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Nliami University Prepares For her Hundredth Birthday Plans for the Centennial Celebration of Well Known Ohio College Already Matured, with the Expectation that President Taft Will Take a Prominent Part

.Hamilton, Ohio, May 8. Miami .University, one of Ohio's three State supported colleges, tut the first in age, tradition and the distinction of her graduates, will be 100 years old in June. Already plans are matured (or a centennial celebration at Oxford that will attract nation wide. attention. It is practically certain that the President of the United States will be tunong the guests, and if Mr Taft is present he will undoubtedly speak. The interest of the President in this old Ohio institution is greater than his interest In any other American college, except his alma mater, Yale. It grows out ot the unusual association existing between this school and Mrs. Taft 's father, John Williamson Herron, of Cincinnati. Few Americans have ever been more closely Identified through life with their old college than has Mr. Herron with Miami. He was graduated from this college in 1845. and became a trustee oj the college in 1859. He has since served continuously on the Board through his appointment of Governors of both parties, and he has given Ms time and effort unsparingly to Miami for fifty years. In 1880 Mr. Herron became president of the Board of Trustees, and for twenty consecutive years he has been the official head of the institution. Although now in ill health and unable to participate as actively in the college's affairs as formerly, Mr. Herron continues to hold ' the presidency of the Board, and there is no doubt that he will be continued in office as long as he lives. The first invitation for the event -as taken to the President by a representative of the college. Mr. Taft expressed a, strong desire to come, and Informed the committee that he would do so if Congress adjourned before June 16, the day of the chief exercises. It is quite possible that the President - tnay have a - double errand in Ohio, and that, the presentation of the medals voted to the Wright brothers, the Dayton aeroplanists, will be set for the day following the Miami centennial, i This would enable the President to participate in both events. . Many Netabl Visiters. But "whether the president ot the United States is present or absent there will be, no lack of notable visitors. The Centennial committee has hopes to receive a definite acceptance from. Whitelaw Reid, class of '56, now Ambassador to 1 the court ?: of St. James. Mr. Held delivered the principal address on the occasion of the celebration of the college's diamond Jubilee, and he" has Informed the committee that he will take part In the centennial if possible. The centennial address, the chief speech of the celebration, will be delivered on the morning ot Wednesday; 0nn 16 by Dr. Henry Mitchell MacCracken, Chancellor of the University pf the - City ot New York.' a member Of the class of "57. Another well known New Yorker who is expected to take part in the exercises is Dr.

v , ' .V". . i i John Shaw Billings, director of the New York Public Libraries, who was also a member of 'the class of '57. The program of speeches will be extensive. George R. Wendlin, of Washington, of thf class of '65, will deliver the address to the literary societies. The presidents of many colleges will be heard. Albert Hill, of the University of Missouri, will speak for the colleges of the "West; President E. W. Scott, of the University of New York, for the East; President F. W. Hinnett, of Central University, for the South. ; ! Dr. Guy Potter Benton, president of the university, will preside at all the events and all of the living presidents of Miami are expected to be present. They include President Ethelbert Dudley Warfield. of Lafayette college, Easton, Pa.; President William Oxley Thompson, of the Ohio State University; Dr. Andrew Dousa Hepburn, of Santa Monica. Cal.; Dr. R. V. McFarland, of Oxford . and Dr. David Stanton Tappan. a minister of Circleville. Ohio. Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio, will be among the speakers. Miami's Oldest Alumnus. The most interesting figure at the celebration, if he is able to carrv out his present purpose to attend, will be the Rev. Dr. Charles McCaughan, of Winterset, Iowa, the oldest living Miami graduate. Dr. McCaughan is a United Presbyterian ninister. He is ninety-five years old and is a graduate of the class of 37. He attended the Miami commencement last June, stopping on his way home from the Unit ed Presbyterian General Assembly, at Pittsburg. He preached regularly until his ninety-third year. His health has been vigorous all through his life. but during the past winter he has fail ed somewhat, and some anxiety is felt lest he may be unable to attend. The centennial will be held this year as a feature of commencement week, and, according to the outlined plans, will include several days in its various features. Dr. Albery H. Upbara, of the university, is the chairman of the committee and B. S. Bartlow, of Hamilton, is its secretary. The profram as arranged will Include these features: ;i Saturday, June 12 Students night Historical pageants, torchlight parade, singing on the campus. Sunday, June 13. Baccalaureate sermon at half-past ten a. m. annual sermon y before Christian associations at half-past seven p. m. Monday, June 14. Annual oratorical contests, reunion of alumni of Normal college, annual senior dramatics. - Largest Meet in History. Tuesday, Jnne 15. Commencement of .Teacbers' College class day programme, campus concert class day play. Wednesday, ; June lfc-rCentennial ceremonies Academic procession. Centennial address. Congratulatory addresses by representatives of state

