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1 The instructors and lecturers engaged are J. H. Hoose, Ph. D., superintendent ; I. T. Balliett, W. N. Hailmann, D.D., H. R. Sanford, A. W. Norton, Miss Mary B. White, Prof. G. Guttenberg, Prof. Alex. E. Frye, W. H. Smith, school of methods and practice; Edward W. Bemis, Ph.D., history and economics; Prof.
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The Round Lake Assembly of 1887, to be conducted by the Revs. H. C. Farrar, D.D., and B. B. Loomis, Ph.D., will begin its seven- teen days' session on Wednesday evening, July 20th, 1887. The faculty will be the Rev. H. C. Farrar, D.D., superintendent of instruc- tion; Rev. B. B. Loomis, Ph.D., normal class; Rev. M. D. Jump, post-graduate class; Rev. W. H. Groat, intermediate class; Mrs. Julia Terhune, primary class; Prof. J. E. Van Olinda, musical direc- tor, and Miss Clara Stearns, pianist. The lectures will be exceed- ingly edifying.1 The session of the assembly will end on August 5th.
The Round Lake meeting of 1887, to begin on August 13th, and end August 23d, will be one of the most notable in the history of the place. The great revivalists, the Revs. Sam. Jones and Sam. Small , will have charge of it and will preach daily. Prof. E. O. Excel will also be present during the ten days' meeting, and will
Alex. E. Frye, geography; Prof. G. Guttenberg, I. P. Bishop, Prof. Brands, natural science; I. P. Bishop, chemistry and geology; R. H. Ward, M.D., microscopy; J. H. Worman, Ph. D., Prof. E. Von Fingerlin, T. B. Chapin, James A. Harrison, Ph. D., Prof. Wm. T. Thorn, Mrs. J. H. Worman, Miss N. Colbert, Miss Bertha Kunz, Miss Ida M. Hollis, Miss E. P. Rollins, German, French, Spanish, Italian, English, Anglo-Saxon, Latin and Greek languages; William R. M. French, B. R. Fitz, Alex. E. Frye, industrial drawing; Miss Mirian W. Dowd, charcoal drawing; Miss Florence E. Jinks, crayon heads; Mrs. Jeanie S. Peet, clay modeling: Homer A. Norris, Ernest Longley, instrumental music, piano and organ; Charles E. Tinney, Mrs. Otis Rockwood and Prof. Edwin C. Rowley, vocal; W. N. Hailmann, D.D., Miss Hailmann, kindergarten; Prof. J. W. Churchill, L. T. Powers, Prof. Frank, H. Fenno, oratory and expression; W. G. Anderson, M.D., Miss Marion F. Carter, physical training; Miss L. M. Morrill, book-keeping; Miss M. E. St. George, phonography and typewriting.
1 The subjects of the lectures as published will be " Fits and Misfits," by Rev. J. W. Hamilton, D.D .; "Ready Wit," by Wallace Bruce; " Dickens' Great Char- acters," by Prof. Nathan Sheppard; "Our Shadows," by J. F. Clymer; "The Stranger at Our Gates," by Rev. Jahu DeWitt Miller; " Art, the Mirror of the Ages," by J. L. Corning, D.D .; "Manliness in Professional Life," by Prof. J. D. Phelps; "A Knack of Drawing," by Prof. W. M. R. French; " Egyptology," by Rev. H. A. Starks; "Strategy in Teaching," by Rev. Marcus D. Buell; " An Evening with the Pharaohs," by H. A. Starks; "Milton as an Educator," by Prof. Homer B. Sprague; " An Hour with the Caricaturists," by Prof. W. M. R. French; " What Woman has Done in Art for a Thousand Years," by J. L. Corning, D.D .; " From Boston to Bareilly and Back," by Rev. Wm. Butler, D.D .; "The Coming Reli- gion," by Rev. Emory J. Haynes, D.D .; "Our Boys and Girls," by Rev. Thomas Hanlon, D.D .; " Rome and Pompeii." by Rev. J. G. Oakley, Ph. D .; " Pluck," by Rev. G. W. Miller, D.D .; "Blaise Pascal," by Rev. Wm. Jackson; "Language as related to the Mental Growth of the Child," by Prof. J. H. Hoose; " Teaching by Signs," by Rev. Lewellyn Pratt, D.D .; "Evolution of Living Being," by Prof. Wm. N. Rice.
