Ohio University bulletin Summer school, 1909 . ame about. For a time, wisdom,and peace, and justice dwelt among men, and the great Ordinance, which alone couldgive continuance to the Union, came in seren-ity and stillness. Every man that had a sharein it seemed to be led by an invisible hand todo just what was wanted of him; all that waswrongfully undertaken fell to the ground towither by the wayside; whatever was neededfor the happy completion of the mighty workarrived opportunely, and just at the rightmoment moved into place. With the birth of the Ordinance of 17^7came the institution of Ohi
Ohio University bulletin Summer school, 1909 . ame about. For a time, wisdom,and peace, and justice dwelt among men, and the great Ordinance, which alone couldgive continuance to the Union, came in seren-ity and stillness. Every man that had a sharein it seemed to be led by an invisible hand todo just what was wanted of him; all that waswrongfully undertaken fell to the ground towither by the wayside; whatever was neededfor the happy completion of the mighty workarrived opportunely, and just at the rightmoment moved into place. With the birth of the Ordinance of 17^7came the institution of Ohio University. Early Founding of Ohio UniversityHelped the Northwest.—The founding ofthe Ohio University insured the settlementof the great Northwest. Pioneers hesitatedto build homes in this region until theywere assured that at least one great educa-tional institution would be established west 68 OHIO UNIVERSITY BULLETIN of the Alleghenies. So powerful has beenthe influence of the great Nortwest—theOhio countrv a; .was then called—that. RHYS DAVID EVANS, A. B. Instructor in Physics one great historian says that it shaped thecharacter and destiny of our republic. Itsearly settlement secured it unreservedly forthe Union. The Ordinance of 1787, the lawsby which it was to be governed, made itforever free territory and dedicated it to bethe principles of morality, education, andreligion. In times of peace and war, itspolicy has been always in support of astrong central government and in fosteringthe welfare, happiness, and culture of itsinhabitants. Its five great states held thebalance of power during the trying timesof the Civil War: these were loyal states,and at the suggestion of the State of Ohio,with an Ohio University man as Governor,a conference of the war governors ofOhio, Indiana, Illinois. Wisconsin. andIowa was held, and as a result of this con-ference, the armies of Abraham Lincoln wereincreased by 85,000 new troops, our own statefurnishing 30,000 of this number.
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