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' - W:;:-:-l;:;::VV:::: In a recent issue of the Western Horseman, the following article, descriptive of Reidston Stock Farm, was published; ' " "One of the finest of the manyK stock farms for which Indiana is noted is Reidston Stock Farm, the property or George B. Dougan, of Richmond. Mr. Dougan has spared no expense to make this farm the best of its kind. It was first started as a breeding place for high qlass Hereford cattle in 18TO. but in 1905 the cattle were sold off and standard bred trotters took their place. "The stallions at the farm are three in number. The premier is Baron Mobel 42857, by Mobel, 2:1014, a son of the great futurity winner sire Moko; dam Spanish Sister (sister to the two good sires Margrave, 2:13, and Baron Review, 2:21 by Baron Wilkes, 2:18; second dam the gread brood mare Spanish Maiden (dam of six in standard time), by Happy Medium 40O. "The other two stallions are Nuttree, by Tregantle, 2 iW son of Simmons and Galeria. by Happy Medium: dam Sister Nutwood, by the great Nutwood, 2:18; and Billy Todd, by Todd, 2:14. out of the producing mare Brown Kitty. -.:-- - "No other farm in the country can show a greater lot of brood mares than are to be found at Reidston. ; and national governments and of colleges. Addresses toy former presidents of the university. Responses, centennial ode. Alumni dinner at one p. m. Roll call of classes. Business session. Responses by representatives of each administration of the university. Class reunions at five p. m. Reunions of literary clubs.. Reunions of the Greek fraternities. Thursday, June 17. Annual ; commencement exercises. According to the expectation of the members of the Centennial committee there will be the largest gathering of Miami . men 'in the history of the schooL It is believed that at least 2,500 graduates and former students will assemble at Oxford from all parts of the countrv and the world. Preparations have been made to house the visitors in the college dormitories and in a village of tents to lie erected on

