New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-31

The TUFrs CoLLEGE-In the spring Of ls47 ut an Edu-
cations Convention held IN the City Of NewYork
voted that the interests Of the Uniyersalt denomination
required the establishment Of College and that measures
should be taken to raise for that purpose the sum OF one
hundred thousand dOllsrs The COMMITTEES 10 whose
charge the business Of raising that entrusted
epgag ed the services Of Rev OILS A. skinner In accord
snce with this arrangement ~ commenced the undertak
ing in the spring of the ensuing year and In the fall Of
he announced that the Stipulated amount had been sub
scribed and CONVENTION Of the subscribers held In
this City, 10 select location and appoint Board Of Trus
tees The Trustees chosen -Dd inst ued 10 locate
the Institution wherever they thought best aud procure
charter After msturely con.idereg the advantages Of
several place voted to locate on Walnut Ill., lying
partly D Somervie and partly IN hediord for which place
charter has been obtained This is Of the loyeiest
sites in this vicni and commands fine view OF Boston,
RoxbUry, Brookiine, Brighton Lexington, Cambridge,
West Cambridge, someryile, Meoford, Maiden Chelsea
Charlestowp. Lynn, and several other towns The land
set aIaTt for the institution consists Of about
portion OF which Is To- DC reserved as common This ~
treee The land tine gut Of Charles Tut. Esq, Of
sorneryi in whore honor the college has bsen named
The Institution is not to be sectaran in lis character
but will give 10 all its students equal facilities for cda.
cation without any interference with their religious Opn-
While it is int ndd that the attachments necessary
degree shall be equal 10 the b. ~ colleges in
country students will be- allowed, under proper restrictions.
the choice Of studies and particular attention will be paid
to the preparation of young men for the various pursuits
Of business well AS for the several professions Students
who wish 10 pursue studies for limited time
vi, BE- received and certificate Of their aainnents will
be- given them In word, the Institution is to be- organ
lied on the plan of the modern European colleges No
dofBtor will he provided IN the college budiogs Those
will have simply chapel lecture recitation rooms
and for hnrsry chemical aud philosophical appara
tus SC Boarding houses 10 be erected each having
daons for about twenty Students and thus stu
dents IN live in families The Of the boarding houses
will be low that board be had cheap. IL Is the In
iention Of the Trustees to open the Institution in about
one year
The es,abis hrnent Of this college viii exert great nHu
nee upon the religious den Omnafon under whose
n Is 10 be- built and governed The Uniysrsa.ts in New
England have sOl organized societies aud ga preachers
In they have $50 societies and I3 preach
trs Within few miles Of tho college they have a pros
porous societies.
The principal college building contracted for and
in process Of erection l. located very nearly the crown
Of the hill and It's principal front will face the common be-
fore referred 10 This structure de signed IN the Italian
style being paralleogram in outline, measuring 100 BY
co feet three 6uhed stories IN hight containing tho
various rooms before named the exterior construction 20
be Of faced bricks with sandstone basement story, corner
auoins and window and door drsssngythe whole
I'd with An enriched bra keted c0fnce and bausrsde
az ound tie roof The nam entrance u the building Is %
be arcbsd and covered by Roman-fon portico,
mounted with balustrsds. The interior finish Of tze
building will be plain With The exception OF the library
end chanel both Of which viii be appropriately enriched
q ~ s,ueco the halls and sfaircases be arranged with
ss,crs and cornices in stucco The structure viii con
lain All the most modern mproy aud conyenences
Of the day for heating lighting, yenstns and bathing
The following gentlemen connected with the ns,itu
ton and is erection, in the capacities designated beoy
Building Committee N ne Trnsfees-Benjanin H. Nus
sey OTIS skinner, Siyanus Packard, Thomas White
more, Timothy Getting.
Arckitet--GIdley j. +. Bryant.
BHados--Joseph w. Coburn. Wyatt Richards and >
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