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Anderson, LL.D=, who remained only until June, 1889. Dr. 
Anderson was a graduate of Eochester University, a deep thinker 
and a man of vigorously maintained opinions, wielding a strong 
influence in the class-room, the pulpit and the community. It 
was in the first year of his presidency that the Young Ladies^ 
Institute was transferred by Dr. Daniel Shepardson to the Bap- 
tists of Ohio, taking the name of Shepardson College and adopt- 
ing courses of study identical with those of Denison. 
Dr. Daniel Boardman Purinton succeeded Dr. Anderson and 
held the presidency until June, 1901. He was a graduate of the 
University of West Virginia, and though a licensed preacher, 
occasionally occupying the pulpit, he was a member of the fac- 
ulty of his alma mater from the time of his graduation, in 1873, 
until his call to Denison. While he made his impress as a schol- 
arly and effective teacher, the most striking feature of his admin- 
istration was the growth in buildings and endowment. The 
Barney Memorial Science building took the place of the scattered 
laboratories of earlier years and made possible a great advance 
in the extent and effectiveness of science teaching. The Doane 
Academy building was erected, and Recital Hall built for the 
Conservatory. The Dining Hall, now known as Shepardson 
Commons, was erected, and in 1900 Shepardson College was made 
an integral part of Denison University. In June of the same 
year an additional endowment fund of $250,000 was completed. 
In 1901, President Purinton went back, as president, to the 
University of West Virginia. He was succeeded by Dr. Emory 
W. Hunt, a graduate of Rochester University. The twelve years 
of President Hunt’s administration were years of continuous 
growth. The increase in attendance had been so marked that a 
little more than half of the living graduates at the close of his 
term of service held diplomas bearing his signature. Of course 
this is partly due to the fact that diplomas were now given to 
women, but the increase in men graduated was also large. In 
material facilities his administration secured the erection of 
Cleveland Hall, which houses the Gymnasium and the Y. M. C. 
A., of Stone Hall, a dormitory for young women, of the Doane 
Gymnasium for young women, and of the Swasey Observatory, 
The Barney Science Hall, partially destroyed by fire, was rebuilt 
in fire-proof construction and thoroughly re-equipped. 
