Fireside Correspondence School by W. E. Howell

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 29, 1910

Fireside Correspondence School

By W. E. Howell

A Final Word

This does not mean that we shall say nothing more about the Correspondence School and its work, but this is our last opportunity to say a word to you before our autumn opening on October 3. You will remember that this date is the limit set for accepting applications based on the old rates of tuition. For students outside the United States and Canada, the limit is November 1. We make a slight advance in the rates of tuition after these dates, in order to give better service to our students. We expect the work of enrolling to go right on during the winter.

From the hundreds of letters and requests that have been pouring into our office during the month of September, we gather the following impressions:—

1. Our facilities will be taxed to their full capacity this winter. We like it this way.

2. We are having more applications for advanced studies this year than last. This is a sign of growth.

3. Our work is stimulating young people to plan ahead for their education,—some for this college, some for that academy, some for the Foreign Mission Seminary,—and to begin at once to carry out their plans by enrolling for correspondence studies. We are willing to be their stepping-stone toward success.

4. We are having more active co-operation by heads of schools, conference secretaries, and general laborers, than before. This is an indication of growing confidence in our aims and methods.

5. Workers in the harness are deciding to delay no longer a determined effort to raise their educational qualifications from the mediocre to the excellent. This is hopeful, indeed.

6. Some of our new applicants are so eager to begin their studies they can hardly wait till October 3. This is delightful!

Secretaries and principals of schools write that they are sending out letters to suitable persons, recommending our work.

One application came in, written on the back of a letter that had been received from the principal of an academy, in which the principal says: “I am very sorry that I can not make an opening for you to earn your way through school. I trust, however, that you will save all the money you can, and try to come to school next year. In the meantime, I would recommend you to take up some studies in our Correspondence School at Washington, D. C. By writing to —, you will get all the information you want along this line.”

A college president sent us a copy of a letter he is sending out to the young people in his territory who fail to get to school this year, recommending the Correspondence School to them.

A conference president writes in for a proposition if he furnishes us a list of thirty-five students among his workers.

Now we hope that not a soul who reads this “final word” before our autumn opening, who feels that he ought to have a share in the benefits of our delightful and successful method of instruction, will close his eyes in sleep till he has settled on the right side of this question. Remember that all applications bearing a bona-fide date prior to October 3, will be accepted at the old rates of tuition. Should you be too late for this benefit, do not hesitate, but consider that by paying a little more you will doubtless get the more out of it. Address the Fireside Correspondence School, Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. W. E. HOWELL, Principal.