Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-30
THE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Meeting of the Committee on Sub
scFfptiOus.

The Vanderbilt University Committee,
together with several of the Trustees of that
institution, met at the Mayors Office yester-
day afternoon. There were present DIR.
A. L. P. Green, DR.. Young, DR.. Kelley,
Mayor Kercheval, DIR. Atchison, DR.. Wins
ton, w. A. Gleayes, 7. l.. Fife, Col. VIM.
B. Reese, G. A. r. Thompson, A. G. Bush,
&. w. Brown and E. 81. East.
DR.. Atchison was called to the chair,
upon taking which, he stated the object Of
the meeting to be the adoption of some
effective system by which the members of
the committee appointed by the Mayor to
procure subscriptions to the fund necessary
to be raised for the purchase of site for
the Vanderbilt University.
DIR. Green said it was of the utmost i'm
portance that active work in the premises
| be entered upon at once, as it is left TO the
| Board of Bishops to select the site for the
University, and the Bishops will meet on
the It'll of May.
DR.. Winston thought it would be well to
designate, in the subscription papers which
| it is proposed to circulate among Nashville
| people, that the building shall be located on
| the south side of the Cumberland river,
| and made motion to that Eject. The
motion was agreed to.
DR.. Green said be thought it was hiSh time
something definite be arrived at with regard
| to the locality. He said that be thought it
was the general opinion of those connected
| with the enterprise that the Taylor
place was the most desirable of all the sites
| offered, everything considered. This site
complies some 20 acres, including the
Beech place, which can be had for 200.
| This amount of money will purchase the
seventy acres of ground, together with the
two dwelling houses situated thereon. On
the other side of the river the Payne hill
had been offered at reasonable price.
DR.. Winston spoke in favor Of the advan-
tages presented by the Moore place, on the
| Noensville pike, which, he said, could be
obtained at about $25, 900, there icing fifty
acres of ground in it. He moved that each
member of the committee be provided by
the Secretary of the committee, Mr.. Fife,
with small blank books, for the purpose OF
soliciting subscriptions, with instructions to
report at meeting to be held Monday.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Burns was very anxious that the
| University should be located either in Edge
field, or in North Nashville, as he desired
that the Public Square should be the centre
of business. As he was going to leave the
city on business, he felt called upon to re-
sign his position as member OF the COM
mittee. he was excused.
On motion, the Mayor was authorized to
supply all vacancies in the committee caused
by resignation, or other causes. The res
igDation of Judge Coorer and Dempsey
Weaver was accepted.
Mr.. Burns suggested that number OF
ladies' names be added to the committee.
The Secretary, Thos. D. Fife, requests
all members of the Committee on Sub
scriptions to call at his Office, at Evans,
Fife & Co., and get their blank books.
The following form of subscription wa'
agreed upon:
The undersigned agree to pay the sew
eral sums annexed to cur respective name:
to purch ise site Oh the south side of the
river, in or near Nashville, for the proposed
Vanderbilt University, and agree to pay the
same on three installments of one-third, a
six, twelve and eighteen months; to b.
closed by notes at six per cent. interest"
| Adjourned to meet at the Mayors Office
next Monday afternoon, at four O'Clock.