The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-02
TO LIFT MACALESTER'S DEBT
PRESIDENT WALLACE IS DI.
RECTING HIS EFFORTS
Presbyterians of the Northwest Ex-
pected to Come to the Aid of the
Institution and Help Rid 1t of a
Load That Has Been Hard to Car
ry-What He Hopes to Accom-
plish.

plish.
A thorough canvass is being made by
President James Wallace and the trus-
tees OF Manchester college to secure
sufficient funds to cancel the college
debt Of $125, 200.
President Wallace hopes to be able
to announce on commencement day,
June 6, that the efforts which have
been made by faculty and student alike
have been successful.
PreSbyterianS all over the Middle
West are taking an active interest in
the plan, and have come forward and
literally supported the movement in a
material way.
President Wallace, in speaking of the
matter, stated that the canvass was be-
ing conducted in quiet way, and he
did not care to discuss the matter. He
did, however, say that the trustees were
highly gratified with the liberal re-
Spouse which had come from many
quarters, and that he had every rea-
son to believe that the plans would
have progressed sufficiently far to en-
able them to state positively on COM
mencement day that the debt had been
raised.
The debt has long been an impedi-
ment to the progress and efficient work
of the college. One hundred thousand
dollars of the whole amount is for
buildings constructed since 1883, and
the remaining $4,000 is for current ex-
penses which have accrued during the
last ten years.
The college Is the only Presbyterian
institution Of it's kind in the Northwest,
and the Mccormick Theological semi
nary. Of Chicago, depends largely upon
Manchester for it's students. For that
reason more than ordinary interest is
being taken by the representatives of
the Presbyterian creed in the North
west.
In addition to the college buildings
and thirty-acre campus, the college
owns what is known as the Manchester
college addition on Randolph street,
which comprises a tract of over sixty
acres.
During the last two or three years
the debt has weighed especially heay-
lily on the institution, and at one time
it was a question whether the college
would be able to maintain it's curricu-
lum.
The self-sacrif1cing efforts of Presi-
dent Wallace in behalf of the college
have accomplished much to maintain
the high standard Of the institution.
He is a man whose peer Is not to be
found in the West as a professor OF
Greek. He has refused repeated over
lures from large Eastern institutions
snd made the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of the
college his life work.
The other members of the faculty
have also been jealous in their en-
deavors to keep the college upon it's
feet and it can be said in truth that
the prominence which the institution
has attained in the Northwest, despite
the many obstacles which they have
encountered, is due to a great extent
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of the faculty.
Since President Wallace has been
able to say to the friends of the in
stitution with considerable certainty
that the debt would be raised, many
have subscribed large amounts who
would not otherwise feel that they
could consistently assist.
In the past the friends of the college
have been appealed to for funds, but
the trustees have never been able to
| rid themselves Of the debt, and the
friends of the institution felt as If they
We're putting money into well.
Assurances have been received, how
ever, from churchmen and business
men Of the Northwest and st. Paul,
promising support and already the
amount in sight Is large enough to in
sure the success of the project
Manchester college was organized in
st. Paul during 1888 by Charles Macal-
ester, of Philadelphia. Mr. Manchester
endowed the institution Of his name
with considerable property. Rev. Ed
ward D. Neill, once pastor of the House
! Of Hope church, selected the first board
of trustees at the instance of Mr.. Mac
| alester.
The college was recognized by the
Minnesota Presbyterian synod at the
annual meeting at st. Peter in 1880.
and has since enjoyed the cooperation
! and recommendation of the synod, and
| has been the representative Presby-
| terrain institution in the Northwest.
The board Of trustees for the class
| Of 1899 are Rev. Pleasant Hunter, of
| Minneapolis; H. Knox Taylor, Thomas
| 7. Cochran Thomas H. Dickson and
| w. c. Edwards. Of St. Paul, MINI.