The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-11-20
Leaders of Kenosha Vote
Unanimously To Give
$4,000 To Aid Cause Of
Endowed Colleges.
SIMMONS HEADS MOVEMENT
Prominent Men of State Present Cause
Of Colleges and Committee Is Named
To See That Fund Is Provided
For Kenosha County.

Kenosha heard the call of the under
paid college professor and school teach
Or on Monday evening and decided to
do her fair part toward relief. At a
meeting held at the Elks Club at the
call of 2. G. Simmons, attended by
forty Of the leading manufacturers, pro-
fessional men and merchants, it was
unanimously agreed that Kenosha's
share Of the 100000 fund for the
Wisconsin Colleges Associated was
$150,000 The men present pledged
themselves to stand good for the rails
ing of this fund and the host of the
evening was named as chairman Of
committee to have charge Of the collec-
ton. He will name his own assistants
and the collection of the fund will be
on the assessment" plan. No general
campaign will be put on in the city and
county for the collection of the fund
for the colleges and it is expected that
the report that Kenosha has done her
share will be made within short time.
Under the plan, the $4,000 will be
paid in ten semi-annual installments
and Kenosha will pay $4,000 every six
months to carry out the provisions of
the plan.
Small College a Necessity.
The forty men who gathered with
Mr.. Simmons at dinner in the mezza-
nine dining room heard new and diff
ferent story Of the call of education.
The speakers for the evening included
John HI. Puehlicher, manager Of the
Marshall-Illsey Bank; A. T. Van Scoy,
president of the Milwaukee Association
of Commerce; H. 0. Seymour, vicepres-
ident Of the WISCONSIN National Bank,
all of Milwaukee, and DR.. Melvin A.
Brannon, president of Beloit College
and of the Beloit Chamber of Com
merce. Local speakers for the evening
included Mr. Simmons, G. G. Allen, W.
H. Afford, E. L. Grant, E. T. 0 'Brien,
George H. Allen, George s. Whyte, c.
G. Brown and G. D Barnes
The economic value Of the endowed
college was vigorously presented to the
company by Mr.. Puelicher, who showed
that the men of the state interested in
the future of the state must see that
it was an excellent business proposition
to support these schools with view of
insuring the future He declared that
these educational organizations were
"sane" and "sound' giving to the
young people of the state the right
basis for education.
Figures are Convincing.
He showed from statistics that Wis
consin was paying $13,000,Oo0 each FIVE
year period for the support of her state
university which was educating on an
average of $500 students year and
he showed that the 100000 asked for
the endowed colleges for the next five
years would make it possible for these
schools to take care of $500 students
annually. He held that it would be
false economy on the part Of the bust
ness men of the state to fail to recog-
nize this call. Mr.. Puelicher made
strong plea for education as the real
solution of the big problem of the I'M
rest that is facing the nation. He de-
clared that the intelligence of the ma
tion must be depended on to defend
American. institutions and perpetuate
the nation.
President Van Scoy Of the Associa
ton Of Commerce spoke briefly on what
was being done in other cities and he
declared that the association of which
he was the leader had given to the plan
its unqualified endorsement.
Business Takes College Leaders.
II. Q. Seymour presented to the Ke-
nosha men new phase of the question.
He declared that the business interests
of the state were taking from the col
leges of the state and nation the men
who had been counted on to teach the
growing men and women. He declared
that these men could not stay in col
leges and universities when they were
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