The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-01-05
TRUSTEES REPORT

The Board OF trustees OF III
School of the Ozarks here submit thei
third annual report to the Synod o
Missouri, year ending September l
1910.
7. We have to report a total at
tendance last year of 19o of whom
two-thirds were boys and one-thirc
mere girls. The moral and physica
conditions have been excellent. II
snite of crowded condition, of al
students and ali work in one building
the department of students was most
excellent, and the health practically
perfect. George E. Knepper, A. M.
Ph. D.. a teacher of wide experience
in all departments, has been secured
as principal; with him are six expert
fenced and successful teachers. Miss
Dysart continues to manage the Do
nestle Department in manner unex-
ceIled. It gives US unspeakatle
pleasure to report clean balance sheet
on current expenses, all obligations
outstanding at the end of the year be-
ing S5OOO.OO mortgage debt authoriz-
ed by Synod three years ago.
Another thing calling for profound
est gratitude is very excellent charac-
ter of the young men and women who
have come under our instruction. In
telligent, earnest, upright, and indus
trious and with, almost universally, a
sincere appreciation of their opportuni-
ties, they have been large factor in
the splendid work done by the de-
voted faculty. A deep spiritual in
terest has pervaded the school, and
many have given their hearts to Christ,
and four young men are hoping to en-
ter the ministry-two the foreign field.
II. We announce the completion
and occupancy of Independence
Hail." building made possible by
the generosity of the Westminster
Church, Independence, marked ex-
ample for imitation by others. This
provides most comfortable and con-
venient quarters for the principal and
family and others of fhe faculty. The
board desire to publicly express their
sincere appreciation of the liberalty of
this church, which tho never large in
numbers, was ever strong in faith, and
in service to Jesus Christ.
We-als announce the installation
Of the Collins Steele Memorial Ii
brary," the gift of Mrs. Susan Steele
Weakley, of San Antonio, Texas.
This is the most valuable acquisition
We have received for the practical
work Of the school room. Consisting
OF over seven hundred volumes, en-
oraclng encyclopedias, histories, COM
mentaries, scientific and literary works
oispecial value, and a we'll selected
list OF the worlds best fiction, its value
70 me school can scarcely be estimated,
especially when you remember that no
SOFT OF public library is within the
reach OF any of our students.
We gratefully acknowledge the gift
o. the Ladies' Society of the Central
|nurch OF Kansas City, by which we
nave secured good team and spring
wagon, and similar generosity of
MI B. M. Yates, of Williamsburg,
"ueteoy a much needed new farm
wagon Is secured. Besides these we
E'AnoWledge number of other
amounts from various societies and in
ui'louals. Among these continuous
gus IS $500 from the Home Mission
'und OF the Presbytery of Upper Miss
04i' winch sustains the Bible Depart
nent Scholarships:
daughters of the Revolution, St.
Louis.
daughters of 1912.
daughters of the Confederacy.
Mag's Daughters, 1st Church, St.
Joseph, Mo. "
,0ang Peoples Society, St. Joseph.
:, = > Home Department, St. Joseph.
ch -0@e Mission Society, Eastminister
SaVICl. Kooc.z