The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-01

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES AT MOUNT UN-
ION CoLIEGR.-The Commencement Exer-
cises at Mount Union College have been of
unusual interest. The large and apprecia-
tive audiences, not only at the public ad-
dresses, anniversaries of the Literary Socie-
ties and the Senior Orations, but also during
the. successive days of examining the classes
attest how well each performed his part. At
the annual meeting of the Trustees and
Faculty, conclusions were reached and plans
adopted which had taken years to prepare.
The courses of study after careful investiga-
tions, both in America and Europe, of the
actual claims of the respective branches of
a liberal education were revised by the joint
action of the Faculty and Trustees so as to
adapt them to the legitimate demands of the
age, and the increasing importance of the
Sciences and Modern Classics
Though the full ancient Classical is re-
tanned for those who prefer it; yet the Fun
damental Classical Course omits, after the
Preparatory and Freshman year, the more
unimportant portions of the Dead Langung-
es and adds the French and German Classics
and a more extended course in the Mathe-
matics, English Literature and the Modern
Science. Two Professorships are establish
ed, one in the French add Germah languag
es, the other in Commercial Science for the
business education of persons, of sexes. A
museum of Science and Art was formed by
the Trustees, containg collections Illustrative
of the respective branches of Natural Sci
ence Fine arts, agricultural and Ethmolo-
gy. Besides valuable additions to the Chem
i, Al, philosophical and astronomical appara
tus, valuable collections for this museum
especially in mineralogy, geology, Botany
zoology, and the Fine Arts, were selected il
Europe by the President of the College.
Lewis Miller of Akron, o., was elected
President of the Board of Trustees, and C
Aultman of Mansfield, Treasurer. The Col
lege year was so changed as to make -fal
term of twelve weeks, winter term of SIX
teen, and spring term of fourteen weeks
Sto commence respectively on the third Tues
day of August, Nov. and March of eacl
year. No additional cl arges were made fo
the French and German languages and til
| tuition for instrumental and sciences was re
duced. go
The annual address before the Trustee
was delivered by Luther Day, Chief Justic
of Ohio. The Baccolaureate Sermon wa
delivered before the body of students b
Rev. w. Cox, D. D., Mt. Union, o. TIL
The Baccalaureate address to the Senio
Glass was delivered by Rev. o. N. Harts
horn, L. L. D., President of the Faculty
The Alliance Band and the Choirs of til
Republican and Llnnean Literary Societie
furnished music for the various public occs
sions.
By vote of the Faculty and Trustees til
Bachelors Degree was conferred upon th
following Senior class; S. H. Cravens, Ea
Springfield, O.; N. Forshing, Alliance, O.
W. B. Cant Greensburg, Pa; W. B., Grace
New Philadelphia, o.; G.. Grumbling, Brus
Valley, Pa; CD. Exil, Port Washington
O.; Il. Hiles, Mt. Union, o.; L. H. Hol
East Rochester, o.; E. P Murdock, New
ark, Mo-; E. Nichols, Columbiana, o.; I.
Kemdabaugh, Celina, o.; Lissie RessOt
Bucyrus, o.; Sallie A. Smith, Kockyill
]. Woodbridge, Hudson, o.; and the Master
Degree, IN CURsU, upon Mary E. Adam
Nelson, o.; C. D. Chalfant, Upper .BIiddl
ton, Pa; NJ B. Chapman, Boston Mass;
H. Couple, Pittsburg, Pa; A. N. Graf
West Pennington, o.; A. c. Cronch, Brocl
vile, Ind; ]. B. Eberly, smithYille, O.;
n. Hamilton, Boston, Mass; Julia Higl,
Kich, Virden, Ill; J. E. Phillips, Allianc
o.; and the Masters Degree, IN HONOR
upon J. c. Chapman, Johnstown, Pa; al
the degree of Doctor of Divinity upon Re
S. N. Merrill, Editor Western Christian A
vocate, Cincinnati, O., and the degree
Doctor of Laws upon Hon. Luther Da
RaVenna, o.