Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-02-22
The University Once More.

Your correspondent, tennessee,
seems to fear Reform and " ;. n. Y"
will neglect our own Tennessee boys: Per-
haDs they don't see anything more hkeIy
to benefit them, than by building up al
Knoxville concentrated means and patron
age Of the North and the South, grand,
oVe1shadOwing, continental University,
thusgiying the highest advantages for IN
tellectual culture, of which it is not to be
supposed they will be slow to avail them
selves. Sometimes desirable ends are
reached more efficiently by indirect, than
bv direct means. The effect of such an in
stitution, as is proposed, would certainly
be 10 vitalize educational effort IN every
direction in our midst, and thus operate
as an efficient element III the educaIlon ol
our boys in the State.
T thank "Tennessee y for calling atten-
ton to the promised Library fund. BY all
means, let us have that at once. If Knox
willie promised it, it is due to the State, if
she did not, it is due to herself, that she
meet this want Of her University. And
the dormitory building, let us have that
also. This University is KnOXville's OPP
portunity. Every city has some . pet y
something in which to pride herself. New
York has her Central Park, Phil
adelphia her d" Paramount, Balti-
more her "Monuments. u Why shall
not Knoxville have her University-the
University? Surely she could not have
q nobler ambition than to have such seat
of learning as would make her emphatic
allv the Athens of America This can be
done. if she will take hold of it with
unaDimity and spirit commensurate with
its importance. Let her make this her
"pet.n Let it be a monument to her lib
eralitV, her taste, her appreciation OF learn
ing. Shall I put it OH lower ground? Let
it be monument to her business sense. A
moments reflection will show any one OF
ordinary information that no investment
of money will pay better. Let Knoxville
expend at once $5O,O 600 in giving this Uni
verrsity first class appointments. 1t Will
return it to her Golfers every year, IN pro-
fits on the expenditures of students i'll her
midst No one will say this is an Unrea-
sonable calculation, who has any knOWl-
edge of the subject. But this, though it
should be sufficient to induce business men
to contribute to this enterprise, is the least
of advantages of such school,. 1t VIII
attract population and trade, and give an
imnetus to all the business interests of the
city. Such could not fail to be the result
of making Knoxville the point of educa-
tionaI interest for the States around.
Surely the business men and citizens OF
KnoXyiIIe can be made to see this, and
to oct nromptlv and theoretically in this
matter Let the Trustees OF the Cn1YeTSl-
tv take immediate steps to test it. If they
find any want of confidence Ill their
management, let them resign at once. II
thew find a want of confidence in the tacul-
tv let them remove the trouble. This en-
terprise is far too vital to us all, not to take
whatever steps may be necessary to bring
TO it the united and hearty support of all.
It will require the energetic efforts and
concentrated means Of every one of us to
bring it up to the high standpoint to
which it should be the desire of US all to
see it attain. Let this be: taken hold Of
with business tact by business men. 1t
needs the enthusiasm, the strong faith, the
qntirng energy Of Young R Pn f5D Rin
Van Wrinkle style of lang syne. Let
every citizen of Knoxville, of much or
little means, rally to the aid of the Trus-
tees in an attempt to place this institution
abreast of the progress of its age. Thefacui-
ty, if possessed of all the ability of both
continents, cannot work out the destiny
of this institution, unless they receive
substantial aid and hearty cooperation.
Let them have it at once. 5. n. l.