the  director  of  this  company 
for  eight  years.  In  1920,  he  came  to  Belleville, 
111.,  to  assume  similar  duties  here  as  manager  of 
the  Belleville  Cooperative  Grain  Company. 

Miss  Ehzabeth  R.  Ball,  to  whom  Mr.  Walton 
was  married  on  June  14,  1907,  was  born  in  Jones- 
burg,  Mo.,  in  188;,  on  Aug.  19.  They  have  two 
children,  a  son  and  a  daughter.  Their  hoy, 
William  H.,  who  is  twenty  years  of  age,  is  a 


graduate  ot  the  Belleville  High  School  and  also 
of  the  College  of  Pharmacy,  in  St.  Louis.  He  is 
at  present  a  student  of  medicine  in  the  University 
of  Illinois,  and  is  well-advanced  for  a  young  man 
ot  his  age.  Ester  Lee,  the  daughter,  is  thirteen 
years  old  and  is  attending  Junior  High,  in  Belle- 
ville; She  was  born  on  Nov.  6,  1914,  also  in  the 
state  ot  Missouri. 

Mr.  Walton  is  a  member  of  the  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows  and  of  the  Methodist  Church.  In  the 
latter  he  serves  on  the  Board  of  Stewards. 

THE  HUSSONG  FAMILY 

I^KO  THE  RESIDENTS  of  Lebanon,  and 
L  J  to  many  former  and  present  day  teachers 
and  students  of  McKendree.  members  of 
the  Hussong  family  have  been  known  for  many 
years.  George  J.  Hussong  (died  1896)  and  his 
wife,  Mary  M.  Hussong,  lived  for  many  years 
on  a  farm  near  Alhambra,  111.  At  her  husband's 
death  Mrs.  Hussong  moved  to  Lebanon,  where 
she  died  February  20,  190J.  A  brief  account 
of  the  children's  lives  follows:  Thos.  J.  Hus- 
song, born  Sept.  25,  1863,  attended  public 
schools,  and  McKendree,  now  teaching  Manual 
Training  in  Alton,  111.  schools.  Married  to  Lucy 
Holoway,  of  Piasa,  111.,  also  a  former  McKendree 
student.  Odd  Fellow  and  member  of  Methodist 
Church.  Daniel  W.  Hussong,  born  Feb.  7,  1872, 
completed  grade  schools,  and  two  years  in  Car- 
bondale  Normal,  taught  five  years,  employed  in 
Granite  City  several  years,  entered  Methodist 
ministry  1908.  Married  Lura  F.  Gruver,  Nov. 
26,  1896.  Six  children — Harold,  Gladys,  Earl 
and  Richard  are  living.  Earl  is  in  the  McKendree 
Centennial  Class.  Mrs.  Hussong  died  in  May, 
1927.  Rev.  Hussong  is  now  pastor  at  Wood 
River;  attended  McKendree  Theological  School 
summers  of  1924-25-26-27. 

Sadie  F.  Hussong,  now  Mrs.  Wm.  Jackson, 
of  Godfrey,  111.,  born  Oct.  1,  1875,  educated, 
in  public  schools  and  one  year  in  McKendree, 
taught  many  years.  Has  three  children — Sadie, 
Dorothy,  and  William. 

Andrew  J.  Hussong,  born  Dec.  29,  1877, 
attended  public  schools,  and  McKendree  three 
years;  is  married  and  is  post  office  employee  in 
St.  Louis.  Has  one  daughter. 

M.  Mae  Hussong,  born  Feb.  29, 1S80,  married 
to  George  Ritcher,  of  Alton,  graduate  of  Leb- 
anon High  School  and  McKendree  (1905).  taught 
in  East  St.  Louis  several  years  before  her  mar- 
riage. Has  one  son.  The  entire  family,  including 
the  father,  George  J.  Hussong,  have  always  been 
interested  in  education  and  are  friends  of  Mc- 
Kendree. 


EDWARD  F  SCHMELZEL 

GEORGE  H.  NUERNBERGER 

eEORGE  NUERNBERGER  was  born  in 
New  Athens  Township  August  31,  1879, 
and  after  receiving  a  public  school  educa- 
tion, worked  on  his  farmer's  farm  until  1906,  the 
year  of  his  marriage  to  Anna  E.  Junk,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Herman  Junk  and  Elizabeth  Ritzel.  She  is 
one  of  a  family  of  eight  children,  and  hke  her 
husband,  received  her  education  in  the  public 
school.  Mr.  Nuernberger,  too,  comes  from  a  fam- 
ily of  eight  children.  Louis  Nuernberger,  his 
father,  died  July  27,  1910;  and  his  mother, 
Augusta  (Kunze)  Nuernberger,  died  February 
II,  1905. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Nuernberger  have  four 
children — Herman  P.  was  born  February  22, 
1907;  Otto  L.  was  born  on  July  9th  of  the  fol- 
lowing year;  Wilbur  D.  on  November  8,  1910; 
and  their  daughter  Virginia  on  August  6,  191 5. 

After  his  marriage,  Mr.  Nuernberger  began 
farming  for  himself  on  his  father's  280  acre 
estate,  on  which  his  grand-parents  located  in 
1840.  He  has  bought  additional  land  until  he 
now  owns  424  acres.  In  19:6,  he  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Supervisors  for  his  to  wn- 
ship;  has  been  the  president  of  the  New  Athens 
Community  High  School;  and  has  served  as  a 
Precinct  Committeeman  of  New  Athens  Town- 
ship. Mr.  Nuernberger  is  by  religion  an  Evan- 
gelical, and  has  been  a  trustee  in  his  church  for 
two  years. 


REV.  GEO.  R.  GOODMAN 


CONRAD  A.  KOLDITZ 

GONRAD  KOLDITZ,  adopted  son  of 
Charles  A.  Kolditz  and  Maria  Kraemer, 
born  in  New  Athens,  January  19,  1884, 
received  his  education  in  pubhc  school  and  in 
Belleville  Commercial  College.  First  positions, 
stock  clerk  for  the  Inland  Type  Foundry,  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  and  employee  of  American  Agricul- 
tural Chemical  Company,  of  East  St.  Louis.  Since 
1918,  bookkeeper  for  Auto  Stove  Works,  New 
Athens. 

Mrs.  Conrad  Kolditz,  the  daughter  of  John 
Westrich  and  Johanna  Siegfried,  was  born  in 
Belleville,  Illinois,  on  April  12,  x886,  and  was 
married  to  Mr.  Kolditz  on  July  7,  191 1. 

Mr.  Kolditz  has  served  on  New  Athens  school 
board  since  1921,  is  the  secretary  of  the  town 
school  board,  as  well  as  a  village  trustee.  He  has 
been  the  secretary  of  the  Evangelical  Brother- 
hood, is  a  member  of  the  Commercial  Club,  is  a 
Shriner  in  the  Masonic  Lodge,  and  also  a  Knight 
Templar.  He  enjoys  hunting  and  fishing. 

WILLIAM  F.  SIPFLE 

SEVEREND  WM.  F.  SIPFLE,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch,  was  born  in  Peoria,  Illinois, 
on  Sept.  16,  1857.  He  was  educated  at 
Central  Wesleyan  College  and  at  Iowa  Wesleyan 
University.  He  was  received  into  the  St.  Louis 
German  Conference  in  1882.  In  that  conference 
he  served  the  following  charges:  Wellman,  la., 
1882-84;  Des  Moines,  la.,  1884-87;  Harper,  la., 
1887-89;  Mt.  Pleasant,  la.,  1889-91;  Dodgeville, 
ja.  (circuit),  1891-93;  Petersburg,  111.  (circuit), 


1893-97;  Emden  and  Hartsburg,  111.  (circuit), 
1897-1901;  Mascoutah,  111.,  1901-07;  Edwards- 
ville.  111.  (Immanuel  Church),  1907-13:  Warsaw, 
111.,  1913-14.  The  Mascoutah  church  celebrated 
its  seventy-fifth  anniversary  in  1916. 

On  August  26,  1884,  Rev.  Sipfle  married 
Mathilda  Miller,  of  Burlington,  la.  Three  chil- 
dren. Miller,  Laura,  and  Philip,  were  born  to 
this  happy  union.  Mrs.  Sipfle  went  to  her  crown- 
ing Sept.  6,  1915. 

Rev.  Sipfle  has  always  been  very  greatly  inter- 
ested in  history  and  has  contributed  a  great  deal 
to  the  records  of  various  churches.  In  the  Blue 
Book  is  to  be  found  Rev.  Sipfle's  History  of  the 
Mascoutah  Congregation.  He  also  wrote  the  His- 
tory of  the  Edwardsville  Congregation  at  the 
fiftieth  anniversary  of  the  Immanuel  Church.  For 
the  past  eighteen  years  Rev.  Sipfle  has  been  in 
or  near  Edwardsville,  where  he  now  resides. 

REV.  SAMUEL  THERO 

/^AMUEL  THERO  was  born  January  10, 
J~J  1871,  in  Farmington,  Iowa.  After  being 
graduated  from  high  school,  he  studied 
three  years  in  Iowa  Wesleyan  University.  At 
21,  he  was  ordained  a  minister  in  the  Methodist 
Church,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Iowa  Con- 
ference for  ten  years. 

His  parents,  William  F.  and  Elizabeth  Heine- 
man  Thero,  are  both  deceased. 

On  Nov.  I,  1893,  he  was  married  to  Jennie 
Owen-  To  them  have  been  born  two  children — 
Jennie,  now  Mrs.  George  M.  Nessel,  born  Nov. 
27,  1896;  and  Samuel  Griffith,  born  April  24, 
1899.  principal  of  the  Lucknow  Christian  School 
of  Commerce,  in  India,  and  warden  and  treas- 
urer of  the  Warne,  Hostel  for  boys. 

In  1902,  Rev.  Thero  transferred  to  the  South- 
ern Illinois  Conference  and  was  a  member  of 
this  conference  for  the  remainder  of  his  life. 
From  1922  to  1924.  he  acted  as  superintendent 
of  the  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois  Methodist  Orphan- 
age, and  immediately  preceding  his  death  on 
April  28,  1927,  he  was  pastor  of  the  Bond  Ave- 
nue Methodist  Church  and  of  the  Settlement 
House,  both  in  East  St.  Louis. 

The  Western  Christian  Advocate  of  June  2. 
1927  says  of  him,  "As  a  minister,  the  quahty 
of  his  work  and  his  standing  among  his  fellow 
ministers  has  always  been  far  above  the  grade 
of  appointments   he   held.   He   sought   service 

rather  than  personal  advancement He 

sacrificed  to  the  very  limit  of  bare  necessities 
for  himself  and  wife,  and  has  sent  hundreds  of 
dollars  to  the  missionarv  work  in  India." 


EDWARD  F.  SCHMELZEL 

J^HE  SUPERINTENDENT  of  the  Dupo 
V.  J  Schools  was  born  on  August  9,  1894,  near 
New  Athens,  Illinois.  There  his  parents 
moved  m  1902,  and  there  he  received  his  gram- 
mar and  high  school  training. 

His  parents,  both  living,  are  John  D.  and 
Anna  M.  Yoeckel  Schmelzel. 

In  192';  Edward  Schmelzel  was  graduated 
from  the  Illinois  State  Normal  University,  where 
his  scholarship  had  been  rewarded,  previous  to 
this,  by  his  election  to  Kappa  Delta  Pi,  honorary 
scholarship  fraternity. 

Since  his  graduation,  he  has  taught  in  the 
Hertell  School,  near  Freeburg,  in  New  Athens, 
and  in  Belleville — in  the  last  named  place  as 
principal  of  the  Bunsen  School.  In  1921  he  was 
elected  to  his  present  position  as  supervisor  of  the 
Dupo,  the  Sugar  Loaf,  and  the  Bixley  Schools. 
The  introduction  of  a  Lyceum  Course  in  Dupo 
was  due  to  the  efforts  of  Mr.  Schmelzel. 

On  December  11,  1919,  he  was  married  to 
Minnie  A.  Wirth,  daughter  of  George  Wirth, 
of  New  Athens.  She  was  born  April  3,  1895, 
received  a  high  school  education,  and  afterwards 
was  graduated  from  the  Weltner  Conservatory 
of  Music  in  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Schmelzel,  during  the  late  war,  served 
as  field  clerk  in  the  Quartermaster's  Corps. 

He  IS  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows.  Hunt- 
ing and  fishing  are  his  favorite  recreations. 


REV.  GEORGE  R.  GOODMAN,  D.  D. 

J^^^HE  MEN  are  few  who  have  inspired  the 
IJ  building  of  more  churches  than  has  Rev. 
George  Robert  Goodman,  D.  D.  Under 
his  ministry,  churches  were  built  at  Green  Hill, 
Zion  and  Benton.  He  rebuilt  the  Bridgeport 
Church  and  enlarged  the  Eldorado  Church.  Par- 
sonages were  built  at  Eldorado,  Benton  (pur- 
chased) and  Mt.  Vernon.  Aided  by  his  efforts 
while  Superintendent  of  the  East  St.  Louis  Dis- 
trict, many  splendid  church  buildings  were 
erected  in  this  district. 

Dr.  Goodman  attended  McKendree  College 
in  "95  and  '96,  but  was  unable  to  complete  his 
work  because  of  ill  health.  In  '98  he  went  to 
Arizona,  but  later  returned  to  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference,  of  which  he  is  now  a  mem- 
ber. Six  years  ago,  along  with  Dr.  Peterson,  Dr. 
Goodman  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Di- 
vinity from  McKendree  College,  the  institution 
in  which  he  is  now  secretary  of  the  Executive 
Committee.  Since  1913,  he  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Joint  Board;  in  1924  he  was  elected  to 
the  General  Conference,  and  is  now  the  Secre- 


Si.x  Hundred  and  Sixteen 


^MC  KENDREE"^^^^^^^.....^^_„ 


tary  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference.  Dr. 
Goodman  is  a  Philo,  a  Mason,  an  OdU  Fellow, 
and  a  Mystic-Worker. 

In  1896,  Dr.  Goodman  was  married  to  Carrie 
A.  Berkshire,  of  Lawrence  County,  Illinois,  a 
union  that  was  blessed  with  live  children:  Ger- 
ald M.,  Herald  R,,  Mildred  E,,  Pauline  M.,  and 
George,  Junior. 

WALTER  J.  GRODEON 

ij^  ALTER  GRODEON,  mail  carrier  on  R. 
\iy  R.  No.  I,  lives  on  a  farm  west  of  Lebanon. 
Born  m  O'Fallon  Township,  Jan.  15, 1886, 
son  of  Fred  and  Margaret  Meyer  Grodeon  (both 
deceased). 

Mr.  Grodeon  was  educated  in  neighborhood 
schools  and  in  McKendree,  year  of  190};  he 
taught  school  three  years  in  Mascoutah  Town- 
ship, and  four  years  in  Lebanon  Township,  be- 
fore his  appointment  on  the  mail  route;  was 
married  August  10,  19 10,  to  Wanda  Luckner, 
daughter  of  Charles  and  Emily  Runkwitj  Luck- 
ner, born  in  O'Fallon  Township,  on  December 
31,  1886.  Mrs.  Grodeon  received  her  education 
in  Summertield  and  Shiloh  Valley  public  schools. 
She  and  Mr.  Grodeon  have  no  children.  Mem- 
bers of  Methodist  Church. 

REV.  VIRGIL  N.  GOULD 

^R.  GOULD,  pastor  of  the  Union  Meth- 
odist Church  at  Freeburg,  Illinois,  was 
born  on  a  farm,  Edwards  County,  Illinois, 
attended  the  public  schools,  graduated  from  high 
school,  and  worked  on  his  father's  farm  until  he 
was  twenty-one,  when  he  began  farming  for  him- 
self. On  May  11,  1893,  he  married  Dora  Sophia 
Leighton,  of  Covington,  Virginia.  They  have 
four  children:  Edwin  Malcom,  born  Sept.  11, 
1894,  McKendree  graduate — now  teacher  of 
music  in  Ashville,  North  Carolina,  High  School; 
Victor,  born  Nov.  23,  1898,  attended  McKen- 
dree two  years,  graduated  from  IlUnois  Univer- 
sity in  1922,  and  from  Washington  University 
Medical  School  in  1926 — now  an  interne  in  the 
new  Maternity  Hospital  of  Washington  Uni- 
versity, in  St.  Louis;  Paul  G.,  born  Feb.  21,  1900, 
spent  four  years  in  teaching,  and  is  now  a  senior 
in  McKendree;  the  daughter,  Areta  H.,  born  on 
October  18,  1907,  studied  one  year  at  Illinois 
Wesleyan,  Bloomington,  Illinois,  and  one  year 
at  McKendree — now  teaching  in  the  public 
schools  of  Granite  City. 

Mr.  Gould  is  a  great  reader  and  a  writer, 
and  has  been  a  member  of  the  Southern  Illinois 
Conference  since  1907. 


JAMES  G.  WILKIN 
/t\R  JAMES  GARLAND  WILKIN,  a  mem- 
^jI^  bcr  of  McKendree 's  Board  of  Trustees, 
was  born  in  Crawford  County,  Illinois, 
July  17,  188';,  the  younger  son  of  Rev.  L.  C, 
Wilkin.  Mr.  Wilkin  has  been  connected  with 
such  firms  as  the  Woolson  Spice  Company  of 
Toledo,  Ohio,  and  the  B.  F.  Goodrich  Rubber 
Co.,  of  Akron,  Ohio  (with  the  latter  for  more 
than  ten  years).  He  is  also  part  owner  and  mana- 
ger of  a  large  cotton  plantation  m  Mississippi, 
which  furnishes  work  for  thirty-three  families. 
He  was  married  October  20,  1909  to  Miss 
Nellie  Levering,  Assistant  Cashier  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Olney.  They  have  one  daugh- 
ter, Mildred  Corinne,  who  is  a  junior  in  the 
High  School  at  Robinson,  where  the  Wilkins 
now  reside.  Mrs.  Wilkin  is  an  active  worker  in 
various  lines  of  church  and  club  work  and  is 
Conference  Superintendent  of  the  Y.  P.  for  the 
W.  F.  M.  S.  of  Southern  Illinois.  She  and  Mr. 
Wilkin  are  both  members  of  the  OiEcial  Board 
of  their  local  church. 

CHARLES  M.  MINTER 

CHARLES  M.  MINTER,  before  coming 
to  East  St.  Louis,  Illinois,  had  been  the 
publisher  of  a  weekly  newspaper,  the 
Campbell  Hill  Illinois  EcUpse.  Before  going  into 
the  newspaper  business  he  followed  farming  for 
several  years  m  Randolph  County,  111.,  in  which 
county,  at  Shiloh  Hill,  he  was  on  Jan.  13,  1874. 
Here  he  secured  his  common  school  and  high 
school  education. 

In  1904,  after  arriving  in  East  St.  Louis,  he 
began  his  career  as  a  conductor  for  the  East  St. 
Louis  and  Surburhan  Railway  Company,  and 
held  this  position  for  thirteen  years,  leaving  it  in 
1917  to  take  up  new  duties  as  a  foreman  for  the 
Oertell  Roofing  Company,  which  position  he 
held  until  1919.  Then  he  bought  out  the  coal 
business  which  was  being  operated  under  the 
firm  name  of  Fred  Koehler,  at  21st  and  State 
Streets,  and  which  he  changed  to  the  name  of 
the  Charles  Minter  Coal  Company. 

On  Dec.  7,  1907,  Mr.  Minter  married  Miss 
Gertrude  M.  Gardner.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Minter 
there  was  born,  on  Aug.  13,  1909,  a  daughter, 
Margaret  G.,  who  is  a  graduate  of  the  East  St. 
Louis  High  School,  and  who  since  her  graduation 
has  studied  music  in  the  Lieber  Conservatory  of 
Music  in  her  native  city.  She  is  a  graduate  of  this 
school.  Now  Margaret  is  a  student  of  the  pipe 
organ  and  is  also  a  teacher  of  music.  For  the  last 
SIX  years  she  has  been  pianist  for  the  Sunday 
School  of  the  First  M.  E.  Church  m  East  St. 
Louis,  of  which  church  Miss  Minter  and  her 
parents  are  members. 


LOUIS  A.  BUTTS 

Mr.  Minter  is  an  active  member  of  this  church 
and  serves  on  its  board  of  trustees.  He  is  a  32nd 
degree  Mason,  and  a  member  of  the  Blue  Lodge 
No.  504.  He  is  also  an  Odd  Fellow. 

ADAM  SENSEL 

a  DAM  SENSEL  was  born  at  Floraville, 
Monroe  County,  on  January  10,  1879, 
the  son  of  Henry  Sensel  and  Mary  Mat- 
zenbacher  Sensel.  Mr.  Sensel  attended  the  schools 
of  Goeddeltown,  Monroe  County,  III.,  and  then 
worked  on  his  father's  farm  until  he  was  twenty- 
seven  years  of  age. 

He  was  married  on  November  8,  1905,  to 
Miss  Rosalie  Wietkamp,  of  Monroe  County.  In 
1923,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sensel  left  Monroe  County 
and  rented  a  farm  of  172  acres  in  St.  Clair  Coun- 
ty, one  mile  north  of  Scott  Field. 

Mrs.  Sensel  was  born  January  22,  1880,  and 
was  educated  in  the  Valmyer  Central  School, 
Monroe  County.  She  has  borne  Mr.  Sensel  two 
children — Goldie  E.,  and  Elmer  H.,  on  Decem- 
ber 13,  1906,  and  February  13,  1913. 

Since  1924,  Mr.  Sensel  has  been  president  of 
the  School  Board  of  District  No.  86.  He  served 
on  the  Board  of  East  Carondelet  for  three  years. 
He  belongs  to  the  Woodmen  and  to  the  Evan- 
gelical Church. 

ROBERT  P.  MUNGER 

XF  A  PERSON  were  to  take  a  look  into 
the  record  of  the  various  occupations  in 
the  life  of  Robert  P.  Munger,  he  would 
undoubtedly  come  to  the  conclusion  that  this 
gentleman  has  indeed  tried  his  hand  with  quite 


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G,  L.  OBERNAGEL 

a  few  of  them  with  some  degree  of  success.  Mr. 
Munger  was  born  on  November  26,  1878,  in 
Moberly,  Missouri.  After  attending  various 
grade  schools,  he  entered  the  Southern  IMinois 
Normal  University,  of  Carbondale,  an  institu- 
tion from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1898.  In 
this  city,  Mr.  Munger  served  as  an  assistant 
postmaster,  and  later  on  as  a  trainmaster  on  the 
1.  C.  Railway  Company.  Next,  he  was  appointed 
assistant  cashier  in  the  Jackson  State  Bank,  of 
Carbondale.  He  then  came  to  East  St.  Louis  and 
took  employment  with  the  Illinois  State  Trust 
Company,  and  six  months  later  was  elected  as- 
sistant secretary  of  the  treasury  of  this  firm. 
After  reaching  a  still  higher  height,  he  resigned 
and  took  a  position  in  the  All  Roofing  Manufac- 
turing Company  as  assistant  manager.  In  1917, 
he  organized  the  Storm  Cote  Roofing  Corpora- 
tion, was  made  president,  and  then  sold  out  to 
the  present  company,  the  American  Asphalt 
Corporation,  of  which  he  is  now  manager,  of 
the  East  St.  Louis  plant.  Mr.  Munger  is  married, 
and  is  the  father  of  two  children.  He  is  a  Shriner 
in  the  Masonic  Lodge,  an  Elk,  and  one  of  the 
papular  members  of  the  St.  Clair  Country  Club. 

WILLIAM  C.  SPIES 

nIS  PARENTS— WiUiam  Spies  and  Wil- 
helmina  Merkelbach  Spies — both  born  in 
Coblenz,  Germany,  came  to  America  in 
1856,  and  died  here  in  1905  and  1911,  respect- 
ively. Their  son,  William  C.  Spies,  born  in  Belle- 
ville, Oct.  24,  1858.  Here  received  education  in 


the  public  schools.  Dec.  12,  1883,  Mr.  Spies 
married  to  Minnie  C.  Willman,  who  was  born 
Belleville,  May  9,  1855,  daughter  of  Rudolph 
Willman  and  Johanna  Stein  Willman.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Spies  have  daughter,  Mrs.  Christ  A. 
DaumeuUer. 

In  1904,  Mr.  Spies  elected  to  school  board; 
re-elected  since.  He  is  a  Modern  Woodman  and 
an  Eagle,  but  spends  much  time  in  reading. 
Painter  and  paper  hanger  in  Belleville  for  nearly 
half  a  century. 

LOUIS  SCHAUBERT 

HOUIS  SCHAUBERT,  retired  farmer, 
born  near  New  Baden,  Illinois,  December 
17,  1S79.  Son  of  George  Schaubert  and 
Elizabeth  Perschbacher  and  one  of  ten  children. 
Mother  died  June  8,  1909,  and  father  married 
Margaret  Riess  May  8,  1912.  George  Schaubert 
died  May  31,  1914;  Margaret  Riess  (Schaubert), 
on  Oct.  n,  1918.  Louis  was  educated  in  Mas- 
coutah  Township  pubUc  school,  worked  on 
father's  farm  until  his  marriage  to  Katie  Krausz, 
daughter  of  Valentine  and  Katherine  Weaver 
Krausz,  January  23,  1902.  Independent  farmer 
1902-1913.  Retired  to  Mascoutah  1913,  but  still 
owns  farm — 140  acres — which  is  rented.  Mem- 
ber of  Evangelical  Church,  and  six  years  on 
church  board.  Elected  alderman  in  1921,  and 
member  of  Mascoutah  school  board  in  1922.  An 
Odd  Fellow,  and  advocate  of  city  improvements. 
Mrs.  Schaubert,  horn  October  20,  1880,  near 
New  Memphis,  Clinton  County,  Illinois.  Father 
born  in  Germany;  mother  in  Illinois.  Both  par- 
ents are  dead.  One  daughter,  Aurelia  E.  Schau- 
bert, born  February  25,  1906;  a  graduate  of  the 
Mascoutah  Township  High  School. 

LOUIS  A.  BUTTS 

HOUIS  ANDREW  BUTTS,  principal  of 
the  Belleville  Junior  High  School,  was 
born  in  the  city  of  Belleville,  June  30, 
1894.  His  parents,  both  of  whom  are  still  living 
and  who  but  recently  celebrated  their  forty- 
eighth  wedding  anniversary,  are  A.  W.  Butts 
and  Laura  Manning  Butts,  former  St.  Louisans. 
His  father,  a  farmer  for  twenty  years  and  later  a 
brick  manufacturer,  was  born  there  Feb.  27,  1855 
and  his  mother  on  Jan.  27  of  the  same  year. 

Louis  A.  Butts  comes  from  a  large  family  ot 
children;  he  has  five  brothers,  all  of  whom  are 
older  than  he.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of 
Belleville,  was  graduated  from  the  Belleville  High 
School  and  in  1916  received  his  degree  from  Mc- 
Kendree  College.  Since  that  time  he  has  taken 
graduate  work  in  the  University  of  Chicago. 


The  year  following  his  graduation  from  Mc- 
Kendree,  Mr.  Butts  was  made  teacher  and  ath- 
letic coach  in  the  Farmer  City,  Illinois.  High 
School.  Later  he  was  made  director  of  athletics 
in  the  Carterville,  Illinois,  High  School.  He  also 
served  in  that  capacity  in  the  Benton  High 
School  and  in  the  DesPIaines  High  School  before 
he  came  to  Belleville  in  1926  as  principal  of  the 
Junior  High  School. 

His  hobby  always  has  been  athletics  and  he 
was  a  basketball  and  baseball  star  while  in  high 
school  and  college,  at  one  time  being  captain  of 
the  college  baseball  team. 


GEORGE  L.  OBERNAGEL 
POLICY  ot  honesty  has  contributed  much 
to  the  success  of  Mr.  George  Louis  Ober- 


a 


agel,  of  701  North  lUinois  Street,  Belle- 
ville, Illinois.  This  man  is  a  representative  of  the 
S.  W.  Straus  Company,  In%'estment  Bankers, 
with  the  Southern  Illinois  district  as  his  field. 

Mr.  Obernagel,  a  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  W. 
Obernagel,  was  born  in  Freeburg,  Illinois,  on 
November  8,  1888.  He  received  his  high  school 
training  in  Freeburg.  After  attending  the  Belle- 
ville and  Commercial  College,  he  entered  Mc- 
Kendree  College.  Mr.  Obernagel  next  studied 
in  the  Interstate  Audit  and  Accounting  Bureau, 
of  Chicago,  Uhnois. 

During  the  World  War,  Mr.  Obernagel 
served  as  a  First  Sergeant  in  the  Medical  Depart- 
ment. He  spent  a  year  in  Camp  Dixon,  New 
Jersey.  For  six  years,  from  igii  to  1917,  Mr. 
Obernagel  rendered  excellent  service  as  Assist- 
ant County  Treasurer  of  St.  Clair  County,  111. 
When  the  war  came,  in  1917,  he  resigned  this 
position  and  entered  the  military  service.  Upon 
his  return  to  civil  life,  in  1920,  Mr.  Obernagel 
was  employed  by  the  United  States  Department 
of  Commerce.  The  Illinois  State  Commerce  Com- 
mission employed  him  in  1922,  but  he  resigned, 
in  1923,  to  accept  his  present  position. 

Mr.  Obernagel  was  married  to  Miss  Martha 
Kloess,  in  1923.  The  happy  couple  are  blessed 
with  a  son,  George  William.  With  the  same  de- 
votion to  his  business  that  he  displayed  for  his 
country  when  he  served  her,  and  with  the  atti- 
tude of  a  student,  which  he  developed  while  at 
McKendree  College,  Mr.  Obernagel  is  one  of  the 
substantial  citizens  of  his  country. 

FRANK  J.  STOFFEL 

©ORN  IN  Mascoutah  on  January  ';th,  1882, 
received    a   high    school   education,    and 
learned   the   tinsmith's   trade   under   his 
father  Julius  W.  Stoffel.  At  the  present  he  takes 
care  of  the  tin  work  and  the  plumbing  of  his 
father's  business. 


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April  12,  1902,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Anna 
Eberlein,  the  daughter  of  George  Eberlein,  a 
Mascoutah  business  man.  Four  children  have 
come  into  their  home — George,  February  22, 
190J;  Elva,  October  4,  1904;  Catherine,  July  12, 
1910;  and  Marie,  September  29,  1915. 

Mr.  StofFel  has  been  a  member  of  the  School 
Board  for  about  twelve  years. 

PROFESSOR  W.  G.  PADFIELD 

HOR  MORE  than  forty  years.  Professor 
W.  G.  Padfield  has  been  instructor  in  East 
St.  Louis  schools,  most  of  this  time,  prin- 
cipal. Born  near  Mascoutah,  Jan.  21,  iS'jS,  son 
of  J.  B.  Padfield  and  Martha  Fike  Padfield,  re- 
ceived a  liberal  education  in  the  public  schools, 
in  McKendree  College,  in  Valparaiso  University 
(summer  term),  and  later,  in  the  Harris  Teacher's 
College,  and  through  extension  courses  of  Wash- 
ington University. 

Professor  Padfield  came  to  East  St.  Louis  in 
18S7,  taught  one  year  as  assistant  principal,  and 
the  remainder  of  his  educational  career  as  prin- 
cipal— forty  years  thus  far.  Married,  on  Nov. 
12,  1886,  to  Eva  Cox,  of  Marine,  Illinois.  She 
died  ten  years  later,  and  on  June  27,  1900,  mar- 
ried Kate  Kelley.  One  son,  Arthur  (born  Oct. 
JO,  1901).  Now  student  in  Mexico  Military 
Academy,  Mexico,  Mo. 

Professor  Padfield  traveled  from  coast  to  coast. 
A  }2nd  degree  Mason  and  a  Shriner. 

REV.  CARL  FRITZ 
EV.  CARL  FRITZ  was  born  April  17, 
1 879,  at  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Germany . 
In  I90J  he  came  to  the  United  States  and 
lived  in  St.  Louis  for  several  years.  In  191 1  he 
was  married  to  Miss  Edna  C.  Lauenstein,  of 
St.  Louis. 

Rev.  Carl  Fritz  received  his  earlier  education 
in  Germany.  In  1910  he  was  graduated  from 
Central  Wesleyan  College,  at  Warrenton,  Mis- 
souri, with  the  Greek  Theological  degree.  In 
1925  he  received  his  B.  D.  degree  from  Milton 
University.  He  also  attended  the  Ohio  Mechanic 
Institute  and  a  commercial  school,  and  he  has 
done  post  graduate  work  in  Philosophy  for  six 
years  in  Milton  University. 

Rev.  Fritz  served  in  the  following  positions: 
from  1909  until  1919  he  was  assistant  editor  of 
the  German  Methodist  Episcopal  Sunday  School 
and  Epworth  League  literature,  and  the  monthly 
magazine,  Haus  and  Herd;  from  19 19  to  192 1  he 
was  contributing  editor  of  the  M.  E.  Apologist. 
He  is  a  frequent  contributor  to  religious  period- 
icals. He  served  the  following  pastorates:  New 
Melle,  Mo.,  1908;  Emden,  Illinois,  1919  to  1921; 
Victor,  Iowa,  1921  to  1925;  Mascoutah,  Illinois, 
since  September,  1925. 


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Rev.  Fritz  entered  the  St.  Louis  German  Con- 
ference in  1910,  and  in  192?  he  was  transferred 
to  the  Southern  Illinois  Conference. 

Editor's  Note — McKendree  College  will  con- 
fer the  Honorary  Degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity 
upon  him  Commencement  Day,  June,  1928. 

REV.  LOUIS  E.  WINTER 

aNOTHER  McKendree  graduate  and  a 
member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  So- 
ciety, is  Reverend  Louis  Edward  Winter, 
pastor  of  the  Durand,  lUinois.  church.  He  was 
born  on  January  21,  i88i,  in  Rose  Hill,  Illinois. 
Besides  earning  an  A.  B.  degree  from  McKen- 
dree, Rev.  Winter  was  graduated  from  the  Gar- 
rett Biblical  Institute  with  a  B.  D.  degree. 

