The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-11

or female, send in their names at once to
Mr.. Bradrick, and do up this sum hand
somely. If forty dollars seems too small
for any, let such add in this free-will offer
cannot give this much-let them send in
as much as they think they ought to give.
We would die pretty contentedly, did we
see the college out Of debt, with 600 600
permanent endowment, and our present
scholarships and their interest gathered
up, to the amount of $50 900. We hope for
it, we pray for it, we argue for it, and trust
Christians to complete this Offering to the
Lord. This being done, the gatherings Of
what is now due may be evenly distributed
for permanent endowment-repairing the
college buildings and college ground, ana
necessary current expenses.
Again, our un wearied and pushing agent,
Bro. Bradrick, proposes that the salary OF
one OF cur professors, say 600 dollars be
paid by the alumni and alumnm Of the col.
iege. The mem ers, some 10 Of them,
" MICH would take Is dollars piece TO
make up the amount. Then re also pro-
poses an alumnGl professors chair to be
endowed BY the graduates, and when this
amount is made up, the annual contribu-
ton shall cease. This is a noble under:ak-
ing as the alumni and aluhana will select
the chair they will supper: as well as the
one to which they win appropriate the
avai'a Of the permanent fund. The alum
nal professorship will be a noble monu-
ment OF christian philanthropy in memory
OF the students Of the Iowa Wesleyan Uni
verslty. Just see by the papers that one
student OF Allegheny College gave recent
~ the sum OF some Is or 20 thousand dol
lars to endow protessorship. Many stu
dents OF colleges have done likewise within
THESE last TWO years. OF the some 10 or so
graduates OF our University, some Of them
will, in due time, endow q professorship.
Perhaps our college has already graduated
more than all the colleges in the State west
OF the Mississippi river to say nothing of
the very large number of persons who
received Limited education to qualify them
for filling important anc useful situations
in civil, military and religious stations.
Ipause for the present by stating that
have much to say on this subject. After
my return from the great centenary COM
mittee to sit at Cleveland, Feb. ed, may
have something of a general plan to pre-
sent to the friends of education in Iowa, 80
that after they shall haye paid up these
-, 600, and paid in the scholarship fund,
capital and interest, they may be prepared
TO engage in the great centenary move
ment OF creating, at least, q fund Of $50, 600
for the permanent: endowment: Of the Iowa
Wesleyan University. will he glad to
hear any suggestion from any friend Of ed
ucatior, either by way Of correction, as
useful instruction.
r. S.-Ins:ead of former debt Of some
$50, coo there is actually less than 81 600 at
the present time; and this has been accom-
plished through the liberal;ty Of our peo-
pie and preachers. Friends, in the place
OF some IS or so Students, no: long since,
we have now over 100 students, and on
opening the present term We have had over
30 that were not with us during the first
term Of this last year, and we hope to have
an increase next term over those now with
as. CHARLES ELLIOTT.
1o,o0 Wesleyan Ua.veysity, Jan. Is, is.