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 In July 1865, at the
Erie Conference, the Education Committee of the Methodist Episcopal
Church stated:
| "Especially would we urge the claims of
our literary institutions upon our people, when it is presumed that every
man,
particularly if he has the means, will desire to make a memorial offering. In what other
way could a man so surely make for himself a lasting memorial as by endowing
a professorship in one of these institutions, and thus honorably connect himself with
the vital forces which are to give character to future generations." |
In accordance with this suggestion and with the convictions of the
people that such an institution was greatly needed, efforts to establish
a seminary in Clarion were initiated. The conference agreed to accept
the seminary under its patronage and control when the subscriptions
totaled $30,000.
On March 18, 1867, contributors met to organize a board of trustees and
on September 10, 1867, the institution began operation as Carrier
Seminary of Western Pennsylvania, now known as Clarion University of
Pennsylvania.
To honor the vision and conviction behind its founding, Clarion
University has established the 1867 Circle.
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