The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-07
Penn COLLEGE
REMAINS
Friends Institution Has, No Propo-
sition To Make.
AND DOES NOT CARE TO INVEST
The Attempt Of Des Moines Boosters
To Lure Away Our School Meets
With a Peculiar and Most
Unexpected Ending.

! Penn college OF Oskaloosa is not 60
| ing to Des Moines. The Iowa Friends
educational institution is not going to
take in the Des Moines institution
neither is Penn college going to be
taken in" by Highland Park college.
/ A meeting of the official board OF
Penn college that was called by its
president, James B. Bruff of Atlantic,
| to meet in Des Moines, Tuesday, April
), to consider the proposition. The
meeting was arranged through the ac-
Invites Of Friends in Des Moines rep
PRESENTED by the Mems League OF the
Friends church. There were present
at the meeting, DR.. Edwards,president
of Penn college; James B. Bruff, OF
Atlantic, president of the Board OF
Trustees; A. f. N. Hambleton, acting
secretary; John P. Hiatt, Sam t.
Steddom and H. d. Lane,of Oskaloosa;
William Mather, of Springdale; Moses
Roberts, OF Pleasant Plain. and F. w.
| Sprague, of Des Moines.
There was no formal tender OF a
proposition on the part of the High
land Park people. A suggestion was
made that merger of the schools
would be beneficial for both, the
greater college to be known as
Friends institution. Members of the
Highland Park college intimated that
| on basis of exchange their property
might be worth $500, 100000 Chancel.
/ lor o. H. Longwell, head Of Highland
Park, to remain head of the new
school in any event.
The only action of the Penn college
board in reply to the suggestions and
Iintimations was the reply that under
mo consideration could proposition
from Highland Park be considered I'M
less tender would be made free of
all obligation and incumbrance. Penn
HAD no intention OF purchasing, In
lany instance the board would not
lhaYes power 10 act independently Of
1.-THE instructions OF the stockholders
of Penn college indicated through their
votes. And thus the meeting closed
with no definite proposition given by
Highland Park that could be taken be-
tore the Friends and no definite I'M
iderstanding of what action Penn
would take even in case such prop
Iosition is made.
! The matter was first opened by
Highland Park college and all negotia'
tons for exchange or merger original
ed with them, but when the Penn
college board came yesterday to listen
to what they might have to say, the
Des ,Moines people attempted to force
Penn into the position OF negotiating
for terms and took the attitude of be
ing willing to entertain proposition
10 be made by Penn college board
. The Penn board were somewhat sur
prised at the attitude of the Des
Moines people in trying to lead them
into something. One of the Penn
board members said the affair was
much like an English marriage ar
rangement and there would be moth
: ing doing until the dowery had beer
arranged for and settlement made.
the matter is ended and members o
the board have expressed the opinion
that the subject is dead.
The fact remains, however, tina
Penn college has grown to sufficien
size to attract attention and while tn,
!. matter may have become a past issu
. with the board, the Friends in De
. Moines aud the Des Moines Booste
!. Club are going after the proposition
!. harder than ever and have said tina
|. they intend to bring about the coma
. lions upon which Penn college vii
!. see her way clear to locate in De
Moiues. Committees have been al
e pointed to solicit financial support an
[ subscriptions and Des }Moines re
$ CARDS it as live prospect.
e Members of the Penn board wer
l. shown a very pleasant time at tn
!. meeting in Des Moines, They wer
y met by members OF the Des Moline
e commercial Club, president and secrC
J. tary, Mayor James r. HANNA w. |
= Trueblood of the Friends church, 4
!! b. Elliott of the East Side Commercia
League Rev. III. r. Keats OF tn
Friends church. President 0. Hl.on;
well OF Highland Park. A, ID. Strut
J. ers and other members of the Higi
!" land Park board. The visitors wer
shown through the college propert,
3, the laboratories, dormitories and tn
, equipment. A banquet was served
the evening at which the above name
y we're present, together with l1ai
Young and other newspaper men.
n The whole affair was the outcom
,e OF owners of Highland Park college
make financial deal The properi
D. might be offered to Penn college fire
of al! Indebtedness and incumbrant
; II by its acceptance Penn collee
: would make possible the securing
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