The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-07-19
DENVER UNIVERSITY
OBJECT OF A STATE MOVEMENT.

Money viii Be Raised to Free II from
Debt-Eleven Great Meetings Ar
ranged for In the state-Wondsr-
full Growth and Usefulness Under
Adverse conditions-coiorado 10
Proud Of Her Institutions Of Learn
Ing.
Denver, July 14.-Colorado will make
poor use Of her opportunities II her
public spirited citizens do not see tn
it that her religious, charitable and ed
ucationnl Institutions share as they
should In her revived and increased
prosperity. The friends of these insti-
tutIons throughout the state are alive
to the situation and are taking ad-
vantage Of the flood tide 10 clenr them
from debt and add to their endOwments.
In this they are departing from the
time-honored precedent OF running in
debt in good times and painfully pay
ing In hard times
A notable instance of earnest and en-
thusiastic work in this direction Is now
being witnessed in the we'll laid plans
of the trustees and chancellor Of thu
University of Denver to free it, ono.
for all. of the incubus Of Its present in
debtedness Of $15O,OOO, which is net
only sapping Its strength by interest
charges. but retarding its progress by
frightening generous people who would
otherwise aid 1t by gifts and endow-
ments.
At commencement season in June til"
university's debt amounted to $1DNN
toward the payment of which $4OGW
had been pledged upon the condition
that the full amount should be raised
Up to yesterday upwards OF 5000
more had been subscribed. reducing the
required sum to less than $4,000. As
against this small and DISCRIMINATING
Indebtedness the university has prop
erty and endowments to the value Of
fully 100000.
Slice the commencement in June
some fine contributions have been
made toward the extinction Of tie
debt. The subscriptions in LOveland
aggregate 81 900: in Fort Collins 81 300,
in Leadville $1,000 and in Trinidad
three men have subscribed $500. Yes
terday in Denver special services were
held in Trinity and Grace NJ. E.
churches and amounts subscribed ag-
gregating about $1,000.
The amount still needed to clear the
university Of all debt is approximately
$45.OOO.
Active canvassing will be continued
in Denver and rallies will be held at
Rocky Ford, Florence. Canon City,
Grand Junction, Trinidad, Durango,
Julesburg. Greeley, Colorado Springs.
Colorado City, Cripple Greek and other
points.
The friends of the university claim
that it Is now in a condition to make
an exceptionally good use Of money.
Having grown and fourished so re-
markedly during hard times and while
burdened with debt. the trustees and
faculty have thoroughly learned the
lesson of economy and no cent that IL
given 1t Is likely to be wasted. All will
go to the making of intelligent and use
full men and women.
Its departments include the liberal
arts, theology. music. law, medicine
and dentistry. Last year. in all these
combined schools, 1t had 1.167 students
and 1873 professors. For the next year
the figures are set for 172 professors
and 1,4OO students are expected. Nine
ty-seven degrees were conferred at the
commencement last June. bringing the
number up to S7T since the university
was started. constituting host Of low
ing friends and beneficiaries.