The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-09-07
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Female csllege held a meeting lat
Tuesday inora.pg, when 6 unani-
iaoas ssnsinase pseslleti araas
all the Trustees that the most Wig |
orous steps should be taken to-
wards raising the fuuds necessary
90 begin the work on the building.
L Wss unanimously decided that
each memhsr Of the Heard s1oiId /
use ezs-gsse saarts u proesring
slb6cgipeioas Scr Tho Emount re-
qalrsd and 10 40 way sbate bis zeal
until the long looked-for object Is
attained. Therefore our citizens
may look for earnest appeals 70
their generosity ard benevolence in
behalf Of an enterprise that certain
" deserves The most liberal en-
ceuragement. while Giles county
has shown the most commsndable
public spirit in some instances, she
has manifested aad Indifference TO
the absolute necessity for frst-class
schools. Our people send their
childTen away from home and spend
large sums Of money in educating
them abroad when they might with
but little effort and at half the ex-
penss locate academies within their
own county that would add lHstre
TO their characteras an intelligent
ard public spirit d community
They seem to lose sight of the fact
that in erecting colleges, endowing
them literally and procuring the
services of good Faculties they
attract hosts Of students from
abroad Who WIN spend thousands
Of dollars annually in the comnu.
nifty il such = way that every branch
Of industry and trade win be profit
ed. They seem 30 hug that faila-
ciozs idea that ones children can
not receive asgood az education at
home as abroad, that the location
of school in sight Of their own
dwellings, detracts from its merits
as E seat OF learning. The history
Of every town in Tennessee, or in
the South, where first-elass colleges
and academies are located furnish
es indisputable proof that the peo-
pie are not only benefited morally,
socially and intellectually by such
institutions, but that inthe matter
Of money also they reap immense
profits. The greatest attraction OF
Columbia, Tenn, and the only one
perhaps that gives it an advantage
over Pulaski is its fine schools
There the people sustain them with
the most commendable iberality
and there is not one of them but
who viii allude With pride to their
elevating influences. Take from
Winchester, Tenn, her fine Female
Colleges and the grass would soon
grow in the streets, while now they
support p large number Of prosper
GUS merchants and farmers and in
fuse vitality into town that would
| otherwise die the death. And here
In the county seat of Giles county,
one of the most wealthy, intelligent
and refined communities in the
State, it is with the greatest din
Guilty that q good school OF any
kind can be maintained on any
! thing like an extensive or profitable
basis. And yet there are hundreds
! Of our young ladies and young men
who are sent to other places to re-
ceive that intellectual, moral and
social polish which could be more
easily, ef'ectually and appropriate
| " obtained at homo. The Martin
/ Female College can be made one OF
/ Giles eeounty's brightest ornaments.
/ Within the walls Of an institution
such as is contemplated by the
Board of Trustees, II pecuniary sue
cess crowns their efforts, our young
ladies can assemble and receive that
high intellectual culture SO necessa-
~ to perfect the beautiful fabric OF
a Woman's character and. add TO the
almost divine loneliness of they1ex,
We do hope that this last appeal Of
the Trustees will receive an enthu.
siastio encouragement from our
citizens. We must have this Col
/ lege. We need it and it should be
/ built 6! once. @