New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-17
THE PEOPLES COLLEGE.

The anniversary meeting OF the trustees Of the
Peoples College was held at Havana, Schuyler Co.,
on the 10Th os and is SAID to have passed OF greatly
to the qualification Of all present. The numb-r 10 Ct
tendance is estimated TO have been about {, 5O0 A
procession was formed and ed to the grouuds,
near the College, by the COX Guards. On rescoing
I the grounds the Hon. Conl Cook, In the absence
Of the Chairman Of the Board Of rnstees was called
to the chair. Prayer offered by the Rev. Mr..
Hun, of Ithaca Then folio sed an eloquent sdaress
| by the Rev. Asa u. Smith, ID. d, Of Ne~-York,
which is highly commended by tno-e who had tho
easme of listening to il. Tue Rev. DIR. Brown,
President Of the College, made soue remarks and
read letters from Gov. Mng.n and ex Gov Hunt, re-
GREETING their icabily 10 be present. Dr. Is. said;
Within the past eleven months, about df meo hsd
been kept Constantly ut work the College ed,hee,
dnrng seas ms appropriate for nj Deary tSo NIL
hons If brick had been pu, iIto i, and the mooey
already expended on the woIk was little short OF $JO-
1t is sometimes ssked is the Peoples College
needed, since we have sucn multitude OF good
C l,ke., Why bu ID another He scEno ~edsed
the pertLeucy OF the question, but 10 reply 10 sad:
If We cops zee the three.olt nature Of educ stion,
winch is, let to enlarge aud Strengthen the powers OF
men, ID, 10 afford knoslsdse OF thicgs ss they ere,
aid heir dep, each other, their laws Ut &C.
ton &c, and to devse for sdbservins ends-ss
the constructing # wa'ch TO mark the houfs Of tho
day; the coming Ut words AND systemsozng them 70
to give other faculties aud PromPtaoss to &C.
comp.h the purposes of tho will; as Ia training the
bsuo to write tho vt " dance aud the judgment, aud
re asop ard imagip atun to work oebn ~ aat
prescribed way; should fad q safici.ot for
The attempt 10 build the College. He ssid, especially
is this So if We t,ke ntO account our Increased me-
chite power within the lat centnry aud Improved
meboos of tlpg the SOIL aud reflect tn II the chief Of
fort in existing Colleges is tO strengthen mind aOd gvo
it juogment and skiIl ia the use of language leaving
cut Of account very much, the other and pract
csl sur i. cts referred 10.
AS spctber argument for his bel eff, Mr. b. said,
that thukog men al over the couu'ry have come 70
believe in the necessity # Peoples Colleges, 10 train
q mind snd muscle 20 do useful tbiogs aad ne resd
extracts from four i've letters Ut he buadreds, he
said, he bad received IRON poor young men from near
y every State in the Union, show that this class of
cur low citizens, for whom 1t 10 the dIst duty 70 pro-
vice. feel the necessity Of Peoples College, aod are
al nous TO enjoy it's privileges.
IN answer to another question Can the College be
built NJ b. said IL was the remark Of Napoleon l.,
Oh certain trying occasion, toa he did not knO~ the
woid retreot; aud an individual among u.s. whom the
Hon. Gerru smlth bad said to bm i,okei like N.po-
leon, had put bis hand " the po~ aud ~ood no, look
back. Other good men, here and elsewhere he had
resson to thick would come to hs assistance.
He asked, Cannot $20, 900 be rssei 10 this county
for q Schuyler County Professorshpf and when an
almost UNANIMOUS response, Yes, had been given To
the question from the crowd he repls', Let this be
done, and the success Of this n.erprse longer
doubtful.
At 3 o'clock, the large dining hall of the M9ntour
House filed by those prepared to do justice to the
excellent diner Of the worthy landlord Joseph Giles,
esq After dinner there wac, for hour and half tho
few Of and feast of thought when things grave
witty and instructive said by DR.. Smith, the Ray
MessIs. Day, Kellogg and Hunt, Prof. Hyse and 9TH
ers.
Letters were received from Judge Scott, OF Bslston,
the Rev. Mr. Hull Of Elmrs, the Hon. j. b. Williams
Of Ithaca, the Hon. +. b. Mogao, Of Csyoss and the
Hon. Constant Cook of Stsuben, expressing warm
syn patty with the enterprise and regret u their ms
bility TO be personally preseIt.
At the conclusion Of the tho stock holders
Of the College met ct the Court House. in HAyAos and
appointed committee Of their number TO examine into
the fnsr cis condition Of the college, M receipts and
its Expenditures; and generally into ell matters per-
airirg to he interests Of the institution sod report 70
the Board of Trustees. The COMMITTEE CONSISTS Of A.
G. Campbell, n. r. Brodsrick, Madison Tremain, john
Crawford, and PhLeas Cstin.
After tue meeting Of the stockholders, the Trustees
held meeting at the ssne place, organized under
their charter and proceeded to Gil several vs,an-
cies in the Board. The Trustees of the College now
consist of the Governor aod Lieut. Governor Of the
s. ate, the Speaker of TIE House of Assembly the
Superintendent OF Public Instruction. and the Prssi-
dent Of the College, Who are, by toe charter, made
ex.Cficio members Of the Board, and
Horace Gr.eby Esw-York. Cha es Leo, Yaes
Dspi,l 8. Dck'I SOD, Broone. T. X. Morgan, Bfooue.
Washi s,oD BuEf, Niagara Il. G. Frost, Schuyler
T. ! Peters, GrD.see. Charvs Com. scnnyIer
ID. C. Nee allan, Work. w. T. Lawr~ncs Schuyler,
A. l.. Winkoop, Cheruuns. Eswn h. Morgan, CayusA
w. II. Bal ks Oh. muDg Thu low Weed Albany.
{. J. Chs;6-ld, S,rnb.n. Constant Cox, Senben.
John Mage, S,pubeu. Erssius Brooks, New York
s. Robertson, 4, Dipkns. Asa ID. Smith, D., EeSYork.
CeNse J. Pumpsll,, Toga- joe phi Carson, Schuyler.
David Res, Tioss. John Rose yates.
The NeUarE n. j hdcertiser Of yesterday says:
"The DemocrSic party in Middles-x County is er-