Carleton: The First Century
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Carleton: The First Century is a book written by Professor Leal Headley '07 and Dean of Men Merrill E. "Casey" Jarchow for Carleton’s centennial in 1966. As its title suggests, it describes the history of Carleton College from its founding in the mid-nineteenth century through the mid-1960s.
In the early 1990s, a copy of the book was given to rising first year students who had been awarded a William Carleton Scholar Award.
Writing
Professor Headley began work on a history of Carleton College shortly after his retirement in 1952, with the intent that it be published in time for Carleton's centennial 14 years later. However, his unfortunate death in May of 1965 left the book only about a third of the way through its first draft, with outlines for the remaining chapters. Jarchow, a historian by training, took over the writing at that point and devoted the following year (for which he had already planned a sabbatical) to completing Headley’s work. President John Nason '26, in his introduction to the book, also notes the contributions of Professor Ralph Henry '17 and Headley's brother Louis (also class of 1907 and for many years a trustee of the college) to the final version.
Contents
Carleton: The First Century is organized by topic rather than chronologically, and includes the following chapters:
- A New England College in the West
- Environs: The Story of the Town and Gown
- Physical Setting: Campus and Buildings
- A Strong, Healthy Academy
- An Independent College: Problem of Control
- Final Authority: The Board of Trustees
- Five Administrations
- Presidents in the First Century
- The Deans
- Faculty and College
- Mark Hopkins and His Log
- And Gladly Teach
- Curriculum and Instruction
- The Library
- Admissions to Placement: Academic Auxiliaries
- Finances
- Business Management
- The College and Its Public
- Students: Core of the College
- Student Government
- The Classroom Is Not All
- The Plus of Athletics
- The Alumni: The End Product
