The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-18
TO FURNISH SITE
FOR UNIVERSITY
Chamber Commerce Offers
so Acres of Ground
AS Inducement
100000 IS ASSURED
Big Methodist School May
Be Located Here Says
DR.. L. S. Barton

Directots Of the chamber OF COM
rnorce at their weekly luncheon at
Hotel Tulsa Friday noon pledged the
city 20 furnish a site OF not less than
so Tres for the Methodist Univer-
sity which is to be located in Okla
homa A resolution to this effect
was passed after an address by Rev.
/. s. Barton, pastor of the First NJ.
T. church, who is a member OF the
university location commission, and
who gave tacit assurance that IL
promise Of the ground were made,
the college would be located here
Rev. Barton referred 10 two local
men whose names were not men
toned and who have given their
promise to endow This university
substan tally, one of them to the ex-
tent Of 100000. An equal sum is
10 be given by the national Metho-
dist board. which assures $1,000
900 for the college Rev. Barton de-
clared that the college should grow
until the endowment fund became
not less than tl0,000,0OO.
Various cities in the state have en-
deayored to obtain the location OF
this college because of its proposed
q. ge and because of the general
al atmosphere 1t will create In
ba ANN'o0lul CITY IL VIII bt OHt
AZ. largest denominational col
% 80 4, 'he southwest
NJ G. Ia le declared that there is
sufficient gr, und pe2~ the proposed
T,iiss live Sto,'k aud Exposition to
proyide a suitabie location for the
college although he Lad not dis
cussed It's possible location there
with other members of ne eXposi-
tion board of directors ANA could
not say il is possible 10 90 TINS.
Part OF the 400-acre ca position
ground will, according TO pk MS pc
used for residences, and wOAl 10 De
supplied with electricity has sew
ers, Y1ter, paving and other m'u-
ern CuuyenlsuCes which are nocAS-
sary TO the college. Mr.. Tlale's suE,'
gestIon met with immediate favor.
and the matter Will probably be
taken UP with exposition directors /
within the next few days TO find II |
they are willing to sell so or 100 |
acres for use by the college.
Rev Barton said several meetings |
had been held with those interested !
in Henry Kendall college to find IL |,
there could be a successful ANAL |
gamation of the work OF these two !
schools. At present, he said, this |
will hardly be possible, but II the |
Methodist university comes here. as
now appears certain, a plan may be
arranged later l.. Roger Kemp,
one Of the sponsors of Kendall col
lege. said he believed the two
school could work together harmon
iously and work out some methods
OF cooperation that will be bene-
ficial to both.
While Mr.. Kemp did not object
10 the l.Sration here of the Matho-
dist university, he declared that as
q matter OF policy for the new uni
Nersity itself, 1t should be sure of
It's endowment before being built.
We must not forget Kendall col
lege and the work 1t has done here
when the new college is located in
Tulsa" j, NJ. Berry declared. Ken
dan is wonderful institution, and
It should continue to receive the CO.
operation of Tulsaus We want
both these colleges 70 grow and help
make Tulsa an educational center.
Eey. Barton expects to Immediate
ly confer with the other members
OF the commission and inform them
OF Tulsa's action. This city was
looked upon most favOrably, he said,
because IT Is In the eastern part OF
the state where colleges and uni
NerSiios are not so numerous.
II section of the exposition
ground is used for tho college, it
van be only a short distance from
hendali college.
fhe two men referred to by Rev.
Barton, but whose names were not
mentioned, are, he said, sufficiently
wealthy to carry out their pledges
OF endowment, and they have given
ASSURANCES that they Will do this.