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Identifier: HistoricalCollectionsOfOhio1891V2 (find matches)
Title: Historical Collections of Ohio: An Encyclopedia of the State ; History Both General and Local, Geography with Descriptions of Its Counties, Cities and Villages, Its Agricultural, Manufacturing, Mining and Business Development, Sketches of Eminent and Interesting Characters, Etc., with Notes of a Tour over It in 1886 V 2
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Howe, Henry, 1816-1893
Subjects: Ohio -- Biography Ohio -- History Ohio -- Local History Ohio -- Description and travel
Publisher: Columbus : Henry Howe & Son

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ture, of alight color, with battlements and turrets,standing boldly relieved against the blue sky,except its lower portion, where it is concealedby the shrubbery of a spacious yard in front.To the left, and near the hall, an imposingresidence, late occupied by Bishop Mcllvaine,faces the avenue. ^ Away off to the right,among the trees, is Milnor Hall, and scat-tered about in various directions, near andfar, private dwellings, offices and various struc-tures, some plain and others adorned, somein full view and others partly hidden by theundulations of the ground, trees and shrub-bery.— Old Edition. The Career of Kenyon. Since the foregoing was published, important changes have taken place atGambier. Now it has railroad facilities by the C. A. & C. Railroad; new andbeautiful buildings have been erected, and now connected with it are KenyonMilitary Academy and Harcourt Place Seminary for Young Ladies and Girls.Kenyon has many warm friends among her distinguished alumni. Ex-President
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BISHOP CHASE AND WIFE. 277 KNOX COUNTY. 279 Hayes wrote that, with the exception of the four years spent in the Union army,no other period of his life, in cherished recollections, could be compared with it.Edwin M. Stanton, the great War Secretary, was accustomed to say : If Ianything, I owe it to Gambier College. am When Bishop Mcllvaine succeeded BishopChase in the presidency of Kenyon College,the affairs of the institution were in a criticalcondition, owing to the accumulation of debt,and his timely aid and able government, inwhich he was assisted by Dr. William Spar-row, the first vice-president, were invaluable. Bishop Mcllvaines duties were dividedbetween the college and his diocese ; but Dr.Sparrow gave to Kenyon his full and undi-vided strength. Under these two strong menthe institution flourished and its educationalinfluence was widespread. The expenses of living in Gambier inearly days were very small. The annualcharges were : for instruction, $30 ; for boardat the college t

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