Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-10-15
COLLEGE MATTERS

Committee Of Presbyterian Sym
cd Discuss Situation as to
College Location.
There was a meeting of the Com
mercial Club called by the executive
committee, held at the city hall
Monday evening. President w. B.
Default called the meeting to order,
and a committee representing the
Presbyterian Synod which was pres
ent stated the recent action Of the
conference in locating the Presbyter-
ian College at jamestown. Also the
understanding that was had as to
the proposition made the committee
Of the Synod, by the Commercial club
about two years ago.
Secretary Fahl. of Enderlin, read
the correspondence of the CONNER
cial Club and Rev. Simon, regarding
the matter. The proposition of the
Commercial Club was to give clear
title to the Presbyterian association
for the property known as the Pres
byterian college and grounds and to
put the building in general repairs
equip the same with heating plant,
put in sewerage, electric lights, grade
an entrance to the building, also a
wagon road to the summit of the
bluff, or to give $1,000 cash. Mr..
Fahl said that several meetings of
the college board had been had, but
not until the last meeting of the
Synod had the location been definite
IL made which placed the committee
on a basis to accomplish something
practical and to go ahead with the
work Of soliciting funds from outside
sources for the Institution.
Mr.. Default stated that he had
had recent conversation with Mrs.
SIX McGinnis, who gave him to un-
derstand that II the college was re-
opened that; both Capt. McGinnis
and herself fiwould put no distractions
in the way OF securing for the associ-
alton the title to the property Of
which there are about q acres In all.
Rev. n. e.. Brown OF Fareo;s stated
that with the backing Of the Synod
and ::the generous response from
Jamestown, there could be no doubt
as to the success of the college from
the start The plans are, on the part
Of the college committee, to begin at
once to raise money In :the state by
means zof sales OF scholarships and
collections Of the general fund. look
ing to the maintenance of the insti-
tuition. That they intended to Sc
cure not less than 5000 per year for
the next five years over and above
the tuition fees which are expected
I to Increase rapidly after the college
is opened. a Competent solicitor
/ will be employed to solicit this guar
.antee Of money to run the institu-
'sstion, which fund of $1,000 is the very
least that is expected and it is con-
| fdently believed that double that
amount II not more. will be provided
i by the Influences working for the .in-
sstitution. The first thing to do is to
/: get the college underway, and then.the
friends Of education in the east can
be confidently appealed to for aid;
but nothing can be done in that dt-
..S rection until there is q college in op-
Grafton.
81 There are several sources Of, income
for such an Institution which, for
many years, viii be the only one OF
that kind in the state. There is an
! annual appropr from the gener.;; 3;
saleducat tionel s5,nd ofs tls con- ference,
The college cole ections which are
taken annually In the Presby yterian
churches In this state would be All
devoted to this one object and from
I e6Oo to $1,000 wear could be expected
/ from that source. a competent e
nancial agent viii be employed at
once for soliciting purposes, and II
I the arrangements are c0mple leted as
aresnow expected, the college can sbe
opened next fall and q good attend
anoe ats the start Is expected. The
schools and: colleges Of the state are
crowded and goodly numb q pu-
pills from this state, boys and girls
are now ending NJ Allister's. col
leee "a Minneap Ills and Albert Lea
I college also and these pupils can Just
as well sbes educ ted within the bor-
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