The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-19
Hanover college.

EdlJOEs journal:
Though no formal report has yet
appeared in your columns of the Com.
mencement exercises at H. this year,
yet she really bad such exercises; and
if the attendance on this occasion
could be taken as a criterion of sue
cess, then the future is indeed fat
tering. a
So much about the Commencements
of other Colleges appeared in your
paper about the time of the Com
mencement at H., that We thought it
best to defer, until some later day,
what we had to communicate; and
now we will try to make amends for
our previous silence, by giving an ac-
count of the last years work at II.
There has been no great stir and
excitement made throughout the
country, notifying every one of the
existence of such a College, but
earnestness and activity on the part
of those connected with, and interest
ed in it, have brought their due re-
ward, In making the year pleasant
and profitable to all.
Great changes have taken place.
First, a new President was installed
at the opening of the present year, at
the same time a new Professor, making
a Faculty, then, of four, which in the
course OF the next three months was
increased to six; five only were acting
members; the last of the present il
the financial agent Of the College.
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increase of students, which will be
still greater next year
The whole year has given proof Of
the existence of a power at the head
of affairs, which would make the in.
stitution known and appreciated, both
by visitors and friends, as we'll as by
the students. Authority must be ex.
erted, IN order TO be appreciated, and
the Doctor has the faculty of mingling
advice, counsel, censure aud reprooi
so as to exercise his authority, with
out yielding any of his rights. And
this authority IS exercised in the pun
ishment of offenders in such way as
to leave no doubt of the Doctors in.
tentions, and on the other hand, the
praise bestowed upon the students
on more than one occasion, served
to increase the in respect for him.
As soon as the Doctor took the
Presidents Chair he began to make
changes In and about the College. A
new fence has been made, enclosing
the Presidents house, orchard. col
lege, and the grounds immediately IN
front OF the college. The old encJos.
ure of the orchard has been taken
away, and a splendid drive made
through 1t, which also ps sses in from
of the college building. The newly
enclosed grounds have been f,lrtheI
improved and OrnameGted By the set
ting out of trees of different kinds
The clearing of some parts of tn,
campus, which had been long neg
lected and had become sadly demon
allied IN appearance, and then tn,
planting OF grass seed, has changed
the appearance of this delightful snot
1t has now become more than eve
before a place Of resort. and thos,
who frequent it are no indifFeren
judges Of good scenery, aud indee,
no one can visit it without being inn
pressed with the grandeur and exten
of the view. From the cupola of ia
College a splendid panorama is pre-
sented. Down the river (the Ohio
for a distance of sixteen miles tn
hills rise on either side, their slope
and the river bottoms being frequent