partment. The Agents of the College were Revs. G. B. Bowman and C. G. Trusdell; Steward, A. C. Lewis; Janitor, J. H. Long.

During 1857-8, there were 294 students. The college course at this time was classical. It will be seen that the number of students increased regularly from year to year, and was, in 1858-9, enlarged to 321, and to 373 in 1859-60. In the latter year, Rev. Samuel M. Fellows became Acting President, a position which he held until his death, in 1863, since which time the institution has been under the Presidency of Rev. William Fletcher King, D. D. Alonzo Collins, A. B., became Professor of Mathematics and Natural Science, in 1860. In that year, there were 407 students.

Then came the devastating war, which decreased the number of students for many years. Two hundred students threw down their books to grasp the musket in preservation of their beloved country. After peace had been restored, the College continued its work with additional vigor. For several years, the average age of its students was higher than the Normal State, as many of the boys who had been in the army returned to Mount Vernon to complete their education. Those formed an earnest class of students who have since established reputations of honor, and gained many stations of profit throughout the country.

The large number-from four to five hundred-of gentlemen students then boarded at various places in the vicinity, and, being scattered over the city at the different boarding houses, the desired order and uniformity of labor could not be secured. Consequently, in 1872, the Gentlemen's Boarding Hall, a brick edifice, 56x36 feet in size, and four stories in height, was erected, at a cost of about eight thousand dollars. Until about the present time, chapel exercises have been held in a room of the main College building fitted for that purpose. The necessity for a more commodious auditorium for that use, and for all public gatherings in connection with the institution, had been generally considered, and in 1875-6 active measures were taken for the construction of an edifice for those purposes, resulting in the present elegant and costly structThe Chapel building was begun in 1876, and is now under roof and nearly completed. The architect was Cass Chapman, of Chicago. It was estimated to cost about thirty thousand dollars; but $41,000 have already been expended, and work is suspended for want of further means. The lower story is already completed and occupied.

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The building is an artistic, stately cut-stone edifice, situated about one hundred feet west of the old Seminary building; is 86x114 feet in size, fronting to the northeast; it has four gables something after the Gothic style, three of which, namely, the east, west and north, have large triple Gothic windows, the only ones in the main part above the basement. There are three towers, the main tower being square and 140 feet in height, surmounted by a railing eight feet square; another tower is round from the ground up; and the third, square. The first story is devoted to a library, 31x46; museum, 25x46, lecture room, 41x60. The second floor is devoted entirely to the chapel which, having a floor 68x72, and a large gallery, will seat about 1,200 persons, and forms the most convenient and tasteful audience room connected with any institution in the State. This building is exceedingly well planned and will not only be the pride of the College but of the State as well.

Sufficient aid will doubtless be secured by the friends of education to complete it at an early day.

As before stated, the institution was founded by and is under the management of the Methodist Episcopal Conferences of Iowa, directed by thirty Trustees chosen from those bodies.

The present officers of the Board are: E. G. Andrews, President; S. A. Knapp, Vice President; H. H. Rood, Secretary; H. A. Collin, Treasurer; Executive Committee, W. F. King, W. F. Johnston, H. A. Collin, S. A. Knapp, Robert Smyth; Financial Agent, Rev. G. R. Manning; Steward, Rev. C. M. Sessions.

The Faculty and Teachers in 1877-78 are: Rev. Wm. F. King, D. D., President, and Hamline Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy; Alonzo Collin, M. A., Professor of the Natural Sciences; Harriette J. Cooke, M. A., Preceptress, and Professor of History and German; Rev. Hugh Boyd, M. A., Professor of the Greek and Latin Languages and Literature; James E. Harlan, M. A., Alumni Professor of Mathematics; Hamline H. Freer, B. S., Principal of Preparatory and Normal Departments; Sylvester N. Williams, B. C. E., Professor of Civil Engineering and Librarian; Isaac H. Bunn, M. A., Professor of Vocal Music; John E. Myers, Second Lieut. U. S. A., Professor of Military Science and Tactics; William H. Norton, B. A., Adjunct Professor of Latin and Greek Languages; Mary Frye Stribling, Teacher of Instrumental Music; *Eva A. Hutchins, Teacher of Drawing and Painting; Franc M. Martin, M. A., Teacher in Preparatory Department; Mary F. Burr, B. S., Teacher of French and Mathematics; M. Beaumont Gray, Teacher of Instrumental Music; Charles A. Pollock, Instructor in Bookkeeping; rW. F. Cramer, Instructor in Penmanship and Drawing; Tyndale Palmer, Inst uctor in Elocution.

