The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-03-21


lege Building and its repairs, or an
eguiualant sum to be used by the
Trustees in making at Mount Union
Improvements additional to h
s35, 900 Museum Building.
1t is an obvious fact that the IN
ternoi life of this college was never
so healthful or vigorous as now.
The late Chief Justice Chase, acting
as one OF it's trustees. understood
this vigor when he expressed his
conviction that "Mount Union is
among the best, cheapest, aud most
progressive OF American Colleges,
rendering thorough integral Chris
tian education in any Department
accessible to ALL" la accord with
this idea, the Term just closed has
been one Of the largest and most
healthful and successful winter
terms, in its progressive history of
thirty.one years The distinctive
arrangement Of Terms, forming the
college year--Spriug, Summer, and
Fall---beginning respectively t h Q
last Tuesday in February, middle of
May. and last Tuesday in August,
Of each year, enables students to get
whole college year, aud still earn
their college expenses, by teaching
the public winter schools, without
losing time or class-stauding while
n special Winter Term, beginning
the last Tuselay in November, ac-
commodities others not teaching
The number OF different students,
attending last year, was SOL, being
ono of the largest total students
from the origin of tlris Chartered
Institution, 1887, Of whom S.279,
(nbout ono fourth ladies,) from the
Normal Department, have been en-
ployed to superiutend or teach Pub
lie Schools The College in any
case is in position TO protect it's pa
irons, ms well as all the interests of
its students, attending and non at
tending. fully aud satisfactorily.
The total number of Alumni aud
regular Graduates in the Blccalaare.
ate De .ree, is Gil. aud in tho Mas,
ter's and other Degrees, 2lS,--be-
sides the Graduates in the Normal,
Musical aud Fine Art Departments
(withoUt Degroc) being 2,7l6
gentlemen aud 1,467 ladies'. The
ascertained vocation Of the Alumni
and former Students residing
throughout nearly every State. aud
Territory Of our country, ID as fol,
lows: Professional Teachers. s.
437 merchants, 2125 farmers,
2,ll5; minister's, 725 manufacture
ers, 5l5 ; physicians, 25l; lawyers,
237, editors, 1874 civil engineers,
So telegraphers, 43; bankers, %
These are some Of the fruits of this
College.
Full and hearty cooperation, of
its patrons, trustees, patronizing
Conferences, faculty. students, and
citizens locally benefited, is happily
and efficiently secured on tho def
mite Plan Of this College, aud in the
light of these facts, to the end that
"A thorough integral Christian L In.
cation may he easily attainable tc
ALL" Accordingly, in the spirit o.
this distinctive Plan, and of these
facts, the next succeeding Terms
will promptly begin and regularly
proceed in the faith and hope Of
duly realizing all requisite funds for
aud the fullest Objects of, this Insti
tuition This College has Away.
been seli'sustaining internally. 10y
means of its cheap tuition. Not i
dollar donated, or the interest of q
dollar donated, has ever been used
to pay the salaries Of professors, OF
any other internal current expenses
j Donations, with accrued interest,
have been used only for Permanent
improvements, and in no case used
up to pay current expenses.
"The Income to the College OF
tuition,--at the low rates, and IN
average attendance OF 400 students
in the Departments as not Unfre-
quently has been the case--is equal
to tho income of interest at the rate
OF six per cent, per annum, on {
permanent moneyed endowment
fund of S495,00J."
AS TO THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TRUSTEES COURSE.
The property is all conveyed Il
the College, in feo simple, and per.
petually held in trust by Trustees
chartered under state and national
law, for educational benefit Of stu-
dents, aud ia estimated worth, above
any indebtedness. over n half millior
dollars. The rare Natural Speci-
mems OF it's Museum, obtained from
all portions of the globe, worth q
quarter million dollars. for which nc
college debt has ever been contract,
ed, aud no citizens of Mt. Union OF
Alliance ever asked to pay a dollar
are among the best Qt not the very
best) in any country and are practi
cally and especially valuable to stu
dents, by enabling them rapidly ant
thoroughly to acquire, retain, illuss
trate, aud apply every, study in th'
college Courses ancient aud mo
dern Classical, Philosophic, Sceintif
10, Normal, Musical, Commercial
Preparatory, and fine Arts. say
Bayard Taylor: "The Museum o
Mount Union College is among th'
best, aud the Natural specimens are
la