History of Rush County, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present : with biographical sketches, notes, etc., together with a short history of the Northwest, the Indiana territory, and the State of Indiana . - interesting, so muchso that it was decided to burn the original subscription paper andlocate the house first. This was done by William Shawhan donat-ing three or four acres to the Trustees, who had been previouslychosen, and then the money was raised and the house contracted White and his brother Alfred built the school building andfinished it in the fall of 1S49. The bui
History of Rush County, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present : with biographical sketches, notes, etc., together with a short history of the Northwest, the Indiana territory, and the State of Indiana . - interesting, so muchso that it was decided to burn the original subscription paper andlocate the house first. This was done by William Shawhan donat-ing three or four acres to the Trustees, who had been previouslychosen, and then the money was raised and the house contracted White and his brother Alfred built the school building andfinished it in the fall of 1S49. The building committee were:W. W. Thrasher, William Shawhan and Greenberry Rush. For-tunately for this institution there was a young graduate of BethanyCollege visiting in the neighborhood. It was A. R. Benton. ElderHenry R. Prichard met him at E. S. Frazees. He recognized inthe young man those qualities of mind and heart which are indis-pensable prerequisites in the carrying forward of anj enterprise likethis. The young man was engaged. He began the school beforethe building was completed, in the office of Dr. Ephraim school prospered, and when it had reached the zenith of its. oA^^^^i^^^t^r^u ^^yf $L^^^^ c^^iM) SCHOOLS. 817 prosperity, there was no school in the west, any where, that gavesuch opportunities to the young people as Fairview. The courseof study was like that of a classical college. Pupils were herefrom several States, and the fame of this school went abroadthroughout the land. This condition of prosperity was reached dur-ing the regime of A. R. Benton, now President of Butler Univer-sity. After Benton, came Amaziah Hull and then his brother,Jasper. Later, came D. R. Vanbuskirk and W. M. Thrasher, nowa pcofessor in Butler University. After the public schools were es-tablished, the great need of such institutions as this was not so ap-parent. Colleges in Indiana are now the next step above our publicschools. During the existence of Fairview Academy, in additi
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