Year: 1859

The New College Enterprise.

 MR. EDIToR--

 Many of the readers of your excel lent paper and perhaps nearly all of them. are aware that strong exertions are being made in every part of the state for the purpose of raising subscription to build new college. This is the beglnins of new and important era in Ar Kansas and should awaken feelings of pride and pleasure in the bosom of every patriot with Tn It's limits. Only twenty-five wears aoo and this state was territorial wilderness, unculti. vated and uniDhabited except few sparse set tlemenls along the borders of the White. Ar. kansas and Ouchita rivers, and school houses were almost matter of astonishment to the people. But now tinurishing towns, cities, vil- lages and shool- houses may be unnumbered, and the whole state presents the marks of cheering and rapid improvement.

 Not only are school-houses growing more nu- merous, but there are few energetic. and en- terprlslng men who are making strong and suc- ceSstu appeals to the people for new college, and from what I cyn learn there will certainly be no failure in this grand and important mea- sure. And as success seems to be almost cer. tain, it is now time for those who are interested to consider what particular spot would be most appropriate for the location of the institution.

 And although l am not directly interested ] hope no one will think 1t arrogance on my part, to express my preference for its situation

 The situation of an institution of learning o high order, should be if possible in healthy central and accessible locality. Parents will be more willing to send their sons and daughters to healthy place to be educated, than to g place where they are in constant dread of dis. ease. In fact students cannot learn with that facility they should when they are breathing ar atmosphere that is loaded with poisonous mi. asmatlc vapers. It has a tendency to inervate the physical, as we'll as the mental faculties. And Il those who hava vote to locate the new college wish it to prosper and gather laurels or account of its merit, they should certainly con- sider long and we'll, before they cast their votes For upon its location greatly depends its future success and prosperity.

 For my part think that no better place n the state of Arkansas could be selected for the situation of college than the town of Lewis burg in Conway county. It is the healthies place in the state, beyond doubt, has sobe and moral community and besides it is a very central and accessible point. And permit mt to say that if had thousand votes to cast should give them so all to Lewisburg. In re. gard to its health refer you to the citizens o tue place and surrounding country, as we'll a, to the hundreds who have stopped as traveller. there. do not thus give my preference tc Lewisburg, on account of any sinister motive Not at all I am not identified in any manner with the place. own no land or property there, and consequently nothing but an honvic ton of what really believe could induce mt to write as do It is decidedly the best place know of in the state for the location of col lege, and hope when the subscribers assem- ble for the purpose of bollotting for the loca ton of the new colleg, they will cast their vote. for Lewisbug. Yours, etc

 CLARENCE.

 Springfield Ark.. Feb 4, 1859.