, 1892-09-21
Maintain Home institutions.

Your kindly editorial reference to the
Olympia Collegiate Institute, in recent
issue of your valuable paper, has prompted
me to say a few things additional. The
work of pioneering is rarely ever appre,
clated while the pioneers continue on the
shores of time. After their labOrs are end
ed their tolls find respite in the restful
SlumDef OF the tomb; some one discovers
the heroic character Of their work, and fit
tingly exploits their deeds. 1t may be be-
cause those who pioneered in education in
Washington in connection with the Olym-
pia Collegiate Institute still linger on the
shores Of time that so little local encour-
agement gTeets this truly melitOriOns in
stitutiOn outside the faithful few who have
stood by it from the first with their time,
suffering, thought, cash and prayers. Is it
not time that the custom indicated be dis
regarded Has its heartlessness not long
enough disgraced civilization2 Some one
has we'll said that AN ounce of taffy is
worth a pound of epitaphy." We are
building a civilization on new lines in this
Pacific Northwest-characteri by its
practice rather than preeept, its reach, for
results, rather than lingering amid theory,
slowly npening into Jangibilities. Are not
the flowers put into the living hand rather
than into the dead one logical part of such
caVlhzatlonf L would invite the citizens of
Olympia TO earnestly consider the worth of
the olympia Collegiate Institute to our
city from the following points of view:
Monetary-Every student coming here
spends on an average $3.50 per annum. One
hundred students then would distribute in
our city $25,0D per year. Suppose some
man were to go to the board of trade to-
morrow and propose to put up machine
shop whose operation would distribute in
our city such a sum as the above, how soon
would our city be wild with excitement,
and subsidy of magnificent proportions
would be lain at their feet.
L have nothing to say against the fac
tories and am willing to do as much as anv
man of my ability to secure them. But |
believe In the protection of and encourage
ing the enterprises already with us and in
tried and successful operation. l hope l
give no OHense when 1 add that if have
my choice between a factory producing
good men and good women, and one max
ing good machines, I'll take the former.
Again, this institution brings into our
community and makes them one with us a
body of men and women as the faculty
who are blessing to any people, aud who
do much to give tone and right sentiment
to all whom they meet.
1t is no criticism on any who may have
been here before to say that at present this
school has faculty in every way cOmpe-
tent to rightly guide all whom they teach
to the very best conclusions in the paths of
knowledge. Also parents may rest assured
that children entrusted to the care of DR..
Tedrick and his coadjutOrs will be as care
fully and kindly guided in right paths of
living as is possible for keen intellects,
tender hearts and experience to do.
In the east college towns become centers
of homes where families cOngregate to ed
ucate their younger members. Heretofore
the citizens of Washington have been too
busy to do this work. The time has about
arrived when this movement will begin.
No more hOmelike or desirable spot can
be found on Puget Sound for such city of
homes than at Olympia. All that is need
ed to bring about such cOnsummatlon is a
little local encouragement to the Olympia
Collegiate Institute
Also, the plans of the great Methodist
church in educational matters is becoming
clearly defined; they are seizing upon the
great centres and are there planting their
great institutions. Centers of influence
are not necessarily where the most people
live, but where governing ideas originate,
where dominating influences have birth:
from where lines of control radiate.
At Washington, D. c., the Great Ma
tlOnal University, under Methodist con-
troll, is rapidly becoming fact; it will be
the first bona fdeiuniversity in the United
states where only university work will be
done. Cpming west, at Denver, not only