Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-18
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED By
SEVENTH DAY ADvENTIsTs.
Washington Training College Incor-
porated-Progress Of the 100000
Fund-Plans Being Considered.

Fund-Plans Being Considered.
The Seventh Day Adventists of Takoms
Park have filed articles of Incorporation for
the Washington Training College to be
erected at Takoma Park. Those named in
the corporation articles are Messrs. Amos
P. Needham, William T. Bland, George b.
Thompson, Judson s. Washburn and Arthur
G. Daniels.
The general object and purpose for which
this corporation Is formed Is said to be TO
promote the principles Of true higher edu-
cation and to provide proper facilities for
the harmonious development of the intel
lectual, moral and physical powers OF
mankind. More particularly Its purposes
and objects are to establish and maintain
an institution of learning where thorough
and systematic instruction shall be given IN
the arts and sciences for which the usual
diplomas may be awarded and degrees con-
ferred. and where special opportunity shall
be afforded to men and women TO become
acquainted with the mission fields OF the
world and to be educated and trained IN
such branches and methods as Will pest nj
them for their work. Other objects are 10
receive loans, gifts and deposits OF money;
TO issue notes, to acquire, possess ana o 20
hold title to real, personal and mixed es-
tates either in trust otherwise, by slIt'
bequest, devise Or purchase, and TO nave
the power to pledge, incumber, sell ana
convey by such instrument OF security OF
conveyance as may be suitable. The cor
poration is not for personal pront or gam
to any individual, but all Its properly anu
effects must be used and expended IN
carrying into effects the aims, enas aiu
objects of it's existence.
The particular branches OF learning 10 DC
taught are philosophy. language. htera.ure'
history. theology, mathematics, sc, ether
phn ~
branches which may be appropriately
taught in an institution Of this character
There will be nine trustees. who Will con-
stitute the board Of directors or managers
The trustees for the first year OF the ex-
istence of the corporation will be composed
of the following: James w. Loughhead
William T. Bland, William w. Prescott.
Arthur G. Daniels William C. Whlte,
George A Hare. Amos p Needham, James
H. Scott and Alfred S. Baird.
The members of the corporation Will con-
sist of the executive committee OF the gen
eral conference of Seventh Day AdVent1sts,
the executive committee of the Atlantic
union conference, the executive committees
of the Chesapeake conference, the execu-
tlv committe of the Virginia conference me
executive committee of the West Virginia
conference the board of management or
the evangelical work of the Seventh Day
Adventists in the District of Columbia ana
Takoma Park Md, and the board or trus-
tees Of the Washington Training college,
WORK on LQC bullu1ABo.
In speaking of the new college MI A.
G. Daniels stated that the buildings OF the
Washington College are being erected as
rapidly as possible. The gentlemens dormi-
tory is now well under way, the founda-
ton of the dining hall is laid and excava'-
ing for the women's dormintory is in prog
ress 1t Is not the intention of the board
to attempt to erect the college hall this
year.
The school buildings have been planned
tn accommodate from one hundred and
twenty-five to one hundred and fifty per-
sons each. Each of the dormitories VIII ac-
commodate forty-two students, and the
lodging rooms over the dining room will care
for fifteen or twenty. This provides for
about one hundred boarding students Inc
dining hall will seat one hundred ana hl'y
and the college chapel two hundred
According to Mr.. Daniels, pracucal,
well-balanced, thorough education must be
given the young people, in order to send
them into the world capable of doing ef-
ficient work as ministers, teachers physi-
clans, Bible workers and nurses
Contributions are still being received 10
the hundred thousand fund.- the to o
amount to the present time being ~
1884 40 Included in the donations for the
past few weeks was one check for slooo
and six of 500 each.
Mr. Daniels left last evening for ONO,
where he will attend the camp meeting TO
will be absent until after the autumn coun-
ell of the general conference committee.
Mrs E. G. White of Carroll avenue, &C
companied by her workers in the seventh
Day Church. has gone to New England,
where she will be joined by her son, w. Z.
White. After leaving New England they
will make extended trip to California.
Prof Frederick Griggs, the secretary or
the department of education of the gen
erai conference, has departed for Atlanta.
The delegation at Takoma Park has been
increased by the arrival of Mr.. d. w. Rea-
Wis and Miss Hattie E. Alice. Mr. Eeavis
was formerly in charge of the circulation
department at Battle Creek.
Prof w. w. Prescott left last night for
a six weeks trip to Ohio, Michigan In
diana Wisconsin and the meeting of the
general conference in Nebraska.
First Anniversary.
The first anniversary of the removal to
this town of the headquarters of the Sew
enth Day Adventists from Battle Creek.
Mich where they were driven out by dis
astrous fire, will take place on Saturday
Mr.. Walter Bond and family were recent
visitors in Takoma. They were route
from their field of work In Spain to their
old home in California.
Mr.. c. H. Parsons of DeS MOineS, Iowa
an architect, has been in Washington for
the past week In conference with the trus-
citation concerning the plans for the
rous buildings to be erected at Takoma
Park for santarium purposes After a
careful study Of the location he will pre-
pare the required plans.
Among recent Adventists who have WIS.,
tied the headquarters here while en- route
to their fields were H. w. Cottrell, E. A.
Sutherland Mapan Herherf Iacav