The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-12
OUR COLLEGE.

OUR COLLEGE.
In another place we publish the ad-
dress Of the committee appointed at
citizens meeting to solicit subscriptions
for the College Of Emporia, and we urge
the matter up IN the especial attention
of our citizens. By this we do not
mean that the address shall be carelessly
glanced at and the whole subject dis
missed by 3 casual thought. We do
mean to impress the matter on every
citizens mind. 1t Is time TO act, and
ey,ry one in Emporia and Lyon
county has a duty TO perform in the
matter which should be performed
ch. eTfully and without delay. The
time has now come when we must ask
uIselves. each and every one, the ques-
I,.,n whether we viii have this college
o. let it go elsewhere. The matter has
been before all the Presbyterian bodies
who had authority and whose duty IL
MAS to consider it, district. state and
IA tionAl, and has received the endorse
u. mt OF each body, and the church is
sufficiently committed TO the project to
insure its success SO far as il Is con-
cerned. 1t is now for our people to say
whether they will raise $4,000 for the
project.
When the project was first talked of
last year we confess il looked rather
mi thical and Impractical. but it does
MT look so now. This $35, 600 can be
raised. and il will be the best inveet-
meat we ever made, to say nothing
Of the benefits TO be derived IN the way
OF morals and culture. II this college
Is located here il is not to be merely local.
II will be an institution of the Presbyter-
ian' for district Of country reaching for
hundreds Of miles east, west, north and
south. The committee estimates that
each student brought here would spend
annually $500. This Is q reasonable es-
innate. One hundred students would
bring TO our midst $4,000 in a single
year, and there can be no doubt that there
would be that many from abroad within
afeN months after the school Is started
II Is reasonable 10 say that nearly hall
the 100 would spend $500 per annun
each. We have no doubt but
that the very first year OF the
existence of the college the 1856, 0O(
which we are asked to contribute would
be more than returned IN the increased
trade which the college itself would
bring u.s. Then the increase in the
number OF desirable families in Oul
midst would be an important consider
alton. Our surrounding delightful build
ing sites and vacant lots would become
the sites for beautiful homes, orchard:
and lawns. Our society would be vast
Iy benefited. Within five years we be
lisve the college would have 300 stu
dents from whom we would
have an annual income of considerably
over $780, 900. These considerations seen
To Us TO be so self-evident that we neeC
not dwell upon them. They are not II
the least chImerical when we know
what has been done here. We know
this college scheme to be entirely prac
ticable, and we know that TO secure il
location in our midst will be the yer,
best thing we could do with $35, OOC
This courtyard city has never made al
investment OF this kind that did not pay
When we built our little stone schoO
house on Constitution street twenty
one years ago we thought we wer
d"ing wonders. Half the people nearl
A.anIaRaA 70 rafana rf GnnIaah nwNr
gance, and that we could never pay III
5000 debt We voted for its construction
Since then We have had to build nearl
$4,000 worth more of school houses
When we erected the old stone buildin
tor the Normal at $4,000 we though
we were fixed for fifteen or twent
years, and it was not more than five O
six years before we had to have one tina
cost $4,000. 1t is already nearly ful
aud In few years there will have to b
another building, so these inst tuition
grow upon US before we realiz
il. so this college OF Emporia woul
grow If we get it here, and we kno-
we will because the good people of En-
porIa and Lyon county have never ei
tabilshed a reputation tor throwing
good thing over their shoulders.
Every man who has home here; e.
cry one that owns town lot or an acr
Of land can afford to give for this CO..
lege. 1t is the intention of the commit
tee to popularize the subscription
Every citizen will be asked to make a
Investment in the enterprise Of whateV
er they feel they can al
innl to give. This is good idle
All the people who have boys or girl
!" EDUCATE should have direct interest il
yh good work The moment it i
kn,wn the college is a fixture here ever.
h"use in town, every business lot, an,
every acre of land in the county become
more valuable. II is just such Institu
tiOns as this promises to be be. in add
tion TO what we have already, whicl
makes county or city valuable, permH
nent and desirable. We hope every cIti
zen will be prepared Ia do his or he
duty when called upon. Do not harbo
the thought for one moment that W
cannot accomplish this grand objec
now before US. Resolve it shall be done
aud the trouble is ended.