perhaps the old kenyon resembled mind. features that designated as well, for instance, they wanted to produce men met for the ministry. although that has subsided by this time i got here, there were other traits i found interesting. an early kenyon was very like a medieval monastery. in 1825, there were 25 students. the same number of students that dropped out of kenyon my senior year of 125. that was before the second semester. by 1828, it had grown to 50 students with the cost of $70 per year for tuition. i know some parents and the audience are saying where were you when i needed you? [laughter] interestingly, at 1.5 boys attended school. precisely the number of african americans my freshman year. not surprising the school went through many years of growing pains due to financial instability. during those years the school remained committed to the classical liberal arts curriculum. some familiar? subsystem -- subsequent to that happening many positive actions took place that enriched the school in the tradition. among t