ed by the legislature. A supplementary act was past the following year, by which the institution obtained the power of conferring degrees in the arts and sciences under the name and style of the "President and Professors of Kenyon College," In the same year the convention of the Diocese fixed the site of the college and seminary in Knox county, on a tract of eight thousand acres of land, purchased of William Hogg Esquire, of Brownsville, Pennsylvania, who generously abated some thousand dollars from the price, in favor of the College. Upon these lands, under the laborious and active supervision of Bishop Chase, a village was immediately laid out, which received the name of Gambier, from Lord Gambier, a distinguished benefactor of the institution, in England. Valuable mills were soon erected, and a college building of stone, on a magnificent plan, was partially completed.. In 1831, however, the want of funds caused a temporary suspension of the work.

At the convention held in September of that year, Bishop. Chase having resigned the presidency of the college, and the charge of the Diocese, Bishop McIlvaine was elected his successor, but did not enter upon the duties of his office until the winter of 1832. His first object, was the procuring of means to relieve the pecuniary embarrassments of the institution, and to enable it to complete its buildings. In this he was so far successful as to enable it to complete the college edifice, erect a large and commodious building for the use of the junior preparatory department, furnish dwelling houses for the professors, and put up several other valuable and necessary buildings. It still, however, feels the want of more extensive accommodations for its students and officers.

The institution is situated in Knox county, five miles East of Mount Vernon, being nearly in the centre of the State. It now owns, and has entirely under its control a tract of four thousand acres of very valuable land, in the centre of which the college is placed. Its location is elevated and beautiful, commanding a view of Vernon river, and its rich bottoms for

several miles. The advantages, derived to the college from its position in the centre of its own domain and having the exclusive control of its immediate vicinity, must be obvious to every one. The institution now embraces four departments: a theological and a collegiate department, and a senior and a junior preparatory department-the latter is called "Milnor Hall." The course of study in the seminary and college, is essentially the same as that adopted in eastern institutions of the first rank. The senior preparatory department while auxiliary to the college, is also conducted on the plan of a high school. Milnor Hall is intended for boys under the age of fifteen years, who board with their instructors, and lodge in the same building. The number of students has always been equal to the extent of the accommodations which could be furnished, and the prosperity of the institution is now greater than at any former period. It numbers in all its departments, two hundred and six students, and has fourteen professors and instructors.

THE MIAMI UNIVERSITY

Is located at Oxford in Butler county. We have already told the reader how it happened to be here located by the legislature. It is endowed by the township of land where it is placed. It has a president and professors, and, about one hundred and fifty students attend its sessions. In its numbers it stands next to Woodward college. We need further information concerning it.

THE OHIO UNIVERSITY,

Situated on the Ohio company's grant at Athens, is endowed by two townships of land adjoining the institution. There are collegiate institutions at Marietta, Granville, New Athens, Hudson and Worthington. They languish for the want of funds to sustain them.

At Cincinnati are several colleges; some of them well en

dowed, and all of them well conducted. Of these we will remark, that the LANE SEMINARY, a presbyterian theological school is located on Walnut hill, near the city. Its officers are extremely well qualified for their stations, and PRESIDENT BEECHER and PROFESSOR STOWE stand high in the public estimation. We regret our want of information, as to its library, funds, number of students and other facts which we do not possess.

THE WESTERN LITERARY INSTITUTE AND COLLEGE OF PROFES

SIONAL TEACHERS.

Improvements in the modes of Instruction, is the object of this Institution, and for this purpose the members have endeavored to open a communication, with all similar associations, and also with such individuals of either sex as feel the importance of the subject to such a degree as would induce them to hold a correspondence, either to communicate or obtain information, or for the general encouragement of so important an undertaking.

