Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 36

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472

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The report fur 1868, quito similar to its immediale prodecessor in ils general ninke-up, reveals no important change of officers Mr. Nelson, Mr. Pearson, Mr Gilbert, and Mr. Dunlop. Treasurer, being respectively rer. lecled. Que remarkable feature, however, nbont this rolume, is the foet that the Treasurer's report shons a balance an hand, after paying expenses, of $61.55. Up to this time, no available nssistaneo hind been received, ex- cept from l'rof. Ilans, already duly errdited, yel tho soriety bad thet chr. reol expenses, done ils own printing amul hunding, and in short, "honrded and elolbel itself," diffusing annnally nu amount of useful knowledge nmong The people of our Stale, the value of which is incalculable. During the year, called meetings irere held at Salein, in the peach and grape senyou, and of ereuinga during the Sinte Fair, which was hell in Terre Houto the full prericus. After repeated importunations, I'resident Nelson sublimited lo a reflection for 1869. Dr T. A. Bloud, W H. Rugun nuil Chss. Louder beiug respectively elected Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secreluty aud Treasurer The voluwie of Irausnetions fer this year fell short of its predecessors in point of inlue, nolnithstanding the fact That the State lind now assumed the expense of prinling and binding. During the year, the horticultural interest at the West, and especially throughout This Sinfe, susinined a great loss through the death of Renthon Ragau und 14. V Cutley, ibich Grenla wrro appropriately noticed in this and the succeeding rolumes.

President Nelson, in his annual address for 1870, snid: "Three years ngo, I delivered what I considered my ruledietory aditres, lo this society. as its presiding officer ; still, I hinre been acting in the same capacity erer since, boring breu lirice reeleeleil for different sensous, and contrary to wrlint I considered the irde poliry of tho society ; believing ns 1 do, in The que-form principle of ull presiling offerte, when no executive inlent is especially re- quired. + It is not, therefore, wy purpose lo deliver au nddress now It wouldl linrdly he iu place to do so-bil merely preside until my successor is elected, who, I am sure, will be a person entitled to the respeel you always exteuilel to we, nud for which I shall erer feel as allard. ing tuo the most pleasing rorollections of my life ; and, nlthough I wny not lie alnays able, or even inuch longer, lo he writh you al your sunuul tucel- ings, ay the rigors of ninler odmonish, und the sands of The hour glass quietly whisper to me that 1 wmu nol ny young os I wus Thirty yeura ngo, when 1 hrst embarked in horticultural pur suits Still, I hope to meet you unny times more, and it all times do whint little I may be able, lo still further extend Ibe usefulness of n sorirty with which 1 linve heet so long connected. Before closing these brief remarks, I cannot Tarego this oppor- tunity of saying, thal notwilbelanding the juerlorss, not to say tola! tudif- ference, of the great mass of our people, lo this noble calling of horticulture, the renoralor and purifyer of social life, a large amount of inluable work hns hecu done by this little band of borliculturisis." Ile theu alluded hrielly to the work of The past, comparing Beecher's fruit lists with thul of Ibis society, paying & lifliug tribute of resprel to the invinories of Roubou Inygau nin] II. V. Culley, with on appropriate acknowledgment of ohliga- lions to Dr. Jolin A. Wurder, of Dbio, for raluable nasislaner al all times, in promoting the horticultural interests of our society, our State and our country, concluding with nu able extract from Dr. Lindley, on the circulation of 4op. This closed a period of valuable public service, and n series of most alle and interesting onnunl addresses. The manile of his ahle and worthy predeces- wor uow frll upon Dr. Allen Furons, of Immutricks faunty. Seth W Prorson being agnin elected Recoriling Secretary : W. 11 Ragnu, Corresponding Secretary, sul Chus, Londer, Treasurer.

