THE OREGON ; DAILY JOURNAL', PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4 1910.
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VlWWI lllkalt Wllhl -
Fl FACULTY OF
i REED IHSIUIE
President Foster Will Have No
Raw Material on His Staff-
Pjcnty ; of Endowment With
Which to Get Best Talent.
Given:
An endowment fund of J3.000.000: a
campus,of .forty scree sloping down to
the Columbia rver. Just outside of Fort
land. Or.; a board, of four trustees and
a territory in which th ait of higher
duration has yet to be perfected.
Required: - ' ,
To build up a college for men and
vomen that. shall embody all tha boat
principles of American academic life.
This ) one way of stating the prob
lem which confront Professor William
Truf ant Foster of Bowdoin, Who has
been chosen president of Reed Co J lege
that, is to be. and who dines those even
ings In tha Faculty club up at Columbia
university, says a writer In the New
1'ork Evening Post . . , ,tu . :
Reed college has no faculty, no stu
dents, no alumni, no dormitories, no lec
ture halls, no library, no gymnasium, no
fraternities, no athletic teams not even
a college yell. It consists, as has been
said, of an endowment, a campus,, a
president and four trustees. President
Foster, who is only 31 years eld; faces
the task of making the Institution an
"ideal college.". And there are practl
ly no restrictions as to how-he la . to
do it - i - -f " .
Everything Left to Him. I. -
He will have the choosing of his own
professors, the mapping out of courses
of Instruction, the planning of the sev
eral building, and the dictating of the
college's policy In regard to scholarship,
athletics, fraternities, and all other
forms of : undergraduate ' activity.
Roughly speaking, the only instructions
to be followed are that the college must
be non-sectarian, and that the principal
of the endowment fund must never be
used for buildings.
These limitations wera laid down by
Mrs, Amanda Rood, who died four years
ago, leaving a fund la the hands
of trustees with ' full power to use
it as "a means of general enlighten'
ment" for tha encouragement of "Intel
lectual and moral culture," and "tha out
tivation and development of fine arts.'
It would have been 0.ulte possible, un
der the terms of the will, to have estab
lished a trade school, or any-other kind
of Instruction devoted to technical or
professional Instruction. ," . ; . '
In fact the trustees found themselves
In possession of $3,000,000 with almost
unlimited possibilities for its aisposi
tion. . They promptly called upon ihe
general education board for advice, and
together carried on an Investigation, of
conditions relating to education in the
far west In order to determine what
would be the best kind of an Institution
to establish. '
College of Liberal Arts.
It Was only recently that they fin
lshed their work, the results of which
proved to them that what the west most
needed was a college of liberal arta and
sciences. There were many universl-
ties, and professional and trade schools,
come of them struggling Along .with
iht -or ten departments and endow
ments of not mors than $13,000 a year.
But a really good college, such as
Amherst. . Williams, Bowdoin, or Dart
mouth In tha east was hard to find.
: The Reed bequest they decided,
should be used to establish .in Oregon
an institution that should rank with the
best of New England. And yet. It Will
not seek to imitate any of tha now
existing colleges. It will follow an en
tirely new pattern. ; President Foster
plans to make Reed really unique among
the educational institutions of the coun
try. "He will be able, ha believes," to
profit by soma mistakes of older col
leges, and to adopt their good features,
without being hampered by traditions
which. In his opinion, have retarded the
progress of education in many leading
astern schools. ,, .. . .
Reed is already one of the most
rlvhly endowed colleges In the United
Rates: j Its annual income will exceed
that ol many eastern colleges of long
(standing, to say nothing of the so called
universities of the west this at the
very beginning of Its existence. Other
benefactors no doubt will'add to the
sum .which its founder baa already set
aside-,.. . 1
. Laid Oars tha Campus.'
