The Washington bee., 1910-04-09


the first speaker in April, one who
has been a friend to our people for
over fifty years; one who has per
haps made greater sacrifices that we
might become spiritually as we'll as
intellectually fitted to occupy the
places that the Almighty has opened
for us to fill, than anyone else now
living. Miss Joanna P. Moore has
given up home, friends, comforts -
the very necessities of life, that she
might minister, without money and
without price, unto the least of His
little ones. She is now over seventy
years of age, and has given the
greatest and the best part of her life
to work among needy Negroes. We
gladly await her coming.
Teachers Meeting, where the
Sunday School lesson for the follow
ing Sunday is studied, is held on
Monday nights. The officers and
teachers here have an opportunity of
listening to an explanation of the
passage outlined, from Miss Jennie
L. Peck, our able dean Of the Mis-
sionary Training Department. We
fecl that she has no superior, and
wish that more could take advan-
tage of her instruction.
The Literary Society has its meet
ingS every Friday night, now, in or
der to give more time for prepara
ton to the students, for the mis-
sionary meeting, which is held on the
alternate Thursday nights.
Our societies over the country,
would be benefited by having our
young ladies conduct an institute for
them in their churches, where sug-
gestions would be given in the work
of meetings of the societies in gen
eral
Mrs. Katherine Westfall, secretary
of the Woman's American Baptist
Home Mission Society, the organi-
cation which keeps with us our Mis-
sionary Training Teacher, accompan-
led by Mrs. Johnson, one of the
members of the Board, also of Chica-
go, visited our school one day last
week. We were very glad to have
them, and are sure they were pleased
with what they saw. From their
statements we gather that our school
held its own among the nine others
which they had visited just previous
to coming here. They seemed much
impressed with the order in which
we keep them.
Each department - washing, iron
ing, dining room, halls and steps,
campus, chickens, chapel, etc. - has
its especial superintendent. Certain
students have these duties permanent
ly, and must see that they are proper
ly taken care of. These young wo-
men are banding themselves togeth-
er into a club, where their grievan-
ces may be aired, and remedies and
Improvements suggested and adopt
ed. We request them not to feel
themselves a Union" and without
notice strike" Things we have,
and thought that it augured we'll for
the wise use of what has been given
us. In the course of their talk, they
said that in giving us Miss Peck,
they had given us their BEST" the
president did not hesitate to thank
them and to inform them that we are
anxious to keep their best.
Our campus is beautiful to behold.
The orchard sheds fragrance all
about, and the beds already here are
in full bloom. Each student has been
given plot in which to plant what
ever she desires, and is held respOn-
sible for the good condition of the
bed. Rivalry IS evident. We trust
the enthusiasm will continue without
compulsiOn, through the warmer
months yet to come. Some of the
girls were sorry to remember (too
late) that although the beds they Sc
,lected are already in bloom, thus
outshining the others - for a season
when the others are doing their
best each to be the most noticeable,
these early beds will have done their
part, and taken a seat in the back
row. How quick some of US are to
rush for what seems to us at the
time, the better part
We are glad to say that we were