The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-08
If Richmond and Wayne
County Will Raise $4,000
Remaining $40, 900 Will Be
Raised Elsewhere.
IMPORTANCE OF THE
COLLEGE TO COUNTY
Is Clearly Outlined in the
Statement of Its Executive
Local Campaign Will
Start Next Monday.

In q formal statement issued today
to the citizens of Richmond and
Wayne county, Robert L. Kelly. presi-
dent OF Earlham college. discusses the
importance Of Earlham to Richmond
and Wayne county and guarantees
that OF the 10000 needed by June 21.
70 liQuidate the college debt. $4,000
will be raised elsewhere II Richmond
and Wayne county will provide the re-
naming $4,000. The campaign for
this $4,000 In Richmond and Wayne
county will; begin next Monday. June
IL. ...-..
President Kelly's statement follows:
Appeal BY Kelly.
II feel sure that you have been
watching with interest Earlham's au-
tomobile campaign for $4,000 to liqui-
date the debt. which was launched the
afternoon of the 18th day Of May. You
certainly have been gratificd at the
manner In which the friends OF the
college. throughout the state, have
been responding to the appeal of Rich
mond's substitution of higher learning.
From the very first fheir attitude has
been that this worthy enterprise must
not fail. They have shown by their
subscriptions given readily and cheer
fully. that although Earlham is a
small college. word of Webster con-
cerning Dartmouth applies to her;
There arc people who love her.
"All these outside people know OF
I. course that Earlham II located at
Richmond and that therefore this COM
munity Is helped more by the college
than any other one. They know that
Eariham's doors swing open freely to
every Richmond and Wayne county
boy and girl OF proper preparation and
serious purpose: thot thousands of
such boys and girls have entered these
doors and have received. at very lit
tie cost, all the advantages in the de-
velopment OF hand. mind and heart
which comes from such plant and
such an atmosphere as Earlham af.
fords.
'They know that many OF those stu
dents. now men and women, scattered
all over our land, are occupying posi-
tions of prominence and power. which
fact was made possible by the
thorough training received at Earl.
ham.
Free Scholarships.
'Many of these contributors know
that scores OF free scholarships have
been given to boys and girls In Rich
none and Wayne county, who other.
wise would never have been able to
secure the benefits Of college training
They know. that today more students
from the local field are In attendance
as Earlham than n true OF any other
college in the state. and they know.
a. all intelligent people do. that no
college student pays for what he gets,
that college Is a philanthropic insti.
tuition. managed by men who are will
Ing to sacrifice time and money and
their very life blood for the sake of
setting free the worthy potentialities
Of the rising generation.
There IL not a locality in Indiana
but that would be glad to have Earl
ham 40 an asset. This Is true not on.
ly because OF the direct advantage
which come to the young people of
such . community. but because of the
reflex and incidental advantages
which come to all. Higher standards
OF living are set for practically all the
people who live in college communi-
~. There Is n general diffusion Of
culture. Of refinement. Of optimism.
Financial Returns.
"Then there Is no community in the
state &C rich or populous that they
would consider as beneath their no.
tice the 100000 per annum which a
college like Earlham puts into circula-
tion. Within the next five years Earl.
ham will mean to this community. H.
nancially. million dollars in cash ac-
tuaily passed over your counters.
'Of the debt itself little need be
said. The facts think are already
well known. The college can show in
assets three dollars for every dollar
OF the debt. Most business institu-
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