THE PRESENT.

From the first, both sexes have enjoyed equal advantages and have received the same degrees.

During the first years of the College, the old Classical Course of study held entire sway. In 1860, the Scientific Course was organized, and, in 1873, further facilities were added by inaugurating the Civil Engineering Course. By gradual progression, these courses have been brought to a high standard, and the character of the College has been much improved by increasing the amount and exactness of the requirements for admission.

An extensive and thorough Preparatory Department is maintained in connection with the institution.

The Collegiate Course is of four, and the Preparatory Course of two, years. A Normal Course is formed each year for the preparation of those students who expect to become teachers.

An army officer, who is a graduate of West Point and also of the Artillery School at Fortress Monroe, has been detailed by the Secretary of War to act as Professor of Military Science and Tactics in this institution. All the young men of the College, except such as are excused by the Faculty for special reasons, are organized into companies of infantry, known as "Cornell Cadets," and are required to drill as much as one hour each school day when the weather permits. Young men are expected to provide themselves with the prescribed uniform-a neat suit of gray.

The institution has always afforded excellent facilities for a thorough and symmetrical musical education. At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees, a Conservatory of Music was established in connection with the College. Prof. I. H. Bunn, who has long been connected with that department, will have charge of the vocal music, while Prof. W. C. Kidder, assisted by his wife, will have the department of instrumental music. Special attention will be given to preparing pupils for teaching, and in all respects it is intended to afford a firstclass musical education.

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A practical business education in bookkeeping and penmanship is also afforded.

In the Laboratory, liberal provision has been made for those who wish to give particular attention to chemistry. The philosophical and chemical apparatus and engineering instruments are valuable and extensive.

The Museum contains a large and valuable collection, to illustrate the various departments of Natural History.

The department of Zoology embraces several hundred well-preserved specimens of mammals, birds, reptiles and fishes; and also a large collection of land, fluvial and marine shells, including over five hundred species furnished by the Smithsonian Institution.

The department of Geology and Mineralogy is amply illustrated by over four thousand specimens of rocks, fossils, ores and crystals from various parts of the world, which have been obtained through exchange, purchase or gift.

Connected with the College Museum are:

1. The "Kendig Cabinet," which comprises the whole of the valuable collection of minerals, fossils, coins and birds of the Rev. A. B. Kendig.

2. The "Woodman Cabinet," which embraces one of the rarest and most valuable collection of corals, sponges, starfishes, crustacea, etc., in the country. 3. The "Warren Collection" of woods and grasses, which contain over five hundred varieties.

The General Library consists of over four thousand volumes, representing the various departments of Literature and Science, besides Cyclopædias and other books of reference, and is annually increased by appropriations and donations.

The Normal Library is supplied with works on education, educational reports and reference books.

In connection with the Library is a well arranged Reading Room, containing a choice selection of over one hundred newspapers, magazines and reviews. The degree of Bachelor of Arts it conferred on those who complete the Classical Course; that of Bachelor of Science on those who complete the Scientific Course, and that of Bachelor of Civil Engineering on those who complete the Civil Engineering Course.

Ladies are admitted to either Course, and, on completing the same, receive the corresponding degree. The degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Science and of Civil Engineering are conferred respectively upon Bachelors of Arts, Bachelors of Science and Bachelors of Civil Engineering of three years' standing, who, during that period, have sustained a good moral character and have pursued professional or scientific studies.

There were, during the present year, 390 students from thirteen different States.

The tuition for the preparatory department is $11.00 per term, and for the collegiate, $12.00, including "incidental fee."

The following scholarhips, endowed with $500 each, were founded for the purpose of educating young men preparing for the ministry. The beneficiaries. are exempt from regular tuition and incidental fee:

The Robert Smyth Scholarship, endowed by Hon. Robert Smyth.

The Davis Scholarship, endowed by E. M. Davis.

The Beechly Scholarship, endowed by Jesse Beechly.

The West Scholarship, endowed by Wesley West.

The Harbron Scholarship, endowed by Elizabeth Harbron.

The two William Smyth Scholarships, endowed by Hon. Wm. Smyth.

The Peck Scholarship, endowed by Franklin K. Peck.

Following is a condensed report of the funds, made by Treasurer Henry A. Collins, to the Board of Trustees, June 1, 1878:

The Amphictyon, Adelphian, Philomathean, Esthesian, Miltonian and Star are flourishing literary societies, that meet on Friday and Saturday evenings of each week. Most of them have growing libraries, and spacious and attractive halls; the last two have been organized for the benefit of students in the Preparatory department.

