Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-12-24

meeting ~f the trustees to receive
he repo-i cf this cnmmiiice have
tSeu - fully reported that | Desd
unly 20 refer 10 them. As fsr ss l
Sm Shls 10 snSlyre the excitement
which las grown cut Of thSt meet
Ing. IL = trsceSble 40 two csnse: One
he nj j,,Urnu'ent to Portland, when
it ~rSs ihcught the Portland move
meui wuuid have undue advantage
and the ether my suggestion that
thoough Preparatory department
d tie University should te retained
Ia ~Sleu. while the higher deISrt-
,ueuls shSuli te transferred TO Port.
Sud.
Rs>recijug the first let me say
bat iu making the Innti-u Is dis
pGi one thought existed IN my
mind. The trustees were tine-d Out
SiJb the ali night se>siun srd in po
r,'diJiuu TO decide QUESTION So ina
spTtsnt - the rs>LcsIiun Of tb,
t,ivt r>lty. The Interests sex m,d
utficieuiIy important To justify To,
-uIlte t~Srd in husiHE over all Ibe
.ijt> Ia s.t' cuilIIng TO n CONCLUSION.
y lien >,'aIe "lse suggested 10 me
ant the Portland session would
inrI all ogioltuuity of decidius
Il fAvm q; that l-oini, / prompil.
esa'ived that plan, ssying, In sui
-laDc<, tA-t The question was tro
ulp.Eisut To l< decided by any
nslhUd p>~Rib.inC trick; that ",
Iu>l in s.iuIe way come To - bei,vI
suuer>iautIug, aud that above ali
ge required lime for tie exercise oI
Nul and deliberate judgment
Re--y-ciiug the suggestion thai
} De lSrtlueut nj Salem should t.
/ 1 preparai.rv grade let me say:
l. Thai colleges aud universities
I 1r>l Il sreat deal ulure THAI the sun.
/ I their receipts frun tuition. IL
: ATTEMPTS 10 sustain these depart
Z Ileuts without adequate endow-
Ient, the University has once spen'
= latrJnlouy Of Lands aud funds
,aleIu cauuoI sustain these depart
uruts # il weIe - disposed. Al
ucou- Of s2-5, 5,o1 per year in add
lup Ia its present Income is th'
minimum sum required for che an
Iusl eAp~us<-- of ID fairly good cal
eye. A university would reQuir,
much more. No single city OF th.
.s,pulaliou and resources Of caien
ziuid furnish the fund. Ii has becl
,.id 20 NE lime and again that tbs
Cuiv-rsity was c. sting more than i
VAS worth ard might 60 if i
.rauled in.
SEVERAL leading citizens and cap
lcali>ts have said Ia ne that firsi
class preparatory schopl WIS all tina
-aielu needed or could support, anC
rnat all institution of this grade
Ae.l maintained, would be betiel
ipr all than s-cund-class college
Only Til, morning il WIS said I'm 4
laily paper that the University wal
;nl-h-avy. etc.
But g,od prepa ratory school does
say its way aud may b-cunIe i
-iurce Of revenue. such an insIiiu
lou could be well sustained ia 4
uOn-cuuIutrrial community uf lit-I-
sry tastes. Higher department.
should l~ located near the ceuters al
iuauce Unless Hien Of large aecumu
laJiUn cau U- induced To sustain
h.ru elsewhere.
II. My appreciation of the dig
uIly and worth Of u first.class pr
p,ratory school is far higher than
hat OF sune Others.
The late bishop Haven, for many
ytsirs president Of Michigan Uni
,er-iiy and other eading instIIu-
ions, said That If he were entering
ilou al educ=liuual career again
lie would select the preparatory
>chupi - the mast fruitful field. II
Sa- III SUCH school that Arnold vi
.iu-Oy won his fame; aud | would
rather, So far a. position is c1nc-ru-
ed, U- he principal Of such schonl
a. Exeter than President or chaLcel.
i1r Of d nominal l University.
Respecting the personalities
which have been indulged duriug
this agitation aud the iuipu,ation.
upon The iutegrii.; Of one and al
other, eau only Say that if other.
have had private ends ~ serve they
have I-c,-iyed no cuunt-usnce from
me. The question Of locating AL
institution which may become q
Harvard aud stand thousand year.,
II 80 important as to impress obe
With q sense Of solemuity and ba o.
ish every other consideration. Be
youd this can only say that If y
service If more than thirty years IN
promoting the highest Interests oi
humanity 10 DOT d sufficient guar.
antee of personal uprightness and
purity Of character nothing that
can now " SAID will avail.
will let other. who have feelings
and familiar with the ordinary sen-
-lbilitis- 1T any fate, with great
Interest to s-r forward, aud indeavor-
ing to do it with singleners
f pufpase, put thenselv, &
M my p are, as comparative
stranger IN such q community, and
o-cDuies the victims Of such un-