The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-15
Western Yearly Meeting Of Friends
Receives Edri1lam College Report
Report Contains
h and Financial Conditions


Plainfield. Ind. Sept. 15.-Timothy
Nicholson. Q member Of the Board Of
Trustees Of Earlham college. read the
annual report Of the president Of the
college at the meeting Of the Western
Yearly Meeting Of Friends here this
afternoon. DR.. Robert L. Kelly was
unable 70 b present. having been ad-
vissd BY his physician not to make the
Journey.
The report Of the president follows:
IL - my privilege 70 submit here
with my eighth annual report.
The Attendance.
The total enrolment for the year
ending With the Spring term Of 1910
was 66s. The attendance was distri.
butsd throughout the year - follows:
Summer term. 1909. 1873: Fall term.
1908, $50; Winter term. 1910. 3S6;
Spring term, 1910. 324. Seventy-one
young women and four young men
took Q short course In Education; for.
ty.four young women and four young
men enrolled In music only: and thir.
ty.four young women and seven young
men entered the Teachers College
Courses. OF the students enrolled In
regular college courses leading to de-
grees there were 200 young women
and 1913 young men. The number Of
Professors and Instructors was 80 and
the number Of assistants In Labora-
A>-a~. ~~A hm~A,sun NOS anv-
On.
The total number Of Friends in at
tendance was 19S. Indiana Yearly
Meeting was again far In the lead
with IL. Western Yearly Meeting
was represented by 81. The atten-
danes from other yesrly meetings
was - follows: New York. z; Bal
timore. s: Indiana Of the Hixite
Branch, 8: Kansas. 2: and one each
from Iowa. North Carolina and New
England. No better evidence need be
sought that the spirit Of the College
10 free from sectarian bias than that
afforded BY . glance at the church
membsrship Of students. In this list
seventeen denominations appear:
Friends. lSl. Methodist Episcopal. So.
Presbyterian. 50. Christian IS. Luther.
IN, Is: Episcopal. II: Roman Catholic.
8: Baptist, and Congregational. z
each: United Brethren. 6: Universe.
list and Church Of Christ. 4 each: Dds
ciples and Mennonite, 2 each; and one
each Of Progressive Brethren, Reform.
"a and Evangelical, none or mono re-
ported. ITO.
The geographical distribution of
students 10 indicated by the following
data: Indiana. 465: Ohio. II: Illinois.
IL: Pennsylvania. 3; Iowa, 2: North
Carolina. i: Maine. 1: Oklahoma, 1 {:
South Dakota. I: Washington. 1.
There were 81 members Of the class
Of 1910. OF this number SO received
the degree Of A. B.: II. the degree of
B. g.. and four the degree Of A. M.
The alumni triennial issued this year
contains the names OF 955 graduates
Of whom. all but Is are living. Much
iuteresting data may be found in this
booklet . copy Of which will be sent
without charge. to any address.
Damage Dy Elements.
The college suffered some loss dur
Ing the year from fire and wind One
evening during the Fall term. . fire
was discovered by the night watch In
the Biological Laboratory in Lindley
hall. the cause being an over-heated
oven. He Immediately sent In the
alarm and returning to the Laboratory
turned on the hose and succeeded
In putting out the fire before the de
partment arrived. It was the first
real test Of the efficiency Of our sys
tenn Of fire protection. and the results
were very gratifying. Tho insurance
companies made good all loss by fire
and water. A short time afterward q
severe wind tore off the slate from q
portion Of the roof Of Lindley hall
The repairs cost the college $1,000.
educational.
The work Of the departments Of
study was up to the usual high stan
dard. Much personal attention wal
given to those students who were fall
Ing behind In their classes and In near