The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-08-05

WE have received from the President
of Mount Union College, Ohio, COM
munication prepared by Prof G. w
Clark, A. ~, at the request of the truss
tees ard students of the College, furnish
ing facts of general interest.
1 We print the following
Mount Union College-Annual Statement
commencement Steps OF Progress.
The fundamental object of this Institu-
ton is to provide for the Peoples mod
ernized, progressive College, where any
person of either sex can, with the least
expense, freely obtain through Illuslra-
tive Instruction in any study. Appre-
ciating this new and comprehensive plan
large numbers, as students, patrons or
friends, have nobly contributed to make
this College what it now is. The COL
lcge year just closed shows more progress
both internally and externally, than any
former. Graduates in Departments =
| Bach elor's Degree, in cursu, in Science,
Literature and the Arts, 80; in Business
College, 81; in Music, 2; in Fine Arts, 2;
Master of Arts, 4; one in Bachelor Of
Arts and one in Master Of Philosophy
pro naerSt0, and three in Doctor of
Divinity. per hon0rs Students in Col
lege Glasses past year, 566; in Music, 319.
In Commercial; 248; in Fine Art, rs:
total, 1911; different students from first,
10 .797. of whom 1913 one-third ladies
have taught public schools, of these
Alta have graduated in the Normal
Department; the total graduates in the
Baccalaurate Degree being 675. Over
5000 Commercial Students now fill good
situations. The Faculty of the College
embraces sixteen experienced professors.
The late Chief Justice Chase touched the
keynote: Mount Union being among
the best Colleges in the land, should the
most freely and widely extend It's super
Tor advantages equally to our country's
worthy poor and self-dependent."
The apparatus, cabinets and speci-
mems, estimated year ago at above a.
quarter million dollars, have been great
ly increased this year. Bayard Taylor
recently stated, THE Museum of Mount
Union College is among the best have
visited any where, and the Natural
Specimens are the most select and
valuable have seen in any country, II
= "a new and capacious Museum
Building. containing Gymnasium Library
and several Experimental, Recitation
and other ROOMS is under way; and the
citizens are proposing to purchase the
superb Alliance College Building for the
Business College. Many students sup
pert themselves through the regular
College year of Fall, Spring and Sum-
mer Terms, by teaching during the
winter. By this arrangement, these
lose no time from their College Glasses;
while others who avail themselves also
of the special Winter Term, complete a
four years course m three Calendar
years. The College, in various ways,
assists its students to support themselves.
or deiray their expenses, especially so,
by having erected and furnished good
Bindings for boarding purposes, thus
keeping the price of board and furnish.
ed rooms at rates within the reach Of
all. College property Donated for
benefit of students, is estimated at $751;
276: income last year of $26,54O, also
aids students. The twenty>ninth am
pua' Catalogue, just published, gives
full, reliable and detailed information
The Trustees, at their annual meeting
last week with other action providing
for improvements, adopted the follow
ing: "ResolCed, That we increase the
College property to over million dol
lars, by securing FIVE hundred and fifty
thousand dollars as the American Cen
tennlal Offerings.
G. w. CLARKE. Secretary