The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-15
Shall We Have college IN CaItOnf

It is known TO few of our teadefs that
there is an Institution of learning now CALI
ed Capital University, located at Columbus,
and under the auspices of the Evangelical
Lutheran Synod of Ohio: This Institution
hvs been in successful operation Since the
year 1850, and has sent out a number OF
young men who have since then attained
positions of honor and fam0, in the several
learned professions, as well as others who
have gained distinction in humber, but no
less honorable pursuits. At q late meeting
of the Board of Trustees, the desire long
since felt TO remove the Institution from
Columbus to some more desirable position,
took definite form, and they are now ready
to receive proposals from other places in
Ohio, which may be desirous of securing
the benefit of such an Institution Lancas-
ter, Fremont and WOOdville have already
made Indirect propositions to have it located
with them, but in many respects Canton has
advantages over either of then, and the
question we would now propose to our pat
rons is, whether immediate steps should not
be taken to secure this Institution for our
selves. BY the sale of its present site and
building in Columbus, with partial en-
dowment fund, this Collegiate Institution
could bring to our place between fifty and
sixty thousand dollars for an endowment
fund, thus securing from the very start the
support of at least four Professors apart
from the regular income from tuition which
would support some three OF four more;
this would put the Institution in position
inferior to none in the West at its very start.
OF course it would be expected that the
people of Canton and Stark County should
do for the Institution, about as well as the
amount indicated above. In the FIRST place
they would Eecd grounds in a suitable lOca-
! tion, say from five to ten acres within mile
of town, on high, healthy ground for which
the North part of town either on Market or
Poplar streets offers indispensable sites.-
Next good, large snd convenient College
edifice would be required, and these would
cost a considerable amount of money
! Probably not less than site such as we
/ have 'cfeFrcd TO abovc, and fifty thousand
/ dollars can secure the approval of the Board
! cf Trustees and the synod for its removal
/ to Canton. This, indeed, At first sight looks
! like a very large demand 10 make upon our
people in times like the present; but if We
look at it carefully, it is not so large thing
after all. The prominent question for our
people is nowadays, when any new project
is presented for public favor, win II pay
Such collegiate Institution will certainly
be good investment for Canton and the
country round about. Ia its students it will
bring to our ci;y and vicinity annually not
less than from fifteen 10 twenty thousand
dollars 20 be spent right here and TO be left
right among us when the students return to
their homes. In furnishing educational
facilities to parents who for want of a good
Institution at home send their sons abroad
Nearly as much more can be saved which is
now sent away and spent in Institutions in
other places; so that in two or three years,
all that is asked IN material aid to secure the
location of this College among us will be
directly and fully paid back. Win not our
friends think of this, and give US their
views about it. Next week We may have
more to say about it.