The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-17
LETTER FROM OHIO.
9 town of Berea Described by a
Garroff Cnttn%u RaU

ne town OF Berea Described by a
Garrett County Boy.
R the Editor OF The Republican.
Rlease allow me space in your valu
Ole cOlums for few lines to my
ends in Garrett County.
berea the seat Of Baldwin Uuiver-
NY 10 which am now a student. is
j thriving and healthful village in
'yahoga county, Ohio. twelve miles
#nihwest of the city of Cleveland
I'd eight miles from Lake Erie.
There are no saloons within the
KzIlage limits and the Temperance
entiment of the community is
5{fOngly in favor of the prOhibltory
laW now in force.
Three important railways pass
thrAugh Berea, making connections
18th all the principal railroads in
fthestate. Several anufacturing es-
tahishments are in the town, the
most important Of which are the
stone mills. Some of them running
day and night, and employing sew
eral hundred lahoring men. Grind
stones. whet stones, building stone of
nearly all kinds, and sidewalk or
pavement stones are turned out here
by the hundred every day. "Berea
Grip is known from ocean to ocean,
carloads of it leaving daily for nearly
all parts of the United States. The
| Garfield monument. in Lake view
Cemetery, Cleveland, at whose dedl-
cation, on last Decoration, l had the
privilege and pleasure of being. is
built of "Bprea Grit" This mnnut
ment is 100 feet high and cost $3.50 000
most of which was raised by the city
of Cleveland. As | sit and write this
letter can SEQ the "Berea Grit" in
all directions, all the pavementS in
this village being laid with the beau
tiful white sand stone.
The location of B Baldwin University
at this place is due to the presence
and discovery OF this "Berea Grit"
The founder of the University was a
one time bankrupt, hut by the aid Of
Divine Providence he made the great
discovery and having paid all his
debts, in course of time, and accumu-
lated IA large sum besides, he left it ut
his death in responsible hands for the
purpose of founding Il college which
stand, here today living monument
(now more prosperous than ever
unto this great and guoi man. Right
acre 4 cannot refrain from quoting
"Behold their works do follow
them"
Baldwin University is speaking
strictly, a college. 1t does not main
tain the professional schools which
are contemplated in the organization
of a University, but it does maintain
all the departments of collegiate pre-
parit0ry, English and musical in
structiOns that are required to serve
the adequate preparation OF young
men and young women for the vari'
Gus duties and responsibilities of life.
II is the aim Of the University to
provide such courses of study and
adopt such methods of instructions
and government rs will place the
University in the first rank of Ohio
colleges.
The college seeks to be in every
sence Christian college, and the
education that it seeks to bestoW
may he property denOmlnated a
Christian education. The life and
character of the Lord Jesus Christ
present the ideal toward which all
teaching and all thinking and all
growth are steadfastly directed. No
effort is spared to cultivate a vital re-
llgious faith and a consistent Chris
tian life on the part of all students
AMI teachers.
The question has been asked noe
by different ones: "Why don't You
go to some other college?" And to
this I reply: 81 know of no other
that will give as thorough and com
plete "A course for the money as b lid.
win University gives" In history,
language aud literature we rank with
any college in the State. In mathe'
matics and music and normal studies
We are far ahead of most colleges.
Berea being a gritty place" all can
readily understand why we have such
good institutions of learning. In
future letter 1 shall say something
about our other institutions in Berea.
Let me give you the actual neces-
sary expenses of a single student for
one year. Tuition for the year $25:
Boarding at Ladies' Hall 81 per
week. $72. ROom.rent soc per week,
everything furnished, SIG. Now let
US make ample allowance for books.
say $40. This makes a total Of 1923
OF course a student may spend just
~ much as he feels like spending, if