Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-24
ACTION IN CASE WILL
De FINAL, IS CLAIMED
Removal Project Has Endorsement Of
National Organizations Of the ctris
tian Church, and Il 10 Believed Iowa
Conference Will Support Action
President Watson Makes Statement.

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Missouri and Kansas, will doubtless be
decided next week. at least as far as
! the official action OF the board of
| trustees Of the college is concerned.
trustees, who meet Tuesday and We'd
nesday. May 1929 will be final, and
that the Iowa Christian Conference the
| governing body of the Christian church
in Iowa, will approve Of the endorse
ment of the executive board Of the
American Christian Convention and the
general educational board Of the de-
| nomination, which has already been
made.
President Watson Makes Statsren Ont.
! That there is future for Palmer
College in a new field and that the
school is not on sound financial basis
at LeGrand; furthermore that the
school is losing money and has been
owing to a lack of sufficient enrolment
are declared to be facts by President
E. A. Watkins, Of the college, In a
statement made to this newspaper.
President Watsons communication fol-
n lows:
Why Readjustment Of Palmer College
Editor Times Republican: The peo-
pie of the Christian church over the
state Of Iowa are more or less intense
ly interested in the proposed removal
Of Palmer College. now of LeGrand. 10
Albany, Mo-, where 1t will probably oe
confederated with two other colleges
belonging to the Christian church. The
board Of trustees, as well as the mem
bership Of the church. are practically
a unit upon the subject. and are en-
Enthusiastically endorsing the movement
AS is quite natural, the citizens OF the
village Of LeGrand. are 10th to see the
institution removed from their midst
but It must be said to their credit that,
for the most part, they recognize the
wisdom of the movement and the great
ily enlarged opportunity for usefulness.
The project has the official endorse
ment Of the executive board OF the
1 American Christian Convention. ana
the general educational board or the
denomination. and we have reasons 20
believe that the state conference VII!
enthusiastically support the action OF
1.-THE board Of trustees.
1--WE have nothing to fear from the
facts involved In the situation. and q
frank statement is certain to d1sabuse
the minds Of the uniformed OF all IL
lusions.
Many Problems For Management.
"The people OF the community have
never had any conception of the prob
| lens with which the board and man
agement have had to grapple almost
from the very beginning OF the history
of the school. Even now few OF them
appreciate the gravity OF the situation
which necessitates the removal me
! college has never paid current ex-
penses, on account Of the very small en-
rollment and its unfavorable location.
with reference to it's constituency and
| other contributory considerations.
| The natural income for the present
scholastic year has been $5,204.25. while
the necessary current expenditures
have been s5,65257, thus exceeding the
income by $44s.32. The experience Of
.his year has been no exception to that
Of previous years. under various man
agements Operating under such con-
ditions from year to year. lebt OF al
most $4,000 has accumulated. While
the field has been practically covered.
the Indebtedness has been reduced only
about $4,000, LEAVING balance OF So
431.e7 against the institution. The con-
stituency. falling to see desired results
from their liberality in the past, refuse
longer to contribute or patronize what
| they consider a losing cause.
Sees Solution in Removal.
This situation has seriously en-,
barrassed the management for several
years. so much so that they have been
alert and prayerfully seeking some sat
| isfactory solution. About. the first Of
| March a promising college location.
which offers the solution to our prob
| lem, was called to our attention. The
Commercial Club Of Albany Mo-, has
in its possession a beautiful college
property valued at $4,000, modern
pressed brick, slate roof structure,
equipped with electric lights and piped
! college, building in every particular.
beautifully situated on \ campus Of
| ten acres.
The city Of Albany is a. thriving
county seat town of $500 people, free
from saloons and other undesirable In
| fuences, situated on two good rail-
| roads, in easy access to all Christian
churches in Iowa. in addition to plac-
| ing it in touch with our churches Of
northern Missouri, eastern Kansas,
y
Christian church has endeavored to
operate three separate colleges In Iowa.
| Missouri and Kansas, but the three
boards are now of the opinion that the
strength of the church in the three
states will not permit Of such diversity
Of educational activity. but that the
three schools must De consolidate consolidated
| into one central institution, where the
natural advantages will insure good
local attendance Of students as well as
q good attendance from the churches
Of the three states. This, we feel IL
| the condition in the proposed new To-
cation. Tho college would be in un-
occupied territory, as there are no
| colleges OF any consequence within q
| radius Of seventy-five miles from AL
| bany.
There is every reason to believe that
| there would be very large attend
aii,s sssrcs: ss... sl,eg local community, and
from radius Of q number of miles.
Many inducements Held Out.
"As an induceInent to our removing
the school to Albany it il proposed to