Evening journal., 1902-03-21
ACADEMY In
GOOD CONDITION
Report Of Principal Cross Is
Encouraging
TREASURER ALSO HEARD
Mr.. Collins Announces That SabStan-
tiaI Amount on Academy Debt
Has Been Paid
Special to tho Evening journal


Dover, March 2l.-Professor 10. L..
Cross, principal, and John 5. Collins,
treasurer of the Wilmington Confer
ence Academy. left for Crisheld, Md,
this afternoon to attend and report at
the session of the Wilmington Annual
Conference.
Principal Cross report will be re
ceived and read tomorrow with un-
usual interest, because it represents
The complete rehabilitation of the
school Beginning on practically moth
ing, and confronted by a huge debt OF
S37 600, the principals report will show
that the present enrolment is 133-57
boarders and SO day students, making
it the largest boarding school on the
Peninsula. Treasurer Collins report
will show that exactly S27 ,400l7 of the
debt has been collected and paid over.
| Thus only $500 will have to go over
to the next Conference year.
Principal Cross says in his report:
There has never been a time in the
past history OF our race when the de-
mand for a liberal education of the
masses has been so imperative as it is
today. nor a time in the history of Oui
great church when She was more able
or more willing to contribute to thif
end. This is an age of broad think
ing. liberal giving and wonderful
achievement. and the spirit OF GOD
and truth that has inspired men and
women of means to befriend other in
stitutions will, at no distant day
breathe upon some of our good people
to generously help us. Until then, Il
| behoOves us to unite our efforts, smal
as they may be, toward the end OF ;
degree Of prosperity unknown to thu
past history OF the school We be
lieve that with the united efforts o
preachers and laymen of the Methods
Church on the Peninsula. and with Ia
enthusiastic cooperation of uh
alumni. ex-students, and the presen
student body of the school, our build
ing can be filled next year to its utmos
capacity.
Again we believe that the relatio
existing between the public school sys
tenn Of the Peninsula and our academ
should be a closer one. Many of tn
teachers in the public schools of Dela
ware have been students in our schoo
and feel an interest in us, but we be
Al lieve that. inasmuch as the academ
is the only school of its kind in tn
State that admits young women, W
q lshould provide a normal course tina
will fit teachers for their profession
as we'll as do the normal schools
other States. We hope, and have res
son to believe. that the Legislature
Delaware will be willing to make SON
. provision to help young people WI
may pursue a three-years' course pr
lparatOry to engaging i'm the acuN
work Of teaching. This would insul
well-trained teachers for even u
rural schools. and the education OF ti
State would be greatly advanced ther
by. We believe the appointment OF
\ committee to take up this matter in
formal way. and report at the Jul
!, meeting would best accomplish tl
" purpose desired. 1t is our purpose
e offer a course of studies to the teacl
P" ers for five weeks this summer. If
is patronized. as we believe it will b
it will tend to show the adyisabili
of introducing the normal course su
gested
I'VE wish TO call the attention Of Il
N hoard. TO the avisability of the esta
u lishment of an iniirmary in connectl'
with the academy. With our eXperien
. IulH NOtIsWt STE Nit ltl AlAAlttN NNAA-''~- -
i " faces a school without such prov
sion. In case there should he a SCI
GUS Illness from some contagious dl
ease the school might be broken
beyond repair; whereas, ifthereshou
be some provision for the care Of inv
'e lids apart from the school, no ser1o
s. result would be likely to follow.
y "The people of Dover have in maj
- ways shown their appreciation of t
academy. To the debt fund they ga
most literally, and their patronage
n the school has been most loyal IN
y. have crowded our assembly hall
p. several occasions to enjoy with
Id programs Of music. they have attend
r. the literary programs of the studen
and have helped in the enterprises
of augurated to refit the ladies' parlor.
it -"'With presiding elders, preache
of laymen and friends everywhere
,ss thusiastic for the Conference Acadel
k we will be able to move forward
good results under the continued bic
an ings of God, who has thus far bf
I'd with our school" ="