Amphictyon Society. This is the oldest society of Cornell College. It was organized in the old seminary chapel, on Friday evening, the 18th of November, 1853. Its charter members were Profs. S. M. Fellows and D. H Wheeler, Messrs. A. R. Knott, J. T. Rice, C. A. Hawn and fifteen others. H. S. Church was the first President. The name of the society was taken from a society of that name at Mt. Morris, Ill. (Rock River Seminary). The literary exercises of the society at first consisted of discussions, limited to two hours. In the Fall of 1857, essays, orations and declamations were made part of the pro-gramme. Select readings were introduced in 1867, and criticisms were added in the Spring of 1870. Over 500 different persons have been members of the society. The alumni of the society number fifty-nine-thirty-three Classical, twenty-four Scientific and one in Civil Engineering.

The Amphictyons had to put up with school desks and the Seminary chapel until the Fall of 1857, when they obtained a hall in the new College building. The hall was situated in the northeast corner of the third story, being forty feet long by twenty wide and sixteen high. The first meeting in the hall was held Dec. 11, 1857. At first, the hall was very poorly furnished; a few hap-hazard, backless benches and a little old table, lit up with a tallow candle. The improvements in the hall commenced in 1860, led off by Rev. E. K. Young, and from time to time additions have been made up to the present. Now, the floor is furnished with Brussels carpeting and the walls are nicely papered. The windows are draped, and in the north end of the hall are two very fine book cases-one each side of the window, while above the window is an arch on which is inscribed the name of the society and its motto, " Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum," and underneath this is a carved oak leaf-the badge of the society. The

walls are decorated with fine oil paintings; and the busts of Franklin, Shakspeare, Washington Irving and many others adorn the room. The regular programmes are enlivened with vocal music, accompanied by a fine Burdette organ. The furniture of the hall is now valued at $1,525. There are 425 volumes in the library, valued at $850, making the entire property of the society worth $2,375. The first book purchased was the "American Debater," October 9, 1859. The society has had hard as well as prosperous times, but no time seemed so dark as in the Fall of 1862; all the members except three-J. S. Eberhart, T. L. Stephens and Ed. Collin-went to the war; but others soon joined and the society was prolonged.

In the Spring of 1878, a plan long cherished by the society was brought into action-the building of a Society Hall. A committee was appointed to take charge of the matter, grounds for the building were granted by the Trustees, and over $2,000 were raised. It is confidently expected, within the next five years, to have one of the finest society halls in the West.

The Adelphian Literary Society, of Cornell College, was organized May 1, 1858. R. Peet was chosen first President, and H. S. Church first Secretary. A few of the most prominent Alumni are: G. W. Bowman, Will Galloway, J. B. Albrook, L. E. Curtz, Wm. H. Norton and James G. Eberhart. The membership is confined to the College department, there being from twenty-five to thirty-five active members. The society is self-supporting, having no endowment and receiving no foreign aid. It has, from its own resources, collected together the nucleus of a select library, consisting of 1,600 volumes and valued at $2,500. This society gives, each term, a public entertainment in the College chapel. The literary exercises consist principally of orations, essays and recitations. It also aims to discuss the leading questions of the day, and to establish correct opinions concerning them. The society has lately made a great improvement in its hall, and it now has one of the most spacious and attractive halls in the College, being furnished entirely new with carpets, pictures and general furniture to the amount of $3,000.

The Esthesian Literary Society, composed of ladies, was organized in 1870. The charter members, believing that two societies were necessary in order to preserve harmony, and also believing that emulation would serve to make each stronger, formally withdrew from the Philomathean Society, of which they were members, and took the necessary steps for establishing a new society. Their first meeting was held in the Amphictyon Hall, Ophelia Matson acting as President. The next term, the society had but five members, but, though few in numbers, their courage was great and success attended their efforts. The society at the present time is in a prosperous condition, having each term from twenty to twenty-five members. Meetings are held each week on Saturday evening, when a programme consisting of orations, essays, debates, etc., is given. Once per term, the society gives a public entertainment in the College chapel. The regular meetings were formerly held in the Amphictyon Hall, but in the Spring of '78 a spacious hall was granted them. Elegant and handsome furniture will be added as the financial condition of the society will permit. The object of the society is to elevate the mind and develop the talents. The significance of the chosen name, Esthesian-"Lovers of the good and beautiful"—it is the aim of the members of the society to uphold.

"THE COLLEGIAN,”

A monthly, published under the auspices of the Amphictyon and Esthesian Societies of Cornell College. The first number was issued Oct. 1, 1869. The