The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-12-19
CaldWelI's Education Institution
Makes Rapid Progress Dur.
ing Recent Years and Sees
Bright Futue Ahead.

DIR. -. X. PearSonS OF Chicago, the
: promise of $4,000 upon the condi-
ton of $4,000 subscription. DR..
Z Pearsons' check came in 1905, the first
large sum received by the institution.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Kirkpatrick of
Parma, had the largest share in the
$4,000 contribution. Howard Sebree
and practically all of Caldwell, with
many others of Idaho and the east
helped meet DR.. Pearsons' conditions.
Then comes Mr.. Carnegie offering
$4,000 upon the schools security,
A$l50,000 for buildings and endowment,
this included DIR. Pearsons' 100000
but specified that the entire $4,000
must be had in cash before the $4,000
would be forthcoming. This condi-
ton was finally met in 1916 and Mr..
Carnegie's check for $4,000 was re-
ceivcd. This closed the first cam
paign for endowment and buildings
which really amounted to over $780,
600. 100000 was spent for buildings
and apparatus and 100000 was in
vested as endowment. Miss Julia v.
Finney and DR.. Harvey Knight were
the chief agents in putting over this
campaign although many others gave
most efficient aid.
The money movement enabled the
..boo1 60 cacVea %ba ea~x,:oa. &c
inent educators. First of these, DR..
Lawrence Fl. Gipson fresh from Ok
ford, England, as Idaho's first Rhodes
Scholar. He entered the work Of or
ganizing the scholastic departments
with skill and enthusiasm. Then came
Prof. Paul Murphy of Park and Har-
i yard to the department of ancient
languages, Prof. P. A. Boulton Of
Missouri University to the depart
ment Of modern languages and educa-
ton, Prof o. J. Smith of Columbus
and Ames to the department of SCI
ence, Prof H. H. Hayman of Woos-
ter and Princeton to the department
of Bible and economics. Prof. F. E.
Springer to the department of phil
osophy, Prof. J. M. Rankin of Mary
vile and Columbia to the depart
ment of mathematics, Prof. Margaret
F. Nichol of c. of L. and Nebraska
to the department of home economics,
DIR. Carl Solomon of Colorado to the
department of English and Prof VIM.
F. Vance of Hanover to the depart
ment of history. The school now con-
ducts any regular college work, lead
ing to B. A. and B. S. degrees.
In few regular colleges the stu
dent pays one-third and the school
two-thirds of the cost of instruction
But in most colleges the figures are
nearer one-fifth for the student and
four-fifths for the college. Such is
the case at the College of Idaho
Hence the development of the school
called for more endowment to NEE,
the ever increasing budget.
A 100000 additional endowmen,
campaign was undertaken. DR.
Charles Latta Chalfant of Lafayette
was called to the chair of y;ce-presi
dent Of the college and head of the
endowment campaign. DR.. Chalfanl
and Robert r. Mccormick. c. of !.
as field secretary, constituted the mos,
efficient money raising agency the
college has ever had. Upon the advic,
of the general education board tn,
100000 is to be raised in units oI
100000 each. Of the first unit, the
board promised $4,000 upon the sub.
scribing OF $is0.OOO by Jan 1920
The condition will be met.
y All colleges have infinite needs
Three-hundred year old Harvard with
$40000.000 Is now squeezing Its al
umni for an additional $is000.000 be
cause her janitors receive higher sal
aries than her professors. while tn,
latters' qualifications cost $4,000 ts
$4,000 and 10 to 20 years time. The
janitor,s cost in time and money onl,
the growing period common to both
Now II. c. L. makes the one a wei
to do man and the other pauper
But before the c. OF l. takes up thu
second unit Of 100000 II hopes t.
secure a gymnasium and central heat
ing plant. Architects believe this car
be combined building to great ad
vantage aud will cost from $4,000 t
100000. 1t is the schools creates
present need in the way of buildings
A science building to cost from $50,
\ 90 to $4,000 Is next in order of build
Ihss.
1t must be admitted that the coun