The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-01-24

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ksII1ie> ~ ~ college, = anl - 90.
~he has ~ Highest eccd 81 che r'.ee
ard sf ~ il i0st;susiou> a. aeas< 4
desire 70 enter PROTEST, a. strong ~
deep frelias and vigorous language
car mokc Il. against this educational
bsftsfi~r. We should al be fs-
soatiy thankful that We have School
Board. Of such knowledge o. the
needs Of the place and Of educational
Institutions W general. ths, they have
never thought Of anything except a
ncs buildirg and better equipment
for our excellent graded school. Big
Stone Sap j. 10 be congratulated on
her graded school and also upop the
good sense Of those in charge OF il.
who insist upon It's proper name in
stead Of inaicsiag some more am
si,ious title upon il. As g matter
Of fact, il Is more worthy II the name
college" than some schos.. that DO
struggle along under that prcteuiious
title. but il Is not college saa Gem
mon educational honesty forbids that
il should be called one.
This opens mp the general subject
OF what is a college. Macy seem to
think that any two story building
with a legislative charter
meets al the demands; aud some IN
deed are willing TO dispense with the
charter This state Of things has
gone So far that at last a reaction Is
sei'ins 10 and the common sense 20
the people. who know the worth 81 "a
real college education. rs taking hold
Of the matter The little schools.
under the direction of we'll moaning
and benevolent old gentlemen assisted
bf deserving vonus ladies. have pa
40 parts of the iaui palmed them
selves oh s. Colleges" TO such an
eAieut that patience has ceased 90 hc
b virtue and common educational
honesty requires that there be a voice
that cry sload and spare not These
institutions arc simply frauds. IL may
be- iu souie instances through iguor-
ance. but ia many through the gross
sest kind of vanity. Many of them
can serve their constituency well as
schools or academies. but none OF
them are needed as "coliege- The
country can jog along through ihe
nest quarter Of a century without
the building of any more colleges
aud suffer no deiiimcnt thercfrom,
bui taere Is urgent need foi ihe I'M
cleasing of thc number Of good.
thorough schools. Every indication
is 60 the fact that Big Stone esp IS
20 have one Of the best Of these and
when 81, new house, is ready Tor oc-
cupsney. would like to see engraved
upon iis walls in enduring Letters the
Nance Of Prot r. n shcppe. PRIME
eipai. and Hons. r. A. Ayers. D. T..
naiiiti aud J. W. Kelly Board of
Trustee. the men who sa,ci i i'cm
becoming one ol the mushroom
college
IL De- impossible Co answer briefly
what IL takes 10 make a college but
IL take. both meu aud money Cons
peteat Judges have come o. the cons
-iusion that no college that attempt,
% 40 honest work can DO that work
aifh less than seven competent men.
giving ail OF their time Go actnal coi-
lege work. snd no college can be sue
tainei on iis tuiton fees alone. En-
dowmeNt d. necessary o. iiie and
Sloo. 600 OF endovmen, l. the smsli-
e., amount Of vested funds that csn
give even limited lie 20 college.
There ought 90 be another 100000
spent ia buildings and apparatus sna
books beior, the college s. ready Tor
is work Even then the college e. in
position 70 take IL place only in The
ranks Of the lowest grade; bus ia that
grade it may do honest work and
send ous graduates with a thirst Tor
scholarship tia, will take shem to
the universities and 20 the heights oi
Trath.
The question may occus 70 some
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