Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-20
PLEDGE $4,000
FOR UNIVERSITY
PresbyterianS TO Select Site
and Build School in Atlanta
Without Further Delay.

According to prominent Presbyterian
leaders today. the action of the South
ern Assembly, which is now meeting
in Bristol. Tenn, in dismissing a com
mittee on the establishment Of South
ern Presbyterian university should not
he construed as a encouragement of
the movement to build Oglethorpe uni
versity in Atlanta.
T. S. Clyce. moderator OF the South
ern Presbyterian Assembly, stated this
morning that the Atlanta papers had
misunderstood the matter
I'VE are sorry that the local papers
have misunderstood the assembly &C
tion upon the overture of the Paris
Presbytery touching the establishment
of university in Atlanta or some 9TH
err central point said Mr.. Clyce This
action of the assembly had no refer
ence to the movement on foot in At
lanta for establishing OF the Ogle-
thorpe university That matter has
not been before the assembly at all.
The action of the assembly does not
discourage that movement in the least"
Over $25o,ooo Pledged.
More than a quarter of million dol
lars already has been pledged for the
building fund Of Oglethorpe university,
the institution which the Presbyterians
of the Southern states will establish in
Atlanta. Three admirable locations
have been proposed as sites from which
the committee in charge win make
selection in few days
Actual construction, II is believed.
win be begun within q few months.
Prominent business men all over the
South have accepted seats on the board
of directors and will finance the insti-
tuition.
Jacobs Correots impression.
Recent assertions that the church
would abandon the idea of founding
university here were denied TODAY bv
Thornwell Jacobs. one Of the best
known Presbyterisns of Atlanta MI
Jacobs said
"a mistaken idea has been conveyed
by the press dispatches from Bristol.
Tenn, about the plans for the estab-
lishment Of Presbyterian institution
here which needs immediate correc-
ton. The impression conveyed is 10
the effect that the Presbyterians have
abandoned their efforts in that direc-
ton, and win not establish univer-
sity in Atlanta
THE exact opposite is the case The
action of the Bristol assembly merely
means the discharge OF COMMITTEES
that did not find itself able to do the
work that was desired by Atiantans
only one member of that committee was
from Atlanta. and he left here shortly
after his appointment. local Presby-
erian layman offered. voluntarily.
100000 cash. and other parties a mag
nificent site. but the committee did not
come here TO Investigate the matter 10
find out what Atlanta would do. and
did not even so much al meet together
once during the entire year of its life.
Under such conditions the assembly
simply let the committee die at Bris-
toll. What complaint No complaint,
everybody satisfied
Local Presbyterians knew in ad :
vance what the committees report
would be- and heartily approved its de-
mise. After waiting eleven months for
something to be done and finding moth
ing, they themselves got busy.
Briefly, the assembly's committee
felt itself unable to do what was want
ed done. 1t was choroformed BY com
mon consent