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 - Class of 1894

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Page 17 text:

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rF- kl h a r! lea M e M fig hen , t' 11HE use of history is to give value to the present hour and its duty? It is with these words of the poet-philosopher in mind. that we would give a short sketch of our honored f01111der.a11d seek to hriefiy portray his noble character. that it may serve as :1 model in this. our gen eration. Ifthere was ever a character suited to he used as a model, if ever a life was htted to serve as a guide. it was that of Charles Mc- Micken. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1782: and. although his educational advantages were quite 1in1ited.he was trainedlto habits of industry and thrift. At the age of tw'enty-mie with no other possessions than the horse and saddle upon which he rode. he traveled to the village of Cincinnati. Here he engaged in river trafiict and by close attention to 1.111siiiess was soon enabled to establish himself as a merchant in the South. Successful in his undertaking. he purchased a s11111111erhm11e in Cincinnati. spending his winters in the South. During all this time he sought to improve his limited education. Pos- sessing; a vigorous crmstitutiml. and being temperate in his hahitst he re- tained undhninished his vigor of mind and body. His skillful lmsiness iilailagement enahled him to accumulate a large fortune. which he was ever ready to use for acts of kindness and charity. Feuz if any. knew him intiinatelyiand it was not until innnediateiy before his death that he made knawn to any one the desire of his life. He died in March. 1858.c011hde11t that he had faithfully performed the work of life. Of his charities and donations none ever knew. His gifts were not a matter of ostentation : they were deeds of charity. The hrst undertaking which enlisted his sympathy was the Free-Labur Tropical Cultivation. 'JI

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In the year 1848 the American Colonization Society made an appeal to the Citizens of this country for aid in purchasing a large extent of land on the coast of Africa for relieving the oppressed and limiting the evils of slavery. The press of this city having suggested the heiiehts which might result from a liberal provieion for the settlement ofa colony. Charles McMiekeni mi 11 plan proposed by himself. offered sufficient funds to pay for the necessary lands for such :1 colony. Ohio in Africa was founded, and was devoted to the use and benefit of the colored people Of Ohio. Indiana. and Illinois. The consummation of this plan marked a new era in African Colonization. Concerning: the fciiunding 0f the University. let us extract briefly from the address ofjudge Hunt: H Charles McMieken gave to the City of Cin- cinnati a iiiuliificent endowment for the purposes of higher education. The quiet. systematic habits. and the persistent managing industry of this man of i'msiness enabled him to perform a great stewardship. He knew but little tifzirt and had made 110 discovery in science. and yet he gave great acquisitions of wealth to the advancement of knowledge and the cultivation of liberal pursuits. He thought so little of himself and so much 01' others that he consecrated a long life of saving by the suhliiiie net of giving. He had the courage which prmnpts :1 man to do his duty fearlessly and to hold fast to his integrity. He sought to benefit the hu- man race and imliEYCd that the coniidenee of men can alone he won by sympathy and love. He insisted that there was no moral grandeur with- out character for its foundation. He discriminated against t'deiimninae timizll theology H as a part of the course of instruction in the institution he founded. hut he mine the less emphasized the i'elig'imi of good deeds, of honesty of purpose of sympathy for the unfortunate Child of wa:1t.:111d declared. as the cherished purpose of his life. to found an institution of learning where duty to fellnw-mmi should he taught as well as a know- ledge of duty to the Creator. Charles McMieken was for Cincinnati what the Medici were for Florence: they eiinohled trade by making;r it the 3113' of philosophy, nf- eloqiieiiee. and of taste. and weaith was made to give a splendid patmnage to learning. 't The will of Charles MeMiCkeu can he read with interest by all hh- 6

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