Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-10
TRUSTEES DECIDE THAT INsTI-
TUITION is NECESSARY TO
DEVELOPMENT OF WORK
ON PACIFIC COAST.
POSTPONE IMPROVEMENTS
New school Law Involves Larger De-
veIopment Than Planned, Hence
Local Betterments Must Wait; Work
To Be Carried On as At Present
For Another Year.

That Dallas College will continue
as formerly, with every member OF
the faculty and the church organiza-
ton behind 1t to make it the success
in the educational world that 1t ought
TO be, but that all ideas of local inn
movement has been postponed for the
summer, is the announcement OF
President A. A. Winter, who will leave
Dallas today for the East, to remain
during the summer. Mr.. Winter VIII
remain over Sunday at LaFayette,
and will leave Portland Tuesday on
his way East. He will stop for rev
days in Denver and at Hope, Kansas
and will be at home to his friends
after June /, at 60 Eldred street, Will
Transport. Pa.
VIII Continue the Work
"It has been question in the
minds of some whether the college
would continue its work as hereto
fore" said President Winter, Wed
nesday, in discussing the SITUATION
"and l am glad to say to our friends
that the board OF trustees, at their
annual meeting, decided that since the
college was necessary asset to the
development of our work on the
Coast, It should continue. as formerly
But. since the new school law, stand
ardizing the colleges Of the state Is
now in effect, and involves larger
DEVELOPMENT than our plans had con-
templated. Il has seemed best to post
none any local improvements for this
summer. owing to this situation,
shall return East to my family ana, II
the Eastern canvas cannot be contin-
ued at this time. I will do some post
graduate work this year In some East
ern college.
Old Students TO Return.
The college authorities will seek 10
adjust the work to the new condl-
tions as best they can for the present.
A goodly number Of old students VIII
return. and we hope for a creditabie
lenrolIment for the coming year Prof.
In A. Metzger. dean OF the faculty.
will. as usual. do the field work tor
new students during the summer ana
we have every reason to believe that
his efforts will be crowned with sue
cess. -,
we expect the people Of Dallas stiil
IN have an opportunity TO help work
ont our college problem; but CO.
o,eration will be necessary ultimately
10 meet the demands made for the
standardization Of the college under
the new school law.
Faculty 90 Remain.
with the exception OF Prof. GU
. more. Il is expected that the present
! faculty will serve for the coming year
notwithstanding reports which nav,
!. boen circulated 10 the contrary Prof
I. ,retzeer was offered position 10
! Iowa which guaranteed greater re-
nuperation than his work here. bu'
he ts interested in building up th'
Dallas institution. and felt mat M
+. llabors stin should be enlisted in dom.
. AN In his power 20 make Dallas Sei
Iieqe the institution that Il should Df
!. tfe win spend the summer in a cues
for students and has enthusiasm
lbopes of success. notwithstanding th'
/, new law. a. the college viii go On 90
!. ing the same creditable work in IN
future a. On the past with the uiu
mate aim. as predicted BY Presiden
/. winter. Of eventually reaching an en
4 dovment sufficient 10 sianoaroi1e u
u school.