Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-08-02
MT. Union College.


In a rural community, the great
event of the time is College Commence
ment, SO availing myself of cordial in
vitation, proceeded to Mt. Union,
which is, as you know, suburb of Al
lance, Ohio, only two miles distant,
and connected by plank walks and an
hourly omnibus, meeting the trains of
cars, at the Alliance Union Depot. We
attended the examinations and the meet
ing of the Alumni, which was addressed
by Rev. j. NJ Carr, of Massillon,
pleasant and cultivated speaker, whose
graphic descriptions led us back twenty
seven years, to the time when a young
man just graduated, came to Mt. Union,
then country town of some promise,
and in the loft of an old mill, opened a
select school, with six pupils. With
steady perseverance, this man had
wrought his way, removing the obsta-
cles that lay in his path, and calling to
his aid kindred spirits, till, after eleven
years, the little Seminary had grown in
to College, with its founder, Rev, O..
N. Hartshorn, L. L. D., President, and
most OF his old associates in teaching as
Professors. The unity of their efforts
had done much for their success, and
| now, after sixteen years of College exis-
tence, they were able to report results.
From zero, the College property now is
valued at $3.50, 900, and in the depart
boast of the largest Collection of Speci-
mems, of any kindred Institution in the
United States. During the past year,
they had added 100000 worth of Zoo
logical Specimens, many the very rar-
est.
He reported we'll of the Alumni who
in the Full courses number 1874; in the
Commercial Course, 205, and in the
Normal Course ALA. He stated the
number of different students in attend
| ance the past year, was 1872, and that the
l'whole number of students from the orr
gin of the Institution, is 9,142, of whom
6,367 had been employed to teach in the
public Schools in every State in the I'm
ion.
AS a reason tor so large attendance of
Students, Mr.. Carr stated the fact that
the Trustees, by providing good Build
ing and Boarding Facilities, keep the
price of rooms and board-the chief eX-
penses of students-at minimum rates
and that by having the three regular
College THANKSGIVING, Summer and
the first of March, the middle of May,
and the last of August, the Students
could go out and teach during the win
ter season, and thus earn enough to de-
fray their entire expenses during the
regular College year, without falling be-
hind their classes; while others who
wish also to attend the special winter
term can sooner complete the course.
The greetings between old friends
were cordial and the evening closed
with delightful music by the college
choir. Commencement morning, at
half past eight, saw the College Hall
crowded with an audience of over 200C
persons, while the coming throngs Wis
tied the spacious Museums, and also ex-
amined Prof. Evans display of paint
ings, by himself and scholars, together
with some choice copies of old masters,
brought from Europe, by President
HartshOrn.
The stairway and corridors of this
spacious College Edifice were filled, and
as many were left outside as gained adj
mittance. The services were opened
with an anthem by the college choir and
prayer by Rev. H. Miller, D. D., of Mo.
nongahela City, Pa. Music by the Sa-
lem Cornet Band, after which President
Hartshorn introduced the Governor
wh' gracefully acknowledged the pre-
sentation.
The Salutatory was delivered by Mr.
McHenry of Canton. The Latin Ora
ton was forcibly rendered ,and the Eng.
fish Oratious were of high order and
gracefully delivered.
One of the marked features of the oc
casion was the appearance of young la
dies upon the rostrum, delivering theil
own Orations with clear, well-modu.
lated voices, and freedom and grace Of
manner that attested thorough rhetori
cal culture.
After a recess for refreshments, the
people reassembled. 1t was an audience
to do the heart of an Amer lean patrio
good. Intelligent, earnest, beautiful
faces looked up to the Governor, as he
went forward to express his pleasure or
this delightful occesion. The Governor
said he had come to give the official
sanction of the State to this enterprise
He reioiced in it as an outgrowth of ouI
free Institutions, and especially as this