Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-11-04
We Must Have $5O,O0O From
Jamestown or Fail

jamestown College has todav by
far the greatest opportunity iE all
it's history. The Rockefeller Edu-
cational Board of New York City
has offered it $4,000 on n 100000
objective. The Presbyterian Educa-
tional Board of the same City has
matched this offer with one of S4O.-
600 on the same objective. Three
friends in the East have given S20,-
600 toward the capturing Of this
splendid gift. President Kroeze has
during all recent years studiously
refrained from asking our people
for subscriptions. The eight build
ings on the campus; the $37S,OOO
Endowment Fund; and the large de-
ficit from S1v,000 to 100000 each
year he has secured almost entirely
outside of jamestown.
For ten years, DR.. Kroeze has
been seeking the cooperation Of the
Rockefeller Educational Fund, but
has never been able to do 80. Last
summer, Secretary Sage of that
Board came to the City and looked
over the plant of jamestown Col
lege and was so delighted with what
he saw that he said that half had
never been told. Immediately upon
his return, gift of $4,000 was
made to the College on the condi-
tions named above. We are conf
dent that the people of jamestown
at this supreme moment of oppor-
tunity. will rise to the great occasion
and pledge $4,000 to be made In
five annual installments; and thus
make jamestown College the dis
tinctive school not only of our State.
but of the whole Northwest. This
amount must be secured i'm pledges
by December 31st, or none of the
gifts will be available.
DR.. Kroeze feels there are FIVE
men in Jamestown who will be will
ing to give $4,000 each toward the
$4,000 objective, the same payable
in installments of $1,000 q year for
five years. Already several such
subscriptions have been secured. We
believe there will be FIVE people who
will gladly give $4,000 each, payable
In installments of $4OO year for
five years: Some have already thua
made their pledges. We are conf
dent there will be ten persons who
viii make $1,000 gifts payable I'm In
stallments Of. 5000 g.. year for the,
five years. A number of such sub
scriptions have already been made.
With twenty $4,000 gifts, some. Of
which have already been volunteer
ed payable in installments of 800.
a year for five years. together with
smaller gifts, we will reach our
goal.
This is the supreme hour of op-
portunity for Jamestown. II every
one will do his bit and his best, we
cannot fail in this great endeavor.
Rev. DR.. Frank N. Riale, Associate
Secretary of the Presbyterian Gener-
al Board Of Education, is in our City
this week to assist President Kroeze
IN putting before the people of
jamestown, the unparalleled oppor-
tun1ty which the College Of James
town Is facing. Those who heard
Dr. Riale Sunday morning at the
Presbyterian church cannot helo
but see the mighty vision OF what
schools like jamestown College
means, that is gripping nightly the
minds and the money of the best
men and women of the world TODAY.
The great Educational Boards and
generous givers of the East are try
ing US out in this hour. Though
this section of the State fs passing
through the most trying financial
situation in years, we surely WIFI
not be found wanting in this great
test hour of Jamestown Collere-
the school of which our City ia so
Justly proud.
$4,000 for Jamestowne COLLAGE
rom Jamestown! We can do it, IL
we Will. We can do 1t, and we win.