The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-13
TO BE REMOVED.
BETHANY COLLEGE.
Its Endowment Fund - What PresidSn
w0Olsry Has to say about It,

Its Endowment Fund = What President
woOlsry Has to say about It,
Prof. W. Ii. Woolery, acting presldent
OF Bethany College, who has been In the
city for the past two days, will leave on
the B. 4 o. road this morning Tor the
East, intending 10 be gone about ten days
or two weeks in the interests OF the Col.
lege. At the annual meeting Of the Board
OF Trustees OF this College held last June
It was determined To make an united effort
TO raise an endowment fund OF 100000.
II WAS then, and Is now, apparent that un.
less this could be done the College was in
great danger Of going down and once
down II is doubtful, considering the COIN
petition that now exists between institu-
lions OF learning, which Is fully equal TO
that between large business firms, wheth-
er bethany College could ever be revived.
President W. X, Pendleton, who positive.
ly refused 10 longer be actively engaged
in the College volunteered TO raise SIC, 600
Of the 100000 desired, during his travels,
but being compelled to 20 to Florida, he
has not had an opportunity to do any
thing, and the state OF affairs remains Just
as II was last June.
The Institution is practically out oil
debt; all that 10 owing arc some balances
due members OF the Faculty. The build.
ings are Waited at 100000, but they are
in need Of immediate repairs that would
require the expenditure OF three or four
thousand dollars; generally speaking, the
buildings are well put up and are convent.
emily arranged. The apparatus 10 valued
at $50, 900 aud Is very complete. Thus II
can be seen that there Is good founda.
ton for a strong and influential college
what Bethany once was, and what she
should be now. With the last commences.
ment was reorganization Of the Faculty,
new blood was Introduced and al enthu-
eiasm was awakened among the Alumni
which numbers Gao. From all this, good
results are expected In the course OF the
coming year. President Woolery cont.
IDENTIFY expects To start next year with one
hundred students enrolled.
In talking last evening 70 an 1NTELtt-
GENCER reporter he said: II am going to
Washington, Baltimore aud Philadelphia
to see what can do towards raising our
Loped-tor endowment. Prof. Pendleton,
when he returns from the Bouth, will
come through Kentucky and Tennessee
and see what he can do there, visit our
friends In Cincinnati and canvass through
Ohio. We have about $4,000 In notes,
some Of which presume are worthless,
with which 10 start our fund. We must
raise the money OF / am afraid we are lost.
Our tuition Is now about $40 per annun.
] want 10 see the time when II will be cut
down TO one.hali that amount. Th9t done,
Bethany will live and become greater
power thEn ever
"There are two neutrality-suspicious.
regarding the college one is, that II IL
ultra. Democratic. Now in the frat place
politics IL not made an issue with Us we
don't teach them, and the impression has
no foundation 10 rest Oh except one or two
little escapades that happened during the
war. The other impression lie, that a pro.
fession Of the doctrine oil the Disciples
church ID made q test OF fellowship.
While Bethany was founded by the father
Of the Disciples church, and while II 10
largely supported by that class, II 10 en-.
tifely tion.seCtafian.
1T has been o matter oil surprise 10 me
that we have not received more support
from West Virginia. | think that State
pride, iihothlng else, should lead to sup.
porting rs. There are but two colleges In
tho sIate--the University at Mofgantowr,
supported by the State, and the one at
Bethany-outside Of two or three female
semihaiies, We should have q strong sup.
port from this Panhandle; do YOU know
that | can show you the figures 10 demon.
pLtate conclusiyely that for the past forty.
Ave yeafs the average expendl Iute made
10 this part Of tie State % q result
Of Bethany College being In existence
has been $25 OOO[-a total iot iofty.hve
yeaIs Of Sl,lgS,0O0. Outside Of wool
and iron there IL not another indus.
Try about here that has brought that
much money Into this section, IL been
oil clear money, too, and o large portion
VI IL has came fight here into Wheeling.
With q revival Of business, propose
making an appeal 10 the people Of this
section 10 come 10 the Aid Of Bethany.
Our graduating class this year 10, think,
Ihe nOat able We have had Tor ten year,