The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-08
WaShburn President Submits
Statement to Trustees.
Success OF Endowment Cam
paign Looks Certain Now.
S33, 1886 HAS BEEN RAISED
Canvass Outside Topeka Being
Pushed Vigorously.
Head of College in East After
Big Donations Now.

At the semiannual meeting OF the
board of trustees of Washpurn colISSe'
held Monday afternoon the annual i1I...'i
port of the president and vice PresIc
the past year, was made. WINE iloS sI
of the report is made up OF "a eeiei t al
summary of the department recol Us
there appear in il a number OF lac'S
that are of general interest
Since his installation as pfeslueI4' ~, %
time over almost wholly to the enuoW
rnent campaign. He spent four months
in work throughout the state achleN-
ing very good results althouEh 50 ~.
sufficient as to appear small N 1he
light Of the great sum that mas TO De
raised Feeling that the final issue OF
the campaign will lie in securing lev
large donations. and inaSmuch as lheIe
seems to be a better chance OF SecuI
ing such donations in the east res
dent Womer has decided to spend the
next three or four months IN New
York and various parts of Ne" Eng
land.
The local campaign has been going
steadily forward. Besides DR.. l. (
Selma cke one OF the trustees WIZ i ;.'.7
given his entire time to the campaign
since September I. other workers
have been employed for a shorter time,
Rev Edwin s. Shaw october l. Mr.; Il
y. Smith since January l. ana rev
Nathaniel Pratt since February ].
Thus far the canvassers have COW
cred more or less cOmpl etely ABOUT
fifty towns. A good many OF these
towns are rather small, scarcely more
tnan hamlcts The canVasSers have
found in them but little Washburn in
terest to which they could appeal. ana
hence the results have been very mea-
ger.
In addition to these fifty towns in
Kansas. considerable Roadway has
baen made towards the canvass of
Kansas CITY. Mo. Thus far the results
obtained from Kansas City, when
compared with the size and wealth of
the CITY. seem to be very unsatisfac-
tory 1t must be remembered, how
ever. that no canvass of Kansas City
in the interest of Washburn has ever
been attempted. while other colleges
like Park and Drury and William
Jewell have been making constant APP
peals and have won many constitu-
ents But in spite of these conditions
sufficient progress has been made by
our canvass to Justify the belief that
in due time. if we have patience and
courage to keep at work, Washburn
will be very well represented in Kan
sas City and will receive a very gem
cruus support therefrom.
S33.3S3 Pledged.
The graduating class fund, which is
to be obtained by asking each mem
Der of the successive graduating class
to Obli2atc himself to the college to
the extent Of 500. has been inaugur-
ated. but owing to the fact that many
Of the members Of the present class
gave generously in the Topeka cam
paign, the additional total for the new
fund from the present senior class
amounts to but seventeen hundred
dollars. To summarize results to date;
Alumni .--..--.-.... ------S S,5O3 A.
County canvass ........ 1129.41
state canvass .......... 22,O36.75
Grad. class ............... 1,715.0(
Total ...........-..... $33. 3S5. OF
This splendid report made clever
months previous to the end of the
campaign, shows up we'll for Wash
burn. President Womer, who work:
at the heart of the campaign all the
time, is confident that the canvas.
will be successful. and if the student.