Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-06-21
The College Proposition.

We are glad to note the interest that
is being awakened in the college en-
terprise. No one who gives few
moments of careful attention to the
proposition of establishing a college in
our midst can, we think, fail to see
the advantages to our city and county
in saving the $4,000 we are already
sending out of our midst every year to
educate our children abroad in losing
to us thousands of dollars to be spent
In our midst for culture and scholar
ship; In adding to our society scores
of families of wealth, enterprise and
social position, who shall help build
up our public schools, our churches,
banks, stores, millsand machine-shops
every enterprise of our city and
commonwealth; that shall help us de-
velop the unbounded resources of our
county and bring to light her stores of
wealth that now lie hid and useless;
who shall line our streets with resi-
dences, and dot our rich valleys with
thriving homes, and become to us and
the county We honor and have chosen
as the homes of ourselves and our
children new wealth and new glory.
Take from our city a hundred of our
choice homes and the families to
which they now belong; take from our
county hundred of her orange groves,
her vineyards and her gardens, with
the citizens who have planted and
cared for them and new enjoy their
beauty ard wealth, and contemplate,
If you can, our loss. But why are
there not ii thousand instead of hun
dred? Surely not for the want of
places in Curcity for fine homes, either
on airy hilltop or in rich valley, for
they are here without number; and
thousands of acres, unsurpassed in
any land, are waiting for the honest
heart, the earnest enterprise and the
strong arm of the Granger. Thous.
ands of Eastern people visit us every
year and do not deny the fine prospect
Of our city nor the great richness OF
our SOIL nor beauty of climate, yet
go away to return no more to us.
Could we show these people through
the halls of such college as it is pro-
posed to establish among us, with its
wide range of departments; and could
they see among us three or four hum
dred students, the choice of the land,
thousands more of them would
be induced to stay with US,
and thousands more would come
to us. But we have written enough
Of these things, they are evident to yeu
all what it is proposed to do. Mr..
HAsKINs and parties associated with
him, pledge themselves, on condition,
that suitable grounds and buildings
be furnished by this county, to estab-
college with the following depart
ments: First-Academical Depart
ment, in which instruction shall be
given in Spanish, German, French,
Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Higher Math-
ematics, Science, etc. Second-Acad-
emical Department, in which students
shall be prepared for the higher de-
partment. Third Department Of
Painting and Drawing. Fourth-Com-
mercial Department, in which instruc-
tion shall be given in bookkeeping,
plain and ornamental penmanship,
card-marking, etc. Fifth-Conserva-
tory of Music. To be at once college
where music may be studied, both as
a science and an art, this department
will be put into the hands of one of the
most accomplished musicians and
teachers to be found in any land, and
we believe if this project is carried out
that Los Angeles will have the honor
of establishing the first Conservatory
Of Music on the coast, and great
things are expected from it by
Mr.. HAsKINs, in building up
the school interests of this new
college. Thus We have brought
to our very doors college with the
widest range of departments of any
school on the coast, and we look upon
it as the great opportunity for Los
Angeles. 1t is estimated that one
thousand residences are going up in
Oakland this year, and half of the
people would tell you that they came
there on account of her scho OILS. Why
should it not be SO with Los Angeles
Mr.. HAsKINs built up large school
in the East somewhat on this plan,
and has the highest recommendation
possible, both from the East and from
this Coast. 1t is proposed to form
Joint stock company, about which
more will be said hereafter. 1t re-
mains to be seen what our people will
do, whether this college shall come
here or go elsewhere.