The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-23

cash donations. The Baker Boyer
bank contributed $1,000, the First Ma
tiOnal bank, $500 and the Farmers cav =
ing bank gave $500 worth of real prop
erty. Many difficulties were then en-
countered. First, the question of Sc
curing a suitable foundation. for the
land seemed to be only a heap of sand
and it was feared that it would not be
suitable for the erection of such a
| building as the committee had in
| mind.
Then again the question Of securing
a man to carry the enterprise through
| was one that was met only when Mr.
| Greenville Holbrook an enterprising cit
! iZen of Garfield was secured to push
| the work He began the work just
| II years ago today and although the
! institution has been conducted success
| fully as a school since that date it has
had to contend with a burden of debt
and the sums of money necessarily
paid as interest have been some en-
barrassment to the successful carrying
on of it's work. Among the pioneer
members of the board who We're pres
ent at the exercises last evening were
T. L. Ragsdale, IT. WI Decker and
Greenville Holbrook. During the past
four years the school has made great
advancement in the enrolment, the
present membership being over 375.
About four years ago one of the dor
mitories was used for the sanitarium
but TODAY every student room in the
4 10
necessary to rent outside cottages to
accommodate students, but numbers
has not been the only test of pros
perity, for during the past four years
more than SO students have gone out
into active gospel work in different
lines Much has also been added to
the equipment of the school during the
last few years, including the new Nor
NAL Building with its splendid appl1-
ances for the training of teachers. A
new telescope has been purchased while
the chemical and physical laboratories
have been greatly added to.
The present relief movement started
three vars ago when at that time the
debt was from $4,000 to $4,000. Only
two wears previous to this the debt was
nearly $4,000. 1t was decided that
this entire debt must be cancelled and
a committee was chosen to push this
work which consisted of H. w. Decker,
w. B. White and A. j. Breed. They
began their work of soliciting means
to remove the burden of debt and We're
rewarded by donations ranging from
few dollars to sums amounting to
$4,000 The first summer passed and
the amount raised was $4,000. This
was encouraging but the work was
somewhat hindered by the financial
panic and went slow for some time
but the school rejoices today by haV-
ing a surplus of $1,000 instead or
debt One of the interesting features
of last evenings program was the
burning of the cancelled notes by the
present business manager, c. M. Chris
Hansen. The valuation of all buildings
and grounds at present is approx
mately 100000.
The college building proper is large
brick building, four stories and base
nent It has a large auditorium on the
second floor while in the main build
ino are arranged the class-rooms, lab
oro +orias lecture rooms and music de-
nartment The south wing of the
b,,i,ding contains the girls dormitory
while tbe north wing is used for the
bovs. Each dormitory is In charge OF
nreceptor and preceptress respectively
The building has an Independent neat
ing and lighting plant and this is oper-
o+od nv the students themselves under
the direction of a competent electrician
and engineer
II the basement is located large
welllighted dining room Wnlch Is OIL
snooial interest to the visitor for II Is
conducted on a very unique plan Each
table is provided with host and most
acc who serve the meals and MI the
nosition for about six weeks When q
aro,e,al change is made and new asso-
o;o+;ons are formed so that during the
oil Students become we'll acqualnt-
- ,,r;+,, the entire enrolment Eaeh
+oble will seat from six to ten persons
and these little families OF groups O.
taught table manners as Wen do Inc
work in the class room. Each liieiiioei
of these companies in turn serves as
walters so that no extra heip 10
o,,;red in the dining room. 1heh asa
- the kitchen the work is done py s'u
aa,ts tbe work having been previously
outlined bv the matron Those whose
tics are to wash the dishes, 90 50
,,-it,o,t nurmuring for they know lhat
80 = inst as much a part OF their
-,.ao1 work as any other work tnaI Is
ossioned them during the oay. oe "
x Interesting features that VIII re-
s,,lt in lasting benefit to the s'uuen'