The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-11-19
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R1ornon Col1Og1ate 1A4t1tuges
! Our cisiseni are aware ihat under az, patron
age of .hs NO MetAsdiss eeegregasiesas n ishia
city, that building 10 in process Of erecaioss
fos arss class inssitution - Be callsd Ne
'"PlsasoA CoLlsaIArs Issrrrgrx." We clip from
the ". G. .Adsoesss Of Ciaoiansti tha fellosinE.
notice f.om The psn Of Rev. Jscsaya Of shisl
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1 Piasson CoLLKs,ArE InslrurE. Busli1ofos.
yIowA.--Eary 10 the spring Of this year. some
of,the memhers Of Old Zion and Ebenezer char
ges 10 Burlington, Iowa, determined TO lay the
feuudatipn Of first class Seminary for young
ladies' and young gentlemen. and accofdingH
0pened . preparatory depArtmeut---now under
the charge Of r. r. Joseph SclneblsJ-ln the
basement Of the EbeDeser Church. shortly
after this, Jobo Pierson, ST.. Of this city, made
TO them donation of ten thossesd dellars, on
the conditions that they would erect suitable
baildinge. and make il . firss class Institution.
70 be under the patronage and control Of the
Methodist Epiacopal Church. ..tsg 80. +
/ The friends Of the enterprise Immediately
| puscLased beautiful site at the head Of Jehef
son street, containing about two acres, Tor
swenty iour hundred dollars, and commenced
work. The Foundation of the main building,
so By so feet, has been laid. and the contracts
Tor completing said huildins, which . % be three
stories high, have been let 70 competent men,
ct . cost Of between ten and eleven thoussnd
dollars; and the main building 10 to be ready
| for occupancy BY September Is. 1860.
4 short time since, Rev. J. J.. VI weakley, D. D.,
Of tile Springfield iOhio) Female College, was
un nan,mously chosen Presi lent, and is expected
% en,er on tho duties Of his position oy Jan>
uary 1. 1880 From the we'll known ability Of
4 Dr.. Weakley 90 an experienced educator, and
an able divine. the friends Of the Institute ieeI
confident that = man has been selected as ths
head Of its facplty, who - every way well quail
fed 70 give perinapency and success 10 the in>
! sti ution. snd isou pessQnAI acquaintance win
him Of come iNenfI yearss have no nes'tancy
in indorsiDg him q the man for the place.
II is the design of the Board of Trustees e
main building. to finish she entire building, a
\ nov designed. a. 4 cost Of from $4,000 "a
5000; 90 that there viii be ample accommo,
| datiops to meet the educational wants OF thti
pa,s of our State. The friends have commenced
with CONNER able zeal and prudence. and re-
| solved not TO be eDcumbered With debt VI the
success Of the enterprise have no doubt, fol
with Dr.. Weakley at ito head, sustained BY the
present competent Board Of Trustees, failure Y
G.o. B. yocELrx.
Burlington, Iowa, October, 1859.
1 10 reference to DIR. WEAKLEY, the President
now in charge of the Female College at Spring
field. Ohio, we cut the following from the New
York Adoocate aud Journal:
/ DIR. NKAKLEY.-We are pleased to learn frou
/ the Methodist Protestant, Springfield. Ohio tha
| the Female College Of which DR.. Weakiey. OF tn
C;ne4nnati Conference, ts President, is in pros
! -, >na condition. The Dr. has had many year
pra..,;cai experience as an educator of youth
and s,.ads high in this. psofession. The ediso
j ~ the News And journal says: THE Springfield
Female Colisges u IN institution Of which ou
eity and cot,u0nisy may well be proud d.
Weakiey exhib7ts both tsste and energy in tb
conduct of the school, and the gradsates shov
that they have acquired, 10 addition 70 sciens,n
lore. practical and useful ideas Of every da
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