The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-09

the work done. of buildings, Of cuts, Of
culled quotations-all seem designedly
used to misead a public ignorant Of
the true relations that exist here and
of the true work and workers. For ex-
ample. the fact that the financial Office
of the G. N. and |; department is COM
bined with that of the superintendency
is due to no ones personality. 1t was
so fixed by law some time ago, as was
the bond to be given. and it has obtain
ed for years. The sum mentioned as
given in the last four years by the
state includes moneys appropriated be-
fore that time for building purposes.
but not available until later.
We are proud Of our senior cottage,
arrangements and appropriations for
the building Of which were completed
some years ago by the state. but one
would infer from the writer's article
that Emery hall was also a creation
of the department he eulogizes. This
is not so, however. The funds-over
5O,O00-were raised by the efforts of
the president and friends. and this dor
mitory for the girls Of the college de-
partment is the one especially consid.
cred by all authorities to be the most
completely equipped dormitory to be
found anywhere in any Negro institu-
tion." The military wing Of our uni.
versity. cut of which embellishes the
article in the Crisis, is a department
that any institution may be proud of,
but 1t is no creation Of the department
picked out for special laudation. as
those unacquainted with the, facts
might regard 1t from the connection
made. The United States government
is pleased to maintain It here still un-
der the best Of Negro instructors, pay
ing all expenses. and has recently ap-
pointed Lieutenant B. o. Davis of the
Ninth United States cavalry for the
second time to take charge Of it.
The paragraph referring to enroll,
ment Is garbled, as to present a
false idea. Figures certainly have no
inherent power to falsify. but they
may be made to say anything. Our
enrolment for 1913-14 was 493. We do
not pad our rolls. But there was no
such increase as 10 per cent in any
department to the knowledge of the
president or the faculty. We have in
creased our enrolment yearly. we are
pleased to say. and this increase has
been most largely from without the
state (over, 800 last Year,. and the
greatest per cent of increase anywhere
is found in the college classes.
The state of Ohio helps Wilberforce
university by sustaining department
which has been gradually built up
since 1887 through long years Of labor
and earnest work of those in charge.
We are gratified at this confidence
shown by the state in our entire work.
We hope for more help. 1t is true.
however, that the college needs funds.
So does every. institution for higher
education in the land. 1t is no crime
to need money. 1t Is an easy matter,
however, to sit down and spend money
under direction or without it when one
does not raise his hand to get 1t, but no
recipient Of such favors should con-
gratulate himself upon unusual ability
because of this condition. nor should
he use the situation to ''crow over"
or to hurt any department which has
to hustle to gather funds from philan-
thropy for its work. With such an
attitude and similar statements from
.overzealous friends IN WiIberforce
university is apt to be more hindered
than helped in its work. IT can well
exclaim. "Good Lord. deliver MS from
such friends..'