The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-06-26

done for the denomination what it
should have done, or what was ex-
pected of it by its founders, there is
great divergence of opinion, chiefly
from the fact that so many and so
widely different ideas prevail as to
what the results ought to be and how
they should best be accomplished.
Leaving this question to be further
discussed or not at the pleasure of the
convention let us make one other in
quiry,-How can the Universalist
Convention and people of Ohio help
their college' This question we
deem to be entirely appropriate at
this time, in view of the close rela-
tionship of the college and conven-
ton, in view of the fact that Buchtel,
like all UNCONVENTIONAL colleges, has
not the means within itself to pro.
duce the resources necessary for its
maintenance, and especially in view
of the urgent and immediate needs
of the college.
The first and most obvious answer
to the question, is the one given at
every annual session of this conven-
ton, as regularly as the years come
and go, viz: by contributions of
money,-money for buildings, for
books and apparatus; for scholar
ships and endowment funds, and
particularly at this time money for
cancelling the Indebtedness and
meeting current needs.
Upon the day when Buchtel Col
lege first opened it's doors for work
believe it's regular income was by
large amount insufficient to meet it's
necessary running expenses. This
same unsatisfactory condition has
maintained from that day to this. At
no time during its whole career has
it seemed wise and expedient to the
College Trustees to place the insti-
tuition upon self-sustained basis
with the means at hand. To have
done 30 at any time would very SER
iously have impaired the effectiveness
of the college and the standard of it's
work. How then shall the college
henceforth be maintained9 We an
swer-on the one hand by exercising
the most frugal economy in admin
istering its affairs, and, on the other,
by urging those people who are in
terested in its success, to contribute
towards its maintenance at once and
all the time to the fullest extent of
their ability and disposition.
Then there is another important
way in which the Universalist people
of Ohio can help Buchtel College,
that is by sending their young people
there to be educated.
That there is present opportunity
for helping in this direction, we need
only to look at the facts as recorded
to demonstrate.
In 1880 the total attendance in
the College and preparatory school
was 1872. This past year it has been
IT'S. In 1880, lightweight stu
dents, or more than one. half of all,
were registered as coming from Uni
versalist families, while this year
only thirty-five or less than one-fifth
of the whole were SO registered. We
have more students this year from
Congregational families than we have
from Universalist families.
Or, to look at the matter in an
other way, in 1879 so, just one-half
of the whole number of students
were from families living outside of
Summit county; this year forty-six
or about one-fourth of all are from
outside of Summit county.
Financial.
In closing this report, | submit in
the usual form, the following state
ment of the resources and liabilities
of Buchtel College, as they appeared
upon the books of account May 81,
1897, Uiz.:
RESOURCES.
Real estate. .................S 1929, 452 Sc
Personal property .. 81, $50. SO
Bills receivable. .......... 3,55s 81
Subscription to current ex-
penses (unpaid) ......... 3,544 II
Library fund. ........ $3.50. 20
Advances for Alumni prizes. II SO
Advances for Ashton prizes. 43.9
Endowment funds. ............ 199 ,6SS so
Scholarship funds. ..... so, 121 As
Alumni interest fund. ...... 252 90
Personal accounts .... 1924. A
Science Building Fund. .... 1889 40
Henry Boszar bequest .... 1000. 90