The herald., 1896-06-29
and endowment win fail. 1n that case we

and endowment will fail. In that case we
shall be attempting too much and so more
call attention to this probability and to
suggest another and possibly better way.
I understand that Inglewood, at the other
side of the city, stands ready to make a
proposition that would entirely relieve the
board of Its embarrassment and open the
time in the fall, in its own building. com.
pleter In its appointments than the old ono
and entirely free from debt. The proposal
Of land. fifteen acres Of which is in tho
built building. with an ofiice and half a
first floor. and thirty-four good sized lodg-
ing rooms on the second. The entire
Of the Sase n
to be repaired and painted Inside and out
and the grounds graded for tree planting
ana to TURN ser me te The
board in the neighborhood of $500 TO be
grounds are to be connected with q a sewer.
none of the other sites are likely to have
sewerage connection for great while to
the best quality and under good pressure.
The climatic conditions are excellent The
in ali our great valleys touched nothing at
Inglewood. The extremes Of heat and cold
common to the Arroyo are not found on tho
ity is a reasonable distance from the city.
A majority of our most prosperous col
leges have been purposely located at a dis
tance from the temptations and diversions
ston, Lake Forest Hanover. Princeton,
others ia The College Of california after
graduating six. classes passed out Of ex-
istence though located In the heart of Oak
united cities Of Oakland and San Francisco.
The great Chicago university was planted
in the heart of Chicago and though 1t had
the hearty support of a wealthy denomina-
tton, and the patronage of the great city.
it died after struggle of score of years.
e5 rne SXbY IN ths
city, as n preparatory school and feeder for
the college. Occidental college has been in
yeai year the college i Conducted an academy in
the city That year the combined roster OF
| college and academy showed an attend
ance of fully twice that of any succeeding
| year when the college was operated alone.
/ and the cash receipts for that year were
about three times as large as those OF any
| subsequent year when the college was run
alone. There was handsome surplus over
| expenses in receipts for board and tuition
mented the receipts at the college. This
! too, In spite of the fact that the academy
| tax for rent and for the year and for some
year, was $3.50 per month. We failed utter
| ly in the effort to carry the academy pat
ronage out to the college. The college in
| the suburbs has never been able to COM
mand the patronage of Presbyterian fami-
lies in the city. We shall not be able to
| 10 IL up IN the arroyo or at fasauena, Wo
need college town, community domi-
mated by the college idea and so we must
leave. the city. Pomona college has proved
ones that intellectually and financially
help and strengthen an Institution. They
will tell you as they, tell me that they
dena or Los Angeles II they could, We
cannot afford to abandon Occidental col
sg It nr is dong nS prooSndy s ES9a T0r Fit i pe Is pe.
| sible for us to save 1t. We have an oppor-
| tunity to place it at once and permanently
on it's feet Such chance may never
us what years of struggle may not be able
| to recall Higher Christian education Is
our great problem today. We may solve 1t
If we will. So thinks AN ELDER
The Children on the Fourth
Editor Herald: Permit me to. enter
through the columns of your valued paper
the Fourth of July committee in deciding
now, at the eleventh hour, not to let our
fSey prose to make up or s
/ tures.' - .
so-called Trades Display Division anu
/ sure to express the opinion of good many
of my fellow, citizens u saving that this this
greatly missed, for while we undoubtedly
will be treated to a rare display OF canned
fruit, bath tubs, 10 JOS and otner usefu.
those things any day of the year in our
The. action Of the most worshipful. the
of enrolment and invitations to all public
4 schools and then telling the children not to
come on account of too much trouble and
par with inviting somebody to dinner
and then sending him polite request not
to come because ms is eating tin tSp capacities had
feeding him would be too great. Yours