The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-22

when our land shall be free from the
curse OF ihtcmpefNnce.
Montana Wesleyan Univsrsity.
We rejoice in the success of this
institution OF learning. The work,
during the past year OF DR.. Bovard
a. president. In securing the pledges
o. $4,000 In the city Of Helena for
the Greater Montana wesleyan" and
Of Professor Tenny as dean in the
handling OF the internal interests oi
the university. calls forth our corr
gratuiations.
Montana oeaeonsss School.
All over the district people are In
quiring OF US about this institution OF
learning, and we are assured that the
school has very bright future be.
fore X. The success of the past II
due to the untiring efforts OF all those
good people who have been In charg.
since its organisation. Under the
management Of the past year more
rapid strides have been made for its
permanent success. and we bespcaE
for it's future the united co-operation
Of the church In Montana. We ss-
sure the representatives a cordial vel.
come when they visit the Yellowstone
district. A. In other reports, we re-
frain from saying more, owing Ia
these two institutions being in Butte
district and will receive proper and
fun consideration In the report OF the
superintendent Of that district.
hespitals-Mentara osaeonsss.
A fine class of nurses was grad
uated from, this worthy institution,
situated at Great Falls. this year. The
annual report Of the superintendent
Miss r.. Agusta Ariss. viii show the
/, affairs of the hospital to be In excel
lent condition.
oexemsn oeaeonsss.
Last october the first efforts were
made to secure subscriptions for the
purchase OF the Bozeman sanitariun
for the deaconess board The. term oi
the option, given three months before
were that the buildings and grounds
could be purchased for the sum OF
$4,000, one-haf of which was to be
paid January l, 1912, and the balance
payable $4,000 per year at 6 per CEN
interest. We are pleased to announ"e
that the option has been met so far
that $4,000 had been collected ,nd
paid and that $1,000 has been raj cd
toward the first yearly payment oi
the second half Of the purchase price
The $4,000 came largely from the
citizens OF Boxeman and vicinity. The
hospital has been n success from The
very beginning under the able super
vision Of Miss Ariss and the efficicn,
management of Misses Violet Leach
and Amanda Olson. graduates OF oul
hospital at Great Falls. During the
first year 2l5 patients were admitted
and the percentage of deaths was
very small. In addition to the run
ming expenses and rent for the fit-s,
for furniture and improvements and
$500 was turned over to the board oi
trustees for interest and payment on
the debt. The conference is asked "a
approve and accept this institution
wiiich has already been done by the
general conference deaconess boar,l
No appeal has been made for assist.
ance to the charges OF the conference
hut we hope that all the pastors vii
help In securing the remaining In.
debtedness of $4,000 during the com.
ing years.
Personal.
This report will close the activities
OF four yeara of strenuous service b;
your servant as superintendent OF tn,
Yellowstone district. We have on
d'avored to do what we thought wa,
the. best for the church we repre-
sented at all times. We have t'av
elcd many hundreds Of miles dnrins