The Yellow Springs American, Volume 1, Numbers 1-22

PAGE FOUR YELLOW SPRINGS AMERICAN ' ANTIOCH COLLEGE Thursday, September 24,1953 (Continued From Pace 1) In 1914, now a successful and wealthy Chicago attorney, Birch and his daughter, Helen, visited Yellow Springs and the Glen. Her enthusiasm for the area was so like his own that after her death in 1925 and his permanent return to the college community, he present­ ed the 900-acre Glen to Antioch in her memory, In appreciation, the College be­ stowed a Bachelor of Science de­ gree on the aged man in 1929 — UO years after he had withdrawn from the school. Bridging the gap between grad­ uates of the nineteenth century and the twentieth century product is George Shull, a member of Anti­ och’s class of 1901 and honorary president of the Antioch Alumni (Board. Now a retired professor of bot- any and genetics at Princeton Un­ iversity, Shull conducted research width led to the development of hybrid corn. He was awarded n gold medal by the DcKalb Agricul­ tural Association in 1940 for his genetic research and received An­ tioch's Honorary 'LL. D. Degree the name year. In 1943 he win the re­ cipient of the Marcellus Hartley Public Welfare Medal presented by the National Academy of Science. BROWNIE HAWKEYE FLASH OUTFIT $13.95Complete FOR YOUNGSTER OR AMATEUR Furay’s The Rexali Store One of three brothers who attend ed Antioch, Dr. Shull gave, the Col­ lege part of his famous herbarium and a e jec tio n c ' his writings end publ'cotions during a reunion nt Yellow Springs in 1951. • • • Almost 300 Antioch College freshmen this month set out on the trail blazed for them by eight Antioch freshmen in 1853, But the Centennial freshman class is not effected to have any trouble finding its way since the milestones in education marked by Horace Mann, first president of the college, have been kept in good repair throughout the 100 years. First landmarks to greet incom­ ing freshman eyes nre physical ones—-North and South Hall dor­ mitories iwid Antioch Hall, all dat­ ing back to thnt first year when hogs competed with students and faculty for the right of way around campus; when a dormitory built for 400 students was equipped with a 10-foot water tank; when the steeples of the main building were the tallest edifice west of the Al­ leghany mountains. The College was founded by the Christian Church denomination and named after the city In A*!a Min­ or, Antioch, where followers of Christ were first called Christians. Nevertheless, the school was to he non-secctariam and open to both men and women of nil races, prin­ ciples close to Mann’s heart. At that time, most colleges founded with church help were actually theological seminaries, And, while Oberjin was coeducational, most women students received “ladies certificates," whija those few wim were awarded degrees net permitted to read their essays ffhm the commencement pjatforpi. Mann also dedicated Antioch at the Inagural to "education pf the whole man", mind, body and spirit, and came out strongly against a- wards and prizes for scholarship, This earliest known photograph of Antioch .College la believed to hare been taken daring Horace Mann’s time, 1853-59. Microscopic examination of the picture ahowa a “tree-planting" la being held, when townsmen, students and faculty worked to gether to beautify the campus and. incidentally, made possible today’s tree-shaded walks. The ateepled building is Antioch Hall; to the left ia South hall, ;men’s dormitory, still unfinished In this shot: to the right can be seen North hall, glrla’ dormitory. 1951 Ford 2 door - 6 —11225 1950 Ford 2 d o o r............823 1930 Ford yej, ___ 825 1950 lluick ycl................ J2.25 1949 Ford 2 door — IW5 1949 Ford 4 d o o r ........... 