Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-14
EDUCATIONAL ISSUES.
For the Indenenhent

NJ myself of a cordial iuUauon,
proceeded to Mt. Union, which Is as
ION know. suburb Of Alliance, .
lnly Two miles distant, aud coun'c eel
by plank walks and 40 hourly omit
bus, meeting the trains OF ears, at
the Alliance Union Depot-the june
lion Of the Ci=gelaud X Wheeling.
add PiusUnrg F. Wayne Il Chca-
20 Railroads, the latter Road being
one of the great Thjroughlares be-
tween the Atlantic aud Pacihe
W at:end d the examinations Of the
Alumni, which was addressed last,
evening by Rev. J. NJ. Carr, Of Mas
sillon. a pleas ut aud cultivated opea-
ker, whose graphic descriptions led US
back twenty seven years, to the time
VIXEN a Young man just graduated.
caus 10 Mt Union, thcn couotry
town vf some promise, aud IN "a"
loft OF an oli mill, opened select
school, with six pupils.
With steady perseverance, this nan
Lad wrought his way, removing the
Oh staci,s that lay Ia his path, aua
cn,l.uy TO his aid kindred spirils, I'LL
after eleven years The little Stmiua-
ny h-d grown iato a College, witt It's
founder, Rev. .. \. Uart,b9ru, ILL.
To-, Pre,i!ent, add most Of his old
associates in teaching, AS Professors.
The unity of their efforts had done
much for their success and now, al
ter sixteen years ct College eXis-
teuce, they were able to report re
suits. From zero, the college prop
erty now is valued at $3.50, O00, aud III
the department of Natural History,
they could boast OF the largest col
Ec,ious o. Specimens, ofauy Kindred
institutions in the United States.
During the pas, year, they had I'D
ded SlO0,0UO worth Of Geological
Specimens, mouy the very rares;.
Ii NineraIosy ADD Geology, The
Collections are large while 10 Sae NE
chauics they nave overs thousand
models from the Patent Office
They have addel Music, Painting
and Commercial Departments, ma
King each Of them Of high order.
lie reported we'll Of the Alumni
wLoiu the Full courses number 1914;
in the Commercial Course, 205, and
ia the Normal Course 4.l7+. lie
stated the NUN Der Of different stu
dents in attendance the past year
was SD, aud that the whole number
of students from the ,risin Of the
Institution, is 9li2, OF whom o 3G1
had been employed to teach 10 the
public Schools ID every State IN the
Union.
As a reason for 50 large attend
unce of students. Mr.. Carr stated the
tact that the Trustees, oy providing
good buildings and boarding f4oa
ties. keep toe price OF rooms add
boari-the cbjcfexpenses ofstude is;
i; miHia,un rates; and that u hay-
ing the three regular College Terms
Spring, Summer and Fall--comgea-
eng respectively about the irst Of
March, the middle Of May, snd the
last OF August, TIE studsOts could 60
aud tsGch during .ne ,cRter season.
and thus cara enough to ie!ray their
eat're expenses dacirs the regular
/ College year, witaoat falling benin j
their classes; while others who Wish
also TO attend the sgecisl winter teGC
can sooner complete the cour5s.
CoNNENCEMENT
moroiuc. al half past eight, saw the
College Hall crowded wi,n az audi.
eoce Of over 1000 persons, while the
coming thrOngs visited the spacious
Museums, aui also examined Prot
Evans display Of paintings, by him
self and scholars, together with some
choice copies OF old masters, brought
from Europe, by Pfesidcu. Harris
horn.
Following the Governor, Mrs. Fl.
VI. Tracy Couey. VI. D., of Go ciu IA
q, aas introduced. She said she vas
As mucn embarrassed A. the c0ioreJ
munster Was, who said at tue Geocr-
al Conference, that Bishop Simpson
had stolen his tcIt The Governor
had anticipated her rouarks. she
had ,nteu led to sga,k OF the motives
Tor, and scope o Filtration Tor VIC
uea. He had swept The whole f,ld,
even taking in the poht.c1l Ga,sgi3a
nov SD mUch considered.
Suc could not believe that eluea-
ted conscientious woman could re-
ilsc the ballot. so generously prot
fcred, When they knew its meaning
eGd possibilities. When they under
stood tiat it meant the power to Sc
cure the public temperance, purity
and political honesty, she felt that 90
th,nking womlu would dare refuse
the power it would cOnG,r for COED
Mrs. Cu,.er spoke at somc length on
the incentives and kit{ Of Eluca-
ton needed for the woman o. this
progressive aye.
We should no. close this letter
witbou, ailuijlS to the fact tia; the
College has recently been the rccip-
lent OF several liberal donations of
which Mes>rs. Lewis aud Jacob Nil
Tor. anil G. Ari'man. contributed
$4,000, while other generous persons
Of means have also contributed large
y.
Mas. II II TaAcY Cutler.
Ng. UNoN.O July 30, 1873.
Murder.