Although Mrs. Beed was tha first to
provide funds for the carrying out of
this unique educational venture, there
Is already another benefactor. in evi
dence; William Ladd, a P'ell to do res!
dent tit Portland, has riven the iO acres
of land whereon the college buildings
will be erected. It is, in President Fos
ter's onlnlon.. a beautiful natural atte
for a campus. v . .. , :-::(
Mr. Ladd is a graduate of Amherst,
and hopes to see a western reproduction
of his alma mater planted on' those 40
acres bordering on the Columbia '.river.
At present the site Is well outside the
city of Portland. But it Will not be
many years before the college is located
in the heart of Jhe city. For, Portland
is growing growing rapidly.-It had a
population of 90,000 10 years ago. To
day it has a population of 310,000. Reed
college will probably not be mora than
a fecore of years old before tha city
Will VU1 EUiU CUVOIUL'CU l.
. It will be at least a year before the
first building Is ready, and the doors of
Reed are thrown open to tha first enter'
ing. class. President Foster hopes to
ivgin academic work in the fall of 1911,
For the first year, the student body
will be made up entirely of freshmen,
for he does not intend to admit stu
dents to "advanced standing" that Is,
those who have completed part of their
college work elsewhere. Thus, there Xli!1. where fraternities flourish, facul
be no commencement at Reed until th
entering class of 1911 has completed
four years of work, -
: ' Many Problems to Bcivel ' "
; Meanwhile, tha newly chosen presi
dent will, have his hands full planning
for the future. He intends to spend
the' better part of the winter traveling
through the country looking for avail
able professors. . and Incidentally mak-
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Ing note of what he sees. He has Ideas
of his own, of course. Thatls one of
tha reasons why he was chosen to head
the college that Is now in the making.
But he also believes that a study, of
condltlona in, the colleges and unJ
versitiea of the country will aid him in
solving problems. ,
President . Foster admits that some
day Reed college may become a uni
versity. But it has been definitely set
tled that not a penny of Mrs. Reed's
bequest is to be used for university
purposes. The 13,000,000 is a college
endowment fund, and there will be no
expansion from college to university
until additional gifts are made. . ,
: In selecting a head for Reed, ' the
trustees chose a New Knglandor, Wil
liam Truant Foster waa born in Bos
ton In 1879. His father died when he
was a child, and the family was left in
somewhat : straitened circumstances.
Foster, ., however, worked ,-. his-, way
through the Boston public school, and
was graduated ; from Roxbury high
school when he was IS. He wished to
go through college, but as he had no
relatives to help1 support him, the pros
pect seemed rather gloomy,. Neverthe
less, he entered Harvard in. the fall of
1897 with barely enough money to carry
him through tha first half of his, fresh
man year, That much,, he thought
would be better than no college training
at all. . .' J-un. -f
roster's , College Ufa.
But he made such good showing
that the faculty awarded him a scholar
ship, which enabled him to continue in
oollega for tha remaining three and one
half years. He was president of the
Sophomore Debating club, and later be
came , "camp captain" or tna junior
Wranglers, and president of-the Senior
Senate. lie was also president of the
Harvaf d' TJnlveralty Debating dub," rice
president of ; tha Harvard Religious
Union, and a member of tha debating
team that defeated Boston university
in 1900. - " ' 'v-
President Foster is a member of
Kappa Gamma Chi and Phi Delta Kappa.
After getting his A. B.. he Uught
French at Prospect Union, Cambridge,
and later became an instructor of Eng
lish at Bates -college,? In. 1904 he. re
turned to Harvard fo his master's de-
area' in English, and that same year
went to Bowdoin as an English instruc
tor, after a 19 months teaching becom
ing a professor of English and argu
mentation. , He was men Jf years oia,
the youngest full professor In any col
lege in the United States, This year
Bowdoin made him professor of educa
tion, a subject In which ha had already
given lectures at ieacner conego, uio
Harvard summer session, " and the
Massachusetts 6 tat e Normal school. He
Is the author of several . books and
papers dealing with educational sub
jects. '
. .; Sight Ken. for xaetuty. , ...
