Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-09-05
CLEVELAND, WEDNESDAY, MORNING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1860.


EDITORS OF THE LEADER "A few weeks
since the writer Of this, by invitation, visit
cd ''Lake Erie Female Seminary" and
spent part of two days in attending its ex-
aminations. One thing, above all others,
marked those exercises, and that one thing
was the lively interest which the citizens of
Painesyille manifested in every thing per-
tanning to their Seminary. The citizens, not
few, but the citizens generally seemed to
regard it as their duty and privilege to do all
in their power, by word and deed, to estab
lish and sustain the Institution. All were
acquainted with the facts respecting it, its
advantages, the details of its system Its good
degree of success, &c., and all ready to use
their knowledge for the furtherance of its
interests. All this was delightful. twas
to me a surer guaranty of the ultimate.suc-
cess of the Institution, by far, than the pc
culiarities of its system.
If our citizens could be induced to feel and
manifest like interest in Cleveland Institu-
tions, they would at once be placed on the
topmost wave of prosperity.
Cleveland Female Seminary has suffer-
ed greatly, and is still suffering, from the
fact that so few of our citizens are acquainted
with the superior advantages there afforded,
the glorious work already there perform
ed, and the bright prospects for the fu-
ture which its present steady, health
ful and hardy growth affords. 1t should
be known by the people of Cleveland that
the Seminary, though unable to appeal to
any denomination, as such, for patronage,
though pursuing so rigid, and thorough, and
extended a course of study as to cause the
superficial, and those who are in too great
haste for their diplomas, as well as the in
dOlent to go elsewhere. is steadily adding to
its real and permanent attractions, and its
substantial advantages. It's buildings and
grounds, unsurpassed by those of any simi-
lar institution in the State for beauty and
desirableness of location, are being constant
ly improved and more and more adapted to
meet the wants and secure the comfort,
health and happiness of all the members of
the institution. Its corps of teachers is year
by year being made more efficient by the
addition of those who have become widely
known for their eminent qualifications in
their respective departments. No calls have
been made upon the community for pecuni-
airy assistance, since its doors were opened
for pupils and though in its infancy, in
common with all institutions of learning, it
had difficulties with which to contend, and
prejudices to overcome, it has carried itself
Tor rather has been carried by a few noble
men in its Board of Managers) steadily on
ward, and to-day rejoiGes in the fact that it
has pushed through the fiery ordeal of three
years of unprecedented financial depression,
t0itLOut incurrtng one dollar Of debt, and re-
joices still more in the bright prospect af-
forded by improvement in business, abund-
ant crops, and above all by the greatly in
creased demand for rooms for pupils. Every
room but four is already definitely engaged,
and the prospect is that at the opening of
the term there will not be vacancy in the
institution. Measures are being concerted
for Immediately increasing the accommoda-
tions. Let the friends of Cleveland Female
Seminary show themselves friendly. n.