Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-09-01


for governor, Minot.
A few words concerning the design
and location of the College:
The college is a Christian institu-
tion, not sectarian in It's purposes,
but in order to create cultured
Christian atmosphere for broad lib
eral education as the citizenship has
been accustomed to in their eastern
homes. The Christian College has
Influenced the east for strong,
righteous, virile, intelligent citizen
ship, and it is felt that as the great
resources of the state are to be de-
veloped and conserved an Intelligent,
patriotic Christian citizenship must
be trained. AS Mr.. James J. Hill,
the noble empire builder of the west,
said, North Dakota now needs to
create Christian citizenship to con-
serve her vast resources. Jamestown
College is sound religiously, and the
youth educated under It's influence
will be the kind of citizens we de-
SIRE" Intellectual development is
but part of education, the greater
part is the building of noble broad
character, a pronounced moral and
ethical stamina in our public men.
This can best be accomplished under
the leadership and Christian environ
ment of strong Christian, classical
and scientific instruction.
The location or jamestown College
is ideal for the purposes indicated.
The city has population Of about
1000; possessing the usual culture
and advantages of Nhetsis known as
college town." where the college
is the pre-emlnent interest. 1t is to-
ward the central part OF the state;
a railway center. with lines radiating
in all directions, making 1t easily ac-
cessible from all parts of the COM
monwealth. No interest of advan-
tage to the college Is omitted. 1t is
location devoid of rivalry, such as
exists between Fargo and Grand
Forks, more central than these and
thus representative, In the heart of
things, where the vast population
live, where there is no other institu-
tion Of higher learning forever 500
miles, vast region untouc chedy ypossi-
bly, the greatest in America without
another college. DR.. E. C. Sage, Of
flee secretary of the General Educa-
tion Board, New York City, said,
Jamestown College has a strategic
position, unsurpassed in the state.
1t is central, not like the other insti-
tutions on the extreme border of the
state. You have a decided advantage
in your favor to become the greatest
institution, and the central and west
ern parts of the state need 1t" The
city has beautiful homes, with a
chain of parks along the river, with
large trees, unequalled. There are
no distracting influences to develop
the accurate and studious mind.
The college is 100 miles from the
nearest saloon. These are among the
considerations that make Jamestown
the place for the greatest Christian
College for the Northwest, and
which have impelled such marvellous
developments in comparatively
short time. The citizens should all
respond to the energy and patriotism
of the Board of Trustees and the Ad-
visory Council; who are keen to the
great needs and desirable features
Of our great and prosperous common
wealth, in making an endowed insti-
tuition Of great pride and worth, that
our youth need not go east to obtain
what they SO rightly deserve.
The enrolment from present indi-
cations will be large. The Fresh
man class is going to be banner
one. Nearly all the rooms have been
engaged at this date.-Jamestown
College Bulletin.