Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-29
THE QUESTION OF LOCATION DE-
CIDEDLAST TUESDAY AFTER
NOON.
ENTHUSIASTIC CITIZENS MEETING
AT THE OPERA HOUSE TUES
DAY EVENING.
Eloquent Addrc-,c, by rromircn, Mrn

Eloquent Addrc~>o, by promiu"nt Men
Several months ago, as most OF om
readers will remember, it was amuoWc-
eel 10y the press throughout the state
that before the close of the year the
PrcsbytcriMs of Michigan would locate
Il college in the Northern part of the
state, and that either Mt. Pleasant, Il.
Louis. Ithaca or Alma would be the
place selected. II was also generally
understood that the institution would
be hrst-claSS in every particular and
would. when established. take imme-
! diate rank with the best colleges i'm the
country. These facts being patent to
| all. there at once sprang up "a rivalry
among the towns above mentioned as
| 10 which should receive the coveted
| plum. but the contest soon narrowed
! down to It. Louis and Alma. And
while there has been little doubt i'm the
minds OF most people that \ Ina would
4 be- the successful town. still II. Louis
made very pretty fight for it. and
came i'm Il fair second. The citizens Of
! that village offered money and lands
and hired columns I'm the Saginaw and
! Detroit newspapers through which 10
| air the superior = advantages offered
! 10y them. but as usual. Alma got To the
! front and Alma College" viii soon bee
ON the catalogue of Michigan 5 cduca-
! tiOual institutions. of which all her
! citizens are SO proud
The committee instructed 10 visit li-
riOuS localities and view the adVau-
! tdgto oleied. visited AilhI I'ol sept
ana al lhe meeting OH lh' IiCoDN lrllaH
! synod at Nialld hapiuN oh lhc I-Jli oil
OCTOBER reported tlltU ll IicH Judge
mcni Alma was lhe most Ndldble
place aJ Whlch TO localt lnc coIltEt:
At that meeting OF the Shyoq lhe noaid
ol trustees was tIlPoNtLeu- lh lHtI
discretion. To coJabllon ana Iucdtt Il COZ
Iege. ActlhE uhutI Jhcoc lhoI IucOnl'
TINS board. compose OIL We loHo"iiI-
gentlemen. ttlN. y. \. lGIl ol LAY
city, W IN. y. Mcl GIhic oI pNiidlitl
-. VI. cooper ol Dtliolt. nos. -
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OF East Saginaw, a. ! Biushe ol Sa2I-
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IhoS. Merrill ana Jolil Moore 0l sag
NAV. /. +. richards ol Grand kdpldS.
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that desired lhc college ana ld0i uro-
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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.AND CIrI-
IENs OF ALMA: \ question OF lmpoit-
mce, a question OF great moment.
which has been agitated for some time.
= has been considered and decided to-day
, in favor of Alma applause some
months ago ut Il meeting OF the PreSh>-