CINCINNATI WESLEYAN COLLEGE. 3 entire depth ninety feet. There are four stories, with a total height of sixty-four feet, exclusive of basement and Mansard; the tower extending fifty feet above the main roof, the extreme height one hundred and fourteen feet above the foundation-or about one hundred and thirty-five feet above the street. The structure is of brick, with heavy stone finish, and the design a combination of the Gothic and Corinthian styles, giving to the whole an imposing appearance. The steel engraving preceding this sketch affords a correct view of this beautiful edifice, as a whole, and the above representation of the main entrance shows somewhat in detail the architectural style. There are two arched entrances from the front, opening 4 CINCINNATI WESLEYAN COLLEGE. into halls twelve feet wide, and the halls on the several floors, and the two principal stairways, are on the same ample scale. There are eighty-seven rooms, all of which are well lighted and ventilated, arranged and finished with special reference to the health and comfort of the pupils. School-rooms for a full corps of teachers are large, high, and light, and specially so planned that during the hours of recitation the surroundings of the pupils may be pleasant and cheerful. (See page 12.) The chapel is fifty-six feet square by thirty-five feet high. The walls, arches, and ceiling are handsomely frescoed, and the twelve large Gothic windows are of stained glass, "in memoriam" of the first President of the College, Rev. Perlee B. Wilber, and of other ministers and laymen who have had an honored place in Cincinnati Methodism. A view of the interior of the chapel is given on page 5. The building, with furnishment, cost $135,000; the lot is valued at $90,000, making the entire outlay $225,000. SPECIFIC OBJECT. The end in view in the expenditure of such a sum in buildings, etc., is to make this oldest College for Women equal in every respect to the demands of the age. Whatever opinions may be entertained on the question of the expediency of the co-education of the sexes, the fact remains that vast numbers of parents do not desire for their daughters an entrance into the colleges or universities which have recently opened their doors to admit women as students. In behalf of all these, there is an imperative demand for the opportunities of separate education; to them the colleges for women must supply, if they are to receive it at all, the means of a comprehensive and generous school training. To these institutions they must look for whatever they are to know of the society of letters and the atmosphere of culture. Inseparably connected with this fact is one distinctive advantage, which is especially liable to be overlooked or CINCINNATI WESLEYAN COLLEGE. 5 undervalued. It is that, in the intimate and long-continued association of teachers and students as members of one family, there is the necessary influence of the superior mind making itself felt in the development of the young woman during the impressible period of her life, so that both mind and manners the "lesser morals"-are brought under a suitable molding power. As trustees, and earnest friends of the College in its early years, we find the names of the honored Bishops Hamline and Morris; Rev. C. Elliott, D. D.; Rev. L. Swormstedt, Hon. John M'Lean, John Elstner, John Reeves, Josiah Lawrence, Joseph G. Rust, Moses Brooks, A. N. Riddle, Dr. Charles Woodward, Joseph Herron, and John Whetstone, all of whom have passed from labor to reward. Associated with them were Bishop Simpson, Harvey DeCamp, James P. Kilbreth, Wm. Wood, E. B. Reeder, John Cochnower, John Dubois, Hon. J. Burgoyne, and Rev. B. P. Aydelotte, D. D. In later years, the lamented Bishop Clark, Bishop Wiley, 6 CINCINNATI WESLEYAN COLLEGE. John Simpkinson, John Pfaff, J. M. Phillips, and Dr. C. G. Comegys, had place in its management. The present Board of Trustees is constituted as follows: Rev. J. M. WALDEN, D. D., President. BISHOP R. S. FOSTER, D. D., HARVEY DECAMP, HON. M. B. HAGANS, RICHARD DYMOND, JNO. R. WRIGHT, JNO. T. JOHNSON, Jos. L. HALL, ALEX. R. CLARK, THE FACULTY. R. S. RUST, D. D., H. K. LINDSEY, WM. F. THORNE. The Trustees elect the Faculty annually, tenure of office depending upon ability and success in the work of instruction. The College grew from infancy to maturity under the guardianship of President Wilber, who, for seventeen years, devoted his time and talents to its interests. In 1859 his work on earth was completed, and his Master called him home. In the same year, Rev. Robert Allyn, D. D., was elected President, and, until 1863, controlled the affairs of the institution in an able manner, when he resigned to accept the Presidency of M'Kendree College, Illinois. He was succeeded by Rev. R. S. Rust, D. D., whose successful administration continued until the close of the Spring term in June, 1866. At the opening of the new edifice, on Wesley Avenue, in 1868, Rev. L. H. Bugbee, D. D., was elected President. After seven years of faithful and successful labor he resigned, to accept the Presidency of Alleghany College, Meadville, Pa. The Board of Trustees unanimously called to the Presidency of the College the Rev. D. H. Moore, D. D. He entered upon his official duties in September, 1875, with char · CINCINNATI WESLEYAN COLLEGE. 7 acteristic earnestness and zeal; and his administration promises the most successful results. The present Faculty is as follows: REV. D. H. MOORE, D. D., President. CATHERINE J. CHAMBERLAYNE, A. M., Lady Principal, CHARLES W. SUPER, A. M., PH. D., MRS. MARY C. WILBER, A. M., The course of study proposed in 1842 was far in advance of that of ladies' schools of a high grade at that time. There were three departments; namely, the Primary; the Preparatory, occupying three years; and the Collegiate, four. The Latin and Greck Languages were included in the regular course. The modern languages, French, German, Spanish, and Italian, were optional. The exact sciences received a measure of attention that had not been accorded to them in the department of female education. The best opportunities were given in vocal and instrumental music, and in drawing and painting. The changes made in the course of study, from time to time, have been such as to secure the highest culture, and to prepare young women for the responsibilities of life, to do the best work in their homes and in society. The aim has been not alone to store the mind with facts, but to lead it to independent thought. We place the present Courses in the Academical and Collegiate Departments in tabulated form on the next two pages. An examination of them will show how fully we recognize the claim of woman to all the advantages of a thorough scholastic training. |