The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-05
CHANGE To
PERPETUATE
YOUR NAME
Donor Wanted 10 Build OhseTVa.
tory 10 HOUSE Great Uni.
VdsIiy Telescope

BY providing home for full
grown orphan telescope some per-
son with $1,000 will perpetuate bis
or her name in connection with the
ri.state Methodist university to be
built here There will be brought
TO Guthrie as IAN asset of Epvorth
university great telescope which
has not been in use for the reason
that it is TOO big 20 be put any
where except In a first class obser-
vatory II has never been unpacked
although bought several years ago
and the trustees naturally desire tha
II shall be used as um ss possible
The cost Of an observatory suitable
for housing the instrument will be
at least 5000. AT schools over the
country are observatories named for
persons. such as Lick and Chambers
Moving Time is Here.
Following the perm anent location
Of the university here, preparations
are being made tof opening college
offices here ana for starting the
campaign for studens and The en-
dowment fund Vice chancellor
William Fielder will come here from
Fort Worth in few days to start
the campaign. He will make a sum.
mer tour OF the big territory to be
covered by this school 4Oklahoma
aud the larger part Of gexas and
New Mexico, with some OF Arkan-
sas and Louisiana for good measure
Prof G 3 McCreight, registrar or
the school, will be here this week
lie Is now supervising the packing
of the effects OF EpwoFth university
for shipment Some OF the faculty
OF Fort Worth university will ship
the equipment of that school to this
place, The conbinea schools will
have several pianos and very large
amount OF scientific apparatus and
considerable furniture
Prof McCreight will open offices
in the central parg of the city.
Among the offices rendered are
those Of the board OF education In
the Logan county bank building.
Local Campaign Closes Tonight.
AT the city hau tonight there will
be a closing meeting for the local
boosters The city has pledged $50,
900 for the building fund OF the IN
iverslty, and there remains 10 be
raised something like $4,000 The
sale Of lots set aside for this pur.
pose we're resumed Saturday and
was carried on today 1t is expected
that tonight there will be a definite
conclusion. Following the raising Of
the fund there will be completion Of
all contracts The location involves
altogether deals amounting TO about
100000, The executive committee
Of the board OF trustees has nharge
OF the details
The chamber Of commerce has
charge OF the campaign.
University Sunday In Church.
Ufllclal notice Of the location Qt
the university was taken yesterday
by the First Methodist Episcopal
church which through the location
becomes the big Methodist church OF
three states and the most conaplcu-
Gus IN the southwest This church
~ carrying eoniderable burden ii
nancially bui Is cheerfuAy taking
up ist part Of the college project.
Thau,eaor George .Hl Bradford
Yesterday delivered an address on
the general subject Of what the 10
cation OF such university means
he told graphically Of its Importance
TO the several states in.sres ed and
10 denomination generally and TO The
city Of location particularly
Rev. W G. Coleman, pastor, Dot
9he financial matter up 10 the con
gregatiou There Ii need tor an EN-.
ergency fund and the people SUB
serlebd slJ4 In few minutes. The
fund Is needed for moving.
Sales OF scholarships we're started
Miss Wheat musical director for
the university sang several solec.
tions.
Pastor 's Publicity Man.
The executive commitsee Of the
board Of trustees got into line Wfib
modern business methods Saturday
w eleetlng Rev vs.. &. Colema. as
official reporter for the university. n
e ~ be bis business through the
formative period Of tine great school
% get tho facts aud features before
the public. Ills publicity Job will In
clude keeping in touch with the
new spapvr nmn and collecting all
sors Of information for use al ID
perfume times.
Rev Mr. Coleman came hers M
.ne Time she university matter first
TOOK o. formidable proportions and
ne ifas made strenuous campaign
lfe "a ahown great ability Al i har
monizer and there ii 10 sort of
doubt Of his keeping the strong
points " the university before the
public