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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 12, 1907

Notes

THE Virginia Conference is establishing a State intermediate school. It is to be located at New Market. They are erecting a large building, which is to serve for dormitories and school building.

Work on the main building of the Washington Foreign Mission Seminary is rapidly progressing. It is hoped to be able to occupy this building even before this present school year closes. Many of the students are employed upon the building.

The new academy building at Lorne Park, Ontario, Canada, is rapidly nearing completion. This school has delayed its opening this year in order that it might have the use of this building, which is to be ready for occupancy about January 1.

Mrs. P. F. Bicknell has been called to South Lancaster Academy to assist in the teaching and to act as preceptress. Sister Bicknell is a teacher of long experience, and she will be valuable help for the school at Lancaster. The large school made her services necessary.

Work on the new boys' dormitory for the Oakwood Training-school for colored students, at Huntsville, Ala., is rapidly progressing. This will be a valuable addition to the plant at Huntsville when completed, as they have been in great need of it since the burning of their boys' dormitory last year.

Walla Walla College, at College Place, Wash., is looking forward to a “day of jubilee.” Arrangements are perfected by which it is expected to remove the entire debt of about twenty-five thousand dollars from the school. This happy event is expected to occur at the time of their union conference, which is to be held at that place.

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Robbins have been called to connect with the school work in Australia. Mrs. Robbins, after her graduation from South Lancaster Academy, was connected with that school for two years as teacher and matron. During this present year she has been matron of the Washington Foreign Mission Seminary. Mr. Robbins was employed at the General Conference Office as stenographer. He is a graduate of South Lancaster Academy. We wish them all success in their new work.

At the recent meeting of the Atlantic Union Conference, held at Philadelphia, the conference was divided, and a new conference formed. The Ohio Conference was taken from the Lake Union, and was added to this new conference, as a part of it. The new conference is known as the Columbia Union. By this arrangement the Mount Vernon College is made a training-school for that union. This will give to this school a large constituency and a stronger support than it has enjoyed in the past, and augurs well for its successful future.