The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-24
Topekan Told the Rotarlans of
Washbdrn1ss Needs.
Tray \. LATTnER READ. 4 PAPER
Told of Essentials Of Success in
Building Management.
DR.. Roy b. Guild Presided at the
Dinner Today.

That washburn college is more of
an asset to Topeka than the average
citizen realizes is the contention of
Willis Gleed. who spoke before the
members of the Topeka Rotary club
in regular Wednesday noon session to-
day in the U. C. r. hall.
Washburn college is a little more
than fifty years of age" said Mr..
Gleed. IT think it has one of the most
beautiful campuses in the United
States. 1t is beautiful campus and
beautiful piece OF property. The
value of the buildings and property is
conservatively placed at between
has small endowment of more than
100000 which yields $4,000 to $22,-
900 a year.
Money Spent in Topeka.
"Washburn spends $4,000 a year.
receiving something more than one
half in tuition. OF the approximately
500 students one-half are from To-
The four hundred students who come
here from out of town spend $4,000
year: the 400 living here would
spend from 100000 to $4,000 if
they went elsewhere for their educa-
ton. The fact that a large number of
families move here to place their chill
dren in Washburn Is another of the
commercial aspects.
THE institution certainly has a
substantial foundation for a perma-
nent institution, but an additional en-
dOwment fund of 100000 is needed.
The college is doing excellent work,
but it could be better: it Is doing ex-
cellent work at the expense of a de-
voted faculty who are overworked
and underpaid. The most important
aspect is the work the institution is
doing and is to do
Rotarians Will Help.
Upon motion of Robert Stone the
club decided to give Washburn it's
support in the campaign next April
which will be waged with a view to
making possible the 100000 endow-
ment fund. The club did not pledge
itself to raise any given amount of
money, but it will get busy when
campaign time comes round.
Ray N. Lattner. manager of the
New England building, who has been
successful in his undertaking since
coming to Topeka. read a paper on
Building Management
Lattner's Paper.
Here is the secret of success in the
work as summed up in a nutshell by
Lattner: Successful building man
agement is largely a matter of pleas
ing tenants by smoOthness of opera
ton, and a readiness to comply with
reasonable requests for improvements
and alterations. which must be done
rapidly, promptly. safely, neatly and
with minimum cost.
ITO accomplish this a building
manager must be primarily a diplo-
mat; secondly, a master mechanic:
thirdly, good judge of men; fourth
ly, rental agent; filthy, an execu-
tive; sixthly. purchasing agent: sew
enthly. salesman; eighthly, an in
surance man; ninthly, a commercial
lawyer, and tenthly, an accountant"
Other Features at Meeting.
DR.. Roy B. Guild. who attributes his
success largely to the training gained
while in attendance at Washburn
college. presided at the meeting
H. D. Driscoll, commissioner for the
Topeka Traffic association, gave a
brief-and cleverly prepared-sketch
Of the life of Ray Lattner
Among the guests at the dinner to-
day were Benjamin F. Endress. rep
resentative from Leavenworth; A. w.
ShOwalter, member from Thomas
county: Harold T. Chase of the Daily
Capital. D. E. Lamb of Herington
and Walter A. johnson. a newspaper