. Highland Echo 1915-1925. following fig-ures will make clear the menacing gravity of the case: in 1917-18, the first year of Americas participation inthe world war, the total expenses of the Collegeamounted to $61,987; in 1918-19, there was anincrease of $16,015 over these expenses; in1919-1920, the increase over the preceding yearwas $23,, while in 1920-21, the increaseover the preceding year was 814,; makinga total increase in current expenses in only threeyears of $53,, or eighty-eight per cent. The income from the Centennial Fund and froma slightly increased
. Highland Echo 1915-1925. following fig-ures will make clear the menacing gravity of the case: in 1917-18, the first year of Americas participation inthe world war, the total expenses of the Collegeamounted to $61,987; in 1918-19, there was anincrease of $16,015 over these expenses; in1919-1920, the increase over the preceding yearwas $23,, while in 1920-21, the increaseover the preceding year was 814,; makinga total increase in current expenses in only threeyears of $53,, or eighty-eight per cent. The income from the Centennial Fund and froma slightly increased tuition fook care of onlypart of this great increase ii| expenses. So another campaign w;is necessary: butin these days of financial depression, what solidbasis could be found for su^h an enterprise?The first answer to this quiry was given bythe General Education BoaH which had sosplendidly helped Maryville in both of the otherForward Campaigns. The board last summermade our new Emergency Forward Fund a donditional pledge. ¥ liow, on President iowland q ,f the $40,000. And May 21, James AngeJl Carnegie iiadfe£1 President Samuel Tyndale Wilson, „ LL D., 78 C^orporation noti-ced u s that theCorporation hasthe Collegeconditionalpledge of $50,000. Jnd he added thendly wish: W etrust that thiscontribution t oyour work will be0 f substantial value to you. Andindeed it will beo f t o us, fori t inpreases thetotal of the condi-tional grants tothe College to thehandsome amountof $90,000; andAvith the ,^eneroustime limit—fouryears—there canbe little doubtthat it makes cer-tain the final suc-cess of this Emer-gency ForwardFund Campaignfor $250,000 thegoal that has been set for tha campaign by theDirectors. At least $150,000 of this total fundmust be given for permanent endowment. The$50,000 that is being sought by the alumni andeld students to enlarge the gymnasium and tomake an athletic field will count as the final,$50,000 of the fund. The task of raising t
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