The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-09

ing a college rent" in lieu of tax to
the state. This rental. supplemented
by APPROPRIATION from the state. con-
stitutes the colleges support.
1t was not until 1916 that the first
session was held. the erection Of the
three story brick building having &C.
cupied a long time. The surrounding
country was still practically a wooded
wilderness. and the first college was
only an academy. having two teach
ers. They were both Presbyterian
preachers-John Ebenezer AMMAN. a
graduate of Dickinson college and
Princeton, and William Sparrow. q
graduate of Columbia college, New
York
The third to join this pioneer force
became one of the most famous teach
ers America has known. He was Will
liam H. McGuffey. author of the SER
les of readers that millions of Ameri,
can boys have used in their early
school days. DR.. McGuffey was .
graduate of old Washington college.
in Pennsylvania, and closed his career
as a teacher in the University of Vir-
ginia. One of his daughters married
DIR. A. d. Hepburn. who became presi-
dent of the university in 1871. and was
dean of the university until his retire
ment. last June.
Some Distinguished Alumni.
The real beginning of Miamfs ca
reer as a college dates from 1924.
when DR.. Robert Hamilton Bishop.
who was graduated from the UniveF-
sity of Edinburg in 1898. was called to
the presidency.
DR.. Bishop remained in charge of
the university until 1s41. when he re-
tired to the chair of political science.
During his administration Miami grew
in size and influence and when DIR.
Bishop laid down his official respon.
sibilities he left the college the best
known institution west of the Allie
ghanies. A bust Of the first president
by Hiram Powers, an American sculp-
tor, In the hall of the Brodelphian
society. is one of the most valued DOS
sessions of the school.
Several teachers succeeded DR..
Bishop through the years, and until
the time Of the civil war the college
thrived and grew steadily. There was
very large percentage Of Southern
ers in its student body, and ut the out
break of the war all left No other
college in America gave so large q
proportion of its students to both
armies. The close Of the war cut off
Southern patronage entirely and dealt
Miami q blow from which she did not
fully recover until recent years. She
is now larger than ever before. but
her Southern tone of the antebeIIum
days is gone forever.
It is doubtful II any American col.
lege ever turned out 20 large q pro.
portion of men who became distin-
guished Although Miami has given
to the country only one President,
General BENJAMIN Harrison, she has
the unique distinction Of having given
to one Of the great parties both Of fts
national candidates. This occurred
when General Harrison and Whitelaw
Reid we're the republican nominees
for president and vice-presfdent. Al
though the college has but 1,SOe grad
yates. she has sent men into the fol-
lowing places Of distinction: Presf-
dent Of the United States, 1: COVER
nors of states. s; lieutenant cover
nors. 2: cabinet officers. 3: foreign
ambassadors. s: United States consul.
1: United States senators, z; United
States representatives. .: stafe ssn-