Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-01-05


respective charges, or elsewhere. The
aforesaid sum, when raised, shall entite
each Conference 10 the privilege of giving
name TO a professorship, and shall secure 10
each regular member of said Conferences
who shall have travelled four years within
the bounds Of the same, ex-olficio, all the
rights and privileges of scholarship in the
institution, TO him and 10 his family so long
as he may have sons to be educated.
4. That any individual, or number of in
dividuals jointly who shall contribute the
sum OF 5000 towards the endowment fund
shall be entitled TO scholarship in the in
sttution for the term Of twenty years.
5. Any individual or number Of indi-
viduals jointly who shall contribute the sum
of 800 toward the endowment fund. shall
be entitled 10 a scholarship in the institu-
tion for the term of ten years.
6. Any individual contributing $50 to-
ward the endowment fund, shall be entitled
to a scholarship for the term Of four years.
7. Each Conference shall appoint an ef-
ficicnt agent who shall travel extensively
through the bounds of the two Conferences
and labor for the College until they shall
raise the entire endowment fund in accor-
dance with the provisions of the foregoing
plan, which fund shall be secured in notes
or bonds, payable in two equal animal pay
ments from Tie date Of subscription.
s. By the term scholarship is meant the
privilege oI keeping one student in the pro-
posed College for the several periods res
pectivey above mentioned, which scholar
ships are not asSignabr.
The proceedings of this convention hav-
ing been reported 20 the two Conferences,
| by the commissioners, were concurred in,
and the following gentlemen appointed a
Board OF Curators
| On the part of the ST. Louis Conference
J. s Waddell, Silas Silver, c. w. Steward,
F.. J. Gay, II. X. Walker, w. Adams, ESQ,
Dr. VIM. Price, Rovs. D. r. McAnallv, ].
X. Lacy, Thomas johnson, n. Scarritt, J.
Boyle, d. D., ]. T, Truslow, J. T. Peery,
and Jas. Mitchell
On the part of the Missouri Conference,
W. D. Swinney, Jo Davis, c. c. ?. Hill,
Abic Leonard. c. NJ. b. Maughs. NJ. D.
A. Mitchell, John b. Clark, Revs. 4. Mon
roe r. P. Holt, VIM. B. Waits, 3. y.
Spencer, P. NJ. Piuckard, J. T. Riggs, R,
G. Loving and w. G. Caples.
And Rev. J. r. Prery, on The part of the
St. Louis and Rev. P. NJ. Pinckard on the
part of the Missouri Con!erencc-Agents.
\ meeting Of the Board OF Curators was
held in the town Ct Fayette, and the Board
duly organized by appointing Rev.. Boyle
D. D., OF the St. Louis Conference Prcsi-
dent. Judge c. c. P. Hill vice President,
W. T. Lucky, Secretary, and Adam Hen,
dirk Treasurer.
The following was adopted.
Resolved, That q committee Of three be
appointed 10 look for suitable site for the
College building and report TO the next meet.
ing OF the Board Col. 10 DAVIS. Dr.. G.
NJ. b. MaughS, and Alexander Mighe
were appointed said committee.
Resolved, That an executive committee
Of five be appointed. Able! Leonard, Gen
]. b. Clark, Rev. r. c. Loving. Dr.. q. M
B. Maughs, and c. c. p. Hill, were ap,
pointed
Resolved, That the executive committee
shall have power 10 fix the terms Of sub.
scriptions, for the College buildings unC
forms OF obligations to be used by the
agents.
Rev. ]. T. Pcery the agent appointed by
the St. Louis Conference having declined tc
act il was
Resolved, That the executive committee
be in>tructe TO procure Ii possible he ser
vices Of a suitable agent to act in the bounds
OF The st. Louis Conference.
The Executive committee have in accor,
dance with the above proceedings secured
the services of Rev. b. R. johnson, a,
agent for the ST. Louis Conference who vii
enter on his duties about the first of Jan
nary.
And now this proposition comes TO you a
izens Of Missouri. The present is al
agent or progress and unprecedented devel
opment, and ours is country Of stirrin,
progress and unparalleled development, an
shalt not the State of Missouri equal he
sister States in the onward march of intel
lectual, as well as physical and moral i'm
: provement. To do so we must have school
and Colleges OF our own and of high grad
in their respective classes, for without thes
we cannot be independent, and without indie
pendent self.re'i1rc, there can be no saf
!, and continuing progress. Now scores {
n our young men annually go to other State
: 20 complete their education-- simply
most cases-because most Of the insiitr
: tions we have ar. no of that grade an
It character, and have not those advantages re