Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-01
nooevERS,rY TO COME INTO POS.
AxssioN OF LARGE EN0oW.
- MENr FUND.
KANSAS CITY ZIMMERMAN sees
GIVES MILLION TO CHURCH
orakss Portion includes 100000 Tor
I Endowment and 100000 for Other
purposss-To Be Only University
Supported by Disciples Of Christ
Robert A. Long Gives Large Sum.

Des Moines, Jan New Years day
comes to Drake University with the
p1 om:se of $40o, 900 20 be added to its
endowment fund and 100000 for
emergency use.
. 2hruout the country today an
nouncement will be made Of million
dollar gift by Robert A Long. Of Kan
sas City, to the educational and mis-
s,onary organizad tons of the Disciples
Of Christ. conditioned on the securing
Of additional, gifts Of s5,Ooo.0oo from
other Disciples of Christ.
For many years Mr.. Long has beer.
interested in education and missions,
and has already, made large contribl-
tons to these interests of the, Disci-
pies Of Christ. He has studied the
problem of securing adequate endow-
nlent and support for these ,tns1itu-
tons. This consideration has led 20
the complete formulation OF plans for
securing the largest support fund for
education ever raised by. those of a4ny
denomination in this country.
Drake Heads List.
Two and ous-na!f millions Of the
Sc, 000, 900 10 to go to missions, and
IS. 500, 900, to educate OF this latter
amount S. 900. 900 is 10 be distributed
among the leading higher educational
institutions under the auspices of the
disciples. The largest amount awarded
to any institution is 100000 for en-
dowment and 100000 for emergency
to Drake University. Other awards are
as follows:
Texas Christian university. $3.50 900;
Transylvania university, 1885, 90; Beth
any College. 5000, 600; Butler College.
$500, 90; Hiram College. $500, 600; Eu-
sity, $4,000; Corner university, $685.
600: Christian university, s225, 900.
Awards in various amounts were
made to a number of secondary insti-
tutions, including the Bible College Of
Missouri, William Woods College Ct
Missouri, Christian College at Column
bia, Mo-; Missouri Christian College a,
Camden Poiu. Mo-: Phillips Bible In
stitute at Canton, O.; Virginia Chris
ton College a, Lynchburg. Va; Keuka
College at Keuka, n. Y, and Mill
gan College. Tennessee.
Commission Apportions Funds,
Various other secondary and newly
projected institutions were left TO. fu-
rure consideration.
The superintendent o. funds among
the different institutions was de-
ternined upon by the business men ,
commission appointed by the college
association Of the Disciples Of Christ.
It consisted OF Judge F A. Henry,
Cleveland, o.; R. A. Long, Kansas
City, No.; r H. Stockton, ST. Louis,
No; Judge j. N, Haymaker, Wichita,
Kan; N. N. Cochran, Union,own, Pa;
William g. Irwin, Columbus, Ind; VI.
F. Holt, Redlan6s. Cal; c. c. Chap
man, fullerton. Cal. and ". Hume
Logan, Louisville, Ky
This commission not only undertook,
70 opportion the funds among the diff
fersnS institutions, but also proposed
certain standards that they hoped
might be attained by all Of the ten
institutions receiving a portion OF the
$4,000, GOO gift.
Accordingly they made fifteen
specific suggestions. n part as follows:
Only One University.
t1rst-Ihat each Of our institutions
OF learning adopt such designation IT.
the following classification as properly
DeionSS 10 IL ana properly represent
its work: University, graduate school
college, junior college, academy, bible
college. special college.
Second-Thar the name university Dc
dropped from ali our schools, with the
exception Of Drake.
Third-That all medical schools aril.
lated or connected with our colleges o,
universities be dropped as soon as pos
sibIe.
Fourth-That the starting Of new
schools with Inadequate endowment bt
discouraged
FTfth-That a full four years high
school course Of fourteen or iftee-
units be the minimum standard Of en-
trance requirements 10 the freshman
class.
Sixth-That the full four years O.
college WORK De done n every school a:
prerequisite Of granting any bach
elor's degree.
Seventh-Thar the college sssoc.a
ton be asked TO suggest suitable
standards OF faculty requirements an
the number of hours that each teach
er should teach, IL being the desir.
of the commission TO cooperate ],
every way IN raising the standard o
our faculties.