This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Zl.2ADI/173 Message Board Post: I have recently purchased a copy of the Baker University Alumni Directory from 1917. It lists graduates from 1866 through 1916. There are 1091 alumni listed, along with a short biography of each. I have attached an alphabetical index of all individuals listed in this book, along with the list showing each graduating class. I will be happy to look up a biography upon request if you find a name of interest. Please send email to Chris Durall at amremt@adelphia.net. Please allow up to two weeks for a response. “Alumni Record of Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas – First Edition, 1917” Preface The incidents attendant upon the Fiftieth Anniversary of Baker University in 1909 increased the interest already quite general among the friends of the college that a record should be prepared in which the history and development of the university should be set forth, probably in a form for reference and reminder. At the time the Trustees ordered that such a publication should be made ready and Dean O.G. Markham was directed to collect and edit the material. He began the work, but two things have prevented an earlier completion of the task. First, the routine of duties belonging to his usual work allowed only fractions of time at different intervals. A more serious hindrance was the limited amount of original material from which to gather the facts. It seemed desirable to go beyond the meager records remaining of the official acts of the school in its earlier years to see what contemporaneous accounts might show in the newspapers published in the same years of Kansas hi! story. This investigation gave some definite data, as well as satisfied the query as to whether there might be such data. It is a pleasure to speak of the valuable service given by Miss Lillian Scott, through recent years, in her active participation in bringing together some of the scattered records and accounts, and in her helpful and constructive labors to make the published data of this volume to be as full and as accurate as they are. The editor would acknowledge his obligations to the many persons who have contributed favors and have replied so courteously to his inquiries for information; to former President Murlin and to President Mason for their encouragement and consideration while this special labor has been in hand; to the Trustees for their provision for this opportunity to contribute some evidence of an abiding interest in an institution which has favored him with a place in which to work. Probably no one is more aware of the deficiencies in this published work than the editor himself. Any suggestion to make such a record as this purports to be more satisfying, both as to the method of its contents and the accuracy and completeness of its data, will be thankfully received. The information as to addresses and the like is to be considered as extending to April 1, 1917. Osmon Grant Markham Sample entries: pg 75-76 Class of 1885 No. 56: William Alfred Quayle, 14 N. King's Highway, St. Louis, MO. A.B., A.M., 1888; Litt.D., 1901; LL.D., 1908. Ph.D., Allegheny College, 1892. D.D., DePauw University, 1892. LL.D., Lawrence College, 1908. Tutor English and Latin, Baker University, 1883-85; Adjunct Professor of Ancient Languages, 1885-86; Professor of Greek Language and Literature, 1887-90; President, 1890-94. Minister M.E. Church, 1885; Pastor, Independence Ave., Kansas City, Mo., 1894-97; Meridien St., Indianapolis, Ind., 1897-1900; Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo., 1900-04; St. James, Chicago, Ill., 1904-08; Bishop M.E. Church, 1908-, Residence, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1908-12; St. Paul, Minn., 1912-16; St. Louis, Mo., 1916-. Member General Conference M.E. Church, 1896, 1908. Delegate to Ecumenical Conference, 1911. Fraternal Delegate to English and Irish Wesleyan Church, 1902. Member Joint Hymnal Revision Committee, M.E. Church and M.E. Church, South, 1901. Phi Beta Kappa. Trustee Baker University, 1895-99. Author "Poet's Poest and Other Essays," "A Study in Current! Social Theories," "A Hero and Some Other Folks," "The Blessed Life," "Book and Life," "The Pastor Preacher," "In God's Out-of-Doors," "Laymen in Action," "Eternity in the Heart," "The Prairie and the Sea," "Lowell and the Christian Faith," "God's Calendar," "The Book of Ruth," "The Song of Songs," "The Climb to God," "Beside Lake Beautiful," "Poems," "Recovered Yesterdays in Literature." Born Parkville, Mo., June 25, 1860. Married Allie Hancock Davis, Jan. 28, 1886. Children: Wilfred Russell, Mar. 16, 1888; Allie Gayle, Apr. 23, 1893. ----------------------------------------------------------------- pg 153-154 Class of 1907 No. 523: John Edgar Byers Heffelfinger. Arkansas City. A.B. Graduate Student, The University of Wisconsin, Summer, 1914, '16. Assistant Principal and Teach Latin, Chase County High School, Cottonwood Falls, 1907-09; Principal High School, El Dorado, 1909-12; Superintendent Schools, El Dorado, 1912-15; Superintendent Schools, Arkansas City, 1915-. Member N.E.A. Vice-President Kansas State Teachers' Association, 1912. President Southern Kansas Teachers' Association, 1916. Born Newburg, Pa., July 25, 1882. Married Lucile Williams Parmenter, No. 593, Oct. 29, 1908. Child: Elizabeth Lucile, Jan. 7, 1912. ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Alumni Record of Baker University - 1917 pg 156 Class of 1907 No. 541: Clyde Gideon Roseberry. Arkansas City. A.B. Real Estate, Loans and Insurance, Arkansas City, 1907-. Born Arkansas City, Aug. 30, 1885. Married Helen Ruby Parmenter, No. 592, June 6, 1908. Children: Anna Dorothy, May 12, 1910; Philo James, Apr. 1, 1914. ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Alumni Record of Baker University - 1917 pg 156 Class of 1908 No. 592: Helen Ruby Parmenter. Arkansas City. Ph.B. Homekeeper, 1908-. Born Lawrence, Dec. 22, 1885. Married Clyde Gideon Roseberry, No. 541, June 6, 1908. Children: Anna Dorothy, May 12, 1910; Philo James, April 1, 1914. Sister of No. 593. ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Alumni Record of Baker University - 1917 pg 156 Class of 1908 No. 593: Lucile Williams Parmenter. Arkansas City. Ph.B. Homekeeper, 1908-. Born Lawrence, Dec. 22, 1885.* Married John Edgar Byers Heffelfinger, No. 523, Oct. 29, 1908. Child: Elizabeth Lucile, Jan. 7, 1912. Sister of No. 592. *Incorrect birth date given. Should be Oct. 23, 1887.