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of the country, through his classes, to a completer
discipline, greater progress in intellectual attain-
ment and higher culture, which have rendered them
eminently useful and respected citizens of the coun-
try. The Academy prospered equally well under
subsequent principals, among whom were Professors
Gibson, Barnard, Neighardt, Fast, Gillispie, Williams,
Lewis, Cowan and others. But few schools below the
rank of college, in Indiana, surpassed this institution
of learning. Latin, Greek, French and the sciences
fitted students for the universities. In 1878 the school
was merged into the graded school system, and thus
passed out of history the Northeastern Literary In-
stitute."
(This sketch was kindly furnished by a relative of
Mr. Harper. Doubtless the establishment of the Tni-
State Normal at Angola also led to the decline of the
Orland Academy.)
Western Female University. At the annual meet-
ing of the Indiana Baptist Educational Society at
Ebenezer church in Dearborn county in 1852, the fol-
lowing resolution was passed:
"That this Society should take incipient measures
to found a school of high order in Indiana for the
education of young ladies." and "That brethren Mil-
ton Stapp, D. Robinson, J. C. Post, J. P. Barnett, E.
P. Bond and W. Brand be a committee to draft a
plan for the establishment of such a school, and re-
port to an adjourned meeting of the Society."
In the afternoon of the same day the Society met
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and the committee on a school for young ladies, pre-
sented their report which was as follows:,.
"The committee appointed on the resolution (see
foregoing resolution) having had the subject under
consideration now report that we have not the charter
of the Society before us but from our memory of that
instrument believe that we have power to establish
such an Institution. We would therefore recommend
that the resolution and this report be referred to the
Board of Directors of the Society who shall take the
same under consideration, and establish an institution
of the kind, at some proper and convenient place, and
that they appoint twenty-four trustees under the Con-
stitution of the Society, to carry out and support the
wishes of the Society on that subject; and that in
making the location the board take into account the
amount of subscription they may obtain from suitable
places for such an institution, and that said board
report their proceedings to the next annual meeting
of the Society."
The Society concurred in the recommendations and
adjourned to meet in Franklin the last Wednesday
in June next in connection with the annual commence-
ment of the college.
The institution was located at La Fayette, and the
Rev. A. Tucker and the Rev. David Taylor were en-
gaged to raise funds. They soon reported $12,000
pledged. The trustees resolved not to build till at
least $25,000 was secured in reliable obligations. The
Convention at the session of 1854 passed the following
congratulatory resolution:
