Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-27
Cornell College. Iowa.

The commencement exercises of this
Institution, located as Mt Vernon, Iowa,
occurred the fret week in June. The
examinations were very impartial and
thorough The number of students in /
attendance during the past academic
year was four hendred end taeenty three
Its high gradesof scholarship, extensive
museum, 6nA Philosophical Apparatus,
and able and efficient Faculty, have Sc.
cured for Cornell College larger pat
ronage than any other Institution of the
kind IN the Northwest.
h One year ago the Trustees made ar.
rangemants to furnish free tuition to in
digent disabled soldiers aud INDECENT or
phans Of deceased soldiers. In May
last they adopted the following:
bb0 WHERE2s, The former action of the
Board of Trustees OF Cornell College in
relation to the education of disabled
soldiers, and the orphan children of sol
diers, was originally intended to be exs
tended only to the indigent; and, E
IS WHEREAS, IL is now believed that suf-
6rieut funds to meet the object contem-
| plated without such restrictions, can be
| raised; now therefore,
:. I. Resolred, That the former action
! of the Board, as far as practicabis, be
general inits application to dHdisabled
soldiers, and the orphan children of
soldiers who have died, or may die, in
the service, or from wounds received, OF
disease contracted, in the service. gay 81
| a. Resolred, That the Executive
COMMITTEES be, and hereby is, Authorized
to aid the applicants who may be with
ont adequate means in procuring neces-
sary books and board, when the funds
iB hand will justify such aid.
!, 3. Resolued, That if there shall
eventually be surplus of the funds
not needed for the specific object con-
tsuplated, such surplus shall 90 into the
Permanent Endowmene Fund, the in
tsrest of which shall be used, as far a.
nay Be necessary, to furnish free tuition
4 to INDECENT persons. .l..s
!. s II viii be seen by the above that the
Trustees offer free tuition to all disabled
!. soldiers, orphans, &c, irrespective oi
their financial ability In addition tc
that they win aid the above classes in
proportion to their necessities. II, fol
instance, the applicant is able to pa,
one-third, one,half, or two-Lhirds OF hi
. expense fos Books and Boarding tht
Trustees will furnish the balance. Ii h'
, be is entirely destitute of means. and nj
& way of obtaining them, the Trustees
: will furnish Books Boarding. Grsc
tHition free of charge
rhe Trustees. are trying TO collec
= money to carry out the above noble en-
. .tterprise. The money collected will B,
; invested in Government Bonds so as i
! aecrning interest, while at the sam
q time both principal and interest will b
: available when needed. Not one dolla
4 will be used to erect buildings, but ever
/, dollar will go directly to aid the elias
: above named. I know Of no terevoleu
entarprise that commends itself NOR
\ fully TO a philsnthropic, patriotic an
. generous public than this. There N
= in ouF State hundreds Of young me
I who have been disabled in the war, an
are now not only destitute but unable
! gsin support. Educate them, and the
d will not only take care Of themselve
+. but become useful members of society.
We call the attention of officers
" Iowa regiments to the above oSer.
70 you have disabled men in your compal
les or regiments, whe need sn educ