The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-28
FAR WEST SEMINARY.

We have received from the hands Of friend the
prospectus which we publish below, for the estab-
Iihment of college in the extreme northwestern
portion of Arkansas, TO be called "The Far West
Seminary" The paper speaks for itself, and will
doubtless attract the attention and friendship Of the
patrons of such institutions, by the praiseworthy
exertion TO carry light and knowledge in the drec-
ton of that bright evening star beyond the Rocky
mountains.
The Rev. Cephas Washburn--now in this city, on
behalf of the trustees of the instution--has been
commended to us as gentleman of great worth and
high standing in the Far West and is esteemed one
Of the best classical scholars and teachers in the
country. He was missionary under the Ameri-
can board Of commissioners for foreign missions
among the western Cherokees from 1920 to 1870
period of twenty years-and has pursued his use
funess near the line between thatnation and the
State of Arkansas since that time. He will be the
president of the college
THE FAR WEST SEMINARY is a collegiate instit,i-
ton, located in northwestern Arkansas, in Wash.
ngton, the most populous county in the State, three
miles northwest of Fayetteville twenty miles east
Of the Cherokee nation, forty-fve miles northeast OF
the Choctaw and Chickasaw nation and nearly four
hundred miles west from the Mississippi river, and
six hundred miles westward from the nearest Prot.
estant college. The location is on beautiful Ozark
mountains; the climate most salubrious and health.
full surrounded by country Of rich productive
grain-growing soil; Astounding in crystal springs Of
the purest water and easily accessible to all Arkan-
sas, southwestern Missouri, and the Indian nations
The board Of trustees are connected with the
Episcopal, Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian
churches, and belonging to the State Of Arkansas
southwestern Missouri, and the Indian nations.
The Bible is to be the standard of morals and re.
ligion.
No person will be allowed to hold the Office OF
president or professor who does not maintain a
good moral and Christian character.
1t is never to possess sectarian character in re-
gion, nor party character in politics.
Illuminating as the thought s, nevertheless ii is
true, Arkansas stands solitary exception among
the proud siserhood Of this republic, without col
legiate institution to educate her sons Arkansas
has no college. The friends Of education here,
deeply impressed with its importance, to the pros
perity and happiness, both morally and politically,
of our new but rapidly increasing population; and
believing that educaiion-and when we speak Of ed
ucation we mean the moral and physical, as well
the intellectual cultivation Of manis the very basis
of our civil and religious liberty; and confidently
relying for aid upon the benevolence and lherality
Of the friends Of education in the older and richer
States - have established the Far West Seminary.
The institution will go into operation as soon as
the buildings erecting are completed, and funds OBJ
tanned to procure professorships.
We ask aid for the specific purpose Of procuring
professors, libraries, and apparatus The friends
Of the institution here, with spirit Of berality be-
coming its importance, have come forward with do
nations in cash, land, personal property, and labor
equal to the cost of the present needed buildings.
The cornerstone Of the first building was laid on
the fourth day Of July, 1874.
About thirty young men engaged in n course
Of study preparatory TO entering the seminary.
Several of these are intending to enter the ministry.
Eight are Indians, studying the Latin and Greek
languages.
We regard il most interesting fact, that the
youth Of State, and particularly Of the north
western section Of it, interested, enlightened and
engaged on the subject Of education, and still more
interesting, that the Indian nations mmedia ely
contiguous TO our State are making audable efforts
for the diffusion Of education among themselves.
Thousands OF the young Of the Choctaw, Chcka-
saw, and Cherokee nations have secured good ele-
nentary education; and hundreds are desiring an
education more advanced, which those rnions hove
not the means Of giving.
Uniting the youth Of both races--the white and
the red-in their advanced studies at the semi
nary, must be ATTENDED with the happest results rel