The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-03
START HEDDINC
RELOCATIONA AT
MOLINE MEET
Intensive Campaign TO Raise Near.
" $4,000. 900 for Endowment
and Buildings Planned.

Organization of the Hedding col :
Iege relocation development was
effected in the Moline Chamber of
Commerce rooms last night at
gathering of business and profess
sionai men OF Rock Island and Mo-
line
Representatives of the depart
ment of finance OF the board OF ed
ucation of the Methodist Episcopal
church, under the direction OF DIR.
John W. Hancher, are cooperating
with the Moline Chamber OF Com
MERGE and representatives or the
college in program for the IN
crease of the endowment fund OF
the institution in the immediate fu-
ture to 81 ,000, 900, and for the con-
struction of modern college build
ings in Moline involving an outlay
of between $500 900 and $750,000.
Adopting the "Hedding Re-loca-
ton Development" as a name for
the movement. a temporary organ
ization was effected by the election
of Stephen Albrecht, general chair
man: Robert c. Shallberg, treas
urer: and Professor l.. G. Morrell,
Hedding college faculty, secretary.
Robert Rank. Bedar Wood AMI
Hammond W. Whitsitt were ap-
pointed TO serve in conjunction
with a similar group of Hedding
college trustees as committee on
site, and Edward Wilson. r. C..
Shallberg and o. E. Child were
named as a committee on form of
subscription.
Call for Committee.
The intensive period of the cam
paign will be from July to II, in
elusive. and a call was issued for
a meeting in the Moline Chamber
of Commerce next Friday night by
committee OF 50, representing
Rock Island, Moline, East Moline
and other communities of Rock IS7
land county which will be address,
ed at the conclusion of a dinner by
DIR. John w Hancher and DR.. John
W. McDougall.
A permanent organization will be
effected at the dinner gathering
and plans for the development pro-
ject will be further formulated.
DR.. Clarence W. Greene, presi-
dent of the college. last night point
ed out that while the college is "un-
der the auspices of and receives
support from the Central Illinois
conference of the Methodist EpiS-
copal church. 1t is not a theologi-
cal or sectarian school, but a full
fledged college of liberal arts and
is organized on the same basis as
the liberal arts department of 4
state university"
He stressed the point that no
special UNCONVENTIONAL require
ments are imposed. but that pupils
OF all religious faiths are welcomed
as members of the student body.
He explained how Hedding col
1ege. in his opinion, would within a
brief period bring 100000 annu-
ally to the community.
Discussing the reasons for re-
location, DR.. Greene pointed out
that a modern college in order %
maintain an efficient educational
program must have a good field
from which to draw students and
efficient means of transportation.
and that Moline offered such ad-
vantages. Surveys, he maintained
prove that approximately half the
student body come from within q
radius Of so miles of the college.
Needs Better Field.
Holdings present location at Alb
ingdon is to close to similar insti.
tutions. while in Moline, Hedding
and Augustana colleges would be
the only colleges within a 50-mily
radius in which approximately
10000 people have access to the
Tri-City railway. and railroads
which provide media OF transpor.
tation of exceptional value to az
educational center
DIR. Green emphasized the fac
that Hedding college would mo-
only be a commercial, but an intel
leciual and moral asset, that tht
cost of college education is great
ly reduced by having a college
within easy reach. and that the ex
istence of such an institution in ,
community increases educationa
opportunities"