The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15
THE SEMINARY !.
TaAT IS TO BE ESTABLISHED HERE By
BISHOP KINsOLvIEG
A General Outline Of the Purposes Of his
Home Tor Young Ladies In Attendance
Upon schooi-Ths Origin CT the
Plan Explained

HE STATESMAN gets from the
committee cha ged with raising the
/ fund to secure the locating OF the Epis
copal college for young ladies the fol.
| loving brief ex racL from what Bishop
| Kinsolving has submitted as in br Of
ana imperfect outline, n plan which it
! il his earnest desire TO see realized in
practical form in the city of Austin.
! he bishop goes on to cay:
II am anxious to establish in this
| city an institution in the nature OF "a
church house aud school for young la
dies attending the University and
high school of Austin; ibis house to be
! in charge of proper and competent
/ persons and uDder the general over
| sight and direction of myself as The
bishop of the diocese; the equipment
| 20 extend 10 all that goes to make
| school life a church home lie, regu
| lated and guided by Christian discl-
| pine and supervision; the teaching
/ 10 embrace music, art, and other de-
! partments OF education and culture
not taught in the University, and to
supplement in every way needed the
best scientific aud literary training to
| be had in the state
The great din Gully OF church
schools In these days Is to compete
| with the public free schools and col
leges But my effort would be- toward
securing, tree Of cost, the full dement's
Of the princely gift OF Texas to her
children in the way OF hrst class url-
veTsIly education, while supplement-
ing this with the 1gis OF church pro-
tee ion, and the graCes Of such tram.
ing as the University, in the nature OF
things. can not give. L would seek
to make this house broad and catholic
in its influence and spirit; and, as far
as possible, exempt from mere ecolesi-
asticism and sectaTianism, and its
general standard and aim of such a
character as to inspire the confidence
and enlist the cooperation of all true
friends of the higher education OF
women"
1t may not be generally known that
the nucleus of this proposed school
was provided some 10 Or12 years ago by
bequest of $40, 600 in the will of Miss
Sarah Burr OF New York, for the pur
pose Of aiding such school, Bishop
Gregg so managed the fund that IL
had accumulated to over $14 900, and
was turned over to Bishop KinsOlving
by the trustee at Galveston with Il
contribution of his own, making the
fund $4,000.
This, with some $4,000 raised by
several gentlemen and q couple OF
ladies at austin, has been used to Sc
cure the chosen location. the Day
properly, at $4,000, Mr.. Day
having reduced the price $500
in view of the use for
which the purchase was made. Three
thousond dollars are therefore needed
secure the final location and organ
ization OF this noble enterprise perma-
nently at Austin. So when this is
done, the bishop can go to the other
parishes of bis diocese and say: "Aus.
tin has done Its part" And we shall
soon see an institution here of which
Austin can we'll be proud. The bishop
hopes to get the school equipped fol
work by next fall. Over $4,000 have
been expended, we learn, in founding
the Young Ladies Episcopal Seminary
at Dallas. This work ought not by
any means to be confined to the Epis.
copalians of ustiu. It rises in its
Importance and scope above all cues
tions of sect or creed. 1t will be, 80
far as A ustin is concerned, a handmade
to the University; great public bene.
| faction