Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-03-18
From the burlington Free Pres,
THE COLLEGE SUBSCRIPTION

From thc burlington Free Pres.
THE COLLEGE SUBSCRIPTION
It's wih n qualification 20 which we
find II Difficult, To give adequate urerancc,
that VIC announce the completion OF the
subscription IN MD OF the funds Of the I'm.
vcrsity, SO lar MS to make binding the pay
mcn! Of the sums already SUBSCRIBED.
by the official certificate OF the comm,
ni',ee appointed for tina, purpose, which
will be found in our columns to day. 1t
will b. seen lha, the required sum Of Fi,fy
Thousand Dollars was subscribed WITHIN
tie lnc prescribed by the terms of The
subscription. and what is b,r,r W., more
than Nineteen Thousand Dollars Of this
sun has been CO.. tf,bulcd BY the town Of
Burlington. Such substantial evl1-ncc Of
a hearty good viii to this insi'nsion, mus,
be- alb. gratifying to those particularly
charged wlh IT'S admin.sfa.ion ami IN the
f'icrds OF lrarning here nni ,lscN here
We learn that the sulsclip'ion was
made up as follows.
IN Boston and Hartford, 81 sos
New York CIV. olU,
Vermont and vicinity, ii0cD
$4,000
OF ,his sum upwards Of $4,000 have
leen subscribed by the cIllz,ns Of Burins-
ton.
The facts wlIh regard to the sources Of
Of this subscription show lst The firm
conhd'nc which the crizcts of Il is town
and the good people Of Vernon, generally
have IN the character. instruction and Gs-
cIpllnc Of the University End The high
Importance which the good aud ut, llisrnl
Of The state and Us VIC my attach to the y
ni.crsl,y a, Il fundam-u,nl pant ~ the .ys
ten OF means which has been adopted Tor
originating md iIusinc the hight Of knowl.
edge, for sustaining and unfolding the INTEL
lcciu,l and moraI .ncl ne, Of the people,
AMI for carr-in. onw,r' lo'h in1 yi'uale
mat .nd,, 81 \ lI,,i ,t"fmioalon on
The part Of the financial funcuonarics the
University 10 place II on a broad and amp.
r'cuniary basis their skill and energy IN
carrying tins d''rrmlni'.on ou, 10 us prop
er results aud lis,, bat bv no means least.
tho disposition 4 tie people generally TO
respond ,oiheir ,n,ns II m Other ,vi.
drnce Of the Mc, existed /, IS fully demon.
rfa''d by the results Of this greet enter
Prise thus far aiv,nccd tia, the University
has such place IN the h'nrs Of the WISE
anI patriotic Of the State and the country
adjacent thu, ,hcy arc ready TO con.ccr,le
lhcir hard earned silver and sol! to promote
us growth md 10 enable IL 10 rcalxe i's
high and noble aims with sal grea,.' per.
fiction, ,nd'lis.ly shat the University has
numerous and powerful friends both a. home
anl abroad For uhhoueh the amount
Subscribed ~ the cities. - bv no means
large, s'iil when all the circumstances On
der whi;h i, VA. done, are taken into the
sccoun, II IS plain iha, a state Of f. ling -
Indicated hy a. which can be rcl,1 upon
Tor future nc'I0n
lrI my from the rs,iliiy w,.h which the
last SO 600 anil npWsrGs has to'n suhscti
bot ", lras' ih,tth~d,y not ilr dann,
nhcn uc sh,'i %" c1ll'i ~. n I, ann igncc
though Our collun' The bon, ic AMI
vail,h. su'scrir'ion Of IA" wrote som
400 Oo0--uhIch ihc guardian, e the L.
niscfs'y i'opo'e to raisc
", the unicrig n,i Comm. 'e. AZ
pointed IS the cofpD@'ton iihr tn,vrisi
IS Of brfnon'. far ne pDtp1,e 81 riamin.
ing The .il 81 Subscriptions doultoms ari
h,qursis made mad Of ihc fund. Of :. -
corporation biwe,n the hta nj March
ls.j. aui 'hc j.. Mach lsi7. inclusive
iYf l4' Purpose nh 90 ihr conlIlln. ,a.ri.
ned m tlr tpo.s 81 .Yh.runli,n f.frni.,,l