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VitLAMETTE UNIVERSITY MY HAVE
AFFILIATION WITH MILTON SCHOOL
Basis of negotiations Offered in Semi-Annnal Report of
President Doneyf-Ffeanscs of Saleni lnstitutica Suffer
Through War Conditions Improvements Contemplate
New Dormitory For Womei and Better Campus
One of lis Important subject
elaborated- upon In the semi-annual
resort of President Carl Gregg Doner
; L -the trustees of Willamette univer
sity at their.-meeting la Portland
Tuesday was that of a proposed, afr
filiation with Columbia college, a
T junior college, of Milton. Umatilla
j county. After Dr. Doner had - out
toed a basis for negotiations the
oucstlon Was referred and Is pending.
president Doncy raport went into
detail relattw t.ct the effect of war
'- eoni'tions- upon the jnlvtrs tv. He
pralf.ed the 'Tine seriousness which
L cnaiacterlzln,-: iM'th siudvnU and
factory." but on the other hand culJ
ei attention to toe decrease caused
' la enrollment by enlistments and the
adverse effect tbo war is having, on
tli uciTersity's financial affairs. As
a eonwrvattYe estimate he Predicted
that the year would close with a def
firltln current expenses of at least
$6000 and declared that provision
must be made to meet the deficit, f
' Improvements Contemplated.
improvements that are contemplat
ed St the university where mentioned
in the report, The president directed
the attention of the board to the ron-
altlon of Lausanne hall and declared
it a .serious question "- whether any
' attempt should be made to use the
building after tfuitiext semester. He
reported the, campaign for a new
Lansane hall as progressing slowly
with about 115,000'provided. t . j ,
Proposed new plans for the camp-
us, the president urged should be
procured as early as posslmle. i
The-president's report follows In
fullr. : 'i
I "Everything, connected -with -- the
university' is feeling the effect of the
: war. Nothing Is.- done or- proposed
' hlch does not regard the new con-
ditions imposed by the world strug-
fie. We have sought for tome phase
of university, activity which has oeen
wholesomely influenced by the war
and it appears to me that the only
, helpful thing about it all, is the fine
: seriousness which Is characterizing
both students and faculty. The ab
J sence of seventy class ines andia
clear knowledge of why .they hare
rone, the deepening menace which
. threatens free institutions have pro
duced a reaction that searches to the
- i tnnl, The -result-is- better conduct
sol better scholarship; and in both
! particulars we have attained a stan-
aard tnat Is. altogether gratifying.
Wr Devree Knrollment.
'Th . pnrnllmn ihnva a ' ml -1ta1
'decrease. In anticipation of a de
crease, unusual efforts were made
last spring and the summer to make
this small. Professor Richards and
I did our utmost and, in June and
July, were supplemented by the help
or Professor Matthews and Allumus
John Gary. Enlistment in various
branches of army service of our
freshmen, sophomores and juniors,
of -high echool seniors who would
have been in college this year, and
the necessity for all classes of labor
ers, have lessened the enrollrant. as
compared with a ear ago, to the fol
lowing figures:
All Students.
February 13, 1917: freshmen,. 105;
sophombres, 62; junior, 41; seniors,
32; all others, 97.
January 8, 1918: freshmen, 83;
sophomores, 42; junior, 32; seniors,
33; all others. 3.
Men Students Only.
February 13, 1917: freshmen, 59;
sophomores, 32; juniors, 19; seniors,
18; alt others, 59.
January 8, 1918: freshmen, 37;
Bcphomores, 19 ; juniors, 8 ; seniors,
11; all others. 22.
' The loss of this number of stu
dents has reduced tuition lees as toU
low: Receipts in fees to February 1,
1917, $9315.35; to January 1.1918;
$7321.40. Decrease, $1993.95.
"Naturally, also, the war condi
tions have added to the cost of main
taining the university. The over
bead charges will probably be $1500
to $2000 in excess of last year's dis
tributed among fuel, laboratory sup
plies, labor; printing and postage.
The same conditions make it increas
ing difficult to secure gifts for the
school.- The campaigns for the Red
Cross and for the army Y. M. C. A.,
together with universal high prices
of necessities of life, have unusually
taxed the financial resources of the
people. We will, likewise, find that
the normal income from the univer
sity's investments has suffered ser
iously. Financial Condition Serious. 1
"The financial condition of the in
stitution is, therefore, very serious.
A conservative estimate indicates
that the year will' close with "aHef kit
iu current expenses. of at least $6000
This is both impossible to avoid and
impossible to endure. In some man
ner, .provision must be made to se
cure this sum. At a recent meeting
of the) executive commute, it was
deemed advisable to authorize the
taking of subscriptions toward a war
emergency fund. These subscriptions
are for annual sums to be made until
the United States makes peace and
for one year thereafter. It is still
too soon to try to indicate what may
be expected from this method. I
recommend that this matter be given
the fullest consideration at the pres
ent meeting.
"Concerning the faculty. I hae
only words of approval. There ap
pears to be a fine spirit of co-operation
among all the instructors; and
within and without the class room
they are appreciated by the students.
Three professors are new to the uni
versity this year. Professor W. A.
Darden, succeeding Professor Stayf
fer in the department of English. Is
a graduate of the University of North
Carolina and -with the master's de-
gree from Columbia university. Pro
fessor Delia .Crowder Miller succeeds
Mrs. Senn in the department of pub
lic speaking. She has had extensive
preparation and wide experience.
