KNOX COLLEGE, a coeducational in stitution, founded in 1837 at Galesburg, Ill., as Knox Manual Labor College. The school was opened in 1841 and in 1857 the name was changed to Knox College. The original plan for founding and maintaining the school was to secure subscriptions to the amount of $40,000 and to purchase lands in the Missis sippi Valley, at government price, the lands to be 'resold at a profit. Every subscriber who purchased 80 acres of land was given free tui tion for one student for 25 years. In 1917 the productive fund amounted to about $400,000. There are in the library about 13,700 volumes; there were connected with the school 34 in structors and professors and about 600 stu dents. A music department was established in 1883. The famous Lincoln-Douglas debate, in 1858, was held on the grounds of this college. The 40th anniversary of this event was cele brated on 7 Oct. 189 President McKinley and his Cabinet taking part.
William' John, Eng lish Anglican deman and author: b. Stu
artstown, County rone, Ireland, 1839. He was educated at Cam ridge University, took or ders in the Church of England; and after holding several curacies was rector of Saint Alban's, Cheetwood, Manchester, 1875-85. Since 1885 he has been canon residentiary of Worcester Cathedral and vicar of Hoar Cross. He is an churchman and has sev ral times visited the United States, where he has preached in many Episcopal churches as sociated with High Church teaching. He is a popular religious writer and among his many books are 'Meditations on the Three Hours' Agony of Our Blessed (1877) ; 'The Broken Vow: a (1::7) ; 'The Child of Stafferton) (17..:); 'The Perfect Life) (1899); 'Studies in South Africa) (1899) ; 'Holy (1900) ' - 'Con firmation and Holy Communion) (1901); 'The Conflict of Ideals in the Church of (1905).