The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-04-23
CANON'S COLLEGE,.
4 Military Minutes of the
seetinss-CommitteeS, Etc.

The government of the United
States has given 10 each state in the
Union the privilege of an instructor
in military drill, arms, accoutrement,
etc, provided the state, or individual
effort viii arrange for faculty and
such else as may be necessary for the
collegiate graduation of one hundred
and fifty male students. With that
object in view meeting was held on
the l+th inst, Of the trustees of the
Colorado Collegiate and Military in
stitute, for the purpose of pcrfectin.
the organization aud to transact oth-
er business. The meeting was called
to order and Col. Ell. SAWYER, the
gentleman who ly<TSsed the found
ing of such a school to our citizens,
was elected temporary chairman and
Mayor J. f. Campbell was elected
temporary secretary. The subscrip-
ton paper to the capital stock was
read, showing that s., 200 had been
subscribed aud the meeting proceed
ed to the election of permanent OF
ticers with the following result
President, f. a. RaynoldS; vice pres
ident, ID. q. Peabody; secretary, W.
Il. Fowler; treasurer, j. F. Camp
bell. The permanent president being
absent the riee- president took the
lariy elected secretary Mr.. Camp6lh
took down the proceedings Tli..
articles of Incorporation were then
read and adopted. II was then uuan-
imouSly agreed that ii the citizens of
Canon would duplicate the amount,
already subscribed (S5 ,0>0l, ther
would locate the institute within
the city limits. or as near as practir-
able. \ public meeting was called
TO meet OF the 10th. \ resolution
appointing Col. Il. III. Sawyer presi-
dent of the institute for term OF
ten wears and making him financial
agent of the board, was unanimously
adopted. 1t was agreed to prepare n
subscription paper for circulation
among the citizens of this city, Mr..
Sam'i Bradbury, DR.. Prentiss and Mr..
A. Rudd were appointed q commit
Tee 10 secure an eligible plat ofground
either by donation or purchase, upon
which to locate the institute. The
board then adjourned to meet at Dr..
pron;iss' office on Saturday morning.
At the meeting of the board on
Saturday morning Col. L, IL. Sawyer,
Mr.. W. Il. Fowler and Me-. J. j..
Phelps were appointed committee
to secure charter. A committee on
bylaws. composed of the president,
secretary aud treasurer was appoint
ed. Mr.. ID. q. Peabody, DR.. Prentiss
and W. Il. Fowler were made COM
mIttee to apply to the president of
the United States tor the detail of IL
regular army officer as military in
structor and TO ask from the secre-
tary OF war an appropriations of arms,
equipments, etc. The motion of the
preceding meeting. appointing a
committee to select a site, was re-
considered and the board proceeded
to select, BY ballot, a committee on
site, building, plans, aud all other
business connected with the erection
of the college. Tho balloting resulted
in the election of Sam'l Bradbury
chairman. j. +. Campbell, DIR. Prem
tiss, A Rudl and h. III. Sawyer as.
such committee. IL was agreed that
after that date subscriptions become
due on September LIST, or if desired
to be paid in installments of thirty
three aud third per cent. maturing
ON September LIST, October LIST and
November list, 1881. The building
committee was instructed to have The
building ready for occupancy by De-
cembrr 18th, 1881. A committee ON
collegiate department. whose duty IL
will be to solicit books for library,
specimens for meteorological, geologic
cal aud geological cabinets and to aid
the board SO Tar rs they can in devel-
oping the Interests of the school, was
appointed as follows: Il. L. Allipg.
Mrs NJ. NJ. Sheetz and Geo. o. Bald
win. Canon CITY; Rev. Reuben JEFF
fries, ID. ID. and Rev. Fletcher, ID. d.,
Denver: j. b. Henpesley aud f. &.
Rrooks f,snuvill. Kpy = Cpructi,ts