Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-02-14

i VISITING COMMITTEE
HOWARD FEMALE COLLEGE.
70 ths RbM WtrfAv Grand Lodge r. O. o.
~ Of tks Ssafs 5 Tsnnessss. 0resfing;
Believing " will BE- gratifying 70 the
meuben Of your Honorable and Grand Body
70 learn the condition, prosperity, wants
and prospects Of Howard Female College.
and feeling deeply grateful for the encour-
agemsnt and aid extended MS by the Grand
lodge of Teanessee, and especially BY the
Grand Officers under their ofbcial seal, we
beg leave through your able COMMITTEES on
Education 10 submit the following report:
Howard Female College, belonging to the
l o. o. r., Is located In Gallatin, Tennessee,
an interesting village on the Louisville Rail-
read, twepty-six miles from Nashville. The
College edifice Is substantially built of brick,
cpnfainiug some twenty-oBe or twenty-five
rooms, some Of which are very large. Du-
ring the late war It ives occupied, together
with it, very beautiful grounds, for hospital
purposes; and ali It's furniture and the furn-
iture Of Howard Lodge, were destroyed, lie
nd 4. f,nei ana irs fsnc;cs, h,rr.d =, -
"a other purpose. vhi.e he main Or nrinci-
ri huildisR wss cousldersbly dsmseed
Added to these thiues tbers wa : consider-
able debt arainst the College. On mos. ~
which suits were brouaht. Indrments ohts,r.
ID, executions issued and the pronertv "A.
vertised to be sold bv The 6hs,,G Whil.
mattcrs stood thus our worthy Rrotbs, n
B. Todd. vaa bv The Roard NJ V;s;tors
eIected its President Ana aunoIuted ;,s g3nsn'
cal sopnx ana. verv eurnssttv sol;cite6 a.
tpuvsi f6r The purpnm of tr,ins n nrocur.
doustions from I,odces s,d m.Iher. ~ o.,
noble and glorious Order. IN th;s and o.bs.
Shtea ID ssye the n,ouertv frnm ~. r.ccve,
it from the dilapidations Of rhe war. preserve
Il to the Order. and a. Il scsjn sor r. mis-.
sion Of good. Ths undertskiuc. under the
circumstancea was a vast one. and wslI call
culated 10 discourage the stou,cst hsart nu,
our distiponisbed ana trustvortbv Rro,hsr
Todd, having great confidence In Inc urincl-
ples and liberslitv of ldd- -FeI,o vsb;n :,
once. ana hopefpllv entered nnon ths An.
charge Of bis dutics. deenlv fssl;no The ,osc-
pitude and importance of the nerpjs r;rg ! "a
tryine WORK be5orr him, and mr,sncsd - Ias NJ
yery responsible and delicate missIon T. ,hs l
winter of Issn.e. We ara ,Iessea A. -
alla N M ,hst M. rr,,r;nr .nd ,s.i.,ss -
Gorts hars hea. crovred s;,h ~ hsa,,ss,
success. HAVING lsbored fa;,hs,llv snJ -
durinc the wintsr aIluded n hs ohta;nsd
enouch throush ,hs I,beral;,v ~ T,oss,.s .,a
hrrthr.n in other STARS. IN nav IN sor.s ~
tl,s mot prsss;nc erecnt;ou. sna ,roLs ,c,,,s
renaira vi ithout Which tha CoiI.rs co,,id .cs
even On a smal, scaIe he cnsrsS a. r.,,s,,
finn os ns,n;l, n, ,he sarcs,;nr ~ a.. =.
nbsns az onr d.ceased hreshrer This ,rors,
was nron,ntlv snd f.;,hs,,iv h.nS.d &c. y
the VISITING Committes of ,hs Co,,.o. M,
prorer rec;n;enss \ srd ;mr,sd,.,s,v n,,Isd N
10 the curposss =, vhich /, ~. ,,iy.,
On ,he IN ~ Ann 1es7 hv sds;c. ra
.oshor;,v ~ ,h. Rcsra ~ v,.;,o.s p...h..
rodd o,,.noa ~. Cs.,i..,. e. .s.o,,s;.. sc -.
nils for ! shor, .sss;or ~ 49, s,"s,h. 49,. r..
..sm.., .,;onsI ;r,s..ss. ce ~. as,,s,.nn;,. ..'
inc hssn Io,g n.,,ls.ssa Ths sm...y -,
49,. ~ an nyrng ~. sr,n,nsr s.rs,;o,,
OF the same wear. Bsotbsr Todd trsxc,sd ~
obtained Additional mean. r.v,rg 900
more deb,s of the Jrs,i,nt,on and RS;,r un
for opeuinc tho Collcrs on : large, s.sis ;r n
September His sffor,s way. 'scsin cso,w,.S
with success. and The Ooliega y .ssrc;sss ons,,N
cd under tbo mos, fIatter;ng ansn;css. q lpr..
number Of nrnila being nre.en, ri,h ,ho -,
of the schoIssfic veay This .un,hsr nnn ,'
tioued 10 incrsas. ss tbs ssss,on @ advancsd
I'm two hundred and fvs nnn;ls had sn,srod
the COLLEGE as The ANNA, Cs,s,oaus a. ,Sa
school wear ending n Juns Isey shn-.
Fifsv. ssven orrhan. of vs,;ovs .,sSss sra
classes vera sdncs,ed within ~ ssl,. | ~
,he Colleos dur;ng ne ras, .cho,ss,;c 49,.
many Of wbo,, vers racs;vad ,v;,h..,t .Ssrrs
~ ,Se axnscss,;c,, ~ 49, N.,s;.- ~ -
charged for he tuit,on u ,bs - ornhans - ~ A.