The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-19
share your blessings with Ada. Re
member the Alma Mater"
w, G., Harding Talks

share your blessings with Ada. Re.
member the Alma Mater"
w. G. Harding Talks.
w. G. Harding was next intro
duced, who spoke in the following
manner: 81 don't belong to Ada like
the rest of you do. l belong by adop-
tion. like Ada, and like DR.. Smith
believe that he can do most any
thing he tries. Somebody ought to
spread the fame of Ada throughout
Ohio. Some of the best men we have
come from schools like Ada They
may be poor in pOcketbook, but they
are rich in the essentials OF manhood.
l haven't much patience for the son
Of a straw-tick' father who goes
through life on feather-bed There
are hundreds OF Ada students in Ohio
What they must do Is to fraternize.
We need an organization to carry on
this work" In conclusion, Mr.. Hard
ing spoke of the cooperation which
Is necessary TO the furtherance OF the
plans as formed by the committee in
charge OF the endowment fund.
f,Prof S. p Axline was the next
speaker who said: "In regard to the
endowment fund, the reason why we
need the money is not to keep the
institution running-Out yearly re-
ceipts meet all eXponses-but II Is
needed because the state legislation
has decreed that the endowment Is
necessary to the good standing of
u college. / don't know why that is
true. Why II Is that a man is no
more rated by his merits and qualn-
lsttN ItF l.. .f-
college, but " Is true. The institu-
ton that does not hereafter have this
endowment, shall not be able to give
diplomas which are worth anything
in the sight OF the world. We don't
want that to happen. We don't want
our diplomas dishonored and unrecog-
nized But that Is what IL going to
happen unless something is done
quickly. And it depends a great deal
on the former Ada students whether
It shall happen or not"
Organization Formed.
At the conclusion OF Prof. AXline's
talk, several other speakers were in
troducdd, including George b. Chris
tion, Rev. c. II. Havlghurst, E. c.
Smith, John Thompson, ID. G. Nelson,
John Clark, Streeter G.. Smith. DR.
]. Lunger and ID. T.. Black. all OF
Marion, who spoke for a short time
on the endowment question uiI
At the close of the social session,
the organization was effected as fol-
lows: Attorney Fred CUTLERY was
chosen president. ID. C. Nelson, vice
president, and Miss Blanche Seitz,
secretary. A committee of nine will
be chosen by the president to form a
plan, for soliciting funds for the en-
dowment. No other business was
transacted.
Those present were; Mrs. Parmela
Myers DeLong, Mrs. Matte Johnson
strayer, Mrs. Ida Park Smith, Mrs.
Jennie Smith, Clark, Mrs. Name Herr
Frank, Mrs. Mary Hays-Newby. Mrs.
Jessie Williams Thompson, Mrs. Lucy
Hill-Johnson, Mrs. Della Reiner-
Lunger, Misses Charlotte Walters,
Blanche Seitz, Anna Seitz, and Mrs.
Bell Anderson, Marsh. OF LaRue, and
MISS Gladys CUTLERY, Of Moral;
Messrs. John Clark, d. c. Nelson, e.
G. Smith. ID. E. Black, Oscar Dent,
George Christian, Hilbert ID. Ullne,
Verne Dutton. Fred CUTLERY, John
Thompson, streeter G. Smith, Earl
Foit, w. II. Jones, william Holver-
stott, w. G. Harding. Rev G. r. Hav-
ghurst Homer Johnson, E. V. Dye,
Merritt l.. Martin, DR.. j. S. Lunger,
w. J., Wise, all of Marion: Prof. j. c.
Parks. Prof s. p. Axllne and DR.. A.
f. Smith of Ada, and l.. J. Douce,
Emerson Douce and James Fields OF
Caledonia.