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Stewart, Abel T.

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Hope College Hope College Digital Commons Van Raalte Papers: 1860-1869 Van Raalte Papers 10-19-1867 The Executive Committee Meeting of the Council of Hope College Abel T. Stewart Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1860s The original documents are held in The Joint Archives of Holland. This digitized material is intended for personal research/study only. The original documents may not be reproduced for commercial use in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from The Joint Archives of Holland. Recommended Citation Stewart, Abel T., "The Executive Committee Meeting of the Council of Hope College" (1867). Van Raalte Papers: 1860-1869. 442. https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1860s/442 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Van Raalte Papers at Hope College Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Van Raalte Papers: 1860-1869 by an authorized administrator of Hope College Digital Commons. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@hope.edu. 19 October 1867 Holland, Michigan At the executive committee meeting of the Council of Hope College in the college library, it was reported that the deed had been obtained for the "sixty acres of land given by Doctor Van Raalte." Minutes of the Executive Committee of the Council of Hope College, p. 12. Original in the Hope College collection at the Joint Archives of Holland at Hope College. Present Rev Doctor Phelps in the Chair. A. T. Stewart, S. Bolks and Elder Bernardus Ledeboer M.D. Res. that the Zwamer house be used for recitation rooms for the Theological Students. Tutor Res. that Mr. A Shields be recommended to the Board of Education for appointment as Shields Tutor in the Grammar School at a salary of $700 per annum. That the amount of teaching to be required of him be six hours per day for five days of each term week and that there • be included in his dillies the whole care of the Text Book account. A bill of W. H. Schieffelin & Co. for chemicals & for laboratory[sic] amounting to $248.41 was presented accepted & ordered to be paid. A bill 429.53 for the Remembrancer and 2' Catalogue was presented accepted & ordered to be paid Res. that it be recommended to the (12) Council to appropriate to the Library any future net profits from the text book Rooms for accounts. Resolved that Doctor Ledeboer be a Corn to engage rooms suitable for Female commencing the Female Seminary in the Primary Department Seminary Res that the Pres. be authorized to hire a Janitor Abel T. Stewart Secty. The Corn met in the Library Oct 19, 1867.1  The Rev. Doctor Phelps opened the meeting with prayer. Present Rev Doctor Phelps in the chair. S Bolks, Henry G Decker, A.T. Stewart, P.J. Oggel. Resolved that bills for advertizing[sic] be paid the Corn on land surveys were requested Deed for to obtain a deed for the printing house property. They reported deeds for the sixty acres Printing of land given by Doctor Van Raalte. It was Resolved that these deeds be submitted to House Corn for approval and there be considered as adopted. Mr. Decker closed the meeting with prayer. Abel T. Stewart Secretary. (31) the offer of the Professors to attend to the Composition and declamation of the above classes to secure the above object, be accepted. The Corn appointed consists of Mems Stewart & Oggel. The meeting adjourned to Monday evening. Mr. Stewart closed with prayer. A.T. Stewart Secty. The ex. Com met at rooms of the Editor of De Hope, on the evening of Ap 4d1 1870. Present Rev Doctor Van Raalte in the chair. E.C. Oggel and H.[sic1 Ledeboer M.D. Doctor Ledeboer opened with prayer. The Com on Grammar school reported that they had received Mr. Shields full consent to the arrangement proposed in the resolutions of Ap 3rd, provided it should be so accepted by the Professors also. The secretary was requested to complete the arrangement. The following action was taken upon female education. Whereas we see the necessity of having more teaching force in our Grammar School and also of providing instruction for girls such as are usually found in the intermediate department. Therefore (32) Resolved that we consult at once through our secretary with Doctor Phelps as to the Normal feasibility and possibility of obtaining two normal teachers, or teachers of suitable 

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