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INTERESTING LETTERFROM A DISTINGUISHED INDIANAGRADUATEThe Bloomington of Fifty Years Ago.— Reminiscences of Some of the Early Indiana ProfessorsOne of the distinguished graduates of Indiana University is Hon, William Pitt Murray of St. Louis, Minn. He graduated in 1849, and later was a member of the Minnesota legislature for eleven years, a member of the constitutional convention, and in addition held many other positions of trust and honor, A letter has been received from him which gives an interesting account of student life in Bloomington half a century ago. This will be of special interest to our readers and below we give its main features: As I think of the Hoosier State, the State University and Bloomington in 1848-1849, if I ever had a dream of the future, it has beenthei of t ami adn wa; waseve his cou in t disc usBloomington, fifty years ago, acountry village of a Hoosier type without sidewalks or graded streets,—mud, mud everywhere Its homes and business houses of the most primitive kind. The old State University buildings were bniltwithout regard to either ancient or modern architecture or convenience, jThe village off the high-ways and au‘whhisaucsidlt;Jutwa:sailnatfortrielines of travel,—even more inaccessible than New York or San Francisco, it you desired to travel pleasantly.The teachers in the Law department were the Hon. David Me Donald, judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the Bloomington District, and Judge William T. Otto, of the New Albany District. And now after fifty years, I rever and honor the memory of these men with love and affection. It wasidetitipoidie]Blcdiew:Methi(
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Bloomington Daily Student
Bloomington, Indiana, US
Thu, Dec 08, 1898
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