A few years ago the teachers of Cincinnati organized a society for mutual improvements. Its first anniversary was celebrated on the 20th of June 1831, at which time the Rev. B. H. Bishop, D. D. President of the Miami University, delivered an excellent address on the importance of demanding and encouraging faithful and well qualified teachers. This association, however, not extending beyond the boundaries of the city, was necessarily restricted in its operations, and its benevolent designs, even there, were almost entirely paralized by jealousies, local prejudices and conflicting interests. Under these discouragements some of its founders were for abandoning the objects altogether, believing it could never be rendered productive of any valuable results. But Mr. Albert Picket, senior, a veteran in the profession of teaching, unwilling to abandon his object, devised a plan, which would not only sustain the sinking cause, but greatly augment its usefulness and respectability.

He very wisely concluded, that if a literary institution were formed which should be composed of all the instructors of youth and other friends of education in the West, who should annually meet in convention, all the members would be apt to unite in the promotion of the great object in view, while all local schemes and selfish policy would be rendered powerless or be forgotten. This idea he communicated to some of his friends, and as it received their hearty approval, circulars of invitation were immediately sent, as far as information could be obtained, to all engaged in teaching, whether in colleges, academies or schools, to meet in Cincinnati on Wednesday, October 3rd 1832. At which time, a respectable number convened. A resolution was passed for the establishment of the present College. A constitution was prepared and unanimously adopted.

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Thus commenced the western College of professional teachthe most popular and useful literary institution in the western country, if not, in the Union, and which has already accomplished wonders in the advancement of the cause of general education in the West.

Should this Institution continue to flourish, the advantages to be derived from it, will at some future day, be great. It brings together the presidents and professors of our Colleges and Universities and the teachers of Academies and Primary Schools. They form a mutual acquaintance and learn to respect each others' character, merit and usefulness. And the time will come, when there will exist between them, a mutual dependence, which will be productive of mutual benefits. The Colleges and Universities will then furnish efficient teachers for the Schools and Academies, and they in return, when efficiently taught, will furnish a great number of pupils for the Colleges and Universities. In consequence of our young men being early initiated and established in regular habits of study and in the love of useful knowledge; where there is now one pupil who wishes for the advantages of a collegiate education, there will then be many.

In order to give the reader some idea of the subjects discussed by the members of this institution, we select what follows,

from their published works. We give the names of the authors, the subjects discussed, and the time when delivered.

Rev. B. P. Aydelott. On introducing the Bible into schools, 1836.

Professor Bascom. Philosophy of letters as a question of moral interest, 1832.

Rev. L. Beecher, D. D. Importance of making the business of teaching a profession, 1833.

Professor Biggs. Domestic education, 1835,

Rev. B. H. Bishop, D. D. Difficulties in the government of Colleges, 1836.

Professor Bradford. Modern language, 1832. The kind of education adapted to the West, 1833.

Mr. Mann Butler, A. M. Qualifications of teachers, 1832, Rev. Alexander Campbell. Union of moral and intellectual culture, 1836.

John D. Craig. On the superficial modes of teaching, 1836. Daniel Drake, M. D. Physical education, 1833. Philosophy of family school and college education, 1834.

F. E. Goddard. History of mathematical science, 1832. Hon. T. S.Grimke. Importance of rejecting the classics and mathematics from a general course of education, 1834.

John P. Harrison. M. D. On popular education, 1836. Nathaniel Holly, A. M. Importance of preserving the innocence and purity of the infant mind, and uniting therewith, a thorough and liberal education, 1832. On the necessity of universal education, 1833. On the plan of study as proposed by the Hon. T. S. Grimke, 1835. On the best method of animating the community on the subject of general education, 1836. W. Hopwood, A. M. On the best method of teaching languages, 1834.

A. Kinmont, A. M. On the study and nature of ancient languages, 1832. On the study of character, 1833. On the study of the classics, 1834. On fictitious reading, 1836.

Samuel Lewis Esq. On common schools, 1835. On the causes of fluctuation in the common schools, the evils and their remedies, 1836.