Oberlin College - Hi-O-Hi Yearbook (Oberlin, OH)

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BERLIN, in hllllk uf lllL uhard tlmE'G, has had a year of prosperity and progress. Though the Vear began with many changes in the Facul ', the nevwcomer: soon gave evidence of their ability and cnthu. 1n, and the work ha: moved forward With more of harmony and ethciency than I'm smut yt rs. The Inss of Professor White, Professor Ellis. and Miss Grace Faitchild hat hu'n keenly felt and their places will not soon he Filled. The absence of Professor King and Profussor Hall is patiently endursd. because of the added vigor and usefulness which will come with their return. For the coming year the changes will be few, and thetefme next just should he own more profitable and encouraging than the present Year. The xillagu l5 thing its part in promoting the success of the College. Only the graduate of ten ycars' standing, returning for the Erst time :ince graduation, can realize the remarkable impmvmumt in the place. The lmt year ha: contributed its full share to this tluttloplllcnl. Bath in the Fall Tenn the electric lights were put in operation, and until the Winter began the butter diggers tnilerl in the- streetsl It will he a year 01' two before the last improxemcnt :hall haw rmu-lwtl its Full uwhlluew, but ultimately each student Will be bcncllted thueby For thc innucthutc future, there is promise of more paving better sidewalks, and an eleGric road Connecting uawith VVelliugtou and the Lake. In the College, there are like eVideuccs uf lluprnvt'nn'nt. Though tlw I'umnciul perplevities of the country have prevented any lm'gc gifts t'mm living tl01101'$, the gifts honl bequests hate made it ex itlrut that that in the cmuumnitv at large :1 wrtlial fceling tot Oburlin. Mr. I43. I. Italdwin'5 bequest of $25,000 give: m added reason for cherishing Ins mummy7 while the $10,000 gift of Dr. A. Hastings lims, and the $5.0m gift of Mrs, Sarah B. I'lacel are welcome xl

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additions to the endowment of the College. In many lesser ways the equipment has been strengthened during the year. Prof. Martin brought with him for the depamnent of Classical Archaeology :1 large collection of photographs, together with the heginnings of a culieutiun uf casts and nf coins. In the Romance and Germanic languagm, the Harknus gift its beginning to equip the Library for advanced work, while the Tenbner Mathematical Collection and the Henkle Library give full scope for the graduate work contemplated by the department of Mathematics. The expenditure of $1,000, given by Trustee A. L. Rather, greatly increases the illustrative material in the department of Physics. In the gymnasinms the equipment has been strengthened, and the Swed sh System has now been introduced. In the Mnaemn. the Ziegler Wax Models, given by the Class of 1865, make possible increased attention to embryonic development, while the series of correlated Canada and Oberlin rocks throw new light on the work of the Glacial Period, Thus in many ways the C011ch is year bi year, better uqnimmi tn din the work which ,4 now demanded. 1n the electives offered, there has been steadv growth. The introduction uf Italian and Spanish greatly enlarge: the opportunities for work in the living tongues The Italian, which has been taught during the past year to zi lame class, is destined to IH'UVU UHL' uf tilL' links which wiii more cloeely unite the College and the Conservatory. The smile is true of Prof. Dickinsonis lectures in Musical History which, by spt't'iui :urrangmnont, arc 0pc to College stmh-n . The instruction in Gothic, planned for next year. will make possible a hwader philologieal study than could heretofore be enjoyed The Ciamiral Archwniogy and Mrs. JohnstoifS course: in Renaissance Art. together with the new work offered by the Art Department. give uppnrtnnitit-s in Art Study which go far to remove the criticism of past years. It is occasion for much satisfaction that the College punt ac: :nch coih-utionsuf photographs :15 tlm gathered by M .t Johnston and Prof. Martin in their trips abroad. llitkres't in Botany has been stimulated by the coining of Prof, Kelsev. The now CUIIISCA in Botany have greatly strengthened that department, and the 901111: in Phanerogmnic Botany, for those who expect to teach, leads OH in n suggcelivc lino whirh livsen'es Cnllsidm'rttim! by nthn iit'partmvnts. The large class which completed its course last Commencement, and the huther iednction by one class of the Literary Course, together with the Financial mnharrasements of the country, have operated to somewhat lessen the total number of students in the entire Institution. Thh decrease, howeven has been almost entirelyin the Cmisvrvumry and in the lnwer Classes of the Academy, In the College Klepmtmcnt, on the ntiwr hand, thorn is u slight gnin, nearly l'oui hundred Inning been enroiiedi The number of Graduate students has increased tu eight. while the Class: of '94 which lastiearcatalogued 91. this year number; 95. ioth lilL'SL' fzuits show that the tendency nf classes to dccreaee duringr Junior and Senior years has been overcome. We, in our turn, are beginning to attract students frmn hvas-himrod institutinm by remnn of tin great van'ety offered in elec'tivee. This tcndcllq has not hecn lunmticetl hy the Faculty. During the past year, its members have had under 8