Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-11-09
For the Palladium.
OF the L diidA!uii-
IA College in Eastern India ma

Messrs. Filters: Under this head is article
in the WAYNE County Record of last week, ur-
ging the necessity of such an Institution in this
part of the State. | am disposed to concur W It'll
our friend in the opinion that ..to depend upon
sister State for the means of Educating cur chill
dren Is compromising our State PRIDE, and IS rail-
more than In,epe nient Hoosier IS Hing
TO do Yet, however Illuminating and we con
f-ss ,aa, o be wiifuly ignorant is sill more hui
initiating our children musf be e!itcated thou oh
at the expense of our State pride. Our pride as
IIoosers, a. well as our usefulness prominent
citizens wilere long be sacrificed to the superior
enterprise of our sister State, unless we wake up
to a of our interest in this matter. The spi-
rit of the are-the advancement of the arts, CT
ences and !iierature-ihs disposition that is being
manifested in various parts Of the Union. BY pa
rents. to have their children receive thorough
education, aud the necessity Of having i, TO COM
maud the respect ana confidence Of The public
and 10 fill important stations III society, all indi-
cate tire duty of parents here, and their ohiiga-
ton to provide suitable place of instruction for
their children
WAYNE is one of the oldest counties in the
State-her farmers the pioneers of Eastern
Indiana, they subined forest which, perhaps.
has r.irned undisturbed masters Of the soil
thousand years, and supplanted il by handsome
residences and luxuran, fields of corn. Their
children. too, are hale and hardy, and possess
equal natural ability TO other children. and de-
serve to be pioneers IN the moral and intellectual
advancement of the age as well others Let
Us then be serious in this matter; let ; devise
some means to have a college in Eastern Indi-
ana. Vii not our citizens look to this natter
The Record thinks "CenfrevilIe is the very
place where it should be located and we are
not disposed to dispute with friend because
he thinks so but we would much rather il was
located at Richmond. Centrevile may be :,
healthy pacc-so is Richmond. That is pleas
ant place-on the National Road. too-so is this.
Blu, Richmond is the largest town-po~sesses
more natural advantages, and think much the
prcniest placc in all Eastern Indiana for col
enc.
But if Richmond will do nothing in this mat
ter, and our ncighborng town shall succeed in
carrying out the suggested object of having the
college located there they Will receive our hear
" concurrence and appreciation.
But disposed to call in question the pro-
priety of converting the county seminary TO the
use and control of any religious denomination
though they might convert it INTO a college to be
conducted on the usual plan of such institutions;
and would simply remark, aside from this, that
We, though somewhat deficient in public spirit
willing TO enter the field with ncighbor
for this honorable prize. And IT may he further
added that this matter is not entirely to us:
The sFranklin lnstitute,' fourishing literary
institution Of this place, appointed 0commiitr.
tho o1d "lt. I" Il, aft n bill 10 b" presented 10
the next Legislature, to have it incorporated
with collegiate powers This need not deter our
nei.hbors however. spirit Of emulation may
be the means Of securing college in Eastern IN
diana s~~-t-