Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-14
SHAPING PLANS
FOR UNIVERSITY
Promoters of Methodist In
stitutiOn Want Work to
Begin by April

gin on tine erection of building on the
site of the Southern Methodist uni
Every effort possible is be
Ing made for the work to begin on
the main building by the first ~
April Soon after that time II is also
Ia begin work on the mems
lormitory. Beginning next week Il
thorough campaign will be made
throughout North Texas by Commits
sioners Barton and Mcclure. fot
funds with which 10 erect the mems
dormitory This structure will cosr
upwards % St25,0o0. while the main
building OF the institution will ccs'
about $500 .OO0.
For the past several weeks Vice
President u. \. Boaz, Commissioners
] T Mcclure and Commissioner l.. )
Barton have been in the field ami
during the past week several thou
sands of dollars were secured Liter
allure is being speard broadcast ever
the state and much interest has been
aroused Among the articles sent Gu,
concerning the institution is I'll,
Challenge 10 Mcthodism by Fresi
dent r. 5. Hyer Portions of this
challenge are given below as follows
The year 1911 has been n Of un-
Usual activity In Texas in all Tatters
pertaining to education. Every in
%stitntion under the control of the
state has the largest attendance In
its history and ia some instances this
increase has been remarkable Pub
lie schools. state normals. the indus
trial schcCi, A. and NJ. college AMI
the University ot Texas have al.
grown not only in patronage but also
in resources and equipment. Every
local citizen should feel proud 81
this forward movement which is rap
idly bringing TEXAS to the first place
among the Southern states IN ali
things pertaining TO public instruc-
tion
III lUiS lul NdAh nIN'Nf'iifllA WV
schools and colleges OF the various
churches have had their share. Al
most without exception they too have
grown in n splendid way. At various
times students Of education have de-
clared that the day Is coming when
the church COLLEGE shall fail. or pass
into the hands Of the state. or Toto
the hands of q self-pcrpetuating non.
sectarian board Of trustees. Throuch-
out the South there has been no ten
dencv along this line As the sta d
college has grown the ch.rch collie 4
has grown also Some OF these IA g
so enlarged their endowment fu.
as to have passed the danger line
and none OF them become pciva'e and
non-secterian. unless II bee decided
by the courts that such Is the case
with Vanderbilt So far from LOSING
ground in Texas the church college
has made such progress hat 1t may
be claimed that a new chapter ha
been written in the history o. Chris.
tian education.
The highest authority on educa'
tional affairs has practically made
the declaration that the chdrct col
lece in Texas Is here 10 stay The
general board of education Of New
York has studied educational condi'
tions In the United States as these
have never before been studied AZ
It's office. II Pattery Place. New
York, can he found the greatest or
lection of data concerning education
to be found anywhere In the world
In eNpending the income from the
great Gift Of Mr. Rockefeller the es'
tahlished policy Of this board IS II
aid only the colleges and uu.ycrs''i les
which are best established and i've
most promise Of future usefulness .
No gift is made to any institution un
al the secretary. Or. BUt'crlck ha.
personally inspected It's work md
has studied all the conditions hat
may eject its future. Wise business
rcn that they are, the members Of
this beard are careful 20 make '1eil
investments whore thcv are most er
tain ~ the security. Thgv a'H moi
simply philanthropists 1r>'oH. &c
give Mr. Rockefeller money On tht
needy. but wise men who are 5000. ma
GOOD investments ,or 'h'r tHu0 fc'
an time.
The two greatest Sits fha' rs'
gentlemen have made iu t1c III
have both been made iu lc>a M
both have been made 90 .rs''' n.
under the control Of the Chrrci
\ little more than n ycIf lec
the first OF these gifts amounts =
5000 GOO was made 90 BAYLOR INV
ycrsiiy At It's last annual W. .nf
Va October this board had or a,
$500. ooo for distribution or 'hii
amount 5000 GOO was SCI anar fol
Southern Methodist university
These Gifts are ALWAYS .rui ne,
on the raising Of ON additional I'M
u%srallv three or four '.Hr th'
amount donated hv the board s .ir
thcr condition Is that 90 'ra-. al
OF the whole amount raised shl. b
rscd for endowment r'f I.f 'ay
inc debts, nor the erection Of 2 I'D
ines The time a'inVI fF. ~
inr the subscription of the le'
amount IS eighteen months auI no
more than five years are allow 70
collecting the sJwc Whom o.. on
tire amount has been Subs r.'. th'