Evening journal., 1919-03-29

Cash. s72o. Total for district. s9.ss3.
Cash, si.563.
Grand total for the Conference.
S5.0i2 Cash. 1855"
The society received from churches
in cash from an sources. S7.i22. There
are four missionaries on The stan, and
AS scholars being taught under the
society II has properly worth $1,000.
10 which 70 has on equity OF $1,000
Wesley Institute Report. -..........-.
The Rev Henry g. Budd. d. D., presi-
dent Of Wesley Collegiate Institute, In
the course Of his report read TO Con-
ference today, said.
"The Wesley Collegiate Institute has
experienced a very prosperous year.
For The FIRST time during this admins
trail0n both The boys and the girls
dormito les have been full. The total
att ndance OF the school for the year
has been ilO, about equally divided be-
tween boys and girls; i02 Of these are.
In regular courses, the balance are clas-
sifed as specials.
"The teaching force Of the institute
has been pre-eminently Efficient and
the work has gone forward With little
or no friction rom the standpoint OF
the faculty This is especially gratify-
Ing when we rem mber that the dis
organization OF war and the war calls
on the teaching force have left many
institutions without an adequate or
ganizaiiOn Possibly we can say that
we are the only Institution on the
peninsula whose work has gone for
ward without interruption and up 20
the usual hi-h standard OF efficiency.
The school life was interrupted for
three weeks by order OF the State OF
Delawa on account OF the prevalence
Of the lue. One OF these weeks was
made up by abandoning the Thanksgiv-
Ing holidays. and the other two weeks
have be-n fully recovered by extra
pressure through a period Of four
months.
I'VE had about 30 cases OF the nu.-
isolated and efficiently nursed. so that
no student held fever mO-e than four
days The pres dent and preceptyesses
personally administered medicine and
took turns sitting mp at night with
critical cases All recovered. Possibly
no other boarding school in this part
OF the world failed to lose a single case
by death
The finances OF the school have been
sufficiently easy TO relieve the manage
meni Of all anxiety. Current b lis have
been promptly paid all expenses met,
and a good deal Of internal imp Owe
ment has been made Concerning the
endowment campaign. according Ia the
terms OF subscription. about $50 600
should have been paid in by this Con
ference. Owing 10 the efficiency of
A-lee B. Magee, treasurer, and his office
force. we are In possess on OF S97. .621.
well invested. from which the school
th s year will receive good income.
Throughout the forty-six years Of
Methodist educational work. ou- school
has presented 100 per cent efficiency in
its teaching force. since none other
than college graduates, In subjects
taurht have ever been employed.
Endowment Fund Camna'nn.
The Rev DR.. E. II Dashiell field
secretary OF the Conference Clsimsnts'
Endowment fund read the following
report Of the successful campaign for
funds with which 10 aid veteran, re-
tired or inarm clergymen:
BY action OF the last Conference the
year now past was DESIGNATED for an
Intensive campaign In the interest OF
our Claimants Endowment Fund In
der the general direction OF Doctors J.
B. Hingeley and j. T. B. Smith, stimuli
taneous campaigns were conducted last
iall in both the Wilmington and Bal
umore Conferences. The confusing dlf-
1culties encountered, the shaftering OF
our lines by the influenza epidemic.
and the necessity OF pursuing the work
largely by individual effort. are now
matters OF history and need not be re-
veried 10 In detail Under conditions
that caused at least one other Confer
ence 20 abandon the Geld, our campaign
has been unr mittingly carried forward,
and through the splendid co-operatiOn
OF district superintendents. pastors and
laynlsn. we arc able TO report sos ii7
pledged 10 the fund-which takes us
acress the line OF our original object
i've
81 This Is made up as follows:
IN March, 1915 lsee minutes or
q that yearl. the Conference held
Investments amounting 20 ...s 3O950
Ministerial subscriptions to date i6.0S2