Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-15

thean Literary Society of Clarks
vile; that it should be subject t,
the control of the members alone
:. e., it was in no way to be unde
the control of the faculty of the col
lege; that new officers should b.
elected at the first meeting after tn,
consolidation; that no one unde
sixteen years of age should be ad
United to membership.
This last condition was not ac
coded to. On the other hand, il
was proposed
That new Constitution be formed
! from those of the two bodies; thai
/ neither the society itself nor any oil
It's property should ever be removed
from the college.
This last provision was made to
guard against the loss of any prop
trty or library that might come into
the possession of the body from the
college. These various conditions,
which were thought to set forth a
platform on which desirable union
might be effected, when separately
considered were adopted by both
committees, but when considered as
a whole, serious difficulties present
ed themselves to both parties, and
the negotiations were broken off.
Notwithstanding these embarrass-
ments, a celebration was given at
Commencement, when two orators,
chosen for the occasion, addressed a
large and attentive audience in the
Presbyterian Church.
The next year, Sept, 1871, the
Hatton Society was reorganized.
New students came in and affairs
began to wear a more cheerful
aspect. At the second meeting
motion was made that committee
be appointed to respectfully petit
ton the transfer of all property be-
longing to the Washington Irving
Literary Society of Stewart Col
lege," wherever it be found, with
the understanding that the name of
the "Hatton Literary Society of
Stewart College" be changed to that
of the washington Irving Literary
of Stewart College," This
motion prevailed, and E. T. Brant-
~, b. NJ. Barksdale, ID. C. Rankin,
L. o. Spencer and B. F. Thompson
were appointed a committee to for
ward the petition. This was done
and a favorable answer received. |
This grant was signed by members
of the old Washington Irving Soci-
ETY., among whom were John W. |
Faxon, L. f. Henry, S. B. Stewart,
Polk G. Johnson, Len G. Faxon
and Others. From this time dates
the prosperity of our society.
Though a report of the Library
Committee, made Nov. 10th, 1871, |
shows that, at that time, there were
only twelve volumes in the library,
yet the members were not discour-
aged, but went bravely to work,
and by their own eXertions and the
of friends have made the
society what she now is. In 1873 |
were raised to furnish
The hall, and speakers stands, car
pet, stoves, etc, were purchased.
Each year for the last four or five
years the society has invested in
books to the value of from $50 to
800. Two years ago the young
aides of GAINESVILLE presented us
with magnificent banner, which
s carefully kept in an elegant glass
,ase. Three weeks ago the faculty
Of the University kindly rendered
is a more cOmmodious and suitable
'oom in which to hold our regular
This has been freshly
Dapered and newly carpeted; book
shelves have been made large
to contain our entire library, |
which now comprises $50 volumes.
The new furniture, together with
The old, makes quite an elegant hall.
Our society has been so prosperous
Of late years that we have been ena-
oled to make one change, the neces-
,ity of which has been for "A long
lime felt; viz, that of reducing the
fee from So to 50. A soci-
ETY. badge, value Sc, will be given
each year to the member who
9vinces the most improvement.
We will at all times be glad to see
Mr.. Rhodes, or any other of the
older members, within our hall.
We mention his name because he
was with us in the de rs of our adj
versity, and of the twelve books on
OUR shelves (at that time imaginary
'helves), five were donated by him,
as we see by reference to the report.
w. NJ.
We gladly print the above COM
as interesting to many
who are or have been members of
the w. L. Society. Will not some
one of the old members supplement
our contributors statement with
some account of the doings of the
society before the war? We would
gladly give such paper a conspic-
IOus place in our columns.-ED. |
CHRONICLE.
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