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1 They are Laura Prodigal, by Prodigal, 2:H; The Gay Girl, by Andy Wilkes 17579; Nylellia, by Allerton, 2:09; Achsa, by Onward, 2:25; Mary Blake by Arthur Dodge 301135; Delia D., by Governor Chase 8235; Stamboulette, by Stamboul, 2)7; Reidston Girl, by Alarius 2ti000; Anna Theising, by Lord Harold 2.'HK; Clara M., by Teckmar 2:iS98; Molly Schuler, by Onward, 2:25: Hazel Lytle. by Lord Harold 2i5; Martha Winks, by Winks i:58K); Elizabeth Roseberry, by - Alfred G. 12452; Mary Bell Kingwood. by Kingward 125t2; Ohm, by Orangelander 20863: Elizabeth B. Hall, by Walnut Hall, 2.i)8, and Axford Girl by Axford. , These mare are in foal to such stallions as Walnut Hall, Baron Mobel, John A. McKerron, Oratorio, Anderson Wilkes, Ozone and Ely McKinney. "The following yearlings at the farm are named in the Kentucky Futurity for 1911; Gay Bond, by the Bondsman, dam Gay Girl; Josephine Barton, by Searchlight, 2:03, dam Nytellia; Buena Vista, by Directly, 2:03. dam Achsa; Julia Dare, by - Major Higginson, dam Anna Theising, and - Neal Moquette, by Moquette, 2:10, dam Clara M. ri..; .... . "Aside from the stallions and brood mares, the oldest at the farm are three year olds, twenty . in , number, while the campus. If the weather is fine the visitors will have a touch of camp life amid academic surroundings. Miami university is only six years younger than the state of Ohio, and, in fact, her beginning dates back beyond that of the state. When congress in 1792 granted an ' enormous tract of the wilderness lying between the two Miami rivers and extending as far north as Dayton to John Cleves Symmes it.was provided in the grant that a tract was to be set aside for the purposes of education. This was the real beginning of the university. In 1803 the legislature of the new state, which had come into control of the Symmes purchase.' amended the grant and passed an act entering one complete township west of - the. Great Miami river for- the supoort of a college. In 1S99 the act was finally passed entitled "An Act to Establish Mi

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4 J : there is an even dozen each of two year olds and yearlings. "Mr. Dougan is engaged In the insurance business, and Reidston Stock Farm Is one of his pleasures. . He is a deep student ' of blood lines of the American trotter, and it has been his aim to 6tock the farm with nothing but animals bred in the purple. In addition to the already commodious accommodations at the farm, he Is considering further improvements, which include a combination barn and drive way of large proportions, which will serve to house not only the colts in active training, but the breeding stock as well. "The appointments at the farm are all that could be desired. Separate barns are provided for the stallion. brood mares and colts, with large pad docks for them to roam in when th weather permits. There is also a fine half-mile track over which the farm youngsters receive their early lessons in the racing game. , John Dagler, of Rushville. Ind., has recently been en gaged as farm trainer and superintend ent. Although a young man. Mr. Dagler is one of the most competent and careful among the Indiana reinsmen, and the young stock entrusted to his care are sure to be well schooled. ami University,' It is from this act that the history of the college dates. Nearly Missed by Oxford. The name of Oxford was given the village, which wax to be the seat of the new school in recognition of the great parent university. - But Oxford narrowly missed becoming' the home of the institution that has been her chief glory-' The first trustees named by the state held their initial meeting at Lebanon and as some of them liv ed there they decided to locate the college in that town. This plan, however, met wkh the disapproval of the state, and in the following year another board was chosen. This board met in Hamilton and located the college in Oxford. The entire Oxford township became the property of .the college in perpetuo. and all land owners in the. township held their lands in perpecaal lease frost the college, pay.

ing a "college rent" in lieu of a tax to ' the state. This rental, supplemented by approbriation from the state, constitutes the college's support. It was not until 1816 that the first session was held, the erection of the