On  March  2,  1921,  Rev.  Winter  was  united 
m  marriage  with  Miss  Delia  Ellis.  The  couple 
have  one  child. 

Rev.  Winter  has  been  a  member  of  the  Rock 
River  Conference  since  1920. 

ADAM  M   HEINEMANN 

>WR.  ADAM  HEINEMANN,  a  Belleville 
\tf  grocer,  was  born  in  Belleville,  on  Sept. 
15,  1872,  was  educated  in  the  pubUc 
schools  of  the  city,  and  then  worked  for  four- 
teen years  as  an  employee  of  the  Belleville  Post 
fe?  Zeitung.  He  was  a  clerk  for  two  years  follow- 
ing this,  and  in  1902  went  into  the  grocery 
business.  In  1907  Adam  and  his  brother,  August, 
bought  property  and  built  thereon  a  good  modern 
store  building.  For  over  twenty  years  now  they 
have  been  conducting  a  grocery  business  here. 

The  father  of  Adam  Heinemann  was  Martin 
Heinemann,  and  came  to  America  with  his  par- 
ents from  Germany,  where  he  was  born  in  1840. 
He  served  three  years  in  the  Union  Army,  and 
was  wounded  at  the  Battle  of  Vicksburg,  on 
July  3,  186}.  His  wife,  Elizabeth  Mueller  Heine- 
mann, was  born  in  1839,  and  died  in  1903,  and 
shortly  afterwards  Mr.  Heinemann  retired  from 
his  business  as  a  brick  contractor,  which  he  had 
followed  in  Belleville  many  years.  He  is  still 
hving  and  in  good  health. 

Adam  Heinemann  has,  by  his  wife,  Elizabeth 
Schwarz,  one  son  and  one  daughter.  Mrs.  Heine- 
mann was  born  in  Highland,  111.,  Jan.  14,  1873, 
and  was  married  to  Mr.  Heinemann  on  May  14, 
1901.  Their  son,  Gustav,  born  Feb.  3,  190";,  is 
a  graduate  of  the  Belleville  High  School;  the 
daughter,  Aurelia,  now  Mrs.  Fred  Lorenz,  com- 
pleted a  high  school  course  and  studied  two 
years  in  a  normal  school.  She  was  born  on  March 
16,  1902. 

In  1919  Mr.  Heinemann  became  a  member  of 
the  Belleville  school  board,  and  served  on  its 


E,  R.  SAYRE 
THE  Savre  Motor  Comp 


building  committee.  He  is  a  K.  P.  and  a  member 
of  the  Men's  Aid  Society  of  the  St.  Paul's 
Lutheran  Church. 


REV.  E,  E.  MONTGOMERY 

®EV.  E.  E,  MONTGOMERY,  pastor  of 
the  First  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
of  CarterviUe,  Ilhnois,  is  not  only  a  very 
successful  minister,  hut  also  the  father  of  a  family 
of  seven  children,  all  of  whom  show  remarkable 
abihty.  The  oldest  son,  Burtis  E.,  is  a  McKendree 
graduate,  and  at  present  is  the  assistant  principal 
of  the  West  Frankfort  High  School.  John  Wesley, 
1  student  pastor,  is  now  attending  McKendree 
College.  Another  son,  Charles  C,  is  foreman  of 
the  Laboratory  Department  of  Aluminum  Ore,  of 
East  St.  Louis.  The  youngest  son,  Paul  T.,  is  a 
high  school  student.  There  are  three  daughters: 
Agnes  A.,  now  married;  Ruth  H.,  a  Junior  in  the 
high  school  of  CarterviUe;  and  Mary  M.,  a  stu- 
dent in  the  seventh  grade. 

Rev.  Montgomery  was  born  on  a  farm  in 
Indiana,  in  1872.  He  attended  Oakland  City 
College  at  one  time,  and,  in  1896,  after  selling  his 
farm,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Etta  McCleary.  He 
entered  the  ministry  in  1912.  In  his  revivals.  Rev. 
Montgomery  has  seen  fifteen  souls  converted,  and 
he  takes  great  pride  in  the  fact  that  he  has  re- 
ceived over  one  thousand  converts  into  the 
Methodist  Church. 


REV.  E.  E.  MONTGOMERY        PROF.  H.  F.  THURSTON  REV.  J.  S.  CUMMINS 


Six  Hundred  and  \ 


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HOLLIDAY  f.  THURSTON 

ffiR.  HOLLIDAY  F.  THURSTON  was 
born  at  Lebanon,  111.,  October  6,  1864, 
and  here  he  went  through  puHic  school 
and  two  years  in  McKendree  College.  Since  1885 
he  taught  and  super\-ised  schools  in  different 
parts  of  state.  In  1913  appointed  to  present  posi- 
tion— supervising  principal  of  Slade  and  Park 
Schools,  East  St.  Louis. 

Married  Hettie  H.  Todd,  who  was  born  in 
Highland,  Illinois,  November  21,  1867.  Four 
children:  Ora  Delle,  born  September  14,  1897, 
graduated  from  East  St.  Louis  High  School,  and 
studied  in  Harris  Teachers"  College,  of  St.  Louis, 
and  in  Northwestern  University.  She  is  now 
Mrs.  Paul  Ingram,  of  Sedalia,  Mo.  On  December 
12,  1902,  Carol  Electa  was  born,  completed  high 
school  course,  graduated  from  Washington  Uni- 
versity, married  to  Clarence  Moore,  and  lives 
in  East  St.  Louis;  Kenneth  Burdett,  born  on  the 
5th  of  May,  1909,  now  a  student  in  Washington 
University;  Maynard  died  at  the  age  of  seven. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thurston  are  members  of  First 
M.  E.  Church  in  East  St.  Louis. 

A  Mason  of  the  1,2nd  degree,  a  Shriner,  an 
Odd  Fellow,  and  a  Modern  Woodman.  Has  held 
all  positions  of  honor  in  the  Odd  Fellows  Lodge. 

REV.  J.  S.  CUMMINS 

CHE  PRESENT  pastor  of  the  Belleville  First 
M.  E.  Church,  Jeremiah  S.  Cummins,  was 
born  in  Johnson  County,  Illinois,  on  June 
8, 186}.  After  receiving  a  public  school  education, 
he  took  a  teacher's  training  course  in  the  Normal 
University  of  Paducah,  Kentucky.  He  then 
taught  school  for  nine  years,  and  at  the  same 
time  read  law. 

In  1893,  Mr.  Cummins  began  his  long  career 
as  a  minister.  After  preaching  seven  years  in 
Arkansas,  he  transferred  to  the  Southern  Illinois 
Conference. 

A  list  of  his  services  during  his  thirty-five 
years  as  a  minister  would  be  too  long  for  this 
brief  sketch.  Suffice  it  to  say  that  he  is  a  member 
of  the  Conference  Board  of  Trustees,  the  Vice- 
Chairman  of  the  Conference  Claimants  Society, 
and  the  Chairman  of  the  Board  for  the  Holden 
Hospital,  at  Carbondale,  Illinois.  He  was  the  first 
to  organize  the  Methodist  Orphanage  at  Mt. 
Vernon;  has  served  as  Superintendent  of  the 
Mt.  Carmel  District;  and  was  a  member  to  the 
1912  General  Conference.  As  a  result  of  his 
faithful  service,  he  has  secured  the  largest  ad- 
vancement in  salary  of  any  minister  in  the  con- 
ference. 


Mr.  Cummins  was  married  on  September  20, 
1886,  to  Miss  Nancy  Rice,  of  Masses  County. 
She  is  now  the  mother  of  five  children,  all  of 
whom  have  been  given  an  excellent  education. 

Rev.  Cummins  is  a  32nd  degree  Mason,  and 
also  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arch  Chapter  of 
this  fraternity. 

C.  E.  SAVRE  E.  R  SAYRE 

CHE  SAYRE  MOTOR  COMPANY,  of 
Lebanon,  111.,  is  operated  by  Mr.  C.  E. 
Sayre  and  his  son,  E.  R.  Sayre,  authorized 
agents  for  Buick,  Pontiac,  and  Oakland  cars.  The 
father  is  a  native  of  West  Virginia,  was  born  at 
Letart,  on  Feb.  28,  1864,  and  here  he  attended 
the  public  schools  until  he  was  twelve  years  of 
age,  when  his  parents  moved  to  Crawford  Coun- 
ty, 111.,  and  located  at  Robinson,  where  he  con- 
tinued his  education  in  the  grade  schools.  At  the 
age  of  seventeen  he  began  teaching,  following 
this  vocation  for  several  years,  and  then  worked 
in  the  hardware  store  of  Richey,  Duncan  and  Co. 
at  Flat  Rock,  111.  for  four  years,  giving  up  this 
position  to  become  a  travelling  salesman  for  the 
international  Har\'ester  Co.  In  1921  he  decided 
to  give  up  salesmanship  and  to  go  into  the  auto- 
mobile business,  in  which  he  is  still  engaged. 

Mr.  Sayre  was  married,  in  1884,  to  Miss 
Halhe  M.  Richey,  of  Flat  Rock,  111.  Her  parents 
also  came  from  the  East.  To  them  have  been 
born  five  children — RoUo,  on  Jan.  31,  1887; 
Eunice  (E.  R.),  on  Jan.  24,  1889;  Gladys,  on 
Aug.  9,  1892;  Bernice,  on  Dec.  i,  1895;  and 
Norris,  on  July  15,  i8g8.  The  oldest  and  the 
youngest  sons  are  teaching  school;  E.  R.,  now 
in  business  with  his  father,  taught  for  many 
years;  and  one  daughter,  Bernice,  is  married  to  a 
school  teacher.  All  of  the  children  are  married. 
The  son,  E.  R.  Sayre,  was  born  at  Flat  Rock, 
where  he  received  his  grade  school  education, 
after  which  he  entered  the  Mattoon  High  School, 
graduating  in  1906.  He  studied  for  three  years  in 
McKendree  College,  and  received  his  Bachelor  of 
Arts  degree  from  this  institution  in  1909.  The 
following  three  years  he  held  the  principalship 
of  the  Grayville,  111.  High  School,  and  then  en- 
tered the  University  of  Illinois,  from  which  he 
received  a  Master  of  Arts  Degree  in  191 4.  From 
1914  to  1918  he  was  principal  of  the  high  school 
at  Chester,  111.,  and  for  the  next  four  years  he 
taught  at  Alton  as  head  of  the  Science  Depart- 
ment and  principal  of  the  night  school.  From 
Alton  he  came  to  Lebanon  to  take  charge  of  the 
high  school  here.  This  position  he  held  for  three 
years,  until  1926,  when  he  resigned  in  order  to 
give  his  full  time  to  the  business  which  he  had 
helped  his  father  organize. 


On  Aug.  23,  1923,  Mr.  Sayre  was  married  to 
Edna  Blanche  Wolfe.'of  Lebanon.  His  residence 
located  on  Belleville  Street,  is  one  of  the  finest 
in  this  city. 

Mr.  E.  R.  Sayre  is  a  Mason,  and  belongs  to 
the  Knight  Templars  and  the  Shriners;  is  a 
member  of  the  Rotary  Club,  and  a  trustee  in 
the  First  Methodist  Church,  of  which  he  has 
long  been  a  member.  He  is  greatly  interested  in 
college  sports,  and  particularly  enjoys  fishing. 

MATHIAS  RITHMAN 

ffiATHIAS  RITHMAN,  of  Lebanon,  is 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  soft  drinks. 
He  was  born  in  this  city,  March  11,  1893, 
and  secured  his  education  in  the  Lebanon  paro- 
chial schools.  His  father,  Mathias  Rithman,  Sr., 
died  on  Jan.  12,  1919:  his  mother,  Anna  C. 
Stamm  Rithman,  lives  with  her  son,  Mathias. 
After  completing  his  schooling,  Mathias  went 
into  business  with  his  father,  who  taught  his  son 
thoroughly  the  details  of  operating  the  factory, 
so  that  upon  the  death  of  the  father,  the  son  was 
competent  to  manage  the  business. 

Mr.  Rithman  married,  on  October  10,  1916, 
Miss  Eleanora  Scheibel,  who  was  born  in  Belle- 
ville, on  July  9,  1897.  the  daughter  of  Edward 
Scheibel  and  Sybilla  Schaefer.  Both  parents  are 
living;  the  father  is  a  miner.  Mrs.  Rithman  re- 
ceived her  education  in  the  parochial  schools  of 
Belleville,  and  helped  with  the  duties  of  the  home 
before  her  marriage.  She  is  now  the  mother  of 
two  children — Cecelia  F.,  born  Sept.  26,  1917; 
and  Gertrude  R.,  born  April  21,  1920. 

Mr.  Rithman  and  his  family  are  communicants 
in  the  Catholic  Church.  He  is  also  treasurer  of 
the  Lebanon  Volunteer  Fire  Department.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Rithman  are  a  happy  and  unselfish 
couple,  always  wilHng  to  give  a  helping  hand. 
The  business  policy  of  Mathias  Rithman  is  a 
combination  of  faithful  service  and  honest  value, 
thus  giving  him  a  wide  field  where  he  supplies 
ice  and  soda  water. 

HENRY  W.  KROHN 

nW.  KROHN  came  to  St.  Clair  County 
in  1892,  from  Hanover,  Germany,  where 
he  was  born  on  the  8th  of  July,  1873.  He 
was  then  nineteen  years  of  age  and  had  received 
a  good  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  land.  He  secured  employment  on  a  farm, 
and  worked  there  for  three  years,  saving  enough 
during  that  time  to  enter  Central  Wesleyan  Col- 
lege, at  Warrenton,  Mo.,  in  which  school  he 
studied  for  two  years.  He  then  taught  a  country 
school  in  St.  Clair  County,  resigning  on  account 


MRS.  RITHMAN  MATHIAS  RITHMAN  HENRY  W.  KROHN 


WILLIAM  KIMBRELL 


Six  Hundred  and  Twenty 


of  ill  health,  and  spent  the  following  three  years 
working  in  the  lumber  camps  and  in  the  orange 
groves  of  the  West.  In  1904  he  returned  to  IIU- 
nois,  and  once  more  took  up  teaching.  Three 
years  later,  he  came  to  New  Athens  as  principal. 
This  position  he  held  until  1920,  when  the  new 
Community  High  School  was  built  and  organ- 
ized, largely  through  Mr.  Krohn's  efforts.  He  is 
now  the  superintendent  of  this  large  school. 

During  the  summer  vacations,  Mr.  Krohn  has 
attended  the  University  of  Chicago  and,  as  a 
result,  will  receive  his  B.  S.  degree  in  1928. 

On  the  i6th  of  September,  190},  Mr.  Krohn 
was  married  to  Miss  Rosalie  A.  Schubert,  a 
farmer's  daughter,  born  at  Turkey  Hill,  April 
22,  1881.  Her  parents,  Joseph  Schubert  and 
Rosalie  A.  (Brosch)  Schubert,  are  both  dead. 

Mr.  Krohn  has  earned  the  reputation  of  being 
one  of  the  most  capable  school  supervisors  in 
this  county.  He  is  a  Master  Mason,  a  member 
of  the  Odd  Fellows,  and  a  Modern  Woodman. 

WILLIAM  KIMBRELL 

HIKE  HIS  father,  William  Kimbrell  is  a 
shoemaker.  The  former,  Joseph  Kimbrell, 
went  to  Kansas  soon  after  the  Civil  War 
and  opened  a  shoemaker's  shop  at  Peru.  He  is 
now  eighty-six  years  ot  age,  having  been  born 
in  1841;  but  his  wife,  Fannie  Jewel  Kimbrell, 
and  the  mother  of  William,  died  in  1886. 

William  Kimbrell  w.'as  born  at  Peru  on  May 
2nd,  1879,  one  of  the  five  children  of  Joseph 
Kimbrell,  and  received  his  education  in  Kansas. 
For  a  while  after  leaving  school  he  was  employed 
in  the  shop  of  his  father,  but  at  the  age  of  eigh- 
teen he  went  to  Atlanta,  Georgia,  spent  one  year 
at  the  Chriton  Sullivan  Business  College,  then  tc 
Bedford,  Indiana,  after  working  at  different  occu- 
pations for  a  short  time,  he  went  into  the  shoe 
repair  business  in  Burns  City,  Indiana.  In  1910 
he  came  to  Dupo,  lUinois,  where  he  was  em- 
ployed by  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  Com- 
pany as  a  motor  car  repair  man  until  1917,  and 
from  that  year  until  1920,  as  a  switchman.  Then 
he  opened  a  shoe  repair  shop  in  Dupo,  and  has 
operated  the  same  since  that  time. 

Mr.  Kimbrell  was  married  on  October  !■!, 
1898  to  Miss  Myrtle  A.  Callahan,  and  the  two 
children  from  this  union — Louis  O.  and  Fannie 
L.,  born  in  1901  and  1906,  respectively,  are 
now  married.  Both  were  given  a  high  school  and 
a  commercial,  as  well  as  musical  education. 

From  1918  to  1922  Mr.  Kimbrell  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Dupo  Village  Board,  and  since  1920 
he  has  served  on  the  school  board  of  his  town. 
He  owns  a  good  residence  here,  and  enjoys  the 


best  things  of  life;  he  is  especially  interested  in 
basket  ball.  His  good  wife  is  an  active  helper  in 
the  community. 

OLIVER  J.  KOEBEL 

CHE  PROPRIETOR  of  Lebanon's  up-to- 
date  fruit  and  vegetable  store  is  Oliver 
J.  Koebel,  who  has  been  in  the  retail  busi- 
ness since  1919.  He  was  born  in  Madison  Coun- 
ty, three  miles  south  of  Troy,  on  June  11,  1895, 
the  son  of  Mike  Koebel  and  Barbara  Hirstein. 
Both  parents  are  living  in  Lebanon,  and  the 
father  is  in  business  with  his  son. 

Oliver  Koebel  obtained  his  education  in  the 
schools  near  Summerfield,  and  then  took  up  farm- 
ing, which  he  followed  four  years  before  going 
into  business.  For  a  while  he  conducted  a  meat 
market  in  what  is  now  the  Kroger  Store;  later 
he  and  his  father  built  the  Koebel  Building,  near 
the  square,  and  ran  a  meat  market  and  grocery 
here  for  about  six  years,  sold  out  the  business, 
and  soon  afterwards  established  the  business  in 
which  they  are  now  engaged.  They  still  own 
their  former  store  building. 

On  Feb.  26,  1916,  Mr.  Koebel  married  Laura 
Reiger,  and  by  her  has  two  children.  Marjorie  H. 
was  born  Dec.  29,  1918;  Delmar  O.,  on  Jan.  29, 
1926.  Mrs.  Koebel  is  the  daughter  of  Jacob  and 
Margaret  Reiger,  and  was  born  in  St.  Louis, 
March  4,  1894.  She  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  this  county.  Mrs.  Koebel  is  a  member 
of  the  Rebeccas. 

Mr.  Koebel  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  a  member  of  the 
local  singing  society,  one  of  Lebanon's  Volunteer 
Firemen,  and  also  a  member  of  the  Evangelical 
Church.  Business  is  his  hobby,  although  he  is 
not  averse  to  attending  the  lodge  meetings  and 
enjoying  himself  there. 

JULIUS  HEINEMANN 

f-ULIUS  HEINEMANN,  of  Belleville,  is 

ff  1.  one  of  the  men  who  helped  build  the 
school  system  of  his  city — a  very  credit- 
able work.  He  was  born  in  Belleville,  on  April 
4,  1867,  and  attended  the  grammar  schools  there. 
He  then  entered  the  Bryant  and  Stratton  College, 
of  St.  Louis,  came  home  in  1885,  and  took  employ- 
ment with  his  father  in  the  meat  business.  In 
1852,  he  began  in  the  butcher  business,  started 
butchering,  and  made  a  great  success. 

Mr.  Heinemann  was  married  to  Anna  Semmel- 
roth,  on  April  8,  1890.  By  this  union  there  are 
two  children  Gustav,  a  graduate  of  N.  A.  G. 
University,  in  Indianapolis.  This  man  was  head 
teacher   in    the    Philadelphia   Turnverein.    His 


classes  took  the  highest  honors  in  the  National 
Turnfest,  in  Louisville,  Kentucky,  in  1926.  The 
second  child  is  Selma  E.,  now  Mrs.  Kissel,  wife 
of  the  county  clerk.  At  present  she  is  conducting 
a  private  school  of  fancy  dancing. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  has  served  on  the 
board  of  education  in  his  city  for  twenty-two 
years.  He  is  a  Shriner  in  the  Masonic  Order. 
During  his  life-time,  he  has  turned  to  hunting 
and  fishing  for  recreation.  In  these  sports  he 
has  found  many  hours  of  relief  from  his  business, 
for  he  IS,  indeed,  a  very  industrious  and  hard- 
working man. 

WILLIAM  J,  EBERHARDT 

HUGUST  EBERHARDT,  the  father  of 
William  J.,  was  born  in  Ottenhausen, 
Germany,  Jan.  21,  1829;  came  to  America 
in  1848;  served  three  years  in  the  Civil  War; 
married  Ehzabeth  Feter  on  March  22,  1866,  and 
settled  on  a  farm.  In  1874  he  bought  the  sixty 
acres  of  land  on  which  William  now  lives  Five 
children — Sophia,  John,  William,  Emma,  and 
Josephine — were  born  to  them.  August  Eber- 
hardt  died  June  29,  1895;  Mrs.  Eberhardt  on 
March  4,  1921. 

William  Eberhardt  was  born  on  the  farm  near 
New  Athens,  on  Nov.  a,  1872;  received  his 
education  in  the  public  school,  and  worked  tor 
his  father  until  the  latter's  death;  began  inde- 
pendent farming  in  1898  on  the  old  homestead 
farm;  married  Laura  E.  Schwartz  on  March  20, 
1904.  Three  children  were  born  to  them — Mar- 
ion J.,  on  March  22,  1905;  Elonora  E.,  on  Jan. 
9,  1907;  Roland  A.,  on  May  jo,  1909.  All  have 
attended  high  school.  The  mother  was  born  in 
Prairie  du  Lang  Township,  Jan.  18,  188";,  daugh- 
ter of  John  F.  Schwartz  and  Hanna  PfefFer,  and 
received  a  public  school  education. 

Mr.  Eberhardt  has  been  a  member  of  the  New 
Athens  Community  High  School  Board  since 
its  beginning;  is  a  Modern  Woodman;  enjoys 
baseball,  and  played  on  a  team  for  many  years. 

LOUIS  SCHEID 
^^^JHERE  are  perhaps  few  people  who  are 
1}  better  known  to  those  living  in  or  near 
^"^  Freeburg  than  is  Louis  Scheid,  who  for 
about  forty  years  has  followed  the  trade  of  a 
carpenter  and  building  contractor  in  the  Free- 
burg Township.  His  father,  Charles  Scheid,  came 
to  this  country  from  Germany  many  years  ago, 
and  pursued  the  trade  of  builder  and  contractor 
until  1890,  when  he  retired.  The  father  died  in 
1907,  and  the  mother,  Margaretha  Heigle  Scheid, 
followed  him  four  years  later. 


Six  Hundred  and  Twenty-O 


Louis  Scheid  was  one  of  twelve  children,  and 
was  bom  in  Freeburg  on  the  19th  of  December, 
1869.  Here  he  secured  his  early  education  in  the 
grade  schools,  and  then  took  a  course  in  the 
Scranton  Correspondence  Schools,  following  this 
with  a  special  course  in  architecture.  Thus  he 
was  well  prepared  for  his  vocation,  and  has  thus 
been  a  successful  builder. 

In  1895,  five  years  after  taking  over  his  father's 
business,  Mr.  Scheid  was  married  to  Louisa  E. 
Ross,  who  was  born  in  Freeburg  Township  on 
the  26th  of  June,  187^.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren—Luella  A.  M.,  Hilda  K.  E.,  and  Clarence 
W.  L.,  born  on  July  7,  1904,  Jan.  ;o,  1907,  and 
October  24,  1910,  respectively. 

Mr.  Scheid  has  served  on  the  board  of  edu- 
cation in  his  city  for  many  years,  and  has  been, 
for  five  years,  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Com- 
munity High  School.  He  is  a  Mason,  a  member 
of  the  Evangelical  Church,  and  also  a  member 
of  the  Freeburg  Fire  Department. 

WILLIAM  P.  KUNZ 

ONE  OF  SMITHTON'S  most  distin- 
guished citizens  is  none  other  than  Wil- 
liam P.  Kunz,  who  is  the  popular  mayor 
of  this  prosperous  little  town.  He  was  born  here 
on  March  28,  1874,  a  son  of  John  A.  Kunz  and 
Justince  Suiter,  who  were  the  parents  of  twelve 
children.  The  father,  who  died  on  September  30, 
1897,  was  a  cooper  by  trade.  The  subject  of 
this  sketch  was  united  in  marriage  with  Christina 
Stell  on  Jan.  12,  1897.  She  was  born  on  Sept.  20, 
1878,  in  the  Prairie  du  Long  Township.  There 
were  eleven  other  children  in  this  family.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Kunz  are  parents  of  three  children: 
Freda  D.,  born  on  Aug.  11,  1898,  who  is  now- 
married  to  Fred  Silch;  Clara  C,  born  on  April 
11,  1901,  now  married  to  Wilbur  Taylor;  and 
Roy  C.,  born  on  June  8,  1907. 

Mr.  Kunz  had  worked  as  a  carpenter  and  a 
painter  in  past  years,  having  done  work  all  over 
the  country  in  this  line.  Since  then  he  has  held 
many  civic  offices.  In  addition  to  the  fact  that 
he  has  been  the  village  marshal  and  county 
patrolman,  he  has  served  for  sixteen  years  in  the 
capacity  of  township  clerk.  Since  1917  he  has 
filled  the  position  of  township  commissioner  of 
Smithton  Township.  Mr.  Kunz  was  elected 
mayor  of  Smithton  in  1924,  an  office  which  he 
still  holds.  He  has  been  clerk  for  the  Modern 
Woodmen  in  his  community  for  twenty-five 
years.  Well  liked  and  highly  respected,  Mr. 
Kunz  IS  held  in  high  esteem  by  Smithton's 
citizens. 


MC  KENDREE 


ELMER  A.  GRODEON 
i^R.  GRODEON,  superintendent  of  schools 
^J[^  at  Marissa,  was  born  on  a  farm  near 
Lebanon,  Illinois,  on  October  10,  1894, 
and  here  received  his  grammar  and  high  school 
training,  and  spent  one  term  in  McKendree 
College.  Afterwards  ha  attended  Illinois  Nor- 
mal University,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
in  1923.  However,  before  this  time,  he  had 
taught  school  for  a  number  of  years. 

His  father,  Fred  Grodeon,  was  well  known 
in  and  around  Lebanon;  his  mother,  Margaret 
(Meyer)  Grodeon,  reared  a  family  of  seven  chil- 
dren. The  latter  passed  away  in  February,  1908, 
and  the  father  in  August,  1901. 

Elmer  A.  Grodeon  began  his  teaching  career 
in  the  North  Grove  School,  in  this  county,  in 
1913.  During  the  World  War  he  did  clerical 
work  in  the  army.  Upon  his  discharge  he  again 
resumed  his  teaching,  first  in  the  Lenzburg 
schools,  and  later  at  Summerfield,  where  he  re- 
mained for  three  years.  He  took  up  his  studies 
again  alter  this,  and  finished  his  course  in  the 
Normal  in  1923.  Since  then  he  has  been  in  Marissa. 

He  was  married,  on  May  29,  1917,  to  Elsie 
O.  Luckner,  who  was  born  near  Lebanon,  one 
of  the  tour  children  of  Chas.  Luckner  and  Emily 
Runkwitz.  On  September  i,  1926,  she  bore  to 
Mr.  Grodeon  a  daughter,  Doris  Jean.  Mrs. 
Grodeon  received  a  good  education. 

Mr.  Grodeon  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Legion.  His  people  were  Methodists.  He  is 
fond  of  studies,  and  likes  hunting  and  fishing 
tor  recreation. 

KIRTLAND  C.  BARTON 

HS  THE  general  superintendent  of  the  East 
St.  Louis  Cotton  Oil  Company,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch  has  contributed  no  small 
amount  to  the  success  of  this  firm.  He  was  born 
in  Belleville,  111.,  on  Oct.  16,  1889.  After  a  public 
school  education  he  took  employment  with  the 
Aluminum  Ore  Company  as  an  electrician.  He 
had  learned  this  trade  by  consistent  and  conscien- 
tious study  in  a  correspondence  course.  In  1913 
he  resigned  in  order  to  accept  a  position  as  elec- 
trician with  the  company  with  which  he  is  still 
affiliated.  Only  two  years  later,  by  virtue  of  his 
natural  ability,  ambition,  and  efficiency,  Mr. 
Barton  was  appointed  superintendent  over  the 
entire  plant,  which  has  employed  as  many  as 
one  thousand  men.  It  is  recognized  as  one  of  the 
largest  oil  mines  in  the  county.  On  April  26, 
1911,  Mr.  Barton  was  married  to  Mamie  C. 
Hill,  who  is  a  daughter  of  W.  L.  and  Belle  D. 
(Brooks)  Hill.  Mr.  Hill,  who  is  the  owner  of  a 
filling  station,  had  worked  for  a  railway  company 


as  assistant  yard  master.  In  1912  he  bought  the 
resort  known  as  "Hills.  "There  were  five  children 
in  this  family,  one  of  whom  is  Mrs.  Barton.  The 
Bartons  have  adopted  a  son.  Jack  C,  born  on 
Sept.  I,  1916.  Mr.  Barton  is  a  thirty-second 
degree  Mason,  a  Shriner,  an  Episcopalian,  and 
an  alderman  of  National  City.  He  was  elected 
president  of  the  school  board  in  1926;  has  trav- 
elled many  miles  throughout  the  South;  and  is  a 
member  ot  several  hunting  and  fishing  clubs. 

FLORIAN  A.  NEUHOFF 
Doctor  of  Dental  Surgery 

OR  FLORIAN  A.  NEUHOFF,  of  Belle- 
ville, is  one  of  the  leading  members  of  his 
protession  in  Southern  Illinois.  He  served 
three  consecutive  terms  as  president  of  the  Board 
of  Education,  and  was  one  of  the  leaders  in  a 
movement  which  resulted  in  the  estabUshment 
of  a  dental  clinic  in  the  public  schools.  Dr.  Neu- 
holF  has  taken  an  active  interest  in  all  worth- 
while civic  and  educational  movements  in  his 
city.  He  is  an  active  member  of  the  Parent- 
Teachers  Association,  a  charter  member  of  the 
Chamber  of  Ckimmerce  and  the  Lions  Club.  He 
has  served  as  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors 
of  the  Lions  Club  since  it  was  formed  in  1920, 
and  is  now  its  presiding  officer.  He  has  also  served 
as  deputy  district  governor  of  the  Lions  Club. 
He  IS  a  member  and  a  former  president  of  the 
North  Side  Improvement  Association  and  holds 
membership  in  three  dental  societies — the  St. 
Clair  County  Dental  Society,  the  Illinois  State 
Dental  Society,  and  the  American  Dental  Asso- 
ciation. He  has  held  offices  of  president  and  sec- 
retary of  the  St.  Clair  County  Dental  Society. 

Dr.  Neuhoif  was  born  in  Belleville,  Dec.  20, 
1884,  the  son  of  Adolph  Neuhoif  and  Elizabeth 
Bechtold  Neuhoff.  After  receiving  his  grade  and 
high  school  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Belleville,  Dr.  Neuhoif  was  graduated  from 
Washington  University  in  igo';  with  a  degree 
of  D.  D.  S.  While  still  a  student  in  the  university, 
he  served  as  assistant  teacher  of  dental  classes, 
and  later  as  full  time  demonstrator  and  also  as 
assistant  in  the  clinic  and  operating  room.  He 
worked  in  the  school  eight  years,  after  which  he 
opened  dental  offices  in  St.  Louis.  He  was  married 
to  Miss  Alice  H.  Strassberger,  in  St.  Louis,  on 
April  12,  1909.  They  now  have  three  children: 
Alice  Eleanore,  born  March  3,  1910;  Carl  Fred- 
erick, born  July  10,  1913;  and  Flore  Alien,  on 
Jan.  18,  1920. 

Dr.  NeuhofF,  in  1924,  took  into  his  office,  as 
associate.  Miss  Florence  Kuhn,  who  had  just 
been  graduated  from  the  dental  school  of  Wash- 
ington University. 


MRS    WILLIAM  KUNZ 


WILLIAM  P  KCNZ  ELMER  A CRODEON  DR.  FLORIAN  NEUHOFF 


Six  Hundred  and  TwentvTwo 


FRANK  B.  ROGERS 

XN  191 1  Frank  B.  Rogers  became  a  stock 
holder  in  the  Excelsior  Foundry  Co.  ot 
Belleville,  and  at  the  same  time  was  made 
the  president  of  the  company.  Mr.  Rogers  is  the 
son  of  E.  P.  Rogers,  who  was  the  president  of 
the  above  firm  until  his  son  took  the  office.  Frank 
Rogers  was  born  in  Belleville,  on  October  8,  iSS^; 
and  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  his  city  and  in  the  Manual  Training  High 
School  of  St.  Louis,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
1903.  From  the  school  room  he  entered  the 
foundry,  worked  under  his  father,  and  learned 
the  business  thoroughly.  He  is  the  general  man- 
ager as  well  as  the  president  of  the  company. 

Mr.  Rogers  was  married  on  Washington's 
birthday,  in  1910,  to  Miss  Francis  L.  MiddlecofF, 
and  he  is  now  the  father  of  two  children.  The 
son,  Eddy  J.,  was  born  August  19,  1912;  the 
daughter  Jane  Ellen  on  November  i,  1916.  Both 
are  attending  school  in  Belleville,  and  Eddy  is  a 
student  in  the  high  school. 

