Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-20
HIGHER EDUCATION.
SERVICES or DEDICATION OF THE TEXAS
WESLEYAN COLLEGE.

SERVICES OF DEDItA1loN oF THE lEAAS
WESLEYAN COLLEGE.
The beautiful building on College hill
was dedicated to the cause of higher edu-
cation ON Monday night 1t was cause
of regret that an event Of so much i'm
portance to Fort Worth, and in which the
city has taken so deep an interest from its
inception, should have been married, some
what, by the inclement weather Of Sunday
and Monday. But, Notwithstanding the
rain, sleet and mud, the elegant chapel
was filled with an interesting and appre-
ciative audience, who greeted the dis
tingulshed visitors who were to take part
in the exercises. w. II. Cannon, Esq ,
of Philadelphia and president of the board
Of trustees presided. Most excellent
music was furnished by the students and
their most competent Instructor, Prof.
j. w. Sparklln.
| The venerable DR.. II. s. Rust, core
spending secretary OF the board of eduea-
ton, offered the opening prayer. DR.,
Rust then made short address before
leaving on the evening train To meet a
previous engagement. The Doctors
genial manners and enthusiastic speech
called forth a round Of applause. After
having been engaged for twenty years IN
experimenting the building of colleges in
| various states he pronounced this one oil
the most beautiful In architecture, in
| location and arrangement. He also de-
clared IL ought to become model for
other colleges TO follow. Mcssrs. San
| quinet & Dawson, the architects, must
have felt highly complimented by The
DOCTORS remarks. Dr. Rust then dwelt
upon the practical value of such an In
| he ,t3 In, aur and
able manner.
| Rev. A. A. johnson, president of the
college, gave brief financial history ot
the college from Its beginning. He
stated that Gil 800 had been put into this
main building by the church, and that the
citizens OF Fort Worth had paid S9076.
He also stated that the actual cost OF the
| building was 1872, 800, and that the treas
urer, w. j. Buaz, had paid out since last
June S2l 900. President Johnson paid a
high tribute of praise to the citizens OF
| Fort Worth for their gift OF $4,000, com
ing, as 1t did from all classes, and to his
friend w. II. Cannon, who, OF all men,
had lone most to aid him In the success
ful completion OF the enterprise, and
| 70 perpetuate Mr.. Cannon's name and his
noble work Ia connection with the enter
prise. He presented 10 the college a fine
oil painting Of his generous friend, which
now hangs in the college chapel, and nc
one was more surprised than Mr. Cannon
to find his pictue thus presented, as II
had been obtaineG from friends without
his KNOWLEDGE. Another oil painting Of
President johnson, executed by the same
/ artist, hangs on the wall, which was the
Gift OF his warm friend, Prof. r. NJ
White. who felt that his untlrlng ehort'
deserved such tribute.
prof. z. NJ. White then delivered
hrlef address on behalf Of the faculty anG
students, sketching his connection witf
The college, and showing how when be
came 10 the institution three years age
he found only twenty-seyen students Ii
attendance In small frame building, ant
reioiced that he had Witnessed the mos