BATTLE CREEK COLLEGE

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Oct 28, 1880

BATTLE CREEK COLLEGE.

According to the sixth annual catalogue of this college, four hundred and eighty-nine students were in attendance during the college year 1879-80. These represented twenty-four States and two Territories, besides a few foreign countries. California was represented by four.

At the sixth annual session of the Educational Society held at Battle Creek, Mich., Oct. 1, the Treasurer's report showed that $5,031.32 had been received for tuitions during the year, and $4,850.40 had been paid out for teachers. The total value of property belonging to the society was reported as $52,040.70. Indebtedness of society, $5,692.10 making the assets above indebtedness 5,692.10.

Resolutions were presented and adopted by the Society as follows:—

Whereas, From every part of the gospel field there come increasing calls for help, while the laborers are so few that not a fiftieth part of the demands can be supplied; therefore,

Resolved, That more active measures should be adopted in the Conferences to encourage and aid worthy young persons to attend our College with a view to prepare themselves for work in some department of the cause.

Resolved, That in our judgment, one or more competent agents should be employed to labor among our people in behalf of our College, to set forth its advantages to individuals in need of them, and its financial claims upon those to whom the Lord has intrusted his bounties.

Resolved, That those attending the College with a view to increase their efficiency as laborers in the cause, should be encouraged to complete some prescribed course of study as a means to that end, as the additional time required will be more than compensated in the increased efficiency of the laborers, and the character of their work.

Resolved, That in view of the fact that our school building is already filled by the present attendance, and that there is now no room for the accommodation of the Commercial Department, Museum, Library, Gymnasium, etc., and recognizing our duty to provide for the constantly increasing attendance, we recommend that immediate steps be taken to secure additional building accommodation by the opening of the next college year.

Resolved, That the society heartily approve the rules and regulations of the College, as they have appeared from time to time in the Catalogue; and in view of the growing laxity of morals among the youth, and the apparent contempt for restraint and subordination, we recommend that the Trustees and Faculty be encouraged to persevere in prudently enforcing these regulations among the students of the College.

The Board of Trustees elected for the coming year were Elder Geo. I. Butler, Elder U. Smith, Prof. S. Brownsberger, W. C. Gage, H. W. Kellogg, O. B. Jones, and Wm. Hall.