KNOX COLLEGE
A non-sectarian institution for the higher education of the youth of both sexes, located at Galesburg, Knox County.
It was founded in 1837, fully organized in 1841, and graduated its first class in 1846. The number of graduates from that date until 1894, aggregated 867.
In 1893 it had 663 students in attendance, and a faculty of 20 professors. Its library contains about 6,000 volumes. Its endowment amounts to $300,000 and its buildings are valued at $150,000.
Dr. Newton Bateman was at its head for more than twenty years, and on his resignation (1893) John H. Finley, Ph. D., became its President, but resigned in 1899.