The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-08-27


last under the head of New Churches, +"
concludes thus =" Churches and common
schools are the best evidences Of a commu
ty's intelligence, whatever may best exhibit
It's progress"
This remark leads me to venture to call
your attention to a mos important desidera-
tum in our rapidly improving ci'y-one which
must be supplied, if we would secure high
rank among the cities of the West in matters
of taste, intelIigepce, and morals, and essen
tial TO The best interests of our own youth
1t is Female Seminary Of the highest grade,
| say of the highest grade, because we want,
and the people will be satisfied with 10 half
way institutions; bat ole which will compare
with the very best in our country, North,
East or West; one which will afford a fin
ished education to the daughters of our city,
and of the region oil country OF which our
city is the commercial centre-ihe circumfer-
euce Of which is rapidly enlarging, and must
continue TO do so 10 an indefinite extent us
our facilities for in,er-commuDicaiion multi
ply.
Why is il that city with a population of
seven or eight thousand inhabitants, should
not have one Seminary which would enable
parents TO give their daughters finished ed
ucation without sending them to other and
rival cities? Is it not IA fact that the number
of our young ladies educated abroad every
year, is alone almost half enough to support
"a school of the character designated? Is it
not als1 true that there is a larger number
kept al home, and denied the means of high
improvement in study, because their parents
are unwilling to have them removed from
hone for the purpose, or because they cannot
afford The increased expense necessary TO ed
ucate children from homel And would not
these combined. OF themselves, yield ample
support for Seminary in our midst, and that
without calculating largely upon great num-
bers from distance until the character oil
the school was known2
The great obstacle in the way of establish
ing such seminary has been The want OF
requisite buidings-lor assume there can
be but one opinion touching the question,
can pupils enough be furnished? So that
having the buildings, the enter prise could not
fail.
| understand that the beautiful edifce Of
our townsman, J. NJ. Stockwell, Esq is now
in the market ana can, by the generosity OF
Mr.. s. be obtained on more reasonable terms
for the object referred to than for any other
purpose. Now with II comparatively small
additional outlay and in short time--this
building could be finished and furnished 10 4
manner highly suitable for Seminary. Why
hen should not our citizens, and particular
ly parents who have children 10 he educated
improve this favorable opportunity TO secure
an institution so greatly needed in our midst
and which by proper wisdom and energy
would be blessing not only to the present
generation but TO many coming generations
The situation of the building referred to. is
surprisingly beautiful, commanding de-
lightlul view of the river, is sufficiently re-
moved from the more busy and noisy parts oil
the city, and yet Is sufficiently central TO be
within the reach of nearly all.
Let some of our citizens take the matter
into serious consideration. The present is a
golden opportunity. Let it not escape
Will not some one who has means and infu
ence more in this matter, and propose plan
upon which the enterprise may be success.
fully carried out? What are your own views
of the matter, Mr.. Editor? Cannot you al
least make the Journal eloquent IN its be-
hali2 Yours, &c, CIVIS.