In  1926,  Mr.  Rogers  was  elected  a  member  of 
the  Belleville  School  Board.  His  father  served  on 
the  school  board  for  fifteen  years.  He  has  taken 
an  active  interest  in  the  educational  and  civic 
affairs  of  his  city,  has  been  placed  on  the  School 
Building  Committee,  and  is  an  active  member  ot 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  belongs  to  the 
Elk  fraternity,  and  enjoys  outdoor  sports,  hunt- 
ing and  fishing  in  particular.  Mr.  Rogers  is  in- 
deed one  of  Belleville's  alert,  practical  citizens. 

LOUIS  J.  HAAS 

GWO  MILES  east  of  Lebanon  is  located  the 
farm  of  Louis  J.  Haas,  upon  which  he  and 
Mrs.  Hass  have  lived  since  their  marriage 
on  February  7,  1912.  Mr.  Haas  was  born  and 
reared  on  a  farm.  He  was  the  son  of  John  Haas 
and  Helena  Trenj  Haas.  His  father  passed  away 
July  20,  1927,  on  the  old  home  place,  tour  miles 
northeast  of  Lebanon.  His  mother  is  still  living 
there.  Louis  Haas  was  born  on  August  25,  1886. 
As  a  boy  he  attended  the  Emerald  Mound  Dis- 
trict School,  north  of  Lebanon.  After  finishing 
schoof  he  worked  for  his  father  until  he  was 
married. 

The  wife  of  Mr.  Hass,  formerly  Miss  Jennie 
Haury,  was  born  near  Troy,  Ilhnois.  Her  parents, 
Henry  Haury  and  Anna  'Voisin  Haury.  are  now- 
living  in  Summerfield.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Haas  have 
two  fine  children.  The  daughter,  Jessie  J.  Haas, 
was  born  in  191  j,  just  two  days  before  Christ- 
mas; at  present  she  is  attending  Lebanon  High 
School;  their  son,  Amos  J.  Haas,  was  born  on 
February  5,  1910,  and  is  attending  the  elemen- 
tary school. 


Mr.  Haas  has  been  a  member  of  the  District 
No.  4  School  Board  for  four  years  and  has  been 
president  of  this  board  all  this  time.  He  has  taken 
an  active  part  in  society  work,  and  is  at  present 
a  member  of  the  Masonic  Order,  the  Eastern 
Star,  and  the  Emerald  Mound  Grange,  He  is  an 
earnest  w-orker  and  a  leader  in  the  educational 
and  social  activities  of  his  district. 


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GEORGE  N.  SCHWARZ 
HE  MAN  back  of  the  Quality  Dairy 
Products  Co.,  of  O'Fallon,  is  George  N. 
Schwarz,  one  of  St.  Clair  County's  self- 
made  business  men,  the  son  of  Mathias  Schwarz, 
a  well  known  furniture  dealer  and  undertaker 
in  O'Fallon.  Mr.  Schwarz  was  born  in  O'Fallon, 
Oct.  10,  1897,  and  here  obtained  a  common 
school  education,  after  which  he  entered  the 
David  Rankin  Mechanical  School  and  graduated 
in  1916.  For  three  years  he  worked  in  his  father's 
estabhshment,  until  1919,  when  he  became  a 
partner  in  the  business,  known  then  as  the 
Schwarz  Bros.  firm.  In  1922  he  sold  his  interest 
in  this  company  and  bought  the  O'Fallon  Cream- 
ery from  John  Munier,  and  is  devoting  most  of 
his  time  to  this  business.  He  owns  the  plant  in 
which  he  manufactures  a  fine  grade  of  ice  cream 
and  ice,  and  has  operated  this  plant  with  success. 
He  buys  and  distributes  a  great  quantity  of  milk, 
and  enjoys  an  extensive  trade  in  O'Fallon  and  in 
the  adjacent  territory,  and  also  in  Belleville.  His 
good  wife,  Susie  McFarland  Schwarz,  to  whom 
he  was  married  on  Nov.  10,  1910,  has  borne  to 
him  three  fine  boys — Robert  George,  Jack  Harry, 
and  William  Edward.  The  family  live  in  a  sub- 
stantial residence  in  O'Fallon,  and  are  enabled 
to  enjoy  many  of  the  good  things  in  life,  due  to 
the  success  Mr.  Schwarz  has  met  with  in  his 
business.  The  latter  holds  stock  in  a  number  of 
companies  other  than  his  own.  All  that  he  has, 
Mr.  Schwarz  obtained  through  hard  work  and 
continuous  labor;  but  this  has  not  deprived  him 
of  the  faculty  to  enjoy  wholesome  recreations. 
He  is  a  lover  of  good  sports — football,  baseball, 
basketball,  and  in  fact,  all  athletic  games. 


REV.  WILLIAM  H.  POOLE 

HOVED,  HONORED  and  respected  by  his 
flock,  whom  he  has  served  six  years.  Rev. 
William  Holmes  Poole,  of  Collinsville,  Illi- 
nois, is  another  minister  who  has  spent  his  life 
well.  He  is  well-known  in  McKendree  College, 
tor  he  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
this  institution  from  191 1  to  192';.  He  has  also 
been  very  active  in  other  fields.  From  1902  to 
1911,  and  again  from  1917  to  1920,  he  was  a 


member  of  the  Conference  Board  of  Examiners. 
Since  1922,  Rev.  Poole  has  been  Chairman  of  the 
Conference  Board  of  Stewards.  He  is  also  a 
Mason  and  a  Knight  of  Pythias.  For  four  years, 
Rev.  Poole  was  editor  of  the  "Olney  District 
Advocate";  from  191 1  to  1917,  he  was  District 
Superintendent  of  the  Olney  District;  and  in 
1916  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  General  Conference 
which  met  in  Saratoga,  N.  Y. 

Rev.  Poole  was  born  in  Fnendsville,  Illinois. 
on  Janu.ir-,  '  .  I -:f  -  .A^t  r  receiving  his  education 
in  the  1  ; :  \      ^my,  an  institution  in 

which  h     :  •        ■•  h-jd  for  two  years,  he 

taught  ^.1,..  :  '  r  .  .  :  vcirs.  On  July  26,  1892, 
Rev.  Poole  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  Malick. 
Two  children  were  born.  The  daughter,  Helen, 
is  a'  graduate  of  the  Illinois  Woman's  College  of 
Jacksonville,  and  is  married  to  Attorney  L.  G. 
George  of  Edwardsville.  The  son,  Foster,  was 
graduated  from  the  University  of  Illinois  in  1921. 

On  retirement  Rev.  Poole  expects  to  live  in 
Helen  Place,  Collinsville,  Illinois. 

C.  B.  PEACH 

GB.  PEACH  IS  one  of  the  most  progressive 
of  this  city's  business  men,  and  is  an  active 
worker  in  the  church. 

Mr.  Peach  was  born  near  Lebanon,  November 
16,  1870.  After  being  graduated  from  the  public 
schools,  he  studied  in  McKendree  College  for 
two  years.  He  then  took  employment  in  whole- 
sale and  retail  business  establishments  in  St. 
Louis,  where  he  received  ample  training  for  his 
later  successful  business  career. 

Leaving  St.  Louis  in  1894,  Mr.  Peach  returned 
to  Lebanon  and  married  Sadie  J.  Hershey,  of 
Lancaster,  Ilhnois,  October  16,  1895.  She  was 
graduated  from  the  Lancaster  public  schools  and 
then  attended  McKendree  College.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Peach  have  one  child,  a  son,  Robert,  who 
was  born  March  20,  1905,  and  who  is  now  a 
member  of  the  Centennial  Class  of  McKendree 
College. 

In  1807,  Mr.  Peach  became  half  owner  of  the 
Blanck  Mercantile  Company.  The  partnership 
was  dissolved  in  1917  when  the  business  was 
destroyed  by  fire.  Shortly  after,  Mr.  Peach  went 
to  Houston,  Texas,  but  soon  returned  to  Lebanon 
and  organized  the  establishment  which  he  now 
owns. 

Mr.  Peach  has  served  three  terms  upon  the 
city  council,  is  secretary  of  the  Lebanon  school 
board,  is  trustee  of  McKendree  College  and  of 
the  First  Methodist  Church,  and  is  superinten- 
dent of  the  Sunday  School.  He  is  a  Mason  and  an 
Odd  Fellow.  While  in  McKendree  College,  he 
was  a  member  of  the  Philosophian  Literary  Society . 


Six  Hundred  and  Twenty-Thr 


JOHN  ROCHELL 

>^NOTHER  fine  cog  in  the  machinery  that 
^  I  feeds  this  nation  is  John  Rochell,  who  is 
intensely  interested  in  farming.  He  was 
born  on  Dec.  lo,  1857, '"  Westphalen,  Germany, 
and  worked  for  his  father,  Frank  Rochell,  until 
1880,  when  the  family  moved  to  America.  This 
family  settled  in  Fayette  County.  In  1884  Mr. 
Rochell  started  farming  on  a  sixty  acre  farm  in 
Madison  County,  as  a  renter,  but  later  he  moved 
again,  to  St.  Clair  County,  in  1888.  Six  years 
later  he  bought  the  one  hundred  and  sixty  acre 
farm  on  which  he  now  resides,  near  Trenton. 
He  also  owns  another  farm  of  one  hundred  and 
sixty  acres.  On  Jan.  ig,  1882,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  married  a  native  of  Germany.  She  was 
Mary  Lohmann,  a  fine  lady  who  proved  to  be 
the  good  mother  of  eight  healthy  children,  whose 
names  are:  Herman  H.,  Frank  B.,  Mary  T.,  Eliza- 
beth, Anna  A.,  Mathilda,  John  A.,  and  Ella  N. 
Mr.  Rochell  has  been  a  school  director  for 
twenty  years.  During  all  the  time  that  he  has 
spent  as  a  farmer,  he  has  worked  like  a  true 
farmer — with  a  spirit,  vigor,  and  love  that  shows 
he  takes  a  keen  interest  in  his  occupation. 


HENRY  D.  SEXTON 

"|?<ENRY  DANIEL  SEXTON,  the  son  of 

I P  Stephen  D.  Sexton  and  Minnesota  Sexton, 

was  born  in  East  St.  Louis,  Illinois,  on  the 
nth  day  of  August,  1891.  He  was  named  for 
the  late  Henry  D.  Sexton,  president  of  the  South- 
ern Illinois  National  Bank  and  the  Southern  Illi- 
nois Trust  Company. 

Mr.  Sexton  attended  the  East  St.  Louis  public 
schools  and  was  graduated  from  Blees  Military 
Academy  at  Macon,  Missouri,  in  1910. 

In  igu,  Mr.  Sexton  went  to  New  Mexico 
and  spent  two  years  managing  his  ranch,  which 
adjoins  the  Apache  and  Navajo  Indian  reser- 

For  ten  years,  from  1913  to  1923,  Mr.  Sexton 
was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Sexton  and  Sons,  21 
North  Main  Street,  East  St.  Louis,  lUinois,  com- 
posed of  the  following  members — Mr.  Stephen 
D.  Sexton,  Sr.,  Stephen  D.  Sexton,  Jr.,  and  Henry 
D.  Sexton.  He  severed  his  connection  with  this 
firm  in  order  to  devote  his  time  to  dairy  products 
manufacturing,  the  Highland  Ice  Cream  and  Cold 
Storage  Company  having  been  organized  in  1922, 
with  Mr.  Sexton  as  chief  executive. 

The  Highland  Ice  Cream  and  Cold  Storage 
Company  is  located  at  20th  and  St.  Clair  Ave- 
nue; Mr.  Sexton  is  president  and  general  man- 
ager of  this  company. 


During  the  World  War,  Mr.  Sexton  served 
in  the  British  Transport  Service,  between  New- 
port News,  Va.,  and  Liverpool,  England,  and  in 
the  U.  S.  Department  of  Operations  of  the 
General  Staff  at  Washington,  D.  C.  He  was 
honorably  discharged  from  this  service  Decem- 
ber ig,  igi8. 

Mr.  Sexton  is  a  member  of  the  board  of  edu- 
cation, a  Rotarian,  a  member  of  the  Junior 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  an  Elk,  and  J2nd  degree 
Mason,  and  a  member  of  the  St.  Clair  Country 
Club. 

HENRY  G.  VOGT 

nERE  AND  THERE  in  this  great  state  of 
ours  may  be  found  quiet,  unassuming 
people,  who  care  little  for  the  whirl  of 
the  city,  but  who  delight  in  the  quietness  of 
the  farm.  Such  a  man  is  the  subject  of  this 
sketch — Henry  G.  Vogt.  He  was  born  on  a 
farm  near  Centerville  Station  on  July  2,  188';,  a 
son  of  Philip  M.  Vogt.  The  latter  hailed  from 
Germany,  where  he  was  born  in  1864.  After  his 
arrival  here  he  worked  for  his  uncle.  He  married 
Elizabeth  Rehg,  both  of  whom  became  parents 
of  six  sons.  The  father  of  this  family  died  in  1877. 
His  son,  Henry,  of  whom  we  are  writing,  got 
the  best  out  of  the  public  school  education.  He 
quit  school  at  an  early  age,  took  employment 
with  his  brother,  and  worked  for  him  for  seven 
years.  In  igo7  he  started  farming  as  a  renter, 
carefully  saved  the  greater  part  of  his  profits, 
with  which  he  bought  a  farm  of  112  acres  near 
Centerville  Station.  Mr.  Vogt  was  married  on 
Sept.  7,  1908,  to  Mary  M.  Ferry,  a  daughter  of 
Olyseen  Ferry  and  Susan  A.  Nadeau.  Both  of 
her  parents,  for  whom  she  worked  until  her 
marriage,  are  now  dead.  The  Vogts  have  seven 
children.  These  are:  Lillie  C,  born  on  June  2, 
1910;  Nellie  J.,  Dec.  29,  igii ;  Clarence  F.,  Sept. 
17,  1913;  Clinton  W.,  Nov.  10,  igi'i;  Marie  V., 
June  21,  1917;  Alfred  J.,  Oct.  27,  igig;  and 
Pearl  S.,  June  12,  1921.  Mr.  Vogt  was  elected 
president  of  the  District  117  school  in  1925.  He 
IS  known  to  be  a  hard  worker. 

BENJAMIN  REIBOLD 
y«R.  REIBOLD,  the  Mayor  of  Lebanon,  is 
vlJ  the  representative  of  the  Aetna  Life  Insur- 
ance Company  for  Lebanon  and  the  sur- 
rounding territory.  He  is  the  son  of  Henry  and 
Augusta  Burkart  Reibold  (both  dead),  and  was 
born  on  Dec.  6,  1880,  received  his  education  in 
the  Oak  Grove  School,  near  Lebanon,  and  also  in 
the  Lebanon  public  schools,  and  began  his  work- 
ing career  on  his  uncle's  farm,  near  this  city.  At 
the  age  of  eighteen,  he  left  the  farm  to  learn  the 
baker's  trade,  at  which  he  spent  five  years  in  the 


baker  shop  of  Mr.  Thomas  Wolfe,  of  Lebanon. 
In  1903  he  began  selling  hfe  insurance,  in  which 
business  he  is  still  actively  engaged. 

The  wife  of  Mr.  Reibold,  to  whom  he  was 
married  on  March  23,  1901,  was  formerly  Cora 
C.  Howard,  the  daughter  of  Dr.  Chas.  E.  How- 
ard, who  is  still  living  here,  and  of  Eleanor  Clucas, 
who  died  in  March,  1923.  Mrs.  Reibold  was  born 
in  Lebanon,  Sept.  18,  1880,  received  her  educa- 
tion m  the  Lebanon  public  schools,  and  learned 
dressmaking,  which  vocation  she  followed  until 
her  marriage.  She  has  borne  Mr.  Reibold  one 
child,  Benjamin,  Jr.,  on  Nov.  27,  1901,  who  is 
located  in  Lebanon. 

Mr.  Reibold  was  appointed  township  clerk 
in  Jan.,  igi8,  to  fill  the  vacancy  left  by  the  injury 
of  Mr.  E.  C.  Braun,  and  in  April  following  was 
elected  to  this  office,  which  he  held  two  years. 
He  was  elected  on  the  school  board  in  1924;  he 
is  an  Odd  Fellow,  a  Rotarian,  member  of  the 
Commercial  Club,  of  the  Rebeccas,  and  of  the 
Evangelical  Church. 

READER  MOTOR  COMPANY 

J^HE  READER  MOTOR  COMPANY,  of 

\_J  Lebanon,  III,  is  under  the  management  of 
Fremont  R.  Reader  and  his  brother.  Earl 
B.  Reader.  Another  brother,  Russell  F.  Reader, 
cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  East  St. 
Louis,  also  has  an  interest  in  this  company.  They 
are  the  sons  of  Fred  Reader  and  Jennie  Edding- 
ton,  and  were  born  in  Macoupin  County,  111. — 
Fremont  on  Feb.  19,  1892,  Russell  on  Oct.  6, 
1890,  and  Earl  on  April  26,  1894.  Their  parents 
are  dead. 

Fremont  was  graduated  from  the  Brighton,  111., 
High  School,  followed  farming,  and  entered  busi- 
ness in  Lebanon,  192';.  On  Feb.  2'!,  1915,  he  was 
married  to  Mary  L.  Burk,  who  was  born,  reared, 
and  educated  at  Brighton.  Mildred  R.  is  their 
only  child. 

Russell,  a  graduate  of  the  Brighton  High  School, 
has  studied  one  year  in  the  Gem  City  Business 
College  and  three  years  in  St.  Louis  University 
College  of  Commerce  and  Finance.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Anna  Gutwald,  of  East  St.  Louis,  in 
September,  1917. 

Earl  attended  the  pubhc  schools  of  Miles  City; 
worked  on  the  farm;  entered  business  with  his 
brother.  In  February,  1916,  he  married  the  daugh- 
ter of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  W.  Camp,  of  Piasa, 
Illinois.  Mrs.  Earl  Reader  received  a  high  school 
education  at  Taylorville,  111.  Two  children  have 
been  born  to  them — Jennie  L.  and  Eleanor  I. 

Earl  Reader  is  a  Methodist;  Russell  is  a  Pres- 
byterian, also  a  Mason.  If  the  brothers  have  any 
hobby,  it  is  attending  to  business. 


Si.x  Huiidreci  and  Twent^-Foi 


MC  KENDREE 


GEORGE  B.  RIPLEY 

eEORGE  B.  RIPLEY,  who  resides  at  lyji 
North  Forty-second  Street  in  East  St. 
Louis,  has  been  a  government  employee 
since  1899.  He  was  born  in  Madison  County,  lUi- 
nois,  June  5, 1 871,  and  attended  the  public  schools 
of  hiscommunity.  After  leaving  the  public  schools 
he  took  employment  as  a  clerk  in  the  clothing  bus- 
iness and  in  1899  started  working  for  the  Post 
Office  Department  of  the  government.  Shortly 
afterwards,  April  18, 1900,  he  married  Miss  Mary 
L.  Mills.  Miss  Mills  was  born  m  Clay  County, 
Illinois,  April  i },  1873.  She  had  attended  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Clay  County  and  later  she  attended 
high  school  in  East  St.  Louis,  where  she  met  Mr, 
Ripley,  to  whom  she  was  later  married.  A  daugh- 
ter, Florence  M.,  was  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Ripley,  Jan.  17,  1901.  Mrs.  Ripley  died  March 
■>,  1924. 

Mr.  Ripley  worked  hard  and  faithfully  in  his 
position  with  the  Post  Office  Department  and 
gradually  worked  up  to  his  present  position  as 
chief  clerk.  He  has  always  been  active  in  organiza- 
tion and  church  work.  He  was  one  of  the  organ- 
izers of  the  St.  Paul's  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  and  is  now  one  of  its  trustees.  He  is 
a  Mason  and  makes  his  home  and  his  church 
work  his  hobby.  He  owns  the  residence  property 
on  which  he  lives. 


OTTO  HOERDT 

OTTO  HOERDT  was  born  in  Mascoutah 
November  24,  i88j,  son  of  Fred  Hoerdt 
and  Cordula  Fuchs,  who  died  in  1907  and 
iQi"!,  respectively. 

After  receiving  a  high  school  education.  Otto 
began  his  career  as  a  painter  and  decorator,  and 
followed  this  trade  until  he  went  into  business 
for  himself  in  1921. 

Mr.  Hoerdt  married,  on  February  12,  191 1. 
to  Miss  Matilda  E.  Justus,  born  on  January  21, 
i88fi,  in  Mascoutah,  the  daughter  of  Fred  Justus 
and  Elizabeth  Richter  Justus.  Mrs.  Hoerdt.  like 
her  husband,  received  a  high  school  education. 
She  is  the  mother  of  one  son,  Frederick  O.. 
born  June  2t,  1912. 

Mr.  Hoerdt  is  an  Odd  Fellow.  He  served  four 
years  on  the  city  Board  of  Education,  and  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Community  High  School 
Board  since  it  was  organized. 

JOHN  J.  KOCH 

yjV  ANY  good  and  useful  men  were  born  and 

IfJ  reared  on  a  farm.  John  J.  Koch,  a  mine 

'  electrician  of  O'Fallon,  is  one  of  this  class. 

Born  near  O'Fallon,  on  Oct.  2,  1880,  the  son  of 


John  Koch  (died,  1919)  and  Jacobina  Schmidt 
"(now  living  in  Belleville),  he  secured  a  public 
school  education  in  OTallon,  and  for  a  number 
of  years  before  his  marriage  on  Dec.  4,  1902,  en- 
gaged in  farming  on  the  home  place.  For  three 
years  after  his  marriage  he  was  employed  at  the 
Willard  Stove  Works,  and  began  mining  in  193^. 
Mrs  Koch  was  Louise  Fischer,  daughter  of  Will- 
iam and  Elizabeth  Freund  Fischer,  and  was  born 
in  St.  Louis,  on  March  7,  1881.  Her  father  was 
a  cigar  manufacturer,  and  died  July  i8th,  1907- 
but  the  mother  is  still  Uving,  in  OTallon.  Two 
children  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Koch- 
Felton  J.,  on  Jan.  4,  1908:  and  William  H,,  now 
attending  high  school,  on  May  17,  ign-  Felton 
was  a  student  in  McKendree  College,  but  is  now 
attending  Washington  University.  Mr.  Koch  is 
a  member  of  the  Masonic  Order,  of  the  Redmen, 
and  of  the  Evangelical  Church.  He  has  been 
treasurer  of  the  local  fire  department  for  sixteen 
years,  and  has  served  on  the  city  school  board 
for  SIX  years.  He  is  one  in  the  Brotherhood  of 
his  church.  Mrs.  Koch  belongs  to  the  Eastern 
Star,  and  to  the  Ladies  Aid  Society  in  her  church, 
of  which  societies  she  is  the  secretary. 

REV,  G    W,  HUMPHREY 

eEORGE  W.  HUMPHREY,  the  son  of 
Edward  and  MiUe  Sulzen  Humphrey,  was 
born  at  Ellis  Grove.  III.  on  the  joth  of 
May.  187";.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools,  and  in  the  Central  Wesleyan  College, 
at  Warrenton,  Mo.,  where  he  received  an  A.  B. 
degree  in  1902.  He  then  joined  the  St.  Louis  Ger. 
man  Conference.  He  has  served  the  following 
pastorates:  Bible  Grove  and  FarinaCircuit,  1902- 
03;  (while  here  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  C. 
Floreth,  on  April  22.  1903),  Highland,  III,  1904- 
09;  (in  the  year  of  1909,  he  went  to  the  island 
of  Cuba  as  a  welfare  worker,  and  as  superin- 
tendent of  a  citrus  fruit  plantation);  Wesley 
M.  E.  Church  of  St.  Louis,  1918;  Warsaw,  III, 
1919-21;  Jackson  Street  M.  E.  Church  of  Belle- 
ville, III.  1925  to  the  present. 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Humphrey  are  parents  to  two 
boys:  Merrill  George,  an  electrical  engineer,  born 
on  January  18,  1904,  and  Kenneth  Edward,  a 
high  school  student,  born  June  27,  1911. 

Rev.  Humphrey  is  still  a  student  and  a  hard 
worker,  and  is  well  liked  by  all  those  who 
know  him. 

GUS  J-  KUNZE 

yf\K  GUS  I-  KUNZE  is  a  retired  farmer,  and 
III  lives  near  Marissa.  on  Rural  Route  No.  2. 
^^  Born  on  the  Kunze  Farm,  March  ist.  188S, 
he  is  the  son  of  Frederick  Ernst  Kunze  and  Kath- 


erine  Hot:,  both  of  whom  were  horn  in  Ger- 
many. The  father  at  one  time  owned  a  thousand 
acres  of  land;  at  the  time  of  his  death  in  Oct.. 
1920,  he  left  to  his  son,  Gus.  240  acres,  and  the 
latter  has  added  sixty  acres  more  to  this. 

The  son  attended  the  public  schools  for  some 
years,  and  w-orked  for  his  father  until  1907.  when 
he  married  Emma  L.  Schmidt,  on  April  6th.  and 
began  farming  for  himself  on  a  portion  of  his 
father's  land.  In  1916,  he  took  complete  charge 
of  all  his  father's  estate,  managing  this  until  his 
retirement  in  192').  Mrs.  Kunze,  the  daughter 
of  Gotlieb  and  Catherine  Dombach  Schmidt, 
was  born  at  Hills  Town,  Manssa  Township, 
on  Sept.  13th.  188?,  and  received  a  public  school 
education.  Her  father  died  June  i6th,  1910;  her 
mother  in  Dec.  1891.  They  reared  eight  children. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gus  Kunze  have  five  children, 
whose  names  and  birth  dates  follow:  Viola.  Feb. 
24,  1910;  Russell.  Sept.  14.  1912;  Harrold.  May 
13.  191ft,  Leona,  May  31.  1918;  Willmer,  July 
12.  1920. 

Mr.  Kunze  is  serving  his  third  term  as  Town- 
ship Supervisor;  is  president  of  the  School  Board. 
District  No.  42,  is  a  director  in  the  State  Bank 
of  Marissa;  a  member  of  the  Farm  Union;  a 
stockholder  in  the  Forsythe  Coal  Co.;  and  a 
stockholder  in.  and  the  District  Agent  of.  the 
St.  Clair  County  Life  and  Casualty  Company. 

WALTER  WISKAMP 

iy^  ALTER  WISKAMP  was  born  on  a  farm 
\\j  in  this  county,  Dec.  ^.  1879.  and  had  the 
advantages  of  a  public  school  education. 
Walter  first  took  up  life  insurance,  which  he 
followed  until  1902.  when  he  opened  the  Wis- 
kamp  Laundry  at  Nos.  8  and  10  South  First  St., 
Belleville.  This  he  continued  running  until  1922, 
when  he  sold  out  the  business,  and  in  the  follow- 
ing year,  opened  the  business  which  he  now 
manages  at  108  S.  Jackson  St.  He  bought  the 
property,  and  had  built  here  a  well-equipped, 
modern  cleaning  and  dyeing  plant.  He  is  a  good 
business  manager  and  has  a  wide  patronage.  He 
belongs  to  several  prominent  organizations — the 
Elks,  the  Good  Fellowship  Club,  the  Commercial 
Club,  and  the  Retail  Merchants'  Association. 

REV.  FRANK  F.  OTTO 

eEV.  FRANK  F.  OTTO  was  born  in  Ger- 
many. He  moved  with  his  parents  to  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  where  he  resided  until  he 
became  pastor  of  the  Jackson  St.  M.  E.  Church, 
at  Belleville,  111,  in  1919- 


Sir  Hundred  and  Twentv-Fu  e 


He  was  active  in  Epworth  League  work  and 
was  electad  to  the  position  of  president  of  the 
Epworth  League  Federation. 

For  fifteen  years  he  was  connected  with  the 
National  EnameUng  6f  Stamping  Co.  as  produc- 
tion manager  of  the  St.  Louis  plant. 

Reverend  Otto  is  one  of  the  many  valuable 
men  who  have  become  members  of  the  Southern 
Illinois  Conference  by  the  merger  with  the  St. 
Louis  German  Conference.  At  present.  Rever- 
end Otto  is  pastor  of  the  Immanuel  Church,  at 
Edwardsville,  Illinois. 

JOHN  E.  NORTH 

^R.  .AND  MRS  JOHN  NORTH,  of  Leb- 
anon, 111.  both  have  come  from  prominent 
and  respected  families  of  St.  Clair  County. 
Mr.  North,  who  was  born  at  Lebanon  on  July 
JO,  1868,  is  the  son  of  Adolphus  North  and 
Pauline  Bradsby.  His  father  spent  most  ot  his 
life  on  the  farm,  and  died  m  Lebanon  in  1917 
and  Pauline  Bradsby  North  died  in  1880. 

Mr.  John  North  attended  his  neighborhood 
school,  and  afterwards  studied  in  the  Southern 
Illinois  Normal  for  one  year,  and  in  McKendree 
College  for  two  years. 

He  decided  to  be  a  farmer  and  followed  this 
vocation  for  many  years,  giving  special  attention 
to  stock-raising.  In  1908  he  retired,  and  ten 
years  later  moved  into  Lebanon.  But  Mr.  North 
was  not  satisfied  to  live  in  idleness;  he  has  gone 
into  the  dairy  business,  and  runs  a  branch  receiv- 
ing station  for  the  St.  Louis  Dairy  Company. 

Mr.  North  has  shown  a  practical  interest  in 
the  welfare  of  his  city  and  community.  He  was 
Highway  Commissioner  for  four  years  (1912  to 
1Q16);  a  member  of  the  County  Board  from  1922 
to  1925;  Mayor  of  Lebanon  from  1922  to  1926; 
and  has  been  a  school  director  since  1918.  His 
father  before  him  was  one  of  the  trustees  of 
the  Lebanon  Township  Schools  for  twenty- 
five  years.  Mr.  North  attends  the  Methodist 
Church,  IS  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  Lodge, 
and  of  the  Rotary  Club. 

FATHER  JOSEPH  A.  ROKEN 
^^HE  REVEREND  ROKEN,  rector  of  the 
L    J  St.  Joseph's  Parish,  in  Lebanon,  Illinois, 

came  to  this  city  in  1925.  Born  m  Phila- 
delphia, June  ^,  1869,  he  is  the  son  of  Henry 
R.  Roken,  who  was  for  fifty  years  a  prominent 
clothing  manufacturer  of  Philadelphia,  and  ot 
Mary  Ann  Coleman.  His  father,  who  was 
born  November  24,  1837,  died  on  January  j, 
1919,  some  years  after  he  had  retired  from  busi- 
ness; the  mother  was  born  June  9,  1837,  and 
passed  away  in  1909,  on  the  27th  of  November. 


Rev.  Roken  received  his  early  education  in  the 
public  and  parochial  schools  of  Philadelphia; 
afterwards  he  studied  at  Mount  St.  Mary's  Col- 
lege, Emmetsburg,  Maryland,  and  took  his  special 
course,  preparatory  for  the  priesthood,  at  St.  Bon- 
aventia  University,  in  Olean,  New  York.  Soon 
after  his  ordination  on  June  9,  1900,  he  was 
assigned  to  the  Murphysboro  Parish  as  assistant 
to  the  Reverend  Schauerte;  from  here  he  went 
to  East  St.  Louis  as  assistant  pastor  of  the  St. 
Patrick's  Church;  next,  he  was  made  pastor  of 
the  St.  Joseph's  Church,  at  Equality,  Illinois; 
transferred  from  Equality  to  St.  Joseph's  Church, 
Olney,  Illinois,  and  in  1925  was  appointed  pastor 
of  St.  Andrew's  Parish,  Murphysboro,  Illinois, 
from  which  he  resigned  after  six  months  and 
came  to  Lebanon,  where  he  still  resides. 

Father  Roken  has  made  many  friends  in  the 
many  places  in  Illinois  where  he  has  gone,  and  is 
considered  a  "good  fellow."  He  owns  a  fine  bird 
dog,  and  enjoys  hunting  which  is  his  hobby. 

C.  C.  MULKEY 

GC.  MULKEY,  ticket  agent  for  the 
Illinois  Central  Railroad  Company,  at 
Freeburg,  Illinois,  born  at  Mulkey  Town 
(named  after  his  great  grandfather),  Franklin 
County,  Illinois.  Attended  publit  school  in  na- 
tive town,  worked  for  father  on  farm  until  he 
was  twenty  years  old.  Took  employment  in  shops 
of  I.  C.  R.  R.  Company  at  Pinckney  ville,  Illinois, 
and  at  various  positions  on  St.  Louis  division  of 
same  company.  Later  he  began  study  of  teleg- 
raphy,  and  in  1 9 1 7  was  made  city  ticket  agent  and 
operator  for  Illinois  Central  at  Freeburg, 

At  age  of  twenty-six,  Mr.  Mulkey  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Ora  Lou  Means,  then  twenty-two. 
Four  children:  Maud,  born  Aug.  9,  1901;  Floyd, 
born  Nov.  27,  190J;  Austin,  July  iiS,  1910;  and 
Inez,  Dec.  12,  1912.  Mr.  Mulkey's  parents — A. 
H.  Mulkey  and  Theodosia  Austin  Mulkey. 

Mr.  Mulkey  has  been  member  of  local  school 
board  for  three  years,  and  is  a  Mason. 

■A'lLLIAM  L.  KNOEBEL 
iif^  ILLIAM  KNOEBEL  was  born  on  Jan- 
\^J  8,  1885,  and  reared  on  a  farm  near 
Lebanon.  He  was  the  son  of  Charles 
Knoebel,  who  died  March  2';,  1922,  and  Emma 
Eberman  Knoebel,  who  was  residing  in  the  city 
of  Belleville,  but  who  died  July  5,  iQ^?.  Mr. 
Knoebel  obtained  his  education  in  the  Pleasant 
Hill  and  Cherry  Grove  schools.  After  his  school- 
ing was  completed,  he  began  working  on  his 
father's  farm,  and  remained  here  for  many  years, 
until  1919,  when  he  was  ready  to  be  married. 


