Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-14
a CONTAMINATION.
The s. W. p. University and the City of
Clarksville.
70 lie Tobacco Lear. Chronicle


There seems to be Question in re-
gard to some points touching the re
laiiOn between the city Of GAINESVILLE
and S. w. p. University.
First, it is claimed "that the S. w.
p. U. now had nine honds of 81, 900
(eacI) TO which il was not entitled
under the original contract"
Following are the facts in the case:
1st. Under a movement to locate
theB. w. P. University an effort was
made to secure it for the city of
GAINESVILLE by the promise of fifty
thousand dollars.
I'd. A donation Of fifty-one bonds
of the State of Tennessee, with all
the coupons attached which, at that
time, amounted TO about nine thous-
and dollars, was pledged by the city
of GAINESVILLE under the following
contract:
"That said bonds of the State Of
Tennessee, with all the coupons at
ttched, being about forty-one bonds
of one thousand dollars each, be do
mated to the South Western Presby-
terrain University, on condition that
said University shall be located at
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, and that the city
of GAINESVILLE shall be entitled to
have at all times as many as ten
students in said University, to be
educated free of charge-and students
TO be selected from the public schools
within the limits, and under the
ontroI of the city of GAINESVILLE, for
merit and proficiency in their
studies" See the digest Of the laws
Of GAINESVILLE, 1880, page 1l6.
3D.. The proposition to transfer
these bonds to the S. w. p. Univer
sity, in accordance with the forego
ing contract, was submitted to
the qualified voters of the city Of
GAINESVILLE on the 18th day of April,
1874, and was ratified almost unani-
mously, there being only four dis
senting votes. Dig, st, 1880, page 1l6
note.
18th. In accordance with this ac-
ton ofthe city, James l.. Glenn, b.
w. Macrae and other commission
ers, as directe !, handed over to the
properly constituted authorities OF
the University, the said bonds, with
coupons attached, amounting, bonds
and coupons, to the firty-thousand
dollars promised to secure the locd-
ton of the University, and one cou-
pom from each bond, due July LIST,
1874, in addition, which coupons (4D
were delivered to the city of ClArks-
vile, for the use Of the common
schools. The University gave re-
ceipt Tor 'fifty-thouSand dollars, in
Tennessee bonds, which included the
nine thousand dollars in coupons at
tached, which We're funded into Ten
nessee bonds.
Second, it is claimed that the
university is not complying with
its contract when it charges library
aud incidental fees to those holding
free scholarship certificates from the
city"
Touching this point l find on the
digest" for 1880, Pages 100 and l2l,
and for the year 1886, pag' ) l04 and
l05, both referring back TO the
digest, 1877 page So and o."
Section 3, 18SO), section 100, (lSG6)
"rhat after the first selection the
students shall always be selected
from the highest or finishing classes
of the public schools. And they
shall in all cases be limited to bona
fide residents of the city"
Section 3, (lSS0) sec. liz, (IS86)
"Thai the said scholarship privileges
shall consist of free tuition in the
literary, scientific ard commercial
departments Of the University for
the space of two collegiate years.
RUUicied houeWr, that the appOintees
shall in all respects be subject to the
rules and discipline of the Univer-
sity."
Sec Q8SO) see. 124, O8SG) "that
tie certificates of scholarship privi-
leges shall expire;
10Th, by removal of the parents
from the city"
The University has no desire to
charge fees to which it is not justly
entitled.
From the above laws, repeated in
the "disests" since 1877, and now in
force, it will appear, first that the
University does not violate its origi
nal contract, as interpreted by the
authority Of the city OF
when it charges library
and incidental fees, to students who
hold free scholarship certificates !;
second, that the University has the
right, under the original contract, as
interpreted by the municipal author
ily Of the city of GAINESVILLE, to
charge tuition to students, who,
holding such certificates, may |
not be bona tide residents of the city
or whose parents may have removed
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