The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-26
PROSPECT IS BRIGHT
Salt Lake College Entering Upon An
AuSpici0us Era.
PLEDGES OF ENDOWMENT
REPORTS OF MISSIONARY WORK
AT CHURCH.
Rev. DR.. Brown Explains the Aims
to Be For Broader and More Lib
eral Education - Christian But
Distinctively American - Presi-
dent Hunts Report.

Yesterday mornings services at the
Congregational church were devoted
to furthering the interests of Salt Lake
college. From the encourag ing reports
received, the liberal contributions made
and pledged for endowment and main
tenance, and the sympathetic interest
manifested. the successful future of this
higher educational Institution is as
sured. The auditorium Of the church
was prettily decorated with the college
colors. white and purple.
| President W. s. Hunt addressed the
assembly, giving a report of his mis-
sion the past several months through
out the east, where he has been solicit
ing subscriptions TO the endowment
! fund of 100000 which is to be added to
the sum of $4,000 proffered by DR.. D.
K. Pearson of Chicago, on condition
that the larger amount be raised
through the efforts of Salt Lake citi-
zens. In his report. President Hunt
stated that he had secured pledges for
$4,000, and in consideration of this
fact the generous offer of DR.. Pearson
had been extended another year.
Property Acquired.
In addition TO the amount reported.
the New West Educational commission
of Boston last week transferred to the
trustees of Salt Lake college property
worth $4,000 at Las Vegas, n. NJ,
which is now rented to the public
school of that place. Besides. the COL
lege trustees have secured the Gordon
academy at Ogden, another valuable
property, rented for public school pur-
poses.
President Hunt stated that the col
lege now has an income from property
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make the institution on it's present basis
self-supporting. But the plan is to
press right ahead and enlarge the scope
of the work. Already arrangements
have been made for another teacher to
be added to the corps, and it is in con-
temptation to make additions. especial
ly 10 the physical and chemical depart
ments before the fall term opens.
II was announced by President Hunt
that he would be in his Office at the
college daily from ! TO ?. during the
next few weeks. to receive callers.
Professor J. Newton Brown gave a
comprehensive address on the college
work the past year.
Aims Broad and Liberal.
Rev. Clarence r. Brown remarked
that the trustees felt the college never
had so good a year as last. The
trustees are proud of the faculty and
the excellent results accomplished.
Referring to the work to be done by
the college. Mr.. Brown said: The aim
of Salt Lake college is to give the
broadest kind of an education. an edu-
cation broader than is possible to get
even from our state schools. excellent
as they are: an education as liberal as
is the liberty of the Christian philO-
sophy and as positive as are the prin-
ciples on which our fathers founded the
republic. Its aim is not sectarian. but
Christian and distinctively American.
We remember that our republic has
been moulded largely On ideals cher
ished in the early New England col
legeS, and as the descendants and rep
of the founders of Har-
ward, Yale and Amherst. we propose to
do our duty toward this new and vast
intermountain civilization"
The annual collection of the church
toward the current expenses of the col
lege was taken up. and $500 in cash was
realized. besides pledges for $500 more
This total sum will clear the college Of
last years Indebtedness.
For the present the college buildings
on East Third South street Will he
made to suffice. but in a couple Of
years some splendid improvements will
be undertaken.