Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-20
concernina Palmer College.

| III q ~
cent issue of the Tmes-Republican an
article appeared relative to the condi-
tons existing in Palmer College of Lee
Grand l believe that many people In
| terested in Palmer College at the pres
ent time. as we'll as those interested
previously, were misled by the ar
| ticle.
Palmer College is a school that is
situated in one of the most beautiful
| spots in the state of Iowa. 1t is also
| situated in town that is more free
| from vice of any character than any
/ other town of its size in the state. For
| these reasons, the supporters of the
| school deem it wise to keep the school
/ where 1t now is, and they have ample
reasons for so thinking. 1t was thru
! the careful nursing by the citizens of
LeGrand that Palmer College was
1 brought from nothing, you might say.
| to a school that formerly was noted
/ for its high ideals which were held by
! instructors, as well as by the trustees.
| But, now it seems to me as tho all were
catering after the follies of one man.
do not mean all. because few OF the
/ instructors as we'll as a few of the
| trustees. are not to be daunted in their
| opinions as to what is to the best in
| terests of the school.
| This school was founded by the
members of the Christian churches of
the state of Iowa, for the purpose of
| offering a broader and more thorough
| education, than was given by most
| schools, and, especially to bring the
younger generation under the influ-
ence of instructors who held up the
high ideals of the Christian church.
Many a trying time has told of the
struggle that the founders had in car
| rying out their plans. These noble men
| and women sacrificed their time, their
money and more, many gave their lives
to further the development of the in
stitution. Many of them have, long
since, gone to their reward, but many.
yet, are privileged to realize the re-
| suits of their work. Whether the
school meets their lofty hopes or not,
! remains for them to tell, but GER
tainly they are far from APP
proving of the plan that is
under way, of moving the school, The
| Younger generation has no idea Of the
obstacles which the founders had to
surmount, but thru their unwavering
efforts, they have succeeded in placing
at the public's disposal a school, not
only to be admired by the town in
which it is situated, by the Christian
denomination, but by the county, as
| we'll as by the state.
| The present conditions existing In
Palmer College are not what the pa
irons of the school desire. But why is
| this true? 1t is for various reasons:
First, because the public has been too
! willing to lend a hand in the manage
ment. secondly. because the school has
NOT been properly advertised; thirdly,
because the high ideals, the noble prin-
ciples of the Christian church, have
not been inculcated into the minds of
| the students; the beliefs of the present
administration have not conceded with
the principles of the church Some may
ask. "Why was this allowed to contin-
ue?' l should say it could not be
helped. because this administrator had
a perfect right to his beliefs if he was
sincere in each and every one. But,
/ if these were his honest convictions.
there is no reason whatever that he
! should try to thrust his beliefs upon
/ the student body. For these reasons
/ the present condition of Palmer Col
lege is not so favorable as at the close
| of the former administration.
The article, to which l referred in
the beginning, stated that the school
was in a deplorable condition when the
present executive first entered upon his
work. If the conditions could thus be
termed in the positive degree at that
time. they can we'll be termed in the
! "com parative degree at the present
! time. and if things were to continue
as they have in the past, without a
Doubt the superlative degree could be
aptly applied to the conditions, because
the school at the end of the former
administration. tho it was taxed Sc
yerely by unjust criticism. it never
theless. was in a far better condition.
every way but financially. than it ever
has been since Remember that no re-
hections are cast upon the present ex-
ec,,tiye as was done to the former ex-
ecutiye In the article to which / re-
ferred but let US give the former ex-
| ec,1tiye his Just dues, and not make his
work to shine as the results of the
present executives good management.
The school was not in debt. as was
stated when the former president sew
cred his connections with the school.
IF it was. the rea son for so being was
not his poor managen ent just as 1t is
| not the clever management of the
present executive that secured the en-