The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-22
MEApvILLE NEWS.

ALLEGHENY COLLEGE, MEADfIIt, Pa.
Allegheny College is becoming q sub
ject of general interest. Come rather lu-
dicrous references might be gathered from
the strips of tourists" through this region,
as found in some Of our leading dailies,
such as this THE College has a cabinet
and spparstus unsurpassed In this country,
and perhaps in the world" evidently said
tourists must have had coil on the BRAIN"
at least slightly. The facts in the case are
sufficiently encouraging, and in these the
public are interested generally.
This College Was founded at MesdTille in
1917. For sixteen years it strOve TO main
tain its claims to existence under embarsss-
ments such as are common to new colleges
in o new county. In 1888 to give it
greater assurances of q living ~futurej the
direction and control of the college were
given TO the P~ittsburg, the Erie, aud more
recently the West Virginia Annual oafer
ences Of he Methodist Episc pal Church.
It's struggles with poverty were not ended.
in the formation Of this copartnership, but
new friends were added to its interests
The history Of the institution up 20 1854
hiss been one of continued self sacrifice on
the part of it's faculty, and not q little effort
on the part of other friends, who had
sought by generous contributions 10 place
the Co lego on a permanent basis. On the
LIST of January, 1865, Judge Chamberlain Of
New York, gave ten thousand dollars TO
the endowment fund. Other friends fol-
lowed his rOble example. One man, whose
name is withheld from tho public, has
given over eighty thousand dollars to the
various interests of the College within &
year. A very large boarding house is now
being erected at his expense. Three val
liable cabinets of minerals aud FOSSILS have
been placed in the College Halls, and aP
pErstus costing some fifteen thousand dol
lars added to the facilities for giving in
struction in the department of Natura
Philosophy and Chemistry. II is not won
derful that some ambitious correspondent
dszzIed by the Drilliancy of this fort.
thousand dollar cabinet and an sPpsrstu
selected with the exquisite taste Of Pro-
Tingley, of the very best workmanship i
this country aud in Europe, should thin,
that he had really seen the finest assort
ment of the kind in America. AnOthe
year with such additions would doubles
f verify what was just at this time q sligt
ezaggeration.
+ Atthe opening of the next college yea
= September goth, it is designed TO present
3 new plan of study for those desiring
, make the sciences " a speciality, and
/ confer the same degree as in the classics
f course. With these facilities at hand, d
earnest CO operation of many wealth
friends, and the constant efforts of q fscu
# ty of living educators, success to the co
n lege is certain. No debt to cucumber it,
= policy thst puts all accounts con Il
square " at the close of each year, and &
- endowment rapidly growing, from the il
terest of which sI bills for teachers sal
= ries are paid, thus making the collie
8 practically ga tree institution" guarsnte
: it against failure. These facts secure for
Y the confidence of financial friends, who d
10 sire their money to be doing good VIII
q they are no longer handling it. Their e
ample is certainly worthy of imitation.
Among the current facilities stfOrd
young men in this institution, is a readi
room, not filled with the musty lore Of p
. ages, but all the leading literature found
=, our principal dsilies, weeklies and mont
lies published in this country. Amo
these, the LEADER hangs in 8 conspicuo
of place. With such opportunities no you
al msn need como from college halls "leaI
: ed in books yet ignorant OF men," 7