University of Cincinnati - Cincinnatian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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He further speaks of the loss to the city. by a decision of the Humane Court of Louisiana. at the instance of some of the heirs-at-law, of that portion of the gift of Charles h'ICE'Iit-keu to the Citg,r of Cincinnati, which included lands to the prohahle value of four hundred thousand dnllars in the State of Louisiana. He later notes that On Fehmary 25. 1861. telegraphic reports informed them that the suit of Franklin Perrin against the City in the Supreme Court of the United States. tn set aside the entire devise for founding the University, had been decided in favor of the City of Cincinnati. In the minutes of the meeting held 011 October 15, IH63. it was stated that: The Committee appointed to inquire if any. QJI'OWEGF f0 GafasfiEB a :1an what. steps can he taken toward rom- migljf 151:5 gcgoof, vale! mencing the K'uiversity.heg leave to report that at present the state of the funds dues not admit 01 Lmy organization thzlt would give the I'niversity the means of a thorough course of Collegiate instruction. but they think much good may be done by opening :1 Night High School during the ensuing Xt'iliter at no great outlay. in which lilathematirs, the natural sciences. language, zlml drawing could be taught. A. B. maemcr. But, at the meeting of November 5, 1863. the General Committee 011 Night School reported that: They had mh'ertised in three daily papers that a school would he opened on the t-rvti-nintr 01 the. first Monday in November if 150 applicants should tile applications.mn1 thut forty-scven only had been presented. XVhereupon it was Ra'xar'z'mf, That the subject he dropped and the.- Cmnmiltvt: Ilischnrgellt , , . On line It. 186. Dr. C. G. Come ? mmounc-d that. in t1 at C1 1: Eonahon of Emma J j 4 hla k 1 iar es tBaWerg of $11 m: MCMiCke-n had been by far the most munificeut contributor to the funds of the Ladiest Gallery of Art of Cincinnati, which owed to him its entire collection of statuary. and since it seemed no longer expedient for the ladies to persevere in their attempts to enlarge their collection, and as it was the desire of Charies McMiCken that the collection be used as a bzmis upon which to found 2111 art school. therefore. the Ladies' Gallery of Art proposed to donate to the McMicken University the pictures and statuary belonging to them. This donation was accepted. and the thanks of the Board returned to the donors. 7!

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A1111 from 58111011 6: Proz'idgut That 111 1111L' exercises 31111 courses of instruction in said F11iversity. the 1101111111119 of the Protesi taut version now accepted nml in use- 5211:111 he used. 311111 the: course of studies Ellltl exercises 9.11311 be framed with 11111111111111 refen-nm: 111 1hr will of the founder. That the moral instruction of 1111 tht- 111111115 of said Institution 14111111 form a 11rr1111111011t part of their education. 111111 that they 5111111 be trained in the k110w1mlge 01' thcir duties to their Creator aml their feHow-nwm lmt an as; to avoid denominational theology or men's sectarian doctrines. The 11111111tcsof the first 111eetiug 01' the Board Of Directors of MclVliCkcu University are of interest. They are: Ihrmntn-r 311 1H591h1t11rs11ant tn ml order of R. M. 151511011. Mayor of the City of Organigufion 0f $0Cltb Of Cincinnati. Messrs. Rufus King, 111110 11115011. Miles t'tht-uwond. Dr. C, G. Cmnt'gyst 911660111 of Quwicfieuml Henry 19,11111111-111111111 1118.1111111511-1'. lisqsu Diriectors 0: the B'It'hlick-eu 111111113111. Elniueraifg. J$J$$JJJ 1-11-1-11-11 111- the C1t-r LuunmL 111m 111 the Luunt'11 thamhcr 111 5111.1 mtj' 011 l'1'111a-1'. 1.1cCL-11111L-r 31.1. 1859. for thy 1111I'1lt12-1C of orgmnamg 551111 1111:1111. Mayor 115111.111 11'st elcutctl Chairman 15W fawn and it. It. Iiullister mm ulucted Secretary. In nccordanca- with the provision of 1.111: 11111111111196 passed by 111:- City Council. organizing the 1103111 01 liiructors mf 1.111111 Ifniwnit-v, 111E 511111 Directors, under the Iiimvtinn HF 1111: Mayor. prUCL-L-dcrl 1.0 draw 10h: fixing the term 1111' 1.1111111 111011 Hirectnr 511011111 SUITE ul111tr 921111 13101-111111, 11'111-171111111111 1t 111111031111 111111 JEttIlt-H Wilson drew the Lcrm 01 six yoarm Dr. C U, Cnmegys drew the term 1.11 flu- 3'2111'5. Milus Grcenwuml drew the term 111' 1111111 111mm Rufus King 1111:11' 1,1111 term of three years. Henry 1'. llumly drew tlu: term of Lwn years. G. 11. 1.101115th drew the 101-111 of nut year. The. work done 113' the Board Of Directors of McMicken Uni- versity 1:311 he gathered from their 1111111131 reports to the Mayor. 