The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-05-14
MIDWAY
ORPHAN SCHOOL
MAKES PLEA FOR
ADDITIONAL BUILDING.

at MIDWAY, has assumed such proper
tons that an additional building is nee
essary, and the trustees are soliciting
funds for its erection. The school al
present can only accommodate lao girl:
and last year fully that number wa:
refused admittance for the lack Of
room. The following circular shows
how their present expenses are met,
and their needs for financial aid, which
we trust will be met promptly and lib.
orally by their friends in the state.
HOW OUR EXPENSES ARE MET.
1--WE employ none but the best teach.
ers. we keep a good table. we keep oul
buildings in thorough repair. This re.
Quires the expenditure of large sum
of money annually. The income from
our endowment is about twelve thous-
and dollars year. Our attendance il
one hundred and forty. After pacific.
ing the strictest economy we find that
each girl costs us about one hundred
and seventy dollars session. Thus our
running expenses are about twenty
three thousand, eight hundred dollars a
year. This includes board, tuition, books
everything girl requires while in the
school except clothing and doctors bills.
From this statement it can be seen that
our endowment is not sufficient to meet
our regular expenses. This deficiency
must be made up by our pupils and
their friends in the following way:
Every pupil is required to pay a con-
/ tingent fee of ten dollars when she en-
tiers the school. This about pays for
her books which become her property,
and she may take them away with her
if she leaves the school the next week.
For the rest of our deficiency, about
eleven thousand eight hundred dollars.
we are compelled to look to the appli-
cants and their friends.
There are many girls with a little
means, or with relatives that can help
them, who are able to pay something;
these are expected to pay up to the
measure of their ability. Then again
there are girls who have nothing, whom
the community or the church, or some
benevolent person would gladly and if
the matter We're presented to them.
| We ask all who can to raise as much
as girl will cost the school, and so en-
able US to receive some who have nc
friends to aid them. If this amount
can not be promised, let as large a sum
as possible be named. These remarks,
however, should not discourage any
girl from applying.
Each applicant should promise what
she can, no matter how small the
amount, and will do our best for her.
OUR NEEDS.
| l Although we rejoice over the
history of our school, we must not be
satisfied with what has already been
accomplished. The site of our con-
tracted chapel approached by a narrow
winding stairway; our small class rooms
with the pupils seated up to the black
board; our inadequate arrangement for
library and museum; the absence of a
gymnasium or suitable place for the
girls to take exercise in unpleasant
weather, will convince any visitor of
our need of new building.
| 2. If this is the impression made up
on an occasional visitor, you may
imagine how this need presses upon
| tho hoortS f,f tho taaobaro aDI tr,,otoos
who are brought face to face with it so
often. 1t is the feeling that prompted
the trustees at recent meeting to in
struct the executive committee to put
up building to meet these wants as
soon as sufficient funds can be secured
for that purpose.
1t is intended to erect a structure
that will answer for the next hundred
years. Such building must contain a
chapel, class-rooms, a library, amuseum
and gymnasium.
4. The erection of this building will
be money well spent, looked at from
another point of view; for besides sup
plying the present necessities of the
school, it will enable US to receive at
least forty more girls into the institu-
ton, by converting our present chapel
and class-rooms into bed rooms which
can be easily done at very little ex-
pense
5. These forward steps, We feel as
sured, will meet with the hearty ap
proval of our friends; but to take these
steps we must secure something more
than their approval. We need means
and to secure this appeal is mad,
through financial agent whose salar.
is paid by the Alumnae Association o
the school. 1t has been a long tim
since the Orphan School had an agen
! in the field. and we trust it will only b
necessary for her to call the attentio
of Christian people in some simple way
to their opportunity to broaden an
deepen work already so we'll begun
to secure their aid.
6. Moreover, we are emboldened t
make this appeal because We can loo
with just pride upon the past financis
management of the school. Our book
are open to the inspection of all VIII
desire to look into them. Such an ir
spection will reveal the fact that W
Il always live within our income and tina
|. we throw such safeguards around on
d treasury that the misrepresentation G
!. any of its funds is next to impossible
4 We not only invite the inspection of OF