. The Iowa band. This was the hcLiinninq- of work, and nuicli hardwork, with slow progress. The next >ear, m 1847,it was fotnid that the citizens of Davenport hadpledged thirteen hundred and sixty-two dollars andthirteen lots: otherwise little had heen acconi])lishe( ])roi)ose(l location was seciu-ed. and instructionsgi\en to plan and erect a building, which shall bea i)ernianent cliege binlding, in good taste, andwhich, when enclosed, shall not exceed in cost thesum of two thousand dollars. One may smile at the idea of a ])ermanent collegebuilding in good taste, w ithin the cost, when
. The Iowa band. This was the hcLiinninq- of work, and nuicli hardwork, with slow progress. The next >ear, m 1847,it was fotnid that the citizens of Davenport hadpledged thirteen hundred and sixty-two dollars andthirteen lots: otherwise little had heen acconi])lishe( ])roi)ose(l location was seciu-ed. and instructionsgi\en to plan and erect a building, which shall bea i)ernianent cliege binlding, in good taste, andwhich, when enclosed, shall not exceed in cost thesum of two thousand dollars. One may smile at the idea of a ])ermanent collegebuilding in good taste, w ithin the cost, when enclosed,of two thousand dollars : but that was a day of smallthings: and where even this amount was to comefrom, none coidd tell. The trustees and members ofthe College Association pledged themselves to makeup any deficiency there might be, not over six hun-dred dollars, — a resolution to this effect having beenunanimously adopted, and signed by each one pres-ent. Such was the care taken that all liabilities. Preserved Wood Carter,First large Donor Prof. Erastus Ripley,First Principal and Professor
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