Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-19
ATKINSON QUITS AM[S
Professor OF Agriculture in State
College to Edit a Farm
Paper.
Has Handed in His Resignation
to Take Effect on
April l.
Secretary Wilson Encourages
Project to Build Y. NJ. c. A.
Hall at Ames.
to Times-Renublican.

Special to meS-Republlcan.
Ames, March 19.-Professor James
Atkinson. of the Iowa State College,
has rendered his resignation to take eff
feet April /, when he will take up edi-
torial work on the Iowa Homestead.
Professor Atkinson has been connected
with the agricultural department of the
college for five years and has rendered
the institution and the state excellent
service The college can Ill afford to
lose him. but the salary offered is much
larger than the college is able to pay
Within the last six months the agricul-
tural department of the college has lost
three of the strongest men In their re-
spective lines that the country affords.
on account of inadequate compensation.
Two of these men have accepted posi-
tons with private concerns which have
been able to overbd the state, and the
ether was elected to SIMILAR position
in the Missouri Agricultural College at
an advanced salary.
The meeting to discuss the Y. NJ G.
A. hall project was well attended last
night The invitation issued by the coll
lcge Y. NJ. C. A. read ITO meet Gov
ernor A. B. Cummins. r. t. Cotton of
Chicago and j. q. Olmsted of Des
Moines." Besides the gentlemen named
State Secretaries j. c. Prall and w. A.
Magee were present. The following
letter from Secretary Wilson was read:
Washington. D. c., March IL. 1909
Young Mems Christian Association
State College Ames. Iowa: Your favor
inviting me to attend the banquet in
Margaret Hall in the interests OF build
ing Y. NJ. c. A. hall is received. I am
very grateful to you for remembering
me- and regret that It will not be posi-
ble for me to be present. hall for
this purpose is greatly needed on the
campus. / know Of the good work that
is being done by the young men and
young women from the college along
these lines and hope you will succeed in
your efforts to secure announcement
sufficient to enable you to build home
of your own. 1t is one of the best in
f1uences connected with the college, an
Influence that will be far-reaching in
| the future In properly impressing
young people with regard to their re-
sponsibilities when they go out into the
world. ] know of no deserving project
in the state OF Iowa that should appeal
more directly to philanthropists than
this. The young men and women going
TO college will be the leaders of society
in the future. II they leave the college
as earnest Christians they will eXer
else good influences thruout their lives.
congratulate you on the improvement
along these lines on the campus with
in my recollection.
MY liveliest sympathy is with you
in this undertaking. With great re-
spect,
(signed) JAMES WILSON.
Secretary"
In his address Governor Cummina
said he believed the Y. NJ. C. A. was
as potent an influence as the NUM-
cipal council in the affairs of city
and ought to have the support Of all
right thinking citizens.
| At the mass meeting Of the students
and faculty in the afternoon $4,000
was raised as starter There is no
doubt that the project will me carried
thru to a successful conclusion and a
$4,000 building will be erected on the
| campus for the use of the Y. NJ. c. A.