Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
Fifty Thousand for
College Of Idaho's
Endowment Fund
Award Made by the General
Education Board-Fund
of 100000 to Be Raised
for Institution.

Caldwell, Dec. 29.-Through the
General Education Board of New York
founded by John D. Rock efeller, the
college of Idaho of this city has just
been awarded an endowment of $780,
900. Advice OF the award. which was
made at the December meeting Of the
board, was announced in this city yes
tsrdAy by R. r. Mccormick. field sec
rotary Of the college. This magnifi-
cent gift constitutes a part Of the en-
dowment fund OF half a million dollars
for which the college initiated a cam
paign last spring, but since which time
It has increased it's proposed endow-
ment fund 100000, raising it to to-
tai Of 100000. This endowment fund
il to be raised by increments of $780,
900. each. The $4,000 award which
has just been granted it to complete
the first increment of 100000. and will
become payable pro rata with the cash
payments OF other subscribers, when
the full 100000 has been subscribed.
President w. J. Boone and Vice
President Charles L. Chalfant of the
college are greatly elated over the
award of which the college has Just
been made the beneficiary, for 1t por-
tends it's development into one of the
leading educational institutions of the
entire west Business men and other
citizens Of the city are likewise enthu-
siastic over the award, for It marks
he beginning Of q new epoch in this
,ity's history as one Of the leading ed
acational centers of the state.
ESTABLISHED Is YEARS AGO.
1t was more than quarter Of a GEN.
fury ago that DR.. Boone, the colleges
first and present president. estab-
lished this popular institution Of learn
ing, and to his marked efficiency and
tireless efforts are to be attributed the
wonderful progress of the institution
which is 80 dear to his heart and
which stands as towering monument
of his unexampled educational service
10 the state with which he cast his
destiny soon after his graduation from
the Wooster university in Ohio. He
has been termed 'Tdaho's Pioneer Ed
ucator," for no educator In its history
has been such a potent factor in its
educational progress. The early his
many sicissitudes, but through them It
passed successfully under the direction
Of DR.. Boone whose efforts were en-
tirely consecrated. for its success. As
sociated with him in the great work
Of founding such an institution of
learning as would leave its impress
upon the civic life Of the state through
the intellectual and moral development
If its young men and young women
were men and women thoroughly I'M
bued with the same spirit and mo-
tive.
SERVICES OF J. T. MORRISON.
Among these were the late Governor
John T. Morrison and Mrs. Henry D.,
BlAtchley, the latter being still ASSOC
ciated with the college faculty. Both
were members of the faculty of the
rollege through it's most crucial period,
Governor Morrison occupying the chair
of English. and devoting his time to
the college without remuneration that
II might be enabled to pass through its
irving ordeal and be saved as factor
in the great work of blazing the way
for the then young state from frontier
conditions to such an exalted civiliza :
hon as now prevails ~ was 'hiooei'
this work for the young college that
the late governor established his rep
utation as a classical scholar and an
lncessant student. Other contempt
raries Of DR.. Boone through its early
yicissitudes and who labored for Its
success both through their efforts and
through donations were the late Gov
ernor Steunenberg and Chief Justice
John c. Rice Of the state supreme
court.
Phenomenal progress has featured
the college within recent years and the
consensus of opinion In t9is city at
the present is that the endowment OF
which it has just been made the reclp-
TENT presases its DEVELOPMENT to the :,
proportions Of one Of the leading
Christian colleges In the entire coun-