Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-13
THE DESIRED ACADEMY.
A Mass Meeting Monday Night.
Profs. Thomas and Henson Addres
the Meeting.
Iron the Saline County Progress.I

From the Saline County Progress.I
There was a mass meeting of the citi-
Gems called for last Monday night, but
owing to the existence of two interest
ing p~rotrscted meetings, and other
causes, at the same time, there was an
absence of much of the mass, and a pre-
sence of only q few Of the citizens.
There was a quorum of the directors OF
the board of trade present, however, |
aud the assembly made up in quality,
as they were mostly leading citizens in
public enterprises of the kind.
The directors first had a meeting and
drafted the form of a subscription pa
per which they presented to the con-
sideration OF the meeting.
1t recited the object of the enter
prise and set forth an agreement to
raise 10000 to erect a school building
for an academy.
Professors Henson and Thomas
spoke on the question, delivering forci-
BILE and excellent reasons why Marshall
should have an academy such as they
wished to assist in founding. They
both demonstrated a favorable financial
result from the projected school, and
tOOA GuCll AHulCo 1lOu1 AN On ROA
of the city of Lexington as to the ad-
vaptages of the schools located at that
place. The paper was then signed by
q majority of those present. The
amount rising to somewhere between
$1,000 and $4,000 before the breaking
up of the meeting.
Messrs. w. M. Walker,G G. B. Blanch-
ard, Thos. Boatright and A. S. Van
Anglen were appointed a committee to
present the subscription paper for the
signature of those desiring to contrib
ute to the enterprise. Everyone pres
ept took a bright view of the proba-
bility of success for the academy pro-
ject, and although the empty benches
looked very d~lscouraging at first, it
soon TRANSFERRED that success depends
not always on how many, but on who
are present in q meeting for a public
purpose.
1t is to be regretted however that the
meeting should have fallen On such {
time that other engagements should
have SO happened as to preclude some
of our leading citizens from attending
the board of trade for so vital a pur-
pose, but it is hoped that they will re.
deem the misfortune Of their absence
by attaching a good round sun to thu
column of the subscription paper Wher
it comes around to them.
The Two gentlemen who propose t
undertake the labor of building
school here of the kind which is need.
cd, namely an academy, supplementins
the public school, and obviating thu
sending of Saline's money and pupils
abroad, had recommendations ant
, references of the most s~atisfactor,
kind. And everyone who met ani
heard them al pleased with the com
nonsense arguments and plain diree
and gentlemanly bearing of the men
They are thoroughly in earnest ant
are sanguine that they can bring quit,
q number of pupils from abroad tn,
t first year. 1t is due to them that thi
academy matter be set at rest and th
: amount raised as soon ss possible, a
they both have offers, and favorabl
} ones, in other schools for the comm.
3 year. But they have become interes
t ted in the idea of building up a famou
. academy in Saline, which has so littl
: in that line for q county that stand
8 fourth in the state in taxable wealth
0 and we hope their highest anticipation
+ may be realized.