mmeasurable. Mr. Marshall and Mr. Long work together in such perfect
harmony as to constitute a force of singular directness and power. I
think the work is carried on most economically, and such a clear and
full account of all expenditures is given to the public that you must
have the utmost confidence of all your friends."

A few years ago it was difficult for our Treasurer to raise $1,875. The
raising of funds for institutions is always difficult, but it is not as
hard now to raise $6,000 to $8,000 as it was to raise $1,875 a few years
ago.

Mr. E. A. Long, our treasurer, whose faithful assistance I have had in
every effort to develop the school, was with me, embarrassed by a debt
of the boarding department of more than $600. This condition grew, in a
large measure, out of the fact that we attempted to supply students'
work on the farm to pay their expenses, and the proceeds of the farm
were expended as far as possible in the direction of building up the
soil. In the fall of 1902 the board of managers assumed the
responsibility of the boarding department, paid all indebtedness, and
to-day the school is operated on a cash basis.

During four years there have been contributed toward this work
$43,528.77. We have added to the original plant one $10,000 dormitory, a
cottage costing $750, a barn at a cost of $2,000, and a shop building
valued at $1,000. Much has been spent in the way of repairs. We have
$1,000 invested in live stock, and more than $300 worth of farming
implements. In each of the industrial departments fairly good equipment
can be found. We have grown from a half acre of ground to more than 100
acres; from 2 horses to 43 head of live stock; from a printing-press
weighing 75 pounds to one weighing 2,500 pounds. Agriculture, carpentry,
printing, shoemaking, laundering, cooking, sewing, and basketry are
carried on successfully. The farm produces large crops of cereals,
vegetables, fruits, and raises a large share of the meat used by the
school. All the flour for the past three years came from the wheat
produced on the farm.

The growth of the school has commended itself favorably to those who
have had occasion to investigate its claims. A committee appointed to
look into the condition of the school some time ago made the following
statement: "In conclusion, your committee would say that it feels that
Messrs. Marshall and Long and their wives have made many sacrifices for
the good of the school and have sho