Washington Training College
By J. W. LAWHEAD
MANY letters of inquiry are being received, and the questions asked are such as to indicate the need of a statement relative to the plans of the managers and the scope of work to be undertaken by the college. The purpose of the founders is to train men and women for gospel work in the proclamation of the message which has called this denomination into being; and, therefore, all its work has been or will be adapted to the needs and capabilities of young men and women of eighteen years and upward, no younger students being received unless by special arrangement with the faculty. By this means it is hoped to have a goodly company in training, many of whom may speedily answer the urgent and sometimes pitiful calls for help from those who are now sitting in darkness, but earnestly pleading for light. That this training may be thorough and of a practical nature, just suited to the need of a young worker, the College has asked for help from some of the denominational leaders, and has received the assurance that Elders Daniels, Prescott, and Spicer, and others of our leading brethren, will conduct studies during the coming year, giving advantages never surpassed, if ever equaled, by any school of the denomination. The plans for the year's work are sufficiently broad and comprehensive to provide for the needs of every department of denominational activity, so as to benefit equally the young minister, Bible worker, canvasser, medical missionary, or teacher. Actual practise work will be offered in whatever department one may be preparing for, and this practical side of the student's education will be under the most careful supervision from start to finish; for, while learning by doing is unquestionably the best way of learning, yet this method places an additional responsibility upon the management. It follows from the foregoing facts that the young worker who feels a need for further preparation, is the one who ought to come, and whose coming would be a means of great benefit to himself and to the labor he will render in coming years; and while careful and painstaking study will be bestowed upon the training of those who expect to go into the field at an early date, just as earnest and faithful service will be given every other student, that all may be benefited and the cause of truth advanced. Some slight inconvenience may be experienced in handling the classes because the main college building is not yet erected; but the Homes are finished, are thoroughly equipped, and in shape to make every student comfortable. In fact, the plan in building this school has been to provide a home first of all, that the comfort, health, and well-being of every individual member might be carefully safeguarded; and the dormitories and dining-hall are all comfortably furnished, steam heated, lighted by gas, and supplied with an abundance of hot and cold water. The coming term will open on Wednesday, September 20, at which time all who are planning to attend should aim to be present. J. W. LAWHEAD.