Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-23
WORTHY OBJECT
Proposed Ambidexter Institute at
Springfield Meets Approba ton.
THE PROMOTER IS IN THE CITY

Rev. McDaniels Is Seeking to Raise
$4,000 by Subscription to Further
| His Idea for Schools for Both
White and Colored.
| From Tuesdays Daily.
| In it's columns yesterday the Cou.
rier made brief mention of the fact
that Rev. G. H. Mcdaniel, d. D., a
prominent colored educator of Spring
field, H., was in the city for the pur-
pose of raising funds for university
at Springfield, which ne proposes to
establish in the near future. In fact
Mr.M cDaniels states he has the school
already started. What he wants now
is to raise $4,000 with which to equip
the school. 1t will open its doors the
first Monday in June, and as soon as
the $4,000 is raised by subscriptions
by Rev McDaniels, there is donation
of $1,000 awaiting him. With this
money Mr.. McDaniels proposes to pay
off the Indebtedness on the school
land and buildings and with his school
| free from debt he has assurances that
of the middle west a school that will
be not only benefit but help to the
young people. The name of the school
which Mr.. MeDaniels has established
| is the Ambidexter Departmental insti-
tute 1t is located in Springfield. ILL.,,
and Mr.. McDanie1s has the unqualified
endorsement of the business and in
tellectual people of that city. The OBJ
lject of this school is to afford untram-
meled opportunity for all persons who
desire to avail themselves of full
course in sociology, political economy,
negro history and literature, domestic
economy, moral philosophy and theol-
/ ogy. Also to afford an opportunity to
those who desire to make themselves
proficient in bookkeeping and the
rules of general business.
A Good Idea.
| To say that this idea if carried out
will De a great benefit to the people
of the United States is but putting 1t
light. Especially does the negro race
want such school as Rev. McDan-
/ iels proposes to give. Booker T..
I Washington has made grand success
| of just such an enterprise in the south
and what he has done for the negro
will never be told in full. Just what
| Booker T. Washington has done, Rev.
McDaniels proposes to do and has ev-
cry indication that he will succeed.
Not only will he seek to uplift the col
ored race, but he will throw open the
doors of his school to the white peo-
pie as we'll
1 School Is Established.
AS was stated before Mr.. McDaniels
has his school established. He has a
4 building and ground. A believer in
Ibis work has promised him a subscrip.
ton of S11 900 providing he raises S.,
900 by subscription. Rev. McDaniels
4 is endeavoring to raise that amount
of money. Wherever he has gone he
has met with gratifying results. He
has gone ahead, however, and made
all arrangements to open his college
and this will be done. He has secur-
4 ed an able faculty. Prominent educa-
tors from all over the country are TAX
ling an active interest in the work and
the result is Mr. McDaniels has been
able to select score of teachers far
4 above the average. Again to show
) that the ideas conveyed in the estab-
lishment of this school will meet with
the appreciation of the people in gen
eral. is the fact that Mr.. McDaniels
has selected mixed class of teachers
Part of them are white and part are
black. Over $50 students are already
enrolled for the opening of school and
The has brilliant prospects of more. Mr.
McDaniels has no doubt but that he
! will have all the students that he can
accommodate as soon as the school is
opened and ready for business.
Successful in Iowa.
4 Rev. McDaniels has been in Keokuk
Des Moines and other Iowa cities, and
he has been uniformly successful in
/ his efforts to raise money. In all these
places he has spoken in many of the
/ most prominent churches in the cities
and has been greeted with much en-
thusiasm. Not only has he been greet
ed enthusiastically, but he has sue
ceeded in practical way. He has
: raised much Of the money that he de
sires, but he still needs more. He has
been in Otumwa for several days, ant
has created a very favorable impress
sion. He has spoken at severa
. churches and he has made good i'm
pressions. Tomorrow evening Rev
McDaniels will speak at the FRS
Methodist church at the conclusion o.
& the regular services, and he will en-
deavor to give a more clear illustra
ton of his work.
What II Means.
A moments reflection will discover
: the necessity of prompt response tt
the appeal of this school for Rev. Nc
Daniels has virtually Sill 900 obtaina
. BILE as soon as this $4,000 is raised
and this is the beginning, so a little
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