The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-18
A COLD WATER UNIVERSITY.
Some Prohis Are Promoting II, Others
Condemn It..

Some Prohis Are Promoting It. Others
Condemn IL.
A number of the Prohibitionists In this
city are promoting the establishment of
temperance university at Olympia, but
opposition has already appeared within
the city. company has been incorpo-
rated to own and manage il, and the
officers We're elected at a meeting of The
Chamber of Commerce Friday The fol-
lowing were given TO Post-Inteiiigencer
reporter as the names of those present:
Prof. T. w. Brintnall, of Olympia: Milo
A Root. Roger S. Green, E. b. Sutton.
Mrs. Winnie Thomas. Rev. Daniel Bagley,
Mrs. E. J. Fifeld. Mrs. Z. K Sinerun.
Hon. j. W. Range. Swan Hovik, Arnold
s. Allen. Mrs. III. s. Parkhurst
Officers of the assocfat icn were elected
as follows: President. Roger S. Green;
secretary. B.W. Brintnall: treasurer. Milo
A. Root.
II was decided that no person shall
be eligible to the Office of trustee who is
not msmber in good standing in one
or more OF the following organizations:
Washington State Prohibition Alliance
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
Coed Templars, Sons of Temperance. This
Is done so as to secure and maintain
for the university character consistent
with the views of the orders named
1t is the desire of the promoters to make
the university, both in its practical work
and by its declarations, representative OF
the most advanced temperance ideas, or
total abstinence from all intoxicating bev-
erages for the individual and absolute
prohibition OF the alcoholic drink traffic
fer the state and nation. 1t is further
desired TO create a university which shall
without creeds or theological aogmas rep
resent the highest ideas of Christian man
hood and womanhood.
Although his name appears among
those present at the meeting, Arm s. AL
len does not seem to be in sympathy with
the movement, for in this months issue
of the Good Templar. the official organ of
the order in this state. Of which he is the
editor. appears the following article:
There are indications that a new stock
subscription scheme and appeal fer tenn
perance dollars Is about 10 be imposed:
upon the public in general and Washing
ton temperance workers in particular.
An institution of Learning or Tenn
perance University is the guise under
which the next campaign against the
temperance pocketbcok Is to be con-
Quoted. This is severe language, but the
Templar prefers 10 speak out plainly at
the start. rather than give silent consent
as TO the inception OF such n project. ard
subsequently be compelled to denounce IL.
If we are correctly Informed, the pro-
prietor Of a local sectarian college in this
state. desiring TO enlarge the scope, Of
fers TO turn his collsge and several h;n-
dred acres OF land, ar a valuation of s5a
oee. into the hands OF new university
corporation. 20 be organized with sa0a
oAl capital stock. The new concern ts m
be distinctly temperance or prohihi
ton university corporation, Of which the
old proprietor would rSeiye one-fourth
or tho stock in consideration OF This
transfer Of the college and property. FL
naneial agents will then appeal 10 the
temperance public 10 equip and sustain
the institution by purchasing. doubtless
on an easy instailnlent plan. the remain
Ing $l5oo9 Of the capital stock.
1T - not our purpose To discuss IN.
business phase Of such scheme or the
past records OF its promoters. on these
points intending Investors are ar,,n,, aha
Ns
do however. enter a vigorous pyo.ee,
against sitch proposed perversisn ~
tho has1-earncd bat cheerfuIly contrib
uted mites Of hundreds of sacrificing
temperance workers. In these ,i.n,s
when every local Woman's Christian Tam.
perance Union, Good Templar's lodge or
other organized temperance so..iely =
having q hard battle for financial ~
istence, an attempt 10 collect and dtver+
si'aerl into such a luxury as a ser,ner-
anHoe university Is. TO say the least gll-
considered.
" Temperance education Is the spessons
plea under which this scheme il u, he
rara3cf. In this state of nsaxnlfrar,rv
endowed common s,honls. Norrnst
schools and FREE universities a .ats.e,,o-
lively temperance university wogli8 he
an ahsar3ity. There Is bat scant ar.-,,-
rnent Tor Ths tistincsiveiy sectarfan train
Ing 81 hools. and We $50 NJ sxcsYS. ~
call FOR further division Of the ness
The psshltc educational system rf .hs
state 81 Washington VIII stand the ;ess&
81 che rnasi rigid temperance advocate
Thanks % The wonsan's Christian, Tern.
reraHce ruIon. We have god Srsensfae
tempe ramos Law. only receutiy confirmed
by new Legislation and penalties sixed
Tar uon-Sstsatsoa on the part 81 teachers
There has he~n an ample saifFe!as-v
81 this stock sches1riag and Temperance
speculation WHAT Sc wanted sogav IN
Washington Is earness pser4s;lai work =,
the eauss 81 temperance. not professional
soliciting and perfuncsery giving q. aims
for service by proxy
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