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ful event with illuminations and music, and all felt that a new era had 

 commenced. This appropriation enabled the Trustees to erect an edi- 

 fice more suitable than the Academy, for the enlarged operations of the 

 School. In the year 1836 the building was commenced, and in the Au- 

 tumn of 1837, it was sufficiently advanced to admit of its occupancy by 

 a part of the students. 



In consequence of the increasing prosperity of the Institution and 

 the annual appropriation of one thousand dollars, for several years grant- 

 ed by the State to this, in common with the other Colleges of the Com- 

 monwealth, the Trustees were enabled to extend the facilities for the 

 acquisition of knowledge, by the appointment of an additional instruct- 

 or. Accordingly in the autumn of 1838, Rev. H. I. Smith, A. M. was 

 elected Professor of German Language and Literature, History and 

 French. In 1843, Prof. Smith, having been called to preside over an 

 Institution in the North, this Professorship became vacant. In 1843, 

 M. L. Stoever, A. M., who had, for some time before, been at the head 

 of the Academical Department, was appointed Professor of History. 

 Instruction in the German was, as previously, again given by one of the 

 other Professors, until the Winter-term of 1844, when Rev. C. A. Hay, 

 A. ]M. entered \ipon the duties of that Department, In the spring of 

 1845, the number of instructors was still further increased by the ap- 

 pointment of H. Haupt, A. M. as adjunct Professor of Mathematics. 



Vacancies in the Board of Trustees have at different times since the 

 organization of the College been supplied by the election of the follow- 

 ing individuals : W. G. Ernst, D. D., Rev. D. Gottwald, T. Stevens, 

 Esq., Dr. D. Gilbert, T. J. Cooper, Rev. J. Oswald, A. M., Rev. B. Keller, 

 Rev. J. N. Hoflman, Rev. C. F. Schaefler, S. T. P., S. Fahnestock, S. H. 

 Buehler. 



In tiie spring of 1844 a new Board was constituted, consisting of 

 the following gentlemen : J. B. 'M.''Pherson, President ; Prof D. Gil- 

 bert, M. D. Secretary ; S. H. Buehler, Treasurer ; C. P. Krauth, D. D., 

 S. S. Schmucker, D. D., S. T. P., J. G. Morris, D. D., Rev. J. Ruthraufi', 

 Rev. A. H.Lochman, A. M., R. G.Harper, Hon. T.Stevens, S. Fahnestock, 

 F. Smith, A. :\I., D. Horner, U. D., Rev. J. Few Smith, A. M., Hon. M. 

 M'Clean, Isaac Baugher, Rev. C. W. SchaefTer, A. M., C. A. Morris, Rev. 

 F. W. Conrad, Rev. J. UlricH, A. M., D. H. Swope. 



The Institution has now been chartered fifteen years. During this 

 time its progress has been such as to gratify the most sanguine expecta- 

 tions of its friends. 



Tlie annexed table v.'ill show the average number of .students in at- 

 tendance during the lubl ten years : 



