Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-14
$4,000 GIFT TO
KENDALL COLLEGE
Unknown Friend Will Build
Most Beautiful Gymnasium
in Oklahoma.
RECORD IN PHILANTHROPY
Biggest Donation for Similar
Purpose in History of
the State.

An unknown lflcnu VI il'hlS '''
dali college will erect next year on
the school campus $4,000 gym
nasium. the finest building of its KIND
IN the state.
The gift was announced by Dr.
Charles Evans, president of Kendall,
At the conclusion of his speech last
night at Il banquet rendered the l'lo
Kendall football team by the city
club The announcement provoked
unbounded enthusiasm. The football
team gave 10 rousing "rahs" for the
new gym. Staid business men arose
and ioined in the cheer. The ap-
plause lasted for several minutes.
Doctor Evans declared that the gitt
was in the nature OF present To ,hls
years football players ana coaches;
The new gymnasium Will be bullt ana
ready for use by the tine the l'4'
football season opens.
Ills Name Secret.
one condition of the gift was that
the identity of the donor must never
he made public. No one knows VINO
he Is with the exception OF Doctor
Evans and the board of trustees OF
the college and they are pledged 10
secrecy. "He is Tulsa oil man,
was the only comment Doctor Evans
whould make in this connection.
Announcement of the present came
at the conclusion of "A remarkable
address bv Doctor Evans on the flu
turc OF Kendall. lie declared that
when he accepted the presidency OF
Kendall he had vision of great
independent, Christian college that
would he one of the most efficlent
and powerful institutions or learning
in the whole southwest or west.
"And when | learned Of this splen-
did gift tonight" he added, Il saw
that my dream was going to be iul-
fulled. We are going to have other
new buildings within the next year.
We are going forward faster than any
other college in Oklahoma, Our en-
rollment this year showed 25O per
cent increase over last years ehroh-
ment, which is the biggest increas se
ever made by any college in this
state
\ Team Of Character.
In the beginning Doctor Evans
spoto of the football team and It's
marvellous seasons record. He paid
a high tribute To the ability of the
coaches and the personal sacrlilce
that Sam McBirney made in giving
his time to building one of the greatest
gridiron machines in America. Anu
ne pointed out lilhl ont VI Nh' iN'""
mental reasons for the teams success
was the fact that 1t was built Oh
character.
Young men are men of character
They are as much at home in the
Bible class or the sunday school a;
on the field of conquest
He spoke of Tulsa and how the city
Is coming to the front Us "balanceo
community"
After an he said. Tulsa is the
certer of philanthropy In oklahoma
There are not two other cities in tn,
state in which together so mucf
money is given for the benefit of hu
manity as here.
Kendall Leads.
TULSA stands four-square to ever.
wind OF progress that blows. Looi
at Vour churches and your schools
They are advancing To the same higi
plane that your business interests arr
on. And all of us are looking Tor
ward to that day when we Will be
perfectly balanced city. First COM
your churches and public schools, an'
then Kendall college. BY bulldini
Kendall college you build Tulsa, ant
vcu balance her We are more rap
idlv approaching that inevitable posi-
ton than any other city in the south
vest. oklahoma needs great FIRE.
indepo ndent, Christian educational in
stitution. No college is better quali
fled to attain that position than Ken
dali. II is the Oldest institution
learning in the state. 1t was founue
in 1918. 1t is the college that give
the poor boy and girl chance TO re
ccive an education. ] called on Ger
tain man in Tulsa last year ana /
twenty minutes time secured frof
him a promise of $4,000 as n loa
fund to assist worthy young peopi
i'm procuring an education. Alreao
$4,000 of that amount has been loahe
out al reasonable rate of lnteIes
AT n recent meeting attended by fou
thousand school teachers from
parts of the stare. they recognized IN
value Of Kendalls plan and decide
to ask the next state legislature
appropriate $150.000 as loan run
for educational purposes. When
was told tonight that n certain ma
would give $4,000 for the erection
n gymnasium at Kendall in 1917,
saw another day of hope. My drea'
is going to be realized. Kendall
going to be the most powerful COLES
in the southwest or west. And Tulsai
are going to make II possible 10 reac
that position"