The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-11-19

Societies, reunion of Students and
Professors at Mount Union College,
for the Autumn of 1861 have just
closed, having elected not only gen.
eral interest, but deeply impressed a
conviction upon the large audiences
in attendance that the College is do
ing great and good work. During
the past year, z459 students have been
in attendance, and in the past sixteen
years, 4,7l6 students, going forth from
this Institution, have taught public
schools. -;=is- l5.is srosft5 3.
Step by step this Institution has
grown from small beginnings, estab-
fishing its claims to the public conf
denee and patronage, SO generously be-
| slowed, until now, it has justly earned
a noble position among the best and
most progressive Colleges of, our
country. Though at first 1T occupied
a very low position, and possessed
but very limited educational facilities;
now, through the energy of its found7
ers, under the guidance and blessing
Eof God, it ranks a first class College,
possessing ample and beautiful
grounds, new and eommo modious build
ings, extensive and rare collections of
| apparatus, cabinets, a large Faculty of
experienced and thoroughly qualified
Teachers, and a permanent Endow-
ment Fund of nearly 100000 by do
nations of money, the interest of
which will aid in defraying the expen-
ses, and thus cheaper the current ex-.
penses of students. Ample and equal
facilities are afforded to both sexes
for study and graduation in the Scien-
tific Course, or in the Ancient or Mod
ern Classical Courses, or in the Fine
Art, Musical or Commercial Depart
ments.. ga IA u 1'oijiff'o'! hi
The. College Buildings, including
the superb Boarding Hail, are all new
and commodious, the various apart
ments being fitted up conveniently
and properly, and the College grounds
of some twenty acres are being taste
fully laid out, fenced and ofnamented:
Quite recently liberal expenditures
have been made in developing the
Departments of Natural Science,i
Modern Languages, Instrumental Mu-
sic, and the Commercial OF "Actual
Business Department" A large Mu-
scum of Science and Art, embracing
numerous and rare specimens, some
of which have lately been purchased
in Europe by Rev. o. N. Hartshorn,
L. L. D., President of the Faculty, has
Just been arranged in large and beau
tiful apartment Every specimen in
this extensive Museum is illustrative
\ of some useful principle in Science or
Art, and greatly facilitates both the
work of teaching and the pleasanthess
and progress of students. 3'.2 '1f"
The Modern Languages are taught
by Miss L. A. Dayton, a thoroughly
accomplished Teacher. For some
years, Miss Dayton was the Professor
of Modern Languages in Elmira COL
lege, n. Y, and reads, speaks and
writes the German and Freuch Ian
guages accurately, and nearly as read
lily as her native tongue. ~ eaA
The Department of Instrumental
Music is taught by Professor FL. Sic
land, A. B., a distinguished Teacher
of profound musical attainments and
rare skill, as his extensive experience
in teaching on the piano, melodeon,
organ. flute, &C., in some of the best
Institutions of New York, satisfacto-
rily attest. The Vocal Music is taught
by Prof. G. W. Clarke, A. NJ, whose
distinguished ability and success are
well known. The various branches
of Mathematics, Natural Science and
Literature are chiefly taught by Pro-
fessors Ira o. Chapman, a. NJ; E.. N.
Hartshorn, A. M, j. A. Brush, A. NJ,
whose thorough qualifications and dis
tinguished success have inspired gen
eral confidence.
,- The Commercial or actual Business
Department is taught by Prof's. E. N.
Hartshorn, A. NJ, and H. A. Hutson.
This Department has recently been
established, in order to supply an ex-
tensive demand arising from convic-
ton that every young gentleman and
lady, while acquiring liberal Litera-
ry Education, ought also to become
practically acquainted with actual
business, based upon Science and the
useful pursuits of life. '1'''.i5 :
Commodious and beautiful rooms
have just been fitted up in tasteful
manner and furnished with neat busi-
ness offices, as banks, stores, exchange;
brokerage, insurance, commission,
freight, steamboat and express offices
SC. The College currency for bust
ness transactions is being engraved,
also the business course of study and
the various blanks and forms of com
mleefrcial llef paper, are properly prepared.
This actual business feature will be
thoroughly taught by Prof. Fl. A.
Hutson, whose extensive experience
in Commercial Colleges of st. Louis,
Chicago and New York are well
known to the public. Prof. Hutson
was for several years the principal
teacher in Eastman's Business College
at Poughkeepsie, New York, and is
one of the best penmen of the land. -
Students are received at all times in
any of the Departments of the Col
lege. ''''7' "a ~
AS 1 have frequently visited this
College, at Mount Union, near ALI
ance, Ohio, and closely observed its
practical workings, I have taken the
more liberty to state frankly the re-
suits of my observations. '.'
Under. the instruction of the pres