His  marriage  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Rochell  took 
place  on  the  19th  of  Feb.,  1919.  She  is  the  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Maria  Lohmann  Rochell,  who 
are  now  happily  engaged  in  farming  near  Tren- 
ton, Illinois.  Elizabeth  Knoebel  was  born  near 
Lebanon,  111.,  on  Dec.  ij,  1886,  and  received 
her  education  in  the  Emerald  Mound  School, 
situated  near  her  birthplace.  For  a  number  of 
years  before  her  marriage  she  was  engaged  in 
domestic  work  in  St.  Louis  She  and  Mr.  Knoebel 
are  the  parents  of  three  children:  John  C.  was 
born  Jan.  22,  1920;  Emma  M.,  on  March  28, 
1922;  and  Wilma  A.,  on  Jan.  ij,  1924. 

After  his  marriage,  Mr.  Knoebel  began  farm- 
ing for  himself  on  the  farm  of  eighty  acres  which 
he  now  owns  and  which  is  situated  near  Belle- 
ville, on  Rural  Route  No.  4.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Cherry  Grove  school  board  for 
the  past  two  years.  He  is  very  industrious  and 
his  farm  work  engages  most  of  his  time. 

DR.  EDWARD  S,  ROSE,  DENTIST 

OR  EDWARD  S.  ROSE  was  born  at 
Columbia,  III,  March  21,  1887.  He  was 
one  of  a  family  often  children.  His  father, 
the  well  known  Dr.  Rose,  of  Monroe  County, 
died  July  26,  189'i,  and  his  mother,  Mrs.  Lena 
Freckman  Rose,  was  born  on  December  19,  1850, 
in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  is  still  living  and  enjoying 
good  health  in  Columbia.  111. 

After  attending  the  public  schools.  Dr.  Rose 
studied  in  Smith  Academy  and  in  the  Bryant  and 
Stratton  Business  College,  both  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
He  then  took  up  the  study  of  medicine  in  Wash- 
ington University,  St.  Louis;  hut  atter  a  year  he 
shifted  his  studies  to  the  dental  school,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  igi  1.  .'\fter  one  year 
of  practice  in  MiUstadt.  111.,  he  moved  his  office 
to  Columbia,  111.,  and  continued  his  practice  here 
until  1921,  in  which  year  he  came  to  Dupo.  He 
has  been  quite  successful  here  and  has  worked  up 
a  large  business. 

Mrs.  Rose  was,  formerly.  Miss  Emma  E.  Lepp, 
and  was  born  in  Columbia,  111.  She  is  a  daughter 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert  Lepp.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Rose 
have  a  family  of  five  children:  Minnie  M.,  who 
was  born  in  September,  1912;  William  F.,  born  in 
April,  1914;  Edward  F  ,  in  September,  1916; 
Raymond,  in  January,  191S;  and  the  youngest, 
Margaretha,  was  born  in  October,  192J. 

Dr.  Rose  is  a  Mason,  an  Odd  Fellow,  and  a 
Modern  Woodman  of  America.  He  serves  on  the 
board  of  council  in  Dupo,  and  he  is  also  president 
of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Evangelical  Church 
of  Dupo  and  a  firm  believer  in  the  doctrine  of 
Christianity.  Dr.  Rose  is  somewhat  of  a  sports- 
man, and  IS  particularly  interested  in  hunting. 


Si.v  Hundred  and  TwenlySv 


WILLIAM  HOUSAM 

gFTER  SPENDING  more  than  thirty  years 
of  his  lite  as  a  miner,  Mr.  Housam  retired 
from  active  mining  in  igog;  since  then  he 
has  been  taking  life  easy.  He  is  the  son  of  Jacob 
Housam  and  Marguerite  Penn,  and  was  born  in 
St.  Clair  County,  near  OTallon,  on  February 
14th,  1859.  His  father  was  a  well  known  car- 
penter in  this  city,  and  was  one  of  the  first  to 
settle  in  OTallon.  The  family  comprised  four 
children — two  boys  and  two  girls.  William  was 
but  two  years  old  when  his  mother  died  in  1861, 
but  his  father  lived  until  1880,  and  died  on 
April  ijth. 

William  Housam  secured  his  education  in  the 
public  schools,  and  after  finishing  his  school 
work,  found  employment  in  the  mines  working 
below  for  a  number  of  years;  at  the  age  of  thirty 
he  was  given  the  position  of  hoisting  engineer, 
and  held  this  place  until  he  retired — altogether 
for  twenty  years.  He  was  twenty-two  years  of 
age  w^hen  he  married  Miss  Mary  E.  Dunkerly 
on  September  22nd,  1881.  His  wife  was  born  in 
England,  and  came  across  the  waters  with  her 
parents  when  she  was  but  three  years  old.  Her 
father  chose  to  settle  in  St.  Clair  County.  Her 
birth,  like  that  of  her  husband,  occurred  in  Feb- 
ruary, on  the  19th  day  of  the  month  in  the  year 
i85j,  and  by  a  strange  coincidence,  she  died  in 
February,  in  1909,  just  a  few  days  before  reach- 
ing her  forty-sixth  year,  and  three  days  before 
her  husband's  fiftieth  birthday.  She  bore  to  Mr. 
Housam  three  children — WiUiam,  Jessie  and 
Edith.  Both  of  the  girls  attended  McKendree 
College;  Jessie  graduated  from  the  Department 
of  Music  in  I  goo,  and  Edith  studied  in  the  college 
in  1908.  The  latter  died  on  the  28th  of  January, 
191  J.  Jessie  was  married  on  October  8th,  igog, 
to  Chas.  F.  Behrens,  and  is  now  the  mother  of 
three  children — Ellen,  Alice  and  William.  Mr. 
Housam  makes  his  home  with  this  daughter. 

Mr.  Housam  has  been  active  in  the  political 
life  of  his  community.  Before  OTallon  became 
incorporated  as  a  city  he  was  the  president  of 
the  Village  Board  for  several  years.  It  was  during 
this  administration  that  OTallon  was  given  the 
city  status.  He  became  the  first  mayor  of  the  new 
city,  and  served  in  this  capacity  for  two  years. 
For  eleven  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  city 
Council,  and  also  served  as  a  member  of  the  first 
Board  of  Education  in  OTallon  Township  for 
three  years. 

At  one  time,  Mr.  Housam  owned  a  great  deal 
of  property  in  this  county,  and  since  his  retire- 
ment from  mine  work  he  has  been  attending  to 
this  property,  giving  some  of  his  time  to  caring 
for  his  property  near  OTallon.  Since  191";,  he 


has  not  been  in  very  good  health,  and  therefore 
not  able  to  take  such  an  active  interest  in  the 
atfairs  of  his  city.  Mr.  Housam  holds  a  member- 
ship in  one  fraternity,  the  Modern  Woodmen. 


PETER  HERMAN,  Jr. 

QETER  HERMAN,  Jr.,  was  born  near 
Freeburg,  on  July  24,  1848,  the  son  of  a 
German  immigrant  who  had  settled  on  a 
5";  2  acre  farm  near  Freeburg,  lUinois,  and  who 
had  married  in  March,  1844,  Miss  Elizabeth 
Lorty.  He  obtained  a  common  school  education 
in  a  school  near  his  home  and  afterwards  attended 
the  Illinois  State  Normal  University,  at  Normal, 
Illinois,  where  he  prepared  himself  for  the  teach- 
ing profession,  and  taught  for  five  years,  until 
1876,  when  he  gave  up  teaching  to  become  a 
merchant.  On  December  14  of  this  same  year 
(1876)  his  mother  died  and  his  father  followed 
twenty -eight  years  later. 

On  June  21,  1874,  Peter  Herman  was  married 
to  Margaret  E.  Reinheimer,  who  was  born  in 
Germany  m  185}.  Her  father,  Frederick  Rein- 
heimer, settled  with  his  family  near  Freeburg, 
and  followed  the  vocation  of  farming.  Her 
mother's  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  Baltz.  The 
three  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  Herman 
are  grown  and  married.  The  oldest,  Fred  W. 
Herman,  was  born  on  October  ij,  187';,  and  is 
married  to  Annabel  Baker;  the  daughter,  Clara, 
born  on  March  2';,  1882,  is  now  the  wife  of 
Dr.  R.  F.  Lischer;  and  Wm.  Hamilton  Herman, 
the  youngest,  born  on  October  u,  188},  married 
to  Clara  L.  Reichert,  of  Freeburg,  daughter  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Reichert. 

Mr.  Herman  continued  in  the  general  mer- 
chandise business  until  igoj,  when  he  turned  the 
business  over  to  his  son,  F.  W.  Herman,  who 
continued  to  operate  it  until  the  year  1912. 

It  has  been  a  long  and  useful  life  that  Mr. 
Herman  has  spent  in  this  county,  first  as  a 
teacher,  and  afterwards  as  a  merchant.  He  has 
traveled  extensively  over  the  United  States  and 
Canada.  He  visited  Philadelphia  in  1876  when 
the  Centennial  Exposition  was  held  in  that  city. 
Both  he  and  Mrs.  Herman  are  active  members 
of  the  Evangelical  Church,  of  which  they  have 
been  members  for  many  years.  On  Jan.  21,  1923 
they  celebrated  their  golden  wedding. 

Mr.  Herman  was,  for  eight  years,  a  member  or 
the  village  board  in  Freeburg,  and  for  four  years 
a  county  supervisor.  He  was  first  elected  treas- 
urer of  the  board  of  education  on  the  22nd  of 
November.  1883,  and  has  served  continuously  in 
this  office  to  the  present  time — forty-four  years. 
He  IS  one  of  the  oldest  Masons  in  this  countv. 


of  the  M.  ! 
ville,  llliri. 
capable  m, 
ence.  He  : 


REV.  RESSHO  ROBERTSON.  D.  D. 

gN  ACTIVE  ,,nJ  efficient  member  of  the 
R,.,.i  •  .i  T,:,  I..  '  M  r.nlree  College 
.Ml,'  •        ■  ;    I  '■    i'  I-'    '   'itson,  pastor 

:  '  I  ''■;',  111  Liwrence- 

-  1.1.  '■iiiii  -'/I  1  --.-.tul  and  very 
nIxT  ol  the  Southern  llhnoB  Confer- 
a  native  of  Illinois  and  comes  of  a 
family  of  early  immigrants  from  Scotland.  His 
great  grandfather  on  his  father's  side  of  the 
family  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier. 

In  1887  Dr.  Robertson  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Miss  Eva  B.  Horrell  of  Frankfort,  Illinois, 
who  has  been  his  faithful  companion  and  co- 
worker throughout  his  ministerial  career.  As  a 
pastor.  Dr.  Robertson  has  served  some  of  the 
leading  charges  of  the  Southern  Illinois  Confer- 
ence, including  Carterville,  Vergennes,  Chester, 
GrayviUe,  Duquoin,  Harrisburg,  St.  John's, 
Edwardsville,  Olney  and  Lawrenceville.  From 
1917  to  1923  he  served  as  superintendent  of 
Centralia  District. 

He  was  honored  by  his  brethren  of  the  South- 
ern Illinois  Conference  in  his  election  to  the 
General  Conference  of  1920,  and  as  first  reserve 
delegate  in  1924. 

At  the  General  Conference  in  Des  Moines  in 
1920  he  was  active  in  the  committee  on  the 
State  of  the  Church,  being  a  member  of  the  sub- 
committee on  General  Reference;  and  also  was 
active  on  the  committee  on  Book  Concern  where 
he  was  Vice  Chairman  of  the  sub-committee  on 
Property.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Special  Com- 
mittee on  Federation  and  was  honored  by  that 
Committee  in  his  election  to  its  chairmanship. 
He  is,  perhaps,  the  only  delegate  from  the  South- 
ern Illinois  Conference  who  ever  served  as  chair- 
man of  a  General  Conference  committee. 

At  the  commencement  of  1924,  McKendree 
College  conferred  on  Dr.  Robertson  the  honorary 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity. 

A  careful  financier  as  evidenced  by  the  leader- 
ship of  his  church  in  giving  to  benevolences,  and 
an  excellent  preacher,  as  shown  by  the  standing 
of  the  charges  he  has  served.  Dr.  Robertson  may 
certainly  be  classed  as  a  noble  Christian  minister. 


RALPH  B.  RODE 
yfVR.  RALPH  BECKER  RODE,  an  expert 
IJI  in  Exodontia  and  Dental  Diagnosis,  with 
an  ofEce  at  519  Frisco  Building,  St.  Louis, 
Mo., received  his  early  trainingm  the  Brownstown 
public  schools  and  m  McKendree  College.  Dr. 
Rode  was  graduated  from  St.  Louis  University 
in  1016.  was  Chnical  Instructor  of  Dental  Dept. 
in  1917,  was  Supt.  of  Operative  Clinic  of  Denta 


Six-  Hundred  and  Tuienlv-Si 


MC  KENDREE 


Dept.  in  1918,  and  Vice-Dean  of  the  Dental 
Dept. — all  of  St.  Louis  University — in  1919-20. 
While  he  attended  McKendreeCoUege.Dr.Rode 
was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Literary  Society, 
and  during  his  professional  life  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Delta  Sigma  Delta  Fraternity,  the  Amer- 
ican Dental  Society,  the  Missouri  State  Organiza- 
tion, the  St.  Louis  Dental  Society,  and  the  St. 
Louis  Society  of  Dental  Science. 

During  the  World  War,  Dr.  Rode  was  first 
lieutenant  in  the  Dental  Reserve  Corps,  U.  S.  A., 
and  was  in  training  at  Fort  Sheridan,  Illinois. 

For  the  past  eight  years  Dr.  Rode  has  been 
associated  with  Dr.  George  B.  Winter,  of  St. 
Louis,  who  has  an  international  reputation  as  an 
authority  on  Exodontia-Radiography  and  Dental 
Diagnosis. 

Mrs.  Rode  was  Miss  Bernice  Brown,  of  Browns- 
town.  Illinois,  and  to  this  couple  were  born  one 
child,  Georgia  Ann  Rode.  Dr.  Rode's  parents 
were  Samuel  William  Rode,  now  deceased,  and 
Anntonette  Clain  Rode,  who  now  resides  in 
St.  Cloud,  Florida. 

Mcpherson  shepard 

>Y^cPHERSON  SHEPARD,  of  Mt.  Carmel, 
^_|^  graduated  in  the  classical  course,  cum 
liiude,  in  the  class  of  1909,  and  attended 
Harvard  University  the  following  year.  He  mar- 
mied  Zola  Elizabeth  Stum,  Crossville,  who  is  a 
graduate  of  Illinois  Womans"  College  and  of 
Chicago  Musical  College.  At  present  Mr.  Shep- 
ard is  associated  with  his  father-in-law,  A.  M. 
Stum,  banker  and  extensive  land  owner.  Since 
leaving  McKendree  he  has  taken  an  active  part 
in  Republican  politics,  and  only  recently  was  a 
candidate  of  his  party  lor  Congress. 

GEORGE  M.  THOMAS 

CHE  THOMAS  ELECTRIC  SHOP  m 
OTallon,  111.  is  under  the  management  of 
George  M.  Thomas,  who  has  been  the 
sole  owner  of  this  busmess  since  1922.  Mr. 
Thomas  was  born  in  this  city,  the  son  of  Nich- 
olas Thomas  and  Louisa  Huber,  on  the  29th  of 
April,  1889,  and  here  he  was  educated  in  the 
high  school,  after  which  he  studied  in  the  Colum- 
bia Commercial  College  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Then 
he  first  worked  in  the  office  of  the  Kinloch  Tele- 
phone Company,  afterwards  in  a  hardware  es- 
tablishment, and  later  as  a  travelling  salesman. 
In  1918,  he  started  in  business  for  himself  as  a 
retailer  of  electrical  goods,  and,  excepting  a  brief 
partnership  with  his  brother,  Walter  Thomas, 
he  has  continued  to  manage  the  shop  alone  since 
that  time. 

His  wife  was  Miss  Julia  L.  Braun,  to  whom 
he  was  married  August  12,  1914.  They  have 
two  girls — Alma  and  Marylynn—  the  first  born 
on  March  29.  1917,  and  the  other  on  November 
9,  1922.  Mrs.  Thomas  was  born  at  Huey,  III.,  in 
1891,  one  of  the  eight  children  of  Louis  Braun 
and  Sarah  Kluth. 

Mr.  Thomas  takes  an  active  interest  in  the 
welfare  of  his  community.  He  is  a  Mason,  a 
member  of  the  O'Fallon  Business  Men's  Asso- 
ciation, and  the  Vice-president  of  the  local 
Rotary  Club.  Since  1920  he  has  served  on  the 
School  Board  of  District  No.  92,  and  is  now  the 
secretary  of  this  Board.  Mr.  Thomas  is  affiliated 
with  the  Evangelical  Church,  and  has  been  a 
trustee  of  its  Board  for  several  years. 

R  F  TRAUTMAN,  D.  C,  Ph  C. 
>«R.  R  F,  TRAUTMAN,  a  chiropractic 
\Jig  physician  at  O'Fallon,  Illinois,  is  a  grad- 
uate of  the  Palmer  School  of  Chiropractic, 
in  Davenport,  Iowa.  He  came  to  O'Fallon  in 
1923,  from  St.  Louis,  where  he  had  practiced,  at 
J 147  Arsenal  Street  since  his  graduation  from  the 


m 


Palmer  School  in  the  spring  of  1922,  and  succeed- 
ed Dr.  F.  Sudhoff  in  the  office  which  Dr.  Traut- 
man  now  occupies.  Mr.  Trautman  was  born  in 
St.  Louis,  on  Feb.  12,  1896,  and  there  he  received 
his  pubUc  school  education,  which  included  a 
high  school  training.  During  the  vacation  periods 
he  worked  to  secure  means  for  continuing  his 
studies  in  the  high  school,  and  later,  in  the 
college.  Thus  Mr.  Trautman  is,  in  the  true 
meaning  of  that  term,  a  self-made  man. 

Mrs.  Trautman  w?s  also  horn  in  St.  Louis, 
on  Dec.  10,  1901.  and  was,  before  her  marriage 
to  Mr.  Trautman,  on  June  10,  1926,  Miss  Louisa 
A.  Oeters.  the  daughter  of  Edward  A.  Oeters, 
and  employee  of  the  government  in  the  Depart- 
ment of  Foreign  Affairs.  Mr.  Trautman's  step- 
father. Dr.  J.  P.  Herrmann,  is  also  a  chiropractic 
doctor,  and  has  his  office  in  St.  Louis. 

Dr.  Trautman  has  been  quite  successful  as  a 
practitioner  at  O'Fallon;  he  enjoys  a  large  patron- 
age in  his  locality.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Uni 
versal  Chiropractic  Association,  and  acts  as  the 
local  examiner  for  the  Universal  Life  Insurance 
Company  of  Missouri.  Mr.  Trautman  is  a  Mason 
and  a  member  of  the  Good  Hope  Lodge  in 
O'Fallon. 

ABRAHAM  HIRSTEIN 
[R.  ABRAHAM  HIRSTEIN,  of  Summer- 
field,  is  one  of  St.  Clair  County's  success- 
ful farmers.  He  was  born  in  this  county 
on  Sept.  2';,  186^,  one  of  the  twelve  children  ot 
Abraham  Hirstein  and  Barbara  Gross,  and  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  public  schools.  Until 
he  was  twenty-nine  years  of  age  he  worked  for 
his  father  on  the  farm,  and  then  began  farming 
for  himself.  Two  years  later,  on  Feb.  5,  1898,  he 
was  married  to  Caroline  Kruger,  the  daughter 
of  Nick  Kruger  and  Sophia  Elizabeth  Upmeyer, 
who  had,  besides  Caroline,  one  other  daughter. 
Mrs.  Hirstein  was  horn  near  Summerfield  on 
Oct.  16,  187},  and  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools.  She  is  the  mother  of  eight  children, 
whose  names  and  birth  dates  follow:  Dora,  Dec. 
■;,  1896;  Alice,  March  18,  1898;  Carrie  Anna, 
Dec.  15,  1902;  Theodore,  Dec.  7,  1905;  Alvina, 
May  4,  1908;  Robert,  Sept.  10,  1910;  Marie, 
March  7,  1914;  Adelle,  Dec.  8.  1916.  Their  first 
daughter.  Dora,  is  married  to  Henry  Peters,  and 
Alice  IS  the  wife  of  Oliver  Perschbacher. 

In  190J,  Mr.  Hirstein  settled  on  the  large 
farm  which  he  now  occupies,  and  which  he  still 
manages.  He  has  ever  been  an  industrious,  hard- 
working farmer,  and  to  this  is  attributed  his 
success.  For  many  years  he  has  been  a  member 
of  the  school  board  in  District  No.  4.  He  is  also 
a  member  of  the  church,  and  is  considered  by 
his  neighbors  a  good  man. 


ED  PETRI 
/r?f  D  PETRI,  who  was  born  on  January  15, 
y^  1884,  in  the  New  Athens  Township,  is 
the  son  of  Philip  J.  Petri  and  Margaretha 
Winter  Petri.  The  father  was  a  farmer,  and  had, 
besides  Ed,  four  other  children.  After  attending 
the  public  school,  Ed  did  the  natural  thing  for 
a  farmer  lad — he  worked  for  his  father  on  the 
farm  for  several  years.  At  the  age  of  twenty- 
three  he  quit  working  for  his  father,  and  fol- 
lowed, from  that  time  to  the  present  time,  differ- 
ent vocations.  In  1907  he  came  to  Freeburg,  and 
was  employed  for  a  time  by  G.  C.  Huber,  general 
merchant,  after  which  he  was  employed  by  the 
I.  C.  R.  R.  Co.,  as  a  clerk.  He  went  to  Brookport 
in  1917,  and  here  worked  for  the  same  railroad, 
as  a  cashier,  and  the  following  year  he  was  made 
chief  clerk  in  the  railroad  freight  office  at  Mat- 
toon,  III.  For  five  years,  previous  to  the  year 
192';,  he  went  back  to  his  boyhood  occupation 
and  farmed  for  himself.  But  in  1925  he  again 
took  up  railroad  clencil  work  in  Freeburg  with 


the  I.  C.  R.  R.,  and  is  still  with  this  company. 
Mrs,  Petri  was  born  on  Oct.  8,  1887,  in  Freeburg, 
III.  They  have  two  children — Milton  A.,  who 
was  nineteen  years  of  age  the  i8th  of  this 
May  (1928);  the  second,  Lillian  M.,  was  born 
on  December  5,  191J.  Mr.  Petri  is  a  Mason.  In 
192  s  he  was  elected  president  of  the  board  of 
education  in  his  city,  serving  two  years. 

S.  S.  HILL 

yiVORE  than  twenty-seven  years  ago,  when 
1^1  J  Mr.  S.  S.  Hill  was  a  young  man  of  nine- 
teen, he  began  his  career  as  a  railroad 
man,  starting  out  as  a  clerk  for  the  L.  and  N. 
Railroad  Company,  at  Ashley,  111.  He  has  re- 
mained in  the  employ  of  this  railroad  ever  since, 
advancing  from  the  position  ot  clerk  to  that  of 
operator,  and  from  operator  to  agent,  in  which 
capacity  he  now  serves  at  Belleville,  111.,  and  to 
which  position  he  was  promoted  in  1920.  Mr. 
Hill  was  born  at  Ewing,  111.,  on  the  2nd  day  of 
June,  1880.  After  the  completion  of  a  grade 
school  course,  he  entered  the  Ashley  High 
School,  and  soon  after  his  graduation  from  the 
latter,  he  secured  employment  in  the  railroad 
office  in  his  home  town.  Six  years  later  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Edna  L.  Meyer,  of  Nashville, 
III,  in  which  city  she  was  born  on  August  21, 
188^,  and  where  she  was  reared  and  educated. 
She.  like  her  husband,  is  a  high  school  graduate. 
Their  two  children — Reha  M.  and  Charles  E. — 
were  born  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Ind.,  the  girl  on 
February  i,  1906,  and  the  boy  on  Oct.  9,  1908. 
Both  have  graduated  from  the  Belleville  Town- 
ship High  School,  and  Reba,  since  her  gradua- 
tion, has  taken  a  course  in  Washington  Univer- 
sity, of  St.  Louis.  She  is  now  a  teacher  in  the 
public  schools  at  O'Fallon,  III.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hill  have  shown  the  wisdom  of  intelUgent  par- 
ents in  the  education  of  their  children. 

Although  Mr.  Hill  spends  much  of  his  time 
at  work  indoors,  he  is  greatly  interested  in  out- 
door sports.  He  is  a  Mason,  a  Modern  Woodman, 
and  a  member  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce. 


MAY  E.  YOUNG 

/tVISS  YOUNG  is  one  of  the  well-known 
jil  J  school  supervisors  in  the  East  St.  Louis 
public  schools.  Since  1894  she  has  been 
teaching  in  this  city,  and  since  190'j  has  held 
the  position  of  principal,  first  as  principal  of  the 
Second  Street  School,  and  later  of  the  Froebel 
School,  and  finally,  in  1918,  as  principal  of  the 
Froebel  and  the  Emerson  Schools.  She  was  born 
at  Waynetow-n,  Ind.,  the  daughter  of  Thos.  D. 
Young  and  Mary  E.  Harvey,  and  received  her 
grade  school  and  high  school  education  in  this 
city.  Later  she  attended  a  normal  university, 
and  after  beginning  her  teaching  in  East  St.  Louis, 
continued  her  studies  in  Washington  University. 
Teaching  came  natural  for  Miss  Young,  for  both 
of  her  grandfathers  were  educators.  Her  father, 
however,  was  a  cabinet  maker;  he  was  born  in 
Indiana,  in  i8<io,  and  died  in  1908;  the  mother, 
also  a  native  of  Indiana,  was  born  in  18^4,  and 
died  in  1917.  There  were  seven  children  in  the 
family.  When  her  family  moved  from  Indiana  to 
Illinois,  in  189J,  Miss  Young  was  still  in  her 
girlhood.  She  had  already  made  thorough  prep- 
aration for  her  future  career,  but  has  done  much 
studying  during  the  years  she  has  been  teaching 
here.  She  is  a  member  of  the  First  Christian 
Church  of  East  St.  Louis,  and  a  member  of  the 
Eastern  Star,  of  which  order  she  is  a  past  secre- 
tary. Miss  Young  has  traveled,  and  kept  up  with 
the  educational  progress  of  her  times. 


Si.v  HimiireJ  and  Tuietitv-Eight 


M.  F.  KUEHN 
Editor  O'Fallon  Progress 

ffiR.  KUEHN  was  horn  in  Mascoutah,  Aug. 
;,  1887,  and  secured  his  schooling  in  the 
puhhc  and  parochial  schools  of  that  city. 
He  began  his  work  as  a  printer  and  continued 
therein  tor  many  years,  working  for  the  Mascou- 
tah Herald  and  the  St.  Louis  Post  Dispatch.  In 
191^,  he  assumed  the  ownership  of  the  O'Fallon 
Progress,  and  since  then  has  devoted  his  time 
and  energy  to  this  enterprise.  Under  Mr.  Kuehn's 
management,  it  has  become  the  largest  country 
weekly  in  St.  Clair  County. 

Mrs.  Kuehn,  who  was,  before  her  marriage  in 
Feb.,  1910,  Mary  F.  Meyer,  was  born  near  New 
Baden,  on  March  17,  1887.  She  is  the  daughter 
of  the  late  Joe  Meyer,  a  well  known  farmer  and 
one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  St.  Clair  County. 
Three  children  have  come  from  this  union.  The 
first  child,  Russell,  was  born  in  March,  191^; 
Stanley,  their  second  boy,  was  born  in  Novem- 
ber, igii;  and  their  daughter,  Katherine,  in 
May,  1923,. 

Mr.  Kuehn  also  does  a  great  deal  of  business 
as  a  10b  printer.  He  is  active  in  the  civic  and 
social  organizations  of  his  city,  being  instru- 
mental in  the  organizition  and  in  the  directing 
of  the  Rotary  Club  and  the  Business  Men's 
Ass'n.  Mr.  Kuehn  is  also  a  member  of  the  board 
of  directors  of  the  Building  and  Loan  Ass'n  and 
a  director  of  the  St.  Clair-Madison  Regional 
Planning  Ass'n,  an  organization  interested  in 
the  development  of  the  Great  East  Side  of  the 
Mississippi  River. 

ROLAND  WIECHERT 

eOLAND  C.  WIECHERT,  attorney,  was 
born  on  Feb.  26,  1892,  in  Belleville,  111., 
the  son  of  A.  C.  Wiechert  and  Bertha 
Steudle  Wiechert.  After  attending  the  high 
school,  he  entered  Washington  University,  was 
graduated  in  1913,  with  an  LL.  B.  degree,  and 
in  1914,  started  practice.  He  is  associated  with 
Kramer,  Kramer,  and  Campbell,  and  conducts  a 
general  practice.  He  was  elected  a  board  member, 
in  1920,  of  the  Belleville  High  School.  Mr. 
Wiechert  is  an  Elk,  and  a  member  of  the  Amer- 
ican Legion.  During  the  World  War  he  enlisted 
as  a  private,  was  made  second  lieutenant  three 
months  later,  and  in  1918,  a  first  lieutenant.  He 
was  married  on  Dec.  3,  1919,  to  Aurelia  I.,  the 
daughter  of  Gustav  Ludwig,  of  which  union  there 
are  two  children:  Melbacorinne  E.  and  Cathleen 
J.,  born  Nov.  27,  1920  and  Jan.  17,  1924. 


JOHN  HIRSTEIN 

rOHN  HIRSTEIN,  a  retired  farmer,  lives 
ffl  in  Summerfield,  m  his  substantial  resi- 
dence which  he  built  after  leaving  the 
farm  m  1921.  He  is  the  son  of  Abraham  Hirstein, 
a  successful  farmer  of  St.  Clair  County,  and  of 
Barbara  Wittmer,  and  was  born  near  Summerfield 
on  March  25,  i8s8.  His  mother  died  when  he 
was  quite  young,  and  the  father  married  Barbara 
Gross,  by  whom  he  had  twelve  children.  John 
was  the  only  child  by  his  first  wife.  He  received 
a  public  school  education,  and  then  helped  his 
father  on  the  farm  until  he  was  married  in  i88j, 
on  Feb.  2';.  His  wife  was  Catherine  Baer,  the 
daughter  of  Jacob  Baer  and  Elizabeth  Langen- 
walter,  and  was  born  in  Madison  County,  Dec. 
27,  i8'i6.  Until  her  marriage  she  remained  w-ith 
her  parents,  an  efficient  assistant  in  the  duties 
of  the  home. 

After  his  marriage,  Mr.  Hirstein  secured  120 
acres  of  land,  and  began  farming  for  himself,  and 
stayed  on  the  farm  for  nearly  forty  years.  He 
always  delighted  in  pure  bred  stock,  and  raised 
many  horses,  cows,  hogs,  and  chickens  of  this 
kind  on  his  farm.  He  has  received  many  blue 
ribbon  premiums  on  his  stock  and  poultry  at  the 
state  and  county  fairs. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hirstein  have  had  eight  chil- 
dren, five  of  whom  are  still  living.  Anna  was 
born  Dec.  16,  i88j,  and  married  G.  W.  Ruth; 
Selma,  born  Nov.  11,  1885,  died  June  4,  1911; 
Emma,  born  Sept.  11,  1887,  died  Dec.  12,  1917; 
Samuel,  Sept.  8,  1889,  is  married  to  Alvina 
Herbstreit;  John,  born  Dec.  22,  1891,  died  on 
Oct.  21,  1918,  while  on  furlough  from  the  U.  S. 
Army;  Daniel,  born  Dec.  ij,  1895,  is  married  to 
Frieda  Berger;  Edward,  born  Dec.  17,  1895,  is 
still  single. 

Mr.  Hirstein  was  elected  on  the  Lebanon 
Township  school  board  in  190?,  and  has  served 
as  president  of  this  board  for  many  years.  He 
5tili  enjoys  helping  on  the  farm. 

JOSEPH  A.  MILLER 

CHE  FACT  that  Joseph  A.  Miller  helped 
to  organize  the  bank  with  which  he  is 
closely  affiliated,  having  been  president 
of  it  since  the  first  day  of  its  opening,  is  sufficient 
proof  that  he  is  a  man  of  brains  and  ability,  in 
whose  trust  the  people  of  the  community  place 
their  money.  He  was  born  on  the  old  Miller 
homestead  on  Aug.  jo,  1S62,  a  son  of  Alexander 
O.  Miller,  who  was  born  on  an  adjoining  farm 
in  1826.  The  subject  of  this  sketch,  after  attend- 
ing the  elementary  schools  near  his  home,  en- 
tered the  Southern  Illinois  Normal  University. 
Later  he  taught  school  in  Prairie  du  Long  four 


years,  and  in  the  Smithton  Township  one  year. 
During  these  years,  in  his  spare  time,  Mr.  Miller 
found  great  delight  in  farming,  an  occupation 
in  which  he  started  when  quite  young.  He 
rented  the  farm  that  his  parents  owned,  cul- 
tivated it,  and  got  very  gratifying  results.  This 
fine  piece  of  land,  on  which  he  still  lives,  is  on 
Rural  Route  No.  2,  near  Belleville.  It  was  in 
June,  192J,  that  he  helped  organize  the  State 
Bank  of  Smithton,  an  institution  that  has  met 
with  splendid  success. 

Mr.  Miller  has  contributed,  to  the  young 
people,  much  constructive  work  as  a  trustee  on 
the  school  board,  which  has  been  under  his  super- 
vision for  fourteen  years.  He  is  president  of  the 
Smithton  Hunting  and  Fishing  Club,  the  Free- 
burg  Hunting  and  Fishing  Club,  is  very  popular, 
and  IS  recognized  in  his  community  as  a  leader 
m  the  improvement  of  farming  methods.  In  addi- 
tion, he  has  been  supervisor  of  Smithton  Town- 
ship since  1915. 

WILLIAM  ZOELLER 

ONE  OF  THE  best  known  of  New  Athens' 
senior  citizens  is  William  Zoeller,  a  retired 
farmer  and  the  president  of  the  New 
Athens  Township  school  board.  Mr.  Zoeller 
was  born  in  New  Athens  Township  on  Novem- 
ber 5,  i8';2,  one  of  the  six  children  of  Charles 
Zoeller  and  Katherine  Schneider.  Both  parents, 
now  deceased,  were  born  in  Baden,  Germany. 

