The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-03

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poWeT. who were opposed, 10 their |
hearts. to the education of their peo- |
ple to the standing of fair citizenship /
RI has at last been determined to
erect the building, and with sub
scrintion amounting to $4,000, the
work of excavation has been made for
a 100000 edifce. OF the amount of
$40 600. subscribed on paper, but
81 200 has been paid 10, leaving bal
anee to be raised of only 1913, 900! 1t
is intended that the building shall be
completed and furnished, ready for
occupancy, within three years of the
present time. But we must confess
to some incredulity on this point,
which doubt has been almost wholly
based upon what has already been
accomplished, and the general spirit
manifested by the citizens In the past.
Not long ago the Common Council
| of this city recommended a donation
| of $4,000 to the enterprise, which,
| up0n being submitted 10 the people tor
confirmation, a0dS defeated by a declS-
I ne cote! We are assured by those
| who profess to know that when the
! peOple were summoned to vote upon
| the proposition, not one mn out OF
FIVE in the city knew what he was
called upon to vote for, and others,
! supposing of course that 1t would be
carried with equal certainty without
them, did not go to the polls at all,
| thus allowing the opposition to heap
defeat. This may be the true expla-
nation. We hope tits; and when an
other vote is taken, we hope the city
aid to its noblest institution of adj
vancement will be an entire success.
When it had been determined to
erect the building, three styles OF
architecture were presented to and
considered by the Trustees, and the
neatest, most attractive, and at the
same time most substantial, was
chosen, after long dellberatiOn. The
. edifce will be massive, and, II carried
forward to completion strictly after
the plan selected, will be one OF the
most magnificent buildings in the en-
tire State. 1t will be purely Gothic
without awkward enumeration Of
! modern device, and will be construct
ed of stone and brick.
, The dimensions, as indicated by the
excavations for the basement, are III
by 115 feet, and will tower to the full
height Of four and one half stories
above the ground. The interna
arrangement will exceed, if possible
Z in beauty and finish, the exterior, be
ing a combination Of all the excellen
qualities of leading Institutions in tn
! land, carefully avoiding, as far a
able, their defects.
!, Many whose business allows then
to speculate, have gos-iped IN GU
!, hearing about the College being re
! moved from Greencastle to Ierr
Haute, indianapolis, Lafayette, an
: other places; but although the eiti
= zens have certainly acted shabbily i
|, their donations aud subscriptions,
1 seems foolish to think Of it. In on
= opinion the institution will never b
! removed. Greencastle is emphati
: cally the place for it. A big etfOr
J however. is being made for havin
the new building erected near th
= outskirts of the city, which give
: promise of success. Liberal prOpC
= sitiOns have been made by land owner
= on all sides for a new loca ton. Shout
= the Board Of Trustees see fit to tax
! advantage of any Of these offers of as
u siStance, it will be the source of con
sidera bic revenue to the institution
: 1t will not be improper just here t
: mention that a large new bell ha
= been placed in the cupola Of the oil
! college building. 1t is called Sims
= Bell" in honor Of Rev. y. N. Sims
= of Indianapolis, to whose Eberalit
: and energy the institution is indebte
:, for this magnificent gift. May it bu
: be the Inauguration of a new era, of
new building-one in every way suit
= ed for the purposes it is intended
- answer.
i We wish, in conclusion, to retur
- our sincere thanks to Harry Z
! Hough, Esq, the affable aud gentle
e manly agent of the A. M. u. EXPIRES
: Company OF this place, at whose ofic
! we write, for favors valuable to tn
: press. May he live to assist CORES
= pOndents in doing up the college bus
- ness for many future commencement
/ of Indiana Asbury University.
= CLAUDE.