History of Franklin and Marshall College; Franklin College, 1787-1853; Marshall College, 1836-1853; Franklin and Marshall College, 1853-1903 . proposition when the Board of Trustees of Marshall Col-lege, in 1844, offered to contribute brick to the amount of 222 MARSHALL COLLEGE. one thousand dollars for the erection of a new KeformedChurch. The church was built and is still standing. Init the college had the guaranteed right of holding its com-mencements. When the institution was finally removed from Mercers-burg no grief was so great as that of the literary societies,which were compelled to g
History of Franklin and Marshall College; Franklin College, 1787-1853; Marshall College, 1836-1853; Franklin and Marshall College, 1853-1903 . proposition when the Board of Trustees of Marshall Col-lege, in 1844, offered to contribute brick to the amount of 222 MARSHALL COLLEGE. one thousand dollars for the erection of a new KeformedChurch. The church was built and is still standing. Init the college had the guaranteed right of holding its com-mencements. When the institution was finally removed from Mercers-burg no grief was so great as that of the literary societies,which were compelled to give up their beautiful halls, l^ouse could be assigned to them and their position on the de-serted campus was peculiarly desolate. Professor Nevinwrote some touching verses concerning them, but we haveroom only for a single stanza: Ah, now theyre standing all forlorn, Or turned to other use;While we their sad condition mourn. Their ruinous abuse—Their ruinous abuse, my boys; Yet still they wake to viewThe times lamented that were ours. When these two Halls were new;When these two Halls were new, my boys. When these two Halls were new!. COGO O cn CQCO cc LlJ o en Hi CHAPTER XVII. TOWN AND GOWN. Eaelt Confucts — The Abolition Riot — The Big Fight — MitD Discipline. Thougli tlie relations of the town and college were gen-erally friendly, there were occasional collisions whicli some-times degenerated into actual fights. In these conflictsthe substantial citizens took no part, except to aid theFaculty in preserving order; but there were some fellowsof the baser sort who delighted in testing their strengthwith the students of the college. As is well known therewas hardly a literary institution in the country which wasentirely exempt from similar troubles. To relate all the traditions, concerning such conflicts,which have come down to us, would be to extend thischapter beyond its intended length; but we have prettyfull accounts of two collisions which may be regarded astypical
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