. Leavening the Levant . ly increasing innumber; they imitate our system of teaching, and they recruittheir teaching force from among the graduates of EuphratesCollege. Owing to physical infirmities Dr. Wheeler withdrew fromthe college in 1893, and Dr. C. F. Gates, missionary at Mar-din, was chosen president. In 1902 Dr. Gates resigned, thathe might accept the presidency of Robert College, and in 1903he was succeeded by Rev. Henry H. Riggs. In 1910 resigned and was succeeded by his brother, Rev. ErnestW. Riggs. The two brothers, grandsons of Dr. Elias Riggs,show the excellency of team

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. Leavening the Levant . ly increasing innumber; they imitate our system of teaching, and they recruittheir teaching force from among the graduates of EuphratesCollege. Owing to physical infirmities Dr. Wheeler withdrew fromthe college in 1893, and Dr. C. F. Gates, missionary at Mar-din, was chosen president. In 1902 Dr. Gates resigned, thathe might accept the presidency of Robert College, and in 1903he was succeeded by Rev. Henry H. Riggs. In 1910 resigned and was succeeded by his brother, Rev. ErnestW. Riggs. The two brothers, grandsons of Dr. Elias Riggs,show the excellency of team work at Harpout. Long maythe name Riggs continue to be found in the records of theBoard! Owing to the recent wars and to the emigration ofmany Armenians to America the number of students haslargely diminished, and in 1914 the total registration was 611;the college department, however, was larger than ever. Atthe same time the resources of the college have increased,amounting in endowment in 1912 to $94,000, with a total. 4j^:

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