, 1870-08-04
Mount Union College Commences
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Correspondence ~ T1e Chicago Tfi5nn<
IorSr EN1oS CpLLE.3E, Aug. 2
Having Witnessed the commencement exex-
cises just closed At Mount Union College. and
supposing your readers interested in whatever
ia Of public interest, forward for The Tg4s-
CSE brief synopaia.
As the college authorities have lately added
to the spring, fall. and rinter terms sumner
seesion, to sccummodate the large nunahcr OF
students who teach in winters SO these exar-
cihea are now brought IN midsummer, when
the othes colleges and pah1ic schools are in
vacation, thus enabling a large number Of
these unemployed educators to attend these
examinations, which this year have exhibited
more tasn IN ordinary ripe scholarship, aud
reelected throughout high credit both upon
upon teacher aud the taught In addition to
examining the usual branches in ths ancient
aud modern classics, tie scientific, CONNER
cial. musical. find ART, aud normal department.
one da y aa devoted to e1au4.hing the twenty
eight seniors iu their review Of The four years
course.
ILe Uaccalarseate eeruon. by preaiden.
Iartshoe trcm the text, Eeep thy heart
eith all dilIgeEle, for out OF it are the issues
OF lie. wa lstened to With intense interest
by the large hucaeucc assembled In the COL
3ea Z chapel.
Tho annual meeting OF the Trustees was
public, in Which the reports exhibited an a.
| tenuAnce durng the year OF 6Jy diTereus etu-
ueLts, and 4 total number from the first OF
1917, residing in twenty -tve s,ate.,-about
| uue-tha1d ladies'. III tLese students 5.a7
| have taught public schools. Tho income for
| tie year FROM tuition was about 81, 2,G0u, and
from interest on eHdowMents, &c., over 54,-
tege properly is $2ls, CHS, obtained ei;sty bv
donatson- THUS, the generosity of: :hc friends
Of tho college, rs we'll As tho efforts OF The
Trustees anu Faculty, hayo kept pace will Tie
| growing demand Of the public. na1er whosa
Aeen scIutlns tue college has Progressed until
tended as to accommodate at very low rates q
| daily attendance OF 6U0 to SOU Students.
| lie t1ienniaI meeting of the alumni wss
large, and the addresses, toasts, and ex,e-
isnces wt1e peculiarly interesting. The re-
| uLicu meeting Ut the former stuIients being
tie ac1lve and influential representatives. Of
e1.tt rprising families residing al over The
| culully, tu whose influence MITCH OF the SUE.
| ctss Ut the college II DUE, WAS grand affair,
and y Aid uf the 1sfoad giving e1cuszion
tickets, mas attended By = large concou-se Of
peoEle- The prncifa, addreea Of this meeting
VAS By Hon Joseph J. Stewart, of BALTIMORE,
wl.ose eubject was Fifty Iears' Progress. u
i ni= ndLtee4 il worthy uf czreful perusal in
pamphlet 1utm- The students re7olyed III
Ills nesting 10 have another reunion next
! SC244 ALEU- ~ CVtAEE8
1he con<tst performances Of the literary
societies, IN the Large college hail, were nigh.
y ccn1EcnGAb1e, and attended by masses ol
peuple- The occasion which probably elected
the greatest attention was the addresses and
graduation OF tie Senior class, and confefxius
The degrees. In the classical aad scientific de.
partnents. twepty-eight Young men and ladies
received the Eaccalsureate degree, and n1na
The Masters degree, IN c1rsu. During thi.
year seTeuty-fopr hare graduated in the cou,
merctsl department, and i've in the instrumen
lA music. TIE exercises wern enliyeneti b,
excellent MUSIC ftum the college cuoirs an,
Lelands eornet band. Tra des1eo Of Dpcto1
Of Divinity was conferred upon Eey. 4. )
Euusley, OF Canton. aud Rev. J. l. G. Nc
| howp, OF Cleveland, and the degree Of DOC
tor Of LAWS upou Senator Johu Shetnaa, q
Mansfield
Your correspondent viii cloae hv quotiu;
the words uttcrtd by the learned and taicnte,
kiAhop Edward Thompson, D. D., IL. D.
- Mt Union ii nov, Without doubt, an estab
iiahed collegiate oentre, con1iicting With no siui
!sr institution This College Ii eliainly au,
beautifully sltuateo, admiralty managed. pos
eessee highly improved and va1uanle xppars
tus, and extensive collegiate facilities, and j
Leeo1ning lnmeasuEAp]y useful By wiseI
] adapting excellent courses OF study aud meth
ods OF teaching to the progressive anL legiti
mate wants of society, and, cspecialie, iy rec
ognlzipg efficiently in regular college ci4sse.
tic growing importance OF the ns.urAls lscieuces
ard modern ciassics." Z.