Cream and Crimson (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Cream and Crimson (Classic Reprint) written by Central University and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Cream and Crimson Soon after Centre College had been lost to the Southern Presbyterian Church, the Synod of Kentucky decided to establish an institution of its own, and work was begun at once to raise the necessary funds. Although the recent close of the war had rendered the time an unfavorable one, subscriptions to the amount of were soon procured. This was deemed sufficient to justify the erection of a college; and the question of location was the next to present itself for solution. Several towns in the central part of the State were competitors for the institution. The decision, however, was finally rendered in favor of Richmond. The new institution first opened its doors to students in September of 1874. The opening was auspicious. More students matriculated than even the most hopeful had expected. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.