Union College, South Africa
By C. P. Crager
THERE are many encouraging things in our school work. I have done a great deal of correspondence with prospective students and young people in general, and the Lord has blessed it in bringing us some good students. We expect several more for the next quarter. I believe the day is not far distant when this school will again have a good enrolment. We are meeting our running expenses. We have taken an inventory of our boarding department, and find that it is keeping a little ahead, and is paying the matron’s salary. Our tuition is paying our teachers, and a little over, leaving our room rent for general expenses, and for repairs, which are much needed. We have introduced an innovation into the school in doing our laundry work with student help. It had previously been done with native help. We repaired the laundry, and made connection with the water boiler, so we now have plenty of hot water; we also had a washing-machine made, and can now do good laundry work. We have started a canvassers’ class with our students, and have just organized a Bible seminar. We also have special studies for the teachers; so our time is indeed well filled. Our brush factory, which has given us considerable anxiety, is now doing nicely. We are making brushes, and have shipped a small order. The prospect for good returns from this department is excellent. We are of good courage.