Perhaps, if President Foster ' were
asked what, ho thought . was tha chiet
aim to consider In building up his "ideal
college," ha would reply: "Personnel of
the1 faculty." To get tha right sort of
men on his teaching staff that la the
most important task before him. He
has more than 200 applications in his
desk already from professors and in
structors. Appointments, however, will
ba made slowly. ,.; " .V
"The sort of men I am looking for,"
Bald he today, "must be men, first of
all. Second, they must be teachers.
Their proficiency as research scholars
will rank third in importance wun me.
In soma of our universities, tha order of
these Qualifications appears to have
been reversed to tha detriment of the
students, I believe, .UA : '."
"Now, in tha second place, Reed col
lege will assign Us best men - to the
freshman class. .. We shall have no
underpaid instructors on j probation
teaching the first year men. That too,
will be a departure. It la bad educa
tional policy to assign any but the very
strongest in their respective depart
ments to take charge of tha freshmen.
"That we shall be able to get the
best men is natural to suppose, for we
shall be m a position to pay as high
salaries as any eastern college. More
than $400,000 has already accumulated
in interest upon our original endow
ment, so that we have enough to" start
work on buildings at once. , I intend to
select an archlteot on the basts of work
already done la designing educational
buildings. 1 - ' 1 '
. JCo Trills oa College Courses.
"It is a fortunate opportunity that has
made this experiment possible at this
particular time when the spirit of un
rest is everywhere noticeable in the
educational world. Wa are going to
make Reed college absolutely a college
of liberal aits and sciences no frills,
no music courses. : The degrees will be
A. B. and B. 8., and the first graduat
ing class will .have had four years of
work under our system. In a sense, it
will be an Ideal college, although there
is no Ideal college and probably never
will be. Butve shall be able to start
from the ground up, unhampered by a
body of alumni who do not take kindly
to changes that are usually for the
best nd there will be no tradltiohs to
be overcome. Alumni and traditions
are good things, but they have combined
to act as a check on the progress of
many or our eastern colleges.
"Reed will be open to both men and
women. It may ba co-educatlonaL That
has not been-decided yet Out west
you know, they take co-education as a
matter of course. There is not that
feeling against it that, we' have In the
east f It is as natural as It Is for men
and women to travel In tha same street
car or sit in the same theatre, according
to the western view. In any case, there
will be instruction fof men and women;
if not, co-educational, tnen in separate
Classes. V j.-.-.. --v. v- -
Absolutely Konaaotarian,
"Ona point that has been definitely se'
tied for us Is that the college shall be
absolutely noneecUHan. That is stated
in the terms of : the bequest Our re
ligious Instruction, whatever it Is, will
not . ds denominational.
; "As to undergraduate discipline5 and
government roost of tha problems in
this ; connection remain to be ..settled.
The fraternity question, of course, "Is
important I - don't know Just what
system will ba adopted. . I will say.
though, that I believe fraternities ought
io os unper, mucn mora rigid control
by the faculty and eoilega authorities
than they now are. In our eastern Col-
tles hava ahlrked their duty, I think, in
not assuming some control over them.
What will be done at Reed college, I
haven't decided.
"Athletics, of course,' will have their
place in tha undergraduate life- That
is a feature of eastern college life that
we snaii preserve with modifications.
Reed college will go in for inierei..
and lntergroup sports rather than inter-
J
111 INQUIRY
AT MUSKOGEE, OK.
Senator Gore's Charges Relat
f ing to McMurray Contracts
Investigated. '
Muskogee, Okla., Aug. 4. The house
committee to investigate Sonator Gore's
charges relating to tha McMurray In
dian contracts met in the United States
court house here 'today to begin the
taking of testimony.; The committee
consists of Representatives Charles H.
