The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-14

Der of students was So, the next year
it was 81 and the next year it dropped
to AS Then in the school year of
1S7O-1S71 it jumped to IS, then back
to So the following year.
During those years it was largely
a Topeka institution, giving its energy
and advantages entirely to the young
people of Topeka.
How Washburn Paws.
The question as to whether or not
Washburn college pays is not answer
ed by figures representing dollars ard
Sheldon. They look at the school in
different light, best illustrated by
story told recently by Doctor Sheldon,
relating to John Dadisman, now secre-
tary of Y. M. C. A work in northern
China
There was an awkward appearing
hoy who looked as if he had just come
in from doing chores in the PACK
yard" said Doctor Sheldon, land at
the close of the church service, as
he waited to speak to the minister. he
seemed a stranger 10 all the people
| when the minister found time TO
speak to him he told his name and II
was so uncommon that the minister
had to ask him to repeat it. He did
so and then in brief sentence e2-
planned his presence.
81 want to join the church.
| "'By letter.
"'No, by confession
I'm glad to hear it. Have you
been baptized?
mo sir. my people have not been
church folks
'.Are you a student?'
Ives, rye Just entered Waohburn-
"'Do you know any other students
coming with you 2 ..ss.
mo. 1t doesn't make any differ
ence. I want to begin my cottege
course as an out and out Cnrlstlah
/ oven il I'm alone.
s"The minister locked at him more
closely. He was uLcoutE. uncultureo
and unknown. There was NOUNS
especially attractive or promising
about him.
"He was received into the church at
the first communion and ne was Ine
only student baptized at that tine. ne re
came in alone A few days later ne
came to the minister and asked for
some work in the Sunday school:
IA class of live boys would SUIT
me- he said.
i and he held it during his entire college
course. At the END Of three years ne
was president of the Young People ;
/ society of the church and captain 81
the football team in the conege pu Id
the championship at the close OF the
series, with the reputation OF a cream
and straightforward number OF VIC
tories.
ing chores for the minister and earn
ing his way thru college by doing all
kinds of honest and toilsome physical
: labor.
when he graduated he was offered
the responsible position OF boys work
, for the state of Kansas under the state
Y. M. c. A and took up this great
SIX with enthusiasm and great power.
And then he was appointed to the
great and important position OF sec
% A
northern China. position he now
! fills with growing credit and increas-
|, ing usefulness. For in modest let
. ter recently received by the minister
he mentions the fact that he has been
invited to address both the official
English speaking society of his prov
: fnce and the influential Chinese sec
, ton on the value of prohibition, and
in his letter he asks for the newest
and most reliable printed matter on
the subject In this letter he also vol
unteered in behalf OF himself and his
wife 800 towards Washburn's endoW-
ment fund.
Argument for Endowment.
Does a college pay? Is it worth
all it costs?
IF washburn had never done any
thing more than give John Dadisman
to the world, an educated, refined
courag eous, useful Christian gentle
5 man, shaped and moulded out of the
uncouth country town boy for won
derful world service. it would justify
2 it's existence and be worth all 1t has
cost or ever will cost.
2 "A Christian college is in the bust
ness of taking the raw material ant
!, making out of it finished product.
!, THE John Dadismans of WashburI
: are the best argument for its future
= endowment
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