The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-08

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by tufthe extend IL raiIroatl
"a estimated fhSt the c,ost az extend
;ingAthA railroad to the point needed,
into the .sehoQl groYnds would,tipe
about S13,O 00.R 4 q *. !, MA; q Z *.
z An early and SPEEDY Soomp letion of
the new dining hallAI would esDeci- I;
ally EN- phasize, "a The amount Stttl /
nReled to completes this bull Inns us !
$63 900. Wark as now besttnE done
daily on the new dining h1lfs ons th6
White Memorial, Hail. and I'LL ealAFSs :.
ing and overhauling Dorothy HalII :
~: Another i1nportAnt nsed is d Sbufid-
Ing which; will put under one roof
what jts now; known &as the sales
room, commissary and canning faoto-
~ and provide, at the same time q
general warehouse to which freight
scan be delivered directly rpm tie
Railroad and distfi b tsd Sto the v&fi-
'ous departments on the srounds. :,
:, Realizing the. samportance OF :. In.
greasin'g our water ,su pply, the Presi-
dent OF the Board Of Trustees ana
the Principal as you have +peene'tn-
formed. were authorised by the Exec
utiXe CQmmittee to :. enter. into, ar
rangements with the Hudson Eugi-
Ineerlng Company to secure a sum
Eetent supply Of water through the
Eneaium4fpf artisan wells. ~ In this
connection I ought to state that the
Arm or William Barclay Parsons has
taken charge OF the natter f secur-
Ing 9 sufficient water supply and of
Ephcing a proper drainage, system on
the grounds. ME-: Parsons is, very
generously doing all of this work
without any oRargeto the institution,
except for actuah expenses incurred.
When one conAidered the high pro, PRO
fessiona1 standing}which Mr.. Parsons
Rustains, 1t will be seen at once that
this is a considerable gift to the
school: The first well fs now being
driven, but 1t is too early to predict
RESULTS -. -. 49, j., u. ~
We have recently had "a Visit from
/ the Liberiane ENJOYS, who came tothe
for the purpose or get
ting hold of ideas; and methods that
might be used in the development Of
the Republic Of Liberia and to ar-
range for, If possible, a few of the
most promising LiberiansTt to be sent
to US to be trained, so that they may
return to Liberia to be Of service to,
their own country. 's.~ ,.-r.. > 10
+ The old prejudice that used to ex-
tst among parents and students
against agricultural and industrial
training has disappeared and at the
present time, students are Just as
much interested IN securing hand
!. training as they, are in the study of
books. s: omething pr a, similar
change has taken place, >among the
people Of the. Negro race in every
part Of the country. ~. -
. Asrto our needs. The most press
ing ones, are as follows: g,,,. T. sr..,:.,., ...
: l.. $50 year for Annual schol-
arships' for the. tuition Of one student
q year. !. j., .q..,+I y - ~, =
5 2. .5$1,20o for Permanent Scholar.
sh ps. y: r., = 80 -; re- -, - .:'''E ~.
= g.. Money for cuTrent expenses In
any amounts, however small. ~,
A. The Increase OF the Endow-
snent Fund to at least $S,00O,060.
S. $25.Vv0 for a building for,re-
,ligious purposes. :, ~f.. ~. ~. =
/ s.: $4,000 to complete the Boys
Trades Building. -.
=: $4,000 for Boys Dormitory
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+" 81 Five cottages for teachers at
$1,000 each, ..>r.t'
Let me in conclusion thank the
trustees FOR all the kindly help and
counsel they have given, me during
the past year. = -. ~ :,
Respectfully, submitted, -.
+ BOOKED r. WASHINGTON,
-. =..%..;.. -. -. >'s.,5 Principal.