The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-10-17

Leoni. Jackson county, is an anomaly among
the .llages OF Michyan. II was settled before
the city OF Jackson, and at one time promised
to be the metropolis Of that part Of the State.
Its location was all that could be desired. /
had fiourishing college with 200 students and
an able corps Of instructors. But visions OF
prosperity blinded the native Leor ans to their
true interests and enterprise gave way to old
fo6s ism. Two lyears ago the professors and
the history is briefly told by correspondent OF
the Battle Creek Journal: 1.-The college was
lied and conducted by the Ur ted Brethren.
The large center building, brick, with four acres
Of land. was sold for $500. The chapel, with
one acre OF land sold for $3.50. The ladies'
hall, with one acre Of land, sold for S175. The
village now, in business aspect, Is in very
dull, back-sliding condihon-two small groceries
and one small grist-mill. and few mechanics (;
population, about 200; no hotel, no church
edifce." Villages ambitious Of . better fate
may find food for reflection in the above.
The following citizens Of Van Buren, County
were awarded premiums, as follows, for ami
mails and articles exhibited at the State Fair at
it's late exhibition at Grand Rapids:
Devon bull. years old or over-J. Il. Mon
roe, Lawrence, I'd prem.
Pair matched horses OF all work, years old
or over-W. w. Hodge, Lawrence, 1st prem.
Csrriage and buggy horse-James Lowery,
Decatur, Sd prem.
Spanish or Maltese jacks-Stephen Stoddard,
Lawrence, 1st prem.
Berkshire SOW year old-Geo. d. Boyoe,
Lawton, Sd prem.
Pen Berkshire pigs-Geo. D. Boyce. Law
ton. Sd prem.
Stump pulling machine for timber lands-Ira
Flanders, Paw Paw, silver medal.
Bushel white winter wheat-Dayid Woodman
Paw Paw, 1st prem.
Bushel four-rowed barley-David Woodman
Paw Paw, I'd prem.
Specimen Of white Diehl wheat in heads
David Woodman, discretionary prem.
Twenty-four ears yellow dent corn-Dsvid
Woodman, I'd prem.
The St. Louis Republican, for so many years
the leading Democratic organ Of st. Louis,
comments upon the New York Democratic
platform, as follows:
"These declarations are well enough nay,
they are frst-rate. The trouble is that they
are better than the party that makes them.-
The fact is-and 1t has been demonstrated over
and over again, till there il no excuse for the
most obtuse OF Democrats not knowing 1t
that the country has made up its mind not to
accept the best imaginable platform ana De-
mocracy together. 1t will accept the Republic
can party with bad platform rather than the
Democratic party with good one. The most
Bourbonish Democrat. who cannot understand
why II should be so. cannot fail to recognize
that it Ii so-evon while he butts his hard head
against the hardsrfact at every regular election.
At meeting Of the Board Of Regents Of
the State University, held at Ann Arbor recent
ly. President Angel made the following re-
marks in regard to co-education
THE history Of our work during the past
year has only deepened the impression made
during the two previous years as to the entire
practicability OF mpartlng collegiate and pro-
fesslona education TO the two sexes in the
same schools. IL any have cherished fear
that the admission OF women would tend to
reduce the standard Of work in the University
their attention may be directed to the fact that
during the last three years we have been stead
lily increasing the requirements for admission
and broadening the range OF studies Now,
certainly the women experience no such diff
Guilty in acquiring the studies assigned in the
regular curriculum as to cal for any modIilca-
ton Of the course on the account. Their
record is as creditable in all ranches as that OF
their classmates Of the other sex. Nor do I
see any evidence that their success in their III
telectual pursuits is purchased az the expense
OF health On the contrary / doubt II an equal
number OF young women in any other pursuit
of life have been in better health during toe
year. | am pursuaded that with ordinary care
and prudence any one OF our courses Of study
may be completed by young woman of far
ability, without undue draft upon her strength.
None or the many objections which are still
raised against the co-educatlon OF the sexes
have thus far been found in practice here to
have any force. The admission OF women has
led to no new difficulty or embarrassment IN
the administration OF the institution. lt has
certainly brought to large classes the benefits
OF such an education as otherwise would have
been out Of their reach. and has awakened
through the State and country, and even III
foreign lands, new interest in the | niversity.