The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-11-01

Favsrs Ne News.nsralA WITH Another.
Letter sfter . Lssg silence.

DELAwARE, ONO, Oct. I'd, 'Ss.
DEAR News. HERALD:-1t has been %
long since I penned you . line from
Delaware that some Of your numerous
family have, perhaps, come TO the con.
clusion that Highland : Boy, having
"quituated" at the o. U. W., has retired
TO Sleepy Hollow or some other whore,
and is taking q: Rip vanWinkle sleep.
This epistle Ia meant TO be . gentle re-
minder that such is not the case. Your
readers have been 30 we'll entertained
by knight Of the Grip, Uncle Ben and
others that my absence has doubtless
not been noted. s
School opened here at the college the
10th ult.. and I had become 30 &C.
customed TO being ON hands when the
performance begins that I almost me.
chanically packed my trunk, purchased
. ticket and had my baggage checked
for Delaware. Arrived before the band
began to play. Everything is lovely
and the o. W. U. bids fair TO have another
prosperous year. The old students are
coming back with win, vigor and vic.
tory" in their eyes and are bringing
many new ones with them. This is
how the o. w. U. keeps up q steady
numerical growth these "hard times"
When school closes in June each student
receives orders from headquarters to re.
solve himself into committee Of one
to solicit recruits for the ensuing year,
with the added injunction to "pick the
right kind of timber" Them again,
the NJ. E. ministers are another power.
full auxiliary; these, together with the
hundreds Of alumni, who are engaged in
almost every trade and profession and
are scattered far and wide in this and
other lands, contribute not little to the
success Of their alma mater. Notwith.
standing the fact that We have no nomi.
nal President Just now, the Vice-Presi.
dent, DR.. L. d. McCabe, acting in that
capacity, the term began with larger
attendance than last year. Then the
term opened with only about six
hundred but the total enrolment at the
end Of the year footed up nine hundred
and seventy.six. The total number en-.
rolled up to date Is about seven hundred,
and with q corresponding increase
throughout the year we will roll up q
total Of considerably more than one
thousand for the school year Of 1888 so.
We were all glad to see that q hand.
some new gymnasiuin building had been
erected on the college campus during
our absence thissummer. Itis beauty,
and when fully completed and thorough
ly equipped with all the necessary appa.
ratus will certainly contribute. quite q
good deal to our material prosperity.
Our next crying need in the way Of
buildings 10 q new chapel. As plans
have already been set on foot for its
erection and large amount of funds
subscribed, we hope and confidently ex.
pect, In the not very distant future, to
see q magnificent chapel rearing its lofty
dome heavenward.
To keep pace with the increasing mum.
Der OF students, the number of teachers
should also be augmented. We have an
excellent corps Of instructors, but many
of the classes are becoming 80 large that
the need of more teachers is very evi.
dent. The trustees and patrons OF the
university will not be long unmindful OF
this want, a. they are men who believe
in keeping abreast Of the times and have
the good Of the o. w. u. at heart.
Miss Hu King Eng, the young lady
from China, who has taken four years
course here, departed for Philadelphia
4 few days since, where she will study
medicine preparatory to returning TO
her own people. She is an intelligent
Christian young woman and will, no
doubt. do much toward bettering the
condition OF her down.trodden sisters.
Although We lose one student from
China we gain two from Japan. Messrs.
Kond0w and Yamasaki, Of the latter
country, Who hsye been attending school
at Oakland. California, entered school
here at the beginning Of this term. The
former expects TO take . seven years
course, while the latter will be content
with course Of four years.
A few days ago stumbled upon two
| OF Hillsboro's intelligent, handsome
Jolly, genial fellows in the persons .ol
Messrs. Homer McKeehan and Frank
Foraker. They came to Delaware In
company with their cousin, j. B. Fora.
ker, IT,, Who ID also . student. It Il
needless to say they were accorded I
haht royal greeting and hearty welcome
| 9 ooon q It was learned that they hailed
from the "Model Town." Il ID vel
known up here that the "Model Town
Is Hillsboro, which, a the name indi
Gates, Is city set on q piece Of High
land.
Mr.. Ed. Huggins. OF the firm OF Wat
son 4 Higgins, Columbus, Ohio, was IL
Delaware last Friday on legal business
4 He called e our of{ice and spent shor
time In social chat; II made us feel tha
Il Was good to have him here. "Be I
known BY these presents," that We or,
always clad to see our friends. Gu
olIioe u at No. 50 N. Eandusky street
II you csu't call Just write and direct Il
Highland Boy, Delaware, Ohio, No. 2
g. Henry street.
! Net Owen Burns, another Hillsbor
boy, o. the street to-day. He q travel