The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-24
Special Correspondence.

affairs. In the number OF regular col.
leges and universities, Ohio, with forty
such establishments to her credit, leads
every other state in the Union. Her
army OF instructors number about one
thousand, and the number OF students
is placed at something over twelve
thousand.
This being the season OF matricula.
tiou, much interest centers about our
higher educational institutions and by
way Of showing their extensive charac-
ter, some further statistics may be Civ
en-. The latest reliable figures show
that the total income from tuition per
annum was. in round numbers, 5000,
600 This was augmented by an in.
come from productive funds of $500, 600,
and by appropriations of Sl73,OOO,
which, with gifts of various kinds,
swelled the aggregate TO 81 ,OO0, 900.
The value of grounds and buildings Is
placed at $500, 900, and the amount Of
productive funds at about the same
amount. These institutions are equip
ped with scientific instruments costing
upwards Of SOC, 900 volumes.
Three Ohio colleges are under State
patronage, receiving part of their
support from the common wealth, and
being governed by trustees appointed
by the chief executive. The most im-
portant, in point OF size, is the Ohio
State University at Columbus, II being
evidently the design 10 make 1t the
representative institution Of the State
1t may be said TO have grown out of a
small agricultural school, which -four
ished at Oberlin before the sixties. The
State Board of Agriculture agitated
the esta blishment of school where
farming could be taught on a more
extensive scale, and which would be
provided with an experimental station
for making tests A sentiment was
worked up and Congress was memorial
lied TO endow the enterprise with pub.
lie lands. The request was acceded TO in
1868, 80, ,OOOacres being donated The gift
and terms accompanying the same were
formally accepted by the State Lerisla.
ture in 1864. Owing to the delay In
disposing of the lands and of selecting
a location for the proposed university,
no practical results were reached until
1870, when Columbus was decided up.
on. The county made a donation OF
100000 which was increased bv pri.
vate donations amounting to $40 600
In September of 1873 while the build
ings and grounds were in an incomplete
state, the college was opened for stu
dents. Its history has been one OF
progress, the number of matriculates
last year, composed of both sexes, be-
ing 300. The grounds contain 324 acres
and the university has productive funds
OF over half a million dollars. As stated
In previous letter, the Legislature last
winter dealt very literally with the in.
stitution, appropriating $500, 900 for
new buildings, which are now in course
OF construction. The institution has
graduated over 600 students.
Ohio University, at Athens, is famous
for being the first college west of the
Ohio river. 1t was first chartered bv
the territorial government and after.
wards by the State. Congress endowed
the institution in its inception with
two townships, comprising 46, 900 acres.
Thomas Ewing graduated here, and it
was said of him that he was the first
alumnus Of any college in all Western
America. William Holmes McGuffey,
author OF the McGuffey series of read.
ers, was Tor some years president of
the institution. Some 10000 students
have attended the Ohio University In
Its almost century of existence. 1t
has productive funds to the value of
Sl25,Ooo, and yearly income from all
sources of $50, 900.
Miami University, at Oxford, Butler
county, numbers among its ex.pupils
such famous names as Rev. David
Swing, Governors William Dennison
and Charles Anderson, Calvin Brice,
Benjamin Harrison, Whitelaw Reid,
samuel galloway, Samuel Cary and |
Samuel Hunt. An act of Congress of |
1903, empowered the Legislature of |
Ohio to select township within what |
was then the district of Cincinnati. |
with which to endow college. The
college was opened in 1924 1t has |
graduated over 1000 students. II de. |
rives part OF its income from produc.
tive funds accruing from the sale of it's
lands and IS 10 part supported by |
state appropriation Wilberforce Uni. |
versity where colored youth are edu.
Gated, has a department conducted un.
der State auspices
A David and Jonathan relation ex.
lists between Dan. Ryan, ex-Secretary
of state and Charles Kinney, who this
year heads the Republican ticket for
The same Office. Both men are from
Portsmouth, and previous to coming TO
The Capital were prominent workers
.ogether In Scioto county politics.
When Ryan was elected Secretary of
state he gave the position of chief
,lerk to his friend Kinney, who held
he place during the four years of his
ha |
'ffice Ryan was made Cen ennial Com
missioner, having IN charge the official
)hio department, This antailed the
'Pening up OF work ong time pre-.
'ious TO the Exposition and Mr. Kin.
ley was chosen by Ryan an an assist
mt.
Being friend OF Taylor. the present
secretary, the influence of Ryan was
uhcient To secure for Kinney his old
'osition of chief clerk, which he now
'ecupies twas largely through Ryan's
assistance that Mr. Kinney secured the
which, in the event of Re.
'ublican success in Ohio this fall. will
make him chief OF the department
With which he has now been connected
iearly eight years. A little incident Ia
elated by Kinney of his political com.
adeship with Ryan. which might have
'een the means of severing a less
strong attachment The former was
andldate for Treasurer OF sclo.U
ounty, and he and Ryan were beating
he woods in the rural districts togeth-
for votes. Kinney lacked his COM
anion,s ability of making ready off
and effort, and had upon entering into
ne campaign prepared a set speech,
'hich served him upon every occasion,
J he did NOT addrass tho snrr,a ,dinnnall |