Burke of South Dakota, chairman; John
H. Stephens of Texas; Philip P. Camp
bell of Kansas; Clarence B. Miller of
Minnesota, and Edward W. Saunders of
Virginia. .:';;'; A ' '-
Senator Gore will probably, be the
first witness called to the stand. Upon
the nature of his testimony will depend
tha list ; of witnesses to be ' summoned
by the committee, Among these wit
nesses will probably ba J. F. McMurray,
Roy Hirhmond of Lawton, Seiator Cur
tis of Kansas, former Senators Thurs
ton of Nebraska and Long of Kansas,
Representatlvea, Creager and McQulre of
Oklahoma, Colonel Cecil A. Lyon of
Texas and various officials of the In
dian office and of tha tribes affected by
the Investigation. '
The charges of Senator Gora alleg
ing fraud and attempted bribery In the !
Oklahoma Indian land deals wera made
on the floor of tha senate In tha closing
days of tha last session and -created a
widespread sensation. Tha Oklahoma!
senator declared that an attempt at
bribery had been made by J. F, Mo-
Murray, an attorney at McAlester, and
well known In Washington. For many ;
years McMurray has been conected with
the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian liti
gation and legislation. Five yeasaago
hi law firm came into prominence
when their fee of $760,000 for services
rendered tha Indian tribes was allowed
and paid. , : . . .
The? original contract between Mo
Murray and the Indians was made in
1905 and-Colonel Cecil Lyon, tha Re
publican leader in Texas, was said to
hava been associated with ; McMurray
and others in tha deal. Only recently it
developed. It la said, through document
issued from the Interior department
.that former Senator Long of Kansas
waa also assooiated with McMurray as
attorney.- As a consequence of these
revelations it is expected that - both
Colonel Lyon and former Senator Long
will ba summoned to testify before the
investigating committee as to their
knowledge of the Indian land deals.
In some quarters tha charge is made
that politics is 'behind Senator Gore's
expose. It is hinted that the action of
Senator Gore in bringing the charges at
this time is, really a part of the Okla
homa Democrats' rogram to defeat tha
sale of the surface of the segregated
coal and asphalt lands. ;
The friends of Senator Gore, on the
other hand,' assert that he is perfectly
sincere In his action and that he will
ba able to make good on his charges
relative to tha McMurray contracts.
They cite the facts that the Indian
Rights asociatlon and the Catholic In
dians' Mission organization hava . both
openly fought the contracts, and they
cite further tha fact that Senator Gore
last April secured passage ,of his reso
lution calling upon President Taft and
Secretary BalllngerTor all correspond
ence between them and 3. P. McMurray;
also the correspondence following the
president's disapproval of tha contracts
two years ago.. ,, The actJon. of Chief
McCurtaln of the Choctaws last July in
opposing the McMurray contracts be
cause they ' would not net the lawyer
several million dollars,. Is also given as
proof in Senator Gore's favor, and the
statement or unitea Btates senator
Owen of Oklahoma that "if the coal
lands brought only $5,000,0001 McMur
ray could sit at homo and draw his
commission. It is shown also tfcat
the entire Oklahoma delegation In con
gress has been consistent in Its fight
against the-McMurray contracts.
collegiate contests.. Intramural athlet
ics will be encouraged as much as possi
ble, both for tha men and women' stu
dents. I am one of those who believe in
outdoor exercise, and I think such
games as can be played in the open do
more good physically than the aimless
tugging at cheat weights and pulleys in
a gymnasium. v
Athletics for Ilea and Women.
We are going to have an outdoor
playground or athletic field for the wo
men, shielded so that the public will not
be In the way, and tha men students will
have their own athletic field.
"I hope the students will be able to
take their exercise In the open all the
year round. You know the climate of
Portland is mild, even in midwinter.
Roses bloom there as late as Decem
ber. - There are seldom more than three
or four really bad days from one end
of the winter season to the other. We
shall have a gymnasium, of course.
