The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-10-28
Saturday, Oct. 10th, 1853

Oaturuay, OCl' lol", iO"o'
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The following report was submitted
viz
Your Committee to whom was reler
red the overture from the Board OF lrus
tees Of "Winchester Female Seminary
with a copy Gifts Charter and the Mem
orial Of Tennessee Prcsbytery, have con
sidered the same and report:
That said Board have made a tende'
Of said Seminary to Columbia Synod up
on the following conditions
LIST. That said Synod will expend Of
cause to be expended by way of improve
ments upon said lot within the ensuing
two years the sum Of six thousand dol
lars.
End. That said Synod will cause the
title to said property to be vested in Trus'
tees for the sole purpose of promoting
Female education and not to be other
wise used at any time without the consent
of the doners or a majority of those liv'
ing.
3rd. The donors will pay for said prop
erty as it now stands, and cause the title
to be made as directed by the Synod in
accordance with this agreement.
4th. The present board Of trustees will
transfer to a board Of trustees, selected
by the Synod, all the Charter privileges
Of the present board.
5rh. Vacancies in the present board III
it shall be retained by the SyLod) may be
flied by the board, with the consent OF
the Synod.
9th. The Synod will have the power
to pass rules for the government OF the
Board.
9TH. The Board to submit to Synod an
annual report.
Your Committee have examined the in
s,itution and obtained reliable inIofma'
ton from the Board, from which we make
the following statements:
The institution is situated on a lot OF
near four acres Of ground, (avorably 70.
Gated in this town, (Winchester) cover
ed with a beautiful forest of native growth,
on which there is a frame building in
good condition, two stories high, snill'
Gent to accommodate from 70 to 100 pu.
pills, and meat Office for a music room,
altogether estimated to be worth about
$1,000.
There is also a school in successful
operation in said Seminary with between
60 or 80 students, with a competent and
efficient faculty, and an increasing pat
ronagc.
There are also Philosophical opparat.
US and musical instruments belonging to
the institution, worth not less than $500.
Believing the proposition to be a ia
vorable one, and that it is desirable for
the promotion Of the cause Of female ed.
ucalion, that the Synod should have such
an institution of high character, and be
leiving that you have ample resources
within your Board, that may be made
available by ~judicious and perseverlng ei'
fortst to meet the foregoing proposition on
the part Of said board;
Your Committee recommended the
adoption Of the following resoI utions
1st. Resolved That this Synod accept
tho proposition Of the Board of Trustees
of the "Winchestcr Female Seminary"
end. Resolved That. this Synod OK,
press its entire confidence in the Board
Of Trustees, and that they be continued.
3rd. RESOLVED: That said Board be and
they are hereby authorized and directed
to commission a competent general agent
to solicit funds for said enterprise on be.
half Of thc.Synod, upon such conditions
as they may deem advisable, and that
they endeayor to keep such agent in the
field until the amour contemplated be
obtained. The Synod having the power
Of recommending TO the Board a suitable
agent.
4th. Resolcel: That said agent be re.
CURED TO report quarterly to the Board.
9Th. Resolved: That the Board be re.
quired to report to the Synod at each reg
ular annual meeting threof, all matters
pertaining to the interests Of said school.
Respectfully submitted.
&. w. MITCHELL,
w. b. WATTERSON,
D. X. HUNTER,
w. II. BALDRlDGE,
S. X. ROSBORO.
Committee.