The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-03
Triumphlng Over All DifIicuItIes,
Has Hung Its Banner on the
Outer Wall.
The College Opened with Appropri-
ate and Imposing Ceremonies.
Able Addresses Made by DR.. Sawyer,
Gen. Freeman and d. G. Peabody.
Presentation of the National Em
blem by the Ladies Of Canon. I,


blem nv the Ladies of Canon
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Thursday of this week was a REQ letter
lavin the annals of Canon t;ity. 7. win
not only mark an imnortant enocb in the
educational history of this plac.. hut OF the
whole state. The readers of the RrcoRn
are familiar with the efforts of our most
orominen citizens under the leatiership Of
DR.. E. H. SAWYER. to establish n college in
Canon CITY for imnartino the HIGHER branch.
es of education. In their efforts they were
aided and encourayed bv Goyernor p;tl,n
the sta to srnerintendert ,r educ.t;on Son.
ators Hill and Teller, the members of Con.
gress for this state. and nearly all the lead-
ing men in official position in Colorado,
md nv many nromipent rrivate cit;xer. of
the state
THE NEcrssrry
for such an institution, to meet the educa-
tional requirements of the rapidly fncreas-
ing population OF his part of the state. has
been keenIy felt by MANY who have been
Obliged to send their children AWAY east Tn
a less congepial climate and MT heayv ex.
pense. AS might reasonably have been ex-
pected
MANY DIFF1cuI.TIrs WE'RE MET
ut the outset. Suitable building for such
an institution of learning as was proposed
cannot be erected In n day. Plans for new
buildings huve been drawn and the con.
tracts for their comp,etion will anon he lot
II helm, ;mnoss;hIo 10 hoy. ,h.r, r..d, no.
fore neSt summer tho ho.rd -, .rr.,ao.
suitable ,emnnr,rv .,o....,on =. a.s
deemed adyisah,e 10 onor ,h. s.,oo, a. on..
IN accommodates m.ny nnn;Is ,yho ,var.
waiting to enter The ho,rd s.cnrod room,
in the new conrt house h,, .s or rood.rs
already tnow ,h.y ,yers an;o;nad hv s,.no
.,x.n.yors rron, ,,.,no 49,. Go,,,,.,.
daunted by this unexnected setf ,,.t the
trustee.
roox a..c,rxsv,
and strengthened ,,v offer. n r .dd,,iona, aid
from persons who b.6 beep nr,.x;ou.Iv in.
different. tbev secnred III. u.e a, IN. Ran.
fist church ,,n,,, Tho .o,,oo. h,,;,.,,rus ~.
completed. This ediace a. ,nost conven,srt.
lv situated and ts we'll ,d.ntad To- ~. nro.-
ept requirements or the s.bool r, q. new.
Iy fitted with the mos, r,odar, aud hos,
style OF schoo, mrpitpro rec.;v.a .,tr..t
from the manufacturers at ch,caoo
THE corIrcp w.s oprsyn
at nine o'clock in nrasence of large a,d,.
ence of ladies' and oen,,.,ne, Tha ,oro-
monies were most annronri.,el, commenced
bv DIR. SAWYER rea,linu from the t,rst.rbur-
ter OF the Scripture on the creation. Avery
impressive prayer was offered by the Rev.
Mr.. Dodge. DR.. Sawyer then delivered the
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
1t was brim full of wisdom and instruction
for parents and all Interested in education.
al matters. The RECORD regrets not being
able to publish his remarks In full in this
issue. Ate r explaining the reasons which
impelled him to leave a comfortable home
and surroundings in the east, to devote his
best energies to the cause OF education In
Colorado, and why he selected Canon City
as his home in preference to any other place
he explained at length the need for such an
institution and why he preferred the
MILITARY SYSTEM
of education over any other. He believed
that mental aud ph, steal TRAINING should
go hand in hand. lie had seen too many
instances of young men of the very bright
est intellectual attainments graduate from
colleges to live only few years Afterwards
because their physical DEVELOPMENT had
been neglected. The military system Of
training in the college, devcloped The man.
hood of the youth, impaired self reliance
and increased their patriotism, while 1t de-
tracted nothing from their mental acute,
ness. sound physical or ganization'
was essential to the fullest de-
velopment of the mental powers. DR.. Saw
yer's remarks on this point were most con.
yincing of the wisdom of the policy of or.
ganizing the school on the military plan.
His address was full of sound, practical,
common sense, and proved him to be thor
oughiy fitted for the arduous and responsi-
BILE work he has undertaken. II the man
who can make two blades of grass grow
where only one grew before, is entitled to
be called bencfactor, how much more 10
the man entitled to that honorable distinc.
tion, who undertakes to teach the rising
walk the n.,y,. ~ ta.r,,,s