Ohio History Journal

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SONG WRITERS OF OHIO

SONG WRITERS OF OHIO.

 

BENJAMIN RUSSEL HANBY.

Author of "Darling Nelly Gray."

C. B. GALBREATH.

A plain brick structure of ample size and pleasing propor-

tions, rising on firm foundations from a well-kept campus; a

mute array of sentinel trees, guarding the shady silence of the

place and leading outward along the avenue in two noble ranks

that stretch forth their arms in salutation to the passerby; a beau-

tiful stretch of lawn, facing the afternoon sun and sloping gently

toward the winding stream that with never failing current mur-

murs gladly on its southward journey; and, bordering all, the

neat and orderly village of Westerville, - such is the seat of

Otterbein, honored preceptress of a worthy student body, beloved

alma mater of numerous and devoted alumni, typical educational

institution of the middle west, in the strictest sense a denomina-

tional college, in which founders and faculty built broader and

better than they knew. In glorifying the Master, they ennobled

man; in advancing the interests of a sect, they made no mean

contribution to the world outside of the church; in preparation

for the hereafter, they achieved something of immortality here.

The visitor entering the spacious main building is impressed

with the fact that many of the excellent features of the old

time Ohio college are here retained unmarred by the innova-

tions of later years; the chapel, where students and instructors

assemble daily; recitation rooms, where the traditional curricu-

lum, with its preponderance of pure mathematics and ancient

classics, is faithfully taught; the halls of the literary societies,

with richly carpeted floors, immaculate tinted walls and vari-

colored windows, admitting a softened radiance by day and

transmitting by night something of the mellow glory that glows

within; below, a carefully selected library, administered in accord-

ance with modern methods and frequented by the student body,

whose clean-cut, thoughtful faces are at once a study and an

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