The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-17
.SEWANEE ALUMNI
ARE CHALLENGED
BY STATE CHIEF
Nashville Sons of University
Of South in Telegram Good
naturedIy BeIittIe Local
Campaign.

Memphis alumni of Sewanee Thurs
day won't to work harder than ever in
their attempts to secure $50, 900 in sub
scriptions as the quota of Shelby and
FayAtte counties in the million-dollar
endowment fund sought in Is South
ern states, following the receipt by
Frank Hayden, treasurer Of the local
campaign, of a wire from the Nash
vile alumni, which cast g~ood-natured
reflections upon the Memphis move
rnent. Nashville, with her usual blus-
ter, Is attempting to hold Memphis and
her people up to ridicule, according to
several of the alumni team captains In
the local campaign and the alumni
Thursday were appealing to Memphtans
to subscribe and show the Nashville
people up AZ revenge,
The telegram arrived opportunity. At
the meeting of the alumni Wednesday
afternoon at the Guaranty bank, re-
ports received from the captains and
workers present, indicated that one
fifth of the sum sought, or So 900, was
In sight. Nashville, in its telegram,
reported a total of $4,000 secured.
And the Nashville crowd attempted to
father the Memphis alumni by offering
advice as 10 how Memphis can boost
her subscriptions and go over the top.
But the local alumni people believe
that this advice is not necessary, They
are pinning their faith to the people
Of the city and are confident that with
more workers actively in the field, and
with the campaign better known now,
Memphis friends and alumni Of Sc
vance will rally to the support Of the
well-known institution and make Nash
Vile sorry that telegram was sent
Meet Saturday.
The next meeting of the alumni will
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many Of the largest probable subserib-
ers have not yet given their decision
as to what amounts they desire to
give, having taken the matter under
advisemont II is expected that material
progress will be reported Saturday.
The local alumni also plan to make
Good Friday an actual fact as far as
the campaign is concerned and will
take advantage Of the business holiday
to work harder and later than usual.
The needs Of the university at thit
time, owing to the recent destruction
by fire Of Hoffman hall, the big dormi
tory building, have enhanced the de
sire OF the local alumni to put thu
present campaign over
While laboring under the handicap
Of overlapping the start Of the Victor!
loan campaign, tho alumni, many o
whom are also on the Victory LOAF
sales committee, feel that the car
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but that subscriptions to Sewanee ar
in truth forms Of charity but also in
vestments in better manhood and high
er education in the Southland, Will
the value of the Victory loan bonds t
be marketed from an investment stand
point will carry the loan campaign sue
cessfully through and render the tw,
movements entirely separate and dis
tinct.
Frank Hayden, treasurer of the Sc
vance campaign, Thursday again re
quested that any friend of Sewane
who desires to aid in the campaign
whether by subscription or actual sole
~itation, can communicate with him b,
letter or phone at the Guaranty ban
and the alumni will gladly accept tn
help. He also announced that the sub
scriptions, while cash is accepted glad
ly, are also sought in the form of Lib
erty bonds or that subscriptions ca
be paid In two years, one-third. With
60 days. another third in one year an
the final third in two years.