Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-18
State Urged To Help Western
Maryland College Raise
E.eGel S375,C00.
FRIENDS ARE BUSY
On Success Of Campaign De-
ponds Rockefeller Gift Of
$4,000 And State
Appropriation.

Beginning with The second week in
May, the people of Maryland Will start
the work of raising $685. 900 as add.
tional endowment for Western NJ. ".
may beech, by the offer of tie houn :.
teller Foundation to give SI-j,033 as
all endowment and also OBJ sin q :
appropriation of $125,0OO for a Lew
building provided the colleGe rais
Sz5u,00O for endowment. BY L, ING
$4,000 the college will obtain DO IL
gift and appropriation.
An official announcement by the OF.
ficers OF the college says:
"The Maryland Legislature has
made an app. opriation Of $1Z5,000 for
Building at Western Maryland COL
lege, conditioned OH the college raising
$3.50 900 addit onal endowment. tbs
app. opriation is payable July 1, 1921.
1.-The General Education Board Of
New York City (the Rockefeller
Foundation) announces a conditional
gift Of $125, to Western Maryland
College provided the College raises ad.
dtionaI endowment to the amount of
1000, which with their gift means
total additional endowment of $780,.
COO. This condition, If met, will bring
the total endowment Of the college up
to 100000, and place Western Mary.
land College in the front rank Of
American colleges. In other words
raising 1915, 900 secures the states ap-
preparation Of s125,Ooo and the Rookie.
Teller Git of $4,000, total Of $780,
600.
"The Board of Trustees of the Col
lege at meeting held in Baltimore,
Maryland, December 9, 1924, gave
hearty endorsement to the campaign
to raise S375,C00 for endowment, to
meet the conditions imposed by the
State of Maryland and the General
Education Board.
cit is desirable that this campaign
shall be put On before Commencement
of 1925, probably during the month Of
May.
therein is the promise of a new day
for Western Maryland College. The
hopes and fears of all the years Of
the remarkable history Of this college
are met in this challenge to our loyal
~ and to our faith. An opportunity
is now presented where we must think
and give in larger terms than ever be-
fore. The alumni and friends Of other
colleges have met their responsible
ties in genrous fashion, and it is cor.
fidently believed that our alumni and
friends will do the same.
"But this cannot be put across un-
less everybody does his part. The call
to the coIors will be sounded in the
ears Of every former student of West
ern Maryland College. The response
will measure their love for the old COL
Iege and their belief in the ideals for
which the college has stood since the
day of its founding. And everybody
must have a part in the rejoicing that
will follow the successful ending of
this venture of faith!"
The actual work of raising the fund
desired will be undertaken by stu.
dents. present and former, in this and
every other county of the state. One
hundred former students have been
named as captains of ten." meaning
that each captain will have under him
as a team. nine other students. The
captains may also add to their teams
such other persons as are interested
in the movement to put Western Mary.
land College "in the front rank Of
American colleges"
The campaign manger will be Col
Robert ]. Gill, Of Baltimore. attorney
and noted for his splendid services
during the war. He will direct the
campaign. Meetings of the captains
and teams are scheduled for next
month in various parts of the state