Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-25
THE NAsHyILLE UNIyERsITy

| Allow me TO think aloud once more. l
had in my mind the purpose to prevent the
aboard of Trust" from having anything to
! do with our University. / am glad to see
that Bishop McTyeire does not need nv
| thinking. He evidently sees that he can
not have anything TO do with our UNIVERSE
| ty, by gift or purchase i;hout being hurt.
| The "hurt" comes not from what the law
| yers may find in the transaction, but from
what the people of Tennessee may think
| there is in the transaction.
There should not be in the ssnew depart
ure" of our University, one individual, who
should be allowed to utter one word of
"praise" or "blame" the regard to any,
'fscts," or personalities" connected with
the past. If'praise" is admitted, ablamen
must come in also. To all inquiries about
the past we offer the history OF that past as
prepared by the authority OF our County
Court. Let that official document tell all
that is to be told, about the past and the
present up to the hour of taking this "new
departure" Just as certain as you admit ev-
en- 'the present. to enumerate all their
statements of what they now are, the
"newness" of our departure is lost. "Let
another man praise thee and not thine own
mouth, "a stranger (my County Court tables)
and not thine own lips" We should have
all the advantage of all there now, that is
good, in the new state of things and by say
ing nothing about it now you avoid all
strife among the friends of the new order.
In public conversation the other day
one of the most influential Trustees of our
University and also of the aboard of Trust
and one who seeks to merge the one in the
other, said "The Nashville University is a
poor and nearly tizzled out concern" &C
cepted of this as truth, and only sought by
my tables that the world should
see that he is not insensible
to the 'ifzzle." then set my mind to
work at the activities" some few of which
have suggested in these articles, aud in
less than five years this big "Vanderbilter'
took off his hat to the Nashville University,
or the something ese-I do not now know
what would call it, because could not be
guilty of the folly of naming child before
its birth, or at least letting the world know
that l had thus named it.
They will tell you that the County Court
has nothing to do with this University.
Do not believe one word of what the prese Mt
tell you on this subject.
My attention has for years been direct
y l.
also, at the last general assembly-(see the
bill known as the ''Moody Bill" proposed
in place of the present school laW)-to
bring this matter out more plainly il our
school law. .e.s 49, ..I
We now transfer the responsibility of |
the whole matter from the Board of Trus- |
tees to the people and the County Court of |
Davidson county. You elect, next July, a |
tvs NJ -, |
and nerve to the present state of your |
school and College and University's inter-
est, and the people will soon find that there |
is much more of their interest here in
volved than they have heretofore supposed.
If after reading and rejecting, you find
here is nothing in these suggestions, then
have this to say: that this city and county
does not desire to have within their limits
70 great an institution as may, in few
years, be made out of what you now call
he Nashville University.
1t will not be many years hence
when Tennessee will have "schooln
o which any young man or
.tizen, may come free of charge
or tuition, and receive by lecture or recita-
ion, instruction in all departments of learn
ng.
THIS may and ought to be that institu-
ion. have no personal interest in this
natter. l am under no sense of duty to
he public to do or say anything more
bout it. l..s...,.. - - -
As Joseph T. Elliston used to say, "the
ne man power" is what is needed in all
fairs of this kind. Your "one mani is
/ the County Superintendent of Schools
! Davidson county.
ID. ELLIOTT, Schoolmaster.