Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-06-07
Institution in Central |
Pennsylvania.

vania maintain number Of education
alinstitUtions of high grade and charac-
ter, such as can hardly be found in any
contiguous territory of equal extent
| and population in the State-perhapS
not even in any Of our neighboring
states.
/ Beginning with the Missionary Insli-
tute at SelinsgroVe we have school
that in manypllces would be clasSed as
Il college. 1t has its female, literary
and scientific, and theological depart
menus, all well manned 10y abe, exper-
fenced instructors. In the twenty hCth
year of its existence it has accomplished
Il vast amount of good. 1t has educat-
ed and sent out n hundred ministers ot
the gospel, all but a few Of whom are
now engaged in active work. The In
! stitute is under the control Of Luther
ans.
Passing up Penns Creek only ten
miles we come to the truly beautiful
town Of New Bcrlin, the sent of Union
Seminary. This Institution is opera
ted by the Evangelical Association, and
owes it's existence, more than TO any
other one man, to the venerable Rrv.
WV. .Orwig, probably the earliest and
certainly the ablest advocate of instf,u :
tions of learning IN that denomination.
Union Seminary has had its trials, diff
licnltiEs and embarraSSments, but seems
to have outlived them all, and has en-
! tered upon an unprecedented career OF
prosperity and usefulness. y few years
ago it added u theological department
and has already sent out several prom
ising young men into the ministry.
Rev. \. L. Gobble, \. NJ, 4 native
Penns Valley boy, is the efficient prin-
cipal.
Lewisburg is proud Of her University
! ana indeed has z cd cason to be. The
large ana substantial buildings stand
on a considerable hill south oftown and
pre- sent an imposing appearance. Ga-
ing through ProfeSS0rri!le, as the clust-
er of professors residences close by is
locally called seems like passing through
enchanted ground. The uriQue but
beautiful dwellings, the large and well
kept lawns, the fine Arbor Vitae en-
closures, rare shrubbery and tlDwerS,
all combine to make this Il most ex-
ceptionally delightful spot. The Uni
verSitY is now amply endowed and we'll
! manned. Within the last year the en-
dowmcnt fund has been augmented by
the addition of $l00,0OC. The profes
sor5 are men eminent in literature and
science. Altogether the University at
Lewisburg seems to have grand fu-
! ture before it. The Baptist church has
it in charge.
The MethodiStS have Il popular and
! rTJuJ IsuIrrg SCIUUI uU w nrIJInSpUrU. Al :
though called The WilliamspOrt Dick
inson Seminary it is really a college in
all bat name. For many years it has
enjoyed Il high reputation and lib eral
support. OF its special features we are
not informed, excepting tha5 it has a
very prosperous commercial depart
ment in operation.
The Central State Normal School is
situated at Lock Haven. The site of
| the building is most advantageous and
picturesque on high hill just west of
the young and thriving city, overlook
ing the beautiful river that here emer-
ges from the mountains, the town, and
the romantic scenery beyond. The
building is large, well arranged, and of
architectural beauty and harmony, ex-
ternally. 1t is an ornament that any
town might well be proud of, iudppens
dent Of its noble design.
The. Central is yet comparatively a
young school but already erjDys repu-
tation perhaps second to none Of its
class in the state. Prof. A. n. Rlub,
the efficient principal, as we'll as his a.
bic assistants, are men well and favor.
ably known III educational circles. The
teachers who annually graduate from
the Central are generally well qualified
and greatly successful in the profession.
The school has already done noble work
in the cause of popular education, and
is destined to achieve still greater and
nobler results.
State College is situated within the
borders Of our own far famed Centre
county. It's utllarian design and COM
preheusiye scope should commend it to
every citizen, and especially every farm
| er, in the commonwealth. It's checker
ed history and ofttime6 bad management.
are no substantial arguments for It's a.
batement. State College and its noble
proJect0rs-amOng whom our own Ia
mented McAllister stands preeminent
have suffered much unreasonable CD
position. Time has however somewhat
softened the early prejudice5against the
college, and it will yet emerge from its
probationary state and enter upon a
brilliant career of prosperity and use
fulness, as other similar Institutions in
Europe have done before. Its build