La Junta tribune., 1913-08-09


burg. Pa, lived In a tent. slept on
a cot and ate my grub from the
tail end OF chuck wayon-to use
cowboy ianguage-and II did not
cost me one gol-durned cent, and
besides ii made me fat and sassy.
While | INDUCED in high Twins |
grew poorer and leaner every day.
Al Washington | found prices near
the Capitol way up. higher than
pixies Peak. so | took stree, car
and went out TO the end OF the
line and there got good front
room on The second floor for fifty
cents day. and meals Il, near
by restaurant at twenty-five cents
meal
Washington. D. C., July 90, 1879
kftsr writing the above ] cam 10
pysustou M. which is the seat Of
IN. Northeastern University. u Is
really part of North Chicago, as
they are connected. but it has a
separate organization OF its own
This city has no saloons aud never
had any
Evanston Is situated on the
shores Of Lake Michigan. 1t is "a
beautiful city. and like washington.
u C.. 1t Is city of shade trees
Tney are everywhere. After gradu-
atiuE IN Jennings Seminary. 10 Au-
rora. H. IN 1866, | entered th' un-
Iyorsity ar this place ard spent six
OF the most profitable years OF my
life here. graduating in the uniyrrsi-
IS and In the Garrett Biblical In
stitutc which has since b.com. a de
partmout OF the university am Il
three fold graduate.
The University. proper. embraces
twelve colleges. or departments OF
learning. viz College Of Liberal Arts.
Medicine. Law. Engineering. Pharma-
oy. Dentistry. Musie. Commerce ora
tory. Theology. Etc Her growth has
been wonderful when entered
II fpry-seyen years ago. the faculty
consisted OF four or five professors
Now tIe faculty consists of four
hundred and fifteen In my gradual
ins class there we're only thirteen.
In this years graduation ciass there
wer. 'one hundred and sixaty.t~o.
When | entered the university the
number of students In all the classes
was less than one hundred. This
year the number OF students In all
departments was t.tjs
When | entered the value OF all
it, property could not have been
more than 81. 900 or 500 600. Now
tne value of all Its buildings. grounds
museums. libraries. etc. IL ia round
numbers. three and onehalf million
OF dollars. and its endowm-uis and
trust funds abou, four and half
millions of dollars. or a total Of
about eight millions Of dollars.
The city Of Evanston has grown
with the university, When came
here the population was about 200.
Now the population is 3s.uup. The
above viii give the reader good
idea Of the growth of the lniyersity
and city.
The most Important thiua ! have
to say about this university b. this
It's standard Of study or canning is
very much higher than Il uas for.
ty-soV'u years ago. both co. those
who enter Il aud Tor those uI. grad
rate from H. Hence this ura rrsity
So considered on a par with s. e and
Harvard Jui,.rsiticf uIrk the
ase 10 ~, or between "A aud 81
vn'n The Smart Alcrk nIuEs h.
knows more than pa. ma. aa all
ih" rest of ihc family ruar. ton.
some never get beyond ila .riod
- oomplac,u'y and die a U. fool
iieth
u The younr man goes Hr IN a
university Hike ulr horo.r he
learns one omporani l,aaun VIZ
That Boz does NOT know mu.. and
Whn bo discovers that he Doc. NO,
know much. then he ls bar.rnlnr
10 know something n ans ambi
iiauH young man or woman who
r7afs ihis SAYS that hr Is too poor
10 think ~ golrg TO college Or 10
university I will simply Inform him
That wnery there Is a win there 1.
va
Tao Ncs' the lsnd u heps and
pfom'"N' i Indebted TO q half dns~n
"n'"rprisiuR sri far.acclns hu.In.ss
mrh of cniraso Tor 'ui- uniycrs,ty.
rh'y fonod nat their money IKE
~af"- Tor II The, bull, bette, has