The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-18
OUTLINES PLANS
FORGREATC COLLEGE
PROF. HENDRICKS TELLS WHAT
WHITMAN MEANS TO WAL.LA
WALLA.

Before the anual mid winter meeting
of the Whitman college council last
might, Prof. Hendrick briefly outlined
the plans for the greater Whitman COL
Ilege.
In making his talk, Prof Hendrick
fused map of the territory of Whit
imam college which has been prepared
for this purpose by Prof. Dunmore On
this map it was shown that Whitman
college is in the center of large area
in which there is no privately endowed
being famous like the great eastern
schools. Walla Walla is prominently
the place for this great college to be
located. Prof. Hendrick said in part:
within radius of 100 miles are the
|great mines Of Idaho. Within a radius
fof $50 miles are the great irrigated
tracts and those which are to be irri-
gated. which will by conservative es-
Inmates, be peopled by three millions Of
inhabitants in IL years.
From the Pacific coast inland 1000
miles, from the Canadian line south
1000 miles, there is no great institution
privately endowed. Colorado college is
the nearest. And only in Walla Walla
lean such a school be located for there
are no factional jealousies to keep the
other cities from helping Seattle
would not help to put it in Portland.
Portland would not help put it in Spo-
kane, Spokane would not help put it in
les help to put it in the other but to
place it in Walla Walla is a different
proposition and it is compromise for
Ial.
THAT the territory can afford it is
|certainly true. Oregon, Washington
and Idaho --se. the thrse1 Jvealthiest
Estates in the northwest. The revenues
Iof the great fortunes of this nation are
being made from these states. This is
la sweeping statement, but one which
is true. One Boston capitalist was re-
turned $4,000 last year on the money
he has invested in Washington, after
western capitalists had refused to put
their money in the venture
WaIIa WalIa the Center.
"This vast area, of which WalIa
Walla is the center, is the only similar
area in the United States which has
no private institution of learning.
There are the state colleges, but they
cannot be Christian colleges. Besides
this, there is another important fact.
There is not. in the whole United
States, single great state college or
university, which has not some pri-
vate institution alongside it. This is
true in the east, it is true in the south,
1t is true in California, 1t is true in Col
orado, it is always the case. There is
room, then, for both. More than that,
there is need for both. Students are
going east to the Boston Institute of
Technology and to the Armour
school, Whitman will supply this need.
THAT the schools of the northwest
have been kept On high moral plane
in the past and this is due in a great
measure to Whitman. 1t is to be the
endeavor Of the school to keep this up.
Seattle, Spokane and the other big
cities are al, agreed that this is the
place where such a big school is to be
founded. There is no location in the
whole United States as favorable.
AS to the realization of the plans
that seems in sight A board of 40 rep
resentative men of the northwest are to
take charge of the campaign and these
men. at least those who have been ap-
preached, are enthusiastic and think
there is no doubt that the plans will be
realized. Seventeen of this board have
been chosen and it is hoped |
by May to have this number COM
plete. Then it is the plan to have them
banquet big eastern educators. men
who are known the country over and
who should come out here and see the
need of big institution and see that
the cause is a worthy one.
Not a Sectarian College.
1t is not the plan to make this
either local school or Congrega-
tional school. The relations with the
Congregational church will be severed
and the school will be made a Chris
tan college, but not sectarian. Further.
IT Will not be a university but will
emaln college, Christian college.
Two million dollars is the amount
wanted, half for buildings, half for
endowment. The people of the north
west can have this school if they want
it.
In the northwest is the choice blood
OF the east. There is not the number
of fOreigperS here aS is found 49,