The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-02

elected on the board of managers of
the Friends Boarding School. and his
active connection with what is nCT
Earlham college began. For tairty-
five years he was actively connected
with the institution.
Owing to the illness of Charles AT
herton Mr.. Carpenter became actiDS
superintendent of Earlham college.
This was in the year 1858. This posi-
ton he held until 1873. His wife. SUI
san Carpenter. worked with him ali
these years. At that time the institu-
ton had no president and the super
intendent Was the head of the college.
When he came to Earlham it was in
debt but after few years he main
tanned the college on a self supporting
basis.
He Helps Freed Slaves.
Mr.. Carpenter was very active dur
ing the Civil war period and in va
cation seasons he was sent to Nash
vile, Tenn, as the agent of the Indi-
ana Yearly Meeting of Friends, to
look after the education of the 'des-
| titute freedmen" Soon after the an
nounccment by President Lincoln that
he would free the slaves. the Friends
became active and during that year.
$4,000 was spent on the education of
the negroes of the South. Mr. Car
penter was q member of the commit
tee having these funds in charge.
At the time Mr.. Carpenter came to
! Earlham the Friends were giving
their children a guarded education"
No student was admitted whose par
ent was not member of a Friends
Meeting. Later other students were
admitted, but only on certain condi-
tons. Mr.. Carpenter as superinten-
dent issued the following orders to
the students:
| No "Gaudy Clothing"
| Cards. chequers, chess and other
similar games, all improper or dan
gerous games, fire arms and the use
of tobacco in all forms, are forbid
den''
students are desired to bring with
them no gaudy clothing and they are
desired to avoid articles of vanity and
display. Ear rings and finger rings
not to be worm"
| In the year 1878 he resigned his
position as superintendent of Earlham
college and the board of managers ap-
pointed him member of the Earlham
committee. In 1877. when the Indiana
and Western Yearly Meetings were
united, he was named a trustee of the
/ MI ho
1898. when he refused reappointment
because of his advanced age.
| Starts LindIey Hall.
In 1887 Mr.. Carpenter laid the cor
ner stone of Lindley hall. He was a
member of the Earlham building COM
mittee at that time.
Mr.. Carpenter cast his first vote
for William Henry Harrison and has
voted at every election since. Every
vote has been for the republican can
didate.
who is the first president you re-
MEMBER he was asked.
| Il remember Jackson very we'll and
the one before him. think that was
Monroe. remember the Monroe doc.
trine we'll. Also the Inauguration of
Andrew Jackson"
Has Long Memory.
"How far back do you remember"
and the aged Friend after little
thought said, "1s15."
Then you remember the battle of
Waterloo" it was suggested.
YES. I remember that distinctly"
he fastened to add.
In the course of the conversation
Mr.. Carpenter said that he could re-
call the building of the first railroad.
He was in Ohio then and remembers
Baltimore to Washington.
| During the war and at the time
Mr.. Carpenter was superintendent"
said Mr.. Jay, the school was over
crowded"
The first newspaper Mr.. Carpenter
saw was a weekly publication called
the Friend" This he says was pub
lished when he was but a boy and
recalls that many times his parents
read to him from the small paper.
In this way he was kept informed of
tHe WORKINGS Oh tne society.
| Has Old Register.
When / came to Earlham," he
said. there were only fifty-seven stu
dents and myself and l still have that
register
What do you think of the growth
of Earlham since you have been
here" he was asked
| With a smile of satisfaction on his
face he said that ''Earlham was grow
ing into what We anticipated and hop
ed for. 1t is growing faster than We
expected. 1t is good legitimate
growth he concluded.
Some of the most prominent men
in the CITY and nation were students
at Earlham college when Mr. Carpen-
ter was superintendent and head of