The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-08

ownership 1t Is PUBIC institution. or
fifty-one years it has been presided over
| by Baptists and has been educating Bap-
lists. 1t is public in another sense; it's
! profits are used in increasing its equip
ment and aiding worthy girls, and do
! not go into the pockets of the proprie-
tors. However. as to profits, there never.
has been occasion for any dispute on that
| subject. ! think l may say l have no
i time to devote to making money | do
not teach for that purpose, ! think
can also say that the girls who enter our
gates are not looked upon as sources OF
income. / have gathered together a
faculty like-minded with myself in de-
votion to the cause of education. our IN
stitution is located in one of the health
lest and most cultured towns IN North
! Carolina. The grounds are spacious and
beautiful, the buildings capable of ac-
communicating one hundred boarders, and
the equipment is complete in every de-
tail. We are offering these advantages
at p cost within reach of all the Bap-
/ lists of North Carolina. We can never
ask you for money, but we do ask for
your support, sympathy and good will.
In the interest of the Chowan Baptist
Female Institute at Murfreesboro, Rev
I j. G. Scarborough told the convention Of.
the work done there for the past fifty
three years. He dwelt upon the attention
4 paid to the heart-training which he be-
| lieved could not be separated from mind
| training. He spoke with much feeling
upon how he loved his work, saying he
/ would rather have the reputation of DR..
Taylor than that of Grover Cleveland and
William Mckinley put together. when
/ I went to MurfPaeShOro we told I would
not live long in that place, but l have
never been SO healthy since the war as
am now and as to the girls, we have
never yet had visit from the doctor eX-
/ cept to vaccinate us during the small
| pox scare. / am speaking to you in the
! interest Of one of your old mother
! schools. / present her to you and ask
! for your kind and thoughtful considera-
| ton and patronage"
REPORT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION
The next business was the report OF
the Board of Education the substance
| of which was as follows:
Thirty eight young ministers have
been aided by the board of education the
| past session. Seven of these graduated
| last commencement. The maximum aid
| furnished is SO per month; and this, not
| a gift, but a loan to be returned after
| five years without interest. If the note
should not be paid at maturity. it will
| bear, after that per cent. interest The
board has decided not to aid young min
| listers who have families.
| THE work of the board has been sue
cessful The young ministers aided have
done good work, at home and abroad, and
! the board is encouraged to carry on, and
| press the good work, which was never
more important and necessary, than now
and the call to help never greater than
now.
Il glad to be able to report the
board out of debt. and all current ex
penses paid to December LIST. 1900
THE BAPTIST FEMALE UNIVERSITY.
The report of the Board of Trustees of
the Baptist Female University was most
| encouraging. The following are the main
facts IN It:
"Our present enrolment is two hun
dred and twenty seven, sixty two more
than had matriculated last session by
the first of January. The number would
have been still larger had our accommo-
dations warranted us in continuing can
vass for students. In fact some who
purposed to come we were compelled to
decline.
| The demands upon our accommodations
| just before the opening in September put
| the trustees in a dilemma. They must
| either buy more property, and thus in
| crease our debt, or they must deny accom-
mediation to forty young women who
were knocking at the doors. After long
and careful elaboration they purchased
/ f.ro Iof bo
with the other buildings. Since this pur-
| chase we are in possession of about three
acres of the four acres embraced in the
! whole square.
cat a meeting of the board June 9Th
and 9Th. R. T. Vann was chosep to sue
eeed President Blasingame, who had ten
1 dered his resignation in April. DR.. Carl
Hoffman, Mrs Hoffman, Prof. Dunwody
and Miss Allen occupied the positions for
merly held by Prof and Mrs. Apply; Prof.
/ Gruhler and Miss Jones; Miss Martin is
| teacher of violin Miss Watkins has the
school of expression in place of Miss Rey-
| holds, while Miss Burkhead succeeds Miss
| Farrior in the Business Department. Mrs.
| Jessie Earnshaw had been elected as
| assistant in English and Mathematics
| Miss Anthony in Latin, and Miss Poteat
| in the Business Department. This makes
| teaching force of five men and seven
| teen women. We have also added three
| other matrons to our management who
overlook the three club buildings.
sin the board of trustees Brother B. w.
| Spilman was elected in the place of
| Brother H. b. Duffy. who died last April
/ and for whom we would put on record
| our high esteem as broad minded man,
| devout Christian and faithful and
| valuable trustee. DR.. A. A. Marshall
| and Rev. w. B. Hubbard were chosen to
1 succeed DR.. Carter and Dr. A. M. Sims.
/ who had left the State.
| sat the last session of the convention
we reported a debt of $4,000, to which
| should have been added 81 500 which the
| trustees borrowed from the Bursar. and
which the board thought would not have
| to be repaid. But the expenses of the
| school REQUIRED that this amount should
| be refunded to the Bursar. which made
the real indebtedness, $36, 500 at that time.
| This amount has been increased by the
| purchase of the property lentioned at
| cost of 81, 500, making tot indebtedness