The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-18
Plea For Carleton
Fund By 6. Hunt
Coach At College Spoke Before
Graduates of That
Institution

Alumni and former students and
friends of Carleton college living in
Mankato attended a dinner at the
Congregational church last evening.
This dinner was one of the many
held by Carleton men and women
throughout the country on the same
evening in the opening or cam
paign OF the college for one mil
| lion dollar endowment, larger
scholarship and student loan fund
and a woman's gymnasium.
Professor c. j. Hunt, athletic dir
ector and football coach at Garlic
ton, was the speaker AZ the Man.
of the school, and the objects to be
accomplished by the campaign.
Mr.. Hunt in a Enthusiastically
direct manner expressed his strong
belief in the usefulness of the lib
eral arts Of Cartoons type. The
greatest need of the country today"
said the speaker, lis real honest
thinking. The purpose of such a
college is to train its students to
think properly and honestly in or
der to make them leaders of integ-
rity. This work Carleton is pre-
pared to do, and is doing. 1t is one
1 vi IhC l"o oShoOio
rated as first class colleges. pso-
viding the proper quota Of one in
structor to approximately every
twelve students. and the necessary
| equipment for a first class educa-
| ton. Contrary to an expression,
which has arisen in some places,
Carleton is not school for the
rich. At least twenty per cent Of
the boys are earning all Of their
expenses and a much larger pro-
portion of the whole student body
expenses. We aim to give an edu-
cation there that will satisfy a
wealthy parent and still be within
1.-THE reach of the poor boy. BY our
scholarship and loan funds we aim
to make 1t possible for every stud
ent who comes to us to go on with
his education.
Personally I am most interested
in this campaign because s125.000
of the fund to be raised is to go in
to the scholarship and loan funds
S125,000 is to be used to build a
woman's gymnasium sadly needed
to take the place Of the cramped
quarters now used by the women.
The rest Of the money is to be used
| for endowment to enable the school
to keep its proper quota of instruct
ors.
an order to raise the $4,000
among the alumni it has been f1g-
ured that IL every active graduate
will raise 1885 either by personal
subscription or by securing sub
scriptions aggregating that amount
the campaign will be a success. but
whatever is raised by each indivi
dual will help to swell the total
This money Is necessary to enable
Carleton to keep its present stand
ards and to give the poor student
an opportunity to secure an educa
ton in real college such as l
know Carleton to be-"
During the dinner several tele-
similar gatherings being held at the
Falls, New Haven, Conn; New
York City. Chicago, Owatonna and
Sioux Falls. S. ID.
An excellent dinner was served
by the ladies of the congregational
church. Large bouquets. of apple
blossoms and favors Of bouquets of
lilies Of the valley formed very
attractive table decorations and
Carleton pennants were hung about
the walls of the dining room.
Among those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Hughes. Dr. and
! Mrs. Paul Barney. DR.. and Mrs. r.
M. Dodds, Mr. and Mrs. F. ]. Sper-
Try, Evan Hughes, Mrs. ]. A. Baker,
! Miss Margaret Cooper Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Hughes, Frank Morse,
Miss Lurene, B. Watson. Ralph
Barnum and Miss Margaret Lowe.