The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-10-31
What is Being Done For and
By This Institution, and
Its Future Pros
poets.
An Opportunity for Sedalia to
Build Up a College Worthy
of Unbounded Pat
ronage.
What the Synod Of Missouri Pro-
poses to DO, and How This
City May Secure It's
Help.

Perhaps there are not as many fathers
aud solid business men in this city who are
as conversant with the affairs and progress
Of Sedalia university, as they should be.
And it is also probable that there is not
that decided aud general interest taken in
this newly founded institution as Its claims
demand and It's merits are worth.
This may not be owing to any indiffer-
ence to the demands upon them a. parents
having children To be educated or as
citizens to whom such an institution ap-
peals with everything in it, favor. But
whatever Indifference or ignorance as TO
the status OF the university there may be,
it is certain that proper setting forth Of
the pre>en; standing and future prospects
of il will not prove uninteresting not fail
to quicken an interest in ii.
Part of its history has already oeen pub
lished. The steps that were taken to give
TIA
LOCAL HABIATION
have been told i'm the press and there Is no
need to go over this ground again. Suffice
it To say that the university now owns
twenty acres of the Barrett hotel property
and the buildings thereon. Its financial
backing is not very strong, but sufficient to
meet all present demands. The hotel has
been converted into college and dormi-
tory, the lower part being used for study
and recitation rooms and the upper part
for sleeping apartments.
That the public NAV better know about
this institution BAZOo representative WAS
invited by Rev. George A. Beattie,
this morning, To ride out To the
college with him. The invitation
was most gladly accepted, especially as the
company was good, and the morning ipos'
delightful.
SOME IMPORTANT FACTS.
On the way ont Mr.. Reattie told the
BAZoO man some things which the people
of this city ought to know, and which,
when known, will have, no doubt, the ef
iect of stirring them To a wise ami gener-
Gus treatment of the effort to establish a
fr.t-cla>s college in this city.
AT the meeting of the synod OF Missouri,
recently held in St. Louis" said Mr..
Bea,tie, "ihere was a committee appointed
Ia take into consideration the founding of
synodical college i'm this state; one whicS,
will pruve a most worthy institution.
This committee are to report ut the
meeting OF synod, next year.
Now, knew that such action would be
taken at this last meeting of synod and
that is why wished TO preoccupy the
ground here in Sedaiia To anticipate this
move and have something tangible for
presenting to the committee as a claim
Su..r.hIa -,
our behalf. There will be two
other competitors Tor this college,
Butler and Brookfield, and there may he
others. Neither of these places can begin
To compete with Sedalia i'm any respect.
We have far better railroad facilities, a
college already started, city.of enterprise
and refinement, located in healthy and
fertile region of country. Then We
are on the ground; We have commenced
our work and the future is full of encour-
age-aent. The synod OF Kansas will found
. similar college to that one proposed by
the Presbyterians of this state, and the
city of EmpOria has offered thirty acres of
land and pledged $4,000 il the college
will be located there. Now, Sedalia ought
to do as we'll, ii not better There is no
reason why We should not have college
here equal to the best i'm the land"
"What seem the prospects for locating
this college here?"
"Very good though ii any other place
outbids us, then We shall lose il, that Is
all. But We hope to secure such response
TO our appeals as that there will he no
doubt about its being located here. We
have elected Rev g. L. Thompson, OF
Kansas City, and Rev. ID. p. Putnam, of
Springfield, trustees, both good and
active men, and nv their aid. with the re-
mainder of the board, We hope To achieve
all We have started out To do"
By this time the college was reached
and the reporter was shown through the
building He was surprised at the num-
Der of students and the comforts OF their
ruoms. No better location could possibly
be found i'm all this section than the one
where is this College
The country stretches away on every
side in an undulating prairie, dotted with
fine farm houses, and showing the skill OF
the husbandmen. The view is uubroken
until it touches the horizon.
Away from The noise and attractions
Of the city, quiet and undis-
turbed, the pupils Of this
college nave no excuse ior iack ot hafu
work. Prof. Stahl says that those who are
there are doing fine work and that he is
highly pleased with them.
There are now lightweight scholars in
the institution, and more coming next
week.
Board costs in the club only $3.50 per
week, which is dirt cheap.
Prof S,ahl lives in the building. while
Mrs. Coppas fills the position OF matrou.
The young men are cOpsented, studious,
and mean tO'deport themselves rs gentle
men.
The election of Rev. Mr. Beattie to the
presidency means the success Of the college,
ii it can possibly be compassed, and of that
there seems no doubt.