Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-11-14

The building, apparatus and library was u
heap OF sinouidering inilts. This disaster
Imposed upon the Board of Cnrators the;
necessity for immediate aetion. They forth
with convened. and ali eyes wasc turned to
Mr.. Bowman.
Tie Trustees of Transylsania University.
1t Lexington, ut tllis crisis intiinated viii
lingness to convey thegreHnds and buildings
of that institution 10 The Cusators of KEN,
tncky University, ofrIhe condition of its re-
naoyal to Lexington. Citizens of Louisville
also manifested desiresto have the Institu-
ton located III that city. Coyington also
presented claim. The Board. however, not
| agreeing in this exigtncy. resolved to leave
the whole question OF removal and location
to Committee, with Mr.. Bowman rs Chair
man. 1t was ordered, however, that if the
ComEsittee should decide to remove the IN
stitution. an Act authorizing the removal
should be first passed by he Legislature,
that everything might be dcne legally. The
Board inv she mean time resolved that the
Institution ought to be removed from Har-
| roasburg.
Accordingly, Mr.. Bowman called the Com
mistee together at Frankfort in January,
1913. While there, the proposition of Con-
gress to grant 10 Kentucky 100000 acres Of
landfor the purpose Of agricultural and me-
chanical education unexpectedly came up for
C consideration. The stats, with heavy debt
upon her, in the midst of the war, was not
prepared to accept the grant with the eondi-
| tions imposed, and fhc munificcnt provision
of Congress seemed likely to be lost to KEN
| tacky. Propositions TO accept the grant and
| furnish Tie necessssfY grounds and buiidings 9,
and thus meet the conditions of this new and
difficult etlucationaI problem. were invited
by the Legislature Bnt q favorable response
was not received from any quarter, At this
juneture Mr.. BowIaail, believing that his
own plans and efforts In behalf Of edu cation
were iii strict accordance with the highest
| interests OF tile state, came forward, and on
his own individual responsibility proposed
to consolidate iiitn one great institution the
| University at Harrolsburg. Transylvsni;,
/ University, and the Agricultura. College,
and to locate the whole at Lexington. lie
| further proposed. If this consolidation
should be effected. TO provide an experiment
| tai farm and all tho requisite buildings, and
to furnish .-rssfslifoass. i.sSirnaiinA-to three
hundred students, TO be selected ly' the state;
/ and he furthermore guaranteed that the
Board OF Curators wsuld carry out, in tile
Agricultural Department, the intent Of the
Act If Congress encouraging the education
of the industrial classes.
4 bill tn this effect was accordingly drawn
up. a, a after Il long and aninaled discussion
| in the General Assembly ii was passed by a
large majority; and Kentucky University
was removed to Lexingtoni che grounds,
1bnildines. and endowment Of 'rransylvania
University were formally transferred to the
Board of Curators; and the State Agricultn.
ral College was made q part OF the Universi
/ ty. The capital OF the Institution nowex.
cceded half million dollars.
/ In order to perfect bis scheme, Mr.. Bow.
man had obligated himself to raise one hun
! dred thousand dollars with which to pur
| chase an experimental farm and a site for the
/ buildings requisite for the several Colleges O
the University. lie at once removed to Lex
ington and begun his work, and before tn.
/ Legislature adjourned he reported to thai
body that he had seculeJ from the citizen:
Of Lexington over one hundred t'iousane
dollars.
AT their annual meeting in June, 1865, the
cnrators formally ratified his action ant
ordered that Kentucky University be opened
in Lexington in October following.
i AZ the same meeting Mr.. Bowman pre-
sented plan of organization for the uniYer
sity, embodying his own conception OF al
enterprise for which he had been iaborins
ten years. and for the perfection OF which "
proposed to give his remaining years. Iili
nlan. which, embraces the best features OF tin
i leading Colleges and Universities OF TIN
| country, besides those which are peculiar t
itself, was thoroughly discussed and fully
i adopted by the Board, and in accordance
Herewith four OF the Colleges have beel
i fully organized, and are now under success
full operation. k
4 During the year 1856 Mr.. Bowman pun
!. chased for the permanent site of Kentuck,
University with its various Colleges Ash
land ], the homestead OF HENaY CLAY, an
| the adjoining estate Of Woodlands, !" whic
i extends within the limits Of the city Of Lca
I fngton. The entire tract contains -FOUR hun
| lred and thirty-three acres of land, unsur
u passed for beauty and fertility. II is no'
fhe seat of The Agricultural and Mechanics
College.
Under these favorable circumstances, tn
University has entered upon its career 9
usefulness with greatly increased faeilitie.
ana, with the assurance that its founder, no1
. ns Regent, will labor on for the full develol
ment and perfection Of his plan. Il is conf
IDENTIFY. believed that, with IS superior adyal
: taoes Of location, It's splendiN basis in til
ma : rf entlownlent and real estate. its ab
8 tac.,,fies. and its moral and social surronnt
i mas Kentucky University is destined
nnsiSer Pmtilelfee, to exert mighty infil
: ensr r.s,f,n the educational interests of I'll
8 VaTleyef the Mississippi.
NASHVILLE, Nov. s.
,rhe full vote of Nashville is 2.815 Tor Gran
.91a for Greeley; 2,259 for johnson for Co
! pressinan at Largc; Maynard, 2.5l3; Chea
Z ham. l.O68. The Republicans elect Senat.
= for Nashville, and divide the county. beatil
: Jno. Overton. the Democratic nominee, al
ri elect two members OF the Legislature. one
8 them being c0lored The election ot Harl
i son, Rep. for Congress from the 9th distri
3 Is conceded. Tile returns from ffty-i,
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