Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-12-16
THECITKENS MEETING.
The Removal ofthe University
Discussed.
CONSIDERABLE INTEREST MANIFESTED
Some Eloquent Speeches Made
BY the Salem Friends Of
the Institution.
CONSIDERABLE INTEREST MANIFESTED

The call for the citizens to hold n
public meeting tn discuss the ques-
ton of the removal of the Villa
mette university was fairly well
attended and a good degree of en-
thusiasm was manifested, and some
eloquent addresses were made with
the facts set forth to show the peo-
ule lust the situation as it now
stands.
Mayor Williams was called to the
chair to preside over the meeting to
which he responded. He called on
Prof. NanScoy to state the object of
the meeting which request was
complied with. He said that some
time a little more than year ago
the question of removing the school
tn the near vicinity of this city was
suggested to the beard of trustees,
rs they thought the grounds now oc
cupied by the school were inadequate
to meet the demand of what were
their hopes of making the school at
some future time. AS new build
ings were to be erected in the near
future the board desired to settle
that question before any more build
inys were put on the .resent cam
uus. He said that no thought was
entertained 10y the local members Ui
the board at that time of moving
the school away from this city. No
sooner had they brought this ques-
ton forward than some Of the Port
land members of the board and the
people of Portland advocated the re-
moval of the school to that
CITY. Aud they went 10 work t.
secure those ends. Now it seems
that they are about To accomplish II,
He said he believed the school could
be retained in Saiem for one-fourti
of what Portland had offered. J
II. Albert asked the speaker how
much Portland offered. He stated
tn It two or three locations had beer
offered, and the one which seemed
To meet with the most favor from
the committee was Portsmouth
heights, and with the deduction:
from the value of the land and tin
donations, the offer would amour
to about S250,0)0. He describe,
where this land was situated an'
then spoke OF the propositions whtci
had been looked into for loca' iol
near this city. These were full.
given in the JOURNAL last week ant
are fresh In the minds of all.
Rev. H. X. Hines next spoke
In the course of his remarks he said
When consider the situation m.
sentiments are in favor of letting tn
school remain where it has been s.
long, yet the subject has differen
aspect, when the financial side i
considered, when the hest interest o
the school is put to test it may b
best to go to Portland. / think /
only due TO you to say that Salel
cannot sit quietly and retain tn
school here. The people of Por;lan'
are in earnest and are bidding higl
for the school. The people ther
have already gone Sd far As to hav'
the lands bonded so that if tn
board of trustees conclude to accep
the proportion the land will b
ready for them
J. H. Albert spoke for some TIM
and called the attention to tn
pledge that the school was To stant
within a mile Of the corporate linn
its of Salem or such town that ma,
stand on the site of the town theI
known AS Salem. He said that h,
did not believe that the board o
trustees could remove the schOo
from Salem without the lands t,
revert to the heirs of the origina
donor, The way the matter stand
now he is not willing to aid, whil'
the school is on the verge of driftin.
away. He said he had always beer
willing to aid literally and was ye
ready to give when the thing wa
fairly settled that the school would
remain in Salem. He also ques
toned the legal right of the trustees
to remove the school after the ole
trustees who had founded the schoo
and gave pledges In writing were II
their graves.
Rev. s.. +. Wilson took exception
to the intimation of dishonesty Oh
the part of The board Of trustees
He said a. a Methodist minister ant
presiding elder Of this district h'
had an opportunity to know, ant
as q member of the committee t.
look into the proposed locations, h'
had an opportunity to know wha
were the intentions of the commit
tee and OF the board of trustees. /
was the best Interests Of th'
school they were looking after
not only for five years or ten years
but for a thousand years 10 come
Not considering the financial side OF
the question. he said he believed
Salem was the best location il
Oregon for the school. but the fnan
cial part of the question was an i'm
portant part, and must be considered
Chas. Il. Moores was called on fOI
his opinion, being member of the