The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-02-23

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Mount Union COl1ege-Its Finances and
Last Years Work.

AAAG LcGE1 WORK. |
The Public Exercises ofthe Winter Term
of Mount Union College, having jus ter
minated, were largely attended, and of q
very interesting character. The public
examinations of the Glasses reflected cred
1t upon the Professors and the Students.
The Literary Societies gave q public per-
tOrmance OF unusual excellence, consisting
Of orations, periodicals., colleagues, and q
That Russia Is UNSUITABLE in ~abrogating
the Treaty of So Quite q promising
class OF youngm men graduated in the Com
mercial Department. The Exercises were
interpreted with Excellent Music by the
College Choir and Leland's Band and Or
cbestra.
This session has excelled any former
Winter Term in the History ofthis Insti-
tuition, as respects not only the number.
but also the general department and grade
of the scholarship of the students. Hav-
ing first been organized in 1916, as a small
seminary, with six pupils and one teacher
it was in 1858 regularly CHARTERED as a col
lege, with a responsible Board of Trustees
and a Faculty of experienced teachers +;
and now 1T presents the following actual
attendance and summary ofits last years
work In the Classical and Scientific
Department, Scniorei53; JunioTs;33 ;i.Soph-
omers. sc Freshmen, 222; In Normal
or Teachers Department. 234 CONNER
ctGt Department. 283 In Musical De-
PdTtBlent, 2o5 In Fine art Department,
A. The College already possesses, in good
title. an unencumbered net properly of
S246.64S. with an income flor the year l8-
10) Of $l6,0lS, derived as follows From
Tuition. Sl3,240 from Interest on Endow-
l FnanN EruA1 az nn0 r. =.
Boarding Hall, $778.
The aggr. gate attendance Of students
from the first is 1917, about one-third Of
whom are ladies, and 1913 of whom have
taught public schools, being active and in
huential representatives of families, resid-
ing in twenty-five states Of our National
Union. To the influence ofthese students
much ofthe growth and prosperity of the
College Is justly due. The government of
the College is parental in its nature.
mild, but firm. The expenses of Students
are kept at remarkable low rates, and
those IN needy circumstances, irrespective
OF political, religious or social positions,
receive generous assistance. No distinct
ions are made on account of sex, religion
or politics.
In addition to the Mathematics and
Common English Branches, which are
taught every Term, the Natural Sciences
and Modem Languages are receiving very
great attention, and illustrated by good
sets of Apparatus, and Scientific Specimens
brought from nearly all parts of the
world.
The proposed plan of securing by do.
nation an Endowment Of 100000 hav-
ing lately received an addition of SIS, 900
can and probably will. in appropriate eff.
forts, be completed in some two year.
more. The College Buildings are new anC
T ~commodious, and apartments have Jus
|, been completed to provide good, cheal
and pleasant Boarding Accommodation
for a daily attendance of 600 Students
Mount Union is a highly pleasant heal
J thy and moral village, within two miles c
l Alliance Depot, situated on one of tn
great Railways from the Atlantic to III
Pacific coast, and so connected with othe
Railroads as to render the College very de
sirable. The College Sessions are tn
Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter Terms
which begin about the first of March, an
: the middle ofMay, August and Novembe
l respectively. This enables Students I
teach Pubic Schools during the wintt
season, and still get whole College YET
5 without falling behind their Glasses.
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