William  Zoeller,  upon  completing  his  school- 
ing, took  up  farming,  for  a  time,  in  partnership 
with  his  brother,  Henry  Zoeller,  until  th:  death 
of  the  latter  in  1876,  after  which  year  he  farmed 
alone.  In  i88':>  he  married  Louisa  Sturm,  who  bxe 
him  two  girls  and  one  boy.  Emma,  born  on  Octo- 
ber 28,  1882,  IS  now  Mrs.  Fred  Schwartz;  George 
W.,  who  later  married  Louisa  Obernagel,  was 
born  on  January  7,  1884;  and  Frieda,  born  on 
February  2,  1889,  is  now  the  wife  of  Walter 
Huber.  On  the  first  of  January,  i  91';,  Mrs. 
Zoeller  died,  and  two  years  later  Mr.  Zoeller 
was  married  to  Mrs.  Oscar  Steinheim;r,  whose 
husband  had  died  in  1916,  and  to  whom  she  had 
borne  one  daughter,  now  Mrs.  Jacob  Frantz,  on 
February  4,  1897. 

Mr.  Zoeller  has  served  on  the  school  board 
for  nine  years.  He  is  a  director  in  the  Farmers 
State  Bank,  of  New  Athens,  in  which  bank  he 
is  also  a  stockholder.  He  especially  delights  to 
work  in  his  garden. 

CHARLES  FREY 

gFINE  BAKER,  an  industrious  and  a  good 
man  is  Charles  Frey,  of  Lebanon,  Illinois. 
Mr.  Frey  was  born  near  Lebanon,  the  son 
of  Joseph  Frey  and  Elizabeth  Wernig.  on  June  27. 


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1878.  His  father,  who  was  a  country  shoemaker, 
died  in  1879;  his  mother  in  igoi.  Mr.  Frey  re- 
ceived a  pubhc  school  education  in  the  Union 
Grove  School  and  afterwards  studied  telegraphy 
for  six  months.  Until  he  was  married  he  spent 
most  of  his  life  on  a  farm.  For  two  years  after  his 
marriage  he  worked  at  the  Pfeffer  Milling  Com- 
pany, and  the  next  two  years  at  the  Willard  Stove 
Works,  in  O'Fallon,  Illinois.  From  1908  to  1913 
he  was  insurance  agent  for  the  Prudential,  and 
gave  this  up  to  enter  the  bakery  business.  In 
1921  he  moved  to  his  present  location,  and  has 
remained  here  since. 

Mr.  Frey  has  been  twice  married,  first  to 
Annie  Wellen,  on  January  24,  1901,  and  after 
her  death,  to  Carrie  Boyce,  on  August  23,  1923. 
Mr.  James  Boyce,  the  father  of  his  present  wife, 
has  served  on  the  Lebanon  City  Council  for 
many  years.  Mr.  Frey  is  the  father  of  six  chil- 
dren, whose  names  and  birth  dates  are:  Sidney, 
July  20,  1902;  Vera,  September  23,  1905  (now 
married  to  A.  C.  Naumer);  Melba,  May  2}, 
1909;  Junealda,  June  5,  1912;  Mary  Louise, 
November  12,  1923;  Carl,  Jr.,  May  13,  1925. 

Mr.  Frey  is  a  member  of  the  E%'angelical 
Church;  is  the  financial  secretary  of  the  Odd 
Fellows,  and  secretary  of  a  singing  society.  He 
has  been  the  chief  of  the  fire  department  in  Leb- 
anon since  the  department's  organization  in  1918. 


CHARLES  LENZ 

CHARLES  LENZ  was  born  on  August 
7,  1868,  in  Belleville,  Illinois;  was  em- 
ployed on  a  Belleville  tabloid  in  later  life; 
worked  here  all  his  life — forty-seven  years;  holds 
office  in  Board  of  Education  on  Township  High 
School;  is  a  Mason.  Mr.  Lenz  was  married  to 
Lena  Jung,  now  dead,  in  1892;  one  son,  Peter. 
Married  again  in  1901,  to  Miss  Lena  Wenzel; 
one  son  from  marriage.  Mr.  Lenz  is  president  of 
the  West  Side  Building  and  Loan  Association, 
and  is  foreman  at  the  Belleville  Advocate. 

JOSEPH  J.  ANTON 

•^-rOSEPH  J.  ANTON  was  elected  mayor 
ffl  of  Belleville  by  a  large  majority  in  1921, 
and  by  a  larger  majority  was  re-elected 
to  this  office  in  192^.  Mr.  Anton  is  the  son  of 
a  German  blacksmith,  Joseph  Anton,  who  came 
to  this  country  from  Bavaria  with  his  wife, 
Sophia  Enzenaur  Anton,  in  1877,  and  settled  in 
Stookey  Township.  The  future  mayor  of  Belle- 
ville was  born  on  the  19th  of  March,  1862,  and 
before  he  had  reached  the  age  of  two,  his  father 
died.  Joseph  attended  the  parochial  schools  until 
he  reached  his  fourteenth  birthday  and  then  was 
put  to  work  in  the  coal  mines,  where  he  labored 
for  many  years.  His  mining  career  was  broken 
by  a  period  of  ten  years,  during  which  time  he 
was  employed  by  the  Belleville  Gas,  Light  and 
Coke  Company.  Then  he  went  back  to  mining. 
In  191 2  he  was  elected  an  alderman  of  Belleville 
from  the  Fifth  Ward,  and  was  re-elected  for 
four  successive  terms,  serving  his  city  in  this 
capacity  altogether  for  nine  years.  At  the  end 
of  this  time  he  was  a  candidate  for  mayor  of 
Belleville,  and  was  elected  to  this  office,  and  is 
still  holding  this  office. 

During  Mr.  Anton's  administration,  Belleville 
has  undergone  marked  improvements,  and  has 
made  noticeable  material  progress.  A  double 
electric  track  has  been  put  down  in  the  city, 
and  street  improvements  to  the  value  of  half  a 
million  dollars  have  been  made.  And  the  city 
is  now  completing  the  second  water  line  from 
Edgemont  to  Belleville.  Other  improvements 
have  been  made  through  Mr.  Anton's  efforts. 

Mr.  Anton  has  remained  single.  His  time  and 
interests  are  devoted  to  his  city's  welfare. 


HARRISON  H.  HARTMAN 

EARRISON  H.  HARTMAN  was  born  in 
Belleville,  on  the  12th  of  May,  1883.  the 
son  of  Madlon  R.  Hartman  and  Mary 
Rumer;  was  educated  in  the  grade  schools  and 
the  high  school  of  Freeburg,  and  afterwards  at- 
tended the  State  Normal  at  Normal,  lUinois. 
Following  this,  he  taught  school  for  six  years  in 
St.  Clair  County.  Soon  after  his  marriage  to  Edna 
I.  Joseph,  on  February  28,  1914.  Mr.  Hartman 
ventured  farming  for  himself  on  land  near  Free- 
burg, and  here  he  has  remained.  Mrs.  Hartman, 
the  daughter  of  Louis  G.  Joseph  and  Laura  Darm- 
statter,  of  Freeburg  was  born  in  New  Athens 
Township.  January  5,  1891,  and  received  both 
a  public  school  and  a  normal  school  training.  She 
died  on  April  12,  1925,  leaving  to  her  husband 
three  children:  the  first,  Evelyn  E.,  was  born  in 
June,  igi";;  Harrison  L.,  in  February,  1919;  and 
the  youngest,  Mahlon  Grant,  in  January,  1924. 
Mr.  Hartman  has  taken  active  interest  in  help- 
ing promote  agriculture  in  his  county.  From  1919 
to  1926,  he  was  secretary  of  the  St.  Clair  County 
Farm  Bureau,  and  is  now  serving  as  treasurer  of 
this  organization.  In  1921  he  was  elected  president 
of  the  Freeburg  Community  High  School  Board, 
retaining  this  position  to  the  present  day.  Frater- 
nally, he  is  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen. 


CHRISTIAN  HEER 

^R.  HEER,  one  of  Lebanon's  most  enter- 
prising merchants,  was  born  at  Mascou- 
tah,  Sept.  26,  1880,  finished  the  grades 
and  one  year  of  high  school  in  Mascoutah,  and 
worked  for  six  years  on  his  father's  farm  near 
New  Baden.  Then  he  clerked  in  a  New  Baden 
store  for  one  and  one  half  years,  and  went  to 
Belleville,  where  he  was  employed  for  ten  years 
as  a  clerk  for  the  Lorenzen  Grocery  Company. 
In  1913  he  came  to  Lebanon,  bought  out  the 
general  merchandise  business  of  Mr.  Traband, 
operated  this  at  its  former  location  until  1922, 
when  he  moved  to  the  building  which  he  now 
occupies.  He  has  remodeled  this  building,  and 
has  now  a  large  up-to-date  store,  toxioo  feet,  in 
which  he  carries  quite  a  complete  and  high  grade 
line  of  general  merchandise.  His  attractive  and 
tasty  show  windows  always  attract  the  atten- 
tion of  the  passersby. 

Mr.  Heer's  parents,  Samuel  and  Rosa  Baumen 
Heer,  are  both  dead.  His  wife,  Elizabeth  Baer 
Heer,  was  born  near  Lebanon,  Aug.  17,  1887, 
and  received  her  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  her  community.  Her  parents,  Samuel  and 
Elizabeth  Baer,  are  still  living  at  the  old  home 
place.  She  was  married  to  Mr.  Heer  on  July 
30,  191 1,  and  is  the  mother  of  four  children — 
Crystal  E.,  born  July  12,  1912;  Eldon  S,,  on 
March  31,  1914;  Elfrieda  V.,  on  Nov.  ■;,  1916; 
and  Carol  C,  on  Dec.  11,  1922.  Crystal  is  a  stu- 
dent of  Piano  in  McKendree,  and  Eldon  and  El- 
frieda are  enrolled  in  the  School  of  Expression. 

Mr.  Heer  is  a  faithful  member  of  the  Mennon- 
ite  Church  in  Summerfield,  111. 


BARNETT  JOSEPH 

O'FALLON  has,  in  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barnctt 
Joseph,  two  useful  and  dependable  citi- 
zens. Mr.  Joseph,  son  of  Sebastian  Joseph 
(died  in  1884),  and  Anna  Stark  (died  in  1907), 
was  born  near  O'Fallon,  on  March  i^,  1868.  His 
father  was  a  blacksmith  and  a  wagon-maker  by 
trade,  but  followed  farming  during  the  latter 
years  of  his  life.  Barnett  secured  his  schooling  in 
the  Enterprise  School,  north  of  O'Fallon,  and 
then  worked  on  a  farm  until  he  was  twenty-five, 
clerked  in  a  grocery  for  a  year,  after  which  he 
entered  the  tinning  business  as  a  partner  with 
Mr  John  Cc:n:r.  This  partn.Tship  la.steJ  cigS 


teen  months,  until  Mr.  Getner's  death  in  189";, 
after  which  Mr.  Joseph  went  into  business  for 
himself.  He  had  constructed,  in  igii,  the  busi- 
ness building  which  he  now  owns. 

Mrs.  Joseph,  formerly  Sylvia  Bode,  was  born 
in  Belleville,  Jan.  21,  i88o,  the  daughter  of  Peter 
J.  and  Katherine  Schaefer  Bode.  The  father  lives 
in  St.  Louis;  the  mother  died  in  1917.  The  two 
children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph — Russell  B. 
and  Hortense  E. — were  born  on  July  10,  1911, 
and  July  14,  191^.  Russell  is  a  Junior  in  the 
O'Fallon  High  School.  Mrs.  Joseph  is  an  active 
church  worker,  was  secretary  of  the  Eastern  Star, 
i9i3-2<;,  belongs  to  the  Belleville  White  Shrine, 
and  was  president  of  the  Martha-Mary  Society, 
of  her  church,  from  1923  to  192'!.  Mr.  Joseph  is 
a  Mason  and  a  Shriner,  and  Evangelical,  and 
has  been  a  member  of  the  O'Fallon  School  board 
for  about  eighteen  years,  the  last  few  years  on 
the  high  school  board. 

EDWARD  H.  SLIEPER 

DEW  ATHENS  has  one  of  the  largest  stores 
of  general  merchandise  in  Southern  Illi- 
nois, and  Mr.  E.  H.  Slieper  is  the  owner 
and  manager  of  this  store.  He  went  into  this 
business  in  1918  as  a  partner  with  his  father-in- 
law,  Mr.  Fred  Bertholdt,  and  continued  as  joint 
owner  with  him  until  1923,  when  the  latter 
retired  from  business  and  sold  his  part  to  Mr. 
Slieper,  who,  since  that  time,  has  managed  the 
store  alone. 

Mr.  Bertholdt  was  born  near  Lebanon,  111., 
on  the  14th  of  December,  1861;  he  spent  the 
first  thirty-five  years  of  his  life  on  the  farm.  His 
education  was  secured  in  the  public  schools  of 
Fayetteville,  111.,  and  in  1896  he  went  into  busi- 
ness in  New  Athens.  Mr  Bertholdt  was  one 
of  the  six  children  of  John  Bertholdt  and  Eliza- 
beth Baehr.  He  was  married  on  January  5,  1888, 
to  Elizabeth  Kirchhoefer,  and  four  daughters 
have  come  from  this  marriage.  Bertha  A.  is  the 
oldest,  and  was  horn  January  20,  1890.  She  is 
now  the  wife  of  Dr.  H.  J.  Schlesinger.  Edna  M., 
who  is  the  wife  of  Edward  H.  Slieper  (mentioned 
above),  was  born  on  June  2,  1894,  and  was  mar- 
ried to  Mr.  Slieper  on  February  24,  1916.  She 
is  now  the  mother  of  three  children — William, 
Clyde  and  Meridene.  Cora  L.,  the  third  child 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  Bertholdt,  born  January 
6,  189(1,  is  married  to  Mr.  Christ  G.  Voelker. 
The  youngest  daughter,  Lillian  C,  is  the  wife 
of  Mr.  E.  J.  Traut  and  lives  in  Battle  Creek, 
Michigan. 

Mr.  Edward  Slieper,  to  whom  reference  was 
made  at  the  beginning  of  this  sketch,  is  the  son 
of  William  Slieper  and  Emma  Sauerwein,  and 
was  born  at  New  Athens  on  May  18,  1894.  His 
father  was  reared  on  a  farm  near  New  Athens, 
but  in  1892  he  moved  into  the  town  and  engaged 
in  the  liquor  business  for  a  number  of  years, 
until  he  retired  in  1918.  Edward,  one  of  his  two 
children,  received  his  education  in  the  public 
school  and  in  Central  Wesleyan  College,  where 
he  spent  two  years  in  study,  after  which  he 
returned  to  New  Athens  and  took  employment 
with  his  father-in-law.  Both  Mr.  Bertholdt  and 
his  son-in-law,  Mr.  Sleiper,  are  members  of  the 
Evangelical  Church. 

EDWARD  W.  SCHMALENBERGER 
J^HROUGHOUT  his  life  Edward  W. 
IJ  Schmalenberger  has  rejoiced  in  the  com- 
pany of  children.  This,  indeed,  is  a  noble 
hobby,  and  it  is  his  best.  Born  in  Millstadt, 
Illinois,  on  March  3,  1880,  he  attended  school 
here,  and  in  later  life  entered  Western  Normal, 
of  Bushnell,  Illinois,  from  which  he  was  gradu- 
ated in  1899.  He  then  taught  school  and  studied 
in    the    Southwestern    Business    College.    Mr. 


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Schmalenherger  was  made  an  instructor  in  South- 
western College.  He  soon  resigned  and  accepted 
a  position  as  principal  of  the  Dewey  School,  in 
Belleville,  and  is  now  holding  the  same  position 
in  the  Signal  High  School,  District  i8i. 

Mr.  Schmalenherger  was  married  twice.  By 
the  first  union,  to  Katherme  Ruhman,  there  is  one 
daughter,  Helen  S.  C,  who  is  now  a  registered 
nurse.  He  was  married  again  in  1908,  to  Rose 
Ruhman,  a  sister  to  his  first  wife.  Four  children 
were  born:  Ruth  M.,  Warren  W.,  Roselyn  L.  E., 
and  Edward,  Jr. 

Mr.  Schmalenherger  is  much  interested  in  reli- 
gious w'ork.  He  was  president  of  the  Southern 
Illinois  Federation  of  Evangelical  Brotherhoods. 
At  present,  he  is  president  of  St.  Paul's  Evangel- 
ical Old  Folks'  Home,  in  Belleville,  and  is  a  leader 
of  the  young  men's  bihle  class  of  St.  Paul's 
Church,  well-liked  and  highly  respected. 


FRANK  BOMAN 

iflNCE  1921  Frank  Boman  has  resided  in 
Mascoutah,  where  he  owns  and  operates 
market.  He  was  born  on  August 
30,  1892  at  Pierce  City,  Mo.,  where  he  received 
a  common  school  education.  After  leaving  school 
he  worked  tor  one  year  in  St.  Louis,  and  then 
went  to  Freeburg.  Illinois,  where  he  secured 
employment  in  the  meat  market  of  Joseph  Linder. 
and  worked  here  for  ten  years ,  In  1 9 1 5  he  opened 
a  shop  of  his  own  in  Freeburg,  and  ran  the  same 
\intil  June  1921,  when  he  sold  out  and  moved  to 
Mascoutah.  He  now  owns  two  meat  markets  in 
Mascoutah,  the  second  having  been  opened  in 
1923,  and  also  a  meat  market  in  New  Baden, 
which  has  been  operated  under  his  management 
since  February,  1926. 

Mr.  Boman  is  married  and  has  two  children. 
His  wife,  Maud  Browning  Boman,  and  the  daugh- 
ter of  John  Browning  and  Alice  Mahan  Brown- 
ing, was  born  in  Freeburg  on  April  18,  1894, 
and  was  married  to  Mr,  Boman  on  October  20, 
1915.  Her  father  was  a  miner  and  is  well-known 
in  Freeburg.  He  died  in  1909,  on  the  24th  of 
November;  the  mother  is  still  living.  Mrs. 
Boman  was  one  of  seven  children,  and  is  a  grad- 
uate of  the  Freeburg  High  School.  Their  two 
children — Howard  and  Alys  were  born  June 
20,  1917  and  December  jo,  1920,  respectively. 

In  1926,  Mr.  Boman  was  elected  a  member  of 
the  Mascoutah  School  Board.  He  belongs  to  the 
Moose  Order,  as  well  as  to  the  Commercial 
Club,  the  Turners  Society  and  the  Odd  Fellows. 


REV.  M.  C.  FOLTZ,  D.  D. 
ijiHEN  REV.  M.  C.  FOLTZ  built  his  first 
\\j  church  in  Oblong,  in  1914,  Bishop  Quayle. 
who  dedicated  it,  stated  that  it  was  the 
finest  Methodist  Church  in  the  world  for  the 
sue  ot  the  town  it  was  to  serve.  In  1924  Rev. 
Folt!  built  St.  John's  Church  of  EdwardsviUe, 
one  o(  the  finest  churches  in  the  Conference. 
During  all  his  ministry  Dr.  Foltz  has  been  known 
as  a  builder. 

Reverend  Foltj  got  his  elementary  training  in 
the  public  schools  of  Ohio.  He  received  his  A. 
B.  degree  in  Taylor  University,  of  Upland,  Ind., 
and  his  honorary  Doctor's  degree  from  McKen- 
dree  College  in  its  Centennial  year.  For  the  past 
eight  years  he  has  taught  "Human  Behavior" 
and  "Sunday  School  Work"  in  McKendree  Col- 
lege— in  the  Summer  School  of  Theology. 

In  1898  Rev.  Foltz  married  Miss  Mae  Farmer, 
ot  Reynoldsburg,  Ohio.  The  happy  couple  have 
four  children — Thetis  M.,  who  is  owner  of  a 
beauty  parlor  in  Mount  Carmel;  Lucile,  now 
Mrs.  J.  C.Jarrell,  of  Mount  Vernon;  Francis  A., 
who  holds  a  position  in  the  National  Bank  of 
Commerce  in  St.  Louis;  and  David  B.,  a  Junior 
in  the  Mount  Carmel  High  School. 

RALPH  COOK 

^R.  RALPH  COOK,  a  successful  lawyer 
of  East  St.  Louis,  Illinois,  was  born  June 
I-;,  1887,  at  Shawneetown,  Illinois.  He 
was  a  graduate  of  the  East  St.  Louis  High  School 
and  attended  the  St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy. 
For  ten  years  Mr.  Cook  was  a  druggist,  but  later 
studied  law  at  Barnes  University,  St.  Louis, 
Missouri.  He  was  admitted  to  the  practice  of 
law,  m  the  state  of  Missouri,  in  July,  1917,  and 
in  the  state  of  Illinois  in  July,  1919.  In  1923  Mr. 
Cook  was  elected  commissioner  of  streets  and 
public  works,  East  St.  Louis,  carrying  the  vote 
of  that  city  by  an  overwhelming  majority. 

Mr.  Cook  enlisted  for  service  in  the  World 
War  in  June,  1917,  and  served  throughout.  He 
was  captain  in  Battery  F.  of  the  124th  Field 
Artillery.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Le- 
gion, Masons,  Odd  Fellows,  and  Woodmen. 

In  high  school  Mr.  Cook  played  football,  and 
at  the  present  time  is  an  enthusiastic  football 
fan.  He  enjoys  quail  and  duck  hunting,  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Illinois  Sportsman's  League. 

Mr.  Cook's  father.  Silas  Cook,  was  mayor  of 
East  St.  Louis  tor  four  terms  and  a  judge  for  six 
terms.  The  mother,  Sarilda  Elizabeth  Cook,  nee 
Kinsall,  formerly  of  Omaha,  Illinois,  died  five 
years  ago. 

At  present,  Mr.  Cook  is  practicing  law  in  the 
First  National  Bank  Building,  East  St.  Louis, 
lUinois. 


PRIN.  H  G.  SCHMIDT,  D,  Litt. 

ONE  OF  the  leading  educators  of  southern 
Illinois  IS  Henry  Galen  Schmidt,  principal 
ot  the  Belleville  Township  High  School. 
Both  his  parents  are  descended  from  pioneer 
families,  and  one  of  his  grandfathers  died  at  the 
age  of  one  hundred  and  five.  Mr.  Schmidt  was 
born  May  9,  1878.  at  Drake.  Missouri.  He  grew 
up  on  a  farm  and  received  his  elementary  educa- 
tion in  the  country  schools.  By  his  own  earnest 
efforts  and  persevering  industry  he  made  his  way 
through  college,  being  graduated  from  the  Cen- 
tral Wesleyan,  at  Warrenton,  Missouri,  with 
the  degree  of  A.  B.  A  few  years  later  he  took 
work  in  the  Science  Department  of  McKendree 
and  received  the  degree  of  B.  S.  m  1909.  Since 
that  time  he  has  done  graduate  work  at  several 
universities — among  them,  the  University  of 
Illinois  and  the  University  of  Chicago.  He  also 
took  a  summer  term  at  Harvard.  He  has  been 
connected  with  educational  work  at  Belleville 
for  many  years.  He  taught  Latin,  and  later, 
chemistry  and  physics,  in  the  old  Central  High 
School.  In  1915  he  became  principal  of  the  Town- 
ship High  School,  which  position  he  still  holds. 
However,  his  influence  as  an  educator  extends 
much  wider  than  the  local  community.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  National  Education  Association, 
as  well  as  of  the  state  and  county  associations, 
and  the  Illinois  High  School  Principals'  Associa- 
tion. In  his  religious  affiliations  he  is  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Church.  Fraternally,  he  is  a 
Mason,  a  Knight  Templar,  and  a  Modern  Wood- 
man. He  is  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of 
McKendree  College,  and  received  the  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Literature  from  that  institution  during 
the  Centennial  year.  Mr.  Schmidt  was  married 
Aug.  ■;,  1902,  to  Miss  Anna  A.  Wolter.  of 
Fredericksburg,  Missouri.  She  was  educated  in 
her  native  town  and  m  private  schools  in  Mor- 
rison, Mo.,  and  in  St.  Louis.  They  have  two 
sons — Webster  R.  and  Blaine.  The  older  is  now 
a  student  in  Washington  University,  while  the 
younger  is  still  a  pupil  in  the  grades. 

L.  F.  HEER 

gFTER  a  great  many  years  of  hard  work, 
thrift,  and  service,  L.  F.  Heer  has  retired 
to  enjoy  the  fruits  of  his  labor.  He  was 
born  on  June  7,  1858,  in  the  Stookey  Township, 
a  son  of  Adam  and  Pauline  Heer.  The, former 
came  to  this  country  at  the  early  age  of  fourteen. 
He  took  up  farming,  got  married  after  a  few 
years,  and  reared  a  family  of  five  children.  The 
subject  of  this  sketch  was  one  of  these  children. 
Like  his  brothers  he  rendered  efficient  work  on 
his  father's  farm,  working  industriously,  without 


JUDGE  M.  J,  WHITE 


complaint.  Mr.  Heer  was  married  to  Phoebe 
Rhein,  on  April  ij,  1887.  The  couple  have  five 
children:  Fred  A.,  horn  on  Jan.  12,  1S88;  Paula 
E.,  Feb.  I},  1891;  Ella,  July  24,  1895;  Bertha  E., 
May  },  1899;  and  Louis,  Sept.  22,  1901. 

Mrs.  Heer  was  born  on  July  13,  i86j,  in  the 
Smithton  Township.  Her  parents  were  Fred 
Rhein  and  Charlotte  Lenninger.  She  has  two 
sisters  and  tour  brothers.  Immediately  alter  the 
marriage,  Mr.  Heer  rented  a  farm.  In  Feb.,  1902, 
he  bought  the  78  farm,  near  Belleville,  and  has 
lived  m  It  ever  since.  Mr.  Heer  was  elected  to 
an  office  on  the  school  board  in  1897.  He  has 
also  been  a  school  trustee  for  four  years.  Besides 
farming,  he  holds  the  position  of  inspector,  an 
office  that  he  has  held  for  fifteen  years.  Around 
his  vicinity  Mr.  Heer  is  very  popular  and,  al- 
though old  in  years,  he  is  still  a  young  man 
in  spirit. 


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JUDGE  MILBURN  J.  WHITE 

NE  OF  THE  clearest  legal  minds  in  the 
field  of  Illinois  jurisprudence  is  that  of 
Judge  Milburn  Judson  White,  of  Mt. 
Carmel.  He  was  born  at  Beaucoup,  Illinois, 
March  24,  1873.  His  father  was  a  physician, 
and  afterwards  moved  to  Okawville,  at  which 
place  Milburn  received  his  elementary  educa- 
tion,  and  from  there  he  came  to  McKendree  in 
1890.  He  was  a  student  in  the  academy  and 
college  for  a  period  of  five  years,  during  which 
time  he  was  a  member  of  the  Platonian  Society. 
He  played  football  during  the  seasons  of  1892, 
1893,  and  1894.  In  the  last  named  year  he  was 
captain  of  the  team.  His  father.  Dr.  S.  N.  White, 
was  a  student  in  McKendree  in  1863,  and  a 
member  of  Plato,  as  also  his  son,  Gordon,  in 
recent  years,  so  that  three  generations  of  the 
White  family  are  represented  in  McKendree  and 
in  Plato.  Mr.  White  did  not  quite  complete  the 
college  course,  but  dropped  out  while  in  his 
senior  year  to  take  up  educational  work.  Many 
years  afterwards  the  college  granted  him  the 
Bachelor's  Degree.  He  was  for  three  years  prin- 
cipal of  the  high  school  at  Enfield,  and  for  some 
time  superintendent  of  the  schools  in  Eldorado. 
Then  for  a  time  he  was  cashier  of  the  American 
National  Bank,  at  Mt.  Carmel.  But  after  due 
deliberation  he  reached  the  conclusion  that  the 
law  was  his  chosen  profession,  and  changed  to 
that  field  of  work.  In  1912  he  w-as  elected  County 
Judge  of  Wabash  County.  After  one  term  he 
declined  the  nomination  for  a  second  term  and 
returned  to  the  practice  of  law,  to  which  he 
devoted  his  energies  until  1926,  when  he  again 
became  County  Judge.  In   1921  he  was  nomi- 


R.  .^ND  MRS.  HOWARD  ROGERS 

nated  for  Circuit  Judge,  but  his  party  happened 
to  be  in  the  minority  that  year  and  he  was  not 
elected. 

In  1897  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  May. 
They  have  four  sons,  namely:  Lieut.  Thomas 
B.  White,  who  is  a  graduate  of  the  U.  S.  Naval 
Academy,  but  now  with  the  aviation  corps  in 
China;  Lyman  D.,  who  is  a  graduate  of  North- 
western University,  and  at  present,  cashier  of 
the  First  National  Bank,  of  Mt.  Carmel;  James 
Gordon,  who  was  one  year  a  student  in  Mc- 
Kendree; and  Milburn,  Jr.,  now  in  high  school. 

HOWARD  R.  ROGERS 

CHE  SUBJECT  of  this  sketch  was  born  in 
Murphysboro,  III,  on  March  11,  1892. 
He  was  a  son  of  Mathias  G.  Rogers,  who 
died  on  Dec.  13,  1918,  and  Mary  Armstrong, 
who  IS  still  living  in  East  St.  Louis.  He  received 
his  elementary  training  in  the  East  St.  Louis 
schools,  and  later  entered  the  College  of  Com- 
merce in  this  city.  While  m  the  employ  of 
Morris  and  Company,  he  utilized  his  spare  time 
by  studying  telegraphy.  Later  he  moved  to  Han- 
over, and  finished  his  study  while  under  the 
employ  of  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railway.  He 
worked  in  the  dispatcher's  office  for  some  time, 
and,  in  1912,  went  into  station  work  at  Lebanon, 
under  Mr.  Abernathy.  Since  then  he  has  worked 
on  various  points  along  the  road.  For  the  past 
five  years  Mr.  Rogers  has  worked  in  O'Fallon, 
where  he  is  under  the  employ  of  the  Baltimore 
and  Ohio  as  railroad  agent. 

On  Aug.  29,  1912,  Mr.  Rogers  was  married 
to  Miss  Pearl  Thompson.  She  was  born  on  June 
26,  1893,  in  Lebanon,  Illinois,  a  daughter  of 
Robert  and  Emma  Mueller  Thompson,  both  of 
whom  are  still  living.  After  studying  in  the 
business  college  m  Belleville,  she  worked  as  a 
stenographer.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Eastern 
Star  and  the  Woman's  Club  of  O'Fallon.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Rogers  are  parents  of  two  children: 
Howard  R.,  horn  on  July  u,  191 3.  and  Floyd 
R.,  born  on  May  6,  1922,  who  is  now  in  high 
school. 

Along  educational  lines,  Mr.  Rogers  has  done 
some  fine  work  as  a  member  of  the  Board  ot 
Education,  on  which  he  has  served  for  the  past 
three  years.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church,  and  is  the  present  president  of  the 
Men's  Bible  Class  in  his  community.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Order  of  Railroad  Telegraphers. 
Fraternally,  he  is  a  M.ison. 


REV.  JOHN  W.  WEBSTER 
--— rOHN  W.  WEBSTER,  son  of  John  H. 
W  L  Webster  and  Rose  A.  Overcast,  born 
^^^  Bedford  County,  Tenn..  July  21,  1871. 
-Attended  public  school,  graduated  from  the 
.■\nna,  Illinois  High  School. 

Entered  ministry  1894  and  since  then  has 
been  member  of  Southern  Illinois  Conference. 
First  Church,  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois.  Since  then, 
pastor  of  thirteen  churches  in  this  conference. 
Last  appointment  State  Street  M.  E.  Church  of 
East  St.  Louis,  in  1926. 

Rev.  Webster  married  July  19,  1898,  to  Miss 
Ethel  Crews,  daughter  of  Barton  and  S.  Crews, 
of  Fairfield,  Illinois.  One  son,  John  Vernon 
Webster,  born  in  April,  1899,  studied  in  Mc- 
Kendree College,  and  in  1922  graduated  from 
1 '.:  Pauw  University.  Now  with  the  National 
Surety  Company,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Rev.  Webster  is  Mason  of  the  32nd  degree, 
.ind  Knight  of  Pythias. 

ELMER  G.  JOSEPH 

©HERE  are  few  merchants  who  can  prove 
as  useful  and  necessary  to  the  needs  of  the 
community  as  a  druggist.  Perhaps  this  ex- 
plains the  reason  why  Elmer  G.  Joseph  has  chosen 
this  line.  He  was  born  near  New  Athens  Town- 
ship on  Dec.  19,  1894,  a  son  of  Louis  G.  Joseph, 
who  was  a  successful  farmer  in  St.  Clair  County. 
The  subject  of  this  sketch  has  a  good  education. 
He  attended  the  grade  and  high  school  of  Free- 
burg,  and  in  1910,  was  graduated  from  McKen^ 
dree  College.  Some  four  years  later,  he  was 
graduated  from  the  St.  Louis  College  of  Phar- 
macy. After  taking  employment  in  a  drug  store 
business  in  this  city,  he  travelled  for  two  years, 
for  the  United  Drug  Company.  He  resigned  in 
1920,  returned  to  Freeburg,  and  was  employed 
by  C.  G.  Becker,  druggist.  Mr.  Joseph  was  mar- 
ried in  1916,  to  Bessie  Huber.  He  was  elected  to 
the  high  school  board  in  1924;  is  a  Shriner  in 
the  Masonic  Order;  and  during  one  year  he  was 
master  of  Freeburg  Lodge.  The  recreation  that 
Mr.  Joseph  indulges  in  mostly  is  fishing  and 
hunting — a  sport  in  which  he  spends  many  pleas- 
ant hours  when  not  engaged  in  his  professional 
pursuit. 

