The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-25
only $1,000 WAS
SECURED HERE FOR
N.V.V. YESTERDAY
Result Was Disappointing
But Workers Are Not
Discouraged.

A bare one thousand dollars was Sc
cured by the workers for the West Viz
ginia wesleyan College endowment
fund yesterday in Fairmont. This re-
suit, while disappointing on its face,
did. not discourage the workers be-
cause the lenders of the force applied
their efforts toward maturing large
subscriptions which when they come in
will sven Fair,nont.s total enormously.
Today'ssaorEs win be aleag tie same
order. and while a number Of the less
experienced men will continue their
campaign for the small subscriptions,
those who have had considerable ex-
perience in soliciting will continue to
direct, their efforts toward the larger
amounts.
" The preliminary work of the cam
paign Ill Fairmont has been so salts
factory that although 1t was planned 70
close the work with tonight's lunch
con, it has been decided that another
special representative Of the General
Education Board which is carrying on
the campaign for Wesleyan will come
here and work for several days closing
up the large amounts that have been
sighted in the preliminary work. The
name Of this new leader who will take
up the work where DR.. Empey left on
Yesterday afternoon has not been an
nounced, but a telegram from the cen
trail office at Buckhannon states that
he will arrive here late tonight and
will confer with Rev. Mr.. Goodwin,
Rev. Mr.. Reed and others who are in
touch with the work that has been done
as well as the prospects for further
success.
AS a whole the work to date has
been very successful in Fairmont and
the amount secured, $4,000, is fully
up to the expectations Of those who
have the work in charge. These men
realize, however, that while more than
half CT the subscriptions anticipated in
Fairmont have been secured, hardly
less than fourth of the total expected
here has been definitely pledged. This
means that the real big subscriptions
are still outstanding and that when
these come in, as they surely will, the
total for Fairmont Will be one Of which
every supported of Wesleyan in the
city will be proud.
What is expected to be the last gen
eral meeting Of the workers will be
held at the First NJ. e. church tonight
and large attendance is expected. It
may be that some Of the big subscrip-
tons that are in sight will be secured
and that the total for. the day will be
large, but In any case there will be q
large number Of smaller pledges that
will make. the total for the day q re-
spectacle one to say the least. The
work will continue quietly in Fairmont
for the remaining twelve days Of the
campaign in spite Of the fact that the
meetings are to be discontinued. The
special worker representing the Board
will be assisted by the local pastors as
well as a number Of the prominent lay
men who have been active throughout
the campaign here.
The college campaign in general Is
meeting with much. encouragement all
over the state, Over $260,000.00 was
reported fromlthe Buckhannon office at
noon today and It is the fond hope of
all who are interested that Saturday
night will see the $500, 900 mark reach
ed. Il the fund continues to grow as 1t
/. -
this will be accomplished. In the last
mail yesterday and the first this morn.
ing at Buckhannon pledges from no
less than, 1870 different individuals
from all sections of the state came in.
This indicates the statewide interest
III the work, and Is indicative, too, Of
the ultimate success Of the campaign,
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