The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-24
For the Hawk-Eye,


Words to the People CT Burlington.
MEssRs. EDIroRs will you allow me the
privilege through your widely circulating pa
pers, of saying few words to the public, first,
in regard to erroneous impressions which have
obtained more or less in this community in re-
lation to the future arrangements of the Uni
versity, and secondly in relation to my own
probable course. Since the publishing OF the
notice found in another column. announcing the
arrangements of the School for the coming
year, have been repeatedly informed that GER
tain persons in this vicinity have been quite in
dustriously, for several months past, circulating
the report that the female department of the
Institution has been suspended, and that conse.
Quently there will be no school for young la
dies at the College the coming year. Suffice it
to say, that ali this is false, and that no such
thing was ever thought of by the Board of
Trustees. A first class teacher, Miss CoRNELIA
SKINNER, late of Hudson Academy, N. Y, and
since of Wisconsin Female Seminary, at Beaver
Dam, is engaged as the preceptress in this de-
partment, and the female school will therefore
open in the College building, the same as ussal,
on Thursday, September Cd, at 9 am, and it is
hoped be attended by all the young ladies of
Burlington and vicinity who wish good and
thorough education. The walks in the direc.
ton of the college have been now SO thorough.
ly improved that by following up Jefferson St.,
on the South side. and then Peasly Avenue to
the turn in the rear of College, good walk
can be had in the very worst weather, thus OBJ
Waiting all difficulty on this score with those
who may wish to attend the school. A still
more direct walk will probably also be con-
strcted up Valley street before the fall rains
come on.
In reference to myself, all l wish to say, Mr.
Editor, is this, first thank you much for the
fattering manner in which you have noticed of
late in your papers my past life and labors in
this community. have resigned the pastoral
care of the church with which have been con.
nected, be assured, with many reluctant and re
gretful feelings. But have thought bcs, to
pursue this course and it is now taken my
services close with the first Sabbath in Septem-
Der next, and my successor, Rev. P. P. BIsHoP,
late graduate of Madison University, N. Y, is en-
gagged Immediately at the close of my pastorate
to enter upon his labors without any delay. Ny
engagement in St. Louis is limited as yet to six
months. After that should the people of Bur
lington desire it, and be willing to cooperate and
encourage me sufficiently in it, have concluded
| that may devote myself exclusively to the work
of building up our Literary Institution in Bur-
lington. What do they say? The subscription to
raise 100000, has been nobly commenced;
one benefactor to the school having alone
pledged $4,000. The interest taken by the
people of this vicinity in reference to this work
will probably decide my future course and field
of labor. wait to know hat is to be known
upon this point. I love Burlington. have all
faith in Burlington University. l believe fully
that here is the beginning of as good college
as this western country will produce if it is now
properly nurtured and carried forward. But
the people of this locality must now act if sny-
thing great is further done, and this people
enterprise than all the rest of the world. Il
Burlington University should prosper it may
become Burlingsen's highest ornament ant
pride, but if it fails no people will suffer sc
much as this. I wait to learn what is the rea
sentiment Of the community upon this question
and that decision will probably decide my iu-
ture and possibly also that of this Institution.
Respectfully yours, De-,
G. j. JOHNSON.