The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-22
Southland College for Negroes
Doing Finely but Needs Dor.
mItory- Whites Institute
Progresses.
4 COLLECTION TAKEN
FOR NEGRO COLLEGE
An Appropriation Of 900
Has Also Been Asked
Whites Institute Is Doing
We'll Financially.

00o0tto from SOutnIeuo COlJeB0 AuQ
Whites Institute. which were read be
fore the Indiana Yearly Meeting ol
Friends this morning at the second
days session In the East Main Street
Friends meeting house. showed that
The former was In need Of new girls
1ermitory. while the latter was In
eood condition In every respect.
The officers Of Southland College
ne Friends negro school At Helena
Ark. asked for . collection to eQuip
eAs new school building. and IN ap
Dsopsistion Of $1,000 for the new dor
0itory. When the collection was
counted Il exceeded by two hundred
collars what had been asked for. The
collection amounted to $3.50.
One cass es Sickness.
The forty.seventh annual report ol
the Officers OF Southland College. read
before the meeting this morning show.
ID that the health condition Of the pu-
pills had been exceptionally good dur.
ing the past year. The college ply.
sician was called but once during the
year. Eighty-one Of the 12l Bible
schools Of the Indiana Yearly Meeting
eontSibuted and observed Southland
day lest year ana over $4oo Was rats
The report Of President snd lGs&ron
n. Q. and Anna Wolford. Of South.
Land College showed tAat tho past
year had been very successful and
encouraging. The report said that the
enrolment for the past year reached
Ss5. which was the largest in the his
tory Of the institution. The financial
report showed the money receipts for
the past year amounted to $10.963.se
and the disbursements. $l1.10l.l7,
leaving net deficit Of $1,707.Sl.
Incorporated In the report Of the
board OF trustees was an account OF
the visit made by the Rev. Robert G.
Bedford. secretary OF the board of trus-
tses Of Tuskogee Institute to South.
land. The Rev. Mr.. Bedford praised
tho work Of the Friends at that insti.
tuition very highly and said that the
IDEALS OF agriculture were more fully
realised at Southland College than at
any other Institution that he knew of.
He referred to tho splendid location
IN the farming community Of Arkan-
sas. and OF the development OF the
school but deplored the lack of suit.
able dormatory facilities.
Visited BY ssth Low.
Edward Bells. secretary Of the mis-
siooary board Of Southland College. in
Bic talk referred to the complimentary
report made BY the Hon. Seth Low.
ex'mayor OF the City Of New York,
when he paid . visit to that institu.
ton some time ago. He also referred
% the founding Of the institution.
Stories Of life at the college and the
interest OF the pupils In the work were
told BY the matron. Mrs. Wolford. She
also spoke Of the responsible positions
BOW held by graduates of Southland.
Some were employed In governmental
positions and others were farmers and
professional men. Hurshel Folger.
principal Of Southland College. made
. strong plea for financial assistance
for the college.
The report OF the trustees Of Whites
Manual Labor Institute. another insti.
tuition maintained by the society of
Friends. showed that the farming work
had been very successful during the
past year. There were l6e children In
the institute last year and four chill
dren were employed In the school.
The financial statement shows cash
q hand and receipts for the year ar.
eoGAto e36.3S0.79. The cash on hand
q tAe closs Of the year was @2ss. 80,
leaving an excess Of assets over liabil.
ltttN Of 3l6.ses.5s.
There were several visiting minis.
toeo ot the session Of the Yearly Meet.
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