The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-06-21

nltY would diEir butte In town nj least
SlOO,OO a ear, The interest ut the SGU. 900
would he spent yearly here. II woull at
tract persons ot culture wealthy citizens
VINO would make this home Tor the pur.
pose oi eGuc tting their children. The
university titus lar las made Waco known
over the United States. a million Il p
lists IN the United States know Waco by
IFS university, and thus already II has
bt en- one OF the best advertisements Waco
ever had Was the plan ihasihlef Could
the S2O,ON be iaisedf He Thought II
could. To build ny great school required
Two things: first, the ~ mi at v If the
masses, and this Waco [ livcr.ity had in
m eminent degree all over the state OF
Texas; SIC nj. uan ut ia" heat Who
could touch the hearts Of the masses. and
this the founder and head OF Waco TIM
vcrsitv cou'd de-, Whatever the inults OF
tn" Rev pr Burlcson, (tnh wc who like
him, know them. the mass of
Phptists In + xas looked o
him ~ the man TO educate their chi-
dren. II" had the icirt OF the masses
The univcrs ty had those two
elements pf success, ind backed by the
Baptist association md the citizens Of
Wnco It would become greet and
grand university.
CAPT, JACK ErGIS
Capt Jack ElRin, speaking for the
Alumni association, wuuld say that the
Alumni OF WncO university are scat cred
all over the state. They re-
gHrded Waco vi h strong
affection, and that feeling had
shown Its influence in political convcn-
tons, IN religious associations and other
places. The influence OF the alumni Of
Waco University wa not small Re
viewing the proposition he thought It
far and one that il accepted would
prove profitable The $4,000 would
ao spent at home among al
classics Of citl2eu- and the interest Ut
the 500 900 bc spent her, forever Waco
university had always been success
II had always been overCrOwdcd 5 IL
dents had filled its college hulls
full, and had contrntrd them
selves with living IN 4hanties
That hey might hare rs h,u'iit-. lie had
Glkod with great many LEADING citizen.
and II s"ntim' nj wa, general and With
ont cSreiti IL, that the money must be
raised Referring 10 the firm ui koium ~
io'an, neither member ut which could.
BE- present, thoy had each assured him
That they would do their duty and would
contribute hber lly NJ Sanger hud
SAID thnt we must have the university
and that his firm would do its share in
insisting 10 get It. The
sentiment was universal that
the ! 1900 must he raised. TO secure hi.
university, Sir Elen, said, now If our
great chance, Wc have lost Tie state uni
Nrr,ity the MrthodI,ts hat located their
great school AT another place, the CathO-
lies their two great schools ut Galveston
aud san Aut"uIu. and Wr could hope tnr
til.4.t
lions and uut hope was win the BUptistS
II was gictt chance. Five ycur, from
nov 800 900 could mot secure what We
are now offered tUI $4,000 once 'ornt-
al here, the endowment would uOt top at
:Nu 600 Capt. hlginiwas followed by
WARWICK JENKINS, $50.
Sir. jenkins referred to 200 students Of
Waco University, who, scattered ali over
the state, from one extremity TO the other,
were the best advert iscmcn's TOR Waco
that could be devised, These students
aud the fame ot the school had wrought
gr AT good tor Waco. They Ind brought
TIER GOOD citizens tin she was now the
purcst and best city IN the ltc The
university had bruul wealth and cri-
lure here, II had added to taxable values
He had been All over the city within the
last three days and had not found ngle
one 10 turn the cold shoulder 10 the
nnyrment IIohaI h,und rvs,y clnss nnd
,y,rv n,ti,a ,lity 10 favor it. 'rhrIr wo.
general interest In the subject MI over
tie city. A Mr.. jenkins lat down Dr.
Sncid arose and proposed that the meet
inY at once take steps to organize plan
tor rai,ing the 80 coo. After some dcsul-
tory remarks Mir, VIM. Cameron, in re-
Spouse to I, pcatcd calls, arose to his feet
MIR. CAMERON
Il H. II.
plain business man. He was proud of
bong citizen OF Waco, and was proud |
of tins proposition. His heart and |
soul were with TINS proposition. APP
pl"usc,l Il" to Fort Worth. or DullHs,
ana with such proposition before them
they would hlsc the money IN one
Il Eht was very sorry to see 10 few
OUT Ior HtiI7ol'' ne Mhs Siau 20 De there
n.u Muulu Ut Wtth t'onl 'llI we Giu'uuo
WIS IniHcu' 'Io"t "PPiau6e'I ne pe-
'",iEc" !" u" uc', vl'i'iI"t'"u ~ Town or
i !, =" Wii "ou'u Io'h 20 All ana l" the
6"ptlsts II he would raise one
."oh'ietI OF II \To'JJ Woulu t'eE raise
'lo resi-; ohoens' II lie wonld give
. :. It IL iSlVuj "ou'u tlry Ia'se
ne r'st' Louh nh1 long continued APP
llh,Se' ne looked ON 1t rs business |
mhtt T.. ltoPlE ""llIu say cameron was
l"T money nu' ne was not =" mueh ior
money IN '"plr thonHht' ne ma m"i'
money ann now ne was Wiling I" a."
good "lth H. Cheers me university
Wn"'i nut o " pay waco; hGt II wTnl1
give II moral : an1ihg IL Hifrhhy had
u Hre"' nHi"' "udihR' ana I" thS gen
t.'ih"h wa" sa' thert' (pr' burI's ~
IL vas largely OWING we
linn '"st .he H'Hte uhiTer7'ty-
SHOULD we nlow ourselves 20 lose tne
nnhPtist university ne th3nHht not.
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