The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-24
CASH FOR COLLEGE
THE HOLINESS UNIVERSITY ADDS
$4,000 TO ENDOWMENT

With the dawn of the New Year
meeting of the board of trustees of
c. H. u, of a special gift of $3.50
from a lady who has long been a
friend and benefactor of the school,
but does not wish her name made
public. An extra gift of $500 in bonds
from a party in Omaha, is also avail
able for the use of the school, these
two gifts making the snug sum of
$4,000 that has lately been given the
school. Friends of c. II. U. are num-
erous and their friendship is emphasiz.
ed at times by substantial expression
of their regard, and their faith in the
grand work the school is doing. Under
the presidency of DR.. j. l.. Brasher
the endowment of 100000 required
by the state of Iowa, will soon be
completed. With this good start, the
amount will be increased until the
school has an endowment worthy OF
its needs and its ambitions.
At the close of the first week OF
! the winter term, the registration had
reached the sum of 1872 students
year ago. Others are expected, sc
that when all are here the attendance
will exceed the usual record.
The forthcoming program of the
meeting of the Ionian Society, is claim
ing more than special interest anC
promises some attractive features, q
piano solo by Miss Mildred McMillen
! a reading by Miss Edna Meyers, a
vocal Duet by Misses Emma and
Mae Hanson, witticisms by Miss Paul
Grace Hews, parliamentary drill by
Misses Ella Hancock, Lola Wilkinson
and Ruth Spiers, followed by the
critics report as to the merits or de
merits of their work. Monday, Jan
uary 21st, is the date of the event.
At a recent missionary meeting
held in connection with the school
the sum of $500 was promptly sub
scribed by the students for the special
missionary work in which the univer
sity is interested.
DIR. J. l.. Brasher, the president is
recovering from a touch of the
grippe" and although considerably
better, is still feeling its effects.
Sunday last Prof. F. Francis Lee
of the Theological Department, occupi
ed the pulpit of the Central M. E
church very acceptably in the absence
CT DR.. l.. M. Grigsby, who. was in DeE
Moines with his aged mother, in the
Methodist hospital.
The winter term opens under aus
lpicious conditions. The faculty is OF
! the best and the student body are in
/ terested in their work and materially
periodically and spiritually conditions
are all that could reasonably be de
sired. The academic department has
already entered the accredited list o
schools III the state department oil
rublic instruction and now it is the
desire of President J. l.. Brasher tc
place the college work an the same
legal footing in educational circles anC
there are now fine prospects for his
success. With the beginning of set
| tied weather, systematic effort viii
be made to put the plan through.
G. H. U. has the advantage of mos
schools in the ownership of the fine
farming land that exists on the east
boundry line of Oskaloosa and it com
prises about 200 acres, part under cut
: tivation, part for pasture and some in
FORT of the school and so reduces con
tributes in some manner, to the sup
port of the school and so reduces son
siderably their living expenses and
the value Of this land is in itself an
endowment of no small moment in
the economic welfare of the institut
ion.
Rev. B. F. Sheline who resides at
the Park is meeting with considerable
success in his evangelistic meetings
in Kansas. He has been in the cam
paign several weeks.
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