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sing with that remarkable grace and power for which he is so widely known.
In the history of the improvements at Round Lake those of the present year are more noticeable, availably useful, and significant of permanence than any previously made. The buildings which a num- ber of large-hearted men and women have unostentatiously founded in the interests of religion and learning are particularly noteworthy.
GRIFFIN INSTITUTE.
Griffin Institute, on the east side of Simpson Avenue, northwest of Hotel Wentworth, is in one of the most pleasant and secluded parts of the wide wood. In an environment of tall, fragrant-leafed trees, the handsome building discloses the varied features of its attractive architecture. The red color of the Philadelphia pressed brick of the first story and of the incasing slate of the second is in fine contrast with the foliage of the evergreens and the verdure of the north lawn. With a frontage of eighty-six feet and a depth of more than fifty, the building is not only outwardly imposing, but admirably fitted within for the uses of a summer school, for which it was erected. The eleven class-rooms on the first and second floors conveniently open by folding-doors into the spacious lecture-room, which is amply windowed with sky and side lights, and is well venti- lated. Built in the fall of 1886 and completed in the summer of 1887, at an expense of more than $15,000, the institute is a substan- tial attestation of the personal interest taken in the higher education of young men and women by the honored giver, the Rev. William Griffin, D.D., of West Troy, N. Y., the present president of the Round Lake Association.
GEORGE WEST MUSEUM OF ART AND ARCHEOLOGY.
The most conspicuous of all the buildings on the grounds of the association is the George West Museum of Art and Archeology. It is also the most prominent artificial feature in the wide prospect of the wooded hills and cultivated uplands bordering the beautiful lake, of which from the high porticoes of the commanding structure there is a charming view. It was given the association by its phil- anthropic treasurer, the Hon. George West, of Ballston Spa. In its erection, in the spring of 1887, he generously expended $17,000. The lower hall, containing statuary, antiquities, curiosities, mineral and other cabinets, is ninety feet long, and forty-five wide. The
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GEORGE WEST MUSEUM OF ART AND ARCHEOLOGY.
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gallery of paintings is of the same dimensions. The spacious rooms are admirably fitted for the exhibition of works of art and archæo- logical treasures. At the north end of the building, adjoining the gallery of paintings, is a small studio for the use of artists and their pupils. The Grant memorials, loaned the association by Mrs. John P. Newman, are contained in an elaborate gilt cabinet, which she formally unveiled on Tuesday afternoon, July 12th, 1887. They include an excellent portrait of General Grant by Theodore Pine, of New York, and a fine engraving of the Nation's hero by William Edgar Marshall. The statuary comprises plaster casts of such masterpieces as the " Venus de Milo," " Venus de Medici," " Apollo Belvidere," " Fighting Gladiator," "Psyche," "Hebe," "Niobe," "Jupiter," "Mercury," "Diana," "Ajax," and "Laocoon." The loan collection of paintings embraces about one hundred in number, ranging in value severally from $100 to $2,500.1
The exhibition of Phoenician and Græco-Phoenician pottery ex- humed at Cyprus by General L. P. di Cesnola, and the Assyro- Babylonian seal cylinders, ancient coin, intaglios, cameos, and other antiques, claim special attention.
The large collection of pictures illustrative of historic art, loaned by J. Leonard Corning, D.D., of Terre Haute, Ind., is exceedingly interesting and instructive. The display of more than three thou- sand differently-shaped pieces of wood, representing not less than one thousand kinds, is the valuable collection of the Rev. Charles Devol, M.D., of Albany. The attractive cabinet of Indian relics, which were collected by the late Hotia W. Farrar, of Swanton, Vt., the brother of the Rev. H. C. Farrar, D.D., is a rare archaeological contribution.