JOSEPH  OBERNUEFMANN 

CWO  AND  ONE-HALF  MILES  west  of 
Lebanon  is  located  one  of  St.  Clair  Coun- 
ty's well-managed  farms,  the  120  acres 
owned  Ijy  Mr.  Joseph  Obernuefmann,  who  has 
lived  here  since  1920.  Mr.  Obernuefmann  was 
born  in  Caseyville  Township,  Dec.  13,  1875. 
His  father,  Henry  Obernuefmann,  was  a  success- 
ful farmer,  and  is  still  living,  though  retired,  in 
his  home  in  O'Fallon.  His  wife,  Mary  Thomann 
Obernuefmann,  died  on  April  26,  1918.  Joseph, 
until  he  was  thirteen,  attended  the  parochial 
schools  in  Caseyville,  and  then  continued  his 
studies  in  the  public  schools  until  he  was  seven- 
teen. He  began  working  on  his  t.ither's  land, 
stayed  here  for  ten  years,  and  after  his  marriage 
on  Oct.  21,  1902,  rented  a  farm  for  four  years  in 
Caseyville  Township,  and  for  five  years,  farmed 
on  rented  land  near  O'Fallon,  then  moved  back 
to  Caseyville,  rented  from  his  father,  and  re- 
mained here  eight  years,  until  1920,  when  he 
bought  his  present  farm. 

His  wife  was  a  farmer's  daughter,  Mary  B. 
Bechtlofft,  born  in  O'Fallon  Township,  Sept.  28, 
1879,  and  educated  in  the  parochial  school  of 
Black  Jack,  and  in  the  Enterprise  public  school. 
She  and  Mr.  Obernuefmann  have  four  children — 
Esther,  Mary  Ann,  Joseph,  and  Jerome — born 
March  21,  190';;  April  19,  1907;  March  23, 1911; 
and  Jan.  26,  1917,  respectively. 

Mr.  Obernuefmann  is  a  member  of  the  Cath- 
olic Knights  of  Illinois.  Stock-raising  is  his  hobby. 


S..X  Hundred  and  ThrtyTwo 


HENRY  REUSS,  JR. 

nOCATED  one  and  one  fourth  miles  e.ist 
of  New  Athens  is  the  mine  of  the  Pep 
Coal  Company,  which  supplies  practically 
all  the  coal  consumed  in  New  Athens.  Henry 
Reuss  assisted  in  the  organization  of  this  comp.iiiy 
in  1920,  and  has  been  secrct.ir\  -f  th,  -  m  ■  -iii.c 
that  time.  Mr.  Reuss,  one  of  -  •  11 

of  Henry  Reuss,Sr.,  and  Jul-.,i  I  i    I     ■  m 

in  St.  Clair  County,  March  :  j  iS<  ,  a  ,-  .■lu- 
cated  in  the  public  schools,  and  began  his  work 
ing  career  in  the  shoe  manufacturing  business.  He 
soon  gave  this  up,  and  went  into  the  mines, 
where  he  worked  until  the  above  company  w-as 
organized.  He  married,  on  Oct.  jo,  1910,  Matilda 
Ritter,  a  young  lady  of  New  Athens,  born  Oct. 
!■;,  1891,  the  daughter  of  Frank  Ritter  and  Anna 
Sarlouis.  She  has  borne  Mr.  Reuss  one  daughter, 
Ethel  J.,  on  Aug  27, 1911 .  The  latter  is  attending 
the  New  Athens  High  School,  and  is  a  member 
of  the  high  school  orchestra. 

Mr.  Reuss  is  an  Evangelical,  and  is  a  member 
of  the  New  Athens  Community  High  School 
board,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  first  directors. 


LOREN  E.  WILDERMAN 
yi^R.  LOREN  E.  WILDERMAN,  of  Free- 
1|J  burg,  was  born  on  the  farm,  the  son  of 
M.  F.  Wilderman  and  Emma  M.  Herman, 
on  the  9th  of  January,  1884,  attended  the  public 
school  and  was  graduated  from  Washington  Uni- 
versity in  1904.  For  a  short  time  he  worked  for 
the  Bell  Telephone  Company  as  a  draftsman,  and 
then  returned  to  the  farm  of  his  father. 

On  the  3rd  of  December,  1912,  Mr.  Wilder- 
man  was  married  to  Miss  Ada  M.  Huber,  and 
on  June  6,  two  years  afterwards,  their  only 
child,  E.  Lucile,  was  born. 

Mr.  Wijderman  is  a  stockholder  and  a  director 
of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Freeburg.  He  has 
interests  in  the  Mulberry  Hill  Coal  Mine  and  is 
thoroughly  acquainted  with  this  business.  He 
was  one  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Freeburg 
schools  for  five  years,  and  served  as  clerk  of  the 
high  school  board  for  three  years.  Mr.  Wilder- 
man  has  the  reputation  of  being  a  hard  worker, 
and  he  is  a  friend  and  proponent  of  education. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Republican. 

WALTER  FREUDENBERG 

•iSflNCE  the  age  of  fourteen,  Mr.  Walter 
jl^J  Freudenberg,  of  Belleville,  has  either  been 
in  the  drug  business,  or  studying  to  pre- 
pare himself  for  the  vocation  of  a  pharmacist. 
He  was  born  in  the  city  where  he  now  conducts 
his  business,  on  Dec.  26,  189J.  His  father  died 
when  Walter  was  quite  young,  and  this  deprived 
the  boy  of  some  of  the  advantages  which  a  father 
can  give  to  his  son.  But  he  secured  a  fair  educa- 
tion in  the  Belleville  public  schools,  and  at  four- 
teen began  working  in  the  drug  store  of  A. 
Kissel,  at  1401  West  Main  Street,  where  Mr. 
Freudenberg  is  now  located.  After  four  years  he 
was  able  to  continue  his  education,  and  entered 
the  St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy,  where  he 
studied  for  three  years,  graduating  in  191 4.  Dur- 
ing the  time  he  was  a  student  here,  he  worked 
as  a  druggist  in  St.  Louis.  He  returned  to  Belle- 
ville, and  worked  as  a  clerk  until  1919,  when  he 
bought  out  Mr.  J.  V.  Simonds,  the  successor 
to  Mr.  Kissel,  and  has  continued  as  proprietor 
of  this  store  since. 

Mr.  Freudenberg  is  married  and  has  two 
daughters — Jane,  born  Aug.  23,  1922,  and  Amy, 
born  Dec.  4,  192J.  His  wife,  formerly  Meta  A. 
Kuntz,  is  the  daughter  of  Louis  J.  Kuntz  (died 
Aug.  II,  1914).  who  was  engaged  in  the  grape 
growing  business.  Her  mother,  Fredericka  Eckel 
Kuntz,  is  still  living.  Her  marriage  to  Mr.  Freu- 
denberg took  place  on  June  21,  1917. 


Mr.  Freudenberg  was  elected  on  the  Belleville 
school  board  in  1926.  He  is  a  Mason  and  a 
Shriner,  a  hard  worker,  and  a  congenial  fellow. 
He  enjoys  hunting. 

VIRGINIA  E.  HUGHES 

GHE  SUBJECT  of  this  sketch  was  born  on 
June  26,  1874,  in  Belleville,  lUinois.  She 
was  a  daughter  of  Louis  W.  and  Cecilia 
Clement  Hughes.  The  former  was  born  on  July 
23,  1844,  in  Belleville.  The  latter  was  born  on 
March  30,  1846,  at  Three  Rivers,  Canada.  This 
couple  were  married  on  August  20,  1870,  and 
were  parents  of  three  children:  Virginia  E.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch,  born  on  June  26,  1874; 
Edna  L.,  March  1.  1877,  now  married  to  Dr. 
George  Rodemick  of  St.  Louis;  and  Belle  J.,  Dec. 
12,  1882,  married  to  William  SchaumlefFel. 

Miss  Hughes  received  her  education  in  the 
public  schools.  After  attending  the  high  school 
for  two  years  she  started  to  teach.  She  taught  in 
Grassland,  Illinois,  for  fi%'e  years;  was  principal 
of  the  Rentchler  Illinois  School  for  five  years, 
and  the  Dewey  School  for  five  years.  She  came 
to  Union  in  1912,  was  made  principal,  and  has 
been  there  since.  Miss  Hughes  has  held  the 
office  of  recording  secretary  for  the  county  for 
many  years.  She  is  recognized  around  the  com- 
munities as  a  fine  teacher,  is  very  popular  and 
highly  respected  by  everyone  who  has  ever  come 
under  her  pleasant  personality. 


REV.  ROY  KEAN 

aP  FROM  thecoalmine  to  the  ministry, 
through  struggle  and  sacrifice,  is  the  route 
Mr.  Kean,  M?thodist  minister  at  Staun- 
ton, has  taken.  Born  at  Marissa,  June  11,  18S9, 
he  attended  the  Marissa  grade  schools;  worked 
as  a  barber  and  in  the  coal  mines;  was  graduated 
from  Herrin  High  School  and  McKendree  Col- 
lege; was  student  pastor  at  Troy,  Glen  Carbon, 
and  Signal  Hill;  and  was  pastor  at  Mound  City, 
Altamont,  and  Staunton. 

On  March  23,  1913,  he  married  Pearl  E.  Mar- 
grave, of  Mound  City;  they  have  two  daughters: 
Frances  Jane  and  Joyce  Ann .  Mrs.  Kean  attended 
Mound  City  High  School,  Carbondale  Normal, 
and  McKendree  College,  and  belongs  to  the 
Eastern  Star  and  White  Shrine. 

Mr.  Kean  is  a  Mason,  an  alert,  successful 
pastor,  and  a  former  member  of  the  Platonian 
Literary  Society. 

WILLIAM  F.  ZERBAN 

gLTHOUGH  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
William  F.  Zerban,  has  crossed  the  Great 
Divide,  some  of  the  records  of  his  life, 
which  was  so  well  spent,  are  well  worth  men- 
tioning. He  was  born  in  the  Engleman  Township 
on  Oct.  20,  187";,  a  son  of  William  and  Sophia 
Lotz  Zerban,  who  were  the  parents  of  six  chil- 
dren. Immediately  after  his  school  work  was 
over,  he  worked  on  his  father's  farm,  and 
for  several  years  as  fireman.  In  1903  h;  came 
to  Freeburg  to  accept  a  position  as  engineer 
of  the  Famous  Coal  Mines.  Two  years  later  he 
helped  organize  the  Mulberry  Hill  Coal  Com- 
pany, and  as  a  reward  to  his  excellent  work,  he 
was  appointed  secretary  and  engineer  of  the 
Mulberry  Mines.  Mr.  Zerban  was  married  to 
Katherine  Feder  on  Jan.  16,  1903.  There  are  two 
children:  Clarence  W.,  a  fine  young  fellow  who 
was  born  on  Sept.  i,  190';,  and  Carmiha,  born 
on  Oct.  10,  1907.  He  helped  to  organize  and 
build  the  new  Freeburg  High  School  and  was  a 
member  of  the  board  until  his  death  on  Jan.  3, 
1927.  Mr.  Zerban's  hobby  was  the  growing  of 
flowers,  which  he  greatly  loved.  When  he  died 
many  of  his  friends  lost  a  real  pal. 


ALFRED  J.  STEIDEL 

^R-  ALFRED  STEIDLL  for  tha  last  twenty- 
seven  years  has  been  employed  at  the 
Pfeffer  Milling  Company,  in  Lebanon.  He 
w:as  born  on  a  farm  one  and  one-half  miles  south- 
east of  this  city.  May  22,  1S82,  His  tir.-it  year  of 
schooling  was  in  the  Oak  (  ir  ■  .  S  1,  ,  i  -..-.ir  his 
home,  but  in  1890  his  pan  ■  •  ■    I       .nun, 

and  here  he  finished  hn  I   r   :  iti.m. 

After  working  three  or  loir  ;..irr  ...n  tlu  t.irm, 
he  entered  the  mill  in  1900,  and  has  been  here 
since.  His  father,  Frank  Steidel,  died  on  New- 
Year's  Day,  191 1 ;  his  mother,  Johanna  Burkhardt 
Steidel,  passed  away  on  October  9,  of  the  fol- 
lowing year. 

Mr.  Steidel  married  Miss  Anna  Britt,  July  3, 
1915-  She  was  born  in  Detroit,  Minnesota,  on 
May  8,  1887,  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  P. 
Britt.  Her  mother  died  when  Anna  was  quite 
young,  and  she  was  taken  into  the  home  of  her 
uncle,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Conrad  Rieger,  of  Lebanon. 
She  received  her  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  Mascoutah  Township.  One  daughter  has  been 
born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Steidel,  Stella  Mae,  on 
June  25,  1919. 

For  five  years  Mr.  Steidel  was  an  alderman  in 
Lebanon,  and  for  two  years  he  has  been  a  member 
of  the  school  board.  He  was  elected  city  treasurer 
in  the  spring  of  1926.  He  belongs  to  the  Odd 
Fellows,  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias  (now  secre- 
tary), to  the  Evangelical  Church,  and  to  a  local 
singing  society,  of  which  he  is  the  secretary. 
Soon  after  his  marriage,  Mr.  Steidel  built  the 
beautiful  home  in  which  they  now  live. 


FRED  WILLIAM  KLEIN 

HRED  WILLIAM  KLEIN  is  one  of  Mar- 
issa's  most  popular  and  well-liked  citizens. 
His  modern  drug  store,  with  its  complete 
stock  of  goods,  IS  one  of  this  town's  most  fre- 
quented places  of  business.  He  was  born  in  Lenz- 
burg,  Illinois,  on  July  13, 1889.  Here  he  attended 
the  public  schools,  and  later  on,  he  studied  in 
the  Commercial  College,  in  East  St.  Louis.  His 
interest  in  pharmacy  being  stirred,  Mr.  Klein 
entered  the  St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  191 1.  In  the  same 
year,  he  passed  the  Illinois  board  examination. 
Mr.  Klein  came  to  Marissa  and  was  employed 
by  N.  T.  Jensen,  druggist.  With  George  Kunze, 
in  1912,  he  bought  out  his  employer's  business. 
This  partnership  was  dissolved  in  1921,  for  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  took  over  his  partner's 
share,  estaWishing  the  F.  W.  Klein  Drug  and 
Jewelry  Company,  In  his  employ  is  E,  E.  Gibson, 


ALFRED  I.  STEIDEL 

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a  well-known  jewelry  expert  of  thirty  years' 
experience.  Mr.  Klein,  who  is  married,  and  has 
one  son,  Fred  W.,  is  an  Odd  Fellow  and  a  Wood- 
man. He  finds  enough  time  to  enjoy  these  great 
sports:  baseball,  fishing,  and  swimming. 


HENRY  EBERLEIN 

©OTH  the  father  and  the  grandfather  of 
Henry  Eberlein  were  engaged  in  the  shoe 
repair  business,  and  Henry  has  followed 
them  in  this  business.  His  grandfather,  George 
Eberlein,  came  to  this  county  from  Germany 
and  established  a  shoe  shop  in  1864,  and  his 
son,  George,  worked  for  him  until  the  death  of 
the  former,  and  then  took  over  the  father's  busi- 
ness. George  Eberlein,  Jr.,  was  born  in  iSti.  in 
Mascoutah,  was  married  to  Katherine  Mann,  of 
Clinton  County  on  March  5,  1881,  and  became 
the  father  of  two  children — Anna  M.,  born 
December  s,  1881;  and  Henry,  born  July  26, 
1886.  The  lather  died  on  Sept.  12,  1926. 

Henry  Eberlein  was  born  in  Mascoutah,  was 
given  a  high  school  education,  after  which  he 
attended  the  Belleville  Commercial  College,  and 
then  began  working  for  his  father.  On  August 
18,  1908,  he  was  married  to  Anna  M.  Bertholdt, 
the  daughter  of  Leonard  Bertholdt,  a  reputable 
miller  and  mine  fireman  of  Mascoutah.  Their 
daughter,  Ellen,  was  born  on  the  jrd  of  May, 
1912.  Mr.  Eberlem  worked  with  his  father  until 
the  death  of  the  latter,  and  then  took  charge  of 
the  business  which  he  still  manages  and  in  which 
he  has  made  up-to-date  improvements.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Evangelical  Church,  an  Odd 
Fellow,  a  Moose,  and  a  member  of  the  Commer- 
cial Club.  In  1926  he  was  elected  to  the  Mas- 
coutah board  of  education. 


WALTER  W.  THOMAS 
ilrt  ALTER  W.  THOMAS,  of  O'Fallon,  111., 
\Jy  owner  and  operator  of  one  of  the  largest 
hardware  establishments  in  St.  Clair 
County,  IS  the  son  of  Nicholas  Thomas,  and 
was  born  in  Belleville,  III,  Nov.  12,  189J.  After 
attending  school  and  Belleville  Commercial  Col- 
lege, took  employment  in  O'Fallon  hardware 
store.  Then  during  World  War,  enlisted  in  army 
and  served  overseas  as  corporal.  In  1926,  after 
two  other  business  ventures,  Mr .  Thomas  bought 
out  the  A.  Ohlendorf  hardware  business  in  the 
place  where  now  located. 

Two  months  after  his  discharge  from  the  army, 
Mr.  Thomas  was  married  to  Frieda  E.  Weil, 
daughter  of  Philip  and  Lena  Weil,  born  near 
Lebanon,  111,  on  Jan.  ij,  1895.  Their  son,  Warren 
D.  Thomas,  was  born  Sept.  29,  1923,. 

Mr.  Thomas  is  Mason  and  Shriner.  He  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  of  the 
American  Legion,  of  the  O'Fallon  Rotary  Club, 
and  of  the  local  Business  Men's  Association,  of 
which  organization  he  has  served  as  president. 

GEORGE  RAUSHKOLB 

©ORN  in  Belleville,  July  19,  1856;  attended 
public  schools  of  that  city;  enrolled  in 
Central  Wesleyan  College,  Warrenton, 
Mo.;  employed  as  clerk  in  book  store,  but  soon 
took  up  clerical  work  in  manufacturing  plant. 

Was  married  to  Pauline  Hartnagel,  1879.  On 
April  18,  i88j,  entered  retail  grocery  business, 
and  for  the  last  forty-three  years  he  has  been 
connected  w^ith  this  same  business. 

His  other  activities:  member  of  Retail  Mer- 
chants' Association  (president  for  two  terms); 
member  of  M.  E.  Church  and  Sunday  School  for 
fifty -five  years  (also  chairman  of  board  of  trustees 
of  his  church  for  many  years).  Mrs.  Raushkolb 
is  also  active  in  church  work,  being  president  of 
Ladies'  Aid  Society.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Raushkolb 
are  the  proud  parents  of  five  children. 


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R.  C.  STOLTZ 

ONE  OF  BELLEVILLE'S  most  alert,  indus- 
tnous.  and  up-to-date  business  men,  one 
who  IS  well  known  and  universally  liked 
and  who  is  busy  in  many  civic  and  fraternal 
activities  and  organizations  is  R.  C.  Stoltz,  senior 
member  of  the  company  of  R.  C.  Stoltz  6?  Son. 
whose  store  is  situated  at  20J  East  Main  Street. 

R.  C.  Stoltz  was  born  December  5,  1887,  at 
Belleville,  111.  At  an  early  age  he  chose  business 
as  his  field  of  occupation  and,  upon  completing 
his  public  school  education,  enrolled  in  a  com- 
mercial college. 

After  he  had  finished  his  commercial  educa- 
tion, Mr.  Stoltz  acted  as  bookkeeper  and  stenog- 
rapher in  the  freight  department  of  a  large  St. 
Louis  estabhshment  for  some  time  and  later  was 
bookkeeper  for  the  Herzler  Heminger  Company. 

Not  being  content  with  working  for  other 
companies,  and  wishing  to  venture  into  the  busi- 
ness world  on  his  own  initiative,  Mr.  Stoltz,  in 
1907,  left  his  former  occupation  and  opened  a 
grocery  business  at  10-12  North  Jackson  Street, 
in  Belleville.  In  1921  he  moved  to  his  present 
location  and  has  been  there  since  that  time. 

On  Jan.  6,  1907,  Mr.  Stoltz  was  married  to 
Meta  M.  Wenzel  and  two  children  have  been 
born  to  this  union — a  son,  Leroy  R.,  being  born 
February  21,  1908,  and  a  daughter,  Vivian  J., 
coming  into  the  family  July  i?,  191J.  Leroy 
attended  the  public  schools  of  Belleville  and  was 
graduated  from  the  township  high  school  in 
June  of  1926.  He  was  then  taken  into  his  father's 
business  as  junior  partner.  He  is  now  a  Freshman 
at  the  University  of  Illinois. 

R.  C.  Stoltz  is  a  member  of  the  Retail  Mer- 
chants' Association,  of  the  Belleville  Board  of 
Trade,  and  of  the  Turner's  St.  Clair  Lodge  No. 
24,  Chapter  106,  Sacred  Commandery,  No.  ';2. 
He  is  a  Mason;  a  member  of  the  Belleville  Coun- 
cil 67.  Fishing  and  swimming  are  his  hobbies. 

CHRISTOPHER  W.  SIEGEL 

CHE  PROPRIETOR  of  the  Lebanon  Gar- 
age-Dodge Ser\.'ice  Station,  in  Lebanon, 
111.,  is  Mr,  Christopher  Siegel,  known  to 
his  friends  as  "Hoppy"  Siegel.  He  is  a  native  of 
this  community,  was  born  near  Lebanon,  Sep- 
tember 12,  1872,  and  received  his  education  in 
the  Lebanon  public  schools.  His  father  rented 
a  farm  near  Lebanon,  and  for  a  few  years  after 
finishing  his  schooling,  Christopher  worked  on 
this  farm.  Afterwards  he  was  employed  as  a 
delivery-man  for  the  Belleville  Star  Brewery. 
He  entered  the  garage  business  in  191 1  and  in 
1926  put  up  a  new  building,  which  his  growing 
business  required.  Just  before  opening  his  gar- 
age here,  Mr.  Siegel  worked  in  St.  Louis  for  a 
while  for  the  Schrader  Coal  6?  Ice  Company. 
On  May  22,  1907,  he  was  married  to  Zula 
McGuire,  the  daughter  of  John  R.  and  Eliza 
White  McGuire,  of  Lebanon.  She  attended  the 
Lebanon  schools,  and  for  two  years  the  Carlyle 
High  School.  Before  her  marriage,  she  had  lived 
a  short  time  in  Denver.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Rebeccas.  Her  grandfather.  Dr.  John  M.  White, 
and  her  great  uncles,  Hamilton  and  n.inicl 
White,  were  among  the  first  students  ,it  Mc- 
Kendree  Oillege,  a  significant  fact  at  thi.-;  time. 
when  the  college  is  celebrating  its  Centennial 
year. 

Mr.  Siegel  is  a  member  of  the  Evangelical 
Church,  and  of  the  K.  P.  Lodge.  Hunting  and 
fishing  are  his  choice  recreations. 

EMIL  J.  WEBER 

eMIL  J.  WEBER,  one  of  the  efficient  busi- 
ness  men  of  Lebanon,  111.,  a  plumber,  tin- 
smith, and  sheet  metal  worker,  and  the 
owner  of  a  first  class  hardware  store,  was  born 
in  this  city  June   !•;,   i88j.  His  father,  Jo.seph 


Weber,  long  a  cooper  at  the  Pfeffer  Mill,  died 
May  18,  igc;,  and  his  mother  on  Nov.  25,  1895. 
They  were  the  parents  of  eleven  children. 

Mr.  Weber  finished  the  grades  and  spent 
three  years  in  high  school,  before  beginning  his 
hfe's  work  in  1898  as  an  apprentice  in  the  C.  H. 
Sager  Hardware  Company.  With  the  exception 
of  one  year  (1901),  when  he  worked  at  his  trade 
in  Duquoin,  111.,  he  was  employed  in  the  above 
named  business  continuously  for  sixteen  years, 
until  1917.  when  he  went  into  business  for  him- 
self. In  1923,  h;  moved  to  his  present  location. 

On  Nov.  8,  1906,  he  married  Odelia  R.  Schutz, 
also  born  in  Lebanon,  Dec.  27, 1885,  the  daughter 
of  Louis  and  Rosa  Schmidt  Schutz.  Her  father 
died  on  April  22,  1923;  her  mother  is  still  living 
and  in  good  health. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Weber  have  three  children — 
Edgar,  born  March  8.  1911;  Robert,  May  19, 
1917;  and  Gertrude,  on  July  1  j,  1920.  All  attend 
the  home  schools. 

Mr.  Weber  is  a  Mason,  an  Odd  Fellow,  a 
Rotarian,  and  a  member  of  the  Evangelical 
Church,  in  which  he  is  a  trustee.  He  enjoys 
working  in  his  garden  and  around  his  home.  He 
is  a  good  citizen  and  well  liked  here. 

GEORGE  A.  FISCHER 

^R.  GEORGE  A.  FISCHER,  a  hoisting 
engineer,  living  in  O'Fallon,  was  born  at 
Staunton,  Dec.  29,  1870.  His  good  wife, 
Sarah  Kerby  Fischer,  was  born  in  Murphysboro, 
111.,  Dec.  6,  1874,  daughter  of  Isaac  Kerby  (died 
190J),  and  Emeline  Marsh  (lives  in  Webb  City, 
Mo.)  They  were  married  Feb.  11,  189J,  and 
have  had  ten  children,  seven  of  whom  still  live. 
Their  names  and  birth  dates  follow— E.  Matilda, 
Dec.  8,  1893;  Anna  M.,  August  28,  1895;  H. 
Edward,  July  13,  1897)  killed  overseas  in  the 
World  War);  George  Arnold,  Feb.  17,  igoo; 
Katherine  E.,  June  30,  1902;  Lester  D.,  Dec.  26, 
1904  (died  in  infancy);  Emil  T.,  Jan.  15,  1906 
(died  at  eight  years);  M.  Estella,  April  2^,  1908; 
Walter  F.,  Nov.  23,  1910;  Lillie,  July  23,  191 3. 
The  four  oldest  children,  now  living,  have  mar- 
ried. Mr.  Fischer  received  a  public  school  edu- 
cation at  Staunton,  and  worked  on  the  farm 
until  he  was  eighteen,  when  he  began  working 
as  an  engineer,  and  has  since  remained  at  this 
occupation;  located  at  Litchfield  for  three  years, 
and  the  rest  of  the  time,  until  1897, '"  Staunton. 
Since  1897  he  has  worked  in  O'Fallon.  He  holds 
memberships  with  the  Odd  Fellows,  the  Modern 
Woodmen,  and  the  German  Evangelical  Church, 
and  has  been  a  member  of  the  O'Fallon  Town- 
ship high  school  board  for  eight  years.  Mrs. 
Fischer  is  a  Royal  Neighbor,  and  a  member  of 
the  Ladies"  Aid  Society  of  her  church.  Mr. 
Fischer  comes  from  staunch  German  parentage; 
his  parents,  George  Fischer  and  Mary  Hugle, 
came  to  America  in  1843  from  Bavaria,  Germany. 


MRS.  FRANK  STROUD 

^RS.  FRANK  STROUD,  of  East  St.  Louis, 
born  at  Washington,  Indiana,  on  Sept. 
6,  1892;  received  a  part  of  her  public 
school  education  here.  Family  moved  to  Flora, 
Illinois;  graduated  from  McKendree  College  in 
1914.  One  year,  instructor  in  Flora  High  School. 
On  November  2^,  1916,  was  married  to  Mr. 
Frank  Stroud,  of  Altamont,  Illinois,  who  attend- 
ed McKendree  three  years — is  at  present  head 
salesman  for  H.  J.  Heinz  Company,  of  St.  Louis. 
Mrs.  Stroud  is  member  of  Methodist  Church, 
and  of  Schubert  Club  of  her  district.  Is  a  great 
lover  of  music. 


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ARTHUR  ENGELHARDT 

^R.  J  ARTHUR  ENGELHARDT,  in 
partnership  with  his  father,  runs  a  black- 
smith shop  in  Manssa.  He  is  the  only  son 
of  John  G.  and  Mary  Hacker  Engelhardt,  was 
born  in  Manssa.  Sept.  nth,  1890,  graduated 
from  the  high  school  in  1909,  and  went  into  his 
father's  shop,  which  was  then  operated  under 
the  name  of  Engelhardt  Bros.,  and  worked  here 
until  191 1,  when  he  was  made  a  partner  in  the 
business.  In  1919,  the  name  of  the  shop  was 
changed  to  Engelhardt  and  Son. 

Mr.  Engelhardt  is  married  and  has  one  son, 
Arthur  Paul,  born  July  6th,  1915.  The  mother, 
formerly  Edna  F.  Jones,  is  the  daughter  of  Jon- 
athan and  Clara  (Dial)  Jones,  and  was  born  in 
Manssa  on  Oct.  4th,  1893,  was  graduated  from 
high  school  in  191 1,  and  studied  music  for  one 
year  in  McKendree  College.  She  was  married 
to  Mr.  Engelhardt  on  Oct.  21st,  1912.  She  is 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  president 
of  the  Ladies'  Aid  Society,  a  member  of  her 
church  choir,  and  of  the  Board  of  Education  of 
the  Marissa  public  schools. 

Mr.  Engelhardt  is  a  Methodist,  and  the  treas- 
urer of  his  church,  a  past  Master  of  the  Masonic 
Lodge  No.  881,  and  a  member  of  the  Eastern 
Star.  He  owns  a  nice  residence  and  other  prop- 
erty in  Manssa. 

JOHN  D.  JOHNSON 

aOHN  DAVIS  JOHNSON  was  born  at 
Belleville,  Illinois,  April  19,  1844-  He  is 
descended  from  English  and  Scotch  an- 
cestors, who  settled  in  Virginia  and  Pennsyl- 
vania. His  father,  Henry  Johnson,  was  born  in 
Philadelphia,  Jan.  i,  1801,  and  his  mother,  Elvira 
Fouke,  was  born  at  Kaskaskia,  the  capital  of 
Illinois  Territory,  March  26,  181};  they  were 
married  in  1829,  settled  at  Belleville,  and  in  1858 
moved  to  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Johnson  was  the  sixth 
and  IS  now  the  only  surviving  child  born  of  that 
union.  He  was  educated  in  part  in  the  public 
schools  of  Belleville,  and  at  McKendree  College, 
but  quit  the  latter  in  1861  for  the  purpose  of 
enlisting  m  the  Union  Army,  in  which  he  served 
as  a  private  and  first  lieutenant. 


Mc  KENDREE 


He  married  his  first  wife  while  in  the  service, 
m  1S64,  and  at  the  end  of  the  Civil  War,  he 
secured  employment  as  a  deputy  court  clerk  at 
St.  Louis,  and  applied  himself  to  the  study  of 
law.  After  five  years  of  persistent  reading,  he 
was,  in  1870,  duly  admitted  to  practice  his 
chosen  profession  in  the  Missouri  courts,  and 
promptly  began  his  career  in  the  office  of  his 
elder  brother,  Chas.  P.  Johnson,  who  at  that 
time  was  one  of  the  leading  criminal  advocates 
of  the  West.  Later  the  two  brothers  formed  a 
copartnership,  for  the  general  law  practice, 
winch  continued  for  more  than  twenty  years, 
to  their  mutual  advantage  and  satisfaction.  Mr. 
Johnson  was  later  associated  with  several  other 
able  attorneys.  He  has,  however,  always  confined 
his  efforts  entirely  to  the  civil  and  commercia' 
branches  of  the  law,  and  has  earned  for  himself 
an  enviable  reputation  as  a  conscientious,  able, 
and  successful  practitioner.  Of  commanding  pres- 
ence, genial  manners,  and  unfailing  courtesy,  a 
hard  student,  thoroughly  versed  in  all  branches 
of  the  law,  an  easy  and  convincing  speaker  and 
a  tireless  worker;  no  man  in  the  profession  has 
commanded  more  respect  than  he.  McKendree 
College  in  1880  conferred  upon  him  the  honorary 
degree  of  M.  A. 

Politically  he  has  been  a  life  long  Republican, 
but  has  never  held  a  political  office. 

In  1897,  Mr.  Johnson  married  Miss  Anne 
Mclntyre,  of  Mexico,  Mo.,  who  still  survives. 
He  through  his  entire  life  has  lived  cleanly.  Good 
health,  which  he  and  his  wife  attribute  largely 
to  Christian  Science,  has  been  an  important 
factor  in  his  life.  He  has  forty-four  living  descend- 
ants— that  IS  to  say,  seven  sons  and  daughters, 
all  married  and  well  settled  in  life,  twenty-five 
grandchildren  and   twelve  great-grandchildren. 


ARTHUR  SEIBERT 

ON  RURAL  ROUTE  NO.  4,  out  from 
Belleville,  is  the  farm  of  Mr.  Arthur 
Seibert,  consisting  of  122  acres.  He  located 
on  this  farm  in  1918,  but  began  his  career  as  a 
farmer  in  the  Shiloh  Valley,  in  191'!,  after  work- 
ing at  the  molder's  trade  for  a  short  time,  and 


FRED  FISCHER 

Dupo,  III. 

Biography  appears  on  page  ';76 

in  the  mines  for  nine  years.  Mr.  Seibert  is  the 
son  of  a  farmer,  George  Seibert,  and  of  Lizzie 
Fritz,  both  of  whom  are  dead.  He  was  born  near 
Shiloh  Village,  attended  the  Belleville  Commer- 
cial College  one  year,  and  the  Highland  Park 
College,  of  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  for  six  months. 
On  July  4, 1907,  he  was  married  to  Anna  Mutte, 
a  young  lady  of  Shiloh  Valley,  the  daughter  of 
Theodore  Mutte  and  Katie  Meyer,  who  was 
born  on  March  13,  1884.  She  and  Mr.  Seibert 
have  two  children,  Valerie,  born  Nov.  9,  1910, 
is  now  a  Junior  in  the  O'Fallon  High  School. 
The  younger  child,  Levi  M.,  was  born  Nov. 
16,  1915. 

Mr.  Seibert  was  formerly  a  member  of  the 
K.  P.,  and  is  now  a  member  of  the  Shiloh  Valley 
Grange.  He  has  been  on  the  school  board  of 
District  85  for  seven  years,  and  the  president 
of  this  board  since  the  spring  of  1927.  Mrs. 
Seibert  is  also  a  member  of  the  Grange. 


