The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-05-01
From Marietta.
MARIETTA, COLLEGE, April IS, 1879.

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words in regard to it, and the town.
The College takes its name from the
town, Marietta which was settled
by emigrants from New England in the
year 1880 Marietta enjoys the distinc
ton of being the oldest town in the
North west Territory" embracing now
the FIVE great States of Ohio. Indiana
Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.
1t has population of about six thou
sand inhabitants, and is pleasantly situa
ted on the Ohio river at the mouth of the
Muskingum Two Railroads, the Mari
eta Cincinnati, and Marietta, Pitts
burgh d Cleveland together with the
two rivers afore mentioned furnish con-
venient means of egress and access.
Marietta is noted for its beauty, its
historical "reminiscences, and the intelli.
! gence and morality of its Inhabitants
Several heroes of the Revolutionary war
are buried here. among them Gen. Rufus
! Putnam. Mound Cemetery, SO called
from a large beautiful conical mound in
its centre, is one of the prettiest squares
In the State. From the top of this
mound view Of the Ohio and Musking-
um valleys, and West Virginia extending
over an area OF many miles can be had.
An appropriation of $50 900 by the last
| Congress for the purpose of constructing
an ice harbor in the mouth of the Mus
kingum was obtained, and work on the
same will soon be commenced.
The College was founded in 1885 an d
graduated its first class in 1888 Presi-
dent Andrews has been identified with
its interests in various capacities since
1888, becoming President in 1855. Forty
| classes, aggregating four hundred and
ftty-seven members have been graduated.
I,nc n, g IL
ever graduated, numbering twenty-one.
The standard of education and the re-
quirements for admissions have been
gradually advanced until at present they
compare very favorably with those of any
of the Eastern Colleges.
The faculty is composed of men of ac-
knowledged ability, and high scholar
ship; four of the number are graduates
of the College.
Thoroughness and efficiency character
ize the great body of it's alumni, and many
of them have attained to positions of
honor and distinction. Among some of
the more prominent ones, may be men
toned Hon. A. T. Goshorn, Gov Irwin
OF California, Hon. H. S. Neal Congress
man from your District, Gen. r. R..
Dawes, Hon. H. A. Towne recently elect
ed Mayor of Portsmouth, and President
Tuttle of Wabash College, Indiana.
The College grounds occupy an entire
square in the most eligible and conve-
nient portion of the city. The College
buildings are four in number, and are
commodious and we'll furnished. The
Laboratory Museum and Cabinet are
thoroughly equipped, and contain many
valuable and interesting relics and spec
linens.
The College is designed primarily to
furnish thorough classical education
but those intending to fit themselves for
teaching or business without taking such
an advance course will find here opportu.
nitiys unexcelled anywhere.
The course proper occupies four years,
and the preparatory one, two or three
years, according to the previous advance
ment of the student. Worthy INDECENT
students are aided to q considerable ex-
tent. The tuition, incidental charges,
boarding, &c, are about the same as
those OF other Western Colleges.
The regular College work is supple
mented by the exercises Of our two liter.
airy societies, the Alpha Kappa and Psi
Gamma, which is an important auxiliary
to the curriculum. Both have commo-
dious and handsomely furnished halls,
and libraries con tanning about eleven thou
sand volumes. The College library which
occupies the whole OF the two upper sto.
ries of Memorial Hail' contains about
8eUenteen thousand volumes, besides many
models from the Patent office at Wash
ington, and many int resting Revolution
airy papers, and documents.
The literary societies conduct paper,
the College Ohio, issued every three
weeks, which has quite an extended cir
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with boat house and property valued
at more than one thousand dollars. The
Muskingum river furnishes facilities for
rowing unsurpassed anywhere. There
are here three secret and one anti secret
fraternities; a large majority OF the stu
dents belong to one or another of these
fraternities
The College has recently suffered Sc
we're loss in the death of DR.. Henry Smith,
one of its founders, and for many years
Professor and President, but more re-
Gently senior professor in Lane Theolog
ical Seminary, Cincinnati. DIR. Smith
was a man of great mental power, and to
his untiring efforts is due in a large
measure the successful establishment Of
the College. He died January l4th last,
at Walnut Hills and his remains were
brought here for interment. He be
queathed his library and valuable collec
tion of paintings to the College, and on
the death of Mrs. Smith, it comes into
possession of his entire property. The
paintings are intended as nucleus for
an art gallery, to be established here,
and are bequeathed in memory of his
son who died many years ago The Col
lege has also been bequeathed lately
property valued at between twenty five
and thirty thousand dollars by Mr.. Tru
man Hillyar OF Columbus. Hon. Simeon
Nash of Gallipolis lately deceased was
member of the corporation.
Until within the last few years Jack
son county has not had many represen-
tatives here. The names of Isham, Hoff-
man and others perhaps, were familiar
here fifteen or eighteen years ago. At
present there are five of US here, D. jew
EFT Davies of Oak Hill, Lew. V. Brown,
Frank. Chestnut and myself of Jackson,
aud E w son Of Auditor Patterson
Davies, Chestnut and myself are mem
bers of the Senior and Brown of the
Junior classes, and Patterson of the
Senior preparatory class. Several other
boys from our county have been in at
tendance here for a short time, during
the past three or four years and Daniel
Thomas, formerly Of Jefferson township,
graduated here in 1872.
Another item which may interest many
Of your readers, is the fact that there are
at present ten Welsh students in attend
auce, the largest number at any one time
in the history of the College. Five hail
from Ohio. four from Pennsylvania, and
one from New York. The total number
OF students this year is about one hund
red and thirty.
! A heather Chinee" has been added to
our number within the past few days