Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-09-15
THE EXERCISES AT HARDIN COLI
LEGE THIS MORNING WERE
LARGELY ATTENDED.
HON. CHAMP CLARK TALKS.
The Ninth District Congressman Re
views the Life Work of Chas.
Fl. Hardin and Tells
What He Did for
Women.
AN INTERESTING PROGRAMME.

nv IN iEnIOIIVu 1nUunHWWe.
Hardin College Concert Hall was
filed to its utmost capacity Monday
with an audience attracted thither
by the announcement that at ten
O'Clock Founders Day exercises
would be held in honor OF the one
to whom Hardin College owes it's
existence, the late Governor Charles
HI. Hardin.
As President Million announced, In
a few well chosen words during the
morning, it has. been decided to make
Founders Day an annual event at
the College, to be held on the Mon
day following the opening Thursday
of each school year-a day to center
the attention upon the founder OF the
institution, who had, through his
great-hearted generosity, erected to
himself q monument which 1t is hoped
shall stand while time itself shall pass
away.
THE PROGRAMME.
The programme of the morning was
opened with an organ solo by Prof.
Clarkson. This was "Guilmant's Cho-
rus" and was rendered by Prof. Clark
son in a truly mastery manner. Prof.
Clarkson is too well known to the
people of Mexico to make any spec
ial tribute to his skill necessary.
Following this was aprayer by Rev.
N. r. Pittman, which was succeeded
by a violin solo by Prof. WalKerling
with Prof. Guerne as piano acompa-
mist. Truly, no music is half SO love-
ly, 90 soulful and divine as that of the
violin, when In the hands of q master,
and such Prof. Walkerling showed
himself to be. Throughout his per-
Torrance the audience sat as though
entranced only to give way to enthu-
siastic applause az the last notes of
the "Reverie" died away, when Prof.
Walkerling in response to the encore
further gratiied the listeners by rem
dering another selection, which but
added to the feeling that either mas
ter or violin must be inspired, who
knows but both? President Million
is indeed to be congratulated upon
having obtained such an instructor as
Prof. Walkerling, to whom Mexico
music lovers extend a cordial well
come, to which is added q fervent
wish that they may often be offered
such an opportunity al was theirs
this morning.
The address to the students, deliv-
cred by President Million, was a brief
one, in which he welcomed them to
Hardin College, to Mexico, to the
various churches, ETC., assuring them
that they would receive q cordial
greeting wherever they went. He
pointed out that the path of the board
ing school girl lies not over "fowery
beds of ease,' but that many obstacles
must be met and overcome and that
only the girl who is thoroughly in
earnest can hope to meet with success.
The next number was q vocal solo
by Mrs. Lula Dean Forrest, the new
vocal instructress at the college. This
was but another musical treat, for
Mrs. Forrest possesses a remarkably
lovely voice, clear and sweet, and
sings with such exquisite ease and
freedom that it is a delight to listen.
So thought the audience, evidently,
for she was given q most apprecistive
encore, to which she responded with
Foote'S "Irish Folk Song" Miss Child
accompanying her on the piano, Al In
the preceding number.
JUDGE GUTHRIE's REPORT.
The financial report was given by
Judge John A. Guthrie, and was as
follows:
The following is an approximate ex-
hibit of the property of the college:
Value of grounds and buildings, $751;
600; endowment, $57, 900; scientific
apparatus, $4,000; steam heating ap-
p~aratus, $4,000; furniture, s13, $500.
Total, $500 The property is all
in excellent condition. By the terms
of Governor Hardin's gift, 40 per
cent of the income from the endow-
ment shall return to increase the en-
dowment until that fund shall reach
$500, 900.
The articles of association of Hardin
College were adopted June 8, 1873.
At that time the institution possessed
but n building, 40x50 feet.
All the buildings erected by the
Board of Hardin College for college
purposes are built of brick. The first
building erected is 4sx60 feet, three
stories and basement. 10 was COM
pleted Feb. 10, 1876, and cost s10,50O
contract price; actual cost, S11,600).
The second building, 4sx47 feet,
three stories and basement, joining
the first building on the east, was fin
ished Feb. 20, 1877, at a cost Of s., 800.
The next addition, 4sxs0 feet, three
stories and basement, joining the Sec
ond building on the east, vas COM
pleted Nov. 25, 1882, at a cost of
S12,346.
Next came an addition 87xss feet,
four stories, containing, besides other
spacious rooms, an auditorium for
concert purposes, having Q seating
capacity of 1900. This building was
finished Jan. ~, 1891, and cost $4,000.
The fifth and last addition, 44x47
feet, three stories and basement, was
completed Jan. 2, 1896, at Q cost OF
s5,275.
As a result of this growth, the COL
lege now possesses brick buildings
Q full length Of 301 feet
and varying In width from A feet to
IS feet. For these buildings an outlay |
Of moro than $4,000 has been in
CURED.
HON. CHAMP cLARK's ADDRESS.
Hon. Champ CLARK was then intro
duced by President Million ana In his
clear way paid to Hardin's
glowing tribute. He said
In part:
II 90 happened that my learned
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