Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-24
Something to Think About--h Norman
College for Audubon.

The recent fire at Shenandoah de-
stroyed Normal College. For this
College Lincoln, Ncbr, offered SloOW,
Omaha $4,000 and Denver Sl20,oD.
This Is all the out growth Of one mans
labor for eight years. Atlantic at one
time offered $4,000 for Tabor College.
This shows In money value how high 4
rate business men place upon institu'
lions of learning, how much more IN
the far future great deal mere endur'
ing than stone or brick. There are rich
cultured men and women In Audubon,
(and they viii give to build and endow
such y College for Audubon. Ths
beautiful hill top owned by Mrs, Stuart
in West Audubon, offers the location,
looking toward the morning sunrise,
just the proper distance from man
street eight set upon a hill that
could not be hid ! believe the citi'
zens OF our beautiful city will plant
this College; 1t would be lasting bens-
diction for all time to come, blessing
to cultured womanhood and manhood,
business enterprise more to DO desired
than glucose works or plough rae
tory. No railroad could build US up or
benefit the city one half as much as our
proposed College. Harvard, Grinnell,
Tabor, with Shenandoah, all started IN
carpet sack, without money or infu
ence. II we stop short Of the COM
',tion of this christian enterprise for
pnr ~ and county, bringing to w
,,n,.as students in the future, we
fail of our duty.
The foregoing suggesti. ". neonls
and indicate course which '. -. /.
of Audubon might take to sec. wa
lasting benefit to all interested. IA.
educational interests of Iowa, especially
Western Iowa, are In their infancy
The people have passed the pioneer
stage and are becoming year by year
better able to avail themselves Of bet
ter and higher educational facilities.
Examples are referred to in the above
showing what has been accomplished
and how much has been attained from
small beginnings. AS business enter
prise u college could with proper man
agement be made paying institution
from It's establishment. Independent
and wise management would guarantee
this much, while the new and increased
life which several hundred students
bring to a town would constitute an adj
vantage which IL is presumed none will
question. Other cities are striving for
the establishment of colleges, offering
large sums OF money with building
sites, etc, while 1t is easily within the
power Of this place to create such an
institution out of the public demands
Of the present day, IL would attract y
desirable citizenship from abroad, and
N this way afford greater advantages
han many of the so-called enterprises
'or which communities are striving.
Audubon Is a splendid location for an
Institution of learning, surrounding
Students with q healthy and elevating
moral influence, where churches abound
md where the laws of the land, now
we'll observed, will be more easily en-
orced In the future than they have
,een in the past. Above every other
In the matter, Is the fact
" the advantage 10 would secure to
very ambitious student In the county.
The many who find themselves unable
% incur the expense Of attending q
oreign school could here perfect an
,ducation which would thoroughly
,quip them for the duties Of life. The
enterprise is one which may well inter
.st the entire community, rs one well
to enhance the interests Of
The entire county, while II will afford
an advantage to individuals the degree
Of which may not be easily overesti-
mated. 1t Is subject worthy Of the
best theIght and most careful business
estimate.