The Penn's Grove record., 1903-06-19
PENNINGTON SEMINARY
. New President Installed


The inauguration OF Rev. James ".
Marshall as President Of Pennington
Seminary last Wednesday will begin :
new epoch in that leading education 10.
stitution, which is owned by the New
Jersey Conference OF the Methodist Epis'
copal Church. DR.. Thomas OHanion
resigned last March and DR.. Marsnah has
been in charge since April LIST.
DR.. O'Hanlon's career covered tnirty
years history Of the Seminary. Hls
administration was a success until three
years ago when he branched out to erec'
new buildings and make other extenslue
improvements. He asked that $ou,UU.
be spent on improvements as his crown
ing glory. The Quarterly Conferences
consented to the bonding of the Semln'
airy to the amount of 10000, on tne
agreement that DR.. O'Hanlon raise pot,
600. When the improvements were com,
pleted the cost was over $4,000. instead
Of q debt of $40, 900 the Conference now
has one of nearly $4,000, caused by ne
ideas and mismanagement.
1t will be DR.. Marshalls duty to cieai
the Seminary Of debt, keep it out OF deDl
and to attract students enough to MAKE
it a paying Institution. With proper
management the prestige ofthe Seminary
should be regained and it should be mace
a paying institution. !.
While DIR. O'Hanlon has Irish VIII,
is quick at repartee, and has done mucn
charitable work in helping to educate
many needy pupils, yet as an instructor
in the class room he was a failure. Hee
did not gain the respect, confidence and
love of the students Many who got an
education under him now have children
to send to school. The parents do no,
have that love for their alma mater ina
leads them to make sacrifices to SEND
their children to Pennington Seminary
while Dr. O'Hanlon may be at the head
It Is hoped that DR.. Marshall may gain q
prestige for the institution that will make
it second to none in New Jersey.
Two weeks ago DR.. O'Hanlon made an
assignment with liabilities amounting to
$4,000. He claims that the deprecla'
ton in real estate is partly the cause, be
sides he has trusted students tor tnell
education to the amount of nearly $50
600 which has not been paid. Those who
got favors should have gratitude enough
to repay as soon they have the ability.
The fact that such fayors were given to
any one who would say he wanted to be
a minister or ministers sons who were as
able to pay as other parents, helped to
create an indisposition towards the Sem.
mary among the parents and pupils who
paid full fare and kept the Seminary go
ing.
The lsssening of favortism and the re-
moval of the influence of the Seminary
from politics will help to regain lost
prestige.
The Inauguration Of President Mar.
shall on Wednesday took place in Shaw
Memorial Chapel at 2.3O. President
Thomas O'Hanlon offered the opening
prayer. Addresses were delivered by
George B. Wright, d. D., president OF
board of trustees; General James F. Rus
ling, Cyrus D. Foss, D. D., bishop OF the
M. E. Church; Henry A. Butt, d. d.,
president of Drew Theological Seminary;
George Edward Reed, Ii. D., president
OF Dickinson College, and James William
Marshall, d. D., president of Pennington
Seminary. Wednesday morning the
board of trustees met and reelected near
ly all of the old teachers.