The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-17
EDUCATOR ASKS
C. OF L.SuPP0RT
DR.. Holden Makes Strong Plea
For DenominatlonaI lnsti-
tuti0nS

Strong pleas III thc suPPoie VI
denominational colleges, with particu-
lar reference to the College of Idaho,
were made at the meeting of the Com
'nercial club held Tuesday evening by
Dr Lewis Holden, formerly president
II the Wooster college, Ohio, and
now assistant secretary of the General
BOARD of Education of the Presbyter-
ian church, with headquarters in New
York.
Depicting briefly the conditions con-
fronting him when he assumed the
presidency of the Ohio institution
whose endowment after 81 years of
life was actually less than that now
possessed by the College Of Idaho
With % years in frontier field and
when Wooster burned to the ground,
DR.. Holden made fervent appeal for
further financial aid to the local in
stitution. He pointed out graphically
On the basis of few preliminary re-
marks made by DR.. J. w. Boone, pres
ident Of the College of Idaho since its
conception, that educational institu-
tons are money losing concerns in
direct proportion to their value as
education factors for young men and
women OF THIS country. ua
c. of I. Finances.
DIR. Boone frankly took lne consid-
cradle audience into his confidence in
short address preceding that of DIR.
Holden when he recounted the exact
status of the endowment of the Cald-
well institution. He pointed out that
approximately SIS 900 was required be-
fore January |, in the first unit of the
100000 endowment sought in order
to obtain the $4,000 pleged by the
Presbyterian General Board Of Educa'
ton. He told his hearers that the
annual budget of the college was ap-
proximately SIS, 900 of which sum, in
come from students was only about
one-seventh A considerable deficit
has also been piled up which must be
wiped from the slate before the
$4,000 becomes available.
Nothing of paramount importance
came before the Commercial club. lr
the absence of John Smeed, president
who was unavoidably detained unit
rather late, J. H. Lowell acted a.
chairman of the meeting until Mr.
Y Smeed arrived.
Joe Erwin, secretary, made brie
report Of the finances of the club
which were received with applause
indicating as it did, that the club wa!
rapidly being placed on firm finan
cial footing. Mr.. Erwin was instruct
ed to arrange for vanishing and re
pairing all furniture.
Telephone Service Poor.
Poor telephone service came in TO
number of reproaches which cul
minated in the selection of Presiden
Smeed and Secretary Erwin to TAX
the matter up with officials of the cor
ooration. The opinion was unanimou
that Glenn Beatty, LOGAN manager, wa
doing all within his power to MAINTAIN
good service.
After considerable discussion, hitch
ing posts and racks belonging to tn
Commercial club, were donated to tn
city with the povision that they be sc
up for use by farmers at convenien
places. DIR. ]. w. Cue reported to
the,.road committee that the Riversid
highway was in good shape with tn
exception of small distance of fec
eral property. His report "recipitate
a general attack on each speakers pr
spot OF poor roads and city street
Srant ward, mayor, AhioiaSA ~
members that certain streets were
be, improved as soon as weather pc
mitted.
Re;uvinate Publicity League.
Reorganization of the publici'
league was advocated and steps take
to call the directors of that organic
ton together to handle that bushes
in the future. w. G. Cowden W;
chiefly instrumental in outlining Il
operation Of this department of Il
club work. S.
Methods of parking cars in Caldwe
was introduced by President Since
with the assertion that a Boise res
dent had told him that the city W
far behind the times in this matte
Further comment revealed the ia
that both Boise and Nampa we're co
templating city ordinances providiI
for the parking methods in vogue ne
and the sentiment of the club strong
indicated that probably It was Bois
not Caldwell. which needed parki'
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