Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-06
MORE CLEVELAND
D. w. Norris, of Grinnell,
Talks of Her Patron Saint,
and College Presidents
VERY PROUD OF ROCKEFELLER
Oil Masnate Treated With Utmost
Consideration There - Thinks Grin
nell College Made No Mistake In Sc
Letting President Bradley-President
C F. Thwins Of Western Reserve.
VERY PROUD OF ROCKEFELLER
,pec;al 10 Times Republican.

Special 10 Times Republican
Cleveland, May 6.-But Cleveland Is
rot satisfied with her record. She has
not only given US the great chairman
OF the national republican committee
the business man who stirred us at st.
Louis in 1896 how much further cour-
age OF ones convictions and hard horse
sense went than all the financial theor-
les in the world, and how much great
er such man could be than the truck
ling, snipeling, time serving. poliu-
cian She has given us this pyrotechnle
democrat, Tom Johnson, and she has
given 10 the world John ID. Rockefeller.
Whether the latter gift has made the
world better or worse is a question
each nan must decide for himself, but
as at present advised, most men would
be glad to return the GIT. But SleNe-
land is very proud of Rockefeller. The
press OF Cleveland treats him with Tar
more consideration than the press of
Chicago. or New York or San Francisco
concede him. He may be called the
patron saint OF Cleveland, for although
he is a resident of New York he visits
Cleveland, often maintains an estao-
lishment there, lives there part OF the
time, and when he is moved TO give
anything away, mean money, not the
secrets of his business, ne gives 1t 10
Cleveland, after Chicago University Is
fully provided for. Rockefeller has al
ready given TO Cleveland a large part
of its boulevard and park system, ana
it is fully expected that at his death'
Cleveland will be the beneficiary in one
way and another Of many millions. so
/, follows that Mr. Rockefeller is treat
ed by the people of Cleveland ana by
the papers in Cleveland with the great
est consideration. In fact, 1t is SAID,
that although there are only FEW peo-
ple in Cleveland who pray they IN
yariably turn their faces to the east
when so engaged.
MIR. Rockefeller, am told, not only
claims cleveland as the scene OF his
early struggles, but as his home. Al
though i. is not his legal residence,
Cleveland is the place where the rellh-
ing of oil was reduced to science by
Mr. Rockefeller. 1t is the place where
he laid the foundations of his fortunes
and according to Miss Tarbell the city
is endeared TO him because OF Its carry
associations and because il was there
that he induced SO many men by per-
st,asiye powers that no other man on
earth possessed, to quit the oil business
and engage in some pursuit that Wouln
not develop such strong religious ten
dencies, such as characterize all the
Rockefellers.
In this connection / will relate
an anecdote picked up on the way.
cannot vouch for its truth but
1T sounds all right. When sidney
Lee was in this this country, ne was
a guest at dinner where one or the
McCormick's was a guest. Lee IS an
eminent English author and critic, the
editor of an encyclopedia of biography
OF Great Britain Mrs. Mccormick is
a daughter OF John D. Rockefeller,
fact not known, at the time, TO Mr..
Lee. While at dinner the matter OF
the biography of prominent men was
under discussion When Mrs. Nc
ECOrmlCK aSkeu MI Ice Nitot - $50
Judgment. would be suitable person
to write biography OF Mr.. Rockefeller.
Mr. Lee replied that he thought Miss
Tarbell could do 1t. Whether Mr.. Lee
spoke sarcastically or sincerely, no
one knows, either is possible, but the
temperature In that dining room sud-
denly fell, and Mr.. Lee could not un-
derstand his break until the relations
OF all the parties were afterwards ex-
planned to him.
President Charles r. Thwing.
/ met Dr. Thwing, president OF
Western Reserve University and spent
a delightful half hour with him. Iowa
College, at Grinnen, came very near
having DIR. Thwing for its president,
but now that / know the two men.
think can say without in any manner
disparaging DR.. Thwing that Iowa Col
lege made no mistake in taking Dr..
Bradley.
An amusing thing happened while
being shown thru the buildings; anus
ing and Instructive as WELL because
1t is a straw which shows that the
world is moving forward Remember
that Adelbert University is the old
Western Reserve College, Garfield's
College. / think, moved to Cleveland
and endowed with Amasa stones
millions. / had occasion to inquire
whether the chapel was adequate 70
the colleges needs, 1t seemed small
room. "Oh, yes; you see the laws and
the medics are not required to attend
chapel. Others. for reasons, may be
excused from chapel attendance. In
fact it is only question of time when
chapel services will be done away
with. as it is recognized now that it
is not part of education" The very
next morning Tread in the Plaindealer
that the seniors petition to be excus-
ed from attending chapel had been
presented to the faculty and granted.
The reason given in the paper was
this, that Wade lake, near the campus,
was open for navigation, and the men,
bers of the woman's college needed
navigators.
DR.. Thwing has no fads. He is will
ing to use any money that anybody
chooses to give to the university. He
complains of the university's poverty.
He ought to have some experience with
the salaries of the professors in coll
leges farther west. He would not do
any more complaining. He says: If a
bad man wants to do good with his
money and give it to college, why
should any college refuse it Well, I
know of no good reason, unless r.;
should be case like some l have III