Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-08-06
Mcunt Unlon College Annua nj State
ment-COmmencen, cnt-Steps
OF prg9rSsA

The fund Gmental object OF this 1nstitu-
tion is to provide for the People modern
lied, progressive College, where any per-
son Of either sex can, with tIie letst ex-
pense, freely obtain thorough Illustrative
Instruction in any study2 Appreciating
this new and comprehensive plan, large
numbers, as students, patrons or friends,
have nobly contributed to make this Col
lege what II now is. The college year Just
closed shows more progress, both Internal
ly and externally, than any former Grad
yates in Departments:-Bach Degree
in eusr, in Science, Literature and the Arts,
80 in Business College, 5l in Music, 2 (;
in Fine Arts, 2; Master Of Arts, a; one in
Bachelor OF Arts and ono in Muster of
Philosophy, pro me'ito; and three in Doc
tor of Divinity, per honore. Students in
College Classes past year, 566; in Music,
Sl9 ~ Commercial, 24S; in Fine Art rs;
total, l,2ll different students from first,
lO,797, OF whom 7,5l9-one-third ladies'
have taught pnblic schools, OF these AHA
have graduated in the Normal Department.
the total graduates in the Bacealnureate
Dcgrcee leing 6l5y Over 1000 Coiamcr-
| cial students now Gil good situations. The
Faculty of the College embraces sfxtecn
experienced professors The late Chief
Justice Chase touched the key tic; "A[t.
Union being among the best Colleges in
the land, should the most freely aud vide
~ extend its superior advantages eounlly
to our country's worthy poor and sclf-dc-
| pendent"
The apparatus, cabinets and specimens,
| estimated year ago at above aauarter
million dollars, have been greatly i1icrcas-
ed this year. Bayard Taylor RECENTLY sta
ted, "The Museum of Mount Union Col
lege is among the best have visited any
where, and the Natural Specimens are the
most select and valuable have over sccn
in any country" The Baccalatireate nd
dress was delivered last week In o. y,
| Hartshorn, Ill. d., President of tlle Facul-
| ty the Baccalnureate Sermon on last Sab
bath, by DIR. j., Gi ines OF Alliance; DR..
| d. ii. Moore Of Cincinnati, delivered the
| Annual Address and DR.. J. II. Vincent
Of New York. delivered on last Thursday
| the Annual Commencement Address The
Senior Addresses were followed by atldrcs-
ses from Lewis Miller, Esq, PRECEDENT of
the Trustees, and DIR. III. ID. Fisher whose
Well-timed words were received with en-
| thusiasm by the audience uf over two
| thousand people assembled in the College
Hall. The speakers alluded to The col
| legc site as healthy, moral and accessible
is minutes drive by omnibus from ALI
ance Union Depot, the junction of the
Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railroad,
with the Cleveland, Wheeling & Pittsburg
and the Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling
Railroads. "a new and capacious Muse
um Building, containing Gymnasium, Lii
brary and several Experimental, Recita-
tion and other Rooms, is under way and
the citizens arc PROPOSING to purchase the
superb Alliance College Building for the
Business College. Many students support
themselves through the regular College
year OF Fall, Spring and Summer by teach
ing during the Winter. BY this arr.lngc-
ment these lose no time from their COLLEGE
Glasses; while others who avail tiemsclve
also OF the special Winter term, complete
n four years course in three Calender wears
The College, in various ways, assists it,
students to support themselves, or tlefrny
expenses, especially so, by having erected
and furnished good buildings for boardine
PgEPasea,tRlS kssRiiIng the nrice Qf A boa5dd ap55dd
reach of all. College property donated
for the benefit of students, is estimated nj
S4ol ,2I6; income last year OF S26540, also
aids students. The twenty-nin h annual
Catalogue, juet published, gives full, reli.
able and detailed information. The Trus-
tees, at their annual meeting last week,
with other action providing for improve
ments, adopted the following: "Resolred
That we increase the College property to
over million dollars, by securing five
hundred and fifty thousand dollars as the
American Centennial Offerings"
g. W. CLARKE, Sec'v.