Professor Charles South Is in charge
of violin instruction in the School of
Music. All of these instructors are
very satisfactory and we feel that
they will perceptibly .add to the
standing of the institution. Miss
Junla I. Todd, for three years dean
of women, resigned in August to ac
cept a like position in Simpson col
lege, her alma mater. Miss Florence
E. Twidwell. was secured for this re
sponsible and difficult position and
we have full' expectation that she
will greatly succeed in the work. In
view of the uncertain conditions, I
recommend that the faculty election
await the June meeting.
I Faculty Members Lecture.
, The series of lectures and con
certs given by the facultv for two
seasons past is being continued this
yean In addition, members f the
faculty give a considerable number
of addresses throughout the state
during the course of the year.
"The improvements on the campus
since my last report include a cement
walk connecting Eaton and Waller
halls, presented to the university by
the class of 1917; a like walk be
tween Eaton- hall and the chapel.. in
Waller hall, presented by the class of
1921; and a partial refurnishing and
renovation of the chapel auditorium.
The last Improvement includes a new
platform carpet, new lights, a fur
nace, new floor and repainting.
These needed changes were made
possible by the gifts of several
friends who' modestly request their
names to be not mentioned: hut it U
proper to say that their donations
amounting to about $700 have trans
fdrmed the old"oom into a beauti
ful and attractive place. The added
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will assuredly react In a wholesome
manner upon those who daily meet
there. Appropriate exercises were
held yesterday, when trustees and
alumni were present. It would he
possible from time to time, to seenre
shrubs and walks for the campus if
we knew where to place them; there
fore, it appears advisable to me that
the proposed campus plan be secured
and adopted as arly as possible.
New Hall ISuin I'rogTewse.
"The campaign for a new Lau
sanne hall progresses slowly. Since
my June report, subscriptions haver
been received amounting to, two or
three thousand dollars, making a to
tal of about $15,000. The condition
of the present dormitory is constant
ly becoming worse; the roof is leak
ing and general deterioration is evi
dent. It is a. serloii question wheth
er any attempt should be made to
use the building after-the next se
mester. I think we should continue
the campaign in spite of adverse cir
cumstances, for one cannot tell when
the redemptive hour will strike.
"The religious Itfe of the univer
sity.! encouraged by the dally chapel
service, by Christlai associations., by
Bible-study and personal work. Plans
for special services are not complet
ed.-- Apparently, the religious life of
the students represents a very high
standard and certi'nly their moral
life leaves little to be desired
Interest of the fac
in the war fund o
was evidenced by
over $1200 when
portionment to th
Ftrong auxiliary chapter to the Red
Cross In actively maintained by the
university.
"The department of music con
tinues to. prosper. The work of Dr.
Chace is beyond praise. It was
deemed advisable by the executive
committee to authorize the purchase
of six pianos for the department at a
price but little In advance of the an
nual rental heretofore paid for the
instruments, and this has been done.
Paul Wallace IIelrs library.
"The law college has suffered the
loss of many students who have en
listed The enrollment will be about
two-thirds of normal. To judge by
results, the Instruction offered is ex
cellent, though the! college does not
meet the conditions of the American
Bar association. Tie university sen
ate, at its meeting last month, voted
not to list in Clam A law schools
which fall short of these require
ments. This' will tlace U3 n Class
B for the reason that students are
admitted who are not colleee grad
uates and because instruction Is
given at night. This rulinsr wMl have
no appreciable effect upon us; and
so long as competing schools adhere
to present standards, we can do no
better.
"The library has received about
seventy-five volumes since the open
ing of the year, the monev for which
was provided by Paul Wallace, by ex
amination fees and by the Clews
fund. Professors and students are
constantly hoping that many more
books may be secured.
"The museum has received several
cases and cabinets for the care and
display of specimens. It likewise has
been loaned a collection of 500 ani
mal heads, horns and skins.
"It bes been stated that some of
the endowment funds were given
ith the understanding that they
were to be designated as sustaining
professorships. I recommend that
such designation be ml.de at this
meet! .? that be proper notation
may appear In the next 'catalogue.
"1 respectfully desire your con
sideration and action rn a matter
arising from the war. The interna
tional Y. M. C. A. requests vou to
grant me a leave of absence for six
months in order to go to France to
work, to observe, to experience and
to learn, and, upon my return, o
speak and write as circumstances
a.nJ I seek your wise and prayerful
permit and demand. Tne proposal
seeks to have the university con
tinue my falary While the association
will provide for the expenses, can
the university afford It? Is the need
abroad such that we most afford It?
Will there be something in my goin
which will be an asset to the- uni
versity? Many other questions arise
judgment.
Affiliation Is Considered.
"Your attention is called to the
reports submitted by the registrar
and the committees.
"I also ask your decision relative
to an affiliation with Columbia col
lege. Milton. Or. This is a Junior
colleee under the control of the M.
E. Church" South. It was founded
In 1900. has a $50,000 main build
ing, a frame dormitory, ten or twelve
acres of rround, no debt, an endow
ment of about $25,000. six college
students, thirty-two academy stu
dents, about ninety In music, busi
ness and domestic science. I suggest
that, a statement something like the
following be considered and, if aw
vtsable, made the basis of negotia
tions: ' In the matter of an affiliation
between Willamette university of Sa
lem, Oregon, and Columbia college,
Milton, pregon. the trustees of Will
amette university present the follow
ing statements for the consideration
of the governing body of Columbia
college:
" '1. We welcome any movement
which will secure closer action and
union between the two institutions
of learning.
2. We sueeest that an affilia
tion he made as earlv as nosslble on
a basis (a) Wherein one of the
trustees of Willamette university
elected by the Columbia river confer
ence and one of the trustees eieciea
by the Idaho conference shall be
elected bv the board of trustees of
Willamette university to be trustees
of Columbia college, and Columbia
college shall elect, in a manner to
be determined by said college, two
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