Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-08-25

| To the People OF Baxter springs.
The furnishing of the college il
nearly completed. The furniture is
directly from the factory and il OF
the best and most modern styles.
In Il few days the grounds will be
again cleaned up and everything
put in first class condition.
1t is now time for you to decide
whether you are going TO patronize
this institution or not. We believe
we have complied with our prom
Uses in equipping the building, We
have provided courses OF study
equal TO those of the best institu-
tions in this country. Our instruct
ors are well educated and highly
recommended. Their work Is yet To
be proven. We have not asked for
a donation or subscription iii any
way of n single dollar, but now we
do ask for your patronage. And |
want TO impress upon You right
here that we must hare IL. Whether
this school will be Il success ar Hi.-
ure depends entirely upon The pat
ronayc that Baxter Springs gives it.
not next year, but this year. We
have spent our money, hundreds OF
dollars, on the institution and we
are now ready tn spcGd our time
and energy. bu; we want something
20 spend il on. Now. don't say you
cannot afford To patroniZc II. iou
cannot afford not 10 patroniHc II.
You need the advantages il offers
and il needs your support. II other
people can afford To send their chill
drcu OF to colleges and pay their
board and tuition, amounting TO
from 1928 to 500 per year. you who
live here can Ger ,ainly afford tn pay
tuition. Besides, you cannot afford
to let il fail. Baxter Springs needs
the stimulating influences OF such
an institution. Remember that
other cities no larger than Baxter
Springs are subscribing thousands
of dollars in cash for jus; such in
stituiions as this promises to be. Ii
takes time and money Ia start Il col
lcgc. but every college in This land
had TO start. and very few have
started with AZ complete equip
ment as this is starting. Perhaps
you are saying, 1--WE will wait aud
see how it turns out" II every
body waits to see how il turns out
it is very evident how il will turn
out. 1t will turn out just as any
other business enterprise in this
town would turn out if the people
all stood back and waited. If you
will consider Il moment You will |
readily understand that il il dill
cult to draw patronage from abroad,
from people who must come here
and pay board and tuition To an i'll
stitution that is not yet established,
and yet that argues nothing against
The merits of the institution. n
of such people will come
here this year. In fact, our pros
Dect for such students is indeed
while expect that there
IRE people living in Baxter Springs
Who will patronize some institution
wo or three hundred miles away
md pay out rs much money in one
'ear as ii would cost them here in
our years and for exactly the same
work, but that is not business.
There are at least fifty young peo-
de in this city who are able and
ought 10 attend the cole g. this
ear. and the patronage is not con-
med to boys and girls. Many
-oung men and young ladies who
lave not attended school for years
ould make the best investment of
heir lives by attending this year.
80 doubt there are mari ID women
whose time is not fully employed
md who could not put their time to
,ettcr use than spending il in col
eye. Some such have wisely con-
luded to do so. You can add more
and consequent happi-
less to your home in future years
n this way than in anything else
'ou may do. The great majority of
people reach middle age before
hey realize the importance of an
But people are never
90 old to learn.
Think this matter over, look at il
rom a business standpoint. All
We ask is to give us fair trial and
our work is not equal TO other in
we will not claim your
longer. If il is, you can
lot fail to take. advantage of il.
live us a good support this year
nd we will take care of ourselves
n the future. Very resp'y,
{. S. BOWMAN. /
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