Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-10-29
PREPARING GREAr CAMPAIGN
ron PRESBYTERIAN COLLfxi
Systematic Canvass Co Raise $4,000
60 secure $4,000 Building will
soon Ne Made.

A special committee OF the Twcn-
ty-Five Expansion club which met IN
conference with President Morrison.
OF the Presbyterian College for Girls.
last evening. came TO the conclusion
that systematic campaign must be
inaugurated In order TO raise enough
funds locally TO insure the construc-
tion OF much needed new building
al the College. and plans for raieins
the funds which must be secured TO
land the improvements will be an
nouncdc a. soon a. all details are
worked out and agreed upon
When the new Oklahoma prcsby-
ctrian College for Girls was started
only few years back. handsome
$50. .0O0 structure aud smaller
building used for dormitory purposes.
we're erected. and II was believed that
these accommodation would last for
many years; but the growth OF the
lcnrollmcnt OF the school has boon 80
rapid that work Is now being done un-
dei handcap.
At that time number OF scholar
ships were SOLD TO local people. 90 be
paid for In term of years, ar8uring
sufficient patronage to warrant the
conduct of the Institution. Now. with
many OF those pledges only partially
taken up. conditions have reversed
themselves. and the college Is unable
tu accommodate all the pupils that
can be secured. for want OF ample
quarters A suggested plan for Sc
curing aid for he new building IL TO
wipe out the old scholarship pur-
chose pledges which are yet to be re-
doomed, and TO take In their stead
an equal. or nearly equal value IN
subscriptions TO the new building, al
lowing terms OF redemption equally
es favorable az are the terms on The
old scholarship contracts The plan
suggested 90 several who are obli-
gsted on the scholarship pledges. has
inet their approval.
Al " ~ tiut AnNt many HNNlt NANNthtH
could be handled with tho same force
OF instructors. and without additional
, overhead expense. IN there were quar-
, ters sufficient to aecommo odate them.
As has been stated In these col
umns. DR. s. l.. Morris, head OF the
institution. assures President Morri-
son that " $4,000 can be secured
locally for the project. there is no
doubt that the remaining $4,000
can be secured from other sources on
tirely out OF Durant; In other words,
for every dollar that Is provided here
two dollars and half will be brought
from the outside.
A few prominent men OF means
have signifled their willingness 10 as.
slst literally In the enterprise. and
. II IL believed that no great difficulty
will be encountered In reaching the
goal.
As Is suggested by business men
without regard 10 the educational
!. value OF such an institution to the
community. and regarding Il purely
a ms commercial proposition. the
Presbyterian College Is paying
proposition for Durant Many pupils
are In attendance who board at the
College. and who spend many dollars
In this city that would be lost were
not the institution here, and most oI
these pupils are from families OF
means. and they have money "a
spend N they wish. II IL Estimated
that out OF town pupils OF the school
and the faculty members spend al
least $500 every year In Durant.