New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-26

AvEuHN Thursday, Nov. -, lSSi
The hlr ,vruas meeting Of The Hoard Of rrnsiccs OF
the r,crps College held at the American Hotel IN
This city, ycs,criay commencing NJ iooclock A. w. ~
& M,Cuneu President Of the Board occupied The Char
aud sn,r scmc preliminary lusnoss the General Agent
made Vtry catering report to the progress oil the
vc1k He said ,ha, he had visited twenty counties since
tho last meeting had twenty two local agents appointed
ha, the enterprise received with general favor IN every
calv One county had offered $4,000 for the location
cre man in another county had offered $4,000 upon the
same condlons--that largo amount had already been
subscribed but how much he could not say as the Treas
rrrwss not present 10 make his report. and some of the
local agents had been prompt in reporting to him As
10 the Tcasurr.
some communications read. from which we select
the following
SrArx or NEW YORK. SECRrrARY's OFFcE,
ALBANY, Nov. 10. 1888.
DEAR SIR. desire to present to the Library OF the
Peoples College. quarto edition of the DOCUMENTARY
History Of the State will forward you the work within
WV" " ~ am Sir, very respectfully RAINFALL
H. Kowasp Esq, s,e'y People. College
The following is from gentleman who attended the last
meeting Of the Board held Oswego, in August 1t is
well known that Professor Russell is one Of the most sue
cesslul educators OF the age.
NEW HAVEN. Monday Nov. 81, 1853
H. HowARD, Esq.-Dodr SIR My reply to your letter
Of invitation attend the meeting of the Trustees OF the
that could write Won that could come; hni however,
that my duties here this week will not admit of my being
absent from New Haven
are making and my firm conviction is that, notwhsand
ing the failures of past attempts somewhat similar tne
fine has come FOR iudcous efforts in the same direction
That the mechanic in addition to the instruction pecu
liar TO his art ought 10 have as good an education
of body and mind and morals any one, is unden
able that as Collegiate education is managed now he
csnnot get his trade before going TO College while there
and viii not get il after he comes out equally true and
obvious lie must therefore, have an institution adapted
10 his wants and circumstances With necessity ur
gent way be foundmust be found to meet it. II
tie Peoples College cannot sustainiise let be endowed
Ike other Colleges if four will not suffice for all
would accomplish, let it take five or seven as much as
now devoted to making lawyer clergyman or doctor
seems however that the time proposed TO be taken
for the trade education will be found to Interfere very
little if at all with the speed with which the intellect
us education would be prosecuted think any President
of one Of our existing Colleges would be obliged to any
one who would take his students for three four hours
day for FIVE days in the week and put them just the en-
poyment which you to give the student in your
contemplated Institution They would be improved in
bodily health and vgor would gain in sound mental cul
tuIe and in morals while the and disciplinary
labors of the faculty would be vastly diminished.
have never recured greater amount of labor, perhaps
never SO great in the wav of Intellectual exertion when
ell the study hours were placed in the forenoon me only
objection the plan that had no safe employment
for the body in the afternoon and too much unoccupled
time was thus thrown together Your plan would I'LL this
time " it'll profitable and interesting labor,
The proposed institution seems to me to be called ior not
only by the mechanics the practical business men OF the
country but the need of is beginning 10 be felt in our
Colleges and | am persuaded you will find no surer
friends of the design anywhere than you will meet with
among the graduates Of our Universities -
especially your obt seryt, WILLIAM H. RUSsELh
After the Report of the Fna0ce Committee, some stand
ing Committees and the passage of resolutions unm
portsn the public the Board adjourned to Stanford Hail.
which was literally ammed with highly intelligent audi
ence which had been called together by the announcement
that public meeting would be held there in the evening
Horace Greeley Gov Seward and II. Howard addressed
the meeting their addresses received with high favor
BY the fifteen or sixteen hundred persons present
From the Hall the Board repaired to the American Hotel
and after the transaction Of some business which, for want
Of time had not been done during the day. adjourned to
meet at the Syracuse House in the city of Syracuse on the
4h Wednesday in February 1854.
As matter of public interest, names and post Office adj
dres othe Trustees OF the Peoples College are suboned
D. MeCuu1n President Of the Board Oweso, Tios Co, ~ II
A. WyDkoop vicePresdent Of the Board Chemnns Cneh1us
Co II Howsrd Secretary and General Agent ocsPort n ~
Wtlingion Hunt Lockport, \. VI Post Oxego, ~ q
Price Fma " Shell Elmira N Horace Greeley
William Morgan Somerset NIAGARA Co " WmC
dsra Co VIM n Banks Mlpo, Chemung Co. n o. steele
Hrfao Y Theodore c. Peters Daren Cenesee % N IL j.
X. Speed Caroline, Tompkins Co. n o. Pumpey O~eso
Tiora Co N Y; David ReeE Oweso Tioga Co, " Gordon
Go Lndsey Medina Orleans Co, X Irwin T. Backas
pLren Genetee Co Y; j. j. Defores, Albany N " Robert
Troy " Y; Tracy r. Morgan, Treasurer BnshamtOn
BToome Co. n. Y