Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-09
ARE APPEALING
TO CIVIC PRIDE
Alma Has Never Failed TO
Achieve IA Goal That Has
Been Set.
IT IS A MOST WORTHY CAUSE
The Need of College and Civic Pride
Is Demanding Sue
cess.

tai subscription in the Alma en-
dOwment drive at noon today
was Sl8,270, leaving a balance
between now and Monday night.
ID. W. RObinsons pledge of
$1,000 to the fund today brought
forth plenty of applause. and a
renewed determination 90 climb
over the top before Monday
night. 4 number are expected
to volunteer to double their
pledges in putting the drive over,
and others will undoubtedly be
asked to double their subscrip-
tiOns.
The total amount Of the sub
scriptiOns reported at the noon
day luncheon today was S4.632,
one OF the best days that the
workers have had since the open
ing of the Alma College Appeal
in Alma.
The present organization will
continue its drive, and Monday
will be aided by the college stu
dents.
Workers in the Alma College Ap-
peal for the endowment fund in AL
ma are now appealing to Civic Pride
to put over the endowment campaign
in this city.
The workers have been giving
their best time for week in a great
effort to make the Alma College
endowment campaign in this city a
success, and they are still thoroughly
determined that it must go over
that Alma must raise the fund for
which she has been asked-in order
to give good reflection for the state
wide campaign that is to follow.
Alma must show the state that she
appreciates Alma College in the view
Of the workers if the state forces in
the campaign are TO achieve the sue
cess that is expected when the cam
paign comes to a close on June 10.
At noon yesterday a total of $43,-
}4l had been subscribed in the Alma
College campaign in this city by
slightly in excess of $40 subscribers,
a splendid showing it must be admit
ted.
Some few Of these subscriptions,
It is believed should be for greater
than have been pledged.
Most of the subscribers have been
extremely liberal in the support.
There are hundreds of people in
Alma yet, who have so far failed to
subscribe in the Alma College APP
peal, who are able and should sup
port the college which is doing a
educational work, and is
simply seeking to enlarge its field of
sndeavor, and prove the more useful
o humanity, in turning out we'll ed
lcated Christian men and women, for
yhom the country has crying need
Without doubt large majority
If these have not been seen, and they
will promptly subscribe when they
are presented with pledge cards.
Some of those who have not yet sub
'cribed have been seen, and declined.
some have excellent grounds for de-
,lining, while some few who have
leclined probably should have af-
liked their names to the pledge cards
or varying sums.
Alma has never yet failed to put
,ver a drive of any kind on which it
las started and there is a rapidly
growing feeling in Alma that Alma
must not and shall not fail. The
lrive must go on to success, claim
he workers, and they add, it will 90
through to a success.
Civic pride in Alma they point out
S far too great to allow such a won
lerful project as the Alma College
Appeal to fall down.
Even were the cause not as worthy
Is the great cause that Alma Col
ege represents, Civic Pride is
leemed by the workers as enough of
IN incentive to cause a great wave Of
olicitors to sweep over Alma during
he last two days, with fine-tooth
omb, to pick out every possible
and put the thing over
With a bang.
Coupling Civic Pride with such a
worthy cause as the enlargement of
Christian educational institution to
he extent Of enlarging and being
Ible to take care of the welfare of
vice the number of young men and
'oung women, makes it a cause that