Salt Lake Telegram | 1905-09-29 | Page 1 | Smith College May Soon Have New Home

SMITH COLLEGE MAY SOON HAVE HEW HOME NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Sept 29. The action of the trustees of the Forbes library li-brary In imposing on Smith college girls a charge'of $5 per year for literary privileges priv-ileges has been followed by Intlmatlona that the educational institution may seek a new home. President L. Clarke Seelye of the' college col-lege said yesterday that the offer of $1,000,000 from a Jollet 111., capitalist to move the college to Illinois waa bona fide. The Jollet bidder gave 'aa his motive the desire to have hla daughters receive higher high-er education without the necessity of leaving home. The Forbes library trustees say" they did not decide upon a $6 fee for Smith young Women until the trustees of the college refused to- assist In the maintenance mainte-nance of the library. The college authorities aver that the college cannot afford to contribute to the library.