"Although I do not believe it is
necessary that college men and women
should study all tha year round, I am
a great believer in the summer session
ides. The students who work in sum
mer are usually more conscientious and
better worker than the average under
graduate. Forthermore, It is not right
that a college or university should close
it laboratories, libraries and lecture
halls for four months In the fear. The
buildings and facilities of Reed will be
used all the year round. If possible. We
shall probably have a summer session.
As to Examinations.
"Examl nations t I hardly think we
shall dispense with $hem entirely, but
I do not approve of the Idea of estimat
ing a student' knowledge entirely on
the basis of .a final examination. At
Bowdoin, I used to do without exam
lnations In my English courses, but
English is a subject In which that can
be done. .1 think the question of exam
lnations; at "Reed will be left to each
professor, to settle asNbe thinks best"
Despite his record for scholarship.
ipero , is - noming to suggest tne one
time grind about William Trufant Fos
ter. He is almost husky in build, and
wears bis clothes a la Nicholas Murray
Butler that is, as if they really be-
tungeu iv mm. -
WENAHA FOREST FIRE '
THREATENS SETTLERS
(Special Plapatcb to Tha JnttrntM
Dayton, Wash., Aug. 4 Fire In tha
Wenaha forest reserve in the Blue
mountains east of Dayton Is destroying
millions of feet of valuable Oregon tim
ber, according to a report reaching here
today through Ranger William Kendall,
who said that the fire is gaining ground
dally despite efforts of the rangers and
settlers to check it. Scores of homes
to the north and east-are in Jeopardy
nwV-A?cordlnBj toKendalL.UiaIir.a
has been raging for several days. To
day the atmosphere- towards the moun
tains is murky with smoke, and It may
be found necessary to dispatch fire
fighters from here before tomorrow in
order to save the homes of settlers. .
GUGGEHHEIMS GET
lull
Nugget Gold Property to Be De
r veloped at Expense of
v. $500,000.
(BpeeiM DliDiteh to Ti Journal)
Seattle, Wash.. Aug. 4. That the visit
If M.' Robert Guggenheim to Vancouver,
B. C, last week ostensibly to meet Jacob
It Schiff, the big New York banker, was
only a blind to cover up the acquisition
of the Nugget gold mine of Nelson, B. C
byVthe Guggenhelmsbeeamo known In
local , financial circles late yesterday
when" the first . payment on -885,000
share of stock, which is mora than , a
majority, wa made by young Guggen
heim. The payment was for $25,000, and
waa rhada to A. H. Gracey, president of
the company, Mr. Gracey came down
from Nelson and completed tha deal with
Guggenheim while the latter was osten
sibly waiting 'for Schiff Jo arriva at
Vancouver.
Tha Nugget It one of the most valua
ble mines In the Sheep Creek district In
British Columbia, and It la reputed tha
Guggenheim's are to float a $10,000,000
company and buy up all tha claims In
that district It Is understood that tha
option price on tha 285,000 shares, on
which the first payment of $25,000 was
made, was on tha basis of $3.50 per
share. - Considerable stock. .. has been
snatched up by Guggenheim agents on
the Vancouver exchange during the past
When interviewed Guggenheim admit
ted that when all negotiations for other
properties on Sheep creek were closed up
they were prepared to spend from $300,-
000 to $500,000 for a mill in that district
and to increase the output of the Nugget
mine to 100 tons dally. This la tha firat
big property acquired by the Gursen-
helms In British Columbia,
WELCH CHARGED WITH
' FIRST DEGREE MURDER
- ("pedal Dlnitttcb to The Journal.)
Klamath Falln Dr.. inr A . (1t
Welch, the man who shot and killed
Tn J . m . ... .
fieu AjBAunucr, nas oeen innictea oy
the grand jury on a-charge of murder
in the first dea-ma. , At th tima isf tv,.
