, 1876-11-16

ILL., Ns HhLLAIiut
On motion Of Trustee Iglelart, consideration
Of this proposition was postponed for oneweek.
1t IS understood thAt tho bonLsncn l.aye ST.
cured II humber of signatures to II petition re-
auest,nE the Board to accept tllls proposition,
and, II any oE the citizens nrc Of tile opinion
that there Is no good reason why tho Board
Should accept $10,000 Wien tue 6on.lsnen nre
held for over 900. they should make their
9'plnlolls know1' to tho Boartl during tho wccls:
THO proposition seemed to be generally regarded
I'd livery cnoi, !" to say tho lcust.
Village Engineer Fitch mn.lo verbal state
n,eut requesting instructions us to tho method
Of connecting shc Biz Ditch with tho Davis
Sewerage Committee and tho Village Engineer
for actlun.
Adjourned for ono week.
aophical Association was held In thv Indcz oliico
Tues''ay evening, Will, fntF attendance. Tie
following weru elected to membership: Or. D.
i. DselIS, Horace q. Lunt. e. l.. Pr1ullc,
lpps l.nku Shore Protection II was rcnd by Dr.
u. H. Bain!ster, nAd discussed generally BIZ tins
members y , present; Tl'is wns followed BY paper
upon Higher E1uc1tiUn In the West" by Dr.
Marcy, In which he discussed the condition Of
tho colleges In the West III compared Will, those
Of tf,o Ast their caltscs of growth the measure
OF their silcccss, atd tho character ut tllc[r
work. The Doctor presented s.,iltu very inlcr-
eating figures. factst and suggestions ior thu
consideration Ut thu Association, an drew tlIc
conclusion TINT colleges supported by religious
denominations would c0ntitIl.u to exist, thni tho
tttcst would survive, ulnl tEat tho educational
status nf the West would Il. tinu bcsane that
Of thu Euat.
DR.. Marcy guyp stImc tlg,,rcs iu regard to tic
NorthwGstcrn university which l.lve mt hltllrr-
to l'cen published at tic teI.innli,g uf til,
present eallc:e ycnr nincty studcl!ts apnlisH for
admission to tho Freshman Class, Ut w,.om II
per rent failed of admission anil 81 per ccnt
were entered ro'ditlonally. making IL total OF
x1an, ,fa
This standard Of tic University Ii III higher tl,t
tlnt Ut The best Eastern ruIlures, but Il Il
strictly maintained, ulHl tl'eso incts indicate n
serious lault III the preparation vi Western stu
Tllls papcr clic!tcd general discussion, which
WIS participated IN by l.tcut,-tioy. Sh,nan, w!r,
Paid The Northwestern u lg tomplinlcnt for
tlln standard II maintained, by Mr. l.. II. Bou.
fsll, u. han"ls.c5' l; j.. G*gc, Est, Psof. Fisk,
lr0t Louis kistler delivered tho first lccturc
with whIrla l!e las favored the citizens Of Evans
tot. tS asins hs lc,! rssl!snss among them, at
storm, III Aadic'cs Ut fAsr proportions waa
present. Tho lecture was entitled, "Our Her
tayc," nnd WIZ scholarly exposition Ut tho In.
!Iclces wil!rh have bctn at work in the world
fro.s! Its car'lcat ages, an,l l!aya eliminated In
ti'o uoverll,nent enjoyed by tho peuple OF tin
essr k'owS Ticrrsissser setce' "!tai II u! aS'e
| manner. tho prostcss matln Ivy Thu wtrl1 tow
artls It's I'resc'lt teYcfbnt'lent III constitutional
government. and his CONCLUSIONS impressed Ills
aullcnee as beloG tlose Of ripe sclsolur und
carncat thinker.
| The kcrontl entertainment ot tho ecu.u,l will
be glyen ut thu ROOMS ri tho surlnl l!lnh this
evening, henE tho ong-expcettd "Allnstrc(
Show" Thu sMrtuln vii. rssc ut slurp. III
preparation. "OT the Stage"
popular lre.,tre entitled, " a ptlW Tor Cheerful.
iIcss," ut the Methodist Church It,es.luy cven.
| ir., for thu henellt Ut tho Gymnasium Asss,stu-