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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 7, 1907

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 84, No. 10.

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Union College

By F. G.

[The friends of Union College, in particular and our educational workers in general, will be interested in the following items concerning the work of this school.—F. G.]
FROM President Lewis's annual report:—
1. The enrolment of Union College at the middle of the year was 434, the largest of any year but one since the fourth year of school, 1894-95. The rooms of the Home are taxed to their utmost capacity.
2. Several important improvements have been made—
(a) Outside stairway to gentlemen's floor of Home. Cost, $385.60. Result: Transfer of travel of seventy-five boys from inside of first and second floors to outside of building. Home much quieter.
(b) Warming table and cupboard for serving room, resulting in warmer food on tables.
(c) Removal of corn-crib and other old buildings from park back of sanitarium.
(d) New corn-crib and wagon shed near large barn. Cost, $244.75.
(e) Electric motor pump at well, installed by our own engineer and run by our own dynamo. Cost, three hundred and fifty dollars. The result is plenty of water whether the wind blows or not. The tank is always full, with six immense cisterns full of water in reserve.
(f) Barrels of water in attic, fire-extinguishers throughout buildings. Ladders in convenient places.
(g) Ten new rooms completed in attic of main building.
(h) New electric wiring throughout both buildings. White wire, visible wiring. Old wiring was dangerous.
(i) Improvements and apparatus for the science department, aggregating in value $828.41.
3. Last year the college paid students for work as follows: South Hall, $409.69; boiler house, $543.55; farm, $804.46; printing-office, $594.55; janitors, $270; bakery, $152.95; laundry, $83.12; repairs, $72.89; poultry, $51.61; floriculture, $18.94; improvements, $281.18; total, $3,372.94.
4. Educationally the work of the college is recognized by the New York Board of Education. The college is in affiliation with the medical department of the University of Nebraska. It is on cordial terms with the Department of Public Instruction of Nebraska.
5. The religious interest is good. Two baptisms have been held, with sixteen candidates. Another baptism will take place soon. The college and church Young People's Societies have united. They have two personal work bands of thirty to forty members each. Missionary bands meet weekly, with membership as follows: canvassing, 65; ministerial, 18; Bible reading, 13; young people's work, 57; missionary reading circle, 12; medical missionary, 25. These bands hold prayer-meetings every Tuesday and instruction meetings every Thursday. The German department has organized twelve family Sabbath-schools, with one hundred members, in Lincoln, among the German population.
From the minutes of a recent meeting of the Union College Board:—
Improvements will be made in the barn to place it in a more convenient and sanitary condition. Cement floor will be laid, and the lighting and ventilation will be improved. A Babcock tester will be purchased for the dairy, and a record will be kept for each cow.
It was directed that operations in truck-farming and fruit raising be largely increased under proper supervision. Another team and all necessary facilities for carrying out this action are to be provided. As a necessary adjunct to this work, a canning factory will be installed in the rooms of the old bakery. These enterprises will make additional work for students.
One new boiler is to be purchased, and two hydrants near the college buildings are to be provided for fire purposes.
Some of the present large music rooms will be divided in order to furnish more practise room.
More rooms are to be finished off in the college attic for the accommodation of the increased attendance which is expected the coming year.
A full historical sketch of Union College and the Nebraska Conference, with a full-page engraving of the college buildings, will be prepared for the new History of Nebraska now in preparation under the auspices of the State Historical Society.
The insurance on each of the college buildings has been raised from $10,000 to $35,000.
It was voted to reorganize the normal department on the basis adopted by the General Conference educational convention, and to secure a competent person to give his entire time to this department.
The Danish-Norwegian Department is strengthened by associating Elder M. S. Reppe with Professor Berthelsen in the work. Elder Reppe being a Norwegian, his election will draw more Norwegians to the school.
The Board expressed themselves as much pleased with the order of the school and the earnest and harmonious work of students and teachers.