Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-05-31

clothes when he went eat, was engaged in
working up this project to educate the de-
serving poor, out of pure sympathy for the
struggling youth whose bitter experiences he
had shared. For ten years he had been look
ing for wealthy and benevolent man who
would contribute of his substance, and at
last he had bethought him of his old friend,
who had responded promptly 10 his appeal.
A proposition was formulated the million
are entered into a contract with Kreible,
who in turn was instructed to close the deal
with the North Manc hester college people.
This proposition was put in writing and in
January this was submitted to President
Howe aid the full board. Briefly, the con
ditions of the endowment were set forth as
follows:
TERMS OF THE ENDOWMENT.
The unknown bound himself to invest ST.
600, 900 for the term of five years from July
4, 1894, the interest on the sum to be expend-
ed in the maintenance of North Manchester
college as a non -sectarian college of the first
class, in consideration of the institution be-
ing changed to a university on the date
named. Further, that Prof. Charles E.
Kreible should be given the presidency of
the institution for the period of five years
and for fourteen years additional should he
elect to serve. Also that Prof. Charles Z
Kreible should be appointed superintendent
of the public schools of North Manchester
and that the schools should be made auxili-
ary to the university. The income from the
endowment fund was to be used wholly for
the education of the benefciaries, who were
divided into four classes; g. Children of
active ministers of any church, (2) such per-
sons as might be selected by active ministers
in lieu of their own children, (3) those pre-
pairing for the ministry of any denomination,
(4) all such as would bring five other studens
from any locality who would pay their own
expenses.
The number of benefciaries WIS limited to
500. These would receive tuition and other
college privileges free and an annual contri
button from the fund of 800 to apply on
board and room rent. 1t was in addition re-
quired of the citizens of North Manchester
that they secure 100 scholarships at $50 each
before the trust should be assigned. In the
event of the death of the donor his name
should be disclosed and the entire sum should
become the actual property of the college.
KRE1BLE's GOLDEN PROPOSITION.
This golden proposition, the like of which
does not come to colleges every day, fired
the enthusiasm of the trustees and many ot
the people of the town, while the more con.
servative looked at Kreible and his offer with
some misgiVings. On the paper for the sig
natures of those buying the $50 scholarship;
it was guaranteed that the university should
have faculty of from fifteen to twenty de-
gree professors, but this was subsequently
reduced to ten. Kreible consented, too, tc
modify his demand for the superintendency
of the local schools when he found people
marveling that the president of $1,000, ,00(
university was fishing for an inferior po
sition, but he suggested that he could nomi
nally have charge of the schools in order tina
they might contribute to the success of th,
! university.
To Prof. Irvine, the sup arintendent of tn
schools, Kreible promised the chair Cf phil
osophy, while he. assured Prof. Irvine tina
4 Prof. Arnold Tompkins, late of the stat
normal and now occupying the chair of ped
4 agogy in Chicago university, was to take
similar place with the North Manchester in
stitution. To Prof. Irvine Kreible said tha
3 he was reasonably certain of securing an
a other donation of$1 ,000, 900 to the university
He remarked that he had friend, cor
s. gresham, on intimate terms with Senate
Brice, Charles Foster and other public me
= looking up additional endowment, and the
had found Rhode Island millionaire VIII
was ready to give up this amount to the rigt
sort of a school, and he thought the Mort
+, Manchester college filed the bill. For tn
Ill KrAible said he would pay the congressma
$4,000.
SUGGESTING "RAIsE'' OF SALARY.
With the endowment of $2,000,000 Kreib
suggested that he and Prof. Irvine could Ii
T. their salaries to probably $4,000 yea
If While Prof. Irvine was not avene to an il
J. crease in salary, he cou'd not undersi an
ii where tine money to boom the college We
ia to come from and tailed to manifest an
"a enthusiasm in the project. He inquired VIII
l. with such magnificent endowmenthe (Kre
(. ble) sought him, an unknown educator, whe
{. so much talent could be Obtained for Il
g. asking. Kreible assured him that his il
es fiuepce as a resident Of North Manchest'
ID would count for great deal. "They will 81
10 that Irvine is connected with the college,
ID he continued, "and know then that v
q. mean business; besides, you are competel
ia man and good fellow"
Z. In February Kreible returned to Nor
IN Manchester. This time he was accompani'
to by the Rev. DR.. Weaver, president of Wa
tn seon college, at Wauseon, o., who he sa
ia was the financial manager of the enterpris
Nv DR.. Weaver was queer-looking individu'
III rather portly, dressed in clothing which HI
un seen much wear, and carried watch cha
rn about the size of black silk thread, at t
rs end of which was an open-faced lady's wat
of which he consulted frequently. Weaver "
IN given to talking bass and singing, goundi
Ia. his chest and proclaiming the merits of
or university proiec. in tiresome detail.
.lv EXAMINED THE BANKS SAFE.
,,s Accommodated BY Kreible, he visited