The Indinnn Stole Board of Agriculture, netunted by the most benein. lent, fraternal feeling, hnul, at its Inst regular meeting, appropriated $160 to be used by the society in the payment of premiums ou essays. This sum bail bren subdivided by the society, into four first premiums of $26, und four seconil of $16, enchi on apples, pears, grapes, und small fruits, to be ninriled at this meeting. The miturding ol These premiums and the rending of the prize quipers ronsumed a large portion of the time of the mocling, us their publiention also adileil rory greatly to the size and interest of the annual volume of traustetions for that yrar

The year 1871 tras nour ishered in hy the assembling of the lenth amont seseiun of the society, in The Board of Trade Roots, in the city of Indian- npolis. I'resident Furuns wns rrelocled, us ulso the full list of executive officers The discussions al this mnreling were reported more fully thin al any previous session of the society : embracing, also, n nider range of topics Dr. G M Leritte, of Indianapolis, rund an uble paper ou Entomology, and J. C. Ratliff, of Richmond, ono on Ornithology ; tire important subjeels thal hail herrlofore receireil fee lillle attention The State Beard of Agriculture also coutiuued its liberality toward the socioly by alling spurt un amount situitor to That of The previous year, for the purpose of paying premiums ca essays. This resulted in securing to the society four prize essays on Laune and Orusmental Grounds, Vegetalde Gardening, unil Ciler and Ciler Vine. gar. The largest rolune of transactions, und perhaps the most inlunble oue erer published by the society, was That of 1871.

In 1872, J. C. Hintliff, of Riohinend, irus electril Treasurer ; W. II. Ragan, of lleudricks County, Scorelary, and Chins. Lowder, Trensurer. Al this ses- sion, the office of Torre pouding Seereinry uras disenntinned, und the appro. priation by the State Bonrd of Agriculture ilirerted to the payment of preminu4 on small fruits, ul a show which uns hehl during the previous sulliner in Indinunpolis. The results of this exhibition wore ont entirely enlistnetory. Yet, the nhle ndilress of the Hon. W. C. Flagg, of Illinois, ou the Stran berry, A full repurl of which is published, nhils great interest to the report for this year. Tho Secretary nho republished n series of tuemoirs of Pioneer Western Nurserymen, which is not the least interesting feature of tho annual report.

J. C. Rnilif was reoleeled l'resident for 1873; J. 1. Kingsbury, Secre- tary ; and the ohl Treasurer continued The report for this year was shorn of much of' ils interest, by the inter paytion of an economienl mood, that orer- canie eerinin of our State officials, who declined to publish the discussions of The society After repealed unsuccessful effurte on the part of the society, for a Stalo nppropriation, the Legislature of 1873, prassel n section in its specifio appropriation hill, providing $500 per autumn for the fire ensuing yunre. This sum has enabled the society to rery mneb increase its field of usefuluess. Two linnilred dollars of this amount wis set apart for the pny. ment, at the next annual luceling, of four $50 premiums on resars un Home Adinncemeuls, Horticultural Ednenuon, Cultivation of the Perch, and ibe Pear Blight.

In olidience lo the constitutional provisions, the society conteneil for the thirteenth regular session in Indianapolis, Jununry 6, 1874. & C. Rst. liff was again reelecteil Presilent , W. Fl. Ragno, Secrotory; and Cuny. Lomdler, Treasurer. The usnul roulino of es-ars, jumpers, reporte and diseus- sions characterized ihr make-up of the volume for Ilus year. Tho premium essays referred to in the untice of the last year's report will be found in this rohmnue, with an appendix, embracing sereral papers of interest. An important net of this session una a constitutional chungo, permilling the soriel y to bold it- meolings al nny poiul within the Stato ; also, changing the licio ol merling from Jnuuntry to the second Tuealny in Dreember This eouistititintinl provision brought the next werling nithin the sun venr.

