Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-31
Presbyterian Uniyersity,,


second ehurclf, in Memphis, on the. u |,
't..aanaEy..and santinasd4its sessisss.is
Until the evening of the 10Th, when it
adjourned TO meet again at the same
,laee On the 18th of Mag, ,1874,n at 8 !
o'clock a. NJ The following Directors
we're present, viz. f,4
Rev. T. r. Welch, d. D., and Rev.
{. McNairs from the Synod of Arkan-
,assEse5.,sg .s1a daIfg 10 lassi141
{ Rev. C. A Stillman. D., D., from the
synod of Alabama. -
Rev. Jno. N. Waddell, d. d., and |
B. NJ Estes, from the Synod of Mem
phis. % sd la-liH lOl aGiss5iuzg soI
Rev. B. NJ, Palmer d. D., and Rev. |
B; Stratton, D, d., from the Synod |
Of Mississippi. ."
Q Rev. J!!iB. Shearer, d. d., and D.
N. Kennedy, from the Synod of Nash
Rev. W. K. Marshall, D. D., and D.
McGregor, from the Synod of Texas.
DIR. Welch was chosen temporary
and BIN. Estes, temporary
Secretary. lasGsiEsaIe5 sol sdi
d cd, QUESTION OF, LOCALITY. Bar
The question of the location of THE
University was considered and DISCUS
sed. Huntsville, Ala, Clafksville, and
Tenn, competed before the
Board for the location 81 Otherncities
were aforementioned in this consection.
The Board deferred the consideration
of the subject OF location until the,
next meeting, and IN the meantime, in
structed the Executive Committee to
receive propositions from; competing
localities, and to see that they are in
legal and tangible shape, before the
next meeting of the Board but the
committee were, ordered not to- take
any action, tending to. excite ,competll'
tion, or create notor:ety. ~
2 The Rev Robert b. Breck.H Of the
Synod of Kentucky was present ' dur
ing the, sessions of the Board, as in.
formal. representative of the Central
University, Of Kentucky His preseI
enee as such, Was the occasion of the
lunanip o,is,adontion ORA resolution,
offered by DR.. Palmer, expressive Of
the qualification Of the Board with his
visit, and of the willingness Of the
Board to welcome the accession If the
Synod of Kentucky, to. the present
union of Synods, in the work Of estab-
fishing Single u University, for, our gem
eral region of country. . 1fiiiihni 70
BYLAWS. ',1ou 70 mi
"A set of Bylaws was reported by a
committee consisting of DIR. Palmer,
DR.. Shearer, and Mr.. McGregor, which
was adopted by the Board.
~ 'tii5 ~ lcfHnARTER ilblii-Ht -
B. M. Estes, from the Committee,
appointed last May, reported the draft
Of a Charter for thelUniversity, which
was adopted, subject to such amend
ments as may hereafter be deemed nee
essary.
EXECUTIVE f AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Il.
Rev. DR.. Marshall, from the Execu-
tive and Finance Committee, made the
following report which was unani-
mously adopted, viz, i;a1r bslsd D.,
"We recommend sdt bis nni 20
/. That a standing Executive Com
mittee, which shall in the interim of
the meetings Of the Board direct the
raising of all funds for thepurposes Of
the University, disappointed, and that
this committee shall consist of Rev. j
y, Waddell, D. D., and B.. NJ Estes
and D. n. Kennedy. g.
III" That we proceed at once to make
efforts toraisei the funds necessary for
the endowment of the University and
for incidental expenses. ..s,... br
III. That the Directory now appoint
Rev. b. M. Palmer, DID, their finan-
eial agent, and earnestly request him
to undertake the important work, for
at least six months, beginning about
the LIST of April next.
NAME AND NATURE OF THE ,UNIyER-
sITY.,
The Committee to define the nature
of, and propose name for the Uni
| uersity, through their Chairman, DR..
Waddell. made the following report,
which was unanimously adopted, viz
/. This Institution shall be known
and recognized by the name Of the
fSouth- Western Presbyterian Univer-
sity." ..t5 -.ai-. ~ lstse =
II. Its object shall be to, furnish to
the world, an intellectual training of
the highest standard, and moral
trainingupon Scriptural basis. 'i'
LII. The name of the Executive Of
fcer of its faculty shall be Chancellor.
w. The functions of this officer
shall be those usually assigned to this
officer in such Institutions, and he
shall be the presiding officer of all the
departments embraced in the general
scheme of the Institution.
Y. The schools of instruction in the
/ department of Science, Literature, and
the arts. when fully developed shall
be in number thirteen, and shall be
known, by the titles following: Il
LIST. The School of Ethics and Met
aphysics.. QUO 'f So go SAG u
/ End. The School of Biblical Instruc-
ton, including Christian Evidence,
Hebrew and New Testament Greek.
Bird. The School of English Litera-
ture, including Eiocution and Compo-
sitien.fr ~ gs1 3" unar Il
+ 81 4th. The School of Political Econ
omy and History. ~ #.4
9Th. The School of Modern Ian
guages. .l3a''s1.,T ,.-'- i ~
9Th The Scbool of Ancient Ian.
puages N1',-",.
7th. The School of Pure Mathe-
9Th The School of physics and Az.
tronomv ''OS '-' 80
> 9TH The School of cbam;strv
u 10th The School of Natural H;sto.
~ and Geology - - -
|iItb The Scbool ne Annl;ad Oh ora,
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