793 Burdick Motors, lne. Yellow 8prlng«, Ohio C D I N N E L L A P P L I A N C E YOUR LOCAL DEALER FOR THESE FAMOUS APPLIANCE BRANDS — * , f ». ~ Weatinghouae '* , ~^v — Hotpoint ^ ~ ' l ■— Hoover r' “ " • — Youngatown Kitchens ' I — R. C. A. TV and Radio ^ *— Dumont TV “The best costs so little more” GRINNELL APPLIANCE SALES SALES — SERVICE Phono 7-7754 YELLOW SPRINGS, O. preferring that learning spring frjm desire for knowledge rather ■ft than desire lq r A lth o u g h o n ly e ig h t students were fo u n d q u a lifie d to e n te r the fre shm an plflse, IS O a p p lic a n ts , “ re ­ p rese nting e ve ry stage o f hum an Ignorance” according to M r * . M a n n , took th o entrance e xam s . M a n y o f those w h o faile d enrolled in the Co lle ge ’s p re p a ra to ry school. Two women were in th a t frosh- man class, and Mann’s niece. Re­ becca Pennell, was a fully-accred­ ited member of the faculty. While it is true that Mann held radical ideas on education, the same canpot be said for his ideas on conduct, Awnre thnt the poedu- cationai policy m.qdp the School vulnerable to criticism, he had stern regulations restricting fraterniza­ tion between men and women out­ side of classrooms, lie had little trouble, hut when he d|d—-woe to those w ho broke the rules, As ope girl wrote home: “Presi­ dent Mann says I never can attain the perfection I might have reached had I not committed this offence. We promised never to wnlk with gentlemen again but all to no pur­ pose—he won’t offer the most dis­ tant c.b.unca of atonement.” B u t i f M a n n had a m in im um o f tro uble w ith dfscjpiln a, ha had n m a xim um w ith fin a n c e s ,. ond« as tho fir s t comm encem ent n e u rn l in 1857 , each m em b e r o f the board o f trustees pledged m oney to d e fra y expenses, Of tho )5 student* who received degrees at the first- commencement thre* ware wopipu , while seven h#d come to Antioch from Oberlln be­ cause of what they considered un­ equal facilities for women a t the northern Ohio coliegc. The second commencement also wue marred by financial difficult­ ies, and in 1859* the College was sold at auction to F. A. Palmer who turned It over to five provisional trustees with Mann still at the helm. Death of President Mann on Aug. 2, 1809, at the age of 63, was tho next blow to fall, but the College survived only to run into stormy and trying years during the Civil War when classes were suspended fpr a time, Ip 1(165 new friends apd money were found In the Uni- tarinp Church *nd in Kdward Eve- re* Hale, author of “Man Without a Country", and $110,000 was pled­ ged to reopen the school. * Nevertheless finances remained critical until 1907 when, with Sim­ eon Davidson Fass as president, a campaign to revise the curriculum, augment the student body and in­ crease the endowment met with some success, It wasn’t until 1920, however, when Arthur E. Morgan was elect­ ed president and introduced the study-plus-work program, that An­ tioch again really came Into Its own. Morgan’s plane whereby all stu­ dents supplement classroom stud­ ies with regular off-campus Jobs, was put into effect In 1921. In ad­ dition to the plan, Morgan also travelled widely to raise sufficient funds to carry tha Idea through, Blnce that time the College’s fi- FARM Paints f J * * n s* i Appliances FARM Implements K B S. SALES & SERVICE STORE HOURS Phone 7-7355 •:90 o.m. to l:M pml Yellow Springe M m . Urn got 1« Dayton SL I* * ;8* Good Foods •Lower Prites Complete Line of Cheeses CAVIAR - ANCHOVIES TUNAFISH FancySoups,Crackers, Cookies CrosseandBlackwellDate P . W. Weiss XENIA AVENUE nonces have .been stabilised, the student body increased to 1000, and the study-plus-wark program ex­ panded until today, under President Douglas McGregor, it reaches into more than 30 states. Possibly of more significance than enrollment and endowment to Horace Mann would be the proof that his philosophy of educating “the whole man” has been carried through to its logical conclusion. This is the path, leading toward what McGregor hopes are new fron tiers of education, on which the Centennial freshman class set off this month. D E A T H S WILLIAM G. DE VINE William G, DeVlne, 64, of 227 Xenia iv., died a t 4:30 s.m. Sat­ urday In Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, where he had been a pat­ ient since Msy 14. Mr. DeVlne operated the Glen Cafe here for many years and from 1930 until his illness was em­ ployed at Wright - Patterson