XXXII.-TWIN VALLEY COLLEGE AND OHIO

CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC.

(GERMANTOWN, MIDDLETOWN, AND WALNUT HILLS, CINCINNATI.)

[Sketch by President BROWN. ]

This institution was founded by Orvon Graff Brown, A. M., son of Rev. W. K. Brown, D. D., president of the Cincinnati Wesleyan College. It was the result of a happy thought suggested by the situation of the site. The young man was not in search of a situation, but found one and appropriated it to this purpose. Having discussed with the village authorities their special need of a thorough training college in this part of the State, he won their coöperation in the proposed project. They encouraged the enterprise in a very practical and substantial way. Sixty days from the date of the first observation of the place Twin Valley College was opened formally, in the presence of a thousand visitors, February 4, 1886. The institution was chartered under the laws of the State of Ohio as a College and Conservatory of Music. The felt want of facilities for collegiate training and high musical advantages for large popu lations in this part of the State gave impetus to rapid development and progress. The expense attendant upon the study of music, art, and elocution by going to the adjacent city debarred great numbers of really worthy and talented people from such culture. Therefore the management of the Ohio Conservatory of Music determined to extend its provisions. Teachers who would not consent to spend all their time in a village or second-class city are secured by the Cincinnati Wesleyan College and reside in the city. These are engaged also for the Twin Valley College and Ohio Conservatory, giving lessons regularly in each of the several schools.

The Twin Valley College is located on an eminence at the western slope of the Twin Valley; the view stretches away over cultivated miles of rich farm-lands, including the quaint little village of Germantown. The college building is a substantial structure of brick, 50 feet front by 65 feet deep, and a rear wing 20 feet wide by 65 feet deep, making a total depth of building 130 feet.

There are thirty-three rooms well provided for lighting and ventilation.

The institution is provided with a chemical and physical laboratory, a

large geological and conchological cabinet, and a good working library; also a valuable statistical library.

There is a classical course for the degree of baccalaureate of arts and a literary course for the degree of baccalaureate of literature. There is a business department, and also a musical department.

The name Ohio Conservatory of Music embraces the college at Germantown, the school at Middletown, second floor of Merchants' National Bank, and the schools Nos. 17 and 18 Morris street, fronting on Eden Park, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati.

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XXXIII.-ST. XAVIER COLLEGE.

(CINCINNATI, HAMILTON COUNTY.)

This institution, known at present as St. Xavier College, was established October 17, 1831, by Rt. Rev. E. D. Fenwick, D. D., first bishop of Cincinnati, under the name of the "Athenæum." In the year 1840 it was transferred by the Most Rev. Archbishop J. B. Purcell, D. D., to the fathers of the Society of Jesus, who have conducted it ever since under the title first mentioned. It was incorporated by the general assembly of the State in 1842. In 1869 an act was passed which secures to the institution a perpetual charter and all the privileges usually granted to universities.

The course of study embraces the doctrine and evidences of the Catholic religion, logic, metaphysics, ethics, astronomy, natural philosophy, chemistry, mathematics, rhetoric, composition, elocution, history, geography, arithmetic, penmanship, book-keeping, actual business, commercial law, the Latin, Greek, English, German, and French languages. The college is provided with suitable chemical and philosophical apparatus and possesses a valuable museum, containing a large collection of mineralogical and geological specimens. The library numbers about 16,000 volumes.

On the completion of the classical course the degree of A. B. is granted. As the institution is not endowed, it is entirely dependent for its support on the fees paid for tuition.

Tuition per session of 10 months, for all classes, is $60.

There are two courses of instruction, the classical and the commercial. The classical course is designed to impart a liberal education. In the accomplishment of this purpose the ancient classics hold the first place, as the most efficient instrument of mental discipline. Besides Latin, Greek, and English, the course embraces religious instruction, mental and moral philosophy, astronomy and mathematics, history, literature, the natural sciences, in a word, all the usual branches of a complete education.

The course is divided into two departments, collegiate and academic. The present faculty in the collegiate department is as follows: Rev. Henry A. Schapman, S. J., president; Rev. George A. Hoeffer, S. J., vice president and prefect of studies; Rev. John E. Kennedy, S. J., treasurer; Rev. T. H. Miles, S. J., chaplain. Collegiate course, Rev,

Martin M. Harts, S. J., professor of philosophy; Rev. Henry M. Calmer, S. J., professor of evidences of religion; Mr. Charles J. Borgmeyer; s. J., professor of chemistry, mathematics, and geology; Mr. Thomas F. Treacy, s. J., professor of natural philosophy and mathematics; Rev. Henry M. Calmer, S. J., rhetoric; Mr. Francis B. Cassilly, S. J., poetry; and Mr. Louis Kellinger, s. J., humanities.

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XXXIV.—ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE.

(CINCINNATI, HAMILTON COUNTY.)

St. Joseph's College was founded October 2, 1871, chartered May 3, 1873, and is conducted by priests and brothers of the Congregation of the Holy Cross. Its classical course embraces a study of English, Greek, and Latin, mental and moral philosophy, mathematics, and the physical sciences. It is completed in 6 years. There is also a commercial course. The classical course begins with Latin grammar, English grammar, and arithmetic, and the usual college studies are taken up in order. In the freshman year the studies are as follows: Latin, Ovid and Sallust; Greek, grammar and Anabasis; English, composition and rhetoric, mathematics, algebra, and geometry completed. The degree of B. A. is given on completion of this course. The college is open to boys only and its constituency is mainly derived from the city of Cincinnati and the country immediately surrounding.

The faculty for 1888-89 is as follows: Rev. James Rogers, c. s. C., president; Rev. P. J. Moran, C. S. C., vice president; Rev. J. D. Coleman, C. S. C., prefect of discipline; Rev. J. Thillman, C. S. C., secretary; Rev. James Rogers, c. s. c., English and evidences of Christianity; Rev. P. J. Moran, c. s. C., Latin and Greek; Rev. John Thillman, c. s. c., German and Christian doctrine; Rev. J. D. Coleman, c. S. C., mathematics and penmanship; Mr. F. A. Reuter, C. S. C., German, instrumental and vocal music; Bro. Theogene, C. S. C., book-keeping and commercial law; Bro. Remigius, c. S. C., history, mathematics, aud English; Mr. James McDermott, c. s. C., arithmetic, geography, and history; Mr. J. F. DeGroot, C. s. C., German, and director of preparatory department.

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