Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-05-10
Miscellaneous.
Communication.

Mr.. EDIroE.-Please allow US to state
that at the last session of the West Wis
consin Conference, of the NJ E. Church,
committee of five preachers, viz. Revs
N. Dinsdale, E. Tasker, w. II. Palmer, J.
Lawson, and j. G. Aspinwall, and five
laymen, viz, j. Spensley, Mineral Point
W. 0. Thomas, Montfort; j. BENEFITS,
Dodgevlle; B. F. Chase, Platteville and
DIR. Abel, Darlington, was appointed TO
locate conference seminary in the south
west part Of the state. 1t was then under
stood that the Platteville Academy was
soon to change hands, and 1T was thought
that perhaps we might pay the debt that
was on it, build boarding house, increase
the board of teachers, and enlarge the ac-
commodations generally, SO as to make it
such an institution as we need. But that
Academy has since been adopted by the
Regents for a Normal school. 1t cannot
however, at al supply he want that is felt
for Conference Seminary, which it is the
duty and purpose of this community to
establish. There is but one boarding
school in the three counties of Iowa, Grant,
and Lafayette. That's the Catholic school
at Benton, for young ladies only. 1t is
evident that such seminary is needed
here more than in any other part of the
state. 1t is also certain that the people
are abundantly able to establish and sus-
tain such an institution, and so far as the
matter has been presented it appears that
they are fully disposed to do so.
The first meeting of the committee was
held at Darlington on the I'd day of May,
1866. All the committee were present
with the exception of one member. Sew
eral gentlemen of the place appeared before
US, who seemed to be deeply interested in
the cause of education, and DESTROYS Of
securing the location of the Seminary
among themselves. They made quite lib
sral suggestions, but were not then pre-
pared to make formal and permanent
proposition. There was also a strong rep
resentation by gentlemen who were pres
ent, in favor of Shullsburg, Platteville,
Mineral Point, and Dodgevile 1t was
also stated that other places would COM
pete for its location when the matter is |
understood by them
Suggestions have been made in favor of
school ola higher grade, but the com
mittee were ofthe opinion that it is best
20 take perfectly safe and tenable ground
and establish at present one that will give |
Thorough academical education, and pre-
pare students to enter the best colleges and |
universities of the country, with the hope
that college or university department |
will be added when it is needed, and we
it'd ourselves able to endow it.
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted by the committee:
Whereas, various inquiries have abeen
propounded to us in reference to the char
acter of the institution we are appointed
to locate, and the aid the West Visions.
sin conference proposes to give it, there
fore
ResOlred, That as a committee il is orr
understanding that the design is to make
tia first class and permanent Seminary,
the grade to be advanced as necessity NAV
require, and to give it the hearty support
and patronage of the conference.
Whereas, we find that the various To-
calitles represented before us as DESTROYS
OF having the proposed Centenary Confer
ence Seminary located with them are not
fully prepared now to submit pecuniary
propositions, therefore
ResOJoed, That this comm ittee will meet
on Tuesday, the 10Th day of next Junc.a Q
O'Clock p. m, at the NJ. E. Church, in Min
eral Point, to decide on its location.
propositions in the meantime to be received.
and also on the day fixed for locating it.
j. .. ASPINWALL, Chm.