Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-20

WEEPING WATERS ACADEMY
Trustees at work to Raise Funds to
Clear Debt and support
work.

trustees at Work TO Raise Funds 90
Clear Debt and support
work.
WEEPING WATER, Neb.. July 1S.-(spe-
cial. lin nineteen classes Weeping Water
academy has itted 1e6 for regular college
work, many Of whom have entered Doane
college, the University OF Nebraska and
other colleges. In addition to these, some
have finished business and music courses.
Principal Taylor's twelfth annual report
was heartily applauded by the trustees at
their recent annual meeting and deserves
a larger hearing in Nebraska. The trus-
tees have set about the task Of clearing
up the deficit OF about $500 before Sep
TENDER. In addition to pledges, a travel
ing man for large house in Omaha writes
the secretary a nice letter and says that
he will be one Of twenty to go down for
$50 per year for FIVE years toward the an
nual income of the academy. He is par
| ticular that there should be not less than
| twenty signatures and that each signature
should stand for $50. Here Is Principal
Taylor's report;
Aside from the financial cloud which
| lowered over us, with a special darkness
| US the year through, the work Of the
academy has shown healthy life and
| growth.
The attendance in all departments will
! show an increase, though the enrolment
In the music department, not being well
| reported, prevents absolute definite fig
| ures. count 1O4 different persons enrolled,
siXty-three of them in literary work. This
a Il 10 per Gent Increase IN literary, stu
year.
The graduating class, in the lines Of the
three-year courses, lie not 50 large as
| usual, owing to 50 many Of last years
middle class having back work and feeling
that they ought certainly TO take another
| year in finishing their courses The class
| for next year. however, bids fair to De
| an unusually large ana strong one, though
| some of its members are not likely to finish
preparation here.
The, quality Of the students has been
of students have had high Ideals and the
work done, the principal believes, of very
| high average. on the other hand, we have
seemed to have several examples of ex-
| IRENE incidence, OF characterization and OF
careless conduct, that grew too heavy to
definite tasks and suspended, after warn
| ing, until they did the thing required.
! Three were requested at the close OF the
dropped out, as sickness or too great pres
sure gave occasion. The thirty-thTce who
| are active students to the very end OF the
| year are of unusually high average in
| faithfulness and earnestness.
the school The meetings conducted in the
village by Evangelist George II. Williams,
while stirring. were held from oyer-exclte-
ment, and the whole school was strongly
Influenced by them. Twenty-one of our stu
| dents made profession of Christ or public
mSeti5gs. sna a good. wholesome result Of
| the meetings has gone through the year
The Christian association meetings nave
! been steadily and strongly helpful. For
| the first time we have sent representative
| to the Young Mems Christian association
TO send a representative to Waterloo to tho
| Young Women's Christian association con-
| ference in August. In both cases the as
ISOLATION bears half Of the expenses, meet
! ing the expense, about SS5, by income from
| socials or direct solicitation.
| Rhetorical work of unusual excellence
| has been the rule and such public pro-
grams as have been given have been un-
usually strong.
Miss Lees resignation, on account OF poor
/ health, in February, 1905, and by the seem
ing obligation upon Miss Means TO 90 70
| aunt TO whom she was under great obliga-
ton, have troubled the work and inter-
magnifying this Side We should doubtless
| congratulate ourselves on having been able
to meet these exigencies with SO little OF
loss. Miss Grace Countryman OF weeping
Water was at hand and was persuaded to
enter the faculty for the remainder OF the
Leyenberger had very opportunely finished
the work of the Grinnell college course three
months before the time of graduation and
i April. For this term We have found Miss
| Ieyenberger a very faithful helper, quiet,
patient steady and ready for all work en-
trusted to her. In the exigency of Miss
Means leaving. Mrs Ida Cowles Day took
up the work and has carried II on with her
usual energy and thoroughness. Thus the
work OF the year has gone on. with its
encouraging and discouraginG features,
much ordinarily.
of special encouragement. The cottage and
boarding hall have been especially salts
factory. The cistern has been put in work
NJ md n
which will be Of permanent value have been
begun or. carried forward on the cottage
academy treasury The financial burden
seems TO have begun to bear more heavily
on the hearts at home. and outside, and
Persons in Lincoln have put in $50 TO So
each toward the years expenses. A Verdor
man has made a SIS donation and the Weep
ing Water Congregational church fairly
rose to the problem with a collection OF
nearly $500 IN cash and nearly $500 more
spreading OF a feeling in the home com
munity and outside, that the academy
ought to be looked on, supported and man
, in the judgment of the writer. has mor'
handicapped the work Of the academy thar
the opinion held firmly by few, granted
by more, and looked upon as quite possibl,
by many, that the work was simply al
. experiment ! have no quarrel with on'
who honestly thinks so, but TO me II seeml
that the need for an academy at Weeping
Water will be far greater twenty-five
| years from now lndn even now. IneTe II
no question OF a continually growing neet
and patronage, provided only the schoo
be properly maintained and developed. w,
are the only school OF this kind in two Of
three counties The public schools OF thi
section need us as a tonic in intellectual
and moral lines; the church needs us as
connecting link directly with the grea
force of education and as a source O
supply for bringing It's best youth into IL
working ministry and laity As said be
fore, Il is a source OF greatest encourage
ment that this spirit Is growing rapid,
now. We ought 10 meet the new spirit a.
trustees with the determination 20 plal
courageously for such permanency.
l. II seems TO the principal that definit
plans ought to be laid to clear the defci
at the earliest possible day and to lay on
plans so as to put the most pressure DOS
. | sible on us for this carrying out al last.
?. To plan for some arrangement whereof,
L regular income may be provided and tn
1 nature and work OF the school be put full
and Persistently before the people. youn
L and old.
g. To lay plans as soon and as wisely a
4 possible to secure real estate about som
central point for more permanent build
L ings.
Above all we would realize as fully a
We can that comparatively few people O
II comparatively small means can carry o
a work like this, and realizing this W
should set our faces TO this work with IN
unquestioned determination that It sha
4 so on
And we can do this with an earnest fat
that In no other way can We really a
more with the same money. for ourselve