Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03

offered to give 5000 IN case $4,000 more
we're raised: in 1883 A. e Harding gave
son county. H., added several thousand
dollars to the endowments. and In 1898 Mr..
James Law and his sister. Miss Ellen Law,
dcnai was raised. These gifts brought the
endowment up to about S250000, which now
produces an income OF $4,000 rear. The
total incomes from tuition, gifts and all
other sources amounts to about $4,000 q
year. The institution Is under the care
of the United Presbyterian Church, al
though 1t Is nonsectarian and several de-
of trustees. in the factuity and among the
students
Growth Of the institution.
There are now twenty-three members OF
the faculty and 470 students, the largest
number In the history of the college. There
will be thirty-two graduates this week from
the classical department and six from the
conservatory Of music. Sixteen states and
the Dominion Of Canada are represented in
the catalogue.
In connection with the celebration the
friends of the college are pushing for money
for new buildings. The alumni are raising
100000 for woman's dormttory to be
celled Wallace Hall In memory of the late
President Wallace, and science hall IN
memory of the late President MoMfchael.
Theodore P. Shonts has started the fund
with a subscription of $4,000. Mr.. Car
condition that an equal amount be raised
for the endowment.
There are few rich men In the almuni or
in that part of Illinois. Everybody, how
ever, Is well to do and prosperous, and the
people of Monmouth and vicinity have felt
great pride in their institution and have
always contributed literally. Hence, there
will be no difficulty in raising all the money
that is necessary, Notwithstanding the fact
that there are several other worthy AMI
popular institutions in the neighborhood, as
follows:
Knox College, at Balesburg, sixteen miles
distant.
Lombard College, at GaIesburg, sixteen
miles distant.
) Bradley Technogical Institute. Peoria,
seventy miles distant
Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant,
Hedding College, Abingdon, eighteen
miles distant.
Carthage College, Carthage, fifty miles
distant
Augustana College, Rock Island, seventy
miles distant.
St. Maty's, Knoxville, ILL.,, twenty-one
miles distant. -
State Normal School, Macomb, forty-fiye
miles distant.
Value Of the Small College.
Thus that strip of Illinois which lies
along the Mississippi river is well supplied
with means of higher education. But all
of these institutions are prosperous, and
they depend entirely upon local support,
which indicates the character of the people.
There is an ancient and never-ending
controversy concerning the multiplication
of ''Neighborhood Colleges" but to those
who come up close to the question, who
have actual knowledge of the needs of the
neighborhood and the usefulness these
modest little institutions represent there
is not the slightest trace of a doubt that
they should be encouraged and supported.
Seventy-five per cent of the students in
these institutions could not have the bene-
fits of an education II they were COM
PEELED to go far away from home. large
proportion of the almuni would have been
deprived of that privilege but for Mon
mouth College in their neighborhood. A
large proportion of the students today
come from the counties in western Illinois
along tire Mississippi river.
Students can get through Monmouth Col
lege at a. cost of from $3.50 to $500 year,
and by working their way many do it for
much less A few of them earn money
enough to pay all their own expenses. The
college fees are only about $50 a year, and
comfortable rooms and board can be had
from $15 to $40 month.