The first issue of The Carthaginian was published in 1877 by a joint editorial staff composed of President Tressler, James Cromer (Alumni Ed.), E. Clark Hughes (Ed. For Cicero), and Charles DeHart (Ed. For Galileo). The journal’s publication has not been without pauses.  An editorial in 1883 volume states that publication was not published for 2 years due to financial problems (Vol. 5, no. 1 page 13).  A larger break occurs between 1887 and 1921, during which time the name of the publication was changed to the Carthage College Alumnus.  The Carthage College Alumnus was published by the Alumni Association under the direction of Mary Tressler Newcomer.    The name of the Alumnus was changed back to The Carthaginian in 1950, although it continued to be published by the Alumni Association.  By 1986, the publication was a joint effort between the Alumni Association and the Office of College Relations, and by 1993 the responsibility passed entirely over to the Office of College Relations.  Today, The Carthaginian is published by the Office of Institutional Advancement for alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends of the College.

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