Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-07-30
BRoADDUs STARTS CAMPAIGN
To Raise Funds for Endowment OF
Two Baptist institutions At Phil
ippi and Anderson.

raise 100000 for Broaddus College
which was planned by the board Of
trustees some weeks ago, by presi-
dent HUXLEY was announced Monday
morning following meeting of that
body
That funds may be available to
meet the pressing needs of the Col
lege for additional buildings and en-
own&nt, to care for more students,
the dive viii be undertaken and COM
pleted as soor as possible
The campaign is jGint campaign
for Broaddas College and Anderson
Acaemy IN the total amount to be
raised viii be 100000. or this
amount 100000 will go TO Rroaddus
and S2000 600 for Anderson.
The Barbour county campsgn,
which is the first phase Of the drive
will be for $4,000 from Philippi and
Barbour county BY special agree
ment with the trustees of both
schools every dollar raised in Bar
bur county will go to Broaddus.
Immediately following he local
campaign here similar effort will
be made to raise a like sum fol AL
| derson Academy in Greenbrier and
Monroe counties, after which workers
/ will be sent into the field to call on
the Alumni and friends of both in
stitutions in West Virginia to raise
the remainder of the fund.
Preliminary meetings are to be held
within the next few days to consider
plans for the local campaign and to
appoint committees to assist with
the work.
History Of College.
Broaddus College is the result of an
inception formed in the mind and
soul of the Rev. E. j. Willis, an in
spring minister trying to fill place
of usefulness in the Christian world.
Rev Willis founded the institution
in Winchester, w. Va, in 1871 as
school for women, but in 1876 the
school was removed to Clarksburg,
W. Va, and incorporated under the
state laws year later.
Around the lives of very few men
have revolved the movements which
have made Broaddus. The names of
J. G. Payne, George M. Whitescarver,
Lee j. Sandridge, Lawson Wisman,
and several others, will forever hold
an important place in the annals of
the College,. - fi Tx ,aH +
In 1893 Broaddus College became a
co-educational institution and was
known as the Broaddus Scientific and
Classical Institute. The School con-
tinued ON its upward path, and in
1903 reached climax In its history
Broaddds must go forward with
greater, striaes--B roaddus must ex-
tend the scope of usefuinesss A meet
ing of the board of trustees was held,
and after much deiiberation it was
decided to move the College to Phil
|.ippi, w. Va. A location was found,
and the faain; building erected. Tho
site was amid some of the most pic
turesque scenery to be found in the
and the college oyerlooks the town of
Philippi and the Tygart Valley River.
Next, came the Whitescarver Hall, a
dormitory for boys donated by the
ton, w. Va. This building was follow
ed by the Physical Education Build
ing, which now provides for the
physical educational and administer
ton
Simult aneus with the removal of
Broaddus to Philippi, the curriculum
was extended to four years and sew
eral departments were added, and
in the fall of 1918 Broaddus Insti-
ute was made Junior College, and a
new charter granted with the priyi-
lege of full four year standard col
lge course when the time should come
to moge forward again.
AS Junior College Broaddus has
shown gratifying results, and is recog
nized by the State University, the
State Board of Education and others
This is how Broaddus has reached
its present important place in the
educational world.
1t is impossible for any college to
stand still It must either go for
ward or backward, or else suffer the
decay of neglect. Broaddus is truly
carrying out the vision of its found
ers. But it is now at the most cru
cial time in its history. Sufficient
endowment to provide income for its
operation, funds for much needed ex-
pansion, must be provided at once if
the college is to continue to go for
ward and become full grade college.
A preliminary statement regarding
the campaign says in part:
Broaddus' Record
"For over fifty years Broaddus Col
lege has been turning out into the
world Christian young men and wo-
men in all walks of life, ministers,
lawyers and business men have gone
forth from Broaddus and have risen
to exalted position.
"Brpaddus College has stood the
acid test of time over a period of
over half century, and no designing
factions have ever been able to shake
it's rock foundation or cause its high