The Fourtecuth Annual Session was therefore held in Plainfield, com- meuciug December 8. 1874. This arasiou uns unusually interesting, as # WAS Thought by the friends of the rutory jonu it wonll be. Ony circum- slane, howrrer, wurrel the interest of The occasion, and ronileri unother constitutionol chunge necessary. 11 irne found That the time conflicted with the auunal meetings in Illinois, Ohio und Kentucky. Ours iros, therefore, chuugeil lo the third Tuesdoy in December. Ans filbert, of Vigo founty, u'ns eleelrd President ; W. H. Raguui and Chos. Londer bring rerlected See- retory and Treasurer. The session of the Legislature for 18fa renewed Iho appropriation modr by its predecessor. for the lieitefit of the anejety ; posted a general net proriding for the incorporation of The sume, uml revised tur law relating In The mnungement of Puplue University, proriding that que member of the Bung of Trustees of the institutinn should he gelerted by Ihr

Horticultural Socieli It further provided for Ihr incorporating of hical horticultural societies, lunking them. when sn ineurporaled, tributary to the Stato organization. Uwler These prurisions aleps hinro been taken for the incorporation of the society, aud nt'u called meeting of tho Executive Board, held at the residence of Chay. Lowiler, on the 18th of June, 1875, Hlou .J. I' Mathff uns elrelrd u member of the Board of Trustres of l'urine. The

ling a complete sumiuury of the proceedings of the meetings, together with Ili usual proportion of contributed muller of un approprinte charneler.

A high compliuient to the good uinumgement uf Tho finances uf the society umy be found in the remarks of fin Hendricks, that of the muounl appro+ printeil hy the State, the last Treasurer's report shours a buluuro un haud of $603 40. The nununl session for 18;h comeued in the city of Terre Haute, Ircewher 21, conhuuing there iluys. The aggregate nununl membership of the society since ils orgnuization, in 1860, is 1,226.

INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON, MONROE COUNTY

In IM02, Congress made a grund ul land comprising one civil tomuship, and loroled within the present limite nf Gibson County, then an nubroken wrihlerness, and port of Knox County, which compriseil all the Sinte, and even rueronched ou Illinois oud Michigan, the proceeds arising from the sale of which nere to bo uppdied to the erection mut sustaining of o "seninunry of learning," lo br built itt the village of Vincennes, then the capital of The Territorr.

In 1807, mu act incorporating The Vincennes Buitreis passed the Legis lature, and the lowuship of Inud in Gibson County uns piit on the market. This sumie net alsn njominled n Board of Trustees fur tho institution, composeil of the following gentlemen : Willintu leur Hurrisnu, John Gibson, Thomas Il. Dniae, Heury Vanderburgh, Wuller Tmp lor, Reuj. Parke, Peter Joues, Jnoes Johnyuu, lohn Rice Jones, George Wallace, Willinmu Bullitt, Hlins MeNAure, luhn Budolett, Henry Hurst, Geu. W. Johnston, Francis Vigo, Jucub Kuy. keilall, Samuel MoKer, Nalbaniel Kiring, George Irich, Lukr Droker, Sajunel Gunthiney und John Johnsou.

The sule of lunil tras, however, sler, proceedy amall, nud, the Bonel fil- ing In tucet, the institution uns supposed to have to existouce, niul lu n few ycary wns forgolleti.

Iu 1818, Congress granted au wblitional township, located in the present litutte of Munirne County, and steps nere tukou lowenril the foundation of the University.

In 1820, the Sinte Legialninre passed un not uppuinting onuther Board of Trustees, undl nuthorized them In soleet tho loention for such nu insti- Tution, mind to coutract for its construction. They quel in June of this year, ul Bloomington, aud selected the presret site for the loention of the huiklings The enulpart for their erection was, however, unt wiede nulif the year 1822, and three years after, in the spring of 1825, they were go for completed a4 to In ppemed for schual purposes.

"The Kral arion irus connuouced with about twenty student4 (in tho spring of 1825), with mur rencher, the Rer, Bayuord R. Hull, nud he of a salary uf one hundred nud fifty dollars per yrur. The sendewie yenr uns

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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF INDIANA .- CONTINUED.

divuli'd tato tivo sessions of fire moathe ench. The school wns then enllel the Indiana Acuilemy, oud under that unme hud been chartered. ht con. tinul ou the same plun for liro years, when, in Muy, 1825, tohn 1] flur- ney was elected Professor of Matheustica, Natural Philosophy and Astronomy, at a salary ot oue hnudred und fifty dollors per aresion, und the salary of the Thinginnl was maised to four hundred dollars per year. The following year, 1828, the unwie wus chungeil by the Legislature to the Indianu College.

