Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-25
Some Facts
About GriIlnel
The Best Town Of It's
Size in Iowa.

{ cities, like people, have personali-
ty, and each is different from every
other. With the name Detroit" the
mind instinctively associates 1.-The
manufacturing of automobiles. AK
ron" and rubber are welded in our
thinking. The name Cripple Creek"
summons different mental picture
from chat of washington.
GRINNELL stands for something
definite something different" Here
we call it the
"GRINNELL SPIRIT
A man was recently asked why he
&. moved to GrinneH and his answer was
illuminating. Because" he said.
'.after having visited and investigat-'
ed a large number of other cities /
felt that Grinnell has educational. so
scial and religious ideals that make it
peculiarly attractive rs a place for
home-an ideal place for the kids
~
expresses what all Grfnnell people
feel. It's the charm OF it's idealism
linked with hard headed practical
common sense-both heritage of the
Iowa Band that came from New Eng
land in an early day and founded
sGrinnell.
Il 1i.,,, or mtg in, n Ia roo
measure, for Grinnelrs business sue.
cess. Her business men are happy
4 s,ni prosperous, and worthily so. The
81 success of business depends less upon
q location and INSTRUMENTATION than
& Nippon the standards of living among
the people to whom it ministers, and
z the growing success of her business
institutions is an aided evidence of
Il GiinnelHs high standard of life. Gin
nell takes a pardonable pride in her
g public schools. Fine buildings house
4 them and bonds to the amount of
S27O, 100000 have been voted for the
erection of a new high school build
ing. This, when completed, will be
I UP to the minute in equipment, in
Guiding an auditorium seating 1000
4 people, gymnasium with baths, pri-
evate lockers for each pupil, and
modem manual training and domestic
science Departmental First among
the institutions that have made Grin-
! nell known to the rest of the world
& is G4nnell College. Grinnell as
liberal arts college has always MAIN
81 tanned the highest standards of work.
# In the latest investigation made by
" the United States Bureau of Educa-
ton, Grinnell was the only college
one of only four liberal art colleges
west of the Alleghanies to be put in
this class. OF the ten Rhodes scnol-
arsnips (Oxford. England which
nave been given to Iowa students
Grinnell men have won five. The
college was founded by men from
harvard Yale, Dartmouth, Amherst
y and Bowdain who came west with
passion for truth and a belief that
all ends of education are increased
service These ideals have ever pre-
dominated in the city of Grinnell and
he college of Grinnell has always been
,sonsidered q college of distinctive
excellence. Believing that a vigorous
,hysical life is the best aid to a col
lege trained mind. athletics has been
given prominent, vet well balanced
ltIace in the college activities. The
college now has two and quarter
million dollars in resources. ninety
trained workers in teaching and ad-
nlinistrative departments. over 1000
alumni and a student body of over
$40. In addition to her splendid
school and college facilities, Grinnell
has two public Libraries. The Stew
art library has nearly $4,000 volumes,
including both circulating and refer
ence department, all free, with
trained librarian and assistants.
Turing last year there were over
$4,000 books circulated representing
500 borrowers. The Carnegie Ii
brary at the college is also a free
public library with 10000 volumes
all available for use by Grinnell
people as we'll as by the students.
Grinnell has every reason to be
proud Oh Hert IHTee DdilhS. l. NY 81
not only founded on solid financial
principles but are exceptional in
their spirit Of corteous service. They
hs.ye<a combined capital and nndi-
viied profits of s540,000.0O.
Grinnell is located on the main
lir es Of the Rock Island and NJ. & ST.
L.. railroads with two branch lines.
aftording unsurpassed shipping faci-
litles both east and west and north
As and south.
A number OF thriving factories af-
ford employment for several humid
red people.
,irinnell is particularly well
equipped to care for the sick and
promote health conditions. Two
large fine new hospitals-the st.
Francis in the east and the Com
rn,,nity In the west, have ample fa-
cilities and capacity to care for 12o
patients. These hospitals are sup
piled with the latest and best equip
ment to be had including X-ray and
maternity provisions.
Cirinnell has eight churches All
the leading fraternal orders are re-
presented by prosperous organlza-
tons with spacious club rooms,
The country club with member
shi,, Of about 900 have club house
on an SO acre tract Of ground adjoin-
ing Grinnell on the north. This con-
tairs a nine hole golf course. four
tennis courts and other equipment
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