111 the first report 111' the president of the 1111:1111thth Khw. 141511.-datcd February 21, 18611 111': says: 111 rufurcm'c 1.0 the main duty 1111-7 Elections for Qeragillg 36mg: scrihctl 111' the Ordinance. 11.1111911; l,isgmcllf Of flit anibctsifg. .33 11ru11:1:'i115.: 111111 11111r1rtil11;r to the City 0111111511 :1 111.111 for Uhlil1l115111l1f4 31111 1;:111-111115; 1111 thr lhlivrnity foundt-d 111' 3111 McMirkcIL tht- 1111:1111 haw: :15 fut 11111111: 110 1:111'114rL-1-m. 171r51111rcuuhc 11111 suit 1I1Rtitllttjil 1J-t' Frunk'litl Purrin against the City in the Circuit Court of the 171111.611 States to:- the Snuthcru 1115117111 of 11111111 for the IIIII'PUHL' 0f suiting 1151111: t1lu Ulllil't' Ihucx'r skuxnnn. l1Ct'1SC fm- 1'1111111111134 L1lt': ldlivursit-r. 50 11111;: :19 it was undetcnuinL-IL 5'chth 10 1111-11111 any 1411-115 tmt'nrul i115tituting the 1'11iversity. Second. 11ct'11tlsu the :leuaywl 211111 ruinous munlitiun 111' most of thc 1.11-1111c1't-11 11111111 11111le Ult' 1'1111't11'51ty 15 tn hr: :11:1111t:1il1t-cl runllcrs it. 111 the 1111:111i111m1s 11111141111411 111' this Bunnl, unwise. :11111 in fnvt. 1111walrr1111111l11u to proceed 1'11 establishing the 11151111111011 1111111 :1 gcharnl 171-111111111'111jr 111' the estate cam I11: L'ITIJCLL'IL 211

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The importance of this gift 1:13- in the fact that from it grew the present Art School of Cincinnati. a more tlctailctl account of which will be given later. The University has been fortunate since its founding in that the 111c111hers of its Boards of Directors have ever hecn known as among our host and most representative citizens. The many obstacles in the way of the University's progresst which have been successfully surmounted. testify to their Wisdom. foresight. and devotion. Rather than organize an institution of low collegiate standing. they were determined to organize 1HJ11E. Thum in the seventh annual report, made in 1567, they say: The lPirt-vtuna i'lL-c-m it proper to repeat, for tht- illfornmtion of those who are unncquaintcd 601lbifton Of fBe with our earlier reportg, that the I'niversity contemplated lay Mr. Mt'MiCken can not be estalr Qgequcaf. .3333 lishml u'tlltnut rebuildingr must nl. tllL- pn'ipurty which. 111- ileie-iud to tilt City The Ert'CIlml 01' the IVnix-uraity, 115' well 3:; its maintenance aml stmcugizx art- ilepemlunt cntin-ly upon. the rents nt thrae properties. It was, therefore. considered inulispeunnhle that the.- pmlwrty shnultl bu put in a condi- tinn tn ylulll kl st-t'un- invumc nf HI. lL-ust $3ru'liu :mnunlly, licrliru attL-Iltpling tn put tht- institution ill operation. That in prnhulil-v thL- Iuwusl L-HtiIIlutu at which the achcme indicated in Mr. MCMitkun$ will can he sustaincrll This plan war. immHliuthy HCWIl ulmu, and tho Directors Vt'llrt rapidly llrugrE-ssiug with thu wgrk. but were Sttllipt'rl lJ-x' thc cHI-cts Hf thc war. This evunL unfortunately. proved tht- correct- new of their previous views. Aml again. from the ninth annual report, math: in 1869. we quotL- 112-: fnlluws: erking forward to the timc uhL-n ll'lt' I'nivcr- g5 f0 qafam Of Jnefruc: sity is to lJL' put in tlt'lllnl, the lJin-vtors haw: fion of f5: gniuemifz. carcfully CuiIr-ixlwutl ulmt plan of instruction shall then he punurrl; uml hum: decided. unani- mnuealy. somt- lime :lgut to provide for pursliingr tllt' thl'iUlHi hranchL-s of study 'lnflt'lit'llrlt'tlll-Y, inxtt-z'ul of requiring HlllliL'lllFu to conform to :1 fixed Hllll uniform rmxrsun .'I3-; has llUl'tlUflJt't: lau-n thc- Cll'stum in most culluges in this. runntryunnl with that view. to cstnhlish :IS many tlislinrt clcpurt- mt-ntst t-uvh nith it-x IJrUfCFhfII'S :Iml tutura. us the rt-Vcnnt- 0f Hm estate mu prrmulmntly supimrt. This- plnn hut; lJCCll :Illrnpted. nut nnly with rLAl't-rt-nve tn the.- Immif'est tL-II-lmu-y 11nwupparunt in the hunt American vullch-H tnwnr-l :1 mun.- rlm-tive Hyhtcm. zmll lllC fl'ct-r nunpc and opportunity which it gives for Elli aitlrs in the mmlc tI1' choice of uiucatitm. hut :llsu. lnecalmu in smut- J1 M, RLmINS-ox. HIL'thtl't m-ut-ssmy in carrying out rL-rtnin nleL-uts tlirL-vtt-Il in Mr. MC, Mickenfs will. shitting the few paints which lie prescribes. the institution is tn in: fur huh :mll girls. equally. itllli tllt'i'l tllltcnltull is to 'th sm'h .15. will Fit them For the nctivu duties. of liFt-t as m-ll :15. in all the higher 'llrullCllL'h of knowledge. Without uniting 1n Ctlllhllillllliltt' thin plan tlll Z'Ll. Dllt't'. it is prnpnst-cl tn put thest- clt-l'mrtmuuts into 01mm- tiun suvn-nniu-l'n in thin: and uccasinn fur each shall .wem to make it tulx'iwthle. 22