J.   ARTHUR   ENGELHARDT   and  Famil 


Siv  HiuidT-ed  and  Tlurty-Fn 


The  Chapel  Stair 

Happy  reflection,  sweet  retrospection. 

Of  other  days  on  a  campus  hill; 

Of  Autumn  s  brightness,  of  Winter's  whiteness. 

And  Spring's  neiv  morning  breathing  stiU; 

The  buildings  there  erect  and  square. 

The  Chapel  hall  and  its  winding  stair. 

How  I  remember  in  late  September 

My  first  matriculation  day: 

Each  grave  professor  we  made  confessor. 

And  half  afraid  awaited  his  say. 

But  we  found  him  fan,  forgot  our  scare 

'Mong  the  chattering  group  by  the  Chapel  stair. 

""Twas  a  place  of  meeting  and  friendly  greeting 
The  old  stone  steps  by  the  Chapel  door. 
Here  learned  teachers,  student  preachers. 
Seniors,  and  Juniors  from  class'room  lore, 
J'iow  rid  of  care,  with  a  joyous  air 
Together  ascended  the  Chapel  stair. 

Hour  of  devotion,  refreshing  lotion 

Wherein  our  weary  souls  did  lave; 

So  timid-hearted  ive  ne'er  departed 

Less  unprepared  to-day  to  brave 

For  a  simple  prayer  gave  courage  there 

As  we  went  our  way  from  the  Chapel  stair. 

In  seasons  festive  the  Seniors  restive 

Their  contemplated  fields  to  till. 

Do  here  assemble,  and  looJ^ing  tremble 

Their  new  capacity  to  fill 

For  many  a  care  is  their's  to  share 

When  they  finally  leave  the  Chapel  stair. 

How  oft,  I  wander,  after  sad  blunder 

Do  others  do  as  some  have  done 

Who  to  place  returning,  its  blessing  yearning. 

Have  found  themselves  by  the  steps  of  stone 

And  lingered  there  in  memory  where 

They  had  loitered  before,  by  the  Chapel  stair. 

When  I  no  longer  am  grounng  younger. 
When  e'er  my  long  life's  day  is  told; 
Its  sun  still  shinmg  yet  slow  declining, 
I  would  steer  my  bar}{  for  McKendree  old 
For  God  is  there  and  Heaven  somewhere 
J<[ot  far  from  the  head  of  the  Chapel  stair. 

By  F.  C.  Brown  '28 


INDEX 


Abend,  Chandler,  B.    .  .  .610, 

Adams,  Rev.  John  M. 

Adelsberger,  John  F.    . 

Agriculture  Dept.,  organized 

Ahrens,  Charles  C.      . 

Akers,  Joshua  S. 

Akers,  M.  p.,  and  Family 

Akers,  Peter.  .    101,  Hit 

Alexander,  Julia  Estelle 

Alexander,  Maude  . 

Allyn,  Ellen  S.  . 

Allyn,  Joseph  G.      . 

Ally'n,  Robert,  sketch  and  portra 

Alpha  Mu  Omega  . 

Alpha  Psi  Omega 

Alumni  Roster  (1916-1910) 

Alumni  Roster  (1920-1922)    . 

Alumni  Roster  (1923-1928) 

Alvord,  Mrs.  Josephine 

Ames,  Bishop  E.  R.    . 

Ames,  James  M.  . 

Amos,  Josephine 

Anderson,  Alonzo  R.   . 

Andrews,  Dr.  Malcolm  Perce 

Andrews,  Rev.  C.  P.     . 

Andrus,  Dr.  Rueben 

Anheuser  and  Ruth 

Anton,  Joseph  J.      . 

Arnold,  John  F.  .  .  . 

Armstrong,  Charles  U.     . 

Articles  of  Confederation,  Mo.  and  III 

Conferences         .... 
Articles   of   Organiz.ation   of   Sem 


Asbury,  Bishop  . 
AsBURY,  Earl  E. 
Asbury,  Dr.  Ernest  C.  . 

AsBURY,  portrait  OF  BiSHOP 

Ash,  Edwin  L.     , 
AsH,  John  F. 
Athletics,  College 


Atterbury,  Geo.  W. 
Atterbury,  Jas.  H.  . 
Augusta  College 
AxTELL,  Benton 
AxTELL,  Ellen  C. 


Babcock,  Rev.  Geo.  W 
Babcock,  Rev.  Wm.  C. 
Bachelors 
Bachman,  Amy 
Badgley  Family  . 
Badley,  William  J.  . 
Baer,  Philip 
Bailey,  Dr.  G.  O.     . 
Bailey,  Stephen  M. 
Bainbridge,  Mrs.  Ella 
Baird,  John  H.    . 
Baker,  Edwin  P. 
Baker,  Mrs.  Ida  Belle 
Baker,  Jehu,  portrait 
Baldwin,  Chas.  C. 
Baltz,  William  N.  . 
Band, 

Barber,  Sam  D. 
Barger,  Rev.  James  H. 
Barnes,  Harold  P.  . 
Barr,  Morris  Lincoln 
Barter,  Dr.  A.  J.     . 
Barton,  Kirtland  C. 
Barts,  Charles  H.  . 


108, 


350,  407, 
.   408, 


324 
341 

55 
372 
457 
251 
336 
200 
249 
356 
216 
341 
249 
306 
383 
541 

61 


378 
622 


baseball   . 
Basketball     . 
Bassett,  William  H. 
Baer,  Adolph 
Beck,  Rev.  Harris  G.    . 
Beckman,  C.  W.       . 
Beedle,  Gertrude 
Bechtold,  Dr.  H.  T. 
Behrens,  Mrs.  Jessie  H.  . 
Begole,  Blanche 
Behymer,  Frank  A. 
Bell,  Charles  P. 
Bell,  College 
Belleville  .    256 

Bennwell,  J.  Leon 
Berger,  Albert  L.    . 
Berger,  Dr.  Lyman  A.  . 
Bernays,  Dr.  a.  C.  . 
Bernays,  Thekla 
Bernreuter,  Rev.  George 
Berry,  Mrs.  Cora  G.    . 
Bevis,  Charles  A.     . 
Biggerstaff,  Mrs.  Ada  B. 
Biggs,  Wm.     . 
Bigler,  Ada 

Billings,  Rev.  George  H. 
Bishop,  Elmer 
Bishop,  James  A. 
BissELL,  William  H. 
Black,  Sanders  W.  . 
Black,  Wm.  H.    . 
Blair,  Prof.  F.  O.    . 
Blair,  George     . 
Blair,  Rev.  James  G. 
Blanck,  Mrs.  Myrtle  D. 
Blanck,  Jennie  E.     . 
Bloody  Island     . 
Blythe,  Jesse  W. 
Blume,  John  H.  . 
Blume,  Louise  C. 
Blumenstein  Brothers 
Board  of  Trustees  . 
Bock,  Dr.  G.  G.  . 
BoHM,  Louis  F. 
Boman,  Frank 
Bornman,  Lewis  C.  , 
Bond,  Gov.  Shadrach 
BoNHAM,  William  T. 
Bonner,  Stith  Otwell 
Bott,  William 
Bowman,  Bishop. 
Bradford,  Thoklas  A. 
Bradley,  Elsie     . 
Brannum,  Rev.  T.  P. 
Brentzell,  H.  R.  . 
Breuer,  William  H. 
Brinkerhoff,  J.  G. 
Briscoe,  Thos.  I. 
Broaddus,  Kate  G. 
Brock,  John  Wesley 
Brooks,  Anna  Mary 
Brooks,  John  M. 
Brown,  Asahel  . 
Brown,  Carrie  Agnes 
Brown,  Charles  B. 
Brown,  Charles  L.  . 
Brown,  Judge  E.  D. 
Brown,  E.  Grace     . 
Brown,  George  L. 
Brown,  Mrs.  Iva  Wisi 
Brown,  Dr.  Lloyd  W. 
Brown  Oratorical  Contest 
Brown,  Robert  J. 
Brown,  Shelby  C. 
Brown,  Judge  Will 


.  504 

384 
.  536 

371 
.  372 

606 
.  245 

175 
489,  490 

345 
.  290 

215 

.  219 

316,377 

.  323 

375 
.  611 

390 
.  454 

390 
.  601 

290 
.  268 

481 
.  273 

229 
.  176 

456 
.  170 

384 
.  362 

494 
610,  611 

215 
.  245 

606 
.   18 

609 
.  219 

631 
.  205 

462 
.  285 

180 
.  345 

106 
.  142 

378 
.  362 

398 
.  552 

274 
.  226 

341 


300 
275 


Brown,  William  J.  . 
Brown,  Wm,  F.    ' 
Brown,  Chas.  W.     . 
Brownlee,  Jamfs  H. 
Bryant,  David  W.   . 
Bryan  Essay  Contest    . 
Bryan,  Silas  Lillard 
Bryan,  William  Jennings 
Buchanan,  Prof.  Geo.  V. 
BuDiNA,  Fred  E.  . 
BuEL,  Rev.  J.  C. 
Buildings,  Growth  of  , 
BuNDY,  Flossie 
Burgard,  Mrs.  M.ae  H. 
BuRNETTE,  Esther 
Burroughs,  Caleb  C.    . 
BuRRuss,  Dr.  Edward  W. 
Burt,  Mrs.  Maud  Watts 
Burton,  Ida  May 
BUSCHER,  L.  B. 
Butler,  Joseph 
Butts,  Louis  A.  . 
Byars,  W.  V. 


Cahokia 

Cokesbury  College 
Calame,  Rev.  F.  M. 
Caldwell,  Dr.  George  W. 
Caldwell,  Thomas  J. 
Calhoun,  Harold  V.   . 
Calhoun,  Llewellyn 
Callahan,  Ethelbert   . 
Calvert,  David  G,  . 
Camp,  Thomas  N. 
Campbell,  Bruce  A. 
Campbell,  Mrs.  Carrie  Thrall 
Campbell,  Rev.  C.  W. 
Campbell,  Drs.  J.  A.  and  J.  M. 
Campbell,  Rev.  Marshall 
Cannady,  Dr.  E.  W.     . 
Capen,  Ida  May 
Capture  of  Kaskaskia  . 
Carnegie,  Andrew  . 
Carnegie  Hall   . 
Carr  Family. 
Carroll,  Chas.  B. 
Carson,  Franklin  B. 
Carson,  Mrs.  F.  Spies   . 
Carson,  James  S.      . 
Carson,  Leonard 
Carter,  Atkins  H.  . 
Carter,  Augustine  P.  . 
Carter,  Cleon  C.    . 
Carter,  Dr.  1.  M.  G.    . 
Carter,  J.  P.. 

Carter,  Mrs.  Martha  Siggett 
Carter,  Mrs.  Nellie  Z.     . 
Cartwright's  hat,  picture     . 
Cartwright,  Peter,  portrait 

Saddlebags 
Casad,  Orla  S. 
Case,  Ruth  E.     . 
Casey,  Samuel  K.     . 
Casey,  Judge  Thom.as    . 
Casey,  Thomas  S.     . 
Casey,  Zadock    . 
Caseyville      ... 
Castle,  Henry  A. 
C.astello,  Wm.    . 
Caughlan,  George  S.   . 
Central  Christian  Advocate 
Central  Illinois  Conference  organized 
Chaffin,  Horatio  C. 


INDEX— Continued 


Chaffin,  Mrs.  O.  Miller 
Choisser,  Robert  E.  . 
Choisser,  Hon.  W.  V.    . 
Chamberlin,  Clifford  D.  . 
Chamberlin,  Judge  C.  E. 
Chamberlin,  Edgar  Clinton 
Chamberlin,  J.  M. 
Chamberlin,  John  M.,  Jr.  . 
Chamberlin,  Mrs.  Lula  F. 
Chamberlin,  McKendree  H. 
Chambers,  Nathan 
Chance,  William     . 
"Chape  Wollie" 
Chapin,  Judge  S.  P. . 
Chapman,  Benjamin  H. 
Chapman,  Hon.  Pleasant  T. 
Charles,  Geo.  B. 
Charter,  first 

Revised. 
Childs,  Rev.  Nathaniel  C. 
Christian  Associations 
Christian,  Wm. 

Christmas  Conference,  Baltimore 
Church,  Dr.  H.  S.  . 
Churches,  Lebanon 
Church  Influence  in  State  Schools 
Clark  Brothers. 
Clark  Hall  .... 
Clark,  Rev.  John 
Clarke,  Col.  George  Rogers 
Classen,  Edward  A.     . 
Class  of  18ti9 
Chautauqua,  Philo 
Clemens,  Mrs.  Minnie  H.  . 
Clemson,  Col.    .  .  .  . 

Clionian  Literary  Society    oU,  310, 
Clock,  College  . 
Clucas,  William  J.  . 
Clucas,  William  S. 

COBLEIGH,  PrES.  NeLSON  E. 

Cobleigh,  Nelson  S. 

College  Association 

College  Church 

College  Papers 

College  Prayer  Meeting 

College  Well,  poem 

Combe,  Chas.  E.  . 

Combs,  Clarence  A. 

Commencement  Day,  first 

Commencement  Program,  facsimile 

Commercial  Dep't. 

Conference  on  Seminary   . 

CoNNOLE,  Martha  L.    . 

Cook,  Ralph 


255, 


Copp,  Capt.  William  H. 
Corbett,  Boston 
CoRLis,  George  L. 
CoRRELL,  Rev.  J.  M. 
Corrie,  Eugene  . 

CORRINGTON,  ReV.  J.  F. 

Corrington,  Stephen  F. 

CORRINGTON,  ReV.  WilLIAM  H 

CouGHENOR,  Alfred  E.. 
County  Superintendents    . 
County  Teachers"  Meetings 
CouRTER,  Mrs.  Mabel  S.  . 
Cramp,  Rev.  Lemuel 
Cramp,  Lemuel  L.,  Jr. 
Crary,  Rev.  B.  F. 
Creamer,  Philip 
Creighton,  Joseph  C. 
Crews,  Franklin  P. . 
Critchley,  W.  Y. 
Croix,  Robert  B. 
Crosby,  George  E. 
Crosby,  Viola 
Crouse,  C. 
Culver,  Rev.  O.  F.  . 
CuMMiNGs,  Pres.  Anson  W. 


'Soo 
385 
229 
305 
336 
306 
183 
330 
375 
346 
507 
306 
448 
332 
226 
246 
203 
131 
133 
291 


92 


349 
.  397 

484 
.  445 

003 
.  210 

303 
.  359 

119 
313, 315 

175 
.  293 


266,; 


127 
385 
331 
128 
285 
239 
107 
596 


194 
331 
367 
381 


182 
342 
235 
450 
276 
245 
404 
390 
342 


CuMMiNGS,  Rev.  Anson  W. 
Cummins,  Rev.  J.  B.      . 
Cummins,  Rev.  J.  P.. 
Cummins,  Rev.  John  W. 
Cummins,  Rev.  J.  S.. 
Cummins,  Rev.  L.  G. 
Cunningham,  Annie 
Cunningham,  Richard  Frisbie 
Cunningham,  Rev.  W.  L.  . 
Curtis,  Benjamin  Moore 


Daab,  FredC.    . 

Dailev,  Prof.  Wm.  M. 

Dalley,  Nettie  M. 

Daniels,  James 

Dante,  Mrs.  Myrtle  L. 

Dare,  Nellie. 

Darmstatter,  Louis  G.  . 

Darnielle,  Isaac 

Darrow.  William  E.     . 

Daumueller,  William  C. 

Dausman,  Carrie 

Davidson,  Samuel    . 

Davidson,  Wesley 

Davis,  Cora  B. 

Davis,  Rev.  W.  R. 

Debate,  Women's 

Debate,  Men's    . 

Dee,  Rev.  J.  G. 

Dee,  Norman  Bliss 

Delzell,  Daniel  H.  . 

Delzell,  John  C. 

Deneen  Family 

Deneen,  Florence 

Deneen,  Charles  S.. 

Deneen,  Edward  A. 

Deneen,  Risdon  M.  . 

Deneen,  Sadie  Alice 

Deneen,  Prof.  Samuel  H. 

Deneen,  Rev.  William  L. 

Denny,  John  S. 

Dew,  Chas.  F.     . 

Dew,  Rev.  John 

Dew,  Jere  T. 

Dickens  visits  St.  Clair  County 

Dickson,  Mrs.  Ethel  D. 

Dickson,  Mrs.  Sadie  D. 

DiNTELMAN,  LoUIS  F. 

Dixon,  Joseph 
Dixon,  Samuel    . 
Dollahon,  Robert  . 
Dolley,  Prof.  James  C.  . 
Donoho,  Earl  W.    . 
Donovan,  Rev.  J.  S. 
DoREY,  Thomas  S.     . 
DoRRis,  Prof.  Chas.  H.. 
DoRRis,  William  R.. 
Doty,  Mrs.  M.  Steele  . 
DouD,  Mrs,  Etta  H. 
Dougherty,  Dora 
Dougherty,  Ethel    . 
Doyle,  Benj.  H.  . 
Doyle,  Frank 
Downs,  Rev.  Frank  W. 
Dressor,  Charlotte  A. 
Dressor,  Edwin  W. 
Drury,  Joseph  W.    . 
Dry  Zone  Bill 
Dubuque,  Julien 
Duncan,  Rev.  C.  M.     . 
Duncan,  Myrtle 
Duncan,  Mrs.  Susie  Schui 
DuNDAs,  Rev.  J.  W.. 
Dunsdon,  Cora  . 
Dupo   . 
Dupo  High  School 


595 
.  375 

342 
619,  620 

303 
.  251) 

128 
.  358 

233 


362 
608 
380 
379 
585 
473 
607 
592 
375 
474 
151 
367 
165 


.  216 

216 
.  499 

326 
279,  482 

251 
.  168 

291 
.  160 

148 
.  107 

293 
99,  123 

230 
.  48:3 

375 
.  291 

609 
.  507 

509 
.  151 

353 


144 
333 
505 


541 
251 
241 
240 
153 
405 
448 
390 
384 
389 
372 
280 
511 


iH. 


1868 


Dutch  Pete    . 
Dyroff,  Louis  j. 


Eagleton,  Judge  Leander 

Eagleton,  Mrs.  M.  Pierce 

Early  Lawyers   . 

Early  Physicians 

Earp,  Rev.  John  E. 

Earp,  Dr.  Samuel  E 

East  St.  Louis,  the  Metropolis 

E.aton,  Henry  B. 

Eaton,  Rev.  ThoM; 

Eaton,  Wm.  P. 

Ebenezer  Academy 

Eberhardt,  Wm.  J. 

Eberlein,  Henry. 

Ebert,  William  H. 

EcKERT,  John  H.. 

EcKERT,  Thomas  W, 

Edgar,  John 

Education  in  St.  Clair  Co. 

Educational  Convention, 

Edwards,  Geo.  K.     . 

Edwards,  John  C. 

Edwards,  Ninian 

Edwards,  Oliver  M.     . 

Edwards,  Stephen  G.  H. 

Edwards,  Surry  L. 

Edwards,  William  O. 

Edwards,  Dean  W.  W.. 

Eggman,  August  M. 

EiDMAN,  Arthur 

ElSENMAYER  GyMNASIUM 
ElSENMAYER,  MrS.  JeNNIE  E 

Elain,  John    . 
Elain,  Thomas    . 
Elipf,  Wm.  W. 
Elliott.  Charles  Herbert 
Embury,  Philip's  Horn 
Endowment  Campaign. 
Endowment  Certificate 
Endowment  Growth 
Engelhardt,  j.  Arthur 
Ensign,  Mrs.  Flossie  B.  . 
Ensign,  Newton  E.  . 
Entrekin,  Peter  T. 
Essex,  Thomas 
Essex,  Wm.  M.    . 
Evans,  Ernest 
Evans,  Ora 
Ewing,  James  K. 
EwiNG,  James  R.. 
Ewington,  Alfred  . 


Farmer,  Celia  Albin 
Farmer,  Judge  William  A 
Farmer,  William  Roy 
Farthing,  Mrs.  Harriet  G 
Farthing,  Lulu  M 
Farthing,  Paul  fe?  Chester 
Faulkner,  John  S.    . 
Faulkner,  Mrs.  Neli 
Ferguson,  Prof.  Edw 
Ferguson,  Juliette 
Feurer,  George  M.. 
Feurer,  Grover  E. 
Feurer,  J.  H.. 
Field,  Eunice 
FiKE,  Henry  Clay     . 
Finances,  College 
Fine  Arts 
FiNLEV,  Pres.  J.  C. 
First  M.  E.  Church, 


.    468 
11,  535 


343 

.  344 
472 

.  469 
200 

.  268 
492 

.  565 
153,  318 

.  205 
103 

.  621 
634 

.  603 
184 

.  205 
463 

.  512 
198 

.  219 
216 

.  476 
226 

.  220 
161 

.  337 
227 

.  603 
544 

.  409 
362 

.  191 
213 

.  201 
387 

.  139 
.349,  400 

.  191 
270 
635 
379 
383 
275 
181 
220 
614 
367 
612 
404 


375 
303 
007 
,607 
320 
285 
582 
603 
584 


East  St.  Louis 


Six  HundTcd  and  Tliirlv-Eiglil 


MC  KENDREE 


INDEX— Continued 


First  Nat'l  Bank,  OTallon  . 

Fisher,  Allen  G. 

Fischer,  Fred  G.. 

Fischer,  George  A. 

Fischer,  Philip    . 

FisK,  Wilbur,  as  a  Disciplinari/' 

Fitzgerrell,  John  S. 

Fleming,-  Mrs.  Ida  C. 

Fletcher,  A.  J.   . 

Flint,  Edith  M.        . 

Flint,  Geo.  W.    . 

Flint,  Gilbert  Roy  . 

Flint,  Rev.  John  W. 

Flint,  Mary  F. 

Flint,  Wm.  W.    . 

Flocken,  Rev.  Louis  M. 

Foltz,  Rev.  M.  C. 

Football       .        71,350,413, 

Ford,  Thomas     . 

Forensics 

Forman,  Mrs.  Rebecca 

Foster,  John  T. 

Foster,  Samuel  Louis    . 

Fowler,  Rev.  Ellis  F. 

Fox,  Blanche 

Franklin,  Charles  Alfred 

Frantz,  Jacob  W. 

Freark,  Mrs.  Anna  M.     . 

Freark,  Rev.  C.  S. 

Freeburg 

French,  Augustus  C.    . 

French  Customs 

French,  Edward  S. 

Freshmen 

Freshour,  Orville  C.    . 

Freudenberg,  Walter 

Frey,  Charles     . 

Fritz,  Rev.  Carl 

Rroeschle,  Rev.  David. 

Frost,  Chas.  S. 

FuNFAR,  Mary    . 

Fulgham,  Mrs.  O.  Pesold  . 


rsP. 


606 

596 

274 

276 
508,  509 

479 
-  464 

201 
44 

588 
.  633 

629 
618,  619 

614 
.  233 

404 
.  354 


Gadeky,  Harry  F.    . 

Gaffner,  Catherine 

Gaffner,  Gertrude  . 

Garrell,  Nellie  B. 

Garrett,  Mrs.  Grace  Isdel 

Garrigus,  Harriet 

Garth,  Mary  S. 

Gary,  Judge  Elbert  H. 

Gaskill,  Dr.  J.  R.  M. 

Gedney,  Cora  F. 

Gentry,  Cyrus 

George,  Rev.  A.  C. 

George,  Margaret. 

Gerking,  Gertrude 

Germain  Arthur  J. 

Gerold,  E.  Fred 

Gibson,  Charles  T. 

Gilbert,  Margaret 

Geisler,  Rev.  John  N.   . 

Gill,  Fred  K.  .  .  . 

Girls"  Basketball  Team  (1903-1904) 

Glasgow,  Fannie  Primm     . 

Glenn,  Dr.  Carl  L.       , 

Glenn,  William  T.  . 

Glotfelty,  Rev.  J.  F.     . 

Glotfelty,  P.  R.       . 

Goethe,  John  G.  . 

Goforth,  Mrs.  Julia  B. 

GoFORTH,  Walter  C.    . 

Goheen,  Dr.  S.  M.  E. 

GOODFELLOW,  ReV.  WrLIAM 

Goodman,  Rev.  George 
GooDNER,  Madison  M.  . 
Goodner,  Dr.  G.  W. 


343 
367 
370 


604 
,  564 
345 
220 


Gordlfy,  K 
Gordon,  Abram  G.  , 
Gould,  Rev.  Vergil  N. 
Governors  op  III.  from  St.  Clai 
Grannis,  F.  C.    . 
Gratrait,  Charles  . 
Greathouse,  Lucien 
Green,  Rev.  Thos.  E. 
Gregory,  Thomas  W. 
Griesbaum,  Dr.  Phil, 
Griffin,  Boone    . 
Griffin,  Oscar  B.     . 
Grodeon,  Elmer  A. 
Grodeon,  Walter  J. 
Grolle,  Fred  W. 
Gunthorp,  Horace  . 
GusTiN,  Robert  V. 
Gwin,  John  N. 

H 


Haagen,  Emil  C.      . 

.     368 

Haas,  Louis  J.     . 

623 

Hadley,  Frank 

.    391 

Hadley,  W.  F.  S. 

203 

Haggin,  James 

.    473 

Hagist,  Oscar     . 

549 

Haisley,  Wm.  P.       . 

.    185 

Hall,  Rev.  Claude  C.  . 

575 

Hall,  J.  Caleb 

.    275 

Hammen,  Mrs.  IdaM.. 

326 

Hallam,  Dr.  John  L. 

.     145 

Hamilton,  John 

510 

Hampton,  John  M.. 

.    333 

Handsaker,  Charles  M. 

182 

Handsaker,  Theodore 

.    241 

Hankamer,  Edward  C. 

595 

Happy,  Cyrus 

.    211 

Happy,  H.W.      . 

206 

Harder,  John  C.      . 

.    359 

Harding,  Mrs.  Nina  Jepson    . 

337 

Harding,  Frederic  B. 

343 

Harding,  Robert  H.     . 

343 

Harding,  Walter  C. 

.    343 

Hardy,  David  Morris  . 

605 

Harker,  Judge  O.  A. 

.    201 

Harmon,  Pres.  Cameron 

425 

Harmon,  Rev.  J.  F. . 

.    396 

Harmon,  Seymour  H.    . 

286 

Harnsberger,  Wm.  A. 

.    230 

Harris,  Rev.  Frank      . 

598 

Harris,  Rev.  Joseph, 

.    187 

Harrison  Family 

458 

Harrison,  Cornelius  Gooding 

-     150 

Harrison,  Hugh  G.       . 

1.50 

Harrison,  Dr.  J.  S.  . 

.     170 

Harrison,  Olive  E.        . 

341 

Harrison,  Thomas  Oglesby 

.     150 

Harrison,  Tom  . 

148 

Hartman,  Harrison  H.      . 

.    630 

Hartzell,  William 

182 

Hastings,  Samuel     . 

.    220 

Hatten,  Charles  T.     . 

580 

Hamill,  James  M.    . 

.    210 

Hay,  John 

450 

Hayes,  Thomas  J.,  Jr. 

.    595 

Hays,  William  K. 

345 

Hays,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  George  R.    . 

.    584 

Heacock,  Russell 

474 

Hecker,  Col,  Fred  . 

.    508 

Hecker,  Harold  F. 

385 

Heer,  Christian       . 

.    630 

Heer,L.F. 

631 

Heineman,  Adam  M. 

.    619 

Heinemann,  Julius 

621 

Helms,  Edward  S.    . 

.    608 

Hemmen,  Herman 

504 

Henderson,  Andrew  E.      . 

.    345 

Henderson,  Mrs.  Catherine  G. 

3ii7 

Hennessey,  Rev.  John  D. 
Herbsman,  Julius  C. 
Herdman,  Etta 
Herdman,  Minnie  E. 
Herdman,  Dr.  Thomas  H 
Hereford,  Hon.  Francis 
Herman,  Peter,  Jr.. 
Herman,  Philip  . 
Herron,  Mrs.  Emma  Car 
Herron,  Samuel  P. 
Herschey,  Mrs.  Faith  W. 
Henninger,  John  W.     . 
Hewitt,  James  Herbert 
Hicks,  Thomas    . 
Higgins,  Dr.  Isaac  N. 
HiGGiNS,  Thomas 
Hill,  Geo.  W. 
Hill,  John 
Hill,  S.  S.       . 

HiLLSKOETTER,  JuDGE  J.  E. 

HiRscHLER,  Jacob  P. . 
HiRSTEiN,  Abraham 
HiRSTEiN,  John 

HiRTH,  VaL 

Historic  Incidents   . 

Hitch,  Alice  E.  . 

Hoar,  Rev.  S.  H.      . 

Hobbs,  John  L.    . 

Hobbs,  Mae   . 

HoDGDON,  Judge  S.  D.   . 

Hoerdt,  Otto 

Hoffman,  Norma  J. 

HoHMAN,  Rev.  Rudolph,  portrait 

Holbert,  Capt.  R.  A-   . 

Holder,  Robert  D.  W.       . 

HoLDERBY,  Amy  . 

Holding,  Elizabeth  . 

HoLLiDAY,  George  H.     . 

Homecomings 

Home  Economics  Dep't  orga 

Homer,  W.  N. 

Honorary  Alumni  Roster 

Horner,  Ethel  E.     . 

Horner  Family  . 

Horner,  Hattie  H.  . 

Horner,  Henry  Hypes  . 

Horner,  Roland  H. 

HoRNiNE,  Wm.  H. 

HoRTON,  Agnes 

Hough,  William  H.      . 

Houghton,  Rev.  Ross  C. 

Housam,  Jessie     . 

HousAM,  William    . 

HouTs,  Rev.  Thom.'^s  F. 

HOYT,  Mrs.  Carrie  B. 

HoYT,  Rev.  E.  A. 

HoYT,  John  W. 

HuECKEL,  Josephine 

Huggins,  Rev.  John  N. 

Hughes,  Virginia  E. 

Hughey,  Laura  A.  . 

HUGHEY,  SaLLIE  M. 

Hull,  Arthur  Harrison 
Humphrey,  Rev.  George  W. 
Hunt,  Anthony  A.. 
Hurt,  Pres.  H.  W. 
Hussong  Family 
Hussong,  Mae     . 
Hutchinson,  William 
Hypes,  Dr.  Benjamin  M 
Hypes  Family - 
Hypes  Field 
Hypes,  W.H.. 


Illinois  Advocate  &?  Journa 
Illinois  Coal  Company 


Si.T  Htmdred  and  ThwtyK' 


_MC  KENDREE 

INDEX— Co7Uniued 


Illinois  Conference  organized 
Illinois  Conference  Session,  ISi 
Illinois  Town  in  1818 
Impro\ements 

Inauguration,  Pres.  Harmon 
Indhna  Conference  organized 
Interscholastic,  The 
Irwin,  Syl\  ester  M. 
IsDELL,  Grace 


ACK,  HaLLIE   . 

ACK,  Isaac  B. 

AQUEss,  Re\'.  Jakies  A 

ARRAT,  Nicholas 

EPSON,  Albert  G.    . 

EPSON,  Bertha    . 

EPSON,  Genevieve     . 

EPSON,  Jessie  O.  . 

EPSON,  Nina  Theresa 

EPSON,  Ruth 

erome,  Charles  Wesley 

ohnson,  Bert 

OHNsoN,  Charles  P.,  portr 

ohnson,  John  D. 

OHNSON,  John  Davis 

OHNSON,  Jeremiah  G. 

,  Fannie  E. 
loNES,  Arthur    . 
loNEs,  Carrie  F. 
[ones,  James  Clinton 
[ones,  John  Rice 
[ones,  Mary  A.  . 
[ones.  Prof.  Oliver  \ 
[ones,  Thos.  H.  . 
ONES,  Judge  W.  C 
ONES,  William   . 
ONES,  William  L. 
ONES,  William  V. 
OSEPH,  Barnett 
oseph,  Elmer  G.  . 
OSEPH,  Edward  N, 
OSEPH,  Louis  G.  . 
OSEPH,  Oliver  C. 
UDY,  Thos.  J.     . 

UNIORS 


95 

Klein.  Fred  W. 

.    633 

107 

Knoebel,  William  L.     . 

626 

493 

Knox,  Thos.  E. 

.    216 

429 

Koch,  John  J.     . 

625 

42(; 

Koebel,  Oliver  J.     . 

.    621 

9n 

Koenigstein,  W.  a. 

368 

420 

Koerner,  Gust.-lvas, 

.    474 

24li 

KoLB  Brothers    . 

591 

3SH 

Kolb,  Christian 
KoLB,  William    . 
KoLDiTz,  Conrad  A. 
Kortkamp,  Mrs.  Eva  O. 

.    591 

592 

615,616 

380 

, 

Krehbiel,  Augusta  . 

368 

307 
149 
450 
320 
367 

Krehbiel,  Edward  D.    . 

384 

Krohn,  Henry  W.    . 

.    620 

Krome,  Judge  W.  H.     . 

191 

Kuehn,  M.  F. 

.    629 

KuNZ,  William  P. 

622 

KUNZE,  Gus  J. 

.    625 

355 
337 

KuNZE,  Herman  H.        . 

581 

KuNZE,  J.  C.  F. 

.    573 

307 
242 
635 
130 
576 
563 
363 
363 
472 
326 
167 

163 
563 
269 
359 
630 
632 
574 
555 
.547 
206 
34 


Kampmeyer,  Ralph  . 

.    .504 

Kanzler,  Herman  A.    . 

569 

Karnes.  Mrs.  Kate  O. 

.    356 

Karns,  John  Marshall 

5:34 

Kaskaskia  in  ISIS   , 

.    441 

Kasserman,  Judge  H.  M. 

331 

Keach,  Edwin  P.       . 

.    242 

Kean,  Rev.  Roy  . 

633 

Kean,  Harold  P.      . 

.    404 

Keeney,  Dr.  Joseph 

182 

Keet,  John  C. 

.    221 

Keller,  Columbus  A. 

217 

Kelly,  Rev.  Thomas  H 

604,  605 

Kelsoe,  Wm.  a.  , 

Kennedy,  Dempsey  S. 

