The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-05-26

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the Board of Trustees of Fisk Uni
versity, it was voted to inaugurSte
a campaign for the raising of not less
than 100000. 1t was afterwards
agreed to fix the amount to be asked
for at $5OO,OOO. The fund to be ap-
piled as follows:
$4,000 for repairing and refitting
buildings, liquidating outstanding
notes land other indebtness. The
older buildings are very much worn
and greatly in need of modern con-
venienceS.
$4,000 for the installation of a
steam heating, lighting and laundry
plant to replace the present worn-out
and antiquated system. 1t would
savo the univercitye between three
and five thousand dollars annually
in fuel and wages.
100000 for endowment to care for
the present substantial buildings,
pay teachers salaries and permit
natural growth.
Board of Trustees-Charles A.
Hull, Chairman; Harvey L. Sim
mons, Treasurer, (In charge of En-
dowment); Augustus F. Beard, Paul
D. Cravath, George A. Gates, Robert
j. Cross, James G. Merrill, George
w. Moore, Charles H. Rutan, Charles
]. Ryder, Booker T. Washington.
The General. Education Board has
appropriated 100000 conditionally to
this fund. Three individuals have
subscribed $4,000 each and two
$4,000 each. There is now pledged
about $4,000.
In the accomplishment of its great
mission Fisk University needs the
sympathy and generous financial aid
of ALL
The colored citizens are planning
for a big rally on June 8, to be held
at Greenwood Park, and the zest with
which those in charge have entered
into the work and the general inter
est manifested indicates that a hand
some amount will be realized. The
entertainment has been designated
Field Day. The managers have adopted
the following motto: Sell ten thou
sand tickets for June Bird. Will you
Ibe one to help? And won't you gel
another to help you? And you and
the other one. can get anoher one
and you three, can add on to, your
number, until none will be left uot
of the Fisk Band. And you see how
easy it will be for us to sell ten thou
sand tickets.
Help to grow, it has helped
YOU and the race in a needy time;
and it is poor preacher who for
gets his friends.
Never, was there anything like il
before in Nashville, the whole popu
iation is aroused, as never before;
each one trying to outdo the other
Who can sell the greatest number Oh
tickets? A number of persons havt
taken a thousand tickets to sell. Will,
they sell them? Well, they are max
ing the effort, and that is better
than the "feller" who does not try
Meet me at Greenwood Saturday
.Jure 3rd, and the meeting will be
profitable, if only you drink that
good, cold spring water and ride or
the Merry-Go-Round
Have you seen the improvements
in Greenwood Park? Three springs
running into one reservoir, and a
gasoline engine pumping the water
up into a large tank; then the water
is carried all over the Park in iror
pipes under the ground. The grand
stand, has been rebuilt, and it adds
much to the comfort of the people
The arbor, with its broad walks ant
seats catches everybody's eye.
The fountain, with its mammoth
basin of water, and its beautiful
spray, with the golden fish playinE
around in its bath of love. DON
forget to see the Zoo in Greenwood
Park, and look for the eagles; yol
have never seen finer pair any
where Greenwood, can boast of thu
first iceless soda fountain, owned b!