Dr. D. 11. Maxwell way President thin of the Bonril of Trustees, nud, utuiler the new naine, the first regular fueulty wns organized as follows : fer. Autrew Wylir, D D., President of Washington College, PeunayIronie, was chosen President and Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy und Belles Lettres; Her. John 11. Harney, A. M., Professor of Mathematics nudl Natural Philosophy , and Rer. Bayuaril R. Ilull, .A. M., Professor of Ancient Languages.

This year, mensures were milopted fur the sale of the lands in Gibsun County, omul for thr ervetinu of a new college hnililing. The sule of the lund rus considered by muhy uuruastitutionul, mul it was eluimed that the Sinte could not apply the proerede arising from auch salo to ouy institution, save the oue numed in the original grant-al Vinerunes. Subsequently the Bunrd of Trustees of the Vincentirs University reorganized, electel jursous to fill its rucaucies, and, through its attorney, Samuel P. Juloh, brought suit oguinst the Stato for the indue of the lands soll. The State gute indemuity to those who had purchased theso laws, Amil, in the Circuit Court of Mariou County, gained the ense, It was at ouce appenled to the Supreme Court of the United States, mul the juilgment of the lower courl was rerersvil. Judgment was given ngniust the State for $60,000. This was about the year 1848. Mir Andah rruined $20,000 worth of the bonds giren by the State in payment as his fee. This gare rise to u suit by the Board against him, which lusteil many years, oud iras funlly lost. The remaining $ 10,000 has beca so invested ns to draw nu income of $4,000 auuually, awl sustains a sunull newlemy, called the " Vincennes University," at Vincennes.

The nen college builling, begun in 1828, mus opened for students in a year or tun, wwl was used ns the collegr proper tilt the year 1833, when it uns destroyed by fire. It nos a brick structure, eighty feet long, thirty feet uile ond three stories high.

For two or thire years, uffairs mnored off most harmoniously after the election of the new Fnenlty. About the yeor 1830-31, n personal ilithenlty arnse between the President and sunte of the Professors, and the Board of Trustees, after miuly Trying to reconcile matters, declared the chutirs of I'rufezsors Haruey und llull racaut. Beanmint I'nrks, A. M., irny i lected to fill the place of l'rof. Ilall, and Rev. B. N. Elliott, A. M., to that of Prof. Harney, In 1836, Prof. Elliott resigned, to accept the Presidency of a college in Mississippi. This place was temporarily filled lill the next meeting of the Board, when two Professorships of Mathematics were established ; one of Pure Matheminlies, nud one of Natural Philosophy. The first of these was filled by James F. Dodds, the latter by Res. T A. Wylie, who is mill a Professor At the sunte time tho ehair of Ancient Languages was divided fo Prof. Purks was nasighed the choir of Latin Language ; and to A. W. futter, the chair of Greek nud Modern Languages. In 1835, the Law Depart- ment ires added, uad the professorship offered to Judge Blackford, irho, butverer, declined, and the ilepartment existed only in name until the year 1810, wlwn Hou. David McDonald acceptedl the place. Until the year 1818, au odmittauce or tuition fee of eighteen ilullors per year was charged in the Preparatory Department, und thirty dollars in the Collegiate Department. That year the Legislature provided that two stuileuts from each county should be admitted free.