171 

Keplinger,  Rev.  Peter 

355 

Kern,  Rev.  Ernest   . 

148 

Kerr,  Daniel 

181 

Kerr,  S.  Bartlett    . 

.    324 

King,  Rev.  John  . 

93 

King,  Joseph  N. 

.     1.53 

King,  William  W. 

1.54 

Kingsbury,  Ira  D.    . 

.    295 

KiNISON,  J.  W.  A. 

.404,  422 

Kimball,  Rev.  C.  O. 

.    363 

Kimbrell,  William 

.620.621 

Kinney,  Wm.. 

.    4.56 

Kirk,  Lizzie  O. 

371 

La  Compte,  Madame 

Laird,  Anna  R.. 

Laird,  Rev.  John  M. 

Laird,  Orley  E.  . 

Land,  Garrett,  C. 

Land.  James  H.   . 

Landau,  Louis 

Lane,  Minerva  E. 

Lane,  Rev.  Wm.N.. 

Large,  Rev.  J.  Arthu 

Large,  James  R. 

Large,  Susannah  Hunter 

Lasley,  Harvey  C.   . 

Leahy,  James. 

Lebanon   . 

Lebanon  Journal    . 

Lebanon  Mayors 

Lecturers,  1876  6?  1,877 

Lecturers,  Centennial  Year 

Leonard,  Mary  E 

Lee,  Charity  A.. 

Leeper,  Rev.  John 

Lehman,  George  E.,  portrait 

Lehman,  Nellie  Florence 

Levan,  W.  C.      . 

Lewis,  E.E.    . 

Lewis,  Phoebe  E.  . 

Lemen,  Edith. 

Lemen  Family 

Lemen,  John  T. 

Lemmon,  W.  W.. 

Lenz,  Chas.    . 

Library,  Benson  Wood. 

Liggett,  Dr.  Geo.  S. 

Liggett,  Kate  C. 

Liggett,  Martha  E. 

Lindemann  Geo.  C. 

LiNDLY,  Hon.  Cicero  J. 

LiNDLY,  Mrs.  Laura  M. 

Lindly,  Madison  M. 

Lindly,  Mary  Agnes     . 

LiTTicK,  Geo.  W. 

LiTTicK.  Judge  W.  H.     . 

Livesay,  Dr.  T   N.   . 

Loar,  Rev.  Melvin 

Locke,  Dr.  Edwin  G 

Locke,  Geo.  W.  . 

Locke.  Rev.  John  W 

Logan.  David 

Logan.  Geo.  H. 

Lord.  John  W.   . 

Losh.  Dr.  Geo.  L.     . 

Louden,  Rebecca  J. 

Louden,  Robert  S.   . 


.    449 

242 
.    243 

337 
.    206 

326 
.    537 

250 
612,  613 

355 
.    208 

280 
.  300 
.    579 

496 
164,  255 

497 
.    393 

430 
.    277 

611 
.     164 

293 
.    327 

404 
.    325 

364 
.    372 

453 
.    503 

185 
.    630 

405 
.    222 

252 

546 
.    252 

281 
.    272 


2,50 
2.52 
237 
211 
243 
231 
612 
272 
3.55 


Lough,  Norm.\n  A 

Louis,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 

Louis,  Henry  W. 

Lovely  Lane  Meeting  House 

Lowe,  James  H.  . 

Lowis,  Mrs.  Edith  L. 

LoY,  Myrtle  T.  . 

LucKNER,  Walter 

Lucky,  Wm.  T. 

LupTON,  John 

Lyceum,  McKendree  College 

Lyons,  W.  M.  K. 

Lynch,  Isabel 

Lynch,  Mrs.  Fannie 

Lytle,  James  P. 

M 

Mallory.  Major  E.  M.     . 
Manners,  Prof.  Chas.  L. 
Marcoot,  Louis  A. . 
Marion,  Francis  M.     . 
Marissa 

Marlott,  Mrs.  Eunice  F. 
Marshall,  Frank  W. 
Marshall,  Ira  W. 
Martin,  Dr.  Samuel  M.    . 
Markman,  Rev.  O.  L.  . 
Marks,  Chas.  W.     . 
Mascoutah 
Mason,  Mrs.  Clara 
Mason,  L.  W.     . 
Mason,  Mrs.  C.  Zerweck. 
Mathematics  Club 
Matthews,  Jos.  H.  . 
Mattison,  Rev.  Spencer 
Mauck,  Mrs.  Esther 
Maurer,  Chas.  J. 
Mays,  Vernon  G.    . 
Mead,  Mrs.  Maggie 
Mears,  William      . 
Meehan,  Thos.  M. 
Meguire,  Abijah  S.. 
Men's  Glee  Club 
Merkel,  Benjamin  G. 
Merker,  Robert  L. 
Mermaid  House 
Merrill,  Annis  . 
Merriam,  Jonathan 

Portrait 
Merrills,  Frederick  E. 
Merrill,  Pres.  John  W. 
Merritt,  G.  Wesley 
Metcalf,  Allan  D. 
Messenger.  John 
Mexican  War,  McKendreans  in 
Meyer.  Frank  P. 
MClub  ... 

McAllilly.  Marquis  L. 
McBride.  Thos.  H.  . 
McCammon,  Chas.  D.  . 
McCammon,  Rev.  Geo.  E.. 
McCay,  Edna     , 
McClintock,  L.  E.  6?  R. 
McCoRKLE.  Rev.  Thos.  N. 
McCormack.  Dr.  J.  L. 
McCullagh.  Jos.  B.       . 
McCuRDY.  Junius  N. 
McDonald,  Lewis 
McDowell,  Bishop  . 
McDowell,  Mrs.  Cora  E. 
McElvain,  Judge  Robert  J. 
McElfresh,  Rev.  Wm.  McKendree 
McFarland,  Rev.  T.  C.     . 
McGary,  Grace  Harmon 
McGaw,  Mrs.  Susannah  . 
McGinnitie,  W.  Fish     . 
McGlynn.  Daniel   . 
McHalf.  Thos.  C. 


245 
359 
345 


Si.x  Hundred  and  Forty 


INDEX— Co7Uinttea 


McQueen,  Mrs.  Amy  H. 

McKee,  Mrs.  CoraD.. 

McKee,  Horace  N.  . 

McKee,  Joseph  W. 

McKee,  Sam  P. 

McKee,  William  W.     . 

McKendree,  Poem    . 

McKendrean,  The 

Original  Building   . 

McKendree  Echo.  The  . 

McKendree  Headlight,  The 

McKendree  Orchestra 

McKendree   Regiment,   Cf 
paigns   of 

McKendree  Repository 

McKendree  Review,  The 

McKendree  Sketch  Book,  Th 

McKendree,  William   . 

McKiNLEY,  Hon.  William  . 

McKowN,  Rev.  Louis  S. 

McClure,  S.  M. 

McMuRDO,  J.  R. 

McMuRPHY,  Miss 

MiLBURN,  Rev.  Wm.  H 

Miller,  Chas.  H.     . 

Miller,  Chester  F. 

Miller,  Eugene 

Miller,  Frederick  F. 

Miller,  Judge  Henry  C 

Miller,  Ida  Maria 

Miller,  John  Elmer 

Miller,  Joseph  A. 

Miller,  Proe.  J.  R.  . 

Miller,  Leroy  E. 

Miller,  Magdalena 

Miller,  Monroe  J. 

Miller,  Olive  I. 

Mills,  Sarah  M. 

MiLNOR,  Mrs.  Hattie  M.  . 

MiNTER,  Chas.  M. 

Minutes.  Stockhold- 
ers of  Lebanon 
Seminary,  Fac- 
similes. .  110,11 

Mitchell  Brothers. 

Mitchell,  John  M. 

Moeser,  Frederick  . 

Moll,  A.  L.  A.  &?  E.  G.  L. 

Molles,  John 

Mollman,  Julius  D. 

Mollman  Arthur  J. 

Monk  Implement  Co. 

Montgomery,  Rev.  E.  E.    . 

Moore,  Addie  Viola    . 

Moore.  Emma  Carrie 

Moore.  Dr.  Hosea  H.   . 

Moore,  Jacob  S. 

Moore.  Judge  J.  M. 

Moore,  Gen.  Jesse  H. 

Moore,  Jonathon 

Moore,  Risdon 

Moore.  Mrs.  Viola  C. 

Moore,  W.  H.  A.    . 

Moore,  Thos.  F. 

Moore,  William 

Moredock,  John 

Moorman,  Rev.  C.  W.      . 

Morgan,  E.  L.    . 

Morgan,  Mrs.  Mary  Flint 

Morriss,  a.  W.,  Jr.      . 

Morris,  Grace 

Morris,  Rev.  James  W. 

Morriss,  Dr.  Herbert  A.  . 

Morriss,  Mrs.  Mary  Jones 

Morrison,  Elizabeth 

Morrison,  Hattie  A.    . 

Morrison,  Robert  . 

Morrison,  William 

Morrison,  Col.  Wm.  R.     . 


PAGE 

371 

280 
294 
247 
231 
292 
263 
261 


96 
365 
610 


.    386 

357 
.    561 

273 
512,  593 

629 
337,  338 

323 
.    380 

183 
.    355 

252 
.    2.53 

617 


280 
.     142 

460 
159,  459 

363 
.    404 

373 
.    460 

466 


376 
323 
3.56 
326 
282 
253 
449 
448 
159 


Morrow,  Re\  .  William 
MousLEY,  Laura  I.  . 
MuDGE,  Thos.  H. 
Mueller,  Arthur,  poem 
Mueller,  Harry 
muilberger,  c.  l.   . 

MULKEY,  C.  C.      . 

Mullen,  Mrs.  Annie  R. 
Mummert,  Michael 
MuNGER,  Robert  P. . 
MuNSELL,  Rev.  Oliver  S. 
MuRDicK,  John 
MusER,  Wm.        . 
MusKOEF,  Richard  H. 


Nast,  Dr.  William 
Nature  Club 
Nay,  Mrs.  Julia  A. 
Neil,  Prof.  C.  E.      . 
Nelson,  Adolphus 
Nelson,  Mrs.  Lulu  P. 
Nelson,  N.  L. 
Neuhoee,  Dr.  Floria> 
Nevin,  James 
New  Athens. 
Nichols,  Mrs.  Florence  R 
Nichols,  John  S.  C.  . 
Nichols,  Julia  Belle 
Nicholson,  John  S.  . 
NiEMEYER,  Charles  A 
NiEss,  George 
Nix,  Wm.  H.        . 
NoLEMAN,  Robert  C. 
North,  John  E.  . 
North,  Judge  J.  M. 
Nuckolls,  Robert  S. 
NuETZEL,  Fred  G. 
Nuernberger,  Geo.  H 

NUNNELLY,  lONA  EcKERT 


o 


Obernagel,  G.  L.     . 
Oberneufmann,  Joseph 
O'Fallon 

O'Fallon,  Col.  John 
Ogle  Family  . 
Ogle,  Joseph 
O'Hara,  Thomas     . 
Olden,  Lt.  B.  F.. 
Olden,  Lucius  M.    . 
Olden,  Maj.  W.  P. 
O'Neal,  Avis  P.       . 
Orr,  Walter  A. 

OSAWA,  MiSHIO 

Otto,  Re\'.  Frank  F. 
Otwell,  Eva  M. 
Otwell,  Kate     . 
Otwell,  P.  C. 
Oxford  Club 


263 
613 
508 


360 
614, 615 


Pace,  Agnes,  picture     . 

314 

.    364 

Padpield,  Prof.  W.  G.  . 

618,  619 

Padfield,  William   . 

.    508 

Padon,  Carrie  Olive    . 

278 

Paris  Cleaning  and  Dyeing  Co. 

.    552 

Parker,  Capt.  J.  T.       . 

184 

Parker,  Dr.  Thomas  A.     . 

171,  346 

Parkinson,  Augustus  A. 

232 

Parkinson,  Daniel  B. 

.    207 

Parkinson,  Rev.  E.  H.  . 

243 

Parkinson,  Geo.  W. 

Parkinson,  Julia  E. 

Parkinson,  Oscar  L. 

Patterson,  Mrs.  Blanche 

Patterson,  Lulu 

Pearsons,  D.  K.  . 

Pearsons  Hall 

Peach,  C.  B.        . 

Peach,  Susie  M. 

Pearn.  Mrs.  Annie  C.  . 

Peck,  John  M. 

Penrod,  Andrew  J.       . 

Pensoneau  Narcisse 

Perrin.  Judge  Frank     . 

Perrin,  J.  Nick,  portrait 

Perry,  Jean  Francis 

Pesold,  Prof.  Arnold 

Pesold.  Prof.  Fred 

Pesold.  Ottilia 

Peters,  Elihu  McKendree 

Peterson,  Rev.  C.  L. 

Peterson,  Lewis  V. 

Peterson,  Paul  Q.   . 

Peterson,  Mrs.  Phoebe. 

Petri,  Ed.       . 

Pfeffer,  Agnes 

Pfeffer,  Mrs.  Dora  D. 

Pfeffer,  W.C.    . 

Ppennighausen,  Otto  C,  portrait 

Pfingsten,  Edward  W.. 

Phelps,  Mrs.  Carrie  P.       . 

Phelps,  George  L. 

Phillips,  David 

Phillips,  Rev.  D.  W. 

Phillips,  Geo.  D. 

Phillips,  Lewis  M. 

Philo  Hall,  picture 

Philosophian  Literary  Society 

"Physics,"  The  Burial  of  . 

Pierce,  Minnie  A. 

Pierce,  Rev.  Reuben  E. 

Pierce,  Rev.  William  H. 

PiERCY,  Mrs.  Eulalia 

Piercy,  W.  Duff. 

Pierson,  Johnson 

Pi  Kapp.^"  Delta  . 

Planellas,  Miguel  . 

Platonian  Literary  Society 

Poole,  Rev.  William  H.     . 

Porter,  J.  Scott. 

Pope.  Major  William  S. 

Porter,  Judge  David  H 

Porter,  Thos.  J. 

Posey,  Jabez  H.    . 

PosTEL,  Julius 

PosTEL  Mills 

PosTEL,  Philip  H. 

President's  Home,  Former 

Press  Club 

Preston,  George  W.      . 

Pribble,  Mrs.  Sarah  M. 

Primm,  John 

Primm,  Ninian  Edwards    . 

Proclamation  of  Gov.  St.  Clair 

Programs — 

Facsimiles  of  Commencement; 

1854 

1857. 

1862   .... 

1869. 

1881   .... 

1882. 
F.AcsiMiLEs  OP  Clio  .311,312, 

Conservatory  op  Music 
Lebanon  Female  Institute 
Philo    .  .      280,299 

Plato         .  .  .233,305, 

Pulliam,  John  6?  Thomas 
Purl,  R.  Keith 


.    307 

4.50 

349, 354 

349,  354 

.    3.54 

300 

.    376 

377 


.  628 
.  376 
.    373 

373 
.    338 

.551 
.    278 

1.50 

.    4.52 

190,  271 

.    243 

169 
.    298 

.  '322 
344 

.    281 

287 

.    377 

374 

129,  297 


509 
531 
130 
48 
296 


.    236 

300,  .301 

308,  310 

454 


Si.v  Himdred  and  Forty-One 


MC  KENDREE 


INDEX— Continued 


Queen,  Robert  A.   . 

.     191 

QuiNN,  JohnJ.    . 

504 

R 

Radefelt,  Alice. 

314 

Raleigh,  John  J.       . 

.    364 

Ramsay,  Daniel  G.        . 

324 

Ramsey,  Elain  S.      . 

.    207 

Ramsey,  Geo.  P.. 

282 

Ransom,  Eddy 

.    294 

Ratcliff,  Wm.  F.                     .    4(19, 

410,411 

Raushkolb,  George. 

.    634 

Rayhill,  Charles  Edward 

55S 

Raymond.  Mary  Alice 

.    228 

Reader  Motor  Company 

624 

Reagel,  Mrs.  Anna  Virgin 

.    284 

Rector,  John 

473 

Reeb,  Conrad 

.    566 

Riebold,  Benjamin 

624 

Reinhardt,  Charles 

.    595 

Reinhardt,  Florence     . 

3S;3 

Reinhardt,  Fred  W. 

.    374 

Reinhardt,  Mrs.  Gertrude  G. 

370 

Reiss,  William  R.     . 

Remick,Z.T.      . 

223 

Renner,  Fred  A.  (M.  D.)  . 

.    597 

Rentchler,  Mrs.  Henry 

507 

Reuss,  Adolphus 

.    470 

Reuss,  Caroline. 

364 

Reuss,  Ferdinand  L. 

.    604 

Reuss,  Theodore  E.       . 

602 

Reuss,  Henry,  Jr.     . 

.    633 

Reynolds,  Annie  C. 

282 

Rey-nolds,  Hubert  W.         . 

.    281 

Reynolds,  John  . 

476 

Rhodes,  Mrs.  Mamie  T.     . 

.    357 

Rickey,  Branch  . 

430 

RigcHosea        . 

451 

RiGGiN,  James  H.       . 

.    160 

Riggi.n,  Dr.  Wm.  B.       . 

161 

Riley,  Samuel  B.       . 

.     186 

Rinaker,  Gen.  John  I.  . 

161 

Ripley,  George  B.     . 

.    625 

Ritcher,  Mrs.  Bertha  J. 

367 

Ritcher,  Mrs.  J.  Jepson 

.    355 

Ritcher,  Mrs.  Mae  H.. 

382 

Rithman,  Mathias   . 

.     620 

Robbins,  Rev.  G.  W.      .     ' 

156 

Roberts,  George  L.  . 

.     143 

Portrait 

303 

Roberts,  James  H.    . 

.     150 

Portrait 

151 

Roberts,  Virginia  S. 

.    223 

Robertson,  Carrie  B.    . 

399 

Robertson,  Rev.  Ressho     . 

.    627 

Robinson,  Charles  W.. 

602 

Robinson,  Cicero  L. 

.    497 

Robinson,  Eli      . 

130 

Robinson,  Nathaniel  P.     . 

.    199 

Robinson,  Wm.  M. 

214 

Rochpll,  John 

.    624 

Rock  River  Conference  organized 

95 

Rockwell,  Esther  Viola    . 

.    318 

Rockwell,  Joseph  D.     . 

325 

Rockwell.  Larken  A. 

.    325 

Rode,  Dr.  Ralph  B. 

627 

ROEDIGER,  E.  C. 

.    562 

Rogers,  Frank  B. 

623 

Rogers,  How^ard 

.    632 

Rogers,  Rev.  5.  A.  D.    . 

368 

Roken,  F.«>thpr  J.  a. 

RoosE.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  M.       . 

282 

RoosE,  Prof.  Franklin  F.  . 

.    282 

Root,  Etta  Luella 

338 

RopiEQUET,  Richard  W.      . 

.     591 

Rose,  Dr.  Edw.^d  S. 

626 

ROUNTREE,  A.  H.H. 

.     162 

RowEN,  James  J.. 
RoYSE,  Rev.  Chas.  S. 
RucKER,  Val.  C. 
Runkwitz,  Erwin  H. 
Runkwitz,  Mrs.  Caroline  R. 
Ruth,  Mrs.  Augusta  K.    . 
Ruth,  R.  R. 
Ruth,  Samuel  D 
Rutherford,  Larkin 


Sabine,  Paul  E.  . 
Sabine,  Ralph  S. 
S.  A.  T.  C. 
Sargent,  Ella  Lovell 
Sadorf.  Frank    . 
Sager,  Mrs.  Addie  Moore 
Sager,  Mrs.  Elsie  B. 
Sayre,  E.  R.  6?  C.  E. 
Scarritt,  Rev.  J.  A. 
Scarritt,  Dr.  Nathan 
Scott  Field 
Scott,  Ben  G. 
Scott,  William  . 
Scott,  William 
ScHAEFER,  Judge  M.  W. 
Schaeffer,  Richard 
SCHAFER,  L.  A.      . 
SCHAUBERT,  LoUIS 
SCHAUMLEFFEL,  W.  B.        . 

Scheid,  Louis. 
ScHiEBEL,  Henry  . 
Schlesinger,  Henry  J. 
ScHMALE,  Clara  O. 
ScHMALE,  Florence  . 
Schmalenberger,  Edward  W 

SCHMELZEL,  EdWARD  F.    . 

Schmidt,  H.  G. 

ScHOBERT,  George 

School  Law,  preamble  to  first 

SCHOOL.S — 

Belleville  . 

County  Superintendents  of 

Early  St.  Clair  County 

East  St.  Louis. 

Growth  of 

Lebanon 

Lenzburg    . 

Marissa 

Mascoutah 

Number  in  St.  Clair  County 
Schubert,  Arthur 
Schubert,  Robert    . 
ScHULZE,  Susie 
ScHUTz.  Rev.  William 
ScHWARZ  Bros.  Furniture  Co. 
ScHWARZ,  George  N. 
Schuwerk,  Judge  William  M. 
Schwartz,  Henry  W. 
Schwartz.  William. 
ScHWARZ,  Leonard  E. 
ScHWARZ,  Matt  K. 
ScHWARz,  Henry 
Scott,  Joseph 
Scripps,  John  Locke  . 
Sears,  Rev.  Hiram 
Sears,  Willard  P.    . 
Seibert,  Arthur 
Seiter,  Henry 
Seiter,  Mrs.  Estella  S. 
Semmelroth,  Herman 
Seniors 
Sensel,  Adam 
Sexton,  Henry  D. 
Sharps,  Rev.  Arthur  P. 
Sharpe,  Mabel  Alice 
Shepard,  John  A.     . 
Shepard,  McPhcrson 


243 
201 
344 
364 

;>46 
367 
4,54 


369 

.  380 

197,  405 

.  250 

552 
.  253 

378 

619,  620 

322,  378 

.  143 

490 
.  371 

506 
.  451 

247 
.  605 

568 
617,  618 

579 
.  621 

504 
.  597 


516 
512 
518 
515 
497 
527 
527 
526 
517 
597 
559 
389 
613 


635 

14,319 

360 

.  595 


Shepard,  Olive  B. 

Shepard,  Cornelia  E. 

Shepard,  N.  J.     . 

Shepard,  Sarah  A.  . 

Sherman,  Hon.  Lawrence 

Shiloh  . 

Shiloh  Church 

Shipp,  Da\  id  W. 

Shook  Family 

Short  Brothers 

Short,  Hezekiah  M. 

Short,  Rev.  Wm.F.. 

Shuman,  Charles 

Shumard,  Charles  D. 

Sieckmann,  Henry  L.    . 

Siegel,  Christopher  . 

Sigma  Zeta 

Sikking,  Robert  W.. 

Silliman,  Oscar  R. 

Simmons,  Rev.  Albert  N. 

Simpson,  Bishop  . 

Sipfle,  William  F.    . 

Skaggs,  Mrs.  Nellie  D. 

Skillman,  Parker  Shaw 

Slade,  Samuel 

Slieper,  Edward  H.  . 

Small,  Chas.  E.  . 

Smith,  George  W.    . 

Smith,  Hon.  George  W. 

Smith.  Rev.  E.  O.     . 

Smiley,  Ernest  H. 

Smith,  Orpheus  W.  . 

Smith,  Rev.  S.  S.. 

Snodgrass,  Mrs.  Gertrude  B. 

Snyder,  Frederick  A.    . 

Snyder,  Judge  William  H.. 

Societies,  Literary 

Sonnet  by  Gladys  Parker  . 

Sophomores 

Spanish  War,  McKendreans 

Sparks,  Samuel  P. 

Sparks,  Hon.  Wm.  A.  J. 

Spencer,  Calvin  A. 

Spencer,  Claudius  B. 

Spies,  Anna  Frances 

Spies,  Charles 

Spies,  Florence    . 

Spies,  Frederick 

Spies,  Jacob  A.    . 

Spies,  Vera  Estella  . 

Spies,  William  C. 

Spitznass,  Herman  E.,  Jr 

Spivey,  Allen  T.  . 

Spivey  Building,  East  St.  Louis 

Sprague,  Villa  M. 

Springer,  Thomas  O. 

Springer,  William  McK. 

St.  Clair,  Gen.  Arthur     . 

St.  Clair  Co.  under  British  Ri 

Staats,  Ethan  F. 

Staff  of  McKendrean. 

Stallings,  Thomas  C. 

Starbird,  Charles  Nelson 

Statement  of  Bills  of  Tuition, 

Stearns,  Wallace  B.     . 

Steele,  Marguerite. 

Steele,  Robert,  portrait 

Steele,  Dr.  William  J. 

Steidel,  Alfred  J. 

Stevenson,  Albert  . 

Stevenson,  Newton  N. 

Steward,  Wm.  H.    . 

Stickel,  Lieut.  Isaiah 

Stippey,  Mabel 

Stines,  W.  W.      . 

Stoffel,  Frank  J. 

Stoker,  Dr.  E.  L. 

Stoker.  Junor  Wm. 


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269 
.  232 

212 
.  232 

283 
.  506 
95,  507 
.  609 

451 
.  452 

232 
.  173 

224 
.  611 

504 

.  634 

56 


284 
105 
,616 
379 
332 
296 
630 
232 
302 
207 
391 
504 
332 
333 


.  543 

532 
.  494 

398 
.  154 

307 
446,  485 

442 

.  294 

49 

.  369 

160 

MILE  122 

422 
338 
327 
334 
633 
384 


611,612 
.  618 


Six  Hundred  drid  Forty-Two 


MC  KENDREE 

INDEX- Continued 


Stoker,  Dr.  William  A. 
Stoltz  R.  C. 
Stowell,  Chas.  J, 
Stonecipher,  Mrs.  Amy  B. 
Stralev,  Edwin  E. 
Streck.  John  W.       . 
Stroud,  Mrs.  Frank 
Student  Association 
Students  listed  in  first  cat; 
Subscribers  to  original  fun 
SuLLiNS,  Van  B. 
summerfield  . 
Summerpeldt,  John  F.  . 
Sunderland,  James  Warren 
SuRGUY,  Ella 
SwAHLEN,  Dr.  Percy  H. 

Portrait 
SwAHLEN,  William  Fletcher 
SwARTZ,  Joel 


Talbot,  Henry  C. 
Tam,  Joseph  Harris 
Tam,  Joseph  H.,  portrait 
Taylor,  Frank  G, 
Taylor,  Re\  .  John  A. 
Taylor,  Kathleen 
Taylor,  Mrs.  Mary  Lindly 
Tecklenburg,  Hon.  Fred  J. 
Telford,  Erastus  D. 
Templeton,  Rev.  W.  C. 
Tetherington,  John 
Thatcher,  Perry  W. 
Thatcher,  Richard 
Thatcher,  Virginia  S. 
Thero,  Rev.  Samuel 
Thrall,  Edith  Flint 
Thrall,  Prof.  W.F. 
TH1LM.AN,  Charles 
Thomas,  George  M. 
Thom.as,  Mrs.  Hattie  Sargea 
Thomas,  James  H. 
Thomas,  John  R. 
Thomas,  Samuel  K. 
Thomas,  Walter  W. 
Thomas,  William  Kinney 
Thompson,  Alonzo 
Thompson,  George  H.   . 

Portrait    . 
Thompson,  Samuel  H.,  sketch 
Thompson,  William  O. 
Thrall,  Rev.  C.  H. 
Thr.all,  Mrs.  Carrie  J,     . 
Thrall,  Edith  S. 
Thrall,  Mrs.  Gertrude  G. 
Thr.all,  Rev.  H.  S 
Thrall.  Rev.  L.  W. 
Thrall,Rev.  V.  W.      , 
Thrall,  Wm.  F. 
Thurston,  Holliday  F. 
TiLEY,  John  E. 
Tiedeman,  Charles  E.  . 
TiEDEMAN,  George  W. 
Tiedeman  Milling  Co. 
TissiER,  Louis  F. 
TissiER,  Maurice  F. 
Tomlin,  Jeremiah  T. 
Topping,  Ebenezer  H. 
Traband,  Henry,  Jr. 
Transition  to  American  Ruli 
Treble  Clef  Club    . 
Trotter,  Re\'.  Wm.  D.  R, 
Trautman,  R.  F.      . 
Trautman,  Hon.  W.  E. 
Tribble,  James  F. 
Trippel,  Dr.  E. 
Tritt,  Carl 


38t) 
504 
634 


228 

123, 124 

SoC) 


Truitt,  IamfsM 
Turkey  Hill 
Tucker,  Jas.  F. 
Turner,  Don 
Turner,  Mamie  E. 
TuTTLE,  Thomas  H. 


V 

Van  Cleve,  Gilbert  H. 
Van  Cleve,  John     . 
Van  Cleve,  Joseph  Willia 
Van  Cleve,  Rev.  Jos.  W. 
Van  Treese.  Rev.  Francis 
Van  Winkle,  Ale.^ander 
Veranda  Hotel, 
Vernor,  Daniel  Z.  . 
Vernon,  Myrtle  I. 
ViCKREY,  Dr.  a.  C. 
ViEN,  Alexander 
ViLLARS,  Pres.  Isaiah,  port 
Virgin,  Anna  M. 
Virgin,  Elizabeth  Jane 


3311 

VoELKER,  George  C.  &?  Wai 

364 

Vogt.  Henry  G. 

.    367 

226 

.    273 

w 

.  193,  254 

.    224 

Waeltz,  Louis  H,     . 

615,616 

Waeltz,  Peter,  Family  of 

316 

Waggoner.  E.  B. 

3114 

W.aggoner,  Prof,  E.  B. 

Waggoner.  Mrs.  Ella  L  S. 

628 

Waggoner,  Re\-.  Elmer  E. 

243 

Waggoner,  Dr.  E.  L. 

212 

Wahl,  David  S. 

361 

Wallar,  Rev.  James  L. 

150 

Wallis,  Edward 

.    634 

Wallis,  Robert 

308 

Wallis,  William 

168,  306 

Walker,  Prof.  Henry  D 

565 

Walker,  Jesse,  sketch 

.167 

Walton,  F.  A. 

(HI 

Walton.  Prof.  William  C. 

2!U 

Wangelin,  George  F. 

380 

Wangelin,  Herman  G. 

369 

Ward,  William  E. 

357 

Warde,  Prof.  Andrew  D, 

372 

Watkins,  Rev.Thom.asC. 

384 

Watkins,  William  C. 

225 

Watson,  Judge  Albert 

36H 

Watson,  Dr.  Walter   . 

374 

Watts,  Faith 

6U),  620 

Watts,  Jennie  O. 

504 

Watts,  Maud  Anna 

506 

Weathersbee,  Wilson   . 

505,  506 

Weaver,  Martha  C. 

506 

Webb.  Albert     . 

.     550 

Wefs,  Emanuel 

345 

Webb,  Jean  F.,  Sr. 

lliS 

Wfbf.,  Jean  F.,  Jr. 

184 

Webfr,  Mrs.  Albin  F. 

614 

Weber.  Arthur  S. 

445 

Weber,  Emil  J. 

5S 

Webster,  Rev.  John  W. 

127 

Weeden,  Rev.  John 

628 

Weeden,  Thom.as  Coke 

356 

Weer,  William  . 

292 

Weer,  Marsh.^ll  W. 

.504 

Wfntworth,  Pres.  Erastus 

5S3 

West,  Rev.  Fletcher  L. 

Westcott,  Wm.  B. 
West,  Major 
Wheeler,  Rf\  .  A.  J. 
White,  Daniel 
White,  James  F,, 
White,  John  K. 
White,  Judgf  M.  J. 
White,  Robert  Fulton 
White,  Robert  H. 
Whiteside,  Rev.  Charles  B. 
Whitlock,  Rev.  Walter  H. 
Whittlesey,  Prof.  J.  W. 
Whitwam,  Rev.  Edward  A, 
WiECHERT,  Roland  , 
Wiggins,  Thos.  E. 
Wilderman,  Julius  T. 
Wilderman,  Loren  E.   . 
Wilderman,  Milton  O. 
Wilkin,  Rev,  Elias  D, 
Wilkin,  James  G, 
Wilkin,  Rev.  M.  P. 
Willard,  Maude 
Williams,  Rev.  Edmund  F. 
Williams,  Newton  . 
Williams,  Sylvan  E. 
Williams,  Prof.  S.  W. 
Williamson,  J.  B. 
Williams,  Mrs.  Juliette  F. 

WiLLOUGHBY,  JaS.  A, 

Wilson,  Rev.  F.  O. 
Wilson,  James 
Wilson,  Joshua 
Wilson,  T.  A.     . 
Wilson,  William 
Wilson,  William  H, 
Wilton,  C,  M. 
Wilton,  Otis  W. 
Winter.  Rev.  Louis  E. 
Wirth,  George.  Sr. 
WiRTH,  George,  Jr. 
Wise,  Iva  Lee      . 
Witchcraft  in  St.  Clair  Count 
Wiskamp.  Walter 
Women  in  McKendree 
Women  Students,  1869 
Woods,  Rev.  Chas.  C. 
Woodward,  Samuel  J.. 
Wright,  Rev.  Owen 
WuERscH,  Daniel  G.      . 
Wyllie,  Barnett  D.  S.      . 
Wyllie  Brothers 
Wynant,  Rev.  Charles  W. 
Wynn,  Mrs.  Blanche  F,     . 


Zerweck,  Clara  Lee 
Zerweck,  Louis 
Zerweck,  Nellie  M. 
ZiERATH,  Herman  E, 

ZiNKEISEN.  Wm.    . 

ZoELLER,  William     . 


236 
370 
601 


254 

Yarbrough,  Mrs.  Carrie 

D 

.    375 

248 

Y.M.C.  A. 

153,  394 

225 

Yost,  Rev.  Clark     , 

604 

383 

Young,  Benjamin 

95 

358 

Young,  May  E. 

,     628 

339 

Young,  Rev.  Robert     . 

364 

229 

Young,  Samuel 

212 

361 

Young,  Rev.  Sherman  Pomeroy 

327 

liOO 

Young,  Wm.  A.       . 

191 

508 

Y.  W.  C.  A. 

62,  395 

557 

Yingst,  Orrin  N.     . 

.    358 

325 

385 

389 

z 

634 

632 

Zerban,  William  F 

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