History of Franklin and Marshall College; Franklin College, 1787-1853; Marshall College, 1836-1853; Franklin and Marshall College, 1853-1903 . the Eev. J. H. Agnew was Dr. Eauchsassistant. Mr. Agnew taught English, Latin (Virgil andHorace), U. S. history, mental arithmetic, algebra, geog-raphy and natural philosophy. In the autumn of 1833the Eev. H. Miller and the Eev. C. Dober were appointedassistants. Mr. E. Blech also taught for some time atthe request of Dr. Eauch, but does not seem to have been LITERARY SOCIETIES. 159 regularly appointed. Mr. Miller having resigned at theclose of the wint
History of Franklin and Marshall College; Franklin College, 1787-1853; Marshall College, 1836-1853; Franklin and Marshall College, 1853-1903 . the Eev. J. H. Agnew was Dr. Eauchsassistant. Mr. Agnew taught English, Latin (Virgil andHorace), U. S. history, mental arithmetic, algebra, geog-raphy and natural philosophy. In the autumn of 1833the Eev. H. Miller and the Eev. C. Dober were appointedassistants. Mr. E. Blech also taught for some time atthe request of Dr. Eauch, but does not seem to have been LITERARY SOCIETIES. 159 regularly appointed. Mr. Miller having resigned at theclose of the winter session, the Board selected Samuel , , as his successor. Professor Budd subse-quently became a member of the Taculty of MarshallCollege and was very highly esteemed. In 1835 the name of the Classical Institution waschanged by synod to High School of the KeformedChurch. No doubt it had previously been popularlyknown by the latter title. By this time the school ap-peared to be firmly established; and among the studentsthere were a number of brilliant young men who subse-quently gave a good account of themselves in church and. SAMUEL EEED FISHER. state. In those days it was the highest object of a youngmans ambition to become a good writer and speaker, andthere was hardly a good school in the country which hadnot a debating society. Such a society had been organizedin the High School at an early date, but as is often thecase after a year or two of activity, the society became 160 MARSHALL COLLEGE. moribund and seemed atout to expire. Then, however,a young man appeared to whose energy and perseverancethe organization of the literary societies is mainly due. Samuel Eeed Fisher^ was a graduate of Jefferson Col-lege, Canonsburg, Pa., and was now a student in thetheological seminary at York. While he was a student atcollege he had been an active member of a literary society,and was therefore well qualified to appreciate its was welcomed as a member of the Debat
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