Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

that the College has been running behind so
heavily is sufficient reason for changing the price,
so that this shall not be the showing in the future.
The low price is not in its favor, even if at higher
rates the College is not so largely patronized.
Those who really want the advantage to be
obtained at Battle Creek will make extra exertions
to receive those advantages, and a large class who
would be induced to come because of the low
tuition would be of no benefit to other students or
to the church. The larger the number, the more tact,
skill, and vigilance are required to keep them in
order, and from becoming demoralized.
Some provision should be made to have a fund
raised to loan to worthy poor students who desire
to give themselves to the missionary work, and in
some cases they should even receive donations.
Then these youth should have it plainly set before
them that they must work their way as far as
possible and partly defray their expense.
The churches in different localities should feel
that a solemn responsibility rests upon them to
404