The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-27

it is the noble simplicity and greatness Of tho Or
tors handiwork displayed around him in these Wes-
tern wilds
The location Of Beloit College is unsurpssssd far
beauty. ltorowns the summit OF a rising bluff and
overlooks the town, enshrouded by the foliage of
every kind oftree Surrounding it is thick grove,
whose shady walks afford a cool retreat to the con.
tempiative student, when cancer reddens with the
solar blaze. Tho scene from the college eupola is
indescrbably beautiful, and tho pen of Thomp-
son, or the pencil Of Claude, might convey some
faint image Of the reality; but neither the magi.
nation OF the poet the artistic skill Of the pain
ter. could embelsh the work Of nature. The wind
ings Of Rock river, visible for miles from the top
most height Of the colege-.he gentle ropose
Of tho quiet little towns beneath-the aspiring
heads OF the majestic oaks that form the
grove. around--thc swellings of rolling prairie
that limit the view westward, and the deep, thick
forests that bound the horizon on the east, when
gilt with heavenly alchemy by the sovereign eye
OF the rising sun, or when his departing, dying
beams throw a gorgeous lustro on the whole, pro-
sent to the vision of enraptured behoders tho pio-
tuIe Of a demt paradise.
The institution is still so young, that this last
year we had no graduating class However, the
number Of students connected with the college
during the past year amounted to one hundred aud
forty. eight. These statistics are Indicative Of
the rapid progress of young America, and of
tho West, students Of Western colleges are
generally moro advanced in years than members
OF similar institutions at the East. The aim
is to place the standard of scholarship as high as
IN your section of country; but this cannot be at
tanned until the wealth and refinement Of the West
equal those Of the East. Most of our colleges are
supported by Eastern liberality and Eastern funds
IL is an erroneous suppostion thst student should
come to Western college for the sake of economy
The here are even creator than in any other
part Of the Union.
The faculty Of Beloit College is body Of men in
every way qualified for their respective, stations
The President, A. L. Chaplin is the bean tdcai of an
accomplished gentleman and scholar gracefully
dignifed as President, courteous and affablo rs
man, polished and elegant orator be is Just the
individual for his post. Our Professor of Languages
is quite different as awkward in manners, and I'M
veIsed in the ways of the world The other perfect
in both he is still Of the most profound scholars
in the West East He is a truly noble original
genius, adorcd by bis scholars for his genteness
and admired by all who have the pleasure of hear
ing him, for the originality and dazzling brilliancy
OF his ideas, which often electrify his audience.
The Professor of Mathematics is business man,
attends TO the business affairs of the college, as
Treasurer, and conducts such matters more success
fully than any other member Of the faculty could.
Provision will be made next year for the instruc-
tion of students in French and Spanish, by d. Eu-
gene O'Brien, member of the college. The faculty,
all graduates of Yale, are as follows:-A l.. Cha
pin, President; 8. p. Lathrop, Professor of Che
mistry; Joseph Emerson, Professor of Languages;
NJ. p. Squiers, Professor of Moral Philosophy j.
Bushnell, Professor of Mathematics; I. S. Potwine,
Tutor in Languages. d. Il. B.