Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-20
NAY MOVE COLLEGE
Palmer College at LeGrand Gets
A Fine Offer From People
of Alton
REMOVAL SEEMS PROBABLE
OVAL SEEMS PROBABLE
Commercial Club at Alton Offers
Buildings and Grounds Valued at
$4,000 and in Addition Fine Ath:
Ietic FieId-LeGrand Will Make Ef.
fort to Retain the School.
Special to Times-Republican.


LeGrand, May 2O-The board Of
trustees of Palmer College at this
place has received very flattering
offer from the Commercial Club Of At
ton, Iowa, to relocate the college at
that place. The offer includes gift of
buildings and grounds valued at $780,
900 and in addition a fine athletic
field. A preliminary proposition has
been made to the Alton committee by
the board of trustees and all the indi-
cations point to removal of the school
to that place. The matter will be
brought up before the full board meet
ing during the Christian conference
meet here the first week In June.
The matter of removal Of the coll
lege has been under consideration by
the college authorities for some time.
Some time since the Commercial Club
Of Alton approached the trustees here
regarding the matter Of relocation. and
an offer of the grounds and buildings
above referred to was submitted.
President Hansen went to Alton and
looked the situation over and came
back much impressed with the propo-
sition. The building offered consists
of an old court house. which had been
remodeled for use of a normal and
commercial college, which was con-
Quoted for time at Alton, but did not
succeed. The building and grounds are
valued at 100000. In addition to this
a fine athletic field is offered. After
considering the matter the trustees de-
cided to make a preliminary counter
proposition asking for All additional:
gift Of $500 in cash to be used In
the erection of new buildings and
other improvements. 1t has been
learned that a part of this amount has
been raised. The people Of LeGrand
are much exercised over the situation
and it is said claim there are legal OBJ
stacles which will prevent removal.
But the trustees state that the insti-
tuition may be removed at any time
the only claim the city of LeGrand
having against the college having
been removed after a time limit OF
five years.
The college is owned by the Iowa
State Christian Conference and Is con-
trolled by board of trustees elected
by the conference. OF course the ac-
ton Of the board in the matter must
be ratified by the conference.
The board of trustees have antici-
pated that the commercial interests
Of Marshalltown would make an effort
to secure the location of the college
there, but no steps have been taken
SO far as known here. LeGrand people
are anxious to keep the school here
and will do all in their power to aid
the institution, but 1t is realized thae
the Alton proposition will be hard to
meet. The only drawback to the AZ
ton location is the fact that the town
is not large, it having been the desire
of the trustees to locate in larger
and more populous center. The re-
moval would not affect The Palmer en- :
dowment and the school will still re-
tain the name of Palmer College. 1t 10
the only educational institution under
control of the denomination in Iowa