" iBaw V a,v
shooting it was reported that ha had
nut in Bcn-utuenoo. ij. is now Ciaimea
that Alexander had threatened to kill
Welch if he returned to tha
ducted by him. Welch armed himself
with a revolver and went back to tha
stable. There wera na witnesses to the
shooting. Hi trial will beheld at once,
as circuit court is now in session.- ;
Weds West Point Instructor.
Minneapolis. Minn. An iA
ding of Interest in army circles was
ceieoraiea in Minneapolis today, the eon.
tracting parties being Miss Marie Lun-
aeen, oaugnter,. or : colonel and -Mrs.
John Lundeen, and " Lieutenant E. E.
Prltchett United States armv. Tha o.r.
emony was performed at tne home of the
urine uncie, wimam t-nanaier Johnson.
The bridal cntinlA will ri.i w.
Point, where Lieutenant Prltchett is an
instructor.
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' IPay Us Down aool 01 a Week
until Range is, paid for. You get the Dishes and Range :
immediately on payment of the $5.00 deposit. Come in
: and investigilte.
: ANOTHER MISSION
AtChicago to Investigate the
Status of Senator Lorimer,
According to Newspaper.
' (United Press Leaned Wire.)
Chicago, Aug. v 4. Senator Murray
Crane of Massachusetts, who appeared
silently in Chicago and gave out the
information that he had nothing to say
regarding his western mission, Is said
by the Chicago Tribune today to have
come, here -to Investigate the porsonal
and political status of Senator William
Lorimer of Illinois. ' t .
'A number of the members of s the
Illinois assembly are now under in
dictment for bribery in connection with
the election of Lorimer, Lorimer "re
plied to the charges of bribery before
tho senate and his election is to be in
vestigated by a senate committee.
.The Tribune today Hays Crane .was
sent by President Taft to investigate
the Lorimer -case. According to the
Tribune.-the rejport will, be unfavorable
to Lorimer. . ,
v Crane refused to' discuss his' meeting
with Bellinger in Minneapolis. -
"I have nothing to say," said Crane
when asked whether he waa sent to
Minneapolis to ask Bellinger to resign
Here's tlie Story in aNutbliell
. No Lcnglhy Explanation Nccefisttry
BeEfsiinnilini Faimey
ANOTHER ONE OR YOU
$6.00 Knox Straw Hats $3.00 $4.00 Special Straw Hats $2.00
$5,00 Knox Straw Ilate $2.50 $3.00 Bristol Straw Ilats $1.50 v
Ladles'
Knox
Sailors
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rv O
TO TOTT
IV I "im
from tha cabinet "I came west on a
mission; Tiave been In Minneapolis and,
am now going east. I did not see Bel
linger by appointment. We discussed
matters In general that is all."
Mrs. Astor May Itemarry Ex-IInsband
New York. Aug. 4. -Emphatically
denying tho rumors that she Is to wed
Lord Curxon, former British viceroy of
India, Mrs. Ava wuung ABior, m-
r 5th - avenue. 34th and 35th streets; neV york "
WILL SHORTLY ISSUE THEIR CATALOGUE No. 1 02
. FOR THE FALL AND WINTER SEASONS.
A COPY OF WHICH WILL BE MAILED UPON RESQUEST.
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FOR THE" ACCOMMODATION OF PATRONS, DETAILS OF WHICH
i ARE CONTAINED IN THIS CATALOGUE,
ALL GO AT
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The"Peninsular,,
Stove Company:. ;
has sent us 100
Dinner Sets of 54 :
pieces jto,be given
to 100 persons ?
Who purchase their
Celebrated
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vorced wife of Colonel John Jacob Astor,
has intimated the possibilty of a re-,
marriage to her former husband Bh
was met on he arrival on the eteamei .
Oceanic from London by her husband's
secretary, who came from Newport,
where tho colonel Is sojourning on his
private yacht. i
Opening for
Hill.
harness shop la-Gold'
"Sulfite
Every
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ML in the
flW.. IIaiica
Included
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