Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-12-05
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OHIO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

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and Of which tL.e first course Of lecture
was delivered in tha. place The last win
ter, has been removed to the city ofCleve
land where it will now be permanent.
located. The removal was made viii
the consent and appreciation Of all tir par
ties concerned. While tic patrons of ih'
infant enterprise saw and felt thai oberlir
possessed great advantages as The site f.
such an institution, ;asy have decided tina
on The whole, The location Of the School a
Cleveland would secure the pernanea
interests Of Agriculture i'll highcrdegree
Among the reasons that have led 10 lhi;
conclusion are the !olIowing:-Cievelan,
IS the great commercial emporium for a
the region. Il calls together more o
those WIN represent the Agricultural in
terests, than any o'her town in The vicinity.
1t is accessible by a greater number o
Railroads than any other town in The
northern portion Of the State. There are
more men, too, in this ely, who are both
able and willing 10 bearthe burden which
must be borne By s3nebady, in commen-
cling such an enterprise, than have been
thus far found elsewhere. These men
have stepped forward and provided suiia.
bic rooms for the course Of lectures to be
delivered, and have secured other flcili-
ties for the prosecution of Agricultural
science On the par, Of the students who
may attend.
The organization of the College IS now
complete. The names Of its Trustees,
aith an account Of the meeting at which
they were appointed, was given in the
Farmer of September Isl. Any one WHO
viii glance at The list will see that they
are a body of men who are accustomed
to accomplish wla, they design; and i,
is our be~liefthatihey will do all that their
Individual energy would lead US to expect
they would, and all hat their official pc
siiion lays them under obligations TO do
for the success of the College.
The Faculty last year was composed
OF the following gentlemen: Professors
Dascomb, ToWGshend, Newbarry and
Fairchild. The very able course of lee.
lures delivered last winter, and listened
to by a class of students who testified
with enthusiasm 10 their great excellence,
render any COMMUNICATION Of the corps of
teachers, as then constituted, entirely SUI
periluous. This year The Faculty viii
be the same with the following cxcep-
lions: Prof. Newberry has accepted an
appointment from The National Govern
mont in connection with the Coast Survey
of California. he will not, Of course. be
among the lecturers Of the coming season.
We have the pleasure, however, OF an
n%ouncing The NAMES of Prof. J. P. Kirl-
land and Prof. Samuel ST. John, as men,
bers Of the Faculty. These gentlemen,
both res'denIs of Cleveland, will add
greatly 10 the strrng;h of the corps OF
teachers, who wilhoutihem We're a b1dy
of strong and accomplished men.
Prof. Kirkland, now enjoying a green
old age of undiminisfed power, has speni
a long life in the successful pursuit OF
various departments of natural science, in
connection with the practice of medicine,
in which be has Won a wide and slid
reputation. With a shrewdness and tact
which puts one in mind of his Yankee orr
gin and training. he reduces his knowl-
edge at once TO available forms. He
%unites, and it is commonly deemed a rare
c~onbination, ihoroushscience with equal
ly thorough practical tendencies ard prac-
teal power. He never seems 10 REGARD
his work as done, till he has laid science
under heavy contributions for the inn
provement Of the commonest processes il
farming and gardening. This remark
will be a~bandanily verified by all who
are familiar with his history and with ,ht
impulse which his example and counse
have given to real agricultural and horti
cultural. His acceptance of his recem
appointment viii secure to the students
of the College tie results # ii kind o
knowledge and experience whose richness
will be highly valued as they advance il
life.
Prof. ST. John to his work a
Professor of the Ohio Agricultural Col
lege, in the prime of life, and with ante
cedents that many men would deem
enough to keep their laurels green tor
whole life. An honored graduate 0
Yale, not only from her College, but ais
from her Law and Medical schools-h,
afterwards spent two years in Europe il
lNC piOSCCutiOn u us StuJifS /, ne " DIS
member of the Faculty at Yale for som.
time, and was afterwards appointed Pro
lessor of Chemistry at Western Reserv,
College. Since that Time he has mad,
his own mark as a man of science at tn
west. 10 his connection with Western
Reserve College, and with the Medica
College at Cleveland, he has secured
high place in the esteem of I wide circl
Of young gentlemen ~ho viii cherish
lifelong remembrance Of the f~aliness c
knowledge aud Of the warm enthusiasm
which characterize his t"achings. Hi
resignation of the Pfofcssorsbip Of ,he W
r. CJllege, aud his removal to his cit.
will enable him to ieyo.e himself vii