. History of Hamilton County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches. ithin the vil-lage limits. The female college was chartered in 1848. The hon-ored Justice John McLean was president of the firstboard of trustees, and S. F. Cary was secretary. Thecorner-stone of the main edifice was laid September 9,1848, and the institution went into operation in the fallof 1849. Its first building was destroyed by fire, but an-other was soon erected. In 1851 the college received anew charter, giving it the usual powers of colleges foryoung men. In 1865 it came into possession of
. History of Hamilton County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches. ithin the vil-lage limits. The female college was chartered in 1848. The hon-ored Justice John McLean was president of the firstboard of trustees, and S. F. Cary was secretary. Thecorner-stone of the main edifice was laid September 9,1848, and the institution went into operation in the fallof 1849. Its first building was destroyed by fire, but an-other was soon erected. In 1851 the college received anew charter, giving it the usual powers of colleges foryoung men. In 1865 it came into possession of F. Cary, Franklin Y. Vail and Joseph interests were severally bought up by the trustees,and the school flourished until April 23, 1868, when itsbuildings were the second time burned. Recitationswent on to the close of the school year, however, thecitizens generously opening their homes to the students,and in a few months a finer building than ever went upon the old site. It is of brick, one hundred and fifty-fiveby fifty feet, with freestone quoins and trimmings, a.
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