. Mount Morris: past and present; an illustrated history of the township and the village of Mount Morris, Ogle County, Illinois, in their various stages of development, together with a local biographical directory . e 104. Thus, improvement has followed improvement, until now the collegepossesses three buildings of which they may well be proud. The collegeat first was the property of individual stockholders, but Elder Miller, upon MOUNT MORRIS COLLEGE. 103 • his withdrawal from active conuectioa with the school and a number ofothers donated their stock to the Brethren church. Since that time m
. Mount Morris: past and present; an illustrated history of the township and the village of Mount Morris, Ogle County, Illinois, in their various stages of development, together with a local biographical directory . e 104. Thus, improvement has followed improvement, until now the collegepossesses three buildings of which they may well be proud. The collegeat first was the property of individual stockholders, but Elder Miller, upon MOUNT MORRIS COLLEGE. 103 • his withdrawal from active conuectioa with the school and a number ofothers donated their stock to the Brethren church. Since that time morestock has been turned over to the church, until only a few thousand dol-lars worth yet remains in the hands of individuals. In the near future,it is though that the entire stock will become the property of the church;and, since this would the only one of the several Brethren colleges inthat condition, it is only reasonable to believe that, like the Brethren Pub-lishing House, it will be carefully fostered, and its future be made evenmore prosperous than its past. The Board of Trustees of Mount Morris College at present consists ofseven members; D. L. Miller, Joseph Amick, J. G. Royer, A. L. Clair,. THE PHILORHETORIAN LITERARY SOCIETYS HALL. G. E. Weaver, Ephraim Trostle, and Elder D. L. Miller has been a member of the board since its organization. The following is alist of all the persons who have served as trustees in the past: D. L. Mil-ler, M. S. Newcomer, John W. Stein, Samuel C. Price, Daniel Vaniman,J. C. Lehman, S. S. Young, S. E. Yundt, J. G. Royer, S. Z. Sharp, JosephAmick, E. S. Young, Galen B. Royer, Grant Mahan, C. W. Lehman, J. , A. L. Clair, D. D. Culler, W. L. Eikenberry, G. E. Weaver, EphraimTrostle. During the twenty-one years in which the college has been conductedby the Brethren, many noble men and women have been sent forth intothe world, fitted to pursue lives of usefulness. A list of the graduating lOi 3IOUNT .MORRIS: PAST AND PRESENT.
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