The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-09-12
CORREsPONDENCE.
Inauguration Ceremonies at Antioch
College.


Especial Correspondence of the Penny Pres,.l
4 YELLOW SPRINGS, o., Sept. ., 1859.
EDITORS PENNY PRESS: On yesterday
Thursday evening the Inauguration of Rev.
Thomas Hill as President of Antioch College
took place in the chapel, which was filed with
an eager company, and agreeably decorated for
the occasion.
The exercises were as follows:
2 Introductory Prayer. Rev. A. stanton.
3. Address Of Installation. ..""..."".".Dr. Bellows.
4. Delivery Of Charter and Keys,
with an Address by the
8. Welcome by the Faculty. ..........Rev. Mr. Badger.
6. Welcome by the Students in tn
Address by member OF the,
7. Prayer Of Conservation Hosmer.
8. Inaugural Address by the Pres
t......-.........--..... Rev. Thomas Hell.
TO- Concluding Prayer Kew Eli. Fay.
II. Benediction by the.""""". President.
President Hill entered leaning on the
arm of DR.. Bellows. He is man of
about forty-five years, with light, Saxon
complexion and hair; deep blue eyes, full
Of light. He is little over five feet in
hight, and rather stout than otherwise. AL
though his neat dress gives him an air of
greater respectability, he looks like Horace
Greeley, with less stoop and more hair. Our
only memory of President Hill has been
hitherto an incident which occurred in 1854.
1t was at Conference Of New England Uni
tarians, and some very eminent divine was
giving an address, in which he repeatedly
used the word "females." At last Mr.. Hill
jumped up as one who could stand it no
longer: "Mr. Chairman, beg the gontle-
mans pardon, but piH he not have the char
ity to say Comen Female is physical
characteristic, signifying SEX" He quietly
sat down amid many gratifed hearers.
After the exercises of yesterday evening
which were very creditable and impressive,
Mr.. Hill gave us his address, and convinced
us that il he did not have, as the papers
said, q copiOus stream of eloquonoe, he hac
q copious stream Of good sense. If ever there
was an address which bore with it the grace
of modesty and simplicity, and the strength
of granite, it was this. He is powerful man
q thinker and knower. His inaugural CAV,
q sketch of q complete education, which
he made to consist of, the training
of the senses; 2, that of the intellect 3, Of the
feelings; 4, of the will. Prof. Lecompte'
generalization isl science; 2, art; 3,religion,
This inaugural will, l make no doubt, b
given to the public; it is too good to be re
ported.
Mr.. Hill has been minister of compare
t'-ely small society in Waltham for fourtee
years, and has refused many fattering induce
ments to leave them. He spoke with grea
feeling Of the severity Of leaving them. II
will for a while return to close up, gradually
his relations and engagements with them, er
coming here to reside permanently, though h
will stay until he sees his way clear.
Mr.. Hill evinced great judgment by maxim
it his condition of acceptance, that the salarie
of all the Faculty should be guaranteed. Thi
the Trustees of the College formally agreed
do, on their own responsibility. It will,
course, not fall upon thOm, for already student
are pouring into Antioch, which, born as
was of want, must be selfsustaining; but
shows how deep in all concerned is the lov
Of this college.
The only other items worthy of being men
toned are, that Mr.. Albert Fearing, of Boston
of the Board of Trustees, resigned, in orde
that President Hill might take his place; an
Mr.. F. A. Palmer, of New York, was electe
to the Board in President Mann's place.