New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-10
ANTIOCH COLLEGE.
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Correspondence of The ~ Y. Tribune
YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, July >, 1853.
Your interest in the fate of Antioch College wilt. |
feel assured, place in your columns for an
account Of its Commencement exsioises just passed,
aid for the good tdiogs that such financial arrarge
ments have been made as to warrant its continuance.
Sad snd oiebodiDg the apprehensons OF ts stu
dents and other friends, when they entered the chapel
on Commencement day and when, at the close of the
exercises, President Mann announced the decision Of
the Tru tees made that DorDir e that the College
60 Oh, it was received with joyful enthusiasm. Not
only was it welcomed with noisy acclsmatiop, but with
tears of Joy by men ard women Indeed, think there
were few dry eyes when the fash of sunshine broke
forth from those apprehensive faces. An April day
would have been sympsthzing one than that
hot Summer day of June.
The exercises of the graduating class showed very
plainly the Influence Of the PRECEDENT whose power is
so great drawing the attention of young people to the
practical duties of life. Among the essays and ora
lions upon the following subjects: Intel.
lectusl Success" The Statesman The Idesl
Means and Ends" 1.-The Spirit ~and the Sense
The last two essays by young ladies. Tnsy were
read with great effect and showed superior powers Vi
mind. l..
five years ego from commuoty strongly Pro Slavery,
gave very striking comparison between Southern
possibilities and Southern ecuatles ana lhe zone o
moral feeling which pervaded his speech was deeply
interesting to fhsse who have watched the gradual,
unsolicited, but vital change IN his views.
President Mann, in bis Bsccslsureate address, de-
tion and sphere. lie promised full ard equal culture
of all her powers and left her to use it, when attained
as that culture she uld prompt her; bat at the same
time be denounced such abuse OF 1t as would eaa her
TO rush into competition with in those departments
of life which they fitted to h leaving unoccupied
the paths which woman was created to tread. lie evil
denty feels confident that true culture will be sui
cient guard against such exuaVdgance5, out looks
upcn the tendency to those sbuses as tie greatest
psil attendant upon such sn enterprise as Antioch
College.
The exemplary department Of the students OF this
institution is very remarkable 1t IS said oy the resi-
dents of the place, who have gardens and oicharos
all exposed that no instance has been known, slnce
the fist year of ths College, OF even the smallest
depreciation. No insult is remembered to have been
offered 10 any n6ivlvidual indeed, the universal es-
timopy is that the students are ornament to the
College The general bearing of the students 10 the
CHAPEL at the Presidents evees and other puohc oc-
casiors, is exceedingly agreeable, equally removed
from yudt ness and aricisi'y Doubtless thentu son
of vour ladies IN their ranks is tho chief of THE.
No monitors are stationed in the gentlemans hail. the
older ard wiser students being found an adequate
police force--not on the Epglish tagging system, OUT
on the principle of brothtrly love.
gro W. CuRrIs Of Nsw.York delivered an Grafton
before the literary societies On Tuesday, the 18th OF
June. Ills subject was Democracy, OF VII eh ne
took the nobest view, making 1t identical win prae'-
cal Christianity.
One year ago the College properly wss assigned to
+. A. Palmer of New-York. The debts then were
$50 OOO but the value of the College property consd-
erably exceeds that amount. part of this debt has
been assumed by friends who propose TO donate their
claims when all the other debts are paid. SDme of it
is in the hands Of friends who Will hold II to afford
time to collect morey to quidate il. S2 800 has re.
Gently been raised in the West for this purpose and
about 800 600 more is subscribed payable in Septem-
Der and February next, and agents are stil obtaining
sub.crp.iors. 1t confidently hoped that liberal
public will now come forward to aid in the eHiormeHt
of this roble Institution. H.