The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-21
GETS N. Y. MONEY

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suggestive of the number and variety of
these, appeals was the , sIatement Oh one one
other day that he had on his desk 233 APP
peals on behalf of various charitable ana
benevolent objects and that he felt obliged
to contribute to large proportion OF
Appeals for Aid Numerous.
"At this particular time New York is
filled with representatives Of colleges from
ali parts of the country, appealing for aid.
All the colleges of the east and most or
the bigger schools of the west have their
alumni associations here. Thru these
waged for support high official OF the
General Education Board told me the other
day that appeals from more than five
hundred colleges have been brought to New
York and are being pressed at this time.
in view Of these facts it is evident that
an appeal from Washburn college or from
any other western institution must be
greatly overshadowed. In my brief visit
to New York I have visited personally and
presented the Washburn situation to about
$50 business men. Only very few of these
men showed a disposition to treat this
appeal with impatience, tho some of them
every benevolent appeal, no matter how
meritorious, with Impotence.
For the most part, however, my ap-
peais for aid for Washburn have been met
sympathetically. Some of the men 1 saw
made contributions, enough to justify my
visit and the effort expended. A few more
promised TO contribute later on. OInerS
invited correspondence or a future visit
From the point of view of Washburn,
two important facts have been established
by my visit here. One of these is that a
substantial Washburn interest can be built
up in New York. To do this. however.
patience will need to be exercised. The
college authorities should not expect to
reap large results without planting and
careful cultivation. Some representative
of the college should come to New York
every year and an effort should be made to
stimulate and further the interest that has
now been awakened and established.
The second fact borne. out by my visit
willing to give some assistance to Wash
burn If they are given adequate assur-
ance that the friends of Washburn in Kan
ing their full share of the burden. More
and more the business men of the east are
coming to feel that the larger part of the
should be borne by the west, and in this
they are undoubtedly correct"
Announces Trustees Meeting.
When Doctor Womer returns to To-
peka next week. he will lay before
the board of trustees of the college
his plan for future campaigns in New
York. These will be sweeping and
will necessitate a marked extension
of the college work here. Some pre-
paration was made for this in the
setting up of the New York Washburn
club in more definite form this year
IMAM ever peIore. steps were taken
by the club at Doctor Womer's direc-
ton, to assist in the extension of
Washburn interest here.
President Womer will urge upon the
trustees that the college cannot afford
not to send one of its representatives
back here every year to keep interest
ed the men who gave money or evil
denced some interest in the college in
this initial general campaign.
What I would like to do and what
L ought to do to make the greatest
success" Doctor Womer said, sis to
come back here to New York and
camp for six months. If thought
the college could get along in my alb
sence that long. I would try to make
plans for just such a campaign. The
results for Washburn would then be
wholly satisfactory. while in the pres
ent visit feel as if had just touched
the surface"