New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-21
Peoples College Association.

| meeting of the Peoples College Association,
1 As State, was held yesterday in Brooklyn, in Tn
| Lodge Room at No. l66 Fu!tonst. 1t was attended
by number of the Trustees and friends of the nsti-
tuition The session commenced az 10 o'clock, A. II, and
purely a business meeting, at which the prospects
Of the institution stated, aud measures for the ad
vncement of the project discussed After some pre-
Iminary conversation the meeting organized by calling
NynkOop. of Chemung County TO the Chair, and ap-
pointing Mr.. Howard Secretary The minutes of the
last meeting read and approved The Secretary who
has been acting in the capacity of Travelling Agent report
ed what has been done during the past year to advance the
project lie had visited thoroughly several of the Western
and Southern Counties of the State and found the sentiment
favorable to the College. There were many who had sig
nfed q willingness to take stock. Some who had means
would take larger amounts while mechanics and others
would take lesser sums according to their means His
presence being required in Albany to aid in procuring the
passage Of the Charter the why he had not
travelled through other counties As soon the books
opened for stock he believed the matter would be pushed
forward with energy and that the $4,000 necessary to
mence operations with would be raised in three months
time.
The Chairman foreshadowed the work to be done this
season The Trustees designated in the charter must or
ganiZe designate their agents and procure subscriptions
during the summer buy farm in the fall get building ma
terias the ground during the winter and be prepared
to commence building next spring,
Some conversation took place as to the origin of this
College The Agent remarked that he occasionally met
one, who, for not AIDING the PROJECT would
object "a some individual who advocated the college FOR
instance, who might not agree with some OF MIR.
Greeley views other topics would declare tins TO be an
invention Of his because advocated by him.
The Chairman stated that years ago the Agrcutu-
raj Society of Chemung County made suggestion OF
college Of this kind in which agriculture and the practical
sciences should be taught In 1874 that Society issued
circular that subject and sent 10 the different Agrcu
tura Societies of the suggested the same plan as
that on which they were now acting Any one should be
proud Of being godfather of such an institution .
Harrington Price Esq of Rochester stated that the Me
chanics Mutual Protective Institute prOpagated TINS mea
some years ago and if did originate with organization II
Mr. Greeley said that the value of the project consisted
chiefly in its being in advance OF the age Schools OF tS
class had been in operation for many years Ihey nav
existed in Europe for long time He did not care where
norgRated WI he went for It because ne OeheHel
u TO be good institution and one nuch needed ID rus
State Ii people do not want 10 aid IT. and are ashamed %
have Their refusal ascrbed to sefshness they will find a
with one connected with il, or favoring H.
Prof loumans remarked that wherever he mad oeen
through the Western Counties the State he had found that
IN amile, and communities where Tine IIteNy IFt0HVe
was taken the there the most interest in this matter e
most inquiry about il, and the most Willingness 10 iorwhoN
manifested
On motion of Mr. Greeley it was decided that the first
regular meeting of the Trustees should be held at Owego
on the 25th day of May.
Committee consisting of A. J. wynkoop j. J. De For
rest and Price designated to report resolutions Tor
the Evening Session.
Adjourned 10 meet at : o'clock in the evening
The Association reassembled at o'clock in the
ing After the reading and approval OF the minutes of the
last meeting report was read from Committee which
had been appointed for the purpose OF drafting resolutions
for the future action of the meeting This report reads
follows:
The Committee 10 whom referred the matter of pro-
posing resolutions TO be passed by this meeting would
specially report the following:
be requested to meet 0weso on the
8 May 1855 for the purpose of maturing plans for our future
That tender to the for
The they have already this Association and we
eao well the efforts OF Ag-
<sltursts and al others friendly to the cause
Rsee That the this Association be rendered TO our Pres
successful efforts IN procuring charter
and ncns the Association and ct the present
s would be extremely difficult supply their places We there
fore hope that the Trustees be able induce them 10
continue until the Peoples College shall be
canned INTO successful operation.
These resolutions were unanimously adopted; after
Which the Secretary read the Act of Incorporation lie
made some remarks upon the necessity of this lnsttu
'h oeing successfully established lis said that there had
,er been any school adapted this community and
soked forward to the time when this Institution should