three story brick building having occupied a long time. The surrounding country was still practically a wooded wilderness, and the tirst college was only an academy, having two teachers. They were both Presbyterian preachers John Ebenezer Annan, a graduate of Dickinson, college and Princeton, and William Sparrow, a graduate of Columbia college, . New York. The third to Join this pioneer force became one of the most famous teachers America has known. He was William H. McGuffey, author of the series of readers that millions of Ameri; can boys have used In their early school days. Dr. McGuffey was a graduate of old Washington college, in Pennsylvania, and closed his career as a teacher In the University of Virginia. One of his daughters married Dr. A. D. Hepburn, who became president of the university In 1871. and was dean of the university until his retirement, last June. Some Distinguished Alumni. . The real beginning of Miami's career as a college dates from 1824. when Dr. Robert Hamilton Bishop, who was graduated from the University of Edinburg in 1798, was called to the presidency. Dr. Bishop remained In charge of the university until 1841. when he retired to the. chair of political science. During his administration Miami grew in size and influence and when Dr. Bishop laid down his official responsibilities he left the college the best known lnstittuion west of the Alleghanies. A bust of the first president by Hiram Powers, an American sculptor. In the hall of the Brodelphian society. Is one of the most valued possessions of the school. Several teachers succeeded Dr. Bishop through the years, and until the time of the civil war the college thrived and grew steadily. There was a very large percentage of Southerners in its student body, and at the oatbreak of the war all left No other college in America - gave so 'large a proportion, of its students to both armies. The close of the war cut off Southern patronage entirely and dealt Miami a blow from which she did not fully recover until recent years. She is now larger than ever before, bat her Southern tone of the antebellum days is gone forever. It is doubtful if any American college ever turned out so large a proportion of men who became distinguished. Although ' Miami has given to the country only one President. General Benjamin Harrison, she has the unique distinction of having; given to one of the great parties both of its national candidates. This - occurred when General Harrison and Whitelaw Reid were the republican nominees for president and vice-president. . Although the college has but l0C graduates, she has sent men into the following places of distinction: President of the United States, 1; governors of states, 8; lieutenant governors. 2; - cabinet officers. 3: foreign ambassadors. 6; United States consuL 1 ; United States senators, 7; United States representatives, 23; state

X" " a tors, 30; state representatives. Tl: . federal and state judges, . 63; United States army officers above rank of captain, 66; speaker of . house of representatives,.!; college presidents,' 30. Harrison at Head. Among the eminent Miami mea are many whose names are or have bees known to all Americans. President Harrison stands st the head of the list. General . Robert Cummlngs Schenck, of the class of 1827. was one MIAMI SUNDAY GAL THREE of . the greatest speakers the house of representatives, has ever known. Oliver P. Morton, the famous war gov ernor of Indiana, was a Miami alumnus. David 8 wing, an eminent Chicago preacher, was a Miami man, and for twelve years was the principal of her preparatory school. 1 Senator Calvin 8. Brice. of Ohio and New York, was her most famous capitalist. Stanley Matthew!, once chief Justice of . the United 8tates supreme court, was her foremost Jurist,' In every career Miami men won success and fame for their college. The university . Is now larger than ever before in its history and growing rapidly. Dr. Guy Potter Benton, then of the Upper University of Iowa, became president' seven years ago, and under his administration the college has grown rapidly.' The enrollment last year was nearly eleven hundred, and this year will be larger. The college group of buildings has increased to nine and a new library and normal college building are now being erected. The college Is mshug rapid progress In athletics. LIVED 152 YEARS. Wm. Parr England's oldest masmarried the third time at 120, worked in the fields till 132 and lived 20 years longer. People should be youthful at 80. James Wright, of 8purlock. Ky shows how to remain young. . I feel Just like a 16-year-old bay,' he writes, "after Uking six bottles of Electric Bitters. For thirty years Kidney trouble made life a burden, but the first bottle of this wonderful medicine convinced me I had found the greatest cure on earth. They're a godsend to weak, sickly run-down or old people. Try them. 50c. at A- G- Lukes A Go's. ' Lieutenant Shackejton reached Mew Zealand with his party ia time to get out of two davs accumulation of Ice, which would, hare frozen the polar expedition In the former season. The feature of the results of the expedition is the microscopic -- -t zosnd ia the lakes, one pscaMsr tstiaar betear that the rotifers, instead of 'laying eggs as in temperate cUnutes, produce their young .afire. They are found to exist la the very lowest temperatures, even fa' lew. sad yet water of two hundred degrees does not kill the SMASHES ALL RECORSX : As an all-round laxative tonic health-builder no other piSi can part with Dr. King's New Life PUJs. They tone and regulate etinmaeh. liver and kidneys, parity the blood, strengthen the nerves: care tJonstipatSoa, Dyspepsia, Bilioasness, Jaundice,. Head ache. Chills and Malaria. Try' 2Se at A. G. Luken Co s. Oresr Geld

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