Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-09-10
FIRST EDITION.
swarthm0re College.

| ofhNiNu OF THE FALL. sKssIoN-NoTEs AND CON-
MENTs OF INTEREST.
The bucks County Inteltigencei has an inter.
esting article on Swarthmore, part Of which we
use al follows
Inc new term at Swartlmore College began
last week, with about 255 students upon ihc
roila Of these between ninety and one hundred
are new ones, and the others remain over from
previous terms. The new freshman class, in
the, collegiate department. contains nearly SO
students, some Of whom have .been prepared in
the lower classes, while others have been drawn
from schools at distance. The collegiate cl iss-
| es number Just one hundred students (; of whom
IL are seniors, II juniors, 20 sophomores and AZ
freshmen. There are IL new students from
Bucks county, OF whom are from Solebury OF
the fourteen outside students admitted to the
freshman class Bucks county furnishes seven
The faculty of instruction and government re-
mains without material change. Edward H.
Magill is President Of the College and head of
the corps of instruction Thomas Foulke is S,i-
intendent and Phebe Foulk matron having
charge OF the material concernsof heinstitution.
Miss Nellie j. Barlow, an elocntonist, takes the
place of Miss Macy a teacher Of that branch ;
Miss l.. A. Davidson succeeds Miss Janney as in
structor IN penmanship and Miss Mary j. Wal
ter graduate OF the Philadelphia School OF
Design, will teach object drawing in the place
OF Miss Chamberg. Miss Helen Magill is Presi-
dents secretary and instructor of gymnastics in
the girls department. The wing is allotted to
the boys is completely filed up, but there
are few vacant places on the girls side.
The College has many warm friends among
the more wealthy members of the Society, who
have manifested their interest by substantial do
nations The President OF the board of mana
gers, Samuel Willets, of New York, is large
annual contributor, and there are others who
follow his example. The revenue from students
is expected to pay the current expenses and no
more. Whatever improvement or purchases
are made are paid for from other sources. Sew
eral years ago a Friend named Merritt, ro-
siding at Poughkeepsie, New York, being un-
married, made his will in favor of the College,
devising to Il an estate supposed to be worth not
less than S700,000. This was to be devoted to
the founding of a polytechnic school in connec-
tion with the College, and was an amount suf-
hcient to do this upon most liberal scale.
Some time afterward, however, the testator
married, and at the request of his wife cancelled
the legacy to the College. which then passed to
her benefit. 1t so happened that Merritt and
his wifo were passengers on the steamship At
lantic, of the White Star line, which was lost on
the coast OF Nova Scotia about two years since.
Both we're drowned, and the immense estate
passed to the heirs at law.
A purchase of 81 acres of land, adjoining and
partly surrounding the original property, has
been made at a cost of S2s. 900 Of which $4,000
has been paid. This increases the estate to 1877
acres. There is another property of 81 acres
closely adjoining the College which the manag-
ers are desirous of acquiring, but an exorbtant
price is asked by tho present owners. Anew
building, a short distance southwest of the
main structure, IL now in course of erection. 1t
ia designed as residence for President Magil
and his family and will cost $500. When this
is occupied. about the new year, it will consider
ably increase the accommodations on the boys
sido of the College. Aproject. now entertained
by the managers, to be carried into
effect at come future day, is the erection of
large wing running westward from the west cor
ner Of the main bnilding. This would contain a
hall or assembly room capable of accommodating
100 persons the philosophical and chemical de-
partments. several class rooms, and also q large
number of lodgiug-rooms. IL would cost in the
neighborhood Of 100000. As it is a principle
OF Swarthmore never to spend any money until
1t has been secured, this extension may not be
effected for several years to como. But friends
have heretofore turned up in unexpected places
such may be the case again, and tho improve
ment he made earlier than is nov supposed.