The Indiano College iras reorganized, by nu act of the Legislature, in 1839, und the anmo changed to the Indiana University. It was endowed with university powers, aml a now Bonrd of Trustees, with authority to establish such departments as the means of the University would justify, were up- pointed. This new buard ut vuce reflected the ofil faculty, but soon after declared vaennt the elinirs helil by Profs. Hodlils, Parks and Rutter ; these were filled hy the election of Jacob Ampmien, from the West Point Military Acollemy, to the chair of Mathematics : lohn I. Morrison, to that af Ancient Languages, nadl M. M. Campbell, present County Superintendent of Schools of Mouroe County, to the alljunct Professorship of Languages, and as Prin- cipal of the Preparatory Department

Prof. Amuiru retained his place till the end of the scholastic year, 1843, when he nnd nlsu l'rof. Morrison resigned. Prof. Chnifibell remained in charge of his department thirteen years. He nas succeeded by Juinos Woodburn, who serred in thnt position until his death, in 1865. On the resiguntion of Prof. Morrison, the chair wus filleil by the election of Dauiel llenil, of tho Ohio Uuirersity, und that vaenteil by Prof. Anunen, hy ttel. Alfred Ryors, of the saine University ; And thus the faculty remained four years, when Prof. Ryoty resigned, ond Charles Marshall, of Virginin, was clerled to the racuuey In 1847, au odditiunul Professor was elected in the Lan Department. Hou. William T. Otto, L.L. D., was placed here to assist Judge MeDenald. These gentlemen labored faithfully until the year 18al, when both resigned onil were succeeded by Itou, James Hughes, he acting a- the only Professor in this ilepartment three years. On the 11th of Ne. rember, 1851, President Wylie, after acting in thnl capacity for twenty. three yenrs, with wonderful nbility, died. The l'residener was filled hy Prof T. A. Wylie uutil Jonunry, 1868, when the Rer. Alfred Ryors, irlo Linil previously beou electeil, outered upon the iluties ef that office. At the eluse of this year, the faculty uns ngain reiirganized. The Ror. William 31 Duily, D. D., was elected President, and Rev. Ryors assigned to the elumr uf Mathematics, but resigned, and Ror. Robert Milligan, A. 31., uns chosen In fill the pince.

This udministration nos somewhat marred with iliscord among the I'ro- fesgors, especially ugniust Dr. Daily, uhu, ut ditterent times, bad charges preferred against biu, aud, per ling one of these trials, resigned, after being I'risilent fre years and six months. One other mutter, also, operateil solue- what against the University. The members of the Board of Trustees wero principally Presbyterinus, nud had flled utmost all the professorships with teuebers from that body of religions holief. While this wny, in itself, linvo prored successful, uther demoninntious ilomanded equnl representation, This ilissatisfaction with the management of the University culminated in n Titlulrowrol uf tho aupport of the denominations n he could not obtain repre. w'ninting in the Fucully, and the establishment of sectarian colleges in dif- ferent parts of the State In 1836, the Buntists established n college nt Franklin; a few yent's Inter, the Christinos, the Northwestern Christian Vuiversity, at Indinunpolis ; also, the Christian Union College, at Merotu, on the Wahnsh Rivm, uml in 1839, thy Methilists The Indinna Asbury Buiversity, at Greeucasilo. The Inttor religious luuly linil in contenjointion a college uniler tho euro of tho lodiunu Conference, uwel within ity limits It towlered its support to the State University, provliled one of their hoily ho chosen to fill n place on the Faculty. This was atendlily denied them nutil the year 1836, when the authorities elvoteil Augustus W. Rutter, A M., n Metholist, who was Professor of Languages in Alleghinny College, te the chalr of Ieouomuy auf Modern Languages. But this liberality came too lale, as the Conference lind deoide'] on a loentiun and college of their own. For a similar reason, tho State withheld nuy fiunneial ail for nearly thirty yours after the college organization. Hud n moro liberal poliey heon [IDT- suo], all the denominations would have rallied to the suppart of the Stule University, aml, instomil of having sixteen colleges, Indiana in-dny wonhl unva hut ono gratul Ihrersity, fully equallng, in numbers of students mul uralth, tho University uf Michignut or Californiu

