Whitman college plans seek 1.8 million endowment raise
In advance notice from 1907, Whitman college at Walla Walla plans a major expansion, proposing a 1.805 million endowment increase. The article notes Whitman’s long history since 1859, its public opening in 1866, charter changes, and the favorable climate and community support in the Northwest for the college expansion. It also touches on economic conditions and mercantile advertising costs in Oregon and New York, suggesting no current crisis impact on local banks or farmers.
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Whitman College
Walla Walla
Marcus Whitman
Whitman Seminary
B. J. Penrose
Rail towns urged to boost stations with attractive displays
Readers discuss improvements at railroad stations to lure travelers, noting well-kept parks and tidy streets reflect thrift and taste. A curious mix of vignettes follows, including an Eastern paper tale of five men chasing a sturgeon and a California worker using a clearing hours certificate after a railway mishap.
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Wight
Information and Education From a Chicago Record Herald Voice
Professor Woodrow Wilson contrasts information with education noting that knowledge alone is not schooling. He argues education should train the mind like muscular discipline producing a working brain, an all around mental athlete, with later specialization. Overpromising must be avoided and mind training emphasized.
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Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
Chicago Record Herald
Greek ideals and modern life collide in study of language
In a reflective piece from the Oregonian the author contrasts Greek ideals of beauty, happiness, and civic virtue with modern American pursuits of profit. The essay questions whether studying ancient Greek language truly deepens life or simply exposes shifting values amid technological change.
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Greece
America
Oregonian
Real Wonderland of South Dakota Heals Boy with Discovery
In Mound City Mrs KE D Clapp reports a remarkable healing case as her son, near death from lung and throat trouble, recovered after using Dr King’s New Discovery. The Medicine is guaranteed for coughs and colds throat and laryngotracheal issues. Palace Drug Store offers 50 and 1. Trial bottle free.
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South Dakota
Bananga Farme
Mound City
KE. D. Clapp
Dr. King
Palace
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