The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-03-31
THE COLUMBIA MILITARY
INSTITUTE.

The ground the people of this town
and county gave to the Government,
/, still there. And the buildings which
the government put there, and then
gave away, are still there. But
the school, with all its seeming
fair prospects and multiplied prom
ises, is in the hazy distance, as
far removed from the material eye as
if 1t had not Deen planned and touted
for the last twelve months.
The school has never had the con-
fidence of the Columbia public, tor the
reason that its promoters have worked
in such secret and mysterious ways;
and vet discerning business men have
silenced their convictions, rather than
to do any possible injury to move
men they hoped so much for. Ana
now after twelve months patlent
wait, they find the promoters In a
Jealous wrangle with themselves, ana
the school prospect in an absolutely
Choatic condition. Speaking for Go
lumbia row, we think we have reached
that point where patience has ceased
to be virtue.
Columbia ought to demand OF SEN
ator CaImack and Congressman Fac
gett that they inquire at once and
infinitely INTO the condition OF tn
splendid property, which. through tnell
Influence. was given to this coteI1e CT
said-to. be patriotic educators, ana
demand of them that they give to Il
country the school they promised, OF
else yield their places to men VINO
will. And it they cannot finance the
school on the broad plane proposed, ano
are preparing to make little two-by
| four cheap John concern OF 1t, the
title if possible should be wrested from
them, and the property reconverted
to its original use, or else decided to the
State for school purposes, or to the
County of MauIy, or the City of Co.
Iumbia, or to some organized company
or association, who will not only
pledge itself, but can show its ability
to finance as large an institution "a
this school ought to be, with It's $500,
900 grounds and buildings.
This school ought not to wait d
on the supposed equities .of Pr Il
Weber, who has landed himself safe
and snug as Superintendent of the
CITY Schools of Nashvills. Neither
should it he IN ade foot ball OF play
thing for the jealous Iivalries nf the
Chsncelors of Vanderbilt and Sewanpt
Universities. Columbia has more
equities and rights than either OF these
men, or ali of them, end our Senstol
and Representative should see thai
these rights and equities are respected
And the sooner this is done. the better
For Columbia, who gave this groun(
to the Government. and the Govern
ment which gave it to these gentle
men, not only have right to kno"
that This school will be started, ant
that beyond the peradventure OF
douht. hut that it will be started mex
September when the other school
start. and that it will be started ON
scale commensurate with the cost OF tn
buildings and the beauty of the grounds
and last but not least, that it will b
manned BY men of experience ant
ability and stability. and not che
make shifts and figure heads, merel'
to comply with the law and hold IL
title to the premises.
Columbia has right to know abou
these things; and Columbia wants 7
know about the,e things; and in T..
game of Columbia we call upon o,na
) tor Carmack and Congress nan Padset
, to make prompt and full inquiry. n,
renort the facts to tier constituents.