Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-09-23

A JOURNAL reporter stopped that
busy and hard-working man Or.
Whitaker, president of the William
cite university, this morning, and
he expressed himself IN free con-
versation as follows:
"During the past vacation the
University building has been reno
waited throughout. Every depart
ment of the building has been put
in first-class condition. Quite q
number of students make the excel
lent rooms, furnished by some of our
many friends, their comfortable
quarters, and enjoy the substantial
meals furnished by Mrs. Leeman in
the dining hall. There are rela-
lively more young men than ladies
in attendance. Probably the young
men are fully up In numbers to those
of last year.
A COMMITTEE.
s'The trustees have invited Revs. J..
H. Roork, and G. M. Irwin to CO.
operate with Rev. Whitaker and
Financial Agent Chapman in secur-
ing subscriptions for the proposed
new building of which much has
already been said. This new build
ing will meet a much felt want in
the institution. 1t will afford more
convenient room for all class work,
and very necessary ones for philo-
sophical and chemical studies. 1t
will also provide for chapel large
enough to accommodate our numer-
GUS friends at commencement and
other occasions which has been
greatly needed. Every inch of the
present building is needed for dor
mitory on the upper floor and base
ment, the next floor for museum
and society halls; the next for the
conservatory of music (now greatly
embarrassed for the lack of better
accommodations); the chapel would
be needed by the conservatory for
recitals. 1t would also make an ad-
mirable library before our library
building could be erected. The new
building would increase the perma-
nency of the location aud give sta
bility, popularity, and efficiency to
the school,
"It will prove a great service to
the city which now has no audience
room large enough to accommodate
the people who often wish to assem-
BILE together. 1t will prove an orna-
ment to our city,"
THE PLANS ADOPTED.
Zone set of plans has an architects
estimate of $25,000. If Salem will
give us this building, gentlemen
residents are ready to help us at 9TH
er points, who now say: NOT TILL
SALEM HELPS YOU
"Great as is the benefit of the
woolen mills no one will question
the superior advantages to the city
Of this University. If $22,Co0 could
be raised for that from 1862 sub.
scribers in three weeks, surely we
ought to he able to make glorious
success of work for Willamette uni
versity In our large citizenship and
time of greatest need,
PRESENT HELP NEEDED.
"The success of the University
largely depends upon the financial
recources to tide over the present di-
minished receipts from tuition and
to pay the expenses of refitting our
building from the fire last year. An
additional endowment will be nee
essary, II we would make our many
departments as efficient as Is other
wise possible.
without help, or a large increase
of patronage, we will Certainly fail.
If we cannot keep on our feet with
our resources how could another sue
ceed with less resources? If our cit
liens will give US such help as II
gave the woolen mills, a few years
since, 1t will elevate their apprecia-
ton Of the institution, establish It on
q firmer basis, and invite other help
from without which will insure
complete success.
HIGH GRADE OF WORK.
sour grade Of work is unexcelled,
our University schools more mum
erous than any other institution In
this Northwest. It's numbers have
long been greater and its resources
ampler than any other high grade
school In the territory. 1t lies with
Salem people by generous subscrip
tions now to put her upon broader
hrmer basis and open the way for