The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-18

/ there was a great wall from the Oxford store
| keepers and lEerymcn over their losses by these
! same students.
| The influence this university has had upon the
| progress of the West and South is incaIculable.
| Those three students from South Carolina whom
| President Bishop found on his arrival went back
to the Palmetto State and established school at
/ Due West Corner, in Cahouns district, called
i Erskine College, which became a school
| of considerable note. Three four
/ students named Thompson went to
Charlottesville, Ind. and laid the foundations of
| Wabash College These we're John s. Thomp-
son and his sons, John and James, the late presi-
| dent. John 5 Thompson, was of the class of 90.
Students of Miami We're the special agents in
| building up Monmouth College in Illinois. its
president being Dr. d. A. Wallace of the class
of 46 Rev w w. Robertson left Miami in
1916, and laid the foundation of Westminster
College at Fulton, Mo-, which is now
the Presby terrain college of that State
This same built up female school
which is in successful operation. Freeman
J. Carey brother of Teetoller Sam, class of
81. established Carey's Academy at College Hill,
| which grew into Farmers College. Belmont
College William M. Thompson, brother of
the Charlottesville Thompsons, has been in Pal
estine for forty years, and aided in establishing
the college at Beirout. Governor Charles H.
Harding, of Missouri a classmate of Hen Sam
uel Shelabarger Al, established female col
lege at Mexico, Mo. The president of Columbia
College, Missouri, DR. Samuel s. Laws is a
graduate of Miami, class of 49,
Among the eminent 1ndianians who graduated
at this university may be mentioned Prof. John
S. Thompson, of Wabash College, class of '26;
John A. Matson, father of Congressman Mat
SON, class of %; Hon. John l. Morrison. class of
rs; Rev. William A. Holiday, father of the ed
itor of the indianapolis News, class of 20; Hon.
Daniel s. Major, etc. Among those yet living
may be named: Senator Harrison. 80; Rev.
Lawrence Gano Hay, Al; Rev. John M
Bishop AL Rockfeld William Stanberry, ~;
Hon. Thomas B. Ward, '55; DR. John Arnold
Rushville; Hon. w. p Fishback; Hon. John g.
Eiam; Judge John N. Scott; DR.. L. d. Water
man; DR.. G. L. Andrews, Al, Laporte; David Nj.
Stewart, 49, Rushville
Among the visitors to-day present, were Sena-
tor Harrison, Rev. j. p E. Kumler. of the class
of 81, formerly pastor Of the First Presbyterian
Church at indianapolis, now at Cincinnati; John
w Caldwell, of Cincinnati formerly minister to
Peru; DIR. John Arnold, of Rushvle; Rev John
NJ. Bishop, of Rockville Carroll county Ind;
David NJ Stewart, of Rushville, Judge Scott, of
Indianapolis, and others. Senator Harrison was
| accompanied by his wife, whose girlhood DAYS
were passed in Oxford.
1t is glad sight to see the old students as
they revisit the scenes of their youth Some of
them have not been here since their graduation
thirty, forty, or even fifty years ago. They
stood about the halls of the college and about
the campus, recalling the old times Old
schoolfellows meet and clasp hands, while
their eyes, moisten and their voices
thicken They glow with enthusiasm
as they picture the reopening OF the university
which event will occur under the most favorable
auspices. The Legislature of Ohio has appro-
priated $40 900 with which the buildings will be
repaired, and apparatus and appliances bought
In addition to this the University now has an
income of $4,000 year from its land and en-
dowmen.s When it closed its doors it was
$l2, goo in debt. This afternoon Col Calvin S.
Bryce, the railroad millionaire, in a brief
speech, said he would give to Miami University
sufficient to pay the cost OF two professorships
for the first year. This is understood to mean
cash donation of from $3 800 to 81, 000
symposium of the alumni and friends was
held in the college chapel this evening 1t was
indeed feast of and a flow of soul.
Senator Benjamin Harrison spoke on the value
of the old name of Miami University in way
that warmed the cookies of the hearts of the old
students, and showed that good name was
rather to be desired than great riches. Hon. q.
w. Root on the Outlook for Miami University"
Prof. David Swing. of Chicago, class of 1852 on
the Value of the Latin and Greek Languages"
and by Hon. NJ B. Earnhart Oxford and
Its Relations to Miami University"
Professor Swings address on the Lati n and
Greek languages was listened to with close and
deserved attention. He showed the part these
languages played in the regeneration of Europe
de said 1T was evidently mistake to assume
that what is called the Reformation was wholly
religious movement or religious result. 1t was
university tumult as a Lutheran idea Protest
ism represents only that part of the commotion
government and worship. Within the Roman
Church of that Gay there is to be seen rolling
along the same ball of reform. When we look
into the Holy Church, and perceive
the classic bias of the orators and scholars
of the seventeenth century, we must conclude
that new life. new taste and new elegance
have sprung up from some source common to
Germany, and France, and Italy; but this COM
mon source cannot be found in Luther. Luther
was himself the result of the power and freedom
of the classic mind reappearing in Germany---a
river of thought emerging like an Alpheus from
long journey underground. Luther was him
self borne along on the classic wave. The Latin
language separating into italian, French
Spanish and German but although Dante had
eorifed the Italian tongue and Luther was popu-
larizing the German among the upper class the
Latin was still the dominant form of
literature and of dignifed speech. 1t
lated like Elijah, TO other realms. Mark
the quantity of the great French writer's
Racine came with the play of "Andromache,"
thus showing his utilization to the Greek period.
Corneille appeared with his great play of
''Medea;" with his Horace and Cnna;" with his
drama of "Pompey;' with his close limitations of
Terence and Plautus:" Boileau came with his
lectures on poetry and eloquence taken almost
bodily from the Greek of Longinus; while, last
ly. came Fenelon with his Adventures of Tele-
machus-the son of Ulysses" Instances
these fully show that Luther was one
form or branch of a cause greater than himself
Greece and Rome held the mutual power of
many former centuries, of all former periods
and we must conclude the sixteenth century to
have been the time ard place of new outbreak
Of this old flame. Those tongues held the deep
method and thought of the philosopher, the re-
sstless argument of the orator, the greatest
precision of language, the thrilling interest of
the drama, the wealth of fancy and imagination
treasured up in poetry. Those tongues were
procession of wonderful minds and souls--a
procession containing Homer Pericles, Virgil
Julius Caesar and many lofty ones, whose names
alone would consume the night with glorious
rollcall.
If the Latin and Greek languages can be
called Dead they did not grow silent until to-
ward the close of the sixteenth century They
followed the marching millions as sub.mely as
the pillars of cloud and fire lowered near the
older race which set out to seek liberty and en-
lightenment. AS Rome gathered into herself all
the worlds laws, PHILOSOPHERS, gold and works