The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-22
SOUTHWESTERN PRESBYTERIAN
UNIVERSITY. HUI
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

The Board met IN st. LOUIS on tne 10Th OF
May, and after remaining in session three
days adjourned to meet in Clarksville, Tenn,
OF, June LIST, and remaining in session the
next day. In these meetings much routine
business was dons. The following matters of
public interest were transacted:
/. charter was prepared under the laws
of Tennessee and perfected so that the COR
porat;on styled the Southwestern Presby terrain
University is now working under its charter.
The twelve directors appointed by the Synods.
to wit: Rev. T. R. Welch, D. D. and Rev. D.
McNair, of the Synod of Arkaneas; Rev. w.
X. Marshall, D. D. and Rev. D. Gregor, OF
the Synod Of Texas; Rev. B. N. Palmer, D.
H., LII. D. and Rev. James A. Lyon, D: D.,
man, d. d. and T. A. Hamilton, Esq, of the
Synod of Alabama; Rev. John N. Wsddell, D.
D. and B. M. Estes, Esq. of the Synod OF
Memphis, and Rev. J. B. Shearer, D. D. and
D. N. Kennedy, Esq, of the Synod Of Nash
willie, constitute the, first Board of Cor
porators and their successors will be ap-
pointed by the Synods as agreed upon in the
s.Plan of Union" Directors appointed by
other Synods will be received on the same
footing and will be entitled to the same rights
as the original corporators.
2. Action was taken to perfect and receive
titles to the property of Stewart College and
other parties by whom titles are to be
made.
| 8. The board adopted Stewart College, pro-
visionally, in its present form, and will CON !.
duct the school with the same professors and
the same mode of administration as heretofore,
until the way be open for the organization OF
the University proper in permanent FORM In
case of q vacancy in the corps OF teachers 1t
will be filed, Professionally, by the Executive
Committee of the board.
/ I~~ n c1c<Hvn pfo cd fhnh Vy-vo yyoo
ratified all that had been done before the
charter was perfected.
| S. Rev. DR.. J. w. Hoyte, of Nashville, was
appointed Special Confidential Agent of the
University, to raise the contemplated endow-
ment, He is expected to take the field about
LIST of October next, with the promise OF the
hearty personal cooperation Of the Board, az
far as possible
6. The officers elected for the ensuing year
are, Rev. T. D. WEIGH, D. D., Vice President
and acting President B. NJ. Estes, Secre.
tary, and JAS. L. Glenn, Treasurer. The
Executive Committee was increased to five
man, Rev. j. N. Waddell, D. D., B. n. Estes,
D. N. Kennedy and Jas. L. Glenn. ex-ofacio.
The care of the buildings and grounds and oil
other matters necessary to be transacted az
interim are in charge of this committee.
i 7. Rev. J. B. Shearer, d. D., reported Il
the board that since the last meeting Of thu
board Prof. VIM. NJ. Stewart had donated t.
the Universitythe whole of his valuable scien.
tific library whereupon the hoard voted theil
thanks to this honored patron of learning and
science, and directed DR.. Shearer to commu
nicate the same to him.
The next annual meeting of the board vii
be held at GAINESVILLE, Tennessee, on Monda,
before the first Thursday of June. 1875. at
O'clock P. NJ j. B.sSHARER,
Secretary pro tenn.
Clarksville, Tennessee, june 3,s1675