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I Following the exit from his Alma for a basement, and sustained per- Mater, was a long period of thirty manent injuries, which have greatly seven years during which he engag-1 interfered with his pulpit services. ed actively in educational labors. In Among the co-laborers in this '47 he migrated south and took school with him were Professors charge of the Millikens Bend Acad- Leslie and Riley, the able conduc- rule. What is gained is the power seme of an abundance of prepared to think and reason, to learn how to material to which the student may study and not absorb. The world resort, demands a greater exercise and times demand thinkers not of his own natural resources, which book-worms, to grasp and solve the greatly develops his mind.

And problems which now agitate the hu- here let me submit, would it be bet-man race. If what is to be gained ter to be able to prepare a critique in college were simply to store the upon authors, or to have a reason-student's mind with book knowl- ing power capable of attachment to edge, it would certainly be as easily the many problems of man, to critl-attained out of college. If the ob cize them. jects accomplished are only such a Another element that aids in ef- emy in northern Louisiana; in '48 tors of the business department. he was chosen Principal of a Gram- The former is disceased and the mar School near Liberty in lower latter was of late Principal of the Mississippi, and in the year follow- city schools at Carthage Mo.

Miss ing stood at the head of the city Jennie Stickney, afterwards Mrs. schools in Clinton Louisiana. He Riley, shared nobly the burdens of attended Medical Lectures at Louis the infant instituton. Prof. Stras-ville Kentucky in '50, but returned burg distinguished himself as in-next year to his former position at stiuetor in mathematics, and in Clinton.

vocal music. He is teach'ns: Hartsville College, Indiana, called in La Fayette Indiana as principal. deposit, without the capacity to com- fecting the studiousness in our col-municate, that knowledge had bet leges is the mode of recitation. In ter be upon the shelf of the library, our large institutions, by reason of properly indexed, where we can turn the number in their classes, and the to it readily, and contemplate the nuraber of these the recitations upon same at our leisure. 1 tie education Rnm( ruMpm.

ocv.nr no more than him to its presidency in the spring Mrs. Gibbs was teacher of vocal which the world demands to-day is thrice a week, as a rule. A student of '52, and this remained the scene music and now resides In southern that which develops in the student then, is not examined more than a of his toils an almost unbroken round Indiana. Prof. Ilealy, at present that power by which, when any da- nainute at each rcctiatlon, and very of a dozen years.

Oneyear was then a minister in northren Illinois, was ta are presented to him, he can rea- oflen not at au jn the smaller col- spent as Principal ofthecity schools for some time principal of the pre- son upon them, and communicate to for the opposite reason, reclta- in Columbus Indiana. March, 'G5, paratory department. we worm uie result io ue expee.eu UoU8 are generally dally, and at found the subject of this sketch in Though the elastic step of Pro- irom tneir presence or aosence. in each tbe student i8 examined five Kansas assisting to organize Lane f098or Shuck has departed, ho still other words, its objects are more minute8 or more. From this fact, University.

Upon its birth he was retains a mind possessed of much useful when it makes the student's fPfli in elected Professor of Mathematics, ()f its oarlior vivanltv. That. lit. mind a thinking apparatus capable concluding that studiousness is the which position he retained till the of absentmindedness Is still imputed of attachment to the world and com- more certaln of seeured in resignation of President Weaver in to him, which gave rise to not a few municating to the people the results 8raall than in largc in8titutions of 'GO, when he succeeded to till the laughter provoking incidents durin" of its operation. Such is so plainly learningt vacant presidency.

Continuing here his public career. Long may he the objects to be accomplished by If, then morality, honesty, indus- four years he then conducted the live to work, to preach, to pray, for literary societies, where data of the try, and studiousness are more cer- department of mathematics at West- God and Lane Uunlversity. He re- worm aie cousiuuuy ucmg pieseut- tain of development in small colleges em College, Iowa, lie was re-elect- 8iues in Lccompton. eci, aiscussea, ana communicated, do not they deserve the patronage ed to Western in '71 and at the same that these blessings need not be and support of the public to a larger time was invited to the Chair of proved their consequence, and of extent than they actually do? Languages at Hartsville College, them alone. misconstrue the inten- Accepting the latter, he disseminat- The importance of thinking men t5ona of th thi It ed Greek aad Latin succotash can not be estimated when we re SOCIETY SPLINTERS.

