I can find no record of students enrolled from 1847 the /opening of the University until 1851 inclusive. In 1852, there were present 123 persons. Catalogues of 1853 and 1854 if ever issued have all been lost. I can find no record of these years save the one above given. The sum of total names in catalogues from 1855 to 1875 inclusive is 4129. The home residence of these students was as follows: From Pennsylvania 241; from Ohio 3480; from Indiana 123; from Illinois 65; from New York 25; from Michigan 3; from Virginia 88; from Maryland 28; from Missouri 6; from Iowa 9; from Louisiana 4; from New Hampshire 92; from New Jersey 9; from Kentucky 3; from Kansas 4; from Canada 21; from Prussia 1; from Washington City 1.

The largest donation received from any one has been promised by Mr. and Mrs. C. Merchant, now of this place. They have arranged to pay $5000 for the privilege of naming a professorship and $7000 as a fund to aid indigent students. The citizens of Westerville paid $7000 to enable them to name the President's department of Mental and Moral Science. Judge Dresback, of Southern Ohio, who died but a few days since, gave $5000 to name the Mathematical professorship, and the Flickinger family of the Miami Valley $5000 to name the Latin professorship. Three other parties have each promised $5000 toward the general indebtedness of the institution. Our contributors have paid in amounts from $25 to $1000. These are obtained with about as much ease as the same number of cents were at the begining of our work.

In this 29th year of its existence it is too soon to stop to count results. We have but a little more than passed our majority and ought to be strong of purpose and valiant of heart to do much more toward pulling down the strongholds of sin and ignorance and building up the cause of the Master. Through struggle and trial, through darkness and storm we have been led by a way that we knew not of.

Throughout the length and breadth of the church, our influence has been felt for good. We have helped to furnish teachers for nearly all its other Schools and Colleges. Our sons have entered its ministry and have put into it a new life and power. We have furnished editors for its Journals and teachers for its first Theological school. We have just reasons" to thank God and take courage." "Hitherto the Lord hath helped us." As we push out upon this second century, "with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right," we will strive to continue the work already commenced. With brazen-faced demagogues ruling in high places; with vice and crime running rampant in our streets; bribery and corruption holding high carnival in our Legislative halls; "rings" vying with each other as to which one shall most successfully bleed the public treasury; with infidels and scheming politicians in league to banish all moral and religious training from our public schools, there is more need than ever of that culture which a christian college is designed to give. To help promote that virtue and intelligence which are the foundation of a nations, strength, shall be our constant aim. With a perfect trust that He who has led us hitherto will lead us still; that He will teach us the right way and incline our feet to walk therein, we hopefully enter upon the second century of our national existence.

H. A. THOMPSON,

President.

STEUBENVILLE FEMALE SEMINARY.

SITUATION.

The Steubenville Female Seminary is located on the bank of the Ohio River, in the midst of some of the finest scenery, for which that river is justly famed.

AGE.

For almost fifty years this institution has been a point of interest, as a pioneer of Female Education in the West. In some cases three generations have enjoyed its advantages. It has just issued its forty-seventh annual catalogue.

FOUNDERS.

It was founded on the 13th day of April, 1829, by the Rev. Charles C. Beatty and Mrs. Hetty E. Beatty, his wife. They made it their life work. They were both admirably qualified by rare natural gifts, as well as by education, for such an enterprise. Great administrative ability, keen foresight and dicision were found in the one; fine powers of observation, versatility of talent, activity, love of acquiring and of communicating knowledge, in the other; and a high standard of christian responsibility, and a spirit of earnest consecration in both.

A prophetic glimpse of the great future of the West; of its growth in population and importance; of reforms, revolutions and discoveries, in which the people were to be the actors, revealed to them the great want of the land-educated women.

EARLY CONSTITUTION.

Great care was taken in the early constitution of this school. Its foundations were laid broad and deep.

Future contingencies were provided for. The best plans and models were studied, faults avoided and excellencies adopted. Teachers were selected with great care. In the subsequent history of the school few changes have been found necessary; there has been a stability and a repose which always accompanies true growth.

AIMS.

The aim of this institution has been education in its broadest sense; solid culture, refined manners and high Christian character.

SUCCESS.

This seed was planted by faith, in prayer; and after almost half a century of faithful culture, let us test the quantity and the quality of the fruit.

Two years ago Dr. and Mrs. Reid, the present Principals of the school, planned a grand reunion, so that those who had planted and watered might taste of their labors, before being gathered to their fathers. The call was to the children to return to the old home for a few days. Seven hundred pupils from all parts of the United States responded in person; others in distant lands by letter. Histories of the seminary and of all the classes had been carefully prepared. Many interesting statistics had been gathered by those historians.

More than four thousand pupils have been connected with the school, 697 of whom received its final honors. The average of character and scholarship has been remarkable. Most of the pupils have become sensible, intelligent women, showing breadth of mind and symmetry of character; have been and are occupying · positions of responsibility and usefulness all over our land, as wives, as mothers, as teachers, everywhere reflecting honor upon their Alma Mater. Its religious influence has been wonderful. While many of its pupils have been moulding characters, institutions, homes and churches in