The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-18

And then we must add to this the long
hist of minor bills such as repairs, plumb
ing. plastering. cedar shingles, lumber.
advertising. telephone, water rent. ice,
history blanks. refrigerator. coal oil
stove. blank book. stove castings. operat-
ing table awnings, insurance, buttermilk.
garden seeds. potatoes. poultry. toilet
supplies, crockery, circular envelopes,
postage stamps, rent for church for
graduating exercises, drayage. etc. which
make up the sum total OF the above
amount. sl2 1888
While we have not asked assistance
from the public as we did during our
building period we have been kindly re-
membered with donations from friends
both at home and abroad a few OF whom
I will mention. The Thanksgiving dona-
tion Of the public schools. unoleuE1 floor
covering on the second corridor; a desk
from two young ladies for the nurses
sitting room and the beautiful clock. the
gift OF Miss Helen Gould
The board have given careful attention
to the internal management Of the hos
pital, knowing that we cannot prosper
without a careful attention 10 a great
amount O4 detail, 5utn Ge HAItlAettAE
supplies. auditing and paying bills, look
Ing after sanitary condition. etc. also
looking carefully after the interest and
comfort OF our training school. which has
become. under the management Of our
superint endent, Miss l.. A. Wells, a very
important and interesting part OF the
work. The school numbers at present Il;
during the year having completed the
prescribed course OF instruction FOR the
training school, received their diplomas
and have sought more remunerative fields
Of labor giving promise Of A life % use
fuiness and honor. The earnings ~ the
nurses who have gone out on private duty
during the year amounted 70 sl,ls3l5. The
best evidence OF the prosperous condition
OF the school is shown from the number
OF applications we have received for adj
mission.
When I became president one year ago.
the outlook looked bright but not wholly
without a cloud. The cloud o. debt How
to keep up the enthusiasm and devise
plans for fquidating that debt confess
cast a shadow OF disbursement Per
haps there are a few thoughtful workers
in any cause who do not sometimes 20 a
days journey into the wilderness Ike the
good prophet of 6ld, and sit down alone
under the juniper tree and wonder how
fresh methods are to be continued month
after month. and they sometimes falteT
and feel ike giving Up but IA their Sec
ret hearts they viii do 10 such thing
What woman vas ever known 70 deliber-
ately rsn0unce a sweet, unselash interes;
after 10 has grown into heart and con
science ard become rooted deep through
many tolls and csres7 And in our hour
OF need comes this proposition 20 u.s.
through a member o. the bJars 81 tTus-
tees. the last 1900 wiu BE given US
with perhaps and additional ts1--lf ~
raise the balance q the Indebtedness ir
the very rear future.
K And u0w a: the close - ny tern a
Office let ne urge upon you the necessity
OF making every EFFORT 70 ilggldsts oct
Indebtedness. and secure this Esue-o8'
oTsr Our past difficulties 81 ra.siaa
funds have bazn successfully nast By -
/ ieavenlng % 185lic sentiment; let - con-
;lnue IN that god work auf y 81 a De-
spJnilng moment Ts sho1ld Be tempted
- seek che shades u the tsuiper tree.
trust the sweet sleep. TIE aagels toBch
and ;he question. What deest fbor
Eereg~ VII Arouse as 70 greater ac4v,fs
/ --as chr best work has Been acs1ang sisaeE
fhrouEh extreme activity
/ MRS II C. ROSS. PFezsEe1s