Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-12-24
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY.
A Statement from Chancellor
Stratten.
lBoTT THE RJNIl0N OF REMOVAL
4 Complete Review Of the
r. cent Action of
Trustees.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY.

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situ be question ii The rsniuval 81
,bi, Institution f0im i,s prr>eu'
,ampas aud l.'ss:uiy frosn ihr oif!
all. l.. calmly read aud clearly al
prehsuis-d.
To t<.au st the beginning. *
..,re leiI California / revNiVtd ~
Tai l,.iie7s fr,vu ruvu lsnuuiiuent u
duc-,linlal aud ry.l-i,,u> carris~ D.
Dr-sun rs-,srsiu- The chaucvii"i'
hip - tile | University siII I's prU~
.~-glSs removal L. Portland. !
ach case The upiuious exprs>>s-
we're favorable To- bat piau. Durii-
n,. JuDx commencement, cNHIl
uilisx of niue Mas aylS.uisJ g..
,zrive proposals Tor - IIvw >.ls. y
he subsequent suuuzl us~IIu-
ne Oregon Coz fvrvucr ui lbe ". L
.nUrch aIpnliier csiU'luIl,ev ~ is.
sas appointed To- cnufer WIKI IlT
UiunIitee of the TRUSTEES and 81
aeiu III selecting size.
Oue rva-Ia ..->s.us-i 10y ibe cOltfsI
-ucr fJr tnls acsiau N2> that tA'
,re-eul Campus bad UOw teCunls
.ziuaJle AMI that il Was ds>traSi.
. add po.cvv-d> to tie rudo~ uieI'
und. Al meeting % tbe trustee
,vlt in c,uuec;iul with lbe iual-
"a services, il wAs expected pm
sSs.s would y p-e>Sulr-d, oIt uultt
-iuE received llv matter wae it-
,IrEeiy IL nv hands, with the uiI
.-rs,sudIuc that the ju,u ut cJiuIulttt
-tu-- nIeuliour-i. NOG!d b~ cNlu
-rnei v leoeVer sufficient iufnruia
iou could - iald JvfuTe them :,
rarrzut actInu A. nothing ~ 4.
rrTuAueut character could * don
lu,i! = satisfactory ste should L.
--i-cls-i. il wS- ds- rab.s tbat I'LL
fuzSliuu should * settled ~ AL ear!..
I4y.
As funds would be required fni
srw buildings preliminary que
lou was To U= considered: Nouic
be-e funds y nI,>t readily con
riUut-d in Salem. Portland. or rise
here. After feeling the palse 81
De people IN the two priucipal place
Was met Uy AL un-xpr-c' et apathy
Both ser.Ie-d u de-. r. h- | uIvrrs. :
ut ueiiuer one wa- willing 10 give
ne nrce=sSlry a-si>,ancr, and tine ~
Iou oi the conference IL well ~ III!
'wD j4 4dgmeuJ, fol uadr The Use -.
tuFe pr,scsvd- oi he CAMPUS iu tnt
.rectiou Of buildings ! saw brfur,
he University therefore long anc
lard struggle before IL clfuld reAc'l
tuyih!ug like d Respectable position
hr,ugh he Ordinary channel OF So
letting funds for the buildings suC
.ppllauc-S. Bring familiar with the
history OF the Cni"ersl'y of the Pa
lie aud OF the Narlhw->teru Cul
--r-ity both Of " whicu Iustitujiu.. -
lad hrlI--d themselves 10 funds us
elecliug new locations aud cpuIri p
IIlug 10 the value Of -urruuucIu-
=nds 10y hc-tlug thereon. Tn
.,rul-r payiu for as campus anu IL
int buildings ia This way, and tu'
alter resumiu- priEcr,y end'" =
ueut fIMu the ! ..i-e Or s2i@ Of II,
property hi Evanston.
inquired 10th in the ne ghiror
1tspd Of >aieru aud uf Portland 4" here
considerable t-Odies uf land could TX
purchased al moderate prlce with
the purp,s-- Of laying out OH vel
-.i-cted spot University park al
Iitiou h-lieving that the iusliI uliun
as 10 enable me TO pay for the tract,
erect suitable buildings aud hold
sJmeibing in Ie--rv- for the eudOw
m-ut. Tuis matter MAS talked oye'
freely with judicIuus BUSHES men
Ia salem, Portland aud e-sew here
aud IN 10 Instance was IL thought
10 be unwis- until the removal Of
the University from salem U-canls
n possibility then all At once it be-
came Visionary aud impracli
cable
] remember distinctly that some
who were ready TO haudle the eu'
terprise through e syndicaie and
absorb the profits after settling aparr
a campus FOR the University Oecamt
suddenly Impressed with the peri
Of the plan as sDuu as they learDed
that the University only Was t'
absorb the profits and not privat.
parties. And these parties by the
WAY, have been the readiesl 10 cha Y =
the disiuter-sted friends of the Uni.
versity with venal motives.
So far as any of the trust ees have
insisted upon guarding the PRESENT
prosperity Of the institution against
the possibility Of l'ss through such
q plan b. Was Proposed, / honor
their motive. and approve their
Judgment and have always insisted
that any movement in this direction
must he oacked 10y sufficient guar
antee To protect the properly here.
On this pIint there has oeen no
difference Of o,iuiou between nI-
and the projectors of the enlerpri--
there, aud the primary object ~ tlI-
call for meeting ~ a few leading
MethOdisls In Portland last Monday
evening wss to provide such guar.
aniee aud reInrI To the trustee-