The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-31
Campaign Will Be Made in
This City to Raise $4,000
Debt of College by First of
the Year.
COLLEGE BENEFITS
RICHMOND GREATLY
Estimated that Institution
Brings to the Business Men
OF the City at Least $l75,-
GOO a Year.

Renewed effort will be put forth by
tho Earlham college officials. the Com
mcrcial club. Young Mems Business
club and other kindred commercial or.
CARNATIONS Of the city to raise the
debt on the educational institution by
January !. 1911. The debt, approx.
mating $4,000 "a year ago the exact
amount not at this time being def
nitely known, not having been COM
putcd recently. but about the same as
q year ago. has accumulated from cx-
pcnditnres ON permanent improve.
mcnts to the institution and interest
on the unpaid Indebtedness on the In.
stitution. President II. l.. Kelly ap-
proximated the debt as follows. $oO,-
900 original loans for improvements
To the heating system, on which is due
about $4,000 and smaller sums on
Bundy hall and other permanent i'm.
provements: and $4,000 administra-
tion debt. making the total about $70,-
600.
A Benefit to City.
That the institution has been of
vast benefit to Richmond and com
munity is attested by the strong re-
Communications which have been Civ.
en- by the commercial organizations.
It's vast benefit to the young men and
women Of the city, aud thrce.fourths
Of those who attend higher education.
al institutions enroll at Earlham. Is
not 40 easily computed as the finan-
Sstn hx,a x.f al.
Richmond. II is figured that the in
stitution brings and keeps in the city
u total OF nearly $4,000 annually.
Were the institution elsewhere, or
should Richmond students attend col.
)egc elsewhere. II would mean an an.
nual loss Of no less than $50. 900 to the
city. Those who are actively taking
II Will he accomplished within the
next eight or nine months and expect
liberal support from Richmond's busi.
ness and professional men. Timothy
Nicholson. u member of the board of
trustees. submitted the following, in.
cluding the Commercial clubs recon-.
mcndation and Endorsement, to the
. "uu
Nicholson's Statement.
Soon after the death of Allen Jay.
the financial agent of the college the
Commercial club issued the following
circular--a copy OF It's recorded min
utcs. and Its committee on education.
George IL. Knollenberg Supt.; T. A.
Mott and President Robert l.. Kelly.
requested the cooperation of the
Young Mems Business club. which was
granted, and the following
Of that club: Prof +. l.. Tor.
renee, Fred Lemon and r. NJ. Taylor.
were appointed to assist in the canvas
for subscriptions. Owing to the i'll
ness Of one member Of the committee
and the absence from tee city of two
others during much of the summer
and fall. only few subscriptions
amounting to about $500 were ob.
fained.
The joint committee met few days
ago and resolved to renew the effort
Preliminary to this movement the fol-
lowing important facts are submitted
for the careful consideration of our
citizens:
The number Of students enrolled
from Richmond last fall. 1S6. Had
these gone to some other college they
would have taken from Richmond at
least $4,000. The annual budget of
the college is about 100000. Non.
resident students spend annually in
Richmond $4,000. Thus there is an.
nually expended in Richmond by the
college and its professors and stu.
dents $4,000. While the college is
by Friends, 1t is Non-Sectar.
Ian. Some of the professors and other
officers are of other denominations.
Only about one-third of the students
are Friends. Last year there were SO
80 Presbyterian. 80 Chris
ian. Is Lutheran. Ii Episcopal. and s
Catholic; each Baptist and Congrega-
ional. United Brethren. and l5 from
tx other denominations. while there
we're liz non-mcmbers of churches.
md all alike. having the same privi-
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