New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23

1dano ana that ShreWd ana patriotic Marcus
with Us mighty forests It's fertile plains. its lof,y
m wass b and w IL b na a the dead
eed 1000 miles to washington D. C. When s1' !,
ss. nS ana m s
Tyler. and found that Webster was about trading
the whole country of for some fisheries OF tho
Whitman said: II am not here for Office: am
here to tell you that that Is magnificent country
and It belongs to the United States and we must
oh" replied Webster IT ia. can never be settled;
II have taken a wagon over the mountains and
OGs k my w along w' here for the SnG prS %s
saving that country" said Whitman
people from ST. Louis, Mo. and Illinois, and ons
thousand cattle with him over the mountains. 10
civilization were jealous Of that smart man. and
they melted the In Indians to XII nod him They did
hind-a man by the name OF Eels: The best
7" buIs eo o in his name and such eoess
was built costing $1,000 very ordinary building
completely Stranded mortgaged for $500 had
written them that would g a, them 5000 II they
A man came into my Office one day and said his
name was Penrose the president Of Whitman Col
there was a mortgage on the building. and that hs
didn't see how It was possible for them to raise
I then sat down and wrote check for $780,
Now" said I. send that out and pay the teachers
That was four years ago last June They had
then about forty pupils. Now. what are they do
professors. They hfve one young man. professor
OF elOcution and oratory who eight years ago was
and mother were Mormons He came TO Illinois
and educated himself and took The ,od first prize In
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE.
We are now to stop at a beautiful place, Mount
Hoyoke Mass Here was founded inc s NE female
done more good and had wider influence in ths
tIoiv has globe
leces About a hundred years ago Mary Lyon was
born an Obscure town Most men and Of
worth and influence come from poor parentsntrom
in disguise. Standing here to-day | am thankful
that was born In poverty, ana tnat nag 70
hustle. while the CHILLY winds oil adversely olew
Mary Lyons parents died. and she was Jeff alone;
on a farm She spun and wove and made coverlets
and sold them. and got enough 10 go 10 AsnIed
Tis1onary-not Bit of IT, She saw through tho
mist and clouds that overhung the grand,est coun.
world The mist was tat a female should not be
educated knew MARY Lyon; saw nef al WORK Tx
stitution / once asked old man why he DID not
help Mary Lyon: Why said the old man 1t o I,
Of no use sending girls to college; L VIII spon
them for servants; they won't be worth cent for
servants il they go, to school .o. No,,-rr..
That darkness, that mist hung over NeW-hng-
land like a pail, and Mary Lyon was the heroine
who could look through II and see the stars neyIna .
Mary Lyon There have been many great women omen,
but Mary Lyon stood far ABOVE them an; -" n na
did she want? She wanted an institution where the
daughters of poor men could get an educa or os a.
small amount of money. She went TO work Sne
begged the lumber and the brick. she went among
the farmers ! was practising medicine WITHIN nye
miles of her, and | used 10 meet her IN ner travels
around and sometimes she was disheartened' ana
although | was poor Jobs turkey then l SAID 70
myself: IF ever get anything ahead IN the worIu
the first thing take up will be such work as Mary
Mary LYON was kind TO There were good
many Vermont girls at that school. and used TO
90 up there to console the girls for their absence
from their native mountains. and she used to let
me in every time and priced her highly. .
Mary Lyon is dead. but the coilege sne iO1S ,
years ago and | wrote them, i VIII give you
$50 900 If you will raise $4,000 and they went to
work and got half OF H. Two years ago las, sep
commodate four hundred girls took hre ana burned
up turning the girls into the street out OF those
four hundred girls only five went nome me tarfn,
of you" and they did take care Of them. and they
kept the school intact.
That building was consumed ana Wni 1, M en-.
Fifty thousand dollars TO build up Mount HOLY
oke" What a turn that was They had sunk INTO
despair and dependency, when all az once ngnt
founded by Mary Lyon. and II has risen AGAIN n,
Now Holyoke has five OF the finest dormitories IN
the country, and the most msgnincent sdmso, ,
letter to-day from the treasurer, SAYING; we axe
now going to have, in addition to the bullaing :
new gymna SUM" AT the last commenc en- ~ l
Committing the endowment. They are going 10 be
the best and the grandest institution In this
country. . - ,,,, .sy,,., :,
no with Money" I have given you a few pages OF
nersona history to show you what one man or long
experience believes is the rgnt way 10 use 1ohei
continue to prove my faith by my works. hope
many will do likewise