In the mineral cabinets visitors will find many geological curiosi- ties to interest them. The fac-similes of the great diamonds, repre- senting their size and shape, are those of the Regent or Pitt, belonging to France, which weighs 1364 carats and is valued at $625,000; the
1 They were painted by the following well-known artists: William Sartain, Albert Bierstadt, A. F. Tait, Joseph Lyman, Burr H. Nicholls, Harry Eaton, G. H. McCord, Annie L. Morgan, George Inness, J. H. Dolph, R. W. Van Boskerck, A. S. Dillenbaugh, J. B. Bristol, A. Lownes, E. M. Scott, Maria Brooks, Gilbert Gaul, Benjamin R. Fitz, W. Deforest Bolmer, Rhoda Holmes Nicholls, Arthur Furlong, P. P. Ryder, William J. Whittemore, W. S. Macy, Mabel Olmsted, Warren Sheppard, Henry A. Ferguson, E. K. Baker, A. Beecher, Jno. A. McDougall, J. F. Cropsey, A. L. Crook, Ernest C. Rost, Francis C. Jones, C. E. Proctor, J. Wells Chanıpney, M. A. Ackerman, W. S. Tyler, Mrs. S. J. C. Hitt, and Miss J. E. Cady.
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Kohinoor (recut), England, 125 carats, $1,000,000; the Florentine, Austria, 1393 carats, $525,000; and the Orloff, Russia, 1942 carats, $360,000. There is also a fac-simile of the largest nugget of gold ever found, which weighed 2,160 ounces and contained $41,883 worth of the precious metal. Among the other curiosities are casts of the Moabite stone, the black obelisk or Schalmaneser, the Siloam tablet, the Deluge tablet, the Rosetta stone, and a great winged lion of Nineveh.
On the east side of the south lawn and fronting on Peck Avenue is Garnsey Hall. The attractive three-story building, sixty-five feet wide and forty deep, was erected in the early summer of 1887 to afford the young women attending the Round Lake summer schools pleasant and inexpensive rooms. In it are thirty-two neatly- furnished bedrooms and two pretty parlors. Constructed at an out- lay of more than $8,000, the hall obtains its name from Mrs. Caro- line Garnsey, of West Troy, N. Y., by whose bounty it was built.
Kennedy Hall, recently built on the northwest corner of Whitfield Avenue and Ninth Street, modestly presents its graceful architecture to view on the south border of the stately grove. It inexpensively provides twenty-seven furnished dormitories and a convenient parlor for the accommodation of young men receiving instruction in the Round Lake Summer School. It is three stories high, forty feet wide and sixty-five deep. It was generously erected by Mrs. Nancy M. Kennedy, of Jonesville, N. Y., at a cost of $7,500.
ROUND LAKE ASSOCIATION.
The change of the name of the corporation from that of the Round Lake Camp-Meeting Association to that of the Round Lake Associa- tion was first contemplated in 1884. On November 5th, that year, the Rev. William Griffin, D.D., the Rev. Joseph E. King, D.D., and Charles D. Hammond were appointed a committee to apply to the Legislature of the State of New York for the passage of an act authorizing it. When, later, it was learned that the privilege could be granted by the County Court of Saratoga County, application was made to it. On July 8th, 1887, the Hon. J. S. L'Amoreaux issued the order to permit the corporation to take the name of the Round Lake Association, which order having been published, it was recorded July 19th, 1887.
The president of the association, the Rev. William Griffin, D.D.,
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in his address at the annual meeting on Wednesday, May 12th, 1887, felicitously remarked the changes in the affairs of the association :
" The Round Lake Camp-Meeting Association was born of a desire to find out and consecrate away from the busy haunts of men some local habitation for the pure worship of God and earnest Christian endeavor ; and it is believed that few places have been more signally owned and honored of God, than has this place during the brief period of its consecration as ' the mountain of the Lord's house.' * *
" Let no one, therefore, take alarm because we have dropped from our title the words 'Camp-Meeting,' as though we were about to change our character or abandon our distinctive works. We shorten our name because we have broadened our work. We are no longer a camp-meeting association merely, we are that in all that was intended by it in the beginning, but we are also more.
" Round Lake Association simple and comprehensive means the temple, beautiful for situation, the joy of all beholders in the place
KENNEDY HALL.
