Republican farmer., 1920-02-20
U. s, COLLEGES RAISING LARGE ENDOWMENT FUND Quarter Billion Being Sub scribed Throughout the
 United States.

American universities colleges and other institutions of higher learning are engaged in raising additional en- dowment amounting to more than quarter of a billion dollars, accord ing to a statement made by Eliot WadSworth, chairman of the Har- yard Endowment Fund, in the liar yard Graduates" Magazine Of this Harvard aims to raise $15, 5,250,000, of which almost $12,o0O,000 has been subscribed.
 MT. Wadsworth has gone to Flu rope to attend the first congress of the League of Red Cross societies in Geneva as one of five American dele gates. He was a former vice-chair- man of the American Red Cross, and because of his work in that organiza- ton he recently received the Dis tinguished Service Modal awarded by the President.
 The fact that individuals had any definite responsibility to the main tenance of our educational machinery was hardly recognized" says MT. Wadsworth. "Citizens voted once a year for members of the school board, college alumni voted at com mencement for alumni directors and members of the governing board. This, to a large extent, was the meas ure of our interest and thought"
 Continuing MT. Wadsworth says:
 With constantly increasing em- phasis the fact has been borne in upon educated men and women that the schools and colleges needed their individual attention. We began to realize that our whole educational system was in danger of deteriora- ton, or even disaster.
 Hundreds of institutions have been brought to a realization of the seriousness of their financial condt- tons by the rising costs of 1919, with the result that campaigns for addi- tional endowment have been inaugu- rated with a total amount asked fo1 running over $25O, 900. Cities and towns have faced the same problem Demands for additional pay by struggling teachers have been insist ent. Special elections have beer held; taxes have been levied to meer this universal cry from a hardpresset profession.
 Together with the growing sense of danger threatening our institu tions there has come a constant! growing cry for more education More and better education for th' masses: a higher and broader in
 
 students, has been advocated in nt uncertain terms. No political speecl is complete without it's mention O our needs for better Americaniza tion - which means, as funda mental, better education. No discus sion of the industrial problems whicl confront the country fails to brin forth the need of a batter under standing between, employer and em p1oye Many methods for bringin this about are suggested, nearI every one of which involves nor education.
 And so, side by side have arise these two great changes in publi sentiment: First a sense of respoH sibiltty among individuals for tn support of the educator and the UT aolding of the standard of education second. the realization of the enor nous importance of universal an proper education in the future deve opment of America
 MT Wadswortn lays stress upo the practical support given by tt late Henry c. Prick who wrote his will a testimonial as to h ppinion of the value and importanC pf our institution of higher learning
 MT. Rockefeller he says, "has e. pressed. in no uncertain terms, h feelings as to the importance of higl er education to this country by h gift of s5o,00o,o00 for distributic \ snonR colleges of the country"