Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-06-11

an the OK teams in the neighborhood were first
employed, but failed 70 do the work, a whole
day was eceupieds but, the cattle, like some
men. could not be made te pull together,s and
50 the buiiding was moved only some 800 feet
Better plans were then tired, and the building
was brought here that tali. At the same time
the site Of the one occupied to-day. but It was
burned few years since. q. = . lHtfI
K In the fall of 1881, when returned, the pres
ent building was up and full ofstudents among
whom were John ]. Gardner, Samuel W.
Graves. BENJAMIN Stone, and many others
whose names are well known TO all Of you i
continued in the Institute till 1889. Mr.. angus
tin Smith was then an associste teacher with
Mr. Walker. In ls42 Rev. Mr. Tenny
came and took charge Of the school as prineipals
Mr.: Smith and Mr.. Walker still remaining
with it. From that time on cannot give the
history Of the Institute definitely. but 1t re-
ceivedo very large number Of students and
gave them good educaton. Though, per
marksd success in life, yet some haHs achieved
very respectable positions. might INSTANCE
Judge Samuel CoWIes, Of San Franciscoi the
Hon. Chauncy HsWley, formerly q member OF
the Ohio Senate, now living in Kansas, Hon.
Ralph Leet, also once an Ohio SENATOR nog .
resident Of Ironton; Hon, II, w, CuItlsA,
nov 5 member Of the State Senate. Hen.
Professor Joseph g. King, PRINCIPAL Of Fort.
Edward, N. Y, Seminary Edwin SoWless
editor Cleveland LEADER; Alfred Cowles, one
Of the preprietOrs of the Chicago Fribunes Dr.
Edward s. Snow, q prominent physician near
Brown; Rev Jeremiah Butler, Of FairpOr.N Y.
Batl i may not boast Of Hahy pToTi1s;ns TON 3;sa
MspcbaSts Tyers sS IS doctors clsfEyen. far
mers, mechanics, many noble men and women
have gone forth from. its walls, and are now
Scattered fsr and vide in the world.
Mr., Walker some yesrs ago resigned his place
herss and moved 70 an Institution near Colams
bqs. Hs i poEliying near hsnnleals Miss91Ia.
college at NapierTiIle, Illinois. MT. HUDSON ls
dead, butOne ofhis sons is sditor OF the DetEolt
TSe 6.sI II stit1te is now in hourishing condi-
ton, under adInirabls discipline and with .
very thorough course Of stndy. It lis now about
fifty years Old, and has had an active EXIST
tongue can tell how much good it has done. It's
influence has been difused 70 distant States and
even foreign lands. Mary Il. Tenney. once
student hers, now Mrs Hamlin, is missionary
Il iconstantinopie. Rev. Mr.. Barker, who
went FROM this school, is now Q missionary in
India. The 1nstitute has always held warm
place IN the hearts Of the people Of q AqsunouIg
can mover forget the warmth with which you
Eeleomsd our little eolony Of Students nom
Oberlin. You have given your substance and
all good viii 70 uphold and sustain this 1nsttu-
ton. and hope this may always be 80. L DO
not know Who are your trustees now, but hope
the Board is made up of liberal l.mlnded men,
educated men. men who properly appreciate
their position. and vine know and realize the
One feature Of this school wi aIude 70 par
ticularly. Some years ago, when was con-
nscted with the public schools of Cleveland,
beeame impressed With the necessity Of giving
more attention to the physical sciences instead
Of devoting so much time to mere snatterlng
Of the classics, and 1tried TO elevate the grade
Of ofinstrnction in the scientific branchesin those
schools, instead Of having SO much time given.
