Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-18
A COLLEGE TOWN
Oxford, Ohio. A Seat Of Learning
Where A Number of Fulton County
Young People Have Studied-Ob-
servations Of visitor-Schools and
Teachers That Insure Future Pro-
gress.

Oxford, Ohio has for a number of |
years past been a place of which Full
ton county people have heard more
or less; numbers of the teachers of
the county have taken advantage of
the Normal course given by the
Miami University during the Summer
Sessions and the result has been al
ways a raising of the standard of the
teaching in our schools as we'll the
personal benefit to the individuals. In
later years a number from this coun-
ty have taken degrees from the Uni
versity among them the Misses Flor
snce and Marjorie Bayes. At least
one representative of our county is
at present enrolled among the stu
dents at Miami University in the per-
son Of Miss Chloe Edgar. Oxford is
entitled to the appelation, "a Seat
Of Learning" for the reason that not
only is Miami University located here,
but as well, Oxford College and West
ern College for Women. The situation
seemed to the visitor, to be ideal, just
on the western slope of the beautiful
Miami valley on a summit from which
the land seems to slope away in grace
full undullations with forest, meadow,
streams and titled lands in most pleas
ing combination, far enough removed
from a large city to escape its dis
fractions, and yet not so far away
that students and teachers may not
take advantage Of the opportunities,
which all cities have to offer, to hear
and see those things which are really
essential in rounding out an educa-
tion. All the surroundings seem to
be conducive to study and so far as
the visitor could ascertain the instruc-
tors in the institutions here located
are among the best in the state or the
ntion. Oxford itself, located in the
heart of Butler county, is a typical
southern Ohio village with broad well
kept and well shaded streets, the bust
ness buildings are of the type of ar
chitecture prevailing fifty years ago,
substantial but giving an aspect of
quaintness TO the business section. The
residences are neat and well kept,
"homey" but not pretentious. On the
University campus there are the first
buildings. still in use, and about them
are grouped modern buildings beau
tiful and practical in design and well
equipped. Miami is rejoicing just now
over bequest Of $260,0O0 with which
to erect a new building which will be
known as Ogden Hall. It would seem
as though no fair minded citizen of
Ohio, after having visited this place
and considering its splendid record of
INST achievement as we'll as taking
into account its present equipment
and student body would care to have
lose It's identity as one Of the states
institutions of higher education. The
registration for the summer term of
the Normal College of Miami indi-
Gates that the attendance is likely to
be 100 students.
Western College for Women whose
campus Of three or four hundred acres
Joins the beautiful Miami campus,
is an institution of which the citizens
of Ohio may well be proud; it was
founded in 1855 on the same principles
and plans as the Mount Holyoke Col
lege at Hadley, Massachusetts, by
Miss Helen Peabody herself a gra-
duate from the last named institution
II has always maintained a high
scholastic standard recognized by the
with alumni. graduates, faculty and
trustees during the commencement
week the visitor was convinced that
no better institution for the training
Of the minds and characters of young
women exists anywhere in this coun.
try. The buildings are fitted with al
modern conveniences are sanitary anC
comfortable while the surrounding:
must be seen to be appreciated. The
large farm which this institution
owns, and model dairy furnishes &
large portion of the food for this in
stitution which is prepared by frs
class cooks in kitchens equipped will
all the modern conveniences and KEEP
in a strictly sanitary condition.
DR.. Boyd formerly dean of the Col
lege of Teachers in the Ohio Stat,
University at Columbus is the presi
dent of this college and he has as co
operators on the faculty some of thu
most distinguished educators in thei
respective lines to be found anywhere
Among those from Fulton county VIII,
have attended this school are Mrs
Clarice Stotzer Guilford and Mis-
Janet Stotzer, Miss Pearl Ruihley o
Archbold graduated with honors fron
Western in 1912 and this year Mis-
FANNY Kenyon received from the col
lege the degree of Bachelor of Art:
Miss Marjorie Humphreys is Sopho
more. 2.
The great need of this institution
at the present time is for money wit
which TO erect and equip additions
buildings every year the college
filed to it's capacity and its useful
ness is only limited by its lack 0
room to care for the students VIII
want to come.
This visiting in College town an
mingling with enthusiastic educator
and their equally enthusiastic pupil
puts new life and vigor into old mind
and bodies and makes one optimisti
for the future of our state and natiol