The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-19

(deceased), Elizabeth Kidder (deceas-
ed, Joseph r. Evans ~(deceased) and
Mordicai Morris White. The aggre-
gate Of their gifts is s2S,443. 1t is
impossible to state the value of such
onations to Christian education. The
money is carefully cared for by our
efficient endowment board, and for
untold years to come the investments
thus made will be bearing rich fruit
in cultured manhood and womanhood.
The gift of $4,000 from Mordicai
Morris White anne at a time when
the management of the college was
sorely perplexed because of the heavy
and unexpected burdens placed upon
it and did much to reassure and in
spire confidence. He reluctantly al
lowed his name to be used in connec-
ton with the fund.
His act in making the donation will
receive the approval of the many
friends of the college, and these
friends will pray hat the blessings of
our Heavenly Father may continue to
abide with His servant who thus per-
ceives the means of accomplishing
great things in the upbuilding of the
Kingdom of Heaven.
Just as this report is being written,
a message comes from the widow Of
the late Joseph r.. Evans that he re-
quested before his death that 81. 900
be transferred to the Endowment
Fund and she has delivered the check
for that amount. And so we grateful
ly record one Other act of this stead
fast friend of Earlham, who so eff
GENTLY served as the president of the
board Of trustees for a longer period
than any other one person and who
faithfully served the college as a
member of the board for a term of
years exceeded only by one other per-
son. Since my last report, two 9TH
er former members of the board of
trustees have gone to their final re-
ward-Esther Pugh and Mary A. God
dard. For many years they served
the college faithfully. and unselfishIy
rendered their part in promoting it's
welfare.
Educational Progress.
Such is a brief and to many per-
hdpS, d dlllllldl dCCOuuJ III Tile HdHQl-
ing of additional funds amounting to
some $4,000. Such is a brief and
inadequate statement of the unselfish
expenditure of means and labor by
| some of Earlham's most noble men
and women They bestowed their
gifts, they spent their time, in large
measure they CAV themselves that
u young men and women might find
more truth and live larger lives. Let
the youth who are beneficiaries of
their good gifts justify their faith.
And say it be said they are doing so.
During the year just passed, the gen
eral spirit of cooperation and endeav-
or was gratifying indeed. One would
go far to find a more earnes st and sin
cere company of young people than
those who compose the Earlham stu
dent body. They largely abandon
themselves to the legitimate if some
cessful college student The work of
students in every department of the
college met in general the hearty ap-
prevail of the faculty. The number
who neglected their opportunities was
comparatively very small indeed. We
might be allowed to mention in parti.
cular the work Of the students in the
departments of public spe aking and
physical culture, first because their
work, being largely of a public charac.
ter, attracts an unusual degree of at
tention, but chiefly because of the fine
spirit and pronounced success with
which their FORK was done. The
Earlham athletic spirit of the past
year and the Earlham spirit in ora
tory and debating were such as tc
s., warm the hearts and arouse the enthu