Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-03
THE ORPHAN SCHOOL.
Elder Frank Alien Tells Our Pso.
pie What II Is-Mexico to
be in the Fight to Win.


prominent citizens met at the Fer
ris Grand Opera House Tuesday
to hear Elder Frank Allen talk
about the orphan school. Elder
Allen is delighted with Mexico and
the site offered, and says he sees
no reason why Mexico cannot Sc
| cure the school as ''no town can
offer a better site and no town Is
better located or surrounded with a
better moral atmosphere" The fol-
lowing Executive Committee was
appointed by Chairman H. B.
Davis to arrange for a public meet
ing, at which plans will be ar
ranged and committees will be APP
pointed: G. F. Clark, chairman,
Fl. A. Ricketts,, J. A. Guthrie,
Judge Wm. Stuart, ]. T. Nelson.
The above committee, which is a
first class one, will call a meeting
at once and work will begin in
earnest. We cleaned from Elder
Aliens remarks the following about
the school:
"The school in its original in
tention was to be a purely orphan
school, but circumstances have
compelled the incorporators to pur-
sue the following policy in the re-
ception of pupils, and this policy
will doubtless be pursued for years
to come, at least until the endow-
ment enables the school TO get
along without any pay pupils at
all and then this class will not be
received. There were the follow
ing four classes received into the
school:
1. Orphan girls without means,
were received as beneficiaries, sup
ported wholly by the school.
2. Girl with some, but means
insufficient to meet their expenses,
and these were received at 500,
for the scholastic year, the actual
cost of keeping them. Children
of this class were not infrequently
sent by churches, benevolent asso-
CITATIONS of various kinds. by indi-
viduals Or by several joining to-
gether.
3. Children whose parents were
able to pay the cost Of their educa-
ton, were received at $50 for the
scholastic year. For every two of
these an additional beneficiary was
taken. These children were taken
with the understanding that they
were in no respect to be treated
otherwise than the orphan girls.
The same privileges, the same
dress alike to all. Indeed, save to
the officers OF the school, it was
not known who were beneficiaries
and who were not. This policy
will be rigidly adhered to.
4. Day pupils were received
from town and neighborhood at
rates usually demanded for tuition.
Such a school is a noble work.
None greater, or more humane. 1t
makes its appeal alike to the Chris
tan and the Humanitarian. Who
can be deaf to the tender appeal of
the helpless orphan girls of the
I country? Can we afford to let the
cry pass ~unheeded? 1t makes its
appeal to your local interests, ma
3 terial and intellectual, but above
all, to your humanity"
Elder Allen thought that such a
building as they would want could
be erected at a cost of $4,000 and
r was sure that the attendance would
shortly reach 300. He said that il
would be three or four and may be
five years before pay pupils would
t be refused, and that this would de-
pend on how soon a large endow'
ment could be secured. All pres
ent were enthusiastic over what
was said about the school, and we
. think the first business meeting
: will be attended by all of our citi.
zens who take an interest in such
matters.
Mexico wants the orphan schoo
= and if Elder Allen will only sa,
what it takes to get it the matter i
ended and the contractor "a go t
l. work. A committee composed O
N the following gentlemen met Ed
or Frank Allen and wife at the depo
D. Tuesday with carriages, an
le persuaded them to stay over: z
II W. Harding, Elder III. B. Davis
A. C. Barnes, Lewis Hord, j. I
It Nelson, c. P. Wade, s. w. Buckley
R. r. Arnold, S. B. Cook, J. A
s. Potts, VIM. Pollock, J.. NJ. Davi
v and r. NJ. White. Elder Fran
I'd Allen lives at Hannibal, Mo-, an
II is chairman of the board whic
locates the school. He expresse
, his delight with Mexico and said h
would stay over with pleasure. Th
20 committee, assisted by sewers
!, others interested in securing th
school. took Elder Allen over th
city that afternoon and showed hir
~ the proposed site, which he pre-
st nounced as a most eligible ont
re Bro. Allen was much impresse
with the spirit of enterprise whic
pervades Mexico, and is Statistic
oe that Mexico is in earnest in il
move for the school.
lie District Christian Missionary G.,
Ito Operation.
At a meeting of delegates chose
hx- +ba Evao,tiva po,rJ ~