Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-25
PASADENA HOPES
FOR NEW COLLEGE
BAPTISTS ARE CONSIDERING
PROPOSED SITES
Riverside, Redlands and Azusa Also
After Big School-FinaI Decision
Will Likely Be Made
Thursday
Pasadena Agency,
n North Raymond Avenue.
Phones: Sunset 1907. Home 2124.

PASADENA, June 24-Pasadena ap-
pears to have a good chance to be-
come the home of the principal Baptist
school of Southern California. 1t would
add another star to the galaxy of edu-
cational and social attractions of this
home city if such a college as the Bap-
fists want to establish may be located
here.
Members of the board of eighteen
Baptist ministers and laymen of the
Baptist chuch of Southern California
appointed to seek site for their col
lege met at the Maryland hotel this
morning and were driven out in auto
mobiles provided by Secretary Coolidge
of the board of trade to inspect various
proposed grounds that might be Sc
cured for the big school. Those who
composed the party are r. B. Trip, j.
o. Burroughs, T. c. Roseberry and j..
r. Garnett of Los Angeles; G. A. Cleve-
land of Long Beach; DR.. A. P. Griffith
of Azusa; DR.. j. N. Fields of the First
Baptist church of Redlands, and Mr..
Ford from that place; F. c. Cressey and
Carey r. Smith of Santa Ana; Dr.
Albert Hatcher Smith of Pasadena, and
DR.. Tucker of the First Baptist church
or Riverside.
After run through the northern part
of the city and visit to the Dorsey
place, known as the Old Fair Oaks
ranch, at the corner of Allen Avenue
and New York street, which is tenta-
lively offered through the board of
trade as a site for the Baptist school.
the party returned and took luncheon
at the Maryland.
This afternoon another tour was
made, on which the party viewed
proposed site on Montana street. west
of Fair Oaks avenue.
The rest of the afternoon was taken
up with a thorough discussion of the
merits and deficiencies of the several
sites and locations under consideration
in this city and elsewhere. No definite
conclusion was reached at the meeting
today as to what action will be taken.
DIR. Smith, the Pasadena member of the
committee, states, however that defin-
ite and final decision in regard to the
location of the school will probably
be made this week at a second meet
ing, which will be held in the Baptist
church here at o'clock Thursday aft
ernoon, June 27. Up to this time no
offer of a site has been made by the
board of trade or by any individual of
Pasadena, but definite and practical
proposition will be made to the meet
ing of the committee here on Thursday
or before that time.
Riverside, Redlands and Azusa as
well as Pasadena are uHder ConS1dera-
tion as possible locations for the edu-
cational institution. Each town has
some special advantage to offer and it
Is said that at<the present time Red
lands is, a setrong bidder for the prize
and liRely to win if Pasadena does not
come up with proposition that looks
better than anything yet offered. On
account of it's proximity to Los An
geles, from where a great many stu
dents would come, and of the excellent
transportation facilities between here
and the metropolis. and the very de-
sirable and social and moral conditions
prevailing in this city, Pasadena peo- |
pie are hopeful that it may be success
full in securing the school.
History of the School Idea
About twenty years ago a Baptist |
school known as the University of Los |
Angeles was established on an elab- |
crate scale in that city, but in actual |
achievement it never attained anything |
higher than the academic grade, it is |
said. The university finally passed into |
the control of private ownership and |
is now conducted as a private school, |
with no pretensions of a university |
standing. An equity of something like |
$50 900 or $4,000 in this school property |
is still owned by the Baptist church. |
1t is the plan to realize upon this equity |
when that can be done, raise a hun |
dred thousand lollars or more addition |
al and establish a first-claSs institution |
of college grade, which shall be an |
honor to the church and a credit to the |
state