Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
HER REQUEST
TOTALS $l7,50o
IOWA WESLEYAN ONE-HALF MIL
LION CAMPAIGN ENRICHED
BY LATE MRS. MOWREY.

Mt. Pleasant, Jan. 3.-(SpeciaD
AS brilliant climax to six months
Of almost ceaseless endeavor the final
unit of $4,000 towards the Iowa Yves
, leyan half million dollar endowment
campaign was brought to successful
| conclusion shortly before midnight
New Years evening. 1t will be remem
bered that when the campaign was
brought to a close on June 80, practi.
cally $4,000 of the entire amount was
lacking. This was underwritten by
the Mt. Pleasant Commercial club
with the understanding that it was to
be raised if possible by the college in
the Iowa conference outside Of Henry
county. President Edwin A. Schell
and his special corps of workers have
been ceaselessly on the job since that
time. Practically all of the notes that
had previously been given were con
ditioned upon the entire half million
| being raised by January 1, 1917. The
completion of this final unit of Sh0, eGG
now validates all previous subscrip
ton made. and secures the extra $780,
900 guaranteed by Henry county in
case the Iowa conference pledged the
full S35O,00O in addition to the $780,
600 given here year ago.
The campaign was perhaps saved
from disaster by the will of the late
Mrs J. B. Mowrey of Ottumwa, provid-
ing for S12,500 more than she had pre-
viously subscribed. The subscrip-
lions were all canvassed and audited
by the executive committee which was
in almost continuous session Tuesday
and pronounced to consist of the full
100000 of gilt edge securities.
The completion of this great cam
paign, which was only inaugurated
last March, will have a far reaching
effect upon Iowa educational circles.
1t answers for all time the question OF
whether Iowa Wesleyan will be per-
manent fixture in southeastern Iowa.
A year ago the fate of the oldest of
all Mississippi colleges was OBJ
scured. There was talk of either re-
moval or consolidation with some 9TH
er Iowa college. Needless to say this
problem is of the past. Wesleyan can
now boast Of an endowment OF approx
imately three-quarters of million dol
lars. In addition to this the Iowa con-
ference contributes annually sum
that is reckoned as the income upon
$25O,O00 So not counting equipment
the school has nearly million in re-
sources behind it. Wesleyan is one OF
the most heavily endowed of the five
Iowa Methodist colleges. the most
heavily endowed college in southeast
ern Iowa, and in point of resources
ranks well with the wealthfest schools
of the state.
An interesting feature of the cam
paign lies in resume of the different
cities giving in the largest figure. To
Muscatine must go the first award
with a grand total of $4,000. Ottum-
wa comes second with a total of $40,-
200: Bloomfield third with $22,6S5,
while Knoxville, the furtherest town
in the conference, removed from Mt.
Pleasant, contributed $17,500.
The largest single giver was P. M.
Musser of Muscatine, who subscribed
s27.50O. The bequest of the late Mrs.
J. B. Mowrey of Ottumwa totalled ST.
500, while w. J. Steckel of Bloomfield
stands third with $4,000.
Every member Of the board of trus-
tees is on the subscription list. Prac-
tically every alumnus answered the
call of their alma mater, and nearly
every charge of the Iowa conference
reached or Appropriated their appor-
tionment, while many went far be-
yond.