The Presbyterians u are no more to hluthe in the ease than would have beou any denomination in situilor circumstances. Says a learnedl writer . " Anxiety for their nun creed makes any church au nosofe guido in ques. tious involving contieting interests. The highest prosperity of the romumon

school system, as well as all other Amerienn institutions, will be found, when furthest rrutored from all religious (sectarion) intermeldling." One of the main causea, also, was the remoteness of Bloomington front lines of railway travel. Eveli noir but one railrouil runy through the place, and it bringa but one train ench wny-from the north and south-luily Other lines, crossing this, are proposeil, and some surveyel, and the citizens of Monroe County, who expect to retuin the institution in their midst, must offer goorl facilities for renohing them, or sume inore enterprising town nad] county will enrry off the prize they Low holil.

On Dr. Daily's resigning, in 1810, Dr. J. Il. Lathrop was eliusen l'resi- ulent.

During the year 1854, the greatest calamity befel the University in the loss, by fire, af the new college building. This occurred in April, and in addition lo the burning of the building all the libraries of the college and societies, some 9,000 volumes in all, and ull apparatus, were destroyedl. As it necurred nt a Hrasun of the year when littlo, if nay, fire was kept about the building, it is supposed to hour been the work of an jacendiary.

The Faculty nul Trustees, bowerer, decided to continue recitations, nud, securing a temporary hailling, college routine was at once resumed.

The citizens of Bloomington ond rieinity dounted $10,000, anil hy bor- rowing from the sinking fund of the Sente, a news and commodious edifice soon took the place of the one ilestroyel. This occurred while Dr. Daily occupied The Presidential chair. In 1812, Praf. Milligan filled the chair of Mathematics, hobliag it lill 1855, when he was transferred to that of Natural Science, left incunt hy the resignation of Rer. T. A. Wytic. Rev. Elishia Ballentine, A. M., tras olected to the chair of Mathematics. He enme from Richmond, Virginia. In 1856, Daniel Rend resigned the chair of Ancient Languages, Prof. Ballentine was assignedl lo the place, and Daniel Kirkironil, who was l'resident of Delaware College, wus elected to the chair of Math- ematics nnil Civil Fuginerring. Prof. Milligan resigned the professorship of Natural Science in 1855, and Prof. Wylie, after a two years' absenec, re- turneil to accept the vucuney. Soon after the resignation of Dr. Daily, a new chair was established, "the choir of English Literature," and Rer. 11. B. Fhbben was chosen to fill it. Dr. Lathrop, who followel Dr. Daily os l'resi- deat, resigned in tuly, 1860, and Rer. Cyrus Nutt, D D., was elected to fill the place. When elected he was President of Asbury University

This year, also, marks the opening of the University to all free, Its doors were then throwu open to all residents of the State, and all who chose could uvail theiaselvey of its benefity on the shiny ground as the common schooly. In 1843, Prof. Bullentine resigned tho chir of Ancient Languages, and Prof. Wylie was uppointed to tho place, his place being filled by Col. Richard Owen, M. D., LL. D. Prof. Kirkwood nlso resigned his place to accept a similor position in the Washington and Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, hut, after on absetice of trro years, returned to his old position, u hich he still re- tains. During his obsenee, the chair was filled by C. M. Dodd, A MI

1a 1867, three new chairs were established. The department of Ancient Languages was ilirided, the chair of Latin Languages smil Literature and the choir of Greek Language and Literature estalilished. Prof. Dodd was assigned to the chair of Latin, onil Prof. Ballentine was reelected to the chair of Greek. The demirheat of Natural Science nus also divided, and two chinirs established, one of Natural Philosophy, und the other of Natural Scicare and Chemistry. Prof. Wylie was assigned to the former, ond Richard Owen to the latter. This year another important step in advnace urns made. Hitherto, only genttumen were allowed to drink from this fuut of knowl. edge ; but now, the Legislature, giving way to the demands of the times, opened the iloors to femules, and bid all who desired to enter in nul enjoy the same privileges giren to men.

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 36

Author: Publication date: 1876 Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co. Number of Pages: 472

Author:
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472