The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-09

sent last yeir nas received the de-
gree OF Doctor of Philosophy from
the University of Wisconsin, and rel
turns to the chair of Political Sci
ence. Professor Homer l.. Morris,
who has served for four years a. pro-
lessor of public speaking and assist
ant in the department of history,
has been granted a leave of absence.
he will pursue work toward his doc
tors degree in Columbia University,
and is under arrangement to return .
to Penn College when he has accom- !
pnshed his purpose A number OF |
the professors and instructors have
spent the summer vacation in gradu-
ate work at various institutions.
The permanently which we have
been able to establish in the faculty
is an item of much Importance. 1t is |
only by securing and keeping good
men and women in the teaching force
that we can hope to build up. the
standard of the institution. To &C
complish this good salaries must be
paid.
What the College Is Accomplishing.
Penn College is doing a work which
in its educational and Christian char
acter should be the pride of Iowa
Yearly Meeting and of all friends OF
the institution. The atmosphere of
the institution approaches the ideal
High standards of living, which in
clude physical, moral and spiritual
health are prevalent. Those things
which are so frequently put forward
as arguments against college educa-
ton, and which we must acknoWl-
edge are present in all too large a
way in many state and in some indie
pendent institutions are almost Who'll
ly absent from Penn College. Deter
iorating habits which sieZe hold OF
young men and women are neghgi-
BILE quantity among the students OF
Penn College. The social life OF the
institution is of high order; the
spiritual activity of the past year sur
passed any thing in the history of the
institution. More than one hundred
men and women decided for the
Christian life, and the level of living
| in the whole community was lifted.
These conditions were brought about
! by the cooperation among the forces
at work; the Christian Associations
and the Christian members of the
| faculty, the church and the Christian
homes.
Last year we were glad to call the
attention of the Yearly Meeting to
the splendid gift of Lydia Newlin
Jones in deciding to the college, sub
ject to life interest, a farm consist
ing of 100 acres located in Warren
county, Iowa. Again, we are glad
to be able to report a similar occur
renee. More than twenty years ago
Robert and Martha Raley made
deed, subject to life interest. of their
homestead consisting of $40 acres To-
Gated in Marshall county, Iowa. Rob
'ert Raley, deceased several years,
and Martha Raley, who departed this
life in October, 1914. This splendid
farm, therefore, has become the alb
solute property of Penn College, and
has been added to the endowment.
1t is the intention of the Board of
Trustees of Penn College to sell this
farm as soon as the proper sale can
be made and loan the money on first
mortgage Iowa farm loans, as all 9th
er endowment Is loaned.
! The gifts of these two farms are
significant in the history of Penn col
Ilege 1t is hoped that they will be
suggestive to many others to make
similar arrangement of their means.
Deciding property to Penn College
subject to life interest means this
That the donor retains all income as
long as he lives and reaps the entire
benefit, at his decease the property
becoming the possession Of the col
Ilege This does not lessen the re
turns to the owner and is much SD
perior to making will, in that with
out court proceedings the property
passes automatically where the eX-
ecutor of the deed wishes it to pass.
There has been another service
rendered to the college which the
Board of Trustees prizes most highly.
The WOmen's Auxiliary of Penn Col
lege through their activity in serving
banquets and suppers through a
term of years accumulated consider
able funds. They have in most
splendid way fitted up the college
Ichapel By putting in 1 stCo! ceiling
and beautifully decorating the walls
This improvement was very much
needed and there were no funds
available to accomplish it. We now
have perhaps the most beautiful
chapel in the state of Iowa, made so
by this most splendid work of the
Women's Auxiliary and by the Byers
art collection