The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-01
EdrlhQm Alumni Committee in
Plea to the Richmond Public

hlcnmOnQ IS anxious to have her
manufactures succeed. and get as
many new ones as possible OF this
character. She is also just now hold
ing out all the inducements to bring
about these results that it is posi-
Bile for her to do. She also wants sue
cessful merchants that will deal fairly
with the public and encourage mutual
improvements, that we may grow larg-
er and stronger as a city. While ev-
eryone who is capable of thinking
about these matters must agree in the
value of these institutions, it is hard
to understand that one of the most
useful, as we'll as an institution of
great monetary value of Richmond,
should not be greatly encouraged by
her citizens.
Earlham college for more than fifty
years, has been a constant source of
revenue to the merchants of Rich
mond. Some of these merchants have
made a fortune from Earlham and her
students, and are to continue to be
enriched in this way in the future.
Nonresident students at Earlham
spend annually in Richmond $4,000,
while the yearly expenditures of the
college amounts to 100000. practi.
cally all of which is spent among the
merchants of this city.
Richmond has sent nearly 1000 stu.
deAts to Earlham during the last SO
years. There is now about 200 Rich
mond students in the college, which is
as good showing as any college in
the stAAe can boast. While Earlham
college is exceedingly grateful for
such liberal patronage, she has saved
these students of this city this year
$50, 600 by having such a splendid in
stitution at home. Richmond gains
therefore from all of these sources
each year $4,000 by having Earlham
college. During the next ten years
she will have put into this city the
large sum of 100000.
Aside from the college proper, many
citizens have come here and bought
property in order to send their chill
dren to school. The professors and
families have also procured homes of
much value and help to pay the taxes
and spend their money in this city.
There is another price to be paid
to Earlham college that cannot be
counted out in gold, and that is that
for these fifty years she has been edu-
eating our children, not only in the
useful things to be found in books, but
has also tried to give them the best of
all things, true character. She has
made them more efficient in every
way, and some two thousand of these
men and women have at different
times lived in Richmond, and this
city has felt their influence more than
she has realized, because it has been
a great factor in the building of this
city. It makes 1t a very desirable
place to live, to have Earlham col
lege. 1t gives Richmond more reputa-
ton than any other institution we
have, as most persons in the world
know Richmond because Earlham is
situated here.
About fifty of the most active bust
ness men of the city have graduated
or at some time gained their education
from Earlham, while many of the best
teachers in our public schools have
received much from this college Many
prominent men throughout the coun-
try have diplomas from Earlham, such
men as Robert U. Johnson, editor of
the Century Magazine, and William
Clark, editor of st. Nicholas. Indian
apolis, with such men as s. A. Nor
dyke, D. w. Marmon, Charles Test and
Charles Perry, together with many
other old classmates, has club of
Earlham students. Philadelphia has a
large Earlham club. while Los An
geles probably has a still larger one.
1t is the aim of most business firms
to grow rich by making a profit from
the finished products. Earlham col.
lege in common with most colleges
has not pursued this plan. 1t has
been her policy to give as much edu.