The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-15
WHAT KANSAS LACKS.
George ". Martin Says Our Colleges
Are Crippled.

Apropos of the recent gift to western
universities by eastern millionaires,
George W. Martin, secretary of the
State Historical society. has been look
ing up the records of the nation during
the past few years Ny investigation,
said he. .convinces me that there IS still
something the matter. In other words,
the conundrum. What's the matter
with Kansas is not yet solved. Dur
ing the year 1899 the rich men of the
United states gave to universities, col
leges, schools. libraries and charities
SO 749, 956. and not dollar to Kansas
In 1900 they gave So. 461. 304, and not a
dollar to Kansas. In 1901 they gave
1923. SIS. 1872. and not dollar to Kansas
Last year it was ST. 1897, 167, and not
It was such an insignificant sum as not
to figure in the statements
During the 40 years that our de-
nominationaI schools have been strug-
Cling they have secured from benefac-
tors in the east $685.. SIS, including S124,-
SIG to the state university This came
in all the 10 years past in pitiful dribs
secured by constant drubbing. from
small givers in their various religious
denominations. Local and church PEG
pie have invested in these schools 81
ESQ. 4S5. which represents our own toll
and sacrifice, the rise in realty values,
etc. We have in the state $2S5500 Of
Mr.. Carnegie's money, or promise, but
this we must pay for An old French
philanthropist, for more than 30 years
a resident of the state. left $780, 600 Of
property for the benefit of orphans, but
this has been grabbed. according to las-,
by some Topeka patriots and philan-
thropists.
Kansas, with all her prominence and
notoriety. IS yet far from being an IN
tegraI part of the globe, because some
thing seems TO be lacking We are up
Tho Tcnr1la WIN
have the stuff and do things are against
US We have helped ourselves to
greater extent than any other people
on earth engaged in making new
state. and why we cannot get into this
great stream of benefactions annoys
me. There is no sense in one school
having million dollars or 10 million
dollars while there would be great
deal of usefulness in the Kansas state
university having 1 million dollars or
million dollars
Are We not let of unbusinesslike
blowhards making real miliionaires feel
cheap and sorry because OF their pow
erty2 Is not there a dreadful lot of
moral and immoral false pretense in
Kansas Carrie Nations crazy notions
are lost sight Of in the fact that she
could pound doors and windows out Of
buildings. The whole world thought
only of safety of property; we treated
her antics as joke We have had five
years Of the greatest prosperity in
crops. q marvellous and unexpected de-
velopment in mineral resources, while
in growth OF population we have prob
ably kept up with the birth rate-no
more. Our vanity and our taffy seem
not to draw with the people. Our freaks
and fads do not attract
The state university and denomination
al schools Of Kansas should be enjoying
q couple Of million a year Of the benefac-
tons Of the country Instead OF that {
make the chancellor Of the university
crawl before the legislature for enough e
run the institution while the presidents Oi
denominational schools tramp the country
over begging from church congrega tiDns
and small gIvers the money for current ex-
penses. Practically every denominations
school in the state Is struggling to MAKE
ordS meet What's the natter Sham anc
braggadocio are the canker worms viii
US eOWardfce is another. because know
+ hundreds who think SO but would no
say il above a whisper for anything Al
the states around US are growing in popd