The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-08-10
Iount Union College commencement.

Having witnessed the commencement
exercises Just closed at Mount Union Col
lege, and supposing your readers interest
ed in whatever is of public interest, / for
ward for the Democrat q brief synopsis.
As the college authorities have lately
added to the usual Spring, Fall and Win
ter terms q Summer session, to accommo-
date the large number of students who
teach winters, so these exercises are now
brought in midsummer, when the other
colleges and public schools are in vacation,
thus enabling a large number Of unem-
ployed educators to attend these examina.
tons, which this year have exhibited more
than al binary ripe scholarship, and re-
Elected throughout high credit upon both
teacher and the taught. In addition to
examining the usual branches in the an
cient and modern classical, the scientific,
commercial, musical, fine art, and normal
departments, one day was devoted to ex-
aiming the twenty-eight Seniors in their
review of the four years course.
The Baccalaureate sermon, by President
Hartshorn, from the text-"Keep thy
heart with all diligence, for out of it are
the ISSUES of life" was listened to with in
tense interest by the large audience as
sembled in the College Chapel.
The annual meeting of the trustees was
public, in which the reports exhibited an
attendance during the year of $50 differ
emit students, and a total number from the
first of 7,0l9. residing in % States, about
one third ladies. OF these students 5,237
have taught public schools. The incomes
for the year from tuition, about $4,000,
and from interest on endowment, &c, over
$4,000, and the estimated net value of the
college property S24S,64S obtained chiefly
by donations. Thus the generosity of the
friends of the college, as well as the eff
forts Of its trustees and faculty, have kept
pace with the growing demand of the
public, under whose keen scrutiny the col
lege has progressed, until its facilities have
been so extended as to accommodate at
very low rates a daily attendance of six to
eight hundred students.
The triennial meeting of the Alumni
was large and the addresses, toasts and
experiences were peculiarly interesting.
The Reunion meeting of the former stu
dents being the active and influential rep
resentatives Of enterprising families resi-
ding all over the country, to whose infu-
nee much of the success Of the college Is
due, was a grand affair. and by aid of the
railroads giving excursion tickets, was at
tended by a large %concourse of people
The principal address Of this meeting was
by Hon. Joseph 7. Stewart, of Baltimore,
whose subject was Fifty Years Progress"
This address is worthy of careful perusal,
The students resolved at this meeting to
have another Reunion next year, also to
publish q college monthly. The contest
performances Of the Literary societies, in
the large college hall were highly COM
mendable and attended by masses of peo-
pie.
The occasion which probably elected
the greatest attention was the addresses
and graduation of the Senior classes, and
conferring the Degrees. In the classical
and scientific departments IS young men
and ladies received the B-accalauIeate de-
gree, and 9 the Masters degree, in cursu.
During this year "A have graduated IN the
Commercial department, and 3 in the In
strumental music. The exercises were n
livened by excellent music from the col
lege choir and Leland's Cornet Band.
The degree of Doctor of Divinity was
conferred upon Rev. A. j. Endsley, of
Canton, and Rev. J.. L. G. McKown, of
Cleveland, and the degree of Doctor of
Laws upon Senator John Sherman, of
Mansfield.
Your correspondent will close by quo
ting the words uttered by the learned and
lamented Bishop Edward Thomson, D. D.,
L. l.. D.:
mt. Union is now without doubt an
established collegiate centre, conflicting
with no similar institution. This college
is eligibly and beautifully situated, admir-
ably managed, possesses highly improved
and valuable apparatus, and extensive
collegiate facilities, and is becoming i'm
m~easurably useful by wisely adapting ex-
cellent courses of study and methods of
teaching to the progressive and legitimate
wants Of society, and especially by recog-
efficiently in regular college classes
the growing Importance of the natural
sciences and modern classics"