Air Force Base, A veteran of World War I, he was a member of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church. He was born in Yellow Springs July 17, 1889, a son of DennU end Rosanna Clarke DeWine Surviving are the widow, Alice; one daughter, Charme, a t home; one son, William J. DeVlne, of Day- ton; four brothers, Thomas and Raphael DeWine, both of Jeffer­ sonville, Edward DeWine of Xenia and Frank DeWine of Yellow Springs; three sisters, Mrs, Law­ rence Dennehy of Dayton, Mrs. John Oyler of Akron and Mary El­ len DeWine of Columbus, and one granddaughter, The body was taken to the Yodor funeral hame. Requiem mass was said in St. Paul’s Catholic Church a t 9:30 s.m. Tuesday, Burial was in SL Paul’s Cemetery, a t Erkaugh’a Tha Beet la DRUGS SUNDRIES MEDICINES CHEMICALS TRUSSES-BODY APPLIANCES A R eg tster a i F fc a m a e M A lw a ys a t Y e a r S m l w Erbaugh & Johnson Xsml a Are, A G ita *L YELLOW SPRINGS MARATHON PRODUCTS Fuel Oil - Gasoline Oils - •’Greases o m c i PHONE 7-7431 ■OMR PHONK , 4 7-7443 / ROBERT J. GROTE ' i X«da a t Oatrr M l • MRS. NELLIE MAE RICE ..If ra . N«l)ie Mae Rice, 54, of 401 South Stafford afreet, died early. Saturday a t Mercy Ho»pital, Spring field,,after an illness of 1Smooths. She was admitted to the'hospital lajSt Sunday. She was a native pf* Yellow, Springs and a member of F irst Baptist Church,- Services were held .at the church at 2 p.m. Monday, With Rev, William L. Wil­ liam* .officiating, (Burial was in Glen Forest cemetery. Surviving are her husband, Ed­ ward; three sisters, Mrs. Mary- House and Mrs. Martha Haliton of Yellow Springs arid Mrs. Pauline Caesar of Pittsburgh, Pa., and o brother, Louis Benning of Detroit. MRS. ELIZABETH HUPMAN DRAKE Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza­ beth Hupman Drake, 92, of Spring- field, Route 1,, aunt of Fowler Hupman of Fairborn, Route 1, were held at 2 p. m., Saturday in Yoder Memorial Home with the Rev. Buckley S. Rude, pastor of Y e l l o w Springs Presbyterian Jhurch, officiating. Burial fol- owed in Enon Cemetery. Mrs. Drake was found dead in ler residence at 2:15 p. in., last Thursday. Clark County Coroner Vustin Richards said she had been lead a whole day, and that her leath bad been due to a coronary condition. 2 She was born in Clark County April 15, 1861, a daughter of Samuel and Mary Ann Fowler Hupman. Her husband, Oliver T. Drake, died in 1917. After his death, Mrs. Drake continued to operate the family farm. She belonged to the Yellow Springs Presbyterian Church. Other susvivors in elude a sis- 9ELUXB HAMBURGERS With Lettuce A Tomato jBREAKFAST— LUNCH | STEAKS — DINNER FOUNTAIN SERVICE DICK & TOM’S Jpen to II p, m. Yellow Springs! ter, Mr*. Mary Dunn, of Ports­ mouth; 'a brother, Mose Hupman, of Greenville, and several nieces ghd nephews. BryanHigh School Menu , Patrons of the Bryan High Scho­ ol cafeteria next week will bo ser­ ved the following meals; Monday: Weiner on bun, mixed vegetables, and applie crisp. Tuesday: Spanish rice, green beans, bread and butter, and fruit. Wednesday: Meat loaf, parsley potatoes, bread and butter, and pudding. Thursday: Creamed dried bdesf on biscuit, enrrot and raisin salad, and fruit. Friday: Baked beans, tossed snl- ad, bread and butter, apd ice cream. Milk is served wih every meal,' ^ w M ivals Son, born to Mr. and Mrs, Char­ les Cloz ut 'Springfield City Hos­ pital. He is their fourth child and second son. Larry, Barbara, and Betsy are the Cloz’s other children and they live on South College St. having moved there from White- man St. This is your paper help us to build it up into something! SUBSCRIBE NOW! WE DO IT . . . CEMENT WORK CEMENT BLOCKS Si WORK EXCAVTING AND GRADING —SAND AND GRAVEL; LAND CLEARING; PONDS Sc LAKES W. B. DAWSON COAL COMPANY YELLOW SPRINGS T I L E MARBLE RUBBER CERAMIC QUARRY MIRAPLAS PLASTIC S T E V E N S O N TILE COMPANY . 139 Dayton at- Yellow Spring* Phone 7-7209 m Keep Them Producing With P U R I T Y F E E D S QUALITY and RESULTS FOR HEALTHIER PIGS — FARTER GAINS —■FOR LARGER PROFITS — L I N K H A R T . 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