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University Nuncio, Nobis Nihil Nimis." Volume DECEMBER 1898. Number 4. Duncan flfocUntosb. UNCAN MCINTOSH, who for twelve years from July 8, 1885, to June 10, 1897 served as President of the Board of Trustees of Highland University, died at his home in Highland, Sunday morning, December 18, after an illness of one month's duration. The funeral occurred from the Presbyterian church, Monday afternoon, December 19, the services being conducted by Rev.

A. B. Irwin, assisted by Revs. Whitney, Sutton and Ridnour. The choir, composed of Misses Young and Reynolds, Prof.

Magers and George Moll, sang among others Mr. Mcintosh's favorite song, "My Ain Country." The University students marched in a body to the late home of the deceased and escorted the remains to the church. The following sketch of Mr. Mcintosh's life was read by Mr. Irwin at the funeral: Duncan Mcintosh was born in Glasgow, order otherwise.

Scotland, April 15, 1833, and died in High- He came to the United States in 1858. land, Kansas, December 18, 1898, being at After a brief stop in Missouri he reached the time of his death 65 years, 8 months Kansas, in which state he resided till the and 3 days of age. He was one of a family time of his death. His first acquaintances of ten children, only one of whom, a sister, in this region were Rev. S.

M. Irvin, Mr. is living. At the age of seven he lost his Williams and the inmates of the old Indian mother, when he began taking care of him- Mission, where he joined the Presbyterian self and of a younger sister. His oppor- church, September 4, 1859.

tunities for obtaining an education were He was employed on the mission farm quite limited but, nevertheless, he so well till the outbreak of the civil war, when he mastered the rudiments of education that, enlisted in Company 7th Kansas Cavalry, supplemented by years of reading, he be- August 31, 1861, serving three years, at the came in the latter period of life a man well end of which time he re-enlisted, January read and of general intelligence. He early 1st, 1864. He was wounded in the left arm. became a Christian and united with the and after a dreary hospital experience was Presbyterian church in Glasgow. Of an discharged February 24th, 1865.

active disposition he began work as a Sab- He was married to Mary A. Shields of bath-school teacher in a mission school, at Highland, November 14, 1867. He then the age of fifteen years. At that time 'he made his home in Kansas, for fifteen had serious thoughts of studying for the years. During eight years of this time he Gospel ministry, but Providence seemed to held the office of Recorder of Deeds for.