Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-19
STOCK BOOKS OPEN.
The University Benefit Movement Now
Before the People-Spardy
Action Necessary.

AeIlOn Necessary.
The stock books for the University
Park association are now open and
ready for shares to be subscribed. in
Tact some haye already taken shares
In the association. The scheme of
how the work is to be carried our
has already been fully set before the
people, There is no risk to run by
those who subscribe for stock, to the
contrary the field is open for a
handsome return to come in from |
the venture while at the same time
the school will be aided by advanc-
ing the money to it to meet the
tlrst payment on the land and hold
the option which which expires the
first of September. Tue opportunity
is now ripe to do something. The
matter now stands on pivot and
the friends must rally around this
old Institution which has done SO
much for Salem and the people who
have lived here for any length Of
time. The aid now is not that of
donations. The managers of this
scheme have put the matter in u
tangible form that the people would
not have to make personal or finan
cial sacrifices to aid the school
Those men who are not interested
in the matter more than they want
to see the school and the city pros
} per, believe the scheme highly feast
ble and cOmmendable and are sub
scribing literally to the stock
Many persons who are leading quiet
business lives pay little attention t.
such moves and do not fully appre
: ciate the real benefit of having &
good college in their midst, but
= when some one comes around anC
/. shows them wherein they can aid
/ such an institution without injurinl
l themselves they will add thei
- names to the list of those who ar,
n assisting.
e The school will not be so far ou
{ of the city as 10 be inaccessible
The school has agreed to give ever.
4 student, who comes from the cit.
d and pays his tuition for one quarter
y his car fare To aud from the schOO
a each day for that quarter. Thi
virtually brings every part of tn
city to the school campus. The ca
lines have agreed to give specit
rates to the school. One car line
now completed and the other wi
It be completed with in mouth fror
o this time to point less than a ha
re a mile from where the building wi
be erected. When the building
If are up two line of street cars will
h running to the very door of ii
O school. The advantages of IL
school being out of the city a
numerous and need not be cited.
The important point to impre
= on the people OF Salem and tho
~ outside who look forward to Il
time when the Willamette univC
sity shall be the great school of t
10 northwest, and what her foundt
III hoped she would be, is to assist
ID this critical time. The field is op
here for great school. Willamet
ty has made fair start to accompli
es that end. But in the face of all t
on school has done the great scheme
On set it on more solid financial ba'
Is. will fail if certain amount of Cal
tai stock is not subscribed in t
next few months. The questit
now ARISES, will the people of tn
part of Oregon allow the schen
m to fail?
D The matter is in competent han
v and men are in the field now to 8
what can be done in this cit
Many hope it will be muc
The friends of this old inst
tuition will await with interest Il
success which may attend the effor
Il which are being put forth. 1t is Il
+ intention of the managers to ha'
l. all;the stock subscribed by the first
J. August if possible. The option e