The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-10
COOPERATION IS
NEED FOR COLLEGE
Chairman Bogy Draws Lesson
From Nashvile's Help
to Vanderbilt.

An appropriation OF $500 from the
clearing house of Nashville helpeu van
derhnt university put over campaign
for $3.50, 900, and resulted IN securing
an additional 81 900 900 from the gen :
eral education board 10 the ehuo"Iheh'
fund OF the university.
ct is going to require such co-opera %
ton as this from the business lhiti
ests of Memphis in order TO succeed IN
the effort to locate q college IN thlS
p. x. Bogy, chairman of the executive
Continuing his statement, Mr., Bogy
said; 49,. 49,,
of the business interests OF Memphis
viii also result In securing a million
dollars for the endowment tund OF
the new college to be established mere
IN fact ultimately II viii result m sc
curing several million dollars for. Mem
phis in the form Of endowment for the
new college. Just from the pure dol
lars and cents basis this viii be ihC
best investment the people OF Memphis
ever made, as the city VIII receive Auout
three dollars for every one invested with
good prospects of getting much more
when a city tuilds a Y NJ. c. \.
building or establishes similar insutu-
tions II has accomplished . GOOD lhlhs
THESE things have TO be supported am
nually and they ought TO be, perhaps
more HneTAAiN IMAM Nllts lAeN' 'N''' -
il Interesting TO know that when TINS
new college Is established 1t viii be
placed on the pay roll of every church
In Tennessee and Alabama ana MIS-
sissippi and Louisiana Of the patrohiZ
Ing denomination. This Is worth Think
1--WE ought to remember also that 80
per cent Of the youth OF tho unlted
States are getting no religious ihstruc-
ton, according to the investigations
of authorities In position 10 KNOW
Out Of this large proportion come the
voters of tomorrow This is the finest
seeded for the 'isms' Of the world
that could be imagined. with sucn> an
institution as IT, is now proposed 10
bring TO our city we can educate the
portunity to train the men who VIII
write editorials, who will colt our text
books, frame our laws, heal our SICK,
govern our cities. marry our children
and solve the VcXual social problems OF
the future.
1T is appalling Ia think Of what il
would mean to Memphis and to Mem
phis citizenship IL this movement should
fail In very real sense the eyes OF
the world, certainly the eyes OF the
South. are trained on Memphis. what
we do during the period OF october y
IS will proclaim 10 the whole surround
ing territory Just what sort Of citizen
ship we have,
tFor one, ! believe Memphis VIII
arise in her might and furnish the
$500 600 of the fund now needed. II
should he understood, however. that
this fund can not now be secured by
tag days and by elevator boy contribu-
lions cor BY one days pay from over
taxed Industrial workers, During the
war this sort OF a general appeal could
be made. This fund, however. should
come in large and liberal gifts from
citizens Of Memphis who are able TO
give and give largely
Memphis people are not paupers and
when the opportunity comes such as
now is presented surely Memphis will
show her real self by doing this thing
in q creditabls way and doing It with
out the use Of any strong-arm methods
such az have had TO be used heretofore
IN other undertakings"