The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-11

That Maryville and Blount County
appreciate the value of Maryville Col
Iege, and that this institution has thG
good will and support of the "follzi
at home, is evidenced by the fac
that citizens of the county will raise
$25, 200 to rebuild Carnegie Hall
which was destroyed by fire one
month ago.
The plan for raising this money, anG
the positive possibility that the towr
and county can raise it, are he con
ceptions of Rev. ]. S. Jones, who
made a soul stirring speech at the
Board of Trade Meeting, last Thurs
day night, when he sounded the slo.
gan. His suggestions found quick
response in the hearts of the members
of the Board of Trade, who got some
of his enthusiasm and optimism and
started at once to formulating plans
for raising the amount. Before the
meeting closed R. B. Oliver subscrib-
ed $500 to the fund.
Carnegie Hall housed 126 boys
at the college. The building was com
pletely destroyed. On it was insur-
ance of 100000. With this amount
augmented by $25, 900 which is to be
raised by Blount countians, bigger
and better Carnegie hall will replace
the burned structure, and will be
ready for occupancy, it is thought,
on the opening of the fall term. 1t is
imperative that the structure be re-
placed.
Following DR.. Jones suggestion, the
executive committee met in special
session, and named a solicitation COM
mittee of about fifty of the leading
business and professional men of the
county, to solicit funds. This commit
tee will be rendered luncheon by the
Board of Trade Monday in the Sani-
tary dining hall, and Immediately
thereafter the campaign will be be-
gun in earnest, The entire county will
be covered by the committee and
every person who is able to give will
be asked to contribute. Contributions
will be taken, to be payable annually,
covering period of five years. Every
person in the county can contribute
something, and every person should
contribute something. There is not
a man, woman or child in the county
who is not directly or indirectly bene-
fitted by the college. It has done
and is doing work no other college
can do. 1t affords board to students
at an unbelievably low rate, and hun
dreds and thousands of boys and girls
who would have been robbed of an
education, and who would have never
had their eyes opened to the real
possibilities of life, had it not been
for this college, are this day, leaders
in the worlds activities, in every vo-
cation of life.
DIR. Jones was named as chairman
of the committee. He was considered
the logical man for the place. He
realizes the great benefit this insti-
tuition has been as perhaps few others
not directly connected with it, do.
Sunday morning, announcements
of committeeman will be made in the
various churches of the town, and
many churches of the county. No
subscriptions will be asked at that
time, but every person will be re-
quested to consider the question of
contributing something.
The county has population of
about $4,000. Is this institution not
worth 81. per capita to the people
of the county?
Maryville college is wealthy insti-
tuition compared with individual
wealth, but compared with the work
it has to do, and opportunities to do
the work it should, the college is
badly in need of funds. Greater ser
vice to humanity will be rendered by
it upon the realization of plans for