Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-07-02
EduentIonal.

Commencement Exercises at Mount I'm
ion CoLtege-Action Of the Trustees and
Fdculty-Reuision Of the College Stud
les Value Of the Sciences and Modern
Classics Duly Acknorledged-Th
Founding Of q Museum Of Science and
Art-AnnuoL address Of the Chief
Justice Of Ohio-Grddudtions, Con-
JeSring Degrees, &C., DC.
The recent Commencement Exercises
at Mt. Union College have been OF un-
usual public Importance. The large and
appreciative audiences, not only at the
public addresses, anniversaries of the
Literary Societies and the Senior Ora
tions, but also during the successive days
of examining the Glasses, attest how well
each performed his part.
At the annual meeting of the Faculty
and Trustees, conclusions were reached
and plans adopted which had taken years
to prepare. The courses of study, after
careful investigations both in America
and Europe, of the actual claims of the
respective branches of a Liberal Educa-
ton, were revised so as to adapt them to
the legitimate demands of the age. and
the increasing importance of the Scien-
ces and Modern Classics. Though the
full ancient Classical Course is retained
for those who prefer it, yet the Funda-
mental Classical Course Omits, after tie
anu Year, lu0
more unimportant portions of the Dead
Languages, and adds the French and
German Classics and a more extensive
course in the Mathematics, English Lit
erature, and the Modern Sciences.
| Two Professorships were established,
one in the French and German Langu-
ages. the other in Commercial Science
for the Business Education OF both sexes.
! A Museum of Science and Art was form
ed by the Trustees, containing Choice
! Collections illustrative of the several
branches of the Natural Sciences, Fine
Arts, Agriculture and Ethnology.
| Besides valuable additions to the
| Chemical, Philosophical and Astrono-
mical Apparatus, extensive collections
| for this Museum, especially in Miner
nlogy, Geology, Botany, Zoology and the
| Fine Arts, were selected in Europe by
the President of the College.
| Lewis Miller of Akron, Ohio, was
elected President of the Beard of Trus-
tees, and G.. Aultman, Treasurer. The
College year was so changed as to make
a Fall Term Of twelve weeks, q Winter
Term of Sixteen weeks, and Spring
! Term of fourteen weeks, to commence
| respectively on the third Tuesday of
August, November. and March, of each
year. No additional charges were made
in French and German Languages, and
the Tuition for instrumental Music and
the Sciences was reduced. The annual
Address before the Trustees was deliver
ed by Chief Justice Day, of Ravennay
Ohio. The Baccalaureate Sermon was
delivered before the body of Students,
by Rev. w. Cox, ID. D.. of Mt. Union,
Ohio. The BaccalauFeat, Address to the
Senior Glass was delivered by Rev. o.
y. Hartshorn, LII. D., Preside 1t of the
Faculty. The Alliance Ban and the
tChoirs of the Republican ana Linnean
Literary Societies of the College, furn-
ished Music for the various public oc-
casions. BY vote Of the Faculty and
Trustees the Bachelors Degree was con-
ferred upon the following Senior Class
S. II. Cravens, East Springfield, Ohio !;
| M. Fording, Alliance, Ohio; NJ. B. Gaut,
! Greensburg. Pa; w. 3. Grace, New
Philadelphia, o.. G. Grumbling, Brush
Il Valley, Pa; &. ID. Hill, Port Washing
ton, o.; II. Hilles, Mt. Union, o.; L.
RI. Hole, East Rochester, o.; Z. p. MUIR
dock, Newark, Mo-; E. Nichols, ColumI
hian,, O.; 1. #. Raudabaugh, Celina, o.;
Dizzie Rexroth, Bucyrus, o.; Sallie a..
Smith, Rockville, CT; J. Woodbridge,
gree, in carsu, upon Mary +. Adams,
Nelson, o.; G. d. Chalfant, Upper Mid
iletown, Pa; NJ. b. Chapman, Boston,
Mass; J. H. COnkle. Pittsburgh, Pa;
"A. N. Craft, West Pennington, o.; A.
n. C. Crouch, Brockville, Ind; j. b.
Eberly, Smithville, o.; J. w. Hamilton,
Boston, Mass; j. i. Phillips, Alliance.
O.; Julia Higley Rich. Virden, ILL.,; and
the Degree OF Master of Arts, IN honore,
upon ]. G. Chapman, Johnstown, Pa;
and the Degree of Doctor of Divinity
upon Rev. S. ~. Merrill, Cincinnati, o.;
and the Degree of Doctor of Laws upon
Hon. Luther Day, Raveuna, o.
The late Annual Catalogue shows the
last to be the most prosperous YER In
the History of the College, with an at
, tendance of Students as follows: Seniors,
IA; Juniors, II; Sophomores, 4S; Fresh.
: men, 90. Teachers, 279; Preparatory, IL;
Piano. Organ and Meloleop, OF; other
Instruments 8; Vocal Music, llS; Paint
: ing and Drawing, 81
The meeting of the Alumni was quite
interesting, which closed very pleasant
tlly these anniversary exercises.
be- The Treasury office Is now paying on In gold
II the principal OF the United States Loan OF lS4s4