1890-1899

1890

SeminaryBuilding  Built (1890 until destroyed by fire on February 4, 1905)

Bennett Hutchinson was elected president (1890-1898)

West Virginia Conference Seminary Opened (September 3)


1891


1892

President Hutchinson personally paid for a residence to be built at the corner of College Avenue and Sedgewick Street, in the Oak Grove. The Trustees agreed to purchase it from him when his relationship to the college ended.


 

1893

President Hutchinson began a newspaper called the Seminary Herald to communicate with alumni and donors.


1894


1895

Ladies Hall  (Now Agnes Howard Hall) opened. It cost $25,000 to build.


1896


1897


1898

Dr. Hutchinson left in February to take up his duties as president of Genesee Wesleyan Seminary at Lima, New York.  Dr. F.B. Trotter became acting president for six months.

Frank B. Trotter served as acting president

Simon L. Boyers became president (1898-1900)


1899

President Boyers had the front of the campus planted with potatoes and oats.

First football game played, with Frank Thompson (Sem.1902) elected team captain.

The Seminary Herald became a student publication named The Seminary Collegiate and contained student writings and orations, alumni updates, and campus news.