Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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The Old STudenT Burying Ground marked The graves of Three original members of The Erodelphian LiTerary SocieTy. IT was The broThers in The group who dedicaTed These monumenTs To The memory of The TirsT Torm of broTherhood at Miami. This paTh Through The lower campus mighT easily have led To The poeT's shack , a humble abode Tor Percy IVic1cKaye, Miomi's TirsT ArTisT-in-Residence, 6 THE Pill-IFIEYTEILIAX HISTORICAL ALIXIAXAC POR 1561. V OXFORD FEBTALE COLLEGE, OXFORD, oHIo. Rav. ROBERT D. Munras, A. M., Pxmsxnsxr, msn nv A rum. cnnrs or rxrx-:nrmwxn rmcxzas, THIS Institution is under the care and control of the Synod of Cin- cinnati. Its accomniodations are selglom surpassed. The L-uiltlings and rounds are spacious and beautiful, and lmve cost nearly SIOQJJOO. ilu: establishment is supplied with Water, heated by steam, and lighted with gas. The course of study is full and thorough. Students have the benefit of the lectures on Botany, Chemistry, and Natural Philos- ophy in Miami University. Oxford is 28 miles ner-nhvwest of Cincinnati, on the Junction Rail- road from Hamilton, and is famed for its healtlifulness, and for its rare educational, social, and religious advantziges. Constant attention is paid to the health, manners, and habits, and above all, to the moral and religious improvement of the pupils. Y T F. R M S . g For Boarding, Tuition, Washing, Lighting, and Heating-Room, and all charges in the Regular Course, 387,50 per scssion, of' five months, beginning Sept. 1. and Feb. 1, Music, Painting, and Modern Languages, extra. ucniox m Jun nn muUs'r. For circulars, with full and spcci5c inkznxation, apply to the President or Rev. W. S Rogers, Secretary. Called The finesT college ediiice in The WesT , Oxford Female College disTribuTed This bulleTin To publicize The insTiTuTion and To encourage sTudenT enrollmenT during The pre-Civil War era. No Taxi Trips To IvliddleTown for Old Miami sTudenTsg an Oxford railroad providing passenger service, made connecTions To points disTanT more convenienT Than Today.

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A panoramic view of Miami s campus at the turn of the century might illustrate the vvintertime setting ot the Snowball Rebellion of T848 In this trollc Alpha Delts anal Eetas pulled a spectacular prank, now infamous in IVliami's history. Stately Fisher Hall has been lVliami's most versatile building since it was acquired from Dr. R, l-l. Cook. Slant Walk, once a muddy path through the wilderness, now acts as the lifeline for students as they rush to classes or pause to chat. 'mrs f :f,-ww:,s,sf1,A. , k.,-. V .,,.- A ,

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Thou hast watched the decades roll. Hiram Powers' famous bust of Miami's first president, Robert Hamilton Bishop, adorned the wall of the old Erodelphian Literary Hall. After the disbandment of the society in the l92O's, the bust was mounted in the reading room of the Library to look over lvliamians in future decades. On a bright afternoon in January, l908, lVliami's only large fire swept the interior of the newly opened Hepburn Hall. Daily inspirational services were held in Bishop Chapel, located on the second floor of Old Main, until 1928 when the student body could no longer squeeze into the room. Black umbrellas: popular in the early l900's, tradition by 1959. ..