College in crisis.The College of Emmanuel and St. Chad will embark on Verb 1. embark on - get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans a fundraising campaign next month to raise $3 million to help save the school, which is mired mire n. 1. An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog. 2. Deep slimy soil or mud. 3. A disadvantageous or difficult condition or situation: the mire of poverty. v. in financial crisis. College principal Walter Deller said the Saskatoon Saskatoon (săskət  n`), city (1991 pop. 186,058), S central Sask., Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. school has been operating on a pool of unrestricted capital and annual deficits have ranged from $100,000 and $150,000 a year. "The pool has dwindled," he said. "And at this point we cannot go on much longer without major readjustments." The school's council executive has voted to put all employees on 12 months' notice, as part of measures to keep the school afloat. The college has been training men and women for Anglican priesthood priesthood Office of a spiritual leader expert in the ceremonies of worship and the performance of religious rituals. Though chieftains, kings, and heads of households have sometimes performed priestly functions, in most civilizations the priesthood is a specialized office. for 125 years. Saskatchewan Anglican |
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