Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-11
LAST DAY OF SHORT CAMPAIGN
TODAY-EVERYBO WILL
BE WORKING HARD.
The END A HALF million
Expected That Building Operations
Will Begin This MOntl-Tulsa
VIII Do Her Entire Part.

IN the last TWO weeks TulSa mas
shown her interest in Kendall college
by contributing $4,000 to the enlarge
ment and equipment fund. which Is
being raised to make Kendall college
a great college. The sum of $780, 600
In five years isthe stake ste by the
citizens, trustees and President Haw-
ley. The entire amount will be
in the hands of the college trustees
within the time limit no one connect
ed with the enterprise has any doubts.
Tulsa will come in with more than
the amount expected Of her. The
plans call for 100000 paid In within
the five year limit, and leading citi-
zens have been within the last "a
hours completing plans whereby the
total expected shall he fully subscrib-
ed at an early date,
About sixty citizens have been Civ
Ing more or less of their time to the
campaign for the last eleven days, but
they were unable to see more than
rs per cent of the names on the lists
yet $4,000 has been subscribed and
that by 439 persons. The average
largest amount from one person is
$3.50, and it scales on down to 81.
The total needed Is here waiting for
the completion of the campaign.
This is the last day of this short
time campaign, and Tulsa expects ev-
cry man to do his duty Last Satur
day was a big day, this closing day
ought to be the biggest. The cam
paign committee set an arbitrary date
May II, by which 1t was hoped the
amount needed would be subscribed. |
If there is any of the total needed un-
subscribed by tonight, 1t does not
mean that Kendall college has failed .
for the time limit is five years, and .
the campaign will go on until compile
ton. Men yesterday went to Presl
dent Hawley offering amounts up to
a city block of well located lots on
condition that the 800, 900 was raised.
The interest in the successful issue
of the great enterprise, $500 900 In
five years for Kendall college Is
gaining ground every hour. The men
at the noon luncheon yesterday, with
out exception, said, 1--WE Will go on
until we have done our part" This Is
the sentiment Of many Of Tulsa's I
most prominent and public spirited
men.
Tulsa viii make Kendall college a
great institution, II Is believed the
greatest in the southwest The time
limit is set for FIVE years the end
OF which time several new buildings.
a modern equipment and s500,0 900 en-
dowment will be In the hands Of the
trustees for the uplift Of the young
persons Of the community.
It Us confidently expected that build
ing operations will he begun this
spring, and that modern equipment
and so forth. will be in
place by the time the college opens
In September Kendalls plans call
for the most modern developments In
college building construction. The
gymnasium under consideration Will
not be excelled in all the southwest
This is true of each OF the contemplat-
I'd improvements. With such a splen-
did local situation. with. such great
opportunity to make great college,
being in the center Of a territory 200
miles in diameter in which Kendall Is
he only school Of college rank and
he only Presbyterian college In the
iynod Of oklahoma. Kendall college
s bound to be a great school. Add to
Ill this the endowment and enlarge |
nent features. and who shall put
init on Kendall college, the Prince =
on, or the Yale, or the Harvard Of {
he southwest, and / am willing to do |
ny part to help make It such a coll /
eye" ir
This is the sentiment OF Tulsa. He A
s able TO make good. SO is Tulsa. .
md Tulsa will.