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Show WESTMINSTER MAKES APPEAL ; MISSION IS NOT COMMERCIAL College Seeks to Perform Service to State, Committee Com-mittee Says. WESTMINSTER college is preparing pre-paring to present ita noeds to ovcry friend in Salt Lake City, tho state of Utah and t.hn near-hy uitftrmountain Htatea. Its ' appeal will ho one of interest to evory ' frson who buliovcfl in Christian eJuca tion, accordlpg to members of tho col-o.q col-o.q rampain executive committee. The committee personnel is aa follows: Jutla (iunrpo ii. Armstrong, chairman chair-man ; K. H. Critehlow, vice chairman; Lfdyurd ISailt'y, sccrotary; if. M. Chain-berhtiu, Chain-berhtiu, trejusuror; LOdward Merrill, Dr. H. W. Rherrt, Judge- H. V. Van Pelt, H. O. McMillan, -;. O. Howard, Judge Heorgo Goodwin, W. C. Oram, F. A. DruoTil, Wanier A. Wight. Dr. Petr A. Himnkiu, Dr. Guorgo h. Pavies, George Rolf. K. G. Canter, A. E. Eberhardt, E. J. Shiplds. Tho following statement is issued: The mission of such a- college is not to raako money, but to equip young moji and young women for the greatest achievements possible 4 to thorn; to develop thorn mentally, morally and spiritually into the highest type of manhood and womanhooru It seeks7 perform a definite service to tho state. The wealth of the state is not so much in its material ma-terial resources as in its citizenship. citizen-ship. Without the latter, tho former for-mer would remain undeveloped. That Christian education is considered consid-ered one of the best means to develop de-velop a high grade of citizenship is evidenced by hundreds of Christian Chris-tian colleges all over the country. Without educational draining a man may make an investment in material things and trust to his native shrewdness for success, but the state, to succeed in becoming a groat state,' must invest In heart and brain and character, thus adding to her real wealth by ac- quiring a high-grade of citizenship. J As a state, we not only want the best, but feel that we are entitled J to it The east may be older and have greater wealth, but we may have just as sterling manhood, queenly womanjiood ana worthy citizenship as any state in the union. In fact, it may be ourg to surpass the older states in all that goes to make an ideal commonwealth. To do this, we need only to remember that we have interests in common and all unite in fostering and developing every worthy institution that is seeking to build up the wealth of the state through its citizenship, j Westminster college is committed to those educational ideals which enrich the citizenship of an' state. "With but ene college of this type in the state, and with a large number num-ber of people wanting such a college, col-lege, the public-spirited citizens will undoubtomy support this grow- i hi and worthy institution. Westminster college aims to fill as large a place in the future of Vtfih aj3 its friends will make possible. pos-sible. Ono important reason why its friends should support it is found in the fact that four leading Christian denominations have united unit-ed on "Westminster as the proper school to complete the system of Christian education already represented repre-sented by their academies. Thus those schools become the natural tributaries of the college and with- JUDGE GEORGE G. ARM- ; STRONG, chairman of Westminster college executive committee. if. - ..-nii f V V VJ j ' -i -2 I " ' ' 1 "' " ' i f ' 4 A h " ' ' V ; - I out the latter the educational system sys-tem of the former is incomplete. Again, it has always been the case that parents wish to send their children to higher institutions of learning which the more nearly harmonize with their particular form of religious belief. This is evidenced not only by the fact that Utab already has such schools, but other statea owe much of their development de-velopment and increase in population popula-tion to their liberal policy ot establishing es-tablishing various educational institutions, in-stitutions, making it possible for parents of varied religious tendencies tenden-cies to send their children to schools most in harmony with their Christian ideas. It is this policy that has made so many of the older states such a power for good in our national history. In this intermountain region are a large number of young men and women to whom Westminster college col-lege offers the educational facilities facili-ties they wajit. Many of these young people cannot afford the expense ex-pense of going a long distance to a similar school in the east, or on the Pacific coast; they could, and. would, attend such an institution in Salt Lake City. Moreover, history repeats itself with respect to Utah as well as other states. Annually a lare number of people change their place of residence. Many move from one state to another, going where they find conditions most in harmony with their purposes. Many are looking to Utah. In addition to the many other inducements offered, a strong school the type of Westminster, will attract many. All who are working for a greater Salt Lake City and a greater Utah might dov weU to include Westminster when setting forth the many and splendid advauragos of the city and state. At the present time the preliminary prelimi-nary work is being done relative to a statewide fund-raising campaign cam-paign which will be inaugurated in the near future. A large number of loading citizens of the city and state have already manifested their willingness to co-operate in the movement. The response has been gratifying and there should be no doubt about the success of such a j laudable undertaking. A long pull, ! a strong pull and all together will give us another educational institution insti-tution equal to any in the land. |