Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-04-05
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From the Nashville Bannel

From the Nashville Banner.
The Board of Trust of the proposed
Central University which met here
March 26. transacted their business
with closed doors, and hence but little
of what they did has yet come to the
ears of the general public. Notwith-
standing the secrecy which maintained
Interference to their proceedings, we
have gathered some items which in the
main we believe to. be correct, and this
morning presert them to our readers.
It appears that Bishop McTyeire' visit
to. New York was of a private nature
and had no immediate bearing ON the
university question. Commodore Van
derbilt's wife is Southern lady and
relative of Bishop McTyeire's wife, and
while in New York the Bishop was the
guest of the Commodore e,
We learn. on what we regard as good
authority, that the Bishop never asked
the Commodore for cent. OF course,
during visit of four weeks, much
was talked of about Southern Method
ism and her institutions. especially as
Mrs. Vanderbilt is a Methodist and
deeply interested in the progress of the
Church to which she belongs. The
subject of the great Central University
was one day under discussion, when
the Commodore asked the Bishop,
"Yuor Publishing House is locs t ID
in Nashville, L believe?' Eyes, "
replied the Bishop. Who located
| it there?n asked the Commodore.
THE General Conference" said
the Bishop. The sturdy old Com
modere then asked, What is
your General Conference The Bish-
OPP told him that it was body com.
posed of representative men from all
parts fthe connection. The Commo-
dore then remarked, We'll. / should
conclude from that your General Con-
ference regarded Nashville as central
point for your Church " One day the
| Commodore pulled some papers from
| his pocket, and sa ID, Il have concluded
to give your University FIVE hundred
thousand dollars, anu this contains the
condition of the donation. u
We learn that, before making out his
conditions, he had before him large
map of the United States; and after
asking what Conferences had united in
the effort to build the University, and
looking carefully at the geographical
situation of the different States, the
lines of railroads, ETC., etc., he said
I'm my judgement, Nashville, Tennes
| see, is the most available point for the
| University, as its climate, and railroad
facilities make it desirable and central.
That such a thoroughly informed gen
| tleman as Commodore Vanderbilt
should pronounce in favor of Nashville
! is no emty compliment shows hi
wisdom and foresight He specifies
quite number of details, and among
them many that are of interest to tn,
public generally. One noticeable fea
ture in the conditions is that he settles
the very points that would have beer
most likely to have given much trouble
| in their settlement. He names in O
near Nashville as the most appropriate
place for location.
| Since writing the above we have re
ceived from Rev. DIR. Kelly the follow
ing copy of the conditions upon which
Commodore Vanderbilt made the be
quest:
NEW YORK, March II, 1873.
To Bishop H. n. McTyeire of Nashville:
/ make the following offer, through
you, to the corporation known as "Th
Central University of the Methods
Episcopal Church, South
i First-I authorized you to procur
suitable grounds, not less than frOI
twenty to fifty acres, properly located
for the erection of the following works
Second-To erect thereon suitabl
buildings for the use of the University
Third-You to procure plans AM
specifications for such buildings, an
submit them TO me, and when approved
the money for the foregoing objects t
be furnished by me as it is needed
Fourth-The sum included in tn
F; foregoing items, together with the En-
/ dowment Fund and The Library Fun
shall not be less in the aggregate tina
five hunderd thousand dollars 600, 0OC
land these last two funds shall be fuI
nished to the corporation, so soon a
the buildings for the University ar
completed and ready to be used.
: The foregoing being subject TO tn
| following conditions.
First-That you accept the Pres
| dency of the Board of Trust, receivin
therefor salary of So 900 per annul
and the use of dwelling house, free G
/ rent, on or near the University ground.
Second-Upon your death or resig
nation the Board of Trust shall elect
| President
: Third-To check hasty or injudi
, cious appropriations or measures
7 the President shall have authority
; whenever he objects to any act of tn
Board, to signify his objections in wri
ting, within ten days after its enact
ment, and no such act is to be vail
unless upon reconsideration, it b
passed by three-fourth vote of tn
! Board
Fourth-The amount set apart b
me as an Endowment Fund shall b
forever inviolable and shall be KEEP
7 safely invested, and interest or revenu
I only used in carrying on the Universe
: ty. The form of investment which
prefer and in which | reserve the priv
alege to give the money for the sal,
e fund is seven per cent. first mortgag
bonds of the New York Central an
Hudson River Railroad Company, t
4 be registered" in the name of the cor
poration, and to be transferable onl
upon a special vote of the Boar,
Of Trust.
Fifth-The University is to be 10
!, Gated in or near Nashville, Tennessee
!, Respectfully submitted,
G. VANDERBILT.
, The following are the preamble an
:, resolutions unanimously adopted b
the Board of Trust
!; WHEREAS, Mr.. G. Vanderbilt, o
l New York, has offered, through Bish
op McTyeire, to the Central Univer
sity of the Methodist Episcopa
= Church, South, the munifcent sum o
100000; and whereas, the Bishop ha
this day presented to the Board dull
convened, the offer of Mr.. Vanderbilt
in writing; therefore,
Resolved, l. That, we accept, witt
profound gratitude, the donation, witt
all the terms and conditions specified
in said proposition.
Resolved, 2. That as an expression
of our appreciation of this liberality
the Hon. Milton Brown, Judge K. Fl
!, East, and Rev DIR. Kelley, be an,
they are hereby authorized and reques
ted to ask the honorable CHANGER,
Court to change the name and style o
our corporation from the Central t.
the Vanderbilt" University, and tina
Il L.