Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-10
OUR NOISY CREEK LETTER.
4 New College Building 10 be Erected
by the Baptists.
Messy CREEK, June 8, 1874.

Messy CREEK, June 8, 1874.
EDITORS CHRONICLE Inyour pop
ular journal of yesterday you gener-
ously gave nearly a column for the re-
port of the closing exercising at the
above institution.
While a few thoughts were expressed
in yesterdays issue in regard to the
educational meeting, we wish to give
more detailed account of the same
which proved to be, doubtless, by far
the most interesting ami enthusiastic
one ever held at this point on the theme
of education.
The subject of building a new college
edifice was sprung by the Alumni
| Thursday, commencement day, and in
the evening of the same day, after the
| college exercises had closed, the Trus-
! tees of the College and the citizens of
| Messy Creek met in consultation in re-
gard to the future interests Of the school,
Harvey Carson, of cambridge, acting
as President of the meeting. The
| Alumni being in session at the same
| time in the Philomathean hall proceed
! ed en- 7ldSSe to the trustees and citizens
| in session and presented petition ey-
pressing a wish that the trustees would
! take immediate steps for the erection
of College building, worth twenty
i've thousand dollars, and improve
ments of the College grounds.
The Board approved and accepted
the petition, and before its adoption,
DR.. I. B. Kimbrough, of Riceville,
arose and made an impressive address
in behalf of the College. After which,
Col. Hubbard addressed the meeting.
He reviewed the history of the Col
lege, said that he had the honor of
obtaining the charter of the institution
while a member of the Legislature,
and that sacred memories clustered
around the College too precious to be
forgotten. He was impressed with the
belief that a new edifice was necessary
for the future prosperity of the insti-
tuition, and to that view he spoke with
great earnestness, force and eloquence.
After some other remarks were made,
the meeting adjourned to meet next
morning friday, in the Masonic
Hall.
Here the Trustees appointed Build
ing Committee, and ways and means
for the collection of twenty-five thou
sand dollars 10 erect the said building.
In the afternoon the citizens of Mos
sy Creek meet to approve the action of
the Trustees and to devise a plan to
assist the enterprise. DR.. J. +. b.
, Mays, of Knoxville, demonstrated to
the citizens that the erection of the
college building. would enhance the
value of their property and their gen
eral interests as community.
DR.. Kimbrough said that he loved
the time honored institutiOn-that his
+ ancestors prayed over it in its infancy,
and he wanted the contemplated build
, ing to stand as a monument of their
love of learning, that future genera
T tons might point TO il with pride as
indicative of the sentiments Of their
fathers.
Many other speeches appropriate to
the occasion were made by Drs. Go
, forth, Burnett, Carson and Attorney
o. c. King, the President Of the meet
, ing.
But as the Secretary of the citizen.
! meeting will furnish a formal report
, of its proceedings we forbear t.
q express further remarks on that meet
/ ing. Therefore we close by saying that
the hopes Of Messy Creek College are
unclouded. RAYMOND.
THE CITIZENS MEETING.
. The citizens of Messy Greek approx.
! ed the action of the Alumni in meet
ing over which o. G. King presided
, and J. A. Branner was secretary. A
, committee of citizens to raise funds foI
the building was appointed, consisting
i, of II. II. Hubbard, A. j. Mountcastle
J. A. Branner, j. w, Goodwin, r. S
4 Ashmore, J. w. zoe, John d. Mill
gan, w. l.. McCanless, w. w. Quarles
q j. G. Johnston and 5. n. Fain. The
President o. c. King was added or
motion.
4 The female school of Prof. Brown
. was also commended 10y Thos. r. Rus
sell and DIR. Mays, as worthy of specia
encouragement.
o The citizens committee is to report
! on the 18th, to an adjourned meeting