Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-30
MUNIFICENT VANDERBILT.
He Increases the Methodist University
Endowment Fund to $500, 600.
Election of the Medical and Law Fac
ulties by the Board Of Trust.

Rumors to the effect that Mr.. Vanderbilt
had made an additional donation OF $780,
| 600 in aid of the Vanderbilt University
have been in circulation in Nashville for
two DAYS past, but we have refrained from
| publishing said rumOrs until the truth
thereof could be established. The amount
of this donation has been reported at sums
ranging from $4,000 to 100000.
The Board of Trust held two sessions
| YESTERDAY and one last evening. At the
morning session the Secretary Of the Board,
| DIR. r. A. Young, read communication
| from Mr.. Vanderbilt donating the sum of
| $1,000 TO be used as a building fund, in
order that the University buildings may be
COMPLETED in accordance with the plans and
| specifications,for said buildings, which have
| heretofore been approved by him. The
| Gift is made on condition that
| no portion of the money is to be used in
| getting the University under way, but is to
| be expended exclusively on the buildings,
adding materially to their architectural
| beauty and attractiveness, which fact Will
be doubly appreciated by the citizens OF
Nashville especially, and the Vanderbilt
University will thus be made one of the
handsomest and most complete educational
institutions on the conGinent.
Sometime since, the Medical Faculty OF
the Nashville University made certain
propositions to the Board of Trust of the
Vanderbilt University, and these PROPOSE
tons were accepted yesterday, by the adOp-
ton of said Faculty as the Medical Faculty
of the latter institution, with the adj
dition of DIR. L. A. AtchisOn of Nashville,
and DIR. T. o. Summers, Jr. of Greeneville,
Ala. The Faculty of the Nashville Uni
versity is as follows;
DIR. Paul F. Eve, Professor of Operative
and Clinical Surgery; DR.. VIM. L. Briggs,
Professor of Principles and Practice of
Surgery: DIR. Thomas i. Aladdin, PrOfeS-
sor of the Institutes and Practice of Medi-
cine; DR., VIM. l., Nichol, Professor of OBJ
stetrics and Diseases of Women and Chill
dren: DIR. Van s. Lindsey, professor Of
Physiology; DR.. Thomas Menees, PrOfes-
sor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics;
DIR. Jas NJ. Stafford, Professor of Chemis-
try; Dr. JnO. II. Calender, Professor of
Psychological Medicine; DR.. VIM. j.
Sneed, Demonstration of Anatomy.
The above constitute an array OF talent
not excelled by that of any medical school
in the United States, and with the addl-
tions above noted, tine department of which
they are to have charge OF III the Wander
bilt Univerity, cannot fail Of achieving
| grand success. We have not yet learned
the branches TO which each member of the
faculty will be assigned, as this matter has
not been settled, but DR.. Menees will occu-
py the position of Dean.
At the afternoon session law department
was organized, with the following Faculty:
Judge William +. Cooper, of Nashville,
Dean; Chief Justice A. o. 7. Nicholson,
Columbia; Col. VIM. B. Rees, Nashville;
Col. Jordan Stokes, Lebanon; Judge Ed. II.
East, Nashville; Judge Henry III. SpOfford,
Pulaski; and Ed. Ii. Baxter, Nashville,
Professors. &
These gentlemen stand al the head OF
their profession, and no words of ours will
add to the reputation to which they have
attained by many years of careful stuoy
and continuous practice. The Board OF
| Trust are to be. congratulated upon having
secured their services, as they have thereby
assured the success of the law department
! of the university Of which they have charge.
AT the evening session Of the Board no
business of importance was transacted, and
| the Board adjourned TO meet at the call OF
| the President.
at this meeting of the Board five Con-
ferences out of six were represented by the
following named members Of the Board
Bishops McTyeire, Wightman, and
Paine; Judge II. Brown, Hon. r. j. Nor
gan. Rev. W. c. johnson and Rev. D. w.
Moore, of Memphis; Rev. G.. 5. Ramsey, OF
Mississippi; Rev. Andrew Hunter, Rev. w
C. Hearn, Rev. G. A. Dannelly and Hon.
w. w. Ford, of Arkansas; Judge East, DIR.
A. L. P. Green, d. c. Reynolds and DIR.
Kelley, of Nashville.