Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-26
MEMORIAL At MASON CITY TO
est PROPERTY TO Paw
pEDTs.
SONS or vErERANs' SCHOOL
PROVES LOSING VENTURE
National Eneampmsnt At Rochsstsr
Rsfuses 70 Vote Per Capita Support
and Trustee Decide 70 Close lnsti-
tutien rmansntIy-Ersetsd at Cost
Of 100000.

MASON Slty, aux. IO-.AeIAloiiol w
| versity, which was founded here ten
years ago by the Sons Of Veterans OF
the nation at a cost Of 800, 900, will be
closed permanently. according to the
announcement Of the trustees last
night. This action will be taken in
view of the decision Of the grand en-
| campment Of the Sons Of Veterans at
! Rochester. N. Y, to sever the rela-
tons Of the organization with the in
stitution.
The iowa delegation backed by west
ern delegation. asked for capita tax
to support the school. This was re-
fused by a vote of 80 to 40. The trus-
tees say the school probably will be
sold soon.
Give Up Long Struggle.
Last winter the commander-in-ch
of the order instead Of visiting Memoir
ial University as other commanders
had done, ducked the responsibility
and sent his council in chief to investi
gate the needs and condition OF the
| university. One of the committee was
against the university and had always
/ been, but the other two were open
! minded and made thorough investi-
cation of the school and the property.
| The local board Of trustees told them
at the time that unless the report of the
committee was favorable and the order
! should get behind the school with a
per capita tax or some definite sum of
money which could be used in lieu of
| an endowment that they would close
| the school and make such disposition
OF the property as would pay all the
| obligations. 1t was understood that the
| committee recommended per capita
I! tax but the commander in chief large
| ~ thru the Pennsylvania division.
| which has one-third of the member
| ship and has always been afraid the
! university meant the transferring Of
the offices and the prestige OF the or
der west, set out to defeat proposition
they have never supported to a very
great extent and they got the goat.
Wait for Information.
In order that the matter should be
put up to the convention in such a
manner that something definite should
be done, members Of the Commercial
Club induced r. j.. Hanlon. j. T.. Blythe
and F. s. Gibson. all members OF the
| order and With general acquaintance
with the national body to so to SYRIA
cuse aud help. ipr. Patton in his last
plea for the ordcr to perpetuate the
memorial they had conceived for their
fathers. 1t was thought that a per
| capita tax OF cents quarter would
be voted and that with the other con-
trihutions would put the university on
a sound basis and in way to become a
famous military academy and business
school. The efforts Of the committee
| We're of no avail and the fine building
and campus will be turned back to the
| trustees to dispose Of in the best way
! for the public after the creditors are
satisfied. eveFI one Of whom will be
paid in full. The high school has rent
| ed the building for the coming year
| and the action of the convention will
not interfere with the pleas Of the
| board of regents except that none but
business and stenographic students
will be admitted. Meantime the famous
| bursts OF local patriotic oratory for
| the past decade and the future flights
of the spell binder in the national body
concerning the pride the sons have
in their fathers might as well be
canned.