{"id":3575,"date":"2013-10-28T09:58:32","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T13:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=3575"},"modified":"2022-03-24T11:28:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T15:28:57","slug":"sesquicentennial-stand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/sesquicentennial-stand\/","title":{"rendered":"Sesquicentennial Stand"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3576\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/10\/ucindaStone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3576 size-full\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/10\/ucindaStone.jpg\" alt=\"Kalamazoo College pioneer Lucinda Hinsdale Stone\" width=\"250\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/10\/ucindaStone.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/10\/ucindaStone-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucinda Hinsdale Stone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A 150th anniversary in the College\u2019s history approaches&#8211;one, perhaps, lesser-known, but nevertheless vital to the spirit of the place.<\/p>\n<p>On November 5, 1863, James and Lucinda Stone had led Kalamazoo College for twenty remarkable years, from its infancy to its state charter and a stellar reputation. They embraced evolutionary theory, espoused abolitionism and women\u2019s rights, introduced coeducation, taught modern language and literature alongside the classical curriculum, and brought to the classroom a vibrancy and intensity that powerfully shaped their students\u2019 minds. But these policies and practices, though fully in keeping with 19th-century progressive tendencies, were not uncontroversial. In the late 1850\u2019s, the leadership of the local American Baptist Church, which retained control of the college, shifted sharply in a conservative direction. A rigid, parochial spirit took hold\u2014anathema to the Stones\u2019 goal of creating, in Mrs. Stone\u2019s words, \u201can educational institution, not merely a Baptist College.\u201d She herself was particularly suspect as an example of that dangerous creature, the educated woman. She later described her situation: \u201cHarassed and hindered and trammeled in my work, the time finally came when I felt that I could never, there, realize my ideal of what teaching should be\u2014more\u2014I could not retain my own self-respect and my position at the College.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3577\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3577\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/10\/ABStone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3577 size-full\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/10\/ABStone.jpg\" alt=\"Kalamazoo College pioneer James Andrus Blinn Stone\" width=\"250\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Andrus Blinn Stone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Growing financial troubles made matters worse and were blamed on Dr. Stone\u2019s management. The Civil War drew off a large proportion of the male students, deepening the crisis. Finally, the trustees met on November 4, 1863, and heard a call for new leadership. The next morning, Dr. and Mrs. Stone submitted letters of resignation.<\/p>\n<p>More than anything else, the student response testifies to the Stones\u2019 influence: some 60 to 75 percent withdrew from school. Although many returned the following term, the College entered a period of decline in quality and reputation. It recovered only in the next century, reviving the Stones\u2019 values and sustaining much of their vision into the 21st century. (Text by Gail Griffin; photos courtesy of Kalamazoo College Archives)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 150th anniversary in the College\u2019s history approaches&#8211;one, perhaps, lesser-known, but nevertheless vital to the spirit of the place. 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spirit of the place.<\/p>\n<p>On November 5, 1863, James and Lucinda Stone had led Kalamazoo College for twenty remarkable years, from its infancy to its state charter and a stellar reputation. They embraced evolutionary theory, espoused abolitionism and women\u2019s rights, introduced coeducation, taught modern language and literature alongside the classical curriculum, and brought to the classroom a vibrancy and intensity that powerfully shaped their students\u2019 minds. But these policies and practices, though fully in keeping with 19th-century progressive tendencies, were not uncontroversial. In the late 1850\u2019s, the leadership of the local American Baptist Church, which retained control of the college, shifted sharply in a conservative direction. A rigid, parochial spirit took hold\u2014anathema to the Stones\u2019 goal of creating, in Mrs. Stone\u2019s words, \u201can educational institution, not merely a Baptist College.\u201d She herself was particularly suspect as an example of that dangerous creature, the educated woman. She later described her situation: \u201cHarassed and hindered and trammeled in my work, the time finally came when I felt that I could never, there, realize my ideal of what teaching should be\u2014more\u2014I could not retain my own self-respect and my position at the College.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3577\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3577\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/10\/ABStone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3577 size-full\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/10\/ABStone.jpg\" alt=\"Kalamazoo College pioneer James Andrus Blinn Stone\" width=\"250\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Andrus Blinn Stone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Growing financial troubles made matters worse and were blamed on Dr. Stone\u2019s management. The Civil War drew off a large proportion of the male students, deepening the crisis. Finally, the trustees met on November 4, 1863, and heard a call for new leadership. The next morning, Dr. and Mrs. Stone submitted letters of resignation.<\/p>\n<p>More than anything else, the student response testifies to the Stones\u2019 influence: some 60 to 75 percent withdrew from school. Although many returned the following term, the College entered a period of decline in quality and reputation. It recovered only in the next century, reviving the Stones\u2019 values and sustaining much of their vision into the 21st century. 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