The Florida star., 1900-10-26
| RBsEA COLLEGE n MISSOURI.
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college had hardly become established
as an institution OF f1fhe town when, nj
and behold. a new spirit entered its
haiiss and another name was given to
the world. IL Is now Ruskin college.
and the whole town is agape.
Ruskin college Is TO be the center OF
the Ruskin Hall movement In America.
The Ruskin Hall movement was con-
ceived by Americans, but their first
manifestation found resting place un-
der the shadow OF the great English
college at Oxford The story of how
Walter Vrooman, Missouri boy. went
TO England with the avOwed purpose
or establishing new system OF educa-
ton and how he selected as the seat OF
his enterprise the town OF Oxford. with
Its moss grown institutions. is an old
story. That he succeeded despite the
prophecies OF the croakers In this coun-
try and Europe and Notwithstanding
the opposition that he had naturally 20
meet is also a well established fact.
4 short time ago the newspapers
were commenting upon the presence in
this country OF James Sexton and c.
W. Bowerman. delegates from the
British trades union SITS. who had come
to the. United States 10 bear good
wishes from their associates TO their
fellow unlOnists here and to tender TO
the American labor movement $20000
as a donation TO the enterprise OF es-
tablishing in this country IN institu-
tiOn on the plan OF Ruskln Hall in Eng
land. AIr. YrOOman, the moving spirit
In this whole enterprise. followed the
British delegates and. while awaiting
the time when the American labor
movement will speak officially on the
subject, took advantage or the oppor-
tunity presented here In Trenton and
secured the buildings, appurtenances
and grounds or Avalon college for the
American Rnskin Hall. The enterprise
is to be Incorporated. and the American
Federation OF Labor at its meeting in
December is expected 10 give its sane
ZION and 10 elect n proportion OF the
incOrporators.
The buildings aud other equipment
OF Avalon college are valued at $4,000.
and IL has attached l,G00 acres OF land
which will lit in very nicely with the
Ruskin scheme. The new movement
secures these advantages without
drawing upon its donated capital and
consequently has the $4,000 given by
the English wOrklngmen, and $4,000
subscribed by friends OF the move
ment ia this country. In addition TO
grounds and buildings to start with.
IL Is the plan To establish branches
IN every state OF the Union and that
the center OF the system shall be herc
In Trenton. The movement is fclic.-
tated on this programme by Its fri rds,
who call attention TO the fact that
right about here Is the center OF the
United States. Extension lecturers
VIII De sent out TO all parts of the
country. and while each state VII eX-
ercise n control over these lectures 5
they will receive their general instruc-
tiOns from the central offices here.
Nearly all OF the professors nSaged at
the college when IL was known rs
Avalon will be retained, and George
McA. Miller. y. NJ. Ph. d.. will con-
time as president. Among tie list of
the faculty OF the reorgan.z>d institu-
ton are TO be found the follewin.
we'll known names: Rev. Jay q. Rog-
ers, Richard &. Norton, AdaliCe Dick
man Miller. George ID. Heron, Frank
Parsons, Mary Cresswell and "A score
OF others. Among the lecturers are
several Well known specialists.
The headquarters OF the Ruskin Hall
movement for this country are estab-
llshed in University building. New
York. and Thomas L. viii. formerly OF
the Kansas State university. is in
charge as secretary. VIII. Parsons AMI
Heron are already attached To the
new college. and Professors Edward
W. Bemis and John Il. Commons are
expected soon To be. Thus the Quin-
tet OF professors who found the older
colleges OF the country too conservative
for them. or the colleges found the pro
fessOrs too radical. will find engage
ments more To their liking.
Now, what does the new educational
movement propose? What do NrOoman
and his supporters want 10 bring about
i'm the field OF education? Naturally no
man is better qualified To answer these
questions than NroOman himself. AMI
10 the ambitious anh energetic young