Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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ji .fggvc , 1 t as qgc Be-crznsr ,,,,, Historical Note :gwil IAMI UNIVERSITY, the college originally pro- . It vided for in the patent of the Symmes Purchase, 7 6 Q5 1 6 . was formally instituted and named by act of the if, X Legislature of Ohio, on February 17, 1809. - f :1-:.2:2Sief- One year later the site of the college was estab- lished at the village of Oxford, in the center of the township set apart for educational revenues. By 1824 an adequate building had been constructed for college purposes and there was a respectable balance left for running expenses. Accordingly the Board employed the Reverend Robert Hamilton Bishop as the first president, and announced the opening of the University for November of that year. The new college rapidly attracted at large patronage, particularly from the Ohio Valley and the southern states, and became a leading factor in the educational developments of the middle west. The 'fOld Miami , as it has come to be called, enjoyed an unbroken career of usefulness, with varying degrees of pros- perity, from 1824 until 1873, a period embracing the adminis- trations of Presidents Bishop, Junkin, MaclVlaster, Anderson, Hall, Stanton, and Hepburn. Occasional sporadic attempts were made to introduce professional schools, and otherwise to enlarge the scope of the institution, but during the entire time Miami was essentially an undergraduate college of liberal arts. The period of the Civil War at length developed serious results for the University, reducing resources and attendance in an irreparable way, so that it became necessary a few years later to close the doors and allow a time of recuperation. X, , , 1 , -xp :

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Spf iflee-custo ,itll There followed an interim of twelve years, during which a privately directed Classical Training School was maintained in the University property by Messrs. Trufant and Marsh. Then in 1885,the era of the A' New Miami was initiated, college classes were resumed, and the Board of Trustees once more assumed active control. Robert White Maclfarland, for many years a faithful professor under the old regime, consented to act as president until the future of the revived University was assured, when he retired to give place to a younger man. Since then, have followed Presidents Vtfarfield, Thompson, Tappan, Benton, and the present executive, Raymond Mollyneaux Hughes, of the class of 1893. The institution has grown steadily since its reopening, until it has far surpassed the highest achieve- ment of the earlier ,period in attendance, standards of scholar- ship, and breadth of influence. Liberal contributions each year from the State have overshadowed the petty revenue from college lands, putting the University on a sound and permanent financial basis. Further liberality is shown in the new and modern buildings constantly being added to the equipment. Since 1902 the University has included a Normal College, estab- lished by the State of Ohio, with a course parallel to the hrst two years of the College of Liberal Arts. igj o i A 191 4- iii. SQ-J.fi'i