Past and present of Greene County Missouri; early and recent history and genealogical records of many of the representative citizens . resources of a mighty continent, withthe result that our civilization has become largely materialistic; and, further,that those who devoted themselves unreservedly to high intellectual andmoral pursuits, became few in number—an explanation why the desire forschools was so general and the material support so inadequate, and this mustconstantly be borne in mind where the history of Drury College is in question. That Drury College was organized on the 26th day of
Past and present of Greene County Missouri; early and recent history and genealogical records of many of the representative citizens . resources of a mighty continent, withthe result that our civilization has become largely materialistic; and, further,that those who devoted themselves unreservedly to high intellectual andmoral pursuits, became few in number—an explanation why the desire forschools was so general and the material support so inadequate, and this mustconstantly be borne in mind where the history of Drury College is in question. That Drury College was organized on the 26th day of March, as Springfield College, August 5th, and as Drury College, De-cember 29, 1873. is a so often stated fact as to scarce need to be repeatedhere.,- It is recorded that the names of those directh responsible for theundertaking, and in whose minds was focused the purpose of the age, werefirst of all that of Rev. H. B. Fry, of Carthage; Rev. H. D. Lowing, ofXeosho; the Harwood .Brothers, of Springfield, and peculiarly decisive wasthat of Mrs. L. L. Allen, of Pierce City, who refused to vote with her col-(27). STONE CHAPEL, DRURY COLLEGE. GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI. 419 league, Air. E. Skews in favor of Neosho. The reasons for this decision havenot come down to us. It may have been mere womans intuition, or a clearvision of the , or solely the promptings of a Christian motive. Othercommunities of southwest Alissouri, as Lebanon, Carthage, Neosho, PierceCity and Marshlield, had desires and aspirations for the educational institu-tion that was to be founded by the Springfield Association of Congregationalchurches and the advantages of Springfield were not then so apparent as inthis later day, for the development has been by leaps and bounds from aninsignificant town of seven thousand to hold the place of fourth city of thestate and to be unsurpassed by any city in the state for its educational ad-vantages. Nor should the services of Martin J. Hubble be forg
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