| Show OLDEST VALE OnADUATn Skftrli nt lift Hmiinil HUirll Now In till Ulllll Irr The arconipanylnR portrait III l an excellent ex-cellent likeness of the oldest living e t bk I ItrV BAMLTh IlISSrLU prnduato of Yale College as ho appear today Ho la I Ilev Samuel Illsiell or TMlniburg a village n few miles norLh of Akron Ohio Ho Is I In his 00111 car but enjoys comparatively goof health and will doubtless reach tho century mark Although It Is I moro than three icoro yearn since ho graduated grad-uated from that Institution of learnlnc Ied lrrr VI oO nti he delights to hear 1 of tho success of Yalo student In sport or iludles Her Mr Illsiell was born In Mlddtcfleld llan In 1707 Ho came with hla fathers family lo Portage county In 1SOG Ho attended school nt Intervals and helped hla father to make a home In tho forest In 1810 determining on a botter education ho mado his way on foot anti alone to Yale College There wllh but a tow dollars on which to commence hla college life ho completed com-pleted tho full course with no aid invn hla own head and hands Ho gradually with honor In IBIS Soon after returning to his homo ho look charge of this Congregational Church at Twlniburg and except for n few years spent na pastor of other nearby near-by charges Twlniburg has since been his home Ho opened n private school there In U2C which growing rapidly Induced him within n tow years to ea tabllih tho Illisell Academy of Tnlni burg n place of learning which In Its lime had n vvldo reputation Men who became prominent ni judge senators governors nnd mlnlitcrs are among those who received a part of their education edu-cation nt lllsicll Academy Itov lllsecll was a great friend of Iho Indiana Hundred were taught at tho academy and their board and lodging lodg-ing provided gratis They cnmo from all parta of tho weat to receive nt leant a little of tho nhlto mans learning No ono applied at tho ncademy In vain Whether or not Ito boy or girl for both coxes were aught had Inoue to pay Ibo way If nn education was allied 1 It VMS given Thin enactment of a law In 1810 for a public school In Akron was tho beginning of Ihe end That city wni tho pioneer In Ohio securing n Public school and other towns soon followed III uiamplo The attendance at tho academies and private school decreased Tho preacher and teacher becomo old foil III moll Academy was closed 1 ninny jrnrs ago Near the old school building however Is A pliasaut hone and flay Mr Dliwell with no other companion than his aged wlK Is I spending lila well osrned rest then |
