The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-05-04

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AZ the last rnssting Of the pcesbytery ol
the Presby terian church of the state Of Ore
gon committee was appointed ON the Al.
bany College Instituts. Before the adjourn.
ment Of the Presbytery IL made 4 report,
showing the present conditiou Of the Insti.
tnte.and the necessity Of immediate action
In order 70 insure its pefpetuation, and made
certain recommendations which IL is not
necessary for Us TO give at the present time.
A committee consisting of ER 0eary, Il N
Cosdit and John Honnsyman was appointed
to raise an endowment, II such thing were
possible. They immediately went 10 work,
aud 30 far have nist with the most Aattering
success. VS. IAdi and II w Corbitt, Of
Portland each subscribed 81. 900, on the con-
dition that So 900 be rsised in Lina county
and $4,000 from any source. within three
years, nevertheless interest At per cent 10
be paid on the said sums during the three
years. A thousand dollars from ether sources
was also raised In Portland, and ia this
sounty s53a; was raise with little trouble,
upon nearly the same conditions ~ that Of
Messrs ladd aud Corbitt. the parties sub.
scribing onIy paying the Interest for three
years from Jnly ut Of this year. After that
time u the additional $40, ,001 10 raised the
amounts subscribed will bs paid aud the
fund will become . permanent endowment
fund. This will place the C.,lIsys 90 firm
foundation. aud for three years At least we
are certain VI IL cOutiauation. On next
Tuesday the President Of the College, r. N
Condit. will start for the T. lst for the pur.
pose Of raising the SO, 900. aud shis pro-.
pests for accomplishing II, are very encour.
aging.
This work is being done also nnder the
condition that pledges ior At least seventy.
i've scholars be given. There can be little
doubt that they will be obtained aud it Ger.
tAinly is to be hoped that friends oi the 10.
stitution will be prompt ia rendering Assis-
tAscs 10 this direction as well As increasing
the subscription Ia this county 10 at least
$4,000.
The success 30 far ia this effort 10 make
the Institute > permanent one 10 . matter Of
great coneern % all of ua. We nesd first.
class College In Albany. and all this ons
lacks is monsy. Prof condit has all the
capacity for making II Que Of the best in the
Northwest and an honor 10 Llnn county a.
we'll ~ the State. Should the whole sndow.
ment be raised great improvements will he
made. making the College complete and
thorough. Fosr teachers for the full time
viii be employed. and only teachers Of years
Of experience. Special Atteatioa will be
given 70 the work ia the preparatory depart
msnt, making u high grade Of training for
the higher departments. Besides other i'm
Provsmsnts, 6rst-elass apparatus will be
parchased. giving students advantages ia
geology. botany, physics. chemistry. etc.
which il Is impossibls for them "a obtain
without theta.
Every encouragement should l'- continued
% be offered. tending % place 'hs ,llsys
on sure foundation. IL - t.r the istereat
Of all. The iaatitatisn 81 Bpt = s.ctariAn
one. It's directors belong Z" so p.rtieaiar
church. IL Is only nnd-r III. charge II
this church fer tho sake st giving IL y rslig.
ious inhasues. May ths college prosper.