Auburn University - Glomerata Yearbook (Auburn, AL)

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An early view of the Thomas Hotel and the jones Hotel on North College, as taken from the Water tower. A town is oundeo' . LTHOUGI-I little record exists of the early days, we know Auburn was founded in 1836 by judge John T. Harper. As he and his son, Tom, were returning to Harris County, Cy-f j,4ac.9A Georgia to bring their family and possessions, they chanced to stop for the night at the home of a Mr. Taylor. While a tentative name of Geneva had been proposed for the new settlement, no decision had been made as yet. Tom spoke of the matter to Lizzie, the fifteen year old daughter who was later to become his wife. Won,t you propose a namew, Tom asked. Auburn!',, she exclaimed, Name it Auburn! 'Sweet Auburn, Loveliest Village of the Plain'! As the story has been handed down, straws were drawn for Geneva and Auburn, and Auburn was selected. Because the state University of La Grange- College was located in north- west Alabama, the people of this area began at First dreaming and then plan- ning a male college for men to be built in East Alabama. In December, 1854, a delegation from Auburn presented to the Methodist Conference in Talla- dega a memorandum asking that body to consider the advisability of establish- ing a college for men in this part of the state. There was a definite need, so the conference approved the idea. Auburn was chosen as the site of the new college because the railroad ex- tending from Atlanta by way of Montgomery to Pensacola ran through the town. This site was also selected because there were no saloons in the town and this area was not served by a college.