The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1884-12-31
For the News.
DELAWARE, OHIO.
A "HighIand Boy" tells some Inter-
esting Facts about that City.
DELAwAnE, O, Dec. 2srd, 1884.


erly scanned to ascertain the happenings in
"Old Highland"
We are glad to see that the teachers Of
Highland are energetic enough to form an
association for their mental improvement.
Long may it live.
Thinking that no worse fate than the
waste basket awaited our communication,
we decided to take some Of your valuable
time and perhaps that Of some Of your
readers by sending a few items from Della
ware.
This little city is situated rather in the
northwestern part Of a county Of the same
name. Delaware county lies in the central
part Of the State and seems to be eadmirably
adapted TO manufacturing, farming and
stock raising. -Four good streams flow
through the county, carrying their waters
south and into the Ohio. Upon one Of
these, the Olentangy Delaware, the county
seat, is situated. Five miles west Of this
place is the scioto, while five miles east is a
stream called Alum creek. About seven
miles east Of the last named stream is q
stream known as Big Walnut, which flows
south, receives the waters of Alum creek,
and then empties into the Scioto. Thus it
will be seen these four streams furnish the
manufactures with abundant water power
or at least with the water which will pro-
duce the power when converted into steam.
There are, however, some water-mills still
in use though they are largely giving away
to the improved steam mill. The upland
furnishes pasturage for the stock grower,
whilst the rich alluvial bottoms yield large
crops Of grain.to the farmer.
Delaware, the county seat, is q thriving
city, and is somewhat noted for its institu-
tions of learning It is the seat ofthe Ohio
Wesleyan University, besides other less
widely known schools. Parents are contin-
ually coming here to educate their children
the manufacturer and mechanic comes here
and opens the shop, and this naturally gives
life and business to the place. The hun
dreds of students attending its schools and
thronging its streets contribute not little
to increase the hustle and give livlier inn
pulse to business Tho effect upon busi-
ness is especially felt by the grocers, ball-
ers, hotel keepers and others whose bust
ness it is to satisfy the wants Of the inner
man, for Of the many things the modern
student is disinclined to, he is not at all in
clined to manifest his disinclination at the
table.
The fall term of school at the University
closed to day, and such scattering Of young
America to the four quarters Of Ohio is sell
dom witnessed except on similar occasions.
Notwithstanding the hard times and the re.
cent election Of a Democratic President
there were six hundred and fifty students
in attendance, which is only about twenty.
five less than we're in attendance during the
same term last year, Doubtless the mum.
Der will be greatly augmented in the neal
future by the ATTENDANCE Of colored stu
dents, since it is now assured that theil
rights will be respected.
We had two colored students last year
but we're sorry to see that they did not re-
turn at the beginning OF the term JUS
closed. Perhaps they stayed out to see how
the election would 60. Be that as it may
like Nasby, we will content ourselves by
fondly hoping that we "'see a lite, p" and tha
ere long our schools and colleges will re
ceive such an influx of colored students tina
well that our government will be obliged
to appropriate part Of that immense pill,
Of money that has accumulated in the U. S
Treasury to build school houses and hir,
teachers to teach the down-trodden African
There are no less than seventy Of thp
eighty-eight counties Of Ohio represented
here, and perhaps more. There were stu
dents from sighty-one counties last year
We believe there are representatives from
at least 16 states and from the following for
eign countries, viz Armenia, England, It
ally, Sweden, China and Mexico. At tn
beginning of this term we had three ney
students from China and one from Mexico
From the reports Of their teachers they hav
made very good progress in their studies
Notwithstanding they were obliged to labo
under great pathological difficulties.
3 We we're quite interested by Miss Lloyd
: account Of her missionary work in Mexico
and thinking it would not be uninterestin
10 Mr.. Guteries, one Of our Mexican ST.
Q dents, while in conversation with him on
evening we spoke Of seeing the article
the NEWS and of being so we'll pleased wit
it, We saw at once that we had struck
theme that was nearest his heart. "Ah," -"
said, 81 met Miss Lloyd and her father
fore she went to Mexico, and I have a sist
in the same school in which she is teac
q ing" After that it required little effort
io keep the conversation from tagging, az
Z qustions were asked aud answered rapid
n Mr.. G. is an intelligent young man from Il
D. City Of Mexico, who has been in school
1t little over a year, and promises to become
IN ripe scholar. He is preparing for the m
sionary work in his own country.
Well Mr. Editor, for fear that you "
is conclude that we have started out to WI
{. q continued story and have decided to fni
le it up, send it in and have it published
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