HANOVER

hanover, a town of jefferson county, indiana, u.s.a., on the ohio river, about 5 m. below madison. pop. (1900) 377; (1910) 356. it is served by boats on the ohio river and by stages to madison, the nearest railway station. along the border of the town and on a bluff rising about 500 ft. above the river is hanover college, an institution under presbyterian control, embracing a college and a preparatory department, and offering classical and scientific courses and instruction in music; there is no charge for tuition. in 1908-1909 there were 211 students, 75 being in the academy. the institution was opened in a log cabin in 1827, was incorporated as hanover academy in 1828, was adopted as a synodical school by the presbyterian synod of indiana in 1829 on condition that a theological department be added, and in 1833 was incorporated under its present name. in 1840, however, the theological department became a separate institution and was removed to new albany, whence in 1859 it was removed to chicago, where it was named, first, the presbyterian theological seminary of the north-west, and, in 1886, the mccormick theological seminary. in the years immediately after its incorporation in 1833 hanover college introduced the "manual labor system" and was for a time very prosperous, but the system was not a success, the college ran into debt, and in 1843 the trustees attempted to surrender the charter and to acquire the charter of a university at madison. this effort was opposed by a strong party, which secured a more liberal charter for the college. in 1880 the college became coeducational.