The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-03-04
About Lexington

LOUISVILLE, Feb. p, 1850.
Editor Herald:
Having just returned from flying
visit To the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College at Lexington, Ky, and
knowing that some Of the HERALD
readers have friends at that College,
suppose that All account of its working
will not prove uninteresting.
Recently they have had trouble
growing out of the expulsion from the
College of J. o. Holiday, of Miss. The
particulars of which are briefly this
A night school was formed, more as
a means of punishment than for study
or recitation. Every student who had
fallen behind in his lessons was reuuir-
to attend. &c Holiday got sick and
employed a physician who advised him
to relax little from study; he there
fore fell behind in recitation. He was
then ordered before the faculty, or rather
the President gave him the choice of
either appearing before the faculty or
accepting discharge. Holiday, think
ing ii would be an honorable discharge.
accepted the latter; but ou perusing it
WAS very much disappointed to find il
not so. He wa ordered to quit the
College ani also the Dormitory where
hA had hA.r.iaI I,a l.
College. b. the way, the Dormitory
is a large banding in the yard OF the
College and telongs To il, where the
students or all Of them who wish To do
so may combine, employ cook, and
furnish themselves. The order arulls-
ed the Dormitory students aud they
determined to keep him Holiday here
until he got ready to leave. Finally OF
the 9th ult. the faculty met aud sus.
tanned the President, Holiday not
being allowed 10 appear in person
before them. This brought out the
indignation of those cons regai ed in the
Dormitory. Resolutions were dI.fted
expressing their views and signed by
sixty or seventy students. Not only
were resolutions drafted. but Letween
II and 10 have applied for and re
ceived discharges, and are now on their
way to their homes; among the number
is ii. {. Shreve, OF Ohio county. This
morning | learn that several others are
preparing to leave. Upon the whole
the College has been very prosperous.
The President and faculty generally
have labOred successfully, but this affair
OF making an example of a popular
student is likely to cripple the College.
Whilst l have the greatest respect for
the President and faculty, aud believe
that the A. and M. College has done
much for cur young men of Kentucky,
yet do think that J. o. Holiday did
not get justice. and | therefore do not
condemn those spirited young men who
have "shOwn the faith by their works."
and have taken up their gripsacks and
gone home But enough about the A.
and M. College.
In company with Willie Walker,
ThOs. T.. Butler and H. G. Shreve |
visited the monument of the great
Commoner, patriot, statesman, Henry
Clay. | do not mention it because
think that it is seldom visited by the
readers of the HERALD. No; l pre-
sumo that many of them have visited
Lexington, and surely when visiting
the city no one would fail to do homage
to Kentucky's greatest statesman.
After paying our respects to the tomb
and monument, We visited Ashland,
the home of Clay. But must confess
that l was disappointed. Notwith.
standing that it is. a part of history,
did not know until then that the old
house had been torn down and a new
one constr ucted Oh the same model, the
work of one of Clay's descendants.
What shall call it? Is it vandalism
Perhaps that is too severe term, yet
in the absence of any other that suits
my taste just now, shall let it go.
was informed by lady In the city that
Clay's bath-tub is now being used for
what We fellows down In Ohio county
call a horse-trough. But in the hearts
of Kentuckians. and in truth, of the
entire American people, the most en-
during relict of Henry Clay will be
the remembrance of his
patriotism. J.W. M.