Bishop  F.  M.  Whittle,

President  Board  of  Trustees,

Virginia  Female  Institute  :

At  the  meeting  of  the  Board,  or  of  such  members  as  were  present,  I  made
a  full  report  of  the  condition  of  the  school,  referring  more  particularly  to
its  financial  status.
The  Board  expressed  entire  satisfaction  with  the  present  management,
and  endorsed  my  appeal  for  help  towards  the  erection  of  an  addition  to  the
present  buildings.     It  is  hard  to  feel  I  have  only  **  the  endorsement,"  when


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the  actual  and  material  aid  of  the  Diocese  should  be  given.  I  therefore
appeal  once  more  to  the  Presbyters  and  Laymen  here  assembled  for  such
contributions  as  should  be  expected  from  the  old  Diocese  of  Virj^inia.  My
earnest  desire  is  to  see  this  work  accomplished  by  June,  1894,  when  we
reach  our  fiftieth  anniversary.
No  large  gift  is  looked  for,  yet  in  the  two  Dioceses  the  |2o,ooo  can  be
made  up  if  two  thousand  persons  will  give  |io  each.  Let  this  be  considered
seriously  and  each  one  give  something,  and  at  once  !

The  Bishop  has  copies  of  my  circular  for  distribution.  These  have  been
sent  to  personal  friends  and  former  pupils.  In  response,  I  have  already
received  several  sums,  the  first  one  from  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian
Church.
The  school  this  session  has  done  the  usual  amount  of  faithful  work,  and
the  general  bearing  of  the  pupils  has  been  excellent.