Athenian. "Now Just one more word." The society with J. N. Hanks as president Is looming. A few changes (we hope for the is by no means intended to discour- among the sons of Hoosier soil, who age the patronage of our excellent are widely known to have a firm universities.

The proving that one aversion to that esculent article, thins Is better than another does He filled the chair of President In member that a man of average acquaintance with the text-books of fifty years ago would be an ignora- mus to-day. Such has been the pro- that U8eie Such the same school another year, and better) were made in the Constitu- gress of science. It is evident, then, uld lead U3 t0 a fatal again turned his face toward Lane ii ll -1 ii. I that small colleges develop this pow- doctrinei wj are tQ thJankful a8 it8 President; but was elected in and By LawH at the last ses- ermore tnan larger ones, ana fa bie9sed with so few months to the superintendency BIUU much better tutiuiug ot.nrir lnQH. of nubile instruction in this countv.

superiority in literary prouueuons must they be for the student. tntlnn of learning. It is a godsend During the years immediately seems to be the motto at present. But we are to be impartial. There l)V but "few nations, and we succeeding the termination of his The boys are coming up steadily In are advantages in our larger insti- the strong) who are able to successful adventure with the po- the line of literary work.

tntlons. They furnish more able -n i. nnr.nl imMmn ho int.ni t.pd the I Many new members have been lecturers, speaK jor ineiuseiveB, win lane no have larger libraries, and exceptions at any altempt of the youth at Richland, Tecumseh, and added to our society this term and more complete apparatus. This it is surprising how the new boys weak, built upon honest and true a1 otner Pre is true. But when we consider that conversion take hold of the work.

All go at it convictions, to retain their existence Professor Shuck's instead of hearing and observing amonr tb(J number of benefactors dates from his first year in college with a vim, and many of the older others speak, the student is doing and his ordination as a minister, members might profitably follow and aQ(l 1118 oruinauon as a minister, ru their blessing his utmost to make a speaker of him- from Sabbaths and vacations their example. influence among mankind. 4 self, summoning every energy and Exit. were devoted unweariedly to the proclamation of God'sword. Some David Shuck.

ability to the task, can the reader doubt that the latter mode will more readily develop any natural or cre- Zetagatiiean. sixty or seventy ministers are the result of his labors at Hartsville, ate any acquisitive power possible? The second president of Lane th ffroaler fih are 0f whom are en- We are still moving in the direc- ttt TTnivorcltv woo Vinrn Anril 90 1S91 I VV twu tu 1 tuu, wiau vv- gageu 0Q uie raclnc coast Qf th(j circle Qf more a 1 1 1. 1 1 I 1 UnnKi 4- xt I nnf I I raius are aiso possesseu uy buiauur erai are especla prominent In the m. Ho ftn i. colleges, though not so excellent in where General Harrison resided M.

E. Church, one (Joyce) being a 8enCo of some years is with us a-ain many. No one can deny, nor do we when Governor of that territory. iately ordained bishop in that sect. dA nn ya vini liV uiu iiuuu uu vuu vim Vlil He entered the State TTniversitv I mu ucp.u.ivc, iijgnop wrignt begun preacmng, and all is moving prosperously, of large libraries.

But in our com- at Bloomlngton In 42 and gradu- under hira 0ther8 of widc fame 0ur sessions are growing in inter- parison we should not forget that ated the fall of 46. rhat commence. might hG named. Whlle walking mem. smBll oAllorroa rronaralli' havo a vnrir mentS Were an autumn lUXUry In it 4 il.i small collejres eenerallv have a very menls were an autumn luxury through the streets of Abilene one hjers have been added to our roll.

night three years ago the Professor Come again, ye outsider, and select number of books, and the those primitive days is an interest further mitigating fact that the ab- ing fact. accidently fell into an excavation we will do you good..