Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-15
raE vANDERBrLT UNIVERSITY.

rHE vAEDERBELT UNIVERSITY.
| The Board Of Trust Of the Wander ilt
University met last week in Nashville, and
\ adopted important measures for the estab-
| lishment of that Institution. The Board,
In {, mpany with the Bishops, visited seve-
raj sites offered on both sides of the river,
| for the location Of the University. liberal
propositions were made, By the citizens of
Edgefeld and vicinity, but the Bishops,
with the approval of the Board, decided that
q site in the West end of Nashville was, on
/ the whole, the most eligible. 1t is, indeed,
| q fine location-situated south of the
Broad street railroad, about mile And
half from the Capitol-ln inll view OF that
noble edifce and of the city generally, as
well as of the surrounding country. We
can well imagine what magnifcen: PIANO
rama will be spread out before the eye of
the spectator looking out from the lofty
towers Of the University when it shall be
built. There are at least seventy acres in
the plat; the soil is deep and rich, gently
slipping in all directions from the center, on
which, we presume, the main building will
be erected. The Nashville, Chatta-
noogs, and st. Louis Railway will
be extended to the site, for
the transportation of all building materials.
This is very generous on the part of the
Company. The Gas Company have pro-
missed to lay gas-pipes to the building free
of cost. Waterworks also will be extended
to the site. There are two brick residences
on the ground, which can be utilized for the
University. There is also native grove of
forest trees, besides great many ornamen-
tai trees that have been planted, with
shrubs, flowers, etc. The site is suscepti-
BILE of any amount OF Improvement aud or
nafnentation, and when the University
buildings, professors houses, etc, are erect
ed, and the landscape gardener shall have
expended his labors upon it, it will be ga
thing of beauty and Joy" for many future
generations. On one of its commanding
eminences we hope an observatory will be
erected, in which shall be placed q telescope
that shall as far transcend that being con-
structed FOR Cambridge as that is to trans
cend the telescope of Lord Rose.
1t will be perceived by the report Of the
proceedings of the Board, that DR.. Young
has been elected Secretary. A better Sc
lection could not have been made. The
Doctor is in full sympathy with the enter
prise-he is first-rate scribe and financier
he is proverbially punctual and exact in
all bis business transactions-and is too
prudent and far-seeing to enter on any un.
dertaking which is not likely to make a
success. He has cautiously handed to rs
the following important papers. The first
has reference to the location-being letter
to the Board from the College of Bishops;
BISHOPS Room, May 3, 1S73.-To the
Board of Trust of Vanderbilt Universi'y-
Brethren.-The College of Bishops Ietur0ed
to their room on yesterday st III o'clock,
after having viewed the proposed locations
OF the University 10 West Nashville and
Edgefeld. !. After some general converse
ton and interchange of views it was unan-
imOusly
Resolved, That it is the sense of the Col
lege Of Bishops that the Var derbilt Uni
versity be located west of Nashville, on
that parcel of ground situated between the
Hillsboro Pike and the extension Of Broad
street, and known as the Litton or Taylor
Hill, adjoining Boyd's Hill.
A true extract from the Minutes.
81. n. MCTYEIRE, Sec. Col. of Bishops.
On the reception of this communication
the following resolution was unanimo usly
adopted by the Board.
Resolved, That we learn with entire sat-
isfaction of the decision of the College of
Bishops as to the ste for the University.
The annual election required by The by
laws suited in the choice Of the following
officers:
Bishop McTyeire, President. Hon. E.
81. East, Hon. r. j. Morgan, L Q. G. La
mar, Rev. Andrew Hunter, D. D., Rev.
John NJ. Steel, Rev. Ii. r. Withers, Vice
Presidents. Rev. A. l.. r. Green, D. D.,
Treasurer. Rev. r. A. Young, D. D.,
Secretary.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
D. C. Kelley, DID,, Tennessee Con-
ference.
w. G. Hearn, Little Rock Conference.
G. A. Dannelly, White River Cor ference.
S. Fl. Babcock, Arkansas Conference.
L. G. Garland, Ii. D., North Mississippi
Conference.
w. c. johnson, Memphis Conference.
The following are the duties of the Sec
rotary:
The Secretary shall keep faithful and
permanent record of all the acts of the
Board, and of the Executive Committee
shall also have supervision of all soliciting
agents, who shall report TO him-shall re-
ceive all moneys collected, all notes and
deeds; collect the notes, or the interest there
Cd; look after all real estate, and other sub
scriptions, donations, and requests shall
keep an entry in well-bound book of all
notes, deeds, subscriptions, and bequests-
sh al pass all moneys over to the Treasurer,
taking his receipt therefor; and do al other
acts required of him by the Board. His
salary, after the first day Of October next,
shall be determined by the Executive Com
mittee.
The duties of the Treasurer are:
To receive of the Secretary all moneys
collected, receipting for the same, and pay
ing them out on the order of the Board; to
visit all such sections of the country and
Church conversations as he shall be able to
do, in behalf of the Endo Wment Fund Of
the University.
The following resolutions were adopted
by the Board:
Resolved l, That after the meeting of the
respective cooperating Conferences of the
University, no agents shall be employed for
the different Conferences, but the duties OF
such agents shall be performed by the Sec
rotary and Treasurer.
2, That the Bishop presiding at the Ten
nessee Conference be requested to sppoint
DR.. r. A. Young and DIR. A. L. P. Green,
Secretary and Treasurer of the Vanderbilt
University,
8. That the Board pledges itself that so
soon as sufficient funds are realized, land put
at our disposal, that we will set apart $780,
600, the interest of which, or a sufficient
amount thereof, shall be forever devoted to
aid in the support, at the University, of
young preachers, and the sons of preachers
in the travelling ministry, of the co-operat.
ing Conferences, under such rules as the
Board may prescribe.
4. That Building Committee of three
be appointed for the University, to act in
connection with the President of the Board.
The Chair appointed DR.. Green, Judge
Eat, and Col. Reynolds as the Building
Committee. - Nashville Christian Advo-
cate.