to Latin and Greek. A few other men viewed
these matters as did, and our efforts were par
tally successful, A few day ago the Superin-
do you like the resolution ofered at the lest
meeting Of the Board 10 establisha . scientific
department. in the public schoOlsf n 1 ensHer-
ed, go on, and God speed you. And it was
most encouraging to me that our former efforts 4
seemed thus likely to bear good fruit, w "a
Ours is most remarkable oQuntxyss MehaYe
more mines, more wealth hidden N =, the Bosom
Of the earth, than any other nation on the
globe. We have gold, silver. iron. Head, and tin
within eur limits. Mining engineering becomess
therefore, very important to Us, essentially IN
All that vast region Of the great W est, which in
clude our territorial possessions, ig full of pre-
cious metals. We want scientific men to develop
that wealth. And great railroad system has
grown up among usiH the last twenty or twenty
Eve years. Previously we used to 90 to Ashtabula
Harbor and take boat to Buffalo, there taking
their numerous changes Of rails and grade and
time. How vast the fchangees and how great
the contrast noWl In 1885, when hrst came
here, the electric telegraph was unknown. Nov
the daily papers bring news every morning from
almost ali parts q Ehe globe Thus the whole
world is, in q certain sense. coming together.
And the point i an arm wing - rs e1iss VI
want to advise that you give this Institute1s .
thorough scientific ehsfscter-not 20 neglect the
classics, but TO daVots especial attention 10 the
physical sciences, and more ,paTtlealariy Sc for
those students who cannot look forward 10 a.
full COLLEGIATE course. Without a scientific ed
uoatiOn man will Sesl ignorant all his life.
It was the testimony, Of the eminent Prof.
Taraday, Of England, that mem will graduate
at Oxford and Cambridge, who can read all the
dead languages with facility, but who will come
to scientific men and ask the most eonmen and
physical % SIC Sci sciences. - Men may thus Be learned
indeed, in some things. but very igAorant IN
Every day Tive am more and more inn
pressed with the necessity Of making our edu-s
cation more practieal and less ornamental. II
learned yesterday that there Is a very fine sci5
entfe course at this Institute, with very good
set Of apparatus, but that more full and
IeOnplete apparatus il needed. and Is being
gradually acquired. VI uF 4a 51ea I=tji
I can only beg indulgence for these discursiye
remarks, and hope that others may be called on
who are more able 70 fill out The sketch Of the
history of the Institute. 13i5simha &c vNiE5i
The Choir then sang the old hymn & Ma
jesty,p commencing, " The Lord descended
iron above, and bowed the heavens most
high. ~ The arriyal of the Hon. Charles
Case was then announced and greeted with
applause; bat his address was deferred un-
III after dinner. Lncius n. Austin, was
then called % the stand, and spoke substan!
tally as follows! Taus yihf'9iT sn ,1sNol LR
"Ladies and Gentlemen.w I am not aocutssll 1
toned 70 public speaking. and not familiar
with an the history Of the period to which Mr. I
Price has alluded. came here from New Eng.
landin l6z3. That trip was something Of an
undertaking IN those days. 4 reeollect that
there was one steamboat On Lake Erie, making
the trip from Buffalo to Detroit once week.
Once, Ii remember, 4 went with some other
young men to see .GiagaTs Falls. When we5
came back to Buffalo the steamboat was gone, :
and we came on afoot as far as Erie, and there
got a chance to ride With NJ. Hal Smith the rest
Of the way. a tqrnPike road had then beena
built from AshtsbIla HarboF to Warren It
was a. great thing in those days. and the buildl
ers felt grand OTer It. Aftsf this great achieve
ment men began to think about having the
malls & saFEisa on MAsels d9E esiers tsis tine
ageon letters was then twenty i've cents eache
/ think that about this time Judge Ehphalet
Austin had taken TIE contract 70 carry the 1
on purpOse by the best makers IN the country,
and this was another great atimproVements JInd
i lMhen hrst came here became acquainted
with some Of the men who were the founders
of this. Institute They had scarcely got the
trees chopped down around here before they
began to consult about schools. The first thing
Dr. HaWley said to me when met him in the
summer Of 1873. was about laying the fouhda-
tiDn.o 3. manual labor school. This -Eas1a
fsyorite idea also with Judge Austin, Ehpha- |
let Austin, Jr., DR.. Cowles, and others. All
seemed determined to have At Austinburg a
manual labor school where young men could be
time supporting theniselves. / think, but am
not suTe that the Act Of Incorporation was
passed in 1873, In the summer or early fall Of
lsSt there was meeting at the KY, iQr.l
CoWles' residence, at the center Of Austinbufg,
DR.. HaWIey. Joab Austin and several otherSq
were. present. At this meeting It was de-
elded 70 put the school In operation, under