The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-12
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the need is compelling. Such a de- partment at Hendrix will supple ment, not duplicate the work at the State Normal. The Normal is pri- marily occupied in training grade teachers; Hendrix, educational lead
 CTS. More Hendrix students enter school work than any other profes- sion.
 "2. Because Hendrix College oc- cupies commanding place in Ar kansas.-But few colleges occupy such strategic position with re- spect to their states. Hendrix is the only endowed college in Arkansas, is in the geographical as we'll as wealth and population center of the state, has no competing college within a radius of 75 miles nor as far as the state line on the north, east and west. and is so close to the capital that it can render large public service to the state government. The college has back of it a glorious history of service and of sacrifice which has taken form in rich spiritual tradi- tions on the campus and in a strong devoted constituency throughout the state. Hendrix stands for the high est in scholarship and in Christian character. These facts led the Gen. eral Education Board of New York in 1908 to give Hendrix $75,0OO0O on her first S300,000.00 endowment and recently $100,000.0O to her move ment for $4OO,OO0OO more. A de- partment of education in Hendrix will have a setting in an institution that promises to wield a powerful in- fluence in Arkansas.
 '3. Because the Christian ideal ism of Hendrix affords the best pos sible atmosphere for growing great educational Materialism is the most serious menace to our civ ilization today. A materialistic phil osophy dominates international rela- tions and the industrial world, and is strongly felt in education. The Flu ropean and industrial wars are the logical result of a materialistic edu- cation. The one hope of the world is in Christian idealism. Probably the most effective way of promoting it is through establishing strong de- partments of education in our church colleges, which will train rural school leaders, high school teachers and principals, city, county and state superintendents, normal schools and college professors, who are thor oughly imbued with Christian ideals. The one way of making our public schools Christian is to put distinct ively Christian teachers in charge of them. There is perhaps no more fruitful field for permanent service to Christian civilization today than in the endowment of strong depart ments of education in Christian col leges whose future is assured.
 "'Man shall not live by bread alone A purely secular education is fragmentary and incomplete. It leads to moral shipwreck. It is largely responsible for the recent moral collapse of Europe. Religious education alone will save us from similar fate. This emphasizes the supreme national importance of draw ing upon our church colleges for educational leaders.
 "The endowment of strong de- partment of education in Hendrix, later to be developed into a school of education, affords the greatest op- portunity in Arkansas for a philan- thropist both to immortalize himself and to serve a rapidly developing common wealth in a large way. Through such department he would give distinctive Christian type to much of the educational leadership of Arkansas for generations to come, The sum of $50,00000 is needed