New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-01

more than the state OF ONO, and oil tnat ont Z"
limited extent rather giving impressions than minute
details. 90. -, II, ..,-, ..
hr,i.b tho means of common school education 20 al
n. children and in this laudable design the uchera
Government conceded by setting apart certain SEE
lions for common school purposes. Inc Hehera nov
-,,o,- in connection with two very extensive pur-
chascs Of land in Ohio also granted large tracts OF
land for the support OF two collegiate lDslitutoH
refer 10 the purchases made by tie ONO COMPANY VI
nerbaps million and a hat of acres, ana Oy Johh
Tlsv.s Syumes on the Miami of some 81, 900 acres
To the first institution afierward located at Athens
TWO full tow nships given and the and was ed'eu
rerpetually az a very small annual rental, nut tHe
ern,s of lease in this included the privilege on
tie part of the University. at the expiration OF GER
tain number of wears, say thirty years, TO have the
land respprased and a rental affixed N proportion IN
the advanced value OF the land. This was attempted
in l-II think, and the execution "i u was nearly
attended with an ant-rent war. To what extent the
cy ,nrr,;sal was ga rried out am not now able 10
state hut il il reasonable suppose that the terms
of the lease allowed IT, that land appraised az IRON
one o four dollars an acre TORY years sSo' o ~"
worth from twenty "a seventyive dollars, should now
be- made more productive IA the institution tor the Dem
EFT it was given than it was then. These townships
are not the tairest for agriculture which could have
b,en selected vet they contain some splendid tracts o
land and all the land Is on an average hVe hundred
per cent better than lands generally IN England
For some reason th, Ohio University has experienced
many reverses although it has done noble work for
the State. You will remember that Thomas Ewing,
bv dint Of glorious energy, unaded but o heaven anu
his own hard hands became an alunnus oi TINS lnst-
tuition and its boast. | think samuel +. Nmton was
educated there also as William Cutler, the intel
licent President of the Marietta aud Cincinnati Rail
road Several Of the first lawyers and physicians IN
tLe STATE have been trained at Athens. For some
wears il has been in feeble state but now with an
excellent Faculty is coming into notice again
In connection with Judge Symmess purchase, one
81.
University and the State passed law which exempts
il perpetually from all sorts Of taxation hut for the
purposes of the University Oxford Township was
selected for the purpose in Butler County about thirty
miles from Cincinnati, and perhaps ten miles from
Hamilton A more splendid township of land, IN my
estimation cannot be- selected out Of Livingston County
" V. and III fact in its limestone formation and ITS
gentle swells like CONCEALED waves, 1t bears great
resemblance 10 the country around Avon Springs. IL
embraces OF the richest and most vauab farm
inc lands in the State. Situated as Oxford Town
ship is by railroad, within an hour or two of Gin
cnnati noted for its healthy location, and made mp OF
such superior soil il would bring in the market to-day
If not a foot OF it cleared 1--WE hundred thousand
dollars. All that the University has reserved for ITS
own use is a beautiful square OF ten acres, on which
the buildings are placed all the rest understand is
leased out for ninety nine years renewable tor ever
This wss done in LOO, at per cent. on minimum
prices varying from two dollars and half to eight
dollars an acre. Subsequently all were reduced to
little more an acre. The income from Il farm
of fifty acres to the University is nine dollars
annually: on hundred acres il is eighteen dollars! and
the whole income annually from these twenty
thousand Cfas fine land as the sun shines on is
A trfe above five thousand dollars The lands Oppo-
site Columbus, which for general farming are not as
pleasant and good these University lands rent Tor
from five to seven dollars per year, while these
noble grounds bring from eighteen 10 twenty-five cents
an acre But the beauty of the immortal wisdom OF
OK sir Ol
lowing the trustees 10 do Is that there is no clause
in il tor REVELATION of the land. The lease is un
conditional and perpetual at the minimum, almost nom,
NAL prices OF lr2O, so that the leased farms IN OXFORD
township, exempt they are from all but the paltry
rent to the University better property than any
farms in the State held in fee simple. To say that
those lands shouid bring Miami University fifty thous-
and dollars year. in place of the five thousand It now
brings, is 10 speak good ways within the bounds OF
truth II is the most asiaHe folly ever perperated by
Il body of men, unless except the sums OF money
paid the late contractor for cleaning the streets Of
New-York City. The Legislature Of Ohio cannot at
this moment purchase the anulng Of those leases tor
the University lands for one million OF dollars.
And yet under the venerable DIR. Bishop, who still
survives in the enjoyment OF vigorous faculties, Miami
University became OF the first OF western lnsttu
tons, educating some of the best men az the west
such Samuel Galloway of Columbus e. y. Olds OF
Crceye, +. A. Mills of Indianapolis, samuel r.
Carey the GrOsebecks, Carey, the late Mr.. TetOrd-
one OF the most splendid young the western bar
has had-and others Of Cincinnati Thomas T.. Thomas
OF Hanover College, and long train OF like minds IL
has been unsuccessful since DR.. Bishops resenatonln
I-l4 in retaining its Presidents. DIR. Junkln, the
prosecutor of Albert Barnes remained year or two;
Dr. McMasters elder brother to that deyout repub-
lican the McMasters of The FreomdH'S journal, re-
manned three four years, and now DIR. Anderson lss
resigned after ncumbency fs0me four or i've years
Still the institution holds its way, and ENJOYS very
large share of the public favor II IL especial! popular
in Cincinnati account OF the standing OF It's aum
in that city. With such income as II ought Justly
10 receive from its lands il might be the rst institution
at the West.
Tie college at Marietta. aside from its grounds,
buildings. apparatus and libraries has about nifty
thousand dollars in the way of endowment. Ii was
gun BY men of sense, and not IN legislative
eudOwnents and its founders have sacrced So heavily
tor il that they will not be guilty OF such arraht ioy
as marked the management OF the end0" mehis oil the
Ohio and Miami Universities. IL has 4 Faculty of
uncommon ability, and its President Henry Smith,
II. D. stands first among the writers and orators Oh
this country and under him II is growing to the Dig
nifty OF rsclass institution. The town rs the pest
New England has given to OHIO, IN the matters oil
popular Intelligence, refinement and moraHti Ils
location al the junction of the Muskineum with the
Ohio and surrounded by charming region OF hills ana
rich interyales IS of the most pleasant III the
State Soon il will have easy travelling facilities to all
parts Of the State. and the college VIII feel ms One
Thing is WORTHY OF note about this college aud that Is,
thai its learned President and Professors have entered
with great zeal into the common school enterprise,
and ss d consequence, the common schools IN wash
iBgton County have improved one hundred per cent.
within a few wears. Prof j. W. Andrews the adj
mirahe Professor OF the Natural Sciences, ls one OF
the most useful and jealous friends of common schools
in Ohio and his influence is widely felt and acknow
edged This is a feature of learned institution which
admire and would commend TO more general im
tatisn
Or. $. P. Hdreth. the accomplished geologist and
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