A grateful leading body of trustees renames the College in his honor.1872 The College's first building is finished. It is named Willis Hall the accompanying year to pay tribute to Susan Willis Carleton.1874 James J. Dow and Myra A. Cocoa are the initial two understudies granted four year college educations. After six months, on Christmas Day, they marry.1876 Joseph Lee Heywood, College treasurer, is killed in the Jesse James Gang's strike on the First National Bank of Northfield.1877 First release of the Carletonian is issued by Philomathian Society.1878 Inauguration of the Observatory's broadcast time administration, which inevitably sets time for more than 12,000 miles of railroad over the Northwest.1879 The first Willis Hall wrecked by flame in December.
It is modified the accompanying year.1882 William Wallace Payne, chief of the Carleton observatory, starts distribution of the world's just mainstream galactic diary, The Sidereal Messenger.1885 Harlan W. Page is selected monetary secretary, the College's initially salaried officer not likewise an individual from the faculty.1887 Probable date of Carleton's first formal intercollegiate athletic challenge: a Carleton baseball group beats St. Olaf in May.1889 Carleton's first yearbook is distributed. It is named the Algol after a variable star to pay tribute to Carleton's commitments to astronomy.1889 Maize is picked as the school color.1891 Tsune Watanabe, of Japan, graduates.
She is Carleton's first non-western student.1893 Exercise classes needed of all students.1898 Freshman Ernest Lundeen, a future U.S. Representative, is one of 12 Carls to exchange textbooks for Army clothing when the Spanish-American War starts in 1898.1903 Rev. William H. Sallmon, an alum of Yale and minister of the South Congregational Church of Bridgeport, Conn., takes office in January, taking after President Strong's retirement following 32 years as president of the College.1905/06 Distribution necessities and an arrangement of majors and minors are introduced.1909 Northfield turns into a "dry" town. (Neighborhood restriction keeps going until 1948.)1909 In October Donald J. Cowling, a Yale graduate who had taught reasoning at Baker University, is introduced as Carleton's third president. Just 29 years of age, Cowling will characterize Carleton for the following 36 years.1911 Blue added to maize as school colors.1914 The College Farm is obtained and dairy operations are begun.1916 Carleton commends its semicentennial anniversary.1916-17 Lyman Lakes are dug. The islands are developed out of the overabundance dirt.1917 As America goes to war, Carleton consents to host for the term a unit of the Student Army Training Corps, which allows understudies to complete school while getting military training.1918-19 As WW1 finishes, a flu pestilence guarantees 20 million lives, 500,000 in the United States.
Among its victimized people is famous Carleton educator of Biblical writing Fred B. Hill.1919 Dancing is allowed on grounds for the first time.1919 College enlistment surpasses 500.1922 Carleton-in-China system starts; most years until 1949 a lesser "rep" is sent to the mission school in Fenchow to show English for two years.1922 Carleton turns into one of the first schools to receive a distinctions program.1927 Minnie M. Dilley '98 is first lady to serve on the leading body of trustees.1927 Introduction of the delegate framework forerunner to current occupant collaborators to West Side (male) quarters life.1927 Prof. Harvey Stork pushes for improvement of a Carleton arboretum.