The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-05-07
Boys and Girls Come to
Relief Of Their College
Strenuous Work Must be Done or
Maryville Will Lose Big Cen
tennial Forward Fund

The student body of Maryvile College Wednesday morn
themselves to the task Of raising Samuel
nia Forward fund being raised by the college through
efforts Of & Dir s. Wilson The stu students went to the task with
day was half spent the money was in sight:
ponse suggestion offered by Dr. Roy Vale of Knoxville
and Dr. Robt Canon of Knoxville, at the chapel exercises
that the students the relief of the college
hour of crisis when odds apparently against Dr. Wilson
the raising of the necessary amount Of funds to make certain
ton in New York.
Dr. Vale said that the in charge of the Centennial
Forward fund drive in Union Preyter headed by Dr. Canon
as chairman were in receipt of communication from DR.,
turn to secure the remainder of the fund New
friends slow about making subscriptions to the fund.- and
heavy been weighing
him these months in the effort to accomplish the reaiza
ton of his hope that the S325OOO Centennial Frward fund
The General Board of Education agreed to give 900
raise additional $25oooo "Wednesday Dr. Wilson lacked
by June l, the effort will have failed.
Union Presbytery, which Maryvle college located
d the e e % he
raising Of this amount that he shortage then only
The raising of this 1925 900 Centennial fund one of the
biggest things in the history of Mayve college which
the history of Maryve and Bount county The bringing of
this additional onethrd of million dollars to this county to
expended buildings extension of agricultural work
the college endowments etc. means the coming to Maryve
of thousands Of dollars for immediate and the
men students in the self help department much of which
aQQlCOnal
men much of which will from this county the increase
school attendance which mouths to be fed from
Bloun county In there has not been any
project put the people of Marye and Bount county, of
Importance the this 900 endoW
ment fund from several points of view.
Maryvie and Bloun county raised $4,000 for the re-
building of Carnegie hall three the occasion OF
the former building burning That amount raised in one
day. Maryve and Bloun county ought to to the relief
Maryve college this OCCASION and help by subscribing
something to this fund.
The college of the cOunys greatest People
Bloun county have not let of the drives fail And
this absolutely right The people of Bloun county should
let this college drive fail This to help the boys and girls
who trying become better and useful men
and it will help them and then there is the selfish
side by which that it will help ourselves. Let
300 students give $4,000 why Maryve and the
county give another $4,000 10000 and the task will then be
easy to finish.
Dr. Canon and Dr. Vale stated the chapel exercises at
Maryve college Wednesday morning when the college fund
drive started that they in the work to help put
they want help the institution and because OF their
owe for DR. Wilson giving his life strength in this final
endowment effort
The students cheered to the echo when these visiting
gentlemen commended Dr. Wilson for his eanestness and self
sacrifice in his devotion to the college.
Glasses dismissed for the and the boys and
girls went raising this Students Samuel Tyndale
Wilson $4,000 Victory Fund When DR. Wilson receives tee
this effort concerning the plans for which he knew
nothing he will be strengthened.
This much to Maryvile and the county, and Mary
lille the county should cry out to DR. Wilson you shall
lot fail" - l.
Dr. Wilson is in New York and Prof. Gillngham is in
Philadelphia working on the fund.
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