The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-06-21
Albany College.

As III moIIhlAy IiSut ioT Aiuany wi
lege, with its FIVE teachers, to advertise
itself as doing asgood work as eastern
colleges with three times its teaching
force?" This question was put to me a
few months age. Whatever the inteu-
tion of the interrogation was, the impli-
cation is, that the teachers Of Albany
College are not honest.
Let us look at the matter \ moment.
The interrogatof admitted that his col
| lege had failed to secure local patronage
and that Albany College lie the only one
in the state which has been highly sue
cesslull in this respect. Now what does
this prove? 1t certainly does Lot prove
that the people OF Albany believe the
| college professors to be dishonest men
men who lay claim to do what they are
incompetent to do. The TACT that seven
tenths OF the students belong to Albany
seems TO me to lie conclusive evidence
that the citizens OF the town have full
confidence in the honesty Of the college
faculty. Aud the fact that Albany Col
lege surpasses all other colleges i'll the
state in Its local patronage would be q
good advertising card, il it was generally
known. Before came to Albany, near
ly three years ago. ha,i heard some
thing of the quality OF the work done BY
the professors. will now give my opin-
ion ia regard to the truthfulness OF what
I haze heard. This opinion is based on
observations made during three full
scholastic years. This, Of course, will
exclude the teacher CT Greek, who is not
"blowing his own horn." but leaves the
blowing 20 the Sophomore Glass.
After taking observations in Eve differ
eat colleges, have no scruples in saying
that have rever found more eonsci-
entious, faithful and competent faculty
than that OF Albany College. There is
not teacher in it who lays claim to be
what he is not.
II is true that there are a few stadents
in the college who know more than any
member of the faculty and than all COM
bined. But this does not proTe the IN
competence of the faculty. Such stu
dents are found ia all colleges. 1t lie
perfectly wonderful how much some OF
them know.
believe the citizens Of Albany have
good reason to be proud OF their college.
And now. in its time OF ueel, they have
good opportunity OF showing. IN DIFF
ierent way. their appreciation Of it and
LOYALTY to it. II lite faculty with compar.
stively little apparatus and no endow.
ment orth naming, has been able TO
give it the standing that it has. what
would be its standing il more fully equip
ped? 1t is in the power of the people Of
Albany and the Presbyterians of Oregon
to make Albany College the peer of any
college in the state. viii they do it?
Or. will they allow i, to continue to
struggle for existence aud perhaps die oil
neglect Which will they do'
The college is ~ passing through q
crisis In iss history, and there is need al
speedy aetioa pear from this time
may te too late. 0ns Of its friends n
Albany has made liberal eosds.."..zl
offer How many others will I0in him in
putting the institution on a firm 6nan.
cial bssisf Help at homs will doubtless
bring sssistan;e frofa abroad. Blu. il
the former 10 not forthcoming. tss latter
cannot be expected; and it will bd found
true in this casa s. in many others, that
the Lord helps only those who help
themselyes."
| Shall then the citizens Of Albany aitow
"Icbabod" to he written upon their col
lege. because il did not receive sufficient
aid in this crisis Of iiz history / am
unwilling to believe that they Will.
ALEX ScoIr.