The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-23

COLLEGE DIVISION.
Dwight Ream, marshal. IS 2,291 2,452
Monday Last Day.
With Monday scheduled as the last
900 of the proposed half million dol
lar endowment fund for Washburn
college, and the goal still far in the
distance, an effort will be made by
the Army of the Blue to finish the
battle for dollars in whirlwind style.
Hundreds of Topekans have re-
sponded Loyalty to the call Tor funds'
and there are other hundreds yet to
be seen. There are numerous persons
of means in Topeka VINO are yet to be
heard from and it is confidently ex-
pected that some large subscriptions
will be announced in the next two
indicator showed substantial growth
today.
Those who are directly in charge
of this important enterprise which has
as it's object the establishment of
Washburn college on permanent
financial basis believe that the results
have been excellent thus far. A spirit
of optimism continues to prevail, and
confidence is expressed that the last
days of the campaign will be the big
days. "Washburn never quits" is the
slogan that is being held up to the
workers.
The Washburn college students who
are now making a business of the
campaign work are setting a fine ex-
ample to the city workers both
through the generosity of their
pledges and through the energy with
which they are battling in the inter-
ests of Washburn college.
Rally at Chapel.
At the student rally held this morn
ing at 9 o'clock in WaShburn chapel
the student teams reported subscrip-
lions in the aggregate sum of SAGA.
OF this amount $707 was pledged by
the Washburn academy undergradu-
ates-$435 by the boys and 1912 by
the girls.
Dwight Ream, president OF the stu
dent council, presided at the rally.
Enthusiasm was intense.
Even the small contributions are
appreciated in this campaign. Every
person who subscribes, even though
the offering is not large, becomes a
staunch friend of Washburn college.
And it is a case of 1.-The more the mer-
rfer" when it comes to friends.
Everyone Helps.
Some of the Washburn teams have
been assigned cards that take them to
the unpretentious homes in Topeka
the homes of the working people. Con-
sequently scores of small subscriptions
have been received. One man who be-
longed to the working class got out of
bed and dressed in order that he might
receive one team of Washburn stu
dents and turn over $40 subscription
Among Children.
Miss Josephine Emerson who
worked industriously among persons
of little means Thursday and failed to
make a showing for her expenditure
of time and energy, returned in the
evening tired and somewhat discour
aged. Later she conceived an idea
that has proved happy" one.
Making some ''W" badges out of blue
cardboard she and Peggy Lovewell,
age IL, and a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Lovewell, started out to see the
Riddles of the College Hill district.
Each child seen was asked-with the
consent of the parents-to sign a pc
tition agreeing to pay % cents a year
towards the Washburn fund. The
youngsters who live under the shad-
ow'' of Washburn college took kindly
to the idea, and likewise the parents,
and before the close of the evening
Miss Emerson and her assistant had
procured $S5 in pledges. She expects
to raise at least 800 in this way. The