Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-06-25
m,NS UNDER WAY FOR FED
ERATED COLLEGE WHICH
MAY INCLUDE DALLAS
SCHOOL.
ENDOWMENT OF $1sO,OOO.OO
United Evangelical, Evangelical As
sociation and United Brethren to
Join Issues; Consolidation of Dali
las and PhilOmath Colleges First
Sten Toward Greater School.

That a movement is on foot, with
excellent prospects of success, for the
rnion of the Dallas and Philomath
colleges under one management, and
Me location of the institution either
al Dallas or Philomath. with total
endowment of $1SO,O00 and contem-
plating the federation of the schools
Of the United Brethren, United Evan
gelical and Evangelical Association,
Is indicated in the report made 10
the Oregon conference of the United
Brethren denomination held in Port
land Saturday, when the report OF
the commissioners from the three
made it's report Ii
tbe recommendation shall be adopt
ed by the three denominations 1t
will open a pathway for the building
up of one of the largest denomina-
tional schools in the state, and every
effort possible should be put forth
to secure it's location in this CITY,
The following dispatch from Port
land explains the proposition IN de-
tall
RepOrt of Commissioners.
Establishment of what shall pc
known as The Federated College OF
Oregon" with a cash endowment OF
SSO,OOO, besides buildings and
grounds aggregating in cost about
100000, was unanimously favored
Saturday at the Oregon Conference
of the United Brethren denomination
of the First Church, East Morrison
and East Fifteenth streets.
Report of commissioners from
the United Brethren, United EVangel-
ical and the Evangelical Association
appointed on union of Dallas ana
Philomath colleges, of which Blshop
William M. Bell, of the United Breth-
ren Church is chairman, was SUD
mitted, containing a plan for union
Of the two schools into one strong
college to be controlled by the three
denominations through a board oil
trustees. Following are the conul-
tons of the federation and plans loI
the consolidation of the two colleges
Conditions are Set Forth.
'First-That if the college be To-
Gated at either Dallas or Philomath
the community shall raise not les'
than $50. 900 endowment; and II 10
Gated in a new place an amount siiai
be raised not less than $4,000 an'
suitable buildings and campus silai
be provided by the community
Second.-That each of the feder
ated churches shall provide $oV'Vo'
for the endowment fund, to be rais
ed by January 1, 1917.
Third.-That a federated churci
Of the three denominations be estaD
hshed and supported wherever local
ed.
'FOurth.-That a board OF Tus'
ees, consisting of five members eie1'
ed by the respective annual CONFER
ences, and one trustee-at-large ~
each church. shall constitute the col
iege governors.
Fifth.-That the name OF thls ~
sttution shall for the time being
The Federated College of oregon
and in the event of some indl'luu'
swing 100000 toward the endoN
ment fund Of the Federated co
iege' it may bear the donors nam
signed-Bishop W. n. Bell eIlall
nan; c. c. Polling. viee-president'
Al Metzger. secretary; r. NJ Drui
r ". Jones. H. Barendreck' J.
Soode. ]. c. Luckel and s. A S'e'
az commissioners.
DR.. Polling Supports Plan.
Dr. Polling and Rev. J. A Cow
addressed the conference in supPo
s" the union. pointing out no"
-reat Institution Of learning can
esLahlished through the union OF Ia