Evening star., 1924-02-11
VOTE TO EXTEND
G. ". U. FUND DRIVE
Workers to Continue Efforts
for Endowment Until
February 20.
s388,72O SUBSCRIBED
SEQ Seeking $l,0Oo,0C0 Total En-
Unused at Prospect of Raising
Money Here.
s388,720 SUBsCRIB Ed

Amid scenes of enll usiasm CAM
paign workers this afternoon voted
TO continue the campaign for the
million dollar endowment fund for
George Washington University until
February %.
I'VE are just beginning the cam
oaign today said President William
Mather Lewis at the luncheon at the
New Ebbitt Hotel. which had been
planned to close thc local effort.
A grand total s3SS.12o wes reported
for the campaign. with S9S.1i6 re-
ported by teams for today. The
unanimous feeling of the 800 workers
seemed to be that tn" entire million
dollars will be raised in this city
with the extended time which will
he given them to approach the resi-
dents of the District in behalf of the
university.
The teams captained by Soterios
Nicholson, today retained the Amer
fcan flag by reporting the largest
sum. s11,165. of any one of the cam
paign teams.
Decision was reached at the CAM
paign luncheon today to hold two
more luncheon meetings in connec-
tion with the campaign for million
dollar endowment for the George
Washington University Today's
luncheon was to have been the con-
Guiding meeting.
1t is felt by those in charge that
two more meetings will allow cam
paign workers to see hundreds of
persons who might like to subscribe
who otherwise might be missed in
such large undertaking.
Divisions !, =. ) and . will report
at d luncheon at noon Wednesday at
the New Willard Hotel. and the re-
naming divisions Friday noon at the
Willard.
Believes Success In Sight.
We are encouraged by the returns
for the city Of Washington, said this
afternoon. I'VE believe that success
- merely matter OF hard work. If
we keep going, we will easily go over
the top"
s Mr.. owen pointed out that pledges
have been made so far by over 1.500
residents of the city outside of Wash
ington, but that there are without
question 10000 who are ready to help
in the establishment of the greater
George Washington University in
their community.
II all of these are reached. Mr.. Owen
said. the result will be more than
satisfactory. In Buffalo recently
$4,000 citizens subscribed toward the
University of Buffalo.
Outside Alumni Help.
Two or three thousand alumni out
side the city of Washington are wait
ing to see what the Capital City will
do toward the establishment of an
adequate university plant, f. J. Hen
ming. national chairman. said today.
Many of these alumni have already
sent in subscriptions, varying in
amounts from 5000 to $1,000. Organi-
zation work is under way in New
York, New Jersey, eastern PennSyl-
vania, New England. Cleveland, De-
troit. Chicago, Cincinnati, st. Louis
and San Francisco.
Among the letters received by Mr..
Owen from other cities telling of the
value of the Urban University, is the
following from Albert III. link OF the
kiwanis Club Of Buffalo.
An Urban University unqueStlon-
ably affects the social, spiritual and
business life of any city. and know
that this opinion is shared by all
Buffaloans, because of our own Uni
yerSity of Buffalo.
I'm every city there are great num-
Der of young people desirous OF a cob
lege education, but are unable to secure
one because it means leaving nome,
do this. With university in ones
own city a college education is made
possible.
Evening Glasses Pralsed.
MANY urban universities also pro-
vide educational facilities for stu
dents by establishing evening GLASSES
and some of them late afternoon
classes. This reaches another group
who. without this. would be denied
an education which they SO much
desire.
Prom a mercenary standpoint. I
do think that there is no better ad-
vertisement for city than spreading
the knowledge that university is
located in that city. 1t means that the
citizens of that city are wide-awake
to the spirit of the times, and financ-
ing a. university brings all the
citizens of the community into a
common and more worthy undertak-
ing. This inevitably establishes a
unity of the people which means
much to the welfare of a community.
There are many intangible bene-
fits, and I am at a loss to know how
TO express my thoughts as to these.
These in time will influence the stand
ards of taste in all intellectual inter-
csts, and unquestionably develop our
love for the arts, literature and mu-
sic
II can assure you that the people of
Buffalo are very proud of the univer-
sity located here, and can also assure
yod that were it removed tomorrow
the loss would be keenly felt by every
one"