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 PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH SCHOOLS 133 (a) To secure an accounting from Dr. Morrison for the sum of $25,000 trust funds of the board which were de- livered to him. (b) As a part of this accounting to seek recovery from him for all profits which he made person- ally by the use of these funds, (c) That he make good all losses which were occasioned by his conduct, (d) That judgment be given against him for all losses which the board suffered because he breached his duty as a trustee, (e) To bring about a just disposal of the 100 acres of land. This suit was lost in the Circuit Court, was ap- pealed, and is now before the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon. 22 Inasmuch as the Board of Trustees of the Bishop Scott School still exists, one cannot consider that chapter in this history definitely closed and might even look forward to the reestablishment of the school. Surveying the work as a whole, one sees aims and ideals as firmly established as the Church itself. The attempts to fulfill these ideals have, however, been dwarfed and thwarted, at one time by financial inability, at another time indifference, or again some person by his greed or personal ambition or reckless living has brought calamity upon the noble efforts of others. There have been many like Bishop Scott and Miss Rodney, willing to sacrifice everything for the school's progress. If every- one of the church could share even in a small degree their spirit! For we are not to suppose that now the era of the public school is upon us the great purpose for St. Helen's Hall and Bishop Scott Academy is at an end. As long as parents desire religious instruction for their children, personal instruction and personal guidance and character building (which the large public High School is thus far unable to provide) there will be not only a need but a necessity for the private denominational school. St. Helen's Hall's standards are undoubtedly high in every respect yet to do the maximum amount of good of which 22 This material was taken from the Brief of the Appellant in this case. Shortly after this paper was written, the Supreme Court gave a decision sustaining that of the Circuit Court.