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of the Tabernacle and tents in the wilderness. Another advance step is that modification of our organic law by which we invite to the fellowship of our counsels, in our board of trustees, persons not members of the Methodist Church. Henceforth this place will be known, not as a ' Methodist Camp Ground,' but a 'Christian Summer Home,' where there is neither Methodist nor Presbyterian, Baptist nor Congregationalist, Episcopalian nor Dutch Reformed, but where the brotherhood of Christ shall dwell together in unity, provoking one another only by ' love and good works.'
" Our Sunday-School Assembly, to be known hereafter in the series of summer sessions as ' Round Lake Assembly,' needs no introduc- tion at this time. It has attained its majority, and made a reputa- tion for itself second to none in the land, in the scope and excellence of its work. * * *
"Our Summer School, which came to many of us last year so unexpectedly and behaved itself so well that it completely won our confidence and challenged our admiration, and led us to exclaim, 'it is good for us that it should be here, let us build for it taber- nacles,' has, I am happy to say, consented to stay. The wonderful success of the first term was a surprise and joy to everybody."
SUMMER HOMES.
The advantages of Round Lake as a place of summer residence are superior in many ways to those of other rural seats. They may be concisely presented in a brief summary. First, as respects the grounds : They are frequently, conveniently, and inexpensively accessible by railroad. In part, they are shaded, mostly by high- foliaged trees, under which cool, refreshing breezes waft the salu- brious fragrance of the pines and other evergreens. They are evenly graded, and no depressions harbor stagnant water. The soil is gravelly, and the paths and avenues are never muddy after rainfalls. A well-devised system of sewers effects the removal of refuse, liquids, and deleterious matter. In every part of the sunny-aisled wood cultivated flowers bloom with color as brilliant as those grow- ing in unshaded places.
The tameness of the unmolested squirrels, which partake of food from the open hands of friendly givers, and the undisturbed pres- ence of many warbling birds, always delight sojourners and visitors.
The wide expanse of the lake affords all the pleasures of yachting and rowing. Bass and other fish in its waters invite angling.
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HON. GALEN R. HITTS' COTTAGE
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Drives to Saratoga Lake, five miles away, and along shady, brook- margined country roads, are also enjoyable.
The mineral water of Round Lake has the same properties as that of the famous Congress fountain of Saratoga Springs. The limpid water of the constantly-flowing springs in the southwestern part of the grounds, supplied the cottages and drinking fountains, is as much appreciated for its refreshing coolness as it is for its exceed- ing purity and wholesomeness.
The expense of acquiring property at Round Lake is a matter of special consideration. The price of eligible building lots within or without the grove is low, and the cost of the erection of a cottage is limited by the purpose of the builder. Persons seeking the enjoy- ment of shade and seclusion can purchase sites in different parts of the spacious wood; those desiring far-reaching prospects, a view of the placid lake, and a wide survey of the cloud-featured sky, can buy lots in the open and elevated parts of the extensive grounds. Those who may wish to spend a summer or a vacation at Round Lake can, by timely application, obtain the use of a cottage at a nominal rent, or secure first-class accommodations at Hotel Wentworth, or cozy rooms at the different boarding-houses at moderate rates.
At Round Lake there are no imperative dictations of fashion. A woman's plain toilet does not subject her to disagreeable criticism, and children may enjoy the freedom of the healthful retreat in simple, home-worn clothing. The infrequency of horses and vehicles, and the absence of cats and dogs on the grounds, greatly lessen the watchful care of small children at play out-doors.
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ROUND LAKE.
BY REV. BISHOP EDMUND S. JANES, NEW YORK, 1875.
O God! our temple thou hast made, Its floor of earth by Thee was laid; Its leafy roof and pillars grand Are all the work of Thy own hand.
Its ornaments of hill and lake Are such as none but Thou couldst make; Its living fountain, bright and free, Could only have its source in Thee.
The beauties of our sacred shrine Declare its Architect divine; And when Thy presence, Lord, is given, It is to us the gate of Heav'n.
Then let Thy saving pow'r be known, And here Thy richest grace be shown; May thousands here be born to God And'thousands washed in Jesus' blood.
