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JFmln i ; of Hlcstminstcr Westminster College came into existence in 1852. To Rev. George C. Vincent, D. D., be- longs the credit of projecting it. Several places competed for the location of the new institu- tion, New Wilmington winning the prize through the energy of a few of the citizens of the community. It was placed under the care of twelve persons, six each chosen by the Presby- teries of Shenango and Ohio of the Associate Presbyterian Church. In 1859 the Board of Directors was enlarged, and the appointment of its twenty-four members was committed to the First Synod of the West of the United Presbyterian Church. In 1872 the Synod of Pittsburgh was associated with the First Synod of the West in the control of the college, twelve members of the Board to be appointed bv each. Within recent years, the alumni have been given representation in the board b ' eight members additional, and the Board itself has been given power to add eight more, making a total membership of forty. The successive presidents of the Board include the following names: David Goodwillie, Joseph McClintock, Samuel .Alexander. D. H. A. .McLean, Joseph Pressly, David R. Kerr, R. B. Ewing, E. N. McElree. ami John S. McKee; the office being held for quite long periods by Drs. McLean. Pressly. and Kerr The college was born in due time. The men who founded it were wise to discern the need of the time and the future. It provided the opportunity of education for both sexes for a large scope of country that was bottled by Presbyterians of various hues — Seceders and Covenanters and Old School. It had immediate success, students flocking in from all sides. The little building in which it began in the spring of 1852. soon became too small for the accommodation of its classes. In some of the earlier years of its existence, the aggregate enrollment was as great as it has been at any time since. It commanded respect and confidence b - the abilit - and the character of the men who were set over it. They were men of strong intellect and resolute purpose, and they made great sacrifices that they might establish and promote the institution that was dear to them as an instrument of service to Christ and His Church. Rev. Dr. Owens, speaking in 1894 on The Progress of Wesminster in Recent Y ears. pays this brief tribute to the men of his da ' as a student: Comparing the faculty of today with that of say thirty years ago, we find an increase of members and an advance in methods of instruction. Yei to say we have lost nothing in the character and quality of our teachers, is to pay a very high compliment to those who fill the chairs. Such men as Drs. James Patter- son, George C. Vincent, William Findley, Wm. . Mehard, Andrew Black, Prof. J. B. Cum- mings. are not often equalled and seldom surpassed. The fruit of the labors of these men is seen in the cultivated intellect, lofty purpose and large usefulness of her long and honorable roll of graduates. In several churches and in many countries they serve God in the ministry. They are found in Egypt and India, in China. Siam, and Persia. In all parts of our ctjuntry they occupy positions of importance — in educa tion, in business, in law and medicine. They are judges and bankers and editors — men of influence. Especially are they found in the ranks of the ministry and laity of the United Presbyterian Church, which established it to provide educated c)ung men for her ministry and educated men and women for her service in the churches.
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