The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-09-27
UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH.
LAYING THE CORNER
STONE.
OCTOBER TENTH.

Ia
An announcement of the above i'm
portaat event to como off on the leth
of October, has heretofore been made
IN our paper, but so proud do we feel
of tho importance of the occasion that
we would remind our readers of the
fact until the time arrivcs-until the
10th proximo.
We notice that the following Card
has been issued, to-wit:
CARD.
Tho required pr, liminary arrange
nents having boon made, the Chairman
of the Executive Committee of tho
Board of Trustees, hereby gives notice
that the CORNER STONE of tho prin.
cipal building of the UNIVERSITY
OF THE SOUTH will DO laid with ap.
propriatc ceremonies, ut UNIVERSITY
PLACE, Franklin County, Tennessee, on
tho 10th day Of October next.
JAS. II. OTEY.
Some fifteen hundred people have
been invited to be present and cxten-
sive preparations have been and are be.
ing made to entertaind all tho invited
guests. Among the Number arc many
important ard distinguished persona
ges.
JOHN S. PRESTON,
o fSouth Carolina, will be the orator OF
the day, and besides there may be
speeches from other distinguished men.
General. Winfield Scott and Franklin
Pierce, it Is thought, will be there, be.
besides sther Soldiers and Statesmen
not politicians.
The Festival will be given by the
Trustees to the guests they have invi-
ted from a distance. Of coursc thor
preparations will be barely sufficient to
fulfill 50 m sgnanimous IN Intention, and
they will have to rely a..tho hospitali-
ty and good feeling Of the people Of
Franklin county to aid them in taking
caro'dfthe GRO wd Of guests who will be
pp&ssue. Lot tho citizens oftho county
turnout strongly on the occasion, and
tsarI with tbom thcir fonts and provis-
iAons to assist in accommodating such
, ncrsOns rs the Trustees cannot caro- for.
We have heard of several who will do
, thus-let tho number be large, and let
, there be no paucity of provisions or ac-
commodation. Now is the time for
our people to show their interest in this
great enterprise, and to show that they
I comprehend what it is that is to be
placed in their midst, and appreciate
it's distinguished advantages.
The route for reaching the Site ofthe
University, is by the Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad to Cowan, thence
. by the sewNance Railroad to University
aftSpot.
At tho Depot c~onvcyances VIII DC IN
readiness to take guests to the lodgings
prepared for their accommodation.
Most of the Bishops in the Church
will DO there ut the laying of this cor
per stone ola fabric that will stand Tor
centuries wo hope, o. a monument OF
praise to the wise and religious spirits
that concocted and have thus far exccu.
ted so noble IN undertaking for the fur
.thcrancc Of education and morality, and
the greatness of the South. 1t is now
that tho magnificent enterprise begins
to assume q shape that will o o make
ashamed all of its cnomies, and fill with
ioy and pride tho hearts of its friends.
The laying of tho Corner Stone on
tho 10th will be one Of the most inpor.
tant cvcnts of many a day. Already
va can see from our town the clcarings
of Abe laborers and We arc told that the
mile of Turnpike from tho University
site to the Rail road is the finest in the
World. There has been an immense
amount of work done up there already
IN elsstl " the grounds and ornament
ing thom. Twill be Il nice resort
on the 10Th, 70 witness the laying ofthe
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