Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-03-29
SETH WARD COLLEGE
TRUSTEES MEETING


Plainview. Tex. March 2S-Thc
Board OF Trustees Of Seth Ward col
lege met in the city hall in Plain.
view, March 20. 1919. Rev. W. II
Terry. presiding elder OF Biz
SPRINGS district. Rev d. n. Doke,
pastor OF NJ +. church. South Mata-
dor. Rev. G.. W Shearer. pastor OF
our church at Floydada were present
Rev j. NJ Sherman missed connec-
tion AT CANYON and Rev. O p. Kiker.
presiding elder OF Amarillo district.
was prevented from being present
Members Of local board present
Rev. j. n. Hicks. presiding elder OF
the PlainNiew district c. n. y. Fer
guson chairman of the board: ]. ".
Wayland, secretary, w. A. Nash. f
=. Ansley, I. NJ Faulkner, Rev J.
sam Rarcus read his report which
showed progress along all lines. The
health Of the students has been good.
No student has left school because 70
dissatisfaction. More than two hun
dred students have been enrolled and
nearly all have made satisfactory
progress in their studies. The work
of the professors has been satisfac
tory.
Rev J. Sam Barcus resigned the
presidency OF the school 10 take ef-
feet at the close of the year. After
scme discpssion and with much r.
.grct the board accepted his resigna-
lion and Rev W. VI. Pcaroe. princi-
pal of the school was unanimously
elected president of the Seth Ward
.Cclle2e. The board accepted an in
vitation Of the president and his good
wife to take supper at the college
II was much enioyed by all the mem
bers After supper the members OF
the board had the privilege OF meet
inc the professors and students. a
finer body of students We have not
met before After n time Of social
intercourse the Board resumed work
in the .parlor and Professor Pearce
Was notified Of his election and ac-
cepted the position
Careful attention was given to the
finances Of the school. This is the
rock on which schools are wrecked
This must receive more attention In
the future IL collections can be
made the school will paw ont this
year Hence the importance of
prompt payments Of all obligations
10 the school
The buildings mus be improved
The auditorium must be- seated with
pews and study hall prepared. and
other improvements made before
school opens again The Finance
Committee recommends that the
Trustees raise the fifty thousand dol
lars endowment promised by Plain.
view district when the Northwest
rcNas Conference accepted the
school This report was adopted by
the board and the endowment will be
raised before the meeting Of the an
nual conference I'm November This
endowment will De- put in notes duo
on or before five Years bearing en-
teres. az the rate Of six per cent. The
interest 20 bc paid annually. said On.
tcrest TO De used in the maintenance
of the school This work will re
pushed with yigcr and when Corsuu-
mated will place the school on
good financial basis for the future
Seth Ward College has had a pros.
porous wear The Trustees were graf
flied at the progress made and de-
lighted over the prospects Of future
success The Board was dismissed
by Rev Shearer and all went out 10
work harder than over for the pro-
gress and development of Seth Ward
Rcso buttons.
The following resolutions wer,
passed by the board
Resolved, THAT We highly apprc-
riate the faithful seryi - by Brother
Rarc' and his good wife this year.