William Carl Spielman
Published: 2017-11-11
Total Pages: 226
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Excerpt from The Diamond Jubilee History of Carthage College, 1870-1945 T the annual meeting of the Carthage College Historical Society several years ago, it was de cided that the Society would sponsor the publication of a history of Carthage College to appear in 1945, the year of the Diamond Jubilee. Due mainly to the untiring, painstaking labor of Mrs. C. B. Newcomer, acting as curator of the Society, the college has been privileged to have in its. Possession a considerable col lection of material bearing on the history of the school. The author has had access to this collection as well as to much other material, including the valuable books and documents once the property of the Illinois State University but now, thanks to the generous interest of Professor Easterday, the priceless possession of Carthage College. With the exception of a few miss ing college bulletins or catalogues and the Record of the Trustees from 1900 to 1916 which is missing, in itself a very serious omission, the official records of Carthage College appear to be complete and intact. Among the sources consulted were the surveys or statements, submitted at the author's request, by several of the former living presidents of the college. These contained their personal views, impressions and appraisals of the policies and activities of Carthage College during their respective administrations. Those who responded were Dr. E. F. Bartholomew, Dr. Holmes Dysinger, Dr. F. L. Sigmund, Dr. H. D. Hoover and Dr. N. J. Gould Wickey. For the valuable data received in this manner, the author feels himself much indebted to them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.