ROUND) LAKE. BY JOHN C. BLAIR. (1878.)
I love its grand majestic wood, Its dusky twilight dimness; The reverential thought it brings, Its awe-inspiring stillness; Dear to my heart its swaying trees, Whose music low and tender
Is wafted up to God above, Free from cathedral splendor.
No temple reared by human hands, The wealth of art revealing, Could e'er produce such holy thought, Such calm and peaceful feeling; No costly organ peal elate, Or set the pulses bounding, Like olden anthem, sweet and clear, Through leafy aisles resounding.
The silvery moon with radiant light Her nightly vigils keeping, Reveals her lovely counterpart In mirrored beauty sleeping ;
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And lingers like a maiden coy O'er meadow brook-side kneeling, Who finds the water 'neath her gaze Her own sweet self revealing.
The golden glory of the sun, The western sky adorning, The east aglow with rosy light, The herald of the morning; The twilight hour of pensive thought, The soul from sin alluring, All tend to make this lovely spot An Eden most enduring.
From Memory's page we oft recall The dear old-fashioned meetings, ' While tenting on the old camp ground,' Rich with its cordial greetings, The melody of singing birds With sacred music blending, The solemn voice beneath the trees In holy prayer ascending.
We love its quiet forest lake, A gem in emerald setting, Its crystal surface calm and still, The heavens above reflecting, As if from out yon starry dome A jewel bright in falling Had lent new beauty to the scene, An added charm installing.
HYMNS.
Composed for and sung during the first Fraternal Meeting, July, 1874, THE DAY OF DAYS. BY REV. F. BOTTOME, D.D.
I. Praise ye the Lord ! O sing aloud ! The strong Redeemer's name declare, And thankful lift your incense-cloud In blended gift of praise and prayer.
2. His own right arm hath safely led Our scatter'd tribes through all the way ; And lo, with joyful feet we tread The courts His hands have raised, to-day.
3. One God, one faith, one name we own, One family in Him we meet ; His love and fellowship make known In sweet communion at His feet.
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4. Our fathers' God ! with one desire, Our hands upraised to Thee behold ! We wait the pentecostal fire That marked our sires in days of old.
5. So shall this forest-temple ring, And yon blue dome resound Thy praise ; And this, while Thy great name we sing, Shall be to us the day of days.
CHRISTIAN GREETING.
BY MRS. JOSEPH HILLMAN.
I. From many a Christian nation, And many a distant clime; From India's sunny region, They come with love divine. From snow-clad Rocky Mountains, And islands of the sea, From Ganges' sacred river, To worship only Thee.
2. The wondrous star of Bethlehem Shines with a lustre clear, The dew of Hermon resting Like holy incense here. Jesus! the place is sacred ! We here tread holy ground;
Lift high the blood-stained banner, With glorious victory crowned !
3. Come, then-we bid you welcome- Ye sacramental host; Salvation is our watchword, In God we put our trust. As North and South together, With East and West we meet, The star of hope shines brightly, Fraternally we greet.
4. We bathe in Judah's fountain- A balm for all our woes; The blood of Christ it cleanseth- For all the world it flows. The spicy gales of Calvary Bring healing by the way; " Salvation ! O salvation !" Proclaim the joyful day.
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DEVOTION. BY E. A. PECK.
I. O Thou, the everliving God, Help us Thy praise to sing ; Then shall these consecrated groves With hallelujahs ring.
CHO .: O praise the Lord, with one accord, Exhalt His name, His love proclaim ; His promise sure, and will endure, Forever more-forever more.
2. We thank Thee for this glorious day, From North and South we come ; From East and West we hear the cry. God's people shall be one.
3. Baptize us with Thy Spirit, Lord ; O send the sacred fire. Then shall we speak with other tongues If only God inspire.
CHRISTIAN UNITY.
BY REV. A. C. ROSE.
I. God of our fathers, from Thy throne, Look down and bless us while we pray ! We join in praising Thee as one, Within this hallowed grove to-day.
2. Are we not all the sons of God ? And heirs alike of heavenly love ? Washed by the same all-cleansing blood, And traveling to one home above ?
