Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-06
Resignation of Bookwalter Will
Not Interfere With the Work
of Western College
HIS POLICIES TO BE CONTINUED
Effort to Increase the Endowment in
Order to Secure the Leander Clark
Donation Will be Carried Forward
and Prospects For Success Are Good
Faculty Vacancies Filled.
Special to Tlmes-Republican

SpeSial TO Ilme3-RepuDllcah
Toledo, Aug. 6.-The announcement
OF the registration of President l.. r.
bockwalter of Western College has set
SO many rumors afloat relating to the
administration condition and immed-
late prospects of the institution that
the executive committee has thought
it wise to prepare statement giving
the exact facts for the information Of
the public. The executive committee
lis composed of the following named
men: L. r. Smith. Z. c. Ebersoie, W.
+. Johnston, s. S. Dobson. AMI 5. Il.
Il.itehenwu!ter. In their statement they
say:
President Bookwalter has only just
Ecw been elected to the presidency OF
Otterbein University In Ohio. He has
accepted the position and has tender
Ell his resignation as president OF
Western College to take effect Septem- :
Der LIST, next, or as soon as his success
or is elected and introduced to his
work. His resignation has been accept
ed. and tho the question of q sue
cessor has been canvassed, and there
is every reason to hope that the place
will soon be filed, the time has been
too short in which to consummate a
matter of so much moment While
the executive committee has the
power to I'LL the vacancy. it is prob
able that the board OF trustees will be
convened to take hnal action as well
nfh a
needing attention at this juncture in
the affairs Of the college. Meanwhile
President Bookwalter remains In
charge, aided, as heretofore. by his
couIretent and efficient vice president,
Professor Ward. and everything will
proceed as If no change were impend-
ing.
Vacancies In the faculty have been
filed and additions thereto have been
made as follows: Professor Edward
10. Fiske, of Iowa City. has been
chosen to be professor mathematics
and also principal Of the academic de-
partment.
Professor w. Leslie Very of the
University OF Chicago. has been elected
10 the chair of Greek and Latin.
Mr.. Clarence II. Elliott an alumnus
OF Western College, has been CHOSEN
as special Instructor In chemistry and
assistant in the college OF commerce.
sketches OF these gentlemen will be
furnished to the press along with this
announcement, from which II VIII pe
seen that they come to us well quail
fled for the work which they seVeraiiy
have to do. A full and competent
faculty will be on hand TO oegin the
work Of the approaching college year.
Az to the financial condition OF the
college a word should be said Inc
enormous debt, which rested upon II
when President Bookwalter came to
its head has mostly been PAID, ana
over against what remains unpaid
there are in bank notes sufficient as
sets to pay the last dollar of IT, ana
these are sacredly set apart for that
purpose.
And while there Is no permanent
endowment fund, obligation to the
extent of about $4,000 have been Sc
cured and placed in bank to aid In the
having of teachers and in meeting
some other special demands pending
the raising of an endowment fund.
The proceeds from these obligations
cannot be diverted from the purpose
for which they were taken.
President Bookwalter has unbound
ed faith in the possibility of securing
the 100000 necessary to meet the
conditions attached to the PROPOSE
ton of Hon. Leander Clark to donate
$50, 900 for an endowment fund, and
he has a we'll defined plan for Sc
curing that amount in the near fu-
ture.
Az to the resignation OF President
n,okwalter. we, as members of the
executive committee. desire to say
that while we join in the universal
regret which his retirement occasions,
we fully recognize not only his right,
but his duty to himself. his family
and the world, to go where he deems
the field to be wider, the opportunities
greater and the weight OF care less
burdensome. His ten years service
as president of the college have been
wears of self sacrificing, arduous toll.
90 arduous that only the few who have
be.n nearest to him can realize the
burdens he has borne and the work he
haa done But he has success for his
reward. and that success he leaves as
a blessed heritage to the college in the
form of debt paid and glorious
future made possible. With graft
tude for his devotion and admiration
for his success. and love for the man
whose endowments Of head and heart
have made his devotion and success
possible. and have endeared him to us
all we bid him God speed as he goes
forth to the new field to which he has
been called.
PDAN BIG MEETING.