. Ohio University bulletin. Undergraduate catalog, 1902-1903 . and theGovernor of the State is, ex-officio, a member of the Board. Location Athens, the seat of the University, is situated in thesoutheastern part of the State. It is easily accessible fromthe east and west by the Baltimore & Ohio Southwesternrailroad and its branches; from the central and northernportions of the State by the Columbus, Hocking Valley &Toledo, and Kanawha & Michigan railways. By these routesit is about one hundred and sixty miles east from Cincinnatiand seventy-five miles southeast from Columbus. Thesanitary arran
. Ohio University bulletin. Undergraduate catalog, 1902-1903 . and theGovernor of the State is, ex-officio, a member of the Board. Location Athens, the seat of the University, is situated in thesoutheastern part of the State. It is easily accessible fromthe east and west by the Baltimore & Ohio Southwesternrailroad and its branches; from the central and northernportions of the State by the Columbus, Hocking Valley &Toledo, and Kanawha & Michigan railways. By these routesit is about one hundred and sixty miles east from Cincinnatiand seventy-five miles southeast from Columbus. Thesanitary arrangements of the town are unsurpassed. Itsprincipal streets are paved; it is provided with waterworksand sewerage; its board of health is vigorous and are few towns in the country that are more desirableas a place of temporary or permanent residence than Athens. The lover of natural scenery cannot fail to be charmedwith its picturesque surroundings. The winding valley of theHockhocking and the wooded hills beyond present a series of. OHIO UNIVERSITY 9 striking views from the University, while the wide prospects,as seen at certain seasons from some of the neighboring sum-mits, are seldom surpassed in quiet and varied beauty. The University buildings are located in a beautiful occupy a slight elevation extending east and west acrossthe grounds, fronting the north. Before them lies a park ofabout five acres containing a grove of fine forest trees andskirted along its northern limit by a row of magnificent these sentinel trees extends a greensward slopingbeautifully to the street. In front of the line at the northwestangle, stands an elegant soldiers monument. When this parkis lighted up at night by electricity it presents a charming remainder of the campus, which is in the rear of thebuildings, is devoted to recreation. These are of brick and six in number. The centralbuilding was erected in 1817, and is the oldest college edificenort
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