Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-02
RAISE 1924 FOR HAIR.
DIN FINANCIAL SEG'Y.
Business Men and Directors Of Col
leEe Pledge Sum
J. ". MILLION TO HAVE POST
Retiring Presidga. VIII Go Into Field
to Get EndOv ment for School

The sum Of Sis24 was raised at
Hardin College Friday night at the
dinner to business men. The money
is designed to be used as a salary for
DIR. J. W. Million, whom the college
management hopes 70 put into the
field as financial secretary for the
college this year.
The minimum TO be raised Is 81
500, which is the salary Of Doctor
Million for the period Of one year.
The directors feel that Doctor Million
would be able to raise the money to
put over the plans of President-elect
2. ]. Edge for the future Of the col
lege. The campaign to raise the
money among the citizens present
last night was conducted by A. P.
Green. 1t was opened with the an
nouncement that eleven directors of
the college had already pledged five
dollars a month for a year toward
the $500. Mr.. Green asked that
twenty-eight other men make the
same pledge. A number of those
present responded and others pledged
lesser amounts ranging from $3.50 to
s1,0O a month. The rest of the mon
ey will be raised by private solicita-
ton.
One hundred and fifty business men
and friends of the college, including
the wives of the board members, were
present at the dinner, which was
served in the dining room of the col
lege. C. F. Clark, president of the
board of directors acted as chairman
and POSTMASTER. He gave a short
history Of the college from its found
ing, June 6, 1873, to the present time
and showed the growth from the first
gift of land made by Governor Hardin
to the present equipment, According
to Mr.. Clark, William Pollock has
been on the board longer than any
other man. He was elected to the
board in 1886 and has served contin-
uously ever since, Mr.. Clark himself
went on the board the next year, in
1887.
The first speaker was President
Million, who talked on the status Of
the Junior College in Missouri, show
ing that such institutions have a dis
tinct mission, since education has be-
come so general, in taking are of
the first two years of their
work and in relieving conges-
ton at the universities. Mr.. Million
showed that the four-year colleges,
including those for men, must either
soon become junior colleges or get off
the educational map. Mr.. Million was
applauded when he stood up to speak
by those present, all. of whom realize
how much he has done for Mexico and
Hardin College in the past.
DR.. H. E. Truck, of st. Louis, the
next speaker, said that he believes
in the mission of the little college
because he thinks it gives the boy
in ~overalls and the country girl a
chance. He spoke of the lure of the
unknown which small colleges hold for
the boy and the girl, and added that
he believes the college, more than the
school, bring to light "subcon-
genius"
The claims of the Christian college,
differentiated from other colleges
presented by Joe P. Jacobs, of
Kansas City. Mr.. Jacobs thinks that
the Bible should be used as a text
book in all UNCONVENTIONAL schools.
Mrs. J. w. Million advanced the
idea that it would be q very good
thing to have women, not only on the
boards of girls schools and mixed
schools, but also upon the boards of
mems colleges. She made her points
in an especially clever n
President-elect Edge, told of his
aims for the college. He said the
would always hold out arms to
The worthy girl without money, that
It would continue as a Christian col
Iege in all ways such a term implies.
and that it would modify its course
to suit the needs Of girls who must
be trained in this wartime to take
the place Of their brothers. He spoke,
too, of making Mexico a music center.
His remarks received applause and he
made a most favorable impression.
Col. E. Y. Burton, President Of Mis-
souri, Military Academy, brought a
message of good cheer to Hardin from
his own school and William Pollock
said a few words about the college
and its future.
Charts on the wall showed the high
water mark which Hardin College
hopes to reach as regards endowment
and equipment. 1t was the ~onsensu
Of opinion of all speakers that the col
lege must get more endowment if it
is to continue as the useful institu-
ton it has been in the past. It is
generally believed that DR.. Million
will be able to raise the endowment
for the college. The ultimate aim is
an endowment of $500, 900 and equip
ment worth the same amount.
AS the guests went into the din
ing room, the college orchestra, di-
rected by Miss Martha Pitcher, played
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