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PORO COLLEGE

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[[image caption]] Y.W.C.A. [[/image caption]]

Our Larger Service To The Community And The Nation

PORO COLLEGE is not only the greatest business of which the race can boast, but it is also a community center. Here meet boards and committees that plan larger community enterprises. Our dining room is regularly used for luncheons where are launched social and charitable undertakings embracing the needs of the great city of Saint Louis. 

The Y.W.C.A., the Y.M.C.A., and Orphans' Home, in their campaigns for collection of funds, have largely used Poro College and have felt her touch not only in the personal gifts of Mr. and Mrs. Malone, but also in the support which has been given by the employed force following the teachings and example of the heads of the institution. 

At our Information Booth monthly gas bills may be paid, express money orders and postage stamps purchased, and information secured concerning the arrival and departure of trains. This is all done as an accommodation to the public. The Auditorium is used for community interests as well as our own, and recitals and entertainments of an elevating nature are held here for the benefit of local charities. 

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PORO COLLEGE

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[[image caption]] Guest Room [[/image caption]]

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[[image caption]] Comfort for the Traveler [[/image caption]]

It is the purpose of the College to enter into the home life and needs of its employees and community and to provide well for their comfort and pleasure. Plans are now being made for the erection of a modern sanitarium to accommodate the cases of sickness among employees and such of the community as may desire to use it. In the matter of community service, Poro College contemplates a larger program than ever attempted by our people. Our scheme of modern homes for employees has been only temporarily delayed because of unstable conditions in the labor and building market, but will find place early on our calendar. 

This service is not confined to our immediate surroundings, but reaches out to other parts of the United States. Our various departments furnish employment for