Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-04-26

0FWe extract the following from a long and
interesting letter in the last number Of the
Western Christian -4d,ocafe
Among the cheering indications of these
times is the advancement of female educa-
ton; yet our field for improvement is indeed
vast, and the sod is scarcely broken.
1t is questionable now whether the Mesho-
dists of Indiana and of the west have been
sufficiently comprehensive in their systems
of education. Our own Asbury University
is glorious monument of our enterprise and
liberality; it might have been in little bet
ter position, and ought to have been organized
so as to admit males and females to its privi-
leges and honors. Ii is little less than dis
graceful to us that while we have made such
noble provision for our sons, we have al
most made none for our daughters. True, we
have some good schools, but we ought TO
have built the first male and female university
of the west. As a trustee of Asbnry University
am prepared to vote la admit females to its
classes upon an equality with the young men.
We ought to have placed the University at
the capital, as nearly every body believes now,
and many would lift up both hands, thank
God, and take courage, if il could go there
Ntt. III WIS OIt RTillkl anu Cdll NiiN
be remedied by resolving to make Greencas-
tie kind of Oxford to Indiana Methodism-
place of learning, refinement, and high
moral culture. They have no particular adj
vantages for female education there, for the
old hunkerism of the population of Putnam
county has hitherto refused to contribute
with sufficient lberality to build up a good
female college at Greencastle. There is hope,
however, that there will be some expansion
in this direction. If the people are wise
they will not let this matter sleep much Ion
ger Ii would be a most capital idea 10 build
up there a first class female college, and their
sons and daughters both might be educated
there
We hope that Greencastle may, after
awhile stand second to no town i'm the coun-
try for intelligence, refinement, liberality and
sympathy with the cause Of education. Ii
would also he a good notion 10 tear down or
nuild up a certain church there somewhat
resembling a very common livery stable The
style of architecture Of the University and
the churches is modern and western. They
began ON the ground and built up in the air
to a certain height, and then rnn up 4 steeple
or llattened out, AMI quit just as taste sugges-
teu or means pefinlleu. 1 ne iafh anu uouDie
log-cabin style are the types of our public
buildings too often. | do hope that if ever
we do build another collegiate building in
Indiana, we will get an architect to attend TO
il, and not make a huge pile with holes in it
now and then. There arc now some very
reputable collegiate buildings in progress in
Indiana the State University, at Blooming
ton; the North-WeStem Christian University,
at indianapolis; and the Wabash College at
Charlottesville All of these were planned
and superintcndcd by Mr. Vim. Tinsley,
architect of indianapolis. These buildings
are incomparably superior to all other public
buildings in Indiana, as any man with tn
least possible taste will unhesitatingly say
Indiana ought to be proud Of having such an
architect and hope that gentlemen who
think me extravagant will just go and look
at the buildings and be convinced.