The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-06
Endowment Fund Campaign
On in Full Blast Today.
President WOmer Outlines Plan
in Stirring Speech.
MUCH DEPENDS ON TOPEKA
Remaining 100000 May Guar
antee Entire Project.
Firm Belief That Campaign
Will Be a Big Success.

At the rally of the teams and work
ers of the Washburn endowment fund
campaign at the Y. M. c. A. today
noon, p p Womer, president of the
college and the director general of the
endowment campaign, outlined the
plans to the workers and explained the
purpose.
Il wish, first of all, to express my
own appreciation and that of the trus-
tees of the college for the splendid CO.
operation that we have been able to
secure, in the interests of this second
Topeka campaign said President
Womer. The generous and hearty
response of almost every one who was
invited to take part in the campaign
is not only a source of qualification
but promises much for the successful
outcome of our great enterprise.
tsWhat now is the objective Of this
second Topeka campaign? Lest there
should be any misunderstanding let
me say just a word at this point. You
will recall that the Topeka share of
this great project was fixed at $780,
600. You will recall, too, that in the
first Topeka campaign $140, 900 was
| raised. AS a matter of fact the i'm
preston went out that $3.50, 600 had
| been secured, but when the sitting
process had taken place, it was found
that we had about $4,000 in good
pledges. And the object of this cam
paign is to secure the remaining $780,
900.
Depend on Topeka.
"Just a word now in regard to the
importance of this campaign The
outcome of this second Topeka cam
paign will in all proba bility determine
the outcome of the entire project. The
first Topeka campaign was the effort
that started the project The subse-
quent campaign thru the state was to
determine whether or not the people
of the state would respond to our
project. That matter has now been
has now been secured outside of To-
peka. The second Topeka campaign
to secure 100000 is the third phase of
our great project. The fourth phase
will be to gather in all the lines that
we have out over the state and thus
try to bring the matter to a successful
close by the first of the year.
"A word as to the organization. The
organization of workers follows lines
that are somewhat similar to the or
ganization in the previous campaign.
We have four leading groups of work
ers. The fir is the presidents group
| which will handle a certain class of
| cards. Another is the trustees group
| which will handle another class of
| cards. A third is the alumni group
| which will handle another class of
| cards. The fourth is the general So
| licitor's group which will handle an
other class of cards. This group is
divided into five teams: The women s
| team and four mems teams. The par
ticular instructions which the work
ers need to have in mind are printed
| and will be distributed today.
Now, last of all, L believe that this
| campaign is going to succeed. Before
organizing the campaign l called upon
| $50 of our business men and discussed
the matter with them. The impress
1
| that Topeka is solidly behind this
| project and that Topeka will see it
! thru. About six thousand cards have
been prepared and surely from all
| these possible contributors it will be
possible for US to secure the desired
amount