The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-01
A $4,000
] ENDOWMENT
! FUND
Annual Report Of St. Andrews
Industrial School Shows
Bright Outlook.

The CORPORATION OF st. Andrews Indus
trial school held its annual meeting last
evening at the Chamber OF Commerce
building.
Bishop McvIckar opened the meeting
With prayer, after which the following Of
f,cers were elected: Warden-Rev. Will
liam NJ. Chaplin: secretary-Charles c.
Gardiner; treasurer--w. F. Keach; tr1is-
tees for three years-Rev. William M
Cnapin and W. w. White. The new mem
bers Of the corporation elected were
Charles II. Dorrance. Rev. II. II. Forrest
and Rev. Levi Edwards.
w. M Chaplin, the warden Of the
school in making hts report said:
1T is now 10 years since st. Andrews
school began Its Christian life. Appro-
priateIy its first home was a stable and
later even that shelter was taken away
and it had not where to lay its head.
Every year the struggle has been for
pfe. but all tho time the form of lifo has
developed and matured until today we
shaIi be ungrateful IL we do not recog-
nize the growth that has come as natur-
ally as the expansion OF the child into the
stature of the man.
3 sEvery year brings It's changes, and
this year takes from us the bishop. who
has been the president OF our corporation
from the beginning. He has been father
always, ever solicitous for the comfort of
those In charge and for the personal well
fare. the health and safety OF body and
soul of the individual boys OF the school
He contributed 10 and assisted In the col
lection of funds for our maintenance and
advancement he wrote words OF advice
and encouragement to us all. and the Wis
its which ne made us were TO US sources
OF Joy and pride. Every st. Andrews
boy reveres the memory OF Bishop Clark
and will be the better man tor his influ-
ence Thankful we are today that our one
fine building is the Bishop Clark hall and
that his great and beloved name will al
ways be with our boys household word.
Happy is our lot that with his authority
passes also his love. to our present bishop
and president. always so thoughtful. so
generous and so considerate.
BOYS LOVE THE SCHOOL.
THE endowment fund is growing all
the time. II has been so managed that It's
eccumplation has not interfered with the
income for running expenses.
Every month affords some evidence OF
the need st. Andrews school Is supplying
We have to turn away many boys seeking
60 enter. The boys who come learn TO
love it,
j. ". Starkweather, the chairman Of
the committee on endowment fund said:
"At meeting OF the corporation held
last year. committee was appointed TO
endeavor TO Increase the endowment
fund. Year by year. as the school con-
tinuesto grow, its maintenance become n
most serious burden. In addition to the
many cares which OF necessity devolve
upon Mr.. Chaplin, IL is not fair or right to
expect him alone TO solicit and provide all
OF the funds necessary TO continue the
work. To obtain a permanent yearly in
come sufficient TO largely defray the cur
rent expenses of the school, the endow
ment fund should be increased TO at least
100000. Toward that end your committee
have steadily labored
"A pamphlet containing a brief history
OF the school. indicating It's general work
and purposes. showing how greatly Il
needs and merits financial assistance,
with an appeal for aid in the attempt to
mcrease the endowment fund, was issued
and widely distributed. While II Is al
ways difficult to estimate the actual value
or such work. IL Is hoped that the inform
alton relating 10 the school thus widely
published may be productive OF good re-
suits.
Notwithstanding the unsettled condl-
tion that has prevailed in financial cir
cles during the greater part of the past
year. the committee are pleased TO report
IN increase I'm the fund from $500 In 1902
70 $1s.4i1 at the present time.