Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-06-08
Salem College.
For the REPuBLicAs:

| DIR. EDITcR--lt seems 10 me tnat our
school has been made the subject of con-
siderable ridicule by one of the popular
blows of our city, to such an extent, at
least, that it is high time to strike blow
of justice based upon the adamantine
rock of truth. Whatever may be the OBJ
ject of this excessive shouting, l cannot
exactly tell unless it is to verify the old
proverb that some men must act bell
wether or no wether at all, and l hope
in this short essay to make the matter so
plain that it will require no further con-
troversy. Many misrepresentation in
termingled with goodly portion of per-
sonal insult, and a species of low SANDER
has been going the rounds of the press,
and my main object is to show the in
telligent portion of your readers that we,
as body of students at least, are well
satisfied with the conduct of the school,
and qualifications of our President, and
we think we are about as capable of judg
ing as those who, as yet, have never
darkened the threshold Of our College.
The United Brethren Church undertook
to complete the present building but
failed, and after standing about five years
the Trustees sold the building for the in
debtedness with the understanding that
they were TO complete 1.-THE citizens
subscribed one thousand dollars after tile
building was finished and dedicated, the
deed was handed over TO the proper au-
thorities, on the 14th day of December,
| 1870, the first term of school commenced
and closed on the 18th of March, 1871,
during which time applausses without
number were heaped upon the institution
and its teachers. The second term of
school commenced March Goth, 1871, and
the number Of its students gradually in
creased until it carried to the handsome
number of lightweight. At present the
building is sufficiently large to accommo-
date all that are in attendance and great
many more Some dissatisfaction has arr
sen by somebody because the new building
that is under contemplation is not imme-
diately put in course of erection. This
we think would be very imprudent when
We take the amount of funds on hand in
to consideration, besides that it is a stated
fact that no particular time was specified
in the article for building. Now il the
Trustees are not capable of managing
their affairs as they think best, we would
like to know who are able to do the man.
agement? And why assail the character
of the President? In the first place it is
universal fact that all schools labor
under disadvantages when they open,
and must have proper time to develop
themselves. Salem College has as many
scholars enrolled as could be expected,
as it is not yet seven months since 1t
opened to receive students
The school has splendid start and a
noble prospect before it. 1t compares
favorab.y in the number of its students
with Colleges and High Schools that
have been standing for years. Now
somebody is raising terrible fuss through
the press about being imposed upon, etc,
this said somebody has two colors Which we
propose to show. He was one ofits ablest
advocates, and while the bell continued
to jingle all went well.
The following are extracts taken from
the Plymouth REPUBLICAN published
about the beginning of the year, somebody
says
The Tunkards arc every where re-
markable for quietness and peacefulness
OF disposition; pleasantness of habits.
simplicity and correctness of morality,
untiring energy and industry" etc, again,
They are establishing their first and
only College at this point, and are push
ing forward the grand enterprise with
that never firing energy that is so charac-
teristic of the Tunkard in any good work
undertaken by their people with deter
mination that knows no failure" also,
IAN institution is TO be established that
shall take its position at the earliest pos
sible day, as the peer of the best universe
ty in America or Europe" and winds up
with, =" so mote it be is my prayer" Now
comes the contrast or, the great unpleas-
antness. Our people are nearly unani-
nous in believing that we are the subjects
of gross and unnecessary impositions,
and are becoming too well marked to be
born longer" &c, again, ave now owe to
ourselves and Importers to correct these
impositions," &c.
Such extracts might be produced by
the dozen, both before and after the I'M
pleasantness. Now why all this? give us
the reasons please, and let us have the
satisfaction of being contented. Almost
every thing that is low, is being heaped
upon them, as draft money for instance.
Now somebody knew this before the first
article was written and evidently shows
vast amount of deceit, and while we
talk of impositions, we will remember the
circular that somebody published contain
ing host of impositions and misrepre-
sensations that lured some to come that
would never have thought of coming, and
distance too, ranging from two to five
hundred miles, although every one that
came from distance are well pleased
with the school, and have taken such
liking TO ii that they intend to remain
The school we think is very good, and
the President has as yet taken more
pains to make proper explanations, and
performs more labor than any President
the writer ever visited, (and he has visited
few. Now if anything is wrong be-
tween Trustees and their supporters we
hope it viii be settled satisfactorily. But
as to slandering our President unjustS
we would rather have an understanding
before We hear much more. The idea of
indulging in such low train of spite
work as to resort to the use of much
names, tutor is moonshine that children
seldom indulge in, besides it looks ex-