Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-18
EDUCATIONAL.

versity for Nashville, Tennessee.
Presented TO she Board of Trustees
by j. Berrien Lindsey. Chan eeIIor.
Sometime since DR.. Lindsey, the Chan
cellor of Nashville University, submitted
TO the Trustees the following suggestions,
looking to reorganization Of this insitu-
ton. Starting upon the Montgomery Bell
endowment, which is now in active opera
ton, with six instructors and one hundred
and fifty pupils and taking also the city
Public and High Schools as basis, the
Chancellor proceeds:
On leaving the City High School
or the Montgomery Bell Academy The
pupil enters the University, where be is
governed as a young man, is free to select
his course of study, and Is taught by a
corps Of professors, each devoted to a
special branch Of scieDce.
The University shall embrace su6stan-
tally the following departments, or schools:
A-The School of Letters and PhIloso-
ply.
B-The School of Science.
The above departments are with the
Primary, Grammar and High Schools, the
great. essential and leading branches ofthe
University, because in them the intellectual
faculties are trained and the door of all
knowledge opened. For high usefulness ia
any special department embraced in the
University the pupil should have attended
the lectures in both these departments.
The special schools may be thus ar
ranged:
C-The Medical School.
D-The Law School.
E-The Normal School.
F-The Polytechnic School; (meehan-
les and art
G-The School Of Agriculture.
OF these various special departments,
the medical is already provided. The
agricultural and polytechnic should be
secured by the Legislature of the State con-
Meeting the government land grant and the
Hermitage farm with the University.
The Normal School is greatly needed by
the city and State, and is also directly
within the scope of the plan adopted by
the Trustees Of the Peabody fund. BY
proper effort in these various directions d
| first class Normal School in connection
with the University may be secured, which
yould co inestimable service in the work
! of popular education throughout Tennes
see and the States adjoining.
The other special departments may be
organized by individual enterprise and
| liberality.
The great, essential and universally
needed departments of letters and philoso-
DIV, and Of science should be endowed by
the city Of Nashville as completing its pub
| lie school system. These two department:
could be respectfully organized with ter
professors, each of whom should receive
fifteen hundred dollars per annum from
the Board of Education, and such fees
| from students outside the city limits as the
| University may prescribe.
| Properly to elaborate the above outline
would require u long report. The allow
hints will make the whole scheme apparen
to those familiar with educational topics
The essential features of the plan are thu
establishment of a great Municipal Uni
| versity, upon the German or Continental
system, rather than of college upon tn
English model and the utilizing the very
valuable aud extensive buildings ant
| grounds, belonging 10 the University, a
we'll "a the favorable location and reputa
ton ofNashyille, by securing funds, equiva
lent to endowment, from every possible
source.
Much OF little of this plan may be &C
complished, as the University may hay
| much or little cooperation from city, OF
State or private liberaliiy.
If for years the Board of Trustees hav
only the Medical Department and tn,
Montgomery Bell Academy in operation
great good will be accomplished. The foun
dations will continue to grow, and ulti
mately the entire plan will be carried Gu
by the increased wealth and liberality c
the community. For very many years tn
University Of Pennsylvania was know
only by its medical, and Columbia Colleg
only by its collegiate department. To-da
these are the leading institutions of learn
ing in the two great States of New Ior
and Pennsylvania.
The entire, splendid University, how
ever, could be speedily organized, and tn
wealth and fame of Nashville greatly en-
HANGED if the mass of people were full
aroused 10 a sense of the importance Of th
subject, by those who ought TO lead then
in such matters The great University {
the Southwest il a prize essily within Teac
of cur city. Ii We lose this noble prize b
laggard indifference now, vain will be on
regrets hereafter.
In the above scheme it will be seen thu
a department essential to the completenei
Of a University in more respects than on
viz that of Theology, has not been mer
toned. This Is because Of the eniirel
secular or INSTRUMENTATION character {
the University of Nashville. Every IL
ducement however should be held out
Churches and Christian men to endO
faculties or prOfessorships of Theology
managed and controlled entirely NJ thei
founders may direct.
Diversity Of study, freedom of iBqnr!
are the elements III a true University
These should be the Distinguishing feature
in the Uniyersity Of Nashville resultin
alike from its origin and its situation.
Extensive Chair Mandatory.
Our enterprisiug citizens, Rich q Kriel
have largely increased their facilities ic
manufacluring,and have recently introduce
into their establishment large amount {
| thS hioSt lUPioNcu uldChihefy' OFOh >"
ruins OF the old establishment Whic
some time ago, II will be remembered, wa
destroyed by ERE, they have erected exter
sive bindings, and arc now engaged i
turning out a large amount of work. Thei
premises include about an acre of groun
on Summer, Madison aud Cherry street
The principal factory IS two stories
height, with a fine boiler room, and
| twenty bCrsa. noyvar amino Uhirh ia cam