, 1879-03-09
. OUR UNIVERSITY.


the city, at Thirty-fourth street and Cottage
Grove avenue, stand the buildings OF the Uni
yersity of Chicago. This institution is some
times called by our citizens the Douglas Col
lege. Stephen 4. Douglas, seeking the highes1
good OF Chicago and the Northwest. laid Its
foundations BY donating ten acres of land'
the present site of the University buildings.
Not few, when he made this gift, urged that
the University should in justice bear bis name;
but he, with characteristic magnanimlty, re-
fused this honor, assigning as the reason Tor
this refusal, that the University should be
forever regarded us belonging to the entire
city, and SO 1t could be appropriately called
nothing but tsThe University OF Chicago" BV
his special request it received this name' lie
has committed 1t TO our care. Many among US
hold his name in special honor, and nc can now
do nothing which would contribute SO much 10
the glory OF the departed statesman as to MAKE,
hy our generous, support the University which
he founded strong and efficient.
Iwould not, BY any word that may write,
make the impression that the University has not
done GOOD work in the past, or is not doing good
work nav. Its literary and scientific instruction
will compare fayorably With that Of other col
lcges It would be pleasure to have those who
are capable Of judging in reference to TINS step
into our claBs-rooms and examine !or thcmSe!Fc5
the character OF the instruction impaired, and
the drill! to which our students are subjected.
But, while the work done by the University Is
good, with greater facilities, especially IN the
scientific department, it might be made to cover
much more sIonnu, auo' ~ l'' o'''o ''NA~' NA0'0
But this University, useful as it has been and
mighty Tor Cooo as II ula1 ~ au tis 1a,se ~
now crippled with debt. II any one says tnal
an institution of learning should never contract
oeots, We snalt leo m..u ,ess;hIa am nhasis
us oeclait19u VIC ai1od ~ Iho cc,,rnl of the
But, having oeen ca4leu lo tnc eontioa =. th
Ontrersaty only ouc you NY, n.+asat;.,r 49, u ~
least degree respousiole Lux ~ .ai Roord ~ TTns-
IT'S oe1ts' Nol niS - afYairs resnonsihle
tees WHO ale ~" 10 ;ni.. andcou
Tor TINS state OF tnhss. ~ e s'p.y ~ fnrerar
oring to cancel these. debts anu 10 t1o lore'ei
tns. ~ 1us .nr rensr,r denouncc the
mcn noe on'y 10y s;,as ptot5 t;nt5 Inht hnt +hev
ralnous po1'es ~ +1,orn ~ hao, o,orrc1;na n
aiso 9cll Us ..1t TruHtoas ,nt n's Ts - te and as
tue boafo o1 trustees. ahls 80, - 49, 10
mat quaf!ellS nelts a,e- en1en,;t.ed to the
INC most @ ~ u. ~ ss1 @ ranrehcns,hio
citlzens " 1e' ~ M .h,t ororrci is ttrad.
2eyono eaprcsslom. o1t ~ u,n hn,,ae n,el o;ced
~ IsanI ~ % 3r. Ne those in Ezek,el's vision
are alteaoy Us uts e.e - ~ ~ 11nvarsitv are m
Inc present n!aiasa ~ u. ~, o,a-r.i 3han fo1
more lespons!ple ~. ..s ~, ~ hatnn SnuI and
the teud "ncn spIo.s w aa., uc.ns.n e1", ,and
DaY1u. Il ~, Loou ~ a.hn IH oes +hon tTot We
eooa man cou.u nnm ~ aot tIn iorcmost in dcnounc
WISH to Stana aons t.c h,,ndorod II n
ing it. But because someooay olunuetcu % e;rh.il ~
the past does tnas 10 10 4 naord 81 Tr:
now: bccause so5 @ llsn nhnconi,"jc ~ u contenie,
.st eacb oser shall We now Justify ourselves
IN pefmttlns ns Iii III w. ,13y,+ ~ '0A
contsc ny 10y sahe 1a aa nad +hnt + ia donomnotion
But lew nave sI .lat th1 H. - st bn auc1sa7
o. scnooi, al. e' YUhon } :1,d1a nomoios had
determined a ] to 1ay the foundations Of the Unver
sty ne tnouent IL M.se ~ ~ , ~ snno nhris
spoosioultl " r. w.. ~ 49, 'or+ ;o,,ir a, tho
tau u ~ w.Is noo ~ shnu rvhat
lue' as a. no has1d Ie a.suna fts aunrd;onsh;n
ue.a9i'na.,u em g. - n',t th;s rcsnons;hiltr m
out ne nnal15 snm nS ~ portar 2 5re1 I b;s avn
the baptsts Dut 'lic 1.. 1;na ~ T. 40 most
la11u, ulea.tc7 ~ -e,iT;ons tests vhotcvcr can
Sa''ulI ~ n, .tvdent enterinr the ITniycr
W apGtsT Its T,'epoes nre from ali Denominations.
/ SHY Us @ Trustees s ~ Is - dsnnnination n
% ~ i!oti. soout sost h"h1v estccmed among the msi
fal1psnk, 1St ~ ou, s;aant ~ ,ba Rnard
nesS naen " 1uT M 1Foonjtv is potharei tocether
OIL irustees ,;he, Ine hasis N Northumberland
um 1ane1s ~ are evcr taught. Protestant and Roman
tha,;n a,J Gcnt;lc men Of crery race and
Catno.1s, oem a... uvt u;thin ;ts walls. Man mioht
colo'. a'c Nj t.,ea ~ danonnationo1 grounds
lus1 as Me15 ortn,anth ,s1usu III or Yajo Co,cgc.
- ;s tharafore nv nriyIlege and duty to ar
IL Is, ri +h, 5 e:5rn"st1ess that nossess to
peaiMatn ~ t6 b;cano fo nake their own ini-
tne sl1'1uns , et ui y shouId he It's dehts mnst
yclsat1 lu1t '',,a ha ,;hcroiiv endowed Those
oe JAIL wv ~ na1' cnntr;hntn onIv small sums
OF US @ "lsu poat Gau ,ror o,rht to do # rladly.
1s t n;storv W.T. If colleges and universities in
mt ane rstGfy .bwe 81 at i such institutions are
our county 1o,rod thev rn,,st scc1re iarre
eyer amply enuoWct, .Is E5et fr;So to coiieges i,
elts. MaSy tlsu ten ~ US or twentv or fity or
1neld Own tnossnd 1t,e III do,lars lew years aro
aunarca , e,puss,q nf Nfossacn,isctts said to the
t a,onea wv ~ W,tcrv;IIc College IL Maine,
l.nstces ~ , ma.e a31coo s57 mn # Won will
VIII e!ve o 70 ~ your IVt tn, :, H. s5o mi The
| Ialst pioo,ovo ~ ne~ Iasr, xroe soon noot
conutlon taus h1;u tnnt tho col1ene hoa
,,r navntrc u, We have some rich men in ou1
citv. We nave merchant princes; We have mcu
wSo have nrown rich iu handling grain and pro