3 . Baptize us, then, into one mind- The mind, O Christ, which is in Thee : And into sweetest union bind Our hearts, in love and sympathy.
4. Thus while we wait together here, Beneath this sacred leafy shade, We all shall feel Thy presence near And see Thy saving power displayed.
5. Grant this, and when we hence remove, Our hearts shall still united be Till we shall meet again above, And endless praises give to Thee.
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OPENING DAY AT ROUND LAKE. (July 12th, 1887.) By JOSEPH E. KING, D.D.
To him his meed of glory and of bliss- 'Twas Joseph Hillman who began all this. The Projector he, Columbus of Round Lake, His just renown let none presume to take. The Nations came to worship in our grove, And North and South joined in fraternal love. What giants thundered and what seraphs blazed, Heaven oft rejoiced while hell stood back amazed! In aftertime, when storm-clouds reared their crest, A bow of promise shone from out the West. While many hands brought each their willing gift, To lay the spectre, and our debt to lift, One princely hand paid more than all the rest,
Thus came deliverance from the bounteous West. And now, to crown this largeness of the heart,
Behold arise yon Museum of Art! Fair and complete and worthy of the giver,
A thing of beauty and a joy forever.
Than William Griffin lives no worthier name
To grace the bulwarks of our rising fame, A sacred tryst for better or for worse Commands his prayers, his counsels and his purse,
To endow the Assembly and our Summer Schools,
Fair structures rise-his ardor never cools.
While others dreamed, his bent it was to act, He waved his wand, and lo, the accomplished fact! Last year a promise, but to-day the fruit, We hail with joy the " Griffin " Institute. And not content. to further noble ends He gives himself and implicates his friends. Two stately halls, the Institute's annex, Fair contributions from the gentler sex, "Garnsey" and " Kennedy," inscribe on either portal, Thus link to youth and surely make immortal. Long may these walls wisdom enforce and truth To widening circles of our goodly youth; While lake and wood, and towers and bending skies Make this fair spot the scholar's Paradise!
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OFFICERS OF
THE ROUND LAKE CAMP-MEETING ASSOCIATION.
Presidents.
Joseph Hillman. . .from May 1, 1868, to April 27, IS81.
Rev. Rodman H. Robinson, D.D. from April 27, 1881. to October 19, 1886.
Rev. William Griffin, D.D from November 3, 1886, to July 19, 1887.
Vice-Presidents.
Charles W. Pierce. .from May 4, 1868, to March 30, 1870.
Prof. H. A. Wilson. from March 30, 1870, to May 5, 1886.
First Vice-President.
Prof. H. A. Wilson. .from May 5, 1886, to July 19, 1887.
Second Vice-Presidents.
Rev. William Griffin, D D. . . from July 24, 1885, to November 3, 1886.
Charles D. Hammond. from November 3, 1886, to July 19, 1887.
Secretaries.
E. O. Howland.
from May 4, 1868, to March 29, 1871.
Phineas S Pettit . from March 29, 1871, to March 25, 1874.
Warren S. Kelley. from March 25, 1874, to May 9, 1881.
Rev. B. B. Loomis. . . from May 9, 1881, to May 3, 1882.
.from May 3, 1882, to July 19, 1887.
Warren S. Kelley
Treasurers.
George Bristol.
.from May 4, 1868, to , 1868.
E. A. Hartshorn. .from December 16, 1868, to February 26, 1878.
George W. Horton. from February 26, 1878, to April 30, 1879.
Rev. Samuel Mckean, D.D. from April 30, 1879, to April 27, 1881.
Hon. George West. .from April 27, 1881, to July 19. 1887.
Trustees. 1868-9.
First Class : Hazen W. Bennett, George Bristol, James H. Earl, E. O. How- land, Robert N. Newton, Ephraim D. Waldron, Levi Weed, M.D., elected May 4th, 1868.
Rev. Jesse T. Peck, D. D., elected to fill place of James H. Earl, December 16th, I868.
Second Class : George L. Clark, Robert Coburn, Roscius R. Kennedy, Samuel Martin, William H. McEchron, Phineas S. Pettit, Jesse Wilson, elected May 4th, I868.
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