The Evansville daily journal., 1848-09-07
.fEor the Evansville Iuurnnl l


As there have been number of petitions got
up for the purpose of encouraging the County
Commissioners to build County Seminary.
it may be through the medium of your paper,
an additional influence to induce to this OBJ
liect, TO make known to the public the facts in
respect to the Seminary fund, and the great i'm
portance to the cause of education at the pre-
sent time, TO DO something for the advance
ment of this excellent object. The County
Commissioners have in their hands and out at
interest, with good security, at least S2600.-
The Seminary Fund is increasing per year, from
$3.50 to $780, The yearly interest from this
fund is not far from $500, and every year is in
creasing with the increase of the principal.
1t is only necessary for the citizens of Ev-
ansville and the county ofVanderburgh to man.
ifest in some suitable way, their interest in the
cause of education, and TO give such encourage
ment to the County Commissioners as they
have right to expect, and from what is per-
sonally known to me Of their desires upon this
subject, and their interest In the cause of edu-
cation, am persuaded that they will cheerful
| ly 60 forward and put up County Seminary
The County Commissioners have already pur-
chased from four TO five acres of land, and ior
the money expended, made most excellent
selection of land for County Seminary.
Should there be now building erected for a
County Seminary, and in it good school sus
tained, 1t will be in few years the foundation
Of an institution Of learning which will be ol
the highest benefit to the country. In such a
lcity as Evansville, now with the suburbs con.
/ tanning probably population Of nearly 5000
with not one good building for high school,
such an institution is greatly needed, and the
influence it will exert upon our public schools
will be good. The higher the standard of edu.
cation is raised the better are all the schools
A County Seminary, by increasing the interest
in education, will only give new impulse TO
| education in other schools.
| There are now two ways in which County
Seminary may be built. The sum of 50 900 OF
more may be appropriated from the Seminary
fund for building or BY individual enterprise
enough money may be raised, perhaps $500,
and this given into the hands of the County
Commissioners Tor erecting a County Semi
nary.
| In this case there will be fund of 50 800
and increasing every year from $3.50 to $500
with interest, TO rely upon, which will always
be sufficient, TO sustain high school, and
which will amount in ten years 10 about 81,
1000. The interest Of this money al that time
will be $500.
The kind of building we may have is not SO
important TO the County as the school we NAV
1 HdNt III u, anu III III auultlOn 10 the TUITION
there is the interest of $4,000, increasing yearly
| by $500, TO rely upon, there can be no reason
lable doubt that the success of the County Sem
mary upon such basis will be always certain.
But if it is thought best to appropriate di-
rectly from the Seminary Fund $1,000, or the
whole of the fund, and this by the citizens o.
the County is clearly made known TO the Coun-
ty Commissioners, then there is no reason to
doubt that the County Commissioners will go
forward and build the Seminary.
In either case, ii is better nop TO do some
4 thing. By the law of the State the County
Commissioners have the power TO put up a
building whenever the County Seminary Fund
shall exceed S400. Ought nothing to be done
nOlo; with money given TO advance the inter-
ests Of education when it has increased 10 the
sum Of $4,000? The County Commissioners
are willing TO do all in their power for Coun-
ty Seminary. and they wait only for the cor
dial encouragement of the people to 20 for
ward. No time more demands County Sem
mary than the present, there never has been
more need of one, and with the facilities tha,
now present themselves Why should not the
lenterprising citizens of Vanderburgh County
have one?
The advantages of County Seminary, well
conducted, will be far greater than can now be
Imagined. and TO advance this noble enterprise,
liz is believed that the citizens of Evansville
and Vanderburge County, consulting their own
interests, will give cheerful, a united, and
an earnest help.